Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-03-28
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dollars before it is at an end.
The Treasury Department.
is now printing in green ink 0
new revenue stamp for impor,
ted cigars, Of very pretty
design.
The Superintendent of the
Fenian Bond Agencyin Wash.
ington states that during the
month past, sales of bonds OF
the Irish Republic have been
made amounting to $4,000.
The officers of the steam
boat seized at Shreveport, La,
for the murder of a negro SOL
der, had been released by Gen.
Candy, but thirty of the crew
were detained, There is much
lill-feeling between the people
and the negro troops on the
Red river.
1t seems as though, one OF
Thad. Stevens earthquakes
had occurred at Erie, last week,
VIM. l.. Scott, Esq, Democrat,
was elected Mayor Of that
city, by 432 majority, over
Barr, loyalist.
Hon. VIM. M. Stewart, Z.
S. Senator, from the State OF
Nevada, is a son-in-law of that
eccentric rebel, Henry S. Foot.
The first election under the
lCity charter, was held in III
tusville. on the 10th instant,
lonly 367 votes were cast. This
! is not much of a show, for a
city claiming 10000 inhabi.
tants.
On Tuesday night, two men
suspected of robbery were ia.
ken from their beds in Milan,
No, ard hung. They subse-
quently proved to be innocent
men-one Of whom was an
Ohio soldier. This is the re.
suit of mob law, in that loyal
State.
Eighteen persons were re
Gently poisoned IN the town
of Lisbon, Michigan, through 8
mistake in mixing strychninC
in the bread, supposing 10 be
salaratus.
A lady has been appointed
postmlstressin in HIghtown, Va
because she is theonly person
in the place who can take The
oath.
1t is stated that ex-Gov
Lowe, of Maryland, has receiv
led pardon from the Presi
| dent.
The RADICALS have secured
/ Col. Stokes,iM. C. elect from
Tennessee, TO stump Connect
icut for their ticket. The Col
may be inclined to carry favor
with that party, inasmuch NJ
they have the power either tC
let him in or keep hlm from
his seat in the House, and j
he should go to Connection
on such n mission he might b,
rewarded with his seatin Con
Gress after a while, otherwise
he will be treated like til,
rest of them.
B6rThe following from
Virginia letter to a Northerr
Radical newspaper, is refresh
ingIy cool:
The Uory small and selec
, body IN tie State ,oho hare com
mon sense arc under the i'm
preston that reconstruction
must not goahead too rapidly
| enclose you a petition for {
territorial government, which
Il personally know to be il
circulation bona fdc, for sig
nature among tho few rea
, loyalists.
An Exchange says: "For'
Lafayette is now empty. N
prisoners Of state on hand. A
: the grasp Of the Abolition ru
: lers slacken the people be
come free, and liberty is beirI
E restored TO itsproper channel
Some loyalist of our towr
ought to inform the Philade'
g phia Press. and other loyi
D papers, of the terrible treat
f ment of two "loyal" colore
people-a gentleman and
lady DIN our town, by som
i, of the white "trash." Tha
= class of papers, are very anS
ious for news, in reference {
the treatment of this class G
people down south; and 9
4 course would be equally wi
9 ling to publish anything don
D to injure them, up north.
A HOME THRUST Mr.. Beech
. er, in his lecture on "Recor
struction," made this mos
g happy illustration of the reli
+ f;nps of Mr. / in.oin and bi