Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-12-05
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Some OF the cOlored ton Of Hartford
have been "doing' the brokers of that
city with stolen bounty papers.
Anthony Williams, his wife and two
daughters, were recently murdered at
Rome, Ga, by two negroes. Object
money.
] VIM. Keegan, a plumber, residing
in Sd Avenue, New York, killed his
wife on the night of the 26th ult., and
is now in Jail
Noah NJ Proctor, a respected citi-
zen of Franklin, N. T., commi ted su-
icide by hanging himselfin his barn on
Wednesday morning. .-.A
Parson Brownlow threatens to dis
perse with the bayonet any conven-
tion that shall assemble in Tennessee
to change the government of the State
A female school teacher of Ebens-
burg, Cambria county, Pa, recently
whipped little child of Mr.. Jno. Blair
until it was hardly able to stand, he
cause the little fellow wouldn't sit be-
side darkey.
A young lad named Deadham shot
and killed Mr. Shepperd, in Frank
lin county, Iowa, u few days since.
The boy called Mr. Shepperd a liar,
in dispute Mr.. Shepperd attempt
ed to punish him, when the lad loveled
his gun and fired.
A white man named Schulz was
murdered last week in Detroit by two
negroes, at the instigation of the wife
of the victim, she being desirous of
marrying one of his murderers The
negroes and the wife are in custody,
and all confess their guilt
Henry>Herbert of Houghton, Indi-
ana, was murdered by half breed In
dian near that town some few weeks
ago. Suspicion fastened on the Indi-
an Immediately after the disappear
ance of Herbert, and at length he re-
vealed where the body was hidden
During the night of the 10th ultimo
two large cases of black laces and
other valuable imported goods, valued
at $1,000, consigned to Messrs. Rice &
Goldenberg, of No. 39l Broadway,
were stolen in some mysterious man
ner from the Hamburg line of steam
ships at Jersey City.
The Yankee members of Congress
are great on temperance They want
to tax distilled spirits high, so as to
discourage their use Therefore they
tax the rum made in New England
only fifty cents gallon, while the
whisky made from Western corn is
taxed two dollars gallon. Isn't it
glorious to be under Yankee rule
Jane G. Swisshelm writes letter
to the Pittsburg Gdsctte. She advo-
Gates fire and sword as the mildest
remedy for our national grievancer
II Jane and Parson Brownlow could
only hitch teams and make n profess
sional tour, we wouldn't be much
alarmed on the fire and sword business
from the people before whom they
would appear They are both ugly
as mortal sin and Just as bad.
SwINDLE IN BosTON-A supplement
TO the Federal street swindle has just
transpired A schoolmaster sent in
his resignation to the school board on
Saturday last, and then suddenly ske-
daddled TO parts unknown, leaving
behind him forged paper to the amount
of 5000. The Mechanics and Broad
way banks are the sufferers. The
forger is connected by marriage with
one of the first families of this city,
and had taught school for nearly TWEEN
ty years. Embarrassment is supposed
to be the cause of all his troubles.
RoBBERY Y.-On Wednesday night,
the 2lst ult,, the house of Oliver Jack
son, West Bradford, was entered, and
s5650 stolen from the pantaloons
pocket Of Mr. Jackson. Mr., J. had
received pretty good sum Of money
the day previous, but paid il out again,
soon after receiving it. The thiefwas
probably aware of its receipt, and
/ thought he would make a good haul.
The fellow was heard descending the
stairs, and on being asked by lady
in the house, if it was Mr.. Jackson, he
answered 81, l % and passed ON out.
-IVea Chester Jcfersoaidn.
Miss Julia A. Goodman, a school
marm from Massachusetts, teacher
in one of the public schools in Frcdcr-
ick county, Maryland, was last week
held to bail on the charge of inhuman
treatment to two Of her pupils, each
about eight years old. 1t is alleged
that these children, as they were on
their way TO their homes from school,
were guilty of the heinous and unpar-
allied crime of throwing acorns at a
negro hut For this, IL is said, the
amiable, mcrciful and tender hearted
Julia administered upon their backs
ffty-four lashes Why don't some
one marry these old maids aud civil
ize them s-PetersJurg inder.
CeNvICTED.-We cannot but express
the satisfaction of the community
that yesterday in court the jury pro
nounced a verdict of guilty in the case
of Mrs Morton, alias Grozler, indicted
for keeping a bawdy house The de-
tails of the case are too disgusting TO
publish, and il will be sufficient when
we say that Mrs Morton richly de
serves punishment. She no. only
kept a bawdy house, but one of char
acter not usually found in a communi-
/ ty. The fact of Mrs. Morton being
a good looking white woman, not over
twenty or twenty-one years of age,
naturally excited sympathy in her be
half; but when the Commonwealth
proved by its witnesses that the house
was habitually resort for negroes,
who there engaged in the most licen.