Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-11-28

Senator Doolittle, OF Wisconsin, is
making tour through Texas, as is
supposed at the suggestion OF the
President.
The Canadian hunters want the
hunting of deer in their forests by
American sportsmen for our markets
to be stopped.
Jerry O'Brien, who killed Kate
Smith, in New York, about three
months ago, has been found guilty Of
murder in the first degree.
Gen. Dix has received his final in
structions from the department at
Washington, and sailed for France
in the steamer on the 24th.
An insurrection has broken out
among the clerks in the Departments
at Washington. The increased price
of living has driven them to ask for
more pay.
Five distillerics in New York, and
two in Brooklyn, were seized by the
revenue officers last week. Several
hundred thousand dollars are involved
in this affair.
Horace Greeley has announced his
willingness to go to the United States
Senate, provided the Legislature of
New York sees fit to elect him.
Wonderful modesty
The President has appointed Joseph
Scverns Surveyor of the Port of Phil
adelphia. Mr.. Scvorns is straight
out Democrat, and was formerly the
publisher of the Argus.
The Chicago Times, heretofore the
Democratic organ of that city, has
gone where Thad. Stevens conscience
went in 1888. Grcenbacks were too
potent in this instance.
Admiral r Semmes,of the late Con
federate navy. has accepted the chair
of Professor of Moral Philosophy and
English Literature in the Louisiana
| State Seminary, at Alexandria.
EccLEslAsTIcAL.-It has been re-
solved to give the venerable DR..
Johns, Bishop Of Virginia, an assistant
bishop. A new diocese is also to be
formed of the parishes south of James
river.
The Pennsylvania Abolition Society
are circulating petitions in the eastern
part of the State, praying for the i'm
peacbment of President Johnson. II
tbov were not TO cowardly thew would
murder him.
Since tie commencement OF the
war. 1881 claims of soldiers of the
army for horses lost in battle have
been audited. of which 6,455 are un-
adjusted The payment allowed ior
horse lost in battle is 200.
The CoNDEMNED FENrANs.-At AT
, Irish concert in Montreal, on Thurs
day night, Hon. Darcy McGee,
member of the government announced
that the Fenians condemned at 10
, ronto would not be executed.
A gigantic war upon high price
, and extortion generally, is being dc
clared in the Eastern and Wesierl
commercial cities. Should il full.
break out, may the Lord temper tn
winter winds to the shorn lamb.
VIM. A. Marsh, boy l6 years o
, age, forged check for 500, 900 in Ncy
York last week, and but for the fac
. that his employers did not have tha
] amount to their credit at the time, h
c would have pocketed the money.
S VIRGINIA. FARMERS. Many of th
' Virginia farmers are turning their at
i. tention to grazing, on account OF tn
unreliability of labor A grandson q
Chief Justice Marshall, intends TO pre-
s cure white laborers for next season.
n CoNvIcrED.-William Donovan wa
r. tried at York, Pa, last week, for th
G massacre of the Squbb family,in tina
= county. The trial excited intense il
terest. and ended by the jury render
. ing a verdict of "murder in the frs
u degree" "
IS The Democrats of Bedford and SCI
1t eral other counties, held jubilces owe
Ie the defeat ofthe Constitutional Amen'
4 ment. Thirteen States, the origini
number. three more than necossar,
!" are against the Central Directory
scheme.
n The will of the late Senator Wn
. Wright, of New Jersey, was admittC
'o 10 probate last week. The entii
r. valuation of the estate was sworn
V. s1,000.000, of which 100000 are
ii. real estate, and 100000 in person
n property.
,s II is stated on good authority thi
General Gideon j. Pillow, late of Il
W Confederate service, has cultivate
F.; his largo cotton plantation, net
IS Helena. Arkansas, with such succe
n. as TO Justify the estimate of his cotto
II crop at 5000 bales, worth $4,000.
- Missouri RADIcALs.-The st. Lou
Evening News says that Gov. Fletc
't er. b. Gratz Brown, Hon. Henry
Of Blood, and other prominent radical
D. have inaugurated a movement havir
h. for its object the rejection by the Leg
lature of the congressional constit
=, ~ tional amendment and the amendmel
" of the State constitution TO abroga
II the disfranchisement of rebels, ai
substitute therefor negro suffrage,