Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-02-14
Progress ~ me c.rtclcy ReforU,-
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court in Northampton, Penn, on the
charge Of being "common scold.
A fifteen-yoar old youth has been
arrested il. providence, r. l., ,ioriorging
orders on tailors and tradcsmen.
George B; Wcyer has been arrested
10 New Brunswick for murder com
mitted nine years ago
A fascinating youngrailroad en-
gineer has been arrested in ST. Louis
for having three wives too many.
AT Danyillo,. KY, a horse thicfnamed
Trowbridge, was taken from jail on
Tuesday night and hung by a mob.
The daughter of chimney-swecp
in st. Louis is to have n grand we'd
ding. Eight hundred invitation have
been issued.
A Detroit man recently sold his wife
for 5000 to sailor, and applied to a
justice to marry him to girl Of sew
enteen.
Mrs Louisa Mandel committed sui
eide in New York on Friday, because
she feared she could not be cured OF
rheumatism.
VIM. p King and Abe Owen, two
of the Kentucky railroad train rob
bers, have been sentenced to be hang
ed on the 22d of March next.
A number Of citizens of Trenton n.
j., have been swindled out Of two or
three hundred thousand dollars by a
fictitious oil company.
The Salt Lake Vidette reports the
massacre of nine white men in South
crn Utah, on the 9th instant by the
Indians.
In Woleottyille, Conn, marriage
was deferred by the unaccountable
absence of the bridegroom, who is
supposed to have been waylaid and
murdered by rival.
On Saturday last Governor Geary
signed a death warrant for the execu-
ton Of Alexander b. Wiley of Luzerne
county, fixing the time on Friday,
March 18th.
Il. II. Wayland, an Erie Railroad
clerk, was arrested in Richmond Va,
on the Sth on the charge of having
absconded from Jersey City with
$4,000
ISllenry Gardner, Of Elmira, n. Y,
oql murderer who had new trial
anted him, has been found guilty
the second time. and is sentenced to
be hung on the LIST of March next.
The prisoner manifests no concern for
his fate.
Jacob f. Hadopp, was hung at
Norristown on the 9th instant, for the
murder Of a man in November, 1865.
He made q speech from the scaffod
denying his guilt.
AZ Danville, n j., n woman who rot
divorced from her husband, and mar
ried another man, has just cloped from
him, running away with her first
husband.
John Grady, Charles Stewart and
Tony Canon, three notorious bank
robbers, were arrested in st. Louis on
the 9th instant, for robbing banking
house in New Orleans Of $4,000.
At Danyile, Kentucky, on Tuesday
night, horse thief named Trowbridge
was taken from the Jail by mob and
hanged.
Auburn the negro murderer ar
rested at Portland Maine has confess
ed his guilt and duplicates Luther P.
Verrill, who has been arrested, but
denies everything
Two men named Hamilton, who n
year ago robbed a Wisconsin bank of
one hundred and eighty thousand dol
lars, have been arrested at FL Paso,
Mexico, and are on their way to the
States.
Richard Lewis, who killed Rev. Mr.
Richmond, near Poughkeepsie, New
York, last SIMMER, and who was tried,
convicted and sentenced to be hung
on Friday, has been respitcd by Gov.
Fenton
On the 9th instant between II and
| o'clock, the office of Leonard W..
Jerome, on Wall street n. Y, was en-
tered bya burglar and robbed of $780,
600 in 500 bonds. The detectives
have some hope of securing the guilty
parties
The Ohio penitentiary has now nine
hundred and twenty-five convicts, be-
ing but seventy-fve less than the
whole number of the cells in the pris-
on During the war the number di.
minished to five hundred and ninety.
seven At the present rate of increase
that institution will be full by mid
summer.
Thomas A. Colt, school teacher of
lrvington, n. j., wastried in Newark
on Monday for manslaughtcr, in whip
ping a scholar so severly on the 18th
Of November last that he died ON the
2lst of the month The trial was con
cludcd on Tuesday, the jury bringing
in verdict Of guilty of assault and
battery.
A man named David Taylor, resid.
ing three miles from Camden, n. j.,
murdered his mother, his wife and
eight children, composing his entire
family. Taylor was intoxicated, aud,
coming home at a late hour found his
victims asleep, when he cut their
throats with a razor. Tho murderer
has not yet been captured.
A large safe belonging to the Dun
cannon Iron Company was opened on
the night Of the Sth instant, and rob
bed Of over $4,000 in greenbacks and
s2,5O0 in Northern Pennsylvania 10
per cent, coupon bonds. No. 1913. for
s. 900, and Nos. 5i4, 7O9 and no,
each for $500. The money was only
received the day before and was sinlond