Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-12-19
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writing history of his Presidential
administration, to be published after
his death.
Daniel Webster used TO say the the
word "would" in Rufus Choates hand-
writing resembled small gridiron
struck by lightning
Hon. Thos Theaxer, of Ohio. Com
missioner of Patents, has resigned his
office. Thore are a half dozen can
didates for the position.
The Washington Rump has voted
to adjourn from Wednesday the 18th
to the 9th of January. They had
better never meetagain. II
The Philadelphia Post, Radical
organ, is engaged in the nasty task Of
dissocting the dead duck. The duck
alluded to is one ofthe iishy, plunder-
ing kind. Iiif ~ WIZ
James A. Weston, Democrat, has
been chosen Mayor of Manchester,
N. H., over Clarke, tho present Re
publican Mayor, by three hundred
majority.
The National Constitutional Union
Association of Philadelphia has nomi-
mated DR.. W. G, Swami for mayor of
that city. DR.. Swami is brother of
Governor Swami, of Maryland.
An exchange says that the loyal
Kansas press are nearly unanimous
in opposing the submission of negro
suffrage again to the people. A burnt
child hates the fire.
The bust of Lincoln, made by Mrs.
Ames at q cost of So, 800, for the State
House at Boston, is anything but sat
isfactory to the Boston papers, which
state that tmightrepresent any back
woodsman MS well as Mr. Lincoln.
They tell Of a lake in Montana COW
cred with ice 20 feet thick, except
where there are boiling springs, and
which runs out down a perpendicular
precipice thousands Of feet high in
stream as largo as the Missouri.
Gen. Pope has ordered an election
TO be held in Alabama, for the ratiii-
cation of the State Consultation, on
the 4th of February next. Judge
Smith, Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, says tho friends Of the new
Constitution are certain Of success.
One of the negro delegates in the
Georgia black and tan convention is
the same black scamp who, three
years ago, passed himself Off as Jeifcr-
son Davis coachman, by which he
filled his pockets full with Hloyal'
stamps.
The Augusta Republican reports
the occurrence of n collision between
a party Of negroes and tile civil au-
thorities at Elberton, Ebert county,
Ga, in which the Sheriff, Geo. Allen,
was killed, aud several other whites
and blacks wounded. The difficulty
occurred at q ball Badreoonstruction
The New Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, up to this date, has dismissed
twenty male and twenty-sevcn female
employees Of the Department, being
the whole number Of females employed
therein. Good This is one of the
ways of paying the Nation
al debt.
An eagle in pursuit Of pigeon
few through the upper window Of
the residence of r. W Williams, in
New London, Conn, on Sunday morn.
Ing. The family sent for assistance,
and he was captured alive and Gagged.
The bird measures about FIVE feet from
the tip of one wing to that Of the
other. f
@. NJ Donovan, late Senator fi~m
Philadelphia, has been appointed Spe-
cial Agent of the Treasury Depart
mcnt, and assigned to duty in the
South, and will operate at Memphis
and New Orleans His appointment
was made upon the recommendation
Of Senator Buekalew and Hon. James
The rumor Of negotiation for the
purchase of Cuba by the United States
Is revived, with some show of proba-
least the rumor Is repeated
qualification, with the add.
lion that Spain is favorably inclined
TO part with The Island for the small
sum of one hundred aud ftty millions
1f dollars. .
1t is untrue that Margarctta Fox,
who would prefer to have MS cnll her
Mrs. DIR. Kane, has resumed her old
of tipping tables, and con-
reying communications. On the con
Lrary. she holds that, if these things
arc really supernatural, they are
.hc work of evil spirits, and totally
in any event, of receiving
.he countcnance of the Kane family.
An exchange snys ''Scnator Cam
,ron has grudgc against Forney,
md wants the latter's official head
,urofF." This fight between the Win
nebago chief and the Dead Duck is
becoming interesting. No two men
IN this State have blackguardcd each
other more than those two political
,bysters Go in, lemons, VIC dont
arc which whips for The time being.
because the old "Union Savers will
'oon whip both