Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-02-28
Progress OF the greeley Reform
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Va hHAtANhN lii'ihiht A''N $50
colored prisoners escaped from the
Jail at Portsmouth, Va.
James V Wright killed James Nc
Guire, in Galveston. Texas, on the
18th, for insulting his wifo.
A gambling house, with fifty-eight
gamblers, was taken possession OF by
the New York police last week.
Anold Mississippi planter has hung
himself because Of his inability to re
trieve his fortune, ruined by the re-
bellion.
The entire family of VIM. Paxton,
in Rockbridgo county, Va, was poi
soned by their negro cook last Satur-
day week The poison was put in
their coffee.
A woman named kays was brutally
murdered on Saturday, at Stewards
vile, New Jersey, during the absence
of her husband. The murderer is not
yet in custody.
President johnson has commuted to
Imprisonment for life the sentence Of
Robert Grove, who was 10 have been
hanged last Friday for murder on the
high seas.
The dwelling Of Samuel Appleton,
OF Boston, grandson OF Daniel Web
stci, was uutvred On the 18th and
robbed of $4,000 The thieves beat
Mr. Appleton pretty badly
Mrs. Julia Jones, n married woman,
and mother of three children, blew
out her brains, in Now Orleans, re-
Gently, because her sister had gone to
live in the North Poor thing
Abraham Skaats, an old gentleman
of 76 years. committed suicide by
hanging himself in his shop, in Weth-
ersfeld, Conn, during temporary
alteration of the mind, caused, 1t is
supposed, by scandalous report cir
culated to his injury.
Among the sentences in the Essex
county court on tho 18th, was that OF
Thompson, the negro burglar, who
shot Mrs. Aaron Ward, wounding hor
while robbing her house new years
night. lie was sentenced to thirty
years in the State prison.
A negro woman in Campbell coun-
ty, Va, killed her step-father, few
days ago, by throwing a skillet at his
head. lie was attempting to chastisC
her with n chair, when she broke from
him and let ily the skillet. Remarka
bic weapons for mortal combat.
The latest sensation at Pithole II
the elopcment of Mrs. Smith from
her husband with "froe lovyer' by
the name of Rogers. Smith had sus
pected his wife OF too close intimacy
with Rogers for some time. The mis-
guided woman leaves four children a
pitholc.
George Eller was murdered in. th'
Philadelphia court house last week, b,
a man named Leis. Eller was on tria
for committing a rape on a daughter
of Leis, only eleven years Of age. Th'
father walked up TO the prisoner ant
shot him in the court room. Lei
surrendered himself to the authorities
A murder occurred in Philanelphii
on the 2lst. Two men, named John
son and Barker, quareled at th'
house of the latter. who took a doubl
barrelcd shotgun and fred at John
son, killing him instantly. The mur
dcrer has not yet been arrested. Th'
deceased was single man, thirty
years old.
A mob at poughkeepsie, n. Y, afev
days ago, attempted to lynch bar
tender named Bull, for alleged i'm
proper intmdcy with his employer
wife, and being in conspiracy whicl
succeeded in having said employe
imprisoned in n lunatic asylum. The,
could not find Bull, and nine men sup
posed to be ringleaders were ARRESTED
on Saturday.
In the municipal court, Boston,
woman named Abigail Scribner wa
arraigncd on the charge Of poisonin.
Laura J. Brown, residing at No. l6.
Hanover street, on Thursday last. !
appears that Scribner suspected he
husband and Brown were too intimate
Scribner was held in $4,000 for ex
animation on the 25th instant
1t is stated that the colored MAJ
William Jones, who has been confne,
for the last four months in the Uppcl
Marlboro jail, Maryland, under sen
tence of death for committing a rap'
upon white woman, and who ha
been three times reprieved, has haC
his sentence commuted by Governor
Swami to Imprisonment for life in thu
pcnitentiary.
The inquest in the case of lngall
Damon, Of Lawrence, Mass, an oiC
man, whose remains wero found in th'
ruins Of his barn, burned, on Wednes
day, was concluded on Saturday, anC
resulted in the arrest of Edward p
Henman, the husband of Damoni
daughter, on suspician Of having
caused the old mans death.
The coroner's inquest in the case o
Henry Clay Lee, colorcd man, re
Gently murdered in Warranton, Va.
returned a verdict that "tho deceased
came to his death, on the night of th,
9th ultmo, by blows inflicted on hi
head and strangulation, and that hi
death was caused by two colored men
John Butler and John Johnson" wht
have been committed to jail to awai
their examination before the mex
county court.
Two strangers applied for railroad
tickets at the Addison station, on tn,
Erie railroad, Sunday night. Th'
ticketagentwas alone. They knocko,
him down and robbed tho Office o
$1,000. On reaching Corning the off
GERS proceeded to arrest them. The,
drew their revolvcrs, and one tried 4
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