Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-03-14

built two dredging scows, and called
one General Grant and the other GEN
eral Lee.
The colored people of Staunton, Va,
are getting up a petition for the re-
moval of the Freedmans Bureau from
the South.
The annual meeting of the Bishops |
of the Methodist Episcopal Church |
South, will take place in Nashville on
Monday, April 10th.
"Mrs. Smith, the Court would ask,
have you a marriage certificate 2
eyes, your honor, three of 'em, two
girls and boy"
Ann Dickinson is running about the
country lecturing on "Something to
Do" Let her get married and she
will not be long without 1t.
That relic of barbarism, slavery,
still exists at the South, but the con
ditions are reversed. The whites are
now slaves and the nigs masters.
A "mush ard milk festival has just
been held in the basement Of the Pres
byterian church in Coatesyille. A
good healthy entertainment.
There are about forty candidates
for Governor of Iowa Gen. Baker.
Congressman Grinnel and Col. Mer-
rill are the leading competitors.
Mr.. Bright, in one OF his late speech
cs. said that one half Of Scotland is
owned By twelve persons, and one-half
of England by one hundred and fifty.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylva-
MIA has Just decided that the shares in
national banks are subject to State
taxation in the hands Of the share
holders.
Henry W. T. Mali, for many years
past the Consul general of Belgium to
this country, died at his residence in
/ Fordham, y. Y, on Sunday, Of heart
disease.
The Agricultural Department at
w Washington has received u supply OF
vegetable seeds and cereals from Eu-
rope, and is rapidly preparing them
/ for distribution
The louisville Courier announces
that Gen. n b. Forrest is now pre-
pairing, and will soon have ready for
/ the press, book to be entitled "The
I Memoirs of Forests Cavalry"
The jewelers. in Broadway, New
York, are reported to have sold more
diamonds and expensive jewelry since
Christmas than during any similar
period for two years. Mr.. Petroleum
and Mrs Shoddy are evidently about.
Tho New York Tribune, the organ
of those who are continually clamor-
ing for protection to home interests,
is printed on Imported paper. Why
don't the wbite-coated philosopher
practice what he breaches 7
STOLEN BoSDs.-Thc government
bonds, amounting to sixteen thous-
and dollars, which were stolen from
the residence of Mr.. Augustus Hauge,
Buttonwood street, above Seventh,
Philadelphia, have been sent to the
owner, through the Postoilice.
There are thirteen cotton factories
going in Tennessee And they arc
thirteen rebels against the North.
Cotton factories in the South bode final
destruction to New England. The
spinsters and tariff nabobs of Yankee
/ dom will soon have another cause for
war upon the southern people.
Tho Boston Post asks "lf the pre-
sent Congress can abrogatc the pres
ent Governments Of the Southern
States. why can't the next Congress
abrogate Governments recognized by
this Congress, and one Congress af-
ter another 90 on in the same way r
The question is pertinent.
Senator Wilson, in a speech some
months ago, appeared shocked at the
fact that President Lincoln had been
called can ignorant rail splitter" But
this was not half as bad as calling him
a "Smutty Joker, as Bennett did, who
is now "hand aud glove" with Wilson
in abusing Andrew Johnson.-Post
Five boys under sixteen years OF
are. now in Washington Jail, sentenc-
, ed for larceny, attempted to break out
of one of the iron-clad cells, on the
NIGHT of the sth inst. They wrench.
ed off the grating Of an inner door,
raised up the iron plating Of the walls
and had commenced TO attack the
bricks and mortar when discovered.
The Philadelphia papers record the
arrest of man named Wooster, IN
New Jersey, charged with various
crimes, especially the robbery of post.
Offices, including those Of Port Depos
= it. Nd, Chester, Pa, Salem y. j..
= Norrstown, Pa and Wilmington, Del
where he obtained nearly $1,000 in
money and drafts. On several occa'
sious he made bis escape from prison
SuAp IN THE SUsoUEHANNA.-ThC
first shad caught in the Susquehanna
since the alteration Of the Columbia
q dam were nettcd near Fairview, Cum
\ berland county-nearly opposite Har
n risburg-on Friday last. 1t isnow as
, certained to be fact that shad car
come up the river, and the prospect i
that numerous fisheries will be estab
c lished. Pike, rock aud other migrating
a fish are said to have made their ap
D peararee in great abundance.
MARRIAGE OF BLOOD RELAT1vEs.- -
In a recent report to the Kentucky
Legislature, the commissioners Of The
KentaclSy Institution for the Educa
ton and Training of Feeble minded