Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-02-11

pr Nuii u premature The Aitor
ncy General Is making h report, and
lho pardon viii bo issued 10 a low
days
Christian Sharp Of Philadelphia. Ia
applying Tor seven years extension
Oh his patent brccch.loading rife. Hc
admits having made over $4,000,
bat that is not enough.
Tho New York Democrat says that
the latest perfume out is "the loyal
balm Of thousand niggers," intended
to be used at the grand Inauguration
ball, if it comes off
When the Freedmens Burean was
discontinued at Alexandria, Va, il
had fifty collins on hand which were
kindly turned over to the Mayor Of
the town.
1t is impossible TO establish tele.
graph in Mexico, because the people
steal the wires as fast as they are put
up. TLis is the Mongrel people whom
the Lincoln party want us to initiate.
The Central Pacific Railroad is now
completed $40 miles east of Sacramen-
TO, and l5l miles from the head of
Salt Lake, leaving 240 miles of tbs
road to be built Tho track is being
laid at the rate Of three to four miles
a day.
A Chicagoian about to set out on
his travels, and having his feet lighted
by the lamp Of experience, has pro-
cured a trunk encased in sheet iron,
on which his name appears in large
letters, with defiant-"Throw and
be id"
A trial Of skill in dressing and skin
ming a beef took place in Lock Haven
the other day between citizen of
that place and man from Ohio, in
which the Lock Haven man was the
winner-skinning and dressing his
beef in ii minutes 20 seconds.
The Senate Pension Committo have
reported that they can see no reason
why Mrs. Lincoln is entitled to a pen.
sion. That kills the proposition to
give her a pension Of five thousand
dollars year, as the widow of the
Commander-in-Chief, killed in battle.
In reference to the use Of Gen. Han.
cocks name in connection with the
nomination for Governor Of Pennsyl.
vania, a Washington despatch says
he refuses TO be a candidate or inter
fere with the local politics Of his State
white be remains in the army.
The radicals of Bristol, Bucks coun
ty, decided the contest for postmaster
of that place the other day by ballot.
A Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Mears were the
and 222 votes were polled,
giving Mears ten majority. The next
trouble will be to get the present in-
cumbent out.
A Sunday-school teacher asked a
little girl who was the first man. She
answered that she didn't know. The
question was then put TO an Irish girl,
who answered, "Adam, SIR" with ap-
parant satisfaction. "La!' said the
first child, "you needn't feel so grand
about it /: he wasn't an Irishman 70
Hon. Edison B. Olds, of Lancaster,
Ohio, died the other day, from injuries
which his health sustained whilst q
political prisoner in Fort Lafayette du-
ring the war. DIR. Olds was a dis.
and fearless Democrat. was
a member Of Congress from Ohio,
from lS49 to 1855 and was highly es-
teemed by all who knew him.
A Mongrel sheet says that Grant
will not be publicly inaugurated, be.
cause he will not consent to ride in
The same carriage with President
Johnson. We do not blame him for
not wanting TO ride with man whom
he deceived and lied to. If Grant
has any shame in hlm, he must shirk
from meeting the President.
The managers OF the grand Inaugu.
ration Ball have secured the use of the
North wing of the Treasury for the
great "office seekers dance" That's
Inc very place where Radicals will
owe TO congregate. Tickets are to bo
advanced to SIS, and 'no id mig
gers admitted" to be engraved on the
back Of them.
The Memphis appeal says that on
asst Wednesday, a party of militia,
lambering twenty-five, a portion of
whom were colored, went into the
louse of Alexander Baugh, at Car.
'ons Lake, Crittenden comfy, Ar
KANSAS, whowas a cripple aud confined
% his bed, carried him out and shot
lim, on tho charge Of harboring a
ku-Klux.
Miss Vinnio Ream was selected bv
Congress TO make bust of Lincoln.
During the impeachment, she refused
% beg a Senator who lived at her
mothers boarding honss, to vote for
In revenge, the Radicals
low swear that her bust is not as
as Mr.. Lincoln They are
IN that plea, refusing to pay for it.
)h, Radiealism, whore is thy blash
Age
DEFICIENCY BmL.-A sill has been
Introduced IN congress appropriating
wenty-one millions of dollars, for de.
iciencies. Here is the end of the
'oasted cutting down of expenses.
bout which we heard SO much from
hc Radicals last summer and fall.
We predicted then that a deficiency
'ill would be among the measures Of
his session Likely millions more
vill yet be voted to supply further
deficiencies.
A Dog Of Joel Heckerts in Point
ownship, on the farm of J. B. Packer
vas missed some time ago ffom the
lace, aud no trace Of him could be
ound until the other day, when the
.owling Of dog attracted the atten.
ion Of a hand in the barnyard. After
ONE investigation the bowling was
ound toprocoed from beneath straw
tack. 1t occurred TO the hand that
he missing dog was buried undor the
traw, and now able to make himself
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