Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-04-06


that one Of the largest cows
ever taken to Philadelphia
market was sold at the Ave
nuo Drove Yards on Monday
the 2sth. This animal was
sold to P. NJ. Eaby, by John
llunshberger for s2l0. She
weighed 2l00 ib.
The Cambria Freeman says
john Coates, recently trans
ierred from our county Jail to
the Penitentiary, was rocog.
nized at the latter institution
us an old acquaintance, this
being the fifth time he has
appeared MS an applicant for
admission in compliance with
the mandates OF the law,
Coates admitted having an
accomplice in his last crime,
but declined to tell who he
was
FLUNKEYIsM.-Whilo the
ink was yet wet on the
Presidential pen, after sign
ing the fifteenth amendment
proclamation, a note was
handed him from q member
Of the press, requesting the
gift of the pen. Tho Presi-
dent at once sent il out by a
messenger, and General Dent
wrote a note certifying to It's
identity. Before its owner
left the ante room a gentle
man present offered him $50
for it, which was refused.
The fools are evidently not
all dead.
GRAvEL.-W. l.. Gordon
furnishes the Marietta Jour
nal with a receipt to those
afflicted with gravel. He
says: "Take a common mul
len leaf, boil q strong tea and
drink it when you want
water, tea or coffee. Let il
be your constant drink for
six or eight weeks with
cream or sugar, il makes an
excellent table tea. | have
been cured of the worst spells
of gravel and kidney affcc-
tions and have heard of many
other cases Of cure by the use
Of mullen leaf.
DIsTREssING. "A distres
sing accident occurred at
Crestline, Ohio, on the q ult.
A little girl about four years
old, named Efhe Gray, daugh.
ter of Mrs. Ellen Gray, fell
into q washboiIer of hot
water, which her mother had
placed on the floor, and be.
fore sho could be cxtricated
was so seriously scalded that
her life is despaired Of Dex.
ter Gray, the little girls
father, was burned TO death
some months ago at Upper
Sandusky, by tho explosion
of n burning coal oil lamp,
which he was endeavoring TO
carry out of his house.
DAMAGES FOR Mon VIo.
LEScE.-As heretofore stated,
the Court of Appeals of Mary
land, in the case of Daniel
Dechert, Esq, of the Hagcrs
town Mail, against the mayor
and corporation of Hagers.
town, affirmed the judgment
of the Circuit Court of Wash
ington county. By this dc.
cision Mr.. Dechert comes into
possession of about $500.
The suit was brought against
the corporation for damages
in allowing a mob to destroy
Mr.. Dechert's printing Office,
in the year 1862. The State
Legislature also has passed
law TO indemnify VIM Shaw,
Of Carroll county, for destruc-
ton Of his printing Office in
Westminster by n mob du
ring the war.
IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-In
a case in the Supreme court
of tho United States in which
the heirs of q rebel soldier
were plaintiffs claiming the
confscated property of their
father, the decision was rem
dered in favor of the claim
ants on Monday. The opin
ion was delivered by Judge
Strong, and was his first.
This decision Is one of very
great Importance, rs 1t de-
cidcs that the sale OF property
confscated for participating
in the rebellion is only good
for the lifetime of the owner,
and that at bis death it re.
vcrts TO his heirs. A wag at
our elbow suggests that the
purchasers Of all such prop.
erty combine together and
have the lives of all these late
owners insured at once, or
else have congress pass an
act perpotuating their cxis-
tence forever. II is q won.
der that Judge Strong's 10y.
al soul allowed him TO follow
the letter of the Constitution,
by which he compelled his
rascally friends to give up the
property they had stolen
from their neighbors during
the war. Tho Constitution
being now cmbalmed by tho
negro, the Judge aud his
friends may have some re.
spect for that instrument in
the future. But they had
better be sworn again to
make the thing safe.
SETTLED.-A Mrs. Shugart,
who about Is months ago
poisoned her husband, and
convicted and sentenced to be
hanged, was last week pro.
nounced insane, by q com.