Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-08-02
And surely IL was no pleasant thing
To think the thought he thunk."

And many a wink he wunk
And surely II was no pleasant thing
To think the thought he thunk."
WELL MEnIrED.-The degree oi
Doctor of Laws was conferred upon
Hon. ]. S. Black by the Board oi
Directors of Pennsylvania College at
Gettysburg, on last Thursday. il
ever degree was worthily conferred
ii is in this instance.
At Mobile, on Saturday, Braxton
Bragg, Jr., n nephew ofGeneral Bragg
was assaulted on the street by Madi
son Wilson, son of Il. NJ. Wilson, Vice
President of the Mobile and Mont
se@ery R.ilro@d. Both fred pistol
shots, and Wilson was instantly Killed
Seventeen Saratoga trunks, two large
boxes, three hampers, three small car.
pet bags, two bird cages, brace OF
dogs, French maid, two easy chairs
and a mirror, comprised the baggage
of a fashionable Philadelphia family
who recently arrived at the Stockton
House, Cape May.
Russell Errett, the fugleman of tho
Cameron. Quay ring, belongs to the
editorial fraternity. Publishers Of
starving Radical newspapers need not
hesitate to approach him for pecuniary
aid. He knows how it is himself
He last week paid 800, for the Seran.
ton Banner and has more soap left.
The Postmastor.G General received
from London the formal articles of a
treaty for the exchange Of postal mon.
cy orders with Great Britain. The
system will 60 into operation on
October lst, single money orders be
ing limited to $50 each, or fl0 s.cr.
ling. .... t..
In the case of Laura Fair, under
sentence of death at San Francisco, an
appeal has been made to the Supreme
Court, and hearing set for October
next. Hence, according to an Associ.
ated Press despatch, "therc is no like.
lihood of her being hanged before Jan,
uary next"
The Boston Times expresses the
hope that now that General Buffers
namc is fairly before the public as a
candidate for Governor of Massachu.
sets, all tho details of the diabolcal
scheme that he hatchcd to starve his
own mother will be fully exposed.
All tho murders and outrages in the
Southern States, ont of population
oftwelvc millions, are charged by Re.
publicans 10 Ku. Kluxism; In the North,
where they are more numerous, they
arc dcnominatcd under the old names,
md will not appear in pamphlet form
as an clcctioncer:ng document
) The Radicals of Florida follow the
example Of. their friends of Alabama
and New York in quarreling about the
Offices. Senator Osborn has come all
the way TO Long Branch to convince
the President that the way to "scttle
the, Republican differences" is to ap.
point only his friends to be pos,mas.
ters and collectors.
Methodist preachers are proverbial,
" facetious. A day or two since, in
the course Of tho trial of DR.. Lanahan
before the Book Committee of the
Methodist church, tho Rov. DR.. Moore
made the statement that "a Methodist
preacher had been hung, aud moro
ought TO boz" whcrcupon good broth.
er promptly asked, (which Moore p
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
now light tbirty.fvc passenger cars
with gas, and additions to the number
are being made as rapidly as possible.
Each car takes with Il enough gas for
sixty hours steady burning. They
have five burners and are so brilliantly
lighted that reading is an easy matter
in any part of tho car. 'hof 1n1
Tho Democratic Senate saved the
people of the State $3.50, 900 BY insist
Ing tint the question whether or not
a Constitutional Convention shall bc
called, should bc submitted to tho
people at the merit general election
The Republicans wanted 10 have a
special election hold Immediately 10
determine the question, which would
have entalled IN expense of at lcast
the Abore sum upon tho tax .payc crs
OF the State. The Democratic pro.
position was finally adopted, and now
the people can vote on the question
at tho same time that they vote for
Ctota and county Offlrcrs i'f