Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-02-07
Coupon A'sirs.

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question. i,
Counterfeit ten dollar notes on the
Poughkccpsio bank arc circulating
largely.
A man who sat upon paper Of car.
pet nails said they reminded him OF
tho income tar,
1t is reported that M. Thicrs IL op,
posed to tho creation of the office oil
vice president for France.
Mount Hood, in Oregon, 10 giving
evidence OF volcanic action by emit
ting dense volume Of smoke.
The property boqucaIhcd By tho
lalo Isaac Rich to the Boston Metho'
dist University is stated at 81, ,7OO,ooo'
Joseph b. Lyman, agricultural edi-
tor of tho New York Tribune, died on
the 2slh ult. His place will be hard
to fill.
Elk county has u sheriff named
Oyster, and he has moved into the Jail,
IL is feared tho prisoners may cat
him.
Mr.. Bnekalew has introduced bill
in the Senate authorizing cumulative
voting in the election Of school direc-
tors.
Philadelphia has an "lmprovcd Or.
der of Red Men" It's pity they
hadn't few of them out West, where
they are needed
Hon. Horatio Seymour, of New
York, has been elected President of
the Prison Reform Association of the
United States.
An uncle of George Francis Train
has madc oath that George is a luna.
tic, and has asked TO be appointed
guardian over him.
The ePnusylvania Railroad manage.
ment have cut of all the "dcad heads,
and will issue no moro passes. So
says the Newark AdUertiser.
Henry Salkeld lost n $4,000 store
by the Chicago couhagration, and is.
now brakeman on the Philadelphia
aud Erie railroad. Business.
During tho trial of Mrs. Wharton,
sixty.six witnesses were called and
fIlysix sworn. Tho cost OF the trial
is about sixteen thousand dollars.
Since the FIRST of January, the Bed.
ford street Mission, Philadel phia, has
given out 2,25i loaves of bread, and
provided 1915 dinners for children.
In the Legislature muddlc in Ne
braska one of the factions is known
as tho "Rump House" and the other
us the "Salt Steal House
The Maine Legislative Committe on
Banks and Bnnking have decided in
favor of levying State tax Of half OF
one per cent. on Savings Bank do
posts.
Bo.h the United States Senators
from Indiana have had their pockets
picked in New York within few
weeks. Senators should keep better
company.
The South Bend Eagle, Colfax's
home organ, declares that the "Smiler'
has never made any money during his
emtiro public career. Now, this is
simply nonsense.
1t is said that Daniel w. Voorhees,
will accept the nomination for Cover
nor from the Democrats OF Indiana,
and lead the fght in 1872. No better
man in the State.
There is said TO be only one man
who has correct idea of the size OF
the United Sthntes, and he is the man
who, in lS50.5l drove an OK team from
Maine to California
A meeting OF negroes employed on
the rice plantations Of South Carolina
and Georgia, hold at Savannah, adopt.
ed resolutions petitioning Congress
not TO repeal the duty on rice.
Senator SCOTS Ku. Klux Commit.
Tee will soon be ready to report the
result of their labors 10 secure, il pos.
sible, tho re nomination and re election
of General Grant.
Governor Brown, Of Missouri, has
vetoed a bill to pay maturing State
bonds in greenbaeks. the Supreme
Court of the State having decided that
these bonds must be paid in coin.
Benjamin Price, distinguished mir
islcr Of the Society Of Friends, and Il
man noted for bis many excellcneics,
died at West Chester on the Sth ult,
at the age of sevenly.eight.
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad
| Company hns secured lease OF the
Memphis and Charleston Railrond -
This is an important link in the chain
Of Southern connection.
A correspondent inquired of Gree.
ley it gnano was good to pnt on pola
toes He said il might do for those
whose tastes had become vitiated with
tobacco and rum, but he preferred
gravy or butter
Charles r. Kelley, cashier in tho
freight department Of the Hartford
and Erie Ralrond, in Boston, hanged
himself on the 10Th, No cause is as.
signed for tho act lie leaves wife
and three children.
The only survivor Of tho United
States senate OF lSoi-S, Is the Hon.
William Allen, of Ohio. Clay and
Webster were among the members Of
that Senate, aud added to its dignity
and slatesmanship.
1t is reported that General Grant
means 10 clean out the New York
Custom house As Leet has cleaned
out the merchants of that city, under
tho Grant Grinncl letter, the other
process can now be put in action.
Den Dntler hns introduced bill in
Congress providing for woman suf
iroge He evidcnlly means TO run
again for Governor Of Massachusetts
The "bcast' loves the ladies, Uide his
New Orleans proclamation.
The Germans in the Board OF Alder.
men of Cincinnati, voted against a
resolution inviting the Grand Duke
Alexis 10 visit that city. This in1i.
Gates the state of feeling between Ger.
many and Russia at this time.
ponnsylvaniu has more most Offices