Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-02-21

Old John Burns, Of Gettysburg re.
nown, diod 10 Adams county, on Tues.
day night of last week, of pneumonia.
"Tho Ancient Governor" is tho title
Of colorcd man who has been body
servant to every Executive OF Ken
lucky since 1891. IL Is said that o
moro dignilied old Africa never travel.
ed about this plano Of action. lilo is
about to receive from the State PEN
sion of $3.50 per month.
+. W. Kirby, whose conviction at
Chambersburg Of adultery was noted
last week, has been pardoned by the
Governor. Tho temperance Vindi.
Gator champions his innocence, and
alleges that he is tho victim of the
liquor dealers. Rather thin. We
thought the "victim" was n woman.
Tho Tribune makes tremendous as
saults on the Administration. Speak
ing of tho Custom House villainy, il
says "1he case is clearly made out,
and the reil is withdrdwn from one of
the most shameful pieces of official er-
tortion, mismandgement and piunder
erer set up in a commercial community"
The Age says: "Our Philadelphia
election law, thought to be peculiar TO
us, seems to have PARALLEL in Salt
Lake City, If the accounts of the re-
cent election there are true. The
Gentle candidate there has no moro
chance than Democrat or Reformer
in Philadelphia"
Under date Of tho 18th inst, Cover.
nor Baldwin will issue a proclama.
tion convcning tho Michigan Legisla.
ture in extra session ut lansing,
March 13, to reapportion tho State
into nine Congressional districts He
also has directed special elections TO
take place the 9th of March, to fill
vacancies in the Legislature.
The Interior asks, "If Christianity
were recognized in che Constitution,
would there be any gain to religion ?
Would God be honored any more p
Would the American nation be any
more a truly Christian nation than IL
is today? These are questions for
which we have tried to find an affirm.
ative answer, bnt as yet in vain"
Justice William Strong, of the Unit.
ed States Supreme Court, has removed
his family to, and fixed his permanent
residence in Washington City. Tho
Judge has. therefore fixed himself,
whether he ever succeeds in getting
"God in the Constitution" or not
We presume he will try and live on
the fruits of his late legal tender de-
cision.
The duel between Police Superin.
tehdent Badger of New Orleans, and
ex Speaker Carter, of the Louisiana
House, was fought Mt Bay st. Louis,
Miss, on the 14th. The weapons we're
rifles, and the distance sixty paces.-
Shots were exchanged, but neither
was injured, and "lheir differences
were then amicably adjusted" What
pity they were not all 'hit" and
carried home Sensible"
Tho Pittsburgh Post says: They
have "Harry White club" in Harris
burg. It's aim is said to be tho eleva.
tion OF Harry White to the Executive
chair of the State. The first work
blocked out for the cub is to follow
the example set in Indiana county,
whore the taxabes were raised one
thousand to meet the exigencies of the
times There is no other process
whereby they can have anything like
a reasonable hope of seeing their cx
pectations realized
Chief Justice Brinkerhoff, Of Ohio,
has written a letter, in which he on.
dorses the call for the Cincinnati Liber
al Republican Convention on the Isl
OF May, and says:
As to the personal administration Of
Grant, do not like his acceptance,
prior TO his Inauguration, of munifi !
cent presents from men distinguished |
for their wealth, and then appointing |
these same mon to Office. / do not |
like his shameless nepotism, has ap.
parently intimate and continuous as |
sociations with stock jobbers; or pro-
lect for the purchase of ST. Domingo |