Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-13
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The Cove Echo is the title Of q news
paper just started at Martinsburg,
Blair county.
The Now Hompshirc election came
Off yesterday, but wc are unable TO
give tho result.
The California wheat crop promises
to bc fifty per cent. greater than in
any previous year.
Pittsburgh boasts of coal trade
amounting to three million five hun
drcd tons annually.
The house of Patrick Wclch, near
Scranton, was destroyed by fire Friday,
and his two children perished.
They have u steam dentistry in
Johnstown just think of steam
engine jerking out teeth. Ugh J
The world has had its iron ago, its
golden ago, and age of bronze; but
the present is the age of steal,
The eleven territories exceed, by
nearly 100000 square miles the ag.
grcgatc OF oil tho admitted States.
The Grand. Duke Alexis spent Sun.
day in company with his staff and the
Governor in Havana at u cock fight In
that city.
A bill is now before the Legislature
for the ostcnsiblc purpose of organiz'
Ing Lumbcrman's Exchange ut VIII
Transport.
The Pittsburgh Post announces by
authority, that General Cass will not
decline the Democratic nomination for
Governor.
Nine persons were immersed in the
river, at Lcwisburg, on Sunday last,
The ice was cut from tho shore some
twenty feet for tho religious ceremony.
If you want to talk heavy science,
say "protoxyd of hydrogen instead
of ice. 1t sounds bigger, and not one
man in a thousand will know. what you
mean.
Tho Postmaster General wants all
letter writers to place the name Of
the county, us well as post Office and
State, on all letters and papers here
after superscribed by them.
A Centre county school teacher ap.
peals 10 the ladies to visit his school
in the following pathetic terms: "Como
often; We love to SEQ your pretty faces
and winning looks"
On Friday evening n Democratic
meeting was broken up in Kingston,
England, by loyal mob, such as used
to break up Democratic meetings in
this country, during the negro war.
A Farmers and Stock Breeders
Association was organized in Crawford
county short time since, embracing
some OF the most substantial farmers
and stock breeders in the county.
A venerable Tyrone lady is collect
ing all the Heraids she can lay her
hands on, to make soap of She says
they are "desput site botter than
ashes, they arc almost clear lic."-
Irdugh.
Although the Legislature had greed
to adjourn on the 2sth of March, the
Senate, on Thursday last, passed n
resolution to extend the time 10 the
10th of April, and we suppose che
House will concur.
Congress is talking about buying
independence Hall in Philadelphia
We advise that city, if sho don't want
tho historic spot turned into ao asy.
lum for impecunious niggers, TO keep
it herself
At one place on Benefits, a short
distance below Mix Run. says the
Cameron Press, there is an ice gorge
about one BALI mile in length and an
average depth Of ten feet II this
starts with a flood, look out
Ex. Senator Ross, Mark J. Parrot,
N. Wood, Ex Governor Crawford and
T. II. Walker, lead in tho Liberal Re.
publican movement, in Kansas. A
full delegation of anti Grant men will
be sent TO the Cincinnati Convention.
1t is said that Fred Douglass col
ored brethern in Eric are about to
bring suit against the Reed House Of
that city for damages in refusing him
the privileges Of the hotel. We hadn't
heard that Summers civil rights bill
had passed.
The Williamsport Sun says: "A
certain young lady in this city advised
gentleman friend not to take fat
irons to bed with him on cold nights,
AZ they might warp his feet. The
stupid fellow did not know enough to
take tho hint and propose.
The latest peculation is that OF Ok.
U. S. Senator Cattcll of Now Jersey
and Secretary OF tho Navy Robson Of
the same State, by collusion have oaeh
made half million of tho Govern.
mont in the way of furnishing supplies
OF coal to tho several Navy yards.
According 10 tho Democrat, Lick
Haven has class ofindividuals stycd
"coal beavers" They mount coal
trains passing through the city, and
push off the coal for several squares
along tho route. Tho authorities arc
called upon TO check the open theft. |
"No ono to Love-" is tho raging |
ditty in Bellefonte, just now. Furcy
says it "sorter seems TO him he has
hoard II somewhere before, but that
its strains wander through his cars
like molasses through bushcl basket. y
But, then, Joc has tho only pair OF
ears of that kind in Bellefontc, ,--un.
battered .-Brdinerd
Rev. J ii. Grcr OF Jersey Shore is
eighty four years sge--has preached
Tho Gospel sixty years--marricd five
hundred and eighty-six couples, and
rom his good health and activity, we
have no doub. he will be spared to "tic
many knots yet. This is certainly
.ho wish OF his many friends.
Great excitement exists Just now
throughout tho Oil regions, arising
rom tho black mailing system adopt
ID by the "Southcrn Improvement
Company" which succeeded in obtain.
nu n chartcr from tho Icvislnfura and