Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-07-31

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Six thousand dollars worth, Of win.
dow glass Is to be used In the Sherman
house in Chicago.
Wo send to Great Britain annually
sl5,000,000 in gold for tho single arti'
clio of spool cotton.
Tom Thumb, Commodore Mutt, and
the rest of tho little folks are coming
homo from England
Daniel Boonc's sister Hannah is liv.
ing in Caldwell county, North Caro-
lima. She is So years old.
A son of the Rutlege who signed
the Declaration of independence lives
in Illinois, at the ago Of lO8 years.
Six of the Now York Republican
State Committee have resigned, and
announced their adhesion TO tho Lib.
oral cause.
A Florida gentleman hns set out
this year l25 acres of orange trees,
making the largest grove Of the kind
on tho continent.
There will be enough wild grapes
in Texas this year to make more wine
than was ever manufactured in France
in one year.
Forney thinks that Texas is "The
White Mans Country" Yet he and
his friend Grant have been trying hard
to give il over to the negroes.
Gen. Rosccrans is building railroads
in Mexico. What a pity he cannot
persuade the Mexicans TO lay rails in
stead of laying in ambush to kill each
othcr
General Grant has received the de.
gree of LII. d. from the Harvard Col.
lege. What laws, unless IL be the Ku
Klux laws, be is doctor OF, remains a
mystery.
W. W. Sanders, a colored elector on
tho Republican Electoral ticket OF
Maryland, has written letter with.
drawing from1he ticket, and the sup.
port Of Gen, Grant,
In all the States men arc leaving
tho Radical State COMMITTEES and TAX.
ing the field for Greeley. II looks as
if Grants forces would become entire.
demoralized.
The Omaha Bee don't mean any.
thing personal, but opines that if the
Omaha postmaster would resign many
people would feel less anxious about
their money orders"
A Radical contemporary that speaks
by the card, says: Philadelphia has
about five thousand Office. holders, nine
tenths of whom would not hesitate to
cheat at an election Of any kind"
No man does his best except he
make nimble hands and keep the mind
free and alert. No misfortune is so
great as one that sours the temper
Till cheerfulness is lost nothing is lost.
Sumner said: "Grant has reduced
the national debt but not to so large
an amount as by Andrew johnson in
the same space of time" Therefore,
Grant is more deserving of impcach-
ment
President Grants daughter bought
4o, ,00o francs worth of silks and laces
at one store in Paris, the French pa.
pcrs say. 1t is all right. She is pre-.
pairing to set up the millinery business
in the spring.
Among the Senators whose terms
expire next March are Spencer, of AL.
ALBANIA, Pomeroy, Of Kansas, Kellogg
of Louisiana, Nye, OF Nevada, Conk.
ling, of New York, and Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania.
Tho Democrats Of the Sixteenth
Illinois District on Tuesday nominal.
ed s, l.. Bryan for Congress. The
Liberal Republican Convention Of the
District ratified tho nomination and
pledged it their support.
1t has been estimated that Niagara
Falls will wear away tho soft rock up
to Buffalo in 232,320 years. Those
who cannot afford TO visit the Falls
now should wait, and the expense will
bc considerably reduced.
The Chicago Journal (Administra.
tion) doesn't think it good taste for
Gov. Palmer TO make stump speeches
in his own State, but it's all right for
Boutwell, to leave his place and GO
South at Government expense.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
has just decided that "the use by q
citizen Of public ways is that Of transit
only-loungers who occupy the public
highway are distractions of tho pub
lie right of way, and nuisdnces."
Walnut slumps have become an ar
ticle Of merchandise, and many Of
them are very valuable. The curly
grain Of the roots is used for veneer.
ing and some stumps are worth sl5C
after bcingproperly worked into shape
The Democracy of tho 9th Assem-
bly, district of Philadelphia have nom
mated Hon. J. W. Quiggle, formerly
Of Clinton county, for the Legislature
Though the district is Republican the
prospects for his election arc said tC
be favorable.
A gentleman who has been travel
ing in central Alabama reports that il
the counties of Green, Dallas, Sumter
Marengo, Pickens and Perry, hc die
not meet with a single chite man, ex
cepting office. holders, who was not fol
Greeley and Brown.
The distinguished Col. Lect, tn,
great warehouseman, has sailed fol
Europe. Grant and Boutwell, hav,
lgiven him letters of introduction tC
the Court of 81. James, where IL i,
supposed Queen Victoria will dine him
and wine him TO his hearts content.
The friends of Greeley and Brown
in Michigan are confident that they
will carry the State. In view Of tn,
fact that Grant carried the State il
1868 by 3l,4sl majority, this seems
scarcely possible and yet some of The
most reliable political observers con
fidcntly predict il.
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