Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-17
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Neuralgia played hob with the edi-
lorials in the Huntingdon Monitor last
week
Hon. James Il. English declines a
denomination for the Governorship Of
Connecticut.
A check given on New York bank
nine years ago was presented last
week for payment
Tho President has nominated Chas.
Hale, of Massachusetts, as Assistant
Secretary Of State.
"Fcchter has gonc to Europe to sc.
cure talent" Hope hc will succeed
no was deficient whom he left.
The Kansas House of Representa-
tives adopted u resolution in favor of
Mr.. Summers "one.tcrm amendment" !"
A captious fellow objects to Geary's
message as not being long enough -
He must want something TO read very
badly.
Mrs. George Hoffman, of Perry
Township, Bcrks county, died last
week, aged SO. She weighed 500
pounds.
The people along the river, above
Lewisburg, want the Catawissa Rail
road extended from Milton to Lewis
burg.
Hon. John Sherman has been re-
elected United States Senator from
Ohio for six years from the 4th of March
1873.
The National "bread and butter
brigade" will meet in Philadelphia. on
the 7th of June next, to nominate
Grant for President.
A western paper thinks that women
would not make good statesmen
eThe question of the ago" always
troubles them.
Tho ono term amendment TO the
Constitution is Democratic measure,
General Jackson having recommended
it in his second annual message.
1t is reported that the Northern
Central Railroad Company has secured
a perpetual lease of the Elmira and
Canandaigua, N. Y, Railroad.
Black Log Valley, Juniata county,
has a citizen named Buchanan, aged
about 96 years, who makes two -four
barrels per day.
The Attorney-G General Of Pennsyl-
vana, Hon. f. Carroll Brewster, has
appointed John g. Knox, Jr., as Dep
uty Attorney General OF the State.
II. Norris Chester, Harrisburg's
coored lawyer, was shot in New Or.
leans, on Now Years night. Not
dangerously. In the neck, we suppose.
The National Assembly of France
will not return to Paris. Such o
movement is considered unwise and
impolitic by tho friends of a Republic.
A Philadelphia tobacconist sets forth
as his sign q wooden eiligy Of Mr..
Grant. Ulysses holds his hand in
prospective position us if expecting
tribute.
The Harrisburg Patriot says that
Gen. Horace Porter is the administra
tion candidate for Governor OF Penn
sylvania, on the general order plat
form
james Fisk, Jr., at the time of his
death, was in bis thirty.eighth year.
lIo was born April lst, 1884. No
wonder he fooled so many "bulls and
bears"
Among the personals" of the Phil
adelphia Post it is stated that Prcsi.
dent Grant smoked threc cigars on his
trip from Washington to Philadelphia,
last week
1t is now considered certain that the
mysterious "posoning affair" at Wash.
iugton, when Buchanan was inaugu.
rated, was due solely to imperfect
sewerage.
The Confederate Colonel Akerman
retired on Wednesday, from the Office
Of Attorney.GcncraI OF the United
States, and was succeeded by Mr.
Williams.
The Hanover (York county, Spec
tdtor is responsible for story of
white crow, which the sportsmcn of
the neighborhood have been yainly
endeavoring to capture.
The druggists of Pittsburgh are in
trouble for selling perfumery withon.
stamps; and it is likely it will cost
them a good many more stamps TO get
themselves out of tho serapc.
The Press says: IF. Il. Cardozo, the
colored Secretary of State, in South
Carolina, is an honest man" Cheering
from that latitude. He ought TO be
translated before hefalls from grace.
1t is reported that Senator Schurz
will move to strike out all after the
first clause OF the amnesty bill, when
il comes up again in the Senate. The
bill will then provide for general am
nesty.
Tho Post Office Department has
been successful in negotiating treaties
with all European nations for u reduc
ton ofinternational postage. France,
alone, declined TO make such arrange
mcnts.
A defalcation has been discovered in
the Fourth National Bank, of Provi.
dcncc, r l., which may swallow up its
surplus of $4,000. The cashier and
teller are alleged to be tho guilty par.
tics.
In nominating Harry White for
governor, Radical newspaper in the
Cumberland valley says; "ln him we
would have no one idea man" I'm
doubtedly. Not one. Plenty OF blas.
ter, however.
A Philadelphia paper says one of
tho paste.slingcrs in the House of
Represent atives is professional rat
catcher. This is an Improvement, we
should say, because tho boss in the
House last winter was murderer.
A divorce suit at Bennington, Vt,
Christmas week, was put over to the
June term Of tho court, much TO the
Indignation of the wife, who had made |
TO marry another man |