Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

Judge Davis, the Labor Reform can
didato for President, weighs 25G lbs.
Perry county has instructed for
Gen. Cass for Governor, and is in favor
Of Scott for President.
And now tho Frat Baptist Church
Of Chester baits its financial hook with
n "Soclal Tea Party"
Alexis goes TO Rio Janoiro direct
from Havana, thence 10 China, ria tho
Cape of Good Hope.
Chief Justice Chase has declined to
permit his namc to be used in conncc-
lion with the Presidency.
Mexico has consumed SO Presidents
in 81 years, and, yet, unhappy land,
you are MS far from peace MS ever
They have got TO counterfciting in.
vitations to weddings in Pittsburgh,
which is certainly the last phrase Of
crime. il tf.t.i
Hon, Alexander II. Stephens "Com.
pendulum of United States History" is
in press. 1t is said to be an excellent
work.
a Boston widow wears with be-
coming pridc, n massive gold ring,
made from tho plate Of her departed
husbands teeth.
A AHrdips Washington dispatch says
that an Anti Grant Convention is to
be held at Parkcrsburg, West Virginia,
ON the 18th Of April.
A Western liberal Republican paper
says therc is no amendment TO the
oe~s.;.-s'~". rravi.Iint, f... the re cleo.
ton Of General Grant.
A lady in Clinton county trimmed
her party dress with "bugles." Her
husband blow them all TO - smash
when he saw the bill.
When John Jacob Aslor died he
left little over s2l 100000. William
B. Astor, his son, is now estimated TO
be worth nearly s50,0OO,00O.
Three rascals whose business it was
to rob graves for tho purpose of sup
plying the chignon market, have been
arrested and imprisoned at Lyons,
France.
Hon. Daniel w, Voorhees, has de-
clared in Congress that the existing
Southern State governments "arc the
worst in the world, without any cx-
ception."
The new libel law has been defeated
in the Senate, by vote of III to lS.--
1t is evident that legislators still re-
main towards, and want to muzzlc
the press.
Hon. Hcndrick B. Wright Of Wilkes
Barre, Is mentioned by the Anthracite
Monitor as candidate of tho Labor
Reformers for Governor Of Pcnnsyl.
vania.
Tho Pittsburgh Leader denounces
the "wld tea cancer cure" as hum.
bug and fraud, gotten up by swind-
lers TO sell q worthless stuff at an onor.
nous price
The Pittsburgh Dispatch rep } urges
the impeachment of Governor Gcary
for his completely in the Evans "lrans.
action" Gcary is certainly entitled
TO that mark of respect
Some of the Harrisburg churches
are discussing the propricty of ap
pointing handsome young ladies IL
pass the contribution boxes. They
would "takc' most anywhere.
The Gray.McClure contest is still
dragging along. Near 1000 witnesse.
have been examined. Particular:
hereafter The committee announce
that they Will close the testimony or
the Goth.
Tho Centennial Commissioners have
adjourned to meet again in Philadel
phia on the 22d OF May next. The
Lansdown plot has been informally
selected as the site for the exposition
building.
James Black, Esq, recently nomi
mated for President by tho National
Prohibition Party, says the Temper
dnce lindicdtor, was born at Lewis
burg, Union county, Pennsylvania
Sept. 2S, 1928.
Crosswell, the Postmastcr.General
who has just issued proclaim forbid
ing letter carriers from putting letters
under doors, and suggesting that peo
pie should procure letter boxes, is half
owner of q letter box patent.
Washington city has the targets
negro population, in proportion TO lis
size, of any town in the United States
They 90 there to listen to Summers
speeches, and be fed by Grants gov
ernment.
The Radical corks Of tho New York
Legislature have what is called "the
diagram swindlc." Asa general thing
Radical Office holders can illustrate in
their practice every known species oi
swindling without tho aid of diagrams
We learn from the Montrose Demo.
crdt that they have novel way ol
Furnishing refractory pupils in the
Schools in Susquehanna county
They make the girls march up and
kiss burly thick.lipped negro.
Senator Conkling unfortunately com
pared Mr.. Edmunds TO Don Quixotc
in the Senate, on Friday. ale i:
fighting q windmill" said Mr.. Conk
ling. "Certainly ! am said Mr.. Ed
muhds, "the gentleman from New
\ York.
Tho Lancaster htelligencer says
The expected thar and general breakup
which was TO have put the Susquehan
ma on "rampage' for the accommo
dation of raftsmen and lumber dealers
generally, has been postponed on ac
count of tho weather.
While party Of young men anC
boys were target shooting at Phoenix
vile few days ago, stray shot on
tered tho window of the house of Mr.
William Campbell, sti king his daugh
ter Cassie, aged fourteen, in the head
killing her instantly.
w. NJ Grosvenor, chairman of thC
Liberal Republican State Convention