Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-08-20
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An exchange says; At tho depot,
on Monday evening, an eager-looking
man jumped from The train and clasp
cd o waiting woman in his arms,
"Heavcns, my wife p said he. "Mer.
cy, my ruflles y which showed what
both were thinking of.
Eight convicts, working in stone
quarry near the penitentiary at JET.
fcrson City, Missouri, broke from tho
guard on Tuesday week. One was
Shot and captured, and the Others are
still at large.
A negro stole the carpet from a
Tennessee church, and cut it up into
horse blanket and the congregation
all went over to Broad River to SEQ
him immersed. From somo unac-
countable accident he was held under
the water just one minute too long.
George N. Sanders, who twenty five
years ago was ono of the most promi-
nent politicians in the country, and
tho leader of the Young American
Democracy, died on Tuesday morning
week very suddenly from heart dis
ease, at his residence In New York
Sanders was United States Consul at
London under President Pierce, and
Navy agent at Now York under Bu-
chanan.
I At Mansfield, Ohio, Tuesday, week,
man on whom the u. S. Marshal
Jas endeavoring to serve writ OF
ejootn,out, assaulted hlm with an ano.
The Marshal's deputy shot the man
and it is feared both will die.
The population of Iowa is 249, ,4lS.
In the assessment OF cities, Dubuque
ranks first in amount, Des Monos sec
ond, Burlington third, and Davenport
fourth. This is the result of the la.
bors of the State Board Of Equaliza
ton. fi
The Watsontown Record says: Johr
II. Goodman, of this place, purchased
of Hon. George G. Welker, of Sun
bury, and Mr.. Calvin, of Holidays
burg, 100000 acres Of timber and ore
lands, lying in Snyder, Union anc
Mifflin counties, paying therefor IL
cash the sum of $4,000.
The only newspaper in the country
which defends and jus,ifes tho bas'
attempt to kidnap Dana, of the Sun
and drag him TO Washington for tri
al is the Washington Chronicle, odite'
by Parson Harlan, renegade Meth
odist minister. What better coult
wo expect from court toady?
] Schuyler Colfax addressed Sunda,
school at Evanston, Michigan, on Sun
day week, and left next day for
summer tour in Minnesota. He still
keeps up the pious dodge, from fore
of habit, no doubt.
Another smart woman has recent,
came to the surface-a Mrs. t. NJ
Boreland, of Texas. This lady, VIII
is now in st. Louis, owns about ! 90
head of cattle, and accompanied th
herd all the way from its startin
point to tho latter city, doing at leas
two mems work in the way of mar
| aging and driving.
A prisoner confined in the Wayn
, county (Pa.) Jail for some offcnsc, be
came favorite with the Sheriff, VIII
allowed him the freedom of the ia
, yard. On Saturday week he too
! advantage of an opportunity to loc
bis beneiactor up in cell, and leav
the country tor parts unknown. Th
} Sheriff remained in confinement se'
, eral hours before he could attraC
any ones attention, and the door ha
7 TO be broken open with a sledge.
I The Democratic State Conventio
. meets at Wilkesbarre, on the 9th {
7; August, and we hope there will B
backbone enough in the Conventio
to speak very plain in reference
t the various matters now agitating Ii
country, and particularly the "bac
4 pay" and front pay" steal.