Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-11-19
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Hon. George Sandcrs0n, ex-mayor
of Lancaster, has been appointed Il
notary public oy Governor Hartranit,
Timothy b. Snow, clerk in the
post Office, at Weslicld, Mass, has
been arrested for stealing money from
letters.
John C, Heenan, the cx-pugilist,
died Of consumption recently rear
Rawlings, on tho Union Pacific Rail
road, while on his way to San Fran.
cisco.
Nicholas Leigar, colored, of Clark
county, Ind, was fined $1,000 and
sentenced to one years Imprisonment
in the penitcntiary, for marrying q
white woman, 3ts
Scene in a Western Court Judge
-"Havo you anything to offer to tho
Court before sentence is passed on
yonw Prisoner-''No, Judge l had
$40, but my lawyers took that"
A. Ii. Davenport, the well known
actor, died recently at New Orleans,
age A lie was native Of Stanford
Conn, and received q legal education,
but chose the stage as a profession.
The marble for the now municipal
buildings, at the intersection OF Bread
and Market streets, Philadelphia, will
cost s5,300,000. Tho contract for the
marble has been awarded TO Struth,rs
a. Sons of that city.
Are these the "good times we wao
promised last year if Grant should 10
re. elected? Ask the workingmcn o.
OF employment lnose whose wages
have been reduced as well as the
business men of the country.
Important progress has been made
in the preparation for the Centennial,
The plans for the Exhibition Hall and
Memorial Hall have been accepted,
and the work of erection will probably
commence early in the spring.
Another Southern city appeals for
aid, stricken not by fever but by storm.
Apalacbicola, Florida, has lost $3.50,
600 By the tornado, pnd is unable to
replace one-tenth part OF it. Half the
business portion Of the town is in ruins
George II. Butler, the nephew, OF
his uncle, who covered himself with
almost as much glory in Egypt as his
Uncle Ben did at Fort Fisher, is on
his way to this country, aud intends 10
"go quietly through the country to
California"
Memphis, Tenn, has lost 800 of its
population during the past two months
by the ravagcs Of the yellow fever
Shreveport, La where il first broke
out, has still 400 cases under treat.
ment. Tho late frosts have checked
the ravngcs OF the disease.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has
decided that telegraph companies arc
bound TO transmit messages correctly
In tho first instance, and that an ad.
ditional charge for repeating, to insure
correctness, is n fraud upon tho public.
A similar decision has been given in
Ohio.
The immense door plates worn by
the ladies on their belts might be util.
lied by engraving thereon the wear.
er's name, age and residence, fortune
and expectations, stating whether
heart free or engaged. 1t would save
some gentlemen the trouble of max.
ing inquiries.
1t is reported that Hon. Alexander
ii. Stephens, Herschel V. johnson and
one or two other prominent Southern
politicians will start new daily pa.
per in Washington on or about the lsl
OF December next. IL Is understood
that II win .d~oo.tv tiV ,.fuuuIng VI
the cotton tax and be independent 10
politics.
In Van Writ, Ohio, while circus
was parading the streets, Mrs Horton
left her infant babe in cradle near
the fire place and went to see the pro
cession. A spark of fire snapped into
the cradle and set the child's clothing
on fire and burned the lower part Of
its body TO crisp. 1t died soon after
the mother returned to the house.
The Christidn Aduocatc says that
on the subject of licensing women to
preach in the Methodist church, tho
powers that be are not prepared to
speak out IN definite manner. The
bishop, observe dead silence about
IL, and the annual conferences avoid
IL; the chureh press fght shy about
il aud most Of tho ministers keep clear
OF 1t.
Governor Wasbburn, Of Wisconsin,
shows occasional streuk- Of candor in
bis pubic speeches In late effort
at Fon du Lac he said; "Candor CON
pels mo to say that the South gener.
ally has been terribly aceursed by an
inroad Of adventurers from the North
South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida
are absolutely ruined by them aud
there is no hope for either of those
States but to rub out and begin ancw."
Tho independent critic OF the Peoria
Reriew, referring to recent concert
in that place, gets off the following /:
"Mllc. Liebhart didn't leave a dry eye
in the wigwam when she sang "1herc
sno plash j komc," and it was the
general impression among her German
auditors tha: she sang "Rawbing Aw.
dad English, wLile the English speak
ing inhabitants were equally positive
that "Robin Adair" was German
ballad.
A cruel joke was played on Ram.
beau, the iorgcr, in Bridgeport Jail the
other day. One OF the Jail officers
offered him somo powdered chalk US
arsenic, and advised him to poison
A a