Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-16
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Three members elect TO the Forty
third Congress are dead james Brooks,
William Whiting and ]. g. Wilson, Of
Oregon.
Professor Joseph Pancoast has re-
signed tho chair Of Anatomy of Jeifer.
son College, Philadelphia, which he
has occupied for thirty-four years. 4
A fro at Litchfcld, Illinois, de-
stroyed the foundry, machine shop,
blacksmith shop and erecting shop Of
the LitchAeld Car Works.
As soon as tho Administration is
through with Captain Jack, Of Oregon,
wo hopo II will find timo TO give lit
tlo attention to tho Washington Cap
tain Jack Of the Freedmon's Bureau.
Cars are now running through the
tunnel, under the City of Baltimore.
Passengers going TO Washington by
tho way OF that city do not now have
to change cars there.
The murderer of his father, Frank
Walworth, was, on Saturday, SEN
tonccd 10 Sing Sing, at hard labor for
life. He has good reasons for con.
graduating himself that it was no
worse. t.1I
N. Rufus Gill, President of the
Common Council Of Baltimore, was
arrested in that city on Monday, and
fined by Justice Hagerty, "for dis
playing fireworks and shooting fire
crackers on the streets" on the Fourth
OF July.
George II. Swoopc, Esq., q brother
of dion. IL. Bucher Swoope, died at
Pittsburgh on the lst. Deceased was
a young lawyer, not quito twenty-four
years OF age, and gave promise of
life Of usefulness and high attainments
in his chosen profession.
Grant is showing disposition to
provide for tho family connections of
his friend, the rebel Col. Mosby-
whose sister was recently appointed
10 clerkship in the dead letter office
at Washington and over the heads OF
n number Of widows of Union soldiers.
To give some idea of the immense
trade over tho main line of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, it may be stated
that there were passed over the road
during April 5s, 400 loaded cight.whcel
cars, and during tho month of May
over $4,000. The average number of
cars passing daily, through tho entire
year, is estimated at 2,20O.
The Erie Observer says A party
Of Pennsylvania capitalists, including
Milton Courtright aud VIM. l.. Scott,
Esqs, Of this city are building a new
railroad from St. Louis, No., to Little
Rock, Arkansas, fifty-four miles OF
which arc nearly completed. 1t will
open up vast mining region, rich
with iron, lead and other minerals.
We but speak tho common senti
ment of newspaper men when we say
that the New York Tribune, under
Wbitelaw Reid's management, is
better journal than it ever was, and
tho ablest, most independent and re-
Liable paper in the country. The
manly course of the Tribune since II
broke loose from party shackles, and
declared its freedom from all political
cliques and combinations, is an ample
amend for its sins Of the past.
The Shah of Persia, now on a visit
to Europe, confers gifts in truly ori.
entail style of munificence. IIc was
particularly liberal to the imperial
servants both at Potsdam and Berlin,
bcstowing the sum Of $500 in cash,
besides gold watches, shawls, brooches,
and the like, in abundance. The EN-
peror bot very costly snuff box, set
with diamonds the Empress neck
lace of rich brilliants while minor dig
niIaries received tho Grand Cross OF
the order of the Sun and Lion. How
welcome this freehanded Shah would
bc made in Washington, (now Long
Branch y M .