Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-06-11
Coupon Ne,ps.

Coupon .1escs.
Tho Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue decides that special tax Of five
dollars must DO paid by retailers OF
cigars on railroad trains.
The Supreme Court Of PennysIvania
adjourned its session at Harrisburg on
Friday last, to meet in Philadelphia
on the first Monday of July next.
Vice President Wilson has induced
Gov. Dix, of New York, to pardon a
notorious female convict. The Vice
President of tho United States ought
to engage in better business.
Hon. Edgar Cowan, Of Grcensburg,
has boon elected member Of the Con-
stitutional Convention by the Demo
cratic delegates al largo, in place Of
Franklin b. Gowen, resigned
A destructive storm at Kittanning
on the 24th ut. blew down tho river
bridge. A photographer named Lin
niger was on it ut the time, but.was
rescued about milo below town.
Butler says Brownlow isan old fool,
and Brownlow rctaliatcs BY saying
better men than Butler have been
hanged. For once both of these polit-
ical harlots arc correct, and evidently
by accident tell the truth.
Governor Lomas, of Alabama, has
appointed Robert G. Brickell Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of that
State, to succeed Peck, resigned
Governor Lomas is u Republican, and
Judge Brickell Democrat.
President Grant has gonc into sum-
mer quarters, and as n consa9nenca
tho White House, which has known
his presence considerably less than any
who ever occupied it, will see but lit
tie of him during the heated term.
Mark Twain, few months after bis
first baby was born, was holding it
on his knee. His wife said "Now,
confess, Samuel, that you love this
child |" al cant do that" replied tho
humorist, "but am willing to admit
that | respect the little thing for its
futhcr sake,
The next Congress is likely TO have
lively time of it. Oakes Amcs has
left his celebrated memorandum book,
with all the names, cases and facts
necessary to oxculpatc his memory
and blackcn half dozen regulations.
There will be fearful scattering when
th;o hnm koh oil traoka
Master Jesse Grant, aged IA, is cir
cumnavigating the world in charge Of
some friends Of the family. 1t is said
that the President was obliged to
send the boy out of the country to
prevent Sheridan from making him
his chief of staff. What wonderful
boys "the government is raising.
Mr.. William H. Vanderbilt the 9TH
er day drove bis splendid team OF
bays, Dickens and mate, over the
Fleetwood track 10 road wagon with
top, making the first quarter in 80 sec,
the second in 37i sec, and the last
half in l;14, tho fastest time ever
made on Fleetwood by gentlcman's
road team.
The rapidest writer connected with
the New FORK Press, is said to be
William Henry Hurlburt, of the New
York World. He frequently writes a
column of editorial in half an hour,
and doing column in three quarters
of an hour, he regards as rather slow
work. The way ho accomplishes this
is to use sort Of short hand, which
only be and the compositors can de-
cipher.
For the benefit OF those who do not
read The Congressional GLOBE. we
mention the fact that among the bills
passed by the XLIId Congress was
one prohibiting the use Of the word
"National' by banking houses, save
those which are regularly Incorporated
under tho laws Of Congress. The
penalty of noncompliance with This
law is fine of $50 for every day the
word remains.
Mr.. Robcson, who went TO tho Ma
tional Capital three years ago, nearly
out at the clbows and in scedy state
of affairs, has been able to compete
with the best efforts of shoddy, TO get
married and set up costly house
with oil tho accomplishments, and now
to build n fifty thousand dollar cottage
at Long Branch. Its evidently good
to he Secretary of tho Navy under
Grant.-N Y. Sun.
A Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald says that Senator
Kelley and Congressman Wilson, Of
Oregon, will insist that all the Indians
against whom indictments have been
found by the Oregon courts shall be
given up to the civil authorities of
that State for trial. Last November,
just previous TO Captain Jack and bis
tribe taking refuge in the Lava Beds,
they murdered somo twenty Oregon
settlcrs in the neigtborhood of Lost
river. 1t is for these crimes that the
Governor Of Oregon has demanded
their rendition.
THE DIFrERENCE.- Saws the New