Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-05
NEWS ITEMS.

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Anselm Rothschild, the banker, died
nj Vienna, Austria, on the 9th ult.
: The peach crop in Delaware this
season Is not 10 abundant NJ Il was last
year
Miss Minnie sherman, daughter Of
Gen, VIM. Il. Sherman, viii be married
to Lieutenant Filth IN October.
Beochcr's regular annual income
from his church, his lectures, and his
newspaper, aggregate sG5, 900,
Mr. Creswell, late Postmaster Gen
eral, is about 10 assume the manage
mcnt ofthc Hagcrstown National Bank
at Washington
The annual Fair the Indiana Coun-
ty Agricultural Society will take place
at Indiana on the 9th, eth and Sth
days of October next.
The Nebraska people have set apart
the 10th day of April as period sacred
to tree planting, and they have gwen
il the name Of Arbor day.
! The Grangemof Pennsylvania, Mary.
land and West Virginia are to hold a
general picnic on the 9th of August
at Williams Grove, Harrisburg,
The long mootcd case between Bish-
op OHarra and Father Stack is to be
tried at Williamsport this week, before
r. ?. Allen, Master in Chancery.
Hon. Philadelphia Van Trump, ex
Supreme Judge Of Ohio, and for long
time Congressman, died at Lancaster,
Ohio, on Saturday, the lst inst.
The Coke works near Blairsville
have stopped operations for three
months, and thereby thrown quite n
number of persons out Of employment.
Joshua Bowman, for many years
secretary and latterly president Of the
lIycoming Fire Insurance Company
died at his residence in Muncy last
week.
Hon. Theodore Cuyler, general coun-
sci Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, sailed from Philadelphia ON last
Wednesday for short trip through
Europe.
Mrs. Theodore T'ilton il the mother
of four children--the oldest being six
teen years of age and the youngest five.
They are said TO be very bandsome
and intelligent.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
ny will issue excursion tickets TO those
who desire to attend the Democratic
State Convention at Pittsburgh on the
26th of August.
Brown, Son Il Co.'S large Foundry
and Machine Shops, at BroolSville. were
totally destroyed by fire last Friday.
Loss about 100000; did not learn
ihc amount Of insurance.
The Republicans Of MISSOURI are in
y great stew, not knowing whether to
dlsband and form new party, or take
defeat under the old name. The De-
mocrocy stands as firm as rock,
DIR. Hayes, of Arcticiame, and Cyrus
W, Field, the king of cables, are both
in London, on their way TO Iceland to
take part in the celebration of the one
thousandth anniversary of the founding
Of the lcelandic republic.
A new postal card will soon be out.
II will be lighter in color than the old.
probably almost white. The printing
and engraving win be executed in black
ink and the border will be narrower
and neater in appearance.
The members of the 125th Regiment
P. v, will hold reunion at Altoona.
on the 18th of September, the anniver-
sary of the battle Of Antietam. at which
Gen. Geo b. Mcclellan is expected 20
deliver the address.
The Low Grade Railroad charges
such high rates for shipping lumber
that the lunbennen ofJcfierson county
have resolved to go back to the old
way of rafting in and running their
lumber to market by water.
On the 9TH ult., e. X. Whistler,
formerly of Lancaster, was murdered
in Arizona Territory by a Mexican
named Ventura, who was captured
two days after and hanged to a tree.
The murderer confessed the deed before
being executed.
The election in North Carolina takes
place on the 9th inst, when n Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, the
members of the Legislature, who are
to serve for two years, six Circuit
Judges, and eight Congressman are to
be chosen.
The Philadelphia and Boston base
ball clubs arrived safely in Europe, and
played their first game at Liverpool.
A special dispatch from Liverpool, to
the Boston Herald, announces that the
Athletics defeated the Bostons by al
score of II to IL.
Sporting circles have suddenly be-
come well represented in Pittsburgh,
the fraternity being drawn together by
the prospective fight between Edwards
and Collyer. If the authorities do not
interfere, the brutal affair is to come
of on or about the Sth inst.
The La Crosse (Wis) Republican
states that the rafting season at the
boom is closed. Good Judges put the
amount turned through the boom the