Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-28
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water. Two thousand women are
studying law preparatory TO practice.
Chicago has had another heavy Arc,
this time principally confined TO tho
railroad depots, however. Loss $780,.
000
The strike of tho coal miners Of tho
Lchigh region is said to bc at an end.
Work will be resumed at tho rates Of
1878.
Mrs. Woodruff is lecturlng in Wis
consin, and has got 80 that she can
dodge a frozen potato nino times out
OF ten.
Josh Billings snys: "Thcrc amt
onnything that will komplctely kurc
lazyncss, though second wife has
been known TO hurry II some"
Horace Grceley's birthday was GEL
cbrated in New York by a ball. Fan
cy the Sage Of Chappaqua dancing u
mazurka.
Tho salo of pcws in Mr.. Bccchcrs
church, few weeks since, amounted
to s59,470. The highest pricc paid
was $50, and the lowest sll.
A Presbyterian church at Pcnning.
ton, New Jersey, costing s25 900, WAS
destroyed by fire on Sunday last. A
defective flue was the cause.
Ex- Senator Graham, defaulting pres
ident Of the Waikiki national bank,
was sentenced to ten years fmprison.
ment in the Albany peuitentiary,
The police Of New York madc a
descent upon tho Kentucky Lottery,
arrested all persons found on tho
promises, and seized the safes, books,
money, etc.
The New York Sun intimates that
the only law that governs Secretary
Fish in the discharge Of his official
duties, is his own son.in.iaw, Sidney
Webster.
The season for tho display of ora
torical pyrotecbnics is now fully upon
US. The Legislatures of fifteen states
are now in session.. A people so much
governed should be well governed.
Grants family, in imitation of roy.
atty abroad, don't believe in marrying
subject. Having provided for all
his brothcrs.in.law, ho will soon have
an opportunity Of trying on son-in-
law.
III. w. Beccher says there is about
as much religion iD the act of putting
horse shoe over tho door for good
luck as in putting gilt-edged Bible
on the centre table for tho same pur-
pose.
The Richmond Dispatch thinks Pres.
idcnt Grant has done more to sustain
his motto, "Let US have peace" in
dropping Governor Davis, of Texas,
then he has by all his other measures
combined.
William Piuckncy Whyte, Cover
nor of Mary yland, has been elected
United States Senator from that State.
Mr.. Whytc is an able man and good
Democrat and will be q valuable ac-
cession to our strength in the Senate.
The most confding woman lives 10
Providence She went to an auction,
and knowing the prevalence of thieves
at such places, asked nice looking
man TO take care Of her pocketbook,
containing $50. lie is still taking
care Of it.
Gen Lcggett has prohibited the
distribution Of New Years penknives
to the employees of the Patent Office.
Meantime Mrs. Williams retains the
81, 500 carriage paid for from the con-
tingent fund of tho Department Of
Justice.
Chief Justice Waite expects to no.
sign the presidency of the Ohio con-
stitutiopal convention and will leave
for Washington on Monday Of next
week, to enter upon the discharge Of
his duties as Chief Justice OF the
United States Supreme Court.
Ten Bsocck, tho sporting horse own.
or, and Blanton Duncan, the sporting
politician, are engaged in a lawsuit
involving sl50,0O0. Duncan disputes
the validity of the deeds by which
Ton Brocck's wife transferred to her
husband all hcr property.
According to the Atchison (Kansus)
Globe, while soldiers were digging up
grave at Fort Kcarpey few days
ago, they found u coffin filed with
snakes One of them remarked that
it would not require Kansas coroner
TO toll what shat fellow died Of
The Secretary OF War thinks that
he can reduce his expenditures to the
extent of s12, 1000 900 In view Of the
fact that he was but recently married,
his economy is commendable. Mrs.
Beknap win not ride In a Govern.
ment carriage.
Ordway, the Sergeant.at-arms Of
the House, has been drawing 81 800 a
year in his sons name, who was book
ed as messenger. The youth was
not In Washington, but still tho old
man was able TO draw tho salary =
Those Radical Office holders are gen.
orally robust.
II would seem that tho press of the
country must bo very careful hcreaf-
ter in its comments upon tho course
of President Grant, or he will send his
son Fred and other hired assassins TO
take the lives of the offending editors.
The editor of tho New York Sun had
better look out in time.
When tho Legislature Of Massachu-
setts. a State which was opposed to
the Mexican war, refused to equip a
regiment, Caleb Cushing did that
work at his own expense, and was ap-
pointed colonel, with son Of Daniel
Webster as major. While in Mexico