Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-30

The German Empire accepts with sin
corest thanks the Invitation of the
Government Of the United States OF
American 10 take part in the lntcrna.
ilonnl Exhibition Of 1876. The ap.
polnimcnt Of a special commission ioy
the Exhibition, la aiso a plonipotentn.
~ residing IN Philadelphia, will there
fore bcfnadc in time. The Chancellor
OF the Empire Signed BISMARCK.
Commissioners have boon appointed
by the Nations named and mum
hcr have already presented their
credentials and are now here to look
after the interest of the Government
aud people they represent, In this
respect Il occurs TO me that these for
eign governments Aro far in advance
Of the States and Territories of our
own Nation which rs such have done
but little toward promoting the inter
ests Of the people Of the different States
Of the Union.
Somo idea may he formed of the feel
ing existing in reference 10 this mat
ter Of exhibiting skilled workmanship
by my saying that the Franklin lnsti-
tuieSclunlific Exhibition, which opens
here next month, has about two acres
of spnec under roof and that every
available foot " already taken and mp
lpicaiions made for space covering not
less than riX acree II il my intention
TO note the most important improve.
meais IN mechanism placed on exhibl.
tion before this Institute
The second annual report Of Mayor
Stokley~-a large and instructive vol.
ume Of 200 pages has boen issued The
Mayor who is n faithful executive, is
suffering from second attack of con
gcstion Of the brain. His physicians
entertain hope OF his recovery,
The Republican convention Of the
Fourth district rc-asscmblcd and nom
mated lloratlo e. Jones for Statr Sen
aior This " the convention that SEN
ator Rutan of Beaver county thought
ought to have nominated rol. A. K.
Mcclure, but il didift M'Cluro may
have had an attack of Mann-Maclcy-
ism, but question If II was anything
like 50 serious M Ruian's attack of
MCluroism.
II is due to Mcclure to say that he
notified the President Of the convention
that he was Ineligible, under the rules
Of the party, which require all candi-
dates, before convention, to pledge
themselves in advance to support the
nominee OF the convention. and hence
any use OF his name would be unau-
thorxed
Tho will OF Mary d. Brown was nd
mittod to probate during the week I;
she boqucaths sl39, OOO to 20 charitable
institutions in this city, in sums rang
ing from $1,000 to the Lying-in aud
Nurse charity, up to 100000 to the
Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane,
Butter IN retailing at 5Octs, pound
apples, 10 cts. half peck potatoes, 20
cts. tomatoes, II ctsi eggs, % cts u
dozen; sweet potatoes, 30 cts half
peck chickens, 20 cts n pound corn,
90 cts. dozon.
\ general meeting OF the stockhold-
orp OF the Pennsylvania Railroad will
be held horc ut noon on the 3d day of
October to take action upon the report
Of the Investigating Committee.
The creditors of Jay Cooke 4 Co.,
will hold y public meeting in this city
on the 9th Of October The report of
the Trustee has just been made he
has collected 81, 0l3,S5l.ll and spent
s203 205.78 in doing il, leaving but
S7505 555.3s in his hands. jay Cooke
himself would have made better
Trustee than bank President Lewis
who was elected by the creditors.
Christian X. Ross has begun libel
suit against the publishers OF the Read
ing Higlc for publishing a letter dcrog-
atory to his character In the mean
time be has to decline the paternity of
y halt dozen Charlie Ross each week
10 the great ehagnn Of the over oil.
cious persons who present them.