Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-12
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
Tilton was an Office boy in the hide
pendent when Beccbcr first knew him.
Another comet was discovered on
the 26th of July last, by NJ. Stephen,
of Paris.
Hon. Il. A. Mackey is the first choice
of the Democracy Of Elk county for
Congress.
The new Catholic church ut Johns
town was dedicated on Sunday, the
I'd instant.
The Altoona Tribune wild cat has been
shipped to the geological Gardens at
Philadelphia.
The citizens Of Ohio vote on the new
Constitution of that State next Tues
day, the 18th,
Thirteen foreign nations have ac-
cepted onr invitation TO attend the
Centennial in 1876.
Three thousand acres of cotton have
been planted in California this year.
The crop looks well.
The Grand Lodge of Knights of
Pythias of Pennsylvania will assemble
at Sunbury, ON the 18th inst.
Hon. A. ii. Dill has been elected Rep
resentative delegate TO the Democratic
State Convention from Union county.
Altoona is to have another paper
the Liring Age-to be devoted TO the
cause of temperance. ID. B. Ream will
be the editor
Henry Ward Bcecher has three sons
and one daughter living The oldest
is in his thirties, and the youngest is
eighteen.
General Casey, brother-in-law Of
General Grant, is prominent candi-
date for United States Senator fio,n
Louisiana.
The Northampton county Jail has
fifty prisoners now confined in it,
more than II can accommodate with
Nearly three hundred dwellings
and places of business were destroyed
by fire in the town of Muskegon, Michi-
gan, on Saturday, the LIST inst
The foundry and machine shop of
Brown. Son q Co., at Brookvillc, which
were destroyed by fire on the Both
ult., will be rebuilt Immediately.
A New York paper delicately sug-
gests to the parties implicated in the
Brooklyn scandal that the fare from
New York to Liverpool is only SIS.
~. ponus,l,.,;a c...p,.m,
held at Easton on Tuesday. Wednes.
day, Thursday and Friday, September
Goth and Both, and October LIST and 2d.
From ,o,,ar T., =, r,,,,.oxu 40
seo Geo zoo, ne i,,,ha, - t 10y I'LL I'LL 10 ~
ooy'',,s - uy.,,:' W. "ei n",o wv, si'P
canal, an increase over the same period
last year of 1875, $50 feet.
Al tho las, farm ~ cor,, IN p,.;,.
oonntv ,haro na,a oo,a ,.,,;,;"r ~ D,a,
Of parties CHARGED with ~;oIa,;ons 81
the liquor law. The fines in these
cases reached the sum of s1.47O.
H., T. G c.ia. n,c, :.
o,,, e =. % no,ucl, 'ne ueiealcu cahal-
p'.s ase ~, w Jen'oo'a'lo nomination ior
announces himself as an independent
candidate for the position.
Col S. C. Faulkner died at his bome
in Little Rock Arkansas. nm tbo a,h
INST lie was the original of the CAR
kansas traveller, and composed the
somewhat celebrated song of that name.
The liabilities of Col Pbillips late
President of the Allegheny Valley
Railroad Company. amount tos7l374
besides two young men who claim 10
be his heirs. His assets have NOT been
asceriaihed'
The Westmoreland Comfy Agricul.
tural Society will hold lis third animal
meeting ON the same days that the
State Fair will be held-t6c 10th and
3Oth of September and the lst and 2d
of October.
N.u 49,, -,
return to this country in October 10
attend the wedding OF General Sbcr-
mans daughter, and a fine suite of
rooms is being prepared for them in
the White House.
p.,.
=, n,gn'een &C.. clerss anu employees OF the
uni'eu , o'a,es MINI ~ rhllauclphla,
of reducing the force. II is rumorcd
that a still further reduction of the
force will take place the present month
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