Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-03

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president of the Wesleyan Female Col
legc, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been elected
TO the presidency Of Allegheny College,
situated at Mcadville, Pa.
--Winteimatc, who shot ten. Nc.
Cook, at Yankton, Dokota Territory, has
secured the $4,000 bail required by
the Supreme Court, and was discharged
from custody.
Daring the year 1874, there were
10000 sheep killedin the United States
by dogs. The destruction of wool and
mutton in this way is placed at $780,
goo, In this State the dogs massacrcd
3,s7s sheep.
Louis Napoleon, the Prince I'm.
perial, is classed seventh on the list of
cadets receiving commissions IN the
Royal Military Academy, at Wool
wicb, and is placed at the head of his
class in fencing and riding
The billiard match for s2, 900 and
the championship Of the world at the
threc-ball game between Maurice Wig
naux and Rudolphc, in New York, on
Washingtons Birthday, was won by
Vignaux, scoring GOO to Rudolphe's5s6.
Stephen A. Douglas memory may
yet be honorcd with n suitable monu-
ment The Illinois Senate has passed
a bill appropriating $4,000 for the
completion of the memorial already be.
gun, and it is believed that the House
will readily concur.
Parson Brownlow has purchased
half interest in the Knoxville Dahl
and Weekly Chronicle, which hereafter
will be known as the IVhig and Chroni-
Gle. The daily appears with Brown.
lows salutatory and the valedictory of
Mr.. Recls.
The trade dollar which has been
introduced in the coinage of the United
States promises to be of great value to
the country. Ii is handsome coin
unlike the Mexican dollars, Il is uniform
in size and weight, and the pure silver
in il exceeds In value that in either the
old American dollar or the Mexican
dollar, and is about the arne MS that
of the japanese yen.
"A cat belonging to Jas. Gibbs, of
Lewistown, Pa, about three weeks ago,
gave birth 10 y double kitten. II had
two complete heads, four complete and
four smaller legs, and the appearance
of two bodies, though from shoulder to
hip they were joined indissolubly to-
gethcr The kitten walked and ate
and lived for ten days, when, strange
to say, Mr.. G. killed it, because of a
superstiliQus notion that its birth was
an omen of evil,
The anthracite coal carrying com
panics have agreed upon schedule for
the coming season, allotting percent
age Of the trade to each Of the com
panies, and fixing a schedule of prices.
The average price at Port Richmond,
for March, VIII be si.ll per ton, nd.
vancing five cents In April, ten each in
May and juno, and fifteen each in
July, August, September October and
November, making the average closing
prices $500 per ton. Last year the
opening prices was s4.2o, advancing to
to s5,2A
The price Of oil has advanced
largely AT the wells during the past
week, with prospect of stiIl going up
ward. Tho price of refined has been
increased to correspond, and good oil
at fifteen cents per gallon is likely to
be classed among the things that were
for some time TO come The advance
will do much to remove the financial
stringcncy throughout the oil region,
i and at the same time materially bcne.
fit every branch of industry. II sold
last week 1t the wells for 50 per barrel.
William B. Ogden, the first May,
or Of Chicago, and ono Of the notable
business men Of lllipnis, rs well asprom-
inent in several of the great railways
Of tho WQst was married on the 9Th
of February 10 " iss Marianne u, Amnb
daughter Of the late John Arnoi, OF
ElmiT, Now York. Mr., Ogden has
reached the sound age Of seventy,
while his BRIDES twenty years younger.
The Chicago Tribune says that "thc
marriage Of her first Mayor makes
Chicago and all Mr. lgdpD's successors
in office feel ike boys again.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany refuse TO allow Baltimore 4 Ohio
cars 10 run over its line between Phil
adelphIn and Now York, and il is stated
that Instructions bRvc been givon "a
It's employees TO take no ircigbts and
issue no tickets from the latter places
TO points on the Baltimore 4 Ohio road
and to honor no through tickets issued
by TINT company, Tho Baltimore 4
Ohio railroad have reduced the fares
from New York to western points aF
follows; Chicago, sl5.26 Cincinnati
SIG. 20 ST. louis s2i.25; Louisville
sls2b
s,r m;los MI Ions has % cos, SYplet 'hn labor " y
On anu ;mmonso mons % nmnher ., n'on ,"I C,', MN" man, ~
w yaora ,Sc oxmonJ;,nrn Of s,a ooo ,o9
and thc socriScc oc 40 i;vns 4, !.
s,otod I ,ho, !, viii TAXA a loaded srei,,b,
train forty minutes 10 mass throngb i,
Transportation companies and ship
ppvail p ,homsrlycs oS M ,Sc;l;t;es ~ % ,a, y
shor,on,na % ,bo distance be,wecn Neu m
pna,and s ei,I"s loo and V ,bo Wes, v ond ,.,.oa' @
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