Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-05-12
ASSOCIA TED PRESS LETTER.

The IAperA tcpublicans oil l'cnnsyl-
vania have Informally detcrminol 10
hold ! State Convention at ,yilliarus-
port, IN August, to consider tho pro.
pricty Of nominating candidates. for
Governor and State Treasurer.
Free transportation 10 and from
Williamsport, and free boarding for n
week at Herdics hotel, would attract
a crowd at the Convention, respectable
at least IN numbers. Z iqlCUlgq
HOW WE GROW.
Another evidence of the prosperous
times that are coming with the burst,
ing of the buds in'May, is found inithe
application, during April, for permits
10 erect l102 houses, stores, churches,
&c. in this city. During April, 1874,
there were but COG permits issued. OF
the permits issued for 1873, there were
400 for two story houses, 435 for three
story, 0 for four story, ~ stores and
dwellings, l5 stores, the balance made
up Of churches, factories, warehouses,
school-houses, &C. These building OPP
erations for April, of themselves, would
form q pretty respectable sized town,
.aIn JAY COOKE Y .9annI9
The handsome residence Of Jay
Cooke, or rather the granite monument
Of his creditors folly, is to bo sold ut
public auction on the 18th Of this
month. The property sost more than
81 900, 900 in money, to say nothing of
the heart-achcs Of those who lost their
all through the ignorance of Jay
Cooke as a financier. lao. aqos1d
-l.fa aNa DEATHS. q3a ra3y
During the first week OF May, 374
persons passed from this city to the
hereafter OF this number, 96 died
from diseases affecting the lungs, 32 Of
scarlet fever, 10 of old age, 4 Of par
alysis, and 7 of apoplexy. Thirty of
the number were between 20 and so
years of age, and Is between go and
100. ii' w -'-
A number of attempts have recently
been made to corrupt petit and grand
juries, now serving here. SO persist
ent and bold have these attempts be-
come, that in two instances during the
week the attention of the court was
called to the matter. The court sent
Cor the district attorney, placed the
S, .n;... ,.,;ns ~ us % ,,nri5 I hn ,opr, noeS w ,o
sun.y lar'''s nv NOUN W pro"s'' ~
Pu,lisnhen.' P, .i inv vAa'l'as'yn AZ, ~.
.c,opeu eno ,au. ."a, W. ;,,, nno" u Wy w se
.e,nps " eV.l"p. Wv Ja,yi 'S ea oon
,an mnpn IN my c oteh P'a.vu un -lvoo
pall eaen 'or 'hc'r "''e'''p's ~ ''nor'''
o'ry .,o.,,a haaQ naI
'oohsAI'si,1' " .,.gg ri
About the middle OF Aprll there was
issued in this city, by John IL. Bentley
\ Co., q l6 page monthly journal, called
the "Pub'lshers Review. It's OBJECT
Is to supply book men with a key to
the literary productions OF the month";
and OF iourthcoming works, IL IS one
OF the most useful publications II has
been my pleasure TO witness III o long
time. The department devoted TO
music Is an eSceeulhyiy atlract'Ve ~
Was WI ~ noa.' ie"'"'o W '''' Nv" JUL
''"'''''o ''"'u''' i beg
THE CENTENNIAL by sht
The Hon, John Bright, tho great
free trader of England, recently told
his countrymcn to stay away from the
American Centennial Exhibition, be-
cause Of the high tariff policy OF our
government Ihe DAY following the
osyp 'Jsl'a,I." lI anoa''ons @ ''s ,o', 'g H.
Ton,,n;asips =, as 81 r" Groa, Rr;,a;n Ia ,a o,,,
T.l;h;,sa. Ts -. -" ss" ;,,s, % S"nilo .I H. H.
snaeo = aIlo,,ad "Ia 90 "a, o. conn,rr , ~ '
'Pass ano.vSu " l"", .vu"y ,.,y i.,,o,.
:. pa .n1 y, "sJa IN ~ ~an,eys;. nno,na
s.an, - car;haii; which rosds Tina.
"o," - "",,o", u.. NY" W 'c"u' s'''a ,'ara,.,o .
,,,a AM \; ,aoss;h1a na;oho "p n wia mase
sso ,a,,oo;,,, T. % ail'' oppJ'osa pJo as;h;r;onp I'll i;
R.S EnaSo,Ra "" s'V'" e"''' "
Dolanso a; NON no,.,o vo,,re IN stesso
soan ~ V 0'e 49,
'I1 Rov, ,t.a7s ves,ro G,.,n.,.n,
rr..,..,s.,
ir'ns'a.loh-J
My DearSir;@l VIII certainly make
every possible eiiort to have my coun-
try participate IN the magnihcent celc-
6rat,on which Is 10 be held IN fhila,
delphla' ! deeply regret that shall
not be able to come myself
Truly, ". 'ARiBALpi'
koME, apnl IL, 1910.
ouR EXPORTS
During the month of April there
was exported from the port of Phila-
delphia, TO foreign countries, the fol
lowing Agricultural implemcnts,s15,-
9f7 bread and breadstutfs, 81 399,9l5;
carriages, s63l coal, sll ,4H cordagc,
S4,0lC cotton, raw, S6S ,SOI cotton,
manufactured, 1881 dentists materi.
al, $4,000 drugs s23,732i fruits, 81
O43; hair, manufactured, sl,7Gl hay,
ss99 hides, SAC, 1853 iron manufactures,
s57 ,4S3 leather, and manufactures OF,
sl2o,3oV rosln, sozS OIL cake %, ,o5ii
pesrolcun, ,er ~ ,I' gluuo 90 f 20 nvnasu
st5ooof ~ resiu'u.n @ syo s,,- ok Po''ay ua.,,
ei,ovv Pto,s,on', so cso s..,-.y 20. so~ seci
llnhenlnes' a,' go. 90 ,os susa,, ,vn" eve vvv o',
inoiasscS' ~ , evo,fy- IL, 1''i'ow, S'o,vi
toDacco, ieai, si'iVi na,uiae.ur,o'
VIC wearing apParcI, si'9-o poarus' rus
Szo,oT cooPeragc, syf,ol, ao woou' so'-
Soo m'scclianeous' sos Vo,u ea,, cos go
Vio,3V'' vi ,nis amount, evi3'ovo
worth was carried ,e, IN IN anerlcau \, pu,'
vessels ana sz'iV-''Vf IN 'orc's" oo'-
toms M
EDWIN FORREST
During the week the late residence OF
the dead Forrest was offered at public
sale Tho nrOperty ia located n mile
70 - 20 ti.