Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03
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NEIY.S ITEM,N

The average number of cigars
smoked In the United States during
"a hours Is 5,l6s,00O.
king Kalalsaua and suite intended
leaving for Honolulu, on the flagship
Pensacola, on the LIST inst.
The weather has been 80 cold in
the West that persons have frozen to
death in Kansas and Nebraska.
The total payment to contractors
on account of the Hoosac tunnel by
the State of Massachusetts, is sl2, ,973,-
S22.3l.
-Whitclaw Reid, while in Wash
ington as n witness in the Pacific Mail
matter, was arrested for libel at the
instance of Boss Shepard
Best recorded time of noted trot-
ters; Goldsmith Maid, 2.l4 Amcri-
can Girl, 2;l6l Lula, 2;16i Occidcnt,
2;l6l Judge Fullerton, 2l9 Camors,
2;l92 Nettic, 2;18 Red Cloud, 2:l8.
The Rev. Leighton Coleman, lately
Rector of 81 Marks Episcopal Church,
at Mauch Chunk, now of Toledo, Ohio,
was elected Bishop of the Diocese of
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on the 9th
ultimo.
&C. S. Black, of Pittsburgh, was
awarded $3.50 u few days since as
damages laid against W. IL. McClel-
land for the loss Of an eye punched out
by an umbrella in the hands of Mr..
McClelland.
"A snow slide occurred at Alta
City, Little Cottonwood canyon, Utah,
on the 21st of January. The slide
came into the upper portion Of the
town, demolishing two houses and kill
ing six persons.
The latest cable news state that
the Emperor of China died ON the 18th
ult., aged 20 years His successor to
the throne is Prince, but five years
old, The full name of the deceased
was "Toai-shun Ai-sin Kioh-Io Tung-
Chi"
"A resolution has been reported to
the house of Representatives at Wash
ington excluding Cannon, the Utah
delegate, from his seat because he is a
polygamist. If Cannon really has
four wives, as is asserted, he is living
in open violation Of law passed by
Congress, and he is criminal.
Gov. Hartrantt has issued war
rant for the execution of Ernest Ort-
vein on Tuesday, the 23d day of Feb
ruary. Ortwein was convicted in
Allegheny county CT the murder of the
Hamnett family, consisting of John
Hamnett, Agnes his wife, two children,
Emma and Ida and Robert Smith.
"A London dispatch announces
that the Rev. Charles Kingsley, chap
lain in ordinary to the Queen and to
the prince of Wales, and Canon of
Chester England is dead. Canon
Kingsley, who, il will be remembered,
visited the United States a year or two
ago, lecturing in Baltimore and other
cities during his sojourn.
The Senatorial harvest is being
rapidly gathered. New York sends
hernhn rnulaha' Macponaiu, fenn-
sylvan,a, I" a,,acei New Jersey, Ex,uov'
1andoIph tennessee Andrew John
son NAME nanh,oai iamlin Rhode
,sianu, a ~, zen. a. y, nurnsluei Mlchigan,
r. r;Shrls'ency MASSACHUSETTS Henry
H. pawcsi Nepraska, a. D raudock'
1t is stated as a fact that England
although not so large as some Of tbe
States Of the Union, has more sheen
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s,atamsnt sn u Iarac m.n one e,r,s "'o"'"ee 'he
Sir Samuel Baker, in his descrip-
ton OF his journey to that compara-
lively inaccessible region, Central AZ
rica, states that he had made arrange
ments to have the London Times sent
to him, but he didnot fully understand
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