Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-23
NEWS ITEMS.

1t is suggested that the Black
Hills expeditions will enter the Big
Horn country, and emerge ut the lit
tie end Of IT,
Robert 7. Lincoln, of Chicago, has
been appointed guardian of his moth
er's estate, she being insane, under
bond of sl50000
The advertisements OF sheriif's
sales in Philadelphia county occupy
seventeen columnsi in the Erening 1ele-
graph,
Gen. Duff Green, who at one time
was among the most prominent public
men of the county, died on Thursday
last at his home in Georgia.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has sold its old freight depot in
Philadelphia, corner Market and Thir-
teenth, for 1897 800.
Strawberries are selling for three
cents quart in Norfolk, Va. Bushels
are rotting on the vines in that neigh
borhood as il does not pay to pick
them.
Judge jeremiah S. Black, of Penn
sylvania will deliver the Grafton at the
unveling OF the bust of the late Bishop
Campbell, at Bethany College, West
Virginia, in June.
The once famous race horse Kan
garoo, for which the Marquis Of Hast
ings once paid 10000 guineas, now
goes in front of n London cab at six
pence mile. y
Half of the main Centennial build
ing, in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia,
win be up and under roof within a
month. The work on all the buildings
isprogressing rapidly and satisfactorily.
Five hundred and twenty.seven
children who have reached the mini
mum age (siXteen years. viii be dis
charged from the Soldiers Orphans
Schools in this State during the pres
ent year,
Suit has been brought by the
United States against the Oil Creek
and Allegheny River railroad for taxes
amounting originally to s1Oo,5O6.ss ;
but enlarged by penalties and interest
account to S251 ,56S.S7.
I'm the U. S. District Court, at
, Pittsburgh, few weeks ago, the fam
Gus Snowman, Dan Rice, was discharged
from the payment of all debts con
, tractod prior to the 9th of last Febrl-
airy, that being the date when his pc
, tition in bankruptcy was filed.
The recent difficulties between
the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad have at
last been compromised. Everything
! is now fixed, and the freight and pass
enger agents of both companies are
: arranging a new schedule OF passenger
fares and freight rates
Fourteen hundred immigrants left
/, New York for Europe, in the Storage,
on one day week before last The
most of these are people who have
come here for work and failed to find
, it; and if they return home for many
weeks at this rate, the arrivals from
abroad will not much exceed the de.
partures, for the current year
The Brilliant Oil Refinery owned
e by Lockhart and Frew, at tho mouth
A of Negley's Run, near Pittsburgh, was
Q burned on the 18th inst. Seventy
y thousand barrels of oil were consumed
5 and all the works and buildings OF the
large establishment. Loss estimated
+ at s225, 600 Insurance 100000. The
b works will at once be rebuilt.
"A bank at Moohaniusbufg, Ia.
which recently sent a remittance tc
y the United States Treasury and which
!, ! received notice that it was s2S5 short
has written the following letter tC
+ Treasurer Spinner; "While you ar,
4 looking up that $4,000 you might
= n keep one eye on our s2s5. 1t seemi
!, = your department has more accuser
y u now
Tom Mcclellan n notorious dos
! perado, made famous by the tragic cnt
!, ofhiscounsel, Hon G. l.. Vallandigham
: who lost his life in explaining som,
: points on the trial of McGchan for tn,
:, murder OF a man named Meyers, wa
, assassinated and killed in his saloon
. on Basin street, Hamilton Ohio, at |.
q o'clock, on Sunday night, the 18th inst
n There is no clue to the assassin
IT Miss Alice NJ. Singer, daughter q
lie I. NJ. Singer, the sewing machine in
N ventor, was married in Paington, ,SoutI
s. Devon, England, on the 10th inst, L
10 Mr.. W. A. p La Grove, former res
d dent of Brooklyn, n. Y. The bride
10 dover is to be 81 100000 and she /
p to receive $4,000 worth of diamonds
d, Her wedding dress cost $1,000, an
ic each of the six bridesmaids received
T. dress worth $3.50 from Mr.. Singer.
III The remains of General Davi
Z Mead who had been buried at Meat
= vile about fifty-ninc years ago, wer
y removed one day last week. With th
Us exception, says the Republican, of tn
y bones, teeth and hair dust hadreturno
10 TO dust. Little else remained of n ma
u who, 20 years ago, was large, vigol
~ Gus and powerful. lie stood six fec
and three inches in his stockings, an
required, at his death, coffin eigt
n. feet long.
Il. "A violent tornado and storm ,
~ lightning passed over the city ofQuinc,
10 Illinois, on Tuesday night, June l5tl
nd A large number of houses were levele
nj to the ground, and in numerous il
a. stances severe injuries were sustaine
Of John MEME, n bricl<maker, was struc
n by falling timbers and killed. III
,is path of the tornado presents 50
nd scene of wreck. The damage to hous'
~ and barns is estimated ut $50, ,000.-
NJ. Several bridges and culverts ON Il
Of railroads leading into the city wei
a washed away.
Of The Commission to treat with Il
he Sioux Indians for the relnquishmcl
nd of the Black Hills consists OF Senate
IL Allison and Morrill,, Mr.. Comingo, Mcr
'as Der of Congress from Missouri, W. |
Ashby, of Nebraska, Bishop Have
the Rev Mr.. Hinman, and the Ho
ch +. W. Palmer, editor of the Inter. Occa
he All the members have signifed the
or acceptance except Senator Morrill, al
lot Bishop Haven. The Commission W
he rendezvous at Yankton about the mi
IN. die of July, and will proceed thence
ng the various Sioux agencies. Its mel
MT bers are all bald-headed
ul' On Tuesday morning of last wee
be Al, .t,ro Of Ea,,,ir ,,f m, urnt ho,.a A. -,