Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-08-04

July involves 100 mills and 10000
hands.
The seven cent postage stamp has
been abolished, and the ten cent will
hereafter be printed in vermillion that
it may be distinguished in color from
the two cent stamp.
The buildings and stock of the
Sterling Organ Company, at Birming-
ham, Conn, were totally destroyed by
fire on the 3Oth ult. Loss, $4,000
insurance, $4,000.
The tobacco crop of Lancaster
county will be unusually large this
year. In 1870 and 1871 il amounted
to sl,500,00O. In 1875 it will reach
nearly s2,0OO,OOO.
The yellow fever is raging at a
fearful rate in portions of the South.
At Fort Barrancas, Fla, up to Friday
last, there had been sixty.eight cases
and twenty-ono deaths.
"A BerKs county man died from
drinking cold water and the people
there say he had no business TO trihc
with such stuff while beer is so plenty
and cheap. And that is all the sym
pathy he gets.
The water of mineral well on
the public grounds at Eaton, Ohio, has
been discovered to contain many cnra-
tive properties. IL resembles the Blue
Lick water Of Kentucky in every par
ticular.
An invading army of thousands of
pelicans disturbed the equanimity of
the farmers OF Butte county, Cal, the
other day. Pistols, shot guns and rifles
were used in ridding the community
of the invaders.
Attorney General Pierrepont has
decided that the famous Chorpenning
claim ON the United States Postal De-
partmcnt for four hundred-and forty
five thousand dollars is debarred under
the statute of limitations.
Max Adeler has just married a
beautiful girl weighing ia pounds and
worth $4,000. He didn't know that
she had cent when he married her
ana u was pleasant surprise to find
that she was r'ch as well as robust
--Twenty-nine trademarks have al.
ready been secured in the Patent Office
for the word Centennial" as applied
70 various Articles OF manuiacture, such
as almanacs' cigars, backing, blttcs,
sh'r's' wa'ches' ana even lager Deer
Arrangements have been complet-
cd for another swimming contest be-
tween johnson and Coyle, TO swim ten
miles on tne Deiawarc river, from Ches-
.er 10 hea BANK, ior sz,ooo. The race
70 mke place ABOUT the zlst oi August
"A dispatch from Lisbon. Spain.
reports that the drought has DESTROYED
the crops and pastures in some sections
of that country and that the cattle are
dying of starvation. Famine is threat
ehed ana riots against grain exporters
are imminent
Major Fulton. of the American
rifle team, received the Wimbledon
cup on the oath ult. The team will
sail from Liyerpool in the CITY of Ber.
lin, on the 18th of August. and expect
to reach New York on or about the
18TH oil the month.
The school directors of MKean
county, by vote of So TO 10 assem-.
bled at Smithport, July 27. and reduced
the salary of the county superintend.
ent from $4,000 to 81 600 per wear in
with the suggestion of tbc
of Public Instruction
n.
State Treasurer of Soutb Carolina has
resulted in n verdict AGAINST him .for
SIS, 900. the money value of sI5O0OO
in coupons of State bonds appropriated
by him. The citizens of that state
have been treated to a wonderful sur.
prise in his conviction.
p...u, g. ., ~,
.ooo,,s oPors' as ano,,: nv,a sou'ncrn onio give
,;ro~s ~ ,h., 'ess,uesve o, HOO no9Is IN .ne
.,sels ,.., ~ 'na' svc,lon, ao. caused oy henvy
Big Miami river was overaowed and
3 900 acres of corn was flooded between
Clevcs and Lawrenceburp. The Mis-.
lxingum river was full of floating grain.
rh.a,.,...o..,,, rh.
- no oi,, muJ".an' uencral mas issued
U0. aod o .ho % "ssen.'on a, ol olneers
De- paaa..,,,.',a % ~ '.e .. "'o,", .D,, uunru, o'
! ID Z, ,',a [ s"o ,a'' 'nspec',cns'
,ann;ai i do,,. ~ ,pv ~ "ppro~on'ng VII I
snarnd 80, a. .""s ~. M .no,. mus. pe
|, sS ssana. ~ "a .'ns IN, ,ue aaa.y "ay ap " sucn
'yIvam;a S.""' 40 WIN '''"eo'creo''o" ienn-
A ,o,,or from u;ss s,s., n An
INV at Tsavenwo,.,h s,o,os ,ho, "s ,hanr
= ~ hono as a." .asa,,o.' o.'es , ,naI .n.,o
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,hot hv Emhrv son,o o m"g, "no was
T;. i;i, has Iaan u,opens ~ snD '
=, . e;,,aa @ I pos" .o'ongou mus 'ai
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,as,t .ns ~, ,.as., " n'e ns"a nr -, may oause
,t;ss nyhan'' ,vong ai;, =" sno wounu ,
,aSo- oo nu'nVpy ,hn T rs 'u'''"s ncr pro'hers
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A farmer in the outskirts of New
,uryport was moving his hay field
lay or two since when a stranger with }