Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-05-26

PnII.AprLrlilA, May ~, 1873
ora rrnLlo CHARITIES.
There Is probably no other city IN
the world thaHcan bore Of ~ nvGy
charitable 4'st ~ tions NJ 'hilkdpll 3a,
from ils ai sbbp housc whcrk u bu-
sands Of lIWigry bud desc ring p60fAre
fed daily UroI loig Ihd tpng and Nit
ter month";. ofiwIkrr, M III 10 tnc
grandcst Of all our ehari,ics-ihat en-.
dcwcd by stephen Girard.
The institution that ,nrpose more
particularly to write Of IN this letter Is
the Eye and Ear Institute, OF the Phil.
ndolphia Dispcnsary, located at Thir-
tcenth aud Chestnut streets. II is one
of tbe,most youthful Of our charitable
pfghnkhtipbt hVt ;d,pnd to none In
the measure of IT, usefulness. II has
Isheenu.ill sxisLence.u hut iixp.uy yosAgs. yot
during that time, through DR.. George
Snnwbidge, surgeon IN charge, and
his nedfcaf AtaIf II fpnr trpablc assist
lnntsurgcons, treated 1859 PERSONS for
diseases Of the'tye, itn't 1902 'fordis-
eases of thccni, s,cccssinllyi perform
ing overd 800 operations upon these
ldvIitatcmid sensitive members of the
body.td Aminig tie latter may be pas
tieularizcd % atalallci 80 iritlectonly,
lnnd SO stinblsmus operations, y Those
lof yonr readers who are NJ. De viii
ldoubticsS best realize THE inngnltudcof
this paftiullarixatiob.d 4 pifiYmem
hhirhe services Of the medical stuff of
this institution is given freely without
money and witioutpricc, and for the
benefit Of the laboring GLASSES Il dniiy
scssioi for treatment Of eases II held
l'bsghthig Ut q A. M.to1p.MN Hiil!
e Inlcveiy instance whore the poverty
o. tho patient has required II, wnrd
Recommendations, free of charge, have
been FURNISHED, and extended Just Us
freely rs oithe stranger from abroad
Ma TO lthc resident loIn our own city; IN
tact thc demand Forward treatment Is
Imucll greater BY persons from the In
terror n the State and from other
States thil,i BY iour owhipeoplc. Z, va
pa mention this charitable Institution
Of which ! am 'proad SO that n thcrc
Pie any yonr readers who suffering
liiomany dangerous nilmrht OF tile eyes
l6r ears. aud too indigeln to obtain
Surgical skill at home, they may hero
find rciici' without othcf. eost thai tho
price OF tie passage TO ali,I from tho
linstitutioii. cin VI ioH ir1ha-f9nHm
4luThc Board of Managers Aie among
tho most honorcd of our citizcfis,afnong
them are VIM r.. t;rihits, George B..
Wool, NJ ~. Jbhn'M. aWhitalI, 'Thos,
fWistnr, Nj d. John y. Cope, Alex. E.
Harvey and d. Ch,rk Wharton. ~ o. /
conitss Pam ut N loss 20 know how
the Institution acconiplishes 40 much,
assit iswithout endowment ffpm city,
State, orindividuaisg \ imagine, hoy
cvorl that the bulk Of the voluntary
contributions which maintains " comes
irom iis own board Of management.
or amch 1 prcsnIheiis The kingdom Of
srErPErH DOWN AND or,r .ioi
~ -Four Of the Managers OF the House
bf Correction recently resigned sudden.
nyl Tho last official act they did Was
10 request i fcllow-mcmber of their
Board to resign, as his room was bet
tier than his company. The advice
was nnhceded, and Barlow, who was
Invited 70 step out, made formal
charges Of tirrcgulaiftlcsr and City
Councils, which elected The uonse OF
I Correction gentlemen, began an in
Ivestigation, and, Notwithstanding This
Is thc whitewashing season Of the year,
enough Stacked Inns could moi be ap-
piled to make these gentlemen white
eouled men Their resignation stops
the Investigation the committeeman
are saved an unpleasant duty, and
ineso gehuenieh OF character ana ~
-. .os "'''''''''"i ''''''""ir' y W. '''''u'pS ~
,asS ~, !, ,dng,,, Il tss.alai7
a. 'p ,v v'' ~ ~. pDg'' ? ''N",i
MS; Ellen l'a,Serty died curing the
week, at the aav;apcea aHe oi io9 years
1nV ., veg m'r,'su |" y,vnanu pcra'ne
NY ii ''Vsle' o;%, q ~" e"'''rs 'a shs 'eSs
"ssu .s, w, '.pit, -, I; :.nv Wy p"'si''N9
, '''''"s uv.n ,N"s anIa1r st.i
rs
just as was mailing TINS letter, the
steamship Apoo's'ori, ol Inc american
iahes came into port, bringing zS'
passengers. As she came m, the In
diana o. the same iine' lci' ior ,Europe,
WIN J"s' -oo passengers ana a iuil
cargo .ol .imerica'l mcchanolse' II
'oohs strange 10 roau o' more traVeiiers
gong 10 Europe u'ah coming 10 TINS
country, ana ye' oil the NUMBER oil out
waru oouna ae many skilieo meehah-
ics gong 70 Europe, Where wages are
comparatively hsher, anu hioof IN
taea'er demand 'ha'' here'u o.esil
iaNf THE Ex-PRIEsT oERDEMAN. 1871
The trial Of Father t;crdeman ended
in the disagreement Of the Jury ten
standing in favor Of acquittal and two
for conviction---o the latter one was
Roman Catholic. and the other a son
of Ham. This virtually ends the case
so far as the prosecution against Gerdc-
man for cmbczzlement Is concerned.
To inc il appears one Of the qucerest
cases on record The priest. Ii win be
Remembered .leftthe city very suddenly,
lIcayins behind n note addressed TO
Bishop Wood stating that his disbelief
lin the infallibihty Of The Popc led him
10 stcp down and ont of the Romish
cburc6 y me following ,lny he was
married ID, the pretty orranist of his
church by A Protestant minister over
Ia Jersey CITY two dovs thereafter
he started for Cincinnati and the fol.
lowing week was apprhendcd lust as
he and Mrs. q were stcppinr aboard
nr % n s,ea,oe, ot Ral,imora b5und fnr