Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

NEWS ITEMS.
Lindsey Carson, q bother of the
famous Kit, is II candidate ior the Cali.
iornin Senate. t ff
---Willlamsport, Norristown, Ian
caster, Harrisburg and bloomsbury all
want the State ihir next iall
Judge Edward Mollcn, formerly
Chict Justicejof Massachusetts, died IN
Boston, Monday night, the 3lst ult,
The biggest lumber raft ever seen
on the Mississippi river was towcd
down the other day. II comprised
over n million feet. ''----' 'i'- 'i'fl
AN earthquake on the 2sth of
May in Turkey, destroyed six hundred
houses aud not less than two hundred
persons in the town'bf Broussa.
new Court House ut Miniin-
town, Juniata county, is completed and
is u handsome, well built structure
It's height to top of spircis 1870 feet,
The Minnesota farmers aro pay
ing IS q bushcl for dead grasshoppcrs.
The children are all getting rich from
tho proceeds Of their sales of this new
commodity.
--GovcrnorJa Jacobs, Of West Virginia,
has issued his proclamation, declaring
that tho scat Of government had been
removed from Charleston and is now
at Wheeling. y
N The next scmi-annual session Of
the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows Of
Pennsylvania will be held in Philadel.
phia in November, and the next rcgu.
lar session in the snme city in May,
1876. 81. 4o l,i.f
Col James Mccoy, Of Genercl
Shermans staff, died Of consumption,
at the St James Hotel New York, on
the 29th ult. His remains were in.
TERED at Columbus, o. ''.f.
Charles ii. Landis, the founder Of
the vineland On. j. Colony, who late
~ shot Uriah Carruth, editor OF the
Journal, has been released on $4,000
bail. Carruth is still living,
The Harrisburg Telegraph states
that the Harrisburg car manufacturing
company has secured contract from
the Allegheny vally Railroad Com
pany for tho construction Of three or
four hundred cars.
The programme for the trotting
bouts in northwestern Pennsylvania is
published. The following premiums
are offered Erie, $4,000; Titusville,
s2,425 st. Petersburg, $4,000 Park
er's Landing, $4,000 Sharon, $4,000,
Grecnyillc, s2,5OO; Conncauwille, 81
800.
The grand new Masonic Temple
in New York city, built by the order
in that State was dedicated on the I'd
inst. The Bible used was the same on
which was administered to General
Washington, by Chancellor Livings.
ton, his oath OF Office as the first Presi-
dent of the United States.
--"Ogontz,' the famous palace Of
Jay Cooke, near Philadelphia, which
cost 81 100000, was recently offered
at auction, but failed TO bring the
amount ts35o,oOO) placed upon it as
the lowest limit at which it would be
\ sold. 1t Is now offered at private sale
The private library Of Daniel Web
ster, which was to be esold in Boston yes
terdayoompriscs manybooks containing
the great statcsman's autographs, anC
pamphlest, addresses, speeches and ora
tions indexed in his own hand. AL
the books arc from Wcbstcr's library
Mrs. Rhom, the ''fat woman 0
Barnum's show, died at her Residence
in East Baltimore on Friday, the 2Stl
nit. Her weight was 583 pounds
height, six feet four inches, with spaI
around the waist of seventy-two inches
She was born in Licking county, Ohio
and her maiden name was Hannal
: Jane Duck.
: The town Of Wallace, Kansas, ]
: partly sitnafed on a Gove,pmeni rese'
E vation, and IN order has been issue
, by the military commander of the dc
. partment, notifying nearly all the res
, dents OF the place that they are squa,
0 ters and must leave by the 18th {
|, June. The postofiice, all tho bushes
d houses and the railroad depot will hay
/ to be moved under this order.
!, In addition to the Trustees selec
!, ed by the stockholders of the Indian
Normal School, the following.namo
J gentlemen were appointed as Trustee
by Gov. Hartranit, to wit: Hon. Ja
/ G. Clark, of Greensburg, Hon. ID. .
n Morrell, of Johnstown, Hon. j. \
J. Thompson, of Marion, Indiana count,
6 Gen. Il. 2. Gallaher, of Wcstmorelan
l. county, Colonel S. NJ. jackson, and
L S. Golden, Esq, of Armstrong count,
q The business portion Of the tow
!. of Great Bend, Susquchanna count,
. Pa, was destroyed by fire on the nigl
q of the 2sth. Among the building
destroyed was the Masonic hall, po
= Office, printing office, wagon shop, tv
4 dwelling houses, two banks and tc
II stores. The loss is estimated at s1O(
10 600, upon which there is an insuran'
p ol aoout eoo,vov, as y o''en tne cu' W
r 'he hre was tnc worA vi an 'hconuiar
10 --Governor Hnrtranit has issued Il
q warrant for the execution on the fir
IS of July next of Albert Brown, convic
] ed in Bradford county, and sentenc,
ID to be hung on the 10th of January los
is for the murder of little girl five yea
C of age. The case OF Brown was tax,
"a 10 ha Snnrem, co,nt on n writ