Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19
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The census OF Philadelphia, just
taken shows q population OF sl7,44s.
Mrs. BENZ. F. Butler, died in Bos-
ton, on Saturday week, from cancer
of the neck
Mrs. David Teas, u sister of Hon,
Il. A. Mackcy, fell dead at Watsontown
on the LIST inst.
Tho latest discovery IN tho vege'
table world is an incombustible tree
found on an island of Now Caledonia.
American watches are being OK.
ported to Europe in large plumbers and
great promise is given for future time.
Mexico is our sick man and the
time is evidently not remote when hc
will require our neighborly attention.
Tho condition oI Alexander II.
Stephens is not so favorable as has
been reported. His strength is falling
daily.
a-Both branches Of the State Lcgis-
laturc have passed the resolution fix
ing the final adjournment on the 5th
Of May.
--Chicago boasts that il hns forty.
four firms whose capital succeeds ST.
900, 900 each. How much Of this is
cash isn't stated.
S. p. Ryan, Democratic member
of the House Of Representatives, from
Columbia county, died on Wednesday
last, of Pneumonia.
Grant has cousin in Missouri
who is an honest man and who has
been allowed TO remain in obscurity,
unnoticcd and unprovided for.
"A large castiron chain OF thirty
eight links, TO represent the thirty-cight
States, has been manufactured for the
Centennial by Philadelphia firm.
Jerry Hopper is the name of a
Michigan giant. He is huge fellow,
physically, being seven feet and seven
inches in hcight-in fact whoppcr.
The Government life.saving scr-
vice will be introduced on the lakes
the present season, and promises to be-
come as efficient as on the sea.board.
Mrs. jeremiah Jackson, of Harris
burg, on Monday last presented her
liege lord a Centennial testimonial in
the shape ofthree bouncing girl babies.
Last month 1,5l5,63i bushels of
corn, valued at sl,049,65s, were ex-
ported from Philadelphia, considerably
cornducing TO the prosperity of the
port.
1t is quite probable that Robert
Lincoln, only surviving son OF Presi-
dent Lincoln, will be the Republican
candidate in Illinois for Secretary Of
State.
The latest news from the Big
Horn country is TO the effect that Sit
ting Bull and Crazy Horse are losing
heart, General Crook having made
them sick.
-Colfax has netted since last sum
mcr $4,000 by lecturing, which is
pretty good, though not nearly what
he used to make when Nesbitt and
Ames were alive.
The Centennial managers will not
open the exhibition during evenings.
They state that they "are afraid to
undertake the expense of Illuminating
the immense buildings
The Princess Of Wales according
TO polite fiction, is left in charge OF
England during the absence of the
Queen on the continent and pending
the return of the Prince.
"A New Orleans girl who had an
offer of marriage from a Mr.. More wrote
him note asking time to consider the
matter and closed her communication
with, "No more at present"
Who shall decide when judges dis
agree? Last Thursday one Iowa
Judge decided that church property
was taxable, and the next day another
judge decided that II was not.
Hon. Geo. Scott, President of the
Pcnn'a. Agricultural Society, died on
Wednesday the 9th inst. At the time
of his death he was one of the Associ.
ate Judges of Columbia county,
David Shirk, whose establishment,
according to a Lancaster paper, was
closed in that city, by the Sheriff, on
Friday last, had on hand at the time
the remarkable number Of eleven thou
sand dozen Of eggs.
Gen. Jno. Mcdonald, one of the
st. Louis crooked whiskcy men, has
been sentenced to three years in tho
penitentiary and $1,000 fine. W. O.
Avery was sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment and 81 900 fine.
On careful examination OF all
the facts, experienced real estate men
have come TO the conclusion that prop
erty in Chicago has deprecated forty
per cent, in New York thirty per cent,
and in Boston twenty-five per cent.
Mrs, Tyler, widow of OK. President
Tyler and the only woman who ever
married President while hc occupied
the White House, is visiting ut Wash.
lngton. She is pretty and sprighly.
Thirty years ago she was remarkably
beautiful.
--Winslow the Boston forger, has
lately written to friend in Boston to
the effect that il the Government fails
TO extradite him he shall return to
this country as soon as he is released,
and that he will "makc il hot" for
some of his old friends.
Tho house in which Robert Fulton
was born still stands in Fulton town.
ship, Lancaster county, near the Peach
Bottom railroad. Fulton, who died
sixty.onc years ago, is described as
tall man, with extremely wide brow,
curly hair and n beautiful mouth.
"A decision just rendered by the
United States Circuit Court OF Mich.
gan to the effect that the letters pat.
ent issued to Albert 8. southworth for
an improvement in plate-holdcrs for
cameras are void and OF no effect, is
worth half q million dollars TO the
photographers of this country.
senator Hamlin thinks the news
papers ought to be made to pay just as
heavy postage as anybody who writes
a lottor, He is so ossfcd that it is
doubtful whothor he knows what a
modern newspaper Is He reads the
Declaration of Independence every
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