Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-01
NEWS ITEMS.

All men should live on fruit the
fruit OF their industry.
A horse forty years old died at
York The other day. III
Twelve men have been killed ut the
Centennial buildings in three months.
Two Boston clergymen were re-
Gently under medical treatment for
dclirium trcmens.
Bogarius shot twcnty-six birds at
Pittsburg in three minutes and twelve
seconds.
"A chippy Western editor has or
ganized - new name for legislators,
''acts grinders"
--airs. t.niglcy, aged ono hundred
years died in York county few days
ago.
--Berks county farmers are entering
largely into bcc-kceping us u profitable
business.
Wild pigeons are plcntifulinJohn
town at sevcnty-Bvc cents TO one dol.
lar per dozen.
Tho husband and wife concerned
in San Francisco divorce suit are also
uncle and niece.
From sixty TO seventy thousand
piano.fortes and cabinet organs are an
nually sold in the United States.
The Light Guard, of Green Bay
Wisconsin, will march the entire dis
tancc to the Centennial, 1893 miles.
Fresh gold discoveries, OF an un-
usally rich character. are reported al
most daily in Colorado and California
Hon. Hendrick Is. Wright dis
tributcd 1000 loavcs of bread to the
poor at Wilkesbarrc on Tuesday, the
22d nit.
"A convention Of the nurserymcn
Of America has been called TO meet in
Chicago the second Wednesday in
June.
Over 1000 voters in Potter coun-
ty have signed petition for the repeal
of the prohibition law which applies to
that county.
Mrs. Betsy Fries, Of Steinsvilc,
Lehigb county, supports herself and
two children, by emitting timber for
land owners.
Another of Boston's revercd land
marks has got TO 60. The lease OF the
old State House expires July lst, and
il is to be torn down.
Machinery for three complete saw.
mills has been shipped from manu-
factory in Erie to the Black Hills dur.
ing the past month.
San Francisco explodes with boast
ing because she now manufactures fire
crackers instead of importing them
from China.
General Sheridan thinks million
or two can be saved in army expenses
by the transfer of the Indian bureau
to the war department.
United States Fish Commissioner
Baird has arranged to import stock
of the eggs of the sole and turbot from
England in the spring.
"A lumber train on the Philadel-
phia railroad, a few days ago, consisted
of fiity-fvc cars-thc largest number
taken out of williamsport for years.
Since the LIST of December last the
records show that 2,73S emigrants left
Columbus, Ga, for other States, of
which number hardly 300 were whites
The work of charging General
Buffers "Dutch Gap Canal" has near
ly been completed, and hereafter there
will be twcnty-onc feet Of water in the
cut.
"A nitro-glycerine magazine, at st.
Petersburg in Clarion county, explod.
cd February %. The building and
one man, who was in it, were blown to
atoms.
Turkey has fifteen immense ships
Of war which cost nearly $1,000, 900
apiece. Their sole duty Is to fire
salutes when the Sultan goes TO the
mosque.
The Luzcrne county sportsmons
club have ordered 1000 quail from
North Carolina, which they will dis
tEbutc through the county for propa-
cation.
Hammond and Bently have made
2l3 converts in Washington and at the
latest advices were holding special meet
ings for the benefit of lawyers and
members Of Congress.
Under the law, New York canal
boatman are not permitted to vote, as
they have no fixed residence while
living on canal-boats. Twenty-Five
thousand men are thus disfranchised.
"A Sacramento, Cal, beet.sugar fac
tory, turned out 100000 pounds Of
white sugar in 1875. The beets yield
1874 per cent. Of sugar, 81 per cent.
more than the average yield Of Europe.
"A smart youth living near Boston
chopped down an elm tree on the
parental farm, last week, set up stand
on Boston common, and pcddled out
"old elm relics, realizing nearly hun
dred dollars.
Some New York philanthropists
have provided a course of instructive
and entertaining lecturers for tho shop
girls of that city. This is a better ar
gument for the divine origin Of Chris
tianity than a folio volume.
"A retired Dutch officer has boon
sentenced TO eight months imprison-
ment at Darmstadt for unlawfulIy en-
listing recruits for Acheen, and an in
habitant Of the town, who assisted him,
received n sentence Of four months.
"A Paris street car company has
given its passengers immense satistac-
ton by placing vessels heated with
charcoal dust under their feet The
heat thrown out is said to be quite suf.
iicient for warming the cars efficiently.
A very successful swindlor is John
Collins, who has sold Q half interest in
mythical patent to about fifty per.
sons In various Western cities, making
thereby more than $4,000. lie will
also get some maintenance in prison.
"A New Hampshire chemist an.
nounces that, aftor fifteen years Of