Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-06-14
NEWS ITEMS.

uo hopcS VI MS recovery.
"A Kansas granger has received
letters patent for calf weaner
Save your calico dresses. The
cotton crop is likely TO be failure this
year.
Mine hundred more Coolies ar
rived in San Francisco one day last
week.
The Williamsport jail is to be
;, furnished with q library for the use Of
the prisoners.
No less than seven savings banks
have failed in Maine during the past
twelve months.
Tho Lancaster watch factory is to
be started up again with new capital
and new directory.
"A band OF boy burglars, the oldest
not over twelve years old, has been
discovered in Boston.
---Berdan, the wcll-known American
armorcr, has just sold TO the Scryian
Government 10000 rifles.
The general fund of the bonanza
State Of Nevada is exhausted, and even
the Governor cannot get his salary.
The Pacific Mail net earnings for
tho last year were $500, 900, making no
allowance for depreciation of steamers.
Patterson, of New Jersey was
elected TO succeed Fitzhugh, who was
dismissed, as Doorkeeper Of the House
Chicago is under protest, having
failed TO pay notes TO the amount Of
81, 100000, which matured the other
day.
Charles Dudley Warner writes to
the Hartford Comdnt that Paris is the
incest place in the world to go to the
devil in.
The coolest statement we have
seen lately is the information that the
harbor of Duluth, Mimi, is blockaded
with ice.
Henry Keller, of Lancaster, Pa,
proposes to walk from that city to the
Centennial exposition in sixteen con-
tinuous hours.
WIN. Sexton, Of Vermont, aged
% years, won the highest prize offered
So, ,000-at the recent billiard tourna-
ment in Philadelphia.
The take of buffalo robes in Mon
tano the present reason is the heaviest
for several years Some of the dealers
will ship from 5000 to 10000
The new Jail at Sunbury is to be
built by Ira L. Clement OF that place
for s9l ,636, the county furnishing the
iron work, which win cost about s4O,-
900.
The largest tree standing in the
United States is at the head Of Bear
Creek, north fork Of the Tule river,
California. 1t is over iorty-six feet in
diameter.
"A tobacconist in Boston was as
saulted in the streets the other even
ing. He was plugged severely about
the head, and his nose was partly
chewed off
During the first fifteen days Of
the Centennial Exhibition more people
have visited it, four times over, than
visited the Vienna Exhibition during
the same period.
Nearly 1000 persons are engaged
at lime manufacture in the United
States. Pennsylvania is the principal
seat of the trade, employing nearly
1000 hands.
Captain Webb who performed the
feat Of swimming across the English
Channel, has testimonial fund accru.
ing which now reaches the handsome
sum of $4,000.
"A woman named Miller, residing
at New Holland, York county, Penn'a.,
while laboring under fit OF lunacy,
drowned her infant by holding its head
in bucket of water.
"A parrot died in Franklin, last
week, which was said to be forty-nine
years old. 1t was remarkable bird
in other respects, speaking German
and English distinctly.
In splitting open a hickory tree
stump at the New York Central Rail
road shops in Rochester, N. Y, the
other day, horseshoe was found i'm
bedded in tho centre.
The census of the city of Harris
burg, authorized to be taken by the
Councils of the City, has just been
completed. The total number of in
habitants is 27,s26.
Rhode Island sends TO the Cen
tennial policeman who measures six
feet three inches. That comes from
living in small State. Not having
room to spread, he ran up.
Ohio sends TO the Centennial
remarkable specimen of black band ore,
eight feet thick. Being composed of
layers of coal and iron ore, Il roasts
itself without the use Of other fuel.
1t is stated that the Mcdlicott
Company, of Windsor Locks Connecti-
cut, has failed, with liabilities amount
ing to 100000. Its hoped the assets
will cover all claims. The Company
manufactured underwear.
"A merchant went home the other
night and said cheerfully to his wife;
"Well, my dear, I've failed at last"
"Oh, that's good" exclaimed the wife,
with a radiant face; "now we can 60 to
the Centennial, sure"
Applications for patents for per-
potual motion are said to be as fire.
quent as ever. Many of these inven-
tons show great deal of ingenuity,
but all of them an utter lack OF knowl-
edge Of the simplest laws of nature.
Joseph G. Bcal, OF Lcechburg,
Armstrong county, recently took three
imported Scotch horses TO the State of
Missouri, where he disposed OF them
for sum little in excess OF 10000.
This is dealing in horse flesh to some
purpose.
Orlando Lee, of Amity township,
Bcrks county, churned 2,44O pounds Of
butter from eleven cows during the
past year His cows are all native
stock, and one of them produced TWEEN.
ty-three quarts Of milk in one day at
two milkings.
Col. Forney prints twocolumn
dream he had lately. He dreamed