Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-09

Der, has been discharged
The Government claims s5O2, 0Ol
Of Frank Leslie, aud he says he owe
only $500. Tho lawyers like the al
pearaice of the controversy.
Henry Reel, an Ascending clcr
from the Willkesbarre, Pa, Postofiic,
has been taken from an alnshouse i
London into the British army.
The Philadelphia and Readin
Rolling Mill, at Reading Pa, close
last week, throwing two hundred an,
eighty-men out of employment
1.-THE United States is represente,
at the French Exposition It will b
through private enterprise, us Congress
will not meet in time to make an,
provision
The Permanent Exhibition open
to morrow, tho 10th inst, on the Cen
tennial grounds at Philadelp hia. Nj
Hayes will be present to conduct tb
ceremonies
- Some exceedingly intercstin.
scientific explorations in the Rock,
Mountain regions will be made unde
Government supervision during th,
coming summer
General Juhal Early's warriors,
George died recently in Virginia, al
the age Of twenty-five years, and wa
buried with bonors. He was severel,
wounded in three different battles.
The Governor has appointed ]
Newlin Fell Esq, Common Plea,
Judge in place of the late Judge Pratt
lie is the youngest Judge Philadelphia
has ever had, except perhaps Judg'
Allison.
The exports from New York last
week were 1881 ,S67, exclusive o
specie, being million in excess of th,
sane week last year. The total sine,
January LIST is so3,32l,9l5, against
ss2 ,606,9 975 last year.
From one millinery store in Bos
ton within seven years there hav,
been married fifty seven young lady
clerks. Where is the man that say
marriage in Boston creates nearly AZ
much sorrow as funeral
Mrs. Margaret Harris died al the
residence Of her son, W. s. Harris
Esq, in Jersey Shore, on the 10Th O
April. She was born on the island II
the river opposite Jersey Shore. De
cember 18th, 1888, nearly ninety.fiv,
years ago.
Vessels loaded with arms and am
munition of American make. intended
for Turkey are sailed under the British
flag, are manned by British seamen,
are run by English engineers, and ar,
cleared for some British port, such Us
Gibralter.
Massachusetts has 4.3I2 paupers
one-half of whom have had no indus
trial preparation to gain a livelihood
Forty-six per cent. are single, and
lorty-nine per cent, are or have been
married. Twcnty.six per cent ar,
children under fifteen years OF age.
The new Postofllce at Harrisburg
is TO he built upon the site of the old
State Capital Hotel. The lots neces-
sary for the building have been bongh,
for sl2O,OOO, leaving $4,000 Of the
appropriation over. This will be used
in beginning the erection of the build.
ing
Nj Uavas has decl;ood nm ;n,;,.
tio, nj. tha Roston RoarJ oe Trad., ,a
Wilt thai ci,v dnring ,ha nrason, ~
month, on the ground that owing to
the condition Of public business he can
not protract the time which will be
spent by him in Philadelphia and New
York.
Rohor, q Rlo;no bro,hor oe c.,
o,or pla;na rooo;rod ~ ~ ~"
c,o,,, Sar,,o,n,a 49, r.pppoh ppo,"s.'' " ~ :
SENATE Of Assistan, Snnerin,enden, % .,
INC senate Document Room. Mr..
blaihe was formerly clerk IN the ONCE
oi the Secretary OF the Senate, but
was rellcved last December by Secro'
'ary uarham'
The Huntingdon Local Ne,os is
confident that glass works will no
erected in that county, August r.
Colbert, Commissioner AT The Cen.
tennial. raised 5000 600 in Belyium for
the purpose and the citizens Of Hunt.
'nguon vesupscrioeu slo.uoo, single
worns M',' ,oo cost eao aoou' eooo'ooV ana
nouoic ei' ioV'oVo'
The Mennonitcs Of South Russia
have sent ten Of their representative
men into theintcriorof Brazil to "view
the landscape Ger" and to make pro
positions to the Government of that
relative to the purchase of
rcrtain districts thereof II is alleged
that about 100000 German Mcnnonitcs
There is family now residing in
Freehold, Pa, who have packed up
svery earthly article they possessed
and moved them forty.two times, and
All since the "melancholy days" Of the
autumn of 1866. They have lived in
This State, been West several times.
vet thcy are not contentcd, and proba.
bly, will never he happy until they
have astonishod the last tenem ent
house in the country.
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