National Republican (Washington City

An Old Clock.

The Chicago News tells of an interesting relic of 200 years ago, a queer old German hall clock, which is on exhibition in Decatur, Ill. It is made of cherry wood, and stands fully eight feet high, and if properly embellished would make a handsome and useful ornament for a residence hall. The dial, which is quite large, shows the time of day, the day of the week, the month of the year, the different phases of the moon, and there is a scale to indicate the quarters of the moon. The clock also has a sweeping second hand and the usual minute and hour hands. It has ponderous cast iron weights and a heavy pendulum, which are hidden from view by the wood work. The clock strikes the hours on a gong almost loud enough to be heard a block away. Mr. Curtis purchased the clock recently of Mr. Jacob Oakes, who resides in the Dunkard settlement near Bement. Mr. Oakes states that the old clock was made in Holland about 200 years ago. It has been an heirloom in his family over 150 years, his grandfather having brought it across the ocean to Pennsylvania. Mr. Curtis is having the dial retouched.