Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-11-15

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| 600 in England and this country.
| - The Chief Justice of Victoria. Australia
comes out strong for the Maine Liquor Law
| - Byron says the truest way to pro-
nounce Polish names, is to snecze three
| times, and say ski.
| - An iron theatre, ninety feet by forty,
to be transported to Australia, is being built
in Manchester, England.
- The venerable widow of Alexander
Hamilton, now 96 years of age,-is said to be
dangerously i'll in Washington.
- The whipping post is still in use in Cow
ington, Ky. Lawrence Hunt was publicly whip
ped in that place last week for stealing caps.
- 1t appears from Paris correspondent:
s.that Martin Van Buren, is really writing his
life, having already written enough TO make
several goodly chapters
| - Aristotle. on being censured for be-
| slowing aims bad man, made the follow
| ing noble reply IL did not give it to the
man, gave it TO humanity
- Among the passengers by the Africa,
| from Liverpool, were the wife and daughter
| of the Rev. DR.. Jonas King. the well known
Missionary at Athens, Greece.
- A Bear, having chain around his neck.
and supposed to have escaped fl ON some mena-
girie, was captured last Tuesday, in the woods
between Frankford and Bustleton.
- 1t is stated that Worcester has in prep
aration new unabridged dictionary, which will
contain upwards of ten thousand words not to
be found in any other work of the kind.
- The homely phraze, Root, hog or die. :
is now rendered follows Penetrate the
soul, my porcine friend, or early expect an
obituary notice on your untimely demise.
- mans own conscience is his sole tri-
bunai, and he should care no more for that
phantom opinion than he should fear meeting
ghost if he crossed the church-yard at dark.
- The King of Prussia has ordered mar
BILE tablet, with golden letters to be raised over
the spot where the first soldier fell in the revo-
luton of1s4s. This insulting proceeding caused
acommotion land several persons were arrested.
- The editor of the Morning Advocate of
Racine, Wis, says he has ssbccn requested to
call attention to the dangerous and reprehen-
moniously INDUCED in by the boys of all ages.
of shooting quails in the streets of that cty!''
Il beheld,' says Mr.. Eton. in his Sur
vey of the Turkish Empire,' .the expulsion of
$4,000 Greek Christians from the Crime;l by
the Russians, nearly the whole of whom ex-
hausted by fatigue. worn out by hunger and
privation. perished on the barren steppe for
merly inhabited by the Nogay Tartars'
- Gen. Cass, in a recent speech at Chice-
GO said 'sthe right to forbid slavery comedies
the right of government to establish it,
Then we suppose the right to forbid murder
robbery, arson and other crimes concede the
right to esablish them, by authority of law
Poor logic that for the veteran of Michigan,
- In one of the N6w York State Prisons
there were recently 732 men convicted of
crimes, and sentenced to various periods of
Imprisonment as punishment. Among these
there are 57l who use tobacco; $50 are in the
habit of profane swearing 39i were without
any employment when arrested and G69 used
strong drink habitually.
- 4 desperate and bloody affray occurred
on board the steamer City of Richmond on her
last trip from Philadelphia to Norfolk
Cause-a body of United States seamen. got
drunk, uproarious. and finally pugnacious-
Result-one man almost cut to pieces
and his antagonist secured. The wounded
man was not expected to survive.
- There are about 5000 Negroes entitled
to vote In New York city under the provision
oil the State Constitution, which requires
colored man to have been three years a citi- |
zen, and possessed of freehold estate Of the |
value of $3.50 over and above all debts and |
incumbcrances charged thereon, and upon |
which tax shall have been paid.
- In Washington on Sunday evening. |
party of disorderly persons were arrested by |
the police and guards, and taken to the guard |
house. The wife of one of the party came to |
the Captain of the Guard, and paid the fine
and costs for one man, not her husband. and
let her spouse remain the entire night in the
cell and go to the farm in the morning
- We learn that the s.National Cadets
of Shippensburg, and the ..National Guard.
of MELVILLE, are making arrangements to be in
attendance at the Inauguration of Governor
Pollock. The first named company will be ac-
companied by the ssValley Sax Band. The
indications are, that the military display on
inauguration day will exceed anything of the
kind ever witnessed in Harrisburg.
- If you don't want TO fall in love, keep
away from calico. You can more play with
girls without losing your heart, than you can
at roulette without losing your money. As
Dobbs very justly observes. the heartstrings of