Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-08-09
PHILADELPHIA CORRESPONDENCE.
THURSDAY, Aug. 8. 1854

Dear Journal,-Our city is horribly dullnow,
and great dearth of such news as would in
terest your readers. The weather has become
s'like our old song.'s
The necessity and importance of a good
Wing Journal in your county has long been
acknowledged, and now since such has been
established, we hope it win be well supported,
and that its authors will ssbattle manfully in
the good cause
We perceive from the papers throughout
the State that the chancesfor Pollock for Gov
ernor are daily increasing. The recent victo-
ry in this city has encouraged our Wing
friends, and they are sSready and eager for the
fray The course pursued by our ssnon-com-
mital' Governor on the Nebraska and the
Temperance questions, together with his taint
with Campbellism has so disguised MANY of
his Democratic friends, that they are deter
mined to defeat him. We should not be much
surprised if Pollock's majority in the State
would be over twenty thousand Your Clear
field BigleriteS may laugh at the surmise. but
it will be so, e|the fates have so willed it,, and
the 'sClearfeld Raftsman'' viii have to navi
gate Salt River. On Tuesday night last the
political campaign for the fall elections com
menced by nominations for the Delegates to
the City Convention, to nominate the State
and County officers. Much harmony prevailed.
and the 2nd Tuesday of October will tell the
tale that James Pollock Of Northumberland
county, will be the next Governor of Pennsyl-
vania.
Have you seen TsThe Pennsylvanian'; lately,
They appear to have found ga mares nest and
10 r fba
which purports to be an expose of the ssKnow
Nothings,' and such a mess of nonsense, and
humbuggery never was seen. Ifthey think that
they can gull the community with such trash,
they viii sood find their subscription list on
the decline. The fact of the matter is, that the
Editors are so chagrined at their defeat. that
they seem determined to Kill RemseI Ices with re-
venge. 'sThose whom the gods would DESTROY.
they first make mad.''
Our good, order loving citizens last week
were thrown into state Of CONSERVATION. in
consequence of the decision of the Supreme
Court, in the case of Commonwealth vs. Barr.
Barr, it appears had been bound over by Nav
or Conrad in the sum of $1,000 to answer. at
the Quarter Sessions, the charge of Keeping
disorderly and tippling house, he having kept
open house and sold liquor on Sunday in vio-
lation of the Act of 1874. The Supreme Court
in recent case, Omit's, had decided that SELL
ing liquor on Sunday was violation, and that
license to sell liquor did not confer that priv
iiage, and that the fine imposed upon Omit
was right and proper. Taking that view of it
and determining 10 break up the practice
which existed to an unlimited extent in our
Pity Moy-pr 10 IL
constituted the keeping of a disorderly and
tipping house. and bound over several tavern
keepers, among whom Barr. Eminent
Council were employed to defend them and
accordingly Barr was brought before the Su-
preme Court on a writ of Habeas Corpus, and
after an ex-parte hearing, was discharged by
Judge Lewis. The Court took the ground
that he could only be fined 100 and COSTS
This decision, seeming to be contradiction to
their opinion in Omit's case caused considera-
bic surprise and Indignation, in as much as the
receipts of many tavern keepers were from
$50 to 500 on Sunday, and by paying the fine
they could continue their nefarious traffic with
mpunity.
1t was thought that upon the next Sunday
all the taverns would be opened with impuni-
ty, but Immediately Mayor Conrad issued
second proclamation requiring all his officers
to return all violations of the law, as though
no decision had been made, and be it said to
the credit of Barr,a nd nearly all of the propri-
etorS of drinking houses, they kept closed,
thereby showing at least some regard TO pub
lie opinion. \ few kept open, who were the
next day bound over, as formerly, the Mayor
being determined that the subject should be
brought up again for more deliberate adiu-
dicatiOn. 1t is presumed that this affair will
have the effectof defeatiag Judge Black, next
fall, inaSmuch as it thought that though
in the city at the time he had ShirEed the sub
jeet by keeping away from the Court. One
thing however is very certain, that it will have
a tendency to cause many persons, who have
heretofore exhibited Indifference on the
Temperance question to vote for the Prohiba-
tory Liquor Law, and you may rest assured
that it will be carried by an overwhelming ma
jority, and woe betide the Representative who
opposes its passage.
We had another specimen of an old fashion
ed fireman's fight one night last week. The
Fairmount andMo oyamensingCompaniesg got in
to a ssmuss'' in which pistols were fired, and
many persons were badly injured. Such scenes
are horrible and tend to throw the Fire De-
partment Iuto such discredit, that all their
ssdaring and noble deeds can not eface, and
very properly cause the community to demand
a Paid Fire Department.
Quite sensation has been produced here
lately in consequence of an elopement of 4
young lady. the daughter of janiter of one
of eur public places of amusements- She bad
been but lately married, and soon grew tired
of ssHymen's siken chains" Her paramour
is said to be one of the proprietors of Tenn
ple of Thespis. 1t appears that she had be-
20, tod wifi fhn and do-