Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-08-22
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liant Quarter Master PE7yRs. Of CurwensviIle,

LIANT Quarter Master PETyRs, Of CurwensyiIie,
9e made tour through the upper part Of our
county last weak and were pleased TO find 1T
IN a most prosperous and healthy condition
We passed field after field of Corn, Buckwheat,
Oats, Potatoes &C., all of which presented
promising appearance, and the number of
grain fields which had been reapt and cleaned
up, gave every indication of a most bountiful
supply Of all kinds of provisions. Every per-
son appears to be in good spirits and high
hopes, all protesting that they have never be-
fore experienced more rich and abundant
harvest.
At every point, We were struck with the
contemplation of the vast resources OF our
| County Those who have not seen 1t, can
| scarcely conceive the immense quantity of val
| liable timber yet standing in our vast forests
| of pine, and every few miles a vein of bitumi-
nous coal is exposed by the excavation of
| road. or the falling of tree. We hear,
also, in different localities, of rich veins of
| iron ore and other valuable minerals. Moth
ing is wanting, TO develope these resources
but good roads, and convenient access to
market. The roads all through the upper part
of the County, are in a most wretched condi-
tion; in fact We never travelled over worse
The ground on which they are laid out is gen
orally good, and it would require but little
labor to make, at least passable roads. If the
trees were deadened, SO that the sun could
get at them, it would soon work decided i'm
provement. If turnpike could be made from
the Pennville pike, to the Cherry Tree, we
think it would be great advantage to our
County. At the latter place it would inter
sect the Plank Road to Willmore Station on
the Pennsylvania Railroad, and We have an
| idea, that the stock would be more profitable
| investment than that of some Turnpikes We
wot of.
During our "trip we visited New Washing
ton, where we found our friends actively en-
| gagged in preparing for the American Harvest
| Home, to come off in that neighborhood on
| the %, of September. We found our friend
JOHN SHELTER, keeping the old ''SEBRIsG
HOUSE," where he is ready to accommodate
all who give him call. He is good land
| lord and clever fellow, besides which he
| keeps first rate house. Our old friend D. S.
PLoTNER, is still TO be found at his former
stand. There is no more accommodating man.
visit him will find themselves we'll taken care
of.
From New Washington We went up Chest
Creek, spending a night very pleasantly with
our friend WILLIAM WEsTovER. The next
day, after driving over most miserable apoi-
ogy for road, we arrived at PATCHIN's Mill,
one of the finest establishments in the County
They are extensively engaged in farming and
numbering, and are making such improve
| ments as we have seen no where else in oul
County.
On our return home, we stopped at Bower
with our old friend JAMES ELDER, who, though
down on the Know Nothings elike thousand
, of BRICK is of the best men in the wild
, cat region. We always make it suit to stoI
with him, because we are sure of hearty
laugh and good dinner.
In every locality we visited, we were assured
of the increasing strength of the American
party, and found its members, uniformly san
guine of success in the approaching contest
A United and determined effort-a long pull
strong pull, and pull altogether, will carr!
the entire ticket from Senator down to Audi
tor.
THE LOUISVILLE RIoTs.-We gave last weel
the account of the Riot atLouisville, ,as publish
!, ed in the Journal OF. that city. Avery differen
: statement is made by the Courier, and we ar
unable to say which is correct. We have n
= doubt that both parties are to blame, and d
not suppose the criminality to be all on eithe
side. When men are excited in politica
contest it requires but few words to provolS
blows, and blows are soon followed by the us
+ of deadly weapons.
= 1t seems, however, that the first gun was fir
g ed by foreigner, and that while the Electio
: was going on quietly, an American citizen wa
: insulted stabbed, and beaten by party c
Irishmen. Americans were fired upon an
: shot, while quietly passing in the street. On
5 gentleman passing German Brewery, accom-
I panied by his wife, was shot at. Although tn
: Americans may have been somewhat to blame
there can certainly be no excuse for this indis
criminate slaughter. The deliberate shootin
n down of American citizens, is not the way fo
: foreigners to obtain redress if they have sus
tanned injury.
: We hope the contradictory stories of the pa
0 pers published at the scene of the disturbance
G will soon be reconciled, that we may arrive a
q the true state of the facts, and place the oblo
t guy of the bloody outrage, where it properl
7 and justly belongs.
3 DIsuNIoN-A Mr.. j. P. BENJAMIN, U.
Senator from Louisiana, has published lette
= in the New Orleans papers, in which he at
tempts to show that dis-union is imminent
q from attempts that will be made at the ap
preaching session of Congress, to restore tn
nd col ba f,p,