Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-06-20
THE JOURNAL.
PENCIL NOTES.

ADd-Slavery convention, in Cleayeland II /,
largely attended.
Q~sry.-Is the boy that got logged for telling .
lib, the same trembling Tyre" that poets speak Of.
Rendy for distyibmtion--The Pamphlet Laws OF
last session. The volume contains 7so pages and
o55 acts and resolutions.
Ne'e steeA-chnrley Greaf has just received a
supply of sardines, spiccd oysters, and other re
frcshments. Call and try them. >. = !, ~, g
Deeiaeaiy rieA-tlat fight at Grahamton, on
Thursday, growing out of the 'nigger'' question.
IL issaid that somebody got badly licked vs.
Easily sreitsa the risibilitics of Boriwax, sr.
when he visits the ball ALLEY 1t is said the con-
tortions of the critter" are orfuI to behold g
AsstFsy Aoar-The New York Post saws there
is no truth in the story of Tom Thumbs marriage.
Wonder wha infcrnallikc will be next circulated
RelfgiOxs.-There will be saeramental services
in the Presbyterian Church of this place ON ,e,t
Sabbath Preaching on Saturday at eleven
O'clock ----
APpeared-Locusts by the million In Centre
Huntington, and Blair Counties We haven't see
any in Ciearfeld but suspect they'll be along sin
afcw days ss4srr lid -.s.,-- - +.
1fore tain.-The rain on Saturday and Sunday
soon brought the river up into fine rafting order
We suppose however, that by this time all the
timber has got down.
Got a jonr-Crum Creek. A tremendous rivalry
in the barber business: We think twhistie-iack "
his darkey, and banjo are about two pegs behind
now Long hair' takes em down.
Gait do tt,-somebody in Brady wants US to
publish an item about echoking operation per
formed by one of their physicians last week, bu t
We can't do it Wouldn't say anything about it
for the world. 5.-t;--.
Gsttt'ts n'smeroas-candidatesf Sheriff among
the Locos- These patriots, so desirous of serving
their country, might we'll save their time and
money The Americans have settled the matter.
and intend to fill the county Offices to suit them
selves. -.[--t
Ferdamt-the fellow that come to town to see
the soJers on Saturday He stood opposite our
office, with mouth eyes, and ears wide open. and
inquired, after discharge of blank cartridge with
all the seriousness Imaginable show many did they
kiIla'' He'll do. tr
no doH6t ofsL--:1f folly were pain, there would
be groaning in every house. ''-Centre Democrat.
And fusubrious would be the howIs that would
come from the Office of the Democrat There
would be an awful weeping and wailing, and
knashing of teeth
Which shall az 6e,-The Democrats of this conn
ty are 10 hold convention on the Fourth to de-
termine whether they will nominate candidates
by the Delegate or the Crawford system They
might save themselves the trouble The Ameri |
can party has accepted the ''shaffner Prowiso"
Uncle Sam im q pmeker-on Friday morning
last the Smiths Mills all ran OFF, or rather
the Pos. boy horse. as he starting from town
took tantrum,' and spilled the contents of the
mail bag along the street 1t was soon gathered
up again, and Uncle Sans Agent ..went on his |
way rejoicing
Can't be beat.-'We hatter ourselves y that, not
withstanding the loss of hand we issue this week
4 paper containing more reading matter than any |
that has been issued in this county for long time
We have some eighteen colHnsas of interesting !
matter, equivalent to more than t1centy fce col |
umns set in the ordinary newspaper type
Slarery.-Henry Clay, in his great speech in the
United States Senate said: II repeat it, sir,I |
never can. and never will and no earthly power
can make me, vote directly to spread slavery over
territory where it does not exist Never while rea-
son holds her seat in my brain never while my |
heart sends the vital fuid through my veins -ney-
err"
other column. Could mt o. o. Furnish us with
regular weekly letter, We have arrangements
with regular New York and PhiIadeIphi correspon
dents, but they send tho stereotyped trash
that they send to dozen other papers and which
Is stale before it arrives. We have told them we
don't want it, but still it comes. -,
A PGHther--On Friday morning last, Mr.
Michael Long. one of the celebrated hunters of
that name. to town with the skin and head of
a large Panther. which he killed up Moose Creek.
a few miles above town. 1t looked as our friend
across the way observed, like a terribIe baste'
and we shouldn't much have fancied ting it
in the woods alone 1t measured ten. feet and
half from ''ecnd to cend - "..'.i .9a i'5 +.
e Femzts Doctors---We have received the .-sixth
Annual announcement of the Female Medical
College Of Pennsylvania, = by which We see that
some thirty Eve strong minded ladies have been
pursuing medical studies IN Philadelphia and
that six Of the number have received the degree
of NJ d. How would fellow feel to have his
pulse elasPed by the delicate fingers of enc of
those lady doctors, Phe8 Lit would paralize Us
instantly. = .t..,e.,;-. tr...f ieft -,frs-.
Ptuekthe beam, from thine orr, eye:-If "the
worxmen in certain establishment srere drunk,
1t can at least be said that the liquor not fur
aishca hy their Employer nor did he participate
In the spree If some others could say much, |
pcfhaPs IL would be better for them, and their
squibs would come with abetter grace We would
suggest to our neighbor the prepriety of ..swee-
ping before his own door, before he sweeps be-
fore other.peoples --
The Fomrth--We should like very much to make
one Of the Editorial party to meet at Tyrone on |
the Sd, but our friends in the upper part of the
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