Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-09-26

the editor OF the E'Dally American. = The
Bishop replied, in letter to the ssRichmond
Enquirer which did not mend the matter at
all. in the estimation Of the community. The
editor Of the s.Whig'' Yentured some COM
ments upon the Bishops letter, which brought
ont I communication to him from the redoubt-
Fable prelate. The tone of this note was deem
ed SO insolent that the editor sent word back
+ by the messenger that s:if it were not for some
little respect for the Bishops cloth, he would
cut his ears of close to his head before sun
set
The Bishop has placed himself in very un-
enviable position, even IN the estimation of
his own people in this city. 1t is believed
here that If the Almighty were sending Judge
mcnts upon the s.Know Nnothngs, = he would
have commenced in this city, where they are
so much more numerous, more probably
still in Philadelphia
SWEARING THEN 1t is really amusing to
hear the LocOfoco organ talk about the Know
Nothfngs as an soath-bound party &C., when
they are bound to the Foreigners, Catholics,
and Liquor. sellers by the severest oaths that
can be framed The Liquor League are sworn
/ secretly not to deal with or encourage, but
to do all they can to destroy the character and
business of those who are in favor of restrict
/ ing the rum traffic. The German or ''Sag
Nicht'' branch, are sworn TO oppose everything
/ Ameriean-the Irish, or Jesuit fraternity,
: sworn to eternal hostility against all who deny
/ the immaculate character of the Church of
4 Rome, and now, to crown all, our native Lo
/ cofocos will.no longer be receivefin full COM
munion with these anti American brotherhoods
unless they, too, solemnly reBounce their
! birth right, and s,redT ,riit The uPiifled hand,
that they are and ,ciu be f:;e 10 The Foreign in
/ ferest. Nor is this all. Ifthey candidates
I for office, they must go before magistrate
/ aud make a solemn aDidarit, that they will not
/ play the traitor. Well, this motley crew ev-
dcutly know each other. There is said to be
I honor among tflieves-but il seems, by their
own showing, that there is no honor among
the Foreign alliance.
NoRgoLk.-The Pestilencc still RACES at
Norfolk with awful fatality. The remaining
residents are suffering from famine as well as
fever. It is perfectly distressing. Thirty
seven victims were buried in one day in the
Potters Field, and it will be remembered that
almost every person has left the City.
THE PLAGuE OF BrGS IN NEW ORLEANS
Never since New Orleans has been a city, has
there been such visitation of black bugs as
we have had for several nights past. At night
they pour forth in swarms from unknown pla-
ces and make dead set at the gas lamps.
lighted windows, and every thing that is
bright, even to ladies' eyes. On Wednesday
/ we noticed great numbers of defunct bugs on
the sidewalks, beneath every lamp; on We'd
nesday night. in passing through the city, we
found fresh legions hard at work, butting their
! brainiess heads against the lamps, and making
a rafting sonorous sound that could be heard
some distance Off Yesterday, in some places
which had not been swept off, the carcascs of
the little martyrs 10 light, actually made the
side walks disIgrceaOlc to pass. hen 1T Is
considered what small chance these bugs have
to get inside the lamps by their random but
ting and Notwithstanding this. their bodies
were yesterday found therein to he depth Of
two and three inches, some idea may be form
cd Of what host they be. They are an intol-
cradle nuisance in the printing offices and 9TH
er Illuminated places. Our front editorial
I.room is of no service whatever, these buggy
nights. Strike up light and in they pour, Il
pertectP Pharaoh' s host. y fried suggested OF
us the reason of the oil lamps of the suburban
districts being so universally extinct at night
recently, is the persecution of the bugs, The
flames OF those lamps. we know by our ohSer-
vation. at best only render the darkness visi-
ble-look like sick stars, come down for lit
tie rest-andi would be easily eclipsed by five
cent pieces, and Clipped once at that. So if
any Don Quixotte of bug makes tilt al one
of those lights, ana hits it fairly, out it goes,
and the poor bug has to travel on unsatisfed
and unschorched- One Of these bugs, with q
little genius to guide his perseverance, might
thus easily envelope whole district in dark
neSs-or rather, by butting out the sickly
sparks, render darkness less visible. Altogeth-
er, they are unwelcome visiters, and we shall
han. their departure with joy. By the way,
couldn't certain learned professor of this ilk,
who has written most luminously of our little
cousins, the mosquitoes give us chapter
upon these mysterious nigger bugs of which
wescomplain s-N. o. Crescent, -4ug. l6.
Posi- OFFICE AFFAIRs.-It has been official
ly announced that it is penal offence to de-
posit in any post Office, to be conveyed in the
mail, any envelope or packet containing letters
addressed to different persons. The thirteenth
section Of the act approved March 3, 1917 says
that every person offending in the manner in
dicated above, 'Shall forfeit the sum OF ten
dollars to be recovered by action qai tam, one
half for the use Of the informer and one-half
for the use of the Post Office Department.
There is one exception, however. and that is IN
! the case of letters addressed to foreign coun-
tries. Post Office laws and regulations have
become so complicated, that by-and-by we
sha II be compelled to consult lawyer before
we dare deposit a letter in the mail. 1t is how
ever highly probable that the act of III has
/ been superseded by subsequent legislation,
and whether it has or not, our opinion is, that
as many letters to different directions may be
4 sent in one envelope as the writer chooses,
provided the postage is prepaid by weight
| We do it every day and shall continue to do so
in spite OF all Postal Edicts, which are becom-
4 ing much too freauent'to SQUARE with our nIain