Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-06-04
CLIPPINGS AND scRIBBLINGs.


have adopted the report of their committees
declaring slavery sin per se
A TERRIFIC STORM in Texas, on the 9th OF
May, levelled every house in the village OF
Cedar Hills, and killed nine persons.
THE American State Council of Vermont, at
a recent meeting, adopted resolutions denoun-
cling the administration, and proposing to unite
with the Republicans in the Congressional and
Presidential elections. I
THERE ARE, according to medical writer's,
the large number OF seven million pores IN the
body of man of ordinary size, and II these
wore Joined lengthwise, tube would be FORM
ed twenty-eig!t miles long
HoRsEs SToLEN.-On the night of the 2ith
Nav, a horse was stolen from A. Nasblnder,
two miles west of Brookyille, Jefferson coun-
| ty. another from Thomas Hall, four miles north
| of that place, and a third from a Mr.. Ailliron
on Sandy.
| A WITNESS Suor IN KANsAs.-Mr. Mace who
| testified before the Committee OF Congress In
Kansas, in relation to some of the outrages
perpetrated there, has been shot at by I'M
known persons and narrowly escaped with his
| life. He was badly wounded.
I TUESDAY, the fourth day of November next,
being the Tuesday after the first Monday of
that month, is the day on which the people
throughout the entire country will east their
votes for electors of President and Vice Pres
ident of the United States.
SOMERSET, PA-The Colvin House, and Cy-
rus Bcnford's warehouse, were totally destroy
ed by fire on the 18th May. Loss about $4,000;
covered by insurance. Fifteen houses were
on fire at one time, but the flames were extin-
gushed before much damage was done.
Mr.. BUTLER, photographer in San Francis
CO, threatens to sell at auction the stone from
which Walkers bonds printed. aud twenty
millions of those securities, payment of which
is secured by mines on the river Bola, if Walk
CIR does not pay him the 81 600 he owes him
JupaE MCLEAN has written letter to Gen
eral Cass, dated the 18th May, in which he says
that Congress-, having the power to establish a
territorial government, might, in the exercise
of police power, prohibit slavery, although
they had no constitutional power to institute it.
Mrs. L. W. of Erie, Pa, says -:'Whoever
|
hours before washing them, will find that they
can do without patent washing fluids, &c, and
save nearly all the wear of clothes by rubbing,
too. The clothes may be boiled without rub
bing-any more than to rinse off the loosened
dirt.''
The London Times says: ssAIl things con-
sidercd, We doubt whether the cost Of the war,
To Iac V-sI ba ,,r,Ia (
900, 0,000-an immense sum, but evidently not
an intollerable one, when it is considered that
it falls very much under the expenditure of
this country in the one closing year Of the last
great war. aa
IMPORTANT TO School DIREcroRs.--By re-
cent decision Of the Superintendent of Common
Schools of Pennsylvania, the former decision,
under which persons whose occupations were
rated at less than $500 were exempted from
taxation for school purposes, has been reyers-
ed, and such persons are now required 10 pay
a school tax of so cents each.
THE IRoS OF TIE WoRLD.-The annual pro-
, duction of crude iron throughout the world is
estimated at 6 6,00o,000 tons. OF this Great
Britain produces 100000, France $50, COO
Prussia 3O0, 900, Austria $50 900, Belgium 200,-
| 900, Russia 300, 900, Sweden $50 900, the les
ser German States 10 900, the United States
: 10000, and other countries 100000
e DOING AND SNoRIXG in Church is becoming
. quite fashionable. \ searcher after the GU
: rious counted some twenty odd heads bobbina
e up and down in one church, every one o
which, after waking up, looked around very
C complacently, as much as to say, 81 was N
p sleeping 1t must be undoubtedly very en-
a couraginS TO the ID, if not to the minister
: OUR NATIVE WINEs.-The Ohio Valley Far
mer estimates, from statistics of the Horticul
u tural Society, that there are 2 900 acres of Ca
tawba vines in cultivation in the vicinity o
{ Cincinnati, of which 1,600 acres are in full
bearing. The average production, for severa
Il years, has been 100000 gallons of wine from
this area of vines, which yield must be doub
led in a short time. The demand for the win
= is increasing faster than the supply.
n DESTRUCTIVE FIRE occurred in Brookville
n Jefferson county, on the 24th May, by whicl
: $4,000 worth of property was destroyed. A
mong other buildings the American House wa
e burned. The printing office of the Je6crsO
! Star was also consumed. The editor calls OF
v his patrons to pay up their arrcaragcS so tha
he may be enabled to purchase new press am
x materials. We trust they will promptly res
pond to his call. s.-
CENTRE Coon the 25th ult. the house O
:" Joseph Hoover, of Union township, Centre CO
was destroyed by fire. The loss is about $500
On the oath, the dwelling of Mr.. W. Williams