Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-07-16
CLIPPINGS AND sCRIBBLINGs.

W we've only had about halt a dozen squabbleS
within the last week.
"BUsrED''-that dinner bell over the way,
and the young man that had q superabundance
of building material in his hat.
THE Carbondale (Luzerne Co. Pa.) Trans
cript, has hauled down the Fillmore flag and
run up that of Fremont and Dayton.
VIVID IMAoINArIoN-after indulging freely
to get on ''all-fours'' and suppose you're GO
ing uphill. s'That's the way to go 20
OvERDosED-our ssdevil'' with laudanum-
We call that stopping the diarrhea with ven
geance Stopped his locomotive powers also! |!
The New York, Ncw-F Foundland and London
Telegraph Company, have succeeded in recor-
ering, in good order, large portion of their
submarine cable, lost some time since.
At Fremont ratification meeting at Patter-
son, New Jersey, Samuel Smith, Esq, Demo-
cratic Mayor of the city, and one of the pro-
prietors of the New Jersy Locomotive works,
presided.
COSTA RICA.--Thc war is at an end for the
presents the Costa Ricans have lost 700 men.
There are not laborers enough to harvest the
coffee crop, large portion of which will be
lost in consequence.
SINCE Mr.. Buchanan has been nominated
for President, at the Baltimore market and
other places, ten cent piece is called slim
my, - it being the price for a days labor that
he said would spread blessings and benefits
over the country.
CAN'T Go 1T.-The Pulaski Democrat, the
Democratic organ for Eastern Oswego county,
refuses to go the Buchanan ticket. It's edi-
tor Mr. Hatch, was the Democratic candidate
for Senator last fall. He has resolved he cant
travel the ''downward road'' any farther.
NIcARAG1A.-Walller is receiving men and
provisions from New Orleans. The country is
under martial law, and no one is permitted to
leave without pass from Walker. All cor
respondence is detained and examined. Walk
er intends to commence hostilites against
Costa Rica about the middle of July.
THE WAY THEY Do IN MIssoURI.--A Mrs An
derson, of Bourbonton, Mo-, lately cowhided
her husband. He had seen fit to go away with
a woman, but, becoming weary of her, had re-
turned to his first love. Mrs A. received her
recreant spouse with open arms and long
cowhide. With the latter she inflicted sixty
neighbors. Mr.. y thinks he 'swon't run away
any more.''
STATE ELEcrroNs.-On the first Monday, 4th
of August, elections will be held in the States
Of Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri and
Iowa; and on the first Thursday, 9th of Au-
gust, in North Carolina and Tennessee. On
September Sd, in Vermont and California, and
September 8th, in Maine. On the 1st Monday
of October, 7th, in Georgia and Florida, and
on the second Tuesday, 14th of October, in
Pennsylvania. Ohio and Indiana.
q TERRIBLE TORNADO passed over Franklin
county, n. Y. on the Sth, sweeping down for
csts, scattering fences, destroying all manner
of buildings and other property and leaving
nothing but desoation on its track. The vii
lage of Chatcaugay is complete desolation
mot a building escaped injury and some are
entirely destroyed. Riding along the road
from Burke to Chateaugay, one hundred and
eighty-fve buildings can be counted either
unroofed, blown down or moved.
Cor. FREMONT AND SLAvEHoLDING.-Allu
ing to the statement that Col. Fremont is a
stakeholder, the editor of the Milwaukee Free
Democrat states, ''on the authority of John C.
Fremont himself, that he never owned a slave,
and was always opposed to the practice of
holding slaves, and resolved early in life, new
er to be implicated in the business of buying,
selling or holding men and women as chattels.
This we had from the lips of both John C. Ere
mont and his accomplished LADY,
The TRIAL of Preston S. Brooks, for his as
sault on Senator Sumner took place il the
Criminal Court at Washington on the Sth.-
After hearing the evidence, Judge Crawford
pronounced the judgment of Court, which was
that Brooks pay fine of $780, This is the
heaviest fine for assault and battery that we
ever knew to be imposed, and shows in what
light the assault was regarded. The matter
has yet to undergo investigation in the House
| of Representatives, where, if justice is meted
ont to him, he will still receive severer rep
rimand by being expelled.
In A FIx.-The Democracy OF Jefferson CO.
are in regular 'sfix'' just now. At their coun-
ty convention held on the 2nd instant, they
declared that Hon. D. Barclay was their choice
for Congress, and delegate to the State con-
vention. Since then Mr.. Barclay has taken a
step in favor of admitting Kansas as a Free
State, which has caused the Locofoco papers
in the district to pour out their vials of wrath
upon him. How the Jefferson Democracy viii
get out of the scrape, remains to be seen.-
| The Jeffersonian refuses to place his name at
its masthead. 1t is certainly amusing to the
lookerson.