Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-20
THE JOURNAL.
CLIPPINGS AND scRIBBLINes,

-un- OLAkEf, one Cl the IlepdotlCdn electors
in Kentucky, has taken the stump fer Fremont
and Dayton, in that State.
Hoops VS.. HYDRoPHoBIA.-One virtue, at
least, has been discovered in the hoop skirt
mad dogs cannot bite the wearers.
In Westmoreland county vegetation is s,If
the grass-hoppers. Corn and potatoes will not
yield half last years crops.
We call especial attention to the advertise
fnent of the West Branch Insurance Company,
as well as to a number of ether notices in to-
days Journal.
large and spirited meeting of the friends
OF Temperance was held in the Court House
on Monday evening, at which several excel
lent speeches were made.
EfRATUA.-In the acknowledgment of sub
scriptions to the building fund for Baptist
Church in this place, the name of James C.
Graham, should be James B., Graham.
TUE GooD INTENT HOTEL, in Curwensville,
has been taken by Mr.. Joseph Peters, who will
doubtless keep good house and render salts
faction to his customers. See advertisement.
THE Cincinnati Gazette is authorized by
Judge M'Lean to say there is no truth in the
report that he is for Fillmore. The Judge is
in favor of Fremont.
ADMITrED.-On yesterday forenoon, Robert
J. Wallace, of this place, was admitted to
practice in the several Courts of this county.
We understand that he underwent a very cred
table examination.
JOHN Mitchell, the Irish patriot has written
4 letter to his countrymen on the general as
pect of affairs in this country, but especially
in respect to their duty in the present contest
for the Presidency, advising them to go for
Buchanan.
CENTRAL HOTEL, TYRoKE.-Our old friend,
w. W. Fleming, formerly of Curwensyille, we
are pleased to hear, has taken the above hotel.
Mr.. Flemming is a good landlord and will
keep an excellent house. We trust he will
receive liberal support.
A YOUNG girl committed suicide in Racine,
Wisconsin, on the 9th ult., by jumping into
the river. The cause for the act was charge
made against her by her employers of stealing
monsx. After her death the money was found
i'll the house where she had lived. 1t had been
accidently mislaid.
PIc-NIc.-On Thursday last the members of
the Episcopal Sabbath School had an anniyer-
sary picnic party at Liberty Spring. 4 large
number of persons attended it. 1t was very
fine affair, conducted in an appropriate
manner, and passed off finely and to the en-
tire satisfaction of all present.
The following is believed to be a correct list
of those States which vote prior to the Prcsi-
: dental election Vermont, Sept. .; Califor-
mia, Sept. 4 Maine, Sept. 8; Florida, Oct, 81
Pennsylvania, Oct. II f; Ohio, Oct. IA Indi-
ana, Oct. II; South Carolina, Oct. II. Flor
ida and Indiana vote for Governor
DELICATE CASE has jsst been decided in
New Orleans. A lady had ordered and receiv-
cd an artificial leg from the manufacturer for
$3.50, and afterwards declined paying for the
same. The maker had a writ issued, requir-
ing the Sheriff to take the leg into possession.
That gentleman gave his deputy the disagree
able job, and the latter functionary, after some
trouble, obtained the litigate limb, and it is
now in the Sheriff's office at New Orleans.
DIVIDING THE ELECTORAL YoTE.-In 1920
John Quincy Adams received one electoral
vote in New Hampshire, while the balance
were cast for Monroe in 1928 f. o. J. Smith
cast one vote from Massachusetts for General
Jackson, while the balance were cast for Ad-
ans. Also in 1926 the electoral vote of New
York was divided among four candidates
that of Maryland among three, and of Della
ware. Louisiana, and Illinois between two can
didates.
OUTLAwRY.-Thc Calcasieu Press has a COM
munication from Orange county, Texas, in ref
erence to an organized band of mail robbers,
horse thieves and gamblers, in that county,
who occasionally get over into the Parish of
Calcasieu to practice their yillainy. The cor
respondent of the Press furnishes the names
of the crew, and gives the different crimes of
which it is notorious that they are guilty
They hang together, and aid one another in
such manner that it is impossible TO bring
them TO justice.
NATURE sometimes plays strange freaks. n
large majority of the fruit orchards in this re-
gion are barren, but there is here and there
one which is abundantly fruitful. This is the
case with the orchard of Mr.. Jacob Irwin, to
the west of town. Whilst the surrounding Or
eha-ds have comparatively no fruit at all, his
trees are overladen. He brought couple
twigs to orr office as specimens, one of which
in a space of about six inches has thirteen
large, well formed apples, besides three which
were broken off in carrying the branch.
Rolloway's Ointment aud Pills, the bestRem-
edies in the Union for diseases OF the skln.-
The youngest son OF Mr.. Edward Wright OF