Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-12-03

tives are apportioned in the ratio of one mem.
Der to every hundredth part of the whole tax.
ables in the State
FAR WEsr.-The Indians in Washington
Territory, Oregon and the northern portion OF
California have again been somewhat trouble
some, and parties of volunteers have been out
among them in the neighborhood of Little
Klamath Lake. The Indians having been a.
ware of their approach, generally had fed and
few were killed. No more difficulties are an
ticipated from them this fall. Near Sonora
the Diggers have been feasting and dancing a.
mong themselves, and also near Los Angeles.
ANTICIPATED FAMINE IN LAPLAND.-A late
Stockholm paper says: ssThe intelligence We
receive from Lapland is very deplorable The
severe cold which prevailed during the month
of August destroyed nearly all the crops.
which is an almost irremediable misfortune
there, where there are no means of commuui-
cation. The Laplanders are in gree highn,
foreseeing famine in the winter. Tnip hin
perature in Lapland presented most extraordi-
nary variations this year, severe cold having
prevailed in July and August, whereas Sep
tember and the beginning of October were as
warm as summer.''
A NAN SALTED Dowy.-A singular circum-
stance recently occurred in Miller county, H.
linois. An old man named Wilson aged eich-
ty-six, died, having made arrangements with
certain persons not to bury him, but to have
his entrails taken out, put in box, and placed
beside his coffin, which he has had over ten
years. He was then filled with salt and sowed
up with grape vine or something of that sort
He was then carried to the repository of his
coffin-a cavity in a perpendicular bluff, about
fifty or sixty feet from the bottom. About
200 persons were present.
CnrNEse WAR IN CALIFoRHIA.-By advices
from Stockton, under date of Oct q, we learn
that fight occurred near Mound Spring, on
the Sonora road, about % miles from the city,
on Saturday previous, at noon, between two
parties of Chinese There was no general en-
gagement, but several skirmishes took place,
in which four persons were killed and as many
wounded. There were about two thousand
five hundred combatants engaged on both
sides, all armed and equipped. Many had fire.
Sheriff's posse, assisted by citizens. Some two
hundred and fifty arrests were made.
COLoRED SUFFRAGE IN LoUIsIANA.-In Lou
isiana, it appears that there is precinct, in
Alexandria, known as the '.ten mile precinct,' -
controlled entirely by colony of free negroes,
who at the late election voted unanimously
for Buchanan, Fillmore getting the vote of
the only white man in the place. The Alex
dria american considers it an outrage that
these persons should be allowed to vote, but is
glad they voted as they did. They were real
black voters, but not ':Black Republicans. y
By what '.Plaqueming' process they contriv-
ed to control the election in State where
they not allowed to vote by law, is not cx-
planned.
MExIco.-By New Orleans dates OF Nov. &c,
We learn that the schooner Major Barbour,
from Coatzacoalcas River, reports having been
fired into on the 18th October, by ihe Mexican
war steamer Democratic. Persons on board
the schooner were also fired at from the stea-
mer. The commander of the Democratic fred
n pistol at Capt. Thompson of the Major Bar
bour. The Democratic seized the Mexican
Custom House, and made the officers prison
ers. 1t is stated in private letters received
from Tamaulipas that pitched battle was
fought on the 10th November, near Monterey,
between the forces of Yidauri and CARA, in
which the latter lost everything, barely saving
his own life. 1t is thought that Vidauri's sue
cess will have great effect on Commonfort's
government.