Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-06-04
THE RAFTgmANos JOURNAL,
CLIPPINGS AND sca1BBLINGs.

CLIPPINGS AND SCSlBBhlRtS.
TIE CANAL CoMMIssIosER have appointed Ed
ward F. Gay, Esq, State Engineer.
The New School Presbyterian Assembly
have adopted the report of their committee,
declaring slavery sin per Sc.
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
recent meeting, adopted resolutions denoun-
cling the administration, and proposing to unite
with the Republicans il the Congressional and
Presidential elections.
THERE ARE, according to medical writer's,
the large number Of seven million pores in. the
body of man of ordinary size, and if these
were Joined lengthwise, . tube would be form
ed twentyeight miles long
HoRsEs SToLEN.--On the night of the Gath
May, horse was stolen from a. Vasbinder,
two miles west of Brookville, Jefferson eoun-
ty, another from Thomas Hall, four miles north
of that place, and third from Mr.. Milliron
on Sandy.
A WITNESS SHOT IN KASsA5.--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.
TUESDAY, the fourth day Of November next,
being the Tuesday after the first Monday of
that month, is the day on which tie people
throughout the entire country will cast their
votes for electors of President and Vice Pres
ident of the United States.
SOMERSET, PA.-The Colvin House, and Cy-
rus Benford' 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, lthographer in San Francis
co, threatens to sell at auction the stone from
which Walkers bonds arc printed, and twenty
millions Of those securities, payment Of which
is secured by mines on the river Bola, If Walk
er does not pay him the 81 800 he owes him
JUDGE MCLEAN has written letter to Cen
eral Cass, dated the 18th May, in which he saws
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 :-sWhoever
will soak clothes from twenty four to thirty-six
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 s.All things con-
sidered, we doubt whether the cost of the war,
from first to last, viii be much under f1OO,-
600, ,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.
IMPORTANT TO School DIREcToRs.-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 5000 were exempted from
taxation for school purposes, has been revers-
ed, and such persons now required 10 pay
school tax of 50 cents each.
THE Iron OF THE WoRLD.-The annual pro
duction of crude iron throughout the world is
estimated at 100000 tons. OF this Great
Britain produces 100000, France 10000,
Prussia 800, 900, Austria $50, GOO, Belgium 200
600, Russia 200,00o Sweden 5000, the les
ser German States 10, 600, the United States
750, 900, and other countries 800, coo.
DOING AND SNORING in Church is becoming
quite fashionable. 4 searcher after the Gu
rious counted some twenty odd heads bobbing
up and down in one church, every one of
which, after waking mp, looked around very
complacently, as much as to say, s:I wasn't
sleeping" 1t must be undoubtedly very en-
couraging to the d-l, if not to the minister.
OUR NATIVE WISEs.-The Ohio yalley Far
mer estimates, from statistics of the Horticul-
tural Society, that there are 1000 acres of Ca
tawba vines in cultivation in the vicinity of
Cincinnati, of which 1000 acres are in full
bearing. The average production, for several
years, has been 500, 600 gallons of wine from
this area Of vines, which yield must be doub-
led in short time. The demand for the wine
is increasing faster than the supply.
y DESTRUCTIVE FIRE occurred in Brookville.
Jefferson county, on the oath May, by which
$4,000 worth of property was destroyed. A.
mong other buildings the American House was
burned, The printing office of the jefferson
Star was also consumed. The editor calls on
his patrons to pay up their arrearages so that
be may be enabled to purchase new press and
materials. We trust they will promptly res
pond TO his call.
CENTRE Coon the 25th nit. the house of
Joseph Hoover, of Union township, Centre CO.