Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-05-06
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been appointed Governor of Utah.
DQueen Victoria has another baby, which
makes the NINTH
CrIn town-the young man with the brass
coat and blue buttons. He looks fine.
ySuperfluous-to put spittoon in a
church pew for man that doesn't chew tobacco.
OERun out-the oats, hay and other fodder
in this region. Horses and cattle win have
hard time of it until they 'sget into cloyer.''
~Connubial felicity male biped whip
ping his wife and then making her kiss him to
get her in good humor.
GyStarted for Kansas-Hon. A. K. Wright
of this place, on Monday. We believe he con-
templates making investments in lands.
GyGen. Walkers career in Nicaragua it
seems is at an end, and the only question now
appears to be how he can escape with life.
nY-Mr. Wm. Gillis, of Elk county, {. trans
cribing clerk in the House of Representatives,
died in Harrisburg on the 22d April.
D-One hundred and ninety millions of dol
lars of bank notes are in circulation in this
country. pretty snug sum that
rEight hundred and fifty Mormons arrived
in Boston Monday week, from Liverpool,
on their way to Utah territory.
~Sidney Smith compares the whistle of a
locomotive to the squeal of lawyer when Sa-
tan first gets him.
WElected-Rev. L. L. Stih, of Curwens-
Vile, as Superintendent of Common Schools
in CIcarfeld county. Salary fixed at 5000.
0-In eur advertising columns will be found
a notice to subscribers to the Baptist Church
Building in this place, to which the attention
of those interested is directed.
DyA fire occurred at Augusta, Florida, on
the 23d April, which burned 1000 bales of cot
ton, the post Office buildings, with many stores
and dwellings. Loss 100000.
WColeman J. Bull, Esq, who withdrew a
few weeks since from the editorship OF the Co.
lumbia Spy, died suddenly on last Thursday
morning, after very short illness.
WThe disease known as hog cholera, it is
said, can be effectually and speedily cured by
a teaspoonful of coperas, dissolved in water,
and mixed with the animals food
ga sl,re,,d little fellow, who had Just be-
the following treatment: ssVir, man; gin, a
trap. Virgin, man trap"
~Forty thousand hogs have died within
| the last few months in the West, of cholera
These hogs were valued at $500, 900, and when
far,yould have been worth S650,000.
| UBudding can be done on the pear, apple
and cherry in June and July, and on the peach
| to the middle of September. Those who have
| failed to graft, and have stocks large enough,
should avail themselves of budding.
! ~The Mint will begin on the 25th of May
| to pay out cents of the new issue, in exchange
| for Spanish and Mexican fractions of dollar.
| at the nominal rates, or in exchange for the
! copper cent now in circulation.
| DS-The old feud between the two wings of
the New York Democracy has broken out a
! gain with renewed fury, and the party leaders
are far apart as ever, notwithstanding the trea-
sury pap recently administered by the Admin
istration to the afflicted parties.
WMrs. Cunningham and her Alleged Mar
riage.-The n. Y. Commercial Advertiser
says that the general impression now is that
the marriage of Mrs. Cunningham with DR..
Burdell will be proved to the satisfaction of
the Surrogate.
WA Splendid Donation.-David Hunt,
Esq, OF Mississippi, recently gave $50 900 to
the American Colonization Society. On Fri
| day last, he sent check TO the society for
100000 additional, to be applied to the purpo-
ses for which that society is organized.
WMatrimony by the Wholesale Lou
| isville (Ky.) Journal says: In the Catholic
Church at Lafayette, Indiana on Easter Sun
day, ten couples were married, and each of the
brides named ssHannah.'' a cockney
would call this Hannahmated scene.
0y-Fcncing aTown.-The last Clarion Dem
ocrat says the town council have given con-
tracts to fence the south of the diamond, and
hopes they will fence and plant the public
grounds, &c. As soon as it is completely
fenced, it needs only whitc-washing to make
| Clarion finished town.
DyThe Detroit Tribune SAYS there is a DEM
ocratic conspiracy to drive Gen. Cass from the
| Cabinet, and to substitute Robert j. Walker
for him. The Detroit Free Press has opened
up on the old gentleman, the nominal reason
being the Detroit appointments, and other
Democratic presses are expected to follow.
CDA Missouri astronomer makes the start
ling announcement that the great comet, which
is now pursuing its erratic course through the
fields of space, will strike the earth on the 10th
of June, at 20 minutes past ten o'clock in the
morning, at point near Carondelet So look
out for smash up of things in general.