Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-12-09
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Rumors are current in Louisville, KY, that |
Pascal D. Craddick, for the alleged murder of
whom, in August, 1886, several respectable |
persons were under arrest, has been seen in
Texas, within two months past. Owing to
his connection with several crimes, Mr.. G. was
warned out of the county, and subsequently a
body supposed to be his, was found in Il road
near his residence, the face of which was mu-
tilatcd by hogs. 1t is probable the body was
wrongly identified.
The steamer Allegheny struck snag on the
Mississippi, on the 30th ult., and sank in IL
feet Of water. One man and one child were
drowned. The boat was valued at So, 900;
insured at Pi sburgh for $4,000.
The foreign advices, per America, are re-
garded as very discouraging to any further i'm
mediate shipment of American products, as
well as to the large quantities that have alrea-
by been shipped, and now on the way.
The President has determined to leave the
responsibility of the Kansas issue with Con-
grcss, as he believes it belongs wholly with
that body to arrange the difficulties which now
threaten. At the same time no serious appre-
tensions are entertained on the subject, tho
the debate viii likely he an exciting one.
The Texas legislature has passed joint res
| olution to raise regiment of Rangers, for the
protection of the frontier from Indians
The ship Bolivia, before reported ashore had
| a cargo of 1900 tons of hay. 1t was her first
voyage.
At Ripley, Va, nine houses, including six
stores, were burnt last week. Loss S25 900.
Rev. J. II. Kallach has resigned the pastoral
charge of his church in Boston, and intends,
for the future, to follow the occupation of the
law, either in Boston or Kansas.
On the lst inst, boat containing four men
was carried over the Cohocs dam, near Alba
ny n. Y. One man was drowned. The other
three were in the water all night.
A fire occurred at Ypsilanti, Mich, which
| destroyed several buildings. Loss SIS 600.
The Dred Scott Decision is making sad work
of the Fugitive Slave Law. Another master
| is i'll the hands of Justice, in Indiana, for try
ing to get back an alleged slave, while the
slave himself is buffetcd from Court to Court,
in tussle between Indiana and the Federal
Government for the possession of his corpus.
| Was destroyed by fire, the planning mill and
axe factory of Mead & Co., at Ironton, Ohio,
| tributed to incendiarism.
The influence of Senator Douglas is already
very obvious, at Washington, on the state of
opinion about Kansas. There are indications
of a powerful opposition from the Democratic
side in Congress TO the LocomptoEl Constitu-
ton. An abstract of that document was pub
lished in The STATES of the 4th inst, and great
fault is found with it independently of the
Slavery question. The extravagance of the
| Pro slavery clauses excites surprise among the
Northern Democrats. There is reason to sus-
pect that whatever arrangement.of the Kansas
difficulty may be attempted on basis which
rejects the Lecompton Constitution will have
coupled with it Pro-sayery projects about
New Mexico, Arrizonia and other Territories
! on the side of Mexico.
The Treasury Report will take decided
ground against the present organization of
banks, and advocates Il mode by which small
notes may be expelled.
Private adviceS received from Mexico rep
resent the condition of distraction and anarchy
as worse than public Intelligence had it, and
| the next mail is anticipated with deep anxiety
by the legation at Washington.
An arrangement is just concluded by which
Major Talcott is to conduct the engineering on
the proposed road from Vera Cruz to the Pa
cific, for which the Company is organized and
means secured. If the Government stands or
its stability is insured, the enterprise will
proceed.
The New 7 ork correspondent of the Phila-
delphiaLedger estimates the number of turkies
served up on Thanksgiving day at sixty thou
sand. What city OF gob5lers.
Col. Fremont has been invited to deliver the
annual address before the Geographical and
Statistical Society of New York
The statement that Brigham Young has for
maily declared the Independence of Utah.
is striking commentary upon his designs.
The statement is that Brigham Young had de-
elared in the temple that hence-forth Utah was
separate and independent territory, and owed
no obedience or allegiance to any form or laws
but those of their own enactment, and called
upon the people to stand together and support
hIm in maintaining the cause of God and the
| church.
William Dunn and Joseph Hoffman, Ger
mans, were arrested in Philadelphia, on
| wednesday last, for making sausage of horse
| meat. Both the defendants were committed to
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