Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-02-25
CLIPPINGS AND scR,sslInes.


vile on Saturday evening.
0ZPassed off finely--the party at the Man
sion House on last Thursday evening. The
supper was super-excellent.
WSociety, like shaded silk, must be view
ed in all its situations, or its colors will de-
ceive us.
GVMr. Appleton, the new editor of the
Washington Union, was formerly an ssaboli-
tionist." That's the way politicians wag.
By-The Board of Revenue Commissioners,
which convened at Harrisburg on the 11th, are
still in session, actively at work.
DyThere are said to be 1920 females en-
ployed in the Lowell Mills, in Massachusetts,.
What hopping place that must be!
UA bill has passed the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, increasing the pay of jurors in Lam
caster county to 81 so per day, and of witness
ses to 81 per day.
OISensible suggestion.-The Washington
City Star strongly recommends the adoption
of the cash system by the whole newspaper
press of the country
05-An English writer classified old maids
and bachelors as 'ssolitary mature and
women who have nothing happening to them"
He ought to have his ears boxed.
cgA young s:vdder.''-A couple was mar
ried in the cars of the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad a few weeks since. The bride
was widow aged sixteen years.
USlightly befuddled-the individual who
wanted an officer to arrest his shadow, the 9TH
er night, complaining that he did not believe
in being followed by such an Unlocking
scoundrel
W-The Grand Jury of Clinton county ig-
| nored the bill against young Smoke, who shot
his father few months ago. 1t is generally
believed to have been an accident, as declared
| by the father previous to his death.
y-The Tartars phil man by the ear when
| they want him to drink, and keep pulling un-
til he opens his mouth, when they pour down
the liquor. We know some folks whose ears
would not require much pulling.
O-In Manchester, New Hampship, on the
18th, two women, named Henessy and Cough
lin, got into quarrel about piece of cheese,
during which the former threw the latter on
the floor and beat her so badly that she died
shortly afterwards.
9~It is stated that Mr. Keitt, the intimate
friend of the late Preston S. Brooks, and par
ticipator in the Sumner assault, is confined to
his bed with the identical disease of which
Mr.. Brooks died. The coincidence is some
what singular.
C-The height of folly-half dozen broth
ers, four uncles, and grey headed father try
ing to stop girl from getting married to the
man she loves, and loves her just as if lad
ders were out of date and all the horses in the
world spawned
0yGov. Pollock has offered $500 reward
for the murderer of Norcross at Altoona; Gov
Gardner of Massachusetts, $500; the citizens
of Pittsburgh $500; the friends of the de-
ceased $500, and the citizens of Altoona 5000,
making in all $4,000.
GyGov. McRca, of Mississippi, in his re-
cent message to the Legislature, says that he
is Governor for life. 1t seems that the Legis-
lature of 1854 in making changes in the con-
stitution, have managed to make the term of
governorship perpetual.
GA mother and four daughters, all Of
whom reside at Northampton, Massachusetts,,
have, collectively, approached the altar OF Hy-
men seventeen times The mother has had
four husbands, one of her daughters four, and
the others three each. They'll do.
U5-Thc President of the United States, as
is usual, has called an extra session of the U
5. Senate, to convene at Washington on the
4th of March next, to receive and act upon
such communications as may be made to it on
the part of the new President, who will that
day be inaugurated.
0gAt Cincinnati, on the 18th Feb, the
case of James Sammans, found guilty of muir
der in the first degree, ten years ago. for poi
soning his fathers family, two of whom died,
was disposed of by the Supreme Court, and
the prisoner ordered to be hung on the 18th OF
= April next. a long time that, for man to
be kept in suspense.
0y-A st. Paul, Minnesota, paper says A
large and beautiful elk went down Third street
the other day, with cutter, and two young
, men as drivers. He did not exhibit a very
well defined trot, though he was very manage
able, but when he opened his gait, it was a eau
tioD to all fast 'crabs' on the track Wonder
if we hadn't better sell all our nags South
bucks said to be plenty in the back coun-
try.'' Them Minnesotans seem to be sfast'
t people.
DS~A rather rich winding up of a murder
trial came off a few days ago in Detroit, Mich