Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-11-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

dians are incensed. As they have heretofore
been on remarkably good terms with the
whites, and steadily refused to take part with
the Mormons, the fear is they may now depart
from their friendly policy. The Interior De-
partment will at once take measures to repair,
if possible, the mischief thus occasioned.
Elder Heber c. Kimball, in an address, on
Aug. 3Oth, at Salt Lake City, took strong
grounds against the U. s. Government, and |
called upon the women and children to arm
themselves, and exhorted the people to lay
up their grain, and otherwise prepare for the
conflict. During the discourse kimball said
eve are the Kingdom of God-the State |
Deseret-and will have Brigham Young for |
Governor as long as he lives" Brigham |
Y oung made speech equally bold.
strong minded lady of Lowell, Mrs. |
Young. has entered her severe protest. like |
Miss Harriet Hunt, of Boston, against women's
payment Of taxes without the right of repre- |
sentatIon. But the tax collector took the
money, nevertheless.
An address was delivered to the citizens OF
Boston In Faneuil Hall on Oct. 9th, Hon.
Caleb Gushing upon the political topics. The
speech was both able and eloquent, and was
listened to by large audience, despite the
severe storm that prevailed.
A man who gave his name Geo. W. Colt
of New York, was arrested at Boston, on Oct.
9th, on charge of having passed two forged
checks upon the Blackstone Bank. The
checks were for 500 each, and no trace of
the money since it given to the accused
| has yet been discovered.
y meeting of the cotton factors was held,
| on the 26th Oct. at New Orleans. Resolutions
were offered, one Of which provided that no
sales OF cotton should hereafter be made at
less than ID cts. per ID. There was no concert
of action however, and the meeting adjourned
without effecting anything.
At Democratic meeting held at Lecomp-
ton, Kansas, on the 20th inst, resolutions
were adopted strongly condemnatOry of the
action of Messrs. Walker and Stanton, in re-
| jecting the returns OF Oxford precinct of John
ston county. The course of the Governor
| and Secretary is characterized as highhanded
and illegal, and usurpation of the power
belonging only to the Legislature.
The Commissioner of Patents has rendered
to Robert Fortune, of England, the agency
for the introduction and cultivation of the tea
plant. and other productions Of China, il this
| country. The selection of this gentleman is
owing to his experience in such matters.
William Finn has been appointed by the
President as assistant secretary, to sign land
patents in the General Land Cffice.
On Oct. 2Sth, a gang OF masked men attack
ed the inhabitants of st. Thomas Street, New
Orleans, (the most of whom are Irish,3 indis-
criminately, killing one person, and badly
wounding dozen others. No clue has yet
been had to the assassins, or to their object.
The Utica Lock Factory was burnt on the
18th Oct. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
on which there is an insurance Of S30, 900.
The boiler OF the steam-tug StIllman Witt
exploded on the 2Sth Oct, at Buffalo. Four
persons were injured, and one is missing.
The mormons in New York held confer
eucc on last week, when they decided to pack
up theiI moyeables and leave the city OF the
ungodly Gentiles foI the land OF saints and
many wives.
VIM. X Richardson, of Miamisburg, Ohio,
last week, went into the United States Hotel,
at Cincinnati, called for glass of brandy,
poured in fifteen grains of morphine, drank
the mixture. and soon died.
\ clerk in one of the jewelry stores at Chel-
sea, Mass, was found lying upon the floor, in
sensible, with severe wound upon his head.
e The safe in the store was also found to have
n been robbed of between six and seven hundred
: dollars. No clue to the mystery has yet been
n discovered.
n The recent heavy rains in New York, and
: the east, have done a great deal of damage
= sweeping away bridges, houses, &C., TO the
IS value of many thousand of dollars.
d The boiler of Hayward's Rubber Works, al
IS Providence exploded on the 29th. The works
are all DESTROYED. Two hundred persons Were
e at work in the building at the time. Many o
a the girls jumped out of the windows, and some
a were injured, none seriously, however. TIVE
&C workmen were severely injured. Loss $4,000
A. The Postmaster General has appointed ST,
J. route agents to accompany the mails between
" Philadelphia and Columbus, Ohio, with vier
D. TO insure prompt transmission.
Attorney General Black has given an opin
ion that the Government of the United State
. has ample power, and by the highest treat
~ stipulations, is bound to redress the wrongs Q
~ the Kansas Nation Indians, against unlawful
- intruders upon their reserved lands.
TX In reply to postmaster, who complained o
Tx being overwhelmed with small change, Frs
5 Assistant Postmaster King, says Postmaste
is not compelled to receive cents in paymen
re of either postage or stamps; nor from any pei
F.: son, at one time, more than thirty cents i
b. three cent coin.
n serions fipht occurred at the CITY Hal