Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-02
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

tober, 1856, as she alleged, and consequently
that she is not entitled to administer his estate,
and gives the whole of the property to the
blood relatives of the deceased.
Last week they got up money panic in
Wall street, New York, in consequence of sew
eral heavy failures. An attachment wasissued |
against the Ohio Life and Trust Company for |
two millions of dollars. Its entire liabilities
are stated to be 81 100000.
Advices from Florida stale that Capt. Mick !
Iers, of the Florida volunteers, has captured |
five Seminoles. The Indians had hoisted the |
white flag, and hopes were entertained that the
war would soon terminate.
The Galveston, Texas, Civilian of the 18th
reports great excitement at Houston, owing
to the discovery of plot, by gang of thieves,
to kill the City Marshal. The ringleader and
another of the band had been captured.
| The Atlantic Telegraph Gable parted when
| three hundred and thirty miles from the Irish
shore on the 11th inst, and the vessels compri-
! sing the feet have returned to England. The
| Directors of the Telegraph Company were still
sanguine of ultimate success, and a conference
was had at London on SATURDAY., 18th, to deter
mine whether to again proceed with the laying
| of the cable, or postpone further action till
next summer.
Telegraphie advices from the Indian mail an
nounce that Delhi had not fallen up to the 9th
| of June. Further mutiny has occurred in the
Bengal army, which is considered defunct.
| The Bombay and Madras armies remain loyal.
| The Erie Constitution says the EreCity Bank
is hopelessly bankrupt and viii not resume bus
! mess. The Warren Bank has also failed as
well as a number of other banks in New York
| a Deputy Marshal of Alabama, having taken
nearly $4,000 from Loyelace, who robbed the
| U. S. mail in 1856, and refusing to restore the
money to the several owners, on the ground
| that they had not sufficiently identified it, the
| subject was referred to the Attorney General,
who has, after i review of ali the facts decided
that the marshal must deliver it to the Post
master General, who, by law, is the trustee for
losers in all similar cases.
E. o. Perrin, Esq, Private Secretary of
| Gov. Walker, arrived at Washington City on
| the 2Sth of August from Kansas, with des-
| patches. He left the Governors camp at Law
renee ten days since, and reports that peace
and quietncss prevailed there, nor was there
| the least intimation of war or boodshed. Gov.
| Walker is using the army as posse comefaius,
! where the civil authorities cannot make arrests
! for breaches of peace. The fifteen hundred
troops in Kansas will remain there till alter
the October election.
a letter from Frankfort, received at the
State Department, says that the Sound Dues
having been abolished by the exertions of all
.he Governments interested, the United States
having taken the lead, the attention of the
commercial public in Germany is now attrac-
ted to the removal of the restrictions of the
navigation Of the German streams, especially
the Rhine and the Elbe.
The Postmaster General has established q
1 daily mail between Kansas City and Lecomp-
ton, and a tri-weekly mail from Lecompton to
MarysvilIe. Other similar improvements are
/ also to be made.
Indian depredations on the Plains, are still
the order of the day. Colonel BonnvilIe's
command have had enough to do recently,
and their success has been very unexpected.
Col. Miles and Capt. Ewell attacked the Ca
! yatara Indians and killed II and took As pris-
oners. The corn fields of the Indians were
destroyed and % fine horses captured in ad-
dition, Mexican captive was recovered. Sew
en- of the troops were wounded, as also Licuts.
Steen and Davis. Thus much- for the Gila
1 expedition. If all the others were as skilfully
managed, we would hear less of the troubles
attendant upon these visits of the Indians to-
the several neighborhoods and unprotected
/ towns.
France is about sending naval expedition
to Cochin China, to demand satisfaction for
insults to her flag.
1t is announced that Russia is equipping in
aotila for the China seas. The Russia impe-
rial Guard has been reduced &c, 900 men,
The official result of the Gubernatorial cleo
tion in Missouri is reported-R ollins American
and Emancipationist, AZ ,641; Stewart, Al 1875;
d Stewards majority, 3S4.
i Flour was selling at Pittsburgh on Monday
! at s5,37 to $3.50. This is decline. Wheat
!. 81, ,l2 to 81 30 per bushel; oats 3lc.
On the afternoon of the 29fh of August
Charles Babcocl, of Beverly, R. l., killed his
!, wife with an axe, and then cut his own throat
Walkers deserters, who arrived by the Ten
nessee last Tuesday, at least all who have not
been fortunate enought to start on their way
home, gathered again in the park at New ork,
on Tusday and occupied themselves as they did
the day before, in relating their adventures to
the crowd. Several were forwarded, in the
evening, by the Albany boats, ,ea route to Buffalo,
whence they hope to find opportunities of
reaching their homes in the West and South.
An orator in rural district of Ohio thus
held forth on the Fourth of July ssThe Amer