Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-06-10
CLIPPINGS AND scRlnallnes.

IL fiigh-the river. The recent rains have
raised all the streams in this region.
Uy-In circulation-counterfei fives on the
FORK County Bank, and Southwark Bank, Phil
adclphia.
BTThe weather has been showery for seve-
raj days, and vegetation of all kinds is grow
ing finely.
uDThe Mint makes million and a half OF
the new cents per week, which are going rap-
idly into circulation.
Gg-A scoundrcl has been sent three years
to the Penitentiary, in Philadelphia, for false
ly swearing, to procure naturalization paper.
GA popular writer, speaking of the pro-
posed oceanic telegraph, wonders whether the
news transmitted through salt water would be
fresh.
U-Flour was selling on Monday in Pitts
burgh at from 81 to 81, ,75 according to quail
lty hams at Is cts, sides IL and shoulders
IL /, cts. per Id.
~Sevcral cases have occurred in New
York of children swallowing the new cents,
which corroding cause great irritation of the
stomach and bowels.
DA genius has just discovered that the
reason why ladies wear whalebone hoops is,
that the whalebone being a non-conductor,
prevents them from being struck by the young
men.
Washington, June 4.-Judge Lecompte,
Chief Justice of Kansas, is to be removed, and
Judge Williams has just been appointed Asso-
ciate Judge. The appointment is well receiv-
ed here.
CIPunch says poverty must be woman
it is so fond of pinching person. In this
case we cannot agree with him, we general
ly found that the pinches came from the other
side of the house.
rA New Name.-In Alabama, where the
Democratic party is divided on the subject of
Internal improvements, that portion of them
which oppose the construction of railways, are
called dirt-road Democrats.
efficiently lady stopped at the Madison
House, Covington, KY, with her husband and
thirty two children. She was about 60 years
of age, but looked young and hearty. If this
can be beat, we are ready to chronicle the fact.
U7-Seth Kinmsn, the California hunter who
presented the buckh orn chair to the President,
has received an appointment to assist in reno
wing certain Indians on the Pacific coast, at
salary of $500 year. Good price that chair
brought
02~An Individual, wearing bright scarlet
uniform, and carrying large sword, has been
pcrambulating the streets Of Newport, Ken
lucky, for the past few days. He states that he
is Elijah, the prophet, and predicts the des-
truction of the world speedily.
05-An incendiary, designing to burn the
warehouse of A. j. Miller, Leavenworth City,
Kansas, built fire under tier of whiskey-
barrels-but,o ,on its burning through the slaves,
the whiskey ran out, and not being high proof,
actually erfingHished the fire.
Gy-The Middletown (Dauphin county, bur-
glars, it seems, were fIom Muncy originally,
but had resided recently at Harrisburg, with
woman who passed as the wife of one of them.
On searching the house materials for making
counterfeit coin were discovered.
Ug-It is stated that the Canal Commission
ers have applied to the Supreme Court, for
injunction to prevent the sale of the Lain Line
of the Public Works. The Harrisburg Telc-
graph Of Tuesday, however, says there is no
truth in the report, no such application hav
ing been made.
Dy-A New York editor thinks, from the
manner shirts are made in that city there ought
to be an ''inspector of seloers." The editor
went to the expense Of q new shirt, the other
day, and found himself, when he awoke in the
morning, crawling out between two of the
shortest stitches.
u What next ?-The Jewish Chronicle men,
tions that a curious branch of business has
been established at Lyons. 1t appears that an
association of howlers has been formed, which
engages to supply to funerals number of pro-
fessional weepers, at the charge of five francs
each. They have adopted peculiar costume,
and follow the hearse weeping and sobbing.
GIVE must take San Domingo. sure An
American captain, who ran down vessel of
that Island, has been mulct in damages there
for, by the tribunals of the country; and, re-
fusing to appeal to higher court, he aban-
dons his schooner, and 'smakes government
matter of ito OF course, Uncle Sam must
attend to it-and Yankee captains be pI otccted
in their amusements in the Gulf.
DTEarly Whcat.-The editor of the Easton
(Md.) Star was shown a beautiful sample of
wheat last week, grown by Henry Cook Thigh
man, Esq, of Miles River Neck, which was
entirely headed out. 1t is the Japan Wheat,
a beautiful white wheat. The variety was first
sent to Mr.. Tilghman, in a sealed can, by Cap
tain Buchanan, while the Captain was with
Com. Perry's Japan expedition.
nrThe Kansas treason prisoners, after four