Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-06-17

CS@Thc finest specimen of inlaid work pro-
duced in modern times, is in the possession of
the Queen of Spain. 1t consists Of table
made of 3,4S6,0 900 seperate pieces of wood.
"A man was recently arrested in Albany
on charge of stealing his daughters earrings
to obtain money to bet on dog-ight. If the
authorities would do right, they'd lcring his
ears and his neck also.
TFuget, who, it will be remembered, kill
ed and scllped Free State man in Kansas,
having bet pair of boots that he would do so,
has been arrested and committed to prison to
await his trial.
0J-It is said that the defendants in the libel
suits brought by Sanderson and Flanagan,
will subpoena John W. Forney, VIM. B. Reed,
Josiah Randall, J. B. Clay, and other promi-
ncnt worthless. .-
GyThat was rather witty mistake made
by ub-postmaster in Crawford county, Mis-
souri,, who finished his monthly report by ask
ing the President to tender his respects to
Mrs. Buchanan ...
CS~On the 1st instant, man res:d ing near
Mine Hill Gap, Pa, while amusing himself at
the manly pastime Of beating his wife, was
shot and seriously injured with pistol in the
hands of his son, who is quite lad.
ia great institution is the Rat Exterrn-
nator sold nowadays. A friend says he tried
it, and that instead of killing the long tailed
scamps, it fattened them up and made them so
sassy that they would sit up and bark at him.
CvA farmer in Canada recently had large
stump partly out Of the ground, and descend
ed beneath for the purpose of cutting the
roots away, when the chain slipped, and the
stump sinking back, crushed him to death in
an instant.
DvThe Locofoco State Convention, which
re-assembled at Harrisburg on the 9th instant,
closed its deliberations by nominating for the
Supreme Judgeship, Hon. " illam Strong, of
Berks county, and Hop. James Thompson, of
Erie county.
GThe Oracle, printed at Crescent City,
Pottawatamie county, Iowa, which we have
been receiving for several weeks, came to us
a few days since in an enlarged form, and i'm
proved in appearance generally. 1t is spicy
and spirited paper. t'Long may it wave"
"Jcffcrson Randall, who recently sent
away from Rockingham county, Virginia, for
burning barns and plundering farm houses, re-
turned, and was seized by Vigilance Com
mittee, and hung on tree, two weeks ago.
His son-in-law was in custody and was also to
be hung the following day.
~Soap-soft soap-what compound :
Cracklings, bacon skins, rancid grease, lye,
&C.. And then how slippery it is, and how
Shiny, snake-ike it feels, just like a low, sour
Wy politician. Indeed-there is many Soap
hard and soft-among the political trick
sters of the present generation!
UTWorth knowing-now that the season of
pies and puddings is at hand, and sugar inor-
dinately dear, that the acid in rhubarb, goose
berries and currants may be neutralized by
putting third of teaspoonful of soda in the
fiuit, and without affecting the flavor. \ less
quantity of sugar will then answer to sweeten.
0yThey have high-priced kissing in Chi
cago. The Tribune says man named Hosley,
in that city, undertook to kiss the wife of an
Indian doctor named Brooks, with whom he
was on terms of intimacy. The husband hear
ing of the matter instituted suit for damages
against Hosley, and the jury gave verdict of
scren hundred and fifty dollars.
USome of its Democratic brethren are
down on the Philadelphia PennsyirGnian for
its advocacy of the bill for the sale of the
Main Line OF the Public " Works-among others
the Harrisburg Union. The Pennsylvania
says if the works not sold, it will some day
cause a disruption of the Democratic party
Roll in, yentlemen-it's a s'free fight"
ng-Maior Dashiel, paymaster in the L. S.
Army, and four men, were upset IN boat on
Indian river, Florida, on the 18th May. Maj.
D. had with him leather bag containing
bout s23 900 in gold for the payment OF the