Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-03-24
CLIPPINGS AND scRissLINGs.

lP-on b and-a lot of Bacon at Iryin's
FVStilI sick-Judge Douglas. in Washington.
q Exciting-to man fighting by himself |
CTEmpty-the Treasury of the State of Texas
Raging-the equinoxial storm, for several
days past.
S-Aequitted Col. Sumner, by the Court-mar-
tiol at Carlisle.
Y-Contradicted-the report that Gen. Cass in !
tends to retire from the Cabinet.
Ey-Arrired-a delegation of Sioux Indians,
from Minnesota, at Washington city
sg-QuiIl-a thing taken from the pinions of
goose to spread the opinions of another.
E-g-Drummed ont of the seryiee-a thievish ma
rine, at the Brooklin navy yard, last week
sY'I Has been made Son of Malta''-the Turk
ish Pacha, by of the Lodges in New York.
lS-yery ill-Jef. Davis, Senator from Missis-
sippi. Doubts entertained of his recovery
sy"Feared- that DIR. Seichart the Austrian
traveller has shared the fate ofSir John Franklin.
sg@Gone-the editor, down the river. When
last heard of he was Ro,0ing raft down stream.
II Eurnt-the barn and 80 head of cattle of L.
p Remington, near Philadelphia. Loss, $4,000.
sTSomething new.-Door Mats of neat pat
tern and seryiceable quality, are now made of In
dia Rubber.
y-About-counterfeit Tens on the State Bank
of Ohio, Preble County Branch, Eaton. They arc
well executed.
iSWhy was Pharaoh's daughter like bro
ker? Because she got little prophet from the
,uSkes on the banks.
Cy'Crushed out-thc Saviour of Nicaragua"
Walker is still making speeches in the South, but
he can't raise mary men or money.
sTRieht-The Virginia House of Representa-
tives has passed law making those who shall be
engagad in a duel ''inelligible to Office
Eg-Exists-a law in Mexico. that if man
kills another in duel, the survivor must pay
all the debts of the other" That's right.
7Arrived-last week in Albany, drover with
1900 head of cattle Thi. is the largest lot of
cattle ever brought to Albany by one man.
-Discovered-atL Lynchburg. Va, forged pa
per TO the amount of 100000 man heretofore
enjoying an excellent character is implicated.
EF=Lady Suffolk the famous trotting mare was
sold at auction in Petersburg. Virginia, a short
time since, for four hundred and eight dollars.
BWil be taken-a vote, on the LecomPton
swindle, in the Senate, soon Also in Pennsyivu
mia, on tho ID Tuesday of October. That's so.
B=Divided-fnally-the McDonough estate.
Baltimore will receive about six hundred thousand
dollars as the process Of the sales can be
realized
exeSaid to be-Nebraska. our largest Territory
1t will make about eighty States as large New
Hampshire. Nebraska is about one-sixth the size
of Europe
sy-Gravely announces-the Washington Union
in its news items. that the Recording Angel is
to be disposed Of by rattle in that city at i've dol
lars ticket
rY~-Mynheer, do you know what for we call
our boy Hans ~ do not, Really We'll. will
tell you. Der reason we call our boy Hans is, it
ish his name
Ey-Made a confession-Wm. Williams, to be
executed in Dauphin county for the murder OF
Daniel Hendricks. He acknowledges having com
mitted the crime.
yySo it goes.-Ata meeting of Democrats, held
in Milwaukee. last week. Hon. james Buchanan
President of the United States. unanimoI sly
read out of the Democratic party.
Il The Cieaveland Heyaid says. that in one
school in that county in which there thirty
five scholars. nine of the boys habitually chow to-
bacco. and fire Of hbs :gtris are smokers.
Passed-by the late Maryland Legislature
bill to aid In the erection of monument in In
dependence Square, Philadelphia in honor Of the
signeTs of the Declaration of Independence
inquiries contemporary ''HOw tits that girls
can always tell a married man from single one
The fact Is indiSputable - Ii indisputable, how
comes il that many men get two or three wives?
10 Baptised-a Chinese woman, in the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church in Pittshurg by the Rev. DIR.
Harper, returned missionary from China The
woman accompanied the Doctor as nurse to his
children.
ETThe late John Avery Parker, at
time warned to leave Wesport- Mass, under the
law custom of warning strangers who were
likely to become public charge. He died worth
Sl,300000
t5y-Iot as far as Morengo-the man employed
to remove the big iron safe from Iowa City to the
new capital, DeSmOines. where the load sank in
geppnc Iowa mud Further progress is impossi-
II Have perfected-the Penn'a Railroad Com
pany, their connection with the western roads
Passengers to and from the west are transferred
at the Penn'a Railroad Depot, to continue
their journey without any detention.
Stated-by the n, Y. .S1,as that Victor Mix
resident of Hume Allegheny county. n. Y, has
been seated for the last four weeks upon two doz
en- eggs for the purpose of Matching them, by the
direction of spiritsI What delusion.
c%'Plaze, sir,n said an Irishman to a traveller,
he oh IN ia Ee my cOat
from here to Boston !'' EsYcs'' said the traveller,
but how will you get it again ~ ''0ch, alsy e.
nough though," said Pat, ''for shurc an I'll re-
main in it,
SForney, in speaking of the action of the
late Harrisburg convention says: The darkest
chapter in the history of the Democracy of Penn
sylvauia, has just been written" Well. it must
be large gulp of 'niggers'' when Forney refuses
TO go tn Conventions cdct.
rY~The Administrators test: ''Ts Mr.. = a
Democrat? Does he sustain Ducha nan, and does
he denounse Douglas? IF so, he can have the of
fcc''-Aft Gen. Black Good authority, that,
we should say, even if it does look little biack
and tcoOiIy. We epine. that such course will not
carry out the Judges aspirations, however.
sP-Declared-by the official papers of Spain,
''that the United States have not now, and never
will have, gold enough to purchase Cuba" Those
officials must have forgotten that there is GER
tain manifesto in existence. which Paddy-like
proclaims, that we will have Cuba by purchase,
and if We cannot purchase it we will have 1t any
how" So look out Buchanan is bout,
Miss Shocks says she will never marry a
MIdower with family, and for this reason ::
She IS down on second hand children.