Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-06-09
CLIPPINGS Ano scRreslines.

Eg Good-the ''sirkus'' performances Yesterday
70 ~Conspicuous-red posios, as hat trimmings.
on circus day.
. There is out west who Iabors under
the singular deluson that '.Hon" placed before a
man s name means honest
% There were twenty-six rainy davs in Nav.
IL was one of the juciest months within the recoI
| lection of the oldest inhabitant
gHas resigned-Mr- Lewis Cass, jr., his mis-
sion at Rome. The resignation to take effect ybep
his successor shall be appointed
3TAn American vessel was fred into off Pensa-
cola, last week: One man was killed, being the
nrst blood shed in this connection, SO far us re-
ported
ESy The first camp-meeting in the United States
was held In kentucky ffty-four years ago. Meth
odlss Presbyterians and Baptists cordially united
| on that occasion.
t-y Out OF seventy -four artists, painters, sculp-
| tors; modeliers, etc employed on the ornamental
work OF the Capital extension at Washington, ID.
| T., 1t Is said that only twelve Americans.
70 Bendict Arnold, the traitcr, was grocer and
| provision store e-keeper in New Haven. where his
sign is still to be seen-the same that decorated
the store before the Revolution.
- at a social party evening, the question
was put, ''what is religion % s.ReIigion replied
one of the party reig giOn is an insurance against
hre IN the next world, for which honesty is the
brst pottcy"'
- Steps have been taken to secure land for the
location OF large Irish colony in Brown or Sha-
a.
bout SIX thousand will come in a body from the
vicinity OF Boston.
Ldg The damage to public property in Hamilton
county. Ohio, by the great freshet on the 9th ult
Is estimated by the Board of Commissioners at
SlOOOo0 This, says the Cincinnati Commercial,
does not include the damage to private property,
which is probably double that amount
y There advertisements of farms and city
lots in Cook county, Ill, to be sold for taxes
ering eighty-two columns of tho Chicago papers
About sixty of these columns belOnp 10 {hipa
| lone, which is included in the aboTe county. The
| different farms and lots thus advertised number
over 10000.
tg-The estimated damage by the disastrous cre-
vase at Bells plantation. two miles above New
Orleans. is from four to five millions of dollars
The Picag',1e states that several sugar plantations
are so badly submerged that no hope can be en-
tertancd of crop from them, for at least two sea
sons to come.
EgThe HsrqM ot' Freedom says: Our friends
in the States need not have fears about the fate of
the Lecompton Swindlc, that it is submitted
TO the people of Kansas. Whenever it is submit
ted to them, it will oe buried beyond the possibi-
ity of resurrection. The masses of ali parties
arc bound to defeat it.
- Mrs. Eillette, of La Sale was buried recent
ly in the Catholic burying ground, at Monroe Mi
chigan. She was ll2 years old ut the time of her
death. She made her will in the latter part of the
last century. and what is most singular she has
outlIyed all the persons to whom she had be-
queathed her property.
TEA correspondent of the Philadelphia Press
says that one of the Pennsylvania members of
Congress when the Lecompton fight was in tull
blast, walked up TO the President and spoke as fol-
lows: Il shall swallow this dose sir; for if don t
the politicians will take the nomination from m e :;
and if do, the people will take the election from
| me-so am gone anyhow" That was Gillis.
z The new liquor law promises plenty of food
for litigation and fees for lawyers. The Judge
in Northampton county decided that courts had
discriminating power TO reject applications for Ii
censcs, while in Lancaster and Dauphin it is deci-
ded that all who conform TO the rules shall be Ii
censed Judge Galbraith. of Erie, decided that
no publication of application need be made while
others contended that all licenses except for eating
| houses must be advertised.
| tSWhen Eve brought wO to all mankind,
Old Adam called her lr1-man,
Eut when she wooed with love so fond,
| He then pronounced it woo-man.
| But now with folly and with pride
| Their husband pockets trimming,
The ladies fnll of whms
| That people call them whm-men.