Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-07-07
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SIlPFiNSS RND
C5Growing fne-the corn
Es Over-the ith of July
;z7'Ditto-the fun of the b'hoys
~ Cutting grass-the farmers near .owp
20 Rather warm-tbe weather. for comfort
sy Up-the thermometer, to 96 d. in the shade
last week.
sg-Splendid-the balloon ascensions ON Mon
day evening.
~ New wheat from Georgia received in N
York last week, and sold for 81 45 per bushel
ez9T Moravian congregation at Bethlehem,
Penn a. have over one million of dollars at interest.
Conscientious-the young lady who pulled
on her hoops when 1t began to thunder. That's So
sgrA considerable quantity of sugar cane has
been planted this in the vicinity of Harris
burg, Pa
iey-came off-a pic mic party and fishing excur-
sion to Lick Run on Monday. Fine affair and pas
sed off pleasantly.
"a gReported-that the wcevil is destroying
much of the wheat in this section Don't be a.
larmed there is still some left
EyCountcrfeit s. notes on the New Castle Coun-
ty Bank, State of Delaware, are in circulation in
the vicinity Of Westchester, Pa.
q Made good appearance-the riding party
from CurweGsviile on Saturday evening. Got
home quite carly, we understand
There is lunatic woman at Blackwells Is
land who insists that the kittens in her room are
children of President Buchanan.
q The Grand Jury of Albany county, n. York.
have unanimously presented the professional jurors
and ioungers of the courts nuisance.
= The whole number of persons employed in
Massachusetts in the manufacture of boots. shoes
and leather is estimated at about 10000
70 he specie reserve OF the Phiiadelph iaBanks
by the last weekly statement, is S5,66i coo. while
the note circulation amounts tc'but 50 239 $50
II There are now fifty petitions before the Brit
ish House of Commons, signed by nearly 10000
persons, for the adoption of universal suffrage
.H he huntington tPa) AmericqR has placed
the name of Gen Simon Cameron at its ms st cad
as the Peoples candidate for the Presidency in
1850.
~ The slave schooner 'Keziah - has been sold
at Petersburg, Va. for S325 The proceeds of the
sale revert to the State in which the vessel was
Captured.
sYTom Corwin. the Ohio ''wagon boy is like
ly to turn up in Congress. the Republicans of
the Lebanon (0l Congressional district are deter
mind on his nomination.
GBT'An eminent spirit-merchant in Dublin an
nounces, in an Irish paper, that she has still n
quantity of the whiskey hand which was drunk
by George ". when in Dublin" Wonder if
that's so
sTThe Ohio Statesman prints accounts from
all parts of that State and the prairie States hich
show that the crops are in fine condition, and pro-
mise to be plentiful. The wheat especially looks
splendid.
tY~A new bank has just been orgaized in Rich
mond, Va 1t was chartered by the last Legisa-
ture. Its minimum capital is fixed at 5000 900
and its maximum at S2,000,00 4 pretty wide
range, that.
~ According TO the western papers, since the
waters have abated, the mosquitoes have become
so thick that the sets fifteen minutes too soon
its rays being obscured by the of insects
Pleasant place to live.
sSA Delegation of shrewd politicians is now
in Washington imploring the President to change
ms policy inr regard to the Kansas question: They
admit that there is no chance for single Lecomp
ton Democrat in the North.
IzG-Beiow Point Boupee La, is one broad field
of sugar cane covering thirty IL ousand acres =
There are rows miles in length and as straight
rs an arrow Atone point the traveller count
fifteen brick sugar houses at one glance
EY-A gentleman who lately came through from
Salt Lake City states that at Fort Bridger salt was
selling $3.50 per pound -four SI0G per sack and
not over IS pounds in sack; tobacco at s. 80 for
"a good chew whiskey SIS per gallon.
eD7-The Yancton Sioux Indians of Dacotah Ter
ritory have burnt the town of Medary. The In
dians say they surprised that white peop'e
should link of settling far after the Gov
ernmeit has sold and vacated forts Smelling and
Randall.
ty-The furniture in the old hall of the House
of Representatives at Washington, was sold on
Monday a-week, in lots to suit purchasers The
desk and chair occupied by John Quincy Adams
were knocked down, after some con petition to n
member OF the press. at fifty dollars
I-S7-A spiritual funeral took place Mt Mancbes
ter. ~ H.. n few days since. The wife of the de-
ceased and her sister clad in white shawIs
bonnets trimmed with white, and wells of the same
color. How much better this than the sombre
hue of black with which all so-called fashionable
people robe themselves funeral occasions.
E5 Steubenville. Ohio, stands upon a coal bed
The Herald of that place says n shaft has heen
sunk in Market street, and coal reached at the
depth of 90 feet The vein is feet thick and the
coal is of superior quality for household, me-
chanical; manufacturing and gas purposes About
1000 bushels raised daily. and the amount will
soon be increased to 5000 bushels
sS party of naval gentlemen have been des-
patched 10 the Pacific TO take survey of the
between San Francisco and China. 1t is said that
five hundred islets. shoals and coral reefs ex-
ist hat route, which have never been indicated
q chart, and now that our commerce with Chi
ma, Japan and the Indian Archipelago is rapidly
increasing, it has become necessary that they
should be investigated and delineated.