Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-06-16
CLIPPINGS AND ScRlBBLINGs.

ceaiS one.
Won't pay printers-that august and sapient
body, the town council.
- Being tapped-apy quantity of lager beer,
ale, and bad whiskey, in this place
% An attempt made on the 2nd inst, to fire
the office of the Sunbury american.
Eg What word is there of five letters if You
take away two six will remain (! Sixty.
t5yThe Corner Stone OF the college edifce,
at Bethany, Va, was laid on the 3lst ult.
u Mrs. Gaines is in Washington. urging her
claims to pension as the widow of Gen. Gaines.
syWe have heard of fellow who was deter
mined to commit suicide if he perished in the at
tempt.
.557The emancipation movement in Russia is
going forward earnestly. Serfs will all be free
before long.
.1y-Dr Franklin used to say that rich widows
were the only pieces of second hand goods that
sold at prime cost
E5 Leavenworth in Kansas, has 600 inhabi
tants, two daily papers two theatres, and several
churches and schools.
Ey Gen. Scott will soon be seventy-two years of
age, of which time fifty years have been spent in
the service of his country.
~ Exciting hog-law question. For it's
Big pig, little pig, root hog die" with some
porkers; with others it's pen up"
e Several ladies of fashion at Washington City,
are introducing lager bier into their houses, a
refreshing morning beverage to offer visiters
eral officer in the army of the American ReToU-
tion was Free -Mason-except Benedict Arnod
- Merchant lately advertised for a clerk
"who could bear confinement" He received
answer from one who had been seven years in Jail.
t-S-It is proposed to establish new order of
knights, to be called knights of Lecompton." :"
Each member is to wear a collar labelled Il am
Buchanan s dog
r17~The Chicago Democrat says there are sever
al persons in that city, who supply families with
milk, who have not COW in the world. They
manufacture it from chalk and drugs.
Izs-sJury." said an Arkansas Judge, syou kin
go out and find "A verdict. If you can't find one of
your own. get the one the last jury used" They
returned a verdict of suicide in the 9th degree,
;5T'Ihe combined production of the gold mines
of California and Australia, for the past seven
years, is six hundred and eight millions of dollars.
What heap of dross it would make if altogether.
EY a New Hampshire man, who is at the gold
diggings in Iowa, says that three days exploration
with spade had Enabled him to discover several
very small grains Of gold and several tons of eS-
aggeration."
.yGen. William Walker. as every body expcc-
ted, got off at \ ew Orleans from any punishment
for the violation of neutrality laws-an offence
for which he was on trial The District Attorney
entered a nolLe proSeq~t in the case.
70 The largest timber raft ever loated down
the Susquchanna river brought to Wrighis-
Wills. Pa. 1t foated out of the Sinnemahon-
ing creek in sections and RATED at Lock Haven
IL Is Oio leet long ana u feet IN width
.5A most melancholy casualty occurred at the
village of Roscoe, Illinois, the Sd inst, A cul-
vert over small stream was swept away. the tide
carrying off the dwelling house of Rev. IL. Ilsley,
and causing the death, by drowning, of his wife
and eight children.
Hughes of Indiana, and Harris of Illinois,
mem bers of Congress. INDUCED in personal
remarks the other day, in the House which led to
the passage of challenge and its acceptance. AZ
ter widely publishing their intention to fight, they
settled the difficulty amicably. -.
ty-Wen Patched. The trustees of the Agri-
cultural Society of IIillsboro county. n. H., have
placed on the committee on darning and patching,
John II Patch. Joseph P0fch, Timothy Patch and
Edward Patch. all of different towns. If that
ism n pIfched up committee, We should like to
see one
y~Attentiou "A Camp of instruction is order
ed by the Commander-in-C Chief of the forces OF
Pennsylvania, 10 be held at Williamsport. The
camp is to be called Camp Susquehanna'' - and it
is to continue from Tuesday, September 9Th. TO
Saturday September 18th. All the uniformed
companies in the State are invited.
- The people of St. Paul, Minnesota. have re-
Gently been treated to the most remarkable exhi-
bition in the amusement line 1t was
nothing less than Indian battle fought near
the town that everybody turned out TO look at it
Could not the Sioux and Chippewas engaged in
this affair be engaged for a tour through the coun-
ry2
~ The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
sons, of New York, ad journed on Monday after
noon, after having effected full and complete
union with the Grand Lodge over which NJ. w
James Jenkinson presided. The division between
these two bodies dates far back lSi9 and the
reunion effected on Monday is grand event a
mOng the brotherhood Congratulat0ry speeches
WERE made by Capt. Rynders, James Jenkinson
and ). Z. Lewis. Representatives of the Grand
Orient, of France, Peru, Venezuela, and of the
Grand Lodges of Missouri, Canada, Minnesota
SaxOny, &c, were present.