Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-05-26
CLIPPINGS AND scRlesLINes.

t-g Uyer-Court.
g-Coming-Mabie and Crosby's Circus
10 Won't mix-lager beer and Irish Tfhiskey.
Kicked up--a ''muss," at the lager peer
dance on Monday night,
L-y7Stll falling-plenty of rain, which inter
feres with farming and garden work
gSold-strawberries at New York on Satur-
day a-wcek for 50 and 70 cents per dozen
Cg-There are twelve hundred applications for
single Iicutenancy in the army now vacant
- -Mulcted-John Allard, of Paduca, ky-, in
$4,000 damages for not marrying Miss Smith
EEy-The number of foreigners reaching the Uni
ted States in the last fifteen years is nearly four
millions.
L.TT1The following contains the alphabet John
P Brady give me black walnut box of quite a
small size.
ry-The beast-A physician at Danville, Va has
horse that loves tobacco, and not only chews,
but swallows 1t.
r-Y-Forty-two thousand young soldiers have
been ordered TO join the French army between
the 10th and Goth of june
r-g-It is stated that one gentleman of Boston
has on deposit in three Of the banks Of that city
the large sum of 81 $4,000.
TJS~Lewis, a slave, has been sentenced to be
hung at Richmond Va, for setting fire 70 the house
of Louisa Barker, free cOlorcd.
Lewis Paulsen, the celebrated chess player
is playing ten games blind folded against ten
of the crack players Of Chicago.
rY@ Armed men are being regularly drilled at
Yorktown De Witt county, Texas, preparatory to
an irrupten into Northern Mexico.
EF'An Irishman being asked why he wore his
stockings wrong side out replied ''Uch sure. an
| there's hole on the ther side ov EN-
| sCy Loefner. the Cincinnati murderer, whose SEN
tence has been commuted to imprisOnIne ent for life
is greatly dissatisfied because he is no. to be hung
tSHed-a spirited temperance meeting, last
week, in the court house which was very ably al
dressed by Israel Test, Esq j. S. Brisbin also de-
livered speech.
ty Minnesota having fully como into the Union
by the vote of the House, the federal galaxy now
comprises thiTty-two States-seyenteen free and
| fifteen slave States.
EYA Texas paper states that the wheat crop
there is ready for the sickle This will sound odd
| y in the of Northern farmers whose wheat is
| scarcely knee high.
| teg-Were stolen-three thousand dollars worth
| of mourning goods, the choicest articles being
carefully selected, from a store in Cincinnati. The
| robbers will probably go mourning all their days
| ~ The Lewistown Ga-ette says: The latest
democratic invention is selling at half price the
remaining State works ref,tce tie State ae5t, and
making the sale of whiskey free to ratSe reCe9~e!
| --g@On a yist-Ieyi f. Irwin, Esq editor of tn C
Berlcick Gazette, to his friends in this county. We
! had the pleasure of forming his acquaintance and
| find him very agreeable gentleman. Long may
| he waye.'
| r1sS-A fire occurred at Chicago,on Tuesday morn
ing Of last week, which consumed several build
ings Of small value bat dreadful loss of life re,
| suited. Nine persons are known TO be burned and
| three others are missing.
| rY- Tho State of Texas has turned her Pcniten-
! tiary into cotton faetory, and employs all the
| conyicts in spinning and weaving. The establish
ment turns out from zoo to l2OOO yards OF cloth
| per week, and pays profit to the State.
~ 1t is said that hoops may be so constructed
10 serve for tents. and in case Of 4 shower, all
| that lady will have to do will be TO touch a
| spring. and in a moment she Will find herself en-
Sconced dixie snai) in Little house OF her own.
Got III for \ srlnefq Al
Providence TO watch over the lives of drunk
en- men. 1t is rarely that drunken man is drown
| ed. And why can't drunken man be drowned
The reason is, because his head IS sure to swim.
Eat Seneca Y Priscilla Hartranft recent
| " recovered $1,000 damages from j. NJ Chamber
| lain, for breach of promise Of marriage. The
courtship commenced over thirty years ago, and
the defendant has been twice married since then.
Eg7The Philadelphia Banks have resolved to
send back for redemption such notes of the coun-
| try banks they may receive on deposit, and APP
| pointed committee to consider and report the
best ways and means OF carrying the resolution
| into effect.
EYThe late rain-storm extended over large
portion of the country, and did considerable dam
| age. The IIempfed railroad track is in many
places covered for length of thirty feet, and five
and six feet deep by land slides occasioned by the
heavy rains.
-gThe Texas papers speak of the devastations
committed by grasshOppeTs. In many places en-
tire fields have been laid waste, there not be
| ing lett a blade or Stalk OF any thing green Inc
corn, which had grown five or six inches high, has
| been utterly destroyed
rB~A good one-Thcre is n in of the
Western States who has moved so often that when
| ever covered wagon comes near his house his
chickens all march up and fall on their backs. and
cross their legs, ready TO be tied and carried to
the next stopping place.
| fy-The examination of witnesses in the case of
Messrs. Bright and Fitch (nOw holding seats in the
| U. s. SenatcI closed at indianapolis last week.
The testimony is alleged to have been sufficient 10
show their pretended election to have been contra
ry the Constitution, well as to established u
| sage in Indiana.