Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-01-27
CLIPPINGS AND scRlssLlNos.

CLIPPINGS AND scRIssLINos.
Muddy-the roads.
~ PIeasant-the weather.
s-gSRe-elected-H. S Magraw, State Treasurer.
~Caught--seyeral shad in the Delaware, last
week
y-Redeems lis notes.-the Jersey Shore Bank,
in gold and silver.
~ rerrifc-the fight between n couple bhoys,
Monday evening.
Assessed-thc taxable property of Pennsyl-
vania, at 1858 ,779,234.
IgComcs ofT-a grand 5afol every time birch
daJeces youngsters back.
- 3Circuating-co fires on the Phla-
delphia Bank. Look out for them.
CS'Said a lazy fellow lying on the grass-"o,
how wish this was called work and we'll paid for ;
i-Er@ @Died-durng the past year, 26 revou,iena-
ry soldiers also 25 persons of 100 years and over
sy= =Resumed-the Merchants and Manufactu-
rers Bank of Pittsburg 1t pays specie on all its
liabilities
Eg-Comrnittod suieide-Dr. Anson Jones, ex-
President of Texas, on the Sth inst. at Houston By
blowing his brains out
CF-Eilled-a hog, short times since at Henry
Sherbahn's hotel, in Mt Joy, Lancaster county,
which weighed 9l2 pounds cleaned.
t5J Latter-day Democracy I've wheel about,
We turn about, we do just so and every time we
turn about, the further South we go.'
-occurred-a FIRE in school house in Brook
Iyn n Y last week. and seven children we're suf-
focatcd, besides several being injured.
ES' Has been found-:he young lady who was
'iost in thought" When discovered, she was
''hugging idea''--it looked like a
Ez75'in quandary-the lady. whose dress was
too dirty to wear and not dirty enough to be wash
ed rather serious question that, to decide
70 Burned down-the house of Aaron Warner
near Romuiusviile. n Y, on the night of the Sth
inst Mr. Warmers three oldest children perish
ed in the flames.
~ 7Sound-thc Banll of Northumberland. 1t
reports Sl25,000 notes in circulation, Si0,O0o IN
specie, $4,000 in notes Re, of other banks, anu
S31,0 600 State loan.
EV-Estim ated-tbc population of Cincinnati, at
lac, ,G00 au increase in ten years of over 81 900
The value of manufactures and industry Is set
down a. $50, SOC, eco.
L.andod-a cargo of slaves the coast of
Cuba, from the s,ave-sch ooner james buchanan.
The name is a delicate compliment, and the slaves
should be sent TO Kansas.
Is The total cxpenses-accordiHg to the annual
statement o: the Controller of the City Of Phila-
delphia were, for the year 1897, S3,o'a ,Olo; IN
1856 they 81 POS, ,506,
Efr@ln operation-the eAdministration rag mill"
The Secretary Of the Treasury having put in circu-
la;ion abou. 20 eco dollars of 500 shinp plasters
last week. Hard money, eh
iRThe Nashville Gazette says. that THE Mis-
sissippi Legislature lately voted TO pay Governor
Mctses 1890 Of the State money, because slave
of his received trillins injury at a FIRE.
IsHas for its motto-the Egyptian TorcAliSht,
Democratic paper published at BIT. Vernon, Hi
Jackson Democracy-one and iuseperabie." 4
fact, that.
rg-The Richmond Sonth says that Douglas has
shown the eloven foot. We think that every Bu-
chanan Senator that has stood within the sweep
of the Little Giants broad sword. has shown a
clovcn head.
rI@A good ono Old Bullion, in speaking of the
Douglas detection, said ave hear much said a.
bout the people. sir. that Douglas will take of, sir
He has not taIsca off the people, sir--the peoqke
hare ta&e1l off Douglas. sir.''
rs-Hung himsclf-Jacob Herzog. merchant at
Lancaster on Sunday a-week lie was to have
been tried last week charge of receiving
goods stolen from the cars of the Penn Railroad
Company knowing them to have been stolen
fr'.How do you and your friends feel now -
said an exultant politician in one of our Western
States to rather irritable member OF tho defeat
ed party Il sGPPOsfh said a 1nG ag .tSr v els lse'
ry Couldn't come 1.-THE old Dutchman who
undertook to waliop his son, for Jake turned upon
and walloped him. The old man consoled himself
for his defeat by rejoicing at tJakes superior man
hood thus .sVeIl. Shake ish shmart fellow; he
can vip his taddy.'
.FThe new Sheriff of York county last week
ordered roTdy prisoner named Michael Fisher,
who tearing thingsup generally in his cell, to
be shot, and pistol ball was lodged in each leg.
The affair has created some excitement, and will
probably end in a legal Investigation.
fET-It is said by the Ohio State Johsrnal-that
the reason why the Democrats of the Legislature
lid not celebrate the Glorious Eighth usual,this
year, in Difference to Mr.. Buchanan, the pres
ent head of the party. ''0ld Back" having been
'.0ld Federalist," and opposed to the war, docs
not relish celebrating the Battle Of New Orleans.
ly,.Noat Beana.''-Th following is literal
copy Of notes put mp on fence near church
in = township Westmoreland county, this State +:
--s'Siptcm Der the 10 1856 Take notes owl prisons
that has been acustom to htchng to this fence viii
have one more day to git other hitching plais and
if not horses that is hitched after anuther Sab
bath VII bee turned Loos now this you viii find
to be so.' No wonder that Westmorcand is a
strong Iocofoco county.