Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-11-03
CLIPPINGS Aso scRissllNes.


VNumerous-anti-LecO -LecOmptonDe Democrats, since
the election.
tFCommences-an adjourned Court on Mon
day next.
fBTurned Protestant--a Cath olic priest named
Chiniquy. in Canada.
@Bayard Taylor and family arrived at New
York. on Wednesday of last week.
10 The work on the Sunbury and Erie Railroad
is being apidly pushed forward
ESrIn bad way-the United States Treasury
1t has shelled out till nothing is left but Cob5.
sY~It has been decided lately, in Court. that
the word children" in will includes grand
children
Eg-Infested with horse thieves-Clarion coun-
ty. Two fine animals were stolen there but few
days since.
sY-Took pIace-recently at the South, rather
profane wedding. A Mr.. HeIlfright married
Miss Helgoit.
-Estimated-the population of Philadelphia,
at $4,000; and that it has increased per cent.
per annum since 1880
.Y-A lot in st. Louis. on Sd street, sixteen feet
front and thirty-two feet deep, was sold last week
for $3.50 per front foot.
sS-A lady at Petersham, Massachusetts,, had all
her teeth knocked out, a few days since, by
lectreal shock during thunder storm.
w-A man named McGinnis of Stelonville, Ga,
recently hung himself to scare his wife She let
him hang long enough to scare himself.
gyThe search for the body of the aeronaut
Thurston is still kept up, but thus far without sue
cess. They looking at the lower end of the
route which he took.
Ey~Married, by Rev. B. Hyde, Mr. James T.
Wallach to Mrs Mary Davy.-!Shrsrrsport JonrmaI.
This looks like union of Walachian and Moll-
davian Principalites-
REORGANIZATION of Europe 272 900, ,O00 of Asia,
72O'o0O0OG; of America, 200,OOO000; of Africa,
81, ,0G0 900; of Australia 100000. Total popula-
ton of the globe i.2S3, 900.
II when DINING off Ioin Of beef
asked the name of it; and being told it was the
Ioin he said, For its excellence l will knight it,
and heneeforth it shall be called Sfr-iotn.
CS-The Louisville Courier states, a fact, that
a child of German parents, in that city. has slept
uninterrupted for a week, and its respiration and
pulsation were unchanged both being natural
sy-An infant child was seen at a short curve in
the Manassas Gapp Railroad, last week, and every
effort made TO stop the train. but too 1atethe lit
tie crushed, i'll sight of its distracted
mother.
sF-Thc latest advices from Salt Lake City state
that the Mormons have organized n corps of 400
police who peran bulatc the streets night and day,
and keep sharp eye upon the movements OF the
Identities"
fY-The London Times, says that the average
duration Of a ship of war in seawOrthy state,
built of British oak. is only l3 years of active
vice. 1t takes 20 of ground 50 years to pro-
duce the timber.
rs-The Tyrone Star has run up Simon Came
ron for the next Presidency Simon has troops of
friends, and far more unlikely things have come to
pass than that he should be the next incumbent of
that pround position
tT-The notes of the Bank of Pennsylvania have
advanced % per cent. in value since the recent de-
cision of the court making il incum bent upon the
assignee to receive them in payment of obliga-
tons due that institution.
Tho Mayor of Portsmouth. Va, has deter
mined to put stop to the habit of swearing on the
street for which indcceBcy he has already fined
great many persons, without respect to rank or
condition. That's right
s-P-CIosc upon the discovery of the immense for
gerry of Turkish paper money in New York, come
revelations of attempted forgeries of Turkish coin
in England. Two arrests have been made In Lon
don and one in Manchester.
!-9A correct list brought over OF the number
of passengers board the Austria, when she was
burned. gives four hundred and thiTty-one. Of
whom three hundred and seventy perished exclu-
i've of the officers and crew.
Ig'Gov. Denver destination is said to be Cali
fornia. Great efforts were made to induce him to
retain his position Governor of Kansas, but his
repugnance to the graveyard of his illustrious
predecessors was unconquerabe.
Eg-The marriage between Mr.. Jonathan and
Miss Great Britain. which SO brilliantly cele-
brafed II few weeks ago. is evidently a very un-
happy At all events, no IrOTdS hare passed
5ettree8 Hsm since the bridal day.
.-sF-The Washington Star says the company that
recently purchased the turnpike from that city TO
Baltimore will shortly plank it in manner suita-
bic for the use of coaches drawn by steam power
capable of making the trip in two hours
Es@It is said that after Thadeus Stevens, of Ian
caster was sufficiently satisfied that he wa. elect
ed he repaired Immediately to the telegraph Of
fee and despatched the following message 10
his excellency, James Buchanan-1m IN coming.
C-te- The elastic tissue pacSed within each hoof
of horse is so folded backward and forward that
it would present a surface of four feet. were it
spread out. Thus his limbs and the entire weight
of his body rest spring cushions packed IN boxes
.-s-Patrick Stackpole in a quarrel with his wife
in New York, on Tuesday a-week, attempted to
strike her with n stick but missing her killed his
own child in her arms. lie horror stricken
and weeping bitterly when the police entered to
arrest him
tg-The Harrisburg Telegraph notices the fact
that Jack Frost made his appearance there few
mornings ago From the present state of the po-
litcal atmosphere. it is not very probable that
Westisy Frost will make hiS appearance there
this
.P-The movements of the fillibuster Walker
are regarded with great interest ut Washington.
He is said to be well supplied with men and mon
ey but it is anticipated that the British feet will
prevent him from landing in Nicaragua If he
should attempt it.
" The Island of Vancouver is about the size of
Great Britain, and has an abundance of fine val
leys adapted to grazing agricultural purposes.
Fine farming lands can be bought from the COM
pany at S5 per acre one-fourth cash, the balance
at two and three years credit
,y' Hon. David Wilmot ON the Locos last win
tor sought to legislate out of office. and against
whom they preferred the vilest charges, has just
been reelected President Judge of his judicial dis
trict by the overwhelming majority of 1850 !.
The people have rebuked his sanderers with a
crushing voice.
tS-A circular hunt came off in Michigan last
month, in which about sixty persons were engag-
ed The country was secured, and on the meeting
of the party it was found that 10 466 heads,
and tails had been captured This method of
destroying the game Of a country is rePrehensible
in the highest degree.