Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-07-11
CLIPPINGS AND scRIBBLiNGs.


"Closed-the Lawrence County Bank.
OGetting plenty-Democratic candidates.
"Talked of-Hon. Francis Jordan, of Bed
ford, for Governor.
~Sta.ed-that half a cranberry, put on
corn, will kill it IN single night. Worth
trial.
~A manufacturing ire-worker, in an ad-
vertisement invites the public to come and
see his invisible fences.
UMr. Charles Kutz, of Berks county, has
a live vulture, which measures seven feet from
tip to tip across the wings.
GA good action, says an exchange, is
ssnever thrown away That is the reason, no
doubt. why We find so few of them.
~There is a negro in Philadelphia who is
distinguished for the size of his feet. They
measure 81 inches in length. Big feet or big
story, sure.
~To kill moths, put piece of paper or
linen, saturated with turpentine, where your
clothes are kept. Three times year is suf-
ficient.
OVSince the North Carolina University be-
slowed the degree of LII. d. on the President,
some of our exchanges speak of him as Doc
tor Buchanan.
rThe Austrians have sunk five small ves-
sells, a large frigate, and three steamers, in the
port of Malamocca, to prevent the passage OF
the French squadron.
VJohn Black, near Attleborough, Bucks
county, Pa, accidentally shot himself few
days since, whilst moving a gun, producing
death in few minutes.
UHobbs, the lock master, is making for
tune in London, manufacturing pickles. locks.
John Bull is surprised and delighted with his
ingenuity and enterprise.
GA box containing lot of wooden solcd
shoes, which are supposed to date back to the
time of Wm. Penn, were eShumed in Phlia-
delphia, short time since.
CYAN English missionary, now in Sumatra,
lately wrote home that he chad the melancho-
ly satisfaction of examing the oven in which
his predecessor was cooked"
rSixtehn persons, most of whom were
women or children, were drowned in Clear
| Lake, Indiana, in consequence of the capsiz-
| ing of pleasure yacht, on the 4th.
UPrenticc says that two young Cincinnati
| ans ran away with couple of vessels from
| that city last week. The vessels were of that
kind that st. Paul calls the weaker vessel.
ERecently a young lady named Galloway,
who resides few miles from Salisbury, West
moreland CO., struck by lightning whilst
sitting at the window, and instantly killed.
GVOffering freely-the new crop of wheat
at 81 bushel, in Nashville, Tenn, TO be de-
| livered in July, without buyers at this price,
| except for lots deliverable before the 18th.
| UThe northern part of Chester county is
| infested with mad dogs, and few das since
one belonging TO Mr.. l.. Woodward, Of West
| Vincent tp., bit lad named James Thomas.
~The Paris correspondent of the London
Star states that two priests have been arrested,
at Alessandria, and shot, having been detect
| ed in a conspiracy against the life Of the En-
peror.
~The Sandman Embassador at Paris is
/ toI Iay ,laip pad tn hp Si
| Government against the Secretary of the Brit
| ish Embassy at Paris for anti-Sardinian mani
| festations.
~Cool-Mr. Hill, who mysteriously disap-
pcared from Bridgeport, Conn, recently. lie
has written to his wife, (who had offered loo
! for his recovery that she had better keep hel
| money, as she may want it.
| GIT has become dangerous for ladies te
| wear crinoline in the streets of Munich, the
mode being considered French one, and the
populace being determined to extingush, if no
| the French, at least their fashions.
/ gA new trial has been granted to Mr.. Hen
| ry Shaw the old gentleman in st. Louis, a
gainst whom verdict of one hundred thou
sand dollars was rendered for refusing to mar
~ Miss Ellie Carztang, after he promised t
do 50.
OyNahant was purchased go years ago b.
| Lynn farmer, for suit of clothes, and IN
stead of being a fashionable watering place, i
abounded IN wolves and deer. Now, TIL
wolves there appear in sleeps clothing ant
the deer in crinolinc and costly SILKS.
UThe Taunton Ga@etts, speaking of th
ballot-box stufing and election frauas TO
which fifty of it's fellow Democrats in kansa
were recently indicted, says :-''Ihe crim
committed bv our Kansas friends was, we be
Iieve. polling an unexpectedly large vote a
, Leaysnworth.'' New name, that.
rFour young fellows, in st. Louis, latel
plaved game of cards-the losers to sufie
, the entire loss of their hair. Two of them cor
sequently went into barber's hands, and mu:
ssscud under bare polls'' for some time
r come. There wasn't much fun In that Jok'
and if all card players had their heads sha'e'
il would doubtless diminish games.