Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-06-13
CLIPPINGS AND sce,sBl,nes.

| UGround rehts-the effects of earthquake $
0Cruel-to shoot birds when they have
young.
WWill be heavy-the grass crop, in this
county.
Touching-the appeals of pick pockets
| and burglars.
DGood-Purviance's pictures. Call in
| and see them.
WRank-the weeds in the park. What are
| they good for7
CyOut-spoken-somem millers, but general
ly they are ealy-mouthed set.
WMake heavy hauls-light fingers, occa-
sionally. Vide, Postmaster Fowler.
~The Masonic orders in the United States
now embrace 4 1892 lodges and 195, ITO men,
bers.
UActed foolish-the chap who put him
self on the outside of six glasses of stangle-
FOOT"
~Cigars cost the people of the U. States
over 100000 anTualy-far more than is
spent for purposes of education.
UTheodore Parker bequeathed his private
library, containing over so 900 volumes, to the
public library of the city Of Boston.
wFunny-to see drunk man fall into
ditch, and then try TO pull the shadow Of the
tavern sign over him for a covering.
u
his shoulder dislocated by falling from his
barn, 500, and paid his doctors bill.
uvThe cost of the NY. Central Park, thus
far is 81 900, ,00C. The sum of 50 SOC, 900 will
be expended on further improvements.
URemarked-a wit, soon after the battle
at Lepsic "Bonaparte must now be in funds,
as he received check on the bani of the Elbe.'
ny-Passed a stringent law-the Legislature
of Tennessee, against the aduteration liquors.
Using poisonous ingredients is declared a fell
ony.
GyThe Washington Constitution says that
the administration care trying to put an end
to the robbing OF the Treasury Yes, by ma
king it not worth robbing.
UIn Washington county Va, VIM. Wood.
son, who is worth over 100000, was convict
ed of hog stealing last week, and sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary.
OUDr. Holland describes certain dismal
class of people-the grumblers--as sssitting on
the north side of the tree of life, and peeling
rotten apples with rusty knife.''
OyTo be comprehensive new State House
at Columbus, Ohio, by the 1st of October next,
at a cost of about 81 1856, 600. The building
is 3O4 feet long and l84 feet wide.
NrStruck for higher wages-the printers at
Pixies Peak. They want 500 per month and
they have been receiving SIS. Day labor at
CDExclaimed-a darkey in Washington, af.
ter gazing intently at the Japanese elf de
white folks is as dark dat out dare, 1 won
der what's de color OBJ de niggirs.''
W-The following return was made by the
Sheriff of county in Virginia, upon capias |
"Was seen, but not arrested was caught, but |
not held; was shot at, but not hit.''
WUnfortunate countries-Nicaragua and |
the United States. The former has had hei |
President kidnapped and the latter hasn't |
Which is entitled to the most coincidence 2
UFul-the Chester county prison. There |
are 49 prisoners within its gloomy cells-34 of |
whom are under sentence-the balance await |
ing trial. A large family for one building.
~The Secretary of War has given the con-
tract to Mr.. Mills, for the bronze statue of lib
erty, contrary to law, and at $l5, 900 more than
a Mr. Ames, of Massachusetts,, offered to cast
it for.
OAn editor of our acquaintance says he
has an antipathy to disembodied spirits. We
know he has, for he never comes across them
without taking good care that they shall not
remain long out of the body.
There is growing in parlor, in the City
of N. York, a thrifty plant which sprung from
a seed procured from an Egyptian mummy,
entombed thousands of years ago. Though the
seed had been injured, the terminating prin
ciple still remained.
1yBy the newly revised statutes of Massa.
chdsetts, Bank officers are required to stamp
all spurious bills which may be received in the
course of business, under penalty of paying
the full amount of the bill or bills allowed to
pass without being SO stamped, That's right.
HEParson Brownlow, the fighting Whig ed
tor and Methodist preacher, has been chal-
enged to fight duel; he accepted, as fol-
lows: sWe select hog g-pen, Immediately af-
ter a hard rain, and dung forks as the weapons
whoever lifts the other out is to be acknowl-
edged victor.''
1VMrs. Partington called on the Japanese
1T Washington and told 'em, ssshe was mighty
glad to see them, she understood their Pre-
sident was Tycoon, who she doubted not, was
nigh kin to old Zip-Coon that the Wings run
IN 1910. If they wanted him to, Ike would
sing 'em a song about old Zip.''
A TERRIBLE AFFAIR.-A terrible tragedy
vas enacted on Friday, at the residence of Mr..
0. G. Flowers, of Warren county, Miss. A
ew years ago, Mr.. Lafayette Lee was married
70 Miss Hicks. Ia short time Lee gave
evidence of being dissatisfied,
md treated his young wife unkndly. A tenn
oorary separation took place. On Thursday
ast, Mrs. Lee expressed her anxiety to see
ler mother, and a wish to visit her home. if
she could obtain a conveyance. Mr.. Flowers '
"a relative with whom they were then residing)
informed her that his carriage was at her SER
rice. Lee remarked that she should not go,
Ind threatened to kill her If she did so. Hav- ,
ng been repeatedly threatened by him in :
IKE manner, she did not appear alarmed. On
riday the subject was again alluded to. Mrs.
lee sat down to play game of chess with Mr.. 9
flowers, Lee occupying position behind Mr.
:. In a few moments expression of hor-
'or was noticed upon the face of Mrs. Lee,
vho appeared to be gazing at her husband. :
ar. flowers, thinking, perhaps, that Lee was 4
uddenly taken i'll, turned and asked him what \