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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

CLAY AND PEySIHGToN.-In either 1S45 or
1876, Henry Clay became embarrassed to such
an extent that he had TO mortgage Ashland.
In the mean time, movement had been start
ed in New Orleans by some of Mr.. Clay's
friends to pay his debts and relieve him from
his embarrassments, and Mr.. a. II. Trottcr,
the agent of the Northern Bank in New Or
leans was sent East to confer with Mr. Clay's
friends. The consequence was that about
$50, GOO was subscribed, and the Hon. Wm-
Pennington was sent to Kentucky with the
money, and reached Lexington known TO
scarcely any person. He walked into tho
Northern Bank, and asked Mr.. for Scott, tho
Cashier, and upon his being shown that
gentleman, asked if there were not several
notes of Mr. Glars that were due in few days..
and was answered that there were. Mr.. Scott
was requested to give the whole amount OF Mr..
Clay's Indebtedness, which done. and
draft on one OF the New York Banks was hand
ed him, and Mr.. Pennington left the bank with
all Mr.. Clay's notes paid. In few days Mr.
Clay came TO town TO arrange for renewal Of
the notes. if possible, and was shown in the
side room of the bank. After sitting a few
minutes he asked Mr.. Scott if there could b0
any arrangement to run the notes for longer
time. Mr.. Scott look ed at Nh. Clay 10 see ii
he were not jesting, and finding that he was
not, told him that gentleman from New Jer-
sey had called yesterday and paid all his in
debtedness. Mr.. Clay started when Mr.. Scott
spoke, looked at him few minutes, burst in
to tears, and left the bank overwhelmed. No
man ever had such friends. Where Mr.. Clay
lived, his personal friends are rejoiced that
William J. Pennington has been honeEed with
he peakershfp.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

Hon. THADDEUs STEVENS AND TIRE ssCRAcK
OF Doom. ''-The Lancaster Erpress, commen-
ting on a sketch of Hon. Thaddeus Stephens,
says-s.The latest and best joke of Mr.. s.,
however, is the reason he gives for voting
for Pennington, of n. j. IL will be re-
collected by our readers, that about week
since he announced his intention of sticking
to Mr.. Sherman until the sscrack of DOOM"
But on Friday he voted for Mr.. Pennington.
Supposing, no doubt, that his friends at homo
wondered how he could reconcile that vote
with his previous declaration, he wrote TO one
of them to relieve them of any apprehensions.
He said that on Friday morning he had been
reading an account of the earthquake in South
Carolina, and he thought that was sliHis
crack and concluded TO go for New Jersey ~
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

QUEER FANoY-The very best fisherman on
Lake Ontario is an old monomaniac, popular
ly known as ssCommo odore.' His recollection
of what passed before his lunacy is entirely
obliterated. His theory of advent into this
world is that he was, at about the age of 700
years, elected from the planet Jupiter for some
violation of the laws in that orb, and, on re-
covering from the effects of that tremendous
,fah found himself on the shores of this lake.
At first, he says, the food of this earth did not
suit him, he having subsisted before his fall,
entirely on electricity-the only food known in
Jupiter. However, after having nearly per-
ished from starvation, he discovered that whis-
key and gin SO nearly resembled electricity IN
their effects upon his system that he has made
shift to support nature by using plentiful ad-
mixture OF them with fish, flesh and fowl.
vegetables and tobacco.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

FIVE CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH.-In the
night of Friday, the 2Sth ut., the house of Mr..
Luther Briggs, in Delaware county, New York,
was consumed by fire and five OF his children
perished in the flames. Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs
went to spend the evening at neighbor's, a.
bout half mile off, taking with them an infart
child, leaving six at home-the Oldest daugh
ter of II, and the youngest years. The
children went to bed before the parents return
ed: and the fire is supposed to have originated
from the stove. The oldest and youngest
slept below and the others up stairs. The
girl waking up finding the house on fire, ran
up stairs to wake her brothers, the oldest Of
which, a lad of fifteen, jumped ont of the win
dow, and the girl, it is supposed, attempted
to go down stairs for the child in her bed.
The boy opened the door frem the outside,
when the flames burst into his face and burnt
him severely, but they think not fatally. All
the others perished.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

RUSSIAN BABIEs.-It is said that the Russian
babies look like SO many idols with their heads
carved out, and the rest of the body left in a
block. This appearance is caused by their be-
ing rolled up in tight bandages, leaving only
the head out, that they may be put away out
of mischief and danger. On going into Rus
sian house you may find one little fellow left
on shelf, another hung to the wall on a peg,
and a third hung over one of the main beams
of the roof, and rocked by the mother who has
the cord looped over her feet. ssWhy that is
a child ~ you exclaim, looking close, to be
sure you are not mistaken. s.Of course--what
should it be 10 answers the mother. Yes,
sure enough, it is a child but so dirty that you
cannot helping asking-"When was it wash
ed ?'' eWashed! What? wash child ? you
would kill it.''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

sDid you save yonr baggage ?' asked soms
sympathizing friends of gentleman who had
just escaped from wrecked steamboat on the
Mississippi. "Oh, yes," said he, pointing /,
with significant look, TO his wife.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

EcLIpsEs.-An n exchange paper says:-There
will be six eclipSes this year-two of the sun,
two of the moon and two of the Locofoco par
ty. The two latter will occur in October and
November-one of which will be visible in
Pennsylvania, and the other all over the
Union,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

seJohnny,'' said mother to son nine years
old, ego wash your face am ashamed TO ses
you coming to dinner with so dirty mouth.
81 did wash it, mamma," said Johnny, and
curling his upper lip, he added grayely, al
think it must be moustache coming"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

The voluntary fund for the relief of John
Browns family 1t is said will reach $40, 900.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

A brigand has been captured in Sardinia,
who is known 10 have perpetrated 90 murders.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-02-15

1t is said that the silver mines of California
are of greater value than the gold.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-20
PryOr,s Position.

ROGER A. PRYOR, with all his faults (says
the Cincinnati Commercially has always been
distinguished for telling the truth, with little
respect for party affiliations. The villainy of
which he has for some years been witness
at the Federal city. has not found in him,
either in the capacity of a journalist or Con-
gresham, one willing to conceal the facts or
capable of becoming an apologist of the
reeking rascality.
The Charlottesville (Va.) Reoieac states that
on Friday night week, in Charlottesville, "a
serenade was gotten up in honor of Mr.. Pry-
or, who had been sojourning there for several
days, in discharge of his duties as Visitor of
the University of Virginia. On being called
out he made a handsome address, in which
he frankly and candidly gave his views of
the present condition of public affairs. He
said that the national democratic party had
no longer an existence; that it was perfectly
impotent, and so enyeloped by corruption
that it absolutely needed to be chastened by
defeat and privation."
Now this is about as fairly and clearly as
the case could be stated. Mr.. PRYOR was dis
posed to be a friend of DOUGLAS, and at
tempted to do something for him in Balti-
more, but he now admits there has not been
regular democratic nomination, and as a
Southern man he is for the Southern candi-
date
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-20
Beu and Everett tnInd,ana.

A telegraphic dispatch from Washington
city announced that the BELL. and EVERETT
men of Indiana had given up all idea Of run
ming an electoral ticket in that State The
following card, which we find in the Indiana
papers, shows that the dispatch referred to
was sent forth without authority. Read:
"'The onion of The STATES, the Constitution, OF
the Country, and the Enforcement Of the Lars
HAt meeting of the Executive Committee
for Indiana of the Constitutional Union Par
ty, on the 4th inst, it was resolved to recon-
mend to the friends of Bell and Everett to
hold State Convention at indianapolis, to
nominate an electoral ticket.
''Notc, in pursuance of said resolution, we
respectfully invite all who desire the election
OF those tried patriots and statesmen, John
Bell and Edward Everett-honest, capable,
and faithful to the Constitutional send del
egates from their respective counties to a
Convention to be held in this city on the 18th
day of August next, to nominate an electoral
ticket and perfect the organization of the
party in this State.
"By order of the Executive Committee.
"a. 81. DAVIDSON, Chairman.
"JoHN J. HAYDEN, Secretary"
The above is sufficient refutation of the
statement of correspondent of the N. Y.
Tribune, copied into the Union and american,
of yesterday, that mo BELL and EVERETT
ticket will be run in Indiana"
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-20

ARTEsIAN WELL IN S. CA singular cir
cumstance took place not long since at the
turpentine establishment of Messrs. Brad
ley il Lane, about three miles below Kings
tree, on the road leading from that place
to Georgetown. While Mr.. Coleman was
engaged in digging well, and had reached
the depth of twenty-six feet from the surface,
he felt the stratum of earth in the bottom
of the well, which was about four feet square,
suddenly in motion beneath him. He was
lifted, together with the earth, to the heighth
of about foot, when, not being able to di-
vine what was about to take place next, he
prudently made hasty retreat to the tub
which was attached by a windlass above, and
by means of which the earth had been thus
far removed. Having got into the tub, be
gave the signal to be drawn up, when, to his
establishment, he saw the water swelling and
boiling up from below, and rising with re-
markable rapidity. He had not been drawn
to the surface, and had not been standing on
Terra frna longer than from ten TO fifteen
minutes, when he saw the well completely
filled aud overlooking its edges. He was
forced to cut ditch from the well to a
ueighboring branch in order to prevent the
water from covering the yard and submerg-
ing the surrounding grounds. The water is
said to be pure. cool, and excellent, and has
flowed with bold stream since that time,
and is flowing in the same manner at the
present time.-Clarendon Banner.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-20

DOUGLAS IN NORTH ALBANIA meetin G
was held at Huntsville, last Monday. Reso-
lutions were adopted approving the action
of the Baltimore Convention and ratifying
the nomination of DOUGLAS and JOHNSON.
Speeches we're made by Col. D. C. HUMPH-
REYs, Col. r. B. LINDSAY, Hon. r. NJ. PAT
TON, Col. J. P. PRYOR, Gen. JAS N. DRAKE
and Col. MICH DAVIS. The Advocate says:
It was gathering of the real Democracy,
the true Sovereigns of the land, ralIying
around the old Flag, resolved to bear it
again aloft to victory, or save it from dis
honor. 1t was the people of Madison-the
planters, farmers, mechanics and business
men of the county. Their deep earnestness
was apparent to all. The old men, who have
stood by the party for years, were present
that Patriarch of Democracy, who never
bolted nomination, and who for over thirty
years upheld the cause through The Demo
Graf, Philip Woodson, was present, ratifying
another {and perhaps to him the last) nomi
nation. "Unawed by the influence of the
rich or the great" the people were out in
their strength, determined that their right to
rule in this country ''should be heard and
vindicated." They are aroused, and will
not be dictated to by their servants at Wash
ington, who have assumed to be masters,
and seek to restore the reign of Congression-
al caucuses put down by Jackson scheme
by which the few seek to rule the many.
The meeting must have consisted of from
500 to 700 freemen from all parts of the
county.
Amongst the names of those mentioned in
the proceedings of the meeting as having
taken part. we notice some of the very flow
er of the old Democracy.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-20

HIGH PRICE OF Provisions IN ENGLAND
The high price of provisions is reflected in
the discomfort of the laboring classes of Eng
land, who call on the Government to place
them beyond the pale Of starvation. Pad
dington Green, London, was the scene of a
great open air meeting, the other night, at
which the dearness of the necessaries of life
was attributed, not to the scarcity of food,
but to monopoly on the part of rich provision
dealers, and Government was asked to ap-
point commission to probe the question. A
meeting of similar character has been held
at Birmingham, at which the persons present
pledged themselves to abstain during the
month of July from beef and pork, mutton,
lamb, aud veal, the produce of the British is
lands,i the hope of breaking up the monop-
oily. A public meeting at Sheffield came 10
a similar determination. American beef and
pork, which can be had at comparatively
low prices, were recommended.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-20
$50 1t. Old lIant,,

We clip the following paragraph from an
exchange:
"When President Buchanan, filling one of
the highest Offices in the world. was address
ing the citizens who called on him, on Mon
day evening, he was saluted from the crowd
with the cry Of Go it, old man p"
What wretched spectacle have we here of
the prostitution of high station to the promo
ton of party endsl When before did Pres
ident of the United States ever stoop from
his exalted place to the level of the promis-
cuous crowd intruding themselves upon the
Executive Mansion only for the purpose of
showing OFF, as the supporters of one of the
rival political tickets for the Presidency !
With what instructive horror would Wash
ington have contemplated such pollution
of himself and the White House, and with
what disgust would he have shrunk from such
public surrender of official dignity merely
to please the populace! How must Presi-
dent, possessing proper selfrespect and be-
coming sensibilities, feel when saluted by a
vulgar brawler in a noisy nocturnal gather
ing like that in question, with the extremely
polished and complimentary plaudit of $50
it, old man ~ How refreshing this courtly
and delicate tribute must have been to the
parsonage SO fortunate" as to be its recipi-
emit! it, old mani" an ejaculation which,
coming from the source it did, could have
Deen no less expressive tndu d SuOut OF de-
rision.
The truth is, that the whole scene alluded
to in the brief paragraph which has called
forthithese remarks Twas eminently unworthy
of the Presidents participation. He should
have scorned thus to appear on such an &C.
casion in the character he assumed. The
Chief Magistrate of mighty nation should
be infinitely above an act SO derogatory to
the position which he fills. He ought not
to mix himself up during his term of office
with the popular and party excitements of
the day. 1t is not his province to be either
choosing his successor or influencing, direct
ly or indirectly, the choice of the people,
whose business it is to provide such successor.
1t is his right to cast his individual vote for
whatever candidate he pleases on the day of
election, and he should be content with the
free and full exercise of this right This
thing, however, of President defending
into the dirty arena of a struggle for power
between rival parties, and of mingling per-
sonally in the obstreperous demonstrations
which are sure to be gotten up for effect, on
every side, is an intolerable violation of every
propriety of the case, and should be frowned
down Indignantly by the people.-Petersburg
iVa.) Express.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-20
Crops in Missouri and Illinois.

We make the following extract from a
litter received at this Office dated
ST.. LOUIS, July II, 1860.
The crop prospects are worse in Missouri than
they have been for ten years past, and with
the exception of tolerable corn crop
which is limited to a small portion of the
State-nothing at all will be made. In the
middle of June, 1 passed over the best por-
ton of this country from this place to ''St.
Joe," ON the north side of the Missouri river,
and down on the South, going out into Kan
sas as far as Lawrence and at that time the
prospects were gloomy indeed.
OLD ABE LINcoLN's State is just the re-
verse, and even now, the corn is SO toll that
the rail splitter himself would have to tip
toe to chin it. The fact is, the Suckers will
make more this year than they will know
what to do with. A Mr.. HAMILTON, from
Kentucky, has 400 acres in wheat; 1900 in
corn, and 400 in oats. The wheat he is now
harvesting (and there never was a better
article) and has sold 10000 bushels of it to a
Chicago house for SIPS per bushel. That's
the way they farm it in this country.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-20

=
SCARCITY OF CoRN.-Yesterday we were
conversing with an esteemed and very INTEL
ligent friend. who has good knowledge of
the country Northeast of this. His repre-
sensations of the miserable prospects of the
growing corn crop-or rather. of the crop
which should be growing-and the heavy in
debtedness of the people, already incurred
for bread-stuffs, are very disheartening in
deed We are satisfied, from reliable sources,
that the crop of Eastern Alabama and Wes-
tern Georgia will fall far short of the needs
of home consumers; and if there should not
be heavy crop in South Alabama, backed
by low prices in the West, there cannot but
be immense suffering for sthe staff of life.u
In all probability, corn will reach SO by
next Christmas, with little money in the
country to purchase.
This is subject most worthy of the con-
sideration of our capitalists. Steps should
be taken early, to prevent actual suffering.
And the sooner the state of the country. is
fully understood, the better it will be for all
Montgomery (Ala.)s Mail, July L..
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-20
Division the Precursor of Defeat.

Our neighbor of the Banner reminds the
Union and American that it (the .. s. ~ said,
shortly after the split at Charleston
"a divided democracy aCiU b. the CERTAIN
precursor of 4 black republican victory. It
is terrible to think how soon and how fatally
might follow the last act in the political
drama of the American Union"
= This little clipping; is suggestive
If divided democracy" in May was
the certain precursor of black republi-
can victory" how can it be otherwise
in July, or next November, if you please?
The Baltimore breach sewers the party
into two fragments, neither of which
has the least chance of defeating the republi-
can ticket. How, then, are the broken DEM
ocracy to avert a republican victory?
1T is terrible TO think how soon and how
fatally might follow the last act IN the political
drama Of the AMERICAN Union" All. Messieurs
of the Union and American, tie spectre of a
broken party was not the only thing that
haunted your mind when you gave utterance
to that sentence; the spectre of a broken
UIi0n also disturbed you with its terrible"
consequences. You realized the truth that
democratic Congressman. democratic State
Conventions, and democratic State Legisla-
lures had declared the election of black re-
publican to the Presidency sufficient cause
for resistance and secession, and you saw
that the "last act in the political drama of the
American Union'-in other words, disuHio9-
was not a remote probability. And now,
gentlemen, when you have aided and abetted
the breaking up OF your party-in making it
impotent in the face of the enemy-you will
not have the patriotism to urge a union of
the broken masses on the only national ticket
in the field for averting the calamity of the
"last act in the DRAMA but remorselessly
lend your influence to keep up divisions
which may result in the catastrophe which
was SO terrible" in your apprehensions. Nay,
more than this, you are 'hand in glove" with
those Southern ultras who are pledged to
usher in the "last act of the drama of the
American Union" and trying to cover up and
conceal their purposes. at is terrible to
Think what will be your feelings when the
"last act" is played out, and disunion con-
summated.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-20

THE MILK IN THE CoCoA-NUF.-The follow
ing important item of intelligence is tele-
graphed:
1.-The Central City Courier, the organ of the
Democratic party in Central New York. has
taken down the Douglas and johnson ticket
and run up that of Breckinridge and Lane.
1t is said that other papers in the State will
soon follow the example.
We take the above from the Washington
Constitution, the central organ Of the Yancey-
ties and the Administration. 1t omits to
state that the proprietor of the Courier has
been appointed, by the Administration,
Special Mail Agent of the Post-ofice De-
partment, in place of Mr.. North, removed.