Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-09-09
PuIL1psBrRo. Pa, Sept. S, 1868.

DEAR JOURNAL Another week has passed
into the book of time, and it has not been void
| OF interest TO our citizens, tor considerable
excitement has been on tip toe. " Dung A
merica'' reigned supreme for the first two
week days. Monday and Tuesday, as the Cir
Gus to exhibit here on the latter day, and,
of course, the combined financial abilities OF
| Young America were called into action, in or
der to get the desired yellow back. That
they accomplished ii there is no doubt, for
they-w0uld go to any extreme 10 DO
On Wednesday the board, or ID majority of
Them OF directors OF the Tyrone & Ccarfield
Rail Road, met hert-for the purpose of view
ing the sites for the depot. There great
deal of rivalry among our citizens Tor the To-
cation of the site 1t seems to have always
been u decided matter, that the depot To
be in the meadow, at the lower end Of town,
and at the spot in the meadow, known the
''big barn. Bat, il ever that location vas
decided OF by the company, they have, tor
some cause or other, thrown il up, and DOW
intend TO make the depot further up the creek.
/ Two sites were offered the board, gratis. One
! 10y Mr. john d. McGrk, consisting OF sixty
five feet of ground in depth across his square.
| on which be lives. The other by Chester
Munson. Esq, on behalf of the citizens of
Goose ii i'll and Bull Run, consisting OF as
much ground of of the NJ. L. Church and
other squares, as was necesS ry. Both sites
are good ones, bnt the former is decidedly the
DcSF IN AT respects, lDE Il passenger uepDt. III
possesses all the advantages possible. The
latter is very superior for ii freight depot, and
1t possesses all the requisites, and advantages
in all respects, for that purpose, that the for
mer does not. The board had not arrived at
d conclusion when they adjourned. | presume
will know their decision in few DAYS.
" are in hopes that the board has adjusted
the screw, that | presumed, loose, in
former letter, and tightened ii up so that the
cars will commence running regular. For
long time, all the cause OF detention of the
cars not running here regularly as early as 1st
of June was cast upon Mr.. Edmjston. the con
tractor, but he has had the road in running or
der tor a mouth, and still the do not
come. The cause can no longer be thrown on
Mr.. E.. and am inclined to think he was
blamed wrongfully but We must have some
one TO growi at. Who is il That's the queS
tion.
After all the reasonable talk .denunciation
preachiCg and speeding, by the cOpperheads,
ahOnt the uncOnStitulionuliy Of the draft th,
resistance that it would be met with by the
people of our district, if enforced has ali pas
sed off quietly. Not a word, not an angry
word, and all who had received their notice
of being drsfted. promptly reported Them
Sc Ives. and were examined by the board Some
of them presented claims for exemption. and
those that the board thought worthy Ui exenlp-
ton were exempted, Some stoud heir yx4
nation. passed and sockrd their .sgreen
Backs Others went in. and dOrned Uncle
Sam's regaIia. n large num Der OF the drafted
men from this place, and vicinity, were ex
empted, for varinuS reasons,-quite one half
Several paid their. communication aud only
one, A. j. Mcclellan. put the harness on
The poor, miserable wretches OF Copperheads
are the only ones dissatisfied They had gone
10 so much expense and trouble 10 get six
shooters, and documents to keep he hopes of
their prOSelytes up 10 the sticking point, that
they az loss what TO get at To keep peace
In their camp. But they have hit on plan
at last. They have concluded to organize
X. u. G Saturday evening, hbg. 18th. was
the evening for organic Ition-the s.Loop'' the
place of holding the meeting. 4 The ap-
pointed hour. 9 O'Clock, they could be
coming from all directions locking if they
had been committing depreddtions hen
roosts, jersey lightning, or some other guilty
act. as they emerged from the alleys in the
vicinity of the loop" they could not make
the matter go of. Whether they apprehended
bomb she'll from the true Union landlord up
stairs, because the customers. at the mo
ment. were all loyal men IS not known. The
grand Sachem from the Swamps of Decatur,
and the SIu Hedrn from Slab Town went OUT
and held . consultation came in and in Il few
minutes the cupp- -rheads son est. Ii was
now well on tuwars midnight. and whether
they met again thai Right or not. cannot say.
But few evenings since unusual crowd
was noticed in the vicinity OF the Brewery
On a close investigation II was seen that ihe
whole crowd composed OF Copperheads,
and thai they had OF about to organize "A
X. G. g. there is no doubt There were mem
bers from Goose Hill, Swamps of Decatur, Di-
amond, Upper Presque-isle, Army ot the Po-
tomac, and Slab Town. The members from
the latter place, have passed the degree of
Knights OF Lager judging from their affinity
70 the brew decoctiou OF barley They are
a chosen crowd. Had the world been sfted
ninety -nire times through piece of red fan
mel, they could not have got better material.
One of the leaders of the coppcrheads, of
sandy phiz is SO completely swamped because
the draft has been received SO calmly and pas
sed of so quietly, that be gave vent to his an
ger the other day, by wishing that the he IL
bounds who committed the horrid massacre at
Lawrence, Kansas. had not left a man alive
but have swept the town OF every human be-
ing. A citizen In the store at the tine asked
him, sHow can YOU make such an Ihhunan
wish, you inhuman scoundrei ~ He replied,
"hecause they were all abolitionicts." This
man. nay not man, this Haynau, that made
this inhumaD wish is practicing physician,
head of a family, dependent, presume. on
the community for the means OF acquiring his
livelihood and who only few weeks ago had
a drover arrested because he threatened to
shoot his son, and for whipping him, because,
as tie drover alleged, the BOY scared his
sheen. To have heard him make his plea. of
the inbnman treatment his son received at the
hands of the drover one would have supposed
him incapable OF wishing harm to anything
that lives. But there is policy In war, and 1t
resulted IN an x.
Oar acighbors across the creek have just re-
ceived notices of their having drawn prize
One thing can be said for old Decatur, she
has turned OH, the first men that have heard