Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

| They report at Belietontc Aug. Sd.
! During the week there was convention
held here. that had for its object something
! in relation to the Sunday Schools. There
were preachers, of the Methodist denomin-
alton, in attendance from different parts of
the State. But as | am not prepared to
give any of the proceedings of the conven-
ton, at this time, | shall defer any details
until my neXt-God sparing me, and | am
lucky enough to find who the secretaries
were.
The woods, up along the Moshannon
creek, in the vicinity of Dunbar, and from
that place across to the Tyrone ''Pike, y
have been on fire for several days, doing
great damage to the pine timber, and prop
erty generally. The Steam saw mill at Dun
bar, came very near being prey to the
fiery element, and was only saved by knock
ing off a great portion of the roof The
rascal who would set fire to the woods at
this dry season, should have a dose Of tar
and dry spruce twigs and then match ap-
piled to them.
] learn that Jos C. Brenners new steam
saw mill, down at Morrisdale was entirely
burnt up on Wednesday night last The
mill had been in operation but few weeks
The hands shut down" about - o clock
on Wednesday night, as usual, retired to
rest, and in the morning they found the
mill heap of ashes No one can tell how
the fire originated, and the whole concern
was consumed without any Of them hearing
or knowing of its burning.
The wife of one of the miners of Powell
ton, or Coal Hill as it is commonly called,
concluded that her stay on terra cola had
been long enough, took dose Of bed-bug
poison on Friday last, and made her exit for
that undiscovered country from whence none
return She insisted upon having her chill
dren accompany her, and spread piece of
bread for each Of them, with the poison and
gave it to them TO eat, when a woman liv-
ing with the family, told them to throw the
bread away, that if they eat it with that
''stuff on, it would kill them. They wise
ly concluded thatif theirmaternal parent and
bed-bugs desired to bring their career to a
speedy termination, they did not, and took
same day, and had it not been for the time
ly presence of the hired woman, all of her
children would have fell victims to the poi
son. [ understand the mother done the
deed Intentionally, and that it was not by
accident-that the bed-bug poison was used
as is often the case.
| Ireceived letter from soldier, who heads
his letter Rifle pits, front Of Petersburg,
Va. few days ago, and he asks me the
question, Are you voters at home going
to give the defenders of your country, the
right Of suffrage while in the army? hope
the Old Keystone viii roll up larger ma
jority for the soldiers than the Empire State
did-though she done well, we expect you
to do better.
Next Tuesday, August ID, is the day of
the election Let no man who is a true A
merican and friend of the soldier, stay
from the polls. But go, and go early, de
posit your ticket For the Amendment -
Do not be humbugged or led to vote against
the amendment, by any sympathizer with
treason, that the amendment WILL if carried,
allow all soldiers the right to vote, and that
by that means the colored soldier is on e.
quality with the white. Remember the a.
mendment does not mention the word sol
dier, as these hounds would have you be-
lieye. 1t says THE qualified electors" TO
be qualified etect0r or r0ter, q soldier must
be a White Freeman Of the .tM age Of tren-
ty-One gears Read the amendment careful
ly, and you will soon see that all such argu-
ment as that advanced by the snaiks is with
out foundation. They do not wish the sol
dier to have a VOTE and they take any means
to dodge it. That the colored soldier can
vote is one Of their lodges. One thing is
certain, if it was the case, they are more
worthy of vote than any cop. LERoL