Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-05-24
gaftsnlan's Journat.
CLEARFIELD,, PA, MAY "a, 1865.
THE NEWS.

ninety feet. Ihe passage was SIX leet
wide, and entirely unobstructed, and is on
level with the ground in the rear OF the
building, so the assassin had no steps to as
cend or descend There is narrow hall
leading from the stage on the South side OF
the theatre, on Tenth street, on which the
building fronts. 1t was at the front door OF
this hall that Booth, Spangler, and another
man whose name is not yet in evidence, were
engaged in the mysterious whispering and
maneuvering which attracted the attention
Sergeant Joseph Z. Dye, as detailed by him
in his testimony. Yesterday everything re-
mained undisturbed inside of the building
Just as it was at the time of the assasslna-
ton, except the chair in which Mr.. Lincoln
sat when he was shot has been taken away,
and the blue flag which hung in front of the
box and in which Booths spur caught, has
been removed.
The identical palmetto flag which was sus-
pended in the Capitol at Columbia, South
Carolina, upon the organization of the Sc
cession convention, in December, 1860, was
captured at Columbia by Gen. Blair, and
has been presented to Gov. Fletcher, of
Missouri. When the flag was first suspend
ed in Secession Hall, Lawrence W. Keitt ut
tered the following words: ''We have car
ried the body of this Union to its last rest
ing place, and now we viii drop the flag over
It's grave" Keitt and the rebellion have
gone to their graves since that time, but the
Union still lives.
The Springfield tOhiol Ne,es of Friday,
says: Gen. Fog was behind time on Thurs
day night. and General Frost had the cOun-
try to himself He did not have time, how
ever, to destroy all the fruit. In some pla-
ces, cherries, apples and pears do not appear
to be at all injured; in other places they are
injured severely. Strawberries are partially
cut off The trees are so full of young fruit
that half the crop might be cut off, and
then leave a fair supply. Grapes are badly
nipped in some places.
Vance, rebel Governor of North Carolina,
was arrested while endeavoring to reach the
coast with view of making his escape from
the country by sea. He was arrested by
detachment of Fitzpatrick cavalry, and viii
be sent to Washington, to be tried for
treason.
The arrival of large number of Polish
emigrants is expected soon. They are ex-
lies and have been forwarded from European
ports under the auspices of the Emigration
Society, established lately to provide new
homes for them.
a monster snapping-turtle was lately cap
tured in Green-lane dam on the Perkimen
creek, in Marlborough township, Montgom-
cry county, by party of men, one of whom
was bitten in the leg The monster weighs
326 pounds.
1t is said that our Government will call
the British authorities to an account for al
lowing the rebel pirate vessel Stonewall to
coal at Nassau. The administration seems
determined to have this settled at once.
Chas E. Clark, the absconding teller of
the Commercial Bank of Philadelphia, has
implicated John Anspatch, of the Dry Goods
firm of Anspatch, Reed & Co., OF that city,
as an accomplice in the dePalcation.
In Louisville the secesh are trying to bribe
Unionists for certificates of past loyalty.
The rebels sent north of the Ohio, under
bond not to return during the war, are in
formed that'they can't yet return.
The rebel leaders in Texas still declare
1eir intention to continue the rebellion
They say they can see nothing discouraging
fortherebels in the present military situation
The President has respited the Indiana
conspirators, Bowles and Mulligan, to the
second of June; and commuted the sentence
of Horsey to Imprisonment for life.
1t is unders TODD that Jeff Davis will rot
be tried before the military commission, but
before the e. S. District Court at Washing
ton, on the charge of high treason.
A special session of the Kentucky Legis-
lature has been convened, to try Chief Jus
tice Built on the charge of conspiracy to
overthrow the Government.
1t is reported that the rebel General For
rest was killed byCapt. Walker, of the reb-
el army, in revenge for shooting his son.
The pirate Stonewall was in Havana on
the llth, and was to sail for Galveston, Tex
as. Our feet is on the lookout for her.
The rebel General Joe Johnston is at
Charleston 1t is said he asked for permis-
sion to go to Canada but was refuse d.
Government horses and mules are being
furnished to the farmers of North Carolina
to enable them to put in their crops
The pirate, Capt. Semmes, with others,
is trying to reach the coast and make his
escape out of the country by sea.