Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-28

MT. II. fJeI, OF 1<oIe'io= diiu iils SOhdSSu
IA years. were drowned in Bruce mill
dam, in Cambria county, on the l4th.
About seven hundred soldiers orphans
have been admitted into the various schools
of the State, in accordance with the law pro-
viding fot their education. So far, fourteen
academies and high schools, in the different
parts of the State, have been selected by
the State Superintendent for their reception.
MEETING OF PREsBYTERY- The Hunting
don Presbytery, assembled at the Presbyte-
rian Church in this place, on Tuesday, June
Goth On Wednesday the Rev. Mr. Archer
was ordained and regularly installed as pas
tor of the Clearfeld congregation. Six
teen ministers were present on the occasion.
Services were had twice day up to Sab
bath evening, and much interest was mani
hoped that great good will follow the preach
ed word-that sinners will be reclaimed
from the errors of their ways, the church
built up, and the Kingdom of GoD gloriied
THE BoICE CAsE.-Among the indict-
ments acted on by our Courts last week was
one charging Allison Boice, Evans Boice,
Lewis Boice and Jacob Boice with man.
slaughter, by causing or fastening the death
of Maggie Fulton, of Burnside township,
the result of alleged improper or careless
treatment at the time and after she had Civ
en- birth to child The three last named
defendants having demanded separate tri-
al, Jury was empannelled on Friday morn
ing in the case of Allison Boice The trial
occupied the attention of the Court until
Monday Afternoon, when the jury rendered
verdict of ''Not Guilty The case was
conducted by VIM. NJ Mccullough, VIM.
A Wallace, and T. J. Mccullough, Esqs.
for the Commonwealth, and by II. B.
S Eoope and J. B. NJ Enally, Esqs, tor the
defendants.
UNION COUNTY MEETING.-Agreeable to
prev Gus notice, number of the Union
men Of Clearfeld county, assembled in the
Court House on Wednesday evening, June
2lst, for the purpose of taking the necessa-
ry steps to send Senatorial and Representa-
tive delegates to the State Convention, to
nominate State ticket.
The meeting was organized by appointing
J. ". WRIGHT, Esq, President; VIM.
Feath, Esq, and Thomas f. Miller, Vice
Presidents and S. J. Row, Secretary.
On motion, J. B. NJ Enally, Esq, was e.
lected Representative delegate, with the
power to appoint substitute subject to
the approval of the balance of the district
On motion, III. B. Swoope, Esq, A. c.
Finney, and S. J. Row, were appointed
committee to confer with the other counties
composing this Senatorial district relative
to selecting of Senatorial delegate to said
convention.
On motion, it was resolved, that the con-
vention for nominating Union County tick
ct, be held Oh Thursday the 3lst day of
August, 1865. Adjourned
KARTHAUs AND SALT-LICK OIL COMPA-
NY.-We learn with pleasure. that our
neighbors of Centre county have formed a
company to develop the Oil Territory of the
Karthaus and Salt-Lick region, under the
title of the ''Karthaus and Salt-Lick Oil
Company We also understand that the
company has leases for about 5000 acres of
land, embracing the celebrated Salt-Lick
property, with river front of over six
miles-l- This territory has surface indica-
tiOns of oil Of the most promising character; !;
and in view Of the recent strike on the
headwaters of Clearfeld creek, and the fact
that-the salt aceLs, bored some years since on
the Salt-Lick property, were abandoned on
account of the existing bitumen, the compa
ny confidently expect, at an early day, to de-
velop the oily treasure in quantities rivaling
the great Venango basinlz An excellent 10
horse power engine has already been pur-
chased, and is now on its way thither from
Pittsburg, and the company expect to COM
mence boring in the course of two or three
weeks. The capital stock of the company
is $500, 600, divided into 100, 900 shares of
the par value of S5 each. The certificates of
stock will be issued in the course of week
| The officers of the company are as follows: !:
| President Edmund Blanchard, ESD; Sec
retary, Geo. NJ Yocum, Esq; Treasurer,
| Daniel Rhoads, Esq. The Office of the COM
pany is located at Bellefonte, Centre CO., Pa.
The New York Times publishes lengthy
statement of the condition of the New \ ork
poor, from which it appears that about 495,
| 600 persons live in tenement houses. and a