Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-07-05
BY s. J. ROW
CLEARFIELD, PA, JULY 5, 1865.
THE NEWS.

for the Government, who has been On trial |
before court martial for dishonest practices,
vas arrested on the street by the Provost |
Marshal guard, and carried off to the bar
racks. His counsel at once took out writ !
of habeas corpus. but the Provost Marshall |
paid no attention to it. The Court then is
sued an attachment against the Provost |
Marshall, but the latter disregarded this al |
so, and resisted the officers of civil law at |
the point Of the bayonet There is to be a |
further hearing Of the case.
Hon. William Wilkins, died at his resi-
dence near Pittsburg, on June 10th, at the
age of Sc years Judge Wilkins held many
prominent positions during his lifetime, He
was President Judge OF the Allegheny dis |
trict and Judge Of the L. s. District Court
member of the State legislature and a
State Senator, a member of Congress and
{. S. Senator, Minister to Russia and Sec
retary of War He was a most accomplish
ed scholar, an earnest and torcible writer,
and an eloquent orator. and was a true type
Of Gods noblest work Few men die so
widely lamented as William Wilkins.
A singular calamity happened to the
152d Illinois regiment at Tallahoma, Tenn,
On the 10Th June While mounting guard
a thunderboit struck and knocked down
nearly eEery man Of the guard. One man,
Jeremiah Coonly, was instantly killed while
thirty-two others were more or less injured.
The men we're mostly injured in the region
Of the shoulders, arms and hips, they being
at Support arms at the time ln several
instances mems boots and shoes were torn
from their feet, yet none Of their feet were
Injured.
a correspondent of the Boston Trans
cript states that he saw returning veteran
soldiers refused admittance to Mount Yer
non, because they had not money enough to
pay the fee demanded by the secession oc-
cupa1t, named Herbert. A Colonel of
regiment was mulcted out of one hundred
dollars for the privilege of allowing his re-
giment five minutes view of the place.
The question Of shipping jerked beef from
South America to the United States, is
gaining some advocates. 1t is said that 1t
can be shipped to New York at three cents
pound, and sold at handsome Profit at
about one fourth the present price of beef
in that city.
The recaptured archieves of the State of
Tennessee tell many a tale of Rebel villiany.
Gov. Harris's papers are full Of the secret
history of the Rebellion. Among other pa
pers on file, and indorsed by Harris, is a
proposition to assassinate Gov johnson in
Nashville.
Dick Turner the keeper of Libby Prison
under rebel rule, who escaped short time
since, has been recaptured and is now con-
fined in the cell constructed by the rebels for
the confinement of Col Streight
The War Department has for several
weeks past been engaged in preparing a
list Of brevet promotions which will be pub
ished in general orders. The list will be 4
very large one.
1t is positively ascertained, that there has
been no consultation by the executive branch
of the Government as to when, where, or
how JEFF. Davis is to be tried
A foundry and machine shop, for the
manufacture Of agricultural implements, has
been started at Augusta, Georgia-the re-
suit of Yankee enterprise.
1t is said that orders have been issued for
the arrest of NJ Causland-the incendiary of
Chambersburg-who is residing on his farm
in West Virginia.
The monitor Dictator is to have her ma
chinery slightly altered, and then sail for
Halifax. If this proves successful, she will
cross the atlantic.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis has taken up her
residence for the time being at Savannah.
She is represented as being in very desti-
tute condition.
The Rebel General Ewell has applied fer
pardon. Ain it strange that the ''un-
conquerable" traitors are now as anxious for
forgiveness
On the night of the 25th June two fires
occurred in Philadelphia, causing loss of
sl2O,O of which $50, 200 was covered by
insurance.
Gen. Thomas has ordered five thousand
bushels of corn to be distributed for the re-
lief of the INDECENT peoble in Georgia
Bishop Gregg, Episcopal, of Texas, advi-
ses the church in his diocese to return to
the liturgy as it was before the war.
A noted guerrilla and horse thief of the
Shenandoah Valley, yclept Mississippi"
has bssl captured