Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-11-08
CLEARFIELD, PA, NOV. s, 1865.
THE NEWS.

two men, last week, who had shipped as
sailors. Capt. Anderson of the Villafranca
tried to have them released, but the officers
were inexorable, and he had to sail with
out his mates-leaving them to answer for
their cruelty TO the sailors, who had been
kidnapped when drunk, and taken on
board the vessel.
Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmers-
ton, Premier of the British Ministry, First
Lord OF the Treasury, died on the morn
ing of 10Th October He was the cleverest,
and one the Oldest British Statemen, and his
death forebodes important changes in the
politics of Great Britain, if not of Europe.
lie was born in Ireland. and lacked but one
day OF being 81 years of age
A most atrociOus murder was committed
at place known as Bratt' S tavern, near Al
bany, n. Y, on October 2Sth The cap
tain of canal boat and her driver were as
sasSinated, as is supposed by two men who
were hired as hands in New York, and their
bodies thrown into the canal The captain
was robbed of between two and three hun
dred dollars
The steam tug Coinjacl, exploded boil
er near Fortress Monroe, on Oct 2lst, xii
ling all on board-fve men, Fragments of
OF the boat were thrown more than three
hundred yards distant from where the ex-
plosion took place. The boat was new, and
the cause of the disaster is not known.
On the night Of the 2Oth Nov a fire broke
out in Huidekoper's wooden factory, at Mead
VILE, Pa, which destroyed The factory and
block of tenamen;s occupied by the opera
tives. Between 20 and so families are
thrown ont of homes, and the loss will net
fall short of $50, 900, to S75, 900
A destructive fire occurred in Indiana on
Thursday morning, October 25th, by which
some or S stables, three horses and mum
Der of hogs were burned. The loss is esti-
mated at near 5000, about 81 300 Of
which is covered by insurance.
j. Barclay Harding publisher of the Phil
adelphia EUeaiag Telegraph. died sudden
ly of congestion of the brain, on October 29th,
The deceased was we'll known as an active
supporter of President Johnson 5 administra-
ton.
A den of counterfeiters was broken-up at
Maspeth, Long Island, on Oct, 3lst. Dies,
stamps, and it is said 100000 in fractional
currency, were taken. Two of the counter
feiters We're captured and two escaped
Forty years ago railroad travelling was in
trodueed into the German States and in
that time not single individual has lost his
life by collision, or any so-called accident, "
which are so common in this country.
The Masonic Fraternity of South Carroll
na have chosen a delegation to send North
to represent the PROSTATE condition of the
craft in that State. and ask for assistance in
restoring its former prosperity.
1t is rumored that the several propositions
for the trial of jeff Davis have been aban-
doned, and that he will lie released on con-
dition that he leave the United States, never
to return again.
1t is intimated that the finding of the
Military Commission, in the case of Wirz,
will be approved by the President, and that
in all probability he viii be hung on Friday
next
On the 22nd October So, 600 were sub
scribed in Cory to pay for the NJ E. Church
there That is the way the Corryites do
things.
A letter is advertised, as remaining un-
called for in the New York postoffice, for
John Observation-Disclosures
Seventy oil wells-all paying-haye been
opened at Oil Spring Village near Sarnia sta
ton, Canada West.
Shaffer, the murder of SAKE, at Buffalo,
has plead guilty to a charge of murder in
the second degree.
The colored soldiers of Pennsylvania are |
to have grand reception at Harrisburg on
the l4th instant.
Forty-seven per centum-almost half of
the population of New York, is composed of
foreigners
1t is some time since the Democratic par
ty renewed its professions of support of the /
policy of President johnson. We venture
TO suggest that il does not become the pecu-