Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-05-06
A Little of Everything.

The Massachusetts Legislature has, for the
third time. rejected female suffrage.
Butter is any price people have the conscience
to ask for it. and none TO be had at that.
Fox towship was annexed to Jefferson and Elk
counties by act of Assembly passed last winter
Ad Interim Thomas still attends the Cabinet
meetings. Andy and he must have jolly time
of it
A county, to be composed of the townships
of Centre county south of Nittany mountain is
talked of.
We see that Ex-Gov John Bigler is delegate
to the Democratic National Convention, from
California.
The delegates to the Republican National Con-
venton. will be passed over the various Railroads
at half fare
There seems to be plethora Of money in New
York and Philadelphia. We hope it viii reach
to Clearfed.
Mexico is still heaving and groaning like vol
cano in eruption. 1t will never be peace until
it is annexed to the United States.
The Anderson's creek log-drive passed here
during last week. The boys" while in town,
behaved themselves very creditabIy.
laid out in building lots They will make eligi-
bic and desirable sites for dwellings.
Congress at present, has among its members
thirteen Major Generals, ffteei. Brigadiers six
Colonels, and eleven officers OF lower grade.
Saturday busy day in town. The streets
were full. Mossop laughed all over his face. and
Penn kratzer looked as bright as May morning
Fred Douglas is to deliver the next annual All
dress before the students Of the Indiana Univer.
sity. What stencil will be there, o, Goodiander
An Omaha dis atch says, the Indians Oh april
39th, killed four near Plum creek station and
another band killed and scalped two men near
Sidney station.
Florida will vote early in May, and serious
opposition on to the success of Reconstruction Is
ticipated. The constitution framed is said TO be
a most excellent one.
Nearly all the Democrats elected 10 the Georgia
Legislature are ex-rebels and cannot take the
test oath. The Republican State ticket is elected
by about ten thousan nd majority.
The city of Buffalo has voted. by SIN all major
ity, half million dollars in bonds. to aid
constructing the Buffalo and Washington Rail
road 1t will pass through CIeardsld
hundred summersaults' would soon appear in
Chicago. Thereupon the general Impression pre-
vailed that Senator Doolittle was coming.
This year isslocust year. They will be coming
up through the ground about the middle of May
or the first of June. They have appeared regu-
larly in this country, every Ii years since 1900.
In opening quarry at Nagenys station, near
Lewistown. last week, extensive cave was dis
covered, W hich has already been penetr ated over
one thousand foet 1t is said to be rich in stall
acttes
The first victory of the Ku-Klux Klan at the
ballot was ut Chicago. where the Ktaners voted
under secret orders, successfully as the Irish
Railroaders did at Philipsburg, win coffee color
ed papers.
Heroic, of Williamsport, has purchased a little
steamer capable of carrying about twenty five
passengers, which he as placed on the Susque--
hanna at that place 1t can run up the river
about twenty miles
Dem ocrats are a very tolerant people. The Sa-
vahnah AdUerttser, Democratic paper, advises
its patrons to drive out of employment, and if
possible, out of the city all men white colored
who vote the Republican ticket.
Judge Sharswood has Withdrawn from his pro-
fessorship in the law department of the Pennsyl-
vania University He ought to withdraw from
the Supreme bench, where he sits to-day bysvir-
tue of forged and fraudulent votes
Our streets need repairs very badly vigor
GUS effort ought to be made to have them thor
oughly macadamzed, in anticipation of the
heavy hauling that will be done over them as
as the railroad is completed.
There is large land slide in the hill below
town. The excavation made for the railroad has
caused about an acre of the hill to move a dis
tance of several feet. The chasm is in the field
back Of the residence of A H. Shaw. Esq
Illinois is sometimes called the &c arden State
and John X Eden has been nom mated Tor Gov
ernor Of 1T by the Democrats. But an insidious
Republican paper significantly observes. it by
no means follows that the State is to become the
Garden of Eden
Washington special says At meeting of
influential Democrats, on Sunday evening it was
agree to aid the nomination of Hancock and
Groesbeck for President and Vice President ANY
body you please, gentlemen; they're sure to be
beat at any rate
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lished at Belletonte, by no. G. Kurtz, Esq,
0oiheo " 10 ouidiSeu 10 d nine cOiumn pa
per, and otherwise greatly improved. Its
typographical appearance is neat and clear,
and its editorials well and forciby written.
1t reflects great credit on its enterprisipg
editor and proprietor.
TRIAL OF JEFF DAVIS. The bail bond of
JEFF. Davis was renewed on the 2nd of MAY,
for his appearance after the close of the i'm
peachment trial, when Judge Chase is 10 he