Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-07-08
A Little of Everything.

for business
The Ku-Kluxers recently murdered nine Union
men. IL Texas
18th or 2oth of July.
John c. Breckinridge arrived at Toronto on
Saturday, from Paris
The Baptists, of Tyrone, talk of erecting new
church edifce in that place, soon
A three story hotel with big bellied Landlord
is now among the Clearfed institutions
There is some talk of erecting new township
out of parts OF Bell, Penn, and Ferguson
Aaron C Tate will be the Democratic nominee
for Prothonotary, as e has no opposition.
WaIlaceton is growing The population now
consists of a Horse doctor and Store keeper
The Elk Aapoeate was enlarged to six columns,
last week. Success to you. pecuniarily, Jack.
The Penn'a Railroad swarmed with snakes last
week on their way to the New York convention.
Florida is back in the Union by the action Of
Congress, Her members were sworn in on July LIST
The man with the ''riRg- tailed" neck-tie was
in town on the Fourth. His get up was stun
nert
Strawberries are selling at from to 10 cents in
the cities In Clearfeld they sell at % cents per
quart
A base. ball match was advertised for the Fourth,
but it didn't come off 1t turned out to be a very
BASE sell.
The President has signed the bill making eight
hours legal days work in the Government
workshops
Hon G. W. Scofeld will be re-nominated for
bax xy;n he aeIe ed DO ne
tends to deny.
A young girl in Newark, New Jersey, last week
took some arsenic to improve her looks, and died
| from the effects.
Tho latest objection made by the high minded
Democracy to General Grant is, that he is Meth
| odist. What next?
Secretary Seward is still in the real estate busi-
ness Rumor has it that he is trying to purchase
Greenland and ICELAND.
| Tate of the Iycoming Standard, has been pros
ecuted for libel by Mr.. Dunning IL ember of
! the Williamsport city council
The tax on whiskey has been reduced to fifty
cents per gallon. Our neighbor should record
this as another great Democratic victory"
! The new Soda Fountain at Archy Shaw's Drug
Store is a delightful Institution. Ladies and gen.
tlemen young and old. should call and try it.
Thomas Muliany, charged with the murder OF
his wife in 1865, in Cambria county, was tried
week before last at bensburg, and acquitted
Hon. 7. J. Mccullough has been away making
a Fourth of-July speech. No doubt it able
and eloquent Our member is some in the ora
| torical line.
The inquest in the New York Bowery fire en-.
l;at ;ob oLa
mism cement on the part of Patrick Hand
| the engineer.
| Early is after "sweet-william' with SHARP
stick The 'Artful Dodger will have to resort to
another coffee trick to secure the nomination
| Pills goes in to him
One fight only occurred here on the "glorious
fourth y carpenter in town walked through
three noisy individuals from the country, where
upon they speedily subsidized
The Luzerne county delegate to the National
Democratic Convention in New York served four
teen days IA tie naiiitia aud speemlated for trcc
gears 'a '''Hgger substitutes"
Fire-erackers, Roman-candles, Pin wheels, anC
Torpedos fixing all over town on the eve
ming of the Fourth. Our boys were determined
to burn their full share of powder.
1t is reported that Chief Justice Chase, in
letter to Mr. Cisco, of New York. has pledged
himself to support the Democratic nominees
Poor Chase he is a dead Salmon" surely.
Hon. ohm Covode is the Republican eandidat
for re election in the Westmoreland Congression
al district Hon Henry d. Foster is the Co
candidate, No chance for Henry, this time.
Let it be remem bered that the Democracy il
Congress, after clamoring fer three years for tn
| or tIas al C+at. otaI in, hnA,
against the bills for their re-admission ropub
lican basis.
James Buchanan, though be died worth $3.50,
5s2, didn't own single U. S. Bond. He had in
vested in Tennessee and Virginia bonds, bu
carefully eschewed the Governments The fac
needs comment.
The Strawberry Festival of the NJ. Z. Aid 80
ciety, held at the residence of IL. Stone, Esq, o.
Friday and Saturday evenings decide
success Our people 60 in strong on ice cream
strawberries, and churches.
The celebrated Chippewa chief "Hole-in-the
Day. was assassinated by being shot, hi
residence at Crow Wing. on Saturday, by thre
Indians of the Pi-Ute band. The murder is al
tributed to jealousy and an old grudge.
: Jefferson county has instructed for W P. Jenl:
for Congress He will do but is a bad specim.I
l of a Democrat. He is not only in favor of 'osl
abstinence, but advocates a ''prohibitory la' :"
: The whiskcy suckers will have to cave.
HoIlidaysburg and vicinity visited b an
, unusually heavy hail storm on June oath. Iany
of the hail-stones were as large as hick ors IS
! and in plFees lay two and three inches iniepth.
The fruit and grain was much damaged tereby
The contributions at the BloomiBgvlle Lu-
theran church, in this county, Suudy june
2lst amounted to eight hundred 10 liars
more than enough to liquidate the Indebtedness
On the building. very liberal cotriburion,
surely.
The young gentlemen who think nat celebIa-
{ ting the Fourth consists in making. noise with
powder all night, and bowling withoad whiskey
all day, are very much mistaken The sooner
they realize the fact, the better it will be for
themselves as well their neighhrs.
, number of our young Democras availed them
selves of the excursion tickets a1d went to Ne"
I York to see the Show. The CoDnor headed the
delegation. No doubt they gaze him puohc
reception when he landed. Welope the stands a.
2 long Broadway had an extra spply OF peanuts
Andrew Kehoe, T. Coward, Thomas ID hece'
VIM. Cooper and Joseph On all we'll to DO cl'''