Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-06-17
A Little of Everything.

perhead leaders.
The census just taken mokes the population of
of Chicago 240, coo.
great saving Of brooms-to have the pave
ments swept by trails
Nearly lS00 RATS run out of the Red Bank
during the present season.
Some rain fell in this county yesterday Tues
day) Itwas much needed.
A lodge of Good Templars has been organized
at Pennfeld. in this county.
Uncle Sam sold 1000 600 acres of land last year.
He has only $50 ,00o 900 acres left
A cable dispatch from Belgrade reports the as
sassination of Prince Mich aeI, of Servia.
Ninety thousand emigrants arrived in New
York during the year ending on June 18th
Twenty-Five persons have mysteriously disap-
pesred in New York, within the last six months
The whiskey men say they have already paid
two and a half millions of dollars on account of
impeachment
The contum acious witness, Wooley. answered all
the questions of the Impeachment Managers, on
Thursday last.
An edifying sight-to the ''nigger" hating
Democrats supporting the negrO-loving Chase for
the Presidency
A bill has been introduced into the House for
the erection of two additional States out of the
Territory of Texas.
Strawberries are selling in Cincinnati at ten
cents a quart Wouldn't mind to have few
| quarts at that price.
The yellow fever is prevailing to alarming
degree, in Peru. Look out yellow jack may
| visit this country too, soon.
Hon. VIM sprague, Chase's sonin law, has been
re elected U. S. Senator. for six years, by the
| Rhode Island Legislature.
Butter is selling at 1Sceats per pound in Green's
burg and the market glutted at that. In Clear
field it is selling at 40 cents
Advices from Mexico represent the condition of
the interior very much demoralized-a revolution
having broken out at Quaretaro.
Hon. Roverdy johnson, of Maryland,
nominated for Minister to England, by the Pres
ident, and confirmed by the Senate
Congress has passed the bill providing for the
OF organization of Southern State Go oternments and
the meeting of their respective legislatures.
Hon. John Covode has been nominated for
Congress in Indiana and Fayette counties. West
moreland viii, no doubt, concur in the selection.
House burning Sherman and ''Satrap Meade"
are the epithets applied to the gallant defenders
of the Union by the Copperhead leaders Mark
them
The name of President Andrew johnson was
stricken from the roll of membership of the New
York Union League, ON Thursday last. That's
right
A disgraceful fight took place in this borough
on Thursday Iast-a regular rough and tum BILE
affair Both the combatants were considerably
| bruised.
Gen. N, B. Forrest the hero of the Fort Pillow
bu tchery, is of the delegates to the Clipper
head National Convention. "Birds of feather
fOck together" e.
YalIandigham threatens to create trouble in
the Copperhead National Convention, unless it is
distinctly declared that the war for thegUnon as
murderous outrage.
| Andy johnson is apparently paying his lawyer
fees in Cabinet ofices-having rendered the At
torney GeneraIship to Mr.. Evarts and the Treas
ury to Mr., Gresbeck.
The Democrats are sneering az the ''Galena
Tanner" 1t weuld not be surprising If that
phrase would plague them more than did the
.hard cder'' sneer of 1910.
Ross thinks of spending the hot months in the
east having concluded that Kansas would be too
hot for him this summer. Very considerate, in
| deed, after his vote on impeachment,
| Wanted-a PLATFORM by the Copperhead De-
mocracy. As Chase is likely to be their candi-
date for President, perhaps they can purchase an
old one from Gerritt Smith or Wendell Philips.
Senator Fessenden is credited with saying that
| eff Chief Justice Chase gets the nomination of
| IL napn L L -
election as badly as MCIellan was y That's sure
Denunciation of negro, or universal, suffrage
seems to have aim ost ceased in the Copperhead
papers. Is it because Of their wild Chase for a
candidate for President who can get the coIored
vote2
AT the Republican primary election in Indiana
county, on Saturday a-week; Gen Harry White
received over one thousand majority :or State
Senator. deserved tribute to faithful public
servant
The New York World" says of Gen. Grant
.tOf the sturdiness and staunchness of Grants
patriotism, or the uprightness and soidity of his
character no man in the country doubts or affects
to doubt"
The Allegheny county Copperhead Convention,
which met in Pittsburg on Wednesday last, ad-
journed without making their nominations The
Commercial says Senator Wallace engineered the
"mersheen."
Chief Justice Chase, in a case tried at Rich
mond, last week, charged the jury that all bonds
drafts, notes, ETC., drawn during the war in the
Southern States, are illegal and cannot be recov-
cred at law.
Both houses of congress having done their du-
ty in the premises the autocratic will of the Presi
dent alone bars the door of the Union TO Louisi-