Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-06-24
a little Of Everything.


No geAeral European war is apprehended this
summer.
The mysteries Of New York-the Democratic
candidates.
Yellow fever and new revolution reported
from Mexico.
fall in butter
A cargo of Africans, it is said, was recently
landed in Cuba.
Large numbers of females ara now engaged in
the watch making business.
Andy johnson and his followers have dropped
Hancock Too much soldier there, eh ?
Noah Farewell, convicted of larceny last week,
yam oosed the rancho before sentence. a Bench
warrant is out for him.
The quest of the Cops for Presidential cand
date has been not inaptly styled 1.-The pursuit of
brains under difficulties
Vallandigham says that he is proud of his
record during the war How about that 'ten
cent contribution, when in Canada?
Thurlow Weed says the Conservatives viii run
Chase as third party candidate for the Presi.
dency if the Cops throw him overheard.
Andrew johnson favors Chase as the nominee
Of the Democracy This is the last insult to
| fallen man. Is JEFF Davis in favor of Chase?
Major Lawrence, U. S Marshal for kentucky,
was murdered in Russelville, in that State, on
June 10th by some member of the Ku Klux Khan.
Some merchants in New York have combined
together to raise fund with which to purchase
sewing machines for the widows or orphans of
soldiers.
The Ohio Legislature passed bill prohibiting
any butregularly educated physicians from prac
ticing in the State, on penalty of fine and i'm
| prisonment.
The Sheriff started on Monday morning with
Thurston, convicted of stealing sheep, for Ale
gheny city. Clearfeld is being pretty well rep
resented there.
| The Forest Press says, Daddy Burket caught
! 783 trout. in Salmon creek, one afternoon last
week, ranging from six to nineteen inches in
length" W-h-e-w.
| The misunderstanding between en- Grant and
| Ten. Butler ever since the close of the war, has
been reconcied, and friendly relations restored
/ between the parties
| man named John Adams, near Shirleysburg,
was struck by lightning and instantly killed last
week. He ploughing and took shelter under
a tree, during storm.
The Rebels of South Carolina still prate about
a white mans government. Don't they know that
their brethern, the Cops in the North, have made
such prating obsolete2
yalIandigham calls himself an honest passer
| by. He also speaks of a newspaper as a little
yellow dog. Certainly Val had drop too much
of liquid distilled bliss.
siderable fails Of snow in {af ferrifory. At Aus
tin the roofs of e,eral houses were broken by
the weight of the snow.
In Great Britain and Ireland while Protestant
ism has increased nearIJ, 6va. and thse~ 4--svr
mtrIions since 1871 Roman Catholicism has de-
creased than two millions, In the same pc
| 1t has become fashionable for young ladies,
whose love is unrequited, to drown themselves
! Undoubtedly it will be interesting to many to
know that this teater-eHye remedy is highly sue.
| cessful.
| Last week large black bear ventured into the
| garden of Mr.. Grath at Mill Hall. Bruin, on
seeing Miss Grath, who was walking in the gar
den, made hasty tracks through the village to his
forest home.
general movement is to be made at the next
session Of the Legislature to increase the pay OF
| jurymen. Two dollars day is not very paz-
triotic sum for such services, but the honor is
worth something.
The Tennessee Democracy demand the Presi.
dental nomination for Johnson, and for PendIe-
ton afterwards, accepting either candidate ex-
pressiy on the white man Is government and plenty
of greenbacks platform.
M'CooIe and Cobnrn 1yop-+ ha o,,t of nr;so -
til after the 4th of July, consequently the Demo
cratic party win be deprived of their valuable
services at the Convention in New York What
! a pity for the Democrats
| fzzle-so far as the music was concerned
| the concert given in the Court House, last week.
That fiddle band'' might be appreciated by a
! New York Five-Points audience, but certainly it
/ was not by the citizens of CIearfeld.
! rhe Ladies of the Presbyterian Church had p
delightful Fair and Festival during the past week
1t was decided success-the profits amounting
to the handsome sum Of 81 400. They deserve
great credit for their enterprise, energy, and
! good taste.
The Conservatives say that the nomination of
Chase as the Democratic candidate, at New York
on the Fourth of July, viii break up and demor-
alize the Republican forces Indeed The partv
of progress and right is not so easily routed or
demoTalized.
There is going to be interestingfght for the
senatorial nomination in this District. s'Sweet
William" hasn't got it exactly his own way The
valiant Early is in the field, pills, saddle bags.
and all AID has given Billy notice ''to stand from
under" Fun ahead
James johnson, the prosecutor of Paulhamus.
was in Court last week for assaulting an officer
etc, and while here was accused of robblnp