Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-12-08
News Epitome.

In Cincinnati, the reading of the Bible
was recently prohibited in the public schools
of that city. In San Francisco, on the 9TH
er hand, Father Gallaher, Catholic priest,
is permitted to enter the Tenth Ward
! School, Immediately after dismissal, and
I teach the catechism of his church to the
children The matter came up at late
meeting of the school board of that city.
! Mr.. Stillman, one of the directors, drew the
attention of the board to the matter, and
argued that it was an infraction of the law
/ TO permit scctarian instruction to be given
/ in the schools This was met by violent
opposition from those who sustained Father
Gallaher in his course, and a torrent OF
abuse was poured upon Mr.. StilIman, who
was denounced as bigot for objecting TO
such instructions. Finally the subject was
laid upon the table by vote of to 4, and
thus Father Gallaher is left free to catechise
| the children in the Tenth Ward School as
much as he sees proper. This, no doubt,
will meet the approval of Catholics general
! Notwithstanding their objections TO the
.
cinnati schools.
| What a sterncity can't tolerate is re-
| ally uncomfortable Now, Kansas City has a
world wide reputation for the freest and
easiest methods of speech and conduct; but
it seems Dr. Mary Walkers breeches have
proved to be too fragrant a breach of the
peace and dignity of the border city. They
were accordingly arrested, with the learned
Doctor in them, and in due process of law
both found themselves before a magistrate
The doetsr pleaded her own cause, and III
so doing utterly annihilated the conSc'em-
! tious policeman, with blast of invcctive.
! The magistrate was dumfou ded ,and before
| he could recover his senses he involur tariiy
decided that the public breeehes of women
! did not necessarily constitute breaches of the
| public law.
The Irish show no sign of letting down in
| their hatred of English government. The
electors of Tipperary have recently chosen
! O'Donovan Rosa, a Fenian prisoner, to
represent them in Parliament. 1t is not
| likely that he will be let out of his prison
cell to sit in Parliament, but the fact Of his
election shows the dRjDritS Of the Irish peO-
pie. 1t seems that no concession of the
/ British Government short of absolute nation-
al independence will satisfy them. And il
/ that should finally be granted, what then?
A man disguised as Ku-Klux. having
entered the post Office at Fayetteville, Ten
nessee, and overawed the postmaster into
handing him letter for another party, Post
master General Cressweil has called the
| Postmaster 5 attention to the law bearing
upon the interference with the mails, add
ing, by way of a clincher, that a repetition
of the offense will subject Fayetteville tC
inconvenience of doing without mails. Thi,
threat will produce the desired effect.
4 man named William Baily was con
victed in the Queen Anne's (Md.l court OF
| stealing nine ears of corn vslged ut ninc
cents, and sentenced to the pepitentiary tUl
| one year.
| The number Of voters registered IN Texas
| is los. $50, of whom 5S, l6l are white, aud
( IS, 9I9 colored.
The number of hogs packed in ChicagC
| thus far is 2l l.6GS against l75, l04 last sea
! son.