Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-06-16
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Mackcrel are selIino in Boston at II cts. each.
The Pope has two brothers older than himself
Vermifuge for the Pope-the late Diet at
Worms
Kentucky sportsmaubagge 81 opOssums in
one day
Lincoln was joker, Johnson soaker, and
Grant is smoker
suffrage before women
There are seven counties in Kentucky in which
no person pays an income tax.
carniverous mare has been raised in Nilsson
ri 1t eats chickens aud sheep.
Anna Dickinson has predicted that she will be
member of Congress in ten years.
The abolition of slavery has been declared in
all the Portuguese colonies by royal decree.
On an opening night in Nevada. an enthusiastic
admirer of actress threw $50 silver brick
at her
In North Carolina a man sentenced to be hung
was reprieved by telegraph, after he the
scaffoId
The Detroit Fee Press says that domestic
commerce in Chicago means the lawyers fees for
procuring divorces
Hartford student is said to take his meals on
multiplication table. We suppose he dimes at
frst-class restaurant
Princess Metternich calls velocipede "a ma
chine that sets fool on rollers" female Dan
iei come to judgment.
Judge Jeremiah Blacks arm which was broken
on the ears Louisville, few days ago, will
have to be amputated.
The graves of the Confederate soldiers at Bal
timOre were decorated on Saturday a-week by the
Copperheads md Secesh.
The State Republican Convention will meet at
Philadelphia on the 23d and not on the 29tn of
the present month generally supposed.
ccored lady. boasting the other day of the
progress made by her in arithmetic, exulting-
ly said, 8 He is in de modification table -
An Englishmaa still lives who was a drummer
boy in the Re, ,olutionary war in America He is
the last soldier of the Army of Revolution"
DR.. Schoeppe convicted at Carlisle,
Thursday, of the murder of Miss Steinecke, by
poisoning her. The jury were out four hours.
A British soldier who fought against the ''reb-
els in our revolutionary war; is now living in
England at the age Of one hundred and six years
1t is conceded on all sides that Hon Ii. w. Will
llams will be the unanimous nominee of the Re-
publican State Convention for the Supreme Bench.
little girl died recently at Freeport III from
a needle entering her knee just below the cap and
breaking of, so that it was impossible to extract
it.
In the boot of an intoxicated man furnished
with lodgings at the Providence hode Island
l. yU = on
found.
party of White Pine miners occupy house
worth SIS. 600. 1t is built of chloride ore, and
will be run through the mill when the owners are
prepared to move.
Do not allow bird to be killed in your orchard
this season They compensate for your neglect
to the trees You do not know how much you
them for the fruit you have.
The New York City Hall, not yet finished, has
cost S4.95O,Oo0, There is great deal of cast
iron used in the building. but an exchange says
the greater part of it is pure steal
Many people i'm agine tn at to be dressed gaudily
is to be dressed we'll. 1t is great mistake
Brilliant colors and quantities of jewelry are evil
dences of the worst possible taste.
Cid Iron rails are largely imported from En-
gland, rta Baltimore, for re-manufacture in the
mills of this State. Some six thousand tons have
arrived within the last four months.
An Irish paper, rerorting the loss of a steamer
says: 1.-The captain swan ash ore so did the stew
ardess. She was insured for five thousand pounds
sterling, and was loaded with pigs
dealer in musical instruments, in one of his
advertisements, declares that his drums among
other articles which he has for sale. 'scan't be
beat y VIII he be kind enough to tell US what
they are good for, then
lady said to her husband in JerroId's pres
ence MY dear, you certainly want new
trousers" mo, I think not replied the hus-
band. * Well,'' Jerrold interrupted, think the
lady who wears them ought to know
A gentleman re.iding in Lewistewn. Maine, left
his three little children at home while he atten-
ded church last Sabbath, and when he returned
he found them busily employed in cleaning the
inside of $500 gold watch with soap and
Lady (canvassing for choir at the village
church)-"I hope, Mrs. Giles you will persuade
your husband to Join US. / am told he has very
sonorous voice, Mrs G." "a suoreoas voice,
marm. All you hear it comm out of his nose
when he's asleep"
house, tied drunken man hand and foot and
left him in that condition over night. Next morn
ing the man was dead. The Lieutenant was ar
rested. tried and acquitted, not even being cen
sured for his brutality.
Judge Brady, of New YORK, has rendered a
most righteous judgment in an action against a
man for bills incurred by the woman reported to
be his wife. The Judge held that the fact of their
not being actually married did not release the os
tensible husband from liability.
Washington Democrats are fulfilling their
threats to discharge all colored employees who
voted the Republican ticket This settles their
disposition to allow the entertainment and ex-
preston of free opinions Prescription is an es-
sence upon which Democracy has ever grown fat.
The English papers making fun of Bull
Run Russells' letters descriptive of the Prince of
Wales tour in Egypt. In one of them he says
"As there were no otker asses to be found, the
| Duke of Sutherland, Col Truesdale, Col. Mar
shal and myself were obliged to trndge on foot" :"
AT Genesee, New York, last Saturday. man.
who had been opposed to the northern army, tore
from the grave of his son. young soldier, the
flowers placed there by his former comrades, and
scattered them in the mud in the str eets. with
oaths and imprecations on those who had decora-