Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-03-10
A Little of Everything.

acre.
, Scarlet fever has been prevailing in Harris
, burg.
An Alabama paper announces that it takes pay
ment in dogs.
imitation-eggs.
The first raft of the season arrived in MARKETS.
on February Ath
The "Pick Quick Club'' is the name of an eat
ing club, at Yale College.
Since Grants in-aagxy ation it is said, he full,
realizes what it is to be bored.
Gen Banks is spoken of ss a candidate for hi
old position. Speaker of the House.
The velocipede and treadmill are very much
alike the motive power in both is-lcgs.
A fresh batch of twenty five and fifty cent cur.
rency has been put in circulation in the east
Secretary McCulloch, it seems talks of start
ing on "his own hook in Wall street next mont ?
Aman named Tease has married Miss Cross
He leased her till she wouldn't be Cross any
more.
1t is said that hne quality of anthracite coal
has recently been discovered in Shenandoah coun-
ty, Virginia.
Candidates for collector at Havana are already y
! appearing. Cuban annexation being regarded as
probability.
On the first of January last, ono of the soldiers
who shot Marshal Ney, in 1915, died in the aims.
house at Metz.
The Crawford county system Of making nomi-
nations has been adopted in Blair county by a
majority of los.
school teacher in Chicago has paid SIS for
beating little girl, pupil, because she broke
her slate pencil
| Detachments of militia have,been sent TO Jack
son and overton counties, Tenn, where martial
law has been proclaimed.
| Wagon Box, Mike, Fatty and Stomach, were
the four leading bellies at squaw ball at Fort
Benton, New Years night
bill has passed the Georgia Legislature per-
mitting all MANNED soldiers to peddle without Ii
cense in that State Union or rebel soldiers
President Grant has given New York benevo-
lent society the exclusive right to publish for its
benefit fac sinuiie of his certificate of election.
A schoolm istress requesting a little boy who
| had been whispering. to step into the next room,
is spoken of as starting whaling expedition.
A man recently appeared in Kentucky town
attired in the simple costume of straw hat and
belt, carr ying a bundle containing his purse and
pocket comb under his arm.
One hundred and five German authors have
signed the petition praying General Grant to
recommend to Congress the adoption of good
international copyright lay
A man in Boston advertises for horse "for
lady of daIk color, good tro tier, and of stylish
action. The horse must be young, and have a
long tail about fifteen hands high ~
Fifty Russian officials initiating their Ameri-
can brethern. recently robbed the Government of
"a 900 tons of salt. Unlike their American bieth-
rem, however, they got caught at it
Over two hundred complaints have been made
to Government special agents at New York by
widows of soldiers and sailors that they have been
swindIed out OF money collected by lawyers
A New YORK paper, speaking of the police of
that city says they object of admiration to
the servant girls, object of to the children.
but to the rogues u standing, rather walking
joke.
Col. John Van Horn, an ex-aIderman of Chica-
go, was arrested Tuesday night for shooting at
his two daughters.one of whom he slightly wou nd
ed. He was held in 81. 900 bonds to keep the
peace.
Ofthree applicants for the Postofice at Du
bugue one laims it because his W ife is n cousin
of Grant, another says he can 'go him two nieces
better,r and the third wants it because he is a
tanner.
Rev John Robb mem Der of Gen. Jacksons
staff, died at Washington on the 25 ult. Under
Jack sons administration he was chief .lerk of
the war Department, and frequently acted
Secretary.
DudIy Randall, who makes Hash for the
Aurora Beacon and spices it we'll, is guilty of the
following: As Colfax had Nellie Wade, why
didn't he have her uncle weighed, also Because
he's Ben Wade.
man in Kansas City. Mo-, pleaded before
Justice that he wasn't drunk by any means-he
had only been made dizzy by watching the move
ments of a velocipede. He left of on the
payment of costs.
John c. Breckenridge visited Washington few
days ago, and was immensely lonized by the De-
mocracy and Ex-Rebels. Breckinridge seems to
be to the Confeds, what Grant is to the Republi-
cans-their bright par ticuar star.
The amount cf United States bonds held by cit
liens of Lubbock. mostly men of small means. is
SO large that one banking house in that city re-
ceives, every six months, upwards of seventy five
thousand dollars, worth of United States cou.
pons.
The inaug uration ceremonies we're not marred
by the presence of Andrew johnson After hav-
ing made forty one dying thrusts at the Coustitu-
tiOn, he concluded to be the nrst President who
refused the courtesy of attending the installation
Of his successor.
recent writer in China says that the Chi
nese ladies of the better classes formerly play
ed on various musical instruments as an accom-
plishment. but now days the custom is aim ost
obsolete and the ladies spend ther time ch ieay
in talking gossip.
Mr.. Sumner has entered upon his fourth full
term in the Senate, having served more years in
it than any other member. Mr. Cameron was in
the Senate some years before Mr.. Sumner, but has
been out of it two periods, so that he has served
less number of years.
There is in Nashville, Tennessee, a woman,
aged ia who has outlved three husbands all of
whom served in the revolutionary war and for
whose services she draws three pensions Her
name is Dinah Nies; she has 400 descendants and
her daughter aged 30, lives with her.
The West Virginia Legislature adjourned sane