Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-11-03
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whiskey.
The Suez canal is open for navigation. So i.
| Salt River
Fell-two feet of snow, in Canada, on Tuesday
October 26th
On the war path-the Blackfoot Indians rob
bing and numbering.
creditabIs improvenent-the crossing ir
front of the Post office.
| Eight degrees below zero-the mercury, at Mil
| waukee, on October 25th
Prosperous-the oyster trade, this year. They
are small and dear in this pl ace
Still! agitated-ths question of removing the
National capital. Won't amount to much.
Beautiful-school girls cheeks, these frosty
mornings. Not so much can be said Of their no.
Out of the road-that old stump. Lot 1t rest in
peace, and may its like never again disgrace our
streets.
Appear-four and a half columns Of Sberif7s
salss, in the Elk papers. Perhaps the result OF IS
election.
Discovered recently-an iron mine in North
ampton county. 1t was almost imm mediately sold
for $4,000.
Poisoned family of eight persons, in Chi.
eago last week, by drinking green tea. They
may recover.
An outrageous scamp says that the most popu-
lar author among the ladies is Hugo. He ought
to be extinguished
Arrested-two counterfeiters, in Cincinnati,
last week. They had eleven thousand dollars of
bad money with them.
The sung shot with which Twitehem, the
Philadelphia murderer, killed Mrs Hill, his
mother-in-law, has been found.
Rattlesnakes bring fifteen dollars at Norfolk
Virginia Copperheads could be bought at a
much less price in Pennsylvania, just now.
Kossuth county, Iowa, cast a unanimously Re
publican vote the End Tuesday of October
Rather poor place for Democrats, kossuth is.
Go to the Post Office and see the splendid as
sortment of books and stationery. Daily and
weekly papers, magazines, etc, always on hand
John Tosong, who knew Washington, and vo-
ted for him and for Grant, died at Warsaw Indi-
ana, on Thursday, October l4th, aged los years.
1t was lawyer who picked up pocket book
at Des Moines, Iowa, the other day, and shouted
till he found the owner. strange incident, GER
tainly.
1t is bad sign when preacher tries to drive
home his logic by humping his desk violently
with his clenched hand. His arguments are So
fst ical.
western paper gives account of the sh oot-
Ing of wildcat by "a little boy five feet eight
inches long" What, then, is the length of the
men in that section,
Com ing-thanksgiving day, and we haven't
seen the sign of a turkey neither have we the
promise of Too bad, amt it. Couldn't
somebody give one'
In Springfield ard Cover townships Cedar co,
Iowa, rot single Democratic vote was cast at
the recent election. The former cast 1855 and the
latter Sc Republican votes.
The two General Assemblies Of the Presbyte-
rian Chur ch will meet in Pittsburg on November
10th, to count the votes the question of reu-
Mon and announce the result
The temperance candidate for Governor in Ohio, !
at the recent eletion, received all told 646 votes
His name was Samuel Scott Either Samuel or
his cause are n bad odor in Ohio.
One live man, with moderate amount of cap
tai and energy, is worth more to n town than a
iozen rich old iogies who shut cir money up in
ponds and uBlmproYcd real estate.
The days are growing provokingly short at
both ends-i for those who have anything to
10. To those who havn't it don't make much diff
erence where the day begins ends
In Wisconsin family there are FIVE daughters |
Weighing 900 pounds. The weight of the |
ather is 20l and of the mother 225 pounds Ag- |
,regate weight Of entire family ,535 pounds.
Some witty editor remarking upon Brick Pom |
oy's boast that he worked in aprintins office by |
he side of black man, observes: Brick may
'e proud of it, but willing to bet that the
ligger amt"
B. P. Mcintyre, Democrat, was elected District |
Attorney of Perry county by two votes This |
hows the I'm portance of one vote. Had three Re-
,ublicans moro voted, Mr.. Mcintyre would have |
,een defea ted.
The N. Y. Express thinks bad whiskey is
more effective in blowing than new patent pow
Ter. That accounts for the amount of blowing" |
lone by the Democracy, during the late politica |
ampaign in this State.
1t is expected that two hundred delegates from
Europe will visit this country year from this
all, to attend the General Christian All lance in
he city of New York. The Convention will be
me of the greatest events of the age.
The coal bed recently discovered at Leaven-
worth was struck at depth of seven hundred
eet from the surface, and rests bed of ex-
ellent fire clay, which renders the mining of the
oal very easy. The coal of fine quality.
majority of the Chinese women who now ar
i've at San Francisco are the wives of mon al
eady established in the State, and they bring
With them their children and household goods,
md settle down with their husbands to an honest
ife.
The United States supply annually by mining
S about SO 900, 600 of gold, or half the annual
upply of the world and about $50, 900, 900 of sill
er, about one-third of all the annual supply
f the world, and yet this business is merely in
is infancy.
An exchange says, "The stumptailed Latin used
y the half fedg ed Physicians in making pre-
criptions, has been the means of numbering
many persons lately Would it not be well g.
ough to use the English language, or don they
understand it''
The flag of the One Hundred and Fiftieth reg
ment of Pennsylvania volunteers, captured by
he rebels at Gettysburg and afterwards re ap-
ured among the baggage of JEFF Davis, has been
eceived by the State AdIutant 6 eneral from the