Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-11-24
News Epitome.

/ ana GaturdiZe. MIS- tOIt Is Trying 10 cur
| tivate it in New Haven, and we believe there
1 is specimen of it in Brooklyn. The flower
! Is creamy white cur, nearly as large as
/ half an egg, and extremely beautiful. hat
constitutes It's extraordinary character, and
its W. nier as natural floral growth, is the
/ fact that in thi, flower is little pure white
dove, with pink bill and eyes, and Its head
turned as if looking over its back. Its wings,
| feet, bill, etc, are as absolutely perfect As
those Of the living dove, whose Counterpart
this wonderful mimic bird is.
Barney Kane, the switch tender at Samp-
son station, the scene of the recent distres-
sing accident on the Pacific railroad, has
been found guilty OF ignorance and imcnm-
potency" by the coroner's jury. Notwlth
standing this solemn opinion, he was >hrewd
enough to deceive the officers of the cOmpa-
ny as to his ability to read. How deceive
them? We ask, with all gravity, could the
officers themselves read? or, if so, how Were
| they deceived? Barney who couIdn read,
is under arrest. The officers who coudn
or didn't find ont that he coudn t read, were
not under arrest at last advices.
The schism now pending in the Mormon
! Church was caused originally by a proro>i
tion to open up the mining regions and ia
vor the immigration of capitalists. at which
Brigham took umbrage. He recently claim
| ed to have revelation directing him to
draw S25. 600, 0O0 now deposited IN the Bank
/ r 1 ,a L.
lands with it, but the people did not re-
spond cordially, and he has given up the
idea. The railroad connecting Salt Lake
City with the Pacific Railroad will be com
peted about New Years.
The continent of Europe is made up Of
forty four different nations, numbering IN
all 2S5, O0O, 900 of inhabitants. The united
annual expenditures of the various govern
ments amounts to 81, ,2l0, 1000 or 81 -
per head. Allowances to crowned heads
amount to S43 1912, 900, or sixteen cents per
head The armed forces cost the sum of
s6l3 l04, 900, or Der head, 81 3. Interest
ravabe on public debts amounts to S572
52O, 600 or, per head. 81 81 The public
debt of Europe amounts to SIS, $50, ,20S, 900,
making $54 per head.
The special school fund commissioners of
New York. report that there are fifty three
institutions in New York city established to
receive State aid in educating children gra
tuitouSly-to the amount of $40 a child
OF this number twenty throe are Roman
Catholic, ten Episcopalian eight German.
two Jewish, and tire remainder charitable
and unsectarian. The largest amount paid
to any institution was $4,000, given to St.
Bridget's (R. e.. Parochial school, and the
smallest, S2Sl, 10 St Luke (P L. Paro-
chial school.
1t is sad that short time ago close
fsted farmer in Philips, Me-. died after de
visng one dollar to his only son. The old
gentleman was duly buried in the venera
> ble churchyard which suffered terrible
washing away by the late food, and a short
time ago his body was found opposite the
son place having been brought down he
river great distance. When the tender
hearted son was informed of the fact he
made the tou, hing remark, Probably come
back after that dollar
The Cuban Junta is in possession of a
letter written by a prominent member OF
the Madrid government, which iptima es
tha, a formidable Spanish squadron will
shortly visit this country to demand the
Spanish guntoats The theory upon which
this rumor l. gotten NJ Is p'au-illr,Si ain,
fore>eeing her inability to hold Cula. viii
assume position which will compel Bro; het
Jonathan to claim. Cuba in,tanter, when
the Castian squadron will yield TO the cir
cumstances.
An old Indian hunter says that over forty
years ago there came, i'll October, while the
leaves were yet green on the trees, heavy
fall of snow like that of last month. 1t re
maiued on the ground about a month when
there came heavy ram, accompanied uy
thunder aud lightning. which carried off ,.e
snow entirely The ground then remained
bare. and the Indians walked Ca iroz 70
leaves till about the time ot sugar rnaglu..
when snow again fell to the depth OF tvg
feet.
Swindling firms are to he denied the
privileges of the mails This is timely
The postal service has for its basis the
spread of information and the facilitation OF
commerce. Bad men who take advantage
Of the medium so kindly provided 10y the
Government for these purposes, to hood
wink the people aud injure their morals, de
serve no tolerence. The postal privilege
was never intended for them and its denial
is not the only punishment they merit.
The New York HernId, of Saturday IN
reference 10 the Kings county sherlif1it,.
says: The climax Of political ra>cality l.
reached in Brooklyn. where it is evidently
determined that true Democracy consists in
putting a Democrat in office and ic il be in
defiance of the popular vote all the better.
What business have the people to any choice
III such Il matter? Count the man in
That is the whole philosophy of republics
Kentucky jury has just acquitted son of
the late Governor Powell on charge of
murder, because he was drunk at the time