Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-07-29
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he discovered it to be a human body, and stop
ping the train went back to examine. The
BODY was found, the head and both legs hay-
ing been severed. Several circumstances con-
nected with this affair has induced the opinion
that an atrocious murder has been committed.
There was no blood on the spot where the body
was found and there were other marks upon
the head than those made by the locomotive.
Only few minutes had elapsed from the time
of the train passing over him to the time he
was found, yet the body was stiff and cold.
The watchman had passed up about ten minutes
before the train, but saw nothing. The name
of the deceased was Donald Russ, from the
neighborhood of Bells Mills. He was unmar-
ried. On the 14th, Mkim made an at
tempt TO escape from the Hoiiidaysburg Jail.
He had succeeded in cutting his manacles and
the door fastenings of his cell. He had three
other doors. however, to pass through before
he could have effected his escape. The Jailor
noticed some strips of cloth about his ancfeS,
which M'Kim slld he had put there to protect
them from being rubbed by the hobbies; but
the .jailor thought it best to make an examina-
tion, which resulted in the discovery mem
toned.
CAMBRIA CoUNrY.-While one of the sshelp-
ers'' at the Rolling Mill was engaged in throw
ing water into his furnace, on Wednesday last,
a portion of the bosh cinder got into the buck
ct, which coming in contact with the boiling
metal, caused an explosion that blew the fur
mace almost to atoms, and burnt himself horri-
bly, about the body, and another s.hel per" very
severely about the face and arms. lit
tie son of Mr.. Patrick HOLLYWOOD, of Cambria
City, while returning from school, on Wednes-
day last: was Knocked down by team and one
| of his legs caught between the spokes OF the
! wheel, breaking it in two places. .OnTues-
| day last, while Mr.. Jeremiah Ilite was engaged
/ in picking cherries from one of the frees on
! his farm, about a mile from town, he missed
/ h nd fall to fba hrOt.
/ his spine. :. Geo Ponckner, pediar, was
arrested on Saturday last, for stealing watch
from the house of Caleb Griffith, in Cambria
City. When arrested, it found on his
person.
| LANCASTER CoUNTY.-Edwin Fauldirg, of
| Lancaster, aged IL years, was drowned on the
| 14th while playing truant. Geo. McClus-
| key jumped off the cars at Hestonville, and af
! ter turning four somerscts, aighted upon his
/ head. That he was not killed may be set down
as special dispensation in his favor. His in
jures were confined to a few flesh wounds.
Last Saturday, in Earl township, boy
named Jacob Clark fell from hay-mow, and
was 50 dangerously injured that his life is dis
paired of. He was playing at the time, and
accidently slipped and fell. Jacob Sheaff-
| cr, of the same township, had his foot nearly
| cut off with scythe last week. He was now
| ing hay at the time, and from some unacconn-
| table reason his scythc swung around, striking
JEFFERSON CoUNTY.-On Monday evening
| very heavy storm of rain, accompanied by ter
| iffic thunder and lightning passed over Brook
| vile. The rain came down in torrents, and
| the result is that this, Tuesday, morning we
had Il fine freshet in Red Bank, and several
RATS have been started TO market. Hay
harvest has commenced in this neighborhood,
the grass crop is abundant. We will also have
as heavy Il grain crop as was ever cut in the
I nrt ha q fI...p ant
constable of Pinecreck township, Cyrus But
Ter, Jr., arrested man near Richardsvilie, cal
| ling himself Lafayette Warren, charged with
| the larceny of some twenty-five dollars from
Wm. Blakeny OF this borough. The money
| we learn was rsfoyered, and the individual Is
is now in jail awaiting his trial.
CLARION CoUSTY.-Thc house of Mr.. Jacob
| Weeter, in Licking township, was struck by
lightning. on Thursday the 10th inst. The
chimney in the main building was totally demol-
| ished-the bricks and mortar strcwn over the
house-the flooring boards torn up-thc main
building parted from the kitchen, and strange
to say, none of the family, who, with VIM.
Elliott, Esq, of Callensburg, were in the house
at the time, were injured. The village of
Reimersburg, this county, was visited by a
hail storm, on Monday last, that did considera-
BILE damage to the gardens and grain fields in
the vicinity. y fine riding nag, belong
to Mr. Montgomery, manager at Shipper &
Black S Furnace. was stolen out of the stable
on Monday night the 18th inst. Since found.
WARREN CoUNTY.-We hear that an Irish
man killed by lightning Quaker Hill
last Tuesday evening, whose name we cannot
learn. He and three or four others were walk
ing from the field where they had been at work.
All were Frustrated by the stroke and but one
fatally injured. Mr.. A. l.. Morgan'S gold
watch was taken from his counter day this
week. He laid it down moment and when
he returned it was among the missing.
LEHIGH CoUNTY-The zinc ore accidentally
found while digging well in Allentown proves
to contain 81 per cent. OF the metal. An
Irishman named Peter Boyl of East Mauch
Chunk, was coming down in the cars, and as
the train was passing Laury's Station, he stuck
his head out of the window, which coming in
contact with the timber of the railroad bridge,
took his scalp entirely off. He lived but a
few minutes after he was struck.
DAUPHIN CoUNTY.-George Earnest, black
smith at Harrisburg who was affected by the
mania, imagined he woman under the
cars tile other day, rushed up reached between
the wheels and had his arm terribly lacerated.
1t has since been. ampntated.. =. A little
daughter of Jacob Barton, OF Hummestown,
near Harrisburg, was killed, last Sunday, by
the breaking of swing rope. Her father was
swinging her at the time.
BERKs CoUxTY.-The Press says, that a
dreadful murder was committed on Thursday
in Kutztown, in that County, by man named
Charles Biehl. 1t seems that Silas Snyder was
at work, on the brickyard of Mr.. Biehl and
that Biehl approached Snyder, armed with
, revolver, and fred upon him, killing him in
, stantly. The act was witnessed by number
The perpetrator ran off, and has thus far es
capped arrest.
, Elk CoUNTY.-On Monday the Goth inst, Z
$ portion of Fox township was visited by des
, tructiye hail and wind storm which blew doyyJ