Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-07-08
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.

BLAIR CoUSTY.-EIias Baker. Esq. is con-
structing Railroad from his famous sSAlle-
gheBy Furnace Ore Bank" TO interscct the
Penn'a Railroad at Blair Furnace, which will
greatly increase his facilities of getting the
mineral to his furnaces. =. \ carman nam
ed j. z. Onslow, was run over by train OF
coal cars. the Portage Railroad. At No. 4
on Monday last. Tho train approached him
unobseTyed, knocked him down and ran over
his arm crushing it horribly from the wrist to
the elbow. young man named Joseph
Williams, of Holiday Sbprg, engaged in haul
ing iron ore TO Watson, White & Co.'S Fur
mace, had one of his feet run over by loaded
wagon, on Monday a-week, which injured il 50
severely it had to be amputated. On Sun
day the 18th June, while a little boy and girl.
children of Mr.. j. L. Matthias, Of Tyrone or
ges, were playing in an clubhouse, the boy lit
a match which accidentally communicated fire
to the clothes OF the little girl, and before it
could be exlnguished, she was so badly burn
ed that she lived but short time. Mr.. Ma
thias, the father, we understand, was absent
attending the funeral of his father at the time
of the sad occurrence.
CENTRE CoUNrY.-On Sunday morning the
2Sth June. rumpus kicked up by lot OF
paddles in groggery in Bcllefonte, which
was kept up for an hour or more. Nice bust
ness that, for Sabbath. :. 4 man named
Samuel Gardner had his pocket-booIl, con-
tanning about one hundred dollars, stolen one
evening week before idSt- Nniie stopping at
the Franklin House, in Bellefonte. \ jour
neyman shoemaker, stranger, who had been
in town but a few DAYS, had been very intimate
with Mr.. Gardner during the evening, and in
the morning following. upon examination, it
vas found that both the money and shoemaker
had disappeared. A warrant was issued and
search made for the thief: but his wherea-
bouts have not been discovered.
CAMBRIA CouNTY.-An Irishman named Mi
ch1Pl MaSfPraap- wa fauDd mt tad
along side the Somerset road. He had been
exposed all night, and soon after died. . In
formation is wanted eff Geo. Campbell, late of
Blacklick township. He was last seen in Jack
son township on the 26th of April. 1t is fear
ed he has been murdered. a Welch mi
neI named John Thomas, was killed in drift
neal one of the Cambria Iron Company's Fur
naces at Jonstown, last week, by the slate roof
giving way. The Postmaster General has
appointed James Carroll, of Carroiltown, Cam
bria county, Route Agent on the Penn'a Rail-
road between Altoona and Pittsburg, in the
place of Col. James Rhey, resigned.
BEDFORD CoUsTY.-A tremendous rain storm
visited portion of the county, lying along
| Bush Greek, during the past week. Beside
the damage dope to the growing crops, which
were in many localities entirely destroyed, fen
ces, houses, mills, barns, stables aed other pro-
| perty were washed away. Bush Creek is said
| to have risen to an unprecedented height, and
| the Hood bore away everything that lmpedecl
| its angry march. Two families were carried
! off in their houses, and as nothing has been
| heard of them since the catastrophe, they are
supposed to have been drowned.
| WARREN CouNrY-S30O was stolen from the
house of Mr.. Lindsay on Jackson Run, recent
| ly- John Chase (not the proprietor of the
| Spiritual Springs) and his son have been sus-
pected. The old man has been arrested, his
son had gone down the river on a raft. OFF,
| GERS have gone on To head him at Pittsburg.
CLARION CouNFY.-The bridge across the
Clarion near Callepsburg, was carried away by
the recent freshet. :. The new dwelling OF
II. T. Cox. of Strattenville, was burned on the
z3d June. it was set fire TO. Loss $500.