Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-05-13
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.

BLAIR CoUNTY.-The Tyrone Herald, of the
9TH, says the late rains greatly raised the
streams in that vicinity, and on Monday the
plank road was covered with water for some
distance, and the cellars of those residing a.
long the lower side of the road filled with wa
ter, and the bridge across the Juniata. near
the City Hotel, was badly injured. - John
Dean, Esq, has been elected Superintend ent
OF Common Schools, and the salary fixed at
six hundred dollars.
INDIANA County. Robert Mccormick was
brought to Indiana borough on the 4th Nav
charged with stealing horse from Mr.. Silas
Adams. The horse had been taken to Blair
county and sold. James NJ. French of
Salisbury, committed suicide.on the Both A
pril, by taking laudanum. - Rev. S. =. Boil
man was reelected County Superintendent on
the 4th, and his salary fixed at $3.50. - a Mr..
Stump, near Charlottesville had his leg ampu
tated short time since, rendered necessary
by some disease, of which he died on the 3D.
inst. = Mr.. John Roberts had one of his legs
broken and was otherwise injured, on the I'd,
by being thrown from q hand car on the India
ma Branch Railroad. - The Catholics have
converted their ''monkery' in Indiana bor-
ough into ''nunncry.
ALLEGHENY CouSrY.-A horrible murder
was perpetrated at, or near McKeesport on
the lst May. 1t appears that an old man
named Wilson, and an aged sister who resided
with him, were brutally murdered bv some
hend or fiends in human guise for the sake of
a few hundred dollars which they had laid nm
Wilson had four stabS i'm his breast. and n gash
in his shoulder and his sister. Mrs. McMaster
was found to have the back part of her head
literally mashed, her right temple broken in.
her under jaw broken, and her right hand and
breast gashed with knife, in n frightful way.
A neice, named Charlotte Jones, was arrested
on suspicion. She has made three different
statements, from which it would seem that
Henry Fife, her alleged husband and Monroe
Stewart, are ihe perpetrators of the murder
She also alleges that her brother, Wm. Jones,
and n man named James Williams, are the per-
petrators of the White murder, committed a
short time since in Washington county.
CENTRE CoUYTY.-Prof. J. I. Burrell, of Az
ronsburg, was elected Superintendent of Com
mon Schools, and the salary fixed at $500. =
| Chas. Malone, n colored man, charged with
stabbing Geo. Rider at Miesburg. last winter.
was found guilty at the recent Term of Court.
| and sentenced to three years Imprisonment in
| the Eastern Pententiary. The negro Hard
| ing, charged with attempting TO commit an
| outrage upon the person of young lady. a
| short time ago, was acquitted. = Henry Deck.
| er, residing near Potter's Bank. committed
suicide recently, by cutting his arm with an
| axe, after first mutllating his BODY He is
| said TO have been of Incorporate habits. =
| The election in Bellefonte resulted in the 60
| lection of the entire American Republican
| ticket, the Locos not decming il prudent ia
| enter the contest. = The American RepubIi-
cans held a spirited County Meeting in Belle.
| fonte, on the 2Sth, and the proceedings show
that the Opposition to Locofocoism are no.
vlug like ga uni.'' in old Centre.