Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-05-20
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.

BLAIR CoUNTY.-The Presbyterian congre-
CATION at Tyrone have commenced the build
ingso new church. a few days ago. an
insane boy entered the house of Mr.. Keys, in
Tyrone, during the absence of the family and
after turning everything topSy-turvy, carried
off number of valuable articles. = On the
9th inst, boy of IA years, son of VIM. Ham
mond, of Catharine township, disappeared and
has not been heard of since. When last seen
he was sitting on the abutment- of the dam a.
cross the river at Cove Forge, and it is feared
that he is drowned. - a man named Luke
Feeney was arrested on the 9th at Altoona for
stabbing man in a doggery at Stonerstown,
Bedford county, and whose life is despaired
of. In attempting to arrest Feeney, Thomas
Gleeson was shot through the hand by the ac-
cidental discharge of pistol - Several in
dividuals have recently been .jugged' in Hol-
lidaysburg, for dsorderly conduct, whilst in a
state of intoxication.
MoNroUR CoUNTY.-A horrible case of sup
posed wife poisoning, has Just been revealed
at Danville, caused by the death, under suspi-
cious circumstances, of Mrs. Catharine Ann
Clark, on Saturday the 9th May. 1t having
been ascertained that her husband, pedlar
named William Clark, had purchased, on sew
eral occasions previously, both arsenic and
strychnine, in order, as he alleged, to poison
rats, and her sudden death soon after, a suspi-
cion of foul play created. Clark was ar
rested and Coroner's jury summoned to in
yestigatc the cause of her death. = The hus-
band of Mrs. Twiggs died about three weeks
since, under similar circumstances, and for
certain reasons suspicion rests upon her as be-
ing accomplIce of Clark's. She has been
arrested. The body of Mr.. Twiggs will prob
ably be disinterred this evening (l2th) for
medical examination.
WASHINGTON CoUNrY.--The Commonwealth
of the 18th. says There is no doubt in the
public mind as to the guilt of Fife, Stewart
and Charlotte Jones, in the Wilson McMasters
butchery; indeed, it is shown, by the testi-
mony of Margaret futon, that this murder was
plotted before the White murder took place.
The perpetrators of the White murder are not
so clearly shown, but we think enough has
been elected to lead to the detection of the
authors of this horrid crime. A rumor has
been circulated that Bill Jones has made
confession, but this is untrue. He preserves
moody and dogged silence. William is still
at large, and we fear he will, if he has not al
ready, make his escape. Our officers are eX-
ercising the utmost vigilance, and should any
thing of Importance transpire we shall take
the earliest moment to spread it before our
readers.
INDIANA CoUSTY.-The Register of the 18th
states that Thomas X. Lukehart, charged with
abstracting $50 bill from letter at the Plum
vile post office, was tried in the United States
District Court, sitting at Pittsburg the week
previous, and fully acquitted. = Mccormick,
who was lodged in Jail on charge of stealing
a mare from Mr.. Slas Adams, has been releas-
ed on BAIL = Henry Palmer, who had been
convicted of manslaughter at the December
court, received pardon from the Governor
on the 9th, and returned home the same eve
ming. = The western fever still prevails. DIR.
j. M. Taylor and family left for Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, on the 1lth.
CLINTON CoUNTY.-A boy was drowned, in
the river at Grugan's landing, on Sunday the
10th. Two lads were in the river in skiff
which was capsized by the high wind. The
larger lad, who could not swim clung to the
boat, and was saved. The smaller undertook
to swim to shore and was drowned. We have
not learned his name.