Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.

robbed on Tuesday night, 23d nIt., OF some SIX
dollars in coppers and an empty mail bag.
The store in which the office was kept, owned
by Mr.. John INV illiams, the postmaster, was
also robbed of various articles of no great
value. Warrants have been issued for the ar
rest of suspected parties. On the 9th
Nov, Mr.. Abraham Snider had his hand badly
torn while tbreshing at Mr.. Lobingier's, in Mt.
Pleasant township. The ends of the thumb
and fingers were torn off: and the hand badly
lascerated. DR.. Sturgeon dressed the wound,
and at last accounts the patient was recover
ing. In the Court of Common Pleas,
William Frazer obtained a verdict OF five
thousand seven hundred and seventy-fve dol
lars, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, for having had his leg terribly crushed,
making him cripple for life. The injuries
were received some two years ago, while in the
employ of the company as brakeman. The
defence was that being in the employ of the
company, he was not legally entitled to dam
ages. The plaintiff proved that the incompe-
| tency of the conductor by whose disobedience
OF orders he was injured, was known to the
company.
CLINTON CoUYTY.--An attempt was made on
Monday night, 29th Nov, by some person to
enter the Hardware store of Mr.. James Hemp
hill, in Scott's building Lock Haven, by break
ing open the side window i. On Thursday
the 25th ult., Theodore Rice, negro, being
drunk. entered the public house of Elias Har-
ter. in the borough of Mill Hall, and demand
ed liquor OF the bartender, upon refusing to
give him the liquor, tie negro seized two or
three tumblers, and retiring few PAGES, threw
| them at the head of the bartender; where
upon the latter seized a hatchet and threw it
at the negro. In the evening, the negro be-
ing sober, again came to the hotel, when Mr..
Harter ordered him TO 60 out, which the negro
refusing, the former struck him over the head
causing conclusion of the brain and iujtring
him so severely that he never spoke after one
O'Clock that night. lie lived until eight
O'Clock on Saturday evening. Drs. Garfield
and NJ Mickcn held post morfena examination
in accordance with the established usuage on
last Sunday. The new Lutheran Church
at Silona, will be dedicated on Sunday, the
18th of December.
INDIANA CoUNTY.-An individual living some
three or four miles southeast of Indiana bor' O,
sent for DR.. Chase on Thursday evening, Nov.
18th, who extracted a load of shot from the
lower and rear extremity of his body, which
had been fired into him by one of his neigh
bors, from whom he was endeayoring to carry
Oft a sack of Rye. The thief dropped his load
immediately on the discharge of the gum and
beat hasty retreat for home. The rightful
owner thus recovered his property, and has
concluded to let the actor in the scene cscapc
without further punishment or exposure, hope
ing that he may hereafter conduct himself
mere properly, and not again attempt to appr0-
4 b
| -. Edwin Hull, of Blackjack tp. was thrown
from his horse last week, near the residence
| of VIM. Sutton, and had one arm broken, be-
| sides being severely bruised. lie is recover
| ing. A man caught in the act of
| stealing 4 sack of buckwhcat -four from the
steam-miIl at the west end of Indiana Borough
on the 25th ult. He was permitted to depart
| for home.
CHESTER CoUNTY.-The Rev. D. ". Hunter,
| pastor of the Baptist church at M'Williams-
town, baptized five adults on Sunday last
religious revival has recently been experienced
IN this congregation. A teamster named
John Steward was found dead on the road, in
W arrIck township, on "Wednesday of last week.
1t is not known how the accident occurred
Joseph z. Wilson, Samuel Painter, and James
Powell have been appointed prison inspectors
ior The ensuing year. The new railroad
is conveying large number of passengers,
and heavy business in coal, &c. -. George
Derry, of West Pikeland, had his jaw broken,
last week, by stroke from the fist of another
| man, with whom he had some werds, while
husking corn.
DELAWARE CoUSTY.-A young woman aged
20 years, living with Washington Bishop, of
Upper Providence, committed suicide by ia
King arsenic. on the 18th ult. A note was
found stating that she was tired of life and
was about committing seif-destructiou, an act
which she had attempted once before. A
SOioiSu DOg moses HOOK, on the Z4tl.
resident of Horntown, fell into a quarry con-
tanning about feet of water. and was drown
ed. Messrs. Grocer x Sons, of Upland,
give notice that they will, after the lst of jan
uary, raise the wages OF persons in their en-
ploy 10 per cent.
York CoUNTY.-On the 10Th of Nov. small
boy, son of q. C.. Davis q foreman in the Old
Quarry, In Peach Bottom, fell from the top of
the quarry to the botton-a distance OF one
hundred and fifteen feet. He had been play-
ing about one of the cranes at the time as n
stone was icing hoisted out, sudden pull
upon the guy caused the windlaSs to rcyolvc
the crank of which struck him and threw him
out over the edge. He landed among the
sharp fragments of slate rock on the bottom,
and yet, strange to say, he escaped with his
life. His thigh was broken and his right arm
dislocated at the elbow.
CENTRE CoUNTY.-Washington Porter. who
was found guilty of manslaughter, in causing
the death Of young Andrews, of Philipsburg,
was sentenced to two years and four months
Imprisonment in the Eastern Penitentiary.
On the 29th November, a little daughter
of Jacob Gephart, of Penn township, aged
three years, met with painful accident. The
little girl was watching the operation of
cooking stove, when the feet on one side gave
way, thereby upsctting a vessel of scalding
water over the child, injuring it so severely as
TO produce death the following evening.
LAWRENCE CouSTY.-Newton McClary had
the small bones Of his leg below the knee bro
ken by fall from a ladder on the 26th He
was at work on new barn for Alvah Leslie,
and while descending the ladder one of the
rounds broke, causing the accident -. On
the night of the 9th, very fine three-year
old grey mare was stolen from Mr. W. Simp-
son, of Taylor township. The thief took a
halter and blind bride, and went to the stable
of Mr.. Richard Fulkerson where he fed the
mare, and appropriated saddle and bride.