Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-06-02
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS


MIFFLIN CouNTY.-The right side and hand
of Judge Wilson were paralyZed few weeks
ago, which prevented him from attending
court in Union county at the regular session.
He has however nearly recovered from its ef-
fccts. Twenty nine years ago he was affected
in the same way side of his face. E. -.
colored child of Lewis Thomas, about four
years of age, was drowned in Kishacoquillas
creek, at Lewstown, on Friday last, by falling
from IA skff. The body was recovered short
time after falling in, but life was extinct.
A number of dwellings were entered on Mon
day night Oath May, in Lewstown, by some
experienced thief or thieves, who from the
confidence with which houses are entered pro-
baby use ether, chloroform, or some other in
huence to quiet seepers. AT Mrs. Mckee's
house, on Main Street, the thief was discover
ed on the balcony by some of the inmates and
elected under the suppositiOn that he was
prowler seeking place to sleep. AT Charles
S. McCoy's he entered at the back door, made
his way to the bed room, took therefrom Mr..
McCoy's clothing, which he carried into the
parlor below, rified two pOrtmonaies of their
contents, consisting of a ten dollar Erie bank
note, two fives, and four or five dollars of 9TH
er money, leaving everything else undisturbed.
At Mr.. Benedict's he also succeeded in rifiing
pocket book in the same way, but Of what a.
mount we do not,know. Mr.. Willis's house
was also entered, and probably several others,
as some one was nedru III various ylrGS ana
buildings. Two men who left here in the
down train were arrested at Harrisburg on
their arrival there, but succeeded in clearing
their skirts of the charge. Two others, pro-
badly the parties, left town on foot about sew
en- O'Clock, inquiriHg their tcay 10 Pittsburgh.
AT Miffiintown we hear similar feats were per-
formed, the pocket book of Hon. A. Parker
having been distracted in the same way. An
attempt was made to enter the store of Blym-
yer x Brsbin on Tuesday night, which was
frustrated by Mrs. Is. being up nursing sick
child. She raised window on hearing some
noise, which caused the thief to decamp.
CAMBRIA CouNTY.-Ebensburg was thrown
into quite excitement, on the 26th ult, by
the arrest of a horse thief, couple of miles
west of Ebensburg. A dispatch was received
by the proprietor of the Cambria House, in
Johnstown, announcing that two horses had
been stolen the night previous, from gentle
man in West Newton, Westmoreland county.
Constables Gageby and Cupp, Immediately
started in pursuit of the thieves. When
couple of miles from this place, on the Pitts
burgh pike, they discovered two horsemen, a
short distance in front of them. When Just
below town, they took the Indiana pike, and
the ConStables followed them. Coming in
close quarters, one of them jumped from his
horse, and took to the woods; the other made
some resistance, and attempted to strike Con-
stable Cupp, from whom he received a sssou-
Both horses and one thief were sccured-the
other made good his escape. -. Last week,
the vicinity of Johnstown, like every other
place, was visited by heavy rains; but with
this additional feature that the water in the
streams rose to such height that in the lower
part of kernville, and at the sspoint'' In Johns
town, families were driven from their houses.
The water surrounded their houses about II
O'Clock on Wednesday night and in some in
stances came up as high as the first floor. The
rolling mill was stopped in consequence of the
water backing up through the sewers into the
fy-wheel.
LEHIGH CoUyTY.-On Friday last, Cornelius
Acker, a young man employed in the Sand
washery on Clader'S Island, in the Lebigh near
Allentown, had his leg drawn into the wash
machine and badly crushed. The corner
stone OF the proposed new German Reformed
Church, at Zionsvile, is to be laid with ap-
propriate ceremonies, on Saturday and Sunday,
the 9Th and 9th of June. On last Friday
night some person burglariously entered the
Jewelry Store of Mr.. jacob Hill, and carried
off goods to the value of about $40. :. Two
of the s'fallen angels'' of Allentown, were out
on horseback the other day, and one of them
not being great expert in handling the geins,
got her horse into runaway gallop, and final
ly was capsiZed into a mud puddle at the road
side few miles from town. They ought new
er to go out unattended by at least one of the
many male friends who court their friendship
at home. On Monday afternoon as Messrs
j. W. Mickey and +. ID. laval were driving
in Seventh street, Allentown, the fore axle of
the buggy broke off Just inside of the hub
which frightened the horse into pretty smart
gait. In front of tavern he came in collision
with another buggy, which caused the occu-
pants of both vehicles to Iall out; in the ia
of Mr.. laval he unfortunately struck his
chin on the wheel of the wagon with which
they came in contact with such force as to
L.
In the occurrence escaped unhurt.
GREEN CoUNrY.-A few nights since Mr..
VIM. M'Mullen, of Waynesburg, was relieved
Of the moderate sum of Sl70, by some infa-
nous scamp. No clue has as yet been obtain
ed of the guilty person or persons, although
suspicious resting upon different ones
The Officers have been in the pursuit of an
Irishman who has been prowling about for
sometime, but decamped on the night of the
robbery. They were unable to learn of his
whereabouts. Mr.. Thomas X Kincaid killed
on last Saturday week, a s.Black Snake'' on
his fathers farm, measuring in length IL feet
q inches; and II inches in circumference.
CUMBERLAND CoUNTY.-The Carlisle Demo
crat details the following :-ssOn Saturday
last fight took place between two butchers
named John b. Noble and James Moudy. In
the afray Noble bit off greater part of Mou-
dy's ear. The fight, it is said, grew out of
bet made between the parties on the weight
of beef, which Noble won. Moudy after
wards went to Noble's house and demanded
his money back. Noble refused to refund it,
whereupon Moudy insisted to fight, and the
loss of one of his ears is the result.
BLAIR CoUNTY.-A man named Turner was
arrested at Altoona at the instance of the Pa.
Railroad Company, on account of refusing to
pay $3.50 freight. The matter was compro-
missed by Turner paying up and settling costs.
He was from Sandusky, Ohio. A man