Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-09-15
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CAMBRIA CouSrr.-The Sheriff of Cambria
county offers reward of fifty dollars, for the
arrest of James Willeit, the lad who commit
ted an outrage upon the daughter of Mr.. Pick
WORTH near Johnstown, aad who recently es-
capped from. the Jail at Ebensburg. WIllet is
an English boy, about eighteen years of age,
fat faced and heavy set. His hair is long and
bushy, and his general appearance is rough.
-. The Cambria county Agricultural Fair
will be held at Ebensburg, on the 5th, 9th, and
7th of October. -. \ number OF atfrays
have recently occurred in Johrstcwn. On SUM-
day evening a riot occurred at drinking
house, in which the assailing party strnck the
proprietor several times on the head with a
hatchet. On the same evening. man was
shockingly beaten near the Iron Bridge, by
some person unknown The wounds inflicted
are said to be quite serious Several other al
/ fraEs had occurred, in one of which the gent
/ Ter sex figured cOnspicuously, but from this
/ no serious results are anticipated. At
dancing party on Saturday night, difficulty
/ between man named Errenstreeth and anOth-
er named Beamish occurred. The former
I followed the latter from the house ands tabled
/ HIM, causing instant death.
HUyTISGDoxCouxry.- untingdon Jour
/ nal saws ga dreadful accident occurred TO David
MyeFley and his two daughters who resided
near CassviIle, in this county, on Monday the
9Th inst They had been at Huntingdon on
( business and when returning home in their
two horse wagon, encountered the em!grant
/ train of cars at the crossing about two miles
! below Huntingdon. The crossing is so situat-
/ ed that neither party could see any distance
/ the wagon was just cleSeriy across the road
/ when the train came in sight, and the horses
/ becoming very much frightened, pranced and
backed the wagon on the track just as the train
/ came up. the engine struck the wagon with
/ such force as TO throw Mr.. Ayerley and eldest
daughter to the ground and the younger daugh-
/ ter was thrown upon the cow-catcher, the force
/ of the train by some means disengaged the
/ horses, and the EagOn preeiPitated into
/ the canal. Mr. Myerley fingered about twen-
/ ty-eight or thirty hours, and died. He a
/ bout sixty-two years of age The elder daugh-
/ ter is a widow, and although severely injured,
/ will probably recover. The younger daughter
! is able to be about.
BUTLER CoUNTY.-As the wife and son of
! Captain Jacob Walters were returning from
1 camp meeting, on the 9th, in one horse bug
gy, the horse ran down the hill when within
/ about one and half mile from Butler. and
taking short turn in lane, the buggy upset,
/ and threw both to the ground. They were Sc
/ riously injured. -. There was a irolic at the
I house OF Mr. Wolf, in Summit township, on
the 9Th. II broke up about twelve o'clock
| Two young men by the name OF Greenert and
Swabel were going home. .Greenert shOtSwabel,
who was fittle ahead of hira. in the smhll OF
the back, with a pistol, the ball entered the
| kidneys-suppOsed 70 be fatal. Greenert has
not been taken yet.
| NORTHAMPTON CoUNTT.-A woman named
| Budd. was drowned at the Chain DAM short
| time since, being thrown by the tow-line
| her husbands boat, where she was, into the
river. The husband, half frantic with grief,
| jumped in Immediately and caught hold of her,
| bringing her up twice, but her weight being
too much Tor him, he was compelled, the sec
| ond time to let go his hold of her, when she
! Il NJ a,l ha md aT-
hausted BY the efforts he made TO save his wife
| was only saved from death himself by the time
| ly assistance of some boatmcn, who threw a
| rope to him, which he took hold of and was
drawn from the water.
SOMERSET CoUSTY.-Mathias Bowman, of
| Greenyille township, shot q wild cat on the
/ lst August near his residence. 1t was Que of
the largest ever killed in that section of coun-
| try. -. The saw mill OF James O'Conner,
| Esq, in Jenner township, was destroyed by fire
on the night of the eth, supposed TO be the
work OF an incendiary- The shops oiMeSSrs-
| kimmel, Bentford x Co., and OF Jersey Fisher,
in the town of Somerset, were recently entered
| By burglars, but fortunately all the money ex-
cept few dollars had been previously removed
| from the drawers.
WEsTIoRELASD CoUSTY.-Hon. James Todd
of Greensburg, recently met with an accident
that came near terminating fatally. His wrist
came in contact with a scythe, which he was
-
l-cian could be summoned, he had nearly bed
TO death. Hopes of his -ecoYery are enter
taiBed- A son of Wm. Mechiug, of Hemp
| field township, severed blood vessel while
| cutting corn, last week-the knife cutting his
leg and inficting deep wound.
| CUMBERLAND CoUSTY.-A youth named J ohm
Reed met with shocking death in Carlisle
on Saturday last. He employed in a
! grocery store, and was sent to the cellar to
draw burning fluid, when the fluid took fire
| from candle which accidently upset. causing
| an explosion and dashing him against the wall.
/ When taken out his skull was fractured and
portions of his body burnt to crisp. He
! died the same night at II O'Clock, after the
most excruciating agony.
! LEBANON CoUSTr.-A young lady named
Catharine Light, daughter of Mr.. John Light
Of Swatara township, was instantly killed at
Jamestown, on Thursday, ID inst, by jumping
from carriage while the horses were running
| away, and falling with her head upon a pile of
scantling near the road. 4 younger brother
| and sister, who were with her in the carriage,
were thrown out before she jumped and escap-
ed without serious injury. The unfortunate
girl was about Is years of age.
ARMSTRONG CoUNTY.-On Friday morning
aweek, young lad named John Quigley, be-
came entaDgled in the machinery connected
with his fathers saw mill, just opposite Kit
| tanning, and shockingly mutilated. a
piece of timber struck him in the abdomen,
completely disboweling him. He fingered in
terrible agony till Sabbath morning, when
death relieved him from his sutfeIings.
BEAVER CoUxrY.-The cotton factory at
Economy struck by lightning last week.
| The shaft struck the second story doing some
| damage. The building is five stories high !;
how the electricity should have struck the
| second story without apparently touching
| those above or below it, is a mystery.