Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-11-10
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| feud has existed between George Rcidel, a
| German, and Joseph BottDelli an Italian. On
! Saturday these parties had two or three alter
| cations, but were parted by their wives. About
| half an hour before sundown Reidel took his
! gun and went over near Bottnelli's, and leav
! ing his gun in fence corner, approached
! Bottnelli and abused him by calling him thief,
| liar, and sundry other hard names. Bottnelli
| took club and made at Reidel, when the lat
! ter ran TO his gun and threatened 10 shoot if
! the other came nigh him. Bottnelli in return
retired to his house and in short time return
1 ed with his gun. The wives of the parties
! again interfered, and Bottnell finally fred his
! gun in the air. Nosooner had this been done
| than ReIdel took deliberate aim and shot him.
| Some twenty buckshot took effect upon Bolt
nelli, and he was killed almost instantly.
/ Perry Jackson, the colored individual, is still
kicking up quite breeze in Harborcreek,
without much effort being made for his cap
| ture. Letters have been sent to various par
ties threatening their lives and warning them
| to be on the look out. >. A regular gang of
horse thieves is operating IN Erie and Craw
| ford counties. Horses and carriages are run
| off almost daily. An eight inch shell,
unexploded, was found near the old Erie fort,
last week. 1t is relic of the war of 1872.
! Last week, little of Graham Benson, of
! Waterford township, was accidentally kicked
| by horse, from the effect of which his under
! Jaw was broken into several pieces, cutting his
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manner.
INDIANA CouxrY-Thomss Craig of White
| township, some time ago, became little un-
ruly in his family, and his wife thinking she
could dispense with his society, made infor-
nation charging him with some minor offence
ard had him lodged in Jail where he remained
until the 26th Oct. when he was discharged BY
Judge Watt, a hebeas corpus, by giving
| bail for his appearance at court, and in the
| mean time keep the peace towards his afiec-
| tionate %ife. Eliz beth Craig. The barn
| of Mr.. Ohm Walker, in Rayne township, was
| entirely consumed by fire on the Goth Oct.
Mr.. W. had his entire crop and his wagon and
! farming utensils in his barn. They were all
| destroyed. The barn was new-built last
| Spring. The loss falls heavily on Mr. Walker.
| :. We are informe ed that on Thursday night,
the prisoners in the county Jail, again attempt
| ed an escape, but were fortunately discovered
! in time to prevent the accomplishment of their
schemes. They got beneath the floor and had
| almost dug through the wall of the cellar,
when discovered. 4 bell, weighing 500
| pounds, has been placed in the spire of the
| new Presbyterian church, in Indiana. This.
we believe, completes that splendid edifce.
CLARION CoUNTY.-On the 5th ult., son
of S. W. James, of Limestone township, was
| thrown from horse and had his thigh fac
| tured. On the 9th ult., a son of Henry
| Groover, running with a scythc fell and cut
the knee pan in two and cut the joint about
one-third making fearful wound. The
Mill Creek bridge fell one day last week while
Messrs. Wilson & McKm S team was upon it,
The driver escaped unhurt-some of the hor-
ses were injured. On Saturday night 30th
inst, a son of James a. wilkins, OF Shppen-
| vile, was instantly killed under the following
| circumstances: \ number of boys of various
| ages had went together for the purpose of en-
/ loving the sports of s.HalIow-Eve'' and to
| make the time as lively as possible began to
to faa IN nII
| the Hotel of Mr.. Wilkins in falling, heavy
| piece Of timber struck young Wilkins, on the
| head, completely breaking the skull, so that
| the brains ooZed out, and causing his almost
| instant death
| VENANGo CoUSTY.-A Jail bird which Sher-
| if Mckissick had boarding with him, being
| somewhat tired of his lodgings, we presume,
| left rather unceremoniously, on Friday night
| the 18th Oct. 1t is supposed he had some
| friends on the outside, who assisted him. Il
| appears he got weary about the time he arriv-
| ed at Waterloo, and consequently took a horse
| belonging to David Adams, by which means
! he was enabled to pursue his Journey. 1t is
| supposed that he went towards Mercer.
| young man named James karn, of Rockland
| township, met with a very serious accident q
few days days ago, by falling into a threshing
machine. Fortunately for him the sole OF
| his boot was heavy one, which threw the
| machine ont of gear, alter it had gone so
| far as to take all the flesh from the legs be-
| low the knee. The young man bears the name
| of being rash in his conduct and bitter and
unguarded in his expressions. He has been
made to repent his folly.
| WARREN CoUSTY.-A lamb and pig were
stolen from the butcher shop of Mr.. Stahel.
| in Warren. on the 2Sth ult. The window was
| partially open where the thief went in and the
meat went out. On Monday morning the
25th Oct, the dogs ran two deers into the river
| above the town OF Warren, one old one and
one young one. About IA dozen gunncrs were
| out and the result of several shots was the
| dogs catched one and Kelly Weaver the other,
! both innocent of bullet mark. Who will saw
/ that the sharp shooters don't live in Warren
-. Warren Culver, an overseer on the work
| of the SuBbury 4 Erie Railroad, near Beaver
dam, was brutally murdered on Monday morn
/ ing, the 25th Oct, by an Irish workman IL
| appears that the Irishman had some difficulty
with another overseer and for some reason he
vented his spite on Culver by striking him on
! the head with plck-ayc while he was wpinr
his face at the washstand, wholly unconscious
| of harm. .
| CENTRE CoUSTY.-On Wednesday evening
the Sd inst, a lady guest at the Conrad House,
made very narrow escape. She was passing
from the house into the yard, when she acci-
IDENTIFY fell down the stairway leading TO the
cellar, bruising herself severely. -. A son of
John III. Rrackbill was dreadfully injured on
Saturday the 30th Oct. He was in the street,
when horse and buggy run over him. AL
though injured severely, his escape from
death is a miracle. On Saturday morning
the 30th, Fury, q son of j. G. Larimer, Pleas
ant Gap, made very narrow escape while en-
gagged in currying horse. He was working
at the legs of the animal, when it kicked him
in the face, throwing him several feet. For
tanately the lad was in position which broke
the kick of the horse, or the injury might
have resulted fatally. As it was, he was only