Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-22
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INDIANA CoUNTT.-The store of J. & CT. S.
Moore, of Saltsbsrg Borough, was entered by
burglars on the night OF the Sd inst. The viii
lains succeeded in boring off the lock, and
gained an entrance, but afterwards became a.
larmed, perhaps, and fed before they succeed
ed in securing any great amount of goods.
On the 9th inst, Mr.. John Swan, met with an
accident, at the L. r. engine house in Indiana
by which his face was badly burned. He had
thrown aguantity OF coal into the stove there
by smothering the fire. Shortly afterwards he
approached, and opening the stove door. with
large poker commenced stirring at the fire.
when on sudden, the gas which for a time
had been confined burst out, envcloping him
IN sheet OF flame. A few nights ago
some person entered DR.. Mitchell s,barn IN In
diana, and damaged his horse gears by cutting
them in several places. Such conduct shows
moral dcpravity capable of committing a
crime of higher grade. On the morn
ing oil the 18th, little son of Mr.. ". II. Kerr
OF Indiana borough, riding a horse to
water, and while going at a rapid pace the an
imal stumbled and fell, bringing the lad be-
tween it and the stones and bruising him badly.
-. On the Sd Dec, Mr.. John B. Riddle of
East Mahoning, shot large grey eagle which
weighed II pounds and measured feet be-
tween the tips of the wings -. We learn
from reliable source, SAYS the Register, that
several farmers in the north of the county.
have been herdiDg drove of over one hundred
hogs on acorns, in the mountain, to the right
of Lutbersburg, in Clearfeld county.
LEHIGH CoUyTY.-On the night of the Stb
inst. valuable roam horse was stolen from
the stable of Mr.. Lorenz Klein, in Salsburg.
He was however subsequently recovered near
Trexlertown. The supposticn is that he was
taken from the owners premises by Iunatic
recently released from the AlmshouSe, who
formerly owned the animal. . &. The good
people OF n North Whitehall, in the vicinity of
egypt" seem to be much afflicted with a
gang of nocturnal house breakers. Eatables
seem to be the main want of the thieves
Within week or two past, the cellars of Dr.
VIM. D. kohler, Joseph Stein, Aaron Kohler,
s. Schmidt, Edmund Kohler, F. e. Bernd
William Falk and Solomon Steckel. have ali
been ransacked in succession. At some places
they did not even leave enough to furnish
respectable breakfast to the astonished fam
lilies. The granary of Daniel Kohler. we
learn, was also robbed of several bushels of
rye. On the night of the 9th inst, the
Store of Messrs. Shitz & Ochs, at Bunker Hill.
two miles below Quakertown, was burglarious-
ly entered and robbed of between S4OO and
$500 in gold and silver. A German,
named Nicholas Hank, was arrested and 500
of the money recovered. :. j.. Another Ger
man, known as ssDntch John,' on the 9th ult..
stopped at the hotel OF Mr.. Sellers, in Quaker
town. On Monday morning, he turned nm
i''i"S, ha'ihS heipeu himself 10 number
OF coats, hats, pantaloons, shirts, &c. No
trace of him has since been discovered.
BLAIR CoUSTY.-A little son of John Schu
berts, In Bush Mountain, was severely burned
on the 10th Dec, by his clothes taking fire
from stove. The horse thieves are abont
again. On Thursday night, the 9th. a fine
horse belonging to Jacob Nofsker, residing in
Freedom township, was stolen from his stable.
The Horse Company of which Mr.. n. is
member Immediately started men in every di-
rection, but they found no trace of the thief.
-. On Sunday, the 18th, as the family of
Seth R. M'Cune, Esq, who resides near Hol
idaysburg. were returning home from Church
in their family carriage, one of the horses be-
came unmanageable, backing the carriage over
an embankment and upsetting it, to the immi-
nent peril of the life and limb of those inside.
Fortunately, however, they all escaped serious
injury, save his eldest daughter, Miss Eliza