Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-06-16
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Esq. The circumstances of the case, which
are peculiarly painful, are follows: On Sat
urday evening about nine O'Clock, Mrs. Camp
| bell, in company with two children, was pass
| ing over the bridge, at Phelps Mills, from the
store to the house. 1t was not dark at the
time, though probably not very light in the
| bridge. When they had got part of the way
over, Mrs G. heard the boy stumble and as
she turned around she found he was missing,
and the same instant she heard a splash tn the
water. She Immediately raised an alarm but
nothing could be found of the lost boy. Search
was kept up all night, and early Sunday morn
ing messenger brought the sad news to town,
| and number of our citizens went out to en-
| gage in the search. The banks of the creek
were lined with people all day, and every ex-
pedient was adopted that could be thought of
to recover the body but without success. The
search was continued all day on Monday, the
Mills being allowed TO lay idle for that purpose,
| but at the present time of writing, (Wednes-
| day. his remains have not been found. A re-
ward of fifty dollars is offered for the finding
of the body, or for information leading to its
recovery. frame house belonging to
| d. |. Hively, at SalladaSburg, was destroyed
| by fire on Thursday last. The house was val
ued at $500. A horse belonging to Mr..
Samuel Guntrum, about three miles above
Muncy, was stolen one night last week.
CENTRE CouNTY.-On Friday the 4th, two
young men named Whippo and Meyer, were
arrested on a charge of being implicated in
| horse stealing, and in default of bail were
committed to the Bellefonte Jail to answer at
next term of quarter sessions. Last week
| the upper end of our county, visited with
tremendous rain, which did considerable
damage to crops and other property. The
Mill dam of Mr.. Geo. Gates, on Half Moon
run was swept entirely away, at loss to the
owner to the amount of about five hundred
dollars. A good deal of damage also
| done on Buffalo Run. Spring Greek was
| higher than it has been known for many years
before. Our worthy Sheriff informs us that
| he was attending to official duties in the South
| Western portion of the county at the time,
and owing to the destruction of bridges on the
route, was under the necessity of swimming
| his horse on several occasions. ... A young
man named Daniel Williams, was arrested on
a Bench warrant last week. and lodged in
prison, charged with an attempt to commit
rape on the person OF young lady, living in
| Port Matilda. Williams having been previ-
ously arrested in this case, forfeited his recogn-
izance at the April term of our Quarter Ses-
sions by failing to appear.
INDIANA CoUNTY.-The Indiana Register, of
the Sth says On last Wednesday evening
| the 9th, between ten and eleven O'Clock, an
alarm of fire was given, and soon our citizens
| had collected in large numbers. The fire was
| discovered to be in the garnet of the Indiana
| House, and was promptly extinguished before
much damage had been done. How it origin
| ated, Is mystery. There was a war
| Sunday afternoon, among the darkies in the
| suburbs of our borough. In the course of the
fight one chap discharged pistols not hurt
| ing any one. but causing his arrest and lodg-
| ment in Jail. One of our oldest citizens
who last week passed over a considerable dis
| trict of country, informs us that he never saw
more promising wheat crop in this county
| than that of the present year. -. Many Of
| the bridges across the streams in the
and northeastern sections of the county were
| carried away by the recent floods, and it will
require good deal of labor and expense to
| replace them. Mr.. John f. Campbell
who was among the killed in the late tragedy
in Linn county, Kansas, was formerly resi-
dent OF Blacklick township, Indiana county,
where his father yet resides.
LEHIGH CoUNTY.-On the 4th four wear
| old son of Mr.. Abr. Beck, of Lancon. died
| from the effects of falling into tub of scald-
| ing water two days before. On the 9TH
a little girl, ward of Thomas Grooves had
her lips cut and several teeth broken by a stone
which was thrown by stone blast a distance
| of square and a half off. :. . On the 5th
| Chas. Xander, huckster at Guttisville, shot
an Irishman named VIM. Patterson in the arm
because he reclaimed some article which be-
| loDged to him. On the 3lst ult.. $50 or
500 were stolen out of the house of Anthony
Krisbcl, Lower Milford township In the cell
lar the robbers helped themselves to pies
cakes and milk, an unmistaSeble evidence
that they felt disposed 10 finish their job with
| leisure and coolness. VIM. Smith of AL
lentown has a singular specimen Of animal
malformation, in the shape of young hen
with four legs, the two superfiuous limbs be-
ing appended regularly to the right and left
near the peak of the back bone, and supplied
with the regular number of claws.
CRAWFORD CoUNTY.-A severe storm passed
over the n North-W estern part of the county on
Monday the 9TH. A man named Abraham Bat
tillion was killed, whilst fishing. During the
storm he took refuge in the woods and limb
blown from tree struck him on the head split
ting his skull in a fearful manner. He leaves
wife and five children. -. Three horses
were killed in Salisbury township, on the same
day, by the falling of trees one belonged to |
John Kean, and the others were owned by
persons whose names we could not learn. A
very severe storm of wind prevailed at the |
same time, which tore up large number of
trees by the root. An old citizen of S. |
Shenango, B. d. King, died very suddenly on |
the 4th. He went out in the morning to pre- |
pare some corn ground, and had gone one or |
two rounds in the field with his harrow, when |
he was observed from the house, to fall some
of the family went to his assistance but be- |
fore they reached him the vital spark had fed |
He had been afflicted with disease of the |
heart.
CAMBRIA COUNTY Morgan Williams a |
Welsh miner, committed suicide at Johnstown |
on the night of the Sth, by cutting his throat. |
He had lost his eyesight by the premature dis |
charge of blast, some time previous and this |
atfiicton seems to have weighed so heavily on |
his mind that he finally DESTROYED himself |
His wife is dead, but he has three children liv- |
ing. His Oldest son had offered few weeks |
ago to furnish him means to return to his na- |
tive country. The deceased was very sober |
man. Richard Jones, lad IA years of |