Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-08-18
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awful tale p1 the efIl OF UrunkeDneSS-aS 1t
has been satisfactorily proven that the unfor
tunate man was badly intoxicated on Sabbath
evening. -. We clip the following items
from the Register of Aug. 10th For some
time letters sent from the Post Office in Indi-
ana borough over the Salisbury route have
failed to reach their destination, and suspi-
cion attaching TO Milton Henderson, young
man between lS and 20 years of age, who was
employed as Mail Carrier, from here to Elders
Ridge, on Wednesday night, the 4th, Post
Master Coulter followed the Mail and went to
Salisbury, and there made information against
the young man and had him arrested on a
charge of Robbing the Mail, and brought be-
fore Justice Coleman of this borough, who in
default of $500 bail for his appearance be-
| fore the properC Court committed him to prison.
-. On last Wednesday, Robert Kelly en-
tered into recognizance with sufficient sureties
| before Judge Watt for his appearance at the
next Court of Quarter Sessions, to answer a
charge of Surety of the Peace, and was re-
| leased from prison where he had been spend
! ing several weeks. On Friday, Joshua
Davis, who was confined in prison on charge
of Assault and Battery, with intent to Kill, on
the body of his brother, Benjamin Davis, was
| brought before Judge Watt on Habeas Cor
pus and released by entering into recognizance e
with several suretieS in the sum of one thou
! sand dollars for his appearance at next court.
-. On last Wednesday, John Henderson,
| OF OF OunB toWnSHlp, was uIlNibS hio
| team along the road, when by some means the
horses and wagon fell over a high embankment,
| and one of the horses fell on the driver, and
| also tramped on his head and bruised him Sc
verely. 1t is feared he will not survive his
| injuries. E. One night last week the priso-
ners in the county prison attempted to make
a General Jail Delivery by well laid schemes
| to escape, but the vigilance of Sheriff Smith
discovered their plans and defeated all their
fond hopes Of unrestraincd liberty. We
learn that typhoid fever prevails to some ex-
tent in the neighborhOod of Jacksonville, in
this county, several families having been sore e.
Is afflicted by the disease. A new Post
| Office has been established In Green township,
near Cooks Cross Roads, called Cookport.
Lewis B. Shaw is appointed Post Master.
JEFFERSON CoUxrY.-David Elder, farmer,
| living about six miles north of PunXsutawney,
while drawing dogwood grubs in clearing
with yoke of oxen, had his hand terribly
| acerated by the hook of the logchain catching
| his hand against one of the grubs, tearing up
| the flesh of the hand in fearful manner, and
injuring two or three of the fingers, one of
| them so much as to require amputation. DR..
A. J. Johnston was called In, who amputateu
the finger, and dressed the several wounds.
| The patiert is doing well. =. a short time
| ago, several persons were engaged in putting
| hay into the barn of Thomas Reynolds, In
Winslow township; the NOW Of which at one
side is very high, near twenty-five feet from
| the ground, and open at that side. After now
ing back the hay, two young men, George
Kirker and Joseph Green commenced wrest-
ling on the loft. In tumblng about they came
to the edge of the NOW and finally were pitch
ed out on the ground-.the first SO severely
strained and hurt that his life is dipsaired OF,
and the latter having both arms broken be-
tween the wrists and elbows. On Friday even
ing the 9th, two persons, calling themselves
tod tn
county Jail on charge of passing counterfeit
money. They will have cool time of it if
they remain with Sheriff McCracken until
court week. They are said to have passed
number of counterfeit SO bills on the State
Bank of Ohio, along the line of Armstrong,
Clarion and Jefferson counties, previous to
being arrested and committed for trial.
CENTRE COUNTY.-As Mr.. Harvey Mann was
returning, fin, a buggy, from Belletonte to his
residence at the Boiling Spring on the evening
of the 9th, his horse took fright at some OBJ
iect on the road about half mile south of
town. and deliberately stepped over the bank,
which is at that place about fifteen feet high,
and almost perpendicular. Mr.. Mann stepped
ont of the buggy just in time to save himself,
and left it TO pursue it's downward course.
The horse was uninjured by his rapid descent,
but the buggy was completely wrecked.
Some person or persons entered pasture
field In Spring township on Friday night, Aug.
9th and stabbed to the heart valuable horse
belonging to Mr.. Jas. Loder, leaving him
dead in the field. Two negroes, with whom
Mr.. Loder had some difficulty, have been
rested ON suspicion, and committed to Jail.
We hope the perpetrators of this outrage may
be brought to Justice and made to suffer the
extreme penalty Of the law.
WEsrMoRELAND CoUNrY.-Rev. Baker, of
the NJ. E. Church, who resides in Derry tp., a.
bout two miles from this place was gored by
bull while crossing the field in which his cat
tie were paSturng. He was found some time
afterwards lying III helpless condition. We
pleased to learn that he is recovering. =.
a little son of Mr.. David Humphries, residing
at Conemaugh station fell from tree near
that place, on Saturday the 3lSt ult., and in
the descent caught upon one of the limbs,
whereby his intestines were injured in a most
shocking manner.
LYCoMING CoUNTY.-One day last week,
Wm. Sheadle, son of Daniel Sheadle, Esq.
of Nippenose Valley, met with sad accident.
1t seems that while in tie act of fastening the
hook on the inside OF the barn door, his foot
slipped, and the hook caught in ring, which
the lad happened TO have on the second finger
of his right hand and tore of the finger at
the second joint, taking with it the .feror fen
don which was severed from its insertion at
the elbow.
VENANGo CoUNTY.-Mr. Charles Raymond,
son of A. W. Raymond, of Franklin, was Sc
yercly injured last week, while engaged in
taking down the hot-blast of Valley Furnace.
He, in company with several other workmen,
had just loosened large piece of metal,
which fell upon the platform that suppor-
ted the ladder on which he was standing and
the whole structure gave way ,precipitating Mr..
Raymond to the ground, distance of about
thirty feet. He was insensible for some time,
but fortunately no bones were broken, and he
is now rapidly recovering.
LAWRENCE CoUNTY.-A curious case of con-