Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-05-05
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.

INDIANA C0CNTG.-On the 19tn uit., TWO
lads, sons OF w. D. Stuchal, of White town
ship went ont cunning. The elder brother
was walking in front, resting the barrel on
the left arm, pointing backwards, which was
accidentally discharged, and the contents
lodged in the side of the younger brother.
He died on the following Wednesday. =. On
the 17th, ult., d. Ausley, Sr., of South Maho-
ming township, while engaged in making fence,
was suddenly attacked by apoplexy, which
caused his death in about one hour. -. On
the 24th, ult., storekeeper in Newville, ship
ped ten barrels of eggs, and the same day, the
Company store, in Indianna shipped II barrels.
=. William George an old citizen of Young
township, committed suicide by hanging him.
self on the porch of his own house. 1t is
said he has been melancholy for some time.
FAYETTE CoUNTY.-On the Goth ult., little
boy of Samuel Snoden of Brownsville, was
much hurt by a COW. A female domestic went
to milk the COW, accompanied by the child.
a dog ran By, passing between the boy and
COW. The COW became enraged on seeing the
dog, ran at him, but he sprang to one side,
and the COW caught the boy on her horns, in
stead of the dog, and tossed him several times
into the air. He was much injured but is get
ting better. :. a white perch, weighing
nearly ID pounds, was caught near Browns
Vile, last week. A union prayer meeting
has been established in the court house, at
UniontoWn.
LEHlGH CoUNrY.-On the 2lst ult., Lewis
Benninghoff., a teamster in the employ of Col.
III. Rupp, met with shocking accident. He
and several others were engaged in cutting
feed with horsepower straw-cutter, when IN
some manner his right hand was caught and
drawn into the machinery, cutting OF half
inch pieces up to within two inches Of the ell
bow, ere the motion of the cutter could be ar
rested. His wounds were promptly dressed,
although little hope is entertained of his re
covery.. ;. Radishes, asparagus, 4ettuce,
and other vegetables, were sold in the Allen
town market last week.
WEsTMoRELASD CoUSrY.-The rotary rag
boiler at the paper mill OF Messrs. S. B. & c..
z. Markle, ut West Newton, exploded on
Wednesday last. This boiler is used for the
purpose of bleaching colored rags, and re-
wolves with great velocity. 1t was at full
speed when the accident occurred, and went
out through the roof, tearing it off. and con-
siderably shattering the walls. Fortunately,
it did no damage whatever to the main bull
ding or to any Of the machinery in it. The
damage was strictly confined to the exploded
boiler and its immediate connections. No
one was injured.
CAMBRIA CoUNTY.-A German woman died
suddenly on the 10th ult., in Conemaugh boro'
and was buried the next day while yet warm
in the region of the heart. The circumstan-
ces, and especially the haste of her burial, in
dicate something wrong. =. A German nam
ed Henry Wittick was drowned, in the same
boro' on the 2lst. He was Intoxicated, and
fell from the Conemaugh bridge. /. =. During
the night of the 2lst the house of Rev. I. l..
Reesey, in Conemaugh, was entered by bur-
glars and thieves, and robbed of various valu-
able articles and provisions.
SCuUYLKILL CoUNTY.-On the 21st, ult., a
young man named Lacob Dinderf, was stabbed
| in the temple and severely wounded, in the
streets of Pottsville. His assailant escaped.
On the same day four frame dwellings were
destroyed by fire at Mill Creek, and the engine
house OF Mr.. Snyder's colliery narrowly esca-
ped the same fate. ;. The Editor of the
.sWorking Mems Advocate" at Minersviile,
who was sentenced to four months imprison-
ment in the County Jail, for libel, has been
pardoned by Gov. Packer.
CENTRE CoUNTY.-At Spring Mills, "a colored
chimney sweep, fell from the roof of Mr..
| Duncan's house to the ground, some fifty feet,
and broke several ribs and otherwise injured
| himself. AS VIM. S. Triple, was return
| ing home from Milesburg, with horse and
| buggy the horse Heightened, and ran off. Mr.
| Triple was thrown out on the shafts, when
| the horse commenced kicking. and struct him
three or four times, injuring him very severly
The buggy was considerably broken.
LUzERSE CoUNrY.-MIs. Mary Gould was
| sent to Wilkes-Barre for setting fire to the
| barn OF j. a. Moss in Scranton. She is Irish
| and not on good terms with her husband who
| occupies part of the barn with his furniture
| Fortunately the fire was extinguished and q
| number of surrounding buildings saved from
| destruction. -. Several doors were broken
| open in Wilkes-Barre during the last week
but nothing of value was taken.
ERIE CoUNTY.-One hundred guns were fired
in Erie on the reception of tho news of the
passage of the bill transferring the remaining
public works to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Company. The rejoicings were very general
| among the people. The Bank of Com
merce, (Erie City Bank revived,) isl now open
and doing legitimate business. :. Union
| prayer meetings still in progress in Erie
The interest is increasing daily.
WASHINGTON CoUNTY.-An unoccupied dwell
! ling, of Samuel Lixton, of Florence, was burn.
| ed on the 18th. 1t was set on fire. Daily
union prayer meetings are held in the Court
| House in Washington. The meetings are
| largely attended, and much interest is mani
| tested.
CLARION CoUNrY.-A stage driver was kick
ed on the head in Alexander's stable, in Clar-
ion, and badly hurt. 1t was thought the
skull was fractured. He is recovering slowly
go. A house belonging to r. Thorn, Esq.
of Curllsville, was burned on Sunday the 25th
ult.
MoNroUR CoUNTY.-The Danville Democrat
says that the ferry boat sank in the river about
forty yards from shore with two loaded lime
wagons and two buggies on board Passen-
gers and horses were rescued, frightened and
wet, as the river was low.
Bucks CoUNrY.-The Doylestown papers tell
of a man just found in a cave in the rocks on
Buckingham mountain, who says that he has
resided there for forty years.
NORTHAMPTON CoUNTY.-John Van Billiard,
of Shimersville had finger cut off whilst
working at straw cutting machine.
ACRAzY MoNARCH.-The London correspon-
det of the New York Tribune says :-"The