Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-08-11
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.

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er, but made his escape. The girls parents |
were absent at the time. W olives seem TO |
be plenty in Cambria. and have been disturb /
ing peoples sumbers and attacking their |
sheep. A few days since John L. " IlliamS /
caught one of the ssvarmin.s'' in 4 trap, four |
miles north of Ebensburg. Andrew Dunmire, |
four miles west>of that place. had large num- |
Der OF sheep killed by wolves few nights |
since. The indcfatigable Constable of
Conemaugh Borough, Mr.. Flattery, on the Sd |
inst. brought to Jail man named Samuel Nc
Cullough, charged with having obtained a
horse from Patrick Nevin, of Johnstown, I'M
derpretence that he was going to the country |
to bring in hsw wife. Shortly after he left town,
the suspicious of Mr.. Nevin were aroused,
and he made information bcfUre Esq. Cohck, |
charging Mccullough with obtaining the horse |
under fa.se pretcnces. a warrant was issued, |
and placed in the hands of Constable Flattery, |
who Immediately started in pursuit. When a.
bout five miles below Johnstown, Mccullough
rode up on the mountain and, it is alleged,
shot the horse twice in the head. He was,
with much difficulty, arrested, and is now safe
ly lodged in Jail to await his trial at next
| Court. The horse, we believe, is still living
Bucks CoUNTr.-On the 3lst of July Jacob
| Pool, Inn keeper of Bristol Borough, and John
Arrison, his wife and daughter, also of Bristol,
were arrested upon the charge of making and
issuing spurious notes, pnrpo: ting to be issued
10y the Syracuse Bank of New York. They
were taken before magistrate and gave bail
| for their appearance at the September term.
! They had hitherto occupied a respectable po-
| sition in society, and their arrest has caused
much excitement in the neighborhood.
\ young Child of Thomas jerks, in the village
of Yardleyville. was accidentally thrown down
flight of steps, awcek ago, by an elder brother
who was carrying it, breaking its arm and 9TH
erwise inluring it. -. A young girl by the
name OF Mary Roberts. residing in Bensalem
township, came near being drowned, at Pax
sons saw-mIll, by slipping off the planks into
! the creek. Her body found some distance
| below, in the mill-dam, lying upon the bottom,
and apparently lfelesS, she having been under
/ the water five TO seven minutes but by the ex-
/ ertlons of those who came to her rescue, ami
/ nation was soon restored. A youth NAM
! ed Joseph Clum, fell from a barn, in Plumstead
| township, on to the thrcshing floor, fracturing
! his shoulders so badly that his recovery is CON
sidered very doubtful. y few davs ago
two children at DoylestOwn obtained posses
sion of some matches, and set fire to the bed
on which they were playing, and would have
| burned to death had not the screams of the
| little sufferers brought in the neighbors who
rescued them from the flames i'll time TO pre-
vent so dreadful calamity.
CENTRE CoUNTY.-On the 26th ult Mr. A.
| braham llalGeman, aged citizen of Harris
! township, was seriously injured by the upset
ting OF wagon loaded with grain, upon which
| otherwise he was much bruised. \ young man.
who was also on the wagon, received some Sc
| we're injuries. Whilst Frank, son of John
| LetteIman, of Cedar Run, was preparing to
| make blast in ore shaft 40 feet deem
| the powder accidentally took fire from the can
die in his hand. His clothes caught fire and
in that condition he was compelled to climb
| up the crbbing of the shaft to the TOP, wien
! man came to his aid and assisted him in divest-
ing himself of the clothes which had not al
ready been burned off. He was frightfully
burned; but is now slowly recovering.
JEFFERSON CoUNTY.-On Saturday morning
the 3lst July, a man, whose name we did not
learn, living some four miles north of the Boro'
of Punxsutawney, took down his shot gun
and started to the woods for the purpose of
| looking for game. When a short distance
from the house, his gun was accidentally dis.
charged, the load of shot passing thro' the
| left hand Immediately above the Joint of the
forc-finger, and entering the throat and breast
| oi the unfortunate man. DR.. Woods was sent
| Tor, repaired TO the spot, extracted as many of
the shot as could be reached, and dressed the
wounds in proper manner.
| WEsTMoRELAND CoUNTY.-The barn of Mr..
Elias Iharp, near lrwIn's Station was entire
| ly destroyed by fire a few DAYS since Eycrv-
thing IN 1t at the time was destroyed. Ii is
not known how the fire originated, but il is
supposed 1t was from the heat of the new hay
| Loss heavy. A lad named Kelly aged A.
| bout fourteen years, and employed on the farm
| Of John Thomas, two miles from Greensburg
was kicked in the abdomen, by a sucking colt,
few days ago. He fingered in great agony
| for thirty hours, when he expired.
NORTHAMPTON CoUYrY.-A terrible tornado
| occurred in Lower Bethel township on the 3Otb
| July new frame house not quite finished
was blown down. number of houses were nm
rooted, trees were torn up. fences thrown over
and damage done in other ways by the wind.
which blew in terrible manner The
barn of Mr.. James kostembader in BushLill
township, was struck by lightning and burned
to the ground. 1t was flied at the time with
hay and grain. The loss will be very beayy-
no insurance.
CLINTON CoUyTY-Anotber fire occurre1 =,
Lockport on Wednesday night the 9th inst.
about midnight. The stabling formerly be-
longing to IL. NJ. Hanna's tavern, which was
| destroyed by fire short time since. was struck
by lightning, and before any preventive steps
could be taken, was all in blaze The build
ing, along with a considerable quantity of hay
that 1t contained was entirely destroyed.
DELAWARE CoUNTY.-Rev. Charles Maucbjn.
the Catholic priest, charged with unmercifuIIy
| whipping an inoffensive woman, has left for
parts unknown--of itself confession of guilt.
We shall, probably, have more defences of
his character from the Rev. Haviland. and no
more denials of the truth of the charges against
him, from the Catholic papers,
CHESTER CoUNTY.-From all parts of Cbes
ter county, there are complaints of the grass
| hoppers. Never were they more numerous
and where the ground is dry and parched, they
devour everything. In some of the clover
heidS the blades are all eaten off. As vet myr
lads OF the insects are small, but they have
proved themselves good feeders.
INDIANA CoUSrY.-A son of Mr.. Bruse. of
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