Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-06-30
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considerable startled on Friday afternoon by
| the announcement that Daniel Fichthorn had
died suddenly at Jacks Creek. In company
with Alex. Eisenbise he had started off in the
morning for the purpose of spending the day
| in fishing, &C., and while seated along the
creek eat considerable quantity of sorrel,
| familiararly known sour grass. About
| O'Clock he was seized with violent cramping
| pains and Immediately taken to the building
at the dam, occupied by VIM. Palmer, where
such restoratiyes as were at hand were admin
| istered, but he soon became conscious that his
| end was approaching, and after giving some
| directions respecting his affairs, expired. No
post mortem examination was made, but the
| general impression prevails that he poison
| ed by the sorrel or some other herb he inad-
vertantly laid his hands on, though this is evil
| dently an error, as poisonous plants do not act
! on the muscular system. Mr.. F. was native
of Bcrks county, and had resided in this place
for number of years engaged in various
| pursuits. His remains attended by large
number of deeply afflicted relatives and several
hundreds of our citizens, were inferred in the
| Methodist Cemetery on Sunday last. -. Jo-
| seph Inglis, formerly resident of Kishaco-
| qullaS Valley, who had gone west in 1850,
died on the steamer Potomac, on her way
from Cincinnati to PIttsburg, a few days since.
LYooMING CoUNrY.-Petty robberies are of
frequent occurrence about Jersey Shore. On
the night of the 18th an attempt was made to
enter the house of Rev. J. A. Kelly. -.
The body of the little boy, Campbell, who was
drowned a couple weeks ago, was found float
| ing on the water nearly opposite the mouth of
Larry's creek. 1t was conveyed to Jersey
Shore and inferred on Friday. -. A young
man named Sheetz, working on Williamson's
| saw mill, at Larry's creek, cut his hand nearly
half off with circular saw on the 2lst.
! A young man named r. Emery Poisal, son
of Rev. j ohm Poisal, formerly Presiding Elder
| off ha nta istr lot of fha
| a member of the graduating class, lost his life
at tWiiliamsport, by drowning. on Monday even
ing the 2lst. He was bathing in the river
and started to swim to the boom, on the other
| side, but sunk before reaching it. Whether
he was taken by the cramp, or whether his
strength was exhausted We not informed.
1t seems that no effort was made to save him
notwithstanding there were several that saw
him drown. His body was found about two
hours after the occurrence. He was about 10
or 20 years of age, young man of fine talent
and bid fair to make a useful man.
COLUMBIA CoUNrY.--A couple of Bears were
captured one day last week near the Northern
border of this county. The Kingston
Coal Company are busily engaged in shipping
coal from their wharf at Mckelvy;s Furnace,
near Bloomsbury. A sad accident occur
red at Berwick on Tuesday the 22d. A young
mana boatman-went out in search of n
couple of mules that had been turned loose.
| n,
and found him dead, with the imprint of a
mules hoof on his chest. His remains were
taken to Harrisburg, where he belongs. {.
The upper part of this county was visited on
Monday, the 2lst, by heavy storm. In add-
tion to great quantity OF rain there was very
high wind, telling trees, roofs &C., and the
| lightning was severe. The conclusion was so
great as to break nearly all the panes of glass
in the West end of a house in Greenwood,
stunning woman and child in the same.
HUNTINGDON CoUNTY.-On Wednesday last,
| locust tree, on the farm of Col. S. S. Whar-
ton, in Walker township, was struck by light
| ming, at time when tho was shining
|, brightly, and shivered to pieces. Two little
boys were sitting about eight feet from the
| trunk of the tree, and strange to say were only
slightly shocked.-An accident occurred to
the Express Passenger train going west. on
Thursday morning of last week, at Mapleton
station, Huntington county, on the Penna
Railroad, by which two ladies and boy were
injured; the former lightly, and the latter
more seriously. One truck only was thrown
|, from the track, which caused that end of the
car to strike freight car standing on the sid
ing, occasioning the injury referred to, but do
ing no other damage. The Injured persons
were taken to Huntingdon, when they received
from the officers of the Company every atten-
ton it was possible to bestow.
BLAIR CoUNTy.-On Friday night, the 18th
| of June, some villains undertook to pIunder
the dwelling of Gel. X. NJ. Lemonin HOLIDAYS
: burg, and had succeeded in effecting an entrance
to the kitchen before they were driven off by
the cries of Mrs. L. who awake and heard
them at their nefarous work. They got no
booty. The Colonel would probably have
been able to detect them, but for the prudent
apprehensions of Mrs. L., who would not al
low him to encounter them alone in the dark.
=. On Monday, Constable Bowers of Holli-
daysburg had 2.40 chase after young man
named Louis Butler, who was charged with at
tempting to steal pair of pantaloons from
Shoenthafs Clothing Store, but he succeeded
in running him down and lodging him in jail,
to await an examination of his case in the
Quarter Sessions.
DAUPHIN CoUNTY.-On the 21st, young
girl named Augusta Blechsmith was instantly
KILLED by the mail frdi running over her near
Harrisburg, in the neighborhood of the Key
stone furnace. The Cameron Furnace at
, Middletown will be put into operation about
the 1st of July, and it is thought the furnace
= OF Wood x Sterling will also sbe, started soon
; :. On Friday, the us. Marshall for the
} Western District of Pennsylvania passed thro'
Harrisburg with three men charged with pass
I ing spurious coin. Their names are Samuel
Campbell, James P. Bird and John r. REM
FpeHs and they were appfcheTded at W iihams-
port. Several hundred pieces Of bogus coin
were found in their possession.
4. FRAJK1as Gogsrri+6n Sunday faBt as III.
7 John Cdn1p and Family, consisting of himself,
wife and infant, and daughter about seven
teen or eighteen years old, were on their re-
turn home to Chambersburg, Pa. from Dun
ker meeting, the daughter was instantly killed
wagon, the young lady occupying hind seat,
| and il is said her clothing was lteralIv torn in :