Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-06-16

posing the- cause would be attributed to the
rain. No person injured. Several boat
men were arrested and taken before Esquire
Auxer on the 7th, charged with having stolen
DIR. Groves horse; nothing was elected at
the examination, however, to commit them.
-. a son of Israel Rohrer, near Lemon
place, was drowned one day last week in his
fathers mill dam. Christian Williams,
farmer of Stradsburg, committed suicide in
Philadelphia on Wednesday last, by cutting
his throat.
CLARION CoUNTY.-A man by the name of
John Will of Ashland township, had about
three hundred dollars stolen from his chest at
the house of Mr.. Terwileger. Some crcum-
stances go to mpllcatc Benjamin Beck as the
person who took the money. He was arrested
this week and taken before James Sweeny,
Esq, and bound over for further hearing.
Mr.. John Heasley, of Ashland township, was
thrown from his horse, one day last week,
while on his way home from ShiPpcnvile.
and had his collar bone and two of his ribs
broken. The wheat and rye crops give
good promise of being more abundant the
coming harvest than they have been any sea-
son for the past ten years. The small
Pox has found its way into Richland township.
There appears to be some alarm as the disease
is spreading.
SCHUYLKLL CoUSTY.-The Minersyille Id
rocafe says, ssAs we were going to press, re-
port arrived of an explosion in the mines of
George III. Potts < Co. -Four men named res
pectivelv, Edward Rees, VIM. Cochran, Morris
King, and Wm. Davis, are the victims of this
dreadful catastrophe Edward Rees Is not ex-
pected to survive. A man named Joseph Ber
ryman was blown by the force of the cxplo-
sion, and sustained several injuries, having
arm broken, and few of his ribs fractured.
We will have TO record the death of two of
the parties. Poor Edward Rees has since
died.
ADAMS CoUSTY.-On the ID inst. the house
of Mr.. John Small, near the Conowaga Chapel,
was entered by burglars, while the family
were all at church, and robbed of money and
papers to the amount of about 500. Parties
have gone in pursuit, but we have not learned
with what success. Suspicion rests upon two
persons who were seen going towards the
house short time before. Their names are
not known. They took $500 in York, Gettys-
burg and Westminster money, and S51 in
gold and the rest in silver and checks.
CUMBERLAND CoUNTY.-A difficulty occur
red, recently, at Carlisle Barracks, between
two of the recruits, one Frenchman, and the
other 4 German, and the former was worsted
after a most desperate contest. On Friday the
parties accidentally met again, when the
Frenchman declared he would kill the Dutch
man, and pulling ont stilietto, he inflicted
several stabs on the body of the German, two
of them penetrating the heart and causing
death in few minutes. The Frenchman was
Immediately arrested, and placed in Carlisle
prison, to answer the charge of murder.
YORK CouNTY.-Quitc serious break oc-
Cured in the Susquehanna and Tide Water
Canal at McCallS ferry, about Is miles below
Wrightsvie, Monday evening the 7th
which may possibly suspend navigation for a
week or ten days. The breach, we learn, is
40 feet wide, and has washed out feet below
the bed of the canal.
FESANGo CoUNTY.-The Franklin (Pa.) Cit
iccn states that ga letter was mailed at Tyrrel
Post Office, Fenango County, few days ago,
containing $3.50, and that the letter was clan
desinely opened and the money stolen. Sus-
picion fell on young man living in the FAM
lily of the postmaster. He has absconded.''
BEDFORD CoUNTY.-A DIR. Dorsey, of Hope
we'll, while in a state of intoxication on Mon
daylaSt, swallowed a dose of laudanunl, which
produced his death in few hours. His re-
mains were forwarded to Huntingdon.