Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-09-08
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.

BLAIR CoUNTY.-On the 9th, man named
Mccartney, engaged as miner in Condron's
ore bank near Hollidaysb'g, applied match TO
the priming of blast he sought to discharge,
expecting to get out of harms way before the
explosion, but the powder was too quick for
him, and he was laid over with his face full OF
Particles of slate &c. and seriously injured
that he thought he was killed. His escape
from instant death was certainly surprising,
for the accident occurred in narrow drift of
the mine, and the blast raised some two tons
of ore. On Sunday the 22d ult., the house
of Mr.. Newton, in Frankstown township, was
entered while the family were at Camp Meet
ing, and some SO or S II in money stolen there
from. A couple of young men, named dThomp-
son and Conroy, belonging to the neighbor
hood, were arrested day two after a
charge of perpetrating the offence, and Thomp-
son committed for trial, but Conroy
turned up missing at theJ ustce's Office and has
not since been taken. Thompson has since
been admitted to bail. A fire broke out
in double frame dwelling owned and occu-
pied by Mr.. Daniel Beatty and Mr.. Christopher
kephart, at the old Portage Intersection, on
Monday night Both August and consumed the
entire building together with all the household
goods of both families; the inmates escaping
with little more than their lives and their night
clothes. Loss about 50 600; but covered main
| ly by insurance. Fire supposed TO have start
| ed from some Goals about bake-oven attached
| to Beatty's house. Miss Matilda Cald-
we'll, daughter of Judge Caldwell, met with
shocking death on the 1st INST. She had been
| at wedding at the house of the Rev. Lloyd
knight, and returning home about IL
O'Clock in vehicle driven by young man
named Wertz. The horse took fright at light
| in front of Confer's tavern, in this place, and
ran off. The rein broke in the effort to stop
him, and Mr.. Wertz then jumped out to try
and arrest his progress. The horse wheeled
suddenly and ran down the street about a
| hundred yards. Miss Caldwell leaped ont, and
| fell with violence upon her head. She was
taken up insensible and carried to her home,
where she expired at 2 O'Clock the next day,
having never spoken word from the time the
| accident occurred.
MIFFLIN Contradiction A. Burns, broth
er of James Burns, Esq, died suddenly
Saturday morning the 2Sth Aug. He had a.
risen and was preparing to go to market, and
while descending the stairs fell down. He
called on those above, but before they reached
him he had expired. He was about 43 years
of age and leaves wife and three children.
-. Joseph, son of John b. Selheimer,
| Esq, while climbing across the iron railing at
| the court house yard on the 18th ult. was
caught by one leg and fell with considerable
force against the stone capping injuring his
| nose so as to require stitching of the skin
| He made narrow escape of sustaining life
| injury. Rev. Thos. Stuart and lady re.
| evening in good health. We are sorry to learn
| that the fire at Leavcnworth from which Messrs.
Stuart aud Mccormick suffered so severely,
was more destructive than was first reported.
| The firm lost about SIS, 600 above the insu-
rance, but is going on again and will we hope
| retrieve the misfortune. Mr.. 5. designs re-
turning 10 Kansas.
CENTRE CouNrY.-We understand that the
| house of Mr.. Philip Jobson, of Howard town
| ship, was struck by lightning, one day last
week. We unable to give the particulars,
| but are told that child in the house
| struck and rendered senseless for short time.
| Another child was struck the toe, which
was entirely severed from the foot, without in
| jjurng the child otherwise. -. A couple of
| gentlemen of Bellefonte, while rambling about
| through the country, met with large panther,
| a sh ort distance west of that borough. The
| gentlemen made preparation to show fight,
when the panther, perhaps thinking himself
rather out of place, made rapid strides for the
| woods.
INDIANA CoUNTY.-On the 2Ith ult. Consta-
| BILE Merwine, of Pine township, brought John
| Wikeman to the county prison on a charge OF
| Larceny. This is the same individual who was
| charged with the stealing of wheat at the last
term, but the Grand Jury ignored the bill.
| On Monday morning he was discharged on Civ
| ing bail for appearance at Court. -. On Sun
day morning Constable MogIe brought A. q.
| Cummiski to town and placed him in the Gus
tody of Sheriff Smith, on charge of interrupt
ing the religious exercises at camp meeting
| in North Mahonng township.
LAWRENCE CoUNrY.-The Democratic Con-
ventior on the Both nominated J. n. NJ Coffin
| of Newcastle, for Congress and Matthias Fisher
of Shenango, for the Legislature. They made
no nomination for county Offices. A meet
| ing of citizens of Neshannock township, held
| on the 21st ult., declared the office of Super
| intcndent of Common Schools to be an un-
necessary and outrageous expense, and resolv-
ed that no railroad debt should be incurred
without taking vote of the citizens-when,
| ssif majority bound the county, they should
pay, and not otherwise"
GREENE CoUNTY.-Nelson Lett, was arrest
ed and committed on the 25th for stealing fifty
dollars from VIM. A. Porter. He confessed
restored forty-five dollars, and was committed
for trial. A son of VIM. Rodgers, aged
fifteen, committed suicide by hanging. in a
clearing near his fathers residence. He is
said to have complained of severe punishment
from his father, in consequence of his racing
with valuable horse. Dysentery is pre-
vailing seriously in the county.
| Fulton CoUNrY.-Dr. Getty, an old and
well-known physician residing at Bloody Run,
committed suicide by hanging himself with
his neck-kerchief, on Friday morning last.
The deceased was at one time a prominent
and successful man in the community in which
| circumstances, it is supposed that it so preyed
upon his mind as to induce him to commit the
rash act.
SNYDER CoUNTY.-The wife of Simon Kantz,
of Penns township, committed suicide on
Wednesday two weeks, by hanging herself
with martingal at rack in the barn. No
| reason, says the Selinsgrove Democrat, can be
assigned by the family or any other person
why she committed the deed. She leaves a
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