Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-10-27
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DaupHIS CouSrY.-The Middletown Journal
of Oct. 2lst, says .-"Andrew L. Green, hotel
keeper at Highspire, was arrested and taken
TO Philadelphia last week, on the charge of
making counterfeit e. s. coin. He has also
been indicted before cur own County Court
for passing counterfeit 81 and one quarter dol
lar pieces. He had hearing in Philadel lphia
on Saturday before the United States Com
missioners. The principal evidence against
him was that counterfeit money was found in
the cesspool attached to the house. His plea
was that this was accessible to all persons, as
boarders or otherwise, and that the house. in
the spring of the year, was filed with raftsmen,
going up and down the river with lumber, who
might have put the money in the place men
toned. The accused was held in SO 00e for
further hearing. On n second hearing, he
was bound over by the United States Commits
sioncrs, at Philadelphia, in the sum OF $500
to answer the charge of counterfeiting. =.
A man by the name of Geo. Nitts, was drown
ed about three miles above Liverpool, in the
Susquehanna river. His body was found in
water scarcely two feet deep, and it is sup
posed that he had taken fit and fallen out Of
his boat.
HuSTISGDoS CoUETY.-We copy the follow
ing from the Spruce Greek correspondence of
the Huntingdon american IA very interest
ing ruaGloGy M tch had its scene of exposure
laid in Spruce Creek week or two ago. 1t
seems that some man from Pittsburgh arrived,
on last Wednesday week, at the Keystone
Hotel, kept by Col. Hazlet, with another mans
wife, where they spent three nights and two
days. On the evening of Saturday, OF the
same week, the true husband arrived on the
westward train. He had passed Spruce Greek
in the search, but after he had done SO.
CLEANED some intelligence of the guilty pair
from the Conductors, and returned according
ly. The woman, who was on the look out, per-
onIy inc i'm god to harn
dam husband who, taking eg-bail,
out of sight. He went to Tyrone, from whence
he telegraphed to her to come to him. By the
time the dispatch arrived, however, the true
husband and false wife had amicabiy settled
their affair, and started for Pittsburgh in the
evening. The parties are said TO have very
respectable connections and are wealthy.
Elk CoUyrY.-We learn. says the Ridgway
Reporter, that girl about Is years of age, an
adopted daughter of Elder j. D. Boyer, of
Second Fork, vas the victim of some brute,
who it is believed administered chloroform to
her and then violated her person. Mr.. Boyer's
house recently burnt down, and his family
were staying at a friends about mile from
the site OF their late residence, where the
child was sent to milk. On the occasion re-
ferred to the girl did not return as usual, and
as Mr.. Boyer was not al home, his wife gave
the alarm To the neighbors, who generally
turned out and searched, without success, for
the missing one. Next day some persons
were attracted to the barn, where she had been
TO milk, by the barking OF Mr.. Boycr's dog,
when the barn was searched for the third time
and the unfortunate child found helpless and
insensibe, with evident marks of a brutal out
rage having been committed upon her. We
hope the guilty wretch will be arrested and
convicted. The good peopie of Gibson will
not rest until the brute is brought to condign
punishment
INDIANA CoUSTY.-On Sunday afternoon,
John Nagel, accompanied by his wife, were
ont taking drive i'll a sort of gig, and while
turning the corner of Church and Mahoning
streets, the bottom of the vehicle gave way
and Mrs. Nagel was precipitated to the ground
but fortunately escaped without injury. :.
A man named William Henry was lodged in
Jail on Wednesday, charged with having stolen
from Alex. Adams, of Marion, watch and a
suit of clothes: The watch and part OF the
clothing were found =. Some hungry fell
lows broke into Kaeufline meat cellar, under
the W Washington House, on Tuesday night
and carried of a lot Of beef. -. On the
night after the election, two prisoners in the
county Jail managed TO cut their irons by
means of an old case knife, which had been
nicked on the edge, so as to form a sort of
saw. Their cell being all sound, however they
could not escape, and are still securely kept.
JEFFERSON CoUNTY.-On Wednesday night
last, while W. w. Corbet, Esq. was at McCrca's
furnace on Mahoning. one of his horses was
taken from the stable and rode some distance
In the morning the horse was missed, and Mr..
G. taking the track, followed ii some ten or
twelve miles, when he met the horse coming
back. A saddle, bride and halter had also
been taken from the stable, and it is supposed
that the horse had been stolen and fastened in
the woods, and in fretting TO get back TO it's
mate. had slipped the halter ard escaped
No trace has been found of the saddle or
bride.
ERIE CouSTY.-The dwelling house of Mr.
William M'Creary, of Miilcreck township, was
destroyed by fire on Saturday a-week. with
nearly all its contents. Mr.. and Mrs M'Crea-
ry narrowly escaped with their lives. A few
articles of furniture, small portion of the
clothing of the family, and the private papers
of Mr.. McCreary, constituted all that was
saved. The flames communicated to another
house adjacent, which was also burned to the
ground No insurance in either case. There
seems reason to believe that the fire was the
wanton act OF an incendiary.
BLAIR CoUNTY.-Some burglar or burglars
effected an entrance into the grocery store of
George I. Cyphers, in Holidaysburg on
Saturday night last. by wrenchiug off some
iron bars placed over back cellar window
II appears they must have went direct to the
money drawer, into which they fitted skel-
eton key, which started a patent alarm at
tached to 1t, and caused the rascals to beat
hasty retreat without getting any booty. The
drawer contained few hundred pennies and
some Sl3 in Furnace scrip.