Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-05-04
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.


home. Messrs, McCrery's lost one raft, the
Schuylkill Navigation Co., one, and Mr.. Ir-
win two. The work of killing dogs is still
going on in Harrisburg. Doubtless there are
quite number of mad ones in that section
OF the State, and the Telegraph relates an in-
cident OF a WAGNER, from Perry county, be-
ing followed across the mountain by large
dog, which attacked one of his horses, but
blow from the butt of the mans whip pros
| trated the vicious brute. which however, COM
| ing to, followed him far as Henderson's
mills, where after biting two or three dogs, it
was killed. All the dogs bitten have since
died. A cowhiding affair came off in the
town of Dauphin on the 29th April, in which
a woman. named Emma Geistwte, alias Brad
degan, belabored Mr.. Joseph Corbett in
| most unmerciful manner. 1t seems Corbett
was witness in q fornication case against one
| Alex Dasher, and testified that he had seen
| Dasher and Emma together under exceedingly
| suspicious circumstances. Emma, therefore,
at the instigation OF Dasher, it is alleged,
concluded to, and did cowbde Corbett, who
submitted to it like martyr. He had her
arrested and bound over. It is said that Dash
er had induced Emma, who is large, robust
woman, to go TO Dauphin for the purpose of
chastizing all the witnesses living there who
had testified against her.
DELAWARE CouNrY.-The grain and fruit
prospects are good in this region. The
| counting house of the MesSrS. Hinkson in
| CntSIer was entered on the nfSnL OF the Zolii
April and the safe blown open with powder.
! For all their trouble the thieves obtained a.
bout two dollars. :. The mill of Bartram &
! Sbarpless, in the same town, was entered the
same night, and carried the safe down stairs.
The noise awakened one of the members of
the firm, who fired pistol at them, when they
! made their escape. y person calling him
self Bright has been soliciting aims from the
Society of Friends in Chester. Bucks and
| Delaware counties. He represented himself
as a Quaker, but II seems he is q .:bogus"
article.
| NoETHAMPToN CoUSTY.-Great excitement
| prevailed at Easton on the Goth April, caused
! by the announcement that the body of Mr..
! Samuel Yeager, the missing merchant of that
place, had been found in the Ohio river at
| East Liverpool, forty-five miles below Pitts
| burgh. The body was found the 10th April,
and ii is supposed to have been in the water
| some two weeks or more. The verdict of the
| coroner's jury was accidental drowning
| NearlJ $500 in money was found upon the
! body. His memorandum book, keys, and
| some papers, were also found. The remains
have been sent for, and will be brought on to
Easton for reintermcnt.
LEHIGH CoUNTY.-On the oath April, the
wife of Samuel Bloch, Allentown, died from
the effects of inflammation of the throat, pro-
duced by small bone lodging in her throat
whilst eating soup on the Tuesday previous.
Ou the Zou. Isaac Miller was IOunu QeaQ
in the stable of Jacob Deily at Catasaqua.
The Coroner rendered verdict of death by
intemperance. On the night Of the 18th,
500 or $50 were stolen from the drawer of MF.
George ESh's hotel in Lehighton. On the
same night, two or three valuable watches,
three silk dress patterns and small sum of
money were stolen from the store OF Mr..
Heberlng, in Weissport.
CLINTON CoUSTY.-On the 22d April, two
men. charged with passing counterfeit money,
were committed TO the Lock Haven Jail. Their
names are not given. As Mr.. W. Saltsman,
of Farrandsyille, attempted to cross over
Bad Eagle Greek, in the township of that
name, with horse and buggy. the vehicle was
overturned by the current, and he with diff
Guilty saved his life by diving from under the
buggy and swimming to little island near
the bridge. Before assistance could be rem
dered the horse was drowned. Two or three
other persons made narrow escapes in crossing
at the same place.
MIFFLIH CoUSTY.-A valuable horse, the
property OF DIR. Woodrall, of Lewistown was
drowned, on the Goth, having been driven in
to the creek in buggy, where the water was
so deep that he lost his foot hold and could
not be rescued. =. a large grey loon was
captured few days since by the family of
Mr.. Jacob Ort, near Lewistown. :. a gang
place one day last week. Gen. john Pot
ter, formerly of Lewistown, has been elected
Mayor OF Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Bucks CoUNTY.--A Mr. Henry Frick, of
Quakertown, recently had, as he supposed,
81 ,5I5 in money stolen from him. On mis-
sing the money from its accustomed place. he
at once concluded that some thief had entered
the house in the night time and removed the
deposits, and very energetic was his search
for the thief and plurder. a few days ago he
found both, and also learned that a woman can
keep n secret. His wife had taken the money
and placed it in another drawer, and kept it
and the secret for some ten days.
INDIANA CouNTY.-A portion of the goods
which were stole from the store of John
Prothero & Son, of Montgomery township.
some weeks ago,were found one day last week
consealed in hollow log, some two miles
distant from the store. :. Mai S. S. Jamison.
returned home to Indiana, few DAYS since,
from Leaverworth City, Kansas Territory.
where he had been delivering number of
mules which had been purchased for the Gov
ernment service.
BEAVER CouNTY.-A couple weeks ago,
Mrs. Brunton, residing in Green township,
had been at ighbor's, and when on her
way home, with her mother, she discovered
her clothes to be Oh fire, and before it could
be extinguished her garments were almost to-
tally destroye d land her body burned SO shock
ingly, that she died in about 2S hours after.
ARMSTRONG CoUNTY.-Mrs Rachael Crytzer,
suddenly dropped dead while crossing field
about mile from her residence in Kittanning
township, on the 26th April, from disease of
the heart. Mrs. Crytzer was the widow of
he late Michael 7. Crytzer. whose death by
drowning was announced in the papers but a
few weeks since.
BLAIR CoUNrY.-On the 22d April, Mr..
Evan Mowry was killed by the falling of {.
collier's cabin near Claysburg Two other
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