Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-09-07
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CAMBRIA CoUNrY.-On the Goth Aug, whilst
Patrick Knightly undermining large
pile of burning ore, heavy mass gave way,
which permitted a volume of flame to escape
and enreloping Knightly burned him so shock
ingly that the skin dropped from his limbs
and body, and the nails from his fingers. He
fingered till the next night, when death ter
minated his sufferings. Mr.. Samuel Bum
gardner, wife and two children of Richland
township, whilst returning home from Johns
town, on the 29th, were thrown out of their
carriage, and Mr.. b. and wife were severely
| injured The children escaped unhurt. On
Saturday evening, Aug. 9th, Wm. Williams,
a farmer residing about q mile and half north
OF EbensOurg, came to that place, procured
i bottle of whiSkey, and became intoxicated.
| He then went to the hotel of john a. Blair,
| where he quarreled with boarder, who, after
! Williams had used some insulting language,
! Struck at him and knocked his hat off. Will
| liams sat down, and presently rising to get his
| hat, staggered backwards and fell, his head
| striking some stones lying in the street. Not
/ getting up, the bystanders approached carried
| him into a stable, and summoned physician
but all to no purpose. He expired in very
short time. An inqeust was held, and a ver-
| dict returned that he 'scame to his death from
! injuries received from tail whilst ntoxica-
| ted"
| CENTRE CcUsry.-On the morning of the
| 18th Aug, David Eckle, living near Pine
| Grove, was found dead IN his own house, hav-
ing committed suicide by shooting himself in
the head with shot gun. He was 60 years
of age, and it is said that domestic difficulties
induced him to commit the rash act. >. A
son of Mr.. John Weaver of Taylor township,
| aged about years, was bitten by rattleSnate
on the 25th Aug, whilst playing with a cat in
the garden. The snake bit him eleven times
| just below the knee. Another little brother
called his father, who picked him put some
| cl n he wounds W iph rara Aj,,rr
| tusely. and started for the house. but before
entering the child vomited and became death
| Is sick. A physician was sent for, but abont
nine O'Clock the next morning the little suf-
ferer died Andrew Jackson Yeager was
! found guilty week before last of shooting Mr..
| Richards, with intent to kill, and sentenced to
| nine months imprisonment in the county
| Jail. Charles Walters was found guilty of
/ maliciOuSly poisoning team of horses be.
| longing to Mr.. A. j. Hunter-one of which
| died-and sentenced to six months imprison-
| ment in the county Jail. Jesse Mills was
| convicted OF stealing gun from Mr.. David
Shewy of Benner- township, and sentenced to
| five months confinement in Jail.
BLAIR CoUNTY.-On the Goth ult., a man
| who gives his name Murray, was brought
! to HolidaySburg in custody Of constable who
| had arrested him in East Freedom, ,on a charge
| of stealing horse from Mr.. Reichard, at the
! ''Half-wa House, in May last. The next
| uiHH MI lSCiCHdlu iOoh Ol the prisoner
| TO convey him TO Bedford took him to his
| house, remained over night, and next morning
| started, but on the way the prisoner agreed TO
/ give Mr.. r. the tiiare he was riding when ar
rested to make up his loss, and gave an order
| for her on Mr.. Keleru;an of Gaysport who
| had her IN possession. Soon alter this, the
manacled man sprang from the dearborn and
strange to say, the irons dropped from his
| limbs and he made his escape. . The Ty-
rome Star says Mr.. Thomas Symington of that
( place killed thirty=thtee copperhead snakes
near the Bald Eagle Greek, Just outside the
| borough, on the 9th, and that another person
! killed % OF 30 more couple hours afterwards.
'sSnaix" appear TO be plenty about Tyrone
On the night of the 9th, Mr.. Jacob Burley's
cellar was entered and robbed of everything
that the thieves could find.
UNION CoUNTY.-On the night of the 3Ist
Aug. Josiah Kelly, living near Lewisburg,
/ lost from his pasture bright bay Mare, with
no particular mark-and he supposes it w
| stolen Ellis Gundy, two miles below Lewis
burg, lost saddle on the same night, and a
neIghbor heard horse passing with apparent
| ly one loose shoe-corresDonding with the
condition of Mr.. Kelley's beast. He offers
$50 reward for its return. Monday evening"
10Th Aug, on the camp ground between Cen
teryiilc and New Berlin, two men ed Boa
Itch, father and son, were in company with
some women, when two brothers named Blsh-
| op, came up and rudely pulled a lady's bonnet
! to see who she was, when one of the Boalchs
| knocked him down. Bishop then drew a knife
! and stabbed Jacob Boalich, (thc oldest) in the
| abdomen and also cut his arm, and cut the
| younger in the breast. Jacob was under Dr.
| Lutz'S care at our last account, but in a very
dangerous condition. The Bishop who used
the knife, fed, but was pursued, and the other
one arrested.
WEsTMoRELAND CoUSTY.-Miss Melissa Best
died suddenly Aug. Goth, in Cook township
! Sba t-aS A..nI in EaI1 ,-I; ;ob cl,.
crossing on her return home from a visit
Cause of death-heart disease. .. Several
days since man named Gust, aged about 80
years, left his sons house, in Ligonier to visit
another son residing in Shade township, Som
erSet county. Not arriving there at the time
he was expected, search was made for him,
and his dead body was found near his sons
residence, in the woods on the Alleghenies
1t is supposed that darkness overtaking him,
and being much wearied, he lay down to rest
and getting awake during the night, he wan
dered off, leaving his baggage. An inquest
was held and verdict of death from exposure
rendered.
ALLEGHENY CoUNTY.-On day last week, two
children of Mrs. Ranch, resident on the cor
ner of Wood and Water streets, ,Pittsburg, one
boy of nine years of age, the other girl of
about four, left home to ramble over Sligo hill
in Lower st Clair township,just beyond South
Pittsburgh. 1t is supposed they were in search
Oh nuts. Inc llttle BOY Climbed a tree on the
hill, and limb breaking, he fell to the ground
and was instantly killed. His sister was SC
much frightened that she started to run down
the hill, slipped and fell over a precipice of
some sixty feet in height, into quarry below.
She was, OF course, very much injured, but
had no bones broken, and we believe is expec-
ted to recover. The children were named Len
oers, having been those of a former husband
INDIANA CoUNTY.-On the 9th ult, new
oofh, living, white, female child was found in
the Stable of @. ?. Reed. ESQ in Indiana