Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-05-11
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.

borough of Altoona on Saturday afternoon,
the Both April, which created considerable ex-
citement. a merchant of that place, il is
said has been rather too intimate for some
time past, with a servant girl of his family,
much to the annoyance of his wife and the
scandal of the neighborhood. On Saturday
matters eliminated to breach of the peace
between him and his wife, on account OF her
insisting on the discharge of the girl, and his
as firmly insisting that she should remain. 1t
is stated that he drew pistol on her, threat
ening her life, and the result was that she
procured a warrant for the arrest OF both him
and the girl. In very short time large
crowd Of excited citizens collected around
his store, which he had closed, and breaking
open the door took him out by main force and
would have executed summary punishment
upon him, but better cOunsels prevailed, and
he was taken before ajustice and after hear
ing committed to the lock up for safe keeping.
crowd of several hundred followed him
shouting 'slynch him. s.ride him on a rail-
star and feather him. and making other
hostile demonstrations. The mans name is,
we understand, Lehr. On the 24th ult the
barn of Mr.. Jos. Burns at Temperance Mills,
took fire and was burned to the ground. 1t
was supposed to have been set on fire by two
boys who were playing in the barn with fric-
tiOn matches. Three tons of hay were con-
sumed with it. Loss about 100000.
ARMsTRoN CoUNTY.-Jacob Leeger, a butch
er in Freeport, fell into the canal on the 9th
April and was drowned. His head struck on
the coping of the lock as he fell, and doubt
less stunned bm, so that he was unable to as
siSt himself. On the same day, son of
Mr.. Samuel Jack, Of Apollo, aged about Is
years, had ridden horse into the kiSkimne-
taS to water him, when a piece of drift-wood
struck the animal and frightened it so that it
threw the boy into the stream, and drowned
him. The body OF the child of William
Littles, which was drowned by falling from
raft at the lower end of Kittaning borough
some two or three weeks ago, was found at
Wainwright's Island, near Pittsburgh, on the
30th April. The next day the father went to
Pittsburgh with hand-car and brought the
body home for interment. The citizens of
KittanniDg and vicinity were thrown into a
state of no ordinary excitement, on the 4th
inst, by report to the effect that the body
of a lady named Mrs. Mott, residing In that
borough, had been found in the Allegheny
river, near White Rock Eddy, with such marks
and bruises upon her person as led to the be-
lief that her death was altogether the result
of violence. An inquest was held on the body
during the day, and the jury believing that
the woman came to her death from violence,
returned verdict to that effect. 1t is not
known at whose hands she received the
bruises and marks alluded to, nor the causes
which led to her supposed murder.
LUZERSE COUNTE.-IWO men attacked
Mr.. Bell while on his way from Scranton to
Providence, on the evening of May lst, when
Bell stabbed one of them named Howley so
that he died. The neclkerchief of the other
was cut. On the 2Sth ult., the body of
female advanced in years was found in the
Susquehanna opposite Wilkesbarre. 1t prov
ed to be that of Mrs. Robinson, who lived a
bove Tunkhannock, who was deranged and
doubtless threw herself into the River. On
the 29th, Mrs. Catharine Ducher, whilst re-
turning with some clothes which she had been
washing, was thrown from the wagon, and
falling against the horse, was so badly injured
by his kincks that she died on Sunday.
check drawn by Fowler, wainwright & Co.,
of GAINESVILLE, on the Anthracite Bank of
Tamaqua for S4S4 81. payable to order of B.
Harvey & Son. was cashed ut the Wyoming
Bank on the 18th ult., with forged endorse
ment. The description of the person who
presented the check corresponding with that
of a clerk in the Post Office at Rupert, he was
arrested and held to bail on the charge.
CUMBERLAND CoUSTY.-On the night of the
29th April, NOakcr's hotel in Carlisle was en-
tered and sundry articles of clothing stolen.
=. On the 30th, Mr.. Daniel Miller, resd-
ing at Green Spring, was seriously injured
by the breech of gun, which he was
firing, flying of and striking him on the fore
head. -. On the 29th the stable of Rev. Jos.
Mahon, in Shippensburg was destroyed by
fre-loss about $500. Several fights oc-
cured last week in Carlisle. The most inter
! esting came off on Monday evening between
two young ladies of respectable parentage
who indulged in a regular fsticuff, during
which the claret was freely drawn from one Of
the parties and several (whale) bones broken.
-. During the week ending May Cd, no less
than twelve persons were committed for va
grancy in Carlisle.
CENTRE CoUNTY.-On the night of the 2Sth
April, no less than seven stores in Milesbnrg
were entered by burglars. Fifteen dollars
were taken from the money drawer of James
Green and five or ten dollars from the till in
James Weavers store. -. The horse and
buggy of Joseph D. Harris & Co., which were
stolen on the night of the Both April, were
found standing on the pike near Reedsville on
Monday. The thieves had doubtless become
suspicious of pursuit, aband oned the horse
and buggy, and reached the depot at Lewis
town in time to escape.
WARREN CoUNTY.-During the furious Storm
of April 23d, pine tree was blown down up
on the house of John McCarty, at Stones
Mill, in Mead township, smashing it to the
ground. Only Mrs. McCarty and her little
boy, some three years old, were in it. She
was hurt seriously, perhaps fatally-having
one leg badly broken and receiving internal
injuries besides. The little boy was also
much hurt.
HUNTINGDON CoUNTY.-The last court sent
the following delegation to the Western Peni-
tentiary John Davenport, for horse stealing,
2 years and months. John Dunlap, larceny,
Is months. Wm. Coble, larceny, years and
months.
POTTER CoUyTY.-On the 23d April, the
dwelling-rOom occupied by Mr.. Tillotson, at
Lvmansvile, was destroyed by fire. together
with tools and furniture. The family barely
escaped with their lives.
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SNAKES "A Harrisburg correspondent of
the louisville Miners Journal, thus hits off