Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-04-27
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YORK CoUNrY.-Thc measles prevailing
in the southern section OF Wrightsville =.
On the 9th April, Mr.. Geo. Odenwald, OF York
was severely injured by being thrown from
his horse, which, in afterwards leaping over
fence, broke its neck. An aged citizen
of Wrightsville, VIM. Wilson, Sr., fell into
The canal basin on the 10th, and would have
doubtless been drowned had not two men been
close by and rescued him. :. Major John
Mcguire, of York, in attempting to descend
| flight of stairs, on the 18th missed his footing
and fell to the bottom, injuring himself SO
severely that he died the following Sunday.
| Considerable excitement prevails in the upper
| end of the county, in consequence of the ap-
/ pearance of wild animal OF the cat species,
which has been making night hideous by its
| cries. 1t is described as being about three
| feet in length, and eighteen inches in heigth,
| and of reddish color with yariegated spots
| On its back. Several attempts have been
made by citizens of that portion of the county
to capture the animal but without success.
CAMBRIA CoUNrY.-On the 5th April, Mr..
| Reese's tavern house, between EbensbErg and
| Strongstown, was destroyed by fire, and a
young man named VIM. Croyle, of Bedford
county, perished in the flames. His remains
! were taken home for interment on the 10th. =.
! A man named Thomas Duncan, a resident of
| Blairsville, and recently employed in the con-
| StructlOn OF the new rdiirOdu LDenS-
! burg, was drowned in the canal basin on the
| 18th. Efforts were made to resuscitate him,
| but without avail. The remains were taken
! to Blairsville, where his wife and family re-
| side. :. One Of the pudding furnaces at the
Cambria Iron Works exploded on Friday last,
| resulting in the slight injury of one of the
| workmen and the partial destruction of the
furnace root. On the 18th most terrific ex-
plosion occurred at Pudding Furnace No. Y,
resulting in the breaking of many iron plates
| connected Herewith and the almost entire
wreck of the furnace. a sshelper" was slight
| ly injured.
| BLAIR CoUxrY.-An unusual amount OF
sickness, of catarrhal and pneumonia char
acter, is prevailing among the children of
Holidays sburg. Whilst Mr. Wachob was
| engaged plowing field at the east end of
| HollIdaysburg on the 18th inst, segar box
containing the remains of a still. born infant,
was turned up. 1t is probably another case
! of infdnticide. Mr.. Harvey Stewart, of
| Scotch Valley, recently lost two horses by
poison, making seven in all that he has lost in
| this way within Il year. A young man
| named earns was killed by horse kicking
! him on the side of the head on the 1lth,
| whilst being put in the stable. He re-
siding with Mr. VIM. Leamer, in Frankstown
/ township, where the accident occurred.
/ Mr.. Elijah Boring was seriously Injured, on
the 18TH, By the falling of arch at the
| Frankstown furnace. Mr.. John Funk, OF
| Allegheny township, was thrown from his
/ horse a couple weeks since, and considerably
| injured.
BEAVER CoUSTY.-John D. Stokes, of Bea-
yer, was severely injured last week by falling
| from tree which he was engaged in trim
ming. He had siezed hold Of branch which
proved unsound, and breaking he fell with
much violence upon the railing of fence,
injuring his head and shoulder very severe
| ly. =. The .drgus says: ''FrOm all We can
| observe, We do not think the fruit has as yet
| been seriously injured. We continue to re-
ceive encouraging accounts from nearly all
sections of the county in relation to the grow
| ing grain CROP We told that with excep-
tions here and there, the wheat, particularly,
| looks very well, notwithstanding it presented
| the appearance, month or six weeks ago, of
| being badly winter killed.
CLARION CoUNTY.-An individual bearing
| the distinguished name of Benjamin Franklin,
was arrested at Frey burg, this week, upon the
| charge of forgery upon the Beaver County
| Bank. The amount Of the note upon which
| he realized the money was one thousand dol
! lars. good portion of the money was found
| upon his person. His whereabouts was dis
| covered by means of letters directed to his
wife and of hers to him. He was conveyed to
| Beaver in charge of two officers to await his
| trial.
CLINTON CoUNTY.-A frame house, owned
/ by Mr.. David L. Long, above Farrandville,
was partly destroyed by fire on the 30th ult.
| The Furniture was entirely consumed. The
| boat 'sJohn B. Wagner Capt. Nader, of Lock
! Haven freighted with lumber. drfted over the
| Clark'S Ferry dam on the 14th inst. and was
completely wrecked. The crew succeeded in
reaching the shore in safety.
! DAUPHIS CoUNTY.-A man named William
/ Flynn fell into the canal lock at Harrisburg
on the night OF the 22d and was drowned.
| On the 22d, dog bit four of the children of
| Mr.. Jones of Harrisburg, and as the dog has
since died in spssm, it is feared he was
mad. The killing of dogs continues at
| Harrsburg-several mad ones have been dis
patched within few days past.