Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-12-14
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.

May and Charles Brown, on Bishop street. 1t
is supposed the fire originated from brands of
which Mr.. Brown obtained from
coal wagon during the day and piled up in the
rear OF his premises. When discovered, the
fire had made considerable progress in that
quarter-so much in fact, that no effort on the
part of our citizens could arrest the flames.
The families of Mr.. May and Mr.. Brown had
retired, and slept soundly until the neighbors
aroused them. Some of Browns children
were rescued just in time to save them from
the devouring element, and 1t was extremely
difficult for some of the older members of the
family to realize their danger. But few arti-
cleS of value were saved. Mr.. Browns s loss is
estimated at about twelve hundred dollars.
He had no insurance on the property. Mr..
May however was more fortunate in the con-
fagration. His residence was attached to
NJ. Browns, in which the fire originated, but
from the fact that it did not communicate with
his premises Immediately, the most of his val
liable household property was saved. Mr.
Nays loss is covered by an insurance of one
thousand dollars. 1t was with extreme difficult
ty the residence of the Catholic Priest, and
other bn. aings in the immediate vicinity were
saved. At one time their destruction was
thought to be inevitable, but the dampneSs of
the weather favored the efforts of the citizens
to stay the confagration.
INDIANA CoUNrY.-Mrs. Conrad Rice, an
elderly lady of the town of Indiana, week be-
fore last, having ventured upon the hay-mow,
slipped, as she was descending, aud dislocated
her shoulder. =. The round number of 1000
letters were mailed at the Indiana post office
during the months of October and Nov.
Flocks of wild turkeys have for some time
been lowering about the Yellow Creek hills !;
several were shot and proved to be in fine con-
dition. Wm. Earl has been appointed Trea-
surer in the place of Charles n. Swoyer, decd
Mr.. Earl has made donation of Sl00 to the
widow and Children of the deceased. The
church of the Baptist denomination, in
West Indiana. was dedicated to the service of
Almighty God on Sabbath the 4th Decenl-
ber. \ gray eagle, measuring feet in
CheS across the wings, shot recently by
Isaac Griffith, Jr., in Pine township. The
eagle had killed goose, which he had con-
cealed in the branches of tree, and kept his
post until seven shots were fired at him, the
last one bringing him to the ground.
LYCoMING CoUNTY.-On the 9th Nov, Mr.
John Creighton, of Linden, 4 clerk in john
sons store, whilst assisting to get hogshead
of molasSes into the cellar, was killed instant
ly, in consequence OF the hogshead slipping
off the rope and rolling over him. -. On the
25th, Mr.. Ii. II. Brown, of Newberry, who was
engaged, in company with some other men,
getting out logs on Pine Creek, went out from
the party 10 cut down tree for some particu-
lar purpose. As he did not return, towards
evening, of the men went in search of him
and found lin under the tree, which he had
cut down dead, his skull broken in and other
wise injured. 1t was supposed that limb fell
from the tree and struck him on the head, kill
ing him instantly.
MIFFLIN COUNTY.-At shooting match on
the farm of John Moist in Bratton township,
on the I'd December, a Young man named
Jesse Weaver had a revolver, when a rabbit
hv md ba nd rta a,,H
gave chase to it When they ratnrned, Mr.
Joseph Kaufman reached for the pistol to look
at il. Weaver said there was no load in it. but
whilst showing the merits of the weapon. one
barrel discharged its contents into the breast
of Kaufman, causing instant death. No
clue has yet been obtained of the william whose
incendiarism has for some time kept the citi-
zens of Reedsyille and vicinity in such great
excitement.
YORK CoUNTY.-On the 18th ult., a child of
Mr.. Daniel Stebley, of York township, aged
or years, accidentally fell into the fire, while
its mother engaged washing clothes, and
so severely burned that it died shortly after
wards. :. Washington Marter and John Wor-
ley, of New Market, recently returned from
a hunting tour in Union county with six deers,
one of which weighed $50 lbs. =. Charles r.
McConkey shot ore of those rare birds,a white
owl, ,on the 9th inst. on an island in the Susque
hanna, near Peach Bottom. 1t measures five
feet four inches from tip to tip of its wings.
NORTHUMBERLAND DCoUNTY.-Thursday night
Dec. Sth, two men named Daniel Howe and
George Connolly were arrested at Treyorton,
and taken to the Sunbury Jail, charged with
ssshoving'' counterfeit notes and coin. The
amount of spurious money obtained was S430,
of which s73 were coin. OF the notes up
wards of 500 were SIS on the Stroudsburg
Bank, several 20's on the Northumberland
Bank, besides notes on other Banks.
WEsTMORELAND CoUNTY.-On the lst inst,
a German laborer named VIM. Jones, commit
ted suicide, near the village of Watertown, in
Ligonier township. He lived with man
named Wilson, and had been husking corn in
the barn. Having stripped himself naked he
hung himself with a harness line to the joist.
and when found, life was extinct. He was a
young man and unmarried, and no cause for
the rash act has been assigned.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.-On Friday night.
Dec. I'd, the dwelling house and store of Mr..
Aaron Brawdy, situate in Downingsville, was
entirely burnt to ashes. All the store goods,
furniture, weaving apparel, &C., were consul
med There was an insurance of $4,000 in the
Washington Mutual Company. The Sheriff
had levied on the property few days before,
and Mr.. Brawdy was from home at the time the
fire occurred.
FAYErTE CoUNTY.-On the 1st inst, little
son Of Mr.. Robert Campbell, who resided a
bout mile below Brownsville, was playing
about the steep bank of the Monongahela,
when a drayman overturned his dray and rolled
large barrel of water down the bank, which
striking the child, jammed his head against a
log, crushing it and causing instant death.
GREEN CoUNTY.-The brick house, near the
river in Cumberland township, known as Rice's
Tavern, now owned by Simon Moredock, was
burned to the ground on the 30th Nov, with
AL its contents-the inmates having barely
: roe to save themselves.
: ment or christian quarrel has occurred at
broken ORE little piece of the marble pave