Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-03-16
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was frozen 10 ueath one nlgnt last week IN
Allegheny township, Bucks Mill. His
remains were discovered in the morning when
all attempts to revive him proved a6ortiye:
the vital spark had fled. He man of
1 temperate habits. On the 10th, Mrs Adam
kuntz, of Johnstown, was precipitated against
the cellar wall by the giving way of step,
| and was severely injured. =. On the 4th,
| Randolph Buckhammer received severe cuts
! on his head and arm, and had his hands, face,
| head and back badly burned by the explosion
| OF pudding furnace at the rolling mill in
! Johnstown. Chas. Robson and one or two
others were also more or less injured. Two
houses in Cambria City were totally DESTROYED
| by fire on Sunday night the 9th. They
owned by Patrick Hollywood and Thomas
Cusb. Holywood's was low drinking and
dancing house, and here it was that the ball
took place which led to the Beemish trage-
| dy. pack of wolves has been committing
extensive depredations upon the sheep-folds
! of the farmers of parts of jackson and Black
| lick townships, for some time past. One man
| lost his entire flock in one night Citizens
| from these townships say their howlings may
| he heard almost every night, making night
| hideous with their fearful noises, and greatly
alarming the domestic animals about their
premises. People are afraid to be caught ont
after night in the neighborhood, lest they be
attacked and fall victims to the ravenous
| creatures. Two of the ssvarmints'' have been
| captured
| LAWRENCE COUSTY.-George Martin, son of
| Wm- Martin, of Washington township. aged
| about 25 years, was dangerously shot, at his
| fathers residence, on the Ith inst. 1t appears
! that he took his rife and informed the family
! that he was going to shoot at mark, and after
/ the gun was discharged he was found n little
distance from the house dangerously wounded
| The ball entered the breast but did not pass
through the body. He stated the occurrence
was accidental. He was living when last
| heard from, but was in a very prccarious
! state. On the Sth inst, VIM. Vogan, Ar
! chhald Bay and Frederic Bussenger were
precipitated some Is or 20 feet to the ground
/ by the breaking down of roof they were
| repairing at the Orizaba Iron Works in New
| Castle. Fogan received severe conclusion
/ of the spine, Bay had one on his legs badly
! fractured and his spine considerably injured
| and Bussenger had one of his arms broken in
| three places and was otherwise injured. They
arc all doing as we'll as could be expected.
CUMBERLAND CoUSTY.-A Little boy. four
| years of age, of Mrs. Oyler recently
| strayed from home. The whole ncighborhood
| started out on the search, securing the sur
rounding mountain through the day, and dis
! playing light torches after night. After two
days and nights, the dead body of the little
fellow was discovered nearly nine miles from
his home. The little dog, which had been the
child S playmate, and which had accompanied
him in his long and fatal journey, was found
nestled in the chilI's bosom, with his head
reclining on his cold and lifelcss form. The
! faithful dog had tramped quite path around
the Efcicss body of the sleeping innocent,
thus betraying the affection that it had for the
youth, and in its fond caresaes had licked
back the hair the child's forehead. The
corpse was conveyed home TO its weeping
mother, who. under the peculiarly affecting
circumstances, was almost frantic with grict.
INDIANA CouSTY.-On the night of the Sd
March quantity of Rye stolen from
kinter's mill in Rayne township. Mr.
Isaac hinter had a number Of sheep killed on
his farm in Rayne township few weeks since
by dogs. An old buck gave the dogs fight
but was finally oyerpOwered -. David Hen
dersOn, Esq. one of the County Commission
ers, on the 2d inst, was considerably cut and
bruised by his horse falling and throwing
him. On Sunday the 9Th, a little dIugh-
ter of Samuel Myers OF Indiana borough while
the parents were at church, swallowed some
gum camphOr, which threw the child into
violent spasms. Medical aid was called and ii
is now out of danger. -. The grain crops
look pretty good.
YORK COUNTY Wrightsyille seems to he
infested with thieves. On the night OF the
9th March, the dwellings OF VIM Gosncll.
Daniel Flnry, Jacob Upp, Wm. M'Coukey,
John Sitter, DR.. Volt and Mrs. uenpenstaU
were entered, but fortunately succeeded in
procuring but little booty =. y young lady
crossing the bridge from Columbia to Wrights-
set of furs. which she has not heard of since
They have gone too fur entirely =. 4 man
named Christian Hofferl stole a watch from
Mr.. Henry Hake, of Windsor township on the
9th. . A storm of wind, rain, lightning and
thunder visited York county on the night of
the eth.
JUSIATA CoUSTy.-Abraham Vorhies, a
grandson of DR.. A. IL. Hachenberger lad of
about twelve years OF age, had one of his eyes
destroyed by the accidental discharge of some !
powder with which he, in company with Sc,
eral other boys, were amusing themselves, |
along the river bank, one day last week. A
large wild cat was caught by John Dillen in a |
trap, near Mckinley's Hotel, in Tuscarora
township, several days since. . George, a |
son of Geo. Jacobs, Esq, of Miffiintown had |
one OF his arms broken By fal, ,lwhile engag-
ed in play near the Presbyterian church, on
Monday week.
SOMERSET CoUNrY.-The Wing remarks>-
''Ihe season thus far has been very propitious |
for our maple sugar manufacturers More su-
gar has been made the present season, at this |
date, than IN any previous We hear of /
several farmers who have already made more
than four thousand pounds. There is no means |
OF exactly ascertaining the amount of this |
article annually produced in Somerset county
but we think five hundred thousand pounds |
would fall below the mark-more than is man
ufactured in any other county in the Union"
FRANKLIN CoUNrY.-An elderly lady (luna
tic) who resided with her brother, James |
Irwin: on the farm of Samuel Thomson, in
Green township, met with a most melancholy
death on Tuesday the 22d utimo. By some |
means her clothes caught fire and before as
sistance could be rendered her, she was so
badly burnt that death ensued on the follow
ing night. She was about 80 years of age.
An old colored man named Chas. Hays, was
cd in fha(