Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-03-28
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CAMBRIA CouNTY.-On the 18th, a young
girl, named Anna Maria Rifle, was arrested at
the house of Francis Gallisoth in Cambria
CITY, upon a charge of child-murder, the re-
mains of an infant having been discovered in
carpet bag belonging to her. When brought
before Justice, she admitted that the child
was hers, but alleged that it had been born
dead Nothing having been ELECTED in the
examination to disprove her story, she was re-
leased. The next day she made informati on
against one James McNulty of Westmoreland
county, whom she charged with being the
canse of all her troubles. He gave bonds for
his appearance at Court. James Norris,
the schoolmaster who recently perpetrated a
most diabolical outrage upon the person of a
little girl at Carrolton, and then took a hasty
departure, was arrested few days since at
Erie, and has been brought to Ebensburg and
committed to Jail to await trial. John Car
ney, a workman in the Rolling Mill, while as
sisting in putting in new set of rolls on the
10th, was struck upon one of his legs by a
piece of timber with such force as to cause a
severe fracture of the limb. The work on
the Cresson Railroad is progressing rapidly.
Its completion by the 1st of August is consid-
cred sue thing.
JEFFERSON CouSTY.-Mr. Matthew Bavard,
of Snyder township, had his LETT leg broken
and was otherwise injured by the falling of a
tree on the 10Th inst. 1t appears he was en-.
gagged telling some timber on his farm, and
one of the trees inclining to fall on one Of
his fences, he made effort TO push it in an
other direction, but failing, he was thrown be-
tween it and other timber, with the above IN
fortunate results. ;. On Sunday the 18th, the
dwelling house of Mr.. Thomas Hall, of Eldred
township, was destroyed by fire. together with
a part of his goods and furniture. About
II O'Clock on the night of the 18th, the large
frame house in Corsica known as the Exchange,
and occupied by Calvin B. Clark. was destroy
ed by fire. SO rapidly did the flames spread,
that the inmates had barely time to escape
with their lives. Everything in the house
was consumed. The store honse adjoining,
occupied by James Wilkins, and small frame
shop occupied by P.Sweeny were also burned.
Mr.. Wilkins had large stock of goods, which
were mostly consumed. The buildings be-
longed to Mr.. E. Orcutt, and were worth at
least $500. Mr.. Clark's loss will be about
$500, Mr.. Wilkins $1,000, and Mr.. Sweeny's
about $50. It is not known how the fire ori-
ginated.
DAUPHIS CoUSTY.-On the 21st inst, the
body of a man named Robert Fields, brick
maker, formerly of Carlisle, was found on the
Railroad track near Middletown,
the cars having run over him breaking his arms
and legs and mangling him terribly. 1t is
said he had some $40 or $50 the day before
as no money was on his person when found, it
is supposed he had been robbed either before
or after the accident. The large Touring
mill of Mr.. McCulloch of Harrisburg was des-
troyed by fire on the Goth. involving heavy
loss. During the early part of last fall,
gentleman by the name OF John Fox, residing
near LingleStown, was attacked with typhoid
fever, and after lingering illness, died. He
was visited during his illness by most of his
friends and neighbors, among whom some
thirteen took the disease, of whom four have
died, and several are still very i'll. -. A veal
thy and respectable farmer, in Swatara town.
ship near Middletown attempted to commit
suicide, on last Friday morning, the 10th
inst, by hanging himself in his barn. For
tunately he was discovered and cut down by
one of his sons before life was extinct.
INDIANA CoUNrY.-On the 18th inst. the
dwelling house of Mr.. Henry Ow, in White
occupied by Samuel McMulien, was
by fire, together with all its con-
tents. The family were absent at the time and
it is supposed that an incendiary set fire to the
building. On the morning of the 18th,
fatal accident occurred on the farm of Robert
G.. Stephens, about miles from Indiana bor-
ough. Two of Mr.. Stephens sons had gone
TO the woods to chop down some trees. In
telling one, it lodged on another, causing the
butt end to swing around, and striking the
down and fell upon him. He released by
the efforts of of his brother, but in such
bruised and injured condition that he died in
about six hours after. The body of Mr..
David King, one of the five persons drowned
in the Conemaugh river near Salisbury, on
the lst inst, was recovered on the 18th, about
a mile below the place where the accident c.
Cured. The other bodies had not at last ac-
counts been discovered.
CLARION CoUNTY.-The dwelling house of
Mr.. William Rhodes, on the Lucinda furnace
road, was burned on the night of the 18th
inst. ard horrible to relate, four of his boys,
one aged about 20 years, perished in the
flames. Mr.. Rhodes was not at home at the
time. Four of the children were sleeping in
the loft, and five down stairs with the mother.
When Mrs. Rhodes wakened up, she found the
stairs burned away. She got out four of the
children below, and tried to get to the loft
from the outside, but failed. At this fearful
moment she remembered that her babe was
still in bed, and with mothers love, at the
risk of her own life, she rushed in through
smoke and fame, and succeeded in rescuing
it. No one was near to aid her in this mo-
ment of agony, and she chould only brood
upon the destruction of her home, and weep
bitter tears for those whom she could not sue
cor. The bones Of the burned children were
carefully gathered and deposited on Wednes-
day in the Clarion graveyard.
BLAIR CoUNTY.-A shocking accident, re-
sulting in the death of Dennis B. Dimond, oc-
Cured on the Branch Railroad on Tuesday
evening, March 18th. Mr.. Dimond was re-
turning home from Altoona on the freight
train, and while crossing over the top of the
cars, he was struck by water trough leading
to Bakers Mill, which knocked him off, and
the train ran over him, killing him instantly.
He was engineer of the Branch freight train,
but was not running the train at the time of
the lamentable occurrence. The deceased
was resident of Gaysport, worthy, indus
trious citizen, and leaves wife and four chill
dren to deplore his loss. He was a native of