Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-06-13
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CAMRRIA CousrY.-On Saturday night, June
ID the cellar of L. b. Hickock, Esq. of Johns
town was robbed of some bread and butter.
ITpon the discovery of the fact, the esquire re-
membered of having heard that suspicious
looking chap was frequently seen along the
towing path at unreasonable hours, and usual
Iy had bundle with him. Accordingly, after
breakfast he secured the company iof Capt.
Orr and the Constable, and went in search OF
the unknown. About six miles below town,
they took path that led into the mountain.
After going about half mile, they came upon
a camp where they found cooking utensils,
an axe &C. and few rods therefrom found
young man named Jesse Keoked, lying along
side log asleep wrapped in piece OF carpet,
whom they arrested, brought to town, and
committed to Jail for trial. The bread and
butter was found in his posse Ssion. Daniel
T. Jones, the man who so mysteriously disap
pearcd from Cambria township, about month
ago, has turned up in Venango county, where,
according to a letter received from him by a
neighbor, he was engaged in seeking coal OIL
A miner, named Rees d. Davis, was Sc
riously injured on the 5th, in one of the Com
panys coal drifts by the falling upon him Of a
mass of coal, estimated to weigh 1900 pounds.
In addition to sustaining severe internal inju-
ries, his back and abdomen were much bruised,
and one of the small bones of his right leg
was broken. Nothing but the bed of soft
coal upon which he fell saved his life. =. A
little son of Mr.. F. Kittel had his arm broken
by falling down the stairs of the Union School
House, on Friday, 1st of June. The arm was
set by DR.. Lemon and the little sufferer is now
doing we'll.
LYcoMING CoUNTY.-David c. Brewer, a
young man about 23 years of age, residing at
Linden, came to his death in a singular manner
on Saturday night, I'd June. 1t appears that
his mother was taken ill in the night, and he
got up to go for the doctor. He lett the house
for that purpose, and was not seen again until
daylight, when he was found near the house
hanging ON pale fence, dead. 1t is supposed
that he was taken with fit and fell with his
neck on the fence unable to help himself.
\ serious accident occurred on Monday morn
ing: June 4th, at Phelps Mills. As Mr.. John
Hagerty was hauling load of lumber from
the Mills to the canal, one of the cars run off
the track. He stopped the team and placed
wedge in front of one OF the wheels for the
purpose OF guiding it on the track, and then
started the team. As the wheel struck the
wedge it Jared the car and a part of the load
fell on him and broke his back. He was still
living on Wednesday, though dead from the
waist to the lower extremities. He cannot
long survive. =. On Tuesday evening, 9th
June, little daughter of James Louden, Esq,
of Jersey Shore, fell into the canal and was
drowned. Her body was found in the lock.
WEsrMoRE RELAND CouNTY.-On Thursday NOR
ming, May 3lst, about sunrise Mary Clemens,
aged about twelve years, residing in the fami-
ly of Mr.. Steelsmith, at the foot of West OF
terman street, Greensburg, started to the
spring house, and slipping, fell, breaking
saucer which she was carrying, and inficting
deep cash in her neck, which bled so freely
that she died in two hours. Henry Crock,
of Middletown, young man, aged twenty
md nad in 80 hal f,tx,
days ago. He was slightly injured the eve-
ming previous by fractious colt, but paid no
attention to it, except rubbing camphor, &c.
Before retiring he played several tunes on his
violin, and was in excellent spirits during the
whole evening. He got up during the night,
and died while getting into bed on his return.
CLINTON CoUNTY.-A large break in the
canal between Bald Eagle and Beech Creek
occurred during the late freshet, which wash
ed away nearly 100 feet of the embankment.
Workmen were mediately placed upon the
spot to repair and when they had fully COM
pleted their work. they imagined, down
came the torrents of rain, followed by another
flood, which carried away all of their work
and tearing out 100 additional feet for them
to rebuild, which they have again set to work
to accomplish.
INDIANA CouNrY.-On Friday niget, June
LIST, some one entered the stable of A. T.
Moorhead, of White township, and cut and
destroyed several set of horse gears. two sad
dies and other articles found therein. Sus-
picion rested on man named Wm. Lowry.
who was arrested and held to bail to appear
at next court Forty mails arrive at 1ndi-
ana each week, making 2080 mails years.
The letters mailed at that Office amount to
about &c, 900 year, and about the same num-
Der are received.
CENTRE CoUNTY.-On Monday the 4tb,
heavy rain storm occurred at ReltefODte and
vicinity. The lightning flashed, the thunder
rolled, and rain and hail descended, until some
of the streets were perfect creeks. The water
stood to the depth of several feet in parts of
the lower streets. During the storm. the
lightning struck shed on the farm of III. N.
McAlister, and an Irisbman who was in the
she'd was severely injured by some of the fall
ing timbers.
A DESPERATE CoNvIcT SHoT.-Wm. Lynch,
convict in the Maryland Penitentiary, in
Baltimore, whose refractory conduct had COM
PEELED the prison officers to make him carry a
ball and chain for some time past. refused to
work last Monday, and threatened to kill any
person Who would approach him. Upon the
officers attempting TO seize him, he lifted the
iron ball, weighing thirty pounds. and assault
ed them, when one of the officers fired at him
the ball entering his abdomen, and lodging in
the groin. The wound is mortal. The Sun
gives sketch of his preceding career, of
which the following is synopsis At the age
of 10, while an inmate of the Philadelphia
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