Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-10
MeadviIIe Items.
MEADvILLE Pa, A.

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F9ITnR LEADER: -.
Yesterday morning, as an extra irelght
train was passing eastward from this place,
on the A. 4 G. W. railroad, the en-
gineer discovered the body of man
lying on the track. Upon examination it
was found thatthe man had been killed by
some previously passing train. His head
had been cut in two, and other frightful in =
juries iuAicted, by which death was proba-
bly, caused instantly. An inquest was held, ,
but the only fact that could be ascertained
was that he was probably insane, as he had
been seen wandering about our streets on
Saturday, barefooted. He probably wan
dered up the track in the evening and lay
down to sleep, never knowing of his danger
till the train was upon him.
An important arrest was made, last week,
of counterieiters of U. S. postal currency.
Donald Mcleod, who has been at work on
the excavations and filling up of the
railroad grounds, was detected in passing
counterfeit fifty cent scrip, at the McHenry
House. The matter was promptly taken in
charge as soon as the character Of the scrip
was ascertained, and in two hours from the
time Of his financial venture, officer Kelley
had him lodged in Jail, after preliminary
examination by Esquire Lewis.
After his arrest he threw away batch
of scrip, containing some seventy-five dol
lars, although he pretended that he had
never had more than fifteen dollars of it
altogether. The case was clear one against
him, and he was considered good for at
least fifteen years imprisonment. Several
others, who were apparently interested
with him, were arrested. But, unfortun-
ately, the authorities of our State Courts
took the responsibility of releasing him
upon 800 bail, and he has "skedaddled," :"
not being public-spirited enough to stand
his chance of a trial, when the way of es-
cape was open. The q. S. Marshal at
Pittsburgh, upon hearing Of the result,
sent warrants for him TO be taken to that
place at once, but the bird had flown.
The cOunterfeits are an imitation of the
new issue of SOS, and; although coarse in
execution, are well calculated to deceive.
A large number of them had been put in
circulation.
James McHenry, the London Capitalist,
and contractor of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway, is expected here this
week. He has never yet seen his real and
it is hoped and expected that he will be
abundantly satisfied with the rapid and
thorough construction of this great enter
prise.
Building is going on rapidly here and
general prosperity prevails. S.
BOILER ExPLosIoS.-On Friday last an
engine boiler belonging to the oil works Of
E. S. Turner of this city, located at Funk
vile, Oil Creek, exploded with terrible
force, demolishing everything in the neigh
borhoOd. The Erie Dispatch says
There were three men in the vicinity.
one of whom was thrown some seventy feet
over very large tank, and the other two
blown in different directions, all of them
being more or less injured. They passed
through the ordeal amid the flying timbers,
ashes and pieces of iron, like men who had
been accustomed to such exciting events,
and the only wonder is that they were not
killed outright. The boiler was raised
from its foundation some ninety or one
hundred feet into the air, and landed ON
the ground about eleven rods from where
it started. Nothing remains on the site
of the works but mass of ruins. A
house which was near by was completely
besPattered with mud, and a window de
nolished. No injury was sustained by
persons within.