Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-05-31
Pennsylvania Items.

4 party of New York capitalists yis;..i
the Northern section Of this county lata'-
to satisfy themselves as TO the safety
investins.in the coal lands soon to be d.
veloped by the Bear Greek Railv3r
Professor WILLIAMS, of Meadyille. aeon
panied them, and, after careful and d.
liberate examination Of the different ve.g
and the quality of the coal, pronouacsl
them the best in the State
BERKs COUNTY.-The Reading Gq,-
says: The wife of Mr. Bonneville Grcb
matchmaker, residing in Twelfth st-ea
near Walnut, committed suicide last ST.
urday morning, by hanging herself in III
cellar. Oh Friday morning ajs-
5 o'clock, the body of young man ab,-
eighteen years of age, was found yir,
across the track of the Reading railroad
few miles above this city, with both ls.,
and one arm cut off, and otherwise ho-r.
bly, mangled. His name and resiis-a
are unknown.
ERIE COUNTY O6serrer saws
On Tuesday, when the wOrkmcn empl57E
by the Anthracite Coal and Iron com0l-|
commenced relaying the track on Twa-,
street, under the direction of the Cleye.aai
and Erie railroad company, alarge num5r
of women residing in the vicinity made a.
assault upon the men and obliged them
suspend operations. a call was madew.
on the police force to protect the wyrs.
men, but their efforts proved unayai..a.
Six of the women were arrested upon 3
charge of riotous conduct and bell i-
trial. Most of those engaged in the is
turbance are the wives and daughters /,
laboring men, who object to the passa-
of the railroad through the street on tie
ground of tie Inconvenience and aungv-
ance it will occasion them, and the de1rs-
cialion it is expected to cause to the,
property.
INDIANA COUNTY.-The Messenger says:
The suit, instituted some years ago by
Mrs. Henderson, widow of Joseph Har-
derson, against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has been decided in her favor BY
the Supreme Court. 1t will be remeu.
bered that the suit was brought for dam
ages for the death of her husband wh-
was killed at Blairsville Intersection. ST.
was awarded S3, 500.
The backwardness of the season is tL
general complaint High winds duriu.
the day, and cold frosty nights have bee
the characteristics of the weather duriu.
the entire Spring. A warm rain Is salg
needed in this section. Vegetation Is sui
fering for the want of warm weather AMI
gentle showers. The oldest inhabitants
say that the brooks are lower now than
ever known at this season of the year be-
fore. 1t is feared that early fruit has sui
fered considerably from the frosts Cher
ries will probably be unusually scarce tbs
season. Apples, it is hoped, were no.
sufficiently advanced to be seriously inju--
ed. So, also, of other late and bariy
fruit
We learn that William Evans. son O.
the proprietor of the Marker House, Blair
vile, made an attempt to hang himself Oh
Thursday of last week. 1t appears tha,
on the morning of the day above mention
ed, the chambeG-maiG, on going TO his
room to make up his bed, found the doc,
locked and looking in through the window,
was Mortified to see young Evans suspend
ed by rope attached to post Of the BED
stead. She Immediately gave the alarm
and the door was broken open, and tie
young man cut down. 1t was with grea;
difficulty he was brought TO, Had be
been discovered one minute later, be
would have been past recovery.
LAWRENCE COUNN. The Gacattc SAYS
On Friday last, a man by the name q,
Jefferson Graham, a resident OF NsT
Castle, while attempting to get on ths
cars of the Cleveland and AIahoning raa-
road, at Hubbard, Ohio, fell between th'
cars and was instantly killed. His b0iT
was brought to this place on Saturday i1:
inteTment.
MERCER COUNTY.-The Press says
The wife of NJ. Goumfrey, of West Md
dIesex, this county, died on Tuesday eyen-
ing, from the effects of dose of oil @.
almonds, taken for the purpose of endin-
life. Temporary insanity is supposed 70
have been the inciting cause.
SCHUYLKILL CoUNrY.-The PottsviI,
Standard says: During the storm Of Sun
day, the 18th, boy named Frank Young
about ten years of age, was blown ind
the canal at Lock No. 3, in this boroug-
and drowned. .--About the same tim,
a girl about ten years of age, named Mar
garet Crowley, was missed from her HON.
at Port Carbon. Her mother sent her fol
bucket of water just before the heaT!
blow, and she was not seen again uni
Tuesday morning, when her body Wa:
taken from the Schuylkill river. Il /
thought that she was blown into the dan
from precipice about fifteen feet high
which is but few yards from the house
Oh Thursday last, an Englishma-
named John Dale, aged 10 years, was IN
stantly killed in the gangway of Snyder
mines, at Mill Greek, by fall of slate