Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-10-31
THE RAFTsHeAn's JOURNAL.
Pennsylvania Items.

ALLEGHENY CoUNTY.-During the past
week the United States District Court was
IN session at Pittsburg Martin L. Stewart,
OF Brushvalley, Indiana county, where he
carried on lucrative business at tanning
and merchandising. was convicted OF pass
Ing and having IN his possession counterfeit
fractional currency, and sentenced to pay
fine of 1000 and to FIVE years imprison
ment in the penitentiary Thomas Spencer
and William Perkins, CT arged with manu-
featuring counterfeit currency at Oakland,
were also tried and convicted Spencer
was sentenced to pay fine of $1,000 and
be imprisoned fifteen years in the peniten-
tlary, and Perkins to pay fine of 50. 600
and ten years Imprisonment. -. On the
night of the 23d October, a white man
named Henry Heddrick was shot on Fifth
street, Pittsburg, by eolored man named
Thomas Smith. and on the Goth died from
the effects of the wound 1t seems that
Smith and another negro were quarreling in
front of the theatre, when Heddrick, who
was the cornet player of the orchestra,
came out, and put his hands between them,
telling them not TO fight. Just then Smith
fired at the other negro. and unfortunately
one of the balls struck Mr. Heddrick with
the fatal effect stated. Smith is in prison.
:. There are .eighty-six males and nineteen
females in the county Jail awaiting trial, and
twenty-five prisoners serving out sentences
WEsTMoRELAND COUNTY Saturday,
October Goth, George w. Stratton of Liv-
ermore, was committed to jail by Justice
Il. Freeland, of the same place. charged on
oath of j hn w. Wilkinson, of Brantford.
Canada West, with burglariousIy entering
his store room, breaking open his iron safe
and taking and carrying away therefrom
watches, jewelry and money to the value OF
s4 600. The jail contains five inmates. :.
On Monday, October 22nd, Alex Allison,
of Ludwick, was arrested and brought be-
fore Justice Laird, on oath of Joseph Kiln
gensmith, of Hempfeld township, fer steal
ing corn from field on Mr.. k farm. He
gave bail for a hearing. -, Mr. Jacob Bur-
bright, of Franklin township, fell from an
apple tree some weeks since. In the fall
he struck stump, partially displacing the
cervical vertebra, and seriously injuring his
head and face.
CENTRE CoUNTY.-A panther measuring
seven feet three inches from tip of nose to
point of tail, was killed on the 22nd Oct,
in the ridges back of Curtin's works. =.
The Radical post masters at Milesburg and
Unionville have had their official heads cut
off. A large number of buildings have
been erected in Philipsburg. during the
past summer, and yet there is demand for
more. The immense increase of business
shows what Railroad will do for place,
for it is not over half dozen years ago that
Philipsburg was regarded as "a finished
town"
FAYETTE CoUNTY-A lamentable affair
occurred in Luzerne township. few days
since A lady, with her babe eight months
old, an only child, was visiting Capt. Wood
ward relative, where both the mother
and child became unwell, and a physician
was sent for, who left some powders for the
mother for neuralgia and other powders for
the babe. Unfortunately the medicine in
tended for the mother was administered by
herto the babe, which caused its death in a
few hours.