Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1860-11-08
NEWS ITEMS.


N, died suddenly on Sunday night.
H6r The number of deaths in the City of
New York for the week ending the 9th ult.,
was 800.
sy- Pottstown polled 4i8 votes at the 1e~
cent election. the largest vote ever polled in
that borough.
HS 89,866 emigrants have arrived at
New York this year-ap increase of % 900
over last year.
HST A monument on magnificent scale
to Luther is to be erected at Worms. 1t is
to cost Ell 900.
s@ DR. Stewart of King George, Va. sold
Al slaves to. gentleman OF Arkansas for
about SIT 900.
eSr John Andrews, colored boatman,
was arrested in Reading on Wednes sday, for
passing counterfeit money.
saT Branch of Carbon, and Rea of Phila-
delphia, are applicants for the Clerkship of
the House of Representatives,.
na| DR.. Stone, of Va, died on the 9rh ult,
from wounds received in a duel with Cover :
nor Bliss, some seven month ago.
Ha. An anti-Lincoln ticket is announced
in New jersey containing three Douglas, two
Breckenridge, aud two Bell electors.
na- Isaac Shoemaker, of Lancast er Co.
was last week killed by being run over by a
wagon in which he was hauling lime.
n@- The wife of Judge Dougl las was rob-
bed on steamboat near Memphis, last
week. of gold watch, inlaid with pearl
n@- On Tuesday of last week, Mr. Kist-
ner was killed by being run over on the sun
bury and Erie railroad, near Watsontown.
BH The census of Michigan shows a
population there of $50 900. This is a gain
upon the population in 1850 of over 350,O00
tag On Monday the express train on the
Harlem railroad ran lsl miles in three
hours and twenty minutes, or forty miles an
hour.
EGr The London Commercial Record
states that the Great Eastern steamship is so
shaken ur and weekend that she is unsea>
worthy.
ell, Mass, exploded last week, instantly
killing the wa.cbman. and fatally injuriDg
the overseer.
s9 The Auburn State prison. during the
fiscal year which has just closed, has earned
a surplus of twenty-five thousand dollars
ever expenses.
Hg The Governor of Arkansas, Elias N
Conway, has issued a proclamation to the
militia ofthe State, directing them ''to pre-.
pare for trouble and danger"
H@- Mrs. Gov. Morgan, Of New York, is
the recipient of beautiful dia mond neck
lace, present from the Prince of wales. 1t
was sent from Boston by express.
n@r A dispatch dated Agusta. Oct 80.
says: "Mr. Douglas has been hailed ethusi-
astically along bis rout IN Upper Georgia.
Thousands greeted him in Atlanta"
HG- A steamer recently arrived in Eng
land from the west Indies and Mexico, with
nearly Sc 100000 in silver on board, 100
horses were required to haul it to Bank
Ha% An unknown man was last week
found dead alol gside of Balshaser's lime kiln
in Hamburg. Berks county. His left arm
was marked with the initials, IN. G. Ii.
Ea% The Office of Mr. Mann, District at.
torney of Phiadelph a, was broken open and
ransacked on Monday night Nothing but
a clock belonging to clerk was "hooked."
kSF The day after the receipt of the news
of the Pennsylvania election at New orleans,
forty -seven letters were deposited in the Post
Office of that city for transmission to Old
Abe.
H@ The apple crop in Warren county is
greater than has ever been for nanv years,
One orchard of 800 trees yielded $50 BUSH
els, worth $780, Ths cider works are very
busy.
BGF The ticket Office of the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad, at Birdsboro, was bro
ken open ON Monday night. The robbers got
no hing but few unstamped tickets for their
troubles.
Hg@ There was runner in Philadelphia
on Monday that 300 Southern Medical Stu
dents had seeded from the University of
Pennsy ylvana. Upon inquiry the report was
asserted TO be a buax.
BE Mr.. Harding. of Georgetown, Del,
while engaged in saving wood as his mill re-
Gently fell on the circular saw while running
severlng his body completely in two, and
instantly killing him.
Ba- Last Satu- day. while Jacob Miller
was cleaning massive casting, at the foun-
dry of Robinson, Mires & Miller, Pittsburg,
Pa, the chain gave way and the heavy nass
fell upon him crushing him to death.
R1r An immense freshet recently occur
red III the river Chemuug, N. Y, destroying
much valuable property and floating away
many of the crops of the farmers in the val-
eys on streams connected with said,river.
gSr A severe accident occurred on the
Fail River Railroad on Saturday last. The
rear car got off the track, and in this way
was pulled one eighth OK a mie breaking it
aud severely injuring some of the inmates. !.
BSF There is reported to be great scarci.
ty of food in Kansas, and as consequence,
extreme Suffering among the inhabitants.
For miles and miles in extent, the fields have
not shown blade Of grass, nor token OF veg
citation.
B6E A diabolical attempt was recently
maue to murder Judge Larrabee. of " iscon-
sin. The Judge was making political tour
in Michigan when the attempt was made,
Political partizau malignity is supposed to
have instigated the crime.
RT Philedelphians are considerably an
noy ed that the New Workers should be con-
Meeting their city with the interior of Penn
syIvania by railroads. L. serves them right.
If they wish to protect their interests they
should be more active and spend mo.e mon
ey.
RSP The Prince of Whales partook of a
COLLATION. at the house of resident of one of
our Western cities, and it is said that when
the daughter of the boast walked with the
Prince to.a window in order to point out a