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


NJ, died suddenly on Sunday night.
s9e The number of deaths in the City of
New York for the week ending the 9th ult.,
was $780,
s@- Pottstown polled 448 votes at the re-
cent election. the largest vote ever polled in
that borough.
Hg 1886 emigrants have arrived at
New York this year r-aD increase of % 900
over last year.
na- A monument on magn ifcent scale
to Luther is to be erected at Worms. 1t is
to cost ELI 900.
E9 DR. Stewart Of King George, Va, sold
Al slaves to gentleman OF Arkansas for
about SAT 900.
rg Johr Andrews, colored boatman,
was arrested in Reading on Wednesday, for
passing counterfeit money.
s@ Branch Of Carbon, and Rea of Phia-
delphia, are applicants for the Clerkship of
the House of Representatives.
B9- DR.. Stone, of Va, died on the Oh ut,
from wounds received in duel with Cover :
nor Bliss, some seven month ago.
HG An anti-Lincoln ticket is announced
in New Jersey containing three Douglas. two
Breckenridge, aud two Bell electors.
R9- Isaac Shoemaker, of Lancast er Co.
was last week killed by being run over by
wagon in which he was hauling lime.
H9- The wife of Judge Doug las was rob-
bed on steamboat, near Memphis, last
week. of a gold watch, inlaid with pearl.
s9- On Tuesday of last week, Mr. Kist-
ner was killed by being run over on the oun-
bury and Erie railroad, near Watsontown.
B9- The census of Michigan shows
population there of $50 600. This is gain
upon the population IN 1850 of over $50, 900.
s@- On Monday the express train on the
Harlem railroad ran 1sI miles in three
hours and twenty minutes, or forty miles an
hour.
RS The London Commercial Record
states that the Great Eastern steamship is SO
shaken uI and weekend that she is unsea>
worthy.
D9- The boiler of the Suffolk mill, Low
ell, Mass, exploded last week, instantly
killing the wa Gilman. and fatally injuriDg
the overseer.
VS. ! uO sotdte DFlSO0. uUT1ng the
fiscal year which has just closed, has earned
surplus of twenty-five thousand dollars
ever expenses.
na- The Governor of Arkansas, Elias N
Conway, has issued proclamation to the
militia ofthe State. directing them ''to pre-.
pare for trouble and danger"
n9F Mrs. Gov. Morgan, Of New York, is
the recipient of beautiful dia mond neck
lace, a present from the Prince of wales. 1t
was sent from Boston by express.
Ha- A dispatch dated Augusta. Oct. 80.
says: "Mr. Douglas has been hailed ethusi-
astically along his rout IN Upper Georgia.
Thousands greeted him in Atlanta"
sa~ A steamer recently arrived in Eng
land from the west Indies and Mexico, with
nearly $6,0OO,OOO in silver on board, 100
horses were required to haul it to Bank.
B1~ An unknown man was last week
found dead aloi gside of Balshaser's lime kiln
in Hamburg Berks county. His left arm
was marked with the initials, M G. H."
R@ The Office of Mr.. Mann, District at.
torney of Fhiladelph a, was broken open and
ransacked on Monday night. Nothing but
a clock belonging to clerk was hooked"
EGs- 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.
sG- The apple crop in Warren county is
greater than has ever been for many years,
One orchard of 300 trees yieleded $50 bush-
els. worth 5000. Ths cider works are very
busy.
Beg 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.
EsSH There was runner in Philadel phia
on Monday that 800 Southern Medical Stu
dents had seeded from the, University of
Pennsylvania. Upon inquiry the report was
asserted TO be huax.
gaE 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.
E9y@ Last Satu. day, while Jacob Miller
was cleaning mas slve casting. at the foun-
dry of Robinson, Mires & Miller, Pittsburg,
Pa. the chain gave way and the heavy mass
fell upon him crushing him to death.
HSF An immense freshet recently occur
red IN the river Chemuug, N. Y, destroying
much valuable property and floating away
many of the crops of the farmers in the val-
leys on streams connected with said.river.
B6r A severe accident occurred on tbs
Fail River Railroad on Saturday last. The
rear car got off the track, and in this way
was pulled one eighth OK mile, breaking 1t
aud severely injuring some of the inmates.
B6g- There is reported to be a 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 a blade of grass, nor token OF veg
citation. 81
Ras- A diabolical attempt was recently
MADE to murder Judge Larrabee. of " scon-
sin. The Judge was making political tour
in Michigan when the attempt was made.
Political partizau malignity is supposed to
have instigated the crime.
HGE Philedelphians are considerably an
noyed that the New Yorkers shoud be con.
Meeting their city with the interior of Penn
syIyania by railroads. L. serves them right.
If they wish to protect their interests they
should be more active and spend mose mon
ey.
RG- The Prince of Whales partook of
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, inorder to point out