The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States


twenty nino indictments against the proIfle'
tors ~ As many establishments fertilizers,
lat rrndrrura, utc from which foul udurs
omnnatr
AZ Myursburp, Ia. John Stoeyur respected
aud trusted yiuEuu, confessed uu his death
bed that during tho past twenty nNo years ho
had bcon concerned Ia four murders, giving
details and naming his aooomplioos IA orimo.
A party ~ Young men visited Daniel o lincns
house ia Lowell, Mass, a. got liquor, aud,
upun his refusing them admission, Kicked ~
his doUE OHrieu hred upon them, fatally
wounding Edward Allen.
Tho daughter u Patrick O'NeAl, aged uine
wears, was fatally burned In the woods in
Cumberland, H. l. She Was aIking with her
father, aud hu throw away lighted match.
which set lfe a. the dry fuEEe, and tho flames
caught the ehild's clothing
The nominees Of the National party of Penn
/ sylyadA for supreme court judge and hru-
I tenant governor having declined 10 run, The
executive committee met In Harrisburg ahd
unanimously nominated Judge Daniel ABhcN
/ for supreme court judge and Daniel n. hluoA
{ for lieutenant governor.
EdWArd McKonna, engineer, wss fatally an
/ jurod and tRo other Wpfkmun were seriously
! hurt by the fall 81 huge iron glrder Nhloh
WAS being hoislod into position on the Elevated
railroad ia the BoNery, New York.
A number Of immigrants who arrived IN Ne"
/ York On q European steamship were found lo
/ have IN their possession large amount Oh
counterfeit American national bAAk notes tLAI
! had been manufactured abroad.
Several weeks ago Francisco PerAlto
hardy Mexican horsonAn undertook e. ride
SOS miles in hfteen hours, nsins thirty
two h1r-rR The feat Was undertaken for
a larse wager, and Tm0 proved the victor
hy ten minutes. The other day fcraliu
again ATTEMPTED the formidable feat ~ ohdur'
Aucr-thiu time at Fleetwood Para. Ncw York
and on this occasion hc succeeded ia covering
I the SOS miles in fourteen hours and thirty-onc
minutes.
Charles T. DdckAleW Was chosen chairman az
] the pruusylyanlA Democrats state cunHriIAoh.
held iu Pittsburgh Tho platform adopted
charges the Republican party With RESPONSE
I bihry FOR the financial distress la the country,
I and demands ils removal from power opposes
contraction ~ the currency, and demands thAt
Il be received for customs duties ana De TO
! ssuoi from the treasury declares that oom-
merce and manufactures should DO fusiefvd,
Snl asserts that the Republican congress of
{ ls72 struck blUw 81 the industries of Penn
I sviVAulA hy reductions IN the tAr4n fAVorn An
T investigation OF alleged electoral frauds, but
Z SAWS that no attack should bo made on the
, Presidents title. The State government is
+ ArrAlenul for neglect of duty, The tlokot
: nominated is As follows For governor, An
I drew n. plil for lieutenant governor John
Fertig for supreme cOuu judge, Henry l..
KOss for secretary OF Internal AifAlrs }. siinl-
I son Africa.
1 The Vermont Bspu tlicantstAie convention was
l held AZ Burlington, .v1 Governor John q smith
ocsupylns the chairmAns ruaL The platform
: adopted SAYS that " the motives and general
eourso Of the zdniuistTA ion Uf President Hayes
I have uur hearty appreciation aud though differ
euce A. % policy may c1ist &c rejoice Ia tie
belief that the Executive aud kspuhlicAnr IA
Congress. are disposed 90 suner no divisions
I t arrAlugs the Democrats IA Congress Tor re-
opening the presidential eloctlun question /;
dcplUrus " the continued opposition ~ Por-
tiuu u the south "a the efforts 0f the admins.
trntion % liye equal rights and privileges 90 all
I citizens Of the whole country, aud recognizes
. e. tho patriotic action aud devotion of thpsr IN
. that srction who now stand firm fOr the Union
and tho purpolaAiA0a Of guod guHuEninrisi-
I Tho officers nominated arc For governor
. Colonel Rrdheld Proctor for lieutenant COVER
/ nor-E. 4. Cotton for state treasurer, John
A. Page.
A crew oi fuar oArsuca from Columbia Col
I rgu sAlod from Su4 York for England a. rep
resent the United State ia race fOr the world .
: championship on the Thames.
Tho danes have dcstroyel Cones Aock in
Hartford. Conn, one ~ The huost tuAncss
. buildings Ia the city. Daring tllr pgugross q
the urr towering brirk val suddenly fbll upl.
uJuring s!1 Others morv oT less seriously.
I Tho Pennsylvania Legislature has adjourned
sla, dr.
While workmeu were tearing down q large
tulld!ng uu broadway. Ncw York. = h1Jr fcll iu
throwing ;hc men 20 The story below. One
man was kIlol AID seven others received scil-
ous iuinrses. uE
Western and Southern States.
A ire At Massillou. Ohio, destroyed A.rorgion
Z of Russell 4 Cos agricultural works, dam
aging the property 30 al amount exceeding
s56 600.
1 over one hundred houses in -. Louis were
more or lcss seriously injured ~ heavy Wind
aud rain storm, and uambeT q pvTs1as we're
iuiurul The pecuniary damage done rCaches
$4,000.
I Tho Dime Savings BAnk. of sscramen;o
. Cal susi,cudsd owing &A5 ca. mainly 20
chidrun Il proved 10 have been sham Goa
ccrn. mover having been incorporated.
+ The other day Wheeling. ". Va, vAs visited
by the most disAsicgous storm - wind and hail
known Ia that section since so. HAllsioncs ~
large 81 hens egg fcil IA great uaAsscs, break
/ ing Thousands % p4ncs Of glass and almost to-
tAily running the fruit and Othcr crops IN the Va
ciuity. puring twu DAYS extremely foytm
storms also prevailed IN various portions o.
Illinois, IN many instances proving very d,s-
Astruus. AZ Petersburg four pcTrons vs'uc
killed by lightning aud many buildings shat
tered. AZ RAirhury growing crops were COR.
sdcrAbly damaged and live stock killed by
lightning. Near Quincy bridges we're washed
away. fruit injured. and wheat beaten down
Near Lincoln two women and girl were killed
and great damage done by hail. AZ Odel q
hotel wAs struck by lightning, aud the earth
30 drcnchod that plaatlnE viii he retarded
many dtyA pbpstohes frTn ChAiswurth,
. Springfield, UrbAuA. SlrcAton. CAiro. Jackson
II - HN
storm 10 have been one Of unusual severity.
Dr. II. Louis. Of Fremont. Neh.. has been
sentenced 20 bc hanged, September 70. FOR
poisoning his wife.
4 COW got under the wheels Of locomotive
I near Urbaua, Ohio. and threw the whole train
on the track. upseiting the engine and bag
gage car. The ctRducor MAS badly injured
and a fireman and brakeman had their arms
broken.
: The National Grcenback Labor party, Of In
I diana, held a convention AZ Indianapolis, and
nominated a state ticket headed by Henry
DANES for secretary of State The platform
I adopted favurs the abolition ~ al hank issuos,
unlimited coinage ofgold aud silver aud the ~.
/ suing bv government of unlimited legal ten
der paper money: opposes specie resumption :
calls for legislation Ia the interests of labor
dcuuuncc~ Communism aud u opposed 20 an
/ Increase In the standing army.
. ! MIS-. hafp NuNtntTn OF llchfnH county, ia.
! who had been sentenced % death for killing
NErcisss Cowart 81 dance (Mss CowArt had
| been irving 10 aliouafe the affect ions of Mrs
/ SOutherns husbAnd) has had her sentence com
I muted TO Imprisonment in the penitontiary for
E ten years After committing tho murder,
I Mrs. Southern, assisted by her husband and
4 his relatives, escaped and year clAps cd be-
/ fore she was captured. Intense feeIirg was
excited by the trial and much sympathy was
expressed for tho prisoner. -
A considerable loss OF life and large deatruc-
ton Of property have resulted from recent
heavy storms in the West Six persons were
/ killed aud several more injured In Wisconsin,
and a settlement near Chicago was dosolAtcd
I by a tornado. At this latter place the farm
/ house % William Rrunes was com mplrtoly de-
molishcd Mrs Brunes was instantly killed, and
I two Young children carried through the air by
/ the whirlNind and hurled dead TO the ground,
a distance OF twenty rods away. A lAbnrer was
I lifted from his feet aud on striking terra frma
/ his legs were broken by the shock.
] Some fourteen frame stores and dwellings in
/ Parkersburg. w. Va. were destroyed by FIRE,
ontAiling a loss OF about $4,000.
Jesse Walker (colored) was hanged At Farm
orsville, La, for the murder OF Violet simmons
| last February.
From Washington.
! Religious services in commemoration OF
| Judge Chisholm and children, who were killed
/ in Remper county. Mss, last yaRr ! have been
/ held at the Metropolitan NJ r. Church in
| Washington
/ The commissioner OF Indian affairs IL invcs-
/ tigating an alleged formidable Indian ring In
] Dakota