The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-02-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
nartnrn and Middle statea

Waning interest in tho mrragaof Thomas
Lord the wealthy New York millionaire, to
Mrs Hicks. has been revived 10y the publication
of Mir. Iurds answer 60 the charge ~ bis sons,
that ho Was ~ upHuund mind when ho CON
tIActed the marriage aud had been unduly inhu-
ouccd hy hls wife. After the marriage the CON
tracttug parties disappeared and could not no
found although all tho time they were living
privately ia New iofk. Tho bridegroom o suns
instituted legal proceedings eainst their father
and had Cunmiuni 60 inquire into his men
tai uoudttion appointed Ia his answer Mr.
l.drd Rauerta that he Il 81 perfectly sound mind,
IA proof ~ which lac furnishes the aitdaVits of
two prominent New hurk physicians Who Ger
tlty that he Is perfectly sane aud capable of
taklug cuto ~ himself Tie further states that
after the marriage ono Of bis sons sent letter
10 Mrs. Lord threatening to kill her, his own
children, aud himself that previous to the
marriage letters opposing that oVunt Weru
written by his sons and their lawyer that ho
kept secluded after his marriage because ho
feared some act 81 violence toward his Wif0 al
the hands Of his SON. aud furthermore the ca
gsgumUnt Was unr of long standing and uut 4
sudden Whlm. stay oi prooecdiugs mas
granted by Judge nohohuo.
A meeting la fayar Of the silver movement,
held ia Cooper Institute, New York, was ad-
drvsscd by General Ewing. member uf ton-
grcss from Ohio.
Joseph Woods Was hanged Al Malone. y. y,
fW the nurSirr OF stephan Barber, last August
The famihesof tive Matel,msn guarding hotel
property On Cuuoy lslAnnl beach, near New
York, were overwhelmed by the rising tide
during the resent heavy gale aud drowned
Tnrco women and i've ch1dren perished
Thomas purkln, treasurer OF Scranton Pa,
has been dcposed from Office q drlclt Of
2 600 having been discovered IN his accounts.
The Dutch Reformed Church, OF Syracuse,
y. \, Was destroyed boy Gre, and lOss caused
oi ESQ, 600, onwhieh theru Is sl5, 600 lnsarAnce.
The Hinkloy locomotive works. of Boston
have suspended, with liabilities amounting 10
s3oO. .OOO
The AlmshoasS a Fgruport Ne, Mas de
strpyud by tifr. and two " the inmates An old
couple were burned 81 death.
Henry ". Genet, prominently identihcd With
the Tweed ring, aud who has heen hidden n
unknown quarters eva ance be rau away from
the sheriff four YEAR, ago, after his conviction
for obtaining money nom the city under false
pretanses, getaraed 90 New York and gave
himself upto lastioe. lie was held in s25 0e
hail.
Richard j. DELL farmer about eighty years
old, living near Muudbury y. j., Mas fAtalls
injured by Young bull As he was attempting
to drive the animal aNay from the cattle yard.
John aud James Cassidy, aged one and two
wears, were smuthorol 10 death Ia New York
tenement house by tAg stnokc from burning
mattress, and the recovery ot two elder
brothers. aged totH and five. was made doubt
ful through the same cause.
Tho Mercantile Savings Bank. OF Boston,
has been ruloincd from doing further business.
pepOators viii probably not 6o heavy lGscrs.
Sweet Cook 4 Co, Wholesale boot and shoe
dealers Of BunAl,. y, y, have suspended, wlth
liabilities 81 Sl50,nu, ..r.r..f
The Boston book publishing houses OF }. Il.
Osguoi 4 Co. aud Hurd 4 Hoaghlou. have
consolidated UudcT tho hrnl name OF HOnshtOn,
OsgoOd 4 GO.
A. NJ. Turncy. paying teller ~ the Bank oi
North America, in NeS York was arrested fpr
having stolen nearly tlOO, 900 from the lnstiu-
ton during the past i've years. He had been
connected with tue bank twenty i've year, and
Vas respected and trusted.
The counsel for William II Tweed has made
a written application 10 the attorney general ui
New York for the release Of his client, wlth =
statement OF the reasons why the application
should bo granted.
Prominent among recent failures VI New
York business houses Is that % Joel Hayden
4 Co. Manufacturers Of brass goods, for
~4OO GO0
The New York chamber of commerce adopted
ulnmoEiA 10 Congress against the Bland
silver BIN.