The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-02-28
SUMMARY OF NEWS.



/ tarin took place in PlttaburRh, Pa Nearly all |
7 the towns IN western Pennsylvania, eastern /
Ohio, aud West NmgiuiA were represented, aud |
from ~ 600 30 1900 men were Ia the process I
stuu. Tho meeting VAS held Ia tho exposition I
/ building ami resolutions ia conformity with
! 10 object we're passed
The New York board of education has ro- I
dpood the salaries ~ the teachers Of The public
nihuols.
r Hnn Gideon wellos died on the eleventh, at 1
Hartford, Cuiln., aged sevonly-siX years. Ito /
Nls loru ,n Glastonbury, Conn, studied Law, {
b9cAma editor and proprietor of the Hartford I
T2rtes ~ 1870. After holding SAri0ns ulinnr
ufhocH WAS appointed secretary OF the navy,
uadrr Lncons administration Ia 1891. and
held this position until 1863 Since u'en lao
w4s = frequent contributor 10 the magazines
AIti press 81 tho country, aud supported fidru
daring tllo last prr aidentlAl campaign.
| Tho Enslsh ship British America aud the
Anirtleau brig Carrie MinslOw, oollidod on
sandy Hook New YORK, aud the latter Was
suiik, her captain and steward losing their
lives.
The International Trust Company, Of jersey
/ CITY, \ j., incorporated savings bank
s0yon years ago, has suspended.
The schooner spoedwell arrived In New York
having on hoard the ofiicefs and all except one
~ the crew Of the schooner sAllie NJ. Steel
man. which was found dying sguais OF distress
on the Bermuda Islands. The crew had been
" thout food for seven DAYS, when one of the
number attempted 10 shoot another, who
turn1l upon hia AAsAAAut and shot him dead
ihr rest pf them ate ot the human hpsh 90
stay their inteusc suffering from hunger
fhs state senate OF PennsyiyAnia has passed
resolution ia favor Of prutoctipn ard de-
no oanoing the bill for the revision of the tArln
. which - before the Committee of Ways aud
means ia IeAsresa. ~ A "
rrv al Webster. Mass, destroyed the cam
hris mlu OF the u. y. Slater Manufacturing
GOnipAny, INJECTING Al estimated loss OF
+ &ld1 coo
An important reduction Of railroad frrlghts
frum the East 20 the West hss beon made.
A meeting Of the Amrrieau Poultry AssociA-
: ton vas held At Portland, Ne, Charles A.
Sweet, Of Buffalo, \. y presiding.
The Lord Hicks case in New York has been
oompEonlissd. An Ag;rueInrnt has been reached
between Mr. Lord and lie children by which
all suits are withdraw and settlement sAtls-
factory 10 every one viii ba made.
The failure uf Hon. William uphaIn, Of
Spencer, Mass. one Of tho heaviest manu-
factnToTs Of poolen goods IL the couatTy. is
announced. The liabilities are estimated At
sl2s 6O0 a
Western and Southern states.
A large humber of tIfeit aistiisrs Ia indiana
Kentucky aud rohnrssss have been captured
by United states yuYepue officers Evoonuy.
Hon Charlie " Conrad, secretary Of war
under President Ralnorc died At Aaw Orleans,
on the eleventh, aged spyvniyrthrre yeArs.
The Missi-uippi srnAte has refused TO pass a
resolution ~ thAnks 10 United States senAto
bruce FOR advocating the Hand silver hil, or
resolution Of ccnsuro oi Senator Lamar, for
opposing that bill.
A large distiilsry near Dayton. Ohio, has
been seized by the government
james Wesley and h's pito were found muT-
dcIcd in their house ia Wayne oouniy, North
G-Arulins. The coupe sore literally ehoppod
20 pisces with axe. Upon the testimony Of
their hyc-yeAI-old daughter neight0r named
Cherry was arrested for the crime, although
the corUner jury gave Il their verdict that
ave o. 81 psstoHs had been engaged Ia tho
murder.
The Kentucky senate has passed resolutions
calling for the rrmoneuEAtlou n silver by
separate state action fors the equalization of
is value with gold and feT the payment %
bonds In srvenhAcka. of which ineFvssed lStue
"a demanded.
President and Mn. HAYES, and Yice-Prcpi-
lent Wheeleg and wife were present kt the
urening Of camp meeting fair AZ the Masou.c
Temple ia baltimore.
The HsnA iron works, Of iruuion. Ohio.
with a capital of si.U1O coo, and thS hoar hTIn
. % Harvey 4 son. Cleveland have suspended,
the liabilities Of Tbs latter being estimated Al
sl70 ooo,
From washington.
General Lu Due, Commissioners % Agrscui-
iuru sAJs that bis Idea 20 promoting the culu-
walton of native tea has 6ecn % well resolved
that hc receives A. least COO luiisrs dAy max
ing Inquiries IN regard a. u, and asking for
tea-p.Auts The commissioner already has
lO1. ol1 isa-plAnts started and the demand for
them Wll, he thanks. iAE exceed the supply.
Hcury NJ Hoslnrr. nineteen years old. sou
of Couael Hodncr patsnt Sttnrpey Of Wash
lngiun. committed suicide AZ tho Arlington
Hotel. " taking raorIlhine. I hn cause - stated
90 10 q failure IA business togv,hcr with tho
refusal OF marriage BY tho parcuts of a young
lady 70 whom ho bad been paying attention.
dispAtoh signed by Secretary sherman,
STANLEY Matthews. j. A Garheld Eageno Hale
and Harry White. was sent 10 0onUrAl Ander-
son At New Orleans. expressing sympathy for
him. and the belief that ho WAS altogether
suliless % any oicn~c against law.
A pe,ition io Congress, by William Cline. Of
i dayton Ind, asts thA, hu b. paid o.. Oo0 upon
tthc transfer 80 the commissioner of AgTicGlture
Of = formula invented bY hum for making
medicine 10 cure the hog cholera
Tho Senate finance committee has agreed 20
report fAvorahly the resolution which was
10 sscA hy the House. declaring Il incIpcdient
b. make any reduction in the tax on distilled
spirits At present. The committee has also d.
cidcd TO recommend the passage of hill cali
ing fur q commission 90 consider the question
Of regulating the manufacture and sale az
alcoholic liquors.
President HAYES has written a letter 20 Al
tornov ieuerhl Deycns in regard 30 the con
viction Of General Anderson Gt New Orleans
According 20 this letter the President is of the
2 opinion that the prosecution against GenerAl
Anderson Is purely political that il IL not
oonnirnAnccd by the bosi men Of Louisiana,
and therefore il contrary 20 their calm iudg-
rnnnt that the proceedings were In the interest
% persons who strive 90 AntAgoniRc the two
parih,n in that State rather than TO hArTnoniEe
them, and that the act will be condemned
everywhere when the circumstances attending
the prosecution are made known.
The meeting of the national Democratic
committee. which TO hAve been held IN
Washington. on February ~, has been post
J. nad 20 Msy -.
Atecent debate in the House over the West
Ppint appropriation bill led TO scene of extra
ordinary excitement Mr. hewitt rriticiEed
the attitude Of Southern men toward West
Point Mr. Aiken, Of South Carolina replied
10, Mr. Hewitt's charges and long exchange
% personalities and Arguments auoneeded In
which the presence Of troops in shc South, the
alleged bargain, and the Presidency we're dis
- Foreign News.
Il The great fortresses or Widdin. Rustchnk.
SiHrriA. BelETAdehik and RrTeroum have been
evAcuAted by the Turks.
The revolving KAffers in South Africa have
been severely punished by the British troops.
Prince dortachAkoH has informed the Euro
peAn powers that Russia rontemplAtes oecu-
pying Copstant.uuplc because England and
other nations have determined 10 send war
Vessels there for the pHrposc Of protecting
their rubiects. The sultan refused TO allow
the British feet 20 advance 20 ConstAntinople.
on the grouJd that II he did 50 the Russians
wonld also enter the city.
Abanquet 20 Horny NJ Stanley was given in
London by the Royal Geographical Society.
A the result Of panic In the grain trade Of
Belfast ireland. about ten hrms have failed
with tbtAl liabilities estimated at Si,0O0,0 900.
France and Italy have decided not 10 send
fleets 10 Constantinople ....
4 London dispatch states that the court Of
appeals has reversed the decision Of the conrt
below in the case OF Charles BrAdlAngh-the
Englieh roformer, well known In America---and
y Annie Besant. who were convic' ed OF publish
log n pamphlet rllcged 20 be immoral. Tho
case wifi probably be taken 10 the House OF
Lords. t .EL--
CONSRRssIONAL SUMMARY.
II EA k senate.
Several petitions IN favor of = woman suf-
: frage amendment 30 the constitution were re-
ceived - hir. Conkhng, OF New York, pre-
eented amemorial OF the chamber OF commerce
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