The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
KnWtorn and NHIddIo atntop


United States navy, died suddenly on tho 18th,
AZ NpWburgh. y. Y, aged eighty four. lie
lost les in tho war of isia
Tho other day, while the Lechmeru National
Bank, oi Fast Cambridge, Mass. was la
charge Of the prcedent, he wAs called 70 the
door by lady, Who engaged his attention
while two men entered the building and stolo
over $4,000 The woman aud hBr accom-
pliccs escaped with thoir booty,
st PAtnok's day Was celebrated la New York
With the usual procession Of lrish societies aud
annual dinner of the knights Of ~ Patrick.
Wages of operatives ia tho Pacific millu a.
Lawrence, MAsn,, have been ruduooi tcn %
hftcun pcr cent
A. \, boyer aud q, Sellers. lato oficufs Of tho
Dime Savings hank, Of Heading. Pa, have
been held la $4,000 tail each on a charge
OF conspiracy 20 dofrAud
Tho list of failures Ia Nov Yurk has hoon
swued recently by several heavy susPo nsinns,
notably those Of r. H. Mills A o. prominent
Wall street brokers and spueuiAtors IN stocks,
whose liabilities will reach nearly $500 OUO,
and Henry n. Wolis. large contractor Who
has heep AdJudicAtad bankrupt upon HE own
petition, With liabilities amounting 10 s3g5 600.
The Democratic state executive committee
uf fcnnn lSAIiia met la Harrisburg aud do
eidoi 90 hold the neat convention Ia Pitts-
burgh, May -.
4 number ~ students belonging tO Dart
mouth College, New HAmpshira. have beon
arrested for hAEins. The faculty expelled "a
suspended several.
Tho Rhode Island state convention uf tie
new National party was held AZ Pbpyghsnue
A ticket headed by William Foster f0T governor
SAs nominated.
Tho CALAIS (Me) sayings bank has sas-
pended
Election roturIs from ali the towns Ia New
Hampshire for governor give freso0tt, Re
81 s6s. The House will stand RepubhoAns
I 2J5 Democrats, l65
A lin 90 grant female suffrage has been do
Z foAlcd IN the lower house Of the Massachusetts
Legislature 10y l27 10 sS.
( James A. GoU wsI,knoup IN New HoEk
/ insurance circles, committed suicide by shoot
! Ing himself ia the head. lie sAs NJ one time
wealthy. bu, met with Teyorsvs, had family
I trvubcs Aud became dlssgpaIod.
Tie l.A lc leland Republicans me-, Ia con-
,ouuun at Providence and rUu0ulnAtud the
present State yrlcrfs by acclamAti0u. Follow
Ing the usual eusiom, TO political rosoluilons
were passed.
IN, Tauytoaa a. ~ Flrst National Bank
has fAilvd. lhu liabilities arc JstliAAteA AZ
4l21buO and assets ss1U0u The BAnk Uf
Chemung. Al Elmlra, n ~ pEsVatu iRslita-
uon-hAs also suspended
The Rhode leland Democratic State convca-
scutioH. held iu Fr1udoIlov, rosui.ol IN the
nomination % ticket headed ~ lsaAc Law
renee fuT governor.
western and Southern Stntos.
Governor Holiday, u Virginia has Issued a
PROCLAMATION 0noring sl00 for tho arrest ~
each of the pArtles oluevfned D. tho lyichhhs
u cplurod woman named Harris, la Fast
NuckluE ham couuty. Tho wugnAn Was taken
from jail and pul D. death by unknown persons
on suspicion u having iusilgAtrd the burning
% bAru
Chcas, Carlsy A Co =. ell f1dneFy In Louis
yin. Nv. tho largest Of the Kind .u tho south,
wAs partially burned, causing a luss - about
100000.
The vorilci of the lqry Who found General
Thomas e. Andersen, Of the Louisiana return
.ag board guil,y oi forging eleoiiua returns,
has bern seg aside ty thS Louisiana supreme
court and the prisoner ordered 10 bo discharged
from custody. The decision states that The re-
cord o. crime offered n evidence dd not con
form With that meailoiud Ia the information,
that the con s1iidAtod clccsaun rotarns in re-
gard 90 which forgery was charged. are not
legal instruments ~ which frauds may l@ com
miltoi, and their alteration eAunot b. o1nslrned
into a cftnlc.
house ooentscd by farmer named Harley
living few mikes north uf Adrian, Mieii.. wAs
destroyed ey nro, and his v1fo ana tSo chsldEcn
were burned 81 death.
A building In Cleveland. ohlo. occupied by
= Bou-cIploslVc lamp COMPANY was destroyed
by arc, together With iis cuatchts, and total
l0ss inrafrud Of SI65, 900.
A land ~ four orpcg4 countrrfciicrt, Who
have bean operating extensively In tho North
wrst, were uneafthod and arrested Ia Chicago
by = special guverumeut det1ctiye The whole
% tnris apfArA,us and some OF the spurious
coin were captured.
Four uacn and = boy were drowned near
HouATdsyiiis. AlbernaAFio cosiuty. Va reocntly.
while attempting 90 cross = river Ia frAil
canoe after DARK Two fAfailsos, consisting uf
ihirtocn women and okildrcn. were left with
cut a single fullgtUwn mAlo % support them.
An appalling disaster occurred In the sAutnili
% Hall AlEiE Ahout seven nilos from Etch-
uluud Va without u moments warning al
explosion took place which hurled The building
lumber sheds and persons standing Aru1nd IN
0yrry 4ircc,son. Tho boal@ had burst and ave
ulusl wcru kilied And une wAs fatally and eve
dangoruualy Woundrd. Amaag the kilicd were
tvo sons q the manager of the sAwIniLl Mr..
Hall Who uAA Also injured
Reports from Ohio. Indiana, keBtneky and
wcs, Virginia give catering pruspecis Of tho
wheat crup Tho average increase over las;
year crop IA estimated at tEonIy-nvo per ooai-
A large uohAoso warehouse, sgYurnl factories.
a coiGrcd church and sI tonrulnut hcnHea wuru
destroyed by Ore In DAnvillc, Va, ensAiling
loss OF ESQ, COO on which The insurance 10 ESQ.,
From washington.
A hill has bccn presented IA the House 30
oruct new mint 8, lnaiAaAPolis, Ind
Thcblll TO pay sS7s,co0 for mail contracts
made b tho South previous 10 u5o uar has
Ason defeated In tho House.
Tho nomination Of Mr.. Beard % be collector
Of thepuTt Of Boston has 6eon eonarmed by
the SnAic without opposition. Senatorial
c1urttsv prohibits opposition 90 q nuUinAtiun
supported hy both Senators from the 0StAto IN
which tho appointment 10 made, "a IN Dir.
Boards case
The HousO judiciary committee has, by q
maturity votr, decided 10 report hill repeal
ing the bankrupt Law.
Secretary sherman Was sent foT by the
Senate committee Of finance the other day, 20 /
got his views Ia regard % the bill rcpeAling The
rusumptioa .sW aud be Informed the com
mitteo that apccio resumption upon the day
a1od was practicable and that the silver bali
would be IA aid rsthc rihAn so obstacle TO re-
sumption.
The national council Of the SoverSigns Of
Intfustry met In convention al Washington and
effected an organization. Delegates from a
largo number oi States were present. 4
A majority report OF the House committee
on civil service reform says that DOogkeepor
Polk. who was charged Wlth fnAAlIiG tloro-AIl- |
potutmUnts 20 Office than was allowed by law
should be- removed. A minority report, signed
by four of the committee, dissents from tho
views OF the majority.
Tho number OF bills introduced IN the House
up TO the 2ist - $3.50. and Of Joint resolutions
i62
The House Committee on Invalid Pensions !
has agreed 10 report bill allowing pensions
OF s74 per month to soldiers who have lost
either both eyes both hands, or both feet, and
OF s24 60 those having lost one eye, one hand
or one foot.
The NAuonA. Council Of Sovoreigns Of lndus-
try. in session al Washington, elected the fol- |
loving officers Of the National Council for /
ls7s John SheIdin, Pennsylvania, president;
&. :, Davis Massachusetts vice president; VI.
W, Morton, Rhode Island, secretary; Clark
wethcraby. New York. treasurer; W. II. Earl, |
Massachusetts, lecturer.
Tho commissioned Of agriculture has made |
an elaborate report upon the diseases OF do |
mestic animals According 90 tabular state |
mont, complied from information received |
from /, 100 counties. the annual value OF losses |
on All classes Of domestic animals IL nearly |
%i7. 600 Oln. As this statement Is based on re- |
turns received from only one half OF the coun- |
try, tho annual loss from this cause may be |
placed at s3O,000O0O.
Leading New York bankers had conference |
In that city with the House committee on bank |
ing and currency regarding the resumption OF
spncio pnvruents General Ewing, Of the com |
nIticeI made Inquiries 20 draw ont the viewsof |
the bnnknra who Expressed the opinion that |
resumption was practicable. After the meeting !