Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-26
GENERAL NEWS.

Columbia ate over half n gallon OF paris
green, but they still live.
The tax levy OF Lock Haven il fifty.
five mills-one mill less than the levy
of last year. There IL decrease OF
$4,000 in the valuation.
In New York it is regarded a. the
height OF vulenrity for lady TO carry
the skirt Of her dress in her hand "A she
walks the public streets.
1t has been discovered that "A man
named Giu-el, in the Wcstmorcland
county poor house, j. heir TO Il large
property ia Stutgurdt, Germany.
Notices are posted up at the Chcsa.
pcake Nail Works, Harrisburg, that nf
ter July no union men will be Elm
ployed by the firm. No trouble is an.
ticIpated.
Henry Gei-y, blacksmith, Of Mt Zion,
Lebanon county and IN INDECENT cir
cumstances, has fallen heir 10 an estate
valued at from 81 600 90 to 81 j. 900. 900
so It's said. There are one hundred
heirs.
The first patent ever granted to a
negro ~ thss country was taken out
May Is lS1s, by a colorcd man raised
III Virginia. ll.s invention was a fire
escape, which has been very fayorably
spoken Of by those qualified to Judge.
DR.. Clark, editor Of the Nctdodta RI.
c9rd, Of Pittsburg. Pa, is dangerously III
at Atlanta, ga. He was iraternal mes.
senger TO the last General Conference in
that city. Gov. Colquitt j. having him
cared for at the Executive Mansion
/ His recovery is not expected.
The State Agricultural Board has
issued It's edict prohibiting county agri.
/ cultural societies that receive the an
nHal 800 State appropriation, from
Offering premiums for horse racing.
There can be trials OF speed. but no
/ premium can be offered without looslns
the 500 appropriation.
An elderly man in Reading. who re-.
Gently celebrated his golden wedding.
j says he never in his lie tasted beer,
whiskey, brandy, or any other intoxi.
eating liquor, and IL utterly unAcquaint.
ed with the taste thereof; that he has
never used tobacco in any form, and has
never uttered proiane word.
| The murderer Of Mrs. Hull, Of New
York, was arrested in Boston, Monday
night, and D. now in the custody Of the
police authorizes. His name is Chas.
+ tine Cox, copper colorcd negro, who
/ has been employed A. % waiter for a
/ year and a half IN the c,chborhood of
+ the Hull residence in New York city.
4 new disease has lately made its ap.
pearauce among the cattle in Hunting.
/ don county, concerning which every
one Is ignorant One farmer has lost
xix COWS from the disease, and some OF
/ his ncighbors have cattle afflicted with
/ It, The farmers are anxious for inior.
nation regarding the disease and its
/ proper treatment.
4 lady in Madrid, Ne, was in a house
which WAS struck 10y lightning. A val.
liable gold watch. which she wore. stop.
/ pei at the time, and, although jewellers
have repeatedly examined 1t, and pro
nounced It perfect in every particular
1t cannot be made to move. Ii is 60
charged with electricity that watch
makcrs say no part Of II can ever be
mac. % do duty II taken out and put
int aiotheT set Of works.
The Harrisburg Patriot says that a ru
NOR has bedn circulated the past few
days to the effect that general change
will be made on the lSt OF July in the
clerical force Of the office Of the Adiu
tant General. Secretary Of the Common.
wealth, and insurance and school de
partments. The names Of the clerks to
be discharged have not been given, and
the change is not made for any defelic
ton or lack Of qualifications on the part
of the present occupants, but only TO sat
isfy the demands Of an influential out
side pressure for a new deal in the dis
position of the places.
Reuters despatch from Cape Town
dated June 3, via MADEIRA to-day, states
that Louis Napoleon, the Prince lmper
ial Of France, accompanied by otkeT
officers. left Colonel Woods camp tC
rcconnoiter. The party dismounted in
mealie field, when the enemy crepi
upon them and assailed the Prince
killing him. His body was recovered
Thus ends the hopes Of his mother Eu
genie, that her boy might sometime
wear the crown Of France. Thus prov
idence has interfered, perhaps, 10 save
France further imperalistic trouble.
Edward Payson Weston has at last
won walking match and is now "cham
pion o. the world in pedestrianism. ON
the sixth and last day OF the long con
test in London Weston kept pluckily
at work and steadily increased his lead
over Brown, his only antagonist, and
when the match ended at / o'clock in
the evening he had scored $50 miles tc
Browns 453. From two o'clock in the
afternoon until eight o'clock in the
evening Weston, after having been over
FIVE days upon the track, accomplished
the astonishing feat of making fivs
miles an hour. Five minutes before
eleven he completed his 550th mile
thus making the best time on record
and winning, besides the belt, = bet oI
e, 500 that he had made on Thursday
with Sir John Ashley that he would
make that distance. Rowell, who held
the belt before this match, but was pre-
vented from starting IN this race by ~
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