Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-08
NO. 10.
GENERAL NEWS.

ten and eleven hundred graves.
Pennsylyania has the largest number
OF PostOilceE Of any Of the States, haY.
ing 3,3ls Offices on March !, 1879.
The soldiers monument 20 be erected
at Sunbury will cost s., $50, and Gener.
al Cameron has offered 10 pay one.half.
The State fair is to be held in the
Permanent Exhibition building. Phila-
de!phia, from the Sth TO the 18th Of
September.
The quantity Of coal and coke carried
over the Pennsylvania railroad for the
fourth week Of April WAS ll0.s9j tons,
OF which yO92l tons were coal and l9,-
SIS tons coke.
Prince Alexander Of Battenburg. has
been elected 70 the throne Of bulgaria,
and has resigned his commission in the
German army. lie is a nephew Of the
Empress Of Russia.
DR.. Samuel Hill, Of Manor Hill, Hun
tlngdon county, was killed on Friday
afternoon last by being thrown out Of a
buggy at Reedsyille, " film county.
Df. Hi formerly resided at Ncwry, in
Blair county.
Prcsbytcry in the Talmage case on
Monday. II stood Il for scquittal, ,
guilty aud undecided The discussion
was to be renewed on Tuesday and a
decisive vote was expected 20 be taken.
Mr. Pierre Lorillard last week ran a
train from New York 10 Chicago in
twcnty.four hours. The distance from
Tyrone TO Alioona-ffteen miles-was
made IN seventeen minutes. The train
arrived at its destination just twenty.
i've minutes behind time.
Smithheld, town composed Of about
twenty houses, a suburb of Huntingdon.
was visited by an extensive FIRE Wed.
nesday evening last about 8 o'clock.
The fire originated IN g stable, but the
cause - unknown. The entire FIRE de.
pariment Of Huntingdon responded, but
despite the efforts OF the fremen and
cinzensseveral buildings were destroyed.
On Monday morning the town Of
Slratiord, Ontario. was blown almost 10
pieces by the explosion OF a car load of
dynamite. Several buildings and sever
al men were blown 50 forcibly that they
have now gone where the woodbne
twinetb. The total loss will equal about
$4,000 Great Is the power Of dyna.
mite.
Saturday night as Milton Ritter, a
brakeman on the Perkiomen road, en-.
tered the private saloon of a car for the
purpose Of lighting the gas an explos.
ION took place, burning him severely.
The woodwork ienited, and after the
passengers had been safely transferred
to other cars the burning car was de-
tached and totally destroyed.
Last Thursday morning Gov. Hoyt
nominated James B. Neale, Of Arm.
strong, 10 be president Judge of the
Thiriy-third judicial district, to fll the
vacancy caused by the death OF Judge
Boggs. The nomination was promptly
confirmed by the senate. The COVER
nor also renominated J. NJ. Foster 10
be state insurance commissioner. and
the senate confirmed the nomination.
The long looked for single scull race
in England on the Tyne, between Ed.
ward HaHlan of Toronto. and John
Hawdon. of Deleval, for goo a side.
took place on Monday, and, as wa,
generally expected, resulted in victory
for Hanlan. Hanlan won the race with
the greatest OF ease by six lengths.
The correct time OF Hanlan is % min.
utes 3 seconds. Hanlan led from the
start, and had the race in hand through.
out.
Advices from southeastern Kansas say
about two thousand men have gone in
to the Indian territory within the past
week also that rich silver mines have
been discovered Just south OF the Kan.
sas line, and claims in large numbers
are being registered daily in the Squat
ters' Registry Office, two miles from
Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Mn. JouNsToS introduced in the Unit.
ted States Senate on Friday n bill
amendatory of and supplementary TO
the act to aid in the construction OF the
Texas Pacific railroad. IL authorizes
the company to extend its line from its
present Western terminus TO 1T paso.
there TO unite with the Southern Pa.
cific railroad. Lands granted to the
iormer are transferred 60 and invested
IN the latter, extending along its por.
ton Of road. Each company is required
20 complete its road within six years.
Provision is also made for railroads 10
unite with these roads at Fl Paso. the
object being to form complete lines to
the Pacific from the Gulf and South At
lantic States.
Sunday evening about o'clock Geo.
G. Harding, of indianapolis. Indiana.
editor OF the Herald. entered the resi-.
dence of Calvin A. Light, editor Of the
Democrat, and attempted TO shoot the
latter because OF certain publication
in the Democrat Light Trasped the
pistol, and getting his finger under the
hammer prevented an explosion, hold
ing on until assistance came, when
Harding was arrested aud remained in
custody until an early hour Monday.
when he gave bail. AZ 500 Monday
morning he entered Lights Office and
fred at him several times, missing
Light, bat hitting an employe named
Gerhard Lizius, iniiictlng serious
wound, and Harding Is now In Jail
awaiting The result of that wound. An