Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10
NO. %.
GENERAL NEWS.

Up 10 Wednesday nearly 100000
feet Of lumber had been RATED out Of
the boom at WilliamspOrt.
Ex.Judee Abraham b. Olin. formerly
Associate Justice OF the United States
District Court for the District Of Colum.
bia, died Monday morning at Washing.
ton.
Bishop O. IIara, Of Scranton, visited
Dushore, Sullivan county, on Sunday
last and confirmed a class of over one
hundred at the Catholic church in that
place.
Cases Of inccndiari.m and other out.
RACES by tramps have become 70 frequent
OF late at on City that a meeting Of cit.
liens has been held and the council
asked TO pass an ordinance for the pun
ishment OF traInps.
An enjoyable feature Of the Fourth
Of July in Philadelphia was when Mr.
George w. Childs, Of the PtiJde Ledger,
led six hundred and sixty.two newsboys
At his own expense in the Permanent
Exhibition building.
While General Tom Thumb was sail.
ing in his yacht on Assawam psctt I.and.
at Mlddleborough, Mass, on the Fourth
OF July, it was capsized. The General
and party were picked up by passing
| boat.
When Judges differ who shall decide
/ Judge PeTshiaC, oi Schuylkill. decides
that druggists are liable 10 pay license
a. yenders Of patent medicines. and
Judge Myers, Of Northampton. decides
that they have no night TO pay such
license.
The Democratic committee Of York
. county met in York on Monday. Chaun.
cey i. Black was unanimously elected
Senatorial delegate, and Ae-srs y. b.
Wauner, ". +. Baystwsrt, James Is.
Schmith and Emanuel Smith, Represen.
tative delegates.
DR.. Alexander Clark, Of Pittsbure, edi.
Tor OF tho MetLodSu Reo9ricr, died at the
Executive Mansion. at Atlanta, 6eor.
gia, On sunday. DR.. Clark was of
Scotch descent. and was born in Jeffer.
son county. Ohio, on the 10th day Of
March, 1884. Hc was the author of
many religious papers and books, and
was an Ince-sant worker.
4 new railroad, eight miles in length,
10 TO be built from New Bloomfield, the
county seat Of Perry county, 10 a point
on the line Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
The object TO be accomplished by buill.
sng this branch line u 10 furnish an out
let FOR rich beds Of iron ore. IL In ex.
pected that the road will be completed
10y the let Of October.
BY the careening Of pleasure boat
on Lake Quinsegamond, Worcester.
Mass. on the afternoon Of the Fourth
fg.f FFHi.s
ana many others injured. 1t was caused
by one party endeavoring TO get on and
another party to get off the boat before
the gang plank had been run out.
! Thus bringing the large number Of per.
sons 10 one side caused it TO upset with
the above result.
The great shipbuilder, William
/ Cramp, the head Of the extensive and
well known Cramp shipbuildine and en-
/ eine works in Kengsingion, X near Phila-
| delphia. died on Sunday at Atlantic
City. lie had been failing in health
/ for the past two years, active life and
! old age beginning 10 tell severely upon
I him. Three weeks ago be became in,
and Sunday morning at eleven O'Clock,
| died Of ossiiication Of the blood vessels
I Of the brain. Since commencing busi.
/ ness he has built two hundred and
| twenty FIVE vessels.
Another destructive cyclone and
/ tornado prevailed On "Wednesday eve
1 ming throughout Minnesota. Wisconsin
and Iowa. At lamArs, Plymouth county,
/ Iowa, IT was furious, destroying 500,
600 worth Of property. At ST. Paul,
1 Minnesota, FIVE inches OF rain fell in
fifteen hours, deluging cellars. 1t
/ ragged most violently at Nass, Goodhue
county, Mimi, where hAilstones fell as
large as hens eggs. The orphanage at
Nasa was destroyed and three of its in.
mates killed. Near that place many
/ other houses were demolished and their
inmates killed or injured.
As Miss Jessie Dunbar, music teacher,
I 20 years Of age. was walking Saturday
afternoon in Toohey's grove, at Matte
wan. y, J., three boys threw down some
I fire crackers which exploded under her
I clothing, which became ignited. and her
screams attracted the attention of some
men near by, who quickly came TO her
assistance. She was horribly Scared all
over her body, the flesh being burned
even up to her head, which is charred
and blackened. The Coroner, Dr. J. r.
/ Schenck, attended her and took her
ante mortem statement Every posi-.
ble effort was made TO alleviate her suf.
/ ierings, which were OF the most terrific
nature. At o'clock Saturday evening
death came to her relief
One of the most distressing accidents
ever known near Wilmington. \. C.,
occurred in Beaufort harbor on the
Fourth. At 2 o'clock on that dsy Cap
tain Appleton oaksmiih. with four
daughters and one son, embarked from
Fort Macon for Beaufort In = small boat.
The wind was blowing pretty fresh at
I the time and the storm signal at Fort
| Macon was displayed. but not needing
I this they embarked. When about half
way across the sound the boat filled and
sunk. and they were all az the mercy Of
the water. The Oldest daughter sunk
and was seen no more, but Captain Oak.