Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-09-04

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Phmnixville, held an inquest, the jury
rendering a verdict Of accidental death.
The farmers had delightful weather
for their Tri.State Picnic at Williams
Grove, Cumberland county, and the at.
/ tendance from West Virginia and Mary.
land and the southern. tier counties OF
/ Pennsylvania was numbered by thous.
hnds. Speeches were made on Thurs.
day by Rev. William r. Deatrich, oil
McchanicsbuTR; Professor $. T.. IIieges,
OF York, and Congressman Beltzhooyer,
/ Of Carlisle.
Under the new revenue law 400
corporations have registered at the
Auditor Generals Department, In the
list are included 2G0 building and loan
associations. 20 railroad companies, 10
home and foreign insurance companies,
I 10 coal companies, - bridge companies
and ~ turnpike companies. The rest
comprise every class Of corporations
known TO the law. Only few days re.
main in which 10 register and those
corporations not registering BY the ex.
| piration Of that time will be subject 10
"A penalty Of 500 each.
Arrangements have been finally con.
cluded by which Captain Webb and
Boyton will have swimming match
to-day, off Nantasket Beach. The
course will be just off the beach, in
mile stretches. Boyton, it il said,
wagefs 81 900 that he can 60 twelve and
half miles in his rubber suit while
Webb covers ten and half miles with
only the usual swimming costume. II
either party leaves the water before the
prcFcrIbcd distance il accomplished he
will forfeit the race and stakcs.
While the Eastern States have been
drcnchci with the late rains the West
Is parchcd. The Kansas City Tn,rs pas.
siouately cries more rain. ., Lord ,
Mother Earth is parchcd with solar heat:
the springs have ceased to how the
ground is cracked with drought: the
cl-terns are empty; the cattle are Ian
eush the hogs are perishinR; the prai.
RE grass "a like last years stubble. Open
the portals OF heaven and give us re-.
frcshing shower. More rain, Good Lord (.
Let il pour.
Patrick Smith. an aged and respecia.
bic resident Of Ncwbury, y. Y, left his
home nine weeks ago, while suffering
from sickness. lie was worried lest he
should become burden 10 his family
All efforts to ascertain his whereabouts
were unayailing until last Thursday.
when he was found in Nevlanck's
woods IN n nearly famished condition,
and so emaciated that his most init.
mate friends were for long time in
doubt as 20 his identity. He has been
living on bark, berries and rye heads.
The encampment OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic at Skillman, New
Jersey, closed last Thursday evening
after a grand sham battle. in which the
soldiers Of the National Guard. cavalry
and State artillery and recruits Of the
Grand Army participated. The battle
commenced at o'clock and was con.
tinued in asp;rited manner for about
two hours. Ii was witnessed by about
ten thousand people. No accident oc.
Cured and the sifair was closed after
four days enjoyable excitement and
pleasure.
The boiler at Moore's ore bank, Mif.
Hin county, exploded on Tuesday Of
last wee carrying away the roof Of the
- e, uprooting trees and tear.
Ing 49, ground. The boiler was car.
ried a distance Of hundred yards, al.
though there was only pressure of 80
pounds Of steam used, whereas on Mon.
day the gauge indicated IS pounds.
Three men named Walters. Garret and
Brannon were in the engine house at
the time, but only Garret was scalded-
slightly on the back. The party made
a narrow escape from q shocking death.
Sixteen cases in all-ihirteen white
and three colored-were reported at
Memphis on Monday. -Four additional
interments have been reported by the
undertakers-Wa X. Lucas. William
II. West, Mrs. w. q, Richardson and
David L. House, The city is being
thoroughly disinfected under the aus.
pices of the State Board Of Health off.
GERS. DIR. John Gordon, the physician
sent by the Howards to Julian Bedford,
at Bailey's, Tenn, returned Monday
afternoon end reports him down with a
genuine case of yellow fever, w. II.
Joyce, bookeeper at the Western Union
telegraph Office, Memphis. was stricken
at noon. The Howards placed thirty
additional nurses on duty.
Mr.. Edison exhibited on last Saturday,
before the Association for the Advance.
ment OF Science, at Saratoga, his new
electro chemical telephone. In it, ca
pacity TO convey the voice to a roomful
Of persons without any carpkece exists
the difference between il and the ort,i.
nary telephone. A singing and talk.
ing voice can be conveyed distinctly at
the same time. Mr.. Edison surprised
his audience by asserting belief that
ere long IL will be possible for an au.
dience in Saratoga 10 hear through the
electro. chemical telephone a person
making speech in New York, and that
in time concert may be given when.
ever desired by artists in another city.
General J. II. Hood, the noted Con.
federate general, died al New Orleans
on Saturday of yellow fever. lie was q
West Poifft graduate and entered the
Southern army at the breaking out Of
the war. lie was at Chickahominy.
Second Bull Run, Antiatem. FresiericLa.