Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-15
NO. 30.
GENERAL NEWS.

of Lancaster, Pa, died on Monday after
a long and severe Illness.
Jenny Lind Goldschmidt is described
M pale, worn, gray.haired woman in
white mob cap and cashmere shawl.
Charles II. Pullman. for many years
editor Of the New York Tinles, died
Tuesday afternoon.
Senator Logan is said TO occupy some
Of his leisure time writing plays. Sew
eral Of them have been produced by
amateur companies and we'll received.
All Of Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris'
bfldesmaides except two-Miss Barnes
and Miss Fish-arc now married. Miss
Bessie Conkling was one OF the original
eight.
The Jail at Cochran, Ga, was destroyed
by FIRE Monday morning. George Long,
col0red, the only inmate, was burned to
death. 1t is supposed lac fred the Jail
TO escape.
The house Of Dr. Delos w. South.
worth, at Angela, y T., was burned
last Friday morning. The doctor perish
ed 10 the flames. liis wife IS probably
fatally burned.
Judge Asa Packer was lying very i'll
at his Philadelphia residence on Tues
day. A dispatch on Tuesday night an
nounced that he was not expected 10
live longer than Wednesday morning.
A banquet was rendered To the Hon.
Andrew L.. White. Minister 10 Berlin.
al the Vanderbilt House Thursday night
by the citizens Of Syracuse. NY. Two
hundred and fifty guests were seat al
the tables.
Immense fires have been raging on
the Catsltills for several days and are
increasing. The burned district covers
an area of about seven thousand acrer.
The air is filed with smoke. The wealth
CT is dry. The fires are seen from tho
river at night. No houses have been
burned as yet,
The general assembly OF the Presby.
terian church in the United States Of
America, will meet in the First Presby-
terian church at Saratoga Springs, MY,
10 day. st II o'clock a. m, and be open.
I'd with sermon by tho Pew Francis
l., Patton, u. H., L. l.. D., the Modcra-
tot Of the lsst Assembly.
The fraternity Of physicians and of
Free Masons have lost an illustrious
member, through the death Of DIR.
Thomas J. Corson, which occurred at
Trenton, \. j., on Saturday last, from
disease of the spinal cord. and with
which lie had been great sufferer for
many months. DR.. Corson was ffty.one
years Of age.
The forest fires are still spreading and
destroying vast amount of timber in
the northwestern part Of Pike county,
On last Saturday night the fire pene-
tratcd to the breeding park al the Bloom.
ing Grove Park Association, and before
the flames could be fought back by the
large force of laborers upwards of fifty
acres were burned over and several deer
perished in the flames. The weather
continues dry, with very little prospects
Of rain.
Preparations are being made by the
people of Pike county TO Join with those
Of Sullivan and Orange counties, New
York, in the celebration OF the Centen.
nisl anniversary of the battle Of Mini.
sink. which occurred one mile east of
LackaWanna, Pennsylvania, July -,
l719. The remains of the whites killed
in the engagement were deposited at
Goshen, New York, and the celebration
may take place either there or on the
battle ground.
4 misplaced switch was the cause of
terrible accident on the Cedar Valley
railroad, near Toronto, Ontario. on Sat.
urday last. An excursion train was
run into by an engine of the Grand
Trunk road completely wrecking the
engine and car of the excursionists who
was out for day's pleasure at the inyi.
tation Of the railroad officials. At the
time of the collision about twenty per-
sons were in the car. Three Of this
number received fatal injuries and the
rest were all more or less bruised.
Fires have been raging during the
past week in the forests Of both Blair
and Bedford counties, and are still rag.
ing. The fires are mostly on the lands
Of Messrs. Duncan, Smith and Lytle.
These forests are covered with valuable
timber. The fires have been 50 violent
and the earth so dry that the growth of
the timber is totally destroyed. The
6res have almost invariably originated
from accident, careless persons not hav.
ing the proper conception OF the results
occasioned by burning clearings at a
time ofdanger. On Saturday night and
sabbath day and night hundreds Of per-
sons labored 10 retard the progress of
the flames. but their efforts were almost
fruitless. as the flames were 50 fierce.
Messrs. Duncan and Brumbaugh, rep
resenting the Duncan estate, were yigi-
LIANT in their duties. The fires have de-
stroyed large amount of property.
Thousands of acres of land have been