Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-09-11
GENERAL NEWS.

II il not expected that the Cabinet
will meet again before the middle OF
October when Mr. Hayes returns from
his western trip.
Thirteen young men, of good family,
have lately arrived in this country from
Brazil, for the purpose Of receiving the
advantages OF our best schools.
Mrs. Catherine Chase Sprague has
filed a petition in the Supreme Court,
OF Rhode Island, asking for the appoint
ment of trustee of her property and
estate in South Kingston, in that State
A new vein has been discovered in
the Lehigh Zinc Company's mine near
Friedensville. The company is taking
out a very peculiar kind Of ore, which
is capable OF being used when worked
up into brass for purposes for which
ordinary zines are not available, among
others that Of making metallic cart
ridges.
General ord. Of Texas, recently sent
10 the armory a piece of meteorolite
picked up in Mexico some time ago,
with the request that il be made into a
sword for himself The piece is com.
posed OF iron mainly, but Is so soft and
brittle that the water.shop folks find il
very difficult 10 harden the metal sufii-
ciently for the blade. though they will
probably be able to finish it in good
shape. The sword will not be ready for
some time.
Eight cases OF yellow fever, seven
white and one colored, were reported to
the Board OF Health on Monday morn
ing. Nine jnteTments have been report
ed since Sunday night, among the num-
Der Maggie Sullivan, Annie II. Camp
bell, Archie Mills, Mrs. Emma Arnold
and James Houck, Jr. The latter died
at Buntyne station. twenty-five cases
in all-tifteen white and ten colored --
were reported on Monday. Two addi-
tional deaths have been reported.
Another widow has mysteriously dis
appeared, the remarkable feature Of il
being that she was a Maryland widow
and about TO be married. With the
Georgia widow who disappeared a week
ago this makes two widows now miss.
ing. At this rate it doesn't seem as
much fun to be a widow as some folks
have supposed it is. There Is q chance
that the Georgia widow will soon turn
up, as she has written that revenue off,
Gers have carried her off for unpaid
whisky tax, and the fact being that the
government doesn't take widows in
payment even Of the whisky tax she
will no doubt be finally returned to her
children and friends. II there are any
more handsome widows left il might be
worth while for them to lock themselves
up before it is too late.
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams celebrat-
ed his golden wedding on Wednesday
last. The Quincy Mass Parrot OBJ
serves at is an interesting and very
unusual fact that three golden weddings
Of successive generations Of the same
family should have been observed in
the same house. That OF President
John Adams and his wife was celebrat.
ed on the 25th Of October, 1874. That
OF their con, President John Quincy
Adams and his wife, on the Goth of
July, ls47. The third has just taken
place. II will be noticed that the In
iervals between these occasions were
respectively thirty.three and thirty-two
years-almosL exactly the lifetime Of =
generation. AT the time OF their gold.
en- weddings President John Adams
was seventy mine, anu EFehluenb - "
Adams had just entered his eightieth
year. Mr., C. F. Adams is seventy.two."
Pope Leo Is said TO look taller than he
really is because OF his extreme slender
ness his figure, however. is elegant,
in spite of his leanness. lie has =
splendidly shaped head, fringcd with
silver hair, and kindly face, healthy
in coloring. His mouth, chin and jaw
express strength and irmness. He
wears n sou tame or close redingote Of
soft, white wooden cloth, taking the
form Of the figure ct the waist and held
there with band OF embroidered silk,
and buttoned quite down in front, show
ing the slippers OF red Silk, embroidered
with . golden cross. A cape OF the
same color and material falls from the
shoulder to the elbows, similarly but
toned 20 the coat in 'front.' with some
soft substance, like down or ermines
edeinR the cape around the neck. but
not closely, and down the front;
golden cord hangs around the neck,
resting on the shoulders. and depends
ing in front il golden and ieweied
cross. His white hands are narrow and
the fingers long and beautifully rounded
and The nails are perfectly almond.
nhatad and mink tinted Glss hfe head