Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-27
GENERAL NEWS.


London, on Saturday, after an illness
OF eighteen months.
Five men were publicly whipped in
the iailyaTd in New Castle. Deleware
on Saturday. All the culprits had been
convicted OF larceny, and each received
twenty lashes.
One day last week some boys found
Wild rabbit under Il pile Of rubbish on
Belair avenue, Baltimore. They ret fire
To the rubbish and burned down an ad.
joining house.
The new French cable WAS formally
Inaugurated on Thursday by telegram
from NJ. Grevy, President OF the French
Republic to Mr.. Hayes, expressing the
most cordial sentiments.
a fire in Pennington, Mimi. late
Saturday night, destroyed four.ffths Of
the business part Of the town. Engines
were sent from St. Paul and Mnneapo.
lis, which gained control OF the flames
carly sunday morning.
| The tnitad States Auditor Of Rail.
road Accounts has received a communi.
cation from the Vice President of the
/ Central Pacific Railroad Company, in.
F ~.
settles the accounts OF that COMPANY
with the Government up 10 the 3lst OF
last December. The cash payments for
the year 1879 will not be due until next
February.
Much excitement has been created in
the vicinity Of Batavia, Ohio, by the re.
turn there Of William Allen, whom an
attempt Was made to lynch by hanging
IN May last, for eloping with the wife
Of Charles Atchley. The rope broke
and Allen escaped and went West, but
he has returned, and now proposes to
pr0sccutc hl. would be lyuchcrs for an
attempt to murder him.
1t is reported that the brewers of
. Cincinnati have determined to merge
all the separate Interests IN one gigau.
tie company, with a capital Of = 600.
. Vyb. The different brewerIes will be
transferred to this company, and will be
paid ior in stock. II the scheme il cor.
-ummAtcd IT Will rcyolutiouize one Of
. Cincinnati mg-t extensive interests.
and, brewers say, produce better beer.
The Secretary Of the Interior will
shortly Issue circular for the Inturma-
ton ot parties de-!Tlug 10 register their
trademarks to the effect that the Fed.
cfai statute upon the subject by the re.
cent decision OF the supreme Court. is
declared unconstitutional and that the
Patent Office Tegi-tration j. cansc.
quent!y Intellectual A. means of pro.
lection. but that the department will.
however, continue u register trade.
marks for persons so desiring.
Trouble has arisen in the senior class
of Dartmouth College over the election
recently held for class day officers. hy
which the Chandler scientific depart.
ment were 20 have three parts Of the
same, as last year. At class meeting
on "Wednesday Of last week "A majority
voted 70 take away one part from the
scleuIacs. All the fucmhers Of that de.
parimeHt with twelve academies have
Withdrawn, refusing to participate IN
the graduating exercises OF any Of the
class organizations.
The cost Of the transportation Of
fore. IN mails during the la-t year was
Sl9s.3Us, Of which sum $l53-5D was
paid for the tTanEAtlantic service. $ll..
p4 for the trans Pacific service. and
s3i.ls; for the transportation Of the
7 mails 20 Canada, Efazl. the West India
Islands aud the other countries ot tho
American continent. To the above
amount should be added the Fum of
So .053 paid no account Of the British
pos, Office for the Atlantic transpoftA-
ton of closed mails from New York,
making the total cost S226, ,qGl.
Chief Ouray. who wa. at fret eager 10
a. 4 ls... 8.r
pie 10 punishment. next became silent.
then obstinate, saying he did not see
how witnesses could be forced to testi.
'y against themselves. Later he fell
III, then became angry, and, IL is now
reported. has put of the garments Of
civilization and assumed the Indian
costume. The next step will be TO put
on hts waTpaint, which, however.
should he anticipated by he white
brothers by putting him in durance
vile.
GOV. Robinson, Of New York. in rc.
ply to the suggestion Of the New York
Hcvdd for a reconciliation of the Dem.
ocratic party Of that State under the
arbitration Of ex Governor Seymour or
the auspices of the National Democrat.
&c Committee, telegraphs that he be.
lieves "the Democratic party can best
manage its affairs in its own oreaniza.
ton, as it always has done" With the
work Of that organization Gov. Robin.
son says he is entirely satisfied, and be.
lieves that the Democratic party in
New York is stronger and purer now for
the battle from which it has Just
emerged.
General Grant has engaged passage.
through Drexel, Morgan 4 Co., in the
new steamship City Of Alexandria,
which sails for Cuba and Mexico on the
9th OF December. The two bridal apart
ments in the vessel have been reserved
for his use and for those who are TO a..
company him. This trip is said to be
in accord with long desire General
Grant has had to visit some Of the
scenes of his Mexican campaign. lie
has expressed delight with the climate
of Mexico. particularly in winter. How
long hn il fn ha enna and Tho axart