Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
STATE NEWS.

die Penitentiary will begin this week.
The Pennsylvania school teachers ar.
rived at Montreal on Friday last on a
pleasure tour.
General Peter Lyle died at his resi-
dence in Philadelphia, Friday morn
ing, aged 80 years.
Work is so brisk at the Bethlehem
rolling mill that the men are compelled
TO work on Sunday nights.
The car shops at Milton, Northum.
berlaad county, are running night and
day on orders for box cars.
+. s. Boas, lumber dealer of Reading,
Pa, has made an assignment. His liza
bilities are $50 600, his assets consider.
ably less.
The Allentown rolling mill has com.
menced operations again after short
suspension, caused by strike among
the puddlers.
Col. Alexander Cummings, formerly n
we'll known journalist of Philadelphia
and New York. died in Ottawa, Canada,
on Wednesday last.
Mr.. w. w. Thurston, vice president
of the Bethlehem Iron Company, sailed
for Europe on the 10th, where he goes
for the benefit of his health.
Messrs. Innis & Plympton, of Oil
City. have shipped three large engines
to Russia with improvements to suit
the work in the Russian oil fields.
Mrs. Jane Wilson, seventy four years
old, has been missing from her home
in Pittsburg since Tuesday week, and
fears are entertained for her safety.
In East Findley township. Miillin
county, COW was struck dead last
week by lightning while being milked.
The woman doing the milking was un'
injured.
The corner stone of the new Court
House of Elk county, now being built
at Ridgwsy, in county seat, was laid on
the 10th in the presence of a large mum.
Der of persons.
A fire in the third story Of Gabrail
Kent, formerly Matthewson Il Co..
Williamsport. Friday evening, caused q
damage to the stock OF about 5000
fully insured.
A party of FIVE gentlemen will start
for Philadelphia from Pittsburg in few
days in an open wagon. The distance
is three hundred and fifty miles. and
the party expect to make the trip in
six days.
The employees of the Pennsylvania
iron works. at Danville, Pa, were noti
fed on Saturday that their wages
would be advanced. dating from July J.
The price now paid for pudding is 3
per ton.
The camp meeting at Sewickly, which
is the fortieth session Of the National
Society "for the Protection OF Holi.
ness" began on Friday. and is under
the direction of Rev. DR.. Inskip, oi
Philadelphia.
The quantity OF coal and coke car
ried over the Pennsylvania railroad fol
the first of July was 90,760 tons, oi
which 6S, sol tons were coal and 22,2jg
tons coke. The total tonnage for the
year thus far has been 2,S99 ,524 tons, oi
which 2.2l9,524 tons were coal and
GT9, $50 tons coke. These figures EN-
brace all the coal and coke carried over
the road, east and west.
Sunday morning about ! o clock fire
broke out in the stables attached TO
the Jail in Doylestown, Pa. The stable
and the east wing Of the jail were bad.
ly damaged. the town being very poor
ly supplied with FIRE apparatus. Con.
siderable time elapsed before water was
turned on the burning buildings. The
horses and carriages OF Sheriff Ely were
got out safely. The prisoners, some
twelve to fifteen in number, were re-
moved from their cells aud placed in
the Jail yard. where they are guarded
by a detachment Of soldiers of the
Sixth regiment. The fire is supposed
to have been caused by an incendiary
on the outside or by prisoner throw.
ing a lighted match from n cell win.
dow.
Friday Mr.. John Thomas, Superin.
tendent Of the coal works near Moore's
station, Westmoreland county, Pc, own.
ed by Hon. John Scott, Of Erie. went
into a mine in which there was room
full of foul air, in company with Frank
Fitzpatrick and son, TO make an exami.
nation. While investigating he held a
lighted lamp close to the floor, where.
upon an explosion at once took place.
All three were badly burned-the boy so
seriously that his death occurred the same
night. The elder Fitzpatrick is badly
burned about the body and face, and
Mr.. Thomas suffered from burns on his
face and arms. Both men inhaled the
foul gas also. and when removed from
the pit were very much affected by it,
The shock Of the explosion was 40
great as to be felt in every part of the
extensive mine.