Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-10
GENERAL NEWS.

pcrty valued at $4,000, which was part
ly insured.
Judge James K. Steward. member OF
the Ihirty.hith and Ibrty-sixth Con.
presses, died Friday at Baltimore, aged
II years.
There is u large amount Of building
going on in bradford which the Ira
regards ns one Of the many evidences Of
a returning prosperity.
The Reading Pa cotton mill resum.
ed operations Tuesday morning. The
greater portion of the strikers went to
work at the 10 per cent. reduction.
Martin Casey aud John Stanton. min.
err, were killed Friday afternoon by the
falling IN Of roots, the former in the
Briggs shaft, Hyde Park, and the latter
IN Cordy's mine at Minooka, Luzernc
county, Pa.
Boston despatch says that Conant.
the iriaultiug cashier Of the Eliot Ma.
tional bank, was discharged Friday on
a motion to quash the Indictment. aud
was immediately rearrcsled and held in
$4,000 bail.
The chemical copper works owned
by the Chemical Copper Company Of
New York were destroyed By fire sun.
day afternoon. Loss. s2j 900; insured
IN the Franklin company Of PhlAdel.
phia. The fire originated in the boiler
house.
The thirty.sixth race between the Cam.
bridge and Oxford University crews
took place shortly after noon on Sa,ur-
day on the Thames river, over the usual
course. Puntcy to Aortlake. about four
miles and two fuTlougs. The Cambridge.
a. was expected, won by two lengths.
An engine and three cars Of a north.
bound passenger train on the New Or
leans, Chicago and -. Louis railroad
jumped the track Friday morning near
HAiehur-t. Ia. Andy Caldwell. the
engineer. was killed, aud BAggagemas.
ter .. G. Belts WAS seriously wounded.
4 man named James Black. hailing
from Pennsylvania, jumped into the
river at Marietta lasi Saturday, from the
steamer Hudson, and swan to the
island in mid stream and back again %
the OHIO shore, distance OF several
huudrcd yards, with the Thermometer
below freezing and O strong wind blow
ing. Black Is either insane, or has de.
ilrum tremcns.
From correspondence just made pub.
lie II Is learned that the President
offered the vacant Berlin mission 10
Whiielsw Reid in December last. The
latter in declining says "The work
in which ] am now enrrossed, which il
also public duty, seems to give great
or opportunity for me at least for scrr.
ing the country and advancing those
views Of public policy which we agree
. at. L. IL
than any that could bc afforded in the
new field you propose"
A FIRE started about o'clock Sunday
morning in the basement uf large
iivc-story brick building at the northeast
corner of Crown and Race streets, Phil.
adelphia, and within two hours twenty
nine buildings, large and small. were
] destroyed, involving loss OF $4,000
aud throwing twelve to fifteen hundred
hands out of employment. Albert Fink
was engaged in assisting his brother.
Frederick, in the yard of the latter's
saloon at No. 4l4 Race street. Both
were struck 10y falling wall Albert
was removed 10 his home and died
early sunday morning. Frederick, who
Is seriously injured, was removed 10 the
hospital.
Frank Whetts. a wellknown coloied
man, said to be ia years old, died
Thursday morning at the residence Of
his son, Isaac Whetts, in the Second
ward. Allegheny. lie was born in Vir.
ginis, slave. In 1905 he came TO this
State and took up his home at Sewick.
ley, where he lived many years. There
he owned property, which was suhse-
quently purchased for the use of the
water works at Sewickley. He was
probably the oldest colored man in tho
State. lie leaves several children. His
death resulted from a cold contracted
on the occasion Of the visit of Presi.
dent Hayes TO the exposition in Sep.
tember last lie was taken there and
shook hands with his Excellencv. but
got lost, and in trying TO find his way
home, mistaking the lights Of coke
ovens for street lamps. wandered into
the river. The wstting gave him a
severe cold and he failed very rapidly
of late.
, The buildings occupied by Appleton,
Noyes 4 Maude, Msckes & Co, and s. NJ.
Hamilton & Co., Nos. 500, 502, j0l and
: SOC North Fifth street, and the store of
, j. III. Meyers 4 Bro, No. 400 Washing.
! ton avenue, 81. Louis, burned last Sat.
urday night. They cost two hundred
thousand dollars few years ago, and
! we're owned by the Mercantile Block
. and Real Estate Association. The Ap.
, pleton, Noyes & Maude building sas
damaged about $4,000: the Mackes
& Co. building is nearly total loss, say
$4,000, and Meyers & Brc.s store was
; injured in the rear about 5000. Billy
! Rentz. who was terribly crushed by
! falling wall, died on The way to tho
| hospital last night. The body Of George
w. Fanant, business agent Of the Ma.
tional Guard Association, whose armory
was Ia the upper story Of the VerAndah
. row, was taken from the ruins this
morning, with his arms and legs burned
off and his face frightfully mashed. lie
was In the upper room of the armorv