Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Dfo"hIyh las hifeAny bho one death from
hydrophObia.
The New York canals will be opened 20
navigation on the Sth instant.
The employees on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road appear in new uniforms today.
A lot Of people have banded together In
"e.iern Michigan to live 100 years.
Paris will celebrate her centennial No
yember 10, lssi--Paris, KY, by the way.
Ex-Judge George G.. Barnard. Of the
New York Supreme Court, died Sunday
morning.
The people Of yenango rejoice bccause
their depot Is burned down and they can
now have new one.
The public schools all over the country
are introducing plain sewing a. one Of the
branches 10 be laugh; 70 both boys and
girls
Colonel Thomas A. Scott writes from
Egypt That be will be at home in June TO
resume his duties a. President Of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
General Fitz John Porter is inclined 70
smile at the Newspaper statement that no
wants 10 send his son 70 West Point His
sons arc all daughters.
George Eoachs barn, near Liberty. Ind,
The largest barn in the State, was DESTROYED
! by IRE on Friday night, together with all
its contents. Loss estimated ~ $4,000.
The Clarion county papers state that the
lumber season has ended with them. and
the prices received for the timber were
better than those that have ruled for many
years.
A meeting Of the State Democratic COM
miitee has been called by Chairman speer,
of Huntingdon, st Harrisburg, on May Z,
10 hx the time and place for hoIding the
State convention.
Thursday morning, AZ about O'Clock,
IRE was discovered in StranAhmn's block,
/ Union City, near Erie, and before assist-
ance could be procured was beyond con.
troll Loss from $4,000 70 SEQ, 900.
August Belmont, while driving from
| Central Park, the other day, was run into
/ by heavy team. 80 forcible was the con-
cuss.on that Mr. Belmont vas precipitated
| from hiscarriage, sustaining severe injuries.
Edwin Booth was shot At twice while
/ performing the last act Of Orchard IIIn
on wednesday night of last week at Nc
Nickers theatre, Chicago. The man who
fred the shots is Mart Gray, dry goods
clerk in that city. He was arrested.
Colonel Leon" Of California, 90 years
old and forty inches high, who has made a
! living by exhibiting himself with circus
Anics, but has had 70 retire from the
SssSness on account Of i'll health, will set
Tie In Johnstown and probably open q
| cigar store.
The Derrick SAYS boy in Oil City cAme
stumbling into the house with the remnants
Of dozen mashed eggs in bag and q
broken nolAsses pitcher, yelling: 81 beat
him solid and two lAps to spare. Ho
thought the next lsp, which was his moth
er's, was the hardest Of any.
The mines and coke works in the entire
1oughiogheny region are working and tho
famous strike in virtually ended, the men
resuming work at the old rate OF twenty
five cents per wagon. The strike has been
disastrous ts the industries Of the entire
region, and general satisfaction Is felt At
the resumption Of work.
Jackson Pearson and Mia Alice Seely.
Of Washington township, Lycoming ooun-
ty, happened in Willismspori the other
day and resolved TO get married. A mil
liner, from whom the young lady had
made some purchases, surrendered tho
cloak room for the ceremony, and the two
were soon made one.
OF Judge Boggs, who died at Kiitanning.
recently, and who was one of the most
powerful jury lawyers in that part of tho
State, Pittsburr paper relates The follow.
ing zone hot day, while driving : load
Of hay he remembered that he had q case
in Court, and thiiher he wended his way
with his breechcs tucked In his boots, his
breast exposed and his hair plentifully be-
sprinkled with hay seed, he proceeded
with his argument and won the case"
Miss Warner, Of CHARTERS township. AL
legheny county, lay dreaming, at the hour
OF midnight, when her beau, his knee in
suppliance bent, should ask her hand She
awoke and found 9 man standing at the
foot of her bed. She made no outcry. but.
with the determination Of . woman tho
oughly In earnest, took q s4-calibre horse
pistol from under the pillow and commence
ed 10 blaze away The intruder went out
Of the window, taking q part Of the sash
with him, and Miss Warner turned on her
side and finished out the nap.
By . decision in the London courts last
ThursdAy, in the case Of The " Bolivian
bondholders" as against p. & T.. Collins.
the contractors for the building Of the
Madeira and MamorA railroad in Brazil,
$1,000 600 which have been locked up
awaiting the dissolution Of IN Injunction
TO prevent payment Of certificates for work
done by the Collinses, which proceeding
has caused them great trouble and annoy.
ance, are made available for their pur-
poses. The injunction proceedings have
dragged along for many months, and the
result Of The decision has been 10 infuse
new life and encouragement into The en-
ierprise.
Burglars blew open the safe Of The La
coma, N. Il, National Baak, Thursday
night, securing about 5000 and qusnti-
~ of securities. The president Of The bank T
In making : statement Of it lossea said;
The amount Of cash taken was SALTS.
The bank vas robbed. Of notes - the
amount Of SI20, 600 and Of 81 200 In coaa-
pom bonds, which had been lodged - col-
lateral Cor sosae Of the notes. There wcre
In ail nearly one hundred and hfty notes,
ranging from SIS 20 $4,000. TIE hank