Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-05
GENERAL NEWS.


The Seneca colliery, operated by the
Pittston and hlmjra Coal Company at
Pittston, which has been idle for the
past month, resumed work on Mon.
day on full time, giving employment 10
seven hundred men and boys.
young man at New York, named
John Sullivan, taken to the Tombs Po.
lice Court Sunday morning for assault
and battery on officer Moore. Of the
Fourteenth precinct, jumped through
AZ open window 10 the ground outside,
fell about twenty feet. then vaultcd
over railing Fix feet high, and darting
around the corner escaped.
The Masonic parade al Allentown last
Thursday, was q grand success and was
witnessed by 5000 people About
1000 knights were IN line among whom
were the DcMolay Commsndery, Of
Reading: Reading Com mandery;
Mountain. Of Altoona Pilgrim. Of Hsr.
rlshurc; Lancaster Commandery and
Hermit, Of Lebanon.
The Washington House. hotel at
HagerztQwn, Nd, was totally destroyed
by fire on Thursday morning last.
Several persons were killed and many
wounded. Every room IL the hotel was
occupied, principally by attorneys, wit
ncsscs and Others attending court. The
lpss on the hotel and furniture is So
600; insured for 2d0DO; loss on per
sonM property Of the boardcrs $4,000.
At a iull meeting Of the employees Of
the Excelsior col.lery, held at ShAmok.
N last Saturday night, it was agreed TO
cease work until they are paid for the
month Of April under the system Of
the Scbuylkill Coal Exchange, which is
sliding scale on $50 basis. The
I system recently adopted by the Excel.
s!cr company makes a reduction Of
1 per cent. below the prices Of the Schuyl-
kill Exchange.
/ The lockout which was predicted
some days ago at Pittsburg between the
I iron manufacturers and their men has
become fact The puddlers demand.
I cd s. a ton up TO the close OF last sat
urdays work, and the mill owners
would not listen TO the demand. Tho
consequence j. that. with the excep-
I iion OF one or two mile whose employees
do not belong 70 the union, all tho
mills have already closed. The men
say that the manufacturers will yield in
a week or two, but the latter say they
will hold out year If necessary.
T. c. Packard, the celebrated tenor
of the Carl Rosa Opera troupe, was
found at Dayton, Ohio, last Thursday
morning deranged, and was taken TO
the station house when his identity be.
came known, and friends were telegraph.
ed for. He had on his person when
found jewelry, money and other valu.
ables 10 the amount Of several thou.
sand dollars. lie left Boston about a
week ago for Cincinnati, and was TO be
married in few days TO Miss Julia
Gaylord, the leading soprano of the
Rosa troupe, who returned from Europe
with Packard few months ago. His
condition is regarded AZ critical.
The committee on transportation
and Music of the "Juniata Valley
Printers Association" met at the TIIb.
sne Office In Altoona on Saturday morn.
ing. All the members-Messrs. +. Con.
rad. A. q. Bonssll, II. A. McPike, y. G.
Barclay and II. c. Dern-were present.
An organization was effected by the re.
tention Of Chairman Conrad as Perma-
nent Chairman and " C. Barclay was
made Secretary. The object for which
the meeting was convened was thor.
oughly canvassed. and the committee
then called on General superintendent
Pugh, Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
who intimated that arrangements that
would be satisfactory 10 the fraternity
could doubtless be made for the excur.
sion TO Cresson in September. Circu.
lars in regard to the event, containing
information explaining all matters
pertinent TO the organization and the
picnic. will be sent to the various news
paper offices in the counties embraced
in the society about the lst Of August.
4 dispatch from Atchison, SAYS: A
terrible storm Of wind and rain passed
over Northern Kansas and Southern
Nebraska Friday evening. IL extended
through nearly the whole northern tier
OF counties in this State. but was most
violent between the Blue Rapids and
Centennial stations, on, the Central
Branch railroad, and about thirty miles
apart. The storm moved in direction
little north Of east and passed into
Nebraska through Richardson county.
The town OF Irving, ninety miles west
of here, was nearly destroyed. At that
point the storm took the character Of
cyclone and leveled everything in its
path. About forty buildings were des.
troyed and fifteen persons killed, while
from thirty 10 forty were wounded.
Among the buildings blown down are
churches, one fine stone building, tho
public school. the grain elevator. rail.
road depot, wetmore Institute and the
residences Of John A. Warden. Charles
Preston, w. A. I.abrings, NJ. l.. Leddy,
and Mcssrs. Armstrong. Thompson,
Sheldon, Bates, Williams and Others.
In the neighborhood OF Frankfort
four or fivc farm houses were blown
over, and in the town several houses
were destroyed. There were no casual
ilics al this place, bat several persons
are reported severly injured in the
country. This cyclone was exceeding.
ly destructive. II went bounding along,
sometimes touching the ground and
arain hirh nm in the air In all over