Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-19
GENERAL NEWS.

ern Ohio are not encouraging. Wheat
will average two thirds corn will be a
failure; oats will not exceed two thirds
crop, and hay will be very light.
The burning of the CoIumbia Hotel
at Cape May, on last Thursday, Is anoth.
er warning to tourists To stay away dur
ing this summer. II is thought that
the hre was the work Of an incendiary.
A serious storm swept over Ohio, In.
diana and Kentucky last "wednesday
night, the lighting killing two or three
persons, and the wind uprooting two
hundred trees near ChristiAnsburg, Ky.
George r. Reynolds, a bigamist. was,
on Saturday, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
sentenced 10 two years imprisonment
and 800 fine. He is the first Mormon
convicted Of polygamy since the pass.
age Of the act in 1862.
Three DAYS racing, announced TO com.
mencc at Butler, Pa, on Tuesday anil
terminate to-day, have attracted large
crowd. The renowned horse. Hope.
iuI," which has Il record Of 2l4s, will
give an exhibition trot 10 day.
The event in sporting circles the last
week was doubtless the scllling match
between VIM. Elliott, of Blythe. Eng.
land, and Edward IIanlan. Of Toronto,
Canada. The latter Was again yictori.
Gus and Elliott says he is satisfied that
lianlan can beat any man in England.
At a meeting held last Saturday eve.
ming composed Of spinners in the Pail
River, Mass, cotton works. a general
strike was agreed upon. As the result
Of copious resolutions. each man was
instructed 10 tender his ten days notice
on the following Monday morning. The
men allege violation Of faith by the
owners Of the mills.
A terrible fire, destroying half a mil.
lion dollars worth Of oil. broke out at
the Atlantic Oh Works, Point Breeze,
last "Wednesday, and continued burn
ing for several days. 1t was ignited by
lightning. ON Friday the flames were
again famed into a huge blaze and an.
other $4,000 worth Of property burn.
ed, among which was large amount Of
oil belonging 70 the Standard OIL Com
pany.
The long distance championship con.
test for the Ashley belt was begun at
Agricultural Hall. London, Monday
morning. -Four contestants appeared
John Ennis Of Chicago; +. ?. Weston,
Of New York Blower" Brown and
r. Harding. Brown is strong farorite.
RoWell j. not walking. As the doctor 70
bids him to use his injured foot for
fortnight, and consequently he forfeits
his stake and the belt
4 London despatch saws that the old
Arctic exploring ship Resolute. which
formed part OF Sir Edward Belchers
expedition in search OF Sir John Frank.
lin IN 1850 Is about 10 be broken up at
the Chatham dockysrd. Ornaments
and handsome pieces Of furniture are TO
be made from the best timbers. which
the admiralty intend 10 present TO the
President OF the United States AS A
souvenir Of the occasion when the Reso-
lutte was found by American whalers
abandoned in the ice, and the govern.
ment Of the United States had her re.
paired and refiited and presented her
10 the British admiralty.
Edward Parr. who was found guilty
Of murder in the FIRST degree in tho
killing OF his daughter Susan Erwin, in
the city Of Philadelphia, was brought
into court last week To receive his sen.
tence. AT the close of the judges re-
marks, Parr had taken his seat for a
moment, when on attempt to rise he
fell TO the floor. Physicians were hastily
summoned and finding he was suffering
from dose Of strychnine, used every
means TO avert effect of the fatal drug.
but TO no purpose, as the unfortunate
man fingered until the following morr.
ing, when he brcathed bis last. defraud.
ing the gallows from its just dues.
An exchange SAYS, that at the next
meeting Of the Grand Army Of the Re.
public OF Pennsylvania, which takes
place in July, application will be made
to have Junior posts" instituted. 10 be
composed OF the State militia and such
others as may be deemed expedient to
embody in the application. IL is in.
tended by this movement 10 perpetuate
the Grand Army, which would other.
wise at some time become extinct. The
organization OF an auxiliary corps, 20 be
composed Of friends OF the post. who
shall have the privilege of participating
in public demonstrations but no voice
IN the regular business meetings, is also
proposed.
Baggagemaster George Fries, Of the
Cincinnati express, has had considerable
experience as a flyer of carrier pigeons
last summer and this. His exploits this
year may prove Of interest TO persons
fond Of the sport; On the morning of
June 4, at 5.25 o'clock, he liberated at
Cresson four birds belonging 10 Mr.. Jno.
Kervin, Of No. $40 Taylor street, Phila.
delphia, having brought them out with
him in his car. The distance is 253 miles,
and they arrived at home at 1880 the
same morning--in hours and S. min.
utes. On the morning Of June 2 FIVE
birds. the property Of the same gentle
man, were taken TO Derry by Mr.. Fries.
There they were loosed 81 7.05 A. n. and
at ?. n. they reached home. Distance.
SOS miles; time, 6 hours and S. minutes.
Last Friday morning MF. Fries took
with him fo Cranenss etx kirds hnlos. sso~