Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-06
GENERAL NEWS.

onethird of Mound City, ILL.,, was
destroyed by fire on Sunday last.
York county farmers are organizing
horse'thieving detective societies.
The President has appointed Thurs.
day, the 9th. Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Collins, so years of age, Is on
tnal at Pittsburgh, charged with forR.
ing pension papers.
Washington and jefferson College il
TO have collection Of geological and
geological specimens.
twenty-five thousand live quails are
being imported from England TO be set
at liberty in this State.
}. u. Morgan, freight agent Of the
Lehigh Valley company at Pittson, Pa.
died suddenly Sunday afternoon, aged
Hon. Charles Hewitt, brother Of Hon.
Abram $. Hewitt, Of New York, died at
his residence in Trenton, y. j., last
Sunday evening, aged Sc.
A very heavy snow storm prevailed
throughout Ontario, Canada, Sunday
night and Monday morning. In some
sections there il one foot OF snow on the
level.
The recent freezing weather at Mem.
phis has ended the danger from yellow
ieVer ia that city for the present season.
Ice formed in all the cutters Of the city
on Sunday night.
The President and Board Of Directors
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad will arrive
IN Pithburg today, after making the
annual inspection Of the road from Phil
iclphia TO Pittsburg.
Asa whipper.in Mr.. Roscoe Conkling
- the greatest success on this continent.
lie doesn't beg, or whine, or smile. lie
just lashes and 50 eers, and, from Hayes
down, the work, AS he boasts, is success.
! ful.
| Charles Gruneisen, the noted theolo.
gan and blographer OF distinguished mr..
lists, is dead In London at the sge Of II.
lie was long prominently connected
with the educational system OF Written.
burg.
The Supreme Court has Just decided
That the law compelling peddl.rs 10
take out licenses for the sale OF goods
made IN other States is unconstitutional,
a. IT makes an inyidious distinction be.
tween the citizens of the States.
Walter Hastings, OF Baltimore, re.
Gently deceased, left the bulk Of his
fortune. after the decease Of his wife, to
Harvard College. 1t il estimated TO
amount 10 $500 600, which il the largest
donation ever made to the College.
The members OF the Medical Society
OF Allegheny county have decided that
under no circumstances must a mem.
Der = name appear in print attached 10
report OF an accident. They claim
that such advertising is not legitimate.
desperate attempt was made 10 rob
the United States mail between sargent
vile and Penobscot, Maine, few DAYS
ago. man stopped the stage in the
woods and ordered the driver, Freeman
CrIndle. 10 give up the mail bag, and.
he refusing to do 80, shots were cx-
changed, frightening the horse into a
run which left the robber behind.
Charles Courtney sent a dispatch to
Blaikie last Monday night accepting
the last suggestion to row Hanlan a race
for the 5000 and agreeing to put up
$500 forfeit. Courtney says that he
considers this proposition fair one and
/ hopes that IT will result in a race. lie
.ays the rumors that he objects to
Blaikie A. referee were without founda.
/ tion.
At Pomcroy. Ohio. William Tucker
sued the Board of Education and recov.
cred s3j damages for depriving his
daughter OF the privileges Of the public
! schools. The Board had decided that
all the pupils should study drawing.
/ Tucker notified the teacher that his
/ daughter must not study that branch,
and <he Board expelled her in conse-
! quencc. II this decision stands. the
studies arranged by the Board will not
be compulsory upon the pupils.
The first snow Of the season com.
menced at Boston, Monday morning,
and, intermingled with rain. fell at in.
tervals during the day. Dispatches
from various points in New Hampshire
| and Vermont report very heavy snow
storms. At Keene, y. H., fifteen inches
of snow fell. Trains we're blockAded,
causing much delay. At Brattleboro.
W., fall Of twenty inches IL reported.
Other points report fall Of from eight
to twelve inches.
il Is said that there is TO be . general
convocation Of the great Greenback
leaders in Washington, the first week
in December, for the purpose Of com.
pairing views and arranging for the fu.
ture of the party. The artist who sue.
ceeds in catching that group and ar.
ranging 1t In such form as TO typify
Melancholy" will make greater hit
than did Psrhassus when he caught the
inspiration for his "Crucifixionh from
the face Of tortured prisoner.
The Mormons are reported 10 be ex.
ceedingly restive under the enforce
ment by the u. $. Courts in Utah Of the
Federal law against polygamy. Several
OF the Apostles as they are termed,
are breathing out thrcatenings and
slaughter. II is TO be hoped the courts
and iuries will do their duty regardless
OF these silly menaces, aud also that
they will be promptly and vigorously
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