Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-09-04
GENERAL NEWS.


the Lehigh valley is predicted.
Apostle Frank Murphy has planned
a European tour for next Summer.
Cooking stoves made in Leavenwortb.
Kansas, are now sold in Pennsylvania.
General Grant is expected to reach
San Francisco about the ljth Of Sep.
tembcr
Counterfeit trade dollars are circulat.
ing very numerously in the central part
OF this State.
Since the beginning there have been
seventeen cases Of fever and five deaths
/ in New Orleans.
The earnings Of the Pennsylvania
railroad for this year will be one per
cent. higher than last year.
The national board of health, Friday.
/ sent $4,000 TO New Orleans 10 be dis.
bersed in efforts TO stamp out the fever.
Gov. Hoyt will deliver the opening
address at the fair of the Pennsylvania
State Agricultural Society next Tuesday.
Edward Coursey, of PIncy Neck,
/ Queen Anne's, who is now 81 years of
age and we'll and hearty, subsists on SUI.
gar, eating little else.
! Mr.. +. 81. Shoch, a State Representa-.
I tive, from Somerset county, has been
arrested, charged with having procured
his nomination and election by bribery
and corruption.
One thousand guests still are fed
daily at the thousand Island Park ho
tells. One Of the attractions is an Indi
an brass band, which dscourses some
very wild music.
Senator Bruce claims 10 have discov.
cred evidence to show what became Of
the money cmbozzlcd from the Freed.
mems Bank. lie cannot publish his
list Of cmbczzlcrs and embezzlcments
too soon.
William Brossman, who resides in
Heidelberg township, Bcrks county.
raised i2G potatoes from one potato.
The potato was cut into pieces, each
piece having an eye, and these were
planted.
Tonahatcho. a young Seminole, has
been attending the public school at
Fort Myers, Florida, and stands at the
head OF all of his classes. lie is a
bright intelligent Indian and appears
to drop readily into the habits OF the
whites.
The excess OF exports Of tho United
States over the imports Of merchandise
for the twelve months ended July 81.
1879. were $2G3, .0so. In gold and
silver coin at bullion the excess Of cx-
ports over imports for the same period
was $5."s0OS3.
One by one, as the day OF execution
approaches, the men who murdered old
man Raber in Lebanon county TO get
the insurance money upon his.life are
confessing their guilt. Two of them,
Drcws and Stechler, made confessions
this week.
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
has received advices from the Crow
Agency to the effect that on the 23d
instant seven civilians came upon the
reservation, caught Gros Nentre In.
dian, whom they charged with horse
stealing. and soon after shot him.
The Dauphin county grand jury on
Saturday found true bills against Pet.
toff, Rumberger. Clark and Georgs I,
Smith for corrupt solicitation, and~
sented to the District Attorney Silver.
thorn. Wolfe and Short for conspiracy
TO promote corrupt solicitation.
A story is telegraphed from Atlanta.
Ga, 10 the effect that Mrs. Brocker
Pulliann, a handsome and well.to do
widow, residing in Ebert county, Ga,
has been abducted. Three men came
TO her house at night in the guise of
revenue officers and took her away with
them.
Parson Newman, Grants preacher,
has been holding forth at the Methodist
camp.meeting at Neelytown, New York.
His choice for the Presidency is Wash.
burne. Grant, he says, doesn't want a
third term, but il the Republicans in.
sisted on il the Parson couldn't say
what might happen.
The jefferson Democratic Club Of
Wilmington, Del, has unanimously
adopted a resolution endorsing the
course OF Hon. Thomas +. Bayard in the
United States Senate, and declaring
that he should be nominated by the
Democratic National Convention for
President in 1850.
X. s. Slaymaker, Of Kittanning, pos.
sesses an ancient piece OF furniture. IL
IL chair which belonged 10 his great
grandfather, General Persifer Frazer, Of
the Revolutionary army. II IL one Of
six chairs which were purchased when
his great grandfather was married, and
is estimated TO be about 10 years old.
The friends Of Thomas A. Scott,
President of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, will be glad to learn that
two or three personal friends, who part
ed company with him within fortnight
and just arrived in Philadelphia, report
him fully restored 10 health and quite
gleeful at the prospect of being among
his friends at home within few days.
A cordial greeting awaits him.
According 10 the Chicago Tmes, never
before has trade been so good rs this
season, and in no previous year have
Chicago merchants sold "a many goods
- thus far during 1879, and to-day the
business interests Of that city are in q