Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-21

boy had had varied experience, and
passed through many vicissitudos, and
was finally found on Blackwell's Island,
where he had been committed as n va
grant.
Thus far this year there have been
built in the United States 3,2ss miles OF
railroad, against 1868 to date last year.
The increase is large, but the results SO
far do not entirely sustain the estimate
that 1000 miles would be completed in
1850. The prices of iron and steel rails
declined so much during the summer,
however, that provision may have been
made for larger construction this fall.
John Moran was under engagement
to marry Lottie Church, at Sandy Lane,
Ala. He deserted her and went to live
in an adjoining county. When told OF
his perfidy, she prayed that he might he
punished by instant death. 1t CHANGED
that at exactly that hour he was killed
by the fall ofa tree. Lottie believes that
her prayer caused his death, and is
crazed by remorse.
Great excitement has been caused
throughout Australia by the discovery
of the Temora gold field, near Sydney.
The rush of people into the township,
says the Sydney Morning Herald in
creases daily, men arriving even from
Victoria. The great drawback to the
field is the want of water for pudding
purposes. Gold is being struck very
freely.
The Bible society of England was
founded in l7s0, just 400 years after the
first translation Of the Bible into th
English language. The American Bible
society was organized in 1916, under the
patronage of the Rev. DIR. Goodenough,
of New Jersey. From these two socie-
ties, established within 200 years, have
sprung thousands of auxiliaries. In
seventy-five years they have published
l6O, 900, 900 copies OF the Bible.
The secretary of the Iron and Steel as
sociation reports 697 blast furnaces in
the United States, with an annual ca
paeity OF $4,000 tons of pig iron; 352
rolling mills, with an annual capacity
OF 100000 tons. the capacity of the rail
mills being 2,l50,O00 tons; eleven Bes-
semer steel works, with an annual ca
pacity of l,75o.0O0 tons, besides IL $50
miscellaneous works.
A resident of Germantown, Pa, has
in his possession an interesting relic OF
public benefactor. This is silver
tankard weighing twenty ounces, which
was the property of Gabriel Wilkinson,
the first marble mason of Philadelphia,
who died l49 years ago. He hung the
fankard from the pump in front of his
marble-yard for the benefit of thirsty
passers-by. 1t would not be safe for the
present owner to hang that silver tank
ard in such a conspicuous place-even
IN Philadelphia.
An odd proof of the inexorable OBJ
stinacy with which the Englishman up
holds ancient landmarks, or customs or
laws, even when they oppress himself,
= seen in the recent vain effort to pro-
mote bill doing away with the gates
anc bars which obstruct traffic and
transit in the most crowded parts OF
London. Portions OF the metropolis, as
All American travellers have noticed
with astonishment, are thus barred at
certain seasons OF the years, while other
streets are reserved for the passage of
lveried equlpages alone, the ducal
owners of the estates in which these
thoroughfares lie thus showing their
proprietary rights. The properties OF
the dukes of Portland and Bedford are
IN this way made exceptionally OBJ
structive to the business of the ordinary
citizens. But ordinary English citizens,
though numbered by legions, will bear
my discomfort for generations rather
than interfere with an old custom.
Thirteen of the widows of Brigham
Young still live in the Lion house at Salt
Lake. Their shares OF the estate were
$1,000 each, according to the will. but
% Threatening litigation they obtained
bout $4,000 more. They receive,
However, only the income from their
property; but that is sufficient to give
hem excellent fare in the old home.
18th servants, horses and S75 month
= money. Louise. one of the daughters
p the prophet by Emeline Free, the
mosl intellectual and intelligent of the
lives, Gays that all of her full brothers
nd sisters have renounced polygamy;
at a majority Of Young's forty seven
ahildren are Mormons. Speaking of the
=ousehold as it used TO be, she saws
We lived very happily. My father
xuling hand had good deal to do with
q. He taught us TO love one another.
very morning wives and children met
= the parlor, where we had prayer and
4Inging. People have often asked me
low in the world father knexv all h;s