Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-01
GENERAL NEWS.

General w. 8. Hancock owns farm
near Windsor, Henry county, Mo-, and
has ordered some extensive improve
ment- TO be made on it with the view
OF ultimately making it his home.
The United States Ship Constellation,
which sailed on Saturday for Ireland
laden with contributions for the suffer.
crs by famine. will land at such port rs
the New York HeroM relief may desiIs.
Miss Jennie Flood, daughter of the
California millionaire, will have an in.
come of hundred thousand dollars a
year when married. She is more than
ordinarily anxious TO get married on
this account.
l.. X. Loomis. a young man from De.
troit, employed as an express messenger
on the Chicago, Saginaw and Canada
Railroad, whose marriage TO a young lady
Of st. Louis, Mo-, was fixed on Thursday
last, was arrested on Tuesday for the
theft Of two packages of money. lie
confessed his guilt, but desired 10 have
the wedding take place as announced.
After consultation with the parties in.
terested, the knot was tied, and an
hour afterward Loomis was on his way
10 I'etIOit Win the OInCeFs.
The indianapolis ISenanel says that
Ex-Governor Hendricks is somewhat
annoyed by intimations in various quar-.
ters that he would consent 10 run as
second on the ticket with Mr.. Seymour
or Mr. Bayard or General Hancock.
lie wishes it 10 be distinctly understood
that while he has the utmost respect
for these and other distinguished Dem.
ocrats whose names have been mention.
ed as possible candidates for the Presi.
dency, he positively declines TO stand az
second 10 any one.
Principal William Davis. Of the Eden.
burg school. Clarion county, dismissed
the pupils the other day because the
desks were not busted, and laid all the
blame on the janitress, whom he pro.
nounced ''one Of the most indolent
specimens of humanity on the face of
the earth.' The janitress, "a most wor.
thy young lady," has brother, who
proceeded to knock the teacher down
with a hoe handle, and when the in.
iured man went 10 a lawyer the latter
refused TO take up the case, telling him
that he deserved all that he had got.
Here the case rests for the present.
About 10 o'clock on Saturday night
last, an affray occurred in saloon at
Greensburg. Pa, which resulted in the
death Of man named Chiselm. II SD.
pears that Chiselm's wife ordered Mac
Dixon, the proprietor Of the saleen, not
TO sell her husband any liquor. Chis-
elm, who was somewhat intoxicated.
called at the saloon and ordered drinks.
b oh al
ed with Dixon, who knocked him down.
After getting up, he walked towards
the stove grumbling, when Dixon hit
him a second time knocking him down.
causing him TO fall on his head and
breaking his neck. His body was then
taken outside and placed against the
house, where it was Sound by the
Sheriff Dixon was arrested and lodged
in Jail this morning. He bears a baC
reputation, having already served 4
term in prison.
DR.. Sommerhill, who lives near Tion.
esta, Forest county, was driving into
town, accompanied by an invalid rela-
tive, some days ago, and when passing
through a dense clump OF bushes a
large black bear sprang in to the road in
front OF his team, which became panic
stricken and overturned the vehicle,
spilling the driver and his companion
into the highway; The bear rushed
upon them and terrible fight ensued,
the Doctor having only an iron bound
whiifie tree for defence. His wife heard
the disturbance, and came out with a
gun and the dogs and ended the fight
just as DR.. Sommerhill had about given
up from exhaustion. This will do for
bear story.