Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-25

During the past year 4.63O.637 hogs
have been packed at Chicago-a de-
crease Of 2s0,3l9 compared with the
proceeding year.
Earth was broken at Danyille, Va,
on Thursday OF last week, on the DAN
vile aud New River Railroad, and the
work has commenced in earnest.
A dispatch from New Orleans saws
that steamboat men all report the rivers
very high. The Bocuf and Ouachita
rivers are rising rapidly. II is feared
the heavy and continuous rains will
weaken the levees.
Clarence Davis, the too much married
man, now in jail at Chicago awaiting
trial foT bigamy, attempted TO commit
suicide on Friday night last. The
knowledge that his thirteenth wife was
enroute TO Chicago TO claim his affec-
tionate greeting, no doubt inspired the
reckless act.
Alexander Stewart, OF Cavendish, VT,
who proposed TO contest the will OF A.
I. Stewart, of New York. shortly after
the latter's death, but desisted as he
says. because OF promise of payment
OF 100000, etc, has now attached all
of A. /. Stewart + estate at Woodstock.
VT, with view of securing the prom
used payment.
R. 4. l;aney, lawyer of Brunswick
county, Virginia, and Richard Jolly, q
,alesmen, quarrelled about the State
debt, and the result WAS a duel with
pistols near Smoky Ordinary, in which
Jolly received "A slight flesh wound in
the arm, while his ball cut off lock of
RAney's hair. When about to have a
second shot, which jolly demanded, q
Constable arrested the party, and they
we're released on bail 10 appear at the
County Courts last Monday.
Judge Sanford /. Church, who has
from time immemo ial been spoken of
by the better class OF Democratic politi-
cians a. not only possible Governor OF
New York State, but also as one who
might become President OF the United
States, Is a grey-eyed man, somewhat
inclined 10 be fat and, from the Sc.
verify OF his manners, is not popular.
He has very fine mind, but is hard
and sour.
Monday evening, while Rev. Thomas
Evans, pastor OF the Methodist Church
at Custer City, near Bradford, was max.
ing a pastoral call az the house of one
oi his congregation, named lngleby, =
revolver in the hands OF lngleby's son
was accidentally discharged, the ball
striking the minister in the abdomen.
The wounded man is very low. He is
not expected 10 recover.
In the Police Court at San Francisco.
Saturday morning, Agtator Cannon
was sentenced TO six months imprison-
ment and TO pay a fine OF Il 900. A
motion for new trial was made. The
Police Judge has denied Gannon's mo.
ton for new trial, and in default of
5000 bail pending appeal he was at
noon sent TO the House OF Correction.
There are rumors that further arrests
are TO be made. Subsequently bail was
furnished and Cannon released.
A number of representative Demo-
Gratis in Indiana. including the two
Senators from that State and the Demo-
cratic members Of the House. held a
meeting at Washington on SATURDAY.
night and orgtn Hendricks club.
The attendance was quite large. lnuch
enthusiasm was manifested. and those
present announced that lie purpose il 10
institute vigorous and active measures
m favor of Mr.. Hendricks as the next
Democratic nominee for President.
]. @. Holland, editor of .Scubner's. l.
about sixty years old. lie IL called
doctor" because he graduated ma =
physician. His nom de plssns Of "Timo.
thy Titcomb" was used by him in a
series OF letters TO the Springfield Re.
psbflcdn but II reached the height OF
IFS popularity when his publishers issued
Bitter Sweet" lie was at one time an
editorial writer on the staff Of the Re-
publican but Of late years he has been
entirely devoted 10 the magazine which
he, more than anybody else, has made
successful.
James z. Williams, OF New York. en-.
gineer, was arrested in that city on
Saturday, on q charge of perjury pre-
ierred by his aunt, Mrs Della Little.
If Mrs. Little's accusations are well.
founded, she has been most infamouslv
treated She is seventy years old, and
lived for twenty years, up TO 1878. in
San Francisco, California, on property
worth $4,000. bequeathed to her by her
husband. That year she was badly
paralyzed, and, being told che would
die, Mrs. Little's nurse sent for Will
liams. as her nearest relative. He came
on to California. and under pretense Of
looking after bic aant's affairs got :
general power Of attorney from her.
armed with which he converted her
property into cash. Then, hs took his
aunt to New York TO get better medical
advice. and after few weeks procured
her commitment TO the Tomhs and 10
Riaekwells Island for ak months AZ :
habitual drunkard. Mrs. Little has
slnce been released, found friend IN !
poor colored woman, a servant Ia her
nephew's family produced evidence that
the charge on which she was committed
was false one. and on this che had her
n.ephew arrested for perjury. Il 10 also
alleged that some Of the police conra