Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-09

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The Pittsburg CLrontcc says that the
rush Of freight over the Pcnnsylyania
railroad il unprecedented
General Joseph JohnsOn il rapidly
recovering from the illness occasioned
by fall from his door steps in Wash
ington.
senator Lamar's health is improving,
and il Is believed that during the com.
ing session it will be dangerous TO call
him sick Hamlet"
Diphthefia has carried off an entire
family in Wilson, Gfayson county, Va,
and six deaths in family have repeat.
edly occurred during the epidemic.
James Thompson died at Birming.
ham, Huntington county, on the Goth
uItlmo, in his 93d year. He was jus.
tice of the peace for forty consecutive
years.
Gov. Mcclellan, Of New Jersey, has
been presented with an elegant silver.
mounted tIntlock pistol Of English
make, which was carried by Lieutenant
General Winfield Scott during the Mex.
lean war.
Mrs. f.. l.. brake, wife Of the discov.
erer OF petroleum. has written 10 Mr..
II. {. BIoss, Of the Titusville NeraH.
stating that any monument erected TO
the memory of her husband should be
located at that city.
a queer.looking buck was killed near
Graetirnburg Springs, on the South
mountain, the other day. He was
noble fellow. but one of his horns stood
L. 4. L.
down. The hunters of the nelghbor.
hood say that buck must have bad a
furious encounter with one Of his fel
lows years ago.
4 number Of farmers of East Nant.
meal. Chester county. have concluded
to enter into a .mpetition next year
Tor the purpose OF asceTtaininr who can
raise the largest amount Of corn on two
acres OF ground, each farmer 10 use
such feruINng material as he may
deem best, and keep careful account
OF the quantity used.
In North Beaver. Lawrence county. is
a school district that. a few years ago,
WAS one OF the most populous in the
county. Eos the past eight years not a
child has been born within it, limits.
At the present time there are but four
teen children in the district, and this
and the next winters operations will
close up the school for want OF pupils.
Captain Kennedy, OF the steamship
City OF Berlin, was presented with "A
silver tea service in New York on Wed
nc-day of last week as q testimonial Of
his skull in bringing his ship through
" the stormiest passage which she ever
experienced. lie has crossed the
Atlantic four hundred and fftysix
times, but his last voyage was much
more severe than any OF the preceding
ones.
Daniel Smith, colored, who attempt.
ed to outrage young white girl IN
Giles county, Tenn. some time ago. has
been sentenced to u years in the peni.
tentiarv for assault with intent to com.
mt murder. As soon As this verdict
was found a mob marched into the
court room, oyerpowered the sheriff
and posse, dragged Smith through the
streets and hanged him to a bridge.
Moses Kane, the brakeman who was
arrested for opening "A switch on the
Philadelphia aud Erie road, causing
collision and the loss of one life. near
Cory, was tried in the Erie court re-
Gently and found guilty. On account
of the good character of the prisoner
and the fact that the accident was
caused from carelessness and not in.
tent, sentence was suspended aud the
young man set free.
tGen. John A. Mcdowell has brought
suit at Chicago for $4,000 damages
against VIM. II. Smith, collector of Gus
toms. and VIM. J. kuhns, for conspiracy
to iniure McDowell's reputation. The
suit Is founded on a charge that defend
ants encouraged and pecuniarily sup.
ported suit against Mcdowell by Miss
Annie Coe for seduction, which was
abandoned, Miss Coe ccnfesslng that
the charge was fabrication.
The grain receipts at 81. Louis for
the resent year will probably aggre.
gate 600O0,000 bushels, an increase of
nearly 80 per cent. over last year
These figures do not include the -four
receipts of st. Louis which would add
about 100000 bushels to the grain
aggregate it reduced TO grain. making
the aggregate for the year 1880 close on
to 70,00O,o00 bushels The St. Louis
papers are naturally jubilant over this
handsome exhibit.
Charles II. Germeyer. Pennsylvania
railroad brakeman, residing in Harris.
burg, one day last week while running
over the top of his train near Columbia
was seized with a violent attack of yer.
tieo, which completely blinded him,
aud, making a misstep he went down
between the bumpers. His cries were
heard by the conductor, who stopped
the train, and going back, found the
poor unfortunate in horrible condi.
tion. The left leg was literally ground
up and the right leg and left arm
nearly cut oil. lie was put on the ca
boUse and taken 10 Columbia, where he
expired in a short time.
The annual report of the director OF
the mint shows the grand total of the