Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-24
STATE NEWS.

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ton of Harrisburg to be 30.4l2, an in.
crease Of little more than 81 per cent.
in ten years.
A reunion of old citizens Of Indiana
county was held in Indiana on Wednes.
day last. Rev. David Blair, aged "a,
invoked the blessing.
The first baby named after James
Abram Garfield has made its appearance.
II is founding, and at present resides
at the Pittsburg city poor farm.
Joseph Gray, of Susquehanna town.
ship, Cambria county, has sold to a
Clearfield firm, 100000 feet OF hem
lock timber, to be delivered in time for
next springs rafting.
Col. James l.. Nutting, at one time a
prominent coal operator and Of late a
prominent Republican leader in Schuyl.
kill county, died suddenly at Pine
Grove, on Sunday last, of paralysis.
A little girl named Kirchof of Pat
terson, fell from swing fortnight ago
and broke her shoulder blade. Fearing
punishment, she did not disclose her
condition. A violent fever resulted.
She died Tuesday, Of last week.
The Supreme Court on Saturday af.
frmed the judgment of the Dauphin
county court in the case of the Pennsyl.
yania Railroad Company VS.. the Com.
monwealth OF Pennsylvania, one of the
tax cases decided by Judge Henderson
some moths ago in appraising the capi.
tai stock. The amount at stake is $27,-
600.
William l.. Uhler, a wealthy retired
citizen of Lebanon, aged Sc years, com.
mitted suicide by hanging himself, late
on last Thursday night, at the residence
of George w. Hensel, Quarryville, Ian.
caster county. An inquest was held
and the jury brought in a verdict OF
suicide while laboring under fl of in.
sanity.
Considerable excitement prevails in
the vicinity of Newmanstown, Lebanon
county, on account OF the supposed dis.
covery of gold. DIR. S. K. Smith pur.
chased five acres Of land on South
Mountain, sunk a shaft and is taking
out mineral which he claims 10 be
gold ore. He says ne has applied tests
which prove the presence OF precious
metals.
At Berwick, Columbia county, there
is a mysterious woman. She has re-
Gently arrived from no one knows
where, and at night she walks the
streets, and meeting gentlemen stops
them, raises their bats and peers intent
ly into their faces. She then replaces
the hat, expresses disappointment at not
recognizing the party and turns away.
Mr.. John II. Shoenberger, Of Pitts.
burg, who was married TO Miss Alice
Taylor, in New Yord, on Tuesday of
last week, and sailed on the following
day with his bride for Europe, is said to
have made her a wedding present of a
check for a million of dollars. The
bride is q sister.in.la of the rector of
Trinity Church, Pittsburg, of which Mr..
Shoenberger is warden and TO the
building fund of which he gave, in one
subscription, 100000.
The argument OF the Steinman. Hen
sci case, involving the right OF Judge
Patterson, of Lancaster, to disbar attor.
neys for criticisms as editors, attracted
the largest crowd to the Supreme Court
room on Saturday morning that has at
tended during the session, including
many ladies. Mr.. Samuel H. Reynolds
defended the action of Judge Patterson
by an able and elaborate argument, and
Mr.. Mcclure followed for the plaintiffs
in error. 1t is not expected that the
decision will be rendered before Octo-
Der.
The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial
Association held its annual business
meeting at Gettysburg on last Monday.
Governor Hoyt was elected President
and Robert G.. NcCreary Vice Presi.
dent. The following Directors were
also elected General w. S. Hancock,
General s. W. Crawford, General Louis
Wagner, Colonel G. w. Hazard, Colonel
John Taylor, Captain J. NJ, Wander.
slice, Colonel C. II. Buckley, J. Law.
renee Sheck, N. G. Wilson, John NJ.
Krauth, Charles Horner and Major
Robert Bell.
John Trey, Commissioner and a
prominent farmer of West Nantmeal
township, Chester county, states that
six years ago the army worms, which
arc now attacking the grain and grass
in some portions Of that county. made
their appearance in that township in
vast numbers, They crawled up the
timothy stalks and ate the heads. The
wheat was also greatly damaged by
them, and the fields looked as II they
had been strewn with bran. At that
time the worm was not designated as
the army worm.
Upon complaint Of II. II. Hughes. of
franklin, J. T. Jones, of Bradford. and
others, the grand jury of Armstrong
county have returned bills OF indict.
ment against Henry Harley, w. II.
Abbott, John Q. Drum, VIM. Warm.
castle and T. Wharsen for fraud, false
pretenses and other crimes upon The
Pennsylvania transportation company.
The defendants we're ell formerly con.
nected with the company. Mr.. Harley
having been president, Mr.. warmcastle
general superintendent, Mr. Abbott
treasurer, Mr.. Wharsen a director. Mr.,
Drum book.keepcr. The cases are sot