Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11
GENERAL NEWS.

The Court House in process Of erec.
ton at Scranton is TO cost $250,000.
Three inches of snow fell on Sunday
afternoon, at Dallas, Texas. This is the
first snow storm this early there since
1861.
During the week ending November .,
the bethlehem Iron Company turned
out 1909 gross tons of Bessemer steel
ingots.
In Towanda the average death of
children is three a day from diphtheria.
There were sixteen funerals there in
five days.
The vote in Clarion county fell off
about 900 because of that number of
men going off with RATS two days before
the election.
In the oil regions the people are
thin king that there will be an increased
demand for petroleum next year, and
are already talking about $3.50 oil.
Farmers in the northern counties who
experimental with the amber sugar
cane were very successful, and the
plant will be continued next year on :
larger scale.
On Thursday last William f. Wallace.
son OF Senator Wallace, was married 10
Miss Yeakley. n niece Of George B.
GoodlSnder. Of the Clearfeld Republican.
at Clearfield.
A preliminary meeting of graduates
OF soldiers orphans schools will be held
in Harrisburg, December 30th aud 3lst.
| to arrange reunions of all the graduates
of such schools.
Bishop Simpson of the NJ. Z. church
says that the value of the Cburch's
property in 1885 will be nearly $50.
100000, which the Bishop considers
is wonderful increase in a century
considering that Methodism began with
nothing.
The ground beneath the village of
Sebastopol, near Pittston, settled on
Friday distance of FIVE feet and con.
siderable damage was done to property.
Work in the mines beneath the village
has been suspended temporarily, and
great excitement prevails among the
inhabitants.
The six-days walking contest for the
Ashley belt. which began on Monday of
last week at Agricultural Hall, London.
was concluded at l0.40 o'clock Saturday
night with the following scores: RowelI,
$50 miles Littlewood, 470 miles Dob.
Ter, $50. Rowell beat Frank Hart's
record Of Sos miles at l0.34 o'clock
amid great excitement and cheering.
About eight thousand persons were
present at the finish. The receipts for
the week are estimated at el 200.
Edwin Booth made his first appear.
ance as Hamlet at the reconstructed
Princess Theatre. London, on Saturday
night and was well received. The house,
which is very spacious. was full, but not
overcrowded. Mr.. Booth was called
before the curtain after the FIRST act.
twice after the second and again at the
conclusion of the performance. His
acting in the ghost scene in the first act
excited great enthusiasm. lie was on
the whole, well supported by the com
pany. Miss Serard's performance a.
Ophebd was exceedingly successful. The
audience was fashionable and included q
few Americans. Mr. Bancroft, the actor.
was also present. Mr.. Gooch, the les
see Of the theatre, at the fall Of the
curtain made speech thanking the
audience for the reception rendered Mr..
Booth.
A dispatch from Portland, Oregon.
says Colonel ]. Richardson, one Of the
leading spirits of the Utah Northern
Railroad, was IN the city this week and
he brings information, which may BE-
relied upon as authentic, that Jay Gould
and associates OF the Union Pacific
Railroad have raised ell the necessary
funds and completed all the arrange.
ments for building standard gauge
railroad from Oregon to Boise CITY. ida.
no Territory, distance of about 80
miles. The narrow gauge road from
Ogden, already built 10 : point forty
miles north, will be utilized by laying
third rail. The railroad will be com.
pleted within eight months. The
GrAnde Ronde branch of tho Oregon
Railway and Navigation Lines to Baker
City, Oregon, will b completed about
the same time and there will then re.
main only one hundred miles TO coms
plete another transoontinental railway.