Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
GENERAL NEWS.

vein Of what Is believed 10 be black
marble has been discovered in Cambria
county.
Col. Ben Brownfeld died near Union.
town, Fayette county, on THURSDAY.
aged lOI years. lie was a Democrat.
and his first vote was cast for Thomas
Jefferson.
The Masonic fraternity Of New York
on Saturday laid the corner stone for
Cleopatra's Needle. in Central Park.
with the usual ceremony, closing with
an Grafton by Grand Master Jesse b.
Anthony.
Two hundred survivors OF the Oue
Hundred and Fortieth Regiment took
part IT, the reunion exercises at Sharon
on Tuesday OF last week. Copgressmaa
Shallenberger made the annual addre..
In the shooting match at St. Louis, IN
Saturday afternoon, between a. H.
Bogardus and ". b. Hanworth. o.
Quincy, ILL.,, 100 wild birds, 81 yarI,
rise, American rules, 800 a side, h"
score at the finish stood o. 10 %, tie.
John Carson and his son, togeihcf
with another boy named Benner, OF
Spruce Creek, Huntingdon county, at.
tempted to walk through the Spruce
Creek tunnel, on Saturday, but were
run over by the second section Of the
Pacific express east, and were ell IN.
stantly killed.
Ex Governor lIoratio Seymour attend
ed the golden wedding OF his cousin.
TX. Chief Justice Origen 5. Seymour, of
Connecticut. at Litchfield, Conn, few
days ago. There were also present Gov
Andrews and TX Governors Ingcr-ol
and English, OF Connecticut, and many
State Judges.
George Lowry and his brother in law.
David Thomas colored, were few days
since arrested in Nelson county. Va.
upon the charge of ouiraging Mrs. Mas.
sic, a white widow, and robbing her
house. The prisoners were taken from
an officer and lynched by an armed
body of citizens.
Workmen employed on the Cape Cod
ship canal steamer, 10 the number of
100, struck Friday on account OF the
discharge OF the Italian boss, and say
they will not work until he j. reinstated.
This is thought TO be the beginning of
general strike, as il is said there il dis.
satisfaction all along the line.
The New York Board Of Aldermen
on Friday passed their final estimates
FOR tax levy for 1880 The levy amounts
to SIS, ,937 .272 90 on the total valuation
of real and personal estate, aggreeating
Sl,l43,76 765, ,727O9. The rate of taxation
is 50. 100 cents on the dollar. In lS7q
the rate was $500 cents on the dol.
lar on an assessed valuation Of 1904.
0G9, ,335.
The TX Empress Eugene has pur.
chased the Marlborough estate in Hamp-
shire, from the widow Of the late Tho.
Longmso, the publisher, for $4,000.
Ii comprises some two hundred and
Fifty acres of finely wooded grounds.
The Empress intends 10 build on the
property a mortuAry chapel to receive
the remains Of the late Emperor and
the Prince Imperial.
Lizzie f., widow Of the late W. {.
Ralston, has filed complaint in the
Superior Court, at San Francisco. against
Senator Sharon. The document covers
265 pages, and is to the effect that Rails.
ton and Sharon were partners in busi.
ness that Sharon was also one Of the
executors Of Ralston's will, OF which
complainant was sole beneficiary. and
she asks an accounting, claiming a large
sum of money as due.
On an excursios train returning 10
Denver, Col, from Golden, on THURSDAY
last, with the Boys in Blue" who had
been attending a Republican meeting.
Jacob Good had his neck broken by
thrusting his head out OF a car window
so that it came in contact with n freight
car standing at the Golden depot. some
OF the party discharged their repolyers
Unfortunately, and a colored man
was wounded in the leg.
James Donahoe and Richard Swift
attempted TO batter down the door of
the residence of Mary Brown at an
early hour on Sunday morning, near
Pottsville, when Andrew Brown, her
brother, shot Douahoe in the face with
fatal effect, and then surrendered him.
self to the authorities. claiming that
the shooting was justifiable. Browns
sister attempted suicide during the
afternoon by shooting herself in the
neck.
Hiram De Huff, engineer Of the Mif.
tiintown local freight train, ran his en-.
gine into the rear Of a slowly moving
freight train on Saturday evening on
the Pennsylvania Railroad, one mile
east OF Spruce Creek tunnel, and had
both legs and his right arm 90 badly
crushed that he died in . short time.
leaving widow and six children at
Miftiintown. Travel was temporarily
obstructed by the wreck Of the engine
and seven coal cars.
Col. Bachelder, of Boston, the govern.
ment historian Of the battle Of Gettys.
burg, has arrived At Gettysburg with =
corps OF engineers 10 complete the sur.
vey OF The battle field, as directed by
act OF Congress at its last session. Col.
bachelder was recently elected q mem.
Der OF The Gettysburg Memorial Asso-
ciation Tor the preservation Of the field,
ana was also appointed committee to
locate tablets 10 Ezark the position Of