Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16
GENERAL NEWS.

Hon. Hendrick b. Wright il confined
to his home at Wilkesbarre through
illness, and does not expect to take his
seat at Washington until after the holl.
days.
The Oleaii Times says that ii il able TO
state upon the best authority that plans
are working for the early completion OF
the Jersey Shore and Pine Creek rail.
road.
Eighty.six verdicts against the county
Of Allenheny fer damages incurred by
the riots OF 1877 were rendered in Pitts
burg last week. The judgments aggre.
gate $4,000.
| Mrs. Glassina, "A German woman Of
Marquette, Green Lake county, Wis, in
fit of TEMPORARY insanity killed her
babe by cutting its head nearly off, and
then cutting her own throat, dying
almost Immediately.
The presidential electors of Georgia
Mt noon on Wednesday of last week
cast the eleven votes OF Georgia for
Hancock and English, and appointed
| /. X. Oglesby TO act as special messcn
ger to carry the vote to Washington.
Franklin B. Gowen, president of the
Reading railroad company, sailed Wed.
nesday morning OF last week by the
Cunard steamer Scythia from New York
TO Queenstown, thence to take train by
way of Dublin and steamer to Holy head
for Liverpool and London.
A libel suit has been brought in Chi.
cago, by Charles Il. Farwell, Congress
man elect for the third Illinois district,
against the Daily Mems. for $4,000 dam
ages alleged 10 have been sustained by
him through News editorials during the
late election.
Nicholas Ford, republican greenback.
er, has received a certificate OF election
as a member OF the next Congress from
the ST. Joseph, Mo, district, The vote,
as canvassed by the secretary of State,
shows 2l.71O for Ford, and 2I,7GS for
Craig, dem, giving the former MAORI.
ty OF two votes.
The Pittsburg Commercial of this morn.
ing reports q combination between the
Plttsburg, Baltimore and Chicago rail
way and Jay Gould, by which the latter
is to secure a Pittsburgh connection
troll. That paper says it has been
agreed that the Baltimore and Chicago
road should unite its interests with the
Gould combination. This combination
is TO establish chain of railroads across
the continent. 1t has been in progress
Of formation for a long time. To-day
Jay Gould has his chain nearly com
pleted, and what he now wants is TO
come into Plttsburg. He has made
arrangements with the Chicago. Balti.
more and PIttsburg road by which a
line will be built to this city. on easy
grades and with steel rails, to connect
with the Wabash road
A German butcher, Franz Axler, died
IN Bellevue Hospital New York, last
week, his disease being a well.marked
case of trichinosis. lie had been in
the habit of eating raw pork, and a
piece OF muscle cut from his shoulder
was found to be filed with living trich.
inm. The most approved treatment
was resorted TO, but the patient was too
far gone, and died as stated. An au.
topsy revealed the fact that his muscles
were everywhere filled with the micro.
scopic insects, which were being gener.
ated in the stomach of the patient by
parent trichinm still there. The germs
OF tiniT were also found in the stom.
ach, all produced unquestionably by
eating raw pork in the form Of German
sausage and other familiar shapes in
which this unwholsome meat is cnnsum-
ed. 1t seems almost incredible that
people should expose themselves to a
frightful death from trichinosis and
tapeworm sooner than eat their pork
cooked.