Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-08
STATE NEWS.

Senator Ben Hill, Of Georgia. has re
turned to Philadelphia suffering with
recurrence OF the cancer Of the tongue,
which the surgeons believed they Grad.
lcated under the name epithelIoma.
George Dorm, AN attorney, OF Erie, be.
came suddenly crazy in the presence Of
great multitude at AN open air meet.
ing aud announced himself tn. Son Of
God and appointed to convert Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
John Sheridan, "A night watchman at
the Pennsylvania coal company'E car
shops at Plttston, was found drowned in
barrel OF water on sunday. He had
been in bad health for several weeks,
and IT is thought that in temporary fit
Of insanity he drowned himself He
leaves n wife and eight children.
The drouth in Bucks county il very
distressing to farmers. Crops and pas
ture are everywhere withcred by the
sun, wells are watcrless, dairies are run.
ming down and the milk receipts at the
creameries is far below the average.
There will not be half crop of corn
and late potatoes and the gardens have
lpilE heb rutfuiubti ulTflN.
\ mass of rock containing a clearly.
defined human form OF gigantic proper.
tions, is said TO have been discovered in
new coal shaft which j. being sunk
near Wilkcsbarrc, at a depth OF 47j feet
The length of the form t. twelve feet,
and the width across the chest four feet.
II has been taken out whole, and il to
be placed on exhibition.
Jacob Sassnman, Of Frederick town
ship, Montgomery county, died last
week aged SO years. lie WAS a veteran
Of the war Of 1872 was twice married
and his desccndauts number fourteen
children, forty FIVE grandchildren and
thirty four great grandchildren, a total
of nlnety.threc persons. Of whom scv
enty.two survive MIN.
Special services were held in the
Methodist churches Of Erie on SUNDAY
over the alleged miraculous cure Of a
grl named Mamie Leo. aged j. years
For three years shc has been bedridien.
unable to move without help, and kevs.
II. A. Reno and j. A. Hummer, two
Methodist ministers, prayed for her
| Shortly after she arose and walked, and
has since suffered no relapse.
Hon. Hcndrick y. Wright. n we'll
known and distinguished citizen Of
Pennsylvania, died at his home in
| Wilksbarre on last Friday morning. He
was born at Plymouth. Luzerne county.
Pa, April -. ls0S lie pursued the
usual classical and mathematical studics
at Dickinson College, upon leaving
which he began the study Of law. He
was admitted to the Bar Of Luzerne
county in 1881. In lSil he was elected
to the House Of Representatives of
| Pennsylvania, aud re elected in ls42.
| In lsi3 he declined the nomination OF
state Senator. and was again elected to
the House. Upon the opening of the
a"ssion he was chosen Speaker. In
| 1874 he was delegate at large from
! Penusy lyanla TO the Democratic Nation.
nj Convention which met at Baltimore
| 10 nominal candidate for the Presi.
/ depcy. In 1861 he was elected to Con
/ fress by both parties. He was the
Democratic candidate for Congressman
at large in 1872. and, being indorsed by
the Workingmen's Convention. ran
several thousand votes ahead of the
ticket. Mr. Wright was elected to Con.
gress in 1876 in the I.uzerne district,
and again in 1873 and 1850 His politi,
cal life closed March I. 1851.