Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-12
GENERAL NEWS.

the instrumentality of his brother.in-
law General Trevino, q colonel in the
Mexican army.
"Hank Monk" who drove Horace
Greeley on the memorable stage ride
aacross the continent is now regularly
driving on the stage line between Carson
and Lake Tahoe, in Nevada.
A company was formed at Chicago on
Thursday, with a capital of 100000,
to start u line of "Herdic vehicles" on
the principal thoroughfares of the city.
Three hundred of these vehicles will be
put on at first.
Miss Bette Greene, of Forsythe coun-
ty, Ga, wears two silk dresses made by
herself, she having raised the worms,
spun the silk, and colored and woven it
with her own hands.
Mile. Bernhardt, with her French
company and Mr.. Henry Jarrett, of
London, who managed her personal af.
fairs in her American tour, sailed from
New York on the 18th instant, by the
French steamship Amerique for Havre.
When Abraham Lincoln was assassin.
ated Queen Victoria wrote "a four.page
restrained outpouring OF sympathy from
a full heart. 1t has never been pub.
lished, as the Lincoln family regard it
a violation of propriety to do so.
The great temperance revival that has
been in progress in Clayton, \. j., for
several months eliminated on last Fri
day evening in the purchase and de-
struction by the temperance people OF
all the liquor the proprietor oil the only
hotel had on hand when he was refused
a license by the recent court.
Rev. Mr.. Vandeburg, of Springfield,
H., has badtempered wife. Becom.
ing enrsged at him, she cut his Sunday
coat, vest and shirt into shreds, and
then tried to further use the knife on
his body. He concluded that forbear.
ance would no longer be a virtue, and
had her arrested.
An order has been prepared by the
War Department by which Gen. Scho.
field is placed on waiting orders until
further orders of the President, with
full pay. The territory formerly em-
braced in the Division Of the Gulf Is
restored TO the Division of the Missouri,
which will remain under the command
of Lieut. Gen Sheridan. The Divisions
of the Atlantic and Pacific remain un.
changed, under command respectively
OF Gen. Hancock and Gen. Mcdowell.
Selma Ditzell, Chicago domestic ser.
want, being threatened with arrest on a
charge of stealing s. from her mistress,
declared herself guilty. She was there
upon forgiven and retained in employ
ment. That night she took poison, and
Just before her death solemaly protested
that she was innocent, having made a
false confession to save herself from i'm
prisonment.
They tell the story in Newburyport
about a man who called upon a respect
able widow of his acquaintance and
said Madam, I'm looking for a wife.
don't think you'll hardly do, but
didn't know but you might think of
somebody that would The bewildered
man has forgotten what the widow said,
but has the impression that a tornado
struch the town about that time.
In the inquest on the body OF two Of
the victims of the recent ferry scow dis
aster at Elgin, ILL.,, the coroner's jury
has rendered a verdict censuring the
mayor of the city. the alderman who is
chairman Of the committee on streets.
having special charge OF the boat, aud
the boatmen, for negligence in provid.
ing such boat and recklessness in its
management
Walter Bullock, lawyer and old citi.
zen OF FL Paso, Illinois, was shot dead
in that city one day last week, by 7. &.
Ransom, who had been badly defeated
in the recent election for Mayor" II
appears that Bullock was talking to a
friend on the street and made some
reference to the election, which Ran.
som, who was passing at the time, over.
heard. Bullock refusing to retract the
remark at Ransom's bidding, the latter
drew pistol and shot the fermer dead.
The murderer was arrested and follow.
ed the Jail by an inturiated crowd, who
threatened to lynch him.
The census Office has just issued a pre-.
liminary exhibit of statistics Of the
daily press of the United States during
the census year, from which the follow.
ing figures are obtained The total
number of daily journals in the country
during the census year is placed at 962,
which includes so dailies which were
suspended and ia which were estab-
lished in the course Of that year. The
aggregate daily circulation is placed at
1851 ,lS7 and the aggregate annual cir.
culation at l,l27. .337,35j. With an ag.
gregate daily circulation of 1851 ,lS7 at
an average price of $7.33 1t appears
that the people of the United States
pay out annually $26. $50 100 for their
daily papers. New York State takes
the lead in publishing the largest mum.
Der Of dailies, ll5, and Pennsylvania
next, with 9S.
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