Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-09
GENERAL NEWS.

been appointed chief OF the depart.
ment OF minerals and woods in the Al.
lanta exposition, aud will at once pro.
ceed TO collect the finest exhibit OF
woods, minerals, ores. etc, ever made
in the history of the United States for
the Southern country.
Augusta, Ga, which is 80 fast becom.
ing II business aud manufacturing cen.
tre, will issue four hundred thousand
dollars OF six per cent. thirty. year
bonds to pay for a new water works
system and improved drainage and
sewerage. The work will be commenc.
ed at an early day, under the superin-
tendence OF Prof. Amcs, of Boston. and
will be finished in about = year.
Ex.Mayor stockley, of Philadelphia
has been elected president of the AT
lantic and Gulf Coast Canal and Okee
chobee Land Company" As has here
tofore been stated, this company pro
poses 10 reclaim large section of
Southern Florida, generally called the
Everglades,' by draining the swamps.
The scheme involves the construction
Of a canal about 300 miles in length
Rev. Samuel r. Fisher j. D.. died in
Philadelphia, on sunday evening. His
iunerai\ v1k place at ambersburg on
TuesS SHsS 'Sev. Fisher was one OF the
most ae4>,inown diyine' of the Re
forr .nlte.Aand for many years was
runnlnk y NirNNected with the publ.
4 friend ~,.y leuI business department
-. lie was seventy one
s'''iilh p'fd mas :, late Thomas A. Scott
h. =. little GLS1 4 TO probate II con.
t q zctn.lk/b ,yisions for the family
a Colonel Scott. There
are-sJ .,.bIic bequests, as Colonel Scott
remembered the institutions he desired
to benefit by large cash donations only
a short time before his death. No ex-
act statement OF the fortune left by
Colonel Scott can be made, as the will
provides that no inventory or account
shall be filed in any public Office.
The most curious romance OF all comes
from Chicago. A wealthy Chicago wild.
over shortly will marry the wife Of
Mike Weaver, a notorious burglar. and
herself belonging to family OF thieves.
Mike robbed the widower's house Of
NtFNbH WIN VI ltaNS anu NFNtAIN anu
was sent 10 the State Prison. Mrs.
Weaver is pretty and winsome, it is
needless to say, for when the widower
called on her to negotiate for the re.
turn OF the plunder she capiivated him.
The marriage will take place rs soon a.
she can obtain a divorce from the con.
vict.
When John Griscom, the fat man
who is making a starving experiment
at Chicago, was weighed on Saturday. at
the conclusion of the eighth day OF his
fast. it was found that in the last twen.
ty.four hours he had lost only a quarter
OF a pound. while his temperature.
pulse and respiration were normal and
unchanged. At nine o'clock the same
night he appeared as cheerful as ever,
and was sitting up, taking part in the
conversation Of his attendant physicians
upon the scientific pleasures of the dis.
secting room and table.
The Governor Of Colorado on Satur.
day received a telegram from the sher.
ih Of Coneios county, saying: "The
county is powerless against the armed
desperadoes. Allison, the leader, has
tHEeHttOtu Au htAaCk on ADtOntet0 ana
Conejos. We have good men but no
arms" On receipt of this dispatch the
Governor offered reward of 81 900 for
the capture Of Allison and $500 each
for the remainder Of the gang, and also
ordered arms to be shipped TO An.
tonieto.
Al the election of officers of the
grand commandery Of Knights Tenn.
plars of Pennsylvania, held in Scran.
ton, last week, the following named
grand officers were elected for the en-.
suing Templar year: Eminent grand
commander, George w. Kendriek, Jr.;
deputy grand commander. II. Frank
Brenneman grand generalissimo, Chas.
w. Batchaler grand captain general,
Edward @. Martin, NJ. D.; grand prelate
a. V. G. Schenck, u. d.; grand senior
warden, James Alexander; grand junior
warden, George s. Graham; grand
treasurer, III. Richards Muckie: grand
recorder, Charles +. Meyer. The recep
ton drill and hop, under the auspices
Of Philadelphia cozamandery, No. ?,
given IN the ballroom Of the Wyoming
hotel was one Of the grandcst affairs