Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-16
NO. a..

/ - Rourkc during the celebration of
Mass. Reilly returned home from the
/ Danville Insane Asylum few fnontbs
/ ago and has been frantic at times since
then. On Sunday morning he marched
/ through the principal streets to the
| church, carrying a loaded repeating
rifle. Upon reaching the church he
passed up the centre aisle TO the altar
and aimed his gun at the priest. sey.
eral men caught him before he could
ire and forced him from the church.
The negotiations between Adelina
Patti and American capitalists for an
American tour have been abandoned,
owing to the extrayagant price demand.
ed. Dir. Rullmsnn, who has been act
ing as agent for the undertakers OF the
enterprise, say that Nicolini was the
stumbling block. He deman ed 5000.
900 francs for Patti and himself. Ii is
believed that Nicolini will take Patti to
America on his own account
Mr. John O. SAKE, the poet, within
the past year has lost his wife. mother,
two daughters and a favorite daughter
in-law. He has never recovered from
injuries received in a railroad accident
OF Fix years sgo, and his persistent III
health and family losses have resulted
IN melancholy which seldom lightens.
lie has decided to break up his Brook.
lyn home and to pass with son in AL.
bany the remainder Of his days.
John Taylor, a negro who committed
an outrage on respectable white lady
IN Rockingham, y. c., on Friday night
la-t, was taken out OF the Greensboro
jail early on Sunday morning, during
the eclipse OF the moon, by a body of
disguised men, who hanged him 10 a
tree IA the woods. 4 large number of
persons visited the scene Of the lynch.
ing after the man had been hung. No
clue to the lynehers has yet been OBJ
tanned.
General Grant says Of his Mexican
trip: Il accomplished the purpose for
which ! went TO Mexico. | went be.
/ fore Congress and IN a short speech
/ told them what | wanted and they gave
me my charter at once. No charter
was ever before issued in 20 short a
time. The road will be in all about
seven hundred miles long, running
/ from the City Of Mexico through Pueblo
HnOAUET
+ branch must 60 down TO the Gulf It
will bc a great benefit TO Mexico in de-
veloping the resources Of that country
and To the United States. The charter
/ provides Tor the completion of the road
/ IA ten years, but in all probability il
will be finished inside OF three years.
-Four surveying parties are already at
work. ! shall very likely return there
/ next winter
The autograph testimonial album to
| Mrs. Rutherford J.. Hayes, by the wo.
men Of Illinois, has been finished. The
/ work consists Of Elk large volumes of
I $50 pages each, elegantly bound in
/ full Turkey morocco. All through the
/ volumes are scattered India ink draw
/ ings. The inscription reads Prom
| the ladies Of Illinois, who have admired
I the courage Mrs. Hayes has displayed
in the administration of the hospitali-
/ ties Of the Executive Mansion. God
I grant that the influence Of this signal
and benign example may be felt more
and more a. age follows age in the life
[ Of this great republic" The first sig.
nature is that Of Mrs. James X. Polk,
! Nashville, Tenn. the second that OF
/ X. Is. Hayes. Among the autographs
in Volume /, are those Of members of
the late Hayes Cabinet, Chief Justice
Waite and justices OF the Supreme
Court, and the Governors of nearly all
the States and Territories, under the
official seal, followed by Congressman
and prominent professional and bust.
ness men.
Tunison Coryell, the oldest resident
OF WllliamEport, celebrated his nine.
tieth anniversary last Monday, among
his immediate relatives and friends at
the residence Of John Gibson. lie is in
the enjoyment Of good health and his
mind i clear and bright. Few men of
his age in the State today have a wider
acquaintance with politicians and men
Of letters than Mr.. Coryell. During his
lifetime be has enjoyed the personal &C.
quaintance OF many distinguished men
and relates many interesting incidents
IN their history. He was born at Cory.
ellsiord. on the Delewarc, June IL,
lI9l. and has resided ia Lycoming
county for three-quarters of a century.
As an inoiden, Of The anniversary
on Monday two great grandchildren
OF the fourth generation we're bap.
tized IN his presence by Rev. Sidney
+ Webster, pastor Of the First Baptist
Church. Dr. Pollock, the oldest phv.
sician in this county. read an appropri.
ate poem on the occasion. A dinner
was served and the afternoon was pleas.
antly spent aud no one seemed to en-.
Joy the occasion more than the vener-
abie but active nonagenarian.