Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Colonel +. y. KWrcher, prominent
citizen Of pottsyilIe, Schuylkill county,
died on Sunday last. lie served gal
lantly in the Mexican war, was associ.
ated with the early journalism Of
schuylkill county, and in latter years
was connected with the Safe Dcpofit
Bank Of Pottsyille.
1t is expected that 10000 SOLDIER
militia men-wIll attend the centennial
celebration in Yorktown, Va. in Octo.
bcr. This will be the biggest army
seen together in this country since the
armies Of the rebellion disbanded, and
will considerably exceed in number the
combined armies Of America, France,
and England, engaged in the contest
which ended in Corvallis surrender.
Epicures who devour "sardnesm be-
cause they are imported will be pleased
to learn that in Washington county, on
the coast Of Maine, there are twenty.
two factories where herring are put in
imitation French boxes, bearing French
labels, AS sardines. They are preserved
in cotton.seed oil and not in olive oil,
as sardines are supposed 10 be presery.
ed. Ii is some satisfaction TO know that
these imitation sardines are just as ex.
pensive AS those caught in the Mediter.
ranean, otherwise they might not be
quite 30 palatable.
In a recent contest in England be.
tween America and England manu-.
tacturers Of harvesting machinery, at
which one Of the principal objects Of
competition were sheaf binding ma
chimes, the American exhibitors were
victorious. The prizes, gold and
silver medal. were awarded McCor.
mick's Harvesting Machine Company,
OF Chicago, the silver medal TO John
ston's Harvester Company, OF New York.
English prestige Is coming 10 be conin.
ed to ancient and moss grown abbey5,
castles and the like.
We learn that little negro boy in
Macon county, Ga. was sent By his EN-.
ploycr, on Friday or Saturday, TO drive
up some cattle, and while he was re.
turning home with the cattle, some Eve
or six head, severe rain began TO fall.
he boy, who was on q mule. and all OF
the cattle gathered up under q large
oak for shelter While there a fash
Of lightning shiyerci the tree. killed
the mule, knocking the little negro
about twenty feet off from II, and kill.
ed all the cattle. The little negro WAS
only stunned, and a. soon a. be recov-
cred made his way as fast A. possible TO
his master, a.d with terror depicted in
his face told him that he was under de
tree to keep out oh de rain, de dehble
run down IN streak ob FIRE, frowcd
him from de mule and den killed all de
cattle and mule and run of wId dem
One Of the most gigantic schemes Of
its kind is that which proposes to direct
the current oi the ~. Lawrence River,
opposite Montreal. into the channel be.
tween ST. He!en's Island aud the south.
eTn shoTc-;hls is To be accomplished
by running dam Of large proportions
from Point st. Charles, IA the western
part Of the city, 10 st. Hclen's Island.
/ This dam would be ZOO feet long and
ypJ feet broad, and would give q head
o! twenty feet for mill elevators and
factories. As contemplated, this pro
ject would cost some 100000. and
would realize the following advantages:
The dam could be utilized either a. a
railway or carriage road. or both, thus
obviaiinc the necessity Of tunnel, and
the harbor would be made a saltwater
one. where vessels might winter.