Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-19
GENERAL NEWS.

Baltimore.
Ledyard G. Payne, pensioner of
the war of 1872, died on Wednesday
last, in Stafford county, Va, aged l0l
years and | | months.
The $1,000 worth of gold chains,
stolen from a travelling salesman OF
New York house, in Baltimore, a few
weeks ago, have been recovered, on the
payment of s., 800 to the thieves.
The managers of the Texas Pacific
railroad have asked that "A company OF
United States troops be sent to the
western terminus of the road, to pre-.
vent depredations by gang OF lawless
men.
Maria Montressor Patterson, wife Of
Rear Admiral Patterson, United States
Navy, and daughter of the late Colonel
X. D. Wainwright, United States Marine
Corps, died at Washington, ID. c., last
week.
Michael Cain became involved in
quarrel on last Thursday night ut Gin.
cinnati with John Saurbeek, his tenant,
and shot him in the face, inilcting Il
wound regarded ms fatal. Cain gave
himself up to the police.
Elizabeth Davene. "A wire rope dapcer
formerly connected with Barnums Cir.
Gus. who fell from rope while per.
forming some three weeks ago and in.
jured her spine, died on last Friday, at
the New York Hospital from her in.
jurics.
Annie Myrtle, l3 years of age, died Mt
Racine, Wis, on Thursday last, from
the effects of jumping the rope" She
~ yph Gp I'M har
brain and other internal organs, that
she was terrible sufferer until relieved
by death. Mary Fabcr is also very sick
from the same cause.
William Guthrie, for an attempted
outrage on AunAbel Davidson, "A little
girl, has been sentenced at Wilmington,
Del, TO pay $3.50 fine and the costs Of
prosecution, to stand one hour in the
pillory, TO receive thirty lashes on Sat.
urday next, and to be imprisoned for
five years.
Sir Eiwerd Thornton has unothciAlly
communicated TO the Secretary OF State
and to his colleagues of the Diplomatic
Corps the fact that he has accepted
the tender OF the British Embassy to
Russia, lie has not yet been advised
when he viii be expected To- take his
departure for his new post, and his
formal leaye.taking OF the President
will be postponed until that time.
Some excitement has been occasion.
ci'at owlngsyille, KY. over an alleged
prayer cure. IL Is stated that James
W. Powell. son in law OF ex Congress.
man John y. Young. was cured sudden.
Iy and restored to full health and yigor.
last Friday evening, by prayer. after
suffering for more than a year from a
dreadful malady.
The NIhilist arrested nt II. Petersburg
recently, charged with completely IN the
murder Of the Car aud with planning
the Lutte Garden street mine. II a naval
officer. He was also an accompllce OF
the Nihihsts who caused the explosion
At the Winter Palace IN February, 1850,
and I- charged with having stolen from
the Government magazines a quantity
Of dynamite.
4 dispatch from Niobrara, Neb., says
Lieutenant Samuel \. Cherry, Fifth
Cavalry, and escort, while out scouting
Tor road agents near Niobrara, came
upon them suddenly, when fight en-
sued, In which Lieutenant Cherry was
killed. The road agents escaped Cherry
was Adiutant Of Thornburghs com
mand on the Ute expedition, and in
the action at Milk River distinguished
himself for bravery in action He was
engaged to marry the daughter Of Con.
gresham Harry White, of Pennsylva.
MIA"
Senator Miller, OF California. is one
Of the romantic characters OF American
politics. lie was young Indians Law.
yer, and he went TO California but he
returned to the former State, made
somewhat Of a reputation AT the bar and
was appointed TO the staff OF Governor
Oliver Z. Morton. with whom he was a
iavoriie. lie was wounded several times
during the war in which he distinguish.
ed himself for bravery. one OF the
bullets which hit him destroyed his eye
aud entered his head, where 10 remained
for twelve years, causing great pain.
After the war he served as a Federal
official at San Francisco, and then, in
commerce, made a fortune.
Mrs. Patty 4. Ward, living a few
miles from Cristield, Md, Is now on her
deathbed, suffering from an incurable
cancer. IL is said she has made con.
fession of numbering and robbing Ara.
riah Dougherty in his store in 1861.
Two colored men were suspected OF the
crime, tried. convicted on circumstantiaI
evidence and hanged in lS66. They pro.
tested dtheirinnocence, and one Of them,
in a speech from the gallows, declared
himself guiltless and said that the per.
petTator of the murder would be dis.
covered in less than twenty years, and
that he wouldn't be found TO be black
man, either. Mrs. Ward was aided in
the commission Of the murder by her
son, who died few years ago.