Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-22
GENERAL NEWS.


Hancock, and that certainly he never
did.
Naval preparations for the Yorktown
celebration are 80 extensive that visit
TO the historic locality will be desirable,
even IL only to see feet OF vessels un.
der the American flag.
All the citizens Eureka, y. VI. seven.
ty in number, have been massacred by
Indians. The soldiers pursuing NAna's
band OF Apaches had fifteen fights with
the Indians since the campaign open
ed
The Star Organ Company's and Beat
ty's immense organ factories, at Wash.
ington, y. j., were totally destroyed by
fire on last Saturday afternoon. The
loss is estimated at 100000. partially
covered by insurance. Four hundred
men are thrown out OF employment.
Recently a man came into Perryville.
Ark. and heard for the frat time that
President Garfield had been shot. lie
was greatly shocked, and when he re.
turned home circulated the report that
Hancock shot Garfield in consequence
OF Il dispute concerning the election.
This is no snake story" but an actual
fact.
Ex-senator Sprague's version Of why
ConklInR resigned is said TO be AS fol
lows: "l have no doubt IL was because
Mrs. Sprague told him TO do it. She
used to be always telling me | must
resign and 60 home TO be vindicated
whenever matters in the Senate did not
90 to suit me, and it il certainly from
her that ConkliDg got the idea"
The room of ex. Minister Christiancy,
at the National Hotel. in Washington,
was entered on last Sunday, and robbed
OF Sc, 900 worth OF diamonds and jewelry.
The articles stolen were entrusted for
safe keeping to Mr. Chrisiiancy while
he Was Minister in Peru. and we're re.
ceiycd in Washington on Wednesday
from the Custom House in New York.
The number Of failures reported 10
BradSiTocis during last week is 70, de
crease Of - from the preceding week.
The Middle States had Is. a decrease of
6: New England States IL, an increase
Of 3; Southern States Q. an increase of
4; Western States IL, decrease Of q /;
California and Pacific States 10, a de.
crease OF 10; Canada aud the Provinces
:, decrease Of G.
W. ". Dickey, one of the wealthiest
cattle dealers Of he West. met MolIie
Carter in kansal city. lie fell suddenly
| ln love with her. for she u beauty, and
she said yes TO his offer OF marriage, for
she knew of his wealth. She broke a
| previous engagement in 20 doing, and
when Dickey found that out he refused
to make her his wife She sued for
S25, ,Oo0 -. sssu.end has just compro-
&C. IsH 'o' I'd League Conven.
ton is a. Hzzs.Telhsn. Mr. Parnell has
taken up tha = of the agricultural
laborers. aud " g. the farmers not to
accept the Land act a. 3 final settlement
but to use IT rs an agency for securing
Wholesale reduction Of rent and more
sweeping reforms in the system Of ten.
ure. Cable dispatches from the league
branches IN the L nited States we're read
urging the peope to pay no rent.
BY order of Major General Hancock,
Light Battery e, of the Third United
States ARTILLERY, has been ordered to
march from Fort Hamilton, New York,
to Yorktown, Virginia, where il will
take part in the centennial celebration
next month. The battery began its
march on last Thursday with fifteen
days rations, and will proceed by way
Of Trenton, Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington to its destination, fol.
lowing a. closely as practicable the route
taken by Washington's forces in l7Sl.
Four men attempted on Friday morn.
at.ss l. III IL II 81 H.. II
more Savings Bank, in Baltimore. They
entered the Treasurer's room, where
there were several customers Of the
bank, and one Of them engaged the at
teution Of the Treasurer while another
walked back towards the vault in a
rear apartment. A clerk, observing the
movement, followed and arrested the
robber in front Of the vault, whereupon
the others ran out aud escaped. The
captured robber gives the name of
Thomas Smith.
The bridal veil OF the Princess Vic
toria of Baden, who is about to be mar
ried TO the Crown Prince of Sweden, il
being made at Wechselmann's lace
| factory Rt Hirschberg. The ends Of the
veil display alternately the arms of
lANEath sh& SF@ANn ANt EsHEHAt ANEtE1
is composed OF oranges and myrtles. the
borders representing wreaths Of various
flowers. Every hit of the work, even
he foundation. has been done with the
needle. The length Of the veil Is 81
metres (six yards).
The Chief Of the Bureau of Statistics
reports that the total values of the
exports of domestic provisions, tallow
aud dairy products for August, 1851,
we're sl0. 3Q7 ,gg2, and for August, lss0.
si0, ,o0S. .3l9; for the eight months ended
August 81, 1881, $g3. Ill .444, and for the
same period in 1880, xSa, ,l9l ,665. The
total values Of provisions and lallow for
ten months ended August 81. 1881. we're
SI03, ,444.9 .924. and for the ten moaths
ended August 81, 1850, Sg6. go. 500 The
values Of the dairy products for the four
months ended August 81, 1881, were
sI0.62l ,2T6, and during the same period