Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-25
GENERAL NEWS.


General Leslie Coombs died at Lex.
inRton, KY, on Monday night, in his
sSth year.
The grave Of General Braddock, near
Uniontown, Fayette county, is unmark.
ed by stone.
Edward l.. Wolf, a we'll known journ.
alist OF Scranton, died on Friday. He
was the last surviving son Of ex.Goy.
ernor Wolf
Miss Annie Moore, highly. educated
young lady Of Beaver, who married
negro two years ago and removed 10
Ohio, returned to Beaver a few days ago.
She seeks reconciliation with her pa.
rents.
Five children OF William Lloyd. of
Union township, Union county, were
poisoned by eating apples that had fall.
en- from the tree, among potato vines
that were sprinkled with Paris green.
| Two Of the children died.
Private adyces received in Pan. state
that Henry ". Stanley, the explorer. is
! lying dangerously It'll half way between
/ Stanley Pool and the mouth Of the
Congo. He has 70 little faith in bis own
recovery that be has made his will.
II is reported that fight has taken
/ place between Lieutenant Scheffer. Of
| the Fort Bliss garrison. and Indians
near Valley, 100 miles northwest Of II
| Paso, Tex. in which Lieutenant Smith,
| four soldiers and George Daily, well.
/ known mining expert, were killed.
| Lieutenant Schancr was wounded.
4 telegram from Linn, Msss. an.
nounccs the arrest, IN that city, Of
| Thomas Marvin, who lat month, by
| false representation. betrayed Miss Lu.
Gle Turpin, highly connected young
| lady Of Richmond, Va, into marriage.
| and then deserted her at Albany aud
who also obtained money from bank
Of Richmond by means OF forged
draft. He is awaiting a requisiuon
! from Virginia.
Heavy rains for some days past in
| Colorado have done much damage, os.
/ uccially 10 the railroads, which have
suffered from washouts 4 terrible
WATERFRONT. near Canon City. on Satur-
/ day, swept of whole sections Of rail.
/ way tcs into the Arkansas river. il is
/ believed the road 10 Silver Cliff will not
/ be open for a week. 4 passenger train
which left Canon City on Saturday
night is stopped twelve miles from that
place Cattle and hoT-es were swept
/ away 10y the waterspout.
/ The Department Of State has receiy.
/ ed from Dr. r. Ellis, an eminent sur
geon Of England, through j. Russell
lowell, our Minister 10 London. pack.
age OF draining tubes aad other surgical
instruments, OF which be is the invent
or. which are largely used in the Eng
lish hospitals, and which he recon.
mends for use by tho Presidents physi.
clans. The package has been forwarded
by the State Department 10 the surgeons
having charge OF the Presidents case.
The instruments are accompanied by
full instructions how 10 use them, and
also with letter Of indorsement from
Sir James Paget, one OF Encland's
greatest surgeons.
Owing to the low condition Of the
water IN the James river, resulting from
a continued drouth, Richmond. Va, is
now suffering from the worst water fam
inc il has ever known. For several
days past the elevated portions of the
city have had no water from the usual
source OF supply, and now the whole
city IL in the same condition. and il is
thtg at thhflfatr AtiaA tAH ht
had from the water works. This scare
ity has caused the suspension of almost
all OF the industrit which rely on wa
ter power for mans cturing purposes.
All the residences are without water
for even necessary purposes, except
such q supply - can be had from few
old wells and springs which heretofore
have been considered almost unfit for
use, the water from them having been
declared unhealthy time and again.