Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-02-03
GENERAL NEWS,

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Mrs. w. B. Drake, of Wyoming. gave
birth to four children-three boys and
d girl. The children are all living.
The three.story -four and grist mill
of .Ephraim SIeger, at Siegarsville,
Lehigh county, with its contents. was
totally destroyed by fire on Saturday
night The loss is heavy and the in.
surance light
Senator.elect Van Wick. of Nebraska
is spoken OF hy the Council Bluffs, Iowa,
Globe AZ "a Conkling man" The Giobc
doubtless means that Gen. Van Wick Is
an adniirer and follower of the man
with the curl.
During game of cards at Buffalo, n.
Y, on Saturday night, Charles Ryan
aud James Cailrey became engaged in Il
quarrel, when Caifrey was thrown down
stairs by Ryan aud had his skull frac.
tured in "A dangerous manner.
The Pottstown Iron Company on
Monday week tried the experiment OF
running molten iron direct from the
blast furnace TO the pudding furnaces
of the mill. The liquid was conveyed
through five pipes to ~ many furnaces.
iAo TOT AAl' ~ - Fh'AfTolti'
Miss Sarah l.. Weir, of Washington
county, was wooed and won by Joseph
McDuuough, wldower. McDpnough
married some other woman. Miss Weir
sued Tor breach of promise of marriage
aud jury at Washington awarded her
$1,000 damages.
A few nights ago Thomas Ascat, a
tpu trl -, IInrYt,vlA,, .. 10.
climb over picket fence. lie slipped
and fell and his head was caught be.
tween two paings. He was unable 10
attract attention and he was choked To
death. The next morning his dead
body was found hanging on the fence.
One day last week g3j persons visited
the Schuylkill county almshouse, 20j OF
whom dined at the institution at the
expense of the county. The fact com
ing TO the ears OF the commissioners,
they issued An order to the officers in
charge to collect iiity cents for each
meal furnished To visitors hereafter.
Henry Tell. citizen Of Guthrie, Ind,
was, until few days ago. supposed TO
he deaf and dumb. lie then astoni.h
ed people with whom he had associated
Tor four years hy entering fluently into
conversation. lie admits that his hear
ny and speech always hav" been per.
,"ct and gives no explanation OF his
folly.
\ clergyman daughter at Napa,
Cal, went toa circus. On the following
sunday her father preached on sinful
amusemcnts, and used her case a. an
illustration. In the Sunday school that
afternoon he said that she was lmpeni
tent, and moved her expulsion. but
vote being taken all the pupils voted to
retain her.
Some people arc bothered about
Mother Shipton's prophecy more than
they are willing To admit. Professor
Newcomb. of the Naval Observatory at
Washington. tells reporter that he is
receiving letters daily from men Of sup.
posed and alleged brains, anxiously in.
qurlng whether Swiit's comet IA NOV.
ing directly towards the earth
There are now !, 247 persons employed
by the census bureau in WAshingtun--
G69 males and SIS females-besides %
messengers and 20 watchmen The.
monthly rental of the buildings occupied
in Washington for census purposes j.
al .S3S. The number of enumerAtors
employed N taking the census was 81.
365, under the charge Of $50 supervisors.
At 4:3O \. NJ, Monday, FIRE broke out
on the south side of the Beth Eden
Baptist Church, at the northwest cor.
ner Of Broad and Spruce streets, Phila.
delphla. Three alarms were sounded.
hut before the engines sll arrived the
flames communicated To Horticultural
Hall, which is separated from the church
by n twelve foot alley. Before 6 clock
the interiors Of both the Horticultural
Hall and church were in ruins, and a
portion Of the walls OF the latter had
fallen.
An exhibition was given on Monday
in jersey City of new fuel. combna
ton of petroleum and steam, and the
exhibition was Of such a satisfactory
nature that results are promised OF i'm.
portance not easily exaggerated. Colo.
mel Rose, OF the Pennsylvania railro ,d,
says a locomotive can be run from New
York TO Philadelphia for four dollars
instead of twenty-five dollars as now,
with coal.
The Scott foundry in Reading are
about to make n cannon that ia expect.
ed to throw a ball with n velocity OF
5000 feet per second which will Nv a
distance Of about ten miles. The gun
will be twenty-five feet In length and
have n bore elk inches IN diameter. The
charge will be twelve pounds of course
and twenty.eight pounds OF fiue pow.
der, and the ball used will weigh one
hundred and fifty pounds.
Alta Nevada foundry the other day n |
large casting for the centre Of balance |
wheel, to be used at the Yellow Jacket
works, was made. The huge iron disk. |
which weighed forty three tons, was |
fourteen feet in diameter. To reach |
the Yellow Jacket it was necessary for
the casting to pass through two, rail. |
road tunnels. The tunnels are only |
thirteen feet wide, and. therefore, the |
casting has become a white elephant.
General John Love died at his resi-.