Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-23
STATE NEWS.

Mayor Lyon, of Pittsburgh, has been
warmly complimented by leading citi.
sens for his successful efforts in enforc.
ing the laws, especially with reference
TO the observance of the Sabbath.
Oswili Beigley, young married man,
aged twenty-five years, while engaged
in an ore mine in Upper Macungie town.
ship, Lehigh county, was instantly kill.
ed by bank of earth caving in.
Edward Murphy, son of Francis the
temperance lecturer, has brought suit
against correspondent OF the Titus.
vile Herald for libel, on account OF an
article charging Edward with insulting
school teacher.
The coal miners who recently struck
near Mahanoy City, in the works of
Fisher, Hazard and Others, for the same
wages as are paid by the railroad com.
pany, have resumed work upon the
promise that their demand will be com.
piled with.
Four thousand dollars has been con.
tributed by the citizens Of Titusvllle TO.
wards the erection of monument in
memory of Colonel Drake, who bored
the first oil we'll. Ton thousand dollars
is the sum proposed for the monument.
A Duke Centre justice of the peace
visited the county Jail at Smethport the
other day, and during his chat with the
prisoners had his pocket picked of thir'
~ dollars. A close examination failed
to discover the missing money.
4 prominent party OF capitalists reach.
ed Scranton on last Thursday night to
make prospecting tour in connection
with the Consolidated New York, Sus.
quehanna and Western Railroad. The
party is headed by Frederick A. Potts,
OF New Jersey, the president of the
new company.
twenty-five Indian girls and boys
from the Carlisle Training School left
on Saturday morning Tor the Delaware
Valley, Bucks county. 10 be placed on
farms, mostly among the Friends. dur
ing vacation. Twenty more left for
summer homes and farm work near
Bloomsburg. Others will tind places in
the Cumberland Valley.
A market wagon containing Samuel
Young and Mrs. Jane Alexander, of
Baumgardncrs Mills, Lancaster county,
was struck 10y train OF coal oil cars at
the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing on
North Queen street, Lancaster, few
ago The vehicle was demolished and
Mrs. Alexander was thrown out and
seriously injured. Three of her ribs
were broken.
President Hays, Of Washington and
Jefferson College, presented his resigna.
tion TO the Board of Trustees at their
meeting. The condition of his health
necessitates a change, and he will go TO
Denver, Colorado, having accepted
call to the pA-torate of the Flrst Pres.
bytcriau Church OF that city.
DR.. Charles Styor, who has lust been
elected Surgeon General of the Grand
Army of the Republic, il resident Of
the Twenty ninth ward OF Philadelphia,
During the war he was surgeon of the
Fortytth and Ninety. ninth Peunsyl.
vania Volunteers, and afterwards was
for twelve years surgeon in the repu.
lar army. He il now commander of T..
u. Baker Post, No. :.
The Pittsbure Telegraph says unknown
masked men. one night recently, IN
drunken freak, tarred and feathered Eli
Green and wife OF Sprinphill. Greene
county, Armstrong Sexton and wife. liy-
ing near by, and Sarah Roads. They
also unnecessarily tried it on John Pet.
tit Ia the neighborhooi, but were foiled.
and crossing the river TO West Virginia,
they went through the same perform.
ance with several persons. There was
no known motive for the outrage.