Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-14
STATE NEWS,

{ III the bHdIc at vi tlty on SUNDAY.
The Pennsylvania State Teacher
Association will hold its next meeting
at Washing, Pa, July 2G-2s.
Judge James H. ellis, a valued cti
zen OF Mount Pleasant, Iowa, formerly
n member OF Congress from Pennsyl.
yania, is dead.
An order was issued on last Monday
from the Adjutant Generals Office, rnu.
tering out and honorably discharging
all OF the commissaries and paymastcrs
at present connected with the National
/ Guaud.
John Barrett Kerfoot, Bishop Of the
PittsburR Diocese OF the Episcopal
Church, died at Meyersdalc, Somerset
county, July 10, after prolonged IN.
ness. Bishop Kerioot was born at Dub.
lin, March J, 1916, and was most eK.
emplary and distinguished churchman.
Frederick Wright, Of Wilkesbarre. at
tempted 10 murder his brotherin.law.
Thomas A. Murphy, on last Tbursday,
because the latter had discharged him
from his employ for getting drunk.
lie hrcd several shots at him without
hitting him, when he was arrested and
placed In Jail.
The Ebensburg Presbyterian congre.
CATION, having 10 yacate their old church
building, service was held in it for
the last time on last Sabbath. Arrange.
ments have been made with Rev. 4.
McElwain, the minister who preached
the fret sermon in it 81 years ago, TO be
present and the last one.
Patrick Mullen was terribly burned
by an explosion Of gas at the PhIladel.
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Com.
psny's colliery at Ashland on last Fri.
day morning. Lewis Bubble. the FIRE
boss, was slightly burned The cxplo.
SION was caused by firing blast in the
breast IN which Mullen was working.
The Clarified Journal tells US how
William Hunter. a Newburg merchant.
went 10 the cellar to draw gallon of
mollssses, leaving on the counter his
pockctbook, containing 500. When
he returned the book and its contents
were gone, and, although several ylsi.
tors were searched Mr.. Hunter st.lI
mouTns the loss Of bis money.
An old relic Of war times was found a
few days ago at Harrisburg. II was the
key and relay OF an old telegraph in.
ttrumcnt which was IN use in Governor
turtIu's department during the whole
period of the war, by which 20 many
important messages were sent and re.
ceiycd. il was presented 10 one Of the
operators who had used il in lie best
days, who prizes it highly as a relic.
4 iSbarrel well Of petroleum was
struck near Greensburg. Westmoreland
county, Pa, July s. at depth OF 500
feet. The excitement Of property own.
ers in the neighborhood oi the strike is
very great, Nothing short OF finding
gold mine or breaking into a bank can
create the fury Of greed that possesses
community whose land is suddenly
found to be underlaid with oil.
The Governor has appointed Charles
thompson Jones, Henry c. Howell.
Mahlon II. Dickinson, Of Philadelphia
James X. Moorhead, John Paul of
Pittsburg Henry Rawle, Of Erie vii.
liam Nolan Of Reading, a board of com.
missioners 10 superintend the construc.
ton OF State Industrial ReformAtory
At Huntington. This board is appoint.
ed under the provisions Of an act pass.
ed by the Legislature.
on Wednesday Of last week. locust
tree in the yard of Mr. Wilson. near
Homestead, Allegheny county. was
struck by lightning. There were under
the tree at the time Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
son, and daughter, Mrs. Carrick and
little son, and boy named Porter. All
were severely stunned The shirt was
burned from the Porter boys back, and
1t IL not thought he can recover. Tall
trees are dangerous to 60 under during
a storm.
The returns of the assessors of Potts.
vile show that 476 dogs have a habita.
ton in that peaceful borough. This j.
the number returned, and IL is safe TO
presume that as many more escaped
the observation Of the officer. One citi.
zen has returned nine, and by a peculiar
system OF progression in the tax rate
when more than one canine is owned
by the same person, his tax on that
class OF property alone amounts to Si5.
The case of II. Donaldson. Of Emlen.
ton, \enango county, who was suspend.
ed from the Presbyterian Church for
dancing last spring, has been before the
CIaron Presbytery on appeal. The de.
iendant defended himself IN an areu.
ment OF two hours. The trial consumed
The entire day and resulted in twenty.
two not to sustain the appeal and one
TO sustain. The trial was an animated
one. The defendant took an appeal TO
Synod, which meets in Erie. The de.
clslon was a surprise TO the community,
as II Is stated that the defendant could
not dance, but only tried.
Ii is reported that out Of bbirteen
Hungarlans, who were poisoned st Ha
zleton, Luzerne CO, by eating bologna
sausage q week ago last Sunday four
have died. Their bodies we're discover
ed in the woods, whittier they had wan.
dered. The Others all experienced
great deal of suffering aud some are
still sick from the effects of the poison.
The doctor who took = quantity oi the
sausage to enalyze reports that he found
poisonous matter Ia il, but cannot name
It exactly. 1t is known that low class