Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-26
GENERAL NEWS.

senator David Davis likeDs Conkling
TO Webster.
There are about 1900 locomotives
running on the railroads Of the United
States. and 10000 cars OF all kinds.
II is said that Ben Butler i. about to
form law partnership in New York,
with the exrebel, Gen. Roger 4. Pryer
Electric lighting il in successful opcr.
alton on more than sixty steamers Of
the Mississippi river and 10 tributaries.
IL is believed TO add much 10 the safety
Of that kind of traffic aud travelling.
Ellison, the electrician, has purchased
the factory OF East Newark, which be.
longed to the Peters Manufacturing
Company. lie will manufacture his
electric lights, and viii. IL il said give
employment to 1000 men.
The oldest postmaster in this country
y Edward Slabler, Of Sandy Springs,
montgomery county, Nd. lie has held
the Office iiity-one years, and has been
under eighteen Postmaster Generals.
lie u eighty seven years old, and lives
IN the house in which he Was born.
The amount Of per cent. bonds
covered 10y notices end the actual re-
ccipt Of bonds which have been con.
tinued at 3! per cent. 10 the 10Th in.
slant aggregate $lsy,Il4,5OO. S2O.0sg.-
$50 Of which was received on that day.
The amount Of 6 per cent. bonds re.
ceiyed for continuance al 81 per cent.
to that date aggregate $l75.9 5.9G4 30.
Mrs. Lincoln, the widow OF PRECEDENT
Lincoln, is 20 near the grave that hope
OF her recovery has been abandoned.
Mrs. {. u. Smith, her sister. SAYS that
she daily grows weaker, aud Springfield
and Chicago physicians intimate that
she cannot survive many days. Secre.
tAry Lincoln will be at his mothers bed
side this week.
A counterfeit 500 silver certificate has
been received at the Office Of the Secret
Service division OF the Treasury Depart
ment. II j. pen made, and IL. execution
clumsy. Engraved and printed at the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing Ap-
pears under the word certificate on the
back OF the genuine, also outside the
border Al the right end of the face Of
the note. 1t does not appear at either
place IN the counterfeit.
Reading wife went before an Al.
derman in that city the other day. and
made oath that her husband had cruel.
ly beaten her. There being no Con
stable two young men were dcputcd TO
arrest the husband. They went to the
house, but were refused admission.
They succeeded in getting in the back
way, while the husband went out Of the
garret. crawled along the caves to the
sUsf a hal Il .
out into the street and escaped.
Rouch's Brazilian line Of steamers has
been suspended. The line, which was
operated by {. n. Mallory, comprised
two steamers. The cause given for its
discontinuance is that the route be-
tween here and Brazil is long and
tedious one and the line has been opera
ted for over three years at loss, Meth.
or American nor Brazilian Governments
aiiordIng any support to II IN the way of
subsidies. The lsst steamer sailed from
this port on the 5th instant.
The Secretary OF the Interior on Mon
day decided that the Northern Pacific
Railroad has the right secured to it by
its charter to survey and build its road
across the Crow Indian reserY alton on
the Yellowstone River, in Eastern Mon
tana, and the Indian agent at the Crow
Agency has been instructed to permit
the engineers Of the company 10 pro-
ceed with their surveys.
Mr.. L. A. Gobricht, a widely known
known and experienced journalist, died
in Washington city on Saturday last. in
the 9th year Of his age lie had been
III for some months. Mr.. Gobright was
one of the oldest journalists IN the
country. having been connected with
the press Of that city for more than
forty FIVE years. For nearly thirty years
he represented the New York Assocla-
ted Press in Washington. lie retired
from active service IN ISIS, bot his con
nection with the Office remained un-
severed until his death. Mr.. Gobright
was prominently identified with the /.
o. q. F. and the "Oldest Inhabitants
Association" OF Washington city.
The Cathedral Of Milan has recently
been recoDsecrated under somewhat
peculiar circumstances. During the first
week in April man named Scipione
Neniurini entered il about o'clock in
the afternoon. drew his revolver, and
shot himself through the head. Al.
though he did not die on the spot, but
was removed TO the hospital, where
he lived till the following day, the at
tempted suicide was held to have desc.
Grated the church, which was according.
ly stripped of its ornaments and closed
for twenty.four hours. The rite OF re-
consecration was then performed by
the Archbishop, great crowd attend.
ing.