Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-25
STATE NEWS.

Samuel Washer, OF Harrisburg, was
cut in two by a freight train at Steelton
on Thursday.
Elijah Kent, of Salem, Venango coun,
ty, fell upon n buzz saw on Wednesday
and was killed.
Sixteen new pudding furnaces were
lighted up at Painters mills, Pittsburg,
Pa, few days since.
A gossamer cloth manufactory that
will give employment 10 200 hands is
being built at boy
Subscriptions are being taken at st.
Clair, Schuylkill county, for a woollen
mill to be located at that place.
j. Howard Leeds. prominent pro.
hibitionist, died at West Grove, Chester
county, on Monday of heart disease.
Coal miners are leaving many por.
tions Of the anthracite region, as they
find that halftime work in the mines
will not give them living.
The Pennsylvania authorities have
handed over Pritchard, the Ohio forger,
to officers from the latter State. They
left Altoona with him on Wednesday.
Directors OF the Mexican county Ag.
ricultural Society offer u handsome re-.
ward TO any couple who will be married
publicly on their grounds during the
county fair.
The Clarion Democrat proposes Hon.
William l.. Corbett. of that county, as
a Democratic candidate for Justice OF
the Supreme Court. Mr.. Corbctt was
member of the Constitutional Conyen.
ton.
The Houtziale OJscrucr says that gross.
ly exaggerated accounts OF small pox
have been sent out from that place. 1t
claims that there have been but six
genuine cases there and only four
deaths.
Senator Cameron says he is better
satisfied than he has been for some time.
lie thinks be won at Harrisburg, and
that he will win next fall. lie believes
the Independent movement will gradu.
ally die out.
A number Of Philadelphia ladies have
organized branch Of the Indian Trea.
ty.Keeping and Protective Association.
Mrs DR.. Harper was elected President;
Mrs. j. r. Jones, Secretary, and Mrs.
Charles II. Banes, Treasurer.
over 100 destitute immigrants were
quariered in the West Philadelphia de.
pot OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany last week. Many OF them were
eyicted Irish tenants from Galway, and
the Local Land League cared for them
while in this city.
The widow of James Queley, an Erie
man, who was drowned recently, filed
her account as administrative few
days since, when she was confronted by
Mrs. Quiglcy, of Bath, y. Y, who
claims all the estate. Her claim il said
TO be well founded, as Qulgley deserted
her twenty years ago.
The grand jury OF Erie county, in
recent report, asked that number OF
aged married paupers in the almshouse
be allowed. man and wife, to live To.
gether in a room especially set apart for
them, arguing that it is inhuman TO
keep such unfortunatcs apart. The
court ordered that the recommendation
to be carried into effect.
A new regulation will 60 into effect on
y hll Isl lll AAAe I hAt@fAtAt tAAN lfRHA'AAf'ft
as well Rs in the other postofiiCcs in the
United States, which directs that letters
placed in the Office upon which the full
postage is not prepaid, shall be retained,
and the parties to whom they are dI.
rected be notified by official postal card
that upon the payment Of the balance
Of postage the letter will be forwarded.
Hitherto such letters have been cent 60
the dead letter Office.
The Danville TaieWgcneer has the fol.
lowing "Mr. James McMahAn. former.
ly OF this place, now Of Mount Pleasant
township, Columbia county, has a COW
which. three weeks since, gave birth to
three hcifer calves. all Of which are now
thriving and healthy. This is q remarka
BILE freak Of nature. Occasionally COW
will give birth to twin calves, but we
have yet TO learn where another than
this one has yielded = trio and all have
lived and thrived. Mr. McMahan in.
tends to raise the triplet of young
heifers."