Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-01

Mrs. Mary A. lie Bau Berger will
contest the will OF her brother, the late
Cornelius j. Vanderbilt.
There's young lady who follows the
fashion so closely that she will not eat
oysters unless they are scalloped.
The Massachusetts, legislature after
falling TO pass a salary grab bill, owing
10 the stuborness Of the senate, closed
their late session by grand drunk
II is reported at Newport that Con
gressmen McLane, Of Maryland, and
Hewitt of New York, will occupy cot.
tages there during the Summer. What
Summer
An exposition OF funeral imple.
IN ents, such as hearses, cofiins and
grave clothes is called to amuse the
good people Of Rochester during the
latter part Of June.
4 decree has been entered in the
court Of Washington county, K. ]. .,divo,s.
ing Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague from VIII
liam Sprague, giving Mrs. Sprague the
custody Of her three daughter, and per.
mitting her TO resume her maiden
name.
Says the Denver Trilme Xxx Cover.
nor Routt, Of this State, is mentioned
very strongly a. the next minister 10
Mexico. The idea is sn excellent one.
Routt deserves something of this Ad.
ministration If no one else does. He
was a Stalwsrt before Guiteau made
Stalwartism popular"
The Jury at Wilmington, Del, in the
case Of James Redden, colored, charged
with criminally assaulting young white
girl, after being out twenty y-four hours,
yesterday returned a verdict Of guilty.
lie was sentenced to be hanged on Fri.
day, August 25. After the verdict was
rendered he confessed has guilt.
The National Committee Of the Green
back Labor party. in its address to the
American people, adopted at st. Louis.
requests Mr.. Arthur 10 veto the bill re.
chartering the national banks, should
it pass the Senate. The President would
about as soon pardon Guiteau as TO do
this, and i, would be quite as fatal to
his administration.
An internal machine, containing pow.
der and fuse, was found on the porch
Of the Office Of the Wectiy Netef, at War.
rensburF, Warren county, New York.
An attempt had been made TO FIRE the
fuse. An inscription on the machine
warned the editor TO leave the town.
lie had offended some by the utterAnee
of temperance principles.
A published opinion Of Attorney Gen
eral Brewster as TO the ineligibiliiy OF
ex.SecretAry Kirkwood 10 appointment
on the Tariff Commission shows that
the President at first desired 20 appoint
him, but the question of ineligibility
having been suggested the matter was
referred to Mr.. Brewster, who examined
the point, and decided that the ohiec.
ton was we'll founded.
The doorkeepers, page boys and 9th
er Government employees of the Capitol
have received circulars from the head
quarters of the Republican Congression-
al Committee soliciting contributions of
about 9 per cent. on their salaries for
use in the fall campaign. The rate at
which the contributions are suggested
will take about 81 out of the annual
salary Of doorkeepers, and about $40
out Of the pay for the session Of the
page boys.
The jury In the case Of Franklin HoF.
ton against Algernon $. Sullivan, Pub.
lie Administrator Of New York county,
which was tried in the Kings county
Court returned verdict in favor Of the
plaintiff for 81. 600. The suit was for
the recovery Of the value Of dimonds
tolen from the plaintiffs store and
traced to the possession OF John D.
Grady, who died intessate, HE property
passing into the hands Of Mr. Sullivan
~ Public Administrator.
Henry johnson, who kept General
Andrew jackson supplied with water
during The battle Of New Orleans and
who cleaned the warriors sword the
next day, i living in oberlin, Ohio, Il
The ere Of lO9 years. johnson vas sOld
on the auction block in King and
Queen county. Virginia when eighteen
and served Colonel Dick Taylor until