Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-19
GENERAL NEWS.

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still larger.
Mr.. Conkling is now keepine house on
Thirty.sixth street in New York, and
may be seen nearly every afternoon
walking up Broadway.
California is beginning to worry for
fear that this is going TO be dry year.
The southern counties are already suf-
fering for lack of the usual rainfall.
We are sending bacon and cheese to
both England and Germany. But ow.
ing to German duties the latter coun-
try pays twice as much for them as
England does.
The First Mennonite Church of Phil.
adelphia. on Diamond street, above
Fifth, was formally opened on last
Saturday. The new building was be.
gun about FIVE months ago. 1t is n
brick structure, two stories high, and
cost 1900.
The value Of Kansas farm products
for 1881 foots up 1922, 946, ,490 the higher
prices realized having made the total
valuation forty per cent. higher than in
previous year, though the average yield
throughout the State was not so great
as in 1880.
Not all the South Carolina negroes
are 80 badly Off that they need emigrate
TO Texas 10 make living. The Colum.
bia Register tells OF one living near that
city, Abram Hamilton by name, who
owns sixty acres Of good land, eight
mules and horses, does not owe dollar
in the world, and has about 5000 in hard
cash.
In Congress the House Committee on
Banking and Currency has decided TO
report favorAbly the bill known as the
Crapo bill, extending the charters OF
national banks for the term of twenty
years. The necessity for prompt legis.
lation in the matter isIevideut when it
is remembered that the charters of 393
national banks expire this year.
Mr.. Hayemeyer, whose sugar refinery
in Williamsburg, New York, was burn
ed on the sih, his loss will not exceed
sl,5O0,000. The risks are divided among
large number Of companies. From
1900 TO 1000 men will be thrown out of
employment by the fire. A fire at
Springfield, Ohio, on the sth, destroyed
five stores and "A saloon, causing loss
OF $4,000.
A statement Of the population of
New York city was received at the Blu.
reau OF Vital statistics from c. w.
Sweaton, superintendent OF tho census
OF 1850. OF the whole population of l..
207, ,2gq the nAtive.born are shown to
number T27, 7,629 OF whom 70S, CIT are
white and 1882 colored. The foreign.
born residents number AIS, ,67O,o whom
%, 767 are English, 1853, ,4S2 German, g..
9l0 French, los. .595 Irish, S,6s3 Scotch,
2,223 Italian. and the rest scattered.
On Oak River, in Manitoba. is a reser.
vation OF refugee Sioux Indians who
refused 10 come across the line with
sitting Bull when he surrendered.
The chief is White Eagle. and his peo.
pie number about 200. They now
have eighty acres under cultivation;
raised 1000 bushels OF potatoes last
year, besides quantity sufficient for
their use Of wheat, barley, oats, maize,
turnips, beets and cabbage; and have
fifty bead Of cattle, including sixteen
working oxen. They appear contented,
and cause no trouble.
NAItAlu W lttlhul yhOuE IN Olu EEA
captain and shipping merchant, who re-
Gently died near Hackensack, y. j..
worth s656,O0O was n very eccentric
man. He once tore up 500 600 in Gov.
ernment bonds. and burned up 5000 Of
it. The inventory OF his New Jersey
estate at first footed up only $4,000;
but in clearing up his private room :
number OF checks we're found under The
carpet, while from behind the safe we're
taken stocks and bonds representing
about 100000. Although two and three
years old, the checks we're honoFed.
The stock and bonds, principally min.
ing stocks and Southern States bonds,
realized but few dollars.
The church sensation in New York IL
the complete financial success OF "Par.
son Newman's Wealthy Mems Church"
The rental OF pews has taken place at
such premiums "a provide for the easy
running OF the church without risk OF
being swamped by debt. Is under for.
mer administrations. DIR. Hepworth's
idea was a noble one, but for lack of
ready cash IL never was = success.
When be built the church he wanted
the price OF sittings TO be 90 low that
young men and newly married couples
could be accommodated at moderate
price. With heavy debt to carry this
was impossible. Mr.. Davis, who succee-
ded Dr. Hepworth, found the debt
more than he could manage. Nov. when
General Grant pays 81 600 for the first
choice Of pew and other New York ns.
bobs come in ample force at almost sim.
liar figures, the church has ell the mon.
ey II wants. Many of the pews rent
for as much per pew ne the rental of
snug house would amount 70. This
sends the poor to the kingdom of hea.
ven by some other route, II they want
to go at all.
Mrs. Caroline Richings Bernard died
Of smallpox at Richmond, Virginia, on
last Saturday. Her remains were bur
led in Hollywood cemetery. She was
the adopted daughter OF the late Peter
Richings. the we'll known manager and
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