Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-23
GENERAL NEWS.


A call has been issned for National
Prohibition convention to meet at Chi
cago on the 23d of August.
A fire in the Webster Law Building,
at Washington, ID. c., Sunday morning
caused damage agerega,ing $4,000.
Commissioner Dudley says twill take
100000 600 to pay pensions to soldiers
whose claims are To be adjusted during
next year.
Petitions and applications of all sorts
' for Executive clemency in the case of
Sergeant Mason are pouring in upon
the President from all quarters.
A young couple were baptIsed togeth-
er at Troutdale, Tenn. and immediate.
ly afterward were married in their drip
ping garments by the same clergyman.
The entire incoming eastern night
mail at the Madison, Wis, postotlice,
consisting of about two thousand letters,
was burned up at an early hour last
Friday morning.
The Denver 9Sibimc says that Mrs.
II. b. Hayes husband has Just been re.
elected road overseer at Fremont, Ohio.
At any rate, the other fellow wasn't
counted in.
Deacon Smith, OF the Cincinnati Ga.
zstte, remarks that 1.-The Stalwart gang
which made war on President Garfield
is now having its full satisfaction, if
Guiteau lett any shortage"
Mrs. Garfield, Mrs. Polk and Mrs.
Tyler have been added to the pension
rolls for 1000 year each. The first
and the last named do not need the
money, but Mrs. Polk does.
There was no attempt to deceive the
guests as to the ages of the bride and
bridegroom of a wedding at ElgIn, III.
The cards of invitation said: Smith
Jamison 81, 10 Sarah Seward SO"
The striking spinners OF Lynn, Mass,
are very determined not to return un.
less at the old figures. No disturbance
has occurred. About $50 hands are al
ready out and it is thought others will
join them.
The report Of a snow.slide at Genoa,
Nevada, is confirmed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Nimrod Bowen, Miss Borlin and mum.
Der Of Indians, variousy stated at from
seven to fifteen were killed. All the
bodies have not yet been recovered.
II. S. Steward, supposed to have come
from Los Angeles, on Friday, last palm
ed off two alleged gold bricks on Peter
Herman. the bullion clerk of the Uni
ted States Mint at New Orleans, and re-
ceived negotiable receipt Tor deposit
of 733 33l00 ounces gold, valued at
$4,000.
Fred W. Newburgh, late assistant /
secretary of the Ono State Board Of
Public WORKS, against whom fifty.tw
indictments were returned for forgeries
on the State Treasury amounting to
over $4,000. was found guilty. The case
will 60 to the Supreme Court.
Samuel J. Tilden managed to get
through a letter on Jackson's birthday
without expressing a single reasonable
sentiment. And this, after the Rspub
lican press had been worrying for
fortnight lest he should give the coun.
try entirely away.
dsstardly attempt was made nj
New Orleans, Saturday night, to cut the
levee within the city limits. Timely
discovery was made and the cut filled,
the overflow of large portion OF the
city being thereby prevented. The per.
petrator has not yet been discovered.
Later advices from Costa Rica prove
that the recent earthquake was by no
means so destructive Of property as was
at first reported and that no loss Of life
whatever occurred. Il is n very poor
season for earthquakes when Central
America cannot do better than this.
A dog stole piece of meat from
Stranahan's butcher chop at Holly
al. a.. L IL
at the thief, which killed him. The
owner Of the dog prosecuted Stranahan
for cruelty, the town became excitedly
divided in sentiment, the trial employ
ed the best legal talent in the county,
and the butcher was finally fined $40.
Oliver John Kenyon's house at As
hantee, Wis.,, originally had only one
story. When his son married he ad.
ded n story for the accommodation of
the new family, and third was put on
when his grandson took wife. He Is
now eighty years old. and it is there.
fore unlikely that the building will be
further heightened for q great grand.
son, though hopes so.
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs Price
is engaged in the preparation of = report
to the Secretary of the Interior recon-
mending the removal of the Apache,
Navaios and Mescalero Indians now 10.
Gated in New Mexico to a suitable reser.
vstion in the Indian Territory. In
making this recommendation the CON-
missioner il influenced by the urgent
representations Of various Indian agents.
A couple composed apparently of
boy Of l6 and a girl Of l2 presented
themselves to a justice st Gilpin. NO,
and asked to be married The justice
replied that be was not in the habit Of
joining children in wedIock, and advis.
Ell them to 20 right back to their pa.
rents. They asserted that they were
over twenty. and so they were, being
dwarfs but they had TO bring witnesses
and the family record before the official
would believe it.