Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23
GENERAL NEWS.

and some OF his friends fear that his
strength Is impaired.
The body of KoKun. Hua, professor
of Chinese language at Harvard univer.
sity, will be enclosed in leaden casket
and sent TO China.
William Miller. the oldest Mason in
the United States. died in Caldwell,
Ohio. aged 9S years. lie had been
Mason for 81 years.
A boiler exploded at Kirkham's old
mill Mt Doctor Town, near Jessup, Ga,
on Saturday, by which seven persons
were injured and one killed.
The Cincinnati Enquirer speaks OF the
union between the Republicans and
rammany IA case of miscegenation.
II so, what shall the harvest be ?
Danville, Va. sold largely over OOO,.
600 pounds of leaf tabacco for consider.
ably more than half million Of dollars
during the last quarter OF 1881.
Smallpox has broken out in a thickly
settled section of NottAway county. Nir
gnia. A hospital has been established
for the accommodation OF the patients
"Office hunting is a greater industry
now than il was in GAriield's time. -
| Chicdgo Times. And there was supposed
TO have been some sort of lesson in the
Guiteau assassination
NJ. Lavroh, who was ordered to leave
France on account of having started a
Nihilist fund in Paris, has proceeded TO
London. Sixty Russian refugees wit
messed his departure.
While coasting at Cohoes. n. Y, on
Saturday. Charles Richmond. aged six,
dashed into Il hole in the ice in the
Champlain canal and was drowned. His
mother witnessed the accident.
General Forgemol has started from
Marseilles for Algeria, with special in.
structions To act in accordance with his
own judgment. The return of the troops
from Tunis has been postponed.
An syear. old boy died at Point St.
Charles, Canada, from excessive use Of
liquor. The coroners jury on Friday
last brought in a verdict OF wilful mur.
der against the person who gave him
the liquor.
On Sunday night. near Stamford, KY
John Carr. a highly esteemed colored
man, was shot dead in his own house by
with his little child. No clue to the
murderer.
Sergeant Bush OF the Tenth cavalry,
at Concho, Texas. having been repri.
manded by his superior officer and
ordered 10 be taken TO the guard house,
secured gun and blew off the top of
his own head.
Miss Seed, until two weeks ago post
mistress at LawrenceviIle, H.. was on
Friday last found in a dying condition
from the effects of chloroiorm taken
through dependency at beind super
ceded in Office.
4 dispatch from st. Petersburg to the |
Dnly Telegraph says r Jewish family,
consisting of - mother, daughter. aged |
seventeen and son aged fourteen. have |
been msssacrrd by peasants in the die.
trict Of Anencif.
Captain General PrendergAst states |
that there l. considerable agitation /
among the Cuban anonomists, especially |
among the advanced liberals and the
colored population of the eastern pro.
vinces oi the island.
Near Nueva Laredo, Texas, on Sunday,
two smueclers named Augnendegni.
shot and killed two grass cutters whom
they suspected of stealing their goods
Officers shot Eliz4rdo and another horse
thief named Las Rusias.
The remains Of nine persons have
been taken from the ruins ui the fire IN
the old H'uh building, New York.
There are still quite number oi per-
sons reported missing who we're employ.
ed IN the building.
Kennedy's ranche. near Corpus Chris.
Il. Texas. comprisin s240 OOO acres of
land. together with al the cattle. horsss
and buildings thereon. has been sold In
the Texas Land and Cattle Company, Of
Dundee. Scotland.
II il said that President Arthur haa
stocked the wine cellars Of the White
House. which had gone into disuse dur.
ing the administration Of Hayes, wheth
or az n matter Of principle or to save
the cost ri the beverage in entertain.
ment., j. question Of doubt with many.
secretary Kirkwood has addressed a
letter to the commissioner oi pensions,
calling his attention TO the tact that the
iofce 81 employ es IN TINT riIice i already
iu excess OF the numtei sli"wtd by law,
and directing that mo- further appoint
ment- be- made except To iiil vacaueies.
Rev. L. c. Milne. pastor Of Trinity
Church, Chicago. H.. Mt which Robert
Collyer formerly oihciated IN his ser.
mon Sunday morning abandoned his
belief in personal Deity and in the
Immortality ot man. The announce.
ment created intense commotIon amour
the congregation.
The Irish land league of Buffalo. y.
Y. have adopted resolution requesting
the land leagues throughout the United
States to urge members o. Congress from
their respective districts To take into
consideration the cases Of American
citizens now imprisoned by the British
government in Ireland.
The wickedest family in America Ap.
pears at the present writing TO be located
in Iowa ita Maternal head having iuet