Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-16
STATE NEWS.

y. a. Phillips, OF Norrtstown, claims
to have struck good vein OF coal on his
property, near Phoenixville.
A convention of anthracite coal min.
ers will be held at Pittston in few
days to consider the question of wages.
Mahanoy City s overrun with Hun.
garians. The Councils there have been
asked by the citizens TO have the NUS
auce abated,
State Senator W. r. Roberts, OF Titus.
vile, is a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Congress in the Twenty
sixth District.
An ANALYSIS of the drinking water OF
Philadelphia for the past month shows
nm average OF twelve grains oi solid mat
ter to the gallon OF water.
The badly.decompose body of an un.
known man was found among a lot OF
driftwood in the Susquehanna River,
near Plymouth, last week
A man, supposed to be the murderer
of Mrs. Belle, in Boston. was arrestedat
Catasanaua on Monday but was subse.
quently discharged for want oil evidence.
William Lutz and Henry Greeninger
ed articles TO fight for a prize of 500.
Both men are said to be OF great strength
and skill.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
declared dividend of 10 per cent, to
the creditors of the Lock Haven Nation.
nj Bank. of Lock Haven, Pa, making
in all 100 per cent.
The Tidewater Pipe Line Company
has purchased two farms near Dauphin,
Dauphin county, where oil reservoirs
will be built. This will also be
made pumping station.
Mrs. james Foster, Of Thomson, Sus
quehanna county, who is 60 years old,
during the past year wove 9O6 yards OF
cloth, and took care of the milk and
butter produced by ten cows.
Miller, the convict who escaped from
the penitentiary of Allegheny City ard
fed TO Canada, arrived at Pittsburg on
Saturday night. having been brought
back on extradition papers.
The Duncannon Iron Companys
Rolling Mill, at Dvncannon, Perry coun'
ty, was destroyed by fire on Sunday
night. Hoss $4,000. Three hundred
men are thrown out OF employment.
John G. Herman, proprietor Of Full.
ton Hall, Reading. was attacked near
midnight of Tuesday, and, he alleges,
robbed of a large sum OF money. HIS
face is horribly cut and he is confined
TO his bed.
George McGilpin, of Lancaster, went
to Belmont, that county, one night re-
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for whom be had at one time worked.
During the night ne attempted to rob
the house, but was oVerpowered aud
taken to jail.
Quite an excitement prevails in grave.
ward insurance circles in Eastern Penn.
sylvania owing TO the fact that large
number OF suits are to be entered against
policy holders in the deiunct Mutual
Aid Companies that have recently ap-
pointed receivers.
James Mcdonald. Jr.. OF Philadelphia,
agent of the Society for Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals. is collecting the
names Of the one hundred nd ffty per.
sons who attended the cock fight at
Freymour's Hotel, near Reading, about
one week ago, and warrants are being
l&SuEu lOF tue dIEtSk W NAI pat htSS'
Five laborers started to cross the Ohio
on Monday evening in skiif at Mckee's
Rocks just below Pittsburg. The boat
capslzed when nearing the Allegheny
shore and the men were thrown into
the water. Two named Shields and
Murphy, were drowned. The other
three swan ashore, greatly exhausted.
The wife of a Pittsburgh physician
has eloped with "a drunken worthless
fellow and her twelve.year old boy Is
sobbing and moaning himself to death
and cannot be soothed or quieted. lie
will not eat or sleep and keeps saying /;
eli can only see mamma once more.
will be satisfied" The stricken father
says: "lt she wants to see her boy
again, she bad better return at once,
but size must come alone. She will not
be harmed or detained. ! make the
offer that the life OF my son be saved"