Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-12-06
Telegram Briefs.

servant.
The hotel keepers of Chicago have
thus far raised $1,000 as an induce
ment for the national republican con.
yenlion to be held in that city.
Herr Laslor, member of the Ger.
man parliament, intends To make
study Of congressional practices at
Washington during the ensuing ses.
sion.
The value Of property destroyed by
the fire at St. Paris, Ohio, yesterday
is between $25,O00 aud $4,000.
About one. half Of the loss was covered
by insurance.
The democratic caucus Of Spring.
field, Mass, last night indorsed the
citizens nomination of George II.
Blelock for mayor. Mr.. BleIock is a
member Of the democratic state central
committee.
1t is stated that conference took
place on Tuesday between Prince Bis.
marck and Ii Tong Pao, the Chinese
minister 10 Germany. The subject
matter Of the conference has not yet
been learned.
The New York, Ontario and West.
ern railroad employees, to the number
Of 200, who struck last week in Os-
wego, went TO work yesterday, after
being paid of. The trouble arose
over a proposition to pay monthly in.
stead Of bi.monthIy.
Information has been received that
there is likely to be serious difficulty
with the Piout Indians, who recently
left the reservation in Washington
territory aud are now leading vAgs.
bond lives near their old haunts in
Oregon to the great annoyance Of the
settlers.
The funeral Of Sojourner Truth, the
aged lecturer and companion Of the
original abolitionists, took place al
Battle Creek, Mich, Sunday. Many
white persons were present at the
funeral. She is known to have been
los years old and IVES probably older.
Six thousand Bedouins and 500
Anatalisns have enlisted at Alexan-
dria for service in the Soudan. One
hundred Egyptian soldiers ct Cairo,
who were unwilling to serve in the
expedition against FL Mahdi, have
been discharged and their places sup
piled by Arabs.
Great anxiety prevails at Gloucester
Mass, for the safety of several Of the
Haddock feet, which are considerably
overdue. There are five or six other
schooners which are now absent longer
than usual, but they are well provis-
ioned, and possibly they may have
gone to some Of the eastern banks,
further distant in search Of fish.
Advices from Algeria state that
there is great agitation among the
native tribes over the reported success
Of El Mahdi in Soudan having raised
the Musselman fanalicism. 1t is also
said that FL Mahdi's emissaries are
traversing Tunis. The governor gen.
eral is urging upon the French gov.
ernment the necessity of retaining q
strong military force in Algeria.
Placards have been extensively
posted at and in the vicinity Of Newry,
Ireland, exhorting 0rangemen to pre-
vent by all possible means the entrance
Of Parnells "rapparees" into the town
ou Sunday. These papers are sigued
Lord Arthur Hill" The land lea.
guers have decided TO meet outside
the town. Four troops of dragons
aud 800 police will arrive at Newry
on Saturday,
The Standard underground cable
company, using the waring cable,
have just completed The work of laying
underground telegraph lines connect
ing the capitol at Washington with
the various departments and police
headquarters. The lines we're thor.
oughly tested yesterday, both with
Morse and telephone system. The re.
suits obtained were 10 every way salts.