The state journal., 1884-09-20
Keystone NEWS BRIEFS.

KEYSTONE NEWS BRIEFS.
Volunteer firemen are holding a con-
vention at York.
1t is stated that there are eight ex-
ministers working in the coal mines of
Schuylkill county.
Mrs. Orlando Creas, of Philadelphia,
about go years of age, while visiting in
Chambersburg recently, fell down flight
of steps and was killed.
The women friends of the striking AL
legheny miners chase the non-unlon men
with tin pans and buckets, with which
they knock them on the head.
At Reading yesterday Joseph Miller,
who sued William Siegfried for SANDER,
was awarded $500 damages. The SANDER
was public charge that Miller had per-
jured himself
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
extended the corporate existence OF the
First National Bank of Newcastle, Pa,
and the First National Bank of Berwick,
Pa, to September 81, 1904.
James p Hutchison, agent for the
Hope Mills, New York, was arrested at
Wilkes Barre last evening on charge of
obtaining money under false pretense
from Keck & Lutz, druggists. He was
committed in default of bail
The National convention of the Fur
niture Workers Union opened at Pitts
burg yesterday. Among the questions
to come before the convention is one pro-
hibiting the employment in factories Of
children under the age of fourteen years.
An unknown young man was found on
the Colebrookdale railroad, near Mana
taWny station Tuesday afternoon with his
leg cut off and his skull fractured. He
died several hours afterwards. In
his pocket were found papers bearing the
name William Shipe, Green Lane"
A bewildered switch tender changed
the signals incorrectly at the crossing of
the Lehigh and Susquehanna and Lehigh
Valley railroads at Bethlehem, and a
Valley freight and SusQuehanna train
came in collision, wrecking the Valley
engine, the switch house and number
of cars.
The American Minister at the court Of
ST. james is still victim of the govt,
and, as prevention of renewed attacks
in the feet, he is ordered to walk three
miles every day.
Jay Gould has a brother who doesn't
think jay will ever be cornered. Every
time he clinches the Wall street gang
they get the worst of it," Observant and
discreet brother.
Mr. Rheem, who has charge of the rep
tile specimens in the Smithsonian Insti-
tute, contradicts the popular superstition
as to the existence of the blow snake and
the hoop snake.
Ex-senator Hendricks is 65 years old.
His parents went from Pennsylvania to
Muskingum county, Ohio, near Zanes
vile, early in this century. The elder
Hendricks built tannery.
A WESTERN journal mentions that an
insect which had lodged in mans ear,
was induced to back out of its position by
placing a light near the aural orifice.
This simple plan was successful after all
the usual means for dislodging the un-
welcome visitor had proved fruitless.
NORWAY is the only place in Europe
where ice water is placed in the railway
cars.
THOUSANDS of canary birds have been
shipped during the first quarter of this
year from Mexico to Europe.
TYPHUs fever is reported to be devas-
tating Ell Mahdi's army.
CONSIDERABLE emotion is said to have
been stirred up in the English county Of
Essex by the fresh arrangements that are
being madeby the new Lord Petre
for the control of his property. The
uncle of the new lord, Mr.. Henry Petre,
who has for years practically controlled
the estate in Essex, was speedily informed
by his right reverend nephew that his
reign was over, this decision applying
also to the hounds which Henry Petre
has hunted for many years. Meanwhile
the family solicitors in London have re-
ceived their cOnge-presumably for some
reason which Lord Petres religion would
explain.
A BosToNIAN says that while in Paris
he conversed with an intelligent French
man who was anxious 10 know more
about the natural beauties of the United
States than could be acquired from books
of travel. He questioned the traveller
about the wonders of Niagara Falls and
the rapid growth of the great cities of the
West; how the White Mountains com.
pared with the Alps; asked if it were
really true that the Hudson was worthy
of comparison with the Rhine, and if the
Yosemite Vally was not greatly overrated.
The American was compelled to &C.
knowledge that he had never seen these
places. He voted himself blamed
fool, " and fastened home to see his own
country.
Forty years ago Queen Victoria
planted spruce tree in one of the islands
of Loeb Laggan. 1t grew and fourished
until quite recently, when it fell victim
to rclic-hunters, who have whitfield it
away.
TIE japanese Government has re-
quested Berlin to allow q number of its
officials to enter the Japanese service for
the purpose of recognizing the police
system.
EIGHTY Mennonites passed through
Berlin not long ago en- route to America.
Ihey were possessed of considerable
money and their leader was a man of
nlnety-tve, who had recently been mar
ried to girl of sixteen.
THERE is a beautiful red and black ore
at Franklin, n. j., which is cut and pol.
lshed and sold as paper weights. 1t is a
compound OF iron, zinc, and manranese
EIGHT hundred and ninety. four thou
sand nine hundred and three dogs were
last year licensed in England.
1T is amusing to read the interview