THE CENTRE REPO RIE FRED KURTZ, Eprror and Pr TERMS Ono y ance, Those In erms. Ar, $1.00 arrears subjed Advertisements 20 cents per ong.and H cents for each Subs THE KEYSTONE STATE. NEWS TOPICS OF LOCAL INTEREST TO PENNSYLVANIANS, Gleaned Boiled the Facts and Fancles from Many Down Briel Benefit to of Sources and Paragraphs for Busy Readers. PrRiLADEDPHIA, Nov. Maurice A. Walsh, LL Paul's Roman Catholic general of the arch « died at Bright's poisoning, after an illness of was 55 years old. He was priesthood in 1855 in this cit) was made vicar general by To What Have the Mighty PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25 A gol valued at £70,000, once worn by th Eugenie, is nina pi goods store in this city, It was m by | the crown jeweler of Duchess de Berri he ablaze with dia: the latte Two hy are contab of the D of the Du to the Emyg Rev. PHILA The Very Rov. r of the St vicar his residence disease Fallen. biti on exh France massive i ndved Maurice A, ELPHIA, Walsh Dead. Catholic ease of the Father Wal born in County man long been a pron cles on death able pillars, A Mine WIiLkKESBARRE, Nov. & larly ing the Mineral § i ] ware and Hu ar Miners’ ) Caves In. Cree, a pipe of the water resu the heavy and the into the out the low no one was in no one diverted { its stream int It is feared fore the « again, and meanwhi boys are thrown was nul OLUeTY ( A Convention of Coke Workers. Amalgam up to $1.55 A Murde McKeesport, Nov foreman of the pai works at this place Finton, the bookkes They had a dispu called Finton a | knocked down and Btevens walked d tance, but soon that he intended killing t as be reached the and was attacked Stevens down, Cour this juncture, ran betwee caught Stevens, when knife and stabbed Shaw in the | Stevens then dashed at Finton him between the ei and mint blade entering the left abou Finton bled internally and sank raj little hope of his re Stevens was placed in the under guard Both men have heretofore boen and peaceful citizens, Fintor member of the Methodist Decision Reversed, Mostrose, Nov. 25 -In y Judson Tiffany shot and killed Samuel | Ho cum in an altercation on Tiffany's farm i» Brooklyn. At the trial in Ja 1881, Tiffany set up the plea of defense,” buy the jury found him guilty of murder in the second degree, and be was sentenced years in the penitentiary. The taken to the supreme court on error, and, pending its deeisic Tiffany was released from the R enitentiary on $4,000 bail The supreme court granted a new trial, which has been octupying the att sntion of the court for nearly ten days after being out six hours, the jury brought in a verdict of acquittal Pennsylvania's Official Returns, Hanmsnona, Nov, 21 Official returns bave been received from all the counties in the state. They show: For Harrison, 526,001; Cleveland, 440.520; Fisk, 20.74%; Streeter, 8.865, Total, 997.204 Harr 9,571; Harrison's majority, The Hibbard -Fry Case Settled, Beaver, Pa, Nov. 24.-The jury in the Hibbard-Fry breach of promise case has rendered verdict in favor of the defendant, Fry Gets the Verdict, Prrrssune, Nov, 26,-The jury in the Hibbard -Fry breach of promise eases, in which Mrs. Hibbard asked for $100,000 dam. ages, returned a verdict in favor of the de fendant. The lovelorn plaintiff, when told the verdict, collapsed and exclatmed: “Ch I can't belleve it; that man Fry bought up the jury. He is an awful Har. 1 can't say any more” Bhe will have $700 to $1,000 costs to pay. Mr. Fry and his elder daughter will sail for Enrope Wednesday, The jurors were practically unanimous as to Fry's innocence, but hesi- tated all night over returning a verdict for him because they didn't think the widow should pay the costs, Their verdict, however, carries the costs with it, Attack. rous wn ti tie and aril t two inches, ng Very is enterts jail, wi Ar I UATY, Yall to eight chise was a writ of Yesterday afternoon, son's plurality, 54,958 ain Fire in a Church, TOFIGHTORNOTTO FIGHT The Question Which Agitates Politicians Now. THE BLACKBURN-RUCKER CASE. Benator Blackburn in Lexington and Judge Bucker's Second Also Supposed to Be There—Will a Duel He Arranged ?—In- teresting Gossip from Indianapolis. Nov, 27.—The latest phase in the more in of a duel between the two men than DENVER, i Blackburn controversy is that has previously been refuted. current during the day that John C. Mo the intimate friend of Rue had left for Kentucky, and he was unquestionably the bearer of a to Senator numerous places but the SOIMe ge ntlemen in- repi ated that the wan Ie, ker, from Judge Rucker Ioquiry at verify the n of EVas rep wt, lios received report was little doubt thers was y is really on his way to .—-1t is reported ‘olorado, is in the A. M. Rucker, and in behalf of Rucker leading hotels oterie of inti il of Judge heard of the présence and will arrest him the is a os have in the city excitement in a duel There the citizens as to meet Rucker on him, under the is great SOOCLs of ¥ cams into the city by the H J. Btoxd- . he train Hector of in- id Gen. Hasdl ng at once from of the Phoenix and, taking a ly ordered by kburn stairs, WAS A mys be has veiled in efforts of all the nidents have coms the where A telegram mation re Mx uld visit Lox- t is presumed that he i» tely we ring ned ew Suned name, bey of the Phoenix hotel a ged in conversation with a lly s word that claimed LA § ige Rucker and is second, LO eX Lids opinion that 17 lieved both warted and § eecTiplaon WRT this witted a 893 that ther than J e 3 believed F WAS BONS O udge t Henator Bi kbura j= in the tocddard Johnson, Robinson, all of known courage and also looks suspl who cladin to to this city ter, but his mys to contradict this he {act that all of his ity have been open of the law regard nn jptdide reasons of 0 ts for Col c if Le is fa Lo Hi Crem iueilo, senator, fat Gis vit ATH A fear i Yory savime ome of the wing himself in pu GEN. HARRISON'S VISITORS. Ex-Senator the Sewell, of New Jorsey, Was Moet Prominent One Yesterday. Ispiaxaroris, Nov -Ex-United States Senator William J. Be well arrived in Indian apolis, travelling In a special car with Mrs il and his daughter. He was west on ness, and did not think it would be tr to pass through without stopping te s respects to the president-elect. He car at the station and took up quar Bates house for the night Soon ing he went out on Delaware Hed on Gen, Harrison, wl in an short time, and his wife wont back to take sn dinner 1 the president-elect He said that there was no pol visit. He ities in his i# one of the ward of trustees of Home at Leavenworth, Kan. , has bern there on business connected the institution. He left New York i and has been traveling over since. He is now on his way home He was asked what be thought of the pros- pects of New Jersey m the cabinet He smiled dolorously, as though remembering the figures his state cut in the returns, and maid: “It would be nonsense to talk of eabi- net places for New Jersey or any other state. The selection of a cabinet is, of all things, the private business of the president, and (len. Harrison is just the kind of a man who will attend to that business himself, without any volunteer assistance. All this specula- tion as to who will be in the cabinet is labor wasted, except as it may afford some amuse. ment for Gen. Harrison.” Gen, Hewell spoke particularly of Gen, Harrison's ability to hold his tongue, as con trasted with the singular sucocess with which he talked before election. “Where will you find another man in the country,” said Gen. Sewell, ‘who could talk so much on so man different subjects and not ‘make a latakelr The Latest in Now York. New York, Nov. 27.-This is positively the latest cabinet eomcoction in this eity: “Thomas C. Platt bas met Miller's defection by forming a coalition with Blaine and Quay, agresing, it is said, In consideration of their boosting him into the coveted cabinet berth wgoorotary of the treasury--to dispetise the treasury department patronage in this state ae the plumed kulght may est. Thus Blaine is scheduled [to renounce his sapira- tions in the direction of the cabinet, and Quay to sacrifice Wanamaker, if necessary, and the two to unite in praising Piste to Harrison.” Chairman Quay's Latest, Wassinaron, Nov, 21.—Benator Quay, chairman of the Republican National come mitten, sald yes Sha the Republicans would have ®& mn of nine jie uax1 “1 do not pol ve," ho added, ‘that governors of states will italy GEN. JOHN NEWTON RESIGNS. He Fas Private Business to Attend To, Talk About His Successor, New York, Nov, 2. Politicians were ox- cited by the resignation of the office of com missioner of public works by Gen. John New ton. The event had been expected by them, but they had not been able to determine its possible effect on local affairs. So they were disturbed in mind, and most of them will continue to be worried the County Democrats by the hope of bene fit to be derived from it, and the Tammany men by the fear of injury to their bright prospects until Mayor Hew. itt shall have lected a BU COORSOT GEN to Gen, Newton, and have appointed period during which that opinion, should public works New York, Nov, %1.-D. the present commissioner, has bean appointed commissioner of public works, vice Gen. Newton, ned. The appointment was tendered John Bogart, the state engineer, but he declined present Ya gh JOHN NEWTON, the successor, in his serve ns commissioner of Lowber Bmith, deputy resig THE LIFE SAVING STATIONS. Good Work Daring the Year Mach Property Nov,