18813. Lock Haven National Bank (Lock Haven, PA)

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Bank Information

Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
1273
Charter Number
1273
Start Date
July 30, 1877
Location
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania (41.137, -77.447)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
07f5f8c4

Response Measures

Full suspension, Books examined

Other: Directors later went into liquidation and appointed a receiver; depositors to be paid in installments.

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
100.0%
Date receivership started
1877-08-20
Date receivership terminated
1882-03-03
OCC cause of failure
Losses
Share of assets assessed as good
55.7%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
38.0%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
6.3%

Description

Newspapers report the Lock Haven National Bank suspended payment on 1877-07-30 after a run and distrust arising from large amounts of suspended paper and prior losses. Directors initially spoke of reopening, but by Aug 21–30 stockholders/directors recommended liquidation and the appointment of D. M. Peck as receiver, so the suspension culminated in closure/receivership.

Events (5)
1. June 14, 1865 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. July 30, 1877 Run
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Depositors made withdrawals driven by distrust caused by large amounts of suspended paper and prior losses (including an earlier 1873 run) which impaired the bank's liquidity.
Measures
Directors suspended payment; announced intention to examine affairs and possibly reopen; later moved to liquidate.
Newspaper Excerpt
the causes that led to the suspension...created such a distrust that a run was made upon the Bank
Source
newspapers
3. July 30, 1877 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Directors suspended under pressure of heavy withdrawals and impaired assets (large amount of suspended paper and continued business failures).
Newspaper Excerpt
The Lock Haven National Bank suspended payment this morning.
Source
newspapers
4. August 20, 1877 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
5. August 21, 1877 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The Directors...recommended the appointment of D. M. Peck, Esq., as Receiver. ...the Board of Directors recommend D. M. Peck, Esq., as Receiver. From the Clinton Democrat of the 23, inst., we learn that the Lock Haven National Bank will go into liquidation. The depositors will be paid in installments as fast as collections can be made. The President and Directors give the assurance that depositors will be paid in full. The Comptroller of the Currency has declared a dividend...making in all 100 per cent.; Lockhaven National bank, of Lockhaven, Penn., ninth dividend, sixteen per cent, making in all ninety per cent.; later 100 per cent listed (1882).
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (17)
1. July 30, 1877 Daily Press and Dakotaian Yankton, SD
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MISCELLANEOUS. A Dam Breaks Way In Pennsylvania. Sweeping away Houses, Crops, Bridges and Everything in Its Course. A Boston Man Does Some Wholesale Shooting Because He is Forbidden to See a Girl. THE RACES. Saratoga, July 30.-In Doswell stakes, mile dash for 3 year olds, Cuba WOD: Bombast, second. Time, 1.463/4 Free handi cap sweepstakes, miles Whisper won; Bushwbacker, second. Time, 3.1234. The mile dash was won by Oriole; Rhadamanthus, second Virginius, third. Time, 1.4534 THE FOUR PER CENTS. Washington, July 30.-The secretary of the treasury says the new four per cents having been issued in exchange for gold coin they could not be redeemed by anything but gold coin or its full equivalent. SUSPENSION. Lockhaven, (Pa.) July 30.-The Lockhaven national bank has suspended. ANOTHER DAM DISASTER. Swarthmore, (Pa.) July 30.-Strathaven dam, on the Big Crum gave away this morning, washing away farm houses, crops, bridges and everything along its course. The people were rescued from houses while sweeping down the stream. REVENGE IS SWEET. Boston, July 30.-Herbert Blanchard, of Savory, Mass, was ordered to discontinue his visits to the daughter of E. Trask. He met that gentleman in church yesterday and shot him dead and tatally wounded a brother, and missed a third shot at a woman. FOUND WITHOUT ERROR Washington, July 30.-The committee examining the affairs of the office of the United States treasurer upon the transfer of the office from Wyman to Gilfillar, have completed their investigation, During Wyman's term of office there was received into the treasury and paid out over seven hundred and forty million dollars without error, excepting one of less than five dollars. The surplus in the treasury is in very nearly the same condition as a year ago.

2. July 30, 1877 Public Ledger Memphis, TN
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Bank Suspensien. Lock HAVEN, PA., July 30.-The Lock Haven National Bank has suspended.

3. July 30, 1877 The Rock Island Argus Rock Island, IL
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Another Bank Suspended. LOCKHAVEN, Pa., July 30.-Lockhaven National Bank has suspended.

4. July 31, 1877 The Wheeling Daily Register Wheeling, WV
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Bank Suspension LOCK HAVEN, PA., July 30.-The Lock Haven National Bank has BURpended. Lock HAVEN, PA., July 30.-The - suspension of the Lock Haven National bank to-day is temporary. The directors say that they will reopen the doors tomorrow and expect to be able to pay all the demands of the depositors BOOD.

5. July 31, 1877 Daily Kennebec Journal Augusta, ME
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. Lock HAVEN, July 30. The Lock Haven National Bank suspended to-day. Gallagher, a striker who stopped a mail train on the Morris & Essex road has been committed in default of five thousand dollars bail.

6. July 31, 1877 The New York Herald New York, NY
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BANK SUSPENSION. LOCK HAVEN, Pa., July 30, 1877. The Lock Haven National Bank suspended payment this morning.

7. August 1, 1877 Juniata Sentinel and Republican Mifflintown, PA
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News Items. Mexican history dates back 1,200 years. The Ohio river is nearly 1'200 miles long. The Catholic is the prevaient religion of Canada. The United States in 1830 contained 12,700,000 inhabitants. A Berks country farmer had twelve ducks Cuba, killed the largest by lightning. of the West India Islands, is 764 miles long and averages 100 miles wide. Jesasalem is 2,500 feet above the level of the sea, and thirty one miles southesst from Jaffa, on the Mediter ranean. The French settlement at Cayenne, the nearly under the equator, produces pepper of that name so extensively used in the United States. Nearly all the cattle in Germany are stailfed. A traveller passing through stock the country rarely sees any live in the fields or pastures. Jimmy Kerrigan, of Schuylkill counwho saved his neck evidence against the State's ty, by again. Mollies, turning has to work in the Juines estimated that there are tramps in the vicialty the hundred It gone is estimates of Erie. one Titusville Herald the oil region by strike at $100,000 a less The to day. the present Jacksonville, Florida, has torn up her street railway. 71 Henry C. Syker, an old man Nor of age, is under arrest at years Vs, charged with the murder of folk, Peter J. Chaton. The affair occurred twenty-two years age. The Lascaster tobacco crop raised this year will be the largest ever there. A panther with a brass ring in its is frightening the citizens It near is DOSE Dreheisville, Sobuyikili county. circus. believed to have escaped from a banks There are twenty two national in Pittsburg. Chief Justice Agnew residing at Bes on Pa., on the 20th ult., was sued of seaver, the charge of shooting game out ten son, which resulted in his being tined The Lock Haven National Bank suspended payments DD Monday. dollars for each of the two pheasants shot. Emporium Press says that yearly 50, The cords of bark are shipped $200,000 000 from Cameron county, worth in There are 1,500 tavern keepers for Philadelphia who have not paid their licenses this year The school directors of Rockland township, Berks county, have salaries made of sweeping reduction in the havthe teachers for the coming winter, $21 per. reduced the wages to below what ing which is very much paymonth, any of the adjoining townships are ing. The peach growers in Delaware whole are despondent. It 18 feared that and the else now ripe in Delaware will crop there, the strike 15 raging, fruit can where, prove a total less. since the be taken to market. not named Scull is the dog catch A man Chester. His captures been approach bit200 er of $1 a head. He has belief seriously five times. has no by re ten hydrophobia, and cures bites cold ducing in the inflammation with water We Says the Wrightsville Star by Mr. shown a few days ago, clover, were Beitler, an eight-leaved other day John by him in bis yard the The speciThis found is certainly is a perfect, curiosity. there being men eight before fully developed us leaves on asingle stem. A sudden draught of through hot air a is cotton reported to have passed in western Tex and peach orchard and kill fie,Id a few days ago, scorching touched for as, green thing it yards space ing every 140 yards wide and 400 long. George Larison, a young work lad living in Stockton, N. J., while noticed at a fight field at a few days ago, and some object. going on between He his went dog to the scene conflict a of feathered action and found his The dog lad in threw with which big struck eagle. the bird on carried the head it and stunned it. The bird, stone He then which turnto a safe to place. be a bald eagle, to SOOD the recov- Deer ed out and the lad sold it Hope ered, Park Association at New THERE has been a great and deal disperse- said in of General ridicule of the conduct Briuton's command following while ment at tells Pittsburg. plain!y of the The fabrications air relative dispatch to the command that were BLAIRSVILLE surgeon culated Pa., July of -The the asser City tion in men Troop, that out of as Dr. of published the Maury, 800 me, newspapers took is utterly to Pittsburg stating false. 200 are now with killed and woundnot of my man with should come only ed, me in With perfect that and the left tew exception condition. Philadelphia. sick, from I and have one such every My of vile command the slanders Pittyburg mob. R. W. BRINTON, Major General. A swindle. and shrewdest schemes One of of gwindle the latest lately took place in

8. August 3, 1877 The Emporia News Emporia, KS
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The suspension of the Lockhaven national bank, Pa., is the only bank suspension for a week past, and it hopes to resume in a few days.

9. August 7, 1877 The New Bloomfield, Pa. Times New Bloomfield, PA
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cases of actual dismissal for this cause have been made public. Last week, Monday, the Lock Haven National Bank suspended payment. The directors, after a meeting and examination of the affairs of the bank, say they will reopen, and expect to be able to pay all the demands of depositors in a short time. A little boy named Egbert Johnson, of Tuskegee, Ala., went out with a hunting party a few days since, when one of the party shot and wounded a crane so that it was captured, and while Egbert was handling it, it picked one of his eyes nearly if not quite out. On Monday morning a week as the Pacific train West passed through Harrisburg, a bullet hole was observed in one of the plate glass windows of a Pullman car. Upon inquiry it was ascertained that a shot was fired into it the previous evening while going through Jersey City. San Fancisco has been agitated by by noiseless stray bullets, propelled by some invisible agency and flying about the streets to the great inconvenience and danger of pedestrians. It has just been ascertained that small boys practising with "parlor rifles" are at the bottom of the mischief. The importance of keeping the pumps at work in the coal minos was illustrated in the case of the Diamond mine at Scranton. Ten years ago its machinery was disabled, and it took three days to place it in repair. During that time the mine, of course was idle, and it accumulated so much water that it took eight months' steady work to pump it dry and place it in working order once more. Mrs. Edward Spaulding of Lyndbore, N. H., felt a little shock of lightning during a storm the other night, and on rising in the morning found one side of her body paralyzed, but her hearing, which had been impaired for many years, was wholly restored to her. She remained comfortable for a day or two, but suddenly groaned in her sleep and remained unconscious for two days more, when she expired.

10. August 9, 1877 Millheim Journal Millheim, PA
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It is thought that the suspension of the Lock Haven National Bank will be but temporary, and that depositors will get all that is due them, dollar for dollar. We anxiously hope the prediction may be verified. The business interests of Lock Haven have suffered severely for several years past, and to have their best bank go under at this time would be a severe stroke indeed.

11. August 15, 1877 The Abbeville Press and Banner Abbeville, SC
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it passed Johnstown or the mmerry were injured. The strikers succeeded in wrecking the train and causing its detention for some time. The soldiers arrested about one hundred of the strikers George W. Peck. editor of the Daily Advertiser, of Auburn, N. Y., committed suicide by shooting himself while sufferNorman ing from a fit of melancholia Lindsay (colored) was hanged at Helena, Ark., for the murder of Rev. Charles Hightower (also colored) in 1875 Joseph Woodruff, for the past nine years secretary of the South Carolina Senate, was arrested in Phfladelphia on a steamer from Charleston. The arrest was made at the request of Gov. Hampton and the State attorney of Bouth Carolina, and the arrested is charged with forgery and larceny. Seven soldiers were killed by the accidental exof 2 shell in a near of White Pigeon, plosion Hollingsworth, fort Paris Iowa shot three well- Gale o-do farmer, with a family-was times and killed by a Miss White, who alleged The Indian that he had slandered her outbreak in the West continues, and Governor Potts, of Montana, has issued a proclamation calling on every man to go to the front The captain and four men belonging to the British bark Bertha and Maria arrived in New York, having been compelled to abandon their vessel in a sinking condition in midocean. destructive flood occurred in Brandon, Vt., of a and great heavy by A the rainfall, overflowing Neshobe destruction river was after done to gardens and houses. Buildings were moved from their foundations and many houses were filled with water A dam near Avondale, Pa., gave way and caused great damage to property in the track of the flood. A cot and woolen mill was flooded and ten houses were washed away The Lock Haven&NAtional Bank, of Lock Hayen, Pa., suspended A cow that had been run over payment by n train near Wilmington, Deh unaccountbetween the second cars, them and ably disconnecting got throwing and them wrecked third off and the track. The cars were completely the passengers were unable to extricate themselves and had to be cut out of the ruins by workmen. Sixteen persons were injured, some Sam Cooper was shot five times H. Hunt in a saloon had been dangerously Cooper by W. quarreling in with Nashville, Hnnt's mother Tenn. the over a game and had been driven from Herbert Blanchard, aged twentyfive, had been saloon paying his resident addresses of to Savoy, the daughter of E. Stark, a Mass., and had been warned to discontinue his visits. Soon after he was fired at by some unknown person, and a few days subsequently he met the elder Stark in church and shot him after an altercation. A brother of Stark. who came to his assistance, was also shot by Blanchard, who next attempted to shoot a lady standing near but failed, and then made his escape. The brothers who were shot received Charles D. Brown and mortal wounds F. W. Laughlin were crushed to death and three others were badly injured by the caving in of a street drain at Toronto, Ont. William H. Vanderbilt, president of the No York Central railroad. issued a circular praising the employees of the company for the energy displayed in protecting its property during the strike and their fidelity to duty, and making them a present of $100,000. to be divided ratably, according to their position on the pay-roll. The peach season in New York was opened by the arrival of twenty five car-loads from A fire raged Delaware and North Carolina

12. August 16, 1877 Millheim Journal Millheim, PA
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Nothing positive can as yet be stated as to whether the Lock Haven National Bank will resume business or go into the hands of a receiver. The President and Directors give the assurance that depositors will be paid in full.

13. August 29, 1877 Clearfield Republican Clearfield, PA
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y THE Lock HAVEN NATIONAL BANK. e -A meeting of the stockholders of the Lock 8 Haven National Bank was held at their banking if house in Lock Haven, August 21st. John SanderP son. Esq., of Jersey Shore, was elected Chairman, and Charles Corss, Esq., Secretary. The President of the Bank made a statement of its condition, and the causes that led to the suspension, 0 which he stated grow out of a run made on the Bank in 1873, which took from it upwards of $100,000, and this was followed by an unusual number of failures among the business men of the county, throwing upon the Bank a large amount of suspended paper, rendering it unable to afford its usual accommodations to its depositors. And this fact, with continued failures and the disturbed condition of the country, created such a distrust that a run was made upon the Bank, under the pressure of which the Directors deemed it best to suspend payment and go into liquidation, with the intention of re organizing after a sufficient amount of its assets were collected to pay its liabilities. From a report made by the Directors, after a full and careful examination of the assets and liabilities of the Bank in connection with the U. S. Bank Examiner, it appears that it has enough assets to pay all its liabilities in full and leave not less than fifty dollars per share for the stockholders. The President, in view of the depressed condition of the industrial interests of the country, and the large amount of suspended paper held by the Bank, advised liquidation, and the Directors and stockholders unanimously recommended the appointment of D. M. Peck, Esq., as Receiver. The depositors will be paid in installments as fast as collections can be made. The meeting of the stockholders, at which more than three-fourths of the stock was represented, was very harmonious. - Clinton Democrat.

14. August 30, 1877 Millheim Journal Millheim, PA
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From the Clinton Democrat of the 23, inst., we learn that the Lock Haven National Bank will go into liquidation. The Board of Directors recommend D. M. Peck, Esq., as Receiver.

15. June 30, 1879 Chicago Daily Tribune Chicago, IL
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the ground of an improper instruction given to the jury. The other two cases were simply reversed on questions of fact or preponderance of evidence. ### DIVORCES, Emelia Halverson filed a bill Saturday asking for a divorce from Sven Halverson on the ground of drunkenness and cruelty. Judge Moore Saturday granted a decree of divorce to Emilie R. McGinnies from Charles II. McGinniss for desertion. ### ITEMS. Judge Rogers will have a peremptory call of motions for new trials some time this week. ### UNITED STATES COURTS. Thomas Savies filed a bill Saturday against the Grand Trunk Railway Company to restrain it from infringing his patent, known as the Tanner Brake Patent. ### BANKRUPTCY. George G. Hallam was adjudicated bankrupt Saturday and a warrant issued, returnable Aug. 8. ### SUPERIOR COURT IN BRIEF. Frances J. Wilson filed a bill Saturday against Robert S. Wilson, Martha P. Sedgwick, Isadore F. Gilmore, R. S. Wilson, Jr., and M. B. Loomis asking to have the terms of a trust deed made Dec. 14, 1861, by R. S. and Frances J. Wilson to Robert S. Sedgwick reformed so as to make it more definite as to the appointment of a Receiver, and so as to allow the payment of a mortgage for $2,800 on No. 60 Twenty-fourth street. The deed referred to conveyed the premises No. 325 Michigan avenue to Sedgwick in trust for complainant, and Sedgwick has since died, leaving the title to the property in doubt, and it is also asked that a new Receiver be appointed. Herbert & Quick began a suit against William D. Matheny to recover $5,000. J. S. Warren and J. W. Pinchot sued William Handlin and George N. Parsons for $1,000. ### CIRCUIT COURT. Matilda Mager commenced a suit in trespass against John Weckler, claiming $5,000 damages. W. H. Giles brought suit for $3,500 against Thomas Mackin. ### PROBATE COURT. In the estate of Levandre D. Roloson, deceased, letters of administration were issued to Robert W. Koloson, and bond of $44,000 approved. In the estate of J. Dunham Koloson, minor, guardian's letters were issued to the same. Bond of $20,000 approved. ### THE CALL. JUDGE DRUMMOND-in chambers. JUDGE BLODGETT-Submitted patent cases. JUDGE GARY-724, 761, 771, 774 to 797 and 790 to 831, inclusive. No. 772, O'Connor vs. Farwell, on trial. JUDGE JAMESON-72,854, City vs. Smith, on trial. JUDGE MOORE-Contested motions. JUDGE HOUKHS-Set case 4,303, Lewis vs. Illinois Central Railroad company. No further call of calendar. No case on trial. JUDGE MCALLISTER-Set cases 4,552, Martin vs. Simone, and 0,650, Dewar vs. Bank of Montreal. No. 877, Webster vs. Pennsylvania Company, on trial. JUDGE FARWELL-Motions. JUDGE WILLIAMS-Motions. ### JUDGMENTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT-JUDGE BLODGETT-Goodrich Transportation Company vs. T. W. Harvey, finding $3057.00, and motion for new trial.-T. A. Jackson vs. David Davis, finding $2,740.00, and motion for new trial. SUPERIOR COURT-CONFESSIONS - T. M. Bassett et al., vs. J. H. B. Daley and Adolph Henrotin, $3,082.01.-H. C. Welch et al., vs. Same, $2,330.83.-V. A. Turpin, Receiver, etc., vs. Andrew C. Cameron, $120.32. JUDGE GALY-Lock Haven National Bank, use of D. M. Peck, Receiver, vs. L. A. Mackey, $5,234.19. JUDGE MOORE-Thomas B. Fuller vs. Robert Ellis, decree of deficiency, $1,528.05.

16. December 25, 1880 The Sentinel Trenton, NJ
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One of them was caught and contessed that he and his companion had chloroiormed the Kiding family during the night, rifled the house of valuables, scattered cotton saturated with coal oil over the floor and on the bed, applied a match and then left. After hi, contession the man was pinioned, surrounded with pine splinters and burned to death. From Washington. PRESIDENT HAYES has accepted Secretary Thompson's resignation, and designated Secretary Ramsey to act as secretary of the nav. in addition to his duties as secretary of war. THE Senate has confirmed the nomination of John B. 1 eil to be governor of Idaho. THE following important changes in military departments have been made by order of the President: Brigad er-General O. O. Howard is assigned to the command of the department of West Point and to duty as superintendent of the military academy there, relieving MajorGeneral John M. Schofield, who has been appointed to the departments of Texas and Arkansas, constituting the military division of the Gulf, with headquarters at New Orleans; Brigadier-General C.C. Auger is assigned to the department of Texas; Colonel Henry J. Hunt, Fifth artillery, to the temporary command of the department of the South; Brigadier-General Nelson A. Miles to the command of the department of the Columbia, and Colonel R. S. Mackenzie, Fourth calvary, to the command of a misitary department to be known as the department of Arkansas, constituting the States of Arkansas and Louisiana and the Indian Territory, with headquarters at Little Rock, Ark. SECRETARY THOMPSON, of the navy department, who resigned his office to take charge of the American branch of De Lesseps' Suez canal project, the other afternoon took formal leave of his clerks and employees. SECRETARY RAMSEY has taken formal charge of the navy department, in addition to his duties as secretary of war. ACCORDING to the report of the bureau of statistics, the exports of provisions for the eleven months ending November 30, reached $128,000,000, which is $29,000,000 in excess of the same eleven months of last year. The increase over last year in three communities-bacon, (including hams,) cheese and lardwas nearly $22,00,000, divided RS follows: Bacon and hams, $9,000,000; cheese, $5,000,000. and lard, $8,000,000. THE controller of the currency has declared the following dividends to the creditors of in. solvent national banks: Lockhaven Nat onal bank, of Lockhaven, Penn., ninth dividend, sixteen per cent, making in all ninety per cent.; City National bank, of Chicago, sixth dividend, seven per cent., making in all seventy-seven per cent.; German National bank, of Chicago, fourth dividend, fitteen per cent., making in all seventy per cent.; National bank of the State of Missouri St. Louis, tenth dividend, five per cent., making in all ninety-five per cent.; First National bank of Warrensburg, Mo., fifth dividend, twenty-five per cent., making in all 100 per cent. THE following nominations have been confirmed by the Senate: Eugene Schuy o: New York, to be consul-general at Bucharest: illiam Lawrence, of Ohio, to be first comptroller of the treasury; Asa O. Aldis, of Vermont, commissioner ior the settlement of French and American claims. Foreign News. A CABLE dispateh says that at Portadown Ireland, a body of Orangemen attacked and dispersed a land league meeting, and that the Earl of Enniskillen grand master of the Irisb Orangemen, has appointed a vigilance com. mittee to protect the landlords. MR. RATCLIFFE, a member of the British parliainent, has been unseated for bribery in connection with his election, and his seat given to his opponent. THE London Daily Telegraph says that the government contemplates proclaiming martial law in the disturbed districts of Ireland. Lord Kenmare, who has large landed estates in Killarney, has discharged 300 laborers for connection with the land league. Trouble is expected to result. A MOB of 2,000 persons attempted to wreck the residence of Mr. Downing, a justice of the peace, at Bonniconlan, county Mayo, Ireland, after he had issued write of ejectment on some tenants. The police kept the people back at the point of the bayonet. Mr. Downing escaped on a car to Ballina, where he took the train for Dublin. A LONDON cable dispatch says that the entire interest ot the hour is centered in Ireland and the land question. It is clear to most peop e that the queen's government no longer has an existence in the sister island, but has been superseded-at least for the present-by the land league, whose decrees are no # promulgated in open day, executed with promptitude and vigor and respected implicitly. The league-as, by the way, it did in 1843has opened its own " law courts" for tria S ot cases and disputes, and the ordinary tribunals might as well be closed, because no witness will appear to testify before them, nor will any of their juries convict. The shopkeepers in the town who are obnoxious to the land league are now Boycoited" relentlessly, and for the moment Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom only in name." Meanwhile, troops moving into Ireland; "but," the dispatch says," the soldiers really offer no protection against the sentences of the land league, for they have no power to act except in case of actual insurrection, and the local

17. March 16, 1882 Centre Democrat Bellefonte, PA
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# STATE NEWS. S. A. Phillips, of Norristown, claims to have struck a good vein of coal on his property, near Phoenixville. A convention of anthracite coal miners will be held at Pittston in a few days to consider the question of wages. Mahanoy City is overrun with Hungarians. The Councils there have been asked by the citizens to have the nuisance abated. State Senator W. R. Roberts, of Titusville, 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 an average of twelve grains of solid matter to the gallon of water. The badly-decomposed body of an unknown 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 arrested at Catasanqua on Monday but was subsequently discharged for want of evidence. William Lutz and Henry Greeninger of Denver, Lancaster county, have signed articles to fight for a prize of $200. Both men are said to be of great strength and skill. The Comptroller of the Currency has declared a dividend of 10 per cent., to the creditors of the Lock Haven National 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 a pumping station. Mrs. James Foster, of Thomson, Susquehanna county, who is 66 years old, during the past year wove 906 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 and fled to Canada, arrived at Pittsburg on Saturday night, having been brought back on extradition papers. The Duncannon Iron Company's Rolling Mill, at Duncannon, Perry county, was destroyed by fire on Sunday night. Loss $75,000. Three hundred men are thrown out of employment. John G. Herman, proprietor of Fulton 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 recently to visit a family named McIlvain, for whom he had at one time worked. During the night he attempted to rob the house, but was overpowered and taken to jail. Quite an excitement prevails in graveyard insurance circles in Eastern Pennsylvania owing to the fact that a large number of suits are to be entered against policy holders in the defunct Mutual Aid Companies that have recently appointed receivers. James McDonald, Jr., of Philadelphia, agent of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is collecting the names of the one hundred and fifty persons who attended the cock-fight at Freymour's Hotel, near Reading, about one week ago, and warrants are being issued for the arrest of the parties. Five laborers started to cross the Ohio on Monday evening in a skiff at McKee's Rocks just below Pittsburg. The boat capsized when nearing the Allegheny shore and the men were thrown into the water. Two named Shields and Murphy, were drowned. The other three swam 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. He will not eat or sleep and keeps saying: "If I can only see mamma once more, I will be satisfied." The stricken father says: "If she wants to see her boy again, she had better return at once, but she must come alone. She will not be harmed or detained. I make the offer that the life of my son be saved."