|.i|< |oui[nat. THURSDAY, JANUARY, 31., 1884. BY DBININOER dfc BUMILLER. (MI Snnda" School Directory. Evangelical. Jtev*. B. Henost and H. A. Benfer, Preach'i Rev. H. A. Renter will preach next Sunday evening. Sunday School, lVfc'P.M.— l>.L. ZKRHV, Snpt, Missionary Society meets on the third Mon day evening of each month. Methodist. Jtev. Purrnan Adam* Prtacher-in-charpe. Sunday School at 10K A. M.— D. A Musser, Sup't Reformed. Jtev. Btoinelt A. Yea rick, rastor. Preaching in Aaronsburg in the morning, English, and In Mlllhetra in the evening, also Engl tab. I Mite society meets regularly on the flrst Tues day evening of each month . United Brethren. Jtev. J. O. IP. Herald, Jhreacher in charge. Regular services next Sunday morning. Bunday School, 9 A. M ,—J. G. W. Herald, Sunt Lutheran. Jtev. John Tbmlinson, Pastor.— Preaching in Aaronsburg next Sunday morn ing, German. Sunday School at 9 A.M.—H. K. Duck. Supt The Augsburg Rible Class meets every Thurs day evening at 7 o'clock. Ladles' Mite Society meets on the flrst Mon day evening of each month. Presbyterian. Jtev. TP. A", flutter. Pastor. Loite & Society Directory. Mlllheim Lodge, No. 9W, I. O. O. F. meets in heir hall, Penn Street, every Saturday evening. Rebecca Degree Meeting every Thursday on or before the full moon ol each mouth. C. W. HAHTUA*. Sec. K. W. MAUCK, N. G. Providence Grange, No. 217 P. of H., meets in Alexander's block on the second Saturday of each month at IS, P. and on the fourth Sa turday of each mouth at IS p. x. D. L.ZKRBT, Sec. T. G. KRH \RO, Master. The Millhelm B. & 1.. Association meets iu the Penu street school house on the evening of the second Monday of each month. A. WALTER. Sec, B. O. DEININOKR, Prest. The Mlllheim Cornet Band meets in the Town Hall on Monday and Thursday evenings. J. H. B. HARTXAN, Sec. SAM. \V RISER, JH, Pres. GOVERNOR PATTISON appointed W. N. Hirst, Esq., to the Controllership made vacant by the death of the late Mr. Jeffries. THE St. Paul Pioneer Press, a pa per of influence and ability recognized as authority in the West regards the business prospect much brighter now than it was toward the end of 1883. Among the Western papers which pay special attention to this matter there is none, perhaps, better informed than the St. Paul Pioneer Press , and it says, in a late number, that "The moat encouraging fact disclosed by a multidude of business reviews and prophecies is the rapidity with which the commercial community has re ceived and assimilated the great fun damental law of trade, that activity and depression are bound to succeed each other in every recurring cycles; that business men more than a year ago accepted the warning that they had been going too fast; that for this they prepared themselves, and that such preparation 3aved a crash." Af ter a careful review of all the condi tions it concluded that, while we may not be on the eve of a general and speedy revival of business activity, it seems certain "that there is nothing unhealthy even in the experience of last year's failure and that the present out-look has far more of promise than of threatening." In the East, too, the same opinion is expressed, for the Boston Globe remarks that "careful, conservative and experienced business men all admire the outlook as much brighter than it was a few weeks ago, and that there is a growing feeling that the worst is over.*' Democratic Warning from Nebraska. lam glad to see signs of moder ation and caution in the position of Mr. Carlisle against the possibility either of alarming or injuring great interests. No other course, in my o pinion, can save our party from de feat in 1884. But with the Ohio declaration of the sound principle at bottom and ofitsprudent and gradual incorporation into our tariff taxes, we can win the next contest aud a grand the people, and also for- the manufacturing industry itself. Ne braska should speak on that subject this winter with a voice of wisdom and prudence through the ten dele gates which it will be her duty to send to the next National Democratic Convention to assist other States in upholding the principle of taxing for revenue through the tariff, and aho in reassuring the country that no revolutionary or violeut assault is to be made upon any industrial interest. In no other way can the Democrats expect to carry the great manufactur ing State of New York, which is to be again pivotal in the impending strug gle of 'B4.— From Omaha Herald. THE Democratic State Committee met at Harrisburg last Wednesday and re-elected chairman Hensel, with J. C. Bichtly as Secretary. The at tendance was quite good,although we are sorry to say that Centre county "Was not represented. It was decided that the nesxt state convention be held AUentotra, March 9th. J Senator Allison Re-elected. PES MOINES, la., Jan.22.—The Sen ate balloted for a United States senator to succeed Mr. Allison, with the fol | lowing result: Allison (republican), 38; Hall (democrat), 10; Kinnc (dem ocrat),!. One senator, Mr. Glass (re publican), was absent. The ballot of the house as follows: Allison (republican), 52; Hall (demo crat), 48 Clark (greenbaekcr), 10. Four democrats acted with the latter, who only numbered six. Sowing to the Wind. The newspaper that encourages 1 mob law and justifies the right of pri vate vengeance is doing its best to sow the wind, the fruit of which is the whirl wind. A journalist occu pies a responsible post, lie should do nothing tboughtlesslv. GFNERAL HANCOCK is in St. Louis on his way eastward. To a repor ter he said that the tariff question is destined to cut a broad figure in the next political campaign. He thinks that Mr. Carlisle is going to make himself great as Speaker of the House, and that his tariff views will IH> the Democratic platform. I THE Altona Times thinks that Hon. I W. A. Wallace is exactly the right i . • man for President of the United States. No doubt many other people ■ think just the same thing. A measure has IHHMI introduced in Congress providing for the refunding of the four per cent. United States bonds in a new issue of two per cents. THE republicans have decided to hold their state convention at Harris burg on the 16th of April. E. HARPER JEFFRIES DEAD. Country Controller E. Harper Jeffries of Philadelphia died at his home, 3791 Spring Garpen street, at 9. 45 o'clock on the 21st inst, of pleuro-pneumonin. His death occtired just two weeks af ter taking his seat as Controller, he fiaying assumed the duties of that office on Monday, January 7, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock in the morn ing. lie went home sick about the same hour on Monday of hist week and never left the house again. The cause of his fatal illness was a sevtrecold, contracted in the latter part of his first week in the Controller's olliee. A great many friends had been calling to con gratulate him and he had ordered the double doors leading into the main cor ridor to he opened for their better ac commodation. Whenever the doors were opened a draft blew through Mr. Jeffrie's private office, and it was while standing at the door one day, talking to a departing friend, that he caught the severe cold that subsequently developed into his death sickness. He remained at his office for several days, attending to his duties, though suffering from what he thought was an attack of in fluenza. On Monday morning he went to his office, but felt so badly that he returned home. For several days his condition was not considered dangerous by the outside world, although since Friday his physicians regarded his con dition as, serious, entertaining little hope for his recovery.' Congress and tho Land Grants. The House of Representatives at Washington lias inaugurated a policy on the land grant question which de serves to be commended. It adopted on Monday a series of resolutions declar ing that unearned land giants hereto fore given to railways should oe for feited at once and the land opened to actual settlers under the homestead law. The resolutions further declare that all laws which facilitate the ac quiring of lands in large bodies by pre emption or otherwiss should be repeal ed. In order to make sure that the res olutions are not mere sentences, mean ing nothing, the committee on public lands is instructed to prepare bills car rying into effect the views expre-sed in the resolution and to report the bills so prepared at any time, subject only to revenue and appropriation bills. This virtually gives the land legislation the right of way in the House and prevents it being buried under a mass of other business. As the resolutions passed by a vote of 258 3 eas to 18 nays it is easy to see what the fate of the land grants will be when the bills are reported. The recklessness of past Congresses in the matter of giving away the pub lic domain to importunate railway corporations is simply amazing. A re cent statement pf the land grant busl- ; ness now before the committee on pub lic lands shows the various forfeitable grants to amount to 100,000,000 acres, an area great enough to make three states as large as Pennsylvania and a fourth larger than Massachusetts. It is entirely superfluous to say that no such grants should ever be made in the first place. Having been made, how- ' ever, they should be restored to their original status at the flrst possible op' portnnity. The land should be reserv ed for actual settlers who desire to 1 make honest homes for themselves and 1 families and not be permitted to be come the possession of a clique of rail- 1 way magnates, whose pockets are a'- ( ready swelled to bursting with unearn- i §d wealth.—lirm. . ] TIIR Philadelphia Times speaks thus highly of the principal democratic city nominations: The Democrats Indorse the People. The several Democratic City Conven tions broadly and coidially indorsed the clearly indicated sentiment of tho people in nominating tho following ticket: Mayor— SAMUKL (i. KINO. Receiverof taxes— JOHN HUNTER. City Solicitor— PUKMAN SHKI*IAKJ>. The Republican Convention retlected the insolent hoodlum element of the party; treated with open disrespect the intelligent convictions of the Republic an people, and the best of the candi dates lias already retired from the con test to escape defeat, w hile the others are trembling in the presence of disas ter in the face of a large party majority l The Democrats have profited by tho blunders of their opponents; have em phasized their respect for public senti ment; have taken the best men named for the responsible offices to be filled, regardless of their politicaleo nyieilons, and have brought the Democratic <'• ganization fairly and broadly up tot he standard of honest government in mun icipal affairs. Miscellaneous. FIFTY-SeVEN MEN KILLED. APPALLING DISASTER IN COL ORADO. GUNNISON, Col., Jan. '24. At eight o'clock this morning a ter rible explosion occurred at Crested Butte, in this county, in tho coal mine of the Colorado Coal and Iron Company There were sixty-seven men in the mine at the time of the explosion. Of these eleven, who were just enteiing, were thrown hick by the force of the explosion and rescued. Of this num ber one has since died and all the oth ers are badly injured. Tnero are fifty six men yet in the mine and as the en trance to the mine is blocked up they cannot be reached. They are all sup posed to be dead. The explosion was of such foice as to wreck the engine house, which stood fully o::e hundred feet from the entrance to the mine. The explosion was one of the most appalling in its consequences that ever occuired in a coal mine in this coun try. Crested Butte, near which the mine is located, is a coal town about thirty miles north of Gunnison, on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The cause of the explosion is not known,but is supposed to have been from fire-damp. It occurred in either chamber 1 or 2 just half an hour after the day force of 67 men had gone to work. Ten were at work in the chamber. All of these es caped unhurt, except one man, John Angus, who was in the passageway just outsido the chamber. He is bully burned, but will recover. FIFTY-SEVEN MEN DEAD Fifty-seven men were at woik in chambers 1 and 2. These are all thought to l ave perished. The explo sion was of such force as to complete ly barracade the main entrance and the appliancees for supplying air located near were badly wrecked and the roof of the tramway was blown off. The men at work on the anthracite mesa, the night, force of the Colorado Coal and Iron Company's mine and the citi zens generally have been working hard all day to rescue the men, although it is thought that none of them can possi bly escape alive. The Town Ilall has been prepaied for the reception of the dead. As soon a3 possible the fan was repaired and put to work pumping air into the mine, and men were set to work to remove the olstructions, so as to reach the chambers and get the bod ies out to-night If possible. A HEARTRENDING SCENE. Many of these are married men and Dave families. A number of the fam ilies leside in Denver. At present ev erything is in stiill confusion tint, it is impossible to give details. A sptcial train left here at 2 o'clock this after noon with surgeons and a number of citizens to render all the aid possible. The town of Crested Butte ism mourn ing. Crowds of women cluster about the entrance to the mine, wiinging their hands and crying piteously, pres senting a most heartrending scene. It is said that at the time of the explo sion there were 10 kegs of ulack powder iu chambers 1 and 2, where the men were working and where the explosion is aupposed to have taken place. The mine has three miles of drifting, con sequently it is impossible to definitely locate the accident, at least until res cuing parties can gain admittance. Suffering from Hunger in Ontario. KINGSTON, Jan uary 2.7. —The sell lei s in the rear townships of Frontenac and Addington are in danger of starving. They are unable to obtain provisions in consequence of the etoppage of trains, the snow having closed the northern portion of the line. In this city 110 business is being done, farmers cannot get in from the countiy and merchants are complaining bitterly. An extensive lumber dealer has telegraphed to the city that unless he can get provisions he will be obl ged to close down his shan ties. Such a state of affairs has never existed in this locality before. Fatal Leap downaMia3 Sliift. • YORK, January 20.—This morning Adam Luckabaugh met a horrible death at Strickhouser's ore bank, on the Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad, twelve miles from York, l>y jumping into the shaft of the mine, a hundred feet deep. Ife was employed as a la borer and, while emptying a bucket of ore into the car and not knowing of his neglect to close the mouth of the shaft, he jumped into the yawn ing abyss, ilis body was horribly crushed. He was 28 years of age and has a wife and two children,who Jiye at the mine. i SIO,(KM) IN A HURNJNG LOG.—, Tamos Giffen, u young fanner of York {own ship, near Bells,ire, Ohio, invited his neighbors to a butchering. After the ! party gathered a tire was started with 1 logs from an old cabin that had been " torn down last spring, and the lops 1 piled up for futuie use. Alter the lire had been burning for some time a ; young man noticed that one of the b'gs i was hollow,and taking a poker he gave j it a punch. To the surprise and aston ishment of all present s rytliluix done to make guests comfortable. Kates moderate. Patronage respectfully solid* I ct I. My Vick's Floral Guide. For Ks| is an l Hoolt of 15 1 1'ajros, :i Colored I'lutes or Flowers aml Vi'ttf* tables.and more iliaa 11m 17 Illustrations I of the choices' I'lowers. Plants ami Vegetables, I ami Directions for mowing. It is handsome c. I nough for the Outer Table as a tldlJiv Pres j cut. ."end on >our iiatiu- and I'osi Olllce ad dress, with 10 cent*, ami 1 w ill send you a copy. ' pastage paid. This is mt a quarter of Us cost. Ij It is printed iu both i ngli-h and Gemini. | If yon afterwards order seeds deduct the toots. Yick's Need are tlie Host In the World ! The FI.OUAI. (ii'lt)K will tell how to get and grow j 1 them. , 1 Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, 175 l'a l : ees. .oo. specimen Numbers sent for lo cents ; 3 trial cojdcs for 25 cents. I JAMES VICK, | tf ROCHESTER, N. V. m 4% as aiini ff\ want. i| tor 1 lie I.lves o ■ B :, ll the l're.i,tents Of l|,e * oaf. S. The largest, h tmi i .1 <*< fa u a W BomestlK\st Isiok v. JHOTICK.— 1-elt.r. >.f administration on the edate of John j Ninth, IA" ol t'eiin township, deceased, having | been granted to the subscrtlier, all persons j knowing themselves indebted to said estate are I hereby requested to make immediate payment, ! and those having claims to piesent them duly I proven for settlement. JAMKI R. SMITH, Administrator. EX perrons' NOTlCE—Letters testamen- I tarv on the estate of Jonathan Kreamer. late of Millheim, deceased, having been grant ed to the stiltserilMO's, all per ons knowing themselves indebted to said estate are hereby notified to make Immediate payment, ana those having claims against the same, to pre i sent them duly proven for settlement. A. F. KKKAMKIt, J. II.KKKAMFK. | Millheliit. Jan. let It lfiftt. Executors. 4 DMINISTItATUII S NOTICK.-I.etters of i\ administration on the estate of Henry J. Musser, late of Haines township,deceased. Ijiv lug been granted to the subscriber, all persons knowing themselves Indebted to said estate are hereby requested to make immenlate payment, and those Having claims to present them duly proven f. 1824, the Commissioners of Centre County will sell at public sle at ttie Court House In the Ro rqugh of Bellofonte, on Tuesday, tlje l2t|i duy of February, A.I). IRK 4. the following described tracts of land purchased by the County at Treu surcr's sale, and which have remained unre deemed tor the space of live years and upwards. A. J. GUI EST, 11. C. CAMPBELL, JOHN WOLF, Commissioners, i ACRES. PER. WARRANTEE NAMES. TOWNSHIP.' 490 D Carscndden Hoggs 120 lohu M Hall Bonner I'M James Bartram do 100 40 1l) Mpigort no 433 .....151 Charles Hall Burnslde •F'3 Jos '] Wallace do I 483 William Bell do ! 392 80 Robert Irvin Cnrtin •309 .... 19 N L At wood do * 415 Joseph Taylor do 448 99 Andrew hpple do | 294 31 Martha Godfrey do 190 Joseph Kelso do 439 139 Nl, At wood da 200. John Palmer do 376 Samuel Balri do 304.... 4 lob W Packer do I*B 93 J W Packer do 320 Jonathan Miles do 400 JZLong do 400 J z Ix>ng do 42 Samuel Hall do 5 £'• Charles Bruce do j 300 N I. Atwood do " 4:'.a Thos MeEwen <(<> , | 41* ..... Je.s.e Brookß do I H."> /esse Brooks jo 5 ; 100- James Oliver Ferguson | 50 Rh-hatd Moslcy tlo *o Richard Mushy d j "'0 Isaac Buckley jo ' 9.3 Margaret Dougherty.... Gregg • 330 Alc\ McDonald .... do 1"8 127 Andrew Caisnit tlo 4 12-' 31 Win Hepburn do i 50 I.ohn Irvin Harris 50 lohn Irvin no 400...., Wm Brown jo ) 100 Robert Patterson jo 100 Robert Patterson tlo . 400 fames Kped do I 359 Henry Antes Haines 3~0 Peter Kreamer do I 372 John Maekey do ' • Isaac Shearer Ilalfmooti I I'-M 43 Injin Blug do I 0.3 89 ... Isaac ohearcr do •>8 P2 .... I rii Fisher do I 07 76 ... Isaac Shearer tlo 40 Peggy Shearer jo 231 MIMIC Huston 1"2 Williams do 200 U .... Win Chancellor do 2l"> Martha Godfrey Howard " White A; Nestle rode.... do ltd lohn Brady. do 87 •lames T ilaie do 242.... 97 .... James Harris <|n 50 fosenh Greyshtirg do -17 Sarnli Buiiliam do 151. lo.seph Green jo 2* .dosejdt Grayshurg....- A Hunter do . j 42 lames Moore do 4 Mi W in Harrison do i 4<>o loseph Cowgell do 9 400 lames Forbes do lot) Wm Cook - Penn r IIHI Wm Cook do t 4;>J —l-5-3 .... Isaac Buleher Rush 216 .... I V Thomas Grant - do ; 216 .... 153 .... Thomas Hamilton do 9 433 153 .... Blchard laiwden. do 43.3 .... 153 Dan'l Fitzgerald. jo -i 1.3 153 fames Tower do 4.33 .... 153 Isane Butcher do t- 433 .... 153 Jacob Wetzer do j 433 ..—l23—James Turner do I 434 Thomas Grant . jo t 433 153 fos Welch- do t 433 153....Hannah Turner— do I i' 4) M bite A. i'arsoiis do • 7,Ht 116 Ann Arthur do t 'm .... 117 Thomas Arthurs do 456 lohu Brachblll - no 415.. Casper Lawrence do ■ KM Jos Bowman ... do 433 Jane Miller— - 00 •*n II Wltmer do ; 438 .... 153 .Robert Miller - do '•j of 4.34 Thomas Grant do f j >4of 464 Thomas Grant- do i .5 Wm Wilson do r 433 1-V1 Kearney Wharton do ( i 300 Malhla i* Grail tlo 133 INC IIMII'V I'inkerton do . 433 1-5.3 David Lewis .. . Eleanor Siddous. do ( 4.' IW. Daniel Turner do 1 4(H) Johlt Copenhavor do I litl Henry Vandyke do j 38] \ndrew Allison do i 4'6 Barbara Snyder jo 100 Robert King do ; 4 "-3 153 1()lni Hopkins do i 270 Hugh McEntire do 433 1.53 A Keighard do 1 50.... Robert King do ."Its .... 133 b.aae Butcher do 210 1m .... Hugh Hamilton do 4.3.1 163 .... Jacob siouvlt - jo 43.3 .I*3 loin) Bi>ear jo 300 1 Z Long Snow shoe 213 Kichard Wain do ' 162 Richard Jones - do , .3>'io Joseph Devling jo 2tX) 1 Z Long do 3(io losrph Devling jo I j of 4.33 IP Norris tic 4.33 Mary M Wharton do i 412 D Ctot'scadden do 412 DCarscadden do ; 2jj7 D Carsoaddon jo 189 28 Will I Mitchell Jo j 413 Richard Wain. lo 433 .... 153 .... Andrew Bayard do j 800 Lewis do j 4-50 Sarah McClanahan do 4*o " " do I 4.33 1.5:5 Margaret Spear...,, do 4'o Ale\ Mgrtin do nii Goo Parker jo .300. John Liggett —. do 435 163 Kearney Wharton— do 400 Alexander Martin, do 4oo 22 John Lamb io i 80 1) Book v.. do 435 ....Richard Ma lone do 43 Polly Williams . jo i 101 Thomas MeEwen uo I 92 Thomas Wallace do 90 Jacob Hock —.. do 2-50 Marfan Morris do I 433 153 Mary Smith do | 100 lohn Conenhaver do 300 Joseph Welch do ! 433 loshua Williams. do 433 153 Polly Williams. du 300 lohu Lamb do 431 Polly MpEwen do I 431 Henry MoKwen do •131 Henry MeEwen do 1(H) .Samuel Phipps Union i 50 Boyce Davis do ; ii7 44 - ' 100 fane Blake do 191 Dun woody & Long do 200 ('apt Osntan Walker 1 1(59 .... 158 William Wlater d ! 11 os William Gilbert. do 43 ....111 Wm Aekert. do II 42 Marv Dougherty do 5o B Piles & Co do 91 .... 39 Margaret Dougherty... do 00 Jeremiah Parker do 00 Richard Parker do tie Henry MeEwen do (50 1 B Gray Worth 33 153 James Hawthorn do 250 FBI) Gray do -STORE CLOSED ■ ♦ • -■ ! THE GREAT QEE |JIVE 3TORE AT LOCK ZEIA/VLEIfcT was closed last Tuesday to M-A-R-K D-O-W-N the entire stock which MUST be reduced before ITIEIBIR/U".A.13/TZ" BTH. This will afford the people of Clinton and adjoining counties the greatest oppor tunity to secure the bsst bargains at far less prices than they have ever before had in any instance. Wo only quote si few prices which we guarantee not be leaders, nor baits, fir the whole stock has been marked down. Ladies' Coats, Circulars and Dolmans. Everything in this department has been marked down 25 to 33 per cent, and some of them 50 per cent, or one half value. 1 Dolmans sold at sl6 reduced to SB. Plush Coats sold at $37.50 reduced to $29.00. Russian Circulars sold at $37,50 reduced to $25.00. Coats and Dolmans from $3.50 up. Great reduction in Dress Goods, Velvets, Colored and Black Silks. We warrant every black Silk we sell, if it does not wear as we represent we will positively give you another in place of it. 1 G&RPETS! Ca RPETS I Carpets I All the best, all wool Extra Super Carpets reduced to 75 centa Good Tapestry Brussels reduced to 65 and 75 cents. AH the Best Body Brussels reduced to $125. Flannels reduced 25 per cent. Table Linens reduced 25 per cent' Best Prints only G\ cent. Best 10-4 Utica Sheetings 25 cents. Yard nide Hilt Muslins Si cents. .11l bleached Muslins sold at 12i reduced to 10 cents. Oood Heavy unbleached\ Muslins at G\ cents. Best unbleached M USLIXS S c. GOOD GINGHAMS S e. BEST " D cent*. IJ -4 WHITE BLAXKETS $2.50- Please bear in mind that this great chance will only last till FEBRUAR BTII and also that the choicest things are always sold first. EVERYBODY CORDIALLY INVITED. Vera Truly Yours, EVERETT & CO. £ I 09 r :/. m O :! X g. I 50 2 => S* o I- 2 "S| O 5 g 3 2;. 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