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The Democratic Watchman
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L FONTE, PA
Fridayrorning, January 27, 1871.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN & COUNTY
—Howdd borough has two very
good schools
The saes in Curtin township,
visited by the county Superintendent,
aro said to be in oxcollent condition.
--We call attention to an interest
ing letter from our correspondent ,In
visible,' in this issue of the WATCH M AN.
c—Snow fell all day on Monday, re
flowing the sleighing, and re-clothing
nature in her usual winter mantle of
white.. 4
Joh n ii. tifover l fo;inerly
of this place, but n'ow of Nlissourt, and
late a Radical member of Congress, was
in town this week..
--The present snow 14 being hugely
enjoyed. tileigle4., sleds, and all • Lind e
of Aiding vehicles have been constant
ly running this week.
--The nomination of Gen Beaver,
of this placn, to be Major General of
militin, has been confirmed. "Shoul
der arms! Forward' Alarch
--JanwA Parton, J: htp,tuind to
Fanny ' , can, lectured to n line iunllent.i.
hero on ' l 4,'ne.dity night The lecture
was good enough, hut not ektraordwaty,
--John Loneborger sap its mo-d.
"Lhundorin' cold" up in the garret where
ho sioolrs , thevo olght. Ile ha , a notion
tor.,oht ut his tin nhup , hurt% I trf , 111
Bush's arcade.
----Our friend George Alar,hall, the
gentlemanly salesman of the enterpre.
Mg firm of Sussman L Guggenheuner,
is going about with a 'bad hand, enured
by running it against a splinter.
--Our friend, Dugan, the painter,
made a very nice job of the finishing
of Irwin &laun's hardware build
ing on Main street. Dugan 14 a first
class punter, and a right g4,od fellow
himself.
Tueklny warn lively tiny a town,the
streets biting full of sleigli4,
Being Court week, n grent &toy people
vote in town, Lonny on bNine4, and
equally us funny on pli4l , lln. The week
has been quite lively throughout
--The Presby ternin Congregation
al Temperance Society are now holding
weekly meetings in the Wig wain
Wednesday evenings, at seven o'clock 1,
the time. We are glad m I,llllw that
this society is accomplishing MUCK go4)(1
—A gallant \Vet Vlrginia Demo
crat, Mr. G. I'. Shrove, of llockhatmon,
l'pshor I`oll ray, called 111.11 uw 011
l'hursday morning. Mr Shrovo was
IMO a th.• gra) ,' I-
6ulng bettlo tui
country
---Ilowertl
, rryn Pliihimbri .1.111)1,11, bud ,ifie
Of his hands entirely reverpd from tb
:arm on 'Flo-41,9 lel lee-t. week, in It •all -
mill 1)r. Lit, Kill ettll,l
dre,,ed the w"und, and the flute I
doing well
-1111. Water-plpf ni OW oak , ' lit
the Hindi Howie buriited
and created a Nitiall deluge for a time
We under:land that a contra( t fur the
building of an ark was about being -
cluded,wlien the matter wan fortunately
remedied
B Linn and P B NV'limn
have purehroied the drug More lately
owned by Prank Wilson We are glad
to know that our friend 11i11ibish is to
retain his pn,iuuu under the now firm
"Jim" is a flrkit class drugg it and
very popular gentleman
—Tomorrow the Bellefont e Conlin
matioN give an.thcr of their entertain
mg performances, with an entire new
programme, arid a new o,rehevt.rit They
promum UM a Ike entertainment, and
we hop, to ism 1.111) 110Uhlf tilled Let
our citizens give the boys agood h,,u.v
brothers were arrested last
week in Walker t.iwnship, barged
with stealing a grindstone and smile
other trilling articles from a caw-mill in
Sugar Valley, They are 11,1% , in the
jail here. We doubt whet lo r the charge
against. them can he sustained
--We understand that the Belle
fonte fire extinguishers, otherwise cell
ed the "Logan" company are to have a
dress parade and hall on the 111th of
next month. Wesuggoat that it would
be better to wait till the 22d, and then
join in with the "Seller Zouaves" who
will be hero on that day.
—D. W. Harter, Esq., of the cold.
brated:"Spread Engle Hotel," is ono of
11134 most popular citizens of Rebersburg,
and knows just exactly how to keep
tavern. Good victuals, clean ,beds, and
all the et ceteraa are to be tound there.
His house is the headquarters of all the
Wit and talent of our sister town.
--The cigar and tobacco establish
ment lately owned by Levi Miller,
tho corner of Al , egnny
streets, has been purchased .(.2. t,..
sire. Lipton, who trade under the firm
name of Samuel Lipton &Co Those
gentlemen propose to keep the best
brands, and aro energetic and active
business men.
The Plan and Objects of a Teachers'
Institute.
Id the Democratic IValclThinif of wuok
before last, we notice some severe charg
es Made against the manlier in which
the Centre County Teachers' Institute
was conducted. Inasmuch no the true
intent and meaning of the law in ref
erence to Teiteltit:s' I ns.tittitt.„ , 00 ,„ t o h et
variously understood ir(s4ilTerent sec
tions of the State, it can be but a mat
ter of justice to venture nn opinion in
referenee to this plan of Institutes and
the soundness of the logic of the article
referred to. To the writer of this article
we ascribe no bed motives, but, it "con
scientious regard for the truth compels
to - to accost , him of a wreeng concep
tion of the object of a l'encherti I tistittite.
'Flat fact that "he could hardly over
enter this hail that soino Win or other of
the professors for a distance was not de
monstrating his manner of doing things"
IS no valid objection to the success of
the I nstm(te
This "prbfessors from a distanco" were
mostly ince of experience 114 (0111.111.1,
end were employed for this purpose,t hat
they might present to the teachers of
Centre county their way if douly
Neither is the object of a teachers In
stitute to show the community In which
it is heist what, or Il i nw much, the tench- -' ----The Logan Fire Company of
crs know v lloncelhe other stitteitient this place, will give a grand ball iti
the( "there isn't a man Or women in Bush's flail, on the night ,if the Iflh l
Bellefonte who has learned front the In
proximo, et wineh will be served Op
*410)0 ., the way things are done in the
Common Schools of Centre eminty," (" 1 ' "f that' finest suppers "" given (Ti
cannot possibly itat an objection to the Itelleftmte Tickets
success of the Institute 11 . 0 hope this elfort of our fire cont.
This might be the design of n piddle pony to put ,„„„, nronev Into th e i r
examination of teachers, but it 1s not
lie I il r puCioniZed
the object of a Teachers' Institute. pun 1 "'"'") null '
by
these two prrtuiees tists Alto cLitelusioi, "I" people "'"i4b t. duo to the
that "therefore 00 pronounce this In- Male Troy, Ito tisl, •,. notch for the
smote a failure ' protection of the properly of inar citi-
The premises being glaringly faiso.
Len , from the ravages of fire, and there
the conclusion found upon them con
fore no better Whilo it is , hot our should he it lively compotimsti among
object lu di•etiss the merits or' deillit•rifs them as to how best to wake this b a ll a
of the t'entre: county 1 "`"I"t" , ""'l sw et... The lovers of the donee will
it. lade ne are glad to see the subject of
, here have a splendid opportunity to en.
Count I Institutes publicly discusseti,
ore shit 4/1 the opinion that this n'd I- jotthemselves, and epicurean palates to
lute wits held in accordance with the ' taste of dishes lit for a god to eat. The
spirit of the law and the instructionsswesl.•'t,softest naiad t wig of music will
from the Deportment of Common
be provided, end everything prepared
Sehools, nod that the charges neatly I
ogoinst it hick a sure foundation. to render the occasion a most delight-
The clause in the st hool haw relating lid find joyttliS one
to the expenditure of the money drawn
—SS'o commend the Retool of II
from the County Treasury, says that iiit
shall b e „ penile , ' b y LIR , Co„ „ty 'firm in Loch Haven to the considern
uttendent tit pro, tiring lecturers and in. ' floe of our Bellefonte property its tiers
sire tors for the Institute, and provide tin the first of daniility, 110Silirs Illpple,
tug the le s :try apparittlis, books, anal „
ikon Hippie voluntarily reduced
f4l- Art ymg on the Work of
the }'roar t h in
~ ,in,.,„1 ,„. the rent of a block of tenant houses
•tri,t thins to County Superintendents owned by them, On Commerce street,
from the Stale Sopermlettslent of Cunt- from one hundred and fifty dollars per
mon 'The Sch Superintendent shoools, we extract thuld y following
engag
annum to one hundred and thirty-eight
e,
I( possible, ono, lir two P k illful end ex- dollars 4'1114 Is an exit:111,10 that ought
perienied InshMte lecturers to gt. e to be followed In this town, fig here us,
I. Lollar end systematic instriiction In in Lock ilaVeri, high rcriti have long
special branches" (see Sehoof.Journal `
preValleil to the great detriment of the
ugust, ttta7 )
The itiipftrtmtint
of cionno„ tichonls , borough's prosperity \Vito will be till.
11114 repented ly recommended to Colin- first to follow the example of the Lock
ty Superintendents certain persons as Ilaven jinn, and flu „, i , bow , that
while
particularly well fitted to instruct I he n
„ ow, to Its,.
ornfortably
tit instoutes, end it is evidently the
siotit
or tho law, rind the w , h of self, he is nevertheless determined to
the department, that Institutes should give others a chance to live also 7 Who
be conducted upon the plan now adopt- is he 7 Don't all speak at. once.
ed in most counties, namely, that of
'JO) ing competent instructors to - -11'e understand that a teacher in
1,,, w„ b op , f l at , ~,,,t i 111,0. who i•, po.
r ,, all 1. lull, owl I oil‘ .11 , cm-oa, a , I, hoed I% , n Ite.htul,.lased the lesson
in thin wity ,phly cuth 4 1
(her plum br brought 1)4 h,rt, the pliblit
9•11.• nb. rr nrL lr ry from th”
FEE
1 . 111 , t Nl.l`.`t, It ft
f huh
t.,witrd 1.11. , on
luo i .1. .1 ~tir ..iv
It r. orirl.mz that whether it Wilt, It
tiwt 104 110p1.10is 011i111.ly on O W
IoW from whu lr it is
lit If, a , Ono writer of the otiose soy.,
lhr t tliii County Institute to
111 Strurt the terteltri, by securing profes
sor, from it dotancii to inure 11101
pliffit'lit before them, then, of f
we nimt ngrrr with 111,11 010 0/1/ !fist].
was C.JlithiriOd ul nciordance with
OH. ..pint and the letter of the
winch, It 'O,lll, &OM's-UM 1.11.1111.. We,
however, had an din that our:institutes
were intended to bring out the, talents;
and IteCOMplilinients of our OWII teach
ers, and to ellcm/rugv arming Meru a free
Interchange of thought and 01111114,n /0
to the best manner of condui tong and
educating a had, iind plink Th i y ,
however, front the explanation given In
the aLttt tiro( le from the Drpm,rral,
does not SOl'lll tot
Contrary, we are obliged to take It for
grilliti'd that Our !all! teachers are a set
id know-nothings, and that all wisdom
01111111/ItHi from 0080 "In`itructors"
whom the school law explicity declares
shill In, engaged "to give regular and
inidrin lion in special branch-
Well, be it so. Wo are not opposed
to Institutes. On the contrary we be_
herethey are, in themselves, beneficial
to the teachers, but wo do think that
that portion of the school law, quoted
above, which relates to the manner of
conducting Institutes, is a grand hum
bug. We adhere to our original opin
ion that home talent and a free and cor
dial expression of opinion and senti
ment among the teachers themselves, on
school matters, would be of infinitely
more importance and vastly more ben
eficial, than the "instructions" of a
whole host of foreign professors.
SUDMIN DZAT/I.—Mr. Daniel Koon,
residing at Bald Eagle Furnace, retired
in usual health, on Tuesday evening,
January fi, and after the lapse of about
an luar and a half was heard to groan
heavily. Ills wife supposing him to be
afflicted with nightmare, shook him
gently. Ile neither Ilpoko nor moved.
She basun() alarmed and called for a
light, which was brought; but; alas I
the vital aptirk lied fled.
--Report of Pma,ant Mill school,
for tho month ending Jann i ty 19, 1870.
W. A. Tobias, teacher. No. in attend—
IWO 38; per cent. of attendance 80;
alphabet 2; spelling 36; reading 32;
writing 27 ; geography I 8; W. arith
metic 23 ; M. arithmetic 38 ; grammar
14 ; cOmposition 18 ; U. S. Ilistery 3 ;
declamation 18 , physical geography 1 ;
vocal music and scripture-reading,
daily ; Physiology tri-weekly. The
following is a correct list of t h e No. of
words tr.ism4l in spelling 1616 words in
class A, commencing on page 46 of San
der's Union Speller :1
Julia C. Barnhart., norm; Laura (1.
Barnhart., 11 ; Alien 1,. Barnhart, 23;
Kato E. Ilarnliart, 18; Harry Barnhart,
21; ()via 13ryan, none; Ellin Bryan, 21,
(lets A mmPrman, 8; If ary E. Neff, 2;
1 . 11. Shopo, 4 ; Nlav C. 1,, man, 3 ;
Edith Wilkimum, 11, Alive NVilkinsen,
23; Harriet. Eccard, 11 , John Li.yrnan,
29; Win, Lolinan, ; A ndruw Bar
ger, 13; .Inott. Ross, n; titanley NV
inson, 18
very 11 1 / 1 111/i1), ou : 11 111 , 1113, brims,, , it
1111110'11 , 41 i I 111 that
treats of the duties of
buud
nn 11 .11111 boildwimicii toward their
\Slim' the etas; came to that or.
thin of the 14 ,, 011, the teacher ,hut nvp.
bleak up ligbl , is, though he wits afraid
a dig trigger might jump iit a' 111111,
log, “114 . /1 114 11111 , •11,' 11114 turned
away with the remark that he gue,ed it
ssisisti't worth while to 1/t/1"81.11, that xub_
j.ct nny I urther 9 ' llll illtieh Demo( ra-
cy there 1.4.1. mew; ought . nt to have
dune that, RO h, ought:tit,
- —Lust winter, we believe, there
we, 11 law passed allowing certain par
tie, to 10111111 VIII4II Jame along Merdi
Creek, in Curtin towndlip We lire in
fornu•d that the farmers and property
.wher, along the ere, k now eomplain
that them: dam, tl.iod their fermi and
gardens and really are a nin.a,r, s uc h
the report that rcnclies us If it be so,
and the people de•dre it, we suppose
the some power that authorized the
building of the ,Ininc can easily
undo its own work.
----The Lock Haven papers c.onplain
of the number of 1101111'4 of ill fame with
which their uty abounds. The Reput,
&can gives an instance of one, out of
which a girl wax taken against her will
and had to ho sent to prison, where she
lay for several days, before she would
,omenl to return to her home What
itttra.Aive places those "eliebangs" must
be I We suggest to our friend, Bowman,
that he had better "interview" a lot of
them In this way he nuihl mike
hl
editorial (column) ied hot
--The petiii.oi to :he 1, , •:1-1111ire•
for the passage of a law rossking the
grunting of lieemies,for the Yale of liquor,
dependent upon the affirmative vote of
our peoplq is now in the hands of Mr.
Meek at Harrisburg. This petition is
very numeroully signed, the names of
many of our saloon keepers being found
amongst the number. If this petition
should be enacted into a law, sit un
doubtedly will bo, tlrso accommodating
saloonlsts will have no grounds to grum
ble.
—Eagle Lodge, No. MR I. 0. of
G. T., at Curtin's Works, has "fizzled
out." They are now offering the furni
ture for sale, and no doubt some new
lodga could buy it chiiap. The Bible
hai been sold to the Evangelic church
at Pleuant 11111, for the small sum of
two dollars. Temperance is not the
forte of the Curtin's Works people.
—Our esteemed friend, Dr. Hilli
bish of Reborsbutg, has built hire a
mammoth ice house, which he has tilled
with the best cuts from Klinefetter's
dam. Hero the Doctor expecis to ~ tow
himself away during the we; m Slql , oll,
in order to keep eool, when nut prole—
sionally engaged. We have invited
ourself over to eat iced sandwiches with
him on or about the geldorions
"Fourth."
----A team of heroes, attached to
carriage, belonging to 'Air. Roland Col
lin, became frightened at something oil
Saturday hd, ou Howard street, and
rail away, throWing II little boy, named
Johnny TowiNend, alpout seven years
old, out of the carriage but fortunately
not hurting hint rnurh. The runaways
wet,. checked below the cemetery some
where, about apule from town. The
earring° was ifriken to pieeev
learn that a movement is on
foot to induct+ tho Pen railroad
company to eruct a round house and car
shops in this place. We sincerely hope,
SI/Ch n 1114,VVIIIMIL is oil the tapi , , that
it may succeed We've grit tir. have
shops of sonw kind in Bellefonte pretty
soon , or else, for Ivnut of something
better to do, we nuky, even yet, get to
disputing, us the 'l') rolls Hei uld
tott
rnntea, as to u•bcther (hn fence tuound
uv shall be punt. d white or grin
--Ronlt iti 1,.n jtt•t, let cti lhr
Ittr4ottt. p Lp,r tm, Lp, Mid
10:1111. L1.•1„ quitlity, and ul 1I s
111/It dcl) Colllretlilt,ll .111 , t wo anti
if the tilio,,, rth•L, fin' 110 t SO
W Look No s'eau --A visit to
tell lilac k Oak selimil,house, 11U,t011
toWnsblio, shows ill/It the muse rx
Wlthollt. It grate, and we are informed
ins been so for yowl time , thin Leh url
mistress hits evidently a difficult time to
keep herself and the school comfortable,
(hiring the extremely cold weather
Such neglect merits nuts. e, and if long
continued is certr.inly
- --An effort is being made by the
Evangelical ,Isss,amition at I'lenstint
„did!, to build a church, which we trust
ma) , be succes..ful We understand
that the centract for building it will
soon be let This congregation is yet
ui its infancy and should be encouraged
and supported. This church is to be
built on the harm of 11. L. Barnhart,
who has given the ground gratis. •
- —our friend, Henry Bressler, Esq ,
„r Leek ii.vcn, was the Radical candi
date f it ft...sigma clerk „r the Senate, but
-he didn't crude it " The Demozrats
were one toe many for him. Bressler
is a good fellow, but be don't know how
to keep 4 hotel, or he would have left
the sinking radical ship long ago.
eOlittra . Itt
--Here is another inFtnneo of how
they do tlung4 in Plitlip,burg- Sit),
the .lournal
A Mll, dettot,oon with fiats between two
Yoko. k moo took plat, 1111.14, our WIMMW on
'flowol k y 't he lodhettee part ie. were nt
rott.talde Brewer, taken before ti arre quire
Herd and flood II tai tomb, for breaking the
peat, Alter the dovishn of the Juattee, trap
of the offenders ittptinet the law remarked to
Imo that he laekod elklity vent« of 1131'111g the
requited I.lllll.ftlifi WWI./ pay hot IMO $Olllll
ether tune, and wallivri ,ItT I ' lll. 411 ber maid,
al.“, that ho would - nee him again, - and took
hie departure
11r(“1Irry LI) ;earn OM NV
A Tobin., —bun of the I'le:tiara 11111
I , ChOlll )1101101,-I,ever..ly hurried dex
ter hand, while making fire in the
room stove the other day Willman] ma
unlucky, as not long ainca ha got him
fin g ers badly smashed by a falling win
dow
_Some rascal, bent on mischief,
broke the top off n hand,mno lath) ma
ple tree, growing in front of Mr Giv
en', shop-4 on lirshop street, Inq Satur
day night. Mr. Given says hn will
give five dollars to any ono who Will
inform him who the perpetrator of the
outrage was
---'Wruntlitv.loo' at Rankin's
--On top of the snow that
tell on Sunday night and on Monday,
another snow fell on Wednesday night
and Jesterday. the feathery flakes corn
ing down rapidly all day. It is now
quite deep and the sleighing will be
magnificent, if the weather continues
cold
---An oyster supper wits gi ien by
ii. N McAllister, N.74q , Ht hit roe:-
donee last evening, at which his honor,
Judge Mayor, tho County Comrnissi.m
erV, and other distinguished gentlemen,
wen• invited guests
tillt A \ OVALS -- 1 . 114. host wn•h
1,.111.11111 11,11 , 1,0.• In r. U -
ulpmt 11% I. .quareo, fourteen
yards, one step, and two inches from
Rankin's model bookstore, opposite
Bush Rouse.
[For the WATCHIIIAN
Relations. ^
Relations are of many kinds and characters.
They are public and private, social and fritter.
nal, and relations of consagninity. Of theist.
ter, cousins are apparently the most numer•
one, and is a degree of relationship most sus•
ceptible of cultivation sncradoption It seems
so at least, especially In our schools and
seminaries of learning, where its adoption Is
largely practiced ex matter of convenience,
and for the purpose of securing more extend.
ed and freer privileges., than could he had
otherwise. The relationship of brothers,
however, we deem the most important and re.
liable. Brothers are of many kinds. There
is brother, one of the Caine order or society,
which le brother in its most compreiwnsive
sonde. There is brother, one of the samc
household, which Is brother in Its most roll.
able significance. , In the latter case the rela
tionship la strong, confiding and reliable,
and is stiongthened with aged find if one of
the brothel , be married, we Rai, at a venture,
that the reliability of the relailonnblp in In
ei caved. We think there in no calling, trade
of In life, In which the reliability
nod e,eitid,ne between single and mat I led
Meth, • ideal ly mid iVielbly Mall trent
IV+ %a that of the medical profee
slt, And silt s houldn't limp Iv It not true ,
that thaii Iv 110 Voeation in Whiell the 00 tin
dellee and ' , import of ft brother lure Mere need-
WI, there la nading through the Ilays-y 1111,44,-
thfit often 01,4,•tite and emelop the path of the
tithing mei the action, or int.
, 'then, it a phy.ieiall hie n 11111111nd
brothel, we say, call bun In , Who Care!! I And
if Ito does, hev anybody n right to f;hji.el , I f
1101111 4 , let hem Objeet
Faun Tilt Ito WATS.
MARRIED
El (t—llnll —At the rwedenvo of the
nt . thestiniinttt, Blair vetinty, itliV
.1 Benson kern, on Inn I, 1011, Mr Ebel
peer king of Camden, N .1, to Miss Ilettio
110 mer.
W 11.1,ET SID:FR.IEI) At MIIOI/11111011
Jantinry lush, lull, hy Ihr manly, Mr
loeilrge r.einda Eit4t, to Ml'. Celli.
urine It Siegfried, of 3101411111111011
CASII TA11,612 —(flL,tlie lot iii4tiffit, by
11ev .1 M Perry, ine+tor,of the Milethurg
Ifi.ll4t Church, Met John Ciedier, or Homo,-
to Miss of Buggy lotv
ship, Centro ,
TA) L tlt—M (VS —At the metes time, liv the
Home, Mr Agii4tom Tnylor,of Boggs township
to Ml , e, Ifeenikh Moyi••, ~f Siion 41eio, Centre
eoun,y, lit
InEt:ANT—SItOWN --nnt the 24th instant, by
lint. rather %le!lrene, In the Citlit
I loin, /i n in this plan e Mr Patriek litigant, of
coda, 11, 11,44 (ennilia liron 11,0 liellelente
t,tinj,t, 1,, the nth nil Dennennher,
1,11 at the 111, f/ . 1 bride 4 111,1011.1,
tio S loft Nlr 11in Ilepple to
SIII . IIII Los. both or CHM,
II %IMO - I,ln, Wit , . —4 ht tie Irth 614111111, lit
the t 0,1111.11., of the lirtnle's parents, by t ho
line .101111 II boor, 4,1 i tan) Shone, Iht, Air
Itarrlek, of I . 'llllOOlllllA, 11l Allan
Janinnto AI Lest., of linnttningktnna,
%Pun 11. lu 4,llgratillate y.. 0, lei, el 1101
lour no•t yout fate 111,, titan Ike 1.114, yon
‘14,11141 114 . 441111.3 , 4 IVonight r 4 kll 11 0 1 0 ,11J1:1Ve
14.111, Ne 1 . 04 litto Jo in yeti—no do, IVii
n Ink yi. lota ol luck, t 4,0, nod call 11.4.4111, Mn.e
llavld that rho n jtial got 401141. of Ine nottlitat,
b r io, when...ol(l,qt In all the
world !ler.• a our St. Dace loot 111111 , tho
%Willi, 011110 Limit you and your fair 1,140
Died
1111.1.E1t tho 17th of January, 1)471, at
tVur64 Ilf•nr 1i0 . 110 4 .1110 . ..11,0111 , ,
Tholpii, 711 illo.r, ttg...l Umo year 4 And nv,.
1;1111e, gone, Im ed one—golly from nor tinme
1;0.1 huth rt/4 oiled till•° 11l thy )otillatil hluuln
tingern rent np'lheu
Still Irtl/lllly !Inge, tip'.. thy pallid brow
(lane, gone, loved one —go to thy tomb,
Ilot it In not elieerle.s, hope di,pel% Ito gloom ,
While we are weeping o'er the hallowed ground
Thou art but oloopiag till the trump 111111111101111.1
Steamboat Clisaster
Tile .(C3lllbUlti M (1111, WWI hunted
ut the Nit.thimppi, near !Ifemphis,
'Fenn ,on the 15th. A Large number
of persons perished in the flames and
in the water.
I=
Men, WOOIPI4 arid children were
screaming arid rushing to the forward
part of the boat, crowding it to such
an extent that ninny were pushed o er
I hoard. while other•, It-Antic with Iright,
Jumped o•'ll,oltrti turd were drowned.
Some, wh,lst In the water, clung to the
moor ot the hoot and bec.liiie nu thus
°uglily chilled that when the )awls ol
the boat were Kent. to Uteri- relict they
could not be induced to let go their
hold and make an effort to ease them
selves by reaching the yawkr, which
could trot get close enough to relier,e
them on account of the intemie !neat.
:•Nortre ten or fifteen persons were lust
in this WILY I niters threw overboard
cotton bales arid planks, arid plunging
iii tlter therm tried to reach the shore,
but the wind being strong and the
water extremely cold, they i , erirthed
One negro saved himself by clinging to
the tail of a mule, which carried lOW
safely to the shore, One white iran
had clambered Oil a cotton idle, whey
two fiegroes belted it, the bole turned
turd all three were drowned. Another
titan wine Oil a bale ol cotton and win o
carried by the eddy immediately under
the guards of the burritrig vessel, where
be was compelled to ket p iris lot.ly
under water, and saved his head Irmo 1 ,
burning by throwing ' water over it.
One German and his wife, cabin prts
senders, saw their two children full
through the cabin unto the hurtling
mass below, and then made their way
to the guard, jumped overboard, lock
ed in each others arms. Thirteen
Mexicans en route to Texas, were
burifed in the after purl of the boat
while asleep. The first engineer at
templed to attach the hose to the
pumps, but was prevented from doing
s't by jilt flames. Ile then made his
way to the safety valve, and nearly
blinded by smoke opened the malve,
thereby preventing air explosion. Cup
tarn Tompkins, although repeatedly
implored to leave the burning boat,
would not, do so until he hail done all
in hut power to insure salety to the
passesgers and crew, rind remained un
!maid until the Haines compelled Join
(upon'. Jim) the rimer, where he wits
undolthtedly thowned. The steamer
Yeager, which it is said has several
survivors on board, whose Denies have
riot been ascertained, has not up to
this hour reached here.
William White, one of the victim'
of the railroad disaster near this city,
died to day from injuries received at
the time of the accident.—Piasburg
Quetta.
, LIT Has FLICILLR.- Some of our
young men who go to see girls have
adopted a new way of obtaining kisses.
They assert on time authority of scien
tific writers that the concussion, pro
duced by a kiss will cause the flames
of a gee jet to flicker, ap.l easily in
duce the girl to 11-y the experiment tii
the interest of science. Time first kilns
or two tha parties watch the flame to
see it flicker, but soon become so inter
ested in the experiment se to let it
flicker if it wants to. Hence the Ono
"Let her flicker.' t .
Sumner Domesticated.
Ilis .1f rried Life a Failure—A L i
Chapter,
The Washington correspondent
the New Orlmre Times says: A
reference to Senator Sumner's don e
tic affairs creates what the report
call a sensation. le lives alone it
very handsome style in a house tl
Was fitted up for Mrs. Sumner, w
peefers a residence in Boston. She
a gay, fashionable widow, of ri
beauty and accomplishments, when
Senator was weak enough to woo a
wed her. lie was about the last
to !Harry, or if !Harrying, she Wll4 /0)1
the last woman to select. Like
eminent men, Senator Sum ner has m
egotism than intellect. Unless ain
believes In himself he cannot in,
others believe in mm. And such
Stunner's creed in the worship of Sit
ner, that ho wanted his wife to sit
his feet while ha woe nt hoMe and p
out nneeasing praise, and during I
absence read his speeches in the (lb
or those heavy 4011111)ns called I
"works." Mre. Sumner, however, h
other notions of domestic bets
She married the Senator—the list
tinguished Senator —of Mammaelinnet
and proposed to enjoy the advaning,
in a social way, her position gave lo
Balls, parties, receptions, suppe
dinners and hops were her emeriti'
meats, and the works br the ritatesui
were nauseating to her. Intend
pouring over into , ty tomes and lIVa
state papers, nail preparing from fin
tremenduous speeches and, reports, t
Senator found himself dragged into e
tertain meats that he despised, and
his valuable tune frittered away. I
ineritie nicompatibillty• began to tun,
test itself.
"I was wedded to my books hoof.,
married you," maid the Senator, grin
ly and gloolitily, when his wire limit
rl theme entertainments were deiagret
ble, why he nought her hand
Such like stones as thi. I . ollll‘ll
were (10innifin and repeated by moe
gmitupm with gumto:
Silinner and wife at a pasty —ti
yam midnight. Mrm. S , whirl!
through round dances, excited a
tperry--the Senator grand, gloomy a
tiored.
Sumner (lo , itlitor)--M rm. SOWN
our carnage waffle
Mre. Sumner—Well, Senator, let.
watt.
tiowner—But, madame, I %roil'
go home.
Mrs. Sumner—Well, Senator Sun
tier, you have my full permission, I
pray, go horse—you look weary ai
exhausted. By all means go tunny.
Probably the Senator WlAdd hit
accepted thin advice. given on thin at
other occasions, and returning to I.
studies, lett his wile to the gayeties
the season, but that a certain ban
some diplomat readily took his Oa
and became tier companion This b
came so marked at last that the g
nips took up the tact of the int ionic
and the saloons—not the lager be
but social—rang with the talk.
Senator Sumner was riot only Ulla
man of the Committee on Foreign .1
lairs in the Senate, but he wan an
innate mind of the Secretary of Stat
nml ant' ,In d,ph,ll,
wax suddenly recalled Whether M
Simmer hid anithi, 2 to do with th
et ent or out, rfr. -Minaer, rt in sal
believed. But *hillier this is stir
it was known that she wan enraged an
mortified by the report, She It
Washington for Europe. 11er broth
reached the strainer in Inne ui preVe
at scandal, by sailing with her Ai
when she returned it wan with II
positive determination not to resit?)
her place as Mrs. Sumner in Wanton
ton city, and she has since l i v e d u p
Inn tune, lent ing the eloquent slate
man to occitiiy his hau,dmotne reioden
alone
1110 14 the iithry of Senator Sin
tier'a married expecence. How Ir
it may he, I ant not prepared to .4a
lor I ani not avipiainteil with eith
party, and only gather up the g0i414
of society for your entertainment.
The Bellefonte Market
CORICLCTF:I) lII' kkl.I.E/1 t MI SSEH
The following are the quotations up to a
idoelt I . liiiriolay evening, When our riper al
to press
White Wheat, per bindle! $1
Red Wheat, per tainloil
Nye, per Impale! . ,
corn, ears, per bindle], . .
Corn, nhelled, per bushel,
ono., per b u shel
Barley, per bushel
linekwheat, per hushed
Cloverneed, per latshr4 6
Potatoes, per loilighelnn
P.ggn, per dozen
•
laird, per pound • • • •
Bacon —Shoulders ,
Sodas • • •
Haws . . .
•
Tallow, per pound
hotter, per polled
hags, per polled
iirottnit Planter, per ton .
•
MONEY MARKET,
40 Month 'l • htrd litret
, 6,rop. h.• 6114.vking np 10 t h ,• 4
isHttist
It S Isl 'MA
OM
loW1,;;4'10s
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" 'OS •' . 108fA (d)
10.404 1014,c,04
11 tt 30 Year II percent. Cy . 1t0.,, 40 Ito
Due Comp. Int. Notes, . 04 110
Gold' I 10,
Silver, . Irn (91 0 7
Union R.R. tat ht. Ronda. 779 at) 7.W
Central Pacific R.R. . 000 aa 010
Union Pacific Land Grant Ronde. 1175 04 070
We are prepared to furnish Revenue Shoot
of all denominations to our customers,
leg the following tilacout.
On $ 25 and upward], 2 per cent.
~ 1 00 " "
300 " •• a "
We fill end f , rward all onlornupon Oft .t
of their receipt.
New Advertisements.
(.1 . 1 . 12 Y :."11 I.:U.—Clyne to the ran
114141 oloneu of the subs atihet, In l'attoo t. wI
ship. about the 2241 of December 1 3 0 . 8 i
white and one black sheep -with dillere
marks. The owner la requested to come to
ward, prove property, pay charger, and to
them away, otherwise they will be dlspor
of as the law directs.
10.230 "CHARLES GLIIIISIO.
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