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State Democratic Ticket.
EOR CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE.
GEORGE A. ALLEN, Erie,
THOMAS P. MERRITT, Berks.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
CHRISTOPHER HEYDRICK, Venango.
FOR ELECTORS AT LARGE,
MORTIMER F. ELLIOTT, Tioga.
JNO. C. BULLITT, Philadelphia.
THOMAS B. KENNEDY, Franklin,
DAVID T. WATSON, Allegheny,
. FOR DISTRICT ELECTORS
Samuel G. Thompson, Clem’t R. Wainwright,
Adam S. Conway, Charles H. Lafferty,
W. Redwood Wright, George R. Guss,
John 0. James, William Molan,
James Duffey, Charles D. Breck,
S. W. Trimmer, Samuel 8S. Leidy,
Azur Lathro T. C. Hipple,
Thomas Chalfant, W.D. Hilmelright,
P. H. Strubinger, H. B. Piper,
Joseph D. Orr, Charles A. Fagan
te Al Payton, John D. Braden, ?
Michael Leibel, Thomas MeDowell,
J. KP. Hall,
The Republican Convention—How It
Ended.
‘When the WaTcEMAN went to press
on Thursday night of last week, the
Republican convention was in the
depths of its travail at Minneapclis,
and both sides were claiming the earth
and all belonging thereto, as their par-
ticular property. The BLAINE contin-
gent were swearing that HARRISON was
not “in it,” and the Harrison office
holders were boasting that they had
the power to do as they wished and
purposed doing go when the time ar-
rived. As it turned out, the office
holders were correct in their calcula-
tions, and the “people” who wanted
the Jingo statesman were no where.
The morning session of Friday was
occupied in making eulogistic speeches
of the several aspirants, and seeing
which crowd could howl the loudest.
Depew, of New York, presented the
name of HarrisoN and Worcorr of
Colorado did that job for Braive. A
number of speeches seconding the
nominations was made, and the entire
forenoon was occupied in getting ready
to ballot.
When the afternoon session was
called to order, the coavention pro-
ceeded at once to ballot, with the fol-
lowing result :
eeresereisarenstes w.. 535
.. 182
Blaine... a
“182
McKinley.
Lincoln... 1
Boed.crrersssrsersisresonserinrisiirinnsizissermreny 1
The nomination of Harrison by so
large a majority was a sickening sur-
prise to the friends of BLAINE, many of
whom left the Convention in disgust,
and have continued to be disgusted
ever since. WHITELAW REID of the
New York Zribune was unanimously
selected as the candidate for vice
President, in the hope that his nom-
ination would placate the bitterness
engendered by HarRIsoN’s success.
——The Chicago Herald is of the
opinion that the disposition of the
Democratic party to go West for a can-
didate this year is on the increase, It
is true that there are some promising
‘dark horses” running through the
political pasture fields of the West and
one of them may be lassoed by the
Chicago Convention and put in harness
for the Presidential campaign, but
present appearances rather indicate
that the leading nag in the Democratic
team will be chosen from the East.
—— i —————
Who Their Best Friends Are.
A mistake was made in the Metho-
dist conference at Omaha when the re-
mark of the representative of the
Southern Methodists that “the South-
ern whites were the best friends of the
negroes ofthat section,” was hissed by
some of the members of the conference,
If the whites of the South were the
enemies of the colored people, there
would not be that improvement in the
condition of the latter thatis seen in
all parts of that section. There would
not be such provision made for their
education as appears in the fact that
in some of the Southern States the
largest part of the school expense is for
the benefit of the colored children.
That the white people of the South
have adopted restrictive measures to
prevent the government of their section
from falling into the hands of an ig-
norant mass cannot be construed as an
act of hostility and set off against the
many material benefits they have con-
ferred upon their negro population.
SE
——The State this year will pay
$5,000,000 for the use of the public
schools. So large a contribution may
encourage a movement for lessening
the rate of school tax, To many it
may appear that this State bounty, in-
stead of inducing a reduction of the
school tax rate, should rather stimu-
late an improvement in the efficiency
of the schools.
The English Don’t Fancy It.
The suggestion of Premier SarLis-
BURY to modify the free trade policy
of the English government by the im-
position of moderate tariff duties, meets
with but small favor from the gener-
ality of English statesmen. They re-
gard it as turning back the dial of
commercial progress,
Under its system of free trade,Eng-
land has attained a supremacy in com-
merce and manufactures which places
her ahead of all other nations. The
world has nothing to show that will
compare with the advance she has
made since she adopted her present
liberal commercial system. Not only
has the wealth of her capitalists been
enormoucly increased, but the wages of
her working people are higher |than
they were under the old restrictive sys
tem which CoBpEN and his coadjutors
overthrew.
These being the facts, SaLIsBURY’S
tariff proposition is calculated to startle
tho business interests of Great Britain.
He evidently wants to retaliate on the
United States, but such revenge would
cost the English people too much for
them to approve of it.
A BTS.
——We {are sorry to learn of the
defeat of {Senator McKNicar WiLL
1aM30N, of Huntingdon, for renomina-
tion. His district is largely Republi-
can, and a nomination is about equiva-
lent to an election, hence the selection
of a new and unknown man over one,
who, barring his political short com-
ings, made a respectable and influen-
tial representative, is a result to be
deprecated. - If Huntingdon insists on
having a Republiean senator, it should,
by all means, have stood'by WiLL
1aMs0N. Politically he was sufficiently
hide-bound to suit the most exacting.
——
——From surface indications one
would not know, that the Republicans
of thissection had heard that Harri
sox has been renominated. The same
kind of a stillness that surrounds a
corpse, seems to have come with the
news that brought the result ot the
Minneapolis convention.
A ————
——The enthusiasm that livens up
the Republican countenance and re-
Jjoices the souls of the beleiers in the
g. 0, p. since the nomination of Hag-
RISON, is like the heat that eminates
from an ice wagon—neither overwhelm-
ing nor oppressive.
TR ST OTR Ry
The Pennsylvania Railroad's Twelve
Day Excursion to the Shore.
The extraordinary success of the
series of Pennsylvania Railroad excur-
sions tothe New Jersey coast for sev-
eral years hack demonstrates the enor-
mous popularity of these trips. Last
year the success was unprecedented.
For the season of 1892 the very best
dates have been selected and every
detail to promote the comfort and
pleasure of the excursionist will be
added. The dates are July 7th and
21st, August4th and 18th, 1892. These
dates cover the time when sea bathing
is finest, fishing is in its rime, and
ell manner of seaside attractions in the
best form for thorough enjoyment,
One who misses the opportunity of
taking one of the series gives up a de-
lightful experience of the summer.
The tickets include the choicest
points on the coast, and are available
for Cap May, Atlantic City, Sea Isle
City, or Ocean City at the same rate,
The excursion tickets, good for
twelve days are to be sold at arate of
$10,00 from Pittsburg, and at corre-
spondingly low rates from other sta-
tions,
A special train of Parlor Cars and
Day Coaches will leave Pittsburg at
8.50 a. m. for Philadelphia, stopping
at all important junction points, where
connections will be made with trains
from branch lines. Passengers will
spend the night in Philadelphia and
proceed to the sea-shore by regular
trains of the next day.
Tickets will be sold from stations
named below, and train schedule will
be as follows :
Rate. Train leaves.
Altoona..............$8 00 12.55 p. m
Hollidaysburg...... 200 1.103 m.
Bellwood............ 8 00 1.06 p. m.
Clearfield............ 8 90 9.50 a. m.
Philipsburg......... 33 10.32
Osceola.............. 325 1045 *«
Bellefonte............ 8 65 10.25
Tyrone. .....oi cone .7 65 1,18 p. m:
Lewistown Jec...... 6 00 245 «
Philadelphia Ar. 7:16 +
Application for information and
tickets should be madetoT. E. Watt,
Passenger Agent Western District,
Pittsburg, Pa.
The Silver Mine Horror.
Pracug, June 4.—1It will be full two
weeks before all the bodies are recov-
ered from the Birkenberg silver mine,
and it will be fully fifteen months be-
fore the shafts can be reconstructed
and the mine made safe by replacing
the timbers that have been destroyed
by fire. Inthe meantime the miners
will be without work and much suffer-
ing is cértaia to result.
The fragments of bodies that have
been brought to the surface filled three
wagons. The bodies that were intact,
80 far as the limbs are concerned, were
greatly swollen. Only thirteen of the
rescued survived, while twenty-seven of
the men who volunteered for rescue
work were killed by falling timbers or
other accidents or suffocated to death.
The damage to the mine amounts to
18,000 florins.
Condition of Titusville
Money, Not Supplies Are Now Needed— Oficial
Figures of the Life and Froperty Losses.
TirusviLLE, Pa., June 12—The fol-
lowing is given out officially to the
public: :
“The prompt and generous assistance
given to our afflicted citizens in their
recent calamity by the people in all
parts of the country is most gratefully
appreciated by the sufferers, and a |
residents of Titusville. It is due 10
the public that we make a stateme:.t
of our condition as exactly and accur-
ately as is possible six days after the
calamity. We have our relief com.
‘mittees thoroughly organized, and the
distribution of food, clothing, bedding
and other supplies is progressing with
system. Perfect order prevails; large
forces of laborers are employed in re-
moving wrecks from the streets and
clearing up the ruins of houses.
“Fifty-nine bodies have been buried,
Several persons are still missing. We
do not need clothing, food or other
supplies. Our need will be for money
torelieve those who have lost by fire
and flood, and to repair the enormous
destruction of property. The district
devastated by fire and flood extends
dan the entire length of the city
for about 1} miles. Its breadth is
from one-eighth to one-fourth of a
mile. The estimated loss of property
exceeds $1,000,000.
The losses fall chiefly upon the poor
and the laboring people. Within the
bounds named were more than 150
dwellings, as well as many shops,
manufactories and oil refineries, where
laborers were employed. Tle loss of
personal property inthe homes of the
poly was almost total, while many
ost not only their houses and contents,
but the ground on which they stood.
The streets are many of them destroy-
ed, and the loss in this particular and
in bridges is very large. Everything
possible is being done to alleviate dis-
tress and our people are recovering
hope and spirit.
“E. O. EmMzersoN, Mayor,
“Rober SHERMAN, Chairman Relief
Committee.”
To-day was one of mourning and
general regret of the living for the fate
of the dead. All churches took as the
theme the late flood and its fearful re-
sults, and ministers talked eloquently
to churches filled with sorrowing
triends and relatives of the many,
many victims. There is nota man,
woman or child in this city who has
not lost either a member of the family,
a relative or a friend, and the day was
truly one of sorrow, marked by the
most profound religious observances.
No work was done cn the wreckage.
It is thought all bodies in this vicinity
have been found, though the river is
known to concesl some of the few miss-
ing and unaccounted for. With to-
morrow active work will go on anew in
clearing the destroyed district and re-
building the houses. But little can be
Teno of the intentions of the oil men
who owned the many refineries that
were dismantled and ruined. All of
these were independent and cau hard-
ly stand a loss that the Standard Oil
Company only laughs at. To many
of the producers it means financial
ruin, though it is believed they will
stand by each other, and rebuild as
well aad as soon as possible.
With the opening of testimony as to
the actual cause of fire and flood, and
the placing of blame, if any, great in-
terest will be shown. There are hun-
dreds that believe some one is respon-
sible, and every inquiry will be made.
There is hardly a thought, however, of
any tangible damages, and providence
will likely again be charged with de-
struction that might have been avoided.
RRC A ARE OTE
——Ladies blazers in tans and other
light shades $3.00 $3.50 and upward.
Lyon & Co.
The Horrors of Leprosy.
Miss Kate Marsden Saw Them ona Perilous
Trip Through Sibcria—She Will Establish a
Colony.
BerLiN, June 12.—Kate Marsden,
who is interested in a project to estab
lish a leper colony in Siberia, has ar-
rived here from St. Petersburg en route
to the United States, In an interview
to-day she gave a graphic description
of her six weeks’ tour of the leper col-
onies of Siberia. She says that as
goon as any person shows signs of the
disease the victim is at once driven
into the depths of the torest, there to
live upon tree bark and upon rotten
fish. This food is furnished by rela-
tives, who deposit it at a distance from
the miserable and filthy huts of the
victimg, The huts are one-half under
ground for the sake of warmth, and
are hundreds of versts apart, so that
superyision is impossible.
Miss Marsden and 30 guides were
compelled to cut a path for themselves
through the undergrowth of the forest
and to proceed gingle file. They found
‘the lepers ill clad and living in inde-
scribable filth and vice, dragging out
a horrible existence for years until they
die of disease or starvation, after be-
coming so loathsome that they have
lot all semblance to humanity.
Mies Marsden eays that there has
been found in Yakutsk a plant that is
reputed to cure leprosy but she has not
been able to test it as yet. She intends
to return to Yakutsk to establish a
colony at Veluisk.
Imagination is Everything.
“Ah! this car is nice and warm,"’
said a man as he jumped into No. 8 on
the Fourth street line the other might,
and settled down and looked comforta-
ble. “I don’t see why they don’t put
these electric heaters in all ‘of the cars.
Those other ones are as cold as a barn.”
The heat hadn’t been t urned on in
No. 8 all day, but the man who thought
it was warm didn’t know it.
—————
——The best styles of mens dress
pani $2.50, 8.00, 3.50, 4.00 and 5.00.
yon & Co. '
Terrific Storms in Spain.
4A Church Struck by Lightning—The Worship-
ers Were Attending Mass When the Storm
Burst Upon the Building—Fifteen Persons
Killed and Many Injured.
Maprip, June 13.—Terrific thunder
storms prevailed in various parts of
Spain yesterday and heavy loss of life
is reported. The electricity appeared
to pick out the churches as the object
on which to show its power, and un-
fortunately it did so while the services
were in progress.
At Melias, in the province of Orenz,
the parish church was crowded with
worshipers attending mass when the
storm burst. Though the peals of
thunder were very loud and the flashes
of lightning extremely vivid, not much
attention was paid to the storm at first.
Suddenly a most terrific crash of thun-
der, followed almost immediately by a
flash of lightning that was blinding in
its intensity, caused the worshipers to
spring to their feet in fear. Women
shrieked in terror and little children
clutched their parents in an agony of
terror. For a few seconds after the
flash it was impossible to see anything,
the transition from sudden brightness
to extreme darkness rendering the peo-
ple practically blind, and the utmost
confusion prevailed, Finally, when
order was restcred, the congregation
were horrified to find that ten of their
number had been struck by lightning
and instantly killed, and twenty-eight
others had been seriously injured.
When this became generally known
the people became panic stricken and
rushed from the church in the pelting
storm. Many of them, men, women
and children, sought "refuge in the
spaces in the vicinity of the church,
fearing to enter a house, and there they
remained, drenched to the skin, until
the storm passed over.
An almost similar scene occurred at
Mucientes, in the province of Vallado-
lid. The church in that village was
struck by lightning and fifteen of the
worshippers were killed and ten in-
jured,
At Burgos, the capital of the pro-
vince of that name, considerable dam-
age was done to the famous old cathe-
dral by lightning. The Burgos cathe-
dral is one of the oldest buildings in
Spain, having been founded in 1291
and finished in 1562. The lightning
displaced a portion of one of the walls
and did other damage. Nobody in the
cathedral was hurt.
ee —
The Achievements of Reciprocity.
It has been frequently asserted of late
that “the magnificent scheme of reci-
procity” has saved to the people of this
couatry $80,000,000 in taxes—on sugar
—and extended our foreign trade not
less than $75,000,000. Everybody
knows that the repeal of the fiscal
duties on sugar rn less than $80,-
000,000) was made in the McKinley
bill, without regard to reciprocity, in
order to increase the taxes on the
necessaries of living to a far greater
amount for the sole advantage of the
adventage of the beneficiaries of tariff
spoliation. The revenues from sugar
went into the Treasury to pay pensions
and public debts, while the increased
taxes on woolen clothing, linens, cut-
lery and other necessaries lessenen the
revenues to enhance the profits of
monopoly. But whatever may be said
for or against the repeal of the sugar
duties, reciprocity and absolutely noth-
ing to do with it.
It would be exceedingly difficult to
show any extension of our foreign trade
through reciprocity. The recent in-
crease of imports of coffee and other
products of Brazil long on the free list
has met with but a feeble demand by
that country for the exports of the Un-
ited States. Cuba and Porto Rico have
mcreased to some extent their con-
sumption of American flour provisions
by reason of the reduction of duties by
the Spanish Government, and this is,
up to date, about the extent of the
achievements of reciprocity. What is
good in it is due wholly to the spirit of
Free Trade.
As to the retaliatory Aldrich clause
in the McKinly act, there is nothing in
the tariff laws of Venezuela and Col-
umbia to warrant President Harrison's
proclamation against their trade with
the United States. The laws of Ven-
ezuela and Columbia do not diserimi-
nate against this norin favor of any
other country ; and Mr. Harrison lev-
ied his embargo on their trade with no
Justification other than the refusal of
these Governments to change their
tariffs in accordance with his wishes.
There is no doubt that the proclama-
tion of Harrison against Venezuela
and Columbia has done far more harm
to the trabe of this country and its in-
jerests in South America than all the
good that boasted reciprocity has ac-
complished.— Phila. Record.
One Thousand Japs Coming.
Sax Francisco, June 12. — The
steamer Gaelic arrived here last night,
twenty-one days from Hong Kong, via
Yokohoma., She reports that over
1,000 Japs, emigrants, will leave June
8th for Hawaii. A large number of
Japs also contemplate going to the
United States on May 14. The Japs
House of Representatives passed a
resolution declaring want of confidence
in the government, and prolonging the
diet for a week. :
—
Dumped by Cameron.
Senator Quay Was Knocked Out All Around.
WasHINGTON, June 12.—It looks as
if Quay had been dumped by Senator
Cameron, as well as buffeted and bruis-
ed by the pap-fed administration slug-
gers at Minneapolis. It is certain that
Cameron is now regarded with favor
by Harrison’s lieutenants, and has of
late been consulted regarding some
minor appointments that there were to
be made. More significant than all
are the iatimations to be heard in ad-
ministration circles regarding the in-
convention. Several votes were mys:
teriously swung from Blaine (or Quay)
which Magee did not control, and there
has been much speculation here as to
how this was done. Peoplein the con-
fidence of administration managers
here when spoken toon the subject
intimate that no doubt Senator Cam.
eron might clear up the mystery if he
could be induced to talk.
It is also recalled that the day after
Quay departed hence for the scene of
his Waterloo in the Northwest, week
before last, the nomination of Miller
for revenue collector at Pittsburg was
rescued from the dust of the finance
committee pigeonhole and confirmed.
While Quay was at Minneapolis,
fighting desperately to down Harrison,
Cameron was quietly attending to his
duties as one of the board of visitors to
West Point all of which goes to show
that Chris Magee will not have charge
of the distribution of patronage, not-
withstanding his valiant fight in the
fore front of the office-holding cohorts
of Harrison at Minneapolis.
RE ASR SII
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
HALF RATES To OmAHA.—For the
benefit of delegates and visitors to the
Independent Party National Conven-
tion at Omaha, Neb.,on July 4th, 1892,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell excursion tickets of the iron-
clad contract form to Omaha, from all
principal stations on its lines, at a single
Jare for the round trip. The tickets
will be sold from June 29th to J uly 1st,
inclusive, and the return coupons will
be good until July 15th inclusive, and
going journey must be commenced on
date of sale. Tickets will be valid for"
continuous passage only in each direc-
tion.
—Boys suit $1.20 1.50 1.75 2.00
and upward Lyon & Co.
HALF RATES To CINCINNATI. —For
the benefit of delegates and visitors to
the Prohibition National Convention at
Cincinnati, O.,on June 29th and 30th,
1892, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com-
pany will sell excursion tickets to Cin-
cinnati, O., from all principal stations
on its lines, at a single fare Jor the
round trip. The tickets will be sold
June 27th and 28th, good going only on
date of sale as stamped on back, but not
later than for trains leaving initial
point of ticket June 28th. The return
coupons will be good to return on date
stamped on back by agent at Cincinnati,
but not good for return passage to initial
point after July 6th.
——Mens black and brown cheviot
suits $3.50, 6,00, 6.50, 7.00, 8.00 10.00
upward. Lyon & Co.
A Lock HAVEN DEaTH.—In the
demise of Paul S. Merrill, Clinton eoun-
ty losses one of her oldest as well as
most reputable citizens. For twenty-
two years he had been a practitioner at
the bar of our sister county and the
ability which marked his career brought
him to an honorable end, Born in
Massachusetts, in 1809, he was in the
83rd year of a life characterized by an
energy, even unto the eve of his death,
which stamped him of the old school of
men. Democratic from birth, he clung
dearly to the principles of the party in
which he always saw the weal of his
country of which there was never a more
staunch supporter. Mr. Merrill was an
Episcopalian and his sudden demise will
be mourned by countless friends. Fu-
neral services were held on Wednesday.
A PLEASANT GATHERING.—A corres-
poudent down at Mackeyville sends us
the following account of an enjoyabie
gathering at the residence of our old
time friend P. W. McDowell, to cele-
brate the fiftieth anniversary of the
marriage of Mr. and Mrs. McDowell.
They live in one of the prettiest homes
in Nittany Valley and we know that
scores of readers of the WATCHMAN,
who have enjoyed their acquaintance
and partaken of their hospitality will
read with pleasure of this family gath-
ering and join with us in wishing both
Mr. and Mrs. McDowell a long contin-
uation of the happiness and prosperity
that has been theirs for years:
Long before the hour set for the happy event
the many friends of the bride and groom of fif-
ty years ago began to arrive, they included
people from Ohio, Miffiin, Centre aad Clinton
counties. Promptly at 1-30 o'clock the many
people were seated around a table which was
spread on the spacious lawn in front of their
residence. lhe table was ladened with deli.
cacies which only the mostjexpert hands could
prepare. After about eighty-five people had
partaken of the feast a photographer having
arrived meantime proceeded to take the
various family groups and the crowdas a
whole. Rev. Long than made an excellent
address in the course of which he brought out
some beautiful thoughts. This was followed
by prayer, singing of the doxology and pro-
nouncing the benediction. Adjournment was
then made to the parlor where some beautiful
and appropriate music was rendered by a choir
chosen for the occasion, the remainder of the
day was very pleasantly spent in conversing
and in amusements. Perry W. McDow-
ell was born September 8, 1817 in West
Kishacoquillas valley,/ Mifflin Co. Pa. where he
received his early training and where his mar.
riage was first consummated. Catharine Con-
ley, the bride was born April 5, 1819 in the
same valley. Their marriage occurred June
7,1842. Five children were born to them all
of whom were present, also fifteen grandchild.
ren and one great. grand child, only one of the
grandchildren D. McDowell Allison, being ab
sent. Some very beautiful and expensive pre
sents were received. 8a
—— Mens black dress suits $8.00, 8,50 |
fluence which swung some of the | 9.00,10.00, 12.00 and 15.00. Lyon &
Pennsylvania votes to Harrison in the
Co.
——Freddie Grant, the colored lad
whose mysterious disappearance had ex-
cited Lock Haven for ten days was
found in the river at that place on last
Friday. TItis needless to say he was
dead.
AX OLD TIME DOCUMENT, SHOWING
THE EARLY INTEREST CENTRE CouUN-
TY PEOPLE TOOK IN BUILDING RAIL
Roaps.—A friend in Philadelphia who
has in his possession the memorial re-
ferred too, writes us as follows, of the ef-
forts of some of Centre county’s older
citizens to secure the completion of the
Pennsylvania rail-road from Harrisburg
to Pittsburg. It will be read with in-
terest by all, and recall to some of our
older readers names and incidents long
since forgotten :
“While looking over soma old letters,
manuscript, ete., in my possession, I
found the following which will be of in-
terest to your readers. It is a printed
“Memorial” in favor of a Rail Road
from Harrisburg to Pittsburg, and is
addressed to the “Senate and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.” The “memorial”
recites the efforts of the State and of
private individuals to construct roads
and canals to accommondate the great
and rapidly increasing trade and travel
between the Atlantic seaboard and the
magnificent and teeming West.” “That
the exertions now being made by our
neighbors on the north and south to
construct great lines of Rail Roads from
prive our own Commonwealth and its
principal cities of the advantages they
have hitherto enjoyed as the channels
and recipients of this fertilizing stream
of commerce.” It advises the construc.
tion of “a continuous line of Rail Road
from the borough of Harrisburg to the
city of Pittsburg.” The route suggest-
ed is “what is called the Middle route,”
the whole distance on this line from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg being but
346 miles, of which 106 miles are al-
ready constructed. The memorial points
out clearly the advantages to be deriv-
ed by such a road to the people of the
state and nation. In one particular on-
ly does present and long existent facts
knock out the eloquence and argument
of the prayer. The petitioners say, “It
is confidently believed that said work
when constructed so far from impairing
or diminishing the receipts of the state
work, will greatly add to their produc.
tiveness.”
The work prayed for, has long since
road in the world in completeness of
equipment perfection of manage ment
and safety and speed of travel, making
as the memorial says less than ‘an easy
day’s journey from city to city, but the
state works, (the old state canal) dried
up,—a reminiscence of the past. The
old paper is dated 1846 and bears the
signatures of eleven of Centre county’s
citizens, each in himself an original and
unique character, and all but perhaps
twoor three, now beyond the river.
Here are the names of the memorialists
—D. I. Pruner, Wm. H. Blair, Jas.
MacManus, Jobn Tonner, John Love,
John Tonner of Potter township, as the
little old gentleman always signed him-
self even after his celebrated namesake
had ceased to be a resident of the coun-
ty, A. G. Curtin, Jno. R. Herd, James
Rothrock, William I. Tripple, Edward
C. Humes. There you have a set of
names, that will recall to the older of
your readers the form and feature of
each petitioner. With their autograghs
before me and seven of the eleven famil-
iar to me from contact with old title pa-
pers hearing them, T recall but one sig-
nature that varies from that written in
1846, and that is the sign manual of
Gov. Curlin. In that before me the A.
G. & C. are connected, as a rule in later
years the Governor does not connect the
initial letters. But reader of this who
you recall D. I. Praner? In my boy-
hood days I admired his nose. It was “a
bright and shinin’ light,” and when in
after years the centre piece of my own
physiognomy took on proportions akin
to those of the “Squire,” I felt thankful
that as a boy I had never, figuratively
speaking, cast stones at the Pruner nose.
Of those deceased, Gen. Blair was last to
go. James MacManus, Gen. Blair and
Gov. Curtin were members of the Bar,
John Tonner was for years Register and
Recorder of the County and without any
exception kept the finest records to be
found in Pennsylvania. John Tonner
of Potter township, wrote a very pretty
hand, the characters being as fine as
those of a lady, and his signature to this
old paper is one of the handsomest on it.
What a fund of ancedote Gov. Curtin
could spin off on his departed fellow
memorialists, and what a wealth of re.
miniscence, of local history, of change,
rogress, would these signatures recall
to the older citizens of Bellefonte, and
Centre county. When you have organ-
ized an historical society and have a
proper places for old papers like this
“memorial.” I shall donate several of
interest. *
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