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Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., April 6, 1894.
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An Important Constitutional Amend-
ment. !
The question of an amendment of
the Constitution that will make Urited
States Senators elective by a vote of
the people, has been introduced in the
House of Representatives and meets
with favor in that branch ot Congress.
‘No question can be entertained as to
the popular preference for such a mode
of electing the congressional represen-
"tatives of the States. If the people
could have their way in this matter it
can scarcely be doubted ‘that they
would speedily divest the State Legisla-
"tures of the power of choosing United
States Senators and take it in their
own hands as a method: of selection
better calculated to secure a more di
rect and respongible representation of
popular sentiment and interest.
It is unnecessary to detail the defects
of the present way of electing United
States ‘Senators. The evils growing
out of it have often been commented
upon ‘and are generally : understood.
They are constantly in evidence in the
conduct of the ‘members of that body
who have lost’ sight of the people to
whom they. are not directly indebted
for their positions nor responsible for
their actions,
The impossibility of calling them to
account ‘by the expression of a popular
vote is largely the cause of that indif-
erence to public sentiment ‘that char-
acterizes the conduct of the Senate. To
no other‘causé can ‘be attributed the
frequent obstructions which delay the
action of that body ‘on measures passed
by the Hirect representatives of the peo
ple.in-the House and required for the
public, benefit .and. to this cause is
largely due the presumptuous consider
ation for Senatorial privilege and dig:
nity which has eo often impeded the
progress of greatly needed legislation.
A matter of courtesy among these lofty
and irresponsible statesmen is held to
be of more ‘account than dnty to public
interests, or respect for the clearly ex-
pressed will of the great mass of citi-
zene. i
An illustration of the effect of Sena-
torial irresponsibility to the people ap-
pears in the Senate's treatment of the
Wisson tariff bill, . That measure was
passed by an‘unusually large majority
of the members who came ‘to ‘the per-
formance of their representative duties
directly from the constituents who
elected them and to whom they knew
they were answerable, The Senators
have no such direct responsibility ;
they are independent of any tangible
constituency, and-they act on this qaes-
tion as if there had not ‘been’ an’ over-
whelming popular demand for tariff
reform.’ : Talent IY
Some, of them have bought their
way into the Senate’; others ‘have got.
ten'there by wire-pulling manipulations
of State Legislatures, and generally the
position of the Senator is go far re-
moved from & popular source of elec:
tion that any one of them may feel
that in his official conduct he “can
yield to the dictates of his private in-
terest, his personal ambition, his in-
dividual gradges or any ‘other motive
not in line with hie public duty, and
yet not endanger his offigial tenure for
which be looks to a manipulatable
State Legislature.
This is a great and grievous senator-
ial defect which may be corrected by
the election of United States Senators
by the direct votes of the people.
Injurious Absenteeism.
If with 221 Democratic members in
the House of Representatives, constitu-
ting an unueually large majority, the
business of that body is frequently sus-
pended by the want of a quorum, itis
«clearly chargeable to Democratic ab-
-senteeism. There are enough Demo-
-orats to prevent any such occurrence,
-and it 18 only through their default if
at any time 'a sufficient number of
members are not present to do business.
‘This is a discreditable State of affairs
and it is particularly so when measures
of the greatest importance await the
action of Congress. Not only the in-
terest of the party but also that of the
country, is injured by such indifferent
condaet on the part of those to whom
has been entrusted the duty and power
of legislation. It is discreditable to
the Democratic party that on account
of the absence of its representatives
from their post of duty, a Republican
minority in the House is able to
bring legislation to a halt, which they
have frequently done during the pres-
ent session. The policy of the . oppo:
sition is to make the Democratic Con:
gress appear incapable of doing busi-
nees and Democratic absentees are
greatly assisting the Republicans in
producing such an appearance.
The Wool Interest Injared' by Protec-
tion
Senators from Montana, Idaho and
North Dakota have presented a mem-
orial to the Finance committee of the
Senate protesting against the putting
of wool on the frée list.
which they represent are extensively
engaged in sheep raising, using the
wild lands of the Rocky Mountains for
that purpose, and their Senators are
afraid that this interest would be in-
jured by removing the tariff on wool.
A number of reasons are given in
the memorial for retaining the wool
tariff, among others that the Rocky |
Mountain wool raisers are unable to
compete with wool produced in South
America and Australia, although when
it is considered that they pasture their
sheep on government land that costs
them next to nothing, and that the
expense of herding in wild lands in
America should not be greater than in
the Australia and South American
wilde, it cannot be readily seen what
need they have for protection against
such competition. .
A most singular argument which
they use to show the necessity of a
tariff for the protection of wool is that
the price which the Rocky Mountain
gheep-raisers get for their wool is 80
low that at the last shearing they of-
fered the fleeces to any one who would
take them off the backs of the sheep.
If this be true, isn’t it a nice showing,
of the effect which the protection of a
high tariff has upon the wool interest ?
The McKinLey bill increased the duty
in wool, yet it is seen, as stated by
these Rocky Mountain Senators, that
under the highest wool duties ever
known, so low a price is received; for
the product of their flocks that the
owners are willing to give it away to
any who will shear the sheep.
It is really a fact that the price of
wool has declined under a high tariff,
not only in the article grown on cheap
government lands, but also on the dear-
er lands of Ohio and other eastern
States, and such being the case it
ought to occur to the sheep owners
that their interest would be benefited
by the entire removal of the duty on
wool, for not only was there an in-
crease in the price of wool but also
the number of sheep raised was
greatly increased in England when
she opened ber ports free to the wool
of all other countries. Free wool
would have the same effect in the
United States.
—— Judge Furst has been wonder-
ing ever since the town meeting in the
Court Houee, last Tuesday evening,
just what Gen. BEAVER meant when he
introduced Joux G. Love, after Furst
bad concluded: his’ renvarks, with the
words “now we'll listen tothe successor
of Judge Furst, the Hon. Jomn G-
Love.” Tt is hardly possible there was
any signifieance in the remark, but the
people cheered and his houor didn’t
enjoy the jokeat all.
Speaker Crisp’s ‘Belf-Sacrifice.
When it was announced that the
Governor of Georgia ‘had appointed
speaker Crisp United States Senator
from that State to fill the vaeancy caus-
ed by the death ot Senator, ConquiTr,
Democrats everywhere instinctively
felt that the removal of the speaker
from his present position would be a
serious loss to the Democratic cause in
Congress. He has proved himself to
be so thoroughly fitted for his position
and so capable of dealing with the re-
tractory and obstructive disposition of
the minority led by Tox Reep, that he
is generally regarded as being admir-
ably fitted for that place, which prob-
ably could not be as well filled by
any other Democratic member of the
House. This was evidently the im.
pression of the large number of Demo-
crats of that body who signed the paper
requesting him to decline the appoint
ment to the Senate, and there is cause
for great satisfaction to the party that
he has concluded to retain the speaker-
ership, although he does it at a sacri-
fice ot his personal ambition.
Speaker Crisp cannot be too highly
commended for this act. Although an
office that is the most highly prized in
the congressional service has been of-
fered him, he declines it beeanse it
would take him away from a post in
which he can best serve the interests of
his party. :
Here is an example of fidelity and |
self-sacrifice which should have its ef-
fect upon those Democratic Senators
who have allowed their personal am-.
bition to weaken them on the question
of tariff reform.
A Tariff Union Against This Country.
Emperor WiLLiam of Germany is
said to entertain the design of combin-
ing the nations of Europe in a tariff
union against the United States. He
is represented as trying to impress np-
on them the policy of crippling the
industrial development of this country
which he believes is becoming detri-
mental to the interests of Europe,
This can he done not only by ex-
The States |
¢luding American magufactures from
| European markets, but also by the ex-
! clusion of American agricultural pro-
| ducts. The surplus of the farms of
| this country finds a market in Europe,
: furnishing the larger bulk of our ex-
portations, but the purpose of the
Emperor is to obtain these supplies
from other sources, his recent treaty
with Russia being on that line, and he
18 fully assured that Europe can draw
its subsistance elsewhere than from the
United States, a project which is feasi-
ble if he can get the other nations to
ijoin in a tariff union against this
country.
Such a project is suggested by our
example which for years has main-
tained a tariff system that has prac.
| tically excluded Earope from our mar-
kets. We have long been doing
toward European countries that which
the German Emperor now wants them
to unite in doing toward us. We cer-
tainly could not complain if this pro-
ject were carried out. It ju fact should
be commended by our high-tarift sup-
porters, for it would be nothing more
than acting npon the principle which
they regard as the correct basis of eco
nomic policy. :
It Should Be Appreciated.
Itis easy to see the difficulty that
would arise in the House at this time
if an election of speaker were to be pre-
cipitated upon it. A struggle would
likely be brought on the ead of which
could not be foretold, interrupting bus-
iness at the very time when itis so
vastly important to the Democratic
party and to the country that there
should be no interruption or delay in
the progress of legislation. Therefore
it can be seen what an-immense service
speaker Crisp has done to interests of
the very highest character by declin-
ing an appointment to a seat in the Sen-
ate, the acceptance of which would
have involved the majority in the
House in a distracting contest occa-
sioned by the election of another
speaker.
The Democrats in that body have
already suffered a disadvantage in the
absence of chairman WiLson on ae-
count of illness. Against a vigilant
and unscrupulous enemy the best of
leadership is required. The firmness,
tact and courage of the speaker are in-
dispensable to the Democracy in the
struggle for the passage of Democratic
measures. His determination to re:
main at so important a post, where he
can be of the most service to the cause
involved, entitles him to the thanks of
the Democracy and of the country.
The sacrifice of his personal ambition
at-this erisis-will-be a warrant for his
promotion in the future.
Coxey in Pennsylvania.
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The Army of the Commonweal, 200 Strong,
Marched Into the Keystone State on Saturday.
PirTssURG, April 1.—Commander J.
S. Coxey, whose Commonweal army of
tramps entered the state of Penngylva.-
nia yesterday and quartered at Galilee,
Beaver county, for the night, has been
very active since Friday arranging for a
big demonstration here. The army
reached Darlington, Pa., just before
noon Saturday. Oa a halt of two hours
there enabled Chief Marshal Browne to
issue a special order from the old build-
ing erected in 1803, in which John
Brown was born, calling attention to
that fact and ordering a special cere-
|. mony in honor of the monument to the
dead Gettysburg soldiers near by. The
army left Darlington at 1 o'clock for
Camp Marion Butler, near Galilee.
Before Coxey left Saturday afternoon
to join his forces at Galilee, he conferred
with Honorary Marshal Burrows, J. H.
Stevenson and Constable Seese, of the
Thirty first ward, who recruited 106
men in Alderman Black’s office Friday
night to join the army with him. This
contingent, headed by a brass band,
will meet the army at South Eight-
eenth street.” rT
The army will arrive in Allegheny
City, opposite Pittsburg, on Tuesday,
and will there encamp for two days.
Honorary Marshal Burrows has engaged
old city hall, Pittsburg, tor Wednesday
evening, and paid cash in advance for
it. The followers of Coxey will here
hold a mass meeting in the interest of
their movement. Coxey and Carl
Browne will be the only speakers, and
they promise to confine their remarks to
the subjects ot good roads, honest mon-
ey and the employment of the idle.
Honorary Marshal Burrows has re-
ceived a letter from N. P. Peffer, son of
the Populist senator, stating that his
father will present the bill for good
roads to the senate on Monday, or the
first convenient day. !
An orderly company of 100 men, un-
der J. S. Green’s leadership, started
from East Liverpool, O., yesterday, to
join the Commonweal army at Beaver
Falls, Pa.
Lee Crandell, editor and proprietor of
the National View, published at Wash-
ington, D. C., was in Pittsburg on Sat-
urday morning. He is acquainted with
Coxey, who, he says he has been meeting
at intervals for the past twenty years.
Crandel says: “The army is growing,
and bound to grow, inasmuch as there
are 4,000,000 people out of work in this
country, many of whom probably feel
that they might as well join issues with
Coxey as anything else. Mr. Coxey is
a man of much good sense in many
things, although in this affair he is
away off. ;
“If the soldiers at Washington should
abuse the Coxey army or fire upon any
of them, attempting to effect an arrest,
| then I think there would be a great in-
' gurrection of the unemployed and others
who would make most serious trouble.”
ia which the fortune of his party is
Tendered an Ovation. |
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Cozey and His Gathering Reached Pittsburg
Yesterday.— Thousands Greeted the Army. — |
A Number of the Schools Were Dismissed in |
Honor of the Hosts’ Entry Into the Iron City |
—The Army to Take a Two Duys® Rest in
Fittsburg.— Labor Unions Make a Showing.
PrrrsBurG, April 3.—General Coxey’s
Pittshurg lieutenants were hustling
about this morning. perfecting ar-
rangements for this afternoou’s recep-
tion of the commonweal soldiers.
Honorary Marshal Burrows appointed
J. H. Stevenson marshal of the Pitts-
burgh escort. At noon, without any
demoanstration, the local committee
started for Woods Run, in the lowes
part of Allegheny City, where it was
expected that Coxey’s army would ar
rive at 2 o'clock. From the noon
hour, throngs of people began to as-
semble in the streets in the lower part
of Allegheny. By 2 o'clock the thor- |
oughfares were simply packed. At]
that hour Chief Brown of the Alie-;
gheny public safeiy department, and
Chief of Police Murphy informed
Marshals Burrows and Stevenson that
on account of the greit throng and
manifest excitement, the army would |
not be permitied to enter Allegheny
City via the Woods Run route. The
chiefs directed that the marshals and
escorts go to the New Brighton pike, |
over which it had been arran ed for
the army to enter the city. A great
rush in the direction of the pike, sever- |
al squares distant, followed.
Many of the houses and stores in|
lower Allegheny City were elaborately |
decorated in honor of the occasion. In |
the escort, which numbered almost
1,000 men, were 100 cyclers on their |
wheels bearing banners marked “Coxey |
Brigude." : |
About 5.000 people met the army |
halt a mile from the city limits and ac- |
companied the marchers in, The army
crossed the city line at 6:20 o'clock.
The march from the city point to the |
camping ground on Smoky Island was
continued as -follows : Police escort,
buggies containing Allegheny City po-
lice. and other officials, the
hicycle brigade, seven police officers, |
Browne, Coxey and Coxey’s son, the
newspaper correspondents in baggies,
the Pittsburgh escort numbering about
600 men, “Unknown Smith, followed
by the commonweal army, numbering
about 300 men. The army reached
their enclosed camping ground a few |
minutes after 3 o'clock and immediate- |
ly began the erection o: the camp out- |
fit. © The march through the city |
streets was - an almost continuous!
ovation.
Public meetings will be held at Ex-
position 'park this afternoon on the |
Monongahela wharf at 2 o'clock to- |
morrow and in Old City hall to-morrow |
evening.
The excitement aroused by the de-
monstrations over the advent of Gener-
al Coxey and his dust-covered column of
300 men in Allegheny City, lasted far’
into the night. Crowds flocked to Ex-
position park to get a sight of the
strange army of peace and ite now far- |
famed leader. After supper Coxey and |
Brown addressed a mass meeting of
fully 9,000 people.
A collection taken during the even:
ing netted a handsome sum of money
to the commonweal.’ To-morrow a
parade march will be made through
the streets of Pittsburgh and Allegheny,
to be followed by a mass meeting on
the Allegheny wharf, Pittsburg. Inthe
evening the men in a body will attend
a local theatre and another meeting
will be held'in Old City Hall at night.
Recruiting Sergeant Ball states that
twenty-four enlistments were recorded
during the evening.
Bill Dalton Fatally Shot.
The Notorious Outlaw Mortally Wounded
While Battling With Officers.
GUTHRIE, O. T., April 2 —A dispatch
to the United States Marshal Nix this
afternoon states that late last night
Deputy United States Marshal Carr and
several assistants attempted to arrest
Bill Dalton and several of his gang of
outlaws near Sacred Heart mission, in
the Pottawatomie Reservation, and a
pitched battle with Winchesters and
revolvers ensued. Bill Dalton and one
of his men named George Thorn were
‘fatally wounded, but the others escaped,
Deputy Marshal Carr also received
dangerous wounds. '
Dalton and his men have been hover-
ing about Sacred Heart for a week, evi-
dently getting ready to make a raid
upon the banks'at Tecumseh or Purcell.
Bill Dalton isthe oldest one of the
notorious Dalton brothers. He was at
one time a member of the California
Legislature, and up to the time that his
brothers were killed at Coffyville, a
year and a half aco, kept a hotel at
Kingfisher. It is believed that he was
always secretly connected with their
depredations. As soon as his brothers
were killed he organized a gang of
desperate criminals and started out to
avenge their death. Heand his men
have killed at least half a dozen officers
since then.
A Little Hoosier Heroine.
Run Down by a Locomotive While Trying to Ha.
tricate Her Sister.
GuULFoRD, Ind., April 2.— While two
little girls, daughters of Farmer Collier,
were crossing the railroad on the way to
school to-day, one of them caught her
foot fast in the frog at a switch. The
other went to her assistance, but before
she could extricate the foot a train ap-
peared around a curve.
The little girl bravely stood beside
her helpless sister, suffering the loss of a
foot, while the other little one had both
legs crushed, She will die. The little
heroine may recover.
Armstrong County Nearly Dry.
Kirranning, April 2.—The License
Court this morning transacted the fol-
lowing business in addition to the list
i previously handed down: Distillers’
‘ granted — Mahoning acd = Hileman,
: Refused—F. B. McVey, retail, Valley
{ township ; A. C. Rowe, retail, filderton;
Cliff House, Kittanning ; Abe Green-
baum and James A. Hood, wholesale,
Kittanning.
The Tariff Bill.
Democrats of the Scnate Finance Committes
Discussing the Amendments.
WASHINGTON, April 8.—For several
days the democratic senators of the sen-
ate finance commiitee have been going
over tbe tariff bill in order to agree up-
on the amendments they wil offer to
the bill when that stage of the debate is
reacbed. They cams toa conclusion
to-day and their ac tion'was subsequently
known, when in the senate this afier-
noon Mr. Vest gave notice of a number
of amendments, which, at the proper
tiine, he said he would submit to the
senate for action. Being amendments
agreed upon by the majority aud sub-
mitted to the full committee this morn.
ing, and a8 much importance attnches
to them as if they had formed a part of
the biil as reporied, they are, therefore
given in full : i
They are mostly redvctions {rom rates
as previously reported. Some of the
amendments are important, cspecially
the glove schedule, which is reconsiruet-
ed into & single sentence, puiung all
gloves at 40 per cent ad valorem.
Ober amendments are : Lnsert the word
“not” in paragiaph 20, afier the word
terude’” so as to make the schedule
read : # Glycerine, crude, not puritied,
one cent per pound.”
Change castor oil from thirty-five
cents a gallon to 80 per cent. ad valo
rem.
tions containing alcohol there shall be
levied the duty at the rate of $180
proot gallon upon the distilled spirits
contained therein, in addition to the
duty provided by law upon the ingredi-
ents con.aine! 1n such compounds or
‘preparations, is stricken out and the fol-
lowing provision of the house bill sub-
stituted : On ail compounds or prepa-
tions of which distilled spirits, are a
part of chief value, not specialiv provid.
ed for in this act, they shall be levied a
duty not less than that imposed upon
distilled spirits.”
The paragraph placing coal, slack or
culm on the dunavle list at 15 eents per
ton has been :mod:fied by the insertion
after the word “calm” of **Sach as will
puss through a hait-inch screen.” To
section 61, covering a portion of the in
come tax provision, has been added this
new proviso : “Tuat all non-resident
corporations shall hesatject to a ax of
2 per cent. upon a'l undistributed sans
sent asrond, which sums, for the pur
poses of this act. shall be held to bs divi-
dends to foreign stockholders, or policy
holders, and the resident manager or
agent of such foreign corporation shall
withold suid tax of 2 per cent from all
such undistributed sum: and make re-
turn of these and pav the wax thereon.
Le Caron, the Spy, Dead.
The Man Who Became' Notorious Through a
Suit Brought by Parnell.
LoNpon, April 1.— The spy, Le
Caron, died to-day from a painful
malady from which he had long suffered.
Le Caron gained unenviable notoriety
several vears ago as a witness on behalf
of the London Times, which newspaper
wus being sued by the late Charles
Stewart Parnell for libel.” The Times
bad cbarged Parnell with being in
league with Phoenix Park assassins and
bad engaged Le Caron to support its
accusations. It was developed at the
trial that Le Caron had a long time
been a paid spy, and the case was de-
cided against the Times.
.
Bellefonte Academy.
Spring term opens April Ist, sto-
dents, however, may enter at any time
and are charged from time ot admis
sion. Pupils from the country can
buy special rate tickets on the rail-
roads, and ‘the classes are arranged to
harmonize with therailroad schedule.
Thorough preparation is given for
college for teaching or for a business
life. 2 39 12 2.
. ===Do you read the WATCHMAN,
Greene County Hotels All Dry.
WAYNESBURG, April 2. —There was
only one application for hotel license in
Greene county, that of E. O. Ewing, of
the Downey House, in this place, and
he has withdrawn his application.
Temperance Opposition was too much
for him.
Pine Grove Mentions.
Mrs. Mary McCauley is in Peters.
burg, looking after her property in that
place. gi
The venerable Amos Royer the old-
est man of our township is quite ill and
confined to his bed.
. Mr. Wm. Witmer one of our progres-
sive farmers is wearing a broad smile in
honor of a 13 pound girl baby at his
home. Hi
Post master Miller was confined to
his room for some days with sciatica,
but is better now attending to his official
duties. i :
Among our newcomers is W. H.
Smith one of Harris township’s repre-
sentative farmers, he now quartered
on Mrs. Krapes farm on the Branch.
Railroad stock is still at par and the
committee is determined to overcome all
obstacles so that there will be no excuse
for not continuing the good work.
Mr. Oscar Smith one of the Mountain
city’s hustling ward politicians laid by
his paint brush for a short time and
spent a few days at his mother’s Mrs,
Dr. Smith, in this place.
Rob’t. Gardner, last Tuesday, bid adieu
to his friends before taking his departure
for Selinsgrove whither he went to en-
ter the school at which he is a Sopho-
more. . .
Mr, J. Gilliland Miller, one of our
young school teachers took the early
morning train on the 2nd inst., bound
for Lock Haven where he will continue
his stadies at the State Normal. :
Much of the spring plowing was done
in March and the sowing of oats was
only postponed by the sudden and severe
cold weather. Indeed it is feared the
early fruit was all injured by the recent
frost.
Mr. Rob’t. G. McClellan, of Potter
township with his new bride of two
weeks, are now happily fixed on the D.
Up n all compounds or prepara: |
IOC CIDR,
G. Meek farm at the source of Fair-
broek. ‘Bob wil find Democrats as
numerous ahout his new home as in the
old township of Potter.
On the evening of the 29th the home
of Samuel Glenn, was filled with pleas-
ure seekers, to the number of two hun-
dred, ail attired as becoming the oceca-
ston “A Poverty Party’ which was giv-
en under the auspices of the Christian
Endeavor Society. It was intended
that a collection be taken up for the
most poverty stricken costume, but the
coliection failed to materialize for the
judges could not agree. Lunch consist-
ing of doughnuts and ice cold “Adams
alo" was eervad and after an entertain-
ing program was carried out, the meet-
ing adjourned.
It is with regret that we note the
death of John Bover’s two little children
who died last week from that dreaded
and fatal disease diphtheria, one died on
Tuesday and the other the dav follow.
ing, both were interred in the Pine Hall
cemetery. As Mr. Boyer lived very
near the Kruwmrine school house it was
thought best to close the echool for the
remainder of the term. Two other chil-
dren in the faniily are sick but their medi-
cal attendant Dr. Glenn bas hopes of
their recovery. Mr. Boyer and his wife
have the sympathv. of the community
in this their time of need.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
.—— Juseph Rightenour would like to
be appointed Court crier now that he
is the papa ofa bouncing baby girl
that came on Wedne: ‘ay. :
‘ ——TFriday morning a young daugh-
‘ter put in its appearance at the home ot
Mr. ard Mrs. Ed Eckenroth. They are
both as bappy now as if they owned
the earth.
—-—W. A. Tobias Esq., of Millheim,
was in town on Saturday. “Toby,” as
we were accustomed to call him when
he was Recorder of the county, does'nt
seem to grow a day older.
——J. F Schock, a member of the
Huntingdon bar, was in town yesterday
on business relating to the settling up
of the estate of the late A. G. Ewing,
of Spruce Creek ;
---—Samuel Decker, of Zion, dropped
in to see'us Saturday morning and after
paying for his paper a year in advance
and expressing a few kindly, words of
appreciation of the WaTcEMAN hurried
off to attend to other business.
——The supreme court has decided
that the owner is responsible for all bad
doings of a dog. If he causes a runa-
way by barking at a horse. if he bites a
person or does ‘anything else: that is
harmful the owner is responsible.
—— The declining health of the ven-
erable John Shires, of Potters Mills,
ended .in his, death, which occurred at
his home; at an early: hour on Monday
morning. Deceased ~ was 82 years of
age. ?
——J.G. Gfrerer, one of Spring town-
ships prosperous young farmers, was in
to call on us on Tuesday. His name is
possibly the most peculiarly spelled one
of the many hundred on "our list of
subscribers. :
——Mr. B F. Homan, of Oak" Hall,
came down to town on Saturday to
finish the work of settling up. his de-
ceased father’s estate, the late John
Homan, of Ferguson township, of which
be is one of the executors.
——That jolly little man, Mr. Mar-
tin Hogan, than whom Union town-
ship possesses no more pleasant charac-
ter, was in’ town last Friday and
cheered usup for a few moments with
some flashes of his real Irish wit.
Mrs. Rachael Hoover, relict of
Jacob Hoover, of Union township, died
last Saturday at the advanced age of 80
years. Deceased was a sister of Wm.
P. Fisher, the nurseryman, and her re-
mains wers interred in the Friends
burying ground near Snow Shoe Inter-
section. Mrs. Charles Smith of this
place is a niece.
- A RARE OCCURRENCE.—It is rarely
indeed that we hear of a blacksmith
shop burning down yet the one owned
and operated by Henry Norris, about
one mile. west of Fillmore, caught fire
last Sunday night and burned with
most of its contents. No cause is given
for the conflagration and the lossis a
serious one to. Mr. Norris as the shop
was not insured.
~The venerable James Hamilton,
of Willowbank, street celebrated his
ninetieth birthday on Wednesday. He
comes down town every day and appar-
ently is enjoying the best of health.
Old Isaac Hampton, who lives down at
the corner of Lamb and Spring streets,
is only one year behind Mr. Hamilton
and he still chops wood along with the
best of them. .
MARRIAGE Licenses.—Issued dur-
ing the past week—Taken from the
docket.
J. A. Finkbirder and Carrie Mechtly,
both of Beliefonte.
Peter Devlin, and Maggie Burns,
both of Seow Shoe.
Thomas White, and Amy Clark,
both of Philipsburg.
Boyd Hunter of Axeman, and Sallie
C. Jackson, of Lemont,
Jotin Spisok, sand Feketa Barbala,
both of Munson. ;
Chas. H. Meyer, and Mary. A. Boal,
both of Centre Hall.