BELLEFONTE REPUBLICAN.
W. W. BROWN,
A. B. HUTCHISON,
•Ter.ins, - $2 per Annum, in Advance.
BELLEFO-NTE, PA
1,114 . ..r.e day.- Morning Oct. 6, '69
8711 TE 77 ( .A." ET.
VOrt Grxv - MtNoit,
Gen. Jlio. W. Geary,
Cumberland Count)
- • FOR SI:PRE - ME JUDGE,
rien'y W.. Williams,
Allegheny Count,
COUNTY TICKET'.
" FOB ASSEMBLY,
JAMES P. COBURN, of Haines
101 SHRUM',
JEREMIAH B. BUTS, of Bellefonte
FOR TREASURER,
H. P. CAD'WALLADEE, of Potter
FOR PROTHONOTARY,
SAMUEL L. BARR, of Bellefonte',
POE AIiGISTRA AND CLERK,
ITILLIAM CURTIN, of Boggs
FOR RECORDER,.
-DANIEL H. ROTE, of Haines
FOR COMMISSIONER,
LEWIS HESS, of Rush
FOR AUDITOR,
ENJAAIIN F. LIGGETT, of Liberty
FOR CORONER,
Dr. WILLIAIgy. REIBER, of Ferguson
BOROUGH TICKET.
Justice of the Peace—SAMUEL M
Judge of Election—GEOßGE A.
FAIRLAMB.
Inspector of Election—S. DURBIN
GRAY.
Constable—lSAAC LOSE.
Chief Burgess—SA3l'L VAN TRIES.
- Ass't Burgess—lSAAC MITCHELL.
Town Council—EDWAßD C. HUMES,
THo3IAS R. REYNOLDS, JACOB B. ET
TELLE.
School Directors—JoHN P. HARRIS
R. BRYSON WILSON.
Overseer of the Poor—WILLIAm.
Coos, W, W. POTTER.
High Constable—JAmEs FANNON.
Auditor—WlLLlAM P. DUNCAN.
ARE YOU WORKING?
We ark, in all seriousness, if the mem-
berg of the Republican party in Centre
county are doing their whole duty as the
exigenci6s of the campaign require ?
Have the township committees exhibit
ed that. energy and •discretion—that
ceaseless and untiring activity, the in
.7
teresti end the oceation demand?
We talk plainly
Have yau.done anything."
Hare you yet !prepared lists.of d a le
doubtful .voters in your townships?
Hatp• y on cis:mini:Rl. Assessor's
books, all'd ere . yr. 4 neatly:to challenettbe
spurious voters?
flare yolt'placed an the Sends of .the
doub tfulisupli,,prgo: L ef dere °ere tie v e i-
ty as will leive tliex isFn no'doubt•of•what
is their duty'?
Do you knoqy the't you'cau get thepre-
cisc documents required by applying to
the elEcient Chairman of the Republican
County. Committee, John T. Johnson,
Bellefonte?
knolsrmg this, li#e. you secured these
pamphletd, and
Have you circulated them, .or are they
safely stowed away some pigeon bole
until after we lose by your carelessness ?
Are youUsinglenr personal influence
and best efforts to•elect the entire Re-
publican ticket?
Have you arranged for localmeetings,
and sedUred such talent as may be had
for the asking?
Are you in correspondence with the
Chairman of the . County Committee?
Or aro,yon waiting for "some one else
to act?"
Have you placed tickets in the hands
of the right men?
Have you hitched up your horse and
driven a square to "s"ee a doubtful voter ?
Are you aware that the democrats are
trying to lull you into criminal .apathy,
trusting, thereby, that yon lose the-
victory by default?
Do you know that they are notleaving
ene stone unturned—one lie unrehearsed
—one fact unbelied—one Republican candi
date unbeslimed—one penny of Packer's
sweat-money . .unappropriated, or one
string unpulled,,night,or day, to defeat
you?
Thii is truth; and if you expect to'
wrest this county from democraticdomi-
nation, you must
Arouse,
Work,
Argue,
Spread the facts
p your duty as becomes Republicans
oyau know that hired spies, agents
laud tools are riding this county up nod
closn, tiiiomgit higliway and byu-rty, to
Lire, bribe ac.d yo'c.s
Po you know I bad, y.op r 1328 do.ol'
-mighboi:Lau been placed In p0iViC,1.4.71011
,of seveztol
. V's for campaign puriir,s.eF,
It is Sur 'more-1135n probable !be very
•Inftn you Feast count upon ns irotkii4 for
the Depiogratic ticket, bns his 'pocket
rti,fat a:tinCt;nl of 'a Bees asreat.-tom nee
Watch oth
Don't Bleep!
6 1 0 the ?moods through lipti 33'01.e the
sleepers.
Put the right bullet in their bunds,
; And tell them hon• to pia - the flint,
Pick it for them
No punk flints from this until the 12th
o f October
There is danger
EDITORS
If Republicans will - work from now nn-
ti( the going down of the sun, Oct. 12th,
Centre county will be-iedeemcd
Packer's gold is paying thousands for
q uiet but active work, and our enemies
are straining every nerve to carry both
The Governor and Supreme Judge, as
well as th•e Legislature
The success of the -Democracy this
year commits the State to repudiation,
free trade and unbridled corruption
We beiecch Republicans to bo
the alert
Meet the enemy right in front,
Don't stirlt, another day
Gird up your loins, and, with tho glo-
rious banner unfurled, .of Protection,
Loyalty, Geary and the Bright•, press on
over the corrupt body of effete, disloyal
and detestable -Benioerney
It Wont Win
If the corrupt use of money could
ensure Asa Packer's election, we
should banish all hope of a Republic
an victory on the 12th. Packer agents
are as numerous and impudent as Ni
agara hackmen. They shake the rolls
of Asa's sweat-money under the noses
of Geary men with the air of a horse
jockey. They have utterly abandon
ed argument, and no longer attempt to
cloak their infamous designs. We sup
pose Packer has already bled-too free
ly to permit a retreat; and, rather than
miss the Executive chair, the purse
strings are further unlcosed, and We
have the shathefal spectacle of a De.:
mocratic nominee for the highest of,
flee in the Commonwealth, deliberate
ly attempting to buy hiS election. No
dout Mr. Packer believes that once in
augurated Governor, he could make
such advantageous combinations with
New York capitaliSts as would speedi
ly repleffish his depleted coffers.-.---
Heaven help the poor man in that
day.
'We haveat from a source entitled to
, eonfidence, that the Chairman -of the
Democratic County Committee is not
the only recipient of Asa's greenbacks
in, Centre county. It. would . seen that
Mr. Packer has a kind of guerilla con
respondence with . others • than the
Chairm en of county committees. A'
man in one of the Northern townships'
of-this county has under his employ
some fifty or
. more -workmen. He
wrote to Mr. Packer (whether to the
'llerchants Hotel, or Maudh - Chunk,
-we cannot state,) and proposed to sell
these votes to Packer for-money. Mr.
Packer, in reply, told - his customer to
apply to Mr. Shugert and get the
funds required. We learn that appli
cation was made, but that no money was
- "shelled out." He immediately wrote
Mr.. Packer the result ; and,our inform,
aiit" Stites. that. the amount- required
'has been received. And tkis is the .
way this putrid organization proposes
to tibtaimontrolef the State. It "can't
be did.'
We have frequently proven the
Democratic leaders enemies of the
workingmen. It is rarely the journals
of that party exhibit their venom so
undisguiseclly as the Centre -Hall Re
porter and Bellefonte Wateitinan are
now dciing. Those sensational sheets
have now discovered a mare's nest in
the mountains skirting Pennsvalley . --
Mr. Coburn, of Aaronsburg, has been
very active in support of the Lewis
burg, Centre & Spruce Creek Railroad,
and has, of late, given considerable
time and attention to obtaining
releases of the "Right of Way"
for the proposed road from pro
perty owners who own timber and
other lands through which it must
pass. These men reside in the East -
ern cities, and elsewhere. From this
fact, these alarmists, in their zeal to
make political capital against Mr. Co
-1 burn have struck the farmers of Penns-.
valley a crue' !Ye w. They would have
buyers, ttr 2,1 - others, believe that
half:that beautiful valley was held un
der defenseless titles, and that Mr.
Coburn has been engaged in -buying
them up ! Conld a worse blow be given
the honest farmers of Fennsvalley?—
How wild these journals well strike
the honest yeomen .of iPennsvalley a
more dastardly blow, than by thus
casting suspicion upon the validity of
the titles to hard-earned hoine
steads? The base inference will not
effect Mr. Coburn, but it has, and will
continue to injure the fair fame and
worth of honest yeomanry of Penns:.
valley. For shame.
Never have the independent Demo
crats of Centre county had better cause
or more favorable. opportunity for
routing the corrupt' clique composing
the Court _Rause .Ring„ horse, foot and
dragoons, than is offered on Tuesday
inv.. It has been well said 'that the
'year is favorable for Ring smashing.—.
Never was the. Ring so corrupt; Venal;'
tyranical or infilmous. Never did the
independent and insulted Democrats
of the county have greater cause for
rebelling against - unwarrantable . - and
• •
dictatorial domineering.
not this year, we ask. when ?
you havn't been outraged, spit
Open aid } . ode over this year, pray
tell its when you eVer Were? •
You have now the very opportunity
offered you on Which to teach self-ap
pointedmasters that th epeople rule,and
.are not disposed to longer bow down in
servile subjection to Ring domination.
Smash it on Tuesday, Oct. 12th, and
the corrupt clique will never assume
to dictate again,
Malicious
The Ring.
Concerning Quiet Campaigns
That the REPUBLICAN has constant
ly opposed the mooted.- theory of a
quiet campaign, is well known. The
Democrats favored that plan for the
"simple reason that they darcnot,adol )t
any other. They had no . fresh,live,do.
cent.declaration of principles upon
which to go before tho poople•and
fend from the stump and lOM.Plitilihnd
therefore decided or n quiet earn.
paign with a real' of th@hi)
through their orgaria, But their or ,
guniaatiou la leer hot, hild their work
unetaalugs Al! that lilolikW l throats,
bribes aria lutivoidationB will accom ,
plish, is being, dole. The seeming
indifference pervading the Democrat
ic camp is but sudaco indications.—
Demccraoy is as energetic to%day in
encompassing the defeat of our State
and local nominees as it was during
the Rebellion in embarrassing the
Government and discouraging enlist—
ments.
The Democrats are rejoicing over
ithe .trap into which Republicans have
fallen in supposing the.Cops.are
slum
baring.
Eveu Democrat is awake!
Ev_tßY , OTHER REPUBLICA - N
ASLEEP!
How, we ask, in the name of 'aH
that's logical, can a .nlinority party in
this county expect •to .overcome •375
majority, and sleep uutilthe REPI7B-
L7CAN is compelled •to announce its
defeat.
Quiet campaigns are no new inven
tion. The Republicans of this coun
ty had a taste of that bit of theory in
1867.
The Republican vote of 1867 in
comparison with that of 1866 slaows
a loss of 325 votes !
The comparison of the De mocrat
ic vote for the same period shows a
loss of but 25 votes !
And that was one of these hum
bugs yclept quiet campaigns. If our
State and county tickets are,elected—
which they can be—Rome must lowl!
Every drone of a Republican must be
scourged to the polls.
A defeat this fall will be the sever
est blow Pennsylvania Republicans
ever received.
Let.every man arouse, and the mag
netic wires will flash the gloriouivic
tory to our sister States on the night
of .October 12th.
If'Republicans Eleep another Mo
ment, the wires will chronicle our ig
nominious defeat.
Cbooee ye, Republicans, fur the
matter is in your bands.
Loyalty or •
Disloyalty ;
Protection-or "
Free Trade ;
Defeat or
VI CTO RY.
WHICH?
Shall Re 9
This man who has not subscribed
one cent for the building of the Lew
isburg & Spruce Creek Railroad
This man who refuses to give one
periny of - his ill-gotten goods and
-ehattelsto . enhanee the price of his
poor neighbors homesteads by aiding
in the building of a great internal ini
provement.;
This man who designedly and with
malice aforethought organized a swin
dling oil company to defraud his un
suspecting neighbors .and enrich him
self;.
This man,grown so aristocratic that
the good old name of his father will
not serve him
This man, who adds here a farm.
there a mill, now a_porner lot, and
then a suit of broadcloth, with mon—
ey got—the Lord knows where—for
he "toils not, neither does he spin ;"
This man, guilty of a nameless
crime which should rid society of him'
forever;
This man, without brains, charac
ter or honesty— we ask if the people
of Pennsvalley are going to elect this
man to office?
Are you going .to elect Jacob G.
Moyer, Meyer, to the Legisla
ture?
Vote Far Jer.re Butts.
The very fact that Mr. Butts is con
ceded by both parties pre-eminently
fitted for the correct and . atle man
agement cf the Sherithilly, puts the
entire copper-press in spasms. Emi
nent personal titneFs for an office is a
heresy - in the eyes of such as Meek
and his "little Dutch villain." But
the indepcndtwtr=ncnmhers of theDein
ocratic party—those unawed and fear
less of . the impotent lashings and
stabs the Watchman clique hastens to
deal out to, those who - dare oppose
the imperial mandates of the :Ring,
admire merit; prefer fitness to down
right ineapaeitYl an .approachable
officer to a high shirt-collared aris
tocrat—prefer - Jerre' Butts to Daniel
Wood ring. Ergo, the fearless ,oppo-,
nents of the Court Hotise,dominatitio
will go en masse for Mr. Butts. .
All the slimy spawn the putrid edi
torial- stomachs of the Watchman jun
to can emit, in the way of trumped up
"Wingard" yarns, will not blind the,
eyes of one" independent
.Dernocratic
toter. The lies_of the Watchman and
the independent voice of fearteSaPem- .
ocrats cannot fail to triumphantly
elect the Peoples nominee, - JERRE
BUTTS.
Remember,
Voters of Centre county, that - .there
are great issues to be decided by your
votes on Tuesday the 12th day of Oc
tober. It is for you to say whether
Gen. John W. Geary shall be Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania for - the next
three years, or Asa Packer, the $20,-
000.,000 candidate,the opponent of all
the interests of the workingmen.
Knights of the Golden Circle.
The Red Sign of Treason Onee'iViore
Unfurled I
:100101WARNR,FOREARMED
A reckless party, maddened by de
feat and hungering for booty and:plun
der,, affords, in its desperation;. food
for grave reflection: ' A„lawlegs, infu
riated mob—pillaging and sackinc , is
less terrible. Theirs is a momentary
madness the steady arm of the law, or
-returning reason check: But the pow
er for evil possessed by a great politi
cal organization when unrestrained by
a sense of Justice And National digni
ty, is something fiarful to contemplate.
Such a.party i will break down all bar
riers, and demolish all safeguards. It
has at heart neither equity, policy, or
regard for established and inherent
Bights. We had supposed the party,
misnamed Democracy, content: . with
the infamous 'record of its: au,lclux,
Knights of the "Golden Circle, : and.va
rious other organized bapds - of-ruffians,
cut-throats, and : the candille of 7 Sodiety,
would-not attempt—nay, dare to coun
tenance the resurrection Of theseclans,
or organize others with similar de4ans.
But the virus of the party.of crime has
not yet been expended:, and it appears
.that the Republicans of,Centre•county
have, once more, as in the bloody days
.of the late rebellion, to deal with dis
guised traitors, and the nefarious
sche - mes Demberacy is seekirig to ac
complish through a resurrected band
of• •
KNIOIITS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE!
Once more have the warning notes of
these cowardly miscreants been sent .
out to intimidate. and 'overawe well
known opponents of- this party of
crime !
Two weeks ago we first learned that
an order had been received in this city
for the instant ,m-organization of this
noted circle. We did not then believe:
the report, or Warn our .readers of the .
Possible existence
.aineng them of such
an order. Within the past four days
we have received two communicetions
upon this subject, one of them detail ,
ing the manner and method of meet
ing adopted by the Circle, and the
other apprising us of a warning -sent
his ..brother by a Circle which he be
lieves exists in his township ! ItAhird
infbrmant states, positively, that an
org'uiz r af,Circles is at present in
this county assi,ting in resurrecting the
order. Does this account fin. the'rnys
terions meetings being stealthily, held
at the dead of night in the houses of
certain influential Democrats in, Wes
and 11 arri3 townships—in fact, irlieveri,
township in the county?
Is this the solution of the quiet thm-1
paign the Democracy are instructed to
conduct? Is this the engine of p'ewer
the genius of Democracy have re-,ivit
ed and .fired for the campaign?
'We have Warned the Republicans of
this county, time and again; that "apa
thy was criminal, and that . ceaseless
work only mould give us a victory.—
More than ever are We : howtheroti_ghly
impressed with the belief that tireless,
night and day work must ba.perform
ed, if we would redeem Centre county,
or save the State..
We are uot.alarmed, but the indica
tions are such that a party, forewarned,
may be forearmed, and we belieVe it
our duty to arouse the party from its
strange apathy, to meet the impend=
ing danger as becomes its past grandeur
and glory. Once more, and, perhaps,
for the last time, we warn every Re
publicanin Centre .county to AWAKE
and WORK. .
How's this, Catholics?
We respectfully submit, for the con
sideration of the Irish voters of Centre
county, whether their suffrages are to
be had by such Know-Nothing candi
dates as Jacob Moyer and Joseph Mc-
Closkey? Are Catholics prepared - to.
vote for men who would debar them
from holding office as citizens of the
United States? How can men who have .
taken the felloWing oath have the im
pudence to 'ask for Irish Democratic
votes?
1, Joseph McCloskey, ri native born
citizen of the United States, and of
Protestant faith, in the presence of Al
mighty God, and these witnesses. - do
solemnly promise and swear that I will
not vote nor .give my - influence for any
man, for arq pofflee in the gift ,of the
people, unless he be an American born
c itiz en , in favor of Americans ruling
America, nor if he be a Roman Cath--
In the presendof Almighty God and
these witnesses, Ido solemnly and sin
cerely swear that I will, when elected
.or appointed to any official station con=
ferrmg on Me the power to do so, re- .
move all-foreigners, aliens, or Ronuin
Catholics from office or place, and,that
I will, in no case, appOint such to any
,office or place in my gift:
,•
This oath .Joseph ..11fiCloskey took
without any mental reservation, and
without wincimg. In other words,.
Jos. MeCloskey is a renegade Know-
Nothing..: Last Fall the Dernocrati
run Gen: Frank ',r). - Blair for the Vice
Presidency. -He, too, was a renegade
Know-Nothing. F,very Fall, in this
county, the Ring places upon the De
mocratic ticket one or more of these
renegades. Fully one half the rnem
hers of the Court House Ring are
renegade Know—Nothings, and took
the above oath, and this fact accounts
for the absence of the' name of any
Irishman on the Democratic county
ticket. Irishmen of Centre county,
what has the Court House Ring, or
Democratic party, ever done for you ?
The Twitehell
Mr. Gould, of ourcontemporary, the
National, is in receipt of the following
letter from Mr. I%i. H. Keenan, the
reputed author` of the original letter
from - Fort ShaW,upOn which Mr.. Meek
built up his celebrated canard concern
ing the spiriting out of prison while
Under Democratic surveillance, of the
dead body of George S. Tyvitchell—
the Democratic iuurderer. We . ap
pend the communication, not that any
sane ram has
_bcen misled by the infa
mous lie, but out of courtesy to Mr.
Keenan, who is 'Well knOwri" to our
citizens. The following is -the letter :
FORT SHAW, SEP. 17, 1869.
Kr.: C. B. GOULD—Dear
'Not knowing . Tni personally, but See- •
ing by the. Watchman that you are
the editor of the Republican press of
Bellefonte, rmrite you. I saw a let
ter in the Watchman ofSep. 3d, .pur
poiting to be the disclosure that
Twitchell is alive,and was here at Ft.
Shaw, and :received .a pardon from
Gov. Geary.
.Mr. Editor, from whom
he got -his information is more than
can tell. - I have bten
positive
post.
since May;lS69, and am peitive am
the only Bellefonter here, and have,.
as yet, only. found three Pennsylva
nians, and to proye to you .tlaatl .
ought to be capable of knowing, will
describe the Fort.
Fort Shaw is a . Military Post,
situated on -the road between Fort
Benton, the terminus Of the Missouri
River navigation, and . Helena., the
gold city of Montana, - and.is for - the
protection of travel from Indian de
predations, and it is garrisoned by
about one -hundred men. There is no
settlem entin -close proximity to it,and
so you see I ought to know of any
Beliefonter in it. As regards Twitch
.o,l being here on the 21st of August,
is all a hoax; if:he shad, would have
known it,and, moreover, I can prove
there never was such a man here.—
My reasons for contradicting this, is,.
because 1 ani a Republican, and:a
warm admirer of tiov..Geary, and
knowing the article in the Watchman
to he a 'slander against his name, I
give you the information in regard to
the affair. Ycu will find by asking
any of the -inhabitants of Bellefonte
that I am well known there as I was
born and raised there, and my family
still reside there.
You can use this to snit yourself.
Very Respectfully Yours,
M. H. KEENA:sT.
We understand that Gen. Lyle, Dam
ocratic High Sheriff of Philadelphia,
is about clearing up his tradUced -char
acter at the hands of this noted libel
er, by means of .an action for libel
against P. Gray Meek. Fiat justitia
ruat ccelum.
To frishmets
"Art thou in health., my brother ?"
was the question asked by the Joab. of
old, as he thrUst his weapon of death
to the heart of his unsuspecting vic
tim. Could anything be more like this
than the - conduct of the Free Trade
aristocrats, seeking, under the lead of
Asa Packer. to Pauperize
.every Irish
laborer in thii Commonwealth ? The
'dagger of Joab is in the hands of .Mr..
Packer, and right royally_will he use it,
if elected, to cut asunder the bands of
protection Republicans have waven for
the defense and prosperity of our Irish
citizens. The great question between
Labor and Capital is big with interest
to every Irish citizen.. The question
of protection American Industry,
versus Free Trade, is agitating this
Commonwealth as never before. The
election, to a greater degree than eer
before, hinges upon it. Upon the one
side we have an avowed monopolist,
and the greatest disciple of Free Trade
the Commonwealth affords. -
In John W. Geary we have a tied
defender of the Workingmen's Rights,
;and Protection to Labor.
The great Republican party has re
peatedly sholn.itself.the friend of La
bor, as in its Eight Hour Law, and the
leaning of Workingmen: 'should be to
wards its friend: -. .
. • •-._ • ..
It should-be. - patent to every citizen
of this cotintry that the surest. road to
making its' liberties secure,. is to make.
it entirely : independent of other States,
,not only politically, but
.adliiesv.e this, it 'is atece3sary to be
able to supply•our markets with arti
cles, manufactured by ourselVes, from
the raw material Which. our country
produces either ,agricultUrally .or in
minerals. . How, we. a. k,'can we do
this with an energetic Free Trader in
1 the Executive chair who is anxious to
place our manufactories upon a cora
peting level with the factories of Eng
land. Protection is the huge ocean
dam that stands between our workmen
and the pauper wages ofEnglish slaves.
Let Mr. Packer be inaugurated, and
Free 'Trade proclaimed, and . the pau
per=paid work of England, flooding our
markets, will strike down our work - -
men's wages to starvation -point; will'
bring swift bankruptcy upon our ruart
ufactories, 'and:then, when the Sheriff
'closes the .faetory.door; and starvation
is 'actually before-him, the Irish work
man will -realize the' -beauties of Free
Trade. Once break down the embank
. went, and American capitalists and
American. _ workmen will flounder
through the floods of beggary until .
,they are both engulfed in the waters of
ruin. English manufactures will then
supplant.our own. English serfs will
compete with American and Irish.la
borers...How do our Irish workmen
like the picture? Every vote to Free
Trade, is a vote to England. Every
vote to England, is a vote against Ire
land, and against America. Above all,
let him remember that it is a vote
against himself.
Let the Irishmen of Centre county,
while helping themselves, their father-.
land and their adopted country, help
to strangle England through her emu-
pierce.
To do this, vote for JOI4N W. GEA
RY FOR GOVERNOR. •
Constituents Inquire.
JACOB G. ON TEE GRIDDLE
Fred Kraut Please Copy.
Also•the Berichten
Kraut, of. the Mountain Noserag,
yelept Reporter, having inaugurated
a system of questions to • suit his lo
cality, the gentlemen signing the am
flexed correspondence, have under
taken to satisfy themselves as to the
specific views held by Mr. Moyer,
otherwise .Meyer. on prominent topics
before the people. We give the cor
respondence in ful , as follows:
CENTRE MILLS, Oe t: 2, 1869.
d. G. MOYER—beg your . pardon—
MEYER ; . —Szr:—As you are a candi
date for our suffrages for an impor
tant and responsible office, one that
will do ycu great honor when you se
cure it, we, your possible constituents
desire:to be fully informedas to .your
opinions.upon several questions that
agitate the public mind, We. there
fore;. : 'propose• to • yeti the following
questions, which you may reply to, or
not, as most, men in this county do as
they please in such matters, but if
you decline to answer, we shall take.
the liberty of believing what we please
of y0u....
you were in Utah, would you
have as : many wives and children as
Brighain young? if not, how many,
and what sort? •
2. Do you believe in the Chester
White .pigs, and would you favor a
law to exempt them from taxation to
.encourage their Manufacture?
Do you prefer married men as
tenants of your farms? .
What is
,the .present value of
Haines tp. oil.stock ?
5. Have you ever had the measles:,
if so, how many ?
6. What is the best method of
teaching music in Brushvalley, where
you say (hey are incompetent to un
derstand your sp.::: iii ?
-7. What is your mode of making
apple-butter ?
.8. Does adding water to cider make
'better vinegar; and what do you think
-of the practice of adding water to
whiskey?
. 9. That is `•our toneit opinion of
the Centre Hall .Thporter 7
10. Do you prefer Buckwheat note. ,
or round ones in music?
11. What. do you know a luout the
Byron scandal, and is it true ?
12. Do you really want Aka Packer
elected; ifsi, why?
111 Are you opposed to humbugs;
if so, how do you explain the filet that
you are a candidate &I. the Legisla;
tare?.
14. Which .patent fruit jar do you
- prefer?
15. Arc you going to bet on Rik
aril's horse at. the Lir?
16. Do you know anything; and if
so, what ?
17. What is the price of Putty?
Lastly. How many votes will you
gc t. and what kind?
These quesnian-s seem to u4of grave
-moment, and -we :expect from you a
serious and solemn reply in wri:ing, to
each of them. In entrusting the grave
interests of our people to you, we
deem it only reasonable that we should
know-your opinions on these impor
tant questions. We shall publish your,
reply when- received, and•correet the
spellirig before sending it to the min ,
ters.• Yours very truly, •
• Pete Swifflobrcuner, John Fulwi
ber, Abram Duffenderfer, Simon No-•
leslaglo, Sam. Kulp. john Jones,
Hans Itutslefel, A. Free, B. Bush,
John Smith, P. L. D. Oat, cub Ur.
That Twitchell Humbug
The Watchman clan; goaded to des
peration by the cru:hing "settler" it
received at the lands of Geary and the
Democratic officials having -Twitchell
in charge at the time the Wa Oman
Junto assert he was spirited away, re
turn to the charge, and in a - three col
umn article of' specious sophistry, at
tempt to explain away some of the tre
mendous thumps the foul bantling has
received at the hands of Democratic
journals within the past few weeks.—
It is a labored article in demonstration
of what the Watchman Editors.and the
Watchman's readers jointly consider a
lean joke long drawn out. It was due
the readers of the -Watchman. that
sonic additional defense should. be of
fered. It was a bold game, admitting
of no bungling inventor, or hesitating
falsifier. In no other locality between
the poles, with which man has been
made cognizant, could so rotten an egg
have been laid, 'hatched :and eaten,
.than where it most properly t-aw the.
light of print. Peter Al umhausen and
Joseph Pepper were the .lousy crows
alternately suckling and covering the
offal bird. They_ first fbndled and
clouted it, little dreaming that Dom
cratic pins, under
. such apresaure,were
liable to break away, and let highly
seasoned destruction down upon their
addled craniums. The Twitchell
ca
nard was emphatically . a "bad egg.-"
Its concoction was unnecessary:, and its .
rehearsals are nauseating. Lay the•
vile bantling away, carefully labelled,
"Midwife Meeks Marionette"—pup
pet.
Remember This
Aside from his avowed and Iveilau
thenticated opposition to the Lewis
burg, Centre & Spruce Creek B. R,
we have another grave charge to pre
fer against Jacob J. Moyer.
He is known by those who have
sounded him upon the subject, to be
an out-an-out,uncotu promising enemy
of the
UMBER INTERESTS
of Centre county ! I
He is in no way interested, and in
case of his election would doubtless be
a willing tool in the hands of the lob
by opponents .of the lumbering inter
ests of our county. This statement
is entitled to the earnest considera
tion of every lumberman in the coun
ty.
James P. Coburn, being heavily
interested-in timber land, would pro
tect the valuable interest of those en—
gaged in lumbering, whether capital
'
ists or workmen.
Scratch Moyei on that.
Samuel L. Barr.
The gentleman, whose name heads this
artiolejs a first-class man. Heis every
way qualified to fill the office of Pro
thonotary. This is more than can be
said of his competitor, John Moran, the
careless, and the nominee- of. the Court
House Ring. -
Sam'l L. Barr was, for fmir years, a
Union soldier. He was brave ass Spar
tan. His fixed determination was to
come home "with his shield. or upon it.."
He came home all covered with glory;
but he left an arm behind, Samuel L.
Barr is, therefore, a 'one armed soldier,
who never lagged behind, and who never
deserted his principles.
John Moran, his competitor, refused
to go to the army; He refused to fight
for . tbe Union, but gave his sympathies
to the other side—to the Johnny Rebs
—to the grey coats.
While Samuel L, Barr was fighting the
battles of the Government, in defence of
the Nation's life, Jno. Moran was in
open sympathy with the rebel cau;e,and
tuaking.a fortune out of a salary of $9OO
per annum. We cannot tell how John
did it; but he did it. Honestly, or dis
honestly, we cannot say.
Taxpayers of Centre, will you 'prefer
John Moran to Samuel L. Barr? We
know you will not. Vote for Barr, who
will make a good officer. Defeat Moran,
and rebuke the Ring.
Lewis Hess.
There can be no bet iefevidence of the
honesty of Lewis Hess, and his fitnuss
for the office of County Commissioner,
than the fact that nether the Witickmon
nor its -Belo," the Centre Hail R(port
er, has Hein able to say one word against
his private character. Nut one single
charge has been mule against him, ex
•cept the sillyoilstock :Amy.
Our particular friend,J.G. Laurimore,
whose Democracy no man will question,
pelsists in saying.that the &large is ab
solutely false., and, to use his own "Mu
gunge, "wickedly and maliciously false."
Tax payers of Centre, if yen Would
have your county taxes reduced front
7 1 1-. millsen the dollar. to 21e mill., as
tthey were when Pei üblicans had emu
trol of the county, vote for . Lewis Hess.
There should he one Republican . , at
least, on the bn:•rd of County Commis
sioners. Ho would watch "other
fellows," and make them honest See
to it, then, Republicans, and indepen
dent voters of Centre,•that Lewis Hess
be triumphantly elecred on the 12-h day
of October. Remember, Ws election
will save you hundreds of dollars. His
election will compel the present board - of
commissioners to show tin the new jail,
and other swindles upon the people which,.
up to the present time, they have refused
to
,do. Vote for Hess.
Minister Curtin.
Ad vices received from His Excel
lency Andrew G-. Curtin, state that
owing to the prolonged absence of the
Emperor from St .Petersburg, it has
not 'been possible yet to.present his
credentials as Enyoy. Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to that
Court. He was, till lately, at Dres
den with his flintily, under the instruc
;tions of Secretary Fish, awaiting the
return of Minister Gortschakeff faun
London, when he will be presented.
Hon. .Coffey. the Secnetar .of the
Legation, accompanies the ex-Gov.
error, and has placed his children at
selmyl "in Dresden. The health tq
Minister .Curtin 1 as been good, and
he has received daring hit; visit many
attentions from not only .41merita.n;
but English, French and German. tou:
rigs at Dresden. who are enthusiastic
in their expressions of admiration of
our Pennsylvania Ambassador.
Republicans Remember
The Republicans should remember
that in some respects the coming elec
tion ieoriC of peculiar importance,
and . everY.ste should be polled. For
instance - , in 6871 the Legislature wilt
have devolved upon itself the duty of
apportioning Pennsylvania both for
CougresAonal and Legislative retire.
sentation. Both of these apportion
ments have not fallen -on the same
year sisne 1801, and will not fall-on
the same year again until 1.94.1. This
-shows the importance of having. a Re
pubtican Governor., ;When these appor
tionments take [ 'Lief!, so that, in no.
event,. there may be an unfair appor
tionment of this State. Republicans
of (leave cnutrty, tlo your duty, by
voting for Geacynnd an honest appor
tionment of the 6' tate.
J. B. Butts.
Jere Butts is well known to the peo
ple of•Cen-tre county. Re is a clever
man in every sense of the word. He is
abundantly qualified to fill the office of
_Sheriff. If elected he wilt not run all
over the county telling his business—
telling the names of those against whom
he has warrants, who he is selling out,
and who will. be the next man to fail in
business. A Sheriff should keep his
business to himself. This, Daniel W.
Woodring does'not do; If he is about
to sell a man out ;
.or if he is going to
arrest any one, in short, no matter what
his business is; everybody knows it
about as soon as Woodring himself, This
conduct the people condemn in Wood
ring, and will therefore vote for Jerre
Butts.
REI NM 3ER,
taxpayers of Centre, that Jos. McClos
key is the tool and pizitp of the Court
House Ring. Remember that he was
nominated by the Ring, simply because
he was not fit to fill the office, and that,
by reason of said unfitness, he would be
compelled to rely upon the Ring for ad
vise and counsel, and would, therefore,
be left to their mercy—the supple, and,
no doubt., willing, tool of dishonest,
treacherous and corrupt men—the ma
terial out of which the Court House Ring
is composed.
The G3rm3ns Insulted
It is a conceded fact that the nom
ination of Jno. H. Morrison to the
office of Register and Clerk of the
Orphans Court was a direct insult to
every German citizen in the county.
That office should be filled by - a
man
who can read and write and if needs
be interpret the German language.
Jno. H. Morrison can do neither.—
Wm. Curtin his competitor is a good
scholar and our German friends will
feel . at home with Mr. Curtin in the
office. Germans of Pennsvalley vote
for Curtin and resent the insult of the
Court Rouse Ring.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TRAY HOOS.—CaMe to the residence of
Otto subscriber in Spring tp., on, or about
the 28th Sept. 1869, Eight hogs. The owner
will please come forward- prove property,
pay charges and take them away, otherwise
they will be despoeed of according to law.
Oct6'69-3t. EAR RISON KLINE.
N EW ! CHEAP ! ! GOOD !!
Important to the Ladies of Bellefonte and
surrounding country
ZIMMERMAN BRO'S k CO'S.
No. 6, Bush'! Arcado, Bellefonte, Pa
Have just opened their Fall Stock of Dress
Goods, Notions, Gloves, Calicoes, Mus
lim) and Flannels.
They have also added to ther Stock Zook
yrs, Zephyr Patterns, - Germantown
Wool, Ribbons and other Got.ds
not heretofore offered bycthem. •
A complete assortment of
Shawls. Blankets, and everything
else is fur sale cheaper than at cash prices
We are Agents for the juitly celebrated
American Button Hole Overseaming and
Sewing Machine.
The Greatest wonder of the Ag.
It is LIGHT KUVNING, Sims:le, rumble,
does not easily get out of o - rder and does
. Inure kinds or Work-than any other
Ittackins made,
Price of Combination Ifachii e with
cover,
Price of Plain Machine,without but
ton-hole attachment, with cover,.. $OO.OO
Don't forget the place. Come and see
ZIMMERMAN EROS. di CO
septB-ly
JD. WIN GATE D. D. S., Dentist. Of.
. Bellefonte Pn.—Thatrkful for past
favors, would ro-pectfully solicit a con •
tinuance of the same. Has the right for,
Centre Conrity'to use Dr. S. Stueh's patent
ed: improrenment putting up denttl'plateS.
That this is an improrementwelare the
written testimony of many ..of the tteet
ar o: t talented denciAS iirth eT States;
Office . rights
. for sale.
jati'69-Iy.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.—
L. , The partnership heretofOre existing
between E. D. Noll, and Geo B. Anderson.
in the business of Plastering, was dissolved
August 20th 1369, by the withdrawal of Geo.
B. Anderson—all parties indebted to the
firm are noti fled to settle with the subscrib
er to whom all claims may be presented—
He still continues to carry on the business
of Plastering, and solicits a share of the
publiC rarronnge. E. D. NOLL.
sept29'69-2t.
A DAHNI TRAT6RS SALE.
be 'exposed to public sale on
Saturday, the 233, day.of'October next. at
the Court House, in the B.brough of Belle
tura°, a certain lot Alf ground situate on the
North East corner of Allegheny end Bishop
street, known as lot no. 91 in the general
plan of said Borough, on which are e,ected
a traine.dwelling,stahle,and other out build
ing%
Terias of sale. One half of the parches('
inemey to be paid at the confirmation of the
sale and the 'balance in too equal annual
payments, with inrereat, to -be secured by
bond aild•mortgage on the promises.
(4EO. LIVINOSTON
Adm'r, of Charles Mcßride
sept2B'69-3t
N THE DISTRICT COURT OF
UNITED STATES. FOR THE WEST
ERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.--
John Edman.a Bankrupt 4i der the Act of
Co of Mar 2d„ '57, he i t ing applied for
a discharge from all his debts. and other
prxruble under said' Act, By order of
the Court.notic is hereby given. to all per
sonv who have proved their debts, and other
persons interested,to appear on the 19th dsy
of October 1569, at 2 o'Clock, P. M. before
F. E. Smith Et;q• -Register in Bankruptcy,
at the Bush Ifouse.in Bellefonte Pa. to show
cause, if any they have, why a ')ischarge
should not he grouted to the said Bankrupt.
And farther. antics is hereby given, that the
Second and Third Meetings of Creditors of
the said Bankrupt, required by the 27th and
25th Beetione of said Aet,will be held before
the said Register. - at the tome tine and
place.
S. C. McCANDLE6B, Clerk
ept29 '69 2t.
DR. R. D. TIPPLE, Honstepathie Phys
ician and Surgeon, continues to pr.sc-
Hee his profession as heretofore, and expects
to in the future notwithstanding. Office in
First National Bank Building, Bellefonte,
Pa. sept.22'69-13%. •
OU,NIMING:i HOUSE,
Bishop street, Bellefonte, Pa..
Convenient and suitable for .Boardera and
the Traveling Public. Fara, teaionable,en4
on time. Especial attention paid to ,the,
Wants of guests. W.J.IIOSTBRMAN.
Sept. 15. '69—tf • Propiiefor.,
A TTENTION LADIES !—Two • fun lay.
A
ing young• mechanics sojourning in
the wild - woods of Clearfield, desire an. un
limited number of lady correspondeiste
tween the ages of sixteen and twenty-four.
Object—fun and improvement. ...-
Address GEO. MEYER, or
JACK DOUGHERTY,
sept-22'69-2t. Pronehrille, Pa.
JEREMIAH FASIC,
SOUSE'S FURNITURE PAIN2'EIt
Paper Hanger and" Sign Painter.
All kinds of Graining and Fancy Pain ling.
done to order at th• lowest rates and in the
best style. Orders left at Irwin I Wilson's
Hardware store will receive immediate
ten Hon. sept.22'6B-Iy.
AUDITORS NOTICE.
John Walls,} In the Court of Common
vs. Pleas of Centre county.
John Suffer. Fi. Fa. No. 105. aug. T. '69.
Tne undersigned appointed an Auditor to
distribute the monies arising out of the
sale of the defendants personal property, by
virtue of the above writ, to and among tho
persons legally entitled thereto, will attend
to the duties of his appointment at his of.
fice in the Borough of Bellefonte, on Friday
the 15th day of October, 1269, at 2 o'clock
p. m• JOHN G. LOVE,
. .
aept.22'6o-4t
=1
$75.00
A uditor