BELIA7JIifi: REPUBLICAN
W. W. BROWN. I
A- B. HUTCHISON, I
Terms $2 Per An: um in Advance.
BELLEFONTE, PA.,
Wednesday Morning, Dec. I, 1869
ADV.EgTISING.- The BELLEFONTE
REPUBLICAN lais a larger circulation
than any other Republican paper pub
lshed in the county. Our merchants
and businessmen will please make a
note - of ill
The Specie Question.
.the Chic ago Post says all. the news-
Paner talk about a quick resumption
of specie payments is- " mere gaV7le,
and nothing more." We do not think
so. It is right and proper for the press
and people to talk, and think, and in
terchange views on this question.—
There is generally wisdom in a multi
plicity of counsellors. We are satisfied
that good will grow out of this inter
change of sentiment—this agitation of
the resumption question ; while we
are equally tell satisfied that the
speedy resumption of specie payments
would bring ruin and disaster upon the
whole country. We are also convinced
that the parties Who are howling the
loudest against the National Ranks and
in favor ofspeedy re-mmption,are com
posed of the same old enemies of the
Government who .3 pposed every meas
ure adopted by the Government for
the suppression of the slave-holders
Rebellion.
These enemies—these copperhead
rebels in disguise- would gloryi 12 driving
the Republican party, or the Admin
istration at Washington, into a speedy
return to specie payments, knowing
and believing as they do, that the ruin
and disaster which must necessarily
follow, would drive the masses from
the Republican ranks, and Place once
more in power, the Democratic party,
whose leaders in 1861 were guilty of
treason, perjury, murder and arson.
To our readers, we say, be not afraid.
Cast all your fears away. Lose not
your faith in your leaders and States
men. In the Republican party we
have the best Statesmen the world has
ever produced. The history of our
party for thepast twelve years abun
dantly prove this assertion.
Mr. Boutwell, our very able and ef
ficient Secretary of the Treasury, and
our Wilson's. Summer's, Sherman's;
Morton's, Kelley's, and indeed a vast
majority of our Congressinen and Sena .
tors, have resolved to carry out our own
Republican theory of finances, regard•
less of the whims, opinions, or com
plaints of the copperhead element of.
the country. Congress will meet on
next Monday, and we look for bold,
but wise legislation—legislation of such
a character as will give. an impetus.. to,
trade, confidence to business men ev
erywhere,: and Silence, .'the cop
perhead enemies of the :Republican
party and Republican institutions for
the next half century. We have said
more than we intended, and now give
the views of the Post, expressed in its
own brief and bold style. as follows:
"No law of Congress can put the
" country into a condition. in'which
"specie payments,within the next four
"or five years, will be practicable. All
"enactments looking to that end will
"be null and void, because impossible
"of execution. And the case is so
"plain, that it need . not be argued.—
" .Neither the Government or the na
" tional banks have got the money with
" which to redeem their paper now in
" circulation ; and there is no possibil
" ity that they will be able to get it.,
"anvil, by the growth of the country
" and the operation 01 known cm:rimer
" vial laws, and the credit of the Gov
ernment, upon_ which that of the
"•oanks depends, is improved. No
" man is insane enough to . believe that
" with the present premium on gold,
" or with any other approximating it,
"resumption will be attempted. The
"cry that we are now to return to a
"specie basis, or at least, to fix a near
" day when we will do so, wines from
" the bears in the markets of the coun
" try; and none reiterate it so loudly
as those who are anxious to increase
" their substance by the utter ruin of
"business and business men. The
'` Congress about to assemble in Wash
" ington is not wade un wholly of
if scoundrels Awl fools,"
POLITICS IN VIRGINIA.—The polit
ical situa ion in Virginia, is far from
satisfactory. Gov. Walker continues to
at in sympathy with the general poli
cy he annoumed during his canvass;
the old rebel spirit is gradually, in the
estimation of Gen Canby, getting con
trol of things in many parts of the
State. The Republican Convention
split, and about one-half of the dele
gates have taken ground against ad
mission under the prescnteonstivition.
The seceders, however, represent the
more sensible of the Republican poli
ticians, and will have the sympathy of
the General commanding.
Public men, generally, regret the di
vision among the Republicans in Vir
ginia, but find some satisfaction in the
fact that efforts are being made to put
the party on a more liberal basis. -
MONEY MONEY !—Three numbers
more will close the first volume of the
REPUBLICAN. We have sneceded be
yond our expectation. Our subscrip
tion list, is large. We have no desire
to : part company with any of our sub
scribers. We do not wish to strike
a tingle mime from our list; but our
teriros are Cast, in Ildvance, and we
.inwt; enforce them. We vei;l .5 end the
paper the second year, only to tit 66e
who have paid vp for the first.
JEFF DAVIS has accepted the office
of President of a Life Insmauce Com—
pany at $15,000. Very fvw honest
mon would want to be insured in that
company.
" Rings And Corners."
It is'very - ieldpm, indeed we-. find
tthyt ing :lin
,ed Democraticn a
paper which we :Can endorse ; ;but-the
following article on " Rings and Cor7:
ners," which we find in the
burg Standard, Demneratie .. papei
possessing much more ability and de..
ceney than the Watchman, is so good
and true, that we transfer it to our col
umns. We are quite sure, if Mr.
Traugh had lived in this county while
writing his article,he would have added
the" Court House Ring," and bandied
it without gloveS. The Standard says:
'We- hear - a - great deal about "tinge'
and "corners, " and their operations
in , this and that line of business.—
One week the gold - ring absorbs pub
lic attention, the next there is a **cor
ner" in grain, to be succeeded by the
doings of - rhe whisky ring, and that
in turn by an" oil corner," and so on
ad infinituM.
They are each and. every one preg
nant with corrupt influences, and of
the most demoralizing and deleterious
tendency, paralizing trade, ruining
honest business men, and distressing
and oppressing the whole community.
The:-sooner the public comes to look
upon these rings and combinations in
.their true light the better. When
ever they are regarded—as they should
be—as nothing less than wholesale
gambling and plundering, and the,
parties thereto tabooed in community
and honest bcsiness circles, as danger
ous characters, inimical to the gener
al weal, the better it will be for the
honest public.
Compared with the operations of
rings, the vocation of the faro dealer
is respectable. His motto is caveat
emptor, and he makes to pretense
that he has not the advantage of the
situation. He gives notice in advance
that lie intends to fleece his patrons,
if he can. Not so with "ring" and
"corner" combinations. The opera
tors therein make large pretentions,to
honesty, and lay elahns to the most
unbounded public confidence. And
still the confiding public is always the
sufferer.
EDITORS
We are not chimerical enough to
think that a law or a series of laws
could be passed adequate to the sup
pression of the evil. Too many men
of gitasi, respectability, and powerful
moneyed influence are parties to k to
effect anything in that way. It can .
only be suppressed by the force of
public opinion. Let honest business
men refuse to recognize those land
Pirates who make fabulous fortunes
in a single day at theexpense of the
public, and inflict-the deepest injury
upon mercantile transactions. If this
thing is to go on unchecked mercan
tile transactions ofeven oruinary mag
nitude, will come to be looked upon
as only ramifications of a wide spread
scheme of swindling and plunder.—.
lien who arc really honest will be
placed under the ban of suspicion,
and suffer as a consequence, Jrf while
suspicion generally fireilitates the op
ernuenti of the villain, it falls like the
deadly blight of the Upas upon the
man who . m reaily hone st. Take for instance the effort of a
"corner'? in grain. A few men, back
ed a vest amount of capital, get
control of the bulk of the grain upon
the market, for speculative purposes.
Quietly and silently they send out
their myrmidons and emissaries, and
secure it at reduced prices:, and before
the Public has more thaU:a suspicion
of it, they have . 1i itiono'phly of the
market. Then they ink up the prices,
and the plundered public is' cow pelled
to fill the coffers of these men, and
swell their illegitimate profits to enor
mous proportions. Or by a similar
combination, these same men compel
the producer to sell his grain. at rates
actually , below its value, and in turn
compel the consumer to pay more than
it is worth.
The operations of the various rings
and corners and combinations are
similar or dissimilar, according to the
ends they have in view. But the main
object is always the same, and may
be defined wish the one comprehen
sive word—plunder.
Tariff or Freo Trade.
The enemies of American - Industry,
says the Harrisburg Telegraph, have
determined on a deadly assault on the
one law which protects our working
men from the ruinous competition of
foreign labor, and particularly English
labor. Already the importers and for
eign manufacturers have raised vast.
sums to corrupt our National Congress,
and to debauch the minds of our peo
ple. Already the press of the country
has been carefully canvassed. Every
Free Trader who conducts a newspa
per has received his cue. Every needy
Bohemian who will betray his princi
ples for bread, has been bought. The
Democratic press of the country, with
lamentable unanimity, have taken up
the cause of the British, German and
French manufacturers and mechanic;
against our own, And, in some instan
ces, papers which have the confidence
of Republicans have joined in a cru
sade against the dearest interests of
American Industry.
How much we regret this determin
ed war to be waged against the best in
terests of our country we are unable to
express. But while the enemy is at
the gate the duty before us is to de
fend our citadel rather than to mourn
over the necessity for its defense, The
bitterness of the assault of the Free
Traders may readily be imagined when
the stake for which they play is con
sidered. The determination with which
the friends of American Industry will
defend their cause may be gathered in
the same way. The importers hope to
secure for British manufactures the
market of a continent. The Protec
tionists aim to keep this continent as
free from the domination of the capi
tal of Great Britain, as it is now from
her political domination. .bpd iu this
struggle we are forced by every consid
eration of duty, by every instinct of pa
triotism, and by every sentiment of
gratitude, to uphold the best, the vi
taLinterests of our own country against
those of her constant, able, persistent
and natural rival, England.
Into this fir-reaching discussion
nothing will be left. undone which abil
ity, vast resources, and ingenuity can
devise on either side. The statement
of facts; the manipulation of statis
tics ; the sophistry of cunning; the
tricks of merely mercenary combatants;
the logic ofhonpatmen,-,-..fand.the men- .
'd - a - eitrOf ; and
to discriminate justly, otfieither , side,
from such a mass of:truth:and false
hood.:principal and !interest,
quire.. no ordinary_ : . attention-and :re
-search. - a clear•utidel7-
standing of this discussion require that
the rubbish. shall _ be, asfar as possible,
cleared away and, the naked issue fully
presented and frequently. 'rderied"
This is a future duty. The true plan
now is to strip the tinsel from the issue
between the friends and enemies of
American Labor, remunerative wages,
general Prosperity and National Pro
gress, and to bring the actual combat
ants face to face.
The aggreisor in this war on our
prosperity and progress is British cu
pidity and greed, backed by British
gold. The interests assailed are A mer•
ican enterprise and the rights of.
American Labor. Every attempt •to
cover up this fact is both unfair, and
uncandid. . With a Tariff on such ar
tidesas we can manufacture, our cap
italists can earn a fair return for• their
capital, and they can invest itin pro
duCtive industry with safety; while,
they are thus enabled to pay lair wa
ges fora fair day's work. cinder Free
Trade, the English capitalists crush
out our feebler moneyed interest; they
control our markets; and they destroy
the industries, which give to the labor
of the country steady employment and
good wages. • This, the Free Traders
bring about, whether they desire to do
so or not. To prevent this indescrib
able calamity is the work before the
Protectionist.i. How well they will do
their duty, remains to be seen. Our
part, small though it be, shall-be free
ly and earnestly done.
Goy. Curtin at St. Petersburg.
Reception by the Emperor.
His Speech and the Response.
Gov. Curtin has at last arrived at
St, Petersburg. Our readers will, Tto
doubt, be pleased to hear- that ;re • is
well, and in the best of spiri:,, s .
clip the following from t
Pittsburg
Commercial of the 29t 1 , - ,A t.
" The Court . 7 9':.rnal at St. Peters
burg gives the f :ollowing account of the
reception acP,Orded to our distinguished
repreent:, it i ve , Andrew G. Curtin, by
the
:triperor, October 27 :
" We have already annbunced that
on Wednesday last, Munsieur Curtin,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Pler;ipotentiary from the United States
of America, was received by the Em
peror at the Winter Palace, and had
the honor of presenting to his Majesty
his credentials.
"On the occasion Moisieur Curtin
spoke as follows:
" L have the honor to present to yoir
Imperial Majesty. the "letter of the
President of the United States,accre.d
iting me as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary near the
Court of your; ;Majesty. In fulfilling
this .duty I ani charged by the Press
dent to express',lo,your Majesty, -hot ,
gratified he is to see .continue the rela,.
of - peace and_ friendship which
have so long united.the Government of
the United States to:Ilia Government
of y=our Majeity-,a6d : his most earnest
hope that these relations may not only
he - prolonged, but'beemne more firm
and cordial; as both countries shall re
alize the progress which their coati
'Lentel.position and their vast mateial
resources so -certainly . fir - emise them in
the near future. In behalf of tha Gov
ernment and. people of - my country I
am happy in the opportunity - to offer
the renewed expression of their admi
ration and respect for your majesty, as
well . as their hope and earnest wishes
for the uninterrupted prosperity of' a
reign illustrated by wisdom, firmness
and justice."
"To this his Majesty, the Emperor,
responded in the most gracious terms,
expressing his desire also for the con
tinuance of friendly relations between
the twv countries—thanking the rep
resentative of the United States for
the kind words addressed to him per
sonally, and specially calling attention
to the progressive development of the
two countries and the resemblance sub
sisting between them in this respect."
Mr. Curtin is, we understand, the
first representative of' a foreign power
ever received at the Russian Court un
decorated with the fantastic Uniform
known as a court dress. It may be
that the law which forbids our embas
sadors to wear this dress, products an
effect the reverse of what is intended.
Of course the design was to give.
the official au apperaime of republican
simplicity ; the result almost eertaiiill
is to render him conspicuous. But
those who have seen Gov. Curtin and
taken note of the dignity of his . bear
ing rid presence, will easily believe
that by h i 'obedience to Mr. Ma•ey's
law on this oceas..^P, neither he nor
his country suffered any detriment in
the estimation of spectators of the
scene.
To no good with one's means while
in tae land of the living, instead of
leaving them to be quarreled over by
ungrateful heirs, and divided among
lawyers, is a fashion set by Peter
Cooper and George Peabody which we
hope is to become general. And,
among recent manifestations of this
wisdom, we note with pleasure the gift
of $50;000 by Orange Judd, of The
Anzerican Agriculturist, to the Wes
leyan University of Middletown, Conn.,
to provide a snitable building for its
Department of Science. Mr. Judd is
still a young wan, who graduated in
poverty from that college, and struck
off into the wide world to earn a living
and do good. By energy and assidui
ty, he has already achieved such a
measure of success as has enabled
him to do this much For the cause of
Education, and to form .plans of still
larger and wider beneficence, should
his life be spared for ten' or twenty
years longer. Doubtless Many will be
inspircd . bv his example to emulate and
even improve upon it. And thus ev- . :
ery good deed beconies the center of
an ever-widening circle of devotion and
beneficence.—.N. Y. Tribune.
Gold closed yesterday, in New
York at 1,2,7,
Pram the Phira. Prete.
Financial . and _ Gemmercialr
WEDNZOAY, Nov: 24; 1869.
Matters on Third street were 'gener
eqty dull to-dayiiiiidithere butht
tle change to note ; Government. bonds
'were 'steady,' and, the foreign
,tptote .
-liens a Shadelietter: The `
movements
of the on to party seem to have
little effect on values ; owing 'to, the .
general belief iii"flieir ability; to - force'
re.umptiop on „the,.country.., is
'hardly probable . that an AdtniniStra ,
lion as popular as the present one will
risk its •standing- with, the ,people„
itierely; to satisfy the , clamorings of a,
feW visionary and interested indiVikt-:
uals We-anty. al 1..b . e.. impatient at, the
'long delay in resuming. but our
patience sho;ruld: hot , lead usdnio cam-.
tutting a great error: We, :can. ap
proach specie -payments merely by .
prciniotiag-those causekWhieliWilide-.
press...the .pyemiunr, mn. , 111 glance at
the decline smec the niarkei leas left to
itself, will - justify. this assertion..: -We
are in a state .c suspensian partly be;
.catn•e ; the.:prenaiurichas never nearly
touched par, and if:this is the - cage,
as we' balletic', it: to be, re:suiiption.
would 'follow 'as soon as gold was at
par. We need no.contraetion to bring
this about . 'nor any force ; but we re•
quire a - steady persistency in the - sale.
of surplris Govern:Men t 'gold a nd such
other ; vans :used as will. either in
crease the 'production or bringold
into the cou ntry:' There is ,no d-i ubt
hut that we need a larger basis on
- which to resume than either Gov
ernment or the banks have an hand.
A foreign loan•or greater production,
will retnedy this, while resumptioo,
with the means at hand, would - loosen
the sums now hoarded • by the people,
and together the amounts would be
ample for the purpose. We 'are not
in favor, however, of imniediate and.
forced resumption, either on tin:aloes&
- nr Political grounds; although, pet
haps, so far as its continuance is eon.:
cernecl it might be permanent:- But:
it can he gradually, brought - about.
without the great shock which the
quick plan would 'cause.
This is the genvail verdict of the
majority of. business men, notwith-:
standing statements to the contrary.
No man really desires to destroy his
present. trade, that lie may possibly
see• Wee a better one some years her ce,
a':id no matter how erratic his views .
and desires may be in regard to Specie.
payments, when it comes to the point
of even a dull trade, or total business
annihilation, he will choose the form
er. His interest would control him;
and he Would follow the teachings of
experience in preference to treading a
path of uncertainty and disaster. The
leaders of' the on-to-specie-payment
movement may gather adherents, but
the popular voice is against them, and
the whole business community will
opnose and defeat them. .-
The premium Showed a; further
weakness to-day. and the lowest point
reached was 1251-at the close: There
is little or no speculation in
as we have indicated above, the pre
mium is falling of its own 'weight.
FRIDAY, Nov. 26.1869
We notice that a private despatch
front Washington states, "on the best
authority." that neither the President
nor the Secretary of the Treasury are
in favor of an immediate res,iimption
of specie . payment. 'but; on the con
trary. ere opposed to even n discris
ion of the subject. - We are not able
to determine. what the "ben' Ruth()
rity" is for this statement, lint . ..wheth
er or not nur.informant-has received
such infprmtien matters very little:for
we fully believe that Mr. Grant and
Secretary Boutwell .intend toalo the
hest they can for the country ;'and as
we give them both credit for having .
a very large share of common sense .
and an unusual proportion of discre
tion and honesty, we are satisfied
that the interest of the people will be
consulted before a. determination „is
made to try a mere experiment. Such
assurances as the above are, however,
pleasurable in their effects, and can
do no harin, while they may serve to
stimulate some of the faint-hearted.
As we trusted General Grant - .vith the
cause of the nation in thefield in 1865,
so can wo trust the President with the
cause of the people iv 1869. He did
not disappoint us in the one case,-and
we feel assured be will be true to us
in the other.
TENNESSEE KU-KLUX.
Attempt to Disarm Negroes near Tip
ton--Two of. the Raiders Killed--Six
Negroes Arrested--Five of them ta
ken from the Sheriff and Shot--Great
Excitement, and Further Bloodshed
Feared,
MEMPHIS, November 24.—A ter
rible affair occurred nearTiptonn Ile,
Tennessee, Sunday. A party of mask
ed men t , ent to the house of Wm.
Jones. a planter, for the purpose of
disarming negroes working for him.
Jones hearing it intimated that they
were coming. determined to resist, as
the negroes had been peaceable and
well disposed, and made the proper
means fbr defense. When the raiders
came they were met with a destructive
fire, which caused them to retreat,
leaving One of their number dead and
two mortally wounded. The dead one
proved to be Robert Dickinson, living
across the Kentucky line. Hiscousin
Robert Beauchamp, died next morn
ing. ,IFfe said - he was misled into the
nta..e . ,xcitethent ncxt day was
intense,.
Th e . e l.-ears_ came and ar
rested Mr. - Jones.
an d . of the ne
groes. Owing to the exeiterner.'• Mr.
Jones
. was taken to the river.in chargé
of the Deputy Sheriff, placed on the
steamerLouisvilfe and brought here,
while the .Sheriff with the negroes
started' for Troy, but on tl.e way were
attacked by a posse, .wholook five of
the negroes into • the woods and shot
them doWn. - - The Sheriff, - - by hard
begging, succeded• irkla:ving the_ life
of the other 00, - Wito was taken to
T Pit
'Troy and 't
in jail. .The excitement
in Tipten intense, and:as-the party
who were shot - -are well known, it is
supposed other Mood - wily be shed,
even if the ithitterjs :settled.
MEMPHIS, Nov;24.— Willis Jones,
at whose house the tragic affray re
ported in the previous dispatch oc
curred, states that he had an inter
view with the parties who attacked
his house on Monday preceoding, and
warned them that he would derma his
negroes to the last; also, that Hicks,
one of the men woluided,had attempt
ed to whip one of the negroes before.
The affair grew out of e enmity of
Hicks and others to two negroes, The
parties were all Southern men.
SHOOTING AFFAIR. --Albert D.
Richardson; whose lhme as a journalist
is world-wide, was shot, on rbursday
evening of last week, in the New York
_Tribune office,. by Paniel . McFarland.
Jealousy—the cause. The ball lodged
in 31r. Richardson's stomach. His
chances for recovery are said to be fa
.vorable,
A Horrible Murder. _
Three Persofis ii.iitchered-Robb4Y
: • ancl - Arsori •
The Murderers Arrested.'
'They Confess 'their GUM.
We extract from the Huntingdon
Journal & American, of Nov. 24th,
;the . following particula r s of the brutal
murder , cotnmitted in that county on
the 7th, ult. :
On Thursday morning last. our usu
ally-
' quiet and :peaceable community
Was startled' by the - intelligence that
the family of Mr. John Peightal—in.
Penn:township; consisting of himself,-
wife, ..and. ,a • small,-boy,'. were found
fifiirdered- the 'evening before, in .their
house, which had also been robbed
and on'fire by the murderers.
:Suspicion was itnniediately fasten
ed upon two men who had been seen
lurking around . .the premisesi d uring
the day, , and'who were' last s een cnin
iiig in 'the direction - of this place. Two.
strangers, answering the .descrip
tiou of the suspected .parties,- having
been seen during the latter part - "ofthe
night in tht- oyster saloon of Mr. Jar .
cobs, on Railroad street, and leaving
on the Cincinnati Express westward,
at 3 o'clock in the morning, were im
mediately suspected—and as sequel
Droved, justly—and accordingly the po
lice authorities at Altoona, the next
stopping place of the train, were ht.
formed by telegraph of the fact, and
instructed to arrest them on their ar
rival, immediately after which a dis
patch was received here that the men
were
ARRESTED,
and in - the custody of the officers, and
would be sent to ibis place for identifi
cation by the next train. -
THE - LOCALITY VISITED
A large number of our citizens, on
Thursday mernhig,availed themselves
of th - e opportunity afforded by the
'rentlrimenly sUperintendent of the
Broad Top Rail Road, Mr. M'Killips,
to •vieit; the .
SCENE OF TUE MURDER,
which, as we have already observed,
is on the. Broad Top Railroad; about
half a mile from Pleasant Grove Sta.-
tion.a ad two miles from Marklesburg.
An arrangement had been made by
the Superintendeig of., the road by
which the 'trains in going up and re-.
turning stopped immediately oppo
site the scene of the murder, thus af
fording an opportunity of spending a
short time there and returning with
little inconvenience.
THE SCENE INSIDE
The house inside presented a . most
horrible appearance. The ceiling and
walle.were blackened almost to the col
or of charcoal. The kitchen"floor,
where the murder took place, was
charred, blackene , l,clotted with blood ,
and burned in holes every here and
there. Pieces of clothing and bedding,
partially consumed, were lying scatter
ed in every direction, and everything
indicated the manner in which the
three-fold crime of murder, robbery,
and arson had been planned and car
ried into execution. The indications
were that the fhmily had just seated
themselves at the supper table when
the murderers entered. The table.
with the unfinished repast, • was still
standing when first discovered, in the
same position it hid no doubt occupied
when the work of death commenced.
THE. VICTIMS,
In a room adjoining - the -kitchen
part of the house, lay, side by side,
the charred and.mutilated rc mains of
the three victims. Mr. Peightal was
shot by a bullet, which entered his
left temple, between• the eye and ear.
Mrs. Peightal had-received a - similar
wound under the, right ear,: the ball
passing through and coming-out on.
the other side. There *as also a se
vere bruise on the - back of the head.
The little boy was shot immediately
above the left ear, -the ball pa Sing
out and lodging in one of the window
frames: The fiends, it seems, after
murdering the family, had piled the
bed clothes, Straw, and other combus
tible materials on the corpses and t , et
them on fire. Mr. Peightal was burn
ed slightly on the back of the neck,
and one of his hands was almost con
smiled: Mrs. Peightal was badly
burned about the arms, breast and
body, and the body and limbs of the
little boy were literally roasted.
ARRIVAL OF THE MURDERERS.
The arrested pirti es. in charge of
2 police officers kma Altoona. arrived
here on the 11 o'clock train, and were
conveyed imtnediacely from the sta
tion to the county prison in charge of
Sheriff Neely and a possee of citizens.
A large and excited crowd liad 'assem
bled at the depot previous to their ar
rival; threats of 'summary justice were
freely trade, and it was feared that
the prisoners would be taken from the
hands of the officers and executed on
the spot, to so great a pitch or excite
ii.tent had the prpulace been atoused
by the citcumstance.
SEARCH (F THE PRISONERS
On arriving at the jail, the prison
ers were immediately searched. and
about $125 in greenbacks discovered,
together with $6 in gold. About the
same amount was discovered on them
when arrested in Altoona. In addi
tion to this, one of them was discover..
ed to have 27i in gold concealed in his
month. The boots of the prisoners
were foimd to correspond exactly with
the measurement of the track in the
snow near the scene of the murder.
THEIR STATEMENT.
Thy Prisoners gave their names as
Albert 'Van Bodenburg and Gotleib
Bohner. Both arc Germans, and the
latter is known as an old offender, hav
ing been, some two or three years
since, convicted in this court of lame.
ny, under the name of Gotlieb Bonner.
Their statements as to their wherea
bouts,_ and the manner in Which they
cam- in possession of the money, were
so confused and contradictory as to
leave no doubt of their guilt,
Mr. Peightal, the murdered man,
was near 70 years of age, and was an
honest, upright citizen. His wife was
perhaps some five or six years his ju
nior. The little boy was a son of Phil
ip Garner, deceased, whom they had
adopted, having no firefly of their own,
and was,perhaps, about 10 or 12 years
of age. By their habits of industry
and frugality, they had amassed con
siderable property. The farm on which
they resided is a valuable one, and the
possession of so large a sum of mosey
may have been surmised by the mur
derers, and thus marked them as vic
tims.
The guilty perpetrators will, no doubt,
receive the reward of their crimes in
due time, and thus render an example
of that retributive justice whichinevi
tably follows the atnimission of such
scenes of blood, which will have a sal
utary effect in deterring others, and
preserving the peace and security of
the community.
• —SENATtril. , : — .l6.67tTefig expresse's 'the
"opinion' that Qon - gresi; will rd ef dal' the
'tariff on sugar. tea, coffee, salt, and
all the,tax upon which falls
most heavily upon the poorer classes.
HO'does not favor a general reduction
of the tariff, except on the few arti- -
cies enumerated above, and will op—
pose all measures which savor of_free
trade. He will vote for the continu
ance of the-Income tax; for the reason
that he believes it fall g upon those
most able to pay.
STRAWS. —Show us a man, who,du
ring theivarfor_the suppression Of the
slave-holder's rebellion, rejoiced over
'every defeat of the Union armies, and
we will show you a man who is con
stantly howling against the National
Banks, and advocating the speedy re
sumption of specie payments. Repub
licans, workingmen of PennAylvania,
be not deceived.! It is nothing but the
old rebel spirit in disguise.
TrtE I.l.irrisburg Patriot and the
Williamsport Standard, bath Demo
cratic sheets, advocate the exclusion
of the Bible from the commoli schools
—Ex.
These papers realize the fact, that
the more the Bible is read in school,
or out of school, the smaller the Dem •
ocratic party become s. The Bible and
the later day Democracy are as oppo
site as are the antipides.'
IT is stated that Secretary Boutwell
denies having taken any steps, or even
harboring the idea, of a resumption
of specie payments at present. Re
considers it useless to be troubling
about specie payment until the time
conies when such a thing will be
fcasible. • • ; .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
A COUGH, COLD OR SORE THROAT
Itnnaires immediate attention, as neg
lect often results in an incur
ez)lNN/
Able Long Disease. •
F • , tf?
6RoNcHIAL BROWN'S BRONCHIAL
5„ TROCHES
/Finny, will most invariably give in
-' staut
FOR ilitorit•lllTlS, ASTHMA, CATARRH, Don
str3II , TIVE MO THROAT DISEASES, they have
a Soothing effort.
SINGERS and PUBLIC SPEAKERS use
them to clear and strengthen the voice.
Owing to the goad reputation and popu
larity of the Troches, many worthless and
cheap imitation are offered. which are good
for nothing. Be sure to OBTAIN tbo true
BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES
SOLD EVERYWHERE.
N0v.10'69 6m.
ESTRAY —Came to the farm of the sub
scriber, in Spring twp., on or about the
lst day of October last, a large WHITE
SOW: . The ownerls requested to come for.
ward, prove property. pay charges and take
her away. otherwise she will be disposed of
according to law.
MUNROE ARMOR.
EXECUTOR'S NOTlCE.—Letters Testa
mentary on the Estate of Ja ~ea Ross,
lute of Ferguson tp., dec'd., Navin_ been
.granted to the undersigned by the Register
of Wills.of Centre county, all persons know
ing themselves indebted to the said Estate
are hereby notified to come forwaid and
settle their accounts, and those having
claims against said Estate are requested to
Present the same duly authenticated for set
tlement. GEO. 'W. ROSS,
JNO. W. ELLENBERER,
decl'69 6t. Executors.
REBECCA 'ROSS, Enjeutrix
:r H. McCLURE & SON,
7 11 . •' Make the best Saddles ever
MADE -ON THIS CONTINENT OR ANY
'other, and has the best Buggy Whip
EVER OFFERED TO ANY PEOPLE,
Also, the best HORSE COLLARS
EVER MADE LV the UNITED STATES
•of America. Give them a call.
Bishop St—Bellefonte, Pa. n0v 24 ' 69 lY
OLD ARMS WANTED
Sharp's Carbines and Rifles,
Henry's 16 Shot,Carbines and Rifles,
Spencer's Carbines and Rifles
Colt's Navy Pistols,..
Colt's Army Pistol
Remington's Army or Navy Pistols,
Smith & Wesson's 5 and 6 Shot Revolving
Pislols,
Parties having any of the above arms in
any quantity, from a single arm upward,
mm find a liberal cash purchaser by ad
dressing, CHAS. A. WILSON,
n0v.24'69 4L Jersey City, N. J.
ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY
who are is debt to
A. STERNBERG,
are requested to
MAKE SETTLEMENT WITHOUT FAIL
as this firm has determined
TO CLOSE OUT ENTIRELY
AT FIRST COST,
without any reserve whatever
We intend to quit business here, and as we
ARE DETERMINED TO
CI 0 E OUT EVERYTHING,
Purchasers will save from
25 to 30 per CENT.,
as we intend to sell at
PHILADELPHIA. COST PRICE.
Call and see !
ADOLPH STERNBERG.
nfwv.l 7'69- tf.
F URNITURE WARE ROOM
Howard Street, Bellefonte, Pa
wirEßz BURRAUS.
SOFAS,
CROSS,
HAT .RACKS.
WHAT- NOTE,
EXTENSION TABLES,
STANDS,
CHAIRS,
STOOLS, &c.,
f every description. quality and price, for
vale cheaper than at other estab
lishment of the kind in
Central Pent Ca.
UNDERTAIE.R
Ready made Coffins, of all sizes and pric
kept constantly on hand. Also Cof
fins manufactured to order.
ptV69:l y , H. P. HARRIS.
DATIC REY & CO.
VTINEGAR.--:How made in 10 hears *ith-
V out drugs, -For Circular, address L.'
SAGE Vinegar Works . , Cromwell ;; Conn
, . N0i24'69-Bt. -
AG"a wanted for before Cie footligiiis
and behind the Scenes by olive Logan.
A high-toned, rapid selling book. A com-.
lets eitpose 'of the show -world. 600.
60 engravings- Prospoetus and Sample free
PARMELEE do
to A gents
or Middletown, Ct.
lA.A GENTS WANTED.—Neivest and great
est invention ont—tbe Now Self-adjust
ing Guides. for cutting perfect fitting Pants,
'Ecinsid abeats, and radiis' -Dre'sies. Indis
pensible in every house .bold- Address
RAMSEY &SCOTT; Pittsbugb, Pa.
N0v24.69-4w.
A GENTS WHNTED for our Great House
-1-1 hold Work.
OUR HOW: PHYSICIAN !
A New Handy-Book.of Family Medicines
By Dr. BEARD, of the Univer.ity of the
City of N. T. assisted by Medical professors
in the various departments. Throe years de
voted to its preparation. Quackery and hum
bw,rery expcsed. Professors in our leading
medical colleges testify that it is the best
family doctor book ever written. Outfit and
sample free to agents. E. B. TEM AT. C 0..&
Pub's. 945 Brodway. N. Y. N0v24'69-4t.
T was cured of Deafness and Catarrh and
by a simple remedy and will send the
receipt free.
mR.S. M. C. LEGGETT, Hoboken, N:J. •
~v 1 0'69 -4w.
FREE TO BOOK AGENTS
We will send a handsome nrogpectus of
our NEW ILL tiSTRATED FAMILY BI
BLE, to -any Book ngent. flee of charge.
AddresA NATIONAL PUBLISIIING CO.,
No vl 0'69-4t. Philadelphia, Pa.
THIS 12 NO HUMBUG !
By sending 35 cents.
with age, height, color of eyes and hair. you
.will receive, by return mail, a correct pic
ture of your future husband or wife, with
name and date of marriage. Address W.
FOX, P. 0. Drawer No. 24, Fultonville. N.
York. • Novlo'69 4w
HOW TO MAKE MONEX—VIRGINIA
LANDS
We will send to any address a Pamphlet of
One Hundred pages. giving descriptions of
600Fartos, with other valuable interrelation.
Willson 75,000 acres of land from $1 to $2,-
50 per acre. P. MeCRACKEN . BItO.,
Send postage stamp. Bea 153 Fredericks-
Novlo'69-0. bum Va.
B OOK AGENTS WANTED FOR
STRUGGLES do TRIUMPHS OF
P. f. BARNUM
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. 1N ONE LARGE OC
TAVO YoLIIME—INEARLY 800 PAGES-PRINT
ED IN ENGLISn AND GERSIVN. .33 ELEGANT
Flll.l PAGE ENGRATINGS. It embraces
FORTY YEARS RECOLLECTIOFS Of his Busy
Life, as a Merchant, Manager, Banker,
Lecturer, and Showman. No book publish
ed so acceptable to all classes. Every one
wants it. Agents average from 50 to 100 sub
scribers a week. We offer extra inducements.
Illustratted Catalogue and Tetras to Agents
sent tree. J. B. BURR & CO., Publish-
Nov I 0'69-Bw. ers, Ilarford, Conn.
CONSUMPTION. •
Bronchitis, Asthma. and
Catarrh cured by inha/ution. A bliotei
In
haling Fluid is the only remedy known that
operates on the lungs—dissolves the tuber
cles. which aro thrown off, the cavities heal,
nd a cure is effected. Treatment by letter
of in derson can he had only of
Q. VAN RUMMELL, M. D., 16 West Four.
eenth St., N. Y. rtur4'69 ly.
MIS CELLANEO US
S. H. WILLIAMS Sr, CO
MANUFACTURERS OF COTTAGE FUR
"NITURti.
The trade supplied. with
ALL „KINDS OF TURNED WORK.
At our new estrblishment near the Belle
fonte Planing Mill we now manufacture
Cottage Furniture,
• Chair Stands,-
Turned Palling,
Cant-Hook Handles,
and turned work of Every Description..
CABINET MAKERS
throughout Central Penney Ivazzin, we in
vite you to cal! and Poe us. We are prepar-
od to furnish you with
ALL THE TURNED WORE . NEEDED
in your bueinotist. cheaper than you oan
pnrchnve in any
°TIM PORTION of TRH COUNTRY—
4:dumper than yun
CAN PIINCHASR IN THE CITY
OUR MACHINERY is the VERY BEST,
and tut facilities for obtaining lumber ona
blo us not only to compete with, but to
UNDERSILL ANY OTIIER ESTABLISIIMENT
in the whole country
CALL AND EXAMINE OUR WORK
and prices.
Upholstering. Repaying Furniture and
every thing pertaining to the business pro
perly attended to.
OPPOSITE THE BUSH HOUSE.
je2'B9. ly. Bellefonte, Pa
F u RN LTURE WAREROOM
36,11 N BRACIIBILL,
Nianuracturer and Dealer in all kinds o:
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
SOFAS,
LOUNGES,
COTTAGB BEIiSTEDS,
SPRING BOTTOM BEDS,
TABLES, ROCKING CHAIRS, &u.
I also kee , eonstantly on band
a very tine selection of the latest styles of
WALL PAPER,
at the
MOST REASONABLE RAT.ES.
Bfy priest+ are all as low, for every article as
they eau be
in this mrkaet.
IN ORDER TO SATISFY YOURSELVES
Call and examine my steak.
JOHN BRACHHILL,
(Old eland} Spring St.,
Bellefonte. Pa
je2'l39-6 , 13
WANTED—LADY AGENTS, in every
Town and Village, to soil what every
lady will purshise at eight. Address Mies
ILLIAMR, 130 Fulton Zt. N. Y. je23ra2
BM
F S. WILSO'S DRUG STORE.
Southwest Comer of High and Alio.
gheny Streets, Bellefonte, Pa.
(No. 1. BROKEIIROFF'S Row.)
IC
The subscriber respectfully announces to
hie numerous acquaintances aid the pal lio
in general that helms removed his
DRUG- & MEDICINE STORE,
in the 'eotner. room of Brokerbrff's new
building on the Diamond, where he has
constantly on hand. a large stock of
DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS,
PERFUMERY, PAINTS, DYE
STUFFS, GLASS, INSTRU
MENTS. VARNISH,
• TUR PEN T ENE,
Linseed Oil, Coal. Oil, . Letups, Chimneys
Brushes, ..flair Oil, Extracts, Toilet
Also Segars,
Also a variety of fancy articles too nu
merezz to mention, which he offers at low
rate, and warrants the qualities of the arti
cles as represented. Purchasers will please
remember this, and examine the qualities
and prices of his goods before purchasing
elsewhere. -
08 . - Physicians' Prescriptions and Fam
ily Receipos carefully compounded at all
It mrs Ilf the day or night. by calling at hie
store. opposite Reynolds' Bank.
The most celebrated and popular
PATENT MEDICINES.
are kept constantly on hand and for sale
. F. S. WILSON.
ja6'69.ly
NEW DRUG STORE.
IN BROCKERHOFFS NEW BLOCK
BISHOP ST., BELLEFONTR, PA.
The undersigned take pleasure in announce
ing to the citizens of Bollefonte—Centre,
Clint and 'Clearfield counties in gen
t they hare just opened their
New Drug Store for the accommo
dation of the public, and they
hereby extend a cordial invite
' Lion to ail who may bo in
need and wish to obtain Fresh,
PURR AND aEN'7INB
CIrEIIICALS, DM-Rig
all such articles as are kept in a
FIRST CLASS DttUG STORE, lately
selected with govt. care in the cities of N.
York - and Philadelphia. by the Se:iior part
ner of the establi‘lmcnt; who has bad over
3 yrs experiende in the art. The German
Language .spoken, read and wetten
here, as well as the English Tongue,
hence Physician's prescriptions will
• be accurately and carefully com
pounded. in either Language,
and at all hours during the
thy' or night.. We modest
ly and kindly ask for a
liberal Aare of public favor and patronage.
We make no attempt to enumerate the ar
ticles kept in our establishment, since
such enumeration would take up the
greatest space of a newspaper. We
would merely say here that our
S ELECTION & ASSORTMENT is
well nigh complete. Come and judge
for yourselves. Besides the regular
D R UGS.NEDICINES (7HEN/CA
we have a Sue lot of FANCY GOODS,sueh as
EXTRACTS AND PERFUMES
For Ladies; POCKET CUTLERY,
BIRD AGES, lIAXGI.VG BASK
ETS. SODA FOUNTAIN WITH
CRRAN NECTAR, A LARGE'
ana well soleetd lot of WALL .PA PER
anacheap at that, viz :—From Ten eenta
to $2.50 per }tell,. .611 7 1 i US A CALL
je23'69 ly. . ,ZELLER
F P. ORDEN,
DRUGGIST & APOTFIECARY
No. 5. Rush Homse. Dtlleionte, Pa
Dealer in Pure Drugs and Medicines, En
glish and American Perfumery, hair, Nail
and. Tooth Brushes. -Pocket Books; -Combs,
and a ge. eral assortment •uf Fancy ,Goods.
such as are usually kept in first class Drug
Stores. lie is also SOLE PROPRIETOR o
the following articles, which hare already
attained a large sale,
SOLELY ON THEIR OWN MERITS,
and which no family should bo wiihout
• GREEN'S CELEBRATED LIVER Pills
aro a wild and ell - actual cathartio. and as at
remedy in Liver Complaint and reroale dis
eases, are unsurpassed. Nuns Genuine with.
oat
TEE SIGNATURE OF F. P. GREEN,
GREEN'S VEGETABLE PAIN KILL
er, as a reliever of pain, is a medicine for
either internal or external use and is unsur
passed for the diseases for which it is recom
mended. Put up in bottles, and retails at
25 cts. 50and ens dollar.
COMA RESTITUTOR is, as its mains
indicates,
A RESTORER OP TRH UAIR
it is an elegant hair dressing. removes dan
druff, cures all eruptions of the scalp, re
stores gray hair to its original color, and
stimulates the growth of the hair and whis
ken. Price $l.OO.
Physicians Prescriptions, and family roe-
ipes carefully compounded.
Patent Medicines of all kinds -kept eon
stantly on hand or purchased to order.
DR.SACE'.S_
rATARRH
11 . M - E
-
/Lath.. L. MAI U../140 .ane
the poisonous irritating snuffs and strong
caustic solutions with which the people have
long been humbugged, simply palliate for a
short time, or drive the disease to the lungs,
as there is danger of doing in the use of such
nostrums, bvt if prodticee PERFECT AND PER
MANENT CURES OF THE WORST CASES OF
CHRONIC CATARRH, as thousands can testify.
"COLD IN THE HEAD" is cured with a few ap
plications. CATARRHAL HEADACHE is re
leaved and cured as if by magic. It removes
offensive Breath, Loss or Impairment of the
sense of taste, smell or hearing, Watering or
Weak Eyes, and Impaiaed Memory, when
caused by the violence of Catarrh, as they
all frequently are. We offer in good faith a
standing reward of $5OO for a case of
Catarrh that we cannot cure.
MATRASSES,
CHAIRS,
FOR SALE BY MOST DRUGGISTS EV
ERYWBERE
PRICE ONLY PIM CENTS.
Ask your druggist for the REMEDY, but if
be has not yet got it on saie„ don't be puc off
by accepting any miserable worse than worth
lesss übstitute, but enclose sixty cents to me
and the Remedy will be sent you post paid
Four packages $2,00, or one cozen for $5,00.
Send a two cent stamp for Dr. Sage's pam
phlet en Catarrh. Address the Proprietor.
B. N . PIERCE, M. D.,
BUFFALO, N. Y.
fe24'6o-Stn
PXOEOUTORS SALE; • • •
The undersigned offer at public sale,one
hundred acres of Good Grazing, or meddow
land, in whole, or in smaller Lots. to snit
purchasors. Said land being in worths twp.,
Centre; co., on the South side of the Bald
Eagle. Talley Rail, Road, and adjoining the
town of Port Matilda:. Also, thirty Build
ing lots, some of said lots fronting on said .
Rail Road. Terms still be made known to
purchasers,
,who may call to see said Land,
by. A. tt. BA RLOIV )
Wm. V. nE•CKWITI(
• No - rl( o l79.fit. " of r. Il l
s•;
DRUGS, &e
YEW' LOCATION.
arouna the Box
11