' SHE SENTHE
nn. KPBTI Kditcn
Centre Hall, P* . Feb. 9 , 72.
TIRMS.-The C*KTRK HALL Hrroa-
T*t is published weekly al $3 per year in
ad vanes, or f'ASO when not paid tit ad
vance. taalfyesrly and quarter y sub
scriptiont at the same rale. SINGLE COII||
tV AdJrli"emonU $t..M per square (10
linos) forihroe insertion*. Advertiseinsnt*
far a longer period, at a reduci .1 ra.i
Business cards of five line*. f < per y.-ai
Oommunication* reeommeii lir persy'it*
or office, 5 cent* per line Communion
ions of a private nature and obituary no
tices exceeding five lines five cent* per
"inc. Business notice* in local column 10
.ants per line, for one insertion.
Notices of death* and marriage* inserted
.ree of charje *u* Hend* r. a!' cart* ol
the county will oblige byscauma its oca.
items of interest from their respective twat
I ties. , ~
The figures set to the address upon
each subscriber'* paper indicate that the
übacription 1* paid up to tuck date, *ne
answer the same as aieceipt- Persons re
mitting by mail, or otherwise will under
stand fhm a change in thee date* thai the
tnoney has been received
Mr. Gray, th radical ring camii
date, elected to the senate over M"-
Clure, is the man who h.<#se*l the in
famous Pbiladelpni* building commis
sion job at Harrisburg, and manage,
to have a repeal smothored in tl ■
house comraittco of radicals. a**ivci
by two democrats, who sold thcmselv.*
ta the ring radicals, and thus aided in
strangling the demociacy of that t-iiy.
who, with the honest portion of tho rv •
publicans clamored for the repeal ol
an act hy which the people are shame
fully plundered by the ring.
We ere told petitious are in cirvuta*
tion in some portions of the county,
asking for the repeal of ail Mr. Meek >
narrow gauge railroad laws passed hy
hint last winter. We have no: >e n
any such petitions, neither do we thiuk
them necessary, as there is no haim
done by all the narrow guage hills he
passed or may yet pass. Those char
ters will die of limitation— none of
them will be lifted, as the provisions
of all Mr. Meek's bills are that the
roads shall be uone other than narrow
guage. There is no harm, aud th<
passage of these narrow gauge bills by
our assemblymen is evidence that ho
is willing to do sotnethiug. and as well
as he knows hew.
Man v of our people look with disfa
vor upou railroads of that' kind, whi'e
others prefer them to uene at all —but,
as the uarrow-guage bills passed by
our friend Meek last winter, cover any
portion of our county, we douot think
it advisable to have more.
In another column we print the tel
ler of Hoif A. K. M'Ciure, republican
reform candidate for senator iu 4th
district Philadelphia, in opposition to
the radical ring candidate, Gray, show
ing how the ring "djd it." Mr M'-
Ciure intends having the ring scamps
prosecuted for their frauds.
Robbery at Hurrisburg
Things at llarrisburg are gettiug
worse thau Tammany in New York.
Since the adjournment of the lasiaess
ioaoi the legislature some relitting has
been doue to the two halls, and the
bills presented are for the enormous
sum of $39,046. 89 ! Thiuk of that,
you taxpayers, two rooms, about as
large as those ofsome our churches, in
Centre county, simply for "fitting up,"
the astounding sum of nearly forty
thousand dollars, when these cham
bers had been fitted up.justtheyear be
fore ! This steal, remember, is under
radical rule, and stands upon recerd,
hence caunot be called a democratic
fabrication. When this acco'unl
came in, it fell like a thunder clap
—forty thousand dollars for simply
"fitting up" the two halls, an amount
almost sufficient to build and fit
thenr up entirely. A resolution was
at once passed asking the Auditor
General to furnish an itemized state
ment of this accuuot, which was fur
nished, as follows:
AUDITOR GKMCRAL * Ornrt, HARHI-V
--BURG, Jan. 22nd. 1872.—H0n. J. 8. Ku
tan, speaker of the Senate- DKAR SIR :
In reply to joint resolution No. 9 relating
to the fitting up of the halls, of tbe senate
and bouse of representatives, I have the
honor to furnish you with the following
bills, as presented to me for settlement,
a* follows:
Sax AT*.
I. E. Walraven, curtain*, etc .$9,62150
C. F. Volltner. miscellaneous w0rk2,591 10
F. W* Yintt miteellaneou* 45iA>
Andrew Patterson, carpet*, etc 1,770 a 1
D.C. Kolp, merchandise 1,25297
J. J. Keban, uierchandite Kl3O
F. A. Boehrner, plumbing.etc I.o**l 45
ti. B. Martin, njucellaneou* 4*il 88
G. L. Dickey, plastering, etc 1,43550
Lutz A Smith, plastering, etc 2- 1U)
G. W. Bookt, imscellaneon* mrj 50
C. A' Spicer, miscellaneous .. 87800
Win. Bergstrester, painting +OOO
Total 581,17868
Housxor REPRKSE.NTATI vta
Samuel Adams, curtain* etc $9,506,0b
" miscellaneous, etc...27000
H. Roller, repairing, etc 198 76
J. B. Boyd, upholdslering, etc 1,656 00
" tniscel ancou* -1,42200
Lutz and Smith, piaster!..g 145 0U
Par-hill A B:other, plumbing, etc...219 lib
Audr'-w Patterson, carpets 2.445 36
John Cruik*h-.nk, painting 1,705 50
Total $17,96721
RKCAEITILATIOK.
Senate b ll* $21,17868
Hou-e bill* 17.1X17 21
Total, both bouse* $39,1 4789
Very re-pectfully,
J. F. 11 ART EAKFT, Auditor General.
Furmcrs, taxjmyers, democrats, re
publicans, what think you of that ?
Ho you feel like standing it, aud do you
aay that it is our duty stiat to expose
this tuoruieus "fitting up" robbery ?
Look at the item for curta'oa,
nearly 320,000 for übout 18curtains,
or at ulmut 812U0 for one window,
enough to buy a new house and five
acres of ground in tho best portion ef
PiuusYulley, and this sum spent un
der radical rule, for fitting up ene
window, which has been 'fitted up"
in costly style, a dozeu times already
in the last fifteen years I
All the enormous profits for this
"fitting up" is divided among the
ring.
Another great plunder job, of the
last session was the voting of fifty
thousand dollars ($">0,000) for venti
luting one of the public buildings at
Harrisbnrg. Think of that, taxpay
ers, the ex|>eiiditui'e of a sum that will
buy five of the best I'ennsvalley farms,
for merely vetitilutiug a building !
Is it our duty to keep quiet about
tliis l*x|]ttn? We think not, and
we dial I perform our >iutv regardless 1
of tho men who back tip the-c i.r
m uis njuui.liiings, and try to lueak
U8 down tor pet forming thi* duty (
This enormous j.l> in tho |*i radical j,
legislature, we aio sorry to see by tho i
legislature Record, received fhe vote '
of Mr. Mrek ! It is wrong. Yet '
there the vote stands upon the record,
and no one should he screened ; it is
high time this pluu<hr>ng receive the
atUidioli of the Jwoph Scch as
giuwl at us for exposing rascality
i.nd th.ii very, may ; we go for honesty,
i.ud fa\or smashing t e lliitving
tings, and such as wish to stand hy
the tadicals and the few democrats
who go with them in these | Uintlci-;
n.gs, do it ol their will, and in tl
fart cl the truth about this* j.d s
The democratic petty ian or h got. in
to power hy preaching and pract cing
hi neety. If we uphold laromanv in
New York, and the ft w tliiuuerat* in I
our own state who gv with the ph.u
tiering rings in the radical patry, ui}
banner will uevtr la- victoiintia ; and!
if we stand by and defend such, how '
can we put tit the futt to tit to ucct i
. . i
corrupt ton in the opposite party j
i Democrats, this wont do, let it* main
' twin the purity u! out party. a in the ,
g.-nd tdd days of Jackson, ami Polk.
! ami we will again get to the helm, ami
if we tin uot do this, we do not deserve ,
' to hold the reigns.
• •
Puffing Legislators How a Seedy
Writer Rais. dike Wind.
A seedy newspaper corresp ml.t t ]
who wna lounging around Hurrishurj.
with nothing to do, as the leyis attir> ,
itself was doing uothing, hit upon thisj
plan to raise some stamps: He pro I
pueed to such members a* he thought I
would bite, to write a puff on the per- t
sottni ap|*earnce of each that would i
drop him so'nte of the needful, pr.un
istug like pay like puff," ami such as \
drepped a V to have the privilege oi j
fixing their ewn puff, accompanying i
it with the greenback. He sent his t
article to a respectable Philadelphia i
paper, which refused to publish it, and t
then tried an obscure paper iu I.an- ,
caster, where it received attention.'
The following is the result —cash real
iretl, and the pen photograph :
Woolever, $1 and gets,
Mr. Woolever, of Lehigh, is short and
plump a* a pumpkin, and look* like one
who lives well.
McJunkin, $2 ami gets,
McJunkin, of Venango, is a goo ! speak
er, and one of the ablest men in the House;
in person very thin, tail and dark hairtd.
Moor and While, each 81,50, and
g'C
Moor of Lawrence, is probably the old
est man in the House, a drover by occupa
tion, and a inau of considerable ability.
White, of Alleghany, is spare, thin, and
crose-cred, formerly an editor, and a iu- n
of mark
Brock way, 82, and get*.
Urockway, ef Columbia, is small in stat
ure, and puts one in uiind of Keiuoehl, of
Lancaster; affects to be au orator, and
will make a useful member.
KUidtt, 82,50, and gets,
Elliott, the speaker of the House of Hep
resentativ*#, is short and stout, a man <>l
parts, altogether not very pleasant; will
make a fair presiding officer, and has the
reputation of being honest
Josephs and Keech, each 50c, and
get.
Sam Josephs, of Philadelphia, is a small,
round taced. pleasant fellow.
Keech, of Chester, is slim and tail, and
good looking.
Cooper and Hewitt, each 75 cent*,
and get,
Cooper, of Deleware. is red haired,
small, and the editor of a paper, lie is
smart.
Hewitt, of Blair, wears spectacles, has
redish hair, and i* a useful member.
Rogers, 81,50, and gets,
Rimers, of McKean, i a very handsome
mai#ha. a round face, Jilack beard, nn 1
speaks with force.
Albright, 50 cent*, and gets.
Albright, of Philadelphia, has a clean
shaved face, and is a useful member.
Hancock, 75 cents, and gets,
Hancock, of Philadelphia, is a large,
burly fellow, full to the brim of good na
ture, but not a pleasant speaker.
Meek, 85, with own notice,
Meek, of Centre, is a small, thin man.
with a long head, clean face, pointed nose,
and is probably the ablest man on the
Democratic side of the Hou*e.
Starr, 81,50, and gets,
Starr, of Eric, is the finest looking man
in the House, wsars gold spectacles and
dresses a la beau.
McGowan, 50 cents and gets,
McGowau, of Philadelphia, is the
youngest man in the House, very genteel
looking.
Fux, 25 cent*, and gets,
Foa, of Philade'phia, is the tallest man
in the House; has a pair o( legs like a tur
key gobbler ; a clever man.
According to these puffs, those
follows are smart, ol course, but in last
week's REPORTER we published a pic
ture from the Morning Patriot, which
we thing is a better likeness and we re
produce it here:
'"First as well a* last the mortifying con
fession must be made. Never, since the
first rain ran off the roof of the capitol, has
a body so feeble, to incompetent, and so
corrupt, been attempted within it* walls.''
LEGISLATIVE.
The foiiowitig act passed the Slate
senile a few days ago:
An act, that from and after the pas
sage of this net the several courts of
ewiunii u pleas of this comraoDwealth
shall have power and authority to
grant charters of incorporation (o sn
cirtits or association* for the protec
tion and preservation ofbirds fish and
game, mid to market companies and
to town hall and market companies
and gas and water companies.
In the House, on 23rd ult., a vote
was had on bill No. 10, and act au
to. ir zing the electors of the Twenty -
third ward of Philadelphia to deter
mine, by ballot, whether licceuse shall
be gi anted to sell intoxicating liquor*
within the limits ol the said ward or
not.
On the final passage of the bill, the
yeas and nays were required by Mr.
Josephs and Mr. Grifiths, and were
as follows, viz :
YEAH— MEnr*. Albright, Ballantine,
Beardslee, Black, Bomberger, Bowman,
Brockwnv, Brunges, Beck, Burkholder,
Cooper, Dailey, Daniel*, Darrein Dratt,
Dougherty, Ely, Fleeger, Fox, GatcheM,
Gilfilian, Gleanon Gray, ureenawalt,
Griffith*, GUM, Hancock, liereter, Her
rold, .Joseph*, Keecb, Labar, Lninon,
Lane, Lawshe, Lawson. Letliennan,
Levering, M'Connell, M'Gewan, M'Jun
kin, M'Mullin, Magee, Mahon, Mark*
Mickey, Miller, Mitchell ofTloga. Moore,
Morford, Newbaker, Peisert, Porter,
PotU, Prizer,_ Purtell, Roger* of Erie,
Roger* of M Keen, Sample, Banner, Bcb
niinkey. Shortt, Shuler. Smith of Fayette,
Smith of Philadelphia, Staple*, Starr,
Struck, Taylor, Uhler, Votlge*, White,
Wilcox, William*, Wilson and Elliott,
speaker—77.
| XAYS Messrs. Beach, Conrad, Delaey,
Edwards, Metier, Harrey, Heiirjr, Kctfcr*
K in|F. KIHITIS, I.UHK, VI I*OK Mitchell (Milß
in), Morris, K*s, Schwartz and Woolevei
So the question was determined in tiu
affirmant#.
lit the holt*?, bit 20th, the following
hill was acted upon :
SKI.I.INII LIMVUK > Ll.lt TltN
* DAY* :
That from ami allft the to sage ol
tins act, it shall not la mwful lor
any person iu this comuo i wealth',
whether licensed oruulicvop"l.to buy,
sell or giveaway to In used a a drink,
auy spirituous oi mall liijiioi>, wine oi
cider, or any aubstauce no luiniiig al
cohol, on any pail oi ouy o-jj >| apart
{forany general or spci n eftethm, by
;the citueus in or within auy pre
scind, ward, township, county , or oiht i
election district oi tli \ nin it withit
this commonwealth.
Six*. 'J. At v person violiitn-ug ai j
of the provisious ol th tii*' < tun • t
this act shall be dcciiu U guiitv >t a
!misdemeanor, mid cncoiivlt ton tlwi
of shall l subject to imi'l Imnii 11 I iu
'the jail ot the propci t utility it i a term
of not more Uian one hundred tluys,
and iu nddiliou to the itbt.vt shall sio
te subject to a tiueot lit e humlieti tiol
lars aud costs, at the iltscielinii ot t!>i
court.
On the motion to euspemnho luivs
| ibt the tiuai passage ot thejbili, tin
following is the vote :
YkA M ETUIS ALBILSK I Batumi ue,
Uvnrtls.e*. Buck, Buiubvrger. UOWMNA,
tins hi, tin IUA.v, BIUUIXE* BUI k, T •
ler, l>liilt, l'artt, lMiuV, lleusl'in.,).
Kiy, Kltrger, K.<X, Uvtxhell. Uilnllao.
' itit-sMin.lirsv. Greenawalt, Griffith*, liu-*,
I Hancock, Henry. Hewi:. Iloasecker.
I Kerch, Lebar. Laimni. Laor Lawsee,
L.ititruiHii Levering, Lnk, M Junkin
\1 MuHtii, MuMii M Millar* MIU ii
.ll.i Miffim, Mil. bell 'l Tioga.. Mo.ne,
Morfoni, Nin l'kn N■ > e. I'i i-t'fi. |■ f
j :.*r, Polls, Priarr, yet**'ey. ltayr* "<
; Krir. Hogri i't M Krafi, "! h
j iikey, Miortl, Sbulcr. Minlh Of 1 hilauoU
j liitt, >Urr, Mft'ik. I hlrr, till**, w it*
i. ox Williams, Wilson anil Klßoti, pik.
| or—OS.
N AVS- Me*-!*. Bom b, Burkbolder, Con
rad. Darrah, Kdnsnls, Keller, Hrvy,
K.ff.r, KUIK. Room, l.alla. Uwtolj,
M'tioasn, Magee. Meek. Morris, 1 ur.ell,
K Bami Pnylorand Waoleya*--21.
Bo III* que-tiun was drlernt'.ned In the
affirmative.
With Gray, ll.c m w Senator, we
have two Gray* in toe legislature—•
Gray iu the senate and a "Gray in
(the house —both soi-td with the Phila
delphia building coinmisssiou swiiitlle.
The senate Gray w the one who last
winter passed lhal inlamoua plunder
scheme and managed to gel the Gray
in the house, to help smother
■the repeal iu committee, in the most
infainwus manner, and as the Age
hints, by corrupt meane. A pretty
span, thus*- match Grays.
FOI'RTH VISTRKT.
Letter from Colotu'l M ('lure
To #*<• (Stisr-n of thr h\.urtk Senatori
al IHatrirt: The ring*, repeaters ami
corrupt election officer* urp-<-d their
ordinary achievements yesterday, and Mr.
Gray is elected senator hy VUO majority.
A clear majority of the legal vote* cast
in every ward, excepting, pel hap*, the
Twenty-*ecoud, were cast for me, • I -hall
be lully prepared to prove before the
proper tribunal.
The police crowded the poll, in locali
ties w here repealer, were to operate, and
rounders, in the interest of the "ring"
candidate, were protected by the police
while policemen from other portions ofthe
city in ciliae.i*dress participated iu the vks
let.ee by which peaceable citizens were
driven from the poll* and the poll, fiv. o
OVf?r to tlffprlHutM'*.
Window uu-n, ticket men. outside watch
er* selected by the citizens andjactive vo
ters were arreted without cause upon the
• lightest disorJer created hy the ballot
sluffcr* ; und in many precinct* lawlessness
reigned with the sanction and aid of the
officers charged with the protection ofthe
citizens and the preservation of the public
peace.
In several instance, the b.il!ot boxes
were broken up violently, ami the elec
tion ended because the majority of the
votes cast were in favor of the reform can
didate.
Gangs of repeater*, under the cummuml
of notorious leaders outside ot the district,
swarmed over the Nineteenth, 'lwentieth
and Twenty-fifth wards, and citizens who
dared to challenge theui were insulted r
assaulted bv roughs, and arrested by the
police, to remove all restraint upen illegal
votes. Various election officers were ab
sent, by arrangement, in ihemorning. and
their place* fi.led with the person* previ
ously selected by the conspirator* to re
ceive the illegal vote.
The vote* cast were often miscounted
and wher. the hourly vote was announced
and faithful windowmen challenged the
count, they were assaulted, their b<a>k
and list* destroyed and the challengers
driven from the 'poll*. In numerous in
stances 1 will show by the affidavits of vo
ter# that double the number of votes w ere
ca.t for me in these particular hours that
were declared by the officer*.
Hundreds of legal voters were refused
the right to vote because they were not on
the registry, in the face of the judicial di
rection tha't all legally qualified citizens
could vote at a special election without
reference to the registry.
1 nk the honest portion of the return
judge* to be vigilant a<l faithful to-mor
row, and tee that freh fraud* are nut ad
ded to tho wrong* by which I have been
deprived of at least 2.000 majority over
Mr. Gray.
1 call upon all good citizen* to unite
with me in an lanie-t effort to vindicate
the purity of the ballot, by the prompt ex
posure and punishment ofthee unblushing
fraud*.
All who witnocd the lawlessness oft'e
IKilice, the violence of rounder*. the voting
of repeater#, the arrest of honest and pea
ceable citizens with-ut caue other than
to facilitate fr.iud and the declaration of
false return# from hour to hour, w ill aid
the effort by iriving names and d*t* at
once to tno undersigned. No. 144 S. Sixth
street.
I am authorized to say that lh* reward*
offered by Colonel Jena* before the elec
tion for information that wi'l lead to the
arrest and conviction of illegal voters, and
the arrest and conviction of election offi
cers who falsified returns and knowingly
received illegal votes, will be promptly
pa'nj
-1 propose to pursue these fraud* to the
very fountain, nnd the perpetrators of
them, high and low, shall not escape the
punishment due to their crimes.
January 30, 1672. A. K M'CLURK.
SPEECH OF ORAST'* CANDIDATE WHO WAS
tIICTXD BY FRAUD.
Col. Gray, the successful candidate, with
his rounders, met in the Continental Ho
tel barroom to celebrate their victory. The
Colonel made the following speech :
•My friends, what lias become of the
hero of Chain bershurrh ? Wehnve achiev
ed to-day II great victory: we have fought
I the grea'leal battle sil.ee the dark day* "t
! the great rebellion, when the Republic
i wa- in danger. The great Republican par
ty ha* triumphed. [Voice from the crowd
"Good enough ; we want to bear about the
figures.'] We have met the disloyal one*
in our rank* und have beaten them. The
Oliambenburgh hero during the war fled
from the rebel* ; he has now returned to
his first love, the rebels, again.
•My friends. I <we you much. I am
greiitfol t > you for thi success. You have
not done thi* for me. but for your country
The nation A nrr been saved by you. You
havi sustained the great Crucial Grant
You have sustained General Cameron.
You have defeated not only one who Aire
proved himself disloyal, but you hav-- de
feated men disloyal to your party—disap
pointed men who have turned about in
your rank* to fight yau
"1 have vrnt befoc the jie >ple on the
platform of the greHt Republican party,
and I mean to stand by the principle* ol
that party. We have fought not only the
hero of Chain' cr-burg. the Reformer*, and
the Democrat*, but also the corrupt press
of Philadelphia, with a few honorable ex
ceptions."
Horrible Kailroud Accident.
Eight Person* Killed aud Eighteen
Seriously Injured.
Scranton, Pa., Febuary I.—A horrible
accident occurred thin morning on the Le
high Valley Railroad, near Rockport.
A the Buffalo express train wu* nearing
that point a rail broke, precipitating the
train over an embankment about thirty
feet high, wrecking the ears, which were
set on fire by the Move*. Four of the pas
sengers were instantly killed, tour us .re
have sinee died of their injuries, and some
eighteen others are more or !e- wounded
Among the killed i* the wife of IVol'r >ei
Lewi* Prntoriu*, of \\ iil.e-bai ie. Judg<
Dannit, lawjusticeof Luzerne countv, hud
his arm and shoulder broken. Among
the killed were aLo a colored women and
'her two children.
IAHMOIIN From Chicago.
.4 tumieked llome for —HAslis
/ion* with thr Money thot the World
has I\>ured into tkt Sufferiny 9 t Stye
Lop.
The liisi special report of (he Chic*
ago Relief ami Aid Society has been
I üblirhftl. It exhibits some interest
ing ami instructive facts. Thv itiml
bail rem bet I 12,485,884 55 en the 18tli
>i November, when the report closed.
Ol tl is sum 1465,460 36 has been ex
it, mini f i food, c'otliing, ami shelter.
Si.ni .y #2,1)00,000 yet nutans subject
in lie niitiol ol the Society. liut it
iit In nil luetltil, and more, too, if the
great wt.ik of relief is to he cooliuued.
Ihe number of families aided from
!.< time the record* were complete to
Nov. 11 was 18,478. Of these 2,470
.•skiil only for stove, beddiag, and
i. tilling; the other 16,000 required
11. til na well as other ueoceaaries.
I 'r. m Nov. 11 to Nov. 16 there was
an uiciekM of 1,372 latuilies, ami Irotn
N. v 18 to Nov. 26 an iucreaae ol
bv>3 This is attributed to Iho iucrras
ii g n vilily of the weather, ami is a
lair uidication of what utav he expect
ed for month* to come. Next to rood,
.In- immediate necessity to he relieved
oat shelter.
It was decided to put in barrack*
the mm.mum uunibcr who could not
otherwise he provided for, aud to build
small hut comfortable houses for the
n >t. The houses given were of two
• ins, one of 'jOxlti for famtlns ol
more than three |x>raous, the other of
I'Jxlß fsvt (or families of three only.
1 he tlooi joists arc •JxO-iitch timber,
covtrcd with a flooring of planed ami
ii nit Ik d hoards, and hattoued on the
. uts.de. The inside walls are lined
wiih lists k Iclt j u|.cr, and each house
I a- a double iron chimney, two panel
.l tin. if, three windows, aud a parti
tion, to h put up where the occupant
pl as. s. 1 lie establishment is comple
ted in a simple hut sufficient way lot
comfortable living by the addition ol
a cooking stove nod utensils, several
charts, a table, bedstead, bedding, and
sufficient creckery (or the use of the
fatuily. T hc loial coal of the house
when thus furnished is $125. Five
thousand four hundred and uiuety sev
< U of these houses have been put up.
Where circuinr lancet justify it, the
house and its furnishing are an out
right gift. Where there is rcasou to
believe that the applicant lias means
that will tenure available, he is re
quested to give an obligation to repay
in one year, hut without interest, three
fourths of the value advanced him.
The distribution of food Ims bceu
reduced to fixed rations issued weekly.
At first bread was given instead of
dour, as the people had few conven
iences for cooking. Codec or ten is
given, as the applicant prefcis, but tea,
which is the cheapest, is mostly sought
The cost of the ordinary weekly ration
for a family of five is $i VS, as show n
try the following exhibits:
3 lbs. tKirk, at 6fe ltd
6 t>*. beef, at fie „ 30
11 •*. fliur.de - It
If peek potatoes, at -IV —... 26
|R> tea. at BtV .............. 20
11 B>-. sugar, at lie I'd
1| tbs rice, at 8c ; or 3| Its. beans,
at life . 12
li lbs soap, at 7c
litbs dried apples, at he 12
I tb. lresh beef, at Be 18
To the cost of the weekly ration of
food for a family of five should be ad
did the allowance <*f one ton of coal
a nioiuh, or a tjunrlrr of a twu a week.
This brings the weekly cost of coal for
the family at iJI.T-'i. which brings the
<ust ot food and fuel to $3,101. The
supply of coal is ample. Hospital ac
commodation* and medical aid is pro
vided for all the sick, and all who may
die will be furnished a coffin and
hearse to any of the cemeteries in the
viciuily of the city. The sufferers
were of all nationalities, and of the
18.478 families who need succor 1,96j
only were ul native birth.
Washington, January 26.—' lite ad
ministration lint clearly tkown it*
hand* on ita eliam reform policy.
The Senate to-day, iu voting upon Mr.
Sciiuiz'a amendment to the Morton
resolution for adjournment, showed
wiiero it stands cu <|uestiunsol civil ser
vice reform, and openly proclaimed
that it has u<> intention of enacting
the new system into law. The ltndi
calsdisclaim this imputation, but Mr.
Schurx gave notice before the vote
was taken that if the amendment was
voted down it would be an indication
that the Senate did not intend to pass
any law to secure civil-service reform.
The amendment prupoaetl that there
should lis no adjourtinut until* hill
of this kind was passed, and the vote
stood Ifi to 32, nil the Republicans,
with the exception of Messrs. Feu ton,
Scburz Sumner, Tipton, and Trum
bull, voting against it. The suspic
ions which have existed that neither
the President nor his friends in Con
gress >• riously contemplated a reform
in thogrivil seivice are more than con
firmed, When Ihe attack upon the
iepoit and recommendation* of the
civil service commissions was made
in the Senate a few days ago it was
supposid tiiut Senators Carpenter and
Morton spoke for themselves, but it
now iippcwis that they weie actiug as
the exponents of the administration
party in the Senate. In the House
the (feeling among the Republicans
towards this measure is of n similar
character, only, if possible, more in
tense. The only hiiends of civil re
form after all are the Democrats and
the anti-Grant Republicans.
STARTLING!
Hum Grant's lMiiluth-liihia FrirntU
furry KLrlions -II *# w tli r
Demon m y Him Dopii Swindled
—Had Senator Con ml I Lived
He Would Hare "Vindicated
His Good Name.''
(From thu speech of Col. Alex. McCliiro.
in Philaih Iphia, Saturday. Lan 27th.]
A few tl' i vi will cheat a lw rogue- in
tin ileal, .li-l the people .1 the N inelei nth
wind, ol both p-i'iie-, will vote iiolie-llv
M 1. .1 ii.ticp* iideiitly f.>r the man of their
choice | A pillsU-e < 'I hey have chcNlcd
ill this ward before. [Sensation.] I hold
in ll. y hanU a copy made this day from the
official record • f the court, showing that
last fa W '.DM ruf'* irrrr ilrlibrrnfrly lnt.ru
from tn* rutr of thr Ihtuorratir rnnJolali
for Smutt/f, to mak>- Mr. f.'onnell's majori
ty in the district appear folic 7,.'f>l instenil
ofti,siUU. Mr. Coin ell, nor no friend of
Mr. Council, lutd a hand in it; l.ul despe
rate he Is upoll .!■•' Uinj.'lity, nrnl (/<• y rh, <.
(,-•/ yn t of'A*.\ r/#•, >.|i the return, to steal
tin- wager* they had slaked. [Applau-e ]
If nnv man doubts if I will go with him to
the li-I'iuils and returns and prove the
tt> liu llf hey..nd the po-iliility of contln
■ 10-iion. Mi Council hail ti.iis lefiirmd
■•ver l.mxi ni joritv in thi- wind, ntnl a-
In was (lon a! Ills- point of death he had
no oppuitonily to vindicate hi* good name
by -flowing thai he had hut 1 ,HO, a- )u
would lav e done promptly It is. i be lived
[Applause.J As there wa• no interest lelt
in the contest, Mr. C.oi u.-ll hoi fig eons t-ili it
hia election hy a large majority the wrong
Was never looked into, and n> w ii i pro
posed to add from 1.0(ZH.i2.01K) illegal voles
to Col. Gray'* vole ill (his ward. If (lie re.
pealer- cull gut their Work done, oi it
election officer- can he corrupted.
The IC< publican Sialc Colivelitioii In,
been called for the Itttli of Aptil ut Harris
burg. The contest I>• r Governor i- -aid !■
he between Harlrantl. \\ liits- anil Jordan
N.w York, February 6. A p. cial
Mexican ilispatch u\> the Juari-t* hung
all the officer-, including the leader of the
revoluti nury gang captured, atSt. Fargo,
about thirty iniltt* from Matarnora*.
The Rev. Mr. Hepworth's secession
from the Unitarian rank Inn* oga n
noticed thediitinctiou hiiwe-o the dei
ty of Christ ami hi* divinity, which
Dr. Chatting, if We renietulier rightly,
\MU lit* first to make. Mr. Hep
worth having avowed his belief in the
divinity of the Saviour, the Lilieral
Chrstaiu of this work pnulaa column
•f extracts from Dutarian preacher*
and writers to prove that they also
hold the same belief, and only deny
the absolute godhead of a being whom
they admit to |*we*a a divine char
acter. The Kev. Andrew P. Pea
hodv for example *ays :
' liut while 1 deny the penamal
Deity of Christ, I moat firmly believe
in his divinity created by a conslaul
and full indwelling and iuworking of
the Father in the Sou. He was, in
the highest possible degree, the sancti
fied, the empowered, the eeul, vicege
rent, the representative of God."
To an impartial mind this distinc
tion is neither philologicaily nor
theologically just. In Worcester's
dictionary wc find the following defi
tione:
DUTY. —The diviueuature: divini
ty : the nature and essence of God ;
godhead.
DIVINITY — The ciuality of being
divine ; the nature of God ; participa
tion of the nature of God : divine na
ture ; deity*; godhead.
Here we see that the lexicograph
er makes deity ami divinity equal an l
convertible svnoiiytnes, and in this he
is sustained by the origin of the two
words, one coming from latin deut,
and the other from dime, both of
which are hut ditferent way* of •pall
ing the expreaeiott for God. Besides,
if Christ is divine In any tenta in
which created being* aie not divine,
he must l> God. There is eo half
way stopping point. The more out
•pokau I nitartana admit this, and on
ly concede to Christ a divinity of;
which his follower* may also be par-)
takers. Thus the Rev. W. F. Clarke
of Harlem said, in hie termen last
-uuday. refering directly to Mr. Hap
worth, "We hold to the divinity of (
all good men, wherever found." Thiaj
is in effect denying the divinity of.
Christ, as the phrase i* commonly un
derstood. altogether, nod the sttampt
to avoid the appearance of doing eo
by a verbal quibie is uuworthy of
men of such sholsrship and ability as
are ruoet of the Unitarian readers.—
Sun.
M Vlure Still Hard at Work.
Duriug all uf yesterday Col. M'Clnre
was busily engaged in arranging fur
the 'prosecution of the parties who
counted him out of his seat in the Sen
ate.
At 1:30 P. M., a conauitatiou was
held, at wltirh were present Col. M •
Clure and Messrs. Wat. 11. Kawie,
11. II Hrewster, L. ('. Cassiday, K It.
Smith and p. W. Sellers, the result of
which sas a deleriuiiuitioii to proceed
civillv uga nst Mayor Slokcly, Coun
cilman iluhn, John MeC'ullough and
Marshall iimig. Application was
made in the District C'ouit and writs
were issued iu the matin returnable
on Monday next.
A Ni Miu.lT US KI.M J.ION Urricxu
of the Nineteenth and Twenty-second
wards will be arrested to-day, and it
is probable will be brought into the
Court of Quarter Sessions on Mou
d*r
I-a.-t evening, at the Conliiiental
Hotel,
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MANN
was fur some titue engaged iu
tutis.ii willi Colonel M'Clure iiml his
counsel, relative to these arrests.
This indicates that the frauds in the
Fourth district will be exposed and
pushed to an end without reference
to the action of the Seuate. Col.
Clure is determined to get to the mat
ter, and will resort to all means, civil,
criminal and legislative, to accom
plish his euds.
it seems likely that en tirely unusu
al proceedings will be iuitiated and
prosecuted with the utmost prompt
ness to siA the frauds in the various
wards —System that will defy |>eis<iu
ations and perjury. What it will be
must be developed in a wry sbort
time. The public will understand
that any proceedings iuitiated bv the
able ceuusel named will mean busi
neat.
CONGRESS
Washington, Feb.. 2. - The lIoue took
U|> the educational fund bill, to apply the
proceed* of public land to the education
of the people,
Mr. flibhard (N. 11.) opposed the bill,
saying that he regarded it as opening and
paying the way for a roinnrebensive system
of national education, for a postal tele
graph law and for other kindred legisla
tion. until ererv right heretofore regarded
a* being vested ill the Stales wilf be ab
sorbed by the general government
Mr. .\ err also opposed the bill, and re
ferred to Mr lloar - speech in support of
it. as being unworthy of him, a* being de
signed to makp
Fthe Cbargtr Against the Dea ocrat
c I'arly.
in connection with education. Hecharac-j
terixed that speech as extremely discredi
table to Mr. lloar and unjust towards the
Damocralir party, whose reeord in com ec
tioii with education was illustrious and
gloriou*. The Stele of Indiana had to
day a munificent educational fund of about
eight and a half millions.
Mr. Hoar suggested that that fund came
from public land*.
Mr. Kerr Hv no mean*.
Mr. IJo .r—No rial 10l it so?
Mr. Kerr—l did not say sot
Mr. lloar—No but 1 asked vou—that is
all.
Mr Kerr cited from what sources the
found mis derived, llirre and a half mil
lion 'eitig front bonds issued by the Slate,
and about f< ur millions from public lands j
Mr. Hoar—Then the gentleman admits]'
that the hill is precisely iti the line of ibrjj
I>. iimm latie policy in better days.
Mr. Kerr—This bill is precisely out ell
the line W'llll the I'cliu < rajic policy, mid '
is precisely i the line of the present audi
past p<> icy of the Republican party to-1.
words the States of the Union.
He proceeded I s di-cu lll details f|.
the bill slid to -tats hb . bj.s ti< i . to them. J
DM of ;li • • •|oolion win h he had to the .
ho. wa-ih I ; tesjuircii ii system of noi
only fee ptiMic -ch >o|*. but ol iii ia - il pnh- t
• 11 • w .II favor of givin j n
• • to- q I .-bo'iiioii to all chilsfr- n J
: 't • o-. ii ii*w.iii-'t iii fav.tr> f
hat it -era'd, - Is In, which slid
1 ill r loth Rill I -
\ no\'.n/tin-Hi up in c.onm >n school-. t
notlier o deetioti was that its practical *
oper.lioM- w> u:d he to transfer the legal
omtr. i of the educational systems from 1
lie tig btful keeping of the people of the 1
State to that of the Congress of the United t.
State, 1
Mr Bird opposed the bill a* being a
child of the Freodtnan's bureau, and a re- '
visal of that system f legislation.
Mr. Tow-nsend, (I'enna.l advocated 4
the bill, and replied to Mr. Parker's speech. *
• iiy ilig that the claim put forward by him -
for the Democratic party remind him of a I
very earliest temperance man "down East''
who was in favor of the Main liquor law, '
hut opposed to its enforcement. I Laugh
ter.! lie made a point as to the Illiteracy •'
of the Democratic .States,
Singling out Expecially Delaware.
He denied that the hill required a mix
ed syttem f education.
Mr. Hurchurd suggested certain amend
ment* in the details of the hill, lie ex
pressed hi* joy at hearing the Democrat*
nvw themselves in favor of education,
and that their only opposition to the mea
sure was that it would interfere with
State rights, hut they had toiled to show
any invailon ofWtatc right*. The bill did
net compel qr seek to compel or enforce
the free school system on any State. It
w as'simnlv intended to persuau the
establish a free scboel system, by offering
a portion of thp proceed* of the public
lands.
Mr Biggs defended hi* State, Delaware,
ft om the assertions of Mr. Towsand (Pa.)
and remarked that the gentteman lived too
near the border Has of Dataware, sad It i
was no wonder that he and persons, who i
wen* given to his practices, should be e
little sfi aid of lliu whipping oust. (The
insinuation against the venerable member
(rom Pennsylvania wasso ludicrous, a* to
provoke laughter all ovr the House ]
lie next turned hit attention to the
speech made by Mr lt<r, some weeks
ego, in whirh some allusions were made to
the di*crdit of Delaware, and said that
1 he would read
1 The Criminal Htatislica of the Saintly
M State of MasaachusetUt.
' lie would read the crimes in their al
-1 phabetiral order. Tbs used up all the let
- iers of the alphaWt except the last four.
(Laughter.) lie found that in four yearsi
j nasi. 'O7, 'CM and W. the number of
criminal potecution In Mussarhusett* were
| iO iAM Thev had increased from I.M& in
' IMft to H.e&ilin IMOU
And what were these crimes? Arson!
1 Adullryl Burglary I Bigamy! [Laughter.]
f Qoneglrwey to defraud! Drunkenest De
, facing tombstones I (Laughter ] Forgery I
Morse stealingt (Laughter, Highway rob•
Mbery! Keeping hotels without a license!
- (Laughter.) Night walking I (Laughter]
Obtaining money under false pretenses!
I Laughter ] Perjury? Polygamy I [Laugh
ter. I Playing cards on Bunday ! Attending
r rock A glits ! Refusing m pay railroad fares!
t Helling liquor I Helling obseene prints I
Belling diseased meat! Threatening to
* burn churches! (Laughter.)
When the hon •rabu- gentleman from
Mattachutell* talked about itie illiteracy
of Delaware, ka should tell tka U<>ue hoar
Massachusetts presented such a black re
cord.
Mr. Hoar aaked Mr Bigga If tba source
fr>>m which ba bad obtained bU statistic*
did not thoar that over eighty par cent, of
those critnei were coin milled by person* of
foreign birth.
Mr Higgi, interrupting— "That will do.
I that a reaaonabte thing to aak me to go
into the .Slate of MaMacbuetU and acer
tain whether the person, committing eucb
criinea a* thue u an Englishman or a
Dulchman T ' K'-ar* of laughter.}
Mr Hoar— Eighty |>er cent, and more
of thoae crime* were committed by per
aon* of foriign birth, every man of whom
vole* the Democratic ticket. [Laughter
on the Kepubliran aide.)
Mr. Bigga-The foreigner* who have
fled from their own counlrie* and come
over here; are uianv of them poor and il
literate, and it U a tname fur the gentleman
from Ma*achu*etu to undertake to ca*t
•urh a reflecliot on the foreign population
of the counlrc.
Mr Hoar—lt U the centu* of the United
Slate* that aayt to, not I.
Mr. Bigg*—! will now proceed to read
umeihing, which 1 think i* lefreshing
The geutleman aid in hie tpeech, the oth
er day, "with what perfect hatred, with
what bitter and relentlea* hatred ha* the
llemocratic party puraued thoae unhappy
Slate* of the Southlluwfha* that party
*ought to fatten on that beautiful and un
fortunatr section of land—every thing that
degrade* mankind!"
Sir. there it not a man in America to
day. outside an insane asvlumwho believe*
it. Ihe honorable gt Mir men in hi* aober
moment* [Koer* of laughter.) would not
have ventured to make that tatement
We. at Democrat*, are friend* not only of
the South, but of the North, and of the
Kaat, and of the Wet Who wi* it that
scourged *oulhein people? Wk#t* it
that
Sent Down Epaulrlled Snoundrels to
(be Southiru Stale*
( for.ibe purpose of per-eculing the South ?
\\ ho )■ your Oovenor Bullock * Who wu
i your UrMwr Scott* and who is jrour
Governor Warmotb? Ail loyal people!
, Oh! how THEY loved the South!
They lovsd her while she had frees
j hack* for them to finger. They served the
country and themselves for par, and then
the whole hand pack up and ran sviv.
' [Lud laughter.} And yet, the honorable
gentleman say* that the Democratic par
ty ha> pursued the Southern people wi h
relentless hatred. Sir, [addressing Mr
Hoar in the midst of general iaughter, J go
down on your knee*, and with your mouth
>u the dust, ask iiod to forgive you tor
making any auch assault on the Denucrnt
ic party.
Mr. lliggs then answered some of the
, criliri-m which Mr. Townsend had made
upon Delaware, and he wound up with a
grand pcr-oration which brought down the
hou -e.
The recent convention ef the liber
al. rrpublieaua, of Miasouri, baa at
tracted a great deal of attention
throughout the country. The assem
bly watt one of the largest ever held
in that state. Liberal republicanism
means opposition ts corruption and
defeat of Grant iu cafca be ia renom
inated by tbeir party. Theae anti-
Grant republicans are willing to act
with the democrats for theae ends.
The following ia their platform :
Krtuhrtl, That we. tba Liberal Rtpub
-1 uaii> of Missouri. laithful now at w ware
in the dark days of civil war to the vital
principles of true Republicanism. by no
act or word will endanger rightful sove
reignty of the Union, emancipation, equali
ty of civil right* or enfranchisement ; to
those eetablirhid fact* now embodied in
the Constitution we claim tbe loyalty of all
good citizen*
Keeolved, That true and lasting peace
■ an couie only from tuck profound recon
ciliation as enfranchisement hat wrought
in this Mate nor can the Government be
just or great in whicb tar-pavers have no
actual )%rt; we therefore demand with
equal suffrage for all equal amnesty for all,
that the intellect and arperianca of avary
Mate may be welcomed to active service
' for their common welfare.
Keaolvcd. That no form of taxation it
just or wise which puts neediest burdens
upon the people; we demand a genuine
reform of urifT to duties shall be removed
which, in addition to revenue yielded to
the treasury, involve an increase in the
| price of demaatk products, and a conse
quent tax for tba benefit of a favored in
terest.
Resolved, That the shamelesa abuse of
GoverniueM patronage for tbe central of
c> mentions and elections, whether in the
interest of an individual, a faction or a par
ty with the conscquvnt corruption and de
moralisation of political life demands a
thorough and genuine reform of the public
service. Those who would suppress inves
tigation forgot that they owe a higher du
ty to the country than to any party. We
honor those Senators whose courageous
course has compelled a disclosure of grave
misdeeds, and they deserve the thanks
and hearty supposl of all gcrnd cilitens.
Resolved, That local self-government
with impartial suffrage will guard therigbt
of all citixen* more securely than any can
trained authority, and that it is lime tOi
stay the growing encroachment of execu-1
live power, the use of coercion or bribery
to ratifv a treaty, tbe packing of a Su
preme Court to rclieva riebjeorporation*.
the seating of members of Congress not
elected by tbe people, the resort to uncon
stitutional laws to cure Kukluxism, irreli
gin or intemperance and tba surrender
o! individual Aeedon to thosa who ask that
the practice or creed of some shall be the
law all. we demand for the individual the
largest liberty consistent with public or
der ; for the State, self-government, and
for the nation a return to the methods of
(ware and constitutional limitation of
power.
Resolved, Thatjbeing Republicans make*
it not the less our duty to expose corrup
tion. denounce tbe usurpation of power
and work for reform necessary for tbe
public welfare. The time* demand an up-
I risirg of honest citizens to sweep from
power the men who proetitule the name of
an honored party to selfish interests. We
therefore Invite all Republicans who dasire
the reformation set forth, to meet in Na
tional Mass Convention at the city of Oin- j
cinnali, on the first Wednesday of May
next, at 12 m. there to lake such action at
our conviction of duty and public exigency
inay require.
Mr. J. P. Wlcker-iham, Slat* Superin
tendent ot Common School* of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania for tha year
rndinK June 6tb,1b71. hai just submitted
hi* report to the Legislature. Tha follow
ing ilatement of the condition ef tha ijra
tcm i given :
NumbeCof ichool district*
in the State 2,028
Number of school* 16,700
Number of graded school* 4,634
N umber of echool director* 13,320
Numberof cuperintendent*
Number of teacher* .. 18,021
Average salaries of male
teacher* per month (41,04
Average talari a* of female
teacher* per month.. $32,80
Average length of tchool
term in month 6,36
Numberof pupil* 834 614
A vurage nutnbei of pupil* 667,188
Percentage of attendance
upon the whole number
registered
Averageeot of tuition per
in' nth for each pupil 88
Co.t of tuition for the year $3,826,628,88
Cost ot building, purclia*
it.g and renting tchool
lioit.es 8,386,268.61
Cost ol contingencies 1,167,124,84
Total cost for tuition,
iiuildiiig. Ac , and con
tingencies, 8,4 (8,818,8".
Total cost, including ex
pencitures of all kind*... 8,680 818.33
Estimated value of school
property 16,886,624,1 <
' IfS62O.UUO, expendad in supporting or-
Iphan school*, be added to the 58,680,818,33
tipended for common ichooU' the grand
total will ba U,16,tt18.38. Tha Increase In
the most important af tha Items In Iba
statement, a* coinparaJ with Ihwt af laat
tr. U a* follows i In nutnbcr of districts,
111; in sclnxfU, 14MH; in gra led tcbciMa.
1742; In school directors. 220, Ui •ufrrln-
Unfsun, 2: in teachers. 4134; In number
of pupils, 67161; in (ha evvrng* number of
pupils, 11,2471 in cost of tuition, $181,114-
' 07; in i'untinnelr>, SI,KWB W, In coat of
building ami ranting school beusos, U,8,-
(61V, 17- Total . oat. Including espviohluraa
of all kinds. SKW. 167.18.
Tha Hlala, ouUida ol Philadelphia. baa
14,101 schools; 10 482 teacher*; an altaad
anva of 700,040 pupils; an average attend
anca of 4146,622, and an average school
terra of 6 months and 21 days. Mala
teachers war! paid S4O U8 par month, and
' female teachers, $81.12. Kapaadad for
school houses, #B,UU ,11*4.41; lor tuition,
Ma.ltta.4lll Mtt; contingencies, 71#1*,276 48
Tha receipts fur tha year wars $6,023,461,-
66; aipendituras. $6,868,888.86, leasing a
debt of #1406.437,10.
In Philadelphia the school bousso num.
her M 0 . teachers, 1680; registered pupils,
134,674; belonging to tha schools 81,164
Ells HchooT property salued at $3,316,-
In reference to the schools in rbila
thin, tha H.ata Huparintendant says
.1 "that it it useless to conceal tha fact that
; the working of her public achool system.
1 good as it is in many respects, is not quite
saiisfat lory to the bast school man of
Philadelphia- The rtuperinteadent tug
east* that the following changes seem to
i him desirable:
r j 1. A batter mode of aiamlaing and car
i Hoisting teachers
2. The respactisa duties af the Ward
Hoard of Directors, aud tba Board o| Oon
• tr liars of the city, mora clearly deiae, or
i in other words, mora unity In tha school
r administration of tha city.
f 3 Tales for school purposes lasted and
collected by the school authorities.
4. Mora complete supervision
> The value of the school property of tha
- j Stsie it set down atfl6,(B3l,CM an increase
Jol |1,01.2,441 over the previous year. Tha
i Stats appropriation to tha schools was
S6OO Outi Of 'his amount $06,387,86 wara
• | paid P. Philadelphia ; $30,480.42 to the ei
•ty and boroughs S6M,MI to county super,
i intendeiits for salaries; $16,000 to Meats
- N i .ruis l Schools; $2600 to Lincoln Univar
sity ; $4.08V,6U to districts previously non
' sccapting, and $284,181,88 to tha several
i district*. Tba general appropriation for
■ i 1872 as incrertrd to $600,00U, and tha
i superlntandent asks fur $760,C00 for 1878 |
Tha aggregate appropriations mndato the
i ssveral State Normal Schools reached tha
sum of $188,066 34.
I Of the 12.001 school houses reported 7774
are frame ; 2388 brink; 1600 stone; *26 of
II logs; built during tha year, 640. Of tha
whole number 14142 are unit for use. Of
- the 14,018 schools 3434 art graded; 146
; were graded during tba year; <0,107 are
r wall claotiled: 11,WW. have uniform test;
hooks, and in 11.716 tba Bible is read. Tha
' number af mala teachers employed was
•, 7660; female, 8846; average age of teachers
I; '.14. y tar
The number of institutions in which
i there are soldier*' orphans is 88; number of
('orphans in schools and houses. May. tl,
'llß.l, was 3007; number of orders of ad-
I mission issued since, 418; number of dis-
J charge* since May, 160: number in charge
H of the Mate. 1660. number of orders of ad*
• mtaaion issued sinca system wsat into ope
l ralioa, 6807 ; number admitted, 6007; coat
l nf system for tba past year. $600,000 . total
cost since g->tng into operatien, $2,992,-
, 288.14.
FURNITURE!
Grand Opening
FOR 1872.
AT
JOHN CAMFS
MILROY,
where lis ha* opened with a very large
stock of the latest styles, both fkacy and
common
Parlor, Chamber and Kitchen Furni
ture.
CHAIRS,
of all kinds.
All kind* of renairiug done with neat
a*M and dispatch having four good wor t
men at the bench. 1 am prepared to do
all kinds of custom work, fins or common.
Thankful for past favors, 1 hops by strict
attention to business you and everybody
else will tbow smiling facet at my new
ware rooms
JOHN CAMP.
Janlllf.
fi DMINISTRATORS NOTICE -Let
tert of administrations dc Lssi mm
cam trttv an*x\> on the estate of Nancy
Rank la, late of Potter twp., dee'd, have
been granted to the undersigned. All per
sons know iag themselves indebted to sard
estate will make immediate payment those
having claims will present them properly
authenticated for settlement.
A. LUKKNBACU,
jan6.M Administrator
j N OTlCK.—Letter* Tas-
Xj lamealary on the estate of (i surge
ttunkle. late of Potter twp., dec *, have
been granted to tba undersigned. Allper
sons knowing themselves indebted to said
I estate will tuaka immediate payment, and
Those having claims will present them
jpreperly authenticated for settlement.
AARON LIKEN BACH.
Jan&.fiC Executor.
* DMINISTRATORS NOTICE.—Let-
J\ ters of administration to the estate of
rhilip Muster, late of Gregg twp.. Centre
county, dee d., having been granted tba
undersigned, all persons indebted to the said
•slate are requested tomakeimmediateset-j
tlement, and those having claims to pre-j
sent them duly authenticated foi payment.
SAMUEL HERRING,
fjanu fit. Adoiinistrgtor
THE KAHtJEACTUAEE* OP THE
Reliance Wringer,
Have had unusual opportunities of ascer-1
mining precisely what is wanted, and
of producing a perfect machine.
They have brought out an en
tirely New Wkixokr, .
which they call the
"PROVIDENCE"
New 1871. Perfect
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT, !
OVER ALL OTHER WRINGERS
It Wring* Faster Than by linnd.
We consider the Providence superior to
all other*, for the following rtaioni;
Ist. The HOLLERS, of large iae and
best quality of White Rubber, are all
cured to their Shalt* in the moat perma
nent manner, the Moulteu Process, mak
ing the best roller in the world.
2d. The PATENT METAL JOUR
NALU4SINGS prevent any wear upon
the journal*.
[1 he wooden journal* in which the iron
shafts ofother machine* run, *oon wear,
and the efficiency of the Wringer i* here
by greatly reduced.]
3d The DOUBLE SPIRAL COOS
used on this Wringer give tlie utmost ea*e
and steadincs* in working, while the doub
le tJp prevents them trout bottoming or
being thrown out of gear We furnish
either single or double gear Providence,
as desired.
4th The ADJUSTAIILK CURVED
CLAMP readily adjust* this Machine U*
tubs of any six* or thick ne**, making a
perfect fastening. No wooden peg* or
rubber straps on this C amp.
6th. SI M PLICITY, STRENGTH and
BEAUTY, are combined in this Machine,
with all the requisites of a Urstcla** Wriug
" PROVIDENCE TOOL CO.,
Providence, R. I.
U Warren Street New York.
GREAT FIRE!
Ureal Destruction
of high prices!
SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF
N MI
MEal iba Old HUnd^f
of WM. WOLF
at Outre Hall.
LADIES AND GENTS
OBESS GOODS.
DRY GOODS.
AND.
GROCERIES
HARDWARE, QUEENS WAR*
HU, Copt, Boots, Shoei.
ALSO, A CHEAP LIME OP
FLANNELS,
MUB~*NB,
CALICOEP
AND
SHAWLS,
ALSO, A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF
NOTIONB,
SYBUPS, OOFFXKB.
also •larg• U>ck of
PISH, tbt bast, all kind*,
MACKEREL end HIBXIMG
tho Wot and cheapest in the market
aprTl WM. WOLF
GROCERIES!
The Chepast,
purest, best.
OPPOSITE THE IKON FKONT,
On Allegheny Street.
RUHL A GAULT.
Coffee, Tea, Sugar, Syrup,Driad Fruit,
Canned Fruit, Hamo, Dried Beef,
Salt, Picklee, Butter, Floor,
Corn Meal. Buck wee t Flour,
and everything usualy kept in a veil regu
lated trol clan Grocery Stora
tnari.ftm KUHLeOAULT.
COAL,
LIME,
and POWDER!
COAL—• Wilke*barre Coal, Cheatauij
Stove, Egg, furnace and foundry.
Coal—of beat quality, at tba low
art price* Cuatomer* willplaaae
note that our coal U housed un
der commodious shad*.
LI M E—Wood or coal-burat Lime, tor tale
at our kiln*, on the pike leading to
Mi!a*burg.
PO\V DEK.— Having received the agency
for Da Pont'* Powder AT
WHOLESALE, we shall be
pleased to receive order*from
the trade
Oflce and yard near south and of Bald
Eagle Valley R. K Depot, BellefonU, Pa.
aovd SHOKTLIDGE A CO.
PUMPS!
Wooden Pumps,
AND
PIPING.
The undersigned would respectfully call
the attention orlbe citisent ofContre county,
and Penn*Taliey in particular, to the fact
that he i manufacturing
ass*r pump,
made at home or tlsowhera. He use* none
but the b. at material, he wauxxkti them
to (ire satisfaction, a* being the most last
ing and durable, scrxaioa to the olb
• ooden pump, being arranged to 1< the
water offend prevent I recti rig in winter.
Pine, poplar or cucumber pump* always
on band. Hb matirial for pump* is all
.awed from large timber, and are thus
Secii red against Checking or Crack ing.
All orders by mail promptly Iliad.
PIPING, mad* of tha best material, of
Ivaincb scantling, Joined together w tb
coupling block*, thoroughly banded, sad
wai ranted to stand any pressure required
for ordinary use. Prices of piring range
frota lUto 18 cent* per foot. Send orders to
tept.3o.ly J. TELLER.
Milaaburg, Pa.
3 riHE ANVIL STORK i* now recaiving
L a large and we'l assorted Stock ol
srdware, Stoves, Nails, Hon* Shoes Sad*
dlery. Glass, Paint*. Sheet. Bar and Hoop
Iron also Buggy and Wagon Stock ot
every description.— Call and supply your
,civet attbe lowest possible rntct at
apln'lß. IRWIN A WILSON.
BAROMETERS and Thermometers at
IRWIN A WILSONS.
PRUNES and DRIED CURRANTSO
the very best quality Just receiveda
Wolfs old >UBd
Ladies Trasses.
This invaluable article for females,!* now
to be had at Herlacher'astora, and no other
place in Centre county. Ladieeremember
that these trusses can be had at Centra
Hall f_
Ot SK AND LOT FOB SALK.
The undersigned offers at private
•ale a two story dwelling house and
Lot. on ? ain street. Centre Hall,
with stableand all necessary outbuildings,
and choice fruit on the premises, and wa
ter in the yard. The house is as good as
nsw. For futher p*rtscuUrs^
1 lsug.tf. Centra Hall
BUFFALO SCALES, of the best make
from 4 lb* up to 120,0001 b.
aplO'Cd. lairixAWiuo*.
DRY BOARDS, Plank and Scantling
forsaieby livix a WiLao*.
aplt/08.
SPINDLR"SKEIN3 /or wagon*, all si
xes, at the sign of the Anvil.
aplU'dd. lawm a Wilsoh.
f 'AVPSiOP liVgRV t'A Hlk"l'V aaq
I i kind at *
splU'.M I*WIN A WIMW't.
Furniture Rooms!
J. O. DEIMIAUAK,
eeftpocttuily inform* tbe eittaeaa J" 1,11 '
county, Ikit h hwcoMUmly on ben*.•• ■
aeakeato order, ell kind* vt
BEDSTEADS,
h
W *SHhT A Nl'
COHNEBCUPB'M I I ■
TABLES. *.. AC
Horn Kadi Cmaim* Aiwai* e> **
Hi**tuck ofroftdy-mede Furniturei* let ♦
end wnrreatod of good workneikip "
ell in * under bift own itn*dietcu|'*r -
•ion, and i oferml et reto a* tbeap a*
where. Thank Al for past fater, •< •
its a eontinuencft of tb •.
Oali aad coa bis fttock before frnteb' •
, olftowbero. .
/SIX
-ft,
hTMTtft pi'teweea rr. iNp
W* CELXMATED
GOLDEN FOUNTAIN PEN.
nu Pnunn Co. , J
or*, a.a Lata, ■ r anrxae
sLAIB A HTITZEK.
Attorney* at La*. Bellefoate.
Oft i, on the Diamond, next deer to Gar
aaan'o hotel. Ceesu Hation* ia German <m
Engl (k. foblfMKf
JOHNP KrttkX. Attaraay
Coflertion* pron.etiy made and apeeia
atteation given te taoae having lead* ei
property (or aale. Will draw up and hav*
ac k xto wirdgd I>* ~d*, Mortgage*. Ac. 0* ■
Ice ia the diamond, north aide of th
court houae. Bollefoate. mUll'Wtf
axxar aaocagaaorr. jaaaoaar.
PraatfMK* Oaahier.
pENTBE -COUNTY BANKING CO
(Late Millfkea, Hoover A On.)
RECEIVE DEPOSITS,
And Allow Internet,
Discount Note*,
Buy and Bell
Government Seeuritiea, Gold and
pHI fiOtf Coupo*.
TAB. M'MANUB, Attorney atEew
if Beilefoate. promptly attend* to all bu
inaa* entrusted to him. JuU.fiftf
D F. POKTNKY. Attorney at La*
• Beilefoate. Pa. OCt over Key
aotd'i hank mayll ddf
I. *. M iUIHU. XiSII A mut
I SA*AL imrm & MAYX*
A TTOM SK TM-A T-LA W,
Bellefonte, Centre Co., Penn'a apGMf
IB A C. MITCHELL. Attorney at Law
Bellefunte. Pa. Ofice ia Carman.*
new building opposite the Court Hou.
mny*.
Setmrt on Ik* Ad—met.
C. H. Gutelius,
Surgeon aad iNhaakal Dmtiit
who k permanently located in Aeroasburj
in the oAce formerly occupied hjr Dr. Naff,
and who ha* been practicing with entir*
•occe**—having the experience of a aumhe*
of year* Hi the probirtn*, be would ewsdi
ally invite all who hava at yet .'aotgivm
him a call, to doao, and teat the truthfulaee*
ofthi* assertion XWTeeth extracted
without pain. _ mejtrmd
o. a. oavia. c. t. tuitnii*
OKVIS A ALEXANDER,
Aitorney*-at-law. (Mice iaCoarml Houae
Bellefente, Pa.
J. *P. GEPHAKT,
with Orvi* A Alexander, attend* to eolloc
tio ead practice la th* Orphan'* Court.
! r>A klor coirrrfo x ha
f Parlor Stovea, and four sixes of Ue
! U raer* coaitantly on hand and for aale
j aaltrdfi. Dwt* * WiMon'i
ORN BLANKETS AND BLKIGU
BKLLtt, at low pH<w, tl
ipltH. Ixwix a Wiiaov
TTAKDgir <S and Door Belb, m l(,
11 M t kind* at
apMT lanrta Vr.it>
SCALES, at wholesale and ratr iCcktia
• t IRWIN * W, tjut*
FINE TABLE CUTLERV, iarludiu
plated forks, inoom, Ac. at
aplOG* IRWIN AT ILHOK
TkOgTS, large stock. all vtyles. rim* aa'd
Jjpriccs. for men and V-ya, iutt arnrsi
at Wolf well kaw old Sued.
J P. ODKNKIRK,
WITH
ARTMAN. DILLINGSR A OB 11 PANT
! No. IT, NORTH THIRD ST., PHIL* A.
between Market sad A*ch. formerly 104.
MANUFACTURERS A JOBBERS IN
Carpeu. Oil Cloth*. Oil Shade*. Wkk
Yarn, Cotton Y am*. Carpet Chain*. Grain
Bags. Window Paper, Batting. Ac. Also,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
Bruakaa, Loohinf Qfnaaaa. Ac. dnch-ly
UNION PATENT CHURN, tha hat
in oaent lawtx a Wilsok's*
aplO'Ch.
Chas. H. Held,
Cloek, Watrhmakrr A Jevtlr
Millheim, Centre co.. Peat tin
Respectfully inform* hi* friend* dhd tl..
public in generaL that ha has just opener
at hb new establbhmanl, above A lex en
der * Store, and keep# constantly on hand
all kind* of Clock*, Watches and Jewelrv
of the latest stale*, a* al*o tha MaranvilU
Patent Calender Clock*, prorided with
complete index of the month, and day o
the month and week on it* lace, which i*
warranted m a perfect time-keeper.
ts*,Clock*, Watches and Jewelry Re
paired on short notice and warranted
r eplieS;!y
\f ILLER S HOTEL, Woodward, Pa
Stages arrive and depart daily.
Wua favorite hotel it now in every respect
one of the most pleasant country hotels in
central Pennsylvania. The traveling com
munity will always find the best accommo
dation. Drovers can at all time* be accom
modated with stable* and posture (or any
number of cattle or horaea.
JulyffWtf • GEO. MILLER.
A BAIIM. axTKOLb'a xxw makui.x
XLs raoxT, aisuor at., Bellefonte.
WINEB AND LIyIUKS
The subscriber respectfully calls the at
tention of the public to hie establishm nt,
where he is prepared to furnish all kind* ul
Foreign and Domestic Liquors' whole**!*
at the lowest caah price*, which are warran -
ted to be the heet qualities according to
thair respective { rice*. Hit *tock consist*
of Rve, Monongahela, Irish and other
Whiskies, all kinds of Brandies, Holland
Gin, Port, Maderia, Cherry. Blackberry
and other Win**—the beat articles—at at
reasonable rates as can be had in the city,
Champagne, Cherry. Blackberry, Ginger
and Carre way Brandies, Pure Jamaica and
New England Rum, Cordial of all kind*.
Ho would particularly invite Farmer*, Ho
tel keeper* and others to call and exsniir „
bis large supply, to judge for themse'. T „
and be certain of procuring what thr y t>' uv
which can seldom be done when VuVrhasl
ng in the city.
are resuectW.y req ue.ted
o give his liquors a trial. ,plO
To be had at Heriacher A Cromiller's
Furniture.
A lot of good aew Furniture on band,
such aa one Bureau, Bedsteads, Wash
stands, Ac.
G I o v e 8.
A splendid lot of Buckskin Gloves,
driving Gloves, dress Gloves.
JRWIN A WILSON are constantly r
ceiving new goods in their line
hardware
>f every description at redu. c a price*—now
eing wp.a.d .vary day apim
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