SXT }SENT*E SIEPORTER. TMD.nrMi _ taut ——o Centra Hall. P a., April 10,187:1. TERMS.—The RsPowtww I* published Sresklv at $2 per year, tn advance, or fttW ♦hen not paioln advance. For tlx months kl $1.60 per square (ten lines) for three Insertion. Advertisement* for 8. • and 12 months, at reduced rates. Any person sending us the namee of six new sunseribesr, with the cash will re ceive the Rxroavxw one vear free. Bite's History Hie senate resumed consideration of the bill to nay Samuel P. Bates the ■cm of ten thousand dollars, for ser vices as state historian, being alladged deficiences in the appropriation of 1867 and 1868. After considerble discussion, the bill was defeated —yeas 11, nays 18. The aboTe we extract from the Ben* ate proceedings of 14th, Every tax payer will thank the Senate for its action ; this Bates' history matter ha* been a huge swindle all through* and a humbug to boot. It should have been booted out of the at its inception, and thutjsaved the State several hundred thousand dollars. The Harrisburg Patriot says, be tween 5,000 and 6,000 small Califor nia salmon were pot in ths Susque hanna at that point several weeks ago, bat this initiatory movement to stock the river with the delicious food fish should be rapidly followed by other efforts of a similar character. Spawn can be collected by millions in that state at a trifling cost, and as the egge bear transportation thousands of miles without injury nothing but patient in dustry on the part of fisheries commis sioners is needed to supply all our western streams with salmon. Veto bj Wholesale. Gov. HartmnA sent in a veto the other day, which kills off a great many acts —several hundred, we believe, of the character as spoken ef in the fol lowing by Patriot, of the 2nd insl: Yesterday morning Governor flart ranft sent to the house a message ve toing a bill to extend the time for the "payment of the enrollment tax on "certain acts heretofore passed." Un der existing law all private acts are subject to an enrollment tax, which must be paid within one year from the date of their approval. Had Governor Hart ran ft signed this bill not lees than sixteen hundred and twenty-two defunct private acts of as sembly would have been brought to life by a stroke of his pen. Those acts relate to almost every conceiv able subject within the range of legis lation, from railroad and bank char ters to divorcee. The greater portion consfcu of acts of incorporation lying in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth ready for use at any time where they would be likely "to do the meet good." On Ist insL, a bill annulling a mar riage contract waa passed in ibe House, at |Harrisbarg. The reasons were based upon disagreement on re ligious views, as we find by the follow ing extract: The bill annulling the marriage contract between Joseph F. Kir by and Mary, his wife, was read. Also, an affidavit setting forth that the parties were married on the condi tion that the latter should renounce her reiigious faith, she being a Roman Catholic and Kirby a Protestant; that she adhered to her church, went to confeerion, had her baby christened by a Catholic priest, against bis will; that in consequence of disagreements the parties separated several times and attempted again to live together, but finally Mary left taking with her a child, and refused to return. The bill pasted—yeas 38, nays 28. We tee that the gamblers and pros titutes in Denver had a revival recent ly. Now let the political prostitutes at Washington follow suit, its about time they change for the better, else our country will soon be on a level with Sodom in iniquity. Objection is made to the promotion of Frederick Grant, the President's son, to the position of Lieutenant Col onel, over the heads of several hun dred older officers. As no reason has yet been assigned for the elevation of the gentleman, and as it is claimed to be in direct contravention of tbe rules governing the military service, the point of order (seems well taken. While the meannen and bitternees of tbe Democratic press in following the Presidents children through their European tour and intruding on pri vacy which aught to have been sacred deserved to be reprobated, it does seem that the anti-administration sharp shooters have now a fair and legiti mate target. Tbe reasons for the favor conferred upon Mr. Grant, jr., should be specified ; if none be forth coming, then it b permissible to pre sume that his father's position ana in fluence were unduly considered; and for this there can be no excuse. The Senate and House, at Harris burg, cannot agree npon an appor tionment bill. The House bill wai an infamous, but not unlooked for, gerrymander, giving the democrats only 7 out of the 27 districts; the sen ate made some changes in the bill but not of a nature to do more justice to the democracy, but the House would not agree to the amendments hence a conference was the result The conference agreed upon a report, but the report was not satisfactory, and the House refused to accept it. Both the bills place Centre in a demo cratic distirct, but one of them tacks us to (the counties along the Ju niata, just where we folks do not wish to be. We have no inter ests nor associations with them, and do not belong to their school of politi cal morals exactly. Those folks along the Juniata river are profession al politicians, wire-pullers and schemers, and their company is not at *ll acceptable to us. The result of this disagreement will be that no apportionment bi\l will be passed this session. Thin in juM as well, anil better, an there will U> no congressional election fur two yearn, we can afford to t wnit, and hope tor a better legislature next winter and a fairer bill. The centennial appropriation bill, I which passed as amended in the sen- j ate, differs very materially from the House bill. The act now apptopriate* one million, of which $250,000 are taken from the stale treasury, the bal ance to come a tax upon the gross receipts of the Philadelphia pas ■anger railways. The bill as pns< d by the House, with the amendments of Mr. Orvia, took nothing from the •tate treasury, but made the eulire ap* porprialion dependeut upon the tax upon the groaa receipt* of the jiassen ger railways, and aocording to Mr. Orvia' calculations this source would have realixed a quarter million above what was granted in the House bill, which surplus would have fallen to the common wealth, and the slate would have gained half a million had the or iginal bouaebill been adhered to, in. stead of being minus $250,000. The Church and (he Constitution Our Presbyterian friends, in a Miu uteris! Association held in Philadel phis last Saturday, brought a solid weight of common sense to bear on the question of the proposed Religious Amendment to both the National and Pennsylvania Constitutions. Their opposition was based, among other reasons, upon the fact that it was cer tain to create a Christian and Anti- Christian party In polities, # which they held to be "one of the greatest calamities which could befall the Church," iu which opinion we hearti ly concur. We cannot have too much Christian spirit in politics, atul the sooner our Presbyterian or aud other brelhern infuse that very lacking leaven into the lump, the better. But as for a formal acknowledgment of Christ, it would be about as beueti cial to the Shin of State in its present condition as the prayer scribbled at the epds of old bills of lading. ''God bless the good bark and send her safe deliverance." These ministers T * r y reasonably hint that a religious spirit would be more appropriately exercis ed just uow in clearing this atorsaid ship from "the torrent of corruption now sweeping through it" than in nailing a banner of the Cross to the masthead. Another reason which they give for opposition to the so called reform is that which suggests itself to any hon orable man —that it violates the sol lemn compact of religious freedom which this country offers to people tf every creed, and completely "disfran chises our excellent Hebrew popula tiou and many other good citizens.' There is nothing new nor even note worthy in this simple declaration of human rights. Yet we arc glad that it has been made and made so strong ly by men leading one of the roost in fluential religious sects iu Christen dom. The maxim of Aaron Burr that "a man might have a fortune, or he might not. but he always had an opinion and the right to have it," is one which few sects, when they held political power, have had sufficiently broad vision to preceive and acknowl edge. Even our presbyterian friends have know such days of blindness. John Knox would hardly have recog nized an English Jew as among the "excellent of our population." That his disciples have enlarged their creed and grown more liberal in practice is due, not to any change in the spirit of Christianity, but that they perceive more clearly that "Where the spirit of God is there is liberty." There has been but little prospect of success at any time for this proposed change in the Constitution. The com mon sense of the people has always been strongly against it. But it is more fitting that opposition should come from Christian teachers —and we are glad that one sect has taken the initiative in uakiog it.—N. Y. Obs. ;• Spiritualism. ' Annivrrtary Celebration in Botion. Boston, April 2.—The twenty-fifth ' anniversary celebration of modern spiritualism drew a full audience in > the ifusic Hall last evening. Alex ander Putnam presided,'and addresses were made by Robert Dale Owen, Emma Hutchings, Jenny Levs, Jfrs. N. M. L. Palmer, and John Wotbber bee. Mr. Owen claimed that inspira tion was one source of all religion ; that Socrates, 2,000 years ago, held substantially tbe same views that were promulgated by spiritual inspiration and performed the same miracles that were witnessed in the present age. The Church had to accept what science dictated, and he hoped that spiritualists would not fall into Swed enborg's error of claiming that their principles were infallible. He closed by exhibiting a folded slate, upon the inside of which, when closed, lie said was written a message purport ing to be from Theodore rarker, con firming the generally accepted belie! iu immortality. The audience ap peared to be in perfect accord with the speakers, and adjourned at ten o'- clock. FKAU JENNY LINK GOLIHMII>T is visiting now in Berlin, and delight ing private circles with the music \f her still fine voice. Bome effort is be ing made to have her assist in a pub lie concert, but she has not yet con seated. The great despoiler, time, has not been idle with bis workings in the fair face of the beautiful Bwede. We would scarcely recognized her as the graceful woman whose singing so thrilled and charmed us almost 23 years ago. UNPATENTED LANDB.— The sur veyor general of the State of Pennsyl vania is making an effort to collect the taxes due on unpatented lands in the different counties of the State. Farmers who own lands for which no patent had ever been granted have re ceived notice that if the account is not paid this month the attorney general will proceed to force a sale. An Important Change Proposed in the Local Option Law.—lu the House of Representatives at Harrisburg, on Saturday last, a supplement to the Local Option laW was favorably repor ted from the committee on vice and immorality, providing that the manu facturers and venders of ale, beer and native wines, are exempted from the law of March 27,1872- A young man at Nashville, Illinois, was lately killed by walking, while asleep, into a fly-wheel. San Francisco, April 6.—Advices from Prescott to March state that Major Brown's command struck the Apaches at Loulp Basin and killed thirty-eight war riors and captured seventeen squaws. { A RAILROAD WAR Title PkNK*YI.YANI A Ct-NI It *I. V Kit granite BAI.TIROKK \VI OHIO. A telegram dated Pittsburg, March 29, daecribea a conflict between thoac two main moth corporations, the Penn sylvania Central and the iiultimore and Ohio railroad eoit>|uuiic*, now in progress in Westmorland county, this state, as follows: Two "mighty corporations," the Pennsylvania Central and the Haiti more and Ohio, are at war, and an engagement in which blue>dshcel is likely to result is momentarily appre bended. It 'appears that a short time ago an attempt was made by the Southwestern latlroad io tfleet a con nection with the Mount Pleasaut braueh of the Counellsville railroad at Fountaiu Mills, a small station be tween Bradford and Mount Pleas ant. The Southwestern, which is but the IVIIIIKVIVUUIN Central, completed iU truck to Fountain Mills uud desired to make the couuection ; but this was uol agreeable to the I'onncllsvtlle company, which is the Baltimore ami Ohio. Acoordlugly the latter cor poration massed a large force of men at the mills am! checkmated the ope rations of the Southwestern company. Finding that it was impossible to car ry their poiut. the latter cotu|>auy ran their track across the Mouut Pleasant branch down to the terminus. But though the Southwestern company were worsted in this encounter they were uol defeated, and kept a sharp look out on theConuellsville company in order, if possible, to catch the lat tei otf guard. Yesterday A. O. Tiusmau, presi dent of the Bradford and .Mount Pleasant road, issued an order to the effect that the Conuellsvilie railroad had forfeited all right to their road, and that the directors would, therefore, take possession of and run it to Brad ford. The iss iug of this order raised great excitemeut, as it was at that point that the act had beeu consum mated which transferred a whole liue of road from the possession of tbe Conuellsvilie company. T. A. Scott arrived on Friday aud weut down on the Southwestern road from Grccnshurg, aud the initialed knew that a movement of some kind was in contemplation, aud accordingly were on the i*t ration, wae reepoatible for bringing f Freddy to Washington to eee the big show on inauguration day. Ypu see, I am bound to do the Administration justice. ' (Jen. Whipple assigned Freddy to do duty in the procession to attend at the paternal carriage. Somehow or other Freddy got lost, or, as one of Sherman's staff styled it, "mixed up," and did not And his way h<>ipe until after f o'clock. Now as hour Freddy got on Sheridan's staff. Sheridan has always boon popular with the Household, lie was hero, and heard the story of Sherman's bluff refusal to make Freddy a member of his staff. , And could he do anything less than make , the family (Household I should have said) , happy by at onco offering to make Freddy . a member of his, with the rank of lieuten- j ant-colonel? The feelings it has created , on the part of officers of the regular army i is not so much against the administratiou t as against Gen. Sheridan personally. If i jQu examine the regulations you will see that a general o£pr i# command of a de- t partment has a right to stilact Lit oalu'stafc 1 officers ; but it is expected that he will ex- c erciia judgement and discretion—thit he j will select ofltcar* ofesperlsnes, and com- t petent to the duties required of them, i Thai .Sheridan did not do this is what it i objected to here by eeery officer of the i regular army I have conversed with. I Freddy was in Bhrrtdsn's ewinniand. Had ha been in say other, the sanction < tits Kecretary of War would have been nscss ary. Tits rank, at you ars aware, is not psr inattenf, only temtMiraiy. Hut the axiom is gnee a rvnonel alwaysl a colonel; and it is said by army officers here that tha Household wss very anxious tw gel Freddy "endowed" with the rank of Colonel, as he intends to resign sown and go into mer it-entile business with a distinguished Oiend .of hit father In New York, and it would be a leather in his cap if he could carry the rank af colonel out of the army. What pussies army officers herein re-| gard to this singular bit of favoritism ia ax to what sort of a compromise was made; with Forty the, who is universally beloved, j aud regarded as one af tha vary best offi cers of the army. Yeu ware in ernr in saying Forayth would net be relieved "What has Forsyth bean premised?" is 1 the question boon asked bare. "1 don't ' think Sheridan wauld have made suck an ' appointment without Forsyth's agreeing! ' to it, aud having something batter prom > teed, says another "1 den t Uka this kind ot promotions," says an officer who I has seen thirty-four years'service. "They I smack of family influence, and are damn#- f bla so far as the interest of the service is i concerned." Wo shall see what turns up s for Foryth. A TERRIBLE FATE. Loot of the Steamer Atlantic 886 PERSONS OS BOARD, i Over Drowned.—lncluding all the Women and Children. Uslifas, S. S., April I.—The steamship' Atlantic, of the While Star line, from Liv erpool. Merch 'JUth, for New York, run ning short of cool, made for Hstifss. When nbout twenty miles from port, off; Cope Prospect, st It3o o'clock ibis morn - j ing. she ran ashore on Meagher's head She had on board over One Thousand Sen, Women and Chil dren. Only two hundred and fifty succeeded In landing. The remainder, including all the women and children, were lost. The captain and third officer wars saved. The first officer was drowned. On the first receipt of the news hers a Cunrad and government steamer started to the assistance of the Atlantic, hut the third officer, who arrived here at 6:80 this afternoon, says the vessel and cargo are a total loss TUB 80BVIVOR8 AT HALIFAX. Arrangements for Sending Tbam to Their Destinations—The Govern ment Inquiry. Halifax, April 2 The Delia s passen gers, in number 32b, landed at lb# Cunrad Wbarl late ibis afternoon. They were mostly men from twenty to twenty-five years of age. Many were in a pitiable condition ; without shoes, feet swollen and bruited, clothes torn and dr#nch#d, tome with bits of carpel, matting, and blankets around them, and all fretted and sick from , exposure all night. On reaching the local, i ity it was found that a considerable nun i bur more than first named had been pick ed up and saved ; among them sauie old 'end feeh'.e persons, who died after being Rescued from exhustion and cold. The Lady Head is bringing seventy-seven more. All who have arrived here have! been comfertahljr vilualled and cared for. It U expected that the divers wiil be sue oeesftil in saving goods if the waathsr prove# favorable. The chief officer, though a leng time in a perilous poeHion alone en the wreck, was at last tared. He supported a Udy who was on the rig ging with him until she died The second officer, Worthington, the pursuer, and Christie, chief steward, were lost. Cap ua n Williams is here. It is understood the Government will commence an inves tigation si eace. The agent of the Cun rads and others are making arrangements to forward all who are able to go to New York by steamer. In the meantime all that is necessary will he done by the citi xen* and aulhoritiae for the comfort of the j survivors. THE SEARCH FOR THE BODIES. Diver* it the Wreck—Probable Re eovery of Portioua of the Cargo. Halifax, April S.—The steamer Delu ha* just srrived this afternoon with the survivor* from the wreck, and arrange ment* are made to hare them well cared ; for. She report that the Atlantic ha* net broken up, and the cargo, which ia large and ealuable. i* not therefore adritt, with the ezeeptien of that on deck, which wai very little. Several re**el* with diving apparatus bad arrived at the wreck and commenced operation* for the removal of dead bodit* and cargo. The ea wti *til! rough, but the wind had gone down to that they could approach the locality without danger. The Carlotta'* pauengert, who get in early yesterday morning, toy that the night wa* very dark, rainy, aad windy, and that they were very anxious. She taw nothing of the Atlantic. The disaster wa* so soon over that hun dred* could know nothing of the danger. Of SOU women and children, a majority were * wept out of the steerage, and drifting ing beyond the vessel en immense wave* were carried seaward and teen no more. The bodies recovered will be buried at Prospect Village. The report that Russell Sturgis and Franklin W. Bmilh were passenger* by the steamer Atlantic is incorrect They took another steamer. * One Hundred Bodies Recovered. The passenger* were leken care of by the Cunrad agents on their arrival hare this afternoon. About 160 of them will go by the steamer Chase to Portland to morrow, the remainder going by the steam er Falmouth to-morrow night, If there is room for them. About 100 bodies have been recovored at Prospect The agent* here have ordered 100 cofln* to bo tent down at once. The city authorities and tho Provincial Legislature have taken meaiure* to relieve passenger* that) may require it. The steamship company's agents are doing all in their power for the welfare of the passenger*. Henry M. Wellington, a ion of Henry M. Wellington, of Boston, aged thirty-five years, and connected with a dry-goods bouse, is the only Bostonlan among the passenger* known to have been lost. He had been absent In Europe for several months on a pleasure excursion. A Paneoger'a Statement. Halifax, N. 8., April 2.—A steerage potsonger makes th* following statement: 1 turned into jny berth about 11 o'clock Monday night. The night was dafk but starlight, and the weather fin*. I knew the ship wss going into Halifax for coal. The last I remembered wa* that two bells, one e'clock, struck. I then wont to tloep and weke up with a shock, and remarked to my ' There goes the anchor." 1 thought, of oourto, wa warp sgfo in Jlalj fax harbcr; but as soon as *ho mads a sec ond plunge, I said, "Good God, she's ashere." With that we got up and dress ed. The companion-way was thronged with the lower steerage passengers. See ing that the sea was commencing .to break ever the ship and lower down the compan ion-way, 1 got out as many a* possible to take to the bunks and bold on by tbo Iron tlancbion*. There we remained until after daylight. The shfp had fkllen over, and ■ the steerage was full of water, one tide on ly out of it. Our only chaaceefe* caps knit : tW {Sins.' 4 number ul' ugn, probably twenty, got ouUhrougb the port* to the tide of the vessel. I remained until til who were alive were out There were a great many drowned in their hunkt, and other* were drowned while trying to reach the |Mirle. I got out through n port and held fatt to the tide of the ship for about two boon, and then went to thorn by the life line. When I left the thip there were •till a great many in the rigging. Jat. McAllister, a pattenger belonging to Ulatgow tayt: 1 was lr*jittiff lii my berth when the vessel (truck. 1 *ll in the forward steer-1 aite, in the three liar* of which thora ware awm IKK) person*, every una of whom ap paarod to have baan awakened by the Ural •hock. A fearfUl ruth ai made for tha •aloon deck, which wai famed by many, but otbar* wera forced back and perished where they aleod. About 10 minute* after 1 gained the aaloon deck, the steamer ca reened over and *uak, and thoae who had not gra*|ied tha bulwark* and rigging war* waiked over-board, and the fro ten ceipaes could be teen drifting in every di rection, A few woman, not mora than half a Joaan, managed l J reach the deck, but nona were aaved One woman waa laebid to tbe ntiaaen rigging by her hue j bend. Uer name i* not known, but *he peri* Lad wbera *be wu, and her froaen body afterward dropped down nnd wan wa.hwi away. Iwu on the steamer from tha lima he .truck till about 6 o'clock, wheu I managed to ranch tba rock by the aid of the line taken out by Quarterma*- lar* tipeakman and Owan and third officer Braddy. Tbe rock, not a large one, waa crowded with men, and one man, a IpaMenger, perUhed from exposure, We trniained on the ruck nearly aix hour*, and we were reacued by tmall boaU from .bore. Many who attempted to reach the .'rock were drowned. Tbe M-eoe about the ateauier wu fearful. The lifeleti body of the purser could be •een banging over the aide of tbe steamer, hit head jammed in between the rail*, and the tea cau*ing the trunk nnd leg* to keep in a continual motion. Hundred* of other bodie* could be teen in a timilar poailion Among tbe heart-rending scenes, one or two were particularly *ad. One gentle man, Albert Sumner of San Prancltro. committed suicide by jumping from the riffing into the water, flr*t taking off hit looaL Other* who were near him endeav ored to dittuade him, but thej were too much benumbed to prevent him. He aaid, "There i* no prospect of retcue, and it'* u*elua* to remain here and *u(fcr." and then be jumped overboard. One lady, a •aloon paMouger, we* heard to aay to her hutband, "Leave me and *ave your*cif. You can't ave both." But be reftited, and tbey went down together, rhuped in each other * arm*. It vu the occasion of uiuch remark that with very lew excep tion* the married men ail perished. When they found it impoetible to aave tbrlr wive* and little one*, they prefered to die with them to deeertinc them. Many in •lance* are known where tbe men could have escaped alone, but refuted to do ac. Tbi* wai especially noticeable among tbe German emigrants and Americana. At one time during the weary watch he- 1 fore dawn the fore boom broke loose from Its fastenings and swinging round instant ly crushed to death about D persons who were gathered on the house. When the boats cam# from the shore to rescue the survivors the sailors repeatedly pushed passengers aside or knocked them down and jumped ioto the boats. By direction of the officers the boats did not go too near the wreck, fearing that a rush might swamp them. The hoots apprmrhed with in a few yards and the people in them called ta those on the steamer to jump in the water, one by one. When they did so the boatmen stood by and pulled them in to the beats REPORTED PLUNDER OP THE BODIES-GALLANTRY OF THE FIRST OFFICER Halifax, N. 8., April B.—The wreck con tinues to he the subject of conversation. The papers give full details of the disaster I j and statements of the officers. Captain I Williams is censured by the people here for his conduct, and the feeling is general I that there should he a searching inveetiga - lien Gopt. Williams went down to the ■ scene of the wreck to look after property, i Hopes are entertained that the greater por ' lion of the cargo will he seved. The roe- I:eel is Mill in the same position, the how ■ and masts being out of the water. SlaU* i menu era made that the craw of the ship indulged In plunder of the dead bodies. One instance L related of a wretch wbe mutilated ■ lady's hand to obtain posses lion of a diamond ring on her finger. Her body and that ef Mrs. Fisher, of Vermont, | and Miss Meritt, of Chicago, washed , ashore yesterday and lay side by side among eighty others. These bodies will he forwarded to their respective homes. One woman passenger was confined only six hours before the disaster. Twe men reported saved, whose names were unknown,* here .arrived here. Tbey are Jemes Bate man, of London, England, and Edward Mills, of Belfast, - Ireland. Batawan was the only one who succeeded in getting his wife up;tn the rig ging, where she died from exposure. Among the steerage passengers who gain ed the deck were a young Englishman with bis wife and child. Just after they had succeeded in getting into the rigging a wave snatehed away the child. The! young woman said she was too much et- : hausted to attempt to move, and entreated ' her husband to go forward and save him jself. He did so, hut Mr. Firth, chief offi cer, raftised to leave bar, and stood by her until she died and dropped into ta the sea, | and then it became impossible for him te shift to a place ef greater safety. He was ; the last person taken off. Cause of the disaster was running short , ef con), n criminal carelessness. The cerrect number lost is 687 ; number saved 311. The Farneiv Rousing A/ass Convention at Spring f field, 111. Springfield, April 2.—lncoming trains of last night and this morning brought, considerable accessions to the Farmers' Convention, which met here to-day, and nearly all the counties in Northern and Central Illinois are represented. The at tendance from the southern part of the Stat* is not so full, but there are * number of representative farmers from ibid section. Temporary President. The Convention wet in th* court house' at ten o'clock A. li., and was called to or-; derby W. C. Flagg, President of than (State Farmers' Association, who briefly stated the objects of the Convention, and; nominated Hon. W. M Hmith, of Mc- Lean county, Ks-Ppeaker of the Illinois House of Representative*, for temporary j President. In taking tb* chair he simply thanked the Convention for the boner done him, and stated that be was in full sympathy with tbs meeting, whose object bo gfujerstood was to give to th* represen tatives of the'peopl* now in the Legislature here such an expression of the view* ol the farmers of the State as they cannot fail to understand. Temporary Secretaries were chosen ; the call for the Convention read, and the Ustfal Loiuujittees appointed whon I recess was taksu until * r. if. The Conjiuitteo* on Credentials and Permanent ( ion reported, the latter as follows : Permanent Organization. For President—D. W. Dsvis. Vice PresidenU for the State at large— W. C. Flagg of Madison, and T. Enos Smith of the Bureau, with an additional Vice President from each Congression al district, and a number of Secretaries. Gov. Beveride was introduced and spoke briefly on the subject which had drawn the j Convention together. He cautioned the paopi* Ml to make war upon nMlrogff. to abolish them, but simply to bring them under th# proper control f the people through their Jtepresentativos. Ex-Governor Palmare Views. Kx-Governor Palmer then took the •land bv invitaticn and made a short | speech. Ha took tha ground that the railroads are public highways and their managers public agents, both subject to the same control by the legislature as other high . ways and other public agents, but the real managers of our railroads were net the officers whe lived along the line or at the other end of It, but the Jobbers In the stocks ot these roads in Wall street, who, by their matdpulalions, wrung from the peopl extortionate prices for freight and epprsssed both producers and consumers, and as a remedy for this great evil be would like to see a law pasted repealing the laws now in force, whieh make the stocks of lbost roads personal property, and then impose the seme conditions upon the transfer of these stacks as are new Im posed on the transfer f the roads them selves In conclusion he urged them U> be pa tient and persistent and they would be cer tain to secure their objects at least. TKRRIFIC STORM Seven Persona Killed and Nineteen More or Leaa Injured. Burlington, la., April ft,—The moat ter rific rnln, hail and wind storm ever known hare came up at a minute's notice this af ternoon, creating fearful havoc and caus ing loss of life. The storm struck the city on West hilt, tearing the roof from one of the school bouses and descending through the business portion ( the city Building* were unroofod and a grata deal ef damage done. Tne most horrible part of the catastro pho was tbo doetrtcUe! Fulton ....... ........ 273 i Foreat ...... _ 2 Green# .... 1,300 ■ Huntingdon 1,170 i Indiana 948 J efiVrtea 962 J uniala ....... 77V Luxerne............ 1,741 ' Lancaster.... ™........ 8, 68 V Lawrence .... 1,607 Lebanon ...„ 2.873 j L#bigh 4.246 Lvcoining 1.250 Mf liean 123 . Mercer. —— 977 Mifiin 878 Monroe _ 091 Montgomery 4.206 Menlour 102! NorthatnMou Northumberland 271 Perry 679 Pika 841 Scbuykill— 6,80 Summer-set 310 5u5quehanna................ 1,842 i Hullivan KM jSnydoi 946 I Tioga.™ 1,200 Union 2SB Venango ..... 616 Warren ...... 934 j Washington —. 1,682 Wayne ........ SBl W et more land ...... 734 Wyoming I.SS7 York 1,84 V 6H.921 36,771 38,771 I : Majority for licenw—22,oso The cilia* of Pennsylvania ar included • In th foregoing labia of couniict. The ■ majorities in them wr u follow* ? FW. AgainM ■ Alleghany 2,*J6 i Allcntown....™.. 837 Altoona 983 , Carbondale ........ hi ' Chester...... - M.i 203 1 Corry 240 , Eria 1,321 iiarritburg...... W Lock Haven . 17K i Lanoartrr. 1,708 Meadville.. „ _ 623 , Pittsburg 7,734 (trading ........ 1,715 Scranton.... M I,.VW Titusville 662 ! Willianiaport .. KSOi ! Wilkeebarre a 673 19.465 1,783, 1.783 17.572 Tba couotie* emitted in tha above table; are Philadelphia and Potter, the former of which vote* in October and the latter hav ing year* ago decided in (hvor of no li-, cento. The majority again*! prohibition in all the count!** of the state in 1864 was over 6,L00. - SDIT ron DAMAQU.— The caae of John A. Dale of Tioneta, against the Philadel phia and Erie Railroad Company, wat tried in thi* place la*t Friday, and resulted in a verdict in favor of Judge Dal* tor $2,400 and ceU. The plaintiff wet one of • uffcrert in the accident which occurred near Williamsport in August, 1871. He! was seriously injured, at>d has not recov ered at this time. BOSTON 1 Boot 4 Shoe Store! s A NEW ESTABLISHMENT With New 6eods & New Prices! i Having determined to engage in business at tbi, place, we have opened up in ' Room ; NO. 5 BUSH'S ARCADE, l BELLEFONTE, PA., the largest. , most complete and cheapest stock of BOOTS, SHOES, GAITERS, SLIP PERS, &C-, that has ever been opened up in this part of the State. At our store yon can find in the Boot and Shoe lino from the finest boot to the cheapest slip per, and we know if you once call and EXAMINE OUR STOCK AND PRICKS vou will concede that it is to your interest to purchase from us. WE SELL AT BOSTON BATES Repairing Neatly Done. B L. BATCHECLEK * CO. ftfyrnt I, #. C. fttlXfYdtK. | t f t MILLHEIM MARBLE WORKS. New Firm—New Enterpnw. DEININGER d■ MUSSER, (Successors to it. 0. Dxixtxoxa) . JKf."tt!2 7L"* 1 Inform the pwblie. thst Ihey hr# taken chargs of this old and .urcrasfol aslabiUhment, and proposa to carry on the .a me under re newed eut piece. They have on hand, and will make to order MONUMENTS, OOUCHKH. TOM Hw a HEADSTONES. w?*.. ,^ ib L 0 "<> price. We lite the beat grades of marble- If ALIAS, CABAWA, (A MKKK'AN Ntatvaay, Kvti.axij AT., * aT' perfect ataurance, "Our work it our reference " Hhop. fro.t f Bridge, Millhefm. apnKL ly. J. ZELLER A SON DRUGGISTS No 0 BrockeriiofT Row, BelJefonte.Pa .. ,^£ ,rr * ,n BwdMßtoab, Prrfoairry, Fancy Gesda Ac., Pure Wine* and Liquor* for medical purposes always kept. may tl. 71 W r. a wtLaox. TitoMAS a. Mtcxa. * J£ ARI>WARIi B To**> d WILSON & HICKS, O Bellefooie. Pa.., * / (Succeaaora to lawia a Wilson.,) > t Respectfully inform tbo chixens of O £ Centre and other counties, that they *■ < have one of the largest and ban to- 3 A. looted stock of Hardwamtobs found, c •J consisting of Iron, Stool, Nails, 5 Hone Shoes, Axels, Spring Wagon < -vkeiu* and Boxes, Complete stock oi > carpenter tools and builders hard- O a *,***• ¥"*% Nik *•*. *r; 5 v nishos, brushes, cucumber pumps and ? < tubing. Lamps af all kinds, scales, £ 3 cutlery, 2 WliOD AM) WILLOW WARE. g Full line of saddlery and coach ma ker* goods, wood work for buggies _ and wagons, ploughs, harrows, eulU y valor* and grindstone*. Looking H < glasses and nurror plates. Picture * 2- frame* made to order. They else •* have the celebrated cook stove, "® 0 SUSQUEHANNA, > * every one warranted to give perfect 2 f~ *atfraction All kinds of parlor ■-Z *tevea. W# arc determined to soil <£ < at the lowest prices for cash, or on _ L short credit—not to exceed throe 2 sg mouth*. -Call and see us, xs wc take i m pleasure in showing our good a "J |* WILSON A HICKrt. jg. > marlbtf. Bellefonte, Fa. Z <■ I^l fi la 'sfi 2 tel is Gift r. ftAlftVlV* TAlt F:r*BBIW Cum Inriplritt < on .nr- jnioM. Dr.OABVIVH TAlt 1 t Cure fttiarrh. Dr.€J lICVI\ ri tai; r. * Cut* AMl*ma. Dr. OAK VIV* T* RSIBMM Cum II part Wwntr. Dr.BABVItIi TAU IIETrBIEi Cut* fckia W*r . Dr.BAKVnH TAlt IIMKBIIW Tti-jruLet* the I-ivcr. Dr. CMKVIVft TAB BIIBEDIES Regulate tbeMtomarh und Bow rl Dr. BABVKI TAB KETEDIE* Cum all Female Wcalinmiw. Dr. CABVIITI TAB BEHEDEM Purify the Bleed. * Dr. UABTBI TAB BEBEDIIN Cum Dfooaaora efthe Ttoroat. Dr. OABVITI TAB BEIEDIE* Cum Breachhl*. Dr. OAKVIin TAB BEMEDID) Cum Bmc CeM.'-r BfF , ' Dr. OABriIPI TAB BEWEDIEM Dr taßm* TAB BEXEDIB Our ? < t I potion. Dr. UABVITN TAB BENEDIEti ' Cut* Bolt Bhemb * Dr. (JABVMt TAB BEMEDIEM Cum HlllfT Dtecaswu. Dr. GAMVITIH TAB BEXEDIES PmuaCheleraATellewPerer Dr. BABVITC TAB BEMEDIEi f lVinat XAlarieut Frrera. ' Dr. OABTUn TAB BEBEDIEU Remove Fuftia tea Oar Breaat. Dr. OABFIMB TAB BUnSBiBI Baaw Pola ha the MMe or Bock. Dr. DABVinm TAB BEREDIEV At* a lupcrier Tomlr. Dr. BABTIFI TAB BEXEIHEB {LfMttcicN! tfee jlk p^pNENtSSc l * Dr. GABVITS TAB BEBEIMEM Oauae the Feed • Mgrvt Dr. OABBFI TAB BEXEDIEfI Scotumthe W>k ami Debilitated Dr. GABVITt TAB BEXEDIEM 04re Tmh la Vow System. L. 7. HYDE Ac CO.. •OUI PAOPRXSTOB4 195 Stvtmth Ave., Sew Terk. doclFTty Furniture Rooms! J. O. DEININGER, respectfully ioforuu the cltiaeaa of Oe'-re county, that he haaoouaua||y owhaud *nd make* to order, alt kinds ot BEDSTEADS, BUREAUS, SIN KM. W ASHBTA N DS, CORNER CUFBOAKI TABLES, Ac., Ac Homi Maps Cmaim Always ox lit* Hit ttcck of ready-made Furniture la tar* and warranted of good workmanship and. all mad# under his own immedintesupert W .ion, and it offered at ratea aa cheap atels* i where. Thankful for past favors, he aolir it* a continuance of the tame, i Call and see hit stock before purcbatif oUewhere. apM'fi'lv Chas. H. Held, Clock. Watchmaker * Jcwe.. M ill helm, Centre eo., Peons. Restiectfully informs his friend, end tk public in general that he he* just opened at his new establishment, above Abut dor's Store, and keep* constantly on hand all kindt of docks, watches and Jewelry of the latest styles, as also the Maraevllh Patent Calender docks, provided with r complete index of the month, and day o> the month and week on its face, which it warranted as a perfect time-keener. M*, Clocks, Watches and Jewelry re paired oa short notice and warranted sepll 08;ly Til K undersigned, determined to met the popular demand for Lower Prices, re spectfully calls the attention of the public to his stock of SADDLERY, now offered at the old stand. Designed es peciaUe far the people and thstimr*, the lar gest and moat varied and complete assort ment of Saddles, Harness, Collar*, Bridles, of every description aad quality; Whips, and in fact everything complete to n first clasa establishment, he nov offers at prices which will suit the times. J AOOBDiNOEf.. CcntrcHall F. PilfFEk. Attorney at Law? if Collections promptly made and specie attention given to those hr.ving lands oi property for sale. Will draw up and have acknowledged Deeds, Mortgages. Ac. 01- Ice in the diamond, north side of th< court house, Bellefonte. origf69tf RKVBT nnocasaaorr, ' JDSBUUT QINTRK C(?UNTV BANKTMTco (Late MUltkea, Hoover A Co.) RECEIVE DEPOSITS, And Allow Interest. Discount Notes, Buy and Sel Government Securities, Gold and tplOtttr MWBOSI. J AS. M MANIIH. Attorney - U- BelW-:., -inaptly attends to all Di iness entrusted to him. julS,Htf DIH P. FORTNEY. AUcrney .7 77* | a Bellefonte, Pa. Offlce over Rev oold a hank. mayllfiPtf K H. n. tS ALLISTEE, USES a. BZAVKI A TTC)R\KrS-A T-I.A H", Bellefonte, Centre Co., Penn'a? aptiSt 1 I C. T. ALBXAZOXS ORVIS A ALEXANDER. Attorneys-at-law. (.Mice inOonrad House Bellefonte, Pa. } J. ! p GKPHART, with Orvts A Alexander, attends to collec tions in the Orphan's Court. ? \f ILLER S kOTEL, Woodward, P. „ IYJ. SUges arrive and depart uaily. This favorite hotel is now in every respect one of the moat pleasant country hotels in central Pennsylvania. The traveling com munity will always find the best accommo dation. Drovers can nt nil timee he accom modated with stables and pasture for any number of cattle or horses. Julyffqff gEp. MILLER. KW H ARD WARKSTOftpi j. & j. Harris. NO. 6, BBOCKERHOFF BOW A new and complete Hardware Store hat Seen opened by the undersigned inßrock erhoffs new building— where theyare pre pared to sail all kinds ofßuilding an dH oust Furnishing Hardware, Iron, Steel, Nails. Buggy wheels in setts ChampicnClothes Wringer, Mill Saws, Circular and Hand Saws, Tennon Saws, WebbSaws, IceCreair . Freezers, Bath Tubs, Clothes Hacks, a ful assortment of Glass and Mirror Plate of al 1 sizes, Picture Frames, Wheelbarrows, Lamps, Coal Oil Lamps, Belting, Spokes, 1 Felloes^ and Hubs, Plows, Cultivators. Corn Plows. Plow PoinU, Shear Mold Boards and Cultivator Teeth .Table Cutlery, Shov els, Spades and Forks, Locks,' Hinges Screws, Sash Swings, Horse-Shoes, Nails I Norway Rods.-Oile Lard, Lubricating, Loaiv LiUhtwd, Tanners. Anvils, Vices Bil lows, Screw Plates, Blacksmiths Tools, pssgsagsfe Varnishes received and for sale at J. A J HARRIS A DMINISTR ATORB NOTICE.—Let- Xi. ters of administration on the estate of Mary E. Jordan, late of Potter twp., dee'd havo been granted to the undersigned, w £° •J 1 knowing them selves indebted to said estate to tnabe im mediate payment, and thorn having de mands sgsioat the same to present them ,■"* Ms>