XPORTER. VttBJEVITt **•' 0 Centre Hell, Pa., May 1, 18<3. TIRM9.—The RaronvKa U P ub,i hd weekly at $2 per year, in advance. or $A{ When not pSdin advance Forstx months fl.W P*r IM I UIW ll * n lines) for three insertion. Advertuemenu for A 6 and 12 months, at reduced rates. Any person tending us the nsnies of i* new suMcribesr, with the cash will re ceive the Rxpoatxa one vear free CbngreKman Dunnell, of Mionieo ta, had a house in process of building, but which was getting along slowly. Aa soon aa the increase of salary bill passed, ho telegraphed home, "to com mence hauling sand." "Hauling ■and" is getting to be a familiar term among bis constituents. The Pittsburg JW pronounce* Mr. Orris' speech, upon our state finances, the ablest that was deiivsred at llar risburg last winter, and the Philadel phia Ape recently spoke of him as the ablest member of the House. Mr. Orris' straightforward course in favor of honest legislation, and the great ability he displayed has already gain ed for bim a state reputation, rank ing him among the foremost of onr public men. Even the New York Sun has reed Mr. Orris' great speech, published in last week's Reporter, and comments upon the astounding defalcation of nearly 3 million dollars as revealed by our representative and proven by the official documents. President Grant is on a pleasure trip to Colorado. There is evidently little to do at Washington, for Presi dent Grant always spends his entire summers away from the seat of gov ernment—or else be is not capable of doing taoch, which we are inclined to think is the fact, and tha machine is run by Proxy. But why double his salary when he can find time to be away on pleasure tripe nearly half bis term? Gov. Hartrauft has not yet signed the congressional apportionment bill passed by the late legislature. And he ought never to sign it—it is the most infamous and unfair radical ger rymander to cheat the democracy of Pennsylvania out of their just repre sentation in Congress that wickedness could have conceived. Let's see how long Hartranft will bold oat. The reason why Grant's salary was doubled may have been because he in tends doing more traveling and sport ing this summer than ever before, which will require mora stamps. He is already ou his tramp, and is now in Coloreda. Really, we have a gov ernment with nothing to do, unless it goes hard to draw big pay. They had a beer riot in Frankfort, Germany, last week, in which about a dozen of men were killed—the price of beer being raised, was the cause. — Thus some of them got moro bier tbso they wanted, free of cost, and which will qnench their thirst forever. The charges of fraud against the 'Vienna commissioners, appointed by the administration, have been sus tained and a new commission has been appointed. Now let George O. Evans, Cameron, Addition-division and-silence Kemble and Credit-mobi lier Colfax be appointed another com mission to watch the new commission ers. The Lewiatowo True Democrat co pies, with its endorsement, our recent article on the senator question in which we pointed, oat the danger of defeat if a tricky and unpopular dem ocrat should succeed in getting the nomination in this close senatorial district Let democrats ksep their eyes open and nominate a deserving man, one who can command the en tire vote of tbe party, end tbe diatrict will be safe for the democracy. Tbe True Democrat, however, thinks it a little early to talk about this matter ; but our cotemponry would not think so, perbap, if he were aware that schemes are already being hatched by bad men to obtain this nomination, and this is what induces tbe Reporter to give this timely waning. Louisiana b still Ui from being quiet. The usurping, bastard Kellogg government, uphold by Grant's bayo nets, b trying to enforce its mandates against an unwilling people. The cit izens of that state are unanimously re solved to pay no taxes levied by a bogus government They are right— that government b not the one they voted for, and why not resist the pay ment of taxes which it levies to uphold itself? That b what our revolutiona ry fathers did. To resist such an in justice b the sacred, God-given right of any people. The people of Loubi ana want nothing to* do with the Kel-, logg government—it b there in direct j opposition to their votes. Mr. ATancock's "little rooster" does not like what we said on the senator question—that part of it which advi ses against the danger of selecting any one but a sound and incorruptible democrat. Of course we did not, nei ther does any one else, expect that to suit Mr. Hancock's "little rooster." We oly reminded the parly of the fket that democrats have shown, even in onr own county inside the last five years, that they will not vote solidly for a bad man, benee we think it a matter of the highest importance that is this claee district the democracy be warned against making a weak no mutation. We think it quite natural this is distasteful to Mr. Hancock's "little rooster" at it is undermining tbe dunghill upon which he scratches. Mr. Hancock's "littla rooster" ex claims that the people of this county know the editor of the Reporter. Of course they do, all of them ; we are glad they ao, and regret they all do got know Mr. Hancock's "little roos> ter." When weauit ruttuing for the' legislature we htuf an Increased ma-| joritv. and higher than our excellent nominee for governor, Hicsler (lymcr. j But when Mr. Hancock's "little roos ter" quit running, it was evident that only a portion knew him, for he was a telescopic distance behind, and had he been ltiowti bv all, he would have been won cat. The only place in whioh Mr. Hancock's "little rooster" rues highest in figures, is when he draws pay for printing, he distaneea all oth ers, and comes out from 400 to 600 iu majority. Our mutual admiration society now stauds adjourned. An International Scandal. Though it has been understood frotu the beginning that the appointments of Commissioners to the Vienna Kxhi bitiou were honorary and carried no salary, the pressure to obtain these placee has been unprecedented. At first it was hard to uudemUud why the applications were made. Sotpe graceful facta have leaked out since, which show that the same corruption that had made other offices a by-wort! had fouud footing in those places of honor. U was charged explicitly that two of the Commissioners appointed by I Col. Van Buren had agreed to obtaiu S for their clients certain restaurant privilages, for which they were paid $6,000 and $2,1>00 severally : Inves tigation has shown these charges to be but too true. Wheu the first whisper of the scandal reached Washington, the Secretary of the Treasury telegraphed to our Min ister at Vienna, .ur. Jay, asking him to act with Sub Commissoner Thomas McElrath, as a board of inquiry into the alleged corruption. They were not long in finding the culprits. Ii stead of helping on the great work that Austria had planued, they have beeu portioning out the plot of laud given to the United States into places for soda-water stands aud bakeu-bean depots. Their covetousness had over reached itself, however, in their eager ness to get their money and put their friends in possession of their stands. They will be removed, and the corrup tion will stop here. But the scandal will remain. Of all the humiliation forced upon our people by the greed of political bummers, this is the worst, because it puts the nation to shame in the eyes of all Europe. Statesmen and thiukiug people abroad bave read of corruption in the American Legislatures anil av arice in high places that stooped to the lowest depths to turn a penny, but no doubt they thought the account exag gerated. With this fresh proof of ras cality before their eyes, they will no longer hesitate to believe the worst. Is there no place of honor in our long list of offices that is free from the taint of corruption ? It becomes us to think well before we answer the question. Our claims to greatuess are advanced by our orators aud writers on all occasions. What shall we say to the claim of excelling all other nations in shamelessness ? Do Toc queville wrote of this land of the free a generation ago, "Behold a nation rotten before ripe." Was he the Cas sandra of our Troy ? The Graphic. The majority report of the Com mittee on railroads and canals was be fore the Constitutional Convention on 7th, sitting as a Committee of the Whole. After an anuimated discus lion the following section was adopted, the balance remaining to be passed upon hereafter : SEC. 1. Any individual company or corporation organized for the pur pose, shall have the right to, construct a railroad or canaljbetween any two points in this State. Any railroad may Interset and connect with any other railroad, and no discrimination shall be made in passenger and freight tariffs on persons or property passing from one railroad to another and no unnecessary delav interposed in the forwarding of such passengers and property to their destination. The legislature shall by general law prescribe reasonable regulations to give full effect to these powers and rights. Serious Riot Between Strikers and Imported Negroes- Indianapolis, April 15. —A serious riot is in progress at Knightstown, In diana, between the strikers at the coal mines and ftirnaces and the colored miners lately imported from Virginia. The whole town is apparently now en gaged in a general melee, originating with a negro and a striker, which soon spread. The negroes are now at their board ing- house, well armed and well guarded by local police. A crowd is surrounding it, throwing stones and missiles. A company of colored mi oers from Brazil and vicinity came to aid the ueproes, and many shots were fired during the melee. Governor Hendricks has been appealed to for troops, and it is expected that the Em met Guards and a body of police from this city will leave for Knightstown at 2 A. M., and arrive there about 5 A. M. The indications now are that there will be bloody work before the troop arrive. One of tbe guard over the negroes has been injured, it is not known how seriously. The town is full of rumors. The women are the most furious and are leading the riot ers. The Situation in Spain Madrid, April 26, —The oficial gaz ette annouces that Don Altonzo, broth er of Don Carlos, accompained by his staff crossed into France from Spain on Wednesday last. The Carllsts have been defeated several times recently iu encounters with the republican forces, In one engabement over 100 of the in surrectionists wer wounded. Rumors of a modification of the min istry are current in Madrid. The Beer Riot In Frankfort. Frankfort, Germany, Apr. 22. The rioting in this city yesterday WM canted by an advance in the price of beer. Disorderly demonstrations lasted until midnight, and the troops were pelted with stones several times during the evening. Sixteen brewer ies were wrecked by the rioters, and there was much plundering. During the conflicts which took place twelve persons were killed and forty wounded. One hundred and twenty of the rioters were arrested. An Insane Mother Ktlls Her Two Children. New York, April 23.—This morning Mrs. Annie Hennesey, aged 26, wife of George Hennesey, a respectable shoe maker, during a fit of insanity, killed her two children, George, aged three, and Francis, aged five months. On re turning from work the husband found the door of the room locked, and after considerable trouble gained admission, when be found a tua standing in the centre of the room, in which the bod ies of the children were lying- On inquiry, the woman stated that "it was all right". The mother, who for some time has been afflicted with religious mania, had choked the chrildren and then roasted the babies on the stove. She was sac* to the hospital. Speech by Bismarck. Berlin, Aptil 24.—The Up|*r House of the Prussian |tii was to-day en gaged in a debate which lusted 6 hour* on a bill regulating the training and. appointment of the t'lcrgv. Bismarck made ouc of hi* powerful speeches in support of the hill. He defended the attitude the Government bad taken as fully justified by the domineering as sumptions of the priesthood. In the course of his speech lie took occasion to deny the often repeated report that he instigated the occupation of Home by j the Italian Government. e ♦ ♦ Prtvddcnt Grant and Parly. St. liouis, Mo., April 22.— 1t is ta | tod that President Grout aud party will ! leave here on Thursday morning for | Idaho spring*, Colorado. In a brief re , snons* to a toast ill the house of Henry i 1. Blow, yesterday, the President said : |" While St. is one of the few placo* in which I have lived long enough to form close attachments, it is not probable that I will ever make this citv mv borne." Local Option Train. The night express recently placed dn the Cumberland Valley railroad has been dubbed the "local option train" bv the bibulous Cumberland fountains who avail themselves of its ; advantages when thirsting for either | the malt or spirituous, l'he train ar : rives here at 10:20 at night and re . mains nearly an hour and a half, thus ! affording passengers of the above de jscription ample opportunity to supply | themselves with what Cumberland 1 county has denied them by a large j majority of votes. Mechanicsburg ; residents who have been accustomed I to their "smiles" are said to be paticu : lar partial to the local optiou train.— ita friof. Frozen to Death The Severe Snow Storm in Xebratia. Liucolu, April 22.—A train on tbe Burlington and Missouri railroad came in yesterday, being the first for a week. The reports of the late storm •how it to have been one of the sever est ever known. Men were frozen to death within two rods of their houses while trying to get to their stock. Near Afiou a man named Kieler at tempted to reach his neighbors a half mile away with his wife and child, and the latter were frozen to death. Mr. Marshall, near Hastiug, perished while tryiug to reach his stock from the house. The wife and child of Mr. Beut, near Red Cloud, were froien while attempting to reach a neighbor'! house, their own being reudered useless Their bodies were found on Friday ten rods from the house. Families were compelled to take refuge iu cellnri or keep in their beds for three days. The deitruction of horses is great, some losing all they had. One party lost his whole herd of twenty five. The gulleys of railroads were filled with snow as hard as ice. The snow plows were useless. Beecher on South Carolina and the Modocs. New York, April 21. —Mr. Beecher in his sermon yesterday said he did not know on earth a more pitiable sight than the present condition of South Carolina It was at one time the richest and proudest of the states. It inaugurated these ideas which led to tha disaster of war and cleansing of the continent. The people of South Carolina had risked and sacrificed every thing for their principles. They had seen their childreu laid in the grave, and their households re duced to beggary, and yet in the plen itude of their sorrow, they would take back no particle of their faith in the cause. Throughout the bad cause they showed heroism it would be well to pattern and admire. In his prayer he besought the Fath er of all mankind to remember in mercy "the children of the forest, whose pent-up wrongs had driven them to bloodshed aud diabolical murder." . -By •reference to the retail price list of the Jobbing House of Burn* side A Thomas, ynu will find that this popular firm are offering a very large and superior stock of Fish, Groceries, Tobaccos, Molasses, Boots A' Shoes, aud a thousand other articles of merchandize at city prices. If you wanj to save from 20 to 40 per cent, you ought to patronize this old, ex* perienced aud reliable firm. We cheerfully recommeud them to all our readers, and feel satisfied of the fact that they deal ouly in fiist class goods and seli them to your advantage. You will be convinced by calling on them. See their low prices and make your purchases. A thunderbolt which came down last Saturdav at Milton, Conn., and paid particufar attention to the house of Mr. Brown, deserves record for its singular and vigorous behavior. It be gan by demolishing the lightning-rod in the most sarcastic andscornful man ner. It then entered a second story room of the house, cut a hole six feet square in the floor, demolished the stove, and broke every pane of glass in the window, after which it mildy enterd the dining room, and ripped up the floor there. It made minced rneat (so to speak) of the wash-room. It left that house without any under pinning to speak of. Then it paid its respects to the barn, went Dack to the house, violated the sanctity of a ser vant maid's room. The poor girl was just innocently adjusting her hair in the looking-glass when she was thrown violently backward on the bed by the furious thunderbolt, and she says she will never be vain again. In a neigh boring house the frisky element "scat tered a quantity of soft soap, and tore 1 rivet from a frying-pan." There never was such a bolt bei'or. Town Destroyed by Fire New York, April 25 —The manufac turing city of Joacbimcthl. in the mountians of Bohemia, was destroyed by fire on the 31st of March. Out ol 580 bouses in the city, 450 were com pletely burned. A-magnificent church, fouoded in the early days of the Re formation, fell to prey to the flames, as did also the valuable paintings by Lu cas Cranoch and Albert Durer. If there be an elysiura on earth it must exist in a county of Virginia the clerk of which reports that there is neither lawyer, doctor, nor preacher within its precincts, nor has been for twenty years pust. The insurance companies of the United States lost $02,302,006.00 by fires during the last year, which was 110 per cent, of their receipts. London, April 25.—The greatest apprehensions are felt in highest cir cles in Paris of an immediate civil war. The monarchists seem determin ed to oust Thiers at any cost. AN endless assortment of Pocket Books, Pocket Knives, from IXlct*., to six dollars, Gold pens and Pencils, always on hand at WELCH <3e CO'3 ; opposite the Husk House. Tlip liOulMiMun Trouble A special from New Orleans aajl Governor Kellogg; ha* sent the State militia into Taugiuhohoa parish, iu stalled the officers, scattered a mob who had collected and restored order, lie ha* avcurvd a steamboat on which is.iuountod a twelve pouud howiuar, for service oil thu rivers and bayous, aud hit* organised a battaliou of caval ry. He has also directed the Attorney General as to the prosecution of Guv. McKnery and others under uur|taiion net, and also for treason, aud has of fered a large reward fur evtdeucv that will lewd to the conviction of those who were engaged in the recent massacre at Graul Parish. What It ftwts The price of a ticket to San Francisco and back over the Union Paciflc and Cen tral Pacific road* i* a little le* than three hundred dollar*. Te this must he added the expense* of even or eight day*'' meal* —averaging three dollar* a day, al*o the additional expense of a compartment In the Pullman car. Without this latter the journey would be unendurably fatigu ing; with it, it i* surprisingly comfort able Upon the margin ef the long railway i map ftirnUh-.Hi to traveller* wv read, that a sleeping berth fiom New York to San : Francisco can be procured for eleven dol lars, which certainly sound* remarkably cheap Hut this doe* not tnean a section, or wen half a section ; it refers to the uil-| niiuum of space, that it, half of one ot tbcj berths, upper or under, three other person* occupying Jlhe remainder of the taction. Now few persons can be really comfortable with le* than a whole sectien —certainly no lady traveling alone could be,—and a whole sectien cost* forty-four dollar*. It will be seen therefore that a compartment in the P. I*. G„ U a consid erable item in the expense* of the trip. Hotel charge* iu California are not o high a* with u, being three dollars,—| sometimes two dollar* and a half,—a day. Carriage fare* are exceedingly dear, stage fare* lew* than in the East, —on the White Mountain road* fot iiistaace. The Ye Semite ex version i* an extremely costly one. Nooncthould undertake it without an allowance of from ten to fifteen day* tat least) in time, and from one hundred and thirty to one hundred and fifty dol lar* in money. It will then be easily scon, that it is safe to estimate the expense of two months of travel in California to vary from seven to eight hundred dollars, ac cording at the traveler is or is not an economist. To reckon it a* less would be to mislead. And thi, observe, is in gold, and doe* net include any ol the longer ex cursion*—Southern California, the Colum bia River, Pugot Sound ; all of which ftir nish point* of great interest and beauty well worth an additional journey to see.— Su mn CW/ufyr, in Scribnrr' *, for May. Suicide. Dr. Uolland ha* a "Topic" in Scribner * for May, on tbe recent discussion of *ui cide, from which we quite the closing psragraph : If man is nolhi.ig but an animal, if Ibis, life is all there it of his existence, and the* question simply concerns the amount of; comfort to be got out of it in this transient j world, why. let him do a* he like* with! himself and his friend* ; but be who re gards the presnt scene at only the fore ground of an infinite spiritual feature,' through which, if one tread faithfully the. proscribed passages of pain as well at pleasure, he shall find hitnteii in higher pathway*, a* a consequence, at the last,— we *ay be will take life whether it be con venient or inconvenient, and bold it a* the gift of God* inalienable by any reason of infirmity or suffering. or hopeless disease, or cost to other life through necessary ministry. The doctrine* of Prof. New man and Mr. Tolictnacbe are unchristian doctrines. They carry u* back into bar barism—back into the darkness in which children killed parent* that became a bur den to them, and mother* strangled in fant* that could only inherit their own suf fer ing*. It i* an infamous criticism of the divine wisdom, an insult to Providence, an assault upon the safeguard* of society, and a reflection upon buman nature and human destiny, from which all Christian manhood recoil* as from the touch of a serpent. BEHIND RMSFIXW.-We kir been favored with a few specimen pages of a work soon to be ioed by the National Publishing Company, of Philadelphia, en titled "Behind the Sceneajin Washington*" being a full account of the credit mobilier invotigation, the Congressional ring, political intrigue*, working of the lobbies, etc Alto giving the secret history of our National Government in all its various branches, and showing hew tho public money is squandered, bow votos are ob tained, etc., with personal sketches of leading Congressmen and Senators, also accurate descriptions of the public build ings of the federal capUol. The speci mens before us are well written and print ed in the style, and give evidence the coming work will be in the usual fine styleof the National Publishing Co. The book is sold only by subscription, and agents are wanted in every county. Ad dress Nagfpnal Publishing Co., Philadel phia, Pa CONSENTENTIAL DAMAGES The fellowing important section to the new Constitution was adopted on Friday last, by tho Convention All municipal, railroad, canal, and eth er corporations and individuals shall be liable for tbe payment of damages to lbs propcity resulting from the construction end enlargement of their works, as well to owners of property not actually occupied as those wbese property is taken; and said damages shall bo paid or secured to he paid before the injury is done. It is rumared that Senator Wallace ha* been tendered tbe Presidency af one of the largest railway corporations, which, if ac cepted wil!|nece Nothing further hat transpired. We are awaiting the return of thq cavalry. The Warm Spring Indians are scouring tb* country cast of the battle ground*, and are working toward* the craters, wbicb are at the edge of a nigh ledge of the Medoc stronghold south. If the Modoc* \ have fled to this section we will strike tbe trail, and troejis will follow a* toon as we are notified. The cavalry will return le | night and we will then know whether tbe Modoc* have fled to the south. The | Warm Spring Indian* and cavalry will 'probably communicate with each other i >-day. Colonel Mason ha* moved hi* ; camp into Captain Jack'* Lair. It is really one of the most remarkable freaks of nature in tbe country, and if it had not been for the mortars and howit ters the loas en our side would bare been very heavy. It is impossible to giro a clear idea of tbe formation of the rocks, but if one looked at a very coarse sponge through a magnifying g.ass it would give an idea of tbe lava bed* if seen through a telescope from a post ol observation two or three mile* distant. Yesterday the sol dier* scattered all over the neighborhood of the stronghold, searching in the crevices, chasms, and cave* for relics of tbe Mo docs. They found the body of a buck and 'two iquaws hid in different parts of Ike ; rocks. Tboaejofthe bucks that were woun d rd were soon put out of their misery by the soldiers, who are evidently determin ed to leave no male members of the tribe to gloat over tbe tnurder of their beloved general. Tbe Modoc Fortifications Tbe officers of the command were much astonished at th# ingenuity of the Modoc* in their artificial work on these natural fortifications. At one spot they construct ed a winding gallery up a rocky bluff, which was guarded by a side wall of bro ken recks, so placed as to render it impreg nable to musketry from any point Eve ry prominent rock that commanded an approach was fortified with breastworks ef loose rock, behind which they could shoot with their guns at rest and perfect security from the fire of the attacking party. Seventeen Dead J/odoc* The lava bed preeenls a horrid spectacle; bodies have been discovered in the crevi ces from under heaps of rock, and a aick sning stench fills the air. There must have been many killed and wounded we kaow nothing of, but we have evidence of the .death ef seventeen Medocs. Their wounded must be in a greater ratio than ours, as the ground is literally covered with fragmen tea# broken shells all over the place. The Shelling of tne Caves. Three shell* fell in the main ravine, in the centre ef their caves, scattering mot of them. There were about 2® men. women and children, sixty of whom could fight. Probably fifteen warriors were slain in three day*'fighting. Yesterday the soldiers captured an old squaw who was unsblo to escape. She confirm* the death of Schonchin, the second chief, who was shot by Commissioner Meacham. Difficulties of the Situation. If the Indians do not make a stand, this country will be in a horrid state this sum mer. The ranchers will sell thoir cattle and be compelled to abandon their rancb e*. Fifty do*pernio Indians roaming those rocky fastnesses will work incalculable destruction to property, and cause a fear ful loss of life, and lay waste the country, while the soldiers will bo compacalively powcrles because they cannot bunt them, and when they find them,they cannot ven ture out without'incurring groat risk, not knowing what branch or sage brush con ceals a foe. The troops will not be idle. Tho Medocs will have no chance to re cruit their shattered force*. Extermina tion is tbe word. A Modoc View Black Jim's mother-in-law, who has beon captured, gives the followiug account of the fight ; She said on the first day one of ths big balls, meaning shells, fell near whore the bucks were sitting in council, and that One Kyed Jake, ono of the Shacknasty family, ran and picked it up and look it over to John Hchoncbin and another Indi an, and they all three tried to bite it At this Interesting juncture the big ball broke into pieces and they were all three killed. The old squaw said that four otli ers had been killed on tho first day by musket balls, and she had been bid in a crevice ever since and did not know what was done afterward*. Another Battle in Progress. * Later—lo a. m.— Firing has commenced at the head of I-orig Cave, where the troops were attacked by Indians coming down to the water. An escort coming to meet tho pack train has also bean attack* ed, and the men ordered to fall in. Light buttery B of the Ctb artillery is on its way Horn Presidio to assist tho cavalry, tli battery G of the Ith erlillery i* *lo on iu way froiu Black I'oinl. About a mile from the ramp the firing is heavy and steady. The escort I* driving lb" Modoc*. No lurther particular* ran be obtained be fore the courier leave*. Hhol at Twice Yreka, April 21. Jame* G!enti arrived at eight o'clock p. iw. from the front, lie brings di*p*tches from tlensral Oillem Ha left heaaquaiter* st 10-.no o'clock yes terday, and reports having been shot at twice when four mils* this side of the camp by llie Indians, but wa* untouched Mr. W A. Ilovcy U on hit way in with the remain* of bis ton. The company of volunteers which start ed out from Yreka day before yeiterdayj will return 10-nighL The settler* en Hogu* arid Willow creeks are much ex cited are all preparing to move into the town. It is reported that three Indian* were seen in the neighborhood of Bogus creek a lew day* since, and others were •een down near Picarkt. The Klamath' Having War Dances. The Klamath Kiver Indian* supposed that the Modoc* were at Crystal creek, in Scott s valley. The Klamath Kiver Indi-, an* were painted, and having war dances. They numbered fifteen er twenty warriors and are well ertued. Whether there be any change or not, the people are arming. One family had left the neighborhood where the Klamath Kiver lndiaut had congregate I. Col. Mendenhall's com mand lias been ordered to move byway of the Shasta valley instead ot by the river route. Atneriraii Antiquities). There i* a vague popular idea that the so called New World is in reality the Old World in its habitation and civilisation, at lest a* compared with any portion of Europe, and study of tl> work of Squire, and the contribution to our earlier history will go far to make distinct the impres sion. The proof that tbe Indian tribes of North Amerieajwhich we have been used to consider the aboriginal races, were tbe •uccettors of a people far above them in civilisation, is full and unmistakable. The evidence is patent to the miners of North ern Michigan, to the explorers of the Ohio mound*,* and to tbe careful observ er* of tbe works yet left, if not intact, at least unambiguous in their teachings, all through the Valley of Mississippi and in the wild* ef Florida. We can only point out the salient features of this wide field #1 exploration, and direct attention to a few •f the result* attained. And, first, . it be observed that the Indians who inhabit ed thi* country, upon its discovery, and to many of whom yet remain in precisely the >ante stile of barbarism a* tbqp, neither builded the mound* to which reference will be made, nor have any traditions in regard to them ; they have and had no copper tools ; migratory in their nature, they erected no fortifications, rude or oth er* Ue, of the tame character, and the re main*, of ancient monument*, which dot tbe valley of Mississippi art to be re ferred unquestionably to a prior and ex tinct people. Thi* more civilised race has lcfla*y*-| lent tf earthwork*, designed for defense,, worship and sepulture, intricate and ex tended. The age ot those earthworks is. of course, in a gresit degree conjectural ; >ome idea, however, of their antiquity is gained from the article* within them, and from the fact.lhal upon them trees now ex ist having six or seven hundred .ring* ot annual growth, with other* of grtal sixe decaying in the mould beneath them, so thai tbeir abandonment must hare boen more than a thousand year* ago, pessibly several thousand year*. The place* se lected always possess peculiar adaption to ihc purpose designed, and the eppioachesi are fortified with great skill. Bay* Mr. Squire in "Anliqulie* of New York and the West," they are guarded by double over-lapping walls, or a series of them, having sometime* an accompanying mound, designed perhaps, as a "lookout," and corresponding to tbe barbican in the British system of defense, of the middle age The banks of the Western river* are unusually steep, often unaccnssible, |and these works are built upon their nio*l dif ficult point* ; successive terrace* are fre quently found by the river** shifting on it* channel. The fermtiion of each ter race constitutes a sort of seniigelogical era in the history of the valley , aud the fact that n*n of the worki occur upon the lowest formed of these, while they are found indiscriminately upon all others, bears directly upon the question of their antiquity. In tbo vicinity of Cbilcolbe, Ohio, is a fortified bill containing within its wall* an aiea of 140 seres, and other* approach this in extent. Ofthese mounds, Ohio alone contains ten thousand, betide* as nmny er more inciosurrt, some eflhem con taining five or six hundred acres. The mound* are from a .small size ts that at Cahokia, in Illinois, which is nearly one hundred feet in height, and a half a mile in circumference at bare, with a level summit of several acres. Such results, a* is well said, can only have been achieved by a dense population, organised into a firm government, and pre sided over by despotic ruler ; some such i political system, in short, as in Egypt pro duced the pyramids, and in Mexico and Peru their many massive works. Those ' mounds are composed principally ofearth, though stone, in largo quantities, is often introduced, and many mounds are com posed entirely of stone. The great stone j mound about eight miles south ofNewark. Ohio, was composed of stones in their natural shape, built up without cement to the height of from forty te fifty feet, upon a circular base of one hundred and eighty two feet in diameter. This was surround ed by a low fosse and parapet of an ornaU form, with a gateway at the east end. Li a small mound at the base of this was found human bones, copper rings and breaat-plates and a stone box inclosing an engraved tablet in unknown characters ; a skeleton in a trough, formed.by hollowing a log, which trough showed ax-marks of a sharper cut than could have been produc ed by a stone ax ; disclosing an era prior to the existence of the Indian race. In tho great mound at Grave Creek, Vir ginia, found a vaulted sepulchral four yards long by two and a half yard* wide. It was composed of a stone wall, nearly four feet thick, and contained two skeletons, one being of a woman almost reduced to dust. There wero found many ornaments, ameng them necklaces of pearl. In anolhor grave eighteen feet above the last, was found a skeleton, shell head, leather bracelets, and one hundred and fifty mica plates, and a most curious alphabetical inscrip tion composed of twenty-two characters, in three lines, with a cross and mark en graved on a handslone of elliptical shape, about two and one-half inches wide, and about five lines thick. In the nitro caves of Kontucky are found great number* of mummies, pre served by the air of these caves, as there it no ovidencc of preparation. They are wrapped in fbur successive coverings, the interior consisting ofa stuff wovon of fine cord, peculiarly twisted, and of large feath ers, which arq arranged with great art. The second covering is composod of the woven cord without feathers, and tha twa outer ones of deer skins. * The inclosures were probably in some way connected with the religious ideas of this lost people. The circles are usually small, ranging from 250 to 300 feet in di ameter, though some have [a circuit of more titan a mile. Tha walls usually range front three te seven feet high, but in tho great circle in Newark, it is thir ty feet front the bottom of the ditch to the summit of tbe embankment. The "Works at this locality covered an area of four square mile*. Within or near the enclos ure* occur tbe sacrificial mounds. These 'vary from two to fifty feet lag, averaging about eight feel. They are burnt hard ; on the alter* have been found instru ment* and ornament* ol silver, copper •tone and bona ; bead* of silver, copper, pearl* and hell; pcar and arrow head* of flint, quarts, garnet and obsedian; fo* *ll teeth of shark*, teeth of the alligator; marine shell*, galena sculpture* of the ku man band and of numerous animal*, pot tery of various kind*, and a large number of interesting articles, seme of which evince great skill In art. In Florida are vestige* ol road* slsty Jo seventy-flve mile* long, terminating at a mound. These mound* are fiom eighteen to fifty feet high. Dividing, as archaeologist* do, the progress of mankind Into the several epoch* ol development characterised a* the old and now stone age*, the age ol bronae, and that of iron, the people whose work* we have been considering lived in what ■hould be termed the copper age, and be fore the age of bronae; a* witness the operation* of this rare in the Michigan mine*. We have barely touched our sub-. Ject, end must forego all argument as to what has become of the race which ha* left uch monument*; it will will repay the student to look authorities lor a fuller understanding of the history of this continent, so far as it may be gathered long pge* before an European ft ot was set upon il> shores. I DISSOLUTION.—The partnership heretofore existing between J J A T Lingle, ha* been disofved by mutual con rent and th# businaa* will be continued by J. A T. Lir.glc, who will settle all account* uftht old firm aprlOdt J. J AT. LINGLK. XTOTICK.—Tbe partial account of I), it F. Fortney, Committee efN. HiUi bish, i Lunatic,) ha* been filed in this of fice, and will be presented at the April Term of Couit hext, for confirmation. A. WILLIAMS, apr;t-3i. I'rolhonatory. W. A. CURRY: BOOT & SHOE MAKER CE.VTHE II ALL. FA. Would moat respect fully inform the cit xens of thi* vicinity, that he hasaurted a uew B -.t and Shoe Shop, and would be thankful for a share of the public natroa age Boots and Shoe* made to order and according to style, and warrants his work (to equal any made elsewhere. Ail kind* ef repairing dune, and charges reasonable- Qive bim a call. feb II Iy. THE PEOPLE S DRUG STORE. Next door to Wilaoo A HickV Hard ware store, Allegheny St., BELLKPONTK, PA.. R. F. Rankin & Co., (SuKMon to Linn A Wilton.) DEALERS IN PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES, CHEMICALS. PAINTS, OILS. DYE STUPES. VARNISHES. BRUSH ES. rKKFI'MEKY, NOTIONS, AND FANCY ARTICLES FOR THE TOILET, Ac. for medicinal purpOMi. SHOULDER BRACES, TRUSSES A SUPPORTERS in jrreat variety] Alto, Choice CIGARS AND TOBACCO, and all other article* usually hept in f.rt claw Dnijf Store. PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFU Y COMPOUNDED. If.tjune HP RANKIN A (XI. BOSTON Boot & Shoe Store! A NEW ESTABLISHMENT With New Goods & New Prices! Having determined to engage in butinees at tin. place, we have opened up in Kooiu NO. 5 BUSH'S A HCA UK, BELLEFONTE, PA., the largest. moat complete and cheapest stock of BOOTS, SHOES, GAITERS.SLIP PERS, AC., that ha* ever been opem*! up in thia part of the Stale. At our store yon can find in, the Boot and Shoe line from the finest boot to the cheapest slip per, and we know if you once call and EXAMINE Ol*R STOCK AND PRICKS vou will concede that it is to your interest to purchase from us. H KKELL AT ROSTOX RATES Repairing Neatly Dene. B. L BATCHKLLKR A CO. July mt NEW HARDARWE STORE MILLHEIM Pa. W. J. McJCANloatof Milroy ha* Start ed a branch Store in Millheim where he intends keeping a full line of Hardware and Cutlery, IRON, NAILS, OILS, TAINTS, vAßKiansa, GLASS AJTN ruTTT, also a full line of Wallpapers and Border* The Store will be in the charge of bis clev er and obliging clerk .lames Montgomery. Centra County, Farmers, Mechanics and other* call and examine goods, and compare price*--Jim it a clever fellow and will do all in his power to accommo date you. ALSO: Do not forget THE OLD STAND AT MILROY, where you will always find a. full Stock to select from and prices to Suit the times. Being very thankful for the patronage and many favor* shown me by tny Centre county friends, I still solicit their patron age and 1 will guarantee to give satisfac tion in every way—Goods will sold very eiose for cash. W.J MMANIGAL f*b'2o.4tn. Q OUKT PROCLA M ATION. Whereat the Hon. Charts* A. Mtnr, President •( th. court of Common PI Ms. In thettth Judicial Dtt Utot. consisting of the ocuattss of Centra, Clinton, and Clearfield. and ths Honorabls W. W. LOTS and lbs Honorable Henry Uopp. Associate Jedges, la Centre county, basing tasusd tbelr precept, bearlug date lbs 4th day of Jaaaary. A. D.. I*7l. to as directed for hold lag a court of Oyer and Terminer aod lienernl Jail lie Ursry and Quarter Sessions of ths Peace la Bellefonte Isr las ooaaty of Contra, and to commence oa tho 4th Monday of Aprl nest, being ths SU day of April I*7l, anj to ooatinut two weeks. Notlo* >■ hereby |lvtn to the Coroner. .lattice* of the Peace, Aldermen aad Constables of ths said oouaty of Centra, that they 1>- then and there la their proper persons, at 10 o'clock lo the forenoon of said day, with their record*, lnqul.lt lone, esaminat lone, and theif own remembrances, te do those things which te their ofßee appertains to be done, and those who are boons in re ooculsances te prosecute against the prisoners that are or shall be la the fail of Centre county be then and there to prosecute against thorn as shall be Juet. Ulna under my hand, at Bellefonte. the 4th day of ■ P j*" Keapectlully inform the ritixent of C j z Centre and otbar cuualiw, that the,) * ! < bare ona of the Unreal and beat 5 i. laeted atock of Hard ware to be found, c _* ronaiating of Iron, .Steel. NaiU. * < .Skeiu and Boxea, Complete atork ol ' > carpenter toola and builder* bard- <7 Z ware, locka. oil*, paiau, glaaa, var- 5j 2,ii>baa. bruabea, cucumber pn.wp* and * < 'tubing. Lamp* af all kiuda, ecalea. £ Ljjcuilarjr, ■ WOOD AMD WILLOW WARS. \ ! Pull line of taddlery and coocb ma ker* good*, wood work for bugrin I „ and wagona, plough*, barrow*, cuiti- Zj valor* and grindatonua. Looking H < gtaaae* and mirror nlatoa. Picture * Y frame* made to order. They alto w J bar# the celebrated cook atore, 5 SUSQUEHANNA, > jy. lerer* one warranted to gire perfect 2 f~ Miiufnction All kind* of parior , [.torea. We are determined to tell 2 marl&tf. Bellefonte, Pa. | | Gift dc Flory's New Shoe Store ! AT CENTRE HALL. They have now opened, and will constant ly keep on band, a splendid stock of new nUOKti, GAITERS, £ SLIPPERS, for men, women and children, from the best manufactories in the country, end now of- I fered st the Lowest Prices. BOOTS and SHOES made to order, upon •hort notice They invite the people of this vicinity to give them a call, a* they , will strive to merit a share of their pat ronage. mylCkf EW FURNITURE STORK. 1 nooa be now Horrcx's BELLEFONTE, PA. GEORGE a BRYAN, Dealer in ruftn§?ufts OE ALL KINDS, BEDSTEADS. TABLES, CHAIRS, Parlor and Chamber Sets, SOFA S, LOUNGES, BUREAUS, WASHSTANDS, ViIDDIII, MATTRESSES. As. Particular Attention to Ordered Work. REPAIR!XO DOSE PROMPTLY. 1\ OF. It TAKING. In All Ita Branches, MKT A LIC, VALEUT, ROSEWOOD, AND COMMON CASKETS, Always on Band, and Funeral* Attended Witt an Hearse. apfitf. 1 Stoves! Fire! Stov's! At Andy Herman's, Centre Hall, art latest and best stove* out, be baa just received a large lot of I Cook Stoves, the Pioneer Oook, the Eclipee Cook, the Reliance Cook. PARLORS-The Radiant Light aelf-fee dcr, Gaa Burner, National Egg, Jewell, Be. : 3*.Be sells store* a* LOW a* anywhere in Mifflin or Centre co. -ME TIN AND SHEETIRON WARE The undersigned hereby informs tbe ! ciliaens of Pennavalley that ne ha* pur chased the Tinthop heretofore carried on [by the C H. Mfg Co.. and wilt continur | the same, at the old stand, in all its branch let, in the manufacture of STOVE PIPE dk SPOUTING. All kinds of repairing done. He ha* always on hand Fruit Gum, of all Sixes, BUCKETS CUPS, DIPPERS, DISHKS.BC. All work warranted and charge* reason able. A share of the public patronage so licited. AND. RKKSMAN. 2*ep7oy Centre Hall New Clothing Store A. STERNBERG, engaged to manage for I. L. Reixens in, in the corner building, opposite Holler'* store. Beliefonte, hat established a new Clothing Store where the best bargains in the county are offered. $7.50 to sls Tor Suits of the fin est Casslmere. HATS, CAPS and a full and complete assortment of ev ery thing in the line of Clothing. Gent's Furnishing Goods all directly from their own manufactory. Also. Jewelry, Watchers, dec. They have engaged their old clerk, Mr. A. Sternberg, so well known to the people, and who will be pleased to see nis old frier.ds. apstf. Piece goods of every description, told low to enable everybody to have bis cloth ing made to order.' CENTRE HALL HOTEL. JOHN SPANQLXR, Proprietor. Stages arrive and depart daily, for all points, north, south, cast and west. ADAM HILD, PAINTER, offers his services to the citizens of Mifflin Centre and adjoining counties, in House, Sign itud Ornmenatal Painting. GRAINING Oak, Walnut, Maple. Ash, Mahogony. Ac. Plain and Fancy Paperhanging. Or ders respectfully solicited. All fine work done tor other painters. June 7y. • NEW b'ISOOVINV ta otwa wl mm* JMfaal Mtwe. Dr. ABVIV* -*• fleu. Dr. OABVKX*! T/.IJ t • • '•' ** Core FrefaiTfc* t, r ci::vn nta: : " "* ruiw A*.ltfsiflu Dr. CAUV2TJ TjaSl B. * >* Cure tl 'U/tDi r tr, Dr.Aisv:\*r: t s jic* Core hkln Dinc.i v . or.o.tHViT.l T;:S SSeguLte ttolArcr. Dr. GABBVI T.ill 1.31 ;CDII Regulate the Mloki :se!t aaJ B •Wfla Dr. GABVm TA J 111. TUDIfM Cure all Female Wcaltmmam, Dr. UAitVITS TAB RtMEDIEB Purify tie* Blood. Dr.CAItVIVN TAB UCH£DIk Cure IMc*e of the Threat Dr. OABVITB TAB BEKCDIM Caw Brottcteiti*. Dr. CiAUVI.V* TAB BFBEDICM Cure -Dew <©kl."ur"iJayFevrr" Dr. GAKVIKI TAB KBTEDIEI Cure Lnag Dlwn Dr.GAKVIAT TAB UEMEDIBi Cure (on Ml pot km. Or.GAItVBD TAB KEBEDIES Cure halt Khi um. Dr. UAIitTXH TAB BESEIMES Cure laidatey IMecaucu. Br.UAItVnH TAB BEVEDIEH Pwnetfholrra Jt T dlotv Fewwr Dr.GAttVIII TAB BEBEDIES r I'reraut Haloriout Fewer*. ' • Dr.GAKI IFS TAB BEMEDIEH Bemoee Pain In tloe Brrmt. Dr.tiAßVlFti TAB BF3VFDIBI Remove Pnin in the Bide or Back. Dr. GABVB9 TAB BEXEDIEI An a Bnperftnr Tonic. Dr. UABVKf TAB BK-^rDIBB Raatere the Appetite. Dr.GABTFVB TAB BEHEDIES Cuuae the Food to Dtff(*t, Dw. CIABVI V 8 TAB BEBEBIIS BeetoNthc Weak and Detrilitnled Dr. UABTITS TAB REMEDIES Give Tone to I'onr By Mem. la. r. HYDE Ac. CO., tout P&OPBIPTOB* IBS Hrvmnts- Arm.. Xew York. declirTSy Furniture Rooms! J. O. DKINISGKR, respectfully inform* thr eitiaatts of Cr'.re county, that he hescoastaatly on hand jad make* to ordar, all kind* at BEDSTEADS, BUREAUS, SIN KS, WASHSTANDF, COBNEB CUP BOAR] & TABLES, Be., Be HOME MADE Osama ALWAYS OK MAM< liiaaicck of ready-inade Furniture islai , and warranted of good workmanship sou . t all made ur. J< r hi. own immediatesuper \ aion, and i* offered at rate* a* cheap a*aL whare. Thankful for paal favor*, he ioli it* a continuance of the came. Call and see hi* stock Before purchasir elsewhere ap3M*6B Iv ~ Chas. H. Held, Clark. Vatrhwaker dk Jrac.i i Millheim, Centra co., Peena. Respectfully informs bis Mends and tl public in general, that be has just oneaec at his new establishment, above Aldan der's Store, and keeps constantly on ham. all kinds of Clock*, Watche* and Jewelry of the latest style*, as also the MaranvilU Patent Calender Clocka, provided with i complete index of (he month, and day o, the month hnd week on its face, which i> warranted as a perfect lime-keeper. cn-Cloek*, Watches and Jewelry r paired on short notice and warranted sepll'tt-.ly THE 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 pecially for the people and the thaws, the lar gest and most varied and complete assort ment of Saddles, Harness, Collars, Bridies, of every description and quality ; Whips, and in fact everything complete to n first class establishment, he now offers at prices which will suit the times. JACOB DINGES. CeatreHall JOHN* F PofTFR, Attorney at law Collections promptly made and specie attention given to those having lands ot property for sale. Will draw up and havs acknowledged Deeds. Mortgages. Be. Of fice in the diamond, north side of the ourt house. Bellefonte. oct±f69tf HKJCBT BEOCKBRHOrr, t ]> BBC CRT President, Cashier. QENTRK COUNTA BANKING C< (Late Millikca, Hoover d Co.) RECEIVE DEPOSITS, And Allow Interest, Discount Note*, BUT and gel Government Securities, Gold and aplOtttf J AS. M M ANtTH Attorney •. .-ouijnly attends to all be Inaaa an trusted to him. jula.6Btf DF. FOHTNKY, Attorney at Lax • Beliefonte, Pa. Office over Re \ nold'a bank. mayH'Whf ' H. K. M ALLIBTI*, J AMES A. BEA \ ! UPAiUSYSII & A TTOKSErS-A T-LA r, Beliefonte, Centre Co.. Penn'a. apfiSt: S*o. K. onvia. c. T. ALXXAXDKR ORVIS A ALEXANDER, Auorneys-at-law. Office in Conrad House Beliefonte, Pa. J. ;P. GEPHART, with Orris A Alexander, attends to collec tions in the Orphan')- Court. \f ILLER S HOTEL, Woodward7~P ITJL Btaxes arrive and depart daily. This favorite hotel it now in every respect one of the most pleasant country hotels in central Pennsylvania. The traveling com munity will always And the best accommo dation. Drovers can at al I times be accom modated with stables and pasture for any number of cattle or horses. JulyS fißtf GEO. MILLER. KW HARDW A RESTORE! J. & J. HARRIS. NO. 6. BKOCKEKHOFF BOW A new and "Complete Hardware Store hat Seen opened by the undersigned inßrock erholTs new building— where thevare pre pared to tell all kinds ofßuildingandHoust Furnishing Hardware, Iron, Steel, Nails. Buggy wheels in seUs, Chanipic nClothes Wringer, Mill Saws, Circular and Hanc Saws, Tennon Saws, WcbbSaws, leeCreair Freezers, Bath Tubs, Clothes Backs, a ful assortment of Glass and Mirror Plate of al sizes, Picture Frames, Wheelbarrows, Lamps, Coal Oil Lamps, Belting, Spokes, Fclloes-andHubs,Plows,Cultivators, Corn Plows, Plow Points, Shear Mold Boards and Cultivator Teeth, Table Cutlery, Shov els, Spades and Forks, Locks, Hinges Screws, Sash Springs, Horse-Shoes, Nails Norway Rods. Oils. Lard, Lubricating, Coal, Linseed, Tanner;. Anvils, Vices, Bel lows, Screw Plates, Blacksmiths Tools, Factory Bells, House Bells, Dinner Bells, Gong Bells, Teaßells,Grindstones,Carpen ter Tools, Fruit Jars and Cans, Paints, Oils, Varnishes received and for sale at june6Uy. I. A J. HA HP IS A DMINISTRATORS NOTICE.—Let- JHL ten of administration on the estate of Mary E. Jordan, late of Potter twp .dec'd have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons knowing them selves indebted to said estate to make Im mediate payment, and thoeo having de mands agslnst the same to present them dtuy autbi Biicated by law for settlement. ro*