THE CENTRE REfORTSK THURSDAY SKPT 2ft, Iff?*. LOCAL ITEMS. LOCAL *EW.--Our friends, every where. will oblige us by sending us local news of interest. CIRCULATION. —The circulation of the RKPOBTKR, on this side the county. > argor than that of all oilier i*|>cr* in the county. Businees men will therefore End this one of the boat advertising medium* Wc invito all interested to come and in spect our list for thentselve*. REMITTANCES.— AIt monies for sub scription w ill be credited on the subscri ber* address. tach week : bv referring to which our patrcn* can at all lime* see now heir account# stsnd. snd a receipt is by this system carried upon each copy of the paper. Mrs. Rebecca Herr of Salona, long fnmiliatly known and beloved in the \ al ler as Aunt Bookie, died at the residence of her son, Mr George Herr. in that place on last Thursday at the advanced age ot and*even month*- Rev. Miller this w<>ek broke ground for the erection of a new building on the bank lot, opposite the Reporter office, the lower story of which it to be used as a drug store. Who desire* to buy a first class store stand, grist and saw-mill, with clear land for farming and excellent timber. Such a property U offered for sal* by T. r. Throne, (Foster's well-known eld standi in BrushvaUey. See advertisement No better chance for investment. Mr. Jacob K- ch brought two mon ster tomatoes to this office a few day* ago, which are hard to beat. One alone will make a "mess." The Centre Hall We bal lists weal to SprHit Mill* on Saturday to play a game with the Sprttijc Mi!ler--our boy* are tip top players, but the Sprng Miller* eanae out tip-U>pet this time. tin Tuesday of last week, a little boy by name of Ha una living in Gregg tap had his leg broken aboee the ankle. No particulars Wade, the Lyoouung eeuaty mur derer is sentenced to be hanged. The fi nal day for hi* execution is not yet fixed. He will now have a chance to straighten the ''kink*" in hi* rope. Picnic* are *lill in *ea*on. The Kgg Hill Sabbath school held one en Saturday last. Sabbath breaker* will remembet that there ian heavy penalty imposed for shooting, hunting, and fishing on that day. Be careful. Our csHtnl.v tair commences Oct. 7th to continue four day*. Farmers, this is your fair, try and make it a *ucce*s. Take your agricultural product* there and place them on exhibition. We acknowledge the receipt of Chi cago dailies, front our friend E. L. S. of Joliet. The dysentery is abating at Mill heim. we are pleased to say. That town ha* bean sorely afflicted—there were some 16 or 30 deaths in something like a little over a month. The disease is not conta gious, the doctors say. Selin * Grove, Sept. 18th 187$.—Edi tor Reporter: I received the foliewing account of the death of John Metzler, for tucrly of the Loop, from a prominent mer chant ot Joliet, Illinois. Mr. Metxler** home was in Joliet at the time of the ac cident He had bean working in the car yard for six months when he took a posi tion on a coal train as brakeman, and was on hi* second trip at the time he was kill ed. The car upon which he was standing was laden with old R R. Iron. He was found in the wreck, in an upright position, one old rail bent entirely around him, and with his lantern in hi* band. He say*, further, "John was a good boy, well liked by all his companions, and no one could say anything against his charac ter." It will certainly be a source of comfort to his friends to know that he was respect ed by his friends and companions. a. A. K. Several new stores are in contempla tion here. A party from Bucks county think of establishing a millinery and fancy store; a new building is talked ef for a grocery, and work ha* commenced on a new building for a drug store. Centre Hall has no watchmaker and jeweler nearest is Bcllefonte—we think this would be a good point. John Shuey, died at Lenient, on last Thursday, 18th. The deceased fell fruiu a barn some ten year* ago, and never recovered from the injuries sustained, and has been in a disabled condition until death at length relieved his sufferings- Mr. Benj. Arney, of near Centre Hall, has the celebrated Late Rose Pota toes for sale, at $1 per bushel. He ha* 50 which iweigh 621 lbs., and 50 which weigh 524 lbs. From 11 bushel* of iced, Mr. Arney raised ">7 bushel* of fine pota toes They are not excelled for table use. Specimens of these potato#* were left at the Reporter c-ffice and at Wolf* store, where order* for the same can be left. St. A bold robbery was committed oa the streets of Lock Haven on last Thurs day night 11th, between the hourt ofSand ' 10. At Mr. Royer, of Mifflinburg, was leisurely walking along one of the lower streets, he was violently assaulted oy three men and knocked to the ground, when he became insensible ; bow long he remained in this state Is not known, but on arriving at conciousnets, he found that he had been robbed of his purse with all its contents, about $63. He had some valua ble papers in his possession at the time, which were not molested. No clue to the identity or whereabouts of the villians hat yet been discovered. Mr. Editor:—lf you have not, up to this time, been called upon to record the death of Mrs. Stover, I would inform you that she died on Monday 13th, aged 86 years, and was at the time of her death residing with her son, Daniel Stover, near Booneville. She was was a very estima ble old lady, and her death was mourn ed by a large circle of relatives and friends; she was formerly a resident of Pennsvally; she moved here with her husband about 30 years ago. On the Sunday preceding her death, she attended services at the Evangelical church, in Booneville, of which she has always been a respected member —she died upon the following morning suddenly. For the Reporter. WOLFE'S STOKE, Sept. 13th, 1873. John G. Sankey, of Centre Hall, the Democratic nominee for commissioner, made a short visit to this place Thursday last, and received an enthusiastic welcome from all the citixens of the place and vi cinity. A false report has been circulated in some parts of the county, that the democrats of Miles were disxtisfled with the nomination for Commissioner. This is a direct ialsebood and an imposition on the Democrats of Brushvalley. The rads, who have circulated these vile reports, will find, when the time comes to stand up for Mf. Sapkey, that every true demo crat and all others of this vicinity, who have the interests of the. count? at heart, vyill not fail tp cast their vote for the man who has eref stppd by apd defended the the best interests pf tbe county, and thus vindicate by thfir actions the vile reports W'bich the Radical party have circulated qbopt bin*. MILES. On Saturday last, the members of the St Marks Snnday school, held a picnic upon the gropnds of the Sugar Vallev t amp meeting association. It was numer g jsly attended by people from all iarts ol the valley apd surrounding neighborho.Kl. -i4creses wer# made to an appreciates audience by Rev. Stambaeh and Mr. Jno. Smith. A sumptuous repast was prepared for the occasion, of which all present wen cordially invited to partake; the meetiaj Iwas considered by nil u> hivi been a suc cess in every particular, and reflect* great credit upon the member* of the association. , The bugwr Valley Camp Cas#.—This j case, known a* the Sugar Valley Camp Meeting case, after the examination of a few witnesses, was, at the suggestion o( the Court, settled by the parties, the Defend ants paving the costs and lNainlilTt attor ney, and the Plaintiff* discontinuing two civil suits brought by him against same parties and paying the cost* thereon. Hi* tloner Judge Mayer look occasion to remark thai this was jut the kind of a case that should be settled, a* it had grown out of a mistake a* to the law; that the act ofj 1822, which prohibited Uatflciag within three miles of a Camp Meeting, had been .generally supposed to bo a good law, but that the Supreme Court bad recently held that it only applied to the sale of liquor. It was unite manifest from the testimony given in Court that Madam Humor bad greatly exaggerated this case, and in fact there were no riotous proceed lugs on the part of the Camp Meeting people, hut that a personal encounter had grown out of the attempt to enforce the provisions of the law prohibiting trafficing within three mile* of a Camp Meeting. -/V. Vtaxs ix SIUAE VALLRT.-The slaugh ter houses of J Kleckner and M. Fetter hoof in Sugar Valley, were burnt down ou Monday night. On the night of ft, the tchoolhouse at Schrecktown was burnt down, >uppo>ed to have been an ineendiary job. FATAL AOCIDEXT.—OB Wednesday ■t. rnieg of last week, Henry Gilbert, son of Henry Gilbert, sged 15 years, in the em ploy of Daniel Kern, in Bearer township, Snyder Co., was instantly killed by a piece of timber tailing from the second story of a building and striking him ou the head.- PosL TI MOR IUUOVKP —On Wednesday looming t last week Dr. Atlee, of Philadelphia, assisted by Dr. Strawhridge, of Danville, Dr. Uayea, of Muncy, and several Lewisburg physician* successfully removed a very large tumor from the pesren of Mr*. Mile* lnria, of Lew isburg. The tumor contained 24k qrts., of fluid and weighed M pounds. Tb* lady ha* suffered for years from the tumor, and is now in s tair way to speedy recovery.—Journal Pot LtaT.—Having been appointed to solicit poultry breeder* to exhibit their *tock at the entuiug Agricultural Fair of Centre Co. I. would say, that it it very desirable that all those who intend to exhibit, should notify me before the week of the Fair, eo that 1 may be enabled to make provision to have shedding prepared to accommodate tha same Kxhibitor* will provide their own coop* and water fountain*. Coop* made of three feet plastering lath, three feet each way and two and one half inches space between lath, with a *1 ide opening for demising, is a very good siaa fur three fowl*. Pre mium list* will be farnished.oa application WM. SUOKTLIDOK Betlefonte Pa. | The Juniata Valley Bank, Mitßintown, had a run on last Monday, and suspended. The barn of Gen. John P. Taylor, near ReedsviUe. was destroyed by fire on the night of 17th. with the entire crop. luUO bu shel* grain. 7ains, yet. by his pa-; r tience,.with which he endured his suffer-1 0 ings, caused himself to be leved not only t in this life, by all who knew him, but he> , has also caused his memory to be deeply imbedded in the hearts of ail around him:' c although the summons was quick, and' when it was least expected, yet be meekly bowed bis head in subjection to the stern a mandate of heaven, and peacfully passed away. He was a member of the Evangelical church upwards of thirty years, during which he led a true, consistent and chris tian life. He is gone—but we will not 4 mourn his loss; for why should we? We j know that be was pleasant and cheerful in f life, calm and serene in death that he is | glorified in Eternity, and that he is now reaping an abundant harvest of celestial enjoyment around the daxxling throne of * God, who control letb the destiny of man. 4 Kind readers, let us profit by this, aa- 4 other removal by death. Let us ever be * firm in the right as was the departed one. 4 Let us ever remember that there are two ! paths in this life ;—on the one hand, opens J the thorny path which leads to the calm ! and affluent retreats of Christianity, there 1 to bask in the golden Sunlight of God's 1 fever,-of unmitigated fruition, made J sweeter by an uninterrupted intercourse with the memory of such who have passed j' through the ordeal of this life unscathed, ' as did father Stitxer; but remember that 1 on the other hand we see the inviting path 1 of sin and foil v. May we, earnestly, im- 1 ploro the smiles of God, upon our exer- j lions to enter the former path. May we be impressed with the solemnity of the re- ' movaf of our friends by death : and when ! the battle of tbis life is fought and that ' hideous foe of mankind (.Stw) lies prostrate 1 beneath us, may we enter the llaven of < eternal rest, as peacfully as did father 1 Stitxer. "Gone but not forgotten " I E. o. r. MARRIED. On the 11th inst. at the Lutheran Par sonage Centre Hail Pa., by Rev. J. Kel ler Miller, Mr Jacob W. Haxell, and Miss Emma A. Shaffer, both of Madisonburg Pa. On Uie 14th inst, by the same, at the Old Fort Pa., Mr. Jacob F. Steele and Miss Ellie Weaver, both of Bellefonte Pa. SCHOOL TAX NOTICE.—The citixen* ef Potter township art hereby notified, agreeatily to law, that on all School Tax paid over to the undersigned on er before November 4th, next, there will be a de duction of 3 per cent; and on all paid within one month after said date the full sum will be claimed, after which all such Taxes remaining unpaid, will be placed in the hands of a Collector with an addi tion of 3 per ceiftum. JAS. C. BOA I* 4aug2m Treasurer. LIVESTOCK at PRIVATE SALE- The undersigned, having been burned out, offers the following live Stock at private sale: SIX HEAD OF WORK HORSES. THREE MILK COWS. ELEVEN HEAD YOUNG CATTLE. | This stock can be seen at the residence of , the subscriber, about 1J miles west of Old ri£ug3t A. KRfMREIN*. Til K (J KA N D PH AI Kl K THAU Kl) Y A t> K* RKRAT R XUSCKU.Attaoi * nutn DLDSTTI.ts RSt'MKt>. j New Orleans, August 20. Due of the '' most terrible tragedies that hat e ever been *j committed in this State oceured at Old '* Grand Prairie, in iheparUhof 81. Landry, jon the 11th instant Between the families r ~!ef two men, named Augustin tlulllory " and Felix Soileau, an old ftied ha* long * subsisted. On Saturday night two of the '* son* of these men, Dreux Uuillory and Fe ° lix Soileau, Jr., met at a ball, and being * somewhat flushed with wine, they hud llt ' lie trouble in getting up a quarrel. The of friends prevented any sort " ous consequence* for the moment, but both Voflhem returned home with expressed pur -1 pa.es of settling their quarrel at no dis -1 taut day. Both of them ucit div called . | second* into requisition, and on Monday. . the lltb instaat, they appeared at the Old . Grand Prairie for the purpose ef lighting an old-fashioned Creole tistduol there t were upwards of KM persons in attendance „ te witness the light, and the most intense . interest was manifested in it. Augustin i Guiliorr was present a* hi* son's second, 1 and one Carroll Hlackman acted in the i same capacity ferAoileau. All the friend* of beth parties and they were many w ere present te witness the combat, and a , spirit of ill-suppressed vindlcliVene was I evident on both sides. Before the flghl 'j commenced old Guillory endeavored to * pick a quarrel with Blackmail, and was i'only quieted when assured that lie would , get light enough when their principals had | satisfied themselves. The combat then ' j commenced, and after a few stroke*. b*il eau cried "enough," and admitted hi* I pugilistic inferiority. I'pou this old Guil- , : lery advanced with a drawn pistol, and ( : commenced swinging it about in a threat ening manner. Soileau then fled, but was 'quickly followed by a ball trom the pistol . in the band of Guillory, which grated hiiu . i but did no serious injury. Blackmail iu :mediately drew hi* pistol and levelled at the old desperado, but somebody caught 5 ! hit arm and held him in a tight gra.p, t j while Guillory advanced and shot hiui un •' der the left shoulder blade, the ball pass ing across to the shoulder on the other I side. Ulackman fell to the ground, and c while in a recumbent position, fired three j lime* at the retreating form of Guillory, bringing him to the earth. Guillory re ceived a ball in the thigh bone which com- ' pleiely shattered the same; a flesh weund ' a the breast, aud a third ball entered ins back en ene side and ranged diagon ally across the breast te the other, but did * ; not come out. Two of the weuad* are j-' considered mortal. Blackmail died in five minutes. la the meantime young Gillory was not 11 : idle. He advanced, pistol in hand, to a r man named a friend ot Soileau *. ' and killed him IU a single shot He then 1 directed hi* pistol towards one Ortega, but the cap snapped, whereupon the latter fir- ' ed his willi more success, killing young * Gillory on the spot, aud thus the battle • ended! When the Bring commenced ail 11 the people not personally interested in the • affair stamped. Next day the dead were J' buried, after the usual inuueat. Three of the parties were arrested, but were subset * queally released en parole till an examin- l ' ation lakes place. —l-1 e A NKVADA STAGE RoBBKKY. Four Btigand* Make Fourteen I'as- y scDgcm Sit on a Redwood I*og i, while they Blow Open the Safe . —Bagging $12,(100. From the Dave-Hport l/ucn) (ia:ette. Our reader* will remember the tele graphic accounts, three or four week* ago, of tha halting ef a stage in Nevada by brigand*. who robbed Well*, FargoJkCo. safe of a large turn ot ntonev. A cilixen of OaTenport, K. Baldwin, Chief Engineer of the Davenport and St. Paul Railroad, v>* a pa**engcr on the stage. He write* an account of the affair to a friend. He says he left Coltax at 4 I*. M . with thir teen other paasenger*, destination Downie ville, Sierra county At the start they as cended 1,000 feet, then descended 1,000 feel, and then repeated the ascension, and just a* the coach reached the last summit I four men sprang from behind rocks, seixed | the leader* by the bit, and bade the driver ' get down from there. It was some lime, Mr. Baldwin says, before the passeuger* ; could understand tho interruption, but at .last they were made to comprehend it without much ceremoncy. The driver was ordered to take the horse* from the ! coach and lead them to one tide. He obey ed. Neit the passengers were told to dt* mount and seat themselves on a redwood A* each of the robber* held a dou ble-barrelled shotgun, and swore that somebody a brains would be spilled un less "you step right lively, now," the or der wasobeyed with alacrity. "1 tell you, my friend," write* Mr. B , "I felt terri bly put out!" The passenger* sat still as mice under cover of the shotguns, ana silently watch ed the operation* ef the robber* in getting at the contents oftkc safe. Tbescoundrelt drilled hole* about the lock and elsewhere in the door, poured powder into the open ing*, tamped them, and then lighted the fuse. In a half minute there was a thick puff of smoke, a dull, heavy sound, and there lay the safe open It was but the work ef a minute to sack the bag* of gold and package* of greenback*, and then the | robber* ordered the passengers to mount. The traveller* obeyed and look their seats; then tbo driver was ordered to hitch up, and be did a* he was told—and was re quested to "drive on quick and net lag once for a mile." And the way the four horse team flew away from the locality would astonish a locomotive. The rob ber* gobbled between $8,001) and $ 12,• iOUO After making the aforesaid mile in un commonly quick time, the passengers got to comparing note* concerning the "late interruption, and it was ascertained that every man of the fourteen had a revolver safely stowed away in hi* trunk or valiae. Net a man among them had a weapon about hi* clothe* when the robber* were at hand. When the stage reached Grass Valley the passenger* told the people the "story { of tbeir sufferings*'* And tbey were laughed at "Fourteen )*a**enger* of you wrdeted to sit on a redwood log by four robbers armed with nothing but d d old shot guus, and you did it—you squat ted, did you, while tbey robbed the sale T" was the gist of the remarks of tbo Grass Valleyites, delivered with looks and ac cents of scorn Mr. Baldwin says one experience of the J kind isenough for him—he wouldn't g ef across the street to meet another. • • DISTRIBUTION OF AN ESTATE. The supreme court (Judge Mercur delivering the opinion) has decided as follows* on an appeal from the orphans' court of Lebanon county in a rare and im portant case : John Person died intestate leaving a widow and five grandchildren. His three children—Sarah, Amanda and David—all died priorto his death. Sarah and Aman da each left one child and David left three children. These five grandchildren are the only living lineal dsscendant* of the inteatate. and are equnly removed from him. Tbo question presented is whether, in the distribution of the estate of the in testate, the children of David are charge able with advancements made to their father in his lifetime. If the intestate had | left surviving him a child or children against whom their grandchildren were claiming, it is clear they ara so chargo abla. In that case they would take by representation such shares only as their father would have taken if he had been living at the death of the intestate. How do they txko in this case? The sec ond section of the act of Bth April, I'ur. Dig. 897. pi. 9, 11, provides, "Ir such in testate leave grandchildren, but nochild or other descendant, being tbe issue ef a deceased grandchild, the estate shall des cend to and be distributed among such 'grandchildren." The facts in this case are precisely those indicated by the statute quoted. Tbe intestate left grandchildren but be left ae children and no descendants which were tbe issue of a deceased grand child. The estate shall be distributed among his grandchildren. How shall It be distributed? Shall it be by representa tive per ttirpe* or shall It be per eapita ? Under the statute of distributions, 22 and 23 Cer. 11, which is very similar to eur own, it ia held that they lakepcr capi ta, that is equal shares in their own right, 2 Black. Conum- 317; 'i Will, on exec's 1349, So under our act of 19th April, 1794 it was be]d. where tbo intestator s children are all dead, all of them having left chil dren, the parties take per capita or each an equal share in his own ri\(bt. Earnest 1 et al. vs. Earnest et at.) 6 Kawle 213. The act of Bth April, 1888, has received the same construction. That is when all the I heirs are in oqual degree ol consanguinity 1 to the intestate they take per capita. M il- I len£ Appeal. BWr Bt7. Kront'e appeal. • 10 p. F. Smith 880. It is trua the second lection of tba act of 27th April, 1833, Pur. Pig. 808, pi. 26, changes the will of distribution among collaterals ; but does not cliango it as to grandchildren of the - intestate. Kront's appeal eupra. Then , David's children do ""t tke by represen e tation through him They, a-well as the other twograndchildrep, take in their own right. Unless expressly so deolared by statue. lti contrary V ten*on to hold therp liable for advances made to one who is a stranger to their title. Neither the • letter nor tbe spirit of the statute will ,f make a grandchild liable fur advances j mad# to one under or through whom he does not claim. The novel case of Earnest vs. Earnest, . j ji.iii'.i Tvirlr)vi KiltmhauM I Whr, UK). Christy's hppeal 1 Grant M t'on key vs. M'Conkey '• Watts lIA2 and Hughes appeal 7 V. K. Smith l?V, I been cited as establishing N contrary doc * j trine. We do not controvert th wrrwl-j n 1 nw of construction given to the statute i ,1 jin each ol those cgses. In each of Iticm , the fact were ontirelv different from the | ' present case, In eacn of them the interest * !efl surviving children and grand. hililren j r II ia licit a were standing in dlffeient degrees . of consanguinity to him. Hence the rule' established for the henellt of tlieir ur- i " riving children applied It felloe* thai ■ where there are* no surviving children of I the intestate to invoke the aidJof the alat- ( ute relating to advauoetnenL the children of a deceased child do not take subject to ' advancements made to their father. Skiu * ner vs W avnr, "J Jonee I N t\) K<| He , |Hirt 42. "The learned Judge therefore erred in confirming the report of the audi tor; and the flrt throe assignments of error ' are sustained ThU render* it unnecessary | to consider the fourth assignment. Decree res erscd so tar a* it relates to the distribution among the several grai d children of the intestate and the record is remitted for the orphans' court to proceed 1 in con ermity to the above decision; and it is ordeied that the appellees pay the costs of this appeal. WHO SHALL* \\*S THK HAIL KOADS. Kngland owns and controls all the tuh graphic lines in that country. It is an ex pensive and fruitless operation. Hut tie spile this fact a movement is on foot look ing to a purchase of the railroads of the nation by ike government. Uoth these scheme* have advocates and defenders in the I'uiled State*. A bill for tlu-J pur chase of Jthe telegraph line* has been dis cussed in I'ongress, and the Host-uiaster- General i in lavor of this scheme He shut* hi* eye* to the failure of the Kngl *h plan, and endeavors to fasten the rottvn and valueless system upon the United States The purchase of thr railroads of the nation by the Federal government also has advocates. Among them is Hon j Atna-a Walker, of Massachusetts, llede clares that a remedy for the evil . I exor bitant iMkiisportatiou charges is be found | in a government manageuirnt of the rail roads, and urges that the government be gin buying up the roads, starling with the great East trunk lines, and continu ing until it shall have purchased them all. Mr. Walker assert* that railroa. * can carry freight* for one-half and even one third the rate# they now charge. He nre posea vhal the farmers of the West snail make the purchase and control of the rail-! roads the lcadi> g point in their policy, and conduct their campaign upon tint idea un til the change is effected. In opposition to Mr. Walker * scheme and reasoniug, and in order to arrest the attention of the farmers of the West at this time. the St. Louis Kepubltcan presents the matter in several plain and practical aspects. In the first place that able journal puts dowu the aggregate cost of the railroads of the United Male- at #.- loV.filM.Uo?, deciars their absorption would increase the national debt to lu.'.W.UU,- 00, and continues : "Of course, the gov ernment would have railroad property to represent three-fifths of this enormous debt; but the experience of alt those Stales that have owned railroad property, Missouri, Tenaessee, Illinois and others, is that yuch property in the bands of the overnment is not worth one-half its es timated value; in fact, it is more trouble than it is worth, for it involved endless fraud, eiubeulcment and defalcations, and corrupts the whole civil service of the State.* Tbe management of tbe railroad* also shown to be ot such ali'cnormoui character r s to preclude Federal govern ■ j mem from embarking in such a bi sinews In 1870 there were 1,172,040 persons eo-l gaged in transportation in the United j Mates • of these tbe . Republican nllmate one-half are connected with railroads. Sixty thousand office-holders, of all, kinds, are supposed to be connected with tbe present government, or in other words, remarks the Telegraph, "the con-, duct of the railroads requires nine time, as many persons as the conduct of the civil government and eight times as much as the civil and the army together. The gross earnings of the railroads in 1*72 were $47't,241.U6.'. which is SIU',UUO,UUU more than tbe total receipts ef the govern-, for the same year. Imagine 000,000 office holders, added to tbo civil service of the! government, and the disbursements of the Federal Treasury augmented to % 747,000,- OU) per annum, and some idea may be had of the evershaaowing propoitions and the irresistible power ef the administration' that should control these officeholders and disburse this money." It is also urged with great truth and force that it weuld cos* far more to run railroads owned by the government than those managed by private enterprise. As' an enforcement of this position it is stated that the goverment had with the Uni on Pacific Railroad resulted in frauds to the amount.of forty-two million dollars. The management of the Georgia State road by an agent under Governor Bullock involved great liauds and in Vermont the connection ef the Slate with a railroad has been the source of vast corruption." These facts are of such a convincing character that Ibry ought to kill in the bud this movement in favor of the Fed-' era! gc verament purchasing the railroads of thejeountry. The nation cannot afford to shoulder their cast, nor is it prudent t increase the office-holders or corruption food ol*the Federal administration. They are each sufficiently potent and danger ous at the present time. CHICAGO. Disastrous Fire—Sixty-Four Dwel lings in Ruins—Loss $250,000. Chicago, Sept. 17.—A Fire broke out at three o'clock this afternoon in the hay depot of Ihe Chicago, Burlington and tjuincy Railroad, coiner of New-burry avenue. The total loss i* estimated at from s£>•- 000 to $300,0011. Total number of build-, ings destroyed is placed at sixty-four, one ol which is packing house of Richard M. Otruer A Co., which was of brick, the rest being wooden tenement* front one to three stories high, occupied mainly as residencs and stories,or shops and resi dence* combined. . A FINANCIAL FLI RRYS^ SUSPENSION" OF JAY UOOKE A CO AM) OTHERS. New York September 18.—The banking house of Jay Cooke A Co. suspended payment this morning.! Messrs. Cooke A Co. announce that their suspension is in consequence of large advances made to sustain their j Philadelphia house, aud a heavy drain upon their own deposits. There is l great excitement on '.he streets in con-, sequence of'the announcement of the failure of Jay Cooke A Co. The: question generally asked is, who next?' Slocks took a tumble generally, caus ed as much apprehension of the future as by t the existing condition of affairs. Prominent Wall street men attribute the suspension of the firm not so much to the effort to sustain the Philadelphia house as to ora tions iu the Northern Pacific, which, it is said, they sought to carry beyond their streugth. It is expected that the Life Insurance Compauy, with which Jay Cooke A Co. arc connect- < ed, may have to go under. It is al so said that Jay Cooke has lost large sums in the recent gold movement, aud another rumor is that it was the | tightness iu the money market and the iuability to dispose of his paper that hurried the suspension. The firm say they are unable to make an) further stat-sinent save that they ex pecl 10 resume busiuess iu a short time. The London firm of Cooke's house responds to his tiuapensiou, >l*t ing that all draft* and letters of cred it upon them issued by Jay Cooke A Co. will lie duly boiioreu. Crowds are oulsi le the bunk wailing to get a chance in the lines. Men are offering as high as fifty dollars for favorable places. Philadelphia, September 18.—The following oard has been posted on (lie office door of Jay Cooke A Co. iu this city: "We regret to he obliged to auuouuce thai, owiug to an unexpect* ed demand ou us, our house has been obliged to suspend payment. Iu a few days we will be able to pieseut a statement of our credit, until which time we must ask for putient consider ation. We believe our ussels to be largely in exce* of our liabilities. JAY COOKE.'' New York, September 10. —The stock market opened lower, recovered a little, but went lower again. White 1). Freitu* A lUthboDt,go)d ami nt.uk broker*, No. 17 Hroad street, wrro the first suspension announced. Heing a Muall firm not much excite in cut prevailed. The failure of Beer* A Edwards, and Eugene Jackson. broker*, are an mninced in the slock hoard. The following additional failure* are nutiouiicid in the Mock hoard : Thoma* Heed A Co, W. 11. Warren White I>. Freitus A Halhhoiie and E. F. Jackson Hubiusop A Suydam say their lia hilitiea are not more than $50,000, ami they exjiect to re*nine noon. Commodore Vuiuleib.lt *aid, iu an interview laM night, there wa no rea son why Itiehnrd Schell should have failed. Wall street ha* never ex|>eileiiced such a storm, and the panic of iilack Friday, iu lbtiO, i by far exceeded hv it. The stock market a* the lint fail ure was announced, the entire list dropped, recovering a little iu the in terim, hut failing lower us each suc cessive failure was announced. Two other failures are announced, Theo dore Hell and A. It. Redder. New Yoik, September 10—2 P. *i. I —The stock exchange has been a isceue of the wildest excitement throughout the morning, the volume of business having beeu so large and the fluctuations of such proportions as to make it well nigh impossible to keep a record of business. The tuouev market is so unsettled that it is difficult to name a rate. K. I). Randolph A Co., the hunk j fin oft ho Pennsylvania railroad com pany, and William 11. Connor have {announced tluir suspension. The office of Kink A Hatch is strong ly guarded by imlice. Jay Cooke A Co. are hard at work preparing a statement of their a (fairs. A prominent Wall street broker say* if the movement now making to get the secretary of the treasury to | come to their relief with $10,000,000 should fail, theie will he a general suspeusioo of Itauks and others. A meeting of bauk piesidents i now being held at the clearing house. Yeruou A Ilav have suspeuded. The stock market is not so irregu lar, hut the excitement still continues. The crowds at the stock exchange are so large that the police force hus been j called on to prevent the entrance of auv but members. New York, September 10.—At a meetiug of bankers at the Clearing house n committee of five was appoint ed to propose a plan to relieve the present difficulty. The committee meeti to-morrow. Mr. Hatch, of Fisk A* Hatch, ays that owing to yesterday's failure* great demands came iu so suddenly au be sellers there were no buyers, and this discrepancy was pro ductive of outrageous noise aud confu sion. Sellers crying their stocks fill ed the halls with Indian war-whoop* like yells, hut the voice of the buyer was not beaid in the laud, thu theory of the best possible price had been abandoned ami each seller sold for whnt lie could get. For a lime prices fluctuated by the one per cent, in stead of by eights, a id it was not for SOIIIJ time after the first cull opened that sales were made on narrower* limit*. 'I he President of the Board had endeavored to attract the ntteu-J tion of the in mheis immediately on their i lit ranee with repeated sound i iugs of his gavel, but uo oue paid any atteution to him or it, aud the an I nouncement of the suspension of d'White, I>e Freitee A Hathborne wa* t,'apparently unheard nmj unnoticed. I. By the time the next tattoo sounded the excitement had toned down a bit, utid, obedient to the signal. thomcrn-' i, hers gathered around the President'*; i deak to hear George t)|dyke'* denial of the suspension of that firm. The aiiuouncentent was received with r three cheers and a tiger, whose loud ncsa was proof of their heartiness. Their enthusiasm was Tton $H Tallow H BaconK Ham 12 LKWIHToWN MARKETS Wliiln wheal 1,10 ... lit d wheat 1,36....8 ye 06 Corn to Oat* to Parley 00../..." Clover*eed6,U). Tiuiothyteed, t00........ Halt 160 per tark I Bacon 10c Ham 16 Buttei 27... K(|i X) Platter 0 60 Come to Milroy for Clothing. Jutt received a liew tlock of Nrna'nnil Hoy a' Full anil Win* l*r 4 lotliin^. GRKAT BARGAINS in tuil*. New tlo.k of latett ttyle lil BooU, thoet, £<-. Nice Buit* at $lO. Fine cattimer* auita at I rum §l*2 to sl6 Alto Milton Beaver Overcoat#, fr fall and winter, at the Clothing Store, Milroy teplH 4t /. }'. K HLSK A BKO TO SCHOOL TEACHERS.- By a retolulion of the Board of School Director* of Feller twp., the com toon tchoolt of *aid lownthip will commence on the third Monday of October nest, be ing the 'AAh day ol the month, and to con tinue llOdaya Applicant, for tchuoL are hereby alto notified that the Board, hy reaolution hat graded teacher* tnlarie*. a* per number of certiffeat#*, at follow*: Male*—Frofeational Certificate, per month ♦AO ; No. 14 (3; No. 1| 987; No 1| (36; Ne. 2 (36 ; No. 24 (34. Le>t than 24 not employed. Female*—Profeational Cer tificate, (37; No 14 (36; No 14 (34 ; No. , II (13 No. 2 (32 ; No. 24 (31. PKTKB HOPPER, W. W. 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