SKE REPORTER. J t *D. KQKTS ...... ........ HI to r. Centre Hall, Pa., 6, Jan. 1876. 7 KR\tS.-~ s2pr year, in a.frmcr, 2,60 to Km not paid in odvant*. Adaartiormenti "bX-prrlint for thrt* m atrtion*,andfor&aaa VI month* by */>e a I aontrael. VOL. IX. With this issue the Centre Reporter enters its ninth volume. When we look back and sec our commencement with a list of 175 names, now swelled near un to 1200, we flatter ourselves that we have published a paper that met the wants and desires of the cilisens ofCer tre. Our list has steadily increased from the first issue of the Reporter to the present writing—without ottering Chromoe, gift*, or sending out canvas sers. We offered the Reporter upon it merit* alone, and we are glad that it finds appreciation in so many families. Thankful for the friendship and good will shown us on many aides, which we have striven to merit, we promise that in the future our efforts shall be to sus tain the reputation of the Reporter as the advocata of truth, honest men, and true democratic principles, trusting to retain all our old friend*, and welcoming all new ones. Gov. Hartranft ha* granted pardon* to Parks and several of the miner* conv icl ed with him in Clearfield county. Instead of making the taxing of church-property an issue, as he recom mends in his message and to help in his third term aspirations, could Grant not as well have tacked on itwhelhcrthe tax on whiskey shall be honestly collected or not. Grant should first see that the whis key tax is faithfttlly collected before he proposes to collect taxes off of church propsrty. What guarantee does he give that he will not allow his agents, the Babcocka, A vary*, Joyce* and M'Honald* to steal the church tax as they did the whiskey tax ? They have already scorched the White House, and if the prosecuting attorneys use all the evidence that willbe brought to them in the Babcock trial they "1 plat hell with every man in the Executive Mansion.— JoAh A. Joyet, Xiuouri JVwi tmtHmry. Joyce having been a white-house pet, he ought to be booked as to what will play iJfk with every man in the executive manaion. The whiakey thieves have been traced right into the white-house already, and the man next to Grant him self has been nabbed. The goose having hung allitudulum, as Babcock tele* graphed to SL'Lonis after his ride with the President, it may possibly' play iuh with every man in the Executive Mansion" if "not a guilty man is to escape." The amount of business and number of in the Clinton coun ty court, last week, should be gratifying to the litigants as well as beneficial to the tax payers of our neighboring coun ty. Judges Mayer and Or vis kept two courts in session, whenever the engage ments of attorneys could be so arranged to suit. And we understand that it is the desire and intention of the Judges to continue holding double courts until the business now ou hand shall have been disposed of. The last cases reached had been of three yean standing, which is entirely too long, when the litigants are ready at any time, and anxious to have their cases disposed of in tbe shortest time possible. When cases are delayed so long, it is much more difficult to pre pare for trial ; the witness get scattered, some die, and the memories of some be come impaired, which do not call the facts to mind as they existed at the time of commencement of litigation. When Judge Mayer was alone, his untiring ef forts to keep the court business from ac cumulating, almost broke down his health, which made a viait to foreign climates absolutely necessary to enable him to recruit This, of itself, was sufficient proof that the business of our courts was too much for one Judge, and the Legislature acted wisely in cresting an additional Judge for this district. With Judge Orris on the bench, the excuses on the part of the court for de lay no longer exist, which will be a source of actual saving to the tax-payers of our district, as well as to all other parties concerned.— Brllefunte Republican, tUmiL COXGRESSMAX MACKYFTS VINDI CATION. It must be gratifying to congressman Mackey, of this district, to notice the favorable mention that is made of him, now that he is triumphantly elected and has taken his seat—we have reference to the favorable mention he now receives from some of the few who sought to pre vent his nomination, and failing in that carried their opposition to the ballots box and attempted his defeat there. We are glad that at least a few of these /etc democrats who opposed Mr. Mackey'a election are now seeing their evor and are coming to his right hand. We trust that their motives are kanett, pure and unselfish as Mr. Mackey himself is, and that nothing sinister is at the bottom of it. Our member of congress was im mensely vindicated at the polls against the cry of "monopolist," "banker" and "ring candidate"—coming from some who should have stood by him—by tbe almost unanimous voice of his constit uents at the ballot box, and to learn now that some of these at least, speak of him "as one of the best qualified and that no one will make a more efficient mem ber," is a [little {additional vindication that will do to Jay in store. But, besides the gratification it no doubt affords Col. Mackey to hare these pleasant acknowledgments made at a time when he does not ask for nor need them, we must accept them for him as entirely spontaneous and devoid of scß fishness. We share in the gratification thus afforded—because the Reporter was one of Mr. Mackey's earliest supporters— the first to bring him out for congress— and with the large endorsement that followed throughout the district, the Re porter now sees with pleasure the ad mission of error on the part of his ene mies, which is additional evidence that the Reporter was right and brought out the right man. The Reporter always was the advocate of good, honest, and capable men, and ever will be, and its recommendations and advice can be followed with safety. The Reporter, therefore is gratified to notice that those who were opposed to it and to Mr. Mack ey are now "coming over" and admit their error. We are confident that Col. Mat-key Will faithfully represent his constituents and thatat the end of his term we can proclaim through our columns, "well done, good and faithful servant." ——ln many towns and cities tbe Cen tMfiial year wai ushered in by ringing of balls,illumination, and display of buntiag. TIIF CKXTEXXIA I. YEA li All (he big and little bell* 'of Centre Hall joined in ringing in the t Vntonuiel year, and made splendid muaic to the patriot's ear. The ding-donging ofbells on New Year eve w*aa enough to disturb George the Third in hie touib, and recall to his recollection te*-prtie*snd stamp acts ; and the salutes from cannon, anvil* and smaller tire-arms, that joined the glad songs of the hells from Maine to the gulf and from New York to 'Frisco were enough to give that long departed mon arch the Bunker Hill nightmare, with the surrender of laird Cornwullia at Yorktown for a aide-show, ltnt why let such sound* disturb him? the bell* were not rung for his funeral, nor the salut-s tire*! in honorover hisgiave it wasthe glad shout of -10 million of Freemen who in one century after his attempted ty ranny and enslavement of their three millions of ancestors, find themselves the possessors of his American colonies indepemlent, the happiest, freest, moat enlightened and powerful nation upon the globe. For this The hell* were tung. And song* w*re tung, And cannon fired. By patriot* inpired, Of revolution'* father- ired, To keep Columbia Free and True, may ring in C'enletiaial Now lot alt cannon roar, Until it* echo re*, h o'er eagle's oar. And alt the hell* ding-dong, Our patriot ire would *und no wrong. l*el lSTtiour Ceulenmai Sabbslii be. Now one hundr, d year* we have been free. Then ring aloud, fire along the line From January first to December Tw en tv-nine. May Freedom spmad from jule to pole, And the tyrant's doom from even tow er toll". That Europe, Asia and Afric's folk, Is fro# front all oppression'* yoke. And Geoge the Third "unhonored and unsung" While a universe reveres our own great Washington. "Hail Columbia, happy land," In ISTti a uiigtlity Land ! Forty millions now from three.— View ths acorn-now the stately tree. As Libertv's blossom* full it bears, Good fruit with all oppressed one* shares. Now we have no patent on the above poetry; and Airthcr, we disclaim any thing of a personal nature between George the Third or John Bull and the Reporter. The little unpleasantness ot l??t>, has passed over and Uncle Sam (jets along so finely since having set up for himself that none of his boys feels like giving him a black eye or blue shins—but we only feel like letting those fellows across the Atlantic creek know that we're all alive aud kicking and in tend to ring and shoot and celebrate and go on just one whole year, aud invite them over to see our big show—admis sion 50 cents. While they can report only one sovereign, we can report 40 millions, aud have room enough for 200 million more, and that, taken altogether we are quite a big thing on ice and know a thing or two and know how to make our mark. Johnny Bull may at tend our big centennialbration aud go to school here and learn something. Let them bring over any of their Glumdal clitches to compare with our own pret ty American princesses, brought up on buckwheat cakes and corn-dodgers and in Freedom's pure atmosphere,—and who ran cook a dinner, nurse a baby, chop a piece of wood and dance a quad rille as well, and bow as gracefully as a Parisian bell. We are up to John Bull in all these things, can beat him in a thousand others, andean whollophin; if he don't behave civil. .4 VOICE FROM JAIL. The voice in favor of a third term though not from the tombs, nevertheless comes ringing from behind the prison bars, and Bishop Haven is not tbe first to make the nomination. Gen. M'Don ald, the whiskey revenue thief, and Grant's pet now in jail for his crimes, nominates Grant in his cell, in the fol lowing strong language: "Gen. Grant is one of the best and purest men this country ever produced. There is no man for whom I have more admiration than for him. Grant will be elected for a third term as sure as I am now in this jail. He is the man for the times, and the people intend to keep him where he is." THE BOGUS LABOR CONVENTION TBS TAILORS OF TOOLXT KTREKT IS COCBCIL —THEY RESOLVE THAT TUET ARE A COX VENTIOS. Special IHtpatrh totht 71 uwt. Tyrone, Pa., December 31.—The Asso ciated Press was shamefully imj>osed upon, and through it, the leading jour nalaof the country, by a bombastic report of what purported to be the proceedings of a Labor Reform Convention held in this place on Wednesday last. It was represented that one hundred and thirs ty-two representatives, delegates from various States were in council, and pass ed resolutions callings national conven tion at Pittsburg; another instructing the Legislature as to its duties; another in favor of a direct election of President by the people; another against aid to the Texas Pacific Railway, and several others regulating such little matters as curren cy, national debt, resumption, and the management of public highways. When the Eastern daily papers reached here with the pretentious proceedings, our citisens were surprised to learn that such an important body had come, delibera ted and left without observation. Upon inquiry I found that the "Junior Sons of Seventy-six" had been here in small numbers, but no Labor Reform Conven tion can be traced out, unless it was held in a garret or cellar. I found twenty five names registered at our hotela from Pittsburg, Harrisburg, New York,Clear field, Phillipsburg and lioncadale. If these were tlie one-third of one hundred and thirty-two delegates here for any purpose, they were auccesaful in being invisible, and they must have fed on air. Mr. boon, editor of the labor Reform Tribune, waa here, and a few peripatetic adventurers in politics, but tbey were here, as at home, without following. From all cities and towns we see ac counts of firing salutes, ringing of bells, illuminations, bondfires, parades, Ac., on New Year's eve—the opening of the centennial year. Centre Hall kept pace with the rest of towgs, in ringing in the centennial year. * A man in New York hung himself by accident a few days ago. He merely tried it to see how hanging felt. He stood upon a greasy boa, slipped noose over his head, and unfortunately slipped from the slippery box. He will not be at the Centennial. A despatch from Salt Lake City, dated Dec, 31, says: There has been a heavy fall of show here for the past few days. The enow is now twelve feet deep on a level at Alta City, and no mails have been received from there during the past week. The Central Pacific train from the west was ten hours late at Ogden yesterday. Because we are lucky enough to have a fresh cow, the Lewisburg Chronicle calls us a bloated bondholder. Pitty for him there are 53 miles 'tween us, we'd set up the cream. A KM>I(M:s CAIIEFK. lISNOMIMOC* HrVIO-TO iMIN IV IIONOIU IIt K IMSITtON. How Spencer Obtained His Seal in the Senate. Montgomery, Ala., DecembcrSt). The Spencer Investigating Committee rejnirt ed in the Senate, which was crowded with spectators 111 summing up, the committee say that he (Spencer', dining the election of members of the Legislature used mean* to secure for himself their votes; that he utilised tin army, postnftice and internal revenue bureaus of the Government. He brought the evils of wai upon the people; cau-ed them in lire their homes and abstain from voting, lie prostitut ed his office for the purple of bargains and briberies to secure vote* for hi* re election. He corrupted United States official* for whom he procured Federal appoint tnenl* and forced hi* api-iintee* under threat* of removal from otlice, to pay money, ami some of them to commit crimes to obtain for him his election He caused men to be appointed to sine cure positions in the Custom Honse, Fustolti, a* and Revenue ottlee*, with the intent and understanding that while pi otlice they would not be required to ren der service to the Government, but would get their pay,and while so jiaid they would employ their time in secur ing pledges of votes and infiuence to re elect lum to the United State* Senate. He paid and caused to be |etid, money to members of the Court House Assembly to secure their votes. lie |iaid ami caused to be |>aid money to members of the Legislature to defeat a quorum at the capital and thereby pre vent the election of a .Senator by that body, and his most trusted agent, J. J. Hind.*,caused a member of that body to he drugged and almost killed to prevent hi* attendance. He dealt iu United Sta tes office* as iu merchandise to secure money ami gaiu vote* for Senator. Hi* managers, with his concurrence, caused a State Senator, for a money con sideration, to break hi* pledge of honor to another Senator, having pre-arranged a scheme thereby to secure a seat in the United StAtes Senate through lii* said manager*. He procured the presiding officer of the Senate to connive at this iiaud and to rule iu violation of all par liamentary law ami usage so a* to unseat a Senator elected by the people and seat iu hi* place a partisan of Spencer, w ho was not elected by the people and who hail no certificate of election. He caus ed to l>e tilled the lobby of the Senate with artned retainer* to overawe Sena tor* and sustain bv force and violence what he had ai hieved by fraud. He used hi* power and influence and money. He contracted through Id* position as Senator to deluuch men iu otlice and out, so that iu his conduct he was work ing evil continually. The report was received and ordsred printed with evidence and the commit tee given time to prepare a memorial to the I'uited State* Senate against Spen cer's further occupancy of his seat in that bodv. The report was signed by the whole committee on which both parties were represented. One of the things that Republican pa pers do not tell their readers is that the Democratic congress intends to reduce the expenses of the government some forty millions less than last year. It is proposed to cut down expenses every where. The army is to be reduced to 15,000 men, which alone would save sa,<*lo,ooo. When the country is nearly bankrupt, business is at a stand still, working men art* on the verge of starva tion, and everybody is economising, it is right that the government should also be saving of the people's money, and thus reduce taxation. Brother Moody misled a rare chance when he got Boas Grant on his platform at last Sunday evening's revival meet ing in Philadelphia. Having managed to put biai there, he ought to hare pre vented his escape without repentcnce. He made a personal uppesl to Grant, but it was one which could not affect such a man. lle ought to have addressed him on the danger of his career, explained to him the vile nature of the peculiar sins in which he indulges, warned him ofthe penalty of his evil ways, and implored hiin to repent and lead a new life. Brother Moody should have asked Grant as he often asked other people, to kneel down while being prayed for ; he should then have asked hiin to stand up while Brother San key sang with him; he should then have made him show him self directly to the congregation; he should next have called on him to make public confession of his long-continued wickedness; he should have kept up this sort of thing, alternately appealing to him, praying for him, singing with him, and displaying him, till the hard ened sinner was laid low. It would doubtless have taken Brother Moody a longtime to describe the various sins of Grant, even if he only mentioned them in groups; and it would have taken Grant a very long time to make such a confession as is required from penitents. But even if the meeting lind lasted through the whole of Sunday night and passed into yesterday, the audience would have remained together; and if Grant had been converted, the consum mation would have been worth all the trouble. — Run, 21 ult. The resolution pending in the House as offered by Randall, calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for the corres pondence and documents relating to the Whisky Ring, will be pressed to a vote when the House reassembles, and it is l>elieved will be passed. The objection which has been made that to furnish these documents would embarrass the Government in its pending prosecutions and inquiries, is offset by the fact that the Secretary will not be required to sub mit any of that nature. The correspon dence which the department it is said is not averse to submitting is rich with im portant revelations. Tlio latest Chicago story that the Government has promis ed immunity to all of the illicit distillers who will turn States evidence lacks con firmation here. The Supreme Court of Maine decides tiiut the holder of a ticket from one point to another on a railroad, lias a right, af ter traveling part of the distance, to travel over the remaining space in the opposite direction. G. 11. Broad held a ticket from Bangor to Boston ; he used it from Portland to Boston and then at tempted to use it from Portland to Ban gor, and lias just been awarded $714 damages for himself and wife in being put off. Market street bridge in Philadelphia was recently destroyed by fire. While discussing what should be done Col. Thomas A. Scott came forward and offer ed to build a good wooden bridge that would meet all demands till the city was ready for a better one. He undertook the job, and at about coat be put it up, and formally presented the finished work to the city on Christina* day. The bridge in .'ifO fori long |>y 4N ft-vt wide and the whole work was dons in tlio remarkably abort time of Ihroo hour*, low* than lwtuly>one 1ya! KHOki i V/' THREE HFS'DHK!) /A'. St RifFXTS Kil l ED London, I'm ember 21. The Invalid*' Itume Htalon that rininHurioii from Khok* and had incited tho tribe* subject to' huv-la in tlio neighborhood of t rit IX-11 I urkistsu to to volt The Ittissian troops attacked them ntul * ereat firstrepulaed, but Mib*equcittly gained a victory. Hirer hundred insurgent* were killed in one engagement. The iuaurrevtiou is now suppressed. FIRTHFU I'AHTU't I AHS OF I 111 SI.AFUHTER <>>' i Ftl Yl'TlA XS New York, lKvcmU'r I'l. The Weacr Zcitung of UrouuMi. lHfccnl>cr tt, eons taiim the following account of the cap ture and ntaKaaere of a detachment of Lgyptian trvojm by Abyaeiniaua, briefly i rejiortcd *oiiie time ugo by cable. We nave bad new# from Abyssinia. Alt rx-; (•edition of MH>ut two tbouMiid men, rrnt by the Khedive under command of General Aroudrop, a l>ane, to subjugate A by aaiiuaiiM w a* draw u into ambush and nearly every man slaughtered. r* were literally hacked to piecta. their head* stuck on rpear* before the Ahy aoiuiaii tent* ami their bodies aent ti wild lieaat*. Mm killop l'aalia is saitl to be alive and a prisoner. Of Colonel Koutb, the American, nothing is know n, aud only onr ofluvr,Bchweim, Mes|iol. An expedition, comprising twelve thous and men of infantry, cavalry and artil lery it* to be aent out from Cairo without delay aud will be joined by every American in the l'gyptian servh-e in* eluding Colonel Stone. Hereafter the government clerk is to l>e required to work until four o'clock in the afternoon, instead of three. This was decided at u cabinet meeting on Tues day, and w ill go into immediate opera tion. It will be aiutd blow to the poor overworked clcik. Any one who kua been at Washington know s w hat a severe time the average government clerk has always had. I'nder the strict and inhu man discipline of the departments he ha* been compelled to get out of a com- > fortable bed and rush pell-mell to the, office at least as early as ten o'clock ; lie at once dives into the arduous labor ofi readiug the newqmpers, and when that is done, tired and exhausted he puts on' his overcoat and goo* to lunch, aud x> the rules require him to be back in a couple of hours, he finds time to play only live games of billiards, and hastily swallow ■ some oysters with a few glasses of sle. Theu he rushes hack to his busi ness; arranges the paper weight on his desk, opens a new boi of steel jians, aud theu finding it is three o'clock, the weary, worn-out clerk rushes home to oil his hair and seek a little relaxation in a game of poker or a visit to his girl., How he is to endure such drudgery for another hour a day we cannot see. A married>oman n*iued Bovon has been condemned to death at the Lot Ascites, France, for murdering her sev en children and granddaughter by push ing needle* into their bodies. She had ten children, seven of whom died under twelve month* old, but it was not until, the death of her granddaughter that an investigation was made, ller apparent motive for thia last crime was that the child might die before it* father, who wa* in a desperate condition, and that she might thus secure part of hi* proper ty, to the prejudice of her daughter-in law, whom she detested. When asked how she cainc to think of slickiug need le*, she said that at the public house she kept there u one day "a conversation on infanticide, and it waa said babies did not suffer when murdered in this way. A correspondent of it Willitoitport pa per recommends Auditor (ten. Temple for President. This building upof tem plus might create u confusion of tongues. Gov.Curtin ia nominated forth* presi dency by the Steubenville (Ohio) Ua xctte (democratic). It rays he would carry Ohio and Indiana. IMPORTANT W HIS KKY ARRESTS Chicago, December SI.-Mr A C. Hee iog, leader of the opposition party and candidate for County Treaturcr at the latt election, and manager of tho Stasis Zti tung. Wat waited upon thi* afVarnooa by a Deputy of the United State* Martha)) with a warrant, arretted and taken before United States Commiuioner. Phil. Hogu* on a charge *f coatpiracy to dofraud the revenue of tho Unilod State* in connection, with the whitky King. Tho Commissioner tied bit bail at $60,(00. which be furniab-j ed Ki-Police Superintendent, Jacob! ltebm, wat alto arretted and gave bond*' in the tame amount. B 11. Miller, the re tiring County Treaturar, and Jacob Min tby, former Deputy Cellector, were both arretted and gave bendt in the turn of $20,000 each. FROM HABRISBURG The Democrats held a caucut in the Houte at seven and a half o'clock on Mon day evening. Seventy-four momber* were proacnt with Jot. 8. Lutk Chairman. Mr. Relghard (Lycoming) ofered the following .* Resolved, That it It the tonto of the cau cus that tha Houte it organized ready for the transaction of butinatt. Carriod unan imously. According to this resolution, tho House continues its present officials. While there is a diversity of opinion among both parties about the present ses sion of tho House being a continuous one, a large majority will undoubtedly favor commencing business do novo in tho Uouso. ALEX. H. STEPHENS. Critical Condition of the Georgia Htateaman. Atlanta, On., January I.—A tpaclal das patch to tha Atlanta Constitution reports that the Hon. A U. Stephen's condition is unfavorable. Ilia nephew, Clarence Stepbons, does not think ho can recover, the trouble is a severo cough and oipeclo ration Dr. Stoiner, tha physician attend ing saya the bronchial tubes are affected, but not the lungs. The Roy. Dr. Duncan brought a menage from Mr. Stephens to the Methodiit watch mooting at Dr. Harri son's church in tiiii city latt night, saying: •'I have but one prayer I with offered for me, and that it the will of tho Lord |fc* done." During tho visit of Mr. Duncan Mr. Stephens asked htm to sing "Tho world it all a fleeting show," and alto Wildek't "My life u likaa summer rota." It teems certain that Mr. Stephens himself recognizes the early approach of death. —We would •iteam it an especial fa vor if every friond of the Reporter would •end us the name of at leat one subscriber, with tbe Cash—for three months, CO conU; fix inpnths SI,OO, and on* year |V. Head er, won't you try and do u tbii little fa> vor, and will repay you by improving tbe Reporter. Mend ui tbe namet of six new subscribers, with tbe Cash, and we w ill •end you tbe Reporter one year free. GopKY'a LADY'S ROOK.— It is the oldest as it is tlio best lady's book published. With cAch subscriber for 1870, will be pre sented tho beautiful chromo of "Tho Morn ing Call." This Is a very handsome pic* tore, and was gotten up specially for sub- ( acriber's to Godey'r. For the Kiqtorler It'llKAt" INTOXII'ATINiI LIUI'OIIA No *ober citisen can luak without con* corn 011 the fearful Incrvsto f intemper ance sniotig us, nor ak without solicitude, | wliat i* to tay lU desolating progress, To ay, that wo want more virtue, I* only • tying, that wo hato too much vice, "and it only to distant upon tlio evil wo with to oorrcrt. Una of the moan* of correction, lor thit groat national vice, and to curtail' to a cvrtaiu extent thuir uo, u to lay <■ tax n apirifunMi liquors, such a> mutt ex-: t'ludo thoiu from that common uo, whi< h now bring temptation to every maii'sdoor, •very day and every houi ofhu life, and it would comport with found policy and I the bett interests of the country to levy . and collect a much larger portion of our, revenue upon liquors cuiituiued at home. It would ba important In a financial, but much more to in a moral view. And up on whom would the tax fall? Invariably upon the cotituiuer of the liuuor lie would never carry the intoxicating ' draught to bu mouth without flrst "catl ing hit mite into the treatury." Should it he objected that the Treatury weuld de rive but little from tliit sourie we reply, ' God grant it may be the cute, and then we would double the duty What it the cry ing tin, the betelling tin of our ceuutry, which tmkt ut In our own etiiination and the'estimation of the civilised world? W bat it it that unfile man for the dutie* ol social and doiuctlic life- what it it thai invadet lha domettic circle that lowert conjugal affection and sunder* every tie ul endearment what it that which draws forth the midnight tigb from a broken hearted mother that tlillea the cry of hun ger by the chariliet of her neighbors— what fllltour poor-houte* with pauper* and hntpilalt with invalidt? What crowd* our jails with eriuiiualt and give* employ ment to the hangman ? It it taUmptr anee lo lha ute of ipirituou* liquor*. The national governuient hat power lo restrain thlt deluge ef moral evil and deininith the ! turn of human notary, by levying an addi , Uonat lax, and lliut tnalch and reclaim ( from ruin and rescue a helpleat family from degradation—will they not exert their powert in to doing? and what mtature can to effectually aid the productive industry and promote the real protparity of the 1 country at that which shall letton thecon ' tumption of tpirituout liquors? Who art i the contuutert ? They are either the wine-' ■ bihbert, the men of wealth, who indulge! i in riot and luxury, and who can afford to! ■ pa.v, ot they are thote miserable wretches 1 ,j whom nakedness cannot thame— the vol* , untary outcaiu from society- and aociely j f has * ''ght Jo extort thit pittance at the j on'/ punwbmeui which can reiich them, for the ouiraget they have committed. There it no country where the meant of * intoxication are to abundant and so cheap 1 at in our own, and the consequence* are daily were apparent and more alarming. ' The bounties of heaven, precious bread* stuffs and delicious fruiu are converted - into this fatal poison, ditguited in a thou i tand foruit, to allure ui to destruction. It I enter* every door -the cup it presented lo • every lip. In the last annual message ol lTetidaei (Irani to congress, we iiuj the 4 following. "One weans for increasing the revenues, and tke only one I thtnk of, it the restoration of duty on tea and rafts." While President Grant recommends to congress to tax tea and coffee, the sugar , and the salt are the on'y means to raite , revenue—necotsaries used by cvary mem ber of every poor family ; the vrhitky, the gin, the brandy of the country, in their desolating progress to blight its fairest progress, are passed by without a single r ! word. There it no fairer or mora legiti - mate object of taxation than spirituous i liquors, and that i. iJ policy, good mor tals, and the public happiness require tho - trm of the government should be felt in s 0 tax (ipso the consumplion of them. Jflbi lt congress would lay an excise upon do mnslic spirits higher than at present, ii must add at least from 25 to 40 per cent U , the rate of dutiM upon foreign spirits Adopting this system, would piwdwu* at increase to our revenue of millions of dul lare—allowing for a great derrratf in the n e mimprion of foreign and domestic spir |its, ihst would result from this measure, the beac-fit of which to the country would i he to the amount of millions of duller* and 1 the salvation of tnany. Will net some ol ' the ti inj-erance societies and their IrienJi get up petitions to congress to malioraU '• the curse of cheap intoxicating liquors? I'EEII XRS MORE ASOX In Waterlord, Erie county, these is * >1 family of five persons dangerously ill wdh ■ typhoid fever. It is expected that the efforts being made to have a railroad constructed from | Erie to lleadrillc will he successful!. I - •• • Vicm'e Ftwia A V SUITABLE SKEP* * are the best the world produces They r are planted by a million people in Amer -1 ica. and the result is, beautiful Flower* and splendid Vegetables. A Priced Cat alogue, sent free to all who enclose the '{ postage- a 2 cent stamp , VICE'S FLOWER A VEAETAQLB Uk PEE is the most beautiful work of the kind in (b* world. It contains nenrly 1 - tiaget, hundreds of fine illustrations, and 4 i Chromo Plates of Flowers, beautifully , drawn and colored from nature. Price 35 cts. in paper cover : 65 rls bound in ele gant cloth. i Vlfltg'g Ol'tPE.—This is a beau f liful (Quarterly Journal, finely illustrated, and containing an elrgant entered Front ispiece with the first number. Price only 25 cts. for the first year. The first number for IHT6 just issued Address JAMES VICK, Kochoster, N. V. THE WEEKLY SUN. 1776. NEW YORK. 1876. Eighteen hundred and seventy-six is the Centennial year. It is also the year in which anOppoeilion House o( Representa tives, the first since the war, will ba in powarat Washington ; and tha vcr of the twenty.third election of a President of the United State*. All of theee events are sure to be of great inleraal.and importance, •specially tha two latter : and all of them and everything connected with them will b* fully and troshly reported and expound ed in tne Sun. The Opposition House of Representa tives, taking up the line of iaquiry opened years ago by the Sun, will sternly and dil igently investigate the corruptions and misdeeds of Grant's administration ; and will, it is to he hoped, lay the foundation for a new and better period in our natural history. Of all this Tho Sun will contain complete and accurate accounts, lurnisbing its readors with early and trustworthy in formation upon those absorbing topics The twenty-third Presidential election, with the preparations far it, will be memo rable as deciding upon Grant's aspirations for a third leriu e! potytr and plunder, and still more as deciding who pbalj he the candidate of the parly of Reform, and as electing that candidate. Concerning all these subjecU, those who read The Sun will have the constant means of being thoroughly well Informed. Tha Weakly Sun, which has attained a circulation of over eighty thousand copies, already boa its readers in every Slate and Territory, and w trqsl tbft the year 1876 ' will see their numbers doubted. Jt will continue to pea thorough newspaper. All the general news of the day will be found 1 in it, condensed when unimportant, at full length when of moment: and always, wa 1 trust, traated in a clear, interesting and in- 1 atructive manner. < It is our aim to make tho Weekly Sun the best family newspaper in tha world, and wo thai! continue to give in its col umn* * Urge amount of miscellaneous reading, such 1 !•, poems, sci entific intelligence and ugrik'ulfural infor mation, for which we nre not able to make room in our daily edition. The agricultu ral department especially it one of its prominent features. The fashions are reg ularly reported in Its columns ; and to are ibp market* of every kind. Tho Weekly fc'uji, eight Page* with fif ty-six broad columns Duply $1.'20 a year, postage prepaid As this prl£e barely re pars the cost of the paper, no diacouut can bo made from this rate to clubs, agents. Postmasters, or anyone. Tha Daily Sun, a large four pago news paper of twpnty-aight columns, gives all the news for two cents a copy. Subscrip tion, postage prepaid, hoi', a month or $O - a year. Sunday edition extra, sl,lO per year. We have no traveling agents. I Address. THE SUN, New York City. dec' 2 tit A HPLKN l>l li I>IN(X>L"ItHK ti\' HKAVK.N. Philadelphia, DM. 16. M r Moody's Mcond ssrmon on "iteav* *ll " delivoroil latt evening, was both ef. lei live and brilliant; it does not seem im proper to apply lha latter term ts soma of ths utterances that fall from this whole*! toulod preacher of the Onspal, for though there is no studied rhetoric nor finely 1 Aiewn imagery, there it not unfrenuantlv In the head long rush of forceful words I end In hit hold faithful presentation of liihle teen**, unmigh or ths orator to make even critical and tmtymnalheiic lis tuners a< knowledge that Mr Moody's • stutal Hhi I itiei are of no mean order No It appeared to maty last night, who !l*tn ed eagerly and almost tpalbhound, as he sketched tome of the terrible tuilering* and privations of the great Apostle in the Gentiles, w hick neverilielett i ounied at hut light afflictions in *lcw\.ftherewrd which wa> promised the "far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory," ~f which I'aul speaks in bis First Kpistle totheCor-l inthlan* Mr Moody preached from the words "Lav up for yourselves treasures in henv* en , in an iniuiiction with another l-n of similar import: "Net your affections on! things above." It don't take long, said! ho, to And where a tnan's |heart is Homej hve their whole heart in business, tome in pleasure, and soma women in the fash ions Talk to iheitt about the shape of the la>l new bonnet, and tee how their faces light up. and how intoreited they are The reason why to tew have thoir hearts set Upon heavenly things is because they are too occupied upen the thing* of earth Will you not pause to uight and avk yourselves where your treasure it ? It it on earth or in heaven ? The other day- Mr. Atlor died in New Aurk, and they tny he was worth many millions nf duf iart Poor nun ! Perhaps he died a pauper, no man poorer, lie may have been a Christian at well as being rich, but 1 doubt it very much, for no one who wa* a real Christian would have hoarded up to much money which he ought to have made good ute of while he wa* alive The rich people who are hoarding up money! for their children are doing the worst thing lo ruin them Many a young man hat been injured eternally by receiving money laid up and hardly earned by bit j father. How many benevolent and relig ious societies there are that need help 1 How the foreign missionary societies need! it, and the city missions Why not give, it lo the Young Men's Christian Associa tion of your city, aud help them put up their new building When persons in a balloon want to ascend, ttsey throw out! touie of the ballast That is what a good ; many rich men need to do—throw out 1 more ballast and go higher. Talk about hard limes ? Many a rich man could help to improve the limes if ha would giveaway a little of the money he It hoarding up Ws have to > many wutei-logged Chris tians, whose affections art set upon things below They get into church, and it lakes all the c sin tuned strength of pastor,) elders and membership to get thrin along j Every Christian man must do something for the Saviour, and than he will have tieasures in heaven. Our treasures are in; heaven if our hearts are there. Our treat- j ure that is laid up for us there is rest. Wc don't want talk about resting here. It it our privilege le work bets, and the rc.-t comet by and by. What a privilege it is D set streams running for eternity It it 1 a grand thing to tee a man do a great work for God, tor orr work shall tollow I would a thousand time* rather have a monument with two legs walking around the streets than the most costly monument that money could buy. The greatest mit ts to the church it making is that .t it loekiug for its reward down here. Christ •a\t, "Great is your reward —on earth "No." that little boy says, "you don't quote that rigbt" "Greai is your reward in heaven." AAd if the Lord calls it great, depend upon it. tha reward will be great indeed. Christ did nut receive hon or from men ; he would not take it; there fore we ought not to cxpeel it, otpcvialll when it is worth to little, for tnen will boaor you to day and slab you to mor row Thtn Mr. Moody drew a graphic word pu ture of I'aul's trials which he called "light afflictions," and of the honor which he has been enjoying for eighteen hun dred years in heaven where ''wa. if faith ful, witi see the great warrior by and by." The conclusion of Mr. Moody's sermun was very forcible. Illustration after illus tration. each more striking than the last, brought home the truth lo the heart- oi the listeners, and many were affected by the urgent appeal and invitation to so live el at last to enter upon the joys of heaven. The opening prayer at last evening s service was offered bv He*. B D. Thome*. I> li., pastor of the Fifth Baptist ( buret ot this city : and among those present on the platform were Hoa Thos. 11. Powers, Hon. Geo H Troutman, President of the Central National Rank ; Rav. Dr Nichol son. of the Reformed Kpiscepal Church, and Dr. J. C. Thomas, a minister of the, Society of Friends, from Baltimore. It was a damp and unpleasant night, hut lb* audience numbered over seven thousand] persons. At the noon prayer meeting to-day, af l*i tha request* had be.in read, Mr. Grave*, an evangelist of the itapl t I Church, well-known in New York and othar cilia*, led In prayer, remembering each class of eases specifically, and earn estly pleading for a Spirit-baptism on the churches for which supplication had been asked. Mr Moody read a letu-r from a lady, who, although a member of* Chris- I tian Church, was very unsatisfied about , her spiritual condition, and sought advice and ualp. He ;bco tl>ko to backsliders, quoting largely trout lue Loo'* of Jeremi ah the passage* most suited to their case, a* Inviting them back to the Saviour whom they have forsaken. 1 used l think, years ago, he said, that it would; have been a grand thing to live in the days of the old prophet* ; out when I got 'jo know my Bible better I changed ray ' view*. Alf ay; when a great prophet war raised up in Israel, it was bacaut* the na tion had forsaken God —they were thue* of , backsliding, so that very much of prophe cy was specially suited to persons who, af ter being really converted, had forsaken . the fountain ol living waters. I neverj knew a happy backslider. Tha scripture 1 is) l, ' Jinow. therefore, it is an evil thing, I i and bitter that you htvo left the Lord. > your God." ' W'th tlsipe own wjeked- I ness," say* God, '1 will destroy thee." r \\ hen the Jews entered upon the promo ted land they were told to give the land a •' rest every seven years : but they refused ,to do this, and disobeyed God. Then jcamo captivity For four hundred and - ninety year* they had neglected God's command, and the seventy year* of Sab baths which they bad neglected to ob •fsorye were spent in captivitv. Because they would notgiri, thai.:. Lie J look them by force. There was alwajrs forgivunoa* for the repentant backslider "Only ac knowledge your guilt," aaya God, "and 1 will forgivo .-" and He is more willing to receive us than we are to return to Him. Mr. Sankey sang the "Ninety and Nine" at the reouesl of many strangers who were present, and shost addfcascs were deliv ered by Rev. I). Breed, Rev. Dr. Hatfield and Mr. Graves and theconclud ing prayer was offered by Mr. Goo. H Stuart- jHAYK ¥ i-ii-Scnd s amp for full information, Price List, Sc., Ac. D. F. BEATTY, Washington, N J. THIS WJ LL NOTIFY THE PUBLIC of our intention to put wiw and LOWER PRKKB on much of our Stock. 11IK VICARS CLOSING OTTT RALE WILL COMMENCE ST HALF-PAST SIX O'CLOCK, KACU WEEK HAT MORNING, and CONTINUE UNTIL OUU FALL ANU WINTKH STOCK IS SOLD. THE MAIN FAIT IS. Ws havo I.i .dc up TOO MANY OVERCOATS and SUITS for thi* year, and to tranafcr out Slock into Csah needed for preparation for 1876, ws will make certain tacrifms which fill l apparent ow ASH AFTER WEDNES DAY , I>E( EMBER HltiT, when we shall hnre gone through our Sales* room* sod cul off Profits, nnd even n pari of ths coat, from tninj of obr present price*. To be very exact in stating tkif miller, at see do not intend that any adver . tiscment or cutluin of our hotue thatl mitlcad the public in the letut particular, we think it proper lo toy, that thit Mark /town, whilst it applies to A THOUSAND AND MOKE OVERCOATS, A THOUSAND AND MORE BUSINESS COATS, HUNDREDS OF DRESS COATS, SEVERAL THOUSAND VESTS, SEVERAL THOUSAND PAIRS OF PANTS, and tx tends throughout our Lii, yet then art souitT lots in which (a* they have already been mar Ltd at close print,) we shall make no change, WH IIUHUE TO ANNOUNCE THAT TUtS U OUfi FlMfti sad CulL / a)>W. 00WATHJ3 82A -8 tii'l, So THAT NONE NEED WAIT FOR LOWER Price*. I UK BTKI* WE TAKE WILL WONIsKRFCLI.Y Alls TIIOHK WHO KEEL LIKE ECON OMIZING. THE TERMS OF THE SALE ARE THE USUAL TERMS OF OUR HOUSE: I.—No SooooJ or Altered Price—Oxtt Fikkh PRICE 2. —<.'ah from All, to warrant Riw Prices. 3. Ihe Contract on gur part, to return money, ii a part of the bargain in each case (provided goods are returned unworn.) U—A hull Guarantee givi ti fur each garment. 1 he Kfock we ofh-r is all NEW, and is not "BODOIIT" or "WHOLBHALK" stock but our own Carefully Made Clothing. It will be remembered lhat our ttoek always embraces the CHOICEST KTYLEB of SCIIffTAKTIAL |.rra of the celebrated Bellefonte r wiiifiiiiEi wm. z Dealer, in the very best grades of anthicicitkcoal"; The only dealer* in Centre County who sell the W li I, K K Si Bi A It Iti E Ci 01 Ai L from the old Baltimore mine. Alio NHAMOKIN AND OTHER (.HADES of Anthracite Coal dryly housed expressly for houic use. at tbe lowest price* I) i: AL E II S/ They pay the highest price, in r**h or grain that the Eaatern market* will afierd. WHEAT, CORN, RYE, OATS, CLOVER SEED &C., Bought or will be aol-1 on commission when desired, and full price* guaranteed. In.! .formation concerning the grain trade will be furnished at all time*, to farmer with pleasure, free of charge. RIFLE and BLASTING POWDER. F{B£ BRICK AND GROUND FIRE CLAY. i ' • DEALERS IN CAYUGA GROUND PLASTER, r which it always told at low prices, and warranted to be at good a fertilizer M M other platter. ernas YM® NEAR SOUTH END B E. VALLEY R. R. DEPOT, BELLEFOXTE. PA. Pumps Of All Kinds! Steam & Rotary Pumps Deep Well Pumps, J Cistern Pumps, \ 1 Anti-Frezing Pumps. GAS I 1 IPE 8 , OF ALL KINDS. Gum Hose dj; Packing, Hell and Brass Founders, and Manufacturers of the CELEBRATED Sheriff' Patent Steam Syphon Pump. < VQ-Scnd Jur catalogue and j>rice list."tt& ' J. B. SHERIFF f'artoo la ob of lb* wont t of brat known. • daprwlt of 148 of an luofcOb l< m1.,-# twi"!" ma af IB pmr rant, mtfm* I. Tbt Tahr Ctmnrr I* mod® of •print •••' *' h ••cmant la of Itarir a aprtny. mm) dime*.:* i. faM clieJa no la to praea aalnt the Ina;' . tob, ramnvtog all tha carton and Main ati* IM sllghlM to)nry to tba teto UuamoUod to rlaan letter. lat longer. and wnrfc aaaha than anain Ida mat aat AdpT.u mow ntjtrscr - FLA* THOU " BVXK WAX'*. Intarakaafan Ma ltandla and Bkirli OontbUad. Tba band la t* entirety aapa rat a, and may ha naad tar any camber u f ■ IX l. M IfoaaTliaaaoaadjaan ad loaaaauyTaad Mar ! •*■' dad Wild a ahlatl I Ua land In completely prrta rta < ft * tba • nm Balder in *'s®"*) /'ul whan aatag. MM Iron la baiag ruHMi w*i t. ■* JnMMNL IM KmkSS# wnin ba deiaebad. We rffl aand to any add ma, on re •Hpt of laaA or P. 0. Ordar far toe aaroent. either of tba foiloartaf Ma: Bet Ho. t—• Irene af • and t tba.,! handle, - I- I (I. T and { ) ha., IB - a-B - T, • and I tba.. ** . Mtckel piatad traaa, toeta. par oai cstrn Bay party ard*Ha(B*a MM will rw col*a aa* oat *nra mm a yCaaaiaai. Thoroughly reliable agenia wanted. Add ma BitOOKLYft IAD IMOB CO.. •8 TIM Ik, Braaklya, & D, I. T. bTo okibumbb. A. <- Munila* Established, 1843. MILLHIIJf MARBLE WORKS BY DEININGER & MUSSER. Tba old, railabia plica, nbara Monuments, Couches, Headstones, and olhar marbl work h matin, in tha rerj beat Mjrta, and upon ronaonabln tarmt. war Thankful for pool fawn, we re spectively solicit the patronage of the public. Shop#, Bast of Bridge, liiULoim, Pa. Apr. 8. y. ___ CKNTIII BALL FOUNDRY i MACHINE SHOPS _ The pmifn sion of the above establishment, roped - fully inform the public thai the sair.e a ill be carried on by them in all it* tranche, a* heretofore. They manufacture the CKLKH.W.AKD TRUE BLUE CORK FLA >7.Zthe b.*t Bow made. HORSE POWERS, TH&StIING MA CHINKS A SUA*KICS FLOWS STOVES. OVEN DOOKS. KKTTLk PLATES, CKLLA ROKAf ES, PLOW MI EARS A It ILL OK A R1 N(i of eve* ry description. ia abort their Foundry it complete in every particular Wa mould call particular attention to our EXCELSIOR FLOW, acknowl edged to be t&o beat Flow now in use waiting in tba beam for two or three hor se*. , W ~£i'£, B is n ? f S < * ttr# * **< improv *d TRIPLE GEARED HORSEPOW ER. which haa been uaed aateasivelr ia the northern and weatorn Stale t. and haa taken precedence over all other*. „ W prepared to do all KJKDS OF CASTING from the largest to the .inall eat. and have facilities for doing all kindt of IRON WORK such a TURNING, BORING, Ac ' All k'ndt of repairinjc done on abort no tice VAN PELT A SHGOP, jan2l-lr. Centre Hall. BEATTTTI?*°I NOOTHKRFIANO FORTE baa attain ed tba same popularity frfr-Send .tamp for Circular. D. F. BKATI Y, Washing ton. New Jersey. C E N T~R~E HALL" COACH SHOP, LEVI MIRHAV. at bia establishment at Centre Hall, keep on band, and tor ale. at the moat reasons ble rates. Carriages, Buggies, & Spring Wagons, Plajisawd FAKCT, and vehicle* of every description made to order, utd warranted to be mad* of the beet seasoned toatorial. and by the moat (killed and competent workman. Persons wanting anything in hit line are requeued to call and examine hie work, they will And it not to be excelled for durability and *r- may >tf. LEVI MURRAY. NOTARY PUBLIC. SCRIBNKK AND CONVEYANCER. CENTRE DAL L, PA. Will attend to administering Oath#, Ae knowledgement of Deed*. Ac, writing Ar- Uric* of Agreement. Deeds. Ae. tnay!s B HATTY TnTg ~ COM BINES EVERY IMPROVEMENT KNOWN. stamp for Circu* lar. Address D. F. BEATTY. Wash iagton. N. J. BEATTY&PLOTTS o gKATTr A PLOTTS' Celebrated Golden Tongue PARLOR ORGANS are ranked by eminent musician# and dis tinguished men of honor throughout the world as the leading PARLOR ORG ANB now in use. Att cxcelent Organ for the Church, Hail, Lodge, Sabbath-school, as well as the par lor. N. B —Special rates in this case, as an advertisement. An offer : Where we have no agents we wtii allow any one the agent's discount in order to have this wonderful musical pro ducing instrument introduced. No other Parlor Organ has attained to the same popularity. Send stamp for price list and a list of testimonials. Address:' BEATTT & PLOTTS. \\ ashington, Warren County, N. J. JOHNSONS HOTEL, BKLLKVOXTE, PA. Johnson & Son's, proprietors, having refitted and nswly furnished this house arc now prepared to accommodate traveler* >ll the most satisfactory manner. 'neia If. c. P. SHKKBIVP. J.r. MILLER Keystone Patent A Model Works, J. F. MILLER A CO. PATENT OFFICE A EXPEKIMEN TAL MODELS OF IRON, WOOD OR BRASS, MADE ON SHORT NOTICE. 67 Water Street, and 80 First Avenue, PITTSBURGH. Office with J. B. Sherriff A* Son, Works, 3St BKATTY pi rN 0 AGENTS WANTED! (Male or Fa male.; to take ordwj. D- F. BEATTY,