?KE Centre Reporter, FC'D.KORTI Kditer. 0 Centre Hall, Pa., 27, Jan. 187t. 1 t\R Vf>>. l'Jpsr year, in a.fc i.i.v, 'J.sft if Am aofpiTuf i* advance. Aivertitrmtal* 2iV ere,'ins for it ft i- Ar(iow, and for &n> be un constitutional. President Grant's salary vv as raised by a radical congress from $25,000 to $50,0wl in addition to this all the "white-house expenses, are paid out of the national treasury, without the warrant of law His table, the wine in his cellar, his sta ble, even his costly segars.go into " white house" expenditure* and are settled for at the public treasury. He smokes the best segars in the world, which retail at 25ets per piece, and he stnokes all the day long and at night, and the people foot the bills. Thia item of segars alone, smoked by him at public expense, runt into large figures in -365 days. The earlier Presidents at $25,000 salary, paid -all their own bills for living, and never dreamt that the people should pay for the wines they drank, to tobacco they chaw ed, and the segars they smoked. But those good old days of honest presidents passed ended when the government passed out of democratic luinds in 1860. LESS EXPF.SDITVHES The democrats in Congres are doing the people's work. They have resolved to put the sharp knife upon government expenditnresand trim down the extrava gance which has wasted hundreds of millions under Grant rule. That's what the democrats promised they would do, •and they are redeeming theirpromise. A recent despatch from Washington says a sub-committee, with Randall as Chair* man, has been for ten days engaged in pruning the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. There is not only to be a large reduction in salaries, but it is proposed to abolish a good many offices. The President's salary is to be cut down after the 4th of March, 1877. Of course it cannot be reducedfduringtbe term ofthe present incumbent. Mileage now nmountingdo 1150,000, will be re duced ; appropriations for Washington are to be lowered ; expenses of collecting the customs are to t be reduced every where; and in the various bureaus of War, Navy and Interior, the Poet-Office and Treasury Departments, offices are to be abolished, while the expenses of the judicial system are to bo largely reduced. This is the bill paying the salaries of all officials except those who are abroad, and the reductions from these items promise to be important. A FOOL IS THE ST. \TE SEX I 7"E The fools are not all dead yet—there is one in the state senate, and the fol lowing is the caliber of his usefulness in that body: Mr. Wood offered the following reso lution which was laid over for second reading on Wednesday: Whereas, The ground hog has been making and superintending the weath er ever since the discovery of America. Whereas, There never was accorded any appropriation of money for his ar duous and responsible services, there fore, Kesolved, That the thanks ofthe Hen ate be hereby tendered hiin that he be requested to forecast the weather until old probabilities can afford to dispense with his services. Resolved, That ground hog dtvte de clared a legal holiday. If the senate could be induced to lie advised by the Reporter we would say that it pass an amendment declaring Wood to be the ground-hog, striking out the affix. ANOTHER STEAL. In the state senate proceedings of 21 we see this. "A joint resolution providing that the Chief Clerks of the House and Senate be directed to purchase a copy of the general railroad laws for each member of the Legislature, the cost not to exceed three dollars and a half per copy." This is another steal to help some one. Twenty five cents will pay for a copy of the railroad laws in pamphlet form and if this outrageous resolution passes it will cost the tax payers of the j state nearly one thousand dollars for what can be found in Purdon which every member already has at public ex pense. BRJSTO W A ND JE WELL. A large number of federal office hold ers from the South were in Washington recently and held several caucussef, on the Presidential question, and have agreed to start up a campaign in the South in favor of Bristow and Jewell us the nominees of the radical party next, fell, This would not be bad for a radi- cul ticket, and does not look a- though Maine's late nntinp ami tirade against the south, on the amnesty bill, hadgain oi hint much sympathy in hisown jsirt> • Maine blarniod tio much; his hid for the nomination docs not receive a "second." The people are tired of having the oh I wounds opened and favor antticsly and a { building up of fraternal feeling and good will between the sections. Maine hud as a ell withdraw nun in nt \ Ri Tiiiw hyu\ r> A few weeks ago, says the New !>>ik World, the Republican County treas urer of Yates County wu- anuouneed us a defaulter, having tised several thouss and dollars of the people's money in his private speculations. The Republican Treasurer of Saratoga County alKiut the same time fled from his home, having retrenched the tax payers' money of that county to the tune of $ I dO,OOO. V short time ago the Republican Statr Treasurer of Kausas was removed from office for the misuse of the public fund-, having been engaged in a retrenchment of the public money for In-own use. The Republican Auditor of thi- State h i- boon suspended from office furapecti latlonin claiois, and for reasons which hi* own testimony justified. The Republican Treasurer of the city if Rufi'alo has absconded after retrench ing the lux-pay ors'money of that city to the tuue of some or more. Now the fact I-IH ing show u that he com menced hi-system of retrenchment the moment that he entered ujion thedutiea of his office. General Rabeock has been indicted ; for aiding in the retrenchment of the whiskey tax and cooking it into the pri vate bank a counts of himself ami i.-fa cial es. This kind of Republican retrenchme appears not to be new. Comptroller Hopkins in his rejiort a year ago an nounced that the larger portion of the twenty-seven million raised for soldiers' bounties in this State never reached the soldier. It was retrenched by Republi can officials in the same way. IV> \n not need reform ? And are w>e likely to get it from the grand old party? MOVABLE ST ATM FIN A NCI VOL ICY. The Times has a despatch frouv Har risburg stating that the sentiment of both parties is settling down in favor of tin c..rly |v.s?.;gc of a bill diverting from the -inking fund to the treasury all the reve nues but enough to_reduce the debt frou $300,000 t0 5500,000 annually and pay the interest, and place severe restrictions upon the Sinking Fund Commissoners as to monthly statements of the deposits, etc. This measure w ill enable the Treas urer to |>ay the accumulated claims [against the treasury, and a future bill, making a uniform tax system, w ill re duce taxes from $500,000 to $1,000,000 a year. REDUCTION* IN CONSULAR BILL OI L'A' $425,000. The democratic House in doing noble work. The House Uommittceou Appro priations have completed the Consular ->ud diplomatic bill. The estimates last year were f 1,352,485 and the amount ap propriated $1,351,285. The present bill appropriates $011,147. The salaries oi Ministers to Great Britain, France, Ger many and Russia are reduced from 17,- 500 to 14.0U) dollars each ; Ministers tc Spain, Austria, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and China from 12,000 to 10,(<00 dollars, Min ister to Italy from 12,000 to 8,000d"llar* Ministers to Portugal, Switzerland, Bel gium, Netherlands, i n here is against Gen Rubcock, on account of rumors that the I'resident has httn makingetVorts in his l ehall McKce is more secure in public fnvoi, but M< *luire the ex-Collector, expects and will re ceive no favors An imp rtant witness against Balicoek will Ik> t'ol. Parker. In ternal Kevenue Collector for the Colo rado Pistriet, who ha- I ccn summoned to appearat the trial on the Hist. lot U NKGROI'S I YXCUI.It. Cincinnati, Ik, January 17.- V sjs-cial t<> theComnuUMal from Memphis say* four negroes, all confessed cotton-giu and house burners, were forcibly taken from t'oabotiiu C. unty, Mo-. Jail, at Friai'- Point, before dawn last Saturvlay, ami shot dead by a masked uuh. lln s men admitted having set fire tonml de al roved aeverwlcotton-ginhouses in that vicinity, atul also t!/,■ l- lHin A Co., of the mercantile agency, have issued their annual report of mer cantilciuisfort lines, from * hit hwe learn lliut the uumlx r of failures in all the United States show a large increase as compared with those of previous years, a hile the proportionate liability is some what less than the average. The titun ber in 1875 was 7,7-10, against 5,830 in 1874, and tle gross liability $501,060,353, against $ 155,230,000. The average lia bility is s2s,ttiO, against $26,020. Au increase of fifty percent, in the mnnber of failures within the last year would at first glance ap|>ear very startling, and as indicative of the condition of trade is a most important revelation. But the < ir cular urges some suggestions on this point that should not bo lost sight of. It says, as compared with the number of |>arties tn business, the projairtiou of failures is not excessive. The utuubernow report ed in business in the United States on the books of the agency is 630.000. **f this number 7,740 have failed during the year, indicating a proportion of one in every eighty-two. A review ofthe gen eral condition and outlook for the trade is sketched by the circular, and contains -ouic important facts and practical sug gestions. It is stated as a fact that the failures in New Kngland in 1875 number 1,7135 and cover au amount of $40,015,164, against 790 in number and $10,M5,000 in 1874. The western states show nearly* a corresponding increase in both number and amount, while in the middle and -outhcrn states the increase is much less, a result that may be accounted fur in the fact that the middle states have been tnore circumspect, taught so bv heavy pre vious losses, and at the south by the fact that it has had little credit to fall u|k>. As to the outlook for the current yeartho circular is not at allcouleur de rose. It -ay- while there have been large crops, much which is to be realized the gen eral result of the year lias not been satisfactory. The number of tin -e ac tively engaged in trade w ho have added to their surplus are exceedingly few those who have held their ow 11 are not numerous, while a larger number than both of these combined would have to admit a shrinkage, if their assets wore valued at realization figures. It adds that "there ,-eems no nearer approach to .isolution ofthe difficulties tinder which trade is sufit-ring than at this time last year. The pressure of the j>eriod, in stead of Wing relieved, apj>ears to be augmented. The inspiriting national event ofthe centennial vear will, it is believed, for a time infuse considerable activity in some localities A great in tlux of visitors from abroad, and the ne cessary circulation of money which is implied in the movement of large num bers of our own population, can hardly fail to vitalize some drooping interests." But the most essential |>oints to recover are prudence in extent of trade, rcduc. tion of living and business expenses, lessening indcLtncss, and close scrutiny •f credits. These are the elements that will most help to restore confidence and beget a return to a condition of business in which money can be made, the re sources of the country developed and success achieved. Why don't the Republicans remon strate with President Grant f<>r placing the ex-Confederate leaders, Lungstrect, Akerman and Moaby, in fat positions and demand that he shall bestow his fevers upon "Union soldiers?" The truth is, General Grant is the last man to reward "Union soldiers" with gifts. He select* the most degraded and rotten political hacks of his party, who were never in the field of battle, and turns them gent ly into the clover.— Cmtrier Jmmtnl. THE -TURKS BADI.Y BEATEN AT TRKBIGN E London, January 22.—The Times'cor respondent at Ragurna telegraphs under date of Friday, 21st, as follows: "I have just returned here after witnessing the attack by the insurgents on the Turkish intrenched position on the hill between itagn.-a and Trebigne, whether the Turks had fled after the action of the 18th. One of the breast-works was captured. An inner breast-work was gallantly defend ed, and was evacuated by fifty Turkish survivors during the night of Thursday, and a number of these were killed dur ing the succeeding fight. Trebigne is completely demoralised. No troops are moving to relieve the beleaguered de tachment, ami the insurgents hold the road uncontested. Trebigne is threaten ed with famine aud the population is mutinous. The total number of Turks killed during the two days' fighting is 380, while the insurgents had UK) killed and wounded." The Daily News'special Paris telegram says it is reported that Turkey is pre paring to concentrate a large army in Bulgaria next month. Ragusa, Jan. 22.—1n consequence of the Turkish defeat it is now reported that Trebigne is in the hands of the in surgents. A reduction of 800,000 dollars in the pay-roll of the War Department will be recommended in the appropriation com mittee. FORTY FO i:liTi I CON G K ESS TREASURY DEPARTMENT AF FAIRS. Radicals Fear an Investigation. Washington, Jan. 18.—The morning hour having expired, the Senate resumed the consiili-ruitoti of the resolutions sub mitted by Mr Davison Wednesday to ap point a special Committee to Investigate the books and cr< unts of the Treasury Department. Mr. BoUTWELL said when ho ad-i the Sonata on Thursday U>t he 1 slated the general principles In wliuli lir ' SllppO-ltd H full I |>!atla'. 101 110 lilt' argil' ' 111 mi I . r tlio SMIDIUI fii'in \\ 1 \ it 1; lii In (Davis could be giv on. Ho illoiitMi'll had iii >ti<|i>> tli >ll lo oppose lim itkiiiiim Hull 1m 1 li'tl fur li\ Mr. Dull* lit' nut ii lavor ul iUl'll examination l>> a |>i >'iul 1 uiuuiitli'i' r nun -l tin- Standing Corn unitee* .if the Senate but maintained that I tha books Mini nul ittin|it*ri'ii wiilt Mi I' \\ IS Miiil ha iuulJ nut miliar lulul how I nun - 1 I'lllil li* i li*iig* ri-jut 1 1 ,| nulii lu t'ungre*- Mi 1 DM' Nl>s Iffrlinl 111 illII rrrur mentioned by Mr 11..ul M nil here a dark j ■uiilvil internal rrt eliue lu the pul-lic debt, mid humorously spoke uf t ii-li n dark a> being a bail buy. Mr. DAI |S li appear lu tuolbal itii'lo art' a g.-#d many had buyt in ilia Trratuiy Department, a id I bu(>a some ufllieiu Mill be lull fit nut J l-aughter. J Continuing hi* remarks Mr I 'at it i I lia desired lu luuk ut rr ilia remark* ul tha Srnalur fruin ' M tnadiutall* Houlwell l , niul ttuulil hat a something lo *y reply hvieafter. I lia Senator fruui M n-achu-i tt* l.ail uvar liM'kt'ii tataral Inatancaa where lia (Davl-i, showed there ware error*. Mr. EDM! NDSaLo luvurej ilia ratut lull m, but Suio lir ttat oppos-J to appoint- 1 ing a special committee. The Saiiala hail ti 1 T-n.uillU-e uii Finance anil thai Cum-' tnillee could duil.a tturk baiter than any special t'oainiilim. Tha Finance Com niitlea Ma- composed uf gentleman from l> ih side- nf ihu Chamber and a fair re port Mould be relidarad by them. Mr, I'lll It M AN did nul agree wlhtlu- Senator from Varmor.t a* lu but in* the invent gallon made by tha Finance L'utrt mittce, although the Democratic party tl.ly represented on that cuiumilte bv two ni. iiil.ir. They bud nut devoted any par ticular attention lu the subject uf the Trcntury investigation. The Senator, f->ni Connecticut ( Eaton 1 and the Sena tor fiuin Wart Virginia 1 Davit) had rtud ; led ilia euhject and they thuuid be 111 em■ bf(i of the Ili\dtligntilig IVllttliltloe. Mr. EDMI'NDN moved Ui amend ti.r re- lution ►.< :i> to have the investigation made by tlio Finance Committee instead of a | ci ial committee. Mr. Itai ard favored the appointment of a special committee. Mr. THUKMAN qu. led at length from the speech of Houlwell on Thursday la>t and said the main question now before (tie Senate was as to the trutb ut the finance reports upon winch the people of theroun try bad relied. The .Senator from Massa chusetts had distinctly said that accounts of the Register of the Treasury did not state the exact truth in regard to the pub lic debt for ilia long period of eight years when the Government was seeking a loan from the people ol Ohio, and raid our pub ic debt is • o much, that the people reiied ujion that statement. Npw, the Senator fr-un Massachusetts (B- utwell), said to these people they were very simple to re |!y upon those reports, for truth. If they I were good uco.iUant- and went to the (Treasury they could ascertain there whether official reports ut the Treasury were correct or not. It was high time this inquiry should ba made. The thanks of the .Senate and of the Country were due, :-> the >enator from West Virginia I r calling attention to this subject. The in vestigation should be ru.ida not in a party s< nr, but on Lusinro principles, to s<-e if the aci > unt of this Government could nut , be kept tho a.nne as accounts of a great - railr>-ad or a mercantile establishment lie favored the appointment of a select , committee to make the inquiry. Mr. MORTON said he was in favor of I haling an investigation but it should b made by the Finance Committee and not . by a Select Committee would be more en rgetic or determined than the Committee 1 ! on Finance. Pending discussion, at t. ii the Senate went into executive session and soon after I adjourned. TUB H K N'T FN NIA L AIM'RoPRI \- 1 ION IN TUB HOUSE. The Mouse on the IS# discussccd the bill to appropriate fl.hth.i.ooo to the Centennial j Tho house then at l'. K fO went into com mittee of the w liole on the rtale of the Un i--n, Mr \t ■ I,of New York, In the chair, on the centennial bill and was addressed by Mr. Philips of Kansas, in advocacy ©f ! the bill. Mr. DebolltMo ), referring to the fact that this bill, like former ones un the same subject, provided that the government' should not be responsible for any debts! c- ntraded by the centennial commission, asked Mr Philips what assurance he had that tho next cui.gre. would not be called upon for another appropriation. Mr. Philips replied that it would be competent f -r the next congress to do: what it was competent for this con great to do. Mr. Harrison (111.> next addressed the committee oa satue side of the question. Ailoding t> the suggestion that the house by its vote on Mr Holman'a resolution on the 14th of December, had committed it self against all subsides, he recalled the fact that whea that resolution was offered, Mr. Hoar had asked whether it was notj cut off the c-ntennial appropriation, and that Mr. Holman stated that he did not Consider tho word "subsiJy" in that reso 1 lut loss as covering tho centennial appro ' prialion. , The house, therefore, had voted for that resolution with n reservation in fnvor of the centennial; not amor tal reservation, but an outspoken reservation. Pa-sing on to the importance of giving a national; character to the celebration, he said that having traveled considerably in Germany in 1b74, some hundred persons with whom he had conversed, had told hiui that the) j wer/coming to the exposition, but that last yt ar, having been traveling agum in Denmark, Sweden and parts ot German \ a he found that person* who had intended to cuinn had < hai g< d their mind, saying that tlio American people were too mean about it, and that the celebration was to be purely local ; but, fiiid he, let thin appro* priation pass to-day, the news will reach Kuropc to morrow morning, and new im petus will bo given to the ccsire of for eigners to visit the country, itnd the tide will be limited only by accommodation*. Commenting on Mr. Wi lis' statement yesterday that the rich men of Philade! phia ought to advnnce the money, he sug gested that the still richer men of New York, the rich men of Mr. Willis' own district ought rather to do it. Mr. Willis replied that the city of New ork had subscribed $240,000, whirli was much mere than had been subscribed by all the rest of the country. Mr. Henderson—Then they should have subscribed all that was wanted rather than let the celebration fail. If the people are not patriotic enough to subscribe voluntary for the purposes then it is time to do something to rouse again tho spirit of patriotism which unco burned brightly, but which lias been now deaden* ed by civil strife, by internecine wsr, and by too great attention to the nlinighly dollar. Referring to the enthusiasm of old John Adams over Fourth of July cel ebrations, and to the fact that lie made orations which might bo called "spread eagle," lie expressed the desire that there was to day more "spread eagle" in the land. Tho common eagle, be said, taking hjs Might from tho extreme limit of eastern civilization in 17"G, would have made it- Might to thu western limit in n single day, but now the proudest monarch of tho air, dipping himself in llic Atlantic and then looking lit tho netting sun, ever intent and sailing onward, taken days and weeks be fore ho cools his pinions in tho spray of tin; broad Pacific, and yet, liusaid, wo are tohl that thu poop I o shall not lie taxed at I lie rate of 31 cents each lor I ho celebration for thu country's birthday. Sumo of hi* friends seemed in this mat ter to bo afraid of their constituents. He wnt out afraid uf Ids. Chicago knew no jonlu-v uf I'lnladdphin Shu reiiieinhar' oil ih ul when the Hie fiend tee|il over her, when bar palaces were laid low, an J bar liiiinlilu dwelling- tttvpl away, I'lillsdui- I'tnn raiue lu liar aasistnncr Mr. f'uehran il'a , alio argued against .the . ul.till nil..null! v uf the bill Mr. Kallay replied to liia colleauge Mr ItraganiTimil -poke in favor of the bill and ga\ e at una uf ill i controlling motive* on lilt own mind flu* teaton A great and protracted eieil Mel, with tha lung colltrovory ahull led to it, and a' -V-trill uf reconstruction measures jutt at disastrous, have > wrenched and distort-i ad the uinlitulluii and have *0 obaeured ' nml perverted the principle* uf civil liber ty and just government a* lu make a sari out and earneit recurrence to tha prlncri pie* ot the Declaration of Independence, of the contlitutiun and of the tpiril and ge niu* of the government * paramount ne cessity Mr Fry a1 Mo (next addraated the liuute j favoring the pat-age of the bill. Mr T uckerfVa I spoko in opposition to the bill, and taid lliat tlie path of duty that lay before him In regard lu the cen tennial bill Ma* a* clear a* it ever at in I regard to any question that bad ever been brought to bl* cuiiaideration. lit* object.on to the measure Wat it- unconstitutionality. A sharp debate then arose uli thecorisli '.ulionality uf ilia appropriation, in which | llnwn. Tucker, lloar, (Mat- , ami tsar- Held look part Mr. Tucker than proceeded with lit* ar gument, in tha course of which ha quoted the gentleman fruiti New York (Hewitt* t saying yesterday thai (hi* government was confessedly *1 • ducut.-r of the court , try. I never coulettod it. 1 nut only do riot toiile** it but I deny it in top, 1 deny -that ibis government ran intrude on the control on tha Common schools of each -'.ate uf the Union, 1 deny that ihl* gov ernment can go into our cotuuiun school system* in the stale* and upturn it accord u g to the view* of the member* of con gress here who know nothing in the world about it (Laughter J The government its* i.u miision except lu caecula it* pow er and tu-rfutm it* duty uuder and in tub i subjection to the supromo law uf the land, tha colisi'lutioa of the country. [Spoken with strung emphaii* and great effect.] Show me either the puwer lo pa* this bill, or that llii* bill is essential lu carry out a, power conferred, and 1 will vole for it ; j but "llierwua, before God and my coun try. I cannot vote fur it. The only limit lu the growing corruption of tbe country .* a limitation on the power of the govern ment. 1 believe that tbe mission of tbi* government at thi time it economy, rc-, frer.cbnu-nt and reform M e have reach ed that time when it become* u to put the brake* down, to call a halt on lavish ex- I p nd-ture*. Alter list* scheme ha* got , > utehojy would came with another like , scheme for a big show at Ym-ktowii or Hunker Hill, or Chicago. Il declared himself oppoied altogether to splendid gov , ernnicnt and to squalidly poor pets , pie. He wa* opposed to seeing the lax f consumer revel in palace- in luxury audi 5 to Lear tbe wail of woe from tbe tax bur-i k drndt-d people It wa* the mission of this , house and of hit political friends to sav r that these things sboulJ and must cease right here and now They should imtno . late on the altar of duty there sentimental , its and patriotism and go hack to the *im , pie virtue* and economical manner* and , hab it and custom* of their fathers a hun dred year* ag. Referring to the (act that , the legislature ef Virginia bad declined to make an appropriation for the oentannial, , be explained that one reason for (hit was a provision in the state constitution prevent , Ing the stale from making such appropria tion. When the government is restored to its pristine purity, when tha principle* of tbe revolution sru re-established and liberty is proclaimed throughout the land to every man under the palladium of tha haheia corpus, unrcpealable by an edict of the president, or by act of cuagress on account of constructive rebellion, than shali the lima come whan we shall all unite with other* in that aplendid close of Webster'a great spe ch forty years ago,; constitutional liberty under constitutional .union yea, liberty and union are ineepar-i ' able, now aud forever. 'i Mr Tucker'* speech created a great ' sensation in the house, and admiration of it was liberally expressed on both aide*. ' At il* cluso be waa complimented by re ' publicans and democrat* Una of tha lat ' ter. Lamar, of Mississippi, saying it was the best speech be had everlieard in Con • gfrt*. WithoutUklng any action on the bill the house adjourned. CONGW KSSION A L NOTES. Mr Knott (Ky.) from tbe Judiciary Committee, rci- rtiKl a proposed amend ment to llse Consututian a* follows : "No person who has held or may hereafter hold the office of President, shall ever again be eligible to said office." It wa* made a special order for Tuesday next. Mr. Frye (Mo . on behalf c-f the minority of the committee gaTo notice that ha would offer a substitute. Mr. Riddle, of Tann., has introduced a t>iU pro* iditig that one-half of the duties on import* shall he collected in lawful menry. Mr. Hartaell, of 111., makes pro vision in another bill for payment of a portion of tho impott duties in legal ten der notes. The bill to abeinh capital punishment has been reported back adversely. Mr. Cannon, of 111., has introduced a hill providing a penalty for mailing oh si rno matter and prohibiting lottery circu lars passing through the mails. The House proposes logo into Commit tee of the Whole daily en the Centennial Appropriation Bill until it shall have hern disposed of. There arc at least twenty gentlemen who yet desire to speak on the subject. A bill introduced in III# iiouse by Mr. llukor, of Indiana. providing for the com pensation of member* of Congee**, fixe* the salaries of Senators, member* and del egates, including lhoooftho Forty-fourth Congrca*, at S.t.GOU per annum, payable monthly, with no allowance lor slation ! cry, mileage, or other purpose*. For the Kepoiter. A PROVERB. Tlin fathei* hare eaten sour grape*, and the children'* teeth are *et on edge. A Dialogue. A What 1* the meaning of thi* Pro verb ? K. It mean* that the children uffer for I the offence* of the parent*. A. I* thi* doctrine taught in the word of God ? U It it Kx. 20. '>, God vara I the Lord thy (tod ain jeuloui tied visiting the in iquities of the lather* upon the children to the third and fourth generation of thrin that halo mo, A Hut don't thi* doctrine contradict Rz. IX: 17. The ton shall not die for the 'iniquity of hi* father? I! It dor* net. The meaning of Ez 18 17, i that one man (hail not be con demned for the sin of nnother, unle** by commission, approbatinn, or Mini# other way, hu mako it hi* own. But it i* other wise with temporal punishment* 2 Sam 24, 16, 17. The ruin of the Ten Tribe* are traced back to the idolatry of Jeroboam and the ruin of Juduh to the tin* of Mun a*ah A. How fur may the fault* and evil pro pensities of parent* be transferred to their children ? It. To a very great extent. Indeed ev ery day'* experience show* us children suffering for the sina, vice* and follies of parent*, by hereditary disease*, poor con stitution*, bad education and example, bud name*, inteni|>erance, and a thousand other parental sins, and disobedience* of God's natural laws A. How tar are the sin* of parent* pun ished in their posterity ? B. Only *o tar as they act in the same way. A. Shall a righteous son he punished merely because lie hail a wicked father ? B No. A. In what sense, then, does God visit the sins of the fathers upon the children? B. The wicked children of wicked pa rents shall be more certainly and severely punished than bad men ordinarily are. All*- w II sin* deserve v It. No. Hut tha wicked children of u-kad parent* may be ami often arc pun , itlivd mora suveiely than any oilier wick ed men are ami Ibis again it to vieil the iniquity of tha father* upon the chil dren. A. It there aiiytbing said in the word of tied about a "certain measure of In qitlty ' which it filling up from one generation to another, till at last it makes a nation or family ripe for destruction ? • It There it Tha iniquity of the A mar itr* i net yet full, lien I'r In The Jew are another example Nee Matt iff 1.113*1 J.-u* says: Wu iiiitoyou, Nt-ribe. ami Pharisees, hypocrites iierstite ye build fba loiiib* of llie prophets, and garnish ti c Sapulchra* i.filu- Righteous, and -ay, l! we had been in the days of our Father# .■ would n-.t lias.- been partaker* with thelil ill the blooj of the prophets Fill y up then the measure ol your fathers, 1 ye serpent*, ye generation of viper*, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Wherefore, behold, I send unto yu prophet*, and wi*o men. and scribe* • and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye set-urge iu youi synagogue* and persecute them frotn city to cUy . That utsun you mav come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abet unto tlie blood of Zacbaria*. son of Haraehiav whom ye • lew between the leinple nnd the altar. , Verily 1 *ay utilu you, AH these thing -hall coiiie upon tbi- generation. Jerusa lem, Jerusalem, thou, thai killeat the prophets, and stonest them which are tent unto thee, bow often would I have gath I errd thy children together, even at a hen I gathereth her chicken* under her wings, and ye would tint I Heboid yur house it left unto desolate. The punishment of the itint of many ago* and generation* are *l' said to fall upon them. God may wait with patience upon a wicked Italian or w.ukeJ family ; but when they sin on from one generation to another, it al! ogvriv a tr ibe account and w ban (tod see* it it lime l< , punish, makes the punishment very seven and final. A. Do you nt think what *to be will be * B There are two theories en this ques tion, via. - 1. That God foreknow# and then foresr dain* i 2 That lioJ foreordains and then fore knows In the former thorn v, their is noticing like fatalism ; in the latter, to say the least, there is s-.me very fine thinking. Aaronsburg, I'a. X. SERMON BY MR. MOODY. Mr Moody'* subject on a recent even ing i. Philadelphia was "Confessing ,C .r.st," adopting a- Ins leal the words in i! mans yiii; "Willi the mouth confer jsion is made uuto salvation ' Infidels, he -aid, were not ashamed to profess their be lief. Politician* were nul afraid tu say what party they belong to. Tlie Only People thai are Afraid .>r ashamed are the professed follower* of 11'hrisL We a v told that we must lake up ur cross and follow Christ, but a grt * , I many people have m-t found out that tner. is any cross al all. If we are U> be asbam- ] ed of Christ, he will not acknowldce us J A man who wants to be in tbe service of! ' ne of your Philadelphia merchant* mu" ! riot object to wearing the lircry. If a mat. wants to join the U N army lie mast be ready lo wear the uniform, aa i we must as Christians be ready lu show that we be .long to Christ Ir. n prayer mooting at Boston 1 once attended, most ol those w h took part were uid men, but a little lw beaded Norwegian boy, who Couid only speak broken English, got up and said [ If I IrU the wont! about Christ He will Tell the Father About Me." That wrote itself upon my beart. and I have never forgotten w hat that little boy i said. A preacher was riding out to a ser vice with a prominent Judge, and kaid i"Judge # I want you to speak to night J "Ob. ' /aid the Judge. "I can't do that. I have never spoken in a cliurcb in ray life ' Whet* they got to the place they f.-u- J the room full, and the preacher said "•Judge, I want you to answer a few que* Hons," anJ then got tha man l i tell aft er he was converted and something of hi* ei- 1 'peHence. The wbota aud.er.ee was bro ken down, and many were converted Ob, shame on the Christians of the nine teenth century that we should n.it be wiil-j tng to confess Christ befbre men t Wc want a few convert* in Philadetphi* like - the woman of Samaria who went to lh<- ; town and told all her friends of her inter view with a man who bad told her all that he had ever dono. Why, if we had a few * .men like that, ready to tell *ll their , friends about Christ, the whole city would soon hear about Him The old Scotch wo man when the was converted oaiJ .- "I'll Never Lei God hear the L*.*t of Tbi*." She c >uld not help talking of what had been done for ber Last Summer w< spent some lime in a country town, and a few young men were converted I have , just had a letter from that place, which tell* ol service* that they have been hold ing in tbe school-house in the neighbor hood, and many have been brought to Je su# just through the simple story of these young men. The maniac who was restor ed to hi* right -afind. out of whom many devil* had been cast by Christ, went and testified among hi* own people. He was not ashamed to say who it was that healed him Though Christ was very unpopular ;in ihote part* and had been Urjven out vp' the city, the blind man who** sight was j restored w* not afraid U> **v vrhat Christ did for him, though the Pharisee* threat ened to c*t him out of (he Synagogue, and did after *ll cast him out. ililt where was he cast to* Why. right int.'tbe arm of Jtwus It's a good thing to liv so that the world can't cast us out and wont wan! to own ut. It wa* be< au-e Ptr was ashamed uf Christ that be fell into sin and denied hi* L irvi. If We do not Confess Jv-eua we *!mll koo bwflme backtlider*. Chi!- 'dren, you don't know how much you may do by confeuing Him An incident of miMlon achool work In Chicago wai rela ted. thowing how a liulp bov vu the mean* of leading hit infidel mother to the : Saviour through being courageout enough |to talk jut a little to her, and thrn after ward praying for her Jurt because he ; war not atlikinrd to cotifati Cbritt, he wa nted and made a bietting. We would eateoni it au etpecial in ' vor if every friend of the Reporter would] ; -end to the name of at lontt one üb it* other attraction*, ueh n* po etry, miscellany humoroti* extract*, Ac,, during the coming year, there well be not loss than one hundred short title* by the bet writers of fiction in England and America. 6. The markot reports, brought down to the hour of publication, aro the best that can be made. Each markot i* reported by one who*o special knowledge nnd training inaku him the be-t authority upon that subject in the United States. For accura cy and completeness tho market report* of the World are unrivalled. "Tho World is not only the best but the cheapest newspaper ever offered the far mer." Semi weekly (KM No*.), $2 a year. Dai ly (Sit Not.), $lO per year. Specimen eopies sent upon application. Address "TIIE WOULD," 10 dec Ot SO Park Ruw, New York' THIS WJIjLNOTIFY TIIE PUBLIC ol our inlentiun to put MW ntni LOWER t't.i* IJ* on much of our Btock- Tllli YKA lt'll I 1.0-IM, rn. 4. — A Full Guarantee given for each garment. The Btock we offer I all XLW, and is not "itoi'tiHT*" or "w'Hoi.EWiLE** stock but our own Carefully Made Clothing. It will be rt-tutinhered the* our stock always embrace* ihe citotCDi STYLES offiCBSTAXTIAI. t<<- Da, and that IT Fit Y SIZE and SHAPE is provid d fur laslh Mti.N audunY-. I'. ail! :u .he borne iu mind that there is but ONE OAK HALL, ami THAI i- AT TIIJ > OKXEU OF Sixth--Sixllp-rSixlh--Bixlh--SIXTH and MARKET Slreela. Hoping for a visit frotn each leader, and that oar friends will pass this an nouncement to all ibeir fiiend- in the country, We are Very Truly, WANAMAKER & BROWN, PHILADELPHIA SUOHILIDGE 4 CO, COAL, LlME,ice., WIL'.IAM SIIORTLIDGK. BOND VALENTINE SHORXLiDGE tarted a now Boot and Shoo Shop, and would lie thankful for u t>hare of the public natron age. Boot, and Show made to order and according to style, and warrant* hi- work Ho equal any made else whore. All kin l of repairing done, and charge* reasonable. 'Jive him H rail (Vb II 1.1 IIKSKY BHOCKKKIIOrF, i. I>. BIIVOKKI President, Cashier. OKNTRE COUNTY BANKING CO (Late Milliken, Hoover & Co.) RECEIVE DEPOSITS. And Allow interest, Discount Notes, BUT arJ Sell. Government Seou ities.Gol'' it aplO'fiHtf Coupon*. D. M. lIITTEN HOUSE, WITH liOO.VS, M'IIIV A It/. A < (>. WIiOLKKAI K DBAI I Its IN Fish, Cheese and Provisions, HI North Delaware Avenue, 137 North Water Street, PHILAPKLPIIIA. E. A.KooNi, U ScBWsBZ J.SiaWAB tosrh.lj. FURNITURE. JOHN ItRECIIBILL, t * in his elegant New Rooms, Spring street f Hellefon'.e. HHS n band it splendid asaortmcnf o . tIUUSE FURNITI UK from the com , iraoiicstto the most elegant. n 1 ( IIA MBKR SETS, PA 11 LOR SETS j SOFAS, CHAIRS. BEDSTEADS, •WOOL MATTRESSKS. HAIR MAI s, TRESSES, : , and nj-thing wanted in the line of hi businos*—homemade and city work Ai i'W(liWdc speciality and keeps ot I hand, the largest an.! finest stock of WALL PAPER. Oo.uL sold at reasonable rate?, wliulosa and retail. (Jive him a call before pur chasing elsewhere. fobO-iy C.PECk'S Coaoh N Maiiufaotory. The undersigned has opened an, wr es tablishment, ul his new shops, foi tht iiiauul'actuie of i Carriages, Buggies, it Spring Wagons SLKIOHB AM) Snus, PLAIN AND FANCY of every description . All vchtc.es manufactured by bin are warranted to render satisfaction, and a equal to any work done elsewhere. He uses none but the best material and employs the most skillful workmen Hence they flatter themselves that thei work can not be excelled for durnbililt and finish. Orders from a distance promptly attend , ed to. Come and examine my work befor contracting elsewhere. J i'lllULS .REASONABLE, 1 All kiudd of iiepuriug dune. SAVES FUEL I SAVES LABOR I* NATIONAL STEETCBE CLEAM rrww4 j>, M, wti Carbon I* on* of Iba worti rrof.ortora of heat knoirn, a oett of J a* of an it.. .. ■ tb<-loboo "•!'* I" f It jMr <•(. afrntl, ThlaTobeCi.-anerl. mcdn of aprtn* eteel Karh aegrornt ta of llorlfa apctog. and diatenda la a per fect circle aoaa In prcaa agaJaet tka Inetdr of the tub*, reeling all tba carbon and scale wltbont if be aiigbtcai lajorjr to 0 tabe Guaranteed to rfaan better, laat longer, and wortt neater than an* in tba market. Adopted ai.d la oaa if tba I M, jfirjr rat sale by dealers, bend foe OMM. THE .. t Ueuil.Airfa ( . W i. IX L THE WOMAN'S FRIEND latrrcfaenyesbie Handle and Skirl 1 Crablaed. ST be h 96(1 ela entirety oa. 4 foi any oaiiwr of Iroaa. It ran oe anjuat ed toeiaetly. at.d bring with a abirid Era bead la eowp;< uip fr-ja tb.j required a hen it* tag. When tb' Imo la belt r mar Mar a, beetad.llie handle louat be deteehed. Wa afl) emd to ear addree, t re rclpt of IHaft or V O. Odor for (be übobM, cither of the fo lowing acta: Set Mo. I—g Irooa of ft, ft and 7 Iba.. I handle, |s 09 - ft-S " . 7and*)>.., '• *! " -• " 7, ft and* tba. - 109 Kidud plated Irooa, Tftrta. per ftat txita. Amy party ordering Art aata will ro tate# ona aet extra u at prtnluw. 7 liomagbljr r ItaUe agrau nested. Addeaee BBOOKLTN SJftD IROV ( 0., 06 Pint lb, BnekJyx, S. D., V. 7. Saa.-aMßrtaaaebawaaatlba adbraf thatfap-. SO. DKIXiSUgK. " A,' p. MObbitlT. Established, 1843. MfLMfKIM MARBLE WORKS BY DEINiNGER &. HUSSEFI. . The old, reliable piece, whore Monuments, Couches, Headstones, and other marbi work t made. In the very t*t fttjrte, sad upon renaortablr terror SoF* Thankful for pad favort, we to ij>etiir*lv eolinl (he patronage of (he public. 8b ope, Eeat of Bridge, Milibeim, I*a. MATTY SO OTHER PI ASO FORTE bar attain d ibeaame popularity Hwid stamp 'urCirculw 1). F. BKATIY, Washing .oo. New Jims. CENT R~E* HALL COACH SHOP, LEVI Ml Kit AY. •t hU establishment at Centre Hall. k*ep •n hand, and tor ale. at the most reasona 'tie rates. Carriages, Buggies, A Spring Wagons, % Plauakd FANCY, *nd vehicles of erery description made to >rder. arid warranted to km made of the be*! seasoned tualeriai, and by the most -killed and competent workmen. Persons waiting anything is his line are requested to calJ and examine hi* work, they will dnd H not to be excelled for duraWiiy and wear. may Stf. LIAI niKKiV, ~ NOTARY PUBLIC. SCBIKNJiB AND CONVEY A NCKB. CENTRE UA ILI' A. Will attend to sAntiuasrisf Oaths, Ae 'cnowlcigeoMßl of Deeds. Ac. writing Ar tide*of Arropmeiti. Deeds. Ac, tnavlfi BKAITY €3OIIBINES EVERT IMPROVEMENT KNOWN. T;%.Seftd stamp for Circu lar. A.l4r*l>. P. BE ATT Y. Wa.h- N. J. BEATTY&PLOTTS | > EATTJT A PLOTTS • Cl(bntd Goldtn Teame PARLOR ORGANS ■re racked by eminent Miinciati* and
  • OK BRAS S, MADE ON SHORT NOTICE. 67 If aler Street, and 80 l irst Avenue, rniMti Kt.ii. Office with J. B. Shot-riff A Son, Worke. 3d Floor. lgpr.j". IAS. M MA NTS, Attorney l Law. Bellefonie, promptly attend* to all f the liigh >st Musical authorities for its Marvellous xtruoruinury richness of Tone, having N'O SUPERIOR IN THE ATORLLL -srge 71 Octave*, overstrung Bass, t'ull run Frame, French Grand action, Fr tbe trnde, (gems Wanted—(male or lcmale.) Sit' Send stamp for Circular. Addie* he inventor anil Proprietor, DNIEL F. iKATTY. Washington, New Jersey. (j inrrrK GB HO usg Bellsfonte. FA ISAAC MILLER, Proprietor. The Cumtnings House, on Bishop street, < one of the plea s ante*t located hotels in tie town It has the best s able* in the lace, has an excellent liverv r.llach *d und cry attention will be paid guests. No tiiis will be spared to make Un pleasant ui agreeable stopping place for the pub- Boarding bv the day or week, and "i- chained will always bo found very "utne 17 11 S G. Q UTE LIUB, Dentist, Millheim. Oilers his professional servie- to the .tiiblie. He is prepared to perform all >peraUons iu the dental profession. He is now fully prepared to extract twth übwlutrly without pant. vajH-TfrXt,