CiJfi Ceatrt aaporter. * IKB. KtntW. KDITOI. Ckxtrb Hall, Pi., Sept. f, I*7 c_ HTATEDEN. TICKKT. To* srrßXw* Jt ct JOHNTRCNKRY, of Venango. ro* AtJftTOW OEKKKAt. WM. P. SCHKBL, of Radford. iron ST AT* TWiAtuaftw. Col. A. 0. KOYKB, cfCßnteu The latest eommiaeion,since the t to 7 commission, ia the "Sitting Bull" com miaaion. whiah was to leave Washington on Wednesday for Fort Beutou. brotr Chicago thay will bo accompanied by the Canadian oommiaaioner. b rorn 1 ort Benton will be ftirnishcd with s military eacort to the Canadian borders where a Canadian escort will be furnish ed as far as Fort Walsh, fr m which point negotiations will be conducted. Both governments are anxious u> aToid any possible diplomatic complication* in the future, should Sitting Bull u* Canadian territory as a Use for hostile operations against the I'nited State*. The whole number of Sioux refuge* * in the British possessions, including Sit ting Ball's band, is estimated at 12.000. Instructions to the commission, which will be submitted to the cabinet, make the ultimatum of this govern ment the surrender of Sitting Bull and hia warriors as prisoners of war. We imagine that Hayes—occupying the presidential chair fraudulently must feel like a fish out of water, uu comfortable all the time. He sees that his countrymen stand almost entire publicans have only fourteen members of the house of representatives. The republicans gained three representatives and the democrats five senators. Quite a number of failures of Chicago business men occurred lately. Ilayea is about to make a trip to Ohio. , The State Ravinga Bank, of Chicago, which has 16,000 depositors, is bankrupt. Still they come. Milliken, the Blair county blatherskite ha* boea arretted fur using language incit ing men to strike during the late trouble* Mil'tiken made fool of himself lat fa" by offering bis regiment to guard "Wash ington and prevent Tilden from besoming president. Milliken. like some wore we know of, belongs to that class of follows, who seek to gain notoriety by getting themselves into trouble, having no merit that would otherwise make them known. Democratic Co. Convention, 3rd Tues day in Sept., 18. Delegate elections Sat urday previous. Among the craw of robber.* w ho plun dered South Carolina since the war, is our own John J. Patterson, of Juniata. On SO ult.. the (irand Jury, at Columbia returned true bill* igaiiut ex-Governor 11. 11. G leaves, C. W. Montgomery, at- j President of the Senate; A. O. Jonca and ♦l'floYirnorV, J. Moaaa for breach of trurt with fraudulent In lent, and against Meea for hiring and counselling breach of trust with fraudulent intoot. The chnrgvs iuvolvo the iaaue of fraudulent pay certificate* to various persons, some of whom were wholly fictitious, the of fcu*e being committed at the time the accused were u fiber* of the General As sembly. True hi Ila were alao ret urn ad against Kileatl. Parker for larceny and breach of trust, and K, R. Jarola, teller of the South Carolina Hanking aud Trust Company, for forgery in indorsing and receipting in the names of Joon Mooney and John l eggrtt for money amounting to obtained upon two warrant* stfileu from tlie executive t'Ti cere when Scott wa Governor. The sum waaust'd as a corruption hind upon ! members of the l egislature in 1577 to preveut the unpetuhuis.it of Scott u* Governor and Parker as Treaaurer, which waa then | ending A true lull was also returned against Josephua Woodruff, Cletk of the Senate, for forg ing the name of a merchant in Charles lon upon a bill of sundries fraudulently altered ami raised in amount from |S_V to W.W. True bills were rendered by the jury against John J. Patterson, Nile* Ci. Parker and Hiram 11. Kimptou, the then financial agent of the State in New York, for conspiracy to bribe members of the Legislature. Ihitteraon, President of the Bins Ridge road, gave Kisupton an order on Treasurer Parker for scrip of the road belonging to the Stale for the purpose of corrupting members of the Legislature and procuring the passage of certam acta in which they were ed. Tiue billa were alao returned against U. K. Scott, Patterson, Parker and Jacob* for conspiracy to clieat and defraud.and yet another true bill against Patterson for hiring and counselling Parker to commit larceny and breach of trust. Jiiaephua Woodruff and A. O. Jones, two members of the ring * hom indictments were found by the Grand Jury, have signified their tilliD||D(*t to lum State's evidence ;\hen the care come up for trial in i Vtober next. They have already made a clean breast before the Investigating Committee, aud Wood ruff has turned over to Ihecotuiuitteeall of hie private books and papers which throw light upon the dark aud nefarious transactions of the ring of which be was a member Reports from the anthracite coal re gions, say that the diasatiafketiou among the miners is increasing, and that the governor has decided to keep a large body of soldiers in Luxerue county. From Wilkcsbarre, it ia announced that this week companies of aoldicrs have beau stationed at every mine in that vicinity, and they will not be removed until operations begin. The idle miners iook upon this as an infringement of their rights, anil they are'talking louder than ever. All day, Ist, large crowds have beeu discussing the announcement that the soldiers would not be removed until work begins, and the men swear they will have a very long time to serve. There ia a vague re port abroad that the occupation of the mines by the soldiers is only the prelude to an attempt soon to be made to intro duce new miners into the collieries. From whence they arc to come is not stated, although the most absorb stones are atioat. The operators are very reti cent, denying that otner men will be en gaged. In the meantime one of the greatest local political organizations of working men ever known in that section ia form ing. Men of every nationality are join ing it from both political parties. It is thought, however, that the Irish and Welsh elements in the new party will clash before long and that Ibis will tend to its dissolution. But there is no tell ing. In the meantime the days are passing, business is growing duller and the strike continue*, with hopes of resumption growing weaker as time advances. The bubble may burst at any moment, bow ever, for the opposition only need a valiant leader, and if one should rise to the surface fully two-thirds of the idle men would go to work. According to The Engineering and Mining Journal, the qua k est piece of railway construction on record is that of the Philadelphia and Atlantic City Road. The distance is 55 miles; the gauge 3 J feet; among the excavations there is one of4o,ooocubic yards: among embankments, one of 1 800 fee', long us ing 23,000 cubic yards of earth, which was built in a week; of bridges and cul verts there are than 100. The whole road was constiucted in 07 days, and in time for a large summer excur sion travel. The work is highly spoken of as at reditable piece of engineering, and it bad tbe unusual merit of coming within the estimated coat. As a companion piece to this we pre sent the construction of the L. C. A 8. C. lilt., now reaching from Lewisbnrg to Spring Mills, a distance of 50 miles, and about 5 years fooled around in construct ing it so fa'. 55 miles in 61 days shows what can be done in building a railroad, and 50 miles in five years shows "how not to do it." THE FLORIDA FRA ID. A* INTERVIEW WITH JtSTRE FIELD ON JOE bradley's infamy. m San Francisco, Cal., August 28.—A few days ago the Daily Kxchange published a reply from Justice Field, of the Uni ted States supreme court, to an article recently published in the New York Sun, charging Justice Bradley with having read an opinion to Justices Field and Clifford to the effect that the electoral vote of Florida should be given to Til den and liendricks, tbe democratic nominees, and reversing his conclusions without alteration of the premiaes or ar guments. A number of attempts have been made by representatives of the press to inter view Justice Field on the subject, but he has uniformly refused to say any thing, and in moatcases has declined io see them altogether. The Exchange yesterday published an interview with Justice Field. He at first demurred to giving any statement whatever, but finally said, after some reflection and speaking with great deliberation, "Well, sir, all that I care to aay in regard to that is, that Justice Bradley read''—with peculiar emphasis on the word "read"— "Justice Bradley read no opinion to me in advance of the formal submission of the opinions to the commission. Be yond that I think it would be improper for me to say anything. If I should en ter u|>on the subjert 1 should probably say a great deal tnore than 1 wish to say." "I think I comprehend your reply," said the interviewer. "The point yon make is that the opinion which the Hun savs waa submitted to you and Justice Clifford in writing was not so written. It was u more verbal communication of the opinion which Justice Bradley had arrived at." To this the justice replied : You have mv answer; all the answer 1 can now make. Justice Bradley did not i read" —again emphasizing the word "read" —"any opinion to me as alleged." "Very well, sir. continued the question er, "there can he no objection to my call ing attention in my publication of this conversation to the emphasis you putou the word 'read,' that will uiakc the aignilicauce of your reply as clear to the louder mi il i>i nott to inc." ' You Lave nil the answer 1 ntivo to make," persist 'fier Vedemoste, nflcrntt elaborate review of the attnia nl readv expended on the war, draws the conclusion that, if tho war lasts till next Autuiun, il will cost nut i*a* iliau rdiO,- t)tO.O00 rutiblcs, |foA),.V*),titKl of which out),ooo [ido.sflO.ixH)) have already been expended. To cover this atitn there ia in reserve 150,000,000 roubles 15100.A00.000.J Aa to lite lauiatmng 450,1X0,000, (s:t-'.,V*),t>(KtJ more pai>ei money, of w Inch there is already J>?7, lk)0 ( (ki rouble* [|'>tt\2l(t,ooo] in cirft;l. tion, must he issued • • lyspite the unei pected crisis in Trance the preparation* for the Kxhibition ot lhTf are mnkiug fair progresMi. in an official report lit* Minister of t ouiuierca st.de- that tho buildings will be com pletc in October two months earlier than ws expected and that *|varo has been allotted to French exhibitor* and to every nation which has applied for it i'lirca, he aava, will be awarded in ac cordance mainly with ttie rules follow*.l ut the Kxhibition of lsri7. A sum of $300,000 ia appropriated for theae awards which are to be made bv an i Wcrnat'on al jury rornpoeed of 3.V) foreigners and doci k rrnrliinen. Amoug the prirea for general induatry will be 100 large ones in money and I,UK)gold and 4,000 eiiver medals. I'F.N N'A l> K M PLATFORM Kta-r -That th* indurlion of Rutherford 11 Hayes into the office of President, notw UlirVanding the election of Samuel J. Titden thereto, • a high crime against free government, which hat not been en dorid and will not be forgotten. The KBIUC spirit of patriotism which forbore a contest upon the first offense will resist and punish any attempt at a second, SK* siani and capturing two gun*. A great j battle i belivve.l to he imminent. The Turk* ate assuming the offoniiv* along the whole line. Mnnchsrtrr, August HI.- The Gusrdian rtceisad s lel-gram this nflernocn stating that thr expected battle along tho lino of the Lorn from Aghaalar to Tr*lk com pienced yeterday and cuntinued all day Mahomet All l'*shscomnianJedtheTurk* m perron and attacked the Itustian* at three points Bo far'.he Turks are succiet ful KL KLL KM K'PM VICTORY. A Ibaaatrcua ltuseiiu Defeat- ' London, September 1. Tbe Times' cor respondent wiib the Turkish army tele gratis the following description of Thurs day's battle, apparently from personal ob servation s Early this morning Nedjih Pasha advanced from Adakeny, near ltas grad. with three brigades, two batteries of artillery, two squadtor* of cavalry and one brigade ofluUntry reservei. Mehem el All and Prince llasian took up a posi tion with their suff on a high hill imnrie dinU-ly north of Yeni kot, which com mands an uninterrupted view from Ras grad to beyond Osman Bazar The Rus sians, from their batteries behind Badana, opened fire about V o'clock on theadvanc it g Tut ka. Modjib *t ndily adt suced and entered the burning village of Badana by U3O o'clock. Tha retreating Russians were hotly pressed Tory retired prec.pl lately to Karras-an, where they made a \ igoroux itsnd. Sabll Pasha created a di version by attacking llaldarkoi. Tbo Kussiatis had a battery of three guns lis their right near liaiJarkol. They made splendid practice at the advancing Turka ■nd Egyptians, but these cleverly opened out and advanced to the right and left of tho village in a really workmanlike man ner. The Engagement Becomes (ieiicml. The engagement now b*c*me genera), isnd exu-u !rd|uvcr some fifteen milrs. A neavy and continued roll of fire of skirm ishers w*s heard along all the ridges from 1 Basistier to near Badana. By four o'clock Karassan was in fiaines The Russian* 'gradually garo way, and the Turks re doubled the energy *uf their attack Al 3ve o clock tho enemy were scampering ■>ul of iiaidarkoi and borsvs were trolling up to take the gun* out of the battery. The Turkish battery was makingtpendid prac tice, and fired just aa the gun* were taken who, a dozen years ago, was married in a two thousand dollar dress. Now she takes in washing to support a drunken husband and throe pairs ef twins. ADDRESS OF LEONARD RILONK. Address delivered before tho Centre county Pomona Grange on August 21, 1877, by the Master of the Grange, Leon ard Rhone, w#i< h was by resolution re quested to be published in the county pa per* and the Farmer's Friend : FELLOW PATRONS or TUE CENTRIC COVH- T* POMONA GRANOK:— Through the mercies of God, wa are again permitted to meet each other for work in this glorious cause with unbroken rank* and the same self-sacrificing devotion which noted the great movement of the order of Patrons of Husbandry through all the many trial* it it hns passed through since its organiza tion. Let us remember that history re pasts itself—the same great battle must bo fought over and over, for the right and the truth, for the week against the strong, and for those struggling in poverty and distress to maintain tlisir families and thoir homos against the encroachments of individual* and incorporated woalth that seeks to man ipulate the laws and law making powers to Ihe'titiueal ealent, to exact revenue* t fiom the labor and Industry of the cnun- < try, too All their ooflbrs to enable thrni and < their families to !Ir In oriental splendor. I and spend their summer in id) ntaa and t sumptuous luxury at tha sea shore, I Wo do not wish to he understood that < capital tlton'd not he protected and re i oelve a reasonable and profitable Income from ita Investment Our declaration! "I purpt •* teachea "that we long to tee the antagonism between capital and labor re moved by common content and by an en* light, n d •' a'.i itr aiiih ip worthy of the nineteenth century. We are oppotcd to excessive salaries, L.gh raw# of Intereal and exorbitant per cent, profit in trade. They g-cally Increate our burden ai J do not bear a proper proportion to the profits of produrert We desireonly lelf protec tion, end the protection of every true in terest of our land by legitimate I ran tar thine, legitimate trad* and legitimate prof it!." We therefore again rnuet urge upon you the plan of co operation submitted by* ithe National Orange, lu Justness aad fairness ia indicated by allowing capital a I legal rate ot Internet, nr. i tie irlu in ,trade being equally divided among thoee, who patronize ..ur association in proper lion p the amount of their pair >i age ir reapective of the number of ahnrea held. Tl i g;ad idea of rap'tel end the die tribulton of the profit* of labor once insug urated into our country, will do more to remote tkaia discontent end distress from among the Anirricati people than alt the *lern and hearties decisions of ceurit, and ' the bluaterlng arrogance of the State and National military power, which ham be come hurdeueouie to the American people ' by the veet autue to which they are taxed ' for their maintenance. Dndrr tbe Patrons'system of co-opera , tion the capiuliit i* reatrained from hit ■ encroachment! upon the Induitry of the ' country ; and on the ether hand he it pro tected from Communism, a Inch aeekt to 1 rob tboie who poeae*! properly and divide • equally irretpcctire of induatry, which i would thereby foatcr idleneaa and rioting • to become a paey upon the rap talist and ' the induatrial c!as of the country. Thu idea of co-operation of capital end • labor once rightly Inaugurated will en -1 courage the laboring and induatrial clear ' ro puriue their variousavocauoa* with the f aHurance that they can procure hornet and *i maintain their famlliae in reapecUbility !and Intelliger ce, thereby making good citiaena deapiaing idtenea* and rioting. But time will not permit me to pursue this i subject further. -1 We muat celt rour attention to the boat i r.cai that will require your careful coniid i erauon el the preaent aeaaion. The eatab- liahing of a live a lock aMociation upon the - co-operative plan—to open an avenue l through wkicti patrons can bring then it took upon the market. The farmert ol i Centre county have lost many thousand • dollara by xitUng at home and wailing for - acme one to come and buy their alock, nev a er dreaming that they had the power with* l ia themaelvee to open a market; and to J Ihia add the greater amount that would u haTC been produced had away at once, e*y and timple, been provided for the i marketing of stock. Were we reedy, we 1 have a call for four car loads of cattle Our a organization, by opening such a channel u ol trade, will bring immense wealth to our a | country and will iulroduce animate of a 1 higher grade upon our farms a We muat urge upon you the importance >!of making proper provision* for the sue l cetaful carrying out of the arrangements r entered into with the Centre County Agri cultural Society to open a Grange depart •j merit at the Exhibition in October. There a. ii nowhere a better opportunity for W ILSON4MFARLANE NEW AM)CHEAP HARDWARE STORE. r. a. wilsox. eob't w'raaL&xß U SLLBS vX TK, PA. W# have opened a new and complete : stock bought in New York snd Ftula jdelphia, from lha manufacturers from first ! hsndt at extremely low prices, which we will sell at the lowest bottom price*, which we will givs the people the advantage of. \V# sav and will salitfiy that we srs the Cheapest Hardware Store iu the coun try. We have a complete stock of Ranges, Healers, Parlor and Cook Stove*. Each Stove guaranteed to gire satis faction in tv ery respect. Bar-iron, Nails, Ilorse-shoe*, Norway Nail Rods, warranted of the best quality, We claim we havo lha best Pure Lead, Oils, Colors, Var nishes, ever offered and the cheapest. Our i -UK 111 (HUM e i o >) SHORTLIDGE & CO, O BELLEFONTE, PA. O f Have erected a new GRAIN ELEVATOR on their Coal Yard and ara buying grain AT THE HIGHESTPRICES, i in cash on delivery, for [ WHEAT, COHN, RYE, OATS, CLOVER SEED &C., Unloading is done more easily aad more promptly than any other place in town , which makes the NEW ELEVATOR the most desirable place to soil grain. i iANTIIUACITE'COALJ The only dealers in Centre County who aell the Wi li Li Ki E! Si Bi A! R; R! E Ci Oi Ai L from tho old Baltimore mines. Also SHAMOKIN AND OTHER GRADES of Anthracite Coal dryly housed expressly for house use. at tbo lowest prices RIFLE and BLASTING POWDER. FIREBRICK AND GROUND FIRE CLAY. DEALERS IN CAYUGA GROUND PLASTER. which is always sold ut low prices, and warranted to be as good a fertilizer hi an other plaster. oirms MB YARD NEAR SOUTH END B. E. VALLEY R. R. DEPOT nr.I.F.FOVTE. PA. the order In our county (o gain the r>t"6. the income aruing from the land j>crip granted by Congrats to the State of | Prnn'e h* beca appropriated t i the Pen n'a Slate Ccdirge, ail.eted in Centre eoun ..ty. The college baring been established ■ in the interest cf the agricultural cleat in and it* perminency guarae -1 ten! to them by the acts of Congrats and I' Assembly at ttatid, it should rocrtro our (liberal patronage Otira being a farmers' 'iorganizali.ur Irienda, patron*, and the public gen ♦•rally. Cue,*! u will ehew you Ibe BEST SELECTED STOCK. At price* lowest hen usual. A full line of Dry- Goods, Clothing, Buou and Shoe*. Groceries. Queen.ware. Olaaswara, Wood and Wil low W ere. Hat* and Capa, and in fact ev •rrtlibf and anything embraced in tbo above iisee. A LAKOBFTXTK OF READY • MADE CLOTHIN6 constantly on hand. Customers will find the slock com plete. and a call ia all ibat ia required to aaeora you that tbia ia tba beat place in tba valley to bay your goods. WM. WOLF. IMPORTAN TO TRAVELERS. —THE— BUSH HOUSE! BKtLKroVTS, PA. Ua. been recently thoroughly rencrauJ and repaired, and under the management NW proprietor. Mr. F. D. M