43 Centre Reporter. vl-O.KO*TX EDITOR. CENTRE HALF, Pa., Dtc. 13,1877. Pennsylvania has struck ile. Some months ago this State purchased a tract of land near Warren, for the purpose of erecting an asylum for the insane. The price paid was *30,000. After the pur chase indications of oil were dis overcd. Permission was given to put down a well. Oil was struck. Now there are a number of paying wells on the tract, and the State is receiving an annual revenue from royalty and right to sink wells of nearly as much as the price paid for the land. Similarly fortunate is a Lutheran con gregation in Beaver county, which struck oil on its church lot, and derives an in come from the well that pays all church expenses. A heavy verdict has been obtained against Connelly, one of the 1 weed ring. At the suit on-ith inst., in New \ork, his counsel said they would not burden the people with a trial, and consented to judgement for the rlaimed-over f5,000,00, and the jury accordingly gave a verdict for that r mount. Nothing will scare a republican gath ering, of any kink, so much as when a resolution is offered endowing Hayes policy. The effect is astonishing. Some will look at each other with sheep eves , others will go out tomeet an engagement with a friend; some will wantto go home because they have a pain in thes'ouiach; others will say "damn it," and others will move to adjourn. Thcv scatter worse than a crowd of hoys in mischief when disturbed by a police officer. Poor fellows, how we pitty them. The republicans sickened by a dose of carpet-baggers, Patterson and Conover have pone and taken a still viler dose of the siime Huff, Kellogg. Newark, too, had a baby show, last eek. the bawls were much more than ihe cash hauls, and it broke uo in con fusion, Priies to the amount of S4OO had been advertised. The flight of Manager Fred. It. Porter with $l4O of Monday's receipts and the payment of Porter's debts with s34s taken iu up to Wednesday night, which left not a cent for the babies, caused great dissatisfac tion. The Rev. William K. Smith, the recorder of bahies, said that the bills amounted to $513,31, and the receipt* to $348. The creditors had accepted a re duction. The absconding manager would make a first class carpet-bagger, and if a vote were needed in the senate to keep up the republican majority, Edmonds and Cotikling would be as ready to feat him as they were to seat Kellogg. The prospectus of the "Pittsburg Post," daily and weekly, will be found in an* other column. The "Post" is an excel lent jonrnal, ably edited, straitforward in expressing its opinion, gives all the telegraphic news, and as a democratic organise constant Bar to radicalism in western Penn'a and has done noble service in cutting down radical roajori* ties fct Allegheny county. Mexico is threatened with a new rev olution —a thing not at all rare in that country. Gen. Epitacio Huerta Com manding General of Sonora under Diaz, is ordered to Mexica, and all the Federal garrisons in Sonora are concentrating in Guaymas, the frontier towns being left unprotected. Discomfort is general in Siualoa, Sonora, and Lower California, there having been a revulsion of opinion in favor of Lerdo. Important news is expected soon. A coal train on the rampage is funnier than an elephant on the rampage. Here are the freaks of a coal train of the Read ing road at Loet Creek station: It ran off the track and badly wrecked twenty run, tore down the telegraph lines, com pletely demolished the passenger station and did considerable damage to the freight depot and storehouse. Several persons were injured, but none serious- Iv. Conkling is now backed up by all the republican congressmen of New York in his war on Haves' nominations. Let's see who goes under. In order to help himoninhis fight against Hayes ap pointments, Mr. Conkling has bad Gen. Rurnude shoved off his committee and Mr. Jones put in his place, who is bitter against tbe President while Burnside was inclined to favor his appointments. Senator Patterson feels proud of his recent speech, and thinks he is a hero now whom tbe people are about to lionise. He says be has caused a large edition of his speech to be printed in pamphlet form, and that be has already re ceived more than 300 letters asking for copies of it He also reports that he has been offered $2,000 to lecture twenty times in Massachusetts and Yew-York on the subject of the South. He thinks that be shall accept. If a presidential veto will deprive us of the dollar of the daddies, why lets take the next thing to it and have the fips and levies of tbe old codgers in tbe days when a grog could be had for 3cls and four tobeys for a penny. That's all. Soon we'll know whether Conkling is a bigger man than Hayes. Fitzsimmons is a bigger man than old Conkling. Stanley Matthews is tbe only defender Hayes has among the republican sena tors. How lonesome. A general raid was made one night last week on liquor dealers, in New York, who were known to have violated tbe special police order of June 8. Nearly 300 arrests were made. That is what we would call a wholesale liquor busi ness. Tbus far it is thua: Hayes proposes and Conkling disposes. Hayes didn't pay any attention to that New York congressional petition not to remove Conkling'a men but he went right ahead and sent back his former nominat'ons, which Cfinkling managed not to have reported from his commit tee. The striking cigar makers of New York mean business —they have started a factory, and it was expected by this time 500 hands would be at work, and three other co-operative factories were also to be started. New York republicans stand by Conk ling—and Ohio don't stand by Hayes funny. Tbat'a about the way 8 to 7 leven works. There will be three report* in the Colorado case; one iu lavor of Patterson tbe Democratic.claimant; one iu favor of Beiford, tbe Republican claimant; and A third in favor of sending the case back for a new election. This last is tbe one that trill probably be adopted. 1 In the present session the V. 8. Sen ate is politically iiTiloJ as fallows .• Re publicans, 88; lienioerats, 37, including Mr. Davis, of Illinois, with the Utter of whocn he has lately voted, thus giving the Republicans two majority. Unless Mr. Shawn, of Nevada, returns they will have but one majority. In the Forty sixth Congress the Democratic vote will be increased by six Senators, who will be elected in the place of S|>encer, Ihir sey, Conover, and Patterson, the four re maining carpet-baggers in this Senate and Sargent and Matthews. This insures a democratic majority of ten to start with in the Senate of the next Congress with a possible loss of one in Connecti cut snd a gain of one or two in Pennsyl vania and New York. In any event there will be a clear Ih-mooratic majori ty of nine. Among the other contingen cies is the unseating of Kellcgg, which would insure another lVinocrstic Sena tor from Ixmisiaiia. The charges of fraud in connection with bis election made before the Committee on Flection* hut which were not investigated, will in dustime'be inquired into, and if sus tained Kellogg will he unseated. The Republicans, however, are in great doubt about holding the organisation of the Senate even this session. They intend to reorganise all of tha committee lw fore Foatis comes in, and thus avoid the riak of pcweihls defeat by some change of their majority of two. Thia is the main reason why ha was not sworn in to-dav. A confidential clerk of the Rothschilds in Paris, lately absconded, after robbing his employers of over $380,000. The money had been nearly all lost In stok speculations. Well the Rothschilds van stand that better ilian wo can. The Tribune is the livest of all the New-York papers in its4>ids for country support. It has just enlarged its Week Iy and Beuii-Weeklv editions to sixteen pages each, and put theni in a much more convenient form for binding. It has put in an entirely uew invention, a press of American manufacture that prints on both sides and folds ready for mailing this sixteen page paper at the rate of 18,000 an hour. It announces a noble list of special contributors for its Weeklv, including Bavard Tavlor, the Rev. John Hall. l>. D.. Solon Robinson and Gail Hamilton. And it otters any old subscriber the great sl2 Wsbeters Unabridged Dictionary if he renew* hi* subscription for five years, or divides it with three new subscribers. Altogether this looks like lively work ahead. See its prospectus" Haunted houses are said to he plenti ful in Washington. No wonder, for if there be any such thing as ghosts or rest less spirits, Washington is the pla-e where they would spook around, it is where so many iniquitous characters reveled and flourished in the lasi doien years. HA YES SA TIOSAL I SI VERSITY. The Sun would organixe it thus: The faculty of Mr. Hayes's proposed great National University at Washington has not vet been fully arranged. Several important chairs, including those of Greek, Political Economy, and the Use of the Blackboard, remain to be filled. So far as determined upon, the Board of Instruction and Government isconstitu ted as follows: President and Emeritus Professor of Eight to Seven Law, JOSEPH r. BRADLEY, FIT. D. Professor of Applied Theology. DSZX PUTT, A. M. by Brevet. Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence, IURAM RI-Ysnts GRANT, LL.D., (Harv. Oxon.) Professor of Obituary Literature and Steward of Commons, O. WASHINGTON CHILDS, A. M., (PrinCt) Tom Paine Professor of Natural and Revealed Religion, KEY. KOHEKT J. INUEFTSOLL. Profeasor of Political Ethics, EACHAKJAH (.HANDLER, D—. Emeritus Lecturer on Antediluvian History, JOHANNES A. DIX, OCT. Joint Hayes Professors of Pure Mathe matics, J. MADISON WELLS, X. B. THOMAS C. ANDERSON, R. B. Jav Gould Profeseor of Journalism, WHITELAW REID, D. F. Professor of German nud Instructor on the Pianoforte, CABL srucju, < Bonn.) Professor of the French Language and Literature, M. EDOLTS R. NO YES. Purio Professor of Philanthropic Slaveholding, JOHANNES WELSH. Instructor in .Esthetic Botany and English Composition, WILLIAM E. BO DOERS, A. S. S. Tutors in Practical Mathematics, o. CASKNAVE, * L. KKSNKR. Director of the Gymnasium, WILLIAM M. S v ARTS, LL-D., (Yale.) Janitor, STANLEY MATTHEWS.• • To whom candidates for admission should apply for rooms, fuel, text books, and board and washing. THE SILVER BILL CAS PASS OVER A VETO. The friends of the Stiver bill have been canvassing both houses of Congress and claim that the bill can be passed over a veto by the President, if ne< eaa rv. They claim that the bill has forty three votes in the Senate and five to one in the House. The split in the Senate may be oo the question of free coin age. Mr. Conkling'a committee has been reorganized and 'General Barnside ia not now on it. This puts tbe confirma tion of the Custom House nomination* under Mr. Conkling'a control. Tbe New- York Republican* have agreed to ask the President not to nominate Meaar*. Roosevelt and Prince. Senator Patter son has been discharged. A special message on Civil Service Reform will be sent in to CongreM in two or three weeks. The Senate Republican*|in cau cus voted to give the Democrat* more representation on committees. There are now four parties In the U. 8 Senate, viz: Tbe democrats; the Hayee republicans made up of Stanley Mat thews; independents, Judge David Davis, and the bloodv-shirt republicans led by Conkling and Edmonds. Tbe permanent exhibition will no longer be open on Sundays. Matters still look warlike on tbe Texas frontier, and troops have been ordered to the Rio Grande. There are some on both sides the line who would like to provoke a war with Mexico in order to open a field for speculation. A curiout case, involving- tbe rigbt of II T. II em bold to his own name, bat just baen decided In New York. In 1872 Helmbold went into bankruptcy, with, among other atteU, the right to use bis name in the manufacture of certain com pound*. At the ta! A Ibert L. Helmbold purchased this right, and then sought to restrain H. T. from uiing his own name in bit own business. The Court decided in favcr of the bankrupt, holu nj that the name belong, dio him to whom hit pa rents gave it, and no law or court could take it from him. Good Envelopes for 5c per pack, at Welch's, Bellefonte. SYSOPS is OF 7 IIR RHKSINNSRS MESS ACE. President Hayes opens with congratu lating Congress on the blessings of health, peace, ami abundant harvests, and the encouraging prospects of an ear ly return to prosperity. He aneaks exulting!) of the success of his policy toward the South, us having restored a permanent good feeling be tween the North and South; and ospe cial'v of the good effects of hi* withdraw al of 1 the troops from interfering with the local governments in the South. lie a*ka til# southern people to enact liberal law* to protect the black* In all their new rightaand privilegea. He argue* stoutly against the repeal of the Resumption set. and a,v* that "any wavering 111 purpose or una!ratli ne** in methods, so flu from avoiding to reducing the inconvenience Inseparable from the transition from an irredeema ble to a redeemable paper currency, would onlv tend to increased and pro longed disturbance in values, and unless retrieved, must end In serious disorder, dishonor and disaster in the financial affair* of the government and of the peo ple." He argues favorably to a ailver cur rency, but against redeeming ihe gov ernment bonds in anything hot gold, and says "A* bonds issued prior to 1873 were issued at a time when the gold doh lar was the only coin in circulation, or contemplated by either the government or the holders of the bonds as ihc coin in which they were to he paid, it is far better to pay these bond* in that coin than to seetii tn take advantage of the unforeseen fall in silver bullion to jav in a new issue of stiver coin thus mace SO nillch less vsluahle " I<> picirllt the cheaper coin from driving out of use the dearer, as circulation, he argue* that it will be necessary to limit ttie amount for which stiver "will be a legal tender With such a limitation lie believes the coinage of silver would afford material assistance to the business community, m the transition to redeemable papei uionev. lie next extols his C ivil Service poll cy—that of making appointment* to of fice purely on grounds of fitness, and re movals only for unfitness— and asks Congress to make an appropriation to keep up the Civil Service Com mission which was established hv Grant. UP refers to our relation* with foreigu power* as entirely peaceful, our govern ment having maintained a policy of strict m-utra'ity in r*#iect to the war be tween Russia and Turkey, and thow governments have both shown a disposi tion to adhere strictly to all tlu-if treat\ obligations with the United States. Italy ha* given this government notice of desire to terminate ita present, treaty ; i but is disposed to renew it with aiight modifications. "Numerousones!tons in regard to passports, naturalization and exemption from military service have continued to arise in cases of emigrants from Germany who have returned to their native country. The provisions of the treaty of February 22, IStiS. however have proved to be so ample and so ju dicious that the Legation of the United States at llerlin has been able to adjust all elaimsarising under it. not onlv with out detriment to the amicable relations existing between the two governments, hut, it is believed, without injury or in* justice to su.v duly naturalized Ameri can Vitijen." It is desirable to extend the treaty to ail of the states of the Ger man Empire. Frances invitation to the United Sta tes to participate in the Exposition next year, is mentioned. England and the United States are in perfect accord in respect to the extradi tion of criminals, although some ques tions still remain to be settled in a new treaty. A treaty for the protection of trade marks, negotiated with England, is submitted for the approval of the Sen ate. The new administration of Mexico, with Gen. Diaz at its bead, has not yet been officially recognized by this gov ernment, because Mr. Have*desire* first to see whether Diaz will be accepted by the Mexican |>eople. Diaz has given as surances that he can prevent unlawful invaaions and lawlessness on the Texan border, and Mr. llayes hopes that events tnay prove these assurances to be well founded. He hope* and believes peace may be preserved; but nevertheless ex presses soma apprehensions to the con trary. Mexico, however, has regularly paid the amounts due the United States under the treaty of 1868. Mr. Hayes expresses great concern over the Cuban rebellion; but says Spain baa promptly made reparation for all unauthorized ads of its subordinates against American citizens. He vails attention to the far' that "The government of the Samoan Islands has sent an envoy, in the person of ita Sec retary ofState, to invite the government of the United States to recognize and protect their independence, to establish commercial relations with their jwople and to aaaist them in their steps towards regulated and responsible govern ment. Instructions from the Department of State have recently been issued to the various diplomatic and consular officers abroad, asking tbein to devote attention to tbe question of methods by which trade between the respective countries of their official residence and the United States could be severed, and some of the reports received are submitted. He refers to the report of the Secreta ry of the Treasury, as showing that the revenues of the government (lunrig the fiscal year ending .une 30, 1877, were 1269,000,580 62; the total expenditures for the same |>eriod were leaving a surplus revenneof $30.340.577,- 69. This has substantially supplied the reauirements of the sinking fund for that year. The estimated revenues of the current fiscal year 1265,500.000, and the estimated expenditures for the same period are 1232,430,643 72. The estimat cd revenues for the next fiscal year are $269,250,000. Tbe revenues of the gov ernment, compared with the previous year, have largely decreased. This de crease, amounting to the sum 0f518,481,- 452.54. was tnainlv in customs duties, caused partly bv a large falling off of the amount of imported dutiable goods and partly by the general fall of prices in the markets of production of such arti cles as pay advalorem taxes. The total exports during tbe last fiscal year, includ ing coin, have been $658,037,457, and the imports have been $492,997,540, leaving a balance of trade in favor of the United States amounting to the sum of $106,539,- 917, tbe beneficial effects of which extend to all branches of business. He recommends economy in appro priations. He recommend* an amend ment of the revenue laws, so as tb re lieve the people of unnecessary burdens; but favors a tariff of lOcents per pound on tea aud 2 cents a pound on coffee. All forms of internal taxation, he sug gests, might be repealed, en ept that on whisky, spirits, tobacco and beer. At tention is also called to tbe neceaaity of enacting more vigorous laws for the pro tectiou of the revenue and for the pun ishment of-frauds and smuggling, and a revision of the custom laws is suggest ed. He congratulates Congress that the Eublic credit has been preserved, and '. 8. securities are regarded with high favor abroad. The convention of tioiida bearing larger interest into 4J and 4 per • -enta, he alleges, has been thus far sue '-earful, resulting in an aggregate aaving in one year of interest to the amount of 53.775,000. He recommends that suita ble provision he made to enable the peo ple to easily convert their savings into zovernmeut securities aa the heat mode in which small savings may be well secured and yield a moderate inter est. He suggests liberal legislation toward restoring tbe American shipping inter r-ata. lie refers to the report of the Secreta ry of War, and praise* the army, espec ially that portion which fought and finally captured the Nez Perces. lie duo speaks of the efficiency of the trmy in suppressing recent labor riot*. He expresses the conviction that bis recent order to Gen. Ord, direiting hint to cross tbe borders into Mexico, if ne cessary, for the etfectuul punishment of Mexican outlaws, had the effect to check -oiriewhat these depredations, and that with a considerable increase of our fori e upon that frontier, peace may be pre erved and the lives and property of our citizens in Texas fully protected. He recommends a law giving authori ty, in an emergency, to increase the standing army above the maximum of 2ft,000, and approves all the suggestions of the Secretaries of War and Navy. In reference to the Post Office Depait inent he says its total receipt* were #27,513,585.20, the expenditure* #33,450,- 322.44. Again referring to tbe Indiana, be wya we are now at peace with all tbe tribe* within our border*, and to pre serve tlint pcacon iualand humane poli cy toward thorn will ho the object of hi* cam oat endeavor*. Ho allege# that many, if not moat of our Indian warn have had their origin in broken prouii aea and acta of injuatlce upon our part, and the advance of the Indiana in civlli aation ha* been alow, liecauae the treat-; inent they received did not permit it to, ie faater and more general. He recom mend* the enactment of a lawr which| ahall give Indiana who can give satis factory proof of having, by their own lalicr. auppot ted their families for n nttm her of year*, and who are willing to de tach themselves from their tribal rela tion*, the benefit of the homestead act and the privilege# of ciliaenahip. He invite* Congress to take measure* for the better protection of the govern merit limber laud*. He apeak a of the abundant crop* of the present year, a* show n by the re port of tlie Agricultural I>e|*rtnieit,and believe* they will aaeiat much in roviv ing trade. He recommend* Congress to he liber al in appropriation* for the improve ment and interest* of the PUtrict of Columbia, where the Capital of the ua tioii I* situated. He a*k lor legislation looking to the (hushing of the Wuidtington rnonumeiit and aaya it* preaent condition, it having been begun *o long ago, i* a reproach to the nation. He favor* government aid, by literal appropriation*, to the aupport of school* in the several State*. ei>ecislly in the Southern Stale* for the education of the black*. He alao favor* the erection of a National Kducational I'uiveraity at Washington, and the opening of a Na tional Museum in the Smithsonian Building. A PACIFIC STKAMSHU' LUST Terrible Sacrifice of Life —About 70 Persons Periah. London. December 6, A despatch from Coquitnbo. Chill, say* the Pacific Steam Navigation Company'! steamship Ataca ma hat been lost. The crew nuiuhured forty and the passengers probably about fifty. Only eighteen persons were saved STEAMER ItCHNKD AND TEN LIVES LOST. NvwOrlean*, De*-. I.—the steamer 1,0-tu* tu* No. tl has been burned, and person* from the wrerk report the lots of the male, oook, chamberuiaid and one dec k hand, and several roustabout* misting There are probably ten or twelve live* K-#t THE TURKS DEFEAT TJIK RUS SIANS WITH A LOSS OF S.UA) MEN. London, Pec. 4.—A ditpatch trom Vi enna says the Russian* have been defeat ed near Tirnova, with a lo* of S.IMO men. The Turks are bombarding Tirnova. A dispatch froui Erxeroum say* there hat been a heavy mow fall in A>ia, which hat stopped ail further operation* A ditpatch from Cairo say* the Khedive '•f Egypt hat definitely decided to rein* force ihe Egyptian contingent to the et tent of <5.0(10 men KLBN A CAPTURED BY SULEIMAN PASH A-H EA VY RUSSIAN LOSSES Constantinople. Wednesday, Dec 6 A dispatch trom Sulaiman Patha, dated, yesterday, cotifirms the capture ol Elena with eleven gun*, twenty ammunition wagont, and AM) prisoner*. The Russian lot* is estimated at S,M*Jkilled ai.d wound , rd [Elena it nineteen mile* t..utliwe*t ol Tirnova ; it it on a branch ef the Jantra.} A special ditpatch from Pera to Tbi P-l say* ; "Suleiman hope* to capture Tirnova thortly." London, Dec. 5, 1877. A Shumla ditpatch of December 4, •ayt: "An engagement took place at Ar HIMIII, on the Tirnova road. The Turks are reporte I to have been tuccettful Fighting it tlill in progre**." London. December B.—A Russian offi cial disptlch, dated Bogot, tayt that the battle* of Mariani and Kiena, on tbe 4th intc, were mora fortunate lor the Haitians than at first reported Fifty officer* and 1,HI) men were killed and wounded and eleven gunt captured. <>perationi on the (tin inst., wm confined to driving the, Turkish right, numbering 10.MU men tr<'>n the rock. We fold our hand* and cry out blindly, Myteriouarc tby way*, O Providence! Resignation and faith in trial* that cannot be avoided, every one ought to have. But we ought not lo hide our talent* in a nap kin—ought not taka our fill of fae and pleasure,—ought not bow to the gltJ ** * He took hit text from the iwontyflrat verte of the seventeenth chap, ler of John, "That they may all b one," 1 n llm prayer follow ing the petsage lioni which the text a taken the preacher mitt that Christ three timet dlilinctly • prettril the wib that all the Christian .-hurt lit* "may be one " The rraton for l ' thit it plain, fur in union there it strength, Thin truth is exemptilleil in tiie history JI •II nallunt from the lline of the Assyrians Jlo the present ilay. ami It Is shown with 'striking application to tha subject in hand in the history of the Jewish Church. By iu fur.'t ol unity that Church became an oh lect ot power ami admiration among the nation! of tha earth, ami only lot it po tency after dissensions ami di%i>iont bail . sprung up among it> member#. The tatne I principle enter* largely a!< into the teachings of Christ anil allarwitrd* of the A pottle . but a few eenturie* later II / 10.l tight of, alut then the Chrirtiali ' Church tplit up into tlivition#. The cause 'i of there division* It tin. Thit truth was r uttered by I'aul when he taid to the Cor i nlhianx "Ye are camel j therefore there •re enyiet ami strife and die It ion# ainnngtt I vtu." Two fact* then are apparent i Kirtl, that there are anUgouUili* in the . Church ; tecond, it it the will uf (iod that i, iheaa anlsgoni-u># he annihilated, and for t annihilating them I'aui in hit word* Jusi quoted. give* the receipt. Mr Abbott explained that in using the word Church he referred to no particular denomination 1 One denomination claimed onejthing A una mother, but overlooking all of these spr cial claim#, be him.elf claimed there wn one Church embracing alt denomination# and that i# the Chri-tian Church He would not blot out the Italna* of the *ev -1 era) denomination!, but he would unite them in one common c*ue like the divit u>ntofan army. Some one had rxpress i ed the idea m lAening the llapti#!# to a , navy, the MethoditU to the anvalry of an trniy, the Pretbyteiians to the light in> ftnlry, the Episcopalians to the light ar. 1 lillery and the American Brlurnied I Church to the hcavv artillery, llul unlike one grand army ith coordinate and co operating divitiont, the Church it in fact, woefully divided. The point* of dissert tion are Trinitarianism, Calvinism and apoliitic turces-ion. and tl it noteworthy thnlof all lhee disputed points, mention , it not made in the B.bie of una of them except, baptism. 't'he Church mu#t let • the.e point* go and cling to the Bible , The itihte tayt that Christ cam* into the , world to rave tinner* and we ran all agree t to thai. But let tome one say how many tinner* Chritt catue to tare ; that he cam<- lo save a favored tew, and that liod it jutt at much glorified by the destruction of the many at tic it by tha salvation of the lew. • ■id nc raites points on which we never can agree. The preacher then described in drtail the difference* on the doctrine# ' of the Trinity, baptism and apostolic sue cession, and said that the world lookt on thcte controversies and sneer* ; the tkep. tie* look on them and rejoice, and the re ' juicing# of the latter are carried down and >e echoed in hell. He attributed then Jitension* to the prevalence in the Church of a "narrow, btgotod. predjudiccd rd spirit," on which the Metboduit should trample, tie I'rethytenant turn their! bayonet-, the Episcopalian* their grape tnd canister, and the American Reformed' Church it* heavy shot and thell. • FOR INGE K.SOL'S READY WIT. [From tbe Nashville American.} Ii it related that Col. Bab Ingertollonce! gave an ingenious explanation at a Parisian ( dinner party of the American practice of j carrying weapon* A French guest turn-; ing to lngertoll, explained ; "Will the Colonel explain the matter ? Why, Mot*; tieurt, I can travel all over France armed with only a bodkin." Tbe Colonel roeeto his feet and replied : "Tbe explanation j it this : A Frenchman'* right* are to few ■n number, and to insignificant in charac ter. that tbejr can be enforced with a bod kin, r for thai in all* r with a toothpick. 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For Every Club of 100 Copies —A SEWING MACHINE to getter-up of Club, For Every Club of f>0 —AN ELGIN ] COMPANY AMERICAN SOLID SILVER< HUNTING-CASE WATCII to getter-up of Club. For Every Club of 25 —A Copy of WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED DICTION ARY to getter-up of Club. For Every Club of 20—A Copy ol Tint DAILY POST FOR SIX MONTHS. Postage Prepaid, togclter-up of Club For Every Club of 10—One Copy of THE WEEKLY POST, Free, lo get ter up of Club; and lastly, To each and every yearly subscri ber to The Weekly Post, from and uf ter January 1 until April 1 1878, A BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING. THE DAILY POST I* one of the beat daily publications in Pittsburgh, and is the only Democrat ic daily published in Western Penn sylvania. It is a live paper and con tains all the latest news from every quarter of the globe. OUR TERMS. (With Postage Paid.) THE DAILY POST, per year 811.00 THE WEKKKY POST, per year...B2 00 IN CLUBS OF FIVE OR OVER 81.50 Money may beseut by Draft*, l'ostof ficc Orders or by Registered Letter. BfjuSpecimeu copies sent free on ap plication to the office. JAS. P. BARK & CO., I Pittsburgh, PA. WANAMAKER A BROWN reeiowtfully - announce that their Autumn ami Winter ; ,* Kaaliiont In < lotiiing tor Ilea and Iloya swdPfc r kra The great buildings at Sixth and Market at" crowdad from top to —#^^2 ' bottom with •nch Clothing aa xuerita tha confidence of lite poopla. WANAMAKER A BROWN'S Cloth* and CaMtmero* era, in many iniUxncet, mida -i aaaiy forworn No aooaa in the trad* /| confines itself ao exclusively to the fj#l clasa manufacturers Indeed, a long and „! mature experience it necetaary to know just what good* to eeWt and tuoke up. • WANAMAKER A BROWN'S order Ik " hm partment wilt be found full of fabri - uf every good kind, either Novel au 1 yyß Fashionable atylea or the plainer and 1 more neeful thing*. Talented cutter*, who have been auomaful for year* in our *#rvice, are in waiting to make garment* -s jjgmKs6l#i aecordtng to the idea* of tl.e who J HBP are to wear it.# good.. Uood hand* are employed to make up, and only good |Q9||Hli, r trimming* u*od. WANAMAKER A BROWN'S Heady i blade I rpartment ofierw eyery accontmo- dation to thus* who do not care to go through the proctwa of meaaurciuciit The ■1 alo- k in all Dcportmenta for M- u and I'-oy* " i* immenae and complete, and dotw not lack tn style, workmanship or finish, while the prices can ho proven to bo nearly, if not quite, i'f> coot* on the dollar lower than lite market. liPßfcw 8 * WANAMAKER A BROWN'S I.uV f. >V I YootW Clothing ha* alwav* been a WBjßlfj , well cared for and prominent feature of the btiiineae All ago* can he fitted, aril tho etylea are not surpassed—the "li!a" have always hen lheauhjectofa EVERYBODY IS REQUESTED TO CALL whether wishing to pur -1 chase or not. Special Bargains for Cash Buyers! l'2jul.tf WILSON A McFARLANE, Humes* Block, Bellefonte. Candy Manufactory & Bakery. Mr. Albert Kauth, • At the •i lIISHOP STREET BAKERY, . is now making the verv best BREAD, CAKES AND PIES, - in Bellefonte. Candies and Confections. r He also manufacture* all kind* of can " die*, and dealer* can purchase of him as low a* in the city. Candies of all kindsal " way* on hand, together with Oranges, ''Lemon*, Fig*. Date*, Nut*, Syrup*, Jel c • iie* and everything good, j'CENTRE COUNTY OYSTER DEPOT ' An Excellent oysler saloon also at " {ached to the Bakery. Call and sec me. ALBERT KAUTH. s noylo it Grain Elevator. . SHORTLIDGE CO, Bellefoote, Pa. Have erected a new GRAIN ELE i VATOR on their Coal Yar.l and ate -1 bovine grain AT TIIE HIGHEST PRICES. >| in cash on delivery, for WHEAT, CORN. RYE. OATS. | ' CLOVER SEED AC.,! Unloading is done more easily and more promptly than any other place • in town, which makes the NE\V ELK YATOK (lie most desirable place to . sell grain. Anthracite Coal. The only dealers in Centre County who sell the WILKESBARRL COAL from the old Baltimore mines. Also. . SHAMOKIN AND OTHER GRADES! of Authracite Coul dryly housed ex ] pressly for the bouse use, at lite lowest , price*. j RIFLE and BLASTING POWDER FIRE BRICK AND GROUND FIRE CLAY DEALERS IN CAYUGA GKKOUND PLASTER which is always sold at low prices, and wnrrnted to be as good a fertilizer as any other plaster. OFFICE AND YARK NEAR SOUTH END II E. VALLEY K. R. DEPOT BELLEFONTE, PA. Tint LAW or PUBLIC SALES. —In a sale by auction there are three parlie*. name ly: tho owner of tho property to be otd, ! the auctioneer and a portion of the public , who attend to bid, which, of course in- , elude* thu highest bidder. The nunc o the owner must bo made public. The ar* tides put up must be sold without reserve ami unless tho vendor reserve* one open bid he cannot bid himself or have the auctioneer or uny one hid for him. There J are case* on record where a bid vai not reserved, and the vendor had a bidder j who bought it in, and afterwards suit wat brought against tho vendor by the bighwt " outside bidder for tho article and it was ! decided that he (the plaintiff) was the . highest bidder and entitled lo the article, against the vendor. 80, kiwi, if an article , is struck off to a person, aild it is after- : ward* ascertained that the vendor or nuc- .J tionecr practiced fraud, by holding him-, self, or had puffers, it was held both by . tho Courts of England and so repeatedly decided bv the .supreme Court of l'enn- ■ s.vit'iinia that thu purchaser could not be, held, but tho purchaser as soon as he din- !] coyer* the fraud practiced upon him must ' return or tender the article* to the ver.-} dor. 1 I" The Leading American Xcirtpapcr.' The .Yew York Tribune FOR 1878. The Tribune ha* long enioyed the dis tinction ol the largt circule'ion among the hel people During the yeer 1878 it will >pend mom labor and money than ■ rer before to deserve that preeminence it secured, snd mean* to retsin it. by be coming the medium ot the best thought snd the voice oflbe best conscience of the, time, by keeping abreatl of the highest j progress, favoring the freest discussion.; tiearing all sides, appealing always to the , best intelligence and the purest morality, j and refusing to rater to the tastes of the; vile or the predjudicea of the ignorant , The continued popular approval, and the constantly widening political influence it j !• njoys, are the best proofs that I is still fai*bful to tbe-e early secrets of its strength. The Tribune earnestly strove for the! election of President Haves, and it gives' its heartiest support to the high purposes • •fhis Administration. Doubtingthe wis dom of methods sometimes taken by bis subordinates, and criticising with entire freedom his occasional mistakes, it still thinks it the duty of the hour to hold to gether and sirengbten the parly that elected and alone sustain* him. It be lieves the day of danger to the negro has passed, and that of danger toihe Tax-Pay er has come. The Solid South (at last in full control of every Rebel and jiorder Stale; sees its chance to get at the Nation al Treasury, and get bark whet it lost by the war. Only 4" Northern vote* are needed. If Tammany Hall could furnish New York, then Indiana, or Connecticut and New-Jarsev. would suffice. Thedan-1 ger is noon us i and against it the old par tv of Freedom, still the party of the Churches and the School Houses, is the only bulwark. It alone can keep the Sol id South from grasping the Nations! Government in 1880. It alone can tave u, even now, from the threatened Demo i rratlc abandonment of resumption and re newed debasement of the currenrv. which would heedlessly and most wickedly cheek the revival of business, and treble the rounlry'* burdens In behalf of the old party, therefore, Jhe Tribune renew* the >Jd appeal to the National consei-nce. the National honor, and the enlightened sell interest of the Tay-Tayer* The Serai-Weekly Tribune M Combines may of the merit" of both the Daily and Weekly issues, and is, in aoine resperU, the best, as well as the cheapest rtaper sent out from The Tribune vffice It contains alt the literary, agricultural.] ind domestic miseellanv, an>t all the ■peeial artirles prepared for The Weekly It has besides nearly all tha news of The Daily, and most of its articles not strictly local in their application. It has been en urged. and changed to the new sixteen >ag form described below—a change vbich ha long been asked by many of its nost intelligent patrons. The Week 7 Tribune. This has been for a tbird af a century be faroiite paper for oar substantial ountry population. A competent critic ias said of it .• "The Weekly Tribune has l<r in the ffne art of dairying j Profeaaor O C Caldwell, of National refutation n an agricultural cbemiat j Profeaaor C. V j Siiey, the wail-known eiun wlogiat j Mr Jofiah If >|.e, the horticultural au-' thority arid other agricultural tuecialiti of the highaat rank. No Uivitla to Compare it with. The Weekly Tribune ie now utterly uo like eny other weekly new-paper laaurd from the nfice of a daily in New York, oi In the country—larger in different and better form, Ir. better type, and ftlled with matter prepared eipre*ly for It* icedera not with the aul new* dumped In from the Daily. It can only be compared with the three and four dollar weekhee, lib- Harper'* and the great**! r*lig ou* end literary journal*, while it* page* are lar ger than in any of ibete. 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It afII give them The Weekly for fire yean, o*i | paid; and a opjr of the treat standard] Webster's Unabridged Dictionary in leather binding, 1.836 quarto page*, with 3(*o engravings, tih lor flO-t entff t%© I dollar* less than tha e>i ot ma Dtcuon*- ry alone at any book store I It the od lubacriber prefer* be need pay for We k y only two yean tor hltnwlr, by sending | three new subscriber* tor one year each. In either case the remittance of $lO te cure* tire yean' subscription for Tbj Weekly Tribune a* well at lb# twelve-! dollar Dictionary. I Any old subscriber to The Semi-Week- = ly Tribune can avail bimtelf of the tame, joffer by tending the regular price of that! issue lor live yean' subscription, sls, in! jtbe same way ! 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Fall and" Winter Goods IN Great Abundance AT ww, wofcrs IN THE JS eil' Ban k Building. j A Full Line of MERCHANDISE, carefully selec ted, and embracing all manner of DRESS GOODS, CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, * GROCERIES, GLASSWARE, QUEENjsWARE, TINWARE, FISH, AC.. AC. Furnishing Goods OF AL KINDS. NEW AND CHOICE INVOICE OF CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES. Full line of lints and Caps For Men, Boys and Childreu. LADIES ANDTENTLEMEN Call and be Convinced tbat this is thi (.'hen|ieet place to buy goods in this section. PRODUCE received in eichangt for goods. Rememdrr the place—in the New Bank Building, opposite the Old Stand. HO! FOR SPRING MILLS!! Stoves! Stoves! TINWARE!! A lull line of all kinds of Stoves. A full line of Tinware. Hardware for all.Coachmakbnand Mechanics included, At the New Store of Gaeptf THOS. A. HICKS 6 880. 1 "Farmers' Mills.' J. B. FISHER, PROPRIETOR. PINN HALL. PA, Offer, the HIGHEST market price* io CASH, on delivery, for Wheat, Corn, Rye, Oals, etc., At tbe above well known Milt. Ground Platter and Salt always on hand at tba loweit r*U*. 20 *p If 1877—Fa11—1877 I. J. GRENOBLE, SPRING MILLS, ha* tba good*. Large*! atock I SELECTION UNSURPASSED! Prices Lower than Ever, Aad now attend* a cordial invitation to bia friend*, patron*, and public general 'J- A 100 Complete Assortment of Ready Made Clothiog for men tod uoys. Suit* •• low ta to be had io the city. Imported and Domeetic DRYGOODS! Full lifttiof MERINO UNDERWEARS, For Ladiea, Genu, Bop, Miser* and Children. Hosiery, Olores. Roots and HATS. CAPS, CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS, And the raoti complete assortment of NOTIONS n Central Pennsylvania, god prices that willcompel you in self defence to buy of |ba Aleo Fish. Salt, ate. l&x IPENNB VALLEY LOOK HERE ! jCLOTHJXG 1! CLOTHING!! JUST RECEIVED, A LARGE STOCK OP Cloth & Cassimere, OF LATE STILES, It # * which I am prepared to have made up io aula at Remarkably Low Fig* urea. ;i | READY-MADE CLOTHING cheeper than cao be bought i ELSEWHERE. J. W. SHAFFER Market Street, ' 18oct6m LEWISBURG, Pa ► f N XT GOOD BREAD, vj By calling at the new and eaten • live bakery establishment of JOSEPH CEDARS, | (Successors J. H. Sand*.) Opposite the Iron Front OB Allegheny I street where he furnishes every day 1 Froth Bread, Cake* of all kinds. Plat, etc., eta., Candies, Spice*. Nuu, Fruit*. Anythisjr and everything belonging to the business. Having had year* of expe rience ia the business, he flatten himself that he can guarantee satisfaction to all who may tavor him with their patronage. 90 aug tf JOSEPH CEDARS. J • PENNSVALLI Y BANKING CO. CENTRE HALL. PA. RECEIVE DEPOSITS, and allowlnter est: Discount Note*; Buy and Sell Government Securities, Gold and Coupon*, i w*. W olf, W*. B. MnieLK, Pres'L Cathier No 6 Brockerhoff Row.BeUefonte.Pa Dealer* la Drag*, Ckeolcali Perftamery, Fancy Good* Ac. Ac. Pure Wine* and Liquors for mtdicr oumnaea alarav* ket mav >l. 79. D.F7LTJSE, PAINTER, offers his services to the citiseoa of Centre coaotv In Mease, llin and Ornamental Painting, Striping, ornamenting and gilding. Graining . OAK, WALNUT. CHESTNUT Etc. Plain and Fancy Paper hanging. Orders respectfully solicited. Term* reasonable. JOapr tf. CENTRE HALL Hardware Store. J. O. DEININGEE. A new, complete Hardware Store ha been opened by the undersigned in Cea tie Hall, where he is prepared to tell al kinds of Building ana House furnishing Hardware, Nails, Ac. Circular and Hand Saws, Tennon Saws, Webb Saws, Clothes Backs, a full assort ment of Glass and Mirror Plate Picture Frames, Spokes, Felioea, and Hubs, table Cutlery, Shovels, Spades sad Forks, Locks, Hinges, Screws, Sash Springs, Horse-Shoes, Nails, Norway Bods, Oils, Tea Bella, Carpenter Tools, Paint, Varn ishes. Pictures framed in the finest style. Anything not on hand, ordered upon shortest notice. W Remember, all oods offered choap ban elsewhere QKNTBBHALL Furniture Rooms! EZRA HBVMBINE, respectfully informs the chiasms of Centre county, that he has bough tout the old -tand of J. 0. Deininger, and has reduced the prices. They have constantly on band and make to order BEDSTEADS, BUREAUS. SINKB, WASHSTittTDS, CORNER CUPBOARDS TABLES. Ac., Ac. Their stock of ready-made Furniture r* arge and warranted of good workmantb ij>