: autre SUparter. . .'.n xvntt BDITOI 0 tsra* ITALT.. ra.,Pcpt. 19,1878. FOR oottakoW: ABTJRBW H. DILL, of Lntoit to. tjUSttrwtvK JI'POI: HttN'Rt r. ROSS, of Montgomery to. foR UktrtWAXT ooTWtsoa : John FIRTIG.ef Crawford 00. ~r tS 4FPW*T\RT oT tXTXWNAI. AFFAIR ! 'it SIMPSON AFRICA, of Huntingdon. IMPORTANT DATES. Election day, Tuerday, No*- r,lh - Voters must be Mod K* Thursday, September- 6th. Voters must pay a State or County ,ax by Saturday. October 6th. Foreigners must bo naturaheeJ y u relay, October 6th. The republicans were fooling them selves with the idea that they would gain tho lower house of congress again. The Maine election knocks all that hope to pieces and leaves them worse than before. A loss of two congressmen makes a difference of four, and that is a very bad beginning. Our sprightly neighbor, the Herald, on Spring Creek, thinks we were wrong about the greenback meeting at MUl heim being a fixsle, because one who was there half the time says it was not. Our correspondent was there all the time, and he knows beet. sure. Now then. The sheriff, county clerk and register of New York city, are to be prosecuted for malfeasance in office—for collecting larger few than the law allows. This is another healthy atep—t©d knows the fees and salaries of officers now a days are much too high as they are, and the officer who ventures to collect bigoer fees than the law allows deserves the severest punishment. The fees of the sheriff's office are all from an oppressed class, men who are in debt or otherwise in trouble, and thg fees are fixed enor mously high, eating up a Urge portion of the amount in prosecution, and w her* an officer will make bad worse by col lecting an illegal fee in addition, no punishment can be too severe lor him. We trust that a fair investigation will be had, and if the parties aforesaid are found guilty on example will be made of them snch as w ill be a warning to other similar evil doers. Person- who havo costs to pay should demand an itemised bill, which the officer is hound to render, and then have it examined to see whether the officer has collected an illegal fee, which is not a rare thing with some. There is a rumor that ths green backers of this county intend making another Co. ticket. We don't give much credit to the report, although the ticket might be better. We advise you not to do it. Doctoring will make it worse for you—we never believed much in doc toring. The beat yoa can do, is to withdraw your ticket and vote with the democrats who will do more for you than you car. ever accomplish for yourselves. Don't doctor the ticket—withdraw it before the first frost sets in. The election in Maine says the Pitts burg Post was attended with some as tonishing results. The vote polled was one of the largest in the history jf the State; reaching aboct 120,000, against 116,000 at the Presidential election, and a little over 100,000 at the gubernatori al election last fall. The substantial re sults are the election to Congress of George W. Ladd, Democrat and Green hacker, over Powers, Republican, in the Fourth district, and the election of Thompson March, Greenbacker, over Lugene Hale, in the Fifth district. Joseph H. Martin was the Democratic candidate in this district, but seems to have been dropped by his party for the Greenbackers. The Republicans elect ed the other three Congressmen, Reed, Frye and Lindscv, the present members. The Democrats were not satisfied with the hard-money ideas of Garcelou, their candidate for Governor, and largely vot ed for Smith, the Greenback candidate. On county officers and members of the Legislature, there appears to have been concert of action between the Green backers and Democrats. The Senate is reported to stand 20 Republicans to 11 Democrats and Greenbackers, and the Ilonse is anti-Repnblican by a small ma jority. There being no election of Gov ernor by the people the House sends up to the Senate two names from which that body will choose the Governor. These names will of course be Garcelon, Dem ocrat, and Smith, Greenbacker, and the Senate must elect either one or the other as tbe Executive of the State. This will insure Maine a Governor opposed to tbe Blaine-Hamlin dynasty which has ruled the State for nearly twenty years. Their defeat comes after one of the most active fights ever waged in the State. Hamlin, Blaine, Hale, Garfield, Frye, Lt. Gov. Woodford of New York, and others, were on the stump day and night, and the Congressional Committee shelled out funds with liberality. Ham lin's seat in the United States Senate is endangered by the election, but it is not known as yet how the vote en joint bal lot will stand. It will be close. If there is an anti-Radical majority of ten in the House, Hamlin will be retired. The voter should not loose sight of the fact that since the lower bouse of congress has been democratic, there has been a great reduction in expenditures, and had the republican senate stood by the democratic reformers of the house, the reduction and saving would have been much larger. For the benefit of the reader of the Reporter we furnish the official figures below: Appropriations For Three Years. Republican. 1874. 1876. 1876. $189,025,793 $184,804,787 $177,370,687 Democratic. 1877 1878. 1879. $164,390,'943 $163,008,681 $168,773,493 Total three years of republi can appropriations... ........ SoGU, iOI,OG< Total threeyears of democrat ic appropriations 5460, Total democratic reduction... $ 83,927.960 Average annual redaction $ 27.975,963 The regular appropriations for the cur rent fiscal year were largely increased by exceptional items, which might fairly be deducted from the total. For example The fishery award ""^n Pensions to soldiers of 1872, dropped since 1861..... $1,500,(00 Half the sum voted to rivers & harbors, no bill b aving passed „ last year- $4,160,000 Hew items and increased grants for light houses, navy yards, public buildings, signal sers vice, coast survey, life saving stations, United States courts, judgments, etc $1,760,000 Total $12,900,00 The Chicago Tribune of C gives an ac count of a queer contract. It says." A gang of men headed by a woman march ed into Justice llaines's Court yeater day afternoon, amid a great deal of dis cussion and angry verbal disagreement. Thev arranged themselves along the mil. and then it was made known that the woman had hired one of the men for $lO cash to hold her husband while aho committed suicide by Jumping into the lake. She went at it, hut before ahr got through made up her mind that sui cide was wrong. She and her husband ' made up, and now they want thefiO re turned. The man who was hired say- 1 that he had to work like a hero to hold < the husband of the fell destroyer, and | he d'Wn't intend to return the money. | besides that, his labors extended over a time long enough to admit of the sni cide of both man and wife, and he can't work for nothing. Justice llatuea was out of town, and the mob pointed for Justice Meecb's dispensary of equity where they began a suit which will be argued hereafter. The ideaofwife hiring some one to hold the hnsband while she was about to drown herself, is novel. We ad viae all persons having suicide in contem plation to adopt the saute plan as it adds ao much additional interest to the tragedy. It reminds us of the man who held himself down tight to his chair to prevent his getting np and in bis anger giving another fellow who had offended him a black eye. The horrors of the fever district are thus drawn by one who traveled through the afflicted country : A prominent business uian who has just returned from a trip to New Or leans, describes the situation as sorrow - ful in the extreme. On the trip down, at Arkansas City, the boat was not al lowed to coal or laud. Men stood on the batik with guns in their hands threatening to shoot if an attempt was made. At Memphis, which was reached as evening was approaching; a most de pressing scene was presented. Not a dog, not a mule, not a negro could be seen. The houses did not seem to be in habited, as from no chimney could be seen smoke ascending. Kvery place seemed to be deserted. ' Yicksburg was almost as bad as Mem i phis. Terror reigned all along the Mis- I sissippi. If the boat had freigut for any town it was taken on to New Orleans, the inhabitants refusing to receive it. At New Orleans things looked much better. Men were at work on the levee, business houses were open, but little or no business was transacted. Tho return trip was made by rail. At Grenada not a white man was visible, only a few uegr ops. At Holly Springs about two hundred came aboard. \ ellow fever had broken out the night before. Tho scenes at the depots wore heart rending—wives leaving husbands, mothers leaving sons; bidding them fare well, perhaps forever. At one place a mother, with three children, got on the train. Her hus band bad died half an hour previously, and U&re his death bad made her to iaavo on the next train, to save the lives of herself and children. She left her husband uncoffined—tin buried. The Howard Association is ac complishing great gooJ. The latest from Maine shows that the old state is disgusted with republican ism. She refused to elect a republican governor, and the legislature being democratic-groonback on joint ballot a governor of that strip* will be chosen and also aU. S. Senator. TiuraJs also loo two congressmen. This is an ex cellent beginning for the fall campaign. Let Pennsylvania second the motion made by Maine. Dill ia the peopl's man and every honest voter shouldgitehint his ballot. Keep the ball in motion. It is time we have a change, the people of 1 enn sylvania have smarted long enough tin? der Cameron rule. CURTIN SOUND. Gov. Curtin, in his Millheim speech, on Friday night, gave his views on the finan cial question. He say® he does not own a single government bond ; he said ho was in favor of wiping oua the national bank notes and issuing greenbacks, in place of them—thus saving to the people the 15 millions of interest paid to tbe national banks. Tbet is genuine democratic and greenback doctrine, and our nominee forcongress.Gov. Curtin, is sound upon it. Tbe Centre Herald, greenback paper, favors Seth Yocutn for congress. Al right, white hats may be trump. Read senator Wallace's speech on the financial question—it will be found in this issue of the Reporter. A STARTLISG REPORT FROM MEMPHIS. Nashville, Tenn., .Sept. 9, 18.8.—Dr. D. D. Bartholomew, in writing here from Memphis gives the following startling statement: —"Things are fearful here. Whenever you see one hundred new cases reported by the papers you can be snre it should be six hundred. Wry few of the physicians have time to fool away making'reports and from this fact arose the idea that the disease was so terribly fatal. All the deaths are re ported'by the undertakers, but very few of the cases get into print I honestly believe there are not less than two thousand cases of yellow fever here. 1 believe three out of four recover. Every body has got it I frequently find four or live cases in one house, sometimes in one room. The doctors are working hard but hundreds of people die with out Laving oeen able to get a physi cian. HORRORS IK MEMPHIS. Doctors Ramsey and I'ease say the horrors of the Bcourge in the doomed citv are not half told by the newspapers. A walk or a ride through any street of the city reveals the scene of death at al most every step, while the stench from rotting bodies is most loathsome, the number of unattended cases being so numerous that many are found daily only by tracing up the scent till its source is reached, and then it is often the case that three or four dead bodies are found in one room. It is said that one cause of the increased mortality in the citv was the daily visit of the groes and poor whites from the country, those who have taken refuge there and come to the citv for rations and supplies. Tbev are quickly stricken down with the "fever, and crawl offto some vacant house or shanty to die unattended. These doctors served one day under the Howards, and say tbev visited over a hundred patients each during that time. Charles Stillman, a good-looking but poorly-dresßed wan, was arrested as a vagrant in Jersey City. He Baid that lie had just come from Memphis. He was a caidriver there, and lived with his fat heir's family in Fifth street, near I'oplar. When the yellow fever ap peared his family were too poor to quit the city. The fever attacked them in succession, and they had no money to employ a physician. First his mother died, then his father, next his elder brother, and finally his younger brother William, for whom he had succeeded in obtaining medical attention. Then Still man fled from Memphis, and reached Jersey City in a destitute condition yes terday. Mayor Hopper is to give him assistanceSout of the fund collected for the sufferers. Tilden isn't such a mighty generous man, but still contributed $350 to the yel low fever sufferers. He gave $2600f itoul of his own barrel at home, while Hayes gave the remaining $lO3 from Sammy's salary, which he continues to draw.—Cins cinnati Enquittur. Gen. Butler is in a good lp get the democratic a well as the national nomi nation for governor of Massachusetts. This might knock republican calculations! into a cocked hat as it did in Maine. OUR TICK FT. The ticket nominated on Tuesday is an excellent one deserving the support of every democrat as-1 which any voter] can support without limitation. Kvery tiutii was nominated with the utmost fairness and by a convention whit It was composed of the best democratic mate rial in the county, in which some former conventions were lacking. Hence the gvv.nl work performed. HON. A. U. Ci mrts. is the choice of the Centre county dem ocracy for Congress. As this nomina tion meets the wit-he* of every good and prominent democratic leader in the state, we take it as the most judicious that the convention could have made *t this time, lor our opinion oftiov. t ur tin, see last week's Ueporter —leing a citiion of our i-ountv, it is needless to say that our people were ever proud of hint, llts nomination will give great slrenglt ts> the state ticket. C. T. Auuakdki, is the choice of the convention for Sou ator. 110 is a gentleman of ability, and otto of the leading members of the bar of this conuty. He has rendered the party active service in years gone by, and should he receive the district nomi nation. which is not unlikely, he will repre.-ent this senatorial district with ability and fidelity—having a large knowledge of state affaire, ami Iw-ing perfectly conversant with the interests of this senatorial district. Hox. C. A. Mayxr, was nominated for President Judge by acclamation. This is a deserted com pliment to his honor Judge Mayer, who has presided with so great ability for the last ten years, and to the utmost satis faction of the people of the district. His popularity is so great on account of his purity as a Judge that we doubt wheth er he will have an opponent for the position. J. P. Kiruut, of Bellefonte, is one of our nominees for Assembly. Mr. Kepharthas been a life long democrat and springs from an old democratic family. He served two terms as Register and Recorder, render ing the utmost satisfaction to all, and for the last few years has been tho lead ing Justice in the neighborhood of ltellefonte. He j>ossesses that knowledge of political affairs to make a competent representative, and will be as faithful in that position a a he has been in the trusts he already held. Wm. A. MVRKAY is the other nominee for Assembly, lie also, like his associate on the ticket has been a life long democrat and hails from good democratic stock. As a democrat he has also been s worker, never falter ing in his duty to the party. lie is in telligent and has always given study and attention to public affairs and will make an efficient representative who will not swerve from any conviction of duty to his constituents. JOHN Staxcucs of Cantro Ilall, is the nominee for Sheriff. This is a deserved reward to one ef the hardest working democrats in the ranks. Mr. Spangler has in days pas', rendered the party such service, as told at the polls. Neither rain nor storm would deter him from sending out his team on election day and scouring his town ship to bring in voters who had no way of coming. lie has been a consistent democrat all his life, and the party owes him a rousing majority for his earnest ness in the cause, lie never faltered in his duty Jto democracy, and we know that he w ill discharge the dutica of the Sheriff's "flice with satisfaction to the people of our county. J.C. HARPER for Prothonotary, is an excellent choice for so important an office. The nomi nee is wcti for the place, and will be found courteous and obliging to all who have business with tho Pro thonotary. Our nominee is a sterling democrat, and a gentleman of purity of character, and altogether just such a man as is needed Cor the place. Give him a good vote, he deaervea it. A HAM YEA RICK is the nominee for Treasurer—a respon sible position, which requires a man of known integrity, and he has been found, among other good men named, as the one for the place. He is one of the most worthy men upon the ticket, a genuine, old fashioned democrat, and who will leave the Trcasurer'soffice with every dollar accounted for. He deserves every democratic vote, and the support of every honest man, as ho isone whom all can trust. GEO. SWAB JACOB DCKKLK are our nominees for Commissioners and both good men. We believe they will attend to the affairs of our county to the interests of the taxpayer and will practice all due economy. They are consistent democrats, men of honesty and integrity and know the wants of our county. Belonging to the working class they know the necessity of having a re duction 'of expenditures' and taxation. Competent, honest and intelligent, our nominees are in every respect qualified as Commissioners. WM- E. BE RCH FIELD. was renominated by acclamation for Register. Mr. Bnrch field has held the office three years, and is to-day one of the best men who ever filled the place. All who have hod business in thatoffice speak highly of him. He has been ac curate in ali its duties, and obliging to those who needed his services. Mr. B. is one of the most popular men upon the ticket,and his name addstoits strength. He is a cripple which unfits him for al most any other labor. His character is spotless, nnd he is ao universally res pected that we predict for him one of the highest majorities —which he deserves as a faithful servant. W. A. TOBIAS has been re-nominated by acclamation for Itecordcr. He has also served one term discharging his dutios faithfully and always at his post. Bill will serve the next three years, if he lives, with the same close attention he has shown in the past. .He always was an active democratic worker, and deserves this renewed mark of confidence. J. B. JAMISON G. It. WILLIAMS Our candidates for Auditors are G. W. Williams and J. B. Jameson. Both ex collent men, and competent for the place. Give theui a big vote —they will dias charge their dutieß ahly and faithfully. C. 11. CAMBRIDGE it the nominee for Coroner, and a gentle man of excellent character and qualifies- Wo shall huve mors to say with refer ••nce to our nominees as the campaign progresses, and bespeak for our ticket the most cordial support, which it well deserves, being composed of good men all through. Mr. Beecher delivered his closing lectuie in Wan Francisco u week ago last Thursday evening. It wa* under the (iufpices of the Society of Califor nia Pioneers, apd J.ho (heme selected Was "Our Country." TILK FINANCIAL ISSUE. Sl'J IX'lt OKSI NATOR W A I.LAI'K AT UK'K HAVEN. ukivii.kam itv von nrtMot a riSAsn.vi. rotu'iK*. Senator Wallace was tho orator nt n Democratic muting at 1-\>H kl I.VoVS ro uciics. The Republican party is for the Wall street jvolicy of forced contraction ao vigorously engineered by Mr. Hhermau. It favors the retirement of the United States legal tender notes by their pay ment iu coin at the earliest practicable moment. Jt it against the repeal of the resumption statute of 1N75. It ia for the perjietuation of the National l*nk mo nopoly with all its centralising power, and for the increase of the lutercat bearing debt of the nation to give to them the entire control of paper curren cy. We have the right to charge this, for their btate platforms of 1877 and 1878 being silent, thev stand upon that plank of their National platform of 1876, which declares: In the first act of Congress signed by President Urant, the .National tjoyoru meut assumed to remove any doubts of its purpoee to disc harge all just obliga tions to the public creditors, and solemn- j Iv pledged its faith to make provision at the earliest practicable jieriod for the redemption of the United States notes in coin. Commercial prosperity, public morals and National credit demaud Uat this promise bp fulfilled by a continu ous and steady progress to specie pay - meut. This was the art of March 13, 1803, and was called the act "to strengthen the public credit." By the letter of the law under which the >2O bonds were issued thev were payable in greenbacks. This act was designed to enhance their value by inakiug them jayable in coin. M hen the bill came up iu the llouae debate was cut otf. and it was passed under the gag-law of "the previous question." The vote in the House was: For the bill—DonjocrqU, J; Kepfjb}j- cans, 96. Against the bill—Democrats, 84, Re publicans 12. In the Senate tbe vote was: For the bill—Democrats, 0; Bepubli-. cans, 42. Against the bill —All the Democrat*; Republicans, 7. On the bill for the resumption of paymets, paused in January, 1875, tbe vote in tbe penaLJ stood : For the bill—Democrats, u, Republi cans, 32. Agaiust tbe bill—All the democrat*: Republicans, 1. In the House the vote was: For the bill—Democrats, 0; Republi cans, 136. Against the bill—All tbe Democrat*; 1 Republicans. 24. On the 23a of November, 1877, a bill to rc(>eal the Resumption law parsed the House. The vote was: For the bill—lN:mocraU, 104; Repub li--ans, 28. the bill—Democrats, 29; Re publicans, 92. The bill was killed in tho beuate by the votes of Republicans. TUB PITTSBURGH PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRACY # # • Jho pisiform of ths Democra cy adopted at riU*to.rirb aife? no uncer tain round upon the financial question. iW language i* : That further contraction of tbe volume of United State legal tender notes is un I wise and unnecessary. They should be received for customs duties and reissued as fast a* received. Gold, silver and United States legal ten der notes at par therewith, sre ju>t bases for paper circulation. A close connection of the Federal Gov ernment with the business interest* of lb# people, through National banks, tends to monopoly and centralization, but, in changing the system, uniformity of notes, security to the note holder, and protection of the capital Uvof'.cJ should be provided for. Treasury note* issued in exebsnge for s bond*, bearing a low rata of interest, i* the . belt form in which the credit of the Gov. ' ernmentcan be givon to paper currency, f Here are three distinct propositions. 1 First—Legal tender note*should remain in existepco and bo received for custom ' duties. ' Second—A paper currency should have r coin and coin note* a* a ban*. Thirtf-The National bank law need* 9 amendment, and Treasury notes should be - substituted for National bank notes. . Greenbacks Equal to Coin is the r Democratic Policy. I Since tho adoption of this platform Con gress has enacted s !sw preventing fur ther retirement or the lege' lenders. Tho policy of the Treasury under Mr. Sherman • was so radical that between November Ist, , 1877, and June Ist, when the bill became a law, $7,800,000 legal tender* were can r celled and it was said that $3,000,000 were in readiness to destroy at the date of the passage of this bill. The policy ofthe Ke publican* bas been U> substitute interest ' bearing obligation* Cor IJniled titgtpf notes , Mr. Sherman acts dally now upon thi* policy, and in four months bas increased the principal of interest bearing debt near i ly seventy-four millions. The policy of the Democracy declared and acted upon was to keep tbeoi in circulation and make them tho equal of coin. They were the creatures of the necessities of the war; they added largely to tho total of our in debtedness by tho advanced price* they compelled us to pay for commodities used by our armies. They were part of tba ma chinery UiaX fastened the debt upon the people and the necessity that created them, lasts until tho debt of which they tie pari shall bo paid. They aid in relieving the burdens ofthe people. They save them from the payment of interest upon sn equal amount of bondod debt. Tho vol uuiothe war gave us is justified by so preme law. They are the equal of the coin now, savo for the refusal to honor them at the Custom Houso Wo have stopped their contraction, now wo proposo to make tbetn honored in the seat ol Cus toms. Necessity gavo us the legal lender note ; necessity gave u* a debt from which we are learning terrible lessons ; necessi ty impels us to pay this debt ; necessity calls for the eU ol Ibe legal tender note in tho volume autboriaed to help us to pay the debt. Tho need is that of the people. The debt is that of tho people. These le gal teridor notes at par with coin are for taso of the burdens of the peoplo to run parallel with tho debt of whicli they are (•art end only when the last bond is paid ought the last legal-tender note be can celled. Help us to initiate and to perpet uate this policy. New burdens to the peo ple bring new duties to those who rule. Constitutional obligation* are tho only limits to our advanco in ibis direction. Defects of National Banking Hystem. We propose no violent change in the National banking system, but a change must come. Its tendency is vicious, and only vicious. The Democracy declare thai the capital invested should be pro tected, nnd the security of the noto holder ' and the uniformity of the note proserved. | Whatever change comes, those aro to be , essential parts or the new system. What- , ever of good is in the system should bo . preserved and the evil eliminated. We J propose no return to State banks. Until • our debt is paid our path lies in a different J direction. Every agency that can be, with salety to the people and juslico to tho 1 capital inverted, should be, olilltod to aid in its payment slid reduce the enormous weight of lu presiuro. This system of Na tional hanks enn bo and should be thus utilised. "A close connection of the Fed eral government with the business inter ests of the people through National hanks, tends to monopoly and centralisation.'* i \\ hen the Federal officials pip#, the na tional hanks must dance. Their tendency |to concentrate at the Treasury all control lot lite hank* and their business is so un mistakable that the banks themselves complain of It. Greenback!for National Hank Notes. We oppose National bank notes as a currency, and propose to substitute Treas ury notes for them. This, 100, Is in the interest el the people and to save theni tho the interest paid to the Natioiial banks up on the bonds deposited for their circula tion. It can be done without injury to llu- people, the banks of ths customers, and also preserve the uniformity of the note and the security of the note holder, whilst we violate no eoDslilutioaal princi ple and obtain a currency of intrinsic val-, , us, which will possess the full confldence of the people. We cover this thought In these words ot the platform Treasury notes, issued In eichanga for bonds, bearing a low rale of interest, is tlie best farm in wuich the credit of the Gov ernment can be given to a paper curren cy- Treasury notes,greenbacks, bills tsf cred it call them what yeu will—anything but lanl-tender In payment of private debts A Treasury note may be made a promise by the Government to receive its amount in pay meet of every form of debt it is cred itor for, s promise thst every agency tbat it poeseetrs or controls shall promptly hon or and receive it, a promise that it will pav it when the bond tor which it ts issued shall ha due, receivable at the Treasury, the custom houses, money depositaries and National banks, good to pay debts to the Government end to the National banks as well as between such banks, but not a law ful tender beiween individuals or fer pri vale debts. Huch a greenback, such a Treasury note In the reom of National bank notes, issued in eichange for a low rale bond at par value (the interest being suspended thereon), U> the National banks, is the bt form in which we can give the credit of tho Government to a paper cur rency. Such a Treasury nete is a Demo cratic idea It originated with Madison, in IHIS. and they were again authorised under bim in 1814 and ltil&. They were issued under Van Uuren in 1837 and I MS. and Tyler followed their lead in ami 1H43 They were the creatures of the ne cessities of the Government, and iseueJ in rase of the burdens ot the people. The epochs of HO" and 1841 produced similar necessities to those we have now, The Question of National Bank Tax- es, Under th# {present system the Federal Government u the guarantor of the paper of the National banks, and pay* the inter est upon their bonds for tne privilege of being such. Of this the people complain It then taxes the bank* upon circulation, depotiis and capital to retake a large pro portion of the interest thus paid. The taxee thus imposed and paid by the bank* have a double efTec;. The people pay them through the rates of interest charged bj the banks, and the price of money is enhanced by the same cause. I'he whole amount of interest paid to the National batiks upon their bonds hold for circulation during the last fiscal year was >lT.fr.'T.tf.'t, and the aggregate amount of uxstion collected from thru, was $6,•*96,. 929 leaving a balance of )0,599,06* paid to the{r. in the last year lor the privilegeul : indorsing their paper. Why shall this continue? Stop taxation of the National Hanks, stop payment ot interest to them upon their bonds deposited lor circulation, | itsuo to them in Ueu thereof a four per cent, bond running from five to fifty years, retire the National bank notes and close yeur redemption agency at Washington. Then permit your National hanks for the present to deposit their four per cent, bonds and receive in room thereof their par value in the Treasury notes 1 have de scribed. ths interest upon the bond to be suspended whilst the notes are outstand ing. and the semi-annual installments ma nuring to be covered into the Treasury as payment fur the franchise of banking and for the tiutps issued Huch a system mar require thu enactment of statutes provid ing for a series of bonds fur use in the mode suggested, but if it will save to the ' people seventeen millions of interest an j nually and tend to the reduction of the I rate of interest upon money in the rural district*, now so utterly prostrated by rea son of the high rates thereof, it is worth that trouble. Would It be wrong to utiliae the credit' of the Government to the extent of the rap- I ilal of the National banks? Nay, is It not lour duty to do so if that credit and the I needs of the (government will equalise .these notes with those qf the bar ks as a ' circulating medium I Is it unjust to any one to save the interest upon these bonds' 1 jls not our ewn paper to aa amount equal to the National bank issue, or even ten per cent more, as desirable to the people as 'that which we now guarantee! Will we not have uniformity of note ; security of the note-hoider; protection of the capital !in Tested by the hanks ; ease of converti bility, end absolute confidence by the peo ple? The National banks are the crea ; lures of the Federal Government, and can not object to such a change. They are to be treated with juttico, but our first duty is to the whole people. rr —t rf f •' A CX)AL PIT ON FIRE BETWEEN TWO ANDTIIKEE HUN 'I DKED PERSONS BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED. , Forty-Five Thousaud Armed Alb n * ins Prepared to Keeiat Chriitiau > Invasion. i London, September 11.—A frightful ool* litry explosion occurred 10-day at Aber ' came near Newport, in Monmouthshire. . There were 871 men In the pit, 80 ef whom i have been rescued. It Is feared that no ' others haTe survived, a* the pit li on fire. London, September 11.—Ten more men I have been taken out alive from the col liery at Abercarne, but tbey were much , burned and lb* doad body of one bay has , been recovered. The fate of the remain der may bejuJged from the fact that the explorers found fourteen horse* dead only a few yards from tho foot of the shaft j The air iti the mine was found to bo very impure. London. Septtmbor adyioes from Constantinople give further detail* of the circumstances attending tho death of Mebemet All Pasbe, who was sent by the porte to restore order in Albania. It seems that at Ousinje, Plava and Kalasin, even before the arrival of Mchcmet Ali complete anarchy had gained the upper band and upon bia arrival in Jakoya he found the greatest excitement prevailing among the inhabitants. He was violently upbraided with having como to Albania to band over tho land to the Servians. The agitation went on in creasing, finding vent especially in vehe ment abuio of Allah Pasha, Mchemet Alii# adjutant. Tho bouse selected by )f e bomcl Ali for hi* lodging was *et on fito by Al banians of Jakova and Ipok. Then a fight began betweep the Incen diaries and Mchemet Ali'i escort, in which twenty of the latter foil. Toward evening, through tho intervention of some Ulcmas, tho conflict was appeased, the ainsurgents promising to observe a peaceful attitude. About six o'clock in the evening, howev er, in Jakova, where Mchcmet Ali re mained' Ihe struggle broke out afresh, re sulting in the death oI Abdallab Pasha, with several .'Ulcers of tho escort, and the house in which they took refuge, was fired. Mchomet Ali succeoded in escaping from tho burning building and iu conceal- I ing himself in a shed close by, but his hid- 1 ing place was soon discovered and he was [ mercilessly put to death. The Albanian league is said to number 46,000 well armed 1 and equipped [men, determined to resist j the occupation of their territory by any | christian power _ : Mchemet Ali succeoded in escaping I from tbo burning building and in conceal ing himself in a shed close by, but his hid ing piece was soon discovered and he we* mercilessly put lo death. The Albanian league is said to number 45,000 well armed and equipped Imen, determined to resist the occupation of their territory by any christian power. In one district of India, on the coast, are Jews who are believed to be the de scendants of Jews sent into India by King Solomon to capture elephants for his use, and to work in the gold mines. The Hebrew langunge has almost died out among them, but they possess a written Bible. Of the holidays they keep only the Sabbath, the l'assover and the I>ny of Atonement being un known to them. They call themselves "Sons of Israel" ami not "Jews," and maintain that they nosspsa autograph prayer-books written by the Patriarchs. They boast of letters of freedom given them by an ancient Indian king, and of anothergivenby KingTschandrackupta, who was contemporary with Alexander tlieGreat. They furnish a case in point for the Darwinists, in that 3,(100 years in ludia have entirely changed their color, , so that it is difficult to distinguish theui'i from the other natives. Goods at Cost!— Great Bargains, —AT— SHOOK BRO. fc CO., FARMEBHIILLI, I* A. A FULL AND COMPLETE HTOCK OF Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries, Queensware, Ready Made Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Drugs, &c. WILL CLOSE OUT AT COST. NOW IS THE TIME ••"An Invitation attended to all toceme and see the stock, and buy low. Ooods el Cost, at Parmer's Mills 12 sept tf. STOVES! HEATERS! RANGES! Hardware! Hardware!! Hardware !!! WILSON 4~¥FARLANE, Hellefonte, Penn'a. Have jiut received and placed on Exhibition and Bale, at their Storm no lea* lhau Fifty-Three Varieties and Styles of Cook and Parlor Stoves, [Single and Double Heaters, Portable Ranges, Ac., embracing all the lataet improvements, newest makes, styles and novelties in the market, combining iall the desirable qualities, such as beauty, durability,convenience and econo my. They have the only Portable Range* that will bake in BOTH OVENS for eale in the county. ENTIRELY NEW. Every Stove WARRANTED in every particular. | LOWEST PRICE and aatiafactiou guaranteed. Our >tock of Hardware, Tinware, Oils, Pure Leads, and PAINTS cannot be excelled for variety, quality and cheapness. EVERYBODY IS REQUESTED TO CALL whether wishing to pur chase or not. Special Bargains for Cash Buyers ! 12jul.tf WILSON A McFARLANE, Ilume.' Block, Bellefonte. N IT KOnGLYCKKINE EXPLOD ING. Bradford, Pa., Bept. 15. —H. B.i Pulver'a glycerine magazine on the' Curtis farm, two miles, south of thiol place and near De Golier, which con- 1 taioed 70 pounds of nitro-glycerine and 100 pounds of dynamite, explode ed about noon to-day, instantly kill ing N. B. Pulver, J. B. Burkbolder, Andrew P. Higgins, and Charles Page. The meu were literally torn iu piece* and their remains were scatter ed in all directions, and only recogni sable by the clothing The republican conferee* of th* 27, senatorial district, composed of tbe counties of Union, Snyder and Nors thumberland, met at Lewiaburg and nominated A. M. Smith, of Snyder county, for state senate. SYNOPSES OF THE GAME A Nil! PISH LAW. I>er, except spotted fawns, may ba kill ed from October Ito December 16. Pen alty $66- Dogs running deer may bo kill ad by any person, except in ths counties where such bunting Is permitted by spe cial acta. Squirrels may be killed from September Ito January 1 Penally $6 for each squir rel. Rabbit* can be lake* frem October lb to January!. Penalty $5. Wild turkey* can be taken from Octo ber 15 to January 1. Penalty $lO. | No wild fowl, wkich include* ducki, Sese, pigeons, Ac., car. be killed between ar Is and September), under a penalty ofSja r ' 7 ' Woodcock may be fcillod from July 4 to January 1, and upland or crew plover from July 16 to January 1. Penalty $lO in aacb case. Pheasants may ba killed from October \ to January 1. {'anally $lO. tyail Or rood btrd era to b# klllod only during the month* of September, October and November. Penalty $6. Sec. I'i- No person shall et any time witbin tbia State, kill, trap or expose for tale, or have in bia or ber poaaeaain after tba same bai been killed, any night bawk, whip-poor-will, aparrow, thrush, lark, finch, martin, chimney awalluw, bare iwellow, woodpecker, flicker, robin, ori ole, red or rardinel bird, ceder bird, tana ger, cat bird, blue bird or any ether in secliverous bird, under a penalty of flee dollar* for each bird killed, trapped, ex posed for tela or had in possesion. Robbing or destroying na*l of any wild bird* txeept bssfkk, ctows ahfl dlher pred atory bird!, ii prohibited under a penalty of f 10. Killing wild pigeon* on their nesting ground*, or firing gun* within one-fourth of a mile cf *uch netting place is prohibi ted under a penalty of S2O. Ciliaen* q itato can be licensed ta leap at gaicn pig eon* away from llefr room oxeSpt during the netting icaton by psyifig SSQ Nu, traps, *narea ar loacnli|ht are pro hibiied to be u*ed in killing wild turkey*, pertridge*, woodcock, reil or reed bird* under a penalty of $lO. and in - ptrion may destroy tuch neU, trap*. Ac . wherev er found. Sunday bunting or fishing is prohibited under a penally of $25. Trout are to be caught with rod, hook •&d lihe UDif during April. May. June and July, under a pehalty of $lO, and all net fishing in trout streams is prohibited under a penalty of $25. 1 rcspassing on lands for the purpose of taking fish Irom any private pond, stream or spring used for propagating game fish, after public notice of the owner or occu pant, is prohibited under a penalty of *% baskola, gill nets, pond nets, eel) wiert, kiddles, brush or facine net* or any other permanently set means of taking fish, are prohibited under a penalty of 925 Heine fishing is prohibited under a penalty of $25, except for shad with seines of three inches mesh. Sec. 24 It shall bo lowful to fish with tyke or hoop nsU In ony ofthe streams of this Commonwealth uninhabited by brook or speckled trout, during the months of March, April, May, September. October aod November in each year: Provided, That tho meshes of said nets shall not be less than one inch in size, and tbal said net qr pfU shall not bo placed at tho con fluence or a (TV flogl-wall*, iither nowly made or abandoned. And provided furth er, Tbat it shall be the duty of any one taking or capturing by moons of any fyke or hoop net as aforesaid, any salmon, boss, trout, speckled trout, pike, pickerel or ev ery kind of fish introduced into any waters of this Commonwealth by the authority of same lor the purpose of stocking the said waters, to return tbo same alive to the wa ter* whence taken : the violation of any of the provision* of this section shall sub ject the offender to a penalty of twenty five dollars for each and every offense. Block bass, pike and salmon can be < caught w ilh book gnd lino, scroll of spear from Juno 110 January 1. All uau under six inches in length must be returned to , the water. The general length o( a man's hand is about seven inches, so that any one can tell what be ought to keep. Penalty $lO. . No person I* allowed to catch game fish , by shutting or drawing off waters, or dreg- i ging or drawing small nets or seines there in when so drawn off under a penalty of $lO. t The using of quicklime, poisonous bait, any torpedo, giant powder or other explo sive substances fer killing tßb, is prohibi ted undor a penalty of S6O. Thp cglpbiflg pi bait fisb hx means of hand nets or uast nets is not prohibited. I Lake bass, rock bass, or blue sun fish, specie* recently introduced by the flsh j commissioners, shall not be caught for three year*, from January 1, 1878. under a penalty of five dollars tor each offense. rim sala of uheasunts, partridges and woodcock, is allowed for a period of fifteen £ days alter tho time limited for killing same has expired. GRAHAM & SON, BKLLKFONTF, PA.. HAVE THE FINEST 1 aND BEST ASSORTMENT OF BOOTS AND SHOES JN CEN TRE COUNTY. Ladie t fine Button Boots, $1.76- Ladies Lasting Gaiters, 1.00. Ladie't Lasting Slippers, .60. Ladie's Idling Tip Gaiters, I 25. Ladle's Coarse Shoot, 1.00 Gent's fins Uatf Boots, handmade, 3 60. Gent's Alexis Buckle Shoes, 1.50 All kind of I MOW NIIORS for Men and Hoy*. The latest stylo of LADIE'S FRENCH HEEL BOOTS, made on tbe French Last. Call and see them. A flee | stock of in# Be#t Buenos Ay tes bote Leather. Calf skins. Seen* Lasts, Pegs, etc. 1 always a full STOCK. ——————— j Candy Manufactory & Bakery,! Mr. Albert Rauth, At the BISHOP BTREET BAKERY, is now making tbe very best BREAD, CAIkRS AND PIRS, ! in Bellefonle. Candies and Confections. He also manufacture* all kind* of can dies, and dealer* can purrbsM of him li lew a* in tb* city. Candies of all kinds al way* en hand, together with Orange*. Lemon*. Fig*, Date*. Nuts, St rune, dal lies aod everything Cpoi. r'T* C£iTK* UtNTEK DEPOT.) An Excellent ojater saloon also at tached to tba Bakery. Call aod seei me. ALBERT TvAUTH. MtU Spring Mills O. K! NEW ROOM 1 NEW GOODS! at I. J. Grenoble's Store 1 SPRING MILLS, has the goods. Largest stock I SELECTION UNSURPASSED! Prices Lower than Ever, And now extends a cordial invitation to his friends, patrons, and public general- Also a Complete Assortment ol Ready Made Clothing for men and boy*. Suits as low as to be had in the city. imported and Domestic : DRYGOODS! Full lines of • MERINO UNDER WEARS, I For Ladies, Gents, Boys, Misses tod Children. Hosiery. Gloves, Boots and Shoes, HATS.'UAPN, CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS, And the most complete assortment of NOTIONS n Central Pennsylvania, and willcompel you in self defence to buy of bin. Also Fish, Salt. etc. 18oc A full line of Howe Sewing Machines and Needles for all kinds of machines. # • Also d! in nil kind* Of qram. Mar ket price paid for the same. A specially in COAL by the car loaJ. I Lincoln Butter Powder, makes bu tor sweet andhard, and quicker to churn Try it—for sale at Wm. Wolfs itoie. DRUGS If DRUGS t 1 Shugert, having purchased the Drug itoro on Allegheny troot, Belle-1 fonte, next door to the hardware Store of' *'lck A ilro., he* Hocked and filled it out with all the mo*t popular ■■*■ • DRUGS A MEDICINEH, ?'"•CiiKMICA LB, PERFUMERY*" ? ! SOAPS, COMBS AND BRUSHES. : iTRUBHES, SUPPORT*RS, BRACKS j ! e—e PANCY AND TOILET ~..i : ARTICLES, Ac., Ac.. Ac | Patent Medicine*, Alcohol, pure Wine* and Liquor* for medical purpcae* only. 1 nyiician't pre*cription* carefully com. pounded and order* answered with car# and dispatch. Parmer* end Phy.lrian* from the country will find our stock of Medicine* complete, warranted genuine And of the beat Quality, This Store will remain under the direc.l Hon of the accomplished druggi.t and Pharmacist heretofore connected with it, I i ii' *• rr ' n *ton, and we respectful, ly solicit the custom of our friend* and the old patron* of the store. S. T. SHUGERT. L o<>K-' lO O KI BARGAINS NEW GOODS!! ——O——O— ZWK'> D*xr.rou A- RACK To OKT THE PiKhT -BARGAINS IN NKW GOODB - W*. WOLF S IN THE ~\ew Bank Building. A Full Line of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, carefully selec ted, and embracing all manner of DRESS GOODS, CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, GROCERIES, GLASSWARE, QUEENSWARE, TINWARE, AC. Furnishing Goods OF ALL KINDS. NEW AND CHOICE INVOICE or .CLOTHS AND CASSI MERES. Full line of Hats and Caps For Men, Boys and Children. LADIES ANDGENTLEMEN Call and be Convinced that this U the Cheapest place to bny goods in this section. PRODUCE received in exchange for goods. Rememdrr the plaoe—in the New Bank Building, opposite the Oldi Stand. C. C. CONNER. MERCHANT TAILOR. ! In Rank Building, Centre Hall, w oul4 respectfully announe to the citi sens of this vicinity that be bss taken rooms in above building where he is pre. pared to do all kinds of work belonging to his lino, for men and beys, and accord ing to latest styles. Goods sold by sta ple Having had nine years experience he guarantee* ell work to render perfect satisfaction, and solicits a share of the public patronage Odecy bkdit aaocxKEHorr. j.d. sHcogar President. Cashier. QENTRE COUNTY BANKING VQ. (Late llilljltsa. Hoover A Co.) H Receive Depoeits, § | And Allow Interest, Discount Notes, Bay and Sell : Government Securities, Gold A ' Coupon* | Wo are BOW selling New Pianos | 5125 *tb. sad M trim iMtadta* Orud, S* imi mi CMS wbol.nl. Iki on prtM*. dlrwct to Lb. par *h—r._K°>—U. M —■!—irm m OansU. Pums (or (to, noßUlolu MATHCSHEK S New Patent Duplex Overstrung Sc-ia. vbteh !• -HW q-Mttos tfea imiat I #i*MlleloetqiuLiorUM,prodactiie2!r2m i llobliipM.-.ntbMMd I'OStas qaolltr d•*• ia. as to |< H V I tpsrM . at?v?v! t D „ T ®BA CC 0 ALU ATB IK STOCK. PRESCRIPTIONS "cARiriTI I Y ~ COMPOUNDED LLI . "**• ecured the service* of Dr J F Alexander. who will attend to the Corn* pounding of Proaortptg mar l"? OSAYOH • MltfflMt 1 Oct Jour Photographs Enlarged! Jjl^BS^nfOSSnt p!.,. -pwl.llj lb. 1. ;utree always mention the Color of Eva* and Hair Price : $1 fo, one JkSE! Frame# furnished cheep. Por further i particular*, ad dree*, CHAi. W. DZKtTIEE Qmirt Rati. Pa. HR i) O. GUTS LI ijs; M Dentist, Mlllbelm. g^~Nll l ...O.ll. •-.b S . a **—J*e. c**>iui ae* noM. uj . < r'rye i2J. "*"•* * *J Fashionable Dressmaker. ~ Hall, desire* to call attention to her ,tn. p ee of trimming, of all kind*, al*i, *am plm of new style* dry good*. Cutting and y> order, and old drewee cleaned and done over by her. Gentle* men t ehlrte, cuff* end collar* made to or. w rranted to fit He* aU Ju.t f Maept tf. iteC' No. 6 Brockerhoff Row, BellefonU _ . Penn'a. Dealer, lis If !■. Prrftiwery, FaarjCisads Ar„ Pure Wine* and Liquor for medical purposes always kept, maySl VI vy. a. swa?sr ga p KHOIIMAKEB, ir^H^n Ct L U J' , t cHitensof Cenv tre Hall and vicinity that he ha* opened a new shop is the ©ld Bank Building. New kind, r* 001 t® style, and all .i rep *'" D * done, and on tfaonnoUca. Price* reduced and to *oit thetime*. 7(sb. Cm. T 0. M tMfIU. DKNflBf, ;.s* "fS respectfully announce to the citixeoe ot Peaot Valley thet he ha* per manently located in Centre Hall where ha *° do * Wad* of Dental work. All work warranted or no money asked. Price* low to uit the time*. SI fan. ▼. GET GOOD BREAD, By calling at the new aad eaten *ive bakery establishment of * JOSEPH CEDARS, (Successor to J. H. Sand*.) Opposite the Iron Front on Allegheny be furnishes every day Fresh Breed, Cakes of all kinds. Pies, etc.. etc., Candies, Nuts, . ... . . Frmlu. Anything and evsrylhiag beloagiag to the buameet. Having had years of expe* mace in the business, ha tatters himself that he can guarantee satisfaction to all Who may favor him with tbelr patronage. mug U JOSEPH CEDARS. D. F. LUSE, PAINTER, offers his aervicaa to the citizen* of Centre county in Honwe, hirn aid OrnamcaUl Pninting. Striping, ornamenting and gilding, Graining OAK, WALNUT. Plain and Fancy solicited. TerJS A* apr if. OENTREUALL Furniture Rooms! MBA KRrifBI.XE, respectfully informs the ctiiaeas of Centre county, that he bat bought out the old stand ot J. O. Deininger, and has reduced the prices. He has constantly oo hand and makes to order BKDSTKADS. bukkaW SINKS w IsHSTANDR, CORN KB CUPBOARDS; TABLES, Ac., Ac. .lis stock ef ready-made Furniture is large and warranted of good workman* •hip, and is all made under his immediate supervision, and is offered at rate* cheaper than elsewhere. Call and sea his stock before purchasing elsewhere. . feb26 DF. FORTNET Attorney at Leg Bellefonte, Fa. Office orer Rev nvlds bank. ldmay'fic WM. P. WILSON, Attorney-at-Lew Bellefonte Pa. Office in Mrs. Beit * Ft Building. Bellefonte Pa. CENTRE HALL" COACH SHOP, LEVI MVRBAY, at hit establishment at Caatra Hall, keep on hand, and for tale, at the most reasons bla rates. Carriages, Buggies, & Spring WagonS, PLAIN AND FANCT, and vehicles of every description made fa order, and warranted to be made of the best seasoned material, and by the most skilled and competent workmen. Bodies for buggies and spring- wagons Ac., of tba most improved paUerns made to order, also Gearing of all kinds made to order. All kinds of repairing done promptly aod at tba lowest possible rates. Persons wanting anything in bit line are requested to call and examine his work, tR. will find it not to be excelled for dnr -1 ility and wear. may S tf. __ C H £ A P KANSAS LANDS! ofTRKtsO COUNTY. KANSAS, about equal.y divided by the Kansas Pacific r*/.' *hich we are selling at an aver age or $3.26 per acre on easy terms of pay ment. Alternate sections of Government lands can be taken as homesteads by actu-> tl settlers. V li" in tho GREAT LIMS STON E BELT of Central Kansas, the best winter wheat producingdistrictofthe . nited States, yielding from 20 te 86 Bushels per Acre. The average yearly rainfall in this coua v. 1 ' nearly S3 inches per annum, oae third grester than in the much-extolled . Vx!*** Valut, which has a yearly rainfall of less than 23 inches per annum m the same lougitude. Stock-Raising and Wool-Growing are very Remunerative. The winters are short and mild. Stock will live all \h* year on grass! Living Streagu ana Springs are numerous. Pure water ig found in wells from 20 to to feet 4 ee P- The Healthiest Climate is t*a Werld i No fever and agqe ibeie. No muddy or im passably roads Plenty of fine building stone. Kmc and sand. These lands aro be '"dly settled by the best class ot Northern and Eastern people, and wiii to appreciate in value by the improvements now being made as tomako their purchase at present prices one of the very best in vestments that can be made, aside from the profits to be derived from tbeir culti vation. Members of our firm reside WA-REENEY. and will show lands *'< any time. A pamphlet, giving full Inform rnntion in regard to soil. ?Mipate, waten supply, Ac., will be seat free on request Address, WARREN, KESNEY Sc Co, 100 Dearborn St, Chicago, [0? Trego co. Ks. 25apl0nr