XL The Centre Reporter. By FRED KURTZ. PERSONAL, With this issue the CexTrE REPORTER commences its 16th Volume of the new series, the old series being Volume 40, a combined age of 55 years—older, larger and better than ever—like wine, it has improved with age. This enlargement of the RerorTER Will not be attenfed by an increase in price, altho’ we furnish a larger quantity of wealth—and the dregs—of Europe, Asia and America would have patronized the hers of the lste unpleasantness in the land of the Pharaohs, and the sheckles would have dropped into his private ex- chequer at a rate to compensate him for his fall, Had it not been for Ceylon, perhaps he would have come here, TRYING TO STEAL A STATE. The democrats carried Connecticut by over 4000 majority at the late election, and how the republicans are making an attempt to steal the state, not on any ground of fraud, but because the demo- orats of Hartford foolishly printed their tickets from an electro with a dark face and white letters, But the republicans, year, * the comparison. one of our patrons show his appreciatic the paper ? give an extra credit of three months as increased pst pent reduction of having beard our . once ? bow ourself out of tise matters person THE STATFLEGISLATURE. hurg on T.esay. for speaker, names presented were: P. Gray Meek of Centre: Michael Cassidy, of Carbon at the same time, printed their tickets on a white face with a black border around it. Now if the democratic tickets were illega! then surely the republican tickets arejust as illegal—whatls the difference, a yhite face with black border, or white letfers on a black face? Yet the present ublican authorities have the impau- dence to decide that the democratic tick- ef shall not be counted! This would give the republicans the governor not cted, and the officers of the city of Hartford. This is as impudent and oute »us as the stealing of the Presidency r Hayes, and has raised quite a commo on in Connecticut, ' The Pennsyivania legislature met last Monday. Tho passage of reform meas ures shonid at once be attended too. Pasters and {-lders should be dismissed, «ll but two or three for each chamber. The extra $100 for members should be lopped off, 2s it is unconstitutional, not applied to mailing documents, as toe law intends, Several thousand dollars are appropri- ated for expressing these very docu- ments to the homes of members; there is no law for this. The Legislative Record needs looking after too, in some way; so far it was a swindle upon the people. Altogether there is room for saving at least $150,007 in useless and unwarranted expenditures like the above—which the RzrorTEr several times heretofore has minutely pointed out—which should now be stopped. Let the member who stands in the way of such reforms be stoned on his re- turn to his constituents, as an unfaith- fal servant. m The highest court in Canada bas decid. ed that Phipps, the Philadelphia s!ms- bouse robber, must return to that city. This fellow will no doubt get his dues for his big thefts in alms house groceries, and there is a chance for getting at some of bis scoomplices, all leaders in the late “grand old party.” - mA SAI MS ATI Let the Democrats of the lower House, st Harrisburg, now bear in mind that the peopls look to them for a reform move- ment. Namely, they look for a cutting off of many useless offices and clerkships, and a cutéing down of expenditures gen- ¥ Blair, The first ballot resulted : Meek, 30; McAteer, 30; Cassidy, 27 Greevy, 11; Noble, 7. O'Leary, 3. McAteer, 46; Greevy, b. the clerkship of the House, Monday evening, was not harmonious, dignstion called forth steal of the state, has eley to thinking that as the frandalent a compunion piece to lent president, ® C—O MO SO, 3 the attempted promised, tisha: MI API 5S The Civil Service bill passed the Sen- ate with only five votes against it. No i | republicans voted nay. This is the Pen- dieton bill, and a reform measure which the republicans were forced to adopt on account of the thunders from the polis last November, The gist of the bill we furnish in another column of the Rxros- TER, Si A A ——— —— The Railway Age publishes a table showing the number of miles of main track laid during the year 18:32 was 10,- 821 ov 316 lines in 4 States an d Territo- ries. Full retarns will probiibly make the grand total 11,000 miles, which is 1,500 miles more than the co. striction in 1881, the banner railroad building year up to that time, The number of miles constracted in the States snd Ter- ritories mentioned is as follovm; Iowa 953, Teans 817, New York 752, (thio B85, Arkansas 520, Indiana 529, Colorado 500, Dakota 480, Peosylvania 464, Minn esota 444. Of 316 roads noted 140 are still ine complete. The capital invested dm ing the year is estimated at $270,000,000, ex- elusive of sums expended in the preps - ation of road beds on which track is n ot The Poughkeepsie congregation who have just forced their pastor tO resign. whils conceding hie tarnssthess and the’ sitting on a sofs with his wife, both eat- ing from the same banana,” If thess are the allegations of “conduct unbecoming a Christian minister,” made against the Poughkeepsie pastor, they indicate a novel standard of pastoral qualifications, They show that the Poughkeepsie con- gregation want not merely piety and earnestness, but also “style” and polish in the man who is to minister to their spiritual wants, Smo ——— The trial of the star-route thieves is go- ing on again at Washington just now, and it will surprise few if it ends as it did in the first place, some juror not be- ing able to “see it,” having probably seen something else before, These robbers have stolen so much that they can easily afford to make a juror weak-kneed if they can button-hole him long enough to teach him to hold his open hand behind bis back. The trial is likely to last two months yet. en mii — County commissioners get into trouble too sometimes Ex-county commission- ers Walker, Ehrman and Witmayer, of Lebanon county, were arrested on Fri- day for malfeasance in office upon infor. mation made by William M. Derr, a lead: ing member of the bar. Ex-connty commissioner McKinney Smith, whose trial for perjury, forgery and conspiracy was to come up next week in the Criminal Court of Lycoming has absconded. His whereabouts is nn- known. — re The last prayer cure comes from Cams bridge, Mass. A woman had a spine dis ease of 17 years duration, and bad the aid of the most eminent physicians, but no good was done her. At last she read of the prayer cures; she tried that, and now is well. The doctors will soon be played out if the prayer cures get the run onoe. ema asin —— Io an opinion just filed in the Supreme Court, now sitting at Pittsburg, by Justice Truskey, some interesting law down concerning the right of a widow who marries again to participate in the esiate of her deceased husband. Henry Venus of Shrewsbury, York county, was a wid- ower with six children, and pretty well is laid advanced in years, when, in 1873, be mar. ried Euphema Webb, s maiden Isdy of about forty-five summers. Venus bad ac cumulated some estate, snd it was said that the newly made wife was about ms woll off as himself. They lived together until the 284 of August, 1873, when Venus died. His six children bad never taken kindly to their stepmotber, and bad ob- jected to the marrisge before it took place. Whether they were afraid that she would take s big slice of their father's estate, or whether they were angry that the mar riage should have occurred only three monthe after the death of the mother, is » disputed question. However, after Venus desth the widow made application for $30) exemption in money, besides claim- ing an exclusive one-third of the estate, Venus having died intestate. The children contested the claim of their stepmother, and the matter went before the auditor whe was subsequently susisined by the York county court. The children claimed before the auditors that an antenuptual contract bad been made between the de- cedent and bis Widow by which it was agreed that in case of the death of either the other was not fo participate in any de gree in such decedent's estate, which was to go to the legal heirs of the Iatter. This sgreement was denied by the widow, who, in the meantime had married Mr. Hunt The suditor held that the ante-nuptial contract bad been made out by the testi mony produced, and he therefore dustri- buted the balance of Venus' estate among the children of the latter in equal shares it was also held that the widow had for feited ber claim for $300 exemption by de munding money when she was only enti tied to articles of personal estate belong: ing to the decedent, there being no mon oy, and also, that having re-married she wid not the widow of the decedent within the spirit and the net of April, 1851. Jus tice Trankey, in his opinion, agrees with the auditor and the lower court in their findings relative to the widow's claim for $200 under the sct of April 14, 1861, As to the antesnuptial contract, however, the justice holds that clear and convincing proot of such contract should be shown As the children were supportets of the proposed contract, it was their duty to prove it by more than slightly preponders sting testimony. The judgment of the lower court upon this point was, therefore, ravamsed, snd one-third of the estate awarded to Mrs. Hunt, + so Sne Lock Haven Journal t cons nection with the Vanderbilt coal com: pany, chartered at Harrisburg, it may be interesting to know that Hoo. 8. R. Peale, MILLHEIM DEDICATION, The question has been in recent years frequently asked, Is Christianity a fail- ure 7? To this numerous and satisfactory answers have been given, showing clear- ly that Christianity is but entering on # which former epochs were strangers, The vitality of religion is shown in two ways—externally and internally. There is a growth of inner grace and an ont. ward manifestation of it. Church build- ing belongs to the external showing of religion, and of this there are at present most gratifying evidences in our own church as well as others. Zion church will be dedicated in a week; Union church will be renovated and re-conse- crated in the spring ; Millheim held its feast of dedication on Babbath last, Dec. 31. This enterprise was started about two years ago with none of the most flattering outlooks. To day St. John's Evan. Lutheran church of Millheim has po equal in this section of Pennsylva~ nia, and certainly but few superiors in Centre county. With a membership of but 65 or 70, few of whom may be re- garded as rich in this world’s goods, but ull are filled with a purpose and energy before which every obstacle had to meit away. The desire of their hearts is to- day realized. They have a church which 18 & gem and a credit alike to their stub- born purposes and active piety. All honor to these brethren and their excels lent pastor, The church is cruciform The audience room proper is not yet completed but ~wiil be in the coming summer. Unwilling to go beyond rea- sonable limits, these brethren have striven “to pay as you go.” Your cor respondent preached the dedicatory ser won on last Sabbath morsiog afer which the chapel of the church was sol» emnly dedicated to the service of the Triune God. The chapel is two story— the two lower rooms being for infant school and prayer meeting purposes re- spectively. The chapel will seat about 150 persons, All the appointments of this part of the church as well as the sudieuce chamber are complete. About £1,800 will be required to finish the church, of which $1,200 were raised by tne congregation under the appeals of Rev. 8. Henry, of Mifflinbwg. By the 1ime the dedication ofthe audience room will occur there will not be over two or three handred dollars lacking to pay off all indebtedness. A bell, weighing 700 pounds, toned to A, will surmount the ower. Rev. 8. Henry, of Mifllinburg, preached on Sunday previous to dedica tion and was expected to fill the pulpit sgain on Sabbath evening. The church when fini-hed, will bave cost between five and six thousand dollars, and if built in our county-seat would bave cost no loss than twice that amount. A more extended and specific description of this church will appear when the final dedi- cation shall have been attended to, so ttsat 1 still content myself with saying finis, W. E. Fiscuzs, won ww -» go» SPRING MILLS. RB. H. Duncan has been visiting st Milion and was quite ill there, but wil soon return. James Kennely has started a furniture store in Grenoble’s hall and bas quite a lot of nice furniture. Success to him, Quite a sensation was raised in town on Saturday last, by the running away of Mr. Shires’ horse, frightened by the cars. Mr. James E. Crawiord has returned from his western trip and looks well Mr. C. was in 1ilinois all summer snd re ports things in a lively condition, and is weil pleased with Lis trip. Mr. All Krape has retarned from the west, The Saturday before Christmas was quite a throng day for our merchants here, Mr. George Miller, the enterprising landlord of the Rank House, seetns to be doing quite a thriving business, and bas drawn a good run of custom, D.C Q APM i mS URIAH MOYER TO HANG. On 27 ult. an order was given by Gov- ernor Hoyt for the issue of a warrant for the execution of Uriah Moyer within sixty days. The condemn was oon. nected with three other en in the mur- der of J. Kintzier and wih sear Trox jervilie, Suyder county, Penn's, in De cember, 1877. J. Moyer one of the par- ticipants in the crime, was hanged op the 24th of March last; another, Emanue! Ettinger, committed suicide in his cell, and Israei Erb, a third, is hoping that the Board of Pardons will save him from the gallows, The Kintzlers were mur dered for money. A CASE THAT PUZZLED THE WHOLE FACUTY. Mrs. Milo Ingram gave the names of some of the most reputable physicians in ths tuo sities {Pittshure and Allaghany) to whom she bad peid large sums of money fier treatment, butshe rapidly grew worse She was then taken to the most reputable physicians and surgeons in New York, Hit with no betler success ‘Tney ail pro nounced it cancer, and declared she must die. The flesh of her breast was esien away down to the ribs; the breast bone was laid bare sod the disease made it way upwards, Satiting the breast to be come atyshad from e wall Fi the chest hanging loose from abova page of i Rartman's “iis of Life,’ how Pes, yuna cured har, They are given away by ames Buchan and Margaret, his living alone about a n, Pa., were found their residence on Thurs The coroner found that from patural canses, ‘of this ¢ity, holds 6,670 shares, and Hon. W. A Wallace, 7478. Reckoning the share would be worth $747,600. We ¥ 3 A BTATE OFFICER BHOTY, A Tragedy at Uniontown, A dispatch to the Commercial Gazelle from Uniontown, Pa, says: Shortly be- fore 10 o'clock this’ (Sunday) morning, 24th ult, Captain A, C. Nutt, cashier of the Pennsylvania state treasury, was shot and killed in his room in Jennings’ bo- tel Bt Joba LI. Dukes, a well known member of the Fayette county bar and a memberselect of the state legislature: The high social and political standing of both men gave such prominence to the affair that the hotel was soon surround- ed with excited citizens. Captain Nutt had just retursed from Harrisburg fo spend the holidays and left home with his nephew, Mr, Breckenridge, stating that he had some business at the hotel with Dukes. On the way there he stated that he had received some infamous let~ ters from Dukes and wanted to have an understanding with him, The two men went to the hotel and Nutt started up to Dukes’ room. Breckenridge followed, but stopped on the stairs to speak to a friend. While they were conversing a scuffle was beard in the room and both ran up to separate the combatants, who were found on the floor clinched in a ter- rible struggle. Breckenridge and his friend succeeded in parting them, when Dukes drew a revolver and said: “You came in here fo whip me and so 1 shoot,” at the same time firing, The ball took effect just below Nutt’s eye, penetrating the brain and killing bim instantly. Dukes then quietly walked down stairs, where he was arrested. The affair bas created intense excitement, but what was in the letter or the motive which led to the murder is still a mystery. Dukes, it appears, had seduced the eldest danghter of Capt. Nutt and refused to marry her, which was the cause of the trouble, ADI cm ——— In the Philadelphia Academy of Bcis ences is a remarkably fine collection of palagic animals illustrating the possibili- ties of wind and tide, and their effect up- on the dispersal of animsl life, Many of the forms are indigenous to the Gulf weed, and bave become adapted to it by various modifications of structure. The tidal riv- ers that course through the ocean are the greatest sources of dispersal, and go thor- oughly is this understood that the natural. ist, by a study of one of Maury's charts, or » tidal map, can point with prophetic finger to the group of animals that will be found on the various islands and conti. nents in the path of the current thatsweeps slong the unresisting young of sponges, polyps, snnelids, medusae. and other forms. The Gulf Stresm is the best known if these great agencies of emigration, and and its scope snd limit have been divided uy Sir Wyville Thompson into two bands —one to the north and the other to the south of the equator. The northeast snd wutheast trade winds, reduce io merid ian! direction by the eastward fractional mpulse of the sarth’s rotation, drive bes fore them a magnificent surface current of sot water 4,000 miles long by 450 broad, al an average rate of thirty miles a day Off the const of Africa, near is starting point, to the south of the islands of St, Fhomas acd Anse Bon this equatorial current has a speed of forty miles in twen~ y~iour hours, and a temperature of 23° C. Increasing quickly in bulk, and spresd ing out more and more on both sides of the equsiot, it lows rapidly due west to ward the coast of North America. At the east point of South Americs, Uspe St Rogue, the equatorial current splits in iwo, and one portion trends southward to deflect the isctherms of 21°, 15°, 6 10°, and $.5° C. into the loops upon our maps, thus carrying s scrap of comiort to the Falk iand Island and Cape Horn; while the northern portion: follows the northeast coast of South Americas, gaining continu. ally in temperature, under the influence f the tropical sun. Its speed has now ine creased to sixty-eight miles in twenty-four nours, and by the union with i of the waters of the River Amazon, it rises lo one hundred miles (6.5 feet in a second), but it soon falls off again when it gels into the Caribbean Ses. Flowing slowly through the whole length of this ses, it resches the Gulf of Mexico through the Strait of Yu. catan, when a part of it sweeps immedi- ately around Cuba; but the main stream “having made the circuit of the Gulf of Mexico, passes through the Strait of Flor ida; thence it issues as the ‘Gulf Stream’ in 8 majestic current upward of thiny miles broad, 2200 feet deep, with an aver. sge velocity of four miles an hour, and a temperature of 86° Fabr, (30° C.)" The not water pours {rom the strait with a de cided though nigh northeasterly impulse, on sccount of the great initial velocity Mr. Oroll calouiates the Gulf Stream se equal 10 a stream of water Gfty miles broad and a thousand feet deep, flowing at & rate of four miles an hour, consequent iy conveying 5 575.680.000.000 cubic feet per hour, or 138.816,820,000,000 cubic feet per day. This mass of water has a mean temperature of 10° C, As it pases out of she Gulf and on its northern journey it is cooled down to 4°.5, thus losing heat 0 ihe amount of 18°.6 C. The total quantity of heat, therefore, transferred from the squatorial regions per day amouni: to enmathing like 154 906,800,000,000,000,000 footspounds. This is neatly equal to the whole of the feat received from the sun by the Arctie regions. and reduced by a hail to avoid alll possibility of exageration, it is still equal to one-fifth of the whole amount received from the sun by the entire area of ithe North Atlantic. The Gulf Stream, as it issues from the Strait of Florids and ex- pands into the ocean on ite northwerd course, is probably the most glorious un- tural phenomenon un the face of the earth, The water is of a clear crystalline trans parency sand an intense blue, and long af- tor is has into the open ses it keeps itself apart, easily distinguished by its warmth, ite color and its clearness; and with its sages so sharply defised that a ship may have her stem in the clear blue stream while ber stern is still in the com- mon water of the ocean. Evening Post, a sis ——" Perry county bas a homicide case to uns ravel, James Harel foreman of Abi's tannery in Toboyne township, went hunt ing one day & week or #0 ago. Purraverruia, Dec 25 1982 ~The ans cient proverb “All roads lead to Rome,” Philadelphians have paraphrased to read All rovds lead to Wanamaker's,” snd this gos! iefar easier to reach, snd crowded as it fs with beautiful creations of modern indastry snd genius and well preserved antiques, is in the estimation of many pecs ple quite as well worth seeing as the re- nowned cities of the old world—whose chief merits lie in their mouldiness and decay, or in traditions which are mystical or horrible, “Bee Bome and dis,’ was another old saw, of which a better rendering would be “See Wanamaker's and live,” : Nothing can sflord more pleasure, even regarded a8 = show, than & visit to this wonderful establishment, so comprehen» give in all things rich and rare, that sre open for inspection to all , and where every visitor, whether of high or low degree, is treated as though be or she were an honored guest of the Jargehearted proprietor of the greatest emporium of the arts and industries the world has seen. On entering the establishment at 13th and Market streets with satchel or other lugs guage, the visitor is at once relieved of these incumbrances (they being locked up in recepiacies provided for their care) and a check given to insure their safe return when wanted. Thus at liberty the guest can descend to the resting room or toilet room in the basement, where, surrounded by sll homelike luxuries, chiel among which may be recognised a biszing wood fire on henrih, the fatigued traveler may enjoy all possible nse while piansing for the Gay's business or pleasure, If sightseeing be the object of the guest will be well to first inspect the buse. ment, in which the resting rooms are git. sted. This floor in extent is 500 by 250 feet. Of this nearly all of the main building i8 open to the public, while thsi under the Chestnul-street stores is used for stocks rooms. Un this floor, though excluded from public view, are the lunch snd toilet rooms for the employes of the house, sil handsomely fitted up, with attendants in wailing 10 take care of their outer gars menls when they come in the morning, and to return these to their owners in good order when they leave at night tis remarkable trail in the character of Mr. John Wanamaker and one that I am continually doing homage to, thst his protecting snd kindly care spite of multiplicity of bis business enterprises) is continually over his household of 2 500 souls, and that none of these sre in his sight too bumble or obscure tov claim his sympathy in sorrow or his advice snd ma- terial sid when in need. ~~ Under the vast basement is a sub-cellar bul to this visitors are not invited, as it is where Lhe engines are snd machinists work. Just now the season is almost upon us when we must think of the coming holi- days and post ourselves in the varieties and prices of jeweiry and fancy goods exe hibited, silverware, dress goods, chins- ware, glassware, uphoisiery us presents for the “grown ups,” us well as fancy goods snd toys for the little folks. ~ Even people of mature yesrs who have kept their hearts young will delight in looking sl the vast array of toys, baby coaches, baskets and bon } “that are COtGErE it iW im 2d LONE bere in such inampenee quan tities, Later on, when the crowds usual to this time of year ibrong the aisles and counters, a careful inspection of articles needed can scarcely be made with any kind of comfort, but for the nexi week or two sil of the new things in Chrismas goods and confecs tiopery will be presented in their greatest beauty sod freshness, and as the prices in this house are inexorably fixed and will certainly not be lowered before the holies days, or until i is desired to reduce stock, those who like to examine what they buy and see thal iL is perfect of its kind seine the firsl occasion that presents itself for a visit of inspeciion 1 wouid be well ogo thoroughly through the bouse-furnishing department and see all the modern inven- tious for rendering light the work of the thousebold in the interests of those whose sphere i$ home, People who have gone on for years doing the domestic work of their dwellings with tbe old-fashioued wlensils for cooking and cleansing, used by their female ancestors from Eve's time to the present, will be more than surprized by the delightful are ray of household conveniences to be found at Wanamaker's —convenisnces that res lieve much of the hardship and toil of dos mestic life and are indirectly the means of bringing peace aud comfort to fhe entirg nily. itis frequently msked by customers § the store, why does not A Ww ertvmssielon add still farther to the convenience of his establishment and his own profits. b opening a lunch room, where tor a ol. erate and not fancy price, visitors from a distance may in the intervals of their shops ping sustain their strengih bry a wholesome refreshment of some sort? This want ike ali others that the shopping world may conceive, has been anticipsted by Mr. Watiamaker who bas decided that a lunch room or department of public comfort, is a fixed fact in his plans, snd that refresh. ment tables may be speedily looked for in the vicinity of Lhe toilet and resting rooms, Tables at which gentlemen and beys may be inten cate of “hile awaiting the moves ments of wife, mother or sisters w bave escorted hither, Sars whom thay 14 is possible that these tabies will furs nish only hot soups and cold ments, sups plemented with bol coffee, tes cakes. but i be served neatly and be of the best quality. How far the lunch table m w to meet a public demand can Paces Molle ai, by those who have noted the im a ment, growth and development of ail other ghlerpiises, conceived and engineered by Mr, John Wanamaker, . As persons visiting the city from ge in terior of the State and towns near by ¢ dosire to know how they can get at of into this establishment, it is only neo 17.30. say, that by comi it ablic Buildings, which are front of the Pennsylvania railrond they arrive at once : front of W . Ho filed to return and a large party searched
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