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VOLUME | NEw SERIES, XVI
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THE CENTRE REPORTER.
FRED. KURTZ, Eprror and Pror'n.
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\ new batch of Star Route cases will
for trial. Ex-Senator
or is one of the defendants.
lows may go clear again, but the
rey and expense of being in court
iy be worse than being in the peniten-
where they belong.
oP Mon —_———
soon be ready
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sage je
Dargetistown, in Washington county,
his state, was the centre of a cyclone,
h was almost as destructive as any
that have visited the South or West. A
great many houses were unroofed and
Will
otherwise damaged, trees and fences lev-
eled, crops despoiled and 500 head of cat-
tle and sheep killed.
Bo im m——
ler boom has started in New
; . to make old Ben President. It
aid he would carry all the New Eng.
land states but Vermont and Rhode Is-
land.
LIER
ests ly A Gp
(‘hicazo has an affair similar to the
kes case—a father killed for attempt-
ing to protect the honor of his daughter,
On night of 17, Randolph Brem, 50 years
old. was struck down and killed by Al-
bert Fasch, a young man. The deceased
met Fasch by appointment to urge the
latter to make reparation for leading the
's daughter into evil ways. The
nssault was apparently unprovoked. The
assailant is at large.
iormer
PEE
ihe star-route trial presents one queer
At the beginning of the trial
The jury in its
not gui Who
AN,
rdell plead guilty.
gaid he w
st 7
as ity.
Khiow I
‘he World in its comment says: Rer-
lel! is one of the accused, who was ac-
d as State's evidence after he had
a plea of guilty, having been
nronounced innocent by the twelve ju-
rymen, became a white elephant on the
“What will
was the legal prob-
goto
en}
voted
inds of the prosecution.
they do with him?”
lem, the solution of which was anxiously
awaited by the profession.
The learned Judge Wylie has discove
ered a way out of the difficulty. As Rer-
dell had confessed his guilt, it seemed
proper to punish him. As he had been
jared “not gmilty” by the jury and
there is no punishment for lying, it ap~
pears proper to let him go free. But how
could he go free while he stood recorded
wn his own confession as guilty, The
judge cuts the Gordian knot by permit-
{ell to withdraw his plea of
“The Court has no hesitation
a all says the
and Judge, “because one man can-
not be guilty of conspiracy.” Then how
could one man’s plea of guilt be accepted
at all 7 Hé spoke only for himself, and
» is but one man his plea of guilty
was. according to Judge Wylie, an absur-
dity. His plea ought to have been,
‘Guilty,” provided the rest are.” What
a learned set of dolts the star-route pros-
ators are |
ting Rer
ruilty.”
swing that to be done,
profi
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eatin
ihe work of the abortionist's trade
in our cities is quite extensive, and the
practitioners in this infant murder are
numerous. To,what extent this crimi-
nal practice is carried on can be gathered
from a single case reported from Phila-
delphia, a few days ago. The report
says: Police found in the cellar, under
dwelling 2,243 North Fifth street, form-
erly occupied by Dr. Isaac Hathaway, an
alleged abortionist, the bodies of several
children and a large number of human
bones, Dr. Hathaway was arrested in
March, 1881, with Rev. Thos. B. Miller,
for committing eriminal malpractice up-
on Mary Batler, a servant girl, whose
child died after the operation. Both
were admitted to bail and Hathaway
fled. He, however, returned to the city
some time ago, but hos never been re-
arrested on the charge. Three months
ago his wife charged him with brutally
assaulting her and threatening Ler life.
§he asked to have a warrant issued for
fis arrest, but subsequently withdrew
the charge. She told the officials at the
time her husband had performed several
criminal ‘operations upon her, and she
knéw that he had performed hundreds
pon others. Twenty-one skullsjor por-
tions of skalls of infants had been found
buried in the cellar of the dwelling,
sme sn MY PO Mp
The high license plan has caused a big
rush for Heensed in Chicago, and 3000
were granted in one day, in order to
evade the high-license act before it takes
effect!” On the morning of 20, when the
cldrics office was opened the line of ex-
poetdnt dram-séllers extended through
the hallway and Lalf a block ‘wlong the
street, Preparations for speed had been
made, however; and by noon the jam was
prachiendly over, The result of three
days’ work is the issuance of 3000 licen
#0, There are about four thousand sa-
Noon-keepers’ in the city. It is alleged
many of the notaries winked at glaring
irregularities in furnishing sureties,
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The House passed a resolution not fo
take pay for the 12 days’ recess. What
use is that? the law allows it, if any
members want to make the grab, in spite
of such a resolution. The proper way
would have been to wait and see which
of the members were linelined to steal
without a restraining resolution,
The House passed a resolution to al-
low clerks and employes pay during va-
cation. The Senate did very properly
refuse to join in, The employes around
the capitol, as a general thing, are only
at work one-third the time when a Legis-
lature is in session, and are far from do-
ing anything when not in session.
trate
gplit in the New
Hampshire Lesislature, on the election
The
bolt is on the re-election of boss Rollins,
The republican
of a U. B. Senator, still continues.
. ag»
The Democracy of Ohio, last week, on
second ballot, nominated Judge Hoadly
for Governor. He is a good man, and all
signs point to his election.
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Say the Legislature does not pass a ju-
dicial apportionment, yet the Constitu-
tion says’every_ county with 40,000 popu-
lation shall be a separate district, Now
suppose Clearfield and other counties
with 40,000 population proceed and elect
their own judges, what is to interfere ?
The Constitution says it shall be so, and
that is far higher anthority than the leg-
islature which can not by any action or
non-action make powerless any clause of
the Constitution. Should Clearfield go
ont and elect her own judge, Centre and
Ti would if
Clinton
things remain in stata quo. This is a
constitute a district
plain case to the RerorTeR.
wy >
xt
No headway h at
Harrisburg in the apportionment matter.
Pl
as been made yet
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one apportionment that v
vill
of
There is
cause no trouble
extra salary for the extra session.
the apportionment
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The number of children killed by the
Victoria Hall accident turns out to be
202,
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A family of eight persons in Cleburne
county, Ala, are said to drink nine gal-
meal. Last year they paid as much for
tobacco as for bacon,
Joliet, Illinois, has raised saloon li-
censes to 81000 a year, regardless of beer,
wine or whisky, and fixes the license for
concert saloons at §5 per day extra.
There is said to be another boom in
confederate bonds in Richmond. People
are paying $4 per $1,000 for them, and
one house bas bought $20,000,000 of the
worthless securities,
Of late years the employment of wo.
men as clerks has greatly increased in
Eogland as well as in France, and in
both countries it is generally agreed that
the system works satisfactorily.
Aristide Marie, of New Orleans, is said
to be the wealthiest colored man in
American. He owned many slaves before
the war and his income from the rents of
his property in New Orleans is not less
than $5,000 a year, Besides this he has
a large personal estate. Mr. Marie lives
abroad about half of each year.
There was a novel case tried in Dal.
ton, Ga., before a justice court. An old
lady entered suit for 83 for coffee bor-
rowed at different times by the cuplal
The court deciled in favor of the de
fendants,
Xeres, Spain, June 18,—The trial of
seventeen members of the Black Hand
Society for the assassination of a man
named Benacoaz, a member of the socie«
ty, who was suspected by the chiefs to
be ready to turn informer, was conclud-
ed to-day. Seven of the prisoners were
found guilty sad sentenced to death
eight were sentenced to seventeen yoars’
imprisonment, and two were acquitted,
Irsas———— a
A GOVERNOR WHO EARNS THE
LL. D.
Governor Begole to the Michigan Senate,
I desire to say in reference to my veloe
of Senate bill file No. filty-nine that I
find after examination of books and
rekords of the formation and organization
of School district No. 5, of forest Home
and central Take thai I did not
have before me at the time, I returned
the bill, I was missenformed in the rela.
tion to the facts, in case,
If he were Governor of Massachusetis,
what would Harvard do about that LL.
D. business,
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So valuable in their character and
timely in their utterances are the leadiog
articles in the “North American Review
for July that we place it among the best
fssnes of] this year, President Seelye
treats of “Dynamite as a factor in Civilis
gation.” Lieutenant General Sheridan
talks of the “Last Days of the Rebellion,”
while “A Non'Church Goer,” and sover
al * discuss the subject of
“Church Attendance.” In this last con.
troversy there is much to be learned
frem what both parties say, and every
Christian minister shoold peruse the ar
ticle. Xt is by treating ppon such live
hat the * Review” supplies a need-
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JUDGE BLACK'S LETTER.
The “Constitution Club” was christens
ed recently in New York. Its plan of or-
ganization is “to unite the influence of
independent citizens, without regard to
party, to uphold economical, pure, and
wise government—national, State, and
municipal—as originally contemplated
by the constitution, and to resist the cor-
rupting influences which of late years
have made such headway.” * * * *
Secretary Evens read a letter from Judge
Jeremiah 8, Black, who was unable to be
present, and who wrote!
“The coostitution—what is it? The
self-imposed restraint of a free democra-
ey upon its own political action, where~
by the power of the Guvernment is lim-
ited and the equal rights of all the peo
ple are protected. Shall it he obeyed ?
On such 8 question what argument can
you or I or anybody make? To a patriot
the duty of defending it is 100 plain to be
enforced by words, and the greedy mo-
nopolist or the scurvy politician drivels
like an idiot when he tries to give reasons
for violating i*. Nevertheless it is con.
stantly disregarded by those who swear
to observe it. The interests of a class are
gironger than the rights of the people.
Strafford, the Minister of Charles L, im-
pudently declared that the little finger
of the King was heavier than the loins of
the law. Monopoly is king in this coun-
try and needs beheading more than the
most perfidious of English monarchs.
Its excessive and lawless taxationof land
and labor is more intolerable than any-
thing the civilized world has seen since
the outbreak of the first French revolu-
tion.
What is the remedy? Not enforces
ment of the constitution and laws, which
command what is right and prohibit
what is wrong, for that cannot be eflect-
ed without officers that are faithful, As
it ie, our Governors do not govern, and
legislators langh in your face when you
teil them of their oaths, Shall we turn
them out and fill their places with true
men ? That is easier said than done,
Monopolies have methods of debaoching
party le aders, cheating voters, and de-
ceiving the very clect, which, perpetual
ly defeat onr hopes of honest govern-
ment. If the power of the corporations
increases a little more, they can put their
worat rascal into the highest office as
easily as Caligula’s borse was elected
Consul by the people of Rome,
You will infer from this that I am
somewhat discouraged, and it is true
that very recent events here in Penpeyl-
vania have much disappointed me. Dat
that is no reason why you should dispair.
You bave what we have not, an organi~
zation to make your grievances known,
and I hope that from your meeling the
truth will go forth to rescue and rouse up
like the sound of a trampet.”
Ba . AA M5
FROM VIRGINIA,
Mr. Elias Hoy writes us from Camber-
land county, Va, June 21: Harvest is
er was 100 dry, since May dst, and if
there is no rain soon there will be little
chance for corn or anything else Begin.
ning of April prospects were good for bay
and wheat, but April proved 80 wet that
no work could be done on the farm. First
of May dry weather set in, since which
we only had a few light showers —now it
is so dry that nothing can grow. The
reason of this dry spell 1 think is this:
On 24 May we had our county election,
and our Headjuster congressman and
postmaster, both from Farmville, came
on the election ground the night before
with whiskey for negroes to drink and
get them to vote for the Re-adjuster can
didates the most of whom are not able ta
write their own names
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THE WESTERN FLOODS,
St. Louis, June 25.—The river is still
rising slowly, but the situation is practi-
cally changed. A large volume of water
still flows through the breaks made yes
terday in the Chicago and Alton and
other railroad tracks and it is spreading
and covering more and more bottom to-
ward the blail,
Alton, IlL, June 25.~The break in the
dyke below the city has caused destruc
tion, covering a wide area. Thousands
of families between Louisiana and Craf-
ton are homeless, and ficeing before the
floods, Stock to the number of 6000 have
already been drowned in the American
bottoms. © The Scuycarte bottoms are ru-
ined for the year,
Kansas City, Mo., June 25.~The river
at 7 p. m. marked £3 feet, four inches on
the signal service gauge and was raising
steadily. Ithas nsen six inches sinee
last night. The inhabitants of West
Kansas city are preparing to leave, The
water is now higher than at any the
since 1881,
saint uli
A GOOD REASON,
*Look here,” said the ‘Governor wa
high State official, “when are you going to
pay mo that $10 7”
“Upon my honor, Governor I don't
know.”
“Why, sir, the other day when I men.
tioned the fact of your indebledness you
asked ma where 1 would be on Tuosday
* Yes, sir
“Well, wasn't that a promise that you
would pay me Tuesday?’
“No, sir.”
“Why, then, did you want to know
where I would be Tucsday?”
Because I wanted to know whore
you'd be so I could make arrangements
to be symiewhoere olse.’’
nm SY
Governor Pattison exercised the veto
for the twenty-seventh time, the Grady
insarance bill falling beneath his pen.
For two new cash names sent us by a
present subscriber, we will give him the
Rerontien 6 months free, and the new
ones 2 months oxtra on each $2. This
offer good to Aug. 1. Bt
ENCOUNTER WITH A TANTHER.
Henry Snook, of Reedsville, had quite
a spirited encounter with a panther in
the Seven, mountains, one evening. It
seems that he had been informed that
such an animal had been seen the day
previous on the back monntain, and he,
accompanied by his brother and Robert
Dignan, also of Reedsville, equipped
themselves and started for points in the
Seven mountains where these ferocious
beasts have been known to be frequently.
When they reached the vicinity of the
place they concealed themselves some
distance apart. And just as the sun had
retired behind the Western hills and
evening shadows were shutting out the
light necessary to aid the hunter in mak-
ing a sure shot, Henry Bnook’s eve fell
upon the burly form of their coveted
game cautiously moving toward him, and
as there was no time to be lost Mr, 5,
fired a load of buckshot at the animal,
breaking one of its hind leg The en-
raged and crippled creature advanced
upon Snook who retreated a short dis
tance when the animal halted. The
hunter then returned when another con-
flict ensued and Snook run the muzzle of
his gun into the animal's mouth and
fired, breaking its under jaw. It then
struck several terrific blows at him with
its paws, and another retreat was in or
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bin entered the house of a peaceful eiti-
zen named Benjamin Carden and shot
him while he was lying in his bed. His
wife jumped up and the negro shot her
down, Carden’s son also started to the
door to give an alarm, when Lie also was
shot. All three persons were instantly
killed. Mr, Carden’s dagghier, abut 14
years of age, made her escape and gave
the alarm. There was no provocation for
the murder and it is thought the negro
intended to asea he girl. Bconting
il
parties are hunting country for the
murderer,
I Was RB very
with
15. Fisher
in
morning but did not see the panther.
Our informant obtained this account
the affair from Mr. Snook
is a reliable gentleman, Mr. 8,
hunter and a good shot, hut
darkness the odds were against him
the encounter.— Lewistown Sentinel.
is a good
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SIX ASSASSINS CONVICTED.
Barnett, on trial for the murder
guilty. The prosecution then offered tes
fell dead upon a sleeping infant by her
be confinement for life in the
with Barnett--namely, Newton Garber,
received a like sentence.
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WIFE MURDERER
HIMBELF,
Cleveland, Ohio, June 11.
Millan, now coalined in the Canton, O,
jail, awaiting execution, Ww hich is
STARVING
€s
George
For weeks he has tagied hittle
passed his lips but one glass of milk,
putit the day of execution,
en the method of starvation
only way out of the difiicuiry.
while laboring under a fit of jealousy.
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THE SUNDERLASD PANIC,
Sunderland, Junelld, ~The funerals of a
great many of the victims of Saturdsy’s
disaster took place to-day. The
were crowded with sympathetic
most of whom were dressed in
The blinds of the houses were drawn sod
the church in which the funeral services
wero held displayed a biack flag at hall-
mast. One hundred free graves were pre.
pared in one cemetery for the reception of
bodies of victimes exclusive of those for
which parentajjof jthe children who Jost
thelr lives in the disaster will pay. Filiy-
fsur bodies were interred in this cemelery
to-day and thirty-one in 5 smaller cemes
tery.
The number of deaths resulting from the
catastrophe at the children's enteriain-
mont in Victoria Hall, Saturday, bas now
reached 203
sireels
people,
Wourning.
FREAKSOF WHIRLWIND,
Clarendon, Pa., June 12.< A fearful tors
nado swept over the town to-night, de
moraliziog eighty-six large, oil rigs, five
buildings snd deluging the en'ire town,
causing great lois of property.
Beloit, Wis, June 12.—This city was
struck by a tornado about 6 o'clock last
evening. The business portion of the town
was wrecked, one man was killed and
several others were wounded,
Galena, Ill, June J12.—A whirlwind
passed over Elmo in the southern part of
Wisconsin about 4 p m yesterday, doing
much damage. Owing to the interruption
of telegraphic communication it Is impos.
sible to learn particulars. A freight train
on the Northwestern Railway was picked
up bodily except the engines and was cars
ried from the track and completely wreck-
ed. William Gleason was seriously and
W. RK. Comstock, a traveling agent of
Chicago, was slightly hart. :
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AN AERONAUT'S FALL.
Fayette, Mo, June 20.—E. L. Stewart,
the aeronaat, made an ascension here on
Monday in an old Lot-air
burst when it had attained the
about 2000 feet. The
aeronsut came down with a rush and
unged into the Bonne Femme
and at once disappeared, Stews
art's boxdy was recovered.
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TRIPLE MURDER,
Columbus, Ga, June 13.~A report of
ono of the most atrocious murders ever
Alabama reached this city tor
. Ou Thursday, at Rockford, Coon
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TWENTY FOUR O'CLOCK.
The Railway Reporter says that the
| Cleveland, Akron and Columbus railroad
{ companies have recently Issued a new
{ time card, based on the 24 hours sysien
| —tha: of numbering the hours of the day
from one to twenty-four, instead of mak-
ing two divisions of 12 hours each des.
mated or distinguished as Ante Mernid-
ian and Post Mendian—A. M. aad FP.
M. At present still apother designation
is used, that of M. when 12 midday is to
be distinguished from 12 p.m. This
company is the first 10 employ nis con.
tinuous system ; bul in realy the me
od is a very old une, coeval with the hiss
tory of clocks, and is still in Use lu some
parts of southeastern barope. Thue day
pegins at midnight, as uader the com-
mon system, bus there is no possibility
of contusion beiween forenoon and afler-
noon hours, The great advantage of
this scheme in a railroaa time table wali
be seen at once : 7 a. wm. and 7 p. m. are
frequently misprinted or misauderstvod,
whe. no one will confound 7 o'clock
with 19 o'clock. Any watch or cloek can
be adapted to the system by paiting the
extension of the hoursda w circie just in.
side of those already ou the face, The
exterior numbers will then be consuited
up to 12 o'clock (noon) aud the interior.
oues for the rémainder of the day.
——— A MAIN HA I
Princeton, Mo, June 18.—~While a pub.
lic sale was in progress at the residence
of Ro, Laght, near Ravenaa, u heavy
thunder stern came up. Aboat sharty
men Wook refuge in a bara. Toe buila-
ing was struck by lightning, snd John
Bowese, James Berry and George Wyaty,
respected citizens, were killed and two
of saree others injured.
NA SI MS PA
~ehina and France talk about hav-
ing a fight on account of a Httle anpleass
antooss conned
Tonquin. A little brush beiweea these
two nations will not disturb the amica-
ble relations in this coantry between the
people and the clothiog house of Lewins
Co. as the latter have always done the
fair thing in selliag hooest goods at low
prices by which customers have saved
money. 1a fact since the foundation of
iad. Branch there has been no
proprietors. So m
fie dealing And cheap prices in cloth
ng. ‘ A I SPIN So A I :
AS WIEN SHE WAS JOUXNG. !
“1 have need Parker's Half Balsam and
Tike it batter thnn any similr preparation
1 know of.’ writes Mer, Killen Perry, wife
of Rav. P. Parry, of Coldbrook SBprin
Mass. “My hair Wis almost entirely
restored the softness, xnd the hrown color
So at a Porfecry Mam iesrwnd wT"
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NO. 2 6.
At Evansville, near Pigeon Creek, iil,
an onk was cut down the other dav, The
trec was completely decayed inside, and
about five feet from the butt was found
a human skeleton with handeuffs on the
bones of the wrist, There was no orifice
by which anything could have been
piaced in the hollow of the great tree,
“The Illustrated World,” weekly, by
Jas. Eiverson, Philad., is second to none
of its class,
~—There have beea several knock-
down prize fights but that is not of the
tame importance to the numerons read-
ers of the Reronren as the knock down
within a few days at Bellefonte, when
Lewins knocked dowa the price of cloth-
ing to lower figures than ever
We don’t see how he etn stand it to sell
# suit and have scarce any profit on it.
However, that is his own busine and
his fondness to do good accounts for bis
low prices.
Mr.Jobn C. I
Pa, says: 1 had
ing relieved until |
Bitters,
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before,
Agingor, Wrighisville,
heartburn thar noth -
tried Browu's ron
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FINE SUMMER RESOLT.
Fine Fishivg aod Hontog-—-Homan-
tic Moautaiu sud Valley oceuery,
Healtny Loca.
TERMS REASONABLE.
J. H, BIBBY cae cuveuoLroprietor
SPRING MILLS, CENTRE COUNTY. PA
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who are interested in
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