— OLD SERIES, XL. NEW THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED. KURTZ, Eviror and Pror's. The peach crop is reported good and rather abundant. ‘Rah! President Arthur is on a trip to the Yellowstone country, and all the mem- bers of the cabinet are away enjoying themselves, Poor fellows, hope they will all get home safe; and that no one will bag the government while dad and ma are away. Thus far three regular Republicans in the house have had the courage and manliness to rise in their places and de- nounce the apportionment bill offered by their party as unfair and unjust, They are Messrs. Morgan, Lowry and Sterrett. =The report of the victory of Usibepu oer Cetewayo is confirmed. Cetewayo, however, was not wounded and made his escape from the enemy. An im- mense number of his men were killed. =The Bellefonte Republican mentions that Texas has $4,000,000 in her State treasury, Ifthe carpet baggers had not driven out the 4 millions would have gone into their pockets. ==Charles 8, Wolf, the father of the Independent Republican movement, does not think much of the late boss nominations. He won't eat dirt. been In the legislature the Judicial appor- tionment has been agreed upon by the conference committees. It increases the number of districts some 4 or 5. Centre and Huntingdon are made a district by this bill, With the Congressional and Senatorial apportionment there is still a dead-lock on account of the obstinate unfairness of the Republican senate. The north-western crop prospects are reported as follows: The winter wheat harvest in Nebraska is better than was ever before known, and the corn crop never promised better. Throughout Iowa the prospective yield of corn has grown more encouraging as the season has ad- vanced, with an expectation of a yield that will exceed that last year. Throughout Wisconsin there is at present a sense of depression among farmers ow- ing to the heavy rains which have badly lodged the small grains, but which dam- age clear weather and cool winds would largely tend to overcome before the har- vesting. Favorable [reports come from Dakota for all kinds of grain, and there is also reported an improvement through- out Illinois, of li irene i A carriage containing the skeletons of three adults and two children, sitting bolt upright as if in life, under a large tree, has been found near a road in Sla- no county, Texas. The tree was shat- tered by lightning. It is supposed the carriage sought shelter under the tree and was struck, the bolt killing the in- mates and horses. The weather-beat- en appearance of the carriage and its trimmings indicates that the event hap- pened a year or two ago. In a small trunk a letter was addressed “ James G. Chamberlain, London, Eng.” The re- mains were found by a ranchman driv- ing cattle and the discovery was reported al once to the authorities. The parties are supposed to have been tourists, The spot where they were found is very se- cluded and far from habitation. . tin lie ermeiionin There is no rest for the wicked at least not for star-routers. The Postoffice De- partment has prepared statements of the account against ten Star Route contrac- tors, against whom civil suits are to be brought. The accounts aggregate, omit. ting cents, $1,073,480. In stating these accounts the Sixth Auditor presents with each contract the names of the sureties on that particular contract, these sareties being liable where collection from the contractor cannot be made, .—— The “second plack in the platform adopted by the Republican State Con. vention at Harrisbarg last week, is one of the most remarkable declarations ev- or incorporated into any political plat- form, Hereitis: “That any surplus in the public tress ury arising from a redundant revenue, ghonld, sfier paying the national debt as fast as its conditions permit, be distri- buted from time to time to the several states upon the basis of lation, to re- lieve them from the do af local taxation and provide ample means for the education of their people,” The New York Sun stigmatizes the platform of the Pennaylvania Republi- cans a8 “crazy and dishonest,” In com. menting upon the resolution which pro- vides for the distribution of the surplus revenne of the Government among the soy the Sun says: “Tt Con. gress can constitationally rovide for any ocal taxations;’ Sm pi ; evy taxes to pro. vide for all the ex States. This would Sr. the the scheme Horace Gree! ord 5 ang i of paying all taxes out of the pul treasury.” ’ QUESTION OF TAXATION, The New York World favors an in- come tax exempting incomes below $5, 000, and graduating above that, increas- ing the tax as the increase grows, until the big figures of the Vanderbilts, Goulds and bonanza kings are reached, when twenty-five per cent. might be clapped on, a8 a warning to millionaires. The war income tax was in force from 1863 to 1872, But it only exempted, at first, incomes of $600, then of $1,000 and sub- sequently of $2,000. Its scale was 5 per cent, on incomes up to $5,000 ; 7 per cent. from that amount to $10,000, and 10 per cent on all incomes above $10,000. The exemption (was too low, the increase of percentage insufficient, The greatest amount raised from the tax was about $61,000,000, which was collected in 1866, Great Britain now raises one-fifth of its internal revenue from a tax on incomes of five pence on every pound, incomes under £150 being exempt. Last year the receipts of the British treasury from this source were a little in excess of fifty millions of dollars. The Pittsburg Post thinks the trouble with the World's idea is that the people (of the United States are now chiefly concerned about 'reduc- ing taxation rather than increasing or developing new subjects of taxation, There is no question an income tax is the most equitable that can be devised. Adam Smith lays down the correct prin- ciple of taxation : “The subjects of every State ought to contribute to the support of the Government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities; that is in proportion to the revenues they respectively enjoy under the pro- tection of the State.” No tax fits so well with this maxim as an an income tax. But we dont need the tax unless the present systems are abolished, and that is impracticable, so far as the Tariff is concerned, but’should; be done by the next Congress as regards the internal revenue tax. The entire system should be wiped out. It is not needed, and merely provides a treasury surplus to tempt Congress to extravagance and the Republican party to such lunatic schemes a8 Wharton Barker proposes. The World will have to wait for the next war for its income tax, righteous as the principle is. re — gp —— The Sioux braves have had their an- nual sun dance, with the usual barbari- ties. A special despatch from the Rose. bud Agency, D, T. says ;—The annual sun dance of the Sioux Indians took place yesterday afternoon at the camp near the agency about one thousand In- dians being present from all parts of the reservation, as well as a number of white visitors. Fifteen warriors took part in the dance, having fasted four days be- fore entering into it. Their bodies were frightfully lacerated according to the usages of the tribe in testing the ‘game’ qualities of the participants. It is prob- ably the last time that these cruelties will be permitted, as a strong effort will be made to have the government inter- dict the barbarous practices,” ———————————————— —Judge Blodgett in the United States District Court has decided, in the case of Irons against the Manufactures’ Na- tional Bank of Chicago, that the stock- holders of the bank are liable for the debts of the bank to the amount of their stock and that individual suits to recover on this liability can be commenced with- out the intervention of a receiver. A — The jury in the case of ex-Treasurer Polk brought ina verdict of guilty of embezzelment, fixing the penalty at im- prisonment in the penitentiary for twen- ty years and imposing a fine to the full amount of the embezzelment. Marshal Polk belongs to one of the most prom- inent families in Tennessee. The Patriot thinks the democratic ad- ministration of justice in [Tennesseé is something different from the republican style of doing the; same thing in Wash- ton. Polk, the defaulting treasurer, has been convicted and sentenced to twenty years in prison and to make full restitu- tion of his pluv.der. The Star route con- spirators were acquitted and permitted to go free. — as GSP Mp si “ Mr. Van Ormer's valedictory appears in last week's Centre Democrat. A tone of kindness pervades his “good-bye,” he however says: “To rémain here meant possible political preferment and proba- ble business success, both to be secured, if at all, however, at the expense of con siderable personal humiliation.” The last sentence might be more ful ly explained, Van—what do yon mean there will be no “personal humiliation” among fair men in speaking right out, A A AA MAA Saturday evening's storm had heavy hail and rain in parts of this state and THAT RAILROAD. It has repeatedly been told us, that at the time the Penn'a. RR. was having its agents urging our people to takestock for the road through this valley, that Com- pany obligated itself to the Bald Eagle Valley R.R. company not to complete our road. Our informants give this as a posi- tive fact. If true, there could not have been a more infamous proceeding than to take the hard earned dollars of our people for a certain purpose, and at the same time to be under a written pledge to another party not to carry out that purpose! What persons at Bellefonte connected with the B, E. V. R, R were a party to such swindle? Did they not all along profess to favor our road, and some of them even come over here and try to lectioneer for office on the strength of being friends of our road ? time these men be called up to give an account Jof themselves. Can it be true that any were base enough to urge on the taking of stock, and yet be secretly opposed to the road 7 Were any base enough to play that kind of game upon neighbors and citizens of their county, and add insult to injury by trying to get the votes of the people thus robbed 7 What have It is about the inds of prom fellows to say who s on behalf of ompany, in order the Snowshoe railroad ait 5 o induce our people to subscribe? All the re; i n r epresentations they made turn out Were » make them or were 1 mere moonshine, by the Penn'a R. R. com- wore, let them speak out, YO bx 21 ies b $a Lt Bellefonte in wn robbed —were cahoot bbers? that is what our peo y know inst now. We will be } have clean hands, but MD —— n met on Wednesday of t ’ £8 34 + state conventic Lis 354 delegates — held by the party. We mistake to double the mposed legates as it made the body delegates from Centre J. N. anova, J. H. Reifsnyder, Peck and Fred Bottorf. a - Roberts and other railroad vere out inspecting their line rot to Bellefonte. We suppose If these di yd all right. Hg Aries here there is really some- " hate I fm yout their line let them ¢ over here and we will show them ¥ TE + wit) § ol » CARN DE 806n wWilhoul iasses, ny tobacco Crop Was ‘ : : 3 greatly damaged by hail night. last Saturday On Trout ran in Elk county they claim have found gold—assays $200 to the ton. to 8. 8. ROOM DEDICATION, here are times in individoal as well #8 collective life, upon which we love to look back—around which centre very many pleasant recollections. Such was the occasion of the rededication of the Sunday School room of the St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran church at Centre Hall, Pa, on the 20th of July, 1883 The church itself, was built in '75 and is a good, commod ious, substantial, brick building. The basement, however, was not sdapted to the actual needs of the school; and the conviction of this fact, led to the steps which resulted in recast. ing it entirely. Neat iron pillars have taken the place of the heavy and not oroamental wooden ones supporting the ceiling, and the seats have been changed to semi circular form, each teacher be- ing supplied with a comfortable chair, with his class around kim. Two im- mense heaters have been walled into an ornamental brick case, neatly plastered over and white coated and the infant de- partment arranged so as to enable them to enjoy the opening and closing services of the school without the necessity of marching from one room to the other, Each seat is raised a little above the otha er, thus secaring to each scholar a fuil and perfect view of the main room. Back of the Superintendent's stand hang four pictures,—the lamented Rowe's be- ing the centre piece,~this relieved on the one side by the “Hero of Protestants ism,” and on the other by the illustrated “Lord’s Prayer,” and under them all a beautiful white cross over and around which trails a handsome cluster of sug- stive flowers, In addition tn these ree afe several others representing childhood, in its innocent and tender playfulness, pictures which have a mel- lowing influence on every earnest be- hodler. A beautiful blue Jendans upon which are inscribed in golden letters the word “Welcome,” adorns a prominent place in the room. The day for re-dedi- cating opened with a softness that gave promise of blessing. At nie o'clock, the exsist, mhich gousisted of the Seton d order of service in the n yu to the hymu after the nian [Bo ee] together with addressess by M. Derstine, the asst.~Superintendent and Hon, F, Kurtz, Editor of the Reporter and a select poem by Chas. Kurtz, son of the Editor, Se meg eet An ng and prayer, w a dedication service by the pastor, began. The addrosses were of unusual fitness snd merit and the pastor feels grateful for such able assistants, Flowers and evergreens gave a freshness and sweet: ness to the occasion that heightened the spiritual effect upon all who joined in the service with the heart, Tears of joy were in many eyes, and there rested on many hearts the benediction of a con scious presence from on high, To the efficiency of the building committee great credit is doe. They did their work well. The Sunday shool 1s in a healthy condi- tion, manned as it is by a corps of intel- ligent and devoted teachers. It has ta~ ken a young lad injour Guntoor Mission to edacate, at a cost [of $25 a year for 8 years or more. Butjone verdict is heard in regard to the renewed rosm and the services connected with its re-onening- and that is most favorable. May God bless this school more abundantly and glorify Himself through it in fature more than ever in the past. WwW. EF. rn - dy A PITCHFORK DUEL. Louisville, July 26, Intelligence hes been received here of a duel with pitch- forks in a house at High Grove, Neleon county, yesterday, between two farm jaborers in which both are believed to have been mortally wounded, Their names are Daniel Wilkes, colored, and John MecDoogal, white, They were working together and got into a quarrel, which they desired to fight out. Wilkes procured a long handled two-pronged fork and McDougal a short handled one with four prongs. They fought it out alone and both are likely to die without being able to describe the contest, mrm—— ff —— THE LATE BATTLE IN PERU. Lima, July 21 ~To-day's Diaria Official gives the details of the battle at Huanu- co, a8 reported to General Lynch, Ca~ ceres had four thousand men, wihle Gar- rosteagas’ division numbered sixteen bundred, Caceres’ loss was from eight bondred to one thousand killed, and a large number wounded. Of the Chilian force, fifty were killed, and one hundred and four wounded. Severs! Perpyian chiefs were killed. Caceres and Recab- era were wounded, The Chillians cap- tured eleven pieces of artillery, eight hundred rifles and one standard A a A DESPERATE PASSENGER, Dennison, Texas, Joly 23.—Last night a man got aboard a freight train on the Mississippi Pacific Railroad, near Red River, and upon his fare being demand- ed, drew his revolver and killed a brake- man, He then shot a second man Grum- bler in the region of the heart. The lat- ter fell from the train and was again shot at twice by the murderer, who then ran into the brush, The brakeman leaves a wife and ten children, His body was found horribly mangled by the cars and with a bullet 1a his brain. eI LAILROAD ACCIDENT EW YORK. Nineteen Persons Killed, Albion, N. Y. July 28.—A terrible ac- cident occurred on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensbarg railroad at Carlyon sta~ tion, about 9.30 last evening, by which nineteen persons were kilied and thirty were injured. The train, a double head- er, was excorsion train No, 53, and was bound for Clayton, with Thousand Is land tourists, mostly from Michigan. The excursion train was behind time. and when the collision oocorred it was running at the rate of thirty miles an hour, The wind was blowing a gale, and bad blown a freight car off the side track and partly on the main track. The col- lision threw one of the engines on end and the other one into the ditch. The baggage car and two sleepers were com- pletely demolished. Cars were piled up- on one another until there was one vast heap of ruips. At the time a heavy thunder shower was passing over and the night was dark. The cries and shrieks of the dying and wounded were terrible. The crash was heard three miles away. A TERRIBLE } INN ill I MSS ——— THIRTY-FIVE MINERS LOSETHEIR LIVES IN SICILY. Hundreds of Persons Injured by Earthquake Shocks. London, July 20.—~An explosion hes occurred in a mine at Caitivisetta, Bicily, by which thirty-five miners out of a to- tal of seventy lost their lives, The town of Casamicciola, near Naples was #imost entirely destroyed by an earthquake last night. Neighboring towns of Fario and Lacceamero were greatly damaged. One hundred persons more or less severely injured have arriv- ed at Naples by steamers. The shocks began at 9:30 a'clock last evening. At that hour a majority of the people of the upper classes were at the theatre. Near- ly ail the houses in town colla . It is estimated that one thousan rsons were killed and eight bundred injured. A number of steamers have been brought into service to carry the injured to Na- ples, The impression produced by the disaster is indescribable, Many of the victims belong to good families. wo FRENCH;TROOPS ATTACK THE AN- NAMITES AND KILL A THOU- SAND MEN. Paris, July 28, 1883, —A toh was received at the Ministry of ne to. day announcing that the Freach troops had made a sortie from Hanoi, inflicting a severe loss on the enemy. The de spatch c*Colonel Badens made a sortie on the 19th from Hanoi with a force of 500 men, He captured seven pieces of artillery and killed 1,000 of the enemy. The loss of the French in the movement was but eleven men,” Ss PI ————— We are told that Wm. Morthimer, one handed compositor in the office the Carbon Ad fastens his sti diagonally scrote the “t” box and sets and tes 8,000 ems of solid minion each day. Subscribe and pay for the Reporter. 9 gy 1883, —— NO. 31. PENN HALL ITEMS On Friday morning there was a lively scene between this place and the rr. de- pot: Duck & Werts came along with their engine and separator en route for Tobias Baily's barn in Penn twp.; next in line came J. B, Fisher's Farquhar sep- arator, to be used on his Auchentorlie farm; E. C. Krumrine & Co, closed up the rear with their separator and wolf guiding engine steamed vp and moved to the barn of John F. Heckman, Good success: Dan’l Weaver's domestic inen- bator is doing its work complete; the machine developed 150 little chicks in a L healthy condition, BSup’t D. M. Wolf has not yet moved into his elegant new resi. dence, it now presents a very fine ap- pearance; he will occupy it in a short time. Judge candidates are about look~ ing up their inierest in Gregg twp, *Dick- enson’s Dutchman,” Charlie Lengheimer who was employed at the Spring Mills house last summer we notice has been liberated once again and is in New York waiting on some philanthropist to care for him. Constable Hubler of Penn twp. was about egain; he captured his object, had him to appear before Jastice Her ring who discharged him for want of ev idence, Geo. did they try to get you in- to trouble again. J. P. Conds has pur- chased a fancy horse a regular spotty; he would be a desirable animal for afcircus show. James C. Condo is sporting a new horse he should have access to well filled corn cribs forlawhile, Beats Lewisburg —they claim shipping 4 ton of butter an- nually. Why the one business hoase in our town ships 8 to 10 ton of butter an- nually, Nzws Boy. ———— - -_—— THREE PERSONS KILLED AT A CROSSING, Lavcaster, Pa, July 27.—At 5:30 this morning the second section of the fast express east, on the Pennsylvania Rail road, struck a market wagon containing Henry Welsh and wife and Miss Alice Swartz, of Mount Joy, at Manheim road crossing, Miss Swartz and the horse were killed instantly, Welsh, with a part of the vehicle, was dragged about four hundred yards, and was dead when found. Mrs. Welsh lived only about twenty minutes. Mr. Welsh was terri- bly mangled. The engineer whistled to warn the occopants of the wagon but Welsh tried to whip bis horse across the track. - -— THREE MEN RENTEXNCED TO DEATH, Orlando, Fla. July 28.—In the Circuit Court to-day Silas B, Carter, who mur- dered J. W. Griffin, near this place, last spring; Archibald Newton, who, on Oc tober 24, 1882, killed Samual MeMillan at Sanford, and Arthur Williams, who committed a felonions sasault, were sen tenced to be hanged, - ~~ CETYWAYO'S BROTHER. DABUIa MANZI, KILLED, Durban, July 27. Celywayo's brother Dabuoimanzi, has also been killed by the insurgents. Cetywayo's oldest boy, a child of 12 years, was saved from the slaughter in which all the rest of the King's companions were involved, Cety- wayo's wives were also killed, HANGED BY A MOB, Des Moines, July 24-—Hardy, the Polk City murderer, was taken from the jail at Harlan and hanged by about fifty masked men about 3 a. m. The mob came from toward Marne. They, tied their horses in a grove about a mile from town and came in regular order with arms, rope and sledges. They bound Jailor Walkins and made his wite give up the keys. They then unlocked the cell where Hardy was and took him cut and hung him, While he was hang ing they shot him and afterwards took the; body down and threw it into the river, — a ———n The State Bank of Lock Haven was organized recently by the election of the following gentimen as Directors: D, H, Moore, WV A. Simpson, W, B, Carskad- on, John W, Bmith, B. M. Fields, Chas R, Noyes and Wallace Gakle, Atasub- sequent meetiog of the Directors, the following officers were elected: W. H. Moore, President; W. A. Simpson, Vice President; E. C. McClure, Cashier; H. W. Moore, Teller; H. T. Harvey, Solic- itor;, The new bank commenced busi- ness on the 23 inst. The banking firm of Moore, Bimpeon & Co, has been merged into the State Bank and the new bank will be conducted under the old manage« ment, mss G-— Lewisburg, Pa., July 24.—At Union Furnace, three miles south of this place, Mrs. Emma Shannon, aged thirty-three years committed suicide under the fol- lowing circumstances : She for years had been addicted to the habit of taking opium and laudanum in large quantities. On Tuesday of last week she sent a lit- tle girl to Lewisburg for two dollars worth of these drugs, together with some quinine. It appears that she took at one time this ‘entire quantity, with the ex- ception of a little opium which was af- terwards found in her bed. Physicians were called in soon as possible, but her slumber was too deep for their skill to break and she died on Friday. Her husband, John Shannon industrious, hard working man, and seven children mourn the loss of the wife and mother, who would have been a kind companion and protector had it not been for her excessive fondness for the fatal drugs, ET ———— I — tah, Mr. G. W. Nitraner,i.ebanon, Pa., says: “Rheuma oss and swelling troubled me which Brown's Iron Bitters completely cured.” Dut subscribers shudld Dear in mind when one year n advance, $2, we allow a credit of 2 months as a m Troy, July 21. —A subterranean forest, seven feet below the surface of the in Chazy, — und, has busn diseoveted in an MIrable stale OF preservaion. Loadon, July 30.~A late dispatch from Naples to Beuter's Telegram Co. says The number of killed on the Island of Ischia by the earthquaks tarda night, was 3000, Buffering great, ; - i a There was a breezs between Eng- land and France, a few days ago, and a smell of war, The trouble bas passed away and there won't be a fight. Boon as the nupleasantpess! arose there 3 wos riee in the price of clothin thinking the demand for would be great in case of one house refused to put up ¢ clothing, and that was Tewins determined not to speculate on what would be a calamity. The Philad, Branch, it will be seen, alw has a feeling for the welfare of ths masses. Liet the public remember this fact, and buy clothing where it can be got 50 per cent cheaper than elsewhere, POLISHING 1 Many men daily their who never give a thought to the eondi- tion of their hair, exc io barrow it casually with brosh and comb, or submit it to the paralyzing attentions of the av. erage barber. What bappecs ? Why this : From neglect, mental anxiety, or any of a score of causes, the urns prematurely gray and begins {o fall Parker's Hair B n will at once the latter processs and restore the inal color, An elegant dressing, from grease. july hon Ts : price of ¢ Co. who — 2 WRONG END. olish boots pt hair out. Mop orig- ie £4 IN THE PILOT HOUSE. “Yes, sir ; this kind of work oblip Ts tiie uise OURT PROCLAMATION Hou, Charlies A, Mayer, President Bae iva ® Sal 0 : " aeress the the Uvart od tract, consisting aB0 Uiearned thon J, Ww ty, baving iw Ol AGE ., 1988, to # Upper and erminer uarier Bussivn 1 ovBkiy of Ventre, us Monday of Avg. = 9E, and tc 5 sidaeg & Vout el #3 Pelivery & prosecute ag we jal vi Lente iy, tate against thew as stall be J Gives Qader iy Land, st be of Aag., in Lhe year oi our budred aud seveila year of the United States, do. UD SPRING MILLS HOUSE, R. RESORT. Oa L&T. R SUMMER F.ne Fishing avd Hanting-—Domaa- tic Mountain and Valley scenery, Healthy Localuy. FINE TERMS REASONABLE. J. H. BiBBY,...... «Proprietor SPRING MILLS, CENTRE COUNTY, PA i Ava (VENTRE COUNTY BANKING CU. BELLEFONTE, PA {Late Milliken, Hoover & Uo.) Receive Deposits nud Allow Interest] Discount Notes;3 Buy and Sell Goy- ernment Securities; Gold and Coup- ons. Jas, A. Beavis, Pres. M. A SANDOE, MERCHANT TAILOR, CENTRE HALL, PA, Desires to announce to his customers that he has lately taken instructions ander W. W. Belford, of Milton, in the latest improvements in cutting, who is one of the best tailors in Pen'a, and is now able to serve cusiomers with better fits than before. = He has also received fashion plates containing the latest styles. Also a fine lot of samples from which, you can select for suits, He respectinlly asks the public when in need of cloths inge to give him a trial. 20mary HIS OPINION, In Clear Sentences an Authority adds his own to the Popular Judgment, 161 West Tenth Street, New York, Aug. 11, oo, } MN “Seabury & Johuson! Li NS TRING OROCE FLAS Hh Raa Won iny good on. 1 Jbl it ah wt ion Ses tevia in its qualities in oy a i SG ut J D. Suvozst Cashitor that there is no : wee, DOT 50 0 Shs :
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