{ OLD SERIES, XL. VOLUME THE CENTRE FRED REPORTER, . KURTZ, Epiror and Pror's. One of the questions that ‘threatens the harmony of the mext National Re- publican convention is, who is the first lady of the land. li Ap Quite a number of papers in this state are mentioning Wm. Al Wallace for president. Some favor Gov, Curtin, and SOme gates have already been in. structed for Sam'l J. Randall. — , the Republican deputy boss, has pronounced in favor of a modification of the Tariff. Don't all who have been fol- lowing Quay's lead, howl at - -_ The boomlet in favor of Logan for Pres: ident, is very pale and delicate threatens to kick the bucket. It have a larg pt Ae The Willismeport Banner says: In 18 4 forty years ago—the Lycoming Ga- the only PADSF then published in willi iamsport, was owne x] and printed by John B. Beck & Co. Charles 3 Eldred, ¥isq., was editor We might add here, as of interest, that the press upon which the was printed, is now used in the Cexree Re- PORTER office to print posters. - i» has de dele Quay, once now, and won't funeral. zetle, (Gazette is ided to build a works at Lewis- bed a bonus of A rolling and burg, the citizens $3000 which was accepted. —————— - wn Free Press ig no sued semi-weckly—just what the Aeros Tek has been thinking about doing for the last six months. -—e The Centre Democrat in making able manner of ( ounty C finances of the follow- company mill nail sie Fygavps SU0sCri # The Lewisi is favor- comment the in upon which the present board om- missioners have managed the our county, ing, which we can heartily endorse: “Before the is but just to say that the board of commis- sioners were ably advised by their attor- ney, D. F. Fortaey, Esq., on all questions of law, and his opinions on all economic methods were a departure from the usu- al routine of business in the office made a necessity, lowed. voted necessary burdens of taxation. tin It now turns out concludes with dismissing subject, it » were been strictly fol- He is an able counsellor, and de- have that was hung at Williamspori Britton, a colored man, the jail yard of that city, Platt, on March 22, arrested and charged of Jacob Bay. been stabbed the ught to bea N WV. 1¢ in 1871. was hanged in by Sheriff John 1871. Britton with the murder Jay was supposed to have with a sh arpedge dd tool, chisel, on the evening of 3, 1870, The real murderer of Jacob Bay—al- A mulatto, named Thompson, who re- cently died in Canada, while on his death bed the startling confession that he himself inflicted the wound that Jay's death. The confes sion was made in the presence of a col- ored man now on a visit to Williamsport. The cause for the deed, as stated by Thompson, was jealousy, Thompson's wife, part Indian and part nulatto, was of a loose character, and nompion was jealous of a party that visited the saloon, and especially Lloyd Britton. While Britton and Bay were in the room on the evening of Nov. 18, 70, Thompson was in the kitchen ; he black- ened his face by a burnt cork and took his position near the fence, on the oppo- site side the road, awaiting Britton's ap- pearnace. It was Lloyd Britton that Thompson intended to stab, and not Bay. Britton escaped, probably before Thomp- son had left the house, and Bay coming out, he was mistaken for Britton by Thompson, and stabbed with a large knife. Thompson's disguise by blacken- ing his face had the purpose of avoiding detection, and therefore when Britton was taken before Bay, he thought, on ac- count of Bitton’s dark color, that he was the man that had stabbed him. The Supreme Court of hin stale has decided in the ease of Holland ve. Barns, reported in the 4th Cuterbridge 206, just issued, that a letting of a house by parole for a certain sum per monthly, withoot anything being said about a year, consti: tutes a lease from year do year, as has been commonly su And when a tenant from month to po ob over for more than a year, he does not be- come a tenant from year to yegr, but res mains & tenant from wonth vo month, The tenant in such cases is not liable for caused Jacob to three months’ notice to qnit Al month's notice to quit<is safligient, In cases of written leases of conrse such con- ditions govern the 8 t tained in Li nial. ded A a MS nei ssi: eh ublican 000. They hal a t ole it by sticki ae A Bie SEE i | N FIGU R ES AND FACTS. The Philadelphia Record publishes a statement prépared by a mechanic of Packerton, this state, which gives the frllowing exhibit of thé wages of skilled high Valley and of Bristol; England : Lehigh Valley, Pa. i Average wages for skill} ed labor, Wages, per week do City of Bristol, Eng. Aven uge Wages for aki R labor r week. 9 0 w do we 3 20 6 ) 00 Wages, her 5iRent, 40 pi 6 Fi "all the ¥ The cost of living therefore be as follows leh 3 igh Valles Beefstoak. EE Men's sh oes, 1 pair Thusit a ars that the skilled labor- er in the Lehigh Valley say $3 K Ww work. Fugland. saves $3.744 of At the end the English workinan has his $10 per week, while his fell Bristol, £9 per we ek. 1 ii man at of his of six days’ f« , Jat i} cents the advantage ¢ an fact that § 140 per week ther, notwiitatan dh wages of the latter a the re than those of rtab'e cottage rents in most of manufacturing towns of England for $4 per month, or §1 st of clothing for women not estimated abe England than in this whole the English workingman buys with his week's wages of what would cost not less tha $1200 here; that the skil lab this ountry 10.00 per week, isreally £2.00 comf per week, Besides the and chi'dren, much less in On the ING, IS ountry. 20.00 80 rer hie ver week worse off than the Eng- when in gets And this is the * AN EXTEMPORANEOUS SE Rr The Rev. Dr. Dodd, who lived near Cambridge, England, had rendered him« of his students by frequently preachiog against drunk- enness. Several of them met bim on the highway and determined to make him preach in a hollow tree which was near the roadside. Arcording y, addressing him with apparent politeness, they asked him if be had pot lately preached against drunkenness, He replied be had, and they insisted that be should now preach from a text of their choosing. In vain did he remounstrate on the nareasonable- ness of expecting to give a discourse without study, and in such a place. They were dete rmined to take no desial, and the word “malt” was given him for a text, on which he immediately delivered himself as follows: “Beloved, let me crave your attention-—I am a little man, come at a short warning, to preach ashort ser- mon, from a small satject, in nunworthy pulpit, 10 a small congregation, Beloved, iny text is ‘malt,’ I cannot divide itinw words, there being but oue; nor into syl- | lables, there being but one, I most, there. fare, of necessity, divide it inw letters, which I find to be these Lg nr--M. A. L. T.~'malt.’ My beloved, M ia moral, A is allegorical, 1, is liberal, and T is theo logical. The Moral is set forth to teach Jou drankards good manners ; therefore, f, master, A, all of you, L, listen, T, to the text. Tbe Allegorical is when one thing is spoken and another is meant. The thing spoken of is “Mal,” the thing meant is the juice of malt, and of which you drunkards make M, mest. The Lit- eral is geeording to the letter—M, wuch, A, ale, I, lutle, T, thrift, The Theolog- jeal is according to the effects that it works, aud these 1 find to be of two kinds ; first, in this world ; secondly, in the world to come. The effects it works in this world are—M, murder, A, adul- tery, L, looseness of li'e, T, toment, So much for the 1.shall speak first by way of exhortation: M, my master, A ail of you, L, leave off, T, tipp ing. Becond- iy, by Way of excommunication: M, mas- tar, A, all of you, L, look for T, torment. Thirdly, hPL way of caution take this: A drankard ¢ annoyance of modesty the spoil ‘of eivility, the diptruction of ‘reason, Lhe brewer's ‘agent, the aii-house ben lis wife's sorrow, bis chil dren's trouble, his own shame, his neigh borls geoff, a walking switl bowl, the pie- ture of a beast. and the monster of a mab.” He {he concluded in his wual orm, and the young men, pl pleased w h ingiauity, cMakonly A 1s inh bat lina Dad ftw ypc ee is article for the toi} A fia ie olor cir yor's Hair reserves it fom’ url nd res flehing and a o a ity ba oF Woe yn, so hn fo ey 1 J of the Deo eo Hive, Jottors FN. MON - aod hs ous. be A VICTIM OF MORPHINE, Suicide or Mrs. v hier, the Hevolne of the Haverstick Tragedy, Kew Yonrk, Feb, 15.«Mrs. Emma Ubler, a sister of George W, Conkling, who shot and killed William H, Haverstick, a broker, in the Paris flats on West Twenty-third street, died from morphine poisoning in the New York hospital. After the trial of Conkling he and his sister went west and for a time the police lost track of her. About six months ago she retarned to the city and since lived a very fast life, and associated with questionable characters Mrs Ubler bas frequently been arrested for disorderly conduct, Last Friday Mrs. Ubler rented a room from Mra Adams, who keeps a boarding-bouse at No, 38 West Twenty- ninth street. She called herself Mrs. Haight, and paid $4 on account of her board { Binco that day shs kept her bed, say- Late Wednesday night the heard her groan, and going in found her unconscious. The police were called and she was removed to the New York hospital, where she died three minutes after ber reception. A bottle found by her bed contained morphine, and her symptoms clearly indicated poisoning by that drug. The shooting of Wilbur H. Haverstick, by George W. Conkling, Jr, gecurred on March 20th last, in the Paris flats, 341 West Twenty-third street, Mr, Ubler, the husband of the dead woman, was a Droad street broker nearly eleven yoars ago They had several children. They lived happily together until Haverstick was brought into the family as a boarder. a NO Parson Newman's Troubles, New Yor, Feb, 15. About 150 members of the Madison Avenue Congregational church adopted resolutions that the best in- terests of the church required the discon tinuance of the ministerial services of the Rev. Dr. J. P. Newman, to take effect after March 51, 1884 A resolution was also adopted condemning the action of the trus. toes for refusing to allow the meeting to be eld in the vestry of the church. It was decided to call a council of pastors and dele gates of Congregational churches, at which the Jdillicuitios of the church will be sub nitted. thos who will be invited attend are Dr. Storrs; President Williams, of Amberst: Rev. Dr. Rankin, Washington; Dr. Dexter, Bo tev. Dr. Taylor, New Jersey, aud Ree, George F. Pritchard, Now York Dr. Newman and his friends het at the residence of J. H. Beymour, No. 144 West Fifty-third street. They bad sent a steno grapher to report the proceedings of the lanney meeting, who read his report amid the derisive comment and Isughter of Mr Newman's friends. The Newman factin said that the great majority of those who attended Dy. Raoney's meeting were not ase tendants at the church services, Among don; Mardered Catherine Broederhofy, New Youx, Feb, 13 ~The trouk belong. ing to Catherine Drocderbofl, the murdered girl, whose body was found under a bridge near Elmira, is at the Eldridge street police itn, It contains a large quantity of lotbing. a certificate of her bapiism and papors. Mr. E Ritch, from whose boarding house the trunk was takea to the police station, said: “About four or five weeks ago—1 do not remember the exact date, but I know it was on Saturday-—a man who said his name was Meinke came about ¥ o'clock in the morning to my house, bring- ing a trunk, sud said be wanted a room ie said be bad Leen about a year in this country and that he was going to sé a rich uncle. I let him have a room. He then came down to my bar in the basement and had some drinks, which be paid for, but he did not pay me for the room. He said on going away, that he would be back on the following Monday morning, bat he never returned. 1 would know him again if 1 should see him. ” Glaor Greedy Stockholders, Bosrow, Feb 15.—-The joint jadiciary committee of the house of representatives bave heen asked to investigate and report whether the Boston and Albany Railroad company has divided among its stockholders, without consideration, pall stock purchased of the commonwealth under the provisions of chapter 121 of the acts of 1882, and if so, whether such action is in accordance with the true intent and legal import of said act: and that said committes have authority to send for persons and papers, IL is alleged that the stockholders sconpad in $8,000,000 by a rent transaction that was wot fully covered by the law, Tmaprevements in the Canals, New Yorg, Feb, 13~The plans to im- prove the lockage capacity of the Erie canal, now before the New York legislature, consists in leugthening the present locks 200 feet, as is recommended by the comptroller, whosays: "If one tier of locks should be lengthened so as to admit of the passage of two boats simultaneously, the boats could bo run in couples, at a large saving in ex pense, and as speedily as single boats. This improvement would be equivalent to an en- largement, and would insure the general adoption of steam power as a motor.” HA SUL ON The New Haven Mystery Solved. Aguos, 0, Feb. 18 -Mrs. Davis, the widowed mother of the drowned man, George C. Davis, found in the river at New Haven, Ct, Bunday, bas been sponding the winter bere with ber aunt. George Davie was well educated and 8 good musician. Hewasa New York bookkesper and was born and raised there, He was never married. Mra Davis was also bora in New York, and bas Ger residencg there now, Charles Cannon, of Irvington, N. ¥., a brother<indaw of the deceased, will take charge of his renmius sis al ie Jefferson Must Wang. : Brooktys, Feb. 18. lo the general term Sn a Alexander Julforson for murder in the fast Adogree was confirmed. Jeff who is a negro, in a fit of jealons rage, shot and kilied Hicks and Eng Jackers at No 177 Buffalo avenue, vieted nnd sentay 0 be bonged in July Yistad Bh taken by bis counsel to the 1 torm operated as a stay of pro seedings. Tho care wil mre oe taken 0 tho court of appeals, ant chro ¥ OUR PATCHED UP NAVY Startling Statement of American Naval Decadence, ro The Public Debt—The Duty on Wool ~ Popular Elections Working~ men Moving on Congress — Southern Outrages, WasiinGron, Feb, 1.—The reduction of the public debt during He month of January was $110,580.04. The cash in the treasury on January 2st was $508,415,288. The reduo- tion of the debt since January 80, 1883, was §65,007.487. The gold certificates outstand- ing are $101,250,620; silver certificates out- standing, $110,187 081; fractional currency certificates outstanding $16,880,000; frac- tional currency outstanding, $6,087,750; leo gal tenders outstanding, $340,681,016; re- funding certificates outstanding, $30, 790, The senate committees on privileges and elections will meet to-day to consider how to make the investigation of political outrages in Virginia and Mississippi, called for by the Sherman resolution adopted on Tuesday. The members of the committes are unde cided as to the wisest plan to adopt. There is considerable talk about sending sub com- mittess to the two states to make inquiries on the spot, but there are some difficulties in the way of this course, The resolution passed by the senate made no pro vision for an investigation outside of Wash. ington, and to do so the committes would have to get special permission from the senate. Then, wo, only the chairman of a committees fs allowed by the statutes to administer oaths, so that if the sub-com- mittees desired to tales sworn testimony they would have to be made special com- mittees of the senate. It would be incon venient for the prominent members of the election commited to leave the cap ital for some time. Mr. Hoar, for ex ample, 1.5 his hands full of work, as a member of the Jjudieinry committee, the chairman of which, Mr. Edmunds, has to devote most of bis time to the duties of presiding officer of the senate. Mr. Bber- man is also very busy with measures before the finance committee. The committeemen are also undecided whether to investigate rst one state and then thes other, or to go on with both at the same time. It bs proba ble, however, that both investigations will be begun here, and that the question of sending out sub committees will be Jeft ua. fecided until the committee can judge what to do from the results of its work bere Re gard will be pad to this respect to wishes of senators on the democratic side arguments before the senale commities on additional ships of war it was enacted that the secretary of the navy should not repair any vessels in the service where the cost of the same should exceed 20 per cent. of the original cost of the sh pe The startling statement is made that unless wavy afloat at the expiration of two years The naval officers urged upon the committee the necessity for the prompt completion of the new cruisers, now being constructed, and aiso for the building of other pew ships of war. 8 is proposed also to amend the law, «as to allow yepiirs on old vessels to be made up to the amount of Sig per cent, in- stead of 2) per cent. of original cost. Ad miral Porter thougtt the advisory board hould pat more sail power on the new cruls- a= He favored stesun as an auxiliary to sasl power, while the board wished to make sail simply an auxiliary to steam power. All the officers who spoke expressed their confi lonce that the new cruisers would be first class in all respects. The Ohio legislature bas asked the repre sentatives of that state to vole for a restora. tion of the old duty on wool. Mr. Hurd proposes to disregard these instructions, and he wants to tell the house and the country nis reasons for disobedient conduct. The farmers of the Buekeye state have presented undreds of petitions to congress for the estoration of the wool duty, and the den®- rats say it will be impossible for them to arry the state next fall unless the duty is wimposed, Oo Monday next Mr. Convers will be recognized to move 10 suspend the ules to fix an early day for the considera- +4on of Nis bill restoring the wool duty, Con- verse will advocate the motion and Hurd will oppose it. A two-thirds vols ie required to suspend the rules, and it is not probable Mr. Couverse’s motion will prevail, fenator lendictonn reintroduced in the senate his joint resolution of the last con. gress proposing such an amendment of the constitution of the United Blates as will provide for the election by the peoples of postmaster, marshals, district attorneys of the United States and all such other civil officers of the United States as exercise ex- soutive or ministerial power within the sev. oral mates or ferrilccies and in districts composed of the whole or a part of any state or territory. The first move of the workingmen on congress will bs made by a Pittsburg dele gation, This represents the working in terests of the Iron and Steel association and the a union respectively, The dele gation will have a bearing before the labor committees, of which Mr. Hopkins, of Penn. sylvania, is chairman. This is the first ju. stalment of what may bo expicted of tie Intter committee thie seuitn, It is said that quite a number of delegations from other labor organizations fa the Uuited States will be bere biituire the ses sion i well on, ain und Jog Fal Thr Try our be glaghams; rn pro. 20, 1884, Bay Quality and Qupnlity~a he Diamond Dyes more coloring is given than in any known dyes, and they give faster and more brilliant colors. 10c at all druggists, Wells, Richardson & Co, Barlingion, YL Samp! e card, 52 colors, ard book of direc tions for 2¢ . stamp. Warner's health corset, Coraline Thompson's glove, fitting and corded corsets —Garmans, - Opening the Fountains. In pumberioss bulbs beniea ed the lguid substances which gives th texture, color and gloss. When th Bop, the hair begins at once to bee on teriess, brittle and gray. 1s that the & your hair? WL 80, BPs once, Hw il restore he COLOT, ig the action of naty a dye, but an ole ppreciated because of th the skin is secret halr iis secretion dry, mE RI tole Rrticie, MA DIS 1s fwrmb arg y of the 1 of Rebersty With the We wh re Mills Ly 8 ha k ix st 11 0 ¢ oh al Tot ven ob) {les distant 3 Biation, 6 mile utribut =: to make Meefully along to ‘EB de takers, two Go usiness, Our Lown sis giris, Madisonburg is ox predies tn fore long it wi uy own in Centre or Cid : DO unties Comal i = det the surface wh eh w several owners. The Ww o Clark pn ted ie 1 a well stained args ments. N 3 Dale spo ke be affirmative Fa ther Dale was then cal i r tive Schools and Sch Development up to the Presen participated in the disc fi, treating of the iaw ful powers and privilegos of the directors, The audiences was then Tegaled by 8 choice selection of instrumental music by Miss Lisgle Fishes, of the Highachool, The former discussion was then resumed, and participated in by Des. Woods and Morsowy Motsrs. D. F. Weiland, H. J, Boyer and Danbey . Prof, W. G. Morrison closing the discus sion with much appreciated rena ks, Mus sic by choir, followed by class drill in “Reading,” by Miss Florence Riley, of Primary school, condact- of na very « reditals ie maunct Paper by 8. J Dale on “The Moral Infloence of Teachers,” after which institute adjourned. Afternoon Session, wT raet §tuite st 1oclock, Music by Nr upon the violin end organ tate for the afternoon sork. Paper by B. FF. Ho man, “Teacher's Influence on the Morals of His Pupils.” Recitation by Miss Enuos Kuhn, which wae well rendered. Paper by J. A, Jacobs, on the “Grammatical Use and Abuse of Words” which was an exosilent production. Music, duet and chorus ; discussion by members of “Highschool on the "No Recess Plan: ” of pened by Miss Ella Smith. Her theme Indicates Phat it was pot the intention to have the exercises (o continue during the entire half-day : but to ventilate the room and have jymoastic exercises, thereby obviate the immoral conduct from which the morals of other pupils suffer severely, Moss, Dale and Keller took the negative, W. G. Morrison spoke on the Niirmative and defended the position. Paper by WwW. H Clark, on "Spelling Reform.” Discussion and music. Recitation by Dan’l Weiland, which was of a comic nature and was well spoken of, and received a hearty round of applause. Dr. Woods and daughter, Laure, of the Gram. school, favored ux with a choice piece of instrumental "0 te Mrs. playing the air and Laura the scoompani ments on the sawe instrument. Father Dale fol lowed in a few wellchosen remarks, Class drill in Grammar, by G. W, Williams, of Gram, school. The paper of Mr. P. Hoover, on the subject of “Arithmetic,” ¥e evidence of his knowledge of the subject. meiphers of the Highschool constituted a choir fch farnished exellent music. We are indebted to Dr. and Mrs, Woods for the choice instrumental music, which later reed the exercises and had an liven in uence upon the audience, 12 ghades macrawa—Garmavs, ——— _ PUBLIC 8A LES, on W. A. Murray convened promplly snd Mr. Dr, Woods, enlivened the indi i “Bale Ma ALE At the tn of the under py yBLIc BALE oa in he Centre og Suturing, Std March at 1 p. mm; beds, sh ard | Niagara tae ene Fb, sot work Pv BLIC BALE t wigs od at Hy ® March 1, the following pn pert) helfer, 6 shoals, cook staose beddats: set chairs, rocking chair chest, churn, 76 yards carp Wepar, 5 meat Bale ut 1 Cain Lures Bale Marl 1 FP! BLIC AL th Penn Hall { ne h ore 1 pion pals § a fies apple but pear katie x hore t cherry pam rile, snd alah sg On. ivator, Centre Hl h Bend plows Chisins iron ket Aine be fer tig Osllie breeding sow, socd hu WHREOLS. #prilig wag and shaker, hay rake eps, grain drill, sled Janter, harrows : fan kee and buggy har angie frees, Bread jx opper Kettle, cook st E ¢ I wood extension table ten foet ) Saipis, bedsteads snd bedding wig ibs, caneseatod rockis hair, clon Bale st am Sam’ Leitzell, Aue in Potter twp, four sai farm of William and ( is twelve o'clock © Five head a splendid driver ows, 7 head young « hoad sh ep, i4 hogs, 4-horee Wage wagon, truck WHRON, SPIN er, Johnso mower, 1 4 shaker, Hoosier grain drill, hay rake, to cradles, two Syracuse chilled plows, two d cultivators, Cetitre Hall cormplanter, we bushels potatoes, horse gears, sled, ire terest of 40 acres of x beat in ground, and other arricies Also, hay by the ton Wm M Goheen, Anet, 1. ETROHECKERR. SALE ~Will be sold si 3 sale pusLIC abik the residence of the anders: 2 ralles west of Madisonburg, on Monday, March 0 od work horses, 1 colt, 3 cows, fresh by time re: 2 heifers, 2 2 horse wagons, 1 Jhorse spring wagon, carriage, Champion Reaper, deill, good §-horse threshing machine, Millhelm make; Osborne windmill, plows, harrows, scraper, enitd vators, shovelplow, single harness, set double harness, forks, rakes, single and double trees, and wany other articles. A few Howechold Goods, such as bedsteads, stoves, ete, Sale 10 commence at 10 o'clock, when terme will be made known. Joe, NX. Leitoel, A ELIZABETH KELLER March 5 pursL JC BAL E—Wiil be wold at public sale, st the residence of the ondersigned, near Bpring Mills, Wednesday, March 5 the fol lowing artieles © 's head of horses, 3 7 milk vows, 15 head of young cattle, 15 shouts, breed sow, oF sheep, of, fatining mill, broad swhoel plan. tation wagon. 2 horse wagon, r, Heneh citi yator, three litte onltivators, drill bay fake, Harpster corn tet, double sed, 5 plows, Bhar rows, set brie horse gears. fork, new Eas et LLL 81 A, oR at 308, m. Vober MR FETTRROLY. UBC LE Wii be Sere ut pliblie le P i a bpd) mn dd ot i _ Sie EEE of west of Old Fon dst Alexander, Vel borwes, 190 toares, one Sale, March 10,
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