vo, OLD SERIES, XL. NEW SERIES, XVII THE CENTRE REPORTER, FRED. KURTZ, Error and Pror's. Cleveland's official majority over Blaine is 69,007. Texas gave Cleveland 138,000 majority. ni m—a————— Arthur in his message and Secretary M'Culloch in his annual report take the Democratic standpoint in regard to the tariff. AR RR A Curwensville merchant has declared he will sell no more goods to Democrats. The Democrats can stand it as long as the merchant can. 1 th i— Some Republican organs want to run Blaine again in 1888. The old woman paid. “Well, bring me the eels and set him again,” when informed that her old man was drowned in the river full of eels. and hails EE a The Clearfield Citizen says the quanti- ty of timber cut this year, in Clearfield county, will not reach more than half the usual output. Prices have been so low that it does not pay to run lumber to the eastern markets. It is thought that the coming winter will be a mild one, in which case very little lumber will reach the market. — AR) It seems to be beef over brains, Bull beef and Beef Cleveland. If the nation can- stand it we can—Lewistown Ga- The above is sensible and argumen- tative, and the best that the Gazetie rains can do. Of course the Gazette can stand Cleveland; it stood the Star-route, Mulligan letters and all the Republican deviltry of 20 years without a contortion. ————— fy A Senator Mitchell, of this state, intro- duced a bill in the senate to pension General Grant, It provides for an an- nual appropriation of $5,000 to be paid to him out of the funds of the treasury not otherwise appropriated, This is wrong. Gen. Grant received more presents than any living man. Be- sides he received more fat plumbs—as extras—than any man in the United States from 1776 to 1884, There is no warrant for this in the Constitation. It is setting a bad example and soon there will be a horde of special pensioners. Grant had great chancesand if he fooled them away, like any other American citizen, he must put up with his lot. ee lli———— The Galveston News makes the point that over half of Cleveland's vote in the electoral college comes from states not members of the late Confederacy. Of his 219 votes, 112 came from states that stood by the Union during the war and 107 from the seceding states. Blaine's 183 votes came altogether from one sec- tion of the country and represents sec tionalism as opposed to broad national ism. In charging that Cleveland is the President of the once “rebellious” South, the Republicans impute to 107 votes a control over 112. Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky and Missouri, as states, were just as loyal to the Union as Vermont, and furnished more Union soldiers in proportion to population. Great destitution exists among Hock- ing valley miners. A few days ago the miner's central relief committee distri buted over $2,000 in cash and about $1 200 worth of merchandise. In addition large quantities of goods have been re- ceived at Nelsonville, Buchtel, Carbon Hill and other places, and ordered to be distributed. About $1000 remains in the treasury at Jacksonville. Reports from the quarters which are furnishing relief are encouraging. A great deal of suffering prevails and sudden cold weather would increase this greatly, No material change is reported as to the strike except that the syndicate and coal exchange say they are increasing their force daily from outside labor and that the output will soon reach the max- imum, EA fi oq —— Mr. Morrison has introduced a bill to tedoce the surplus in the treasurer. Ac- cording to the reports of the treasury the surplus in the treasury at this time amounts to something over $200,000,000. Mr. Morrison's bill proposes to appropri- ate all over half that sum to the redemp- tion of United States bonds, with the proviso that when any such bonds are redeemable at the pleasure of the gov- ernment, it shall not be lawful to pur- chase bonds at a premium, The New Orleans exposition will be a hig affair, next to our own centennial Exhibitors from all nations will be there and we have no doubt the formost ex- hibit in ready made clothing will be that of the Philad. Branch, e have roen their present stock, and if taken to New Orleans will be the big elephant of the exhibition which all would want to see, The rush for clothing, however, is #0 large at Lewins & Co's that the stock may all be sold before the exhibition opens, The rush is caused by great bar« gains in suits, as it is known all over the world that the Philad, Branch sells ready-made clothing cheaper than any other store in this country. Follow the erowd and you will be sure to land in the Philad. Branch, Holidey goods—Garmans. Mr. William H. Vanderbilt and his sons Cornelius, Frederick and George, went to the Moravian Cemetery on Sta- ten Island and examined the work go- ing on there at Mr. Vanderbilt's ex- pense, They visited the site of the pro- jected mausoleum, leading to which there will be a serpentine road, which will cost $30,000, The mausoleum will be built on a hill, and will cost $500,000. A half million mausoleum may make happy and be buried in a tomb which potentates might envy, yet he can’t shut out the worms who will not respect his corpse any more than that of the shab- And if some breadless artist were to steal to his} resting place at a midnight hour and inscribe upon his mausoleum that the world might read it, “The Pub- lic be Damned,” would there be any in- dignation? We rather think not. They are the words of Vanderbilt, and the public would not even mourn to know that when this modern Croesus got to the other court he would find the first two words of the quotation erased and his own name substituted for them, eee li se——— In a recent talk Cleveland said, “I am not engaged in making cabinets at this time,” He further gays he does not want any pomp or display at his inaogu- ration, meam—t lt sr Mr. Mitchell's bill to pension }General Grant, introduced in the Senate, will give the veteran $40,000 to start with if it becomes a law, and $5,000 per year dur. ing the remainder of his existence, It is for him by the rich men of the country that very little income is at present d rived from it. Sooner or later, it is ar gued, the General must bec acharge upon the nation, si — The supreme Court of Massachusetts has recently rendered a decision that ought to be a warning to blundering doe- tors, especially quack doctors. The case before the court was that of a man, claiming to be a physician, who was call- ed to attend a sick woman in Worcester, and who directed that she wrapped in flannel, and that the flannel should be kept saturated with kerosene me ne oil. The doctor's direction was obeyed, and the result was that the woman was killed thereby. The doctor was indicted, tried convicted of manslaughter, The essential feature of thi ane 8 crime con- sists in the killing of a human being, as the fruit of criminal ignorance, careless. " without ness and negligence, i cious or murderous intention. The j found by their verdiet that this is what the doctor in this case had done and hence convicted him of manslaugh- ter, The case was carried to the Su- preme Court of Massachusetts, and the verdict of the jury was there sustained. The defendant claimed to bea physician; and of him, considered as making this claim, and acting in its capacity, the court said: “The man who assumes to act as the defendant did must have done it at his peril. The defendant knew that he was using kerosene and saw from day to day how it worked. The jury has found that it was applied as a result of a foolhardy presumption or gross igno- rance, and that is enough.” Let quack doctors take warning as to what they claim to be, and as to what they do. - a - THE AMERICAN FARMER, a sixteen page agricultural magazine, ablished at Fort y taking rank as one of the leading ng- ricultural journals of the country. It is the Farmer, Stock Breeder, Dairyman, Gardener and Household, and every species of industry connected with that great portion of people, the Farmer. Farmers can not well get along without it. It puts new ideas in their minds, It teaches them how to farm with profit. It makes the home happy, the young folks cheerful, the growler contented, the down-cast happy, and the demagogue honest. Send us a new subscriber to the Re- PORTER with pay in advance and pay your own paper in advnoe, 1 year, and we will give to each the American Farm- er one year asa present, ssn A Mg PM THE GREAT OIL GUSHER RUNs NING DRY, Bradford, Pa,, Dec.d. ~The production of the phenomenal Thorn Creek pool is rapidly declining. Wells which have added thousands of barrels to the stocks above ground have suddenly stopped, much to the consternation of the owners. Generally a dose of nitro-glyoerine will revive the production, but this is not al- ways the case, The Gibson No. 2 cessed to flow this morning. The Armstrong did nothing to-day. Scouts who olaim to have acquired knowledge from the Me- Bride mystery say that ten bits have been ran in the sand with no showing of oil. Should the McBride come in good, it would open up considerable new ter- ri to the southeast. The oil trade is prayiog that the wells may prove dry, Stn t many fellows who went up Balt river first purchased their groec. ries from Sechlers, where only the hes at Beohlers, because they them fioah and pure, and a trifle ul holesale w i ns. HALL as governor of the Empire State, He is la resident of Elmira, N. Y., and has liv- led there more than twenty vears. Like |Cleveland, he is a bachelor, When he {located in Elmira, the story is that he {would never marry until he was a rich iman. He has his rooms in a building | David B. Hill is Cleveland's successor | {with a number of other bachelors, and [the block in consequence is named “The \Raints’ Rest.” Hill's apartments, three in number, are elegantly furnished, and {he entertains in a royal way. He is as | punctual as John Adams used to be iwhen he lived in Washington. It is said {of Adams that one day when he was a member of the house of representatives lone member looked at the clock and ob- {served that it was time to call the house ito order. to- |wards Mr. Adams’ seat and replied: “No lit is not time, Adams is not A pe ond member turned in his seat.’ {In a moment Mr, Adams came in. The clock was three minutes fast. Mr. Hill is |so punctual that it is said one can set his {watch by the hour that he goes to his i 1 ‘ ’ {meals. He bas no love for sports of any character, nor is he a collector of books He Ipolitics and has done so since he was a {or pictures. takes great interest in i i lad working at the polls in a country A BETTER From a carefu OUTLOOK. 1 compilation of the re. Review computes that within the past four week & 14 { . 1 PP ports received by the fron Trade » 25 iron establishments have started up, giving employment to 12,175 men, In 4 the force has been in creased by 1,250 establishments in 16 establish time hq an men ; ments the working bet duced to an 2 Mn re- hours: in average of eight stablishments the wages have been LF reduced to an average of 12} per cent affecting about 20.600 men, and 27 es tablishments have closed down entirely throwing out of work 12,2756 men. Th figures relate only to iron and steel in- dustries, cinnati, who have discharging a numbe winier, hay ¢ 1 i pign ior koe of wages, and the plan has been accept- ed by most of the employees, It will n affect the schedule wages for the coming summer. the honors for him in the New York state executive mansion, - —— wo The whereabouts of Blaine has found. Deen Instead of going up Balt river {pitched his shanty BOOY ered ed country west of Labrador, - sons WAGON 555030, {RUSSIAN WHEAT IN EUROPEAN MARKETS, Mr. M. J. Cramer, United States Con- on the newly di lake Mautassini, in the unexplor str ad for washing after 2 o'clock ( 3 . wistants, Capt. D * 211 Piast I » feril 4 iy, and Benard IS, Green, civil engi- r with Master Mc ports to the Secretary of State that Rus-| sian wheat is now driving American ‘and Bouth Germany. “The Russian] and Bouthwestern Europe. are cost of transportation, both by ilway and by quence of whi ed at a very low price, sea and river steamers, in conse-| h Buossian wheat | These stances cause a constant incressc export of wheat from Russia int South Germany and Switzerland via G inoa, Marseilles, dam, so that this ariel aua Antwerp ppt av MInlrv isa n WwW Alo: : tirely supplied with Russian wheat entirely ippiied ith MISKAT WIHeas, If American wheat isto regain command CREMATORIU [HE LANCAS a Nov. 25.—~The leading spir of its transporia tion nist «On TOUS a - The Philadelphia Record sivas a red ing from 25 to 40 cents a pated by the coal com mae The offi tions sg i amounting in the aggregate to eigh a half mil nths, ay this great saving to consu u t and lion dollars a year, is to be brought about by abandoning the pres ent system of suspensions of mining one iweek in every four and by a return to the quota plan which means that the coal companies will apportion by them. iselves the precentage of the market de- imand each can supply. All the compan-| {ies, with one exception, agree that this {is the preferable method. SHOT WHILE HUNTING. Particulars of the Accident to John Li ggett, | of Beech Creek, while in the Woods, | Lock Haven, Dec. 2.—~On Monday imorning, says the Express, Mr, John Lig- gett, of Beech Creek, accompanied by Messrs. John Delong and Quig Clarke, went up to what is called the “Cove” six miles above Beech Creek, to start a deer. Mr. Liggett, who was stationed on the ran wiy, being cold undertook to start a fire and set his gun against a tree, He then took a chunk of a log and laid it next to the tree, and taking his gon in hand, near the muzzle, intended to set it back of this chunk against another tree, when the chunk rolled and strack the gun, causing it to go off. The ball en- tered Mr. Liggett’s left side, passed thro’ bis long and came out under his should- er blade, When he was shot no one wae near him, Mr. Clarke being a mile away. He, however heard the report of a gun and supposed Mr. Liggett had killed a deer. It was but a few minutes untii he heard five more shots in quick succession, when he hurried to the spot only to find Mr. Lig~ gett in the condition mentioned. His condition is a critical one, but if any one ean “pull through” he can, as he is a man of strong nerve, as the particelars of] the accident fully prove. About ten years ago Mr, Liggelt was shot in the leg by the accidental dis charge of hia gun, and his strong deter. mination to get well did mueh to aid his recovery at this time. Every body bas dropped politics ween JV OTY y oh and the inanguration of Cleveland is the next big thing on the carpet. You want a good fashionable soit to attend the in- anguration, and the place to get it and save enough money to earry you to Washiogton and back, in at the Philad Branch, the cheapest clothing house this side of Salt river. Now is your time to buy. ui MII. HRSA 1. Plushes, felts, ete. ~Garmans, 10 Arasene, chenille, filoselle embroidery #ilks~Garmans, busy ali day in makiog prepatat for the formal openiag and for the inciners ody of Mrs, Frederick Bes Ons ject for cremation here. The fires in the fornace were lighted Monday and the retort was kept at a red heat all night eo the temperature might the more readily be raised to a white heat by the for incineration. The body of Mrs, Bes- eler was brought to lancaster sccom- panied by the husband of the deceased. The attendance at the crematorium was quite large, fifty-five in number bes ing present, besides many of the most prominent lawyers, doctors, clergy and business men of the city, and several la- dies and gentlemen from abroad. Dr. Wm, A. Hammond, ex-surgeon general of the United States, sent a letter ex- pressing his disappointment at not being able to attend, and declaring that he wili make provision for the cremation of his own Py after death. The exercises were begun by Rev. George Gaul, pastor of 8t. Paul's Methodist church, who of- fered prayer, Dr. M. F. Davis, of Lancas- ter, then made a lengthy address, after which Rev. J. Max Hark, pastor of the Moravian church, of Lancaster, spoke at iength, When his address was concluded the eatafalque, upon which was the body, was rolled into the audience room and placed in position before the retort. The folding doors were opened and also the retort door, the catafalgoe wae advanced, the cradle containing the body was rolled into the retort and the door was closed, all in a few moments, the operation be- ing performed as quickly as possible in order to prevent the cooling of the re tort. In a few hours afterwards the gases were oxidized, the carbonic acid driven off and nothing remained but a few pounds of clean white ashes. The retort will be opened to day. Other cremations wiii soon take place. Applications from a lady in Baltimore for the cremation of the dead body of her husband, aod from a family in New York state, for the cremation of a man named Schmid, are on file, The society has fixed the price of cremation at $25. mse re a— In Philadelphia 15000 men, women and children are out of work—some on a strike and others on account of shuts ting down of mills. Embroidering material--Garmans, we Workshops are starting up again in all quarters. It was a fortonate thing for the poor that the fall season has been so pleasant, and it is fortunate for all that they can enjoy pure, fresh and wholesome ries, such as Sechlers keep, No ‘family has fectedness in its regulations unless ile ries are purchased at this old and reliable stand in the Bosh Housb block, wweeThe most sensible Christmas gift for a friend would be a pair of nice boots or shoes, from Mingles, in the Brocker hoff honseblock, Every kind of stamping—Garmaus 10 You will find our prices on curtain poles to be the very lowest—Garmans, 1 STREET DUEL IN TEXAS, Particulars been received of a double tragedy at Nechesville, athriving town twelve miles north of Palestine, I'exas, wherein two prominent residents, Dr. Calhoun Lawrence and Lucius V. simpson, were the victims, Dr, Law rence, meeting Simpson in the evening mn the street, asked him if it was con- venient for him to pay $11 due on ac- count. Simpson declared he believed he lid not owe the Doctor anything, Hot words ensued, and Lawrence called Bimp- son “Coward,” whereupon the latter irew his revolver and cried out to Lawrence to defend himself, Quick as a flash the Doctor drew his weapon and fired, the bullet striking Simpson near the heart, Bimpson stag- gered, but recovered and fired, hitting awrence in the breast. By this time a dozen or more people had gathered to witness the fearful duel, Both mortally wounded, the two men stood within a few paces of one another and emptied he contents of their revolvers into each ar, every bullet taking effect. When npson had emptied his weapon, with ood streaming trom five fearful wounds, he sprang at Lawrence and struck him a terrible blow on the head with the butt of his revolver, This was Simpson's dy- ing effort, for instantly he reeled, threw ap his hands, and fell dead at the feet of 118 antagonist. Lawrence walked into a (hibor's store, laid his pistol on the ounter and fell. He was carried to his home, where he begged piteously that Simpson's body might be brought in and laid beside him # was done and for five hourathe sur- viving man lay dying beside the corpse ronist, all the time be- havea Have 1 the greatest effort that oth men could restrain n were cousins by lived on most na nd this meeting, and Ine aiways rfid ANAS LION, ——— CRUSHING COURSE OF THE HOCK- ING VALLEY BYNDICATE— PARALYZING BUSINESS, Cleveland, Dec. 5.—~The representative of the Press, the organ of the working- men, now in the Hocking region, tele graphs to-day that the difficuity there ould be settled in two days and the miners set 10 work if the powerful coal syndicate would relent even to the ex- went of furnishiog cars for operators, who are willing to pay the 70 cents a ton de- manded by ihe mioers. Parties owniog the undeveloped mines containing as fine coal as a pick ever entered have vainly endeavored to open them and set miners at work. The railroad compan- refose to pul in switches, On the Swackammer farm, near Nelsonville, is a rich vein of coal. A company of citi zens owning the property labored nosuc- essfully with President Green, of the Hoek it g road, fora week, and even of- fered build their own switch if the railroad would ly furnish cars, The pew company proposed Lo pay the mio- ers 70 cents per ton for mining and the railroad company could never encourage that, I'tie hundreds of men that this mine would bave employed are idle to-day. Pickett & Co's mine at Nasonville em- ploys about 100 men and pays 70 cents per ton, Last week the railroad come pany refused to furnish any more cars though the switches between there and Columbus are full of empty and idle flats, and Picketl's miners are added to the idle throng. When W, P. Rand went into the courts and by a temporary injonction forced the railroad company to come to terms and furnish cars, this victory was a bar- ren one, for while the company wil obey the order of the Court and supply cars, it will permit them to be run to Co iumbus only. If shipment is desired on any other road the coal must be trans. ferred wo other cars, and this is wholly impracticable, The vast sums of money expended by the syndicate in importing worthless men, in employing guards, in pbuilding and maintaining forts and boarding bouses to protect and lodge their hirelings would have gone a long way towards paying the 20 cents differ ence in dispute, or a ten cents difference that might have been agreed upon. The importation of alleged miners, who are really nothing but day laborers, is made for show. Tue mines cannot be success- fally worked without the skilled help now idle. It is not true that there have been desertions from the ranks of miners. 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