N VOL OLD SERIES, XL. a NEW SERIES XVIIL THE CENTRE REPORTER, FRE.D KURTZ, Eprror and Pror's With two Republican papers in the county we suppose the Democratic ma- jority stands a chance of climbing up to 2300, - --- With six newspapers at Bellefonte, oae would think would get lively over therelt surely will when Walker tacks up his papers headed “Sheriff's Sale,” on the doors of a dozen of 'em. - In Montreal the number of deaths from small-p ox since the out-break of the epidemic is 2641, of which 2404 were French-Canadian Catholics, 140 were Catholics of other nationalities and 97 were Protestants, Sixteen hundred of the victims were under five years of age, : Mahone it is said is going west. Havnig gold himself in the Senate and disgraced Virginia by repudiation, the old Com- monwealth has spewed him out, and he will be a fine addition to the Western cow-boys—but they must hold their no- ses shut, To > > The man who prefers a city weekly to a home paper because “it’s got more readin’ in it,” says an exchange, reminds us of a countryman who picked out the largest pair of boots in the box because they cost him no more than the smaller pair that fitted him. - —— — The Johntown Tribune doesn’t like the new tax law, “which levies tribute on everyth ng but the babies,” and eays : “Tre individual who conceived and framed such a law and the legislature that passed it ought to be confined in sume lunatic asylum.” The Keystone Gazette wants to start in now already to commence whipping the Democracy of Centre on the strength of next fall's campaign. Gosh, Cassidy, you must con~ider it a big job after all. Wait a few days and the Rerorres will knock you out with a snow-ball. ee —r——i——— It is said that sage tea applied to the the scalp after sickness will prevent the hair from falling out.— Ex, Will bet a fip that no quantity of sage tea would have prevented the hair from being pulled ont of the Republican party of New York and Virginia two weeks ago. oo mm————— no —— Proceedings in the Bell telephone suit at Washin ton are developing appear- ances which serve as the basis for a very strong suspicion that the patent fraudulently obtained. was A good deal of been given to show that A monopoy is hateful under any circum- stances, but it is particularly odious when founued upon a fraud. st son pe The new tax-law passed this winter swears the taxpayer as to the amount of his personal wealth. It compels him to give under oath aschedule of his moneys, mortgages, judgements, stocks, gold watches and other valuables ofa person- al character. He must submit them truthfully to the tender mercies of the tax assessor or run the risk of punish- ment for perjury. And if he chooses to be contumacious the assessor is empow- ered to fix the amount of his taxable personality, which that officer wili be careful not to fix too low. This is the inquistorial feature of the law that makes it particularly obnoxious to its enemies. - The probabilities of war in Eastern Europe increase every day. England is endeavaring to prevent the division of the now united Bulgaria. Russia is en- raged at the firmness of Prince Alex- ander in refusing to become a Russian tool, and urges Turkey to enforce the treaty of Berlin by arms. Bervia and Greece insist that if the treaty is to be broken they must be payed an addition- al territory for their consent. Any day may see either of these two countriesin- vading neighboring territory, as both have mobilized their armies. If*a con- flict once begins there is no telling how or where it will end, and in that fact lies the interest of Europe in seeking a peaceful so ution of the whole question. mn A API MP BAAS Comptroller of the Currency Cannon says the financial sitoation is “one of waiting” The financiers and business men want to see what Congress is going to do. The clearing house reports and advices from other sources show a brisk- er movement of money now as there al- ways is this time of year, attendent upon the removal of crops, but there is no unu- sual activity. The movement of money in the great financial centres is probably not 80 active as in other years, but the reports show that considerable capital has been put into mercantile business, apd, upon the whole, the outlook is very mach brighter than it was last year. The Fastern financiers are waiting to learn what is going to be done with relation to silver, and business will not take a evidence hus Beil was not the original inventor. _ CENTRE _ Another case of the confession of murder for which another man was in- nocently convicted has turned up in Ili- nois. James Young, a convict, serving a ten year term from Carrol county for bur- glary, has confessed that he is the mur- derer of Dr. Allen, of Sandwich. A young man named William Thomas, who is of respectful parentage, was con- victed of this murder on the evidence of a female detective from Chicago, and sent to prison for seventeen years. Young is a notorious burgler, who has] been an inmate of several Western pris- ons. In his confession he accurately de- scribed the premises where Dr. Allen lived, He also drew a diagram of the house, showing the room in which he claims he had the life and death struggle with the murdered man, from whose grasp he was endeavoring to escape when he committed the murder. The Circuit Court of DeKalb county has issued a writ of habeas corpus for Young, and Bheriff Wood took him from the prison last evening to Sycamore to stand trial for the murder. In the meantime William Thomas has served about six years on his seventeen years term, but he always insisted that he was innocent. Thomas say$ he knows nothing regard- ing the man James Young, and never saw or heard of him until he came to the prison to serve his sentence for the Car- roll county burglary. pn . A PAPAL MANIFESTO London, Nov. 10.—The Pope’sencycli- cal letter quotes and approves the Sylla- bas of Pius IX. agaiost modern eciviliza- tion. It denounces popular government aud insists upon the obedience of sub jects to their sovereiguos, and upon sove- reigns’ obedience to the Pope. Relig- ion, the Pope says, ought to eater into daily life. He urges Catholics to take part in all political electione. a CURTIN McCLAIN'S CASE. What the Board of Pardons Thought of the Prisoner's Cea, The papers commuting the death sen- tence of Curtin McClains to that of im- prisonment for lite have been signed by GGuvernor Pattison. Following are the reasons of the Pardon Board for recom-| wending the prisooer to executive clem-| ency. The undersigned members of the Board of Pardou, bave had under consid eration the case of the Commou wealth | vs. Curtin McClain, a convict now under | sentence of death for murder in the first] degree, The evidence discovered since tue trial and seutence, presents a case) not free from difficulty, while the new evidence serves in some degree to raise a doubt as to whether the killing was not iu » confliot nnder great excitement and bot blood, and before reason bad suffi cient time to resume hersway, it does not raise that character of doubt that if we were sitting as jurors, would require us to scquit the prisoner or even to reduce its degree, but on the contrary, the weight of the evidence submitted still leaves us with the belief that the prison- er inflicted the futal wounds, and that be is a wan so reckless of the rights of oth- ers as to be dangerous to the peace and urder of society, But remembering that we are not to overlook the fact that a re~ fusal by us now to sciiwould consign the prisoner to death, we feel that at such = time and under all the circumstances of this case, that we ought, baving 8 regard to the mercifal exercise of our jurisdic tion, to recommend the commutation of this sentence to that of imprisonment for lite, cr ————— REBEL RIEL HANG ED. A HE ASCENDS THE SCAFFOLD WITH BOLD STEP, His Face Full of Color, He Responds With a Clear Tone to the Services and Dies Without a Struggle. Regina, N. W., Nov. 18.—Louis David Riel was executed on the scaffold at the barracks of the mounted police, near this city, for high treason against the Queen of Great Britain, at 8.23 o'clock this morning (mountain time.) At a mile from the barracks mounted patrols challenged all persons and com- pelied them to disclose written: passes. I'wo other lines of guards were station- ed at points nearer the post, and here the same precautions were observed, No one was permitted to enter the guard room until 8.12 o'clock. The scene pre- sented then was that of Riel on the scaffold with Pere Andre and Father McWilliams with him celebrating mass. Riel was on his bended knees, wearing a loose woolen surtout, trousers and a woolen shirt. On his feet were moccasins, the only feature of his dress that partook of the lndian that was in him, He received the notice to proceed to the scaffold in the same com have complete self-possessio oner decided only a moment starting for the scaffold not to make a speech. This was owing to the earnest solicitation of bo h the priests attending HALL. PA. GALVESTON, TEXAS RAVAGED B AN AWFUL HOLOCAUST, Hundreds of Families of the Richest and Poorest of the Southwestern Metropolis in the Midst of Ruins. Galveston, Nov, 13.—At 1:45 o'clock this morning the most destructive fire in the history of Galveston broke ont in a small foundry and car repairing enop on the north side of Avenne A, known as the “Strand,” between Sixteenth and Ffiteenth streets. A fierce gale from the north was blowiogat the time, and flames spread with lightning rapidity to both of the adjoining buildings, one being a gro cery store and the other a humble dweil- ing. In a twinkling the long, fiery tongues had «rossed the street and two more dwellings were in flames, the in mates barely escaping with their lives, The heat became so intense that the fire- men had to abandon their positions, and th~ wind arose and carried myriads of sparks to the premises east of Avenue A, About four o'clock the fire begaa t. spread to the east and the west of 8 x- teenth and Seventeenth streets, the wind rose high to a gale, and pandemoniam reigned. For a time it seemed us thongh the entire eastern half of the oity was doomed. The fire spre d rapidly to the southward licking up the blocks of ele gant residences hastily abandoned by their inmates, By 5 o'clock it had reached Broadway, which threads the centre of the island ranning east and west At 7 o'clock the wind gave signs of dying away and short ly it began to anit, then to decrease, un- til by 8 o’ciock only a fair brerze was blowing, Bat by this time the fire had eaten its way to Avenue O. and ar 9:30 o'clock was withia two blocks of the Gull. At 11:20 the fire reached the beach which is a distance of about a mile sand a half from where it started. In some pla- ces the path of the fire is six or seven blocks wide, The burned district covers fifty-two blocks, seven of which are nt swept en- It is sixteen blocks in blocks. From the house-top the sinok- ing burped district resembles a buge black bali-opened fan, lying across the island from the Bay nearly to the Gulf About 400 houses were burned, which were occupied by fully 1.000 families, From Avenoe A Lo Avenue F for four squares ‘he burned dwellings were occa pied almost entirely by the poorer class, and several families were crowned in a single house in this strip. From Avenue E, however, the burned district includes the wealthiest and most feshionabie por- tion of the city. One hundred elegantly furuished mansions ave iv ruine, Many of these residences had beantiful gardeus attached to them, and the mon eyed losa does not represent over bLalf their valoe. All manner of estimates are to be heard at this time, The City As sessor says the taxable valve of the dwelliogs burned is $850000, This makes the actoal value of the propery $1,500 000, which perhaps represents the loss in money. Sn c——— PI RP I———————— A TORNADOS FATAL WORK. Thirteen Persone Killed Ouiri ty or Fifty Wounde ght and For. uf, Selma, Ala, Nov. 8.—One of the most terrific storms ever known in this Sate passed just north of this city on Friday night. It washed away bridees, railroad beds, growing crops, and leveled forests and houses for miles, The tornado, ar. companied by torrents of rain and appal- ling electric discharges, started on Caha- ba River, passed through Dallas, Perry, and Bibh connties, overturning bonuses and villas. Relief parties say the track of the tornado was half a mile wide, They bave gone over forty miles picking ap dead and wounded, and do not know how much longer the track is, Thirteen rsons have been found killed outright, and forty or fifty danger- ously wounded A number of perrons cannot be acconated for. Bales of cot. ton, blown from gin houses, burst open, and were scattered everywhere, Noiwo locks of lint were left rogether. A man driving with cotton to the city has been lost, The cotton and wagon were blown a quarter of a mile, and the man and mules carried off and cannot be found Growing crops of potatoes, &c,; were torn ap from the ground. Even trees and cotton stalks were barkad, Relief parties are searching for the dead and dying, and everything is being done 10 relieve the destitution. The re. are frightened nearly to death, and nddl= together beside failen trees, sn pified with tear, und vuabie to tell w here their families are. Te oity is being enn- vassed (or subscriptions to bory the dead and relieve the wants of the desti- tute, Dangerfield, Texas, Nov. 0.~Later nce counts show that the tornado in Cass on, on Thursday eveuing was worse than at first reported. Its breadth was thirty yards, The spiral shaped cloud moved with awfal velocity aud a terrific roar crashing dwellings and ontbuildings, scattering their contents far and wide, and carrying death and destruction in its pathway. Hardy Pitman and his three children, six, seven, and eight ye«rs old, and also a § year old boy named Riche ard Hawthorne, were instantly killed by ‘he destruction of their residence The head of one child was twisted off an carried 200 yards from the body, Mrs, Brace a widow aged 80 years, and ber danghter were badly injured by the wrecking of their residence. It is supe posed the former will die from her injo ries. Reports of o'her casualtion are ox pected. After the storm a turkey wes od completely stri of his feath ers. The extent of the damage is not known, vn A A oe ab Mr. Moody held meetings two days at Bellefonte and does not seem to have succeeded in touching the sciences of the Republican editors ONE CENT DAMAGE. Washington, Nov. 18.—~In the Ciren't Court to-day, in the case of Rev, W, W, Hicks ve. the Evening Star Newspaper Company for libel, the jury found a vers diet for plaintiff for one cent demages, Hicks was the spiritual adviser of Gui teau, and the Star charged him with sell- ing Guiteau’s body to the Army Medi- eal Musenm, for which Hicks claimed $35,000 damages, -—— That ministers pay as little attention to wholesome teachings of a sermon as many of their hearers was shown at the Moody meetings at Bellefonte, last week. Quite a large attendance of ministers graced the Evangelist's audience, and it is told us that he dwelt upon the useless- ness long and aundience-wearying prayers, and yet no minister that fol- lowed in prayer took the hint, but just went out on a regular north-pole expe- dition, of KILLED FOURTEEN MEN. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 15.—AIf Little, called “the Breatt itt county desperadn,’” was vesterday sentenced in the United states Conrt for 16 years on the charge of foreing pension papers and Post Offi e orders Little is now 40 years of age and in eredited with the murder of fourteen men Before he reached the age of man- hood he killed one of his playmates, La- ter he mordered three brothers, Once, when passing a sick man’s house, he en- tered the sick ehamber, drageed the inva- lid out of bed, and kicked him to death, A vear or 8 ago the militia was ordered tn suppress Little, 7% MANN’ The Historic Industry to be Rebuilt and Work Resumed., What are known as Mann's Axe Works, aud which have been idle for some time, will soon be rebuilt and a resumption of the old-time activity around the estab tishment will follow, Mr, J. Fearon Mann bas sold a ball interest in the Boling Springs and Milesburg factories to Mr Archey Allison, of Potters Mills, for §$12000, A partnership has been formed between Messrs, Mann and Alli- son, and they propose to begin in rebuiid- ing immedinely, They expect 10 be ready to manufacture axes by the mid- dle of De ember, or perhaps sooner, and will have a capacity of paiting out from 300 to 600 axes per day. Between fifty and seventy-five men will find steady employment. Mr. Mann informed the writer that the axe trade at the present time was duly, and if the firm had con- salted its own interests it woald not have started op before next April, but in or- der to give ull the work possible doring the coming winter they start fal, uf Mann & Allison, aod it is wished that many wen would do likewise, —Gazelle, Ei a GOLD AX OLD IN BOOT, 3 mage an od timer but I ones Mise where 1 af found a dead man was prospecting in Amador California. One day 1 went up the eréek about a mile, and sealed myself on a rock to rest. Across the stream, on the opposite bank were the remains of three or four old cabins. Bome of these had almost tumbled into the ereek from the wearing away of the ground on that side. I observed that part of the fireplace of a near cabin had tumbled down the bank toward the creek, and that the foot of an oid gum boot was sticking out of the dirt. It seemed to project from beneath the stones forming the hearth of the old chimney. I thought it was strange that any man should have laid his hearth over an old gum boot. Then it occurred to me that some man might have been murdered and buried under the hearth, ** Crossing the creek to the old chim- ney, I found that the foot of the old boot projected from under a large fiat stone that was still in place. I lifted the stone, and found that there was only one boot there, and no sign of a human skeleton nor bones of any kind. I kicked the old boot down the bank, and then took a pan of old dirt and ashes out of the old fireplace, as I had in several instances made pretty fair strikes in old hearths, for it is well known that the early miners were often careless and lost a good deal of fine gold in retorting it—burning out the quicksilver it contained on shovels. As 1 was passing down the bank I came to the old boot, and, in passing, gave it another kick, sending it almost into the Lever saw 8 a pretty good I had first thought 1 down connty, of the horror and guilt of ignoble war than [ have. Bui peace may be sought in two ways, you may either win your print the same wicked rh by comprim wil ov ae WIGS AND TREIR MAKERS One of the few markets for woman's work which is not overcrowded and at which eompetent and fairly intelligent girls ean earn good wages from the first day they enter upon the profession is that which includes the working, cute ting and general arrangement of the human hair. At present the hair trade, like every other branch of business, is remaarkably dull, but in this case there is a special for “Short a leading tonsorial artist, “ the business, 1 hope to will go out of fashion soon ; there is no money in it at all reason depression. hair,” said has spoiled goodness it It takes six or eight people all day to carn #10 entting hair. added, Give ma,” he pathetic, “anything, The average wages for female hair-dressers is $8 per week, rising to #18 and sinking to 85 understands the 1 in all its hes can command $18 anywhere, waxing anything rather than short hair.” A girl who whole busi bran ness thoroughly two 1 Is er sun. 1 iis fit tin uploy who command that $e about forty girls. Two weekly in wages to female help. hair-dressers also employ voung ladies. It need not be ssid that the profits of the profess lie in the false hair de. Hi Ti 4 535 3 1 3 partment ieading hair-dreasers of the city average three wigs a day, even ; youit in the present dull times Ladies who have had their hair ent and are tired of it buy wigs or switches to wear in the street from baldness wear £8 WO conn Girl ir-working alon a week \ yd a i : ¢ 1 ii some skill and no sma 0 , e and perseverance {o he hair with which the | 3 tl eollected by speci: and 1 are but of 34 Frane Poor 1 = # SCArCILY, an women through enough to fete hide and : buy haif from | hands, Te i two 's over. are hair is 8 agerly from any | » given for it rhite i 3 5 i is also of con- | y i A good wig of white | + $40 but (and this secret nd can only be told in rinis of which the om the {es the silky kind of the A perfectly white and | of white human hair { $1,000 at least, a price which willing to pay. Riri air cut from the death 18 never used by any worthy of the name. be used to any an- either curl, twist or Hair ent from a living head is not dead, a {act which can easily proved by taking a hair and tretching it out to its utmost capacity. t will then contract quietly back to its wormer position. ——— a A A —— dpi ir and never is « w" f . Livan | arom anman ro peculiarly soft, hair bid A originates on would be L ik ant 1s 3,49 1: 347% 4 | a Leora Ardss lend, + $a £0 vantage, it cannot as it will nanipulate bo PUTNANM'S NEGLECTED GRAVE. Probably the one thing which is most prominently associated with the name of Israel Putnam in the popular mind it his celebrated feat of daring up in the beautiful town of Pomfret, where, a seutury ago, he killed in her den a she wolf which had been depredating upon the surrounding country. But this Revolutionary hero's fame does not de- pend upon this single and abnormally magnified incident of his career, and there is oopsiderable ground for the indignant complaints which are publicly made about the neglect of his grave in the old cemetery in the neighboring town of Brooklyn. The spot of his burial is marked by a marble slab lying flat on a heap of stones and badly chipped by relic hunters. It seems strange that in these days of monuments a suitable one has not been erected to commemorate the virtues of him who distinguished himself in the French war; who was captured and nearly ronsted alive by Indians in 1758, who was oonspiouons for his bravery in the cause of liberty at the battle of Bunker Hill, who became » Major General in 1775, who was appointed commander of the Amy of the Highlands in New York in 1777, who superintended the erection of the fordifications at West Point, end who, while in command in Comnectiont, displayed his bravery and ntrepld ty in warions perils of his time. SAA, AI BS A—— ? GEN Sy NO. 45, —_— EE THIS MEANS WAR. SERIA FLINGE DOWN THE GAUNTLET 71 BULGARIA. LER T0 The Advance of the English Troops into Bulgaria, London, Nov. 14.~The Bervian Gove ernmant has informed M, Kangabe, the acting Bervian Agent in Bulgaria, that in consequence of the unjastifiable attacks on Servians and the invasion of Servian territory by Bulgarisns, Bervia bas de- cided to declare war agaiost Bulgaria, In a skirmish at Tru yesterday eight Bervi- ans and ove Bulgarian were killed, The Russian Government has stopped the annual subveation of 150,000 roubles to Prince Alexandria, Persistent repurts {are curreut in Bulgaria to tue effect that { Rossia intends to wubdraw ber consuls {from Bulgaria. {| Boch action it is believed would excite {the Buigarians against Prince Alexander. At yesterday's sitting of the Balkan Con- ference, at Constantinople, Herr Von | Radowiiz, German Embassador, endeay- {ored to conciliate the British and Raus- sian embassadors, Mr. White and M. Ne- {idoff, who tad divergent views -——- MARCHING ON MANDALAY. The English Rapidly Adeancing Toward Theebau's Capital, Calcutta, Nov, 13.—Lord Doffering, {Viceroy of India, has ordered General { Prendergast, commander of the Barmah {expeditionary force, to invade Barmah {forthwith and with all haste to capture (Mandalay. The British forces will now {cross the frontier immediately. Recent {mah where no large garrisons are main. taived, are greatly alarmed over the re. {ports that 1 heebaw has subsidized 15.000 | Dacoites to cross the frontier and begin d at the first Tbe Dacoites are robbers arge gangs, and are noted exploits. Having neither baggage DOT a commi-siariat, these bands travel with marvelous speed, and it will be bard for the British troops to catch {plondering and murdering who work in } i : {for their bol Rangoon, Nov, 13.—The British tro ps an attack on Minhls, where Baormese are arnviog Reioforcements have been sent to Loanghoo, which is menaced by a force of 6,000 Burmese. - - THE BALKANS ABLAZE. Fighting the Bulparians Are Defeated Belgrade, Nov, After desperate yesterday the Servians troops positions at Raptcha. The loss- 1 sides were heavy. The vie- them to turn the very g of Dragoman Pass, and the Bulgarians after a gallant resistanog retreated to Slivnitza. Colonel Djuknitch 16, g oF cnpied @8 on bot COree the Bulgarians from the intrenchments at Kiea, and captured 14 prisoners. The total Servian loss is two officers and The Servian troops continue advane- ng everywhere, and have captured 400 Bulgarian prisoners, The direct road to Sofia passes through route runs by way of Trn, and turns both defiles of Tzaribrod and Dragoman reaching Sofia by way Bresnik. It was on the latter road the fight of vesterday took place, : 4 Tue Servians are making Sofia the ob- jective point of their campaign, not on- Iy because of the moral effect that would result from the capture of the Bulgarian capital, but because they «laim that it and the surrounding country belongs of right to their nation and not to Bulgs- ria. PATRICK CURRAN AGAIN. He Telis of Another Crime in Which He Was a Participant, Near Snow Shoe, Centre County. [ Williamsport Gazette & Balietin.] Thursday Patrick Curran the self