VOL | THE CEN FRED. KURTZ, OLD SERIES, XL. NEW SERIES. XIX TRE REPORTER, Eprror and Prop’ Middleburg, the county seat of Snyder The editor of the Huntingdon Monitor | lost his pocket book with $11 in money. The Monitor, however, still makes its ap-| pearance, - — If Fiannegan, of Texas, wers Presi- | dent and Edmunds would ask why he] removed a fellow, Flannegan would an- swer, “What am I here for?” | -—— If Edmunds wanted to know why cer-| tain Republican officials were removed he might have asked Flannegan of Tex- “What are we here for?” -———— The trouble caused in the Ohio Senate by the Republicans trying to steal sever- eral seats, which brought about two sen- ates, is likely to be compromised. is. : ——————— Base-ball having become a “national game,” we expect soon to hear of an ef- fort in congress to organize a base-ball department, the head of which sha!l be entitled to a seat in the cabinet. | rte ol Apts? ee / The House committee on appropriations heard the commissioner of Pensions in| regard to the estimated cost of pensions) for the next fiscal year. He said $75, $00,000 would be required. . — -—— On the third snow fell to the depth of} 4 inches at Mexicalcingo, four miles dis- tant from city of Mexico. This is the first snow that has fallen in that vicinity since 1858. The tops ofall the adjacent | mountains were also whitened. The wea- ther is much cooler than is generlly ex-| perienced in that latitade at this season. | . cg» The President stands by Garland in| i matter. That's t| Garland has a good right to own righ tele Be is | the telephone phone stock as any one, and if he fin that a rival company has a fraudulent] patent he should try to have it annulled and his being in the cabinet should not| ti i h his private rights, especi- i i interfere w as the Bell Telephone Company. i *——s The most foolish piece of business that a set of senators ever engaged in is that] by which Senator Edmunds and others thought of making President Cleveland] give Lis reasons for removing Republican officials. The President has] given these senators no reasons in an- gwer to their resolution, because it is none of their business. No senate ev- er before went into such granny busi ness, certain | nl Apne Says the Philad. Timez: The Senators who started out so boldly {» demand of the President his reasons for removals have been gradually abating their claims till now tuere is very little left of them. In fact, they bave mostly assumed an apologetic position and are anxious to explain that they never wished to inter fere with the independence of the Ex- ecutive, but were only angious that the President should have the opportunity to justify his course, — . a The noise made over the Pan Tele yhone company, which intends to test the validity of the Bell Telephone com- pany’s patent, is all noise aod nothing The fact that the Attorney Gen- eral Garland has stock is not as bad as the noise that is made over it, only so he has his stock in a legitimate manner, and that he has, and if the new company succeeds in overthrowing the Bell patent, a big monopoly will get a big black eye, and that's what we all wish to see. more, - o-oo In the Senate, on 5 instant, afler a lengthy discussion the Dakota bill re potted by the committee was passed — yeas 32, nays 22. The only Democrat voting in the affirmative was Vorhees. The negatives were all Democratic. The bill divides the Territory of Dakota on the line of the 48 parallel of lattitade; provides for the admission of the south ern portion as a State, and the organiza tion of the northern portion into a sepa- rate Territory under the name of “Lin- coin,” The bill isnot likely to pass the House, tm rs lh St AP The movement to defeat Gen. Beaver for the Republican nomination for Gov- eraor, seems to grow more earnest every day. It is said Cameron and some of his liautenants are bound to have some one nominated for governor whose name is not Beaver, The election of Quay, the machine boss, has emboldened the ma- chine politicians to undertake anything believing the party will back them up in any edict they issue. Quay’s election meant no good for Beaver, it put the boss element of the Republican party in complete command by a full endorse ment. Beaver ig strong but when Cam- eron says wiggle-waggle and thumbs up, BEAVER IN DANGER. {A STRONG ELEMENT OF OPPOSITION HIS NOMINATION, | The Centre County Gusher Likely to be De- county, is without a bank or telephone. | Happy Middleburgers, | - — TO Seated on Account of His Heedless Tongue Wagging tao Freely. Philadelphia, Feb. 3.—There is dis closed here a new development in Re- publican politics that threatens serious onsequences to General James A. Bea- er's aspirations to be nominated for Governor, It is an open secret that there has been a decided opposition to him from the beginning. Senator Cam- eron has been fiercely frank in his de- nunciation of the Beaver combination, and David H. Lau, Sheriff Rowan, and the coterie that keeps up the Cameron interests in this city are equally emphat-~ ic in their expressions. There is another element of opposition that is equally troublesome if not so dangerous. I re- fer to the so-called Independent contin- gent which three years ago supported John Stewart, and still adheres to the fortunes of that gentleman. This con- stitutes the commercial element in poli- tics. Shouting loudly for reform it comes to market for a bargain, and while nouncing Beaver with varying vehe- de- favorite, The western opposition is led by C. L. Magee, Fire Marshal Coates, ix-Postmaster McClean, Mayor Fulton nd others, and thus a combination of state is formed to antagonize the Centre county gusher, When the Attorney-General last sum- mer began the equity writ to restrain the Pennsylvania Railroad from absorb- ing the Bouth Penn, a public meeting was held at Bellefonte, At this meeting Beaver made a speech which was ex- travagant its denunciation of the That company Is ion of getting even with its enemies, and it sees the opportunity to poy Beaver back by helping Cameron in his scheme to nominate Hartranft who has been brought out. That is not the only instance in which Beaver's in the reputat . fall he made several speeches inthis city aud urged Republicans to support Dave Mouat, the convict candidate, Jor Coun- il. This was exceedingly fensive to the more respectable Republicans and they are disposed to resist it pow by man who insulted their in. eiligence and integrity. Besides that Hartrauft has another laim on the politicians. It will be re wembered that the Di-Centennial cele- bration in this city three years ago was gotten up for the purpose of helping Beaver in his contest against Pattison. [he Board of Managers of that enter- prise was composed almost entirely of republican politicians, One of the fea tures of the affair was a parade of the National Guard, Gen. Beaver was a Brigadier Commander in the Guard and rode at the head of the procession osten- tatiously exhibiting his stump leg, and to emphasize the matter a servans rode behind carrying his crutches, The ef as expected, would be stunning. After the aflair was over the managers held a meeting in Gen. Hartranft's of- fice, at the Custom House, They agreed that the celebration had been a great suscess so far as its main purpose was concerned, and that Beaver's election was Lifted out of the regions of doubt and made certain, That having been settied to their satistaction they pro- ceeded to name his successor and select- ed Hartranft, and mutually pledged him their support. But Beaver was beaten. In the complications that arose in the election for United States Senator last year, sowe of the politicians promised Beaver a renomination without consuit- ing Cameron or Hartranft. Thus the place has been positively promised to two aspiraats, and both demand the ex- ecution of the boud. Hartranft is out of employment, has expensive habits, and must be provided for. Besides Camer- on knows ue is a safe man, and he is not so sure of Beaver. It is pretty safe to predict that there willbe a lively strug- gle, with chances in favor of General Hartranft, Y OQ fect it PRUE, 6 “ . Som - It is not safe to hold a check beyond the first day of receiving it. A check was given a corporation on the Penn bank at Pittsburg one day. The next day the bank failed. The corporation sued the party giving the check, but the cout decided they could not recover be- cause due dilligence had not been exer vised in presenting the paper for pay- ment, and the corporation receiving it was the loser. According to this where it is possible a check must be presented the same day it is given to make the one receiving it entirely secure, so don’t car ry any person's check, no matter how sound they may be financially, if you want to be entireiy secure, The officers of the | Seaboard, Pennsyl- vania and Western Railroad, who have obtained the right of way between Har- rishurg and Pittsburg, except for a short distance on the south sideof the Juniata River opposite Huntingdon have sent word to the farmers in the Kishacoquil- las Valley, through which the road will run, that the work of grading will be be- aun as soon as the weather will permit in the spring. This will be another parallel and competing line with the Pennsylvania. It will cross the latter below Huntingdon and at Peters burg, six miles above, and will turn southward at Alexandria and run from somebody will get a Mack eyv, the Juniata to Hollidaysburg, where it will crow the Alldghvny Muuntains HALLECK AND GRANT. Tew Wallace Says Envy Once Nearly Gave Washington to Lee. Gen. Lew Wallace, in a recent inter- view in the Clucinnati Commercial Ga sete, having seid that Gen, Halleck was envious of Gen, Grant and would have been willing to allow Washington to fall into Lee's hands in order to crush Gen, Grant, Gen, Boynton replied in his Washington correspondence, quoting from records tending to disprove Gen, Wallace's assertion. Another interview with Gen. Wallace appeared later, in which he cited Hals leck’s treatment of Grant after the battle of Ft. Donelson, and again after the battle of Shiloh, to show that Halleck had a deep feeling against Grant, and that when the tables were turned, and Grant was commander of all the armies and Halleck only chief of staff, whith close relations with President Lincoln and be in a position to use his power to Gan, Grant's injury. He then goes on to show how this was done by saying that Hal- coming of Early; that be (Wallace) per. sonally ordered the reconnoisance which discovered Early’'s intentions; that Gen, Ricketts, who, as Boynton said, was sent by Grant through Halleck’s suggestion to meet Early, was ordered to Harper's Ferry to relieve Siegal, and upon learning from Wallace of the approach of Early, put himself under Wallace's orders, and with him fought the battle of Menacacy “This,” he says, “will serve to show several important facts: First, General Rickets was not sent $0 report to me, or in the way of reinforcements, Becond, that I had no knowledge of his coming until his advance was stopped by wy guards at the bridge, and that, in fac’, bs was not sent to me but to Harper's Fer- ry. If Halleck beiieved that Siegel and | were to be sttaoked, why send but one di- vision of not to exceed 5,000 mea to meet an army reported at “0,000 veierans, un- less it was to make a show of resistance to the capture of Washiogtoon, Rickett's force, with mine, was suflicient to meet a raiding party and that was all, “The battie of Monocacy took place on the Oth of July. As I was following my troops off the field in retreat, about 5:80 o'olock in the evening, I stoppedand dic tated a telegram directed to Gen. Hal- eck, informing him of the events of the day; that I was in retreat; that in my judgment: there were about eighteen thousand men who had been fighting us, and that there was still a large body to be seen behiod him, in the viciuity of Frederick City; tbat the enemy had been contending for the Washington pike, I concladed with the remark that it would require all bis energies to save Wash- ington, I also sent a despatch by the same messenger to either Gen, Grant or Secretary Stacton. My recollection is that it was sent to Graut, “While Gen. Rickett and mysel! were lying in a fence coraer trying to get some sleep, about midanight of the battle, we were wakened by a messenger with a telegram from Haileck directing me. I read it, my recollection is, by the light burning watches. It informed me, as | now remember, among other things, that I was removed from the command of the department, aod that Gen. Ord had been sent down to relieve me. This action was pot from Gen, Grant, bat from Gen, Halleck. Within a few days after being thas relieved | received an order from Gen. Graot restoring me to my command aod informiog we that Gen, Ord had teen instructed to report at Washington and wait for orders. Of course these or- ders were oheyed. Gen. Ord went to Washington and I resumed command. By mail I received a private note from Gen, Grant, inviting me, when my de- jartwant was clear of the enemy, to visit im at City Point for a couple of weeks duration, bringing my horse with me, which I did, spending a couple of weeks very pleasantly as his guest, riding with him and observing the operations in front of Petersburg. The point of all this I stop to make. Gen. on says it was Grant, and not Halleck, who re- moved me. If the records should sub stantiate Boynton's statement it will re main a mystery to me forever why Gen. Grant should have restored me so soon to the same command, and followed it by an invitation, which was his first friendly unofficial communication, ver- bally or in writing, to me after the battle of Shiloh, The removal was an act of disapprobation in the severest form. The restoration was an unmistakable com mendation, strengthened still further by the private note of invitation. What was there to disprove of, except that by the battle the enemy’s operation and movements bad been interrupted.” Gen. Wallace goes on to say that in the midst of the engagement of McCook's command in the defenses of Washington with the enemy, Halleck permitted Pres- ident Lincoln to ride out in his carriage to see what was going on, showing that the President bad no knowledge of the wreat danger overhanging the ocapital. He makes the point, too, that General Grant, when really notified of the danger of Washington, did not sop with send- ing's single division, but harried for ward the greater portion of two army corps. Gen. Wallace closes by saying: “In my jadgment there are but two al ternstives which pre ent themselves un. der all the circomsiaices of the case as they appear to me; one that Gen. Hal. Jeck was an imbecile, the other ihat he was allowing his jealousy to lead him gow to the serious injury of his coun- A BIG OIL WELL. Lima, Ohio, Feb, 8 <The largest oil well in the Ohio field was developed yes: terday on the M & Brotherton — ritory, Oil sh SUDDEN DEATH OF THE GREAT SOLDIER AT GROVER'S ISLAND, ALTHOUGH CONFINED TO HIS BED DEMISE WAB UNEXPECTED A— His J, A Malignant Carbuncle the Immediate Cause of the Sad Event, New York, Feb, 9—4 p. m.~The fol lowing is the official notification of the death of General Haneock : Governor's Island - Major-General W, 8. Hancock, U. B. Army, died at 2:35 this W. D. WiirrLe, Assistant Adjutant-General, afternoon, Major-General W. 8, Hancock's death was the result of a malignant carbuncle on the back of his neck, which had con- fined him to his bed for several days. No serious alarm was felt, however, i ii | un- i til shortly before : @ expired, New York, Feb. 9.—In front of Governor's Island an orderly this after- " «a0, ’ noon was pacing to and fro. It was the late residence of of Major-General Win: field Beott Hancock, who died therein at two o'clock, Ifthe Gencral had until the 14th day of the present month he would have completed his 62 year, having been born in Norristown, Cum- lived + v berland county, Pa, on February 14, 1824. In the second-story front room, furnished with soldier. like simplicity, ; t ay the remains of the General, who, as the guard remarked, had led his troops to more battles than any of his The death of vas not a surprise to | contemporaries, ly. It was a shock to them, as friends. Twenty days ago he started on busi 4 $ f nent ol ness connected with the Depart the Atlantic, to Philadelphia, where he remained two days and then proceeded to Washington. 4 a In Washington a 1 eveloped itself on the back of his neck t was lanced on January 30th the General was and ii 114 3 returned York several days sooner than New had first week of Feb. boil had developed into a malignar 1 constanliy Pr, way was called in attendance and it was by its presence he hie oi} % designed. g the the ¥ carbung Durin le, which suppurate and prevented rest or sleep. Jane ¥ 134 t yt until a marked weakness had result ¢ t of the ed from the presence carbuncle that the surgeon discovered that Gener- al Hancock was suffering from diabetes and kidney trouble, The medical men concluded on Monday that the case was assuming a very serious form. At 10 o'cl on Monday night Dr. Janeway found his patient in good spir- 1 Oock its. At 6:45 o'clock on Tuesday morning Mrs. Hancock dispatched an orderly for Dr, Janeway, as she found the General The « the General in in a comatose state, with a feeble pulse and all the f hh was sinking rapidly. loctor found premonitory symptoms of death. Drs. Satherland and Stimson were summoned. Hypo- dermic injections of brandy and ether, and of carbonate of ammonia and bran dy were administered. These however only alleviated the suffering of the sol dier, who gradually sank away until death was touched at 2:35 p. m., as stat- ed. When death came the three physi cians and the Hospital Steward only were present. Mrs. Hancock was then in an adjoining room. The General leaves his widow and grandchildren, two girls and one boy, issue of the General's son, Russell, who died in 1884, Major-General Whipple will assume command of the department, until the President shall appoint Hancock's suc- cessor, from Generals Schofield, Terry or Howard. The flags were at once placed at half. mast on the announcement of the sad event. The remains of the General will probably be interred at Norristown. President Cleveland sent the follow- ing dispatch to Mrs. Hancock, dated Feb. 6: Accept my heartfelt sympathy and condolence in your terrible bereavement, The heroism and worth of your Jate hus- band have gathered to your side, in this hour of your affliction, a natima of mourners, Playing the "Disinfecting Racket.” The Chemist and Druggist tells bow an astute rascal bas been playing “ shat the 3 TELEGRAPHING WITHOUT WI RES.| i GREAT RAILROAD DEAL, ‘- Messages Sent to and From a Moving Train r ~ Mr. Edison's Explanation, Among the cars of tl regular that started from Clifton, Sta at 1:45 p. m., FEY y 1, Ie reling and EB. a | Queer Relations, Phil morro d " 0, in 1 tra siphia, Feb, 8 9, ~The Record to- w will here was fresh evi. is of 14 Isl: Hen i 4 Bay: Ci idence vesterday ths Telegraph 5 8 on 1 inst, 1 hie and Telephone Company.” Wis one wii vement on the stiroad property, uoder the sri p bore the sign, Railway {01 y t Z 1 lookis v Lue foreclosiire Inside at ding RB small table a telegraph operator sat send-| or Hv eral uo i oF gk of a syndicate that is i - ing and receiving messages to and from ithe loterest of the Pena BE. 1. out, however, that the moves {aiming of Qi Mr i if i the outside world w hile the train was in rapid The operator from others in having telephone soun It is given motion. liffered! ment {nat 4 5 4 : $TE mens, insieaq o sl shutlting the +i Baltimore out New York, company epeedy acces will 1 ing plates over his ears, held i a rubber band passing over his head. Ir for which it reiarn front of the operator, on a table, was an! 1 by { ordinary Morse key, UYmeans ol vi ' ’ . a enn he sent the messages to an operator : i i ie move of Ji ¥ ro i i Clifton, who received them th eR pierment . ¢ s goundine plates fastened ' ephone sounding plates fastened c property, Cars. ¢1 rp . , that company is system of transmitting ? his system of transmitting the Pennsyl- ceiving messages from trains in 14 1 ho WW WV 35d UY YY i was first conceived in oy Smith, manager of the Western branchlg of the Bell Tels called telegraphy by inductis phone Comp: : pai 3 country { New York of : seeking On geveral occasi phone he noticed that sent b close proximity to the one over 1 result he New messages y other wires make result in Wil his nue Age WAS coming, Bag Smith to think iis ga : rand the sali iG sending dey Bi ve + TT» apn? i} 1 of t 4 Lae enna melhod Of BCRAIDY Nessa es LO & ALONE YiA trains in motion 1 patent for whicl Y 40 éxira npieted, was lagen out - : a ’ Lhe syndicate will rilliland, a fries y : TI yLentraland reg. Breve * viiioons TY A Thomas A nt now a , ihe tt ' : “@ = ral ile ana ii shown to Mi, Edison, and said : 3 “ ¢ 4 that he & Eyndis secure enough “What is the . . Soap 3 Wal JAVE RrCany Bil mortgage "3 plan By. &11 o bonds most ihe syndi~ 11,000,000, all Y, Woward gets a position where it t within the i of i a Na . 2d Mr mented, and nally periecied the which was shown yesterday, ’ Iessagoes cat Le send ir train a “li Fer ge s Pen . @ iehnsyivan! in motion trough conire et from « Willi and without lie 0 wires a ai “ 3 ra road Cc AA vue FOak § ie | iid i Wires iv LUE AiG © wile i Ve way with t niger vémer regents to head off Sew York “Dai th was plained the method “The key note of that the sir for a short y per over ¥ who i y th Oi add i ads have not adopted the ; limited tickets to be used Ducts train ndes, withoot The reads have ngers from ¥ i ty + an age p51} . take any X it no slop~ og their lines, On ave heretofore made BEI for people to Hult bow has the ita appreciation y by irying, ia i swindle the rails BAW a chauce. A iow hat does he do? icago, aud when the unused i Bealper, Tue First, it carries the Buflalo for less than vil lakes a passenger who is too honest to Lindo the luxury of cheating e allroad ; and, second, it carries another aaa from Bullaio to Chicago at less than | ue regular The posted traveler, s| Who cannot arrange (0 buy more tickets san he lutends w use, never thinks of i [going w the ranircad office for the tickets e wants, He patronizes the scalper, beips thal oue to skin the raiiroad. gous, the raliroads by an extension f courtesy bave been victimized and jtpbbed vy the traveling public. Th ev- to make sieryday traveler at all times has bis eves continuous musicai note. passes | ped to the chance 10 beat the pablic. through, but its waves are #0 bh low. Aud #0 widely has the inflaence spread er that no distinct sounds are forined, that even, Lonest-going people, who trav- Many messages were sent 10 and from only occasionaily, have come to think the moving car, This invention, it quite Lhe thing to deal eatirely with asserted will be especially usefal i« jscaipers, and assist in whatever swindle uespatchers, who tuay by its use o may be necessary to effect a saying for nicate with any train at any point on the|hemselves of a few dollars. We are pl glad that the railroads have decided at Mr. Henry Seligman, who was on the |isst lo protect themselves from the dis train, received this message from his of-| honesty of people who claim to be mor- fice in New York: “Pacific Mail, 58;|than respectable.’ Lake Shore, 85. David” Many mes sages were sent and received by invited guests on the train, } Osea es | note, which may ‘ means of an ordinary mM Mr. Edison explained that wn office there was a «01 Creal: WO ts v % ) Vida su layers o 1% wil i separated OL enser ity Lailliore at at “ed as as Car & « by the th and ¢ strewched along the 1 roois Ol Cars which by copper wires, wires and the table operator cal battery. Ahe « CONCEIVedq as pass. ng FUN were aud ickel to Ci Halo gel be porlion railroad AnG © 8 the un el to Of Lh a » Mm NiRIOAL ew fio Ke in in the Chilton stalion and the condenser to the then passing along those wi interrupting ordinary posite oss 10 Lhe Lin rools, § hirough a wire 10 an eect the operator s table. lhen through the axies and wheel and through the ground w { station. The Morse curreat, withoumi aid of the electro-magnetl, cannot through the condenser so as i [ aloo b I, ¥ Lesage faa, tae car wien gels « Aacr £3 + {rast © s——r—— “The American Agriculturist, for Feb- roary, Comes (0 us with an aanounce- went, that a brilliavt galaxy of writers, not strictiy agricultural, are to contribute 10 iis columns during the year, Among the namber are D. G. Mitchel (Ik Mai~ vel) RB, H, Stodard, the poet writer, Jas, Paron, he viographer of Jackson and Jefferson; Julia Hawthorne, George Pare sons Lathrop, Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, aud Rev, Dr. Buckley, to be followed by other eminent writers, These writers are 10 contribute a series of papers upon the Farmer | residents of the United States, and ib is stated as an interesting fact, that nearly every ove of our Presi- dents have foliowed agricultural pursuits at one time or other io their lives, These ——— ———— AAI Silver ison top in the House. The first opportunity of the seceion was giv en on 3 to test the strenght of the silver men in the House, and they were found to outnumber their opponents two to one. Mr. Bland, from the Coinage Com- mittee, called up his resolution, which in point of fact was a call upon the Bec. retary of the Treasury to know if silver bad been systemmatically prevented by him from entering into circalation, and if that was the future policy which would D red . be enforced. Mr. Randall and Mr, Mo: Pris dhl Ly ob Sresident att tobe rison both: chjeoted to the demand re-iches in sige, illustrating the farm sur garding the future policy of the Treasury {ronpdangs sod associations of our Presi. Department, but a motion to recommit wryly The Ris apse Will be by Jammts was lost by a vote of 88 to 168 and the {pounces that Mr, A. B Allen, who found- resolution was adopted io its entirely Le paper vearly 50 years ago, and The lionse and the Colnage Commitige| was ith ediior for 15 or 20 years, is now i one toed Atribaie a teres of articles to its also is now equarely committed to silver] = Tre Fea: and it is now only a question of how a raary issae contal ue over 100 original articles, 74 original fall much they will be willing to conceed to e und smaller dagraviogs. Price the other side, There are a great many [81.50 per year; single copies, 15 cts. Ad- incidental questions concerning the sab. dress, American Agricalturist, 751 Broad. jeot, however, such as the issuing of one way, N. XY and two dollar certificates, ete, which will result in a practical discossion before any silver bill can be finally pase ed. » $i i ¢ A I TMNT Wont Resmeunenino Hereafter soribers to the Rerorres, who will remit “ne year's subscription 14 advance ean retain 85 Cents as » premium for ad. Any of onr subscribers names of two new cash one year in advance, ——————— PLAINING MILL BURNED. Wiamenort Feb. 4~The pisini ill of D, H, Merrimen was bursed th ores Lows $15,000, Iosurance $8, Ba hm
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