- = ) OLD SERIES XL S { NEW SERIES XX THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED KURTZ - =~ Editor. wares 8. Wolfe, late Prohibition cane the the rep rted ss having decided to di late for Governor, and most ag. gressive political kicker in state, is move I as been issued for a revival og know nothing party, which rs and stinketh » thunder to have clap-tra Pp res f, lations passed laudatory of ones sel ) when merit is wanting which woul MaKe std h a resort unnecessary, But wgogue’s only hope. ————————————— EH flicial report says the prospects » Russian wheat crop of both win- r wheats are favorable the government they in of unfavora- In however, are ———— » Grand Jury has gainst the two elec- with committing epublican primary ween deferred y i until the most prominent Lancaster » oranges has passed strong resoln- roving of the $5,000 appro- it of the to picnic. We also disapprova funds the State 1ear expression of i nal grangers. ———————————— inks the Penn- ion treated vent une the great neern ques- which is now ro I of the country vely interest ai parties in TS RII county Democrats held on Monday, when the on ticket was nominated: Treasu. Whi d Recorder, T. B f Lewisborg; Regis- Mif- tman pe ¢ LAYIOr, Oi irg: Commissioner, Micha Au men mn kshuarg keep their the enemy will of the ticket They would d they had Rapp part thelr find but man, and capable an They will centre one the Democratic on it will find the Democracy wide ————————————— vardoned last week at the Board of Pardons Reinhard, who was pardoned, is His had and rd was 01 I : y f no L'a Eess) an editor of the Williamsport Gril 1 le Dietrick Lamsde, who ty to the same offense appeared on Monday last t is understood, and his indefinitely suspended, of The pardon also covers will now, d to appear, sen- bas served four montbs in the appears at at 1 to Mr. Powderly yf Labor to be much more formidable than was retained fi supposed, and if he is the head of the organization it will only fight in the ba held in great misfor- deposed at elosd be after a hard and bitter (General Assembly soon to Mi It will tune for the society if he is i 3 be a INeAPOIs, tation of the radical the d more ment, and may prove to be the begin- Bat for Mr. Powderly's liciously conservative management the ning of its end. Kni committed themselves to doctrines and measures that would have lost for them much of the public sympathy they now ghis would on several occasions have possesd, C—O The Republicans not having any chance to defeat the entire Democratic ticket, they will direct their blows at a part of it, to makea break. It seems now that they will first atlack John Rapp, our nominee for register, and if they fail to effect any thing, they will centre their attacks against another part of the ticket. Let no Democrat listen to any bowl against Mr. Rupp. He is as good a man as ever belonged to the par. ty, always working for the triamph of our principles He isa gentleman of unspotted character, coming from the hardworking class, and is a selfmade man, having worked his way forward from a poor boy to the position of a lead- ing and useful citizen of the upper end of this valley. CENTRE INCREASING IMMIGRATION, The report of the chief of statistics for the month ending July of 31 presents some interesting figures on im: bureau migration. Thenumber of immigrants arriving in this country in July was 39, 080, of whom 29,657 landed at New York. last of nearly the months ending on the thirty-first of Ju- +« The gration for the seven months ending the 211,313. Thus our increase in population from im- I'he number for the month was 31,348, a difference The immigration for same VOar 8.000, seven ly of this year was 3251 immi- > wal thirty-first of July, 1886, was migration in favor of the seven months of this year was 104 218, enough people to make a city somewhat greater in size than Columbus, Ohio, Ind Germany comes next to Great Britain or Indianapolis, in the list, swelling our } 7.999 Tt Norway with 55819 industrious and thrif- lidates f opulation sonls a month. en come Sweden and ty can r citizenship. Austria Hungary (inclading Boh f Ol the forwards 2, eople, many re no doubt imt i with 16 wer meats are erected to be i N18 ywn by the oppressed has greater jus mon espectability in the estimation than So« §T1¢ 1alism hs America. I'ne next coun try that comes figures is Italy, which sends u = » in lays, 2.334 organ j and ¥ 1.11 peaQiers, .——- THE TAX COMMISSION, The tax commission for the framing of a law for the equalization of taxation, 18 yo at Cression to frame a new law, in Sess) i. Gen. Niles, and Sec'y commission to frame il to take the place of theone v I i iefrauded of by ple were The ¢ fthe bi Licer, omini Was ssion choked Jesired 0 any im lied by po- i that will be mended and a HEeDnanigan, still, be the result of the la- ora of the committee will no member dare vote against the measure, for which an extra sess: » made by the fal { Tax Commissi the com- * report o mittee was the substit the ection of the bill thereby dents of rs he State, whil as ad pred requires the return to be made by the treasurer of the cory »ason of the difficult t ' thie oration which, by ascertain of cause great his he residence o Owners the yn bonds must not cooly ble to the corporation, but result in ws of considerable tax to the State, » members who voted against the sub. New- next tion were Palmer, Wolverton, The ant change was to increase the mile. thirty-three Foot and Finley im- age on corporations per mr mills as against three in the cent, or present law, - MTaging news « he flooded di in g the Santee and Savannah Dis mtinnes to come stricts lower na, alon There is a very serious question now before the Pp their plantations notil the first rice planters It is what dis* wition is to be made of the negroes on of There ia no way for them to earn next year, aliving. In the meantime they will have Many of the this, as they it will be necessary for the people of the to be supplied with food planters are unable to do have been ruined by the freshet and State to contribute to their support. for during the next four months If nothing is done these negroes they will The loss of the rice field laborer means the abandonment of river planta- tions and the destruction of property of thousands of dol: starve, worth hundreds lars. -——— Republican love for the soldier will be shown to be quite empty, since they will do their best to defeat John Noll for Sheriff, who was a brave soldier, and who, besides, is an honest, hard working man. Every grand army boy owes John Nollhis vote as a comrad, - The Revenue Commission adjourned on Tuesday to meet in the Senate Cham- ber at Harrisburg on the 12th day of Bep tember. The only business transacted on the 23d, was the adoption of a section taxing stages, omnihuses, cabs, ete, three mills on the value thereof; a section tax. ing stock brokers 1 per cent. on their grossa receipts, and a section taxing pri- vate banks and bankers, fixing the tax at three mills on the capital, based on their earnings. Messrs. Finley, Palmer and Faunce were appointed a committees to prepare the bills for the printer and sab. mit them to the commission at their The HALL, PA., WV EDNI REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION On the two most vital questions be. fore the country—the reduction of the of the public lands—the platform is domb But it misrepresents President renominates Mr. Blaine. ald Ind.) The Republicans of surplus revenue and the protection waves afresh the bloody shirt Cleveland and New York Her Pennsylvania, af- ter registering the decree of their bosses in the matter of nominations, bad the impudence to commend the policy, which Pennsylvania has been the pa- rent, American workmen to protect the from the unequal and unjust competition f imported contract and pauper labor.” was sh How this policy has worked VOW in the Worl wretched t's special letters de cond H rir the ition of the Penuosyl vania miners groveling through a mi existence on vear of 30 cents a ible average earn day. Of { : i Such the to have the war taxes pery “parents” o protectio sot their of disp surpius is to pay it outin York World (Ind, Dem. - MIFFLINBURGS 1 he adit WAY RIDE ¢ -- wr of the 3 as greata pensioa h n. pensions and pensions, and it wk thcugh nothing short of the United would appease his the entire eon tents of “tates treasury \ x0 KOvVer: provide og appetite, minded man disputes that the ment should generonsly those who suffered injury or health in the war, an thisin a ionr governwent | m ent way uni af ¢} 5 16 in the history t seems to us that the man who ed whole in body if | ant paired, ie | if ample ing engaged in ¢ 1 not be sa wan as a reward, ht the golden streets and iDera's HIRED FOR KILL SI hina p Abner Searles tha mnrd Le murae y klin, The wife, James Los a well family asonaged in Rangeley, f and nsists of | we el oon girls aged nineteen and seventeen spectively, and a baby in arms, ferry have servants and si x who f (ATI eat in the rame h tried to poison them all by Paris green and has caused a : by confessing that he was hired to f th Ri cKiin mn © crime by the 1. Dunham, neighbor o ‘a #1 i i : : Searles states that Dunham hired him on his farm Alice had tried fora long time to make him- The Locklin boy was delicate and not competent to The latter was in love with Locklin, the eldest daughter, self an exceptable suitor, manage a farm, and Donbam knew that by marrying the girl he could make him self the future master ——— FIGHT AGAINST GREAT ODDS Aug. 23.-~A courier who arrived at Glenwood Springs from Meck er says that Sheriff Kendall has gone ong accompanied by seventy-five well-armed men and equipped frontiersmen, to meet and engage 125 to 200 Indians who are supposed to be camped about twenty. five miles from Meeker, to TO Denver, Col | They are said be in the high timber land in an al most impregnable position, where they will be able to stand offan army, : Ea a PENNSYLVANIA'R BUSINESS FOR JULY. A statement of the business of all lines of the Pennsylvania railroad company east of Pittaborg and Erie for July 1887, compared with thesame month of 1886 shows an increase in the net earnings of $02.9013, Beven months of 1887 compar- ed with the same period of 1886 shows an increase in the net earnings of $1,207, 662, All the lines west of Pittsburg and Erie for seven months of 1887 show a sarplus over all liabilities of $497402, Being a gain as compared with the same period of 1887 of $749 907. . “Dr Lindsey's Blood Searcher cine for fever and ague, malaria, poison. Don't fall to use it, r vthe ‘med and Hood DYING BY Colorado, Tex., THOUSANDS. It August © in that the reports of the lo the syndicate, have not upper Panhandle, been | aggerated, I'he company has han it ha they are dying by the thot One empl ay that the losses of the ye would average one igrge wel fiave In put Ap an awning ) s week. Lio Cormon bas Lis | ww the n about ready Asterers, K. Pl SYL- DUCED RATES TX \ Al x OTI8e Wr . } N VANIA STATE | te ! The thirty-third | thir) annual exhibition Pennsylvania State Agrienltural So ciety will be held at Fair grounds, near Germantown Janction, Philadel phia, September 5th to 17th naive, ! The exhibition will and will embrace the i 101 be unusually com- mannfac- machinery, implements, apparatus, produce, live stock, elianeous { displays drawn from every branch of in- instry. The premiom list aggregates 1$£30.000, and this with the magnificent fa- cilities offered by the new grounds will insure a fine display. The grounds ar located at Germantown Junetion, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, with direct com- munication from every portion of the Pennsylvania System, Fhe Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to the Fair grounds from all s'ations on its main line and branches, September 56th to 17th, good to return until 20th, at reduced rates, prehensive, tures Ant nis MP AP The Courts of Pennsylvania have decided that no bonndry fence can be made of barbed wire without the consent of the parties owning the adjacent lands, and any man who puts such fences along the highway renders himself liable for all injuries resulting to stock passing along the highway, - On March 1% Jim pares, Saas Unarey Parker, robbed an urmy pay master's wagon of $7.00 at Douglas, Wy A week ago he was robbed of most of the money by other outlaws, and yesterday ho was captured by the sher iff alter a dospoerate struggle. The London Chronicle says: “It would be as easy to make an empty sack stand up stiff and straight as to support the govern. ment's chameloon-like policy. ‘A plague on both your houses’ is the natural verdict of the English and Neoteh unionists, Minister Honns has nagotiated a sweep- fng retrosciive ex tion with the Ar- goutine 1epubiie lich covers ovoery kuown of Amer can relagoes in that coum y Vi frovhienod wnd are moving vul er Winsiow oan be hex begat ited Large) hou bes CHASING OLD COLOROW KENDALL SOME HARD FIGHTING. His Posse Now Consists of 150 ( Biate Troops Arrive at Mecker, A Pairictie Friese, ( JOURNEY. lies To OQunre. on dollars y have ti i contract, fent engineer of the arthell, of Chicago. charge An Ex-State Treasurer Sentenced MoxreoMeny, Ala, Aug 22-1 V. Vin cont, ex-state treasurer, was sentenced yesterday to five years in the penitentiary in each of the two cases in which he was convicted of embezzlement Having ap- pealed to the supreme court, he remains in the county jail until that tribunal decides. it meets in December. There are thirty- seven other indictments against him. A Thief Shot and Killed, Ispiaxa, Penn, Aug 21. Jacob Rodgers was shot and killed by Postmaster Kelly at Blacklick SBiwation yesterday morning while he was attempting to rob the post offloe. He was wrenching the money from tho drawer when It rang an alarm which brought the postmaster to the room. He was shot without warning and the thief fell dead. . Snlode in a Nt. Louls Hotel ’ Nr. Louis, Aug. Su Austin W. Morris was found dead in his room at the Laviede note! He had committed suicide by stab bing himself in the heart. He came here August 1 to manage the cycigfama “Battle of Chattanooga," but as bu wae poor have been of disaster, wh for several days as dentified of Eureka The od proved tol Hicks of Chili a soldier in the regular ! suicide at Omaha, by wrphine. He was disappointed in his sweetheart having refused marry him while he was in the service He wore an Indian scalp next to his body taken while fighting Indians under Coster The body of a man found near Glen Cove about a woek ago and which was buried at that place by the authorities, has been exhumed and identified as the remains of William Malley, of Bridgeport, Conn. The sons and a nephew took charge of the body and removed it to Rridgeport. The de- ceased was a brother of Edward Mailey, New Haven, the wealthy dry goods mer. chant. Recrotary Whitney says that in addition to the presence of the naval forces at Phil adelplia during the constitutional centen- mal celebration the navy department will be instructed vo make practical demonstra. tion of the advance of naval construction and armament in the last hundred years The United States steamships now at Bar Harbor will be ordered to Philadelphia early next month A man named Buckalew, who Was serve ingaterm of imprisonment in Chambers county, Ala, Isr wife beating, oscapad from jail. A deputy sheriff engaged a negro to pilot him around on & three days’ unsuccossiul search for the runaway. The officer was much chagrined afterward upon discovering his guido was nono other than Buckalew §imse f,w ho had bisckenod bis face for the occasion. 2 ono t BE in was final an body a the h after 3 ¥ tnat of which remains ithe been had been of Mrs. Ban John We Army, aoe, mitted hed .
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