THE CENTRE REPORTER, FRED KURTZ, - - EDITOR The base ball season begins where the gnow-ball season ends. A boy of eleven, crazed by cigarette smoking, has been taken toan insane asylum in Orange county. He is consid- ered a violent and dapgerhus maniac, and displays some of the symptoms pe- eunliar to hydrephobia. r————— A man who tried to play “White Cap” on his brother will be burried in Queen Anne county, Maryland. We are sorry for him. It was his first attempt and was undertaken in jest. The funeral, however, will be genuine. ————————— The dressed beef bill having been neg atived by the Judiciary General commits tee, 19 to 9, the parties favoring the piece of nonsense tried to get it before the honse in spite of the committee's ad- report, and the dressed beef bill agein went under. This souffs outa Centre county crank with a few others, versa The president, in vetoing a bill grant- inz a pension to Charles J. Estey, says: “A bill in precise y the same words as the bill herewith returned was approved on the 8th day of July, 1886, and under its provisions the beneficiary is now upon the pension rolls,” The President's eritics no doubt will geold Mr. Cleveland for not signing this bill. TAH". Matt Qnay, the junior senator of this state, is spending his winter in Florida fishing instead of being in his seat. It does not make any difference, as Qnay is never heard from when he isin the sen- ate. He should resign so some man conld be elected who can take care of the interests of our great state in the U, 8. senate, All the blabber of Quay’s be- ing a man of ability is nonsense, The officials of St. Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal chureh, New York, have re pudiated the sentiments of their sexton regarding strangers, extracts from which we print in this We supposed they would. It isdiffienlt to believe that a church calling itself Christian could endorse such cold blooded language. The story is true, but the church re« pudiates what the sexton did, issue, The correspondents tell us that the chanees for Boulanger obtaining supreme power in France are remote. His ene mies have command of the army acd will shoot him if he gives them half an opportunity. And he knows it. Besides the French are so much interested in the success of the coming exposition that they have come to an agreement to posts pone the next revolution uaiil its golden harvest bas been garnered. TS FN The Philadelphia Times says: The grand jnry has found a trae bill agairsta maa for malicious mischief! injspitting tobacco juice on front doorsteps. Thislis a step in the right direction, The prosecution shold not be confined to a single case. The men who decorate the sidewalks, the floors of railway cams and other public places in the same vile way ouglit to be similatly indicted. It matters not whether or not the mis chief is malicions. The effect is sufficient to justify the sssumption of malice and to call for condign punishment, In the Auditor's Report of thiseounty, published last week there are some od- ditiea that attract attention, The assessor of Centre Hall boro re- ceived $24 for his work, while the as- sessor of Milesbarg (boro received $54. Yet there was collected from Cens tre Hall $447, and from Milesburg only $319, Why does the Milesburg assessor get more than double the pay allowed the Centre Hall assessor ? Miliheim borough pays $688 taxes and her assessor gets $32, just a little over half as much ss the Milesburg assessor, Howard boro pays nearly $100 more taxes than Milesburg, yet her ass sessor gets $13 less pay. nh. The senate tariff bill was reported to the house on Friday, with a resolu tion that the bill is in conflict with that article of the constitution that requires revenue bills shall originate in the house. This resolution will be considered next week, The committee on appropriations resolved to report the Cowles bill amend ed 80 as to repeal the tobacco tax. Two ways and means committes is also cons sidered n compromise bill sobetantially the same as the Mille bill, with the ex- ception that the cotton and chemical gchedules of the latter bill are strock out, as is also the iron schednle, with the exception of the provisions relating to pig iron, railroad ties, structural iron and tn plate. A Queer Sect. SOME MINNEAPOLIS PEOPLE WHO THINK CHRIST HAB COME AGAIN. There is a sect in Minneapolis which believes that Christ has returned to earth. A reporter attended one of the meetings on Sunday, which was conduct- ed C. C. Whitney. Mr, Whitney read the fifty-fourth chapter of Isaiah, and said that it referred to a woman who should give birth to the new Christ, He said twenty years ago he met Mrs, Beck. man in Kansas, and was convinced that she was absolutely filled with the spirit of the Lord. She fulfillel all the pro- visions of the prophecy contained in the chapter read. He asserts, therefore, that the son she gave birth to is the second Christ, He is the Rev, George J. Sch- wemfurth, and he is living at Rock Is land, Ill. The Rev. Mr. Schwemfarth writes frequently to Mr. Whitoey, and his let'ers are read at the meetings as sermons. Whitney said that the Bible when it speaks of the bride and the groom, meant Jesus Christ as the groom aod the mother of the second Christ as the bride. “The Bible, when it speaks of this matter, certainly means that some one person is the bride, and that person must be 8 woman. The woman must be absolutely filled with the spirit of the Lord.” He says that that woman is Mrs. Beck- man. He says that she has spoken be fore emirent divines, and they ail say that they have never heard such words out of the mouths of men. There were several persons present, whom Mr. Whitney mentioned as having received benefits from the new Christ. One, a Mrs. Thrall, he sard, was one day riding down town with him in the street car He had been exhorting her for three days to accept the new faith, but she re sisted all Lis efforts. Her mind was tors tared with doabt, so that she suffered bodily as well as mental agony. Her face was distorted with pain. Mr, Whit. ney said to her, “There is no reason for all the pain you suffer; believe in the new Christ,” and it left her. Buch an in- stant change came over her that some ladies in the same car remarked, “What did that man say to you? Your face looks like an angel's.” These believers have no name, no or- ganization, but are simply followers of the new Christ, ————————— WHO SHALL BE KING ? The tragic end of Radolph, crown prince of Austria, has raised the above question, The question of the succession to the Austrian throne is causing increasing ex citement in official and diplomatic cir cles. The pepers quote an article from the Italia, the official journal of Signor Crispi. the Italian prime minister, de- claring that the Salic Jaw has been vir- tually abolished in Auvstria-Hungary, therefore Crown Prince Raudolph's daughter is the heir to the throne, Itis certain that Premier Crispi does not rel ish the prospect of Feir duke of Modena, who was dispossessed by the unification of Italy, should become the presomptive keir to the throne of Austria. Farther more, both Archduke Karl and hisson Franz are ultra~Catholic foes of the house of Bavoy and enemies of Italian unity and sre ardent allies of the vatican. Advices from Pesth say that the ques- tion already engages the anxious atten- tion of the ministers, although no official notification respecting the succession will be made until the end of the year. The government organ vaguely soggest- ed yesterday the right of Princess Eliza- beth to succeed to the throm». The Vienna press in the meantime treats the rights of the Archduke Karl as incontes- tible, When the excitemeat abates and a clearer vision comes of the results of Radolph’s death, it will be seen that it involves a probability of a formidable conilict over the succession, The Indiasapolis News, a journal sap: posed to enjoy to a considerable degree the confidence of Mr. Harrison, says the president elect was first disinclined to have Mr. Blaine in his cabinet, but he weakened nnder the “tremendous pres sure” of the Blaine crowd, and a com- promise was agreed on. “If thisis car. ried ont,” says the News, Mr. Blaioe's eareer in the cabinet will be brief, He will be appointed, but his health will be poor. After some three mouths, during which be will suffer much from over work. he will be obliged to resign the place for the benefit of his health. Then, the demands of the Blaine party having been requited, a secretary of state more congenial to the desires of the president will be chosen and a threatened rtrife in the Republican ranks will be prevented.” But Mr. Blaine may not be of the re signing kind and his health may ime prove. The story is thin. Mr. Harrison takes Blaine because he has to, and without conditions so humiliating. I—————— Among the items of news from Penn sylvania aie several notices of the redoos tion of the wages of on workers, At Pottsville there is to be a reduction of 10 per cent. in the pay of the 700 employes of the Iron and Steel Company's Fish- back rolling mill, and at the Potts rolling mill in Pottstown there is to be a like re- ductionon the 1st of March. At the Reading Iron Works, where 1,200 hands are employed, notice has been given of a 7 per cent. redaction for puddlers and other employes, and laborers are cut down to $1 per day. At Birdeboro the Brooke Iron Company, which recently reduced puddiers pay, has asked the men in the nail works to accept a reduction. It is pleasing to hear from Mount Carme! of an improvement in the anthracite coal trade, and that 2,000 miners have re- sumed work there. Bot, on the other hand, the Schuylkill county collieries are closed; the Reading Coal! Company has reduged its output, and there are similar accounts from other districts of Pennsylvania, with reports of suffering among the idle miners, Thera are also in the big coke region near Pittsburg, where the men have asked for an advance in wages, under troubles the leader ship of the Nationa! Progressive Union A Fashionable Episcopal Church Where Strangers Are Ordered Out, “We haven't any room in our chorch for people for their seats for out, who haven't paid Our trouble is not to find places strangers, but to keep them We don’t ask them to come, aud we don’t want them, If they come, they are in the way, and we have hard work to get them out of the way, but we man~ age to do it, nevertheless We have to watch them, but sometimes they elude us and contrive to find seats somewhere. Then we have to tell them very plainly to get up and ont, And we make them do it.” Mr. Benjamin W. Williams said these words at his home, 167 West Forty fifth street New York. He is the chief lay manager of the fashionable Protestant Episcopal Church of 8t, Thomas, at Fif- ty-third street and Fifih Avenue, and it was of 8t, Thomas’ church that he was speaking, The congregation of the parish of 8t. Thomas is probably the wealthiest in that city. Its members are foremost among the four hundred of fashion and the four hundred of wealth. Rev. William F. Morgan, D. D,, one of the most noted ministers in New York, was the pastor of the flock for many years. He died somewhat more than a year ago, and Rev. Johan Wesley Brown, D.D , was selected as his successor only after considerable searching by the cons gregation. He gets a large salary and has an assistant who is well paid also. Mr. Williams’ remark was made apropos of the story of Mrs. George W Moore, of Detroit, who found her way to a pew in the chorch. She kneeled in prayer, and while in the midst of ber devotions she says that Mr. Wiiliams came along, placed his hand on her shoulder and thus forcing her to raise her head said to her: “Who told you to come to this place?” She answered that no one had iold her, and she says that Mr, Williams said to her: “Well, this is not your pew, and don’t you come in again unless you are invit- ed, Now getouot.” Bhe was surprised, and, doing as she was told, she rose and went away. When the story was related to Mr. Williams he said: “Well, I did tell her to get up and go out. She had no business there, Ii was not her pew, and she wes not placed there by any usher.” gO P.M Gov, Beaver reads the Rxrorrer care- fully and bas our idea, expressed in these columns daring the past three weeks, that the adoption of the prohibis tion amendment was doubtful; the gov- ernor said so the other day to & Patriot reporter, to whom he also gave as one reason for his doubts the same as we al- lauded to in our last week's issue, namely, that the division in the temperance ranks threw doubt upon the success of the amendment, peemticim—— ii ——————— “Red Nosed Mike” was visited in his cell yesterday, and when he was inform. ed of the arrest of Villallo and the loca tion of Beverino, bis confederates in the McClure murder, a chaoge came over his countenance and every muscle in bis body seemed to relax. His face turned to a paleness like death. It js more than probable that the three murderers will together expiate their crime on the gals lows. a aaa Three Years Term, The legislature has passed an act mak- ing the term of assessors and constables three years, We think this a sensible law, and it might as well be extended to all township and boro officers, and save the expense of annual spring elections, making them occur only once every three years, Know and Floods in Europe. The continent has known no such se~ verity of weather as has provailed the present week since 1875. The most of blocked by snow and in the Pyrenees country the floods are beginning, which will cause frightful damage within an- other week. Bhould asodden thaw come all Karope will be taking up collections for the sufferers by inundsations in half a dozen different countries. In London, though the snowfall was heavy it caused leas inconvenience to traffic, but there has been a painfal increase of suffering in the slums, and augmented pressure has been put upon the new County Coun cil to hasten forward the work of im- proving the houses of the poor. den Paris is the city ofsuicides. A French physician says that the ratio of suicides in Paris is five times as great as itis in London, Of course, 1t has offen been re- garded as a joke that more people drown themselves in summer than in winter, but it is a fact, nevertheless. There are more suicides in Paris in June, July and August than in any other six months of the year, and the Seine is the usual mes dinm. People who put an end to their lives prefer to do so by daylight. Sais cides by night are relatively rare. The long days of summer afford the most temptation for them. Neither darkness nor rain condoce to sell destroction. The best friends and simulators of sui- cide are sunlight and warmth, French. men are now killing themselves in a con- stant'y increasing progression, a ———— The Flag Bill. Huntingdon county has reason to fee proud of its representative in the house Mr. Lytle, whose speech on the flog bill Toesday night shows him to be a man with the courage of his convictions, When he said that office bunting re~ publicans had insulted the flag daring the recent campaign by using it for a nose wipe he told the truth, as he did in the statement that the proposition to float the national emblem from school buildings was the outgrowth of bun- combe patriotism. It is hoped that when this measure comes up for final passage it will be de feated, There is no good reason why it should become a law, and as Representa tive Fow truthfally said, “patriotism in Pennsylvania must be at a low ebb if legislation in its behalf is needed.” e——— A Republican congressman of the Pennsyivaoia delegation to-night hinted that a quiet understanding existed in the delegation that noose of the exsoffice holders shall be recommended for reap. pointment nnder the nextadministration. The indications are that this is the result of an order from Qoay transmitted through Bayne. The ex-Republican of- fioe holders in Pennsylvania were ap- pointed through Senator Cameron, as Senator Mitchell was not an efficient agent for securing political recognition during his term of service. Now BSena- tor Quay proposes to draw the line on all gentlemen who are under obligations to Senator Cameron, as he wants 8 new deal all round. The sweeping character cf this general order will be appreciated when it is understod that nearly all the ex-office holders are candidates for “vin- dication” under the new administra. tion. ellen asia Twelve years ago the commissioner of pensions reported officially that he bes lieved our pension exdenditures had reached their maximam at $27,000,000, That was about the figure for three years ending with 1878. He thought they would remain at that for a few years, and then a steady decline would set in But he little reckoned the raids that follow the combined effort of the olaim agents. Although congress at this ses sion has appropriated $76,173,000 for the coming fiscal year, the commissioner has just reported that a new sum of $8,000,000 is neccessary to meet disbursements not calculated upon and resulting from recent legislation. Hardly less noticea- ble is the fact that at no time is it known within millions of dollars how much may be needed until congress has got through its annnal pension legislation, ess MAGI MPAA Al. SHS The balance of trade against the Uni- ted States last year shows that we bought abroad $47,400,000 more merchandise than we sold. To this must be added not less than $100,000,000 we paid to foreign ship owners at the cost of carriage. Nearly the entire balance on the wrong side of onr foreign trade is accounted for by the falling off in the export of bread stuffs alone, the decline in which was pearly $45,000,000 from the exports of the previous year. About one half of the decline in the exports of breadstuffs was made up by increased expo ta of cotton, iron, oil, wood, cattle, coal sad other staples, the increase in cotton alone reaching $9,200,000, while the increase in iron and steel exports amounted to $3, 800,000. The real purposs of the boro kickers per se, on Tuesday, was to create a spht among Democrats with the hope of thus affording aid to the Republican county ticket next fall, The kick went crook- od, bowever, struck the leg they stood on and down they went sprawling on The President's Inauguration HALF RATES AND FINE SERVICE BY THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Present ipdications foreshadow the most brilliant inaogural demonstration ever known on the installation of Presi- dent~elect Harrison, March 4th next, The entire country is interested in the event, and every State of the Union will he represented in the grand parade. Civilians, military, civice, and political bodies will make this the gent ever seen in the National Capital, The ball will be the most brilliant affair of the kind ever held, and the entire demons! ration will be condocted on a scale of magnificence never before at- tempted. Thousands of people will vigit Washington during this period as partici- pants or spectators, and the Peunsylva- nia Railroad Company is making prepara tions to carry them there, and return them io the promptest and most satis. factory manner. It will undoubtedly be the heaviest job ever nndertaken by the company, yet with its enormous equips] ment, excellent facilities, and mastery | management, the task will be accom | plished to the satisfaction of all, For! the day preceeding and that socceeding the 4th, the rails leadiog into Washing~| ton will be hot with thousands of wheels, | and as all trains will be run in a8 many! sections as the demands of travel require, there will be between New York and Washington a continual processien of lo- comotives and cars moving steadily forward to their destination. Inorderto utilize all the cars, and to prevent any blockage of the tracke, no cars will be! stored on sidings in or near Washington as other lines propose to do. The trains will be kept moving all the time, and having deposited contents in the centre of the city the) cars will be immediately run back, to be] again loaded with a part of the vast throng which will crowd into all the sta- | tions of the company. In this manner] the work will be done promptly and ef-] fectively, and the great number of trains will enable every one to reach the capi~| tal at a seasonable hour. i In case the hotels and lodging houses] of Washington should be unable to ac-| commodate the visitors, the Pennsyiva- nia Railroad Company will sell excarsion tickets from Washington to Baltimore Febroary 25th to March 4th good for re- turn trip until March 7th, at £1.20, The excursion rate fixed for this oo- casion is a single fare for the round trip, all stations on the Peonsy!vania Rail road system from February 25th to March 4th, valid for return trip until March 7th, Visitors who desire to extend their trip to Richmond ean also purchase ex- cursion tickets in Washington on March inclusive at $4.40 for the round trip, A» Tusseyville, We have enjoyed for once this inter good sleighing for the past week, and it appears everybody has made good use of it. The farmers are getting their wood hauled and see quite a number have been putting up ice—a good indication that there is going to be some ice cream the coming summer when the thermome- ter is ninety in the shade; don’t foreget your neighbors who have no ice houses. Mr. H. C. Robison, of Marblerock, Ia. has been through this part of the county. Mr. Bobison has been looking after the property his father left, and has leased their farm to Mr. Wm. C. Farner. Mrs. Livingston, of Huntingdon, has been visiting, tL e past week, at John Moyer's Our constable is the happiest man in the township. The mayor of P. C. city took to shoe making again. Some persons got notices from the White Caps. Walnut Grove. John H. Meyer expects to go to Laurel. ton on Friday where he will visit rela- tives and his chum, J.J. Showalter, Mrs John From and daughter, Lizzie, are suffering severely from sore throat; hope they will soon recover, Prof Wolf visited our school on day. C. C. Meyer went to Bellefonte on Monday evening. Chas. From spent last Sunday near Tosseyville. Yon are never at home Charley when some one wants to see you real bad. Fletcher Payne the huckster from Le- mont who passes through here weekly, is paying 21 cents for batter and 13 cents for eggs. Jas, Kimport sold a horse one day last week, to D.T. Weiland, of Linden Hall. Jake and Cal Meyer butchered a beef last week, which had seemed in a health. ful condition, was very fat, but after it was dressed the meat was found to be diseased and was not fit for use. No doubt if it bad beeu dressed in Chicago it would of been shipped to the east for No. 1 beef, Mon- MP AR SA Spring Mills, Mr, Henry Krumeine, Jr, son of Henry Rivarie Tol this place, who has for several years been living in Stephen Co , Ill. is home spending a few months with his father, Mr. Harry Long is spending a week at home. The musical convention was a ett: Mr. H. C. Robison, of Marblerock, Ia who is in Centre Co. settiing up the en tate of his father, late of Pine Grove Mills, took in the convention. W. A. Brown has on hand a full stock of organs, sheet music, songs, and brass instruments. EXTRA OFFER. Any one THE STRAIGHT DEMOCRACY 0. K { The boro election on Tuesday brought lout every vote, A “Citizens Ticket” was inominated on Friday, and on it were placed some good men stolen from the straight Democracy with the hope of some of the dirorganizers to create a split among the Democrats, Next morning {by grasshopper express it was sounded thro town that this ticket was gotten up “to lick the Reroxren.” What the great and good Reronree, always troe to the public interests, had done that the good men of theparty or of Centre Hall should want “lick” if, we did not know, and littl « did we care. But soon the names of most of these Democrats — M'Cormick, and later others —came in declaring they would have no place on any ticket but as regular Democrats and with clean hands. That's the good Democratic stuff! When the Democratic caucus was held on Saturday evening these npswerving Democrats were placed upon and went thro finely on Tuesday, while actual kicker element hardly got a smell, tho’ they tried the scheme of sneaking good names from on 10 ticket, ranks so oda ¢ ana CANE All rate ofCentre Hall who lend themselves to this game, In this “citizens” aflair there were one or two who favored it with motives other than those of the kicker. Our estimable friend, Gerry VanPelt, seem«d to field marshal while the{Wonderfal Coun - yw the honorto the Demo ve the Cheir number is an actos] (4) four. Even some of the Republicans thooght themselves too good to favor the coalition. goeth, -——— —"Trusses and shoulder braces, popu- lar makes and designs, at Morray’s Drug store. —Fauble keeps the finest stock of ready made clothing iu the connty and cannot be undersold by any competitor. Mr. John Miller, son of Rev. Mil. ler dec’d is in town on a visit, he informs ius the family will occupy their Centre {Hall howe in the spring again. wee B dollar saved is a dollar earned, {which canbe done by buying clothes from ithe Rochester Clothing House, Belle- fonte. | Powers’ immense stock of boots {and shoes and low prices is what makes ! Jelle- |hings lively at their store at jont | Novels by Scott, Goldsmith, Verne, | Haggard, Duchess, Dora Thorpe, Hugh {Conway etc, on sale at Murrayse Drug store, | ~—Iewinse employes none {best workmen in his tailoring establish- iment at Bellefonte, and bas the finest [omer in the s'ate in his employ. {| David Kleckner, died in Mifflin- {barg on Saturday, Feb 16, 1880, aged =A years, 6 months and 16 days. He was {the father of Mrs. Jas. A. Keller of this {piace ~1f you wish to be well dressed, get iyour ciothing made by Fleming, the | fashionable tailor, Bellefonte, who has a jcomplete line of goods, and at cheapest prices, but the s ialest —Feq. Rishel, of Gregg, was re-elec {ted justice on Tuesday for the 3rd time, Proof that he makes a satisfactory juss itice, Same can be said as to J. C, Boal, i re-elected on Tuesday, in our boro. { ~The Boston Transcript says: It is ia noteworthy circumstance that, while i the female population of Boston is much {greater thay the male population, the {statistics of marriage show that exactly ae many women as men-—to-wit, 5,46] { were married in the city last year! | We believe that a similar avoounce- ‘mentcan as truthfully be made as ree gards Centre couoty, namely, that as many women are married here as men. ~—FEaster Sunday will occar on the 21st of April this year which has bap~ pened but once before during the present century and will not occur again during this century. Also during the centary it bas occurred or will occur on every {day between March 22d and April 25th {except March 24th, which bas not been, {io the century. March has had or will {have Easter Sunday twenty-three times while April will bave it seventy-seven times, wee Powers’ shoe store is having a big rush for boots and shoes at this season, and as usual are well prepared to meet it, They have an immense stock of new ds which embraces everything in the Boo foot wear. Lumbermen’s gums boots, and all kinds of boots for team- sters, and workmen, at lower prices than ever. ladies’ and gents’ dress shoes and in fact anything you want to see in the line of boots and shoes at low at prices, at Powers’ shoe store, Belle ontle, - EETING OF POTTER TWP. AUDIT.~ The board of Auditors of Potter Twp, will meet at Old Fort, Monday, M , BL 8 o'clock a. m,, 0 sudit and settle sopunts of Overseers of Poor and Road Supery Ofoers inne A > hy ' nies Ler s ha 10 transact before the Poard, are cordially Invited W. A. Kerr J. 3. Aroey > Auditors, Bpangler 211-1880, Ww, ! EL OUsE AND LOT FOR BALE ~THE UN. dersigned will offer at public sale Saturday, March 16k a8 1 o'clock, a house and ist in the yfliage of Tusser vile, Centre Co. I. Solitaining x erooted IJ TICE NOTICE that I have this hie sale as the property of