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CAPITOL GOSSIP GOVERNMENT IN A HOLE Both Senate and House Will do Towards Alding the Country in ¥Fi nancial Legisintion, Jan. 6, WASHINGTON, Cleveland is likely to get much k of Vene- zuelan Boundary Commission, which satisfaction out of the wor is being highly commended by every- body, than out of the result of the po- that Republican being | done by In stead of trying to help the National hole they have been put by the litical scheming is now senators, into which finances out of the rence adhe on the part of the administration to laws enacted by previous Republican Congresses, the Republican nators are spending all their time trying to put President Cleveland and Secretary regardless of is Carlisle into a hole, 1¢ COlLl- effect upon the business of ti government, trv or the finances of the This is playing with fire geance, but it is none There isn’t the t pre that the Senate will offer tl tration any President Cleveland could cons rhte FILES sli ybability irmini * ARIELLE” 0: financial legislation that 1Ssteniiy ending accept, and while pret g contrary Republican Senat i their intentions are, | ose! y delaying act ident Cleveland will be and issue more law. Then ti Cleveland had waited they legislated so ple’s sort fit Y, and And low nt dow! { thie Cou » LO admire an opel rg less (Cong un way Lo maintain the wouid do so by But he will not til he considers the been reached. Nothing more upon the floor of the than Lie time Secret ( ars charged Secretary “incompetent er Republ abuse of the Secre Senator Hill said: petent, the greatest public men that th 1 dishonest, $1 ohn G. Carlisle incompeten try has ever produced. John G. { lisle dishonest! And yet, in publie life and a poor man his is wi nr- thirty years today, I mbecile, living on salary. honest, we he the Senate,” pat Senator arlisle Senator Murphy. \ in the Federal ap- pointments in their own state. had been ignored he added that he was thankful the was broad minded enough to recog-| nize the unflagging patriotism and de- votion of country and his ability requirements of the Secretary Carlisle fo the ig the And | Senate in meetin occasions, he closed by tl that Secretary Carlisle was now seek- reminding ie ing to act while his erities stood pick- ing flaws on this thing apd that and | bickering in the face of an emergency. | Senator Hill made many new friends | by those few words. It a natural | American trait to admire manliness, | It is an unfortunate thing that many | of the bills introduced never get any | farther than being printed. For in-| stance, Representative Clark, of Iowa, | has introduced a bill which, if enacted | into a law, would in less than twenty- | four hours put a preinium on gold and | bring on a money panic. This bill | prohibits the further redemption of | in gold until the gold reserve exceeds $100,000,000, and also prohibits the re issue of greenbacks except in exchange | for gold. Hon. Bufus W, Peckham, of New York, made his debut today as a full! fledged Associate Justice of the U. 8. | Supreme Court. His coming out gown | was of heavy black silk, made In the regulation way, and he wore it just as though wearing gowns had always been an everyday affair with him, Justice Peckham is no stranger to his colleagues on the bench, who regard him as a decided acquisition, both on account of his great legal ability aad because of his sterling qualities as a man. It is difficult to see what excuse the Senate finance committee een offer for not reporting the bills which have | er, this week. | Gov. West got the pen with which | President Cleveland signed the procla- Utah ¢ and the Democrats will transaction—for the The two Bena | tors to be elected and the one member mation declaring | that is about all | of the anyway. A state, | get out | present, | of the House already in his seat, will [all be Republicans. | Ww ony County News Clipped and Condensed The ministers present at the funeral of the lamented J. B. Fisher, were Rev. John M. Evans and Rev. Z. A. Yearick. Michael Rishel’s adm’s sold to Wm. P. Rishel, a tract of land in Gregg tp “3 Luther Geisweit et ux Zerby, four tracts of land in Haines { twp., for $4350, : > i , of Jacob ankle, of Bellefonte, at nounees as a Democratic didate for the nomination of sherifl. Farmers' Institute at 1 next week, Jan. 16 ar Program a ori woul one: farmers and zens will find it profitable The musical convention held the Ia Wik time ago in itheran chure » } wis Fat ’ y . Rebersbury % fi SUCCess, were in the clas ceeded $200, Luther Ge sweetie, il Be fl ——— ife and Rervices of Gov, Curtin ww Gregg Curtin, his Life ax if a new!l the li HHIUSLTIONS S011 ® Big Timber Penns majestic pines, i have Hplaye d out’ forest, A few big trees stil field and West Branch of t the spring. Grampan, | 1 ves ii TO8 some will come down he Susquehanna riv- Rowles & Segar, k ti er in $ ast week made a sti measured 81 feet length, and in 28 by 28 inches square, containing 44 Att in diameter, i square feet, he butt it measured five feot and at of 81 feet from the butt it measured inches in diameter. - sss i ff HA A ———— tabbit Slaughter hunter bags ina day its When a Centre county half de thing to braz about, but here are some wen rabbits a big “returns'' Laat are eye openers: A farmer of New Brunswick, Ind, ran down and killed 114 rabbits in the snow one day last week. In three rabbit drives Idaho, bits have been killed. 25.000 and this season in (Cassia county, some S000 rab- Between 30,000 rabbits annual round-up at Lamar, Col., last week, LATE NEWS, The Republicans of the senate are in a hiteh on the tariff’ question, some pulling one way and some 'tother. The senate finance committee, Re- publican, has agreed to report a bill in favor of the free coinage of silver, while in the House the Republicans are the other way. Altoona had its biggest fire on last Sunday morning, in the burning of the Central Hotel and several business One life was lost and a num- Loss $150,000, Rumors of war between England and Germany on account of the Trans- vaal trouble are afloat, ber of persons injured. The Beranion Republicans have a split with two tickets in the fleld. The Ohio Republicans have settled upon Foreaker for senator to succeed Brice, Dem. LA A —t Wanted. 100,000 split oak, and hickory spokes wanted. Call or address, W. W. Boon. x Centre Hall, Pa. » THU REFUSED, ANEW TRIAL Judge Willlamson Says the Goodhart dict Must Stand, Judge Williamson, of Mifllin ty, has refused another trial in the fa- mous Goodhart Ver damage case against The was tried at Lewistown twice last year the Pennsylvania railroad, case ed in it, and Mr. Goodhart, who was damages of $31,000 and then $28,000, The railroad company asked for a new erdice it. trial on the Intter but Judge Williamson refused In his opinion the judge says: is a second trial and two juries in the that practica plainl the estimat- exercise of a duty Was y theirs arrived at Hy SAI e Of nianner f the ined of ing the ear: Wer 0 plaintiff cannot be ¢ by defendants as they called a life insurance agent SUD Ii ry made insidered x to have mad And the them, antl yicism. yet Englishmen wonder why whole world should hate why all the tions should rejoice is when they omfited. - » - The King of Porkers for our cot Guessing Matoh § he Reporter reported some big hogs intv. but we can’t touch bot- tom as against Berks and Lebanon, at least not until Dr. Lee's new breed of whoppers come to full growth, any- where from 1000 to 1400, pastime in Berks and Lebanon coun- ties. A porker was Killed at Schaef dressed, 824 pounds. People gathered for miles to witness the slaughter, over 100 wagon loads of people attending. One man walked miles from Stroudsburg. in the box, at 10 cents per guess, Four or five persons the exact weight, and all the pork was divided equally among them. Old People, seven guessed Old people who require medicine to regulate the bowels and Kidneys will find the true remedy in Electric Bit- ters, This medicine does not stimu- late and conteins no whiskey nor oth- or intoxicant, but acts as a tonic and alterative. It acts mildly on the stom- ach and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby aid- functions. Electric Bitters is an ex- cellent appetizer and aids digestion. Old people find it just exactly what they need. Prize fifty cents per bottle at J. D. Murray's Drug Store, AS RRA At Sheriff Sale Prices, All goods formerly in the Philadel phia Branch store, clothing to suit men atid boys of all ages and sizes, at sacrifice prices, a big supply and must be sold. Now for real bargains, : i JRSDAY, JAN % EARLY HISTORY | ANOTHER CHAPTER FROM LINN'S HISTORY. | Severnl Families of Early Settlers Massa Thrilling Ad- ventures in Potter Township. cred by the Indians, resided where Lewistown now stands, this by | Robert Moore an express, a letter from writes: 1 moment received Capt. Bell, stationed at Bald which informs me t Vaugh, one of his company, was killed on the nt the on Bald Eagle hat Simon Davis, Moore of Moore came i 8th inst. house of Jonas Creek. Robert inform As he the house of Jacob Stanford to feed his he Ho one about the was sent of express Lo me what had happened, through Penn's valley stopped at horse, where found Stanford killed, and seeing house he rode off, daughter were his son, a lad of ten or and § 11 i Ould that the LImissing, frontiers within th township, ory » ford The writer at Mr Moore's orses hi Mountai them, and en ti I among the Seven n y Jatter went in search of discovered the body of an Indian, w ith rifle and accoutrements, by a large | iis y s x 2 { ine log mves, ina stale Of ation: that after Was ad Mr. dian chief ealled Capt. Hunt, who 3 STEREO TVE peace st Moore inguired of ore with the party, who told him that aft Stanford determined | family er the murder of the they held a council and upon an attack upon the inhabitants of Kishacoquillas valley, and had ar where Will- iam Thompson once lived, in the east or = | rived at the gorge west of end of the valley, near where the old [Lewistown road entered; that accident ally the gun of one of their chiefs ex- ploded, killing the owner. This deemed an ill omen, a council was call- ed, and the expedition abandoned, end their alarm that, after | govering the chief hastily with leaves, | they retired. Col. Hunter, in a letter dated at Fort | Augusta, May 14th, says an express | has come in from Penn's valley, in- { forming me that the Indians had kill- led and scalped Jacob Stanford, his | wife, and two children, being all that | was of the family. Immediately after receiving the news I ordered the sev- enth class of Col. John Kelly's battal- jon to march into Penn's valley, where the sixth elass of that battalion was before. Col. James Potter, who had obtain- ed leave of absence from the main ar my on account of the sickness of his wife, on the 0th of January, intending to return in the latter part of April, on account of the troubles on the frontiers remained in Penn's valley. On the 17th of May ho writes from the “Up- per Fort, Penn's valley: Our savage enemy continue to murder, scalp, and capture. If there is not something done the country will be entirely giv- en up to the savages. We have two forts in this valley, and are determin- od to stand as long as we are support. ed. The bearer, Maj. Miles, goes to apply for men to relieve Capt. Beli ete. Ou the 31st of May, it appears by Col. Hunter's letter that all the inhsb- tants of Penn's valiey were gathered at one place in Potter township, and a was #0 great was I { | {June 896. 17th Gen. Potter writes that { Capt. Pealer’s men in Nittany valley | had discovered the tracks of about 30 { Indians leading down Logan's Gap, and a woman and children { missing at the head of Kishacoquillas two were { valley, and one man wounded. The great runaway of July 7, 1778 and contemporary documents, such as f winter ol 1778; “One red Strea Steer, white belly, apprised by us at pounds, ten shillings, aud one steer Strea, apprised at fifteen pounds. Both of these steers at James Potter's and apprised by us, “JouN “On the 12th head's regiment, Pitt f tL Of on its ordered to the il, Harts v's regin was { Maxwell's excit ow a hunter was traj and Index 1 week 51 i WH ted As Orsi « DO O64 2 i d can after week, wits tales of adventure, sketches of % 1 i 1 1 3 14} travels, timely editorials, healll $ LE cles, e without receiving welcom amusement and information, and feel- ing a wider ambit New The beautiful ion to and Companion fi four-page graphed in nine colors, ~~ - - Should Not Pay Costs, Jupae Bavidge, of tion with the verdict of a jury in a cri- declared the de fendant not guilty, but ordered that he pay a part of the costs. It surprise that the Judge should do this. The astonishing thing that such verdicts are not always and in all parts of the State denounced by the Judge and the newspapers until such results are made impossible, It would be dif- ficult to imagine anything more in- consistent or indecent than to compel a person to pay the costs of prosecu- ting him on charges of which he is proven to be innocent. graceful thing is done almost every day in Pennsylvania. minal acticn which is is Redaction Sale. Eclipsing our great Fire Sale of 1884, when we sold great quantities of goods in a short space of time. Stock is in much better condition—prices are low- er, values are greater. No reasonable man expects to buy All Wool Baits, and All Wool Overcoats for the prices quoted for Shoddy and Satinets. We expect to get your trade—when you are threugh being decoyed, and have your eyes opened. Clothing is our bus iness, MoxtaoMERY & Co. A —— LA UY SA Sheriff's Sale. Great bargains in all kinds of cloth- ing at the Philadelphia Branch, a full line of men and boys’ wear, at sherii sale sacrifice prices. Bargains that i | WEATHER PREDICTIONS, i ! | Pwo Full Moons in One Month Un. § common as Has Been Bupposed i | Not so | . ; p My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave to cross the continent from | the Sth to the 12th, and the next will the 14th, i reach the Pacific coast about | cross the west of Rockies country by | thie close of the 14th, great central val- { leys on the 15th to 17th, and the east ern states on the 15th. Accompany- ing this disturbance will be a large nd immedi- part of will amount of precipitation atelv foll t y ately following it coldest month. arm Wave ry about ihe at the in the AEER i a always lp Mp tl Two Lives Saved homas, of Junction her doctors she i that ther that ines © Was no Dr. y bottles of som plet her Florida dread- ely gaved it HOAs Eggers, 1548, a 11 Var fw y , suffered from a sumption, f Dr, New ry and in two weeks was cured. hankfal. It King's is i such » 18 naturaiiy 1 : ¢ . whic and Murray's. and coughs colds, J. D. 3 slap 3p Regular size at He, yy Are of Interest. Tie Farmers’ Institute to be held Rebersburg, Tuesday and Wednes- day of next week, deserves the attend- {ance of the people of that section of our county. The Institute will not be | a close corporation, but open and free {to all. Our farming interests tower i above all others, and are the back” -ne |of the country. The country mught | get along without some classes, but it { could not get along a single year with- out the farmer, en fp State News, Thomas Smith, a prominent lawyer {of Middleburg, died at his home in that place, on 30 Dee. There is some talk of running the telephone line thro from Miflinburg to Swengel, thence to Millmont, Hart- leton and Laurelton, which would be a great convenience to all that section, inom A Mo “01d, yet ever new, and simple and beautiful ever,” sings the poet; in words which might well apply to Ay- er's Sarsaparilla—the most efficient and scientific blood-purifier ever offer ed to suffering humanity. Nothing but superior merit keeps it so long at the front. at Clothing at Sacrifice Prices, A full supply of men’s and hiys' clo- thing at sacrifice prices, on account of sherifl’s sale, at the old Philadelphia Branch. Never a chance like it for bargains in or out of Bellefonte, like at the old Lewins stand,
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