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SHUGKKT & FORNTKR, Editor*.
VOL. I.
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T.rmi ILAOpsr Annum, in Advaact.
S. T. AHUOERT and R. H. FORSTER. Editor..
Thursday Morning, February 20, 1879.
DOM PEDKO has contributed a
stone to the Washington Monument,
weighing eight tons.
WILL the members of the Pennsyl
vania legislature please take notice?
Recently, at the funeral of u member
of the Wisconsin legislature, the offi
ciating clergymen improved the occa
sion by preaching an eloquent and
impressive temperance sermon. The
dead man bad reached his end of life
through over-indulgence in whiskey.
IT IS proposed to celebrate in New-
York by an international exhibition
the centennial anniversary of the In
auguration of Washington as the first
President of the United States. A
preliminary meeting is to be called by
the prominent meu of New York uud
elsewhere, to meet on the 30th of
April next, the ninetieth anniversary
of the Inauguration, to give definite
shape to the proposition, and unite
the co-operation of the scverul States
to make it a grand success.
A SLY old villain by the name of
Fox was tried in Philadelphia, l:w>t
week, for maintaining a nuisance in
the shape of a variety show on Sun
day. The evidence was conclusive
that it was a nuisance to the best of
people, yet twelve men, who have no
more wit than so many empty barrels,
returned a verdict that Fox was not
guilty, and so he was discharged.
That "green country towu," called
Philadelphia, is fast trying to rival
Chicago in "ways that are dark and '
tricks that are vain."
THE people of North Carolitia do
not seem to take kindly to lawyers for
law-makers. There are not enough of
them in the lower bouse of the legisla
ture of that State to make a Judiciary
committee. If it is absolutely neces
sary to fill this committee with lawyers
a few of that profession might be
H| tared to our sister .State from the
lower branch of our own legislature.
We believe this might be done with
out drawing very largely upon the
ability of the body or in the least en
dangering its prospective usefulness.
AFTER the Chinese restriction bill ,
was disposed of in the United States
Senate, the Republican order of busi
ness programme, in charge of Seuator
Edmonds, was defeated by the votes
of the five Republican senators from
the Pacific slope. These senators
stood by Senator Bayard on his mo"
tion to take up the Internal Revenue
bill, aud iu their vote* the New York
Tribune discovers an "unholy alii- !
ance" between the low tax and the
anti-Chinese men. Of cours the Tri
bune is horrified. It could not be
otherwise with an organ of Jay Gould
IT appears that the reports, so eager
ly repeated by republican newspapers,
of the existence of a serious personal
estrangement between Senators Thur
man and Bayard, growing out of a
difference of opinion on the subjects
considered in the late democratic
caucuses at Washington, are without
the least foundation. There has not
been the slightest interruption in their
friendly relations, and the only differ
ence between them is one of methods
and not of objects. Both are opposed
to an extra session, and they are alike
earnest in desiring the repeal of the
test oath and the iniquitous radical
election laws. Mr. Thurtnan thinks
an effort should be made to secure the
repeal or modification of these laws
before the adjournment, while Mr.
Bayard does not believe that it is ad
visable to attempt this through legis
lation upon the appropriation bills,
and upon this divergence of views al!
the stories of bad feeling between them
have been fabricated.
"iql'Al. ANI> AX ACT JI'STICA TO ALL MAN, Or WIIATAVKH AT AT A OR I'ARML'ASION, RALIOIOCS OH POLITIC* 1.. "-JHlmon
A REPUBLICAN newspaper, with
more impudence than brains, says
•' the testimony of Smith M. Weed
and Nephew I'clton show conclusively
that Tilden attempted to buy the
Southern electors." The testimony
of these witnesses show nothing of the
kind, but the reverse —one thing, how
ever, has been conclusively established
not only by the testimony of the wit
nesses above referred to but by many
others, that the Republican Returning
Boards of the South, did put up the
Electoral vote for sale, and that Mr.
Tilden and the Democrats did not buy.
It is also a well established fact
that Republican mauagers did buy,
and by nn Electoral Commission,
formed ostensibly for the purpose of
examining nnd deciding as to the
fraudulent electoral votes claimed
under the sale, refused to go back of
the returns to investigate their valid
ity, and by a vote of 8 to 7 seated Mr.
Hayes in the office to which Mr. Til
den was elected not only by the votes
of the South, but by more than a
quarter million of the votes of
the country. It is also established
that the managing Republicans who
perpetrated this crime against the
people ami the President of their
choice,from Mr. Everts, Mr. Stoughton,
Mr. Sherman, to J. Madison Wells
and a long list of rogues who partici
pated in the fraud, have been reward
ed and appointed to Federal offices
by Mr. Hayes.
And yet in the face of these fads,
and to them the still more important
one, that they have their man Hayes
seated in the Presidential office, and
are in possession of all the Federal offi
ces, the Republicans are not happy—
the malice of the" Republican press is
not satisfied, but continue to pursue
Mr. Tilden with their calumnies. Mr.
Tilden appeared voluntarily before the
committee to vindicate his character,
nnd testified in a mauner and with an
earnestness of truth, that ought at
least to give him immunity from fur-
I ther malice. His testimony is given
;in another column of this paper. It
|is certainly as explicit, broad and
I comprehensive as his enemies could
i demand.
THE preacher* of New York have
organized a crusade agmiiLt the Onei
da communists, with a determination
of braking up their society or forcing
them to leave the Rate. The religious
theories and social practice* of these
peculiar people are regarded a* im
moral and as dangerous to the moral
and social well being of their sur
rounding neighbors. Heretofore all
effort* at interference with the com
munity have been unsueccasful. They
have not been known a* violators of
the laws of the Bute, and have there
fore been able to maintain themselves
in defiance of a strong popular feeling
against them. A number of eminent
divine* are at the head of the present
movement, and at a meeting lately held
to jierfect their plan of operation* ar
dent hopes were expremcd of ultimate
success in their undertaking.
IT may be said that the city of
Boston and the State of Georgia are
both in an exceedingly happy finan
cial condition. Their credit is a*
good a* that of the United States, for
both fiud it as easy to float four per
cent, bonds at par, while the treasury
of Georgia is no flush that the oh.
ligations of tbe State are being paid
before they fall due. Both are like
wine under Democratic rule, hut with
these result* (he usual cry of Demo
cratic corruption and extravagance is
not heard in either.
Cram. Seward who ha* been under
investigation by a committee in Con
grew for crookedness in his accounts,
as consul to China, refused on Monday
to produce his books. The charges
against him are very damagiug, and
his defiance of the committee in de
clining to present his accounts, does
not speak very favorably of his inno
cence.
-Wfe- •
BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1870.
The County Statement.
Some of the newspapers of the
county which refused to publish the
annual statement of the county finan
ces, hnvc been insinuating that the
Commissioners refused to let thein j
publish the statement because they
(the Commissioners) were afraid to
let the people know what become of
the public money. This is both gra- !
tuitous nnd unjust. Every newspaper
iu the county was asked to publish it,
and promised the same price for its
publication, to wit, fifty dollars.
W'hv pretended Democratic newspa
pers should charge Commissioners
Dunkle aud Swab with being afraid
to let the tax-payers know what had
become of the taxes collected iu I*7B,
when they had not expeuded one dol
lar which entered into the annual state
ment, we cannot understand. Whether
the old board of Commissioners hud
been economical or extravagant, they
at least, were in no way responsible
for it. If any of the public funds
had bceu misapplied, they were not to
blame for it. They could have no possi
ble motive for keeping the people in ig
norance of the actual condition of the
county finances. They have just en
tered u | *oii the responsible fluty of
managing the county finances for three
yean to come, and if the present con
dition of the Treasury is bad, it
would be to their interest to make that
fact known ns soon as ponsiblc, so that
the responsibility for it might lie
placed in the public estimate where
it properly belonged, to wit, upon
those who heretofore were iu office.
These new Commissioners, cridcnlv
intend to cut down the expense* of
the county to the lowest practical
point. In this they are right. The
most rigid economy is demanded, ow
i ing to the condition of our people.
- They were sutidicd that extravagant
; prices had been paid for public print
-1 ing. This they were resolved to stop
j They fixed the price they would pay
1 for printing the annual statement at
i fifty dollars. This we admit was very
I low, iu fact we think too low. If it
was an error it was one iu the right
direction. This statement of the re
ceipt* and expenditure* of the county
i* one in which even- tax-payer is di- j
rectly interested, and every newspaper
should have published it, for the sake
of it* readers, even if nothing was
paid for its insertion. It was not a
mere advertisement for the sole bene
fit of the advertiser, but important
information for the public. We be
lieve printers should lie fairly com- ■
penwted for their labor, but we will i
never enter into a combination to run
up the price of public printing above
what it can fairly lie douc for. We
congratulate the tax-payers of the
county in general, and the Democrat*
in particular, upon having, for three
year* to come, an honest and economi
cal board of C ounty Commissioners,
who will not pay extravagant prices
for public printing, or for anything else.
Below we give the resolution of the
iioard of County Commissioners, un
der which we published the annual
statement, and under which the other
newspapers might have published it,
hail managers their seen proper.
CoMMtsstoHAßs' Orrtca, \
Jan. 81, 187. (
On motion, it WM resolved, that fifty
dollars be paid to each newspaper in Cen
tre county for publishing tbe Auditors' re
port for 1878 and financial exhibit as mada
by the Auditors' clerk, four weeks insuc
cesaion.
IN the executive sewion of the Sen
j ate, on Monday last, the nominations
of ex-Governor Hartranft for post
master at Philadelphia, and A. lAlW
den Bowden for superintendent of
mint*, were confirmed. The nomina
tion of ex-Governor Pollock for naval
j officer at Philadelphia, sent to the Scn
; ate at the same time, appears from
some cause to be in suspense. Pro
bably the young Senator. I Xmald, doe*
not fancy tH removal of his tried and
true henchman, Hie*land, who now
| fill* the position.
A I'olllirul Persecution.
In this hour of fancied security for
the rights and immunities of Ameri
can citizenship, a strange nnd almost
incredible story of jsditicul persecu-1
tion comes to us from New Orleans.
It is a story of outrage so flagrant and
mulicious that every lover of liberty
and just government should cry out
against it in tones of indignant pro
test. For the details of this plot
agaiust the lilarties of decent citizens,
we refer our readers to a dispatch in
our news columns, from which they
will learn how a grand jury of the
United States court, for the district of
Louisiana, has been packed with offi
cials for the purpose of finding bills of
indictment against citizens of tliut
State for offences indictable under the
federal election law*. Already nearly
one hundred indictment* have been
presented against leading and intlueu
■ tial jiorsons who happen to believe
, that the sum total of political virtue
j is not to be found itt the radical party,
and who, for reason* no doubt entirely
1 satisfactory to themselves, choose to
I lie active Democrats. The evidence
\ upon which these hills are found is
furnished by ignorant negroes brought
j for the purpose from the cane and eot
j ton fields of the interior. After being
I properly drilled and instructed, these
]*Hjr creatures are ready to play the
part required of them, and they swear
to auy imaginary story of bull dozing
and iutimidation that di-xigning politi
cal knaves put into their mouths. The
harrowing tales repeated by Eliza
I I'inkston under the careful tuition of
John Sherman are a complete illus-
tration of what can be accomplished
bv that kind of training, and that it is
agaiu resorted to, is conclusive of the
fact that it* utility is duly appreciated
in the outrage* now under wny. The
|etit jury to try these caw* will lie
packed just as the grand jury has been;
ami with dependent office holders in
the jury box to convict upon evidence,
manufactured to suit each particular
case, what a bald, disgraceful travesty
upon justice, and upon the right of
trial by an impatlial jury will the
prosecutiou* of these citizens of
Louisiana present for the contempla
tion of a liberty loving people! If
such wrongs can lie perpetrated
in New Orleans, why can they not be
perpetrated in any other part
of the country? and what he
come* of the freedom of the citizen ?
We boost of it. Is it a real, substan
tial, valuable thing that never fails us ?
or is our proud boast to be regarded
merely "as a sounding brass or a tink
ling cymbal f" The congress of the
United .Rate* is still in seasion, and if
democratic senators and representa
tives do not endeavor by every means
in their power to check these unjustifi
able and flagitious assaults upon guar
anteed rights and liberties they will
fail in nn imperative duty they owe to
the people. The blind goddess with
evenly balanced scales is yet supposed
to preside over our court* of justice.
Permit her to command our respect a
little while longer.
Is the Congressional contort now
going on in thin district, the evidence
on behalf of Gov. Curt in closed on
Monday, the 17th inst., the forty days
allowed him hy the act of Congress
having expired on that date. Gov.
Curtiu'* friends and counsel have sed
uously declined discussing the merits
of their case through the public prints.
They neither hare in the past nor will
in the future indulge in any efforts to
foreatal public opinion either at home
or abroad. In the first place, they
are inclined to think their case too
strong to demand any kind of bolster
ing, and on the other hand they think
that as all the evidence adduced, is to
be laid before a committee of Congress,
that all discussion should be properly
coufincd to the committee room. 80
far as we are informed everything con
nected with the conduct of the case
has been done decently and in order.
Witnesses have bceu promptly and
lilierully paid, and when detained late
in the afternoon have been allowed an
extra duy's pay. All person* sum
moned on behalf of Mr. Yocuin are
entitled to five days' notice, one day's
witness fee and mileage iu advance,
otherwise they need not attend the
sub|*>cnn. Mr. Yocum has the same
length of time a that consumed by
the contestant. On the expiration
of his forty days Gov. Curtiu has an
additional teu duys for the puqiosc of'
rebuttal.
Tilt; bill to restrict Chinese immi
gration passed the Senate of the
United State* on Saturday last by a
vote of 39 yeas to 27 nays. This re
sult was reached after a long discus
sion, and after numerous amendment*
proposed by the opfioncnt* of the
measure had been voted clown. The
hill goc* back to the House* for con
currence in a slight amendment ad
mitting Chinese youths who desire to
lx* educated in American schools, and
come with a certificate from their
government showing that such is their
purpose. Under this act, should it
become a law ns it undoubtedly will
unless Mr. Hayes interposes a veto, a
ship captain is prohibited from taking
aboard his vessel in any port within
the Chinese empire more than fifteen
Chinese jawaenpTs with intent to bring
them to the 1 "nited States. For a
violation of this provision of the act
|K'iialti<* of fine and imprisonment arc
provided, and the fiuc is made a lien
upon the vessel which may be libelled
for it* collection in any port where
the vessel rnav arrive. From the
White House, however, there come
rumors of a veto. Mr. Hayes con
oedc* that Chinese immigration should
be reduced by some means, but is said
not to favor shutting the doors by ar
! bitrarr legislation upon those who
! choose to come to us under our present
treaty stipulation* with the Chinese
government. From the Pacific Rates
. come the loudest complaint* against
these jieople. They are there in al
most countless hordes, and undoubted-
I)y there must be much truth in the
assertion* of the pernicious influences
that flow from their presence. It has
l>een mainly through the influence and
exertion of the representatives of the
State* thus afflicted that this act ha*
passed both branches of Congress.
They hope that its enforcement will in
a measure mitigate the evils of which
they complain, but whether it would
not lie better policy and more in ac
! cordanee with good faith to first secure
a modification of the treaty with
China still remains a question.
THE emphatic and unequivocal de
nial by Mr. Tilden that he was connec
ted with any design, or that he ever en
tertained a purpose to buy a certificate
of any member of any of the return,
ing boards, or that he had the slighwt
knowledge of, or complicity with the
cipher telegrams cannot he over
thrown. He i* fully corroborated at
every poiut by every witnen* that has
appeared before the committee both
hefore and since he gave his testimony.
The Republicans of the committee,
however, still manifest an ugly spirit
towards him. Failing in their effort*
to prove anything again*t him, they
strive to damage him by in*inuation
and inuendo. It ia the disposition of
mean nature* to injure tho*e they have
wronged. But in this instance the
wronged individual can stand the in
jury-
THE Washington newspaper come
pondeuta are telling stories of the
business of office brokerage in that
fitj, which indicate trade in that line
is as active at this time as it was be
fore the present administration started
out on its grand principle of civil ser
vice reform. Advertisements offering
from 1100 to 1200 for positions in the
departments are to be seen daily in
any of the local papers. The admin
istration must be a fraud in more
things than one.
TERMS: S!JiO per Annum, In Advance.
The Kir ft lon*.
The following i* the rmull of Tucaday't
election in tbc different ward* of thia U/r
-ough :
WBT WAHD.
Purges* —l). j|. lifting*, K., 63 ; Geo.
H. Weaver, I)., 67.
Assistant Purges*—A. S. Grow, R., 67j
J. Howard Lingle, D.,54.
Constable— Isaac Law, R., 81; J arm-a
Kurejr, D..2W.
Assessor —Steel Hunter, R., 62; Samuel
Foter, H.,83; Oo. W. 'l ate, 0,, 26.
Treasurer —Jaine. Harri*, It., 65; John
Boffer, P., 66.
Oterseers— lino. A. Bavard, R.,65; Wil
bur TwiUnire, K., 60; Jw. Schneil, P,
62 ; Robert MeKnight, G-D., 62.
//w/6 Constable —John Tbomaa, R , 46;
Henry William*, D., 20; Jarne* Rider,
G., 46.
Auditor —A. J. Cook, R., 50; W. P.
Rebr, D., 32; Harvey Benner, G., 28.
J wipe o/ Election —Simeon Haunt, K.,
60; Harry Koontx, , 60.
Inspector —J 1. Gei*ingcr, 8., 60; R.
J. Uoak, !>-(., 49.
Council—P Hartley, R., 66; Jonathan
Hnrjier, P., 66.
Srh'jot Director —S. I). Gray, R., 68 ; W.
A. Morriuon, D., 41.
Itigistratom Assessor —Wm. Long, K.,
51 ; S. A. McQuiotion, D., 69.
X OUT II WAKU.
Purges*—P H Haeting-, R., 170; Geo.
H Weaver, U , 92.
A*').tonr Purge *—A. S. Grow, R., IfiC;
J. Howard Lingie, H., 100.
Constable — l MUM: Lone, R. 211; Jatne*
Kurey, 1)., 61.
Aueaaor—Steel Hunter, R., 160; Sarn'l
Ko-ter, P. , 66 ; Geo. W. Tate, G , 82
JYeasurcr— JaincA Harru, R., 189 ; Jn<
Holler, P., 76.
(Jeer seers —Geo. Bayard, R-, 162; W. T.
Twitmire, R., 186: Joseph Schneil, P.,
128; Robert McKmght, G-D., 99.
7/tyA Constable —John Thomaa, R., 146;
Henry William*, I)., 62; Jatnoa Rider.
G., 65.
AwiiUtr —A. J. Cook, R , 161 ; W. F.
Rebsr, I)., 73 ; 11 arvey 11. Benner, G., 39.
Justice of the /'-— John I. Rankin. R ,
198: Jno. II Morriuon, I) , 68; S. Lyon, 2.
Judge of Election —Robert McFarlane,
R , 171 , I). W. Woodring, 1)., 75; P. U.
Hating, O , 16.
Inspector— Them. Gordon, R., 182 , R. M.
Magoe, D , 84
Council —F. W. C'rider. It., 158; D. Z.
Kline, 1)., 47 ; K. W. liaie, G., 61.
Srk,.,l Director —J no. P. liarri*, R., 169;
Morri* W. Cowdrick, D., 104.
Registration Assessor —Geo. Whipr>o, R.,
147; t'hae. H Heialer, P., 82; Jams* I.
Gordon, G., 34.
aocTH WARD."
Purges* —D. H. Hatting*, R., 102 ; Geo.
Weaver, D., 118.
A instant- HUT yen — A. S. Grow, R,, 84 ;
J. Howard Lingie, G-l>., 129.
Constable —lnaac Lo*e, R-U., 119 ; Jimnt
Fur'y, D., 96.
Juwwr—Steel Hunter, K., 5*6 ; Samuel
Foster, !>., R2; George W. Tate, G. 32.
Treasurer —Jatne* Harria, R., 91 : John
Hotfar, P., 124.
fJoer seers —George A. Bavard, R . 101;
Wilbur Twitmire, R., 71 ; Joseph Schneil,
I)., 140; Robert Mr Knight, G-IJ., 106.
U>gh Constable —John Thomas, R., 82;
Henry Wtlliam*, D., 82; J kmc* Rider, G..
48.
Auditor A J. Cook. R , 67; W. F. Re
ber. D., 97 ; Harvey Benner, Q., 49.
Judge of Election —John Bartruff, R.,
96 ; John McDermott, P., 88; Jno. lirach
bill, G., 29.
Inspector—U. H. Benner, R., 90; Rich
ard McAtferty, D.,99; H. U. Twitmire,
0., 26.
Council —ll. O. Hoffer, R., 114 ; Jatnei
Dolan, G-D., 99
SrAoot Director —George W. Rodger*.
R-G , 76; C M Bower, D., 140.
Registration Assessor— John C. Rote, R.,
41; Cha*. Brown, D., 74; Wm. D. Steele,
G., 48.
RgXXKR TOW JSSHir.
There wa* only one ticket voted in Ben
ner, a* follow*:
Justice o/ the Peace —Benjamin F. Hun
ter, 109.
Judge of Election—A mem Garbrick, 111.
Inspector —Joseph Thoma*, 102.
Assessor —K. Glenn, 118.
Supervisors— Jame* Henderaon, 114;
John H. Swart*, 68.
School Director*-—William Ishler, 53;
William Seareon, 114.
Orerseers —Emanuel Roan, 112; H. J.
Treaaler, 95.
Constable — David W. Roop, 85.
Auditor —Wm. 11. Cloae, 110.
Clerk —John P. Seiben, 111.
kTRIXO TOWXBHIP.
Justice of the Peace— Daniel Grove.
Judge of Klectum- John U. Bamhart.
Inspectors—J as. William*, Adam Hazel.
Assess,r —John R. Sheffler.
Supervisors —Henry Kolbrock, John Bib
Orerssers —William Bell, Edward da
rn an.
Constable —Nelson Lucas.
Auditor —Matthew Riddle.
Clerk —Jamea Sheridan.
IT ia rumored that Mr. Hayes has
offered the Berlin mission recently
vacated by tbc death of Bayard Tay
lor, to the Rev. Joseph P. Thompson
ex-pastor of the New York I'rwbyto
rian Tabernacle. It is not at all un
likely, a Mr. Hayes, does very queer
things in Tory exoentrie ways.
THE appropriation for the payment
of the arrears of pensions paw-ed the
lower house of Cbngreas on Monday.
The bill appropriates $27,000,000,
THE Potter committe i* still inquir
ing after the cryptograms, but the in
quiry has developed nothing new or
important.
NO. 8.