2fljr tfrntre tlpinocrat. SHUGKRT k FOUNTKK. Editors. VOL. I. ®he titntxt fJmomtt* Terms #1.60 per Annum, tn Advance. e. T. SHUQERT is* R. H. FORtTER. Editor*. Thursday Morning, February 27, 1879. BY coucurreuee of the House in tl e Senate amendments, the anti-Chinese immigration bill has fiually passed, and now goes to Mr. Hayes for ap proval. It is believed that the Presi dent will either veto the bill or per mit it to fall without a formal veto. THE nomiuatiou of ex-Governor Pollock is still hanging in the Senate, waiting the pleasure of Senator Don Cameron. He will no doubt be con firmed, as no objection can be urged against bim, only that he is a chronic office hunter and supercedes oue of Don's henchmeu. ZACH. CHANDLER'S credentials were presented to the Senate on Saturday, and he wax sworn in as Senator from Michigan to fill the vacancy occasion ed by the resignation of Senator Christaincv. He occupies the same seat he did when in the Senate some years ago. THE regulations of the Post offi<*e department, heretofore requiring un paid letters to be retained in the post office, have beeu c hanged. Hereafter they will be forwarded to the pst mastcr, at the office to which they are directed, who will collect the amount due. A new stamp has beeu ordered for the purpose. IT is understood that Maj. Keno, of the Seventh cavalry, on trial by a court of inquiry for cowardice in the battle of Little Big Horu, which re sulted so disastrously in the massacre of Custer aud bis command, will ra port that the evidence adduced against bim will not sustain the charge with sufficient clearness to warrant a trial by court-marshal. THE LIE GIVEX. —The lie puenl between Senators Conkling ami Burn- Hide in the Senate of the United State* on Saturday last. Of course great excitement prevailed in that dignified body. Conkling paid Hurnxide did not tell the truth, and Burnside in pure Anglo-Saxon raid Conkling lied. No doubt both told the truth, for it is not to be supposed that either of them would lie on Washington's birth day. The recollection of that affecting story of the halchel, would restrain them, on that, if on no other day. GEKKRAL SHIELDS aildrrmcd A meeting of the National association of the Mexican war at Baltimore on the 22d of February. He spoke of the Mexican war, of which he said no faithful history had ever been written. | He declare*! it a campaign which the world had never equalled in success. The brave old veteran knew whereof he apoke, for he wa* a most active and gallant participant in that camfsiign. The association appointed a commit tee to visit Waahington, and pre# upon Congress their claim to be placed upon the Pension bill, justly believing, that they are as much en titled to this recognition of the government an those who nerved in other want. Tm annual report of the bureau of statistics of labor of Massachusetts, is published. Amongst the many sub jects discussed, the following facts in relation to liquor statistics are given. Under the prohibitory legislation of 1874, there were 28,944 arrest* for drunkenness, 23,981 convictions for drunkness, and 3,644 judgments on complaints for illegal sales in the Btate. Under the license law of 1877, there were only 20,657 arrests for drunken ness, 17,862 convictions, and 1,693 judgments for illegal sales. These statistics do not present a hopeful view of the radimi legislature on the sub ject of temperance —or perhaps, that the efforts made to obtain refoim are not as well directed as the might be, "K^rAl. AND KXACT iI'BTICS TO ALL MKN, Oir WIIATKVKK STATF. OR I'KIIM'AMION, KKLIOtOL* OK rol.lTK AL."-Jffl.m The Forty •Sixth Congress. The probability of an extra session of Congress recalls the speculation and conjecture that has IXH-II rife upon every hand, as to the numerical strength of the different jxditical par ties in the next House. Before the 1 people had rightly gathered themselves j up after the shock of the November battle, there was rather a confused idea abroad that there were enough, of what were by courtesy called Greenback members, elected to hold j the balunce of power, and, through a combination with the Republicans, coutrol the organization of the House. As soon as this rather hasty conclusion had been arrived at, the chiefs of the new purty swooped down upon the capital of the nation to look uj>on their possessions. Do Matyr hur riedly cut short the doxology and without tarrying long enough to an nounce the usual weekly prayer meet ing hied himself to the seat of gov ernment, the world, the flesh and the devil. Forgetting the circumscribed limits of his Indiana pulpit, his en raptured gaze fastened itself upon the luxurious chair dedicated for ull time to the comfort and convenience of the Speaker of the Representative branch , of the American I-cgisluture. De wees and Crandull, modest and uu unas.suming gentlemen as they an-, quietly took possession of all the ap proaches that led to the marble pal- 1 ace on the hill, which was to be their future resting place. A'arv was on hand because it was lively an op portunity would present itself for somebody to make a speech. Yocuui aired himself on Pennsylvania Avenue, and passed as "the man that beat Curtin." Altogether things wore a rtweal hue, and the future, from a Greenback standpoint, wat reSfiTenditft *" with the promise of official favor and rich in tempting emoluments. Just at this juncture, however, some fellow of a practical turn of mind suggested the propriety of inspecting the roll of returned members and ascertaining ex actly how many representatives of no body they had to go and come on. Imagine their dismay when it became evident that the Democrats had a clear majority over both Republicans and Nationals. Home figures will lie, hut these wouldn't, and these anxious statesmen awoke to the fact that they had come within a stone's throw of im proving upon the handiwork of na ture when she made fools of them. There is not a man in the country who can count his fingers and toes who does not know that there is a decided democratic majority in the lower branch of the Forty-sixth Congress. And yet respectable newspa|N-rs do not find it out of their way to occa sionally assure their readers that the political complexion of the next House is in doubt; that there is a talk of a fusion Is-twccn the Republicans and Nationals to elect the H|ieakcr, and that William I). Kelley is spoken of as the coming man, and more of I the same nonsense. The s|x>ctar|e of James A. Garfield, the embodiment of the Hhermau idea of finance in the House, rising in his place to vote for the veneral member of the 4th Penn sylvania district for Hpenker, would lie one the country would never for get. Visions of the Banking and Cur rency Committees and that of Ways j and Means in the hands of Mr. Kel- j I ley's friends, would prove too much | even for Garfield, and he would be re luctantly compelled to fall back on the Rebel Brigadiers and beseech them to protect the Treasury. It may as well be understood first as last, that tho Democrats will charge themselves with the delicate duty of electing the Hpcaker, notwithstanding the evident willingness of their opponent* to do it for tksm. Never before has their ex isted so many potential reasons for harmony of thought and unity of ae lion among the leaders of the Demo cratic party as confronts them now. The jarring elements must cease to BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 187i>. mukc war with one another. The dis- cord of contending factions ami tin struggles of individual ambition must be unheard as the iuqierious necessity of the hour asserts itself. The pres ent House has beeu fettered to a very great extent in its efforts to cut down the enormous expenses of the various departments, by the devotion of a Re publican Henato to the old-time pro digality which is a part of the policy of that party. With the Senate ami the House both in the hands of the party of the people, u new era of economy uml enlightened statesman- ship will dawn upon the country Gentlemen, to your |M>*tN. A DEAD JAW K PBOUAUI.K IS CON till EMS. —Senator Beck made a strong effort on Monday to get Ibe S'liatc to put back the army bill, which the committee struck out, prohibiting military interference at the polls. Every Democrat voted with him, but the Republicans voted solidly against him, uml hi* proposition failed bv oue vole. The nugget of the clause is OH follows: "No military or naval offi cers, or other person, engaged iu the civil, military or naval service of the United States shall order, firing, keep, or have under his authority or control any troojw or armed men at the place where any general or special election is held in auv Suite, unless it be ne cessary to rejiel the armed enemies of the United Slates." Senator Beck says the House Democrats will insist u|N>n the retention iu the bill of this clause, and u deadlock is ]M*<*iblc over it. GREENBACK NATIONALS IN COUN CIL —A meeting of the Greenbackcrs elected to the next Cougress and other gentlemen connected with the Green lack or National partv, was held in "Washington ihis w4l ' 'riie iTiijixt of the meeting, no doubt, was to ascertain their power, by fusion or otherwise, to control the organization of the House. The secretary of the " Honest Money League " has c hallenged Mr. Dewees, the head of the Greenback National Committee, or any gcutleroan he may name, to a public discussion of the fi nancial question. Whether the chal lenge has been accepted, has not yet transpired. Ijet our frieud Yocum try hi* hand. His loug experience and close connection with that party would afford great advantage in an intellectual tilt with the hard money ad rotates. Till: pRNStOM OFFICE. —The Sec retary of the Interior in a letter ad dressed to the Speaker of the House, urging attention to some recommenda tions of the Commissioner of Pensions to facilitate the transaetion of businere in that office, says, " that since the |ouwage of the late act, the calls on account of pension* h tve IK-CII more thnn ten times as numerous a* for a year previous, and averages not lea* than I4G per day, coming from all parts of the country. The same ten dency Is also evidenced by the great number of rejected claims, (mur* than 2,000) which have been railed up for examination, since the 24th of Jauu ary." THE Connecticut legislature pro poses to he somewhat severe ou tramps. A bill is now under consideration, which provides one, two and five years in the States prison as punishment for males over sixteen years of age fonnd roaming and heggiug, entering a dwelling or building a fire on the high way, or carrying weapons. It also offers five dollars a head for making arrests. If this bill becomes a law, Connecticut will not be a healthy lo cation for this branch of industry aud enterprise. THE WRSTKRHTTSIO!* TEI.KOHAPII MONOPOLY DOOMKII.— The Butler amendment to the appropriation bill has passed the Henate, and only needs the approval of the President to be come a law. It authorises railroad companies to operate their telegraph line* in the interest of the public. 'fit *%' THK WHITK HOUSE. —Over two thousand invitations for a reception at the White Hons*! on Tuesday last, were sent out by the President ami Mrs. Hayes. The recipients of these favors were the Justices of the Supreme Court, Army ami Navy officers, Sena tors and Representatives, Diplomatic corps, and other notables. Contrary to the usual custom of things, a sup per was spread in the dining room, supplied with the delieacies of the season and a plentiful supply of trims, which arc not now among the luxuries inhibited at the Presidential boards. A BIM. is in the hands of the judiciary committee general of the State Henato, having been recommitted on third read ing last week, which provides for the rc|nal of the law of last session in re gard to requsitionii. The existing law, which was brought forward by Senator Grady, provides for the return of fugi tives from justice from other States up on requisition, without other formality than the establishing of their identity, but it i objected to because it puts so many obstacle* in the way of such iden tification that it lias proved, in many instances, tnore favorable to the crimi nal* than to the public. There is, how ever, a pressure in behalf of the repeal bill from a most suspicious quarter, and it has become very plain to those about liarrisburg who keep an eye open that it is designed largely in the interest* of Senator John .f. Patterson, lately of South (arolina. but who desire* to set tle down in Pennsylvania when his term in the Senate expires, as it will on March 4. Naturally lie ex|K?cU to be pursued by the authorities of South Carolina, and naturally he is very an xiout that the great State of Pennsyl vania should throw ila protecting arms about him from the horrors of a South ern Mr. Patterson's brother, late Su|>erintcndenl of Public Ground* at llarruburg, it openly lob bying for the re|>eal bill, and he isn't any too particular in explaining his reasons for doing so. Perhaf* the legit lators may reflect that this State has no especial desire,to make itself an asylum for the criminals of the country—par ticularly as it generally raises enough right at house to supply Use demand, and what is needed is not facilities for the escape of a particular offender who cannot slip through the existing law as easily a* some less well known. The Legislature might profitably employ it self in stopping up the holes in the law as it now stands. For the real Massa chusetts offer* protective advantages to Patterson, and be will find other emi nent South Carolinians there.—/'AtWW phta Ttmrt. The Potter I ommlttee's Keport to (ongres*. mx aacvoxn ntricißNrr mix—a wo* axao aoutirrxn— mom-nr or TBB AXTI cmxxsc ATLL—THK I>K*O- CttTIC StTIOSU COWMITTtB. will* Hlftlrfftri PlfV4 TUB i-nrrxa ci'MNLRTCX'A airoar. WASH IXOTOX, February 24.—-At six o'clock the Potter committee went in to secret session, during which it was resolved to take no oral evidence ex cepting Woolley's and Solomen's if tbey can be brought here. To morrow the committee nil! hold a long secret see sion. at which certain ducumentary evidence will be produced and the que* lion of the committee's report upon the testimony collected will probably be discussed. The ducument will be short, and will simply allude to the salient |tointa of the testimony in order to sus tain the position which they will as sume, that the result of their labor* thoroughly sustains the claim that Til den carried the electorial rote of I outs iana anil Florida. Tbey will submit a resolution to this effect to the house to be put on its |>assge. The members of the committee last night admitted that no other results can attend their investigation, but they do not intend to attempt to re open the question of the title of Mr. Hayes, regarding that sub ject as having been finally disposed of by the hou*e at the last session. The committee also ex|>ect to be able to con clude their report regarding the cipher investigation and submit it to congress leforo adjournment. AN ANBNt>BNT TO TUB IBNCT fttU The deficiency appropriation bUI, M reporter! from the committee on appro priation* thi* morning to the senate, is amended by the addition of a large number ofiiem* mostly small in amount, but including the following of impor tance, vi*: 8250,000 to defray the ex penses of United States court* and alao, for jurors and wtnesaes, and expense* of auita in which the United State* are concerned, of protection* for offence* committer! against the United States, and for the safe keeping of prisoners and for defraying the expenses which hsve been and may be incurred in the enforcement of the act of February 28, 1871," (Theeo-cailed '■ Enforcement act" for the protection of the right of suffrage) * * * being a deficiency for the fis cal year ending June.*), 1870: |U8,407 for transportation of the mails by rail roads during 1878 and previous years— •n addition to $166,392 granted by the bouse to this bill for the same object i |83,3,i.i to pay the Pacific Mail steam •hip company for two round trip of ita China mail nervine under the contract of October, 1866. GENERAL NEWS. The Duke of Newcastle is dead. The Russian troops have evacuated Adrianople. Mr. Elizabeth Cady Htanton i edu cating a daughter to succeed her on the lecture platform. Mr. Wendell Phillip* has been im pelled by the illness of his wife to can cel his lecture engagement#. China has purchased cotton machin ery Hnd engaged spinners in Germany, intending to start in opposition to Eng land and Russia. Mrs. J. .1. Astor, in ten years, has se cured a home and the means of a liveli hood for about 1 .'SI homeless children at a oost of about SO7,(XX). Mrs. Sarah Josephs Hale, long the editor of the Lady's Book, and now in her ninety first year, ia in very feeble health t her residence in Philadelphia. The Brooklyn Police Commissioners have granted the application of the Irish societies to puiitde on St. Patrick's day. Ihe Mutual Alliance societies will not take part. It is rumored that Right Rev. Casper 11. Borgess, Catholic Bishop of Detroit, forwarded hi* resignation to the Pope about two weeks since. No reason lor tin* important step is assigned. Alfred Stanley Browning Tennyson is a very young gentleman who has just been christened in Westminster Abbey. He is the grandson of Tennyson and of Frederick Locker, and Dean Stanley and Rob't Browning are his godfathers. Governor McCreary of Kentucky, has received a telegram from Jackson, Breathitt county, Saturday, stating that Alfred Gauibrel was sentences! to im prisonment for life in the penitentiary for the murder of Judge Harnett in November last. Mis* Chloe Lankton, of New Hart ford ('on n., has ju-t completed the col lection of one million cancelled |>o*Lage stamps. Hhe began in October last, a gentleman in Philadelphia having offer ed her f2HO if she would get the stamps for him, the money to be used in get ting for her a life residence in a home for the trieridle**. 1 lie df"l body of an Indian wa* found on the ic near Sackett • Harbor, New York, Sunday morning. He KM l*t een alive al Hackett'i Harbor on Monday when be started for (ialoup ikland, about four mile* from that lilace. He l*ud that be came Irom Water town. When found bu coat wan ort and ■*—ptT whitky bottle km lying bv bin tide. i olonel .im I'. liarr. Mi lor of the Pituburg /W, WKA attacked by hem orrbage of tbe nose, Saturday afternoon, and remained in the office all night. the hemorrhage 'continuing until nine o'clock Sunday morning. At that hour it wa* stopped by means ola auoceaaful though aevrre surgical operation. I >oe time his life waa thought to be in dan ger. but Sunday afternoon he waa much better, and hit friends are hopeful of hit recovery. >n Sunday morning last, Pcale Jack son, a noted colored man. a resident of Sandusky street, Allegheny, died. For fifty year* he waa a recognised leader of the colored people of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, and his whole life was devot ee] to their educational and social ad vancement. For twenty-eight years past he had been a member of the Avery College Trustee Hoard, and was,at the time of his death, its Vice President. •n Saturday afternoon, near Koor, a village six miles west of Springfield, Ohio, a man named Henry Williams, his wife and little girl were drowned in Mail river. They were driving a frac tious young horse, and in fording the river the animal became restless and rushed into deep wafer, upsetting the spring wagon in which the family were seated. As none of tbem could swim and as the water waa very deep and cold, all were drowned. The bodies were recovered. A fearful explosion look place at Stockton, California, Saturday last. A crowd of more than two hundred people had assembler] to witness the trial of a new propeller pump, set in the Slough, and run by a threshing engine. The steam g*goe refuser] to work and after the engineer attempted to fire it and failed, he recklessly screwed down the safety valve and went on with his work. The explosion took place in a few mom enta. The engine was thrown a distance of 150 feet through the crowd present, killing sixteen and wounding twenty six persons, some of whom are not expected to survive. Many were blown a consider able distance and eeoaped uri injured. Ilishon Foley died e few minutes be fore 4 o'clock at Chicago, on the morn ing of the 19th. lie bad been prostra ted by a complication of disorders sine* Sunday, tha 9th Inst., and since then, although the physicians believed tbey could control hi* disease, be ha* at no time been out of danger. Soon after, midnight a singular change appeared, and it wa* immediately communicated to hi* physician*, who found that, weakened a* he wa* by dysentery of twenty four hours' duration, the deadly typhoid pneumonia would prove fatal. His mind was perfectly clear, and he prayed constantly while able to articu late. As hi* speech began to fail h* turned to l>r. McMullen and said : "I appoint you administrator $ I have tried to do my duty $ I bow to. the will of tha Almighty God." These were his last word*. Hi* lifs had been particularly active, and his tender heart and great administrative ability have secured him an affectionate remembrance in the minds of bis large (lock. The 6th of March, proximo, would have been hi* TKIt.MS: SI.MI |M-r Annum, In Advnnrn. S7th birthday. The funeral services were he|etno cralic National Committee as far as de termined : W. A. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, chairman; J. C. 8. Blackburn, of Ken tucky. vice chairman; 11. It Banning, of Ohio, secretary; James F. Farley, of California; W. ft. Harnura, of Connec ticut ; W. 1.. Grub, of 1 >elaware ; W. R. Morrison, of Illinois; Joseph K. Mc- Donald. of Indiana; It. F. Jonas, of IxMiisiana; J. B. Clarke, of Missouri; Augustus Schell, of New York ; M. C. Butler, of South Carolina; Kppa Hun ton, of Virginia; llenry G. I>avia, of , West Virginia. It is proposed to have a representative on the committee from Maine, Ma—a chussetts, Georgia, Wisconsin, New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland. Tax Cincinnati OmuwrreW publishes interviews with a large number of lead ing democrat* in Ohio and adjoining States regarding the relation of Tilden to bis party since the investigation of the cipher dispatches. The conversa tions reported show a decided prepon derance of opinion in favor of the renom ination of Tilden for the Presidency. Many express themselves in favor of Thurman, but pronounce Tilden their second choice, and admit that the claims of the latter upon his party will undoubtedly be sufficient to give him the nomination if he enters the field as a candidate. The hoo|ikirt, latge and spacious, is agsin coming, and as it is already bob bing around in Ben Francisco R will •weep this way ere many months. In that city the Queen Elisabeth style of padded hips are also in vogue and b growing in favor fast. The new hoop is ■aid to be such as was brought into fash ion yean ago by Eugenie, were worn with short dresses, and are now to he seen at all elegant evening parties where dancing forms a pert of tee foe* tltiuea. NO.