21)r (Centre life Democrat. SHIGKKT A FORSTER, Editors. VOI.. I. ©he Centre democrat. Trau tl.&O per Annum, la Advance. S. T. SHUQERT and R. H. FORSTER, Editor., Tharsday Morning, March 20, 1879. Gov. PouxK-k has again Wen ap pointed by Mr. Hayes naval officer, at the port of Philadelphia. His nomi nation will be Bent into the senate as soon as an organization is effected, and no doubt confirmed without delay. Gov. IIOYT is preparing for war, and has announced the appointment of his staff, numWring twenty-one vet erans. With this extensive surround ing and the eight thousand militia un der his command, our brave command er-in-chief must lie invincible. THE vote in caucus for the nomina tion of B|>cakcr, was, Ilandall 75, Blackburn 57, Cox 4, M'Mahon 3, Morrison 2—total 141. Mr. Ilan dall was therefore nominated on the first ballot—certainly a very high compliment, and one well earned and well deserved. THE attempt of Secretary Sherman to withhold the arrearages of pay from the soldiers entitled to receive it under pretense that it would interfere with resumption will not lie at all pop ular with that class of citizens. John wants the money to reward thieves, not soldiers. INGAUIJ*, the Senator from Kansas, seems to be getting into deep water. He is charged with attaiuing his elec tion to the Senate hy ffagraut bribery and corruption. A republican mem ber of the Kansas legislature swears he received a bribe of SI,OOO directly from Ingalls, and other representatives from Kansas in Washington make similar charges. CONGRESSMAN TOWNS END, of Ohio, speaking of a conversation he had with Mr. Hayes, says: "I am satbttcd that ho will veto any taw repealing any section referring to marshals of elections. He regards the puiity of elections as at tho foundation of tho Gov ernment, and will do all in hu power to protect it." And is it the fraudulent occupant of Tildon's office that now sets himself up as an instrument to protect the "purity of elections." This is indeed sublime impudence. IF the republicans arc serious in their attachment to the African as they pretend to be, why is it that we do not sec the name of Senator Bruce brought prominent to notice as among the distinguished public men of the party. He is the peer of any of them and certainly the superior of many claimiug recognition in the presiden tial race. He is at least, a gentlemen, and his nomination for Vice President would seem to be but an act of justice and a fitting testimony to the sincerity of republican profession. Hero is their opportunity. If they do not embrace it, it is their own fault, if not their misfortune. A HEWSFAFBR correspondent, says the Washington Pod , predicts that in the event of the republicans carrying the next Pennsylvania legislature, Mr. Wallace will be retires! and old Simon Cameron returned to the place be cur rendered out of his abundant regard for Don. That will be a spectacle, be thinks—father and son in the Senate at one time. It pains us to be instru mental in any way in repressing the enthusiasm of a Cameron roan, and yet our mission is to at all times main tain the veracity of history. The spectacle might be inspiring, but it certainly would not be unprecedented. In 1849, Henry Dodge, the father, represented the new state of Wiscon sin in the United States Semite, and A. C. Dodge, the son, the equally new state of lowa in the same body. They were sent there, too, not because they "owned" the territories in the Cameron sense, but because they were the fittest men to be found for the place. "XqUAL ANO KXACT JUSTICE TO ALU MICH, OF WIIATKVKH MTATK OR PKRHUAHION, HKLIQIOL'* OR POLITICAL. "-Jtffsrtun The $4,000,000 IHot Hill. [ Every one known that an effort i* being made to force a hill through our State Legislature, providing for the payment of the damages canned by the Pittsburgh rioters of 1877, out of the State treasury. These damages are estimated at four million dollars The immediate effect of the passage of this hill would lie to increase our State debt hy the umouut of these damages, as there is no money now iu the treasury to pay them. By an act passed May 81, 1841, the county of Philadelphia was mnde lia ble for all projerty destroyed or in jured hy rioters within its limits. By an act approved March 20, 18411, the provisions of this act were extended to the county of Allegheny. These acts remaiu unre|>ealcd upon the stat ute books of the .State. We do not now propose to discuss the justice or wisdom of these laws, nor contend thut they should be repealed or extended to the other counties of the IState. The principle underlying these stat utes is plnin and simple, viz: the peo ple of a county, if they elect pro|>er officers, and projwrly sup|K>rt them, cau at all times repress open lawless ness, and prevent any serious riot and deal ruction of property. If the |>eoplc fail in this duty they must pay the damages caused thereby. Whether Allegheny county is legal- I ly liable for all the damages caused j within her limit* by the riot* of July, 1877, is a question not for the lcgisla ! litre to determine, but for the courts- If the fact* and circuimtaucc* attend, ing these riot* nre such a* to relieve Allegheny county front the liability imposed by the act of March 20,1 H4i t this can lie fully established before a judicial tribunal. No additional leg islation is neceasary to settle that question finally. If it shall ultimate ly be determined that Allegheny coun ty is not liable, then the question would fairly arise, shall the .State as sume and |my these damages ? Those in favor of answering this question iu the affirmative, should lie ready to provide the ways and means of pay ing this large sum. Section 4, Art. 9, of our State Constitution provides: "No - ply deficiencies in revenue shall never exceed, in the aggregate at any one time, one million of dollars." The damage* resulting to person* hy the destruction of property during the riot* of 1877, cannot IKS classed in either of the above exceptions. "Casual deficiencies of revenues," "re pelling invasions," "suppressing insur rections," "defending the State in war," and "payment of existing debt," arc one and all entirely different from as suming the payment of damages done to the property of citizens hy rioter*. Suppressing an insurrection and pay ing the damages caused hy the insur gents, are two quite different things. The legislature is thus clearly pro hibited from adding the amount of the Pittsburgh riot damages to the debt of the State. If, however, it should be ultimately determined by the courts that Alle gheny county is liable to pay these damage* under the act of March 20, 1849, there i* another constitutional impediment in the way of the State relieving that county by assuming to pay these damage* out of the Btate treasury. Section 9, Article 9, of the new constitution provides: "The commonwealth (ball not uum the debt, or any part thereof, of any city, county, borough or town*hip, unlete luch debt (hall hare been contracted to enable the State to repel Inraeion, euppreM do medic ineurraction, defend itaelf in time of war, or to aaeiet the State in the die charge of anjfportlon of ite preeent in debtedneee." If Alleghany county ta liable to pay three damage*, the State ia plainly and positively prohibited from aaeuming BELLEFONTE, FA., THURSDAY, MARCH •.(), 187!). its liability. We arc aware that in an address to tho legislature sigued hy ex-Chief Justice Daniel Agnow, Geo, W. Biddlc, George Shiras, Jr., and Stephen 11. Geyer, tour very distin guished lawyers, tliis difficulty is at tempted to be overcome by the mere technical quibble that damages is not a debt until alter a final judgment. But the Supreme court has repeatedly decided that the words of the Consti tution are to lie given their popular and not a technical mcauiiig. When we s|>oak of u man's debts we mean his liabilities, whether they arc technical debts or claims for damages. When the Constitution prohibits the com monwealth assuming the "debt of any city, county, borough or township," it just as clearly prohibits the State as suming any liability of such city, coun ty, Is trough or towuship, whether such liability is iu the form of a technical debt, or an unliquidated claim for damages. Every member of the legislature has taken an oath "to support, obey and defend," the Constitution of the State, including the provisions of the IX Article; and we hardly think the people will excuse any one for violat ing that oath, on the flimsy plea that the word debt does not include dam ages. , R. W. Murkey. In the litigation growing out of the settlemeut of the estate of Robert W. Maekey, it ap)>car* that geutleinan iu his life time was connected with ex tensive and profitable gambling estab lishments in Philadelphia and I>ong Branch. In Philadelphia the firm was known as "The Pennsylvania Club." Its business was faro. It was under the management of a man uamcd Philip Daly, who also keeps a wine store in rear of the Continental. Mackey's executors brought suit against Daly for $15,000, who resists payment, stating that he has vouchers in his possession, showing that he had already |>aid Maekey over 840.18)0 as his share of the profit* uf tbe club. We all know that the late State Treasurer was an accomplished politi cal gambler, and not at all choice or sensitive as to the means he used to procure success for himself or hi* party. But it is quite a surprise to learn that the deceased politician was asmx-iated with institution* of the character of those referred to above SENATOR TIU RMAN, in commenting ou the law authorizing the appoint ment of U. 8. Deputy Marshnls to control the elections of the people, said, "Of the ten million dollars here tofore appropriated for the Attorney General's office, SIIO,OOO has been spent in New York, $50,000 in Penn sylvania, and SB,OOO iu New Jersey and $5,000 or SB,OOO in a single coun ty in Ohio, on account of which four teen or fifteen member* of Congress were elected. Over two hundred depu ty marshals were appointed in the city of Bt. Ixiui* alone, and the democratic majority in three districts wa* over come by these means—that the money of the people of the United .States was being expended by hundred* of thou sand* of dollar* to corrupt voter*." It i* time these obnoxious laws were expunged from the statute books ami the people of the state* left to manage tho election of their representative* without the interference of the official partisan rabble appointed annually to corrupt and control the Imllot. A democratic Congres* ha* now the power and it i to be hoped there will bo no failure to Rpply tho correction *u much needed, and *o imperatively demanded. IIENDRICK B. W BIGHT, of Pennsyl vania, wa* the Greenback candidate for Speaker, and was voted for by the following members: D La Matyr (lad.), Ford (Mo.), For ■ytha (III.), Gillette (la.), Jones (Texas), Kslly (Pa), Ladd (Ms.) Lowe (Ala), March (M*.), Russell (Mass.) Stevenson (111.), Wmver (It.) fad Yocum (Pa) Hamlull Elected Speaker. Hon. Kninucl J. Knndnll was re elected Hjieuker of the House of Re presentative* on Tuesday. The vote was as follows : Randall, (I).) lit] Garfleld, (R.) 125 Wright, (O.) 13. The Speaker, on taking the chair, addressed the House as follows : JlejTfsentativft; Hy your votes I am elected for a third time to the exalted office of sjM-nkrrof this house. For this evidence of your approval and confi dence I offer you my heartfelt thanks. The responsibilities ami duties ini|>os ed upon me are heavy uml difficult. With tho blessing of God 1 shall dis charge them wit bout personal bios or ignoble partisanship. Observing strict impartiality as to men, measures, par lies and sections, it will be to me un speakablo joy if 1 can help to bring about that substantial fraternal union which come* alone through wikdum, moderation and justice. This new congress meet* in its first session under the call of the President. Owing to irreconcilable difh-ience* upon vital issues important ami necessary ap propriation bills (ailed to pass at the previous session. Then the political sentiment of the two houses was antag onistic. It is now in complete accord. This house, fresh from the people, bring* with it their latest will. We are here for such legislation as their neces sities, welfare and honor demand. That will, as expressed hy the majority in CAIIU and decorous form, let us hope, will meet with universal acceptance. Moreover, the country CX|KCU of this congress that it will wisely and deliber ately legislate to remove the burden* that have 100 long weighed upon the patriotism ami prosperity ol the people, and with the fervent hoje that the •pint * well us the letter of the consti tution shall be the controlling influence in directing such legislation. Imi now prepared to take the oath of office. George M. Adains was then elected clerk; John G. Thompson, sergeant at-arui* ; ('has. W. Field, door keeper; Jas. M. Stewart, pcst-ma*t-r, and Rev. W. P. Harrison, chaplain. THE royal marriage, which came off at Wiudsor on Thursday between the Duke of Connauglu and the German I'rinccm, Iui*a Margaret, was iu all respect* what a royal marriage occur ring during the Lenten season should be. A lord primate and three bishops were considered necessary to tie the silken knot so that it should hold. The presents given hy the royal relations are surjiassed every day in merely money value, but they are priceless to the recipients iu tbeir antiquity or be cause they represent the product of the doner's good taste and industry. The Princess of Germany nttolod her love for true art by the presentation of a painting of her own execution. The Duke and Ihichcss of Mccklin- burg-St relit* gave—the former a clnret jug of fabulous value, and the latter a fish-slice and fork of silver, presuma bly antique. Queen Victoria gave her daughter the regulation jewelry. Un like most royal unions, this is said to be the result of a real love which the young couple entertain for each other. May they live long and prosper nnd unite wtill closer the countries they represent CONGRESSMAN WHITTAKER made the trip from Oregon to Washington in five day*, in time to jiartiripatc in the democratic caucus. The Cincinnati Kmparcr of a late date says: "We were yesterday permitted to inspect the working model of a machine which, we think, successfully solves the problem of aerial navigation. We are not permitted to describe the machine, as the inventor has not yet patented it, but we can aay that we saw it in opera ration, and. though it weighs but eight pounds, it raiser! a weight of twenty-one pounds three ounces, and kept it in the air for nearly half an hour and propelled it against the wind aa fast as a man could run. Unlike the generality of aerial machine*, this one does not de- Send upon any balloon or gas-bag for it* uoyant powers, and its propulsive ma chinery is operated by a new motor that is extremely light, reliable and powerful. SIXATO* F.DMCSDS baa confessed that the constitutionality of tbe Federal election law* hang* on so frail a sup port aa the single word "manner" in the clause of the Constitution relating to the election of Congressmen. The New York Wnrtd is led to infer that Mr. Evarta. "will undoubtedly hammer it Into the mind of tbe President that Alexander Hamilton and tbe framers of the Constitution never Intended, by the use of the word "manner" to authorise Davenport, with his supervisors and his deputy marshals and hi* iron ceges, to corns into the Klate of New York and overhaul every ballot east at any elec tion at which a member of Congress happens to be voted for." GENERAL NEWS. Ex- United States Senator George Gold thwaite, of Alabama, died suddenly on Sunday at Mongomcry. lid ward Lonergan was struck by a train at New Haven, Conn., on Satur day night, and instantly killed. President llnyes reviewed the St. Patrick's day parade at Washington. The snow storm marred the pleasure of the march. Madame St. flair, who attempted to walk quarter miles in as many quarter hour* at New Haven, Conn., withdrew early Sunday morning after completing 1,250 quarters. It is reported iu lioston that the Rev. Joseph T. Duryea, I). D., of Brooklyn, has accepted the call of the Central Congregational church,of that city, and will commence his pastorate in April. Governor I'rescott, of New Hamp shire, lot* ap|Ktinit-d Charles H. Hell, of Exeter, Senator for the extra session, to fill fhe vacancy occasioned by the expi ration of the term of Senator Wadleigh. Mr. Hell bus accepted. A Vicksburg (Miss.) despatch soys that the Murrell Convention at Delta ha* nominated ex Governor Pinchback and M. G. Ho he. Republicans, and H. K. Lucas, Democrat, a fusion ticket, U r the Constitutional Convention. A Portland (Oregon) dispatch says: "General Howard and General Terry have gone to Yakima City to see Chief Moses, arid also to investigate the situa tion ol lndion affairs. Should the civil authorities attempt to arrest Moses seri ous trouble will undoubtedly ensue. The Pittsburgh .Southern railroad was advertised for sale on Monday by tbe Sheriff, who has two executions, issued by J. H. Hopkins ami A. T. Sliultz. I be sale, however, was adjourned until April S, at the instance ol the execu tion creditors. Mr. Weaver, United States Consul at Antwerp, informs the Slate Department that the new post office building in Ant werp ba* been completed and occu pied. ibe noteworthy fact in connec tion therewith is the adaptation of Amer ican lock boxes, with tbe celebrated Yale lock*. The case of Mrs. Mary 8. Oliver j against Hon. Bimon Cameron, for breach of promise to marry, in winch damage* are laid ot $50,1X10, was on the calender lor trial Friday in the Circuit Court, at Wash log ton, but there t/cing several j esse# ahead of it, the case did not come ; to a hearing. General Grant left Bombay February 18. While there he was entertained royslly, aud *i escorted to the rail way station hy a guard of honor, lie arrived at Tatulpbur on the 20th, and left Allahabad on the 22d. He wa* ex peeled in Calcutta March 10. to go from thence to Madras and Ceylon. Hy the will of the late Deacon Asa < >tw. who died at Norwich, Conn., the American Board of foreign Missions is made residuary legatee. After bequests amounting to $75,000 are duqiosed of, the balance of ibo projierty, amount ing to over half a million dollars, will goto the Foreign Mission*. Two freight trains on the Northern Central railroad came in collision Mon day morning nesr New Cumberland. Both engine* wi re wrecked and thirty car- were throwft into the Susquehan na river. Charle* Delvancy, hieman. had b leg torn oil. One conductor was slightly injured. The Macclesfield (England) weaver* have accepted the ten |>er cent, reduc tion. A general strike of the Durham miner* i* expected. The masters of the Midland glas* trade have announced a reduction of fifteen per cent. The workmen will probably resist, and the Olaaamakers' Union throughout the Kingdom have promised to assist the sinker*. Count Von Eulenberg stated in the Reichstag Monday that Prince Hismarek snil even the Emperor had lately re ceived a good many letters threatening them with assassination. Infernal uis chine* had l-een actually discovered in Berlin nnd East Prussia, although it was said that the East Prussian machine wa* only constructed to secure to the inventor an informers' fee. Mrs. Sarah J. Colbert, while walking on the track with her husband and daughter, was struck by the Philadel phia express east at Braddock, Friday evening, and knocked twenty feet, kill ing ber instantly. She stepped out of the way of a freight train and got in front of Philadslpuia express, with the above result. At about 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon an unknown man,evidently intoxicated, daggered through tbe street* of Red Rock, Pa., carrying on bis shoulder* a bag containing eight quart cans of nitro glycerine. Fifteen minutes later the town was shaken and the inhabitant* terribly frightened by a terrific explo sion. Investigation revealed the tool the man had slipped down, causing the explosion, which scattered fragment* of his body in every direction. All that could be found of him would not fill a collar box. General Thomas W. Sherman, who it is mid obtained entrance at West Point bv the pluck he showed in walking to Washington and asking for it, died at Newport, K. 1., on Monday in hi* 64th year. He graduated high in his das* in 1836, and was assigned as Heoond Lieutenant to the Third or till err. He was made First Lieutenant iu 1*36, Ma jor and Lieutenant Colonel in 1861, Colonel in 1863, and Major General on tbe retired hat in 187a He woe con spicuous for oourage in the Mexican TERMS: sl/>0 |M*r Atiiium, in Arivniir**. war. and wan rewarded with the rank of Brevet. The terrible calamity at firegedin, Hungary, which our general newa hint ed at last week, became a reality, and baa resulted in the terrible destruction and suffering which was predicted. As warning had preceded the ful calamity, the drowned dird I.ynton, who wu a Muiv cluuvetu man. ia Judah P. Benjamin. He wan extradited from this country and established firmly in law practice in London. Ilia income—the interest of bis brain—is now *150,000 a year. He could be appointed to judgeship, but with his Israelite eye to buaineaa, declines the same because it pays but five thousand pound*. Benjamin' lives in splendid stylo in London and in Paris, and is exceedingly popular. He i* entirely a self made man. rising from an unknown office-boy in New Orleans to national d suction in thia country, and now to a world-wide reputation. Great excitement was caused in politi cal circles because Mayor Cooper of New York. Saturday sent a sharp letter to Po lice Commissioners Erhardt. Smith and Nicholas declaring that the discipline and efficiency of the polioe force have deteriorated, and that the Police Com missioners have not cau*ed the stations to be cleaned, and that the Commis sioners have allowed |>ersona] disaen •iona to preclude the proper exercise of their official duties. The Mayor noti fied the Commissioners that they must answer on Monday next, at noon, a to why they should not be removed from office, Comm'r Wheeler ia aick, but a simikr notice will be served on him. A Wallul* dispatch of Mondsv *ay§ j |' lovernor Kerry and General iloward will go down in the morning to I>ake*. where they will meet Chief Mote*, in company with Captain Winter*, from Simcoe Reservation. Hon* w* cap j lured a few day* ago and arretted by i the Sheriff. A bond waa given, and Mow i* now enroute to Vancouver, ) from where a Urt for Washington will be made. It i* thought by Genetml Iloward that Smoholla, the moat rcst- I le**, influential and dangemu* Indian on the coast, i* in company with Mom. General Howard and Governor Ferry both feel confident that thia action on , the part ot More* and other chief* vir j tually end* all proltsbilities of Indian ho*tilitie* the coming Hummer. Thia is the opinion of the general public. Right Her. Bishop Gilmour ha* ia*ued j pa-loral letter to the clergy of the j Cleveland, Ohio, diocese which con demn* the Iruh World, published in Sew S ork. aa being antagonistic to ! irue Catholic principle; condemn* la bor union* for their ecre*y ; forbids Catholic parent*, under threat* of ex j cominunicalton. sending their children to public school* wheie Catholic paroch ial school* are ea*y of access ; gives Hibernian* s severe reprimand for not allowing the priest to act aa their spirit ual advisers and for not allowing tbem at all their meeting*. The Biahop urges upon Catholics the necessity of subscribing to the diocoseaa Catholic journal in preference to all others, and repeats hi* order to young Calbolio* not j to marry outside of their religious faith. Hi* letter conclude* with important suggestion* a* to funerals, etc. The Boston Port claims to have ex clusive intelligence to the effect that the American Cable Co., of New fork, has just closed a contract, through it* general sgent in London, by which it i ha* secured the sole right to a new in vention for sending menage* by cable or otherwise. The results of this pro cess are given, though the nature of it it, for the present, suppress*d. One : party to the contract agree* to send tea itie**age* of twenty word* each per minute by the cable. This is iu mini mum speed, while it* maximum would send in thirty minute* a number of word* equal to the number of words contained in one number of the Lon don 7W* or the New York Ittrmld. It i also claimed that by this process an entire number of either of them journal* could be dispatched from Lon don to New York, and reproduced in /er mmiU on a stereotyped piste ready to be printed, in thirty minutes. The American Cable Co., hat now exclusive control of inventions by which this new process can be brought into practical operation. By its u*e, it is also mid, cable messages between New York and any of the five European countries con nected by cable can be sent at the rate of from three to live cents per word, end at the nine time the company pen eim 101 NO. 12.