el)p Centre Democrat. NIUGKRT A FORSTKIt, Kdilon. VOL. I. Slit tfnitrt Ji cm octal Term* SI.SO per Annum, In Advance. S. r. SHUQERT and R. M. FORBTCR, Editor.. Thursday Morning, July 17, 1879. PBTKU HEROIC, of Williamsport, was among the money-doctors at the Greenback State Convention at Al - BEWARE of sunstrokes! Political conventions are growing more numer ous; men's blood is hoiliug at fever heal; three conventions in a single State, inside of one week, is more than agonized nature can endure, and therefore we need not wonder at the sun waxing hotter every day. There fore, beware of sunstrokes. "TRAMC, tramp, tramp, the boys are inarching"—the assessment agents of the Republican campaign committee, we mean—through all the departments of the government,at Washington, and every poor clerk is expected to come down with two per ccut. of his salary as a "voluntary contribution" to the Republican corruption fund for use in the coming fall elections. SHERMAN'S cause lias grown so un mistakably weak that lie is now mak ing wonderful efforts to bolster it up. He is traveling around through all this hot weather making sjweches, smoking cigars and perspiring. He can sing but one song and is endeav oring to make the most of that —it is, " Resumption." But everybody ha* heard him sing it so often that they are weary, and he must give them some variety to awaken enthusiasm at this time of year. TIIE Hon. William McClelland, of Pittsburg, who was last year Chairman of the Democratic State Central Com mittee, was appointed by Judge Mc- Kennan, of the I'nited States Circuit Court, Commissioner under the new law to select jurors for that court. The law requires that representative men of the party politically opposed to the elerk of the court shall he a|e pointed. Both parties concur in the opinion that the appointment in this ca*e was an eminently judicious one, and a fitting compliment to an honest nnd upright gentleman. IT is said that Kx-Gov. Tom Young, of Ohio, is the man whose persuasive powers have satisfied the tender con science of Mr. Hayes that civil ser vice reform and "voluntary contribu tions" by the clerks of the departments for |s)litical purposes are not in the least inconsistent with each other. The announcement thnt Mr. Hayes has at last yielded his convictions to the eloquence of the immaculate Tom is no sooner made than two per cent, of all salaries is the first voluntary (?) offering demanded by the campaign managers. Of course, Mr. Hayes will not give up civil service reform. He promised that to the country, and he never breaks his promisee—that is, hardly ever. IF it is not in the power of the Re publican leaders and officials to dis prove-the damaging facts presented to the public in the recently published re port of the Glover investigating com mittee they shoulij be smart enough to maintain a discreet and masterly silence. Foolish ridicule nnd mali cious abuse of Mr. Glover arc no an swer to his astounding charges of thefts, peculations, and abuses of pow er in the public of the govern ment. They call for different treat ment, and until shown to lie untrue hy conclusive evidence a side issue of slander uj#>n those engaged in the in vestigation will not suit the present temper of the people. Keep quiet, gentlemen, or give us something more satisfactory than personal slander. Remember your party is not so pure that it is above suspicion. "Kql'AL ANI) EXACT JCHTII K TO ALL MKN, CIV WIIATEVH.II STATE OH t'KIUM'AMOX, HKLK'IOVk OH POLITICAL. J>irer*n. A Grant Organ. There have been a groat many ilif- , foront influence* at work to make the j Cirant movement attain it* present j prominence. There have been many strange stories flashed across the inys- , tic wire that connects this glorious , Republic with the effete despotisms of the old world. In flowing sentences and with rhythmic cadence has come | the wonderful story of the Hi lent Man's ! , visitations in countries celebrated in , story and in song. Forty-five millions , of free people have been called into a ( listening attitude while the tempestu- | ous Atlantic unbosomed itself of the , marvelous talc that was hidden in its j coral depths. We were told how | Kings and l'rinccs, Municipalities | and Slates, the high and the low, the , peasant and the noble, the rich and | the poor had vied with each other in i doing homage to the first citizen of , America. National pride took the place of political rancor, nnd without , regard to section or party, forgetting , a past that had in it more of shame , than of honor, the American people were ready to forget Grant's crimes and blunders in the new liorn tributes that came to him in the name of his country. Rut in the light of recent history it becomes evident that the wanderings of our illustrious ex-Prt-i- ! dent were guided by the master hand of the |M>]itical manager. There seems to have been all the necessary prepar ations made, on the part of a select few of his friends, to make this journey as 4 sort of prelude to his final candi dacy for the Republican nomination for President. Almost one of the fir.-t papers in the country to Hound the 1 alarm and to call attention to the evident purpose of the Buries', the Chi Ids' and the respectable people who arc counted as Grant's particular friends, as well as to the other ami rather disreputable element who keep Boric and fluids company as they tune their instruments to third term music, was the Philadelphia Timet. The Times is confessedly one of the ablest as well as one of the most in fluential daily newspapers in the coun try. Col. McClure, its editor-in-chief, is so well known that it is scarcely necessary to mention him or his work. He was called to the editorial direc tion of Philadelphia* only real daily pa|cr, because he possessed in an emi nent degree that rare knowledge of the world ami its history, that only comes as the offering of a life spout in its acquisition. He was one of that bright galaxy of Republican leaders who came within sight of the Demo cratic tenets in 1#72. He gave direc tion and purjMse to what there was of the liberal Republican element in Pennsylvania, nnd in public uttor nnires that had in them the ring of true metal gave indication of his con version to sound principles of public polity. He was one of the few men in that historic campaign who burned the bridges behind him, and unreserv edly announced his hostility to Grant ism, with all tin; name implies. Yet the paper he directs and editorially controls has done more to further the movement to foist the Galena states man ujKin the people of this country than his own rsjieeial organ —the St. Ixniis Globe-Democrat. Day after day, with a persistence that can scarcely be explained, the Times has rung the changes upon Grant nnd his candida cy for a third term. It has dished up third-term chowder in every conceiv able style. One day we hear that Senator Morgan has been making a third-term speech at the unveiling of a monument at Winchester. Another day, the rehabilitated ghost of Jeff. Davis is flaunted in the fares of the readers of the Times, and we are told that he hnn I wen making a third-term speech before an association of Missis sippi editors. Just as we are recover ing from this deluge of third-tcrmism we are confronted with the astounding statement that the Democratic major ity in Cough** are conducting Grant's RKI.I/KFONTK, PA., THURSDAY, .1111,Y 17. |K7!I. campaign for a third nomination. The ]M-rpetual reiteration of this nau seous idea has justly brought the Times into prominence a.* the organ of Grant in Pennsylvania. It has great weight. It is influential, because it reaches a class of readers who eousidcr life too short to read such journals us the Pittsburg Com titer ireil- (laze tie and the New York Tribune, and hy its pease, less agitation of this third-term busi ness ami its laudatory mention of the great traveler, it has done more to make Grant a p<>--il>!c candidate than tlio-e papers which are subsidized in his intere.-t. Other jwople outside of the Timet sanctum have idea- of what is proper and right, and the undigni fied criticism of this "independent" newspaper U|K>n the public acts ami sentiments of men who are front and foremost among the lenders of a party that boosts of a half million majority of the whole people of thi* countrv, i unju.-t ami almost imjx rtini nt. To suit the Timet party lin< - must lie obliterated nnd all men rise to the sublime height of " independence" froui which Col. MeClun- calmly sur veys passing events. It i* not too much to say that the attitude of the Philadelphia Time" now illy comports with the enviable position it occupied in 187 d. Eugenie s Son How great is the sorrow which weigh* down the beautiful and unfortunate es-Kmpreaa of France, who for years was the admiration of the world not only because of her brilliant position but for her lovable and loving qualities of mind ami heart, and who is just now i bowed down as no other woman with the great sorrow that has destroyed her hopes and deprived her of a son that she idolized. In |<cruing tho article that eon corn Kugenie at the present time the question of politics will scarce ly cast its shadow upon the mind of a sympathetic universe: Ihe fortitude and endurance with winch she bore up at the time of her husband's death ha* deserted Kugenie now. Why *hould she not give way to her grief and die, for what ha* she to live lor? Her throne, her husband and her son all gone, and *he an exile! I.ifa hold* out no inducement* and death offer* her everything. l'oor wom an ! Cnhappy Kmpres*! The humblest mother in the land, as she clasp* her children to her heart, pities you and would not take your place. And this lonely, sorrowing woman, lying on her stately couch at Chiaelhurat. is the same who so often held her baby in her arm* at a window of the Tuillerie* while hi* Kmperor father threw kisse* to him as he reviewed hi* troop* in the court yard below. How bright and gay life was then. How dark and gloomy it i* now, I'luji if umnur, plus 11(4 rotci I Home they Isfi.QfM mt wam r thej brought hint Uin with The above tender linen, copied from an nrticle entitle "Eifgenie" which n|e pearcd several week* ago in the New- York Herald, beautifully deserilic Re present unfortunate condition of the stricken ex-Emprtw. On Saturday the last sad scenes connected with the funeral of the Prince Imperial of France took place. The body rests now in the little Church of St. Mary nt Chiaelhurat, by the aide of the dust of III. A day of mourn ing and of woe it ha* been, not only in the pretty little Kentish village of Chiaelhurat, but in the wholo of Eng land. Queen Victoria mourned with the bereaved Empress, ami the large number of distinguished visitor* made the funcrni a royal one indeed. The Empress waited nt her lonely home while the funeral cortege bringing lu-r dead hoy wcmlcd its way over the hills beyond Woolwich. Eugenie remnined with the dead liody of her Hon most of the time lie fore the funeral took place, which was pompous ami magnificent. Queen Victoria wo* there together with n large number of the notables of Great Rritian, and relatives of tho Prince. The ceremony was very brief, and for long hours a procession formed of those who desired a final look at the dead face passed through the aisles. Thus end the earthly hope* of Eu genie. We hope her dead hoy has hut changed his uncertain hopes of Em pire here on earth for a more lasting and more princely crown in another world. Tho Ohio Campaign. 11 the people of Ohio were allowed to goto the polls next October and vote without outside interference, and ! it the usual modern appliances for running elections wi re not brought to hoar, the result would la: the tri umphant cleetinii of Kwingand Rice, i But already there comes the fir.-t faint tramp of the party manager on I hi- way to the Huck-cyc State to run things. (ieneiali--ihio Sherman i- di reeling nlliiii - from Washington with a view ti> making < ..-wmli-Miiio Sher man a candidal. for President in the near I'utuir. The qtie-tionahlc tin ti - of this new National leader will make the result in Ohio depend upon the pureha-alde vote. No -one knowing John Sherman'- method- will doubt tor a moment that the whole power and patronage of the adinini-trution and the tremendous tuaehiuerv of the Treasury Department will be brought to hear upon the result. All the Rev enue oflieers and -peeial agent- will* have a holiday from their onorou* dutie- and will Is- expected to devote their time and great abilities to neu tralizing the will >d' the p<-oplc of Ohio hy practicing tho-e little art- so well known to the autocrat of the Treasury. Extending the Jurisdiction of Jus lire*. The following act to extend the jurisdiction of Justice* of the IVace wa. passed by the Is-gi.-lature, ha* 1m <n approved hy the Governor ami i- now a law : Storm* I. 'I imt the aldermen, magis trates and jotice* of the JM-SCO ;n tin* Commonwealth shad have concurrent jurisdiction with tho court* of common please of nil action* arising frotn con tract. either ex pre** or implied, arid of all action* of tres-pa** and of trover and conversion wherein the sunt •!<■ nianded <!•• not exceed three hundred dollars, except in ojim* of real contract where the title to land* or tenements may in question or action upon promise of marriage. f-u. 2. In Hit actions brought before any justice of the peace, magistrate or alderman, on any contract for the pay ment of money, either expressed or im plied, if the plaintiff shall file at any time la-fore the issuing of the summons in any such cA*e an affidavit stating the amount lie verily believes to he due from the defenda nt together with a copy of the book entries or instrument of miting upon whu b the a< lion is brought or where the claims is not evidenced by writing, if the plaintiff shall fib- a aforesaid setting fortli a full and <!<• tailed statement of the same, it shall l<e the duty of the justice, alderman or magistrate to make a copy of such nffi davit, duly certify the same and deliver it to the constable to whom the sum mons is iucd, which certified copy 1 shall l-e servi-d at the time and in the manner that service is made of the sonitnotii in the e*o. and the justice, magistrate or alderman shall render judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the amount of hi* claim unless the de fondant at or before the time at which the summons i* made returnable, shall have filed with the justice, magistrate or Alderman, nn affidavit of defense setting forth fully the nature and char acter of the same : /Vwn/ef, That the affidavit required by thi* section may lie made by the agent of the j arty where *uch agent i- cognizant of the facta constituting the cause of action or defense or either matter* *ci forth .- Am! provuted further, That nothing con tained ill tins act shall l-e construed to alter, impair or abridge the right n( any person to appeal irotn the judgment of the justice of the |>eaco. magistrate, or to certiorari tho proceedings to the court of common plea* ol the proper county as in other case* : Ami provu/rj further, That the fees allowed to Con suhles under this act on all sales made he as follows: For all sales amounting to le* than filty dollars three per cent.; for all sales amounting to less than one hundred dollars, two per cent. ; for all sale* above one hundred dollars, one per cent. SEC. 3. Afl acts or parts of acts incdn sistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. AT the State convention of the Grecnbackcr* nt Altoona, on Tuesday, after nominating Henry Carey Baird, j of Philadelphia, for State Treasurer, and receiving hi* refusal of the honor, the second choice fell on Peter Sutton, a wealthy fanner of Indiana county. E. S. Wataou, of William sport, was selected n.s chairman of the State committee. NEWPORT is now entertaining the Duke of Argyll and I.ndioa Klizabctb and Mary Campbell. EVERY man is tho architect of his own fortuue. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. Written f >>r tin* Cikm KM . llarvoHt Duys, 1879. Wl. • til# •tiniTitef tun villi!' a !j' t##| And ft- >( with |(old<-fi iff riii, Tlim tli aiiilutif f*rm< r kuowfili Tfint Ms wfk w not In yrDi ; Ah I It* Willi amtiaU' tiuft, I? illy touting iu tit** air, f grain, w)hm f ija iiing liar ttot * *<n In* iiiduaUy will Mill in- kfi-'to* lie tak Itrf'ffp liim Ki !• has th# In-1 in , Ac I 1 I i 1 r iU*rt "f in ruing, Hf Iftctl Uh'T to Irt-tfln. Km.li it - i-tjtrW, Uli I • ■ I lII* ftrt I'lfxl ' 1T..!, ' it!, it* J.I iiing lay If. . tt lf 11 jrrain gfutoa tA!l<-t, t . U pln lit- .jay. Tin rln to rk toith i, < iHit. grain toitli ail Us uiighl ; NiY.rf cfMiog toUU the <ly st.r t# ? (rtl ,ta , I J.i, fight. Ilut i 1 Is* J.i .. liiOg irtt • g U Wft t/, T 11, 'toftll If* til.tiff* II ft, I • 1 will. •11 At the j r -rt' * I.' )a* ui-i ie VI th*- toll, 1 f f*ity in ruing ht-ael th# t .j. ,f to at , ran, . All lit* tat-uhel f r. th. kl-~ Uultfrto .tray aUlka r#mir,. Oil |||< I r-n'l f)e| J (pi, w re Ulidilig ( L(k W"le aiiellt MMitifiel#, Kli' 4to f glßin tohnh tin Fright at'rj It! R sjih lidl'i l.t v. st tejja. Ail i/f ns Rre >l* Jy a-'Miag— I.*, h otn wtii i liarrvt ***| W i. i it U- ■ fj .* .ziivt j, la-'itn sw. Or t w that tuake u* -#•). Afe tl|p a* *la ae're %pf mil* ,jg Selrv-tMI toith je-toiotaa <r< * If • then the # Dtmng harvest V% ill I* tohtoat toith'-ut kt*>r A* the Wind* • 1 life Id wr ftef ely Off the hruMl KU ! gl wing ft, 14 In hMw- humin arts Uwn a W ll there I* a g MsJly yield f W hrf, at lost the gia.n ia i|et,n| At. d tK-ath a •' kia lata it I w—- When the tlirnbr t■ ■.j. t galhee, VV 111 there I— grama t • alenv I A* evwl a' j. rat* stalk !**• ailent Ktjr*| to Ik* toanbing I.x# W 1.. I toith ai hi, oftftug had' -fit, W HI it# truth UiJ value- try. If it to wets th# s|j i n*J u,<* in ll' will tak* it in If,a hat. 1. At* 1 a jeariad ah. f f jsnr It*"at allhlu the "|*r rnkae-J UrM,'* The Social. Thera traa a hail at tin- Bush llxru*e, H' W !**t TttoeUy Light . "T** l atteml#'l hy tkirt,i Av ' .ujh#. W ho ail hal grat delight The lal"- ail tor# ftcb drraast, -me toith f sau,rr la*e, W'Hh i I'* jarklinc -UatoKftods VI hi h i h l Inn h t*. th*it gra" . Tl!' gOt)emrn a)a toff feat if# Av.i In then df .s sntta arrayed ; Arl as t -y vhirlol through the dame Many * tail *>*! *f# dhj lti**4. Th mos, m Iniifl.t fr ir. hk limn And toas |T - ut>'#>l #*iwt, A the guetoda !<• It# ravtrhitig etrams M " I the.r oiro' le feet At IB# hut i f midnight fjs< h gnewt aat dnvm t - j.artake Of ■•! dPtMptto hs (|'m And every kind of ik*, At lofty t e htt)e taU'-a, In the dining rmn j.lae<-.l . 111 tohi h Mir II re 1 ll j j-* lM|.lajd rr, #1 eir-ellrnt taate Tas th re-# 1 <*k in tin tMortiitig 'lt fe live axial wa* <1 -ne, VI hen all the gn.-wts i|p]klt<*l, Tin it aid#* faitly shaking aith fun. —Hemp flrt cante into use in the cord sge. ,\ttr i'. rk AVwi. And wind initrti m.-nt* in tlio band-ace.— lf.me Sentinel. And arithmetic in the ad-age. Salem Sun heetm. And money in the rofn-age.— H*o- Irrto" ft'orrrer. And cradle* in the crib pe. If,me Sentinel. And ilavew in the bond age.- U hifehnll Timet. And leave* in tlie foii-agt-. Albany .1 ryu*. And dog* in **U*-*gc. — llnrntburg Telegraph. And girl* in the marri-age.— Chambrnhurg Opinion. And the trunk-*ma*her in the bagg-age. Hellefonfr Republican. And cole *law in the cabb-age. —The congregation of Mt. John', Catho lic church are preparing to bold a grand pic-nic sometime during next month. The young l*din*of the church are around after •übrcriplion*, and the one who collect* the mot will receive a gold watch. If they all do a* well a* a certain fair lady who*e *ub*criplion book we *aw, they are collect ing oon*iderable. —-loot week we gave all the particular* regarding the opening of the Ironworker*' building at Valentino*' Forge. All the fresh information that can be given U that the clergymen Invited have signified their acceptance and intention to l>e prwent. If the day U pleasant there will be a large „ttend*nco. —Two accidents of a *eritia nature are reported by the Millheim Journal a* occur ring on the Fourth of July. Mr. John Kwing, of Centre Mill*, fell from a cherry tree, Inducing concussion of the brain. Mr. William Weiaer, while helping to make hay on Mr. Wert * farm, injured bU neck severely by leaping from a load of hay, which was In danger of upsetting. He landed on hi* head between the horses. Both tho unfortunates are recovering. TKKMS: *l.">o jh-i- Annum, in Advance. GENERAL NEWS. The yellow fever is said to be sub aiding. The steamship Oily of Cheater, with lfanlan, the o#rman, on board, ha* ar rived in New York. New mineral springs have l>een dis covered a! Warren, sixty-, ix miles List of Erie, in Warren county. Hon. William Allen, ex Governor of Ohio, died suddenly at his home near '.'hillicothe, Oiiio, Friday morning. Ihe women haw hall player, are not meeting with excellent success. They were atoned by a mob at New Haven, ' <inn., f>n Monday. | .fudge Taddock'* .on Henry, aged 12 y. ;r, \MI drowned while bathing Mon day tn'irnirig at Malfue, N. Y. Fred, another .on, we severely injure<J a few day. ago hy falling from a tree. Masonic IxxJge, No. 4. of Frederick *- I ttrg, \ a., iti which < ieorg'e Washington wa* entered, rais <1 and passed. will lake | , t in the dedicatory ceremony 'if the Washington monument. W m. J. I.ew i., a ]>rominent merchant and banker of St. lxjui*. ari'l largely in let. -te 1 in the Rigmuddy coal mines in "•"Ulhern Illinoi., wiu overcome by heat tit 1 arondelet, Moti lay morning, aud died in twenty minute., 'I he torm which wan *o .eyre hero 'in I 11-lay la-l al/> prevailed with great fury it i tily I ,ty, at Mifflin. -liifiiat* county, ari-l at Ix wi.town, Milllin coun tv. Ihe amount of property destroyed at Milllin, .luniata county, in estimated at fh.'i CJOO. "ur announcement la*t week of tho discovery of ('barley How. in (Quebec proved to be a hoax ; hut a man baa i-eeri unearthed in Philadelphia who knows all altout him and can re turn him in twenty-four hour., ao our reader* can again await developments. By a tabular .tatement it i. shown that the value of the envelope, and tal card, i—tied thin year i. r2V.53H050, in increase of t'.'TI.MM. over the valuo of thoe of last year. There i* a de crease in the value and number of newspaper and periodical stamps and -trri|>e(J envelopes and wrappers. 1 lie different State department* at Harri.hurg were closed on Saturday out of resjiect to the memory of the lain John A. Srnull, Resident ("Jerk of the House of Representative*. The services took place in the Pine street l'reshyte i nan church, and were conducted hy tbo itev. W . (*. t'attell. 1t.1t., of hasten, who also delivered the funeral address. Tho prooe.-ion to the grave consisted of tho i Pilgrim < -ommandery Knights Templar, headed hy at.and and followed by a long line of carriages. The u*ual Ma j sonic ceremonies were observed at tha grave. At an early hour Monday morning three convict.. Charles (>ilon. Alonxo Harnhrighl an<l Charles <ioodman.es j capefl from the county prison at Lan : -taster. Pa. 7 hey secured their freedom by sawing through iron plates from their cell which was on the first floor, to the cellar, whence they crawled through the draught chamler* of tha furnace to the flue, and ascending to the top of the wall, they let themselves I down on the outside into c 'range street. A reward o( fl.'iO has been ottered for jtiie arrest and return of the criminal* or f-'Ki for either of tlietn. Information Ranted. Whereas, Samuel Covert, private of Company C. let Regiment Pennsylvania Rifles, war of lgCil. Ac., was taken prison er at tho battle of North Anna Rivers, Y„ and while in prison at Anderson ville. Georgia, he in company with threo other comrades of his. namely. John (letting*, ('baric* l>aughenbugh and J. 11. Reynolds were engaged in digging a well lor water in the summer ot lKt'.l. They made a rope out of strip* cut out of old boot legs, and while Covert was l>eing lei down the well, the rope broke and he fell, striking his back and aide on a stick of wood or timber tn the liottom of the well, and injuring hi* back or spine so that he was not Able to get out without help, and to this day ho i* disabled by reason of aaid fall. .Said Covert ha* applied to govern* ment for an invalid jienaion,, and un fortunately for him two of hi* comrades, i Getting, and Ibuighenhaugh, died in ; prison, and he never knew what be came of Reynolds, nor where he belong ed. Therefore, is unable to prove up j by corroborating testimony the facts of how he received hi* injury. Any person ' having any knowledge of said accident will confer a great favor on hi* family, ; and will tie handsomely rewarded by communicating to Sbth Wissnss. Rose Valley, Lycoming Co., Pa. ♦ ■ From a Clear Sky. From iKe Uorturfw ltrtH|MKr. tn Saturday afternoon while the sun was shining btightly aboltof electricity entered the telegrsph office at yuarry vifle on the line of the Atlantic and Pa cific. The battery was almost ruined, the key board had all the points melted off'. the plug broken to piecss and the key of tue battery blown off. The bat tery had also all the wrapping around the wire* burnod-off and the wire* melt ed. The key of the Reading battery was opened by the *hock and Nr. F. T. Sellers, who was sitting nesr by, was badly shocked and slightly burned, lie says there seemed to be a ball of fire as large as a teacup, and for a considerable time the office was prevailed with a smell of a peculiar natures The near est point at which there was any sign of a thunder gust was six miles from ' juar* ry ville, in au eastern direction. NO. 20.
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