£l)p Centre tlfih democrat.
HUBERT A FORSTER, Editors.
VOL. I'.
Jjpht Cruftr jD cm curat
flprms ti.ftO per Annum, in Advance.
. iLT. SHUQERT and R. H. FORSTER. Editors. j
ffphursilay Morning, November 18, 1880.
B"W k direct uttcntion to the an
nouncement of the Harrisburg Daily
riot for the year I*Bl, to be found I
in another part of the DEMOCRAT. ;
The Patriot is well known as a bright,
MWSV, able and reliable Democratic
jour ual. It always contains the latest j
telegraphic news, and reaches Belle
fonte about seven hours before the j
Philadelphia papers. To persons who !
lesire early news it is the best paper
plicv can take. Besides this, the com- j
Hbg session of the legislature will he ;
■inc of more than ordinary import. '
hnir and it will each day have full
fund accurate reports of the proceed- !
ings. There is every reason therefore
why the Patriot should lie extensive- i
ly read by our people.
i WHAT a terrible deprivation it will
I for Randall, Hewitt and other
mocrats of high standing and cliar
er to he "excluded from all social
I official relations with the I'resi- ;
it aud Cabinet," as Mr. Garfield,
:ording to the Pittsburg Commercial,
eatens they shall be after he (Gar
d) assumes his official duties in the
bite House. It is dreadful to think !
such a thiug; but, then, the receiv- j
ler of the De Golyer bribe and the
forsworn witness of the Credit Mobil- |
ler investigation is scarcely the man
I about social aud official ostra-
He should lie content uot to be
himself by men of honor and
y, even though he may he the
lit of the United .States.
ill doubtless be remembered by
ders that a slight unpleasant
one time existed between Mr.
Conkling, Lord High Chain
to his Imperial Highness Ulvs
md Senator Wm. Sprague, of j
Island, caused, no doubt, by un
tupon the part of Mr. Conkling
:tice prematurely on the duties
will in the future devolve upon
i Master of Ceremonies and
f the Bed Chamber to the King.
i difficulty Senator Sprague's
enator Conkling and a shot gun
badly mixed up that they could
separated for quite a while —
1 ly Senator Conkling and Sena
ague's wife. As a supplement
little episode, still fresh in the
y of men living, a Mr. Thorn p
lihode Island, was made a trus
>n the part of Mrs. Kate Chase
le. (A lofty name to be dragged
h the filth of suspicion and scan-
Mr. Thompson wanted to get
ion of the frills and furbelows
itoxicating costumes in which
arague had made the haughty
f New York's imperious Senator
rapturous adoration and went to
chet for that purpose. Willie
ic, a most dangerous and exas
ig desperado of thirteen years,
lusing himself with other boys in
ig with a pistol. It didn't make
[Terence to Mr. Thompson wheth
pistol was loaded or not. It
, but Willie happened to fire the
e implement of death off about
et from Mr. Thompson's head,
irmless powder and paper wad
■pert on their way into space, hut Mr.
Thompson immediately imagined that
"Willie was using him as a target and
he had the bloodthirsty monster at
[once arreated upon a charge of assault
and battery with intent to kill. Of
course, Willie waa discharged and
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague's trustee had
to pay the costs. Now, why don't she
appoint the lordly Roscoe her trustee
and despatch him to Canonchet to
gather up her ribbons and laces. He
is newly crowned with honors won
upon a hotly contested battle field.
He knows all about the articles she
needs and is altogether the proper per
son to look after them.
"KYI AL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, ON WHATEVER STATE OR PERSUASION, KKLIGIOUH OR I'OLITICAL.JFFFRR..N
A Dishonest Judge.
The name of Noah Davis is now
aihieci to the long list of the Republi
can judges who have dragged the ju
diciary of the country into the filth
and mire of partisan politics. There
is not a case on record where a Repub
lican occupant of the Bench has been
able to forget that he is there for the j
administration of justice and not as a i
political stump orator, when he is
called to pass upon some questions
of a political nature. The recent
decision of Judge Noah Davis in the
case of Kenward Philp, in New York,
is the most infamous of recent judicial
deliverances. Forgetting the law and
the facts ; ignoring the testimony and
garbling and perverting the evidence,
his opinion is simply the frothing
tirade of the partisan from the hust
ings. He has disgraced his profession
and brought deserved reproach upou
the impartial administration of juticc.
His gratuitous attack upon the Hon.
Abram S. Hewitt will recoil upon
himself. Luckily the character of
the Supreme Police Court justice in
the city of New York is not of
burnished gold. The untarnished
name, high social standing und politi
cal and business prominence of Mr.
Hewitt turn the poisoned shafts of
envy and political hate burled at him
by this unjust judge as if from a coat
of mail. Noah Davis can say no
woril from his purchased j>osition as
Judge of the Supreme Court of New
York that will injure the honorable
and upright citizen. This modern
Daniel has come to judgment before
the high court of enlightened public
sentiment aud he will learn when it is
too late that his prostitution of an
important judicial trust for partisan
purposes will render his name infamous
for all time. He should have taken
heed of the popular reprobation
which has overtaken Justice Bradley
for his outrageous action as a member
of the Electoral Commission. To-day
his opinions as a judge are not respect
| ed, either by his associaU-s or the
|>eople at large. He bowed his neck
to the yoke of party necessity; mis
construed the law and violated his
oath and he now enjoys a legacy of
coutempt fchich will last him until
death revokes his right to longer
disgrace the American judiciary.
"Judge" Noah Davis, the pliant and
willing servant of Jno. I. Davenport
and Chester A. Arthur, in his recent
partisan opinion exhibited his collar
more plainly than ever before, lie
appears to take pride in servilely doing
the bidding of his masters. Let the
Democracy of New York see to it
that no future Noah Davis shall bring
lasting shame and discredit upon an
honored branch of our government.
No Democratic judge has ever prosti
tuted the judiciary to partisan pur
poses. That distinction belongs to the
party which elects a man President of
the United States who stands convict
ed before the country of prcmeditAted
perjury, his guilt being certified to by
a Congressional investigating Commit
tee. Three names will hereafter be
conspicuous in history. There is a
wide gap between the first and last
two. We hope the gap between the
last names and and those to follow in
the future will be much wider. We
have in our mind's eye now George
Jeffrey *, the brutal judge who made a
trial by jury a mockery and a farce
in England, and Joseph Bradley and
Noah Davis, who have, as willing in
struments of a party, carried party
politics into the the temple of justice.
MR. GEOROE J. BOLTON, the pro
prietor of Bolton's hotel, Harrisburg,
and of the Washington house, Phila
delphia, died at Harrisburg on Sun
day morning last. While Mr. Bol
ton's health had not been good for
some months, we understand it was
not expected that he was so near his
end. He was well known throughout
Pennsylvania, and had many warm
friends. He was about 43 years old.
BKLLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IH, 1880.
Tho Docoption.
How many innocent and confiding
laboring men were induced to vote for
( iarficld on the speciouH plea that the
success of the Republican party would
bring them higher wages? Now that
the election is over how many of these
men begin to realize that they permit
ted themselves to he made the mere
dupesof (lesiguing politicians? Dread
ful consequence were to follow the
election of llaucoek, hut all would be
bright and prosperous under (iarficld
ami the Republicans! How have
these bright hopes held out to the
laboring men been fulfilled? Has
there been any increase in wages
since the election anywhere in the
country? On the contrary, has not
the tendency of wages been the other
way ? A number of prominent firms
in various places have already not
ified their employes to expect a re
duction ami undoubtedly more will
follow. Upon this subject the Harris
burg Patriot remarks that, "for in
stance, the Dobson Bothers, carpet
manufacturers, Philadelphia, who said
to their employes before the election,
"If you waut better pay vote for Gar
field," on Friday last gave notice that
wages would be reduced ten per cent.
William Dolan, another Philadelphia
carpet manufacturer, has notified his
employes of a similar reduction of
wages. H. W. Gray, superintendent
of the Scbomacker piano manufactur
ing company, who told his workmen
that those of them who voted for
Hancock would be discharged, ha* re
duced the time of his employes so as
lower to their earnings considerably."
The Patriot says further that "these
are instances which have come acciden
tally to our knowledge. Doubtless
there ore many more of like character.
This simply proves that the employer
who is base enough to intimidate his
workmen at elections, or to play upon
their fears by threatening to close his
works in case his candidate fails of
election, or to delude them with prom
ises of l>etter wages in the event of
his candidate's success j* mean enough
to cheat them after the election is
over."
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Tho Irish Troubles.
The situation in Ireland is prnctic
ally unchanged. The army of relief
sent to the rescue of Capt. Boycott
reached their destination in safely un
der a strong escort of cavalry, infant
ry and artillery. The strange and
altogether novel spectacle is presented
of the peaceful, orderly and quiet life
of the ordinary farmer being turned
into the noise, hustle and confusion of
an armed camp of soldiery. The
crops of ('apt. Boycott wifl he harvest
ed under the protecting influence of
frowning cannon, while his fields will
be patrolled by armed men. Certain
ly history fails to record anything so
strange, so startling, so anomalous. In
the meantime Capt. Boycott has tied the
country, and the tenants of Lord Krne
at Lough Marsh refuse to pay their
rent unless the noble Karle will agree
to discharge Boycott and give them a
new agent. This is the culmination
of the land troubles in Ireiaud.
The unhappy state of that coun
try has long been the subject of fruit
less discussion and abortive legislation.
Unless Mr. Gladstone's government
can devise some measure of relief to
these oppressed people, Ireland will
occupy the position toward the United
Kingdom which Poland sustains to
ward the Empire of Russia. There is
no disguising the fact that the peasant
ry of the plucky little island suffer
grievous wrongs at the hands of the
owners of the soil, and the question of
land tenure is one of commanding im
portance. The matchleee heroism of
the people will make a surrender of
the rights tbey claim impossible, and
the government certainly owes it to
the advanced civilixation of the world
that they inaugurate a policy that
will lighten the burdens of this down
trodden people. Mr. Gladstone is a
great statesman and the people of
Ireland are long suffering. His duty
in the matter is imperative.
John W. Fornoy.
It will give unbounded satisfaction
to our readers to learn that the emi
nent gentleman whose name heads this
article has returned to his first love —
the Democratic party, and has come
to stay. He is one of the foremost
men in the luud, and one the greatest
and most polished writers in the world.
His paper, Progress, will hereafter be
published as an independent Demo
cratic newspaper, aud its high charac
ter as a literary journal will lie main
tained. Col. Forney has never been
at home since he severed his connec
tion with the great historic purty to
whose service he gave the first years of
his manhood. He comes to us now
enriched with the experience of many
years sjient in the public service and
in travel, and his cultivated j>en, his
intimutc acquaintance with his great
contemporaries am] his profound know
ledge of the stirring events of the past
twenty years ail eminently fit him to
do good service to the Democratic
party through the medium of Progress.
He has reduced the price to $2.50 a
year and we heartily commend it to
all who ui.h to lake a metropolitan
weekly. Sec announcement in another
column.
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THE Hollidaysburg Standard ox
presses our views precisely when it
says, "The Democratic party never
went into battle under a bettor leader
than Gen. Hancock. I'ure in charac
ter and life, a soldier without reproach,
a citizen without stain, his defeat in
the campaign just closed wa. a nation
al calamity which will become more
and more apparent as the administra
tion of Garfield develops itself. Be
lieving now that we voice the senti
ment of the mass of the Democracy
of this county as well as of the coun
try, we move from the field which was
lost by treachery, and uuder the ban
ner of Hancock begin the conflict
for good government which wc believe
will end with the election of Hancock
in 1*84."
A Riot's Republican exchange, in
an editorial upon the Morey-lettcr,
exclaims that "forgery in politics must
lie made odious." Four years ago the
same journal had no indignation to
express against the crime of "forgery
in politics." Forgery, supplemented
by perjury, could defraud the people
of their duly eleetcd President, ami
the consciences of Republican editors
were perfectly easy. Now, however,
upon an allegation of forgery that has
never been proven their ejaculations
of horror nre enough to bring tears to
the eyes of a crocodile. ()ut upon
such hlatenl hypocrisy!
THE Republican plutocrats who sub
scribed and paid their thousands to
debauch the voters of the United
State* nt the last election are not re
sponding very freely to the proposition
to raise a fund for the benefit of
Grant during life, with reversion to
Mr. Hayes. Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars is the amount want
ed, but as yet the subscriptions do not
exceed ten thousand.
THE Washington Post says that one
of the earliest questions to he consid
ered by Mr. Garfield will be how to
provide for Weaver. Certainly Weav
er is entitled to any favor that can be
bestowed upon him. He kept his
contingent of Grecnbaekcrs steadily in
line for tho benefit of the Republicans
and may be wanted for the same pur
pose at the next election. Good care
should he taken of liim.
A WORE or more of Pennsylvania
Republicans are named as candidates
for the seat in the United States Sen
ate now filled by Mr. Wallace, and a
lively scramble for the place may be
expected when tho Legislature meets
in January.
JOHN SHERMAN has a formidable
opponeut for the Ohio Senatorahip in
Gov. Foster, with chancee favoring
the latter. The fight will be a lively
one in which Father Taft, Stanley
Matthews and other small grades will
figure on the outskirts
Liu-retlu Molt lleud.
A lirt SCENT IN TIIE <JAI;#E OF I.IIIEIITV,
111 .MAN IT V AMI THE AIIV A NCEM EST
OP WOMEN.
At a late hour last Thursday night
Lucre!ia Molt, the honored reformer
and philanthropist, died at the rest
dence of her son-in-law, K. M. Davis, at
C'lielten Hills, near Philadelphia, in the
88th year of her age. The death of
Mr*. Molt will he the cause of extreme
narrow and regret not only throughout
this country hut abroad, where her in
fluence in the cauwe of humanity was
also felt. Philanthropy in her demise
loses a formidable advocate. Her high
' moral qualities," 1. r uncommon intelli
gence, the beauty and consistency of
her general character—illustrated in
her domestic it* well as in her public
life—commanded the respect even of
those who in opinion differed most
widely from her in regard to religious
and social questions.
I/Ucretia Mott, nrr Coffin was born on
the island of Nantucket in 1793. About
the year 1808 her parents, who were
members of the Society of Friends, re
moved to Philadelphia. Three years
after she w as married to James Mott, of
New York, who soon afterward came to
Philadelphia and entered into mercan
tile business with his father. While
still very young her attention had been
called to the iniquity of slavery, and
she felt it her duty to abstain from the
products of slave labor. She traveled
extensively s a minister, preaching the
doctrines of the Society in which she
had been educated, inculcating obe
dience to the Ibvine light within the
; heart and exposing the sinfulness of
! slavery and wr. When the Quakers
divided in 1827 she joined the "Hick
! sites division, and distinguished her
self by the advocacy of f'nitarian views
lof the most radical kind. Mrs. Mott
, took an active part in the organization
( of the Anti Slavery Society in I'hiladel
' phia in 18.33, anil in 1840 went as a del
egate to the World's Anti Slavery Con
! vention held in 1/ondon ; but though
! otherwise treated with the greatest
j respect and courtesy, she was not ad
mitted a* a delegate, a majority of the
convention having decided that women
should be excluded from any active
participation in the business of the
assembly. Beside# her devotion to
anti-slavery principles, she was also an
earnest and eloquent advocate of the
rights of women and of other reforma
' tory movements. The deceased was an
attendant of the National Convention#
I for years, and headed the delegations of
women who desired to have a female
, suffrage plank inserted in the platforms
!of the parties. She was always received
with the kindliest consideration by the
delegates, and hers was a familiar face
among the distinguished guests on the
platform. In Philadelphia she has long
lafmred in the cause- of humanity, and
has won for herself a lasting fame by
her great liberality snd constant deeds
of kindness, iif late years she has been
an active member of the Peace Society.
X\lh Congressional District.
Fnm Ur (llnt -n l^mnrmt.
This Congressional district will enjoy
fhe proud honor ol sending to the next
Congress the ablest as well as the most
distinguished member of the delegation
from Pennsylvania, and he will be a
representative of whom any constituen
cy might well leel proud.
To Gov. Curtin personally the vindica
tion ho has received, by the overwhelm
ing majority of 3000 votes, or within a
fraction of it, must afford the highest
gratification, as it does to the Democrat
ic party that has elected him against
all the appliances that could be used to
defeat a candidate. Two years ago
these were successful against him, be
cause of the peculiar circumstance#
then existing, and tecaue no one then
apprehended defeat. He fell then pa
triotically battling for the Democracy
in oilier localities, forgetful or neglect
ful of self, and by basest of means and
of political tricks. But the noble De
mocracy would not brook such defeat.
The timid quailed, not appreciating the
stern material of which real Democrats
were made. But men of courage came
to the front, the Democracy of Clinton
enjoying the proud distinction of lead
ing the van, again placed him in nomi
nation, and bade him conduct the bat
tie in person at the bead of force#.
The defiant challenge waa accepted hy
a recently victorious enemy, who did
not hesitate to use all the foul appli
ances of two years ago, but tbey were
met, vanquished, overwhelmed, and
may now sure our 3000 majority in the
face, but with humiliated countenance
and bowed head*. Well may the dia
trict feel proud of iu representative,
the Democracy of their victory, and
Governor Curtin of hi# personal vindi
cation.
A Gratifying Reanlt.
From tlis Korthumlvrlsßt) DsMorrsL
Among the gratifying results of the
election in this State is the large major
ity given ex Gov, Curtin for Congress in
the Centre district. That he will prove
an able, useful and prominent leader in
that branch no one doubu. He will he
worth a half-doxen average Congress
men.
A New York lady of great wealth,
while out shopping on Tuesday a week,
either lost from her satchel or mislaid
an envelope conUining 120,000, but she
decline# to allow her name to be made
public, and all the public know is that
Farley ASturgie, of i 4 Beaver street, on
Friday advertised for the return of the
package, offering $5,000 reward and
promising to ask no questions.
: $1.50 per Annum, in Atlvunw.
TERMS
GENERAL NEWS.
On the Ut of January the State of
Illinois will be out of debt, with SI(XJ,-
(XX) in the Treasury.
Prof. Swing, of Chicago, Bay* that the
Methodist* no longer hohl "that if a
sinner should come back from hell ami
be permitted to live in a furnace, he
would freeze to death."
The (irand Jury at New Orleans on
last Friday indicted the proprietors of
the St. Charlea, City, St. James, (,'ami
day' and other hotel* for failing to com •
ply with the law requiring fire escape*.
The penalty for the first offence is
! SSOO fine.
Mad. Marie Roze had her hand* and
] arms badly bruiaed on Friday afternoon
| at the Globe Theatre, Itoston, by a sue-
I cessful attempt to save herself from
: more serious injury occasioned by the
fall of a bridge over which she was
| walking behind the scene*.
An insane woman at Cleveland laA a
' little boy down with his bead between
I two stone*, and placed a heavy timber
I across his neck in such away that he
I was held fast without being choked.
! She left him to die, and he had almost
I done so when discovered.
Prof. Levi, in lecturing at King's Col
! lege. Ixjndon, on the value of a good
harvest to trade and manufacturer*, said
that every day of sunshine during forty
jor fifty days after July 15. St. Switb
! m's Day, was worth about $.'.,000,000 to
the country.
John S. Perry, cashier of the First
, National ltank of llackensack. has been
I arrested upon charge*of embezzlement,
and held in $5,000 bail uf>on each
charge. It i* thought his wife will
lose about $60,000 of ber own money,
entrusted to her husband. Perry was
also treasurer of the llackensack Sav
ings Pank.
Prince Bi-mark has sent a commission
to Alsace to study tbe condition of the
workmen there, especially with regard
to their dwellings, which are somewhat
' on the hnghsh cottage principle, every
man living in bis own house. This sys
tem see to s lobe in favor with the Chan
cellor, who wishes it to be introduced
all over Germany by Government help.
The Purlington County, New Jersey,
Poard of I reeholders has by resolution,
requested Justices of the Peace having
tramps to dispose of to commit tbe same
to the Poor Mouse for not less than
thirty days, instead of to the County
Jail for short terms. Tbe Steward of
the Poor Ilouso has a tract of land to
clear up, and thinks be can find work
for idle hands to the saving of the .
county. Justices are authorized to com
mit to that institution.
Matthew*, of Mowryville, lowa, rises
early every morning and rings a big bell
at 5 o'clock to awaken his workmen.
Pinney, who lives close by, likes to sleep
late, and he begged Matthews in vain
not to sound the bell. He never goes
to bed until 12 o'clock, and now at
midnight he fire* a cannon to disturb
the slumber of Pinney. Petwecn the
midnight gun and the 5 o'clock bell,
the inhabitants of Mowryville curse
both Pinney and Matthews.
During a Republican celebration in
Safe Harbor, twelve miles from Lancas
ter, a three pound wrought iron Griffin
gun exploded with disastrous effect. A
Joseph Taylor wa* wounded so badly
that he died in a few minutes, and John
Aument died before morning. Mrs.
Thomas Crow had one leg broken ; Mrs.
Filmier was seriously hurt, and Eliaa
Funk had his right leg torn off. Funk
was firing the cannon, and as the charge
failed to explode, he reloaded the piece
which resulted in the explosion.
Daniel Troutman, a farmer, 70 years
of age, residing near On ion town, Dau
phin county, was awakened on Sunday
night by two burglars at hia bedside.
He fired at them, and one of the men
returned the fire. The return shot
struck Troutman in the breaat and he
(ell dead at his wife's feel, saying that
his murderer wa* Henry Komberger.
Itomberger. who is known as a bad
character, ha* been arre*ted, but no
trace ha* been found of the other bur
glar. Troutman leaves a wife and four
teen children.
" i •
tel. John W. Forney on Ike Situation.
Colonel John W. Forney, cheerfully
expreased himself ujon tbe reeult. "I
do not feel at all depreased. My sup
port of General Hancock was entirely
disinterested, and I regard hia defeat as
very unfortunate for the country. As I
was not an office-aeeker and did not ex
pact any honor* 1 am not peraonalty
disappointed. Tbe cause of defeat I
attribute to one thing—money. The
capital of the country has arrayed itaelf
against labor, and ir the capitalists can
sund it I am quite sure we can. The
country has trampled upon a pure,
grand man and elevated a man who is
known to be a great rascal. Garfield's
election means the empire—the empire
of money, a local aristocracy. It means
also, I think, the re-election of General
Grant, in 1884. I shall part with re
luctance from General Grant, but I
mean to back up the Democratic party
in the future. 1 shall at ouce advise
them to reorganise and meet the Re
publican* at every step. The Demo
cratic party ia bound to obtain control
eventually, although 1 may not lire to
see the day. I look down from this
window on the people who are shout
ing themselves hoarse over Garfield,
and simply pity them, for what would
their Uvea have been worth in 1863 but
for the man whom they are decrying
and ridiculing and whom they succeed
ed in defeating."
NO. 17.