The President iul Succession.
Frotu thu New York Hun.
The deplorable event at Washington,
aside from its nut) surroundings and it*
solemn instruction, cannot fail to call
the serious attention of reflecting minds
to the imperfect provisions for an ex
ecutive head of theUovernment in con
tingencies like that which now excites
the sympathy of the civilized world, si
lences the rude voice of faction, spreads
the mantlo of charity over human in
firmities, and touches every American
heart as with personal sorrow.
Under the Constitution and existing
law, what may be described as the Presi
dential life is only prolonged in four
persons, two of whom, as in the present
case, may by different causes be cut off
from the regular succession. They are
the actual President, the Vice President,
the President pro tempore of tho .Senate,
ami the Speaker of the House of Re
presentatives.
Now, there is no President pro tempore
of tho Senate, nor a Speaker of the
House, and these vacancies will con
tinue until the first Monday in Decem
ber next, unless Congress should be
specially called together; and an acci
dent might occasion a void through
which Congress could not be convened
before the regular time.
The second article of the Constitution
provides as follows:
"In case of the removal of the Presi
dent from office, or of his death, resigna
tion, or inability to dischargo the powers
and duties ot the said office, the same shall
devolve on the Vice President, and the
Congress may by law provide for the case
of removal,death,resignation, or inability,
both of tho President and Vice President,
declaring what officer shall then act as
President, and such officer shsll act ac
cordingly until the disabilities bo removed
or a President shall bo elected."
In conformity with this clause, the
net of March 1, 1792, declares (section
140 of Revised Statutes) aa follows :
"In case of removal, death, resignation,
or inability of both the President and Vice
President of the United States, tho Presi
dent of Senate, or, if there is none, then
the Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, for tho time being, shall act as Pree
ident until the disability is removed or a
President elected."
it is thus seen that the Constitution
provides for two lives in the Executive,
and that Congress has extended the
provision to two more lives, both of tho
latter being at this time ineffective.
The inquiry will be naturally made:
How does this void occur with these
seeming safeguards of the Constitution
and of the law ?
Section 3 of the first article of the
Constitution, says;
"The Senate shall chose their other offi
cers, and also u President pro tempore in
the absence of the Vice President, or when
ho shall exercise the office of President of
the United States."
This mandatory clause is enforced in
the fourth standing rule of the Senate
in the following words ;
"In the absence of tho Vice-President
the Senate shall choose a President pro
tempore."
The intention to be absent, or Actual
absence from any cause, must be made
known to tho Senate by the Vice-Presi
dent to authorize the choice of a Presi
dent pro tempore. The practice has been
for the Vice President to retire from
the chair toward the close of a session,
when no President pro tempore had been
previously chosen, to enable the Senate
to make an election of that officer, and
thus to protect the Presidential succes
sion.
Ky accident, at the late session Mr.
Arthur failed to take this usual course,
and the Senate adjourned without hav
ing hail the opportunity to choose a
President pro tempore. Such an acci
dent should not occur again. Hereafter
the law should either impose this duty
on the Vice-President, excluding any
discretion on bis part, or should direct
the Senate, without notice from him, to'
choose a President pro tempore.
The new Congress will regularly meet
by law on tbe first Monday ol Decem
ber Without an extra session, no
Speaker can be elected prior to that
day. Therefore, the provision of tbe
act of 1792, that tbe Speaker of the
House, in one of the named contingen
cies, shall act aa President, is now inop
erative.
In the eye of the law the President
is supposed to be constantly present in
the discharge of his duties, by the pro
visions made for removal, death, resig
nation. or disability. Even the brief
delay in an inauguration of the Presi
dent, when tbe 4th of March has fallen
on Sunday, has caused anxiety, trom
causing a break in the continued occu
pancy of the office.
In presence of the actual situation,
there is still graver reasons for regret
that any safeguard should be wanting
to continue the line unbroken to tbe
point where it is left by law. While
there may be no danger of anarchy
from the temporary absence of a con
stitutional President, still it is the part
of wisdom to run no risks and, above
all things, to avoid any pernicious pre
cedent opening the door to innovation.
Growth of Hallways.
The growth of railways in the grand
division of the globe, as reported in a
recent statistical statement, shows that
the New World has been the great thea
tre of exceptional activity, and Asia,
the cradle of the human race, especi
ally torpid in her progress. The re
ported mileage of 1877 in Europe was
95,017; in Asia, 7,152; Africa, 2,021;
Australia, 2,970; and America (with
the United .States corrected to 1880),
107,875, so that out of a total of 215,005
miles North and South America, main
ly on account of extreme rapidity of
development in our own country, con
tained about half the railway mileage
of the world. It is scarcely probable
that such a relation can permanently
exist. The time must come when the
obstructions heretofore prevailing to
the establishment of railway lines in
the populous districts of China and
other Asiatic countries will be removed,
and this period may be hastened by tbe
success which has attended the opera
tion of a number of tbe lines in India
m
The Pennsylvania State Teachers' As
sociation will hold its next meeting at
Wfcshingon, Pa,, July 26-28.
OAJ * ...
Nrw A tlvertinementH.
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47 tf ■'J' Market H 11eet, llnrtisburg
THOROUGH EDUCATION
—roa —
YOUNG LADIES.
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lIOLLIDA YMBUKH, BLAIR COUNTY, PKNN'A.
A very healthful location; bountiful surroundings
Offers t" young ladies all the advantage* of aCtiriatiaa
home, with thorough course of Instruction* in the
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Terms, $960.00 per Annum,
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Application for Charter.
NOTICE is hereby Riven, that an
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sembly of the Oimmnnwealth of Pennsylvania, enti
tled "An Art to provide for the Inr<rt>rti<>n and
Regulation of certain Corporations," anprorsd April
19, 1*74. and the Huppletrnnts thereto, for the charter
of an intended corp<ieatla ts le called "The Rnow
fthoe Co*) and Improvement C"U|atiy." the ■ ha no it
and object of wdtch is to carry on the t.nsin*** of
mining, shipping and selling of bituminous foal and
other minerals, the manufacturing and selling of lum
lier, with the right U purchase, hold an 1 ."ii?ey titn
her and coal lands, and to improve and devslope the
aame, and U manufacture Jroti and construe t furnaces,
and to dis|ose of all necesmry property, real ami pr
aonal. In connection with said business, and for these
purpose# to hare, possess and enjoy all the rights
benefits, franchise* aud privileges conferred by said
Act of Assembly end Its Supplements
EDMUND IU.ANCIURD, golkitnr.
June 14,1*61. i4-4w
For Halo.
VFARM containing Kitty Acres,
and having therson erected a TWO-STORY
FRAME BUILDING and nut buildings Title good.
Inquire of A J k T fe. ORIENT,
5-tf Unk>nvftle, Centre county. Pa.
WANTS
A T the Rellefonte Car Works: Four
1 1 or five Tar BuibVrs and a few men who can
work in the Erecting fihop; several persons who ran
Paint far* A sound, powerful, tractable, will-
Ing-w rking. h*>ri*. aU/t,l fourtaeu hundred
pounds weight Apply at the
fi-tf CAR WORK*
BROCKERHOFF HOUSE,
AU.miIR.NYOT. MRI.LXKuNTR, PA.
WILLIAM M. KEKVEK, Manager.
Good Sample Room on F\rtl Floor.
Kffir* lu to r,.l from Trtn*. April r**s
to wltniku 4 Juror*. 14-1/
DUBH HOUSE,
I ) BKU.WONTR. PA..
Famlllee ami single gentlemen, as wall as the gen
eral traveling public ani foameniaJ m*n are invited
to this FlrsM lass ll<>|e|, where they will find h"ta
comforts at rsaaonalde rates
Liberal reduction to Jurymen and others attending
OMI W R TELLRB. Prj'r
S. tt A. LOEIt, General Merchant*, AUegheng-St,, Hetlrfonte, I'a.
MOTHERS,
WE ARE NOW READY FOR YOUR
BOYS.
OUR SPRING AND SUMMER,
SCHOOL, PLAY,
-AND
DRESS SUITS,
ARE NOW ALL IN.
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT EVER EXHIBITED.
EXTRA PATCHES IN EACH SI IT;
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS IN EACH COAT.
—OK THE CELEBRATED—
STEIN, ABLER & CO.'S MAKE, of Rochester,
WHOSE REPUTATION IN THIS LINK STANDS FIRST IN THE UNITED
STATES.
To be had ONLY at the Popular Establishment
—OF—
Sir A I ftFR 1 ALLEGHENY STREET,
B ft Al LULU, j BELLEFONTE. PA.,
FINE CLOTHIERS
—AWD—
DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
A r ew AUverti*eiHfHtn.
■
DO YOU SUFFER,
With COSTIVFNFSS, Sick Heedeche. DYSPFP
BIA. LOW Spirits. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS,
Loh of Appetite, Pen in the Side,
A in] nil the numerous ailment* coneesjuent upon a <li
orderd sfntc of th<. *li>n you har a certain
remedy within your natch. That remedy Is
GREEN'S Liver Pills.
Tbeee Pill* are of TWO Kiaim, and when use.) in
connection with **h other according to dlrertione,
are INVARIAM.Y M They ate Mi K r
roat'Ml, and am HKNT IIY MAIL tin receipt of price.
In order to prevent counterfeit lop they ere put up in
ROta Ikixee, with the siKfinture of K. P. GRKfcN
aroiitul each box.
Price, No I, fcOri* No. J, AO < ts. Manufa< hind
only l.jr
F. POTTS GREEN.
IIKIXKFONTK, I'A.
NEW REVISION A 'v^
NEW TESTAMENT.
VS made by the most eminent whol
r. ~f Ki,<U(i'l an,i Anwiira Hair the I'rlre
I orrrvpnndlnic I nicll-h t dlllon. l,|- In,, i,
•aptK,!""!'!"! 'l'*ani UaSii A irauata
" C nmprrhtiMic IIMor) of Ihr Bible ,i, I It.
Traii.tatiuii.. in, in,iii, K a full account of the >m
ItriMoß, nuri, t„ .u1... ill.. ~
Boat rhanra tor a*i-ot i-i.r offarwl. Hcod .lalnli
for particular, at onrc.
Tilt. iikmh Bill hiumiim. to.. (Urwtefe, OC
lltisint** Card#.
UA RNESS MANUFACTORY
in (Urtno'i New Block.
BKM.KrONTK, PA l-|y
I? IMSLAIK,
1 • JKWm.EK.
wATrftM, ciocts, ;itur, Jtr.
All work neatly rtKiUd. On Allegheny etreet,
tinder RrtM-kerhnff House. 4.tf
DKALKKS IN I'UKK I>KI*(JS ONLY.
3 I ZKLLKR& SON, i
r fie MiIGGI.TN,
2 No A, Hr * kerb- fT Row. £
g All the PtanUrd Patent inee Pre- *
ecrlptlons end I'smll j Recipwe ac< urately .
* pre|*rel. Trtiaeefi, Nhowlder llracee, Ac ,A> *
•JJ *** 1 |
I OUIS DOLL,
I J rA.HIIIoNABI.It IWX'T * MIoKMAK F.K,
Bre< keifcoff How, AlltgUeb* eu**l,
1-iy Rellefonte. Pa
C, mmi. Pree't. j r Nnkii.< wli'r.
NATIONAL BANK OF
I 811 i.i >
Allegheny Street, IMIeJbaU. Pa. 4-tf
/ IBNTRE COUNTY BANKING
V COMCAST.
Recelfr Repoeite
An 1 Allow Interest.
iMenunt Notre;
Buy and Sell
Got Hsrnritlff.
Uld end Cow pone,
Jwrs A Stern. President.
J. D. tHpoier.Ceehler. 4-tf
UK. HOY.M.D,
. e (Mk* in Ootnd Rem, %tte fßvtmy •
Usbfllr.. REI.t.RPirVTK. PA
P|-ecial alteeti t §* en t Di'UitlT# Puffery and
Chronic |Hnao I A- 1 y
I VK- .IAS. 11. DOBBINS, M. I)..
1 ' PIIYHICIAN AND (tt'RiiKoH,
Ofl( Allegheny St., ©?*f JMgt*r'e Prog
A-tf MELLEPONTR, PA
nit. J. W. RHONK, Dentist, can
be found et hie ottW and rwihn" i-n Narth
•id# of llich etreet threw A>rt Rait of Allegheny,
Relief nt#. Pa lA-ly
SICf'L/!j l] lt ,( ('FT., (Jrocer*, IIIIMII 1/OIIMI- M<HU, ttrllefontr, /'.
NEW GOODS
FOR TJI E
SUMMER TRADE.
\V have endeavored to the very bent of every tiling in our lino, and
now have some really choice goodx.
Fine Cream Cheese, Extra Large French Prunes,
Select Oysters, Sweet Potatoes,
Large Ripe Cranberries, Prunelles, Imperial Figs,
Bright New Lemons, Florida Oranges,
Princess Paper-Shell Almonds, Evaporated Dried Peaches,
A FULL LINE OF CHOICE CANNED FRUITS.
Preserved PEARS, PEACHES, CITRON,PLUMS, PRUNELLES.
PLAIN CANDIES, FINE CONFECTIONERY,
—AND—
GOODIES of all Sorts and Kinds.
r*r W' iii\ it' I lie people of Centra County to call and iiiHpect our
NICK (iOODS, which cannot fail to please.
SECHLEB & CO.
WIARD'S PATENT
NEW 1880 SERIES
Malleable Iron and Wood Beam Chilled
PLOWS
are .ff.rrd t'l 111. fnrmrrn of if* r .iitiirj- for tbr
(*• rn.:. k * +m*nn with nixtiy taJt;ah,p lmj-row mMa
THE WIARD - th- • a:,d
bie I low in the nuifk*f
THE WIARD i th- I* t for i* r,er%i • urnoM*
work, in both iM-l amj ttlibbU*
THE WIARD ha t * rr; -*t a • •tr ■ rn
pJrt adjii*UneL! fur .pr f \no ~r U.r.*
THE WIARI)
tUy and atony jrr'umJ
THE WIARD • m
for cleaning in >(*>•*• *ud adb • \* *oii
THEWIARD. •
or hnut.
Our Malloablo Iron Beam * • rio
Ul Min>lal..r roru .
lr4..;orM<l , ;• |*rfrt:vtt!)•••!*' '
I' l * >'•••; "ft .,<* in .. . ,
a lfw.gaar.rl fa fed.
. C ?. T J°* ltn ' Handles r aJ
Our M old hoards r<-l . 0 1>,. r. f.,,
and unif'-rm tj.
Our Plows an- warranted fo ar.j ru nablr j.
If ton Ire |fr. I,g |o f.tij 1 new Plow, N ur* \
Je Ib W laau * trial.
F"K BALK 11V
GORDON A- LAND 18,
Enginrrrx anti
AHU I'KAI.KKA IX All AIB Ira or
Agricultural Implements,
BPWIAI. ATTESTIOX GIVE* Trt HP. PAIR*
m-m BKLLirONTK, PA.
I'hihitiripltin Itrnnrh (In/hint/ llntinr, lUUrfnutr, I'n.
A GREAT VICTORY!
THE SUCCESS OF THE
PHILADELPHIA BRANCH.
THE PEOPLE TRIUMPHANT!
POL TICIANS KNOCK I'NI >KI I !
TIIK NIILADELpIIIA BRANCH
Oil the Side of the People!
Wc have the extreme satisfaction of announcing that the
Philadelphia Branch is now ready to do
BETTER THAN EVER IN CLOTHING,
KOR
MEN. ROYS AND CHILDREN!
AND ARK, AS ALWAYS,
AHEAD OP ALI< BTHEBS FOB GENUINE 00008.
Clothing Manufactured by their Own House and every
Article Marked and Warranted.
SAMUEL LEWIN, the Manager,
Now Defies the World and the Rest of Mankind.
IN HIS OWN MAKE OF CLOTHING,
The PHILADELPHIA BRANCH never *m boat, never will bo beat
and never can be leat for the CHEAPEST < I/)THING ottered in or
outaidc of Centre couuty.
All that in Mid here ia meant. GO AND BEE, and carry the new* to
your neighbor, that
MONEY CAN POSITIVELY BE SAVED AT TIIK
PHILADELPHIA BRANCH.
1855-1881.
Baugh's Fertilizers have stood Field Tests for 25 Years.
BUSHELS. NOT ACRES.
bave Money by i bin<;
BAUGH'S TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR PHOSPHATE,
Price, 925.00 Per Ton of 2GOO Pounds.
BAUGH'S ECONOMICAL FERTILIZER for POTATOES,
uUur.mg ' I'J I~r rul. of ~f I' u.l,
Price. 5.10.00 Per Ton of 2000 Pound..
ALL fiOODS SOLD ON GUARANTEED ANALYSIS.
Itimrri/ifhr ('lrriilnrn Snit I'rrr ii/ioh n/tftlirtition.
BAUGH & SONS, 20 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia.
Tor sale by J. H. LONG, rkroinelon, Pa., Agf-nt for ClinVon and Centre Counties.
MILLHEIM HOTEL,
MtLLIIEIM. CRXTKB OK XTT, PKNN A.
\V. S. MI'SSKK, Proprietor.
Tb* f Mil!beii • I'■*ln fVnn'a VJ|#r,
%)• tit t8 mil*** fr ii ' t irr ' n the
barf, 'Vntr* and Pj-nj'* r-* k Railroad, antb tjr
r undine* that mak<- It a
PLEASANT SUMMER RESORT
0 -l tMMI ftfcfeMK tha in.me-liat** kMt| A rah
ruiii t-> *t*>M train At tl.e Miilb'ifn 11-#tl a/
tir-UU i t <■ til t-a f ntid ftrtt- la* and t*rm rr'W
ill Jmn* .■ Iff# j•
( ' KNTUAL HOTEL.
\ Pi -tat
MII,R.H|ItTV). ' KNTHK 001*NTT. PA.
A. A KOIILHKCKKR, Proprietor.
THRnVGII TRATri.KII* . Il,e railroad will find
UiitßoM an *1 ' l'r M t-U' • t. 111*. 1 rI f '.re a
maal At AM. TRAIN* ilppDwH tt minute. 47
Logan Cement.
rpHE retail priee for LOGAN CE
-1 MI NT a♦. i tft'r Mi faitflfiy I lttl) will
!*• t*.. dollar* html and &<• chafjrr 1> t*ir or
LAM* It Ilt-TF IF K HICK?*
Dry frtut ilm ii tnl Grorcrie*.
J IAKPER BROTHERS,
MRIMr KTRKKT. BBLLKFOKTK. TA
Hutp their counter* and rhelve* filled with
NEW GOODS,
| BANKRUPT RATES
Purcha*od At - BANKRUPT RATKS
( HANKKUPT RATES
WHICH THEV OFFER AT
BOTTOM PRICES.
BOTTOM PRICKS,
BOTTOM PRICES.
OOSFIBTINQ OF
Dry (t"fd,
Millinery o<*>d,
Clothing,
Fancy Good*,
Notion*, Ac.
BOOTS and SHOES
HOOTS and SHOES at very low price*.
HOOTS and SHOES
HATS and CAPS
Latertstylet of HATS and CAPS
HATS and LAI'S
Carpet Hag,
Umbrella*,
Paranoic,
Lad id' Cloak*,
Carpeting,
Groceritw,
Qtcetuware, Ac.
Compnatngarary thing that ran la fcnad in a Brat-
HARPER BROTHERS,
FPRtXO fTREET. • • nKM.KFOhVs^rA.
COUNTRY mODUCI Iktoi iii it fb#
hlfhil market prtt*. My
New York Weekly Herald.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
'PIIK circulation of tin* jtoptilar
1 . .itwtaiiiu iMNaMnm RMMM
all Oh* loading nana of tha tltliT llga.ai.ti, and t.
arrangr-l in handy dapartroi t Tlta
KOKEION NEWS
arnhraraa apo, tal dtapatihaa frtna all qnartan of tha
glob*. I'nOof lb* li"*d of
AMERICAN NEWS
ar gtvan Of Talagraphir fkapatrha. >d tha aaak ft.jn
all |<att* id Ilia Inula, Thia faatvra aUmo makaa
THE WEEKLY HERALD
Ilia mat *altial>la 1 hmalrla In tha ..M. aa ItW t.
fkMp"l. K"rj atali I. ptrti a faithful report d
POLITICAL NEWS
amhraring lomplata and ~ mprabaaaatra dtiqut'haa
from W ttntaoroa. intituling full report* ..I tha
■paarhaa id amineat !.Ml-tat,..'n tha quart ion. id tha
THE FARM DEPARTMENT
nI tha W nut llrealß ciraa lb. lalaat aa aall aa tha
ni-iat fa-ai that Mt|tdlatti and dlarawartna ralatina l
tha >l,l Una of tha farmer, hinta f,ir tatdn| Camt,
I'ovvtAr. C.atiaa, Tataa Ynnrraauta. Ar.Ar, ith
a-ißgaatt>>na *rt Itiaafac hnildtnga and niaaail. la ra.
pall. 1 Ilia I. .npp ani, ft.it t>y a aall-edttau .irjiart
nt.nt, tdaty ' i Jia<t. nn-trr tha haad of
THE HOME.
airing rnrlpna for prank*! di'tiaa. hinta fur making
• Inthiiig aml foe hi-nping tip atth tha lalaat faahmna at
tha Inanat prtr Reefy it ant id nrnklag or no.*raay
angenatnd In thla department la prai UoUl, tariad ty
atpaata hafnte putdioation Irtlor* lt. nr Pan#
ami la-ndon mrreapnndetil. on tha ary latft tank
tona Tha lloma lupartmant id tha Wcctir llra.tn
• ill aara tha honan*ifh mora than ana handled ttniaa
tha prtra of tha pa par Tt,a Intrraata .d
SKILLED LABOR
r# loot*M *r-t? thing ywrt*iftifg lo m*.
rtißiiir* *n.i Ulu Rtrtng i , rorwr*li. Tbot*
I* ft pftg* 4##of#4 to )| fr|*OW f |W U.
#•• nuirbol*. <'o|m, M rrbi*<l,s* bv A ulw
M# fbfttnr# I* found In tb# •poriftHjr r*-p.rt#4 prv*
MfOMHlilioßlof
THE PRODUCE MARKET.
**ntin X m at Im. and a I-road. toga time with
• Fnwanrf a-eek, * Mwr by mar naitml dl*
*laa. Ltmur, Mi airu, lamaatrtt. I'nanaat and
XoTW. Thara t. m, papar In tha arortd that cum
tain* a > tawh aa* . mat trr a car, aaak aa tba Wan-
M lie*ay ti, ahlrh fa aant. poata*e |*M. he Oat Hol
lar Von n anbarrtha at aay lima.
Hl* 1 ( OV|
t *• • rorm. . thtl.l.Aß
■BU ) ( A TILAII
NEW YORK HERALD,
-l Broadaat and Ana Jtmat, Xt Tork,