SHUUEKT fc FOKKTKR, Editors. VOL. 3. She Crntrt fjrmnrat. Term* 81. M) per Annam.in Advance. 8. T. SHUGERT and R. H. FORSTER, Editors. Thursday Morning, July 28, 1881. Democratic County Committee Meeting. A meeting of tho Democratic County Committee will bo held at the Committee Rooms, ovor tho W'atcAwian office, Bello fonte, on Thursday, July 28, 1881, at 2 o'clock P. M. Every member of the Committee is requested to bo present. P. OR AY, MEEK, Chairman. 11. A. McKEE, 8 -tary. THE Ohio Pronibitiouists have held their State Convention, and are now in.the field with a full State ticket. GEN. GRANT'S rallying cry "Let us have j>eace," will have no significance in the future. He belongs to the de feated party and will now fight under the rallying cry of lloscoe Conkliug "Let us have war" to recover position. THE half-breeds arc now felicitat ing themselves that Robertson being released from duty at Albany will commence clcauing out the Custom House in New York. No doubt it needs it. It is filled with Republicans, but whether he will purify its atmos phere by the material he has at hand is more than doubtful. PHILADELPHIA, as a matter of course, is contributing her quota to the army of Star-route thieves. Those of her speculating gentry —Thomas A. McDevitt, 11. Legrand Ensign and Christian Price—were bound over the other day to t appear 'before the Grand Jury to answer for "ways that are dark" in connection with the Post office swindles. SOLDIERS TO THE FRONT! —Major General Hartrauft has issued orders for the encampment of the National Guard of Pennsylvania as follows: The first brigade, General Snowden, Commander, at Pottstown, from July JO, to August 0; the second brigade, General Beaver, at Saitsburg, from August 10, to August 10 ; and the third brigade, General Sigfried, at Wilkesharre, from August 23, to Au gust 29. THE Commissioner of Pennsylva % nia to solicit the privilege of removing the remains of William Penn from their resting place in England to Phil adelphia, is indignant. He states in a letter to the London Times that the ociety having charge of the burial place of Penn were guilty of an im propriety in considering tho subject nt publishing their refusal to per mit the removal in advance of his ap plication as the representative of the government of Pennsylvania. The actioa was perhaps somewhat dis courteous and unnecssarily prompt, hut the government of Pennsylvania, beir. 0 familiar with indignities of greater mportance at home, will sur vive this little discourtesy from ibroul. THF. Albany dead-lock has been broken at last, and Lapham is the suc cessor of Roscoe Conkling in the Hen ate of the United Htates. He is said to Ire some improvement on tyillor, the successor to Piatt, inasmuch as he will aim to represent his State instead of his own interest, as a monopolist If New York is satisfied with such substitutes for Conkling and Piatt, other States need not grumble. They are at least, a fair off-set to Pennsylva nia's representation, which is not only ' weak, hut contemptible in its weak ness New York and Pennsylvania, the two leading States of the Union, *can now only congratulate themselves that they have been represented by great minds in the past. There is com- fort in this at least, and, without in dulging in sickening comparison, the people can afford to wait the time when these great States will recover their lost prestige. JSymiet do not live ierev,,. 0 "EQUAL ANI> EX ACT JUSTICE TO AT.L HIES, OK WIIATKVKII STATE OK I'BKMUAKION, KKI.KMOIM CIK roi.lTM A I.."—J. m- r. BELLEFONTK, I'A., THURSDAY, JULY 2H, 1881. SITTING BULL, the most sanguinary and tho ablest of ludiun War Chiefs, who succeeded by a masterly retreat beforo the United States forces in reachiug tho wilds of Canada, after the massacre of Custer and his troops, has at last surrendered and come in "to be good." It appears Mr. Bull and his party having become very poor in the Queen's domains and in danger of starvation, coucluded he could betterhis fortune by surrendering and placing himself uj>on the feed roll of some reservation under the benign care of the Indian Bureau. In a speech ho says he "never accepted anything from the United States Gov ernment, but now I am going to sec what lam going to get. I want to be free and go about wherever I please, and have a waiter." The request is modest. Sitting Bull ought to have a waiter and might be supplied from the numerous applicants for service in the Indian Department. We would sug gest to Senator Don and Attorney General MacVeagh, that this might satisfy some one of the many needy friends from Pennsylvania. THE reunion of the federal and confederate veterans at the unveiling of the monument to the confederate dead at Caljiepper, Va., on the 21st inst., it is said was a pleasant and cor dial greeting, and adds another testi monial that the fraternal feeding be tween the North and South is still gaining strength and sincerity, not withstanding the persistent efforts of political knaves to perpetuate a breach. Such demonstrations as this, where the men who have participated on both sides of the "late unpleasant ness" meet to do honor to the dead who fell in the contest, whether on one side or the other, shows the strength of the Union and the fulfill ment of the prophesy of President Lincoln in his inaugural address at the commencement of the war, when he said : "The mystic chords of mem ory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell tho chorus of the Union wlicu again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature." MUCH is said every year about ele vating the Judiciary. The plea is elo quently presented on all occasions that care should be taken that none hut high-toned, honorable, conscientious men should be selected for Judges. In furtherance of this general desire, the Republicans of the Bedford and Som erset district, have commenced the elevating process by nominating John Cessna as their candidate for Judge. His large experience as a member of Congress in the Chorpening case, his general aptness in the tricks of the politician, and his peculiar tact in pro curing votes "through the eyes" with outtaxing the judgment or intelligence of the voter show a surprising combi nation of qualities that will not fail, from a Republican stand point, to adorn the bench. Add to those quali ties the principle, which has been Cess na's guiding star In life, that "the end justifies the means," and the picture is complete. DUDLEY, the new commissioner of Pension, it is said, has instituted a search in his office with a view to the removal of any employe who may In endowed by nature or education with Democratic proclivities. After twen ty years of continuous Republican rule, it is not likely that be will find many Democrats—certainly not enough to make room for the hungry hordo of Republicans now pressing for the plunder promised in the cam paign. Dudley is a new man and must of course show bis zeal for party in the way that is usual with men of exceedingly small calibre. After a few years of service, be- will look more closely to the efficiency of his subordinates than to any peculiar views they may entertain of govern mental policy. Tho Truo Anti-MonopoliHts The question of the growing power of corporations and monopolies is at tracting in a greater degree than ever the attention of the people of the United States. In the Republican purty, among the working masses of the county who make up the majori ties of that party in almost every lo cality, there is a growing discontent with the leadership that binds them hand and foot to the power of the cor porate and moneyed monopolies, which control all legislation and all hrauches of gover ' ant in their own interests and ul the Jxpense of the toiling mil lions of the land. For this condition of u(fairs, 'ati exchange with great: force remarks, the Republican party must he held resjionsible, because all these arrogant monopolies are the creatures of Republican legislation. Year after year, sons of toil have seen the agents of corporations dictat ing the legislation of Congress. They have not failed to note tho alacrity 1 with which every Republican Con- | gross for twenty years has complied I with the demands of their great and growing power. When the workingmcn have made complaint they have been answered with shallow sophistries and put off with false promises, while the work of; building up the rich at the c<*-t of the poor has gone on without intermission. During the two years in which the Democratic party had an alleged ma jority in both branches of Congress, the Republican minority in the House fought every measure that was not pleasing in the sight of its old ma ters, the monopolists. Tha minority was well drilled and ably led. It was generally aide to defeat any hill no* approved by cor|xiration attorneys. And if any such measures w a< permit ted to pa*s both houses of ( ongre-s, ! the monopolists had an ally at the other end of the Capitol who was will ing to do their work with a veto. These are the reasons why discon tent prevails among the voting masses of the dominant party, and why the Anti-Monopoly, Is-ague is enlisting in its ranks many thousands of thf men who voted for Garfield and Arthur in the campaign of 1880. The revolt was fully ripened off by the action of the Republican party, through its rep resentatives in Congress and its nomi nal leader in the White House, in de feating the Funding hill la->t winter. The whole country knew that the na tional bankers, who endeavored to produce a panic in the money market, dictated the defeat of that measure. And none are so ignorant as not to know that governments are degraded from their true purpose and proper sphere when they become the slaves of their own progeny. There is, however, no need of a new party in order to give the people all the relief that is required. The Dem ocratic creed and the history of the Democratic party are a guarantee that, under its control, capitnl will not rob labor. No Democrat pro poses a destructive war on corpora tions. They have their rights and their uses. The good of all classes is best promoted when the rights of all are respected and defended. No rea sonable man wants to see the great railroads broken down or so crippled that they eannot pay fair dividends on their actual cost. But they must be prevented from ruling the country, the farmers of the great Northwest must he released from slavery to rail road combinations, and the working millions of the Fast must not lie made to pay exorbitantly for food in order to swell the dividends on hundreds of millions of watered stocks. The hanks, too, must be taught that they arc nub ordinate to Congress, and that they cannot fix the rate of interest on jaili lie loans by threatening a panic. Tho attempt of the "stalwarts" to head off the anti-monopoly movement by put ting Grant, Cameron Conkling A Co., at the head of it is too weak and slial low a device to excite anything hut ridicule. The only logical course for those Republicans who desire a change is to join the old, reliable, consistent anti-monopoly party that cast a large majority of the popular vote in I*7'!, and, in spite of millions contributed to its defeat by monopolists, came within a few thousand votes of elect ing its candidate in I*Bo. Tho President. Since last week's issue of the DEM OCRAT, at which time President Gar field seemed to be gradually approach ing convalescence, he has suffered an alarming and dungerous relapse. All the official bulletins from the White House, up to last Friday, had present ed his condition in such a favorable light, that about all fear of a fatal result had vanished from the public mind, and every one was looking for ward with extreme satisfaction to the hour when he could safely he pro nounced out of danger. The unfavor able change occurred on Saturday morning. He had scv< re chills and rigor, followed by fever, which caused great alarm to the attending physi cians. Hi- pulse, from a normal con dition, ran up to 130, hut subsided con siderably later in the day, which again reviver! hope. Doctor* Agncw and II"rnilto, the consulting physicians, were telegraphed for and arrived late on Saturday night. After an exami nation of tho patient and a consulta tion wi.'i the attending phy-icians, the conclusion was arrived at that the re lapse wn- caused by the < ation of the discharge of pus from the wound, and that a surgical operation would be ucccs-ary to relieve the patient, I his operation wa§ successfully per forms! and the President afterward r<*ted well and showed some signs of improvement. The latest news from Washington is again more re-aasuring. The cr ation performed by Dr. Agnew ha served the purpose for which it wa undertaken and the results from it have been satisfactory. It must still bo understood, however, that the Pres ident is far from being out of danger. There may be dangerous stages to pass through yet, and under the most favorable conditions the way to recov ery will bo long and tedious. The official bulletin received here yester day morning read# as follows : WASHINGTON. I>. C., July 27, 8 A. *. The President slept well all night. There ha* Iteen no rigor. He takes nourishment well and is improving. He expresses himself as feeling better and more rested. PuDe. 94; tempera) ture, 98; respiration, 18. PI.AIHTED, the Democratic Gover nor of Maine, the other day gave his stalwart council a startling specimen of Democratic metal. That council is composed entirely of Republicans and have made it a rule to reject every np|tointmcnt he made, although he conceded to them so far n# to name only Republicans for office. They were not satisfied. They reached for the supremo power of the commonwealth and the degradation of its Executive. This slate of affairs was at length brought to an issue, when one of the council, after denouncing the Gover nor, prevailed upon his fellow parti sans to reject his re-nomination of a Republican officer. At this point the Governor astonished the factionist* by deelaring the obstruction body ad journed sine die. Tliey had over stepped his endurance, and ho gave them a rebuff, to be remembered. Tliey cannot he re-convened, except by the Governor himself. JUDGES I'EARSON and HENDERSON of the Dnuphin county court, have fi led an adverse decision in the manda mus case to compel the Stale Treasu rer to pay the members of the legisla ture ten dollars per diem for the extra filly days service at the last session. They decide that the act of the 11th May, 1874, so far as it provides a per diem pay for time spent in session over one hundred days, in addition to the fixed salary of tI,OGO, is uncoustitu tional and void, and that it would he j unlawful for the Treasurer to pay it. 1 he caws will no doubt go to the .Su preme Court for u final decision. A lu.OHt'!Tix; office has already been opened in Washington to enlist recruits for the Ballot-stutter's Brigade in I'iiiludelphiu. Tbe exjK;rience of the Republican ring managers with the committee of reformer* last fall, will, no doubt, stimulate activity, and render these outside stations unusual ly enterprising this year. Although an ofl year, the Uiugsters cannot de lay the struggle for re instatement, and will make their drafts ujton Washing ton, Baltimore and New York to add to the voting population of the Quak er city. 1 hey are now marching for names to swell the registry. Im. New ork Tribune, owned by lav Could i- credited with the follow j ing remarkable declaration : ! "I Ins i- the most ferocious and atroc : ious i pocii in our history. Subsidy and (icrfi iy go hand in hand. Not only ; me tin- pre-- subsidized, but the pcuple :i - i liave obviously been bought.'' And who knows it better than Jay Could'.' lie has been there through it all from fir-t to last. GENERAL NEWS. Franklin 15. Gowen and wife sailed j : " the -teanier City of Richmond fur | l.urope on Saturday last. 1 he official count of the cotton crop i I of Georgia in show* an ag gregate of G3,06 f > bales, the acreage i t.eitig At >f .rion, Ohio, on last Thursday. ! John 1. .fly ' -mnutled suicide Ivj ; sliootii ' hiinselt at the grave of his wife, who died .July 1(1. K* ' nite l Male* Senator Iterels, of j M: -is-.ppt. ha | .|, presiding j I alder of tbe Jackaon district t.y the I white MeiUodis'. inference of that! State. / desperate shooting affray occurred | at G as, wood I'recinct. ITnatillaooun- j •v, \t P., between a school teacher ! named Kny.ey and oneSwitier, a store keeper. Jftiehtter threatened to ho'. - Kinney a^n 1 < |'r Annum, in Arivunw. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. —Hurry Green * five cent Florida cigar is the finest to be found in Bellefonte, and don't you forget it. —Mr. John Wian died very uddnly and unexpectedly at hi* residence, near the Glass Work*, on last Friday. He had not been in good health for tome time, but wan thought by hi* family and friends to be getting better and in a fair way to re covery. He was about forty-nine years of age and leave* a wife and ten children. —On the 7th inatant, Mr*. Ligget, mother of John Ligget, of Beech Creek, celebrated her Hl*t birthday at the resi dene* of her son. Mr*. Klir.abeth Quig gle aged *4 years, anl Mr*. Alexander, mother of Senator Alexander, of Belle fuiile, aged hi! year*, attended the festivi ties Thi* i* truly a trio of old ladle*. —VI ith nncere sorrow we are comp< lied | this week to announce the death of Red mund Power*, *o well known to all reii j dent* of Bellefonte. After a protracted : and distressing ilines*, the end came to j him on !at Monday morning. The ds --j ceased began to break down in health j more than a year ago, and was the victim | of a complication of "ills that flesh is heir j to," which finally terminated in that fell deitroyer, consumption. He was tb<> son ' of fid ward and Mary Powers, who emi grated to this country fr< m Ireland about thirty years ago. They immediately came j to Bellefonte, which remained their home |so long a* they lived. They had seven j children—four sons and three daughters, j lledmund, the subject of this notice, was I the third one of the brothers. He was a j itone mason by trade arid a most excellent j workman. He was a kind hearted man, ; without an enemy in th<- world, a* except a* he wa* at lime* an enemy to himself. He was aLiut forty six years of age, and leaves a large family to mourn his early d'ib. Hi* funeral took place yesterday forenoon and was largely attended. The remains were conveyed to the Catholic church, where appropriate services were held, an! from thence to the Catholic cemetery for interment Thomas J. Petri kin died at his resi . lence in Johnstown, Pa., on Sunday, the j l J, was elected to represent Lycoming, Cnt lro and Clearfield in the Senate of Pennsylva nia, and at the close of h term "wax ap pointed Deputy .Secretary of .he CuoninsQ wealth by Gov. Shunk ; Jame* M-,* bril liant attorney, and a man of unwratcW*! genius, after representing the peoptp'oi Centre and Clearfield in the Leg .nature many year*, continued the practice of hie | profe**ion in this place up to the time of I hi* death ; John D. engaged in mercantile pursuits, served as treasurer of this county j and remained here during hi* fifh. '• I . .as •* :< rditem j Fire at Lrx k Haves. — A Ire MVuN ' i red at Lock Haven on last Friday mcrn j ing, which completely destroyed U ex tensive and valuable pulp awl papasr mitla at that place. The mills comprised nine buildings, covering over an acre of ground and all were laid in ashes. The loaa la LT*AN of your valuable PAPCR w* Wfl I lA th* STF forth a few facts to sbpw WHY HIE YJEMOE racy of thi* county DIVWU ST^SOFl.Joseph Gate*, K*q., for tb* .dlcwef-LTILIIATY <\*(B --| missioner. He is, MH'L ha* a, ! staunch DEM.N F*4 and IS iuliy AAPABTA.WT filling the offico. IBS iaw gssud fissaiscu-R, A - hard working, "4LANIR, AND Will DO justice to thc'W \B'O bounty. „ Ho is in all RF*P*C* the Knd of a MAN to elect to the "EE lor WIDE* he HSWERHDLW ■ date, lie descVv* V rt.pp.frt.nf,the J' ers of Centra aytiuiJi and ."•MR** ?w ccive it. *J T.IIJ 1. HRlin**rxc> * > ■* * .JT" 1 ;" u id ii>*.>" • Notice.-tA tlruve Moatui, cotumong- , Ing Wednesday aeewiag, Aisgnsa awsb continuing over th* Allowing Hsbhath., " on w x,mm- W, 1 : Alfred MoorenlNjWl. tRo. auirt frb •> aduMt UMiaecvswea,.-AH- i are cordially uivKed TOAREAD.., - o*O R. pEKXt, No. :;o.