Centre j*H& Democrat.
SIIUGKItT & FORSTER, Editors.
VOL. 3.
£!u (Centre Democrat.
Term. 81.AO por Annum, in Advance.
8. T. SHUGERT and R. H. FORSTER, Edilora.
Thursday Morning, August 18, 1881.
Democratic County Ticket.
ASSOCIATE JCDOES,
JOHN (J. LARIMER, of Spring,
JOHN K. RUNKEL, of Potior.
I'ROTIIONOTARY,
J. CALVIN HARPER, of Bollefonte.
SHERIFF,
THOMAS J. DUNK EL, of Rush.
REGISTER,
JAMES A. MeCLAIN, of Boggs.
RECORDER,
FRANK K. BIBLE, of Spring.
TREASURER,
DANIEL C. KELLER, of Potter.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
A. J. GRELST, of Unionville,
JOHN WOLF, of Miles.
COUNTY AUDITORS,
JOHN S. PROUDFOOT, of Milesburg,
F. P. MUSSER, ot Millheim.
HON. JOHN COCHRAN, State Sena
tor from the second Philadelphia Dis
trict, died at Spring Lake, New
Jersey, on Sunday last, lie was a
Democratic member in the 41th year
of his age.
ROBERT I. JORDAN, a Republican
policeman of Philadelphia has resign
ed because he disapproved of Mayor
King's appointment of colored jsdice
raen. He could not accept the negro
as an official associate, hut has no ob
jection to count his vote solid for the
Republican party.
SUITS have bee if brought in the
Dauphin county court against the
practicing physicians and surgeons
who have failed to register their di
plomas in compliance with* the law
passed by the last Legislature. Some,
it is said, have purpuaely defied the
law in order to test its constitutional
ity in the courts.
RUMORS are rife that a subdued, but
decided antagouism exists lietween
Secretary Blaine and Secretary Win
dom. That both are presidential as
pirants is more than probable, and
jealousy of each other is a natural
outgrowth of such relations. Two
Richmond* wooiug the same bride can
not live in one family without discord.
EX-CONURESHMAN R A INKY, of S. ('.,
a colored man, is a candidate for clerk
of the House of Representatives at
Washington. He is a very daik speci
men, but a man of talent and it is
believed fully competent for the posi
tion. He will be a prominent antago
nist to Mr. Edward M'Pherson, who
it is said is also a candidate.
A NEW KNTEI'RISK has started up in
Alabama for the benefit of the negro.
Some white scoundrels of the carpet
bag stripe, no doubt, are selling the
negro exemptions from service in the
next war. This is about upon an
equality with the death bed insurance
practiced in Pennsylvania. The bene
fits are all with the rascally operator.
MAHONE succeeds in one thing at
last with his repudiation party. He
has split. up the Republican party all
to smithcrs, and destroyed its organi
zation in Virginia lieyond recovery.
This is another proud triumph for the
Legislature of Pennsylvania and the
"me too" of Senator Cameron who be
came the endorsers of the rebel gen
t cral and his piratical crew.
WE are pleased to note that the
Democrats of Hnyder county, at their
recent county convention honored
themselves no less than they honored
Judge Bucher, by conferring a re-nom
ination upon him. Judge Bucher is
the present able and popular Presi
dent Judge of the judicial district
composed of Union, Snyder and Miffl
in lin counties. He has been so just and
upright in bis great office that his re
election, after a faithful service of ten
years, should not be a matter of dhubt.
The good sense of the people he has
served so well will not permit him to
be supplanted by any new and untri
ed man.
"EtlU At, AND EXACT JUSTII K TO ALL MEN, Of WHATEVER HTATK OR I'BRSUASION, IIKI.IOIOUH OR rol.lTlCAl.."—Jrifrrann
Democratic Stnto Convention.
At the meeting of the Democratic
State Commitee, held nt Harrisburg,
on Wednesday, of Inst week, it was
decided to hold the State Convention
for the purpose of nominating a can
didate for State Treasurerou Wednes
day, the 28th day of September, and
Williamsport was selected as the
place for the Convention to meet.
The delegates elected last September
by the county convention to represent
Centre county in this Convention are
A. T. Leathers, E&q., of Unionville
and M. L. Rishei, Esq., of Oregg
township. L. G. Lingle, Esq., of
l'hilipsburg, was recommended for
Senatorial delegate, anil F. 1\ Museer,
of Millheim, H. A. McKoo, of Belie
fonte and C. G. Hirlinger, of Philip
burg, were uprxiintcd Senatorial Con
ferees and instructed to use all honor
able means to secure his election.
Inasmuch as the time for the meeting
of the State Convention is not far dis
tant, it would be well enough to have
an early day appointed for the meet
ing of the Conferees of the district for
the purpose of electing the Senatorial
delegate. Centre county has not bad
the Senatorial delegate for many
years and probably Clearfield and
Clinton will concede it without op
position. Centre was entitled to the
delegate last year but then gave way
to ( learfield.
GEN. HANCOCK bus been selected
by the Secretary of War to taka
charge of the military display at the
Yorktown Centennial celebration to
come off in October next, and has ac
cepted. This promises to be the most
imposing event of the kind that has
ever occurred in this country, not only
for its military display under the di
rection of the accomplished and pa
triotic Hancock, hut for the immense
civic attendance which will partici
pate from the States. The Governors
of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virgiuia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Illi
nois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Missis
sippi have already signified their in
tention of being present accompanied
by their staff officers and prominent
citiz.ens, nnd have been provided for
in the arrangements. In addition to
the large number of State troops from
fifteen States who have accepted and
obtained position in the arrangements,
all the available United States troops
will lie on the ground, and every gov
ernment vessel on the Atlantic coast
ha* been ordered to rendezvous at
that point. We presume ample facil
ities of travel at reduced rates will lie
provided for those who desire to wit
ness and participate in the celebration.
SOME of the stalwart journals are
discussing the inability of the Presi
dent with greedy /.cal to grasp the
plunder which they fought for at Al
bany. They allege that the time has
come that is provided for in the con
stitution, when the Vico President
should come to the front, and assume
the duties of the Presidential office.
Not yet, will be the decided verdict of
the people! The President still lives,
and it is to lie hoped will contiuue to
live out his Presidential term.
THE Republican party of Virginia,
ha* been captured by Malione and ad
ded to the tail of his piebald repudi
ation party. It ha* now no existence
in the Old Dominion, having by the
advice of the Administration and Re
publican Senators dissolved its organ
ization and adopted the role of repu
diation.
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THE old negro woman who murder
ed a little boy and girl aged three and
six years respectively, the other day
near Washington City, has confessed
her crime, but is at a lose to know
why she did so. Hhe thinks the devil
inspired the hellish act. Hanging is
too mild a punishment for this un
natural brute.
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BEULEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST is, issi.
Tho President,
The latest reports from Washington
give hut little hope for the recovery of
President Garfield. Since the latter
part of last week lie has been in a
much more critical condition thuu at
any time since he received the wound
from which he has now suffered for
nearly eight weeks. The bulletins are
any thing hut encouraging, and the
physicians in attendance upon hint are
forced to admit that the situation is
extremely alarming. The trouble in
this* last crisis wems to l>e caused more
by a weak ami disordered Htomaeh
than the results of any unfavorable
.
conditions of the wound. It is stated
that the physicians have advised Mrs.
Garfield t<> prepare for the worst that
can happen, and should there he no fa
vorable change, the probabilities are
that the stricken man cannot survive
many days. On Monday his condition
was truly alarming. Irritability of the ,
stomach, frequent vomitings, refusal of
the stomach to retain nourishment and ,
pulse at were sufficient of course !
to cause extreme apprehension, and
the bulletins of Tuesday contained lit
tle that was in any way favorable- j
A despatch at * : !I0 M., yesterday,
says that he passed a tranquil night,
sleeping most of the time, and that his
general condition appeared more hope
ful than at the same time the day pre
vious. I'ulse 110, temperature o*. and
respiration 18. This cannot he regar
ded as re-assuring; still, while there is
life there may Is- hope, and we can
only trust to the mercy of Providence
to save us from a great national sor
row that now seems to lie ini|iending.
THK Republicans, remarks the Lan
caster InteHiffetfrr, would do well to
pitch on Gen. Chalmers, of Mississip
pi, to head the ticket of op|to?ition
there to the Democracy. He has
been abused by the Republicans so
roundly and fiercely, that they could
now support him in the South and
sing his prniws in their Northern stal
wart newspapers with as much fervor
as they used to damn Mahono and
now bless the repudiation leader of
the rag, tag ami bob-tail opposition to
the State credit party of the Old Do
minion.
KX-SKNATOB COKKMJFI; it is said is
already being railed to the front to
save the party in New York. The
demand is made that ho be a delegate
to the State Convention to assume the
leadership of his friends in the inter
est of party success. Will he respond ?
He may, hut the half-breeds and trai
tors who lately apjicared at Albany
will do well to be severely absent
from the counsels of the convention if
they desire harmony.
TllF. Democrats of our neighboring
county of Clinton, have just put an
excellent county ticket in the field.
It should be elected by a sweeping
majority. It is made up as fellows:
Associate Judges, Win. W. Rankin
and Isaac Frant*; Sheriff, Feter B.
Smith ; District Attorney, George A.
Hrown ; Treasurer, Wallace Gakle ;
Commissioners, Daniel M. Morris and
Joseph W. Huhhard ; Auditors, Wm,
T. Young and Levi R. Rupp.
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HON. CIUIU.KS ij. T. M INTIKE, of
Perry county, is spoken of as the
Democratic candidate for Judge in
the district composed of the counties
of Perry and Juniata in which Judge
Junkin at present presides. Mr. Mclu
tire is an able lawyer and a few years
ago, when we knew him, a very popu
lar and courteous gentleman.
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GSN. GKAMT has purchased a resi
dence in New York for $03,000 and
has determined to make New York
his future home. It is a brown stone
front, four stories high and will fur
nish luxurious accommodations for the
national mendicant.
THE majority against prohibition
in North Carolina has reached nearly
100,000,.and is still rising. What it
will be when all tho returns arc in
is beyond computation.
ADDITIONAL. LOCALS.
BI'IIINO MILI.N ITEMS.—Tho rampmoet
ing and picnic season in upon u* again.
Last Saturday five car load* of tho bun lon
from Dewart, Milton, Lewisburgand Sun
bury plc-nic-cd on tlio extensive picnic
ground* of It. H. liuncan, at tho foot or
Egg Hill, and n few rod* couth of tho rail
road station. Tho train loft Dowurt at
7.30 A. M., and arrived at Spring Mill* at
10.60 A. M. Tboy camo away from tho
dust and oppressive hoat of their town
homes, to enjoy a day of recreation and
pleasure in tho country, and inhale tho
invigorating air of our little mountain
city. Prominent among them was seen
the manly form of Col. Kobert McCor
rnick, of WaUontown, who seemed to <x
ercise a sort of paternal care over the
party. During the day, several bus loads
visited the famous Perm's creek caves.
During one of their trij.s on the water in
one of tho caves Dave Kerlin of this
place, who was with the party, fell out of
the boat and got a complete ducking. In
the evening the party left for their homes,
all seeming well pleased with their excur
sion.
I.ast Thursday evening the Evangelical
Association, comprising the Mtllhrim, Co
burn, Green Drove, and Farmer's Mills
charges, together with the churches of the
flrush \ alley circuit, began their camp
meeting in Kera's woods, a half mile north
of the toll gate between M illhelm and
Spring Mills. The meeting Is pre :dd
over by Rev. Swenger, P. K , of this dis
trict, arid ftsvs. Widmcycr and D;< k,
preachers in charge, assisted by several
ministers from other circuits. Tho num
ber of tents is nineteen. Your corses
[K.ndent S|>eht Sabbath on the grounds,
and thinks they deserve to be compliment
ed for the good order which prevailed
throughout the day, and which he learned
has existed since tho opening of the meet
ing.
6\ e met a host of acquaintances from
all parts of the valley, and some from
Bellefonle. Among the later was our
y mg friend Albert Mingle, of the firm
of Doll A. Mingle, whose cheerful counte
nance has always greeted us with a smile.
Albert is one of those exemplary young
men whose equal is not found in every
day's travel. Faust, Hishcl, Smith ami
Arney, all defeated candidates before the
late convention, were there. I supposed,
at first that they ha.) come to rcvivo their
drooping spirits, but they all seemed to
enjoy themselves as well as if they were
"ins' instead of outs!" f \
PL.KA-ANT ISAI* .1" ITT I V.,.
nominations that were made on the 'lh
instant, wo have had a relapse in political
affairs, all is now quiet among our Demo
cratic friends, and all are well satisfied.
Kven the defeated candidate* are taking
things very cool and say they will support
the ticket to a man. Ilul there is much
blowing among the stalwart* and land
grabbers, the latter in particular, who
: have made out a slate which is to defeat the
entire Democratic ticket. A big job, to
j l* sure, but the influence which they in
tend to bring against at least some of our
candidate* will be heavy and of course will
win—in a horn, tin Saturday evening a
worthy trio met at Riddle's gate. It is
I supposed there was a job set up for some
| one, but they are sharpers and know how
j to buckle their lips, so wo will have to
wait further developments. They were
| not all Republicans either. We have no
doubt there were some deeper laid plans
made, but it will not amount to much as
i time will show.
Our enterprising friend llaag is putting
up a large mill. He intends adding a
flouring burr to the chopper. A few more
•urh men as Ootlieb would make the Gap
quite a business plare. We wish him sue
| cees. Mr. J. M. Furey, Sr., is building
himseif a mansion whieh will be quite
! an addition to the lower end of our
! town. No doubt it will be a grand affair,
as he is getting all his mechanics from
' foreign places. We naturally Infer that
the building will tie something of the most
modern style.
J. M. K., the correspondent of U'ufeA
man, has got to hard labor. Since his con
federate* are away he has been very busy
and has bottled his talents till they come
home. Then we may look for some grand
outbursts.
Bob, at the post-office building and
mammoth grocery, is doing a good trade
(at home).
There is not much trade now in the in
surance business, and John, the tombstone
man, is quite up with agents.
The next entertainment on the pro
gramme will be a festival at the M. E.
church. Hope it will be a grand success
as of course it will be, for our Methodist
friends don't do things by halves.
SRIRBOVR.
—The cheapest and best clothing in the
county at the Philadelphia Branch.
THE LIGHT OP OTHER DAYS.
RAN HOW RECOI.I.EI TIOVH i >y llßl.l.trONTt's
BABVIIOOII—I'IONEEK TRADER AMD TAV
ERN KKEI'ER —MOW TIIK COUNTV
SEAT HAH < A ITCHED—I'I'II
TIC HANK I Mi.
The first store established in llcllefonp-
WKH set up by Roland f'urtin in IKOOin a
log house that then occupied the lot upon
| which now stand* the house of Mrs. James
I'etrikin, on High street. Roland Curtin
came to Centre county in 17'.)", in company
with Charles Trc/.iyulny, from Pbiladel
pliia, bound for the then rising village of
i'bilipsburg where he and Trc/.iyulny were
I to look after the landed and business in
terest* of the village proprietors. They
brought ought supplies on pack burse* and
located at I'hilipspurg with the intention
of remaining permanently. After a two
years' slay, C'urtin grew restless and de
termining to improve his fortunes went
over to tlin then embryo village of Miles- \
burg—at tli" head of navigation on Raid
Ragle creek where he ofiened a store,
i hat store was at that time the only one
between James Daman * tat Aaronshurg),
and Lake Erie. When in I*oo, the coun
ty of Centre was created and the county
MRt Mtablilliad at Bellefonle, Mr. Curtin
followed the lid'* ami conveyed his storo
business to the latter place. He made a
dwelling as well as store of the log struct
ure and abided there until I*o3, when he
erected a st<>nc house on Allegheny street
up n the site of Joseph A Co s store and
there lived and traded until bis removal to
f'urtin, in 1821. The log. house on High '
street, WH • ip:< Iby James Armor a a
cabim-l shop after Curtin left it. During
his residence at Bellefonle Mr. Curtin
was elected sheriff of the county, and in '
IWi, built a forge at Curtin in company :
with Andrew Bogg*. In I*l6 he built a
furna-<• near the Curtin f rge and at that
time owned great tracts sf land in Bogg*
j and adjoining townshi;*. In I*2l ho re
moved hi* residence to the furnace, in
U"ggi, and until legs lived there in a lcqj
house. He tL< n removed Us a new and
more elegant home at Curtin. In 1*34 he
relinquished the a< live j .rsuita of Inuilfesa
j to his sons and retired U> liellefonte, where ;
he died in I*6l Mr. Curtin was twice
' married—both wives bearing the name of ;
Gregg. The second *a one of the daugh
ters of Andrew Gregg after Arhom Gov.
A. G. Curtin was named. By the first
marriage there were foui sons of whom
but one— /. i>*. C S-CJJJ i, Heiiefonta—is
By the second marriage there
' were two sons-Andrew G. and Constant—
the former living in IMlef..nte and the
fatter In Boggs township.
U> > f.,nt,. a fir-t tav "rn was undoubted
ly a log house put up by Hugh Gallaher
on Spring street where D. G. Bush's resi
dence now stands. Gallaher must have
put his house up in a hurry, but George
Mi Kee, ]os anxious to catch the opening
trade, took his time and built a very de
cent stone tavern <>n the corner of Spring
and High streets where Thomas Reynolds
now lives. It i* certain that McKee's
h uise was built in 17'.'7 for a tablet set in
the face of tho structure, bore that date
insrk and remained for many years a testi
mony. Gallaher may have got hi* house
; up in 17M but probably not until tbeensu
j ing year. There used to he a bitter rival
■ry between MeKeeand Gallaher. As one
r of the resu.ts thereof M< K<-e sued Galla
her for slander at the August term of
" court in I*ol, claiming that Gallaher bad
falsely accused him of stealing Samuel
Lamb's saddle bags. The member* of the
Inr saw in the case a chance to amuse
themselves, and so agreed among them
k selves to g<l into the suit rn masse, rang
* 1 ing in equal number* upon either side
n a* advocates. Those apportioned to the
P plaintiff were Foulk, Reed, .?. Dunlnp, S.
Duncan, Wallace, T. Duncan, Culloh,
: Thompson. Miles, McClure. Kield, Irwin,
p Allison and Patterson. Defendenl's attor
r nevs were Stewart, Walker, Henderson,
' Rose. Huston, Hastings, Clark, Hall,
11 Laird, lionham, Gemmill, llurnsides,
1 Boggs, Orblson, Cadwalader, Canan,
1 Smith, Carpenter, H. Dunlop, I>ean, Hep
burn and Bella*. Although plaintiff and
defendant received the voluntary offer of
' such a fearful array of legal aid In tha
' sincerity with which it seemed to be offer
*" ed, the lawyers themselves took hold of
' the matter to make a farce of it and to ob
tain (as it afterwards proved) sufficient
* free liquor at their clients' bars to make
p them exceedingly happy. There was a
vast deal of forensic eloquence and a
* mighty weight of argument as well as
p cited authorities in the conduct of tba suit,
to say nothing of the amusement afforded
* to all save the parties principal to the ac
■ lion. After the fun exhausted Itself, the
', lawyers settled the suit and all hands ad
-1 journed to the respective taverns to take
their fee in whiskey. For a long lima the
McKee-Gallaher controvarsy was referred
s to as "the celebrated case." Hugb Galla
her was a blacksmith, a* wall as an Inn-
A . . a
'IRKJIK: sl.to |n*r Annum, in Adruarc.
kocj ittr, and had hit shop on High street
upon tho lot now occupied l.y Momri.
Itlarn hurd law office. A prominent tav -
ern keeper in hi* day wax Kvan Mile*
whose hostel rio stood t'pon the Kirxt Na
tional hank lot. It wax a xtone structure
and bore the sign "(leneral Washington
House." Opposite there, on the Broekor-
I'oU House site, William Alexander kept a
log tavern which wa replaced with a
framed tavern of which Israel J'enriing
wax for a long time the landlord. Then
there wax the hrankliri House about where
the fiarman House stands. Captain Wil
liam I'atton and Benjamin llennet were
among iu earliest landlords. The house
was built by Judge Jonathan Walker, and
occupied by him for a time as a residence*
One of the pioneer traders in liellefonte
was Itobert T. .Stewart who was admitted
to the Centre county bar in 1*0". He
soon engaged in storekeeping at the corner
of High and Spring streets where Jacob
Valentino now lives. Mr. Stewart mar
ried one of James Dunlop's daughters and
removed at ari early date to Huntingdon
county. He died in October 18.:.',, while a
resident of Westmoreland count v.
In I*oo, when Centre county was cre
ated, Milesburg and liellefonte competed
strongly for the honor of becoming the
county seat. Mlle-burg appeared to jos
sess an advantage in the fact that it stood
at the bead of navigation on HalJ Kagle
creek, and as that circumstance s'-emed to
operate materially in favor of Mileshurg,
the proprietors of Bellefonte were spurred
to a more than ordinary effort to overcome
it. In this emergency James Harris and
John Punlop posted hurriedly off to Mil's*
burg and attaching teams of horses and
cattle to a flat-boat baring on board a
lot of second hand furniture, (borrowed
from some man's housej dragged the boat
up Spring creek as far as liellefonte. That
d'*no they hurried a messenger to Harris
burg, armed with a properly attested affi
davit that the first boat of the season. with
freight aboard, hail arrived at liellefonte.
This statement of facts aj.feared to indi
cate that liellefonte and n I M ilesburg was
at the head of navigation, and being ex
peditiously pressed by parties in interest,
it resulted in the passage of the act mak
ing liellefonte the county seat. The Miles
burg people had been caught napping sure
enough when they found how hand-orm-ly
they had been beaten. So liellefonte cap
tured the county seat and was happy.
With that brightening of fortune and
promise of future prosperity, tho town
grew to be an enlarged object of interest
and welcomed swelling additions to its
I population. Messrs. Punlop and Harris
j had already donated libera'ly of lands
: conditioned upon the location of the coun
|ty seat at Bellefonte Pending the erec-
I lion of a Court House, courts were held in
a building at the corner of High and
Spring streets, where Jacob Valentine
now lives.
At a council session in July 1812, the
following petition signed by a majority of
the citizens of the borough of liellefonte
was presented and read to-wit :
"To Ihr t oca r<,unci! of FirlUfonte : The
undersigned citiaens of the borough of
Bellefonte labor under the great inconven
ience from the deranged stale of the cur
rency and the scarcity of small change
and they respectfully request the council
to iasue a sum of money sufficient to rem
edy the evil in small notes. Whereupon,
on motion of Nicholas Hillibish, the clerk
was direc ted to prepare an ordinance in ac
cordance with the prayer of the petition
and report the same to the next meeting."
The ordinance was passed and the treasur
er directed to issue small bills as follows :
S2OO. in one dollar bill* ; S2OO, In fifty
cent bills ; S9OO, in twenty-five cent bills ;
S3OO, in twelve and a half cent bills."
Additional similar issues were made from
time to time, and by June 1, 1843, bad
; reached $10,038.12, In March 1*44, the
stringency in small currency having been
removed by other moans, the borough bill*
were called in and burned a fast as re
deemed.
Ist*—rest 11. b-rV mini History "fC-i
If mi'l riißto* oottntiff*.
—The Executive Committee of the Cen
tre County Agricultural Society, will meet
at the office of 8. I>. Hay, Esq., secretary
and treasurer of the society, at 10 o'clock
to-day, when the time for holding the
fair will be announced. The first week of
October is talked of as the time. The pros
pect* for a successful fair are better than
they bava been lor several years.
Crnaoor PatnKixu —"A young friend
of mine was cured of an insatiable thirst
for liquor, which had so prostrated him
that he was unable to do any businesa.
He wm entirely cured by the usa of nop
Bitter*. It allayed all that burning thirst;
took away the appetite for liquor; made
hi* nerves steady, nod ha haa remained a
sober and steady man for more than two
years, and has no desire to return to his
cups; 1 knew of a number of others that
have been cured of drinking by it," From
a leading K. R. Official, Chicago, 111.—. Jr
Times.
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