*2Tljc Centre jpmocrat. BHUGERT & FORSTER, Editors. VOL. 3. Ttw Sl.ftO psr Annum, in Advance. W. T. SMUOERT and R. H. FORSTER, Editors Thursday Morning, Deoember 9,1881. A MOB has taken charge of the offi cers of a broken bank in Caldwell, Kansas, and bold them for settlement. Pay or hang is the judgment. They offer collaterals for freedom, but these were not considered a legal tender in Judge Lynch's court at latest dates. MR. GIBSON, the detective attorney employed by the late Attorney Gcuer al to investigate the star route thieves, has made au exhaustive report, and is now receiving the abuse of their friends. He fiuds ample evidence to convict Brady, Dortey, & Co. of all the crimes charged against them. But, these political debauchers aud thievest have earued impunity of the stalwart party, and we predict it will not fail them in the Arthur administration, whatever the pretence may be. GEN. LOGAN was on hand prompt ly on the first day of the Senate session with his bill to place Gen. Grant on the retired list of the army. The per sisting to place this man upon the pay rolls of the army would be creditable if it were not contemptible, in view of the position he has occupied and the large amount he has already drawu from the coffers of the people. THK Judges of the Supreme Court, despairing of Gov. Hnyt having suffi cient courage to call an extra-session of the legislature this winter, have con cluded to do a little legislation on their own hook. They have virtually abolished the Judicial Districts estab lished for the convenience of the vari ous parts of the Bute, for the purpose of locating the Courts permanently in Phildelpbia. Two of the brave reformers, Messrs. Bayue and Campbell, who recently participated in the Continental confer ence to inaugurate measures to correct the boss methods of managing the Re publican party, within the party lines, bad a taste the other day of Don's whip in bossing the Pennsylvania del egation in CoDgreas. The majority of the Pennsylvania Republican mem bers, among whom were the reformers above named, favored the election of Hiscock of New York, for speaker of the House. But Don, after a visit to the roaster boss at New York, called a bait, and the boys had to vault to the other side, and take Keifer, of Ohio. Bayoe and Campbell, it is said, did some good swearing, but the master ordered, and Don manages to be obey ed. _ THE Pittsburg Pont gives the fol lowing sketch of the Speaker of tbe new House : General Joseph Warren Keifer, Speaker-elect of the House,has represented the Ohio District three times. His war record is honorable and satisfactory. He was tbe son of a farmer, in Bethel, Clark county, Ohio, and was educated ID the com mon schools aod finally graduated at Antiocb College He studied law aod was admitted in 18-58, but took the field when tbe war broke out iu 1861. He received the commission as Major in the Third Ohio Infaotry. He rap idly passed promotions until be be came Colonel of the 110 th Ohio Infan try. He served in alt tbe prominent Southwestern aod Southern campaigns, and was severely wounded in the bat tle of the Wilderness. For meritori ous services he obtained tbe rank of Brigadier General from Abraham Lincoln, and received a brevet Major General on being mustered out the volunteer service. He bad served four years and four months and received four wounds. He was appointed Lient. Colonel ofU. 8. Infantry, but prefer red, to resume his legal practice. Id 1870 he was elected to the Ohio Bute Senate. He was a delegate to the Hayes Presidential Convention and was elected to Congress in 1876, 1878 god 1880. "EqUAL AMi EXACT JIST ICE TO ALL MEW, OF WHATEVER STATE OR FEKRUAMOW, HKI.IUIOCS OR POLITICAL."—JVSmwii The Outlook. The firt Republican Confrni niiice 1874 assemble* to day ; and what do we fee there? The lobby, which disappear ed under Rtndall, is gathering again in grand force, and will soon im ike itself felt rh in the halcyon days o( Grant. Rut when ia the reform within the ,|>ar ty to begin ? New York Nun. When power passed from the lie puhliciui party iu Congress six years ago. Every kind of business and every form of industry carried on in any and every part of the land was under the groat cloud of financial distress that then hung like n pall over the nation. With six years of economy, practiced in the appropriations of the public mo ney necessary to maintain the public service and carry on the needed pub lic improvements came universal pros perity. During this period no corpo rations were made powerful by Con gress giving to them territory enough to make an Empire. The public lands were saved to and for actual settlers. During this period the rich and uutu rally productive .States of the South were rid of that worst class of all thieves aud human peU —the carpet bagger. These .States were permitted once more to rise to the dignity of sovereigns, and live under the reign of law, administered by their purest and best of men. Iu Congress llu-ir repre sentatives were able, houest, and true to the interests of their Slates, as well as of the nation. The credit of the government ad vanced almost beyond measure. When its bonds, drawing six per cent, inter est, and over, became due, it was ena bled to refund then, first, at four and a half per cent, then four, and but fur the crime committed against the peo ple, by It. B. Hayes who was conceiv ed and thrown upon them in fraud, the la*! six hundred and fifty millions of dollars of the old bonds could have been refunded at three per cent- Another great reform came with the Democratic Congress. The lobby, the most powerful that ever existed, was driven from the halls of Congress —its business ceased when the House be came Democratic. There was then no opportunity to set up Credit Mobilier and De Gulyer jobs for the extremely virtuous Republicans of the House to invest iu. There were no more railroad, telegraph and steamship subsidies to be forced through by corruption and fraud. Whiskey rings and revenue thieves disappeared. Randall was in the cbair and manfully did he crush this monster's head and drive him from place and power. But as power again returns to the Republican party we see the gather ing of the lobby in grand force agnin. The prosperity of the people will be used to destroy them as in the days of Grant. Whole empires of the public domain will lie given to corporations, which in return will be expected to use their power to intimidate aod over throw the will of the people. Corpo rations in existence will be strength ened, whisky rings, revenue rings, trea sury rings, DeGolyer and Credit Mo bilier rings, or their likes, will spring ioto existence with mush-room quick new, yet be as permanent as it is pos sible for the lobby to make them. Re pudiation, a thing unheard of uoder Democratic rule, is taken aud foster ed and caressed and made powerful by the Republican party as it returns to power. Repudiation is made the chief plrank of a platform on which they carry a state campaign. It bids the parasites that had been driven from (be South, yetum and begin anew their system of plunder; pile debts moun tain high upon their states and then repudiate. You will be aided in this by all the power of the Republican party. Fortunate indeed will the Southern people if under the joint reign of the Row, the ring, and the lobby they are not turned over to the rule of the bayonet. With the Repub licans again in control of both branch es of Congress, and a long session un der such auspices iu prospective, such is the outlook preventive for the con templation of a thoughtful people, i lE||g&*g§ BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER k, 1881. A Severe Arraignment. In a recent speech to the Democra cy of New York, the Hon. Samuel J. Randall, of Philadelphia made tbe following arraignment of Rutherford B. Ilayes, late fraudulent President of the United States. Referring to the power of the tiatiouul hanks of the country, iu connection with the three per cent, funding bill, passes! by a Democratic Congress and vetoed by Mr. Hayes, Mr. Randall is thus re ported : " He spoke of tbe power of the na tional hitiik* as the most nefarious ever wielded by any eor|mrations in a civili sed country, and then he aaid that Pre sident Hayes vetoed the bill. He had no more right to do it, continued the speaker, than I have to cut all your throats ; hut he committed a great puh lie wrong tor private interests. That is, perhaps a strong thing to say; but I re reived the original message of veto by President II yr' own messenger, and the erasures ami change* in the manu script of that tnp*cgan at ooou on Monday last, and was organised by theelcctiou of the officer* nominated by the Re publican caucus, J. Warren Keifer, of ] Ohio, Speaker; Edward M'Pherson, of Pennsylvania, Clerk; Walter P. Brownlow, Doorkeeper; George W. Hooker, Sergeant-at-Arms; Henry Sherwood, Postmaster and the Rev. F. I). Power, Chaplain. Two hundred and eighty-eight out of the two hun dred and ninety-three members were present —the absentees being Demo crats. The Democrats voted for S. J. Randall, of Pennsylvania, for Speaker, and the Greenhackcr* fur Nicholas Fori! of, Missouri. Tbe House bciug thus organized Speaker Keifer procee ded to swear in the member* aud after some skirmishing about scats aud tbe appointment of the several committees to wait upon the President and the Senate to announce that the legislative hall was in motion and ready to roll, and receive messages, adjourned. On Tuesday the message of the President was delivered, but as we have not space for it now, nor time forextended remarks, we defer publication to next week. STRINGENT, but just! Henry Jones, an election officer, was sentenced by Judge Ludlow of Philadelphia the oth er day to an imprisonment of forty days for neglecting to require the ne cessary proof of a vote, which turned out to be fraudulent. The offence io this case was considered by the Court a neglect of duty, more than an intent to commit a crime, and the sentence was light in consequence, but it may admonish election officers that it is get ting unsafe to pass carelessly over the responsible duties they are chosen to perform in giving due voice to the peo ple in maintaining their most solemn right of suffrage. The prosecutions now iu process of the viilaina who have made the elections iu Philadelphia a fraud aod reproach upon civil institu tions, under such sentence as Judge iAidlow brings to attention, Is notice lo the bowses as well as to their lackies, (bat frauds can no longer be carried on M a business without great peril. THE REV. Mr. POWERS, the new chap] in of Congress, had to pledge him. self to stalwart Republicanism before election. If he can consistently with his pledge, keep that kind of poli tics out of bis prayers, his chances for reputation as a divine will not be les sened. Guiteau'h trial ia approaching its end. The defence has about concluded the evidence that will be oflered in his behalf, and after the lawyers and judge have had their say in the case, the re sponsibility of a decision will fall upon the jury. A strong effort has been made to show that the prisoner is insane, but what impression the ef fort has made upon the jury will not be known until after a verdict is rendered. The prisoner has continued his absurd interruptions down to the present time, aud bas given the trial more the char acter of a roaring farce than a serious transaction in which the life of a hu man being is at stake. AN exchange say*, it is whispered that Ex-Senator Coukling will be con nected in a high position with the Arthur administration before long. Why, he has it now, Is he not the acknowledges! bos* of the administra tion, and is not our Don his trusty lieu tenant ? Ask Congressmen Bayue and Campbell. They have felt the pres sure. SENATOR ISAAC HERKTER died at bis resideuce near Gettysburg, on Fri day evening last of pneumonia. IB was a member of the House of Repre sentatives in 1870-71, and was elected to represent York and Adams in the Senate in 1878. He was a farmer aud highly esteemed as a sensible and cre ditable representative. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. A* UxrorcLAK f.'nASoK.—The rail *oed company ha made a chant;" in lbs running of the afternoon train* that it not received with much favor by tho ciliA'-ns of Bellefonte. The mail treat in the after noon no longer cornea up to town —patten- gera from here being taken down to Mile*- burg on the Snow Hhoe train and trans ferred at that point to the tegular train. The trantfer it juatlv complained of at an inconvenience to which the railroad com pany tbould not subject passenger*. Belle fonte is the most important j>astenger arnl freight station on the road and Uuffieople of the town who cot tribute to the treasury of the company en tilled to some contideratilL. a ndtouid re. ceive fair treatment and r' arcotn modalicns. We trust therefore The com pany will re-consider the present arrange ment and permit the train* to run to (Wle fonte aa u*ual. Some year* ago the atne thing was attempted, but it did not work with any kind satisfaction and it wilt not be found U> do any better now. PLEASABT GAP BNXVITIR-*, —The Gap is unusually quiet at this time, the only excitement being over the public play going on daily in Washington, and the Beehive store, where the new* is also dealt out, is always thronged at mail time by newa seeker* waiting for the daily paper* containing the account of the proceeding* of the trial. The Literary society ha* been reopened at the pike school house and this week will discuss tho propriety of banging or not hanging Guitenu. On the decision rendered by this august assemblage wili depend the life or death of the great na tional prisoner. The Bible class is now fairly on it* feet again. The worthy Kranci* has resigned, but other* have taken hold of it and will follow as closely a* may be In hi* footstep*. ' That the Gap I* a good place to live in, but a bad place so far a* work is concerned, is evident from tbe fact of several of the resident# being away working now; among whom are J. Kekenmth, K, H. Noll, W. H. Noll, John Harrison, Sr., and C. Waltc is getting ready to go. We do not know whether they are all busied at their respective trade* or lecturing, but likely tbe former. Tbe new cabinet, carpenter shop now in process of erection, is a fine looking build ing and will soon be completed and the party owning It will be ready for any work en trusted to him a* before mentioned. Our merchant, Bill, should not com plain for want of businena Judging from the amount of customers congregated there in the evening. Probably not so much custom as company, tor we notice all the big guns are there assembled discussing tbe leading events of th t of plaintiff. Joseph Boss v. M. Jtunkle. Defendant confesses judgment for the turn of So 00. Ou ro ■•.'vn of J. L. Spang'er, K*<> each of Green * No. 1 and 2 Liver Pill*. —Horace Glover, Kwp, of Miffiinhurg, one of the riving young member* of the Union county bar, calledat the Democrat office on Tue#day afternoon. Mr. Glover came to Bellefonte on legal bunincs* which wa* *ati*factorily arranged. It wa* hi* first vi*it to our town, and be expresses himself a* h'gblv delighted with thcplacej W- trust he will' toon have occasion to chrf, again. Holiday Good* jut opcriJ|yand now V* exhibition and sale at Zellk'w Drug P Perusta it in iuelf a great phytician. Sulfide of Warren Woodward. _____ ma nonr tiiMovtaro turkk dats after the siiootinu. Syet I*l liUpth h to The Tlaae*. l.'f iMMi, December 6. Warren Woodward, attorney at law, aged 27 rear*, the only nonof late War ren J. Woodward, Justice of the Su preme Court of Pennsylvania, was found in bia room thia morning, ahot through the iiead. The body, when found, waa in an advanced state of decomposition and had evidently lain there for some time. The last seen of Woodward waa on Saturday evening, when he told some of hia friends that he was going to leave the city on a visit. Thia was thought to l>e the case until a |een introduced in | Congress for the pui*hient of attempta jto take the life of a President, lm | (>ri*onment for life i* tbe |>enalty, and ; it i* none too severe. Lost hi* girl. Mia* Nellie Hazleton, well known ah the belle of St. Louie, who a couple of summer* ago wa* re ported a. betrothed to Samuel .1. Tilden, was married to Mr Fred J. Pararnore, millionaire, a resident of St. Louis. I he Republican* are said to hold the House by a slender majority. Tbey don't bold tbe Senate that way, bow ever, for tbey hold it by David Davis, who i* by no means slender. There may be said to be some weight in this remark. Price and Ilam, the two Arkansas I train robbers, who have been danger ously ill, are reported out of danger. Tbe boy* were looking forward to being pardoned out after serving for two or three years. The sentence is for seventy years. There are seventeen contest* filed for *eals in tbe bouse of representatives, nearly all of them from tbe south. These contest* generally cost from $5,- (100 upward* e&cb. At an average of that figure it will cost tbe oountry $85,- i ijOO to dispose of tbe claim* of these ! seventeen gentlemen. The body of a man genteely dressed was found floating in the river below Richmond tbe other day. in the pocket of bia clothing was found a copy of tbe Pittsburgh Omnrrrtal GateUt, which ia supposed to be tbe immediate cause of bis disaster. The directory of the Pennsylvania railroad company has organised a system for tbe benefit of trainmen on tbe road, ' Smail contribution* will be required i r n>m member*, and benefit* will be given in case of sicknea* or death, and pensions in old age. Tbe membership will not be compulsory, and the train men will be represented in tbe manage ment of tbe system. rermilia Krickson, an eccentric maiden lady, aged seventy years, living at Port Monmouth. New Jersey, com milled suicide by hanging. Tbe au j tboriliea found $4,000 in a bureau, and j put two men in charge until tbe rela tives would claim tbe effects. When tbe relatives took charge the $4,000 was missing. A few days since, while a party of ladiea and gentlemen were enjoying a sail in tbe pleasaot yacht Wuigeoo, near Havre de Grace, one of the ladiea wagered that be could kill a duck on the wing with a single rifle shot. Beta were made on the result, the ladv fired and brought down her bird. One of the gentlemen is now looking for a pair of eight-button kid gloves to pay hit bet. The Burns brothers, who are on trial at Clarion for tbe forgery of the title deeds, seem to have succeeded in a barefaced swindle simply because of their audacity. Men id Clarion and Butler counties purchased tbe deeds to Missouri lands st very favorable rates, and subsequently discovered that the papers were forgeries and worth 1m. A hundred of these deeds have already been traced to the two Burns brothers, and their conviction and the imposition of heavy sentence* seem now beyond all queation. " ♦ MiiDM at last. tke *** who nansrsn ma tort ox na wcddixo dvt aacTinaa trrtiu. Spmlal Txwulch t lb* Tlmw Wilkssiuxie, December 4. P. Weller, th lover whose strange conduct in deserting beautiful Ileasie Norria on the morning of their wedding day caused much comment, and who returned subsequent IT to iind the poor girl proelrated with brain f*, made things nil right this morn ing by marrying hit affianced. The af fair Is moat remarkable in many re spect*. The sudden flight of the lover threw Miss Norria on a bed of sickness } where she lay between life and deeth for many days. Upon Waller's return be went to see her. He was refused admission to tbe hnnse by the lady'* mother. He pushed his way in and oaught her in his arms m she waa ap proaching him from her tick couch. After that the pbyaieians ordered him to remain by her. He did so, nursing her nnttl she waa out of danger. She waa willing to forgive him for Ikie con duct, the mother's objections were over come, and this morning the two were married in the brides home. Miat Norria waa robed in a magnificent bridal costume and the ceremony was per formed under a large floral horse-sboe. A houseful of fhesta enjoyed a grand wedding breakfast, and the newly rt*d couple Mibeequently started on a tour to Florida. NO. 49.