3l)f <£rntrr A{Democrat. SHUtiKHT A FOUNT Kit, Editors. VOL. 3. Site Centre jperaonat. * .. . . ... ■— Terms 51.50 psr Ananas.ia Advance. $. T. SHUOERT and R. H. FORSTER. Editor. ' Thursday Morning, December 15,1881. POSTHASTES GEN. JAMES hat scut in a written resignation to take effect on the first of January. THE WORLD MAY come to an end this year, iu verification of Mother Sliipton's prophecy, but the controver sy of the physicians over the treatment of President Garfield is likely to go on forever. ROHOWKLIZO having iu a pet re tired front the Senate, BOM Cameron seems to be the only he left upon which Arthur can rely to marshal the stalwart forces iu the senate. The fa miliar order iu Presidential circh is "Ask Cameroon." TO MORROW will lie the first day for the presentation of bills in the lower branch of Congress. It is said that when Pennsylvania is called the Hon. Samuel J. Randall will introduce his bill to redeem and refund a portion of the bonded debt of the United States iu three per ceut. bonds. MR. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES is an nounced to sail frotn New York in a few days for Europe. His official position as AII Ohio stalessinan will give him standing, and the savings from Tildeu's salary will furnish the means for extended travel aud enter tainment. THE proceedings of Congress pro mi ses to be unusually spicy ami interest ing this winter. With such a leader as ex-Speaker Randall on the Demo cratic side, ind such "half-breeds" a* Kssson and Hiscnck, on the floor, the stalwart sjieaker will need all the back-bone which Arthur, Grant ACu., can supply hitn. IT is alleged that the frauds com mitted under the "Pension Arrearage Act" have been so extensive as to ne eisitate its repeal by Cotigrem and a thorough investigation instituted. This has no doubt been a great job, and it is believed that a very small amount of the millions appropriated have gone to the men who fought and suffered in the wsr. THE White House having been thoroughly overhauled and improved. President Arthur moved into it last Week, ami is now ready to reeieve stalwart applications for office. No "half breeds" need apply. 11M Dm is on guard ranking as a lieutenant, with chances for the removal of gener al head quarters from New York to Washington. THE Repudiators and Republican members of the Virginia legislature met in caucus on Tuesday last, and nominated Riddleberger, Mahone's mau Friday, for United Statee Sena tor. Lewis, the Republican candidate lor the place, was obliged pi take a back seat, under orders from the Ar thur administration. Billy Mabone may be said to carry the administra tion in his pantaloons pocket. His wishes dare not be disregarded. A ttir of sole leather; two feet long, burned in the centre to rnke it hard, oiled at the extremities to nuke it plia ble, and mounted on n hickory handle a foot and a halt long, is the exquMte in.trument with which sn ofll-er of the Wisconsin Industrial Hnool for Biys is §id to have heeu in the lubit of enfor cing order snd puni.liing offence* among the lads under his charge. Ilis favorite plan, areordii.g to accounts given by the pupils, was to strip off a boy's outer clothing, lis him over a chair, and lay on the I sh until the blood flowad pro'utely.— N. Y Tnbtttu. If the TribuM could have located this brutality in the Suutb, would it have noticed it with audi apparent in difference aa marks the above para graph f Not much. "Southern bru tality" would have hung iu legible rags over the article as a delicious morsel for Northern readers. "KMUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MKM, OF WHATEVER STATE OB PERSUASION, KELtQIOI'S OR POLITICAL."—JrffwseS A Candidate for Governor. Next vettr the voters of Pennsyl vania will he called upon to elect a Governor of State, and already the politicians, especially of the Republi can party, are looking ahead for suita ble candidates. It is currently re ported that the bosses of the Republi cans have definitely determined that our excellent townsman, Gen. James .V. Reaver, shall bo their candidate, and that his nomination shall lie forced upou the party by all the means which the machine can employ iu his behalf. We are led to these remarks by noticing u letter in the Philadelphia Times, of last .Saturday, from the Washington correspondent, giving under fluiuing head lines such as the "Stalwart Claim," "General Reaver fixed upou as the Machine Candidate for Governor," "President Arthur to take a Haud and Actively Support Reaver," etc., etc., an account of a conference held iu that city. The roj ci le-iween iheisl art leaders here (Washington) it ti oi.lly determined thai (Iriier.l J-one. A. Reaver, of Centre county, should b* •incepted as the stalwart cand.date for Governor. There w* some Stalwart mbgiving in HCC. pling (ten. Reaver. ile followed Cameron at Chicago snd acted as chair man ol the Penn.ylvan-a delegation in the interest ol Or.nl, and he put lnm-el in accord with Cameron last winter when he waa made the candidate for Senator at Cameron's liou-e. hut there is nevertheless some latent di.iru.t ol Reaver lest he might set up for himaell in rae of Ins election. It was finally decided, however, that with the Pre.i dent thoroughly Stalwart, and ready In wield the whole |Hiwer of the adminis iratios for the nomination and election uld not separate himself fr-nt his frienda. President Arthur is cogn'Ssnl of the -stalwart ,tmon on General Beaver, and tie will at once mrow the whole power of his administration to unify Ih*> |iartv in Beaver's .Up|arrt, Me la a thorough. It-trained machine politician himself and he will tender invaluable service to the Braver cau-e in the contest lor the nomination. No man will fie appoint ed to any important place in iVnnstl vania who 'foes not cordially support the Hialwart programme, and it i confi dently ex|w-rted that with the Complete ly organised machine |mwer that nom mated Bailey, against all the moral |Kiw er of the Garfield administration, thev can now. With the active aid ol Prest dent Arihut, reduce the opposition to Beaver to a mere corpora!', guard in the Convention." We have nothing but the kindest feelings for our friend and neighbor, and are therefore free to say that we thiuk it would prolntbly be better for hint in the end had he not bcoo SO prominently pushed forward by the booses of the machine. There is one thing, however, of which we think we can confidently assure the bosses. They need not trouble themselves with a "latent distrust" of the General, fie will never desert his frienda. He was one of that noble baud of 300 who supported Grant, and he will aUud by his stalwart friends as gallant ly now as he did in the Chicago con vention. It m not a new honor to Ceutre county to furnish a Governor for the great commonwealth of which we are all so proud. That able, popular and incorruptible statesman, William Big ler, waa for a number of years a resi dent of the county, learning in our midst the trade of a printer and ac quiring those solid and sterling accom plishments which enabled him to make for himself a grand reputation in his long and successful public life Next alter Bigler came the brilliant and distinguished William F. Paiker, a native of the county and also a printer by trade. A man of extensive knowledge, thoroughly well versed in public affairs, an eloquent and im pressive orator, he was one of the beet Governors the State ever had. Packer waa succeeded in office hy the eloquent and patriotic Curtin, whose whole useful life lias been identified with the interests of our coooty. For six years, in the trying time of war, he gave himself up to the exactions of his office with a fidelity, a patriot ism, and a zealous devotion to duty B&LLEPONTE, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15,1881. that have immortalized his honorable name. Centre county having already add ed these three distinguished uaiues to the roll of Pennsylvania Governors, it is scarcely to be exjiecled that the nomination of Gen. Beaver will excite any unusual or undue transports of joy or popular enthusiasm ou the part of our people. It is nevertheless a pleasure to know that we still have among us the material from which Governors can be made. Gen. Beaver is an excellent citizen, stands high so cially and professionally, lias a good military record, and possesses consid erable force of character. Beyond these qualities, his best friends will not claim for him the possession of any extraordinary fitness for the office of Governor over and above that pos sessed by a number of other citizens even of our own county. We are tempted in this connection to say that should our townsman re ceive the honor of the Republican nomination, as now seems to be coo ceded, the Democratic convention might also cast a wandering eye to our town for a candidate. We venture to say that one can be found who will be iu every respect the peer of Gen Beaver. The Hon. C T. Alexander might be named as one,or Adam Hoy, Esq., ON another. Both are gentlemen of the highest personal character; both arc active and influential Democrats ; I tot h are able aud prominent members of the Bcllefonle bar, and in the re quisite qualifications for high civil office cither one of them is fully the equal of the proposed Republican iiutuiuee. If it is to be Beaver on the Republican side, let us claim all the honors for our county aud ask our Democratic friends to give us Alexan der or Hoy. THE funeral of Col. John W. For ney took place from his late residence in Philadelphia on last Monday after noon, and brought together an im mense throng of the friends and ad mirers of the lamented gentleman to pay their lost tribute of respect to his memory. For several hours a line of men, women and children, represent ing many classes of society, posted thruugh the house to take their last took at the face of the dead. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. I)r. T. T. Everett, of St. Stephen's M. E. Church, Gerraanlown, ami the Rev. Dr. E. L. Magoon, of the Broad Street Baptist Church, both of whom were warm personal friemb of Gitonel Forney. The floral offer ings were of the richest and most appropriate type. At the head of the casket was an exquisite aud elaborate design, "The Gates Ajar," presented hy John McCullough, the actor, and st the foot a magnificent piece pre sented by John Russell Young and representing a cross, pillow and crown, emblematic of suffering, rest and vic tory. Dr. Frank A. Getcbel, William 11. Brady and many other friends of the deceased had also presented beau tiful floral tributes. At one o'clock the casket was closed and borne to the hearse by the following gentlemen: General Winfield Hcott Hancock, Ex- Speaker Samuel J. Randall, General D. E. Sickles, Ex-Guvernor Andrew G. Curtin, Congressman William D. Kelley, Congressman E. B. Hart, of New York ; Omrge W. Cbilda, A. K. McClure, Daniel Dougherty and Lewis C. Caseidy. The funeral cortege then immediately proceeded to West Laurel Hill, where the body was deposited in the family vault, the last ceremonies being conducted by the Rev. Dr. Everett. HON. FREDERICK T. FRKLINOHUY RE, of New Jersey, succeeds Secreta ry Blaine in 'He State department. 1 lis nomination was sent to the Sen ate last week by the President, and having once been a member of the Senate the nomination was promptly confirmed without being referred to a committee. An exchange, well ac quainted with the antecedents of Mr- Frelinghuysen, aptly remarks that be "is a resjicctahlv gentleman, of respec table attainments an I with a respecta ble name. That he is a *latetnnn will not be claimed by bis intimate friends, nor would it, under any circuimtan ccs, be conceledby impartial critic*. That there is any comparison between his natural or acquired ability mid that of his predecessor, Mr. Baine, is not even a matter for discussion. As no incutnlieul of the office, lie will lie dig nified, and |erliiip* heavy, ns hecmneth u matt of bis wealty family and social position. A coin moo place mid routine management of the Slate Department, during his continuance in office, is all that the public will expect, anil nob i dy is likely to meet with either agreea ble or unhappy disappointments." In politics Mr. Freliiigliuvscn is a stal wart of the Grant kind, and lie will act with the machine at all times and under all circumstances. Thus the stalwarts step to the front. SOME of the papers, and amongst them the Washington Post, the Demo cratic organ at Washington, have re cently made strong appeals in favor of Giugress further providing in u prop er manner for the widow of Aliram Lincoln, representing her a* poor and needy. This ought out to be, and il the American people lielievcd that the widow of the good and generous Lin coln is in the indigent circumstances represented, or even deprived of the luxuries and elegancies of life by |>c cuniary inability to prccurc them, Congress would be importune-d from every hamlet in the country to make liberal appropriation for her relief, or ber necessities supplied hy generous contribution. But is it so? We he lieve Congress originally voted her 175,000 aud we have scvu il staled that she is in reciept of an annual in come of $4,000 front bunds invested for ber. If this bg so, she cannot tie in want of ample means, and the at tempt to create an uuwarauted sympa thy it wrong and implies an unjust cen sure which the government has not earned. Besides, Mr. Lincoln's son- niA in full tide of prosperity, one of being a member of the President! Cabinet, who would not see the mother iu need of anything that would con tribute to ber comfort or happiness. Gov. HOLLIDAY, of Virginia, in bis last message to the L-gislature which convened on the 7th instant, discusses the debt question. This sub ject so prominent in the politics of that State where the parlies divided on the question of honest payment, having become a familiar topic ouUidc ol Virginia, it may lie interesting to rend the views of Gov. Holliday. We therefore make the following extracts from his message. After referring to the legislation had upon the State debt question, beginning with what is known as the Barbor hill passed in 1877-78, and ending with the Riddle berger bill which failed to become a law by reason of the Governor's veto. The McCulloch bill remains upon the statute book and under iu provisions the sum of $8,781,981, or nearly one third of the debt was funded, hut owing to the agitation which was in cited against it, the bill is iuopcrative. The defeat of this measure he regards as a serious calamity. Referring to his exercise of the veto power iu the case of the Riddleberger bill, Gov. Holliday says: Whilst the exercUe of this power i not grateful, it is not nw practically any csute ol regret. Il*d the Lib* been approved by the Governor, they would not have stood the test of the courts, and mure than ever ae would have been at ee. The grounds upon which the vetoes were ha-ed hove not only been approved by our own highest State court, but mora noently still by the unanimous decision (r ve one just ice dissenting] of the Supreme Court ol the United mates. Our own court h*d said; "The honored name and hiy-h credit sec a red to a Suie by unbroken faith, even ia adversity, will, apart In-ru ail other considerations, be worth to her In dollars—iocs! ulsi-lv more than the comparatively intlgnificeiii amount of the interest on a portion of the public debt, enjoyed by nresell ot contract." The decision of the Hu preate Court of the United flgM| quote* these mi "words full of wisdom," and adds j ' Til# court Ilia* #*pr##(i a great Irulli which nil just men appro • inic. that ifaer# is no wealth or power i*i|ii >1 to ihst which ultimately comes to • rtiile when in nil her engagemeota • In* keep* her Niih unbroken." ilsre we tenon in know anil feel that tie Supreme Court hss receiveil but little • vmpxthy from the in ordinate depart inentsnf the t'oiied States Government in ih- #e profound and lofty sentiment*? He then prm-eeds to consider the financial condition of the State and show that the current revenues to gether wi:h the halance of f'276,9G4 estimated hy the auditor, for the fiscal year, will nearly, if not quite, jay the interest on the entire principal of the delil of the Htate, consul, peeler and unfunded—at the rates of interest it i.ow henrs, in the hands of the holders, whatever may be its form—full inter o-t to the colleges, all the expenses of government, ami the amount annually due the public free schools. He then | #ays : It i with prnfrund interest I call voiir attention to these mutters. Tbey involve the dotiriics of Virginia. These teatioiea are in s preat measure oonfid de<| to you. More precious have never t'ccn entrusted to any legislative body. A | l uder hisiorv baa naver t-een made by any people or Stale. Not a blot baa yet It lien upon a single page of that record. The works of her sons have not only eriitiellbdied her own fame, but have been built into the fabric, and now constitute much of the Republic's *hry. Toev are a birthright, and can not and must not lie sold or bartered, s • • |t |,„ been alleged that I ibe federal Government has invade-a I die limit* of our State, and by power, | t> t roosge sod money has controlled its iflTsir*. If thi* be true, it will at once : -dmitted that a depariure has been mnls, without precedent in our annals, j threatening a disruption of the funda mental principles ol our system of gov eminent, and a fatal blow t>eca struck !t itie liberties of the people. Virginia hss tern accused of attempt ]my the mean crime of repudiation. It I lias been iTisrged—the facts here, too. have gone into history and will show— dial the Federal Government, or the party directing its destiuiea. has used h * patronage, power, and money to ' mirry her along hst rugged and dia j reputable war. If ibis he true, then if there lie any si ignis, it has been I '.sken from our commonwealth *nd fastened ujion the Republic, and will he j nh difficulty, il ever, erased. The transfer will not hide it. It will not disappear, nor die • hut will bloom out laooner or later in un*( eskatde disasters. ML^rren! stive governments like ours in coii-cnt and good faith ; . - once broken, the slow and poison penetrates into every de- ot ihe governmental, social being. If there be any pfTperiy especially sacred under such a goverrmsnt it is a puMic bond. It hs the impress of the State's or the Republic's esl. and its solemn promise to perform. When broken, the virus of the breach goes like a Damascus to j the seal of life. Parties cannot save j either the Slate or the Republic, guilty of that great crime as well as folly, if | sn uprising of the people does not call J a halt, ami restore the Government to its ancient ways, then is the steady march begun along that mad where all republics hitherto have mat their fate— its days are r.umh red, and the empire la alnt't*l in sight. Whatever oiber people, parties or State* may say or do, let us trust that those who now or may hereafter have the cu-tady of Virginia's a flairs will ■land fast to the work and traditions of the fathers. As they were the found era of i his grand system of government, that ha* brought to us and the world •ueh countless blessing#, so should it eUewhcre drift or be driven from its mooring in ihr hands of faithless, igno rant and forgetful men. May their de scenilmts here bold firmly to its prin ciples till the storm be overpast, and ki-ep them to the day when sober sec ond thought shall demand their resto ration I GKX. BI.OCFM, of Buffalo, one of the bravest and most accomplished officers of the war, visited Wilkesbarre the other day where he waa overhauled by a reporter of the Uuiou lender who was favored hy a very interesting con versation with this gallant Uuion offi cer. Gen. B locum is a Democratof very pronounced views and did not hesitate to express himself in distinct terms. Speaking of the cflect in New York of the choice of Keifer as Speaker of the House over Hiscock, he claims that the breach between the Stalwarts aud Half-breeds will be so widened "that compromise will be imposdbkh" In reply to the question "have yon seen (Jen. Hancock lately f be says: "I was with him a short time y ester •In* morning. He bee just returned >i.m k two week*# shooting in North C irnlina. He brought back two barrels of ducks hro'tgbt down by his own bands, lie Inoka as handsome end es ro*y bs e b ide. 1 n#ver n a men hold his own si) well as Hancock. He's the j ri#,t picture of health. And his TKttJHK: $1.50 per Annum, In AdTinrr. appearance is ju.t about aa handsome as bis record ia since his defeat. His tory doesn't give us another such ex ample of a Presidential candidal*, not only holding but increasing popular lavor alter a defeat." "la there any talk of bis re-nomina tion General ?" "lt'a a little early in the day perhaps, to any much about that, but if you could hear what I have heard in certain high councils, you would surely write it down that Hancock is the coming man." "How about Mr. Tilden f" "Why. my dear sir, you should see him. The old gentleman is growing physically feebler ever day. He's in a condition now that is pitiful to see. He tollers like one with the |aUy. I doubt it he would lis able to even endure a journey to Washington. The talk in the papers about Mr. Tilden's aspira tions tor 1884 is all talk I assure you. Ilia beat friend* believe he is gelling readv to die." **\' ou know President Arthur pretty well General, do you not f" "Ye* I know him pretty thoroughly." "Will he disappoint the Republican partv ?" "Not the Stalwarts." "But do you not think he'll pour oil on the troubled waters?" "Arthur will be the same Cheat Ar thur of old. He'll rule or ruin, and he'll slick to the old Stalwart plank till be die*, party or no i-arty. There's no oompromiaing with hint. He'll put out the Stalwart diet and those who aorept it well and good. But he'll put no sugar in it." TIIE bat thing, remark* the Harm burg Patriot, in I'resident Arthur's first menage is what was not in it. Its freedom from all sectional allusions was an agreeable surprise to the sensi ble people of tbe country. Even Gar field could not belp indulging in them in bis inaugural. But Arthur has proved himself too wise and politic to mar bis official message with the usual sectional controversy. It must not be lightly assumed, however, that tbe re publican party is becoming divested of its narrow sectional hatreds and animosities because the temporary bead of tbe party chooses to ignore them in his official communications to congress. When the time comes amund the old sectioual cries will re sound throughout the northern land, and tbe banner of the bloody shirt will be again lifted. Clerk Mcpherson will bring out revised editions of bis old campaign documents on rebel claims aod rebel pensions, and tbe party organs will be filled with new versions of rebel outrages. Sectional ism is the animating spirit of the Re publican parly. When tbe party ceases to be sectional it will cease to exist. DR. EDWARD CHARLES SFITZKA, | of New York, testified iu the Guileau trial the other day that, io his opio ion, the assassin is insane. The gov ern men t counsel harbor the suspicion that the Doctor is a "crank," hardly less distinguished than Guileau him self, and they propose, if possible, to prove him so. It does not seem likely that there will be much of a contest between the doctors on the direct issue of insanity. l T poo the point that Guileau was sane enough on 2d of July to be responsible for his crime, the experts on both sides ap pear to be practically agreed. There was for a time a belief, perhaps not generally admitted, but to a certain extent prevalent, that the prisoner's infirmity of mind was such as so ren der him a more fitting subject for con finement iu a luuatic asylum than for execution upon a scaffold. Latterly, however, the opinion prevails that while there is something unusual in tbs mental organism of Guitean, the insanity in his case is not sufficient to prevent him from being amenable to the law for a violation of its criminal provisions. It is very probable that the counsel and relatives of the pris oner have begun en realise this fact, for some time apparent to outsiders. THE echoes of a Presidential > m*• for Senator Davis, of lllinok, do not seem to be resounding over the coun try, regardless of the lull notice of Us g secure position on the fence. THE load government of New York is said to cost thirty dollar* a § NO. 50.