£l)c Centre iffis democrat.
SHUOKRT A. FORSTKR, Editors.
VOL. 4.
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Shf Ctntrr griwrat.
Terms 11.50 per Annum, in Advance,
a. T. SHUGERT and R. H. FORSTER. Editors.
Thursday Morning, January 19, 1862.
THE prizes in the "lottery of assas
sination" are still the centre of attrac
tion at Washington. Republicans of
the stalwart order are very earnest iu
their efforts to invest early and profi
table. _
EX-SECRETARY BLAINE says that
Don Cameron is the most consummate
liar that he ever knew. Blaine is an
observing man, aud generally tpeaks
to the point of things whereof he is
well informed.
THE dead-lock in the organization
of the New York Legislature, still
continues at Albany. Boss Kelley,
holds the brakes and refuses to let the
machinery move until the majority
bend to his dictation.
THE Governor of Wisconsin an
nounces that state as entirely out of
debt, with a balance in the Treasury
of $117,000. Well, let it go head—it
is entitled to the honor. But how
lonely the poor state must feel!
GEN. STILES, a leading member of
the Chicago Bar, following the exam
ple of the Philadelphia Timet publish
es a card offering "to pay 8500 for the
conviction of auy person guilty of
bribery or attempting to bribe a jury."
Let no quarter lie given to the jury
fixer.
A NOBLE COMMENCEMENT. Post
master General llowc commenced the
noble and disinterested work of ad
ministering the affairs of the |Mstoffice
department, after the retirement of
Mr. James, by appointing his son chief
clerk. No Ciesarism in this. Dad is
only worth two millions aud can be
excused for providipg for the impecu
nious members of his own household.
DR. NEWMAN who was pastor of
the Metropolitan Methodist church in
Washington, during the Grant ad
ministration, and distinguished himself
somewhat as a politician of the period,
is now the pastor of a new fashionable
Congregationalistchurch in New York,
which has just been opened for service.
Gen. Grant, his former patron, still
adheres to the Doctor's fortunes and at
the sale the other day paid SI,OOO for
a pew. _
A COMPLIMENTARY banquet was
given last week by the members of the
Philadelphia Bar, to Attorney Gene
ral Brewster, at which a large number
of distinguished jurists and lawyers
were present. In response to the usual
toast on such occasions, "our guest,"
Mr. Brewster said he had entered upon
his office with the applause of his
brethren of the bar, and with the help
of God he would leave it without a
stain." _
EARLY IN MOTION ! The Republi
can Stale Committee has appointed
the 10th of May as the time for hold
ing their State Convention to nomi
nate a candidate for Governor and
other state officers. The ring will have
made their selections by that time, as
well as the agents to ratify in Conven
tion the edicts of the Bosses, who have
a strong hand to play, and will doubt
lea play it boldly, as they did last
J".
THE Independent Republicans met
in Convention in Philadelphia on the
23d inst., with a fair representation
from different parts of the state, in
which Wolfe of Union, Mapes of Ve
nango and McKee of Philadelphia,
were probably the central figures.
The object of the meeting we believe
was to effect a preliminary organiza
tion, preparatory >,o their approaolicg
straggle with the ou. ty bosses *n the
fall. Alter deposing of various prop
ositions and a goou deal of talk, it
was determined to hold tne indepen
dent Republican State Convention for
the nomination of candidates on the
24th of May in the city of Philadelphia.
"EtJUAL AND KXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MKN, Or WHATEVER STATE OH I'ICRMUAHION, HKI.IGIOL'S OH POLITICAL. "—Jrffenon
SPEAKER KEIEER'S election com
mittee in the House, composed of eleven
Stalwart Republicans ami three Dem
ocrats, is getting fairly under way in
the work for which they were selected,
of excluding Southern members and
seating Southern pretenders, without
regard to the merit of the case, or the
'decency of the proceedings. The
character of some of the cases before
them is so outrageous that one would
suppose that even a committee consti
tuted to do dirty work, would hesi
tate. For instance, in the fifth dis
trictoosf s Louisiana, Lanier, Republican,
asks to bo seated instead of King,
Democrat, returned by the following
vote: King, 15,305; Lanier, 3,318 ;
majority for King 11,987. Now this
miserable fraud contests the seat of
Mr. King on the ground that if all the
voters had gone to the polls who might
have done so and voted for him, lie
would have been elected. Was it to
encourage the presentation of such
cases as this that this shamefully par
tisan committee was formed? In the
third district of South Carolina Stal
brand, Republican,contests the seat of
Aiken, Democrat, on the following re
turns, Aiken, 27,363; Stalbrand, 9,-
272, showing a Democratic majority
of 18,588. Stalbrand's ground of con
test is on a level with that of
If he had received votes enough he
might have been elected. In the fifth
South Carolina district, Smalls, negro
Republican claims the seat of Tillman,
Democrat, on the following returns:
Tillman, 23,325; Smalls, 15,287; show
ing a Democratic majority of 8,038.
In this case, Smalls claims the seat on
the ground that he is a negro, and that
all the negroes should have votes! for
I him, which they did not do. This
I negro, since the days of reconstruction
! and carpet-bag rule, has made con
; testing a business with the view of
drawing the usual allowances from the
Treasury, whether successful or not.
With such facts as these case* present,
it is difficult to believe that even par
tisan recklessness can obtain for them
anything but a disgusted hearing.
BY the adoption of Senator Hoar's
resolution, the Senate of the United
States have provided a standing com
mittee of that body on "Female Suf
frage." This concession on the part
of grave Senators to the "strong min
ded" Phoebe-Janes, will be very en
couraging and hopeful evidence that
it is only a little matter of time when
Susan and Elizabeth and Jane, may
strip, no not strip for the contest, but
enter the hustings and contend with
Sam and Jim and Tom and other
bosses for the control and mastery of
the machinery of party politics. Well,
why not?
STRONG influences, it is said, is now
being brought to bear on President
Arthur to prevent the appointment of
Ex-Senator Sargent, of California, as
the successor of Secretary Kirkwood
of the Interior Department, with some
hope that they may be successful. It
is humiliating to see the question dis
cussed of the discbarge of a compe
tent and deserving man like Kirkwood,
for the purpose of giving place to a
brawling demagogue without substan
tial character, like Sargent. Last week
it seemed to be authoratively an
nounced that this change would cer
tainly take place. This week the ques
tion is in doubt, and it is to be hoped
that the doubt is well founded. What
ever may be thought of the parties
controlling public affairs, the people
still have an interest that the control
shall not run into degredation, and
will be well satisfied to be spared the
disgrace of changing Kirkwood for
Sargent in the manager)ent of tnat
important department of the govern
ment.
W. M. EviißTi, the Secretory of
StAlc, under the late fraud adminintra
tion, has been elected President of the
Union League of New York, a society
of whom Mr. Qreely was want to apeak
of aa a "band of blockheads."
BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19,1882.
'Mr. Arthur, tho Acting President.'
Many of the Republican papers are
as careful in speaking of President
Arthur by his title, ns the Democrats
were in speaking of the man who oc
cupied tho office to which the people
elected Mr. Tilden. They speak of
the President as "Mr. Arthur, the
acting President." This mode of ad
dress is significant, but uot of harmony
certainly, and as the President con
tinues to dcvelopo the Stalwart policy
of his administration forshndowed soou
lie entered the White House, this
feeling of discourtesy will coutiuue to
intensify aud indicate more clearly the
inevitable war brewing between the
Stalwart's minority and the Garfield
men ns led and represented by Blaine-
That these men arc prescribed by the
Stalwart administration, is too appar
ent to be disguised by the adroit cau
tion of the President, and the fact will
in due time bear its fruit. The revo
lution iu the Republican party, which
has been steady and marked since the
the death of President Garfield, is not
played so quietly that the Garfield
and lflaine Republicans arc ignorant
of its significance, and when they speak
of their lawfully elected President as
a plain "miMcr," holding the office as
the fruit of assassination, it means
something and is the precursor of war,
silent perhaps, but aggressive against
third-term and Ross machinery.
SENATOR DON CAMERON has made
a speech ! —a great speech of twenty
minutes duration, which must reflect
distinguished honor upon the great
State he is supp'iscd to honor by his
presence in the Senate of the United
States. He took for bis text a reso
lution he offered declaring it "inex
pedient to reduce the revenues by
abolishing all existing internal revenoe!
taxes, excepting those upon high wines
aud distilled spirits," iu which be took
occaaiou to exhaust his idea* of a re
venue tariff and the great importance
of the maintenance of the present
tariff, which he alleged "was the
prime cause of the improvement ami
comfort of the laboring classes." He
said nothing of the fact that it was
under the present tariff that all the
lights of the furnaces wentontin J 873,
and brought untold suffering and mis
ery upon the laboring clatsc* from
that period until 1880. But however
crude and unsatisfactory the ideas of
the speaker may be as to cause and
effect, the fact is patent that the glory
of the State is returning when her
senior Senator gets off a speech upon
important and far-reaching economic
questions, and all in twenty minutes
of passing time.
A BILL has been presented in the
Senate by .Senator Logan providing an
annual pension of 13,000 for Mrs.
Lincoln, widow of the late President,
for the term of five years. Mr*. Lin
coln is in possession of m annual al
lowance of #3,000 voted her after the
death of ber husband, but being in a
helpless condition, requiring coartact
nursing acd medical attendance, it is
alleged *o be inadequate for her com
fortable support
THK commission or returning bor rd
selected at tbe last session of the Leg
islature to count the vote of last No
vember for the office of State Treas
urer, met at Harrisburg yesterday.
The board consists of Gov. Hoyt and
other State officials, five Senators and
•even members of tbe House.
IT is announced that tbe Hon.
Samnei J. Randal) hrs declared him
self unres-rvedly in favor of Control
ler Pattiscn, of Philadelphia, as the
Democratic candidate for Governor.
We.i, no one say that Mr. Ran
dall's she ice not rest upon a roost
worthy and competent man.
THROUGH the efforts of Mr. Stilaon
Hutchins, of the Washington Pod,
the sum of #IO,OOO has been raised
toward the erection of an appropriate
monument to Daniel Webster at the
national capitol.
Tho Mormon Quontion.
The Hurrisburg Patriot remarks
that "a telegram from Washington,
emanating from a republican source,
vouchsafes the startling information
that "the republicans of this congress
seem t<* be very much in earnest on
the Mormon question." The republi
cans of 1856, twenty-six years ago,
seemed to be very much in earnest on
this same mormon question, for they
denounced polygymy as a "relic of bar
barism," in fact as a "twin relic;" with
slavery as its brother, or sister, accor
ding to the gender that the platform
makers intended. But they could not
win the presidency on that issue, nod
when James Buchanan, who was then
elected president, undertook to throttle
the Utah "twin" the republican critics
declared that the exfiensc of maintain
ing au army for the cnf< rcement of the
laws against the rebellious Mormons
would bankrupt the country and John
Covode afld Edward McPberson made
the republican stump howl as they
dilated upon the "extravagant expen
ditures of the Buchanan administra
tion." In fact the republican party
obstructed in every way Mr. Buchan
an's attempt to enforce the declarations
of their own platform against polyga
my, and this they did out of pure
"cuasedncss" and for the sole purpose
of embarrassing aud annoying a dem
ocratic administration. When we re
member these facts it is very reassur
ing and gratifying to learn all of a
sudden by telegraph that the re
publicans of this congress "seem to be
very much in earnest on the Mormon
question." But we are left in the dark
a* to the side of the question on which
their earnestness is to be manifested.
Suppose, for instance, that the Mor
mon leaders, who are noted for their
cunning, were to propose to the stal
wart managers at Washington to send
two republican senators and a repub
lican congressman, upon the admission
of their territory into the Union a* a
state, would tho tricksters, who did
not hesitate to enter into a corrupt and
disgraceful bargain with repudiation
in Virginia, scruple to go into partner
ship with polygamy in Utah? Hav
ing tolerated the immoral institution
during the quarter of a century of
of their power at Washington, would
it appear to them a difficult thing to
find a pretext for a further endurance
of the evil? But let us be thankful
that the republicans of this congress
at least "seem to be in earnest on the
Mormon question." A discussion of
the subject will do no harm, and may
lead to aome practical solution of the
matter."
AN exchange says with great force
and pertinency that "Other prominent
military men besides General Grant
believed Fitx John Porter guilty un
til they examined the testimony in
his caie. Three of the members of the
Schof'eld board of inquiry were of this
class, but when convinced of their er
ror by the evidence presented before
them, like honest and just men and
brave and true eold'ers they did not
hesitate to acquit the man tbey found
to be innocent. General Terry, for
instance, wrote General Porter as fol
lows : "For years I did you wrong in
thought and sometimes in speech. It
is true that this was through ignoranoe
but I had not the right to be so igno
rant I might have learned something
at least of the truth bad I diligently
sought it. If you find anything in my
action as a member of the board which
you can accept as an atonement for
the wrong which I did you, I shall
be more then gratified." A frank and
manly acknowledgment of error and
an honest desire to repair a wrong be
speak a character too lofty to be ap
preciated by the mousing critics who
are now attacking General Grant for
having revised his judgment of the
case of General Porter.
NEW YORK'S contribution! to the
sufferer* by the Michigan fire, foot up
over $143,000. Such footing up Is
creditable to the humaoity of a great
and wealthy city.
THAT nhlo journal, the America. i
Hrgintcr, draws a terse and vivid dis
tinction between five characters who
figure before the [>eople at all times —
the statesman, the jurist, the politician,
the partisan, and the demagogue. The
fallowing are the definitions:
The ttaleeman is a man of eminent
ability and integrity versed in the
science of government, and the art of
governing. A truly great statesman is
guided by elevated and enlarged views,
and devoted to the interest and welfare
of his country, regardless of selfish,
sectional and partisan considerations.
The jurut is a man of eminent ability,
learning and integrity, who is versed in
the science of the law, especially the
civil and muuicipa) law and the law of
nations.
The politician is one devoted to politi
cal affairs, and who dabbles in politics
for a living.
The partuan is the adherent of a party
or faction, who devotes his time to its
advancement, and serves his party in
stead of his country.
The demagogue is one who employs
specious and deceitful arts to deceive
and control the people, panders to popu
lar prejudices, and engages in nefarious
and corrupt practices to gull and mis
lead the multitude,
MR. ROIIBSON'S resolution, reported
from the Committee on Rules of the
House, to increase the membership of
certain committees, is probably an at
tempt oil the part of.Speaker Keifer to
repair the damage done by his unskill
ful work in their original appointment.
He perhaps thinks he may conciliate
the men in his own party who were
treated so contemptuously, or hope to
cover up the bargains which gained
him his place by assigning a multi
tude of merolvers to certain positions.
It is not a prdlecding which will com
mend itself to thoughtful people as
either wise or necessary. But if it will
relieve Mr. Keifer from a dilemma
and if the House will take care that a
seeming necessity does not drift inlo a
precedent, no alarming danger will
have come to the country.
Tnr. production and consumption of
pig-iron in this country for the year
1881, is given at large figures. It is
stated that there were over four and
three-quarter million tons produced,
nearly four hundred thousand tons
imported, and nearly five millions
uine hundred thousand tons consumed.
This is largely in excess of the product
and consumption of 1880.
THE case of Guitcau the assassin,
has not yet been submitted to the ju
ry. THE arguments of the attorneys
are still progressing and will probably
not he completed until sometime next
week. The country will be glad
when the end comes.
Mr*. Lincoln Interviewed.
A STATEMENT or HIS CONDITION.
A correspondent of the Philadel
phia I'm/ recently visited the widow
of Abraham Lincoln in New York.
The only reference she made to her
financial condition was to express her
extreme regret that the matter bad
become the subject of discussion in
the public prints. She talked much
of the past, but said she could reed
but little now because of her week
eye*, though they ere getting belter.
I>rs. Seyre, Clymer, Knapp and Pan
coast have furnished Hon. Wm. M.
Springer, of Illinois, with the following
special statement of Mrs. Lincoln's con
dition : "We find Mrs. Lincoln suffer
ing from chronic inflamation of the spi
nal cord, chronic disease of the kidneys
and commencing cataract of both eyes.
The disorder of the spinel cord is the
result of an injury received some tims
since and baa resulted in considerable
loss of power of both lower limba, to as
to lessen their use and render walking
without assistance impossible. The na
turo of tbe apioal trouble is progressive
and will end in paralysis of the lower
extremities. Connected with the spinel
disease, and one of its evidences, is the
-eflex paralysis of tbe iris of the oye end
the reduction of the sight to one-tenth
the natural standard, together with
much narrowing of the field of vision.
Tbe sight will gradually grow worse.
There is no probability that there -vil!
be any permanent improvement in Mrs.
Lincoln's condition, considering the
nature of her disease and her age. - Rhe
is now qnits helpless and cneh'-a vo
walk with safety without the aid of an
attendant, or, indeed, to help trervelf to
any extent. She require* the oontiaed
service# of a nurse. snd also constant
medical attencanoa.''
A marriage ceremony was celebrated
in tbe PotUville jail on Saturday. Tbe
happy couple were Henry Weber end
Johanna Williams, tbe groom having
been previously committed to the has
tile for trifling with tbe affeotioas of tbo
bride.
TKKMS: $1.50 JMT Annum, In Advance.
HP.UYTER DIVVII/H .ILKWitt.
The Bodies o? Fight Ylc.im* Recovered.
NEW YORK, January 13.—rii/jhl bodies
have been recovered from the ,*rock of
the oars that were burned after .be col
lision on the New York Antral end
Hudson Iliver railroad tear Souyten
Duyvil elation on Friday e/enir.g. Fr
en of these have been identified poci'ivo
ly, hut there is (till doubt at to the iden
tity of the other body. The wreck was
cleared away early yeaterday, and little
wan left to mark the scene of the catas
trophe. The dead were brought to tbia
city, permit* for their removal were
granted by the coroner, and the identi
fied bodies were turned over to the
charge of friend*. It ia said that the
aloppage of the expreaa train reeulted
in the mischievous pulling of a cord
tbat run through the cars, which put on
the brake and brought the train to a
standstill. The blame for the collision
seems, according to his own admissions,
to rest on brakeman Melius, who is un
der arrest. The list of the dead is as
follows:
Drown, Mr*. Mary L., 35 years old, of
455 West Fifty-third street, New York.
Keeler, Oliver 8., 36 year* old, of
Spring Citv, Pa.
Marcehal, the Iter. Francis, 35 years
old, of the Jusuit order.
JUnsem, Darwin L., 30 year* old of
the lloilman house, New York.
Valentine, Park, 21 years old, of Ben
nington, Vt.
Valentine, M. Louise, 19 years old,
wife of Park Valentine.
Wagner, Senator Webster, 64 years
old, of 14 Fiast Forty-fourth etreet,
New York.
An unimlentitied body of a man in
Merritt's undertaking rooms, believed
to be that of a Mr. kicbard* of Troy.
The ocly person who is seriously in
jured is Miss Mary .Daniels, of Fifth
avenue and Forty-fourth street. Her
| physician expresses fear that she may
not recover.
The list of those who suffered slight
bruise, would include many of those
who were passengers in the second and
third cars from the rear of the express
train.
Parts of all the remains were charred
to a crisp, and in several cases the
clothing and personal property were all
tbat was left to insure recognition. The
dead were placed in coffins furnished by
order of Mr. Vanderbilt. A* day broke,
crowds from the neighborhood visited
tbe scene, and each train that arrived
i brought new visitors, some from cuno*{
j ity and others anxiously inquiring for
: missing friends. Msny carried away
mementoes in the shape of small pieces
{of debris. One of the railroad men
, named John Welsh was injured while
i working at tbr wreck, but not fatally.
; Karly in the afternoon every veatige of
I the collision bad been removed.
! The bodies of Park Valentine and his
yonng bride of a day were found togeth
er in the burned debris. Tbeir right
hands were both untouched by the fire,
but their left hands were burned to the
bone. Immediately after the collision
1 tbe two were seen through a broken
window by tbe conductor of tbe Tarry
town special. Mrs. Valentine was lm
-1 prisoned by tbe broken seats and tint-
IKTS of the car, and was reaching out
her hands for aid in a heartrending ap
peal. llsr husband lay on his aide and
was held so that be could not move. .She
wore considerable jewelry, ard her fur
lined-circular was found afterward in
the ruins. By their side ia the burned
car was a rew valise one end of which
was buroed a little. In it were a num
ber of toilet articles, all t'niry-jreu, and
a number of card* of "Mr. and Mrs.
Park Valentine."
Senator Wagner's mutilated rears ins
were scot down to the city .Irvl rod ar
rived at 8:15 A. in one o r the dead
Senator's own pa'ace cars it the Grand
Central depot. The family too'z the
body in cbage Two boars later, at
10:30 o'clock, the .virainisj w*a
bodies were brought devrn in ai. ordi
nary baggage-car. Sir of '.be bodies
were packed in ico-bcxau r.ud tbe
charred remains of tbe seventh *fere
borne on a stretcher CCTI-K BY the
fur lined cloak of Mrs. Valstttse, the
young bride whoso weddingtoo? ended
in such a horrib'o de.tb, T'j j oar WOi
switched off upon a side-Lack who. i
arrived u:d r.n eat*, cf sbo cepci to
tbe eld freight ct-tion st Forty-third
street. There the aetfjjs "reio rat gad
on the 3oor. ar.d coon iuoien rs.ro
spread the drecebed \r& ban :d gNb
menu sad satebeis rescvw.d from the
wreck to serve or a xonns oi idxj'.ify
lag the yet uatecogafced dee a. De
tective Dak in told of the donth of
Oliver D. Kealey, of Spring City, ?a.. In
tbe KUcuilen Hotel aft* 'er.ible suf
fering. Ktoby's one ara war burned
off at the elbow and his body fairly
roasted. He was co a scions neverthe
less up to •he last mcmect cf iife.
Detrebve DaVir, who name to as bed
side, recognised & feilov-maeer. He
made himself l.nc™c as a brother in
distress and fold the ofucer that he
was a member of Fpriug City Lodge
No. 553 at his bone. "Write to my
wife," he said g*nan<ng ibs officer's band
"and give bar .cv love" With tbeae
words on his lips be expired.
A. G. Don A Co., of the Mercantile
Agency, report the failures throughout
the eouuttry ior last waek as 208, the
largest number in any week for more
than twelve months.
At Wilmington, Ohio, n child died e
few days ago from what was supposed
at the lime to be chicken pox, and the
funeral was largely attended. As a con •
sequence there are over fifty cease of
virulent smallpox in the tows.
NO. 3.