Centre Democrat. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, March 16, 1882, Image 1
SHUGKKT & FORKTKR, Editors. VOL. 4. She Centre Torms #1.51) per Annnm.ln Advance, a. T. SHUGERT and R. H. FORSTER. Editors. Thursday Morning, March 16,1882. Democratic State Committee. HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE, WILKESBARRK, February 2:1, lgß'2 There will be meeting >f the Democratic State Committee at the Bolton hotel, Harrisburg, on Wednesday, March 22, nt 12 o'clock, noon, for the purpose <>( fixing n lime and place for holding tho next Democratic Slate Convention. E. I*. KISNKR. J- K. BOOKRT, Secretary. Chairman. Gov. CL'RTIN'B speech on the Consu lar and Diplomatic apportionment bills will be found on our sixth page. THE Republican County Committee of Lycoming county, have instructed the delegates to the State convention to vote for Geu. Reaver as the Repub lican candidate for Governor. THE report of the county auditors was presented to court this week. It is a lengthy and slashing document, uud we shall endeavor to lay before our readers a lair syuopsis of it next week. MACLEAN who recently made an attempt to assassinate Lnglands gisnl Queen, is pronounced to he sufficiently sane to be tried on a charge ol high treason, the penalty ot which is death. In this case, like our own ambitious stalwart assassin, the British fool does not seem to realize the gravity of his situation or the infamy of his act. MORGAN R. WISE of Green county is again seeking the Democratic nomi nation for Congress in that district. If this fellow Wise, is the only repre sentative man of the I)emocracy of Green, they are certainly in a very destitute condition, entitled to com miserate for a total lack of decent congressional material. WE notice that the Hon. 8. Phillips is mentioned as a probable candidate for the Democratic nomination for Senator in the Bucks district. Mr. Phillip,besides being asterling Demo crat and a very pleasant gentleman, has in the past creditably represented his district in the House of Represen tatives, and is in every respect worthy of a place in the Senate. REPORTS are in circulation that Gen. Grant has become seriously in volved from unfortunate speculations. This rumor, the New York Evening J'od, the leading afternoon Republi can paper, pronounces speculative, and is only given for the purjiose of "secur ing another fund," alluding to the effort to pension the irrepressible beg gar from the national treasury. THE bill in Gingress to prevent immigration to this conntry from China, is being passed through with out much trouble. We have no use for the poor devils from the GJestial empire who come here to work, but the rich, who can make it convenient to come and spend their money and live in idleness, are welcome of course. This seems to he the status of the bill. No celestial need apply. United States Gjmmissioner Shield of New York, the other day refused natural itation papers to a Cbioaman, on the ground that the applicant was not a free white person within the meaning of the statutes. Hop Ling, the applicant, stated that he was part owner of a silver mine in Nevada, and has been in the country many years. SINCE the declination of Gmkling, the Associate Justiceship seems to lie going a begging. Edmunds, who is also believed to have a Presidential bee in his hat, has refused to bo reti red to the political tomb, and declines the ten p ing bait. If any of our dis tinguished legal Pennsylvania™ desiro to locate permanently, they had totter be about promptly before it is offered to Grant. He can't refuse, and the chances are gone. "EQUAL AND EXACT JUHTICK TO ALL MEN, OF WHATEVER NTATE OR FEIU&AMON, KKLIOIOUB OR POLITICAL."-J.FFWWD Tho Q-arflold—Ohaso Lottor. Some silly friend, or more likely sonio vindictive disappointed stalwart enemy, lias resurrected uud brought to light what is alleged to be a private letter written by (Jen. Garfield while chief of Gen. Ilosecran's stall in the army of the Cumberland, which, in the very best light it can lie viewed, is a piece of revolting treachery more damuging to the reputation of the lute President than anything that has ever been published. The letter is marked confidential, addressed to tho late Governor Chase and intended serious ly to impeach the efficiency of Gen. Hosccrnns and damage his reputation as Commander of the most brilliant and affective army in the service, made so by the accredited courage and ability of its chief-in-coinniand, and this, while acting in confidential rela tion with him. We trust for the sake of the reputation of Gen. Garfield, now in his grave, this infamous letter may prove a forgery, and that the misera ble scoundrel who committed it may be detected and punished. Gen. Kosecrans speaking of the letter says: I regret that the letter was ever writ ten that anybody could read it. It does discredit to the memory of a dead man. for it is a mixture of untruths and mis representations. lam not prepared to say that General Garfield did not write it. Possible and probably he did. I shall write and find out whether it is genuine or not. But what do you think of a man who held such a |>oi!ion as that filled by <ieneral Garfield whocould write such a letter ? It is a piece of the blackest treachery to one who had al ways given the writer the fullest proof, of his confidence, it is the first time I had ever beard of the existence of such a letter, but alter the campaign life of General Garfield, in which such gross misrepresentstions of fact occurred, snd very much in thesame strain as this let ter. I am not surprised at it. At no time during the period that General Garfield was with me in the Army of the Cum herland did he express to me any such sentiments of impatienceor dissatisfac tion as those given in this letter. He understood all my plans and objects, and my anxiety to move a a soon as a move could be made with proper regard to effectiveness. . . . You will ob serve the conference of Generals is sup posed to have taken place prior to the campaign of Tullahoma, which was over by July 4, IW3. and yet this letter was written on July £7. when wg were work ing with vigor to follow up our advan tages. I had no idea at the time that I was harboring a j>erson capable of such (alenes and double-dealing, or there would have been a Court martial at once I did not look for such an exhibition of General Gsrfield'a character as this, and am sorry that the letter ever saw tbe light. Since the above was in typo facta have come to light, looking to tbe genuineness of the Garfield letter, but we atill hope that some extenuating circumstance tr.av yet remove the rc ' cord of dishonor which now clouds his fame. The Washington correspon- I dent of the Phila. Times of Monday, says: "It is stated with some positivsness here that the Garfield Chase letter was procured front the secret archives of the War Department, and that Mr. Chase used General Garfield's letter to aid in effecting the removal of General Hose crans from the Army of the Cumber land, just as he employed the letter of MrClellan's Chief of Staff to assist in removing MoCtellan from the command of the Army of the Potomac. Hon. P. If. Watson, the Assistant Secretary of War with Secretary Stanton, between whom there bad previously existed a business partnership, is quoted as hav ing stated that the confidential letter of General Garfield to Secretary Chase was exhibited to the War Department au thorities and it did the business for Rosecrans. Mr. Chase's biographer, Judge War den, informed your correspondent to night that at one time at Kdgewood, Chase's suburban residence, and at his (Warden's) lodgings, in this city, he bad in his possession all of Chase's papers. "If," said he, "there was among the papers any such letter as that from Gar field to Chase, I did not see it." To the question, "Do you doubt the genuine ness of the letter T" Judge Warden re plied : "From statements made to me some time ago, I have no doubt about its genuineness." JUDOE FOLOER is reported as say ing that he intends remaining in the Treasury Department, and will not re sign to be tranafered to the Supreme Court. This necessitates the hunt af ter something else for Conkling. The Treasury don't suit him. THE Elinira Qatetle thinks if Geo. Grant does not take the small-pox, it will be the only thing he ever declined taking. BEL LKFONTK, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH l<;, 1882. Jefferson Rovival. On tlie second page of this paper will lie fnuiid nti interesting letter from James l'urlon, the author, ad dressed to the "JcfU-rsoti I>emocrutie Association" at York, Pa., nnd the comments of that association accom panying it, which we fed u-tired will he pleasant reading to our Democratic friends, and will not be unacceptable t) honest Republican.-*. A short time ago we puhli.Jitd the letter of a tli>• tinguished Pcmtsyivnniuu addressed to the same association, urging t!i- im portnnce of societies to (liscu-.* tin* situation, with a vi< w to tlie revival and enforcement of the true prineiph * of Democracy, a* taught hy JifPr- :i in the early organization ol the Demo cratic parly, and suggested co-opera tion here, with those so earnestly en gaged in the good work elsewhere. Hut, up to this time, our people seem content to rest upon the feeble organ ization usually adopted a few days be fore each election, to advance the as pirations of individuals f.r office, with out regard to a due understanding of the great principles of government, which was and is the mii-siou of the Democratic party to perpetuate. The same power which confronted these principles when Jefferson in |icrson led the Democracy, confronts them now , and perhaps never more dangerously so, because concealed under the dis guise of a name to which no act gives them a warrant of title. A strong aristocratic government, with unlimited power in the Executive, was the theory of the opposition then. It is the theory now, entrenched iu every de partment of the government, with patronage and money freelv used to corrupt and debauch the elections of the people, scouting the idea of their dislodgemenl by common method*. It was by a strict adherence to the JcfTcr sonian principles of administration, that the Democracy were invincible and held the reins of successive economical administration for over half a cen tury,during which time oflicial larceny, subsidies, election frauds, u*urpations, Presidential steal*, tyranny and viola tions of the organic law were compa ratively unknown, or if indulged at all by individual dishonesty, was promptly punished and the culprit forever disgraced. How is it now? Honest men of reasonable intelligence, who can read" the history of the pa-t, can have no difficulty in making a just comparison, and their verdict cannot be against the Democracy as compared with the method* adopted by the party antagonizing them to obtain and retain power through frauds and corrupt agencies. Mr. Peter Ritnkr, of Cumber land county, is nt least two genera tions 100 early to enter upn the de fence of the Ritner-Steven* adminis tration of the State Government. There are yet too many living witnesses of the startling eveuts, which made that administration the most shameless and outrageous attempts to defraud the hallot, and usurp the rights of the people and degrade the commonwealth that has ever occurred in any State of the Union. He should have commit ted the task to his great-grand children to rescue the memory f hi* father from the loathing record which his imbecility, under the prompting of Thadeus Kteveus, brought upon it. Ilis present defence only recalls events that for the sake of Kitner and his posterity they should allow to slumber in forget fulness. There exists quite a lively row in our neighboring county of Hunting don, between the Independents and Htalwnrt machine Republicans, aud neither party are very choice of words to show their contempt of the other. Those euphonous terms "liars," "gut gang," "irregulars" and "ringsters," are freely, end we are not prepared to say untruthfully, applied to each other, of course, merely to show how happy it is "for brethren to dwell together in unity." ThoConarroßHiontil Cnmpaicrn Com mittee. Considerable misrcprco illation hits been indulged in by n poition of the pre Aof tliestai'! in relation to the ap pointment of the Pennsylvania niem •"•JC of the Democrat*!'. Congressional Committee recently announced from W a-liingiuii. \\ e speak from pcrsunul knowledge when wo say that the sto ries of any iitixutuler.-lutidiug or con flict between Mr. Randall, selected by the Democratic Pennsylvania dele gation for tho place, and Gov. Curtin are without tho slightest foundation in fact. The truth is that Gov. G'ui tin did not desire to he u member of fie committee and was entirely willing to have Mr. Randall fill the position believing from his well known abili ty, standing, exjicri mro and thorough knowledge of all the ( ougre.—ional districts of the t nited Stat' -, lie would make the most usi-fui and efficient memlier of the committee that could he placed II|NIII it. He therefore not only lavorcd the selection of Mr. Ran dall. hut carried the pap r expressing a preference for him to tnc majoritv of the delegation in per-m and r<- ceived their signaturi to it. We deem this statement due to both gen tlemen and make it for tie- purpose of correc ting any a mi*nppreh< n.-iou* in re gard to the matter that nay exist in the mimls of IXmiocru'- throughout the State. DAMAGING disclosure* are made hv the S naie committee inv -tigating the Soldiers' Hume at Washington against the officers having the Home in charge.* These officers are the Commissary ( ien eral, the Surgeon General and the Judge Advocate (ieneral of the army. These distinguished officers arecharged with appropriating the proceeds of the farm attached, to their own private gain without compensation Pi the old soldier*, upon whose pittance the fund* are raised to maintain the Home. It i* claimed for tho Judge Advocate General, that he has taken no part in the management, and that for any irregularities existing he is not respon sible. BOH* CAMERON'S latest, nnd per haps final slate, is said to be a* follows: Governor, Ja*. A. Heaver, of Centre. Lieut. Governor, Wm. T. Davie*, of Hrndford. Supreme Judge, Wm. Henry Kawle, of Philadelphia. Congressman at-iargc, Samuel B. Dick, of Crawford. Daviea and Rnwlc arc expected to catch the "Independents," hut they are a wild flock, and very likely to fly lie fore the boss can get his hig gun in place to subdue them. Davies and liawle are said to tie only half-breed Independents and the Wolfitcs are after the pure blood. Cait. Ea I*B who is a famous lobby ist asks of Congress the loan of $45,- 1100,000 to enable him to construct a ship railway. It is a hig thing, and iuvolves a big sum of innney, and ns Republican Congresses favor hig ope rations we should not be surprised if they do open a broker's office in the National Capitol and take the loan. "There is million* in it," It appear* that lb" President's norn" inntion of Mr. C'onkling, is being pretty severely critieiscd hy the members of the Henate who voted for his confirma tion. The reflection that they were made the instruments to confirm an appointee for no other purpise than to gratify personal vanity, is not pleasant. THE marriage of the Republicans of New York with Tammany Hull under the control of John Kelly, having been recently formally announced, it ha* been suggested that in justice to the parties and to avoid scandal, the certificate ought to lie anti-dated. Mr. Conki.ino and Mr. Edmunds having both gracefully declined the vacant seat upon the supreme bench of the United Htates, that big "prixe" iu the lottery of asxaasiuation is still open to other gentlemen who may de* sire judicial distinction. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ; —The Northern Conference of the Kvsn | gulicul Lutheran Synod of Central I'onn ■ m Ivaiiia will meet in the Lutheran Church ' i f It'd 1 (Junto, un Tuesday evening If arch, 28, 1882 knd continue in session over the . two following days. The territory of this | (.'.inference include* a j>nrt of I'nion conn i ty, part of Clinton nnd all of Centre, and i embraces eight pastorates in Centre coun ! ty, live in Union Hnd three in Clinton, i The membership consists of sixteen pastor* and n many lay delegates. Every session will im open to the public and all are cor diully invited to attend. The programme is a* follows : Turnlau. Starch -28, 18.82—Opening ser mon by lt'-v. J. A. Ko-er, Pino drove ' Mills, or alternate, Rev. P. A. ll'ilti.an, Loci Bsven. Wnlnrtdny. A. St. ,—From 8 .',( to 'J o'clo- k devotional ejten i.., conducted by 11 -v. M. L. Purst, Hartleton. From 9to 10 (i nference butn.-. From 10 to adjourn ment, discussion ot the topic :*• letI et Article of the Augsburg Confession," to te* opened with a prayer by Rev. John Tonilinson, Aaronsburg, or alternate, Rev. W. K. Fischer, Centre Hal!. lt>./nssr/oy. /'. .1/., — From 2 to 3.30 j o'clock, conlerern o business. From 330 '■ to adj- urnrn'-nt, discussion : "Distinctive features of Lutheramsm," to opened ! with a prayer by K<-v. J. Vutxy, Lemont, •r alternate Rev. P. A Hciiman. M'tilnrulay Erm'g Regular church ser ve.- Sermon on "dem-ral Benevolence," ; hy K-v. \V. 11. Diven, Salons, or alternate . Il"v J. (i Arts path, Mifflin burg. Thtirniny A. St. — From sj to 'J devotion jsi exer. is.-s conducted bv Rev. A. R. i dlare. New Berlin, From to 10 confer jem <• business. From I'* to adjournment discussion of "Forms of Worship" to be • openened with a pajc-r by Rev. 8 Henry, Mifflinburg, or Hiternate, Ib-v. J. K<-iler Miller, Centre Hill. Tkurtday I' St From 2to 3 business session From 3to adjournment Uiiil dxes's M erriko to t>e ad<Jri-<-<l t>y Revs. Diven, diaze, lieilman and Fisber. Thnruiay F.rm ny —"-.rtnn tiy Rev. S Henry, or alternate Rev M. L. Furst— the sermon to lie followed by the closing exercises of Conference. Come all. I -*T * m*f the AntrimtsM t *-<1 nm) Xdtttal !nlarf. r. • s|wt ul ' nf* will It lL< N -tdal Kb sI. I.ssf. ♦ Marrh. eUt. It will l* '* the following t*atlla K4tPithnl fir -irraj.hf. „ II . STieter • w.,.,.18 (•.-- j-. t*l, c t tsxM--k. | Nat Ufa! Ilii tj, ai.<l It# ItxidstiUl In- I.— -, . MrC 11 * til BrW-sU. I*mt j* Lis. l *{•; ar>' ** h<w mmimA *ft<l oa*J, " Mtts *J# '? daaiih| oith Ihtor tor*. !'• rf.U ahi I'ojiU I ObMmiku ifFl In th M'4rl Vl# 1 !t# |A a*i rwfs"Tt n|M*o efbwr rh>'H, pfwfcnMy Knr, aol nrtrlawL Hewaln # lit iJt-mr* K aUst M w**k All prf'MMl, lr.|s^*-1 *4 its Ib* laMTO*#W*r<l f lbs* f<r"tatun, or* fwqu*el - its flt |ff j aiLj ulara" Wc cheerfully give the above room and submit it to the teachers of our county, with a view of assisting them in preparing themselves to enter upon their work prop erly qualified. That a great many of our teachers, practicing and prospective, stand sorely in need of the additional help guar anteed in the above circular .Jail admit, and the osly serious question—How to get it T jis answered. As will bo seen the tuition has been reduced to the lowest rales con sistent with good financial management. ! —Miss Laura Keller, of Lock Haven, the young elocutionist, drew a full house, | at Humes' hall, on Thursday evening of last week. The entertainment was excel lent. Miss Keller excels in the humorous and sentimental. We, as well as many others, actually shed tears of joy, laughed until we cried. Without any doubt this lady possesses real talent of a superior order, and we shall be pleased to hear of her continuance in her onward and up ward march to her proper place—tbo very acme of elocutionary popularitv. After the dismiseion of the audience numerous friends and acquaintances crowded around her to offer congratulations. She was a surtMS. All members of the boys' branch were admitted free. In this tho officers of the association displayed their shrewdness, (or each boy appointed himself a commit tee of one to do all in Am power to further the sale of tickets. —Alphonsus, surnamed the Wise, King of Aragon, used to say : Among so many things as are by men possessed or pursued in tbc course of their lives, ail the rest are baubles, besides old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friend* to talk to, and old books to read. We say all things are baubles compared with Irwin's new cloth ing, Philadelphia branch. —A Millheim lady correspondent, of the Orelr* ReporUr, threatens to frequent tb* pool room of which that thriving little hamlet is the proud possessor, unless her busbsnd quits going there. Just right, and perhaps a little combined effort in that direction might have a tendency to indues tbs proprietor to, like the Arab, silently fold his tent and steal away. —School directors are now Inducted Into office by taking a solemn oath to sup port lbs constitution of tbs United States, etc. Would it not be sn Improvement upon the present way of doing things if they were compelled to sweer that tbey would occaatotially visit tbs schools f School directors do not direct a great deal. TEHMH: $1.50 per Annum, in Afhamc. DLHTHKHHLKO CA*UA I.TT. —Elia, AGED 0 year*, daughter of Mr. Thorn** Lauver, of Gillilandtown, thi* county, w* burned to death a week or two ago. The par ticular* are Ibwit, tho child wa* tilting in front of the tlove, and during a mo mentary abtence of her mother a tpark from the ttore flew upon her clothing, immediately M-tting fire to her drett, and to rapid win the agent of death in doing it* work that when Mr*. Lauver returned the child wa* wrapped in flarnct. The an gui.h of the fond | arent can better be imagined thin d-1 rlbcd. In a vain efTort to cxlitiguitb the fire Mr*. L. tevarely burned her band* and other part* of her per ton. Tho entire occurrence did not exc ced ten minute*. We tincerely *jm patbixo with the bereaved parent*, but condolence, be it ever to heartfelt, teldorn i able to lighten the burden of grief in a cae of thi* kind. A Mt'tl' AL FAMILY.—The children of our lowneman, Mr. J. W. Moore, Aurora, ag'*d * i, Hernice, '.<J, and Charlie, 10i,|can bo jutliy ttyied the youngitt trio of vir linitt* in the Stale, or perbapt the world. They play anything put before tbero with a readioeM truly attonithing, and to tee them ttanding tide by tide, moving their bow* in the mott harmoniou* uniton, while melody, of an exquitite character, reache* and permeate* the innermott re ceta of the aoult of any who may bear thern, the true ideal of a happy family i* exemplified. Berr.ice i* the author of aome very pretty little operatic piece*, and after all i* raid that cn be raid, tbe half will not have been told. —On Saturday morning latt, Mr*. Sadie ! K. Williamr, who rerided in the We*t ward and ww generally known, and much retpecled, breathed her latt. For tome t:me he had been gradually finking and when death claimed her it wai but tbe trariilion of a Christian from tbe church militant to the church triumphant, and . even though the ttricken family are in contolable in their grief, there it no little *li*f*ction in knowing that tbe ha* gone to that home where f.rrow i* not known *nd care never comet. Her butband, Mr. S. 11. William*, and an intereeting family of tmall children turvive ber. She w* an exemplary member of the Metboditt church, which aociety will aorely mm her. At her ob*equ:eon Monday, a large num ber of friend* attended, and at tbe toiemn word* "I)uv to du*t, and a*he toathee,'' fell upon the ear* of awettricken acquaint ance*, by whom the bad been to dearly i loved, every bead bowed, and every eye grew dim. May God in hi* goodneu rec- I oncile all to their lot*. | —The Urge frame building, in course of erection near the cer works, promises to be a source of no little trouble to the pro- I priotora. The owners of tbe cer works should have interfered aooner, if in tbe building of the tenement bouae tbe cots* pany'a rigbta are infringed upon. Mr. 8. C. Stover, of Spring Milla, i | attending court a* a juryman tbia week. Mr. Stover has, aince we and he were sub jected to the same pedagogic influence, become an expert penman and doea eorne real artiatic work with tbe lever that movea the univerae. —Prof. I). M. Wolf baa been unable to be about hia work for over two weeka. Something, akin to erysipelas, having ap. peared on bit face. Thia alatement will explain why be baa failed to viait eorne ecboola that be would have been to aee had he been able. Mr. Klli* Orvia, who had been revel ing in the dclighta of the city of brother ly love for aome two or three weeka, re turned home laat Friday. We know of at least one or two membera of tbe gentler aex who are happier in coneoquence. —How many ere aware of the origin of the word "boo!" uaed to frighten chil dren T It ia a corruption of Boh, tbe name of a fierce ttotbic general, the mention of wboae name rpread a panic among hia enemiet. Purchaae clothing from Lewin. •—Two young men, who bad better have been tucked up, good and warm, in tbeir little trundle beda, engaged in a plug-ugly affair on the Firat National hank corner last Thursday evening. Mayor Powera happened along and effectually cooled them down. —Mr. nenry Myers, foreman of the fin ishing abopa at Mann's axe factory, baa purchased a house, and, after April 1, will be ocxily settled under bia ewn viae and fig tree Wa compliment our young friend upon hia successful management. —Call and examine the atoek of ranges and cook stores at Wilson, Mc Far lane A Co'a; also their line of tingle and double , heaters. They have for tale the W Aroma Home double heater, which has been thor ougbly and satisfactorily tested la thia community. NO. 11.