8. T. SHUGERT A E. L. ORVIB, Editor*. VOL. (i. xEUe Centre "Democrat. To mm tl.&O pnr Annum In Advance Thursday Morning, January 3, 13G4. A Rr.rtTBLICAJt paper in York ac cepts the amendment of lilaiue to Barkers' tax distribution bill. He likes the whisky tax amendment, in a tuoral point of view, of cour.-e. TIIK Teutonic Bismsrk, having waged unsprupulous war on the Amer ican hog, has left the question t€ IH settled by his Gallic neighbors. AC ter January 20lh, 1884, all iniporta fTmns of hog meals into France are ah- HP* 1 ' solutely prohibited. A fellow dare uot take a ham sandwich in hissachel. IT seems that Bellefonto is not to have a monopoly of the patent knuck les, as Bridgeport, ( nun., hail a prize with iron knuckles the other day, which for bruality, was only exceed ed by the brilliant campaign of our „Yu slugger. Well toe 1 1 natty of be ing great sometimes tails on the inuo cent. TIIK miseioH of Geueral Negley, ot Pittsburg, and his associates of the Union Leagues, to overthrow and drive the "bourhona'' out of the South is the great enterprise claiming* atten ■ tion. Th bare mention of Negley' B> (Union L-ngue will have an alarming M. effect upou Wad • iWupton and hi- 1 Hr bourhoii compeers. TIIK lion. Dudley C. Ilaskill, a Ilcprescutati vc iu Congress from, Kan sas, died in Washington, after a lin gering illness. lie was a prominent Republic-all member, and i. is suppos ed bis diseaso originated from over work in the last Congress iu the tarill ■* lull, during the fse'olo health of Judge Kelhey, when the work was almost wholly upon the deceased. , Tft sanguinary pistol fight be tween the Democratic faction iu New t Orleans, last week, will scarcely IK* I availahU to the Republicans for I "bloody shir£ capital. It was a mere 7 fansUrjWtfrel for the Gubernatorial nomiuqUon between the McEnery ami iu which the Repub licansyd negros were not allowed to and needs no meddling on the part of the opposition to render its condemnation complete by all good citizens of that city ami elsewhere. (SPEAKER CARLISLE has been tend ered a reception by theComra on wealth Club of Philadelphia. The ivitatioos was mwdferthrough ex Speaker Randal 1 and it ia understood baa been accept • ed by Mr. Carlisle, to take place on the of January. If oar repub lican fronds continue to hope to see the friendi of Speaker Carlisle and ex- Speaker Randall get by the ears on (he tariff question, this mcetiog will ar, probably dispel the illusion. WM. COHORHWMAX HOPKINS, of this X* state bat introduced a bill looking to 4 restrain* of oar pablic lands being gobbled up by monopolies and foreign xl syndicate speculators. Quite enough of fbat kind of thing has already been done. Ibd we are glad to see some rooT*fHeut made to bold tbeae lands for the people at fair prices, iosteEd oOpubjecling them to the mer- S 1_ monopolists. elsßlfon (pais of Houtb Caro lina, which IIE* m ennobled the De partment of Justice, tinder the present" dnde bead of Riat 'nstitutiVß has |f again fixzled, shnplj because tk^ was nothing in the eases to I them. With a zealous I lepubficaq . judge, and Democrat excluded from the jury, and every needed Uppftttfff > on hand to obtain conviction, , proof to satisfy rjpyiAwgOfrdg'' Ajfe and jury that any ohst were K thrown in the w% of AfpflrVpptfne H elect* on privilege to all. •~L | v Our Paat, Preeont and Future. With this issue, tho DEMOCRAT enters upon its #/.r//i volume. When the paper was started, five years ago, it was belie veil that there was not on- j Iv room for a good county paper,which ! would advuento the principles, and '! support the nominees of the Democrat- ' 1 ! ic party, hut also that there was a *'n cecmty for such a paper. At that! 1 . time there was hut one Democratic ( paper published ut the county M-at, j j and the proprietor of thai paper de ■ nied that it was the organ of the par | ty, or under any obligation to support ■ any candidate of the party, unless the editor was pcr-anally satisfied with the nomination of such candidate. In pursuance of that declared p-dicy, that ■ paper refused to supp rt the nominee ' f I'tir party lor Congress at the pre- cording eleclicn, and assisted <>ur plit , it-al enemies to procure his defeat. The „ DEMOCRAT WHS not started in a lit of spleen or ill-temper, or to puni.-h or injure the editor and proprietor of the _ other paper, but to supply the want felt bv many leading D.-moeratn in ; the county, of a party organ which ! would at all times aff>rd a b mi file | support of the parly. This the DI M f oCHAT bus ut all lines euileavuii.il i> | to do. I j In the commencement of this niter . II prise the paper had to conteud w'uh • ' the id- a put in circulation by tic-'- iu tcrestcd to prevent i*- success, that it : would not he permanent —that it s j was only an ephemeral thing thru ' would la -1 only nf- w months. Time ; has refuted this 01-jvctiou. Agaiu it a was alleged that the DI M-S KAT was • , started for the sole purpose of making war upon certain Denim rats of the t j county wh"se course had not nut with • the approval of the f< inders of this ' paper. The course >f the pajier dur 1" iug llie live years of its exi-teuc-O ha e | rctuled Una charge. Tins ja; rhe t made war on no Deitmcrnt, aud has never tailed to give lull and gentr ! ous support to each and ev ry caudi - date of the party, win tin r such caudi i date was the personal choice of the id- , e j itor or not. Nor has the columns of r the pa|>"r been used to promote the r . nomination of one Democrat HI the 1 jcx|>ene of other members of the par | | ty, hut at nil times has given to every . | aspirant for the honors of the party i) impartial and fair treatment. !) | For the generous support given to r the paper iu the past, aud the largely \ I j increased patronage it is now reeeiv. j ing from the citizens of the county, ! | the editors returna their thanks. In the future, we propose to improve ( the paper regularly and rapidity. We I inland that the DEMOCRAT shall be the be*t county newspapei that ever has been, or ever can be published in Cen tre county. While in politics the pw ( per will be Democratic, a large por- ( tion of its columns will be devoted to 1 ) the local iotereets and industries of I our county, without regard to the poli tics of those immediately interested. We shall also endeavor to furnish our , readers with the fullest epitome of the ( newi of each week, so that the DEMO CRAT will be a complete family nries [ paper. , We have said that the politics of i the paper will be as heretofore, Demo , erotic. We do not mean by that, that , it will blindly oppose every thing which Republicsos may propose, or , abuse all persons because they are Re publicans ; nor do we mean that we will defend everything which persons • claiming to be Democrats may do. ' On the other band wo expect to hold every person who is put*\oto ■ 'office by our party to % strict account , ability. The doctrines of the Qtoo i cratic party is that public i must be honest, capable and faiUrftil. : If any pretended Dcjnocrat has obtain -1 ed an office by profexsinaf to posseas i these qualifications, and in the die- < > charge of bis official duties has failed 1 to exhibit th£tn, the DEMATRAT will i i be the first to censare, to give the i party notke of the dishonesty, inca- 1 -^i l * ♦ Y - 1 •'KVIUAL AND EXACT JI.BTHK TO AX.L UKS, or WIUTCVKH STATU "H PKKM AIUK, KKUnini:* <>IT I-m 11 IIAK." BKI.LKKONTK. I'A.. THURSDAY. JANUARY Iftftl. parity or unfaithfu liters of it* scr- Vll fit. Strict accountability of, public officers to tlmro who elected or up j point id them, is the only safi-gunrd ! in ii Republic. Wishing each noil every one of our I numerous patrons u 'Minppy New i Year," we will labor on to ileserve 1 their commendation at will as |>utrom age. Tin: Emmus. The Tariff" Tirndo. Since Mr. Carlisle lot* I>MJ elected ■Speaker of the llom-e of Ilrprrciita live*, the Republican ami a lew Inde |M inlent newspapers have continually, inteiitiotmlly, and without jud entire, charged that the Democratic party i the parly of free-trade. We have cot.- eluded thut tlirv do this because they do not know what free trade ini-an*. It they will c>amine the subject thev will find that free traile i-i "cniimii r>e trie from rmlrictioin." ; free int> r change of eouiU] * trine of the Democratic paity is a* 1 f.iidc as it is to say that tin* party i* f"r free trade. The tariff a* u- Iby tin* llipul lnao jutty In tui I*l up, make rich and power ul in mojmins by adding t i the burdens ol labor, i* a great inonstroeiiy. "All Hint '.to i i* not gold," nor is all that i< hid dipt under li.> theory of high pro;. • tion, protection ] We have How in o;e>r atiou a tariff fiaiueil by a U- pu'iiu-nn ' (Am/ren* upon their uwu term.i. A-- cording to the teaching and Ik ii. f. t the llepuidicari party ivi ry I ran h of husinc.-n ought to be t xcccdii . 1\ ,x JH.TOU*. Ln'oor should IN- in d< ni't. 'l ami well paid. To prove it at lmi ll<~* it dull, and trad'* rtsgn int iv in*d to quote only a !• w t< l< -re. n from largebusiness and nninufa orii ccuiret. Piria.-irii';. Dn . uib.-r !>. 1 !>E rail .IT parirueut ol TIN- I'.( - ..IR J Bcemer Hie. I Work*, at llo.it.- id, shut down to-night, throwing EIGIIT hundred men out <>t emp|iiyni<-ut. An drew < 'arixgit W AS ititeri IEWE.I and fa led that the I'hlg. r Thump • II WOIK<>, at Braddnvks, which imply* TIME tii 111-aml nmn, wiil follow Miit M M month, utile - arraug. nn-I.t* are • T!lc te.L with tit" EMPLOY ET tiw.OK I T a small reduction this winter, or until trade improves. The IOM on running at H'io U tou for steel rails, he said, ; was greater (bail the of the inter est ou money invested in cn-E of so*- pension. McK.e, Anderson A (Vs ] mill at Reaver, L'a., cioseil to-day un til after the holidays. Tbc Manches ter Iron aud Steel Works will suspend | operations on Monday on accouut of scarcity of stock, throwing one hum , dred and fifty men out of employment. The puddling department at K lonian's Superior Mill, which suspended four weeks ago resumes on Monday. llot-MDAYBt HO, December 20. The rolling mill of McLanahao, Smith A Co., and the Ilollidaysburg Iron and Nail Company have shut I down on account of lack of orders. It ! l is rumored that they will start up in January. TRENTON, N. J., December 20.—A reduction of 10 per cent., without no tice in the wages of the laborers in the New Jersey Steel and Iron Works, has been ordered. READING, PA., Decemcsr 20.—La borers on the new railroad at Corn wall struck on account of a reduc tion in wages from 11.50 to |1.30 per day. CINCINNATI, December 20.—The establishment of J. P. McAfee A Co., hardware dealers, Celiaa, Ohio, has been closed by the Sheriff Liabilities, are 920,000; assets, 913,000. NEW YOKE, December 20. —A. Wil lct, a real estate agent in this city has assigned. Preferences, 942,000. Roctf ENTER, N. Y., December 20. | —Donald Gordon, an extensive dry goods merchant in this city made a assignment to-day. NEW YORK, December 20.—Brown son, builder, failure was an nounced yesterday, bad fifty bouses under construction. Bis liabilities are 9250,000. It seems plain to as that a high tar iff ia no guarantee against business depression. Before the great panic of 187!T rfnd jjuring all the long pe riod whfjjffiit lasted we were under j ,%jAfff framed by the Republican par ty and in full accordNrilh its theory. - ' .I, • E 1 ~T • . t - .<*- Great labors rikes uccurri'd in 1875 j —1877 ami in 1882, nil tinder Bepub , | liean rule nml a It piihlicun tariff. It ; the tariff prut cts labor why then did . j these strikes occur ? It' the Ilepubli i 'an theory is correct, tailoring men, j , why are tho shops closed ami you now ; in want of work ? i I utlcr the facie doctrine of high pro- I tiction, to ills, litiiitdiieg and maitufttc lories are run at It git pressure for a j year or two, the nuttket is over-forked | in every brunch urn! line of buM,.e*s ; | there is no sale for any comtuodity. i i iicn shut down—turnout the laborer, , he has hud a year ol prosperity ; now he can starve for the next six in- mi lis. The doctrine of the Democratic party is right. I nner it utnunp lies are imt fnbtcjvd to the great ii.jury Htid wrong ol' tin- Inboroig man. "We fuvor tii" tariff lor r.vcuuu limited to : tilt* necessities of I tie gnvtriituetil, ceo- . nomiealy administered,and so adjusted in its application to to prevent urnqual bum incouiagi* productive indut trie- a! home, afford just cur.j* i -;tl;<>ii to iuiiot, out not to create or f -.i t | | in.mop...lT!. i ins is Ibe litti'lollg ol the J>morratie parly on the lapf!". \\ lint is tiie need i | revenue? It i* i iiccessaiy t > ari on the goveramt nt, ami lor this purpo • more than £.' .. ot),Odd ia needed aiionudy. .Vb-disb | internal revenue ut.ivly and hi litis I vu; amount oi fno iey in- n.i-id bv n luir, just and Kj-titJible tariif that wiii liistir, ol':' ii ig , aud hud I Uj Us almost iii iio,.oln'._ .~r j.oi i liori aim .ol indiisii I- - win liav.' uinj'o' pro't'Ci* t"U, uiid i.iis r wnl tin i con'.i ll u i e:n- I'l'ivmerit Htid jot M utini' ration Mr. ( urliie v> ry jntiy v, "u" have in. nh-u in rripplu g the gto-vri, >t our iu'iu-trits, is.it rirnplv scaliiig down tin itri'piitii ol tii<*:ar if m-Ih t o!e, wIK-re tiicy arc urterly cut ol pro p-rtioii 11 the ileniatnl ol that grown Alter we huv aim 1 , stisid bvanoal o.wi.t uioti ifsd.is tn""oie fat tv' not he Asks,! to ti.iko them bloi,te,| <>iir n oi ntoussuplus t vi nui s ate i.lo .i< ml and upper -sive." This i, J J T,N that lit" most cut it*,.vert the editor ol in- Hellofoote /,' p ,1, ',<-. in, ouglit to ! uudorstaiid it. I.rtlhccs ini'u and tiewrpajHis In fair with ns, with the laboring iom and ti c lidustrics of the o intrv. TIIK action of Mpcaker Cfarliule in placing at lite licad of the Com mi I tew on Foreign Relation* our distinguish, ed ftllow townsman, Kz-Governor A. G. Curtin, meets with the hearty j approval of the whole country. No man in the forty cight congress is so peculiarly fitted for the position, both by education and taste. A practical education, acquired at tba Court of ' Russia, where be became thoroughly acquainted with all the details of the , Diplomatic and consular service, a I large acquaintance with both the old and new world ; a mind beautifully stored with tbe needs of our country abroad, he brings to the work a clear, bright, vigorous intellect, and a thor ough familiarity with tbe service such as few men have ever bad—We may expect practical and beneficial reforms from this committee. No consular stations will be erected for noedy po litical retainers. Tbc Governor is un der obligations to no one so far as tbe appointment is concerned. It came unsolicited. It was the clear fore sight of a level-headed Speaker, seek ing tbe right man for the right place. Tho fight between Mr. Cox and Mr. Belmont had nothing to do with tbe appointment, as tbey were not thought of for that place, by the Speaker, al though both were importuning for it. If the selection c£a chairmanship had been left to the Governor he would doubtless have selected this. The ap pointment in eminently fit and proper. The |K*)plc of the twentieth congress ional district congratulate their mem ber on thlr>ppointmcnt- TJIT Congress wipe out the official sin- 1 ccures. It will do a good and ' largely on tkv*aide o%conowj. I Letter f.otn Ex-Gov. A. O Curtin. ! The following miter Irons Ex Gov- j j A. 'F'urtin toHaniiK-l Giililnml E-q. ' of Boalxhtirg, I'n , will he loutid of in ic-rol to our rend'. r. WAMitNurow, I). 0,, Dec. 20, 18< Dr. AI: Hut: Your letter surprises inn j u i little. Finn the time it wc* first [ proposed'to oi-i ke a railroad connection | Utwrrii 11. ili-foiite and Spring Mills I have lieeu u i-ousiaiit aS lO' |i!iir. in-h : iai!r< ad coniicttion, a- i' j woui-i i.i nr.- tin value of pr< petty ' ami hi v !>" add In the population o' tin. ii. ti.iiud it would he vcrv rclfi.-li in :!.* j" _#o of IS.-llefoule it they fail* . el I . do < vi—ything iu tluir porter to inai ' ti I- r, i:road connection through •he Y; 1- y -o as to accomodate the in -1 trust tool the j vOp!<- on your side of lie inooiiieiii. Not only for such riu .oi : ! ..vi- 1 advocated the uieasurc hut 1 hii-e on intirol iu tin- loads n alo. t. i. >• if 11, ii.,- 1,., .d liable and a. inu-it-ti.! i ! real e-late in the neigh l.i ii■ i' .i , B.lh ioute, and I mrclv ilmtKil hot { r K ; tl.at the farms owner! lit Mr-. W li-ou, and now the only prop, i ti nl In r Io us. could he hrcught iiiUi mi ih<: aid -uld for a |ii-c thai - wojit- give io d • to the Etftis of liv* i-L'. Ti'V in-- i.ot tl.e only per- ti to l.e Irt'i t hilt ti hy tut h ccuucctitm. lln are many others in IVinii-valhy ' who w .el l.e iq .iiiiy h' lilfitUtl. Win II I coii-nler ti:at the jwopleof l'.-i i svail -y omit r cxiraortl.uSry cir cu -tarn suhttcr.h 1 the money locate ictbe mad tolscmoat I | F. el n ; TT- 11, iudi J'l. tot of any iut rt s. Is .i. -. nsihie to the justice whi.-li they h • rve fit in tin: Pennsyl vai ia railroad a- to tail to advotatc tin- i ttuip t tion of the road. It *s under the ii ;r..'sion that i kr.- favor ing lit" r til it> L< motil ami at the an.- time holding tin iVun-ylvauim railroad to their ripiatid promises: ih..! lif i-d.the wsulnim id VOCES | ' tiigtSi finishing of the Medio I A-- IU.-II; wht u the lVuna. reiirad from 1 Spring Mills to that poiuL That 1 was |>erftctly right uuih r the impres sion iu ofiering that resolution, is now It j demonstrated hy the singular turn they have taken iu reference to the IN nnsvsllcy road iu demanding $25,- uii up* * jiH jp-rs icverrly criticine tho Tmmy ; incut'* rejection ~f Mr*. M in, Miller'* application fur n likill. So constantly hat tin- lna-n ill the l:oat that twonr thret; of iier ehihireii were horn in iia cabin. |f. r daughter, n pretty girl of sixteen' at*itta her in iiiaiiagiiig affair* in th'* ('nptaiii'u newest craft, which it t av; atimj tho bayout that are tributary to the J{ rk and (luai.'hita river*. 'I I<• ngJ■' t:i Oil> of t :,• ptti I it. c 1.1 • -}.b i:j March, l!f"il. lie ruto wair* fi .nt! <• -cctvtary of the ( interior, copi, * of Ml |uj*rv relating t tli • attempted transfer by tha T- *;v I'oiC.' railway toiopuiiy of the .Vri :o a, New Mi xii. err by i.i < .refut fillirr. Toe yon- g jnalrmt* l.<" oo that tain, but lie* fact that i;r iimi vg.il IO l nesy'' ti. b five tin.** that * mount in tlojt H nitujr tu nrba rt|jer tii kit i .r confidence tii >1 he wait do to. P.-cse Opinions. The Brabford AVj . n t*vrr of abol ishing M 'i.o no-.a even at lit* cent of war. The I'nited States hnl but one In dian war in f **■.'! and that a< a teiy tmall alfair, thunks to the ek.>ll ol t;< ne ral < rook. 7Vi'aar.J Mr*iro *prt>l ltS3 in imbibing Van kee enterprise and en rgv, May tbeaw . qualities quicken her #lugg ih blood.— TfUmn*. The Franklin lispatisory would be to bare the government reduce the sur plua by paying the border ciatma. j The Pittaburgh THrpefsk thinka them it law enough in Pennsylvania to punialv i prize fighter*, but the officer* are i | fault. Sf. To* Tncit doeen't *tand vary i high.in aoeiety bat *be u a goodly little woman and doeaa't cam to marry again- The Coooellaville CWrvraoapncta thak Mr. TUaine will diaeover that letter writ ing la dangerooa for Preaidmtinl enndi datea. The Sunbury /Vaewrwt Uuaki tbe membera of the 1-egieUtare will not he judged by the people M tnoch by their vote oh the aulary bill as the aaomh they tnke from the Trenntry. Maud 8. U uncrowned. The gelding Frank ha* beaten the record and ban brought It down to 2:9j. Heme of the watcbe* marked 1.-f.. Wlnthip, the othee horve, made MaudS.'t UmeS JOlln the second beak Our legislative committee which ban undertaken to investigate the Slander ! Oil Company iv having jaet about the um luck whivu lefei the genera) gov ernment in its pitMecuiion of the Bte route thirrrv. Better atop it end save the Mate # money.— Aluohj T>it*uu. The republicans of Pennsylvania aak* before the election in this atetn Inst No vember thai e victory for their party would insure prosperity in mill, factory and furnace in our com moo wealth. At present thousands of Iron work era and miners are out of employment. Labori iog men should not heed tho story the republioao party will circulate in the caupagß of IMl.—£uifc Arj*. NO. 1.