*sl)r Centre £& Democrat. S. T. SHUGERT k E. L. OR VIS, Editor*. VOL. 6. ®he Centre £) eurocrat Ttrai t1.60 pr AIIIK 1B ADAO Thursday Moraine, March 6, 1884. SENATOR HAMPTON believes that Senator Bayard, of Delaware, could carry New York, New Jersey, Con. necticut, Indiana and California, which are classed as doubtful states, and would therefore be the most available candidate for the Presidency- SENATOR EDMUNDS writes a letter in which be expresses extreme thank fulness for the kind interest and good wishes of those who desire his nomina tion for the presidency, but says he "can say with absolute candor that he has no desire for the place, or to have his name used in connection with it. A STALWART Republican paper thinks that "the bloody shirt issue having bad its day should be cast out among the rubbish." and expresses surprise "that John Sherman couldn't appreciate the fact." That is so. The outrage mill has lost its power and is no longer available even to excite fools. THE death of Associate Judge Larir mer created a vacancy which we pre sume will be filled at once, as it will be difficult for the Governor to resist the importunity of the committees who hMW gone to enlighten him as to the merits of their favorites. They are all good men and valiant Demo crats and he cannot go astray. HON. A. U. SMITH, the member of oongrem who has so long served the Lancaster district, is like to have a walk over for renomination. He is an able and honorable representative, capable of acting up to his own con victions of right and justica even against hie Republican colleagues, as in the case of Geo. Porter. * I m THE Republican papers declare that Wayne MacVeigh "has gone over to the Democrats.'' They certainly have some reason for this declaration, when Mr. MacVeigh asset ts that "the Pre sident of the United States should not only be mm honest man, but he should be a cause of honesty in others." That sentiment is quite enough to turn him out of the Republican ranks I THE Easton Free Pre**, says the Philadelphia Record, introduces an other infant to the favorable consider ation of a sympathetic country. The slate men do not thiok tbey have tariff enough. Their industry is ooly pro tected 30 per cent. They are not afraid of foreign competition, but if they should find it desirable to squeeze a higher prioe out of consumers than is now being paid, they would find a prohibitory tariff a very handy means of effecting their object. THE Denver Timet, a Republican organ, believes that colored suffrage is a thing that Republicans should no longer deal with—that it is quite un reliable, inasmuch as that vote will al ways go where it will get the most money. This editor roust be an un grateful fellow. They always get the colored vote, and should not grumble at the cost of gettiog it, when the patient negro relieves them from the necessity of sharing the offices. THE Republicans are inclined, says the Harrisbnrg Patriot, to make an issue on the apportionment question by suggesting for renomination the senators and members of the legisla ture who werw responsible for the pro longation of the special session. The Democrats will gladly accept this issue. It is to be hoped that the Re publicans will preserve the courage of their convictions and nominate the conspirators against the constitution. Pennsylvania will give no uncertain sound on that question. By all means give us the issue. Let the rascals take courage and come to the front, TIIE Republicans of Pennsylvania, Rosa Quay and the controlling ring excepted, probably, act U|>ou tbe prin ciple that their most cherished slates man is a common liar. The more Mr Rlaine insists that lie is not a candi date for President, the more earnestly tbey believe that he is. Tbey have ac cordingly put him up iu nearly every county as the uiau—always subject of course to the approval of the Chief Ross. THE Rev. John Bnyd> r reports a recent interview with Uoscoe Conkling, iu which the great sx-Seuator of New remarked : " The electoral com mission declared that Rutherford R. Hayes had received the electoral vote of Louisianna. After the accession of Rutherford R. Hayes to the Presi. dency, he affirmed that Packard, who had received some three thousand votes less than Samuel J. Tilden, was gov ernor of the slate. If Packard was governor, theu Rutherford held bis place by tbe most delestible fraud ever perpetrated.'' A WESTERN Democrat of prominence, just returned from New York, says a Washington correspondent, had an in terview with Mr. Tilden while in that city, and states the latter was in such a weak condition that he spoke io a whisper, which bad the effect to make the conversation unsatisfactory. Mr. Tilden intimated that he ought to have been nominated at Cincinnati four years ago, and gave the impres sion that the nomination of 1884 would be acceptable to him, but for his indisposition to undergo the physi cal strain. Tbe gentleman also repre sents the mental faculties of Mr. Til den as remarkaoly clear and acute. A NEW tarn, remarks the Pitts burgh Pott, will shortly be given to tbe Star-route cases. Ex-Senator Spencer baa retained Gov. Bootwell, of Massachusetts, and Col. Geo. B. Corkhill, ex-United States attorney for the District of Columbia, in a suit for $60,000 which be proposes to bring against Attorney General Rrewster. TTe suit will be for illegal arrest at the home of Spencer io the distant state of Nevada, on a telegraphic ordei, and bringing him to Washing ton under guard after the star-route trials were over, on the charge of con tempt in not appearing as a witness at the trial. It will be remembered that Judge Wylie, before whom the star route trials took place, discharged Spencer, nod declared distinctly that the action of tbe Attorney-Geoeral was illegal and unauthorized. When this case comes to trial interesting proceedings may be anticipated. THE call for the National Demo cratic Convention is addressed to "all Democratic conservative citizens of the United States, irrespective of past political associations and differences, who can unite with us in the effort for pure, economical and constitutional government. Commenting on the above extract the New York World says: "This is an honest invitation and means just what it says. The Democratic party is conservative in the beat meaning ef the word. It stands upon the Consti tution as the basis of the Government. It maintains every guarantee of that instrument; a free and uncorrupted ballot; the supremacy of the will of the majority of the people; equal civil and political rights for all, with out distinction of race or color; tbe inviolability of contracts; tbe assur ance by tbe General Government of a republican form of government to all the states ; the power of congress to raskelsw and collect taxes for national debts; the common defense and gen eral welfare, and tbe ascrcdaeas of properly as well as of the lire* and liberty of all citizen* Tbe Democra tic party is making an earnest effort for pure, economical and constita tional government when it endeavors to drive from power a party corrupt and extravagant and holding consti tutional restrictions and limitations in contempt." "KUUAL AND SXAt'T JUSTICE TO ALL MSN, OF WUATIVE* BTATS Ok rZKSVASIOM, KZI.IOIOI'H OK POLITICAL."-JS.ro BELLEFONTE, I*A„ THURSDAY, MARCH (i, 1884. Tiik bill for the construction of •leu! vessels for the navy passed the senate ou Friday. It authorizes the President to direel the construction of seven steel vessels for the navy, con sisting of one cruiser of 4,500 tons displacement, one cruiser of .'l,OOO tons, one dispatch vessel of 1,500 ions, two heavily armed gunboats of 1,500 tons each, one eight gun gunboat of 750 tons, aud one gunboat not to ex ceed 900 tons. It also authorizes the construction of one steal ram, one cruising torpedo boat and two harbor torpedo boats. This, if it become* a law, will get away with some of the surplus revenue now troubling the statesmen. This bill, the paasage of which at this time is important as a campaign measure, has yet to run the gauntlet of the house. The very large appro priation, ruouing up to many miltiiMis, to carry out their projected "improve ments of the navy," will be very con venient in the bauds of Wm. E. Chandler and John Itoach,fur furnish ing the campaign capital of 18M4—a good substitute for the star-route mail service of IHBO. I h.s it no new dodge and we trust the House will not be caught in the trap by the jiasMge of the bill. Tli re v bund red and eighty five million* have been expended under appropriations of congress by the Republican administrations since 1860, fur "improvement of the navy,'' and what have they to show lor it? Just nothing at all. It will not dam age the country to await the assurance of more honest management than can be expected of Wm. E. Chandler, one of the Presidential thieves, an adviser of Robison and atrongly suspected as an interested partner of Roach, "it) commend the reconstruction of the navy. A Solid South. There is an intention on th* part of the Republican pariy to divide ordisturb the solidity of that section. It would weaken the value of that electioneering cry during a Presidential campaign, which has already commenced by send ing South committees to hunt outrages, to bo used for political fuel in a lew month*. The N. Y. He raid commenting upon this topic states ; The solid fioulh cannot ba broken up by such investigating committees as that which is now junkating at publio ex pense in New ••rlsaos hotels, on the pretence that it is inquiring into an election trouble two hundred or more miles distant in Mississippi. That scandalous and shameless, trifling, in which wa regret to see so eminent a ■Senator as Mr. Hoar condescend to join may la cunningly and unsetupulously used next summer and tall to stir up the prejudices and alarm the ignorant fear* of Northern voters, burtt cannot gain over Southern voters to the Rep übliean ranks. How could it do this? Let a committee of Sentorasil at public expeose in a luxurious hotel in New Yord to makes pretended inquiry into tti election riot in Central Pennsylvania, and Is It not eertain that the (arty which authorized end countenanced such an Abuse would lose vote* and incur dislike in both States? Oyer a considerable part of the .South em State* sentiment favorable to pro tective tariffs 1# springing up. Will the party appeal to this In the coming can vass? Will the managers send their ablest arstors into the South to canvas* the voters on this question ? If they once more refuse to do this plain duty, but instead of that prefer to inflame Northern prejdicc* by sham inves tigations, conducted at a distance and with the reasonable suspicion of suborn ed witnesses—in that case they may find themselves confronted in the North during thooanvaa*, with the ju*t indignation of voters tvho will not tole rate this everlasting and *h*mt-les* hypocrisy, Th# course of this Senatorial com mit tea, whloh has gone out at the public dost to make a pretended inquiry at a great distance from the scene of an alleged election trouble, is one ot the most transparent and unworthy elec tioneering tricks of whjgh even the Republican party in its decadence has been guilty. It is not pleasant to think that tlii* pitiful electioneering job was "put up" by men like Sen* o Sher man, Edmund* and Hoar. r . O A. R A r ONI-I.KTB KKI'OKT or THK <'OM.K<-TloX AXU A lUIAXOKM KN T OS TIIK SKl.lt* ASK OTIIKU AKTICt.K* rills XXIIIBITIOX IX thk art uaixkey ih-kn ran. Jl.vr ult., riiou 5 r. m. tim. (si-moat KXCKPTBII) 10 P. M. WKUXBA OAT, JTth rKBHt'ARv. In order that some record may re main of the exhibit above mentioned, we deem it proper to meniiou th<- lead ing article* exhibited by comrade* ami friend* of the order with the name of the exhibitor: Hon. John A. Wood ward, of Howard, collection of Indian relics, hatchets of stone, arrow and spear lii-ad*, horning pounder, a hi rk of wood from a giant oak show* in it* heart a hlsze or notch fre*h a* though cut in but a few e<-irdcn from the Rocky mountain region, arranged in a cabinet, i probably the be-t exhibit of gold an i •ilver ores owned iu tin* county. Mr*. S. T. Shuger , of this exhibit there cannot be too much said, providi-d tie- precious o d heir loom* wou'd tell ( all tney knew of tlie distinguished (eo- ! pie, with whom u-cesire generation* of their C/Wueis were acquaint*d, and of the occasion* ujAn woich they were worn iu the gubernatorial man*ion at Harrisburg; aud in the |>arlor* of high jm rsonagv in Washington, they include very fine old waie<, tab e ornamenta, agate ear |a-neior, role m Arab Sheikh, tha lait .r the prom rty of Mr S. T. Sbugert. Mrs. I>. S. Keller, pur# lines towel -punand wesson her fanlg note than < 100 jeers ago. superior ware*, cup and s.ucwr, deep bael* (no duubt lor puncli) and high!* ornate plate, suitable tube named a plaque. Col. D. -S. Keller ex hibiurd the bullet whaiiv in the 45ih P. V., field sword worn by John 1. < urtin, genersl in com maml ol a brigade and dtvr*on of the 9th Army Corp*. D. C. Walter*, of Nittany. havelock* worn in the army daring the late war. given to Mr% D M. Glenn, chairman of the ladic* committee on the art gallery, original army order* from Headquarter* hi Brigade ."hi Division Army of the Potomac. Mr*. Col. Geo. A. Bayard, in this ex hibit were Bible* presented to Mrs. Nusan Bayard in IRJJ over lOU years old. lace cap* presented to the want# in 1823, od lection of mineral*, bullets and slug*, relics of the Mexican and the late war, projrerty of Col. Geo. A. Bayard. Horse shoe hung on a tree many year* ago by Win. Bayard, and cherished as a memen to, property of Mrs. Klhe ripanglcr. Mrs. Joseph Feas. German Bible 160 year* old, first praysr uttered in eon (#••**. printed and framed. Mis* El lie Glenn, specimen of marra tna work. If. H. Renner. pocket "house wife - ' and testament carried by himself ihrraigh the late war. dorian Holler, old esrthrn bronzeil glazeil milk jug in the fort at Munev during the war of the revolution, speci men* of melted glass front the Chicago and Tyrone Area, peiee* from a wrecked engine. Mi** lad a K linger, curiou- old *ug*r bowl from Germany, aud molasses jug, antique venured knife box, very old. Mw* Kste Jackson, brick front chim ney In houan where Stonewall Jackson wa* born. Hon. A. G. Currin, Japan**# sword nrescnted to him by ibe late < apt. Evan Buchanan, onfw the seorefary of hi* uncle, i 'omniodore McKezn, Mr*. K. C. Hums.*, statute group of Lincoln, Grant and Sfrnton in couucil. •I oil la J. y a bullet and worn at the time by ! Israel Honiiah, .Vith P. V. Mi* Kate Green, native work from the African motion, wooden nooon, native rap*, (l/ogie; bag* (JVhydap), pijie and atem. Milea flreen. original draw'ng of the church camp Griffin, Va., drawn by himaelf. Mr*. Bobt. Valentine,old bright wqod •pinning wheel and unique pa nting of two baud* htuling in a rope. Bond Valentine, cane from wood of the *bip "August*' 1 aunk in the Itela ware in 1777, and raited in 1877. Mr* i 'o'. L>are, Lt. Col. I►are'* uniform coat and veal worn at the time < \>l. Dare wa fatally wounded. Mr*. Ja. Sornmen illc, inviting old bias* tea kettle fiont Scotland, probably j)00 year* old, slro candle*tick* belong ing in the SommciriFe family. W. C, Van Valin, bullet which glanced and *truck him in the knee in battle, odd looking tkull cap handed him by an old colored woman while inarch'ng thiotigh tha until of Columbia, i. bare headed a pri* mcr of war, oont worn by Capt. V. C. Van Valin during hi* 7 month* of prison life. C. Dale, Eiq,, |ocket camp fork, car- I ricd through the Revolution by Henry Da'e. a well preserved flint look rifle earned through the war by the *aine. I'o*t 25 1, (Dr. Geo. L. J'otter, Mi e*- burg,) mortar and < ai*on made of iob-) bullet* bv Wm. Bet-ser, the "mailloy" of the 4Ath P. V. Mr*. D. I!. Hasting*, very old clock wb ch needed no repairing, neither •topped in .10 years. Mr. E. J. Warn**. Snydertown, a very remarkable, indeed wonderful, exhibit of handy penknife work, made by the exhibitor, who has only one arm. with a Barlow knife. ronai*ting of n bedatead of 'JO different kind* of wood, mu*h (•addle, epoon, meat anw. axe of antique design. (rocket knife, table fork, clothe* pin and *har*. lastly a little jumper "pet" parted in model and eUbonate in fini*b. Mr*. A. 8. V a'entine, interesting as sortment of geological varieties forest rock, tall, smoky tuts*, chunk* of lead crystal* carrying silver, salvia carrying •fiver. Iron pyrites and a bit of the first Atlantic cable. H. C. Inrin. • mall collection of < hinese coin* in copper _W. R. Teller, newspaper printed in Vckburg in '63 on wall paper, giving an account of one of Lee'* gn at vie tone* in which 60.(1(10 Yankee* are taken, confederate note* from one dol lar in MX) dollar*. Adam Walt, stump of young tree be hind which the exhibitor laid hi* head in the battle of Gettysburg, into which two ball* entered, one striking him in the bead. George W. Tale who knew the *pot wheie Wait laid, secure*! the valuable mump 18 years after while on a visit to the battle field. In the stump rests the bullet which entered it there and the hole of the one passing through. Mr*. Isaac Mitchell, pretty feather fan 110 years old, bead necklace 160 year* old, bead bag buckskin lined, medsllion containing her father'* pic ture in bk early youth. Mis* Celis Armor, an old assortment of Saodwich Island curiositie* seot to this country 60 years ago, fabrics of cloth spun out of tree lark by natives, old voin*, temple idol, Ac. Mr*. Hen. A alentine, large Ja|>an*ee hroore stork brought from the .1 Apaneee exhibitor* st the centennial. Mrs. Reberca Pugb, table of William I'enn, solid walnut, symmetrical leg* terminating in bird's claws clutching bait, on four of which tha old table stands, a specimen of earring much finer than any done at the present day. Rev. John Hewitt, regalia of the , Grand Prelate of the order of Knight by the t'ooatiutre • ommandery of Bellefoatc to the exhi bitor. t.'apt. W. W. Potter, tha famous Mon mouth flag captured at the battle of that name by Oapt. Wm. Wflsoo, of the continental army, by whom prrwented to Gen. Fnsitr. thf latter returning if to the family of the emptor. Mis* Anna Mann, amature yrork In oils of groat merit. Mr*. Foaren Mann, obi •pinning wheel and distaff. Mis* Kate Jackson, exhibited a good niece of work in oils, the "o*r from life. also marion view*. Mra. U. C. W saver, painting on slate or iron) amsteur work in aeooeatiya art, Wm Jone*, two large on 1 lection* of battle field relict. One from York, (be other from Gettysburg. Exploded shell* of all kind*, canteens, bayonets. Confed erate coat*, belli, woolen sock*, oart t idges, boxes, etc. Miu Anna i leaser, beautiful wreath in TEIIMH: $1.60 pr Aninim,in Advance. I massive Imiue. Mrs. Joseph Leaders, ujeib wrest j of flower, and vines in wax. roars.ma awu Fierier.*. Samuel 11. Ws|*on, officer in the Iter olutionary war. Mr*. J no. B. Linn. I>r. Jrweph Henderson, Captain war \HI2, Mn. Wm. P. Wilson. General .lames livm, member of XXVII and XXVIII CougriGeneral Jno. I. Curfln. Tbiuleu. Brew, head of theltrew fam ily, Mrs. Mary Hamilton. Iturbide, one of tbe Emperors of Mexico, Col. Geo. Bayard. Mr. and Mra. Keuben Valentine, tbe parent* of Mrs. Mary Ilaie. Marj Sand wit h, a relative, sent to Elizabeth Sandwitb 13) year* ago. A picture paint ed by Elisabeth's sister, representing j "Viriumus and i'om&na." Matlock Iteoner, Maj. If. 11. B year, of see, ! Dr. Uairia. Henry W. Longfellow, C. P. Uilder. Holand 11) .art Curt ID, A. E. Smith. Dr. Geo. L. Potter. The grandmother of Kobert Valen- I Uoe. Mra. R. Valentine. Judge Burnaide, Judge of Supreme ! Court of Prnnn . Henry Harris. ! Cant. Wm. Wilson, captor of tbe fam ous Monmouth now owned by Cap lain W. W. Potter, Jno. B. Lion. <"apt. Jno. Armor, aith epaulettes and commiasion, MiaaCetie Armor. lion. Jno. Biancbard, member of tbe iSHb Congress, E. M. Biancbard. Sbtine of the Virgin, Miss Rate Der ling. "Schiller e la oour de Weimar," and other fine engraving*. Bunnel k Aiken. Franklin's fatuous letter to Straham, M. P.—"You are new my enemy and I atn Yours Truly, B. Franklin." President James Boebanan and Judge Craucb, Mra. 8. T. Sbugert. Hon. Andrew Gregg, Mra. Jno. Lieb. Jno. Ba\ard. a soldier of tbe Mexioan war, and of the late war, Mrs. EUie Spaegler. Tbe death of Admiral Neiaon, et the tieitle of Fafalgar. a fine woik. remark able (or its detail of a Frigate deck in action, Wm. Jones- Gov. Curtin's pietoros of Russian life. Mr. and Mrs. lames McManus. Mrs. W. S. Zeller. General Ambrose 11 Burn side, and Col. Tbeo. Gregg. Gen, < urtin. Itev. Jamea Liuo. for 54 years pastor of the Presbyterian church of this place, Mrs. Harris Lion- Rev. Jno, Toner, a very remarkable and distinguished ctiixea <>noo of Belle foote, loaned by bb daughter, Mrs. 11. Harris. I "Tbe Arret," a ilre t scene in Zurich, i i a work of deepest interest fosneaaing in many points tbe sign of genius, loan •id by Mr. Hilder, tbe artist. Besides tbe valushle projx-,-y enum erated and specified, we deem it proper to allude to the many other interesting I pictures upon the walla of the Post room, end which might have been large ly added to had the exhibit heencircum scribed by merit and interest and value only, which unfortunately -pace would not permit, limiting aa it d d the clam |of pictures exhibited to such as are most peculiar to the town or county and to the organisation of the G. A. R., j which characterise* the exhibit a* ootn poaed of such works u have a local j significance, and such as are national and historical and antique, and such as residents have collected and carried here from Rurope and other j arts of the world. j Tbe committee of the G. A. R. on the j Art Gallery hopes to have gained the ; ipprobetioe of lite mmradea of Gregg Post, and also of the nß>lic. and desires , to theak those wb<> hXTe loaned to them I their treasured keepsakes, their works •if art and their re!lot of the battle and the carnage of war. The foUowfclgare the name* of those who served most prominently in the work of the Loan exhibit: lira. D. M. Glenn, Mn. Frank Wallace, Mrs. lease Stewart, Mrs. Geo, G. Tate, Mr*. H. A. William*, Dr. Geo, F. Harris, chairman. R. C. lndn, secre tary. 11. A. Williams. Geo. Tate. Chan. A. Glenn. Frank Wallaee u Alex. Dren cher. Ja*. H° R utin. Geo. A. Bayard, D. F. Kortncf. —Tbe Cillttsi Cornet Band of Miles* burg received asw uniforms, sad era quite handsome. The boys, 100, of course. Dxara or Ms*. JRWERK-.— The death of Mrs. Sarah Jen ken-, aged &f>. oceured at the residence of Dr. Dorworth oil Sunday morning after s lingering ill j ties* of dyspepsia. Services were held ut the residence of Dr. Dprworth. Rev. j Fund, officiating after which there ; mains were taken to Milton on the 10 JU la. train for laterment. Mrs, Dnrwortb, : tcoompaniad tka remains to Milton. It*it. Roto.—The charter for the con ' Meet 100 of tha Beach Greek A Buffalo j Run railroad has at laatbaan obtained and a Urge member of labors will be put to work without daisy, aud It is re ported from reliable authority that tha nsad will be completed in about elity dew. The work begun on the road through Armor's gap we era in fc rated will only be extended through XitUoy for shout five miles, or to the Mine Banks of Vsleoiines A Co. Gillian* Bros, are tbe contractor*. Sewtfiisi for tka Ctxrxs Dtaocaxr.'l NO. 10.