Mit = L. ORVIS, Editors. Aro snicesmpa— YEQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, OF WHATEVER STATE OR PERSUASION, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL, wJoflerson $1.50 per Annum, in Advance, rg io VOL. 6. TERMS : BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, J UNE 19, 1884, NO. 25, I ———— The Centre Senora Terms 81, 50 per Annum in Advance DELOCRATIC STATE TICKET CONGRESSMAN-AT'LARGE, GEN. W. H. H DAVIS, Mr. +. BUCKS COUNTY, ra THE ELECTORAL TICKET. ELECTORS AT LARGE. (BJ. MeGramm, H. B. Plumer, DISTRICY BLEOTORS, 135, George 8. Purdy, 16, P. K. Ackley, 7. John P, Levan, 18, Bera D. Parker, 20. A. H. Dil . Franklin P. James, J. K.P. Dan, 123. Jouh Bwan, 134, A. B. Winternits, | 85. John H. Hill, 128, Wm. A. Farquer, {= A.J, Greenfield, Richard Vaux, 1. John Slavin, ZL Joba P. J. Sensendorf, 4, John W, Les, 4. Herbert J, Horn, low, ? 13. Ri¢hard R. ha, 14, George H. Irwin; THE preference of the delegates fiom Califorvia to the Democratic Natioval Convention are first for Til- den, then for Thurman. THE political si particularly hopeful to the Republi cans, when they class Massachusetts among the doubtful states. ee ———— Tae letter of Mr. Tilden declaricg positively to pot be a candidate for President, will be found in our col umns. Read it carefully without fail. HexgY WARD BErcHER says: “If we ed” ot elect a decent Republican Pres ot, let us have a Democrat.” H" + pot in favor of a third party ! v'ement, as Bayard or Thurman will fill the bill. — : THE estimate for the wheat crop in this country for the present year is 216,000,000 bushels, exceeding that of last year by 118,000,000. If (he esti- mate is fealized, it will be the largest crop ewer produced in this country, we — Col. J. A.’ PRICE a life-long Repub- lican "of prominence, of “Scranton and at present President of Seranton Board of Trade, declares that be can- uot - suppert Blaine, or ‘approve the platform of hypocrisy upon which he ands, SENATOR HoAR, of Massachusetts thinks that “it is not likely that the Democrats will propose any man who will be worse for the publio intorest than Mr. Blaine.” Hoar knows that impossible events are diffienlt of ac complishment, WE notice tha re pp pgs t- Charles. A.) Berg ver, late editor. of the. Marrisbury | Telegraph, is among those who are not disposed to accept Blaine and bis rec- ord, and recalls soma scraps of history not at all creditable to the Republican candidate, in justification of his bolt. Ed ————— Gex, Loaax is expeoted ta lead the veteran soldiers of the country to the standard of Blaine. His ungencrous and vindictive persecution of the John Porter, will handi-cap his efforts in that direction more sericusly than “anticipated. Gen. Porter's friends among the brave veterans are counted by legions. a IY The times ure against the election of Blaine-—~the N. Y. Times, the Phila delphia Times, the Chicago Times and the Detroit Tiwies, nttest this with em- phasis. But better than all, in view © of thie Iey of the platform up on which be stands, the record is also Against him, us soy one may know fi reads from day 1o day, A i a oT TR Tux Republicads aro endeavoring to make it out that the independent . Blaine do so be- ve trade President, at in 1880 every | decency could not be expected to see tuation cannot look | Corrector Ropertsoy, of the | that there was no bribery of delegates | in the Chieago Convention, because be | “saw nome,” Perhaps he was not pres- | | ent when the arrangement was made | other little jobs having the same ob- ject in view. The collector in common {his official superior betrayed with | complacency. Ex-SENATOR DORSEY, in a letter to the Springer committee, charges Ex, Senator Geo. E. Sper. r with demand. (ing of him that be pay $12,000 to El- kin another of the gang of Star-rout- ers, and that he (Spencer) would see that he had immunity in the late Star- route trials. Spencer says Dorey lies, and he is willing to testify. The rogues fall out, but the pablic will bave about as high appreciation of one as of the other. Mg. Waarrox Barker, of Phila- | delphia, announces himself for Blaine. Of course he is. Did not Blaine en- dorse and accept his ridiculous proposition of taxing the people by | the National Government to raise rev- enue to distribute among the States? This emavation of Barker's genius was made a prominent feature of the Republican platform of Pennsylvania in 1883, and possessed the merit of congratulatory commendation from the tattooed statesman, tv its author. Toe aownouncement of she sudden death of Hon. Heister Clymer, by paralysis, which we publish in this js sue, is received by the people oi’ Penn- | sylvania, which he has faitfully served : } Harper's WEEKLY, has taken bold * | New York Custom House, is confident | and decided grounds against the elec- tion of Blaine. The point of the ar- ticle declaring its purpose is that “honest and economical administra tion ; the progressive purifications of *| with Clayton to desert the standard of | the public service at home, wise reduct- | : | Arthur for that of Blaine, as well as ! H ion of the revenue, and the sense of general security which springs from the moral elevation of the adminstra- tion—are not to be expected from Re- publican success.” AT a meeting of the House Com® mittee on appropriations on Thursday last, the following, offered by Mr. Ran- dall, was adopted by a party vote to the “General Deficiency bill” : “That no Senator, Representative or Dele- gate in Congress, or Senator, Repesen- tative or Delegate-elect, and no officer, clerk or employe of the Unized States, or any department, branch or bureau thereof, or any persons receiving any salary or compensation from moneys derived from the Treasury of the United States, or any contractor under the United States Government shall give or hand over to any person or persons, directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable things on ac count of or to be applied to the pro- motion of any political object what- ever. That any person guilty of a vio. lation of this provision shall be deem- ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by im- prisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or by such fine avd im- prisonment both, in the discretion of the Court.” rn AA I—— * Bolting the Ticket. The Republican Independents of | in the public councils of the Govern- i | | ment, both state and national, with | Mr. Clymer was a man of decided ability, straightfor- | ward and honest in all relations, and | sincere sorrow. : commended himself in his public ca-| reer, to the confidence and respect of all alike. i : —— A A —- Tie Democratic House of Repre. sentatives during the present session of Congress, has passed bills provid: ing for the forfeiture of 70,000,000 acres of pablic lands, granted by the Republican Congress to railroad cor- porations. This land being unearned by the corporations, it is proposed to But the Re d restore them to the people. not : : withstanding the pretenses o y bot ’ toe a« publican platform, the Senate appear “in haste’ to ratify of the Houve, tion - . Tie nomination of the tattooed sia‘esman of Maive for President, brings Johu Stewart to the front in | Pennsylvania as the heir apparent to | Don Cameron, A sneaking, transpar- eut hypocrit instead of a bold, aggres- sive gentleman who commands respect | | even of those who are compelled to condemn his political methods, is per- | haps altogether iu order now that | Blaine is the candidate on a platform lead such a combination. A AI — ch Tue papers are full of revolts from the (Republican pomisation. One which may prove serious is the color, ed men in New York, orgavizing a State Colored Democratic Association, opening its headquarters in New York with band accompaniments, displaying great enthusinam. Mr. John W, Bhaw, president of the Amociation in his address, gave as their ressom for opposing the Republican party, “be. canse it is opposed to honest govern, ment and is incapable of distinguishing between the will of the people and the design and cupidity of its retainers— white and black.” The reasons are certainly sound and contain more “uruth than poetry.” The “grand old party’ cannot hold the colored men much longer win ci : 4 a uh Su pr Lof false-pretense. John is the man to | _ brave soldier and true patriot,Gen. Fitz | Massachusetts, opposed to the election of Blaine and Logan, held a mass meeting in Boston on Friday last. Henry L. Pierce called the meeting to order, remarking that “the nomina- “tions made at Chicago were not up to “the high standard of the Republican “party ; regretted as much as any one “the train of events that had br ght “about this result, but it was incum- “bent on those who desired a Govern- “ment free from jobbery, free from “jingoism to protest against the candi. dates presented to us.” After the or- ganization of the meeting and speech- Col. Rodman, the aod a number of the members, perti- nent of the purposes of the Independent Republi. from president, resolutions declarative cans of the “Old Bay State” in the feampaign were adopted, 2 committee of One Hundred appointed to take such further ctneasures as cireum. tances required to give effect to the viaws of the meeting. of 25 was also appointed to pre to New York to confer with the Inde pendent Republicans of that State on of June, S— WN A——. and English sonry. Douvnrix, June 11.—<The Freeman's Journal says that Mr, Charles Brad. | laugh wrote a letter to the Prince of | Wales, as a brother Mason, asking the Prince's support to an Atheistical Propaganda, which he said, was the duty of English and Continental Ma- sons to provide. The Prince of Wales was greatly annoyed at the receipt of this letter and sent it to Lord Carnar- vou. It is believed that Lord Carnar- von will move in the Grand Lodge for the expulsion of Bradlaugh. Should Bradlsugh be expelled other Atheists will secede from Free Masonry. “Turn the rascal out.” He has no business in a sanctuary where every principle of the Decaloge is sacred and the foundation of its teachings. His sympathisers should go with him, without regret cven if it deci- mates the Eoglish Lodge. When Masonry affiliates with that kind of trash, its mission is ended and should the 157th Atheism Free For the Cenvax Denocsar’ County Commissioner. Among the announcements will be found the name of Jobn Wolf, for Commissioner. Mr. Wolf has dis charged the daties of the position with greatest fidelity. The reduction of the county debt had his earnest encourage- ment, and the tax-payer now breathes freer for it. If he is re-elected it will not be long until our county will be out of debt and the burden of local taxation removed.—Centre Hall Re- porter. The same remark cold with equal propriety be made of the other two Commissioners, The ptesent board has been a unit on 4ll questions of economy. They have bad the en- ergy and sagacity to fairly, honestly and intelligently manage ‘the finan: cial matters of the county, When the present board of Commissioners came into power the financial conditions of the county was in a very unbeatlhy condition. The statement published iu the beginning of 1882 showing the receipts and expenditures of the coun. ty for the year 1881, shows that the county debt on the first Monday of January, 1882, to have been eighty- three thousand one hundred and sixty: seven dollars and nine cents ($83,167. 00.) The same statement also shows that at the same dats there were taxes outstanding from 1872 to 1881, both inclusive amoun ting to $60,235.67. Now take thé statement for 1883. It shows that on January 1, 1884, the county debt was $42,142.28 and that, with one or two exceptions all the tax- es that were then out-standing were the taxes assessed for 1883 and they only in part. The old accounts were closed sud the people enjoyed the benefit of having one-half of the debt of the county paid in two years, Besides all this, there were wany | other irregularities, that had long been | carried on that were more or Jess a | drain upon the people, stopped.. The Commissioners adhered rigidly to the law in everything. 2 | | | ! Some people may not have Jiked it, but it t was the law and as long as it was adhered 100. no one could suffer wrong. We hoped roc made by the present board for fair and had with the re intelligent management of the county finances, and the good business quali- fications exhibited by them in eve ry- thing that related to the welfare of the public, a re-nomination would be accorded them without opposition, ] : : A committee | ead been re-elected. It is | | We hope the people of thee unty will i i! yet see that it give 0 iy ommissioners anothe. term. will be to their advant- : Oi to the present board It has long been custom with the Democrats age | £4) to give all the officers of the county It 18 true Commissioners have not often two terms where the law Permits, equally true that they have not always made it clear that it would be best for the pliblie to re-elect them. Of the abil. Ma [ity and absolute fitness of the present Blaine's War Record. The war record of James G. Blaine, remarks the Harrisburg Patriot, is hardly such as to entitle him a pen- | sion or to the admiration of a grate ful country. Of course he was among { the noisiest of those who advocated | extreme measures in the incipient | stages of the civil war, bot the sequel | proved that he was more ready to fight with his mouth than with a musket. | When it became necessary to resort | to a draft to fill the ranks he was the | first to be drafted in his district and | be heroically furnished a substitute | who agreed to represent him in the | | tented field at the remarkably low fig- | ure of $200. He belonged to an or- | ganization whose members contributed | $25 each to a common fund to be used in procuring substitutes, and as the | money Mr. Blaive used in purchasing | his man 7 from this fund his mili. | lary duty feost him only $25. But | after the war it was claimed that the | district ought to reimbnrse the money | paid by the drafted men who had fur- | nished substitutes, and the Augusta | authorities generously agreed to indem- | nify them. Mr. Blaine was among | those who took advantage of the re | imbursement, and so his patriotism | dida’t cost him a cent. The same thrift that made his offi- cia! position profitable in railroad | land grant transactions enabled him | to avoid expense in securing a substi- | tute. This substitute, Bradford by | gusta where be was detected in selling | certain certificates, for which offense | be was lodged in jail, remaining there | until the close of war. | Blaine nor his substitute So neither | were appre- | ciable factors in the suppression of | the rebellion. Sach a military record is poorly | soldier voters in the campaign, but it I Jack will at- | to that part of the business. A — is expected that Black tend ‘ i WE are told by the Reading Neus that William Walter Phelps expects { Litt wae the « {0 believe Rock and Fort Smith nia uniry hat in railroad matter le a = suggestion base Too thin. the ¢ to pi . Mr Phelps expects untry believe that Fisher aud Caldwell, the former the busivess partner of Blaine's br wt any into the job with Blaine, and fered wo take the speaker in “on bed- ge on the part of Blaine's favorite ruiling. Much too thin. According to Phelps, Blaine bought the securities as any other purchaser HED aw, went peert with 0 rock ' without any knowled might buy them. Too thin by a large majority. Mulligan, Fisher's bookkeeper, tes Items of Interest. The Resding railroad company is to | erect a new station at Pottstown. Forty coal cars were wrecked on the Reading railroad nesr Hamburg on Wednesday, The Norristown Hosiery Company | employs a large number of the prison - ers in the Montgomery county jail, Good old Bishop Whipple, in his forty | years of missionary work smong the In | dians of Minnesota, has ridden horse. back over 30,000 miles. George Kurtz, John De Turk snd Samuel Merkel have been arrested in Kutztown for killing fish by exploiding dynamite in the Schuylkill river. A catfish with a silver haif-dollar in its mouth was caught in Missouri re cently. Itissupposed that he was on his way to the river bar for a drink, The dead body of an infant with a towel wrapped around its head wae | found in the canal at Lebanon one day last week, gated, A charter was issued at the State De. The matter will be investi psriment yesterday to the Driebel Sew 3 ing Machine and Trimmer Manufactur ing Company of Philadelphia, w'g a capital of $30,000 Two insane men named Napoleon Voirine and Elzia Joly escaped from the asylum at Quebec on Sunday, sed Fri day their bodies were found drowned on Beaufort Beach. M. de Leseps hopes that when Bar. tholdi’s statue shall reach America Americans will be good enough to abro- gate the tax which weighs so heavily on foreign works of art, Calhoun Benham, & prominent lawyer | name, was retained at the post in Au- |of San Francisco, died on Thursday. In the famous duel between Judge David Terry and Senator Broderick, Benham acted as Terry's second. Charles W. Butler, of Columbus, O., bo killed his wife at Princeton, fad. last fall, was yesterday found guilty of murder in the first degree and the pun ishment was fixed at death, Alexander Hally, engineer of a pass w > > trai { esapeak and Chic {calculated to fire the hearts of the “08°F 'main on the Ch Ubio railroad, was killed ope night last week it Richmond, Va, by his train being thrown from the track by an open switch, Frank Bane and the wife of Dr. Jor don, of Romsansville, Chester: were county's ) t down ir knocked by w Th LES on Sunday last (iro Romansville, was paralyzed sho k Ww y who while drunk New Philadelpl plaa, O,, killed his sOn, yesterday found guilty of murderin John Brenner al Whe the second degree was fixed at impris wd the punishment sment for life in the pen ter tary A shooting afl at New NM , on Wednesd iy, between Reever, May of the Ussion Cou Ford, a which urred YY io 3 Aha wR r snd ed {Or {y Uptie, and Loyd E Ford was killed. od-for-nothir despierado, in kK . 2 ne second tn : lored murder of i of “Bug” Cephas, ge, Md., for the re. Celix Murphy, resulted yesterday in a verdict of murder in the first degr He was convicted on his first trial, but the Court granted a new trial because the verdict failed to spec ify any degree of murder. | John W. Webber, Vice President. and of ( i111 br OTK M on " ’ . ’ Wal 3. W Seere T ‘ board, there surely exits no doubt, | tified that Blaine sold on Fisher's ac. | Walter B. Webber, Secretary any Tress ) ea : urer of the Matual Marriage Aid Asso- They may have made some mistakes, | count $130,000 of common stock, but in the matters that interest the have been faithful to the trust impos | ed upon them by the people three years ago. Let the Democrats treat them like they do every other faithful officer— re-elect them, RL ——— A M——— Hox, Dax H. CHAMBERLAIN, late Republican Governor of South Carolina, formally announces that he cannot support Blaine and Logan, Heo declares : “Tho Mahone-Star-route. Jobbing Blaine clement has captured the party which inspired my youth and bas commanded my ardent alle. glance H' now. These hucksters do not know the pang it gives a republi. ean who bas followed Sum. ner, Andrew and Lincoln to find him. self thrust out of that party, | there is no choice for me. I am nog a politician, but I am a otiizen, and i will do all that lies in my power to de- a [000 of land grant bonds and £32,500 Ea: $130,000 of preferred stock and $130, people most there have been no mis. | 000 of Srst mortgaged bonds, out of | takes, and the record shows that they | which Fisher received only $130,000 of first mortgage bonds, This is the truth in a nutshell. — Pittsburgh Pot. a T— WN AO—— ~Senator Fair positively denies that he has any intention of remarrying the wife from whom he was seporated & year ago. A singular feature of the case, says the Washington Clpual, and one not generally known to the public, is that, in addition to the $4, 000,000 de. manded by Mes, Fair vpon that accession the Senator voluntarily added afifth. At the conclusion of the legal proceedings Mrs, Fair found herself utterly ut a loss a 10 how to invest her large fortune, and in her dilemma applied for help to her formor husband. To this appeal he at once responded, and now, though separated from Mra, Fair, yet has entire ciation, have been srrested at Hamil ton, Unt, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. The ar- rests ware made st the instance of sever al Belleville and Napanee parties, who in cash, while Blaine pocketed $130, {paid in several thousad dollars without obtaining any value. Clearfield is having its own time with the iron bridge across the Clearfield creek. Last winter during the ice gorge in the Clearfield creek the fine iron bridge was swept away, and this woek, aa the bridge-builders were ready to swing the new structure into position from the scaffold on which it temporari. ly rested, it was dragged into the tarbi waters the second time, On the Chesnut ridge, two or three wiles from Hillside Swtion, on the Pennsylvania railroad, lives a family about 8 o'clock during the storm, Mrs, Canan was in the rear yard of her house when a fh of lightning relisved her charge of ber money affairs, in at |
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