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Twolnchen............. ...... yy TR ER Quarter column (or § inches ARR Hall column (or 10 inches) vv. cons ons veces os One column (or 20 laches Foreign advertisements must be paid for befirs in Sertion, except on yearly coutracts, when halfyenrly payments in advance will be required oLITIcAL Novices, 15 coats por Hone each insertion Nothing inserted for less than 50 sents, Busixess Novioss, in the editorial columns, 15 cents peor line, each insertion, T3L333APHIC NEWS Blaine and the Ohio Miners. Avother crooked transaction of Blaine! Another falsehood to humbug voters! [n response to the charge tha Democrat, he had been and was interested in the | grinding Hocking valley coal combina-, tion, Mr, Blaine wrote a letter from Bar | Harbor in July to Hon. H, 8. Bandy, of Ohio, declaring he had, never been fia | | will not find relief in the the owner of coal or even lands in Hoek’ | ing valley or the State of Ohio. This letter was printed with a great flourish i in in all the Blsine paperi, We print elie where from the N, Y. Evening Post in- disputable proof that Mr. Blaina sub- scribed and paid £25,000 for one shars | Ranatk ax of { in consblerati om of w sum in intoxicating | in the Hope Furnace Tract, situated in | Vinton and Athens counties, Ohio. on ceived through Steve Elkins as late as May 25, 1882, £50,000 of the bonds of tbe Standard Coal and Iron Cowpany and in short that this letter to H, § i term of tw ; { this the amount paid by the disti the 15th of December, 1880: that he re. | : { of our country, costs the peopls, at a low | ; © | estimate, $1,000,000,000 a year, not to speak | Bundy denying such ownership was an | other g'aring falsehood to be added to | the already formidable list which stands against him, | it produces, This disgrace/ul business should | be suppressed, and the enormous sam of | | money, that fat H } {ine was, and we ha i 3 B » and have no doubt is | ple, and thus a protection would be given to to-day, largely interested in the odious | monopoly that has been crushing labor | and unfeeling poverty-siricken Hun- | garians to the Hocking valley mining region, But what a magnificent liar this mag. netic statesman is. Here is the evidence in paralell columns, as conclusive of falsehood as soything in the Mulligan ‘batch: Tas Fatsumnoon | Tue Proor. BAR HARBOR, a) ] Sexarr Cmamssa,) | Wasuizgron, Dac. 30, | {13en{ 1880 ) | Duan Bm: Find eacios jod my dealt for 825 000 in payment of my subseceip- tion to the Hope Faurcace enterprise. Touching the ¥ interval, I have 10 ask ph Git whatever It may Hooks or Kay amount to you pertnit its pact of Sis, aot have at payment to be postponed any tims owned a share | of stock is any cosl, fron antl some matiers be. Sta) hoa tween Mr. Loe and myself or company in t State of Ohio. » J. G- Bisine July 22. 1884, SHON. H. 8 BUNDY: In answer to your re. cent favor, I beg to say that I am not and sever Blaioe $25,187.50, being payment in fall for share in the association formed for the purchas of lands known as the Hope Furnace Tract, situated in Vinton sud Athens coun. ties, Ohio. This receipt to be exchanged for a con tiflonte when Henry Brooks $50 000 of th first mortgage bonds of the Sta dard Cond and Iron Company on socount of James 6. Blaine, nasbor. od from 351 to 400 finely "ar AD mam, “Then followed a powerful argument, ~ sgiving reasons for his change of faith. "Dear Elkins,” who is running Blaines ‘canvass on corporation money, it will be observed, in his man of all work in “his monoply operations. It does seem + from this exposure and what has gone before Blaine is unable 10 tell the truth about anything. But such a liar should have a better memory, ers of Western Pennsylvania, who know something of the condition of the Hoek. “ing valley miners, ground to the dust by the tyrannical corporation in which Blaine is so largely interested. fous . Feet of Lumber Barned, fLiaMsront, Pa, Oct. 1~A fire broke the lumber yard of P. G, $ontiund pear} i ST. JOHN ACCEPTS, His Formal Letter Giving a Review of His Principles. He Claims that the Old Parties and the Old Issues are Doad - Moral Welfare must now be Considered, Orartue, Kan, Oct, 1, —The following is ex-Gov. Ht. John's letter, accepting the Prohibition nomination for the presidsncy: In formally accepting the nomination for president, tendered to me by the National | Probibition convention at Pittsburg July 25, 1 take the opportunity to state that | while the honor was neither ssught nor de. sired by me, yot it is greatly appreciated, bestowed as 4t was by a convention eom- posed of delegates who, in point of moral worth and mental ability, wers fully equal, if not superior, to any political convention that ever assembled in this country, The | war for the Union is over; the rebellion has been crushed: African slavery abolished; old issues have passed away, and with them | should go all prejudices and sectional strife. To-day the products of the north and south flont mn friendly relations in the same chan. | nels under the same flag, every section of our country acknowledging allegiance to the same government, There never was a time | when our people could better afford to, and when it was. more fmportant that they shonld sod and think, ' than now, | With manufactories shutting down, banks breaking, merchants falling, securi- ties unsettled, western wheat selling at the home market (or forty cents por bushel and hundreds of thousands of industrious ms chanics men who are willing | to work, but can get nothing to do, it seems to me that the time bas come for the peopls, who are the source of all political power, to | eall & halt and stop ard think, for there must bo a reawn for this condition of things. The litle time and space the old | parties can spare alter doaling ot men a taal enon sag end laboring AUre 6 wena! abuse is mainly des tarif¥ quest sit i le i te to the m I vation ¢ the paog mana sotarer, em of the oul who, by reason of the des god “pondition » make an sditors, of busices, has been compli assignment for the benefit of his ery ag nor will the naverag itation of farmer die 3 #34740, question now, ent haudasti aver he bis whont n £0 oo in 4K d nited pays fovernment th using Mary Moines, $25 'Y Aare pe - for the add to iors, brew. ers and wholesale deglers, find interost of the government in th ture and sale intoxicating about $80,000,000 annually, | This traffic, sanctions! as it i by the laws | each of whom mitted to carry on 1 * Ive months When we wo MAN G0 Hguors of of the destroyed homes, dobanched manhood, | poverty, heart aches, crime and corruption | under the present system is worse than thrown away, saved to the pecs the industries of this country that would enable us success'ully to throw our doors open wide to the competition of the world Republican and Democratic parties favor a continuance of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beveraze, while the Prohibition party demands that the same shall be forever suppressed. Thos, an issue is presented to the people in which is involved the protection of every home in the land It & not a mere local issue wither, but it is a national as well as » practical question, upon which a lar o and respectable body of citizens have decided to vote, and they will not be found balting be twebn two opinions touching this matter, but will work and pray angl vots agains this evil gatil it is driven from our land, never to return. The government is simply the reflex of the individuals composing it. If we want an honest, sober government, we must have an honest, sober people. But we can never have an honest, sober people so long as toe government sanctions that which makes its citizens dishonest, drunken and corrupt, The declarationjof principles, which | heartily ndorse, as set forth in the platform of the Prohibition party, is entitled to the thoughtful consideration and earnest support of all good citizens, without regard tu locality or former political affiliation, Our country needs an administration that will rise above mere partisan considerations, and in the selection of public officials make honesty, sobriety and efficiency, and not service to party, the test. It should be cone ducted not in the interest of any particular section, party, race or color, but in the in terest of the whole people. To accomplish this all good citizens should promptly step to the front and be commited for the right This is no time for dodging. Moral coward ioe will never win, and surely never deserves a victory, Then let us lock to God for His guidance, fearlessly and faithfully do our whole uty, never doubting that He will take care | of the results, Irish Boyeotters’ Power, Loxvos, Oct, 2A curious illustration of ths power of boycotting in the hanas of revengo'ul Irish peasants has just been fur. nished in County Kiukenny, For the past sixty years an agricultural tale has annually been held at Bessborough, near Piltown, under Lhe patronage of the gentry and nobility of the neighborbood, of whom Lord Bessborough is at the head. He is a some. what active politician, is doputy lieutenant of King's county, and stands high in the fa%or of ths Dablin Castle authorities. His recent actions, however, embittered the peasantry of his own and the neighboring estates, and they determin to boyeott the fair ns a moastre of revenge. They —_—_—-. | purpose in visw, I to | nally | wns that the | { seized with a paralvtic stroke M'CULLOUGH GIVES UP, Bis Manager Retires Him from the Stage—~The Bugagement Cancelled, Cioaco, Oct. 1L—Hundreds of ple wendod their way to MeVicker's theatre for the purpose of witnessing John MeCul- lough's impersonation of the *‘Gladiator,” vnly to find the doors locked and the theatre in darkness. Messrs. Brooks, MeCullough's manager, and Price, his pross agent, waited upon Mr. McVicker, for the purpose of sug- gesting that the engagement be cancelled, They found the veteran manager in the same frame of mind, and in a few moments it was d: cided to enncel all dates and send the company to New York Notices were accordingly sent out at once to the theatres | Interestd and to the printers, newspapers I and bill-posters. All this was done withoat consultation with McCullough, snd it was decided not to break the news too suddenly to him. An hour or two later, Mr. Keene, the tragedian, who bad been taken into the confidence ol Mesars, Brooks and Price, met Mr. McCullough on the corner of State and Monroe streets, st 1d ng in the shade under a big umbrella, and seemingly having no There was no rain nor The couple greeted each other MeCuli rehearsal; that break the night befor nervous, and 1 hounding him. “The man,” he said, bitter.y, “bah! why don't thoy let me alone!” Mr, Keene tried to soothe him, and locking arms the two pro. ceoded toward the theatre When the building was nearly reached McCullough turned back, insisting that they were going the wrong way “You're going towards the dives” said Keene, “Yes," replied McCullough, bitterly; sees tome that a dive is just where | ought to make for,” Finally he was peg sign of any cordially. suid he was going made a terrible that he was infer. af everybody was say I'm a dying n ling one nod, totally un qual to the role of the Gilad. i mad in which A Man Supr- -~d to Have Boen Shot Leaves no Traces. EE A Act In a Very Suspicious Mane ner=4 Pistol Shot feard In the Night, Praswriern, N. J, Oct 2 Three well dressod young meen stood, on Monday evening, between 7 and 8 o'clock, opposite the home of Isnac Eird, on Grove street, They had driven in a hack over the bridge which crosses the muddy stream that at this point separates Union and Somerset coun- tics, The hack was wheeled around a short distance bayond the bridge, and was drawn muple, the horses’ heads being sownrds the town, A few rods beyond Mr, Birl's house, Mr. W. R, Jones, a lawyer, of Nos 115 ani 117 Nassau street, New York, is having erceted a roller skating rink 150x106) feet The work of construction i= going under the supervision of a man named B Gabrid The foundation was Iaid three weeks In front of the rink thers ix a wooden shed in whish the = kmen ken thelr tools on bul ding materia! worth sev. eral inndrel dollars were recently stored There have tovn daring the bowen past Tow months, and nearly all ui then, it ix ssmertad, wore of {nev Hary Barns and vith i bave been ni houses have aso ben fired, origin Outs hoses, contents, dexroved, iw he Bi | suaded to enter the theatres and robisarsal | It was soon seen that the actor | or. Then Richeliou was tried with the | result, Mr At this point on the stage : Ann« od | the dete ¢h bad ben iy at, To their jrise ho heaved a groa . aml ns not well enough to iberately sur said « Bnd that shou se a ont if it. and Bor i to oncerned prevent Lelan | uid th allowed it to of Like who sum day ni at Kaw til in the Gladiator had John McCullc LH ihnt Wo nye oon suffering fre In paresis, or pr affliction ~tuEiVe paras has overiakan f The Chicago Times), and that @ SnIne which Storey McViekers | and with Mr, Brooks, de | mination | friends | i as an | i pag the possibilities of successful treatment are | rendered the more difficult by his solf-wil) and his determination to follow in gigonces | Vihich can only aggravate the complaint, Another Sick Actor, New Yong, Oct, 2, his engagements last night at the Academy of Music, Jersey City, baving been suddenly He is now { lying at Taylor's hotel and his specly re | covery is boped for THE IRON TRADE. Qatlook More Cheerful Sul Dull, Prerseono, Oct. L—At the leading iron works in this vicinity it is found that trede Is brightening. At the American works about 150 tons of finished iron is being turned out each day. Tha cotton tie trefle is fast Binding its way back to this city from England. At the Pittsburg Forge and Iron works all the beating furnaces are being »e- built so av to introduce natural gas At these works the puddlers are at all times on double turn, and the finishing departments use the muck iron as fast as it is turned out. The same may be said of Graff Hennett's works. Carnegle & Co's Union mills turn out 150 tons of finished irom per day, for bridges principally. Altogether, there are more paddling furnaces in operation bers than at any time for several months Asa general thing the steel business is yet slack. The Bessemer plant is in operation, but not to ite full capacity. Ii is turniog out 400 tons of rails daily. Fashionable Montreal Klopers, MONTREAL, Sopt. 30. — The elopement mania has struck Montreal Fashionable society here is excited by the flight of the wealthy danghter of Senator Globensky with a son of Lieut.-Col. MacDonald, a relative of Bir John MacDonald, premier of Canada. The young lady obtained permdssion to visit Forepaugh's show, but instead of doing so mot ber lover at a friend's house, and pro- cenied to the parish church of Notre Dame, where the marriage ceremony was celebrated, a son of Gen. Desalabro, the hero of Chatean- gay, acting as groomaman. After the cere mony they loft for the sates, and have been lowed by friemds and detectives The ly, who is 21 years of age, is wealthy in The Steel «or vwn right, while the husband, who j« a | mere boy and studying law, has not a copper to bless himself with, Reversing Elopeitont Proceedings Nowra Apass, Mas, Oct. 1L—Almyra A. Baker, a girl of 18 employed in the Blackinton woolen mill, has eloped with Paul Hagamar, the son of a rich New York “Frank Chanfran, the | { well known actor, was compelled to forego | 6nd puthim in the hack, which | 8 | ¥romt street and the fn towards the outskirts | No ons took the troubles to | investigation at the i | | : i | i i | | and of the entire list. | the naw issue was for the purpose of getting | widow. The affair is causing great excite | ment among the residents of Blackinton, her hone. The whereabouts of the couple is inknown, A Shut Down in the Print Trade, Farr Riven, Mass, Oct. L ~The question of a shut down is still unsettled so Tar as thy dwal | follow or make say { ing snging In amount from $0 to A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR, A Were They Incondinries? Three Men into the shadow of a tall wide-spreading | turned | HAIR BRUSHES TOOTH BRUSHES CLOTH BRUSHES From 25¢ £1.50, From 6. 10 40¢. From 25+ to £1.00, ARTISTS’ BRUSHE 3 Sable, Bristle aud Camel's Hrir 3 a grout many frew in the | GREEN'S PHARMACY ! ago, ELACKING ERUSHES In box, with box of B ncking, for! § La CA bimm Wi Wise : Conne s been off cred for the suprehendon | i the mayo pies, Lut no bias yep LI and the HBrrests ndinrios by COI wr Diniicions ants been he | 94 on the | '* 3 past th a bundred yards away ngh Front sts lowed by The two men who had been © Mr, Lird's bh ont the r md way mn picked up the man who was groaning and ix whose body the bullet had evid ony pescng thre “A it The report was fol groaning pppoe § ise Tan into a furions rate scross the bridge ini if the town tine Two carpenters who work at the rink spread the report through the town the next | morning that a man who had tried to fire | the Casino had been wounded; that he was | well connected and that an offer was mad to keop the matter a mscret, The story {me proved as it traveled, and finally it was magnified into s duel betirea repres nta tives of two New York iawilies who have | summer residences near here Chief of Police Dodd tried to unravel the mystery, but without success He sald that be was sully lodged | was driver | in " Merchant Tailoring and Clothing House in America. WANAMAKER 4 & BROWN, OAK HALL, Philadelphia, , A full line of card samples ol the great piece sock will be found with W. H. WILKINSON. SALES AGENT, Bellefonte, Pa. A. C. MINGLE, SUCCESSOR TO DOLL & MINGLE. as much in the dark as when he began the | investigation, night be did hear them, any one himself, He did not fire at tried to steal some “blocks” He ordered him away. “Come to think of it" said Stephens, “I did hear a shot Monday night, but it was about midoight and was fired a | considerable distance to the north of this place. 1 thought that some one killed = dog. ™ New Bonds for the New York Central New Yomrx, Sept. 27. <The Sun states that the directors of the New York Central rail. road company, at a special meeting, author ined the iswue of $15,000,000 twenty year five per cent. debenture cortifioates. It I pro- vided that should an additional mortgage be placed upon the company’s property, the No one had disturbed him | until about daylight, when a man who had | come from the direction of North Plainfield, | : | ile " appearance is the best | {lam Seta 4 pioees Watchman Btephons was | wen by a reporter. He said that if any shots | were flrod between 7 and 8 o'clock Monday | Boots & SHOES, Durability test of cheapness. iutation for work. debentures are to be included nit and ex | changeable for the Londs secured by such mortgage. H. Vanderbilt takes §5,000,000 of the certifi. cates in payment of his o'aim against the company for money lent it, and that the remainding $10,000,000 have boon negotiated with J. 8. Morgan & Co, of London. The until about an hour before the close of birsi- ness. It provoked free solling of Central it was rumored that control of the West Shore road Mr. Van dortilt, however, in an interview, took cocasion to reiterate his denial of any desire to possess that road, Another Natural Gas Weil, Prrrasvno, Sept. 80. —Ono of the largest | | gas wells yot struck in the Tarentum terri. | tory was struck on the Fred Crist farm, about a mile from the town. The depth is i 3 action of the meting of the manufactures | is concerned. Many of the mills were not | represented at the con erence. Those which were present are very reticent about the doe ings of the meeting. Bo far as learnsd no definite nction was taken. It is stated, however, that all those present were in favor of closing two alternate weeks in October, and that it was decided to ssoer tain the opinion of the treasurers who ware not present before taking definite action, Unless there is some wunlooked-for improve. ment in the print cloth market a shut down 1,200 feot, and the flow is nearly equal to | + that of the old well below town. A company of Boston men are the owners of the well It was stated when they commenced opera. tions that if they made a fortunate strike they would erect an extensive manufactur. in 1 to thelr intentions could be ob- tained, A gentleman who is bly posted ln gas matters says that the strike Bopt. 20. At Smoke | a an umad Sugdite, wha for of Joun Ev thelr ca: It is understood that Mr W. | | have the best Men's price at which the bonds have been sold is | variously estimated at from 9 and accrued | interest to par. The action of the company i was not generally known in Wall street $3.00 SHOE MABE: in ANERIGA.- { §SH0 Maeto] 1: B00 ! SHOE POLISH That will not Give me a trial. I keep the best makes | -goods of manufacturers ‘who have gained a rep- honest Crack the Leather Extraord DARGAL inary rw ITTY kg VaiNA AND TABLE (rLASSH ARE. F, B, WILKINSON, cc in HINA GLASS. + Queensware, LEA BEET, | 2 ellef nie. P MANY 71 SAND All +8 FY ing KINDR of ¢ rockery i e Uiareware at LOWER prices than ever known in Belleforme, as the | following list will show - | Best quality, Iron Stones Chins { 4 not Lo eraga Ten Sets (58 pieces) . - Dinner plates—Inrgest Fiz —per dog Diuner plates —medium Ten Plates Tureens—round or oval Sauce dishes round or oval | Sauce Tareens 4 pleces Rutioe boats Cape und snure 12 places Go unhandled do warrant. $3 50 125 110 90 60 20 do M 3 5 me bh euch 25 re hyndlod 0 50 500 100 5 Fran saucers ror Gug Chamber sets «. JO pieces Pitcher and Basin Covered chamber TABLE GLASSWARE. Famblers, each. “ on | Brey lets, as well as | Fruit Bowls Cake stands | Full Sack of Decorated Tes, Dinner and Cham®er Sets. Vest English ware, Tea Sets, Decorated in Blue, Black, Brown or Claret, 56 pieces $5.00--regular price $7.00. Full assortment in Majolica and Fancy Goods, &e. Majolica Pitchers, 20c; Bohemian Vases height 10 inches, $1.00, and every- thing else just us cheap in proportion, Ba] desire to say to every reader of this advertisement : I want your custom, and in reaching out for it | am fully pre- | pared to gixe you the Greatest value for your money once yet obit aned. Call sod examine the govds aml Lue price, If 1 do not fulfill strictly all | eolaim as to prices being LOWER then ever be fore heard, 1 do not usk your patronage, The greater amount of goods | can sell the lower prices can and witty mg MADE Respectful; W. H. WILKINSON, Agent BAGGAGE DELIVERY AND LOCAL EXPRESS. I would announce to my oid friends and patrons | and the pubtis generally that 1 wore reengaged ix 1 the Baggnge B divers and Looal Expres bissinons and respeetindic oo dot a Bibersl dare of patrenage. PLA. NOX MOVED WITH CARE AXD EATIAF ACTION GUARANTEED in all respects. 1 would sis my that 1 have fiestchame Kindiing Wood for sale. and aif or. dors leftat Crider & Son's offer will be prompt 1y attended to, BB. F. BARN nS. ~THE— National Life Insurance CO., or MONTPELIER, Vr. Incorporated in 1848, Assets $3,000,000, Surplus $1,050,000. $1000 Bonds sold on yearly instal ments. These bonds are payable to the holder at the expiration of 20 yesrs os or at previous deah, or a stipu smount payable in cash st the end any vear after the first, on their sur render, R. M. McENA X. MeLNALLY: 5 Seial As ’ BELLEFONTE, PA.
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