md Lhe Gente Beworat. * PoraTors are a drug in the market at Colfax, Wis, owing to the enormous vrop raised in that section. The best price to be got is ten cents a bushel, and ame farmer offered to give a friend a wigem load of choice ones if he would take the trouble to send for them, Tree Prohibition vote cast at the late election is estimated on full returns, official and otherwise, 268,726 for Gen. eral Fisk as against 150,626 for St. John four years ago. The States in which there was a decline from the last vote are Vermont and Massachusetts, There wus a gain of 11,326 in Minnesota, 12, 40 in Ohio and 11,000 in Illinois, New York showed up a gain of but 3,525, Indiana of 6,9 :, Connectizut of 1,944 and New Jersey of 2,021. Mn — se ————— Don’t fail to turn to the inside pages of this issue for the principal general news of the past week. You will also Hod an interesting illustrated article on Jewerly, a short story, another of Dr, Tal mages intervsting sermons, ete. It iia fact and can be proven by a fair sunparison that the DEMOCRAT gives more and betier reading matter than avy other paper in the county. Hand it to your neighbor and have him sub- wribe, only #1 per year. A ———————— A CONNECTING LINK. Ground has been broken on the first cetion of the new Williamsport and Binghampton road, and the work has cansed much rejoicing along the line. The new railroad} will connect Bing- hampton with the city and open up a «trxight route between Boston and Pitts. ture. The distance between the two cities i890 miles and the road is to be eompleted in two years. SHE SPECULATED. Thereare no further developments of mportance in the case of Miss Belatta K. Hage, clerk in the Revenue Collect. yrs oficeat Harrisburg, who disappeared oh Thursday, leaving a shortage of al- fnost $6,500 in the Governments accounts, She lost the money in stock specula- tion, and it is thought a considerable sum was spent in high living. Theap- pointment of anew Revenue Collector for this district last week frightened the woman, and fearing exposure she fled, Her bondsman has made good the shortage. She was engaged for several years by General Cameron as his THE VAST CORN CROP. How many of our readers can take in the idea of our vast corn crop, 4 bushels? the subject by such figuring as this: En. ough to load a string of wagons stretch. ing 284,000 miles, or enough to make | eleven rows of wagons, loaded with corn clean around the earth miles of team not in line, tiinods are reported as having produced 210.080,000 bushels each, placing them and have 9.000 flowa and far in the lead of other States, Missouri | comes next with 210,000,000 bushels each, | Ne. | Indiana, 140,000,000; Kansas an Briska have 150.000 000: each Ohio 115. 000.000; Kentucky, 55,000,000, and nesse 70,000,000 bushels, - Ra —— THECAPTURE OF JEFF DAVIS Suit has been instituted at El Pasco, Texas, by William E. Dreisman against the United States government for #200 for aiding in the capture of { Jefferson Davis, president of the confederacy at | the close of the late war. Dreisman says he was a member of the cavalry force sent in pursuit of President Davis and relates the well-known story of the cap- | : { went to Wilmington and got a room on tare. When the captors were voted a reward by congress, Dreisman received kis draft, but mislaid it and never got it cashed. He applied to the treasury de. partment for information, and received in reply a letter stating that a duplicate draft had been issued to the administra. ton of his (Dreisman’s) estate in Suffolk county, Mass., which was duly paid. {reisman accounts for this state of af- fairs by saying that he has been in Cali fornia for a number of years, and that fis relatives thought him dead. He in- sists, however, that the amount is still Jus! kim, and has consequently entered TR Ve A BEVOLUTIONARY FURNACE DISMAN. TLED, The Oley Furnace, near Friendsburg, Berks county, is being torn down. It o O00 (KK) ~ | An exchange tries to grasp | as big as an ordinary man’s and he and | knocked, | Ten. | THE SHARPLESS MURDER. SDUTCH GUS? OHOPAZ'S CONFESSION ABOUT THE CRIME, saunel Johnson, sn Innocent Man in Jall Thre Years-Sentenced to be Hanged and un Pardon Saves his Life, “Dutch Gus” Chopaz, has, by affidavit below given, confessed participation in the Sharpless murder, and Samuel John. son's innocence is almost established. For more than three years Samuel Johnson has lain in Delawae county jail 1 with the awful charge of murdering a fel- low being hanging over him, and dur” ing that time the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on several occasions’ nearly committed the grave error of carrying out the deathjpenalty which had been imposed upon him. In this confession Gustavus Chopaz admits being connected with the fou! assassination of the inoffensive farmer. The affidavit was secured by Detec- tive James Donaghy, who has given his time and money in the highly laudable effort to prevent the hanging of a man who it now appears, was entirely innocent of the chargelupon which he was found guilty. The deponent was visited by D etec- tive Donaghy, and of his own accord wrote what follows below, It covered two foolscap pages of closely written mat- ter. The original manuscript and affi- davit are in the possession of the detec- tive and will be presented to the court to-day when the trial of the men impli- cated comes up. DUTCH GUS’ CONFESSION, Joseph Lubberman was a cell mate in the penitentiary at Philadelaphia in 1887 both serving a sentence for burglary- Gus made the entire confession to Leb. berman and the latter makes this state ment : Then I mentioned about the Sharp- less case and gave him my word I would never betray him, so he told all. That Charlie Wilson, came to him the Wed" nesday before it took place and asked him if he would take a hand ina big lob and Gus said, “Yes, I am broke,” and told Wilson, “1 will do anything for money.” Then Wilson told Gus that John Sharpless had a great deal of mon. ey in the house, that the girl at Sharp. less’ told a friend of his about it, so the first plan wastogo and hang the fam. ily up for it. HOW THE MURDER WAS COMITTED. This was Gus’ plan but, Wilson said to Gus: it is better to get old Sharpless out of the way.” Then Wilson got up the plan about the carriage and proposed to Gus to disguise as niggers. They both blackened up and Gus put a white handkerchief around his neck. Ie said the door and Wilson was down at the barn. | Mi that 1 Cs BAL anda | Gus went to i Gus told Sharpl had two ladies in it and asked for a piece of ro Mi on and lit the la had better put pe. Sharpless put hi p and h on his coat. s wife said Gus said Shar : : was very nervous because Mrs > less kept looking at h im. tinu “went (rus L near +3 ' Wie, Col $ 1 3 Ne UA. the ught him by and § said, My } { son nt N . Grond, GOL § him with a lead pipe several | times, grit to go back to the house, but went and asked where the said the girl knew. but Gus and ran out. They went and set the neighboring barn on fire so if Mrs, Sharph give the slarm they could get away and the peo- fire. They then money became rightened ss would | ple would go to the Water street, but being frightened they came to Philadelphia and had a room on | Third street and Gus got work, but, as | he said, he soon got tired of it. { went at odd jobs to keep the detectives off of his track. JOHNSON IS INNOCENT. The reason I know it was the Sunday before the balloon ascension, Gus and myself were in the yard when it came over the Penn grounds, and 1 said to Gus, “How would you like to be in there?” He replied: If I was injthere, Joe, they would never get a rope around my neck in Delaware county, 1 said “Dont think of such nonsense,” but he said, “I am afraid of Wilson.” He told me never to mention what he (Gus) told me. I would not, but, as 1 said, an innocent man is condemed for this crime, and I cannot keep my promise which I made him. If there was no person arrested for it I never would have told it and would have kept my promise which I made him, as I know and feel that Johnson is as innocent as a unborn child. Gus’ actions were enough for me, He came in one morn, ing for his breakfas and looked all brok- en up. I said, “Whats up with you?" He told me he could not sleep, as soon he did this becanse his neck is half again | he broke his carriage | | and the hos Sharp. | At this Wil- | hen Wilson went through his | Gus said he had hardly the | was and | then | He then | as he got into a doze he could hear these words, “My God, don’t,” and said, “If they would only hang the nigger I would feel safe, but as long os he is living I will be in hot water.” “1 Wilson the barn first and put a candle under- neath the basket and lit it, that it might set the barn on fire. They then went to the Sharpless house, and after the murder they went back to the barn kicked the basket over and set the barn on fire, Charlie Wilson, he said wasjac- quainted with a girl in Media, that he knew the Sharpless girl told Wilson's girl that Sharpless had a big sum of money in the house, $7,000, hid in the fire place. He said before Wilson found out about the Sharpless house they were both going to do up the Brooks and Allens, living in Media, ‘John Sharp- less,” said Gus, “carried the lantern in his left hand.” He never named any person but Wilson and himself, and he told me Charlie Wilson was the person that was with him in the shoe robbery that they got settled for, and was now in Media jail; that he was afraid he would open his mouth in regard to the Sharpiess case, and that if they would only hang the nigger, he said “I would feel safe.” Josern LUBBERMAN. Sworn and subscribed before me this 2d day of November,1888, Georae W. SeLtzeER, Notary Public. —————————————— . CAUGHT A WILD WOMAN, Roaming in Swamps and Woods In an Al- mon. Nude Condition, A singular capture was made by some young men near Boonville, of a demen- ted woman, whose history and surround. ings are a mystery. She has been for several days roaming through the swamps and woods in an almost nude condition and would utter a shreek and dart away like a frightened deer fat the approach of human beings. A party was organ. ized for her capture and she was pursued to her hiding-place in an old cave. When she found her self surrounded she at. tempted to dash through the crowd, but she was caught and securely bound. She could not talk, but uttered a sort of moaning wail continuously. doubtedly demented and has wnadered away from of the surrounding counties. She seems to be a woman of about 30 yoars of age, but her face and body had been frightfully lacerated with brambles and bushes. In her tem. porary hiding-place were found a quanti. ty of nuts and herbs, and a piece of an old broken earthenware pitcher. She was carried to a neighboring farmer's house, where she became more docile, ana efforts are on foot to find out who she is and from whence she came, -~ LOCK HAVEN NORMAL BURNED, She is un. some A Magnificent Ballding Destroyed by the Flames The greatiCentral StatelN ormal School at Lock Haven is no more. Almost ag if by magic the splendid building which overlooked the city and the beautiful river perished and only the blackened The fire and crumbling walls remain { Sunday when the alarm was sounded and {the fire companies started with their steamer It hard work carniages and th Was a long distance and it took to | get there, but the task was finally accom. pi the companies put into position w laid. The best work but wit! wis possible was done, they water much over twelve it itl unable to throw the feet Mean. time the fire continued to gain headway, | power were | Everything on the inside was as dry us | punk, from the steam heat with which | the building was warmed, | like 30 much kindling and burned wool. in the cellar light for a few | barrels of coal oil caught | fire and made a splendid | It was thought that end could be saved, bat and { things its own way, owing to the impos. ] | ing that caught too, the fir | sibility of getting water in sufficient force to enable the firemen to successful. {ly attact the point of danger. Thus | was presented the spectacle of a mag. | Lat : : | nificent edifice dissolving before the eyes | of the people who were powerless to stay the progress of the dreadful destroyer. There are various stories as to how the fire first started and as to what caus. ed it. Some say that it caught in the basement, others that it originated in the cellar and still others assert that it began in the third or fourth story. While they were working below the flames began to burst out in the third or fourth story and then the chief ordered them up there, where the only good could be done was in a manner stay the flames, thus enabling the occupants to secure some of their personal effects. The Normal was a six story and cost about $150,000 originally. Only last summer an addition was completed at a cost of $15,000, for which the State made an appropriation of that amount. There were 100 boarders in the building many of whom were ladies. There were 200 students all told, and many of them lost books' clothing and valuables. The tion of the Ceatral State Normal School in December, 1870, and in 1571 the foundation walls were erected. But it was not until the summer of 1872 that INSTITUTE WEEK. What Will be Done and Who Will be There, Superintendent D. M, Wolf is desery- ing of much praise for the manner in which our ccunty Institutes are con. ducted and the good results which natur- ally must arise therefrom, This year an exceptional treat is in store for our teachers and others who may have occa sion to attend. Able instructors and famous lecturers have been secured and will be worth hearing. The instruction during the day will be very attractive in addition to which there will be four evening lectures, The first one will be given on Monday even- ing and will be free. Dr. George IL. Philips, Principal of the State Normal School at West Chester, will tell “The Story of the Heavens,” Atleast a slight knowledge of astronomy is possessed by almost everyone and the fact that “The Story of the Heavens’ is about as inter esting and remarkable as any that can be told will cause a desire to hear Dr. Philips. On Tuesday evening, the 15th, Rev, Madison C. Peters, pastor of the North. ern Liberties church, Philadelphia, will lecture, The admission will be 25 cents to this and the two succeeding lectures, His subject will be “Whom to Marry.” The gentleman is unmarried and is, of course, well qualified to advise anyone “Whom to Marry.” He has the largest Sunday evening congregation in the city and gives three or four public lectures, to which an admission is charged, in his own city, every year—a record quite un. paralieled. The Inquirer says he is “young, learned, quick, wiry and full of fiery eloquence.” The News describes him as “spicy, original, remarkable and progressive.” On Wednesday evening, the 19th, J. Freeman Hendricks, A. M.. of Doyles- town, Pa., will make his debut Bellefonte lecture audience. ject will be “A True Man.” When he lectured in Philadelphia, the described his lecture as “full of bright sayings and wholesome advice.” before a His sub. 20th, will be an llustrated one, Prof Aubrey M. Hammar, has traveled ex- tensively and has four illustrated lec. tures, the general title which is‘ Realis- tic Rambles.” the Seas” including a tour of “The Em. erald Isle,” “Merrie Old England” and Bonnie Scotland.” The lecture is illus- trated by one hundred photographic re- productions of its interesting features One of the instructors will be Prof. Albert E. Maltby, of Indiana, Pa. He will discuss the natural in a clear, original and foreible style Our former citizen, Prof. Jible, will be in Institute Thursday af SCIENCES was discovered about two 0’ lock p. m. | that | 1 all their | Several | moments, blazing up to a great distance. | I~ rhaps the north | towards even. | had i ternoon. George has acquired a name | and a fame which places him way up { on the ladder of progress, Dr. George Atherton and Heston, of | for addresses and always agrs § 1 the State College | tertain as well as impart information SPECIAL RATES, Teachers, school dire VOTS cpect to attend Institute | ] i ala « Can Se. | cure special rates over the Penna, R. R. D. M. presented entiti nd from Persons traveling over Bellefonte and Buffalo Run road ! " | make application to the conductor | by applying to the county Supt, | Wolf for blanks which when iat the regular station will | holder to excursion rates to a | Bellefonte, of : the passenger train, 6G. Albert Hiller Lock Haven Himself with a Rape. Albert Hiller, | Lock Haven. comn -— of Hangs # well known citizen of itted by suicide Times | The lecture on Thursday evening, the | The one he will deliver | here is entitled “Our Old Home Beyond | George | Business Notices. S. &A. Loeb’s General Store. »—103—x ~OUR SHELVES ARE ALWAYS FULL. We Keep a Full Line of Dry Goods, Notions, Grocriees, Carpets, &c. o-§—=§-0 Rochester Clothing A Specialty, &¥ Prices within the reach of all. S. & A. Loeb, Allegheny, Street. Prof.J.E. Hadley VETERINARY SURGEON, n—————— | LTORSEMANSHIP in all its branch- | L1 es successfully taught to the most | timed lady or gent. Horses Broken and | Handled for the Saddle, Road or Track. | the Foun- Office and Labaratory at tain House, Bellefonte, Pa. SPASMODIC COLIC, form, relieved in thirty minutes, in its worst I have cured the following disease by operating on the teeth, such as | | ( oughing, Frothing at the Mouth, Dis- charge at the Noge, Hide-B ound Seourging, Running at Eyes, Tossing Head. Dring on One Line, Oribing, Balking, Shying. | LTorses Having Diseased teeth, | L1 being hard to keep in condition, | produce Indigestion, Cribbing, Colic, &e. After having undergone my treat. ment they become good driversand keep | in good condition, Hadlev's (i tes and cattle: Hadle t for stad ied ELIE SE Powders for hors. v's Egyptian Oint. man and Ix ui Med | nd sold at my laboratory. ast: and Hadley's ine are also Achenbach’s Bakery. WEST BISHOP STRERY the | LADIES’ LUNCH AND OYSTER PARLOR. | mnst | Shell Oysters a Specialty, : | itis the best way to obfamn the delicion richness and valve i] all its native They vor door xed wi we opened for you and deliver | hanging at his residence on East Water | | street last Thursday night. Mr. Hiller’s | dead body was discovered by John De. mas, who resides in part of the house in which Mr. Hiller lived. body was found hanging the and suspended by a small rope one end of which was tied to the rafter of the closet roof and the other end looped about the dead man’s neck. His feet touched the floor and his knees were slightly bent forward, Mr. Demas, visited the closet and saw the body hanging but did not recognize it as that ' of any one he knew. He went to Hil. ler’s door and rapped, but getting no answer opened the door and found that the lamp was burning, hut Hiller's bed was vacant. He then aroused the neighbors who upon examination found the body to be that of Albert Hiller, Coroner Mader was notified at once who empanelled a jury to inquire into the cause of his desth. The jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the facts that the deceased came to his death by hanging with his own hands. The de ceased was a veteran soldier in the late war, having served in Company 1, 47th Pa. Vols. He was also a member of John 8, Bittner Post, G. A. sane The in closet, ] | FRESH TAFFY OF ALL KINDS BEACH {| Day. | BREAD, CAKES AND PIES ALWAYS ON | HAND : Call and see me. B.C AUCHENBACH PATENTS FRANKLIN H. HOUGH, SOLICITOR OF AMERICAN & FOREIGN PATENTS, 925 E, St, Near U.S. Patent Office WASHINGTON, D.C. wien ah ee skatch or model for Pree opinion a to pat Kailroads, TE a——— Ta ET PENNSYLVANIA KK. TIME TABLE. In effect August ith, 1688, Pennsylvania Hall Bl road Division, BANTWARD, Daily except Sunday Heashore Express leaves Jobnstowis...b “ “or AOR eniis ron TYTN orsreem Harrisburg... Philadelphia. Dally Day Express leaves PIUSDUEE oomsmdh . " i PAID + esis asssve sored i ATTISDUNE crorn sor mod arrives at Baltimore. wml Washington. o arrives at A local train “a A through train. Dally. Mall leaves PIUtsburg..... ' M ANOoni.... “ arrives Tyrone ate) “ HArTISDULE cosernenssesbrsass sssesih A local train. EE at] Daily. Mall Express leaves PHISODUTE one " ATONE ss irremnmmenns Arrives at TYTone comes Harrisburg... come A local train. Daily. Phila, Express leaves Pittsburgh. coed i “0 AOODR ..onsmseserindd $l ody § (| RIGOR | “arrives at Harrisburg... 6 i “ Philadelphin eed 25 am New Yor Wam Connects with branches at Greensburg, trobe, Blairsville Intersection. An Express train making afew local stops, WESTWARD. Daily, Pacific Express leaves New Yorke.....® “Philadelphia ..11 “" " Washington “ “ Baltimore 44 arrives at Harrisburg “i “ mat DE dtodd EEEEEEE Ww 2 - 7 » 2 ® SE|RETHS i¥ Connects with branches at Tyrone, ville Intersection, Latrobe, Greensburg, cal and through train Daily. Accommoda’n leaves Philadeiphia..... a y Harrisburg... arrives at 7 Frome aon — " AVOONR co svvrvassmmrsne Daily. Mall leaves Philadelphia. coc san h ot Harrisburg .... Tyrone AlLOONA wns oe § PIASDUPED «cons sersssssssmesssnnnd 3 Connects with branches at Lewistown, H ingdon, Bells Mills, Altoona, Cresson, ville Intersection, (for Indiana Branch only) Latrobe. A local train Dally. Fast Line leaves New York > § a a Pp “arrives p P unt. ne B00 8 10 Alam $6 am WE am 3% pm wd 10 pm setsanscsresred 59 PIB S—— EHF HConnects with branches at Lewistown, Hunt. dow, Tyrone, Bells Mills, Altoona. A through arrives Harrisburg... a—— TYTORE wossnsssssnesnse Altoona Pittsburgh... train ALD EAGLE VALLEY — PENNSYLVA. NIA Railroad Division, dally ezeept Sun- day WESTWARD, EASTWARD. am pm Lock Haven......11 0 10 10 MI Hall. Beech Crock ao Howard... MUS DHUTE comes coceom - Bellefonte oom con winners MIICSDUTE eee 10 38. Kpow Shoe Intersection 10 48 Unjnville LR Na— Ll] 7 11 oe... ~Martha....... 5 11 17. Port Matilda... 11 =... lald Bagh 5 ail. East Tyrone - «1% rone... ERP ES Fara ep Ree eoew EDRREARNUBESIENS . RARE pm am NOW SHOE BRANCH DAILY EXC Sunday 3 WESTWARD EASTWARD. am Bellefonte wa med #5 prepared | « Mileshurg oo. wl 0 poe Interfection... 830 Snow Shoe a ROW Wwmining _ wr L’ WISBURG & Bellefonutie, X11 cot Sunaay y TYRONE RAILROAD — tany & Lemont - Dally ex. | WESTWARD am EASTWARD. am pm am 236 118 545 » S00 125 6 $45 pm am tJ $0 Montandon Lewisburg # Fo FERRARA. § © | 7 0 Fatal Sma #0. TFaddy Mountain. d Coburn ] Zerby Living Spring. Penns Cave... Centre Hallo... 6 wo TORE wesvosisald Linden Hall... 8 Oak Hall......83 2 Lemont... b Hn Dale Summit. 6 i. 1% CRLF REBERR BY FS eM RS Go a Le BL In LO SH db Be in VIN SESERBRDENNSRRNKFER Bellefonte... #8 Lew am and THpm: re ¢ Moptandon for Lewisburg at 9 31, jaméWpmand TO pm : — ELLEFOXTE & BUFFALO BUN RAIL : 1 rains fey LAM $5 road. On and after Wednesday, August 1, 1988, trains will run as follows, leaving the | Pennsylvania Railroad station EASTWARD, 6 2 pm am am (820 01 Arca Bellefonte. ......hv 80 1613 BL niin SERIER corinne I am wenmersnennns OTTER IF usinnndl I Whitmer F.onennd - Hunters... wo sesso JF ILHBORS - ~Rriacty ¥ NE, [| ( TR——— wSootia Crossing Fo... " BOLY ven tale COLE earner Trains will stop at stations gress TOY when signal t& given or notice Train 2 connects with trains east west on and B.E V THOS. A. SHOEMAKER, Supt. Beets with trata east REVERE JAS. SCOFIELD, Manufacturer & Dealer in I have always on hand a fine sock. | of Whips, Lap and Buffalo Robes, WESTWARD. 1 3 a tEnzasseane Br - 2 -
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