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    CENTRE HALL REPORTER.
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Centre Hall, Pftjuly 14, 71 ,
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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET;
Pi IK AUDITOR UKN KRAL,
Gtwt. W*. MTANDLkNS,
or miuDiLrßt i.
FOR SVRVBTOR GENERAL,
Up!. JAMES 11. COOPER,
or txwaitxct: COCWTY
In this week's Reporter we furnish some
valuable matter upon the subject of narrow
gauge railways, in which our people arv
now so deeply interested. D<a desire to
fhrnish the people of Centre county with
all the light upon this subject in our power, j
so they may judge intelligently, aud there- j
fore ask for the articles referred 100, the I
ooseeial and careful attention ofourreaders
Such a* cannot get over their prejudices
against a narrow gauge road, after reading
the opinions of eminent engineers, must at
least admit that such a gauge is far better
than none at mil, and that the opinions of
these men are worth more than the idea- J
of parsons who are not railroad men. and
who only wish to defeat our railroad and
use you for selfish purposes.
(Jen. Grant has intimated that a DENT
must be placed with him on the next ticket,
for Vice-President. We think the-democ
racy will rfenf his ticket so badly, next
presidential election, that he will find 1
himse-lt lost among them. i
In addition to the Narrow Gauge tail
road bill which we published in our last
issue, Mr. Meek had another bill, for this j,
county, entitled the "Bellefonte Buffalo j
Run and rhilipsburg Narrow gauge rail- j
road ioouipapy," with privilege to make 1
nothing hut a narrow gauge not exceeding i
36 inches. There were several other bills ,
of the narrow gauge order, one of which
alone covered the entire county. Gracious,
what a "narrow escape the pet-pie oft'en- !
tre county have mad
Mr. Jeffarson Davis writes to tho At
lanta News that he has been falsely repor- <
ted in his Augusta as well as his Atlanta
speech. He had not the most remote idea ]
of counselling any renewal ofaruied rests- j
tance to the Government of the I nited
States. He says that he expressly declared , i
that, in saying the South could wait, he * i
only applied his remark to the time for a j ,
removal of tho more obnoxious features o; |
recent Congressional legislation. Above
all, he did not intend to counsel the South
ern people not to tolerate the situation,
lie looks wholly to the good sense of the
North for relief rroin the evils which now
oppress the Southern people, and not to
any forced or factious opposition to fact-;
as they now exist-
New York city, under democratic rule,
has reduced the salaries of Us officers, and j
has a much smaller debt than Philadelphia, !
where radicalism always holds sway and j
grinds tha people with laxalion. Here's a
sample.
The Boston folks had a local optiou li
quor law passed, and a few days ago, took
a vote whether beer fhould be sold or not.
Beer carried. This is rather discouraging
for the friends of such a measure; if up in
sanctimonious, puritanical Boston the poo-
Sle vote for beer, how much better would
le anti-beer guzzlers fare down in Penn
sylvania.
Bellefonte for tte Narrow tillage.
Pursuant to public notice, a meeting of
the subscribers to the L. C. & S. C. Rail
road from Bellefonte to the North M est
end of Nittany mountain, was held at
Bush s Hall, Bellefonte, on Saturday even
ing July th We have the full proceed
ings of the meeting, but are sorry thai on
account of the late hour at which they
were received, and a pressure of other mat
ter, we can only give the essence of the
same.
D. G. Bush was called to the chair, and
W.H. Blair appointed Secretary. The
Chairman stated the object of j i
and a c<>rninitio, consisting of U. N. McAl
lister, E. Blanchard. M. T. Milliken. John
Irwin, Jr.. Daniel Rhoads, E. C. Hume
and "W. P. Duncan, were appointed to!
draft resolution* expressive of the tense of j
the meeting, who after retiring for consul- ;
Ist ion reported the following:
I Resolved, That as stockholders in that j
pari of the line of the Lewishurg and ■
Spruce Creek Railroad, between Bellefonte i
and the end of Nittany Mountain, we are j
decidedly in favor of the three feet gauge* ;
provided that it be adopted as the guage of
the entire line, believing, as we do, the i
narrow guage most profitable to the stock- ,
holders and most beneficial to the commu
nity. i
Mr. Kd. Blanchard then strongly advo
cated the narrow guage, as the bent and
cheapest, and made an earnest appeal lor
harmony, as the only alternative was a
narrow guage or no road.
M. T. Milliken, *aid ; Whep the narrow
guage was first mentioned, he was as much .
opposed to it as any one could be, and \
looked upou the proposition a* redit-ulous j
and believed it was got up to break down |
tho enterprize; but be wa* now in favor of |
it, and that because he bad found from ex - {
amining the subject, that it was not only
not going backwaads, hut that by adopting
it, we were keeping pace with the time*.
All the best railroad men in the world
were recommending it.
H. N. McAllister, said. Like the gen
tlemen who have preceded me, until I had
informed myself, I was opposed to the
narrow guage. Inquiry and investigation,
however, have not only silenced opposi- j
tion but have dissipated doubts and bro't
me heartily t the support of the narrow '
guage. For the grading of the narrow
guage road the money required has b.'en
fully subscribed. For the grading of the
broad guage road the money required lias
not been subscribed;
K. C. Humes, said: For my own part, 1
confess that when I first heard the narsow
guage proposed 1 was decidedly opposed
to the measure, but, from the investigation
I have given the subject since, I am in fa
vor of the resolution aud hope there will
be a unanimous vote.
P. (J. Meek, then said : He was not a
stockholder, but he had a
L£TTKK IN Hl* POCKET
from Mr. Miller, stating that what money
teas subscribed when added to what wad nt,
would be amply sufficient to complete the
broad guage road, and that its friend* had
only to stand up for their rights and they
would get them. And then added that our
jangling over the guage would result in
no guage. (We think the "letter" and the
'pocket" together with the Watchman of
last winter in which Mr. Miller was scolded
for being too slow and inefficient, should
be sent to the curio*ity shop )
D. G. Bush, then, after snowing how we
had come short in the money subscribed,
said. What farmer of Pennsvalley will
quarrel over the gunge and lose the great
end in view. . . . Who is it that is kee
ping up this jangle and fight? I need not
say, gentlemen, you know.
Here Mr. Bush raising his voice to its
full volume and his manly stature to its
full dignity, exclaimed in the most elo
quent manner, "I verily believe if it had
not been for the weekly emanations from
' one of the printing offices of this town,
against the narrow guage, we would, be
fore this time, have had the road under
- contract."
The stock vote was then taken, which re
snltcd : For narrow guage 249. Against
28. Majority for 221.
Our Railroad.
For twenty year# already hare tlic
people of IYnnavally boon wishing ard
working for a railroad through this
part of the county, ami efforts wore
: made at different times to raise the
money to pay for the grading of such
a road aud every such effort proved a
failure, but the present one never be
fore was a sum sufficient subscribed to
warrant the making of a survey, until
the present effort, which dates hack
some four years —four years of |>or-
Mstent, untiring work on the part of
! the friends of the railroad, and what
is the result? Wo now seo the
road located, a letting hud fur the
grading, and the line staked off, ready
for the pick ami shovel yea inert*,
! we see that on ten miles of the eastern
j end tho rails are being put down and
| in a few weeks the ears will be run
ning over that many miles of this so
[ ' rt, ig prayed for railroad. The heart
of every true railroad man and friend
of improvements, is made glad with
the success that now more than ever
seems to crown these efforts and the
| certainty of soon haviug trains of cars
running through IVnnsvalUy.
Hut this project has over lmd its ene
mies—there were men ami still are,
who always wished our magnificent
valley might remain isolated, and that
our hardfisted farmers oontinue to be
compelled to lug for miles across high
mouutains before finding a market.
Our railroad project had a secret ene
my in men who dared not openly o|>-
jiose it, and who professed to be the
friends of our people only that they
might continue to lioav them.
Now since the project has got uud-. r
such fair headway, a desperate effort
is being made by a clique to sow dis
sent ion aiuoug our people with the
hope to breake it down in the very
hour of its triumph.
We firmly believe that the railroad
will be built but we tell the people of
Pennsvalley to beware uow of outside
intennevllcrs and professed friends aud
to remain firm iu their determination
that the railroad shall go ahead—be it
4 feet 8| or 3 feet guage, for if this
opportunity be lost and we permit our
enemies to advise us, theu good bye
railroad, and this generation will not
live to see another stake dr;veu for
such an euterpriie after the failure o!
our present effort,—but tnauy of us
may live to hear our children upbraid
us for our folly. The graudest legacy
we can band down to them is a rail-1
road, and we come short of our duties
as men aud citizens if we do not press
forward unitedly and iusisl upou the.
work going ahead without delay and
determined that the labors ol the last
four years shall not go for nought.
Citizens of Pennsvalley, we appeal
to you to press your shoulders closer to
the wheel, and let not the work be
checked by the advice ot sordid, selfish
and unprincipled outsiders who ouly
love you that they may use you and
fleece you. What we need is a rail
road and wc cau now have it. If it he
a 4 foot 8| inch guago let it conic
quick as possible —if our "menus will
not allow us that, theu let us have a
three foot guage, for in our humble
opinion it is not only as good, but
cheaper than the former. We are for
a railroad, and shall agree to either
guage.
The idea thrown out to our people
to abandon the project in its present
stage and shape, and start anew with
the formation of a new company, is a
fool's idea, aud is intended to kill oor
railroad project. Never again can
one fouith the money be obtniued that
we now have upou the stock hooks ;
never again can a set of men be had
to labor as did our people labor during
the last four years to get the work U|>-
on a footing, and under a "new deal'
our people will never again see the
work staked oft' ready for pick and
spade as wc no v." sec it. The advice
to a "new deal" aud a "new company"
is nothing more than to strang.'e the
project in its present prosperous career
and keep Pennsvalley chained in the
nook of isolation.
District Attorney
For the Reporter.
A* thi* office it one of impmunco to the
public, and require* experience in tlx j
criminal Law of the Commonwealth, in |
the ditcharge ofiU duties, without fear or,
f*vor to any one. care should be taken in
the selection of that officer. But it has
been looked upon as s training around for
lb<*e who have only studied the A. K.
of Law. To bestow it upon these when it j
requires years of close study and practice
to know the intricacies and be welf versed
in criminal Law, it is in my opinions great
mistake and an injustice to the people.
Consulting with my nciahbors upon this j
subject and looking atthelistofcandidati-s
(or district attorney we believe there is one j
whose name hai not been announced, that
would ho if chosen the right man In the
tight place. We allude of course, to the
name of James Macmanu* Esq.. one of
the oldest—if not the oldest—member* of
the Bellefonte Bar. Hi* experience and
ability is well known. He wa* the deputy
attorney general forCentreand other coun
ties some years ago, and w a acknowledged
one of the ablest criminal Lawyer* in the
centre of the state. A* a democrat, who
wa* ever more active in advocating the
principles <>f hi* party or combatting the
schemes ot it* opponent*. For year in
this county ho never tired in well doing,
uud when tho narty met with defeat we af
waaa looked to Mr. Macmanu* for advice
una counsel in regard to the proper course
to pursue. And on following that advice
we never erred.
He never was an office-seeker although a
favorite with the party ; hut on the contra-1
ry, when his democratic friend* proposed]
to confer office upon him, he would de
cline theofflcein favor of other*. I remcm- !
berofMr. Macmanu* having been called
upon by several gentlemen and requested
to be a candidate for district attorney he
fore the nomination of 11. Y. Stitzer Esq.
He declined being a candidate, or inter
fering in any way with the nomination of
Mr. Stitzer, and* it may be that he will
again refuse to be a candidate now, and
that 1 am in my friendship, and in my de
tire for his success a* an üblu lawyer aud
active democrat, acting contrary to the
wishes or intention of Mr. Mucmnnus. I
hone not however, for if Mr. Mactnanu*
will accmit the nomination for that office 1
urn satisfied he will he nominated by the
united voice of the democracy ol" Centre
county, who can never forget the long
laithlul and active service* rendered by
him to our party, whether in victory or
de cat.
A DEMOCRAT OFGKKIHJ
For the Reporter.
Dr. P. N. Fisher—Assembly.
The Democratic parly is to be considered
fortunate in having among it* tried, devo
ted and enthusiastic young adherents the
f entleman whose name heads this article—
'. S. Fisher jr. is just in the find flush of
his manhood's prime, is popular every
where, Lusdoueyeotnan service for his par
ty and deserves to be honored with the
nomination; he is willing to accept,!!hut of
assembly. Centre county needs the ser
vices of fresh young men like Dr. Fisher,
and the appearance of his nume on the
ticket would be hailed with delight, not
only by democrats hut by every citizen
having the good of the county at heart.
9
: Ho is opposed to tho county Law Library
question, and n strong ndviwato of the
much spoken ol !,. ,V S. I' lilt, shtuv
i iag hi* bravo and welcome declaration of
right. The d ortor in huiilv ug(k|iHl r*uw
| (ho find liw jro*|KVU m o
very llfiUrrinir,
♦ ♦ ♦
Suuar Valley.
CoroKpoiulenee ol the Reporter.
Mr. Editor 1 suppose that aeoiiiiituni- !
cation from thi* out of the way place will
startle you ami even bring forth theeja. il
lation, "surprising' but aueh is not the j
entire idea of the writer, our chief object
< is to give you a description of our seques
tered valley, the manners ami customs of;
our people, ami the geological f. rotation*.'
The name Sugar Valley was derived
i from the tiianufkcUirlit# of maple sugar; at
an early day. lhi beautiful valley was
' densely studded with primeval maple, and
j the pioneers who settled hero found it
i quite a pecuniary benefit to engage in the
: manufacturing of maple sugar St. rn fru
gality urged them to the business, and they
were rewarded with ueve* In this wa>
their tables were supplied with a luxury ;
! that otherwise would have been denied
! them, and young ami old nmjlit enjoyment
[and amuse-vent in the sugar camp. J
Methtuks those w. re pleasant days, when j
< men ami women, boys and girl engaged:
proud- uou-dy in thi* arduous,yet pleasant!
i work, aged men ami women told weird;
j tales a* they sat by the fire-light while the
young and gay "looked love to eye*, andj
all went merry n a marriage bell.
The \ alley i*a longitudinal valley about
twenty mite* in length and it* greatest
brvadth one and a half mile It Is copi
ously watered and springs burst out from
| every mountain sloop, gushing rills of
! sparkling water run in serpentine beauty
j .md benefit man and beast. Mills tor the
| manufacturing of lumber aro built over
j them and add materially to the wealth and
■ prosperity of the people.
! Agriculture and lumber are our chief
product*. TheseeiieryF beoutiftiUy grand,
i from an eminence north of me, were you to
, ascend it ami take in at a glance the really
| beautiful landscape—with outhuslasuiyou
would exclaim. Beautiful I lloaulitui'
Villages have sprung up and are in a
flourishing condition, Loganavillo borough
ha* a population of 42ft, two churches, three
-tores, two tanneries, (one man u fact urea
SpannUh sole lealherexclusively.) one ho
tel which is noted tor the hoapitality of it*
host and hostess. A town hall that will
seat three hundred, one flowering mill, five
saw and shingle mill*.within the borough
limit*, ami flourishing public school*. Thi*
. village hfii become quite a mmuior rc*ort,
and many find their way here, and are al- ,
I way* delighted with their visit—we have a
mineral*pringadjaeent to the village which
for purity and health its qualities cannot j
be disputed by the most critical.
Booneville and Tvlcrsvillo are .tuiet <
hamlets and enjoy all the peace and s.-re-ji
nity that pastoral pursuits furnish. The;!
people who make up the population arc]'
principally of German descent, and note.l i
for their industrial habits, chief pleasure i> j
iu putting their farnlt in complete order,
and tilling tho surface, —beautify iug am!
adorning their homes, and are at peace j
with all the outer world. The hospitality it
of a friend will be extended to the belated j I
traveler, and all hi* wants amply provided, ]
lor. and at all times, peace and harmony [ 1
preside, and with them health, wealth, ||
and prosperity. You Mr. Editor would |
coincide with mo were you to look over ,
the peaceful valley, the variegated surface!
of gold and emerald, and the crest-fallen j
meadow land*.
The surface foil of our valley is compo-1
sed of caleariou* and argillaceous earths, I
along fishing creek, we find siliciou* earth 1 1
from the formation of the rock* I would
suppose coal cannot bo found from the fact' 1
that all stratified rook* maintain a regular
order of succcxsious, and if an older rock is •
i at the surface we may be assured none of,
| later formation la underneath it, we never j
! would think of finding beds of coal under- 1
| ncalh strata of taleoso slate. Iron ore, orj
! geologists have it magnetic ore is ahund-j'
i ant on the surface of our mountains, and if
' capitalist* were to come and develop thi* j
j mineral, untold wealth would reward them
| for their labors. Some of the oldest W
| tier* tell me, they at times have found lead,
■ and u|Hin close examination of good quali
ty, how thi* i* your humble servant cannot,
-ay, yet it may be so. I have examined
fotsiliffcrou* rock* where labor* worn e*-'
eavating, and found <>nio very beautiful;
imprc*ion of snail shell*, and decayed'
vegetation petrified, they wcretruly beauti
ful and ntere*tmg to ne to examine their
formation.
i Small rook* have been brought to me,
j which inexperienced people thought re
sembled the diamond,- wit told they were
! picked up in the fields, and were looked
' upon with much interest because they w ore i
j rare. lln humble judgement call them
i igneous rocks, or plutouig rock* thrown
J here on the surface by aonie convulsion in
: natare. If plutooic, they were formed by
great pressure, consolidated at a great
1 dcoth and thrown up by internal elaatic
beat, and the continual change that i* ap
i parent on the earth* surface and tbcircoßi
i iug in contact with other matter, are the
; cause of theni being broken and picked upi
| by piece meal.
J. HAKKI-O.S BVTIS.
.SV far Valley, July 'Jth, lfiTt.
From .Missouri
("i.re iiondence of the Reporter.
MamrvtLUt, JUNE lath 1871. ,
Dear Editor:—A* to-day i* Numlay and [;
the divine *erv ic-* of the uay are over and
nothing else of any importance transpire
ing to uriva away the dull monotonous <
hour* which usally hang around u* wj.
heavily when not particularly engaged, 1 !
hare concluded to write a letter for your 1
paper, knowing that 1 cannot use my time (
to any better advantage I must first com
pliment tho Reporter which conic* here
weekly with t)io precision and regularity I
of clock work, and stnto It* enlargement 1 ;
would not exehatigo It for any other papetr
in Centre county, it always contains the)
local new* of the county which make* It!
still more appreciated and aside of this it ;
i brim fullofchoice nii*c®llanoourraditg:
the obituary and marriage notice* are high
ly interesting; tho fofuipr are ulwny* r.nd
withjtrofound sorrow f.>r with them . train
of thought will crowd upon our mind* that
wetcaiare but|K>or, perishingO'ings..fclay,
and that the brittle thread of life may snap
usunder and SBPT U* oil' of the beauties of
; this world In u moment- The niurriage
i otices are nlsi rcu.l with due interest- and
! are alio suggestive of many thought*, if :
we would oiuy confine ourselves to them:,
hut we have so much crowding on our
mind* at that important event that we liur-i
ry on to sink it out of sight.
1 will first make mention of our
prospects, here in north west Missouri,
which are flattering indeed ; there will be
an unprecedented crop of corn JF the
weather DOES not become too dry; in the
latter part of July up to the present time
wo have had excellent we ther, just rain
enough to keep thing* growing without in
terfering with the cultivation of the soil;
potatoes promise nn abundant yield and
the much dreaded hug* have not put in
their appearance as yet J wboat is looking
splendid, especially fall pr winter wheat,
the rust i* reported as doing some damage
P> the spring wheat, yet not sufficiently to
do any great harm mid our lartuers are
highly olated in consequence. More
anon.
K. 0.
History of tin* War in Europe.
The National Publishing Co. of Phila
delphia, have just issued a very valuable
history of the lute War between Germany
ami France, from the pen of one of our
most popular writers, Mr. James D. Mc-
Cnlio, JR.
In a large volume of 800 octavo pages,
tliu author t<*lls a wonderful story— ALL the
stanger becausu of its truth. ITO tells of
battles which have shaken Europo to its
centre, and the consequences of which,
even we of tho Western World must feel:
of patriotism, heroism, military skill and
statesmanship, never surpassed in history.
The author writes with the weight and
force of truth, and the great merits of his
book aro its reliability and strict impartinl
'ty-
The book is complete iu every particu
lar. It describes the causes of the war,
[ and the events which preceded it; the
!• opening campaign, and the first reverses
of the French; tho effect of these reverses
upon the French people; the frantic effort
to rescue the beaten army, ami the terrible
' disaster of Sedan; tho capture of the Kin
peror Napoleon, and an entire artsy; the
1 Revolution in Paris; tho rise and formation
' of the Republic; the flight of the Empress
llYotn Pnrin; the *legn ami Mirtviulor "f
Striwliouru mid tlx* ("ronllur fvrli'" *e of
Krmoe: ilio tmiio|>linl d vnmeof tl<'tlvr
onto ttruiliM to I'm is; tin* <*tlT>rU of Hnrnlnt*
I.* i-i #i... Iroin Mem, and tin* flnul uri-i
• d.roflii* Kitnvi Ho* lm **lmi ill iitol s it'Ki'
of I'sn-j On* dotailial hltlnry of ltd* ureal
•ti'tfo; itn plaint, tnrtl**, Intuitu iuc<'t<*es
mill failure*, tin* ciMiriti of events in Ui*
t>i'l<*H|fureil city, given In tin* form of u fiill
diary of tlm event* .•! the niifji 1 , tin* emu-
Ipaitfii* on the Itolrr, mnl in other portions
of Frmiio .I ho pom iioir*itlti.iii, the ur
| roiulor of Pari*. ami the treaty , the ma til
j hUt.iry of tin* *ar, tin* ili|i!oinatlo hiitory
on both (ho Uoniian ami t n noli *lde*; III#
liitory of ttie formation of the treat tier
| man Kuipire; the proclaiming of King \\ it
' Ham Kmperor, ami the realization of (Jer
' man unity; the event* of the elvll war mnl
• imkwil tiege of I'arU, it* terrible m-ettoa of
bliKHUlietl ami validation. willi a minute
no., graphicm-** ami brillmnov wtih It
leave* nothing to be ttetirod No intelli
gent person ran a lion I |o be uninformed a*
to thee oveuW which have left o ileeii an ]
iin|it<--lon on the worlil > hltory, ami few
will fail to trail thin splendid work or,
hating read it, to eiidor>e il in the Stand
ird \uiern an HUtorv of the War
In thi* age of sensational literature, we
.•an not too highly oouimend tin*
brilliant and thoughtful narrative to our
render*. The book is handsomely bound,
and illustrated with IV map*, portrait*,
halite toene*. pud view* ot the prim-ipal
. localities counseled with the war No ex
pense lia* been spared by the publisher- to
'make it worthy of the up|ort ofthe publie,
and wo prod tot for it an immense -ale, . ■*-
pe* laity a* it* low priee bring* it within
tile reach of all. It is jitibluh.il ill both
KnglUlt and Clcrinan, void by übo.-riptkui
only, and the publisher* waning, tit- in ev
ery county.
Cameron appear* to be making liead
i way in lite race for vice Prutiiltnl on the
ticket withtirant
Contrary to the opinions recently
. put forth by some scientific investiga
,tors of the subject in this country, on
; the effect of extreme cold on inetala,
land porticularly iron, the locution Me
chanies' Muytrine assert* tltal in Fog
land the axles and spring* of railway
cars are known to he much more liable
i to fracture during a severe winter than
jut other titucs. Other metals, too, are
J more or leas effected by cold. Thus,
j the leaden pipes burst with the frost j
; would no doubt hear a much greater
strain at a higher temperature, when
j the metal would •imply exjmu! with
the pressure. On tin however, the j
effect of great cold is much more mar- '
ked. Some pigs of Bauca tin exposed
at St. lVtersburg during the wiuter
season are reported to have undergone
a most remarkable change, the metal
becoming jwrous, and deep tissures be
ing produced in various directions.
Al. Fritsche, who details this circuiu
tance, mentions that tho phenomenon,
had been observed before in Russia, |
oueo in the case of the pipes of an or
gan in a ehurch, which were cracked
and rendered useless by frost, a fact
which shows that organs built for cold
countries should bo well cased
Twenty Three l'ersous Killed
Berlin, June 22.—A terrible acci
dent occurred today on the I*eips:c
line of railway to a train conveying
Pomeranian troojw from Fiance.
Four carriages were throwu from the
track and two officer* and twenty-one
privates were killed, one officer
and forty privates injured.
The New York H'or// says that in
an utlicial docuiueut communicated to j
Congress by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, the defalcations of ex-Collector*
arc represented to cxcetd $'20,000,000,
and yet no case ha* been prosecuted
with rigor and success the boundvneti
are cither straw -bail or are Radical ;
jtoliticians in collusion with Collector* i
to rob the Treasury, and hence they
are not prosecuted. Home Radical
Senater or Representative ak pct
jponcoient, and that is usual I v the end
jof any attempt at legal remedy. I ake
|a case which recently occutred; Collcc
tor Spew, of Kausas, defaulted for
$158,000, when a prominent Western
Senator and an ex- Representative had
the case compromised for $ 11,000, thus
making a clean profit of $147,000, on
ithe speculation. It is be!i veil that if
the secret archives of the administra
ition could be explored, one huudnd
I million dollars would not cover the
defalcations of government officials
since Grant's admnisr*lon citme in
to power.
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CHEAP RAILWAYS.
' The New Narrow Guape —further
Consideration of the Subject—The
Difficulties it Has to f'uevuu
ter —'The Way to Mate it
Succeed.
(Prom tint New York World J
In a former paper on this subject, j
which appeared in this journal on the
6th instant, wo alluded briefly to the
"gunge*," as it was called, and pointed
lout how lac narrow gnagc of that pe-'
riod. t,4 feet 81 inches—had car
ried the day, by jenson of its greater
economy; how meantime a new expe
rience, neijuircd hv the introduction ot j
steam, on the still narrower tramways,
had demonstrated that 4 feet 81 inches
was by no means the narrowest limit j
compatible with high speed, safety,
and economy ; tod how, in fact, it had
been admitted by the Joint eomroitteo
of the tw o Houses of the Massachusetts
legislature thnt the little Fcstiniog
railwuv in Wales, with its 231 inches
guage," actually carried "more than
.double the traffic per mile of the Con
necticut Hivcr railroad, ft fair exam
ple of the thrifty roads of Massachu
setts."
Owing to the difficulties everywhere
(interposed to the introduction of new
| guage railways, which will hereafter
jbe considered, we propose to continue
I the arguments in favor of this "new
departure" in scientific railway coti
'structlon. As a- further reason for
urging the fullest inquiry into this im
portant subject, we shall begin by quo-
I ting the first paragraph of the Massa
'chusctta report, which is based on what
may bo called the philosophy of rail
wavs. "It," says the report, "may be
a singular and an anomalous fuel, hut
it is a fact, that railroads, with nil
their usefulness, have been the cause
of interruption to the prosperity of ft
very considerable portion of this State.
Within their limits of gravitation they
have done infinite good, hut outside
the narrow belts of their direct influ
ence they have undoubtedly had the
I effect to deplete population and check
industry. The sources of their traffic
are almost entirely restricted to the
districts that they traverse, and to
wards these there is a cumulative ten
.; dency of ail the producing capabilities.
) Communities and interests are thus
' i made the vicarious benefactors of oth
[jers, in all respecti coequal, except in
'the means of transportation. All in
' jdustry is competitive, and must have
j equally of advantages, and, not find
■ ing tliern at home, goes w here they Hre,
• and severs any local attachment to sc
j! cure them. The sound of the steam
.; whistle now fixes the boundaries of
' nearly all our thrift.'
" Now, as Massachusetts boasts more
mileage of railway for its erca and pop
ulation than any other motion of eoun
i try, the facts above stated apply with
equal or greater force to all other com-
iiiunilie*. The principle that the val*
l ue of property is everywhere in pro
' | mn t ion to it- proximity to market is co
'• well understood that railway compaii
g ies, such as tlm Illinois Central and
numerous others, owning largo trail#!l
of land, "seals" their price* for fartniii
on llio basis of distance from their i
lino*. It IIUM ihu* hnpjicuod in nil our i
older communities, where a sort of |
equalization of values had lieen oslab
li#lu*(| U*for* railway* were introduced,!
that their con*t root ion ha* operated
iuo*t tinju*llv in reaped to the greater|
number of landed proprietor* aud nil
other* engaged in industrial pursuit#
Farm*, wild lands, mill*, faetorie*, and
mercantile limine** of all kind# have
IH'OII depreciuti*! uiul sometimes ruin
e<l in ItK-alilie* tievond the "sound of
the steam whistle." whilst those within
it* magic influence have I wen enhneeeil
a hundred fold.
That our present railway system is
the result of accident, and of bad ami
unwise legislation, can hardly be
doubted. Hut iu this, us in every im
provement iu human economy, nations
bave to learn by experience. Hut
owing to tho conflict of interests, and
the important part performed in uli
our legislation, by intrigue and the
power of money, national ami State
legislatures do not profit by experience
us individuals do. Hence we have,
been over a quarter of a century find
ing out how great were the blunders >
committed by those who have hud )he
shaping of our railway systems. On
this point, the M assachusett* committee j
have made some valuable observations,
and have initiated a general law, which
promises to remedy the evil done by;
preceding Legislatures in that com
monwealth.
The main feature of the law just
passed in that State consist* in author
ising the construction of oulv two
classes of railways, namely—on the
four foot eight mid n half inch and
thirty six inch gauges. The effect of
this wi# measure will be to give to the
"Hay State," within ten years, two
complete systems of railways—-a cir
cumstance not probably thought of,
either by the members of this commit
tee, or by any member o the legisla
ture which parked the bill. The
idea embodied iu the report was that
the three foot-gauge lines to ho built
under the new law, would simply bci
-hurt branches from the main or trunk
railwavs to parts of the country n# yet
bevotnl tho "sound of tho steam-whis- •
tie." We, however, predict that a new
ami most valusble effect or experience
will result from the law, and from the
data given as to the extraordinary ca
pacity of these little and cheap rail
way*. We see in them a "little giant,"
who wilt wiu his way in spite of the
great monopolizing bully who will op
{•use his career. What we clam in ad
vanes for "the new departure" in rail-,
way science is, that wherever ii has a
free nud open field, as it now has in
Massachusetts, it will lead to a new
and complete system of its own. That'
is, instead of serving the subordinate
capacity of "feeders" to the present
trunk lines, the uarron lines will form
new and extensive trunk line* of their
own.
This view of the subject is worth a
little elaboration to make it absolute-,
ly clear and demonstrable in advance
of the results predicted. In our form
er jHiper we argued that the three-foot j
guagc, if provided with two additional
double track* for local traffic near the
great centres of busitiew, would be
equal to the demands of our greatest
trunk lines for a long time to come,
and when the time should
arrivo when the capacity of
such railways was reached it
would Ik? better to extend the addi
tional track# over the whole route, tie
veiling one set to passenger and the
other to freight traffic. VVc have be
before us n lithographic fac-similc of
the rejiort of the distinguished rcprc
tentative* of France, Sweden, Norway.
Switzerland, and North Germany, and
of their signatures indorsing the suc
cessful experiments made with the
Fnirlic engines on the Featuring Hail
way, quoted by the Massachusetts
committee, uj doing more than double|
the mileage business of the average
lines in that State. This fart being
established that a railway with a twen
ty three and a half inch gauge is actu
ally doing "more than double the bm
incn of the Connecticut Kiver Hail
rood. a fair example of the thrifty
roads of Massachusetts," Instanced by
tho Legislative committee of that
Plate, it follows that a line with a
thirty-six inch guage, or one-half
broader, can accommodate, on the
broad gauge theory —which wc have
a right to quote againl* those w ho sup
port that theory—one hall or 50 lcr
cent more traffic. Hut, in fact, we
claim that our "little" is in aii respects
equal in capacity to its older and"big
ger brothers." In other words, that
a three-foot gauge railway properly
constructed, with regard to the actual
amount of work to bo performed, is ca
pable of doing as much a? a four foot
eight and a half incji line. As all our
trunk lines of the latter guage possess
a capacity for doing at lea*t three
times the work they arc now called on
to do, except as to the local business
ucar their F.astern termini, it may
seem to be a work of supererogation to
adduce further arguments ou the sub
ject. Having, however, thrown down
the gauntlet in predicting for the three-,
foot gauge at an early day the crea
tion of a system or trunk lines of its
own, wc propose to quote from the old
er experience of Kuropc such establish
ed mots and arguments as nro already
accepted by the highest and most reli
able authorities. We shall therefore
offer no apology for making free use
of the facta so ably collated nnd ar
ranged by that able railway engineer,
Mr. Robert F. Fairlie, of London.
Mr, Fairlie sets out with the assump
tion that the cost of a railway and
plant, or, as we call it, rolling stock,
are in the ratio of the breadth of gauge.
Hut let us give the exact words of Mr.
Fairlie. Ho says "it is known an!
everywhere admitted that tho propor
tion of non-paying weight in passenger
trains is as. much as twenty-nine to
one, and in good trains, exclusive of
minerals, as much as]seven to one.
This terrible disproportion is partly
due to the system of management pur
sued, but in a far greater degree to the
gauge. The dead weight of trains con
veying either passengers or goods is in
direct proportion to the gauge on
which they run; or, in other words,
the proportion of non-paying to pny
ing freight (as for as this independent
of management) is increased exactly as
the rails are further apart, because a
ton of material's disposed upon a nar
row gauge is stronger as regards its
carrying power, than the same weight
when spread over n wider basis. In
proof of this proportion I need only
cite the ease of the Fcstiniog Railway,
with its gauge of 1 foot 11 j inches.
Tho wagons U|K>II it, for carrying tim
ber, weigh only 12 cwt., and they fre
quently carry a load of !5J tons at a
speed of twelve miles an hour. In
other words, these wagons carry ns
much ns six times their own weight,
whilst the best wagons on the ordinary
Knglish narrow gaugo (4 feet #1 inch
es) do not carry as pinch its tw'ce
their weight. The good management
of the London and Northwestern Kail
way is so universally admitted that it
will seem almost presumptuous (o se
lect this linens an illustration of the
faults of the existing system. I have,
however, selected it, because it* rnnn
ngeinent i* ueh that it* nhmtcoming*
mul ho wholly one to it* construtiion ;
and 1 will proceed to show that if it*
gttago were three foot instead of four
loot eight and a half inches it* good*
traffic could he hauled at half it* pre*-'
cut cost, with half it* present motive
power, and in *tich away a* to reduce!
tho present tonnage over the rol by
one half, and to remove the necessity
for the heavy expense that is now be
ing incurred in the construction of a
third line of rails. lam perfectly pre
pared for the incredulity with which
these statements will at first be re
ceived, hut 1 shall prove their correct
or#* by figure* that cannot err. The
writer who originally said that a train
weight of thirty ton* had to be set in
im. >u for every ton of passenger* car
riod was at first ridiculed for his paius;
but after a time, and w hen people came
to inquire into the matter, it was found
ihnl hi* statement was absolutely cor
rect, insomuch that it i* now universal
ly received aud admitted. In like
manner, the facts about tbe goods traff
ic require only to be investigated, and
every one |Kr#e*#ed of common sense
will tind it easy to understand tliero."
Mr. Fairliu next states that the
goods traflic on the Isnidon ami North
western line for a single year, leaving
out the coal and other mineral#, car
ried, amounts to ten million tons, and
the proportion of non-payiug to pay
ing weight as seven to one. This
would require seventy million tons of
rolling weight to move ten million tons]
of paving load. Hut in order to Ik
(fairly below or within the mark he r<-
■ lure* the proportion to four to one,
inn king the dead tonnage, or weight of
rolling tock employed to carry ten
million ton* of |iaying load, only forty
million ton*. The whole or gro®*
weight hauled will then be fifty mil
lion ton* and at an average tqteed of
twenty-five tnilea an hour.
"The earning* forgoodatrafftcoii this
line are 6*. 3d. j>er train mile, which,
at an average rate all rouud of lid.
I>er ton per mile, would give about fif
Ity ton* a* the paying weight and 255
tons a* the grow weight hauled per
train mile, Dividing this 255 ton* in
to the fifty million* give* 196,0*19
trains, which, being divided by the 313
working day* of a year, give* 626
a'haiidise train* over all part* ofj
the Northwestern Kail way in the twen
ty-four hour*."
Each net ton, a* *howu by the cotn
pany'* statement, produce* la. Md.,
•'which at 2}d. j*er ton per mile, make*
the average distance traversed by each ]
ton to be about thirty-eight mile*; sol
that each ton of the total weight hauled
run* thirty-eight mile*, and the entire
length of line worked is 1,432 mile*.
It follows that there must he an aver*
age of thirty-seven merchandise train*;
distributed over the total length '
This nuiub r divided into the total
number of traiu* per day of twenty
four hour* gives an average of over
•eventeen train* tier day running on
each mile of the line My object in
bringing the figure* to thi* point i* to
show that although at first light the
uutnbcr (626 tram* per day"* look*
large, yet when divided over the entire
line it is comparatively small.
"Having arrived at this conclusion,'
we are in a |>o*ition tosee how it would
afreet the question If the gauge of the:
line were three feet instead of four 1
feel tight and a half inches. In the
firt place, the same or a greater speed j
could he runiutaiued, say up to thirty
five or forty mile* an hour I mention l
the*petd here because I am dealing;
with goods train* only. Mr argument
it only intended to show what a three-'
foot gauge i* cajiahlc of accomplishing
iu the way of dtifjf up to a speed of!
forty tuile* au hour; a speed which on
such a gauge can only he obtained by
the employment of the double bogie
engine*.*"
We may here, en jnuvant, observe
that the adoption of the very narrow
gauge*, varying from 1 fool 111 inches
to 3 feet 0 inches, ha* tendered it ueccs
farv to make some important modifi
cation- and improvements in the loco
motive engine* used on theni. 3VJr.
Fairlic ha* beep mainly instrumental
iu making these valuable improve
menu, a compauy has for some time
been engaged in their mnnufheture in
Ixmdon, so that we shall at ouce reap
the advantages of nil Mr. Fairlie'*
scientific skill aud labors in the iuilia
tionofthe three-foot gauge into Ameri
ca. It ..ill not, therefore, be needful
to say more on the subject of th new
engines, or at least at the present
timn,
We proceed to quote Mr. Fairlie's
line of argument, comparing the two
gauges: "The speeds in each case
I cing therefore equal, the next point
to examine is the result of the carry
ing on the narrow gauge. The pro-,
fwrlioi) of uou-paying to paying load,
las been taken at four to one on the
broad (.4.6}) gauges, although it hn
proved largely in excess of this. The
wagons employed average four ton* in
weight, so that on this reckouing each
wagon carries one ton for every mile it
runs. It would be well to remember
that I am here dealing wills things a*
they nre, not as they might be.
"The wagons for a three-foot .gauge
weigh each ono ton and carry a maxi
mum load of three tons. Supposing
that the same number of wagons and
train* wore run on the narrow gauge
as ou the broad, it follows that the
average ono ton of merchandise now
carried would easily be takeu in a
wagon weighing one ton, instead of
four tons, and that the gross load pas
sing over the lino would he twenty
million* of ton* instead of fifty mil
lions, whilst the same amount of pay
ing weight would he carried in either
case. That ia, the small wagons,
which are capable of carrying three
limes their weight of goods now actu
ally carried in a four-ton wa£on, would
only have to carry one-third of that
quantity, and would produce the same
paying load a* the heavier wagon*.
Thus, instead 0f.50,000,000 tons travel
ling over the line, there would only
be 20,000.000, and as the haulage cost
is precisely the same whether the ton*
hauled consist of paying or tun-pay
ing load, it follows that this expense
would he reduced to two-fiflhs of what
it is. We must nlso consider the enor
mous saving to the permanent way,
which would have to War the friction
and weight of only 20,000,000 tons
iinstead 0f50,000.000. If we assume
the same number of trains to be run
per day the weight of each would be
reduced from 255 tons to 102 tons; or,
if the same gross weight of train was
employed, the number of trains per
<lay would he reduced from 626 250.
If there should he sufficient traffic to
load the narrow gauge wagons in *ueh
away as to require tho same number
and weight of trains that arc now
worked, the result would he that, with
out increasing by one penuy tho cost
of haulage and of tho permanent way
expenses, the three-foot gauge would
carry a paying load of 25,000.000 as
against 10^000,000 n<4- carried. Here,
then, we have established the fact that
so far as capacity goes the narrow
i gauge is superior to the broad gauge.
Mr. Fair lie has thus demonstrated
| by the *cience of figures, applied to
the result of experience, the triumphant
| position which the three-foot gauge is
destiued to occupy iu the railway oys-
tein of the world. That the same
reasoning will apply with equal or
greater force to the adaption of the
narrow gauge tothi* country, and its
comparison with our present trunk
lines, will hardly be denied. I#etanv
oue capable or comprehending thfsj
forcible demonstration say whether we
arc over sanguine in predicting that
within ten year* we shall witness a
complete narrow (three foot) gauge
srstcrn of railways, sending out iu nil
ifirec-lions from our great centres of
i industry ami commerce trunk line*,
which will rapidly iu turn send out
I innumerable branches, until the rail
way, which is a very excellent school
master, shall literally he brought to
every man's door, or near it. Mr.
! Fair lie compares the present broad
-gauge lines oft the world to employing
a gallon measure to bring home a pint
of water. Hut we have made such free
use of this able gentleman's brains that
we shall only quote one or two more
ptt'wage# from his lecture. He says,
and italicize* his words, that: "It ought
to be engraved on the miud of every
engineer that every inch added to the
\ridth of u tfauije beyond what is abso
lutely necessary for the* tartfic adds to
the cost of construction, increase* the
proportion of dead weight, increase*
the cost of working, and, iu conse
quence, increases the tariff* to the
public, and by so touch reduces the
useful effect of the railway."
Mr. Fairlie'* investigations and ex
perience have demonstrated that the
cost of con struct i tig a railway is, a#
nearly as possible, as the width of the
gauge, and he claims, from the illus
trations we hare quoted, that even if
jibe three-foot gauge cost twice as
much as a five foot-six-inch-gauge line.
I instead of only a little over half as
much, the narrower gauge would be
altogether the most profitable. Ho
much is saved in the cost of mainte
nance, rolling slock, and the haulage
| if dead and useless weight. We might
accumulate column# of evidence simi
lar to that quoted from Mr. Fairlie'*
lectures, and articles upon the numer
ous narrow-gauge lines which have
lately sprung up on the Continent oi
Kuropc, as well as iu the other parts
I of Wales, hut there is not tho slightest
{necessity for doing so.
! OIKFICTLTIM OPPOSED TO THE NEW
XABBOW OA COB.
These consist iu a great measure of
the supposed interests and prejudices
of the managers and engineers of our
great lines of existing railways. The
former will do nothing to encourage
the construction of branches or con
necting railways unless they are of
the same gauge as the lines they con
trol, and every petty project to con
nect half a dozen towns and village*!
located iu aud through a tract of
country as yet unprovided with rail
way accommodation puts iu a claim
that it is to shorten the distance by t
half a dozen mile* to some more im
portant centre of traflic farther South
or West. Hence its advocates as
sume that it must be of the same
gauge as the C mnecting lines, and '
ibey will risk a delay of years and ° r
ycam in securing the construction of
their pet scheme by reason of the ex- •
tra cost am) greater difficulty of rait- L
ing 112,000 a mile. There are lines
in this country and in Canada on
I which SK,OOO a mile have actually *
been expended iu right of way, f
grading, culverts, aud bridges, which
! have remained * doxea year* in an unfln- *
, idled t v iidiiion Wcaute the projector*
j could nut, by any pofaibilily, finance for *
M iitiietuore. At a general rule '
I tuch line-* could be built and with!
adeqUiMltc rt)Ui(o( htuch, u*i the three-foot ,
i fauns, t fr.i. twelve to sixteen thousand' j
I (>< r nitie in alt. sow, *• have before *
huwn that, with the u*e of *team or hy- '
drsulic power applied to cranes, and by
construct! n a the IkhJmjs oftjp. (rught car*
with the view c£ tru*fcreice from one'
, ~latfioftu car to another, and vice versa,
| such transference w ill only cost 10 eenU a j
ton, which, distributed over a haulage of]
eventy-five luilcs—a*umcd to be ani
iverage - w ill only amount to one and one-!
I third mill per mile. Uow rntuh better,
i ibvrefore, ould it be to build the three- j
loci gauge aud have it running in one or
I two year*, iu stead at risking a delay of anj
important portion of a man'* lifetime. But,
a* hown by Mr, Fairlie, the enormous
saving of the barrow gauge would, on
i iine cventy-fivc miles long, more (ban j
counterbalance ten trai.-H renew vX far-;
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any address, pottpaul on receipt of six
, cents, or two post stamps.
Also, Dr. Culverwell s "Marriage
>! Guide!" price 2o cents.
Address the Publishers,
i CHAS. J U. KLINE & Co.,
\ 127 Bowery, New York, Post-office Box
>14,680. sopJLiy
COAli,
LIME,
and POWDER!I
!
> *
OOAL— WUkosbarre Coal, Chestnut.
Stove, Kn, furnace *nd f.-undry,
Coal- of b.snt quality, at this low
ed price*. Customer* will
not- that our coal i* housed un
der commodious shed*.
LIME- Wood <r < ul-burnt Lime, for *tf ]
*l our kiln*, on the pike lending u
Mi'.e*burg. J
I'uWDKKHaving received the agency
for Du Poiii'a Powder AT
WHOLESALE. w< tUllbe
plenaed to receive ordera from
the trade.
Office end yard near aouth end of Bald
Eagle Valley K. It, Depot, Bellefonte, Pa
uovl HHoKTLIDOK A CO.
STE R N B E R G
II
Ha* been to tkrritrunr end of (be
market For BOOTS A SHOES
to Bottun.
For DRY GOODS to New York. j.
Pur CLOTH IKG to Philadelphia. j
article bought directly
fro in the Manufacturer, with a de
tire to auit this market .gel
FIN'K ALPACAS from KJc to 75e the
faati—equal to f 1,26 alpaca*.
SUlTS—from $lO to $lB, beat ail '
wool Caaaimeitw.
UK THEREFORE NOW OFFERS !
BETTER BARGAINS THAN |i
ELSE* HERE.
CarjHst* at old rate*, from £0 centa to 76 j
centa per yard, for the beat.
DRY GOODS, NO ADVANCE, j
And selling from 12} to 16 centa, the bea '
-alicoea, and muslins in proportion, at 11
MUM.
Women's Shoaa, common-good, to wea I 1
*ll summer, at $1 per pair
Fine BOOU from $3,60 to $7,60 for
beat.
CLOTHING
at the lowed rale*, and sold at 1R57 price |
SUITS,
ffco*. SIO,OO to $lB for tbe beat.
-CALL ANDBEE,
and if it aint true, Sternberg wtlt treat.
They only aak people to coiue and tec
even If they da twit wish to buy,
rpiiK Aimt WoßftU now receiving!
JL a large and well assorted Stuck oi
Hardware. Stove*. Naila, HoraeShoe* Sad
dlery, Glass, Painta, Sheeb Bar and Hoor.i
Iron alao Buggy and Wagon Stock ol 1
every dnacriufituc Call and aupply your-'
aelvea atthv lowest possible rates at
at,k). IRWIN A WILSON
Q_ROCERIESI GROCEUIEg
OPPOSITE THE IRON FRONT,
On Allegheny "direct.
RUHL A GAULT.
; 11 ;■ vine purchased the eudro alock of Good* 1
from Levi A Miller, and
ADDED LARGELY THERETO,
are now projmreJ to accoiumodate all the!
old yrienoa of tbe establishment, and host* i
! f new one*, we keep constantly on hand]
Coffee, Tea, Sugar, j
'Syrup, Dried Fruit,
Canned Fruit, Ham*.
Dried Reef, Sail,
Fickle*, Butter, Flour
Corn Meal, •
Buckwheat Flour,
and everything uaualy kept in a well rcgu- j
luted IrU cla* Grocery Store
marS.dm ItUHLt GAULT. |
BAROMETERS and Thermometer*, at
IRWIN A WILSUNS._
[ PRUN KS and DRIED CUKKANTSo!
the very boat Quality Jut* recoiveda!
' Wolf old a tan 4 j
Ijidiea Trttaaea.
Thia invaluable article for female*. it now
I to be had at Horlacher'a atore. and no other
i place in Centrj county. Ladiea remember
that these truaaet can be had at Centre!
Hall If- |
Chas. H. Hold,
( lock. Bnlchiualtcr A JfWflci
Millhfim, Centre co., Penna.
Roamxtfully inform* his friend* and tb
public in general, that he ha* jut opened
at his new establishment, above Alexan
der's Store, and keeps constantly on hand
all kinds of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry
of the latest style*, as also the Maranvilk j
Patent Calender Clocks, provided with r |
complete index of the month, and day 011
. the month and week on ita face, which Is 1
; warranted as a perfbet time-keeper.
: Clocks, Watches and Jewelry re
i paired on short notice and warranted.
aepll 68;ly j
CENTRE HALL
Tan lard.
The undersigned would respectfullj In
-1 form the clliaons of Centre county, that
thoabovo Tan Yard will again be put in
; full operation, in all its branches, by them.
HIDES AND BARK WANTED.
The highest market price will be paid
for Hides of all kinds. The highest mar
ket price will also be paid for Tanner's
Hark. Tbe public patronage is solicited
Satisfaction guaranteed. .
,leW MILLER A BADGER.
HOWARD SANITARY AID ASSO
CIATION.— For the Relief and Cure 01
the Krrii g ami Unfortunate, on Principles
of Christian Philanthropy.
K*av on Uie Krror* of Youth, anu Ike
Polltos of Age, in relation to M arrisax
i and Social. Evils, with sanitary:forthc
. afflicted. Sent free, in scaled Krfvempes.
j Address. HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
Box P. Philadelphia. Pa. JullS-Iv
J P. ODENKIRK.
WITU *
A HTM A N, DILLINGEK A COM PA N Y
No. 47. NORTH THIRD ST., PHIL'A
between Market and Arch, formerly 104.
MANUFACTURERS & JOBBERS IN
Carpets. Oil Cloths, Oil Shades, Wick
Yarn, Cotton Yarns, Carpet Chains, <nun
liar*. Window Paper, Batting, Ac. Also,
WOODEN AND WiLL<>\\ W AUK,
Brushes, Looking Glasses, &c. dec9-ly
niKEriMAN. MoTAUV I'Ull
. Lie AND MILITARY AGENT,
and Conveyancer. Deeds, Bonds, -"art
gages, and all instruments of writing faith
fully attended to. Special attention given
to (he collection of Bounty and Pension
' claims. Office nearly opposite the C ourt
1 House, two doors above Messrs. Bush a
Yocuni'a Law Office Ilellefonte, Pa.
lOjunly
U* NION PATENT CHURN, the bt
Inuscat lmwix * Wilson a.*
apityce.
IXINK TABLE CUTLERY, including
nlalcd forks, simhiiii, &c, at
' plo|oß lit WIN A WILSON.
OoTS, Targe stock. H style*,:*'"* and
prices, for men and boys, m*t arrived
at Woirwell known old Stand. ____
. goAisr.t
The llailroatl
has just arrived at
The Old Stand
of WM. WOLF
at Centre Hall,
tvifh llie finest and
hest stock of|
GOODS
* in Pennsvalley. •
LADIES AND GK.NTH
DRESS GOODS.
DRY GOODS,
AND
GROCERIES
HARDWARE, QUEENS WARK
I fata, Cm pa, Boots, Shoes.
ALSO, A CHEAP LINE OF
FLANNEL*.
I , MUBUNB,
CALICOES,
ANI)
SHAWLS,
ALSO, A GOOD ASSORTM ENT OP
NOTIONS,
-SYRUPS, COFFEES.
alao a large attack of,
FISH, the beat, all kioda,
MACKEREL and HERRING.
the be* l and cheapest in the market
aprTl WM. WOLF.
Furniture Rooms!
J. O. DKINISGKR,
eeapectiullv Inform* the eitiaea* of Cent)*
county, that he haacunatantly on hand, a.o
make* to order, all kind* wt
BEDSTEADS,
BUREAUS,
SINKS.
WASH-STANDS,
CORNER CUPBtUEJ S
TABLES, Ac.. Ac
Howe Maps Chain* Alwat* ok ha*
lli*tock of ready-made Furniture ilaf;m
, and warranted of good workmanship and ;a
all made under hi* <wo i .iinaedial. *a|cri i
ion, and i* offered at rate* aa cheap*atae
I where Thankful for pari favor*, be *oliv
iu a continuance of the tame.
Call and tee hi* *tck before purvbatir
. Uewbere. *i24 <' lv.
cf m %
OF THE W AGEI
PATaarto PiTcaaaaa yra, itf.
OCR CBbEB&ATED
GOLDEN FOUNTAIN PEN.
Westers Publish ihg Co. J
Mjuelastw**** Ago**. Ptatt-qA.
gw Wejrija IflgMlwiww '
1 <sly
WW. u. HLAIE, U T BTITXKK
SLA IB A KTITZKK,
Attorney* at Law, Bellefonte. '
Offic % on the Diamond, next door to Gar
man'* hotel. CvanultatiotM in German ua
j Engl h. - M Gbl^aSHf
JACOB nil ONE. Attaraay at Law
| Bellefonte. Penn'a., will attend pteni)*
My to all legal buin<** entructcd to hi*
jcare.—Office with J. F. Potter, near the
Court Hiiuml Consultation* in German
I or Kngliah. ICeepTOy
J OHN F. PIiTTEK, Attormay at Law.
Collection* promptly made aad tpecia
attention riven to th>-*i-having land* 01
property for tale. Will draw up and have
acknowledged Deed*. Mortgage*, Ac. Of
fice in tbe diamond, north ride of the
court bouae. Belirfonte. octtfirwitf
iitxtr mocxttaorr, iautT.
President. Cathier.
pENTRE COUNTY BANKING CO
(Late Milliken.lloover A Co.) !
RECEIVE DEPOSITS,
i And Allow Interest,
Discount Note*.
. Buy and Se
I Government Securitie*. Gold and
; aplO'tSßtf Coupon*.
JAS. M M ANUS, Attorney at
Bellefonte, promptly attend* to all ba
inew entrusted to him. julß.Gßtf
D F FORTNKY, Attorney at Law
• Bellefonte, Pa. Office over Key
tiold'* bank. mayll OtHf
11.5T u allihtkh. j awe* a. naTvaa
a'AiUITCR a Biavsa
A TTOBMEI'S-A T-LA II',
Bellefonte, Centre Co., Penn'a. ap6Btf
I£vC MITCHELL, Attorney at Law
Bellefonte, Pa. Office in Garman.a ' 4
new building op|K>itc the Court lloute,
annyo.t
Sficnce on tks Adtanet.
C. H. Gutelius,
Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist
who i* penaanenily located in Aarousbura _
in the office formerly occupied by Dr. NT tf, •
and who ha* been practicing with entir*
*occe*—having the experience of a nuinbei
of year* in the profession, he would cordi-
I ally invite all who have a* yet .not river
! him a call, to do *o, and test the truthfulness
of thi* assertion. JMC-Teeth extracted
*'ithoutpain^^^^^^^^^may2fUßtf^
P™TS^"FPTT^"7f M T'Tn!^Tc!airiuur? l ur" i
* goon, Centre Hall, Pa., offers hi*
professional services to the citixen* of Pot
ler and adjoiuing townships. Dr. Neff ha
the experience of £1 years in the activ fl
practice of medicine and surgery, apltffi j
DIUJ. THOMPSON BLACK, Pl.ysi
ciau and Surgeon, Potter Mills, Pa.
offer* hi*' professional services to the eiti
aens of Potttu township. nir26,6,tf
J >o. H. OnVt*. C. T. ALXXAX^XIt
OK VIS & ALEXANDER, M
Attorneyt-at-law. Office inConrad House,
Bellefonte, Pa.
J. 'P. GEPIIART,
with Orvis & Alexander, attends to eollee- A
tion* and practice in tbe Orphan's Court.
7jan'7otf
SY'RUP, the finest ever made, jut re
coived, cheap at Wolf* old *tand—try it.
PARLOR COOK STOVEfJ
Parlor Stove*, and four sixes of Ua
: B rners constantly on hand and for sale a
aolo*ttß. Ixwix a Wii.no*'*
ORN BLANKETS ANI) .SLEIGH
BELLD, at low price*, at . m
I apKyGi. Irwin a Wilson'
HAWDai" ' S and Door Bells, all •
zee • kind* at
Uwt* aWiLaovt w 1