HALL REPORTER. 0 Centre Hall. Pa., Oct. 13, '7l TERMS.-The CENTRK UALI. Raroa- TKK is published weekly at $2 per rln odvansl or $2,80 when not paid In ad vance. fcalfraarly end sub scriptions at the same rale. Singl> c* t ll • ire rents. „ AdrertitemonU st,o Pf, though they be democrats. This is the right step, and the entire demo cratic press of the state is out in denun ciatson of these men, and demands that they be tried, and dealt with in accordance with law. The democracy in state convention spoke in denuncia tion of the frauds that have been com mitted and even excluded the Tam many delegation from the city from seats in the convention until they should purge themselves. Here is an example of what we call pure demo cracy, and if such a course is persist ed in, we shall soon bring back the country to the old, honest days of yore, and speculating and plundering* will have to cease. The democracy of New York, by this action, has become stronger than ever before, and honest people will know that our party means to be true to it 3 professions, an example and a lesson which we hope the democracy of old Centre will follow and profitby whenever occasion demands. Bravo! the gallant democrcy of New York ! next November will perch victory upon your banners. - The World says : The Democratic State Convention has met, deliberated, exciuded the Tam many frauds, pledged the partv to a new charter, adopted a liberal plat form on national questions, nominated an honest ticket adjourned, and com mitted the success of the canvass to the patriotic Democratic electors of , the noble Empire State. We believe it will be the general verdict of the Denocraoy that the work done at Ro chester has been well done. Certain it is, that it was not done in the inter est of any corrupt political clique, or to feed any morbid personal ambition, or in submission to the dictates of any single domineering will, but in that truly Democratic spirit which swears in the words of no master, but con sults and counsels for the common good. GREAT" CHICAGO One Third of the City in Ashes Iltr Inhabitants Homeless.—Hungry, Naked and Panic-Stricken. —Hun- dreds of Thousands Fleeing the Flames. —Hundreds of Millions of Wealth Consumed. — The Fire Still Surginging Onward. —Sister Cities Aroused to Action—Fire-Engine* Food, Clothing and Tents. Sent Forward on Wings of Speed. Chicago, Oct. 9, 1871. —11 o clock A. M. —The entire business portion of the city is destroyed. All the banks express and tejegraph offices, all the newspaper offices except the Tribune, six elevators and the water works are gone. THERE IS NO WATER IN THE CITY. Not lets than ten thousand buildings have already beon destroyed. It has burned a distance of five miles, and is still raging. The wind is blowing a gale. The wind is driving the fire towards Wabash avenue, and there is no water. We expect Wabash avenue to go be fore night. The following message, ' signed b.£ the Mayor of Chicago, has been sent to the Maynr of 8t Lous : "send us food for the suffering; our city is in ashes ! Our water works vre burned!" NO ONF CAN TELL WHAT THE END WILL BE. Noon —Early this morning the wind was blowing a perfect gale from the south-west, with a sky of qrass. No one can as yet tell what the end will be. The only salvation for the remainder of the city is in the wirid keeping its present direction. The Western Union Telegraph has succeeded in getting up a few wires from tha hastily improvished office in the southern part of the city, establish ing communication in nearly all di rections. Manificent offers of assist ance are coming fom every quarter. Thousands of people are homeless, and most of them in a destitute con dition. The unbornod streets are for miles lined with household good*. No one dare to cveu think what the loss of life may be. The flumes swept through the city with the ra pidity of n prairie fife. Many must have peiished. PUBLIC BUILD!MM IN ASIIKB. New York, Oct. 9.—The atfieer* of the Western Union Telegraph Com pany report that the Sherman llou'o, Pottoffiee, Custom House. Rock Is laud Depot, llriggs House, Fremont House, llliuois Central Depot, Board of Trade, all the Railroad Depots, and the Western Union Telegraph buildings at Chicago are all in ashas. TIIK FIEND STRIKES WAIUHII AVt.M . Cincinnati, Oct. 9.- The following is from J. J. Wilaou, Chicago: No water. The fire is uow coining south on Wabash avenue, and w ill probably reach us here before night. The fire is still raging, and a southeasterly wind is blowing. Tho loss, so far, is t\slimated at filly milieus of dollars. Tho water works is destroyed. A dispatch says: We are telegrap ing to all the cities for final and clothes. Chicoga. Oct. 9.-7 P. M.—The aw- Ail work of destruction goes on with relentless Airv from Harrison street south to DivUiou street north, and from the River to the Lakes an area of four miles long by one wide. TUK FLAMES HAVE SWEPT BALKY THINO Before them. It is estimated that at least one hundred thousand people are homeless and in a suffering condi tion. The streets iu the districts still tin burned are lined for miles with such household goods as have been saved from destruction- The most geuerous offers of nesistance in money. food ir anything wrntep, vrd coming from every citv and town jiassible by telegraph. The M a for has responded | to several offer*, asking that cooked food be forwarded as soon as posi ble. Firemeru are on the way here Iroin Cincinnati, St. Louis aud other cities The Water Works are entirely de stroyed. They are now BLOWING CP THE BUILDINGS ON T HE LINE OF THE FIRE, to attempt to arrest the progress „of the flames. Lattej—lt is now believed that the the spread of the fire southward has beeu stayed at Harrison street, but on the North Side there is no diminution of its fury, aud that eutire di vision of the city is evidently doomed to utter destruction, and theae art grave fears that the flames may .quoad to the west side of North Branch Riv er, The inhabitants ol the street* nearest the river are already moving to places of supposed greater safety. THE LOSSES. It is impossible now to give even an approximately statement of the losses : but a faint idea may be formed when it is stated that every bank in the ex ceqt two small savings institutions one on 25th street, in the South division, and |one 'on Randolphstreet, in the West dtvision, are destroyed ; all the wholesale stores, and all the large re tail establishments, the Postoflice. Court House, Chamber of Commerce, every hotel in South division, except the Slichigan Avenue Hatel, on the extreme southern limets. which"escap ed the fire though badly scorched ; every newspaper oflice, even the Tri dnue building supposed to be fire proof having gnally succumbed ; evey theatre, six of the long stret elevators, the immense depots of the Michigan, Southern and Illinois Central Railroad bojh passenger and freight depots of the lstter; more than a score of church es and much of the shipping in the river. TWO HUMAN ST ENDS HCXG TO A LAMP POST. Fifteen hundred citiiens were sworn in last night as an extra police force, and the Secretary of War authorized General Sheridan to employ all avail able troops for guarding and to issue one hundred thousand rations. Five huudred soldiers are now on duty; this piecaution was necessary, for re markable as it may seem, there were fiends who still sought to extend the disaster. Two men were caught in the act of firing houses on the West Side. They were seized and immedi ately bung to a lamp post, oDe on Twelfth street, near the river, and the other three miles away, on Cleborne avenue, on the North Side. This summary action has checked the thieves and murderers. Chicago, October 10, 1871.—The whole city is nnder guard of militia Citizens are warned to stay in the houses, and nieu are shot if caught in by-ways in m twinkling The ruins are smouldenug yet, but the fire is The city is without water. Several men have been shot and several hung, who were afterwards found innocent to all appearances; but were caught in al ley-ways. GOD BE PRAISED! Chicago, Oct. 10., 9 a tn.—There was a very heavy rain last night. The fire is all out. There is nothing remaining of that side from the river north to Lineoln Park, on the north, and from the north branch of the river in the west to the lake on the east. It is feared that 500 persons have been burned to death. Mayor Hall in Court. Mayor Hall appeared this morning at Yorkville police court to answer charges of malfeasance in office. The accusation was brought by ex-Judge Barrett, of counsel for the citizens con stituted of seventy, on the affidavit ol W. F. Copeland 'formerly book-keeper in Comptroller Connolly suffice, charg ing Hall with converting the funds, or permitting them to ne converted from their lawful use by the agency of warrants for the payment of millions of dollars for work not performed, said warrants having l>een presented to An drew J. Garvey, James H. Ingersoll, George 8. Miller, 8. J. Smith and others. There was an unusally large police force in court. Mayor Hall waived an examination and offered bail in any amount. Judge Barrett, the counsel for the prosecution, said there was no necessity for the mayor's giving bail, as it was not contemplated to hold him in durance. THE MAYOR'S ADDRESS. Mayor Hall, addressing the court, said : 1 am here to disappoint the mal ice of my partisan enemies by refusing, as I shall by action to day, to aid in initiating any political campaign by contributing personally anything to the sensations of the campaign ; and I am here to relieve ) our honor and the distrct attorney of any responsibility in the matter. I am here, in accor dance with the statutes, to waive an examination and offer bail, knowing that if this charge ever acquires gravi ty enough to come before a jury—that tribunal where it can be investigated to the satisfaction of the people and ray gelf, and before I enter into the form alities necessary I desire in this most public manner to thank the hundreds of frieuds who yesterday, from the million aire to the laborer, tendered me their services as bail, the hundreds of pro fessional gentlemen, some of them in this room now who freely volunteered and enthusiastically tendered rue their I support. I shall do as every gentle man should do, for the purpose of bail, select |HK moat intimate personal friends out of the profession. Mr. l*Auca will become my bail. In compliance with the statute, 1 tender liiiu its bail ami waive an examination, and inv bail is ready. (Great applause in the court) District Attorney Garvin said: The gentlonian who addressed you lias un doubtedly the right to do as he ha* done, and that leaves nothing further to do on the part of the prosecution 1 therefore submit the matter to your honor to take such action as, under the circumstances, you may deem proper. Mr. Barrett, ofcuunscl for the commit tee of seventy' said that they wete theienndcra sense of duty, without malice ; therefore he would di*ap|totut the mayor by suggesting to the publia prosecutor that he should not a*lt any bail except the mayor's own |>ersonal recognizance. Attorney tiarvin said he would he satisticd with anv decision of the court. Judge Bixhv said he would not take (tail. The mayor explaiud that his remarks were of a general natute ; did not relate to counsel, parliularly dis claimed auv reference to Mr. Barrett. At the conclusion of the mayor's re marks the audience rose siinullanrouly, cheered and yelled frantically for sev eral minutes while the mayor was passing from the court. John tjuimy Adams Accepts the Democratic Nomination tor Gov ernor. Uuiucy, Septomber 27, lt71. lion Edward Avery, Chairman Democratic State Convention. Dear Sir: 1 have receives! your otfi-j eia!announcement that the convention; over which you recently presided at Springfield, selected me as their candi date for Gnvcnor. I feel very sensibly such a tokeu of confidence of a large number of tellow-citizens, and I grate fully accept the honor. It is unneces sary for me at this dav to rehearse to my frienda.in Massaehusels my opin ton upon public atfairs, eepectaly as they were substantially epitomized in the resolves adopted by the convention. They have uudergoueno recent change. Now, as formerly, 1 think it wise to use calm and moderate methods in tiealng with quesiions of state, to ad here scrupulously to constitutional forms iu enforcing the will of the peo ple, and to make baste siowlv with revolutionary reforms. But 1 may be pardoned if, in view of a hesitation which lit gers here and there, I declare mv especial satisfactsiou at the position adopted by the convention iu respect to the latter amendments to the Con stitution of the United States. I Kin heartily glad to see good citizens who have disputed the p an of adjiistmetit required bv the party iu power so long, us it was debatable, acquiesce cheer- j fully wheu once it has become irrevo cable. It seenisto me to be the ;art of patriotism uow to accept honestly and ', without mental reservation those amendments as the final settlement and pacification of the civil war, and: theu to turn resolutely away fromi! the irriialiug and painfull memories of the past to the pressing duties of , the future. The future, if we wisely improve it, may be made to redeem, aud more than redeem, all the suffer ings and all the errors of the past. It may warn us to guard jealously the invaluable habit of local self-govern ment, while we yield to the irresistible instinct* of natioual uuitv. It uia teach us to alleviate oppressive taxa tion by economy and skill in fiscal man- • agemeut, so tbut a tariff may no longer strangle trade. Universal arnness and equal rights may once again demon strate to the world that the people at their homes may be trusted to preserve the peace and maintain ihc'principles of liberty without ftddiers to make them afraid. And above all, a kiod.y and considerate policy towards van quished citizens may make us again a prosperous aud happy people, cordially united in a friendship based upon mu tual esteem and cemented by identi cal interests. Respectfully, your obedient servant, JOHN Q ADAMS. Mormons Malcontent. .Salt Lake. Oct. 5.—A special Con ference of the Church of Jesus Christ (Latter Day Saint*), was he.d to-day, in the new Tabernacle. About eight thousand were present. The three first Presidents Brighara Young, Geo. Smith, and Daniel Hells, the twelve apostles. And the high priests and other church dignitaaies, were on the plaform- Among the speakers was George t£. Cannon, who aspires to Bucceed lirig ham Young. His remarks were gen erally bitterly denunciatory of the Federal officials, lie termed the ring coerciou, and said he did not anticipate that the Mormons would leave the Territory. They have broken no law, and had not violated the Constitution. The persecution inaugurated against them would only enhance the interest and accelerate the progress of work of God. He rejoiced that the devil was not yet dead, for they were not yet per fect, and his services could not yet be dispensed with, Brighnm Young, Jr., spoke most excitedly. He said the Mormons had settled the mountain region and they were entitled to its use, exclusive occupatiou and enjoyment. They asked no favors or assistance from any source. They defied all their enemies, the Government of the United States included. The Govern ment officials, now persecuting them, were the tools o! the devil, lie pray ed God to curse them all for ever. Said he with violent jesture, "trust to God, keep your powder dry, and don't fail to have on hand a good supply of fixed ammunition." The latter remarks were received with a universal "amen," and loud cheering and clapping of hands. The Kejeeted Mormon Jurors. f/pinion of Chief Jurticc McKtan. Salt Lake City, September '27.- In relation to the challenging and rejec tion of Elders George Q. Gannon, H. B. Clafson, and James Townsend as grand jurors, they having testified that polygamy is ouc of the fundamental doctrines of the church of which they are members, that they believe that polygamy is u revelation from God to that church, and that they do not be lieve that a man living in polygamy is, guilty of adultery, Chief-Justice Mc- Keari has just pronounced the follow-! ing opinion : "The sophism by which polygamy is sought to be justified as being in harmony with American civ ilization is that polygamy is a relig ious practice ; that religious toleration is one of the fundamental principles of American institutions and of the Fed eral constitution ; and therefore polyg amy is protected by the constitution, and all laws enacted against it arc un constitutional. If the mass of the American people were bnrbarians, or the tribal system of government pre vailed among them, tt is needless to say that our constitution and institu tion could not exist. It is not a little humiliating that it should seem to be necessary to add that our constitution and institutions do not require—nay, do not permit—the toleration of any practice which wages againßt the exis- teuco of civilisation. Ther* have been religious which have require*! the offering tin of liuiiittii sacrifice* to the sun and the casting of infant children to the crocodiles of the Ganges. Hut. if such deeds were done in this ooun try, is there in all the land one tunn so dishonest that he would attempt to justify thetu by the pica of religious toleration? Hut why waste lime in discussing such a proposition a* that involved in this case? When the burglar is a tit juror to inquire into the crimes of burglary ; w hen the rob ber is a tit juror to inquire into the crime of larceny ; when the assassin is a lit juror to iuquiro into the crime of murder, thcu the bigamist, who swears in substance that crimes are bis reli gion, may be a til juror to inquire into itlie crimes of bigamy and adultery. Hut, thanks to centuries of Christian civilization, that lime is not now, and judging from the steady progress of tht human race that time will never come The challenger is sustained, and lb< three jurors named are rejected. Measuring the Velocity of Light I Wo |>ro|Ke giving a popular account 'of tho ingoniout. yet very simple melhodr by which moil of science have ui'cced*>. in measuring extremely minute port mm of time with >uch certainty in their result* a that expressed by Professor Rood, whose confidence iu his billionths ul a second lis> probably surprised your readers as much as his results have interested them. A wheel painted black and carrying a distinct white point on it* circumference is | provided with some means of giving its uniform motion oI rotation. If the wheel i make one revolution in one-sixth of n see ond, the white point will appear as a con tinuous circle, for any impression pro jduced on the eye remains during one-sixth of a second, therefore during one revolu tion of the wheel all the successive posi tions on the circumference occupied by the ! bright point reiuaiu impressed on the eye, and hence the circle appears unbroken Now, if a flash of light in the light in the place of the white point should last one sixth of a second, the circle would appear complete; hut if it lasted one-twelfth or one-twenty-fourth of a second, then would the poiut describe one-half or one-quarter of the circle. Thus, by this simple means —remembering llial the smaller the arc at the circle, the less the duration of the flash —we can readily measure, from the length of this arc, quite minute jiurtion* of time. If, iiutmul of having one white point on the wheel, we have oue hundred or more radial white band* drawn with the apace between them tqual to their breadth, thun |if the wheel make* ten turn* in a tecond, iany radial white band will advance into the petition previously occupied by an ad joining black band in one thousandth of a 'tecond, and if the flash of light latted one 'thousandth of a tecond all the white band* would, during that interval, havo advanc ed into the position of the black band*, and i rice wni, and the disk would appear with out band* and covered with a uniform gray tjnt. We cm lliu* readily and accu rately meature one-thousand of a econd. ! With the above apparatu* Arago, about the year KS6, first showed that a flash of I lightning !a*ted lea* than one-thouta idth of a tecond; but did not succeed in Using the minimum limit to it* duration, Pro fessor Rood, however, wat more fortunate ; during the well remembered remarkable ; display of lightning in August, ICJ9. with an apparwtu* similar to the above {extern porued from a piece of pa*teboard and a -bawl-pin), he succeeded in measuring one live-hundredth of a second a* the duration of those vivid and extensive flashes. It w as soon found that the velocity of the revolving disk fill far behind that of the • park of the Ley den jar, for it* flash show ed the revolving radial bars as absolutely at rest a* when the disk was stationary. Hut Prof. Wbealstune, of London, in 1814, substituted for the revolving disk a mirror turning <>n a horizontal axis, and instead of ; the white point or bars be used the image of the spark reflected from the turning mir ror. If the spark be insUnUueous, then , will it appear in the rotating mirror just as it it seen when reflected from the mirror at ] rest; but if the spark last during even an extremely minute fraction of • second, it will appear drawn into a line in the direc tion in which the mirror turn*. Wheat ' stone thus measured the enc-million-one hundred-and-fifty-thousandth of a second, and ascertained that the electricity from a | Leyden jar foes over a copper wire at the . rate of '288,000 miles in a second, exceeding ; light itself in velocity. Prof. Rood combined the two methods above given by viewing the appearance of stationary parallel and equidistant white and black bands reflected from the rovolv-| , ing mirror while the flash of the Leyden jar illuminated them. The direction of ro tation of the mirror being across the length of the bands (which were only sixteen thousandths of an inch apart), if the flash lasting during the time for the turning mirror to reflect a black band into the ad jacent white spare, then the bands would entirely disappear, and the plate on which they were drawn would appear of a uni form gray tint. By knowing the number of turns the mirnx makes in a second, nnd the number of bands in the space of one inch, it is easy to calculate tho time neces sary for the obliteration of the bands. Thus .has he produced, by this simple oombina' lion, an instrument surpassing in minute ness and accuracy of determination all that , has gone before—an accomplishment which cannot but reflect much renown up on American science. He hat succeeded (with a mirror making three hundred and fifty turns in a second) in measuring accu rately forty billionths of a second, and j ha* shown that this is the duration of the flash of a Leyden jar having only eleven square inches of surface aud one-twenty fifth of an inch striking distance—an inter . val of time just sufficient for a ray of light (g°ing at the rate of one hundred and ninety thousand miles in a second) to trav el over forty feet. The flash from a jar , having one hundred and fourteen square inches of surface lasted four times as long as the smaller jar. Thus, for the range of eiectric flashes wc have measures from the one-flve-hundr.-dth to tho forty-billionth 1 of a second Astonishing an it tho fact of tbe concen tration of the power of a lightning-flash into such a minute interval, yet, as won derful is the extent of the earth * surface affected by it, as will be seen from the fol lowing experiments of tho writer, never before published A galvanometer con sist* of u delicately suspended magnetic needle surrounded by a coll of copper wire, through which a current of electrici ty can pass, whenever this passage takes place, the needle rapidly turn* around iu point of suspension. This being under stood, I connected tho wircofa galvanom eter with the water-pipes of Baltimore, and the other end of the coil was joined to a gas-pipe of a house in tho southwest pnrt of the city. Thus a vast metnlic system of electric nerves stictchcd away three miles to tho northwest, to the reservoir, and about as many to tbe eart and southeast over the city. A thunderstorm was raging at the time at so great a distance in the north that only the illumination of the clouds told when n flash occurred. Yet, whenever that flash took place, the needle was instantly deflected through ten or twenty degrees. The two occurrences were simultaneous, apparently, for I could detect no difference in the instant of their manifestation. Indeed, so sure an indica tor of the flash was the galvanometer, that when I shut myself up in a dark room, signaling to an observer of the storm when ever the needle moved, and receiving a signal from him when a flash occurred, our signals were always simultaneous. The next day it was ascertained that the storm was over twelve miles distant; therefore at least five hundred xquarg miles of the earth's surface were affected (inductively) at each flash of the lightning.— Kvtnini/ Pott. Lung John Weill worth Inter viewed HIN Opinion of Horace Greeley The Chicago lirvullieun contains a tuuiiv notice of Long John Went worth's opinion of Horace Greeley : K.—Mr, Wcutworth, what do you think of Mr. Greeley? At ilu>e word* a change overspread Mr. Wcntworth'* countenance, which grew dark with anger. Hailing him self on hi* elbow with one prodigious effort, lie replied, although his frame was racked with agony, "I)—u Mr. G realty!" The effort una 100 much, and be -auk fainting oil In* couch. After soma moment* had rlai *cl, lie resumed, iu u voice of deep emotion ; "If there is iu America a bell-bound, a slave ami a swindler worthy of the gallows, that liclldiouitd, llntl slave slid that swindler i* Horace Greeley." U.—You astonish me, sir. I un derstood only a few days since that at x banquet in this very hotel, where the brail bread *|>arkhd oil the board ami the milk-toast circled around, your ' self and Mr. Grionall nominated the Jliappaquun mower and editor forihe Presidency. I* not that true? Mr. \V.—lt i*. unhappily, too true. U. — Then why this vigor of expres sion ? I* it a* the politician or us the agriculturist ? Mr. \V.- A* both, of course. The tuau who wort*l* l.it: TO A YAM >r commit an a&sault upon a sheep would make a worse President than (•rant himself, aud he is a bad one. R.—So lx>gtui says, anyway. 11 gather from your conversation that' Mr. Greeley has disappointed you. lit: what respect, pray ? Mr. NN eiitworth then made thefol-j owing statement, which we give ver-j baton, retrenching any vigorous re duudancie* belter suited fur the col*, until* of the .S umluy Timet than for our purer pajter: **A few days ago Mr. Greeley came lo this city, and was met at breakfast by myself aud Gnunell. We paid for that hoary luuatie'soil-cake—milk toast, 1 mean. His back-hire didn't cost liiui a cent, and we thought our selves reimbursed by bis words of wis dom on the crisis ami the crop*. I shall allude by-and-by to bis political' ravings; just now 1 only refer to the farmiug phase of hi insanity. I sat at that man's fret like Paul at the feet of Gamaliel. I acted ou hi* theories, aud in one short week I was a ruined man. You ask me, how so ?Go aud: look at Summit Farm, it looks like the alkaline desert —a bowling wilder ness dotted with skeletons! "Greeley," j said 1, "what do you think of mv me rino sheep?" (I have—that is, I had about two buudred of them, worth $1 75 apiece.) "Merino," said Greclev uiildiy, why the devil don't you cuf- j livate silk bearing sheep Merino is played out. I have tried thousands of limes to get my sheep to produce 1 merino under-clothing; I have tried I irrigating, mulching, top-dressiug. subsoil ploughing, wood ashes, muck, loam, guano—all was of no avail. 1 They will lay nothing but raw wool. Now, raw wool costs 30 cents a pound, j aud then lo this you add interest, waste, insurance, manufacturing, bad debts, etc., vou sec that vou cannot wear with the pauper nation of Eu rope. On the other hand, silk is heavi ly protected, and the production lhi; year is limited. In Assam the CROP HAS PROVED A FAiLCRE OWING TO THE FROST, AND the harvest will not yield more than thirty bushels to the acre. Silk, will therefore, advance in price. Iu 1832, you could buy a woolen dres* for, $3 50. In 18*1, a silk dross costs S3OO. It stands to reason, therefore,, that by making your sheep spawn silk vou will make 83 5-7 times more profit. 1 was thunderstruck with this, aud could only summer 'How ?' The hoary head- j ed monster answered: 4 By grafting., of course. Those sheep can spin co coons like silkworms if they only give their minds to it, aud the mm who de nies it is a liar and a horse thief. Lit tle sheep that can spin and won't spin must be made to spin. The fact is. Il'entwortb, you overfeed your sheep, and they never feel the spur of necessity. Vary their diet, give them no vegetable food, give them say a peck of silk worms a day, mixed with coloring matter, as cochineal, madder indigo, or lampblack, according to the hue of silk which vmi want to w ear. Food makes blood, blood makes life, and how can a merino sheep produce wool without life? how have lifr with out food ? What are worms but food ? Sir, I was convinced of the correctness of the views held by the slovenly acoun-i drel. I went to Summit, and to sum it up I locked those devoted sheep up, in a barn, gave them two hundred pecks, of silkworms which cost me 160 a neck, and went away for a drive with Charley Farewell, my old friend, tell ing my farmer not to let the sheep out on any accouut. Political matters kept mv mind so occupied for 'several days that I forgot all about thej sheep, until yesterday, wben what I { bad done flashed across my mind. I mounted my horse and spurred him like the wind to my farm, but I was! too late. When I got there, the cup-, board was hare. I'll be d —d, if the sheep hadn't all died, and the worms had kept them company, and I was 147,000 out on the transaction. H—l ofa lot the venerable murderer knows about farming! Farm, the devil's grandmother!' Fifteen Yachts to Participate in the Reception of the Russian Grand Duke. . New York, October 4.—The yacht Livonia will be put on the dock to morrow for repairs, and by Wednes day next be in full readiness to begin. The chairman of the Grand Duke Al exis committee has reported that fif teen yachts will be present at the re coplion of tho grant! duke on the ar rival on the bay. *hcrc, September 21. —A terrible ct plosion of fire-damp occurred to-day in one of the mines tu the Canton of Oriaons, in Switzerland, and thirty persona were killed. A thorough revolution in the office of the uuuitor general of IVnsyl vania ia imperatively domaded by every consideration,of publicintereat. I hat revolution can be effected only by the election of General M Candle*. ♦ -♦ ♦ B tiller was defeated in his aspira tions ror the Massachusetts Governor ship, in the Worcester Convention by a majority of 543 to 4(l#. Ihe strug gle was long and bitter, and the won derful effrontery of the Essex demo goguc kept up the spirits of his parti sans to the moment of the ballot. Butler eat humble pie after the result was announced, and flickered out com pletely. There will be uo bolt in Massachusetts this year. In the New York Republican State convention at Syrucuse, after a fight over the organ ization lasting all day, the Greeley del egation withdrew, und were follow* d by others. < A CHAPTER OF THIKVKIKKS 1 lloiicnty of Itadica! OlllciiiL .1 Few I'hip from lh>■ Moi l: / ( orruu 1 IIUII ll'tdt Stimrujlkr II ulintl ($• citth Are Stolen More lit an $20,- 000,000 ! Appended wa give a partial list of thieveries of Hudical officials, and com mend it (lie cartful consideration of every lnx|nyer in the land, who i compelled to give a purl of hi* earn ings to make good these tu|ieudoiiß robberies. t)t course, this only iu dudes a very small purl of the theft* that have been committed, and W'e give only those which occur readily to our recollection. The Ji*t may be ; indefinitely ended and the sum total of defalcation* and open robln-rics would reach a hundred million before itlie end of Hadical official corruption would be reached. I Hie Hudical press makes Nt great ado about frauds in the Nov York city Government. Granted (hat all the alleged frauds have actually ocur • red, they affect only the people of I New York city while those appended affect the people of (lie entire country land impose additional burdciisr u|Kiii* the tax riddoti |eoplo of every Slate. The following list of frauds, | defalcation* and thefts are certainly sufficient of themselves to array the I people against the Hadical leaders, who have connived and assisted in ! them and now protect the piuuderers: 1. I'll -re was stolen by Revenue Col lectors, up to the lath of February, 1871. according to Mr. Houtwell'soffi d ial statement to Congress, the sum of $"20,700,78:1.3*1. Not one of these de faulters has beet prosecuted or called: to account. 2: The government vessel, "Golden Rule" bearing $3,000,000 of govern ment treasure was wrecked in the West Indies aud the money stolen. Pres ident Grant ufterward appointed the chief pirate engaged iu this business to A high office iu Washington. 3. liv the connivance of Radical members of Congress, George Chor | penning, a mail contractor, was allow j'-d a fradulent claim of $560,000 for services be uever performed. 4 J. Ledyard Hodge a paymaster iu the army, according to bis own published confession, stole more than $450,000 from the government. He is nuw staying quietly at bis house No. 1423 K street, Washington, with uotie to molest him or make him afraid. 5 George O Evans, Special Agent of the State of Pennsylvania, robbed the Treasury of $363,528, 85, aud tha Radicals Slate official* allowed him to escape arrest. Gen Whittakcr, Postmaster at Hart fort Conneticul ernlx-xxlc-d iu the neigh borhood of $100,006. He is still con tinued a* Postmaster by President Grant 7. John W. Norton assistant Post-! master of New York i* a defaults r to the amount o. $115,000. He i* yet at large and likely to remain so. A* we have already said this is hut a small jwrtion of the robberies committed. What i* yet t come to the surface no man can conjecture, ct every taxpayer look at the sunn olai iu the following RECAPITULATION : R • venue C>l lectors _ sJu,"ill, le* 5,33 [Golden Rule .H.usi.ixsini • I'hortwtiing MO.UISt.OO Mnj H dc- - ■'*>.iwt.nu I Geo. O. Evans :kVl,.>gt,Ns Gen Whittakcr 'OtI.OOQ.qO J. W. Norton - lir.,oof'.tk) J Toul - - How TO BEK DOWN A WELL —It is not generally known, savs the Lan caster (Pa.) Intelligencer, how easy a ! matter it i* to explore the bottom of a J well, cistern, or pond of water hv the use of a common mirror. Whcu the uu is shining brightly hold a mirror no that the reflected rays of light will fall into the water. A bright spot * will l>e seen at the !>ottom, mi light ns to show the smallest object plainly. i By this means wc have examined the liottoins of well# fifty feet deep, when half full or more of water. The smallest straw or other objects can he perfectly seen from the surface. In the same way one can examine the lK>tU m of the ponds aud rivers, if the water* be somewhat clear and not ngi tated hv winds or rapid motion. If a well or cistern can be under cover, or j shaded by a building so that the sun light will not fall near the opening, it :is only neccaoary to employ two niir jrors, using one to reflect the light to I the opening, and another to reflect it down into the water. Light may he thrown fifty or a hundred yards to the precise spot desirable, and then dowu- I ward. New Cemns and Pataut LAWN. I Wc arc indebted to Munn & Co., pub lishers of the Sri en tifir American, New! ; York, for a neat tittle bound volume of 12ft !page*, entitled as above. It contain* the j complete Census ol 1870. showing the Po|>- ; | illation, by Counties, of all tho State* and] Territories, with their Aroojq and the Pop ulation of the Principal Cities. Also, the new Patent Lews in full with Forms, official Rule*. Directions how to obtain ! Patsnt*. Copyright*. Regulations f,.r Trade i Marks. Assignment#, How to sell Patent*, etc. Alto, a large variety of valuable in | formation relating to Water-Wheels, j Steam-Knxines. and other mechanism, [with many useflil tables and receipts, ITS distrain*'of Mechanical Movements, eta. I We advise every body to send for it as i above. Price. So cent*. A more valuable | compendium, for so small a price, ha rarefy been published. Three hundred picture* for twenty-Are cent*. Seeing is believing, and we do see before us Dkmorkst's Monthly Maa r.iNK for October, with more than three hundred engravings of Fashion*, etc Mu*ie: "Where tho Mountain Echo* Meet," a charming ong, by Raker, set to music, choice literature, Poem*, Jenny June * paper on Marriage. Duties of Hus bands, Fashion*. Household, Ladies' Ciub. with other intere*ting nrticlc* worth more than it vent's subscription, in one number. Price, si ct*., or $.'4,00 per year. Published at 838 Mrondway, New York. Dkmokkst's Yotrxo Ambiica for Oc tober is filled with charming stories. "Minnie and Kiltie," i* a splendid tale, by Neil Forrest. "May Clifford in the City," is not le* interesting. The illustrations, poems, riddle- and editorial departments for Juveniles, can only ho appreciated by those who havo permed them. (Jet a copy and subscribe a year, only f 1.00. Publish ed st KlB Broadway, New York. The October Number of the People's Monthly—the new Pittsburg Illu-tratid paper for the masses—is at band, and is the the best and most interesting wo have yet teen. It grows better and better with each issue, and excels many of tho New Illustrated paper* in the brilliancy of Its out*, and the excellence of it* typography, a* it most surely doe- in purity, and family character. Wo would urge all our reader* who have growing boys and girls, to take this paper. It is bright, cheery, and wholesome, abounding in good cuts and original reading matter. Subscription only a dollar and a half a year. person sending us eight sub scribers with the cash, $lO, will receive tho Reporter Ljcsr free; and for fou names and Reporter 0 months fro j Letters of administration on the estate ot Jacob GenUell sr., late of Gregg twp Centrescounty dee'd., have been granted by the Register of said county to the un dersigned. All persons haviug claims against the estate of the decedent are re quested to present them for settlement, and those indebted to the estate to make pay ment to the undersigned, adiuini-trator, without delay. JACOB GENTZELL, jr. aug'io.Ow ' Administrator Jefferson tell* u* that (Jeneral Wash ington, although he had a mint'run* bmly of relatives, never,duringhhl en tire administration, appointed n ivla live lo office or employment under tin government. He would not even make one of them hi* private secre tary. When Harrison was elected President, he hud n grandson, a soli of n most nolde officer, Genera! J<>intmetit of that boy. General Harrison would not appoint that boy, even to IK- a cadet at Wct Point, bo cause he was bis relative. Hut now the White Hoti<* is full of relatives of the President. Titer* is a brother-in law that receives your card to lake it to the President, to kuow whether you can see him. A brigadier-general bv brevet in the United Slates army oc cupies that clevateJ function of Card Keeper to hi* Excellency the Prosi lent. (Laughter.) It is a brother m-law of the President who marshall ed the troops around the customhouse the other day, lie is Collector in New Orleans. He wished to put | down one wing of the Republican par ty, and keep the other in powe-i to re nominate Grant. A classical friend of mine said, at a dinner party, that the President ought to be rc-baptUod and called "tkniM Jjerdetlu*," which is freely translated to mean, one who takes care of the lients. EVERY TOOTH M WORTH A DIA MOND. — Feats of strength performed with the teeth are absurd ; those who indulge iu them ought to he punished liko that youth who, says Dr. Lemar tie, broke all hi* front teeth, who bet that he would throw over his head a chair, which he held with his teeth by the upper part.of the back board t<> achieve that noble feat. Another fel low, more imprudent, caused himself to be hoisted up from the ground to a window by means of a rope, which be held in bis teeth. When he reached a certain height he lost his four inci sors, and broke one of his legs iu the fall. Some others, says the Doctor, find pleasure in grinding drinking glasses 1m tweets their teeth, and wound ing their mouths grievously by the at tempt. One would suppose that the life of these maniacs is a uer;ietual challenge to the Almighty who gave it to them. The lu>* of a tooth is a real misfortune, since it cannot be re paired. A tooth is worth a diamond, say* one of our uulhnrs. Remember these few wools, and try to put them in practice.— Herald of Health. V;arr i a £ e MAM I A(TOUY Centre Hall, Pa. GEO, It HARPSTEK lias on had and for -ale at the most rca . m. liable rale* a splendid stock of CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, ! and every description of Wagon* both PLAIN AN 1> FARCY warranted to be made <>| the be-land most ' durable materials, an.l by the most expe rienced workmen. All work sent out fromi the establishment will he found to be oil the highest elas* and sure to gioe pcrlect i 'satisfaction. He will also havo a five sortment f 8 L B I O II 8 of all the nearest and most fashionable 1 •tyles well and carefully made and of thej i b-t material* _ ( An in*pecti> n of hi* work i* asked as itj i is believed that n-ae superior can be found j i in the country. ang2*.tf. ■ ' - 4-i CARD* J,E. Caldwell tfcCo. No. 902 CUKSTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, De*ire to envite the especial attention <>l: purchasers and others visiting the city, to their unusually large and varied , assort ■nent of NEW JEWELRY, FINE WATCHES OP vioal KNI.IAm.IC MAKKE*. j GOLI) CHAINS. ARTISTIC SILVER WARE FOR BRIDAL ANI> OTIIKU I*RHBK!tTA-j TIOXS. TABLE CUTLEREV, ELECTRO PLATED GOODS OF FINIWT QUALITY.! FRENCH CLOCKS. RRONZE AND MANTEL ORNAMENTS, Received DIRECT FROM PARIS during the present wwnn, Courteous and polite attention is extend-1 ed t all who may ho induced to accept n cordial invitation to visit their beautiful store, 909 CHKSTNUT ST, Jul It.flat John U. Lin v. P. Üb.nnkr Wilo" LINN A WILSON, DRUG 0 ISTS. | Successors of F. P. Wilson, Bollefontc Penn'a. llave secured the services of Jaote* H. Stem, of Philadelphia, a druggist of thir teen years experience, who will have the charge of their proscription;buiness. A night bell is attached to their store door and the'omployeessleeping within the building, will attend to tho wants of the public at all hours of the night Linn & Wilson keep constantly on hand a large stock of Drugs, Paints. Oils, Pcrluiupry' Trusses and Medical Appliance of all kinds, together with a very large stock of . Patent Medicines, sucli as Vinegar Bitt-nrs, and also Pure Wines, and li quors, of all kinds for medical purposes. ijulylism LINN & WILSON. GROCERIES! | The Chepast, purest, best* I OPPOSITE THE IRON FRONT, tin Allegheny Street. HUH J, A GAUI/r. , \S DKK—Having received the agency for Du Poot't Powder AT* WHOLES A LB, we ►hall he! pleased to receive order* from j tbe trade. Older and yard near nouth end of Bald j j Ragle Valley It. U. Depot, Bellefonte, Pa. J 'ovt BHORTLIDGR4 CO. iSTE R N B E It Gj Ha* been to the <-*treme end of the j market For MOOTS A SHOKS to lluitea. For DRY GOODS to New York. ! For CLOTHING t. Philadelphia. .tt.Kach article bought directly front the Manufacturer, with a de tire to uit tin. market-^f KIN E A LP.VOAS from 40c to 76c the duett—equal to 91,26 alpaca*. SUITS —fruiu 910 to SIH, beat all L wool C*uiwlM. HE THEREFORE NOW OFFERS! BETTER BARGAINS THAN KLSKwIiKRK. Carpel* at old rate*. Ironi 60 ceaU to 76: cent* per yard, for the beat. DRY GOODS, NO ADVANCE, And telling frotu 121 to 10 cent*, the be* raUcoea, and tnutlint in proportion, at j rale*. Women Sh<>,-t. < >uttmm good, to aa *ll summer, at $1 per pair Fine Moot, from Hlß for the bet. CALL AND SEE. and if it aim true, Sternberg will treat. They only a*k people to come and >r even if they do not wish to buy. '|IHK A.NVIL>TORK i* now receiving I a large and well assorted Stock or j ilardware, St<>ve*, Nail*, Home Shoe*. Sad IJlery, Gla*. Paint*. Shi-ot, Bar and lioofv Iron also Buggy and Wagon Stock ol every description*—Call and *upply your- j ►elves atthe lowest possible rates at aolow. iKWINA WILSON HA KG METERS and Thermometer* at IB WIN * WILSONS, j PKl' N KS and DRIED CURRANT®# ■he very bet ouality Jut received* Wolf * old stand ' LftdkM TFUMW. ! Thi* invaluable article for female*, it now j to be had at Herlacher * store, and no other place in Centra county. Ladle* remember j that these trusses can be had at Centre j Hall tf. Chas. H. Held, Clock. Watchmaker A Jewelei Millheim. Centre eo., Pemta. Re*pectfolly inform* hi* friend* and tin pahlte in general, that he hnsjusl onenod ■t hi* new pt*Mihm*#t, above Ale*an der' Store, and keen* constantly on hand ali kind* f ('looka, Watehoa and Jewels of the latest rtvlw. a* al*o the Maranvilh Patent Calender CWk*. provided Oith i complete index of the month, and day oi the month and week on it* face, whirl* it warranted a* a perfect time-keeper. A4U Clock*, \Vatohe* and Jewelry re paired on short notice and warranted * *epirOß;ly T P. ODKNKIKK, WITH A KTM A N, I)ILLINGKR A COM PA N Y No. 47. NOUTH THIRD ST.. PHIL'A between Market and Arch, formerly 104. MANUFACTURERS A JOBBERS IN i Carpal*. Oil Cloth*, Oil Shade*, AA ick Yarn, Cotton Y*rn, Carpet Chain*, Grain Hair*. AVindow P*|er, Batting, Ac. Also. I WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE. | Hruahe*. Looking Glasses, Ac. deeO-ly CThkhs maNTKOTART "VtT a . LIC AND MILITARY AGENT, and Conveyancer. Deed*, Bond*, Mort gage.*, and all instrument* of writing faith fully attended to. Special attention given to the collection of Bounty and Pension claim*. Office nearly opposite the Court House, two door* above Me*r*. Buih A 1 Yooum'* Law Office Bellcfonte, Pa j lOjunly UNION PATENT CHURN, the bet in u*eat lewix a WlL*o* a.* aplo'6B. FINE TABLE CUTLERY, including plated fork* spoon*, Ac, at np 10,08 ifeWIN A AMLSON. BOqTS, largo stock, all style*,"*i*es_and price*, for men and boy, iut arrived at Wolf well known-old Stand. Q CALKS, at wholesale and retail, cheap 0 l.y IRAYIN A WILSON. Tbe Railroad has just arrived a( The Old Stand ! of WM. WOLF at Outre Hall, with the finest and liest slock of GOODS in Pennsvallej. I.A DIBS AND GENT* DRESS GOODS. DRY GOODS. AND GROCERIES HARDWAKK. QUEENS WAI: I* Hat*, Cap*, Roots, Shoe*. ALSO. A CHEAT LINE OF FLANNKLB. MUB. *NH, CALICO Kh AND SIIAWLB, ALSO. A GOOD ASSORTMENT of NOTIONS, SYBUI'S, COFFEES. alao • lame stock u< 1 I* 1811, lb< beat, all kinds, MACKEREL ami HEKKJ Nt, the heat and cheapest in the mart.i •I"-:! MM. WOLF. Furniture Rooms! J. O. DKIKIKGKR, Mapedluily inform# the dtinai of Centr* county, that be has constantly on bai ,d. am. make* to order, ail kinda of BEDSTEADS, BUKRAUB, SINKS. WASnSTANUS. CORNER CCPBOAB) tt TABLES, 4c.. 4c HOME MADE CAT*a ALWAYS K IIAXW Hi, tick of ready-made Furniture ialarjr and warranted of good workmanship ami .• all made under hie own inawli*ttq|*r - •ion, and i offered at rate* a* cheap aceWe where Thankful for put favor*, ha soil, it* a continuance of the Saair. Call and see hit stork before parrt.# • „lsewkere *'?r /|\ f If \ OF THE W AGEI ParaaTto D*<. aaaaa r. OCR ON TMATID GOLDEN FOUNTAIN PEN. IVS WESTE-RS PVBLtSHISG Co. J I Mandhcmmrt' Agm. PUntaa#, Pa. ■ Xtjanly T M M VI.AIR, HTHTITTTL ILAIR 4 STITZKR, Attorney# at Law, Beßefi-nta, , tHBc \ on the Diamond, next door to Gar man * hotel. CVmtiliaiioii. in German or | Engl ah. febl* *f JOHN* F. POTTER, Attorney at Law Collection# pron ptly made and specia I attention given to these having land* oi property for aale. Will draw up and haw ack now icdged Deeo>. Mortgage*. 4c. Of lice in the diamond, north ,idc of the court hou*e, Bellefonte. ocCSJ G'.af ItKJtnV B BOCK It KB O YE, J I>SIICfcXT. President, CWhier. COUNTY BANKING CO (Late Milliken, Hoover 4 Co.) RECEIVE DEPOSITS, And Allow Interest, Dlwom Notes, Buy and Se Gorernment Securities, Gold and aplOGStf Columns. J AS. M'MANI'S, Attorney at Law Bellefonte, promptly attend* to all bu incti entrusted to him. jul3,£Btf DF. FORTNKY, Attorney at Law a Bellefonte, Pa. Office over Rey tH)ltt IRA C. MITCH KLL, Attorney at 2.aw Bellefonte, Pa. Office in Uaru.an.a new building oppotite the Court Home. mays,k •Science on 1A A Jra net. C. H, Gulellus, Surgeon sad Mechanical Dentist who i permanently located in AaronsWre in the office formerly occupied by Dr. N vl, and who has been practicing with entir* success—having the experience of a uutubet of year* in the profession, he would cord k ally invite ell who have as yet not giver hira a call, to do to, and teat the truthful net. of this assertion. jW4~Teeth extracted without pain. ina.v'Zi' tHtt • geon. Centre Hall, Pa., offer* hi* professional services to the citizens of Pol ler and adjoining townships. Dr. Xeff ha* the experience of 28 years in the activo practice of medicine and aurgery. aplO'GH SR. J. THOMPSON BLACK, Phwi cian and Surgeon, Potter Mills, f., rahis professional services to the citi zens of Pottei township. mrJM.tK^tr JXO. H. OBVIS. C. T. ALKXAKPEK OK VIS 4 ALEXANDER. Aitorncys-wt-law. Office iaConrad House. Bellefonte, Pa. J. :P. GEPHART, with Orvis 4 Alexander, attends to collee tions and practice in the Orphan', Court 7jau'7otf SYRUP, the finest ever made, just re ceieed, cheap at Wolfs old stand—try it. 4 —— I)A RL OR COOK STOVES I Parlor Stoves, and four sixes of G U rners constantlyaon hand and for sale a anlO'6B. liv IX A WILSON'S H° R NV^ N^. KTS ND SLEIGLL, oEhbn, at low prices, at apICGS. IKWIX A WILXOX' HANDgBt dland Door Bells, *|U zea e kinds at \ *li* I**l* *WILOO*O