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Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20
The Battle of the Pigs.

The following story was related 20 us
by gentleman of undoubted veracity,
who vouches for It's truth: In the vii
lage of Brewer, opposite this city, two
men carry on the livery business-occu-
pying stables situated about quarter
OF mile apart--and each owns huge
Chester hog weighing nearly 400pounds.
The other day Mr. AS hog broke ont Of
his pen and strnyed down ON Mr.. rs
premises, and the latter, mistal1iug the
animal for his own, drove him into the
pen under his stable. Presently he heard
terrible rumpus, and found that his
own porcine had resented the intrusion,
and was giving the hog he had turned in
terrible thrashing. Separating the
combatants, Mr.. B drove Mr.. AS hog
home and he was secured in his own do
main. The next morning Mr.. B upon
going TO feed his hog, found him lying
upon the bottom Of the pen utterly ex-
hausted, aud his adversary Of the previ-
GUS day industrionxly engaged in knaw-
ing hole in his back. 1t appears thnt
after Mr.. AS hog had been driven home
he meditated upon the drubbing he had
received until he had got mad all over,
and breaking out in the night, he had
made his way through the darkness to
his adversary's sty, smashed his way in,
and proceeded to ayenge his wrongs by
nearly killing his antagonist. Bangor
Me- Whiq.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

DIR GooDs. The dry goods trade ol
Boston is thus reported blythe ShiPpf'ss
Last Of that city: - So ii
Very little business has been transact
ed the past week in the EAy Of bales
and the year closes on quiet market II
all departments. We noticed 3 frEnal
tone, however, and symptoms Of an i'm
proved trade the coming month Stocks
in agents and jobbers hands are un'
usually small, sud with the cnrtailed
production induced by the scarcity oi
water we would not be surprised to see
ON upward tendency immediately aftel
the opening OF the new year. lf \
generally conceded that prices are a'
their lowest point, and some barge
Western buyers have already eommanc'
ed 90 order cotton supplies nm advance
of their wants. The jobbers have been
engaged in settling accounts, and tind
but small balances in their favor. =. Sul
the past years business, has been more
satisfact6r+ thar any previous one, and
the trade generally Is IN better con.
dition than il was this time last year
Very few failures are reported. and 'osii
houses are all IN a sound condition
The results Of the year have disappoint
ed those only who looked for an actiy,
speculative trade and large profits, ilifft
the sooner our merchants yet those ex
.travagant ideas outiof their heads the
better, II ssse4~ taHu' adf
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

ToRpEDoEs ADRHr. There LIS some
thing extremely disagreeable says q
London paper in the story that during
the late. experiments carried on with
brpedDeB in the Eibe some OF these
unpleasant machines broke loose and
coated away into the ocean. The posi-
lbihty OF b yacht, steamer, or peaceful
trading ship coming in contact with one
OF them is q very uncomfortable idea, as
we fear they would not respect neutral
bottoms. 1t is earnestly to be hoped
that if any of those torpedoes have wan
dered from their proper paths, they will
sink by their own weight without loss OF
time, or become the prey of some sea
monster, who viii not be little surpris-
ed at the effect produced by such q
peculiar pill
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

A FRIeHTFUL ACCIDENT, "Details are
given OF frightful railroad accident on
the Mississippi and Tennessee Road.
The accident was caused by the breaking
OF an axle of one Of the passenger cars.
This car was overturned by the shock
and caught fire from the stove. Several
persons were burned to death, one wo-
man being literally iammed head fore
most into the stove and reduced to q
cinder. The terror of the unfortunate
negroes who occupied the car was indies
cribable Packed upon one another,
thrown violently from seats that were
broken from their fastenings, the car or
fire from the overturned stove, they
crushed one another; children were
suffocated and crushed under foot, and
many met horrible deaths"
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

News hhs been received nt SAN Fran.
CISCO Of fh6utotai ioss Of the United
Stataa nieamer " Saginaw" VI the Pa
c;6c heet The vessel went ashore on
the in0fhing " Saturday, Octohsr ~
1870, on Ocean Islsnds skfeneh FFlgate
Shoals, near Midway Island, iors which
place the " Saginaw" left Honolulu.
AaAsiwich IalhndRj From the tine the
vessel went ON unth she finally went 70
pieces a heavy surf prevailed, and I'D
consedtfence very little could be saved
from thb wreelf.n Espscially was ~ dim
cult TO obtain the, provisions on buards I
aud because of the uieagre quantity
uavnd tlie officers and men were placed
ON taiaFtef rntionm, ns Size island on which
they yero wrecked furnished nothing I'm
the shape cf food On The 18th of ApyeH.r.
ber the executive officer Of the "Sagi-
nav, = Lieut. Talb0t, with some OF the
sub4ofiicerk. started PIN .Ithe gig for
the Sandwich Islands, and on the
18th of December, one month aftesward,
came IN &ght of Kanais Z onH Of the Sand
wich LAland group, but all were 70 thor
oughly exhausted because Of thesf con-
tinued priystfoas and sufberfhgs, that
while sttemphng 10 MALE landing. Lieut.
Talbot, the executive officer. Peter Fran
cis, qnartermaster, and James Muir
and John Andrews, sailors, were drowned
in the suEf. Their bodies were spbse-
quently found on the beach. and inter- !
red. Z The survivors Immediately took \
maaM1neR 10 forward the newa pf their aE-
rival 10 Honolulu, and the loss of the
ftSaginaw at Ocean Island, Gnd'On Fe-
ctipE of the information the United
States .MiniHter chRrtered the Kona
packet, placed supply oil provisions
and water on board and dispatched her
toitlae relief ofgthe ahipwrecked saamep.
Two days sfterwsrd. theSandwich Island
Goyernment placed the steamer " Kila-
nea'' at the service OF the United States
Minister, aud he immeiiately dispatched
her 10 the scene Of the disaster, and
where Il was hoped she would arrive ia
season 30 rescue the officers and men
from death by starvation and exposure
The ss Saginaw was fourth-rafe vesseI
of the paddle.wheei clasH, carries two
guns, and her tonnage 2S2 Montgom- I
cry Sicard. pf New. York, was the Lieu |
tenant commanding tss -rsi
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20
The Heart Bowed Down.

The heart bowed down by weight Of woe
To weakest hopes VIII cling,
To thought and impulse while they fiow
That can no comfort bring;
With those exciting scenes viii blend
~ U'er pleasures pathway thrown,
But memory 10 the only friend
That grief can call its ownl
The mind viii, in its worst despair,
Stsl ponder DER the past,
On moments on dalighs tl.at were
Too beautiful 10 last;
To long, departed years extend
Its visions with them flown.
For memory is the only friend
That grief can call it's sSn.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20
IysANrry AND MURpER.-At n murde,

INSANITY AND MURDER. q murder
trial in Memphis, wherein an attempt 10
establish insanity was made on the part
of the defence, DR. J. r. Allen was called
as an expert, and testified as follows
/ have been practising physician for
nearly thirty years 1 have had some
experience in cases Of insanity, having
been for ten years medical superintendent
Of the Kentucky Lunatic Asylum, and
during that time had over two thousand
crazy people under my charge I have
heard the Hypothetical case read by Mr..
Rhelan i am here as an expert, and
before answering this question, would
like to say that the more l studied the
question of insanity the less understood
it; and if YOU ask me where it begins
and where it ends. neither i nor any
physician in the world could tell you in
fact, ON occasions like this, lawyers make
fools of themselves in trying to make
asses Of doctors.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

q &HF NtHstNMI #4@NItFMf Efl MH
The L.. =. House Of Representatives,
have had the Paraguay affair under con-
HiderAtion. IAN additional resolution Hai
offered censuring Fleet Capt, Ramsey
and Lieut Commander Kirkland. foi
going TO the camp Of Lopez. and acting
with inquiSiturB who eEtorted false con,
LESSONS from Bliss and Masterulan and
another, requesting The Secretary of The
Navy to institute proceedings. by Gour1
Of Inquiry or Court martial Tor the trial
OF Admirals Gordon and DAVIS for the
offenses set forth In the report. Mr.. VII.
lard, "a ineunber of the COMMITTEES on
Foreiga AaairA opposed the resolution
OF censure. and, said. that both the STATE
ana Navy DEPARTMENTS Ind compliment
ed lAdfnirAls 9fordon and Davis for tha
manner in which they. had performed
their duties ns AdmiraIs of the South
Atlantic Squadron. AT the close of tht
debate MFR. Wood movedtO lay the whnle
subject ON the table, but the House re-
fused by Az 10 116. The resolution
dfrctinrn Court Of inquiry ARaa agreed
60 by 80 10 2G, while that censurina
Capt Ramsey, and Lieut. -CpminAndel
Kirtiand was rejected BY 66 10 90. The
resolution disappointing the condnct al
Rer-Admiral Davis, in delaying 70 pro.
ceed to the rescne of Messrs. Bliss and
Mastermanr in accepting the release in
thenenner andunder the circumstances
detailed in the testimony in receiving,
holding and treating them as prisoners.
was adopted by 100 to 60. The rasolI-
ton declaring that Admiral Gordon, IN
neglecting to aid Mr.. Washbqrn m reach
ing the Government 10 which he was
accredited. failed to discharge his duty
Ga commander OF the South Atlantic
Squadron, wus adopted lty so 20 39. The
other msicrity resolution was agreed to
without division. Permission was asked
to offer resolution instructing the Sec.
Rotary .of the Navy TO publish In general
orders ths resplutions of censure Just
adopted, but cbieotlon was made.
.sN t.tfH ~ ~ Ft.Nf#
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

A khn brightest DREAMS mmnt fnda away.
D. thn4I shls pleasure nnh
a. araughls of nticeloss Joy you drink.
That I am alA YOUR friand.
As clouds upon suramer's day
So slowly fade. aud pass away,
Oar lore has paiod aud wnne4
And vet fafn would have you know
That ia my heart there ntill doth glow
A here which ohcu Jon gained.
You wooed and won my trusting hunFt:
And, oh 1 I'd did auch hlina impmFt
Unto my vary soul, e
4 gave ms nL--my iovn--so thees
My fAib meath thy control
And through shnno long And drnmaW yaArns
/. while wmitAnw fm hh@mD mit mW Ammru
- #puAd mmmmm mwMy mmnh mnnAlm sf
n Fef 4 have struggled with Hny hAMRk,
And hmde fAan aI0nm fRum me d~nARt-
Ioyod thea ali Ase while,
Whare'ot thou usfnybd. wharn'uf MdEt ruaHhs
Faf Ger the land 'cr0u# oceans fnMHm,
1 yet fo thee Maa true
And whsn hfAt came unte my unKM
Thia tnle, crushed my doubts and fehfA
And asilldid lfust In you.
aIant now7 alas NE tale is aold
You ReFs your heart ior paltrJ Go4L
And lett me har1 70 Mourn. i5
And 7 Tn bat nnotha, cloud
OF i0ve, n eptog deafhH GaFk shfoud,
+ And seek that endlaas ponrAa
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

A girl writes composition as follows;
SKow.--I Love To see snow / Love to
get up in the morning and see Deep
Snow l love to see the trees and the
ground all Covered with snow some girls
do not like to come 10 school for they
say it tbs to cold and they watch till
school is in and then they 60 then on
the hill to side
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

PENNSYLVANIA has 2,002 school dis
tricts, 14,212 schools, 2,s92 graded
schools, 13, 100 directors, 70 country and
other superintendents, 1852 teachers,
826, ,691 pupils, 5 normal schools with
1876 students, 66 professors and stu
dents, 8, 1876 volumes in the libraries oi
the normal schools, 10 colleges with 157
professors and teachers, 2, 805 students
and 75, 900 volumes in their libraries.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

BALLOON PRISONERS TO BIZ CouRr-M MAR
TIALRD. Bismarck sent word TO the
French Government that several balloons
have fallen into the hands of the Prus-
slams, and that the persons thus captured
would be tried according TO the laws oi
war. However, the French refuse TO
believe that the Prussian Government
has any serious intention OF taking the
responsibility Of such barbarity as the
trial by court-martial and exc cution OF
balloon travellers. It is believed that
the object is simply to strike terror and
discourage resistance.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

A HAPPY youth in Connecticut has
three living grandfathers and six living
grandmothers, making nine grand
parents. His grandfather, grandmother,
great -grandmother and great-great-
grandmother are living In the same
family. Next door live his grandfather,
grandmother and great-grandmother,
and within mile live his great-grand-
father and q third great-grandmotaer.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

An ASEcDoTE is told of Chief-Justice
Marshall, evincing his ready humor.
The old gentleman like Miles Staldish,
was very fond always Of doing every
thing for himself. and objected strongly
to any assistance being rendered him.
One day, wishing to consult some work
Of reference, he entered the law library
and proceeded to mount the steps and
draw out book from an upper shelf.
The books being tightly packed together
refused to leave one without the other,
and the Chief-Justice, not noticing this,
in Withdrawing the one he wished dis
lodged the entire row, which come down
upon him, telling him to the floor. The
librarian instantly ran 10 the rescue,
inquiring if the venerable gentleman was
hurt, and offering him assistance in
rising. "Let me alone, said the Chief.
Justice; "iet me alone, I'm a little
stunned for the moment that's all.
have laid down the law often, but this is
the first time the law has laid me down. y
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20
LUMBER AT A1BASY.-The official state

LUMBER AT ALBANY. The official state
ment places the receipts for 1870 Of
452, 1853, 300 feet, which are the highest
figures Albany has ever reported by
5000, 600 feet. The stock of lumber on
hand ut the close of the year isestimated
at 80, 900, 900 feet, which is about 20, 600,
600 feet less than the stock a year. ago,
and the receipts are about 5000, 900 feet
greater than those of 1869.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

= THE LATEST yNovELTx in, job printing
has lust been executed by q LQndor
printer, who had an order from baker
to PRINT 4 number Of bill-heads ON three
different colured papers VIZ, red green
and white. The obiect 0f tins 1t ap-
pears was 10 avoid giving instructions
to- the man who dsliyered the bread,
four &,s 70 the customers mT9i prevent
mistles, when, the bill, was made out
upon a red paper, il DENOTED Danger,
and he was not 70 leave the goods with.
ont The cash !; II on green IL denoted
G Oaitioh, p as the customer was doubt,
full, sand the man Was TO get the money
if he could onrwhite, itswasi safe &c
IleaYeflay qnantity,d sad yI1arp si'i ni
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ha:
decided that, If o man put nis head ol
arm through car window and is injured
by coming in contact with something
which reaches close to the window, be
cannot recover damages for the injury,
the act being considered as negligence
on the part of the passenger.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

~. CONVINCING. attorney brought
an immense bill to a lady for some bust
ness he had done for her. The lady, to
whom he at once paid his addresses,
murmured at the charges. Madam, -
replied the limb of the law, CT wanted
to convince you that my profession Is
lucrative, and that I should not have
been bad match" I'D l ng9 .
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

BIRTHS AND DEATHS H vERafovr. .--
There were F,510 births. in Vetm3nt I'm
1852, nore then d Thousand greater than
was ever reported before ~ The deaths
lwere Q, 4A2, which isI one i'm Ieyery75 In
habitants., The death rate thus becornea
1874, while Id Massachusetts il is about
49, and I'm Rhode Island nearly NV.
There were 2, ,O5l qcohples maFfied. y tina
,laEenst nnmbarireporteddh any yeariez-
,cept 1866 The number Of divorces sTas
167-17.7 per cent. Of oil the marriages
performed. In 1867 it was 159 IN. 1856
l55. !, Both marriages lland births are
more freduent among the foreign born
popalatioh than the native, as is the cas-
ali over New a aEnglandi saTlie divorces
however, are chiefly aanoug ths natives
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

aAmahuin Essex called on one of the
shoe-dealers Of, that town a few days ago
and bought a pair Of shoes for his boy; the
$40 hoc,e.deale Z lei took The shoes for the purT
pose Of rasping of the pegs, but the
purchaser Objected. bee=nise. said ne. Il
the pegs are cut off the boy would run
all over town, and they would not Last
him three weeks.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

"Call that kind man" )" said an actor,
speaking of an absent acquaintance, ga
man who is away from his family, and
never sends them O. farthing? Call that
kindness ?" "Yes, sunremitting kind
ness" Jerrold replied.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

The mayor of San Francisco has given
his entire official income for the present
year, amounting TO the sum of $4, 200,
10 the public charities of the city.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

Tn INCOME TAX. An examination Of
the ncoue-tax returns of the United
States for the last year develops many
curious facts. IL A New York paper gives
o resume or these, among which it In
stated that the whole amount OF income
tax, exclusive Of the tax from corrcia-
tions,. was So, ,025, ,e6S. SO. Of this
amount seven States paid the sum Of
S1S, ,S87, ,826. 49, and nearly onelthird OF
the whole amount was paid by Aew
York In nineteen States the amount
collected was less than $75, 900.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

In English, the Nercm-ioas Politie,S in
1862 advertised an heroic poem, the
/" Irenodia GrdtulortG," and this was the
sire of the whole progeny of advertise
menta
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

A Losr CmD.--A child about four
wears III age. who was abandoned by a
wandering party Of gypsiee, Last summer,
In. Ottawa County, Ohio, has since been
In the family OF farmer residing I'm o.
tawa, and he, thinking Che Little girl may
Ihaveibeen stolen from her parents, hmm
now advertised the TACT
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-20

The Indian Territory wants to be pro-.
moted the TO Estate of Ocmulgee. ~
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-07
e.'' So From the Little Rock Gazette.
Ouachita, Pine Bluff and st. Louis Rail
ROad...A New Project.

The Monroe La. TELEGRAPH, whose
editor is familiar with the subject
whereof he speaks, agitates the con-
structiOn of Il railroad from st. Louis
cia Potosi, Pilot Knob and Van Buren,
in Missouri; Pocahuntas, Smithville,
Searcy, Little Rock and Pine Bluff, in
Arkansas, and Bastrop, Girard or Mon
distance from Girard to st. Louis to be
$50 miles, and proceeds as follows to
show how the road can be built:
Estimating the subscription of ST..
Louis, public and private, at 81 600, 600,
the disposable value of the wild land at
81 600, 900, the public and private SUBJ
scription of thirteen towns at $40, 900,
the county and parochial subscription,
of say sixteen, at $4,000 each, making
$3.50, 900, and the private subscription
on the whole route at 81, 900, OOO, and we
have s4,7SO,0OO enough to build 473
miles, at $4,000 a mile, without using
one cent of the revenues, which would
commence with the first five, and in
crease with every additional mile
making it payable in ten annual in
stallments, and the thing is perfectly
practicable.
elf the people would but realize it.,
they have in soil, climate and produc-
tons magnet that will draw the peO-
pie and their wealth from every quar-
ter of the globe. Cut off from the
centers of trade by circuitous routes or
weary journeys over land, the desir-
ableness of the country is unknown.
Open the way, offer a conveyance, and
let the hunter for home and fortune
see for himself"
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-07

confidence that he will readily encour-
age every public enterprise, and you
will find that, with all his splendid en-
dowments and honors, his public zeal
amounts to nothing. We have often
wondered how such men as these-and
they certainly ecist-are enabled in
figuring up their accounts with "a.
tional responsibility, to come within
fifty per cent. of balance.
It is sad commentary upon ones
life, if, possessed Of the influence, tai
ents and means to make his. people and
his section happy and prosperous, he
exhausts and ends that life in the
drudgery Of a counting-room, among the
dust and cobwebs Of q law-office, in the
tillage and Impeachment of few
acres of land, or in the seclusiOn and
discomfort of his own cherries cham
Der, without having in one single'noR-
BILE instance stepped nanfully, forward
e
to the support of public improvements.
Such a life is a waste, Blank, aye,
worse, because It leavesan evil example
behind. ,-r.,t ......,.- t,,..,
Let us, therefore, ut the threshold OF
the new year, look around, and select
some public Improvements, or entet-
prises, to which we will lend aid and
encouragement, and "muster up the
courage" to do citizens part in the
land in which we i've. Let US lock to
our towns, our churches, our school
houses, our highways, our need Of rail-
roads and other public works, and de-
vote some of the energies, 80 long per-
mitted to remain idle, to the deyelope-
ment and Improvement of opr, highly
favored country. There is wonderful
power and benefit in a cooperative
public effort, a power unseen until ex-
erted,. but always available and always
enriching.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-07

The scarcity of money in this section,
Just now, is without precedent, and no
one seems able to explain the cause.
Planting operations progress slower
than usual; while the payment of debts
is one of the lost arts. Nevertheless,
we believe the country is safe; if PEG
pie will only deal fairly and honorably
with each other. NJ .,,~-nLls.,
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-07

The Fire Department of Monroe is
now compactly organized, with Gen.
J. F. Pargoud,,' as Chief, and Capt.
Geo. Chamberlain, as Assistant. We
trust this will end all rivalry between
our fire organizations, except the rival
nv of friends and brethren.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-07

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Spanish
Minister disavows any interest upon
either side in the San Domingo question.
Missouri circles consider Blair's cleo
ton to the Senate as probable.