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Why Pnrlon was Granted.

4 pardon has been recently granted TO
Joshua +. Bailey, % revenue collector,
who in 1870 left the United States with
his accounts in arrears some $3.50, 600.
In his application for the absolute and
unconditional pardon which has been ex-
tended 60 him 10y the President, Mr..
Bailey set forth that lac fled the country
because of the persecution of tho then
powerful whisky ring, which had 50 mis-
represented him that 10 prove his inno-
ccnCc would have been impossible. Fur
thcr, that he was not n dofauter as rep
resented. bat that Of the $3.50, 900 dis
crcpnncy in his accounts at least 500,
GOO consisted of uncnllectablo and I'M
collected accounts, for which amount he
is entitled 10 immediate credit or the
other 500. 600 he claims that the larger
part WINS for moneys paid ont by him IN
the prosecution of official and unofficial
thieves upon the revenue. and for other
Legitimate purposes Thirty-fvc thous-
and dollars of this amount, the loss Of
which he is unable 30 account for, but
which was no defalcation. he promises TO
make good 10 the government, II, upon
examination. he is held liable for IT, Mr.
Bailey only returned 30 his home a few
days ago, bringing with him his children.
His wife was lost in an ocean passage
some two years ago. During his alb
seuco Mr. Bailey is understood 10 have
been in South America.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
The Centennial Surplus.

In the United States circuit count at
Philadelphia. IN the matter ut tAe Gem
tsuulul hu.trd uf finance against Joseph
Patterson and Henry Lewis. ut Rhiladel-
phia John Gill and the State National
bank af Camden, New Jersey, ANA George
Eyster. United States treasurer 40 PhiiA-
,ielphla, praying the court 10 direct tho
defendants e. uteullrad IN urJer that IL
may Ice luiicially determined whether
the beard ut finance shall return 20 the
government tine sum Of 81, 900, 600, which
WAS appropriated 60 the Exhibition, he-
fore distributing the balance between the
holders uf the Crntelual stock, ur whether
the latter are entitled 90 "a pro rata dis
tribuuou Independently ui the govern
mgnt S interest. Messrs. Patterson, Lewis,
and Gin and the State bank Of Camden
filed the following answer,
Iirst-Wt admit the aNeuneut, con-
tanned In the first, second, third. fifth,
sixth and seventh paragraphs ot tae cou-
plaluaut's b,ll, and believe that tHe vari-
uus acts uf Congress therein referred tu
are correctly set forth,
Sccuud-Wc are advised and beliey,
that, under the true construction of the
AeA NA Il tt- A'f ANHNs tAt'. ANt-Att' ++A N++n
hands of the complaiuaLts Tor distribu-
y.1u should he first applied IN payment
oi the capital stock, and that ANY surplus
thereafter. or in other words, the profits.
il any. resulting tram the Centennial E.N-
hibiton in said hlll Of complaint mem
toned. should then br paid O. the United
States 10 the extent ot 81, 500. 900, and
the balance of the profits. ii amy, hr dl-
vljed. PRO rata. among the -tockhpldcrs
But rs uo profits have resulted from said
Centennial Exhibition, and us the balance
iu the hands Of the c3mplaiuants Is wholly
inadequate even b. repay tAe amount ui
stock subscribed. we aver thAt the United
States is not entitled "a participate at AL
IA the distribution uf the SAID fund. but
that the same should and ought g. be dt-
yijel among the stakeholder, pr1 rata ,u
satisfaction and discharge uf ;hc capital
stock In accordance with the ys4L section
u the act Of june /, ls74, and vr have
demanded. and DO demand. tAnt the c1m-
plaiuauauts should So distribute the said
fund, and We pray that the court viii sa
order "a decree.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
The Tcmperance lIo,cmcnl.

At o meeting recently held .u y Nv
York, DR.. Ormlstun called attention ~
the great Importance Of the temperance
movement, the terrible evil ui int,xica-
tion, and the necessity that tLe churches
should take "a chief part i'm the contest
against that evil Tie spoke uf the diih-
Guilty OF rcclumlug the dumkard-
though work % that end should not ht
given up. Us each rescued man was "a
grand trorhy-anl urged that tLJ begin
ulngs uf iutempeuuce should be- resisted
everywhere and always-at the social
board as well rs IN the drinking saloon
in the party which encouraged 10 ms IN
the darker shadows which yuc1lras~ld
IT'S worse forms. The magnitude uf the
evil, IN lis financial, social. moral aul
spiritual results. was iEcalculahly
In the United States $50 Wu. o0 of
gallons 81 liquors. costing S73J, 900. COO
were consumed annually Sl1 90 each
man, woman and child. Four-hiths ~
the inmates uf the almshuusrs were there
in consequence If iutemPemuce. Va
grrucy and beggary had their main
source there. and eighty 20 ninety per
cent Of all criminals connected their
course II crime with iutempernuco. DR.
Omistnn gave fully statistics sustaining
these views, and spoke at length Of the
evils arising 20 the individual lruukard.
81 the influence 81 drinking against reli-
gion both 40 home and abroad and 81 the
fact that moderate drinking vus only the
Introduction to excess. He also dwelt
upon the duty Of ali parents, for the sake
of their children, % make earnest efforts
that they toe not eutaugled in this crime
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The Canlnred Spanish steamer.

The story has been e.. Of the capture
uf the Spanish steamer Moctezuma by
Cuhaus but not in detail Il wns as fol-
lows 4 party Of eleven Cuhaus left
St Domingo for Santiago de Cuba ON
the steamer. Their arms consisted OF
rcyolycrs and swords, the latter conceal
ed in trunks, while some had bowie
knives. Prado, chief 81 the expedition,
disposed the men in position, when din
nrr was being served, ut half-past five.
Three Of the party, lei by Prado, sum-
muucd the officers uf the steamer 30 sur
render One Of the party says
The signal OF each man r. hls post was
given. and Prado, with myself, each with
a revolver in his hand, entered the cabin,
while Murcv guarded the entrance 10
the door. Prado told the assembled Off
GERS that he demanded the surrender Of
the vessel They, seeing such small
attacking party, commenced to resist.
Several shots were then fired 10y us Ia
iutimidatc the Spaniards, but with no
intent 10 KiI. The resistance became
more determined. and Pradu having been
wounded, it was found necessary To take
life b. bg successful i'm our mission. Fir
first 10 fall WIS Captain Cocho, with two
shots in his head Then came the stew
ard who had wounded prado. who re-.
civcd IL bullet in his heart; Catalonan
passenger aud q sailor who resisted were
also killed Among the wounded were %
fireman, who received q shot III the arm;
the stlrekecprr and a Cuban passenger,
who was accidentally wounded. These
were the total casualties, and we were
masters Of the MoctcZumn and her Off
cerR and crew, numbering some seventy
souls. There were also n number Of
passengers. among them being Span
ish onirinl connected with the star dc
partmont 81 the ielunl of Porto Rico.
We fastened the hands of some Of our
prisoners for n short time, while we held
a council Of war. Soon nftcrwnrd we
released them. Meanwhile the working
of the ship was conducted as before.
On the following day the passengers and
part of her crew were landed near Port
an Paix on the northern coast of Hayh.
Returning, however, 90 the steamer, she
continued on her course, subsequently
acnding Gutierrez and myself ashore IN
n boat with messages for the republic of
Cuba and the agents Of said republic.
The Cespedes. the name the steamer
is now known 10y, is no pirate, for she
carries letters Of marque. She is com
manded by men ready and willing to
sacrifice their lives for Cuban indcpond-
ence. ! cannot conclude without OK
pressing the warmost thanks to Peru
for the noble sons she has given us to
help us in our struggle for liberty.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
4 SlcL Noman's Pet.

4 Young h-lridru woman has lately
EuI au lutsErstlng experience with a
mul-,rars rlL She resided with her
mother aui ,wu sisters IN couple uf
humble apartments Iu LNeTl1l. Eng
laul On account 81 the efforts uf her
mother and sisters g. support their
h1m. the invalid WAS frequently left
alone for hours when an Was Quiet o
hagr ut h-t made h.- appearance
through au aperture la "a closet The
sick glri having ul te..E VI Rodents thew
-umr crumbs from L,l table bat for
several days tar l.g r.t declined aul ,vu-
llr} Ha further ;au heads LENGTH
beyond the halg. Finally hc took cluf-
age aud rushed uut far tL. murscls ~
bread tarvu lN ,he feeble hands: htill
hH made as .t,t.r delay as possible until
the ,3My had grown ure joy closer -c-
ggalui.nce. Ias invalid gradually iu-
uucci h.s u,-Ap t1 make nearer adj
Nantr-. aaA ie begun o. liHr,r a..er the
daily meal a4l EutN. about the floor
until tle FIRST strange iouistcp loll upon
tlr tar. bold, and then Ae was of like q
flash Then 70 became uue IL the paal
ssgs girls wAIm- O. lEye hsr rats daily
portion specially laid los, and the ficrce
looking aui anomalous pet at length
was cpaZei 60 run up the side - tine
table aud nrnhlr hI. dinner beside l,s
kindly misir,~s. Even then hc could
uat be- induced 90 STAY Il the mos,
stal,ly football were heard near the
door. The only way in which uutsidcrs
could watch lars movements WIS through
the ltfla Windows un Ihp tons ~ the
aa8r. SO last br permitted himself tn
hr fonilel without ANY tlearheGous ra-
sr,laace. anal the sick gIrl had not thc
l,a-t faaI II Lil. lig was never heard
90 might. nor was there aay other r-.
about ihr premises. Then tLs feeble
hand could serve Che strange pa uo
longer. nor cruld the poor girl DE- left
alone long enough g. assure the tanned
rodent that * vaa Fafe 90 come ont. SHE
died. and al other pigJrjz g. call him ogt
OF his hiding place were uus,ailing. The
SICK arl had hai him IN o tame caud-
lm i1r nearly ry months
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
Sacred Animals.

An English officer lately put mp at the
-D2k bungalow, near the sacred lake Of
Posh, Raipootana, India, which swarma
with alligators who arefed and worshipcd
by the natives. About midnight the
sentry raised nh alarm because one Of the
dangerous reptiles had crept mp 10 the
bungalow Puzzled by the noise the al-
hgator crept into bedroom, and tho
officer killed it with his pistols Next
morning the population was furious, and
the Englishman narrowly escaped with
his life. When, many years ago, the
officers shot sacred peacocks in sport,
and got killed in return, Sir Charles Ma
pier issued the laconic order: If officers
will shoot peacocks, Beloochees VIII shoot
officers"
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
Tho Old neacon's Lamont.

Yes, Two becu deacon Of our church
Nigh on 20 City ycar
Walked IN tho way of dooty, toe.
And KEEP my conscience clear.
I've watched the cbildrcu growiu uP
Seen brown locks truu' gray
But never saw soooh doiu's yet
As those I've seru to-lay
This ohurch was built by goldly mou
To glolfy tho LogJ,
In seventeen huudrvd y,ghtyr,,sht
Folks couldn't thgu afford
Carpets and cushing, and sc,h like
The -csts wcrc jest plain vood
Too manner for tho logpy oucs,
m pwyJr Nc allu, stood
And when the hymns were given out
tcll yyu il was sraDj
To hoar our leader start thc tuuoa
With wuu Gorh ia hand
Then Eooi cid r China, Near, ami all,
Wyro h,ari gu SaNla.h DAYS
And men ami vg1uyu. hoys ami guls.
Jlnyd ia the SONG otVrai-r
But that old pulpit, was rg puds
jest yiEh, Zee, tggm thg srauuI
Th.yd rssr.l It up-,a r.th.r side
A uarr,r stair, went down
Tho frant ana argl, v,r, f,ly ,sf,,l
With Scrptrr stpytr, all
Su,liu' - Moses Jacobs drcsiu
Ana sinful Adams IaM
Tho lau,s ou the leiss
lU own I ,...Is,t aar,uus when
ur showed ID near the ,d-y.
Tl.err. w,,A l,y OtrA. the rsrsan stssd
The Ssglu.er a. eSpoaal
There. man ANA ls,. I've rrt below.
And not fault Was found.
~. .,.,
Ana fought asgnst can. toos
Bat hrst a choir was .u.srio1cgI.
Then eushiugs IN each pew
Next. baaghtga carlret fyr The Iuog
Aud then. that very yyar
We got our u,s larlolgau.
And the bis -Laulylggr
,,-.,, ,.,..,.., .,
went 10 gy.ry mgguu,
Aal voted " No 90 an they SID.
BuJ found u.y lnaunoe heeun.
Al last the worst uilsfu.tu fell
uast Gsmt Deacon Brown
He helped the yJuag folks when they said
The pulpi. shguld come down.
"a - -.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
An AstOHished Whale.

The Philadelphia Press tells a tough
story as to how a Massachusetts, fishing
schooner was carried Off by monster Of
the deep. According TO the run of the
yarn told by the Press, the vessel was
riding at anchor, when suddenly she be-
gun to move through the water at the
lively rate of ten to fifteen miles an
hour. 1t was then discovered by the
astonished crew that a whale had twisted
the anchor cable around his tail, and was
making off with the schooner. His
whaleship, perhaps. equally astonished,
lifted himself out Of the water several
times during the free tow, and finally
made off with about one hundred and
forty fathoms Of the cable, leaving the
vessel free to return to port.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18

4 dasmng woman, with IN enormous
hustle, came tectering into m incoming
Chicago train. the other morning, and
settled herself in n seat opposite an old
Granger, who was coming up 90 see the
city.
Ny darter Jane was once took with
one Of them ere humps, remarked the
old man, as he turned his plying gaze
from the woman 10 n fellow passenger.
Z" She was p inquired the passenger.
Yes, was the reply, "but yer kin
Jest bet / cured her on it mighty
quick
"What did you do2' inquired the
amused passenger
" ! sot her down in tub Of hot water
till the dcrned thing wilted," declared
the old man, "and it never come on
agin r.
The dashing woman and other pnssen-
gers who Ind overheard the conversation
liked 10 have "wiited without the hot
water.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
4 Sad Cnse.

4 few months ago an elegantly dressed
woman, the wife Of n rich merchant. was
SO drunk in a Baltimore street that she
could not stand. and policeman arrest
cd her. Her husband secured her re-
lease, and the incident was made IA Sc
cret. She promised never to drink in
toxicating liquor again. Lately she was
found lying drunk in a gutter, and this
time the husband would do nothing 70
hide her shame. She was publicly fined
in apolice court and discarded by her
family.
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" Down In tlle Month. .

When there i- oauJnuM dropping down
10 the bach q iAe moUth. with irritation aud
Inflammation ~ The nasal caviiies and throat
slth hawking sEIlilng and a asuse q fallness
ahsui tAr head. hc nut deceived uT fancy i a
smlls onld lau arc afflicted with that term
hlg acHurrr ~ thl, climate CAlagrh the fore.
runner 81 Consumption. lu IT, ezrl1 staces a
fe~ bottles ~ llr, Naeos CataFrh Remedy viii
effect an entire cure. Nheu confirmed Or
flgrcss Golden Medical Discovery should hs
used iu connection with tic Remedy. Thess
standard moiiciurs have bos a before tlle pnhlic
many years, and their usJ has lcen attended
wlih the most gratifying ruocass. A fan dis
cusaon - tztarrh and BE- rational treatment j.
contained in "Ibe fesdrs Common Nense
Medical Adviser. q lo1L - over nine hundred
pages. illustrated With over two hundred and
t4slE -ia1 rlEfAElnga, bound m cloth and gllt
iFlos postpaid. Si51. Address Publishing De-
I.ArtIelIt MuIll ulNlan.ArN. BaaAlA n n
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
Changed his Vote.

A oaae once occurred In our own history
when Presidential oloctor changed his
vote after being elected. and voted against
his party in the electoral college. When
James Mnnroo wns running for second
term, at tho election in November, 1870,
his electors we're chosen in every State,
and Ia the electoral college in February,
1921, MF. Plummer. of New Hampshire,
cast his vote for John Quincy Adams.
b the surprise Of everybody. IL is sad
that his motive for thia was that be did
not wish b. have the vote unanimous for
any President after Washington.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18

severe and distressing cough. the long eoutlnu-
aacu - which much alarmed me fram phAt ]
lad heard ~ Nistsrs Halszm - Wild Cheiry /
concluded O. gave the preparation trial, which
! did. and hy Its Use obtained immediate and
permanent relief. Again. about I've years ago.
vas taken With severe hacking cough. ac-
ogfupafurd With pain ia the Ghost and side tick
aag Ia the throat. etc, which no reduced ms
health and strength % unfit me for attending
o. INV ordinary business. ! applied o. vel
Auowu physicians, and used lhcir prescriptions
without any percepiihlc benefit when. after
having hoen confined 10 my room for several
months. ] AEalu had rocoursc IL Wistar 6
hzlaafn, aud 90 my great Joy found, before.
Immediate relief. and two Bottles restored me
tn pCrfrct health.
80 eta ruf : l.1tffe Sgtd hv .Ii Rrtsfv9gss4s
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18

An educated young man went to Mis-
sissippi a few years since. His friends
were proud OF him, and said he would
be heard in the world before many years.
They were right the young man now
beats gong at a railroad station.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
Truth PAYS.

. The other day whe1P resident Of De-
troit hired boy to carry in ton of coal
he forgot to make a bargain, and when
the job had been completed he inquired !:
"Well, bub, how much do I owe
you?"
"Oh, 1 dunno, replied the boy.
"Can't Won name sum ?"
"I could, suppose" said the lad,
but mother said if / left it to you I'd
get twice what the job was worth I"
He received enough 10 convince him
that truth always pays.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18

II We can benefit the readers Of this
paper any by recommending Parsons P,srgG-
fuc I'it.s g. ho the best 0nti-tihnus medicine in
The country We are willing 60 30 90. We have
had about ~ good q chance o. know as any enc.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18

At our request Cragin & Co., Of Phil
adelphia, Pa, have promised to send
any of our readers, gratis Ton receipt of
fifteen cents to pay postage) a sample of
Dobbins' Electric Soap to try. Send at
once
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18

There can be no mistake nbont IL,
" NatcAlcSs Plug tobacco takes the lead
Old enc cut chewers say i, gives hctieT satis-
faction and is cheaper than iiar cut Yen can
not hc imposed upon. a. each plug has the
words " Maichluss T. i. a." on q wooden
tag. Try it once and you will always use H.
Manufactured by the Pioneer Tobacco Com
pauy, New York
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The Elcctnral Votes.

The president Of the Senate has adopt
ed q new form Of receipt for the electoral
votes as delivered by the messengers Of
the several States. The following is the
form Of receipt now given:
NIcE-pREstpEvr's CHANuEH.
SENATE or THE UNITED STATES.
WAsHISGroS, u. g.. --. 1876. !
Received 81 - - claiming 10 be- a
messenger 90 deliver the same. a sealed pack
age purpurting 10 contain certificate ~ tho
vote given for President and President Of
the United States by the electors Of The State ul
-, alleged 10 have hoon elected Nov. 7,
1876. Il. ". FrunY.
President pro tcmpore United Stat,s Senate.
II will be seen that this receipt is so
drawn rs not 10 commit the president Of
the Senate in any way. II, Of course,
was drawn 81 meet the case Of the dis
puted States, but it is used for all. Ger
tihcates from nearly all the States. ey-
cept the three disputed States and the
States on the Pacific coast, have been
received hv mail.
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IIEAInENTlAL MANSION, " ASHIN0rON,
u. C., April .. ls15.-Mcssrs. HCphpns;inc &
bentley Gents: Fer tho past seven years my
wife has hcCn a great sufferer frum rheumatism.
Her doctors failing 60 give her rchef. she used
three bottles of nuraugs Remedy and Per
maueft cure was the result Win. II. Crook
executive clerk Tor President Grant
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A singular marriage procession wus
seen IN the Bois ue Boul0gne, Paris. re-
Gently, the parties being mounted on
yeloclpeies. cacA gentleman having a
Lady behind him, aai the leading man
playing "a violin.
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Nor THE ONES. 1t is now well under
stood that n number of bodies from the
Brooklyn disaster were buried by friends
in the belief that they were relatives,
when they were, in reality, not the re-
mains OF those they We're supposed be be,
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Not Tomorrow, or The Next Day.

Bat BOW. II you have $ cough. cold. or any iFTi-
taIsuu whatever - the organs of respiration.
Tee Halo's Honey II Horohound and Tar. Il j.
a vegetable halsam, compared with which all
other Pulmuuics arC Naluclcss sold ~ all
dsurrists Pixies ToothAchc props cure in one
minute
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POPULATION. population, accord
ing TO the last census (1S70), of the three
south Carolina, white, 289, ,667; colored,
4l5,S14 Louisiana, white, 362, ,065; col
ored, 364, 4,210. Florida, white, 96,057;
Colored, 81 $50.