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A Petition Is now in circulation be-.
sccching congress to appropriate $4,000
10 ho expended I'm another effort 60
reach the North pole IL is now pro.
posed 60 plan colony Of persons as near
The North pole as possible who are Ca
take advantage Of any favorable opening
that may occur for accomplishing thc
daring project upou which 30 much
money and so many lives have been
wasted, IL is 10 be hoped that thi,
schem however, promising or frasibl,
It may seem 10 bc. will not meet Will
any encouragement from the govern
mcnt. lfthOuOO we're expended In get
ing colony Of Adventures located ucaI
the pole 10 might cost $500. 600 to &c
them away again, aud the goyernmen
! Is It's initial outlay would hr yommittc,
10 the inevitable yearly or tri-y early cK
| Ipeudiguro which would bc incurred it
trips of inquiry sud supply
MClurcs Times says The republican
are scared aud the democrats frightened
We think by thc time il is over tha
Hayes ti,, De scared and Tie rrpuhli
cans frightened.
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LIrrLEFIELD TESHFTES AGAIN

Washington, February 2.-The senate
committee Of which Senator Howe Is
chairman, and who areinyestigating the
conduct OF the late elections in Louisia-
na examined to day Mr.. J. +. Littleheld
one Of the clerks or the Louisiana re-
tnrninc board who in statement made
a few days ago before the Morrison com
mittee Of the house confessed having
changed the figures Of the returns from
Vernon parish. Louisiana, SO that the
votes cast for the democrats at polls No.
. and Of this parish were counted for
the republicans In his testimony to-
day Mr.. Littlefeld stated that the re-
publican figures which were altered by
himself, came into the hands OF the
Morrison investigating committee
through his uncle, Mr.. Spearing, 10
whom witness gave the returns. lie also
stated that Mr.. Spearing Is a republican
but Nichols man; that he gave the re-
turns 10 Spearing without compcnsa>
ton: that few days before doing so
Speariug had introduced witness TO n
man named Clifford, bank examiner,
and witness told Spearing in the presence
Of Clifford of the existence OF the return
which had been changed. Clifford told
witness If he would 20 10 Washington
with him Clifford the secretary would
give him Clifford 100000 forthe returns.
Witness would not 60 because he would
not set price on himself lie was not
for sale. lie regretted what he had
done and wanted 10 get ont Of the diff
Guilty without having il known that he
had changed the figures Of a return. He
stated that the 100000 was
to come from the secretary ofthe nation>
al party, or the treasury Of the rePubli-
can committee.
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rENNsYLYANIA COLLEGE

lssN 40 I l. y - " y W -
TA.siu ltution il beautifully located H.
lGeuysburg, eouuty-seGt OF Adams CO
SO ordinary Interest attaches 90 the tow
Iuf Get.yshura Itself Il. 10 the place wheI
lthc decisive battle Of our lAis blood
strife Wa fought aud where rebellion re
,elysd i.s most stunning blow. The ia
NOUS kstAlysins spring and hotel, locate
one mile from toNn. have their share Il
summer cIcursionists The beautiful Gem
etery uhero lie the noble dead OF our couu
Try, The grHd monument erected % ihei.
memory These and many other s.trac
lions maze GeuysburK more than @sdinH-
riy Interesting - the student and travel
Ter The people Of GlstysbarE one Of tn
mos, kiadly ysu can fad any where
No ono need fear for lack al attention
should Lo become sick Many students
can certify 10 the hospitality Of the ciuEen'
OF the town. Ths Institution itself is un
der the most sdmirable management. L.
corps Of professors i. the most gehtlonan.
| ly and able Tive literary societies, afford
ing weekly opportunity for debate an,
lererciss Of oratoEy. aud a spleudidiy furh
ishod gymnasium Tor muscular develop
meni arc accessible 10 every student H.
eurr.culum is the most thorough. lhr
Icoilege has sent out men who today &c
| lcupy positions ot the highes! trust Ia al
Departments Of lis. \ preparatory de
APARTMENT is also located in Gettysburg
where students are prepared Tor college
/ Young men desiring 20 10 themselves 70
| posilioH, Of honor ~ill hnd Penn a Colleg
lall that they could desire. Parents wish
ling their sons 10 be vel, taken care o
m rnlally and physiea .ly, send them {
Pona's College. Gettysburg is Aucessibl
by railroad three tines a day. w. Z. !.
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ONE or WELLS STATEMENTS RE
FUTED.

New Orleans, February 6.-The fol
lowing telegraphic correspondence took
place yesterday.
WAsHINGroS, j. c., February 8, 1877.
Duncan J.. KDuer, Ner Orleans.
Wells testifies to-day that you offered
him 500. 600 TO count the vote for Til
den. +. A. BURKE.
New Orleans, February 3. 1877.
T.. 4. Bnrts. Washington. u. C.:
Had Wells stated the truth he would
have said he Wells asked for S2OO.OOOt0
count the vote Of Louisiana as actually
cas-; in the ballot>boxes. Ireplicd did
not have the money. II deemed ne
ccssary / can come to Washington.
D.F. KESNER.
Just after the Returning Boards
promulgation Of the vote, Mr.. Kenner
met Wells in the street, and said TO him:
Why, Wells, how could you do such .
thing rs that" 10 which Wells replied
why, you all would not do anything
for me-" "You must have been paid
Handsomely" said Hr. kenner. "Gon
bet y answered Wells. MT, Kenner is.
one Of tie best known and most respect
ed citizens Of New Orleans.
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Private Sale.
A Choice Farm and House and /

A Choice Farm and House and Lot
The following described property. @.
John Emmcr,, decd, situate Ia HArrn
twp. Centre county, one FARM, contain.
ing one hundred and thirty three acre,
more or less, bounded hy lands of b. Ev.
crhart dec j. James Glenn. McFarlen.
DR.. Henderson. dec d. ahd others is Offer
ed Al private sale. The farm is we'll wa.
tered, never failing stream Of water run
ming ,hrouEhiho farm aud within thirty
yards OF the barn. also. q well Of never,
falling water at the house. with good
pump in u The improvements arc y
large FRAME HOUSE. two stories high
almost new frame bank barn, forty
Eve by eighty feet and al other nccessa-
~ ouibuildiugs This is one Of the best
producing farms In this section Tor an
kinds Of grain Is all limestone land. 4
large ORCHARD Of choice fui, on the
promises
For particulars inquire Of Wm Vert
on the farm. Also ono House and lot
Situated IN Boalsburg, Centre CO, the
house Is two stories high, with kitchen at,
tachod 10 it, and all necessary outbuild.
ings also a good stable. a never failing
we'll Of water with good pump. The lot Isl
we'll set with fruit trees of best quality.
Also two acres and l23 perches Of excel.
lent land situate near the German Re-
formed church ia Roalshurg within two.
squares ofabovo house.
JOSIAH NEFF, Executor Of j. Em-
inert. decd. 30 nov 8m.
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HARD TINES IN FRANCE.

Versaillcs. Feb. Gin the Chamber OF
Deputies yesterday. VI. Ordinaire (Radi-
cal Republican,, member for Lyons,
questioned the Government rs to whnt
steps It intended to take to alleviate the
distress among the workmen of Lyons. NJ.
Ordinaire said that fifty thousand opera
tivcs were thrown out Of employment in
consequence of low wages ard the dearness
Of raw silk, which has risen eighty per
cent in price.
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all the places of amusement Since tho
exhibition the house has bccn thoroughly
renovated the frescoinR 10 beautiful,
while the now carpets and painting gcuor'
ally add to the chccffulncss scarcely 20 b,
imagined. Mr.. q. W Mullin has ndmit
ted his son, Geo X Mullin, and EdwHft
L. Bean, II Fort Wayne, Ind, 70 assu
him. In the future tho lrm will bet w
Mullu 4 Co This house is certainly dc
sor, ing efpatronaAc, as !, Was tho onl1
one which did not raise the price ou Ac
count Of the Centennial, and endeayor t
lrItcud lhr same comforts, Rs u has pre-
you,ly, TO every ono We advise all cen
lcmplSung visit 10 stop At tho 81 Cloud
/ St Nu,yuluu.s day is pact and with
/ .lr joy oi Ihc uFchlns who received = va
2 N.Hr.FH
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ST CLOUD HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA
On recent visit to Philadelphia We
stopped at the st. Cloud hotel. The
pleasure Of our sojCurn Was made com
plete by the cordial welcome we met on
our arrival, and the attention we received
while there. This hotel is certainly the
most comfortable and complete in the city.
Situated in the midst Of the wholesale and
retail business houses, and convenient to
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with the count, when Il was announced
that us thctwo houses did not concur in
ordering otherwise the decision viii
stand. aud Florida Was counted for
Hayes The count then proceeded
Georgia. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Ken
tucky were counted. then came Louisia-
ma aud with it objections, and It was
sent TO the Commission for settlement.
Tho Louisiana case may take several
days We do not expect a decision TO be
reached Ia time Tor this weeks Repor-
ter.
The Electoral Commission is compos-
led a majority OF republicans, and this
majority, 10y party vote, decided i'
would mot hear any evidence In the mat
ter. and decided the Florida case accord
! Iiur)y going as their party feelings in,
clinyd them.
Tho next work for the Electoral COIN
mission will he ou the Louisiana cas,
ON that the contest vtil he over the
/ legality orJhc returning board Itself The
ibw calling Tor five members Who acted
refusing 90 Gu the vacancy, It will hc
claimed that there ha, been no canvass
Of the vote, and that no electors have
been appointed.
! Prominent democrats say that the
! commission has adopted line OF pro-
cclure tha. must throw out the vote Of
Watts, the Oregon postmaster.
Ater Louisiana comes the Oregon
ease, besides which there are several
eases OF ineligible Hayes electors; all OF
these cases must be decided in favor OF
/ HAYES la order 10 make a majority foI
him. while ifonly 4 single one is deoid.
cd .n favor oi rldtn il elects him, But
| if the majority shoa.d 81 on and decide
without hearing proof Of fraud which Is
established, then they will beside all as
| they did Florida, and the United states
for the first time ia its history will pre-
sent the spectacle Of having president
who obtained the position by fraud and
corruption clearly and plainly proven
before the investigating committees
aud confessed to boy some OF the partie
who had hand in doing il.
Our state legislature has done nothing
and is doing nothing lis regular dgaT
On pay.
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4
GREAT SFELLING hAToH -SnydefloWu
Fob. 6,-Ep. REroKTra. One OF the
nosi heated aud Interesting spelling con,
este that ever occurred ia Centre county,
ook place here on Friday evening, Jan.
0. II originated In challenge of II, II
darahberEeT teacher here. 10 Dryridge
'chool. Clinton county. j. NJ thinner.
nan, teacher. At half past seven the
iouse was called 10 order By Mr. Harsh
berger, aud all necessary arrangements
acre made 10 60 10 work The house was
allied he utmssl capacity, all looking
tor~Erd 20 a close contest between tho ri.
val schools.
bat, alas a strange fancy spraBg upon
hr. LimmerinAn's mind. and We presume
ne imagined some evil prognos.icatoar
snd withdrew from the contest. which
created considerable excitement and with
1 considerable parleylng between the con.
.estants, which ended in a proposition by
M. Zimmerman 20 spell Clinton against
Centre county. which was accepted by
Mr., HSrsAberger, who then announced
70 The audience that the contest would 3,
eoEducled on the principle that to tie vic
tors belong The spoiis Bul Il close OBJ
server could not fail 20 hear Mr.. Harsh
berger sOiIloquize ia tAs language o
4 Dryden We yield un barley. bat ar,
s'ormed 10 vain" Sides were chosen
which stood, q OF Clinton to Il Of Centre
Mr.. HanhbeTEeF was chosen 10 pro
nounee during The evening Two round
Werc spelled iu which Clinton missed ly.
aud Centre one. II was neat suggcsto,
70 spell down, which was agreed upon
t Ani now The cannuHSde opened. and th
sides hurled the sho, and she'll into eacI
other Wigh Hcrru'ean force and one afle
& another is seen dropping out 81 tholine o
: either side.
Al After one hours contest the sides s.oo.
/ Il Of Centre 10 4ofC.iuton. Mr.. thinner
maa nov claimed that &, vas no l0nge
fair 10 fpel! word foT word. aol suggesge,
that the words be passed around whie
!, was objected 10 BY Centre, bat after con
siderable parley tia! point was y.e.dc
I hy Centre. not en- account % is fairness
! but foF the sake of peace and harmony
e 4 lev momcnn later aud the e5atcs,
ended, Centre coming oat victorious. a
: 10 MF HanhbergoTs pupils sii. holdiBl
e. 'he aooT Elmer limerick, Samuel Mar
TN. Edwin Walter and Miss Kate Shane'
At the close Clinton county manifested
! spirit u Dissatisfaction, when Mr.. HA-sh
. berger challenged 10 spell lhem With a.
boys above mentioned. bet the cLal
leHgc vAs rot accepted This is the four,l
contest Mr.. HanhtcrEers school has ha.
. this winter, and Al each contest victor.
/ was written anew of is banner Anon
i 'he spo!lcrs on the side Of old Centre o.,
4 belonging 20 the schools u our d,i-le
Z were Misses Rosa Wood and Laura Gra
ham, o! Rellcfouie. La Gahb.c oiSayder
sown, Mol.ie Gates of Nstany.. Has,
ssarlE 1f Ha5lershurg Msssss J~Aa al
i David Brown and Mcsrs Roa.ck of Hu
5 b.eraourg. A CITIZEN
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Mr.. Daniel J. Beatty, manufacture and
proprietor ~ The Beatty Piano aud Beat
ty's celebrated Goiaen Tongue Parlor Or
gans. Washington. y. J. Is certainly g
very reasonable and generous man 10 trans.
act business Wl!h. lie makes this very
iaig proposition 90 any " ho may favor him
with a. order. hs follows u; the instru.
mehi docs not prove satisfactory aHcr 4
test trial ui Eve days amer receiving it the
purchase money will be refunded upon thr
return ui ihc instrument. and be will pay
freight charges both ways This is Ger
isinly an exceeding, generous. and saf,
manner in which o. transact business with
him. lie warrants his instruments for sil
years. See his advertisement July 20 ;
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InE aInIN M.E.


\ Five uours Figh, With Crazy
Horse a.ung the Tongue River.
$, Pa.I. Feb s-The fal,o~iug has just
been received Via B1semAn and Hsle.
ma
HtAu.UAkIKEs, CuMMAsD ON Tux
NEiLuWsIoSE, Jan. 70 1877
have ,he honor 10 report that Ihi. com.
mAnd fought hostile tribes Of Cheyenne
and OgaI.aa Sioux under Crnsy Horse In
.kirmistes on the lst, 81 and 9Th Of Jan,
u,Ey, and in Eve hour, engagement OF
yae s.h inst Their camp. consisting Of
some 5g0 lodges, extended three miles
along tho valley ofIhe Tongue river. be
low Hanging Woman's creek They we're
driven through tho cEnuHs of the Wolf o.
Pau.hcf Mountains, in The direction o.
the Big Horn Mountains. Their hgAlinr
strength ,uIRumbered miae by two OF
.hfee 70 ore, but by taking advantage and
their loss Is known TO be very severe Oar
loss is garee Killed and eight wounded
They .ougAE entirely di.mouuicd and
charged "a foot O. within a0y yards oI
Capt Casey line but we're taken ia FROM
and haak by Capt Buffers and Lieut.
MeDonalt's companies. They were whip
ped At ,yery point and driven from ID,
| ield, and pursued a. fat as my hmiIe,
supplies ral worn.dowa animals " oul,
carry ny eommaal. The Indians appca
. have plenty 81 arms and ammunition
| some Of the prisoners now In our hand
we're captured with frozen limbs. aud wor
/ living on horse meat The weather La
been very severe. and lLs SNOW from ou
foot 70 three Zee. deep. Tho command
in good condition, tSiguell
ArassN 4 MILKs. Commanding
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B. +. Meyers has severed his connec-
ton with the Worth County Mo- Times
leaving his partner, E. 5. Carer. sole
prop'r. Both these gentlemen are
graduates Of the Reporter office, which
they let 10 take charge OF the Times.
which they made q live sheet, full OF
snap and interest. Hope Frank will te
successful in any other undertaking he
may have i'm view. We know that Elias
viii see thst the Tunes win keep IN its
reputation, and trust the democracy o.
Worth county viii give him the best
support.
The following from the Worth Co.
Star, which We have received since
writing the above, explains what Frank
IS going 10 next;
Mr.. Frank Meyers, NJ present one OF
the editors OF the Worth County Times
will shortly take charge Of the Bethany
Herald, a Democratic journal Of Harm
son county, the publication Of which was
recently suspended. Frank Is a good
newspaper man, and in the language O.
the Times in speaking Of US when We
assumed control Of the Star, We "hope
he viii prosper pecuniarily. but poli';-
c2lly We wish him no good"
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An ineligible Hayes elector has turned
up in Illinois, in the person Of Chaaee'
who was L. 5. Commissioner and ae''"
as an elector without rcsign'ug. "'.'y-
ton will be made by the democrats "h'"
the counting reaches Illinois.
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ALL tAYerns arc Watering places
ysu gel il in your whisky.
Simon Cameron ssys the only ,hing
be hates about the breach Of promise case
il that the laugh comes on him in his old
days Well he could have had il other
wise, only then there might have some lil
tie squslinx come in on him instead OF
the laugh-for she is no, over 80.
The Altoona Mirror says: A Williams
port man WAS robbed Of nearly Sl,JOC
whilst ou the cars from Ciearheld to Ty
rome. He Was uuder the influence o'
liquor when he reached Tyrone, and could
noG account fer his ioss.
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A democratthe other day little dis
counged at the vote of Florida being
counted for Hayes, thought there was
no use in democrats nominating an hon
est man for Office, and il had best trs
one Of its biggest rascals and win. The
Reporter thinks that plan would give
the democrats no show at all-for il ia,
biggest rascal is the winner then the rad.
will always get ahead.
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On the S,h Of March twelve men
Molly MaguircS-Will be hung at Msueh
Chunk. Terrible TO think Of yet Il as
Just. and the safety Of the citizen de-
mands tina, the law be executed IN these
cases. With the execution OF 'hcsS
men, once the terror Of The coal region
people will again breathe freer and fee
secure by night and by day, Tor The
numerous MollieS have been rooted ou'
NV thr strnnr arm OF the law.
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ZION & SUBURBS.


Auction egerY day this week.
There arc not as many bankrupts a. mi
sers
The Evangelical congregation of this
place purchased very fine organ for their
church. Persons attending their services
hereafter, will no doubt, bo treated to
FIRST class music.
Hon. WIN. johnson OF Philadelphia is
passing the winter with us With view
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Senator Cameron says the suit against
him for breach Of promise is stimulated
bv blackmsllers, who will be exposed.
The Senator, some time ago, procured a
situation for the plaintiff in the Trcasu,
~ Department, but she was dismissed
and lie declined 10 have her rcs;or-
ed.
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- ELEcT1RAL C0NNISsI0N.

Mr.. S;olsh.oa is one OF the attorneys
for Hayes before the Electoral Commis-
sion. To show how much the republi-
cans are willing to let fraud remain
fraud, the extract below from Mr.
>,ough;oH's speech viii show. Mr..
>Iough,on said;
The statute Of Florida created Re
turning Board. having capacity 70 cerii-
is the number Of votes cast FOR electors,
and 20 certify who were elected, and Il
that Board performed It's duty, however
mistaken. however cl0udei with error,
however ,ifyou please tainted by fraud,
and did ascertain, and did declare how
many votes FOR particular sets Of electors
had been cast, and did certify and de-
clare Nho were the persons who were
elected electors, tina, ends all inquiry
here.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15

London, February IA dispatch to
the Times from Calcutta reports that a
Eunpowder explosion has occurred at
Adbemabed by which fifty persons were
killed and one thousand wounded:
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our modern Simon-the political
-er,erer Of to-day-has got into an un-
aleaSantness with a-a-a woman : This
lis what a Washington despatch o'Sins',,
SAWS:
A statement was published here this
afternoon thar Mrs. Mary : Oliver to-
lay entered suit agains. the Hon. Simon
Cameron for breach OF promise OF mar
-iaee q year ago. laying her damages al
$4,000. She is about thirly-hye or forty
years Of age and is said 20 be q widow
from Pennsylvania. She is employ
ed in the treasury department
The friends or the senator were very
mu il surprised 70 zee this s.atementanJ
rrt not inclined b believe that he has
conducted himself in 4 way TO justify
such legal proceedings, As, II there were
no other reasons, he is nearly IS year
OF age.
The advice Of the Reporter TO Mary Il
70 20 in and take the scalp Of the grea
Winnebago.