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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03

lieve the monotony, and they evidently care little
about witnessing them.
Among the lawyers and COneressmen who sat al
the baize-covered tables within the bar 10
day were VIM. NJ. .Evarts, Chas. OConor, Jere-
miah s. Black, f. w. StoughtOn, Stanley Mat
thews, Lyman Trumbull, Matthew Carpenter, sam
uel Shellabarger, David Dudley Field, VIM. T..
Chandler, Richard II. Merrick; Senators Sherman
and Sargent, and Representatives Tucker, Jenks
Kasson, and McCrary. The secretaries OF the Com-
mission the official stenOgrapher and the Associated
Press reporters filed the angles Of the semlcircular
area
LATER.-The Electoral Commission held no private
session this afternoon after the regular Adjournment
and provided for none in the morning. The manner
in which the Commission will deal with the interlo-
cutory question raised by the Offering OF testimony
by r. T. Merrick, one of the counsel for the Demo
Gratis has not therefore been decided upon. one
member of the Commission thinks tonight that the
question of Jurisdiction will be taken up the hrst
thing in the morning, and after the fifteen
minutes speeches under the rule, VIII DC
decided Another thinks that the Com
mission will avoid as far as possible de-
Gliding apy vital or essential matters in advance
of their final Judgment, and that they WILL there
FORE hear the regular arguments OF counsei to-ihor
row, which will undoubtedly be on the question Oh
Jurisdiction and the power of the Tribunal to go be-
hind the certificates and then. if it should aferward
be determined to take testimony, to allow counsei
brief time for argument after the evidence ID In.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03
lanes ROOT TO ACTA COUNSEL.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-The Hon. James +.
Root OF this city has been INVITED to act as Associate
Counsel 10 the Arbitration Commission on the Republican
side and left last night for Washington.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-09-29
MANHOOD RESTORED.

XTICTINs OF oFYoUTHFUL IMPRUDENcE,
" who have tri in vain every known
remedy, will learn Of a simple prescription,
FREE, for the speedy cure of nervous debility,
premature decay, lost manhood, and all dis-
orders brought ON by excesses Any drusgist
has the ingredients. Address DA VlDsON
4 CO. SO Nassau st N. ".
oct l7-lyr.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
He Whipped "Yankce" sullivan

Among the stories told about the hate
Commodore Vanderbilt is the following,
related 10y an old resident Of Staten
Island:
Daring the warm and closely contested
Presidential campaign ~ 1871. when
James X. Polk and Henry Clay were
running as tbs RESPECTIVE candidates of
the Dcmpcmtic and Wing parties, there
was great enthusiasm and intense excite
meut ON Staten Island relative to the
issue Commodore Vanderbilt. who WAS
then in his prime, took great interest
in the fight. and WIS Az ardent supporter
uf Henry CLAY. for whose success he eN-
crtel himself with al the vigor for
which he was so we'll noted. He was
among the foremost IN getting up meet
lngs and professions, and organized and
commanded "A magnificent troop Of horse
men composed Of about 500 OF the finest
men in the Wing party on the island.
When the grand Clay and FrelmghuyEcn
procession took place in New York Com
moiore Vanderbilt and his troop Of
horscmcn occupied very conspicuous
position In il, drew cncumlums from all
who saw them, and were greatly checrcl.
The commodore, especially, presented an
imposing appearance on account Of his
magnificent physique At that time
" Yankee Sullivan kept n barroom in
Chatham street, Just opposite City Hall
park. He was III his harroom with n
gang OF roughs "A Commodore Wander
bits troop passed 10y, and hearing the
applause and noting the fine appearance
Of the commodore. he thought il a fine
opportunity Of exhibiting to his friends
how he could take the commodore
down, and rushing ont he seized the
reius Of his horse and tried to compel
him to aHght. The horse reared, the
commodore cut Sullivan across the back
with his whip, and then, lcaping to the
ground, so badly beat him that his
friends took him away in n nearly sense
less condition. Commodore Vanderbilt
remounted and proceeded, and was not
molcsted again that day. As every one
knows, Clay was defeated. Tho result
was. so far "a Commodore Vanderbilt
was concerned, that he went out Of poll
tics, and ever after kept entirely clear Of
party strife.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
The Ohio Valley Floods.

II is fortunate, says an exchange, that
the area of heavy precipitation which
caused the floods in the Ohio and Cum
berlaud rivers has been limited to that Of
the Ohio valley region If il had ex-
tended into the watersheds Of the upper
Mississippi and the Missouri rivers we
might now he recording the destruction of
levees aud the inundation Of the bottom
lands along the lower course Of the
" Father Of Waters. While the Ohio
and tributaries were gorged with the
floods descending from their respective
watersheds the upper portion Of the
Mississippi and the entire length Of the
Missouri were so unaffected by the re-
cent heavy storms Of rain and snow as to
add but little beyond the ordinary flow
10 the vslume Of water entering the lower
Mississippi at Cairo. Hence the latter
river below that city was low and ready
10 receive the surplus from the Ohio
valley without exhibiting any remarkable
disturbance Of its levels. The damage
caused by the floods was. therefore, con-
fined 10 the region in which they originat-
ed. If, as we stated above, the immense
watersheds of the Mississippi and Mis-
sour had been proportionately affected
by the storms as was that OF the Ohio
valley, the destruction Of property would
have been unparalleled, for the united
waters would have continued to be pre-
cipitated into a reservoir, or rather chan
mel, already filed. The danger line
would have been overtopped at all points
and the adjacent country inundated.
The possibility of this occurring any
year should awaken the Safe authorities
to a sense Of their danger, and induce
them to exert themselves to provide
against such contingency by raising
and strengthening the Mississippi levees.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15

January. born. Didn't want 10
be. Object Immediately as loud as /
can. Younger brother born seven min
utes later Looks like n fool, but may
improve as he mellows with age
February. Catch a cold. Give il 10
younger brother He's sicklier than j
am. Very nearly settles him.
March. Catch a nice rash Pass Il on
10 the other cove. Pretty well winds up
his clock.
April They've christened Us. Tn
Augustus And he's Alexander. Don't he
look an ass of an Alexander III kick
him when he sleeps
May. Got the nettle rash. Hooray
Sos he only worse.
june. They don't think they'll be
able 90 rear him. He's 30 have COD
liver oil. Can't help laughing.
July.-He's been squalling awful
Nurse SAYS it's his nasty temper.
know its pm, bnt I'm not going 10
say.
August We've got new nurse, who
talks to tall soldier. and leaves peTam-
hulator basking in the sun. Alexander's
got blister on his nose. They don't
know what Il rs, and they re going 10 give
him q powder.
September. I've gwen him the scar
latina. He seems resigned I've nailed
his feeding bottle.
Oc;ober.-I've got a new game now
poking Noah's wife into his ear when
the nurse amt looking.
November. We're beginning 10 walk.
He's weaker on his pins than i am, 10 /
can shove him over easy.
December- beginning 60 cut my
first tooth. As soon as it's through I've
made up my mind to bite Alexnder.-
Punch
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
An Englncer's Suicide.

Charles Collins. a civil engineer OF the
Lake Shore road, on which the Ashta-
hula calamity occurred, was found dead
in his house, having evidently COM
mitted suicide by shooting. He was be-
fore the investigating committee of the
Legislature n few DAYS ago, and was
closely questioned regarding the acci-
dent and lack of care which might per-
haps have prevented It, and this, coupled
with the fact that public opinion would
not he satisfied Of his innocence, il is be-
ieved led 10 the rash act. He had APP
pcarcd very Respondent previous to and
Immediately succeeding the cxamina-
tiun, and had been missing since the
day following. II is supposed that in
stead uf going tO Ashtabula 10 JOIN his
family, who were visiting there, he re-
paired 10 his house, and fell to brooding
over the terrible affair. He had passed
the ordeal of the examination by the
coroner aud the Legislative committee
with great satisfaction TO all his friends,
the members Of the Legislative com
mittec entirely generating him in pri-
vatc. Bat he was unable 90 Withstand
fears that the general public would not
SO decide. The deed was evidently COM
mittcd on the day succeeding the exami-
nation. Mr.. Collins was highly respect
cl aa an engineer and gentleman, and
enjoyed the complete confidence Of Com
modnrc Vanderbilt. He had been in the
position since the consolidation. He was
n graduate Of the Troy Polytechnic In
stihte, and former chief engineer of the
Boston and Albany road
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
The Colnrndo Desert.

The Colorado desert Is 100 miles long
and scycnty-iiye Wldc, covering au area
uf 3, ,0O0. .oul ut acres. Ii lies across the
path oi all immigrants and al cattle en-
t,ring overland into southern California
aui the uhhque passage ncrt-s Is drrs.a-
al hy all travellers. IL Is hot as q bakers
oven, which Is cAusel 10y Us being be
low the level ul the sea some seventy
feet. and without shelter oi trees. d1W-
ing water or herhagr for cattle The
adjacent country Is desolaiol by climatic
poculiariii,s incident to the borler, uf
an deserts Til lately this great BASIN
was part oi tie galf 81 California.
Gradually obs;ructiug drifts formed "a
dam that cut of the upper end, and in
time the isolntci lake dricd up and be-
came q suukcu desert The marine shells
under foot attest this. On It's now bar
rrn borders there il1urishci formerly a
pupulUus race. with cultivated fields.
shcltcrug forests and healthy climate.
There ls occasional ram, bat 10 comes in
furious and destructive storms. dcluging
the country. plowing up the mountains
and scattering the surface soil over the
desert, and in process of time preparing
il for agriculture and forestry IN genera
tions tn come. This gives as instructive
revelation of a law uf naturc more furCi-
bly, impressed than any other. viz the
law Of perpetual change Of forms. In
time, geology teaches that every noun
tain is destined 10 seek the plains be-
low. every sea uphcaye and become
mountains, and, literally. the earth will.
So to say, bc turned inside out. This is
not idle fancy To-day the process is
going ON before our ewes Three thou
sand miles of coral islands are being
built mp 10y marine insects from solid
elements Of ocean waters, and hy grndu-
nl mhcav.l the sen bci becomes noun
tain. These coral isles form a continu-
ous chain, stretching from Australia 10
the continent Of ASIA. and they are clearly
destined to be united in some future
ages, Holland is drying up ancient seas
and converting them 10 dry land. Every
where nations are rcclaiining submerged
lands. Coal and metalifcrpus rocks are
being taken yearly in hundreds Of mill
lions Of tons from the bowels Of the
aarfh
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
Enr the North Pole.

Captain II w. Huwgate in a recent
letter SAYS his polar-colouization scheme
naturally divides itself under three heads.
as follows
/. Tho organization of properly
equipped expedition. with ample means,
both o. maintain a colony ana 10 prose
cute efforts "a rcack the north pole To
this cnd Congressional aid is Ia be sought
ana bill has been introduced into the
lower House and properly referred.
This provides that SJ0. .0u bc apprapri-
atci. % he used under the dir,ct,m of
thv President. IN organizing one or
more expeditions. and thA. tlr uatuml
academy 81 sciences be invited O. assist
with its advice Ia case this hill fsuls 20
pass. the necessary funds, 10 is hoped,
could ha raised 10y private subscription.
, The establishment. and maintenance
81 the colony. Proper material for
shelter. ready tn bc Immediately put up,
should be taken hv the vessel carrying
the caluui-ts. With this precautiou
they could be made us comfortable IA
the signal aoryicc officials at present are
at the summit 81 Pixies peak or II Noun;
Washington. although the exposure Of
AAAfNa &"4 AAtAAtA 4tf hAttfAA-
~ period. Proper food should he proyil.
cd IN proper quantities and sufficient vari-
ETY.. lIy-sh meat IN proper quantities
can ~ had In the immediate vicinity uf
the proposed colony. With proper food
and shelter there Is no trouble about
keeping men even al such ATTITUDES IN
robust health
3. Explorations 20 the pole.-The
officer IN charge being on the spot would
he able q take advantage Of all favor
able opportunities. and no doubt. in
three years time or less, would dis
cover the pole itself II such a feat is
within the reach of human efforts, The
vessel taking the colunists should re-
turn Immediately, and the colony be
provided with slcdges and small boats
FOR their pcnetutious northwarl.
Captain Tyson. of the Polaris party,
enthusiastically indorscs Captain. How
gates scheme He characterizes it as
the most practicable vet devised, and
thinks the scientific societies Of the coun-
try ought 20 memorialize Congress in
favor Of the hill before mentioned II
the United States, he savs, proves too
uiggardly tD prosecute uhis enter rise,
England or Germany viii undoubtedly
move in the matter and secure the honor
of accomplishing the desired result.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15

WAS crossing bridge over "a wide
but shallow stream, IN "A lonely place,
and accidentally fell OH When | say
shallow, | mean fur such Wide body uf
water saw nobody near me and could
not swim stroke | knew how deep
the water Was, and gave myself up for
lost The quickucas ut the senses when
sudden death seems impending hUa fire.
Queutly been noted, hut sull, without
experience, NO one can realize it. Ii is
as II ones whole life were spread out IN
"a panorama before HIM, every portion uf
which WIS visible at once. Every min
ute detail Of things long forgotten, and
which when they happened were 80 trt-
AmE that they apparently made no I'M
preSsluu ON the memory, stand out IN
sharp and bold outline. | remembered,
for instance, games of marbles played
when | was boy, and "a futile dttempt
once made Ia trunsmute "a cummouey p"
into white alley by roasting it in
the fire. | remembered how the marble
bursted in the operation. and how piece
oi 10 struck and cut the cheek of the boy
Who had beguilcd me into the expert
ment. and the satisfaction | experienced
at the retributiye justice. Ii seemed AS
II everything | had ever done, suffered.
or thought, was presented 10 my memory
at u single flash.
Then | struck the water, when q sound,
which | have since learned 90 hkeu IA
the roar Of Niagara, burst ou my ears
and stunned me with It's overwhelming
volume. / remembered u brief instant
Of struggling and clutching, and then a
sense Of sinking - sinking sinking
until had reached depth of thousands
of fathums | neither suffered pain nor
felt alarmed. but had a vague feeling
Of being irresisthly borne b. some cat
astrophe, the climax Ia which wuuld bee
terrible. suddenly | found myself pos
scsscd Of the power Of floating or watt
ing myself along 10y mere vohtiuu. With
q delicious feeling Of lauguid Incidence
suffered myself 10 float ahuut-uut in
the water, but IN the ralr-Skimmiug over
the surface Of the ground IN whatever
direction | chose, hither and thithcr, as
a waywarl fancy lcd. WAS conscious
that il was new power. and | eNulted
IN its possession and reasoned on it's
nature found that my boiy WAS as
hight as the ar IN which II moved, and
imagined that a thistle down would feel
AS | did, if possessed of consciousness.
Then | WAS IN the water again. and
everything around me had % ruscutc hue.
which speedily ch.nged Ia green. then
10 violet. and finally % utter darkness,
and tiSen all Was blank.
As | subsequently learned, some men
IN a skifT half a mile away had sgcu me
fall into the water and hurried 20 my
assistance. bat ] had disappeared long
before they reached the spot Many
minutes elapsed before they found me,
and fun half an hour aftcrwari before
the physicians, who had been summoned.
arrived They pronounced me dead. and
that they made amy attempt 10 rrsusci-
tate me WAS due solely 70 the persistence
of an intimate friend Of mine who had
accompanied them
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
The Ballet I'm EImira.

The Elmira fdrcriiscr thus expresses
It's opinion of ballet dancers, incidental
to n description Of a recent performance
in that city: But the ballet was the
most attractive part of the entertain
ment. and it was the best one ever given
in Elmira. If it is said that our people
are hardly mp 10 the finest kind of music,
how much more can it bc said that they
are not up TO the ballet They didn't
seem 10 appreciate il. Some most grace
full and beautiful dancing was allowed 10
pass without murmur, while the athlet-
ic jumps Of the master Of the ballet, his
gymnastic turns and evolutions, were en-
cored. Four of the principal ladies
were decidedly beautiful in their dane
ing, and looked pretty, except for their
white skirts that didn't reach to the
knee. Their dresses were the only ones
out of character, and out of harmony
with the play. The remainder of the
troupe wore graceful, neat, and not
immodest costume that was Assyrian,
that gave their limbs freedom Of action,
and withal was very pretty. II there is
an ungraccful and ridiculous costume for
woman, it is the usual ballet girls
dress, the white gauze skirts, that are of
no possible use, either for protection or
attraction. They had much better be
left off entirely. A woman thus ac-
coutered looks like a hen with all her
feathers plucked off except a rim around
the center of her body, and becomes
rather an object for laughter and ridi-
] cule than for admiration.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
Rank Clerks.

The Boston Commercial bulletin
saws that the bank clerks Of Boston are
as capable. industrious, and faithful a
set Of bank officers as can be found in
any city in the world. But after all. il
states. the place 10 find an extensive
army Of wen trained bank clerks is in
the Bank of England. This institution,
with its capital Of ninety millions Of dol
lars and dating back TO 1884, to-day en-
pluys nine hundred clerks. The build
ing in which these clerks do their work
covers five acres Of ground. IL has not
a single window upon the street. the
light OF day being admitted only through
open courts. Ii has a clock in the cen
ter Of the bank with fifty dials The
Bank OF England is instituted IN the
center Of London but II has one branch
at the west end Of the city, and many
branches in the provinces. Though the
Bank Of England employs a very heavy
force of clerks, Il would seem, from a
glance at It's business, that il ought ts
keep them well employed and fairly
remunerate them. It's sole work in its
issue department j. to give ont notes to
the public. The profit the bank derives
from it's issue department is the interest
received upon the $4,000. 900 govern
ment debt and securities, which, at the
rate Of three per cent, is 81, 10000 a
wear. BY Its dealing IN coin and bullion.
il has the reputation Of making $3.50, 600
a wear. The amount of Bank of Eng
land notes afloat generally averages about
500. 600. 0O0, and has lately reached
SI65. coo. 0O0 The deposits in the Bank
Of England. out Of which it Of course
makes a great deal of money. range from
$50, 600, GOO to nearly twice that sum.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
Easllinn NniES.

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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
The Centennial Addresses,

1t is not SO generally known as it
should be. SAYS Washington paper,
that Congress invited by special Joint
resolution, approved March, 13, 1876,
that all counties or towns where histori-
cal addresses were delivered on the cen
tennial day. July 4, 1876, should file one
copy of such addresses in the library of
Congress, at Washington. Up to this
time about $50 historical documents
illustrating the origin and progress OF
ms many American towns and countries
have been received and filed at the
library Of the United States. Many of
these are in manuscript, many more in
newspaper form and others in quite
elaborate books with illustrations.
Twenty-seven States and four Territor-
les are represented in this collec-
ton, and others are still coming in,
which, it is hoped, viii be continued
until printed sketches or manuscript
histories of American towns are gathered
together at the seat of government.
Representative q. A. Hardenbergh.
of New Jersey, under whose auspices the
work has thus far been done, is still Civ
ing the subject his earnest attention,
and hopes to be fully successful in COM
pleting this great commemorating record
of American progress.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
Soiourner Truth and the Mob.

At one time she was at a camp meet
ing, and mob of Young ruflians were
determined to break mp the meeting.
She, at first, hid herself, from fear, bui
afterward said to herself
What ! shall / run away and hide
from the devil-me, servant of the liv-
ing God? Have ] not faith enough e
60 ont and quell that mob, when ! know
il is written: 'Onc shall chase thou
sand, and two put ten thousand "a
flight 2 I'll go to the rescue, and the
Lord will 60 with me 10 protect me-. D."
She went out into the open field.
among the wild and reckless mob, aud
commenced TO sing in the most feryid
manner and with powerful voice
II was early in the morning, it was early in the
morning,
Just al the break Of day,
When He rose. when lie rose, when He rose,
And went 90 Heaven ON q cloud.
Soon the crowd surrounded her, arm.
ed with clubs and sticks. As she ceased,
one spoke mp:
"Sing on, old woman! nobody shall
hurt you." Another said: Talk 10 us.
old woman :" Another: PRAY, old
woman, and tell us your experience r
So she talked and sung and prayed
until the subdued and convicted mol
quietly dispersed, and the exercises OF
the camp meeting proceeded peacefully
Ia the close