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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
The Yosemite Valley.

The Yosemite Valley is situated in
the heart Of the Sierra Nevada, about
l55 miles in a direct line east OF San
Francisco. The valley is nearly level
area, about SIX miles in length and from
a half q mile 10 a mile in width, sunk
almost a mile in perpendicular depth
below the general level Of the adjacent
region. Through the center Of this
valley runs the Merced River, passing
for twenty miles after leaving the valley
proper through a grand canyon, the
scenery here almost equalling this won
drrful valley. Because this canyon is
approached by only a narrow trail, but
very few tourists travel the full length
Of the river 10 view the cascades and
lofty water falls Of this wonderful region.
From time immemorial the Yosemite
Valley had been regarded by the Indian
tribes living on both the western and
east rlu slopes Of the Sierras as q strong
hold, or place Of refuge in time Of
trouble. In 1850, the white settlers
who lived on the streams which head IN
this region. finding themselves unable
10 remain in peace with these Indians,
organized for their protection a military
company. and in 1851 pursued party
of the savages that had been committing
depredations into the Yosemite, where
they had taken refuge. From that date
until the present time the valley has
been resorted 10 yearly by hunters and
pleasure seekers from all parts of the
world. Prior 20 1864 there was only
one actual settler in the valley. Now Il
teens with life. and three or four hotels
roomy enough 20 accommodate comfort
ably 100 guests, have been completed
and furnished with every comfort re-
duired by the most exacting tourist
Boston Post.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
Fashion Notes.

Changoable silks are among the ANN
mcr fabrics.
Elegant parasols are made OF atin
and finished with straw fringe.
I Fringes Of two distinct oolors are put
on some uf the new costumes.
New parAsols arc made Of black mata
lasse silE and lined with white silk.
/ Ola fashioned yoke waists aro again
/ ia favor for dresses warranted 10 wash
/ Silk dresses are trimmed with narrow
| houuces ia front, almost b. the waist, al
hc moment. by w orth.
C0lorel dress bouuetB are less used
than white ones. and are almost confined
20 beige and mastic shades.
The trains OF full dress toilets measure
three yards from the waist 10 the extreme
end Of the train in the back.
A dash Of JRcquemiuot red is the only
spot Of bright color on many Of the most
fashionable hats aud bonnets.
Plain OF polka dotted white silk. with
white satin trimmings and accessories,
is the bridal dress OF the moment.
uF ADNr4AN III AAAAAhNAtAANAn II bl
pale blue or rose-colored linen batiste,
with white borders sealloped TO match.
Everything is embroidered in Paris At
prcsent-shucs, dresses, gloves, bon
ncts, cursages, crayats, wraps and trim
miugs.
Dark blue cutaway suits, with waist
coats and silk skirts made very plain,
" tailor fashion, are affected by young
laiicS
Beige colored hrocaded or damassee
silk makes beautiful waistcoat 10 be
worn with any dark cutaway jacket cos
tune.
Porte bouquets, which do double duty
As IA brooch or fastening for shawl,
are seen IN some Of the fancy goods
stores.
The girl OF the period wears a cutaway
swallow tailed jacket, and leads an Eng
lish pug with silver chain and blue
ribbon.
Those negligoe curves of hair on the
forehead aud temples. ia Montague,
are becoming 10 young and pretty
faces only.
Cardinal capes reaching 20 the elbow
uf Sicihenue, aud trimmed with hutings
of black French lace. are fashionable
light wraps
Balbriggan stockings are seen in lead
ing hosiery departments, hair-lined hor-
iEonjally in color and checked on the
sides IN the same.
Belize aud mastic gray tulle wells, dot
ted with chenille, are worn around the
crowns of drrssy bonnets, crossing IN
the back and made 10 form strings.
Amber beads strung at intervals on
black silk fringes are effectively used
for trimming black Sicilhenne mfntles
intended for ceremunious OCCASIONS.
Worth's latest dresses are short,
heath the form IN front, but have
small pauiers in the back, or looped
draperies formed by catching up the
demi train.
The novelties in childrens hats are
pagoia-shaped crowns, peaked MAnsard-
roof CROWDS, and sharp gAbled crowns.
Their names are Pekin, Alps, Mercedes,
Savoy, and Chin-Chin.
White Swiss and organdy toilets,
trimmed with fine Mirecourt torchon
lace. are 90 10, worn over colored lawn or
Silesia slips for summer fetes, flower
shows. afternoon concerts and croquet
parties.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

The San Francisco Bulletin thinks it
is not often that lone woman gets such
a chance as is offered TO her in the fol-
lowing, received at that Office the other
day:
Mt. IDAHO, l. T., CAMP Howard, I
April %, 1878.
Nh. EDIroR:
Dear Sri wish to ask for wife
through your paper. l want to get mar
ried. My time is nearly out, and in
tend TO settle in this country. intend
starting a chicken ranch. want wife
TO take care of young chickens. have
got money. My wife will not have much
to do, only milk nine cows, feed six
hundred young chickens, chop her fire
wood, cook three meals every day, and
the rest of her time she can go out
among the neighbors. Please publish.
@iH Very respectfully,
ABERHAM Moos
Drummer, Co. K, "2d Infantry
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
The Words OF Strength.

There are three lessons would write
Three words Ss with burning pen,
In trAcings OF eternal light
Upon the hearts Of men.
Have Hope. Though clouds environ now,
And glainess hides her face in sTorn'
Put thou the sh, dow from thy brow
No night but hath lis morn.
Have Faith. wherc'er thy bark is driven
The cAlms dispOrt, the ismpesi's ninth
Know this-God rates the hosts ot Heaven,
The inhabitants oi earth.
Have Love. Not love alone Tor ane,
But man IS man, thy brother call,
And scatter like the circling sun
Thy charities onaL
Tins grave these lessons on thy soul
Hope, Faith and Love aud thou shalt find
Strength when lifes surses ruicst roll.
Light when thou else were blind.
-SoAt,,S~.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
What Does It Matter I

II matters little where was born,
Or il my parents we're rich or poor;
Whether they shrSnk at the cold worlds scorn.
Or walked ID the pride Of wealth secure;
But whether live an honest man,
And hold my integrity firm in my clutch,
tell you, my brother, plain as l can,
ItmAtters much
II matters little where be my grave,
II on the land or In the sea,
by purling brook, or meath stormy wave,
1t matter little or naught TO me;
But whether the sngel Of death comes down
And marks my brow with loving touch,
As the one who shall wear the victog's crown,
Ii matters much
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

A man may face death with compo-
sure, and adversely with smiles, but the
chances are that he will hop and swear
when he discovers that twenty-cent
silver piece has been palmed off on him
for quarter.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02

The Southern Democrats arc somewhat
aolid Oh the silver question, In tho vote on the
Matthews resolution In The House, tho other
day, only two Of them ono from Texas and
tho other from Maryland voted against IL.
Tho Western Democrats are own moro unani-
tnouH, there heina but ono Of thcM a gentle
man from Michigan who opposed the reso
tuition, Az 10 the Republicans oi these seo-
Hons of the country, thoso from Tho South
voted for silver hyavotnof D 10 .. and all theae
from the Woet Eor II, save only three.
The division on the silver question Ia there
fore In no eense party question, but rather
n sectional ono. Only thirteen votes wore
given HI the South and West against silver,
and excepting Pennsylvania. which haa Joined
Tho South and West nn thia question, only ak
b. the Eaat IN favurnftt, Thcpolitioal strength
pf the former sectiona Of the country. now
united. " shown In Tho fact that thc rcsolu-
ton obtained more than u two-thirda ma
iufity.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02

Gen. Banning's army bill will reduce III,
cost of the army about SS,goo, 600 u year. Tho
cavalry regiments ate reduced from ton 30 ak
artillery from tlvc 10 thrive, Infantry from
Twenty-Five To fifteen.
The adiutant generals and inspector gen.
erals departments are cut down; the number.
M paymasters reduced one-haif: the quar-
ternastef's and subsistence departments com
hincds tho bureau of military Justice abel-
ished, the medical department Ia reduced !,
the number of generals. major and brigatiier
IA we'll IA their aids. reduced, Tho pay of
commissioned officers IL also cut down No IA
Do save sl,saoooo annually while the pay Of
nuncommissioned officers la increased.
There h little doubt that majority of tho
oillces abolished by the act are superliuous.
AZ is q pity. however that this topping of
business cannot be tried in the civil depart
nent Of the government nv Will rs in the
army
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02

Tho exact degree Of fright OF the nnti-ailve,
mon can bc clearly measured by the number
Of compromises they have lately offered tc
The silver bill. Some five or six amendments
were offered In the House tho other day, and
fully twice as many substitutes blaine had
silver bill, Cameron n silver bill aud almost
every gold Senator a compromise measure of
aome kind which he was anxious to have the
silver men adopt. But these amendments
aud substitutes, many as they were were
but tho beginning Of these attempted com
promises. The fertility Of the anti-silvor
mon In devising compromises Is apparently
inexhaustiblo. Last Tuesday alone they had u
dozen now measures to offer. Mr.. Cameron
OF wisconsin. proposed making the trade dol
lar tho legal tender silver dollar of the United
States. thereby avoiding. he explained, tho
confusion OF having two silver dollars, differ
ing In value circulating side by side.
Senator Allison wanted MI amendment u,,-
thorzing tho President to invite nh nternn-
tonnl discussion Of tho silver question, with il
view of cooperation with European nations
M II tho question had not been thoroughly dis
cussed alrendy--and SO on ,tsgtc nuuseam
These compromises seem to DO brought for
ward In exact proportion with tho promised
success of the silver bill the more compro-
course tho fathers Of these various substi-
tutcs have no idea that they will be adopted.
their obvious intention being to SO cloud con
fuse and complieate the whole question that IL
VIII be unintalligiblo to the public.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02
THE SUGAR TARIFF.

| The tariff on sugar which IL telcg,nphcd to
us as having been determined upon by the
| subcommittee of Ways and Means ~ u slight
| increase over the present one. being for sugars
up To No. 7, including mciado, 80 cents per
pound from No. 7 to 10. aGo cents per pound
and from No. 10 to IL, 2s5 cents per pound
the present tariff for the same grades being
respectively 2I9. a.ao and 2sl cents per pound
This Is well enough so far as it goes, insuring
u fraction more advantage to the sugar indus
try of this State; and for this little the plan
tors Of Louisiana owe much to Gen Gibson
for his unswerving stand taken in their be-
half In the face Of a powerful opposition, and
against pressure brought to bear against
him from every part of the country.
1t is SO fss' u refusal on our part to yield to
tho organized attempt OF the reiiners to lower
the duties fron their present rate and at the
same time protects the refining industry from
the complete annihiiaston threatened by the
gipcers of the West, who. at the outset con
tcmpatcd a horizontal or uniform tariff on
all grades of sugars The classification of tho
duty, as the telegram informs lis, is the same
as exists at present, scaling up from min
imum duty of $50 cents per pound, and
with the improved facilities for handling
and refining imported sugars, does not SEN
sibly affect the profit on the refined article
But the important point yet to be determined
and upon which much depends for the future
OF our own product, is some settled and infalli-
BILE test by which the frauds recently brought
10 light may be hereafter prevented.
The Louisiana Sugar Planters Association
have advised the incorporation into the pres
emit tariff of the supplemental clause that "all
sugars cooked in vacuum pans, unpurged OF
purged, in centrifugals or otherwise, shall
pay duty Of not less than No. IA Dutch
standard, which will serve to check the i'm
portation of the large, hard-grained Deme-
rara sugars under cover of color standard"
Without this clause or polariscope test, as
seems to have been determined upon, the new
tariff, as proposed, is as imperative for
prevent on of frauds upon the revenue
as the old one, and the committee OF sugar
planters now In Washington fully realize
the Importance Of this inserted clause and
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02

will make EVERY effort to guard their own
industty By securing tho government against
tha possibility of fraud The work Of The
committees will BIO labolle,,s, and likely, long
and tedious, as Tho contest ID nuw fairly be-
gun, and the Baltimore importing interest.
which handles the Demetara vacuum par,
sugars. Ia the element that inauglrated The
decided movement In the West against the
present. tariff. Whether the report of the
subcommittee will be accepted by the full
committee OF not remains to be seen. IT 80.
the presumption Ia that no opposition seri-
otis enough to defeat IL will he on
epuntered III Congress, IF. however n
further modification III Tho sugar tariff
ia insisted upon In full committee The
vexed question again becomes open to vIgo-
fous attack from the different and opposing
interests. We feel confident Ia the ability Of
aen Gibson aided as he will be by the intel
llgent committee now gone 10 his support. TO
maintain the hitherto firm position taken
upon this question Of such vital moment to
our city aud State
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02

Tho city OF New York has an annual rove.
nue of $ao,ooo,poo. Like other Cities Il has
found that II cannot live within Tia means
that there must DO some reduction In its
expenses, Following the inevitable course nf
municipal governments in this fix. II decided
the other day, IN order TO reduce expenses, 10
cut down the salaries of tho school teachers
ten per cent, thinking that as these were
asestly women and non-vutcrs, their salaries
could be cut down without any danger of
political trouble The newspapers. however,
took up the matter and have been showing
how the city can econnmigc, II 1t wishes to do
50. There are lo,ssa Office holders In New
York one to each thirteen voters II pretty
Aair average. The average salary Of each of
these Ii about 5000 year; tho total amount
OF salaries, sio,iis.s6o. OF this "a. 5o7,77a Ii
paid in office salaries. that Is, TO clerks COM
missioners, ETC., who do nothing but super
wise the other employees, Evidently the mu-
nieipal government of Now York IL rich In
husses rather too rich. for it is not quite
usual for cities or corporations, or indeed
private citizens, TO pay rs per cent of oil sala-
gles for fellows to stand around and boss those
that are working. 1t Is suggested that The 10
per cent can come much better from this de-
partment than frum the often victmixed
aaa.aashnass
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02

This has always heen n country Of big
claims. The claims of citizens Of the United
States, for instance, against Mexico before
the Mixed Claims Commission amount to no
less than ssTo.I2e,6ls 40. So that IL the
whole of Mexico was sold out, it would
hardly be able to pay the American claimants
Ior their losses, But the big land claims that
have been developed in this country since
Mrs. Gaines triumph are utterly unpreee
tientssd in the history of this country. There
Ii scarcely an aero of land in the country to
which some claimant does not turn up A
few months ago. man was discovered who
nwnea about the half of Baltimore. The
next month we were treated TO the story of
the pawlett family, who owned the entire city
III Philadelphia, having purchased IL from
Lord Calvert But the last land claimant,
Mr.. Thomas Minshall. of Dubuque. Iowa, is
i giant TO whom these land-grahbers are but
drarfs, Mr. Minshall has In his possession
aeea to the greater portion Of the State Of ILL
nois made 10 his neutrality-suspicious.
and nineteen others ut Fort Gage in It's, by
fen XII Nan nhlefs.
ne deed II described as very ancient
ting s.salnent. signed by a number OF re
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02
NEW onLHANs, FEBRUARY y. lsss.
Nothing al this writing has been heard d

Nothing al this writing has been heard 81
old Mad Wells. The chief Of tho Returning
Board gang Of forHers but II liz generally be-
llnsed. anti with mitch probability. that he haa
gune to Washington IA bully Honest John
Sherman Into doing something for The gang
The old foracr fully realizes that if he stands
II trial he will wind w IN the penitentiaty.
Sherman will do nothing for him. sherman,
Matthews u Go. have re.red the pruIlta of tho
crime, and OF course they do not propose 10
incur any OF the odlum II they can help IT,.
Probably the old fellows beat chance would
he To turn state'H evidence, give up" the
whole buHlneaH and all tho parties 10 H. 1his
would probably lead 10 the Indictment Of
Nhniman. Matthews and other eminent Chris
llan Republican statesmen and patricia, their
arrest, trial and conviction for tho crimes Of
forgery and perjury. In the meantime Gov.
Nicholla may possibly offer d large reward
for the arreet and return tu the authorities uf
Wells, WIN Ia now d fugitive ftum Justice.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02

The Mississippi papers are all warm advo-
uatea OF the scheme suggested by the DHsto
GRAFT. of wiping out those Radical names
that carpet-bag rule inflicted on the South.
The frat name Mississippi has chosen for Il
change Ia Colfnx. Says the Natohes Democrat
| Of the matter 1--WE have never Thought IL
| Wise to name u county after a living man. tt
| is always uncertain to what depths man
| tnay descend before he dies. Take. for i'll
stance the sanity and smiling ColfaS. once
known to fame IA Vice President oy The
United States. The Radicals named a county
In Mississippi IN his honor, He has since
been exposed M n Hanrtimonio,s scamp who
was covered with the infamy Of the Credit
Mohilier and other swindles and has passed
Into disgtaeeful obseurity. IT the Legisla-
lure VIII change names let IL begin witt, Col
fax county,
An excellent idea. By-the-by. hive we not
also ColraS coupled, moreover with It's i'll
omened mate, Grant n place not only otllv,,s
by ita name, but as sociated with most TIM
happy eventa2 In ono reHp,at tho names II
Colfas and Grant are apptop tey given 10
that town and parish ON Red river, since their
birth aud the circumstances that brought
their names Into nototiety were the direct
fruit of That rule that Grant and Colfas gave
uE.
The Legislature the other day passed an act
to incorporate tho town OF ColraN. which
means that this degraded name Ia 10 he pro-
served IN Louisiana IA n metnento Of tho past
They toll the story OF Persian King who
had skeleton always present al his resti-
walls IN order that u glance ut II might warn
him Of what We must all come to at last. I'll
the names Colfas and Grant aroSpreservcd
here to serve a like purpose, to remind Via of
tho dcgradations and aufferings of the past. |
to warn Tia Of what VIZ may como TO again. |
unless we preserve those rights for which |
we have had 10 fight 40 long. all well |
but why not scatter score of stil! more
infamous Radical names throughout tho |
state, build cities IN memory Of Kellogg |
erect towns with Packard aa their pa-
iron In order that the rocollections of the
dangers and suIlerngs we have passed |
through may keep us ever viglant In our de-
fense OF liberty.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02
CANCELLATION OF BOND.
HTAT1a or I,otrrsrAnA

State or LOUISIANA I
Executive Department..
Whereas. OSCAR b. SAHpY, OF tho parish Of
Plnuuemines. hns applied to mo for the cancel
laton Of three bonds. furnished and subscribed
by him as principal. for the sum Of six thousand
dollars each. ono dated November II. 1873, with
Damas A. Thibaut and Henry Mahoney eeeuri-
tics. eaeh for the sum Of three thousand dollars
ono dated December Z. 1874, with the following
securities; A. Milon for tho sum of one thou
sand dollars. Azema Dobnrd for tho sum OF
thirty-flve hundred dollars, and Sarah r. Stack
house for tho sum of fifteen hundred dollars !.
and ono dated October 30. 1873, with 4. w. Saw
yer as security for the sum OF forty five hundred
dollars. and Henry Mnhoney for tho sum of If
teen hundred dollars. conditioned for tho faith
ful performance ind execution Of tho duties of
aaid Oscar d. Sarpy us sheriff OF tho pnrish OF
Plaquemines.
Now therefore. T. FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana. have
thought proper to Issue this my proclamation.
calling upon all persons having interest herein
to show cause. In writing. at tho office OF the
Secretary OF Stnte. In the city of New Orleans
within ninety days from md after the last pub
LEGATION hereof. why said bonds should not be
cancelled and annulled. and the above named
discharged from any further liabiIi-
tics In tho promises.
In testimony whereof, have signed those
presents and caused the seal OF the State to be
hereunto affixed. ut tho city Of New Orleans
This twenty fourth day OF December. In the year
Of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS.
by the Governor:
WILL. A. STRONG.
Secretary of State. ja22 90t+
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02

spectacle Indians and Witnessed by Hugh
Lord, then commanding The Illinois country.
The consideration was about two tons of
gun flinta, some bteecht#. oxen, etc. Tho land
Ia III two pieces, 1t extending from Cairo 10
uhiuaHo. Mr.. Mlnshall 10 now looking up the
missing heirs The next thing IL To find
Admins will, aud lay caim 10 the entire