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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-06

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-06

THE PENNSYLVANIA COAL AND LUMBER
RECOGNISING BUSINESS IN LITTLE TOWNS
DER SYSTEM TIMBER KINGS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-06

horse, he hasn't been found yet. Give him
trial and be convinced for yourself He
is an experienced machine smith, having
worked for some time in the Jackson d
Sharp shops, at Wilmington, Del, and
other places.
The latest amusement is termed the
Printers Delight" and is performed in
the following manner: Take a sheet of
note paper, fold it carefully, and enclose a
National Bank note sufficiently large to
pay up all arrears and year in advance
Anl what adds immensely to the feat is
70 send along the name of new subscriber,
with cash to balance. Keep your eye on
the printer, and if you detect a smile the
trick is success. Try it.
Prof. Magin, the scientific and learned
lteFaqsaopist, ahQ releaty delighted an in
tellectual but small audience, in Elkton, by
his exhibition of foreign classic and histor-
ical views, was in Elkton, on Monday last,
en- route for Allentown. The professor
looks well, eats, talks, and sleeps well, and
by all appearances will for these many
years throw the Illuminating light of his
fantt:sras upon TIE dark places Of popular
geographical ignorance. lie will probably
not visit Elkton soon again.
We call the attention of farmers and
shippers of grain to the card of VIM. II
Rutter, who has opened a commission
house at sc Light street wharf Mr.. Rutter
is Cecil county man, prompt in business
ihattors, and careful Of che interests OF his
customers. lie is familiar with the grain
and produce market in Baltimore, having
had many years experience in the com
Iris.ioa D.Siness, and Cecil couaty snip
pers cannot select better man to whom tc
make their consignments.
&C. w. Maxwell shot large gray eagle
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
SITTING BULL.
PREPARATION or IHE GREAT sI0r1 guIEF,
Mashington. April y. ISIS.

PREPARATION or IHE GREAT SIOUX puIEr.
Washington, April q, ISIS.
Delegate Maginnis Of Montana Terri>
tory, has received letter from a from
tiersman, one Of his scouting Constitu-
ent=, giving some facts as TO location
and strength Gf the hostile Indians. The
writer is an old Indian fighter and says
Sitar- Bull has Ueen working all winter
to form analliancc ofall hostile Indians
for concerted movement against the
whites this summer.
Sitting Bull, accompanied by a small
escort OF about twenty-five Of his war
riOrE YbO were with him at tho Custer
massacre, goes from tribe TO tribe max
ing speeches to Indians and urging them
TO war. His braves are dIg4se4 ~ clothes
Of Clusters murdered men, and Sitting
Bull tells the lndiansNpointing to these
spoils, that's the way he does with the
whites He appeals to the cupidity Of
the Indians by promising them plenty
ofplunder Sitting Bull last visited the
SanteeR. small tribe near the Canadian
line, and by his appeals won them over
and they have joined his war party.
The hostile Indians are mainly gath~
cred near the Sand Hills, where buIaloi
are plenty owing TO the abundance Of
grass. In the neighhorhood of these
hills about twelve hundred lodges of
Indians are encamped, consisting of
Blackfeet. under Big Crow Foot and
Hind Bull, Bloods, under Red Crow Il
Asalniboines, under Medicine Bull and
Big Eear; Crees, under Little Chief Il
Ianktons, under Chief Wine; santees,
under White Cap; Siou<, about three
hundred lodges, under Crazy Horse;i
Yanktonais, under Black Catfish; GrosI
Nentres, under White Eagle; also lodges
of Picgans, Sorcccs, Kootcnais and
Brules, under other chiefs.
Sitting Bull is campcd near the Hills,
with several hundred lodges that he has
gathered into his fold during the last
two or three months The Indians are
well aFmed and we'll supplied with am
some having improved needle
guns. They are full of war spirit and
subject to Sitting Bull, in whom they
seem to have the utmost confidence.
This writer of the letter predicts a
bloody war unless provision is made
% meet the first hostile movement of
he Indians with troops enough to check
he war at the very start.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
THE WESTERN TORNADO.
A 3OO.Yard Sweep Through Texas,
Iowa and Illinois-Deaths
and Casualties.

Chicago, April 23.-Special dispatches
this morning show that the tornado, hail
and rain in Iowa, Iliinoi5 an! Texas was
far more destructive than at hrst reported.
So far about fifteen persons are known 10
be killed and many wounded. In the
norshcrn part Of Crawford county, Iowa,
the tornado demolished ten houses, killed
five persons outright and severely wound
oil eisa. o,hers.s Wherever It struck
houses and bagns tGoy Scrg carried some
coo feet, and then utterly demolished.
The tornado at Pomsroy, Iowa, blew down
tho houses Of George Wallace, Samuel
Gill, Mr.. Tierney, and Mr.. Pearce, and
killed the son Of Wallace, and also Mr..
Pearce, and wounded fleen or twenty
other persons. In tho vicinity of Gales
burg, Illinois, AID Atlanta, Illinois, great
damage was done TO properly, bgtDo cas-
ualties reported Tho hail stone moasur.
ed eight to twelve inches in circumfor-
ence. A terrible hail storm in the Yiciai-
ty of Fort Concho, Texas, Saturday even
ing, did great damage. At Dcnison, Iowa,
Eve or six were killed. At tho storm on
Lake P0merny and Fouda, on the llli-
moi, Central Railroad, there were sovsral
death from tho storm. Eight is said to be
the aggregate of deaths jp these PLACES co
far aS heard from. The wounded number
about thirty, some Of whom will doubtless
die from the effects Df their injuries. at
Wall Lako the storm swept away half tho
village. Three persons are known to have
been killed. The general width of tho
.ornado was not more than 800 yards
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
WHY THERE IS NO RAIN INPERU.

In Peru, South America, rain Is un.
known. The coast Of Peru is within the
region of perpetual southeast trade winds
and though the Peruvian shores are on the
verge Of the great sea boiler, yet IL never
rains there. Tho reason is plain. The
south east trade winds in the Atlantic
ocean first strike the water on the coast OF
Africa. Travelling TO the northwest they
blow oEliguoly across the ocean until they
reach the coast of Brazil hy this time
they arc laden with vapor, which they
continue 10 bear along across the cont,
nent, depositing it RS they 20, and supply,
ing with II the sources of the Rio dc la
Plata and tho southern tributaries of the
Amazon. Finally they reach the snow
capped Andes here is wrunR from them
the last particle of moisture that a very
low temperature can attract. Reaching
the summit of that range they now tumble
down as cool and dry winds on the Pacific
slope beyond. Meeting with no eyAporat.
ing surface, and no tomperRLUrs colder
than that 10 which they werb subject on
the mountain tops, they reach the ocean
before they become charged with fresh
vapers. and before, therefore, they have
any which The FoTuvlG. cljmatg can eX>
tract. Thus wo see how the tops of the
Andes become the reservoir from which
are supplied the rivers of Chill and Peru.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
THE FRAUD BY WHICH FLORIDI
WAS DECLARED CARRIED ron
Hl YES.
CONFESSION or ExssECEETARY or STATE
M'LIS.

CONFESSION or ExssECEETARY or STATE
Min.
Jacksonville. Fla, April 23.-The
Daily Sun and Press announces that VI =
Lin. secretary Of state under GOV.
Stearns. and l.. G.. Dennis, the Little
Giant" of Alachua county, have made
confessions in writing Of frauds in 1876
by which Florida was carried for Hayes.
Dennis covers fully all details OF the
Archer precinct frauds, which played 50
important a part before the returning
board. He says PA names we're put on
the return Of Archer precinct after the
voting. M'Lin's confession IS said 10
cover all transactions before the state
canvassing board. These confessions
were in the hands Of present Secretary
Of State Bloxham and have been FOR
warded TO Washington.
After Dennis made confession eleven
indictments against him for fraud III
Alachua and Levy counties Were mol.
pressed. MLinn, it is said, was re-
warded. but how is not shown.
The Daily sun and Press Of tomorrow
morning will close an editorial as fol-
lows: 'These gentlemen have unbo-
somed themselves and their written
statements have gone to Washington.
The Archer fraud is fully developed,
and the little crookedness in Baker Is
laid bare, and@nlso the secrets OF the
state canvassing board at Tallahassee
THE FRAUD FULLY CONFESSED.
Enough has been confessed give tue
State to Tilden by large majority. Nc
Lin, Chairman of the Returning Board,
has written an affidavit in whicn he says
that he is now convinced that he was
misied in the count and that the State
really went for Tilden by 500 or 600 ma
jority. He says: Noyes OF ONO, now
American Minister in Paris, offered him
all sorts of preferment and reward II he
would only stand up TO Hayes, adding
that he was authorized 10 speak for
Hayes. McLin gays he was influenced
bY.this pressure, by his strong political
biM and by the tremendous stake at
issue. He was misled and gave the
State to Hayes when it should have been
given toTilden, His affidavit is geuer- !
Al in its nature and is mere premise OF
what he VIII say when occasion offers. !
rwo copies of this affidavit are in exis-
yence, one in New York and one in this
,ity.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

Valley or: Whs, is the least amount
with which Il 10 safe 10 arrive in the Ar
kansas Valley 10 SECURE faFm and make
a home FOR the information Ofsuch In
qgirers We give statement Of about what
could be deae with $1,000 First pay
mont on 100 acres. on the siE-years' plan,
say $50 house Of two rooms and small
kitchen. $3.50 team and hArnssS, $50 ;
breaking plow. So, harrow. $40; COW, $50
interest payment or land one year from
purchase. ss5; total S6T7; leaving a bal
Auee OF $50 for seed ana support Of fAmi'
ly until crop can be raised. Nearly every
family coming TO Kansas 70 a home has
more or less furniture, farming imple-
ments, etc. which they can rarely sell TO
advantage. BY inquiring Of the nearest
land agent, they can ascertain coat Of char
torinE a car 20 destination, or rate per I'D
pounds. and II the amount they will saeri.
Gee on the sale Of their goods is greater
than the cost Of transporting Il 10 their
new home, then they can feAdily see il
will pay TO bring their things along.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02


The recent confessions and Develop
ments concerning the stolen presidency
following closely upon the heel OF sc"a-
tor Cank klinr's declarations % q World
reporter, arc opening the presidents"
steal afresh, and causing an excitement
s,,ar,,e less than that Witnessed 10y the
eountrv when the monstrous fraud "o'
pcrpe.ra,el. How can there he quiet
upder SO great u wrong The American
people are NOT n2II ": the kind o. ma
,,rial 10 Leep quiet when j. - clear as
r,,,5a. that u man occupies the seA. Ni
Washington Nv the greatest fraud ever
nerpe,.ateL. Sl tl2 American desires
m see 81 great 4 st2,g upon our coun-
;ry's good name. without au eEort 10
Nipe il out, or giving an indication OF
the popular disgust with which the
American people behold their voice set
aside and a usurper filing the .oihte OF
chief magistrate. IL will not do, The
people must not rest until the brand Of
infamy seorches the guilty perpetrators
ofthe fraud as we'll As him Who no"
holds the stolen place.
The Judiciary committee on Friday
last having adjourned without action on
the Florida controversy, several prom'>
uent democrats had conference on the
question before the house to seoHIe 4"
snecia, committee or 70 instruct the gu-
dietary 10 proceed at once 10 the thor
ourh investigation Of the whole matter.
II appears that parties are now IN fiori-
da procuring evidence, and .som private
information with some success.
General Butler says tha: Dennis a'd
all these facts before him some weeks
ago under pledge Of secresy and re-
turned 10 Florida with 4 view Of making
up the details. From what Dennis eom>
municatei % him, he regarded the mat
ter as serious ana demanding full IN
yestiration. Mr.. Butler stGte5 that he
has important information touching the
Louisiana vote and the operations ofthe
presidential commissioners. He alleges
that money wal used 10y Mr.. NacNeash
to bring about the resuiL
From Conkling's declarations As 80.
as from the confessions Of M'Lin and
Dennis it IS plain that Hayes had .
knowledge Of the frauds and that he
sent Gov. Noyes-now his minister 10
France-to Flogids 10 make promises
to the perpetrators Of the frauds that
they would be taken care Of
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

The railroads'are again having bit
ter fight over passenger rates. A dis
patch from Cincinnati April %, say'
that the war on ticket rates to the Eas
is becoming very hot, and rates are be.
ing cut to very low figure. The nomi.
nal price to New York is now $40, but
according to Common report tickets can
be bought for about half that rate. The
Enquirer says that the fight has become
30 bitter that even the ticket agents
have lost their temper, and to-day rep
resentatives Of the Pennsylvania and
Erie, the competing lines, indulged in a
free fist-fght in front of the Burnet
House, the Pennsylvania men coming
out winners.
When railroad companies fight the
people look on without sympathy for
either side, and are right glad ifall con-
cerned come out of it badly whipt, as
the people have nothing to loose and
are the gamers while the fight goes on.
We never enjoy low passenger and
reight rates unless these corporations
get into fight.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

Tho most imaar,aul admissions made
ry pnnn;s tho itilc Giant Of Alachua,
who has confessed iu % written siatc~.
mont 10. the fraud of Archer, No. ~
where "Ia votes wCr0 added bodily TO
the Nlarhua vote. Dennis says hc Sc
cured the election returns signed nm
llarl hcflrr the election. Ihn, night
no had Vance and black 40 his house
ana they DESTROYED the real returns and
filcd ont those that were signed nblank
adding alp names. The whole do'hlt
or tho work arc given I'm the confession.
Tho Rakrr county rascl lsahowuup quite
n. romulctclv. 10 viii he remembered
that this county, reliably Nemovta",
and near 90 the capital Wa, hrid ha'A
luutil the very last The official return
gives The Democrats sA majority. 10y "
strange coincidence The state was just
evenly balanced yn ihv tnma Alo I'-
TURNS " jlhout this county, so that "7 70
stood rllcu would have had the state
Ihy 41 majority. or .Hs. his Wal1u'H ln
| ERLrr county. 10 Wac nt course tmpAf-
| t1ut that uaycs should prove The pflma
acse victory. SO tha, there would be NO
Iapnearuucc ur changing the verdict of
| tEr rrenlr. Accordingly new Justice u'
| the Peace was appointed, and u new re-
turn made los dropping ou. two precincts
so that it gave Hayes au apparent mat
IinylN uftG. Democratic managers were
Ias,ounltl 40 this disclosure, made only
ON the day of the count A dramatic
scene occurred when the false returns
were rtal. NcIIu WAS forced 90 pro'
latc he original, but the false return
MAS adhered %, and lt was adopted IN
/ the final count The whole story .shoW
made plain through the confession o'
! The uar,tcirAuts. At ,ca-, two oi thr
! three have malo WI,Ityn al.daNi.s, aud
| | think the third one also.
| In Baker county the politicians so
| the confession runs. agreed 90 hold the
returns back until 10 WAS decided what
| Nas needed 90 carry the State, and then
lao ., canvass the returns as % meet tho
emergency. lgGppcars that hc had per
lect control lthc Judge and Sheriff, so
that when the Cierk and Justice who
lGsa asguyr.uteu4ud lie election applied
10 each otIhem % assls. in the canvass
and certify % its correctness, they de-
,linrl. The canvass was then made
and forwarded bv the Clerk and Justice.
When ID Was discovered Ehat was need
lea = new Justice was appointed, jus. Tor
the OCCASION, and the false canvass for
warlel.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

The lille ,ality about the unseaied
land sales, which has attracted atien-
ton throughout the county. consists in
violating the law which provides that
the tax-sales shall be advertised in all
the papers. Treasurer Musser without
cause withholds them from publication
in the Reporter, democratic paper
which did lie full share to secure his
election. The fees wefe raised 10 Sl,u.
per tract TO cover advertising IA al the
papers, and the share that belongs to
this paper, DIR. Musser either pockets
or wrongfully bestOEs it upon others
the first democratic Official in ttlls couE-
ty guilty of such li.tleness against n
democratic paper.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

The grave sayant of the Journal PHI
losophises thusly "but the same men
differ on one subject at different times.
When we beheld our philosopher stri'
king hands with those whom he had
despised as the yilest in the land, and
knowing his own political migrations
and imigrations-once training wttL de-
mocrats then enlisting with the company
that wanted to hang all democrats and
then back again to join them, etc, We
think the grave philosopher Of the Jour
nal saw himself in a mirror, and then
soliloquised, "the same men differ on
the same things at different times
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
CATHOLICISM IN ENGLAND.


CHURCH or ROME.
4 New York Herald correspondent
telcsraphing from Paris, April 20
SAYS.
From person who pgoiessc5 - have
an intimate acquaintance with the NaiiN
can, hear that = movement Is on iOoi
which promises 10 be the most impor-
tant event in the religious history OF
tie century. This is nothing less than
the secession in large bodies ofmembcr,
ofthe English Protestant church TO the
Roman Catholic church. The number OF
seccders is placed al MS high q figure rs
100000 OF people.
Included in this exodus from the
church Of England are bishops, Tcctors
curates and dcacons. Authorized dele
gates are, il is asserted now in Rome ne
couatiug the conditions upon which the
secession will take place.
-Acccp.anCc Of the catholic faith is
promised on the following conditions.
First. The acceptance ofall the doc
trines Of the Catholic church.
Second. To solve the difficulties
among Anglicans relative TO ordination,
bishops, ministers and deacons consent
10 receive fresh orders in the Roman
church under certain conditions.
Third. All new priests undertake to
observe celibacy.
Fourth. Ministers already married
shall not be asked TO quit their families,
but shall bc detarrcd from hearing con-
fessious.
Fifth. The new Catholics to be placN
ed for a period of twenty years under a
special episcopal hierarchy in order to
smooth the many differences Of opin-
ION that may arise during the transit
ton.
This plan is modelled on that adopted
by the church in the east. In Armenia,
for instance, every city has its special
hierarchy.
give this, as the French say, sous
toute reserve, but il comes from such a
high source that would not be justi-
fed in treating it with incredulity.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
WHIT DENNIS DISCLOSED TO
GEN. BUTLER.

Washington. April 2u.--Gen. Butler,
when asked 70 glye his opinion concern
ing the confessions of ). h. Mclln and
Others Of Florida, said Mr.. Dennis Was
introduced 20 me by q personal friend,
.nnd said 70 me that he knew something
shau. the Florida elections, and that
there had been frauds committed 10y the
alteration OF poll and return books
whereby sufficient Republican votes TO
make q majority for Hay es had been ads
drl Tie also read 10 me certain papers
purpor.iug 90 prove that. ! said:
III that IS So, DO not see
how HAYES can hold his office;
bgt this is A matter which belongs 10
Congress, and Congress alone should
deal with H. He also informed me that
these matters had been made known 10
Mr. Haycs. either through GOV. Moves
or hlmSelf.I think he said ~ both
and that MIR HAYES had given him let
tiers recommending his appointment, q
some position. He said that he had
held several appointments under Haye,
ppon the strength of these recommcn'
iati0ns / said % him in substance
that ifthe facts were 10 be presented ~
Congress. such 4l.44L would uudoubtcd'
lv he t.lken As the gravity oi tns ool'
pla.ut would demand Dennis then to.,
me that he would soon 20 20 Florida q
perfect these proofs. The next l heart
Of IL, aulau i have heard further, Is
what have learned through the news
papers. M.. Dennis desired me 20 trea
the matter c0nidonu4ilg. end / hay,
done 50. lie has chosen 10 go inlo ia,
new spapcrs. and / suppose that release
me from any obligations Of secrecy. H'
has also given me some directions rs &,
where | can obtain information OF ~
improper use Of funds in Louisiana b!
the NacNeagh Commission, and have
caused some investigation 20 be mad,
the results Of which, 10. tbs present,
! hold confidential IhR. IS all have {,
saw"
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
OCEAN PHENOMENA.

In the bedG Of the Atlantic and Pacific
there are immense valleys reaching q
depth of II, 10 feet below the surface In
the Pacific. south Of Asia and around
Australia, the depth Is II. 500 feet, and
near Japan il AtiAins =, 100 feet The
Of the sea depends upon the
latitude. currents, and the season Of the
year. II no purturbing cause existed
there would be isolhermAl lines Of ocean
temperature parallel 20 the equator. But
warm currents travel from the tropics To
the poles, And inTersslY cold currents
move from poles 10 tropics and break mp
all uniformity. At the equator the aver
age surface temperature Is 500 degrees
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

The Philad. Times thinks General
Harry White has q sure thing on the
Republican nomination for Governor
now. He is the only man in the party
who knows the navigable rivers Of the
State, and with Protection and Internal
improvements as the battlecry Of the
contest, who but the champion Of
Kiskiminilas can lead the Republican
iorces2
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

At the republican county convention
Of Union county, the Cameron clan was
routed. Charley Wolf was after the
Winnebagoes aad carried instructions
for Wickersham for governor. against
Hoyt, the Cameron choice. Charly is
very bitter against the Cameron clan,
and viii fight it up to the hilt. Charly
is right enough in that job, but what
can he do outside Of old Union?
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

The mighty revenue raising effects OF
the bell punch, can be gathered from
the New York sun, which calculates
that The number of drinks sold in that
city is not less than ,2O0, ,000 600 year,
which under the Moffet law would yield
revenue to the government ofSl2,OO0,-
goo year. The sun begs the Legisla-
ture to empower the city to collect reve>
nue. by the bell-punch method.