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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16
THE OBJECTS OF THE HOWGATE
POLAR EXPEDITION

Favorable reports relative 10 Captain
Howgate = plan for exploring the ArcuC
regions have been made IN both House;
of Congress, and bill providing for O
suitable appropriation will shortly be
considered. Captain Howgatc has point
ed out the cardinal objects Of his plan
With much clearness, and in way
| which must 90 far TO satisfy those who
| can see no national benefit to accrue
| from Polar expeditions, the ostensible
end Of which is the empty glory oi
showing the flag at the pole, annexing
new territories OF ice fields, and bring.
ing polar bears and Esquimaux under
the blessings Of 4 Republican govern
ment. The fact is, however, that the
! benefits to be gained by Captain How
gates scheme are really great import
ance and perhaps most especially so in
the additions to our knowledge of the
laws OF meteorology which will be secur-
ed. In reducing meteorology TO an ex~
act science, IN experienced German
| student and explorer has shown the me-
| cessity Of n comprehension OF the con-
ditions existing in the Polar zones. The
general movements Of the atmosphere
arise from the exchange Of cold and
warm, OF dry and humid air, between
| the poles and the equator. How enor-
nous must be the influence OF the huge
masses Of polar ice upon the distribu-
ton Of the earth's heat is obvious.
Greenland and Iceland afford proofs
how the movements of ice, driven by
winds and oceanic currents, may affect
the climate Of 4 country, hut our knowl>
edge Of these movements is very defec
tive. Now it is possible that the ice OF
the Polar zones may be the regular
cause Of our own climatic conditions the
origin Of many Of the furious storms
which sweep destructively along our
coasts and over our own land. 1t ispro.
badly not saying too much, adds the
same authority, when we assert that the
Polar regions are the most important
portions Of our globe for the study of
the natural sciences.
The extreme conditions under which
the forces Of nature act in the vicinity
Of the poles produce phenomena which
offer us the best means OF investigating
the nature Of the forces themselves. As
in meieorology, so, also, in terrestrial
magnetism and electricity, these have
TO do with forces Of the most tremend-
Gus magnitude, often exhibited in des>
tructive energy, but never yet subdned
10 the service Of man. So, too, If it is
desiFRd 10 investigate the ocean currents
and the laws OF the tides upon which de.
pend the safety and success of ocean
commences are found centering in the
North which must be traced to their
source. Probably there is not one of
the laws which govern the elements jnI
their movements, better knowledge of
which will not result in material benefitI
10 the race in cheapening the means Of
supporting life, in Increasing the sources
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

The Lycoming Insurance 'ompan!
believes in high salaries. The people
abou. year ago were startled by 'he
sr,ospre Of the cnormoSs salaries re-"
esIysd by somo of the now detuhet a2s-
tern insurance companies, but we have
one nearer hoGAs that goes IN ior
,riueely salaries too--it is not the
Farmers Mutual Of Peunsyalley W.! eh
works for about board and milesee-ou'
the Lveoming in which many OF the
readers Of the Reporter are insured ana
he assessments Of which bsye been
r,,hsr ,teep all along. IN the iEeo@lng
,hs Secretary ,ets $4,000 and tbs ad
in.,ers 5000 salary each. These h.A'
We find in the Huntingdon @'''F' Ne'
mort Of Court Proceedings, viz:
The next case Was Richard lAngdon
"a The Lycoming Fire Insurance Lpih-
ANY Mr., Langdon held 8 policy iof
l. 100 on the goods in his store AZ p9h-
liar Centre county, in the Lyeoming In
snrsnee Company. His store, with lis
contents. was burned on the night OF
Jspnary 10. 1876. and this suit was
hronght 10 recover for his loss. The de-
fenrs was that he had failed 10 give the
company the notices required IN ms
policv. that he having not complied %!th
The terms OF the contract, could Ao' now
recover. and that in addition, the lnsur'
ance was frauduleHtly obtained, an" Was
! for A much larger amount than II shca!d
have been that the store bad been des-
troved 70 get the Insurance, VIII the
usnal charges that are made IN these
,ases. The plaintiff, unfortunately, had
| lost his son who was in the store NJ the
time Of the FIRE and was thus put Ut
great disadvantage. il came out during
| the trial that Mr.. Grouse, one OF the ad-
| iustars ofthe Company, WAS paid Slla>
| nv OF SIS 600; that they have several ad-
| iusters, and that the Secretary ) salary
vas more. So big lie was ashamed 10
make IL known. IL seeEAs u IS fle,uo1,
4 and this is where the money goGs. II
,hs people who insure IN these eomp~-
nies would only see 10 these things, II
| wonld sg.elv make the costs or insur-
| anre a great deal lower. On the second
dav Of the trial, saRnel Wigton, juror,
was excused by consent af the parties
ON account OF sickness. and it SSs quite
lapphable 10 have one OF the counsel for
the plaintiff rise on the last day OF the
trial and stop the examination OF a wit
ness, because there were only eleven
Jurors In the box. The partacl IN TINS
Transaction from beginniDg 10 end, by s
! ,ertain attorney from Tyrone, vas any
thing but creditable. and the severe
drubbing he received sl the bands Of
The plaintiffs counsel was well deserved
The case was given TO the jury after !
a. m. Saturday night. who retired and
returned in about twenty minutes WIN
a verdict af $2,S62.5O for the plaintiI
that beiRg the full amount he claimed.
4 righteous yaEdlrt.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16
UALFPENNY & cos FACTORY
BURNED.

The Lcwisburg Journal, s. say Las
night will long be remembered by our cit
.zens About II o'clock storm came up
which was accompanied by much thunder
and lightning. Soon after the alarm o.
fire was given. Ii was found NJ HHlfpen.
ny & Co.'S large woolen mill, located at
the river bridge. was on Ere. The fame,
were first seen in the main building. on
the third story, near the elevator. Rain
was coming down in torrents, but the on.
gine and hose were there in quick season.
Streams were thrown, but each time tho
engine started the hose would burst. Val.
liable time was thus wasted and The flames
soon envclopod the whole building.
A two story frame building owned by
Halfpenny & Co, and partly used as a
storohousc by them, and tho remainder
occupied as residence by Mr.. John
Brooks, ioon caught fire. II could have
been easily saved il the hose bad been in
good order.
In the midst Of the excitement, when ap,
pearnneos indicated that all that portion
Of tho borough would be destroyed, an .
other thunder shower como up, and never
was shower more welcome. Al this mo-
ment the four houses Of Mr.. James Wall
were on FIRE, and others could not long
have withstood the heat. Tho rain, how
ever. smothcred the fire in all Cases except
the two buildings Of llalfponny & Co.
The wooden factory was insured as fol-
lows On building and machinery, $40 =.
600, on stock $4,000.
The frame building was insured On
storehouso aud dwelling $500, stock fully
insured.
1t has not yet been decided whether the
factory will be rebuilt or not.
The Ere is supposed to have been caused
either by spontaneous combustion or by
the lightning.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

There is about as much unnecessary
newspaper fuss over Dom Cameron's
wedding, last week, TO n niece Of Gen.
Sherman, as there was q week before
over the death Of John Morrisey. Now
a great many better men than John
Morrisey die every day, and q great
many wortbier men than Don Cameron
get married every week, and you never
hear of such death or marriage outside
ofthe immediate locality In which the
event occurs.
What is there about Don Cameron
that his wedding must take up pages in
the daily press? He is the son OF the
greatest public plunderer and most cor
rupt politician that the United States
ever produced. Simon Cameron started
his dishonest career as one Of the Penn
sylyania canal ring; cheated the Win
nebago indians, was kicked out Of the
democratic party for his corrupt practi-
ces, bought his way into the republican
party and twice into the United States
Senate swindled the United States out
of millions during the war to help his
railroad, and for which q republican
congress passed q strong resolution Of
censure upon the Winnebago, and
which led to his being kicked out Of
Lincoln's cabinet-and hundred other
great sins could we score up against ST.
mon Cameron.
Don Cameron, son Of Simon, is cold
banker and iron hearted railroad mana
ger, who has given his life TO nothing
but exacting from the producers and
consumers of the country, from whom
lie has shaved his millions. He is not
noted for any good qualities.of heart or
soul and is now trying TO control the re-
publican party by the same means that
his sire held it in bondage. Don was
Secretary ofwar at the close OF Grants
administration, and it was he who sent
soldiers to Louisiana TO steal that state
for Hayes, and prevent an honest count
and thus set aside the will ofthe nation
and brought about the seating OF a
fraudulent president-now admitted by
republicans MS well as democrats. If
justice had been given Don Ca ueron for
his great crime and usurpstion, he
would not be living to-day 10 charge
the name of Miss Shermah to Mrs.
Cameron.
The Cameron family has been q stain
upon parties and upon the country
they have done more to introduce cor.
ruption in the government than any ten
public men living.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

A friend tells us that 3 short time ago
in the store at Potters Mills, the eonTer'
sation turned upon the circulation ofthe
county papers. One gentleman, n re-
publican, contended that the Bellefonte
Republican had the largest circulation.
Another, and no doubt a democrat,
claimed for the Watchman larger cir
culation than the Republican, while still
another claimed that the Reporter had
the greatest number Of readers. One OF
the gentlemen afterwards referred the
matter to us, and as it seems to interest
the people, we give our estimate fairly
and candidly a. far az we have means
to ascertain. and to that extent eau be
taken as reliable. As TO the circulation
Of the Reporter, we never were guilty of
misrepresenting our circulation, sin
tina: many newspaper men, we are sorry
10 say, are guilty Oft is fraud upon
men who pay for advertisements upon
q circulation which is fictitious.
The circulation Of the Reporter is now
close on 10 1900. In Pennsyalley we
have as many subscribers as any two
papers in the county; and on the other
side Of the county we admit that the
circulation of this paper is not as large as
that Of any one Of the Bellefonte papers
although we send goodly number OF
papers 10 the other side. Taken on the
whole, we candidly believe that the Re-
porter has as large bona fde list as any
Of the Bellefonte papers, or comes very
close up to them. We hold postmasters
receipts for 6s cents, or 81 pounds, mail
ed, per week.
The amount paid per week, at Belle
fonte, for the Watchman and the Re-
publican is Si.75, representing 81 pounds
or 43 pounds If divided equally between
the two.
The Journal at Millheim pays postage
on 7 10 pounds, or II to l6 cents per
week, which would indicate a circula-
ton of about 325.
The Philipsburg Journal has q circu-
lation OF $50 to 400.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

Relative to the investigation OF the
Florida frauds, the following was tele'
graphed from Washington on 9: The
Democratic Congressional Executive
Committee unanimously agree in com
mon with other members of tbs party
that there should be IN investigation oI
the alleged Florida and Louisiana
frauds, for the sole purpose Of acquAint-
ing the people with the frauds and not
with view Of the invalidation Of the
title by which Hayes holds Office.
The Committee on Judiciary will, IS
soon as the resolution directing them 10
make inquiry shall pass the House, pro-
ceed at once to business. It is not
thought that much time will be occupi-
ed in the investigation as the Committee
already have testimony taken during
the late Congress on the same sub
ject.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16
POLITICAL LEPROsY

EpiraR REr0AyEE -Anc.tHi history
tell, ", o. a loa,hsame disease called lep.
rosy. which seemed % prevail 10 fearful
extent among the ancient people IN the
eastern countries This dtease WAS very
consHg gl0us. 80 much So. tia, the people
/ bulk hs pi.A,f % order % conGno all sub
, ,c-.g o. iha: fearful disease No one who
vas 30, afflicted with It sas -,,aEel 20 sp'
proach near The building. while he ailic..
Cd we're shat ia the baildInE They could
not convey faod % them, save AZ such
times ihA, ,hc food Was brough, so that The
afflicted could gol 4. after those that
brought il had uTo 10 get quite distance
away from the building 50 leArfully con
| tAgiaus was this horrible disease.
| Nov, M Riiiot, is no; this alarming
disease found to prevail in our state capt
tgl. these latter days
/ when NC think we are clecling men q
integrity and honor, 20 dll high places o
,rug.. they become smiUcn with this Eel
disease, lopf0sy. 1Eis. however, l. fsen'
tai leproiy-the whole mental man be,
comes dclormcd and corrup, beyond 10
scription, 30 that tho very air that b,
bren,hct becomes infected. l would thai
I bad the a 'N,ii'v 10 paint jg'i one subject
! Ogihis rotten disease to hold up 10 the EA:'
T, ofaa insul;ca and oppressed people.
IiEpol only eonaaod 70 our state oHri,
loI. bul j. ,gls through ell political rings
Beware, icllow citizens. il - dangerous
stand from under.
| an, glad TO know that The people hay,
pauAcca. or shall l say i radical cure
I far this dcformi;y,- the ballot box, The
welding power Of a republican govern
ment. Let Us join hand in hand and ap
ply iEc gcl..y-S, -! er'i Of All select mel
who are not smiiicn with ,bL nahtsl lep,
rosy. NTAE SPRUCE Tcwx.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16
THE FUNERAL STEAL

A member Of our state Legislature died
a short time ago, and now We see that
that body is about TO appropriate some
$1,000 to pay funeral expenses What
has the state 10 do with The funeral ex-
penses Of legislator Whero is there
warrant in the constitution for paying
such expenses out ofthe public funds
and if it were in the constitution u
would be wrong and should be b'o''ed
out at once.
A private citizen, following his OWE
honest avocatiou, makes from 90 eeh's
20 So per dav-some make nothing these
times-if one dies, does the funeral eA'
nense come out Of the public funds nn'
| less the dead isa paupcr2 \ legislator
gets $40 per day, he dies, perhaps iro"
! too good living or dehanehery' ana 'o'
ruhlic 10 nav his funeral expenses, an'
NJ right prIncely figures at that ls In"
ri,htr What better right has n legiS'S
tor or n congressman with q big Salar!
10 pe buried at public expense than h"i
the humblest reader Of the RepoT
teri
isapiece Of robbery that the tax
pAver must not allow 10 be covered nl
with the corpse. Al this rate de"'
legislator costs us far more than a hNinl
one and the living one costs the reor''
ius, $1,000 beyond what his services ar
| worth. 50 we -,
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

The Supreme court the other day rVh'
dered a sensible decision on the qae@'
ton sfthe Interpretation OF the hsn''
Hour law now on the statute books ae>
Gliding that only eight hours pay can &C
exac,ed under it for eight hours ~oFh.
The case was that OF the employees A'
the Granite Works in Richmond Va
This decision will prevent the passage
by Congress Of the contemplated lo'n'
resolution declaring that the presef
law should be construed to mean ths'
ten hours nay should be given Tor e'E'
hours work. Representatives o. 'He
laboring men in the navy yards have
been for some months advocating s
the passage Of such q resolution. The
only relief that can be obtained by these
vorkmen now is to secure the pasSsse
ofan entirely new law, which is hardly
possible ut the present session.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

.ofhuman happiness, or in aycrting the
porils 20 which we are now subject.
Captain HowPatc's plan is simply that
the explorers shall SO as far north aa
they cnn and settle there, building them
selves q suitable habitation. As soon ~
fixed good weather or other conditions
indicate the possibility OF an advance,
they arc again 10 push forward and agnh,
eottle whom stopped, and thus II Is be>
licved, 10y slow, gradual progression, the
|Rdyenturers, who meanwhile will he.
come RCciimattd to the cold aud other
abnormal phenomena, will ho enabled
In limo 10 reach the pole. --Ns.uilfc
I tHsrirrU.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

Bradford county repubs 20 for Grow
no Cameron In theirs. Grow is grow
ing,
Jas. T. Coburn and J. G. Love are the
republican representative Delegates
frlm this county instructed for Beaver
for governor,
VIM. Holt and Moses Thompson were
the representative delegates from 'n
county 10 the National convention ID
Philadelphia last week.
our state legislature has made UP "'
mind to adjourn May "a, =,
Havana news says the sugar crop WI"
fsu short so 10 SIS per cent or rom
100000 to 10000 tons How will thai
oEec, our preserves
Thclegislature has sat at Harrisburg sI
long doing nothing that 1t has So' Al
mouldy.
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4 TALE or HORROR.
Tho Atlanta c. Can.,i.ulIcn- !

THE Atlanta Ca Consii,ulion
Mr. John Pore. who lives IN the lower
part Of Lumpkin county, had two LITTLE
children, aged respectively three ard six.
TheS were engaged in their customary
play few days ago, while the mother was
at the we'll. The oidN, child, for what
reason Il will never be known, picked uT
a sharp baichet aad struck the baby In the
side. leaving :he * sticking IN tho wound.
The child, seeing what be hsd doae, ran
aud told his mother, who was drawing up
water al the time. This so frightened her
tha, she lc, 20 the Windlass, ani the re.
volying crank struck the boy on the head
and literally knocked his brains out, kill.
ing him instantly. When the horror.
stricken mother 90: 70 her baby it was al.
so doad.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16
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DEATH OF ONE OF THE OLDEST SLAVES
IN PA.-Mrs. Hannah Kelly (colored) in
ber SSth year, died in Williamsport on
the 4th inst. She was one Of the last
persons held in slavery by the laws of
the state of Pennsylvania. She was
given her freedom at the age OF nine
Teen. by Governor Findlay, and went
from A!tercersburg TO Lancaster, as the
servant in the governors family, when
the governor was state treasurer, and
the state government was located at that
place. This was in the year 1861, A
short time before Governor Findiay
died, he directed his daughter, who was
afterwards the wife Of Governor Skunk,
to always give good attention to bis
faithful servant Hannah, and Scarcely a
wear passed, during the life OF Mrs.
Skunk, that Mrs. Kelly did not receive
some substantial token of her friendship
end when Mrs. Skunk died. q few
months ago, her will directed that 500
should be paid to Hannah. and $500 to
her daughter, Capt. KeDy's mother.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

The convention Of the Nationals II
Philadelphia, last week, was stormy
one. and there came pretty near beinF
4 row. Bill Armstrong it is said viii
take the stump against the ticket. There
10 still further trouble in the NatIonSl
camp.
Chairman Hughes received = adisPa'eh
from Mr.. Shearer, declining tAe nomi'
nation of the national party for lieuten'
ant governor. The filling Of the TscAu'
cy will now dsvolve upon the state com
mittee. It's believed that Hon. i. ;
Ben.ly will also decline.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

The Edenburg bank, in the oil eoun'
try, has closed its doors. Liabilities only
SlO4 900. with assets next TO nothing
Deposits from so to 60 thousand dollars
OF course there is considerable excite
meut there over this little affair, and oi
course the president has left town per
haps for Florida for his health.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

A despatch dattd Lewisburg 10, sass
the suspension of the Union national
bank Of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Is be-
lieve1 to be only temporary, and rest. Is
from the mismanagement OF the cashier.
Depositors will be fully paid. as the as
sets are largely in excess OF the liabili-
ties. Examiner Young is now in charge
Of the bank, and 4 statement will be
made in few days.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

On Sunday 5000 persons visited the
Paris exposition. At our Centennial the
show was not open on Sunday, but IN
France there Is not the same TenerAtion
for the Lords day. With the gay
Parisians Sunday is day Of pleasure, and
we have no doubt that throughout the
French exposition the Sabbath will
prove one ofthe best paying days.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16

The Union National bank Of Lewis
burg has suspended. It's thought the
depositnrs will be paid in full. That's
the usual song right amer 8 bank sus'
peads. We would be right glad to end
the depositors come out so well as that.
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TlO RS REMEMBERED.
Ernm Tho Washington Post.

Itwas not in Ink that the following
certificate of character was written, but
with blue pencil II should be read
often
ENECvrlyS MANslpN. WAsuIS0roN,
April is, 1871.
Dear SIR. am reliably assured that
T.. &. Dennis Of Florida would make a
capital special agent Of the Treasury. !
respectfully desire that his claims should
have your favorable attention. Sincere>
.ly. X. B. HAYES
Hos. JOINS SHERMAN and others
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Six men were publicly whipped in the
iail yard at Newcastle, Del, on Saturday
That is the way criminals are served IN
Delaware, and we think it has greater
terror for evil-doers than imprisonment,
A man will ten times sooner go to jail
n Sn to the whipping post, and is more
likely 70 walk strait on account OF the
iaftar
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In spite OF the opposition Of the re-
publican senate the democratic house
has mada a reduction ofupwards oft2u,-
.O10Oo0 In public expenditures The
Official reports show that the ordinary
expenditures for the fiscal year iS75-7t
under republican congress were $780,
6O1,H7, while the expenditures under
she appropriations og democratic
house far the fiscal year 1867 were
tlld.A4o2ll. showing a difference in
favor of the democrats OF S2U, ,a5i, 900.
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There are 800 inmates In the western
penRentiaryI
The new county oe Lackawanna will
contain $500 inbabits0ts.
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patent Medicines, Alcohol, pure Wines
and Liquors for medical purposes only
Physician'S prescriptions carefully com
pounded and orders answered gHh cara
and dispatch. Farmers and Physician
from the country will and our stock o.
Medicines complete. warranted genuine
and ofth best quality.
This Store will remain under the direc,,
tion Of the accomplished druggist and
pharmacist heretofore connected Win X
Mr.. II. NJ Harrington, and We respectful
ly solicit the custom OF our frlends ano
ths old patrons Of the store. e.ovDr
l9aptf .. l. oAo0SNA'