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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
A MAN WHO CLAIMS TO OWN Ill
NOLS.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, contains 4
despatch, dated Bloomington, Ind, Jan.
a, which says:
Mr. Thomas Minshall, ofDubuque, Ia,
is in Indiana looking up evidence in the
interest Of an extraordinary and i'm
mense claim against the Government,
which he will lay before Congress in n
few dAya. Mr.. Minshall has been in the
vicinity Of Vincennes the last few days,
and has in his possession n deed 10 the
greater portion Of the State of Illinois,
made to bis great-great-grandfatber and
nineteen others at Fort Gage, in 1913, by
ten Indian chiefs. The deed is an an
cient looking document, and the sigma
lures ofthe chiefs, some Of whom sign
ed by a cross, and others by the repre-
sentaiion of fish, bears heads, &c, were
witnessed by Hugh Lord, Commanding
the Illinois country" at that time, and
other officers OF the British army at Fort
Gage The instrument is very elaborate
the metes and bounds OF the land con
veyed particularly described. The con-
sideration was about two tons Of gun
hints, cloth FOR breech-clouts, oxen. &c,
each article Of which is carefully set out
aRd was acknowledged at kaskaskie be-
fore Vieaur Lemerance, notary public,
and recorded in record which is sup
posed to be In England at this time.
The land decided is in two pieces, one
piece lying above Cairo and composing
the Southern part of Illinois, and the
other is in an irregular shape. taking in
the Western part Of the State, from
Springfield west, place opposite the |
mouth OF the Missouri River, and point
on Lake Michigan, near Chicago, being
Mr.. Minshali has been looking up the |
family ever since 1856, having knowl- |
edge that such a purchase was made 10y |
his great-great-grandfatheE. aad now has |
q family tree as complete in all IL parts |
rs the tree of consanguinity In Black
stone. He came into possession Of the
deed by a remarkable accident q short !
time ago, having found it deposited in
bank as a mere curiosity. He will soon
lay the matter before Congress, claiming
indemnity for the iRGd, which the Gov
eminent disposed Of 10 Esttlers, and says
here can be no doubt Of his a6euring 1t,
Is be has had the opinion OF ehliaeat I
awysrs, Congressman and Senators.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
A THREE DAYS BATTLE.
Suleiman Pasha aud his Forces Driy>
on into the Rhod5ro Nouns
taius

A Rssslan official dispatch from KeEan,
liz, january 10, says that General Gourko
fought Sulcimau Pasha from the 10th to
the 18th Inst. Tho Turks we're finally
driven into thcRhodurO mountains Thcir
'oss was 1850 killed and a.OoO prisoners.
Fortynlae guns we're also captured.
4 CousMnlinoplc dispatch received p,
Paris suys that the hole district OF Banr,
gas has beea devastated by Bashi Ba,
zouks and Cir,a,sau', who slaughtered
tho Inhabitants and burned villages
whole
4 Russian official dispatch from Tih'
Says: "Gcnorsl komaroiTs dcta,chmen,
from Ardnauueh stormed Artyiu on the
18th inst The Turks lost heavily and the
Russians Slightly Another Russian Of
dcial dispatch FROM kczanlikl , january
2Otl says General SlruEod reports
from the town OF Muslala Pasha twenty
miles northwest OF Adrianoplel, on the Is
inst, that panic prevailed al Adrianople.
The Turkish government aud garrison
have Withdrawal afer exploding tho pow
der magazines and ammunition depo!s."
The reports Of the explosion we're
heard al General Strukutl's Headquarters
F,Te and civil disturbances had broken
OUT and the Representatives o! Eve differ
ent na,ionali.ies had come 90 Muslala
Pasha to eutreat General SlrukoE 20 has
ten TO Adr.anople.'
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
ENGLAND MAKES \ PROPOSE
TlON.
Indescribable Sutierings of the Refu'
gees Fleeing from the Adyan.
cling Russians.

London, January 2l.-Engisnd has
proposed that there shall DO conference
ut he powers immediately amer the Rus
sian terms of peace arc made known. II
Ihe powers decline to take par. in the con
ference the government will then ask par
Lament for al extraordinary credit in or
der 10 prepare such precautions as il may
deem necessary :or the protection Of Brit
isl iHtrrcs, Ia the east
Q4yen Victoria has personally Inter
coded with the czar 20 spare Turkey
The Daily Telegraph prints The follow
aux uudeg the date ot CoasIanuuople yes
tclday MIR. Master sgcnt OF the Eng
ll,h relief fund has jusl arrived here with
a fan 90 refugees from Adiiauopie These
unhappy people have been in open cattle
trucks three days. Many peTishel from
lle cold weather. Last night Giteen were
found dead 10 lho trucks Tho suheFings
q, all are described as awful. Mothers are
reported IN their trenzy to have thrown
away living babies rather than seo theui
die lu their arms. As the train moved
.som AdFiaHople numbers Of people tried
o. cling 90 the outside aud framework uI
the carriages, and msny attempted 10 ride
on tho buffers Al one sIsuon, whcr,
hundreds Of people had eongregA.ed
without food for TWO days, the men threat
ened NJ Master with violence IL bread
WAS not given 10 them. Yesterday ther,
were 1900 women aud children cut 10
the snow at CeaTloI. Three trAin'
full are hourly expected 10 arrive a. Con
sgan:inop!e. 1. is not known where .hey
ai.l ind shelter. The snow is several
inches deep, and is stl,l falling. The cold
IS intense. All that can possibly DO don,
is being effected by the administrators o
the relie! fund, but many lives ate being
sacrificed"
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
THE BRITISH FLEET PASSES
THROUGH THE DARDA-
NELLES.

A dispatch from ConttRntincpie state.
that in consequence Of not receiving the
countermsnding orders in time, the Brit
ish feet passed through the Dardanelles.
Tire shore batteries saluted the English
Gag as the vessels passed. Tho feet is now
proceeding TO Constantinople.
The sboys dispatch has created de-
cide1 sensation in official circles in Lon.
don.
A later dispatch from Constantnople
says the Governments telegram has just
stopped the feet at tho mouth Of the Dar>
daneles. The fleet is returning to Bssika
Bay.
A Berlin dispatch says Russia seems
anxious 10 induce the continental powers
10 tond their squadrons TO Constantincple
in the ssesl Of the English feet entering
the Sea Of Marmoss. This joint occupa-
ton would be Intended to pave ihe wey
for conference upon the future Of Stam-
boul.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31

In last weeks Reporter we noticed
the arrest OF Wilson who wrote letters
in all directions to individuals that =
relative had died and asking $3.50 for
board and funeral expenses. The par
ticulars Of the arrest are given by an e1-
change: Persons believing that it was
possibly dead relative, responded. and
money orders began to pour into the
post Office at Sidney so fast that il taxed
the capacity of the office 10 pay them.
Postmaster Dudley looked upon this ex-
tensive business with suspicion, and at
last one mail brought several letter.
from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennes-
see, making inquiries about one J. F.
Wilson, proprietor OF the Sidney House.
Each succeeding mail brought more let
ters Of the same tenor than the postmas-
ter could possibly answer, great many
of them inclosing the letter above des.
cribed, with different names and sd-
dresses substituted in each instance.
The man who lifted the letters was dis
reputable character, well known through
out the west, and when he rented lock-
box said it was for n friend, then absent
from town and whose name was ] F.
Wilson. Postmaster Dudley. Of Sidney,
co-operated with the authorities at Oma-
ha, and set about to capture the men
who were engaged in this mean conf
dence game. On Tuesday, the sh,
preparations were made to arrest him as
he was lifting the mail, and Sheriff
Zweifel nabbed him. Enough evidence
was found in the half dozen letters OF
the previous days mail to settle the me-
farious game he was playing beyond
doubt. There were also papers which
showed his own name 10 be John c. Lee
and by a little sharp manGuvring on
the part Of the officers the names Of his
acconplice was obtained, and f. w.
Morgan was arrested. The Sidney, Ne
braska, Telegraph" states that there is
no Sidney House, with J. F. Wilson,
proprietor, and no man has ever died OF
pneumonia in Sidney since it has been
founded.
The two prisoners were held under
81 900 bonds and taken TO Omaha Fri
day night. 1t has been a mystery how
this man obtained the names Of those
whom he wished to victimize. John c.
Lee was for long time in the employ OF
the famous and infamous Pattee, lottery
man, and it was while there that he got
the names. He was the leader and
principal offender in this case. Morgan
is said to be q young man, of whom the
world bad a right TO expect better
thinps
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31

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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
THE PEACE CONDITIONS ACCEPT,


London, Friday, Jan. -. ISIS
The Daily Telegraph. in It's second eii,
,ion, prints The following dispatch from
Consianl.nople
Ths Turkish delegates have been order
derod to sign peace pgeliminaries. An
armis,iee will probably be concluded 10.
day The peace conditions are staIcl on
exccllen, authority to include the follow,
ing Srrya 20 be independent without
compensation. Montenegro 10 receive
An:irvri. Nicsios and spu4, and 3 portion
Of the territory bordering on Lake Scg,a-
ri, Russia 70 hold Baioum. Kars and Er-
zcroum until war indemnity OF 50, 600, o.
00O is paid, the Dardanclios TO be opened
TO Russian mcn-oC. war, Bulgarian autono.
my 10 be conceded rather on the priHoi-
pie OF the Lebanon than on the plan Of ftke
Cons,au,nOple conference, and Turkey 10
nominate Christian Governor Tor long
term OF years. subject 20 ratidcatiJs BY the
Powers, Bulgaria not understood to in,
ciude Thracc. but only TO extend TO the
line Of the Balkans. part Of the Russian
army to embark at Con.iar,iuoplo for
their return home, and tho faal treaty Of
peace TO DO signed al Consianiinoplc by
the Grand Duke Nicholas. This arrange,
meni will satisfy Russian military honor,
without involving the occupation of Con.
sian.inople.
There i &C mention Of Roumania In the
Daily Tcleg-aph's Dispatch
The Sultan Made Nassai.
This afternoon tho Pail Mall Gazette
said the alleged terms OF peace were
about rs hard IS they could well be. They
amount, il says, to the virtual destruction
OF the Turkish Empire, and the reduction
OF the Sultan u The condition Of Russian
vasssl. III AIDES the Pail Nell Gazette
after the publication OF these terms, tbsl
designations Of Lords Derby and Carnar-t
yon are withdrawn, we may conclude that
no efectual resistance will be made by
England TO whatever agreement the Car
and the Sultan may come TO-"
The Terms Partly Secret.
Reuters telegram from ConstsntinopleI
states that Safvet Pasha informed Mr. /
LayGrd that the Porte had made n solemn /
TO keap the conditions secret
until the treaty was signed 1t had to-day
.elegraphed to lis Plenipoteniiares TO &C.
,ept the conditions. II would communi-
ate them to the Ambassadors tho moment
hey were signed.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31

A curious case, Involving the right Of
II. T. HcmbOld 10 his own name, has Just,
been decided In New York. In 1872
Helmbold went into bankruptcy, with,
among other assets. the right TO use his
name In the manufacture Of certain com.
pounds. Atthe sale Albert l.. Helmbold
purchased this right and then sought 10
restrain II 7. from using his own name
n bis own business. The Couri decided
IN favor Of the bankrupt, holding that the
name belonged TO him 10 whom bis pa
rents gAYe il, and no law or court could
lake IL from him.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31


New York city preachers are still dis
cussing the subject whether there is
hell. On Sunday Of last week He'll was
the theme intnearly all the pulpits. The
Sun has summed up some Of the ser
mons thus:
The Rev. Mr.. rockingham, who
thinks the Bible no better than any
other respectable book, Is naturally as
tonished that anybody should be found
nc this late day preaching Hell. IL Is,
he saws. as though some monster ola by
gone age-an ichth yosaurus, for instance
were 10 turn I'D, alive and vicious, Oh
the banks OF the hudson. On the other
hand. the Rev. MIR. Rockford, Roman
Catholic, affirms that 1t is the thoughi
of He'll that has peopled Heaven, ana
maintains that the doctrine OF eyerlAst-
ing torment is taught not only by the
Church and the Scriptures but by hu-
man reason itself. The Rev. Mr. Hep
worth, formerly Unitarian, but a pres,
ent Congregationalist, is troubled ia soul
by some aspects Of the doctrine, and
thinks il imprudent to be dogmatlc as TO
the duration Of the torment when there
ia such q wide divergence OF opinion
among scholars on that point. To the
Rev. Mr.. Ludlow, Reformed, the end
iessness of punishment seems dedncible
from analogy, as well as revealed in
Scripture, and the Universalists impress
him as absurd reasoners. That He'll
will continue forever is also the belief
of the Rev. Mr.. Mann, Swedenborgian
but he explains that it will continue by
the choice of the inmates, and that IT is
really hospital, in which the self>in-
iicted sufferings of the wicked will be
mitigated, as far as it is possible for dl-
vine love and pity to mitigate them. Of
the Universalist preachers who discus
sed the subject yesterday, the Rev. Mr.
Pullman was sarcastic, and the heV. Mr.
Nye was scholastic.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
SOME or THE SENATE EAPEN-
~EN

NFsN.
The senate expenditures are very
queer. They buy almostauything there
but dynamite, and that is just the arii-
cle that should he thrown in among
them sometimes. II would do much 10
clean out the chan Der and make sena-
tors better members II they once knew
that dynamite would be used 10 punish
crookedness. The report OF the Secre-
,ary OF the Senate concerning the re-
ceipts and expenditures ofthat body for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1877, has
just been published. The year was
rather an exceptional one. and some OF
the items of expense are interesting.
The disbursements for the year amount
ed to nearly 8 million Of dollars. The
Belknap impeachment trial cost 81 ,lSS.
The Capitol Police force that part of II
paid for by the Senatel costs S2l $50 a
year. The Committee on Privileges and
Elections spent S95,2l2, which includes
the expenses ofthe Electoral Count and
the Southern investigations. Senator
Jones's book favoring the remoneiiza-
ton ofsilver cost 81, 600. The Sergeant
alarms bought twenty-five revolvers
and ammunition to match at an expense
gilmore than $500, TO be used in guard
ing the box containing the Electoral re-
turns. Mr.. Pinchback, who never was
a Senator, drew Sl6,965 ass reward for
his efforts to get a seat in the Senate.
Cold tea, lemons and granulated sugar
used during the intensely hot months Of
1876 cost s., ,5s4, and ice during the same
summer about $500 month. Twelve
bottles Of Martinique snuff furnished to
Senators during the year cost So.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
CAPTURING SCLEIMAN'S BAG
GAGEAND DRIVING HIS ARMY
INTO Tue MOUNTAINS.

Looso... january q "A Russian oficial
despatch from kczaniik says that a por>
ton Of Suloiman Pasha's train. consisting
Of 1000 wagons, was captured on the 18th
instant near Hsrmanli, about forty miles
west of Adrianople. Another despatch
from kezanlik says: Prom details re-
eeived by the Russian staa, General
Gourko's victory Mt Philippopolis was
more complete than at first announced
Suleiman Pasha's whole Rrmy-40,OO OOO
s,rong-was engaged, and finally split in
to two parts. One, commanded by Fund
Pasha, fled into the mountains, and the
other, under Suleiman Pasha, retreated in
the direction of Ilaskot, pursued by Gem
erals Skobelefi The Russians captured
nnety-seven guns" Both fractions of
the Turks seem to have reached Drama.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31

The use Of spectacles made Of mica is
advocated by the eminent DR.. Kohn, OF
fBreslau, 10 protect the eyes ffom injury by
solid bodies, and also-mica being very
bad conductor Of heat-irom the mischief
done to the eye by prolonged exposure TO
hest Tays. The same distinguished ocu.
list, has investigated tba condition Of the
eyes ola number OF eompositors, and has
made one or two practical suggestions
which are worthy Of notice The predom>
inaut affection Of the eye produced in
compositors is short,sigbtedness. which
increases with the length Of time the occu-
patton is continued. Out Of 1872 compost.
tors whose oJns were examined, sixty.
eight were short-sigEted. and Of these
fny one had begun the trade with good
eyes. The source Of the artificial light
with which they worked seemed 10 have
some influence in the production Of the
deceased st ate. Thus, Of compositors who
worked with oil lamps, sixty>six per cent,
were short-siRhtcd, while Of those who
worked with gas, only ffly per cent were
affected The temperature in{ The noigh-
boyhood Of the eyes, when oil was used
was about seEeaiy,two degrees, and. whom
gas was employed, about seysrty.six. The
higher temperature, in the case Of gas, was,
no doubt, owing TO tho employment Of the
naked flame Dr. Kohns suggestions
are, that the fame always be surrounded
with a glass, SO as 10 diminish the heat
hat the Shade bo arranged so as TO throw
the light moro on tho case and less on the
ey es and that snail iTEeS vi
abandoned.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
QUEER MAIL MATTER.

Washington. January 26.-At the late
sale by the Post-Oftiee Department Of
unclaimed packages sent TO the Dead
Letter Office, package was COnnd which
had been received from the Neg York
Office, containing the following articles:
A roast spare-rib, large piece of roast
veal several pounds of jerked venison
and several buffalo tongues, potatoes
and onions, a pound Of butter, loaf of
fruit>cake, lot of candy, raisins, nuts,
oranges, apples, &c, several small bot
ties of wine and whiskey, two boxes of
cigars and two Limburger cheeses, salt,
pepper, vinegar and cranberries.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
A Report that Russia Prefers to OF
fend Great Britain Rather than
Austria

London, January 2i-Reuter's Constan-
tinopls despatch says II is alleged that
Russia, having to choose between condi-
ti"a. o9 peace clashing with the interests
or Austria and conditions clashihg with
England, has. selected che latter alterna-
tive. She therefore abandons the idea Of
demanding political autonomy for BuiRa,
ria and demands instead the right Of pas
sage Of the Dnrdanelle', the ccssion Of
portion Of Armenia and material guaran-
teas o. war indannily.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31

Ii is strange that the remains Of the
disooverer of America, Christopher
Columbus, need TO be searched after 10
discover them. A telegram from 81. Do
mingo. Jan. Il, says:
On the 96lh ulL the Spanish steamer
Alcantara arrived there from Havana,
bringing = commission appointed by the
Spanish government 10 examine a box
supposed to contain the remains Of
Christopher Columbus. The examina>
tion was permitted after many formal-
ties had been gone through with. The
box was removed from the place Of its
deposit, the seals broken and the inscrip-
ton closely examined. The bones were
scrupulously inspected and photographs
taken Of the remains Several physicians
were present.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
FAILERES.

According to theauthentic figures pre-
sented by the Mercantile Agency OF X.
G. Dun < Co., the failures in the United
States for the year 1877 are 5, ,S72 in mum
Der, being 30 less than for 1876, in
which wear Shere were 9,092. The total
habih ie, for 1877 are stated at $3.50 669,
600 against Sl9I, III 600 in 1876, or bare
ly haIfa million or dollars les. j. il a
significant fact, however, that the failu
res Of 1877, although less in number and
amount than in 1876, are above the aver
age Of the four years since the panic of
1873, while subsequent TO the panics Of
1857 and 1851 the progress toward pros
perity was steady and rapid.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
ROW BRIGHAM MADE HIS
N1'AMIN

Brigham died rich leaving behind n
big estate and many wives, We often
wondered how modern prophet could
gather in millions and still keepa large
family. But Brigham understood
crookedness as well rs some others A
Salt Lake correspondent Of the Tribune
says there is likely 10 be wranGle soon
il am correctly informed, over Brig
ham Noung's estate, All the Apostles
except TAYLOR and the three who are
acting as the Prophets executors, arc
understood 60 he in favor ofa rigid eX-
animation Of his financial huggormug-
ger, as Trustee .in.Trust Brigham, aud
Brigham the individual, and also Of the
restitution 90 the church Of what he had
without consideration transferred from
himself. as church trustee, To himself as
Citizen Brigham. AZ the same time,
Mr. Ellcrheck, for many years his conf
Dental agent offers 70 open a short eat
through the whole maze 10y pointing out
how the Prophet took from the church
by few enormous grabs s., '1o0o one
ofthcSe was the famous settlement with
the church. by which he charged It IN a
lump $4,000 year for eighteen years
services as Prophet, Seer and kevelaIor
in other words as ecclesiastical Boss, '
At other times he charged the church
and credited himself with items Of q
hundred thousand dollars or 50 on ac'
count Of the poor. Ne doubt the inves'
ugation will be kept as still as possible
bu, Brigham IounG's heirs will, oi
course, resist, and the hated lawyers vii,
have 10 be called In. Those who art
defeated my be confidently expected Io
reinforce the corps Of apostAyes and gem
tiles in the Territory. IL will be curl
Gus, too, TO see the Prophets administer
ing the estate Of the chief Prophet, by
branding him as thief.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31

Thus it Soes-week before last King
died, Emmanuel Of Italy the week fol-
lowing a king got married, Alfonso, OF
Spain. It's just the same in the lower
walks-to.day . funeral, tomorrow $
wedding, and the Pope will get sick and
have the tooth and belly.aohe just like
other people.