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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
Death In the Deep.

PHILADELPHIA, November 9.-At the
bottom OF the sea, forty miles out from
the capes OF the Delaware, lies the
steamer Champion having been sent
there at o'clock on Friday morning by
a collision with the sailing ship Lady
Octayia, which caused the loss Of thirty.
four lives. The Lady Octavia WAS bound
from Rio Jhnciro TO New York, and
the Champion from New York 10
Charleston. IL was moonlight when
they collided, and the officer in charge
OF the Octayia saw the Champion ten
minutes before they struck. The
Champion went down IN four minutes
from the time Of the collision, and only
twentyiour out of the iifty.eight souls
she had on board were saved. These
were taken on board the Octavia. which
then put back toward the break water.
Her bow was much shattered, anu ghe
owed her escape from fate like that OF
the Champion 10 "a watef.tight comparC.
ment ut That end Of the vessel and 10
the fact that she was a much newer and
stronger ship than the other. Shortly
after the collision the Captain Of the
Octayia, James johnson, who was asleep
in his cabin when the ships struck,
hailed a bark aud transferred TO il four
OF the Champions. passengers aud two
OF her own crew.
A. near as can be asccrtained the fol.
lowing list comprises the lost. Four Of
the passengers whose names appear are
saved, but which four they are is not
known:
Cabin passengers-J. l.. Marvcn, &.
Steiincy, w. W. Clark. William Peele,
William Siska, Joseph Mitchell, Mrs.
Andrews, Mifs Nickels, Of Charleston (;
II. lluxtable, Mrs. Iiuxatble. OF Boston.
Stccrage passenecrs- G. Patten, F.
Pattcn, j. B. Foster, NJ. Broad, Kate
Trackey, Rose Barbcry, j. b. Horan.
Officers and crew-John X. Monct.
purser; X. H. Leonard, mate; {. O..
Stiles, carpenter; Paul Hahn, John
Nclson, James +. Anderson, John Al
Ian, boy &. Fobcrg, assistant engineer: (:
A. +. Potts, oiler; Frank Patti, fireman:
Mike Savage, fireman Augustus Win.
tiers, stokcr; F.'Garrigan, stoker; vii.
liam turter, ttoker; Luke Kelley, sto.
ker: r. Smalls, steward; {. Smslls,
stewardcss; 4. Middleton, messman /:
J. Richardson, second cook J.. Girard.
son, pastry cook 4. Mashaw, pantry.
man.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
General Butler Interviewed.


From Special Dispatch to The Times.
NEW YoRE, November Tn an in.
tcrview with General Butler, which will
be printed in the SIN tomorrow, Butler
snys: 81 cannot regard myself ~ dc.
ieated, inasmuch as have made sub
sinntial gains over last years vote. re.
ducing the Republican plurality from
$4,000 To less than 1900. But the
reason ] WAS not elected Is found in the
fact that there are about one hundred
thousand disiranchiscd citizens in Mas
sachusctts. This Commonwealth has
never had "a Republican form of govern.
mcnt in fact, only in form, but if live
she shall have the fact as well as the
form. ! am fighting the battle Of the
one hundred thousand working men
who are denied the right of suffrage
through the educational and Iroperty
qualification clauses cnprafted upon our
laws 10y the old Federal party and
kept there 10y the Republican party.
Here are the figures; According TO the
State census OF 1875 there were 34l.1I3
names on the tax list. Tie largest
number Of votes ever polled was 25s,.
500 lat the Presidential election Of
lSTG1. Now 2JS, 900 from $50 900 leaves
$1,000. Take another fact The popu.
lation of Massachusetts, is l.GJ1. 900.
The voting strength Of Ohio. for ex.
ample, where there are no restrictions,
is about one to four Of the population /:
hence this State should have total vote
Of over 100000. The actual vote, ns
you see, is but 2jS,0OO, or nearly 800.
600 short OF the natural vote. Allow
10000 for stay athomc voters aud we
still have TO account for about 10000
Massachusetts, has eleven members of
Congress. According TO the Consti.
tuition she is entitled 10 but eight. For
example, the average basis of repre-.
scntation in Congress is 10000 voters
not disiranchiscd citizens, but actual
voters. The largest number OF voters
IN any Congressional district in this
State Is % COO, and in one district there
are but 1900. propose, sir, TO invite
the attention Of Congress 10 this fact
aud demand that Massachusetts, restore
the ballot to her di.frBnchiscd citizens
or lose the three members from her
Congressional delegation who represent
these disiranchIsed citizens. do not
believe in an nristocra,ic form OF gov.
eminent The whole people consti.
tutc a much safer repository of liberty
and justice than a part, however intel.
ligcnt, cultivated or wealthy that part
may he"
"Will you be a candidate for Cover.
nor next year p
II prefer not to answer that question
al present. can only repeat that
am engaged in a political contest in.
yolyinE the rights Of the poor and the
oppressed, and that I -hall continue in
the fight until win it
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

Buddha. Mahadoo Kulum was present.
Sold % more books, and talked with
the people in tho inn.
l7th.-Isent Hull and Graham to Nan.
day while | would visit several towns
off the road. About noon | reached N,
and when | was yet some distance
away | could see large circle oi ma.
tives and II. and q. in the centre, the
observed of all observers. Spoke half an
hour. Thence we started for Tasgaum.
stopping under mango tree for dinner
aud enjoying bath in the KIislna
river. L. has 5000 or more inhabitants.
The magistrate told us to lodge in n
certain temple. Soon after our arrival
"A Brahman with Others came To see us,
and said, al got glad today" Why?
because you missionaries have come
lSth.-An English speaking Brahman
advised us to establish Il mission here.
We were congratulating ourselves on
the kind reception we met with here,
when unexpectedly tanatical Hindu
followed by rabble came and told us
that we were dcliling the temple and
must leave il. Our butler had cooked "A
chicken for us just outside the temple,
and they had also noticed that our
grooms were men of low caste. Though
| urged that we would rather receive
orders from the same authority that
told us to lodge there, | yielded to
their wishes and went first to look for
another place. In the meantime the
crowd increased to 200 or more, and II.
and &. getting impatient forces several
fellows out. \ friendly Brahman as.
sisted me in finding place and then
we bade adieu to the crowd, many Of
whom visited Us peaceably in our new
quarters.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
Bituminous Coal and Coke Of Pennsyl.
Vania.
Tnm %, I-l..tlL.lE,s..l.r

Tfam 'hs Ir'astr,al Eegisior.
The btuminous coal measures, Of
Pcunsylvania, cover an area Of four.
teen thousand square miles. In about
oue-tenth Of this area workable coal il
found, and from careful estimates the
number Of tons IN this region will
amount 10 the incomprehenslble sum
OF four billion FIVE hundred million
tons. This vast mine OF wealth is in
possession Of the present generation-A
trust, in real and prospective wealth,
scarcely ever held 10y any people in the
history OF civilized countries.
We are drawing now upon this de.
posit Of wealth at the rate Of fifteen
million tons per annum. At this rate,
It would take three hundred years TO
exhaust the supply. But now there is
every prospect that the amount of bi
luminous coal mined, in a very few
years, will reach twenty FIVE or thirty
million tons per annum. The use OF
bituminous coke j. in greater demand
now than ever, and il j. a demand that
will increase steadily every year.
The manufacturers Of iron in all por
tions Of the United States are begin.
ming to learn that coke is The fuel 10
produce soft, strong and tenacious iron,
and as this information becomes more
thoroughly known, no other furnace
fuel will be used. The age OF char
coal is passed, and the use Of anthra-
cite will be supplanted by coke. There
u not much danger Of the coke mar.
ket being overstocked, for the facli
ties for burning il are, in ono sense,
limited. Ii cannot keep pace with the
knowledge OF its utility, for the ovens
now in Pennsylvania cannot satisfy the
demand.
Tho C5nsellSriNe and other coke bnrnerS Of
Central and .South,cesiern Pcansylrania need
not Be AFRAID ef he rlValry OF competition Of
Northern PcHNFvirdHia +: nor ne Northern
PcnHs iraaia coke burner need not BE- Jealous
Of other portions. for there is room toT al,
and trade for al.
In many regions coke is made from
coal which is unmarketable IN its raw
or crude state, and the burning Of the
waste will enable the mine owner TO
hold or reserve his blacksmith and
steam coal, and convert his waste" into
valuable commodity. The bitumi
nous coal regions Of Pennsylvania are
peculiarly adapted 10 the manufacture
Of coke-more so than any Goals 10 be
found in the United States. No other
State ia the Union can enter into sue.
ccssfnl rivalry in this particular. Many
OF the Goals are equally good for steam
purposes, but are too full Of resinous
matter TO compete as blacksmith or fur.
mace coal, in any form or shape. Hence,
Pennsylvania hitumious mine owners
wherever located, hold the key Of the
situation.
The great iron interests Of the South
and West must, IL they would success.
fully compete in the manufacture OF
iron with Pennsylvania, use Pennsylva-
MIA coal and coke.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
Senator Herman on the Political Stu.
alton.

TfaH the S,- Ysik IIsralI ai suHlay.
At the Fifth Avenue hotel last even.
ing a H0lH reporter met Senator Ker.
nan, who bad just come TO town from
his home in Utica. lie was in a cheer.
iul frame Of mind aud spoke hopefully
Of the prospects OF the Democratic
party IN the forthcoming struggle for
national supremacy. In answer TO a
question ~ to whether he felt deprcss.
ed at the result Of the late election in
the state he said-"l3y no means. The
Democratic party is not . thing Of to.
day and tomorrow. IL has suryiycd
many worse reverscs OF fortune and
will survive this. The late vote has
demonstrated that it can carry this
state when II make up its mind TO do
20 and with the return Of n season of
calm reflection alrthe Iarrinr elements
will come together again Tor an earnest
and united struggle"
DO you approve Of the idea of a
special and extraordinary convention
for sort Of reorganization Of the
party
81 do not. i, would excite to many
Iealousies, for the reason that many
who think themselves essential to the
welfare OF the party would necessarily
be left out. Better leave the whole
matter TO the wise consideration Of the
people and 20 the influence Of time.
A the late unhappy quarrel recedes
from us and cool reflection superccdcs
the reign Of passion and discussion, the
men who compose the Democratic party
will come together in spirit Of patri.
otic harmony. and burying all differ.
ences will 60 forward with a single eve
to the yindication Of Democratic prin.
ciplcs. The Democratic party must
live and flourish, for il represents the
masses OF the nation who live by toll.
and these we shall always have among
us. The laborers, mechanics and farm.
ers form the bone and sinew of the ma.
ton. The Republican party caters to
different class, and its tendency il TO
strong government with its obvious con.
sequences. The Democratic party will
forever continue to rally the lovers of
Republican freedom in coutradistinc.
ton TO those who would seek to impose
restrictive conditions on the exercise Of
guaranteed constitutional liberty"
'DO YOU think il will be necessary 10
carry New York State next fall 20 in.
sure a Dsmocra,ic presidential victory
in lSS09'
Yes; New York is the pivotal State.
Three or four more Northern States
along with New York will decide, as
they did in 1876, the fate Of the elec.
ton"
And you are sanguine, Senator, that
the Democrats will carry New York 7"
"l have no doubt about IL and need
only refer you 10 the returns Of the
bility.n
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
The Outlook for the Negro.

From The Lancaster Intc,ligrne'r.
The presence and the speech at the
late Presby tcrian Synod, in this city, OF
three colored men, graduates Of Lincoln
University, made an abiding impression
upon those who saw them and heard
them state their case and how they
proposed to deal with the cause to the
behalf of which their education has
been directed. The report made by
these representatives of their race who
spoke on this occasion points an i'm.
pressiyc moral to the whole white citi.
zcuship of the country who have "A deep
interest in shaping this element oil our
composite nationality into a force for
social, moral and political good.
What these intelligent speakers said
demonstrates two things: first, that the
too rapid conferring OF political rights
upon the negro was a mistake that at
fccted him unfavoraLly; and secondly.
that his best Interests are not TO be
served 10y making him subject of
par isln contention or the buffet Of
political football. one of them said,
with as much truth as pathos, that
"rih-sHi-ci isE for hls 6tra slic than for the
secuted in one section of the country
through the morbid, restless political
sentiment, and in the other prescribed
by caste prejudice. the negro stands
with his needs appealing 10 the heart
of humanity Another, referring to
this same pitiable condition and the
remedies for it, frankly admitted that
politics had failed while for time
the colored man flourished like the
mushroom. under the genial influence
Of political preferment, the reaction
has been disastrous, and it had been
better for him not to have been
thrust into places which he did not
possess the qualifications to fill. The
third bore practical testimony to the
same effect, in demonstrating how the
negro's condition South was only retro
grade in those States wherein he had
been made a politician, while in Geor.
gia, Virginia, North Carolina and other
States where his position had been
more in accord with his qualifications,
the whites had recognized a community
of interests. the old masters were the
best friends Of their former slaves. and
the colored man is enjoying the benefits
Of equal educational advantages.
Il ia indicative Of the sngacity Of
these men that they see this state OF
affairs so clearly, and high compli.
ment to the system of education they
have received that they honestly and
boldly avow it. Men OF their RW, i'm
bued with such purposes, areihA&o
lead 1t to the Canaan Of a better mkral
and material condition than white
trash" OF any party who would csiole
or bulldoze the negro for political pur.
poses. Whenever the black sees that
his future lies in the elevation Of his
condition, by fitting himself to dis.
charge the duties and exercise the
rights imgosed upon him, wisely or un.
wisely. his way is clear and the outcome
Of his efforts Is certain.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
The HoStileS.
= EAND o. ArACHEs BADLY wnirIEp Er
ARIZONA TKgOTh.

= HAND oT ArAcHEs BADLY wnrrrEp ~
ARIZONA TRCorh.
SAS FEkNoi-oo. Cal, November T.
DIspalchcs from Fort Sayiord, New
Mexico. announce the return there
OF the Arizona troops and scouts. They
had fight by moonlight with Chief
Nictorla's band Of Apaches IN Mexico,
sixty miles below the boundary line.
One hundred and eighty warriors were
engaged in the Grht. and they were de.
ieatcd and driven from the field Pri.
yate Cochlcrio, Of company 4, Sixth
cavalry, and an Indian scout were killed
and another Indian scout wounded
Major Morrow commanded the troops
IN the fight The Arizona troops are
curoutc TO their post. the hostile lndi.
ans having al been driven out Of New
Mexico. General Carr, in charge Of all
the scouting parties and troops in the
field ia southern Arizona, will return at
once with his troops along the border
TO guard the territory against the hos.
tiles now IN Mexico.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
The Good Of Marriage.

From the Chicago News.
The French savant, DR.. Bertillon,
has given the result of his study of the
mortality statistics Of every country in
Europe. lie comes to the conclusion
that marriage is conducive TO good
health, long life and morality, and is, so
to speak, a limited insurance against
disease, crime and suicide. lie says
that bachelor Of twenty-five has not n
much better prospect Of long life than
a married man of forty I've that among
widowers OF twenty five to thirty the
rate of mortality is as great as among
married men OF from tiityfve to sixty
Taking the French bill OF mortality. he
shows that while the annual death rate
among married men between twenty
and twenty-five years Of age is rather
under 10 per !, 900 bachelors of that
age die at the rate Of l6. and widowers
at the rate Of 10 per 1000. These fig.
ures apply to the whole OF Paris, while,
taking Paris, IL appears that the rate Of
men between twenty and twenty-five
years OF age is 1871 per / 1000 for mar.
ried men, q per 900 for bachelors and
81 per 1000 for widowers. With adj.
vanced life the difference goes on in.
creasing. With regard TO crime, DIR.
Bertillon asserts that the offences
against the persons are so per cent. less,
and against property 45 per cent. less
among married men than among un.
married. The difference is still more
remarkable among women. amounting
10 $50 per cent. The number OF sui.
cides is at the rate Of 62s per 100000
for widowers. 273 per 100000 for bach.
elors, and 246 per 100000 for married
men.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

Mas. MARgARTr O'NEiL EAToN who
died at Washington on Saturday was
one Of the most famous court ladies du
ring the administration Of jackson and
Van Buren. She was regarded as the
most beautiful woman Of her day at the
capital, and the proud danes who ruled
Washington society at that period di.
yided into hostile cliqucs in regard to
the propriety Of acknowledging her a.
their social equal. The daughter Of a
tayerr.Seeper, she first married Mt.
Timberlake, a purser in the navy, who
died at sea. Aiierward General Eaton.
United States Senator from Tennessee
and boarder at her fathers public
house, became her husband. General
Eaton was afterward made secretary of
war under President jackson. The
question whether Mrs. Eaton should be
received into the society ot the wives Of
the other cabinet ministers came very
nearly disrupting the administration.
General Jackson sided very strongly
with the prescribed lady and threaten.
cd to dismiss some of the members of
his cabinet If he could not secure harm
ony on the subject. The result was
that the discordant cabinet finally went
to pieces, Mr. Van Buren came in as the
chief adviser Of the president and Mrs.
Eaton found in HIM true friend and
powerful partisan. General Eaton. after
leaving the cabinet, served some time
as governor of Florida and was subse.
quently made minister to Spain. Mrs.
Eaton, the feterriB,a causa JcM in Wash.
ington society, was thus removed 10 a
more congenial social atmosphere where
she lived in peace surrounded by her
family. She was, in her youth, as she
herself expressed II, "the widest girl
that ever wore out n mothers patience;
but not wilfully bad, only thoughtless.
This was in part the cause Of the diff.
Guilty she encountered in getting the
entree to the ham ton Of Washington
society. The other chief obstacle in
her way was the jealousy Of ladies who
were envious Of her beauty and accom-.
plishments.-HarTistgg Patriot.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

TnE dissipation of our dangers lies in
only one direction. The Republican
party is no longer Republican party,
but reaotionary party. Its mission
was TO free the blacks. That accom-.
plished, IL tends to the other extreme
and seeks 10 enslRve the whites through
aristocracy, anarchy and monarchy.
The struggle for an aristocracy il scarce.
ly disguised, the rest is certain con.
sequence. Sectional strife Is prelimi.
nary war. Close on the rabid denunci.
alton of the South come multerines of
. rupture between the East and the
West. The disturbing element is the
Republican party, which must be over
thrown or our democracy must give
way 10 empire. Think on these things.
Cleveland Plaindealey,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

The venerable DIR. Lovick Pierce. the
father of Methodism IN Georgia, died II
his home in Sparta, Ca, Monday morn.
ing, In the ninety.fflth wear of his age.
He was q native of Halifax county,
North Carolina.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
Trial List.

Trial list for November Term, A. d. 1879,
commencing the fth Monday l2Ith day Of
November:
FIEsT WREK-Mouday. Noyo,,t,c, "a
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

THE GEAND AND TRAvEEsE JURoEs
VoR NOVEMBER CoUKT.-The November
court commences on the fourth Monday
Of next month, for which the following
list Of Grand and Traverse jurors has
been drawn.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

You can't tell the bent OF a girls mind
by the bend Of hat she wears.
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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03

FRIDAY evening before Christmas,
MIR. Florence Glover, near Lewis
vile, aged thirty-two years, entered
his room, brushed his boots, neatly
dressed himself, lay upon the bed
and deliberately placing q pistol to
his right temple destroyed his own
life. This is the third, instance of
good citizens committing suicide in
that section of our county within the
past two months. Troubles of yari-
Gus kinds, growing out Of the events
of the score Of years just passed, is
sald to he the cause. Would ;fthat
this period was blotted out of our
history and memory.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03

MEssns. Mellichamp & Edwards
announce that they have purchased
the Orangeburg Tunes, and in future
it will be published by them as n
Democratic paper. We see no reason
why too well conducted newspapers
In as large a county as this should
not succeed, and, after all, it may be
best to have ''two vents" to public
opinions If the sale is q bDna-tide
one, and we have no reason to doubt
it at ;hi5 time, NC extend the right
hand Of fellowship to Messrs. Melll-
champ & Edwards, and express the
wish that the Times may be second
only to TIE DEMOCRAT of all the
country press in the State.