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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

900 received from freight traffic. The
Secretary has been ordered 10 make out
bills and proceed TO collect them.
Considerable Indignation IL expressed
here among the Western railroad men
over the transaction.
James Gordon Bcnnett's ship, Jean
nctte, Lieutenant belong commander,
bound on an exploring expedition 10
the North Pole, is now prepared to
sail from the port Of San Francisco.
LCdrc, the organ of 81. Rouher. Of
Paris, makes the following declaration:
Prince Jerome Napoleon is recognized
as the chief Of the Nnpoleonic dynasty
and consequently the chief Of the
Bonapartist party. lie cannot fail to
receive rcsoiute and devoted support of
all faithful to the Empire" fhis de.
claratloH is made by the advice Of ".
lsOuhcr, but it il doubtful whether all
the lmpcr!alists will rally around
IHnce Jerome, who will probably con-
tnuc % maintain hIs silent attitude.
The troops with the Prince Imperial
when killed declare, in contradiction Of
Lieutenant Carris' statement that the
survivors callopcd two or three miles
without stopping. The correspondent
says the Quartermastcr General dis.
obcycd Lord Chelm.lOrd's orders by
sending the Prince on dangerous ex.
petition, and the escort Of which de.
serted its duty. In the whole affair
there is not on" redceming feature.
The troop ship oricnto. with the body
oil the Prince. Is expected TO reach Ing.
land on the 9Th Of July.
Tho wife Of Postmaster John r.
Pearcc, OF Bristol, Rhode Island. has
been regarded e. partially insane for
some time. 4 few weeks ago she shot
her husband in the head while he
slept. Monday last when Mr. Pcarce
went to dinner he found the doors of
bic house fastened. He forced an en-
trance, and going to a chamber found
Mr.. Pearcc IN bed wrapped in flames.
1t appears that she had saturated the
bedc!othIng with Kerosene. laid down
and set the bed on FIRE. The fire was
eIiinguishcd. but Mrs Pearce was 20
badly burned that she cannot survive.
The completion Of the Sutro tunnel
in Nevada, was celebrated on Monday.
After ten years OF ceaseless labor day
and night and an expenditure Of $5.-
100000 the powerful engine Of the
combination shaft Of the Hale Il Nor
cross and Savage mines was started up
that morning al precisely 6 o'clock, dis.
charging water into the Sutro tunnel,
at the mouth Of which it made its ap-
pearance in one hour and twenty
minutes, showing a temperature OF l0l
degrees, which gradually increased 10
us degrees. In eight hours the water
in the long drowned out mines was low
cred one hundred feet. Everything
worked we'll. The success Of the great
engineering work surpasses all ex-
pectations.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Wade Hampton on the South.

WHAT MS SECTION DOES AND DOES NOT
WANT.
Trom late Tnteftie~ Ia = New York rarsr
think the Southern people are in
accord with the views ! expressed in
the Senate. and they will be generally
adopted. Judging from the letters /
have received and the Southern men |
have seen, can safely say believe
they are in full accord with my views.
The South is eminently conservative,
and has always been So. IL wants 10 be
quiet, and does not want 10 be the vic
tim nor the mover in anything that
will create trouble or mistrust. As to
the laws permitting the presence of
troops at the polls, they were war
measures, aud all wish them repealed.
] would never have delivered the speech
] did but for a speech of Mr.; Thurman's
some time ago, in which he denied, and
truthfully denied, the charge that the
South was debating the policy of the
Democratic party. II the Northern
papers would try 10 get at the true dis.
position Of the Southern people, it
would promote reconciliation. / know
that they have sent able correspondents
through the South, many Of whom |
have met and whose correspondence I
have read. But do not think thek
have seen with impartial eyes. They
have felt constrained to write to suit tho
politics Of the papers they represented.
! refer As much TO the correspondents
OF the Democratic press as Of the Re
publican. At least, they have mistaken
the true feeling Of the South. 1t did
not attempt 10 secede for war, and it
does not follow that, because il did not
succeed in leaving the Union. il still
wishes to injure IL. This is the only
country the Southern people now have,
and they wish TO make il ss great and
prosperous as possible. The South ought
TO be credited with having prevented
a war in 1876, when the whole country
was at fever heat over the Presidential
election. A gun fred in South Caroli-
ma then would have precipitated = gen.
eral war. The South is stronger to day
than in lS60. There is no feeling of
timidiiy actusting her present policy.
There is no desire for another war. The
South wants peace This know TO bc
the feeling Of the whole people there.
want to see the country settled and
quiet, and iay only object in going 10
Congress was TO help bring il about.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
The Democrat

has now been in existence six months
and still exists, with sufficient vitality
to allow our kind friends to extend its
life another term. How far we have
met the expectations of the public, we
will not discuss at present, but we have
endeavored to present them Il readable
and to the extent of our ability, an
instructive paper, free from anything
offensive to render it an unwclcome
visitor to the family circle.
The price of the publication wa.
placed at the lowest possible amount
for advance payment, $3.50; $500 il
not in advance. We state this now,
that there may be no misunderstood.
ing in the future.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

The bill appropriating sGOO,OOO for
the expenses of Federal mar.hals,
passed by Congress last week, was re-
turned by Mr.. Hayes with a veto.
For all the necessary aud legitimate
purposes of the public service this
amount was admitted to be ample for
the pay Of these officials. The only
faults that Mr.. Hayes could find with
the bill have relation to the use of
deputy mar,hals at the elections. and
that it prohibits the government from
making any contract or assuming
any liability for their future payment
until an appropriation shall have been
made by law. These provisions we're
designed to stop the employment of
the FOUNDERS, repeatcrs and ballot
suffers that make the elections in
many of our cities n farce aud dis
grace. After this veto Mr.. Hayes had
the check to make a pitiful appeal to
Congress to pass the bill without these
prohibitory clauses. The representa-
tivcs of the people, however, were de-
cidcd in their refusal to comply with
his wishes, aud, with the adjournment
on Tuesday, are now prepared to 20
before the country on the issue thus
joined.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
GENERAL NEWS.

Burglars are plying their vocation at
Lock Haven and Mill Hall.
Great distress ia reported in the west
OF Ireland on account Of the continued
rains.
1t is affirmed tha, gold has been dis.
covered at Glen Riddle, fifteen miles
from Philadelphia.
4 number OF cattle en- route for Eng
land died in the cars at Montreal from
jamnInf and excessive heat.
The silk factory at Pittston is running
on largd-orders, and the proprietors ad.
vertise for two hundred hands.
The Pine Iron Works at Reading are
now running regularly and to their full
capacity for the first time since 1873.
Lieutenant Henry NJ. McCawley. Of
Company ]. Thirteenth infantry, shot
himself through the head Monday after.
noon at Atlanta, Ga.
The giant powder magazine at Nov.
bray's nitro. .glycerine works, North Ad.
ans, Mass, exploded Monday afternoon,
killing Jack Pierce and William Lang.
In Johnstown on Thursday fourteen
months old child was set upon by a
rooster and so severely pecked and
struck by the birds spurs that it was
seriously injured.
William Stoneback, a brakeman on a
freight train running on the Lehieh
Valley railroad, was struck by bridge
at llokcndauqua, at noon Monday, and
instantly killed.
The Ohio Democratic State Commit
tee has decided TO formally open tho
campaign early in August with speech.
cs by Pendleton, Thurman, Ewing,
Steadman and Others.
II is rumored in Tamaqua. Schuyl.
kill county, that the extensive iron
works OF Messrs. Shoener & Allen, at
that place, have been leased by the
Philadelphia and Reading Road.
The nineteenth annual struggle in
the aquatic race between Harvard and
Yale colleges, on Friday last. at New
London, Conn, resulted in victory for
the Harvard boat club. Time 22.l5.
At a meeting of nail manufacturers
held at Wheeling, w. Va, Monday
afternoon the price Of nails was advanc.
ed TO 81. 10 card rates, which is equiva.
lent TO an advance of ten cents per keg
on the present card.
A Paris dispatch to the London
Standard states that Prince Jerome Ma.
poleon will publish a manifesto after the
funeral Of the Prince Imperial urging
all Bonapartists to submit 10 the Re.
public and that he has already assured
President Grevy.
Friday morning last, about S o'clock,
q tremendous boiler explosion took
place in the large saw mill and planning
establishment operated by A. Wits {
Son, on the east side of Front street,
Philadelphia. Several persons were
killed and the surrounding property in.
jured.
II has leaked out at st. Louis, Mo-,
that in settling the accounts of the de-
funct Southwestern Railway Association
the discovery was made that the Ham
nibal and Sc. Joseph railroad had failed
TO report TO the pool officer some se2,.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

One of the most solemn organs of
the Republican party, says the Wash
ington Post, gravely asserts that Pres
ident Hayes did nothing whatever to
secure his present position; he had no
part in choosing the high court which
determined the claims of the two can
didatcs, and he did not emerge from the
digniiicd seclusion of his distant home
until the court had decided in his fa-
vor." Suppose all that were true,
though no sensible person will conccde
1t, it still remains a fact that he took
the place to which he knew and had
admitted that his competitor was clcc-
ted that he had no sooner got warm
in his stolen seat of power than he be-
gan to parcel out offices among the
men whose crimes had made his install
lation possible; that he continued this
work until all the tide thieves, big
and little, had been paid, aud that he
has used the authority Of the Office
thus obtained and thus paid for in a
way calculated to excite the bitterc-t
animosity of majority of his fellow
citizens, even if they believed he had
been honestly elected. All these un-
dcniablc facts fully explain the feel
ings Of the insulted people towards
Mr. Hayes. 1t was quite enough that
he came in through fraud, but his con
duct in the usurpcd place has con
stantly tended to aggrayatc the origi-
nal outrage, and render intolcrablc
that which, under any circumstances.
would have been severe test OF toll
Grafton.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

TOMORROW is the 103d anniversary
Of the Declaration Of American Indc.
pendence. At many points through
out the United States. North and South
East aud West, the day will be obscrv-
ed with imposing and patriotic ccre.
monies. The "Stars and Stripes" will
be flung out to catch the earliest morn
ing breeze, cannon will roar in clamor-
Gus salutation, pyrotechnics add their
annual contribution to the patriotic
impulses of the day and orators en-.
trance listening crowds as they depict
in glowing words the growth, glory
and greatness of our country. Well,
the Fourth comes but once year, and
its grand memories must never be per-
mitted to slumber. II is a day in
which the largest latitude for the dis
play Of patriotism must be allowed to
man, woman and youth, and good ma
ture should prevail with all. Hurrah
for the Fourth of July
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

ExcErT by few carping and cap.
tious mal-contents, it is conceded that
the Hon William A. Wallace is the
ablest and most efficient. representa-.
tive the Democracy of Pennsylvania
has had in the United States Senate
since the days of james Buchanan.
In practical craftsmanship, ability, in
dustry and power a. a debater, Mr..
Wallace stands to-day high up in the
front rank of Senator'S. Since the
extra session began his services have
been invaluable to his party and the
country. No labor has been too great
for him to undertake, and in the
actual work of the session, it is safe
to say he has borne far more than his
share. Thanks from his Democratic
constituents are his due, and they
should be rendered freely and unhesi-
tatingly.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
About Tilden.

remarkable communication, Eizuri
10y Mr.. John !. Mines, Of Utica, y. T..
appeared IN the New York WorK. IL
pgoicsscs TO give some inside history Of
the closlng act- of General Grants Ad.
mInistration. and sets forth with min.
utcnsss OF detail the plans which had
been arranged 10 prevent the inEugurs.
ton OF Mr.. II.leu. The authority Mr..
Mines quotes i General Stewart /.
Wooiiord, who was appointed United
states District Attorney At New York
10y General Grant just before his term
OF Office expired II was a surprise TO
General Woodlord's friends that he ac.
cepted the Office. but the General now
explains his action w saying that it was
by special request OF General Grant. who
told him that he feared an attcmpt
would DO made TO seat 1IIdcn by great
popular uprising, ard he wanted a man
IN the place who would not scTuplc to
crush a mob. General Woodford SAYS
Il believe that during the month that
closed the Administration of Grant and
opened that OF Hayes the country stood
on the brink OF a civil war more terrible
than that which we passed through, and
II would have drcuched the whole
North IN blood lie further declare.
his belief that plan TO inauguratc I'll.
den existed in New York, aud says
MY plans were all laid systematically,
We had quietly taken some very ciirc.
tive precautions beforehand. Had Til.
den attempted to have carried out his
coup 4 doidi and had himself iuaugurated
on the City Hall steps, my orders and
tssEYs st..Vys
under warrant charging him with high
treason, 10 convey him secretly and Sc.
curely on board a Government vessel
lying IN East river, and ship him to
Fort Adams or some other secure point
where he could undergo his trial. ..
While ! was in Washington made ar.
rsugements with Robeson not only to
secure TIiden, but to oycrawe the mob
and shell them out if necessary" The
General further states that the Custom
House and Sub Treasury were prepared
for resistance; that troops were quietly
brought from the West and south and
massed at Washington, Fort MciIenry
aud IN New York hsrbor that Grant,
sherman, sheridan and other military
men were outspoken in their opinion
that the army ought to be used for re.
prcssive measures. though Sherman
frankly expressed some doubts in re.
spect TO the Democratic tendencies Of
the rank and file. Grant had deter.
mined to use every soldier, sailor and
gun at his command TO put down any.
thing like {. Democratic rebellion. Gen.
eral Woodiord Is possibly right when he
says that "if it had been anybody but
Grant who stood in the way Tilden
might have been inaugurated and got.
ten possession of the revenues in spite
of Congress and the Electoral Commits.
sion !" but he is probably more nearly
correct when he says Tilden's natural
timidity and irresolution" held him
back.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
What of Ohio ?

The keynote of the coming politi-
cal campaign in Ohio was sounded ut
Columbus, on last Thursday evening,
by Gen. Thomas Ewing, the gallant
standard bearer in the contest. in n
speech which he made in response to
serenade, lie presented the issues
upon which the battle is to be fought
i'll a tersc, vigorous and eloquent man
ner that left no one who heard his
ringing sentences to doubt where he
stands upon all the questions that
now divide the political parties of the
country. lie concluded n brief re.
view of the centralizing tendencies Of
the Republican party as follows:
ain every government, everywhere,
there are two great opposing forces-thc
force proceeding openly from the msssc-,
tending To equality of rights and the forces
proceeding secretly from the few tending
10 exemption, fAvoritism and class rule
The one aims at government by and for
the whole people the other by and for
class. The one 10 rule by manhood the
other by money. In our Republic these
opposing forces have always been at work
moldlng and controlling the action Of par
ties. The Democratic party, founded by
Jefferson, the inspired apostle Of liberty.
has generally throughout it, history been
the exponent of the sentiments and Tia"
champion of the interests of the masses
while the Federal party strongly favored
policies tending to Capitalization, fav0rit-
ism and class rule. But never in the histp-
~ Of our Government have the principles
and methods opposed % true Democracy
been So boldly and powerfully maintained
n by the Republican party in the past
twelve years. It. long and firm hold Of
rapidly expanding power and the cnor-
nous growth Of concentrated wealth have
developed and ripencd the forces inimical
10 popular government until now, having
reduced the lahoring masses almost to
paupcrism, having stripped the middle
classes of large share Of their wealth
having learned how to exact enormous
tribute from corporations it has enriched
by unjust legislation, il seeks by currup-
,iOn to bribe and by force to overawe the
electors, and to pcrpetuAte It's power in mt
ter contempt Of the Constitution and #
the free and unboucht suFragcs Of the
people.
These are words of truth. They
are words of momeutous import, aud
should convey warning TO be needed
by the masses of the people il they
hope long to enjoy the blessings of free
government. This party of the few
against the many this party of Fed
eralism against the Democracy of JEFF.
ferson; this party of centralized pow
er this party Of opposition to the
principle of home rule, must be shoru
of its power, as were the Federali-ts
of old, or our boasted freedom will
soon become a mockery and n re-
proach. In this contest of opposite
policies it is encouraging to know that
Tom Ewing and the Ohio Democracy
have taken so firm stand. They
promise to fight the dangerous politi.
cal heresies, so boldly avowcd by the
opposition, with vigor and determin.
alton, and with the right so clear
ly on their side the result cannot be
doubtful.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

THE New York Tribune has start
ed story, which is receiving an ex-
tensive circulation, that Mr.. Tilden
now entertains serious notion of
running for Governor of New York
this fall. The Tribune, however, has
of late earned reputation for reck-
less and unscrupulOus mendacity that
causes the truth of its statements to be
largely discounted. Anything il may
say about Mr.. Tilden should especially
be taken with several grains Of salt.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

SEVEN thousand seven hundred and
thirty dollars is the precise amour { paid
for the services of Republican repeaters
in the disguise OF deputy marsbals at
the election in Philadelphia last year.
Marshal Kerns has sworn that the cleo.
tion law under which tire deputies are
appointed is not required for the pro.
lection Of the ballot box, and Congress
has made no appropriation for their
payment. Hereafter the deputy marsh.
ais must be paid out of the radical cor.
ruption fund. They will never get q
dollar for their infamous party services
out of the public treasury as long as the
Democrats have a majority in either
branch Of Congress.--Harrisbugg Patriot.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

MILITARY subordination to civil
power, is the great victory won by the
Democrats of Congress, in their fight
with the stalwart Republicans and the
fraudulent Executive. The National
treasury cannot again be used as an
election fund, to plant the bayonet at
the polls, to influence Republican
victory.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

WHEN Mr. Garfield, says the
Washington Post, as a member of the
Electoral commission, desired to assist
his associate conspirators in the con.
summation of the theft of the Presi.
dency, he subscribed to a theory Of
states rights which made the general
government mere instrument to exc.
cute the decree of State without in
quiry a. to the genuine or spurious
character of such alleged decree.
Now, when Mr.. Garfield desires to in
spire veto by the usurper whom he
helped to place in the White House,
he finds no words to express his con-
tempt for the arrogance of State
that demands the right to superintend
its own elections. There is no other
American statesman who shifts his po.
sition and re-adjusts his principles
with greater facility than Mr.. Gar
field.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

WE have been requested by Mr..
Fortney, the Chairman of the County
Committee, to announce that the Dem.
ocratic Conferees of this, the 34th
Senatorial District, will meet at this
place, on Saturday next, 9th instant,
to elect Senatorial Delegate to the
State Convention.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

The quinine monopoly receives a
severe blow in the closing hours Of
Congress. For years the tariff dues
upon quininc have been 80 high as to
be practically prohibitory, and Just
before the adjournment "A bill was
passed placing it upon the free list of
imports Should Mr.. Hayes approve
the bill there will be competition and
this useful medicine will come down 10
a reasonable price.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

PES PoRTRATT or PoFR LEo.-Popa
Leo XIII is tall and spare, with . pa
trieian air. Ire has q fine head, crown
cd with white hair, strongly marked
features. the aspect Of an ascetic, with
something marblelike in the general
appearance Of the figure. His face is
lighted by : piercing look, and his
smile Is very winning. His voice il 50.
norous, not 50 mellow a. Pope Pius's,
but more powerful. Though he i
moderate in his opinions he does not
lack frmness.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

CoSoREss adjourned on Tuesday,
and Mr.. Hayes, believing that "dis-
cretion Is the better part of valor, " has
wisely concluded not TO call another
extra session.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

The bill appropriatins money to
pay letter carriers was signed by the
President on Monday. That law al.
lows from the date of it. passage
81 900 per annun to two.thirds of the
carriers in frst-class citics, $3.50 per
year to the carriers in .ccond-cla..
cities and $500 per anuum to the re-
mainder.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
State Democratic Convention.

Tho State Democratic Convention will meet nj liar.
risburE, ON WEDNESDAY. the 10th day VI Jul, 1872
at noon, for the purposc of nominating candidate
for State Treasurer and rnn.etug such other bu.i.
ness as the interests u the party may require.
by order Of the State Committee.
Il. VI. SpEEIt, Chairman.
II. L. DfEFTENH,CH.1
I. J. riERCE, Secretaries.
T. G. IIANER
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

As WE 20 to press a few prepara-
tions toward. the Observance of the
" day We celebrate are evident in the
wires being stretched from house to
.hou.e for the purpose Of displaying
the star, and stripes and other appro-
PIRATE cmblcm-.