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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14
lie Champion Hot CITY.

Chicago will have it, little Joke on ST.
Louis. Here j. the latest. from the Chi
cago Inter- OCSHH's account Of an inter
Wow with par-bOiled citizen: Il have
been 10 tcylon, Calcutta. up the Nile to
Cairo, and 10 the Sandwiches and Brazil.
Al ocylon one summer the tarred ropes
hung ike wet strings, and the ship siz-
Hod Ike hot iron a. she went through
the water. It's singular what differ
cncc there j. in the effect Of heat in diff
frcni climates. We were on Calcutta
IN midsummer. and the plankg Of the
'Gad-hy' were warped like barrel slaves.
and she took water ike sponge. We
threw overheard "a valuable cargo of
cotton and Sheffield hardware. and
iowcd her into port, where We had her
sheathcd with Indian copper. wv went
back 10 Liverpool and then sailed for
Rio. just across the line we struck
calm and laid by for eight of the hottest
days ever experienced. Tie heat was
t'r.h" The ropes got 20 soft We could
no; .as'ru them, and they ran down 10
ihc decks and laid around like snakes.
The copper gradually melted from the
sides and raised "A cloud Of stream around
the ship as il dropped into the sea. The
ship sprung a leak. and the men worked
ai the pumps bare naked. aud YOU could
almost sec The hesh disappear from their
bones. Finally We got light northcr
and went into Rio with Iot Of skelo-
tons. have been whore il j. hot. mess
mates, or gentlemen awful hoi-but the
ali-iircdcst hottest weather / ever hauled
10 in was ST. Louis. | took a contract
there last summer 10 pick up sun-struck
people of the streets. / went BANKRUPT
in three days. Why. they laid around
thicker than dead dogs in Chicago dur
ing the poisoning season. I have seen
fiagsiones bend double. and whole blocks
Of pavement twisted all out Of shape.
The fire plugs were red hot. and the
water in EN- boiling. The sun want
more than rod away. and looked a. red
as Il furnace mouth. The air was all in
simmer. and the heat care down
with such fo Z G that you couldn't raise
your hand. II was lust n bad nj night.
Not breath Of air. and the heat crowded
into the buildings and was packed in the
streets. You couldn't get breath. One
night ! went down on the lcvec and
found gang Of men with 81 ow shuvels
throwing the heat into the river in great
chunks. dropped off and SWAN across.
and came 20 Chicago.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14

that the heat which we are expOsed to
~, In the worst years, almost as nothing
compared 10 what has 10 be endured
there, where Europeans oftentimcs are
pursuing occupations fully as anxious
and arduous hs any performed here.
where more than four or five days Of ex
cessiye heat il extremely unusual. In
Madras. for instance, there il a hot sun
nearly every day in the year. which.
after ten 4. NJ. can scarcely be borne
with safety, and the great part Of the
night Is frequently ~ hot ~ the day
Madras has practically no cold weather,
and Bombay but about two months, but
Bengal has a distinct hot and cold sea
son. In June the temperature there IL
ITO degrees Fahrenheit in the shade. and
the humidity goes down 10 twenty-five
per cent. Of saturation. By sitting be
hind netted grass screen in shady
room, with tanner blowing in damp
AR, the temperature can be reduced 10
eighty degrees. In Lower Bengal and
tht northwest provinces the periodical
rams set in during June and bring relief
irom hot winds, but both the day and
night temperature remains about ninety
Two degrees. By the middle Of October
thc cold weather has set in, but from
eleven 10 three O'Clock the sun il always
uncomiorthbly hot. Still, the fact Of
this change of season has a very fayora-
blc effect on Europeans, who do not are
IN Bengal nearly a. rapidly ms in the
other PTeSidcncier Constitution and
their extraordinarily temperate diet On
able the natives in India 10 work
throughout the day.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14
DionP You don't know that you have
nearly broken my heart. Yes, you have,

Dionp You don't know that you have
nearly broken my heart. Yes, you have,
sir"
Then there was such an explanation
10 be gone through that at ten o'clock
that night they had only got as far as
their unfortunate parting. And this
seemed to remind Dion of something.
for he said "Oh. Margery darling, !
am afraid must tell you the same old
story. have worked very hard. and
all that, but ann still in debt"
" No you are not. have something
TO tell you. also. Aunt Haywood left
you all hoy money provided you claimed
II within five years after her death; If
not, IL was TO be mine"
" II will still be yours, Margery."
No, | do not want both you and the
money; ! have enough Of my own"
Then ] shall get out of debt nj last. -
" No, you will not, sir. You owe me
the price Of three years of my life. You
will never be out Of my debt. and you
will never be out of my love"
81 don't want to, sweet Mnrgcryl and
they who are deep in love can afford TO
spend twenty out Of an income Of nine
teen; for you know the old proverb t:
There was n couple who loved one an
other, and they always took what they
had. and they never wanted.-Hlrpcr's
Weekly.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14
A Ghastly Relic.

Mrs. w. +. Peterson. who resides al
No. 727 Vallejo street, has In her posses
sion n miniature Of Abraham Lincoln.
which, together with its setting. forms
one of the most curious relics of the
President now in existence, 1t will be
remembered that after the tragedy az
Ford's Theater. Washington. President
Lincoln was carried to house nn Tenth
street, between T. and r streets. north
west, opposite the theater. The house
was the residence Of William Peterson,
Sr.s II gas an ancient-lookipg house,
built of brick. In room Of this house,
noted rs the only private residence in
which Cabinet meeting was ever held,
Lincoln breathed his last. The bullet
of Booth had entered his victims head.
and 10 staunch the wound n towel was
wound about IL. This towel WAS pre-
served by the Petersons rs precious
relic. And when afterward a portrait
of Lincoln, painted by Uhlrick. was
added to Mr.. Peterson's collection, a
portion Of the towel was employed ~ a
citing for the picture. The portrait Is
an oval miniature. six by eight inches in
size. The towel - stained with the
blood of Iincoln--is stretched upon a
square wooden frame. The portrait IL
spoken Of BY those familiar with the
Presidents features as an extremely
faithful likeness. In connection with its
unique framing the portrait is Of more
than passing interest and possesses no
slight historical value. .-Saa Fruncisco
Chronicle.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14
Muster Johnny,s Next Door NeIghbor.

IL wns spring the first time that saw her,
Tor her papa and mamma moved In
Next door, Just as skating was over, and mar.
bles about to begin
For the lcnco in our back yard was broken,
and saw Ms peepcd through the slat,
There were Johnny Jump-ups' all around her
aud know il was spring Just by that.
never knew whether she saw motor she
didn't sny nothing me,
But Ma here's slat in the fence broke, and
the boy that is next door can see.
But the next day climbed on our wood shed,
as you know, mamma says I've right
And she calls out, We'll, pcekin' is manners =
and answered her, Sass is perlite :"
'' But wusnt bit mad, no, papa, and to
prove it the very noxt day, ...
When she ran past our fence in the morning |
happened to get in her way,
For YOU know am chunked and clumsy as
she says are all boys OF my size,
Al she nearly upset me, she did, pa, and
laughed till tears came in her oyes.
And then we were friends from that moment,
tor knew that she told Kitty Sage,
And she wasn't IA girl that would fattor, that
she thought was tail for my age
And gave her tonr apples that evening, and
took her to ride on my sled,
And What am | telling you this for ? Why
papa, my neShbor is dead
You don't hear ono-half am saying-l really
do think it's too bad
Why, you might have seen Grape on her dooi e
knob, and noticed to-day I've been sad.
And they've got her coffin OF rosewood, and
they say they have dressed her in white
And I've never once looked through the fence,
pa, since she died--at eleven last night.
''And ma says it's decent and proper, as WAS
her neighbor and iriend
That should go there to the iunonl, and sho
thinks that you ought to attcnd;
But am so clumsy and awkward, know
shall be in tho way,
And suppose thcy should speak to me, papa,
wouldn't know Just what to say.
s. 20 think l will get up quite early, know
sleep late, but know
"Il! be safe to wake up II our Bridget pulls
the string that n tic 20 my toe.
And I'll crawl through the fence and III
gnther the Johnny Jump-ups rs they
grew
Round her feet the first day that saw her
and papa, I'll give them to YOU.
For you're a big man, and you know. pa,
can come and 90 just where you choose
And you Ntskc the flowers in to her. and sure
ly they'll never refuse;
But, papa, don't say they're from Johnny
They won't understand, don't you see
But Just lay them down on her bosom, and
papa, she'll know they re from me"
RrSf TTtrys
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14
Insticn ln Alhanln.

One of the curious facts related of
Albanians Is their strict adhesion to the
LeI tdliOnis. An assassin is killed by the
friends or relatives Of the victim, and If
they cannot find the criminal himself
they have n right To kill his father. his
son and brother or his cousin. A thief
Is forced 10 pay double the value of the
stolen goods 10 the person robbed, and
fine besides 10 the tribunal of justice.
Adultery entails the same punishment as
assassination. II the betrothed girl re-
fuses to keep her promise the deceived
lover may kill member Of her family.
a guest is sacred; and man who vio-
lates the laws of hospitality and kills OF
wounds his guest Is chased from his
tribe, and no one Is permitted to have
any communication with his family.
The same dishonor falls upon the man
who kills a woman. All his relatives
receive the surname of Woman slayer
The Albanians number about 9,eO0 ,OO0
souls, and In the portion OF their terri
tory claimed by Greece there are 65O, 200
inhabiIrnfs. tlftt itf
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14

While IL Il true that our means Of
making heat tolerable are infinitely less
than those Of India, II Is equally certain
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14

The Louisville Couricr-,Jour,aal bundles
together it, advice TO proianc men in tllis
wise: TO NIL who are afflicted with the
habit of profanity. and who are dcsirous
of curing themselves of 1t. we would sup.
gest that, as "A beginning. they resolve.
and rigidly adhere 10 the resolution. that
whenever they feel II disposition 10 swear
they will take no other name in vain ex-
ccpt that Ofthe Aztec god Of war. Uuit-
zilopochtli. That will give their anger
u chance 10 cool and to disappear before
they get to the other end ofthe word, and
they will not thus be guilty of the sin of
"A complete oath. And II fuitzilopoch-
I'll won't break them, then their cases
are hopeless"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14
TIMELY TOPICS.

A Russian paper gives an account Of a
plague OF locusts near Elisabetlipol,
which forced detachment Of troops on
the march To rctraee their steps. The
insects settled so thick on the soldiers
inces. uniforms and muskets that the
commander. driven to desperation. or
dered firing at them. This WIS done for
half AN hour. but produced no effect. and
the soldiers were Obliged TO march back.
The swarm covered AN area Of twenty.
two 81 uaTc miles.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-30
Tall Men.

Just after left Honeoye Falls. tall man
sat down in the seat in front of me. L had
noticed him standing YEARLY about on the
platform, and pit ed him. My heart was full
of sympathy for him. 1 am always sorry for q
tall man. Sometimes, when get before an
audience aud have to stand on my tip toes to
look over the footlights, wish 1 was trifie
taller III an I am. But this longing is only mo.
mentary. 1t passes away as soon as 1 see an
unusually tall man. You see, a very tall man
is always pursued, haunted by one unvaryipg
joke. Every short or ordinary s'zed man that
approaches him throws back his head, affects
to gaze up into the heavens with a very painful
effort, and asks, tIsn't it pretty cold up where
you are?"
Just watch the next short man you see meet
tall Que and see if this cOnnndrum doesn't
follow the first greeting. just watch and see
If you do not ask it yourself. And this must
be dreadfully wearing on the tall man. | have
observed that as a rule big men, tall men, are
good natured. 1t is we little fellows who have
wsspish tempers So the tall man never re-
sents this venerable joke by sitting down on
the man who gets it off. He smiles drearily,
with weary effort to appear interested,
and tries to look as though he had never heard
tall man to hear this question 30 times day
for 30 or 40 years.
Sometimes, when hear a dozen men ask q
tall man of my acquaintance this question, in
direct succession, and see him endure it SO pa
tiently, wish l was the Colossus of Rhodes.
and little man four feet eleven and a half
would come up to me some day when l felt
right good, and stare up at me with a grin
longer than his body and ask me "If it wasn't
pretty cold up there?" and would hold hlm
up by the neck, and would swing my brazen
leg uctil it got the melton and impetus of
walking baam. and then i WOuld kick The little
fellow SO high that he could read the names of
the streets on the street lamps 10 Uranus, and
would sarcastically shout after him, tNo, il's
red hot" Have tall men no rights that we,
who live eight or t, n inches nearer the earth,
are bound to respect?-Burlington Hawkeye.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-30
Evening Session.

Mr.. Burchard offered resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for nform nation as to an
amount Of drawback paid during the last fiscal
year on exported sugar and moasses claimed to have
been refined or manufactured from Imported sugar,
mslado or molasses. Adopted.
Mr.. Durham from the committee on expenditures
in the department of justice introduced bill fixing
the compensation of United States district attorneys
Ordered printed and recommitted.
The following bills from the Commerce committee
were passed Affirming penalty of $500 for
violation by sailing vessel of laws regarding light
aud fog signals, and a penalty OF $500 for such
violation by steam vessels. Requiring the master of
coasting vessels to make report every year to the
collector of customs of the home port. of number
and species of fish caught by such vessel.
Mr.. Dunnell from the commerce committee
reported bill extending the limits of the port of
New York, was amended SO to fnclnde within said
district that the port of Hudson County, N. j now
within the district Of Newark, east of Newark Bay
and Hackensack river, and was passed.
Mr. Bliss reported bill to facilitate negotiations,
bills lading and other commercial instruments and
punish fraud therein. Referred to committee on
whole. Also bill providing that all private foreign
steam vessels carrying passengers from American
ports to any other port shall be subject to laws Iea
tive 10 lie preSerVers etCs anu making Such Vesse
liable to inspection by the proper officers in any port
in the United States Passed.
Mr.. Dunnell reported back bill defining the juris
diction OF the United States over harbors and navi
gable waters of the United States. 1t provides that
when the Secretary of War has reason to believe thai
navigation in any harbor is impeded by undue ex
tension Of wharyes, pers, etc., he shall order sur
vey, and if found that navigation is impeded, h
shall make report to Congress for action thereon
provides further that bridge be constructed
any navigable river until the Secretary of War shall
approve the plan. Also for removal of wrecks iron
harbors at the expense Of the government, and sal
of same if owners neglect to remove it, Referred Il
committee on whole.
Point OF order. Adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-30
THURDAY MORNING, JAN. 80.
Writing Poetry A La Poe.
From the San Francisco News Letter.


Mr.. Gustavus Guffey is one of the amateur
poets that atfct journalism in this vicinity, and
the other day he was complaining to his friend
Diffendeifer that the big headed editors he had
favored never by any chance could bs induced
to insert his illusions. He didn't understand
such want of literary appreciation, for his part
care you heavy drinker?" Inquired Diffen-
derfer, solemply.
"Of course not--what the devil do you
mean?"
'Why don't you know man can't write
anything good when he's sober? All the great
poets have to get tight when they want to put
in their foe work. Look at Poe, for instance.
Whenever his publishers desired something ex-
ira fine they'd hunt him up from among the
taverns where he was kept in soak; they would
then lock him 10 a room, with a wet bandsge
round his head. and the next morning he'd
have written The Raven, or somsthing like
that FactI'
The amateur concluded lha, he'd try the Poe
system right away. So that night Gotfey went
on what ungodly people call "a terrific bat. !"
About q. m be stumbled up to his room, got
out a quart bottle of ink and a gross of pens,
tied wet towel round his massive brow, and
waited for the inspiration that was to hand the
name of Guffey down to astonished p0sterty.
The next morning be found himself with the
table tilted over on his stomach, his right boota
haif iuil of ink, and sO hOarse from effects of .
wet towel twisted round his throat that b.
couldn't speak for week. AS soon as tn
doctor cures his pneumonia, Gnffey says he in
tends to borrow buDg-starter or ax-handlp, or
something, and go round and teach Dffen-
derfer not to put up any more Jobs on him for
some time to come, or he'll know the reason
WIN,
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-30
MINOR TELEGRAMs

Kinks g. Son, lamp works, at Birmingha n, Eng
land, were burned yesterday, with immense guam
tity o. goods, and 800 workmen thrown out of en-
poyment.
At Winchester, Ind, yesterday, while j. M. Car
yer, school teacher, was whipping small boy sever
al larger boys assaulted the former with clubs and
knives. The assnilants were expelled by superin-
tendent Butler and reinstated by the school board.
Butler and Carver resigned. There is considerable
excitement.
The President has nominated and the Senate unan-
imously confirmed Isaac P. Christancy of Mich. as
Minister to Peru.
The revenue agent at San Francisco captured the
Curtis cigar factory and Robinson's match factory,
yesterday for not using stamps Forty.eight small
seizures were also made.
An Indictment has been found by the grand jury of
Boston for libel against Richard X. Fox proprietor
Of the National Police Gazette, for publishing an
illustration and describing the scene at the death
bed Of Ebenezer I. Smith, Boston millionaire
The accused has been held for trial.
Accounts from Upper Egypt give heart-rending
details of the famine
In the billiard tournament at New York yesterday,
GARNER beat Herser. Thirty-three innings were
played the score standing 600 to l74. Last evening
Sexton beat RudopLe in 46 innings 600 to $780,
Yesterday nine ballots were taken at New Orleans
in the caucus for S. Senator. No result.
broken rail on the Sandusky and Cleveland rail-
road last night threw freight train from the track
near Sandusky. demolishing eight loaded cars and
killed one hundred hogs.
Kansas is still bailoting for Uniel Ctates Sena-
tor In yesterdays ballot ingalls, had 60 votes; it
requires IS to elect
Six hundred, houses owned mostly by foreigners,
were burned in a late fire at Hong Kong, China.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-30
THE,DEXTER BANK ROBBERY.
Latest Developments.
Renewed Excitement i'm the Town
Over the Barron Murder,

DEXTER, Jan. 29.-The town is full of rumors re-
garding the discovery of Barron's murderer, but
there is nothing tangible. The officers of the bank
say there is nothing to be said about it at present.
and that they will give early information when pub
LEGATION is prudent.
AUGUSTA, Jan 29.--The Associated Press despatch
concerning the Dexter Savings Bank tragedy was
based upon letter received by the member of the
House from Dexter from his brother, and contains
all that is known here about the matter. The MEM
Der from Dexter has no further information. The
officers are very retieent about it, but think they
have clue and are working on it. The ATTORNEY
General is SAID to have received confidential informal
ton from his predecessor on the matter A great
many wild rumors have been circulated within few
days connected with the mysterious murder and the
attempted robbery of the savings bank last Februa
ry. The officers of the bank are at work upon the
case as they have been ever since the tragedy was
enacted, and they now, heretofore, express their
confidence that some time the whole affair will be
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-30

" fb. =. T3@ Z;
Lemons pix 8 90 q 3 so
Oranges " b. a 8 90
Oranges, Sicily l 1902 %
Gunpowder,
Blasting -. 3 50 q 4 90
Sporting. -. 5 80 q 6 80
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-30
European Markets

LONDON, January 2s-12.3O P. M.-Consols at % To-
16 for money and account.
LONDON, January 29-12.30 P. M.-American Sc
curites-United States bonds 67s 1899; new SIS at
1863; new as at 094; 104Gs at O6A; Erie 2i5 pre-
ierred At. Illinois Central $751;.
LONDON, january 29-40O P. NC nsols at $50 for
money and account.
LONDON, January 29-400 P. M.-American secu-
Titles States new 4as, at 109 67s 1O3a 1O4Os
107; new IS, 1869.
LIVERPOOL, Jan 29-12-30 P. M.-Cotton market
dull and easier Uplands at 5-6d; Orleans at SD
sales 5000 bales including 1000 for speculation and
can.
Futures easier; January at 1872; February and
March 5-16.
Flour at IS q %; Winter Wheat at S6@91; do
spring at 10 q s; California averages at SS091;
club II q 90. Corn 8 049; Peas at 65 Provis-
ions, &c-Pork at ~; Beef at 70; Bacon at Is &
g rs. Lard at 80. Cheese at 46 6. TaDow at 36. At
london Tallow at SO.
PARIS. Jan. 29.-Rentes 113 80.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-30
THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL,

Joseph Titcomb, of Kenne bunk, has been ap
pointed Bank Examiner, and VIM. Philbrick
of Skowhegan, Insurance Commissioner
The Temperance Committee will report ough
not to pass on the ale and cider bill.
GARNER bsat Heiser in the billiard tourna
ment at New York, yesterday.
The Potter committee had busy session
yesterday.
The excitement over the new features pre-
scented of the Dexter bank robbery aud murde,
continues undated. The affair is yet sbroud
ed in mystery.
Isaac P. Christiancy CT Michigan has beer
confirmed as minister to Peru.
A famine is raging 10 Egypt.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-30
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Ths House appropriation
committee has reported all general appropriation
bills excepting sundy civil and the deficiency bill.
The former viii involve an appropriation of about
$20,00O,00O, and the latter upward of 100000.
The river aud harbor bill is still under considt ra-
ton by the commerce subcommittee.
The statement OF the Bureau of Statistics shows
an excess of exports over imports of merchandise for
six months ending Dec. 3ist, Of $14s. 1856, 0s6.
BIn extra session of the Senate this afternoon it
agreed to postpone the Of the New
York customs nominations 10 Friday.