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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-07

The STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR
for tie current year will be held ON the
Permanent Centennial Exhibition
grounds, from the 9Th to the Goth of
September. The prospects are that it
will be big affair.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-07

~1hAM AZ ~ Z
w. w. Leecll, Harris,
Christ. Bitner, Potter.
J A Hunter, Half Moon.
William Marks, BOggs.
Robert Holmes, Walker
Jahn Jackson, Patton
Adam SwartZ, Walker
Joseph Gilliland, Potter
JOHN Bo0zer, Potter
Steele Eeyerly, Spring
Lewis Hess, Phil psburg
William Tate, BennerE
TRAVERSE JtR0l
JW SwartZ, Huston
ID Rhodes, Be,IefOnte
Emil. MuSSer, College
A j krcamer, Harris
J Delhi. HOwa rd B0ro.
JP Hickman. Gregg
ID X Tate, BellefOnte
Adam Slower. Harris
p w Burket, Half Moon
VIM. Bowes. Burnside
John Shiffer- FeraIison
Jac. SlIrom, Bellefonte
III L Rvman, Milesburg
A McNIullen, Walker
s Haupt, Bellefonte
VIM Merryman, Taylor
Dav Henderson, Taylor
DAM el German, Spring
John Gates, Ferguson
Cyrus Brungartl. Miles
.JC Dunkle, PhIlipsburg
M II Riddle. Spring
J v Gray. Worth
7 w Furey, BellefOnte
TRAVERSE JUROl
Richard Seinan. Taylor
w w Mckinney, Worth
l. A Strauh, Bellef0nte
James lddings. BOggs
C'Strickland. BeilefOnte
X l. Shirk, Miicshurg
II II Hewitt, PhihPsburG
Simon Hazel, Miles
Mckinley, Bcllef0ntf
Philip Walters, Walker
Jacob krider. BoggS
B Graham. IsellefOpte
VIM SparSOn, Benner
J Mattiey PhlllpSburg
N III Yearick, Marion
A w Gardner, Howard
Jerome Confer, BOggS
K z Nusser, Penn
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-07
THE STATE COMMITTEE.

Hon. George w. Miller, or Washington
County Appointed Chairman.
Special to the PATRIOT.
PTTTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 2, 1925 A. NJ.
Congressman Coffroth and Daniel o.
Barr met to night and appointed Ex,
Senator George w. Miller, of Washing
ton county, chairman of the democratic
state committee. The committee has
been called to meet here on August 7,
and Pittsburg will be the headquar-
ter.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-07
YELLOW FEVER SPREADING.
THE CITY or MEMPHIS BECOMING
MORE INFECTED DAILY.
AInetecR New Cases Yesterday and.1Ve
or Oeath-The SuddeRness With
Which the Yellow Demon
SoIxeS lis Victims.


Which the Yellow Demon
SeIxes It's Victims.
MEMPHIS Aug. 1.-The fever took
another jump to-day - thirteen new
cases, including three colored persons
within the city, and four cases, inclu-
ding three colored persons, just outside
the city limits. The weather is every.
thing to be wished, not TO hot, clear,
fresh and braciug, and physicians say
it is uufavorable to the spread of the
fever, but Yellow Jack ignores at times
all conditions, atmospheric or other
wise. OF course the city is becoming
more infected daily, and is gradually
extending its skirmish lines far from
the original centres Of the disease.
Many large sections of the city are yet
free from infection, but these sections
are sparsely inhabited. PoOr white
people are hockiDg to Camp Marks
daily, but the colored peorle are not
going in numbers to Camp Douglas
adjoining, Their colored leaders Insist
on free distribution Of rations in the
city and advise their race not to aban-
don their homes and go to the camps.
This is deplored by the whites, but TIE
negroes can do as they please. The
result will be that the fever will con-
tinue to exist here until heavy frusts
shall have come in October or Novem.
ber. Three or four months of fever
siege is not very pleasantprospect for
those whites who are standing in the
breach trying to crush out the fever,
succor the sick, and bury the dead.
b No new cases were reported at New
Orleans. .....
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-07

TNRUsTEES' SALE OF REAL EaTATE.-
n The undersigned, Trustees appointed by
the Orphans Court OF Centre County, to Sell
part of the real estate sf MA tin Stoycr, late OF
ha ines township, deceased. VIII offer at public
sale, on saturday, August 2Srd, 1872 on the
premises the following described, real proper
ty, viz: ..
ALL THAT CERTAIN FARM,
situate In Haines township, bounded by lands
OF Henry Fielder, Jbhn Oriddrf, John Huber
anu John Bowersox, containing III ncres and
10 perches, all cleared and In a good stilte oi
cultivation, except four acres, which Is wood
land. Thereon is erected good 2-Etory Dwell
ling House, Tenant House, Bank barn and 9TH
or outbuildings. ..
A CERTAIN TRACT oP TIMER LAND, situate In
HaineS township, and bounded by lands OF
John Young and Daniel WARMTH, containing
III acres and ll9 perchcS. The said tTuct VIII
be sold In four or Ave lots to suit purchasers.
Sale to commence at O'Clock OF said CkIy,
when terms viii be made known by
MICHAEL SLOWER
.. ... NOAH STOVER,
Trustees.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-07
Church { Sunisu School Directory.


Evangelical .'
Rec. C. r. DcfRese1rr, PreceAer.SHchdr0e.-
TreachlRg next Sunday evening,
SUNDAY School, : p Nd l. 2erey, supt.
Methodist.
= Rev. W. II. WAStney. PrcGeAerIReharye.-
Sunday school, r. MI. .klmpoSt> sng%~
Reformed.
Eer. y @. Shoemaker, R1ster,-
Preaching In MilIheim next Sunday evening.
United Brethren.
Rsr. ;yohM LGnais, PreaeAer-fR- ehurge.- -
Preaching next sunday morning.
Lutheran. .....
Rer. LoAM TbpaliRaOm, Pastcr.--
PrcRchlRE ln Aaromshurg next Sunday morn
Ing. German. and In MilIheim In the evening,
EngltSh.
Uussea Saaday School. 9 A. NJ b. o.
NctnimEer, Supt.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-07
WASHINGTON CITY.
The Debt Statement for July-GeneFa
Department News.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ]. The debt
statement issued today shows the in
crease OF debt for July to be Sc, ,0S6, 344.-
II cash in the treasury, 1882, ,905, ,273.-
06; gold certificates, $l5, 240, 700; sil-
yer certificates, S2,TS5, $50 certificates
of deposit outstanding, $40, $3.50, 900 !;
refunding. So" So, $50; legal tenders
outstanding s3l6,6g1, ,016 fractional
currency outstanding, $l5,Sl4, ,S23.23.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-07

A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE,-Ietters OF
administration on the estate Of Levi SnoOk,
late of Miles township, deccnsed, having been
ing themselves Indebted To the said estate, are
requested TO make Immediate payment, and
those having claims against the same, 10 pre-
sent them properly probated Tor settlement
without delay.
JACOB w, SNo0K,
ELIAS W. SNooK,
A-6t. Administrators.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-07

NoTICE TO TRESSPA ASSERS.--Al persons
~ are hereby cautioned not 70 enter upon
the premises OF the subscribers for the purpose
OF bathing or swimming, or for other unlawful
purposes; There IL fully enough OF this nui-
Se Ssrs NH SI Nv VIZ Sa,e mnnraing IN 10 Inv
u. A. MUBSER,
JOHN ID. FooTE.
Aug. 7th, 1879. 3l-3w
NAuTI0N.-AN persons are here1y caution;
~ ed not to purchase a certain Shanty, erected
on my lands, near Deihl'S saw mill, In llaines
township, us claim the same M my property.
All persons are also cautioned not 10 remove or
take anything from silid premises.
DANTEL WOLF.
HaIneS township, July 24th, 1872 2Q-3
NOTICE.-All persons are hereby cautioned
IN not Ia enter upon the lands of the subScri-
bors for the purpose Of shooting squirrels, or for
other unlawful objects, a. they nre determined
10 enforce the law against all trespaSSerS.
EMANuEI, HALTER,
.. ELIAS VERT,
REUBEN HARTER.
Miles township, July cath. 1879. 296
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-07

JURY LIsT-The following is a complete list
of the Grand and Traverse Jurors for August
Court, commencing Monday, Augu:t 2j, 1879 /:
GRAND JURORS
The New York herald., 1879-03-03
Rapid Transit CrOssin ys.

1t has been suggested that little danger
will arise at the proposed functions and
crossings OF the al" roads which we have
pointed out for public condemnation be-
cause special precautions will be taken
against accidents by means of signals, &C.
1t will be noticed that every so-callod acci-
dent on railroad or river is proved to have
been avoidable il only somebody had at
tended at the right time to something.
Collisions at sea have occurred although
the vessels that met in the almost boundless
area Of open wator had sighted each 9th er
ut many miles distance. The whole long
and unhappily uncompleted chapter OF
accidents is filled with Instances
where tho mysterious "cusscdness" OF
inanimato objects, to say nothing OF
the equally incomprehensible want of men,
tai balance at tho right moment of human
beings, has contributed to the causing OF
deplorablc disasters. Let Us only consider
the recent case OF tho explosion of tho big
gun on board the British turrets ship
oi-war Thunderer. Who would ever be-
livve bciore this occurred that naval
experience and discipline of the highest
order and familiarity with ponderous
weapon could possibly permit of two enor-
nous charges being fired from the gun at
once, one of which was in the bore witho ut
the knowledge of those who inserted the
second? Yet on this magnificent ship,
with her complete quota OF accomplished
officers and skilful crew, tho big gun was
burst by its double charge, aud two officers
and eight men wero killed. outright and
thirty-two men wounded, somo of whom
subsequently died.
This remarkable incident proves tho inn
portancc of even the most commonplace
precautions ia guarding against danger. II
| death can surprise tho scientific officer OF
ordnance In such n manner may we not
fear that thc average railroad engineer or
brakeman can prccipitate disaster with
extraordinary iacility? Tho fact is the
whole question OF rapsi transit IL" cross
ings il one that does not bear discussion at
oil. They are simply mdrdcrous in their
conception and supremacy stupid from n
practical point of vicw. because they repre-
sont what should be avoided by every
railroad ngineer-constants Of proba.
The New York herald., 1879-03-03
National Quarumtiue.

Many schemes will die with this session
oi Congress that the country need not gricve
over, but there nre some others whose nail
urc there is good reason to regard in another
light. Some action should have been taken
toward the organization of n national quar-
antinc system, and VIC suppose that il in
the attempts to pass q bill for this purpose
the projectors had only kept in view the
Legitimate aim OF quarantine low they
would, perhaps, not have been defeated.
But, as is usual, less was thought Of the
ostenslblo purpose than of some other; yell
low fever and plague were forgotten in
considerations of the political scope OF the
measure. State right fancics stood in the
way of the protection of the people from
imported epidemic disease. There would
certainly DO no need OF national quarantine
The New York herald., 1879-03-03
Flood Warnings.

A correspondent invites the HER LID to
give, in addition to its storm warnings issued
daily, announcements OF tho probability Of
inundations along the lowlands adjacent to
the great rivers Of the country. These, he
claims, are essential to the safety Of prop
erty exposed to destruction or damage by
foods, and would prove Of immense i'm
portance to inland communities, especially
along the Mississippi Valley. While we
entirely agree with our correspondent
that timely warnings of floods should
in all cases be given. we call his
attention to the fact that so far as the great
Western rivers are concerned the United
States Signal Service pays special attention
to the subject. and by regular daily obser.
vation OF the state of these rivers generally
gives ample warming Of RISE The descent
Of the waves of flood waters in cumula-
tive volumes along the courses of the Mis-
sissippi as we'll as the Ohio. Cumberland.
Tennessee and other tributaries of the
Father of Waters" is noted from station
to station, and their positions known from
day to day. It is, therefore, next to
ApOooAOAo tAhV oV1AOuo thuAun-
ton can occur without tho warning
being duly published in the daily
press. Even on somo Of the Southern
rivers these observations are frequently
made with great benefit to endangered in
terests. What is now needed is an extern
sion Of this system to the smaller water
courses in the Eastern and Middle States,
wherein destructive floods sometimes occur
after great rain storms or sudden thaws So
far the Herald has not neglected to give
warnings regarding these, and will continue
to do 50 when the occasion demands such
notices. The question Of Strengthening
weak places in the levees is one that inn
mediately concerns the districts SO pro-
tected. Warnings will in no way benefit
communities who fail TO protec. themselves.
The New York herald., 1879-03-03
A Church Debt.

A great deal of credit is due tho members
of the Church Of the Messiah for their effort
in paying off the crushing debt which hung
over their cdifce, and the community nc
cords them its warmest congratulations.
The adverse. and critical circumstances
against which this church has been strug-
Cling during the last few years, the roman
tic story Of tho pious prayers of some aged
saint that every pastor might DO led to tho
evangelical faith, which has given it almos.
the reputation of haunted house. and THO
actual secession of two Of its ministers in,
rapid succession these things have tended
TO excite large degree OF public interest.
1t was feared, until within few days, that
the beautiful edifice was doomed to bear the
auctioncor's flag. The whole body of Uni
tarians have at last been reused, however,
to knowledge of the danger that threat
ened, and, knowing that such dire calam-
ity as tho sale OF q church in tho very centre
of y city like New York would DO almost a
fatal blow to the denomination. they have
nobly come to the rescue.
The peculiar theological dogmas OF the
huNc, uuAihS Couptc VI BSH.
erations of continuous effort taken such
slight hold on the religious community that
we are naturally led to seek the law which
underlios their gradual decadence. While
all other bodies of believers are constantly
building new churches and making new
converts in large numbers the advocates OF
this particular form Of belief have with diff
ficulty maintained their numerical integ-
rity. This is true not only in this city, but
also in Boston, the cradle of what is some
what boastiully called Liberal Christianity.
That Unitarianism long since reached the
limit OF its influence there and that tho
people of that city arc returning to the
Older forms of faith known as orthodox is
a very significant TACT. 1t has undoubt-
odly had an important mission to fulfill
and it has done its work with large
discretion and sagacity. That the task which
it SET itself is finished is suggestive. 1t
emphasized the moral side of life, too much
neglected generation since by tho evan
Gclical churches, and underscored the
The New York herald., 1879-03-03

against foreign commerce if every port was
as we'll watched by State authorities as
this port is by our State government; but
other ports are not so well watched, and
especially in the Southern States there is
always a slipshod and ineffective system.
They always were feeble on this point in
their best days; but in the carpet-bag days
and in the days of colored great men they
seem to have become helpless, and they do
not or will not, perhaps cannot, protect
themselves with the necessary energy in
this respect. and they let in the trouble
that becomes scourge to the country.
Another point that would have fallen to the
function OF national quarantine authorities,
and that is now unco ntrolled, is the move
ment of the people behind the lines of ex-
ternal quarantine at periods when epidemics
are active. Here we keep ON foot an enor-
nous machinery to prevent the landing in
our city from seaward of a single creature
Infected with yellow fever. But if the fever
is at New Orleans a hundred q day muy
come in by the cars before even public
notice is taken of the evil, which is only
one Of the absurdities of our present con-
dition
The New York herald., 1879-03-03

BILE interruption in the calculations
of traffic regulation. We must repeat
that under no consideration should
the Chatham square or any other Ill" cross
ing be permitted. The plan suggested in
the HERALD yesterday shows how the Chat
ham square crossing may be avoided alto
gether, and without interfering much with
the interests of either tho Metropolitan or
New York 81" company. But even if these
so-cailod vested interests are impaired by
the adoption Of such plan it is better
that they should be so than that Chatham
square should come to be known as
slaughter place." We must have no fool
ing with public safety on the els" and,
above all things. not in tho interests of pri-
vate corporations who owe these to public
GencroSity
The New York herald., 1879-03-03
Our Special Dispatches from Tashker..i

Our Special Dispatches from Tashkei.d.
We published yesterday morning tele-
gram from London bringing us the official
information Of the death of Shere All, the
Ameer of Afghanistan. The news of this
event had, however, been anticipated by
the dispatches Of our special correspondent
with General Kaufman in Tashkend, who
has kept the world continually posted on
the condition of tho Ameer's health Ten
days ago our correspondent, after telegraph
ing rumors' respecting Shcre Ali's illness,
was able to inform us of the nature of the
disease from which the ruler OF the Afghans
was suffering; that ''gansrenc had attacked
the whole Of his lett side" and that il was
considered probable that he was already
dead" On the following day he mentioned
fresh rumors respecting the Ameer's health;
and on the 2Sth of February he communi-
Gated the fact of General Kaufman having
received o report from the Governor Of
Samarcand, to the effect that information
had been brought to that city by natives
hailing from the Afghan frontier that the
Ameer was really no more. The Viceroy's
despatch, therefore. simply corroborated
the information which we were enabled to
give to the English government forty-eight
hours before.
The New York herald., 1879-03-03
The Potter Committee reports.

Reports from the Potter Committee
promise to be almost as numerous as the
members, four being positively announced,
with the probability Of another. The ma
jority report, which was given to the House
on Saturday, is far too voluminous to be
printed in full in a single issue of the
HERALD, but the careful synopsis which we
give on another page will indicate the opin-
ions and conclusions of the majority
of the committee. and thus prepare
readers for intelligent perusal of
the entire document. It is matter
for congratulation that the report is calm
and logical in tone, seeking no aid from
rhetoric, but trusting to facts alone to sus-
tain the deductions offered. It is also
eminently satisfactory to learn that the tes-
timony, so-callcd. of certain notoriously
untrustworthy romancers is treated accord
ing to its deserts, and, consequently, is
let severely alone. The committee hav-
ing divided exactly on the party line it
stands to reason that the minority re-
port will antagonize that of the majority,
which practically means that the entire
question comes back to the public for final
decision, and that the conduct of the late
Presidential campaign will again be largely
discussed, publicly and privately, but with
the difference that there is now available q
mass of evidence which will make an intel
ligent conclusion moro nearly possible than
it has hitherto been.
The New York herald., 1879-03-03
A Ten Thousand Dollar Heart.

Marrying for money has been one Of the
worlds most vigorous and successful in
dustries for hundreds Of years. but SO
secretly has the whole business been man.
aged that all evidence upon the subject has
been Of circumstantial and desultory
nature. A suit is now pending, however,
in which husband alleges and admits
that his lone heart was coaxed to beat with
another and tenderer one by tho witching
to be paid upon delivery of the romantic
organ before mentioned. We are glad
that some one has at last been honest
enough to confess to a business venture
OF nature of which 80 many other
people have been suspected, and his
avowal is particularly valuable because of
its specifying fixed consideration, which
may serve a useful purpose as basis Of
comparison in heart exchanges yet to be
made. We have no opinion 10 express upon
tho merits of the bargain, for the heart it.
self--the vital point of the transaction--has
not yet been submitted to experts for val ua.
ton. 1t is not sufficient to say that
DelrL lS u ucirt. ClCu tulk may Go In n
meat shop. but trade in the matrimonial
market recognizes standards other than
size. There are hearts, mostly mascu-
line, Of course, which would be ten
thousand times too costly ut the
price named, while, on the other
hand, millions of young men know OF hearts
worth ten thousand times as much. As the
suit progresses the public will note with
interest the various points of ten thou
sand-dollar heart, and thus arrive at some
standard OF valuation which may DO gen.
orally accepted, subject to such modifca-
tons as the varying relations OF supply and
demand may induce. It Is probable. too,
that prices may alter according to the
method Of settlement, and q liberal dis
count bo offered on cash transactions for
the complainant in the case alluded to has
not yet got his money, although the goods
were delivered, 1t Is claimed, according to
contract
The New York herald., 1879-03-03

and the value of the property as appraised
by the company Whether the valua-
ton was excessive at the time of the
appraisement is OF little consequence now.
Property has immensely depreciated, and
the point of present interest to tho policy
holders is. whether the property could be
sold to-day for the amount Of the mortgage.
We furnish the means of enabling every
man to form his own judgment on this cardi-
nal point. lie need not 60 laboriously
through the whole list of tho mort
cages Of the company in which
he is insured. If a company has
been improvident in the half dozen in
stances which it may suit his convenience
to inquire into it is q safe inference that
it is not TO be trusted in any OF its invest
ments. man who feels that he is no
judge of particular piece of real estate
can obtain the opinions of neighbors as
to its value, or il he has no such
facilities for consultation no can easily
find, if the property is located in this city,
q guide to his judgment in the books of tho
Tax Commissioners, which are open to tho
inspection of oil citizens. We discharge
our duty in enabling policy holders to
test by their own inquiries the prudence
and fidelity OF the companies in which
they are insured.
The New York herald., 1879-03-03

TIE WEATnER.-The centre Of low pressure
which moved into Canada over the lakes has
passed over the region between the st. Law
renee River and Ilndsoi's Bay, and is now de-
scendng again from Labrador over Eastern
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Westward Of
this depression tho area OF high barometer
which was central in the Missouri Valley has
assumed position which is calculated to de-
vclop very high northwest winds and gales in
the Atlantic eastward Of the 05th meridian and
north of latitude 40 degrees. High pressure
having again developed over the Western Gulf
aud South Atlantic States there was formed
within the central valley district an area of
relatively low barometer, into which tho a,inos-
phcrc flow poured from all points. The result
has been the local development of u disturbance
which promises to move over this locality with
all the characteristics of q storm. Already
heavy rains and SHOWS have fallen west Of tho
Allegheny Mountains, along the lower lake
shores and even on the Middle Atlantic coast.
Strong to high winds have also commenced
from the eastward in the same districts. In
the West the barometer has again fallen,
With strong southcrly winds. Cloudi.
ness Is general north Of Tennessee and
from the Mississippi to the Atlantic Stormy
weather. with snow and rain, may bc expected
OH the Middle Atlantic coast during today
Local storms or tornadocs' are probable tor the
Ohio Valley region and eastward of tho Allc
chany Mountains northward Of Cape Iiattcras.
English weather IL unsettled; "a southwest gale
prevailed last evening ut Ifolyhcad In New
York and is vicinity to-day ih,swcathcr will he
warm and cloudy, with rain, followed by falling
tyil Ia,
sool and cloudy, followed by rising tcnpcrs'ture.