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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-12-17

TRIAL LfsT.-List of Causes set down for
l. trial at January Term Of Court, eommenc
ing Monday, January l2lh, 1850, ard coniinu.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-12-17

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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-12-17
E. S. HENDERSON,

V'HB subscriber nov offers to the citizens o
Il Burnside and vicinity, an unprovide,
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coa will be kept on hand, and orders flled al
nnce.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

SENATOR MATT. CARPENTER has
discovered mares nest" lie has
discovered that the Democrats intend
to count the Republican out, if they
should be successful in elccting the
President in 1880. If the Democrats,
following Republican precedent, CON
template this naughty thing, it is not
likely that they have made a conf
dent of Mr.. Carpenter. 1t is not the
Democratic style, and they are oppos.
ed to such proceedings by any party
or any set of scoundrels. 1t is more
likely that Matt. and his party are
preparing to repeat the frauds of 1876
and only raise the cry of stop thief "
to cover their own retreat and hide
their own villainy. Certain it is, the
Democracy desire, and will have no
tricks of this kind played in 1880.
One fraudulent President is sufficient
for one century at least. Another one
could only be seated after the streets
of Washington are drenched in pa
triotic blood. 1t will be perilous for
Mr.. Carpenter and his party to re-
peat. No one better than he knows
how the thing was done in 1876, and
the smoldering volcano that lay be-
meath the act.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
The Next Census.

Gen. Walker, the superintendent of
the census, has already in a general
way disclosed his plan of operations
for next year. The United States, for
the purposes of classification and emu
meration, will be divided into about
$50 districts, each of which will be
divided by the supervisor in charge
into appropriate enumeration districts.
About 10000 persons will be employ
ed to take the census, which will have
two distinct departments. First, there
will be the enumeration proper, in
Guiding n count of the population,
with the ordinary social and vital sta
tistics. The other general department
of the work will embrace the collec-
ton of statistics of manufactures, ag-
riculture, mining, fishing interests and
social statistics, such as taxation,
wealth, public Indebtedness, Libraries,
churches, schools, newspapers and so
forth. Gen. Walker expects to COM
plete the work in the single month of
June. Heretofore several months have
elapsed before the census returns were
all made and classified, and the conse-
quence was that those returns, over
tapping to that extent the period to
which the census was limited, includ-
ed returns in the census then complet-
ed which by right belonged to the
present decade, and will thus make
imperfect to n small extent the COM
parison between the figures of the last
decade and that which is now coming
to close.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
An Honest Ballot Box.

Prom thn Phil-deiphia Inquirer.
A ballot. box which rings a bell when
vote enters the box, which counts all
the ballots as they are received, stamps
them with a number, and files them
neatly away beyond the reach of any
hand, would seem TO be as nearly per.
feet device for preventing ftaud at
the polls ss has been devised, and an
ingenious New Yorker has iEyentcd
such a contrivance.
No use for it in Philadelphia. The
WLite Aats and the sirdlior tall do not
want an honest ballot" The round
ers and the strikers must be- maintain
ed, and this contrivance would inter.
iere inconycnicntly.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

To READ the Republican papers
one would be led to suppose that the
Southern people were all an abandon
ed race of Ghouls, feasting upon the
blood Of the negro, instead of the
high-toned, generous people they are.
While here at the North we can wit
ness whole communities of banded
murderers, and nearly every town and
city sending out marauding assassins
in every direction, but little account
is taken of il. 1t is merely noticed
in the papers as a thing Of daily oc-
currence. If the villains are caught
they will be punished, provided they
do not WELD a political influence to
commend them TO the pardon board
and Executive clemency. But, let a
negro and "A white man of the South
get into a fight, and the negro is
worsted and comes TO grief-or let the
men of the South punish negro or a
clan of negroes for shameful atroci-
ties against the life of citizens or the
good order and peace of society, i'm
mediately the bloody shirt" is waved
and the Republican press is made to
groan under the thunder of its denun-
Citations of the wickedness of the whole
Southern people, and the party Is ad.
monished to organize to repel the new
rebellion which the Rebel Briga-
diers" are about to precipitate upon
the country.
This is about the character of the
twaddle that the Republican press
give in response to the advances of
the Southern people for harmony and
fellow-feeling and good government
throughout the country; and It is
about time their readers would re.
buke these miserable appeals to their
passion1 and preiudices for party ef.
feet. Their intelligence should feel
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
BELLEFONTE PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 1879.

time for the Pennsylvania company to
secure the valuable Snow Shoe field.
When worked as it is capable of being
worked, and developed as it undoubt-
edly must be under the stimulus of
present demand and consumption, this
Snow Shoe coal field cannot fail 10
prove as remunerative to the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company as the Clear,
field region has been, now is, and must
continue to be in a long future.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

The total vote is 1869 less than
it was last year at the election for
Governor. The vote was then divid-
ed As follows Republican, 319,567 !;
Democratic, 297 ,O60 Greenback, ST..
75s; Prohibition, 1858. Total, 7O2,-
03s. The loss this year on the vote
Of last year, divided amongst the par
tic-, is represented by the following
figures Republican, 39,4l4; Demo
cratic, 1885; Greenback, 54,55l /;
Prohibition, I34. 1t will be seen
that had the Democrats polled their
vote of last year they would have cleo
ted Barr by handsome majority
There may be food for thought in these
figures for some of the Democrats
who stayed at home on the last cleo
ton day, and it is to be hoped they
will profit from a perusal Of them.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

THE Subcommittee of the Senate
in the Kellogg-Spaford contest met at
New Orleans this week TO take such
testimony as it was not convenient to
take at Washington. No doubt Kel-
logg will have n wholesome lot of wit
nesses on hand, judging from the
specimens given at Washington last
winter. But it is to be hoped the la
Dor of the committee will be so thor
ough that the country may hope soon
to be relieved from the disgusting de-
tails of this Louisiana villainy.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

IT is belived that the magnani-
nous Conkling will now pardon the
White House fraud, and take him into
favor, so long as he will continue sub
servient. Being exceedingly placable
since the New York election, he may
also withdraw his contempt from Ev-
erts and try to forget the qualification
to which that minister Of fraud sub
jected himself TO obtain the favor of
his present imperious master.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

The Bond-holdes are happy of
course. The Republicans and few
demagogues of Virginia, to obtain a
few Offices, have led their negro parti-
sans to disgrace their State and repu-
diate its obligation. To prevent the
degradation, the Democracy of Vir-
ginia labored with great energy and
devotion, but were unable 10 over
come the combinations. The Demo-
cratic Governor may prevent the
passage of any outrageous act, but
ne cannot prevent the demagogucs OBJ
tanning the offices, for which, with the
help of the negroes, they sacrificed
the public honor.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

The Hon. Thos. b. Keough Of
North Carolina, in Washington to at
tend the Republican National Com
mittee, says that two-thirds Of the
committee favor the nomination Of
Grant. He thinks that the National
convention will be did at Chicago,
though New York may be selected.
The committee were to meet on Mon
day last.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

The Hon. WM. MCLELLAxD has
purchased the Weekly Record pub
lished at Sewickley, Allegheny coun-
ty, and removed the establishment to
Pittsburg, where it will hereafter be
published a. a Democratic paper.
Capt. M'Clelland possesses ability and
experience, and will publish an able
and interesting paper. We hope he
will be literally sustained by an APP
preciative and extended patronage.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

CoNGER, the Michigan blatherskite
of the House of Representatives, sought
appointment to the vacant Senator
ship. But the Governor knowing
that the mantle of Zach. Chandler
would not fall gracefully upon the
brawling demagogue, conferred the
appointment upon Ex-Governor Hen
ry p. Balwin, who will take his seat
in the Senate at the opening of the
session.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

lT is announced that a movement
Is on foot 10 send Senator Thurman to
the House of Representatives from
the Columbus (ohio) district, where
he resides. That district is now dem
ocratic, and though the new Republi-
can Legislature will doubtless gerry
mander the State, it is questionable if.
they can change its political charac-
ter. Mr.. Thurman was a member of
the House thirty-four years ago.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

HENRY ID. Cooke, of Washington,
is given as authority that Jay, Cook
& Co, can now pay all their debts on
demand at par. This will be pleas
ant neys, if true, to many.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

THE Central Pacific Railroad COM
pany have made payment Of 1885,
29l of the money they withheld from
the treasury of the country. So much
for Mr.. Thurman's legislation in fore
ing the rascals to disgorge. Let the
whole steal be recovered.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

COURTNEY and Hanlan, after n
long correspondence and much ban
tering, have at length decided upon
n match to row in the Potomac at
Washington, on the I'd of December,
for n purse of $4,000.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

IL another column will be found
table Of the official vote of all the
counties of the State at the late cleo
ton for State Treasurer. The footings
are as follows:
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

Judge Pearson, last week when the
Zechman jury was being selected, was
very emphatic in his disapprobation OF
putting men in the jury wheel who do
not know the English Language suffi.
cient TO understand what is said by the
court, witnesses and counsel. He init.
mated the issuing Of an order 10 cover
the Inconvenience.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

lT Is said that Mr.. Edison has
brought the Electric Light to COM
plete economic success, and that he is
now preparing, and will shortly make,
full and satisfactory demonstration
of the same.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

The Hon. Charles II. Voorhis, n
Republican member of Congress from
New Jersey, has been arrested for
embezzlement of the funds of the
First National Bank of Hackensack,
of which he was president. The afi-
davit was made by the cashier and
vice president.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

An appropriation Of s2.T50. 600 will be
asked for taking the census in the next
fiscal year.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

The military station at Carlisle, in
this State, has been turned into
school for Indians and is in quite
prosperous condition. There was ad-
ded to the number of students last
week two girls and six boys from Da-
kota and Wisconsin, making in all
1jS. Arrangements are to be made
for chapel and assembly room with
capacity for 300 children.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

insulted by the constant rcitcration Of
such stuff. The Southern people are
free from the sectional animosity, 20
rccklessly urged in the North, and
have shown a creditable disposition to
live on terms Of amity and good will
for the sake Of the general good of
common country.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

The Cincinnati Enquirer favors the
nomination of Potter and Hendricks
or Hendricks and Potter a the Dem
ocratic candidate for President and
Vice President. A strong ticket eth
er way, composed of honest, iucor-
rIptible men, whom the Democracy
could support with confidence and
pleasure.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
The Centre 9emutrat.
Terms $50 per Annum, in Advance.
Thursday Morning, November 20, 1879.

S. T. sHuoERr and R. Il. FORSTER, Editors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-26
The County Court System.

Not long af ter the close of the war
the people of West Virginia abolished
their then county-courts and reestaellsh'
ed a county-csurt Of justices. The
Wheeling Register tells the result. The
West Virginia Legislature has just SUBJ
mitted to The people an amendment re-
abolishlng that same old county'court
system. The Register says:
1T is conceded that the origin and
purpose of the amendments were solely
the abolition of the existing county
court system. This is also conceded to
be prime necessity. The people all
ever the State demand it, and If the
proposed amendment is absolutely as
sential to this end it is not less impor-
tant than some conceive it to be-"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-26

A SOCIAL SENsATIoN.-COnslderable
surprise was occasioned in New York
on Monday by the following announce
ment under the marriage head 10 one of
the papers ION Tuesday, December
l. IL, 1878, Frederick w. Vanderbilt to
Louisa Holmes, daughter of the late
Charles l.. Anthony" The bridegroom
is a grandson Of the late Commodore
Vanderbilt, who left him $4,000, 600 !;
and the bride is the divorced wife of his
own FIRST cousin, Alfred Torrance, and
one of the members ola branch of the
family always hostile to the Commo-
dore. Young Vanderbilt kept his ia
Their, Mr.. VIM. II. Vanderbilt, ignorant
of his marriage until six or eight days
ago. He was almost regular inmate
of his fathers mansion, while his wife
was living with friend on Murray Hill.
William IL. Vanderbilt is reported to
have said something involving the idea
that it was easier to manage three rail.
reads than enc infatuated son, when
the secret reached his ears, and to have
shown his displeasure in strong and de-
cided ways. 1t is understood that the
"happy pair" are debarred the paren-
tai mansion and deprived of the paren-
tai blessing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-26

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. l9.-About
O'Clock this afternoon TIE ferry steamers
FL Captain and Alameda, plying be
tween this city and Oakland Point, col
lided in mid-passage. A dense ;og pre-
vailed, and the boats were close to eacl
other before they could be seen. The
bow Of the Ell Captain struck the Ala
media on the port quarter, shattering hcl
guard and rail, but doing her no serious
damage. The port bow 9th Ell Capl'
tan was crushed in, and she filed anC
sunk rapidly. The greatest terror ant
confusion prevailed, Some Of the +
Captains passengers jumped on board
the Alameda, and others sprang into
the water. In a few moments the
steamers dufted apart and lost sight o.
each other in the fog. The III Captain
sank to the hurricane deck and drlfted
rapidly toward North Point in strong
ebb tide.
The harbor commissioners tug Gov.
Irwin, which was in the vicinity, pilot
ed by the cries Of the passengers and
the screaming Of the whistles, steamed
at once to the scene of the disaster and
picked up those who were struggling IN
the water. 1t is impossible at present
to state the less Of life, if any. Man y
persons are Of opinion that all were
saved, but others say it is hardly posi-.
BILE that all escaped.
The submerged wreck Of the Ell Capt.
tan was grappled by tugs off Meigg''
wharf, and is now being towcd up to the
city front. There Is a great excitement
in the city, and crowds are gathered in
The streets discussing the accident. Boil
steamers were ferry-boats of the first
class. The latest report is that nc
lives were lost.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-26

WHEELING, w. VA. Feb. l9.-The
Senate to-day defeated a bill, Is to 8,
known as tie johnson railroad bill, in
tended to compel the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company to make the
pro rate Of their through rate between
Chicago and Baltimore the rate between
Wheeling and Baltimore, and between
either Of those termlnl an iany iuterme'
date points,
Under their charter the road is allow
ed to charge eight cents per ton per mile
for freight and six cents per mile pei
passenger, and great complaint hal
arisen as TO the schedule for local rates
of freight aud travel.
A Joint resolution directing the At
torney General TO proceed against th'
road for a violation Of its charter by OUT
warranto has been introduced. Thu
session of the Legislature has been ex
tended to March 10.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-26

A bill was introduced in the Senate
providing the machinery for having the
money set apart by the constitution for
the support of public schools retained in
the hands of the treasurers of the cOun-
ties Of the Commonwealth, and by them
disbursed it also providds that warrants
issued 10 teachers and officers of public
schools shall, under proper restrictions,
be made receivable for taxes, and plac-
inc them upon the same footing will
the tax-receiyable coupons. The bill is
an important one. and is the result Of a
conference of the friends of the public
schools in both houses of the General
Assembly. 1t meets with the approval
both sfreadjusters and debt payers. II
was made the special order for to-mor.
row.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-26

Mrs. GRAxGER's SUIT FOR d.
voRCL. Mrs. Gordon Granger in her
action for a divorce from her husband,
Crpt. Blair, who recently pleaded
guilty to charge ofbigamy before an
army court martial, at New York, sets
forth the facts of her marriage with
Can't. Blair in Kentucky, and OF his
previous aud existing marriage with
Ann Baillie in Scotland. Mrs. Granger
declares that she first learned OF Capt.
Blair's marriage with Anne Baltic at
the time of the cOurt-martial proceed
ings and that she has not cOhabited
with him since. She prays that her
marriage with him may be declared void
as alb intio. In view of Capt. Blalr's
determination not to oppose the action
tits expected that the proceedings IN
court will be sshOft. Capt. Blair SUI
remains a prisoner at Fort Columbus,
Governors Island, awaiting the SEN
tepce of the court-martial.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-26

IRON ApvANCING.-The Philadel-
phia Record says there has been a
general rise in the price Of iron Of sl so
per ton during the last month, and an
advance OF so cents within the last
week. The demand has increased so
much that producers say they could sell
FIVE tons for every one which they are
turning out. All the rail mills IN
Pennsylvania are full Of orders, while
structural iron is In such demand that
many of the larger mills are engaging
other mills to fill their orders. The
demand for steel rails has induced the
makers 10 take q more independent
stand than they have occupied for some
time, aud this ofitself has tendency
to maintain and push present prices.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-26

SELMA, ALA, Feb, l8.-The north
bound passenger train on the Selma,
Rome and Dalton railroad fell through
rotten bridge over Mulberry creek, -
miles frsm Seims, at o'clock this
morning. The entire train except the
engine and one sleeper was wrecked.-
A white man named Geo. Evans and
two negroes were killed. II. Stanton,
general superintendent Of the road
Conductor White and n. Y. Hunter,
mail agent. were fatally injured, and
ten or twelva others were more or less
hurt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-26
Keller Explosion In 4 crowd.
FATAL cARELEssNBss OF AN ENGIN
EZRA SCENE OF HAVOC AND DEATH

EZRA SCENE OF HAVOC AND DEATH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. ga dis
patch from Stockton says that terrific
explosion took place at 2:30 O'Clock to-
day at the head Of Stockton slough, in
Eldorado street. a crewd of more than
200 people had assembled to witness the
trial of new propeller pump, set in tho
slough, and run by a threshing engine.
Those who stood near the engine, where
the explosion occurred, were prosirat-
ed. The body OF the engine was blown
distance of $50 feet through the crowd
The dead lay PROSTATE in every dlfec-
ton, some falling into the slough from
the bridge, Ten or twelve dead bodies
lay in one heap at the northwest com.
er of the bridge. People lay dead and
dying on the street, blown irsm 10 to
100 feet. The heads Of some were
blown to pieces. Others were blown
TO the ground with such force as to break
every bene in their bodies. Faces,
hands and whole persons were scalded'
The wounded were promptly cared for,
and the dead were left undisturbed until
the excitement of the moment had
subsidized, when they were removed to
the coroner's office. TIL. explosion was
the result of recklessness on the part o.
the engineer. The steam-gauge refused
to work, and, after the engineer had at.
tempted 10 fx.it and failed, he screwed
down the safety-valve and went on with
his work. The explosion occurred about
fifteen minutes afterwards.
The killed are: J. NJ. kirkpatrick,
merchant, John Uriell, James Curry,
blacksmith, Geo. w. Foltz, carpenter,
Willard Folsom, VIM. Allen, Michael
Crowell. II. b. Bishop, Jr., student,
Robert b. Johnson, James Cosgrove,
laborer, Charles Creanor, w. &. Tailor,
B. S. Clones, a farmer, Foo Fee, a
Chinaman, Thos. Sedgw.ck,J. f. Avery,
engineer in charge OF the engine. The
wounded number twenty-six. three or
four of whom are not likely to recover.
Many were blown considerable dis
lance and escaped uninjured. The body
ofthe engine, weighing $500 pounds,
was blown over the telegraph wires
and landed on the plaza. Men are still
engaged in dragging the slough in hopes
oil recovering bodies which are supposed
to have been thrown int the slough by
the explosion. Flags had been thrown
to the breeze in honor Of the memory of
Washington, but were lowered at half
mast after the accident.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-26

THE bill for the settlement Of the
State debt, has passed the Senate by a
vote of 80 to IL. The large majority
in the Senate would seem to indicate
that it would pass the House. without
difficulty, Notwithstanding the fact that
it will meet with most stubborn resis-
lance. The settlement has been brought
about by the stand taken by the read
justers, and while adjustment Of the
question is so nearly accomplished, we
hope, that the opposition will die away
and the question be disposed Of. anC
removed entirely from the political
issues of the State.