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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-25

On Thursday, the llth instant, about
3 O'Clock \. NJ, Mr.. Ralph Spigelmyer re-
ceived visit from q burglar at his resi-
dence in Woodward. The untimely visitor
succeeded in entering as far as the sleeping
apartment occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Spigelmyer, when the latter awoke and
demanded to know what he was after.
Tho burglar grabbed Mr.. Spigemyer's s
pants, but was so alarmed that in his haste
to escape he tumbled over every chair in
the room and concluded his remarkable
gymnsstic feat by falling down stairs.
He, however, maintained his grasp on the
pants and got away in safety. The pants
were found in the vicinity of MOTIFS mill
with all their contents intact except a sill.
yer watch, which is still in the burglars
possession
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-25

See here Thanksgiving day comes on
the 329th day of the year. Strange coin.
cidence. Ask some Democrat to explain
it.-DGjiy Ners.
Oh oh!l oh II! Where's your arith-
metc, young man? If we count correctly
this being leap year-Thsnksgiving oc-
ours on the 330th day of the year. The
number 1929" is sign of disgrace this
year and do you think so sacred day as
Thanksgiving would come on the 329th ?
Not much instead, however, it is the day
on which the 4Gth number of tho Bellefonte
Republican appears. Now, study your
addition table.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-25

The trade at the Philadelphia Branch
clothing store this week has been very
large.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-25

We stated in our last issue that "A large
barn located in Ferguson township, this
county, had been destroyed by fire during
the previous week. We have since learned
that the barn was situated in Graysvlle,
Huntington county, just across the bound
airy line of Ferguson township. 1t was
the property of Mr.. Thomas Archey. The
destruction of the barn together with its
contents involved a loss of $1,000, on
which there was an insurance of 81 300.
1t is supposed to have been the work of an
incendiary.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-25

Judges, jury and witnesses should all
go to the Philadelphia Branch for their
clothing.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05

AT the regular session of the county
commissioners on Tuesday, Commissioner
John Grace offered resolution prompted by
the report of the grand jury to the district
court, and it appears upon its face predicat-
ed upon that report. The object of this res
olution is one which will of course be ap-
proved by every citizen, and we are glad to
see that Mr.. Grace is from the outset de-
termined to act in the interest of the tax
payers and tnpestigate. 1t will be noticed
that the resolutions studiously avoid even
the suggestion of corruption in any of the
county officials, simply calling for the super
vision which the public interests demand.
The Dispatch Tuesday evening, and the
Pioneer Press of yesterday morning, at
tempt to direct attention from the true OBJ
iect of this move ON the part of Mr.. Grace,
and suggest that it means an attack on
Sheriff King. The report upon which these
resolutions are based embraces no animal
versary structures upon Mr.. King, and there
fore such suggestions are either malignant
or possibly to withdraw attention from Mr..
Kiefer, to whom, perhaps, the resolutions
point with more significance than either of
the other officials referred to, although they
convey no attack upon either his personal or
officia! integrity.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05
SALTWATER.

DR.. G. NJ. Dorion, of st. Paul, was in the
city yesterday.
J.E. Loomis left yesterday for Chicago
with his children.
Eugene Smith has returned from flying
trip to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Washington R. A. G. No. II hold a meet
ing this evening at O'Clock.
The Queens Evidence company will be in
the city Wednesday evening, Feb. IL.
Miss Hattie Orff left for Minneapolis yes
terday on few days visit to friends in that
city.
Hersey, Bean & Brown received an order
yesterday from Mr.. Hogan, Omaha, for
1000, 900 feet of lumber.
Officer Erickson caught farmers team,
yesterday, il time to prevent them from
smashing things generally.
The business men in this city who are
without telephones are facetiously referred
to as Gas the men who live out of town."
Louis Crammer settled up with the NUM-
cipal court yesterday and found himself in
debt $3.50 for simple drunk. He paid
it.
j. A. johnson is spending his time in
making himself thoroughly acquainted with
the Minnesota Chief thresher. Mr.. John
son is the Fargo agent for Seymour, Sabin d
Go.
c. G. Mandt, of Stoughton, Wis, was in
the city yesterday, and sold Seymour, Sabin
& Co. five hundred of the Stoughton wagons.
The wagons are intended for their branch
house at Fargo.
Schuyler Colfax's lecture on Abraham
Lincoln, Tuesday NIGH, drew forth good
audience. The subject was handled in a
| mastery manner and proved interesting,
but the speaker labored under the disad-
vantage of having bad cold.
A team dashed down street yesterday to
the imminent peril of pedestrians, when
Hank Farmer, the young Hercules of Still
water fearlessly sprang in front of and
seized the horses, bringing them to dead
halt. Hank deserves considerable credit for
his action.
Miss Aggie Green has kindly consented
| to read at the band concert to be given next
Monday evening. Miss Green expressed
herself as DESTROYS of assisting the band as
far as in her power, and her example can be
| initiated by the young ladies of this city in a
manner that will materially aid the band.
The lady portion of Mr.. John Darms'
family were treated to quite scare, Tuesday
evening. Early in the evening they noticed
man peering in at the windows. Under
the superstition that he was insane or meant
harm, the doors were locked and son of
Mr.. Darms dispatched after an officer. The
little boy found the chief of police, who hur-
ried to the relief of the frightened ladies.
On arriving at the house, the hired girls
brother, who had just come
down river, was discovered, and
who being very bashful, was looking in the
windows to ascertain which room his sister
was in, before venturing in. Matters were
soon explained to the infinite relief Of Mrs.
Darms.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05
HOISTED HAYT.

Continuation of the Investigate on Against
Him-Damaging Testimony by His Own
Son.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-The committee on In
dian commissioners, who are investigating the
charges against Commissioner Hayt, were in
session all day. The testimony of Edward
Knapp Hayt, son of the defendant. was of q
most damaging character. He said that VIM.
Hogen Camp, of the Second National bank of
jersey City, arranged to go with him to Arizo-
ma and buy the mine for him,
and that these arrangements were
made at the office of Charles
A. Deschler, in Courtlandt street, this city, in
the presence IF the elder Mr. Hayt. He further
testified that the latter instructed him to drop
the name of Hayt and use the name Edward
Knapp. He stated if his father had any inter-
est in the mine he knew nothing of it, that he
took letters of introduction to Gen. Hammond,
who was Indian inspector under Commissioner
Hayt. Gen. Hammond, he said, met him at
Florence, Arizona, and accompanied him
to McMullins. a small mining settlement where
the Washington mine was bought,
witness giving drafts on Hogen Camp
in PAYMENT and signing them Edward Knapp.
The mine, he said, was purchased from Henry
l.. Hort ex-Indian agent at San Carlos, who
was under serious charges, which had been pre-
ferred against him, three months before, by
Gen. Hammond.
Itwas said that young Mr.. Hayt made the
impression on the committee of being very
truthful witness.
Hogen Camps testimony was to the same
effect as that of young Hayt. But his memory
was not clear as to how the latter found out
Gen. Hammond or where he found him. 1t
wa. stated that at the session to-day a letter
was received from the secretary of the
interior thanking the commissioners fer the
investigation they had made in the matter,
and, suggesting that inasmuch as out of this
scandal false allegations might be made against
the Indian bureau, that the board appoint e
committee to investigate all methods Of ad-
ministerng Indian affairs. The following
were appointed such q committee: Gen. Fisk,
chairman. VIM. 81. Lyon and Albert K. Smiley.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05
SETTLED At l. IST,
The Secretary of st.te and State Treas rer
Appoint Their Assistants.

The Secretary of st.te and State Treascrer
Appoint Theic Assistants.
AS we'll known, there has been little
trouble in agreeing upon the appointments
for assistant secretary of state and commits
sioner of statistics, and deputy state treas
urer, by the new heads of those Offices.
During the campaign, Mr.. Theodore Sander,
an enthusiastic Republican, and worker for
the cause, was promised both positions, but
he finally chose the assistant secretaryship.
Recently, however, it appeared to be desirable,
in party view, to locate Mr.. Sanders in
the treasurer's Office. Hence the
ruction. As it was none of the
GLoBE's funeral it has refrained from mix
ing up in the ruction, but now, as per prom
Use, announces the appointment of Mr.. San
der as deputy treasurer, and Hon. F. s.
Christianson, of Chisago, as assistant secre-
tary and commissioner of statistics. Mr..
Christianson was a member of the State as
sembly in 1873, and latterly has been con-
nected with the land department of the st.
Paul & Duluth railroad, and is said by his
friends to be admirably fitted for the dis
charge of the duties of the Office, upon
which he will enter the 10th inst. Mr.. San
der is booked to take possession the 18th
inst
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05

Don CAMERON has played his cards well.
He has carried out his avowed intention of
giving the solid Pennsylvania delegation IN
the next Republican convention to Grant.
The man on horseback has thus won the
first battle of the campaign, and an impor-
tant one it is too, for it gives him delega-
ton of fifty sight men to start with. There
is little question but New York, with her
seventy delegates, will follow suit, and the
example Of these two States will be followed
by Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart all over
the country. The result at Harrisburg
practically settles thdRuestion of who is
to be the Republican nominee for President.
Grant will go into the convention with such
preponderance of thought as to render any
opposition useless, and the motion to nomi-
nate him by reclamation will be carried with
a hurrah. Blaine and Sherman will take
back seats as usual, and must content them
selves with chewing the cud of modification
for the next four years. We are not disap-
pointed at the result, and are not at all dis
pleased either.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05

out of the field there are only two Demo-
Gratis in the State who have sufficient stand
ing to be even mentioned in connection with
the Presidency. They are Horatio Seymour
and Sanford E. Church. With regard to
OK Gov. Seymour, there will doubtless con-
tinue to be, as long as he lives, and probably
long after he is dead, few Democratic Rip
Van Wrinkles, who will insist upon his nom
ination to Office, and who in spite of all de-
mails, declarations, and even death itself,
will still protest that the Ex-Governor will
and must accept. But to those who know
the facts, Mr.. Seymour's acceptance of the
nomination for the Presidency, or any other
office, is out of the question. The
only possible candidate, therefore, from
this State, is Chief Justice Church,
and to bring about harmony in the Dem
ocracy, with him as the leader, is now and
for some weeks to come will be the chief aim
of not few Democratic politicians. In
fact, tremendous effort is to be made 10
start Church "boom," which shall rever-
berate from one end of the State to the other
and drown all the other discordant sounds
eminating from the warning cliques and fac
tons of the Democratic party. 1t will be a
| bitter pill for the Tilden Democrats to swa-
low, even with the voluntary withdrawal of
their leader; but they, like their opponents,
are hungry and disheartened, and there
being no principle involved on
either side, but only personal spite,
it is thought that a union may be
brought about on Church, which will in
sure the Democracy with some faint hope of
once more winning national victory, and
feeding again, after twenty years of fasting,
at the public crib. 1t depends great deal
on the position Tilden shall take, whether
the Church "boom" is to meet with any sue
cess worth mentioning. The great army Of
famished Democrats, comprising both wings
of the party, will wait anxiously for him tc
| declare himself. Judge Church leaves here
this afternoon for New York, and is said te
be ready to meet the sage of Gramercy park
halfway, and shake hands over the "bloodJ
chasm" of buried Democratic hopes.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05
IN IMPROB4BLE STORT.

Rumors have of late beer ripe in New
York, and have gained considerable credence
in well-informed political quarters, that Mr..
Tilden has finally determined that he will
not be candidate for the Presidency on the
Democratic ticket. In reaching this conolu
sion, it is said, he has not abandoned his be-
lief that the party owes him the nomination,
but rather than hazard Democratic success
by pressing his own claims, he will simply
ask that the convention vindicate him by
te rdering him the unanimous nomination
of ihe party, which he promises to instantly
decline, at the same time giving his reasons
and arraigning the Republican party for the
great electoral crime of 1876. It is under
stood that he promises to have his declina-
ton written and in the hands of promi-
nent member of the party, who shall be q
member of the convention and present it the
moment the vote is taken.
We do not know how much importance to
attach to these rumors, but the fact that
some of the prominent Democrats of New
York have begun to act in anticipation of
such an event leads to the supposition that
there is at least some shadow of substance
behind the suggestion. No man in the party
has greater claims upon the nomination than
Mr.. Tilden. He was fairly elected to the Of
flee of President in 1876, but was prevented
from taking his seat through the combined
rascality of the Republicans and imbecility
of his own friends. 1t would be gracious
thing for the party to do to tender him I'M
asked its nomination. 1t would be mag
unanimous act in him to decline the honor
without pledging himself to do so before
hand. But in the light of such bargain as
that referred to the performance would be
simply farce neither creditable to Mr.. Til
den nor to the Democratic party. We do not
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05
FRANCE.
RAIL HORROR.

PARIS, Feb. 4.-The train from Paris, which
left st. Lazare station at 6 o'clock, bound for
Argentiel, came into collision, in dense fog,
with the train of the circular railroad at Clichy
Vile vallois. The engine of the latter train
crashed into the rear car of the Argentiel train
and smashed it to pieces. The engineer lost
both legs, and his stoker was killed on the spot.
Of the passengers, seven were killed outright,
and over forty were injured. Five first class
carriages of the Argentiel train were telescoped
and heaped over each other. At st. Lazare and
Acnieres, near Clichy Vile, the nearest points
to the place where the disaster occurred, the
scenes are described as of the most heart-rend-
ing kind. A special, with medical attendants
and litters, was sent from Paris to bring back
the dying and dead. Among those who are
seriously injured is said to be III. Jolly, very
popular opera bouffe artist.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05

CONGRESSMAN Fort, of Him ois, has done a
good thing by offering in the House bill to
remove the duties on certain chemicals that
enter largely into the manufacture of paper
The principal cause of the recent rise in the
cost of printing material has been caused di
rectoy by the tariff on these articles, and the
whole reading public is interested directly in
the proposed repeal. There should be no
delay on the part of Congress il abolisbing
a tax the direct effect Of which is to interfere
with the dissemination of useful knowledge.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05
WILL TILDEN WITHDRAW?
A Story That He Is Willing to Make Way
for another Man.
New York Times.

A Story That He Is Willing to Make Way
for another Man.
New York Times.
ALBANY, Jan. 30.-It has been whispered
about among Democratic politicians here fol
several days that Samuel j. Tilden has signi-
fed his willingness to withdraw from the
field as Presidential candidate on certain
conditions. The conditions are that he shall
be "vindicated," by having the nomination
for the Presidency unanimously rendered
him by the next Democratic National Con-
yention, whereupon he will decline the honor
and give his reasons. The story comes from
various sources, both Tilden and anti-Til-
den, and, absurd and impossible as 1t may
appear to most people, yet it has many
believers. The first thought that
occurs to Democrat, particularly an anti
TiIden Democrat, who listens to the story, is
that it would not be safe to trust Mr.. Tilden
in any such arrangement. "Who knows,
thew saw, "but that, after getting his 'vindi-
cation and his compliment, he would stick!'
In order to overcome this objection, the
doubling Thomases are told that Mr.. Tilden
will even 90 SO far as to place his written
decliuation in the hands of a leading Dem
ocratic statesman, to be read to the conven-
ton as soon as the nomination is made.
Even with this proviso, there are Democrats
90 suspicious of Tilden's honesty as to de-
mand that his "leading statesman be put
under heavy bonds to produce the document
when required.
Whatever truth there may be in the sto-
nv, it has obtained large credence here,
as before remarked, and is giving rise to &C
tive speculation as to who would be the next
most available candidate in case the story
SHOULD turn out to be well founded. 1t is
generally conceded that the candidate must
be taken from this State in order to secure
even the possibility of success, now that the
Republicans are so we'll intrenched, and have
all the State and national patronage at their
disposal. Whether Tilden is in or out OF
the field as candidate, it still remains true
that the Democrats cannot elect their pres
ident without New York, and no man out
side of the State can inspire the necessary
enthusiasm to carry it for the Democracy,
under the present circumstances, against the
Republicans. But who Is
there in the State that
the Democracy can unite on? With Tilden
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05
believe that such q proposition has been
made or that it would be entertained.

believe that such proposition has been
made or that it would be entertained.
There is no doubt but the enemies OF Mr..
Tilden would be glad to dispose of his
claims in such a way, or, indeed, in any
way. In this case, probably, the wish is
father to the thought. But we think they
are going little too fast in making other
calculations before Mr.. Tilden is out of the
way. They argue that the Democratic party
must carry New York in November, and that
none of the candidates named from other
States could hope to secure the electoral vote
of that State. Therefore it is incumbent
upon the party to select some man from the
Empire State as its standard bearer. They
affect to believe that Gov. Seymour is too
old, and would not accept the nomination IN
any contingency. They have therefore hit
upon Sanford E. Church, at present chief
justice of the supreme court, as the man
who must be chosen. There are many who
claim that he could carry that State over
any opponent, but there are grave doubts on
that question. No one doubts his strict pro-
bity or his ability. He has not, in the broad
est sense, national reputation. He is not
man of the people, and though we'll known
and highly esteemed in New York, he would
create little enthusiasm elsewhere. Against
popular candidate he would not
make strong run, and only sense
of duty would keep the party
intact in his support.
Both the Tilden and Kelly factions in New
York ought to have party patriotism enough
to stop their miserable quarrel. A New
York candidate is not essential save as they
make it so on the specious plea that no one
outside of the State can hope to secure New
York's electoral vote. 1t is pretty plain that
the factions cannot harmonic upon any
one in their State and their true plan is to
come west for their candidate, and end their
wrangle by giving western nominee a
united support.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05

The government of France has taken such
notions of the absurd rumors afoat here a
few days ago relative to possible oomplica-
tions between this country and several
European powers as to the De Lesseps canal
project as to assure our State department
that M. De Lesseps is not on the isthmus
under com mission or instructions from that
government. This disposes of the reports
in precisely the form in which the GLOBE
predicted. They were too absurd for SER
ious consideration.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-05

thought was necessary to the organization
of a fair is known only by those who have
passed the ordeal. How many specious
schemes were concocted to divert the pros
pective proceeds from legitimate purposes
can not be easily conjectured. The fair was
held, and, as an agricultural and mechanical
exhibit, was creditable to the State.
The various divisions, the gates, the forage
and police departments were thoroughly and
efficiently differed. In this connection 1t ID
Just to add that Sheriffs King and Harrison
and Mayor Dawson rendered invaluable as
sistance to the society. But, as had been
previously predicted in the Psoneer
Press, the business men of st.
Paul gave but little countenance
to the enterprise, fearing doubtless that the
custom of soliciting donations to cancel ar
rearages would become chronic and per-
manent.
The preceding year far had been neio
upon the same grounds, and every expedient
had been resorted to in order to make 1t not
only an agricultural but financial success.
The Atlantic and Pacific coasts were search
ed for the champion shots of the world; an
exhibition of England's skill IN hurdle racing
and fox hunting was secured; the primeval
forests were ransacked for elk and fox;
venires were issued in every direction for
dogs; lilliputian horses and charlots were
obtained, and last but not least, the grand,
eliminating attraction of the presence OF the
President of the United States and of his
staff was procured, and yet the fair did not
pay expenses by several thousand dollars.
In pecuniary point of view the warning
uttered was verified, and the location of the
fair at St. Paul in 1879 was 8
grave mistake. Every effort was
made to incur no unnecessary liability, to
reduce expenditures prior to the fair as much
as possible, and to conduct its business in a
careful, economical manner.
In order that it might be known what the
money disbursed had been paid out for, a list
of all the orders signed by me willingly and
unwillingly has been preserved, and foots up
$86210l.