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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18
4 Terrible Accident.

ISpIANAPoMs, March 1.-THE fax
mill of Lehman, Rosenihal & Co., at
Frankfort, Ind, exploded this morning
about ! o'clock. Ten persons were kill.
ed, among them Patrick Leahy, the
foreman, and Thomas Claxton, the en-.
gineer. At the time of the explosion
all the employees, ten IN number, were
gathered in the boiler room, apparently
for the purpose of warming themselves
preparatory to going 10 work at I
o'clock. The explosion completely de.
molished the building, shaking the
neighboring town and hurting pieces to
a distance OF three hundred yards. Not
one of the ten men escaped. When
help arrived Engineer Claxton was the
only one alive. lie never spoke, and
died in few minutes.
Only two men were buried in the de.
bris, the rest being blown through the
walls and horribly mutilated. The
body of one man was found FIVE hun.
dred feet from the boiler room, which
| stood in the centre of a two.acre space.
The head OF a man named Webb was
blown entirely of, and others were torn
/ TO pieces. In the absence of any sur.
/ vivors the cause OF the explosion re.
mains a mystery. The gauge of the
boilers was fixed for one hundred
pounds. but il has been customary only
to carry sixty. Engineer Claxton only
had the position two days. One report
says his predecessor left because the
boiler was unsafe and another because
an advance in wages had been refused
The mill took fire and was burned to
the ground. The estimated loss is $40,
600, with possibly $1,000 insurance
The list Of killed is as follows: Patrick
Leaghy, foreman; Thomas Claxton. en-
gineer Joseph Miller, who leaves fam
lily; Eli Heinrich, Scott Williams and
Patrick Shields, leaves n wife and three
children John Houshied and JOSEPH
Ethan berry, leave three children. Mon.
roe Webb, This first day in the mill
John Rogers, his teamster, leaves wifi,
and large family.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18
The Case OF John FitZ Porter.
Special Dispatch to the Times.
WAsnINGsN, March ] | d.

Special Dispatch to the Times.
WAsnINGsN, March IL.
The Fitz John Porter case goes over
for a while in order that the fortitica.
tions appropriation bill may be consid'
cred. 1t was not the intention either
of Senator Davis, Of West Virginia,
who made the motion for the postpone.
ment, nor of Senator Randolph, who
consented, that the debate should stop
or that the bill should 60 over indeti.
nitely; still this may be really the re
suit OF to-day's action, and it may not
be again possible to resume considera'
ton of the subject at this session. There
are enough Senators on the Democrat
ic side who have the courage OF their
convictions and will vote to do justice
to General Porter, as they think they
have right to do. Careful inquiry
shows that only one Democrat-Senator
Cockrell, of Mssouri-was so convinc.
ed of the lack of power on the part OF
Congress to pass such bill as that
which has been pending by Senator
Carpenters argument that he will vote
with the Republicans. If any Others
thought as he did last Saturday they
have apparently had their objections
satisfied by the excellent arguments OF
Senators Bayard, Mcdonnell and Jones.
What will deter the Democratic Sena-
tors from conseuting To again taking
up the bill this session is the determi.
nation OF the Republicans TO make a
partisan question of the discussion and
to attempt TO use the Democratic action
for campaign purposes. As matter ot
fact, the Southern Democrats feel that
they are put in a very delicate position.
They are convinced that General Porter
has suffered great injustice, but see
very clearly that their votes to relieve
him would only lead to inflammable
speeches by Republicans, and all this
sort of thing they are very desirous OF
giving no excuse for. They have taken
General Gordon's advice and stoutly
maintained the policy OF silence on all
sectional questions, and they are really
anxious to avoid being made an issue
OF in the coming campaign. Since
Senator Hoars's return he has heard o
the Republican caucus and its determi
nation. and has apparently changed hi;
views about voting for the bill.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18
An Important Discovery by a North
Carolina ex-senator.
FROM the baltimore Gaze,te.

FROM the Baltimore Gazsite.
tx Senator Thomas l.. Clingman, of
North Carolina, an aged statesman
whose public experience goes back to
The days OF Webster and Clay, is now
coming to the front az an important
factor in the experiments for an electric
light. II seems that Mr.. Clingman
owns large property in the neiehbor.
hood OF Ashevilie, in his State, which
has always been famous for rich and
rare mineral deposits. Among other
things of value. he discovered there
some years back the mineral known Az
corundum, which il used in the arts by
dentists, as it is harder than emery and
better adapted 10 their purposes. The
corundum wheel is a well.known in
strument among this fraternity. The
mineral in a crystalized state has the
appearance Of the ruby, and one Of
these crystals from Mr. Clingsman's
farm had the almost incredible weight
Of BIG pounds. 1t is now in the csbi.
net of Amherst college. While pros.
pecting in his scientific way the ex Sen.
ator discovered another mineral which
he took TO be Of value. On inyestiga-
ton il proved TO be zircon, an opaque
mineral. OF grayish hue and with double
pyramidal crystals. Learning something
OF its great hardness and illuminating
properties, he went ahead with his ex.
periments, and to-day he appeared be.
fore the commissioner of patents in be.
half OF a patent for what he terms zlr.
coma, which is nothing but oxidized
zircon. His application had been pre-.
viously filed. The Senator claims 10
have discovered the philosophers stone
which is TO solve the problem now puz.
zling the ingenious brain of Edison.
The Menlo Park inventor has up to
this time been totally unable 10 di..
cover a substance that will produce un.
interrupted light for any great length
OF time. Mr. Clingman has subjected
this zircon to the action Of "A bloWpipe
for two weeks and at the end Of that
time found no preceptible diminuli1n
in the size of the crystal. Indeed. it
seemed literally indestructible. He
contends that the properties claimed
for it and shown to exist under exper.
iment will supply the article needed
in the manufacture of electric light.
Should this prove true, he has ALREADY
found enough Of the mineral on his
land to supply the world with light.
The patent will undoubtedly be Issued,
and 1t will then deyolve on the commu.
nifty TO await results.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18
Denis kearney Convicted.

THE CHARGE or USING THREATENING Ian.
OUAGg saAIgED-nIs NEW DLPAETrEE.
spcciAI dispafch 10 the World.
.SAS FRaNcIsco, Cal, March I'm
the police Court to-day Judge Rix
delivered lengthy decision in the case
OF Denis Kearney on a charge OF using
vulgar and threatening language agaln.t
Spreckles. lie held the defendant
guilty on the ground that his language
was calculated TO provoke breach Of
the peace.
On the second charge, threatening to
kill any person who should plot against
his life, the Court held that 1t could not
be considered n crime, as the circum.
stances in which the killing would be
justified were iecited as qualifying the
threat. The sentence is reserved TIL
to morrow.
There was large attendance at the
Sand Lots yesterday, including many Of
the respectable classes, drawn thither
by curiosity. Kearney took an entirely
new departure. He invited the leaders
TO the Citizens Protective UuiOn TO
meet the leaders of the Working Men
on the Sand Lots for an exchange Of
views. promising them q respectful
hearing. He also informed his followers
that the objects of the Citizens Union
had been misapprehended that some
inscriptions men had taken advan'
tage of the movement TO create the
impression that violent measures against
the Working. Men were intended,
whereas nothing of the kind was meant
His audience received his novel speech
undemonstratively. At the MetropolI-
tan Temple this evening Ksloch
adopted Kearney's cue and spoke TO a
similar effect. IL is evident that the
Citizens' Union is making its influence
felt.
A harmonious and satisfactory con.
ference was held at the Mayors office
this afternoon between Mayor Kalloch,
representing the working men, and
number of prominent citizens, bankers,
merchants, &c, on the part Of the Ciu'
Eens' Protective Union. The whole sit.
uation and the events OF the last few
weeks we're reviewed and discussed, and
IL may be stated there is reason TO be.
lieve that within two or three days
arrangements will be consummated in
suring a harmonious settlement of the
questions which have so long vexed this
communicated a restoration Of business
confidence and prosperity.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18

of both sexes and parties-color alone
excepted. lie is an astute politician,
and IL is a shrewd move for him to min.
gle with those OF his class in leveess just
in advance of the coming struggle at
Chicago. lie is in fighting condition
this year, as he is not handicapped, as
in 1876, with personal attacks, and we
do not doubt will be heard from at Chi.
cago next June, as he was at Cincinnati
in 1876. None of the other candidates
are deviating from their usual outward
course, though their friends are hard at
work pulling wires.
The anamolous political position Of
Virginia is source Of copcern here, as
no politician can now predict, from
what has occurred there how the State
may cast its electoral vote this fall. The
warfare between the adiuster and read.
.iuster elements is so bitter and acrimo.
nious, and withal so extensive, for it
brings under its influence all the voters
of the State, that no party whip can be
applied to force dssentients into the
traces on election day, unless some un.
known healing appliance can be invent
ed. The hue and cry against the re-
adjusters and his so.called reputation
has sufficient groundlessness IN it to
warrant a belief that he will be safe in
an appeal to the people. and we hazard
the prediction that next November will
show him to have increased rather than
weakened his strength should the elec.
ton turn to the financial concerns OF
that unfortunate State. FELIX.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18
Trying TO Help Porter.
BIG.GuY SENATORS SHOOTING souIBs OVER
THE CASE.

BIC.GUN SENATORS SHOOTING sQuIBs OVER
THE CASE.
WASHINGTON, March ll.-When the
Fitz John Porter case came up in the
Senate to-day Mr.. Allison wanted the
bill informally laid aside. Mr.. Blaine
asked in what position that would leave
the bill and the presiding officer said
that il would have no place, but would
be subject to be called up. Mr. Davis
hoped the floor would be given to ap.
preparation bills after the speech of the
Senator from Florida.
Mr.. Burnside said he desired to have
an opportunity to speak on the Porter
bill.
Mr.. Logan said he would object to
the Porter bill being set aside.
Mr.. Allison said his intention was
merely to ask that the Porter bill be in.
formally laid aside.
Mr.. Blaine. That takes unanimous
consent.
Mr.. Conkling. And the Senator from
Illinois gives notice that he will object.
Mr.. Thurman. If the debate on this
Fitz John Porter bill is to extend for a
month, as it threatens to do, | shall feel
il my duty at a much earlier period
than o month from now 10 antagonize
it with the Geneva Award bill. Mr..
Thurman further said that the bill can.
not be allowed to take precedence over
more important business. Mr.. Jones,
of Florida, then proceeded to support
the bill. At the conclusion OF his
speech Mr.. Logan moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill. Mr.. Davis TO lay the
bill on the table. President pro tenn
pore Edmunds ruled that this motion
superseded that Of Mr.. Logan. The
motion was agreed to by a viva voce
vote, and the bill was laid on the table
subject to be called up by majority
vote
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18

In the spring OF 1872, when Grant
was candidate for re. election, the Hon.
Stanley Matthews positively and truth.
fully remarked that ''in every depart
ment of the Government the slow poi.
son of corruption, only not sufficiently
slow, seems to have pervaded the whole
civil and political administration Of
the country from the head to the foot"
Grant was reelected, because the oppo.
sition 10 Grantism could not be united.
The second term was aa much more
corrupt than the first as that was worse
than decency. But in the face Of
these facts, Matthews Is now bowling
for third term. His only reason for
hoping that third term might be bet
ter than either of the others, is that
Grant has travelled around the globe I
Mr.. Matthews should rect from politics
long enough to write textbook Of log.
ic for colleges.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18

The measure of Irish distress can
perhaps better be gathered from the
official statistics of the shortness OF
crops than from any other source. In
1879 crops were higher in price per
bushel than in any of several previous
years, owing to general scarcity, and
yet the total value of the Irish crops
last year Is estimated at only 22,743,.
COG, against E32,75s,l44 in 1878, q de.
cline in value of $50, 100000, represent.
ing still greater decline in gross bulk
of products. The crop Of 1879 was the
smallest ever made since great many
years. the average annual value oi
crops from 1866 to 1879, inclusive, being
f30. ,G62, 50 that the crop of 1879
was only "a per cent. of the average for
fourteen years. reduced as that average
is by the bad years of 1866, 1872 and
1879.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18

PHILabEIrHiA, March ]

PHTLAbEIRHiA, March l6 lss0.
The four msrkc is inactive and prices 20 ooisid.
cradle extent, nominal sales Of zoo harrels In
bots, including Minnesota extras low and fancy at
f9ae7a, Pennsylvania extra family at fs.2sa6,s1l
western Do. do. at s655a7izi. and patet and other
high grades st e. .2sas.
The wheat market II stronger, hut the demand is
moderate. Sales of 1na bushels Including rejected,
at 81 Az Pennsylvania red track AT si4sa southern
amter do st 81 AZ and No. red elevator, At 81
A. the open bad fret call fl4sl ass Ind cor March
~ 20 foe April si.t5s iot MAY and 81 S2l for June
Seeds-gloxer IL unchanged SNAIL sales 81 "a sc.
Timothy is qaoted at - olais.ss.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18

RElLrrOSss. Mach is, 1850.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18

II a negro cannot be legally convicted
of crime by jury not composed In
part OF negroes, can sausage. maker be
legally convicted unless there are sa,i.
sage.makers on the jury7 The same
question applies to the owners OF Jack.
asses, tFapeze performers, Congressmen,
oiergymen, and cross eyed men. Under
the late decisions Of the Court these
questions are all pertinent.
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The Fatted Cali.


From the Harrisburg Patriot
In the great moral drama TO be en-.
gagged by the Republican party in
Chicago next Juns, the dren,atls persona
will be represented as follows;
-
prOdigai son u & Grant
The Hour ehold Delegates b the Convention
fatted James q. Blaine
The grand climax in this unusually
fine programme will be the killing OF
the fatted calf.
, 1880-04-11

Ben1nESen was at Llelr neau. he auvAHccu
towards the Empress, who recognized him,
and, calling him by name, supplicated him to
Madame,'' said he, all is now COM
pleted. You uselesly expose your life. That
At these words, the Empress uttered cry
and fell on chair. The Grand Duchesses,
Marie and Catharine,-who, aroused by the
noise, were running after her.-felt on their
knees on each side Of the ehaiE Feeling hsT
for water. 4 soldier brought glass. The
Grand Duchess Marie hesitated to give 1t to
her mother, fearing 1t contained poison. me
soldier, divining her thoughts, drank ne
nnS a 9f bebs5 @ 5 pfessntR Ysnaa hs es sec he
Empress can drink without fear"
Beningsen left the Empress to the care OF
the Grand Duchesses, and descended 70 tne
Czarowitz His waS Sffua1ee 4e ns Ge
tolslot, the groans, and the deattl-rattle; but
the guard whom Pnlhen had placed at his
own toor had repulsed his attempts to leave
his eIamber Bsnnssfhh he crics 81 Ty
PEmperor m Alexander I. p announced that all
was over, The manner in which he gained
the throne was no mystery to him; and, per-
ceiving Palllen, WHO was the last to enter
page Tor the commencement Of my historyr'
low viii obliterate It."
"But do you not know that it it, will be said
"Sire,'' answered Palhen, "think at this
time Of but one thing. At this hour"
aAnd what would you have me think Of,
my Godl If not Of my fatherr'
-. ..Thnk .lh ct having yourself acknowledged
"But my motheri but the Empress!'' cried
Alexander; ''what will become of her 1'
"She is in safety, Sire,n answered Palhen.
"1n the name Of Heaven do not let lis lose All
instantn
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Z
"Whatmust do ?'' asked Alexander. TIM
much grieyed to form resolution.
''Sire, you must follow ME this very In
stant, as the least delay will be fatal
Do With me as yu1 wfil,'' said Alexander:
II AN In your lantls.''
Palhen conducted the Emperor to the car
riage which was Iii waiting to take Paul to
. the fortress. The Emperor entered weeping:
the door was closed: PalI.pn aud LOubnn
mounted behind, on the box OF the valets-dt,-
pied and the carriage which bore the new
iiestinies. OF Russia departed for the Winter
Palace, escorted by two batt:,lipns of guards.
Beningsen remained with the Empress, rs
one Of the last requests OF Alexander on
leaving was to protect bis mother.
On the Place of the Admiralty Alexander
found the principal regiments Of the Guard,
"The Emperor! the Emperor ~ criell Pailpn
and Loubon.. 1.-THE Emperor the Enlperorr'
cried ten battallons who escorted him.
, 1880-04-11

feet resignation. He had recently been mar
ried!"
The woman question:" Why did you stay
out till this unseemly hour, sir?"
Before marriage girl frequently calls her
intended "her treasure" but when he be-
comes her husband she looks upon him a.
"hcr treasurer"
Pope says that beauty draws us with q SIN
gle hair. It doesn't nowadays. When O
beauty gets so bald-hcaded that she has but
one hair left she DOESN'T draw much.
There is one English youth who feels GER
tain that he is beloved. He lives in Dorset.
and recently testified at an inquest that he
did not dare to attempt to rescue a drown
ing woman lest '' the young person who was
with him should jump III after him."
A young man who held loaded pistol to
his head and threatened to blow his brains
out unless the gil " wh9 1,2 - had refused him
by the young lady he would have to blow
some brains into his head first. He didn't
blow.
"If you marry Grace" exclaimed an frate
father 10 his son. II will cut you otF without
cent, and you won't have so much as
plsse 9f Rork ISa ton to boil in the pS
meat" and he Immediately went in search Of
minister.
Home Teachings-1 must tell you of con-
port between two children who were PLAYING
In the sand together. The small boy said to
tls ttte grl RG {}f yont ls aftel to be little
Yes II TAe nsaa small boy fE Then aesceoai tee a
my boots!"
a lady was passing round the hat'' in
saloon for the benefit Of the door, uThis ia
, 1880-04-11
.ag "go ontlanctng. The Cs'loncl has given me sat-

go o.1danctng. The Cs,loncl has givcnme sat-
1sfaction-in money!
Here's another specimen:
=" If wcrr Il King" says Que OF them 10 cow
hcrd> '' would ko on eating bacon till tho gravy
flowed cn ny subots!' t:7.l
L. says another man, "wsuld warm myself
with mahogany!" am
{Nhat! you don't mean to say you SAINT
sec the jokeD
THIS is from rival Of the Figaro,--the
Gaulots:
Il brave fellow has been breakfastng with
some friends, On coming home his vito looks
at him carefully, and inquiries II he has not had
a drop too much.
II! 4 drop too muchl Why, there wero
fifteen Of us, and We only had six bottles be-
tween u.s.
After moments reflection, he odds: " To be
sure, hnd three OF them!''
And now must leave you to drink in all
the subtle wit for Is 1t hun1or?) Of this joke.
It has made me rather unwell.
HARRY MELTzER.
, 1880-04-11
GOSSIP FOR LADIES.

SPRING CLEANING.
'Tis morn!-On leaving home, around glance;
All there is luxury and clceancc;
The dog and cat upon the hearthrug lie;
lily sweet wife kisses me and says Good-by,
While servants bring my hat and coat and cane.
With SO much comfort, how could man COM
plain?
IT'S AS to my home then draw near,
1hear the sound OF blows. The atmosphere
Is but sitting, binding cloud OF dust;
That it's from carpets beaten, mistrust,
And, horror-stricken, to the house ly.
4 scene Of dcsOlatton greets the eye:
The carpets up. the curtains down, fires out,
Furniture .ull upset und piled about: :.
While, back and forth. with heads in towels
bound,
With skirts !ooped up foot above the ground,
And arms all barcd hy crenturcS-can It be
My lovely wife and servants neat see
Tearing about ia those outrageous duds,
And stirring up this awful smell Of suis,
While IN their eyes there CLEANS dangerous
Great heavens, It's they! o what dreadful
The dog, once scalded, from them keeps aloof;
The cut hns soughtfor safety OIL the rnof:
aud In the dlnf11g-room, where bad thought
To find Il toothsusnc dinner, they have got
A fiend Of Afric blood, who Joys to swing
a whitewash- brush and spattcr everything.
Bit am not forgot. Ny feast is spread
Out in the woodshed on barrel head.
One slice Of bread, plate OF warmed-up beans,
Some water in q mug, a dish OF greens
I've brought fellow home to dine with me.
-BGSfDn rOyt.