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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-26
SKATING FOR LIFE.

That skating has been in certain
circumstances something more than
mere elegant accomplishment is we'll
illustrated by two anecdotes, told by
the author of some entertaining "Rem-
iniscences of Quebec" of two settlers
in the far West, who saved their lives
by the aid of their skates. In one
case the backwoodsman had been
captured by Indians, who intended
soon after to torture him to death.
Among his baggage their happened TO
be a.pair of skates, and the Indians
curiosity was so excited that their
captive was told TO explain their use.
he led his captors to the edge of a
wide lake, where the smooth ice stretch
ed away as far as the eye could see.
and put on the skates. Exciting the
laughter of the Indians by tumbling
about in clumsy manner, he grad-
ually increased his distance from the
shore till he at length contrived to get
a hundred yards from them without
arousing their suspicion, when he
skated away as fast as he could, and
finally escaped. The other settler is
said to have been skating alone one
moonlight night, and, while contcm-
plating the reflection of the armament
in the clear Ice, and the vast dark
mass of forest surrounding the lake
and stretching away In the back
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-26
TWO KINDS OF REPUBLICANS!

From Bcs,on Transcript, REP February Ie.
BY the aid of the evidence for the
first time procurable from the enemy,
this board of West Point officers unan.
imously found and reported that, so
far from betraying General Pops and
his army, General Porter, in fact
saved him and his command from ut.
ter defeat and possible annihilation.
So far from deserving the brand of
traitor, which General Porter has worn
for the best part of his life, he should
have been acclaimed the savior of the
national army. II Is monstrous that
a man who has suffered as Fitz John
Porter has done should again be made
the victim of party passion. Yet it is
evident that his wrong Is 10 be used a.
the football for the opening of the
game of partisan politics in Congress.
The head kickers are getting ready,
according TO the Washington despatch
e., for the rough-and-tumole tussle
which has been 30 long delayed, and
which Is absolutely necessary for the
warming up of politics for the years
campaign. The unfortunate Porter
finds even the Democrats, in whose
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-26
How Yankee Boy Became q Russian
Count.

A correspondent of the Merrimac
(Me.) Journal relates the following
interesting history, showing how q
brave Yankee boy attained rank and
fortune over half century ago. In
1890, Rev. Simons Finley Williams,
a graduate of Harvard, and son of
a distinguished clergyman of that day
in Massachusetts,, received call and
was settled by the town of Meredith
as their pastor. He lived in what is
now known as the Williams house.
The letter of acceptance written by
Mr. Williams is now found in the
records of the town of Meredith. He
preached for quite number of years
in the town, and afterward became a
chaplain in the United States navy,
and died, | think, in the service.
In the old parsonage was born a
son, who was bound out to service to a
prominent business man of Meredith
Bridge, now Laconia, when seventeen
years of age. He went out one evening,
it is said, to interview some fair girl
of the period, and upon his return
was soundly thrashed by his employer.
The following night he took longer
pilgrimage, taking with him $500
from his masters desk. He reached
the town of Ossipee, and there hired a
young man who was at work as a car
penter, afterward well-known mer-
chant of Meredith, Samuel Bran, Esq,
to carry him to the city of Portland.
where he shipped on board Russian
merchantmen, q short time before
party arrived in pursuit of him.
On the way to Russia the vessel
was attacked by pirates. The captain
seeing no hope of escape, was about to
surrender, but young Williams told
him that if he would order two men to
assist him he would take care of the
pirates. Having found an old swivel
on board he loaded it with scraps of
iron and such other ammunition a. he
could obtain, and sank two boatloads
OF buccaneers, and reached st. Peters
burg in safety. The tidings having
reached the Emperor he sent for the
captain, who corroborated the story
and gave the boy due credit for his
valor. Young Williams was ordered
to the palace and placed in the navy,
and became admiral-in-chief of the
Russian navy, and was created a no
bleman, his title being Count Zincher-
schoff.
He came to this country about the
year 1880, and drove from Boston to
Laconia in a coach, called to see his
former employer, and paid him in
gold, principal and interest, saying he
should return TO Russia an honest
man. He visited his fathers old par
ish, and stopped over night with
Dearborn Wadleigh, father of John
Wadleigh, Adjutant-G General of New
Hampshire, who from his recollection
of the admiral, pronounced him TO be
fine-looking and intelligent man.
He soon after returned to Russia, hav-
ing made his first, and, as far as is
known, his last visit TO his native
country.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-26

IT is on record that Meyer Anselm,
the founder of the house of Rothschild,
entered Hanover, in 1863, barefooted,
and with bundle of rags ON his
back. The present capital Of the diff
ferent Rothchilds is said to be at least
$500, ,000, 900, and they can control n
much more. The reticence of the
Rothschilds rs regards their business.
except in open transactions, is invaria-
bly, profound. One of them i reputed
to have said TO them, "One great rea-
son of our success Is that We know
how to hold our tongues
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-26

A PET crow belonging to a lady in
Savannah, Ga, recently died of old
age. The owner mourns for the lost
caws.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-26

THE school-boy who swallowed bis
slate pencil has since thrown up the
sponge.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-26

n WOMAN AFTER ALL" i the title
Of book before Us. That's il. That
i the thing they are usually after, and
they get ii, too.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
cbaros sot goyernnent. when all il

change soi government, when all 10
prosperous. 1t means, also, q united
north against 8 solid south. We have
pierced the eDemy's centre, but We
must not sleep on car erms; we must
charge along the whole line and route
him, horse, foot and dragons. Tue
republicans remember that /. is the
last ditch of the solid south and that
the desperation of despair is not TO
be despised. Stand by your colors;
rest not for an instsnt; sustain your
commanders ia the fight for doubt
ful districts; be vigilant, aggressive,
pressing the enemy in front. in the
rear and ont the TANKS, and do not
cease your efforts until a complete
and over ahelming victory in Ncvem-
Der shall crown them With the assur-
ance of republican ascendency, aud
that freedom, peace and prosperity,
which viii surely accompany il.
]. A. HUBBkLL,
Chairman Republican Congres-
sionsl Committee, Washington, %
tober 18th, 1880. erffe gs
New York, II -HerdLd's Indian
apolis special: A Chinamau got in
his vote at the Eleventh Ward, yes
terday. He was not in favor of q
change and resisted all the blaudish-
ments OF the democratic peddlers.
who endeavored to induce him to use
q ticket Of that kind.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15

Park City, a distance Of twenty-three
miles, hiss finally completed its grade
ready for the rails; these latter have
been purchased and part of them are
at Ogden, wherg they have been lying
for several day: because Of the ex-
orbitsnt rate for transportation
charged by the Union Pacific. We
understand the price asked for
taking the rails from Ogden
to Coalville. forty miles. is $50
a car, or about TOUR times
the price asked from ordinary
shippers. What makes the matter
wore is the fact that sometime ago
the Union Pacific offered to carry the
rails for $35 per car, which also WAS
an outrageous rats. OF course toe
object is transparent. Uhe Union
Pacific is running spur to Park
City, and is doing what it can to
prevent the competition that the little
narrow-gauge would afford. It
fortunately 30 happens that some of
the wealthiest mining companies Of
the Park are financially interested in
the Eastern. and will be its patrons,
whatever reduction in freights the u.
P. may make; and the residents
generally are 60 indignant over the
heartless conduct of the Union
Pacific that they assert that
whers it is possible, the Utah
Eastern will rsceive their patronage.
There was no occasion for moro than
one RAILROAD into Park City, but il is
apparent now that there must and
will be two. Neither should there
have been occasion for two lines be-
tween Salt Lake and the coal beds;
but every day furnishes convincing
proof that two are necessary. The
sooner the second is in operation the
better for the $1,000 people in Salt
Lake, Davis aud Tooele Counties,
who are at the mercy OF a corpora
ton that has often shown it does net
know the meaning of the word. II
anything viii continue and hasten
the Utah Eastern from the Park to
this city, it will be the repetition oil
the notice mo coal to day." which
sent shudder over so many people
on Thursday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
FOREIGN.

Dublin, Alt is expected that
government will begin proceedings
agsinet the Land League leaders on
an extensive scale.
Il il not true that the leading
leaguere have been arrested before
prosecution.
st.. Petersburg, 14.-There is An
unaffirmed official rumor that the
minister of foreign affairs learns that
further stay of the Chinese en-
bassy here is considered unnecessary.
LAter-This is utterly denied.
Valparaiso, IA. Representatives
of the three belligerents, Bolivia. Chill
and Peru. will meet on board the
United States man-of-War at africa.
Il lie understood that one stipulation
will be that hostilities may be con-
tinued pending the negotiations.
Peru, it is reported, will refuse the
oession of territory. The United
States minister left Valparaiso, to-day.
for africa, to be present at the meet
ing.
Cape Town, 14.-Bssubas sacked
and burned the government Office
and barracks. Col. Bayley. With SOC
men, has besieged Mesune.
Oonstantinople, 1.-THE ambassa-
ders will notify the Sultan that the
demca .tration has been abandoned,
its object having been attained.
Paris, 10.-It is understood that the
projects desire the instantaneous and
universal enforcement of religion.
DEGREES in order to avoid agitation
with the triennisl municipal elections
in November and January. This will
likely make larger soale OF proceed.
ings against the unauthorized relig-
ious orders. The managers of two
newspapers have been imprisoned fol-
libeling the president.
London, 13.-"Micrsphone" won
the Newmarket handicap; Cradle
second, "Gil Bias" third.
It is stated that the notorious Mime
Rachel, the se-called "Female Beau
tifier," has died in prison. She was
convicted OF fraud in August. 1878,
and condemned to penal servitude.
Constantinople, 14.--The shah oil
Persia has telegrnphed the Sultan, de.
handing that Turkish army corps
be sent to the frontier to assist Persia
in quisting the Kurdish outbreak.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
Church Members.

New York, 1.-The World says:
In the Episcopal convention. yester-
day, Rev. e. O. Oowan, OF Osliiornia,
spoke OF the needs of a church in that
state. 81 can." said be. go up and
down the aisles of the churches in
San Francisco and read on the pews
the names OF men worth up to$50, 600
and OF others who are worth hundreds
of Thousands, but you never see those
men in the psWs or even their ia
miles. The capital of that state.
great az il 10, 10 not accessible to any
religion. Bishop Winfield. Of
Northern California, has given $780,
600 of his own fortune to save the
educational interests of the church.
l have, in my congregation. q man
who cannot be kept from giving, but
he is phenomenon. When he heard
that there was doubt Of my coming
here and that the question of finance
had something to do with. he solved
that question.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15

MorTo OF the Salt Lake democrats:
Dunn spiro, spsrO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15

mo COAL TODAY" vas the dis.
couraging legend that greeted those
who went to the agency Office, on
Thursday, to purchase cosl. At the
same time wind Was blowing that
pierced to the marrow, and fine snow
was drifting through the air. Yester-
day wGs decidedly wintry. the first
really Wintry day of the season. That
fact made the mo coal to-day"
painfully suggestive, and very natur-
ally excited some alarm. II winter
opens with coal famine, what may
be suffered before the return OF June,
when stoves can be carried to the
vacant coal sheds and people camp
out in tents? It is not fair to censure
the local agent. as We are assured
that he is poWerless to remedy the
wrong. The faul:-the almost crime
of placing the city in the fix that il
finds itself in to day, must be charged
against the Union Pacific Railway.
It cannot, or viii not, furnish coal,
and il possible will not permit others
to supply it. That is the exact con-
dition of sfiaiTs. The Rock Springs
and Red Cslon beds belong 10 the
company. which also owns some
of the Weber beds, and by
reason of freight discrimination
keeps coal from the other Weber
veins out of Salt Lake. The Pleasant
Valley people can send no coal here
ex.ept &c the Union Pacific permits
It. The consequence is Salt Lakers
must regulate the temperature Of
their homes to the liking of the o.
p spd 90 without 6res until the U.
p hina mood to let them strike
match. Ii is truly a sad condition OF
affairs. and one not conducive to
Kindly feelings for the great corpora
Iion which every day furnishes !
stronger proof thu. it is ioulless and
.-nol Tn this connection We may
o 1870 cite an instance Of how
. :, il is possible for q huge mono
mean - = b : The Utah Eastern.
ply ':,.' = oomnapv that has been strug-
cling ali summer 10 cOn't ,a'.i,, n1 J.
T TaT railroad from c0Al'lli' %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
Fatal Flames Children
Burned.

Bradford, Pa. 14.-The house OF
Mrs. George O'Reilly, at Prentice :
vile. burned. with two children.
OarlinvilIe. Ills, 14.-The residence
of Jesse Jordan, near here, burned,
Tuesday night. and three children
persisted.
6helbyviIle, Ind, Il "A Gre in the
furniture factory Of Couroy, Waller
& Duprez, and several adjoining build
ings. caused loss Of SS5, 900. Par
italy insured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
Father Treanor,s Funeral.

New York, 14.-Tne funeral OF
Father Tresnor, took place this
morning, at st. LsWrence's church.
The obituary notices say that York.
vile, the scene of his Lahore. 10 like q
hsuse Of mourning. From 10000 to
10, 900 people feel personally his lose.
A solemn requiem mass wss sung at
his obsequies. One hundred priests
from this and neighboring cities
occupied seats in the chsncel, Among
those present were John Kelly, Judge
Donohue. who was with Father
Tresnor at tue time of the accident,
and Recorder Smythe. The church
was packed with people and an i'm
mense crowd was unable to obtain
entrance. The remains were con-
yeyed TO West Park, near Pough-
keepsie Tor interment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
Domestic.

Chicago, 14.-The cheap trsnspor-
tation convention to day. had 400
delegates present. NJ. I. Fowler was
elected president. The discussion
became general and animated.
Boston, IA few greenbackers
have nominated Wendell Phillips for
Congress.
Detroit, IA 6ie in Stanton,
destroyed $4,000 worth OF property
yesterday.
New York. 1.-The reputation,
to-day, was 1852; total for the tHo
days, 145, go; against S0.054 the first
two days OF last year. Thirteen ar
rests OF persons have been made for
attempting to register on 1868 papers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15

a LITTLE incident has come to our
knowledge, which will bear relating,
inasmuch as tie right of way Tor the
nortaern section of the Jordan and
Salt Lake Canal is now being arranged
for. The new route chosen will take
the canal through an elegant and valu.
able property, one upon which many
thousands of dollars have been spent
within the pas! few years, and which
is to be still more beautifiei aud i'm
proved By the expenditure of other
thousands. The canal will not only
cross the premises at sn inconVenienI
place, bat viii interfere with grAnariss
and other buildings. It was feared
that q good deal OF difficulty and
expense might be necessary in
arranging for the right OF way across
toe premises, and the other day the
Mayor and engineer OF the canal
called upon the owner OF the
properly with the view to
talking about terms, etc. After going
over the ground, and noting the exact
route o! the canal, the proprietor of
the place remarked that the canal
was not only benefit but necessity,
and he would therefore ask nothing
for the land or right of wsy through
his premises. The property referred
to is that elegant residence and
grounds at tbs southeast corner of
the city, and the generous owner.
Mr. ]. 7. Gllmer, of Gilmer & Sails
bury. We have published this in
cident without tbs knowledge OF the
parties, for the sake OF publicly
thanking Mr.. Gilmer on behalf of the
citizens of Salt Lake. Il is 3 fact
that great and unexpected difficulty
has been encountered almost from
the beginning. in obtaining the
right OF way and title to the
land over which the canal runs.
The prices that some people
along the route have asked and are
asking for their land, is simply az.
tonishing. In some instances moro
has been charged for the canal strip
than the entire farm OF the greedy
owner was worth. An impression
seems to prevail in certsin quarters
that the canal fund is c thing to be
preyed upon. aud round price paid
to one usually causes the next man to
put up the price Of his land and esti-
mate higher the damage to bis pro-
perty. Mr. Gilmer's ection is in
such striking contract to that of the
majority of those owning property
along the route OF the canal, that we
think it worthy of record.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15

REV. GILBERT De La MATYR, the
greenbsck congressman OF Indiana,
who has just been defeated. hasn't q
very high regard for the leaders Of the
radical party. The other day. in 8
political speech, the greenback
apostle said: "The republican leaders
from the crown OF their heads to tie
soles OF their feet, are as corrupt as
hell -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
Democratic National Com
mfttee.

New York, 14.-The democratic
national executive COMMITTEES is N
session this afternoon. Among the
members present are Senator
Barnum and Messrs Scott OF Pennsyl-
vania, SmsAy of Vermont. Hewitt OF
New York, Barnes of Georgia, and
Cleveland and New Jersey. Result OF
October elections and the prosecution
of the campaign are, IL 10 under
stood, the subjects under consider
alton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
DELEGATE ELECTION,
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1850.
PEOPLES TICKET.
1.-THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LIBERTY
TO MAN AND WOMAN"

For Delegate to Congress.
HON. GEO. Q. CANNON.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
SALT LAKE DAILY HERALD
Fe1pAY MoaEra. ocr. Is. ESQ

THE DAILY HERALD is publisbep
every morning. Mondays excepted, at
East Temple Street, near First South,
Salt Lake Oity, by the HERALD PRINT
ING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY. Sub
se1iption price 5000 per annum, post
age included; parts OF year at the
same rate. To weekly subscribers,
collection made by carriers, Csc. week.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY HERALD is
published every Wednesday and Satur-
day morning, at $3.50 q year; six
months, Sl.75; postage included.
THE WEEKLY HERALD is published
every Thursday morning, at - a year.
six months, Sl.25, postage included.
Postage outside the o. S. and Canada
extra.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15

IF mo news is good news" Salt
Lake has been INDUCING in de-
lightful feast for three days.
, 1880-02-09

ALREADY the higfl-tarln interest has be-
gun to exert Itself to secure tile defeat Of the
bill introduced by ar. Fort, OF Illinois. tkv-
Ing for lis object tho ci,capening Of tho cost
Of pFint-paper, and 1t is to 10 expected TINT
the measure will meet with strong opposition
from all the manufacturers who arc especial
Is favored by protective or prol,ibltory duties.
The fact tl,at to object and effect Of tho bill
Is to reduce tie cost Of disseminating Intel
lfgcnce-notably SO III tho case Of school
books, as Mr.. Fort ur9cs-wtll not be
allowed to silence hostility 10 the proposed
reduction from that element which opposes
a decrease OF tariff duties on general princi-
plcs. Nevertheless, there Is reason to hope
that the Fort bill will be reported favorably
by tho House Committee on Ways and
Means, and that 1t will pass tho House in
spite Of tho nltra-protectfonists. The bill
proposes 10 admit free of ta,ty the ingredient
Of soda~ash. which Is largely used III tho
manufacture of paper,-nearly ali other In
gradients being already on the free list--
and To defeat any further combination by
the papcr'nakers by reducing tho duty
on foreign paper Of the cheaper
grades to & per cent al va!oren.
Tho total revenue derived from the tariff on
sotla-ash Is but s50o, 900 year, or less thnn
the extra cost Of print-papcr for one day to
the publishers Of newspapers and school
books In America, anu tic removal Of the
duty cannot therefore TO resisted on my
ground other than selfish nnwillEngness to
lower the existing tariff, even for the sake
Of chcapening the cost Of Intelligence and
, 1880-02-09
PERSONALS.


1cI!9lybuE IL WOlln SI,uVutuuN
We do not know when Mr.. 1Iowolls' lcct-
ure-tolr Is to commence, but fro1n tho prelim-
tnary advertising should ludyo thl.t tho awful
dny was tsot far distant. Tho latost paragraph
drawing attention to tho gentleman Htatea that
oil ono occasion. such was bis stern tnpartEality
as editor Of tho Atlantic, that ha rejected ono OF
bis own communications.
DR.. Alollzo Hull, OF Now York, l,ns paid
tho sslD reward offered for tho asrest Of tho
murderer OF hts wlfo, dividing tho money us
follows: w. Il. ljalch, tho reporter, ESQ; Do
tcctlyo james Il. Weed, *lsa; Assistant IT,
spector Of pawnbrokors William Lcggctt. Bl00;
and PaHnbroker John Stornburg, t.5, Tho re-
eiplonts aro all boatoniana.
A European paper saya that when Alfonso's
second w1te, who was riding with him In carr!ago
hoard tho report OF tho first pistol ahot Arpd by
tho man who recently trtgl tn xiii hns husband
sho bent eagerly forward, uttered a ahutp cry
aud plRo4d her as1ua around Alfonso It this act
bud occurred bofore tho ahot wis flretl, people
would have suspected Mrs. Alfonso Of being tho
victim Of a violent case Of collie.
The new Consul-ueneral at Paris, II he
should bo confirmed, Mr. George Walker, IL
New York stockGrpkor and writur on tnan-
cIal topics, until lately residing at SPRING.
fold, Mass. liz seryod tho Government Well,
though upauccessfully, few months ago, aa
apcotal Agent TO !ntorost European Powers III
smother International lnonDtaty oonforence,
His appointment 10 considered u good onc.
London Truth: "0ther'wonsen's girls may
60 over the border, hut each mother thinks
hor own as safo as ii youthful blood was ioed
like champagne cup, md the fire was not Lighted
that would uaako 1t boil. Those who know bot
ter do not caro- to Inform agHlust q young cFcat-
ure who never offended them, and who u ouly
fulfilling the law thht governs lAmhk!us and