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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-19

-
ly those whose interests are incom-
patible with q strict and impartial
execution of the laws, and this will
always be the case so long as malefac-
tors throng our courts and even
handed justice meets them with de-
served punishment,
"No rogue Ger felt the halter draw
With good opinion Of the law
But it will be a dark day indeed
which witnesses the destruction of the
of the faith of the masses in the in
tegrity and probity of the men who
are clothed with judicial functions.
In all the mutations of time-in all
the upheavals of society, and the
dismemberment of governments, the
courts have been held sacred and in
violate, while popular faith in the
virtue and uprightness of the judges
remained as the dearest heritage of
the people. Destroy that and license
will usurp the place of law and liberty
and become the synonym ofdebauchery
and crime. Bad men have sat upon
the Bench, and Knocked justice in her
own sanctuary, but they were glad to
seek the oblivion of the grave, and
their monument was the withering
condemnation and Kissing scorn of all
mankind. From the unjust rulings of
Pontius Plate, and the dark and bloody
chapter contributed to the history of
the worlds jurisprudence by George
Jefreys, there have been sporadic in
stances of judicial dishonor and base
ness. But they have been of such a
character as to carry their own lesson
with them and the cause of human
Justice has not suffered at their hands.
Even the philosophic mind of Bacon
was not impervious to the tempting
bribe, but his melancholy example
has made a repetition of his fault un-
known to English annals. In our own
country our inherited reverence for
the sanctity of our courts has receiv-
ed many rude shocks, but it was not
left even to the partisan malignity of
Bradley or the purchased opinion of
the Supreme Court of Maine to shat
ter our belief in the fidelity of the
Judges of our courts. Much less will
the unsupported and fippant utter
ances of Mr.. Franklin b. Gowen
achieve such a result. The President
of the Reading railroad is fast be-
coming a common scold. He has
either a real or simulated grievance
against more successful rival, and
he persists in airing it both in and
out of season. His recent attack
upon our Supreme Court was both un-
warranted and uncalled for. 1t was
an atrocious libel upon the court and
an insult to every citizen of this COM
monwealth. Mr.. Gowen, as the head
of a great corporation. is constantly
submitting questions of the most deli
cate nature to this same court for
adjudication. If then he believes
that the court is the subservient crea-
ture of other and more potential in
terests than his own, why does he ask
for opinions which he thinks were
bought and paid for in advance
There Is an incongruity between Mr..
Gowen's words and actions which be-
comes more and more apparent as
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-19
Judicial Integrity.

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Watchman, is deeply concerned as to
the moral soundness and rectitude of
the judges of our courts of law. 1t
has been elaborately discussing this
highly important question from every
conceivable standpoint, and at last
has sadly and tearfully arrived at the
conclusion that the temple of justice
is the abiding place of venality and
corruption, and our judges but the
mercenary instruments Of corporate
power. We are at loss to know
what particular exhibition of judicial
turpitude has moved our contempora-
ry to this disheartening judgment. 1t
is of course not the first time that the
administration of justice has been ar
raigned and the exponents of the law
held up to public execration. But
the wall usually comes from the Grim
inal dock, and the critics are general
ly those whose interests are incom-
patible with strict and impartial
execution of the laws, and this will
always be the case so long as malefac-
tors throng our courts and even
handed justice meets them with de-
served punishment,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25

crop now ready to gather at less IN
quantity than lastyear's. The situation
will be viewed more closely after the
September reports are made up
Meantime it is known that the yield
Of the river valleys is certain to be
considerably below the quantity anti
cipated four weeks ago. The fields at
present are all white with the open
and unpicked staple. Every avail
able hand is employed at IS cents to
$1.OO per hundred to gather and save
the fruit Of the planters toll, and the
receipts are rolling into mar
ket very fast, being 61,S44 bales in
excess of last year at this date. The
demand for Europe has set in and
looks very favorable, shipments abroad
since the first inst. being 10000 bales
more than were shipped last year at
the same period. From present indi-
cations, we are not going to produce a
single bale more than will be wanted,
and prices at this time are evidence Of
it, being considerably above last years
figures at this date.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25

time Callender's Georgia minstrels
will appear for three nights, beginning
next Monday, followed BY the Humpty
party, and a week from Monday next
Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and Vests
minstrels are to begin a three-nights
engagement.
The passage tickets for Sara Bern
hardt aad all of her company have
been purchased and the party are exl
pected to arrive in this country a
month from to-day. Her American
manager, II. Abbey, some time az.
advanced Sara Bernhardt %, 700 francs
to detray the expenses Of her ward
robe, and a few days since he was re-
quested to advance 10000 francs ad.
d%itloHal. He complied without hest
tation: Everything is pleasant and
amicable between the fair Sara and
Mr.. Abbey.
Edwin Booth, the famed tragedian.
went to see the Passion Play" at
Oberammergau, a few days ago. A
cable dispath to the New York Herald
from Paris, where Mr.. Booth is at
present, gives his impression of the
play as follows: "As a theatrical per-
torrance the ensemble was marvellous
-as perfect in all its details as if the
peasants who played the parts were
cultivated and experienced actors.
The costumes were strictly accurate
and admirable. What strack him
particularly was the care and grace
with which they we're worn by the
humblest members Of the troupe.
Booth remains in Paris for a week.
He makes his debut in London on the
first Of November.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25
THE ROBERTSON COUNTY
FORTUNE-TELLER.
Her Wonderful Revelations Con-
corning the La Prade Murder.

The following is from the Clarks-
vile Tobacco Leaf of the 22d:
Mr.. David Allen stated that he had
been engaged with the neighbors in
hunting Mr.. LaPrade. who, he was
convinced, had been foully dealt with.
He said he had heard something of
the fortune teller, Malinda Walker, a
negro woman, wife Of Henry Walker,
a notorious gambler, living on the
premises Of Squire Merritt, near
keysbuFg. He follows his profession
for a living, and does no work. On
Wednesday Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Wal
ter Rust concluded TO call on this
woman and test her reputed knowl-
edge of the mysterious and magical
science of fortune-telling 81 told
her" said be, that there was some
thing missing, aud | wanted to know
what it was aud where it was. She
shuMed heg cards and | cut them /,
she turned up one red and two black
cards, calling my attention to their
color, and said that a light-complex-
Toned man had been murdered in the
Heighborhood By two black raen that
he was taken out of his house and
carried off before being killed. They
started with him toward two streams
Of water, but got scared and turned
back and went through q large open
ing and threw him into a sink hole,
near a large white frame house. One
OF the muFdereTs was a low, chunky
man, and the other a tall. slim black
man. The small man had had a Diff
Guilty with the family of a widow lady;
had been living on the place, but not
as long as one year; the tall man
worked in water for a living; the
small man had started on a journey,
but stopped on the way, returned and
took part in the crime. The man was
murdered for money, but they did not
get but nine or ten dollars. The muir
dered nan turned over after he was
thrown into the sink-hole the small
man went back next morning TO the
sink-hole and found that his victim
was not dead the body would be
found on the ninth or tenth day. The
woman shufled her cards six times I.
each time | cut them, and each time
she called my attention to the red and
black cards. / paid her twenty-five
cents. Then, as a further test, | ask
ed her many questions concerning
myself, and she told me things that no
one bgt. myself could have known
some | will not relate. She told me
that my little granddaughter, living a
long distance, was very sick. This |
did not know myself but learned it
afterwards by letter"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25

S~trakosch, her amiable brother-in-
law, 20 buy him OF from the contract
signed with him years ago. This con-
tract gave him absolute control over
her In the United States, and was for
many reasons a great obstacle in her
path there, viewed from her own
standpoint. She consulted lawyers,
who held that there was no way to
lavoid its obligations save by a com
promise. Accordingly, on the occa.
sion OF his present visit to England
Nine. Patti arranged it amicably.
agreeing TO pay Maurice Strakosch
one hundred Thousand francs ($2O,OOO)
Part of this was paid then and there,
the rest will be handed him the day
the diva sails for the states. What a
Juror she will create She will appear
first in concerts, supported, as goes
without saying, Il had almost said
without singingl) by that dear Nico-
lini, who makes a full stop between
every fourth note, and is afflicted with
an exaggerated tremolo in the bargain
It is proposed to charge $40 a seat for
these concertsl This will do for a
time, but not for long. However, |
can assure you that to listen to Patti,
the queen of song" to use a much
abused term, is well worth saving and
scraping and going without other
things. | never heard anything hall
so delicious as her rendering Of
Within a Mile of Edinboro Town
There is only one Patti, and listening
to her, you are almost tempted to de-
clare there is but one prima donna.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25
U AMERICA.
Peruvians Preparing TO Defend
Lima.
Minister Christiancy's Mission
Not One Of Peace.

PANAMA, September 16.-The Pc
ruyians are actively engaged in drill
ing and organizing their army for the
protection of Lima, and in terrifying
the city. Even the Chinese are join
ing in the universal enthusiasm, and
a nucleus Of a celestial guard have
already been formed of sixty of the
richest Cinnamon in the capital, and a
corps of some six hundred men of the
best Chinese society is offered.
The mlssioa If Mr, ChFistiancy, the
American minister to Peru, turns out
not to be one of peace, but for the
purpose of presenting certain claims
to Chill for damages caused to Ameri.
can property during the war.
At Valparaiso, on the 18th of Au-
gust, as a steamer with the mail was
leaving that port, a severe shock of an
earthquake was experienced, which is
supposed to have caused considerable
damage. 1t was reported at Coquimoo
that the tsyp Of Illapel, in the inte-
rior, has been destroyed By the shock,
and some two hundred persons were
killed by the shock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25
In u Whales Mouth and Escaped
With His Life.

Natucket cor. Indianapolis Journal
Here l met Captain Wood, who has
been in a whales mouth. After
edging carefully toward the matter, a
friend induced him to tell about it,
probably for the ten thousandth time.
Yes, | was standing in the bow Of
the boat, with the iron in my hand, ,
SAID he, looking around for his
majesty, for | thought we had given
him his death blow. Suddenly up he
came right ahead of me, and he struck
the boat underneath with his pro-
longed lower jaw, knocking it out
from under me, and | fell straight
over into his mouth"
What did you think thenP" asked
q listener, as the captain paused.
Thought was a goner," answered
the captain, especially when he shut
his mouth on me. But he was, for.
tunately in the agonies of death, toe
worried to think of me, and, after
giving me one savage crunch, he
blowed me out of his mouth, covered
with blood. l at once struck out fol-
the boat"
And when they picked him up
they thought he was killed, said an.
other captain; though after a good
while he recovered with the ugly
wounds that you see." There was a
scar some inches long across Captain
Woods scalp, and a great lump on his
side was visible under his coat.
What did you think when you
we're in his mouth and knew where
you were?' asked another bystander.
Thought he'd yield about eight
barrel said Captain Wood, turning
over his guild and calmly firing at the
box Of sawdust. .
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25
THE COTTON PROsPEcT.

The time is near at hand when
planters and others interested will
send their reports as to the changes
and condition Of the cotton crop dur
ing September, in their respective
neighborhoods to the several cotton
exchanges. There has evidently been
serious alterations regarding the pros
pect within the last six weeks, and it
behooves every one called upon to
give information, to do so as accurate
j. as possible, with a view of impart.
ing proper information to those of US
upon whom the duty devolyes of max
ing up the reports. Circulars were
sent out Friday by Secretary Gates, Of
the cotton exchange, asking those ad-
dressed to mail their reports as near the
close of the present month as possible.
1t is known there has been a material
decline in the prospective out-turn.
It is calculated at from 20 to 30 per
cent by observers who have recently
been among the river valley planta.
tions. There never was a better or
brighter prospect for a heavy yield
than existed a month ago, since then,
however, copious rains in the bot.
toms have rotted and injured the lower
bolls, while in the hills, there is nc
top or August crop, a loss to the hill
planter of from 20 to 80 per cent on q
general average. The increase Of
acreage has been officially given at
per cent counting the entire cottor
area Of the south. This will doubt.
less make up largely for the prospec.
tive reduction of yield. II is to early
70 make estimates with any degree Of
accuracy, but none have set thetotal
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25
The Memphis and Holly Springs
Railroad.

Holly Springs South, 22.l
While in Memphis last week we had
the pleasure Of a short conference with
Major Busby, from whom we learned
that a contract had been made with
an engineer to make the survey Of the
railroad, t%restles bridges, etc., and es-
innate the cost Of rounding up, repair
ing and completing the road to Holly
Springs, for the reception of the iron.
The engineer will proceed at once to
the performance of his duties. When
this is done, Major Busby says he
sees no reason why the road should
not be completed in four months after
the hands are put on for the compile
ton Ofthe work. He will commence
work at the Memphis end of the line,
and continue on from that end only.
He has enlisted General West in the
enterprise, who is jealous for it and
will do good service we hope in pro-
curing stock. While subscriptions
will be solicited, no payment will be
asked except on condition of compile
ton, and no man will be asked for
payment until the road is completed
and running opposite to his own door.
This ought to be satisfactory, and the
subscriptions will be payable only on
that condition Care will be taken to
retain the home management in the
hands of the stockholders, 50 that
there can never be any foreign man
agement adverse to the lute egI Of the
owners Of the line from Memphis TO
Holly Springs And since Shelby
county has subscribed $300,0O TO the
road, and the county court after pay
ing sl00, 900. has refused further paw
ment on the sole ground Of failure to
complete the road within the county
in accordance with the contract, it u
hoped and believed, that the road be-
ing first built through Shelby county,
the court will no longer refuse TO is
sue the bonds as originally cOntempla
ted for the 800 900 remaining due,
after completion, aud when the object
of the subscription has been fully at
attained, and no sufficient reason Ion
ger remains to refuse it. The people
Of ByhaIia and others on the line are
anxious for the road, and willing to.
aid it as well as thoss Of Memphis and
Holly Springs. The road Will com
mence operations out Of debt, and
run through one Of tho richest sec
tons of the state adjacent to Memphis
and be Of great value to the business
and interest Of all concerned He
states that be has an offer to furnish
the iron on first mortgage bonds, but
to have no debt on the road and to
retain full control Of the MANAGEMENT,
desires to avoid that by raising the
additional amount OF stock at home.
By doing this the proposed benefits
will be secured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25

called errors we're deliberate attempts
to mislead the public as to the result,
and give time to alter the returns,
under cover Of pretended uncertainty
in the result Of the election. This
scheme was partially defeated by the
vigilance Of Maine democrats, who
discovered sufficient discrepancies in
time to prevent a transfer Of the gov
ernorship to Davis. In one case a
discrepancy was detected to the ex-
tent OF n hundred and fifty votes,
which was admitted by the republic
can after its detection.
The republican press and dispatches
have made a deliberate misrepresenta-
ton of the proceedings of the green
back convention by attempting to
suppress the fact that out Of four hun
bred aad sixty-fye delegates, only IF
teen voted against endorsing the union
electoral ticket. Hon. Ambrose H.
Purdy, who has just returned from the
Maine canvass, says the union electo-
raj ticket in Maine will receive as
many more votes than were cast for
Plaisted. There are many who voted
for Davis for governor who will vote
against Garfield.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25
Boy Inventors.
Western Trade

western Iradei
Some of the most important inven-
tions have been the work of mere
boys. The invention of the valYe mo.
ton to the steam engine was made by
a boy. Watts left the engine in a very
incomplete condition, from the fact
that he had no way to open or close
the valves, except by means OF levers
operated by the hand. He set up a
large engine at one Of the mines, and
a boy was hired to work these valve
levers; although this was not hard
work, yet it required his constant at
tention, As lie was working these
levers, he saw that parts of the engine
moved in the right direction, and at
the exact time hal he had to open or
close the valves. He procured a
strong cord and made one end fast to
the proper part of the engine, and the
other end to the valve lever; the boy
had the satisfaction Of seeing the en-
CINE move off with perfect regularity
Of motion. A short time after, the
foreman came around and saw the
boy playing marbles at the door.
Looking atthe engine he soon saw the
ingenuity Of the boy, and also the ad-
vantages Of so great an invention
DIR. Watts then carried out the boys
inventive genius in a practical form,
and made the steam engine a perfect
automatic working machine.
The pnuor loovn to ~ .,,o.4.o. -
a farmer boy who had never seen or
heard Of such a thing. He whitfield
one out with his jack. knife, and after
he had got it all done, he. with great
enthusiasm, showed it 10 his father.
who at once kicked it all to pieces,
saying he would have no boy about
him that would spend his time on
such foolish things. The boy gath
cred up the pieces and laid them
away. Soon after that his father
bound him out as an apprentice to a
blacksmith, about twelve miles from
home. The boy was delighted at the
idea Of learning a trade, and he soon
found that his new master was kind
and took a lively interest in him. He
had made a loom of what was left oil
the one his father had broken up,
which he showed to his master. The
blacksmith saw he had no common
boy as an apprentice, aud that the in
vention was a very valuable one. lie
Immediately had a loom constructed
under the supervision Of the boy; il
worked TO their perfect satisfaction,
and the blacksmith furnished the
means TO manufacture the looms, the
boy to receive one. half the profits. In
about a year the blacksmith wrote To
the boys father that he should be at
his home at O given time, and should
bring with him a wealthy gentleman
who was the inventor Of the celebrated
power loom. You may be able to
Judge OF the astonishment at the old
home when his sou was presented to
him az the inventor, who told him
that his loom was the same as the
model that he had kicked TO pieces
but a year before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25

TIE DAILY LEDGER will be mailed
tW" months, to any address, postage
paid, for one dollar. This will
cover the period of the fall cam.
paign and full election returns. The
WEEKLY LEDGER, a mammoth sheet,
is only one dollar a year, or sixty cents
for six months, invariably in advance.
All who desire to keep thoroughly
posted in regard to national and state
politics and general news, and to read
a live democratic paper, that is max
ing a straight fight for the people.
should take the LEDGER during thi.
campaign.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25

COLONEL John H. Savage, Of Nc
Ainnville. has arranged to make a
number Of speeches in West Tennes-
see. He will speak upon the state
deDt question and the issues of the
day at the following places Mason's
Depot, Friday September 9th Bart.
lett, Saturday 25th C~ollierville,
Monday 9th Moscow, Tuesday 18th
COvingtOn, Thursday Both Ripley,
Saturday October ID and will make
and fill a number of other appoint
ments in West Tennessee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25
WARDS.


Inc committee respectfully commend TO
tne convention tho adoption Of the following
THAT no settlement of the State debt he
made until The question is first submitted 10
ana ratlhed by tho people at a speeial election
held Tor that purpose. That all ear didafes he
required 20 pledge themselves to support no
measure looking 10 the settlement of ne state
aent which does not provide a submission az
sne proposition TO the people, but 20 use All
honorable means to defeat any such measure.
ana that no coupon or bond be made ~receiv.
aole toI taxes or other dues 10 the state.
IL Will also be the duty Of said convention
70 appoint an Executive COMMITTEES in place
OF the pressRt one whose term Of service win
expire. ~
The Democracy Of Upton and Fayette coun-
ties are respectfully requested to send dele
gates nt the time named, so that a FlOteriel
convention may be held, for the purpose NJ
tive,
The committee deprecates tae division
which occurred at Nashville in tbe eenven-
lion, and hopes that the Dea0era ev of Shelby
county, without regard for their preferenee
ior Governor. will meet together In conyenS
ton and nominate candidates for the LepisIa-
ture whom Al men desiring good government
can cordially support.
Y order Of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee. j. NJ. COLEMAN, Chairman.
M II. KENNEDY, Secretary. n %
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25
sprlShtly old Family.

iAuphNlue ~Ohfonicle.l
September llth was a day long tc
be remembered by reason of the re
union, after the lapse Of thirty.six
years, at the old homestead of Thomas
aud Lucy Barry, near Taylorsyille
johnson county. He was born in
Virginia September llth, 1893, and
is consequently 81 years old; was mar.
rled to Lucy Donnelly January 4tb.
1916, who is now nearly Sc years old.
Both are remarkably stout and hearty
for such an age. From this union
there are eight grandchildren. tbe
Oldest nearly O. ane the youpees,
nearly 40 years old, all present to eel.
citrate his 87th birthday. On that
day the sum Of the ages Of the whole
family amounted TO COZ years, A count