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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

FIVE members of the Republican
Senatorial caucus called upon Presi.
dent Garfield on Saturday last, in the
interest of peace between the Presi-
dent and Senator Conkling. To the
main inquiry whether the withdrawal
of the nomination of Judge Robertson
would be embarrassing, the Presidents
said to have replied emphatically that
such a proposition was not TO be en-.
tertained. The difference between
bull.dozing a real President and one
who held the position wrongfulIy by
fraud is furnishing the stalwart Sena.
tor from New York with some very in.
teresting experience at this term.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

Prof Daniel VI. Wolf elected On
Tucsday 10 the important Office of S0;er-
i1tendsat of tie pat'ic schools Of Centre
county for The coming three years i. a
gentleman in every rcapec; well qualified
FOR the responsible tfus. conalei 70 ais
care. In the requisites 81 character, scbol-
afrbiP and experience 30 ST him FOR the po-
siiiou be stands pre-cmineat among las
fellow.men. lie Is a native q The county,
and by earnest, faithful and conscientious
devotion to every daty of life has gained
position in abe public esteem that any
one might be proud to occupy. Professor
Wolf will enter upon his official work ON
the fret @. June. lie has devoted years of
his life to the education Of youth, Is thor
ourh'y conversaut with our school system,
aud his whole career !. ar ample guarantee
that the new duties that dcyoive upon him
will be justly and zesiously performed.
Certainly the schools viii he safe In his
bands
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

AUDITOR GENERAL SHELL, saws the
Philadelphia Times, signalizes his re.
tirement from Office By turning over to
the Attorney General for collection
claims for back taxes against certain
corporations amounting to three aud
half millions of dollars. The most
of this sum is charged against single
corporation, the Standard Oil Coinpa-
ny, which has refused payment for se.
veral years on the ground that il il
not Pennsylvania corporation, and
the matter Is likely TO be contested
Auditor General Schell has made one
Of the best officials this State has had
in many years, and he has been parti-
cularly vigilant in the work of collec.
ting the taxes due from corporations,
to which sufficient care has not always
ha-n ~'~e-.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

THE Pennsylvania Railroad it is
said, is preparing to build ten mon,
ster locomotives like the one recently
turned out ut Altoona, and which
runs between Philadelphia and New
York at the rate of a mile in fitty-seven
seconds. The experiment with this
gigantic locomotive has been so sue.
ccssful and satisfactory in overcoming
time, caused by stops ID changing
passengers, that the management has
determined to utilize them on other
divisions Of the road.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

A SWEARING PARsox. A Ken
tucky Preabytery has dissolved the
pastoral relations Of the Rev. i. ID.
Moore and the Fourth Presbyterian
church of Bovington for reasons which
might be considered novel from their
rarity. We have heard of preachers
being discharged for teaching doctrines
not strictly in accordance with the
received views Of Calvin aud other
divines. But brother Moore has mark
ed out a new field of difference not
before explored by divine teaching.
lie aifirms that the Bible contains no
authority for the observance Of tho
Christian Sabbath, and that il Is law.
ful to pass the day in amusemcuts !;
that 1t does not prohibit swearing,
which Is only q matter of taste in
Language and expression. These are
somewhat peculiar views to come from
10 san"fusvv md It i not surprising
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

that they should so startle the straight
laced Presbyterians of Kentucky US
to have some doubt whether the Rev.
Mr.. Moore was the right man in the
right place.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

THE Star Route postal swindle, j.
just at present engaging the attention
of the Posiofice Department at Wash.
ington, and the developements are
likely to bring to grief a number oI
famous pets of the Republican party
Brady, the official who bad charge OF
the star route business of the depart.
ment, has been asked to resign, and a
number of others implicated in the
frauds will fall with him. The ,,ew
York Times says that in ninety.thrce
of these routes (which have been in,
creased from s721119 TO s2.075.0gi
the name of ]. w. Dorsey appears
eight times. One increase of his an.
nual pay on one route was from 81.
S92 to si9,0jl. This man is the bro.
thor of ex-senator Dorsey, of Arkan-
sas, the Secretary of the Republican
National Committee and the man "a
whom Vice President Arthur gave the
credit of securing the election of the
Republican ticket in the late election
Ex-senator Dorsey is more than sus.
pectcd of having pecaniary interest
in the contracts that stand in the name
Of his brother and of ] N. Peck,
whose name also appears eight times
in the list Of ninety three"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

CONSIDERING the troubles the Re
publican Senators at Washington are
now undergowing, the Philadelphia
Times is disposed to think that this is
no longer a nation with a big n, but
a caucus with big c.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

Mr.. II. L. Harvey, Of Boegs town
ship, makes bis morning rounds with
great regularity and dispcnses 10 his many
patrons in Bellcfonie the Jurest of milk
aud cream. Hereafter on each Tuesday
and Friday morning, Mr. Harvey viil b
prepared 10 furnish butter milk 10 those
who desire it.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
The Facts.

1t will be remembered that Senator
Butler promised to give the public
"irrefragable proof" of II corrupt bar
gain between the Republicans and
Malone to control the organization Of
the United States Senate. One day
last week Mr.. Butler, in the course Of
a reply to the virulent TRADE of abuse
uttered by Frye, Of Maine, against
the people Of the South, proceeded to
fulfill his promise, and in support of
his position he presented the following
seventeen facts, which Republicans
can answer in their leisure moments:
Fpst--TLe Senator from Virginia lir.
Mahonel was elected to the Senate IA
4 Democrat.
Sscosi-llts purpose 10 vote with the
Republicans bad never been announced
unul his vote disclosed that fact
Thud-FOllowi that vote he had
been assigned TO the chalfunu.hIp Of
an important committee by the H-puh.
lIcan caucus.
Fo,gh-rhis had been followed by
the nomination Of Mr. RiddleIcrses FOR
Serc"ant-atArms.
FOh--Gcorre e. Gorham. m earnest
friend OF the senator, ha. been nomi.
mated A. Secretary.
S.rh-Ilc Mr. Mahoncj had appoint.
ed Mr. Gorhan's brother IL law as clerk
of his committee.
Srssh-The nominations bv the
President Of Mr. M,honcs political
friends TO Federal oiIiees
Etghh-The senator has voted on
every motion with the Republicans.
Nmd-By such votes he wa. CARRYING
out the will Of the k~puhlig,u Caucus.
Toum He had moved hi seat to the
/ Republican side ri the chamber.
EtcteHh-The Republican caucus re.
I fused to ttans.ct pubic business until
| Gorham aai itiidi~berser were elected
/ Tocitta-- he senator stili ciaimed to
be Democrat sua voted wl.h the Re.
puhlicauz.
TbjrtcrHh -R3Adlloherrc- was an avow
ei ben.,rrat aud rrpuIistionist aud
I therefore Offensive Ia tiav X 'puulicsu-.
Fuvtrrah--The Senator from Oaio
/ Mr.. Shermnni avow"d that anything
/ that would beat doWu tac y, mUSga,i,
party ga. ius'iiiaile.
/ F2i6sah-fhe Democratic Senators
bad been ass4lled because thcy voted as
sazsszsas@sssss=@s=~ -ss@A=se4v~s~@-sssuzs.sss
/ divert the attention of The country
| from an unlswiul slisnca.
S.r6eah Instead Of inviting an inves.
Htsifpu 81 The ehersss it. Ss tator from
NrHnis and hi. iueud- ,nurnt to pre-
vent free .recch aud legitimate d.srus
+ sion hy thrr,t- an1 deuuYrsation.
/ NyratS<gh The reason assigned for
T the coalition wa. that the senator from
Nifel Is w@ ~ favor oi a !.,e ba..a4
4 aud 'sir count.
A tree. ballot and fair count con
I iInue Mr. Butler. Nh"n ~ he last el.c.
ton the State Of Indiana was colonizcd
wl'h negro voters from ths South IA
order to nullify and ncutralias the
4 Democratic vote Of that State.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

TnE Duke of Sutherland, with a
party Of railroad men from England,
are on visit TO this country. Their
object Is to inspect our railroad system
with view TO improvement Of their
own. They were in Baltimore and
Washington on Saturday, and will
visit Harrisburg and Altoona on their
returus
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
Who is presidentP P

a. Wal hNtt was tbt tiitsth Il tN9iNN"h'
Whether Garfield is President or not
is now doubted by great many men
who voted for him not over six months
ago. True it is that he, Garfield, seems
to have been inaugurated and taken
the oath of office, but outside of this
nothing has been done, in eight full
weeks, to lead the people to believe
that he is now or will be President,
one whit further than he is allowed to
be by Senator Conkling, who leads
cabal of stalwarts bound by the treaty
of Mentor to reap the full benefit Of
the fraud and corruption that made
the Republican party successful in
November last. Garfield nominates
Conkling confirms or refuses to con
firm as the nomination plcascs or dis.
pleases him; aud for eight long week
Garfield has stood sullen and cowed
like n cur, unable and afraid to move,
because his master is in the way The
government may 90 without proper
treaties with other nations, and every
branch of the public service suffer be-
cause of the will Of one man. 1t is
proper for the people to believe that
the man they elect should be the Exc.
cutive part of the Government; but
when they see that branch Of their gov.
ernment entirely swallowed up by n
cabal belonging to another aud en-.
tirely different department Of the gov.
ernmeut, and that this cabal Is led,
controlled and entirely subordinate to
the will of one man, they have right
to enquire with alarm who Is Prcsi.
dsat2 The deadlock between these
two branches of the government is the
result of most disgraceful bargain,
f''treaty" more property, signed aud
sealed ut Mentor in the early part Of
October 1880. Garfield, in order that
he might be elected. yielded consent to
articles Of the treaty then proHered by
Conkling The substance of which
was that for New York the Senator
should say who should and who should
not hold Office under this aImiuistra.
ton. logan was to have Ike control
over the Federal officers in Illinois.
and Cameron TO have the same power
in Pennsylvania. This article being
ratified aud confirmed by Garfield
without exception, the stalwart Gle.
ment Of the Republican party all over
the North was set in motion, immense
sums Of money raised and the patron.
age and power Of the federal Govern
mcnt used to make him President.
When inaugurated he undertakes to
abrogaie this treaty without notice to
the other PARTIES to violate with i'm.
puniiy this one article in particular
OF course it causes war. The disrup.
ton of treaties without notice and in
an abrupt manner generally does cause
war Why should it be otherwise now,
even though the public do suffer, our
government become the laughing stock
Of the world, and the people wonder
who is President, Conkling or Gar
field One hours exhibition of nerve
and backbone by Garfield would put
an end to this disgraceful squabble, and
would settle ut once that the man the
people voted for Is President.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

THGnE are before the United States
Senate two hundred and seventeen
nominations awaiting the action Of
that body. To confirm or reject these
appointments of the President j. the
public business for which the Senate
was called together, but the Repub!i.
can members of that body deem it Of
far more Importance to carry out the
terms Of the bargain with Malone,
which includes the election OF Riddle
berger to the position Of sereeantat
arms, than to do the only work legili.
mately before them.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

4 sen at ons' case Was before MAYOR
Lyon, ot Piitsburg. last week. Az
army o!hcer was nue of tHs ta.reaser-
IN the train from Chicago. Ills meme
is John Conline and he rnnks a. fr-t
lieutenant 10 the Niuth cavalry. lie
was on h's way from The plans. Texa,
or Mexico, to Washington on some of
fetal business. and, it appears. had be
come defanged for some cause or other
on the way. lie jumped up in the car
and drove the passengers out with his
revolver. At the Union depot he was
taken to the Central Hotel, where he
was assigned a room. lie threw the
clothes out of the window and acted ~
II he was about to jump out himself.
lie was taken 10 the Central Station. as
II was impossible 10 watch him aud it
was believed he might do to himself se
rtous injury. lie had checks aud tick
cts with bim that shows his baggage
had been sent on TO the capital aud
that was his own destination. Mayor
Lyon discharged him and he was taken
to the West Penn Hospital.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

we Noticed Mr. Willis Mussef, q
Millhsiu, On our streets Tho other day In
quiring for gooi irstt horses. lie rccent-
II broaghs three fine horses from Clearfeld
'- sra srara : r~eav ale fnr them.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
ADDITIONAL LO GALS.
General Weaver on Reform.
A TALK BY THE LATg GEggSBAcK CAN
DtDATE ron PRESIDENT.

on Saturday evening last, had the pleasure
Of listening TO an able and eloquent speech
/ from Gen. james u. Weaver, Of Iowa,
who will be- remembered by ii large num-
/ ber Of the readers Of the DEMOCRAT as the
candidate for President Of the Nations!
/ Grccnback Labor party, last fall. Mr.
| Weaver served as u member Of the 10th
/ Congress from Iowa aud while there was
/ ono Of tho ablest advocates Of the princi-
/ pIes Of his party. 1t is an unusual thing,
IN the history of the politics Of our coun-
/ try to have political discussions 1T Il time
! when no particular question is before the
+ PEOPLE OF when We are not In the midst Of
political campaign. Bat no doubt 1t IL
stroke Of political diplomacy on the
part OF the leaders of the party whose
I principles Gen. Weaver IL e.pou.ng, aud
! pcrhalss one that is worthy of commenda.
lion, as it eives bitter parti,sns an oppor-
iuni,y TO reflect on the q.e.iuus of the
day at time when they are no, trcldng
ia the foot paths marked out by the lrsd.
efs Of their respective political organiza-
tions
The meeting at which Mr. Weaver
spoke was held under the auspices Of the
GreenbAck party. 1t WAS organized By
electng e1- -Congfct man Iocurn chairman.
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

The Pittsburg Post remarks that
the mere suspicion that Federal
office.holder in Virginia sympathized
or co-operated with Malone in his
scheme of reputation, induced Secre-
tary Sherman to adopt measures for
his removal. This was in October,
1879. Eighteen months have passed,
and now John Sherman is doing the
very thing he declared the Virginia
tobacco inspector unfit to hold office
under the Federal Government for
doing. slippery John.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

We have been rsqMs.cd to announce
that Rev. NJ. $. Blair, Of The church Of
the Disciples Of Christ wsll preach IN the
school house ct Central City On SATURDAY
evening next.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
A Legislative Apportionment.

The rogues are showing their hands !!
True to their instincts, the State plum.
derers are preparing the way for the
future triumph of fraud and ring gov
erument. Billingsley, acting in con-
cert with the agents of the FOUNDERS
and thieves of Philadelphia, has re-
ported in the House an Apportion-
ment bill which for desperate villiany
and unfair manipulation is without
u parallel in politics. 1t is said to
have been mainly the joint product
of committee Of Philadelphia ring.
s,ers, and intended to secure Repub.
iican majority in the Legislature OF
at least eighty under any circumstau.
ccs. The districts are 50 arranged a. t.
give preponderance to the worst Gle
mcnt Of that party over any honesty or
conscience that might remain amongst
them in elections. The Harrisburg
Patriot speaking Of this bill says
After au incubation OF five months
the House Committee on apportion.
ment through iis chairman, BIllingsley'
has made its report. As might be
imagined from such an origin the pro
duct is n scorpion. Democratic coun.
ties are carved up ruthlessly in order to
elect Republican representatives while
Republican counties of like population
are left intact. It's author boasts that
the bill will give the Republicans
sevcnty.tiye majority in the Legisla.
tarc on joint ballot on the basis of the
I Garfield vote. But there is no danger
that such monster Of gerrymander.
ing villaiuy viii meet with the appro,
val of the honest and fair. minded
portion or tBe rspd5ticauy-cf ssSs
present Legislature. They will spuru
it with the same contempt which they
must entertain for it, author.
The Philadelphia portion Of the
gcrrymander is the work of ex.Sherif
Iced. aud some other members of the
city ring who were in conference with
the apportionment committee few
night. ago. The rest Of the State wa
safely left to the chairman. Blu, there
was no intention OF passing an appor
tioument bill at this session and it j.
now too late. This job was carved out
for an extra session of hundred DAYS
1t will never pass through this Lcgi,
lature either ut a regular or an extra
session. Mr.. Billingsley and his com.
mittee have exposed their partisan un.
scrupulousness to no purpose"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

Pennsylvania tobacco Il now leading
IN prices the tobacco raieed in many cf
tssN Fstssrr wfsfee
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

Miss Maria Stimsou Diman, daughter
OF the late Professor J Lewis Diman.
of Brown University, was killed at
Providence, X. l., on Friday evening
last. She was riding on horseback. at.
tended by a student in the University.
when her horse became unmanafeable
IN going down Angel street and dash.
ed against q tree in the rear of the
First Baptist Church. The young lady
died from conclusion Of the brain. Her
attendant had just caught the rein Of
her horse, but too late 20 turn, and he
and his horse went through fence aud
over the bank wall of ten or twelve
feet into the church yard, receiving
little injury, Miss Diman was twenty
years old. Her father died three
months ago.
Mrs. Ann Allen, relative of r. NJ.
Elliott, in charge of the New York
but dings at Pittsbure, while ransao king
an old desk, discovered documents that
evidenced ninety. nineyear lease of
S4O,g0,000 worth of property in New
York and Brooklyn. The lease had
expired about eighteen years since.
and on two different occasions adver.
tisemcnts had been inserted in different
papers calling for the heirs, but the rel
atives did not see them until within \
few days. Mr. Elliott and M.s. Allen
propose 10 institute proceedings 70 RI.
cover their interest In the property.
Pennsylvania tobacco Il now leading
IL A.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-26

have been closed to the public on ac-
count Of the apprchended Fenian dis
turbanoes.
Bar silver, 5lsd per ounce. Bullion
gone into the Bank Of England to-day,
100000
The house Of commons was still
sitting at one o'clock this afternoon.
The discussion was practically confined
to the Irish members, who were re-
peatedly called to order, but the de-
bate is good-humored, however. The
deputy speaker has relieved the speak
er. Gladstone re entered the house
at twenty minutes past ten am. and
was loudly cheered. The chief secre.
tary for Ireland has been absent four
hours during the night, and the con-
servative leaders are working by re.
lays. Gladstone, about one o'clock
pm, declared he could net accept the
compromise, but said that if a vote
be now taken on the main question
the adjourned debate on Forster's bill
could be resumed tomorrow, o.day's
sitting having virtually gone.
The repeated motions for adjourn
ment moved by the home-rulers are
successfully resisted by the govern
ment, with the assistance of the con-
servatives, which early in the morning
was promised by Sir Stafford North.
cote, conservative leader, amid loud
cheers from both sides. Parnell ar.
rived in the house shortly after ten
o'clock this morning, and was enthu.
siastically received by his supporters.
The speeches Of the Irish members
were mostly rambling and uninterest-
ing. Dawson, liberal, member for
Carlow burough, said that Forster was
seeking to impose laws against which
the country would rise in mass. Glad
stones speech, in which he declared he
could not accept a compromise, was
in reply to a suggestion of Parnell's
that a division might now be taken,
if the government would agree to
postpone debate on Forster's bills
until Thursday. Sir Stafford Nerth-
cote intimated the readiness of tl 9
conservatives to continue the session
if necessary The house divided at
2 pm, and Gladstone's motion to give
precedence to Fprster's protection
bills was carried by 25l to 30. The
house then adjourned until Thursday.