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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02
The Western Floods,

A telegram from Cairo reports that
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers have
fallen FIVE inches since Sunday night,
and il was hoped. although q tight rain
had set in, that the worst wSs over.
Several hundred men were kept con.
stantly 1T work strengthening the lev.
ees. Advices from Memphis report the
river at that point at the highest mark
reached this season. and rising sloH ly.
The food in the I.aconia circle !. ia.
oreasine, and great desiiiution prevails.
Along the White river bottoms, in Ar
kansas. the water Is from two 60 four
feet deep. and there have teen heavy
losses of stock. Great alarm was felt AZ
Helena. where further rise was expec
ted. A telegram from NicksbtHg says
there are breaks in the CaliisN Point
aud Kentucky levees, which will food
psriions of Bolivar aud Washington
counties. The governor of Arkansas
reports 5000 people needing food in the
flooded counties Of that state. One
hundred thousand rations we're ordered
by the war department 70 he he forward.
ed from Sc. Louis yesterday 20 Arkan.
sas and Missisrippi.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

IT is announced that the special
committee to whom the subject was
referred, have agreed upon the com.
pensatiou the Surgeons and others at.
tending the late President are to re.
ceiye. DIR. Bliss is to have s2j 900 !;
Drs. Agnew and Hamilton, each s15,-
900; Dp. Reyborn and Boyntou. each
Mrs. DR.. Edson $1,000 /;
Mr.. Crumps, the stewart. is allowed
80, 1000, and the other employees of the
Presidential mansion two months extra
pay. Many of the items will be OPP
posed. il is said, by Messrs. Springer
and Blackburn, in a minority report.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

The speculative correspondents are
still active in fixing up combination
for the Democracy in 1884. 1t isnow
Ex-Governor Tilden Of New York, and
Ex-Governor Palmer Of Illinois. They
discredit this programme however, by
claiming that Mr.. Tilden has written
to Gov. Palmer that this must be the
Presidential ticket, forgetting, perhaps,
that neither of these able and distin-
guished Statesmen are blockheads like
the average correspondent Mr.. Til
den Of course never wrote any such
letter.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

TIE establishment Of Postal Savings
Banks is again agitaied. Are they
necessary? Certainly not, unless there
is necessity to supply stalwart de.
mand Of adding thousands of officials
to our already superabundant supply
of Federal officers. Scarcely q town
IN the country where a postoifice Of
any character is located, but there are
institutions in which to make safe de-
posits for the earnings Of the people,
great or small.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

IT appears that Mr.. BeltzhOOver's
amendment to the apporiionment bill
to prevent gerrymandering in the for
nation Of Congressional districts, was
rejected and not incorporated in the
bill, as VIC stated last week. That this
just and honest proposition could not
be accepted bya Republican Congress,
il perhaps not remarkable, but its re-
lection is positively . disgrace and out.
rage upon decency and fairness.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

FIRST IN THE FIELD. The Prohibi.
tionists have nominated a full State
ticket, including a candidate for Con.
gresham at large. Their nominees for
State officers are, for Governor, A. G.
Petit, Of Lawrence county; Lieuten.
ant Governor, Albion Williams, of
Chester county; Secretary of Internal
Affairs, Ezra Crossman, of Mexican
county; Judge Of the Supreme Court,
$. 7. Chase, Of Susquehanna county.
Woman's suffrage seems TO have re.
ceived a qualified endorsement in the
construction of the State Committee,
which is composed partly of twelve
ladies, among whom we notice the
names Of Mrs. McAlIister and Mrs.
Rynder of Blair county. This party
are prompt year after year iu present
ing their candidate. Their advances
towards success has not been very en-
couraging heretofore. But there is no
telling what courage and perseverance
may accomplish in the march oi time
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02
As evidence Of the tender sympathy

AZ evidence OF the tender sympathy
prevailing in the factions Of the Re.
publican party, the exclamation Of the
New York TribuRe announcing the
appointment of Roscoe Conkling as a
Justice of the Supreme Court, is per-
haps n fair sample. The Tribune says /:
"Gui,eau has made Supreme Judge
as we'll as n President, aud is not hung
yet"
This is the contribution Of "a loyal
Republican journal, whether TO the
truth of history, or dash of wit, the
reader can draw his own conclusion.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

A REPUBLICAN, paper in Philadel-
phia believes It's party is not suffering
for its principles, but by the dry.rot of
corrupt leadership. Very true, but
the party has encouraged and profied
so long by corrupt leadership, that
grave doubts now exist whether il
ever had any principles to suffer for.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

JUDGE TRuSKEY, of the Supreme
Court, has fled a dissenting opinion
in the Legislative salary case. He
holds that the word salary IN the con-
stitntion means fixed round sum for
specific service. and that the FIRST sec.
ton Of the act of 1874 clearly violates
the constitution.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02
BELIEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, MARCH >, 1882.

EVER since State Treasurer Butler
has been named as Il candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor,
we notice that the Chester and Dela.
ware county Republican newspapers
are rabid in their denuncations of the
Pennsylvania State College. They
persiftently call it "Gcn. Beavers
Agricultural College" Gen Beavers
College" They make general aud
sweeping allegations that appropria.
tions made by the State, and the in
come from the land script fund Of $780,
600 per year, has been and is being
squandercd to little or no purpose y
That General Beaver is the Boss that
rules the college aud who squanders
this money. They complain that the
committee appointed to investigate
these speculative theories, tha: exist
only in the minds of few Chester
county people, and who originated
these stories, will not report They
know very well that the committee
cannot report until the meeting Of the
next Legislature, yet they keep con.
tinual growl at the college, at Beaver,
and at the investigating committee.
They are like set of little dogs bark.
ing at the moon. We have no interest
in the matter beyond that Of any other
citizen of the State, and are willing to
await the report of the committee, and
shall accept its verdict as TO the truth
or falsity of the allegations made.
What we condemn in this matter, is
the perversity of these Chester and
Delaware county papers in parading
before the public these, as We believe,
unfounded accusations at this time. 1t
makes no difference to Us whether
Farmer Beaver or Farmer Butler
makes the Republican nomination for
Governor, as we expect the Democrats
to nominate n man who will beat either
Of them, but the system Of elcctioncer.
ing adopted by Butler and his Chester
and Delaware friends to beat an hon.
orable opponent, is base and unmanly
so far "a it drags in and does injustice
to the college, whose affairs are under
legal investigation as TO the charges
urged against its management, mere
ly because Gen. Beaver happens
to be chairman of the board of Trus.
tees. Ii is dirtv-it Is contemptible.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

PROFESSOR JACKSON, of the pyro-
tecnic mandatory recently exploded
at Chester, with such fatal results, and
his assistant Van Horn, have been ar.
rested on the verdict Of the coroner's
jury, charging upon them criminal re-
sponsibility for the disaster.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

THE Democratic State Central Com
mittee have called to meet at the Boil
ton House in Harrisburg, on the 22d
of March, to fix the time and place of
meeting of the next State convention.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

FHE memorial service in honor Of
the late James A. Garfield at the Capi.
tol in Washington on Monday last,
was an impressive and brilliant scene,
and attracted perhaps the largest and
most distinguished crowd ever Assem-.
bled within iis walls. Mr.. Blaine, his
late Secretary Of State, was the orator
ON the occasion. His eulogy on the
deceased President is published, but
is too long for our columns at present.
Il is an eloquent tribute to the memo
~ of the deceased President and will
not discreiit any previous effort Of the
distinguished speaker.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02
Democratic State Committee.

HEApQUARTERs DEMOCRATIC STATE
Committee, WILKEsBARRE, February %,
1882 There will be meeting of the
Democratic State Committee at the Bolton
hotel Harrisburg, on Wednesday, March
22, at II O'Clock, noon, for the purpose OF
fixing "a time and place for holding the
next Democratic State Convention.
f.. =. KIsNER, j. h. BoGERT,
Secretary Chairman.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

CANNOT GIVE THE CODE UP. Gov
ernor Cameron, Mahone's Readjuster
executive of iYirginia, has vetoed the
bill recently passed by the Legislature
against dueling.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

THE Election Committee of the
House have adopted a report in the
contested case from Utah which Gusts
Delegate Cannon, and justly repudiates
the claim of Campbell. Utah is there
fore without a DELEGATE.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

EX-SENATOR SARGENT of California,
although not entitled to a 1906" medal,
is in full accord with the Stalwart
third.termers, has drawn a prize in the
"lottery of assassination" The Presi-
dent has nominated him as Minister to
Germany.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

The Pittsburgh Pat speaking Of
the Hon. James II. Hopkins, now
prominent candidate for the Dcmocra-
tic nomination for Governor, says:
His public life has been honorable to
himself and useful TO the people. The
fact Of residing in strong Republican
county, has deprived him Of active
participation in public affairs; but in
his one term in Congress from this dis.
trict, and activity in the councils Of
the Democra.ic party OF the county
and State, he has developed high
ability. a thorough knowledge OF pub
lie affairs, and that sort of integrity
and opposition to johbcry which should
now be the great prerequisite Of high
station. In the executive office, Mr..
Hopkins would he Il careful guardian
Of the peoples interests, aud no alleged
partisan necessity would ever induce
him to traffic in the good name Of the
Commonwealth. We have not had
many such Governors lately. Mr..
Hopkins has none Of the elements Of
thepopuIarity.sceking dcmagogue. He
is n man Of careful professional train
ing. with business habits Of cxactness
and prompiucss. These command the
respect and confidence of all who have
been brought in contact with him. He
is we'll known throughout the State,
and if nominated we believe will make
a strong candidate"
Mr.. Hopkin. will come into the con.
yeniion with the unanimous endorse
ment Of his own county, and most, if
not all, the western counties of the
State. At present the chances seem
to rest between him aud Mr. Pattison,
of Philadelphia, with considerable
leaning westward. Judge Turnkey,
of the Supreme Court, is also named
in the west with favor. but it is not
probable that he would be willing to
desert his present poet Of duty to can.
vas for the Executive office.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

THE Senate Of the United States
have passed Logan's bill to pension
and retire Gen. Grant with the rank
and pay OF a Major General, and for
which several southern Senator'S voted.
This wealthy national bcrgar Is there
fore to draw ray from the National
Treasury during life. without perform
ing any duty or rendering any equivo-
lent. for it i not TO be expected that
the Radical majority Of the House will
fail to raiify it. 1t i an outrage upon
decency and nothing in the world to
justify it--a downright robbery TO
satisfy the cravings Of one whose greed
is unappeasable. If he could not get
a third term Of the Presidency, he will
take the best thing his subservient
stalwart contemporaries can filch for
him from the National Treasury.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

PIScHBACK, the notorious negro
gaus0ler of New Orleans, has drawn a
good prize in the "lottery of assassina.
ton" His ticket was 1905 aud it
carries him through as Surveyor Of the
Port. This is a favorite number with
President Arthur and never minus n
prize.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

ENCoURAGING THE MILITIA. The
House Committee on Militia have
agreed to report a bill to amend the
militia laws 90 a. to increase the an
nual appropriation to 100000, and
to distribute to the States in proper.
ton to the number they maintain. If
such a law passes, of course the Ma.
tional Guards Of Pennsylvania will
obtain their prorata in the distribu-
tion.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

MAHoSE having succeeded in
breaking the deadlock in the Vir-
ginia Legislature, is now having full
sweep under his personal supervision
in changing all the officers of the Com.
monwealth. from the Judiciary down
and filling their places by his Repudia.
ton coherts. This will last for time,
but the day of settlement will surely
come.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-02

The News Of Our Own People and OF
Visitors.

The HYDE & Behman combination is ut
the Mcclure.
Ex-senator Frank Hereford. OF Monroe
county, is in the city.
Judge James F.. Patton, of the Supreme
Bench, arrived yesterday.
Hon. Geo. H. Monett will 90 home, on
Saturday, for few days visit.
The committee of Pittsburgh boatmen
returned home yesterday morning.
Mrs. Judge Ferguson's symptoms were
reported a little more favorable last even
ing.
Judge T. F. Raymond, OF the Supreme
Court Of Appeals, came to the city, yester-
day.
Tommy Cockayne, the North Wheeling
Ole Bull, has returned from a visit down
the river.
Andrew Brockcrhoft. Esq, OF Lock
Haven, Pa, a prominent lumber dealer, is
at the Mcclure.
Senator f.. Boyd Faulkner returned, yes
terday, from a flying trip to his home at
Ma~rtinsburg.
+. F. McMechen, Of the Seventh ward,
will leave for Colorado in 4 short time on a
prospective tour.
Max Feinler, the well known clarionet
player. has resigned his position in the
Opera House Orchestra.
Madame Sachse was very low, last night,
and her death at any moment would not
have been unexpected.
Major j. W. Lott. of Fairmont, is quite
i'll, with typhoid fever, was the announce
ment by telegraph, last night, to DIR.
Reeves.
Senator McGregor says kanawha aud
Wood counties are the banner counties for
whisky, penitentiary ~Convicts and candi-
dates for Congress.
Generals c. I. Comstock, Godfrey Weitzel
and William T.. Merrill, the United States
Bridge Commissioners, returned to their
respective stations, yesterday morning.
Sill. G. Williams, son of F. s.. Williams,
Esq, formerly superintendent OF the city
schools, and once a popular Wheeling boy,
came up from Cincinnati yesterday on
business.
DR.. J.. T.. Reeves was called TO Fairmont
last evening to attend Major John w. Lott,
who is lying at the point OF death with kid
ney disease and uraemic poisoning result
ing theretrom.
EX-Speaker MoNctt was generally con-
graduated, yesterday, upon the brilliant
and happy impromptu response he made at
the banquet. on Tuesday evening. 1t was
the finest effort of the evening.
Messrs. John NJ. Otey, Richmond. and K.
II. Brown, Cleveland, are in the city to adj
lust the losses at the glass house fire. They
represent the Phoenix. of Brooklyn, and
Mercantile, OF Cleveland, respectively.
BY one of those singular mistakes,
psychologically known as ."errorS of asso-
citation" the name of Gov. Mathews was
used in connection with the complimentary
banquet on Tuesday night. OF course it
was our present Executive, Gov. Jackson,
who presided in his own jovial, hearty way.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-02
ADJOURNMENT TALK.
indications OF When the Session Will
be Closed.

The brisk spring weather has begun 20
stir up a faint homesickneSs in the bosoms
of many of our legislators, and has lightly
turned the fancies of the farmers in the
body to thoughts OF agriculture, so that talk
of an adjournment at a not distant date IS
becoming very frequent. From vague spec
u~lations as to the probable date OF this
event, the conversation has a tendency to
fix upon a specified time and make the
work conform to it. The Senate has adopt
ed a Joint resolution fixing the nth OF this
month as the day OF adjournment, but the
House has yet TO act upon it. To get the
views of prominent members upon the
subject was the mission of 4 REGISrER rep
resentative yesterday.
The Senate has passed all of the revisory
committed bills reported to it andiS much
further on with its work than the House.
The question seems to be, not whether il
will b. through, but whether it will get
through, as several Senators are OF the
opinion it can finish its work, if it is made
necessary.
Prominent members of the House think
il must be at least the 10Th inst, before the
body can adjourn and many believe the
month will have passed entirely before a
stopping poipt can be reached. About two
thirds of the civil portion of the revisory
committees work has been acted upon, and
the criminal portion remains yet untouch-
ed. The appropriation bills yet remain
and the reappOrtionment bills have not
been considered, each of which will
occupy more or less time. OF the acts al
ready passed, a goodly portion are local
measures and comparatively few of the re-
visory bills have been laid before Governor
Jackson.
The indications are, then, that the House
will amend the Senate resolution by max
ing the time not earlier than March ~, and
possibly as late as March 81. The state of
the weather and the advance Of the spring
time will have a little effect in deciding the
pupStinp
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-02

Yesterday morning several boys were en-
gagged in spinning tops on the clay ground
at Bodley's brickyard, at the eastern ex-
tremity Of Nineteenth street. Dan CruIa-
hacker. one of the boys. lost his top over
the bank into the creek. Descending for it
be saw a pair of booted feet projecting
from the water and Immediately gave the
alarm. Assistance came, and the body TO
which the feet belonged was owed to the
opposite shore and landed, when 1t was
recognized as that OF Francis w. hile. who
had lived in alley l6, and who mysterious.
Is disappeared last Tuesday week. The
siied with pieces o stone.
and but for the fact that no marks were
found upon him. the theory might have
been held that he had been made away
with and the body weighted and sunk. But
the absence of any mark or abrasion led TO
the belief that his death was the work oil
his W hands.
Justice VIM. Phillips was notified and
Constable Lauchlin summoned the follow
ing persons as q jury of inquisition: James
Cassidy. Joseph Ennis, George West, An
thony Ially, Ben Loef1er, HI. Rose, ID. l..
Mckinley, William West, Isaiah Baker,
Homer Kline, Ed. Costello and z.
Tipney. The jury viewed the body, which
was then removed 10 the vicinity Vi tue SdS
works and the court of inquest proceeded
to the residence of the family OF the de-
ceased to take testimony.
From the narratives OF the members OF
the family. the following was determined:
Kile came to this city about a year ago
and was a coal miner, employed at the
Belmont mine. He was a widower OF
about 46 years of age, the father OF four
children, all of whom are grown. He was
subject TO melancholia, the result OF drink
ing, and had several times expressed the
determination to thrust himself into the
everlasting gloom OF Gods wrath" by
committing suicide. Lately he had served
a term in the city prison, which had
materially added TO his depression, and
probably formulated the vague intentions
of laying violent hands upo himself.
Last Tuesday night a week ago he had
left home and had not been since seen.
Nothing was known of his whereabouts
and it was feared he had killed himself,
though the failure to discover his body in
duced the family to hope otherwise. Is
the body bore evidence Of having. been
submerged for some time, the belief pre-
vailed that he had loaded his clothing down
with stones anddeliberately jumped OH the
bluff, at Nineteenth street, into the creek.
The jury brought in a verdict in accord
ance with the above facts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-02
AGES.
and Still
Bidding In the Junction Mill.
~ eWbcnriIe GdZeUc.


Major W. W. Burt. of Mingo. was i'm the
city to-day comforting with parties who de
sign bidding in the Junction Iron Co., nail
works, the contracts for building which
will be given IL at an early date, and the
work pushed through in time to enable
the company TO supply nails for the fall
trade. Major Burt is a member OF
the Executive Committee having
entire charge OF the building, the
other members being Alexander and
Samuel Laughlin and Daniel McGary. The
new nail works will have Il capacity OF 100
machines, making them among the largest
in the country and rendering necessary the
employment of a large number of addi-
tional hands, which will of course accrue to
the benefit of Steubenville. The stock of
the Furnace Iron Company since its inCresc
is 100000, divided among the following
shareholders: Alexander Laughlin, SAM
uel Laughlin, H. h. List, Henry
Schulmbach, James Maxwell, DR.. Robert
Hazlett, DR.. f. A. Hildreth, H. NJ. Harper,
NJ. L. OFT, S. H~orkheimer, NJ. I'D. Gutman,
W. L. Glessner, of Wheeling; u. Notary,
Cleveland: W. W. Holloway, Bridgeport;
A. A. Wetherall. Bellaire; Jas. Grossly,
Martins Ferry; NJ. W. Burt, G. A. Dean,
Mingo. Not a Steubenville man from
beginning to end.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-02
Ii. FER
TRUSTEES SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
ID made by Rachel d. Thornburg 10 the
undersigned as trustee, dated October 2, lSIL
and now on record in the Clerks Office OF the
County Court Of Ohio county, West Virginia,
in deed OF trust book No. IL, pages 2 and 3,
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH
1882, commencing al 10 o'clock n. ~, at tlie
front door of the Court House OF Ohio county,
W. Va, sell at public auction, to the highest
and best bidder, the following described real
estate, that is 10 say: All the right, title aud
interest OF the said Rachel ID. T~hornburg
in and TO a parcel OF ground situated
on the National road, in said county,
about two miles east OF the town OF Triadel.
phia, bounded as follows: Beginning with the
line OF the farm OF Thomas ThCrnburg, above
the Hempheld railroad bridge, Just east OF the
former residence OF said Thomas Thornburg,
and crossing said railroad; thence along John
+. SiSSon's line 10 his corner on the top OF the
hill, called the Mcdonald line; thence with
said line 10 McDonald'S on the brink OF
the hill; thence down the bank and crossing
the Hempfield railroad TO W. &. Thornburgs
bars, following the line OF the fence there
situated: and hence across TO the place OF
beginning, containing from eighteen to twenty
acres. H.
The buildings and Improvements upon this
property are first-claSs, and persons desiring
10 purchase are invited To examine them.
Terms OF sale, cash.
The title to the above property ~iSsnpposed to
be perfect, but selling aS trustee ] Will convey
such title only as is vested IN Inc by said deed
OF trust.
by the above deed OF trust In excess OF six per
cent, is hereby released.
J: II. GOOD, Trustee;
EDWARD CHRISTIAN, Auctioneer. fell