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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03
The Naval Bill.

CUTTING DOWN THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR
MONITORS FROM $1,000, 900 to 100000.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-The Senate
to-day gave the naval bill pair of black
eyes by reducing from one million to
four hundred thousand dollars the esti.
mate Of the committee for finishing the
monitors, and rejecting proposition
advocated 10y the committee to abolish
the grade OF commodore. In the first
instance Messrs. Hale and Ingalls, in.
dulged in a sharp controversy regarding
the completion of the monitors, the
latter claiming that they had been
found unfit for service, and grave doubts
were entertained that they would float
after being put in the water. 1t was
shown in the debate that thus far about
nine millions of dollars had been ex-
pended on these vessels, and Mr.. Hale
stated that three millions more would
be required to complete them.
1t was evident from the tone of the
debate that ensued that the PROPOSE
ton was iGyOrably considered by GER
tain Republicans, and when vote was
reached the ayes were thiriy-three and
the noes nineteen, Messrs. Cameron, of
Wisconsin; Chilcott, of Colorado; Davis,
of Illinois Hawley, of Connecticut !;
ingalls,, of Kansas McDill, of Iowa,
and Sherman, of Ohio, were recorded
with the Democratic phalanx in the
affirmative.
The next amendment which pro.
voked discussion was the one providing
for the abolition of the grade of com.
modore. Senator Logan and Cerro
Gordo Williams locked horns at once,
the latter pleading eloquently for the
retention OF the "name 80 dear to every
citizen of the United States" Mr..
Logan attempted to prevent such action
by pooh.poohing contemptuously the
assertions made by the Kentucky states
man, but his efforts weres futile, as the
result showed. There was 6 decided
majority against the amendment AID
the commodores are safe.
The action of the senate was very
distasteful to Secretary Chandler and
his ehpm, Bobeson, both of whom have
worked Rseidplously to prevail upon the
senators to retain the legislative and
monitor appropriation features of the
bill. Their solicitation initiated against
the bill.
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Figures Won't Lie.

The Office of controller of the city of
Philadelphia says the Lancaster LntetH-
!gencer, is the most important in the or
ganization of that municipality. The
salary attaching to it is double that
of mayor its responsibilities are greater
and accordingly as the incumbent of it
is faithful, intelligent and honest, or
careless, ignorant and dishonest, the
expenses, the debt and the tax rate of
Philadelphia will be diminished or in
creased. The duties of the place are
very much more than clerical, as the
ringsters have been made to feel since
Mr. Pattison has been its incumbent.
The controller is the check upon unlaw
full expenditures and exorbitant bills.
During the past twenty years nearly
every city in the country has suffered
from the license which its authorities
have INDUCED in to contract floating
and bonded debts for corrupt and ex-
.4ravagant purposes. Obligations have
been piled upon each other until, de-
spite constantly increasing tax rate,
lupon an increased valuation OF city
property, each year found the munich
palities deeper in debt their interest
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million dollars a year, 81 1920, 900 a day,
$4,000 an hour, and 1916 minute.
The present increase is estimated at
81, 200 minute and $40 a second.
The total working force of the Uni
ted States is estimated at l5,000,000, of
whom 7,050,000 are engaged in agricul-
ture, 100000 in professional and per.
sonal service, $4,000 in manuiactur.
ing, mining and mechanical work, and
100000 in trade and transportation.
The great diversity of our country is
shown in tho various levels at which
our people live: 1908 live between
1000 and 5000 feet above sea level, 2l,-
947 live between 5000 and 5000 feet,
2G,4O0 live over 10000 feet, 26 S46 live
between 1000 and 10000 feet, 4, 9S9 live
between 5000 and 1000 feet, l2S, 34S
live between 5000 and 1000 feet, lGG,.
545 live between 4 600 and 5000 feet,
27l, 1921 live between 5000 and 5000
feet, G94, ,857 live between 1000 and
1900 feet, l,S76,SS live between 500
and 1000 feet, 7,9O3,Sll live between
1000 and 800 feet, 9,l52 003 live 1000
feet above the level OF the sea, and TO-.
775,250 live between 100 and 500 feet,
and l9025,Gl7 live between 500 and =,
600 feet above the level of the sea. The
average height of all is 700 feet above
sea level. Nearly half a million OF our
people live mile high and over.
The average rainfall of the United
States is % iuches, or $4,000 barrels TO
the acre. Over 46,000,OO0 OF our popu
lation have more than the average of
rain, % 100000 having between 40 and
80 inches. In the regions having this
large average rainfall the average Iopu-
lation to the square mile is largest,
while but few live where the average
annual rainfall is less than 20 inches.
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ting asunder and falling away into help.
less fragments. The hour of our second
deliverance from the Bourbon federalist
the boss. the spoils system, the monop-
olist and the corrupt ring, with the
centralization in which all have their
beginning and their being, draws near.
To this most desirable end nothing can
con tribute more directly or more pow.
erfully than the establishment of JEFF
ferson associations in every quarter. 1t
is the method of Jefferson himself, and
| hope TO see the great party of the
common people, defrauded in 1876,
make itself ready for the final conflict
before it, by the formation within its
ranks of thousands Of these democratic
societies or Jefferson associations, which
being closely affiliated and in intimate
correspondence with each other, would
keep the democratic party democratic
and put 1t in posture to meet another
electoral conspiracy like that OF 1867
as our forefathers met that of 1901.
Meanwhile | am, very truly yours, ETC.,
CHAUNCEY i. BLACK.
BENZ. N. MEAD, ESQ,
Cor. Sec'y Jefferson Association.
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Interesting Cens~s Facts.

To any one who knows how TO die
them ont the census reports present
facts that are curious and interesting as
well as instructive in these respects
the census of 1880 exceeds any of its
predecessors.
The assessed value of the property OF
the people of the United States in 1860
was $l2084, ,560,005, or half the calcu.
lated value. The assessed value in 1870
was $l4, ,l78,9SG,732, or half the calcu.
lated value. The assessed value in 1880
was $l6.902, 755, 1898, or half the calcn.
lated value. These figures show the
property of the people of the United
States to have increased in value during
twenty years nearly ten billion dollars,
or at the rate Of nearly five hundred
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03

account heavier and the taxes more
burdensome. The whole country was
shocked some years ago by the expo
sure of the New York methods of mu-
nicipal spoliation, but few cities of any
considerable size in the country have
been exempt from similar operations,
and as a consequence the total munici.
pal and local Indebtedness of the coun-
try, largely resulting from shiftlessness
and peculation in the administration of
city government, far outruns the aggre
gate of the national debt.
That Philadelphia was a notable illus
tration of this tendency may be readily
seen from the following figures, showing
the total funded and floating debt at
the beginning of each year, and the cost
of the departments for the entire year:
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amount disbursed to these Senators and
Representatives to procure the land
grant in question that Newell. who
was himself to have received SIS 90 for
his services in aiding to procure the
grant, says that only having received
$4,000 OF the $4,000 promised him for
his services, and hearing that Parsons
had been served in like shabby man.
ner by the railroad company. wrote him
and Newell exhibits the letter Of reniv
from Parsons in which Parsons statn,
that the railroad company was still de.
fault in payment Of the amount of his
commission for bonds and mouev dis.
oursed and other services rendered and
mat the amount still due him was
$4,000 ''''1i "a9
The member of Congress eIving ,bo
foregoing information iays that after
an inspection of the papers in Ncwell,s
possession he does not wonder tbat
frantic efforts are being made to prevent
the House judiciary committee from
proceeding with the investigation of the
alleged corruption and briberies in con.
nectlon with the procurement of the
land grants Of the Texas Pacific.
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Down Down! Down!

From this date and until further Nc.
uce, we have resolved to sell out our
entire stock of Clothing, Boots and
Shoes, Hats and Caps, in order to make
room for our heavy Fall stock which is
already being manufactured for this
branch. Remember the goods must
and shall be closed out at any price
without delay, and he who will not
trade now shall never have another
such an opportunity at the Boston
Clothing House, just opened in Rev.
nolds block opposite Brockerhof House
Allegheny street, Bellefonte, Pa.
n27.4t
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These figures show regular and
steady increase of the city debt, averag
ing 1892, ,406 per year for ten years
preceding 1878. At the same time the
tax rate had leaped up alarmingIy, and
the cost of the department had advanced
from $4, ,442, ,36l.72 in 1867 to $40, l05, ,9l9.
so in 1875. 1t is true there was slight
reduction in the department expenses
from 1875 to 1877, but il will be noticed
that there was an enormously greater
increase of the city debt of 50, ,2S3, 3,7lO.l7
within that period, so that the munich
pal authorities were only saving at the
spiggot to let out at the bung.
In 1877 Mr.. Pattison was elected con.
troller, defeating the regular Republi.
can nominee by majority of 1862
though the Republicans carried the city
on the state ticket by an average ma.
jority of 5,S7l. Mr.. Pattison was at that
time young and comparatively untried
man with only q reputation for honesty
and intelligence. But the public had
confidence in him, and how well he jus
tilted it may be inferred from the fact
that when his party renominated him
in 1880 he was elected over Republi.
can of blameless private character and
record, by majority of 1888, though
on the very same election day the Dem.
ocratic national ticket was in minori.
ty of POSSE in Philadelphia. 1t must
be remembered, too, that at this time
there was no Committee Of One Hun.
dred, nor any organized lndepenpent or
Reform movement supporting Patti
son.
Now let Ms examine the results of his
administration which have had this
high approval The year 1878 was the
first which tested his methods of adj
ministratIon. Inclusive OF that, and
since then, the record runs thus.
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Plain Facts.

FIGURES THAT DO NOT LIE-TAXPAYERS CAN
UNDERSTAND THIS ARGUMENT.
The Republican party came into
power in this State in 1861, and the
cost to the State government then was
$947, ,9l1.S3, exclusive of interest and
reduction of debt.
The Republican administration OF
Governor Curtin, even with all the
enormously increased expenditures of
war and the highest imitation of values
known in this age, increased the State
expenditures to only 1881 ,4S6.67 in
1867.
In 1866 the Cameron machine en-
trenched itself in the Republican cita.
del and for fifteen years it has been
supreme in every channel of Republican
power in the State. With it came reck
less proAigacy; the creation of offices
for favorites the lavish waste of public
money to reward partisan henchmen,
and the absolute subordination of in
tegrity and manhood to the cohesive
power of public plunder.
In 1870, after three years OF machine
rule in the State, the annual eXpendi-
lures in time of peace, had grown to
1929, ,S70.27, being an increase of ST.
2Sl,05S.44 over the expenses when the
party assumed power, and an increase
of 97,43660 over the expenditures
under Gov. Curtin, with the extraor.
dinary demands of war to meet.
But the prohigacy of boss government
was not content with the expenditures
of 1870. The Auditor Generals report
shows that the cost of the State govern
ment for 1880, including its share for
the Legislature, foots up to the enor
nous amount of 4,962, 1889 millions,
being more than the entire cost of the
government in 1860, when the Repub.
lican party first attained power.
This expenditure does not embrace
either interest or principal OF pubic
debt. 1t is simply the regular annual
expenditure of the State government.
There is a legitimate increase in
schools and judiciary, made by the con.
stitution, but that is little more than
half a million, and the other expendi-
lures are mainly or wholly the creation
of machine legislation.
The people of Pennsylvania have
lately been carefully reading and con.
sidering the record made by Controller
Pattison in Philadelphia, and they have
learned that his entry into the control
ler's office dated the beginning of the
practical reform that has changed the
city from 1925 tax rate and three
millions annual increase of debt, with
little or no improvements, TO Sl.95
tax rate, and annual surplus of mil
lion, and substantial improvements in
every department, and that is just the
sort of an administration they want in
Pennsylvania.
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Against the former average yearly
Increase of s3 ,G22, ,i0G, Mr.. Patti-ons ad.
minlstration shows an average decregSs
OF 81 ,246 73T--a difference in favor of
the Pattisun system. and to the advan-
tage Of the tax pay eTs, OF $4,SG9, l43 per
aDnum, nearly s. q year in the pockets
Of every man, woman and child in the
city of Philadelphia, tor djrectiy and
indirectly every class of people feel the
burden of increased city deba and ex-
penses.
But not only is the superior max cd
Of Pattison's administration IlIustTS ed
by the decrease of the. city debt The
department expenses have gone down
from $8,IS496l.20 to S6,SS3 1862, a
reduction per annum Ot 81 ,30I .634. .2S
and the tax levy is reduced from 81 %
to $l.90, reduction Of The annual bur.
den on property OF 81 ceais on every
800 of valuation, a benefit to owner
and renter, making real estate more
valuable while at the same time it
lightens the burdens Of the poor and
diminishes the expenses of the business
man. Prior to PattisOn's term one fifth
Of the city taxes were uncolleeted and
went into the hands of the delinquent
collector, where enormous expenses
were added for the profit of speculatiug
politicians, who at the same time allow.
ed political friends entirely 20 escape
their municipal obligations. The poor
and unfortunate were p!undercd for the
enrichment Of rapacious pArtiSans. Last
year only s pes cent. of the city taxes
were uncollected, a gain Of ~ per cent,
over the days of ring rulS.
1t was their reforms which SDabled
the controller to say in his last annual
report; "The burdens of the tax pay.
ers are being !ightene1, increased en-.
couragement is given tor the employ
ment of capital within its limits. and
an auspicious beginning has been made
in freeing the second city of the Union
in population. and the first in industrial
enterprise, from taxation for indebted
ness"
That is exactly the sort OF relief that
is needed at Harrisburg. The state ex-
penses are increasing all the time. Plum
deTipg goes on incessantly. There is
jobbeFy in every department. The
enormous revenues of the common.
wealth which should have wiped out
the state debt years ego are the prey. Of
petty spoilsmen. From the purchase
OF stationery up TO the building OF
asylums and peniten tiares there ie
universal corruption. What is wanted
at Harrisburg is exactly the kind of ad.
ninistPation which Controller Pattison
has given philadelphia.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03

lT IS evident that Congressman Robe.
sons figure. head in the House, Speaker
Keifer, is to be left at home in the nert
Congressional election in Ohio. A rival
Tor his seat has sprung up in the person
OF Robert ?. Kennedy who saw service
during the war, and was made a Prevet
Brigadier General and Collector of In.
ternal Revenue for the Bellefontaine,
o., district afterward. Kennedy is -
shrewd young fellow, and has been fix.
ing his cards for a Congressional deal
Tor long time. lie has just shown his
hand by carrying the entire delegation
of his home county, thirty.two votes,
against the Speaker, and is now openlv
committed to the fight. The district
comprises Logan, Clark, Champaign,
Pickaway and Madison counties, and
was represented for many years by Con.
gresham William Lawrence, the pres.
ent First Comptroller of the Treasury,
Record.
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llack on jefferson.

AN ABLE LETTER PROM TIE DEMOCRATIC
4. CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GovERNOE
TO THE JEFFERSON ASSOCIATION or THIS
CITY.
The following letter from Hon.
Chauncey F. Black, Democra ic candi
date for Lieutenant Governor to B. NJ
Mead, Ess., corresponding secretary o..
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Newell's Charges.
BONDS AND MONEY GIVEN TO FOUR sENA,
TORS AND THIRTY MEMBERS.
Special dispatch to The Times

Special dispatch TO The Times.
WASHINGTON, July 81.
A member of the House, to whom
the documentary evidence in Newell's
possession relating to the alleged stu.
pendous corruption fund used in pro-
curing the passage of the bill through
Congress making the land grant TO the
Texas Pacific Railroad Company has
been submitted for inspection, makes
some interesting statements. He says
that among these papers is transcript
from the books of the railroad company
showing that one million of their bonds
were paid to thirty members of the
House and two hundred thousand dol.
lars of their bonds and sixty.two thous.
and dollars in money to four members
of the Senate. lie says that this tran.
script gives the names of the four Sen.
ators and thirty Representatives and
the amount paid each; that three of
these four Senators and four only of the
thirty Representatives are still in Con.
gress.
Newelrs explanation as TO how he
came into possession of this transcript
is that while he was yet intimately con.
nected with the company and held
stock in il, he procured the services of
a clerk in the company's Office to make
the transcript for him. Newell says
that the company's attorney and agent
ct Washington into whose hands was
put the bonds and money referred to,
TO be put whore they would do the most
good, was Dick Parsons, of Cleveland,
0hfo. That for hta aarvsras parso,s No.
to have been paid ten per cent. of The
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NeIC Advertisement.
COURT PROCLAMATION

- WHEREAS, the Hon. Charles A. Maver presi
aeut oi the Court Of Common Pleas Of the 25ih JudicI
b,Alv'' consisting OF the counties Of Centre Clinton
non j. IA Kunk!e, Associate Judges in Centre county
having issued their Precept bearing date the 9th day
"i May, ioS-' 10 me directed, for holding Court Of
Oyer and Termincr and General Hail 6livr' ~ ~
quarter Sessions of the Peace in Belefonte for the
county OF Centre and To commence on the 5tb Mon
Iay "i August next, being the 2'th day Of August
lss-, ana to continue one week Noiir.i. L,TsI,
gwen to the Coroner Justices Of the Peace Aldermen
ana Constables OF said county Of Centre that they he
Shti ana ih're ~ their proper persons nj 10 o'clock
lh the forenoon Of said day, with their records. ngUi-
st1us examinations, and their own remembrance
70 40 those things which 10 their Office appcrtap, ~
pe u"hr aud those who are bound in rccuguizanres 10
prosecute against the prisoners that are or shall be in
he jan gi Centre county be then aud there To- prose-
cute against them A. shall be Just
G'en under my hand, at Beeionte, the 9Th dsv
ol May IN the year Of our Lord 1852 and the one
huhdftd and sixth year of the Independence of the
United States THOMAS J. UI,NEwT SL-fe
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DRUEGIsTs and physicians recommend
and prescribe Lydia Z. Pinkha Vege.
table Compound for all female com.
plants.
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PERuNA cures every time-get some,
be well-keep it on hand, and sin no
more.
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How are you to-day?' Not very,
well. Go for a bottle OF PERUYA and bel
we'll.
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Tuesday, the 18th of August nert.

late the property of John c. Bricker, deceased
All that certain tract or piece of land
situate in College township, Centre county, Pa bound
a and described follows Beginning at white OAK
corner line of Henderson heirs thence north 500
east ll6 5-l0 perehes TO post; thence south 35ko-
l22 perches to a post; thence south 65o. west Ila
perches TO a stone thence north 63lo -lO3 perches
10 the place Of beginming-containing
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80 ACRES and 26 PERCHES.

more or less Thereon erected good FRAME HOUSE
aud BARN and outbuildngs and having also well nf
good water; there being on said land an excellent
orchard OF choice fruit trees This land is In bieh
state OF cultivation is located in thriving oommuni-
1t a most desirable farm.
TERMS OF sALE.-one-third of purchase money cash
on confirmation OF sale, onethird In one year there
after and the remaining one-third to remain charged
the land as DOVER the interest to be paid 10 the
widow annually, and at her death the principal to he
paid to the heirs OF John @. Brioker deceased The
deferred payments TO be secured by mortgage on
the premises The purchaser will he required 10 nav
10 per cent OF first payment soon as property Is
struck on, MICHAEL BRICkER,
SCOTT BROKER.
Admin d b. n. c. {. a. o. JSo c. BnroKKR, deed.
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Orphans Court Sale.

DURSUANT to an order of the
Il Orphans Court Of Centre county, there will he
exposed to public sale the premises in College
township. ON