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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

"IF you elect Hancock you cnoose
pauper wages, idleness and the poor
house, but if you elect Garfield, you
will get higher wages, steady work
and prosperity" Such we're the words
addressed to the workingmen and
placarded on the manufactures pre-
cediDg the last Presidential election.
Under the inspiration of these decep-
tive assurances and the protection
fraud so often played upon their fears
the laboring men we're rallied TO the
Republican standard, and what has
been the resultl With a Republican
In the Presidential office and Republi.
cans controlling every department Of
government and every act Of congress,
it is now in order for the working man
to inquire how about the promises
given-where is the higher wages, the
steady work and prosperity In what
part of the country has the promises
been veri6ed' Notwithstanding that
a high protective tariff has been in
existence all the time and is still in
existence, every where laboring men
have been worked upon half time and
wages falling regularly from Maine 10
Oregon. Why is this Working men
will do well TO do 3 little thinking for
themselves, and it may occur to them
that their happiness il not entirely
dependent upon the success of party
whose legislation il 50 entirely in the
interest Of monopoly. that they arc
incapable of discriminating in favor
of labor, or keeping good faith in their
promises.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

THE Trustees of the Pennsylvania
State College held meeting on Fri,
day last at Harrisburg, and appointed
Gov. Pattson, Professor. Atherton and
Mr.. Higbee. superintendent of public
instruction, committee to inquire
whether any change can be judiciously
made 10 the organization of the de-
partment of public instruction, the
Committee to report at the next meet
ing of the board of trustees.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

SENATOR SHERMAN thinks it is al.
most impossible TO step from the Senate
to the Presidency. 1t will undoubted'
ly be a very heavy contract for him,
now that he has lost his Eliza which
was a winning card in placing one
fraud in the Presidential office.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

Gov. PATrIsoN has appointed w.
n. Hirst controller of Philadelphia,
to supply the vacancy caused by the
death of T.. Harper Jefirees.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31


IT is explained by the New York
Sun that the Republican party's equi.
vocal attitude toward Malone grows
out Of Mr. BlAine's hostility to him.
Blaine sees that If the party we're TO
acknowledge Malone fully, and there
BY silence the clatter Of the Blaine
Republican papers, the Southern dele
cations would at once take the vir-
ginian as their leader, and follow him
into the Arthur camp, if one should
be established. But with Malone on
the ragged edge Of the party, admit
ted when his vote Is wanted, but
shouldered away like ; poor relation
when he claims right 70 the family
name. The Republicans Of the South
are put on their guard against him.
A cOntesting delegation will 60 from
Virginia 10 challenge his right to be
considered : member ef the party
Then viii come tho final struggle be
tween the Blaine-G Garfield forces on
lhe one side and ell who favor South
ern coalition movements on the other.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31
An Indian Agents Costly Error

Mr. Tif,ny. who was an Indian
agent in New Mexico in 1851, testified
before the lInuse Committee on EE.
pendi'ures iu the Department Of Justice
Yesterday, that he had submitted are
port to the Department Of the Interior
containing an error Of sl2. lie was
a6erwsrd. arrested in New York and
taken to the Territory for trial, but bis
case was never tried. Mr. Tif,ny
ssii there we're ten indictments against
him. The prosecution, however, could
never secure the necessary witness TO
convict him. He estimated his expen
sss in appearing for trsl at between
Eve and Elk thousand dollars.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

The Judges of Oregon, even the
Justice of the Supreme Court get but
$4,000 year. This would only be a
moderate compensation for a country
justice of the peace in this country,
who never heard of Coke or Black.
stone. The legal profession there
must be of the cheap order or only
practice law as an amusement, while
they make the ducats in politics and
trade.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

RUMoRs have been floating round
that Governor Pattison would make
another effort to carry out the consti.
tuition in the matter Of apportionment,
By calling the legislature again into
session. We don't believe word OF
it. He has enough of that legislature.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

The dead lock in the Kentucky
legislature on the Senatorial fight, Is
still in full tide between Blackburn
and Williams. 1t is thought that the
tide will eventually drift in the direc'
lion of Speaker Carlisle.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

Iris interesting TO know that the
expenses Of running the state last year,
including the extra session Of the leg.
stature, was s25O,0O0 less than the
preceding year when the Republicans
had entire control in all its depart.
ments. Only 70. the obstructive and
revolutionary policy of the senate
under instruction of Don Cameron,
the saving would have been at least
half million.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

Bliss obtained 800 a day for his
services in prosecuting the star'route
thieves, but there are those who do
not scruple to believe that this is a
very small moiety of what he realized
from these cases from banks and con
tractors who escaped prosecution by
having friends at court.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

THE investigation Of the marshals
now in progress by Mr.. Springer's
committee, continues to grow in inter.
est. Every day some new rogue turns
up who has been allowed to rob the
government and escape with the plum
der The last is Governor Murray of
Utah. He was marshal of Kentucky
before he was appointed Governor Of
Usah, and as such selious charges
stood against him rejecting upon his
official rcctitude. This dark record,
it is said, has laid concealed in the
Department Of Justice year after year,
and the present investigation has un.
earthed facts that require satisfactory
explanation of the Governor Of Utah
a duty be cannot evade.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31
Two Reform Bills

We learn from the Washington Posi
that Messrs. Morrison and Hewett Of
the Ways aud Means committee, will
each submit tariff schemes to the com
mittee. Mr. Hewctt's report will
consist largely Of a comparison Of
rates 10 labula, form with the recon
meudation that the lowest rate be
adopted. Il will give the figures Of
the tariff as 1t exist., Of the Tarin
Commission bill, of the House bill Of
last year, Of the Senate Tariff bill and
Of the tariff as i, stood before the latest
change.
Mr.. Morrison's report will recon.
mend q short bill providing for hori-
zontal reduction Of from fifteen to
twenty-five per cent. in the average.
with large additions to the free list
particularly in raw materials. lie
said regarding bis bill : 81 have
not written a word yet, but / can
finish it in twenty minutes" He
further stated that he was waiting to
ascertain the amount of reduction in
revenue that would be effected by the
proposed changes, and also to examine
Mr.. Hewitt's schedule. Experts are
at work on both bills.
Mr.. Morrison thinks the result will
be practical agreement between Mr..
Hewitt and himself on the main fea.
lures. Those said be, "who are
talking about the paralysis of the
Ways aud Means committee are mis-.
taken. Before 1 draft my bill want
to find out exactly what the figures
and effect will be Of what I propose." "
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

The legislature Of Virginia have
passed bill to establish home for
destitute MANNED soldiers of the south.
The bill provides a sum Of $1,000 per
annum for ten years, and s2,500 there.
after annually. West Virginia, Mary
iand, Missouri and Kentucky are in.
vited to aid the undertaking and ap.
psint commissioners in its management.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

CIR your job Work done at tho
CENTRE DEMocRAr Office.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

CERTAINLY General Sherman has
no Presidential bee in his bounel, says
he Pittsburgh Post. lie told friend
before leaving Washington last Mon.
day that if he was nominated by nc.
clamation and received the electoral
vote Of every state in the Union be
would still decline He looked fol.
ward for the remnant Of his days t. q
life Of comfort and ease, and an entire
freedom from care or worry Of any
kind. He thought it would be the
supremest kind Of folly Tor him to be
tempted by the bauble of the Presi.
deucy to enter the White House aud
have four years of strife, contention
irritation aud criticism to encounter
To accept the Presidency would ne
cessilate his retiring from the army
aud at the end Of four years he would
be remanded to private lite just like
Grant, who was trying TO earn living
in the precarious occupation OF a
broker in Wall street. The Office Of
President, General Sherman said, was
surrounded with so much that was
difficult, so much that was unpleasant,
40 much that was unsatislying, that
before long instead of men of high
character and statesmansbip seeking
for it the trouble would be to induce
them to accept. "No," said be, in
conclusion, people may believe it or
not, just as they please, but there is
and can be no possible contingency
which would induce me TO think for
one moment Of taking the Office This
is commended TO those who discredited
the sincerity Of Gov. Tilden's declina.
zion.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

THE State Senate OF Virginia passed
IA resolution Jan. Oath by vote of %
to 10 requesting Senator Malone to
resign. The resolution goes to the
House Of Delegates where il will also
pass by a large majority. The Re
publicans need not be uneasy. Their
little boss repudiator will not comply
with the wishes Of his constituents.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31
The Geltte Demnfrat.
So
Terms 81. so per Aanum in Advance

Thursday Morning, January3l, 1884.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

Ex SPEAKER kErFER Of the House
is under fire to explain some Of the
dirty transactions of the last Congress
which has returned to trouble him
now. At the close Of the last session
of that Congress he required the re.
signaiion Of competent. expert steuo.
grapher in the employ of the House,
in order that he might appoint bis
nephew to draw the salary, amounting
to over $4,000, during the recess. 1t
appears the nephew bad no knowledge
of the art, aud was entirely incapable
of rendering any service as an equiva-
lent for the money thus fraudulently
obtained from the Treasury. The ex.
Speaker is clearly in hole from which
he cannot extricate himself
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-31

The Democratic State committee
met at Harrisburg on Thursday last,
and was largely attended by the best
working Democrats io the State. The
proceedings of the committee was
highly interesting and very harmoni-
Gus. The active and intelligent men
thus coming to the front in the man.
agement Of the approaching campaign
gives assurance, that it will not be
one of sloth or blunder. The merited
unanimous reelection of Chairman
Hensel is guarantee Of this.
The committee appointed Lebanon
as the place of holding the State con.
yention, aud fixed the date of its as.
sembling for the 9th day Of April.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
NFW.JFRSEY.

PATTRsON-John WOolcy was elected member
of the Board OF Freeholders in Paterson on MONDAY.
Yesterday several persons seTcnaded HIM. While
the attention of the family was attracted Dy the
music burglars entered the house IN the rear, ana
going to the front part, which Is occupied by
hQuor dealer helped themselves 10 seNeIal DoJuIes
of gin a lot OF cigars and a wallet filed with pa,
pers The serenaders and the burglars disappeared
simultaneously on tho approach OF PoHcThdl,
stephen Baker was subsequently found drunk ana
on Inn were found the papcIs stolen from Mr.;
Wonllev..A person whose name Is not disclosed
has told n largo story concerning the steaunS OF A.
T. Stewards body. and he IrtsS publishes II. ANY
oue familiar with the undisputed facts concerning
that crime will see at glance that this tale IS
wholly fiction.
HAcKrNsACK.-Leyi Holmes. of ,Schraalenberg,
was arraigued yesterday for selling liquor to JACOB
Luers without license He was huod the Jul
statutory penalty-$ZO and costs.
ELizABrrn-A dividend of 10 per cent 70 the
depostors of the Dime Savings Bank has been Or
defed by the ChancellOr..-... O-morTOW night
delegation of the Painfeld Reform Club viii be
present at a temperance meeting at the Central
Baptist Church. Christopher Cayney' VINO was
married on Tuesday, ARA gued yesterday ON 9
charge of stealing articles worth several huhGreu
dollars from No. 80 Pine-st. llo was detected IN
the rObsry aud WAS only captured altef DeIhB
knocked down and dubbed by two officers.
MoNrcLAIR.-Ihc directors of the Crulnp Label
Company have unanimously rcsOl yed that no order
will be accepted for printing Labels Tor any kll OF
li0uor or other Intoxicating drinks including cldcT,
nor for any advertising matter connected. WIN ~
Iiouorq This action was taken in anticipation OF
n rumored action of several large dealers In liquor
i'm Withdrawing their patronage from tho company.
KEYPoRr.-Polco superintendent Walling, of
New-York was offered tho presidency of the Ma
tional Bank. lie declined it, and Michael Taylor,
of Holmdcl, was elected president
UOBOKEN--In yetong the appointment OF w.
NJ McMcken as All expert to examine collector
McMabOn's books, Mayor Ilmken read the common
Council a lecture for making the appointment
when the members knew that the Court had the
matter under consideration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
JnpOR1ED BONNETS And HATS.

T. G. Johnson. of No. s East Fourteenth-st.,
importer of fine millinery goods, Is displaying sP,cla
spring importation OF French bonnets untflInicu n"'
and bonnets OF straw all the fashionable shapes
tiny capote bonnet Is shown with square crown OF
white crepe dc Chine embroidered win goa coI9 anu
Roman pearls. The rolled brtm OF the bonnet Is vi SVi
velvet YELLED by fall OF lace embroidered with gOlu
high cluster Of white marabout ieathers trlS T rho
bonnet top, which Is finished Win Ied Veiyet ino
stnqs of red velvet caught TO the bonnet by slender
pns of gold Another bonnet, with fu crown OF g0ld
net is bordered with soft frills or gold lace, run WIN
narrow folds OF velvet I'm mushroom brown. cluster
OF natural looking mushrooms trim the top ana strings
OF velvet In mushroom brown complete the bonnet a
made with soft, full crown and finished with paltlnY
OF gold lace set In the 6rtm. cluster OF wheat-head
poiyanthus and grass Is over the top little princess
bonnet with long IA shown OF shTred Grape IN
pale beige color full pulled brm Of dark brown velvet
and cluster Of African marigOlds In gold and sDI0Wn
shades, with strings OF brown velvet complete TO- nat
ia Princess Ida shape, IL shown In fine Belgian straw;
the straight brim faced with brown velvet ana bor-
dcred with gold braid fr Of Oriental lace run with
gold threads and twist velvet In golden brown shades
caught by bright bronze ornament set win uSeis
eye trim the crown One snowy plume borders Tue pIi
in front and another the back falling at the right side
Another hat i'm shades IS OF fine straw the nSn
crown surrounded by twist OF dark green We vet aud
finished at the side by cluster OF tips shading from He
pale green OF the straw to dark green OF the VeVe "'
thrust through the straw at the side, and racing OF
dark green velvet edged with golden cord completes
Amonc the untrImrnrd hats the Princess Ida IS
high crown hat with straight brm. which Is shown IN an
shades OF straw The Alpine Rose H. hat WIN
high peaked crown, and straight pflln Iollcu AT to
side variety OF stylish school hats are also SHOWN IN
trimmed and untrmmed straw, and trimmings 70
bonncts shown I'm high ponpons OF close loseouus
and other flowers. maIOOut ana ostllcu ltatheIs' anu
grass with golden moths dragon hles IN brilliant cooIs
butterflies in rainbow hues which are 80 nouhSI On
are also natural tlistcs and Scottish heather Wn "o
deity preserved and are shown in all colors Among
odd novelties are bunchcs OF ialy-ap necfarnes
raids hes. mushrooms seekei pears. puins, heoi0''
and luscious looking punches OF Icu curIdh'S'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
WENTWORTH CITY.

The faes collected in the Police Courts last month
amounted to $5,075 90
crossarm of the telegraph pole in front of No. 81
Chotbam-st was set on Ie yesterday by an electric
M Blakely yesterday sold the house and lot
No 1871 East Fifty-secOnd-St., 1or inc Kew Johh
O. Bache to j. j. Fredrlchs.
The managers of the Eden Musee have invited a
number of well-knOwn actors and actresses 10 NSi'
that place of amusement TO morrow.
Louis Stern. of the well-known dry goods firm of
Stern Brothers, i'll West Iwenty-third-st., sailed
tour through Europe Mr. Stern is accompanied by
his family.
The directors of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
many Yesterday declared dividend OF d per cent
on the capital stock. The last previous dividend
was paid In September, 1865.
RECOVERING FROM A SERIOUS ILLSFss.
Snrermtendent T.. r. Powers of the Cotton tx
change who has been confined to his home iOr sew
eraI weeks. was down town yesterday for the first
time since lac became conVaIeSccnt
A PILGRIMAGE TO CHICAGO.
The InDerial Council Of the Mystic Shrine, under
o.cnrt of officers and mobiles from temples of tho
Eastern and Middle States, started last n!ght on
he West Shore route for pilgrimage to chicago.
REVENUE BONDs FOR CITY PURPOSES.
The Controller yesterday issued 81 800 900 reVe-
me bonds for city purposes al . per c06
;rhis makes a total OF about Po,OOO, UOO revenue
hon1s ssned since January l, and at the same rate
cuID KILLED BY FALLING FIVE sTomEs.,
Gusfave Kunl,le age six, while playing yesterday
On 6fth.sfnrv fre-escape Of the tenement mouse
No 2O7 StantGn-st fell over the balcony Iailhg 10
the sidewalk sixty feet below. mHeh MS mo'ioI
found him ne was dead.
SALE OF A FINE JAPANESE CoLLECIIoN'
A collection of fine Japanese lacqneIs' lIios'
netsukes ivory carvings and curl0s, cOhSSleu W
gentleman formerly living III Japan, VIII 70 So"
Today and Tomorrow at the art galleries OF oIlGeS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
NOT CoNTERrED 10 THE CATHOLIC F1ITH.

There was published ia TIE, World yesterday
long and sensational account Of the conversion or MIS-
Iouis g. IIannrslcy tho Roman Catholic church by
onsignOr CaDc. j. HaIkcr HamcrSiey, cousin or tne
late LOUIS c. Hamcrsry said to TEbuNE reporter: "
can contradict this story emphacay on the authority or
Mrs Hamcrsley's mother Mrs IIamelsey has been
so III that life ut one time dcSp1lred or ana rev
DAYS 20 she left the Buckingham Hotel where she had
been STAYING and went 10 Old Point Comfort 20 recuperate
think can trace the origin OF the rumOr An aunt OF
Mrs Hamerslcy who is well knownin Washington, where
she he's kept open house for years. had met MonslgnoT
Capel In England some years ago Nhrn ne VlSlJeu
Washington she asked him 20 make her house MS nome
She was ont the city herself at the time and IN her aD
scnce Mrs. Hamerey received the Mousgnor me says
however that he made NOT the slightest attempt To Nedh
her affections from her OVID church during that time
Further than that as | said before, her mother said
lately the rmor could be contradcted on her authority
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
ESCAPING FROM A wATER-sPoUT.

The steamship African, which arrived here yes
torday from Bsracea, reported that on April H. IN
latitude 26o north, longitude IA AZ west wreck
lowered TO make a survey of her condition. she
was large schooner, capsized, and apparently
On Sunday morning, about hai-past 0; the
vessel was struck by squat which blew with ter
rife force for about thirty seconds tearing the fore
sail and other sails into ribbons and lifting one OF
Tho orgc heats ont of the gusseS. Previous to the
snuall large waterspout was observed about three
miles west-northwest OF the vessel, and when inc
souall subsidized the spout was only ABOUT l'SdIlc
OF n mile distant. Fearing that 1t would DreaK
over the vessel and swamp her, the tweIVe;pouhder
gnn was double-charged and fired INTO the spout.
winch burst with a great noise. tumullouS scd
was caused for two three miles around ana inc
vessel labored hea lily for a time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
NEWARK.

The German Republican organization recently
formed ha, decided to favor as deegaeS,at-aTge TO
Chicago that will vote for either Edmuhds OF
Lincoln.
I.aac Adler. who is accused by Charles Kastner
of shooting him, was admitted to bail yesterday III
the sum of 10000.
The Wcman's Christian Temperance Union IS re-
cevng n large number OF subscriptions loNaru
paying for its new hail.
The annual convention Of the Young Mems CHRIS
tan Association OF NewJerSey Will be held at Asso-
cation Hall to-day and tomorrow.
Rosa Lynn and Maggie. Carran, inmates OF !, lno
oiTnsl,ousS uuarrcllcd on Tuesday night, nj Rosa
beat the other woman 50 badly thaJ II DCCdino
necessary TO remove her TO the hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
Jersey CITY.

Thomas Scriven, of No. 80 Harrison ave, was ar
ragned vest crlay, charged with shooting at MIs'
who was on the verge Of dclrium Temens, did not
know why he fired the shots. He was prosperous
merchant year ago but, bias become ySIcal auu
financial wreck from excessive drinking.
Tho man ernnIoved in bringing timber down the
Delaware River, who are known as 'ratters,' cause
railroad companies much trouble and annoyance
when they return by train TO their homes. lhey
are often drunk aud they do not hesitate TO bore
holes through the sides of cars for amusement, Inc
Erie Railroad, which has suffered much IN TINS
manner has determined TO put stop TO II, ana nus
poleon Campbell one of the "rafters,' was fined 20
Yesterday by Justice Stilsng.