®!u gftlhsrtl 6n?cttr. t'riJ i THE DEFICIENCIES. The following exposure of Radical wastefulness, iu the recent message of the President, accounts in pait, for the malignity and "irulence of the assaults which are constantly made on him: The estimates of the War Department for the last two fiscal years were, for 1 Sf7, *83,814,461, a "d for 1808, $25,205, 669. The actual expenditures during the same periods were respectfully, $95,224,415 and $123,246,6-1.8. The esti mate submitted in December last for t he fiscally ear ending June 50, 1869, was $77,121,707; the expenditure for the first quarter ending the 30th of Septem ber last, were $27,219,116, and the Sec retary of the Treasury gives $66,000,000 as the amount which will probably be required during the remaining three quarters, if there should be no reduc tion of the army—making its aggregate cost for the year considerably in excess of ninety three millions. The differ ence between the estimates and expen ditures for three fiscal years which have been named is thus shown to be $175,545,343 for this single branch of the public service. It will not be forgotten how exultant ly the radicals referred to the reduced appropriations made in the last session of Congress, in proof that they were at last about to enter on the long promi sed career of economy and retrench ment. They triumphantly presented an array of figures to show how they had cut down the expenses of the ar my, and of all other branches of the public service, llut when the little supplementary bill for deficiencies shall be presented the present session, the full extent of radical deception will be revealed. The democrats, however, were not deceived by the tricks of the radicals. They insisted that the appropriation bill was cooked up to deceive'the people as to the enormous extent of wasteful ness, and that the deficiency hill would prove it. The radical leaders did not dare enter the presidential campaign with the true condition of financial af fairs laid before the country, and they therefore, like bankrupt railroad man agers, doelored up accounts which they knew to be fraudulent. The appropri ation bill of last session, so far from lin ing anything likea true exhibit of pub lie expenditure, was nothing but a ly ing radical campaign document. Jt served its purpose. The radicals suc ceeded in deceiving their followers, and in keeping their hold on the treasu ry. The next deficiency bill will dis close the full extent of the deception. The IJEGislatrke of this State met on Tuesday, sth, at 12, M. Dr. Wi liner Worthingfon was elected Speaker of the Senate and John Clark Speaker of the House. .The old clerks in both houses wer re-elected. Up to December 31st, 1868, there had been 3,30> bankrupt cases in Virginia. THE ItADK AI. BimaaitTN AMI THE STATE DEBT. Gov. Geary lias issued a proclama tion setting forth the amount of the State debt redeemed by the Commis sioners of the Sinking Fund from the first Monday in September ISG7, till the thirtieth of November, 1868. The Governor informs the public that dur ing these fifteen months just $2,414,816- 24 of the State debt were redeemed. This proclamation is made the occasion of much boasting, on the part of the radical press, concerning the wonder ful financial management of radical of ficials in general and Governor Geary's administration in particular. Of course the "rural Caffres" who don't stop to look beneath the surface, but imagine that everything is gold that glitter.--, are in ecstacies over the state ment made in this proclamation. Our readers will see its hollowness when we give it this slight puncture with our pen. The Sinking Fund was established just ten years ago, by an act of the Legislature (see Pardon's Digest, page 914) which provides a.- follows : "For the purpose of paying the pres ent indebtedness and the interest there on, and such further indebtedness as may hereafter be contracted on the part of the commonweal h, the follow ing revenues and incomes are hereby specifically appropriated and set apart, to wit: The net annual income of the public works that are now, or may hereafter be owned by the common wealth, and the proceeds of the sale of the same heretofore made, and the in come or proceeds of sale of stocks own ed by the State, and all revenues de rived from the following sources, to wit: From bank charters and dividends. Taxes assessed on corporations and all the sources of revenue connected therewith. The tax on taverns, eating-houses, restaurants, distilleries, breweries, re tailers. pedlars, brokers, theatres, cir cuses, billiard and bowling saloons, ten pin alleys and patent medicine licenses. On theatrical, circus and menagerie exhibitions. On auction commissions and duties. On writs, wills, deeds, mortgages, letters of attorney and all instruments of writing, entered of record, on which a tax is assessed. On public officers and all others on which a tax is levied. On foreign insurance companies. On enrollment of laws. On pamphlet laws. KJH luaus ui liiuuc,) at lulcicot. All fines, forfeitures and penalties. Revenues derived from the public lands. The excess of militia tax over exj>eri ditures. Militia tax. Tonnage tax paid by railroads. Escheats. Collateral inheritance tax. Accrued interests. Refunded cash, and all gifts, grants, or bequests, or the revenue derived therefrom, that may be made to the State and not otherwise directed. The receipts at the Treasury, from the sources above enumerated, were, for the year 1867, $5,021,232,01. Dur ing the present year they have been at least as much, and doubtless, largely in excess of last year. During the fif teen months for which the report ot the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund is made, the receipts at the Treasury from the above mentioned sources, were not less than $6,250,000.00. We refer to the statistics of the Audi tor General's report to bear us out in this statement. Now, let it be borne in mind that the law requires that ev ery cent of the moneys received at the State Treasury from the above-named sources, shall go into the Sinking Fund for the purpose of paying the State debt. I'enee, during the fifteen months ending Nov. 30th, 1868, there were in the Sinking Fund Applicable to the payment of the State debt $6,250,000.00 Amount of debt paid during that period 2,414,816.71 Not applied to payment of the debt $3,835,183.36 What has become of the $3,^35,183.36 received at the Treasury, payable to the Sinking Fund, and not applied to the extinguishment of the State !X;bt ? Is the Sinking Fund robbed of millions of dollars annually to defray the ex penses of the government, and to make the people believe that their taxes have been reduced ? Before our Radical friends indulge in further boasting, will they please explain this little discrepancy between the amount of the State debt redeemed and the sum provided by t lie people for its re demption ? At the same time, they might as well inform the tax-pay ers that under Democratic rule the State paid but 4, 44 and 5 per cent, on its loans, whilst under the administra tion of Gov. Geary it pays 6 per cent, on the bulk of its indebtedness. When they shall have performed these little tasks, they may go on with their man ufacture of cheap thunder for the gu bernatorial campaign. Until then the people will respond to their boasting, with the derisive shout, Vive fa Jlun (jUff. p,n> APPEAL IX BEHAU' OF TILL: IVASH IXR.ROX MOXR.HKXT. The following appeal in behalfof the Monument Association, by the officers, commends itself to the patriotic in all parts of the land : WASI r r xOTO x NATI ON A T . MONUMENT OFFICE, Dec. 20,1833. To the Editors of the Repress : GENTLEMEN —By order of the So ciety, 1 respectfully request that you will give such insertion as you may think proper in your journal of the ac companying appeal. Very respectful ly, * JOIIN CARROLL BRENT, Secretary. WASHINGTON NA T lON A L MONUMENT SOCIETY, Dec. 20, 1808. Reverend and Dear Sirs: In pursuance of a resolution of the Washington National Monument So ciety, we, the officers of the society, respectfully request you to cause col lections, for the benefit of the monu ment, to be taken up in -your respec tive congregations on the Sunday im mediately preceding the 22d of Febru ary next, and remit the amounts to the treasurer of the society. A very small sum from each congregation will, in the aggregate, insure the im mediate resumption of work on the monument, and, with the expected aid from other sources, it is hoped that in a few years it will be completed. The veneration in which the memory of Washington is held by the American people renders a studied appeal to their patriotism unnecessary, and we there fore simply make known to you the re quest of the society, confidently believ ing that you will cordially co-operate with them in the noble work. Very respectfully, your ob't servants, AxDR E w Jo 11 NSON , President ex officio. S. J. BOWKN. First Vice President ex officio. U. 8. GRANT, Second Vice President. W. W. CORCORAN, Third Vice President. J. B. 11. SMITH, Treasurer. J. CARROLL BRENT, Sec'y. The secretary respectfully requests that editors and publishers of newspa pers through the country favorable to the call will publish the above ap peal. A GENERAL AMNESTY PROCLAMA TION JBV THE PRESIDENT. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 24. By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, The President of the Uni ted States has heretofore set forth sev eral proclamations, offered amnesty and pardon to pesons who had been or were concerned in the late rebellion a gainst the lawful authority of the Gov ernment of the United States, which proclamations were severally issued on the Bth day of December, 1868, on the 2Gth day of May, 1805, on the 7th day of September, 1867, and on the 4th day of July in present year; and Whereas, The authority of the Feder al Government having been re-estab lished in all the States and Territories within the jurisdiction of the United States, it is believed that such prrtden tial reservations and exceptions as at Hie- On tea of Said several proclamations were deemed necessary and proper may now be wisely and justly relin quished, and that an universal amnesty and pardon for anticipation in said re bellion extended to all who have borne any part therein, will tend to secure permanent peace, order, and prosperi ty throughout the land and to renew and fully restore confidence and frater nal feeling among the whole people, and their respect for and attachment to the national Government, designed by its patriotic founders for the gener ai good: Now, therefore, be it known, that I, Andrew Johnson, President of the. U nited States by virtue of the power and authority in uie vested by the Consti stitution and in the name of the sover eign people of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declaie uncondi tionally and without reservation, to ail and to every person who directly or in directly participated in the late insur rection or rebellion, a full pardon and amnesty for the olfence of treason a gainst the United States or of adher ing to their enemies during the late civil war, with restoration of all rights, privileges, and immunities under tlie Constitution and the laws which have been made in pursuance thereof. In testimony whereof I have signed these presents with my hand and have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Done at tne city of Washington, the twenty-fifth day of December, in the year of our Lord .one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight, and of the independence of the U nited States of America the ninety third. ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President, F. \V. SEWARD, Ac ting Secretary of State. The full pardon and amnesty proc lamation just issued by President Johnson, includes Jefferson Davis, Breckenridge, JacobThompson,Mason, Slidell, and all others who were direct ly or indirectly engaged in the late in surrection or rebellion. The parties a bove named are now in foreign coun tries. SALES OF MERCHANDISE.— It is sta ted that the annual sales of merchan dise in Boston amount to nearly $1,000,- 000,000. This is second to the sales of New York. Other American cities re port aggregate sales as follows, Phila delphia, $662,000,000; New Orleans, $526,000,000; Chicago, $342,000,000; Baltimore, $324,000,000; Cincinnati, $213,000,000; St. Louis, $213,000,000; San Francisco, $151,000,000; Louisville, $126,000,000; Milwaukie, $1 '>oo,ooo. None of the remaining cities reach $100,(WO.OOt) of sales an n ual Iy. NAPOLEON'S TENURE OF OFFICE. Twenty years have passed since the present Emperor of the French was e leeted President of the French repub lic, that election having taken place on the 10th of December, 1818. Already the Sec*>nd Bonaparte has held power longer than most of the living mon archsof Europe. A new generation has sprung up >snee he has been at the head of the French nation, and all the European sovereigns who at first view ed him as an adventurer have admit ted him to equality. (Special Diip.itch to the hattimoro Sun.) Effect of tlic PrciiitciiCa Amnesty Proc lamation. WASHINGTON, .January I.—The ef fect of the President's amnesty procla mation is yet the subject of argument anddonbt among Congressmen and others, and it is asked, "Does the proc lamation remit or cancel all penalties, and relieve against all disabilities?" Among competent judges, there does not appear to be any doubt that it can be pleaded in bar to pending criminal prosecutions, and that it is within the power and province of the Executive to pardon, whether before or after a judicial conviction; but does the proc lamation relieve as to the disabilities described in the new amendment to the constitution—the fourteenth ? This is the mooted qnestion : May those who participated in the rebellion now hold office and vote; are the disa bilities provided in the 11th amend ment intended as penalties ; and if >o, does not the Paesident's pardon obi iter ate and remove the penalty? In answer it is claimed by some that notwithstanding the recently adopted fourteenth amendment, which provides for the removal of disabilities by a two-thirds vote of Congress, the Presi dent's power is complete, and his par don under the second article of the con stitution accomplishes exactly what the Congress may do t>y a two-thirds vote; that the fourteenth admendment does not repeal the second article of the constitution, but at most only gives Congress Concurrent power with the Executive in the si bject named; that under the amendment Congress may do this thing by a two-thirds vote. Under the second article, the execu tive can by his pardon, accomplish the same result. Such is the substance of the argu ment held by some officials, legal men and Congressmen, and there is so much conflict of opinion on this important subject that, in all probability there will he no definite settlement of it un til a judicial decision shall he had. DATA. PERIODICALS. THE third number of Hearth and Home is now outand contains thirty pie ces of choice reading matter, including light literature, useful sketches, plansof dwellings, information useful to far mers, and a large list of other contents. In the next number a new story called "The Pembroke Legacy," by Mrs. Re becca Harding Davis, will he com menced. The subscription price is $1 per annum, or ten cents for single numbers. WE have received the January num ber of Peters' Musical Monthly, with 48 pages of interesting musical reading, art items, reviews, Ac., and contains seven Piano songs and pieces. All lovers of music should subscribe for this monthly. Price $3.00 a year. Ad dress J. L. Peters, publisher, 198 Broad way, N. Y. THE New York Musical Gazette, for January, has been received. It Is pub lished by Mason Brothers, 596 Broad way, N. Y., at $l.OO a year in advance. No lover of music can do without this monthly. It is worth double its sub scription price. Bend for it at once. PACKARD'S MONTHLY, for January, is on our table. It contains more read ing matter for the money than any magazine published. It is pre-emi nently a "live" journal. AddressS. S. Packard, 937 Broadway, N. Y. $l.OO per year. A hundred dollars invested in a good insurance company is better to a poor man than a year's hard earnings hur ried away in the vaults of a savings hank. In a savings bank there is the danger of had investments, of the de preciation of securities, of a panic in the money market, of a war. The rate of interest is generally low, and the immediate advantage is small. But in an insurance company any man, however poor, can put away a small sum—say four cents a day for a young man—and assure his family, in the e vent of his death, at least a thousand dollars. Nor is there any savings hank, however well managed, that can he as safe as an Insurance Company like the National, recently organized under the laws of Congress. Its capital is a mil lion of dollars. Its directors are men of national reputation, and its plan is one of the simplest and most compre hensive in the country. With a Com pany like this in existence, and tip' necessity pressing upon every man—no matter what hisstation in life, wheth er rich or poor—to do something for those dependent upon him, neglect is a crime. No one can foresee the uncer tain chances of life. The princely mer chant may die as poor as the porter who sweeps his counting-room, and it is his duty to make a provision for those whom he loves, far removed from the contingency of life or the peril of business. This new Company strikes us as one of the best—if not the best— in the country, and no prudent man can fail to take advantage of the op portunities it offers. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.— The Pian oforte has long been the popular home and concert instrument, yet in point of swelling and sustaining the tones it is extremely defective. On account of this deficiency, music written in chords or in a connected style, cannot lie sat isfactorily executed, as the long notes result in diminuendos where they should be sustained. The taste for the Organ and orchestral style of music is being rapidly developed, and widely diffused—and the time is approaching, when the demand for this sustained style of music will supersede the pre sent Piano compositions. There are no instruments capable of such fine ex pression in tliis style of music as tlue A mericau Organs manufactured by Messrs. S. D. <£ H. W. Smith, of Boston. Their delicacy and variety in the voicing renders them susceptibleof beautiful or chestral effects by the skillful use of the tremolo and the improved knee swell, while the deep manual sub bass which is added to the new styles, gives the close t resemblance to the pipe organ.— Boston Journal. NEWS IS itiuir. CONGRESS reassembled on last Tues day. What deviltries they have con coctcd daring the recess will soon crop out in the shape of the most radical en actments yet produced hy that mon grel body. We wait to see. The troubles on the Ogechee river, Georgia, continue. All the white peo ple have deserted the country and gone to Savannah, save one man who has not been seen since the troubles began. The crops are ruined. The negroes are fully armed and in large force. The Broadhcad murder trial, at Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, closed Thursday night last. The prisoners maintained a bold front during the trial. Thejury rendered a verdict of murder in the first degree. The libel suit of Mrs. Wilkins >n a gainst the Chicago Tribune was con cluded 1 hursday last. She claimed $lO,OOO damages and was awarded $7,500. Application has been made for a new trial. The Soldiers' Home in Chicago has been closed by order of the United States officers. The inmates will be transferred to the National Asylum at Milwaukee. Advices from the Plains report an other fight with the Indians in the Washita mountains. A number of Indians were killed and two chiefs taken prisoners. In the case of ex-Brigadier General Marks, U. S. A., on trial in New Or leans for mail robbery, the jury failed to agree. The evidence against him is strong. The colored troops, firemen and so cieties celebrated emancipation day in Charleston, S. C., by a parade and ora tion. In Wilmington, N. C., the ne groes made speeches, etc. The jury have returned a verdict of murder in the first degree against Twitched, for the murder of Mrs. Hill in Philadelphia. The House of Representatives of Da kota lias passed a bill enabling women to hold office. It is thought the Sen ate will veto the measure. A girl only fifteen years old was ar rested in Jersey City on Wednesday of last week for murdering her illegiti mate child. The agent of the Virginia Exprjgs in Norfolk was knocked down in the street last Thursday and robbed of $12,- 000. The Salt Lake Telegraph thinks the Union Pacific Railway will be a good thing for the Mormons. Daniel M. Fox, the newly elected Mayor of Philadelphia, was inaugura ted on the 31st ult. The office of the Markville Register has been destroyed by a mob. Governor Hoffman was inaugurated at Albany, N. V., on last Thursday. FOREIGN SEWS ITEMS. Mr. Asbury, the owner of the Eng lish yacht Phantom, objects to the ton nage of the America yacht Dauntless, in relation to the proposed yacht race across the Atlantic, hut will make the trip in any event, and give the Sap pho and other English yachts a chance to accept. There was a very considerable out flow of specie from the Bank of France during last week. The amount of bul lion on hand is 31,000,000 francs less than at the corresponding period of the preceding week. The French Emperor made his vi sual New Year's speech on the Ist inst., to the representatives of Foreign Pow ers in Paris. He confidently hoped the year 1869 would prove as satisfactory as the year which had just closed, and that peace would he preserved. King Victor Emanuel replied on the Ist inst., at Florence, to an address from the military staff, assuring them that in the event of trouble he relied upon their loyalty, etc. A terrible explosion took place in Hay dock Colliery, G. 8., last week and twenty two dead bodies have al ready been taken out. i listurbances have occurred in Malaga, Spain and barricades have been erected in the streets. Carlist agitations contin ue in Navarre. A Fenian demonstration took place in Cork last week. Mr. O'Sullivan made a strong speech. The Government of Greece is busy perfecting and completing the arma ment of the national forces. Some disturbances have taken place in Seville, but quiet was restored hv the Government forces. Fifty European families have been murdered by the Marois in New Zea land. The insuigents in Crete have submit ted to the Turkish authority. \. Justice of Peace was shot dead in Tipperary by unknown parties. In one of Doct. Ayer's lectures he states that Chemistry confers more practical benefit on mankind, than any oilier science, yet from no other source could more be so easily obtained. The arts and economies which chemistry would teach, if more thoroughly and generally studied would speedily exer cise a most beneficent influence, lie freely confesses that he is indebted to this science for the virtues of his reme dies, and advises that the practical ap plication of chemistry to medicine, lite arts, manufactures, and agriculture be enjoined upon our colleges and schools. Wrightsville, Pa., Star. MR. JACOBSOHEETZ— Dear Sir: It affords me much pleasure to inform you that after suffering for fifteen months with Chills and Fever, I was induced to use your justly Celebrated Bitter Cordial, which effected a perma nent cure ;only used one half pint last August,and had not a chill since. You are at liberty to use this as you please. i) A NIELS. G RICE. 456 Franklin St., Phila. r~ir Read SCIIEETZ'S standing ad vertisement in another column. SPECULATING IN IJitK ADSTUFF-. The New Englajul'Farnipr give** the following account of (lie recent corner in the corn market: "A little party of men visited Chica go a month or two ago, with perhaps about half a million dollars at com mand, and began privately buying up all the corn in the market, contracting for its delivery in thirty days. The contractors, not thinking that a "corn er" was forming, neglected to buy corn with which to fulfil their contracts un til * lie month was nearly ended, and then, to their surprise, found an alarm ing scarcity in the market. The price began to rise as the time of de livery approached, and the contractors grew more alarmed at-their pre pects, and hid still higher for the quantity needed, Before the hour of fiiiaig the contracts arrived, corn was held at $l.- 13, and many prominent dealers were ruined. When the hour struck the price dropped to 011 cents, and the "corner" was ended. The president of the board of trade, was the first to go under, with reported liabilities for :500,000 bushels of corn, or somes2o,ooo. Other commission men have been dropping by the way since, and tin-ag gregate loss and distress was very large. The sharp and unscrupulous manipulators of the "corner" made from $lOO,OOO to $-300,000, and many outside the "ring" who were fortunate enough to hold their grain ana sell it at the right time, also made handsome sums. About one hundred thousand dollars are required to make a "corner" on wheat, and from one-half to three quarters of a million on com. BUILDING IN BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA. —During the year just closed, 4,10'.) new buildings vere erected in Philadelphia, of which 71 were four-story, 2.361 thres-story and 1,664 two-story. The number of build ings erected in Baltimore the past year was 2,878, the population being estima ted at about 300,000. Philadelphia claims at least 800,000; hence the build ing in Baltimore the past year has, ac cording to population, largely excee ed that of Philadelphia. UHVIEW OF THE MARKETS. Corrected every week. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. r>. FLOU It.—The quotations are- North west superfine, $5.75(/v6.00 Northwest extra, 6.50(^6.75 Northwest extra family, 7.25( 8.25 Penna. and West'n sup., 6.00(//7.00 Penna. and West'n extra, 7.00{<5&8.00 Penna. and West'n family, 8.50( 10.50 Penna.and West'n fancy, 11.00(/t;13.60 Bye flour, 8.00@8.50 GRAIN. —We quote- Pennsylvania reel, per bus., $1.90(" 2.10 Southern 44 California, " White, " Rye, 14 0.00( 1.50 Corn, for yel., 44 1.20(^1.21 Oats, * 44 oe7oc PRC)VISIONS. —We quote— Mess Pork, per bbl., $28,500/ 29.00 Bacon llams, per lb., 20('c21c Salt Shoulders, 44 l-c Prime Lard, 4 * 17c SEEDS. —We quote Cloverseed, per bus., at $7.25( PRIVATE SALE No. 1 contains si acres in East Providence tp., well timbered, j mile from the Pike at Rays lUIi. No. 2. 200 acres, 75 aeres cultivated, balance well timbered, good mill site, 6 miles south of Bloody Run. No. 3. 112 acro3, 80 aeres in good state of culti vation, good buildings, 3 miles south of Bloody Run. No. 4. 134 acres, 80 acres cleared, 2 miles from Bloody Run. No. 5. 123 acres, 50 acres cleared, balance well timbered, underlaid with Iron Ore, 4 miles south Of Saxton. No. 6. House and lot on M ain street, Bloody Run, in a good business part of the town. No. 7 2 lots on Spring street, Bloody Run, near Rail Road Station. All of the above are valuable properties and w ill be sold on reasonable terms, or will be traded for good property here or in the west, by EDWARD F. KERR, sosllbS Bedford, Penn'a. JpOR SALE oil TRADE* 2 tracts, of 180 acres each, within three miles of a depot on the Union Pacific Railroad, back of Omaha 1 tract of bottom land, timbered and praire, two miles from Omaha city. One-third of 7,000 acres in Pulton county. Pa., including valuable ore, mineral and timber'lands, near Fort Littleton. Over 4,000 acres of valuable ore, ooal and tira ber lands in West Virginia. Also—32o aeres of land in Woodbury co., lowa. ALSO— Twenty-five one acre lots, adjoining the borough of Bedtord, with limestone rock for kiln or quarry, on the upper end of each. ALBO 80 acres in Franklin Co., lowa. ALSO. 5 lots of ground, in Bedford, 60 by 240 tt , former ly part of the Lyons' estate. ALSO —The Amos Farm of 109 acres, adjoining Bedford. ALSO—A Farm of 107 acres in Harrison town'p. O.E.SHANNON, jun2l,'67yl Pa. TTALUABLE LAND FOR SALE \ —The undersigned offers for sale the follow ing valuable bodies of land : fin; I:E CHOICE TRACTS OF LAND, containing 150 acres each, situated on the Illinois Central Railroad, in Champaign county. Slate of Illinois, 8 miles from the city of Urbana, and one mile fiom Uentual Station on said Railroad. Two of the tracts adjoin, and one of them has a never failing pondof wateruponit Thecityof Urbana contains about 4,000 inhabitants. Champaign the greatest wheat grow ing county in Illinois. ALSO — One-fourth oj a tract of land , situated in Broad Top township, Bedford county, contain ing about 45 acres, with all thecoal veinsof Broad Top running through it. ALSO — Three Lots ft the town of Coalmont. Huntingdon county. Jan 26, '66-tf F. C. REAMER Notices, Sr. TVTOTKTb-WANTED at the JLI ftifl Foundry, OLD CASTINGS of every in scription, for which the higher* price will bej. , MM sIIIKES .1 JORDAN 4 1.1. THE WORI.I) and thert - XjL mankind are respectfully informed if,- j have nt the Warehouse, at Bloody Hun Stat: ,r. Fresh Ground Piaster, and Stone Plaster; a'., Liverpool and American Salt. declSm.3 JOHN W. BARNDOI.LAK 4 UDITOIt'S NOTICE. -The und< r _/V signed Auditor appointed by the Orphat Court of Bedford bounty, to make distribution ~f the balance in the hands of William Gepha," Esq., Apminiatrator of the estate of Eve Stuekev late of Bedford township, in said county, de i" hereby gives notice that he will attend to the du ties of his appointment, at hta office, in the bor ough of Bedford, on Tuesday, the 12th day of January, A. D., 196' J. when and where all persona interested may attend if they see proper dec'low 2 G. 11. SIMNG. Auditor rpo CLAIMANTS for damage- un | der Act of April 9tb, A. D. 1868. ,\fj TICE is hereby giver, to all persons clnio : . damages under the above Act that their dab,., must be filed with the Board at Harrisburg i.o. fore the lath day of January, 1869. After t;, H t date no claim# will be accepted by said board D. W. WOODS. A S. ELY. W. 8. WOODS, Commissioners ATTKST : -M. W. MCALARNEY, Clerk dec2sw3 INSTATE OP JOHN BARLEY, JL A DECEASED.—Letters Testamentary having been granted to the undersigned. Executor of the last \Y ill and Testament of John Barley, late of Middle Woodberry township, deceased, by the Register of Bedford County, all persons indebted to said estate aro hereby notified to make imme diate payment, and all having claims against the estate are requested to present them properly au thentieated lor settlement. DANIEL BARLEY Executor of the last Will and Testament of John Barley, dee'd. declSwf, N'OTICE TO TRESPASSERS. No tice is hereby given, by the undersigned t, all persons, not to trespasson any of their reaps - tive properties, or any property in their care or possession, by lease or otherwise, by hunting, fishing, pilfering, or in any manner whatever, (if caught.) they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, without respect to persons Any person, or persons, caught on any of the alio-,', named properties, with gun, dog, game or any t id whatever, pertaining to trespass, shall betaken a evidenee. Thomas Rose, Sr., Daniel Swartzwelder, Jacob Pennell, John Pennell, Isaac Blankley, I'. V Kedinger, George W. Shaffer, Joseph Morse, B B. Steckman, U. J. Means. G. W. .Means, Jonathan Perin. A.J. Steckman & B. F. Pennell, D Mean: and John Morris. seplBm3* 1 BLASTER. —The subscriber would respectfully inform the public that he has just received from the city 60 tons of best Nova Scotia ROCK PLASTER, and will continue to receive, as his stock diminish es, until the first ot April, which he will grind, and have for sale at Hartley's Mill, and will sell as cheap a3 can be bought for cash. Wheat, rye, or corn, at the highest cash prices taken in ex change for Plaster. Remember, only until the Ist of April. Thankful for pas* favors he solicits a continuance of the same. declBm3 ANDREW J. KELLER INBTKAY HEIFER.—Came to the J premises of the subscriber resideng in Lib erty Tp., about the Ist Nov. last, a black and white spotted Ileifer. between two and three years old, with a small crop off the right ear. The owner is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take her away, orshe will bedis] 1 of according to law. HENRY BOWSER. declSw3. V LETTER FROM MISS KATE. BUIIFORD, PA., Dec. 20tb, 166s DEAR MARY :—I received yourletterof the 29th and as requested, attended to your "shopping. ' Do you remember our "shopping ' expedition dur ing your visit to Bedford, last summer. Well, H. F IrTine, ot the Regulator, is now, as then, un rivalled for variety, choice and cheapness of ail kinds of Boots. Shoes. Gaiters, Slippers, Groceries, Guccnsware. Glassware. Notions. Ae.,ofnetv and beautiful stvles. Believe me, dear Mary, the In dies of Bedford and vicinity fully understand their husbands' and papas' interests in giving H F Irvine so large a share of their patronage, as they have been doing for years. Their honest ad vice to their friends is now. as ever, for choice the market at the lowest prices go to II F. Ir vine. where goods are received weekly. Enclosed please find n receipted bill of goods purchased for you. They arc much handsomer, and at prices at least 20 per cent, lower than I could find else where. Hoping all will be satisfactory. I remain your friend, KATE Miss Mary per Kate, Bought of H. F. Irvine, No. 2 Anderson's Row, Bedford, Pa 1 pair Fine French Lasting Gaiters 2 I 1 " Rus. Leather D> S. Bals 1 " Ladies' Kit Slippers 2.00 1 " Child's 81. fut Bals 2.00 1 Set Iron Stone China 6.00 1 Tea set glassware 4 50 4 lbs coffee at 25c 1 00 8 lbs sugar at 12c 1.00 Rec'd payment in full, Bedford Bee 20th "63 2t fl F. IRVINE. XjoriCK OK INQUISITION. Xl Whereas, James W. Frazier did pre.-err his petition setting forth that his father, William Frazier, lately died intestate, leaving a widow, Catharine Frazier, and issue four children sur viving him. to wit : Henry Frazier, residing Somerset eo., Pa., James, petitioner), residing in Bedford county, and Benjamin and John Fra zier, residing in the State of Indiana. That - , 1 intestate died seized of a tract of land, situate i the township of J uniata, in said county of Bed: ri containing two hundred acres, more or less, about fifty acres cleared and under cultivation, having thereon erected a log woather-boarded dwelling house, log barn and other out-buildings ; also, an orchard thereon, adjoining lauds of William Iviusey. Jonathan Cable. Jacob Mowry. James Burps, Jos. W. Frazier and MathiasOnstadt, and praying the Court to award an Inquest to make partition according to the prayer of the petitioner NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in pursu ance of a writ of partition or valuation to mo di rected, I will proceed to hold an Inquisition, on the premises, on Tuesday, the I2th day of Janu ary. A.!>., 1369, at II o'clock, A M , when and where all pejsous may attend if thev see proper. declsw.3 ROBERT STECKMAN. Sh'ff SETTLEMENT OF THE BOUN TV ACCOUNT OF MIDDLE WOODBURY TOWNSHIP FOR THE YEAR 1864.—The An ti ters of Middle Woodbury township met at rho hotel of Hon. William G. Eieholtz. in Woodbury, on the 12th day of December, A. D., 1863, at 10 o'clock, and proceeded to audit the bounty ae count of Ephraim Longeneckcr and Jaeob 8. Bass ler. supervisors and collectors of the Bounty Tax for the year 1864, with the following result, viz : Ephraim Longeneeker Dr. To whole amount of his share of tax and duplicate $3381 9> CR. By amount of uncollected tax $796 85 By amount paid over to Treas urer for bounties 2006 97 By amount of escape list 200 10 By amount of percentage at 21 per cent 8-1 55 305.3 47 $293 51 In't. from 24 Dee. 1364 to 12 Dec. 1863 69 85 Bal. due by Longeneckcr s36;', :;■> Jacob S. Bassler Dit To whole amount of his tax on duplicate $5237 7a CR. By amountof uneolleotahlo tax $2239 68 By amount paid over to Treas urer for bounties 1950 40 By amouunt of escape list 162 40 By amount of percentage at 21 percent 129 9 5 4482 43 $755 35 In't. from 24 Dec. 1864 to 12 Dec. 1868 179 77 Bal. due by Bassler $935 12 Bal. due by Longeneeker 363 - 1 W hole amount duo township sl2'.'- 18 The undersigned auditors having thoroughly examined and audited the bounty accounts of the said Ephraim Longeneeker and Jpeob S. Bassler. supervisors and collectors of the Bounty Tax IT the year 1564, certify that the above is a corree: and true statement of the same. Attest: JOHN KEITH. J R. DFRHORROW, JACOB CARPER. Clerk. Auditors declBw4 DEAFNESS, BLINDNESS, and CA TARRH treated with the utmost success by J* IS AACS, M D., aud professor of Disease* of ' 1 hye and Eat in the Mr Hcil College of Penn sylvania. 12 years experience, (formerly of Loyden, Holland), No. 805 Arch Street Phils Testimonials can be seen at his office. The medi cal faculty are invited to accompany their pa tients, as he has no secrets in his practice. Arti ficial eyes inserted without pain. No charge for examination. july3,'6Syl A Shaw and CLARK $25 Sewing Machine (in good order) for sale. En quire at this office. jußJtf.