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ULOOMSBUKG. PA.
rriiluy Morning, 10, mil.
Snn Domingo.
An nttlclo from tho AVest Chester
Jeffertonlan, in reply to tho Columbian
on tho Ban Domingo question, Is (joint?
"tho rounds" of our exchanges. In
that nrtlclo tho Jeffertonlan says :
Ban Pomloge never flourished, except under
th lash of slavery, protected by the strong arm
of the military and of law, the expense of
which wm never taken Into Account, ma com
rncrclnl set off. Blnea freedom triumphed In
that Isle, by the terrible and bloody massacre of
the while', It has fallen Into decay. Why has It
not nourished since ? Why docs it not flourish
nowt
In reply to tho two questions wo an
swer: want of a stahlo government mid
concquont protection to llfo and prop
erty. Tho question raised as to tho
profits or propriety of negro slavery Is
now of no consequences and docs not
require or merit discussion. But wo
ask, if Ban Domingo CO to 80 years ago
was capable of exporting annually one
hundred millions dollars worth of pro
ductions, under oppressive and titista
bio government, how much more is tho
island capablo of under substantial
government? The rolatlvo profits of
productions with or without Blavcry,
and with or without stublo government,
aro to bo considered, but wo Insist tliut
tho latter greatly preponderates over
the former. By tho annexation, tho
singlo Item of freo coffee and sugar
would outweigh all costs ot purchaso
and government of tho island so far ns
tho individual citizens of tho United
States aro concerned. Tho Jeffertonian
further says :
Men's natures aro not changed by act of Con-
Kienn. iucj uiny ue mnue riur.Pfls, out in nil
other resrect mej remnln the name, -llio uu
nexnlton of ban Dotnloico would nltachlo us an
element inns tias proved heretofore, oneor vexa
tion und peril to every v. hlte man connected with
But men's natures are changed by good
government. If not, then tho wholo
idea of government is a failure. Its
very purposo Is to mako men behavo
themselves and to lmprovo their condi
tion. Tho "clement" spoken of has
never of itself been troublesomo to tho
people of the United States. Emphat
ically, bo far ns this country is con
cerned, they havo been tho passive
bone about which two dogs wcro fight
ing, Naturally docllo tho negro has
always been easily governed in tho
prcsenco and by tho power of tho white
man. However placed, under every
circumstance, when properly governed
ho will seek his natural condition : tho
servant of the whlto man. As such ser
vant, good laws may mako him a3 val
uable and as content when freo as in
any other condition. Wo also call the
attention of our cotcmpornry to tho fact
which ho has evidently overlooked,
that tho negro proper lias been driven
out of San Domingo to Hay ti (tho other
end of tho island) and that tho people
left in San Domingo approach tho whlto
generally the descendants of mulatto
and Spanish parents, a stock that is
believed to bo an improvement upon
pure African, and claimed to be an Im
provement even upon puro African and
pure white mixed. Again, the Jffferto
Mian says :
We have had negro tonality forced upon us
unaer tne "home government." Would It not
wa nun iu jeb me experience 01 a lew yoara teach
..a nuatuiuuiwiuiuuH rxpeci, ueioro extend
ing the area?
Tho debasement of tho whites has
been effected. That is already a Axed
fact, and la not now a question for con-
"Wderatlon. Whether wo havo a half a
million more or less of tho inferior
breeds to govern is a matter of little
concern. If we can govern four mil
lions of them wo can as readily govern
four and a half If wo can not, tho ad
dition could make matters no worse.
As to the general subject, Mr. Polk,
who justly rauks as ono of tho wisest
and ablest of the Presidents of tho past,
and tho brilliancy of whoso adminis
tration shines brightest in the proud
constellation of American Statesman
ship, was tho first to proposo tho an
nexatl on of San Domingo. Tho unrea
sonable opposition of his political an
tagonists, fresh from their defeat on the
Texas Issue, and tho falnt-hcartedness
of his friends (mostly tho latter! alone
prevented him from acquiring tho is
land. It Is absurd for tho Democraey to op
pose tho proposition now. Annexation
south and west has ever been tho policy
of all Democratic administrations and
iu the traditional creed of tho party.
Tho political. party that effected tho an
nexation of Louisiana, Florida, Texas,
California, New Mexico, (with Its infe
rior population) Arizona, tc., &c. and
their multitudes of Indians, truly cuts a
sorry ilguro now in opposing San Do
mingo, tho equal of tho best of them
comparatively in natural wealth, and.
transcendently Important as a Naval
station. Having established tho policy
of annexation, and maintained it at all
times, tho Democratic party should bo
tho last to condemn tho logical results
to which that policy leadj.
It is a pitiful figure tho politicians
cut in opposing tho measure now mere
ly becauso Gen. GiiANTsupports it. If
hols guilty of all tho rascality that is
charged upon him in connection with
the subject, and ten thousand times
more, that can not affect tho merits of
the nuestlon ono wav or tho other. As
nvu uu,uk i uv ujuiu limb mu truuiu
government ought to bo abolished bo-
cause rogues get Into Congress nod all
other offices, at times, and that the
people should bo swept from cxistturo
becauso thero are said to bo somo itscals
amongst them. For tho sako vt penco
with our cotemporaries wo ai- willing
to believe Gen. Grant to be all sorts of
a humbug, or as bad as they wnnt to
mako him (if they prov their charges)
yet we cannot swallow thedoso when
they ask us to believe that ho Is totally
incapable of o good action, nor can we
BUbscrlbo to tho doctrlno that a good
thing becomes a bad ono becauso he ad
vocates It. If ho effects tho annexation
of San Domingo it will bo tho proudest
feather in his cap and it will bo an ever
lasting reproach to tho Democracy If
they do not help him to accomplish It
The opposition of the Democracy would
forovcr bo a stumbling block in tho
way of ftituro annexation, Do our ob
Jcctiug cotemporaries suppose that wo
will never want a part or tho wholejof
Mexico? Don't thoy know that a
party which has ono policy to-day and
another to-morrow docs not descrvo
and can never possess tho confidence of
the country? Must wo submit to tho
degradation of beinii governed by party
spleen?
A hill to nuthorlzo tho election of
Female School Directors has passed tho
Stato Senate.
TIip SoMlcrs' Orphan anil Common
School".
Last winter tho Seunto rejected the
nomlnntlnn of Col. MTaiILAnp for re
appointment ns Superintendent of tho
Soldiers' Orphans' School. No other
nomination, however, Win matte, and
tho Colonel continued to act. ThU
winter tho Senate passed n hill to third
reading annexing theso Schools to tho
Common Schools. Ilcforo limit action,
Gov. GiiAiiv sent In the nomina
tion of J. P. Wickehsiiam, present
Superintendent of Common School?,
for Superintendent of tho Soldiers' Or
phans' Schools, Tho object, of course,
is to placo both departments under tho
samo control. Whether tho Bcnato will
persist In Its determination to abolish
ono department by transferring It to
tho other, remains to bo seen. What
ever may havo been proper heretofore,
thero Is certainly no uso for two depart
ments now.
Not many years ago, tho business of
tho Common School department was
dono by two clerks, and shortly after
wards by a Deputy of tho Secretary of
tho Commonwealth, cv-nfftclo Superin
tendent, with ono clerk, and wo hcllovo
no complaint was made of any want of
efficiency. In fact a much greater nd-
vanco was mado during that period in
Common School affairs than over before
or since, and amongst tho labors per
formed was tho wotk of framing and
putting in operation a new and most
efficient Common School law, which
hns never been amended except to Hi
injury since. Yet now, wo believe thero
nro soven or eight persons employed
about tho School Department, at high
salaries, to do tho clerical work former
ly performed by theso two, without
any extraordinary wear and tear of
mind and body. Then tho aggregato
salaries of tho department amounted to
about $2,000 now Hint aggregato reach
es probably $3,000 to $10,000. Wo hnvo
not tho llgurcs beforo us, but think tho
amount can not bo less and may bo con
siderably more. The forco now em
ployed, if they nro competent men, is
amply sufficient (If not too much In
each other's road) to transact nil tho
business of both departments with tho
utmost prom ptncis, vigor nnd despatchi
Tho transferring bill ought thercforo
bo adopted, and tho cxpenso of tho uso-
less department saved to tho Stato.
lieu. Frank lll.itr.
Wo havo no purposo to creuto public
prejudice ngalii9l Gen. Bunt, but wo
object to him being palmed tipou tho
public as it Democrat, or that party bo
Ing held in any manner responsible for
bis action. Tho f.tct that ho claims to
bo it Democrat iimuunts to Just nothing,
for hit 1ms over claimed to belong to
that party, though fighting It
with tho greatest energy and hitternisi
during nearly his entlro manhood.
Thero was no nioro devoted supporter
of I.i.wi-N and nil tho nets of his ad
ministration than this sanioGen.Br.Ain,
and it wa3 n weakness in iitelfhh and
weak Convention und a dltgraco to tho
party to placo him on tho ticket us tho
Democratic candldato for Vlco Presi
dent. Ho has recently been elected to
tho U. S. Senato, mainly by Democrat
ic votes, but liu could not havo been
elected without tho support of both
Republicans and Iladicals. Ills first
act after taking his sent In tho Senate,
was to vote against tho bill to repeal tho
Incomo tax, whilo all tho Democrats in
both Houses supported tho repeal. Tho
future will no doubt show that ho still
adheres to many of tho Itadlealbchenien
of oppression. Ho hates Quant, and
that hatred constitutes both his politics
and his religion, and by this standard
all his action for tho present will bo
governed. When Quant is defeated
and shelved, ho will bo a ship at sea
without a rudder, and may bo as dan
gerous to tho Democratic party as any
other. In fact ho has been moro re
markable for ability to lnjuro his
friends than for any other characteris
tic, and tho Radicals are already count
ing on this clement In his character to
do them service. In referring to him
tho New York Tribune uses tills lan
guage, viz :
"Frank Blair Is n violent, versatile, nnd nhlo
adventurer, with Just enough of tho fool In his
composition to be dangerous to his own party.
Ho has an extraordinary talent for making hlin
self uncomfortable to his friends nnd serviceable
to nis enemies. Whenever a stupendous politi
cal blunder Is r-osslblo we can depend on Frank
Blair to make 31."
Wo repeat wo havo no deslro to preju
dice tho public against Gen BLAiit.but
wo tlo not wunt the Democratic party
held responsible for his vagaries. Ho
is an ablo man, honest in motive, bold
in action, of Democratic Instincts, but
pugnacious as u game cock and ready to
nglit. nny body for tho sako of a fight.
Tim Lilliputian Itattlo!
There is such it thinrr as a board of
Stato Charities In this iroodlv land.
composed of llvo persons, who servo
Without nav. and it Kecretnrv who rn.
cloves a salarv of Sft.nnu nor nnniim lin.
sides some other cmnlovees nt lower
salaries. Ostensibly tho object of estab-
iisniug mo noaru was to look artcr tho
wants. Interests, morlts. Ac. of the va-
rlous charitable Institutions estab
lished by tho Statu, and it is scarcely
gonerous to inslniiato that tho press
ing object was to mako a placo for
a ISctrotary at mi unreasonable salary.
.ine ooaru or course woultl not havo
been a resneetablii board without, n hnmi
sa well as a tall. Tho latter having been
lurmsneu Dy tho Legislature in tho
shape of a Secrotary, tho board itself
mado a head for itself in tho person of
uen. Thomas it. Kane, nnd called him
President. But, as wo aro Informed by
a multiplicity of naniDhletst ilnliho.i rn.
ports, replies, Ac, that have been sent
us, n rebellion occurred In tho board be
foro it had been In existence n vnnr.nml
strangely enough, tho President Is tho
rooei i no warns nil nanus turncil out
In fact wants the whnln linnnl
squelched, forover extlnctedl Ho saya
they havo not discharged their duties.
anu lnumates mat llioy tlon't know
how. don't mm. nro lnzvnnilu-nrtlilDss
But t ho privates, aided by tho Secreta
ry, mm upon tno bout President, anil
say ho rebelled becauso they would not
let him mako their report and squan
uer money, anu Intimate t int lin en h
bled so much at tho meetings that they
had no time to work, and tinmli tlmv
tried to sit him out bv means of Into
sessions, he still gabbled nway 1 Thoy
request him to resign, but liorebolllous
ly refuses, and consequently tho Legls'-
itttivo ooious win iiavoto lauo tuo mat
ter in hnnil. Ilpfrartllm ihn wlinlu mut
ter as n tempest In n tea pot, wo beg to
uo excuseu uom lurincr reauing orwrl
tlug on tho subject.
Candidates for Auditor and Survey
or General uro becoming as plenty an
blackberries. But low competent oneii
aro nnmetl for tho former.
THE COLUMBIAN
l'lo-lili'iillril Calculations.
Tho Now York 'JYibune has boon
tlgurlngoii tho noxt Presidential elec
tion, Tlio following Is tho ro3tilt I
ItRP. HrATM Kl.Kl'TOnS.llllrM.HTATF.S.IIt.KCTnns,
MlIlM
M44schuell...,
N Hampshire....
Hhode Island
Vermont, ,
Newr Jersey .
l'eilnvvlvaulii.
Si fonniv-tlfttit...
, 12! Netr York , 31
, A it)elawarn.tH, . It
:t Marvlanil . 7
4 .Virginia lo
, North unrolliui,, .. u
, 2, Itlcnrgla 1 1
, piAlah.imi 9
, I. 'West Virginia A
?L!Kcntucky 10
,1 I'enncssco v
7, Indiana..... It
Ml.XevS'la 0
. in1 iMiror.iln u
1C Oregn.t 3
,. Missouri IJ
!! W' Total ,. 117
A Ilcp. majority.,.. 1'U
Houth Carolina,,
Mississippi
I.ntilMana
Florida
Texas
Ohio
Illinois
MlQhlgtii
w isconslii
Mlnnesnta
Iowa
ivamns H,.
Nohraska...
.11
-4
Arkansas
Total.
This statement Is b.ued on tho latest
results of elections In tho sovoral States,
101 Klcctoral votes nro necessary to a
choice. Of tho nbovo Stales put down to
tho democratic side, that parly can
certainly carry every ono, except, per
haps, Connecticut and Indiana, and Its
chances fur theso Is much tho be3t.
Now Jcrsoy, Pennsylvania, nud nil tho
Southern States In tho Republican col
umn wolook upon n3surofortho Demo
crntlc Presidential caiidldatolf n proper
nomination bo made. Mr. Pf.nw.f.to.N
could probably carry Ohio, Illinois and
somo other western States In addition.
Gen, Hancock would carry tho wholo
column set down to tlin Democrats, to
gether with Now Jersey, Pennsylvania,
mid all tho Southern ami some moro of
tho small Western Stato;, with about
as much certainty us ho could carry Co
lumbia and Berks counties. If success
Is to bo tho only consideration in mak
ing a nomination, tho way Is certainly
clear nnd the object Is assured in nd-
vanco. That however, Is a basis of
political action of doubtful propriety,
nnd wo nro glad to know that thero uro
manysturdy Democrats who still bo
Jlovo that the fittest man Is not only tho
most nvnllablo us a ciudidato, but tho
mo3t proper to bo nominated.
Tho point demonstrated nbovo Is that
tho Democracy can elect their candidate.
It behoves them to look about and
mako up tholr minds deliberately, nnd
then work with energy nnd will to
nominate their favorlto and toclcct'tho
nomlueo whoever ho may be.
Tho trick played at our lust Presiden
tial Stato Convention must not bo re
peated, viz : to pack it delegation, then
oxtemporizo a convenient candidato for
its purposes, nnd under that shield go
Into tho National convention to make
personal bargains. Let politicians be
ware, lest tho pcoplo tako the heads off
of somo of them, nnd anathema for
tools.
(iencral Jackson.
The attempt lo excuso Gen. Grant
for having sovcral army officers about
hlm,onoof whoinisliisprlvntoSecrctary,
by the assertion that Gen. Jackson' had
dono tho samo thing, Is a failure. Col,
Donelson was not In commission when
ho was acting ns prlvnto Secretary to
tho President, nnd wo doubt whether
ho cvor belonged to the rogular nrmy
certainly not whlto ho held olllco under
Gen. Jackson. Judgo Haywaiib, of
Ohio, was prlvato Secretary to Gen.
Jackson for soveral years of his Presi
dency. A writer in the Pittsburg rost
gives tho following Information to tho
public which is deemed of conscqucnco
as affording a view of Gen. Jackson's!
character different from that tho public
usually ascribo to him and corrobora
tive of wiiathis intimate fricndsalways
claimed, viz : that ho was ono of tho
most amlablo of men In the prlvato re
lations of life.
Tho Post says : "From n personal ac
quaintance with Judgo Haywabii, tho
writer is authoritatively enabled to cor
rect an error that is very generally ac
cepted as an historical fact ; namely,
mai l'rosiuoni jackson was in tlio
habit of swearing, and that "By tho
Eternal." was a lavoritooath with him.
Tho use of this expletive, In connection
with tho South Carolinian nullification,
is set down ns n fact In history. Noth
ing could bo further from tho truth.
Judgo Haywakd has repeatedly nssur-
cu us inai uunng ins long auu lnumato
acquaintance with General Jackson,
ho never knew him to Indulge In an
oath, and but rarely to exhibit temper.
Judge IIayward himself wroto tho
colebrated Nullification Proclamation
nt Jackson's suggestion, and wo bo-
neve mat ins lauuiy sun nuvo tnoorlg
lual draft with tho President's erasures
and interlineations. It was read to tho
General in his prlvato study, beforo
bulng submitted to tho Cabinet, nnd Its
entlro scopo and benrlng was calmly
uiscusscu, unii noiiu ui mai nrey excite
ment exhibited which has generally
been ascribed to him. "and." in tho
language of Judgo Haywaiib 'nothing
could be moro nbsuid than tho state
ment that ho lost his reason over so
grave a sublcd. and ncrmlttctl his Ilns.
that wcro freo from such defilements, to
bo sullied by an oath. Ho was calmest.
wnen mo exigencies that surrounded
him wero tho greatest.' "
Kiiropcaii Xcivs.
Of eourso there has been no fighting
since tho nrmlstico in Franco. Tho bur
render of Paris Is completed, tho Ger
mans havo possession of all tho forts,
tho French army of Paris Is disarmed.
The Prussians nro making every en
deavor to supply tho starving Parisians
with food, with only partial success,and
general order has been restored. The
election of members of a National as
sembly, whoso first business It will bo
to set up a government, was ordered fur
February 8th. Gambotta Issued a pro
clamation excluding all Bonapartlsts,
Orlcanlsts and. Bourbons from lot or
part in tho election, but Favro denies
tho validity of his act and pronounced
it void. Gambotta insisted, but finally
gavo up tho point und resigned his of
fico. Wojudgothat tho so-called Re
public has few friends, and that tho
contest for supremacy will finally bo
between tho Bonapartlsts and tho Or
lcatitsts. As nil parties will comblno
against tho former, the latter may bo
successful for a period moro or less
brief, but no doubt a preponderating
majority of tho French prefer tho dy
nasty of Napoleon, and beforo many
years somo one of thnt family will ro
sumo power.
Prussia is making tho strongest pos
siblo offorla to Increaso tho strength of
hcrarmles, to ho ready to crush tho
Fronch to tho earth If their now gov
ernmont docs not ngrco to peaco. All
outsldo interference or suggestion Is
haughtily rejected.
Tho. Couferencoof "tho great powers"
Is Haiti to havo yielded all that Russia
demanded.
Tin: periodical reports about tho death
of Dr. Livingstone, tho African cx
plorer, ore again afloat, Tho Doctor has
been killed about unco n year, by his
nervous friends In Kngland, for tho last
quarter era century. Thodurkles would
do nervous people n favor If thoy would
stretch him out.
AND DEMOCRAT,
Cuastllutliiiinl Itcfurm.
If we itto to Jmlso tho Intentbii of
certain loading Ropublle.ius In our
Stato LoIslaturo by their acts, wo
should bo compelled to conclude that
they intend to prevent nny Constitu
tional reform. Bevernl bills of n parti
san character havo been Introdueed.ono
In tho Senato by Mr. Connoll, of Phila
delphia, and ono In tho Houso by Mr.
Mann of Potter. Kieh of theso tils
tributes tlio delegates lo n Constitution
al Convention according to tho present
unequal apportionment, with tho de
sign of scouring n decided Republican
majority In that body. Tho Domocr.tts
would bo wanting in spirit and regard
loss of tho public good If they allowed
any such bill to pasi. Thoy nro ready
and willing to vote for nblll which will
glvo equal representation to tho two
great political parties In a Constitution
al Convention, but thoy will not, nnd
they ought not to allow any act to pnss
which would glvo either party a major
ity. Only from a non-partlsau Conven
tion can proper reforms bo expected.
If cither party should hnvo n majority,
tho timo of tho convention would bo
consumed In efforts to secure partisan
advantages, bitterness of feeling would
bo engendered, tho conlUlcnco of tho
pcoplo In the notion of tho Convention
would bo shaken, nnd tho amended
Constitution would bo likely to bo re
jected when It enmo beforo tlio pcoplo.
Tho action of tho Republican majority
In tho House, In rushing through tho
critdo bill prepared by Mr. Mann.shows
n settled determination to glvo u
strongly partisan cltarnctor to tho con
templated Constitutional Convention.
To tliat tho Democratic members ol tho
Legislature will novcr submit. They
will support nny bill which will Insure
equality of icprcsotitntloii, but nono
other j nnd In bo doing, thoy will bu
sustained by tho independent press of
tho Stato nnd by a vast majority of tho
pooplo of Pennsylvania. Lancaster
Intelligencer.
Our ablo cotcmpornry speaks ourscn
tlinents precisely. But thero are other
objections to tho action of tho Radicals
In the Legislature. Mr. Mann propos
es to pay tho members of tho Conven
tion twelve dollars per day, which Is
not only nbsurdly extravagant, but
would bo suro to fill tho Coventlon with
drivelling politicians. Tho way to ob
tain tho services of competent and wor
thy representatives In tho Convention
Is to fix tho pay, If any bo allowed, at
ao small a sum that no ono would dodro
election to tho Convention for tho sako
of tho pay. This would secure tho ser
vices of men who had only patriotic
objects In view, as well as men of capa
city. Tho bill that passed tho Houso is
open to nil objections named. It cer
tainly cannot pass tho Senate, and no
doubt a much fairer and better ono will
bo substituted by tho Senate.
Mr. Mann Is a politician of tho molo
species, and is entirely nbovo his busi
ness when ho undertakes to get up Im
portant Constitutional bills. That Is a
work for Statesman, men of enlarged
vlows and intelligent comprehension of
public wants. Small Legislators may
bo good enough for small things, but
when It comes lo questions of extenslvo
application and of general public Im
portance, small fry aro not only useless
but often mischievous. They rarely do
so good a thing as to seek their iovel
and bo content with that.
Allitlrs hi France.
French Republicanism docs not mean
Democratic Institutions llko ours, but
lawlessness, proscription, violence, tur-
hulauce, a leveling process instead of
an elevating one. Frenchmen never
will sustain a Republic for tlio simple
reason that they will not voluntarily
obey law, tho very foundation stone of
freo institutions. Tho present medley
thoy nro in they have brought on them
selves, but it is to bo hoped good may
como out of it. Thoy have at length
found their master, and this Is some
times as profltablo to States as to Indi
vidual violators of law and right. Tho
Philadelphia Day glvos the following
clear, und wobellevo accurate, descrip
tion of tho political condition of
Franco:
Boyond Paris, excepting perhaps
Bordeaux and Lyons, there is doubtless
a reaction In public sentiment in favor
or mo empire, xno war was lorceu up
on tho emperor by thonctlvo politicians
oi i- rance ; anu wo approncnti inai mo
event will provo that tho active men of
all shades of tho opposition, combined to
compel a declaration of war, as n means
of overthrowing tho empire. Tho
latest iiitelligonco supports this view of
tho case. Tho prescriptive decree of
tho Bordeaux government touching the
election of members of tho national as
sembly on the 8th instant, is a fair nc-
Knowieugmeni inni mo people, ion to
themselves, might elect imperialist
members enough to control tho assem
bly. Tho empire teas peaco, however
much writers may nffect to sneer at tho
declaration ; and there is excellent rea
son for beliuving, that but for the
machinations of Bourbons and republi
cans, tho war, which is now approach
ing an inglorious enu, wouui novcr
liavo heen declared. Tno condition or
tho French army Is proof positivo that
Napoleon had nut contemplated a war
with his neighbors. His hesitancy was
subject of comment tho world over. It
was attributed to a governing infirmity
of purpose. This', probably, was not
correct. When ho lookod into tho mili
tary condition of rranco ho discovered
alack of preparation for operations on
largo tcalo altogether unexpected.
Hence his hesitancy. But ho had too
far committed himself under tho snur
of popular clamor to draw back. The
resun oi mo recent, voio was oviuenco
that Franco was with him. But for
eighteen years ho had given his ener
gies to mo development oi i-rencii in
dustrial resources and enterprises. At
me in most tno military csiuiiiisumcnt
of thoemplro was barely sufficient tor
defence. Tho Invasion of Germany was
u serious blunder, anil tho logical roaulr.
oi mai Dimmer is now nooui worueii
out.
But though tho French masses aro
undoubted imperialists, it does not lol
low that pence will bo mado by tho res
toration of imperial rulo. After what
has hannencd. nobody can sav that such
nn accommodation Is boyond tho rnmro
of possibility. But It is not n probablo
thing to happen. Tho decreo of tho
Bordeaux irovcrnment practical v d U
arms tho people, unless they select men
irom meir own ranns, men unnnown in
French no it cs to represent them In
tho assembly. Should thoy do that tho
restoration or tlio empire becomes nos
fclblc. Wo are not of those who holfovo
that the pooplo want any more of war
savo Its best result peace. The extre
mists, led by Gambotta. demand war
to tho bitter end. But Favro declares
that Gambottn does not speak for
Franco, which wo can well bollovo.
Tho reds In Paris, who havo been an
element oi weauness nil niong, clamor
for war. But when tho assembly meets.
its volcu will drown out tho clamor of
factions, and Franco will roiuso longer
to resist the Inovitablo. Tho French
masses aro not republicans. Left to
themselves thoy would restore the em
nl ru ut onco. becauso to them it stands
Llor peaco and prosperity. Thoy do not
speculate m mo direction oi governing,
but deem that best which gives them
least trouble, and consequently most
quiet, It must bo remembered that
rural Franco had not felt tho war at
all whon tho cmncror surrendered at
Sedan, SInco that time the pcoplo
navu neon distressed uy tno war, anu
naturallv cnuutdi tliev bear no good
will to tho lepubllcati leaders ugalnst
wnom iney cunrgo an meir grievances.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY,PA.
.ctr Counties.
To tho IMItor of t ho Cilumblam
Whoover will examine u map of
Pennsylvania, must bo struck with tho
Indefensible mangling which her terri
tory lias undergone Tn tho process of llio
form itlou of counties.
In the first placo many of them nro
too small, being tho offspring ofsplto
and local olllco litinlcH, whoso nmbl
lion being greater than their Intents,
could only bo gratified by carving out
eomollttlo patch, Including their own
neighborhoods, wherein to becomo the
great men. They hnvo thus destroyed
the proper and legitimate Inlltienco of
their own county, In tho conventions
nnd politics of the Stnto, and entailed
additional burdens upon tho communi
ty. Tho nmbltlon of llttlo men Is a
curso to tho country. The now county
mania was dostrucllvo of many great
Interests; but Senator Buckalow's Con
stitutional Amendment went n llttlo
too far, In Hint It prevents thonnnoxlng
of sundry lines of adjoining counties,
by requiring under certain circumstan
ces n local endorsement, which can sel
dom If over bo obtained.
Thus tho second objection to the pres
ent arrangement Is rendered almost ns
Impossible of correction, as thoiihroga
Hon of the Caineroiis nnd Forests and
other cxcresenccs on tho body polltln
has been. But lojk fir it moment tit a
small corner of Montour county, cut off
by tlio Susquoh ma i nt u neck of
Northumberland miming for miles
along tlio liver", nearly to tho town of
Muiicy, In Lycoming county, Liolc nt
Centre, spread like a spider among Its
surroundings ; at Perry, Juniata and
Mlfllln, stretchod on tho rack of longi
tude until they nro painful to look at.
Glnnco your cyo ovor tho shape of
Westmoreland, rttntiiig n corner uwny
up Into the middle of tho State, and
then follow Armstrong, with n still
more villainous projection. Doubtless
many of those, and others not men
tioned, could bo, nnd all should bo re
formed. But In the third placo theso small
counties tire tho o:caslon of much per
sonal, political, and local ill-feeling and
discussion. Parallels of latitude, im
aginary lines, arbitrary divisions mako
enemies of neighbors who hadelso llko
kindred drops been mingled Into one.
Great and Important Interests nro sac
rificed to local pride, prejudice or ha
tred ; wholo counties nro periodically
thrown luto convulsion by tho strug
gles of politicians who had clso nover
been heard of, or If heard of, lacking a
local fulcrum for their puny lover, had
scarcely moved a neighborhood, much
loss a county or two. But these local
tights do not die with tho mere question
that raised them, or with tho men who
first mado battlo about them, but they
are transmitted on from sire to son, and
every now grievance, sontitnental or
real, adds fuel to tho smouldering fire,
and tho llamo bursts out with now vo
hemenco to defeat and destroy.
Cannot tho coming Constitutional
Convention euro much of this, by giv
ing to each county in tho Stato, nt least
ono member In tho Lower House, pro
hibiting absolutely tho erection of now
counties, authorizing tho straightening
of county lines nnd corners by a voto
of tho population to bo transferred, nnd
tho absorption of somo, by a voto of
thoso who aro to loso political and mun
cipnl exlstenco ? Oeum anicus.
Xot (Jorrriior.
Tho Philadelphia Day. nn Indepen
dent paper edited by a Republican, says:
"From a careful reading of our demo
cratic exchanges from this Stato wo
must concludo that tho probabilities in
favor of tho nomination of General
GEoitnE W. C.IS3 as tho noxt democratic
cmdldato appear very strong. The ex
pressions in his favor nro very general
and very decided, antl nro not confined
to tho western part of tho State. Even
from tho "Tenth Legion" comes tho
cry for Cass, as well as from tho cast,
west and centre of tho State. Tho dem
ocrats seem determined to correct what
most of them consider their blunder of
1SGU when, they fully beliove, and so do
no small number of republicans, that
General Cass might havo been elected,
From present appearances wo would
ndviso tho republicans to mako their
arrangements for beating Cass, if they
can, in 1S72."
The Mm- Million Steal.
Mr. Mann from tho committee of
ways and means, on Monday evening
last, reported against tho bill to author
ise tho sale of tlio bonds In tho Sinking
Fund, tho proceeds to bo applied to tho
payment of tho Stnto debt. Theso bonds
are therefore to bo saved for tho uso of
thlovcs. Tho bill to authorlso tho steal
ing has not yet been offered, but will bo
as soon as tho requlslto forces aro fully
marshalled, Any Democratic Senator
who votes for It ought to bo glbbetted.
About Senator Buckai.kw tho Radi
cal Journals Just now havo somo very
bitter things to say, and nil becauso ho
was chairman of tho Commltteo that
mado such mi unfavorable report on tho
claim of Lyndai.i, to Col. Dkchkut's
seat. But tho Senator can stand It, wo
guess. Ho has considerable mnro brains
than all tho Radical members of tho
Senato put together, and It don't matter
to him, particularly, what tho papers of
that party say about him. Mr. Bucka
r.tw is a lawyer df eminent ability nnd
a man whoso prlvato and public charac
ter Is abovo reproach. Ho know what
lie was talking about when ho mado
that report, and the silly comments of
Radical nowspapcrs upon his action Iu
tho matter uro as nothing to him. Ho
looks for commendation to tho pcoplo
not to tho paid advocates of political
prostitution. Ilellefonte Watchman,
1'iiESiDENT Quant'h hrotlier-ln-hiw,
CltAMEit, has been confirmed as Minis
tcr to lielglum, notwithstanding tho
strenuous opposition of Bu.M.VElt. Curl
ou8ly enough tho Massachusetts granny
opposed him on tho ground that somo
wouiau's husband had slapped him in
mo iuco lor insulting ner, whllo ho was
consul at Vienna, und lind not resented
tho assault I Has Bumneu forgotten
that he was onco tho recipient of u
switching with a riding whip, which
ho had not tlio manhood to resent, nnd
that ho blubbered about It all over tho
country for soveral years after! Per
haps CuAMiutls unfit, hut that objec.
Hon should havo been raised by somo
body else than tho pusillanimous Sum
neu.
Eixctoua'l ItUFoitM, In tho Now
Yorlc Legislature it Isproposod to pass
a law forover disfranchising nil voters
convicted of bribery or Intimidation,
To this should bo added disfranchise
incntof nil who accept bribes. Tho law
would bo n good ono.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
STATEMENT OF THE FINANCES
or the
COl'NTV OF COLUMBIA,
From January 1, IS70 to January 1, 1671,
DAVID liOWESnKIlfl, i:sti Treasurer of Co
lumbia couuty, lu nccount with Bald county,
lor county purposes, for ISM.
1870.
Jan. To nm't outstanding for IR83 nnd
previous years s.ibj 1 1
' To ain't outstanding on Stato 1309
nnd put to county
11 To cash from Jacob oho Into
Treasurer
Mar, 1, ISO feet planlc to C. C. Trench,
l.igill mrcci nriago
"2.1, 'ro K. II. uttla lumber from
Court Houso In 1S-JS
"12, To Nolo of $1,000 dl-icount, 1st
National Hank liloonivburir
" alTo Teak family mo Court room
" , To tl, Kvaus pour overseer Bri
ar Creek: for C. HuU
OSS M
15 U0
SS 00
11,101 03
Juna0.To nta't county tax nstfos&od
for 1(70 21,503 73
Bopt, 5, Tn T. Adams, 1. o, Brlarcrock
iur v. nuib o,
5, To redemption seated lands,
held by Commission Ad. John Mc
I'alla. Ileaver. 101 It
To Mann A Miller, Beaver. )i lnics,.iii 10 us
$117 70
To redemption nusented lands held
by comiulsiloncrs
" John Welllver Madison G 47
' l'eter Vohe, llllllln 6 67
" l'eter lless.Husnrloat S 5
" Andrew Frcas, Brlarcreelr 12 51
" samo for tux duenflcr sale to Cum
in lHsloucrs 2 CO
" David Ilartrel.Mlnllu A 61
11 sntne for tax niter sale to Conltn's I US
" Michael Wugner, Jackseu WM
" Wm, I hcmberllu, Mndlxon 7 W
" tleo, llower, UoamiKcreek KW
- HchuylerA Henry, llrlnrcrecU li w)
" James McMullcu, Hiunr.nnr O 00
" C. II. Troy, Beaver 13 60
" John Balcot, Ileaver fl 10
" .Maun A ll jul, Main 17 "S
' duo Hhicic, traukiiu II iio
" Hitter's estate, .Montour 7 li
James 1-alks, FlshlnRreok 4 15
" Jacob Kvans, Urocmvood 5 0
John Lvcrlmrt, locust 1 03
J.& II. Hughes, Locust I iu
" M. Uroes,Monlour l ikj
" I'. 1.. Mhuiuan, Beaver I 60
" lieu I-ollg-elibcrKur. Mlllllu S 52
" llco. I.outienhcrger, Malno 4 u )
W. & I,. UUKllcs, Locust 3J7I
' James ftliulu, MUg-arlouf 14 OI
" Ucuryo Mloau, Oruuico 7 ill
To nm't of county lat oh unsealod
lands ll,12 07
" ain't of county tax on scaled land M Id
SI, 191 M
To stated nnd lmieatPd, load, school, poor,
bounty laxe. ac, recelieil unit accreulleu lo
tho townslilpi:
Bca-,or road tax unsealed 11 Ci
" " " bcuted 01 "A
" school tax unseated ldt 111
" - seated hi 32
" poor tax un-cntcd 51 11
" " ' healed 1 Ol
" bjuuty tax seated 7 31
Benton road tax unseated
soated
M fchool tax unseated
poor "
Mil
r, M
17 43
t!32
SIS 07
S3 .1
61
62 21
l .14
02 72
60 til
Brlarereck road tax unseated
" ' " scaled
" hchool tax unseated
Iioor " "
)ounty "
' " seated
fill 31
Cnta- Issa road tax unseated
" school t ix '
" poor " "
21 II
42 23
17 71
SSI II
Ceulialla Bor. school tax unseated
' " poor " '
" " bounty tax
" Borou-li tax unseated
21 71
23 05
7 6)
12 01
S7J 51
till M
12 40
1,17 hO
I.I 11
OP) 30
Conyngham road tax unseated
- " ' seated
' hchnol tax unsented
" " " scaled
" poor " iniiciited
h .. " seated
special poor tax seated
' " " ' unsealed
" purchnso poor tax "
" ' " heated
bounty tax heated
23 H
4 18
1,104 02
2J.I 07
2 01
0 00
Centro rood tax uuscatcd
' eclmol tax "
" poor ' "
Flshlngcreck road tax unseated
" school ' "
" poor " "
Frankllu road tax unsealed
" school -' "
" puor ' "
Greenwood road tnx unseated
" school
" ' " soatrd
" poor " uuseatoj
S103 .10
40 Wl
Hemlock roaj tnx unseated
' school ' "
' poor
35 43
31 61
S107 80
Jackson road tax unttealctl
' school -
" ' ' heated
' poor " unseated
" - M seated
60 0')
1:1 oi
23 41
3
Locust road tax unscntid
' school " "
poor H
Mlnlluroad tax unst-nted
" hchool
" poor " "
Madison road tax unseated
- hchool ' "
" ' " heated
poor ' uuscatod
' " seated
Malno road tax unseated
school
" poor M
" bounty "
Mt. Pleasant mid tax unseated
" school '' '
Montour road tux unseated
" school " "
poor ' "
bounty' "
Orange road tax unseated
' " " heated
" hchool tux unseated
' poor " "
l'lno road tax unseated
' " " heated
11 school tax unsented
" " seated
" pn-r " unsealed
seated
Uoarlngcicek road tax uuieated
" hchool " "
" poor ' "
Hugarloaf road tuxunseatcl
hchool ' "
" poor "
HECAPITttLATlON',
Itoad tax unseated
Hchool " "
Poor " '
Kpeclal poor tax unseated
l'urelinso
lloiiuty tax uusoated
BoroutjU " "
l.Ol.i S3
2,0h7 UJ
1,1-ill 22
I.H03 0.
211 07
01 Hi
12 05
7,111 3.
01 li:
121 0
lload tax sailed
Hchool " "
Poor " "
Bounty" "
Hpcclai poor tax seated
I'urchahu ' '
31 20
1.1 10
41 13
2 01
301 23
Oct. Tolleglstry list of taxes
Dee. 23. To W. It. Hut. l'rolll'v Jury
193 CI
fees 81 00
- to j,euiBil a .siauanoy it. u. uo,,
lund redeemed 6103
11 To cash puld assessors managing
dog Hind to 09
'- to ttln l otato tax assessed aoove
Malu quota 0.1 4,1
" 'in iiniT reo cu irom nuiiiiaor isio iri
' To .M, jocKson. jiKiiifhT money
nn body of John E. Fowlir,rc-
luudud to couuty i 37
41,011) 71
CU.
Bv nm't outstanding for 170, .tc, fll.051 k3
Tcb. Ily note paid First Nuilouul Uault
Bloomstniri; 2.000 00
Mnv By note puld I'lrtt National II ink
Blooiiubuig J.iksj to
By commls-don nllowcd collectors l.ini ib
By exonerations " 675 01
By County orders redeemed 20.107 03
By Treasurer' com uu lis 7J3 81 7.71 15
By Balance duo 8i7 b5
113,003 71
D. LOWI'.NIIKHO, Tit HAH., IN ACCOUNT
WITH TAX ON DOOM Full 1370.
1)1 1.
Jan. 4, 1870, To nm't ouutuudlug fur
lW,-dc. 313 61
To ain't assessed for 1&70 1,1'H 1)0
' from Jacob Yoho lato Troos'r 170 13
'' dueTreusurer 103 61
2.177 60
CIV,
By nm't outstanding for 1S70, &c.
" sheen orders redeomod
By commUsfun allowed collectors
By uin'l txoncrutlous allowed eol loe'rs
" paid assessors luunaglug fund
" Treasurer's commission
477 23
1,411 21
47 41
h-J 4(1
60 0J
7.' Iti
12,177 50
STATi:MI!NT of amount of Tax nwnswl IR70
ntm 1110 ntllOUtll UUO on Mono i-ccemu,Ji oi,
1 170.
PMrtcts To. Dog t Dor Wain
A-'d A-"l Dun I Tilt
llloom 4IHIKI 1 1 gun '."."MM 4IM S.V1IJ
llfitwr..,. 670 11 iam 87 'J I ram) 4117
Bern Ilk.. 1-17 54 21 2J5 61 ... iM
llrluirurk. loH.TI I7M 7.M 1.1 47M K.1JI
iienion fruu 6iri mm sum mm
Cnialsa . l.'l'U7 7.10O 1 V'
Cenlle 1117 70 I1M ClODi! 1100 1.7117
rmtrnllii .. Kilos m ,tki anno 4011.1
I'oiiMufhaui 9KIU7 WOO 6I.I0.1 1.110 41K1
Flniikfln.... 60H7 41 00 261 SI UK 60 01
I'l-hlnircr'k 01121 UUO IWI01 0 00 4IKJ
lllcennnod. it! woo 21111 1122
Hemlock... t'J7K 01 Nl 112 41 II SO 01 1 1
Jackson,... 22000 noon JIM
IniKl 0MH7 lllm 627.10 1300 11621
Maine 6B2.1 4300 Kil is) 61ir.l
Jl.ldhon.... OHM 7160 iW 47 10120
MLl'lenvlIlt OOIIM 6100 02 fl 10 00 OOTI
Montnur.... 701 I'l 40 60 ,111161 .1160 07 ll
Mltllln InUM 70 00 4W67 32 00 10211
orniiKo 07111 4100 urn ni 00.1
I'lnc. 27000 10 60 1I73J S780
lt.cioek.... !MM 30 00
cntt 16.11 50 0.100 f2d
Smmrloaf... HUU MM 173 20 MM
l.'l 31
80 02
6731
17.1 ll
31 HO
2IJ0SJ3 119100 lOllJlO 120M2IM41
Tho following nro nmouuts duo for provlouo
car:
County,
60 TO
60 13
121 42
ISO 10
Dog
Beaver, 1" L Shnnian ISfli.
Benton, John It Keclcr, ISfiD
t'entrnlla.Thns Ocrnty. 1360
8 00
FrntiKlin, Jacoo Kiiiiue, i-uu
Itemt.tplr. lanne I.phl V. 1 SlIO
00 03
0 41
SO 00
M-ntifnnli.m 11 T M'KlcfinftP. 1S03 219 01
.Madison, Jacob Ilechtcl 00 73
753 70 60 41
U,2I3 10 4i) M
Add amount duo for 1570
Total duo 11,001 80 477 S3
Thoso m.iiked with a star havo slnco been
settled.
The fol lowing nro expenses for 1370.
ASSESjOll'S' I AY.
Mirlns Triennial
iiiooni town,
Beaver " ,
II tri ck "
llciitnn 11 ,
Item lek Boning!
tntratlu "
Cons iigliam twp
t'enlio "
Calais Issa "
Irnnklln " ,
FlshliiKCieek "
tlleenunod " ...
Hemlock "
tatksntt " .,
Locust "
Malnn "
Mllllln 11
Mt. 1'leas.int "
Madison "
Montour "
(ll-ilimO "
Pine "
Uom inf-cr'k '
hcott "
Mitfurlonf "
Total
srhnse ninrlcpil u llli nslnr lint vet 111
l'alit Assessors on nccouul oi Hepteli-
null euumeiaiion
AUDITORS.
" County Auditors
" M F llverly, Audltlnql'l-otll'ynn I
lteglsler'sacoount
71 CO
.11 to
nilll)3ni.S)NTIl ICT.
Johu Fi.t, contract for putting no
hew bridge Iu llrmlm lc town
ship neir Hvlvcster l'ursell
1 John L-golt, eiintril-t lebtllldln?
bridge near llclibeu Wllson,ovor
Little l'lshtugcrcelc
David Hasaiie.contracl-tbiilldlnj
nud slialghtelilng Benton brldgo
' Oeo W Ii Iter, coulrsct bulldlug
now brldgo on county line be
tween Columbia end Northum
berland counties. In full
l'eter Hunnlc, niovliigaudlcbulld
lug brldgo In llenscr township,
near Mr Isnae Kllugaman
IlUIDOEUEl,AtIl!3
1 James Conner, lumber, Banton
brldgo
' lteubcu Bcltas, rcpntr dono to tho
brlf ge nbovo oratigovlUe, In nil
1 John Lcngotl, hhlnglcs nud lath
for covering double bridge below
Blono, nt 17 per thousand
' l'eter Jones, covering brldso bo
low Bloom
' l'eter Jones, leplnclhg timbers Ac.
below Bloom
John Murduit, repropplng brldgo
Mordausvllle,Mt l'leasaut town
ship ? Beufamln Wcrtmnn, covellug
brldgo nl Orniigevlllo
' D K Hlonn, hhluglcH nnd lumber
for brldgo at Urungevlllo
' J 1) Wilson, repairs to brlOKO near
Edward Mcllenry, Llttlo Flhh-
lngcreek
' Benjamin Cole, roofing brldgo In
Benton township, near Coles, by
contract
' Joshua 11. Hess, re;iropplngbrld'o
bank luHugarluaf toushlp,ncar
llcsi's
' John lggott. fir repair to wing,
wall ami for lumber nt tho Wil
son bildgo. over Llttlo Flshlng
creck 1 John Kobhtns, placing cinder ut
double brldgo below llloom
I II U Ort. hauling oue huudrcd
tons cinder sauio placo
" l'hlllp Applemnnrepropplng bank
nl brlilga uenr Johu Zuller's,
Flshlngcreek towtihliip
" ltunynn A Warden, nails forduub.
lo brldgo below Bloom
' Blooinhburg Lumber Company,
Itock brldgo below Bloom
Win tlleger, Carpenter work do
" Isaac Labour, plank.Flshlugcreck
brldgo
II Win. Andrews, plnnk.briugoue.ir
Isaiah Hess
" A Hess, six hundred feet plant',
llcntim near Cole's mills
" Wm Holmes, lepalrlng bildu
near sigiried's, lloutou
" Moses Mcllenry, four huudrod It.
plunk, Mlllwatbr brldgo
" John L Kline, .14) feet plan':, Cou-
yngh 1111 township
"DA Ivllne, nlalik and work, 1'iU-
terso 11 bridge, Urango
" Martin Andrews, ispnlr brldgo
near Joslah Hess
" Jacob Yobo, Jr. repair nt Yoho
bridge, Mlllllu
K Mclidenhall, for doublo bildgo
below Bloom
" JauieH Bartun, lumber for doublo
bridge below llloom
" Kill owler, plnclug cinder below
Bloom
" Altred llorbclu, rcralr HUbtown
bridge
" Allied llerbeln, repair Cntawlssa,
JI'KcIvey's .Mills
" Nathan lloiner, laking down tho
brldgo nt lteubcu ItclgloV, lu
Frankllu township
o E Yocilin, repair locust, county
lino bridge
" Wm Coleman, expenso to Benton
brldgo
" Iteubeu ltelgle, plauk nt old
brldgo ut his placo
2510 00
S3 8'1
313 01
211 33
0 87
32 00
72 G
23 75
07 60
ICO 23
170 00
73 00
15 C5
28 00
40 0)
41 SI
II 72
13 20
22 51
7 0.
II 57
3 91
0 60
S CO
0 10
0 50
13 4
12 '00
2 01
7 (2)
9 CO
2 00
4 3.
19 21
BLANK BOOKS.
lUank books, Commissioner's of.
llco
Blank books Frolhonotary's olllco
" ltcglstir 4 llccoider
olllco
COSIIH3IONEn'SATronNF.Y
John (1 Freeze, Attorney
" herlce fu two tax
casts "Court"
By cleaning Court House, pnld Mrs F.
ovcrdorf it al dialling courthouse
y ard, ao
l'uld Com t cryer, Moses Cod'inan dur
ing tho year
Cuustablo returns to Cruris
COUNTY BUILDINGS.
Paid Isaiah llacubuchhpoutlligCuurt
Houso
" Hiiaiplcss .1 Harmon cast Iron
pickets lor yard fence Court houu
l'eter Jones repairs nt lull
." " woik nt library case,
law office
" Binoiiisburg Lumber Co. lumber
for law ofllco
" F. J Thornlon, wall paper, Pro.
Ihouotnry nnd Iteglsiei's olllces
" Win FBodlne.papirlngApalut'g
" ltunynn ,t Wurden mateiials lor
llbiaryeaso
" Itiinyiui.i Warden, locks for privy
" " " coserlng lu
ltcglsler's ofllcu table
" Menngh ,1 Cullman piilntlngCourt
I lousy fcuce, ao.
" D Miller painting Court House
fence, Ac.
" Mayer Bros, bill paints ac for
Court House fein c, ao
" NJ lliudersholt, bill paints, for
Court Houso fence, Ac.
" Moj er Bros lend, Ac, painting olll
ces und library
'.. '.t-,ell.J""S;- fl'-ilf n'mut C houso
Caroline, Mojer repairmen win-
dow blinds
'Hit Thomas losic repair at Jail
" Oeu Jlcnrlo inaklug key law
mom
Jnhli Weaver, puihp repair nt Jail
M t) Wood want, lep.ilr ul Jnllsard
" McKelsy, Nlul A Co., bill for Jail
leimlr
" i: Meudenhnll bill lumber for
Culirl House and Jail
1)2 50
179 10
S3 SI
0 S7
31 11
22 Si
15 02
20 Ni
3 02
2 53
I 33
33 60
0 25
II 23
3 33
0 19
4
2 00
4 00
60
1 (XI
2 00
I Hi
I II
272 21
COMMONWnALTII COsTS.
l'ald costs Commonweallh vs Itlchnxl
l'almer, Lewis Ivuiineu, It. F.
Htont.sliall'er A Creasy, John Her
bert and others during the yeur
COMMIrtHIONF.llS AND CI.IIIIIC,
" Wm (1 Quick, -Commlsslonor
691 50
M Cyrus Bobbins
navui iciiger
' ' II .
.1 lEceiler
Wm Krlckbnum Cieik
1.175 00
DISTIIICT ATlUUNKY.
Paid IX 11. Ikeltr, District Attorney '
IXIICTI'JN i:.l'L'NHF.f".
l'ald sundry pcrnuns holding ckctlou
vvr.u,
l'ald Bloomsburg I umber Co 2 Ions
cuul for Couit House
'- lleudersholt A Matou 3 tons coal
for Colirt Houso
" l'uxtou A llHrjuan, 3,200 Its cf coal
lor t'nurt Houso
" O W Neal A Uro. 03,620 V coal for
Court Houso and Jull
72 69
0 50
15 50
8 15
150 til
1(3 ti
FOX AND WILDCAT HCAI.I'
Paid sundry pcrtou for sculps
INbUHANCi:.
I'idd John A Fiiuitnu for Colirt Houso
" lIFIIuituiuiilorJall
32 00
7 70
39 70
OF VI
21 00 no m
2.1 ("I 3.1 00
2200 21 1)
1.140
2.1O0 37.'.)
2H 00 11 00
Bl 00 33 60
2.1 00 21 00
1700 201"
2.1 00 20 00
23 00 30 00
13 7.1 .'HI IS)
It HO 20 73
27 60
111 23 2.1 2.1
23 00 2.1 00
17 60 27110
20 75 32 00
llf) 1700
20 00 20 00
20 00 21 60
122.1 1700
2.1 01) 33 .')
20 00 19 00
TiTi 6)100
611 III
INftmi'STH,
Paid John M t'homlierlln on body of
Mrs. (1. W, Maimer llloom 10 S7
" Thomas J Vandersllco on body of
WHavltlsIIeinlnrll II 05
" O Murphy on bodyof John Mon-
ohan Conynahatu 13 51
' O tl Murphy bodyof MnryHwceny
Convnghnm II 65
' O (I Murphy on body oi Pal Con.
ynghnii H .11
" C(l .Murphy on bodyof John Phil.
tips, Conyngham 93
" Illchard Thornton on body of
William Connolly Conyngham 2) 10
" l'hlllp llaveron ('nnstnblo fees
body ol Wm Connelly Conyng'm 13 00
" I'll Murphy on body of nn un
known person 22 21
" H'l hornloiionliodyorrJteMnna-
mln ilnnynghnm 22 19
" oil Murphy on holy of M Han-
11011 of conyngham 21 07
lNCIDlINTAL KXtr.N8K8. "
Paid John Leacock bonrdlru Jury,
Palmer trial ; 01 03
" John Lencock boarding Jury Knu-
treo trial 49 00
" Dlsiwnnberg coat nnd pants for
John Herbert prisoner 6 00
" 1; II Bldlcmnu repair to lightning
rod Court Houso I) IJ
" 1-W Molllck money drawer Pro-
thonotnry'n olllco 6 IH1
" K 11 Little enso v Jacob Yoho 20 IX)
" 1'. fi t.tttlo lets t.-entrnlla imllcn
enso 101 0)
" O W Mnugcr bed for Jail 4 83
" " " ono doz ntools Ac for
Court House nnd lull .132
" c II Brockwnynn W II Knt books
A-o for I'rothonotary's olllco 21 63
" Cll Murphy, special appeals Con
yngham Assessor 12 05
" McKetvy Nenl tit Co 81 Dj ropo for
lown clock 7 71
" M O Woodward horse Ihlcf reward 20 00
"JO Frccr.o fines lelunded to Libra
ry cnnililltli o 192 ID
" H (I Miller AHon blllfornll.brnoms
lamps, Ac for Court House A Jail 21 01
' Mover illos, bill for nil, lamps AO Hi
" 11 F Clork, 1'lof. hervlce, Blato tax
llanlsburg 26141
" Oeo Yost a husk foot mals fort.
Houso 3 5)
" J M Chcmlcrllu repairing town
clock. 5 00
" H iniiomns emllhlng Mil about
Court House 3 00
" W II Morgan for Bradford county
brldgo pfim 3 00
" H 1: Heaigentit et nl 2 map Com
missioners' olllco 2 75
" Bobbins A Kyer, bill court hiuso
nnd Jail 4 23
" I Ilsgenbucli upalrlng stoves. Ac
Coutt Ilous9 3 2.
11 Bl) shlvo opalr paper flics I'ru-
thouotiry's olllco I "y
" Kdi'nukling 0 boxoj paper fast
eners 1 2)
" sundry persons for &undry llitugs 10 35
013 23
1'IlNITllNTIAItY.
" lll4Ponllontlnry supporting con
victs. '70 0114
" Statu l.unntic Hospital for IheMip
port of Catharluu Hull 122 8..
?10 29
1'ItINTINO.
" J H S.indcis priming l'oo.70 In full 213 31
" l) 11 Brockwiiy printing hill for year 410 11)
" Bradley A Cordon's printing bill 3 3)
1721 si
POST MOIITIJMS.
" It M I.ishall.on body of int. Con-
snjliam 15 011
noAD and imtDcin vinwrt.
" Sandry persom for mndry vlcw3 6239 00
ltOAD DAMAtin.
" John Thomas, ilreenwood 12 (X)
" John Claris, llloom IJO l
" i:.hvur,l llenrlc, l'ino 7 00
' Wm l'eacock, deposltlous on load
Bloom I 0)
" (leo Moore, tsugnrlonl Ho 10
" 1:11 Little, deposition ou road In
llrl.ircreek 1100
" 0 II Mason, Ml Pleasant 6 00
" HOKhulti-., Sugsrloaf 6IIO
" Jus Kramer, Madison 15 0J
" lin Id Miller, linos) road Briar
Creek 1 to
" Win Wnlp " " I 6J
" it W I'cddcr " " 1 6)
" John Achenbach, Oiango 0000
" Wm Bobbins, " W l)
" " 1.0 V)
" Chns Low " 5 Hi
" Hrhuylcr A Low " IS 0,)
" WlnHinllh ' 10 00
" Mary ltlckets " '-0 00
" Wm Hiuds.Mt Pleasant 20 01
" l'eter Achenbach heirs Orango moo
" John Former heirs Frankllu hm ix)
' Stephen Keerer, lleuton 00
Mrs bllas Apjilcmaii, urango 70 li)
" Cleniucl Ill'iirker.l'lne 173 lu
" Joel Klcfer llenlou 10 00
" 1).I Wnller, Bloum 100 0)
" Jcircrson ioJ er, Bloom ho 00
" Joeu Mulligan, Beiilon H0 00
" J F l'lnhicr, Culawlssa 200 0O
" lluakor Society, " 110 0)
" w UM111011, ill I'lensanl loot)
" David Shaller, " 10 10
" M 11 Jackson, professional tcrv
Ices lu ro.ul damnga Centro Ht
Bloom 'Jl 00
ilflV' "
i;i:qi3tky nxpr.Nsi:?.
" Assessors for lteglslerlng voters
lor tho year, Including pay for 103
blunlc llegtslry bouks. and ain't
paid lor transcribing said 103
books 11:0 0)
BHKUIFFVJ ACCOUNT.
" Mordecnl Millard ns per bill ren
deled for boarding prisoners,
hervlug Jury notices, com c) Ing
eouvlcis to IIH l'culteutlary, Ac, 19sl 31
STATU ItOADS.
" The following rcrsons for lnylug
nud opening 11 Slate road Itoiu
1 ouudryvllic, lu Columbia Cuun
ty. to rlho nubllo, loinl near
uiiiiu h Bcliuol housd in Luzeiuu
county
Les 1 C01 trlght, Commissioner 50 CO
US I'uttersuu 13 m
111' 11c. idly " (0 00
K F lUiully, Surveyor 21 00
Vtn Hltdi-biant, Cuuliimau 1120
1) L Cortrlght " II U)
Owen Hull, Axman 21 00
Iteubeu Andrews, chaluman 23 00
Ad.tm Hull, Commissioner 31 UO
N (I Wcstlcr " 2 00
J CHIIlltll " 2 O)
11 L ICoons, Surveyor ill 10
Jos Wohlliugcr.Axman 12 do
F 1, Haymiiu, Ch.ilnman -2 40
Simpson Folk, Axman 4 10
Wm M Klluelob, Juitlce fees 1 60
$101 10
STATIOJCK11Y.
" Tu sundry persons for paper nud
puis II 55
TirhTAVLU
" Sundry pcisons tip hluvts during
ojr 15) 01
TIHIAbUIlElt.
" 1) Lnwcidmig for dctds lo Com-
lulssluiurd 6.161
Total cxpendllnrcs 1S.!VJ7 81
TANKS ItCFUNDBI).
' Amounts refunded to tho town-
shlpsAo 17,579 12
hiiiicp onDF.r.s.
' Bloom 0 6)
" Beaver 21 10
' Briar Cieelt 37 00
" llcutou IM 5J
" Centre til 5)
" Catuwlssa 17 00
" Frnuklln 33 00
" Flshlngcreek 70 I'.l
" tlrecnw 00J 40 U)
' Hemlock 0 60
" Jnekson ,11 00
" Uicusl 60 is)
" Malno 12 40
' Madison 37 5:)
" Montour 10 10
' Ml Pleasant 115 60
" Onillgo 41 00
" Suguilo.ll 110 to
" Scull 47 25
toTTio
Wholo nmount orders Issued In
1570 127,011 ."0
Deduct sheep orders Issued l'.17 40
And Tux lefundcd to lowushlps 7,570 12 h5M 52
llxpcnses during tho year 813,507 31
HTATHMENT OF DOG FUND.
Wo havo nn accurate nccount of
sheep orders fiom P07 to tills time.
The hhecp ordeis Issiud nud not re
deemed uro ns follows, to w It 1
For 13117 II 00
For 1100 113 to
ForKO hll UJ
Wholo amount unrodoomed 919 10
Amount overpaid 011 dj tnx Is 1031 51
Which added lo sheep urdeis unplld 050 40
(lives tho wholo Indebtedness 1,1 C! 01
Now deduct amount duo from collection 477 24
Excess of damago over said fun d 6ji 01
Allowing Commissioners an extra sal-
ury ol 37
Total debt, about 17.M oj
BTATF.MHNT OF COUNTY OUDWIS.
Wholo umount of orders redeomed lu
1S70 1C,'(7 Wi
Deduct old oidcrsicdecmod 217 011
Orders of 1 70 redeemed SO.ooo M
Add iilnouut of 1370 uol redeemed .'Q OJ
(lives amount Issued In H70 2H,otl 01
Amuilut duo lor 1107, nuid views 1 00
Amount ilue for Isos, road vliws 2 10
Amount duo for Ivoo, " l
Amount duo for 170, " 20 10
Total duo for tho lour years 33 0J
Wo tho undeihlguid, Auditors of Columbia
couuty, being duly ilectcd 10 adjust ami u ttlo
Ihoaccouulsof tho Trimmer and ComniUMon
ersol Cutumhla louuty do hereby certify thatwu
men nt Hie olllco of the Tiousurer nud Coiiimls.
bloncrs, In Blooiiuburg.nnd curelillly exunilnid
llio accounts mid vouchers ol tho wiiiio Irom the
flrstil.tr or January-!. D. 70, and to the lli.l
ilayof Jiinuary.A. 11.1371. Ilnd llitni correct In
tlio foregoing statement, and wu hud n balanio
duo Columbiueoiiuly ou Couuty Tux, l ight bun
dled nnd iblrty-hesen iio'lnis and elghty.llvo
cents, (SsJ7.s5) fiom David Lnwcnuutg. 'Ireusurer
of said county, und ft balance duo the Treasurer
on Dog "ax 0110 huudiedaud nluvly-threo dol
larsjiud lllty.ouu cents UU 61.)
- Tne Auditors find that tho Township Auditors
In several of tho lowushlps of the couuty huso
not csmplled with the law relutlng to tho up
prulsemeut of sheep killed by dogs, uud suggest
that tho County Commissioners pay 110 damages
louny periou uuless llio law Is fully eomplltd
with,
Ulven under our hands this Fourth day of Jan.
uury, A, D, 17I.
A, J, AL11HIITKON, )
U.J. CAMl-lllXL, Alldllolh,
DAN1LL LLli, )
We, tho uuderslgued, Couimlhsloucra of Co
lliiublaiouuly, do hereby tetllly that tl 0 foie
coin glsuioirict siateiueut ot the accounts of
said u uuuty for Hie tar A, 1). 1370,
WM, (J, QUICK', )
OY11U-. ItillllllNS, i Cominlss'ri.
II. J. UKLDLlt, i
Commissioner's Olllce.
MUil: Wm. KmrKiuvM, Cleik,
Bloouuburg, Feb. 10, 1371,
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