runt
AND
H PlinLlSltED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
TI!BUOLOUHIA DUttDINO KCAKTIIlt
coum iioubc, ntoousnono, rA., jiv
CHARLES B. BROCKWAY,
EDlTon Aim riiomiETon.
?orm:"Xwo Dollars a Year payaMo la ndvaneo.
JOB PRINTING
Ofalldcscrlptlons executed with ncnlncss and
dlspalch nt roosonablo rates.
flnliimbia Oountv Official Dircotory.
IfcahUnt Jittloe-WlM.iAff l'''W,;H"n H Mo.
.,......... r,..r..-.li,At llHItlt. ISAAC .
Jii-ntMcr t AVro)i'fr-WlI.i. AMo ''1 Atony.
Mitrlcl Atlorncy-lMtai lliusoN, .ill.
yl utlttort I). J. I'AMPllKM., DANIt.b I.hE
fllAllLIHCONNr.lt
CoroiiH--CIIAlit.r.sq.MOIirilY.
JnivcomiHlM(o!icii-lHAAoM(;lininn,JoHMMa
Cotiiifj Si'i'crffifcmtenl-CliAltl.M U. BAnKLBY
lllotm 7vtr TMsMrr-Dlrcctors, H. II. MtM.xn
William KiiAJirii, Illoomsbnrc, nnd joiinsoii
ki;mi:, uhciiwcou, uiiahi.es v-unriniiiniu.
Bloomsburg Official Directory,
lllixmilvro HanUna fb.-J01IN A. FlINSTOtl
1'iesliirnt, II, II. Oiiotz, Cashier.
lint A'affonnl Jlmik-llUAH. H. PAXTON.Prcs't ,
J. P. Tustin. Cashier. . .
Columbia CbvnW MulualBavinq iViitlnitil TfanAH
Jorfnloii-E. II. Little, Prcs1!., 0. W. JIillkii.
Cn&,.t.,. rrtt,itn nml ton-inn 701(1 AtoOCW
Hon wit. Pi:.coc'K, ITci't., .1, If. RonisoN, (See,
Jlloonuliura Mutual Uni-tnu bima Assoctaiwn
J. J. linowcit rrcsldeut, V. O.UAnm.r.v, Bcc'y
Ohuroh Directory.
lT.ESllYTEniAK ciiuncn.
.Viifsfrr-RcV. Hlunrt Mitchell.
fiabbath .Sm Icm-IOK A. Jl.; 7J J T, M.
Sabbath fehml-9 A. Jl.
1'raiicr J17rrfi( Wcilnpsilny.V'J 1 M.
Heats freo; no pews rented ktrangera wel
coine. Blooniobnig Directory.
1)AI'i:il RAGS Just received nnd for snlo at tho
CoI.UJintAN OIUcc.
"CLOTHING, Ac.
DAVID I.OWKNIinnb, MerchautTnlIor,.Maln
M.,nhovo American llouso.
WJI. JIOIIUIH, Jlcrclmut Tailor, over ltoscn
slocks conlectIoucry,oiiiio3lloL'admanslur.
nlturo wnreroomi,
DltUOS, CHEMICALS. &C.
if V. I.UTX, DniKSlst and Apothecary. Jlnlni.t,
I'j, hclow tho 1'ostOlllco.
OLOCKa, WATCHES, AC.
(1 I;. SAVAHi;, dealer in uiociih, wnirnes aim
Jewelry, Main St., Jubt below tho American'
House.
LOUIH llEItNHAltD, Watch nnd Clock maker
near isoutbeast coiner Mnlnnud Iron cts.
RCATHCAl'.T, Wnlch and Clock Jlnker.Mar
, ktt bllcel, below Main.
UOOTS AND SHOES.
1,1 JI. KNOItn, Dealer in Doots nnd Shoes, latebt
I'j. nud best styles, corner Main nnd Market
(jticcts, In tho old Tost Ofllce.
HHNUY 1CI.KIM, Mnnurncturcr and dealer In
Hoots nnd Hhom, Uroccrlcs, etc, .Main btrcct,
lias I Uloombburs,
PROFESSIONAL.
DIt. II. C. HOWUIl, Humcon Dentist, JInlnBt.,
nbovo the Court Houbo,
DIt. WJI, SI. 11E11KH, Humeon nuil tliyolclan.
Ulllcu over the Flist Nntionnl llnulc.
SO. HAItKI.EY, Atlorney-nt-La-.v. offlce, 2d
, lloorlu Kxcliuuuollluck, near the "Exchange
ntcl."
Jl). McKELVV, M. D., Burgeon nnd Physician
. uorthbldo Main fat., below Market.
JC. ItUTTEIt, Jl. D. Hnrceou and l'bytlclau
Jlarketsticet, above Jlalu.
I II. ItOHISON, Altorney-nt-Law. OUlco Hart
tJ . linui's building, Jlnln btiect,
DIt. U, V. KINNEY, Burgeon Dentist. Teeth
e.ttincled wltliontp.ilu: Main St., nearly op
naliu Kjiibcopat Church,
T It. EVANH, M. 1)., Burge on n: .1 Phyblclan,
iJ boiilli bldo Jlrtinbticct. below Mi.rket,
DR. A. L. TUKNEH, I'hyslelnn and HnrRron, cf
llro over IClilm'n DriiB More, lesldiuco one
door belo Ilcv. D. J, Waller.
MILLINERY & FANCY GOODS.
1.1 l'KTEUMAN, Millinery and Kaucy (JuudH,
li, opposite Eplbcopul Church, Jlnln st,
MI.SH I.lZZir. IlAltKI.UY, Milliner, Itambey
building Mn!n btiect.
MISH M. DEItltlCKSON, Millinery nud Fancy
(londi,JIaiUbt., below Market.
MllH. JUUA A. A HADE 11AUICI.EY, Ladle'''
Clonics nud DrcHH l'attern, boutheabt enrner
Mnin nnd West his.
iplli: MISSES 1IAKMAN Jllilliierv nud r'nucy
lUoodb. Main St., below American Iioubc,
HOTELS AND SALOONS.
I.'UUKH IIOTirL, by T. Dent. Taylor, enst end
x oi .MU1U bll
lect.
JMEHOHANTS AND GROCERS.
ft C. MAltlt, Dry OoodH nnd Kollous, sonth-
yj wehii
I corner Jlalu nud IroiiKlK.
I70X .t WEllll, 'cmlectlonery nnd ISakery,
' wholesnlo and letall, Exchauco Ulock.
He. IIOWI.lt, Hats and Cnps, Hoots audShct3,
. Jlalu bt., nbovo Couit House.
T 11. JIA1.E, JInmmoth Grocery, lino Oro
t) . rirltt, l'lulls, Nuts, Provision, 4c, Jlalu
r.mi L'tntre fetrects.
M'KEIA'Y, NKAL & CO., drains lu Dry (Inods,
(frnrcili s, Klonr, Feed, Halt, i'ish.Iron, Nails,
etc.,.'','. E, cor. Jlalu and Jlarkctfats.
a II. MII.LKU & ION, dcaleru In Dry Ooodn,
I). Orocerleu, (iuccuswnre, I'lour, bait, Bhoes,
Notions, ctc.Mainbt.
JIISCEL1-ANEOUS.
ft M. lilltlKTJIAN, Baihlle, Trunk a Haruen
U. n aktr, Bhlve'i, lilocit Jlalu Htrcet.
0V. H01111INU,lIiUoi dealersccoudiloor (rora
' b.ilt'lYr'Ci-t coruir MlilU I ul lrmihlR.
P J. TIIOItNTON, Wall r)n-r, Window bhades
l j. nud llxlureu, Hupei t bUvi , Warn si.
Gl V fOKELI,, Furulturo l'.onms, thieobtoiy
I' bilek, JIulu Htiett, west ot Market r.t.
UI'OnENSTOCK.riiotoiiraiihcr, ovi r ltobMnii
li Eyer's Btoro, Alain nt.
I'i. Kt'lIN, deplerln Meat, Tallow, itc.,Chcm.
berliu'sulicy.ienr of American lloubo.
OAMl'lir, JArorjy.IInrblo nnd Iirown Blouo
Works, East Dloombburg.IJerwlck road.
WJI. ItABB, dealer In furniture, tmuks, cede!
" v lllow waio.nenr tho Korks llotcl.
V II.DIDLEJIAN, Agent for Muusoii'b Copper
EiTubularLl!htulr.8Uod.
n FOUTEIt. Glue Mnkcr, uud Whlto tuid l'uucy
U. luuuer.Bcottowu.
M Ul 13 110QJ B, nnd blank NOTIM, with or with.
1 out citmptlon.for kalo nt thu Coi.UMniAN
Olllco.
lBlcaM
Ontawissa.
U w- .l,.AI'I,!AN,,Morchnnt Tailor, Secoud
U. Uobblns' llulldliig.
Bt,
))KiaggrU physician
fin.',:lu,RT. K,UN?,:' dryi:oodN.'irTCo7ka,nud
M...v..v. ...v.b...iM.ni7, nirUH,
T ,'! ItltJ'f I"H, "OittnwlbFa Hoube," North
I.CotmrMalui.udtlerouilBtrects,
I iiMia.it, lllllaid Saloon, Oysters, and Ico
v-i um m bi'Ubuu jiiaill r.
M n'SOllST. dealer In General .Merchandise
JH, Dry Goods, Groceries Ac,
QimilUEHANNA or Uriels llotil, a. irmtcn".
ip bander I'lopilctor.toulh-cabteoinerlluluuud
Hecoud Ktbcet.
JI. II. ADllO'lT, Attorney nt law, M:ilufat7
Light Street.
1 nt r.Vi'h v'ucolwlii!hts, tirat dooi
I' ;f..;r LhT W'U'r. nnd Ucnlir lu nil kinds oi
imroh w f All li
I kludb olUrulu
Bopy.
'II W. EDGAR, Siibiuehuuiia 1'lnnii f. miii
I 'ami llox Mauii&ictinW, 1 e Mill
VOLUMEVI.---NO.10.
Bnclr Horu.
Jl
& (l.W. Ik BHOEMAKEK, dealers In dry
enods, Eroceicrles and Kcnornl merchnndso
Orangovillo Directory,
D
II. lIEltniNd & nilOTlIEIt.Carncntcrsnnd
, Ilullders, Jlaln st bolow Hue.
IUCK IIOTEfi nnd refreshment Paloon, by
Hour ji'iicury cor.oi iiaiu nuu I'luosi,
DIt. O. A. JlEGAHUEL.l'hystclan and Surgeon
Jlaln st,, next door to Good's Hotel,
1VWID HKltUINa, Klournnd Grist Mill, nud
1 Denier In grain, Mill Street.
JAMESIl.lIAIlMAH.CablnetJInkor Bud Un.
dcrtakcr. Jlnln St., below I'lno,
JCIIUYI.EII & CO., Iron fonnners, Jlachlnlsls
j nud Jlnuuractuicrs ofplows, Mill St
AMUELBHAltl'LESS.JIakeroftlioIIayhnrst
Grain Cradle. Jlnln St.
17II.LIAJI DEI.ONO Shoemaker ntnl manufae
V turcrof llrlck, JIlllst.,westofl,iuo
Philadelphia Directory.
jjoE.aiouiia;uiiAii iiaz.Ii
Restaurant anil Diniii Booms.
FRANK SMITH, Proprietor.
rillLADEU'lIIA,
N. H. Tho location Is ccntrnl, tho iiMlstnnti
nttcutive, and tlio tnblesbupplledwltli tho best
tho market nllords, Ircsh nud veil cooked. Givo
him a cull.
"AINWRIGIIT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
N. E. Comer Second and Arch Streets,
PlIILADELVIIIA,
Dealers lu
TEAM, SYRUPS, COKFEE, SUOAH, JIOLASSKi
r.tcis, srtcrs, m CAr.n soda, ac, ic.
ei-Orders will receive prompt attention,
may 10,G7-tf.
JJARVEY R. WALKER,
VriTlt
ME All, SC1IROPP
CO.
imi'outkiis and joithnnsor
CHINA, GLASS AND QUE ENSW A I!E,
No. 10S NORTH SECONDST.,
PHILADELPHIA.
iSSr-Origlnal assorted packages of Queenswnro
constantly on baud. iebSl'72-tf.
Buaincsa Cards.
"P II. LITTLE,
all.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ofllco Courl-Honso Alley, below tho COI.CM
bian Olllco, Uloomsbnrg Pa.
Q IJ. IJRO0KWAY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
JlLOOMSntlRO, rA.
S- Okkick Court Houeo Alley, in tho Co-
I.UMliiAN building. Jan4,'V7.
c
1 AV. MILLER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Olllcc Court llouso Alloy, below tho Coluji
niANOlllcc. llouutles, Hack-Pny nnd Pensions
collected. llloonisburg Pa. sep.'J0'(i7
JOHN M. CLARK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFFICE abovo Howcr's Blorc, Jlaln street,
jllooinsburg, l'a.
JODEP.T V. CLARK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ollleo Main HlrrM. hulow Ihn Court Hniibn.
Dloomsbuig l'cnu'n.
D FIIANK ZARR
ATf ORNEY AT LAW,
RLOOMSIlUltO, PA.
Olllco ,llh ,1. a. Freeze.Iirower'a lllock.
Can bo cousnlted lu Germac or English.
mchBTO-tf
IIIARLES C. IjEIDY,
ATTOlt K K Y-AT- LAW .
OFFICE ON OAK STREET, MOUNT CARJIEL
NOIlTlIU.MUr.UI.AHD COU.VTY, 1"A.
Collections promptly made, Comejanelng
neatly executed mi' nllotlier business connect
ed with bis polcbslon eauMiilly nlleuihd to In
Jlontour, Niirthumbeilnud and Ccdumbla eonu
lies. nis.lb71-li.
EW STOVE AND TlJN SHOP.
ISAIAH 1IAGENIJUCH,
JInlll Htvce.t nun ilnnr nhniM T.?. M.inlfmhnlla
Store.
A laigo assortment of Stoves. Healers nnd
Ranges constantly ou hund, and for Ealo nt tho
lowiht rates.
TlUUlllEI lunll Us liriLnclipRpArrfiillvntlMulAilfn
nnd satisfaction Ruarauteed.
jiwtKi an rxiuuH wuoicbaio auu retail. A
lal Is reoucbtod.
Janl'71
LOOMSRURa
ill AKBI, i:
w o r: ii h.
:1AI.V STllKET, nKI.OW MA1IKCT,
Iil.ou.MSIlUltU, p..
JInntiments, Tombs, Headstones, Ac. Work
neatly exu utid. Oideis liy mall will receive
special nttentlou. N. II. Work delivered lieu ot
charge. T. L. GUNTON. Proprh-lor.
octl3'71-tf. 1. O. IIox 1S7.
"yETERlNARY.
AUGUST FRIEND,
lato lit.ni Grimnny. oia-rs his beivlits lo th'.
public as n coll brnted
HORSE AND COW DOCTOR,
and nil other nulmnls, for which his ehniges niu
modeinte. Ho enn nlwnys bo lov.nd east blJo 01
Uerwlck load, ncaiS.II. Jacoby' Jlarblo Yi'td.
lilooiubbuiTf, Jlay 12. 1S71-1V.
JARAINH IJAliaAINH
UUICir KAZ.T.'i ABU &MAI.I, l'llOriT.t.
SAVE YOUlt MONEY.
Oo to
, HENRY VOST,
Last Rloombbuig I'n., lor all kinds nf tbfiljtot
homo and city inndo
ruiiHiiuni:.
Prices icus.iuablo and tho be .rk ilonf.
janl'71 U
"yULOAN WORKS,
DANVILLE PA.
WILLIAJI II. LAW,
Miinuracturcr of Wrouglit Iron Ihldje. Rollers,
GaMioldirs, Fireproof liulldlugs. WiimKbt lion
Hoofing, ltootlnir Finmes, Fluorlur; and Doors,
1 arm Gates nud fencing, also Wiowfbtlron pip.
lug, Stacks uud nil kinds of SiuRn Work. Ac.
Repalis promptly uttended to.
N. H. Drnwlngs nud Estimates Mipplled.
oeli7'71-Iy.
J. THORNTON
v... ......... ..u..w..t.kv i iu v.t,,.bijn i.i i,:tjii.in-
illl mill vIMnlt v I lint lin tin Ino, i.nnlnjs.i iiii
J. L-mil,l nHnnnnnnln Ihn Afti.r
nud complete ubsoitmeut of
WALL PAPER, WINDOW SHADES,
riXTunrs, COl'.DS, TAttSULH,
nnd nil other goods In his lino of business, jui
tho newest aud mud. appioved pnttcius ni mo
day nro nlvnys to be l .uud in blxufctaUllKUn lent.
Mar.5,'0S-tI Jlnlu Ut. below Marl rot.
..?,'J.YOI,lrj tori:, AND LIVERIWiU
I'l-VAN1 1. ULL-POWEKK1) STEAMSIUFS.
.JA',H1X I'AROICST IN THE WORLD.
OCI.AN1C, x,mCEWlC. lli:i'UllI.IC,
A'lLANTIO. I1ALTIO, ADRIATIC,
,. . l.i;'0lonsburdun-3,WH)li. p. inch. '
hailing from Now Yoi k on SATU R I ) A Yfl, fi otn
ihloCdr.o.ro'wnll.Ulml,AYa' Uu"J "'
Jerbey'city. W B,ar 1)0ck' '""Vouln Fury,
Pnbbenger nccommodatlons (for nil clab-scs)
tiurlvallid, combining '
SAFETY, Hl'El'.D, AND COJIFORT. I'W- i
Saloons, ktate-iuoins, btuoklna-room nnd bath
ooius n inldbhlp kcclloii, wheto loust motion ii
lelt. Suigeous uud HewnidCiScs nccomiuiuy
llirso ktcnmcis. I
ltATEb-Hnloon.SSOKOld. Blcerago, 830ctnien.
cy. , lhoso wlkhlug to siudforlrUndsfioni tho
H.y,V,ou!llr'.or,'"1 uow obMa 'tccingo iirepald
cortlUcates, J33 curioncy. i-im
l'uksenKers booked to or from nil parts of
H.'d'fiJ.'isV.lffi. elf, N0,wa'-
ii?ocl!r''.l0n "'"'' giunlcd nt lowest rates,
Dialls from il upwards,
n.-SSViT?1 Siu,c,IP!'h'"'ltherlnformntIou.
apply to No. io llroadway. New York,
n , J. II. HPAIIKH. Ascut,
l,,,r r 10 W. PEACOCK, '
Jntl?tr lllooiiiklmrc I'll,
MiacollauoonB.
T ENTIBT11Y.
H. O. HOWElt. DENTIST,
Hcspcctfully oilers his professional services to
the ladles nnd Konllemon of Dloomsbtirg nud vl
olnlty. Ho Is prepared to attend to nil tho vnrl.
ousoperntlons In tho llnoof his profession, nnd
Is provided Willi tho latest Improved 1'oiicki.ain
Tkktii which will bo Inserted on gold plntlng
silver nnd rubber baso to look ns well nstho nnl
oral teeth. Tooth extracted by nil tho new nnd
mostnpprovcd methods, nnd nil operations on
tho teeth carefully nnd propotly nttended to.
Rcsldpiico nnd olllco a low doors nhovo tho
Court House, same side.
Illoomsburg, Jnn.1'71 17
IJIIIE GREAT MAGICAL
EI A I K F O 11 C JU It J
Will force a bcniillml pet of Whiskers or JIns
tacho, In from two to threo months, on any per
son over twelve years old. Jtlsouuof tho best
preparations to mnke tho whiskers grow that
ovcrwns known. Ono boltlo or It Issulllclcnt to
produce a very stroiiR btnrd. It docs not In any
wny stnlu or Injuio tho skin. Try Itl It Is no
humbug. Prlco 8.1 cents per botllo. Bent by
mall post pnld, tn any nddrcts, on receipt ol
price. Address WILLIAJI C. WAGNER,
Aiendtsvllle,
ug.i 71-ly. Adums County, 1'cnna
TKS RANGE AGENCY.
Wynrulnu $211,000
Aitnn 4,000,01 v
Fulton N. Y I'iO.IXXI
North Amtrlca SbO.OO
City 450,000
Ititurnntlnnnl N.Y 1,100,000
Nlagi.rn N.Y', 1,000.00
Morrhnnts :i'lo,ooo
Hprlneileid 570,oifl
Farmers' Danvllle.N.Y SW.ouii
Albany City 400.000
Danvlllo, Horso Thelt Jlntnol.
Atlantle, N. Y l,(O0,0(O
Gcrmanla, N, Y 500,000
FREAU IIROWN. Aiie.
DiniSI'7l ly, IlLoovanciio I'n.
II
A INK LEY KNITTING MACHINE
THE SIMPLEST, CHEAPEST AND REST IN
USEI HAS HUT ONE NEEDLE 1 A
CHILD CAN RUN IT I
Designed especially for tho use of families, nud
ndlct; Mho dcklro to knit for tho market. Will
do eveiy ktllch of tho knitting lu a slocking,
widening and nnrrowiugns readily ns by hand.
Are Fplendld for worsteds nnd fancy work,
TAKING FIVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
STITCH I Aro cry (nsy to mniinge, nnd not
linblo lo tct out of order. Kvery Family should
have one.
Wo want nn Agent In every town to lntrodnco
nud sell them, tu whom wo oifcr the most liberal
Inducements. Send forourClicularandSamplo
Stocking. Address.
HINKLEY KNITTING JIACHINECO.,
uov. lo,'7l-ly, Hat b, JIo.
C. HOWE R,
has opened n flrst-elAbs
BOOT. SHOE. HAT CAP, AND iUR STORE.
nt theold stand on Main Street, llloomsburg.nrow
doors nbovo tho Court House. Ills stock lscom
posedof thovery latestnud bcsthlyles ever ollcr
ed to the citizens ot Columbia County, Ho enn
accommodate tho public with tho following goods
nt the lowest rates. Men's hoavy doublo koled
stoga boots, men's doublo nnd single tap boled
kip boots, men's heavy stoga shoes of oil kinds,
men's lino boots and shoes of all grades, boy's
doublo soled boots nnd, shoes ol nil kinds, men's
glovokid Balmoral khoes.men's, women's, boys's
and misses' lastlug gaiters, women's glovo l:ld
Rolish very llno.womeu's morocco llalmorals and
calf shoes, women's very lino kid buttoned gait
ers. In short boots ol all descriptions both peg
gcd nnd sewed.
Ho would also call attention to his Sno assort
ment of
ATS, CAPS, FUUS AND NOTIONS.
which comprises nil tho new nud popnlni vnrl
ollesnt priceswblch cnunotf.Ulto suit all. These
goods nro ollurcd nt tho lowest cash latoi and
will bo guaranteed to glvo katlslacUou. A call
Is solicited betoro purchasing clsewhero as It la
believed that better bargalnn nro to bo found
than nt any other plsco lu tho county.
Jan 1'71
MpiIE ORANGEVILLE MANUFAC-
JL TURING COJIPANY.
.MANUFAC7Ur.l:nS 01'
ACTUIUULT UJIAL IMPLEMENTS
o the most Approved Patterns.
33 in cJiir,
Jol;1)Iit,
I'll si i nt; h
of nil descilplions.
JlEALEIia IN
Genenil Mcrcl.'antlise, Lumber, Ac, Ac.
ORANGEVILLE, PA.
Wo would announce' to the Public In general
Ihfit wo Imvn tnlru tl,n Well known Airl lclll 1 111'-
nl Woiks of this placo a uelflhallmnko Hour aim
in jiuiiiui.iciiiru r irsi i;ui " .h..-"ii"". .ini'ic
ments cnual tonnv other mrdtem iu tho Stiile,
such as
Tlncsliiiif,' iiia lJSMas,
Roth Lover and Tread Power.
iMoiv.s ol' cvci'j- lies crljsiEosi.
among which will bo the celebrated
KNOR MOUNTAIN Il'ERO,
ncknowledged by nil to bo tho best idowcxlant
lortliBl.irmer. Also tho
C!i:iihi1oii, .Sterns' lnf ct U nnd
Tlio illoiitrosc.
ALSO, DOUIJLE CORN PLO-WsS,
3Ju3ll-.:i!oi'M,
2 roil DLcIUcn,
:jii1 i'astiims
of every dcscilptlou. Wo shall uso nono but th'O
ucsi maieriaisnun ismpioy 110110 uui tumpiueiii-
anu experienceu mwiiauics auu our puces win
cimpaio l.ivorably with any other iuaaufaismv
irs.
Country Pro luce, Lumber, Old Iron, taken lu
exchange. Wo also bavon stoio In counecttion
wltli our Agilcullur.il Works, wher.i may be
lound ft full nssoitment of MERCHANDISE
which wilt bo sold nt small piollts. Olvo us n
call bcloio puichnslng elsowhero aud wo gua'
uuteo sntlst.ictlou.
m'ircb'-'J'7J-ly.
Hotcla.
ENTON HOTEL.
V. V. PI ATI'. Projiriutor,
UENTON, COLUMUIA COUNTY, PA.
This well known House having been put In
tborontih u pair is now open for tho leceptlon ol
visltoris. No pains havo been spaicd to ensuie
tho pcilcet eomlort ot guistif, Tho proprietor
also juns a Slntjo lium thu Hotel to llloomsbuig
auJ lutormedliito points on Tuesday, Thurtday
and Sutuiday ol cuch week. Ju P1S71
rpjli J2SPY HOTEL.
3JU"V, COLUJIlilA COUNTY, PA.
Tlio undeisigncd vould lufutm tho travelling
nubile Hint In. has taken tho abovo named cslnb
ilshiacntaud thoioughly refitted tho i.aiuo for
tho perfect convenience, of hlsguiBts. ills larder
will bo slot kid with tli" best tuo market ntlords,
Tha choicest llrjuors, wines and clgarbnlwnyu to
in- luuua in i is oar.
WILLIAM PJ-n'TlT.
Fopv, I'n.
THE NATION
Its Rulora and Institutions.
JN ENGLISH AND GERMAN.
Nothing llko It. Strikes everybody nsjust the
'look ihey need. It is uu Knrjelopicdhi of the
Uoverument. Siuulo nnges In It. mo ot them.
selves woith tho pi lea ut tho book. Oiw 500
and mil I'V.OO, A nil h llurvcki for Cauvubsus
Indlis uud gentlemeu fanners, teacbersnnd
students. Oiieugml took'.i ordtrt iuaeui ilain,
with ctmclar ulonc, beore the book upcart it, 8MO
.i iluy can bo cleuicd lu fair ten lluiy. Wllto at
omo tor Circular nud information. NEW
wimi 11 t'liui.iniiini, lu., tor. uu nnu mar
lictStieets.Plilladelphla, foci, 0,'71-ly.J
PERFECT
COMBUSTION.
SIGNAL LIGHT.
The llr.it tmd only self-feeding Anthracite Coal
.atuvu ever invented nun. win rencciiy
Cuusuinu all tho gases.
Wnminled tho REST HEAllNU 8TOV1
tho country.
Kcnd for Prico List nud Clicular tn
M1TC11ELI-. SIEVE.NSON A CO.,
j-lnvo Mnuulafluii'rs, Plllsburnh, I'a,
lu
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lb IP t w III W f w
BLOOMSBTJRG, PA.,
Poetical.
Siinrrows In Winter,
llrcad on tho stones Is c.ist ,
TIs Winters aud tho slouos nro snowy cold i
Yet. llutlcrlnB fast
From leafless trees tho sparrows, young nnd old i
Flock lu their hunger, lo bo fed,
And on tho cold stones find their dnlly bread.
Love, with n liberal hand,
Throws out Its crumbs! then suddenly with.
draws,
Hidden to stand
And wnlch, behind tho window curtain's gaur.e,
Lost human lace, too nigh, should senro
Tho timid birdies from their slmplo fare,
And they nro glad, aud feed,
Willi eager cyo j and llvo on dally love,
Yet feel none. Greed
And passion stirs their Ilttlo breasts, nnd move
To bickering wars with wing nnd bill j
Yet lovo looks smiling on, nuifccds them still.
Hnrd Is this world, and cold ,
And toll, care, woo nnd Bin nro everywhere.
Yet souls untold
Como from nbovo to find their stibstnnco hero !
And, 'midst tho stony drought forlorn,
Find mnunn waiting for them every morn.
God gives that bread from heaven,
And yet Ills Presence not In glorious blnzo
Of flro is given!
Uut hidden under veils, lest the brlghtTYvrs
Of awful light nud beauty hero
Consume, tho sinful soul with deadly fear.
Mnn f.nl nn,l ISah nin nlml
They seo not God, Iho Unseen j nud Ihey turn
wun envy mau,
And o'er Iho vory gifts of Lovo they bum ;
Vnf f1.tl.Hnr, fnn.1 n.l run! tall I
-., !.. ".fcl --.., . ......
And patient God bees, loves, and feeds them
still. Church Journal.
Miscellaneous.
lt.VlLitOAl) I.Vi:.STI(iATI0..
Mr. I5RO0KWAY, from the sub
committee, appointed by tho Judiciary
Couimlttco to investigate certain ro
turns made by tho railroads to tho
Auditor General, under llouso resolu
tion of January 1", 1872, made report,
which was road ns follows :
Tho original resolution under which
tho Bub-commlltco acted read as fol
lows :
licsoh-cd. That tho General Judiciary
Committee of this Homo bo instructed
to inqmro if any railroads chartered by
this Commonwealth, and now owninir
coal lands or operating collieries in this
State, have mado false or incorrect ro-
iurn3 lo tlio Licgisiiuuro or to tlio Aud
itor General as to tho amount of their
capital stock dividends, leal estnte,
tonnago or gross receipts, or nuvo with
held from tho Commonwealth any
taxes uiion tlio same, with nowcr to
send for persons and papers upon reas
onable cause for investigation being
shown.
For tho purpose of tho investigation
contemplated by this resolution, n sub
committee was appointed, with author
ity to examine -first, a return, Ac, of
tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Wes
tern railroad company. Ry invitation
of tho company thocommitteo proceed
ed lo Now York aud took a mass of tes
timony, which is herewith submitted.
On tho 11th March, by instruction of
tlioClcneral Judiciary Committee, tho
following additional resolution was
offered and passed :
Jlcsolved, That tho powers of tho sub
committee appointed by tho General
ludlciury (jommnieo tinner tno resolu
tion of January 17, 1872, relative to in-
votiUgating tno returns, Ac, ol certain
ruilaoads.bo extended to such canals and
railroad companies chartered by tho
Legislature as tho comtnittco have rea
son to believe havo made improper re
turns, withheld taxes duo the Common
wealth, or otiicrwiso violated tneir
charters.
Tho sub-committee wore also instruct
ed to prepare a bill to cover tiny defects
that might exist under our present laws,
and which might make our system of
taxes upon corporations uniform, equal,
just and intelligible. Siuco tho passago
of tho last resolution, tho sub-coimnit-teo
havo boon ablo t accomplish hut
little, not only beeausoof tho shortness
of tho time until thoclosoof tho sessiou
but because several important witnesses
evaded tho service of the .subpioaa or
fall&i to attend when .subpmntiud. A
number of important facts, howover,
iiave hocn elicited, and they demon
strate the necessity for an immediate
and eomprelieiisivo change iu our tnx
Jaws, so far as relates to railroad and
cn.nl companies a rovlslon which,
whllo not too burdonsomo upou such
corporations, shall bo equal In Its oper
ations, constitutional In Its provisions,
nnd not subject either tho companies or
tho Commonwealth lo tedious uud ex
pensive litigation, norle.ive Iho ofrkers
of tho Commonwealth lu doubt as to
what is romiiroJ at their hands. Our
tJtz laws, us they now stand, urn a hope-
leasjumble, impossible to execute, nud
two-thirds of tho taxes imposed by
.them lire not paid.
IntJioftrit place, ihuro is it tax ou
c.ipital slock of oiw half a mill for each
auamal per cent, of dividend, Imposed
originally, wo believe, iu 1811 and mod-
lfli'd In 1809, and which is now collected
untie'- iho fuurth section of tho act of
May ist, 18GS. This tax, wo believe, is
not ti. subject of litigation, nud Is ro
portt d uud paid annually, for the year
eiidliiti with the flxst Monday in No
vember.. In AprH.lMi 1,r toiin.igo taxwas also put
upon c.ii'i'ylJig companies, which sooms
lo have liotti re-enacted substantially
In August if the same year. This ton
lingo was dJvitJtd into threo classes, the
tax upon wii.'cl! was lij'cd ut two, three
and live cutis per ton, according to tho
tlassillcation. This tux uodv constitutes
tho rwvonth nectloti of tlio net of 185S,
return.) of thu tonnage iwid payment of
tho t.i:: thereon being required quarter
ly. Appeals were taken by eovoral com
panies from tho imposition of this tax
on tho ground that it was unconstitu
tional, so far ns lolaled to through Stato
toniiago; mid Judgo Pearson sustained
thu cumminitH. No writ of error was
taken from tlio decision.
Tho next question rabrd was whether
lUu tax could bo imposi'd upon tonuiigo
taU u up without and laid down within
lliefilato, or InUen up within uud laid
down without? Judgo Pearson also
decided that uueoii&tltutlonul ; but his
decision was reversed by tho Supremo
Court of Pennsylvania nnd tho caso
taken to tlio United States Supremo
Court, where It Is now pending. In
tho meantlmo tho companies uro pay
ing tho tonnaco tax, nt nccoruing
to tho decision if the Supremo Court of
FRIDAY, MAY 10,
Pennsylvania, but according to that qf
Jiulgc 1'earton. Tho commlttco havo
also discovered that sovcrnl of tho heavi
est carrying companies make no roturn
of tho tounngo lu dlsputo, so that in
caso of n favorable decision in tho Uni
ted Flutes Supremo Court, tho amount
duo tlio Commonwealth could not bo
easily nscertnlned. In fact, lu case of the
loss or nb3tractlon of tlio papors of tho
non-reporting companies, no settlement
could over bo reached.
In 1860 nn net was also passed placing
a tnx of threo-fourths of ono por cent, on
lliogross receipts of railroad companies,
returns of which wcro to bo mado semi
annually, nnd this constitutes tho 8th
section of tho codified act of 1 80S. Tho
companies also resisted tho paymont of
this tax so far ns it was laid upon tho
gross receipts from business originating
outsldo of tho Stato. Judgo Pearson
also rulod thl3 question In favor of tho
companies nnd ho was again reversed
by tho Supremo Court of Pennsylvania.
Appeals wcro taken to tho United
States Supremo Court, whero tho ques
tion now hangs'. In this ns In tho ton
iiago reports many companies mako no
return of tho amount In dispute.
In 1801 nnothcr tax law wa3 passed,
icqulrlug tlio olllccrs of railroad com
panies nnd sorao other corporations to
retain from the Interest paid Its bond
holders, or other creditors, fivo per
centum and roturn tmd pay the samo to
tho Stnlo Treasurer seml-nnnually.
That act constitutes section 11th of tho
consolidated net of 18C8. This tax, so far
ns it affected non-residents, was nlso
claimed lo bo unconstitutional, but
Judgo Pearson, guided by a previous
ruling of tlio Supremo Court in tho caso
oi Maltby vs. tho Reading and Colum
bia Railroad (second P. F. Smith's re
port), held that such tn was constitu
tional and payablo out of tho interest
duo bondholders or creditors. Ho was
sustained by tho Supremo Court of
Pennsylvania on tho ground that tho
property of non-residents was taxablo
in tills Stato ; and that they should pay
their quota of tax to tho sovereignty
which gavo tho franchises from which
their profits wcro derived aud which
protected tho property taxed. Appeals
were taken from this decision to tho
Supremo Court of tlio United States.
Again, no report is mado of tho lloat
ing debt upon which interest is paid.
Tlio act says : That tho tax Is to bo re
tained from tho interest paid bondhold
ers ami creditors. Tho Committeo
discovered that tho Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Railroad Company
returns no account of interest paid, save
to the bondholders (and oven that un
der protest), nlthough that paid to other
creditors is equally taxable. At (ho
dale of our examination tho company
were paying interest to creditors other
than bondholders, on about threo hun
dred and twenty thousand dollars; nnd
they havo furnished a statement show
ing t payment of interest on floating
debt amounting lo two hundred and
thirteen thousand two hundred nnd
thirty seven dollars and cighty-nlno
cents from 1S0O lo 1871, both years in
clusive. Tho companies allege that tho
department never demanded it.
In 1S07 an net was also passed requir
ing certain transportation companies
possessing the right to mine, purchase
or sell anthracito coal, to report quar
terly the amount of co.il mined or pur
chased by them, andipay a tax of four
cents por ton thereon. Wo beliovo tho
legality of this act is not questioned.
It forms section nlno of tho act of 1S03.
If tho position assumed by these com
panies bo correct, our legislation dis
criminates against tho interests of our
own citizens. They must pay a heavier
tax on tonnago than tho citizen? of Now
York or Uiltlmore, and their bonds uro
subjected to n tax from which non-residents
would bo exempt. Wo beliovo
that our laws should bo so framed as to
invito foreign capital, but domestic In
vestment and domestic consumption
should not bo moro heavily taxed than
the investments of non-residents, or tho
consumption of our produce by citizens
of other States.
A few Illustrations nlono will ahoy
the terriblo falling oil' of our revenue.
In 18flfi, tlio Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Company paid
the Stato a tax on capital stock of ono
hundred and ninety-eight thousand nino
hundred and fifty-one dollars and twel vo
cents; In 1871 it only amounted to fifty
four thousand six hundred and eighty-
two dollars and eleven cents ; in 1SC0 tho
tax on givs reci-Ipts ttmounled to three
thousand seven bundled and twenty
eight dollars nud seventy-two cents; in
1871 to ouo thousand six hundred and
ninety eight dollars and thirty-nine
cents. In 1807 (thero being no report
for ISO j) tho tax ou tonnage reached
eight thousaudonohundredaiidsovoiity'
sovon dollars nnd nlnoly cents; In 1871
only ono thousand six hundred and
olghty llvo dollars and eighty four
cents, nud yet Iho receipts of tho com
pany In IfiGO were eight million two
hundred and fifty-two thousand four
cents ; nnd Iu 1871 had iticreused
to eleven million seven hundred nud
nine thousand ouo hundred nnd forty
six dollars and nlncty-sevcn cents. In
n word tho rovenuo of tho company was
Increased ubotit four millions of dollars
and that of tho Stato from tho sources
named full oil' about ouo half.
Again, the coal transportation of tho
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company for
tho last quarter was over ono million
tons, yet under their construction of tho
law, they return ns subject to, taxation
threo hundred and thirty ono thousand
tons, or less than ono-third.
Iu New York, us wo learn by n com
munication from Governor Hoil'maii,
tho system of taxation upon railroads
Is r.ulicilly different they uro taxed
through tho county olllcers ulouo ; that
Is to say, tho real oslnto Is taxed in each
county for such portion of It us lies In
tho comity, and tho personal property
is tnxed nt Iho place of tho principal
o 111 CD. Thu shaio out of this duo tho
Btnto for Stato tax Is paid by each couiiiy
treasurer to tho Stnto Treasury. .
In Now Jersey tho most of tho rail-
load corporations nro required lo pay nn
mtniinl taxofono-lialfofonopercciituin
1872.
UOL.
on tho cost of road, equipments nnd ap
pendages, as soon ns nny portion of tho
road Is In operation. In fact, her rovo
nuo last year from tax on railroads was
flvo hundred and ton thousand two hun
dred nnd ten dollars nnd twenty-six
cents.
Wo aro not Informed whother Mary
land has any general system or not, but
tho Northern Central railroad company
pays nn annuity of ninety thousand
dollars, although only thirty-six miles
of tho ono hundred nnd nlnoty-nino
owned and controlled by It aro in Hint
State A comparison of tho amount of
rovenuo derived by tho Slnto from somo
of tlio railroads chortorod by it and
thoso leased by them In adjoining States
may provo of interest In tho solution of
this question. Tho Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western railroad company
has n trunk lino in this Stato ono hun
dred nnd fifteen mile3 long, nnd extend
ing from tlio Delawaro river nt tho
Water Gap to Iho Now York Stato lino
near IJInghamton. It holds In leaso
also In tho Stato of Now York, tho Val
ley railroad extending from tho Stato
lino to Blnghampton j tho Cayuga and
Susquehanna railroad, nbout thirty-four
miles long; tho Syracuso nnd Oswego
railroad, about thirty-six miles long;
tho Qrccno railroad, eight miles long ;
and tho Utica, Chenango nud Susquo
hnnna Valley railroad, about soventy
sovon miles long. In Now Jersey tho
samo corporation holds under leaso the
Warren railroad, nbout eighteen miles
long, and tho Morris nnd Essex railroad
and its branches, about eighty-four
miles long, ft also controls n majority
of tho stock in tho Lackawanna nnd
Illoomsburg railroad, which Is eighty
miles In length.
The committeo Is also informed Hint
n consolidation lias been mnde by tho
Delaware, Lacknwanna and Western
railroad company and tho Now Jersey
Central, and tho stock controlled by it.
Tho capital stock of tlio Delawaro
Lackawanna and Western railroad
company proper, on the 20th of last
January, was nineteen million four
hundred and four thousand nnd ono
hundred dollars, nnd its length ono
hundred and fifteen miles; yet, al
though its tonnago and business is do
rived from tho coal mined nnd tho
privileges granted in (his State, it only
paid Into tho treasury, from nil classes
of taxes, ono hundred and fourteen
thousand six hundred nnd twelve dol
lars and twenty-threo cents during tho
year 1870, while it paid into the treas
ury of Now Jersey last year, on ac
count of the Morris and Es3cx road,
ono hundred and sixteen thousand five
hundred dollars on a capital stock of
thirteen milllonslx hundred and ninety
eight thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars, or nearly six million dollars
less, nnd a road thirty-ono miles shorter.
Even tho Warren railroad, an exten
sion of llio Delaware, Lnekn wanna and
Western railroad company, which is
only eighteen miles long, paid tho Stato
of Now Jersey for lliosame year eleven
thousand fivo hundred and lifty saven
dollars nnd fifty cents for tax on its
capital stock. New York also derives
n much greater proportional revenuo
than Pennsylvania.
Tho Northern Central railroad which
owns or has on leaso ono hundred and
ninety-niiio miles of railroad in this
Stato aud a heavy coal tonnago, has
paid into tho treasury on tonnage and
gross receipts during tho past six years
an average of thlrty-flvo thousand two
hundred aud cloven dollars, yet pays
tho State of Maryland annually ninety
thousand for thirty-six miles of road.
Tho investigation developed tho fur
ther fact that somo at least of tho rail
road corporations owning coal lands In
clude their cost in tho construction
account returned to tho ;Mato. The Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western rail
road company, for example, in making
returns of the characteristics of its road,
reports lu tho summary of payments
tho Item of construction nnd equip
ment. This ono Item Includes coal
lauds, the value of vhlch Is unknown,
but which cost tho company in tho
aggregate live million ono iiundred nnd
forty thousand ono iiundred and ilvo
dollars and sixty.ono cent s. This prac
tlco wo deem radically wrong, and such
composite companies should bo com
pelled to Iucludo in their construction
account only such Items as laying track,
extending road, etc
Acaln, their chniters, in mo3t instan
ces, limit the number of acres of coal
lauds that each cm hold. Tho Delawaro
Lackawanna nnd Western owns in
Luzorno county, an aggregate of
twelvo thousand four hundred and
thlrty-fuur acres. This docs not iueludo
all tho number of acres of real cstnto
held, but bimply what is supposed or
known by them to contain coal, nud of
that tho corporation alono is thojudgo
It may purchasu fivo hundred acres and
yet claim that only two hundred of it
is coal lanJ.
Tho samo company also claims tho
right to chnrgo unlimited rates of freight
although in this respect it Is tinder tho
general railroad law of 1819. On this
point General Urlsbln, tho general nd
visor of tho company and ono of Its
mnnagcis, lu his testimony, says: "Tho
opinion, of our counsel is, and that is
my opinion that wliero tho transporta
Hon is In the companies' cars, tho gen
era! railroad law of Pennsylvania im
poics no limit as to tho rato that may
bo charged ; but whero thu transporta'
Hon is iu bhippers' cars thcroia a limit.
If this Is tttie, thoelghtcouth section of
tho general railroad law of 1819, which
limits rates of freight, Is practically n
nullity, nnd eoiuu now net should bo
passed which will limit tho tolls of
railroads hereafter to bo created. Tho
codified act of 180S, relative to taxing
corporations, provldos that ovory rail
rcutl company incorporated under nuy
law of lids Commonwealth, shall mako
an annual written report to the Auditor
General, stating specifically tho nmouut
of capital paid In,niul tho dato.umounts
nud ruto of ovory dividend declared by
such corporation during tho yenr end
lug with tho first Monday of said month
aud In caso of neglect or refusal, by tho
thirty-first of Decombor of each year.
tho accounting olllcors of this Com
1 A WlluK
DEM. - VOL. XXXVI NO. 12,
rnonwonlth nro required to ndd ten per
centum to tho tax of said corporation
for each year In which tho report was
not furnished; nnd If tho corporation
should vlolato this provision for threo
successive years, tho Governor may do
claro tho charter of such corporation
forfeited.
It Is in ovldcnco boforo tho Committeo
that tho Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad company declared a
dividend DccomberOl, 1870, amounting
to ono million ono hundred and ten
thousand flvo hundred dollars in stock
of tho Morris and Essex railroad com
pany, nnd that tho fact appeared In tho
statistical return to tho Auditor Goncral
for that year, nud was so published by
him. Tho market valuoof that stock
was olghty-six por centum, nnd It was
so returned, nnd tho ovldcnco of Gen.
Brlsbln corroborated tho return. This
dividend, however, upon which thero
was n Stato tax of over thirty-two thou
sand dollars (not including tho ten per
centum authorized to bo charged,) was
not paid tho Stalo until tho day after
tho committeo had finished its Investi
gation. Tlio treasurer of tho company
then claimed In a communication a few
days later to tho Auditor General, that
tho market valuo of tho Morris and
Essex stock was eighty-flvo per centum,
and stated that "tho object of making
six per centum in tho Morris and Essex
stock was to cnnblo tho shareholders to
reallza flvo por cent, cash, which thoy
could do if they sold M. and E. slock
at eighty-threo and a half por cent.,"
and ho asked the Auditor General to
credit tho tax on tho difference. The
oxcuso given by General Brlsbln for tho
non-payment of tills largo amount
when duo was "that tho treasurer of
tho company had not yet mado his ro
turn of dividends for the year 1871, in
which that dividend should appear,
simply becauso, and for no other reason,
than that ho ha3 not received, although
ho has written for them, tho blank
forms that aro usually furnished him
for tho making of a dividend report."
Mr. Forstcr, tho former corporation
clerk in tho Auditor General's ofllce,
states that ho did not know that such a
dividend had been declared. This tax
was duo January loth.
The committeo do not beliovo this to
bo a valid reason for the violation of a
plain statuto law, nor aro they awaro
that tho Stato authorities are bound to
furnish any such blanks. "
Tho act of 1808 also requires that
thero shall bo a quarterly report of tho
tonnago of nil railroad corporations. An
examination of tho books of tho com
pany showed that under dato of Decem
ber Cist, 1870, thero was duo to tho
Commonwealth a tonnago tax amount
ing to $038 12. Up to the time tho com
mittee mado their investigation this
amount bud not been paid.
Mr. Carryl, tho auditor of tho com
pany, testified as follows: "It is my
belief that tho amount has novcr been
paid ; Iliavoso roportcd it to tho treas
urer ; it stands lo tho credit of the Com
monwealth nnd ready to be paid at any
Huso; the treasurer of tho comnanv
has told mo that ho had mado tho ro
turn to tho Stato officers, but that ho
had received no blank in return."
Tho Auditor General publishes annu
ally a statistical report of all railroad
and canal companies doing bu3iness in
this State. Ho furnishes each company
a blank scries of interrogatori03 which
they nro required to fill out and roturn.
Theso returns, if full nud eorrect.would
bo exceedingly useful to tho people,
but such is not tho case. Tho Northern
Central railroad company, foroxamplo
only report tho amount of tax paid tho
Stato on capital stock, amounting to
nlno thousand two hundred and thirty-
eight dollars and ono cent, whllo no
mention is mado of other taxes paid, or
tho reason why they nro withheld. Tho
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad has nlso uniformly failed to re
port tho rato -charged per ton per nillo
for freight. Mr. Forster, in answer to
tho question as to whether tho statist!
cal report is correct so far as relates lo
taxation, replied, "I supposo It 13 cor
rect, but 1 do not know whether tho
person who arranges thoso reports for
publication thinks of examining as to
that point." Ho also states that tho
published statistical report "gives no
correct data as to tho amount of taxa
tion Imposed upon a company for any
particular year."
Tho Commlttco are of tho opinion
that upwards of three million of dollars
aro duo to tho Commonwealth from
corporations. Our existing laws on tho
subject of taxation should bo amended,
oveu if the decision of tho Supremo
Court bo favorablo to tho Stnto ; nnd If
It should bo adverse, tho greater the
necessity for providing other means of
enforcing rovenuo from corporations.
Each compauy should bo compollcd to
mako full returns, nud uot bo permitted
toexorclso its discretion as to renort
ing what Is taxablo and what is not.
To frame such a law would reqtiiro
full data, much labor, nnd a thorough
Unowledgo of existing laws.
C. B. Brocicway,
THAI), m. Maiion,
Geo. W. Fleecier,
CUAB. A. PORTER,
A. Woolevuu.
A Touching Story iiy Don Piatt
A Sunday school superintendent out
In Alaska treated his cntlro chargo to a
sleigh ride. Thero were Just iorty-ono
of tho cherubs nnd n six-horso sleigh.
On their way homo they wero beset by
a pack of ferocious wolves. Cool nud
collected iu that hour of fearful trial,
tho heroic superintendent saw at
glaueo that ho must bo overtaken. In
uu lustnnt his quick nilud grasped tho
only chatico of escape Seizing tho
child that always sung "I want to bo
nn nngol I'1 two notes too high, ho Hung
it to tho rapacious horde. It stayed
tneir onward courso for n moment
piext cimo tno urchin who nover
brought uny pennies tc tho heathen
And so on swept tho pursuers until tho
lust Infant was exhausted. But tho
bravo follow had economised his mate
rial nobly. And, besides, n wiiolo Sun
day school slows off wolves perceptibly
wo nuvo niways uoticou this, lu nn
other moment tho sleigh dashed Into
tho village, and tho grand, uoblo, true
Hearted man know that ho was saved I
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Humorous.
1'raUltehtwujMcMichl Scnat Is ono of
tho Boards of Government in Russia.
Why Is nn opened bottlo of chain
pagno llko an orphan ? Becauso it has
lost Its pop.
A Brookfi eld tnnu has named a
prlzo rooster Robinson, becauso Robin
son Crusoe
A Now Haven parrot barks so near
llko a dog that every cat in tho neigh
borhood has grown prematurely gray.
A New York apothecary announces,
"Buy your vacclno virus hero, our calf
is a uroat deal sicker than that of any
other establishment."
In Boston ,a "total abstinence society"
has been started, which announces as
Its object, "total ab3tinonco from med
dling in othor peoplo's nft"alrs."
A printer's dovil, In an Omaha of
flco was bitten by a dog a fow day since.
Tho dog lingered several days and then
died In great agony.
A German butcher in Chicago hung
out tho followlnir slirn : "Four pounds
of bologna for fifty cents." Somo wag
ndded, with chalk, "Dog cheap."
A minister not loner aco preached
from tho text, "Bo ye, therefore, stead
fasti" but tho printer mado him ex
pound from "Bo yo there for break
fast." An Eistern oxchango has this erratum:
"In our paragraph yo3torday concern
ing thirteen ministers who had been
snankod In Infancy, for spanked read
sprinkled."
A California obituary: "Tho deceas
ed was a talented man of romantic na
ture. Ho placed tho butt onus gun in
tho tiro whllo ho looked down tho muz
zlo and dopartcd henco spontaneously."
Vn editor says that tho only reason
ho knows of why ids house was uot
b own awav tho other day, during a
sovero gale, was becauso thero was a
heavy morigago upon it.
Mrs. Emery, of Indiana, warns all
women ncaiust licr tickle, fuithlcss hus
band, who has deserted her. Sho says
ho may bo recognized by n broken uoso,
whjch she demolished with a skillet.
An Enclish writer says In his advico
to young married women, "that their
mother Eve married a gardener." It
iniirht bo added that tho caraener. In
consequence of tho match, lost his situa
tion. In Chicairo the bill stickers aro so
enercretic that they so Into tho barbers'
shops and pasto handbills on the soles of
tho Doots oi tnoso customers wno nro
under tho hands of tho man of tho ra
zor. In a French court recently, as a wit
ness wa3 about to givo his testimony,
tho advocate remarked : "This witness
is entitled to cntiro confidence, as ho
has not had timo to consult with his
lawyer."
A young lady was practlclng"tho Bat
tlo of the Prague" in Brooklyn tho
othor night. After sho had played two
hours a burglar shot at her through the
window. But to tho grief of tlio neigh
borbood, ho missed her I
"So you aro going to keep a school?"
said a young lady to her maiden aunt.
"Well, for my part, sooner than do that,
I would marry a widower with n'no
children." "I would prefer that my
self," was tho quiet reply ; "butwhero's
tno wiuower
Ono of tho latest sensation stories com
mences with tho casual remark : "Did
you ever, gentlo roader, havo a tussle
with a full-grown Bengal tiger?" Tho
Chicago Post says: "Wo did, and if tho
king had turned, ns we betted it would,
we'd have como out $03 ahead."
Ono day, when tho great Erkslno was,
as usual, onhls way to Westminster Hull
with his largo black bag crammed full of
briefs, ho was accosted by a man, who
asked him if ho was a dealer in old
clothes. "No, you Imp," returned the
counsellor ; "theso aro all now suits."
"Do you think I shall havo Justice
done me?" said a culpritto his counsel,
a shrewd Kentucky lawyer of tho best
class in that eloquent Stato. "I am a
little afraid that you won't,"replled tho
other; "I seo two men on tho Jury who
nro' opposed to hanging."
The St. Louis Cin's'anldi.'oeat'esayst
"Wo do not protend to account for Satan.
We cannot understand tho propriety of
his existence nny moro than we can that
of General Benjamin Butler, but both
are fact3 in tho world, which wo receive
upon competent testimony."
A rather grand and dramatic stylo of
expression came to a sudden collapse in
court tho other day. An indignant wit
ness exclaimed, "Tho first timo that I
over did such n dishonorable act I would
blow out my brains, Sir!"
" very good," said the counsel : "and
what would you do tho secoud timo?"
TiiEDanbury (Conn.! AViwsavs: "An
individual named Phelps.suftoring from
lyspepsla, commenced a series of horse
back rides this morning. Ou tho ror.d
between hero and Beaver Creek theum
mill stepped ono sido to climb ovi rn
fence, when Mr. Phelps got oil', Ho s.ix s
iding liorseimck cuts tin tno roads tun
much."
"What timo is it, my dear?" asked
wifo of her husband, whom she ttw
pected of being drunk, but who w.i
doing ids best to look sober. "Well, mv
darling, I can't toll," cause, you sit
more aro two nanus on my watcii, unu
encn ponus to nuiuercnt licruro. mm 1
don't know which to believe."
The malls having for n week failed
to como to time In nn Arkansas to wi,
tho local paper says it has been forced
to draw neavny on tno aimunaes lur
copy, aud il communication with Hie
outer world should bo htlll longur cut
off "will be obliged noxt week to mako
oxtracts from tho Bible, thus supplying
somo of our readers, at lea3t, with mat
ter entirely now to tnem.
Horaco Greeley heard that they madu
8000 pounds or butter fromslxtoeucosvs.
at Danbury. Ho bought a lot at ono ,
and is going to have them ground un
nnd churned. "You seo," said he, "1
cau buy beef utclghtcentsu pound, nnd
butter Is worth forty. If it costs two
cents a pound for labor, I shall clear
threo hundred per cent. Tho man that
says this is not so is a liar and n lioiv-o
tlUCL"
It may servo n vory good puiposo
sometimes to be of au inquiring turn of
mind, and not willing to put up with
nuisances readily. A man lu a Kausas
city hotel, a short timo ago, blow out
tho gas on retiring, nnd soon after he
rushed down stairs full oflndlgnatlon
to ascertain If thoro was "a gluo factory
noxt door,' If ho had been ono of your
contented, easy going mortals ho migbt
havo fallou asleep and been suffocated,
Au American gentleman nsked un
Irishman to givo him tho real vorslon of
tho story about tho Kilkenny cats :
In reply ho received tho following
lines:
Thero wnnst was two cats at Kilk
enny ;
Each thought thero was ouo cat too
many ;
So thoy quarrollcd and fit,
Thoy Ecrutched nnd they bit,
Till excepting their nails
And tho tips of their talis
Instead of two cats, thero wan'l any I"