THE COLUMBIAN A.ND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBUEG, COLUMBIA OOTTMTY, PA.
mt iitlittitBlatt.
BB0CXWAY& ELWELL, Editors.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Friday, March 00. 18 7 7.
PENNSYLVANIA'S IiISHiUCK.
In tli3 l.ut session of the House of llopre
sint.it ives at llurrisburir, tliu Democrats had
a miloritv, .ml iv ra'V spetker. Reside it
wa tlio first session nf members elected under
the new Constitution. I!nt some regard wa
paid to rule, forms mil dvotum, except
when Philadelphia's notorious delegation, for
folua sinister purpose precipitateil confusion.
Tho Democrat', for thi cauc only, wero lc
rated liy every radical organ and Itcpulilicaii
sposkcr in tho land.
Tho fortune of tho cimpihrn, however,
gavo tho Republicans a majority in the pre
cut Home, and in contract the former one
stand a. liftht to darkness. The ltepublican
representatives with n few honorable! excep
tion!, ara men without capacity or integrity,
minion of C imeron, anil accomplices in
lniiuity with Mackey, Kemhle, and Quay.
No wond'r theu that tho scs-ion was a carni
val of critii", and fraud,
llaslctt, of Forest, returnel as elected, had
his seat contoited hy Atjnow, his cotupjtitor.
Tho case was tried heforo tho courts as provi
ded by law, an 1 bsPiro a Republican judge,
but true to party instincts the Italic il majori
ty unseated tho Djtnocrat clc:tcd by tho pco
plo and couOrmed by tho court.
When a Democratic Sheriff wa elected in
Philadelphia the samo crew determined to de
prive him of his legal right toappnint depu
ties In dcfian;o of the Constitution, and of
tho rules of both Houses in a mob-like man
nor, and by brute force they ru-hed a bill
for that purpose through tho Legislature.
It is also a notorious fact tha: bills were not
read at length as required by tho Constitu
tion ; that many were declared passed with
less than a quorum voting, and that as many
as fifteen member were recorded as voting
on various bills win wero not in tho House.
The bli-tcring shauio of recording Camer
on's decree to elect hi.s ouu sm in his Mead,
despite the protests of the people, we have
already icforred to.
Tho result of the session wa the passage of
lO.'t bills mainly incongruous and ill-devised,
nine-tenths of which were unuecsssary, and
many fraudulent, whilst needed legislation
slumbered in Committees.
Tho Nominal head of these outrages wa
Speaker Slyer, of Bradford, a fitting repre
rentatlvo of a corrupt couuty, a man whose
knowledge of parliamentary practice prove
that his rulings cannot bo placed to the score
of ignorance, and whose subserviency to Cam
eron in tho past mado him a lilting hand for
any dirty and -limy work his masters may re
quire.
Till! CRAWFORD COUNTY SYSTEM.
Col. Medium' Philadelphia Timet of tho
2(lth of March strangely enough recommends
to tho Republicans of lllair couuty tbo
Crawford county plan for making nomina
tions to ofllce. Wo say Hranytly, for tho
wide knowledge, of practical politics possess
cd by the chief Kditoroftho Uma, renders
it Mirprlstngjthut he should endorso the most
vicious plan of nomination ever prepared or
put in practice in n free state one deeply
charged with tho elements of fraud, Intrigue,
Injustice, absurdity and scandal, and which
cannot be worked at nil In tome communi
ties and must work badly In nil. t Perhaps
tho Colonel was nodding upon his throne
videlicet editorial clialr or perhaps that
throno was unirpcd for tho time by another
less skillful or less Intelligent than himself.
Now there is not the slightest partylsm
Involved In nominating plans and therefore
their discussion may very properly occupy
(Inattention of independent journals ; but
when tho Independent journids run wild even
the organs may rebuke them
Tho objections to the Crawford county
plan are so evident and liavo been so thor
oughly exhibited by trial In various parts of
tho State, that one would think that nothing
but stolid Iguoranca could cause any ono to
overlook them. Particularly in Philadel
phia there ought to be no dilferenao of opin
ion about a plan which has largely contrib'
uted to render nominations for olll'e there,
thoroughly faricsl If not disgraceful. Near
erhom, Mir ! . ''abhors of Northumberland
county had a mu't instructive experience of
the plan some years since, anil they dropped
it hvl-omuion consent. A trial of It In
Schuvlklll or Luzerue would present
mournful spectacle for the contemplation of
men ami. Clods 1 It is quite a mistake to
suppose that this plan is opposed to the em
ployment or to the interests of party lenders
and party worW.i In u word, to ii iMne
potili-v- What it Is nppovd r is flir play
and Integrity in nominations and it is a fear
fnl instnimet.tfor unscrupulous greed and
ambition in the debaiichnieut of the people
and the pronation of selfish interests. e
will simply mention here, before dismissing
this subject thit the Crawford couuty plan
produces the following inadvisable results :
1. It gives Minority nominations for party
support, for its plurality nominations are re
nllv minority ones in mn;t cases.
2. It gives unchecked effect to fraud in
primary elections, and that for two reasons
jirt, brcaue surh fraul tells directly upon
the general result and ilos not expend its
force upon ajlocal one, and recon d, because
the frauds which tho plan invites cannot be
investigated and corrected for want of time,
want of means and want of proper authori
ty for such purpose.
3. It makes primary elections very expen
sive, involving a canvass of voters and ex
tensive employment of local agents. Under
it a county i harried by candidates and
persons employed by them with increased
outlay and pecuniary engagements to be dis
charged in tho future.
1. It invites to the running of tham candi
dates fur nomination in order to divide the
vote in particular districts. A shrewd can
didate with money will hire men to rim in
districts opposed to him in order to divide
broken Pledges.
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
As to tho Philadelphia delezation thev titlv
represent tho wealth and intelligence of that the vote there an(1 smlrd t0 "iwlfft plural-
city, and wo cordially endorsj the action of V"J voto 11 Pou "ie general return.
tho Democrats in defeating $1,200,000. of
unnecessary appropriations. It may teach
Rjpnlieans to scud decent representatives
hereafter.
THE SOUTHERN 0.UESTI0N.
Just what is to bo the end of the present
complication of affairs in South Carolina and
Louisiana is a difficult thing fo prophecy. At
a recent meeting of tho Cabinet it was ted
to withdraw tha troops, but in deference to
tho wishes of Sherman it was decided to in
vite Hampton and Chamberlain to Washing
ton to attempt a compromise, Hampton ob
jects to this, and very properly, as he was
lawfully elected governor, and has no occasion
5. It dispenses with a properly constituted
body of delegates in Convention, required
for appointment of district Conferees and
fotjthe performance of other responsible par
ty work.
llut why multiply words ? Although the
old Convention plan is very defective, with
all its imperfections it is greatly to bo pre
ferred to this new plan, some of whose char
acteristics we liavo just mentioned. Where
it exists it ought to be amended or superse
ded, but in such manner that real reform
will be secured.
Fortunately in this county we have an
amended plan which has worked well for
seven years, and which, perfected from timo
to time as experience led the way, Is now
New 0-iU.r.ANS, March 28. Tho Jimfi
publishes tho following dispatches!
Washington, March 20. -Th Hon. S. B,
Vaclcard, A'fto Orleans s Your dispatch of
tho 24th is received. Tho Secretary of Wnr
has sent to (Jcnernl Augur tho followin;t:
Ihn. C. C, Augur, Acid Orleans, La. : A
commission will shortly visit linnisi.uin. In
tho meantime tho President desires that tho
situation remain unchanged Pleaso report
what chango in tho situation, if any have oc
curred since tho close of the late administra
tion. W. M'CiiAl'.Y,
Secretary of War.
U. IJ. Hayes.
This from Kellogg :
WASUIxnro.v, March 2(5. 7! One. S. 11,
I'actard, Xew Orleans: President Hayes said
yesterday to Kills and otlic - in the pruscHco
of congressmen that Nicholl Ins no legal
courts. His supreme court is rcudei lug judg
ments which arc entirety worthless.
W. P. K.
(10V. HAMt'TOX TO VISIT WASHINGTON.
Columbia, S. C,, Mnrcji !. His Excel-
lenncy, 11. It. Ilajet, J'iCfidriit of the United
Stain, Wiihinuto'i, P. 0, Sin: I have tho
honor to acknowledge your communication of
the 2.1d iii'L, addressed to mo by your privnlo
secretary. As you express n desire lor a per
tonal conference with myself I aecept.through
motives of propsroourtosj toyour-elf, tho in-
vitati in you have extended, thouch l iim.iot
iopa by doing so to throw iiddi'.ional light
on tho questions which havo u 'i ly boon so
ably and thoroughly presented Hid tho tolu
tinn of which is so obvious and simple. Hut
understanding from the communication I havo
received that the object contemplated by tho
proposed CDuferiiue io tolely that I might
plao I'elbio you my view) of the impediments
to the peaceful and orderly organization of a
siivli! and undisputed state government in
South Caiolina and of tho best methods ol
icnioving them, I shall avail myself of your
irritation to that I may reiterate in person
what I havo had tho honor to submit in wri
ting, that in my judgment all impediments to
tho objects so auxiously expected by tho peo
ple of this state can at oncu bo removed by
the withdrawal of the federal troops from tho
state house. This action on the part of tho
coiumatider-in-chief of tha United States
lorccs would not only be hailed by our people
as an evidence that the civil authority is no
loneer to bo subordinated to the military pow
er iu our country, but it wuuld establish law,
insure domestic tranquility, revive our wasted
industry and give an assurance that this state
is to bo restored to her just right. under tbo
constitution. whatever grievances exist,
whatever wrongs wo suffer wo propou to re
dress them, not by a icsort to force but by le
gal and constitutional agencies. Iu seeking
such redress I feel sure that I leprcsent fully
the determination of tho thoughtful and con
servative portion of our wholo people ; when
I give tho asmranco that no proscription
shall bo exercised hero on political opinions,
that no discrimination shall lie made in the
administration of justice, and that all citizens
of both parties and both races shall be re
garded as fully protected by and amenable to
the laws. Joining most hcattily with you in
tho earnest dcairc you express, that you may
bo ab'o to put an end as speedily as possible
to all appearance of intervention of the uiili-
itary authoiity of the United States, in tho
political deraugeincnt which afflicts tho peo
ple of South Carolina, and fervently trusting
that this auspicious result may soon be
reached, I havo tho honor to be very respect'
fully, your obedient servant,
Wadk IlAstrroN,
Governor of South Caroliua.
tocomnromiso for whnt is innlni.l,i,,ll..
Tho fentiincnt of the entire South, outside of Probab,y .the raost coraIIete. convenient and
me carpei-oag rings is in tavorof Hampton
and Nichols. Seven out of tho eight circuit
judges of South Caroliua, and the Supreme
Court has decided that Hampton is Govern
or, and exercises all the functions of that of
fice. The invitation to Washington is looted
upon as an attempt to procrastiuato tho solu
tion of tho vexed question. Mr. Hamilton
has the most implicit confidence- that Presi
dent Hayes will, iu duo timo withdraw the
troops from the State House and leave mat
t;re to bo peacefully and legally solved by the
people and the courts.
A commission is at preseut proposed to
bo sent to Louisiana to investigate matters
there, but what more they can ascertain than
has already been brought to light by tho con
gressional committee docs not appear. The
people sccin determined toiesist anything
like a bargain or compromise, and to force
the issue of cither Nicholls or a military gov
ernment. Business men throughout the
Stato denounce Packard, and it is growing
mora and more apparent daily that his gov
ernment cannot stand. It is to be hoped that
the lesson of tho lato election will forever put
an end to carpet-lug rule in tho Southern
States.
just plan iu existence my where In tho coun
try. We shall hereafter discuss it for the
edification ol our friends in other counties
who have been less fortunate than ourselves.
Governor Hampton leaves to-morrow night,
and will arrive in Washington on Thursday
morning. Kverythine is qniet throughout
tho State.
Tho New York Timet, with the facility
for change of front which has ever charac
terized it, has suddenly become exceedingly
sweet upon Carl Scliurz, bespatterimr him
sthUs maudlin praise, although it is only
twj or thrte yearssince it called him "an un
.scrupulous adventurer," "an office jobber,"
"a dishonest, malicious and unprincipled
man," "a bom destructionist," and one
"whoso leg should bo tied to bis chair while
gentlemen are speaking." Wonder whether
Carl ever thinks of tlioe left-handed com
pliments now i
THE "TIMES" UNHAPPY.
We read the Timet with a great deal of in
terest, not only for the news It contains, but
because of the ability of its editorials, and
the pungency of its criticisms. But it wab
bles very much politically. Grant was con
demned and praised for acts which deserved
neither condemnation nor praise, Hayes was
admitted to bo a Fraudulent President, and
yet Democrats were urged to support his
administration, Tho appoiutmeut of tho
KUcloral Cuuimission was commended, and
its judgment was a farce. Tho proposed
Southern policy of Hayes was heartily en
dorsed, but that policy, like its author, is a
fraud. Hut the Timet vigorously stairs a
few patent facts, which it would bo well for
Republicans to remember:
Thero are a few very plain facts, now well
known even to the wayfaring men of the na
tion, which President Hayes should look
squarely and honestly in the face. They
are :
1, That Senator Stanley Matthews. Con
gressman Charles Foster, Secretary Kvarts
and others aiding with more or less direct
ness, distinctly pledged the prompt removal
of the troops from both South Carolina mid
Louisiana by President Hayes.
2. That pledge was given with tbo knowl
edge and consent of President Hayes; it was
given to leading Southern Democrats who
hem in tuclr nanus tne power to liimter -Mr.
Haves' election: it was communicated to the
pretending Governors Chamberlain and
Packard by letters from Matthews and Kv
arts, aim the inaugural auurcns wa, framed
io leacu tne nation us wisdom nnu necessity.
!, The iiledire thus clven was a vnluntnrv
pledge, and was proffered as the deliberate
mm semen purpose aou policy ol tlio i'resi
dent. It was accepted in good faith, when
thero were Ugal means tor defeating the
irauu mat compassed the election of Hayes
and the whole country accepted It as th
dawn of tranquility un.l
i it r.i . i.l . .1 . r---v
i. i; viia iiucriuin is to tie crowned with
And right here we must begin the attempt
to mane practical two great reforms : first,
personal or family rule in Pennsylvania
niuit be stamped out -liko a dangerous fire ;
and, sccond.lhat no man shall be turned out
of ollice except fur nood cnuse. and no man
put into ollice unless he answer the Jetfer
sonian question: "Is ho honest and is ho
qualified V J Via.
True, every word of it; but no man in tbo
State worked harder to secure the Cameron
Supremacy in Pennsylvania than John W,
Forney. Tho Prm ate its own words in
pporting Hartranlt for u second term as
Governor, knowing him to lie Cnmeron'a
tool. When Stokely Cameron's Philadel
liia striker was candidate f..r Mayor
against Caven, tho Ymj was his most syco
phantic supporter. It aided in tho election
of tho bummers who led tho Cameron clan
in the Legislature, and fathered their rascal
itles. Whilst pretending to bo a friend of
Itlaiue's, it supported tho trick by which
Don Cameron nominated Hayes'. The use
f troops in tho south to coerce voters and
verturn Slato Governments through Don
Cameron s orders was heartily endorsed
When "good men" wero "turned out of of
fice" during the prosecution of tho Whisky
Ring, tho rrest justified Grant's course,
When Colfax, Shepherd, Helknap, Rabcock
and other thieves were unearthed nnd proven
guilty, tho Prett was their defender. When
Evans robbed the State Treasury, and the
Pacific Mall Company robbed tho Nation.
'omey took a portion of the spoils, and at
tempted to whitewash tho thieves. From
such a source moral lessons fall still-born.
Tho Senato of Xew Voik rejected the
nomination of (!en. George li. McClelhn for
tho puaitioii of Siiieriutenderit of Public
Works, Such spito work is what might bac
been expected from such a source. General
ir.ni..ll ., U n .i: .i... i.-..
qualifiMman intheStato of Now York for 'ft Sn'ftSSflbi? JSK
tlio position, and m his private aad public upon the r.dminlstralion j and If Packard
vnunicicr ucyuii'i au K'proacn, fcut he ji a
Democrot. Hayes' Civil Service Reform
policy has not peHctrated as far as Albany
yet.
HlC th'uvttrttiilrnlthr
under Iheirinjtueiice that they have been array. ha e peace.
eu ayaum tne tcnitet. The neyroet are under
tht injlttenee of the moi titainout icoundrelt
that were eeer attorned to difyrace a yreat and
noble country, Tlie Republican party U rr
tpontibltforthe pretent condition of the South.
I will not tea Republican to delicer the South,
ern people over to the teont let of tcoundrelt
shall be temporised with until l. n
ceed In his undisguised efforu to plunge his
State into anarchy. President Huvk. will i.
tliti author nf the unspeakable wrong. He
has but to do right, anil the right will vindi
cate itself; buttobchorestwlth men who ac
cepted his plighted taltti,and the nation will
Nevada, the Silver State, Is pouring out
daily 12.000 in silver, 875,000 In gold, i8.
000 In lead and 42,000 In other metals, mak
lug a yield of $210,000 dally, or JfiS.OOO.OOO
per annum. California Is producing daily
about S40.000 In gold, 10,000 in silver, G,
that teer obtained political power Oahl 0 'ri quicksilver, $5,000 In lead and cop
Sciiunz, iu 1 871.
A little item in tho iollce reorts to-day
tells a startling story of immorality. With
in the past four weeks no less than seventeen
(lead Infants havo been picked up by the
police in the streets and alley of this city,
All of these it Usafo to assume, were the off
spring of illicit passion. Is it not time for
paieuw to take some care of their daughters?
Timet.
per, 7,000 in coal, and fully W.000 In Iron
antimony, zinc and other minerals. Its to
tal yield is, therefore, $73,000, corresponding
to annual product from its mines of $23,500,
000. Colorado Is producing $15,000 in sil
vr, every twenty-four hours, $10,000 In gold
and $1,000 In other minerals, or $20,000
daily, equal to $7,000,000 yearly. Utah
credited with a daily outpour of $12,000 I
silver, $9,000 in lead and $2,000 in other
udnerals-$2-1,000 per day, or $0,900,000 per
annum,
A llcnlgkted Coniuanlty.
At the recent election in New Hampshire
the people defeated the proposed amendment
abolishing the religious test which has d's
graced the State constitution fur ninety
three years, lly tbo old constitution no
Catholic is allowed to vote for n Governor
or legislator, and nouo but Protcstants.nro
permitted to hold any position iu the common
Bchools. this evidence of intolerance,worthy
of tho days when tho tests nf water and tire
wero applied to the witches, would scarce
ly be looked for In any intelligent communl
ty under such a government us that of the
United States at tbo close of the nineteenth
century. It is a sigulllcaiit fact that Mr,
Dlalne advocated tlio amendment. He is
shrewd enough to know that the day has
passed for such displays nf bigotry, and was
no doubt anxious to brad oil any ill effect
of his previous complications with Know
Nolhliigisin. The people nf New Hampshire
by their adverse vote, have only proved that
they are behind the civilization of the ago,
I.et them picture the Indlgnatlo.i that would
fire the New Hampshire heart if Louislaua
should adopt a State constitution stripping
Methodists or Congrcgationall'ls of the elec-
tlv franchise on tho Governor and Iglsla
turo aud shutting out all but Catholics from
the public schools, and then they will bo
able to form mi Idea of the sentiment which
their own stupid iutoleriiuce excites among
tho people of less benighted States. ix-
cnanye unknown )
To MAItTIN C. WOODWAIID,.
Tnx Collector!
Sin The questions you havo submitted
to mo aro such as almost dally come up for
answer and action by every collector oftaxos
In the county, nnd ns they nil como to me
for a solution of their doubt, upon the
ground that, being counsel to the County
Commissioner I am therefore to give advice
to tho assessors and collectors; I havo
thought It the best and readiest way to put
Into print nn answer to those questions and
doubts which arc of the most common oc
curreiice In tho collection of tnxes.
1st. Lands, seated and unseated, as soon
a the Commonwealth had parted with her
title, became and were mado liable to laxa
lion nnd salo for tho non-payment of the
taxes. Tho first Act making them subject
to it salo for county taxes I that of Apr. 11,
1700, Sec. 25-3 Smith Laws 401, Then
came the Acts of April 3, 1801 April 1,
1809, March 13, lSlfi-Mnrch 21), 1821 and
April 15, 1831, alsj 29 April, 1814, Ac.
I!y tho Act of April 0, 1802, Sec. 7,
Smith Laws 515, they wero mado liable to
sale for non-payment of road taxes ; and If
the taxc were not paid to the supervisor.',
tho lands. so assessed as unseated, wero to bo
returned to the County Commissioners, mid
by them to tlio County Treasurer for collec.
tlon by sale. The return of tho unpaid
taxes must be mado before the first day o
February iu each year, and the sale l to be
on tho second Monday of June of every sec
ond year.
lly an act of 9 March, 1771, tho clear year
ly value of nil (states, (which seems to ejt
cludo unseated lands, as having no cle.i
yearly value) were usessible for the support
and maintenance of the poor, but by th
Act of 15 April, 1S3I, nnd pi rlmps earlic
they wero also includtd iu the list nf tn.x
ble property, and by Act of 30 Januarj
1 802, P. L. pago 8, they wero made subject
to sale, in Columbia county, for the poor
taxes. And the returns of the unpaid poor
taxes should also bo mado before February
first in each year,
Uy the Act of May 8, 1S51, P. L. C17, fo
the regulation and continuance of a system
of education by common schools, unseated
lands wero subjected to taxation and sale fi
non-payments of tho school taxes, as they
wero for County taxes.
Thus, seated and unseated lands arc taxa
ble, and are subject to a sale by the Couuty
Treasurer for non-payment, of assessment
'or tjounty, Road, Poor, and School taxes,
2d All personal property, whether itself
taxable or not, is subject to n sale for lion
payment of taxes, and the tux-payer is m
entitled to any claim for three hundred do!
lars, or to any other right or privilege whe
his property is seized for taxes, except tha
there shall be ten days public notice of such
sale, by written or printed advertisements.
3d. The tax collector must make demand
for the umount due for tax, and if the snm
is not paid within thirty days from the time
of such demand, aud goods and chattclssuf-
fluent to satisfy the samo cannot bo found
such collector shall be authorized to tak
tho body of such delinquent aud convey him
to tho jail of tho proper county, there to re
main uutil the amount of such tax, togethe
with the costs, shall be paid or caused to bo
paid, or until he shall be otherwise dis
charged by duo course of law. And th
collector needs no other authority than h
warrant, non-payment after demand, and
failure to find sufficient goods and chattels,
4th. The tax collector is to demand and
receive from the person named iu his dupl
cato tho sum wherewith such person stand;
charged; but the goods and chattels of any
person occupying nny real estate shall be li
able to distress and sale for the non-payment
of nny taxes assessed upon such real estate
during his possession or occupancy, and re
maining unpaid, in like manner as if they
wero the goods and chattels of tho owner of
such real estate. The tenancy must be for
tbo current year, otherwise tho goods nro not
liable. The taxes must be assessed during
the tenancy. As our taxes aro always as
sessed during the month of April, and when
tho tenancy for the year is fixed, thero is
usually no difficulty in determining whoso
goods are liable to distress. Ou this point
collectors should be prompt and vigilant. If
the tenant is to pay tho taxes, there is no
hardship in making him do so in good time;
if he is not so liable by the terms of his
lease, ho can defalk tho amount from the
rent duo tho landlord, and thus no wrong is
done.
5th. Property of tho tenant or of the land
lord can bo seized by the collector anywhere
in his township or district. It need not be
ou the premises. So iu default of goods, the
body of tho owner may be taken, but the
body of the tenant cannot be taken for tax
on real estate, becauso he is not the person
in such duplicate named. Neither can the
goods of the wife of tliu owner of real estate
bo distrained for tuxes. If you take the
body, however, it is possible tho wife may
redeem it with her goods. Nor can the
good of the wlfeol u tenant ho distrained
fir his own taxes, nor for taxes mi the land.
Rut while the body of n tenant cannot be
taken for the real islam taxes, it can be for
his own, and may be redeemed by tho goods
of the wife, if tho have any.
(Slh. If the sherilf or constable have alien
or levy upon tlio goods, the collector is post
poned to their prior right ; and if the tax.
payer die, the collector Is placed in tliu list
of unsecured creditors, nnd takes his chances
with them. Ills wairaul is dead ns to tbo
dead man ; nnd is not a lien ou the property
of tho living be tore actual seizure.
th. In tho absence of good of the owner
or tenant within tho township, out of which
the tax can be made for if them is such
propel ty the tax must be mado out of it
then the collector may lake the body of the
owner, or hn may return the laud so assess
ed to the Commissioners of the respective
couuty ; and the said lands shall be sold as
unseated land are now sold In satisfaction
of the taxes due by the said owner or own
ers Tills return should be made before tho
first day of February In each year, thougl:
for seated lauds there is nu express provls
ion. If thero was personal property on th
premises which the collector might have
seized, the sale confers no title. Rut he
cannot seize the property of a stranger.
8th, Thero should bo no difficulty what'
ever ubout the collection of taxes on lands
when seated; but It is just hero that the
negllgeuco of collectors makes tho most,
Taxes assessed aro not a lieu upon real cs
tate, any more thau the warrant of tho col
lector Is a lien upon personalty. Nor does
a return to the County Commissioners create
a lieu for tho taxes, upon the lands assessed
nor can the lands be followed iuto the hands
of a subsequent owner, any more than
could a cow, which had been atsesscd, bo
followed by tho collector'" 'vtrrant. Parsons
vs. Allison, 5 Watts 72; Raskin vs. Koontz,
ibid 70 ; Moore vs. Marsh, 10 Smith 40
Uurd vs. Ramsey, 9 B. & R. 109; Henry v
Horsllck, 9 Watts 412.
More than filty years ago, In the case of
Shaw vs. Qulan, Chief Justice Tilghman
said; "There is nothing In our tax laws au
thorizlng an apportionment of the year's tax
system of that kind would bo productive
f great Inconvenlenco and confusion. The
upllcatcs, with the names cf several per.
sons'charged with the years tax, Is delivered
the Commissioners to the several col
lectors, wfth a warrant to collect tho taxes
mil thoso persons, and not from any other.
And the persons charged In the duplicate,
nro personally liable for tho tax, nnd their
bodies may be taken In execution, if no
goods or chattels are to be found. In short
io collector can look to no other person."
That was tho case of a sale by the owner
after the assessment, nnd before the appeal,
ml the court decided that the purchaser was
not liable for the taxes of that year. Nor
f course would tho tenant be, because tliu
axes wero not nsesed during his occupan-
The remedy of the collector I against
the former owner, the person who Is named
u tho duplicate ; and his property or per
son anywhere in tho township, 1 subject to
tbo warrant of tho collector. The owner
who has been nscsed with the properly
b c not escapo tho payment of tho tax by
a salo of the property, cither by himielfo
by the sheriff.
9th. And the principle, that a subsequent
purchaser Is not llablo for taxes assessed
against the land in the hand of a prior
owner, was applied by the present Chief
Justice to land changing ownership hy
means of a sheriff's sale in Smeieh vs. the
County of York, 18 Smith 439; and Itshould
mm' ho considered settled, that "Taxes due
lor seated lands nre not a lien on real estate,
but only n personal charge against the own-
r or occupant." liurd vs. Ramsey, 9 S. &
R. 109.
10th. It is often inquired, what should the
collector do In the case of a prior seizure by
tlio sheriff or constable, of the personal
property? If tho debtor has retained three
hundred dnllsrs worth, the collector can
ize thai ; it he ha nut retained nu)thinir,
the cnliec or should seize all the personalty
there Is. and hold it subject to the existing
levy, uy wiiicu no may make his tax. for
by tho seizure he gets a lien on the goods,
nnd anything over, either in money or guods,
belongs to him.
In the (hso of real ("tate sold hy the slier
iff, there seems to be no remedy, as against
the money raised, or against the land iu the
hnndsof the purchaser; but the former own
er is personally liable, aud must answer, iu
gooib or body, his share of tho public bur
dens.
Jon.v G. FnKKZi:.
Marcli 27, 1877.
AN ACT TO ItEdllUTK THE PKAllTICE W
DENTISTRY IN THE jTAril UP PENNSYLVANIA.
A Conuccllcut Dam (lives Way.
mmrriNo or tub RTArront) ni:si:iivoin.
Instrnttions to Connty Superintendent.
Slato Superintendent Wickersham has
sent circulars to County Superintendents to
transmit to the department a historical sketch
of education in their jurisdiction instead of
an annual report. He says : In no other
way, it is thought can so much be done nt
this time for the cause whose interests have
so largely been intrusted to your hands.
The sketches should be accurate, giving
names and dates ; full, embracing all of pub
lie importance relating to the subject ; con
else, omitting all unnecessary details and
comment. Compiled in a volume, theso
sketches containing in brief the history of
education every county, city nnd borough of
tho State.will constitute a document of great
interest and value.
Kach sketch should include whatever it
may be proper to say upon thn following
topics :
1. The earliest exemplary schools. When
and by whom established. How supported
and managed. Their character. Tho
teachers.
Elementary schools up to the time ot
the passage of tho common school law in
1834. The condition of the schools. Tho
ffect of the laws relating to education pass
cd prior to 1831. Schools founded and sup.
ported by churches. Efforts, if any, to se
euro free schools.
3. The history of common schools sinco
1834. Tho growth of tho system. Promi
nent school officers. Leadinc teachers,
Work done.
4. Academies, seminaries and noted pri
vate schools. When and by whom founded
Full lists of all, whether now open or not,
with all important facts. The county acad
emies. Aid received by them from tho
State. Disposition of buildings.
r). Colleges and universities. History ol
all institutions of this kind, whether now iu
operation or otherwise. Present condition.
Statistics.
0. Miscellaneous educational institutions.
Libraries, literary and scientific societies,
Clubs for mutual improvement. Special
schools of all kinds.
7. Teachers' institutes and associations.
Mectiugs of teachers. Meetings In behalf of
education.
Souii of the citizens of Schuylkill county
adhere to the opinion that gold is to be found
iu the Mahanny Valley, and n few of the
farmers iu that locality have.iu consequence
of the gold fever, put up the price of laud between different persous who might happen
about fifty er cent,
I to be owner in the'eoura of the year, Aud
Wo give below n law incubated nnd hatch
ed by tho procnt Legislature Wo might
just a well require similar provisions to reg-
ulato tho cobbling of boots, or tho selling of
turnip. Wo claim tho right under nil cir
cumstances to pull our own molars, biceps or
incisions, tf we can ito it. It Is niso nn in
fringement of mothers' rights, becauso from
timo immemorial havo they not exorcised the
prerogative of pulling tho babies' teeth with
n patent thread or their fingers 1 llut hero is
tlio law ;
Suction 1. That from and after tho pas
sage of this act, it shill bo unlawful for any
person except regularly authorized physicians
and surgeons to eneago in the practice) of den
tistry in tlio State of Pennsylvania, unless
paid person has graduated and received a di
ploma from the faculty of a rcputablo in
stitution where this specialty i taught, and
chartered under tho authority of somo ono' of
tho United Slates, or a foreign government,
acknowledged as such, or shall have obtained
a certificate from a board of examiners, duly
appointed and authorized by the provisions of
thi act to is.uo suchceitificite.
Sec. 2, That the board shall consist of six
practitioners of dentistry, who aro of acknowl
edged ability in tho profession. Said board
shall ba elected by tho Pennsylvania Stato
Dental Society at their next annual meeting
as follows : Two shall bo elected for ono year,
two fur two years, and two for three years,
nnd each year thereafter two shall bo elected
to servo for thrco years, or until their succes
sors aro elected. The said hoaid shall have
power to fill all vacancies for unexpired term,
nnd they shall bo responsible to said State
Dental Society for their acts.
Sec. 3. That it shall bo tlio duty of this
board :
Firit To meet annually nt tho time and
place of meeting of tlio Pennsylvania Stato
Dental Snen ty, and at such other tune and
place as tho said board shall agree upon, to
conduct tho examination of applicants. They
shall also meet for tho samo purpo.-c at the
call of any four members of said board, at
such time and placo as may bo designated
Thirty diy'H notice must bo given of the moot
ing by adveitiiingiu at least three periodi
cals, ono of tljctn bsing a dcutnl journal, nnd
all puhlihed within tlio state.
Second To grant a certificate of ability to
practice dentistry, which certificates shall be
signed by said board and stamped with a suit
able seal, to all applicants who undergo a
satisfactory'cxamiiiation, and who receive at
least f iur affirmative votes.
Third. To keep a book in which shall bo
registered the name and qualifications of
such, as far as practicable, of all iwrt.ous who
have been granted certificates of ability to
practice dentistry under tho provisions of this
act.
Sr.c. 4. That tho book so kept shall bo a
book of record and a transcript froui it, certi
fied to by tho officer who has it m keeping,
with the seal of the said board of examiners,
shall bo evidence in any court in this State.
Sec 5, That four member of this board
shall constitute a quorum for tho tramaction
of business; and should a quorum not be
present on any day appointed for their meet
ing, those prc-cnt may adjourn from day to
day until a quorum is present.
Sec. 0. That any person who shall iu vio
lation of tills act practice) dentistry in tho Statu
of Pennsylvania shall ba liablo to indictment
in the court of quarter sessions of tho proper
couuty ; and nn conviction, shall bo fined not
ess than filly nor more than two hundred
dollars. J'roi-ided, That any person so con
victed shall not be entitled to any fco for ser
vices rendered ; and if a feo 6hall have been
paid, tlio patient or his or her heirs, may re
cover tho same as debts of like amount aro
now recoverable by law.
Sec. 7. That all fines collected shall inure
to the poor fund of tlio county in which tho
prosecution occurs.
Sec. 8. That nothing in this act shall apply
to persons who shall have been engaged in
the continuous practico of dentistry in this
State for threo years and over, at tho timo of
or prior to tlio passage of this act.
Sec. 9. That, to provido a fund to carry
out the provisions of the third section of this
act, it shall bo tbo duty of said board of ex
aminers to collect from thoo who receive tlio
certificate to practico dentistry tho sum of
thirty (30) dollars each, of which sum, if
there bo any after liquidating necessary ex
pense, tho balatico shall lie paid into the
treasury of tho said Pennsylvania Stato Den
tal Society, to be kept as a fund for tho more
perfect carrying out of tho provisions of this
act.
Ni;V Yonit, March 27.
The IIWi'n special from llirlfnrd says:
The reservoir which gave way tills morning,
at Staffnrdvllle, i nbout a mile long by a
quarter to half a mile wide. Ever sinco tho
addition was put on there haye been fears of
tho dam, Tho recent filling wa Its first test
In spite of open gateways and other pre
cautions, n leak began about tho waste-pl(e,
Tho water made Its way through the dam
along tho edges of tho pipe, as had been pie
dieted, the wall having been made nf frozen
material which tho approach of spring loos
ened. Men were nt work nil day Monday
trying to patch up the holes, nnd only stop,
ped yesterday when certain of failure. Tho
water, driving tho great pipe out of lis place,
tore tbo dam to pieces nboii six o'clock and
started down the valley. As Is usual In such
cases tho water choo que'cr nnd tiunccounta.
bio paths, sparing some buildings directly In
its way, while it tore other to pieces which
seemed suro to stand. Of twelve mills on
the stream only two were carried away. A
third, Granite Mill, was d iinaired, whiln the
rest escaped. Tho stream beginning at Staf-
fonlvllln flow through Hvdevlllo, Glenvllle
nnd Cnnversev.lle, nnd enters the Willinian
tio river nt Stafford Spring. This place
with Its threo thnus-inil inhabitants, lias In
come a summer resort on account of It min
pnil snrines. Its business is all Incidnnlnl
to tho manufacturing Interests. The fiooi;
washed about it tenth part of the villaie out
of exIstiMicc, Including the most central am
active business portion. From tho mnmen
the flood struck tho town to its subsidence
there was not fen minute time.vet the dnm
age done in that timo wa more than can be
mule up in years, if it docs not entirely
prostrate the cnmiiiunitv thre.
ArrmnvNcn or Tiin rr.oon.
Mr E C Finney, of the Glen Mills, rl.
his hnrA down in front nf the flood and
rave such warning that not more than one
life was lo't. The people bad been expect-
ini the warning and nt oneo fmind places of
safety. Though the tiumhor in peril was
nut great, the stream neu neing in a narrow
gorgn and the bouse out of dinger, the
whole community was out to see the flood,
which was a sight never to be forgotten.
Tho wa'cr did not seem to be water nt all,
but advanced like a gre"t mas nf sticks and
stones rolling over and over. It gouged n
channel 30 feet deep in the mail, torn up
trefH by their roots and carried off soil from
garden, substituting rocks, so that its track
I a waste. Every dam on the stream was
carried off, nnd instead of diffusing itself,
the volume ot lloo 1 grew greater all the wav
until tho Willaniantio river was reached.
Relow Stafford Spring the only damnge
wa to the road and bridges. The river was
able to absorb tlio flood without further in
jury to property. Tho whole district wdiero
tlio stream had created industry H now
changed to a waste channel.
Startln? Cnstnvrayj.
bout five week ago there was washe.t
ahoro on tho coast of ono of the Orknev
islands n bottle containing nn nppeal from
omo starving castaways who bad 1
wrecked on St, lCild.i, the mot Ina, nW ,
of tin1 Hebrldeiiii Mots. Air. Sand., n S..i.
tlsh artist, had landed on that lonely mck
In n small boat, and ou Jan. 17 nn Atis r nu
vessel win wrecked off tiro cliffs, and nine
survivors wero washed nshoro. Thn Island.
ers had scarcely enough provisions fur them,
selves, but they generously shnred what they
md Willi the ten catawnvs. S arvatlon
slnred them all in the face. Mr. Sands wrote
the message conta iilngthl Infiirmiitioii.niid
hlng the buttle to a life-buov, and rigulmr
a small pail, cast It ndtlft The little craft
Irifled to tho Orkneys, nnd was picked nn
by tho Islaudirs, '1 ho gunboat Jncknl was
dispttclied to tho Island' with n store of pro-
visions, ami arrived not n day too soon, for
the Islanders nnd their guests wero starving.
I ho artl-t and sailors wero landed nt Green.
ock about March Lafierndiingcroin voyage
x mi minium liiegrtpn smtrs mat Ht Ivildi
belongs to tlio Macleod of Muclcod, whose
family has owned It for two cnlurics. (Jvcr
tho estat.i he reigns witii n despotism n un
questioned a tl at of the CVvir, The wholo
trade ol the poor people is his factor's nion.
opoly, for until Mr Stud g it a boat for
them n few mouth ago lliey wero unablo
t undertake a passage fi Lewis and sell
their produce for themselves. Tney attri
butetohis neglect to send them supplies
thl season, when their corn crop was a fail,
lire, tho straitened state of their resources
when the Austrian castawajs were thrown
on their charity.
Tho Methodist Conference.
The Central Pennsylvania conference of the
M. E. church is composed of 313 ordained
preachers and 13 licentiates, who aro virtu
ally assistant ministers. Tho territory occu
pied by the c.erical body, includes the sever
nl counties of Redfurd, lllair, Huntingdon,
ClearGoid, Centre, Clinton, Cameron, Sulli
van, Lycoming, Union, Snyder, Northuuibcr
land, Montour, Columbia, part of Luzerne,
York, Adams, Cumberland, brankhn, Perry,
Juniata, rulton, Milton and partot Dauphin
Tho aggregato membership at tlio close of last
year was: Probationers, 8,898; full mem
hers, 32,011, Tho number of local pieach-
crswas lus. llio probaoio value ot church
property was given as $1,71 8,277, and parson
ages, 234,550. Tho salaries of pastors amount
ed to $157,500 ; tho presiding elder's claims
wero $9,323.23, and the bishop's support
$1,003. Ilouso rent amounted to $18,091.75,
and traveling expends, 1,831.49. Tho Sun
day schools in tho coofereuco territory num
bered 401, nnd contained 6,999 officers aud
teachers, and 41,058 scholars of all ages. The
tital expenses of tho schools last year were
$15,899.48.
Evangelical Conference Appointments.
The Evangelical Conference which met
in Williamsport last week made the follow
ing appointments ou Tuesday, previous to
adjourning:
A. i.. reseb, l. j:.
Lewisburg Z. Hornbcrger,
Ruffalo M. Slioat.
White Deer J, JI. Rrader.
Milton-S. T, Ruck.
Dewart George Josephs.
Danville P. S. Orwig.
North Danville P. W. Raldabaugh.
Columbia circuit and Rloomsburg A. W,
Shenbcrger nnd J. Hertz, under the presid
ing elder.
Rerwick J. A, Irvin.
Shlckshlnny W. M. Cromaii.
llughesville R. W. Runion.
Luzerne G, L. Rurson.
Catawissa Valley W, II. Lilly.
Kingston and Wyoming W. W. Rhoads
and II. A. Hollenbach.
The Louisiana Coiniiiisshiii.
Washington-, .March 23. Tho following
named gentleman having accepted the pi
sitions tendered them, aro announced this
afternoon as constituting tho commission to
isit Louisiana.
Judge Chutes R. Lawrence, of Illinois;
ex-Governor J. C. Rrowu, of Tennessee;
General .Jo..cph R. llawley, of Connecticut ;
General John JI. Harlan, of Kentucky, and
Wayno Mc.Veagh, of Pennsylvania.
Charles li. 1 -awrcuce, of Illinois, was a
ju-tice of tlio state supreme court for nine
years, part of the timo as chief justice. In
January last, after General Logan's name
was withdrawn, lie was the Republican can.
didatc for senator, but was defeated by Jus
tice David Davis,
John C. Ilrown, of Tcnncisce, wa an old
lino whig before tho war ; served during the
rebellion in the confederate army, becoming
n major general, nnd was elected governor
of tbo Stato Iu 1870 and again in 1872.
John M. H.ulau, of Kentucky, served in
the federal army during the war, aud was
attorney general ol the Stale; iu 1871 he was
the republican candidate lor governor. He
has been the law partner of ex-Secretary
HrUtow, and was prominently named in con
nection with a cabinet appointment.
The other two members aro wi II known
Gen. Ihiwley having seen long service in
congress urn! at tie head of the centennial
commission ; while Wayne Me.Veagh has
long been active in Pennsylvania politics,
lit'igliain Young's (I'liilt.
The following appear in nn extra of the
Tucson iSVnr of Ibis date
Tlio following is a correct copy of the
original order given concerning the Moun.
tain Meadows ma-sacre. The. order, with
Ex Mayor A. O.ikey Hall of Now Yoik has
most mysteriously di-appeand. Ho was in
hi ofibo late on the night bcfoic In wa
luis-cd, and had mado preparation for tm
appointment on thn following day in Court.
No clue ha been dismveted, S mm ihtnk
ho ha committed suicide, oihcrs say ho has
been murdered, while still others allege that
as he disappeared about tho timo Sweeny re
turned, he may havo taken a foreign tour to
escape punishment for any connection with
tho Tweed and Sweeny rings that fie may
h tvu had.
Packard's hegNlat irs Again lleserling Him
Three inemb ts, who liavo heretofore oc-
cupied seals iu tliu Packard l.ou.e, Frank J.
Wavy, o.' St I.nuilry.H-rnnrd Dales, of Point
Cuipee, and Illger Romero, of Iberia, were
to-day sworn in and took seats In Nicholls'
legislulure.
Marriages.
n:irz-vi:i,t.ivi.ii.on tbo 2ist inst.. n n.
.lolm .Micron, I). 1) , Ilenlimlii I'rlU. of sutr.irlnar. m
.Mis liiiu E. WeniU'i-a lienton.
SNYDISIl-I.OSenilKlttlHIl.-On tha 22 J Inst., hv
the Ilev. Wm. (I Latlzlo, .Mr. JcreiMuti snjrter, ot
Iicuat Up , to.Mls'cinlstlaii LonxiiberiMrot Koar-Ingcreek.
.MKI.UCK-Mnu.lCK.-In oranircvlllo on thn i
Inst., by the liev. N. spjar, Mr. Henry MeMjk ot Jit.
rifiisani io .Miss .Mufifle Jlo'lkk or Hit) samo place.
CIM1P-Illrrj:.1lli:sii:it AtCODYnffhatn. March
lOlh, by licv. .). II. Ncltnan, llr. .Villon crop to .Miss
Miirfiiret lilttcnbeiider, both ot llollenb.iclt.
Vi'ASIIHrjtN'-VOOIIllN'(l.-At iho hoocrtin
bride's parents, ou tho 12th Inst., by tho Ilev. J. II.
Nctinan, .Mr. J. II Washburn to lira. Slury A. Wooi.
iiuK, uuiu oi iiuauie.
Ilo Kll-VANiioil.V.-Ontho20tlilnst.. at Evans.
vine, by Itov. s l Kenicr, Mr. Is.iUhJ. iimver to
Miss K'jpUi'inta K. Vanhorn, allot KvunsUIIe.
JlcniLL MINKIt At Cilawissa on the 'iltli lnsr. .
ty tlio Ilev. a li. Heehaw, Mr. frank Mctllll to .Miss
iimina .Miner, both ot Columbia couuty. Pa.
Deaths.
MIM.AHI). Iu Iitoornsbtus on tlio loth Inst.. .Mtss
Francis MMard.d.iuijIUcr ot .lesso K. ana llosannali
Millard, uffed 2 ears, 7 months and 23 days.
JinilEDITH, At tlio Wooml'oor House. Sirs Mnrv
Jlcredltli, aged about 72 or 73 years.
ESLf.lt.-Ia Illooiasbura, on Thiirsdav tho 22d
Inst., of scarlet rover Hmun (iracc. tnfjnt daughter
ufM. V.and Elizabeth Esier, nged 1 jcar.S months
aim 22 ua) s.
MAIIJCET llEPOItTS. "
ISLOOMSnURO MARKET.
$ U
Wheat per busbcr.
Itto
Corn, new, " ".,.V.'."'.,.,,
W.US, " -
flour per barrel
Cloverseed
flaxseed .
nutter
Eft-s
Tallow
Potatoes " "'
Dried Apples .'
Hams
sides & Shoulders
Lard per pound
nay iur i,oa
Heeswax
Timothy seed . . . .
1,1 lll'ATIOVsl I'lll,
gjiv": lt,4oopcri:?D
Blacksmith's Lutup on M'liarr h 4i "
iniuininous ' tl W '
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
.75
Ul
.S3
6,50
7.WI
l.r.O
.91
.14
.10
1.21
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12.10
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i.V)
Sentimental editors are now Rushing over
that Munley, ono of tho convicted Mollies,
should havo failed in tlio privileges of leing
lieard by counsel before tho Supremo Court,
because ho was too poor to havo a paper book
printed. This would havo been a very horri-
bio stato of nlfairSj and "a very mockery of
of justice," but it is not tho fact alone. The
Judges dismissed tho case "becauso there
was no assignments in error filed, nor any pa'
per book pmpared. Tho Court failed to see
what they wero to listen to and decido upon,
and it wax very evident that tho caso was
carried up for delay solely. Munley is now
in tho samo positiou ho was after conviction,
and tho Governor may fix upon any day for
his execution. JeiucA Chunk Vimocral.
There is great excitement In Goshen
Mass., over a recunt attempt of Mrs. Free.
born W. Packard of that town to murder
her bunband and to take her own life. Mrs.
Packard Is thirty-one years old.and her bus
band is a respectable and well-to-do farmer
of CO. Bbo secrc ted a raior In the bed, and
after she and her husband had retired for
the night, and the light had been extlu
gulshed, suddenly began to carry out her
desperate purpose. The result was that she
cut her husband's tbroit badly and her owu
worse. Mr. Packard will probablyxecover.
but 14a wife's life U doubtful.
luJlans Surrendering.
The following telegram has been received
t army headquarters, from Lieut.Gen, Sher
idan at Chicago ;
General Crook reports that 133 hostile
Cheyennes, and 130 Sioux, surrendered at
Red Cloud agency on tho 13th and Hth Inst.
making 309 that have surrendered at that
point since the last report. Other parties
aro on their way, but are delayed by snow
and mini. The Cheyennes are iu a wretched
btato ol poverty, and have been living for
somo timo on horse meat. Colonel Miles re
ports that twenty-nine Ognllallas and
Cheyennes, including seven chiefs, camo to
his camp at Tongue River on Friday the
l'Jib, to learn the jerms of surrender. They
wero informed and, on the 23d, started back,
promising iu apparent good faith to bring
their peoplo in.
The appointment of Potts, a rebel Demo
crat, P, M. of Petersburg, Vu., by Hayes,
against the solemn protest of the only Radi
cal member of Congress from that State, Is a
bold reform movement on the part of "tho
government." It looks liko a Confederate
arrangement at thlsdUtance.
three allidiivits authenticating it, was found Jtoh.1'' T I,mijJEKS & CONTRAC-
among ine papers oi tne laie ex-utuet Ju
tice .lolm Tiin, of Arizona, and formerly
chief justice nf Utah :
M'ECIAI. OllHEIl.
llie olliccr in command ot the escort is
hereby ordered to see that every man i well
preparad with ammunition, and to havo it
ready at the tlnio you see those teamsters a
hundred miles from the settlement. Presi
dent Young ndvLsi" that thev should be all
killed, tw pteveut them returning to Rridger
to join our enemies, hvcry precaution should
he taken, aud seo that not one escapes. Se
crecy is required. Ry order of General D.iu-
iel II. Wells.
Jami Ferguson,
Assistant Adjutant General.
me original onlcr, with tho allulavits, are
In my possession, and I have had frequent
conversation with tlio fate .Indgo Titus, my
former law partner, Iu regard to the matter,
aud ho never doubted the gi.uinencs of tho
order or the guilt of llnghaui Young.
L. C. 1 It'll my.
At tho fall election in Pennsylvania there
are to bo elected an Auditor Gcueral, Stato
Treasurer, and two judges of the Supremo
Court. Candidates aro beginning to appear
in all sections of the State on both Bides.
Thero wl I be. nleltlTi f,.rti.n k..h.. ... . .
clmrth In Main To nsfilp e ol. cou "iV atS.
er'H church on Tuesday April lit", m; A ,c-
bekn.Wu.:dcr.ClUrCU 10 1" ' &S?
Nathan milieu.
JOII.SKEIl'Klt.
A UMINlSTRATOR'SNOTICr.
JX. ISrATS OKiUlUA llIQCia, dkcisasld.
letters ut Administration on Ihn erj,in, v,.
UU'irs, lato ot l.looinsburir.L'oluiiibla e0.. decea.eJ
i ,rrvl'w lVr(4,".,f V the Hrslt'r sild county t2
nam . Moan ot samo plane, Columbia count v.
Adm.,to whom all tiersons Indebted lire rci est
ed to make lmj ment, and thoso Having 1 clai sor
demands aaalnsl the said eslalo will male hem
siu .luimuuiruior w itiiout delay.
IIAIlllV W. SLOAN',
arcliso,is-7-ow -W'a""Wrator.
S IIER1 FFSTS ALE
r .lne0f..6und7,)vrlts.,SB,''('a out o' tho Court
ot I onimon l'.eas ot Columbia coiinry and to nioitl
reeled, will ba exposed to publio salo at tho Court
.uv .u ...WMiauuife-, Ul. VUO OCltCK p. In, OU
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1877,
All the following roal estate situate In Qreenwooil
township, Columbia county, I'ei.usilvanla. bounded
on tho north by lands ot Isaao Howllt, by laud of
John Mather on tbo south, by land of John l'urkcr
on tha west, and laud ot John Kllno on tho east,
containing ouo-halt aero raoro or loss, on which aro
ciumuu u Biuij.uuu-a.nau aweuiDir house, frame s a
blacksmith shop, a tramo stable and out-bulldlncs.
Ki.l.f1 InL-.n lnln..n....l . . .
, luw tciuiiou, una io ua sold as too
property ot J. A. Hummel.
ALSO,
Hio undivided halt cf tlio following i,.,
situate Iu I'lno township, Columbia county, I'tun.
sylviinla, bounded nnd described as follows t On the
noithby land ot John Whltmoyer, and others, on
tbo cast by land of Thomas Eeniletd aad others om
tho south by land ot James Shulti and ethers and
on tho west by land ot Solomon Ulrko and others
coutalnlns threo hundred and seventy acres moru o'
10,8.
Seized, taken Into execution, aaa tobonni.i n.in
property ot John Loie.
ALSO,
All that certain lot ot uround bltuato in ti, t.h
ot Espy, Columbia couuty, JVnnsjUatla, bouuded
and described as fol.ows i ou iho noita by an alley,
6a tho east by lot ot UoydM. Ptttlt.on tho south
by publlo road leadlns to lilooui, aad ou tho west by
an alloy ou which aro erected a fronio dwcllum house,
and outbuildings.
belzed, taken Into execution, and to he. mid n,hn.
property ot John C, Creiellnj.
ALSO,
Tho rollowluir Iran of land situate m vimm
township, CMumbla couuty, IVuas) ivantu, bounded
and described us follows, to-witi on thonortliby
nuujui oiepnen uuiier, cost by laud of Alexander
made It $10,000. A more damuablo fraud "'ln'uU tai saiauel creasy, soma by lands of
wasnever perpetrated on the ta,,.y,ofp
this State, since Lvans, I'orucy, Keinblo & acres taoro or k-ss' wliereoo aro trJctcd a maul
vu.,Ub utvuy nun luu iuu,uuu gran, I "simij, ukuus mau uaraauu other out-buildlngs.
Belied, taken Into execution, and to be sold at the
A Ten riititisaitillsllai' Rubbery.
About two years u;oa llarrisburg lobbyist
named Paul, conceived tho idea of making
a fortune by compiling a book entitled
"History of Orphan Schools' and furnished
a prospectus to nearly every orphan, who
wero constituted agents, while ho opened au
ollice on tho Centennial Grounds whero ho
expected to sell something lets than 100,000
copies, for which ho charged $2.50 per copy,
llut when tho Centennial was over and agents
rendered their reports, tho Compiler found
hisjob u failure. The orphans ami their
friends were too poor to purchase tho book,
and tho visitors ut tho Centennial saw
through tho fraud and did not purchase.
How tills fraudulent historian turns up be
fore the Legislature, and tho member of tho
Ilouso have agreed to have printed 0,000
copies at me expense oi me Diato lor wlilch
the said lobbyist Paul will pocket $10,
000. He had the impudence to usk 312,500
for bis Job, but the patriotic (?) members
llnl.nMA,, ... n,w,t.,i,.,l H.i r Properly of Nathau Nuss.
Navy iu June 18cV, and only by dint of Z
.,iiit4on aistinini'Uiwuof saiti
nlh.rwlinpnn..i.i., , . t s
Mr, Hayes is said to be au Industrious
reader of the Bible. Did he ever stumble I closest economy has been ablo to save S300
upon the first verse of the tenth chapter of 000 out of hU eight year's salary of $3,000 pttet"'rfrt-'t0rei4jllCe
the Uoipel according to bt. Jolua j inear. j MutaM.lttt.