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•air# tha Raroßtsa one veer free.
W ■urrwidgr a great portion of our
q*M thi* week to the speech of Hon.
John H. Orris, upon the important
•object of our state finances, to the
•xelnsien of editorial and other rea
ding matter. Thia speech is pronoun
cod the ablest that was delivered st
Harrisburg the past winter, and finds
•pace in the leading democratic or
gant throughout the state. Mr. Onrte
figures show a defalcation of nearly 3
million dollars, as he proves from tbe
official documents. No radical mem
ber of the lower house pretended to be
able to refhte Mr. Orvi*' statements
The speech is worthy tbe study of ev
ery taxpayer. .
The democrats of Trenton can
that city last week, and evidently,
not dead yet
THR DARK. AND BRIOHT MDRS.
The N. T. Herald ia a leading aditerial
upon the general financial end rotnmer
riel condition of the country furnishes the
following gloomy prospects :
The amount of merchandise imported in
the ton month* up to October SI, 1872, was
$5TM79,887, and of epocie and bullion $lB
- MS, while the export* et specie and
bullion area $81,731,96? and of merchandise
$856,741,844; that is to ay. our domestic
export*, exclusive of *pocie and bullion,
were late than the import* by $317,737,743.
The export of specie and bullion in exec**
of the specie imported wn* $68,686,116,
for more than our mine* produced. Af
ter reckoning the export* of ft)reign mer
chandise and specie, in addition to that of
domestic produce, and including the bal
ance of $68,656,116 of American specie and
bullion, wo wore still left ia debt $128,278-
"87. How long can this go on without dis
aster ? Tot wa are importing more largely
thaa over. It is not pleasant to look at
theae fact* and figures, hut it would be
folly to ignore them. We should not act
like the silly ostrich which buries it* head
n the sand to avoid the disagieeohle sight
of danger.
Not so had after all—The Herald
thinks:
Still there is BO reason to despair. The
future must he bright Nothing human
can retard the progress of tbe country in
material develepment, wealth and pro
grass. If it should have to pay the pen
alty for extravagance through a ftaancial
crisis, the effect would oaly he temporary.
The recuperative power of the country is
astonishing. Then there are circumstan
ce* that lighten tbe unfavorable picture we
have felt it our duty te present. The gold
and bullion that go out are balanced ia n
measure by the wealth of labor and the
money that come through the three hun
dred thousand or mora immigrants that
land hare every year. If aur rich absen
tees in Europe spend forty millions abroad
the emmigraat* bring probably twenty
millions in money, in addition to tha
wealth they produce by their labor. We
should remember, too, that a considerable
portion of tha vast importations came*
here ia that form for investment It doe*
net go back as capital. It gaes into rail
roads and other property, and, therefore.
adds to tha growth and resource# of the
country. A good deal of the interest on
our indebtedness te foreigners is so invest
ed also. Looking, then, to tha foture,
there is no ground for apprehension. It
is only the immediate prospect that gives
serious concern. It ia in making gold the
basis of values while our stock of that ar
ticle is decreasing.
Cpoi Us* *ut*d fact that User* are in
Philadelphia, twenty-flve thousand youth*,
between the age of sixteen and twenty-one
who tre without useful employment, and
at the same time, laaa than four thousand
apprentices to mechanical pursuits, the St
Lwuts Democrat comment* thus: "Our
common school system wf education was
originally intended te aid the common or
poorer classes in the acquirement of those
branches necimry to the pwrsuit and
preservation of thair own irterasta. But
this system hashees sadly perverted. The
present cemmon scheel course of study
taxes both tho time and Intents of the
pupils almost as much as a university
course, sad is regarded, too, as a stop in
the road to everything but an ordinary
life of every day labor. Oar youths
■hould be Uugbt lessons f usefulness, end
that 'knowledge is power,' but that pow
er cornea ef knowledge not altogether
gathered from hooks. Let them look
around and see who are tho men of influ
ence and was Ith in our midst. In many
instances these are men who hare learned
trades early in life and war* skilled work
men, of temperate and industrious habits ;
not those who have exhausted their phys
ical strength and mental vigor ia complet
ing the coarse of some high and normal
school and at eighteen or twenty years of
age wore only ready to begin their prepa
ration for the duties of life. They should
bo inspired with some ether idea than that
greatness can be obtained only by pelitical
distinctien, and other positions of honor
presented to them than those ef President
or Legislator. Tench them love ef per
fection in art, and respect for skill in the
artisan, and also the demand that exists in
the country for American artisans."
There ia a growing demand in the country
for a mora practical kind of education than
that bestowed upon the pupils of our com
mon schools. Practical men, who are
heading the age, declare there ie to muck
cramming the head, toe IKtle fitting boys
for what is most noaded at this time-skill
ed labor. When n clerk is needed there
are hundreds of applicants. At the same
timo morn machinists and masons and car
pentors and bricklayers are required than
caa>e obtainsd. This is owing to the
act that the common education of the
youths of this country ia withdrawing
thaua from mechanical pursuits, and over
stocking tho other walks of active life.
TUs must be remedied, or the crime lists
of our largo cities will increase. When ,
twenty thousand lads and young men are i
idle in the streets of a city they will run
into bad habits, seme from bod aseocia- ,
Hons, and some from necessity. The best ,
system of education for such a country ,
as tho United States is that which pro- j
pares its people for the duties ef active
liie, and to the perfection ef such a system
the trained intellect ef the nation should t
bo directed. .
A PATENT FKAUD.
Could Btand it no Longer —How nod
"Why Geo. Wm. Curtiaa Resigned
from the Civil Sarvioa Board.
Washington, April A— The letter ef res
ignation of George Wm. CurtUs, it as fob
lows:
WtSTTII*, PaiOKTOK, N. T. I
Match 18,18|$. }
My Dkas Sin— Aa the circumstances
usi|? which several important appoint
menu hawo recently heen made, Icom to
me to .how an abandonment both of the j
.plrit and the letter of tha Oivll Scrwicc j
oegotatiations, I respectfully resign my
po*ition a.a member of the Advisory
Board of the Civil Set vice. In o doing, I
beg to a**ure you of my warmest wi.he*
and of the continuance of my ino*t earnest
efforts far the tuccew af your administra
tion.
Yctj respectfully and truly your-.
[Signed.] Geo. "Wat. Ctavta*
lb Hi* KrtUttnty, (If
■ < # -♦ ♦
About the only *ucvc*ful strike (or
It'gher wage* wa* that of the last Congress
Drunken women are o common tn
Washington *lreat, lt.iton, a* scarcely to
attract attention.
Mis* Ann Wallace, who died at ila>lt>w
lately at the age of lUS. was a direct de
scendant of the Wallaoi with whom Scot*
habled
Hon. Isaac Slcnker. died at hi* residence
in New Berlin, last night 18. Hi* Aineral
will lake place at 11 o'clock Monday next.
Byer* A Shafier* planing mill at Wtll
launport, wa* destroyed bv righlniug on the
Tthin-L Lews, about sA),lk*v-partly inur
ad.
"No white man for office," i* the Miotto of
the uagro lodge. of Know Nothing now for
ming in the South. Hognh on the carpet
bagger*. that.
hokkiblVacvidkn r
Stonington, Conn.. April !•.—A dreadful
accident-iccuml to the steamboat train on
the Stonington and Providence Kail road
thi* morning. Tha steamboat train trom
H-wton fall through the bridgeal Michmund
•witch. Sis cars ware burned and tiitoeu
persons arc supp-wed to have l>en killtd.
Sis bodies have already been rvcovan! from
the ruin*. Tha accident wa* caused by the
freshet.
THE STATE FINANCES.
A DEFALCATION OK #5 9*8,14
BFKKCH OF HON. JOHN 11. OK VIS,
Of Centre County, delivered in the
Houae of Representatives on
Tuesday, April 3, 1873.
Mr, Srnaxna.—l would have preferred,
if time had permitted, going into commit
tee of the whole where amendments could
have been offered and discussed in the
ordinary way. But the gentleman having
charge of this bill has stated that the same
latitude would be allowed in the house as
in the committee, and 1 propose to *y
now what I have to say in opposition to
this measure. Had the gentlemen on this
side ol the house seen fit to interpose the
ordinary parliamentary obstacles in the
way. they could have prevented its con
sideration during this session, for it stood
so low upon the calendar it could not have
been reached in order, and I assert they
would bare been perfectly justified in so
doing, and that the responsibility for not
complying with the requirements of the
constitutional amendment ratified at the
last general election would have rested
upon the majority in this hou-e. The mi
nority, however, have determined not to
prevent the passage of some act to provide
for the election of a state treasurer, but to
hold the majority responsible before the
people lor the propriety of its provision*.
Two years ago a joint resolution to atntnd
the constitution of the state, changing the
method of electing the state treasurer wa*
passed by both houses in response to the
undoubted opinion of the people that a
radical change was required for the public
good. That resolution was again passed
at the last session of the legislature, sub
mitted to a vote of the people and ratified
by the unprecedented vote of 681.630 for
and 4,893 against it Wn may say it was
the unanimous voice of the people that
the change should be made. No change
in the fundamental law ot the state was
ever made by so nearly a unanimous vote
as wa* this.
Ia obedience to Ibis mandate of the sov
' ereign people of Pennsylvania the gentle
' man from Westmoreland (Mr. Latu .
early in the session, on the 23d of January,
read in place a bill to provida for the elec
tien ot a state treasurer by the people, and
' it wa* referred to the general Judiciary
1 committee. This bill provided for the
• election to take place en the t£ird Friday
- of March, 1878, and the newly elected
treasurer to enter upon the duties of hi*
i office en the first Mendy ofMsy next, when
the term of the present treasurer expiree
The hill contained other provision* made
necessary by the change in the constitu
- den. The cemmillee, composed of a large
i majority of republicans, instead of pi era pi -
i ly acting upon the bill which was of the
first importance to the people, and amend
ing it to suit their ideas ef right and pro
priety, if any amendments were needed,
held it without action for four weeks, and
then reported it back to the bouse with a
negative recommendation, which put it in
such a position as not to be reached dur
ing tha session, as will appear by reference
to its present place upon the calendar.
The majority of the committee offered no
substitute for it, made no amendments to
it, but simply negatived it, and from that
time until the present bill was recently in
troduced no action ha* been taken by tba
majority party of this house to comply
with the mandate of the people as express
ed in the recent amendment to the consti
tution. TThere can he ne question in
the mind of any sensible man but that it
was the intention of the people to elect a
treasurer who should assume tbe offlce at
the expiration of tha present term. The
action of the majority in this house and in
thesenstein thwarting tbe wishes of the
people ia this regard by failing to provide
for the election of a treasurer before the
etpiration of tbe present term wa* in open
contempt of tbe unanimous desire and de
mand of tha people of the state. There
were ne reasoi able objections to the pro
visions of the bill introduced by the gentle
man from Westmoreland. Tt provided
for special elaction upon tba day trhen
four-fifth* of the counties of the state held
their spring elections. The extra expense
entailed upon tboee counties which had no
election upon that day would not have
amounted to $20,000. Tbe only excuse I
have heard for not pausing that bill in the
early part of tbe session is that the cost to
the public would be so great as not to jus
tify it, and yet in four-fifths of the coun
ties of tha state no additional expense
would have been entailed. Ido not know
tha answer the majority of this house will
make when they return to their constit
uents and are asked, why did you not
comply with the spirit of tbe amendment
to the constitution so unanimously ratified 7
I do not kaow what apology they can
make for violating this amendment to the
constitution in the firttyearof it* existence,
ia refusing to permit the people to elect a
state treasurer. Tbe pre* ision ef this bill
continuing the present incumbent in offlce
for a foil ye-tr after the expiration of bis
preeent term, is a plain, open and palpable
violation oftharequirements of the amend
ed constitution.
It nay be wall enough, Mr, Speaker, to
look into the manner of conducting the
treaiury department for the last few year*
and aae what brought the people to the
temper which induced them so unanimous
ly to require a change in the mode of
electing the head of that depai tmont. Pos
sibly an inquiry in this direction will also
explain why the party in power so evident
ly wished to postpone action upon this
subject until this late day, and thus pre
vent inquiry into the condition of the
treasury. I propose to call the attention
of the house to some figures, and I will
call upon those members who are recog
nised as leaders of the maferity here to ex
plain some of these figures and account
for the discrepancies and inconsistencies
which appear in them. I especially in
vite the gentleman from Tioga, (Mr.
Mitchell) the chairman of the ways and
means committee, which has special
charge of thefinancial Interests of the com
monwealth, the gentleman from Franklin
(Mr. Mahon) chairman of the Judiciary
general committee to which this bill was
referred, and the gentleman from Alle
gheny, (Mr. Ntwmeyer) who now ocou
pi** the chair has special ohir(*of lb* bill!
here, and any other Rfmb*r who choose*
tn represent the majority on ihi* que lion.
1 a>k them lo captain hero the figures to
which I shall call their attention, taken
from the official record* of iho stale, not 1
| wait unlil the legislature has adjourned
I and then allege threugh the newspaper* of
the cemmoitweaUh that it I* mere political
talk. There will upbear aome singular
.figures of which the people will require
l an explanation I desire llrat to call lb#
; attention of the kttiM to the condition of
I the finances ol the Male on the llrl da.v of]
] December, 1866. In thc*la>t annual me*
i -age ufUoveruor Curtia to the legislature
' in IKBT thi* statement I* made concerning
the public debt of the commonwealth :
Public debt Dec. 1. I8t fST.CMMM
Amount paid during the|
year ending Now. 80,
J rtrtrt
6 per cent loan IhWUkP
i4t per cent loan V6,tta> t*
Koliel note*. .. 6&J CO
Domestic crad
( certificate..,,. 'jrt tki
1 864.306W)
Public debt, Dec. 1,1866—586,622,06210
I wish particularly to call the attention
of the member* mi tha other side of the
house to thi* statement of what the debt
was on tbe first of December, 1866, S3A,-
<122, U62 16, a* the accuracy of theae figure*
become* most material a* we proceed in
our iavrstigalion. An item-itod statement
of thi* debt is also given as folio*. :
Si* per cent l>>an $ Sti.tlWOUi
Five percent loan. £1,6,8,19$ 6 1 -*
F'our and a half per cent 10an.... 218,AS)OU
Si* per(cent loan military, per
act of May 16, 1861 *,800.760 >
Belief note* in circulation ... Uri.tCi ill)
Interest certificate* outstanding.. 18.086 62
Interest certificate* unclaimed... 4,448 88
Domestic creditor* certificate*.,. 11567
Making tbe sum of the public debt,
funded and unfUuJtd, inter**t]beering and
non-iiiterr*t bearing, at that day. $16,622,-
066 16. These figure* will be found in tbe
governor's message, executive document,
vol. 1, ltkVi. page* 8 and 4. Now, to veri
fy this accuracy of thi* statement, 1 wish
to call the attention of the house to the re
port of the auditor general for the tame
year, o that it may not be alleged that
these statement* in the message of llever
uor Ourtm were untrue. This same state
ment of amount and character of thepublic
debt on tbe Ist of Dec 1800, will be found
in the executive document*, vol. 1, page
284, in the report of the auditor general,
Joh< F Hnrtranft, the present chief
executive of the commonwealth.
i statement is also verified by tbe annual re
] jH>rt of Win. H. Kemble, the then state
treasurer. There can be no doubt, there-
I fore, of the correctness of this statement,
| unices the head* of all the departments of
' the state government deliberately falsified
! the record* in stating the amount and
character ol the public debt at that time.
I I wish the house not to forget this, because
I I will call the attention of the member, to
| a subsequent deliberate fataificatlon of tha
i records and accounts.
In the January following, the term ofj
offlce of Governor Curtin expired and his
successor was inaugurated. On the 2d day
of February, 1867, Governor Geary ap
proved an act passed by the legislature
providing (or the negotiation of a new tit
percent, loan of twenty-three millions, in |
order to take up t wenjv • three millions of
the five per cent loan then overdue. This
act was passed by tbe dominant party, and
I for iU wisdom or folly that party is alone
responsible. It was true that $21,000,000
of the public loan was overdue, and if the
, creditors of the required payment U was
was not only the right but the duty of the
commonwealth to maintain its credit by,
redeeming this oveidue loan, which could
then only be done by negotiating a new
one. But the creditor* of the common
wealth did not desire the five per centl
loan to he taken up, and as an evidence ofl
this, it is only necessary to refer to the
famous correspondence the then
state treasurer and August Belmont, the;
agent of the Rothschilds, who represented
a large portion of the loan, and to tbe pro-j
last entered by the capitalists all through;
the country against having their five per;
cent, bonds redeemed against their will.
We have never heard from any member
of the majority party any justification ef
that item ef their financial policy —the ne
gotiation of & loan of twenty-three millions;
at fix per cent, to redeem a loan of twen-j
ty-three million* bearing five per cent in
terest against the wishes of the holders of;
that loan, thus annually increasing the in
terest of the public debt $239,000, by!
which the taxpayers ef the state have al
ready lost $1,8*),000
The act before referred to, approved
February 2, 1907. provides, among other
things, "that the governor, auditor gener
al and state treasurer be and are hereby
•uthorued and empowered to borrow on
the faith of the commonwealth" $23,000,-
000. It wa* a special commission created, j
consisting of these three principal officers;
of thf state, to borrow this amount of;
maney on the faith of the rommonwaalth,
and apply Uto tbe payment of the bonds i
and certificate* of indebtedness of the state
and for no other purpose, for tbe act fur
ther provides that "the proceeds of the
whole of which laan including premiums ,
etc., received on the tame, shall be ap
plied to the payment of the bonds and cer
tificate* of indebtedness of this common
wealth." In fact the legislature could not
have authorised them to apply the pro
ceeds of this loan to any other purpose un-1
der the provisions of the amendments to,
the ronstiution of 1867, which limit the;
power of the state to contract debts in;
time* of peace to that purpose, except the;
small amount of $780,000 to cevar casual 1
! defic its In tbe treasury. During that year j
the whole twenty-three million loan was
negotiated, and we ought to presume it
wa* honestly and faithfully applied to the
payment of the public debt, as it could net
constitutionally or legally he applied oth- '
erwite. The only change made in the .
condition of the finance* of the state was ,
the •übstitntio i ofonc loan drawing six per
cent interest for a loan of tbe tame amount .
drawing five per cent, interest, and of !
course did not increase the principal of
the public debt. In order that everyone f
may understand fully the financial trans- (
actions of 1867, I will here give the par
ticulars of tbe sale* of the new loan! the re- (
demptioni of the old and the amounts of
premiums and interest received on the !
new.
Loans Loans Interest Premiums
Redeemed Sold Meeeited Jleceitni
Dec, 1866 SB7 *0
Feb. 1867 ;00 06
Mar, 1967 230,003 35 .. $1,017 52
Apr, 1867 276 *
May,W67 *.60 60
.lune 1867 41,000 (0 K&-, r >
July, 1867..... 18,386.166 23 17,887,46() 00 2W.006 74 82,486 76
Aug, 1867 4,496.864 Ort 4.462,000 00 49.622 12 1.629 71
Sept, 1867 1,396.064 98 684.660 00 4,669 48 91 50
Oct, 1867 944,013
Nov, 1867 629.669 W 6,000 00 60 00 3 60
Tetal. $20,918,829 89 28.000,000 00 *7.206 29 86,002 88
Of the amount of loans rodcemed during
this year the sum of $1,794,644 60 was re
deemed by the commissioners of the sink
ing fund, and WHS not therefor# paid for
by any portion ef the proceeds of the sale
ot tho new loan. This left only $19,124,-
186 39 of the old loan redoemed during the
year, with tho proceeds of tho new, thus
leaving $3,876,814 61 in the hands of the
commission created by the act of Februa
ry 2, to be subsequently applied to the re
demption of the old loan, which we hare a
right to assume wgs honestly done.
In the first annual message of Gov. Qea- !
rv made to the legislature in January,
ukict, be commences hit financial statement
by giving the publie debt on the Ist of
Deo, IHtkl at $86,092,069 l This lale
nient will h* found in executive document
f r ll(. page. four end live In thie mes
sage, merit you. Ii Deary adopt* the
statement ol lila predecessor. ea to the
emuunl of the public debt outstanding et
the end of the one, end the beginning of
tho other ediuiniatretlon. Rut without one
word of explanation. he immediately fol
low* it wlttt the follow lug it nit I red state
•uent:
Funded debt, via;
Six perct loam $36,311,180 ttl
Kiveprct loan* 12.104.026 'Jo
Four and a halt
per cent lean* lib UUU I*l
I nfunded debt, vl* :
I Relief note* $96,025 (*l
Internal certificate*
j outstanding la, turn Ct'l
Intere*t certificate*
' unclaimed 4,448 :!8
I Domestic credit
certificate* 44 07
Total amount ouUtauding $37,704,40.' 77
In the heat annual message ef the gov
arm* wr have the financial ttatemenl end
ing with thi* declaration "By the re
port of the commissioners of tbe sinking
fluid fur tba year ending September 3,
1807. the loan* redeemed amounted to
$1,71*4,609,60. and by their report from
September 3, 1807, to November BU, 1808,
the lpan* redeemed amounted $2,414,-
8t6,64, (making a total reduction of the
slate debt in two year* and three month*
of $4,298,380.14." The financial statement
ending with this i|uotalien will be found
on page* lour aad five, executive docu
iuents, 18U8. In order to prevent any con
fusion a* We proceed 1 will stale that adi*
crepancy e*i*ta in tbe above tatement ef
of th loan* redeemed in 1807 of $76, a*
compared with the *utemeiit of the audit
or general fer the same period. Thi* con
sisted of a domestic creditor'* certificate
redeemed tin favor wfThomn* Fisher) for
$76, which vat no doubt accidentally
omitted by tlevcrnur ISeasy. By includ
ing thi* Item tho real amount redeemed
during 1807 by the commissioner* of the
•inking fund would appear to be $1,794.-
044 60, instead of $1,794,600 60, The Due
emount i* shown by the auditor general •
report for 18*7 in executive document*,
1867, page >os
Wr now come U> the third annual mes
sage of Governor Geary, in which the fi
nancial statement "At the commence
ment of the present administration ia Jan
uary, 18)7. the total outstanding indebted
ucea of tbe state was thirty seven mil
lion. seven hundred ami four thou
sand four buudred and t tie dollars
and nevenly seven cents. Bince then
and up to November 30, 1860, the
sum of lour tnilliou, eight hundred
and ninety-nine thousand, eight huu
dred and sixty-eight dollar* and eigh
ty-two cents have been paid, and at
lite per cent, the sum of two hundred
sod forty-four thousand, four hun
dred and ninety-three dollars and for
ty-four cents ia interest is annually
! saved to the commonwealth Consequent
ly the total amount of the indebtedness of
i the commonwealth on November 80, 1809,
' was thirty-two millions, eight hundred and
j fourteen thousand, five hundred and forty
dollars and ninety-five cents. The reduc
tion during the year ending Nev. 89. 1899.
amounts to four hundred and seventy-two
thousand four hundred and six dollar* and
eighteen cents." This statement will be
found on page 6, executive documents
1809
Tho financial statement in the fourth an
nual message of governor Geary coocludee
a* follows .
j "On the 15th day of January, 1867, the
'total indebtedness of tbe stale was sß7.*
701,409 77. Since then and up to Novem
ber. 80. 1870. tbe sum of $8,582,747 87 hat
been paid. The reduction during tbe
year endii g November 80, 1870, U $1,702,-
[879 06." This statement will be found on
page (, executive documents 1870.
In tbe last annual message of Governor
Geary to tbe preeent legislature, a sum
mary of tbe financial policy of bis admin
istration is thus given -
! "During tbe last six year* payment# on
tbe debt have been made as follow*:
Amount paid in 1867 .$ 1,791,644 50
Amount paid In 1888.._.~..... 2,414,816 64
Amount paid in 18P9.....~~... 472,406 18
Amount paid in 1870.1.702.879 06
Amount paid In 1871 2.181,680 17
Amount paid in 187$-——2.476,398 00
Tola I payments - 810,994,662 64
Being a little over tw**ty-nnu per e+mt. on
the debt due Deo 1, IMC, which *ll then
$37,704,409.77."
Thu, in three annual meteege* to the
, legislature did Governer Geary anaeunce
to the people of IhU common weellh that
the public debt at the begining of hit ad
ininiftralion wat $87.T04.41/9 T7, when in
truth and in fact at thown by the public
record a of the time.it wat only $36,622,-
06216. The author of thcae message* it
)no longer on earth, and we should Dot
I charge the fattehood contained in them te
hi* account, but presume he wat not him
self retpontibie for them, that theae fig
uret were (Urniabed to him by officer* in
the treaiury department or in the auditer
general't office, and that he wa* impoeed
upon, and lad to believe the statement to
bo true: at least this it the moet charitable
view we oan take of it
In thU lati message the governor state*
the total payment* during the last til
years were $10,992.662 54, which, if true,
would have icduced the public debt from
$36,022,062 16, which it wat on the lt of
December. IW6, to $24,625,389 62, on the
let day of December. 1872, instead of leav
ing it on that day $27,306,464 61, at tba
governor ttatct it wa*. Here we find a
discrepancy unaccounted for of $3,674,106.-
02 ; that it, during ihete til year* the offi
cer* in charge of the treasury of the (tale,
who have all been of the dominant party,
have atked fer and received credit with
paying $2,674,106 02 of the public debt
more than the debt ha* been reduced dur
ing that time. In other wordt, from Doc.
2, 1666, to Doc. I, 1872, the public debt
wat reduced from $36,622,062 16 to $27,-
303,494 64 ; a total reduction of SB.BIB. 667.-
62, while during that tame time the differ
ent state treasurers have been credited
with paying $10,992,662 64. To cever up
this defalcation, the guilty partio* had to
revolt to a falsification of the records, and
this wat deliberately done by stating tha
public debt on tba first of December, 1806,
t<> hare been more than two million dol
lar* greater than it actually wat. Now I
challenge the gentlemen on the other tide
to explain or excuse this falsification el
the records ofourstate The tact* I have
already given would be sufficient to ac.
count (or tha wonderful unanimity with
which thejseople demanded a change in the
manner of electing tha head of the treas
ury department.
Hinoe the beginning of lhcseaion I bnve
taken the opportunity to study poiiiieal
arithmetic as exemplified in the annual re
ports of the auditor general and state
treasurer, and I find other facts and fig
ures as curious as those already given. 1
desire to call the attention of the people of
the state, to these figures. I find the
amount paid as intarest upon the public
debt the last six years exceeds the amount
of intereat accruing upon the entire debt
for that time several hundred thousand
dollar* This might fairly eccur in any
one particular year, as the coupons falling
due the preceeding year may not all have
bean presented for payment during that
year i but this excess appearing in one
year would be balanced by the deficiency
in other years. I submit that during a
period as long as six years the average
would be reached, and no more interest
actually paid than would accrue upon the
entire interest bearing debt during that
period. I hgye made a careful calcula
tion of the interest upon the public debt
during each of the last six years. Tbis
calculation I admit I* not strictly accurate,
but is unduly favorahla.to the treasury >le
partinent, because I have allowed the in
terest upon the entire amount outstand
ing at the beginning of tbe year for a full
year, although Urge daouao welt re
deemed dm in* the year, while upon that
portion of tbe debt rwiaamed during the
Ural half of each year, only a!x month*' in
leral could |>.iaaibly have been |>aid.
With llit* exception I believe my calcu*
! latum i* atrlctly accurate, and 1 •übmit it
to the inspection of Uie gentlemen upen
I the other tide of the house ;
iart*Hr ON rvat.ic nabr.
1867
$3,222,881) Ui si x per
cent 193.272 Hi)
$32,(JVt,192 6U, five
pur cent.... 1,008.66902
S2U,*M,U> teur and
a half per cent 9.694U)
1868,
$96.311.|HU Ul six
per cunt. 1,618.670 Ml
612. lof.UV.. UU five
per cent 696,39120
fIM.UVtD four and
a half per cent..,- 6,876,U)
1860
r--.Mi.iw) to • i x
per cent ..$1,618,670 81)
$7,748,771,6* five
per cent ......... 387,47867
$112,(Ul UU four
a half percent... 6,911,00
187U,
$26,311 180 (V six
tier cent .... .$1,618,070 W
$7,277,3*4 38 five
per cent,........... 863,8*0 21
SII2.UK) 0U tour
and per cent...- 6.04000
187*.
$23,344,6*1),Ufi .ii
per cent $1,400,687 80
$6,408,616,16 five
per cent ..... 270,436 76
$112,000 00 four
and half perct.- 5,040 0U)
$11,213,22922
During each of the foregoing year*
there was an in la res I bearing unfunded
debt a* follows, vis :
$13,080 68 interest certificate* outstanding.
4,448 38 interest certificate* unclaimed.
44 67 domestic creditor* certificates.
f 1T,67957 at U per cent ...$1,054 77
A lhM certificate* have no coupons at-
UtbrJ the interest would only b paid
when the principal i>, and a* 110 part of
tha principal ha* Lean red armed, it i but
fair to assume that Bo interest ha* ban
paid on account of thi* portion of the debt
The discrepancies between the interest ac
cruing and the amount* reported a* paid
will appvar by tba followinit recapitula
tion '
Tear. Inter**! us wkole Interett reported
debt uufifdJii/iny as karmf keen
at tke beginning paid durinf tke
of tke year. year.
I*C .$1.*16,526 42 f2.967.0M 87
18® 2,18',747 tifi 1,979,(Ml 91
180W 1,911.19937 1.896.J63 71
187W 1,887,£5W 01 1.864,81177
187 1,799,97181 1.785.U5581
187 1.7.90f 55 1,706,996 38
Tidal 11,218,28928 11.488,821 06
Itxcese of the interest paid ever amount j
accrued during the tune. $275,591 83 It 1
wilt he notice*! that the excess in tbe year ;
1887 was $46u.6U6 95. This may he ex
plained by saying that when the new loan
was negotiated during that year, coupons
partially matured were attached to the
bond* and told with them. This is prob
ably true, as we find the treasurer charge*
himself during that year with items ot "in
terest received on loans," which aggregate
$267,265 49 ; .till this leaves $183,251 06 un
explained. During the year IM2 the ex
cess vsi $29,791 98. If, as 1 submit would
be fair, we assume that the loans redeem
ed each year, were on an average redeem
ed in the middle of the year, the above
calculation of the interest accruing should
be reduced to the extent of one-half* year's
Interest upon the amount of loan* redeem
ed ; la* these were mostly five per cent,
loan* it would be two and a half per cent,
upon $10,892,982 64; thi* would make
$274,816, 66, which added to the excess be
fore shown would make a total excess of
interest paid during the sixtyear* over the
whole amount accruing during that time
of $650,409 89
I desire to impress upon the mind* of
the gentlemen Ute fact that thi* is not a
question of the meeapptieation of the
money belonging to the sinking fund,
which should have been used fof ne other
purpoee than paying the public debt My
allegation is, that during tbe laet six year*
the treasury department hat been credited
with paying mora both of the principal
and internet of the public debt than have
been actually paid. During this time, no
new debt bas been created or authorUed,
excepting the twenty-three million loan,
heretofore refrried to, the proceeds of
wMfh were nppHpgblfi sulely to the pay
ment ef the oeer due loan* of the state,
certificate* issued to the citicen* of Cham
bershurg. amounting $297,867 65, and the
bond representing (be endowment fund of
the agricultural college for $600,000 00.
In the first two messages of Governor
Geary, tbe people were furnished with
separate statement* of tbe administration
of the sinking fund During the next two
years no such statements were contained
In bis mesasage or in tho ryporU of the
auditor general and state treasurer. By
the fifth soolion of tbe act of April It,
1870, the state treasurer was compelled te
publish such seperate statement, and we
have tbem given in the last two reports of
that officer. I found it therefore impracti
cable to give a connected exhibit ef tbe
administration of this fbnd during tbe last
tlx years. In order to obtain tbe desired
Information, on tbe 22nd cf January, I bad
the honor of offering a resolution request
ing tha Slate treasurer to furnish the
house with a statement showing the re-, 1
ceipts and disbursements en account of '
the sinking fund from its organisation to 1
November 30, 1872. The statement fur- -
nlsbed in response to this resolution will
be found in the legislative Journal, page '
438. By comparing this tatement with 1
tbe annual report* of tbe auditor general 1
and state treasurer, showing tbe payment* 1
on the interest and principal of the pub- '
He debt. we find the entire sum which;'
Governor Geary claim* to have been paid
by the commissioners of the sinking fund.: 1
rxceptiag three items. In 1809, 1870 and I
1871. small sum* were paid driectly by the c
treasurer, but were afterwards carried to 1
and iocluded in tbe sinking fund account. '
The agencies, through which the public '
loans have been redeemed will appear I
from the following statement: I
Year Sinking Fund State Total
Cksmu'si Trent er
1*67 $1,794,644 6(119,194,186,39 ai.yiK.KM W
186K '2,4)4,816 64 '2,(02.64700 4,417,466 64
186 V 362,76209 •100.644 06 472 406 18
1870 1,602,8*21 81 •IUO 667 74 1.702.870 86
1871 2,113.228 63 *18,361 64 '2,131 60017
1872 2,476,3*26 00 - '2,476.326 00
•These items are carried into the sink
ing fond account.
If we take the annual stalcmant of
"loans redeemed,'' "interest paid en
loans,'' and "other payments" on account
cf the linking fond, and compare them
with the report made by Treasurer klack
ey, published on page 438 of the Legisla
tive Joqrnal, we tgill find other discrepan
cies, vis:
cfe„ Ishnd - Ofhar Payment *
Redeemed. on Payment * of
Loan*. . Sinking
Find.
Statement
of R. W.
Maeke y.
MC7...51,794 t j44M 2,267.08337 1.23200 4,430,49606
I*9" ri^ 6 ® 091 J 2 - 000 ® 4,382.11696
18bJ... 472,406 18 J,k">,2&B 71 7,200 00 2268.714 20
8?" 9 S 77 86 ' 67R5 ° 777 58
J2.V" 17 n -TSfoOte 91 88,63* 42 8.9H0 64ft 96
4W2... 24,6,866 00 1,706.996 89 34,88486 4,808,964 26
10,'.92,06264 11,488,821,06 281,464 29 22,920,70800
Total paymonta $22,7192,37 88
Discrepancy *07,770 174,
Tlieae "other payment*," amounting loj
$31,464 29, conaiat of the aalaraie* of the
•Inking fund coiumtMioiiar*, (alary of
clerka, compensation t" banka In Phila
delphia, acting ni the final agent* of the
euinmenweelth in paying it* internal and
redeeming the loana, and premium paid
upon gold with which to pay the Inter
et.
Win. then ahould havj been the condi-
I lion of the public debt eu tbe Brat day of
December, 1872, the end of tbe iaat flacal
year, had all the payment* been honestly
made a* claimed and credtlnd f I hava
{prepared two calculation*, the first exclud
{ in K the lwenty-thr>e million loan with the
premiums ami interest received upon 11,
utid the aecend including it.
l'uhiic debt Dec. 1, Iter. $36,022,062 Iti!
i.ean* redeemed during
the *ix year* iu,992,06* 64
24,998.189 fit
Add, Cb .mberaburg certifi
cate 297,377 64
Agricultural col bono 6UU.UU9 U)
Debt December 1, 187 V.
if the pay menu have
been made a* alleged $25, 490,7*7 27
i Pub'ic debt Dec. I, IntV,
a* reported . - 27,308,494,04
Discrepancy $1,878,74787
Tin* •tatement omit* several item*
which muat be includtwl in a proper and
honeat audit of tba accounu.
The correct *laleineota would be
Public debt Dec 1, 1800 s*s,fi',£iU69 18
Add ainouutofnew loan vn.uuu.ouu.tm
Cbamberaburg cwrtif.297,877.86
Agricultural Col. b0nd........ 600,(MM,(J0
Total authorised debt $69,419,428 81
raa coNTa*.
Loan a redeemed from
Hinking fund ...-.510,992,602 64
Old loena redeemed with new VS,(*IO,OUO >'
Interest received on new lean 257.266 'Jn
Premium receiv'd en new loan MB.UUV *3
Discrepancy in 8. P. account 307,771' 12
Total paymcent* sfll lifilflflO 78
Debt Dec. 4, 1874, if the pay*
meat* bad been made ....$24,366,739 03
Actual debt 27,**1.494 84
Actual defalcation .-92,437.755 fit'
If to tin* we add the discrepancy
in Ike interact account a* heretofore shown
o! $660,4un 3d it will make f2,'.hx,lM (•).
a* the total dlacrepancy, defalcation, or to
om) a plain old Knglish word, etealu iy
which ha* occuried in the lat tlx year*, <<r
nearly half a million a year
I deitre that the member, of thi* houae,
and the people will not confound thi*
•tatement with the miaapplication of the
sinking fund to which 1 will call their at
tention, Without taking up your litne by
commenting upon the amrndmcnU to the
constitution of IK&7, or by attempting to
•bow tbe wisdom of iuertiog in the fun
damental law of tbe tlale, a provision cre
ating a special fund which qrnsl be were!
ly guarded and *acredlv applied to the
payment ef tbe public debt, 1 will call
your attention to tbe fact that the financial
officer, of the commonwealth have uur
ly disregarded the plain provision* of the
i constitution, and imperalire requirement*
lof tbe law in thi* respect.
By turning to the last official report of
j the stale treasurer, we find on page 27 that
1 1 that the balance in the sinking fund NV
' j vember 90, 1871, Was fi.4W.MB 40 ; and an
, page 38 that the balance in the fund Ne
-1 vember 30, 1872, was 8,496,614 US. Why
should this tnrga atuaont of money remain
' in the sinking fund inslend of being ap
' plied a* the constitution and law* require
to the payment of the public debt * Why
1 should the people o( the slate be swindled
out of the interest on thi* targe amount 1
For if thi* money had been app!iad a* it
' should have been, the interest bearing
debt of tbe state would have been reduced
1 that much more, and the tax j avers of the
•tale relieved from the annual payment
ef'JJB.736 SO. What explanation can the
oommi*sioners of the sinking fund, or the
•Utc treasurer give why this money has
not been applied a* reqiure J by tbe con
stitution ? They may say that it i* unwise
and impolitic l-j pay tbe public debt more
rapidly than tbey have been doing. They
are not, bwwever, tha proper judges of the
wisdom or propriety of the rapid payment
1 of the public debt. The people settled that
question of policy when they ratified tbe
amendment* to the constitution of 1857
Why, then, i this money not applied a*
the constitution requires T Is it used by
1 the "Treasury Ring"—for we hear there
it inch an institution, among numerous
other "rings" here—is the interest on this
large amount of money used to enable this)
ring to perpetuate its rule and power at
the stale capitol ? If it it, it it time the
people of tbe stale should understand If.
Bad as thia would kg, official delinquency
great as as it votild be, the truth is still
worse. No such an amount of money is
actually In the sinking fund, although
shown to be by the sinking fund accounts.'
If you will turn to page right of the last
treasurer s report you will find the whole
balance in the treasury November 80, 1871 '
including tbe sinking fund and all other ;
fandt of the commonwealth, was only
1, 476,808 59, and on page ten that the bal-1
ancein the treasury November OQ, 1872,1
wasoqly I,4H£s6£ 61, Ti c difference be
tween these amounts, and the amounts re-,
ported as being in the sinking fund, has
been applied to the payment of the
current expense* ef the govern
ment in palpable disregard of the con
stitution, in open contempt of the require
ments of the official oaths of the financial
agents of tbe stale. In addition to thia,) 1
there is undeniable fact that for the last
several years there hat been an average
balance of one and a half millions of dol
lars lying id'y in the treasury, earning '
nothing, drawing no interest for the bene
fit of the taxpayers. The interest on this 1
sum, at six per rent, would be $90,(00 a
year.
Tbe facts and figures which 1 hate giv
en have been obtained by a careful study
and comparison of the published summa
ries of financial operations of the state
from year te year. Thase summarc*
have been prepared by skillful account
ant*. interested to cover up all discrepan
cies and evidences of defalcation. Could
we penetrate the secrets oflhe treasury de
partment. and subject the Itemixed ac
counts and vouchers to thorougly compe
tent and honest accountants, I have no
doubt developemenU vault! be made
which would sink my exhibits into com
parative insignificance. No wonder the
people themselves desire to elect the state
treasurer, and little In* wonder is it that
under the provisions of ihit bill, drawn in
U the interest of the treasury rinf, the pee- 1
4 pie are to be balked in their wisho* for
5 anothor whole year,
J Mr. Speaker, you will probably agree
with me that it it not the duty nor the
■ province of gentlemen on thU tide of the
house to bi the individual reapontibility
for all thit. D tiring the latt six veart
f every member of the board of sinking
, fund committionert, the several stale
. treasurers, the auditor general, and the
executive belonged to veur party, none of
ours. Who it responsible for this grand
larceny, who it responsible tor the rkltifl
. cation of the records and the misapplies
tson of the sinking fund? We leave the
gentlem en on the other side of tho house
to determine this question. If our lt
executive was derelict in his duly our late
auditor general should havo detected and
prevented it. Whether the sinking fund
commissioners, whether the several stale
treasurers, are responsible, we leave you
to determine, and to fix the individual re
sponsibility in the matter. Oqe thing,
however is but fair to state, that the
greater ditcrepanciea both in payment of
the principal and interest upon the pub
lic debt occur during the administration
of the treasury department by the gentle- <
man who conducted that famous corrcs- J
pondence with August Belmont, the au- i
thoroflhe new political philosophy, the J
main principle of which is expressed in i
his own language, "Addition, Divieion ami J
Silence." Ever since he made the addition j
and division, he and his friends have <
maintained the most profound silence. I ,
now ask and demand that gentlemen
upon the other side of the house shall {
speak for him, and explain his figures and !
account for the falsification of the records •
contained in three annual messages of the J
governor t
r - I *• ginsl j
this bill became tdfslre a more immediate '
inquiry into tho condition of the Ire saury
limn can uauibly be bad undr iU prw'i ,
>iaM. I believe tbo people demanded thia,
whan they ratified the last auu-ndpirnt t
the constitution by aurh a derided vote, i
bailors It to l"| violation of that amend
ment tocontinue tbo present treasurer in
power for a full year after the expiration
•f hi* present term by! legislative action,
j Mad the senate and bouse of represents
lirra met la Joint MWTOateMl the tbird
Monday of January la*t?and proceeded to
elect a 'lata treasurer for tie torm com
mencing n tbo flrat Monday of Mar, IH7,
and ending on the first Monday of May,
1M74, arory one would admit our action
would havo boot! in upon contempt of the
requirements of the recent amendment# to
MMHMIbRi I deny that >o bare a
right to do in ihU indirect manner what
we were prohibited from doing directly
and openly. The effort of tilt* bill in un
doubtedly to continue Mr. Mat-key in of
] flee for a full year after the atpirallon of
! hit present term Wlien we come p> the
, proper section of the bill, 1, or aome other
gentleman, on this aide of the house will
I offer an amendment to atriko out "the flrat
Monday of May" a* the lime when the
. treasurer ahali enter Up on the duties of hi*
' otllra, and substitute "the flrat Monday t
I December," lite beginning of the fiwel
rear. This the hnuae can and ahoutd do,
1 although the majority way he of the . .pin
ion that it t* unwiae an I lUl oolitic to pro
ride for a apeclal elortion before the ei
piratton of tlie present term But 1 deny
thai th legulatura haa the right to con
tinue the present treaaurvr in office for
any length of time much Jtwa a full year
in open and paloalfe roiiLampl efibede-!
crae of the ponpie of this cotumoaweaHh.
I \UWOLOTIOX - The partnership
I /heretofore dialing beta, n J J. Ac T.
Lingle, haa been diaolrcd by mutual con
•ent and the business will be rontinuad by
J. 4t T. Ling le, who willaeula ail account*
of the old firm.
apriott J. J. A T. LIXfJLK
\TOTIt'K.—The partial account >f I.
J.l V. Fortnty, <'<>uimit!< eof Jt Ilatla
bisb, t Lunatic ) haa been filed in thi* af
flee, and will be presented at the April
Term of ('out! heat, for eonfirmation
A. WILLIAMB,
| aprfl-3t. Froth on atory
\V. A. CURRY,
BOOT & SHOE MAKER
CENTRE IIA EE. I*A.
Would tisusl respectfully inform the cit*
aen* of thi* vicinity, that be has suited a
new Root and Shoe eibou, and would be
thankful fur a abate of the public natron
age. Boot* and Shoe- made to order and
a.-carding to atyla, and warrants hi. work
(to equal any mad# elsewhere. Ail kind,
af repairing dona, and charges reasonable
Give him a call. fibliily.
THE PEOPLE S ORU6 STORE.
Next iloor to \\ ilaon fc Hick*' Hard
ware store, Allegheny St.,
BKLLEFoNTK, PA .
R. F. Rankin 6c Co.,
(Huecoaaort la Linn A Wilton.)
DEALERS IN
PURE DRUGS
AND MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS. DYE
STUFFS, VARNISHES. BRUSH.
KS. 1 EKFUMKRY. NOTIONS.
AND tANCY ARTICLE*'
FoU THE TOILET, Aw.
PUfl£Wh x )£& LIQUOR
fjv medicinal purpose*.
SHOULDER BRACES,
iTRUSSES A SUPPORTERS in ureal
variety j
Alto, Choice
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
. !)<' alt iXhfr article, usually hept in in)
rlaM l)ru; Store.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFU Y
COMPOUNDED.
; if.linn. It F RANKIN A CO.
BOSTON
Boot & Shoo Store!
A NEW ESTABLISHMENT
I
With New Goods & New Prices!
Having determined to engage in bu>nea>
at Ibw i.lace. we have opened up in
Room
XO. 5 BUSH'S ARCADE,
BELLEFONTE, PA., the largest
moot complete and cheapest slock of.
BOOTS, SHOE*, GAITERS,SLIP
PERB. AC..
that hat ever been opened up in thit part'
of the State, At our More yon can find in i
the Boot and Shoe lino
Anything T&u \yinti
from the tlnet boot la the cheapen slip
per, and wc know If you once call and!
EXAMINE OUR STOCK AND
PRICKS
vow will concede that it i* L> your interest
to purchase Irom u*.
WE KEEL AT IIOSTOX 1C ITFA
lle'PMiriiig Xrallj Hone.
B. L BATCnKLLKU A CO.
July mr
NEW HAROARWE STORE
Ml I,LHELM Fa.
W. J. Mt-M A*<Al. of Miiroy hn* Start
.od a branch Store in Millheim where he
'intend* keeping a o*ll line of Hardware
and Cotlerv,
taox,
RAIU,
on A.
r AIJTTB,
VARNIBUKS.
GLASS ASD rCTTY,
alo n full liuo of Wallpaper* and Border*
The Storo will be in the charge of hi* clov
er and obliging clerk >|*mu Montgomery.
Centre County, Farmer*. Mechanic?
and other* call and examine good*, and
compare price*—Jim i* a ■ clever fellow
and will do all in hi* power to accommo
date you
ALSO:
Do not forget
THE OLD STAND AT MILROY,
i where you will always find a full Stock
to teioct from mid price* to fc'uit the time*.
Being very thankful for the patronage
and many favor* shown ine by my Centre
county friend*, I still solicit their patron
ages and I will guarantee to give tuti*tac
tion in every way -Good* will told very
elose for cash. Yf. J, M M ANIQAL.
febSo.4m.
QOURF PROCLAMATION.
Whmu ths Uoa. Ctwle. A Mayer. Prsaldaat of
tha ooart of Common Plan*. In thsltttb Judicial Din
Ulet, oonalstln* of ths OOUQUM of t'aotre, Clinton, nnd
1 isaidsld. nnd thn Honorable W w, Lov nnd the
Honorable ll.nry Dopp. Associate Judge, in Uwliti
count?. hastn* Issued their precept. heaiiu* date the
Oh day of January. A U . ,<*. to me directed for hold-
In* n ooart (if Oysf nnd Terminer and General .Inil lie !
livery and (Jaarter Soaaloon of thn Ponce la Heilofoete.
f..r the coongr of Centre, nnd to rommcucc on the 4th
Monday of Aprl neit. brln* the Sth da? of April IW.
nnd to roatlnuj lero wceka.
Notice in hereby riven to the Coroner. Juatlcea of the
Penoc. Aldermen and Couatabiea of the uid county of
Coatre. that ther be then and there iu their proper
uereona. at lb o'clock In the furnaoou of said day, WHO
Uioir records. inquialttou-. •-lamination*, and their own
remembrancaa. to do thuae thlu*a which to their office
appertains to ho done, nnd thqae abo are bound In re
curnUnacee fo promee! o nceinst the prisoner* that are
or shall bo in {ha Jail of Centre county, be theu and
there t prosecute acalnat them as shall Iw just.
Ulysn under my band, at BeUefonte, the lib day of
. O. DUXfilOn. g.TR. Mt'mgß.'
MILLHEIM MARBLE WORKS.;
New Firm—New Enterprec.
DEININQEH & MVEBER,
Hncoi. ,ra to It, O. RgixtgoKKi
| We would moal roipectfully inform lh
public, that they have taken charge of
tbv old and aucccaaful natabiiabment. and
propose U carry on the mma under re
nowctl AUfpico*.
They have on hand, and will make to
order
I MONUMKNTB. *
t-HilJf'flKH
TON MB*
j MKAp.sTtiN'KS.
poeatbl# deaign, and prke.
Tv u*e tho boat grade* r,f marble-
ITAI.IA*. ,
CtlAli,
<AUKAICAXBT ARPATR,
' i ... . Bl'TLAKtidtC..
at id aay with perfect aaau? ance, "Our
work ta our reference."
,j Hbcp.Jeast I llridge. Mlllheim.
jflpßMtJy. .
J. ZELLER Sr SON
DRUGGISTS
i No C BrpekerfolFßow, iJtJlofonlc.Pa
I? 4 1 * >rw **v CbflU t<lM.
Perfumery, Fnncj (iotda alt-.,
dke.
J*
I'uro WitiM and Liquor* for modioli
purpoao* alwaya kept may 31. 72
" ' lm ~ JJ -oawa.--.ae-m- 3
n wturus TUMMA* a tin nx,
TTARDWABX STOREff
r WILSON d liICKS,
©; Baliefbate, Fa., |2
A I Succeaaora pi lawis a WiLeow.,) k,
J Respectfully inform the citixant of ft
£ Centre and other counti<, that they *
< Dave one of the largest and beat at- H
iarted stock of Hardware to be found,
• of Iron, Steel, Xali*. 9
tlorae Bhoe>, Axel*. Spring Wagon
< ikiis and Motes, Complete Mock of **
5 rpaU*r tool* and builder* hard- C
_ -are, lock*, oils, paint*, glass, yar-|S
77 uisbm, brushea, cucutubcr nnmpsandi^
tubing. Lamp, af all kind*, soalaa, C
[jjyuUery,
| V OOIJ AND WILLOW W.iliK *|
I Pull lina of aaddiety and coach n>a-|
jkers goods, wood work for buggo-. i
. *nd wagons, ploughs, barrow*, culti-j
pjrator* and gnml*t.oncs. Looking "dj
(4 glaesc* and mirror plates. Picture CCj
y frames mad# to order. They •£.>
J hare the celebrated cook stove, ~
3 SUSQUEHANNA,
t mmr l <!,,e *arr*uted to give perfect 2
* -atisfastion All kinds of parlor,®!
i stove*. We are determined to tell -
< at tho busost price* f*<r cash, or on *
short credit—not to exceed three *'
montiis. C'al! and see us, a* we lake J
pleasure in showing our g.>od. i 5
< Wf LRUS' A mCKS. g
> marlfitf. Bellefbnte, Pa.
< jx
| = I 15
Gift & Flory's
New Shoe Store !
AT CENTRE HALL
I They hare new opened, and wit] coertaav
y keep on hand, a tplendid u*k of new
sHOtS, GAITERS, A SLIPPERS, for
l m, oiuer. and children, from the be*,
nunufactorie. in the country, and now of.
i fered at the
Lowest Prices.
BOOTS and SHOES made to order, upon
- sort notice They invite th< people of
ifcu vicinity to give them a call, a* tbey
ail I rtme to merit a share of their pat
ronage. niylOu
JtfEW FURNITURE STORK.
1 noon nti.ow Ilorrca's
BELLEFONTE, PA.
GEORGE (THUYAS',
Dealer IB
OE ALL KlXtyi,
BEDS TEA UN, TABLES. CHAIRS
Parlor asd Chamber Seta,
SOFA S, LOUNGES,
BUREAUS, WASHSTANDS,
WAEDDBES, MATTRESSES, Ac.
Particular Attention to Ordered Work.
REPAJJiIXG DOSE PXaMPTLY.
VXOKKTAKINO,
in All lu Branches,
metalic, i;alwt, rosewood, and
COMMON* CASKETS.
Alway* on Hand, and Funeral* Attended
Witt an Elegant Hvarvc. ap&tf.
Stoves! Fire! Stov's:
At Andy Itccsruau's, Centre Hall, are
latest and beat starve* out. he baa jurt
received a largo lot of
jCook Stove*, the Pioneer Cook,
the Eclip*e Cook,
the Reliance Cook.
PARLORS—The Radiant Light, *elf-fte
<ir, Ou Burner. National Kgg.
Jewell.
folU stove* a* LOW as anywhere
in Mifflin or Centre eo. ,4*
TIN AND SHEETIRON WARE
i Tbc undersigned hereby inform* the
; citizen* of Penrisvalley that ne ha* pur
chased the Ttnshop heretofore 'wrrted or.
by the C. H Mf jf Co., nndwil> continue
| the *mv, at the <dd stand, in nil its branch
in the manufacture of
STOVE PIPE A SPOITIXG.
All kinds of repairing done. lie ha
always on hand
Fruit Cass, of all Siaen,
BUCKETS.
CU^S,
DIPPERS,
DISMS, AC.
All work warranted and charge* reason
able, A share of the public patronage so
licited. AND. RKESHAN.
2*op7oy Centre Hall
NewClothingStore
A. STERNBERG,
engaged to manage for I L. Kelson* in,
in the corner building, opposite Holler**
-tore, Bollefonte, ha* cstabliiJicd a new
Clothing Store where the best bargain* in
the county are offered.
$7.50 to sls for Suits of the fln
est Cassimere.
HATS, CABS
and • full and complete assortment of ev
ery thing in the line of Clothing.
Gent's Furnishing Goods
•ii directly ftout their own manufactory.
A Lo.
Jewelry, Hatches, dc.
They have engaged their old clerk, Mr.
A. Sternberg, so well known to the people,
and who will be pleased to see hi* old
friend*. apfitf.
Piece good* of every di*cription, sold
low to enable everybody to have hi* cloth
f i ii g made to order.
CENTRE' 11?LL HOTEL. "
JOHN SI-AXOLXR, Proprietor.
Stages arrive and depart daily, for all
point*, north, south, east and west.
ADAM HILDT
PAINTER, M : ffj
otfers his services to the citiaen* of Mifflin I
Centre nnd adjoining counties, in
House. Sign and OrnmeualHl
l*it in ting.
GRAINING
Oak, Walnut, Maple, A*h,
Mahogany, Ac.
Plain and Fancy Paperhanging. Or- i
dcrs respectfully solicited.
All fine work'dune for other painter*.
June 7 y.
THEGUEATKST
in the Wor
Hail All llaii (he <Vming t
Moiigomry Queens
European Menagerie
TRANS ATLANTIC CIRCUS.
ROMAN HIPPODROME
AND
TROUPE OF
Bedouin Arabs.
Under Scpara te
TENTS.
ONE TICKET ADMITS TO ALL
■Sgfe js ife
WILL EXHIBIT A!
BELLEFON TE on Saturdey
APRIL 26th, 1873.
FOR ONE DAY ONLY.
Afternoon Entertain men t at 2 o'clock.
Kreoiog Entertainment At 8 o'clock.
Door* open aac hour previous,
ADNISSION, 50 Cents.
Children, 10 rears or under. 25 OnU.
One Hundred and Fifty Animals,
One hundred and Fifty BiL„
Serpents, Reptiles and Small Animal*.
Exhibited Under Entirely Separated
Monster Water-Prowl Pari! lions.
| (Capable of Seating Fire Thousand
• Persons,
GRAND PROCESSION
at 10 O'Clock A. J/.
A Troupe of
REAL BEDOUIN ARABS, 14-,
in Number! Accompany this
Colossa! Consolidation.
Appearing in their native costume in the
Grand Street Parade, and every afternoon
, #nd evening in the Hippodrome.
; Ali Beii Abdullah, the Chief; „
Hash Nasseli, the Whirlwiud ;
Abdallah Tooldol. the Strongest Man ;
Basra Hassin, the Supple;
Hassin Abdallah, the Wonderful ;
Ben Hassin, the Revolving Man ;
Alt J/ahomet, the Touch-ine-not;
Ben Amburg, the Iron .Van ,
Ali .\/obamburg, the Quickest;
Amburg Ben Ali, the Mightiest;
Ha-ha Hoino, the Thunderbolt;
Ali Mellick, the Loftiest; .
Hassin Brien, the Lightuiuo-;
Ali Ben Lftbien, the Little Giant.
Their terrific exploits and extraordinary
display* of physical vigor warrant the
management iu announcing them the "
most ■
MARVELOUS GYMNASTS of the AGE
During their exhibition* of skill and intre
pidity, these Son* of the Desert*
DISCHARGE MUSKETS WHILE
REVOLTING IN HID AIR
Turn Somersaults over a Bridge of
Bayonets, and erect
LOFTY PYRAMIDS OF LI VISO MEN.
N. B.—Menagerie Levee* one hour pre
vious to the Circus Performance which
i commences at 2 and 8 o'clock P. M
Hie Great Mastadom will Exhi Fit at
i oil f" r 'duy, April 25th.
Saturday, April 20
/'"G. Monday, April 28th. *
CLEARd IELD, Tuesday April 28th.
Remember fhe Day and Date.
FBAJf* RIVERS,
9w|l Plmtor. *