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Centre Hall, Pa., Jan.L>. I* S| *
TERM*.—$2 per prat■, \ > odrn.-r, 3,*
wAen not pnid * odranee.
Advertisement* V wr (in't.
Mrftow*. 13 *o"fA* *."•'•
<■{! cow/racl. ...
Fomeroy the briber and late radi
cal senator of Kanaea, ha* for filed
hi* bail: A Topaka dispatch says the
case of ex Senator Pomeroy for hi i
bery came up for trial ycrlerday.
Application for a contiuuance oftweu
ty days was denied by the court. Mr.
Pomeroy not appearing hit #20,000
bail was declare*! forfeited. Ihe gov
ernor will issue a requisition *u (he
governor of the District of Columbia
and amessenger will leave with it
in twentv-fbur hours.
The buugliug maimer in which
Wade was recently executed at Wi!'-
iamsport, had its repetition iu the
Hudson county, N. J., jail, at the ex
ecution of Jacob Michel la. a Russian
teaman, for the murder of Deputy
Marshal Steveoaon, iu July last. Af
ter Michel la had been hanging for
about three minutes, and while ocing
lowered for the convenience of the
physicians, the knot slipped and he
fell heavily to the ground. As rapid.
IT as possible the rope was readjusted,
and Michella was again suspended,
and aAer a few convulsions was de
clared dead.
The lioihchiids, twelve in number,
are worth about one thousaud million
dollars. Ugh, who'd have the bother
of taking care of it?
Gov. Hartranft appeared at the bar
ot the senate, on Friday, 9lh, and
took the oath to support the new Con
stitution.
The members of the senate and
house were also again sworn in, under
the new Constitution.
The members of the legislature, fot
the present session, were doubly sworn
—ouce on Tuesday of last week under
the old constitution, a few days after
which the Governor issued his procla
mation declaring the uew Constitu
tion, when the honorables were again
sworn in in accordance with its uew and
atom oath. We thiok the people
ought to feel safe now —however if
any of the honorables are so hard
hear:ed as to still follow their old
wavs, why then we would advise an
addition of the Delaware whipping
post, and if that don't do, let the peo
ple fall back to the old Jewish cus
tom, and stone the offenders to death.
Another outrage is about to be
committed by the party iu power. At
tha receut election in Texas, the dem
ocrats swept the state by 50,000 ma
jority, electing governor and all else
This does not suit the buck-shot-war
tribe at Washingtou, whose history is
so full of setting aside elections a* if
none had beeu held. The voice of
the people of Texas is tube disregard
ed by tbe radical malcontents, upon
the ground that the election was un
constitutional. The movement has
been set on foot iu Texas with the
assurance, it is said, that the adminis
tration at Washington will support it
with all its power. This is the Lou
isianna outrage repeated in the "lone
star" state —it is the tyranny that has
been practiced upon every southern
state that has dared to go in favor of
the democratic party, and is the same
spirit which inaugurated the buck
shot-war in Pennsylvania under the
lead of Thad Stevens, in 1837. Tiiis
is a favorite game of the radical par
ty, and the one by which it has main
tained itself in power. If this out
rage is now to be carried out upon
Texas, the people of that state have
the right to resist it, and the conse
quences will be upon the usurper*
who disregard the voice of the peo j
pic.
The democrats of the loner house
honored the member from this coun
ty, Mr. Orvis, with their unanimous
vote for speaker. This is a well-de
served compliment in view of the
distinguished services rendered by our
representative last winter as a mem
ber of the same body, as the leader
of democracy, honesty and wholesome
reform. Centre county is proud of
her member, he is au honor to his
constituents, aud the slate at large is
vastly benefitted by his clear lieaded
nees, sound aud quick judgement,
and ability as a speaker, and espe
cially foriuuate that he brings all these
noble qualities in untiring use for the
rights and interests of the people,
first, last, and all the time.
Under the new order of thing* 4.0 be
inaugurated by the adoption of u new
Constitution, who is more titling to i e
a representative during so important
a session as the present one, than
John H. Orvis? What a loss it would
have been to have defeated him, aud
what a discreditable error had not the
honest people of Centre county re
turned him, as they so nobly did, with
a largely increased majority. His
superior for genuine ability, correct
views, sound logic, integrity and de
votedness to the public good, is not
to be found at Ilarrishurg.
The chief justice business is settled
at last. The President shocked the
entire country by the nomination of
the notorious Williams, for this high
and sacred position, and obstinately
stuck to it, in spite of the loud mur
merings of the American people, who
felt deeply insulted by the nomination
of the third rate Oregon lawyer. The
senate would not confirm Williams,
and he was compelled to send in a
letter withdrawing his name, which
is as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASHING
TON, D. C., January 8, 1874.-—To the Pres
ident: SIB : You were kind enough,
without my soli, itation or *n> knowledge 1
on tov part that yon emti>mfl(tel such ■
thing, to nominal*- mo lor chief Justice of
the Suprama Court of the t inted Mate
Since ihst limo the floodgates of calumny
in all direction* have been opened upon
me. My nbUitia* have heen disparaged
:,nd my integrity brought in i|uaStlon, and
it seems to me that a public opinion ad-'
verte to my appointment hat heen created,
j which might hereafter embarrass you and.
perhaps impair my usefulness upon the
bench With a perfect consciousness that
1 have performed with clean hand* and an,
upright purpo-e all the duties of the \ari
-1 ou* public place* to which ! lm*e been
| called, and trusting to time ami a ju-l pub
j lie when belter informed of my vindica-j
j lion. I respectfully ak you to with raw
from the senate my nomination for chief
I justice.
GKO It. WILLIAMS.
President Grant ha* HOW nominated
Caleb Cuehing. a gentleman who is
eminently worthy the exalted place,
aud whose nomination will be endors
ed by the couutry. We are willing
to give Mr. Grant credit fur this, al
! though he u forced into it.
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The etlecU of the new Constitution;
|are alrtauy noticed in the absence of
the lobbyists. They did not makej
| their accustomed appearance at Har
rithurg, Th* new Coiiililuliou has
robbed these follow* of their trade, ;
| and it ain't worth railroad fair for
I them to take charge of the legislature J
j auy more —played out.
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Why Tea and Coffee Must bo Tax-1
ed
In a letter from a Washiugton cor
. respondent to a leading paper we find
a few of the reasons why Congress
is asked to levy uew taxes. Tea and
' codec, tobacco and all k iuds of liquors
> are nieutioned as the proper articles
- for more taxaiiou.
Iu the first place the expenses of
I the Executive department have beeu
i doubled during the preueut admiuis
j (ration. In iB6O the appropriations
.' made in the regular Legislative,
| Executive and Judicial bill for the
' Executive office duriug the year
, i 1367 —the last of Johnson's aduinie
tratiou—were as follows : Compenaa
j lion of the President, $25,000; salaries
• of private secretary, assistant secretary
clerks, stewaid and messenger $6,100,
I contingent expenses, $4,000 totql
$36,100. This year the estimates for
the same are ; Compensation of the
Presideut, $"i0,000; salaries of private
secretaries, clerks, strvvurvi and mess
r enger, $15,300; contingent expenses,
i {56,000; total $71,300. The duties ol
r | the President are to-day no greater
r ' than they were iu lst>7, and the
| amount of business to be transacted
jiu his office requiring the services ol
secretaries, etc., has not increased. Re
'i sides the above, the following aie
I additional appropriations for the
, White House during the current
f year:
For greenhouse of exeutive man
siou, SIOXOO
' j For fuel for same, 5,000
i i For repairs ot same, 15,000
. i For refurnishiug same, 10,000
I For improvement of grounds
South of executive mansion, 10,000
j For two policemen, 2,040
| For two doorkeepers, 2,400
j For usher, 1,200
; j For night watchman, 900
d For furnace keeper. 720
1
Total for one year. $55,000
Twenty years ago, members of the
Cabinet, if they rode at all, had their
own carriages and horses. Now not
1 only Cabinet officers, but their subor
t dinates. have yehHes and horses
■ furuuhed and kept at public expenses
even their drivers and footmen are
kept on the official rolls and paid out
1 of the national treasury. The twrnra
tary of the Treasury has one carriage
i j and one span of horsas furnished ami
• kept by ilia government. The two
assistant secretaries of the treasury
- have each a horse and carriage. The
'Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has one double and one single car
riage and a span of horses. The
{ appointment clerk has a horse and
carriage. The superintendent of the
treasury building, an officer unknown
tn the law, has one carriage, one
j buggy and one horse. The su
pervising architect ha* one horse
and carriage. There are in addition
five horses and two wagon* belong-.
I ing to the Treasury department and
are chiefly employed for the private
benefit of certain officials. The ex
pense of keeping up this horse busi
ness for the Treasury department
alone last year was nearly $12,000.
: There are seven messengers at a sala
| ry of S6O per month whose ouly duty
:is to drive these officials around iu
'carriages provided by Uncle Sam.
The other departments are nojbetter.
There are said to be several hundred
thousand dollars of tbe government
money annually squandered in sup
plying these luxuries to the depart
menta.
In the accounts of the Treasury de
partment it will be found that in a
single year $9,000 were expeuded for
carpets, and over $3,000 for ice at a
cent a pound, amounting to nearly
1,000 pounds a day. It is alleged
that private ice and gas bills of offi
cer* of the department are charged
to the government account —that is,
no bills are sent to certain officers. A '
national laundry is maintained at the i
same department, and the pay roll i
of the employees in this novel insti- i
tution averugts over $335 |er month )
The gns hill of the Treasury building <
for 1872 was $17,879,20, while th I
fuel to heat it was $8,720,62. It <
seem* that various articles which in '
common household use last for years I
cannot stand the wear and tear of I
public service more than one season. !<
lake, for instance, water coolers, t
In 1871 the Treasury department
was furnished with $527 75 worth
of water coolers, and in 1872 then
was expended for the same articles .
$616 37. The wear and tear on |(
towels must be something fearful. .
The report of tho superintendent of
Treasury building shows that for .
hemming towels there was paid in
1873 $350, while the material cost <,
$1,410. The richest item, however.
to he found in the superintendent's
report is the following: .<
March, 1872. „
M Dermolt & Bros., repairs to .<
wheelbarrow, $32 75
Hundreds and thousands of such e
leaks might be published. They ]
show with what economy the govern
rnent is managed at Washington, and (
prove that while the people are pay- tt
ing taxation upon almost everything e
they eat, drink, wear and.use, in the %
belief tiiat they are paying ofl'the n
national debt, the officeholders are |,
living in luxury and filling their
pockets with the money thus raised ;
while the debt is increasing instead of
diminishing.
A scandal lias occurred in Washington
owing to a disagreement between Fred
Grant and Donn Piatt growing out of
•oma expressions in the Capital about Mrs
Grant's holding receptions so soou after
her father's death.
Fighting; Joe Hookc • on The
t'lirlstinn Soldier. Howard.
A repot ter of the Nw \*ik Sun
reoeutiy had a couversat'ou with (Jen-
Joseph Hooker, concerning the fallen
radical christian soldier sn*l s.ntes
man,(Jen. O. O. Howard
"I have no desire to strike uuiari
who it down or who at lea.t is vert
I rapidly tailing," said the General,
"Rut t can assure you that these new
i development* in relation in him have
i, not altered nv *piniii *l the man, |
Although I Itad not known him us a j
: speculator, I was well aware >l hi*;
•iinherent hypocrisy. And he is such
a profound t. hrietian, ton! Why, down
' iu the ariuy- when 1 * iu corn-1
maud of the Army of (lie Potomac,
ami ho had the Eleventh t-oriw un
der me —be was full to overflowing
I with bis miserable cant. Now, nobo
idy bus marc respect for genuine
L'hruUiauily ihau 1, and I would be
slow; to doubt the genuineness of any
man's piety; but Howard bus always
: beeu a downright hypocrite Do you
• know sir, that he read ouce about an
English General—l dou'l recall the
j naiuc at this moment —ami he at once
i j settled down into an imitation of that
II character. lie lias been playing a
pari, sir, with a view to e.iablishing
himself as an eminent Christian. iiej
used to keep hit tent hung with reli-
gious motoes, so as to catch the ei *a of
. visitors. Rah! it was all preteuce.
, lie is ua more a Chriatiau than my
, hov James Why. sir, all tho while
1 thai he was maintaining these preteu
jsions of jiiety he was backbiting his
fellow olbcers, and trying to under
mine them iu my estimation. Gen
jSlocum was a feilow ror|>* comntauder
viand against him Howard directed
I much of his venom. At last I told
s him 1 would listen to no more of his
1 whisperings about his fellow officers —
• that ifhe had charges to make they
• mutt be preseuted to tue iu writing, us
I had determined t > put a stop to his
f uusoidierlike spying. I was satisfied
■i then, and certainly have now no rea
-1 sun to change my opinion, that he was
s playing a part in the army, and that
. hit seiublauce of piety was |
c to cover and help ou his selfish pur-j
r poses As an officer he was totally
1 incompetent, and his incompetency
- affected the tone of his corns. He
s was a perfect old woman, and paid
f more atteution to Sunday schools and
• prayer meetings thau to discipline.
I.lle is a bad man, sir, a bad man."
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? The Animal Kingdom.
•ii'ROrcseOß MORSE'S LECTURE AT THE
, 1 COOPER INSTITUTE*
Professor Morae was very favorably
r received by the audience. He said,
® in the four lectures that he was to
deliver ho should attempt a sketch
' of the auimal kingdom, and should
adopt the four divisions of Cuvier,
e uot that he believed in them, but that
c by doing so he thought he should be
' more readily understood. When it
was considered that there weie four
or five huudred thousand species of
' animals it would seem as though
' there must be almost interminable
d complexity ; but bv the labors of
• naturalists these had been embraced
in a few distinct types or great groups i
d where there was a sufficient reseru-'
1 blauce, or where the parts were so
Ijrnucb alike as to admit or correct
d classification, auJ where if you saw
d a fragment of one auimal you could
I restore the whole animal with suffi
cient distinctness to tell to which
' group it belonged. It was related of
f Cuvisr that be could restore complete
r the outline of a fish from a single
t scale; but this had never been done,
- but yet it could be sufficiently restor
i ed to kuow- to what animal it belong-!
ed. For instance, if one saw a large
- shoulderboue he would know it IK-.
t longed to a large animal like a lion >
- perhaps; but whether that animal had j
> a name or a long or a short maue ■
I could not be told. In illustration the '
> Professor drew upou the blackboard a !
■ representation of a stick of a certain !
i shape, and then with a few dexterous i
• strokes of his chalk a perfect form of j
- a chair appeared. Continuing, be
? said in the present lecture he would
commence with the lowest form of
• animal life or protoplasm, and upon
I this he would be very brief. If a
s rope was drawn up from tba bottom
of theea there would be found ad
• hering to it a- kind of slimy ooze,
i which examined by the microscope j
would be found to consist of minute
I particles like little drons of glue, and
! yet it would be found that these min
ute particles were living organisms,
. and if a drop of blood was drawn from
. the human body and examined the
same appearances would be found
there, showing that from the highest
to the lowest all life commenced at
protoplasm and that muscle had no
. power to produce muscle or boue, and
. that this prtoplasm might thus be
termed the common denominator of
life. From this the Professor pro
ceeded to the successive higher forms,
the coral builders or sea anemoues,
from them to the jelly fish aud lastly
to the star fish, illustrating upon the
black b <ard as he proceeded, showing
the different forms of each ami their
curious method of reproduction as
well as their wondrous tenacity of life.
He explained the formation of the
Portuguese men-of war aud showed
that they were entirely distinct from
the proper nautilus, with which they
hail long been confounded by natu
ralists, the former being always at the
surface of tbe water and the latter ,
never appearing tjiere. The lecturo
was addressed quite a* much to tbe '
eye as to the ear, und, as illustrated
by the Professor, was interesting
throughout. At its close he announc- 1
jed that in his next he would take up !
the subject of shell fish, in the third
he would treat of insects, and in the '
concluding lecture of the course of J
the vertebrates.
Mr. Lincoln'* Religion.
I "Mr. Herudon fails to show that i
"Mr. Lincoln ever trrioutly antagoni- i
"zed the doctrines of the Christian <
"religion, and Mr. Reed fails to show <
"that he ever supported or subscribed i
"to them. Mr. Herndon'a theory that J
"Mr. Liocoirr was so infidel reel* on I
"mere inference* deduced from detullory t
"obeervationt, and Mr. Heed's theory {
"that he was a believer in the Chris- j
"tisn theology is drawn from' acts c
"rather than from Buy direct dcclara- f
"lion of religious fuitb." t
The above is an extract from an
elaborate editorial Iu the Chicago c
Inier-Occsu. The italics are ours. 1
In the seventh and nineteenth chap
ters of Lamon's "Life of Lincoln" it
appears that Mr. Lincoln wrote an
extended essay—culled by himself
and friend* a "book"—in which he
maintained avowedly after the man
ner of paine and Voluey, "(1) that
"the Bible was not Cod's revelation,
"and (2) that Jesus was not the Son
of God."
I* the conclusion that the author
of this tract was not a Christian a
"mere inference f" Or has the stand
aid of faith changed so that one may
now assert those radical propositions
respectiugjChrisl and the booL and
still be considered an orthodox Chris- j
(inn ? About u tioicn of Mr. Lincoln A
particular friend* testify (Lamon'l
"Life." chapter 19) llmt Mr. Lincoln
habitually "antagonized" ll New
Tcalanu-ut history much as he did the
"hook" above mentioned, hia con*
verenlmu overflowing wilit ribald nit,
nttd coftrsa derision. Aiuong the cou
npicuout gcntlcmeu there cited to show
tlmt Mr. Liuooiu was devoid of
"t'hristinn faith" is Judge David
Davis, administrator of Mr. Lincoln's
estate, and ut present a justice of the
Supreme Court of the Failed States.
lls a proposition of fuel founded upon
such evidence a "mere tuforeuce ?"
At the lime this hook was puhlislied
the fitucs declared that "a like array
"of jwaitivo proof would have made
"it certain that Abraham Lincoln
"Una a Huddhiat or u Thug." It has,
however, been freely charged that
Colonel Lnmon'e book was mutilated
by somebody before publication, line
the lutei-Occan any reason to sus|HH't
(hat tlits apparently clear and irresis
tible evidence regarding Mr. Lin
coln's religion is unworthy of credit ?
W'eWd.
Judge Hustced, of Alabama, is to
bo impeached at an early day. The
followiug arc a few of the charges
that are to be brought against liuu
soon afler the meeting of Congreiw:
Ist. Thai he in not ami never ha*
been u citixru of Alabama, having
lived ou Staten Island aud only go
ing to Alabama to hold court.
_\l That he used public money
for hi* individual benefit, iiaviug or
dered the l'uiled States marshal to
pay out of the fund of tinea aud
forfeitures j 1 ,000 to settle a suit a
gainst hiiuaelf.
3d. That he accepted a bribe of
$50,000 to throw the Meridian rail
road into bankruptcy.
4th. That he required the State of
Alabama in the bankruptcy ca-e
against the Alabama A Cbattauooga
railroad to de|KNit #90,000 to secure
her interest. The State deposited
SIOO,OOO of her bonds iu lieu of the
money, aud Hustced took these bonds
to New York city and raised $60,000
ou theiu for his own private use.
Aii applicant for a tavern license
sent Judge Fisher u tine large bronze
turkey, as a Christinas gilt. The
York papers hitTe procured a copy of
the Judge's answer and publish it,
omitting the uatue of the douor.
Perhaps it may be well for the public
to kuow the views of the writer on
the subject of receiving gifta :
York, Dec. 17, 1873.
Sir: I understood that last evening
a remarkable tiue bronxe turkey was
left at my house by vour orders as a
Christmas gift. As 1 wis sick in my
chamber, 1 kuew nothiug about it or
1 would not have allowed it to he
left. 1 consider it highly iroprojier
for a Judge to receive presents from
any person, although they be of the
smallest value, al particularly if the
|*rty has a suit in Court or is an
applicant for tavern license. The
Court cannot be propitiated or I heir
good favor obtained for such pur|*ne
by any such means. 1 request you
to seud for the turkey immediately,
and ifuot scut fori will direct it to
be given to the Orphan's home for
their bench:. Yours re*|>ectfully,
HOIIKUTJ FISHKH.
Hull. Joint II Orvi*
The democratic members of the
house paid a merited compliment to a
distinguished democrat in voting for
the Hon. John 11. Orvir, of Centre
county, for speaker. Mr. Orvia served
the state with great ability in the last
legislature, an>! was recognized as the
leader ofhis part/ iu the house. The
services and experience of Mr. Orvts
will be of the highest importance in
shaping the general legislation ren
dered necessary under the new consti
tution.— Morning Patriot.
The Surveyor-General's Report.
Surveyor-General lienllt presents a
clear and interesting account of the
operations of his office for the year
ending November 30, 1873. In
relation to its finance*, the report
shows the total receipts of the office
for purchase money, fees, <£c., to be
$55,615.43, an increase of $7,460
over 1872, and larger in amount than
for any year since 1838, excepting
the years 1864 and 1870. 939 patents
were issued during the year, covering
153,845 acres. The notices of liens
served during the year embrace
168,000 acres, against which (he State
has claims amouutiug to $66,773.
Notices to be served on others are
being made out as rapidly as possi
ble.
On account of tbe financial trou
bles, and in order not to unnecesaarily
disturb the people of the State, the
matter of bringing suits against laud
owners for money due the Common
wealth for unpatented lands has becu
postponed for the present. It is be
lieved the effort of tki* policy will be
to iuduceSlate debtors to liquidate
the claims against tbem as fast as
possible. If the suits were pushed,
great loss would fall upnn hundreds
of people in the State. In connection
with this matter the Surveyor-General
urges all owuers of unpatented lands
to make prompt paymeut therefor to
the State, and perfect title by appli
cation for patent, thus saving interest
accruing as well as cost of suits. Land
owners need better protection from
those who mako it a business to search
for defects iu the title held by iodi
viduals. Application for proceedings
in such cases is made at places where
the real owners of the land cannot
immediately have knowledge of the
movement, and as a matter of course,
expeusive litigation is imposed upon
citizens to vindicate their titles and
hold their property. As a cure for
thia evil the Surveyor-General recom
mends that the witness, as to the land
being improved or not, should be o
resident of the immediate vicinity of
tiie laud applied for, and that at
least thirty days notice should he
required by publication in one or
more papers of the ceunty of the fact
of the application, with a description
of the land its location, and bound
aries. It is incumbent upon the
State to protect the owuers of laud
from the arts, tricks and machina
tions of men who would use the
quibble* of the law for unworthy
purposes and hence the importance
of the facts and suggestions put
forth by the Surveyor-General upon
this point.
It is held that the course mapped
out by the Surveyor-General in re
lation to the better protection of land
owners will not iu any way interfere
with applications for vacant lauds
made in good faith, and in cases
where the lands belong to othars it
will enable them to caveat agaiust
tbe issue of a warrant as well as to
perfect uuy defect shown to exist, and
thus put them in a proper position.
As a still further step iu the same
direction an extension of the pre-emp
tion right is suggested by the Sur
veyor General, which will cover all
cleared lands acluully used by the
Carty in (tossi-Mion, and fiir which
e pay* tuxes, but by oversight or
waut of knowledge has failed to per
fect title by warrant and survey.
| GOV IIAKTHANFTS MESH AOK I
Finnttcos.
It I# gratifying to observe that malty of (
tin* mustsubstantial securities in the mar
ltf>i worn mora or less depra.sed during the
recent piinii', the finances of.llie Slate vera
unshaken, exhibiting unmitaknbt* i - '
Jsncr of Ilia liability of the State credit
The following •tHtriuent, showing their
satisfactory condition. will challenge at
tention
Debt redeemed.
During the fiscal year ending Nov. SO,
ih:s
Si i |>er cent loan I,iUIB,BUI 00
FIV |ier l ent loan . lot, ll'.' to
t'hnnibursburg certificates ... 42.760 '-'I
Total $1,604,072 70
Heceipta.
During the fiscal year ending Novem
ber lit), DCS
Hal in Treat'ry, Nov SO, '72 1.482,466 61
Baoaipia 7.070,723 •.<
Total „... 8,66#, 170 HI
Dieburaemeuta.
Dutiug fiscal year ending November SO, i
1873
Ordinary *i|-ons. $3,066,3'^07
Loan* redeemed.. 1.6tt4,672 70
lilt, paid OH loam 1,663,U29 20
_ 6,734,027 67
Hal in treasury,
Nev 80, 1573 4,826,151 24
Public Debt— Funded Debt.
Six per cent. loans'JO 640.680 00
Five per cent loan* 4.872.864 01
Four and half per
cent loam 87,000 00
Uit funded Debt.
Relief notct in cir
dilation 06,249 CO
Interest certificate*
outstanding 13,1>40 02
Interest certificate*
unclaimed 4,448 38
Domestic creditor*'
certificate* 44 67
t'banibertburg cer
tificate* out.land
ing 84,029 64
C'hambertburg cer
tificate* unclaimed 267 22
Tdal public debt
Nov. 30, 1878 26,70,82l 94
liuude iu Sinking Fund.
Amount brought
forward..., $26,798,8.'! '>4
tiond* of the
Perm'a R K
company $6,700,08U 00
B-nd* of the
Allegheny val
ley R R 2.600,000 00
9,200,000 00
Cash in Treat
ury Nov. SO,
! 1873 1,827,161 24
Indebledii*.* un
provided f0r.... 14.778,670 70 j
In 1874 liie receipt* from all tource* will'
be $1,M1,000 lo* tbau the receipt* of 1873.
while the expenditure* will not be dimin
r i*l,r J. Tbit lot* of revenue i* largely dm
' to the repeal of taxes bearing heavily up- r.
the industrial intere*!* of the Ccmrnon-
I wealth, and partly to the prostration of
? business The receipt* of 1875 may bci
t about tbe same as thote of 1874, but the'
expenditure* will be greater, owing to tbe >
• additional outlay necesiary for acbools,
r Legislature and Judiciary, under tbe new
> Conflitulion, which will then be in full!
t force. Notwithstanding this enormous:
decrease in th# receipt*, and increase In)
, expenditure*. it it hoped and believed.
, that by the m*t .rigid economy in every
branch of the governtuent.and moderate
appropriations, the revenue* in the future
• ill be vufTicient to meet all the demands
on tbe Treasury, and leave a balance to
reduce tbe indebtedness of tbe Stale, a* re
qui rod by tba Constitution lam in ac-,
cord with lhu*e who believe a* the debt,
decreait* there should he a corresponding
| relief afforded lo thote intort*U that bear
the burden of taxation; but at ibbjuncture
• 1 would regard any further reduction ufi
the revenue# as unwu*. In our !i*t of
! taxes, however, may be that
' are net strtctiy ' uniform upon the *ame
1 elan of subjects," and very unfair in their
' operation,*ar.d I think, therefore, a revi
■ tion of our tix la(i* now desirable if net
necessary.
In compliance with the constitutional
amendment of 1867, tbe I-cgislalur* in lhot<
i created a linking fund for the payment of
- the interest of the Slut* debt, end fur an!
- annual reduction of the principal in a sum'
not lest tiian $260,010 par annum. In ad-j
dtllon to tbe securities designated by the
l amendment.|lbe revenue* arising from car
, tain taxes were assigned 10. this fund.
I From that time, each succeeding year,'.the
interest en the debt ha* been punctually
paid, and the portion of principal redeem-:
! ed, instead of amounting to $250,(M0, has
grown to the immense sum of one to two
millions per year. The reason is a simple
one Th* revenue* set apart for the sink
ing fund, by the natural giuwlh af these
special taxes, have become annually much
larger, while tbe amount required to he
pa I on account of interest, by reason of,
the rapid decrease of the public debt, has
every year become smaller, and iu this
way the annual credits to the sinking fund
have swollen to proportions never contem
plated by the original friends of the meas
ure. A* an illustration, it is simply neces
sary to say that the reveni'ct flowing to
this Hind were last year over half the en
tire income of the Stale, or $3,500.00(1,
while only $1,500,000 were needed to pay
interest on the debt. In the meantime,
the annual revenues allotted for general
purpose* have been lest tban the amount
of the annual appropriations of the Legis
lature, ahd the Legislature never having
made provision for the difference by a re
construction of the revenue*, it became
necessary for tie Trea.urer to pay tbe de
ficencies of appropriations out of tbe fund*
properly due to the sinking fund er *u*-,
pond payment. This condition of affairs)
places the Sinking Fund Commissioners in
an anomalous position, from which it is
maiufest'y the duly of the Legislature to
relieve them.
The Centennial.
The progress ol the work of preparation
fur the Centennial is rt-alixing fully the
expectations of our people The distin
guished gentlemen charged with th# de
tail* of this vast undertaking are striving
r.ealously, with great intelligence and in
dustry, to perfect all the arrangements in
a manlier commensurate w ilh the impor
tant and conspicuous position our Repub
lic occu pies among the nations of tho earth.
A becoming regard for th* dignity and
honor of the country, we can hope, will
now induce the General Government, and
all the Stales, lo extend to the Commis
sion such material aid a* will secure this
enterprise from every possibility ot failure.
The city of Philadelphia, whose generos
ity, in different ways, in behalf of the Cen
tennial, has elicited commendation from
all quarters, ceded to the Commission an
eligible sit* in the midst ol her beautiful
park, whereon the the proposed building
for the exhibition, tho plant of which have
been adopted, are to be erected. This tile
was formally transferred and dedicated to
its special uses on the 4th of July last, in
the presence ola large concourse of citi
xent. Upon that occasion proclamation
of the President was made, wherein the
celebration and exhibition were commend
ed i the people ef the United States, and
a c ordial invitation given to all nations
who may be pleased to take part there
in.
The New Constitution having been ap
proved by a very decided majority of the
people, it is expected that all citixens will
yield cheerful obedience to iti behests, and
unite to strictly and faithfully enforce its
provisions.
As ouch day's expedience reveal* the
methods of administmtion, the conviction
grows stronger in my mind that good gov-,
eminent depend* not so much upon writ
ten laws as upon the ill-position of the
people to comply with the demands of the'
laws, slid I lie dstsr iniiistioll of those del.*
Mated to i'. mm If them, to ,. that their
mandates are onforced Kefnrm, it will be
Com nlsd. i mi not tin olitaiiirit by nine tin
•tilutioiial enactment, nor by surrounding
otitis, slid tru.te with additional re
straints.
Soldiciw' Orphans.
No ml of ths Mtsie ever leuursi her'
utefo bmisr than that whieh plsdgsd her
|n .|iis to (lis eers and adulation of the
orphans of ths soldisre who fell in hsr esr
vice, slid no |>uil of hsr itoliry has reflect
ed eo much credit Upon her people as the
fidelity with which they have been re
deeming that promise. The generosity
which former Legislature, have display
ed in providing for the maintenance and
instruction of theso orphans will now, 1
am pcr.uadrd, bespeak fur them like con
sideration and favor I feel constrained
also to renew my proposition that suiae
measure should be taken to furnish these
ii biidtt-ii with trades
Hoard of Public Charities
During the past year the gentlemen
composing the il.iard of Public Charities
have fulfilled the important trust couimil
led to their rare with their wonted fidelity
and seal The results of their laborsj
clearly demonstrate that true philantiirv
phy, well guarded and directed, can be of
great practical service to the Slate.
The numbers of the criminal, pauper,
•mane and other defective classes that are
in some degree dependent on public sup
port, must always be large, and the pro
blem jf caring for these multitudes in a
way to decrease their number, and so add
to the productive force of the community,
is one which addresses itself with gicat
force fo the attention o| the Legislature
State Hanks, Savings Funds, Trust
Coin pan lee.
I still adhere to the principles laid down 1
in tk# Mifßiuburg aad Wood's Uun vetoes
of last session. Kecenl events have da- 1
■uunstrated the neceasily of (xiti( proper
limitations to the powers conferred on
these moneyed corporation*, and have at
forded a practical illustration of the wis
dom of rigidly confining them to objects;
that are recognised by the peuple as dt* j
lincily belonging to such institutions '
When a bank of discount ia permitted to
become also a savings fund, a trust com
pany. all insurance company, to buy and
seil real estate, and to have the rights and
privileges of a building association, it i!
difficult to determine wbat are its legiti
mate functions, or what security a commu
nity has fur the safety of it* deposit*, j
i have always entertained seriuus doubt*
'.s to the propriety of banks of discount
! peybig interest on deposit*, and am now
'convinced that this pernicious practice
•should be prohibited. Muney will always
' flow to banks paying iuterest on deposit*,
;*nd the large surplus thus aggregated
ceduced by attractive offers is sent to the
great money centra* where it give* more
impulse to speculation, while the section*
fieui which it is drawn suffer in all their
enterprise* (ruin the higher rate* they are
'compelled to pay fur the money remaining
•t home Tint system ol purchasing de
, po.it* ai confessedly one ol the principal
'reuse, of the financial crisis of IhH, and
,uf this year When banke have large de
-1 i-mli vn call, and have their loans on
•time, in theeveutot any great stringency
jia the money market, disaster it almost
'inevitable.
Within a fsw years many Stale bank*
have been chartered, with the captivating
name* of saving! banks, designed to at
tract de>|xiU These banks and savings
• funds are entirely distinct in organisation
i and purpose, and should never be a**cia
i ted in their management. The one is a
bank of discount, intended to supply the
• ant* of business, the other i* simply a re
pository for propia'i inonay, limited to
-niali amount* to each individual, the ag
gregate of the amounta thus received to be
, invested in mortgage* on unincumbered
' property worth double the amount of the
' mortgage, and in secure public stock*, ia
safe proportions. A bank is conducted
with the avowed object of benefit to it*
stockholders, a savings fund is presumed
to be matieged entirely in the interest of
de|h.itur* among the laboring classes, or
those ef limited means and business quill-;
firatioh*, and lha essential requisites of
> which are such prudence and safety in tha,
r deposition if the funds a* will beat en
banrf their value for the benefit of these
si asses of depositor*. Men In charge of sav
ing* fund* should have no personal end*
> to serve | should bo above temptation, and
, receive their highest reward in the good
accomplished by inducing a saving habit.
, which, once fixed, lead* to prosperity
The object* of trust companies should be .
equally specific and well defined. Some of
these companies sre invested with very
extensive power*, are the depositories of
immense sums of money aad charged with
the keeping and management of vast and
important trusts. It should be the duty of
the State to see that their affair* are ad
' ministered with fidelity, not only to the
■ individuals who confide in their manage
ment. but to the public who are interested
in the security and stability of these com
panic* at barriers to wild speculation and
it* consequent financial panics.
Allow me to suggest, therefore, that all
:State banks, saving funds and trust com
pamas be made tubjocl to the examination
of a committee appoinlad by proper author
ity ; that these institutions be reqt; red to i
publish quarterly statements, under oath,!
of the amount ol their assets and liabilities
nnd the name* of their officers, that by aj
general law their stockholder* be made 1
personally liable for double the amount of |
stock held by them ; and they bo compell- j j
ed to have constantly in their vault a cash i
reserv o of ten per cent of their net liabili-' |
tie*. These examinations, reports and re 11
strictions rati not be hurtful te institutions t
of established credit and high character, J
while they will dieclose the unsoundness
or misuiansgsmcnt of those that ought not |
to exist j<
Insurance.
The Department, established by an act l
approved April 4, 1873, for the supervision •
of the insurance interest* of the Statu, j,
went into operation on the first Monday of r
May last. Hy the term* of this act the t
Department is self-sustaining, and in no *
way a burden upon the public treasury. L
While Pennsylvania can boast of some
strong and substantial insurance compa
nies it must be acknowleged that the
want of system in the organisation and
management of these corporations, and the
reckless manner in which the Legislature
has granted social charters, together with
the entire absence of restraining supervis
ion, have introduced defect* that cannot be
too soon remedied. The capita! with which
flro insurance companies have bscn per
mitted to begin, and continue business, is
in most cases eulircly inadequate, and im
mediate step* should be taken to place in
surance companies in this State upon a
firm and enduring foundation. To this
end, 1 recommend the enactment of a law
providing for the organization and regu
lation of insurance companies, both lire
and life, which shall require a certain
amount of capital as a prerequisite to com
mence business, and designate the kind of
investment* to he made. It may also be
advisable to compel companies already
organized to have, within a reasonable
time, the entire amount of their nominal
capital actually paid in and invested in
good securities. Fira insurance, except
ing that conducted within a limited sphere
upon iho purely mutual plan, requires
capital, and this capital should ba actual
and not in tha illusory form of stock notes.
Taking into consideration the enormous
sums paid annually hy the citixens of this
Slate in the shape of premiums to insur
ance companies they have a right to de
mand the largest measure of protection
against recklessness and fraud.
The Exemption Law.
i The act of 1849 exempting a certain
amount of the property of a dabtor from]
levy and sale; on elocution or distress for
rout, was Intended far the wise and hu
mane purpose of protecting his family,
fmm sudden ami absolute want This be
nevolent design is, however, often defeat-j
ed. and the law practically nullified, by'
the harrad debtor waiving the h-neflU
of the est to meet theeiactkm* of his trod -
ilor. lbi not sou..d public pulley and hu
inanity daamivd a sup|ileuiont to this law
that will forbid a debtor having a family
waving the benefit of the esemptioa, so
that a household may nut be shorn, in an
j instant, of all the necessaries of life by!
reason of (be weakness, recklessness or
misfortune of Its head, or to satisfy the
: greed of a grasping creditor f
State Printing
lly the destructive are which consumed
the printing establishment of the Stale
Printer not only did be lose largely, but a
loss was also suffered by lbs State At ths
'lime of the fire there was considerable
work, finished and unfinished, on band,
belonging to the State and to the Conatitu-
Utonal Convention, wbicb latter, by a reso
lution adopted on the last day of it* ses
sions, authorised the Auditor General and
State Treasurer to settle and adjust Its ac
counts with the Stale Printer, Mr. hin
gsrly.
The Hi alt* Treasurer and Auditor Gen
eral, I ain informed, desire legislation to
enable them to carry out the resolution
and intention of the Convention, and 1
would suggest the legislation yen may
! adopt may also confer lika authority upen
them to equitably settle and adjust the ac
counts for printing, binding, and other
work, finished and unfinished, done by
Mr. Hiti(crl)', for the Stale as well as for
I the Convention.
Short) idge & G0..;
PROPkIETOhS OF THE
Bellefonte Lime Quarries,
The only Manufacturers of Lime, burnt
eselutively with wood, in Central
Pennsylvania.
IiKA t.KKH IX
Anthracite Coal,
White Lime,
]>u i'utit'e Powder,
Sportiuu; and Blasting Powder on
hand,
Fuae lor Blasting,
Fire Brick,
Ground Fire Clay,
Fertiliser*,
Implement*.
j.nJMTS
Office acd yard near Si-uth end of the
Bald Eagle Valley ttailroad Depot, Belle
fjnte. Pa. janlQ.7l
rpHK undersigned, determined to meet
X the popular demand for Lower
Price*, respectfully call* the attention of
the public to hi* (lock of
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now offered at the old Und.* Designed
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■nd in fart everything to complete a first
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which wilt suit the limes
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NEW GOODS!
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A. W GRAFF,
C'KNTKK HILL, C'KNTKK 00., PA.,
lis* Jut received large invoice of
Fall Good*!
Consisting of tb bed iMortment of
READY-MADE CLOTHING!
DHKKS GOODS,
GBOCK&IK8.
I'KOVISIOJ/ftf,
BOOTS A HHOKS,
HATHA (JAPS,
AND FANCY AKTICLKH.
over brought to Potter tw p.
Alio, a Urge assortment of
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.Mr* Produce taken in exchange atbighotl
market price*.
A. W.GRAFF.
imyt-ly.
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C'KNTKK If ALL, PA.
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tablishment, at hi* new (hop*, for the
manufacture of
Carriages,
Buggies,
A Spring Wagons,
SLUUHB ** SLKIW,
Puil A*P PftJtCT
of every description ,
All vehicle* manufactured by him
•re warranted to render satisfaction, and a*
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Ac.
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BOOTS & SHOES,
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J. O. DEININGKH
A new, complete Hardware Store has
< bean opened by iha undersigned is Can
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kind* of Building and Houa Furnishing
Hardware, Nails, £c.
Cirrular and Hand Saws, Tenaon Saw*,
Webb Saws, Clothe* Racks, a full assort
ment of Glass and Mirror Plate Picture
Frames, Spokes, Felloes, and Hubs, table
i Cutlery, Shovels, Spado* and Forks,
Locks, Hinges. Screws. Sash Bprings.
Horse-Shoes, Nails, Norway Rods, Oils.
Tea Bells, Carpenter Tools, Paint, Varn
ishes.
Pictures fastqea in tho finest style.
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aug 25' TS-tf
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[ DRUGGISTS
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Ac.
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)unes (iB-tf. J. & J. HARRIS.
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nons, Ac. Prof. Wright guarantees su
perior workmanship in all kinds of Hair
Dressing, end ladies wishing Switches,
Chignons or hair curled, will pleaso call,
and see our work and judge for themselves.
Charges less than in the city, and the
work equal to any,
Prot. S. H. WRIGHT,
26d0. tf. Cnir ttU.
I. Guggenheiiner.
| ARRANGEMENTI
ISAAC GUOOKNHKIMKR. having
purchased tbe entire stock of the Ist*
firm of Hussman A Guggtnbeimer, ex
cept tbe Leather and Shoe finding*
bss filM up bis shelves with s lot ol
SFLKKDIb NEW MOOD*,
embracing
READY MADE CLOTHING,
DREMI GOODS,
OROCERIRS,
1 PRO VISIONS,
ROOTS A SHOES,
H HATS A CATS,
AND FANCY ARTICLES
sad is DOW prepared to accomodate ail
bis old customer*, and to welcome all
. new ones who mar favor bin with
their patronage. He feels safe hi sav>
iog that he can please tbe most fastidi
ous Call and see.
ISAAC OUGGENHKIMKR.
' P- 8. —Mr, Buasmao Mill continues
to deal in
LEATHER AND.SHOR-KIM DINGS.
CLOVER and TIMOTHY SEEDS,
in tbe old room, where be may alway
be found. 12ap.tf.
CENTRE HALL
COACH SHOP,
k.
T
LEVI Ml MR AY,
U
at hi* esUbliahmaal at Caatra Hall, keens
on bead, aad tor sale, at tbe most reaotlia
ble rates.
Carriages,
Buggies,
A Spring Wagons,,
PLAIN AND FANCY,
and vehicle* of every description made to
order, and warranted to be made of the
beat aeaaoaed material, aad by tbe moat
akilled aad cum potest workmen. Peraoni
wanting anything ta kia line are requested
to call aad examine hi* work, they will
ftnd it not to It excelled for durability and
waar. may S3 If.
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NOTARY PUBLIC. SCRIBNEB AMD
OONVKYANCXR.
CENTRE HALL.PA.
Will attend to adainkterinc Oath*. Ac
knowledgement of Deed*. Ac, writing Ar-
U tSBNS of Agreement, Deed*, Ac, may 1L u
Gift A Flory's ■
' New Shoe Store !m
AT CENTRE HALL.
They have now opened, aad will oonstnat
ly keep on hand, a splendid stock of now
d SHOES. GAITERS. A SLIPPERS, dor
4 men, women and children, from the beet
. manufactories in the eenntry, aad BOW of
, fered at the 1
Lowest Prices. . .
BOOTS and BHOXS made ta order, aporn
•hort notice They invite the fiift of
thia vicinity to give them a call, a* they
will strive to merit a share of their pat
roaaga. _ _ _ taylOif
r. . WILSON. T. A. KICKS
WISON L MiCKS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
, Hardware aad Steve Dealers.
Builders Hardware
, CARRIAGE RAKERS GOODS.
SADDLERS TRIMMINGS,
ALL KINDS OP HARDWABK AND
110USK FURNISHING GOODS.
STOVES.
SPEAR'S ANTI-CLINKER STOVES
A DOUBLE HEATERS
1 whhh will heat one or two rooms down
; stairs, and same number above. Coat
very little more than single stoves. Thosa
t are tbe best parlor stoves made.
SUSQUEHANNA COOK
STOVE.
This stove has large ovens, will bum
bard or soft coal ana wood. Every on*
warranted to give pcrfent satisfaction.
WILSON A HICKS,
maris U Beliefonte. Pa.
FURNITURE STORE.
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BELLEFONTE, PA.
OEORGE & BRYAN,
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OB ALL KINDS,
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