Cly 61,ahe.
HUNTINGDON; PA.
W. Lewis, Editor and Proprietor
Hugh Lindsay,Assodate Editor.
Wednesday morning, Jan, 17, 1866,
STATE TREASURER'S. REPORT.=-2-IVe
publish the annual report of the State
Treasurer, in which he presents some
important items for "the consideration
of the members of the Legislature, ten
ding to the reduction of the State debt.
The Treasurer congratulates the peo
ple of the State upon the prosperous
condition of the Commonwealth. He
recommends the passage of an act tax.
ing the capital stock of national banks.
He alleges that by placing themselves
under the National banking laws,they
have escaped the larger portion of the
increased taxation , that all other trades
and occupations have been subjected
tO on account of the war; their taxes
are less now than they were before the
war. He says that the receipts for the
coming year are expected to reach
$5,426,000 and our expenditures, the
sum of $3,523,000. By levying a tax
of one per cont. on the capital of banks,
and the exercise of proper diligence in
collecting our taxes on corporations,
licenses, &c., the receipts can readily
be made to reach $6,000,000 ; while
the expenditures, with the least possi
ble effort, can be reduced to $3,300,000.
Other items of interest will be found
in tho report, and it is to be hoped the
subjects that he discusses will receive
the early attention of the Legislature.
Answers Wanted.
In his reply to the speech of Mr 4.
Stevens, Mr. Raymond asked that if
secession was a State right, as argbed
by Mr. Stevens, and the South in the
late rebellion did actually go out of
the Union, what became of the loyal
mar. of the South ? What were An
drew Johnson, Horace Maynard, Par
son Brownlow, Gov. Hamilton, of Tex
as, and others. In Tennessee the
national authority was never entire—
ly suspended, treason was fought
down by the people, and the great
body of the people never really sever
ed their relations to the government.
They have never lost their loyalty,
and have a right to know why they
have forfeited their citizenship. They
were faithful to the government, and
have therefore a right to participate
in its control. All their Senators and
members can take the test wall that
they have not aided the rebellion,
while some of them can shoWhonora
ble scars earned while battling for
the Union. And yet these men are
told by our representative that their
State is not. now in the Union ; that
its secession was perfectly right, and
that its existense is not known to Con
gross! If that is Fib, Andrew Johnson
has no right to day to be in the White
House. If that is so, every State to
day can secede, and will only be avail
ing itself of its legal right in leaving
the Union ; but who among the peo
ple. can endorse such a doctrine, after
thousands of millionS of dollars have
been spent and hundreds of:thousands
of lives of the best and bravest of our
young men been given to tight it down
as a treasonable heresy- batched by
Calhoun, and fought for by Davis and
Lee.---Lancaster Inquirer.
For Governor—Hon, John Scott.
SHADE GAP, January 13, 186 G
MESSRS. EDITORS :--I notice in your
issue of this week that a correspondent
from Barre° township, signing hiinself
"Upper End," urges John Scott, Esq.,
of your town, for the next.Gorernor.
I was delighted when I read the . arti•
do, and it. does credit to the head and
heart of him who penned it. "Upper
End" is certainly a . man of taste, and
I second his motion with all my heart.
It is unnecessary for frie to . Ay any
thing about the good qualities of Mr.
Scott, for Upper End has said all that
is necessary.
Huntingdbn county has good men,
able men, and men of no ordinary do'
greo of talent, but her citizens are so
indolent and careless of her interests,.
that she_is generally left out in the
cold, when the loaves .and fishes are to
be distributed. It is high time for the
people of this county to be looking to
her laurels. With some of the best ta
lent in the country, she is too frequent
ly mis represented by men of little or
no talent whatever. Such men as Jno.
Scott are laid on the shelf when we
are to , be represented 'abroad. What
is - the - reason ? Is it because we want
the'people of the State to believe that
Aso baollono talent in our midst; or is
it because John Scott and a host of
others are too -honest to be trusted
with the interests of the people,` Let
such a fallacy be thrown aside now
and forever,-- 7 -let us, take the highest
order of men for the most important .
positions, and show thatWo have abii
ititegr4y,and : 'worttrin•unr midst.
As a ''GOveriora, ,- Johrf - Scolt• would
do honor to the position. No reason.,
able man carl.doubt.it... Ile.stands tt
bead still shOtilderi above itnaoy`
seek the pbeitfoti'..' The etaiis - , sbmild
be tirge.d.',l4- higfriehtts,-foa Iris abili t y
hould not be - 46rIbeked by thipSo - whe
know him abroad.. I eareeStV:hope,
aohn Setitt may bo,brought prominent
ly before
. the Stitce .i poli,Venti2l; : nud
/ his oa}inatie.Ofin PoSitieh Sebered,
• • - • jatt
STATE FINANCES.
Annual Report of the State Treasurer,
For the Year 1865.
To the Senate and Muse of Represen
tatives of the Commonwealth of Penn—
sylvania:
GENTLEMEN—In presenting his An
nual Report, they State Treasurer con
gratulates the people of Pennsylvania,
through their representatives, upon
the prosperous condition of the Oman ,
ces of the Commiinweao. It should,
be a source of pride to every Pennsyl.
vanian to learn that, notwithstanding
the extraordinary expenditures to
which we hay.e been subjected, during
the last live years, in consequence of,
the rebellion, reaching . the large
amount of $4,028,621 21, (in addition
to what hue been refunded by the.
Gene'•al Government) we are, on the
termination of the current fiscal year,
financially in a better condition, by
the sum of t 2,560,173 72, than we were
on the 30th day of November, 1860.
By a statement hereto appended, it
will be seen that during that time we
have reduced our public"debt 8402,938
06, while our assets have increased.
62,067,235 06. These facts demonstrate
the immense .resources of the 'State,
and cannot fail to give increased confi
dence to the holders of her obligations.
During .the last five years, at least
three hundred thousand of her citizens
have been called away from the peace
ful pursuits of life. Millions of her
treasure have been contributed, pub•
.liely and privately, to sustain her gals
taut sons while battling for the great
cause of freedom, and yet she stands
to day with an overflowing treasury,
and with every just demand upon her
paid.
The receipts of the last year exceed
those of 1864 by $1,486,676 05, the lar
ger portion of which has been derived
from taxes on corporation stock, ton
nage, real estate, loans, income, cella
Loral inheritance, foreign insurance
companies and charters. The only
sources showing a decline are the pro
seeds from patenting lands and the tax
on banks.
The income for the latter source fell
off during the year, in tax on divi.
dends, $'05,91139; in tax on capital
stock, $75,507 05, making in all $281,•
431 44, and has now almost entirely
ceased. This diminution has been
caused by the banks having ceased to
operate as State institutions, and ac
cepting charters under the National
banking system. As these corpora
dons are still located in our midst, and
derive all their profits froM their• busi
ness relations with our people, it will
be admitted by all that they should be
required to bear their proportion of
the public burdens. Thee() is no valid
reason why a business which is always
profitable, when properly conducted,
should be exempted from the taxation
which is imposed upon every other
pursuit of life.—l recommend, there
fore, the passage of an act taxing the
capital stock of National banks, to be
collected early in the year, as the only
method by which we can now get.
which we failed to demand a year ago.
Of riglit.to impose this tax I have not
a single doubt; but even it it were an
open question, I feel confident that
there is patriotigm enough among the
owners of these institutions to induce
theta readily to bear• their just propor
tion of theexpenses of a contest which,
if it bad terminated•adversely, would
have loft them with little or no capital
to tax. On inquiring of the controller
of the currency, I learn that the
National banks of Pennsylvania have
a capital of $46,943,190. A tax of one
per• cent, on this amount would, no
doubt, be eheerfu:ly paid by them, pro•
vided they were exempt by law from
local taxation.
There is no foundation for the cry
that these institutions are already too
heavily taxed b,y the General Govern—
Meat, for, in fact, these State banks, by
placing themselves under the Nation—
al banking laws, have escaped the lar.
ger portion of the increased taxation
that all other trades and occupations
have. been subjected to on 'account of
the war.' An exhibit of the relative
amount of taxes paid under each sys
tem, is herewith appended, from which
it will be seen that the taxes of these
institutions are in realitY,less how than
they wore before the war.
I respectfully call your attention to
the very small amount of revenue rettli•
zed from tax on railroad and canals,
representing in value, in 1864, almost
8260,000,000. The whole income from
them in 1865, was $632,562 10, or
about one.fuurth of one per cent, on .
theirvaluo. In this the tax on tonnage'
is not included, for it is difficult to de
termine whether this was intended as a
tax on the corporation or on production.
It it was designed for the former ; it
should be forthwith amended or repeal
ed, because of the inability of the Aud
itor General to ascertain what amount
of tax is duo the State, and on account
of the unequal manner in which it cpo
rates upon the different companies,
which it was intended to reach. For
example:
The Pennsylvania railroad company
with an income which, in 1864,amount
ed to nearly 315,000,000,pays for 1865
a tax of 851,365 13; while the Reading
railroad company, with an income of
89,25000, during the same period,
889,232,77. The Lackawanna and
Bloomsburg railroad- company, wit
an income of $700,000, pay 816 . 383 .
The Erie and North East, with a in
come of only $500,000, pay 814,7 4 43;
and .the Atlantic and Great Western,
with its immense capital at i lfl traffic,
paid - the insignificant iinnifof %XL
57.
It cannot be ascertained at present.
what the gross receipt/ of the differ
ent railroad and transpoltation com
panies will amount
wily
for the past
year; but • they will' I,nost- -probably
reach the sum of $ . 00;000,000. A tax of
three-fourths-of_ ()raper cent on these
gross receipts would yield as much in
come, and ; wouldiv() far moreAuhl in
its operation than ivliat is now known
as the tonnage tax. This change in
the !manner of assessment would
double the taxes cd .soma of our largo
corporations, butit would proportion
ately reduce the:amotint now paid by
others, who aro unjairly.tleatt with
by :the present syStem.
By a law approved-April 80, 1801,
the treasurers of, corporations are re
quire(' to deduct the three mill tax
.when paying the, interest on their
.bands, and pay the Same over to.the
State Treas,urer, thus, ;far operates, Ceiy adVantageous i yielding
in 1866 an ouset of 81,59.000 over
previous year. But it is still iniperfect;
and ought to be amended. A tax of
three mills on the principal of a six per
cent bond is the same as a tax of five
per cent on the interest.
I recommend that the law be so
amended as to require a tax of five per
cent to be paid on the interest accruing
On all bonds. This. will make a five,
six or seven per cent bond bear equal
burdens. The corporation should be
required to makti its return to the
Auditor General, instead of the State
Treasurer, and baveits accounts set—
tled in .the usual manner,Avith a severe
penalty for non-compliance. This tax,
if properly regulated, will become one
of the most reliable sources of income
to the State Treasury, and should re
ceive the early and careful considera
tion of the Legislature. •
Some method should be adopted by
whiCh the officers of the State can
learn the whereabouts of the officers
of foreign corporations liable to taxa
tion under our laws. As the law is
now enforced, but a small proportion
of these institutions pay any tax into
the Treasury. It' all corporations, both
foreign and domestic, were required to
keep a complete record of the names
of their officers, place of business, &c.,
with the Auditor General, it would
greatly facilitate the collection of tax•
es due from them to the State.
Our license laws require amendment.
Nine tenths of the theaters pay no
cense at all, and in the city of Phila
delphia, alone, nearly three thousand
persons, liable underthe laws, annu
ally fail to take out licenses as venders
of merehandizo. This is from no fault
of the county officers, but arises from
the fact that these people are allowed
to appeal from the decision of the mer
cantile appraiser to an alderman, and
from the judgment of the alderman
to the county court,. The result is that
the year for which they are required
to' pay a license generally expires be
fore the case can be reached. I sag
gast that licenses be collected in the
same Manner as other taxes. The
law requiring corporations to pay a
bounty for their charters, should ho so
amended as to compel the first pay
ment to be made immediately upon
the organization of the company,
Had this been the law during the past
year, the State would have received
an income of $150,000 more than she
derived front this source, most of
which will now be lost.
By the estimate, hereto annexed, of
our receipts and expenditures for the
coming years, it wiii . be seen that our
receipts are expected to reach the sum
of 5.420,000, and our expenditures,
during the same period, the slim of
$3,533,000. By levying a tax of one
per cent on the capital of banks, and
the exercise of proper diligence in col
lecting our taxes on corporations,
(nises, &e., the receipts can really be
made to reach $0,000,000; while the
expenditures, with the least possible
effort, can be reduced to $3,300,000.
Under these circumstances, it is wor
thy of serious inquiry whether the
finances of the State aro not in a con
dition to dispense altogether with the
tax on real estate, leaving it to ho taxed
only lbr county and township pur
poses. It should he the endeavor of
the State, as far as possible, to collect
ii r revenue from sources that cannot
be reached by counties and towns. At
the time of creating the last war loan
the first thing seized upon for its re,
payment was real estate ; and now,
that the war is over, why should it not
be the first V receive the benefits of
peace? From all parts of the country
we hero• the cry,of high rents; and much
necesssity for this advance arises from
the highest local taxation rendered
necessary to liquidate debts incurred
by counties and towns to pay bounties
for the war.
Presuming that our receipts will
be 65,426,000 00
Our °net:sea 3,3000,000 00
There would be a balance 2,126,000 00
From which deduct tax
on real estate
Leaving a balance 520,000 00
We will still have a balance in the
Treasury of $526,000 over and above
all necessary expenditures. If we add
to this a tax on banks, of $470,000, it
will give us $996,000 --nearly a million
of dollars to be appropriated to the re•
dbmption of the public debt. From
this statement, it seems clear to me
that we could get along without levy
ing one dollar of tax on the real cs•
tate of the Commonwealth. We can,
at least, suspend its collection fin- a
year or two, until we have tried the
-experiment. All of which is respect
fully submitted.
WILLIAM 11. KENIBLE,
State Ti•easurer
IfifiY - The Democratic press of this
State is just now showing its detesta
tion of "political preachers," by pub.
fishing in extenso the pro-slavery ha
rangue of llev. John Charnbors of
Philadelphia, a man not only in favor
of slavery, but 'also of allowing only
rich men to have seats in the Legisla•
tore. We notice that a few of the
journals aro wise enough to keep it
hid and censure Mr. Chambers for ma•
king a political pydacher of himself.
-We---are --- plertied- to see the address
made so public. -If we , hod room or
the inclination we would also publish
it, but wo fool sure it would be„a stink
in candid men's nostrilo t . • \
fra" Soldiers, awl S
al 'Convention is 1
A. 1
Washington ore the 2
purpose of urging C r
measures "relathirtil
bounties, and to pro
welfare of the soldier.
leagues and oldie
have been requests;
gates.
TILE Treasury D
paring plates : fnr a'
donut currency, of
and ton cents. TILel
tixely original, and.:
nearly oral in thrin.
i i;
part nent is pro
ow i sue of frac
fifty, twenty-five
tlesin will bp.ec
tlo iiotes - wp . l be
tet"Wtiv, IL Kent lo «ns re-elected
State Treasurer in one° tion of both
•llouses on Wednest -y: I. ;t.. Kemble
61—.—Kreiter 31.*
George Bun rott I as:.been defi
nitely selected to d liver heenlogy on
the 12t of ebruary nest
JEFF. DAVIS.
Why he is held in Confinement, and
why he has not been Tried,
WAsniNoren, Jan': : 1.0. 7 -The Presi
dent to-day trailsraitted io the Senate
a message in replY toif reseolution Call
ing 111)011 him to infOrm that body upon
what charges Jeff:: Davis. is 'confined
and why he is not brought to trial.
The President encioses reports from
the Secretary of "War and Attorney
Gen'eral, - and at the ia'nie-tinre invites
the attention of thietSpnate to,that por
tion of hiss annual . message which re
fers to Congress the question connec.
ted with the holding of Circuit Courts
of the United States within the dis
tricts where .their authority has been
intercepted:;• .
WAR DEPARTMENT, Jan. 4,1866.
SIR: In reply to the annexed Senate
resolutions, passed December 21, 1865,
referred to me by you for report, I
have the -honor to state—First. That
:Jefferson Davis was captured by Uni
ted States troops in the State of Geor
gia, on or about the tenth day of
May, 1865. and by order of this De•
partment has been and now is confined
in Fortress Monroe, to abide such,ite
lion as may be taken by the proper
authorities tif the United States Gov•
ern meat.
Second. That ho has not been al.-
raignod upon any indictment or formal
charge of crime, but has been indicted
for the crime of high treason by the
Grand Jury of the District of Colum•
Ma, which inclictmeidis now pending
o. the Supreme Cocirt . of the said Dis
trict. He is also charged with the
crime of inciting the.. assassination of
Abraham Lincoln, and with the mut-•
dor of Union prisoners of war, by star•
ration and other barbarous and cruel
treatment towards them.
Third. The President deeming it
expedient that Jefferson Davis should
first be put upon his trial before a com
petent court and jury for the crime of
treason, ho was advised by the law offi
cer of the Government that the most
proper place for such trial was in the
State of Virginia. That State is with
in the judicial circuit assigned to the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
who has held no court there since the
apprehension, of Davis, and who de—
clines fur an„indefinito pericd to hold
any court there.
The matters above stated are, so far
us 1 um inkirmed,'the-rentons for hold
ing Jefferson Davis in confinement,
and Why he has not been . put upon
trial.
Fourth. Beside Jefferson Davis, the
following persons, Who acted as officers
•of the rebel Government, ure impris
oned, to wit: Clement C. Clay, at For
tress Monroe, 'charged among other
things with treason, with complicity
in the murder of Mr. Lincoln, and with
gaitizing bands of pirates, robbers, and
murderers in Cansda, to burn the
cities and ravage thb commerce and
coasts of loyal States on the British
frontier. D. L Yulee, at Ft. Pulaski,
charged with treason while,heldlng
seat in the Senate of the United States,
and with plotting to capture the forts
and arsenals of the United States, and
with inciting war and rebellion against
t'he Government. S. K. Mallory, at
Lafayette, charged with treason, and
with organizing and: setting on foot
piratical expeditions against the United
States commerce and marine on the
high seas. Other officers of the so-call.
ed Confederate Government, arrested
and imprisoned, have been released on
parole to abide the action of the C-lov
ernment in referenee to this proseen•
Lion, and that fir alleged offences, on
their applications for amnesty and par.
don. Among these are S. A. Trenholin,
Secretary of the Treasury; John A.
Campbell, Assistant Secretary of War;
James A. Seddon, Secretary of War;
John R. Reagan, Postmaster General;
R. M.. T. limiter, Senator ; Alexander
11. Stephens, Vice President, and sun
dry other persons olleSs note.
B M. STANTON, Seely of War.
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,
January 4,1860..
1,600,000 00
To the President:. Sir—l have the
honor to acknowledge the receipt froni
you of a copy cf the resolution of the
Senate of the United States, of date
the 21st of Deeertibettos6s.; In that
resolution the Senate .respectfully re
quests to be informed open what char
ges and for what reasons 'Jefferson
Davis is still held in Confinernent, and
why he has not, been put upon trial?
When the war was at its crisis Jef
ferson Davis, the commander in chief
of the army of the insurgents, was ta
ken prisoner, with other prominent re
bets, by the military forces of the Uni
ted States. It was the duty of the
military so, to take them. They have
been heretofore, and aro yet held as
prisoners of war. Though active hos
tilities have ceased, d'state of war still
exists in the -territory in rebellion.—
Until peace shall come in fact, and in
law, they can rightfully be held as pri
soners of war.
I have ever thought that trials for
treason cannot be held before a mili
tary, tribunal. The , civil courts have
alone jurisdiction of that erirne. The
question then.. rises, where„and when
must the trials thereof be held? In
that clause of the Constitution mention
ed in the resolUtion of the Senate, it
is plainly written that they most be
held in the State and district wherein
the climb shall have been committed.
I know Unit many persons of learning
and ability entertain the opinion that
the commander in-chief of the. rebel
armies should ho regarded as construe•
tionally present with a I the insurgents
.who prosecuted hostilities, and made
raids upon the northern and
„southern
borders of the loyal 'States. This doc
trine of constructiye'presonce, carried
out :to its logical consequence, would
irtkircLall who had been connected with
the4ebel armies liable to trial in any
Stato\and district into which any por
tlot" of these armies had Made the
slii, i itestiincorsion. Not being persua
ded of the correctness of that opinion,
but regarding s the doctrinemcntioned
as . -I' dpobtlttr„consti k tatipnally, I. have
thought it lot proper to advise You to
cause criiniiiial proceedings to he iced
tutetf, agaMst jeffitison Davis or any
other instirgen•t in- the States or die,
tricts iti which (lay were not actually
present during the_ prOsecution of boa
tilitiei.• -
PiESMOI
I.d to mebt in
inst., for the
1 rress to pass
'iijaalizatintr - of
~t e the mutual
id sailors. All
organizations
o send delo•
Seine promincnt i re.bels were person
lly at the invasion of Mary
land .and Pennsylvania, • but all. or
neurry ' all of them 'received military
paroles upon the .eurrenderof the rebel
,Armies. Whilst...lt/clink that tpose
.role0: -- are Pot hit nitimateTroteetion
for prosecutions for high treason, I
have thought that it would be a viola
tion of the paroles to prosecute those
persons for crimes before the political
power of the Government has pro.
claimed that the rebellion' has been
suppressed.
It follows, from what I have said,
that lain of the opinion that Jefferiion
Davis and others of .the insurgents
ought to be tried in some one of the
States or districts in which they may
be charged. Though active hostilities
4nd,flagrant war have notfor some time
existed between the United StitteS and
the insurgents, peaceful relations' be •
tween the Government and the people
in th. States and districts in rebel
lion have not yet been fully restored.
None. of the justices of t;ho Supreme
Court have held circuit courts in -these
States and districts since actual hos:
tilities ceased.' When the courts are
open, and all laws can be peacefully
administered and enforced in . those
States whose people rebelled against
the Government,when - thus peace shall
have come in fitet and in law, the tier
sons now held in military custody as
prisoners of war, and who may not
have been tried and convicted for of
fences against the laws of war, should
be transferred to the custody of the
civil authorities of the proper districts
to be. tried f'or such high crimes and
misdemeanors as May be alleged
against them.
I thinit it is the plain duty of the
President to cause criminal prosecu
tions to be instituted before the proper
tribunals, and at at all proper times,
against some of those who were main
ly instrumental in inaugurating and
most conspicuous in conducting the
late hostilities.. I should regard it as
a direful calamity, if many whom the
sword has 'spared, the law should
spare also; but I would deem it a more
direful calamity still if the gxecutive,
in performing his constitutional duty of
bringing these persons before the bar
Of justice to answer for their crimes,
should violate the plain moaning of
the Constitution or infringe in the least
particular the living spirit of that in..
struMent,:
I have the honor to be, most respect
fully, JAMES . SPEED,
Attorney General.
NEWS SUMMARY,
THERE are five thousand troops in
the Department of Washington.
ANDERSONVILLE is now guarded
. by
a garrison of twenty men.
IT Will require $2,000,000 to rees
tablish the lighthouses on the South
ern coast destroyed by the rebels.
ACTIVE measures are in progress to
erect at Philadelphia a dtting.mouu
ment to the late Bishop Potter.
ABOUT $14,000,000 have already
been disbursed in paying the army up
to December 31st, 1865.
THE new vault intended for there-
mains of the late President Lincoln, is
nearly completed.
NEARLY $287,000,060 were disbursed
by the Treasury Department during
the last quarter of 1865.
UrwAims of twenty clerks were dis•
charged from the War Department on
the 31st ult. •
AN order for the mustering out of
over eighty general officers, it is re
ported, will be issued before the 15th
inst.
STErskave been token to establish
a cemetery at Ball's Bluff. The re
moval of the dead to the grounds so,
lected is being proceeded with rapidly.
THE Indian delegation have had
another interview with the commis
sioner on their grievances. Their
chief want appears to be money.
THE summing up of Grant's lasses
from May 5 to October 28, amounts to
88,387 men, of whom 18,562 were kill
ed, 53,957 wounded, and 23,858 missed
FIVE hundred thousand dollars were
recently stolen from an Adam's .Ex•
press car at New. Haven, between N.
York and Boston. The thieves have
been caught.
PRESIDENT Juarez, his Cabinet, the
members of the Supreme Court, and
other functionaries have arrived at
Chihuahua, the capital of Mexican
republic.
ILL - mors produced in 1865 ono hun
dred and seventy-seven millions of
bushels of corn, twenty-five millions
of bushels of wheat, one million of bar
ley, and twenty eight million of oats.
THERE have, been received by the
Adjutant General about eight huddred
applications for a share in the mwards
offered for the capture of the assassina
tion conspirators.
IT is asserted that not less than
V 50,000 of counterfeited fifty and one
hundred dollar United States Treasu
ry notes are at present in circulation.
They aro so Well executed as almost to
doily detection. •
THE amount of silver taken from
the mines of Nevada during the year
1865 will reach the enormous amount
of fifty millions, thus proving that the
productiveness is increasing. .
A CHICAGO special gives ono of the
oldest cases of' elopement on record. A
young and attractive • married woman
of that city has decamped with two
married men, either of whom are old
enough to . be her father.
.Tries comparison speaks well for our
country: The United States has 60,000
public schools, giving a scholar from
every five persons. England and
Wales have 46,000 schools, and a scho
lar for every 8.36 persons, while in
Scotland one seventh of the people go
to school.
AMONG the Now Ytiar's gifts pres
ented to General Grant, was a library
selected with great care, and porches
od et a cost of five thousand dollars by
a few of the eminent citizens of Bus.
ton. It was presented on behalf of
the flonors by Representative Roop.
SOME commotion was created a few
nights ago in the Mobile theatre by
sonic persona hissing the air of 'fan•
kola Doodle; •while the soldiers were
applauding .it,•but no serious disturb
anbe: occurred. The tune has been
ordered to be played by the military
commanders, whether the 4ebs, like
or not, Good -
THE twenty pigi.ip . arsenals apd
'mories iq the North contain 4,025 . ,1J5
pound of powder, 401,026. pounds of,
Shell, 233,818 pounds of cannon balls.
84,300 pounds of grenades. 46,802 box
es of grape shot', 21.355 potinds of
boml:',8;1,000,000 good Springfield mus•
ketn and 500,000 captured and foreign
innshots. ••
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4
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
VOTICE.—This is to notify all per
1,1 eons not to trust my h•ifo on my account, as I will
not pay anyidebts contracted by her. . •
Iluntingdon,Janl7-3t. , GEORGE WALLS.
3E6C)Cst.Ss aenaaPeMS.
We are now selling our Boots and Shoes
AT REDUCED PRICES,
Willi a view of laying l 4 a Spring stock.
E. HENRY .44 CO.
VOR RENT.—The room occupied
as the MASONIC HALL, 25 x 50. feet, with °Waldo
entrance. Second floor or ilia building formerly known
as the Broad Top corner, Iluntougdon, Pa.
. jal7-lm DAVID DIAA IR.
OFF= HUNTlaataart & BROAD TOP ISIOUSTAIN B. It. CO.,
• 158 South tid St. , Philoaelpltia, Jan 9. 1869.
THE annual meeting of the Stoelc.
holders of the lluntingdon and BrnaiLlop Mountain
laulrond and Coal Co pony will bo Oleo of
the t ompany, on TuESDAY. the Bth day of FEBRUA
1866, at tl o'clock, A. IL when un election will be held
for a President and Twelve Directors to serve for the
suing year. J. B'. AERTSEN,
Jaul7td Secretary.
WATERSTREET . FOUNDRY
AL4g.sl,l3a iota 331.a.5t.
THE undersigned having purchased
the above property would take this mot hod 10 Inform
the public that he is prepared to receive and till order for
ALL KINDS OF CASTINGS,
PLOW;, THRASHING MACHINES. Sc.. Ix.; and also
will melte and repair all kinds of Thrashing 31achines,ke.
`led und sleigh soles an other ensilage kept on hued.
Old metal, Brass told Copper, tukeu in exchange fur
work. . J. U. PIPER.
Waterstrcet, Jan 9-3m*
INVENTORS' OFFICES.
D & EVANS,
Civil Engineer's and Patent Solicitors,.
No. 435 Waltitit St., Philada..
Patents solicited Consultations on Enginerfirig.
Drnughting and eketches, bludelt; end Machinery of ail
kinds made and skillfully attended to. l , pecini ottention
given to ItEJEOTe:D CAn!•ld and INTER FBI( ENCEs.—
Anthentie cooles of all Documents from Patent Office
prucund.
N. IS.—Save yourselves useless trouble and traveling
expenses, us there Is no actual need for i .ersunal inter
view with us. All businos with thero can be
transacted In writing. For further into, nettion direct as
above With ens up ouclo.ed, for 0,1,114 w:01 rdra.Cee.
January 17, 18613-1 y
VALUABLE!
Sous® ast - xxcl. Tic t
AT PUBLIC SALE.
THE undersigned, intending to leave
town in the Epriur, trill offer the hump awl lot or.
which he resides, nt public mule,
On Thursday, January 25th, 1866,
at 10 o'clock, a. m
This properly ix situated on tiro corner of Washington
and Bath ,treatx. in the borough at lluntingd•nt, Tito
lot is a lull - sized lot. and runa hock to Mifflin atreut. on
which it has a corner front, vary suitable fur build
ing purposes.
Teruo; uronlo will be eay,.nnd will be made known on
day of Halo. rossesbion gin. u ott the .Ut day of Aprir;
1861. [jol7] S.ll. REID.
LTA ltD. COAL.—A superior article
IA of llard Coal for sale at
jao S. E. lIEZtiIIY & CO.
A GREAT INVENTION 1
SAFETY BRIDLE AND LINES.
The undersigned inform the citizens of Huntingdon
county that they have purchased the tight fur the county
for selling single or townships rights to utanuficture the
SAFETY BRIDLE AND LINES.
The Bridle and Litres are to prevent horses from kick
ing or running away, and every 1111111 who NVIAICS hi drive
a horse or horses with any safety should be sure Co have
these bridles and lines. They into, only to be seen to be
appeared. her any further inrurreetion fleplio of.
DEITWEEbBiI.
j au.9-31* Alleurilte, 31iftlin county, Pa.
Se (ICI A MONTll!—Agents . wonted
fur BIS entirely now urticle.s. j ust out. Ad
dress 0. T. CARRY, City Building, Biddeford, Maine.
Dee.20,180-ly
EX:ECUTOIIS' NOTICE.- •
[Estate of Rev Jacob Snyder, deed.]
Letters testamentary, on the estate of llev. Jacob Sny
der. late of Porto, tsvp., linutingdon co., &c . a., haying
been granted to the utatersigntsi, ail persona Indebted
to the estate are requested to make immediate payment,
and tin.° having claims, to prurient them dilly authenti
cated for settlement.
JACOB FIARNCAJIE,
JACOB SNYDER,
Janl 0,1806-6 t
ADNIINISTILVFOR'S NOTICE,
Letters Of udmoiistrnlimt upon tile t stale of liar
'lsii g. !Jarvis of Morrie township. deceased, having been
granted to the undersigned. all persons firm. requested to
mak, immediate • payment. till • those having claims
against.tho same. to present them for settlement.
11.1;SitY•11 eii Ills,
Spruce Creek, Jun 2, 'GG - G , ' Administrator.
A DMINISTRATOR'S I\TOTICE--
.
[Estate of John Ile:Whims, deo'd,
maters of Ailtitinisti ation upon the estato of John
lledilings, late of Bratty township, Iltintitsfr,thin county
deed, having been granted to mite undersigned, all persona
having claims against the estate are requested to present
them to the undersigned, and all persons indebted will
mako immediato . payment. CALEB WA fills 1 a LID,
decl3-at* Adininianator.
ADMINISTRATOII,'S NOTICE.
[Estato of John Dam deed)
livtlCll9 of administration upuit the emai) of Joan
Don adson, Into of Xlaplobm, deceased. boring been
granted to thu unduesignuil. nll persona indebted to the
estate trill make payment, and those loving Maims trill
prebent them fur uettletneut.
JANE D.iNALDzON, Mapleton,.
SA 3.1`1.,. T. 'mows, onungdou.
N. 8.-110 e, B. I; .Collins and 11* il I atm Gay on have been
appointed agents and Ittiornoys in fact of daint-s Donald
sun in place of said deueastal, to traumat all business re.
kiting to diurnal estate and the purcbaso money due on
lota mold. detll3•Ul
OLD FRANKLIN ALMANAC
.10001=1. 1.1300.
C.)NPrINT'd :
A continued Chronicle of the Rebellion agllnst the
United States, embracing a record of Mil itary. naval, and
politicul events from Wt. 7, 1064. to Nov. 1,1864.
It egutor tinny of the United Staten-
Indian tribes of the United States. •
Populations of United states. Lireat Britain, Ireland
and Franco.
Cannaltiesamong General officers of tho Union nod re.
Lel armies during the war,•k it led in battle and died.
Arm of now stet. and territories.
Freezing poin ts of curious liquids. "
Melting points of solids. •
Bishops, Methodist and ilpitic pal Church.
Bishop., Protestant Church in the United
siatee. living iiud deceased
United States Uoverinneut, 1806.
ilierucelry, nom. Catholic Church in the United
Sties, 10 chbishops and bishops.
Dane of nations.
Signs of Itoin.
• The tiovernments of t ti o world. •
State nod territorial governments.
Battles of the revolution,
Price =6 touts per copy.
Copies mailed (post•paid) on rec..ipt of price.
For 81.11 e nt%yid' BOOK &MLR. 11
1 1 41 32.0 Old. M il 4.72) 1 1.1.21,C1r7"
STILL IN.BLAS'I%
THE aubseribora, thankful for tho
I in.rai share of patronego they have heretofore re
, ceived by strict attention to bushoess.
, hope to merit nod still red are the Mil.,
r/4" 11.1: it, take this method to inforto their friends
end evhyb:sly else. that they ore pleparel
to maim all kinds of IttllN and Blt.',dd
tiAafL.tlil wade In ft II rs . t plan- Foundry.
We hero always "ho hold nil kinds of Plough and Stove
Castings. also wash Kettles, cellar- window Orates. coal
hole castings fur pavements. window weights of all sizes
nod weights, pipe joints. sled and sleigh soles, wagon
boxes, ntachino castings for steam nod water, grist, saw,
0110100 slid plaster mills of all descriptions.
We are prepared to furnish II enters and Iron Fences of
them() t improved style. oven doors and frames, door sills
and in fact everything made In this line.
We hove a very large stock of pattertnt nail can furnish
castings at short notice. sod cheaper than they can be had
In the county. Having a good drill eve are prepared to
du drilling :Intl fitting np of ull kinds.
AV-Highest market price paid for old• motel, brass,
zinc. lead. Lc. J. M. CUNIIINIMI AM k HUN.
°Mee on Railroad strect,one door west oftlio' Exchange
Hotel. Huntingdon, l's. dec27.o
WEST HUNTINGDON FOUNDRY,
Near Pin tiers' Mill, Huntingdon, P.a. .
THE undersigned' would take this
moukod to inform the public that his I .11:r7
Now Fottniry in now in 'lima. and h 0 t..•
Kenitra' io receive mid 'All orders for all
kinds of CA STI NQS, PLOWS, 4111tES11-ti
--
IrrO 11ACIONES, So., So.
BeitDoinga practical mechanic at the buttiness. of twenty.
three years exner once, and hovitm a detdre In nleaso. ho
Lopes to merit anti receive n share of ppi,Lic patronage.
Sledtand tdelo s ti Soles, and nth. cast iligs. .
on.hand.
,g Did metal, biass and canner takai in 'etreht`tmo fur
crork. J A 41E3 SIMPSON.
Decenther 13,1803-But.
wopri, BIJANKETS, COVER T
leo. Ingram', Hag and Hump Carted& Huge, OH
end edlour CkAlip,nt
S. H. HENRY &
UI4D BRASS AND . COPPER taken
, in exchahge for goods at the Hardware Btort
3, 1861 JAR. A. BROWN.
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furs,
For .1141 clie* . at i 3 or
m 2,1 s tfrnlffisiliWOMN
•
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Fro THI 14A.1iIES.—Do yea. really
I intend to cease wearing the beautiful 'styles new.
so prevalent, or dross less elegantly, lieil-ana the rebel
Jeff. Davis, was captured in Fashionable Female attire?,
One moment's calm reflection will Rarely serve to change
your rash resolve. The angels had too much' good sense
to lay aside their part chaste robes of white, because
they had for a time served to hide the deformities of that.
Prince of Itobels, the Devil. Can you-err. in following the
exampleof Angels? Then having made tip your [Will.,
that you will continue to dress tastefully regarillesb
rebellion, do not forget to eaU at the store of the subscri
bers, who will be happy at aft times to furnish you letbik
such articles Of dress as you may desire. Urge your fath .
ere; husbands, blothers, neighbors and children to visit
the same !nose. They can here be' stilted id good Unites'
of Boots. Shoes; Clothhig Material,. Etats, Cep', (jeeent.
ware and a general assortment of Oroceries, on as no.
sonable terms as at any Henn in town. Stine on South
east corner of tbo Diamond, Huntingdon, ,
•may 31, 1865. ramie's B. wALLI.as:
1866. • 1866.
CLOTHING.
H. -ROMAN.
•
CLOTIIING
FOR
FALL AND WINTER,
JUST RSCSIYED
•
11. ROMAN'S •
CHEAP CLOTHING STORE.
Far Gentleman's Clothing or tha beat material, and made•
iu ha beat'workinaulika nutnnor, call at ••.• • . : _
ROMAN'S.
oppomt. one Franklin Honer In Market Square, Hunting
don, Pa.
Huntingdon octll7, 'firi.•
[DEAD QUARTERS ,
FOE.
NEW GOODS.
P..CWIN - •
INFORMS THE PUBLIC.
THAT HP, HAS
JUST OPENED
SPLENDII .4'TOCK of N81NVGD9.4.5
THAT '
CAN'T BE BRAT'
ICY
CHEAPNESS AND QUALITY:,
COME AND SEE.
D. .P. 0170 TN,
act. 17 '65..
New Styles for '66 already on hand.
THE LARGEST and •
THE BEST •
STOCK OF NEW STYLES O.F
WALL PAPER' ...
Ever received in Huntingdon;
• NO IV WEN •
And for sale at LEWIS' Book Store.
OUR STOCK CONSISTS OF
GILTS, SATINS, BLANKS;BROWNS
of various styles, for
Parlors, Halls, Dining Rooms, Office.F,.
Bed Rooms, Kitchens, Bar Rooms, Vic..
Paper is on the rise—save . 2o poi cent.,
by buying soon.
It will pay all to buy now for Spring use.
MEE=
ANTED at, S. E. HENRY & CO'S
15,000 bushels Wheat,
5,000 " Rye,
5.000 " • Oats,
5,000 " Corn,
• 1.000 " Flaxseed, •
1,000 " Cloverseed,
1,000 pounds Wool,
For which the highest gash price will
be paid. •
NOW OPEN
WHARTON '& MAGUIRE'S.
NEW
IN MN BROAD TOY DNPOT
Tiro public generally are invited to call before 'mobs
sing elsewhere.
Huntingdon, June 29, lABS.
•
DI'MANIG AL'S.LIVERY STABLE.
WASHINGTON STREET,
Between the Baptist and Catholic Churches,
HUNTINGDON, PA.
AA \
Ihcjimde.;l
RE PUBLIC GENERALLY are
k informed that the subscriber is prepared at his Nev
1.1 YElt Y ETA IttE, to accommodate all with
HORSES, BUGGIES, & CARRIAGES
at rensrinable rates, on short notice . . "
• HENRY INTMANIGALL..
Unnttngdon, Morel, 8.18135—1 y,
laacidessi 7 N'xiaats,
OF ALL KINDS,
JUST. _RECEIVED
TIIE I.AEG.EST sTpow. AND VARIETY
EVER pnqvgliT TO Tiormziapo;l
Ladicts, call and examine at
FLORENCE'SEWING - MACHINE
NY 'person in want of one of the
1, above ertieles should tali on Mies DIANA!! L. BA.
!UR, Agent for the Mochine. . •
Huntingdon, Sept. 27-6 m
ADIES' DRESS GOODS, compri
_Using everything new and desirable, each as Drea*
sake, silk nt hair, and Irish Popgun, alpacas, C aaMn Biel,
ruialrgS, 31erinore, all wool rreach Delainca, hazoay:
plaids, at ' S. kl k.COu
ADIES' COATS and CIRCULAR:;
1_,4 Shawls, Cloth Basques, dc. &c,, at r
8.8. MIRY & CO.
CHEAP PUMPS..
JAMES A. BROWN, Huntingdon,
Pa., sells Patent Wooden Pumps for cisterns and
wells, from 4 to 60 toot deep, at about one half. the usual
price for old fustdoned pumps.. All pumps warranted.
Mtg. 3 'til.
•
iIDLIUSINESS,,
MPS •TAKE NOTICE).
.1) It you want your cord neatly printed on oirrel= -
opeo, call at . • ' • .
LBII7IS' IlpiVC AY . D STATIONERY' STEOR.
BLANK 1300 KS,
• OP VARIOUS 812108, for sale at: ,
LZWIS' 4100 K 4Sp STATIONER r sro
Q. E. lIHNRY & QO. sell . all kinds
orlrozi, sh 4 j rpq,)loßi) iron, steel, nails, boron
eteyea'atal a taiiaty oT lloljew ware.
BROWN & BLEACHED 3 , 1158b1N5,
Ticking. Liiiscis: Chrclte, t6achfa L nut bro wn din:
wu eltiontge, minor'erlaill,' Wool Flautist. ke.,"at
mpaiy
•
r_lo & CO'S fop
k . KaNd Clothie, C* l ”lmercekohtictetimTwpd!l/4 1 i , 5 ?:i#:
tcy,,osa)ll:Veli , it "id • + . • .• • -
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