VOL. 49.
The Fluntingdon Journal
J. R. DURBORROW
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Bank. Prompt personal attention will be given
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Jan. 7,71.
DR. H. W. BUCHANAN,
DENTIST,
No. 223 Hill Ftrert,
HUNTINGDON, PA.
July 3, '72.
CALDWELL, Attorney -at -Law,
D'No. 111, 3.1 street. Office formerly occupied
by Messrs. Woods tt. Williamson. [ap12,71.
DR. A. B. BRUMBAUGH, offers his
professional terriers to the community.
otsce, No. 52:1 Washington street, one door east
of the Catholic Parsonage. [jan.4,7l.
EJ. GREENE, Dentist. Office re.
• moved to Leiger's new building, Hill strcel
Ft,tingdon. [jan.4,"ll.
a L. ROBB, Dentist, office in S. T
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• Brwn's new building, No. 520, Hill St.,
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C. MADDEN, Attorney-at-Law
• Office, No. —, Hill street, Huntingdon,
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JFRANKLIN SCHOCK, Attorney
rfi • at-Law. Huntingdon, Pa. Prompt attention
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corner of Court House Square. [dcc.4,'72
_ SYLVAN US BLAIR, Attorney-at
t.,
,• Law, Huntingdon, Pa. °Mee, Hill street,
hree doom west of Smith. Dan.4'7l.
T CHAL3IERS JACKSON, Attor
ri • ney at Law. o:fiee with Win. Dorris, Esq. ;
No. 403, Hill street, Huntingdon, I'a.
Atl legal business promptly Minuet.' to. [janls
IF IL DUR BORROW, Attorney-at
e-JP • Law, Huntingdon, Pa., will practice in the
several Courts of Huntingdon county. Particular
attention given to the settlement of estates of dece
dents.
Odiee in he JOURNAL Building. [feb.l,ll.
W. MATTER.N, Attorney-at-Law
J • and General Claim Agent, Huntingdon Pa.
Soldiers' claims against the Government for back
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el to with groat care and promptnv.ae.
Office on Hill Greet.
S. GEISSINGEIt, Attorney -at-
L• Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Office one door
East of IL. M. Speer's office. [Feb.s-ly
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K. At.Lnx LavoL,
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nUNTINGDON, PA.
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dispatch. Ent:n.6;72
RA. ORBISON, Attorney-at-Law,
• Office, 321 II in street, Huntingdon, Pa.
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Hotels.
JACKSON HOUSE
Fora DOORS EAST OF THE UNION DEPOT,
HUNTINGDON, PA
A. B. ZEIGLER, Prop.
N0v12,'73-6.
Af ORR ISON HOUSE,
OPPOSITE PENNSYLVANIA R. R. DEPOT
HUNTINGDON, PA
J. H. CLOVER, Prop.
April 5, 1871-Iy.
Miscellaneous
ItOBLEY, Merchant Tailor, in
N• Leister's Building (second floor,) Hunting
don, Pa., respectfully solicits a share of public
patronage from town and country. [0et16,72.
Ippi A. BECK, Fashionable Barber
• and Hairdresser, Hill street, opposite the
Franklin house. All kinds of Tonics and Pomades
kept on handand for sale. [a1119.'71-6m
HOFFMAN & SKEESE,
lli,.nufacturers .1 all kinds of CHAIRS,
and dealers in PARLOR and KITCHEN FURNI.
TURE, corner of Fifth and Washington streets,
Huntingdon, Pa. All articles will be sold cheap
Particular and prompt attention given to repair
ing. A share of public patronage is respectfully
solicited. jjan.ls,73y
TM. WILLIAMS,
MANUFACTURER OF
MARBLE MANTLES, MONUMENTS.
HEADSTONES, &C.,
lIUNTINGDON, PA]
STER PARIS CORNICES,
MOULDINGS. &C
ALSO SLATE MANTLES BURNISHED TO
ORDER.
Jan. 4, '7l.
G 0 TO THE JOURNAL . OFFICE
Par all kinds of print;nr.
FOR ALL KINDS OF PRINTING, 00 TO
TILT JOURNAL OFFICE
The Huntingdon °urinal.
New Advertisements
f4HERIFF'S SALES.
By virtue of sundry writs of Fi. Fa. Vend. Exp.
and Lev. Fa. to me directed, I will expose to pub
lic sale at the Court House, in Huntingdon, on
MONDAY, April 13, 1874, at 1 o'clock, p. In.,
the following described real estate, to wit :
J. A. NAS]
All of defendant's right, title and in
terest in all that certain messuage and tract of
land situate in West township, Huntingdon coun
ty, State of Pennsylvania, adjoininglands of Win.
Stewart and Dorsey's heirs on the west, lands of
John and Michael Ware on the south, and lands
of Was Reed on the east, containing 102 acres and
37 perches, having thereon erected a two story
dwelling house, frame barn, and other outbuild
ings.
ALSO, All of defendant's right, title and inter
est, in a certain tract of land in Jackson township,
county of Huntingdon, and State of Pennsylva
nia, bounded on the east by land of George W.
Johnston, on the north by land of James Fleming,
on the south by land of Greenwood Furnace Com
pany, containing 100 acres, more or less.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of George Warfel.
ALSO-4111 of defendant's right, title
and interest in all that certain tract of land situ
ate in the township of Springfield, county of
Huntingdon, Pa., bounded as follows: on the
south and east by lands of Elisha. Green's heirs,
on the south west by lands of Wm. H. Booth, on
the north west by lands of John Star's heir's, on
the north by lands of Caleb Brown and Benjamin
Baulky, on the east by lands of Ilenry C. Cremer,
containing 198 acres, more or lees, having thereon
erected a small frame bOrn, two dwelling houses,
one and a half stories each.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Samuel 11. Anderson.
ALSO—AII of defendants' right, title
and interest in a certain tract of land situate in
Henderson township, Huntingdon county, Pa.,
bounded as follows: On the north by lands of Jo
seph Trymer, on the south by !snits of Clarence
Trymer, on the east by lauds of William Rupert,
on the westaLy lands of - Shouter, containing
60 acres, more or less, having thereon erected a
two story log dwelling house and a log stable.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of Jacob Shenefelt.
_ _
ALSO—AII of defendant's right, title
and interest in all that certain lot of ground situ
ate in that part of the borough of Huntingdon
known ns West lluntingdor, at the south-west
corner of Fifteenth and Mifflin streets, fronting
fifty feet on said Mifflin street, and extending
back at right angles to same 150 feet to a fifteen
feet alley.
ALSti—All of defendant's right, title and
interest in all that certain lot of ground situate in
the western part of the borough of Huntingdon,
at the south-west corner of fifteenth and Moore
street;, fronting fifty feet on said Moore street,
and extending back at right angles to same 150
feet to a fifteen-feet alley.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of Jacob Stehle:,
ALSO—AII of defendant's right, title
and interest in all that certain lot or piece of
ground situate in West township, Huntingdon Co.,
Pa., bounded as follows: on the north by the pub
lic road leading to Warrior Ridge fro,: the main
road running from Petersburg u; Shaver's Creek
Valley, on the east and south by lands of John
Rung, on the west by the public road running
from Petersburg up Shaver's Creek Valley, con
taining about one acre, having thereon erected a
three story building about 30 by 20 feet, with a
kitchen attached, and the cartilage appurtenant
thereto.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Henry Rudy.
ALSO—AII of defendant's right, title
and interest in a certain lot of ground situate in
the borough of Petersburg, Huntingdon county,
Pa., bounded and deeeribetl as follows: On the
west by Washington street, on the south by an
alley, on the cast by King street and on the north
by lot now or formerly owned by Henry limier;
said lot being No. 64 in the plan of said borough,
and having thereon erected a frame or log houee
and otheroutlmildings. _
Seined, taken in elecution, and to he sold as
the property of Jacob Bruner.
ALSO—AII of defendant's right, title
and interest in all that certain messuage and tract
of land. situate in the township of Penn. county
of Huntingdon, Pa., bounded and described as
follows Beginning at a post thence by land of
Isaac Peightal N. 41 degrees E. 69 perches to a
atone heap; thence land of Joseph Norris. N.
a degrees W 41 perches to a post ; thence by land
of R. 0. W. Wall, N. 481 degrees W. 684 perches
to a post ; thence by land of John Lee, S. 561 de
gross W. 46 perches to a post ; thence by lands of
Samuel Harris' heirs S. 33 degrees E. 1221 perebes
to the place of beginning, containing 40 acres and
73 perches net measure, having thereon erected a
one and a half story log dwelling house and a log
stable.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be cold as the
roperty of Israel Merkel.
ALSO—AII of defendant's right, title
and interest in a certain tract of land situate in
the township of Cass,county of lluntingdon, Pa.,
bounded as follows: on the east by land of Solo—
mon Mirely, on the west by land of John Steaner,
on the north by land of Jesse D. Shore and on
the south by land of Benjamin Everett, contain
ing 113 acres, more or less, having thereon erected
a two story dwetling house, a log barn and other
out buildings.
Ecized, token in execution, and to be sold as
the proerty of Joseph Ifarbangh.
ALSO—AII the defendants' right, title
. . .
tnd interest in 251 sores of land in Clay town-
Mip, adjoining land of Samuel Bowser on the
west, Benjamin Shope on the east, M. J. Ashman
m the south. and David Stover on the north, with
a large dwelling house, large barn and other out
buildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of Samuel L. Glasgow and Harriet N.
.t Biddurs will take notice that 20 per cent.
of the purchase money must be paid when the pro
perty is knocked down, or it will be put up again
for sale. AMON 110710 K,
Sheriff's Office, 1 [Sheriff.
Huntingdon, Mob. 25, '74. J
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED.
Take notice that John S. Nimmon and A.
A. Skinner, Assignees of William P. Ramsey, of
the township of Dublin, have filed in the office of
the Prothonatary of the Court of Common Pleas
of Huntingdon county, their account as Assignees
aforesaid which will be presented to thesaid Court
on the second Monday of April next, for confirma
tion and allowance, and will be so confirmed and
allowed unless exceptions be filed thereto.
➢farrhlB,'7l,
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED.
Take notice, that Robert Cunningbam.com
mittee of John 11. Tosses. a lunatic, Weal' Porter
township, deceased, has filed in the office of Pro
thonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of lion.
tiumlon County. his account as committee afore
said which will be presented to the second Mon
day of April next, for confirmation 3nd allowance,
and will be so confirmed and allowed unless ex
ceptions be filed thereto.
➢farchl3,'74
T RIAL LIST FOR APRIL TERM 1874
FIRST WEEK.
Lowell Shumway who
Lath survival W. A. a
L. Shumway, partner
lately trading as W. A.
& L. Shumway vs. James Dunn,
SECOND WEEK
Harriet C. Reese by her
father Dr. J. A. Shade vs. C. A. Reese
Mary J. Mitchell's use vs. William McClure
Henry Graffius for use
of Robert A. Laird vs. The Township of Por
ter and the Borough of
Alexandria.
T. W. MYTON,
Prothonotary,
NOTICE IN DIVORCE.
March 13;7
ROBERT PALMER, .1 In the Court of Common
Pleas of Huntingdon Collo
r& f ty. January Term, 1874.
MARTHA PALMER J No. 27. Divorce.
To Martha Paltner„respoudent shore named.
You aro hereby required to appear before our
.Tudges at Huntingdon, at a Court of Common
Pleas, there to be held on the second Monday of
April next, to show cause why a di r roree from the
bond of matrimony, as prayed in the libel filed,
should not be decreed in the suit.
It has been impossible to serve you with the
above notice personally, by reason of your absence
from the jurisdiction of the Court.
March] 8-4 t
A PRESENT,
FARMERS AND GARDENERS.
Every subscriber sending 50 cents for the Ocoee
Jtrgiutrr, one year a Southern Land Journal, I
will mail a package of the JAPAN PEAS, post
paid by mail that will produce from fire to ten
bushels of Peas. The pea grows in the form of a
bosh, and does not require sticking. Address,
L. L. OSMENT,
Editor and Proprietor,
Cleveland, Tenn.
Aprill74-21
flIsW
pnvirr.
[Original.]
Twenty-Seven Years Ago
The following lines were suggested while
gazing upon a scene of my boyhood, now fall
en into ruins, "Old Canoe Furnace," on the
Juniata, three miles above Williamsburg, Blair
county, Pa.:
Fondly I am on thee gazing,
Scenes with memory's light aglow ;
. .
Looking backward through time's vista.
Twenty-seven years ago.
Here, where lovely Juniata
Os its journey murmurs low,
Strayed I 'mid the tangled wildwood,
Twenty-seven years ago.
Free as air, no thought of sorrow
Through my artless mind did flow
All unconscious of life's conflicts,
Twenty-seven years ago.
Now I stand, with soul embittered,
'Neath life's burdens bending low
On the threshold of my boyhood,
Twenty-sexes years ago.
Back my tears, why starting blind me,
Why unbidden swiftly flow ?
Methinks I hear my mother singing
Twenty-seven years ago.
Farewell, scenes of youthful pleasures,
I must on, through trials go,
Little dreamed of when I knew you, '
Twenty-seven years ago.
Vbt ,Oteni-I.3r;vlln.
A TALE OF ENGLISH MAIL COACH DAYS.
BY ROBERT DALE OiVEN
An English gentleman of true John
Bull proportions—weighing some eighteen
or twenty stones—had occasion to travel
in Summer by stage coach from Oxford to
London.
The stage carried six .inside; and our
hero engaged two places—as, in consid
eration of his size he usually did—for
himself. The other four seats were taken
by Oxford students.
These youths, being lighter than our
modern Lambert , readied the stage before
he did, and eaA snugly possessed himself
of a corner seat, leaving a centre seat on
each side vacant. The round, good-tem
pered face of John Bull soon after appear
ed at the carriage door, and peeping into
the vehicle and observing the local ar
rangements, its owner said, with a smile;
"You see 1 6 am of a pretty comfortably
size, gentlemen, so I have taken two seats.
It will greatly oblige me if one of you will
kindly move in the opposite seat, so that I
may be able to enter."
My good sir," said a pert young law
student, "possession is nine-tenth of the
law. Ton engaged two seats. • There they
are, one each side. We engaged one each,
came first, entered regularly into posses
sion, and our title to the seats we occupy
are indisputable."
"I do not dispute your titles," said the
other, "but I trust to your politeness, see
ing how the case stands, to enable me to
pursue my journey..'
_
"Oh, hang politeness!" said a hopeful
young scion of some noble house, "I have
a horror of a middle seat, and would not
take oue to oblige my grandmother; it's
ungraceful as well as uncomfortable; and
beside, one has no chance of looking at the
pretty girls along the road. Gcod old
gentleman, arrange your concerns as you
please; I stick to my corner." And he
leaned back, yawned, and settled himself
with hopeless composure in his place.
Our corpulent friend, though a wan not
easily discomposed was somewhat put out
by his unmannerly obstinacy. Ile turned
to a smart-looking youth with a simper on
his face, a clerical student, who had hith
erto sat in a reverie, possibly thinking over
his chances of a rich beneficence in the fu
ture. "Will you accommodate me ?" he
asked; "this is the last stage that starts
for London to-day, and business of impor
tance calls me to town!'
"Some temporal affair, no doubt," said
the graceless youth, with mock gravity;
"some speculation with filthy lucre for its
object. Good father, at your age your
thoughts should turn heavenward, instead
of being confined to the dull, heavy taber
nacle of clay that chains us to the earth,"
and his companions roared with laughter
at the "d—d good joke r'
A glow of indignation just colored the
stranger's cheeks; but he mastered the
feeling in a moment, and said, with much
composure, to the fourth, "Are you also
determined that I shall lose my place ; or
will you oblige me by taking a centre
seat ?''
"Oh, do, Tom," said his lordship to the
person addressed ; "he's something in the
way of your profession, quite a physiolo
gical curiosity. You ought to accommo
date hint.
T. W. MYTON,
Prothonotary,
May I be poisoned if 1 do !" replied
the student of medicine. "In a dissecting
room he'd make an excellent subject; but
in a coach, and this warm weather, too !
Old gentleman, if you'll put yourself un
der my care, I'll engage in the course of
six weeks, y a judicious course of deple
tires, to save you hereafter the expense
of a double seat. But really, to take a
middle scat in the month of July is con
trary to the rules of hygiene, and a prac
tice to which I have a professional objec
tion." •
T. W. MYTON,
Prothontory,
And the laugh was renewed at the old
gentleman's expense.
By this time the patience of coachee,
who had listened to the latter part of the
dialogue, was exhausted. "Harkee, gem
men." said he, "settle the business as you
like; but it wants just three-quarters of a
minute of twelve, and with' the first stroke
of the University clock, my horse must
be off. I *mild not wait three seconds
longer, for the king, God bless him.—
Twould be as much as my place is worth,"
and with that he mounted his box, took
up the reins, bid the hostler shut the
door, and sat with upraised whip, listening
for the expected stroke.
As it sounded from the venerable bel
fry, the horses, as if they recognized the
signal, shot off at a gallop with the four
young rogues, to whom their own rude
ness and our fat friend's dilemma afforded
a prolific theme for_ merriment during the
whole stage.
Meanwhile the subject of their mirth
hired a post-chaise, followed, overtook
them at the second change of horses,
where the passengers got out ten minutes
for lunch. As the post-chaise drove up
to the door, two young chimney-sweeps
passed, with their bags and brooms and
the well known cry.
"Come hither, my lads," said the cor
pulent gentleman, "what say you to a
ride ?"
AMON HOUCK,
Sheriff
The whites of their eyes enlarged into
still more striking contrast with the dark
shade of the sooty cheeks. Will you
have a ride, my boys, in the stage coach ?"
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1874.
"Yes, zur," said the elder, scarcely da•
ring to trust the evidence of his cars.
"Well, then, hostler, open the stage
doors. In with you! And, d'ye hear ?be
sure to take the middle seats SD, one on
each side."
The guard's horn sounded, and the
coachman's voice was heard : Only one
minute and a half more, gen'lemen ; come
nn !"
They came, bowed laughingly to our
friend of the corporation, and passed on to
the coach. The young lord was the first
to put his foot on the steps. "Why, how
now ? Get out you rascals, or I'!l teach
you how to play gentlemen such a trick
again:"
— "Sit still my lads; you're entitled to
your places. My lord, the two middle
seats, through your action and that ofyour
young friends, are mine; they were regu
larly and duly paid for. I choose that two
proteges of mine shall occupy them. An
English stage coach is free to every one
who behaves quietly, and I am answerable
for their good conduct; so. mind you be
have, boys! Your lordship has a horror of
a middle sea ; pray, take the corner one."
"Overreached us, by Jove !" said the
law student. "We give up the cause, and
cry you mercy, Mr. Bull !"
"Blythe is my name."
"We cry quits, worthy Mr. Blythe."
"You forgot that. possession is nine.
tenths of the law, my good sir, and that
the title of thes3 lads to their seats is in
dir.putable. I have installed them as my
locum tenentes, if that be good law Latin.
It would be highly unjust to dislodge the
poor youths, and I cannot p,rmit it. You
your corner."
"Heaven preserve us !" exclaimed the
clerical student.
"You are surely not afraid of a black
coat," retorted the other. "Besides we
ought not to suffer our thoughts to dwell
on petty earthly concerns, but turn them
heavenward."
"I'd rather go through my examination
a second time than to sit by those dirty
devils," groaned the medical student.
'Soot is perfectly wholesome, my young
friend, and you will not be compelled to
violate a single hygienic rule. The cor
ner you select is vacant. Pray get in!'
At these words the coachee, who had
stood grinning behind, actually cheated
into forgetfulness of time by the excellence
of the joke, came forward. "Gentlemen,
you have lost use a minute and a quarter
already. I must drive on without ye, if
so be ye don't like your company.
The students cast rueful glances at each
other, and then crept warily into their re
spective corners. As the hostler shut the
door he found it impossible to control-his
features. "I'll give you something to
change your cheer. you grinning rascal !"
said the disciple of 4Esculapius, stretching
out of the window; but the hostler nimbly
evaded the blow.
"My white pantaloons !"
"My beautifuldrab sellout !" exclaimed
thelawer expectant. "The filthy rascals !"
The noise of the carriage wheels and
the unrestrained laughter of the specta
tors.drowned the sequel of their lamenta
tions. •
At the next stage a bargain was struck.
The sweeps were liberated and dismissed
with a gratuity ; the seats shaken and
brushed ; the worthy sons of the Univer
sity made np, among themselves, the ex
penses of the p.st.chaise ; the young doc
tor violated for once the rules of hygiene,
by taking a middle seat, and all journeyed
on together, without further quarrel or
grumbling, except from the coachee, who
declared that 'to be kept over time a
minute and a quarter at one stage, and
only three seconds less than three minutes
at the next, was enough to try the pa
tience of a saint; that it was.—Front the
Atlantic Jl6n
padhig for Mv 0 Mom
Sitting up with Her.
She was expecting him Sunday night;
the parlor curtains were down, the old
folks notified that it was healthy to go to
bed at eight o'clock, and Johnny, bribed
with a cent, permitted himself to be tuck
ed away at sundown. Ile sneaked down
the path, one eye on the dog, and the
other watching for the "old man," who
didn't like him any too well, gave a faint
knock at the door, and it was opened, and
he was escorted into the parlor. He said
he couldn't stay but a minute, though he
didn't mean to go for hours. She wanted
to know how his mother was; if his fath
er had returned from York State;
if his
brother Bill's rheumatism was any better ;
and he went over and sat down on the so
fa, so as not to strain his voice. Then
einversation flagged, and lie played with
his hat, and she tubbed at the sofa tidy.—
He finally said it was a beautiful evening,
and she replied that grandfather predict
ed a snow storm. He said be guessed it
wouldn't snow, as the moon wasn't crook
ed enough to hang a powder horn on the
end, and she said she didn't believe it
would, either. This mutual understand
ing seemed to give each other courage, and
he wanted to know if she had seen Bill
Jones lately. She hadn't, she said, and
she didn't Aunt to. Then they went to
talking about the donation visits which
was to be given Elder Berry, and be can:-
lessly dropped his hand on hers—his right
baud, while his left arm sneaked along
the sofa and gut behind her shoulders.—
She pretended not to notice it, and he
looked down at his boots, and wanted to
know if she thought mutton tallow rotted
out boots faster than lard and lampblack.
She couldn't say, but she had an idea that
it did. He bad just commenced to lock
fingers with her, when o she discovered
'
somethinr , ailed the lamp. She rose up,
and turned the light down a half, makii.g
the room look dim. It took him five min
utes to get hold of her fingers again, and
she pretended to want to draw her hand
away all the time. After a long pause,
he lowered his voice to a whisper, and said
he didn't see what made folks love each
other. She bit her handkerchief and ad
mitted her ignorance. He said he could
name a dozen young men who were going
to get married right away, and his left ,
arm fell down and gave her a Then
he went over and looked out of win
dow to make sure that it was or was tot
going to snow, and, coming back, he turn
ed the light tkwn a little more, and then
sat down, and wanted to know if she didn't
want to rest herself by leaning her head
on his shoulder.
Ah me ! We have all been there, and
who of us cared a cent when the old
clock struck twelve, and we five miles
from home? The old man was fast asleep,
the watch-dog gone a visiting, and the
handsomest girl in the country didn't see
why we need be in a hurry.
SUBSCRIBE for the JOURNAL.
Charlotte Cushman as "Meg Mer-
Niles."
The history of the great actress with the
part of "Meg Merrilles" is thus told of
herself: "Her assumption of this part
happened while she was filling the posi
tion of walking lady at the Park Theatre,
New York, in the season of 1837-38,
and was the result of pure accident. John
Braham, the great London tenor, Was per
forming an engagement at the time, and a
! series of light English operas had been put
upon the boards. Guy Mannering, which
was originally produced as a musical dra
ma, was one of these. The greater part of
the play was spoken, but melodies and
set pieces were interspersed which called
into requisition the art of the vocalist..
The character of "Henry Bertram" was
assumed by Braham, while Miss Cushman
wrs cast for the humble part of the young
"Gypsy Marie." As the business of the
play was then arranged, it fell to the lot
of "Marie" to sing the cradle song in the
scene where "Meg" recalls herself to the
recollection of Bertram by means of the
ballad with which she used to soothe him
to sleep in his childhood. Acting upon
the supposition that her voice was broken
by age and unequal to the task, it was her
custom to summon the young "Gipsy" to
revive the .song for her. One day after
rehersal the leading lady of the theatre was
suddenly seized' with indisposition. In
the dilemma that arose the manager beg
ged Miss Cushman to go on and read the
part of 'Meg Merrilles' that evening.—
Miss Cushman obligingly consented, but
with no intention of reading the part. She
took the lines to her room and had them
:tt her tongue's end by nightfall. had
never pfd any consideration to that char
acter,' said Miss Cushman; 'it was always
my habit to attend studiously to my own
business and give no heed to the perform
ance of others. When stars were on the
stage I watched them closely to learn
whatever was possible. At other times I
confined myself to toy individual work.
Thus it came about that I had little idea
how "Meg Merrilles" was dressed or play
ed and never having rehearsed the part
was entirely ignorant of the business.
While I was conning my lines and walk
ing back and forth behind the scenes,
waiting for the curtain to rise on the play,
the manager came to me again in great
distress. "I have forgotten to provide a
singer in the part of the young "Gipsy,"
' he exclaimed.- "What shall we do ?" "I
don't know, lam sure," I replied. • But
after thinking a moment. I added, "Per
haps when I come to the place I can man
age to introduce the song myself—l will
try," and thus relieved, the manager left
me. In much trepidation I listened at
the wings tryitig to catch some inspiration
from the progress of the play, when I
overheard the closing; words in the dia
logue of "Hatteritick" and the "Gypsey"
just preceding the performance of "Meg"
on the scene—when one says of her. "Oh,
she dotes," to which the other replies,
"But she rules the tribe." These sen
tences gave me a sudden clue to the situa
tion of the decrepit but still powerful
queen, and a full conception of the char
acter flashed upon me. I immediately
sprang before the foot-lights in the atti- •
tude I have ever since taken. The poise
was so novel and striking that theaudieuce
manifested a great deal ()remotion, and when
Braham turned and discovered me be gave
an unaffected start of astonishment. This
assured .me somewhat, and I went on with
the part, giving it in all important partic
ulars the interpretation and action which
I have always retained. I saw that Mr.
Brehm was puzzled throughout the even
ing; that I was continually surprising him,
but whether pleasantly or not I could not
tell. As we had not rehearsed together,
and I was consequently ignorant of the
stage business, I had to trust wholly to
my intuitions, and naturally occasioned
hint considerable perplexity. When I
came to the cradle song, which I managed' to bring iu successfully, Bertram fairly
glared at me in amazement My nerves
were sorely tried, but I poured out the
sang, and as I gradually drew near and
bent down over Bertram, slowly dropping
my hand on his head, I saw the big tears
rolling down his cheeks. Then I !cew I
had made a bit, and felt encouraged to go
through the piece. After the play was
over and I had gone to my room quivering
with excitement, the hall boy rapped at
my door, saying, "Miss Cushman, Mr:
Braha It wishes to speak with you." I
arose in affright, feeling sure he mustruean
to reprove me for my inadequate acting.
As I went to the door I framed in words
the excuse that, as I had not enjoyed the
advantage of a rehearsal, it could not be
expected that I should satisfy the demands
of the part. But Mr. Brabant met me
with extended hand, saying, "Miss Cusla
man, I have come to thank you for a gen
nine gratification. It' you had played
"Meg Merril!es" in London as you have
played it here to-night, your fortune would
have been 'nada.' " Miss Cushman was
born 23d of July, 1816, and is consequent
ly fifty eight years of age in July next
Tit-Bits Taken on the Fly,
Australia is importing song birds from
Europe to enliven her woods and fields.
The' only hotel in London kept on the
American plan paid a dividend for last
year of .171 per cent.
The Virginia Legislature proposes to
tax marriages. This should satisfy those
-who want to see bonds taxed.
Miniature sewing machines, by which
children may make their doll's clothing,
are a new thing in the market.
The dreariness of Kansas snow storms
is relieved by frequent flashes of lightning.
A Kansas editor calls it a "fenomenon."
Bev. Mr. Meekman, of Green Bay, Wis
consin, says that it is his belief that most
of the editorial fraternity will eventually
be saved.
Near Fort Ticonderoga, recently, a wag
on containing 1,200 pounds of nitro-gly
cerine fell over a bluff, hot fortunately did
not explode.
A fine picture by the Dutch landscape
painter, Obbeina, dated 1663, the master's
best period, has been added to the museum
at Brussels.
A bank lock, which works by clock
work, and can't be opened except at cer
tain hours, even by the owners, is one of
the latest inventions.
There were 286 furnaces in blast
throughout the country on the Ist of
March, having a total producting capacity
of 85,482 tons per week.
According to a writer in the London
Times, the fifteen English marine insu
rance companies lost $3,640,000 in 1872,
not one realizing a profit.
The Chicago provision trade have ap
pointed a committee to investigate charges
of some of its members shipping sour meat
to Eastera customers.
A National Association of Manufactu
rers and Dealers in Creamery and Factory
Butter has been formed. The first meeting
is to be held at Indianapolis in June.
Boston has produced a new reading of
the old proverb, "A rolling stone gathers
no mots. It is "a revolving fragment of
the palceazoic age collects no cryptog,arnous
vegetation.
Russia gives dinners on a scale propor
tioned to the extent of its territory. At
the banquet recently given to the Emper
or of Austria covers were laid for seven
hundred and forty guests.
The Town Council of Liverpool have
voted £1,200 for the purchase of pictures
this year for their gallery. A picture by
Turner has also been presented to the gal
lery by the last Mayor, Mr. Samuelson.
The Delta Upsilon Society, of Marietta,
elected the Grand Duke Alexis a member
when he passed through the city. The
compliment was recently returned by the
Grand Duke sending the society a package
of books.
On the occasion of the entrance of the
Duke and Dutchess of Edinburgh into
London,
as much as $2,000 was offered and
refused fir the temporary u.e of a house
from which a goml view of the procession
could be obtained.
A curious custom is' still maintained at
Lambeth Palace, the Episcopal residence
of the Bishop of Lambeth, in London.
Bafore the doofr•of the Morton Tower,
every week, a Unity ur dole of money,
bread and other provisions is given to thirty
poor parishioners.
General reports from the peach districts
of .Delaware are promising. In the vicin
ity of Queen Ann's county, the late frosts
did considerable harm, as the previous
warm w , ather had caused many of the trees
to blossom. Elsewhere the signs are fa
vorable for a good crop.
The Scotsman a prominent Scotch news
paper, says that a bible bound in calf and
bearing the name of "William Sim," a
' Dundee man, and the date 1834, had been
discovered in the stomach of a codfish re
cently. William Sim went to sea in 1834,
and has not since been heard of.
The Australian Colonies of Great Brit
ain
place a moderately heavy tariff on all'
articles imported from the mother country,
much to the disgust of that free trading
community. The returns show, however,
that .the value of the merchandise by the
colonies is rapidly increasing.
.1n the domestic annals of the White
House is one marriage, that of a daughter of
President Monroe, in 1820. Two Presidents
have died, Taylor and Harrison, and a third
lay in state after his death. Several chil
dren have died and one baby was born,
James Madi.3on Randolph, a grandson of
Thomas Jefferson.
A few days since the road master of the
Rock Island road, with a companion, trav
elled from Washington to Muscatine on a
handcar, propelled entirely by a sail about
six feet square. The strong wind blowing
at the time enabled hint to make the trip
—forty miles—in just two hours, the av
erage time made by passenger trains.
Among the voters for license, the Padu
cah Kentuckian states that, at the "local
option" election in that town were two
Good Tempters, one man who was never
in a saloon in in his life, and one man who
never took a drink in his life. Among
those who voted "no license" were quite a
number who are fond of their half dozen
drinks a day, and • several habitual drunk
ards.
A sehoul girl at Ashland was recently
engaged upon a composition, the subject
being the loss of life to persons by falling
from buildings. The theme appears to.
have co affected her mind, that during the
night she rose from her bed in a state of
somnambulism and leaped from the window
of her room to the road beneath, a distance
of nearly thirty feet, inflicting fatal inju
ries.
When Charles Lamb was invited, at a
public dinner, to say grace, and responded
with the remark, "Is there no minister
present? Then let us thank God!" he was
a satirist, and knew it. When a sheriff
down in Vermont, in opening the county
court, cried, "All persons having cause or
matters pending therein, draw near, and
they shall be heard, and God save the peo
ple !" he was a satirist, and didn't know it.
Personal
Senator Logan has a Western wife, who
helps him largely in affairs of State by her
counsel and aolvive.
Alex. H. Stephens is. improving in
health, and is expected to resume his seat
in the House of Representatives &min.
Charles Sumner, in his youth, pert;mm
ed the arduous feat of swimming, across
the boiling rapids below Niagara Falls.
Edwin Booth says that he shall not
leave this country and shall not ceasd play
ing until his creditors have been paid in
full.
Edmonia Lewis, the colored sculptress,
has received an order for a 31.500 soldiers'
monument, for Manchester, Vermont.
Walworth is said to have epileptic fits.
His mother, spends a great deal of time at
a hotel in Auburn, so as to be near him.
General Butler and Judge Hoar walked
arm in arm in the procession thatattended
the arrival of Mr. Sumner's remains in
Boston.
Liszt made his first appearance in pub
lic in 1820, in Dedenburg in Hungary,
and a few weeks ago he gave a concert in
that place for the benefit of the poor.
Bradlaugh is stumping England, and to
larger audiences than ever before, although,
as usual, the newspapers never report him.
Ili , is enthusiastic in his praise of America.
Dr. R. Randolph Stevenson, who had
medical supervisiohn of the starvation of
Union prisoners at Andersonville, is wri
ting a book to whitewash his connection
with the atrocite3 there.
General Burnside will probably be elect
ed United States Senator from Rhode
Island to succeed William Sprague, whose
term expires March 4th 181'5. The Gen
eral has also been Governor of Rhode Is
land for several terms.
The Marquis of Lorne will 0//13C into
possession of the Dornden estate at Turn
bridge Wells, the English watering place,
at the end of the month. The Marquis
and the Princess Louise are to reside on
this estate, which was sold to him for
£30,000.
The Chicago Journal says that Colonel
Pritchard, the capturar of Jeff. Davis, has
bought a farm in Iroquois, 111., and will re
move ttere from Michigan.
The veteran artist, George Cruikshauk,
appears as an illustrator of passing events,
in last week's Illustrated London .A'ito,%
His sketch represents a lecture on electri
city at the Charter House, and the draw
ing is a curious contrast to the engravings
which we are now accustomed to see in
our pictorial papers.
Phcebe Couzins, Esq.. doesn't dress like
her brothers of the bar. She wears a heavy
silk with a polonaise richly trimmed with
black lace, rcses in her bosom, white frills
around her neck, and a sparkling aigrette
in her hair. While pleading she wears a
modest jacket with black velvet hat and
plumes, which she often removes while
speaking.
The widow of the celebrated tenor, Ru
bini nee Adelaide Cornelli, who died on
the 30th of January last, at Milan, has
left all her large fortune to the town of
Romano, in Lombardy, the birthplace of
her husb:nd, to be employed in founding,
(1) an orphan asylum for boys, with a
school farm ; (2) a college of eight classes ;
and (3) a home for musical artists,
A correspondent, writing from Rome,
says that an Englishman was knocked
down there during the carnival for insult
ing the American flag. The stars and stripes
were leging from the balcony of Mrs.
I
r Major Goddard, and the Englishman re•
marked that the nasty rag should come
down. An American was standing near,
and the Englishman promptly went down
to the pavement.
The Fatality which attends the finnilies
of great men has often been noticed. In
many cases they have had no descendants
at all, in others the line has become
extinct in the second or third generation.
Already there are indications that the name
of Buiwer Lytton may be of short dura
tion. His only surviving grandson, the
sail of "Owen Meredith," recently died at.
Paris before completing his second year.
There is no longer any doubt about it.
Chaplain Sunderland is just now exceed
ingly unpopular. The feeling against him
has been growing for a couple of months
on account of his preposterous prayers.
He is a vain, conceited, showy, and garru
lous little man, and makes use of his
po
nition to pray at everybody and to air him
self on all occasions. It is proposed that
hereafter the little chaplain be compelled
to read prayers from a prayer-book.
Thomas Ball, the sculptor, is about to
revisit this country, after an absence of
six years, passed in his beautiful Floren
tine villa, beside that of the late Hiram
Powers. He is now engaged in petting
the finishing touches to the colossal statue
of Lincoln, which was put into his hands
for execution by the freedmen. It will be
molded upon the group which he modeled
acme years ago, photographs of which
were sent to this country, and will be cast
in bronze.
A Plain Statement of the Porter Town
ship Case.
Ma. EDITOR:—Ax R. A. Laird and his friend. assert that
he Wan unfairly dealt with in the matter of the appeal,
taken by myself, in behalf of the township of Porter,
from the settlement of his accounts, IN Collector and
Treasurer of the school fowls, by the Auditors of said
township, and an various other parties, as well an myself.
have been accused by Mr. Laird, through his counsel, of
mite: lug into a conspiracy for the purpose of eurryiug on
suits cud prosecutisnis against him, and doing whatever
else that might be found uecessiiry to ruin and destroy
Lim; end us his counsel strenuously opposed a reference
of the ease bra jury, And threw every possible eldeet in
the way of a fair investigation of the accounte, I think
that justice to myself and others requires that a history of
the cow, embracing what I believe to Le the material
filets. should be given to the public; and therefore I ask
permission to have the same published in your JOURNAL,
that the public may determine to what extent Mr. Laird
La.: been unjustly treated.
_
Mr. faint 'acte4 as Collector and Trea.surer of the Porter
township school district for the unatecutive school years
ending June let, 18611, 1870, and 1871, but as Mr. Collins
Hamer was appointed fur the first of these years, Mr.
Laird acted for that year as deputy, and the accounts of
the latter two years only could be taken into consident
tioo ruder the appeal.
Mr. Laird a appointed Collector and Treasurer of
school tax fqr the year ending June Ist. 1870. cut the Sth
day of June,lBll9, and a duplixtte was placed in his hands
—made as proven by the testimony in the ease, by Wm.
Christy—euntaining two column- , of taxes, one being the
usual school tax, and the other a building tax for the pur
pose of erecting a news school building. The minutes of
school board, dated June Bth, 1870, show that a school tax
of $3,1 - is, was ordered to be levied for this year, and also
sl,'_llo Mdlding
Mr. Laird appeared before the school board on the 29th
day of May, 1670, and settled his acconnt in the following
manner, ,a shown hv the township account book, and also
by exhibit No. 10 accompanying the Auditor's Wisp..
SCHOOL:TAX. DB. CR.
To Amount of dup li ca t e lit t2319 9S
To balance due 11tu 1869 B7 04
To State appropriation 1:10 eti
By amount paid (per coucherti)
By exoneration
By percentage
iks Wooer. dne Township
$2527 02 $2.527 02
BUILDING TAX.
To amount of duplicate f 1266 at
Byam't paid iut,lu Bank— edli tai
'' exoneration., 94 00
" percentage.
vouchers 118.3 Ult— 11373 68
Balance duo Tremnrer. .
$1373 CS $1973 69
By this settlement the balance doe the township was
$438 52, and by Mr. Simpson's exhibit of the mime ac-
count, for the same year, the balance was 11541 92, or
difference of Sizte 40. der exhibit No.:, which i• as
follows:
To amount received from tear lb&14 5 " ,i7 04
To ain't of duplicate of 1862 4531 79
To excess of taxes overd op. (Ex N 0.2) 98 09
To State appropriation received. ll5 it
By ain't paid per voucher. (Ex. N 0.3)
By out of exouerations. ( ditto. 1
By sort of int. paid Bank, and stamps,
By militia percentage.
843Z3 2 53293 37
The duplicate containing the Mx on the foregoing ex
hibit was not produced by Mr. Laird at the investigation
of his account; it having been stolen, he testified, from
his house, on the night Of the Mil of September, 1870.
There .t haring been nay settlement by the Auditors,
of the duplicate of 1869, Mr. Simpeoa found it necessary,
in order to .certain the true balance that should be car
ried into the account of 1870, so that the Auditors' set
tlement appealed from might be fully reviewed, to go
back and make an examination of the accounts of 1889.
The first difficulty that met I " hero trot the want of the
duplicate. '-Thin," to use his own laagllage, " made it
neco-sary to reproduce that duplicate ris best he could."
Having the saisemutent from which the alleged stolen
duplicate was made, the multipliers used, and the manner
of laying the tot, a perfect fac simile of the missing du
plicate could be readily made, provided the lost di/plicate
had boon correctly made out. - .
The fame in thi'case show that the amount of the last
duplicate was considerably greater than the one made by
adhering to the proper multipliers could be; and conee
quently, Mr. Simpson. from unmistakable data, adds the
following as excretes, or over charges, and refer. to a let
of names copted from the duplicate of 1869 into the du
plicate of 1870, by Mr. Laird—not, of course, with say
expectation that he duplicate wonld be stolen, but for his
own convenience—and also to the testimony of Peter
Sprinkle, Samuel Hatfield, and R. A. liird, viz:
William Isenberg $2.00, W. M.. Phillips 81.61, Daniel
Wolford 50 cents. .fitcob M. Isenberg $.1.62, Benjamin
Isenberg $2.00, John Forrest $2.00, John Funk $.2..0e, Jane
Stryker 22 cents, Hiram Conde $1.54, John C. Hicks 51.74.
W. P. Orbison (per Hicks) 51 00, Alexander Stitt 0:1
cents. Morel. Isenberg $1 53, Peter Sprinkle $5.48, Sam'l
Hatfield 57.00. making, 90.02 in a list of fifteen sawn!
It will be observed that there is a difference of $45.55 in
the amount of exonemtions. The Auditor makes the ag
gregate amount of exonerat inns $214.97, instead of $220.39,
and deducts $40.13 (see exhibit \O. 41 for taxes I hat should
not have been exonerated, the said mites basing been re-
Cf.i red by the Treavurer. The list le as follows:
R. If. Ayre, Jaroa Ayres, Emsmii• Benner, Wm. Ben
nee. Fl. Clark. George Gates, Matthew Kelly, Elijah Long,
Win. Marie, Christ Miller, Adam Oswalt. H. Payor, Jacob
Saeger, Geo. Sanger, Adam Weight. .lebn Weight, John
Zimmerman, .1. 10. Kellar, and Clifford Isenberg, such
$2.03, a n d B. Kline 2.13.
It will also be noticed that there is a difference of $2BO
on the total amount of the vouchers. This, according to
the testimony was a mistake in the addition. The differ
ence of $02.1.17 on the duplicate was not accounted for in
any way—Wm. Christy, who mode the duplicate, but cit
able, as be stated in his testimony, to tell anything
about it. lie did not even remember that he bad made
the duplicate.
Mr. Laird was charged with a State approprietian of
$lOO before the warrant was received, which was an excess
of $456, which Mr. Simpeon corrects by charging him
with $145.44, the correct amount. Mr. L. was aloe allowed
commiesien on the whole amount of the duplicate,.
found by himself. instead of the amount as charged on
the township books, which made a difference of $44.08 in
favor of Mr. Lein'.
The Auditor having found a balance of $1541.92 against
Mr. Laid, for the year ending Jane let, 1870, tnetead of
a balance of $238.52 as found by the Directors at settle
ment, proceeded to examine the accounts for the year
ending June Ist, 1871.
The minutes of June 10, 1870, direct a tax of 83,000 to
he had $l4OO for school, and $1,500 for building purposes.
Mr. Laird settled his duplicate for the year 1870. or the
year ending June, 1871, with the School Board, on the 9d
day of June, 1871, and a balance of $222.45 was found in
favor of the township. Angnat 23, 11571, the Auditors
settled the same account and found the same Valance.
From this most unrighteous and shameful liettlement
appealed in favor of the township, on the lAtli day of
September, 1871. September 80, 1871, a second settlement
was made by the School Board and a balance of 8409.73
was found in favor of the township. October 18, 1871,
the thwnshlp Auditor, reviewed this eettlement and foutid
a balance of 843368 in favor of the township. The fol
lowing are exhibits of the first of these settlement., and
of Mr. Sinipson's statement of the sense account:
EX/lIBIT OF PIRST SETTLEXANT, AR MAIM AT .11 DI/LEMBO
AND AUDITORS.
Tv bal. due :670 (1569 duplicate) • 6325 66
To am't of duplicate--school t build'g. 3870 17
By nin't paid per Tuueliers
It, - exoneration,
By percentage .
By interest on nom and atampa-...-
By be I.dite Trewer from '69 (build'g tax)
By balance dim township. ...........
THL ACCorN? 61' 1870, AS It.STAT. BY TIM Amnia
To bal. brought from 1999 (Ex. No 74.51941 92
To anal received from unseated lands 20 05
To ain't of duplicate of 1870.. 4197 60
By unit paid per vouchers (Ex No. 8.)
By am't of exoneration" (Ex. No. 8.)
By ain't of int. paid Bank, and stamp".
By snit of order of Samuel
By ain't of percentage ...
Balance agaluat Laird
Laird paid to H. O. Neff
From the amount of the balance from the year 1889, the
Auditor, Ina supplemental report, deducts $78.07. $51.03
of this amount was on lands assessed in the nam. ofJno.
S. Isett and John N. Swoope and at the name to myself and
others being both on the unseated and sorted lista and
$27.05 on animated lands belonging to A. P. Wilson. lam
not able to my whether Mr. Laird made a proper return
of this last amount to the Cummi-edonere or not, but if be
did PO it was but right that the $78.07 should he deducted.
This left a !potence of 12.91 80 due the township, in addi
tion t, the amount paid 11 G. Neff, Mr. Laird's successor.
which was 51121 65 , making a total trilance of $1,720 25,
or $1,4'1 74 more than was obtained; by the settlement
from which I appealed. It will be olwerved that Mr.Bimp
eon makes the amount of the duplicate $318.43 more than
it was made by the Directors end Auditors at the first set
tlement. Mr. it. le Neff, whose veracity no honest man
will impeach, swore that he dill not believe the ease do
plicate was presented at thee., respective settlements. Mr.
N. was both Auditor and School Director and luul added
the duplicate with great care.
Mt. Laird, in hit first settlement with the Director',
0870.1 accounted for no money received on unsealed land..
Ile should have aceounted for 0,015.
. .
At the second settlement Wthi;:Cesr's accounts by the
School Board and Auditors (her allowed Mr. Laird exon
erations to the amount of 51:184 4.. A correct addition
made the amount 8283 64. From this amount Mr. Simp
son deducted 871.50 for taxes that should not have been
exonerates! (1870); the said tax having been received by
the Treasurer. (See exhibit N. 8.) The list It as follows:
See testimono of R.A. Laird, (p. ID.) Jacob i lßrooks, $2 40
" John current 2 00
. . t
" ip. 29) Daniel Alumni, 263
" David Gains 2 30
`• 11.8. Isenberg, 280
`• Geo. Manning, 812
" D. 11. Miller, 3 00
•• John Shearer, 230
" C. Isenberg, 230
" (p. 143) Sbyker's heir, 200
•- " (p. 142) J.Dysart's helm, 2 00
A. O. Neff, 5 00
Sazu'l Hatfield, (p. 73) Aloe. Garland. 100
" " John Hughes, 230
Isaac N. Neff, Lowe 31. Neff, 200
" Duplicate C., Jar. Kennedy, 274
" William Medaugh, John Swoope, 462
There is an order of Samuel Hatfield for 3105.00, whirl
is credited to Mr. Laird by the Auditor, but which was not
credited in the first settlement made with the School Board
and township Auditors. It appears from the t.tiumny
that Mr. Hatfield ...assessed with 35,000 that should have
been stricken from the assessment, Let it was not. Mr.
Hatfield was not aware of this fact, hut Mr. Laird was,Ntlti
he used his knowledge to some purpose; for, after telling
Mr. Hatfield that he iLaird,) knew how he (Hatfield.) c add
make one hundred or two hundred—fierhaps two hundred
and fifty—dollars, he would nut reveal the mistake in the
assessment tilt Mr. 11. had agreed to give him one-third of
what was gained. Mr. Laird, in accordance with this
agreement, retained 315 out of the 3103, and the same pn,
portion out of the state, county and road taxes, making
for Mr. Laird near one hundred dollars. The order for
the 3105 never came into Mr. Hatfield's hands. The Au
ditor allows' Mr. Laird more percentage than was allotted
In the first settlement, the amount of the duplicate Leing
greater.
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The counsel for each party requested the Auditor to re
port certain things as facts to the Court, and, sui • matter
of course, the opposing counsel differed considerably a/ to
what were the facts in the case_
The specifications of these facts by the rowel for each
party are toci lengthy to transcribe, and I can only give
the sabetance of the most important. The counsel for the
appellant asked the Auditor to find that the defendant
asked and received exoneration. fur • large amount of
Duce that he bed actually collected, and that he bad col
lected taxed in this way which had not been accounted for
to any of the settlements he made with either the Audi
tor. or School Directors. l'he Auditor complied with this,
The atone is the substance of the Sent epecification. Lt
the fund, he was asked to find that defendant*. account
of his Duplicate of 186 e, being stolen on the night of the
3rd of September, is highly Improbable, and unworthy of
belief. l'he auditor exprewed no opinion on this point. In
the fifth the auditor wax asked to And that Duplicate "C"
it net the genuine Duplicate for 1871 1 , nor the one upon
which defendant collected tax for that year, and that the
genuine Duplicate had a larger amount of tax than Depth.
rate ..C" hat. The autfitor found Duplicate "C" to he the
geneira Duplicate.
o The counsel for appellant asked the auditor to find that
Duplicate to not the gounine Duplicate for the follow
ing among other reasons:
let. Front the testimony of several witnesses: Samuel
Hatfield testified that Duplicate" C" was not the one by
which he settled with Defendant. In his crow-examina
tion he said be might be mistaken, but it was his impres
sion that it woe nut the one. Livingston Robb testified
that be had examined tho Duplicate Mr. Laird showed
hint, at a public sale, very carefully, and he wad positive
that Duplicate "C" is not the one he had showed him on
that occieion.
William 3ledaugh swore that the Duplicate which the
Defendant showed him for Ino had Road tar marked op
posite the +chin,' his. Duplicate "C" has uo much tax
marked.
- The ;Mouna on Deplieste "C" do not correspond with
the amount the Defendant collected from various imbvid.
teals. There is a difference+ of $24.00 in the tax of Dersey'n
heirs, $0.21 in the tax of WO2. Aurant, 3e+.211 in the tax of
Benjamin Sum, $0.46 in the tax of D. A neat, and 52.00 in
the tax of each of the following: Thomas Fisher, Wm Mee
daugh, and Charles Porter, and 52.30 in the tax of E.. 1.
Lefferd.
In each of these ewe+ the tax is less on Duplicate "C"
than the amount oollected. Samuel Hatfield's tax nos $lll
or r2O more than the correct amount, but the figures care
so blurred in Duplicate "C" that the original figures could
not be mcertained.
81667 63
129 39
87 74
3.6 86
Mr. Fisher paid hie tax by a check on the First National
Bank, of Huntingdon. He drew the chock for $l4, and
stated on the check that it was for school and building tix
on Porter township for 1670. Duplicate"C" contained only
$l2, charged to Mr. Fisher ' and the amount was marked
paid just as Mr. F. marks Ms taxes paid. When the De
fendant was asked who wrcto - Paid in full" opposite Mr.
Fisher's lax in Duplicate "C," he said, think. Mr. Fisher
wrote it." Mr. Fisher aware poeitirely that he did not
write it. Maj. G. W. Garrettson, who Is Tory familiar witn
Mr. Fisher's writing, swore that it was oot It, but he be
lieved there xl.a an attempt to imitate it.
In the thirteenth specification the auditor wee mines
tell to find that for negligence, corrupt practices and un
faithful perform:MC° of duty the defendant should not be
allowed any COMM it•td . ol/.
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The Auditor found that the defendant bad been careless,
but that he had no intention to be dishonmt and that ho
should be dllowed hid full compensation or commission.
In the slxt&nith specification, the Auditor was reques
ted tee find that defendant wax collector cif Bounty tsx
State and county tax, as well as school and building tax
(or the year lades, and road tax with school and building
tax Cori/ITO; that in his receipts for taxes paid he usually
mixed the taxes without specifying bow much of the
amount paid was for wheel tax, and when notified by ap
pellant to produce bid state and county and bounty du
plicates, he alleged they were lost or burned. The Audi
tor did not take any notice In his report of the facto in
this specification.
The counsel for the defendant requeated the Auditor to
find that a conspiracy had been entered into, by a num
ber of person. against It. A. Laird, for the purpose of
ruining and destroying him, and that David F. Tsimey,
Livingston Robb, Andrew 0. Neff, Samuel Hatfield,Wil
liam Medangh, Alexander Work, Benjamin L. Neff,Benja
min C. Isenberg, Clifford Isenberg, Leech Leffard, John
Roe and James Allen are members of tbia conspiracy.
The Auditor did not report any such conspiracy, but re
ported that the agreement entered into by a number of
thecitixene of the township to bear their equal share of the
expense of carrying on the investigation moo fora legit
imate purpose.
The Auditor was also requested to find that the teat!.
mony of Livingston Robb, Andrew ti. Neff and Benjamin
L. Neff had been contradicted in material point, by dis
intereated witnesses, and was unworthy of credence. The
Auditor did net ao find. _ . .
82890 08
lid 81
49 IN)
17.) 54
The Auditor was also requested to find that whatever
exoneration Robert A. Laird may have collected he col
lected them through mistake. The Auditor so found.
Finally the Auditor wav requested to find that Robert
A. Laird had accounted to the school distirt of Porter
township for all the tax that it Justly and equitably due
said township. •
The Auditor found as already shown a balance due the
township of $1,481.74 In addition to what the defendant
had accounted for.
The investigation wnv long and exceedingly trouble.
some, and from avant of time, oa my part, was not prop
erly attended to. The evidence on both Pidei Abed about
three hundred written pap..
The rounsel on both PideS labored earnestly and un
weariedly for the interests of their re:Teeth, clients.
And, now, in conclusion, I will say if the Auditor it
correct in his conclusion that there was no intention to
commit any fraud, and that ell the trouble resulted
through carelessness, it was a kind of carelessness in
which there was some method km it Invariably resultedln
putting money in the defendant's pocket.
If men are 'a careless as to toy A much larger amount
of tit than to authorized by the school board, to collect
taxes that are not on the duplifttes, te. make glaring mis
takes iu making and adding the duplicates, to retain the
money collected from ten-day men and on the unteated
lands, to collect a large amount of tax that had been ex•
onorated at the instance of the collector and then tore
fuse to account for a large portion of this money till
compelled by due course of law, and also to so keep the
minuteand account books as to exhibit very great dis
erepancies, they are certainly unfit to be entrusted with
any public business. The administration of these meu
proved very expensive to our township. The'grosa amount
of tax for school purposes for the years 186 s, 18e9 and
1870 is 1744.84. The gross amount for the same purpose
for the years 1871.1872 and 1873 to $5,22842, making a
difference of $1,816.42 in three years tinder different ad
ministrations. The building tax for the years 1869 and
1870 is $3,893.72.
The money received from R. A. Laird wan all or very
near all expended in paylug costs of investigatima and in
building a new school bons.. •
D. F. Treen.
NO. 14.
133f429
365 31
120 95
50 50
87 43
222 45
533-N1 14
312 14
SO 60
101 00
.16624
--$1798 33
$1361 t 7
" John Delaney, 200
" Christ. Erkels, 230
M. Isenberg, 2 30
" Elijah Long, 2 SO
" Merritt., 260
" Christ. MHDr, 230
" Wm. Mitchell, 230
" Adam Gowan, 230
" Isaac Oswalt, 2 30
F. Breneman, 230
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5771 Z.