Mil MtM'S MESSAGE.
To the Honorable the Senators and Members of
the House of Jiepresentatices of the General
Assembly.
FELLOW CITIZENS:— In obedience to the
Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth,
you have assembled to discharge the impor
tant and responsible duties that devolve upon
vou. To protect the rights and privileges of
the people, advance their interests, and pro
mote the welfare and prosperity of the State,
should be the aim and end of all your legis
lation. In the discharge of my duties, it
will be a pleasure to co-operate with you in
the accomplishment of these objects.
The past year has been one of unusual
prosperity. The bounties of a kind Provi
dence have not been withheld from our Com
monwealth. A plenteous harvest has reward
ed the labor of the husbandman. Honorable
industry, in all its departments, has been
encouraged. No financial embarrassments —
ho commercial distress—no political or social
evils, have interrupted tho progress, or check
ed the energies of tho people. The great in
terests of education, morality and religion,
ti&xa been cherished and sustained. Health
and peace, with their attendant blessings,
have been ours. To Hint "why rules the
Nations by his power, and from whom com
eth down every good and perfect gift," are
we indebted for these mercies, and to Him
should be given the homage of our devuot
gratitude and praise.
The financial condition of the Common
wealth is highly satisfactory. Every demand
upon the Treasury has been promptly met
and paid, without the aid of loans. The op
orations of this department will be exhibited
in detail in the report of the .State Treasurer.
For the fiscal year ending November 30,
1856, the receipts at tho Treasury (including
the balance in the Treasury on the first day
-of December, 1855, of §1,243,696 33) have
'been $0,021,937 04. The total expenditures
for the same period, were §5,377,142 22.
Balance in the Treasury, Decembor 1, 1850,
$1,244,795 42.
Excluding the balance in the Treasury on
the first of December, 1855, the receipts, from
all sources, were§5,578,24033. The ordinary
expenditures for the same period, were $4,-
1 13,144 77, showing an exc ss of receipts
over ordinary expenditures of §1,205,005 50.
The extraordinary payments for the same
year, were §1,263,007 45, as follows, vise: To
the completion of the Portage railroad, and
for the payment >f debts previously contract
ed on that work, §181.494 11; to the North
liranch extension, §122,723 52: to relay tlie
south track of the Columbia railroad, §267,-
000 00; for motive power in 1 §55, §118.049 42;
to enlarge the Delaware division of the Penn
sylvania canal, §15,960 00; f-r general re
•poirs in 1853—4—5, §65,965 11; to domestic
creditors, §lsl 05; to old claims on the main
line, examined by the commissioners, and
paid under the act of May 22, 1856. §130.512
O'J; to the redemption of loans, §327,824 47;
and relief notes cancelled, §58,217 00.
The interest on the funded debt which fell
due in February and August last, was then
paid, and that which becomes due in Febru
ary next, will be paid with equal promptness,
out of available means now in the Treasury.
The punctuality with which the interest on
the public debt has been pai i, and the ability
of the Treasury to meet all legitimate demands
upon it," have inspired public confidence in
our securities, and contributed largely to es
tablish and sustain the credit of the C'om
nnonwealth.
The Commissi.iners of the Sinking Fuud
report the sum -.f $722,432 93 as due bv the
Treasury to tlmt fund. This amount will be
applied to the redemption of relief notes now
in circulation, and to the payment of the
funded debt. Heretofore the available means
in the Treasury have been applied, to some
extent, in payment of outstanding temporary
loans, rather thnn the funded debt, which
bear an unnu .1 interest <f six per centum; it
being deemed advisable as a matter of econ
omy to pay these loans, rather than the fund
ed debt, which hears a much less rate of in
terest. It is expected that the balance of the
temporary lotus will be paid before the close
of the current year, and the operation of the
sinking fund resumed and continued as di
rected hy law.
The funded a id unfunded dcht of the State,
including temporary loans, on the first day of
December, 1855, us per reports of the Audi
tor General and State Treasurer, was as fol
lows, viz:
FUNDED nr.nr.
C per cent, loan, $516,154 S3
5 do do 3d 1)03,415 04
4 do do 388,200 00
4* do do 109.000 00
Total funded debt $29,907,799 97
UNFUNDED DEBT.
Relief notes in circulation, 258,773 00
Interest certificates outstanding, 20,157 25
Domestic creditors, 1,264 00
balance of lem. loan April 19, 1853,525,000 00
balance of tein. loan May 9, 1854, 346,000 00
Total debt December 1, 1855, $41,067,994 22
'I be funded and unfunded debt at the close of
the la>t !,->cal year, December 1, 1856, was as
follow s :
6 per cent, loan, $511,78100
• r do do 38,886 994 50
4 2 do do 388,200 00
4 do do 100,000 00
Total funded debt $39,8€6,975 50
Unfunded Debt, viz:
Relief notes in circulation 2"J*) : 556 00
Interest certificates outstanding 24,691 37
Do unclaimed 4,448 38
Domestic creditors 1,164 00
Balance of tern, loan April 19, 1853, 400,000 00
Balance of tern, loan May 9, 1854, 184,000 00
Total debt December 1, J856, $40,701,835 95
Total debt December 1, 1855, $41,067,994 22
Do December 1, 1856, 40,701,835 35
Decrease - $366J58 97
It tlms appears that during the past fiscal
year the sum of three hundred and sixtv six
thousand one hundred and fifty-eight dollars
and ninety-seven cents has been paid in liqui
dation of the public debt. This, taken in
connection with the fact, that during the year
ending November 30, 1855, six hundred and
thirty thousand six hundred and one dollars
an . con ' s wero P a 'd on the same account
exhibits the gratifying fact that the process of
reducing the public debt has commenced, and
unless checked by reckless mismanagement
ex P en <liture, must continue 1
ro bi tbe P e ° P and the Oemrnonwealtl. are
l ?k ro ™ l 1" debt ad taxation with
which they are burdened. In addition to this
reduction of the public debt, large approprh
ations and payments were made for the com
pletion of the 1 ortage railroad and for debts
previously contracted on that work ; for'old
and unsettled claims recently adjusted by the
commissioners appointed under the act of last
session ; for re-laying the south track of the
Gotumbia railroad; for enlarging the Delaware
division of the canal, and for other purposes
I hese extraordinary demands upon the Treas
ury liavo ceased, or will soon with the
necessity that created them, and thus leave
a still larger portion of the revenues to be
applied in payment of the public debt.
A careful examination of the financial con
dition of the Commonwealth—her Sources of
revenue and the probable future expenditures,
has inspired the hope that the time is not far
distant when the public debt will be fully
paid, and this without increasing the subjects
or ratio of taxation. It has already been
shown that the revenues of the past year ex
ceeded the ordinary expenditures one million
two hundred and sixty-five thousand ninety
live dollars and fifty-six cents. The estima
ted receipts and expenditures for the current
year, which will be presented to you in the
report of the State Treasurer, show that the
excess of receipts, over ordinary expenditures,
may reach the sum of one and a half million
of dollars. These estimates, although ap
proximations, will not be far from the true
result. Allowing, then, four hundred thou
sand dollars for annual extraordinary expen
ditures—and under a wise system of eeano
my in no probable contingency can they ex
ceed that sum—wc will have at least ofte mil
lion of dollars to be appropriated annually
for the payment of the public debt. With
the rapid development of the wealth and re
sources of the Commonwealth—the increase
of population—of the value of real estate,
and of the amount and value of property of
every description, the revenues must and will
continue ta increase. This natural and ne
cessary increase of revenue will supply every
deficiency and every demand upon the Treas
ury that falls within the range of probability.
If, then, the sum of one million dollars be
appropriated annually in liquidation of this
debt, and the accruing interest on the sums
paid be applied in the manner of a sinking
fund, the entire indebtedness of the Common
wealth will be extinguished in less than
twenty-three years. If these premises arc
eorrect —and their correctness can only be
impaired by unwise legislation, or the impru
dent management of our finances—the truth
of the proposition is susceptible of the clear
est demonstration. Assuming the public
debt on the day of December, 1850, to
be, in round numbers, forty millions five
hundred thousand dullaj-s, and that at the
end of each fiscal year one million dollars,
with the accruing interests on former pay
ments, wiil be paid, unerring calculation will
determine the result to he as before indicated.
Thus, before the expiration of the year 1879,
Pennsylvania tuny stand redeemed from the
oppression of her public debt, and ber people
be released from a taxation imposed to meet
its accruing interest, ami to maintain the
faith and credit of the Commonwealth. These
views are not Utopian. IJy practicing strict
economy in all departments of the govern
ment—avoiding extravagant expenditure—
refusing to undertake any new schemes of
internal improvement, and holding to a rigid
accountability the receiving ami disbursing
agents of the State, their realization may be
anticipated with confidence.
I must again call the attention of the Le
gislature to a subject referred to in my last
annual message, in ihe following terms :
"By the thirty-eighth section of the act of
tho 10th of April. 18-15, entitled ' An Act to
provide for the ordinary expenses of fioverii
uient, the repair of the canal- and railroads
of the State, and other claims upon the-Com
monwealth,' the Governor was authorized to
cause certificates of State stock to be. issued
to all persons or bodies corporate holding
certificates for the payment of interest on the
funded debt, of the State, which fell due on
the first day of August, 1842, the first days
of February and August, 1843, and the first
days of February aud August, 1844, in an
amount equal to the amount of certificates so
held, upon their delivering up said certificates
to the Auditor General. In pursuance of tfie
authority thus given, certificates of State
stock to the amount of four millions one hun
dred and live thousand one hundrei and flity
dollars and twenty cents, bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent, per annum. p.;v ible
semi-annually, on the first days of February
and August in each year, and red—ma hi ■ oil
or after the first day of August. 1855, were
issued. The minimum period fixed by law
for tho redemption of these certificates ex
pired on the first day of August, 1855. No
provision has been made for their renewal or
redemption.
" Although by the terms of the act autho
rizing these certificates of St .to stock, as also
by the conditions of- the certificate/- issued in
pursuance thereof, the tone of ]aym-wit, after
the expiration of the minimum period, is op
tional with the debtor, the Coram awealth,
yet a due regard for the credit <>i the Smte
requires that provision should be mad.: for
their renewal or redemption. To redeem
these certificates, a loan would become ri.
sary, and as a loan cannot be effee'ed, in the
present financial condition of the country, on
terms more favorable to the Stat,- than those
ou which these certificates wore issued, J
would recommend that authority ho given to
issue the bonds of the Commonwealth iri re
newal of said certificates, bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent, per annum, payable
semi-annually, and redeemable on or after the
expiration of twenty yetirg; and that the
bonds be issued with coupons or certificates
of interest attached, in sums equal in amount
to the serui-annuni interest thereon, payable
on the first days of February and August in
each and every year, at such place as may be
designated. This change in the form and
character of the certificates, it is believed,
will be so advantageous to the holders, with
out increasing the liabilities of the f'amniou
wcaith, as to induce a willing and prompt
exchange, at a premium for the bonds pro
posed to be issued."
The report of the Canal Commissioners
will be laid before you, and will exhibit in
detail the condition of tho public works—
their general operation, and the receipts and
expenditures for the past fiscal year.
The total receipts at the Treasury, from
the public works, for the year ending Nov.
30, 1850, were $2,000,015 00, being an in
crease over the revenues of the previous year
of $03,038 95, Of this sum $1,013,589 10
were canal and bridge tolls, and $992,426 50
tolls of the Columbia and J'urtage Railroads.
The aggregate expenditures for the same
year were $1,943,890 82, being an increase
over those of the previous year of §105,105
03, the revenues exceeding the expenditures
only 02,118 84.
The increase of the revenues from these
works would bo encouraging, were it not for
the fact that the expenditures have increased
in a still greater proportion—thcexpenditures,
ordinary and extraordinary, exhausting al
most the entiro revenue from this source.
The system must be defective, or more care
and economy should bo exercised in its man
agement.
The receipts at the Treasury from the sev
eral divisions, were as follows, viz:
Main Line, $1,229 272 S
Susquehanna, North Branch ami West l.ranch, 42o]sa0 51
IH'lawarc, 340 922 29
Total receipts, $2,00fi,015 6G
The extraordinary payments during the
year amounted to 808,892 dollars 10 cents;
ordinary expenditures, 1,1,35,004 dollars: net
revenue (excluding extraordinary payments .
and for motive power) 871,011 dollars"
On the main line the tolls received at the
! Treasury from the Columbia road, were 991,-
070 dollars 50 cents; expenditures 628,084
80; tolls on the eastern division of canal,
from Columbia to the Junction, 119,718 80;
expenditures, 53,048 50 ; receipts from tho i
Junction to Pittsburg, including the Portage
Railroad, 117,<78 00 ; ordinary expenditures
301,<02 22. The total receipts on the main
lino were 1,229,272 80: aggregate expendi
j tures, (excluding 267,000 paid for relaying
i the south track of the Columbia Railroad,
and 153,049 42 for motive power in 1855, and
after December Ist, 185G,) were 885,835 05, j
being an excess of revenue over ordinary ex- 1
; penditures of 343,437 21.
Although the receipts from the Delaware
division are loss than those of the previous
I year, yet the general result of its operations !
is satisfactory. The net revenue at the trea- '
sury was 204,095 40. Its management has j
been characterised by a degree of economy j
i too seldom practiced on some of the lines of i
! our improvements.
However important this division may be to
the trade and business ill" that portion of the
! State, its proposed enlargement should not bo :
i undertaken, unless demanded by reasons of i
1 overruling necessity. The experience of the j
past, as connected with the Allegheny Port j
age Railroad, and the North Branch cxten- j
1 sion, should warn us against undertaking, j
i without great caution, any new measure of j
' improvement which may drain the treasury, j
i without aiding materially, if at all, the public
j interests. If kept in good order by efficient
: and timely repairs, its capacity will be fully i
j equal to all the demands of its trade and bu
! siness.
i The Portage railroad is not full} - completed, j
i A small additional appropriation may yet be 1
! required to complete, for the fourth time, this j
1 road. It is anxiously hoped that this unpro- j
i duetivc improvement may soon cease its cor- j
! morant demands upon the treasury. Every
year's experience more clearly reveals the
impolicy of the State in undertaking this :
work.
It gives mc no ordinary pleasure to inform 1
you that the North Branch extension of the
Pennsylvania canal has been so far completed
that boats freighted with coa! and other pro- j
ducts, were successfully passed through its j
i entire from Pittston to the J unction
canal. This work was commenced in 1830—
suspended in 1841—resumed in 1849, aud j
; finished in 1850; although its completion was j
officially announced in 1853. It extends from i
Pittston to the .Vow York State line, a dis- j
tance ff about ninety dour miles, following j
I the valley of tho Susquehanna to Athens, •
and thence along the Chemung river to the j
State line, where it joins the "Junction canal,"
ami is thus connected with the New York
I improvements.
The importance and value of this improve- ,
nniit cannot easily be overestimated. Pas
sing through one of the richest mineral and i
agricultural portions of the State, it offers to
tiie immense and valuable products of that
region, a safe and'cheap transit to the mar- !
kets of New York, Baltimore, and Philadel j
| phia. In the completion of this canal the ]
; difficulties to be overcome, Tin 1 the labor to j
i Oe performed, were great. Both these, to a
i great extent, have been accomplished under .
I the stiperiiiteiidenov of Win. 11. Maffcf, Esq., :
i to whom this work was assigned.
This canal although completed, and before j
1 the close of navigation, used for the purpose !
;of transportation, is not perfect. Sinks in
the bottom, from the nature of the formation 1
and soils through which it passes, slides from '
the hills, and breaches may occur, but these,
after a few years of well applied labor, will
be diminished, and by vigilance and care en- i
tirelv prevented.
This improvement, although subject to the
rivalry <•! competing railroads, if kept in
go condition, under proper management, !
wiil receive its full share of coal and other
tonn <g .-. It is anticipated that the revenues,
for the current year, will equal, if not exceed
the exp-'inhtures: and increasing with Uiu fa
cilities afforded, and the raj <4 development '
of trade, will, instead <4 its heretofore uncea
sing demands upon the Treasury, take prtce- |
deuce in revenue over any canal in the Com
monwealth.
In relation to the propriety and policy of
the sale of tho main line of our public iin
pr vi incuts, my opinion lias not changed.— i
Every consideration of public policy, of pros- ;
ent and future interest, requires the separa i
lion of the State Ironi the management and
control of these works. The expenditures on
that portion of the line, between the Junction
ar.d l'ittshurg, largely exceed the rovenut s,
the excess averaging annually not less than
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; anil ;
causes are in constant operation that will ;
still more increase this deficiency. This con- !
tinual drain upon the Treasury, to sustain a j
work, so unproductive, should at once bo
checked. A sale of the main line, for a fair j
consideration, and upon terms just and liber- !
al to the purchasers, is the proper remedy, i
Such sale, on terms amply protective of the '
rights and interests of tho people, can, by .
proper legislation, be effected. In connection
with the payment of the public debt, this j
question becomes deeply important. The
sale would constitue a new era in the finati- j
cial history of the .State, and assuie a still |
more speedy reduction of the public debt, (
than that to which reference has been made.
The subject is earnestly commended to your ;
favorable consideration.
The subject of banks and banking capital
in its relations to the currency—the general
interest of trade and commerce and the in
dustrial pursuits of the citizen, deserve your (
careful attention. My views expressed in a
former communication remain unchanged.—
The incorporation of new, or tho reeharter of
old and solvent banks, when actually neces- j
sary, and demanded by the wants oi legiti- i
mate trade in the community where located, j
should be favored ; under no other circum- j
stances should either be permitted. Jn the j
creation of banks, the interests of the State i
and people should be consulted, and a just
discrimination as to number, locality and the
demands of trade be exercised.
The rapid increase of* population, the im
portance and value of our home and foreign
commerce, the constant development of the
material wealth of the State, tho extent of j
nur manufacturing, mechanical and agricul
tural industry, the fact that the Stato is flood
ed by a depreciated currency introduced by
private bankers and brokers, might justify,
under the restrictions and limitations indica
ted, a judicious increase of banking capital
within our commonwealth. This, whilst it
would aid the operations of trail", and supply
the real business wants of the people, would,
at the same time, remedy, to some extent, tho
evils of a depreciated foreign and illegal cur
rency.
By the act approved the Gth day of Novem
ber last, the thirtieth section of the act of
1850, regulating banks, will be, after the first ,
day of July next, extended to all incorpora
ted saving fund, trust and insurance compa- j
uies. That section declares "that it shall not
ho lawful for any of the said banks to issue
or pay imt any bank notes other than those
issued by' itself, payable on demand in gold
or silver; notes of specie paying banks of this
State which aro taken on deposit or in pay
inenfc of debts, at par, at the counter of the
bank where paid out; or notes of banks issued
under the authority of the act of the 4th of
May, IbiH, at the option of the person re
ceiving the same."
These enactments were intended to proteet
the community against the evils of a depreci
ated currency, and prevent its introduction
from other States. However well intended
they will fail to secure these objects, unless
made to embrace private bankers and others
ot that class, whose profits arc largely depen
dant upon the introduction into the State of i
such a currency. In many instances the notes
of our own banks are collected by private !
bankers and brokers, and with these, or with
the specie withdrawn from the banks issuing
them, they purchase depreciated and foreign
bank paper which is paid not at par at their
counters. By others largo loans arc negotia
ted with hunks out of the btnte, at less than
the usual rate of interest, and their notes,
often of a less denomination than five dollars,
and always at a discount, brought into the
State and put into circulation in the irfanner
indicated, and this, too, under an agreement
with the bank making the loan, that the notes
thus paid out shall be kept in circulation.—
The effect of this system of private banking
has been to limit the circulation of the pat
paper of our own banks, and substitute in its
place a foreign, depreciated, and often a
worthless currency. In justice to the bank,
trust and insurance companies, paving a
heavy annual tax to the Commonwealth for
their privileges, and for the protection of the
people against these evils, either the provis- i
ions of the thirtieth section of the act of 1800, ;
should be repealed, or further extended so as !
to embrace private individuals and associa
tions, who may monopolize and control, to i
the detriment of the public, this traffic in
depreciated bank paper, without restraint and
without taxation.
[Conclusion next week ]
B?"?.Col. Slifer, one of nature's noblemen,
will probably be voted for for State Treasu
rer, and if merit be any passport to office
will be elected.
For sale, freight or charter Sundry
straightouta on the Governor question. They
would evidently like to play the same profita
ble game they did at the recent election.
B£%An Irish paper begs leave to return
thanks, on behalf of the people of Ireland,
to the democracy of this country fur electing
Buchanan, the son of an Irishman, President, j
Snyar front Liberia. —The cultivation of
the sugar cane lias succeeded so well in Li- ;
beria, that they talk of exporting it to the {
United States.
Broad Top is becoming rapidly civil- i
ized —a set of Irishmen having badly beaten ,
a man named ilorton last week, aud a young
man who got into a difficulty with another ,
having fired a pistol at iiiiu.
Ecis.-TLc citizens of \\ estcrn \ Irginia hav%
presented the editor of the W heeling Argus
with SIbOU cash to purchase new materials.
If our subscribers will givo us one-tenth the
amount we'll renew ours.
B£fL.Elder J. T. Johuson died at Lexington,
Mo., on the 18th ult. He was a brother of
the late Vice President, Richard M. Johnson,
of Kentucky, and formerly a Judge cf the
Court of Appeals of that State, and fur four
Years a member of Congress. For thirty
O - ■
years be has been a preacher of the Gospel
without foe or salary.
Uiah Legislature. —The late Utah L-'gisla- ,
lure was composed of Id Members f Council '
and f>G Members of the 11 mse of Represent- I
attves. The Members of Council bad 171
wives; the Members >f the House 157 wives, j
Five officers of too House had 2d wives.— j
Gov. Young has 68 wives living. Thus the
id men connected with the Legislature have
420 wives. This beats our Mormons, who
average only about four apiece.
iihlr. llannock and Mr. Goslmv, both j
of Alien county, Ohio, quarreled one day ;
last week. Coslovv followed up llannock,
threatening to whip him,, and the' latter '
having a rilie in his h:\nd, told him" that if 1
lie did not go back lie would shoot him.
Coslovv still persisted in following, and
llannock fired, the ball taking effect in
Coslovv's abdomen, killing him almost
instantly. lie leaves a wife aud i'annlv
to mourn his loss.
til' The Syracuse Journal savs that Dr.
Walton of Syracuse, has just extracted a
pin from the back of a Miss M'Kay, in
that city. The pin was swallowed nine
years since, when she was the age of live.
Miss M. said she had experienced consid
able inconvenience from it ever since. It
was taken out below the shoulder-blade,
two inches to the right of ihe spinal col
umn, and one-fourth of an inch below the
cuticle, with very little pain to the patient.
LADY BURNED TO DEATH.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—The wife of Judge
DanieH, ol the P. S. Supreme Court, was
burned to death last night, by an accident, at
the residence of her husband, in Franklin
row. The Judge and his wife bad been out,
and on returning home ho went into tlio li
brary an I she repaired to her sleeping apart
ment, and oemmenced disr Ling, preparatory
to retiring for the night. Being very near
sighted, she did not perceive a candle sitting
on the hearth, nor the flames that communi
cated to her clothing, until they completely
enveloped her. She then ran from the room
shrieking far assistance. The rapid motion
only added strength to the Haines, and before
any effectual assistance could bo rendered, [
she was terribly burned from head to foot,
and her recovery was rendered hopeless from
having inhaled the fire. She died this morn
ing, after lingering eight hours in dreadful
agony. She was a most estimable lady, about
35 years of age, and leaves two children, the
youngest being only six or eight months old.
.She was the daughter of the late Dr. Harris,
of Philadelphia, formerly Chief of the Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, attached to the Na
vy Department. This terrible calamity has
caused much regret to a largo circle of friends '
and the community at large, who deeply
sympathize with the Judge in his liereave
inent. He was himself burned, but not seri
ously, while endeavoring' fo extinguish the
(lames. Accounts vary with regard to the
origin of the accident. Ohfe statement is that
Mrs. Daniels was in bed reading by a candle,
the flames of which, communicated to the
I sleeve of her night dress.
will be a meeting of the Jo'-
niata Fire Company on Thursday
evening, January Bth, for the purpose of
■ electing officers for the ensuing year. I
| Joseph Henderson lias con- ,
tented to deliver a course of lec- !
i tures before the Apprentices' Literary Socio
j ty on " Geology," the first of which wili be
I delivered on Saturday evening next.
Married.
On the 30tb Decern lie r, by Rev. D. P.
Clarke. ROBERT PORGY to Miss ANN
JOHNSTON.
On the 25t!i ult., bv K;v. 0. M. Klink, '
ANTHONY MCCARTNEY of Perry town- !
i ship, and Miss MARY GREY of Lewiotov. 1
i At llarriaburg, on the Ist inst., by Rev.
j Pr. PeWitt, JOHN B. BIiATTON, Esq..!
j Editor ot the Carlisle A uluntoer, to Miss
I MARY ELLEN, daughter ot George \V.
j Boyd, Esq., of the former place.
On the 22d ult., by T. B. Coder, En.,
DANIEL CARTER, of Patterson, to ELIZ
| A BETH PIERCE of Mifiiintown, (both col
j ored.)
THE MARKETS.
LEWISIOWN, Jan. 8, 1*57. j
Lewistown Flour, per 100 lbs. $4 00
I Superfine " 375 i
Freedom " 3 50
j Barley 70
1 Uyc, ir bushel, GO
j Oats, do. 85
Corn, do. 50
Clovers,;ed, ft bushel, 650
Timotliyseed, " 2 50
Butter, good, lb. 20
Eggs. dozen, 15
I New Potatoes -[A bushel, 40
The Lew istown Mill is paying 81,25 for
red wheat. 1.35n1,35 for white wheat, aceord
j iag to quality.
Ifuf Alfred Marks, at the new Steam APill,
j is paving for White Wheat 1,35a0,0G, Red
' 1,25..
N. li. —V. heat taken or, store, with prrvl
| lege to the owner to sell or ship by boat. j
I-'! our, Grain, ~c.
niii.ADEft.vHiA, Jan. 7.
I Cloversecd is quoted at 87 50 per 64 lbs;
Flour at 6 25aC 62i ; White Wheat at 1 55,
i and Red at 1 45. . .. .
Tuscarora Female Seminary,
AIADESIL, JIYIAT4 TO., PA.
E. HINDS, Principal.
£ 1 18 BE LI EY EI) that such changes and I
j[ improvements have been made by the '
i present Principal, as vviil render the In i
I stitutron, in every respect* a Seminary of
j the hi st class.
Kxj n- tines per Session <>J 21 weeks.
Board, Washing, and Tuition in Eng
lish, 860 00 j
Music, 15 uu :
French, Spanish, German, Greek, and
Latin, each, 8 00 '
fjMVELYE volumes, all about the dashing ;
I highwaymen. Claude Duval, Diek Turpin
and Sixteen String Jack, nro in the Circula
ting Library. Tho best published.
F N PI AN Talus. Sea Stories, Ye., aro in the
L Circulating Library. Get ."..catalogue.
j EM BOOKS :n the Circulating Library.
1 A Call and get a catalogue.
SIX CENTS will pay fur the loan of any
_ book in the Circulating Library.
Furs! Furs! Furs!
IIOAS, A ictorines, Pclverines, Gloves, Yc., j
A ) in great variety, from which tiie ladies i
can make excellent choice, arc- now open and I
for sale at the Business Emporium of
declß GEORGE BLYMYER.
Beat Builders Wanted.
want from thirty to forty additional I
T V Boat Builders to work lor us in our I
Boat Yard at Lewisburg. Good wages aud j
1 constant employment will be given.
FRICK, SLIFER & CO. j
Lewisburg, Pec. 18, ls5G.-4t*
I FORRESTER'S PLAYMATE,
j A Magazine for Boys and Girls,
1 BEGINS its sixth volume in January, 1857.
J") ll is edited by MARK FORRESTER, the |
well known writer tor the young, who, the •
, reading community will bear in mind, is con
nected with no other periodical.
The Playmate has been denominated by au .
' eminent writer, as "the best Youth's Magazine I
'■ published." The publishers mean to keep it '
iso Its embellishments are new, arid the read- j
ing matter almost wholly original.
An entire number might be rilled with the
I commendatory notices of the press. The.Fam- j
ily Gazette says: —"No parent who cares a
button tor his children's welfare, can spend a •
dollar more profitably than in subscribing for I
the Playmate."
But we prefer to let the Magazine tell its own |
sb ty. Those parents who have any choice j
about what their children read should subscribe !
for it. if it does not sustain itself, after a trial, I
! no recommendation of others would be of ally ;
benefit.
TERMS. —The Playmate is published monthly '
at One Dollar a year, in advance. To clubs, j
75 cents per copy. Letters enclosing money
may be sent at our risk, if directed to
\VM. GUILD & CO.,
156 Washington Street, Boston, Mas*.
TP HE subscribers, trading as McWilliains A
T Sterrett, have leased the Lewistown Mill
and are now prepared to buy all kinds of grain, '
for which they will pay the highest market \
price in cash.
Grain will be taken in store on the same
terms as heretofore by John Sterrett & Co.
Farmers who wish to have grists ground, or
; grain chopped, will be aocommodaled on tho ;
shortest notice.
They will always have on hand for sale a full
supply of
Flour, Grain and Feed,
which will be delivered to any part of town by
leaving orders at the office in "the Mill.
tine of them will at all times be found at the
Mill to give their personal attention to the
business, and they hope to merit a continuance
of the patronage bestowed on the old firm.
GEO. YV. McWILLIAMS.
F. R. STERRETT.
( Lewistown, January, 17, 1856.
ILLINOIS LAI
i fffiit SAIL'
20,000
ACRES
of the very best
PRAIRIE LANDS
In Macon. Shelby, Moultrie and
Clay counties, Illinois.
THF.SE LANDS are located about the centre
of the State, near the Illinois Central, the
; ineat Western, and Terre Haute and Alton
| Railroads, are equal if not superior to any
lands in this county, and from their location,
soil and climate offer as favorable inducements
to purchasers as can be had in the west. They
will be sold low. For further information . *
enquire in person or by letter of
JOSEPH MILLIKEN, Agent,
Lewistown, Mifflin county, Pa.
j ICpMr. M. will remain in Lewistown until
; about the KJtli of March, after which he will
be at Decatur, Illinois. . de2s.3in
For Sale or Kent.
ffMIE subscriber offers for sale or rent all
1 A that Lot, Store Room, Warehouse, Dwel
bng House and extensive Sta-
! ■'& between the river and ca-
1 ;it l ' ie Lock at Lewistown,
i'a- now in the occupancy of
! Mr. Charles Stanbarger. These premises are
i suitable for the transient trade of the canal
i as well as the lower part of Lewistown and
j vicinity. The owner residing at a distance
j will contract on reasonable terms. Apply to
| HlN'kv Lawsgx, Norristawn, Pa., or
DAVID CAN 7 1)011, Agent,
I oclG Lewistown.
• V\7E take this opportunity of informing the
' W public that we have obtained direct from
the CUSTOM HOUSE all kinds of
LIQUORS,
| which are as pure as can be obtained in this
; countrv, expressly for medical purposes.
J. D. BTONEROAD,
! ocl9 Bee Hive Drug Store.
The Baltn of a Thousand Flowers
\\J ILL remove pimples from the face, beau
> \ tify the skin, produce a natural glow of
tiie cheek, and will positively remove a' 1
FRECKLES from the face by the""'"**
bottle only. Price 50 oent c ■*" Will find
For sale at the-OWrtid ol his journey.
'ergy man is a remarkably
A RAlit. owxo' >aiden
TO COMMENCE BUSINESS;
j f 1-311E subscriber *bns a stock of
• X HOODS and HARDWARE on hunt
| ounting to about 82,500, which he will A
j a bargain, either for cash or approved >pa
; or exchange for a piece of land if i|
suitably located, to any person who may
sire to engage in the Mercantile business^
They are principally staple goods, and su\
as command a ready sale. _
nu2o—-tf CIIAS. RITZ.
LCI. TOR'S NOTlCE.—Letters testa
-j mentarv having been granted to me, the
, undersigned, on the estate of JOHN T. \
! STEURKTT, late of the borough of Lewis- *.
I town, Mifflin county, dee'd., all persons in
debted to the said estate are requested to
, make payment immediately, and those hav
ing claims against said deceased t-> present
the same, properly authenticated, for settle
ment. F. li. STERRETT, Ex'r.
| Lewistown, Deo. 25, JBSG.-Gt
LEWISTOWN GAS COMPANY
101RTH IXSTA LMENT.
( "jVTOTICE is hereby given that the Fourth
Instalment of THREE DOLLARS on
each share of stock in the Lewistown Gas
Company is due and payable on or before the
Ist of January, 1857, to the Treasurer, at the
office of the undersigned in Lewistown.
d 25 G. W. STEWART, Soc'y.
IN EARNEST.—AII persons in-
X V debted to the undersigned are politely
| requested to call and FAY UP without fur
ther delay. These who heed this notice will
j save costs. JOHNSTON & CLARKE.
Lewistown, Dec. 18, 1850.
4 FEW BONDS OF THE JIIU.NTFNG-
Xi- DON AN IK BROAD TOP RAILROAD
AND COAL CO. bayobeen left with me for
| sale. These bonus bear seven per cent, in
-5 tores' and have coupons attached for each
j half year's interest, payable in Philadelphia,
I and. can be collected through any of the coun
-1 try banks or storekeepers. The bonds are
I secured by a tirst mortgage on 40 miles of
| Railroad and above 2000 acres Coal Lands
with a number of collieries in activo opera
tion. The interest is punctual.)- paid, and a
sinking fund will be commenced soon from
the earnings of tho road to provide for iho
payment of the bonds in. full .at maturity.—
They arc much more secure than Bunks or
Bank Stocks for those who have money to in
vest! For further information apply to
. dec 18-31 D. CAN DOR.
BiLLE.
fJHIK undersigned, desiring to quit the
1 business of tavern-keeping, offers for
sale his LEASE of the house and premises
now occupied by hiiti, in Milroy, Mifflin co..
j the same having two years to run from April
i Ist. 1857. Also, the HOUSEHOLD FI'RXI
-11.RE AND FIXTURES thereto belonging.
The stand is one of the best in the country,
i enjoying a liberal patronage. The passen
, gers by the mail line of stages runniyg. be-
I tween Lewistown and Bellefonte, dine ai this
i house. To a person wishing to engage in the
i business an excellent opportunity is afforded
in purchasing the lease and furniture,
ucclß-.lt GEO. GUTHRIE.
i Pennsylvania Railroad.
i fPRAINS leave Lewistuwk Station as fol-
X lows:
EXPRESS TRAIN.
Westward,. - 6,06 A.M.
i Eastward, - ... S„JQ t.
MAIL TRAIN.
Westward, ... 3 39 p jyj
Eastward, - - - 509 "
THROUGH FREIGHT.
Westward, * 1,50 A.M.
Eastward, 6,15 P. M.
EMIGRANT.
Westward, > 3,50 A. M.
Eastward, 6,15 P. M.
EXPRESS FREIGHT.
Westward, . 10,30 A.M.
Eastward, 6,15 P. M.
LOCAL FREIGT.
Westward, * 7,05 A. J
Eastward, 7,17 ** (l
fCf-The Ticket Office will be o"
utes before the arrival ol' - *
Train.
oc9 D. T "