Lancaster intelligencer. (Lancaster [Pa.]) 1847-1922, January 06, 1869, Image 3

GOTERNOffS MESSAGE.
To the Senate and. Home,of Representatives
■ of the Oonrinonipedlth of Pennsylvania:
Gentlemen :—For the harmony and gen
'©nil relations of comity and friendship ex*
istipg between Pennsylvania and all the
other States and Territories of the National
Union; for the present prosperous condi
tion of the Commonwealth; for the glad
signs of coming political tranquility • and
lor the success the progress
of our free institutions, we owe a heavy
debt of grutitude to Divine Providence, in.
view of the favorable circumstances under
» which yoti are how assembled, it becomes
) my province and duty, as it is my pleasure
1 to offer you my hearty congratulations, and
! to tender you a cordial welcome to the Le
gislative Halls of the State. This, indeed,
utfords me a higher gratification because I
participate with your constituents in the
confidence manifested by them in selecting
you to represent their individual interests
as well us those of the Commonwealth. On
your wisdom, integrity, judgment and dis
cretion, ull will undoubtedly rely for the
correct determination of every question af
fecting the largest interests and gravest re
sponsibilities, und for a continuance, and
even an increase, of that prosperity which
Ims hitherto been so signally enjoyed.
Qttis not without a consciousness of the
groat responsibility resting upon me that I
undertake the performance of a constitu
tional duty, requiring that the Governor
“ shall from time to tirnagive to theGener
' al Assembly information of the slate of the
V Commonwealth, and recommend to their
f / coimiderution such measures as. h« shall
' S kB judge expedient.” In conformity.with this
'm n ' f l u * rei nenl your attention will bo called
Ljw only to such matters of publicinteiest as in
tj* my judgment deserve careful consideration
spT' i'a a,J d action on your part during the pre
• T t* tent session.
W FINANCES.
•? ". _ • The following isa carefully prepared state
' ■ incut of the fmanriul condition of the Stale
for the fiscal \oir ending November oO
InW ’
'lh-r.- orLH of the Auditor Gen
ial and Sitiie T easurer hUow
tliiit ilik oiilauce in iho Treasury,
nitier III), 18(17, wan Bl,UGl,fc3(i 40
Uni l nui y i ecel (>u u urlog the fl cal
yearcmJi. g November 30,
Depreciate * ju-uh In the Treas
ury, ..navull.ible
To] lu Tr- iiMiry for ll.scal year end
ing Nov. ,'iu J&Js
i'.t.vrnenls v /..
Ur-unary • x.ii-uaes dur-
I i’K In- IN itJ \ e.«r end*
Hi«i N«v.:k), MiH SOU$ OU
I.u - I j, ite., re ecioed... -1.-417 I;j m
Other ,->*> in* ul* J^nhjOd
Inti r* Kt on L .iin* I,I#7k#,ULMJ Id
iJef.ieida'id lundK, un
aval hi ole
iidiuuco lu Ticuhiuy, Nov. su. lfcG .. J 1 OJh -lio ;J7
liy »m act approved April 10, ItMiS, the
traiiMiictiouH of Commissioners of the
Sink Fund wen ordered to bo lliereuf
tor rupuried aijiuniliy to tho 3('th duy of
Novt'iiiher. Their lust report, in
cludes u period of ono year upd three
UliilllilH.
Tfju lnllowiiij' id the " UMiapitululion” tjf
tin* i-inTiiti'ins r»r ihe-.Siiiiiiiii'l’uDii. from
iS»*pi*-ml)or I>:tJ7, to November UO, lsfjs •
1 t.il ii.nt 111 mull, .-M-pt J.S',7 ;i 7
Hi ci-ii-t.s in 11.m] hi.m xiptenibcr
<i, t w Novtiijilur :jj, Itiii,
I’uiil intercut 3I,N(H,WJS M
I'rcinllimn paid as eijui
vajunt lor com
Loams redecmad,
iialiiin:'; it! fuml Nuv’r ;•.(), isftt.
Ily iliu hixili .section of the net ol' May Id,
Npeeiul tax ofono lmlf mill on the
dollar wai especially set apart for the puV
inoiil o! the interest aud redemption ol' tde
lo in created by an act of May is, ISOI, en
titled ** An Act to createn loanand provide
lor arininj; the Suite.”
Jjn'nnri‘ on; hand Kept. ti. Jhi.T
Tile iei.eipts Jroni aid lax ,iu] iax
on receipts Inin sept’r ;t,
to .Nov. Mi, IfltiS, min uut li
lelere-L p.i:i( m .utj July', ' 1 , > ,l “ u ‘
l r !i, I’lj IU
Lhilunce In fund buv.'i 1 ), ISG.S
. ('muliliun nf Balances,
B-ikmif l:i sinking l uuil
Nuv. ;; , ;
B illllll'e 111 .’MliUiti;' I' Ulld
is'nv. l,l vs •
lucl b.iiiii.ct: in Truiruiy
i!-ilano-iu la *or of.-! nk Ing i-'urd M'lo.lM 7ii
, Jte<luct,<in of (he . Stale Debt.
i'.V tho repnit ii| Lilt* I'umiiibsioui'l'.s o!'
the Sinkjl-'ntel tor the- year ending Sep-
Icnihcr I J.o redeemed ”
amounted in nd, ami by their ru
fi'fM frum f-eplembcr IviT, to Auvember
:i(), ill,* *‘loans ledeomed’' amounted
l,) fc-.411,M'; Gl, making u total reduction
nl the .sum* Uebi, in two years and inree
months, of lour million two huudred and
aine thousand three hundred and oighly
xdhlliirn ami loiut.eii rents,
xht? assets remaining in the Sinking
Fund an; as !u];o\v, viz:—Bonds ol the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, six mil
lion, tour hiimlrol thousand dulluis, and
bonds oi the Philadelphia and Lrie Kml
mad (’oni|i.iny, three million, live hundred
thousand dollars. These are non-interest
hearing bonds and wjll not mmuru for
ninny \aius, 1-, liieicloie, nci lfjmel.d to
Ihu consider at ion ol' Ibo Legislature the
propriety ol Lne passage ol u law, authoriz
ing the Coiyinihsiom-rsol Un* Sinking l*Tmd
to sell these bonds at public sale to the
highosi bidder, and direr: tlie proceeds to
he' applied to the liunidation.' uf the State
debt.
f'ublic debt ouLslMUdmy Dcci-mbur
, !. ,hl " jaT.TUI.HUt* -■
Ueiiuut ji'iMiun' mu-emeu alhliitu
Trvu-ury dui liiy Uieiiscnl year
vndlntf Nov. It ■, IS s, viz :
j per ifni, luiuiH ij-ii;i
p*r reui. k.iius py
Hvlicl notes ciujcuJJtd-. i>iu uy
I’ubllc debt Lkcu.i.ber 1, IhdS.
Stjilement allowing the condition of tho
imlubtediic.sH of ijie CmmnomvoaUh on thy
tirHl day of Ik-ceniber, ISIiS.
Funded debt,
tl pm cent. limns
ft per cent loan*,..
■i l /2 per rent, hmuh
n»ta! tiiuilcil
Uiilnnded di-ni, viz .
Kelli i n lei I n elivu In*.-** •
• L"■ i Slli.Hi IKJ
i niorest cerl rilculi m
!T>,:U'.lM) 00
7,7 1*1,771 ofl
JL.UtUIO
iiij.i'r-.vm
milM-uiulli'K
In t..- r «• m <vrt ilniu-H
linclrtllll'd
Dnmcsi ]<• ur.-ditui'a
<vrl.llcul*'s
Tol.i iinrumhd
Tui il fiuulinl mi J unftmdeil 13
During lh<* last eighteen yenr.s\bero bus
boon curried upon ihe nccounts\of the
Auditor General ami Statu Treasurer
twid in their seveiul public .statembntH,
" depreciated funds unavailable" to the
the nnimiiit c f ibny-ono thousand and thir-‘
ty-two dollars* 1 recommend the ap
pointment of a Joint committee, by the Leg.
Islature, whose duly it shall be to examine
the said depreciated and unuvailablefunds
and dispose of them to the beet advantage
of the Treasury ; > r, if found to bo worth
less, to cancel and destroy them, so that the
accounting oll'ieers inny ho relieved iron
the necessity uud responsibility of annually
accounting tor them.
The large easli balance reninining in the
Treasury on the dOth of November, lS(j7,
lms been usedgfor llie payment uf-tho iwen
.rty-three million loan uud Jur the liquidation
\fif outstanding claims against llie State.
Thi' investment of the funds, ju one of the.
modes reonmuieiHh*! in my last annual
t lUie-sage, lms, therefore, in a great measuro
llii'cn rendeied unnecessary lor the present,
in tire event of large accumulations of
naoiiev herealier, tle> ' recommendations
therein given are respectlully referred to,
amVi renewed. Whenever there may bo
sum o- muds in the Treasury, they'can,
with\s i' and houelii to tire State, be cun',
ployefy jn tire purchase of its outstanding
bonds, ,and ;i. saving tin* interest on them
which yyould aeeiimulub* prior to their ma
turity. '
I regret 11 > Mate that Ihe last Legislature,
although fully forewarned in regard tn tho
insecurity and want of proper and stilli
cient guard * lur tlie sale keeping of the
money oi tic- (’mnnuniweiilth. failed to de
termine upon any mode by which tin*
Treasury lll.iy l„. cifectualiy guarded
iigamst tho p. ~il,-l.ilv ol 10.49. Tho preMont
Legislature h.ts it m ns power to secure for
ltselt no ordin.iry honor, by the enactment
oi such a law, strong ami efficient for the
purpose indicate.!, and tho enjoyment not
only of tho approbation, but the permanent
gratitude of ;tvwv citizen.
Notwithstanding the satisfactory reduc
tion ol the public indebtedness, asshown in
the foregoing statemeiws, an immense State
debt tssttil upon us, f dniring-nearly two
millions oi dollars to be c blcried to pay tho
ltperesi accruing upon n annually lisex
tingmshment at the Gariiest practicable pe
riod, not, inconsi-teiti with otJ u -r public in
terests, is of the highest importance Loeverv
tax-payer. I cannot, therefore, too strong
ly urge the strictest economy in re.spect to
every expenditure und the utmost retrench
ment in every department.
Retrenchment is emphatically demanded
by the people, in legislative expenditures,'
as well as in every other brunch of the gov
ernment. Their eyes are open to investi
gate every transaction, aud bv their ballots
they are ready to strike down those who
will not take effective action in favor of
positive and radical reform. Tho money
paid into the Treasury la the property of
the people, every olio of whom has u just
right to hold his representatives to a strict
accountability for every dollur that may be
, appropriated or expended.
I hero renew the remarks made last year
on the subject of “ annual appropriations ”
to which you are respectfully referred. For
lour successive years the general appropri
ation bills have been signed on the eleventh
day of April, being about the time of ad
journment. The Governor bus been forced
either to sign the bill-, without proper in
vestigation, notwithstanding anv objections
Vo may have ; suspend the means to defruy
tho operations-of ibo-government for the
ensuing, year; or call an extraaession of the ;
Legislature. I repeat that “it is earnestly
desired that the appropriation bill be taken
up. discussed arid passed at a sufficiently
period during the session to enable
4 that thorough examination
Which its importance demands.” *
Education —Common Sc/iools.
The annual report of theSuperintendentof
Common Schools exhibits the condition of
that department in a highly satisfactory
manner. Within the State there are 1,918
school districts; 13,760 schools; 2,382 graded
schools; 11,698school'directors; 73county,
city and borough superintendents; 16,771
teachers; and 800,515 pupils. The cost of
tuition for the year was $3,273,269 43; of
building, purchasing and renting school
bouses, $1,991,152 55; of contingencies,
$554.253 21. These three items, with ex
penditures for all other purposes connected
therewith, amount to the aggregate sum of
$6,200,537 90. .
These faots are exhibited -with great sat
isfaction, as they show the average annual
cost for the tuition of each pupil to be about
seven dollars and seventy-four and a half
cents. The average amount paid to each
teacher is abotit $195 17i per annum. This,
in my opinion, is too small a salary to se
cure the services of competent teachers; i
and I am fully justified in urging the ne- ,
cessity of increased compensation. It is but 1
just, and it will have an elevating tendency
not only upon the teachers but the manner
in which their duties are performed.
Your attention is called to the fact that,
notwithstanding the ample provision now
made by law for the education of all per
sons between the ages of six and twenty
one years, large numbers of children, prin
cipally in our cities, do not attend any kind
of school. Over twenty thonsand of this
class are found in Philadelphia, and the
number in tbo State is estimated to be not
less than eeyenty-five thousand. These
children grow up in ignorance, frequently
without employment, and many of them
contract habits of vice, which eventually
cause them to be committed to houses of
refuge, county prisons or penitentiaries.
Humanity and sound public policy demand
that something be done to remedy this
growing evil, and also that of the neglected
condition of considerable numbers of chil
dren in the alms and poor houses in many
of the counties.
t our Normal Schools are now recognized
ns State institutions'. Ibe number of stu
dents attending them during the past year
of whom eighty graduated. Two
additional Normal Schools will probably
go into operation during this year, one lo
cated at liloomsburg, Columbia county,
and the other at California,.Washington
county. The value of these institutions to
the common school system cannot be esti
mated. Our schools are comparatively
worthless without qualified teuchers, and
such teuchers can most easily be obtained
from the Normal institutes, where the art
ot teaching is made u.specialty.
A meeting of the presidents and other
authorities of a number of our principal
colleges waslield in Harr.sburg lust winter,
the object of which was to bring about a
closer union cl all our educational inslitu*
lions, and connect by u bond of sympathy
if not ol organic structure, the common
schoi ' high schools, ucade;nies .and colie
ges. Tbo estaolishment of such an educa
tional department seems to be desirable.
subject more worthy tbo de
liberations of the Legislature than the pro
motion of the welfare of our common
schools They immediately underlie the
characteristic leutures of our social system ;
hey are lountains of that widespread in
elligeneo, which, liken perennial vitality
•ervades the nation, and ure nurseries '
at inquiring spirit to which we ure
(11,(118,918 01
debted !<>r tho purity and preservation
our lreo iestitutinns. In a republican {gov
ernment education is a sure basis of power
and public prosperity. By it the* peopleare
taught to discern and estimate the value of
their own rights; to distinguish between
oppression and tho exorcises of lawful
authority ; to discriminate between liberty
and licentiousness; to preserve an inviolable
respect tor the laws, and exercise “eternal
vigilance” against any encroachments upon
them. It is admitted that a thoroughly ed
ucated poople alone can be permanentlyfreo
By educational culture patriotism is ex
panded, and the principles, manners and
sentiments of the whole people are assimi
lated. Many of the sources of jealousy and
prejudice are diminished, social harmony
.largely increased, and tho structure of our
' ,reo »»<{ happy -Csystem ot government
cemented, strengthened and adorned.
Soldiers’ Orphans' School.
In his report tho Superintendent of
I Soldiers’ Orphans’ Schools exhibits tin*
total expenditure for ihoir support
from December 1, ].si;7 p, May Ulst
to be fcWG.yru.ai; total number «i
pupils jn the schools rj,-4'jl ; average cost
per pupil ?»>!),OfiJ for six months; and the
average weekly expenses per pupil
I he liscal year of these schools, like that of
tho common schools, terminates by law on
the last day of May of each v** ur . Tlie
present report of the Superintendent there
fore, embruces only six months, and re
ports will be made up to tho 31st day of
May, anmiully, herealter. Tho special ap
propriation of February ”>, 18BS, made in
accordance with an estimate of tho Super
mtendent, presented in my last annual
message, excoded the actual expenses ?(i -
■W H 8
•J,IP,«J(i 1M
i:222 h:i «e
SWMJ 32 7(i
5:)19.W3 17
B.j7i.t;e; .77
si Otis,; u i
1.0KJ.-itj y;
IsutwithstnndiQg overy possibleoflbrt has
been, and will continue to bomude, to econ
omize) in the expenses of the present year
uni! to keep them as far ns possible within
Lho appropriation made by the last Legis
lature, it wiH readjly'beobserved that there
will bo a deficit for the year ending May 81
[.SCO, the amount of which will bo carefully
ascertained and presented to the Logislu
uro prior to the close of Ihe present ses
lhe schools are ail in good condition and
improving, and their usefulness is daily
becoming more manifest. They are ainon<"
the most philanthropic institutions of the
age, and relleet high honor on the patriot
ism of the Legislature by which they have
been so liberally endowed and upon our
people by whom they are sustained. The
children who are the recipients of their
benefits are the; offspring of bravo* men
who voluntarily endangered their lives in
the cause of their country in the most try
ing hour of its existence, and v/ho, glowing
with patriotic ardor, fought as bravely etui
as heroically as the noblest im-n in the
world’s history. Thousands of them who
h-lt their homes in the bloom of health ami
with the brightest hopes of manhood, now
sleep iu death, leaving their widows and
little one?: iu the care of the country in
whose service they fell, and which prom
, ised them its protection. Their children are
thy wards of this great Commonwealth; and
too much praise cannot be awarded its peo
ple for the munificent and tender manner
in which they have thus far, through their
representatives, discharged the sacred and
delicate trust.
Agricultural College.
I3elore the General -Government appro
priated public lands to the several States for
the purpose of agricultural and military
education and the mechanic arts, uud prior
to the lime when Pennsylvania endowed
the Agricultural College with her shure of
these lands, it was dependent wholly upon
individual influence, without any' oilier
means for its support than its own earn
ings. History proves that of
learning cannot be efHeientlv sustained by
their own internal resources. The educa
tion ol youth 'in the higher branches ol
knowledge seems to require the aid of phi
lanthropic contributions. This institution
had not these benefits to any adequate ex
tent, and'though the board of trustees be
stowed ( npon it the most anxious care, their
zeal and labor, combined with those of its
friends, were not equal to a contest with the
want of means. Hence the school did not
command the confidence of farmers'
who were able to educate their sons
and wl,n / (,| ’‘dd not forgot that
character of tho college at
tached to the character of its graduates;
and that its failure would enter into the
estimate which tho world would place upon
the education it bestowed. This feature
has now been removed. The people
through thf-ir Legislature, have endowed*
this institution with tho interest upon a
fund of $318,500 00, (invested in United
States and Pennsylvania Statesix per cent,
bonds,) payable to it seuii-auminlly. Last
year this interest amounted to §25 0411 7S
Tho residue of the fund, ftt.Ssti 50, has been
appropriated, under tho law, by the board
ol trustees, to the purchase of t'hreo model
and experimental farms; one at the col-
•1,417,4(3 64
in t’outre county, for uo o-io in
(Tester county lor *17,770 up, und one in
Indinna county for .70. The board
has also recently re-organized tho faculty
and remodeled tho course of studies, so as
to adapt them to the wants of the agricul
tural community This now tinier ot things
goes into operation at the commencement
ot the next session, and it is earnestly
hoped will be a success. There is no profes
sion, trade or calling in life, where the value
of knowledge and the lights of science, and
the practical application ol both, are so po
tent tor profitable results as in their adap
tation to agricultural pursuits. And iu this
truly practicable age jt is well worthy of
the consideration of parents, whether thev
should not avail themselves of the benefits
of thte institution, now so generously en
dowed by the State.
From the report of the Adjutant General
you will loa.ru the condition of tho Military
Department. The inactivity iu military
affairs alter the cessation of hostilities and
upon the return of peace, has in a great
measure been dispelled, and an active mar
tial spirit nowprevails throughout the State*
nioro particularly in Philadelphia, where,
by a special legislative enactment the min
imum nutnbo* of men required to form a
company has been reduced, and a brigade
iuod is raised by a tax upon those who are
not members of a military organization
hut liable to the performance of military
duty. I recommend the passage of a siin
ilar law for the whole State. For the sake
of preserving the great interests involved,
which include the lives, property and hap
piness of our people, this is Presented to
Kuon UQ imporlant object for your delib :
P° S3i ble encouragement of volun- i
inS?l,» a ,lm ?on , airorded ' uud uotwithstaad
aa frtl m °T U Vo 8 "Seated it lias resulted
'* n I'Bb 1 ' 8br ’ thl ‘ re were eielit volun
ctchl ,' eS Restate ; in 1567, thirtv
numbdr'nrnM li6S ’ sevont y-se'-™, and a
izaUomf h ° rs m I>re Paration for organ-
Bj a reduction ol the number for a com
' ™ re <3p red to an affi”.
gaie or nily officers and men comnsnica
would aoom.be numbered by the humW.H
any of easilys!*recruitedy 5 !* recruited ?o
the maximum number if reouired tnr
active service- The State
maintainsthe highest degree of preparation
accomplishes most aud Lifers ISS, The
conflict of arms , and by being in read!
ness it often prevents improper enJoaSi
ments upon her rights. 1
dsPo 4 d A Q ‘ ant General preseuls a full and
detailed statement of the disbursement m
vem d De P r a anTsfiS the y eiirB °<Hng No
vemoer 30, 1868, with an estimate for the
necessary appropriations for the current
boon H- nd also J or su ch amounts as have
.been discovered to be due from the Trans
it ew a?? Deparlment > contracted during
. iS(Qte Agency,
The existence, of the Military : 3tate
7 .
Drtigwrt but unsuccessful smirch bus been
repeatedly made lor the coat of arms of llie
Mate, and lor the authority under which
the present design was established. It
seems that for years past no trace of either
the original authority or design could any
where be louud, and it is recommended
hat the Legislature take the necessary stems
o supply the omission, by shell means as
they in their wisdom shall determine
STATE BENEFICIARIES.
A number of benevolem, charitable and
o-her similar institutions annually receive
appropriations from the State for their sud
port These appropriations, in most, ifnot
in ail cases, appear to have been adequate
for the purposes to which it was intended
they should be applied, and are as liberal
as can reasonably be expected in the pres
sent condition ot the Treasury of the .State,
TIIE SUSQUEHANNA FISHERIES
A preiiiniuary report on tho Sum. Delian
na fisheries has by Colonel I
Jumes Worrall, Civil Engineer, Cornmis- !
sioner under the act of the Legislature iu
reference thereto. There are some facts
which should be embodied in the report
but which can not be ascertained until early
in January. Permission has therefore been
granted to the Commissioner, at bis request
to postpone the submission of his reirulnr l
report until tho earliest day practicable
during the present month. |
MILITARY
CATTLE DISEASE.
Tb© prevalence of contagious or epidemic
j diseases among cattle and other animals
I has for some years past been a prolific
source of anxiety and alarm among the
producers and consumers of meats in many
of the States. It was therefore deemed im
portant to call a convention of competent
persons to take into consideration the means
best calculated to remedy this great and
growing evil. This convention, composed
of three commissioners each from the four
teen States represented, appointed m ac
cordance with an agreement with the sev
erai Governors, assembled at Springfield.
Illinois, on the first of December last, and
an account of their transactions is here
with presented.
. Without legislative authority, but believ
ing my action would be sanctioned by the
people ei representatives, I appointed Dr.
c ° r r SOD and Messrs. E. C. Humes
re«^ Oy D Ham , iltOD . commissioners torep-
ThM« »?n e M nsylvania in the convention.
eiDerifnei e “s n i reely save thelr ““eand
eioense S’.K d al "° ln currcd a pecuniary
defrav whLh f Ut three h,ln < ir a<i dollars, to
STATISTICS.
In view of the vast amount anH rrraat
variety of the products of the Stated desk
for the collection of statistics, relatival
to. 1 ! 0116 a °? ini P or ta. agriculture, manufac
tures, coal,iron, oil, lumber, &c. might with
PfoPf'cty and profit be established. This
couid be accomplished by the employment
of n competent clerk, under the snperyta-
many of the soldiers of oar State, and their
representatives, from this office, in which
their j net does from the United States Gov
ernment were collected and transmitted to
them free of charge. In August, after the
agency ceased to exist, there still
remained a considerable number of un
settled claims, and as no one knew more
about their condition, or could possibly
obtain an earlier settlement of them
than the late agent, Col. Cook, I per
mtted him, upon his own offer, to close
up the business of the office, and to transact
any other business for the soldiers of Penn
sylvania at one half the fete charged by
ot hfr private agency in Washington
Uty. This arrangement has thus far! been
carried out, and 1 am pleased to add, with
very general satisfaction. Ail the books
and papers of the agency, will be translerred
to the office of the Adjutant GtnaraL
REGISTRY LAW.
At the last session of the Legislature an
act was passed known as the “ Registry
Law,” the intention of which was to protect
the ballot-box against corruption and fraud
ulent voting, to which it has for many years
been disgracefully exposed. This law seems
to have been so defective in some of its pro
visions as to have received the condemna
tion of a majority of the Supreme Court, by
which it was pronounced "incongruous and
unconstitutional.’.’ At the election imme
diately alter this decision, it is alleged that
frauds were perpetrated, surpassing in
magnitude, perhaps, any that have been
consummated heretofore in the history of
the Commonwealth. These frauds have de
monstrated the necessity of the passage of
some law, or laws, that will accomplish the
desired object, without being subject to the
exceptionable features pointed out by the
learned gentlemen who pronounced the
opinion of the Supreme Bench.
There is no object of such vital import
ance to iho whole country as the sancitity of
the ballot-box, and the protection of all citi
zens in their right to t bo elective franchise.
This right is our proudest boast. It en
dows the American citizen with a freedom
and a power not possessed by the subject oi
any other government. It makeshim the
peer of his iellow man, whatever may be
his rank, station or position in lif-. To be
deprived of it by any means whatever, his
boasted freedom becomes a sham—his es
pecial and exalted prerogative a mocker} 7
and iarce. What avails it to the citizen that
he i-< entitled to a vote, if that vote is to be
nullified ’by fraud? Such guards, then,
should be thrown around the polls as will
effectually, if possible, preserve them from
the taint of a single illegal vote. Not only
should false voting be severely punished,
but false swearing to obtain a vote, be visit
ed with the pains and penalties of perjury
and with perpetual disfranchisement.
The people must be perfectly free to regu
late their public business in their own way,
and when the voice ol the majority is lairiy
and clearly expre>sed|a!l should bow to it as
to tbe|voiee of God. They are the sovereign
rulers, aud their will must be the law of the
laud. Corruption of suffrage in a republi
cun government is the deadliest crime that
can be perpetrated ; it is assassination of the
sovereignty of the people, and will bo fol
lowed by a despotism, the motive power of
which will bo money and perjury. And if
this privilege bo tampered with, sooner or
lutor sure aud indignant popular con
demnation will be rendered and condign
punishment administered. All good citi
zens, of whatever political opinion, should
lend their aid lor thoj accomplishment* of
any and every measure that may teuu to
secure to each voter, not only his right to
the elective franchise, but the assurance
that his vote will not be rendered valueless
by illegality, corruption or fraud.
Lvery proper facility for the naturaliza--
ion of citizens of foreign birth should be af
forded; but the Legislature, in its combined
wisdom, can surely enact some mode to
prevent the possibility of a single vote be
ing cast upon spurious naturalization
papers, and thus fully secure the purity of
the elective franchise.
REVISION OF TIIE CIVIL COOK.
lbe commissioners appointed to codify
the statute Jaws ol the State have diligently
prosecuted the work assigned them, and
with every prospect that it will be lullv
completed within the time prescribed by
legislative resolutions' of April 3
, : * n further compliance with them!
[hey wdl cause to he laid before each
branch oi the General Assembly, at its pre
sent session, various titles of bills, with
brief abstracts of.tho several sections of
each, which have been matured.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
Among the subjects of importance to the
itizens of Pennsylvania is the establish
lent oi an Insurance Department. Sue!
.'purtments are in successful operation ’
several neighboring .States, by" means
vrtiieli the interests ofiusurors are guarded
and promoted. Ho careful a supervision is
had .-ver the transactions of insurance com
rauies that frauds are rendered almost im
po-sjble, aud spurious companies can havo
no existence. The result of thejprotectiou
thus afforded, is, that whilst foreign com
panies, thus protected, do immeuso busi
ness in this State, so little confidence is had
In those of Pennsylvania that their business
is almost entirely couUued within the Htate
limits; and lately some of them have with
drawn their* agencies from other States, be
cause no risks will be taken in consequence
oi the inadequacy of the laws t-o'uflbrd pro
tection to insurers. To this defect, more
o\ er, mar bo attributed the operations of
the number of worthless companies which
have suddenly expired, to the injury of all
whose confidence they obtained, and to the
dishonor oi the Commonwealth. Whilst
Pennsylvania insurance companies tran
sact little business outside of the Htate, it is
alleged that foreign life insurance coinpa
nies aloDe paid taxes lust year on throe
million eight hundred thousand dollars of
premiums received in Pennsylvania a
Kreut proportion of which would bo confined
lo this Stale if the same protection was
given by law to its citizens as is afforded by
other Slates. The report of the Insurance
l)epartmentofN.-w York, published in 18ti7,
shows that the companies which.were doing
business in 1566, in Pennsylvania, and also
in >ow 1 ork, bad risks in force for more
than live thousands million of dollars ; and
it is believed that the risks in Pennsylva
nia companies, which, for want of a proper
Insurance I), partnieut cannot bo obtained,
would swell the amount to six thousand
millions.
In view of these fads, and of the
costly experience of the people who have
been imposed upon aud defrauded by un
substantial and ephemeral companies I
repeat the recommendation made to the
Legislature at its last session, that an In
surauce Department be established, and a
superintendent appointed by law,who shall
havo supervision and control over all in
surance companies allowed to transact bu
siness within the Htate. and annually pub
lish, under oath, full reports of their trans
actions. Ihe community is deeply inter
ested in this mailer, and demand! iho pro
tection which can thus only be afforded
THE HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE. '
Th« Commissioners appointed by an act
of the last session “ to establish an addi
tional State Hospital for the Insane/’ have
notilied me that they will present a report
ol their proceedings sometime durum the
present month, which will bo communica
ted when received.
DAMAGES HY ItAIDS,
in accordance with on act oMhe last ses
sion, providing for an investigation and ad
judication of the claims of citizens of Severn]
counties “ whose property was destroyed
damaged or appropriated for the public ser
'lee; and in the common defence in the war
tosupp.ess lhe rebellion," a commission
ed w} 68 < i° ln^eteu r t gentlemen was appoiut
ed "ho have performed Ilie allotted duties
and w,I soon make a full report of thlfr
transactions. 1
I’AHIH EXPOSITION,
M M r e ’ iT - 0d , tbruUKb tbe Secretary of
Sta e oJ the t mted States, u bronze medal
Sh fr , om tbG luj perial Commis
sioners for the best specimens of Pennsyl
vania anthracite coal exhibited at the Paris
Lx position in ISU<. These tributes to an
important branch ofthe internal resources
of I enusylvama have been assigned a place
among other valuable relics in tho Kxecu
tive Chamber.
STATE COAT OE ARMS.
meat, whose dut/shTtSd bfw tSfllS' ™ theeonatrnction DornP » l0 ? o'* TSE TEEEa--°“.'»''res
pnblish such facta as might tend to stimn- great raUwava now in P°“ d ™' at Conestoga Centre, -this county,
fate and increase our productive energies, mg out their giantf? n , da na 11:6 lowing very intoresUng
instill new life and vigor into onr mannfac- commerced the Pacific mdekum ofw/ IeD ,V” a ,?i e< I Un . s tb P remarkable coat
tnringlntereste, and lead|to a more aocnrate Ltbeuntold reamrcen orteMth m “ho kfler P ered foT‘, ? Wh ? h f tlle , t ™ ea have be® ll >»v
knowledge of all onr internal resources vening to“ the m.lt' Th^ t^ e ?'! 8t fe ? daya:
and the proper methods for their develop- distant portions ef onr ™r, in a Sm’ h„Tf at i ce wlth whicb tho ““ have
ment. abundant space in the Cap. mon union not onlv with inf u., “ eoverad for several days is the heavi
itoi to be appropriated as a re- byTe n S?i a *3s2i u b l !£ mLhu”? 1 1° 1832'l 832 ' »f wbiih our •• oldest
ceptacle for . books, papers, mineralogical lira of a common interest and a rammon ‘ hat Mm any knowledge. At
and geological specimens, and other arti- brotherhood Q a comm oa that time the weather was similar to that
cles that might be contributed appropriate To lessen the burdens of the neonle nnd , h ich we bave hfld slnce the beginning of
tQ such a department and which in a few to keep the expenses of the Sta&M Lhs n - ew yea T~; r S m flnd Ble€t fulling, and
yeaxs would form an invaluable collection, as possible within the limits of its absolute ezl P® « as I e un ! d the;trees were so
Und ®f i e^8 at,ve direction, thegood results necessities, will always be amonc the chief sv!!L Vl y f* oaded , w itb *l°°' tbat lbe y broke
wonid be almost incalculabie, and are re- objects of wise and just legislation 1 Let™ down of its weight. Hickory trees of 12 to
quired by the progressive spirit of the age then, with a due sense of-our cbe V n ‘ d,ameter were bent until their
m which we live. and high responsibilities endeavor so to H ?* S y eacbed the ground, while some were
resolutions of the Vermont LEOisla- : dischargeoarduties as to secure the Greatest ® pl J nter f d aud broken off. Other varieties
tore. | good of the community and a V* Jk/ £? t t tree8 * w ?^ e wo 9{* waa le ? a tou S h
Yonr attention is called to the accompan- probation of Him bv whnmTi than hickory, and fruit trees were almost
ying joint resolutions, passed at the last mon wealth baa been soabuodStlv of their branches, and great dam
sesston of the Vermont Legislature, bearing jno W ppa??' age Avas done to the woods and orchards,
a just tribute to the late Hod. Thaddeus l Executive Chamber.’ ( ' I This time it is not. as bad as it was in 1832,
btevens. Joint resolutions from the same I Harrisburg Jan 6 18G9 ; some damage has been done to fruit,
body are also sent you, which I regard as ’ ,J, t i shade, and forest trees. Daring Saturday,
worthy of your consideration, relative to w * * Saturday night and Sunday, crack after
the act of Congress “to establish and pro - ! ptLOCnl 2jUt£|lifl£ttY£ ■ ? rack » and crush after crash oould be beard
feet National Cemeteries," and recommend- ' ' —' D • I II L direction, caused by the breaking
•ng “to the Legislature of the State of | ■, ho Lancaster ntv foiling down of the limbs of trees;
Pennsylvania the passage of an act empov - j ino 4 * onca »**'«g«JdConnty Uorticnl- said limbs being so heavily loaded with ice
ering the board of Commissioners having' This assomation nW a , • j l aat they made as mnch noise as thefallmg
®b®fBe°f the Soldiers’ National Cemetery ' one tfcS MoSav aft.™*' B ■“nfb'bour, of large trees would under ordinary circum
at Gettysburg, to transfer all the right, ti- ' ?f pn ? ’ q p.K a ‘ ter “? on 1 tbe pres- I stances ; and it would have been a foolish,
tie, interest and care of said Soldiers' Na- j 77“ dIDg ’ feCTßta ry i‘f not a rash act, to have attempted to pass
ttonal Cemeterey to the General Govern- ! reuular mMtl’nuoftho?«S n ? tßsof the last I thr ? u B h the woods during that time. We
mem, upon the completion of the same.” 1 ami lonmved 8 ‘“ on wers read ? otlced a nnmber of youDg yellow locust
r , in memorial. trees, from 4 to 8 inches in diameter, which
It has been the misfortune of the Stale ‘ B E?b were F° wn by Jno ’ I h , ad S rown ratb er tall in proportion to their
during the past year to lose by death two ! •• Free RoV”man!, r a ?° a superior I thickness, which were bent until their tops
of her representatives in the Congress of the ' Erb which ho clnim.H n ufact ured by Mr. rested on the ground, and some of them
nation, Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, of the !fa vantages?es™ctmt d Jn.u°f' B33 superior ! , were brok <® off. Shade and ornamental
•p mlb ..and Hon. Darwin A. Finney' of the i , he in ™n *“ !° n ' etr ” OTer I {, re “ are sadly ont of aba P®—tkeir limbs
Twentieth District. Both were natives of Thoftll^fmirneTsin/wS' Bral U9e - being either.bent or broken-and it will
.Vermont, but in early life selected Penn- ! onmoibn P r™i?“ ed “ d ' j mke seyeral years for some of them to grow
?him D, , a !or lheir bome ' and identified ; t ion j GermllTo?F»S aBSooia ‘ I‘at 1 ‘ at , 0 P h ropar sba P a “Sain, and that result cau
.themselves with her interests, which they ' s bin’‘ Hon John 7immorm t fl^ Ca / 1 £? town 1 ouly - be by judicious and careful
"® re ® bose n to guard iu the Legislature; c LHunsecke? of ManhSm J oflhl3 '? l[y i ! pr a Unl S S ' T^ e old Ci “ r “ a '> farmers cou
f„ nd thß P“Ple of the Commonwlalth will I Brubake? of Manomwo M- mus i f!?,'" °. n 11,0 trees ' vill ' er to
long remember with gratitude their faithfnl 'of Warwick twn • Sheriff T T? J w min R i tter » \ ,! b e ** 9,^n ” of an abundance ol
and efficient services. Thetirst went down | htv k 1 p '-’ &herlff J ' F - b rey, ofthis ; fruit the following season. This is at pres
to his grave after a long life of public use- The Treasurer of the ioon-;,,' - 1 eu l a pi ea t consolation, 1/(Aere is any trtuA
fulness and in well matured honors - the 1 , °l “ e Association, Dr. P. .«« the “ sign.”
other in the prime of SoTd. ! d h, t S 0 "S°l!;^. hicß waa 1
prorn.se of a scarcely less brilliant career. mX e ™ns?stlng of Me“a?s. E
The list of during the ! £ T h ' e .
r JJ» gffiSd" i P a « b F, “ d I'lO a^bad
Iho principHl reasons upon which they j hands°of ' S? in bia
are based; and the names of some ol the \ SiU te e suienuenSv sLied C ? m *
prominent petitioners, are given in examined stat^m^n^of^hVr 67 bad
every case. That a few of these nardons I exa , mi . nec j. tD ’ s statement of the finances
may* have been unwortffily “ g P ranteS I a .g d '™ nd “ b ®
hruugh misrepresentations of relatives, | , b "eup’on approved fh 1 " Wus
Inends, sympathizing neighbors and other I p ro f P ,S a PP ßathvnn n ! i
interested parties, there is no doubt but in r> »i- a * Rathvon, a member of the
the majority of instances it is certain that j re '
the facts not ouiy justified but demand- 1 Sal the h neVJour
ed Executive elemeaev. i?. ca e Lr f J i anc( !r UeT 'Farmer, which is
The whole number of applications for 81D £ published under the auspices of the
pardons during the year hSs blSi sSteen A f oc ’ atloD - make ltB appearance in
hundred and ThS da ys «nd that a large number of sub
of pardons granted L S’ time" I
one hundred and six which is u little over . i.?* xf-u !■»»“*.' Reist, stated
sis and u in,if per cent Of those pardoned f- m' Vs- hael Martl ? ° U PP er Leacock
about live per cent, have been agaiubrougrn I acre of mra h u r C °/° ty ’ bad ralsed r ™ °ne
rss of the,r
0 w n wit d h z ’ welshty ' ™ 10 lhe hui - and
which ranks among the most° d’lfficult and th^eitc/raif^ f eilract from
■portunities, us well as conflicting? represeu ! as having said
tations, from those in whom lie should ho lat Ike J f 9t raeBtm ?. ot the association that ho
enabled to place the fullest confidence, hi ; wa? oMI ° fdriU '
order to avoid errors iu the decision of anv 1 i H ’ !u was . a . mi ? , , ake °/ llie reporter ;
case, the Governor is u* | bribed ° f the °P inioD^ ' ,hat «' baa t should be
to cousideration the action of the court be- ! Thocri M <• j
fore which the convict has been tried; the read bv 111 1 Hostetm/-Tl' t Ta ‘ h ° n
majesty oi the law which may or mav nut > t?n= ofliinV » ° f » u stutod that six
bave been violated ; the conchtion of “he 1 SS?,riiSS?i! ate ° r b °u ne Wflre P m "P™
prisoner; bis temptation to err* the : l ' vo lie^da . ol “ U acre s each, upon which there
injury that may be inflicted upon his 1 wa3 i llO °, lker raapureput; one of said fields
helpless and dependent relatives and the 1 P roduced P 3Ol " 6 than 11 bushels wheat per
arguments and appeals of citizens whose ' theoth er a fraction oyer2G bushels
opinions and wishes he is bound to respect ' ?,[ pe T acr f> ' vhll st not a farm adjoin-
And however j ust hie decision and huTane i g
and generous ins action, either in favor of nV?hit , Tb f us ual quan
or against the petitioner for clemency, he laml s 300 P U PP ‘f d 4--“* a<;ro cf
. must expect to have his motives impugned 1 t ehnnlH^hf2? h Jii i‘ S per 10,1 :
suffer vmuleiit'alSck" of ! ™T
.bis most intportant and merciful .preroga- . drills “nd^cT^u^
Tho pardon report will exhibit that i l!5 Sl |ho ble ' M , r ’ ■ Uoatetlcr stated that
many instances iu which Executivo clc- Wheat SIS- fi ract,ce of sell ‘ n K ' b «
money has been invoked, youthful prison- mto llmir Mm l, L i mailulact ur<-'d
ers, charged with their lirst offences and ' ln!l ii „^ r tao bran '\ as lost to the farm
those of a trivial character have beeil Iho i conse 'l uea oe of this phosphate must
recipients. Tho object of punishment in rß f urn to the soil the ingredients
all cases, should not bo so much to millet fa of o'r *° h l6 P rodußtl ™ 01 wheat. This
'pain us to reform the sufferer and prevent f m f i " abseuca °f phosphate in lands
the repilitiou of evil deeds. This l fact is ,i, b cLI bH i VO bl ? n farmed for a long time
frequently lost sight of in imposing nun- m “ y ax P lam the ri>ason why good crops of
ishment *up,m criminal cspeS"a Hyphen ‘m°”, nOW * ™ iaad ,«' b ®r U for.'ner
inexperiencod youths are shut up in close '-’n s ',? ll ?, Dt V°P, S we , re P roda oed.
colls with men hardened in crime, where no/i J l, b " gl0 , bought that manure should
its arts are daily taughk-Aid a romance ot 00 ox P osed u P° n tbe su rface of the land
thrown around its conunissibu. Instead cl - xl - e P t 111 certain seasons of the year : dur
being improved, they come lorth ,t he ‘"K a ''““ months of the year if manure was
expiration of their terms of sentence with sCuo'i UPMI ,118 surface ot the ground its
the loss of sell respect, their moral senti- a . ubalancu would soon be washed nwify l )v
meuts blunted, and prepared to practice ‘ bo boai - v and Pi° trac,ed ™ in s. He agreed
upoti society the infamous lessons they have U,e m, terh.Tfn t t er ‘ hat , fart , ne f s . mil « ta | o , y
learned. Sucli punishments tend to increase I tbß materia to the land which is ann',..ity
rather than lessen the nmmtuv of crime abl P pßd “« ■" > ba crops sold by them to he
When houses ofoorreciiou and reformatories ] BX P orteci to distant countries; m,.. -si ibis
are constructed, or a proper system of cou- i pov^rNhed 6 &01 W 1 1 uitiuiatel >' U *‘ :uuje m ’
fluement and prison discipline is adooted • 1 n!!; “ t ‘
there will bo a material decrease of crime’ i a i eil(: iy discussion hero ensued
and comparatively few cases to demand thfl lke Uler nhers of the Association
exercise of the pardoning power which some or them staled that wheat
r power. should be drilled thinly in order to vicl.l
commutation op, sentences. , wt'li; others at lodged that wheat sown
Ji™ cooPocJ m the Fniladelphia ; thinly will not mature early enough and
county prison tbo folowmgnumed cunvicts, | hence the rust takes it; a member suggest
t j“ d ”', nf death ’ ', or wh " SB execu ed lbat liuiß would cause the wheat toymen
, , have “<« been issußd: Ed- ' earlier than it would do if manure instead
$ 1 Sg
tb:in ia
Rnni TI ? der of these per- i Prof. S. S. Rathvon read an article from
I , h .° ]nw re fluires that they shaii be the Germantown Telegraph entitled “ Whv
tbe sentence, |i» the country desertid ind the chv
?f?n»? dltlol V 1 '• P ar J or te(;1, or held in close l hronged with young men*” this artifin
SlflTprn,, 111 ) ba co t UDI 7J (lil during life, and the Professor’s reflections thereon were
~ Punishment with the additional lof great interest and, as they wftl bo nub
S lt ™ constantly preying upon the j Halted in the Laneasler l'aZer
rmnd that a death warrant many at any from reporting them as our f f
Jha^coon 6 . lssu . ed '.^ s ' perhaps, tbe severest obtain them in tbe second number of that
that could be inflicted. It would be both valuable journal. 6 01 “““
just and merciful to give the Governor au-! Messrs. L. 8. Reist A D Hosteller I
he s o ™ mmalß tllß -’ontonce of death in j Stauffer and J. M. Frantz, briefly expressed
lihnr b in , a , mod ca3os t 0 toiprisonmont, at their approval uf tho sugges'fons eomaim d
b r, n the pcmtcntlary, for such a in the extract and essay just read L, Pro
term of years as the ameliorating Rathvon. jjuniuuuj not,
«nd'(taS' S ()ne' 7 r .i secm -° ■ iUStily , 11 was suggested that (he time of holding
and demand. One of the convicts named tho meetings of the association be chanced
J”, b i‘P h n ‘“, pr, . SOIK ' d ab °ut eighteen years, to some other day, in order to
aer d |ibn h nt Ml* llbt uot . be ad vi-'able to preparation of matter ior the new journal
0 ,^“ a ‘ bberty humanity and tho euds but after some discussion it was aireed to
ofjustice require the commutation of his let the time of tbe meeting of the
sentence in the manner suggested. tion remain as heretofore. asSoLla '
r i , CONCLUSION. The Secretary read a letter from J. Lacey
lhe ior-pgomg subjects have been deemed Darlington, President of tho “Chester
oi sulncieiH. importance to submit at the bounty Agridulturul Society,” renuestiui?
Dresent tune foryour information and con- lbe Lancaster County Association to send
sideration. Others may occur before the one of its members to represent it in tbe
close ol tho session which may bt* worthy meeting of the Board of Managers of the
ol special communications, it will be my “Past Penn’a Experimental Farm” at
constant care and determination toco-op- >Vest Grove, Chester county, on tbe Sib of
erate with you in tkd prosecution of any lbe present month ; on motion L. S Reist
meusures that may tend to preserve and w,ls elected to represent the Association
increase the prosperity of the Slate and tbe Tbe society then proceeded to elect the
happiness of its people, with the firm be-
liel that your united wisdom will aim con- President— H. M. Engle of° Marietta*
stantiy to promote these desirable results. v ice Presidents—H. K. Stoner J. 11. iler-
Many ol tho events that have transpired sbe 7i J- D- Garber; Recording Secreturv—
since my last annual communication to the Ale ** Harris, Esq., of this city* Corres-
Legislamrejhave been snnusuaiiv interest- ponding Secretary— A. D. Hosteller ofMt
ing and significant. They bave'been inti- J °y; Botanist—Jacob Stauffer ofthis ci*iv :
niteiy more than political, and bear direct- Chemist—Dr. J. LT. Musser of Lampeter •
ly upon the great interests and most sa- I Entomologist—Prof. S. S Rathvon of this
cred .destinies of tho |nation. Apart from C:t y: Librarian—John B. Erb.ofLatnne
tho vindication of the principles of the par- ter * 1
ty which sustained fhe government and lhe Go motion, the Society adjourned until
army during tbojjcouleat for the preserva- the first Monday of next month (February
tion of the Union, and the election to the *
Presidency of the first soldier of the age, is
the fact that the people bave by triumphant
majorities loruver settled our controversy
upuu certain iundamental principles/ Par
ties may and undoubtedly will arise upon
other issues, but there can be no future
? lrt *£gl° about slavery. Involuntary serv
itude, as a monopojy of labor, is forever
destroyed. The monster obstacle to tbe
national progress has been removed, and
henceforward all the faculties of our people
can be developed “ without let or binder
unco. lhe lair and exuberantly fertile
states of the South, heretofore comparative
ly retrogressive and unproductive, relieved
irom this terrible curse, with the influx of
northern immigration and capital, will soc n
become. Lhe rivals of .their northern sister
•States in all the arts of peace, und addi
tional markets will be developed in which
to exchange the varied products of the
heretofore hostile sections.
Hardly less magical has been the effect
upon other nations. Gen. Grant’s election
has confirmed tho hopes of our nations
Wo?id ’ H T h r d the [ ears of ils foes in lbe o] d
world. It supplements and seals the ver
dict ot arms and the progress of republican
PntK, r £ G downfall the rebellion
bv M?«Vr? d * M tes was f l uick ‘y followed
by tUe great dvil revolution in England*
he-^eacelu l expulsion of tho last of the
US 0115 1 - rom ?P aiu : tbo unrest of Cuba;
the concession of more liberal principles in
Germany; and the necessary icnuiese?nce
of he Emperor of the French in ?he r^pS“
raved t ',^ U wu fe, ' rS 0VC ‘ n a 3 he baa ba '
™> ed Wb »t are these but the
echoes ot tbo dire catastrophe that has over
\Win a !' ISt a CraC;s ' in tbß Umted Sla ‘ Ba ?
Notwithstanding Lho importance of the
issues involved in tbe late canvass, and the
bitterness of feeling as well as the earnest
neatness with which it was conducted its
termination has happily met with the’ ac
qinesceuee of nearl/the whole people ; and
at no time m the history of the nation has
there been opened before us a briebts?
prospect ol continued peace and increLimr
prosperity; and we have no gremer “use
lor universal congratulation than that no
differences of opinion now exist thni non
materially mar onr national happing, 0 ™
tard our onward progress, or threaten the
peace or perpetuity of our’govemmem
iu conclusion, permit me to remark that
the -v oice of Pennsylvania, as well as that of
a majomyofthestates, h’as at
box proclaimed to the world that all onr
flf/’hn 11 1 lndeb . tßdDess .no matter how heavy
the burden, will be paid according to " the
letter and spirit” of the agreements made
and entered into at the time the debt was
contracted ; and that in this as in all other
respects our individual and national honor
must and shall be preserved;” that we
are determined by all honorable means Tn
our power to Becure ample encouragement
and protection to each and every branch of
Home Industry, and every maoly enter
prise that contributes capital, labor, skill
and industry to our material wealth, social
advancement aDd political tranquility that
for all onr citizens, the children of the Com
monwealth, being alsojcitizenSQf the United
States, we demand the fullest protection, in
their persons, their property, and in all
their rights and privileges wherever they
may go within the national jurisdiction or
in foreign lands; and tnat whilst oar
financial policy shall be such as to main
tain untrammelled our national credit
it is to be hoped that it may at the
Hinkletown Ahead.— We recently
published that a hog 14 months old and
weighing 4G4 pounds bad been killed by
Mr. Brown iu Manheim township: we
have since been inlormed that Mr. Thomas
Morrow, near Hinkletown, has killed a
one year and ten days old weighing
G-L»i pounds. Ourcorrespondentstatestbai
there is plenty of proof of this as the day
the hog was killed there was about 000 peo
ple present; they had a box of §25 and Mr
Henry Sensennig made a lucky shot by
putting in the number G 294 and thus win
ing the box. Now let Manbeim pick its
largo potatoesiirst instead of the small ones!’
Arrested.— Alexander Gibson was ar
rested at Eden, in Manbeim twp., by officer
I’lory on Thursday. Gibson was charged
uy Philip Daichler, of this city, with false
pretense. The affair was settled' by the
defendant paying all the costs and the loss
incurred by Mr. Deicbler by the obtaining
of goods from Mr. D. through said false
statements.
The Bridge at Columbia.— The bridge
over the. Susquehanna between Columbia
and Wrightsville has been thrown open for
foot travel. There yet remain, however,
eleven spans to arch, which the contractor
expects to have completed by the first of
February, when the structure will be
handed over to the bridge company who
will throw it open for general travel.
A Useful A'SOciation.— The Inter
course Association for the Detection of
Horse Thieves held their annual meeting
on Saturday, the 2d inst., at Win. Blair’s
Hotel, in the village of Intercourse. This
Association was organized several years
ago, and the deepest interest is manifested
in it by the farmers of Leacock and adjoin
ing townships. Bad as the weather was,
there was a full representation of the mem
bers of the Association. In case a horse is
stolen all the members are immediately
called on, and, under a heavy fine, are com
pelled to ride in pursuit of the thief and
stolen property; the Association in this
way is not only a great means of brl ging
horse thieves to justice, but even by its ex
istence prevents horses from being stolen,
as the thieves are aware of the great diffi
culty they must have in effecting their es
cape with the stolen property. If similar,
associations were formed in the different
sections of this and adjoining counties no
doubt a large number of valuable horses
now stolen with impunily would be saved
to their owners.
A Runaway,—Not long since as Mr.
hamuel residing near Fair
held, Drtimore township, was driving
along the pnblic road in a one-horse wagon,
while passing a vehicle which he met on the
j 8 „ became frightened and
started off at fall speed, throwing him out
, ™¥° n on bis side. Mr. Wicker
fiTn m o!!s , £ severely Injured by the
laij, and be has been nnable to do much
since; he is now however recovering from
fnr * The h u r ? eran with 1110 wagon
for some distance before he was caught?
Manheim Still Ahead.—We are in
n,ed/il? t T. JohII McQ ratm. Esq., residing
this ? p *? n& E° a d, one mile north of
o 7d p «gi^‘^
i Fox Hunt.— On New Year’s day, as an.
Inounced some time ago, the fox hunt at
Hotel, in Leacock twp., came off.
Though the weather wa3 rather unfavora
ble, n was on the whole, a succes. The fox
was started in due style, and after qnite a
lengthy chase, was “ holed ” in a lime-uiln.
tiuue a number of professional hunters
were in attendance, all of whom acquitted
themselves creditably with but one excep
tion. One of the number, mistaking ih Q
yelping of some curs for the baying of the
hounds, was thrown ofl the track and rode
around through Harristown and Williams
town, while the chase was in the vicinity of
Buyerstown, two miles ofl, and running in
f be oopoai te direction. He had been lost
in Keneagy’s Hollow,” on the day before
apd was still suffering frem its effects
which fact may account for it. The raffling
which was announced, also came off, and
resulted in Mr. Landis’ winning the laraous
Johnstown running mare.”
I a tal Accident.— Yesterday moruin c
!• rank Musser, aged 12 years, sob of Heilrv
Musser, lumber merchant in Marietta
chased a rabbit into a pile of boards m bis
father’s lumber ydrd in that borounh. And
while engaged inYrying to obtain the rab
bit by some means upset the pile oflum her
which tell upon him crushingtbe back part
or the unfortunate boy’s head and kilim,
him instantly. °
Stolen.— A gray mare was stolen on the
night of the 23th ult., from the stable of
LSenj. Groff, in Drumore twp., with a set of
smglo harness. On ihe same night, und
supposed by the same parties, a falling top
buggy was stolen from the premises oi
Jacob Aument, in the same neighborhood.
i S- r i. < L offered for the recovery
oi the property, and ?25 in addition for the i
arrest and eonvictionjofjjie thief or thieves. :
Important j/o Farmers and Sports
men.—Our correspondent in Conestoga
township, this county, sends for publica
tion the following interesting article con
taining some important suggestions respect
ing the importation of partridges into Lan
caster county:
ie Reading Gazelle and Democrat of Inst
Saturday contains a communication which
says : “ We are glad to see that an effort is
being made among the sportsmen of our
city to procure several thousand partridges
trom abroad, with a view to distribute them
in til© spring at various points throughout
the county, and thus fill tho country with
these much-prized birds within a reasona
ble time.”
This is a movement that is worthy of im
itation by the sportsmen of Lancaster
county. These birds have been for several
• years entirely extinct in many parts of this
county, on account of the unusual severity
of the winters several years ago, and the
I diagruceiul practice of shooting them out of
the proper season, and of taking their eggs
which existed not among boys only, but
also among boys of a larger growth. From
observation, and from the inquiries which
we have made, we are satisfied that not a
partridge has been seen in this
towuship during the last three years. This
is also, us far as we can learn, true of the
adjoining townships, with the exception of
iMartic twp., where a very few still exist
among its bills. As they never wander far
from the locality in which they are reared
the only way to re-stock a district in which
they are exiinct, is by bringing them from
a distance. should take the
i matter in bauds aud makearrangements to
| get the birds. The farmers would like to
see it done, but they will not initiate any
movement, but wilt follow, if others lead
the way. Kach farmer would cheerfully
pay lor all that would be liberated on his
property, or let some y\ bo feels inti rested
get several thousand, and make it known
by advertising, that they will sell them as
low as they cun for re-stocking the country’
and the farmers will buy them to liberate
on their farms, for of all birds the partridge
is their favorite. When these biids were
comparatively plenty, the farmers were too
negligent in enforcing the law agaiust kill
ing them alter the first of January but now
after seeing the effect of their negligence
they woul<^ strictly enforce it. But the
present latvis not sufficient under the cir
cumstances ; in order to give them a chance,
there should be a law imposing a heavy
penalty for killing them at any time and for
destroying their eggs, for at least 3 years to
come; and alter that but one mouth or at
most two months iti each year should be
allowed for shooting them. If such a layv
were passed, and the birds could be con
veniently got, the farmers would cheerfully
pay for them to re-stock their farms. The
best plan would be to organize a society to
supply and afterwards protect them ; who
ever will make a movement in such a di
rection will receive hearty cooperation in
this seeflon. 1
Dedication* of a Tobacco Wareuou.sk.—
Messrs. Levy <fc Kaufman tobacco mer
chants, having completed their new tobacco
warehouse, commenced active opperatJons
!• riday evening by extending a general in
vitation to their friends to come, eat, drink
U ? ilr ’ and UDder the management
of Mr. Shindle, all passed off in the best
style. Many more persons no doubt would
have accepted the generous luvitation ot
these gentlemen if the weather had not
been so very unpleasant. The building be
ing now dedicated, it will soon be occupied
as intended. The tobacco crop in this
county bus already been pretty well bought I
up at prices inngiog from 10 to 22e., these I
gentlemen having secured some 1,200 cases ♦ .
ihe crop of tobacco, which will all bo paid Magnolia u.e bestlm
for within the next sixty-days ought to po . rled German Co]og»<SDd sold uthalf tho
have a very good effect upon our money
market.— kspress. J
School Exhibition. —An entertainment
J‘ s 8', ven by Ike pupils ofthe Georgetown
Secondary and Mt. Pleasant schools Misses
Annie L. Martin ami MolliuC. Trout.'iWb
ers, in Russel's HhII, Georgetown on Tues
day evening, Dec. 22.1, which proved a com
plete success, both as regards ihe excellence
ofthe evening s entei taimnent and in u ne
cuniary sense. The exercises ofthe evening
consistingot vocal music, dialogues essuvs
tab eauxaudrecUationaaudevinced marked’
skill aud ability of tbe teachers who were
able to prepare such an entertainment. A
very handsome sum was realized, which i
we understand, is to be devoted to ihe Dur- i
pose of buying some addrionul articK-s of'
apparatus for the schools engaged. \
SnooTi.v-o- MATCH—The Chester comity
./onriiaf states that, on the 20th u It., a spirited
shooting match came off in Duivniugtmvii
between John Criswell, of that placed and
cnnl v 8 C : .Brmton, of the Gap, Lancaster
resxllcd in favor of Dowu
mgtown Criswell beating his opponent two
mrds ; the shots on both sides were higblv
creditable. h J
r°„ I !nn SV of' LE Lhase -—A correspondent
rL?nti d , Tll , 6 T mes lhat a S ran d chase
recently took place in that village. The
t'r ™ e o<T? S “ ‘ rabblt chase” gotten up by
10 veafs 1 ““a 6 ° f th ° b ° 7B were °Ver
in order 1 86 a , Dd 6aCh b ° 7 PUI in 0110 CODt
‘"“t r to make np a purse. The rabbit
was let out at 8J o’clock, A. M., aud ran
some distance before It was caught; anum
the sport PeCtal ° rS " ° re presem 10 witness
Ax Old Cigar.—John Stauffer, ofPeters
burg, left a cigar at Baer’s book store the
of h Falt y ’J vhlebb , 0 obtained from a citizen
of Last Hempfleld township, familiarlv
known as Old Dr. Andrew Kauffman. Du
l I «19 b0 o U r Bh s “f wilh otherB . in this city, in
1802 of a dealer named Korr. The cigar is
of about the usual length, thin and tied st
a bitofsewing thread. It looks
as if made from Pennsylvania tobacco, and
was, no donbt, manufactured in Lancaster
of tobacco grown in this county. Dr.Kaoff
man has smoked some of them and the
quality is Bald to be very superior. We.
have no doubt they are the oldest cigars in
Pennsylvania. “
Setufday evening an
exhibition for the benefit of the “ Child
rens Home,” of this city, was held in
Conestoga Hall, at Conestoga Centre The
exhibition was gotten np by several of the
teachers of that place, who deserve great
praise for the mainer In which they con
duoted it. They were assisted by Ihe pupils
of the High School, and ihe young ladies
and gentlemen of the village. All who took
cixuiltnhMr e3cblbltioa > o qoi«ed themeelvra
creditably. The exercises consisted Of
vocal and instrumental music, dialogues
and declamations. Taking into considera!
tion the unfavorable state of the wealhe^
iz^wL 0 WE3 S ° od i ‘ the
thi?w° P^Al^ 0N — The tearietlian states
that Manetta Furnace, No. 1, belonging to
Henry M. Watts <fe Sons, which was a snort
time ago partly burned and the maohinerv
greatly damaged, is again in full blast.
“ Onward.”— This is the Utle of a new
monthly magazine, conducted by that fa
mous novelist, Captain MayneßLeid, whose
interesting and charming tales have here
to lore been the. delight of innumerable
youthful readers, the first number of which
.appeared on the Ist of January. It is a
first-class,'.highrtoned magazine, addressed
to the Youth of America, and its design is
not only to entertiin and amuse, but to
Instruct, elevate ana conduct the youth
along that path leading to the highest and
noblest manhood, Jts Uteratnre la entirely
original, consisUngoT the best its conductor
can produce .with bis own pen or obtain
from talented contributors. It is hand
somely printed and beautifully embellished,
and its contents are varied and attractive,
the latter comprising in the first number:
“The Lost Sister;” “The Maguey;”
“ Christmas Day in a Dead Wood; ” A
Journey Under Ground; ” A Dashing
Dragoon.; ” A Young Irish Diana,” etc. In
size, "character and appearance it is the
cheapest magazine published in this coun
try. The subscription price is $3.50 per
annum in advance; five copies, $l5; ten
copies, S2S. ' Single numbers, 30 cLs. each.
G. W. Chrieton, Publisher, No. 497 Broad
way, New Tforfc.
Deaths During the Year ik East
Earl TowysHir.—George Duchman, Esq.,
furnishes us with the following complete
list of the deaths daring 1868 in East Earl
township:
Whole number of deaths
Males
Females
Under 1 3-ear
Between 1 and 5 years
“ 5 and 10 “
“ 10 and 20 “
“ 20 and 30 “
“ 30 and 40 “
“ 40 aud 50 “
“ 60 aud 70 “
“ 70 aud SO “
In 1566 there were
In 1567 “
Deaths During the Year in Car
narvon TowNsair.—Mr. Thoa.“Edwards
furnishes us with the following complete
list ot deaths during 1563 in Carnarvon
twp :
Whole number of deaths If)
JJ-le* 11
Females #
Under 1 year 1
Between 4 and "> years 3
'• o aud 10 “ 0
• “ 10 aud HO “ 2
“ -0 and 30 “ !!... 1
“ 30 aud 40 “ 1
“ 40 aud iiO 0
“ 30 and 60 “ 3
“ 00 and To “ 3
“ 70 und bO “ 2
“ SO and 1)0 “ 3
There were 2 deuths in January; 4 in
Febuary; 2 in March; 2 in April; 2 in
July; 3 in August; 3 in November, and 1
Jn December. Average age 41 years, 7
months and 17 days. The average age lor
1867 was 26 years, 10 months and 10 days.
Accident.—On last Saturday, as Gottlieb
Moser, a pump-maker, residing in West
King street, near Mary, this city, wus dri v
ing towards home in a wagon, his horse
took fright on the Columbia turnpike, about
s mile from this city, and started oil'at a
frightful rate of speed. Iti the neighbor
hood of Mary street M r. Moser was thrown
from the vehicle and so badly injured by
the lull that little hope is entertainedYor his
recovery. The horse continued in bis mad
career, down West King street, until abou'
midway between Mulberry and Watnc
streets, where he brought up by striking a
post which felled hioi to the pavement. A
buggy standing close to where the infuriat
ed animal was stopped, and In which a
child was seated, was struck and one of its
tl> oken. The child which was in the
\ougb thrown out by the concus
iot injured. The runaway horso
down West Kingstroet, took
?nt on the north side of the street,
ougb tavern, and strange to ro
-1 the vehicle with him for acou
i>Unco between tbo &teps of the
1 the trees along the gutter.
Moser was injured about the head, and is
lying in a critical condition.— Exprcxs.
TriK Prick of Lands.—A correspondent
j of tiie Agriculturist a Lutes are
| euid io the Curoliuus for §0 per ifcre, and in
Lancaster county, Pa., lor s2t)o and up
\ wards. The correspondent tfska “ What
I miiKi's the diiference, and how can we
make the cheap lands in the Carolinas
j worth two hundred?” To this query tho
| editorof tho Agriculturist replies that lands
art worth, for cultivation, any sum that
they will pay tho interest on. The Caro
lina lands do not now pay the interest on
live dollars, and the Lancaster county
farms do pay the interest on $2OO per acre.
The difference is not altogether owing to
quality of soil. Good neighborhood, se
curity of property, healthful climate, facili
ty for getting muuures and for marketing
farm products, ull affect the price of land.
In the South land is plenty, aud the work
ers with capital few. Iu Pennsylvania the
workers are many, and they all want land.
Of course, the price goes up. Bring in more
workers who have capital, and improve
your cultivation, und the price of land will
increase. A very interesting problem for
the farmer to solve is—how to make un
acre of average land pay tho interest on
$2OO.
A Family Remedy.—Xo family should
be without some efficacious remedy for the
cure of a flections, so universally prevalent,
as coughs, colds, sore throat, wboopiug
cough, and croup—some remedy, too,
which can be relied upon u<? bhlu, sure and
Certaio. Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild
Cherry combines this desideratum. — Com,-
'inunicatcd.
Tf STi2ioslALa.
/ > 7u7oct/7p/ifa, il/ure/i KM, JSCS.
jACnn FniEETZ, Esq A>y Dear tsir : Borne
elglit nirnlln ago, when sutferlng from ireat
nervous prostration, t lie result of exposure and
ovf-rta'kert energies, I was ioduetd Oy you (an
old friend) to take as a tonic your ce'ebrated
Bitter f’<rdlal; and so nereeahly surprising
I have bec-n its beneficial effects, thnt I cannot
I refrain from thus bea Ing testimony in 1U
! {. a YP r 7. a leverage, it Is as pleasant and
delightful a* a gla nof rich dark b'own sherry *
ns rtu appetizer before meats, perfectly mag
ical ; and ns a digester of food, the most poteutt
compound I e». r knew. Altogether, I consider
It one of tiio happiest combinations of medici
nal herbs ever ufl'ered to the pub ic as a cura
tive. I most cheerfully and confl lentlv recoin
memi it to every auderer from DebllU- Dys
pepsia and Rheurtintlsm. as a substitute for
thy n'fcbcrtiollc and vinous concoc
tions imbibed at too many of the public barn
of'he present day. It must also prove a bless
ln S. , Very truly .vourr,
ALEXANDER W.BLACKBURN, Fire Mar-
Sllftlt.
Read HIIEETZ'3 ilandinrj advertisement in
another column.
~ t , Nkw ln«K, July Ist. IHH,
Uhar Hut:—ln your paper of last week you
or one of your correspondents say that Ur
is not the origluator of the celebrated
I lantatjon Bittkus, and that they were
manufactured and sold by one J’edro Mariolle
an old Hpanlard, in the island of Ht. Thomas’
over forty years -go, as every old aeaiaptnln
can testify. Now, tlr, I cau certify to the
above a* being true, for I have followed the
sea for over forty years, most of the time doing
bu-Iness with the West Indies These same
Hitters, dllferently nut up and named, were
br-ugbt to my notice on my first trip to fe
Inland of St. Croix for a cargo ol rum an<i for
years and years after my ship's stores were
never without them. I always supplied my
family and many of my neighbors with them
and can truly say a better Bitters and Tonio Is
not made In all tho world. -•
Yours, truly.
t. APT. >i EItRY WHN7 7.,
ilottres
UrlUe and Bridegroom.
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Bridegroom to Bride, in the institution of Marriage—
a Guide to matrimonial fc'iclty. and true bar pines*
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Address, HOWARD ASSOCIATION*, Box P..
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I Nontf or fron.
i I am mighty in tliusaber,
Fierce.y wielded by tbe brave ""
Glor ous in the stalwart st**nui**r
Laughing at thest-rm and wave.
Beauteous in the palace | iilars
Saving in th° pointed roi ’
A- ft brings the deadly lightning {
Quelled aoo harmless to the sod. V__
But there is a glorious ass* nc®
Where 1 take my grandest power.
Giving to the hack my surest,
Sweetest aid in danger's hour.
See: before me fly diseases'
■ See the darkest bydf as how >
Seethe rose of health and beauty
Take ihepaiest cheek und brow.
Fly, dyspepsia! fly consumption'
l *m, ah Ills are crushed at length.
For I give what human nature
Only ever needed—strength j
Shall I tell in wbat great essence
your spirits cheer up?
I poling, dying sufferer,
l ts the famed ,l i ekovian tivaor."
the*ll.^»>? Vl A N B YRUP is a protected solution of
tho. l !? u {P xl£le of Iron, a new discovery in medicine
at l . he root or dla ea-*e by supplying the
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thegtals Ul6 b “ “ p bio -n in
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Sold by all Druggists. ’ “ st " - New Y “ tk -
Chronic Diseases, Kcrofnla, Ulcers Ac.
rinlL 3 ! wel i.K no^. n lbnt lhe benefits derived from
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they con^iim r " ea ** princi P all y owing to the lodine
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I , D3 f , lodlDe \ n the same P ure s t a te that it is
found In these spring waters, but over 500 per cent.
e « n i3 uanmy, J conta ' nlD ? 83 it does I>4-Valns to
fofvent l dlss l olve d ‘o pure water, ulthout a
Anri tw^ d co 3^ ry i onKBOu K t 't for. in this country
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PmM o “pbia. conlerTweWn “ d <*.
experience In the adjust™
or Mechanical Kemedlea and Knpporla 0 rli
years has given him extensive ojjorlnn
ro. praclce In this Important bntneglr Sf?
a ' T ° “U afflicted with Hernia or
• h 7- can B“**™ntee the sncceaslnl api JES"
?; Trusses, specially adapted to eacfi
cores' conc l Llomi| often perfecting r. aficai
Levies requiring Trasses, Braces, 8n
ers. Elastic Belts, Bandages, My, luges
?sr!c«. SC WM find a Department sdf
Ugen^MAS£ Cted by coni l* tenl “d tatS
French Indesfractable nuan h 'Elf?f c9uS
&h£?^ BracM ’ Bp,oal ££
f Boggs—Qbxideb.—on the 6th inat. at the
l>ake street M. E. Paisonagevby Ray. B. J.
Mr. J. D. Hogg* to MlMSadie A. QredJW,
both of this city. » •
BntMMD*B r *B T LAHDia -On the slh lush,
at Tuodl’a Hotel, by Rev. W. T, Uerhard, Mr!
M. Blmmesderfer to Mia* Lime m.
Lahdla, both of Eaat Hempfleld twp.
Vbight—HjiunrKAH.—On the 8d init at
Fagan s HoPrl by Rev. J. J. Strlnfc Abraham
M.. Wxlght to Mias Barbara. A. Kauffman, both
of Manor twp.
Miller—hubra.—On Nov. 22d at the Par.
•onage, corner of Prlnoe aiid Orange streets,
by Hev. C. H. Forney. Mr. Samuel V, Miller
and Miss Rachel 0. Huber, both ot this city. •
. Brans—Heston.—On Christmas Eve. Thur
sday, Dec. 24th, 1868, at the Parsonage or the
Presbyterian Cnurcn at Leara&n Place, Lan.
5* 8 ' 61 * ***•» by the Rev. P. J.Tlmlsw, iosbua
Beans, Esq., ot Doylealown, to Mias Hannah
Hestou, of Upper Makefleld, both of
bucks co., Pa,
»2w MJ £ L rr»? ON \‘ — n 'bis city, on the 4th Inst,,
Bridg t Templeton, aged 65 years.
„,? ’, CK Ches ter Springs, James Beck*
ett, formerly off this city, agtdabout 86 yeara
Mans.—ln this city, on the ttlh lest.. John
Haus, aged 62 years, and 7 days
Zahsl— On the 31st ult., In thts city Emflv
Bigler, Infant daughter of Al. M. and Marla U
Zabm, aged 8 months.
SNYnsa —la this city on the 3Ut ult., Mrs
Mary Snyder, aged 71 yeara andiffl dais.
Nolan.—unthesthlnst.,ln this city. Bridget
Nolan, wife of James Nolan, In the 2Sth year
of her nge.
Philadelphia uraio anrk«u
Philadelphia, Jan. 6—The Flour market
remains quiet, but prices are quotably un
changed; about. 600 bbis were t keu by ihi<
b -me consumers lu lots at $5@5.75 or Miper
flue; sojj6 50 or Extra; $7.25 fur lowa, Wiscon
sin anu Minmsota Extra Kamilv ; $8.75(410 50
for Pa. and Ohio uo. no. and SII(4U lor laucy
brands, accord lug to q lallty.
Kye F'our oommauue. $7.5 &S per bbl.
Nothing ilolug in Corn Meal
The dt-maud lor Wheat Is limited to the im
mediate wants of the home ooofiumers, who
purchase principally of prime lots; sales or
Ked at $1.85(42; Amber at $2.04(42 00. and White
ftl $2 25® ..45.
K>ei» flimkr; sales of 0.0 bus Western at
Si 6U@i-02.
5
32 deaths.
2d
C..rn isbeld firmly at an advance; sales of
8 000 bus prime dry new Yellow at tofajHKJo ,
soma damp do at and uew Whit ai
B*9 000.
Oats are quiet at former rates; sales of 2,0(0
bus Western »t73@75c.
Nothing lu Barley or Malt.
Whiskey Is held at $U>3&LOj fer duty paid
scoob oinraet.
PHILADELPHIA. Jsn. 5.
[J. 8. 6s 1881 .. 110^(4111
Old 5--Da. UO-> 4 (411'
New -20*1861 l;«7U'tvl07»:
U. 8. 5-20 S of November 1885 lU7;l 4 m>HiS
U. 8. 5-20 s of July 1885 lOti‘s(9lini-} 4
do 1867 _.l08)i(g)l07
do 1888 (9,107',
10-40 H I«sH@loc-* 4
Cold 136
Philadelphia X'nttle Market.
Monday, Jan. 4—Evening.
The cattle market was active this week aud
prices were rather firmer. 1,450 dead arrival
and sold at 10®lie for extra Pennsylvania
»nd Western steers; 6(g;l)c fur fair to good do;
and s@7c >4 lb gross lor oomtnou, as to quality.
The followinj are the partlcn'ars of th-salei:
38 A. Christy <& 13ro , Chester county, 8
gross.
25 DeDgler & ilcCleese, Chester co,
gruss
5) P. M> Filled, Lancaster co., SiSIOc. gross
I*. Hathaway, Laucß«t**rco, I S‘/<;«9 l A»\ urcss.
James tt. Kirk, Chester oouuiy, S(g> *ic,
gross.
B. MoKlllen, Chester comity, StjJOe, gross.
7.5 James M Fl.leu, Western, g.u*H.
20 K. w. McFillcn, Cuoit'.r, county,
gro 6.
(J 1 Dllman 4 Bachman, Cheater county, 8® 10.',
gross.
155 Martin, Fuller A Co., Western,
gross.
ISO Mooney A Smith, Western, gross.
70 Thom-<8 Mooney 4 Brother, Virginia, 5,#
Oc. gross.
58 H. Chain, Pennsylvania, gross. #
75 John *muh, Ohio, gro*s.
64 J. H. Frana, We ttr , 6®OJ-jo, gross.
1H) Prana 4 Suomberg Western, gro.s.
G> Hope 4 Co., Chester county,gross.
SO M, Dryfoos. Virginia gross.
*0 Eloolln 4 Co.. Vlrg nls, tk<v7}ie, gross.
24 1). Bransou, Cheater couni>, c, gross.
12. Chandler 4 Alexander, Chester county, 5
(gtlQc. gross.
27 Kemble 4 Wallace, Chester county, 7«_d
10c. gross.
21 J. Kuip. Pennsylvania. gross.
38 8. Steinberg, Virginia, 7©Uc, gross.
31 Jesse Miller, Chester county 8(«,10e,
HoOs—Wero In fair demandat the 1 ite ad
vance ; 4,000 head sold at tne different yards at
atSi4@l4.6°'ft 10US>H net.
WHEitp—Were m demand at an advance; 3,000
bead sold at &@7c lb, gross, as to condltiun.
Cowa—Were unchanged: 15'i head sold at $3O
@B5 for cow and calf, and $10(»otJO ’p head lor
springers.
Lancaster Grain Mariekt, Monday,
Jan, 2d, 1888.—Grain und Flour Muxkel
dull
Fumily flour, bar-..
Extra do d 0....
-Superfine ..do do
Wheat (white) bus
WhcAC (rod) do
Rye do
Corn do
Corn (uew)......d0
Oala do
Whiskey in bond
gnu
Notice to thk hkir.h and i.eoai,
Cnthartne Henderson,
iMiteof Bart township, Lancaster county, pa.,
dec'4 —You are hereby notified to be and ap
pear In the Orpbaus’ Court of Lancaster
county, to bo held on the .21 da> of FEBRU
AHf, tSCfi, at 10 o’clock. A. M.. to accept the
real estate of Catharine Henderson, dec'd, at
tbe valuation thereof nude by an Inquest
held thereon, and confirmed by nujd Court or
show cu use why tbe , urn** should not he sold
according to law. J. F. FREY, HherJfL
Hherlff’s Office, Lancaster, l)ec. at, isos.
JO ;nwl
c. VcCOItniCS,
OFFICE *O. 57 WEST KING STREET,
(Late Dr. D. McCormick’s.)
Lancaster, penna
Treats p *lvate diseases successfully With his
new rem edles. Also, weamnfhs lndiscr
etions of y outh—male or female. The medicine
Is pieasan tto the to. teand'smell. No change
of diet, and consequently no exposure.
Patients »’ot wlsalng to present themselves
can have medicine sent to their address Dv de
scribing diseases In their letters. Jfl-OtuwM
PUBLIC) KALE «lp A VKKY VAItTARI.E
CHEttTIIK VALLEY FARM, OF NINETY
ACRES. IN EAST CALN TWP., CHESTER
COUNTY, PA.—The undersigned wishing to
retire from I arming, will offer on thepremiseH,
on TiiUKaD AY, FeBRUaRT Ilth, I8s», her
farm, contain log
NINETY ACRES,
more or less, siluat eon 1 he publio road leading
nom the Laucaatar to the Harrisburg Turn
pike, und bounded by | »nds of Johu «». Edge
Elhanau Zook, Allen W. Wills, Joseph Bauglff
and Thomat U Hnopos. Thin is a rare chance
for persons wishing to enter Into farming, as
this is one of the beat farms i □ Chester count .
f ——-- - - ■- “ ——— - *«' *** a* u • ucnioi utlliui
The improvements consist of a large FRAME
DWELLING, containing ou the first floor
Hall, Dining Room. Bitting Room and Kltohen
with water therein second floor in divided
— • * . ivvuuu u'mii ui v turn
Into six verv pleasant sleeping rooms. The
Attic is divided into three good room*, lathed
and plastered, nil in good order. The cellars
extend under the whole bulldiug ; there is ulsu
an out kitchen for use in sumrin-r, with fur
n»LCb and large boilers. Tno bouse is well
sh. by forest and evergrf eu tro.-s Jind Is a
vei y desirable summer residence. Tuero .s a
flat Ap, le Orchard and fruit trees of dUTereni
klui is. Noar the dwelling Is a Hath Houh.\
furu Ished with water from a running stream
The. Ham is nearly new, 60x10 stone s.Kbi.*
high,- the remaluder frame, with floor in cen
tre. at id large bays on each side, darners for
holdin k about 1,000 bushels of prain Mtab'lug
forJOfc ead of stock, water in barn-yard, ami
all lo c implete order. There Is also Carriage
I House. Tool House. Corn Crib, aud in facti' l
| thenect ssary out-buildlDgs are on t.he pia ’e
aod In g >od ord r. Tb.* farm is divided into
, couvenle ot fle.ds, well-watered by a running
stieam, u Oder good fences, very easy to work
free from stones, and can be farmed with one
haif the te ams and ■ ess hauling than any farm
In this »“«i :lon, as the bulldlugs are in the cen
tre of lhe place. It is within five minutes
oriveof l>< 'wnlngtown Station, on ihe Penna
Cen ral Ra'lr.-ad, where all passenger tr.umi
st-p; It would make a g <od dairy furni. The
location hi in a healthy intelligent nelghb >r
hoo.t, convt nlentto schools, mills «.nd ptaccs
of public wt Tship of various proles»l<ms.
Persons w 'shlug to view the properly prev
ous to the da y of sale, will bo suown the satue !
by calling on ’ be subscriber, r^-sldlng t hereon
t“'al« to rakn place at one o'clock, P. M when '
coudltloos will he made known l)v ’ 1
M KS. H NHIKTTA 11. PARKE. t
PU6E YH. N. CHOLS, \uct. JanOUl I
GREAT RESTORER.
S CHEETZ’B
CELEBRATED BITTKR.COttDIAL.
This medical preparation is now offered to
tho po bile ub a reliable substitute for the many
worth I .ess comp und* which now flxod the
market. It Is purely vegetable, composed of
vurious het bs, gathered irorn the great storo
bouse ot nature, and selected with the utmui.t
care. It Is not recommends ■ms a Cube all
but b f iu direct an i salutary Influeuce upon
lb* B.eart, Liver, Kidneys. Lungs. Htomaon
and J fowels, it. acts both as a preventive ami
cure forznanyo! iho diseases to which those
orga as are subject. It is a reliable Family
Med icine, and can be taken by either Infant or
adui t with tbe same beneficial results. It is a
cert »in, prompt and speedy remedy f-r UlAtt-
RH- 32A, DYSENTERY. BOWEL COMPLA INT
DY: IPEPHIA, LOWNESS OF BPIRJTS
FA INTINGH, ftKJK-HEADACHE. do. For
UH ILLMand FEVERS of all jfinds, U Is far
bet ter arid Haler than quinine, wilhoot any of
Ha peruidou* effects. It creates an appetite,
pn »ves a powerful dlgeseer of food, and will
co« mteract tbe effects of liquor In a lew min
ut a*.
PREPARED BT
JACOB BCHEEIZ, tole Proprietor,
N. V. COR. FIFTH AND RACE BTREETS,
PHILADELPHIA, PAI
SOLD BY ALL DKUGGIST3.
J anS
£E3IESI«EK THE RED HORNE
ON EACH PACK OF
dr. harber’s
HORSE, HOG,
CATTLE AND
POULTRY POWDER.
PBBP ARID ONLY BT
C. BROWN, D.ruggist,
MILTON, PA.
They are a Preventive, as well as a Cure for
all d leases of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep and
Chickens. For Chickens, mix In Corn Meal
and With the water they drink. If yonr Hog is
unwell, mix In milk and feed him. As a pre
ventive, feed to your stock once or twice a
week.
19* See General Directions with each pack.
Take no other bat those prepared as above.
FEED FREELY TO DISEASED STOCK,
A. UB ERAL DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE.
15 ,Bmwl
Leaf tobacco for sale:
The subscriber has for sale at hlsresldenoe
as Cambridge, Lancaster comity, lour or five
ton* or good .Leaf Tobacco.
JMtwF - DANIEL PLANK.
CO-PARTWEBSOIP NOTICE.—NOTICE
is hereby given that Geo. M. Stelnman A
mx have this day admitted into partnership
J#eo. m. Franklin and George te Inman. The
ou'ioetß will be continued under the same
urm name as hore*of©re»
E”™ Bf OSOBSH lI«nHEK. UTt
of Elizabeth townzhlp, Lanoutar county.
> Auditor,appointed to
dlßtrlbut e the balance remaining in the bands
of Henry R. Hgmmerand John IC. Hammer,
Ad “ ln i 9trat L ? , ‘ B .l° and among those legally
entmed to the same; will sltlor that purpose
on MONDAY, JANUARY Vsth. 18C9 atU4
o’clock, P. M.. In the Library Room of the
Court House, In the City of Lancaster where
all persons interested In said distribution may
attend. j. W. F. SWIFT,
J 6 3twl Auditor,
Swifts.
N < ? T !i JE £“ A .“ 1 iF r tSii WI, L BE held
•o the Roudersbuig School House on JAN.
23, 1809, at 2 o’clock P. M., for the purpose of
perirnnen ly orgiyiJzloß an Assodatl n for
the Detection ot Thieves and Recovery of
Stolen Property.
AH persons feeling an interest ore earnestly
Invited to attend.
By order of the Committee,
JACOB
A. E. MOORE,
DANIEL LEA MAN.
Jan 6 2twl
THE D * RECTORS of the
I-armers Mu'ual Insurance Company at
lu " Annual Meeting of the Member*, onSat
urday. too tO h d»y of Dfcember a l 5 1868*
, wlt i l a lon B established 'uts*
tom the I im-tors of the Farmers' Mutual fu
suranco Company submit a brief statement of
ilielr proceeding-* during the year fiow ap
proach i 1 g l(a t iininallnu. v
Nothing out or the ordiua y routine of busi
ness has occurred, so that the Directors deem
It unnecessary to direct the ait-ntlon of the
meeting to anything moro thau a plain uarra
tivo of their action npon the several casual
ties that have beeu subm'tied to their con
slderailon. It will berecolleo ed by those who
have examined the previous reports made by
the Hoard, that at the olose of the two preced
ing years, the Company was Indebted (or looses
susu, Ined towards the close of each year, which
necessarily remained unset tle<l lor at lh* time
*-f malt ng tne • eporu, thus Increasing ttie ex
penses of the succeeding > eat bv the payment
of losses which properly belonged to a lormer
period.
The Board of Directors deem t heraselvea for
tu-iate lu being able at this lime to exhibit a
clear balance sheet, all the losses forthe cur
rent year having been paid, and likewise the
hack slauding debts of the preceding year
leaving a clear field for the Incoming year un
incumbered by loancs previously sustained.
An actual increase of the amount insured of
over a qu*r er of a million of dollars, affords
gratifying evidence of the estimation In which
me I List l in tlou Is held by a discerning public
On t he 12:h of January, 868. the (Secretary
was directed to levy a tux of one-tenth of ono
i'*?r cem. upon the amount iheu Insured, pay.
•i hie on the itilh of .March fol lowing. The great
er part ot this has le-*u paid; the remainder
s now In course ol collection
I lie first fire that occurred during thocurrent
year was on tue night of the 14th of January
oonsnmlng toe Imru of Hamuel L. Leaman m
West Lampeter township, and the con outs,
owned bythe tennnt, also Insured. It Is sup
noseil that the ' ulliling was fired doslgnediy
rhe ue.vt fire wus In tho dwolllug uouko of
James Chtoll, In Driiraoro f<-w-t)hblp, on tho
night of the Vlst of February. Tho contents
were Insured by this Company, but the build
ins was insured in anot her onmpany. As there
wus - o person lodging In tho bouse that night
it must have been set on fire, or oaughl hy
s >mc tlr - left by the family on the previous
evening. < n the fifth day of March the dwell,
lug bouse nj John Wohreck ol Montielm town
ship arc dentally took fire and was entirely
consumed On thevM day of May the barn of
He hen Koyer of Man helm tow us hip was en
tirely destroyed by fire, • uppnsed to bo acci
dental. 'Hie sluhto ot Ileury Myers of East
Htmi Held township was burned ou the day
of July. It caught from a Ore kindled In tho
stable by a small boy, a grandson of Mr. Myers,
who was unconscious of the serious disaster
which hlscblldl-h freak produced.
several smaller fires oceum d which will bo
noticed In detail In Hie Treasurer's account.
Ihe Directors Invariably paid three-fourths
of the damuge, as estimated and ascertained
by Iheappralseru, not exceeding the amount
at which the property was entered for insur
ance ; and although in most Instances this was
far short ol tho actual loss, the sufferers were
content, beb gconvlnced tnat they wero fairly
dealt with by tho Elr**ctor9, and wore paid all
that they wero eutlllol to according to the
inle- nnd by-laws ot the Company
The number of new policies
Issued during the past your
were lfl7, covorlug properly
to the value ol SC7I 03U
Additions imulo to old poli
cies amounting to
Mak Injf a total addition of
Thu number of policies can
celled was ly7. ll.u value of
whim amounted to
Diminutions on old policies
amounted to
MaKlDc a total decrease of
Which being deducted Irom
the Increase shows an ac
tunl luereaieor....: -|2tw,Gos
This Increase added to thp
whole amount lusured by
company as per last year's
report $5,580,588
... 8 2.5
2 2.5
1 <lO
1 50
Makes the wholo amount Is
sued at this time
The following abstract of the Treasurer's uc
couut exhibits the fluauelul opu.uLlous of the
company during the imslyenr.
Peter Johns, hsq., Treasurer of the Farmers'
‘’ ii 1?? Insurance Company In account with
said Company.
lo amount or tax and premium collect
ed and rtcelved by him during the
, jr tyear 5-1.789.57
PEJt CONTItA.
By cash paid to ftamuel L. Leaman for
his Barn '
By cash paid to Husanua HaHtlnEs for
contemn lu Leamun’w Bsru
James Carroll for household audit lich
en frrmture In his house 875 00
Jonn Krhrerk or his house 7M) o
Keuben Koyor for his burn 6hVm
Henry Myer lor his stable 7S , w
Henry Keese* for his wash house”'.'.'.'".' *j fi oo
Abr.iham Kolirer iieyiin
Ci'Ciariiie Blumenshine ‘l5O (*)
•*1 Mu- ma |c/j < v .
n° ,l it l J?** rr to his house 8 75
Commissions for ■ 'ollec. mg... 71 ai;
By cash paid for prln 1U8....i...’.”'.”". ISflia
l uterest and Dlkomuul ".,.".1... 28 <)*’
By (ash paid to Directors and" Apprais
ers per diem allowance for services
renuerud w, w
J din Mecartuey ills salary as"prtsidyut |6 oy
Jonn Mrohrn his salary asHecretury 76 lmi
reter Johns his salary hs T easu er 76 00
Balance due to (he Treasurer per lust
year's roport
....... 90
Making a to'al or H 065 34
r rorn wh leh deduct the amount collect
eu ilh above
Leaves a balance In favor of the Treaa'r fltij.47
All of which la rcspeotfnlly submitted.
JOHN MKUARTNEY.
John htrohm
RET Ell JOHNH,
ADAM 3. DIETRICH,
ANDREW BRCBAKfcR.
Al a meeting of thd members of the Farm*
eru Mutual insurance Company. held In mir-
Miauco of pub) lc nolicp, at tho public house of
Moionjou Hprecbcr, (Kxcbange Hole!,) in the
city ol Lancaster, on Haiuriluy, the '2O Ln day of
December, a. D.. 1803, on motion, John Hirnhrn
wan appointed Chairman,and Henry u. Ilrncte.
' tttLttutj UhrlttUau Johns were appointed Hec
rolailt-s. Tho meeting .beingorganized, pro
ceeded to nomtnuto and vot.* for Uve D.rec'ors
and six A pprulsers U) conduct tbeaflalr* of the
MHjd < .ompmy for Lhe enduing year, Ou cnuui
mg the ballutH It appeared that John Mecarl
oey, John Htrohm, Adam H. Dietrich JWr
John* and Andrew llrubakHr were duly elect
•'d Directors; and, ChrlaUun Herr. IVquoa-
Jacob Kohr, Jr.. Jac .b Uobrer, ChrlHialn jTjui.n’
K. 1. Keller, and A. B. Mbuinan were duly
elecleu Appraisers for the said Coraocuvfor
tho ensuing yesr I*oll
„ JDH.V HTKOiIM, Chalrmau.
Christian Johns, i „
HxnutU Bhl'i iihaut / Secretaries.
AL a mcttiltig of Uio uetvly Board of
Dlrflciora. John Mecuryjey was eiec'od Proal*
d«ir t; John strollrn.HeCreUiry, and Pater JoUnu
Ire “ ur “- Jan fi ] l-l
pKEnE E I c H d
Gueat Mkdicai. Wonder World,
LIGHTNING RELIEF;
Tho World-renowned Internal and External
Vegetable Medicine,
fOK PAINS AND ACHES.
Give* relief In mos t cases In jrom two to ten
minutes.
Bud cane* of liliournat lam, thought by Phyal
ciatis to be It curable, liave been cured
By a single Bottle of the Large Size of the
‘lightning RELIEF.
Wonderfnl Cures of Running Sores of Long
b lauding have been effected by the use
of this Remedy.
Phyalcians Recommend Jt .In their Practice I
The celebrated W Ferguson, M. D F Ph H
or Uie Medical University of Edinburgh '
Scotland, a Hc-iool of the highest
reputation, says:
nr the unofficial preparation with which I
am acquainted, 1 not know of any equal to
toe Lightning Relief. Ills i>erfectly uarmbs*.
and destined to become a popular remedy.”
Sold by Druggists and Dealers Everywhere.
Johnson. Holloway 4 Cowokx, General
Agents, Plilhulelphlu, Pa. m
WM, o. BAKER, Agent, Lancsster.Va.
J. R. HOFFER, Agent, Mount Joy
J“ u 8 3<rml
Wati&M, gmtirs, at.
1869. H.Z. BIIOADS A 880. 1869.
lllea “«“U<>n of puroUmars to oar un
u n i / .*' lock of K°od« carefully selected
and manufactured to our own order for the
FOR THE NEW [YEAR J
which we are selling at very Low Prices.
FINE GOLD AND SILVER \ WATCHES,
’AMERICAN AND FOREIGN MAKERS.
DIAMOND, CORAL, AMETHYST, GARNETT,
PLAIN AND ENAMELED GOLD JEWELRY,
HAIR :JEWELRY
ORDER WITH FINE GOLD MOUNTINGS.
Bpeclal attention paid to furnishing
WEDDING PRESENTS
STERLING AND COIN SILVER.
We have a Watchmaker from theSwlasFao.
tory to do repairing, and warrant all work.
H. Z. RHOADS A BRO„
{Next Door Belcno Cooper's Hotel,)
WE*T KING STREET,*LANCASTER. PA.
n°v26 tfwflr
T \#\f
Lancaster County National Bank, i ■
December 7, 1808 f '‘T:.*
Ewrrros notice an election
for thirteen Directors of this Institution \i\ifr
toservednr ng the ensnlng year, will be helj \\s
attbe Bunking House In the Citv of Lancaster u\
on TUESDAY, the 12th of JANUARY.IJSbei
tween the hours of 11 o’clock, A, li. anci •
o'clock, P.M, wf. -pprpLn tt vwffl
dec23-tdw6l W ‘ U P£ SSSr ?
JJtw&tlMrtisments.
t , . , OEO, u’.STEINMAN A CO.
J anuary Ist, 18G3. fjan 4 ltd Aw
BY THE BIST
AND ALL KINDS OF