. , . ros,nwAs.o.lt. • - us new - Ems=f . ; 'era - • - Tor Wo_di or W. win and micx. at Two Donors per santil. in memos. • -. gitTMNT. sceswingiNtasala Zings am i litrted at on aims prime wilfest - naution, aid r ,fi cars per Ilia tor at toestacia. Special Notices Inserted berme ritsrdages and Nitha, wlllbe charged 57559:c5 cua par Nestor eta insertion. 311 liewertions or Associations I Communications of limited cw toOis ideal Intiendi acs wham of Xardidew sod Deattm. examdlng fin Fvee, are ebsrpd arx CO7III jilt HIM Tear. e Na. 3 Ma. one Column $1 10 00 15 $6O ' $4O - • . 25 Otte *Mr% 15- - 10 - y E s tray, CaziNal. Lost and Pods& and ottwridesr teems" not exceeding Ten Wa s. threewags. or less... S/ SO Adtainhstittor,a and Etscubul Notices. I op Andttor's Mottoes. . 50 pigskins Carda . Ave tines. Wit pad • gOO Merchants and other*, adeertleing their tandoesa, * at be &aged 125 per Jar• They Abe entitled to mumn, confined eininatrely to their badness, mth Privilege. Of gnarl rl7 'lnge& sr. Advertising to all easel =bides of rabactip. lion to the paper. . • Jpll PEDITING of every kind. in Plain and Fancy ,ofora, dons with neatness dispatch. Basks Cards, flunphlets,BlMmads, Ststemente. &a .of e very variety and style, printed at the shortest notice. The B.X.POSISR Office is will supplied with rower Presses. a good as at of new type, and cve olting in tae Printing line an be executed In the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates. IVARLLBLY CASH. B=NNIS Ut3=. LEWIS ttHEBEIN, Fashionable J-1 radar. Rooms . oire7 Avinwall's Store, Towan• «Ls, a. - pp FOWLER & CO., RE _i_t• UTZ DIALIinS. WO. TO Washingto IFS- 1 ,0, v OP"s Hou se, Chicago. m. Real Estate par - r aAed sea sold. layotineata nadaarid mo wma,neylain e.`. 8. =ID. ipril 21. 1640. • p B. HOLLETT, MONROETON, I lip Pa. agent for the Hubbard Mower. Empire Dr:II, Ithaca Wheel Fate, and Broadcast Sower for .owing Plaster wad all kiwis of Orate. Bead for dr uhre to B. B. Bourrr,%Menroctora Bradford Co., Jam 21.410-Iy. rATEr: l'S! Dl:::Tzn, Solicitor of Pateitk,, :1110,LD STll'3lE7'. tr;"VP.LY N. Y e -, Jcsuinee •-•:73E:ati..ne and papery e.• sating int ).:operly conducting for r.rerrr 'lc the UNITED Byars encliVou ‘t•n Cc rs reit% 'I.. cr. VICT3 thisccdtzeruz. 7 . • 11"5 1^ .Pr '7.111 nikrlXT i.Vrl). • •4;t .6. '.Efs-t.: ICO L 311J1 • ! JIL 17.,vir2 .ry• nes laic!: shop, nat.? .ny recal-n , r or Mciu.: : lll - :... I ut now prepared t.l ,:o wo-3 in all ll' , !Amon!. S. ;tants. - attention paid 'to >fdr Imes and ..46a, ;a: , 3 :3 spent many r.t4e , iu thi, 12 but•ineas. I lattl ctli tee. 7nnt,et.e o: :tee/. ft ::ber a ,alo.rat of tl 'lr: pat onate. 11 , 143sids nor. J. —tf 3trr LS! e 'II,. • , leOriberft are vier Awn,: bceinets In their ~••• of the 132 4 .". T 1 - ?. - JALr Y the larEetairro . . '. , eat %ye, and linelmbes‘ Floor. mud Feet" con. 00 san” for sale st tnerket rates. A: o 'arge yttr.r.Utr of OROUND PLASTER of ^rio- quality I.4:im the old YKOGErt. PEDIL Nlvereburs, Dec. 20.'G9. 217.1:11 & FRO -7. pRicE LIST—CASC &DE MILLS. Rest q l uality Winter Wheat Flour 14 VIE 500 rat quality Rye Flour cwt C5O corn Meal and Rye and Corn Feed.. . . 25 A fair margin allowed to dealers. Pnatom grinding usually dens at owe. MI the pacity of the mill la sufficient for s !rote amount of yrurk. H. B. lItOHAM. Camptown. July 12. 18e2_ 1 4 E . V.YSVILLE MILLS CSi sahv:ribar. ?are'meee. the L03.115 - Alle wnv. and rAtted the Rime in kood order. a LOW to do good work, and to give general satia. M. J. FRUTCHL7. Lelaysville. Sept. 22, 1.1369.-1 y L G ! The having purchased the Cent Mill iiwthe morlL at ".rauanda Creek, general* . call:A Hale , . Mill. have thoroughly repaired the same. and - .le now ready to do all kiuda ed Custom grinding • it,. divpateh, They will deliver Flour. Fefld, • ratiarn Flour, or erytbing eine' in thntr line in sty t i tof Wm village. CrlstOr.'erB will tind en Ordzir Boot at the Meat Marl,l of Kellen.; it 1-tura:wk. 111 ordarslcf.in said ‘.lll be pro:welly attended to. ingairier In regard to Orindint... or other bust. • . of the Mill. entered in said book. willbe answer. . 1 . C. HORTON. Sept. 1. Itlo.-2m• \TEW DYEING ESTABLISH MENT. The linti,criber takes khis method of informing the p.ople of Towanda and vicinity that be has opened Dyeiay "..atablistiment in Col. MEANS' new 7.3cild to; NO. 1T.6 MAIN STEr.I.7. inppe•ate Gen. Patton's). ant that he is now -mo p:ire.: to do all wort: In his line. such as CLEANING and COLORING ladies' and gentlemen's garments. la.. in the neatest manner and on the most r , nablv terms Give me a call and examine my HENRY 3EDDLNG. Slit 23. 1969. B R A.:DFORD COUNTY COAL ESTATE AGEntiY 1 B. HcKEA.N, REAL - .. 7 .5 - rx Tr AGENT MEMM=Mi . . Parties having property for male will find it to their . -eantsze by leaning a description of the tams. with t •• ;le of sale at this agency. an parties are oonstsztly , ',ring for farms, /sc. H. B. ItcH.E.kli. Real Estate Agent. o nes over Mason's Bank, Towanda, Pa. 29. 0167. IHE UNDE.RgiC-IiED HLVE - p• -, ed c Bankinr Horne in Towanda, under the - of e CO. 1 :•y are orepe..red to draw Bal.+ of Exchange, and in raw York. Philadelphia. and all of the Un.txl States. as also England, Ger . ‘re Fran.... To lean money, recaive deposit; • , an • gerteral '3.mking business. woo ouc of the late arm of Laporte. •• 4...0.. of Towanda. Pa., and his knowledge of • .Ten of Bradford and adjoining counties roolug Even in tue banking business for about • make this hone a desirable one thtpugh t, make ;.oilzsticas. G. F. MASON, fovanda. Oct. 1. 1856. A. G. MASON. ATTENTION TEIS WAY! S. KINNEY a: CO., NV %SEM T, N.Y I.f 0 ,, fw: . the .qprin6 t.ade, the largest as a n of Bro) AN' PIA:TORM IV:.GONS `OOl,l-ir this pa^t of the conutty, which they • i at the most reasonable prices, and warrant ~k all the l doubt need but call and examine. • to the wise la sufficient. , -7 , 1 . I s49—am. N. 71.11S171:7 & riLlj (FL WINTER GOODS MPS. F. ✓. PIERCE, i ,o ret trued from res. York vith s lrzt-class IMMiI OMB C0n.14..n; K the tztest imported styles of LI is L.;NNETS. RIBBGNEi.dic. kc nasTx7t;rity invite the Luna' of Tor.an onty to o'2 her a call before pnrehasing • ,1 •-rc. rork lone is :teat and fashionable style t ‘l, or t lobes . jr".:toorris over M. E. Rosen ..‘-.4,re. 4mx,..ite ?oval's, To ....sada, Pa. ;K.:4 , 4 17 30, ,34.0. ,TE« F P, 11! . W 00Dz7 AND LO IF PRICES! I= TRACY Si! HOLLON, I:evel Dealers in Grocer es and Provisions. Drugs aid Iteokuue4. Kerosene Oil, Lamm'. Chimney.. , I , ades. Dye Stuffs. Paints, Oils. Varnhsh, Yankee Iv a• Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff. Pure Wine* and 1, quart, of the hest quality, for medicinal purposes 'air. All Gonds eold at the very lowest prices. Pre. •arefully ^ompoundea at all hours of the Ja, aria night. Cave us a :all. TRACY 1: HOLL ON moumeton. Pa., June 24. 1869-Iy. CP EAT PASSAGE FROM OR TO IRELAND OR ENGLAND ;o:i A LINE Or arrEflt'altrii FISOIII On TO QUEtNsTONCI On LICLIWOOL. 11 Anift: Glaion's " Black Star Lius "of Liv •sp 1 PaSmts, sailing every week. ~s anow.tatt Line of Packets from or to LOadOn, 'hug t.nu a month. 1 2' 1 mM:urea to England: Ireland and Scotland pay rto demand. or further particala-s. apply k Gnion. Isroadvay, Nee York. or G. F. 31.1.50 N k -CO., Bankers.. Oct 1. 11443. Towanda. Pa. S. PECK, IiEMLWRIGHT C~a Aso llaennnst, Towanda. ra. Mlle built a repair d. Engines and Boilers set in the best alter. I would cull the attention of mill crwners to uy IfießV VORTEX WATER WIIEEM. combining all the elements of a first-dam matter, noltetty of construction. accessibility.great strength tfar t darelop'.ne the greatest amennt of power for • used. easily repaired. moaning under backwater no detriment to power except diminution of r -1. requiring no attert.tion in mill frames or addl. 0 t to lame, wit. ran nodes low head. and made of ' capseity. These wheels will be furnished •- or.- I, :.llVit ;net of any other first-class to •-. arranted to perforni all that 01,1 for it. nese wheels will be made for w-th o- cases on short notice, of the 1 - n •n ' fir- •1 . a.1•1•ca; cup:trent' the ander ' O. S. ?WE, Tea - ands. Pa. r - ti -tele can be seen in operation at I. • ' 3 . Eto k Wells' 1 41.11. Towanda twP. The ...nil are wholly coop°, xi of Iron as now made. I .n 1 4, 1.169-tt. - . 1`:'..i. -- -.4:1; -1 + 7 , .z . L:: --',--,- . _ :: , -..,:,;(..:;`,-.• . . - r - '1 i - . . . .. . . . ..., , ; . k.. • ot:' . . .. .. . _ . • - .. ~. ~ . ~ .. . 4./AVORD:Ar. C7L,AUI3OI, I.Nlol4isherlai. N OLUME XXX. PranSIIIONAL p. ILI*•iv.rMLIP3TON; • ATTORNEY AT LAW, TOWANDA. - ilouth side of Neztvis New E`ack, op stA:re. Dec. 1, '69-3a• lar a THOMPSON, ATTORNEY • g 42 LIIM, Towanda. Ps. " Once Lib W. Q. 90 11 511 . rat., No. well ßrck Bow, All boldness c*. truated to Ms care be promptly attended to. Ally I. let& - UENRY PEET, ATTORNEY AT Lmr, Tdwanis. Pa. Juni $l. 'a. VDWARD - OVERTON, Ja., AT .11:41 toms AT Law. Towanda. Ps. Moe formerly occupied by the late 3. O. Adams. marsh I, 19. aFORGE D. MONTAN YE i AT zLew ro*atman=iaoitaTer WA. PECK, ATTORNEY AT . Law. Towanda. Pa. Office over the Ba kery. south of the . Ward Howse, and, oppoelt, the Court Boum ' nov 8 W. IV IL CARNOCHAN, ATTOR • see AT LAW (District - Attorney for Brad foie Comity), Troy, Pa. Colleetionemade and prompt , ly remitted. • kW., '69---tr. JOHN N. CA:L.II4Y, 'ATTORNEY AT Law. Touvmda, Pa. Particular attention giv en to Orphans' Court brain's, Conrelereing and Collections. ST Mica at the Reg}eder and Recor der's once. south of the Court House. Dee. 1. 188 a. TIENJ. M. PECK, ATTORNEY /AV. Torn.* Pa. All bwfiness entrusted to his care c prer..pt attention. Mace in the of lately ec:.a•e:«Li b 7 Namur k Sorrow, month a Ward Hone, up Wadi% inky 16, ErICUP,&,I6O - I.IIIOW, ATTOR— ..c 1,c.:2 AT I kW, Tows.'la. Pa. The agdmigned :.•,sociatcd themealvcs together in the onr their Taroreasicrtrl cervices to the= b".7.11CD".R. P. D. M0P.301 1 7. March 9, 1085. 1 01-1 S Mr: ATTORNEY AT Cr T. .IC. Tot.. - L ,I 'o 1 Co., Pa. GENERAL INSVII.4 WE AGENT. : ' •' Io Co ::..4:ons aid 0.-Ara , : E. Gnu -alc:cn 'a New ltio.A. no.th Ptilho apr. 1. '69. T. 31 cE EA N, ATTORNEY • • •r. • Tr: AT LAW, Towanda, Pa. Par. Lizalar : . .1,1-1.) hurtmrs in tho Orphans' Coo. July 20, '66: lAT T. DAVIES, ATTORNEY AT • Tirmuda. Pa. Office with Wm. Wet. this. Lai. t,culat attention paid to Orphans' Court btsineaa and settlement of decedents' eatatca. ANT r.. 110,I_LY, DENTIST. OF • lee OVT Wickham & Black's, Towanda, Pa. Particular attention is callad P _imam= as a base for Artificial Teeth. Having usad HAS material for the past four yearn, I can confidently recommend it as being far superior to Rubber. Please call and ex amine specimens. gar Chloroform administered when desired. may 20, '6B. TIP H. WESTON, DENTIST.- .IJr Oft Tatton'a Block. over Gore's Drug and Meatiest Store. jan 1.'68. IP B. JOHNSON, PHYSICIAN • '.O Z... • Towanca. Fr. Of.ice with W. B. Srily. on WiAearn k 13:mez. 11.mid2nee ct the lleaui Berme. anr 16. '63. VA. EL A. IF,A.P.T.LETT, Physician cud Jurgccli, 3.2 a, :au. Bradford County. Pa. Cdr.ze at realdmum formerly ou.upi'd by Dr. 'ZIT. 4ug.10,11459.tf Dot STINYNIS, over BRowlsis (late 3o3Ez) Drin, - ; More, Pattores Block. in offices Intel:" °mold:A be Dr. M& II! and Dr. Weston. 1149. U. BEACH, M. D., J-12y.4ici2r. • Pa. Tart(cubs atten d• pa: ' to 0-1 Ct...criic Dibzaste, siel Diseases of Fly-Web. :15ace at :Os resi&nce: Gt. Elate it.. two cast of Dr. ➢'att9. p0y.,1,69. riGealir, 0. LEWLS, A CRAM- CoPege of hyeteians and:l lige0IIII," New Yo-k city, awe 1843-t, el!=eexzlttave attention ne practice of his prufcecio , .. 021" e end resilience on the eastlru etcp^ of EA!, adjotutuc Hairy Bone's. • Jan 'I, '69. W. W. 'WELLS. Fr CA 14 , N U. Pt ANC. _C - • Av^..sT.—Of97e 'a. oj Morena' O: Marrow, oae uza sc."l- • •• a N IBM HAIR WORK ();:e smell as 8W1re...1 1 i.‘,. COIL", rRA - Eut, Ac., made i •-••_ r...t latest. IA? le, at the Ward House Ba ectms:-.:uonarde. Tomauda, Dec. 1. K 69. VP L. POST, PAINTEIt, foesnils, Pa., with ten years experience. is eon. .1:t-nt he can give the best ratisfeeton to Pal - A[l.g. Cra , :1 Mainthg. (hazing,. Papering. &c. ca.„ 1 -"ai brill: attention paid to jobbing In the ccuut. y. 5Prt19.436. J OHN DU :BEE, BLACKSMITH, MoNmEroN. PA . pale particr.la: atc.nt.an to irolinr, Burma, Wage% '"ire and repairing done on elm. 1. Work and ebarwaa graireatccd eatistectory. OH `.:r! OH YES 1 -.IIk,TION ! A. 11. HOE, L:tertel xx,eoneer. A'l c.d.s pito I,tl:,•.attended rc sad ratielh_tion guatantced. can or addreza, A. R. Mot, Mouroetou, Bradford county, Pa. ct 26. 69. T K. VAlit HAS, ARCHITECT • AND BL'ILDEP. All kinds of Architectural Dc• sign. furaished. Ornamental work In Stone. Iron wad Woo:. (Mice on Main Street, over the Post-of. attention given to Rural Architecture, such se layL'g out of grounds. ke.. kr_ apr.l; '6771y A A W. AIRES' MARBLE SHOP, Yon will Lud M.Y - lumentr. both Quincy and Couc-md. . • :fantkr, and Coal ticat!, to lit. A largo ecnortrunt constantly on hand. :heap thea. chmest. Aug. 10 1.36.3-13- A 1, ANT SUPPLIED 1 - 4 e anbleribe-. bei;p leave to ', - 1:onr the< itizens of Towanda, that he a now prepared to FILE ti.tlV:_;. StIASFE.". 3C1£.20r7. and 10 etk. or Jo'33 in C.a. line, 0.1 rhort notice. :03E.PE Order. nay be !eft at th:, store .1 itar.d•:l; Bns Co. ' ,ttee.l-3w W. STEVEY.S, COUNTY SUR °. Camptown, Bricl:ord Co., Pa. Thanii. fel to hie many employers fcr past ppaa would rezTiectfully inform the citizen:. of Bradfordd County twit he is preparca to do any work In hie line of busi nee, that may be entrusted to him. Thom having disputed lines would do well to have 'their property accurately euncryed before allowing themselves to Lel aggrieved by their inighbore. AU work warrant ed correct, so far an the nature of the case will per mit. All unpatented !undo attended to as soon es warrants ara-obiained. 0. W. STEMI.I. rob. 24, 18611-17. A HOTEL, COHNE :D... - B,ldge azd Watn• Ctneta, Towanda. N. 21. Froprietx. =tidal by L T. .r.on.E, forr.w..r;y of 'toys?. Boise," brxllngton. Pa. Feb. 24. 186.—tf WA EL iIOE SE. TOIVANI)A, PA. 0, H^ _t new t:e Con. t Houaa. Oc.t4 8. 'MC. IV C 4411 0 T EL,' EAST 3'I rrr.z. T.. 'A. 719 3111:19 . .fib Inving levied thin house. y wtupisd by A. Bentley, end tb.oroughl7 re4tt: o It, - 14 no, - ..*.vidy to ae..Tora-uouat: betel_nig prblic. Every endeavor will be .gala to mit,ty then, who mAynnor him with call. A. O. r.Eisol Ds. Fcb. 1. 1001-26m* ELWF , T , T, 4 10U3E, TOWANDA, eA. Jos:: C.'7'...80:7 • kr.sed ow ready to accomMo• dal, the trweellirg irat!ic. olns nor expense win be spaied to MN e satisfa-tioa to those who may give him a cr.a. Nmth side of the square, cast of Mer ear's new block. R . ITATMERFIFj.,D CREEK 130- 11.1% p•irchar, 1 aid tao.rongl , ly'rr' tlea old and wen-known atrnd. formerly kept t; Eirt.-;CCtif- Al. at tic mouth of Rommertteld Creek, is I - NO: to give good arximmodatlons and aatlrfalc t to all who may faro: him with a call. Dec. 23, lB6B—tf. . • A fENSA HOUSE, TOWANDA, ...v.a.::-. J0:,0,.. - . .!:. Ef nap, . P.ep-l:ic- a. Vail popular flotel bav:ng '.4 Z 1 BR : . ei'Jty fitted r... 1, re pone.. sud Inro,sh.-4 tbrot.gno4t - with Ilr" and .Be + gaut .7a:rotture, w, I be open fcr the 11 - 2e2pLion of gx.ets, cr. LATUIrIVZ, :a 41r :. 180 Neither expense • her 1 a1:,1 .."c bees spar...! it rendezing this House , a re. 1.11 betel it all its artangcmez.ts.• A superior quality Old Burton Ale. for invalids. Just received. Apil 28, 1:,42. __ . . T ROY HOUSE.—V. M. LONG has the plearimi of informing his friends and the pnbile. that his new and copamodlons Brick Hotel is noes .oripletee, aad ellen for the areomodaßon of . :Bare .rs and travellers. The business wiltbe con darten try V. 81. „LONG k SON, who by strict 'Ben to,. to '.:e 'limier& of the guests; hope to receive a liberal "hare of public patronage. ' ' !'he anusulber tenders his sincere thanks to the "he public for the uniform liberal :patronage „heretofore received by the Trey Boise, and takes 1 pleasure In being able to state that he is now better prepared la -Ease them oomfortabls and happy than e ,e.Z. V. U. LONG. Troy, Pa., Dee. 1.--if 13= U 3! I(telL C. T. MITTEL Proprietor PETE :ANr.ltEssEa, . . : I'll .;7:3,:1-',3T, GOVERNOR'S riErdikGL To the Senate. and Bowe. of Repres'n tativee vfthe Commontwallhcf Penn sylvania: . „ , . - . Gewrureas : From the days of Wil liam Penn, the'grest and pious foun der of our Commonwealth , ithas been the universal - 1 - Ctui o f _ my predecessors, when making their an nual communications to the General Assembly, to acknowledge their gra, itade to, and dependence upon the Great Lawgiver of the Universe. In imitation of their noble example, let us earnestly invoke His blessing and guidance in our efforts to perform the great work of legislation' now before us, in sach'manner ;as to Inset His approbation, as well as that of our common constituents. In transmitting to you the seven ty-ninth annual message since the organization - of the present State government, it affordi, me the high est gratification to congratulate you and our fellow-citizens generally on their enjoying, to an unusual degree, the blessings of health and unstinted prosperity ; and that our principles and institutions—the pride and bout, of every true hearted patriot—al though tried aglin in the crucible of a heated political contest, the hear ings of popular passion, and the col lision of parties, from which we have just emerged, remain unimpaired and vital in every part Under such auspicious circum stances 1 1 you have assembled, for the purpose of discharging the important duties, and assuming the special res ponsibilities which devolve upon you. It is extremely difficult, even with the greatest caution in your delibera tions, to enact laws that will fully meet the expectations and approba tion of all the people • but much o f this dif fi culty may b e overcome by avoiding ledslation for personal and special interests, and not being un mindful of the magnitude •of the in terests of the State; and of its rapid ly advancing population, wealth and, influence to destinies beyond the reach of human vision. A . nobler heritage was never given to man than. :that which we possess ; geographi cally and politically of the greatest importance ; an area of more than forty-four thousand square miles ; diversified with mountains, valleys, 1 plains, rivers ; mountains covered with majestic forests of valuable tim ber-of almost every variety ; plains dotted with comfortable homestead , 1 and presenting well cultivated farms' and luxuriant fields marked by the advancement of agriculture—the pa rent, supporter and :Emulator of eve ry species of industry, exchange and commerce ; hills and valleys with teeming mines of all the varieties of coal, iron, oil, salt and other miner als,; with farmers, manufacturers, ) mechanics, wool-growers, coal and' iron iron miners, oil producers; and mer -1 chants full of activity and confidence; with thousands of miles of railroads and canals to transfer the vast pro ducts to market, and accommodate the travel of four millions of happy and prosperous people. Nor should we be forgetful of education in all its branches, of the public charities, pris ons, reformatories, the colle6tion of f properly imposed taxes, the speedy reduction of the . State debt, the pre servation of order, and, the more.cer tain protection Of life, business and property. All these interests and perhaps others of equal importance, demand legislation of the most en- I lightened, liberal and comprehensive , character. In conformity to the requirements of the Constitution, I proceed to in vite your attention to such measures as are deemed necessary for your con sideration, and to assure you of my willingness to share with you the anx ieties and responsibilities of all leg islation calculated to advance thq prosperity of the people and the best interests of the Commonwealth. FLNANCE& From the reports of the Auditor General and State Treas&er, the fol lowing statement has been carefully prepared, and .exhibits the receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1869: • Balance in Treasury, 88, 1879,41,012,925 37 Ordinary receipts during the &cal year ending Nov. 30, 1869 5,211,711 28 Total in Treasury during year end :lig Nor. 30, 1869 . ... DISECILBEIMM.L. Ordinary eNitenses paid during the year ending Nov. ' 30, 1869 ...... ....$2,485,114 27 Loans, aa redeem ed at Treasury... 109,644 09 Loans redeemed by the Commi • ners of the g 3C,762 09 Int. pl. at Treas'ry, 170,665 74 Int. pd. by Commis-, stoners of !Wiping Fund 1,725,587 97 Bal. in 'Treasury', Nov. 80, 1868, 1,400,862 49 It will be observed from the above, that part of the loans and part of the interest are paid at the Treasury, and part of both by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. This produces a complication of accounts ; which, in order to avoid, and to simplify the financial statement, I recommend that authority be given, by law to charge the Commissioners with the whole amount of the State debt, and also with all the money applicable to the payment thereof, and that they alone be credited with all payments on both principal and interest of the State debt. - =sr= The following is a statement show ing the nature of the indebtedness of the Commonwealth, on November 30, 1860 : Funded debt, 6 per amt.. 425;41,180 00 ser cent. temp... 7,277,381 38 47t per cent. leans.... 112,000 00 Unfunded debt, %it Belief notes in cir- culation ......... 196,397 00 Interest certifiet's ontstanditv, 19,080 52 Interest certific'es tinclairried. Domestic creditors certifies:es Amt. of public debt i Nor. 32,1511.540 95 the public debt on Nov. 50,18G8,133,288,914 Deduct amount redeetwd at •the • Treasnry, timing the year entj ing November 30, 1869. 5 per cent. Mani 8472,387 18 Relief notes cancelled • 19 00 Public debt November 80, 1869, • ex above ...... . 82,814,540 iNEI Min! IBM I-• 'waurecuwall' wawa At the commencementOthepraw ent administration in..llsi, thetotil outatandingif the. State wim am. en 'hundred and ibur ,PdaWNmas lbw hundred and nine dollars and aetamty sevenlcenti Sines: then, and; urfa November 80,1869, the sum .of four inillion, eight hundred and ninety-n ine thnumnsd, - eight kindred aid 414 y-eight doilars and - eighty-two cents Imre .betai paid, and at five , per cent., -,thir Imm of 1240 93 44, in Intereekiiiannial" ly saved to the Commonwealth. Co seipumtly, ,thetotal amount of in debtednemi of the Commonwealth on . November 80, 1869, was thilfg-two million, eight hundred and fourteen thouaand, five: hundred and. forty. do.. lars and nindv-jive cents. The reduction during theyear end ing November, 80, 1869, amounts to four hundred and seventy"-two thousand, our hundred and six , tiogars and eigh teen cents. : ASEINTB 1N BENICIM FUND. • The assets remaining in .the Sink ing rand are se follows, viz : Bonds of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- piny; six million, tkree hundred thou.; sand idollarit. Agreeabl y to an act dated :March TBO, 1869, the Sinking ' Fund Commissioners delivered all the obligations of the .Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company, being third mortgage bonds, to the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company, and re ceived therefor' thirty-five second mortgage bonds of one hundred thou sand dollars each, making in all three million, five hundred thousand dol lars, by the said Allegheny Valley Railroad Company, and guar anteed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the Northern Central Rail road Company and the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company, payable to the Commonwealth as follows, viz : The principal of one of said bonds ($100,000) shall be payable each and every, year, beginning January 1, 1875, and so continuing annually thereafter until the said sum of three million; five hundred thousand dol lars shall be paid, with interest there on from January 1, 1872. The, citizens of Pennsylvania have always, borne taxation not only -pa tiently but cheerfully, and they are still as willing as ever to contribute to the payment of all the obligations resting upon the State ; but they ex pect their public servants who are in• trusted with the management of their affairs, to act upon the most prudent and- economical baths. In a word, they demand reform inn the manage ment of the financial affairs of 'the State, and„as far as possible, the re trenchment of all unnecessary expen ditrues. On the 30th of January last, reply ing to a resolution ,of the Senate, I said : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, through the Clerk of your Honorable body, a copy of the following resolution, passed on the 12th inst., to wit : "Tescired, That the Governor be requested to submit some plan to the &nate to secure the State from loss by the accumulation of large amounts of surplus funds in the Treasury.' "Di reply, I beg leave to direct your atten tion to my message of January 8,1468,in which I say, 'the balance now in the Treas ury might be rendered productive by being invested in the bonds of the State . , bearing am per cent. in terest ; and to the message of January 6, 1869, where I remark, ' whenever there may be BUS. phis Linda in the Treasury, they can with safe ty and benefit to the State, be employed in the purchase of its outstanding bonds, and in sav orgg onthi t imlr y t . h would ace:lran !'their Since making these suggestions, and mature ly deliberating upon the subject, I have seen no reason to change my mind.in relation thereto ; and now submit the same Plan, more specifical ly mit forth, based upon the following state ment of the loans of the Commonwealth, yis : Amount of over duff loans, includ ing bank charter loans 'and relief notes unredeemed $369,481 21 Amt. payable in 1870, hit. 5 per ct., 1,483,815 65 D0.........1871..d0.6...d0.. 2,820,750 00 Do 1872..d0.6... do.. 4,907,150 .00 Do 1872..d0 .5... do.. 92,850 00 Do 1877..d0.6...d0.. 7,909,600 60 Do ' 1877..40.5...d0_ 9,934,400 00 Do • 1878..d0.5...d0.. 321,000 00 Do .1879.,d0.6 .6.. 400,000 00 Do L 1882..d0.6... do.. 9,273,050 00 Do 1882 1,185,950 00 Do 1882 .d0.4)..d0.. 112,000 00 Atuotot of foals To the liquidation of these loans the surplus funds in the Treasury could, with great pro priety, be applied. This indebtedness is held in bonds bearing interest • and it will readily be perceived that this interest will be saved to the State upon whatever amount of these bonds may be redeemed, and the State be saved from all risks of lose by the accumulation of large amounts of surplus funds in the Treasury. A few illustrations will show the beneficial workings of this plan. 'At the termination of the fiscal year end ing NoVember 30, 1868, there was an unexpended balance in the Treasury of $1,012,915 37. If the suggestions heretbfore made had been carried out, •by the investment of one million of dollars, at that time, in the five per cent. bonds that will fall due July 1, 1870, and which I am credibly in formed could then have been pur chased at something leas— than the* par value, the interest on the same, from November 30, 1868, 'to„ July 1, 1869, would be seventy-nine thou sand, one hundred and sixty-seven dollars and sixty-seven cents, which has been lost to the State. Again, on the 30th of November, 1869, -there was in the Treasury an unexXiled balance of $1,400,862 49. If one million, four hundred thousand dol lars of this sum had been invested in the same kind of bonds, at par, on the Ist day of December, 1869, the i interest for the seven remaining months, ending July 1, 1870, would be $40,833 34, but which, in donse quence of non-conformity to this plan, will be lost to 'the Commonwealth: I cannot reiterate too strongly my re commendations on this subject, and would; therefore; recommend that a laiv be passed making it th:, duty of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to invest all surplus - funds as rapidly as they .accrue in the Trea sury, in the purchase of the bon& of the Commonwealth next falling due. I beg, once more, to remind the Legislature that the salary of the State Treasurer should at leiu3t be equal to that of the Governor. It is only ,seventeen hundred dollars, a sum entirely insufficient to command the services of any responsible man, , who is required to furnish a bond with good and approved sureties, for eigkty thousand dollars, and to rip the risk of handling at least five or • six million of do llen .per annum, without the unlawful use of the State funds, .and subsidies fiom sources that dare not be revealed to the pub lic,) because they are positively pro hibited by 1 iw, under penalties of no 6,251,635 63 4,853,774 16 700,564 38 4,448 58 FMB 11J,976 .%* 472,406 . 18 EiZI:B!E EIMENIE .. " TOWANDA -- UDFORII-CO4A'''''JllUVl3-IVO-' ti 2,810,047 00 M2M :::,:,;;,;.-_,,,,.:'.;.-::'-' i • • 2-2, J i , ZiF:::.:107:',...1; El t ., 4 IrMU ordhUtzy niagnitudec ' ' ' - ~‘Tet,: th erlilire. Otittlitliltiit' Sattimi, dinicla idi i. l4. li but for men who have beldt.tbie, oil 48 estiudiUd iteightY-fivii" - th owiand• been however, 4 prr thiiii . Thiregareglito,`.ol,3hi iiclrttisiond, I ' lithe* they ' took' Clarge - off 4t, Condition of lUciltildieriOf the Cain., who have hotbeetnnetithl - -:There is monnipalth f martin thus stated 1:: -,1 - •'. (withal* some/dm:dine to be . gain.; itteisfiag the; iiv..lKi,ehoen.'.•.... !,.,:::ni. ed - filice Whig of tWe Poilti°P , a it i t e r ill**lta .1 21,Tr ii 4a't ''' ,l.6 ! :: : State Trealnufir, Illdrigi*.ll.totheP*- ' `' • ' . -,:;'',,,,.. . - tr , : r',, c r lie;iiiit7whichl readily,: acriniiite , for i • 351 4.1 P '. l4, Par' c l a t l "k it lis *l -- '" • 175,753 the "isgraaftil scra4le, and for' thti . The subject, of not-attendanee by politicsd and moral debaucberry4shich solar& it POTtift4•444 l areti, is spoi_ ths People of this State.eveur to be clay and tioit' eatzieNtly••commend doomed nuritudly;to, *toes", in the ed to yoor Oenivideratien.. It - le true election of"that officer; . : end, because - economy on the part of the 18triti,lif of the disgrace it brings upon their possible, to save these- children iroin reprieentatives; the pectplehang their ignorance ,- vagrancy , ind ,:criefe.. ,To heads in indignation and' skims.` neglect them would. be inernmeble, Then, in the name , of the good peo- if - not - eriiniiml. D O ithtleia,iii Yew ple of Pennsylvania, ; l call„ypon the asseinbled Wisdom you ,will -he able members of the LegiillatOre; without to devise some effectrall ' , m9do , "‘ll distinction Of platy, to rise above the which' thia evil. can be-remedied. rnurkynesir of i the -polluted • %awes- •• - Mane of the receramendetioneem phere of the pest,' to thetrne -dignity tallied m.the treport, :of the Superin of manhood and exalted patriotism, tenderit ant of the utmost imprtanee, and purify . the election of _Treasurer and emine n tly deserving ,of "serious as Well as that of every Other Officer attention and legislative action. . -• The within this Commonwealtkond punl facts above set forth , illustrates cost ish every one who tampers-with:the forcibly the peacticid value Of oar prtritrof elections, whatever may be most admirable common school • Sys- I his petition or patent:lone. And tem; and bear testnnony that 'cannot I then every one whe shilll have per- be misruiderstothi, to the wisdom and ! formed his whole duty to sustain the liberality by which A has been con- true interests of the State sand to ceived and so successfully carried in maintain the high dignity of her char; to effect., ' • - . . acter, may return unpolluted ~ and smarms' onrocce scums. with , with a clear conscience to his con- Attention is invited-to the report 1 stituenta, who will receive him with of the Superintendentof the Soldiers' open arms, and with the joyful ex- Orphans'-Schools, for the year end clamation of " well done good . and ing May 31,:1869, ;in which is 'exhib faithful servant." ited their Condition, circumstances . Liberal appropriations are made and expenditures: annually to our peeitentiarics, lona- _The , whole number of children ad tie asylums, and other charitable and mitted into these schools from their beneficial institutions, without re- origin to the 31st day of May, 1869, quiring from those who 'receive and is four thousand, five hundred and disburse the money any satisfactory nine ; 'of whom three hundred and evidence that it has been faithfully seven have been discharged on order, applied to the objects intended. This five hundred and , eighteen on age, is wrong, and should be corrected and fifty-three have died ; making a without delay. All officers of the total of eight hundred and seventy- State who receive public moneys, not eight, which left three thousand, si excepting the Governor, are required - hundred and thirty-One in the schools by law and usage to settle their ac- at the end of the year. Up to May counts, on proper vouchers, in the 31, 1869, . the number of aisrharges Auditor General's office. • This is from the schools have exceeded for right ; and there is no good reason mer estimates by one hundred andl why the same accountability should seventy-five. The - number of appli not be enforced against all those who cations for admission on file and not receive annually such large sums fo acted on; was seven hundred .and money from the bounty of the Corn- one ; some from every county in-the monivealth. I, therefore, recommend State except six. . , that a law be passed requiring all The sanitary condition of the chil persons who receive and disburse dren in these - Schools has been re state appropriations, to take prop er markably good. And from the fore vouchers for all moneys so expen ded going statement it appears that dur by them, and to make quarterly set- 'lug the four years-in which they have tlements of the same in the Auditor r,been in opeiatiort -the whole number General's office. This is important, of deaths has - :been less than one not only to protect the interests of third of one per cent. per annum. the State, but also the good name of , The entire cost for maintenance, those who receive and disburse the education, clothing and, general ex money, and of the 'members of the pease; for the year ending May 31, Legislature through whose influence 1869, differs but little from the orig,i the.appropriations are represented to nal estimate of the Superintendent, be procured. ' and For many years the general appro- Amounts to ...... .. : ... priation bills have been signed on the was To pa d . which r , i ?il e d. of 86,001 74 day of the adjournment of the Legis- Appropriated Apr.ll,'6B, 400,000 se Were, and I here repeat my sews- Appropriated BUr.I3M, 50,000 00 dons! of last year on this subject. " The Governor has been forced ei ther to sign the bills without proper investigation, notwithstanding any objections he may have ; suspend the mecum to defray the operations of the government for the ensuing year ; or call an extra session of the Legisla ture. It is therefore earnestly desir ed that the appropriation bill be ta ken up, discussed and passed at a sufficiently early period during the session to enable the Governor to give it that thorough examination its importance demands." CO3IIIOII SCHOOLS. The peculiar interest which is al- Ways manifested by the people in the subject of education, is an induce ment to lay before you, more at length' than would otherwise be done, the principal statistics of the system drawn from the report of the Super intendent of Common Schools. There are within the State 1,971 school districts ; 13,936 schools ; 2,- 445 graded schools ; 12,900 school directors ; 76 superintendents ; 17,- 142 teachers, and 815,753 pupils. The average cost of tuition ior each pupil is ninety-seven cents per month. The whole cost of tuition for the year is $3,500,704 26. Total cost includ ing expenditures of all kinds during the year, $6,986,148 92. Estimated value of school property, $14,045,632. Notwithstanding the fact that our school law was made general in the year. 184 1 5, it is remarkable that there still remain five districts within the State which have not yet conformed thereto.- Hopes are entertained that four of these will soon accept the con ditions of the law, and the remaining one, known as the Harmony District, under the control of the " Econo mites," having a good school of its own, will probably not, adopt the pub lie school system so long as the pres ent organization of that society ex ists. It is, therefore, a subject wor thy of hearty congratulation that our school system has been so universal ly adopted by the voluntary consent and general acquiescence of the peo ple. As important auxiliaries. to our common schools, the Normal schools are entitled to assume the front rank. Their flourishing condition may be understood from the following statis tics : The whole number of students that have attended . the four Normal I schools is 10,237, of whom 821 have graduated. During the past year there were in these -institutions 76 teachers, and 4,178 students. Since my last annual communication, a State Normal school has been fully established and recognized at Blooms burg, Columbia county. Its build ings are of the most finished and sub stantial character, and it commences its career underthe most auspicious circumstances. Another is now in a state of preparation at California, Washington county, and will proba bly be completed during the current year. Your attention is again 'invited .fo the fact that there are about seventy five thousand childrery in the State that do not attend schools of_ any description, and who are permitted grOw up in ignorance and without employment, and, in many instances, from lack of industrial and education al training become not only the vo taries of vice, but a prolific source from which the *mates of our pri sons and penitentiaries are supplied. " The number of children thrdngh- ?Ai r -771, fa.:`' .ems , 4!•• MI . . 4,1 C - , t t ME 4 •I3+ I . ..r .Y.tyl:~.r:: t_.~~~. SMSI WO - IRVAITIao? Balance nnprovitled for. For which sum there should be a special appropriation withont . , delay, to meet the pressing wants of the teachers..of the , diiierent ,institrutions, . who beeri=il:eadj , 'compelled to await its payMent for more than ear 'en months. In his last annual report, the Su perintendent estimated the expenses for the =rept year terminating May 31, 1870, at $494,700. The sum ap propriated for that year, by act of April 16:1869, was $450,000. As the Superintendent reports the expenses will not materially. vary from his es timate, there will therefore be a de ficit of $44,700 for the current year, to be:provided for during the present session. For the maintenance of these schools during the year , ending May 31, 1871, it is estimated that $534,- 500 will be required. Which sum I ; recommend to be appropriated, with the positiv.e understanding that the expenditures shall not exceed that amount. We ale admoaished by the rapid expansion of the system, and by the constantly increasing.desire to obtain admission into these schools; that some definite limit should Le deter mined upon by law. It is therefore recommended that the indigent chil dren of _Pennsylvania soldiers, who served in Pennsylvania regiments,. and who died prior to January 1, 1866, from wounds received or dis ease contracted in the service of the United States during the late war, :hall be hereafter admitted, and none others. With unsp ari ng patience, well-con sidered measu re s, and earnestness of .purpose, many defects have been tradic,ated, and the schools have been advanced to a more perfect and effi cient system than that by which they were at first characterized, and ele- - rated to a condition not second to any similar institutions in the coun try, This humane and philanthrop ic service is being performed by in. telligent officers and faithful teach ers, which will be more fully shown by their reports, communicated fot the information of the Legislature. The establishment of these institu tions, where the destitute orphan children of the soldiers who lost their 'vas in the suppression of the late rebellion, are fed, clothed and edu cated at the public expense, continues tci command the cordial support, ap proval and . encouragement of our citizens, and tends to elevate, every where, the reputation of Pennsyl vania, (the first State to establish such schools,) to the highest degree, 1 for her justice, patriotism and -phi lanthropy. Most heartily have the people en dorsed the past action of their repre ,sentatives in relation to theseschools, and there exists not a single doubt but that they will most cordially ap prove all necessary apprOprifitions • for the contiutuince of tluP, support, education and guardianshiii of these adopted children of the. Common wealth To the honor,. State pride and humanity of the Legislature is confided the guarding and maintain , ing ef these sacred interests, gnd in the faithful discharge of thil noble duty ! you shall -receive from me a special and zealous concurren e. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. The eitablishment ,of this college was undoubtedly intended as a -pr ME =EH 11 , = "A.11"1' vainee., ' , "74. , •, - ;41,-;-z, -, : , -tt.• j:::-..1, , 1 -A . il5 - 4.:',..P, ,, . ,' ii., • ,:,..r. MR= , : , • kdie :riCOVeinent,' and 'the that it Would` iatributi much lb" Oki 64' taqiiisitlon of w knowledge of agrienlttire; , scienCe and libweiture, and to•prosiote the prac tical education otthainditstudchuss- Stiwthe•severtil "ts of, life. It has been foetersd by the.raost liberal legislation, and is endoived ,with" the snm of $881,500, invested in . United- Statei tmdPennaylvaniabonds, yield ing an , aggregate interest this yaar of $26,66190, which :lump been paid' to do:trustees oftherinatitution. Thus fit the most satisfactory results from the:workints bf the college have not been-realized..:i But t is not 'under the directionof a president rind- six learned'. -pwlissors. it 'receives for itnpupils onlimales• over the age_ of fifteen years, gnalified for admission by.a good: common. school.education. There•are ilia :at present:-forty-five Students, with a fair prospect - .of a considerable increase -in number. Tuition, board and the ordinary neo essaries of life, are thete furnished at a lese rate than is. generally demand ed, for boarding alone, thus affording an extraordinary cpportunity to the• youth of the country "to acquire an. aceomplished education with com paratively small expenditures. Un der these circumstances The college deserves the indUlgeut sympathy and support of the people. Three experimehtal -farms are con nected with the college, purChased at aggregate cost of $43,886 50. Ono is located at the,. college, one in In diana county,. and 'one in Chester county. Operations have b^en com menced upon them under the pre scribed programme of ceriet..s of ex periments with promises of complete success ; the results of which _are 'to be-reported annually-to the Legisla ture by the Professor of Agriculture. It is- confidently expected tthat the record of these experimental results will prove highly interesting, and greatly benefiCial to the community: The misit ry department is one of great importance to the honorable history of the Commonwealth, acidic) that of her citizens iudisidually.. It is the custodian of all the military records otthe State, embracing that of every officer and private soldier, and. the history of every military transaction performed lry the State for the suppression of the rebellion. It has alio in its custody all the reg imental, State and :National flags &mire by : our aoldiers, and many trophies of WSr won by their valor on the &id. All of which should be systematically and carefully preserv ed and' perpetuated- During the last three years all the staff 'officers rendered necessafy by the war, and the different offices es tablished for the Convenience of the soldiers, have been discontinued, and the duties performed by them, as well as the official hooka and papers, have been transferred to the Adjutant Gen eral's departmecit. He is, therefore, the- only military officer remaining, to whomrecourse is constantly had - for statistics andenformaCon, not only by the soldiers, and their relatives and attorneys, but by other States and, by the War Department at Wash ington. All these circumstances, con nected with the present flourishing condition of, the voltiriten mirlia in the Statb, induce me to request the continuance of legislative savor for the Adjutant Geueral's dvartment,. and that it may be generously suppli ed with, such appropriatiolis as have beau requested by the Adjutant Gen eral for that office. $500,971 G 2 456,001 74 44,966138 An unusual martial a.tivity pre %ails throughout.the Stet% but more particularly in Vlfiladelphia. The encouragement which has been af forded to the uniformed militia has been responded to with alacrity, and is exhibitedsas follows: In 1866, :here were eight volunteer companies; in .1867, thitty-eight; In 1868, sixty seven)] and in 1869, one hundred and eighty-four. No less than one hun dred and seven companies were. or ganized during the year ending No vember 30, 1869, of which fifty-six are in Philadelphia, and fifty-one in other parts of the State. This is a small but efficient and well equipped ferce; uhich, in case of riot ; rebellion, or other public dan-: ger, would be ready at once to imper il itself for the enforcement of the laws, and the protection - of ,the lives and property of the citizens. It, is, therefore, desirable that the Legisla ture should give the volunteers such practical aid as would, in some degree compensate them for the time and money expended to maintain their organizations, 'in which the people are as much interested as the volun teem themselves. The report of the Adjutant Gener al will be found a very interesting document, containing much valuable information and many important sug gestions. A careful perusal of its contents, and such actions thereon, as seems to be demanded by their importance, is recommended. Gen eral D, B. McCreary has - been elected to membership in one of your honor able bodies, and with his last report he closed his canker as Adjutant General. T N losing his valuable ser vices from 'a position he has so ably filled for more thattwo .years, the hope is indulged that the department will gain an intelligent and devoted friend, and an able and efficient •ad vocate in the halls of legislation. MILITARY BISTO4Y. r The report of the State : Historian is deserving of your carefill attention. In it you will find a detriled account of the oporations of his department from its commencement to the pres ent time.' The work entrnsted to his care is one of no orpinary character and responsibility, requiring talents of a high order, patient, iddustry, careful research, and unbiased judg ment. The labor to be performed is immense, and can only be properly appreciated by those fully acquainted with its magnitude. It embraces a faithful account of-all , the organize, tiorts - of Pennsylvania, troops during the war of the rebellion; the collec tion and adjustment, in a compretten sive form, of each military organiza tion, and an unprejudiced descriptithr of all military traustidions of import ance, so far as the volunteer of this State are concerned, in the camp and iii the field, throughout the most ter- lIILIT .11:Y MIN= Eill3 MEM f e NUMBER 34. ifie, conflict of arms that has ever oe: curnid in the history of the - world.. The Pr4Plietli o ef. inch is.; work must 1* apparent 01%47in/8146M citi zen o the Commonwealth.. Certain ly it is due to ' , the citizen , soldinia, who offered' their lives in tha 'debase of -their, country, _that. their names should, at least, : receive s Place in the archives of-the Oak+, toward • whose honor and 'glory their gallant deeds have socontributed. . -The work o the Historian, when . 1 completed, * t i *mbrace lour large_ edam) volumes,+ m which the name of every Penrdblvania volunteer will haVe its apprdiniate place. Two'of these volumes are_already completed, in, a maraterlighly creditable b) the Commonwealth. The third is rapid ly -pi„olrfpoising, and with, a generous appropriation on the part' of -your honorable, body the• entire history will be executed, if not before,- soon after *the close of -the present year. Most other States are publishing his tories similar to this, and it is due to ' the importance of the subject, and to the. credit Of the State, that Pennsyl vania should not be- behind in this patriotic- undertaking. noSE POll MAIMED SOLDIEB9. ~ There is, probably, no State in the American Union "that has contributed more liberally toward the , support of Charitable and benevolent institutions than that of Pennsylvania. The tip : pialions annually made for, the ben- efit of the soldiers' orphans' schools, asylums fox the deaf and dumb, blind and insane, and many similar worthy estsblishnients 'in which the poor, helpless and otherwise friendless are eared and provided for, reflect great credit upon the Legislatures who have donated the requisite means for theii support. But , there is one oth 7 er institution .seeded, and the claims for 'which are more strongly urged by eves principle bf humanity and 'patriotism, than any other now in ex istences which has not yet received the attention its vast importance im peratively demands. This is a home for the soldiers who have "borne the battle” in defense-of the honor, in tegrity and perpetuity, ofthe Ameri can Union. No men living have as powerful claims upon the generosity and nurturing care, of the Common wealth of Pennsylyania, as those who upon the battlefield, bught to pro tee, it against threatened devastation and destruction, and who in this pat xiotie service,, endangered their lives, sacrificed their health, - lost their limbs, and be :aria enfeebled , and dis abled for life. And yet we daily - me these men, (and rho does not blush. to see them ?)' to whorl we owe the preservation of our Government, the bomes we enjoy, and almost• every thing we possess , hobbling about our streets upon crutches, with missing limbs, and otherwise so enfeebled as to be entirely unfitted for any remu nerative_ employment, begging • their bread from door to' door, r or sitting upon the corners - of the streets turn ieg an oraan for the few pennies the charitable pastier-by may feel dispos ed td bestow. Every one of these helpiesgmen, whose -patriotic devo tion to , his country has brought him to this deplorable condition, is a burning reproach to the State for whose_ welfare' he has met the most serious and lamentable of all misfor tunes. All of them appeal, by ,their wounds and_ destitution, to the people lof the Commonwealth for that care which, in such contingencies, was promised the soldier of the Union, hie Widow, and his orphan children. It is time• that all such promises should be redeemed. The wounded and helpless soldiers have a claim upon the State which should not, and connot be ignored. And I do earnestly recommend in their name, and in their behalf ; that measures be taken by your honorable body, to es tablish for them a home where they shall be amply provided with the necessary comforts of life, and no longer be compelled to be pensioners upon the scanty charity of the world. This is a debt the State - absolutely owes, and no time should be loift in its honorable liquidation. 4. TBSIIRAFCE DEPART M E NT. In two former .commanications your attention was called to the im portance of establishing in the State an insurance department similar to those existing in other States But the Legislature has thus far failed to give the subject that consideration .which interests of such magnitude to the people seem to demand. Insur ance departments in some of the States are regarded of pnramount importance, as they effectually guard the interests of the insured, and thro' their healthy influence frauds and spurious companies, so common in Pennsylvania, are rendered almost impossible. The greatest • benefits would certainly accrue both to the Companies and policy holders, as has already been demonstrated in the States of New York and Massachu setts, where the subject of insurance has received the most • careful study and attention, and beeis reduced to a science which commiinds the appro l bation and confided& of all who seek its protection. The necessity for such a department, with full powers to organize and examine all insurance cempanies, is sanctioned byrthe wis dom of experience. And as I have heretofore remarked, the result of the protection thusliffordell, is, that while foreign coMpanies do immense busi ness in this State, so little confidence is'had in those of Pennsylvania -that their business is almost entirely con fined within the State limits; and even here foreign Companies maintain an - asce..deney. To 'this same defect is attributable the - operations of the number of worthies companies -that have suddenly sprung into existence without any solid basis, mild .as sud denly expired to the injury of those whose confidence they o, tamed, and to the dishonor of the Common wealth. . •' ' . In view of these facts, I earnestly .reheat the recommendation , made to the Legislature at itst session, r ps that an insurande depa ent be es tablished, and a superi tendant . up pointed bylaw, who shall have super vision and control over all insurance companies al Ow to transact busi ness within the State. The commu nity is deeply interested in this mat ter and demands _legislative protec tion. , . . .Our laws inietation to' life , since ass defective and wet airaidei end onweetionx, Milted tbordisk - Lion edema to thew him bustAis. equally upon o own and' lionigit• companies. The latter, ` . being tided by . legislative - enactinent,' enabled to transait=menswear amount of business withhs:theihnita of. this Commonrielk, 'as compani* herb/ no sick laroteo• Lion, can dOlitt ftlehicitharlitaiss. The oniseipensalsothatioicimi ceto- . - ponies can readily-afford to pay a It cense office hundred dollars to con duct their extensive .Openationi in Pennsylvania, whilst our amplest would be timely oppressed by theta- . position of the same license tale in States where their operations art ez ceedingly limited. And yet time other States have retaliated upon . our license law, - by adopg its pro- vtaions and deminding: hum our companies the same amoimt of license in each State that we demand of their companies in owl. This is not, only Ito our own reglected comps but it finl' to furnish just anti equitable retinue from the variousOwnpemies for the amount 'of businesetiansactecti • The tax should be made to benr . equally :upon all companies - , whetherthome or foreign, and be adjusted . pioportionately .to the extent of their several operations. This arrange ment . would be just to allopprestuv,s to;Kale. The abol-0 iahment, therefins,/of the lianas law, and the =belittle in its plate of a reasonable and eq uitable tax, won't' meet the approbation of all :compan ies, in favor of equal and exact justice whether belonging to this or any other State. At the same time it , would insure a large.' income to the Treasury. For instance, there are thirty-seven" life insurance Companies horn other States doing business in Pennsylvania, who each pay 'a licenie of five hundred dollars. Not one of these companies would object to 'Ay ing_an equal tax of say one-half of one per cent. upon the amount of their business. This, in the aggre gate of the thirty-se ve n Companies; is more than five millions of dollars, on which ,a-tax of one- of one per cent. would be twenty4ive thousand dollcrs, increasing the revenue of the State from this source more than six thcusand dollars, and at the same time equalizing the tax in a=ordance withlthe business done and the profits . received. An efficient law, :establish- - ing an Insurance Department, elich as is recommended, would meet this , and all matters connected • with ,the sublect of insn ranee, in all its branch es. TITE AVONDALE DISASTEE. The-recent disaster in the Avon dale Coal Mine, in Luzerne county, is still fresh in the minds of the peo: ple: it caused a thrill of horror to spread, throughout the country ' • and even in Europe it has. been produc tire of the most painful emotions and deepest sorrow for the sufferers. Wo men and children who had been ac customed to zegard the occupation of the miner as one of ordinary charac-- ter, now look upon it as fraught with danger, and part with relatives and friends, when about to puriue their.- perilous occupationowith fearful fore bodings. And even' the sturdy mi ner, himseltiretables at his danger ous calling, and demands greater pro tection than has hitherto been afford ed. The history of this terrible calami ty seems to 1;e as follows : Early on she morning of the 6th of September last, one hundred and eight men en tered the Avondale Mine to prose cute thbir avocation. None of them anticipated danger as theY descend ed the fatal shalt ; not one supposed that he was entering a tomb in which he was doomed to be buried alive. But the destroying angel hovered oyez them, and the shaft, constructed principally of combustible materials, having become ignited from some cause, yet undetermined, was soon a sheet of flame, and' huge burning timbers came _tumbling from above, choking up with Sri and smoke the only avenue of escape. Sensible of their peril, the. • unfortunate men sought a place of safety, but it was not to be found. They _cried for suc cor, but no earthly arm could give them; help ; hopeless they huddled together, and clasped in each others arms, met death in one .of its. most frightful and agonizing forms. - Whilst this fearful scene was trans piring below, the immense wooden structure abo ve: the shaft took fire, and bunting with frightful rapidity,, was soon reduced to a crumbling mass. Thousands of men, women and children soon surrounded the place, and being unable to afford the shghtest relief to their sufferingfriands • below, filled the air with laments- Hone, appalling even to the Stoutest 'hearts. Never before was a scene more heart-rending witnessed within the limits of this Commonwealth, and it is trusted that through your prompt andvfficient legislative action, anoth er such will never be permitted to oc cur. The mines in many cases are con structed and managed in the most selfish and parsimonious manner; the owners exacting. the largest tu*unt of profit from them, from the least possible outlay ; consequently some of them, like that of Avondale, aro nothing but underground man-traps, without any other outletsthan wood en chimnies, and these constantly liable to become blazing volcanoes, through which escape is impossible. . The lives of .so useful a class of men as our miners should .not, and must not be permitted to ke thus sacrificed upon the altar of human cupidity. Yet a reprehensible neglect : to flive them that protection by law which their valuable services, at best labor ious and dangerous, unquestionably deserves, renders our mining system worse than that - of any other *Dun try, whilst our mining interests are unequalled by those of any other part of the world. ' • The most appalling accidents on record have been traced to unsafe_ methods of ventilation, and more es pecially to the employment of fur naces at or near the bottom of the - Where the furnace is used, and the smoke is carried through a wooden .chimney, it seems almost cer tain that, sooner or later, by the in evitable accumulation of soot or car bon upon. the frame-work, it must ig nite from the ascending sparks or 'row the heat of the furnace, and a conflagration ensue. To guard against, this, it should be made obligatory, if the ventilating furnace be still allow ed, to build the chimnies, the sides of the - shaft, and the buildings surround- - ing it at the top with incombustible materials. But even this precaution is note sure safeguard, for the fire is liable, at any moment, to communi cate with the " fire-damp" or other gaseous vapor% that, despite- of all known means of prevention, will gen erate in the best regulated mines. The propriety ofdispensing entirely, therefore, with the/ furnace, has re ceived the serious consideration of =I El