. , .
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.
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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. -
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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
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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
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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 ,
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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
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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-
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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
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