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PIII 4 BII EP'FiI
Ginn& • PEBISIIISII ASSOCIITIO3.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1805,
Tan GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
give up most, of our nyallAble floce.
trAii to tiic Goiemoes Meesay. Ti pre:
•enta a Tory satisfactory account of State
The people; however, will not he satisfied
with }iO nU6ven ors erapranatioriOT
fusel to permit enlistments to be made lathe
state for ralidock'seorps: It Seems strange
that he' should apply to Gen. 11..tacoes for
information , as to the inw nntitorizini the
ftl# l 32*, thipetainC.. lialtetAnt. yea
Properly answersthat it is not his province
.to discuss the questions suggested by the
'Governor, andrteXerif to She War De-
Vatment for the Information sought. A.p-
Oftiitifotabonldlemeheeniziade there, bytho
Governor,in the first Instance; and the War
Department is!Vobiblywalfing for that ap-
Vacaticm to be made. The Goremor, mean
whlle;-;reganli Sho.'ablitsst4en;tut., haying
been made, General Usricocr haring re
fereed latalotter : to ,ttto Deparpropt,
dad o "
aiiiiting' the seitlenieni tamere
question of punctilio between thd Governor
110110 far Depattmditt, the State is kept
out of her chance of siding in raising this
As to tlii . 'vipt bt lave Tor tubing it, and
the lack of provisions for 'the soldiers and
their families, -Congress will. cure all that if
any legislation is needed. In all previous
cases!hero the Wosj Department. has an
ticipatedieilsiathilliy its iction, - the legis
laticra has alwayi followed promptly. This
"islioAiree, we may to suggest,
for raising any difficulties on that scow.
Wctrtait the 'War Department will fore
go all mere etiquette and satisfy the scruples
.ofthe Governor. The people of the State,
we feel satisfied, will not be content' to be:
excluded:front' a representation in Min
comes7 corps, unless upon better grounds
Allan nra set forth in the .3lessage; but that
-. should not be allowed to - hinder the reinoval
of clie dilllcinties'raiseik.hy the Governer.
iiiiital - 114isitge._ of the CoTernor of
'Peniltql,ania.
To At !Senate .and Moons 4f Representatives:
During the past year the people of this
'Oedimonwealth have had reason to be grate
ful. to Almighty God for many blessings.
The - lart4 has teen fruitful, indttabzr has
thriven; and with the exception of the in
jury suffered by the 4tizens of some of our
border •comaties; through the disgraceful
barbarltrof the rebel forces which ravag,ed
parts' orthem, and burned the town 'of
(lhambersinitg,:we hate.no public misfor
tune to lament.- The „year closes :with a
train of; brilliant successes obtained.by the
dritiled thrafitited-Statos, inspiring: hope
- in every loyal mind that the accursed rebel ,
lion will 'tonal° crushed, and • peaee be re
stored to,nnrconetry.. r '
The befeieele theTresseryil49:94i ,
We,
Iptewas . 32,147,331 70
Il ebe duet= the lived year ending
EPT%3/S--18§1, s 02
I's
Total le Tenantry for the decal year
ending Nor. 90, Viet 33,237,011 72
. The payment* for the game period
!YTS
lance In Trcasnt7 Nos. 30, 01,942,203 63
• - 'The opetilionsof the sinking fund:during
:1116 last, year bate been shown by my me
:Llani*tl4ll 9r th o2 7t4 .44 of September !a%ti
AmWealth, r ount of
eddeuced' in of ()minion:.
' •
t&slallowa eta.
' - JEW* per:tenr. loan of, the',
Commonwealth " .M,e0103
*dense a:Apt:atm redeem-
„
'The 't3searyear aceountedTor In the state-
ment of the Treasury Department, embraces
the time 'familia lst of December, 1863, to
the /101.11'of liareinber,'lMll. The sinking
fund yeir:conimenced 'the • first Monday in
_,.43eptembei DM, and closed the fi rstjues- •
day.-illffejitainber,•lB4l4.: closed
explain
- the, .discre panc y- between the statement or
'the ' ‘ Tteasimi Depaitmerd SIS. to tbe:niduc
- Don of the public debt of the ' State, all” the
statement embodied in the preclinnatlinf,re
lative to the sinking fund- ,
Amount of Plittild ‘ debt
day of Dee.LICI • f 29,496,203 73
Deduct &Wt. redeemed '
. • the State Trento
_
tho decall •
_year coding with
Tember .11), '
..41. - re pert:oft: idoeka..4l - - 104,7;12
Four and a haif per
ceptalockft IttOoft Oo
'•., Interest tettlficatee.:.. • lt,clo tt
P 0411.0 aeDt, Dee. 1, 111121019,903 91 .
dak , 9
fax. per rest. l o ans or•
fay:Vett
Fiseper eetct loins, on
• Fouroast= sad
S so; era s juio; lf per
. '
VAPO 00 10401,093 ii
irffit.l4l
Aote'tn u'lCgm.
4iiiterett wee
OrtlELsates „ /
,4,441"
ikd*"ti d c i e ditc " cer '
116441;4a
• ,
111ta loan per•ct
0.4
The commonwe alth o ld a bora a. —
e
Attie the 'sale of Pabfib wOrks, amounting
edillarta; three hundred thotiaanit dol-.
Dtvg.(4.10.800,0 00 00) siscollowai • ;
3 ' : . :l= i t r i=4 l l:l ll"ad i C t= S
: "i?"3
".bohdi 2,500,000 00
_
\l/2 twilit Sinking Fund, and
• -.7; rethitie tre, Public,debt to melkova, 04.-
• Theta% on tonnage , Imposed ,bj,; the acte
'":ot 'ooth April . and th•AtigwVl/104, has
yielded something less 'Ain,' V200',90 4 )-11
much ins VIM than was anileipsted, I re=
• '';';'`ixtattitetid'lt terlsion , of these . acts, for the;:
- purpose br tendering this scoare of revenue' :
u,satire, productive; and amending other
i
'Teets n those - . • -
-
The revenue =de ve item e tax on
,fainhaquiing the year amounts to $330,1308
---- '''67; bet Under; the enabling act ifor the' State
'n,,aa.thslay of our banks have become National
7- I Brenks under the :bet of Congress, that!thle
s latertrcie of revenue Mat' be ..considered as
iSAstinthdlrextinguished,and • will bo
serneCway, to make up She de
' licrency from tither sources. „
f - 7.- PIC act Congress authorizes the Ma ,
'Aron bythe State - of the stock in the 'No
" tional Banior In _tin :bands' of the holders,
not exceeding the rate of taxation imposed
cttnother similar ,proPerty, and part of the
deficiency may be thus provided for.
The amount'of 'debt extinguished by the
.Sinkhag Fund during the year ls • unusually
small, which is to be accounted for by the
nxtraordliary expenses which have been in
,' -rarred. BUMS hundred and thirteen thou
sand - dollars ($113,000) heretic= paid to
.Refund to the hanks the money advanced by
them to pay the volunteers in service during
.deedt - mien of the State ift JIM. One Mut
housand dollars (slo9,ooo) , ltavebeen
distributed among the inhabitants of Chem.
- -bemiarg, suffering by the rebel' destruction
their. town.. About t two hundred thou.
send dollars (1200,000) have beetioxpend.
under the acts providing for the payment
oftextra military claims, and in addition to
these 'extraordinary outlays, the amount ap.
.piiipriated.to chanties was last year larger
• - • 4, lliin Usual.
my °Pinion this matter, of donations
to charities is fast running Into a great abuse.
Illotnics of 'Refuge and Insane, Blind and
Meer and 800 Asylums, appear to be
'subjects of State bounty„ because
..,..; , ;their objects are of public importance and
,-,••• lean useful, and and economically
4 - 2 - rummaged, It seems to be necessary that they
anduldbWitore extensive than would be re
: -. 7 .entired forthe wants of a particular county.
11 '
,„, aln mai system,: on nary:. local charities
.anrleft to the care of the 'respective locali-
Ates,'and'to give the public mono . for their
*a_ OPvki la really:Mc tax; the inhabitant of all
the counties for the benefit of one. •
It being 1,11 .ged. , Atilt the 'Atlantic and
avrew;Westent itollrood Company , has hot
*Nazi= partteuten. obeyed the law by
'Ablchlt was unorporntea the
Attorney
Ccaral (o 3; the sum' alien of parties claim= ,
log tolie therehy . injuried,yhas•Tel-an in
tomatier. itretonly against' {hat company,
seeking an injuctien to prevent a continu
ance °fits past. and the perstitenee of 'Lain
loaded illegal course.
Sines rtv last annual mei , sage on the re
prat•of Julio A. W.right, Esq., that the
Sunbury end Erio railroad was finished, I
ordered the bondi remaining 'in . tile treas
ury to be delivered to the Company. •
It is n i.tibject of just pride to the people
of this Comutonercalth, that this great work
is completed,ned whilst it opens &large and
wealthy pert of .the Slate to the commerce
*of the.seutoord, and unites capital and en
terprise within our borders, it secures to the
Constuonw&tith the payment of sums due
her front the company.
• . The nationaltaxation is heavy- and must
_probably be made heavier and the local tax
es authorized by unwise legislation and paid
by our-people, arc excessive. In view of
these circumstances, we should endeavor to
Itrold increasing their burdens by making
writhe appropriations for any purpose.
In my special message of-30th April last,
to which 1. refer, I communicated to the
'Legislature, in some detail, the• eircum
-stances connected with the advance by
banks and other corporations of the` -funds
to pay the-voluateer militia of 1803..
It is not' necessary - here to reapitulate
"them at length.. Thocaae was peculiar,and
It:is believed none like It has occurred.
The call for volunteers was made by the
authorities of the-United -States, but It be
ing found that men could not he got -under
that call, the form of a call by the State •
authorities for the'defence of the State was, .
with the assent ef-the President, substitu
te& 'The United. States, egad' furnishthe aria, subeistence and supplies, •but it
wasalleged that ron g resslad made no ap
.propriation covering the pay. In this state
of things, the emergency being great, the
Secretary of War telegraphed me, thus:
Wssimkorow, July 23, 1841 S.
To Ills F cefZnrry, Gor. A. O. Curtin:
Tour telegrams , reporting the pay of militia,
'called out under your proclamation of the 27th
of June, bare been referred to the President for
instructions, and have been under his coneldera
tion. Ile directs me to tar, that while no law or
appropriation enthotizes itic payment, by the
General Government, of troops that have not
been mustered Into the service of the United
States, he will recommend to Congress to make
an appropriation for the payment of troops
called Into State service to repel an actual lava-
Including those of the State of Pennsylva
nia. If, In the s nicantime, you can raise the
• necessary amount, as has beat done. in other
States, the appropriation will be applied to re
fund the advance to those who made it. Measures
have been taken for the payment of troops mus
tered into the United States service as soon as
thrmuster and pay rolls are made out. The an
swer of this department, to you as Governor of
the State, will be given directly to yourself,
-whenever:tile department Is prepared to make
answer. (SiglJed) EDwrx .31. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Tile banks and other corporations refused
to advance the Money unless' would pledge
myself to ask an appropriation from the
Legislature to refund it. It will be noticed
that the pledge of the Presidentis clear and
distinct, but, notwithstanding the money
was paid and the accounts settled and placed
in the hands of the President before the
meeting of Congress, no such recommenda
tion as promised. me was made, and for that
reason the bill introduced for that purpose
failed. The men were raised and placed
under-the - command of Major Gen. Conch
and the other U. S. officers In this Depart
. meat. The troops were held in service
longer' than the emergency for which they
were called - out required. several of the
regiments were marched immediately into
distant .parts of—thc State, by order of the
officers of the, army-stationed in Pennsyl.
mama, -against my repeated remonstrances.
They were retainedi us was alleged, to
_pre
serve the peace and enforce the &aft. Near
-1 ly, if not quite, one-half the money was
paid to troops thus held, and after the emer
gency had expired. .Finding that the ap
propriation was likely to fail in Congress, I
laid the matter before the Legislature, just
'prior to their adjournment, in May last, and
'en act of Assembly was immediately passed
to 'refund the money out of the' State 'Prea
sn which, as above stated, has been done.
obght to say . thitt the appropriation by -
Congress was vigorously ,supported. by a
-the members, from thie State, In bath branch
es. 'laving done everything in my power
to procure the payment of this just claim of
the State, I now recommend that the Legis
latans take' the subject into isensideration .
With a view toinduce Proper aetton by the
President and 'Congress. • •
- "tithe act of 22&Atigtud, 1804, I was au
thorized to cause . anitomediate enrolment of
.the mliftth to be made, unless that recently .
made the United States should lie found
;"sullielent; and :to raise by voirmtheririe or
drift a corps of fifteen thousand.tnen for the
defenceof our Sindhern border. The United
States enrolment being found 'eery defective,
'I 'directed an enrelmerft to be made,' which
is tow , in pre,grese'toider the charge of Col. -
Lemnel Todd, whom 'appointed Inspector-
General A. craft by the - United States was
then in progreskand it was not thought ad.'
'sizable to hamiss our people, by a content
poraneous State :.draft, even if, a draft had
been practicable , . under • the .present law.
Volunteers could not be obtained, there be
' ing no Wanda; and the Men' not being ex
empted, by their 'enlistment in. that come,
Imps. raft by the United States. Porta-
AStely the 'United States Placed an army,
:under, Gen Sheridan, between us and the
, enemy* and thy; proHded effectuallyfor our
• defense. - With such adequate protection,
as proved hy the' brilliant campaign of that
army, I did not flhink It right to incur the
expense to the State of an independent army,
and the vcithdraWiii of
_so many of our peo
ple. thoni their Homes and pursuits. Mean
while arranger:ants - have 'beenmade with
the authorities atWaslungoon for arming,
clothing, subsisting and supplying the corps
1 at the expense of the,United States, and All
m
order, has been given - by the authorities of
1 , the United States to furnishouchlrolunteara
fu thecorps
as Maybe drafted by the United
1 .-States. ' e corps ,do privileged, not to ex
-
1 cad 0,000 men.. It la my' intention to raise
5,000 men during the:winter,' and I bale
already adopted.' mosastiree" to that end.
There may 'occur irruptions of irregular
-ballad the rebels, and it is well to be pre
.
sided' against them.: The number proposed,
to be 60thised pat into actual service,
.
'risijiidgmept, be Sufficient, and: a
regard_ to - due _ceononty. regalia, that no
-moth than are sufficirat should be placed on
pay: .:The'rernalainglo,ooo be organ—
izedi wacheady for serilca in case of necea.
'shy: - I invite your imintediate attention to'
:Ilieveiyablereportof thelnspecter-General; •
which sets faith ,fitur_defeets :lir the law;
which,beAss discovered in his preparation,
,for carrying it Into:
rThe State agencies et: ashington Rain.
BA South:west, are in active and successful
opertition..:lcemmuilatelereWith the re
porteof Icol.-.Toslari,-.fortgWisidngton, End
Chamberlain, agerit i South.west.
The. provisicia" of the .
agents to collect moneys dustiry the United
Slates to .soldient, - have e neticent...A
A
= reference:to their reportateill sboW the mag
nitude and usefulness of thisbranch of their
service.. I disTretcrinvitattalittenGon of
all our voluntrmrs, ollicers, l . - Soltliers - and
;weir familicatOthefaet that the
ill collect all their clahna, on the Govern;.
mat. grattiliouply, as I have =sant to
ileve. that many ar e still Ignorant of that
•fact; and air greatly - imposed upon by the •
exhurbltant ammisslons charged by private
claim agents.:
"Under the act of-the Oth 'of May, ; 1804; I
appointed Hon. Thomas 11. Burrows to thke
charge of theeanangements for the educa
tion of the orphans of soldiers. I comma.
'ldeate herewith n copy of his report on the
subject. Ile has discharged his dirties with
commendable zeal, fidelity and. efficiency.
I earnestly recommend that a permaueat"
and literal appropriation be made to support
this just and - worthy scheme of beneficence.
I recommend that an appropriation be
made for pensions to the volunteer militia
men, (or their families,)- who were killed or
hurt In service in the years 1802 and 1833.
As soldiers sometimes arrive here who are
Insane, and who should be protected nail
cared for, I recelumand- that. provision' be
mode for their being placed in the State
Asylum for the Insane, at this place, and
kept until notice can be given to the author=
ides of their respective counties, who should
be required to remove and care for them.
. I feel It to be,my duty •to barite your sirloin
attention to the evils growing out of the system
of passive acts of.theorporation, for purposes
which are provided for by general laws. :We
have passed acts authorizing charters to be'ob.
Wised without special Irglslatlon.. These acts,
have been geneintly preppeeil with:some care,
and contain_ the provisions Which the Legisla
ture thought necessary to protect the,Cominen- .
wealth, and her citizens. If these general itwa
`are - not found' to answer mitt 4 1 9,
should ba amended and perfetted. Tf any am
.pony desires to be incorporated with greater - MI
climes than are conferred, or to be relieved 4•0113.
any of theconditioes Imposed by these
- acts, It
appears to me that It should be required 'II* to
obtain a charter under this general laws, and
then apply to the Legisbiture rot an act making
.taEkw:o- so
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t P'*")°3-
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the'etarges which ere (I ih: rM. The 'aiteatton
Witt-Lark' attire Will thu • b: drawn ter tit- - - pc- -
cefle o j.a t. oat - . a j. d meat can le: formed of is
I cofeety. - Iteotild a's a u'e-erve - that grant evil
mutts trim thc - habit - of g,rantiag ariell.aie3 to
a coiparation be a - mere reference to s mie fs.,r
nier pritate 2e/relating to other cetrporation,
aorectimes witlieut even giving the date of
these:ft ts. . All these practices are bit. and al
though they may immetimes he punned by p ir.
th,s having no bad [amnion, yet thee' certainly
oricinaltdin the designer surprising - the ('am
moitwealth tuld grants oLprivilegee which It
was known could sot be obtained If their extent
were nnderrtood, and they are often followed
now for the smite fraudulent ptirPose.
'I strongly recommend the rental of the act
paved the Stith day of 'July, A.. D. 1663. enti
tled "An act relating to corporations for me
chanical, reanufasduring mining, and quarrying
purposes."
Ito provisions are found to be prartically so in
consistent with the due proteetion of the citizens,
and with the just policy of the ComMonwealtb.
that it ought not - - - to be allowed to stand longer
on mit itautte-bcole. ' I approved the act in qu.-
time with great' reluctance, and snbseonent re
lieetltm and have satisfied me Of its
Misitilevons character. • .
I also recommend the repeal of an act passed
the Wet day of July, It. a. 11166. entitled - "A fur
ther supplement to an act to enable joluttenants,
and imams in common, and adjoining owners
of mineral lands in this Canunonwealth,.to man
arm and develops the same.. "
-- 'This . act allows foreign corporations to hold
three hundred acres or. land in -this State - for
mining purposes. - It wastpassast, It Is belleted,
for the purpose of enabling companies near our
' border, engaged in: the rommfacturo of Iron, to
hold land as ore-banks. But under the Idea that
the slaking of an 011-well is mining, It is believed .
1. that companies have already Seen organized un
der the laws of other states, and teat more will
be, for the purpose of holding lands and carrying
mints - all business In this State. It would be
better to remove all doubt - on this question by re
pealing the act. These companies, being foreign
corporations ' are not within the control of oar
ISMS to the extent •that they ought to ha for the
purposes of taxation and regutattoa.
The immense development of wealth in some
of our. western Counties by the discovery of oil,
has added vastly to the resources of the Com
monwealth.
I have made efibrts to ascertain the value of
this product doling the last year, bat have failed
In procuring Information sufficiently accurate to
justify mein estimating Its amount. It is al
ready vast; and is rapidly Increasing.
' The productions and maimfdetures of ice
State have become so diversified and abundant
that some measure should he taken for an aces•
fate ascertainment of them, to that 'their extent
may be generally known, and also that the ne
cessary taxation may he Intelligently' imposed.
I recommend for these purposes the creation of
a Bureau. Of which the Auditor General and
Slate Treasurer Anti be members, and the bead
Of which shall be a new officer, to he styled
Commissioners of Statistics, or designated by
env other appropriate title. •
The act of 25th August, 1564, providieg for
tlat voting of soldiers, should be carefully eN•
innined, with a Tien - to its amendment, avid, in
deed, a revision of our whole election laws would
seem to he desirable, with a view to the two err
FC'ulial objects of, 1. The admission of lean, and
• excluelon of [regal votes at the polls mid. 'I.
Faithful and coned returns of the votes :fat
ally polled. I communicate herewith the sphilou
of the Attorney General on the conflicting re
turns for the 16th Congressional District, which
will show seize of the practical difficulties which
arise under the existing system. Without un
deitakiug to recommend the adoption of any
particular plin, I submit the whole Subject to
your careful and earnest consideration, lit the
/tope that in your wisdom-you will he able to de
rfr-,c some measure which will.produce the rein t
FO csFentlal to the existence of a free govern
ment: that votes shall by fairly taken is the tint
instance, and fairly counted and returned after-
Wards. . _
.• . _ .
I have endeavored since I came into office to
extras c as cautiously es posslblethe powers con
fided to the Executive, and avoid usurping any.
I shall endeavor to persist to this course to the
end - .
A new call has been made by the President for
00,000 men. This renders It proper that I
should invite your attention to the evils which
have resulted from abuses of the system of local
bounties which was bmun, in an emergency, by
the voluntary and generous loyalty of our citi
zens, before the • passage by Cougrees of the en
rolment ace, and has since been continued by
sundry acts of Assembly. The result has been
to the last degree oppressive to our citizens, and
unproductive of corresponding benefit to the
Government. In some counties fled townships,
It is believed thatahe bounty tax during the last
year exceeded the average income derived from
the land. The large eums offered In some °laces
In the- competition for teen, have derncrialized
minor - of our -- people, and the most atrocious
frauds connected with the system have become
cotturton. Themen of. some of he poorer cella
tiee have-been neatly exbauatedby their volun
teers -being credited to richer localities paying
heavier bounties. The system aepraeticed "low
ers the morale of the army itself, by potting into
the ranks men eetruited by mercenary
modem and who arc tempted to desert by the
facility of- eacafAng , detection, and the prospect
of oevr gains by re-ezdietment, a gmears which
they expect to be able to repeat an Indefinite
clamber of times. Of the number of men fir
whom hotuithe have been paid; It la believed that
aotone-fmrth have been seneffly placed In the
ranks of thb army. end everethhose -who have
I joined it, have probably not En an. average re-'
ceivertfor their own use ono-half of the bounty
raid for them; Immense stuns hare thus been'
appropriated. by Meats and swindlers, in many
cases believed to be acting In complicity with
agencies of. the Government.
An effort Wee made to prosecnte. some of the•
parties consented In such frauds under the act
of Assembly of 14th August last, and they were
bound over by the Mayor of this clty,-but after
the witnesses bad come here on the meeting of_
the court, they disappeared ftom the public eye.
recommend the whole subject to -your careful
consideration, that the system may he purged of
these: evjlt:
I am officially informed that the quota of this
ftate, under Um recent sell, is 66,01,0, but I am
not Informed of the principle on which the draft
tabe made.
It appears from the President's proclamation
that It is made chiefly to supply en elleged defi
ciency in former calls. I am surprised at the
amount of thin large deficiency, and can only ac
count for the difference between the number of
men furnished by the State and the deficiency
allegretto eclat In the assignment of the present
'quota by the assumption that the men never
reached the army, although enlisted and mus
tered_ after the payment of bounties by the local
' Meg to which they wore supposed to be credited.
It Is probable that there are rery few counties In
the State which have not paid large bounties for
a number of men sufficient to fIU their former.
,- Tatting the local bounties at the low average of
four hundred dollars, it is believed that It can be
demonstrated that the people of Pennaylvania
hare been thus robbed of .sore than twelve mil
lions of dollars duringthe past year. -This eat!.
matte does not facie& the money fraudulently
taken from men who hare actilally gone lab this'
service. -
•
The continuance of these monstrous nail on
paraUed abuses cannot be tolerated.
Certainly more men are required to aid our
gallant soldiers - In the field in crushing this re
beleee, .arid- every conableration of patriotism
and of regard for our bnclffers who are now In the
face of the enemyobliges us to gore no effort to.
- raise the necessary force.
In-June last I gave letters to a committee of
• the 'prison society. of-Philadelphia,. requesting
that.the tomb= of the committee - might be al
.
lowcd'lo visit and mandrel the prisons and poor
- houses throughout the Commonwealth. I trans
mit with this- cOMMutiteatlen a copy of the re
port made tome by else society of the remits -of
their. labors, and 'contmend the same t‘yoar et
,tention` -with e view to the adoption of proper
, rneasurenter reform theahums which have been,
'found to exist:. _
he connection with this subject, / again mai
your attention to the expediency of lambing air :
; the -reception; in Ore prnitentlarles, of venom
' Convicted ofmurder,lothe fast degrees-and who
may bd pardoned on , gontiltion of serving a Ihni
tedtermtberglit.' It- bete become es engem thet
an' incoming' Governor ;should iot issue a war.
rant of execution in cases left needed on by his
vedette-Me, and It not unfreqtlently lieppens that,
even In Mime which are' rtUeut, while sortie ohs
letarnent 'Obeid be Inflicted - thatotdeath may
appear to '
,theExcettilre io lento* liateree The
reetiliM _that there ate this - time, - in the various
Damon, some eighteen or twenty persons under
setclence Of death, and who um'lle there for an.
Indefinite period of time. . .
' The vest amount of additional labor which has
been Imposed upon the Secretary of the Com
inonw.etrith by the existing dateoffiffein, rev
'dere It absolutely necessary- . dintthe clerichl
force of hie deportment "should be Incraned.
The maklngout Of commissions for our large
to my of volunteent In the field, and the prepa
rations of election blanks required by law to be
scut to the army—the receipt, filling and record
ing the returns of the eoldiere votes—the enrol
ment of the yearly increasiug comber of nen of
'Assembly, and of charters oblahred under gen
cr.%l tuns and the making oat of. letters patent
for them—all there, together :rub the previous
-heavy (Indio& the, office—then% .an aggregate,
the weight orjrhich must ultimately break.down
his few enborMnatte, diligent, filltbfrkund en.
during as they ore. I recommend, therefore,
that provision be promptly made, to meet the
neceasitles - of this tom. . • •
It is a subject of just congratulation that not •
' withstanding the distrected leuditim of the
weeny. our system orcommon. sehools
tics to Ilotuish.. The report of the liaperinten•
dent, which I ht., orbit. transmit, shows GMt
there bee limn an lentos° of scholars durifig
the past year. It is Important to recurs as (coh
ere a sufficient lubber of men of suitable edu•
i *clime and ability, and with ft --view to • this ob
ject, I suggest for your consideration the creed.'
leery of making out of the • reboot fund itself
some provision for the support of etch teachers -.
as shell slick Is OM term of service become sus -
Peliumunted or disabled , while In the perform.
Arno or, thee duttek . .
• Of the fluids placed 41 my hariil3 by the sets of
the 76th of May. 1861. and of the 4th of May,
IEO4, and texas appropriated
In my judgment ht
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• .
mile ari terelet, I have e6t•tdet (nth I 4, ! :rear
V 1 .1%4 eS in-Eapport of tha ax-rtey at. WI t'.1.1-r
-t,h— up hell( I hr, 7;01.11 of May Lt,t,
for .•t, 7, 7 -
, "77 '
.01131 sing and other military s-rete, att or.
roam or illelnit tretactria Ufa oTflea orChe A it.
I,
l ilitor General. • t
. . .
No similar appropriation avill be rel tired att
this rerston.
A bill was hitiodnced, and ju,ett the Ifouac
lit - the last session of the Legistature,,praridlo4
far the Urii6int.ment of it coinniissitiu to rt ein
the demure done. In theermutles of fl tCord. Ful
ton, Frlnklin, Cumberland, Turk, and Admits,
by Ate rebel. army. 111 1663; which la the
Berate for wont of time.
. .
I commend to your consideration the propriety
of the passage of such n bill during the present
- merlon. It Fs lustto the peopie'of these coun
ties who have suffered, as wells, lathe Govern- '
meat, that these damages should he fairly weer , .
tamed and the - evidence - perpunated, whatever
may ho the view to betaken ou. future consider.
non by the United States or State Governnient as
to the propriety ot poking such Claims.
Major-General Hancock has been authorized by
the War Department to ruse a corps of veterans,
to be called the Irirl4 Gawps. Oak of the regula
dons is that, on application by the governor of
any state, Tart:thing officers will be designated
for melt state- I have been requested, by Gen.
-ffantock — tto make • such application', but 'bash
hitherto declined.bacomply with the request. It
appears to me that the families of men raised un
the plan adopted by the War Department, world
Probably not be entitled' tothe relief proVided by
one own laws for thetamilica of volunteers. I
have inquired of General Hancock whether the
prOpoied corps Is to -form part of the 'repast
Brtjay or of the volunteer Swee '
and If the latter,
under what act of ,Conyess It is to be raised.
Aoluae refiried that communication to the War
Department, from which 1 have as yet received
no answer toil.
-Tito following Jena's haw, paased between, Gen
liancock and myeelf on thla enbject
' l'altrsrl.raNia Exucuievu CuAmeba, }
Ilmousittma; Pa., Dee. '29th, 11364.
GElCSuit:— . l received your letter at the mo.
Merit - army departure tint Philadelphia on Monday
last. I returned this morning and hasten to
reply,
flaring no knowledge of Die organization of
tke corps you are to commandihan what appears
In the newspapers and orders, X will be obliged
If you will Inform me if it is to be regarded as a
nano( the regular army of the United States or
as port of the volunteer service.
If it la part of the army of the linked States, I
certainly hove no connection with it, as Gover
nor of the State. If It Is organized as volunteers,
be pleased to inform me under ghat act of Con
gress 1 .
I need not say, General, that I would be most
. happy to do all in my power personally and of
to raise a force to be commanded by you.
('on we not raise you two Or three rer,lmente in
Pennsylvania, In the, usual manner and accord
ing to theact of Cdngreses, for your corps 1 Of
course, I would consult you in the selection of
officers and only commission where you ap
proved.
I cautrot understand the importance of my
asking that pawns be sent to Pennsylvania to
induce veterans to go to the District of Colum
bia to enlist. I etrtaialy will do nothing to em
barntest the plan proposed.
We hero benefits, by `general and special leg
islation in :Pennsylvania, which attach to the
volunteer aid his family. While 1 will do !loth
ins to deter the veterans of the State front en
tering your corps, I hesitate, to connect myself
with a mode of enlistment - which may deprive
them of such benefice, unleash Is my duty under
the law.
I nal, General, seri respectfully,
Your obedi e nt tumult,
A. G. CENTIN
Major-General WINFIELD S. [UNEVEN.
IcrtnquAnTrns FtnsT Conrs, tt
WASIIINGION. D. C. Dec. 31, 1861.
To Ito Er et . liency lion. A. C. Curtin, Gorcrnor
' of Peransiiitsraid :
Stu have the honor to acknowledge the
rot cipt of your communientipn of the 20th Inst.,
and have referred the samo to the War Depart,
Ment. I thank you for your kind 'expression of/
pevonal goodwill, and regret, that there should
be any.,cccasiou , for hesitation on your part to
I , nd your official infinettec, as Governor, td the
raising of the corps as proposed by the War De
partment.
It is pot within my province, perhaps, to dis
cuss the plan of organization, as I am siting un
der the direct orders of the War Department,
and my own views, therefore, are of no practi
cal moment. I may my, however, that I have no
knowledge of the organization other than what
I have derived from the orders and circulars of
which I Mailed you official copies December Sth.
I cannot see how volunteers for this corps
from your State lost any of the advantages at.
:aching to those for other organizations.
They are credited to the localities where they
or their familial are doadelled, and count on the
quota of your. State.
It should he Umtata mind that this Is . an ef
fort to get men Intl sash* Who 670 not subject
to a draft. •
I have the honor to remain . , very
. respectfully,,
your obedient. servant, ' •
Wnsmaxn S. FLthcocg..„,
Majortteneral U. S. Voinnteers,.comtnandlng
First Corps.
The only act .of Congreia for raising retail.
tee's that r im aware of, requlreis that The field
and line officers shall be commissioned by the
Governors of the several States. . Tpc men lb
this corps ere not to be formedlato organizatlods
of the respective Stales, and it Is proposed that
Its officers shall be appointed bythe general gov
ernment. Ilmow of no act' of Congress or Of •
Assembly under which men so raised will be en
titled to pensions or . their familia to benefits
(Tom the United States or Elate Government,. In
addition, I will observe that without any ~feeling
of jealousy, I am still . net ready to participate
actively In transferring to the litilta.d States 11t e
rally the _right of appointment vested In the
State, and which the State authorities' can exer
• else with more discrimisaticaa by. reason of bar
- Ink a greater familleritY • adth .. the merits • of the
citizens of their own State than the United
States authorities can - possibly have. I will
'transmit any further pommnuication that I may
receive on this subject: ft will •be parcelled be
reference to the correspondence, that I have of •
feted to cries, In the manner provided by lair, I
two or three regiments elf veterani for tfandock , a
Corps. PI fdesire IS to assist the Government in
every legal mode In raising men, and especially
to facilitate ea .officerr-s. nativeil'ennsyleanien
—to 'distinguished as General Hancock, in Ids
efforts to 'organize a new corps. ' ' '
I shaft throw ho obstacles in his way on t he
present occasion, put I cannot, certainly, be (Tv
peeled to invite a violation of laws In carr ying
out a plan .whielt sacrificer the rights o fthe
State under existing- laws, and • would leave th 3
men unprotected by them, so far as concerns
future provision for their comfort and that of
their families.
• I will further observe that It appears by the" re
port of the Adjutant General herewith : traps
•Mitted, that the State, under the - system °stab
' belied b . ? law, ban put Into the military service
of the , 'alted States , Slam the commencement
'of the war, the follOwitig number of men, viz:
. .
- • TroOps vet info tee Scrrfee derma tat.
Orir.rilrAllons for three yeora' term...
Organizationsfor one hundred. day..
Orgonizoilomo for one year terse
to unteer reentitO
liralteil =IA and subStituterr
tiqinltt for regular army
tintillithnttlf of ?consyreanin Velun ,
infantry
I.:ntnltlr
Artillery
• tecredited to other Sates
$1,104
Troop tent Into the sender Pi Mr United Slam flifre
the totowteeteroteat of. the rebellion, including the,
nfildy Jaye! mlfilia fn Me drporlmeide dl the /Konen.
goado endlletagnMinten ma': • ' •
During the year Met "
do do MCI
do do .
do do 1001.
lir•eultatmeni OT lrenneylynnin Volun.
'•• Ise, it •
The twenty-live thousand militia of 1101 re
pot included in tlblastatement.
;I:millthesittentloir.of the LegWater° 4:ots .
Deport of the Surveyor General , herewith 1
suited, and continent the suggestions madery
.that °Meer to , your comilderatlent. • . .
Thlemessage Is accompanied by flill - repoiteLor*
all the military departments. They exhibit the
largo amount • of eerelen parrots:pelt-, daring the
pest-year, and contain a full , history. atoll this
military operatilnalet the State. Many valua
ble recommendations Am rpoda In theist to pr° ,
mote the cfileieney 'of our. voltratiers . ' and the
comfort er the sick and wounded, witioh I ceita
mend to your earnest hait.laimadlate attention.
It affords me greet catinfOtlow to bear my testi
mony to the utility. diligence and fidelity of ion
the cinema In these serum! departments.,
Delon cloning this message I denim to advert
s o the delay which 1100 sometimes °Centred in
the passage of the general appropriation bill. It
it Pecessaly that this hill. should_ Leconte ti
as IA berwlso the
,action of blovarnoteut would he
stepped, To delay its presentation to the , Exce•
tillecols was tloue at the lent regular evasion—till
Asian, hour of the night before the tnornlng lived
for the hold adjournment, 15 to deprive Ilia pea
pie of their right to have all acht itiamitted to
itiC I CVI.4OLI of the Legielature before becoming
laws, In ease the I:seemly° should not appriave
them. If there had been time, 1 shouhl prat/s
-lily have returned the appropriation hid of lost
year for Foch revision, no pp Leal had the oppor.
timity of deliberately exquidning it, I-found pro
viclolin which I could hot have approved—bat
that opportunity was denied me Wore the hill
had heroine o low; and In fact-4a the foetal&
tore was on thopolut of' adjournßient, the only
question presented to ate woo whether (bat ;hill
should become a law without amendment, °tithe
neeessitiesof the (Invernmept remain unprocid
. ell far. , . •
, • .
~T ho gannet") , of our solillire la the geld still
Eheda luttre ou the Cumuicorkealth,' liniA that
their meth Is oppreeletoil by II
td olorern by the cronthluell and cheerful libersllty
with. which the moo and ,womeit or:tho, !Unto
.contributo,of Choir tonne fat. their Oolnfort
welfare: stay the Wesahig: of. OA be ion those
breve- loon: who . . - lutte .stesbl. by. tho soubil7
through the ilsolcto?re.ollter total.
*AL
gotrorru effusion; j
Ilarrltherg o Jut. 4,1865. j .
• orniarr -rorreEs
rf Alt]) ALLE(4III:N.
err V..—There wilt he a tnect.or of the
dlizena of the .9,ECOZ.in WARD. at the PUULIC
St 111001.. 11011 SE, on T - It i tßBl/i.T,3an- 6th, at
114. **cluck P.M:, for the mow o f determining
what comae to pursue in.oftler to fill the quota of
the Ward, tend, r the last still of the President for
! aree,ue men. An citizens of the want nreearneatty
requested to attend, as the matter to be ,resented
to the meeting will interest all. JO:ad
ELECTION NOTICE.—AN EEEC
TION FOIL T-lIMTEES,DITLECTOILS of
the Iron City National Itsoh of Pittsbur4h. mtil
Le heW at-,tho Banking Ifoule, TUESDAY', the
tO y
and P. M th da of January; 1663, bet GOFFIIf, °saween the hours
ieor.-
f 12
.' NIAlt
je4dlrd •
ENCEI.I.4IOO. INniIeITUTE AND
GYMNASEUIL—The Winter Session of
thin School will open I.IIONDAY, Jan. ff. A tete
nddlt tonal pupils con benceniumtklated. For Lerma
Ice., roll nt the rooms of the Inntitute. corner of
Penn and St: glair Eta, or whimss for a circular
jx2:twd Rev. IV% S. GRAY. Prindipal.
BIUNISMIAIf DEPOSIT COMPANY,
11xuletsrmAst, Dee. LI, Ib6L
A.H.ENZICALIIIIEPTING Ti E
STOCKHOLDERS of this na.: , :K wilt
be held at the BANKING HORSE on MONDAY,
Jesturcry 7.01h,166,5, et 1 o'clock p • m, to consider
and decide whether the Company, shall become an
Association for the Business of Banking, under the
Laws of the limited St t ea; 'and whether it di
exercise the power c alerted by the Act of the
Legislator° of this S te, entitled, "An act etus•
bling the Banks of this Comnionwenith to become
Associations for Banking Under the Lam of th •
Baited Stat...,” approved 22410 f -August, tact, And
to take any further action that may ho deemed ne
tts!. By order of the Staid of Directors.
de am JOHN P. BEECH, Cashier.
MECHANICS BANK ODTITTSBII ROll
Pittsburgh, Dec. 2s. lege.
NOTICE.—NOTICki . HERE BY
given, agreeablygo Section Sof the Act of
the General Assembly of the CoMmonwenith . of
Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act enabling Hanks of
the Commonwealth to become Associatioroffor the
porpoie of Banking, under the Laws Of the 'United
Stoles," approved the SSA day of August, A. lk
thee, thattbeStoekholderi of the Mechanics Bank
have this der voted to Demme such an ASIOCIatiOIIi
and that eta bltectors have:procured the authority
of the owners of more than tvro.thinicof the Cap,
ttnl Stock to make 'the certifteate therefor hi , the
Laws bf the Pelted States. •
dettedni 3NO. G. MARTIN, Cashier.
& PreVanoson R. R. 00.;
°thee of .Scaretarr and Trena'r,
Clevelanda.Mo. e,lBBl. •
Iw , TFIE ANNUAL MEETING OF T
STOORROLDEMS of the Cleveland sad
Pittabtrgh Railroad Company will, be held at the
°Nee of Abe Company, in Cleveland; on the 4ra
DAY OF JANUARY, 1886, at 10 o'clock for
the election of Directors; also to vote upon (imp
osition to lease that portion of tho railroad known
as the Tuacarawns 'Branch, for a term of pears, also
to. vote upon a: proposition to purchase the half ifi
terest•in the late Cleveland, Zanekallle
anti Railroad, (formerly known as the Akron
Branch, of the Cleveland k Pittsburgh Rallrbak)
Also, whether to increase their Cap) Stock un
der the Acts of April llth, M3d, and April sth, 1563.
The Trimpfer Books will be closed on and after
the lath endtaint: E. ROCKWELL,
de6(td Secretary,
Dena (Dar Baal:, Pittsburgh, Dee.
r-zy, OTICE IIEttERIC
agreeably to Sec.2<l of the Act of the Gen
eral Assembly of the Commonwealth or Pennsyl
vania, entitled "An Act enabling Banks of the
Commonwealth-to become associations for the pur
pose of Banking,. under the Lows of the United
States," approved the .2.1 , 1 dny of Au g ust, A. D.
ISA, that the Stockholders of the Iron City Bank
of the City of Pittsburgh, and connty,of Allegheny,
have this day voted to become such an association,
under the name and title of "The Iron City Na
tional Dank of Pittsburgh:. and that: its Directors
have ttrocureil the antliority of the owners of more
than two•tbirils of the Capital Stock to ,make the,
certificate required therefor, by the - Larry of the
dc23:lm 301 IN MAGOFFINI Cashier.
Llcncitaara ANT MANlTlTACTillttittil
NATIONAL Boor,. L •
(Late Merchants 4 , Masa eartiorre
Titteburch. r'•,. 12th.
AN ELECTION FOB DIRECTORS
11.-ncg OF THIS BANK, to servo during the ea,..
suleF year, will bo held al the Banklbs Bowe. oa
TUBSDAT, the 1010 day of January, MO, between
the boon of 11 o'clock a. m. and R pp. m.
deladd .7011:11 St.KFFF,' Jr:: Cashier._
111.8 T NATIONAL BANE OP PITTSBURGH,
(Late Pittsburgh Trust Campanya
Pm - mum - in, Dee. 19th. 1801.
iws AN ELECTION FOR NINE LIRLC•
TORS OF THIS BANK will be held on
the „SECOND TUESDAY. 10th day .of January
•next, bey/scathe hours of 11n tn. and 2p. m.
. delAtd JOHN D. SCULLY Cashier.
iiirricn or Ahhicarenr BrawnAncs
M flo. t 1
December Roth C l eat.
AN ELECTION FOR TWELVE la
RECTORS of this Company, to servo foe
the ensuing year, will be held et the office of the
Company, the ere DAT OF LLNUART, between
the hours of lOa m. n o d 2 p m.
deltnd 1). M. BOOK, Secretary.
OPPICS OF TUE TOIRD NATIONAL 11/011
Or PITTEIIVILOH t PA.
NLECFION FOR NINE DIR •
M ' TORS OF THIS BANK, to cerre during
the, ensuing year, will be held. at the Banking
Gouge, earner of Wood atieet and Tillie alley, op
,TUESDAY, the 10th day of January, leGJ,betweep
the hours of 10 a. na. arid 3 p. m. •
driedm ' 350. B. LIVINGSTON, Cashier, •
OTKICS. Or 'MIN ALLrOIIKST VALLEY R. IL
Perrentnturs, Lee. slat;lest.
tar THE 810111-ABINIIIAL ICOUPOLf
et the lit Mortgage Bondi of this ~,Al, due
January lit, HO , will he pald on• and after that
te, at the Office of the eetopesiy.
deilatd R. O,ORR, Treasurer.
NXTIONAL BAEZ ALLKOHENTL
' •
Deeember Nth. 1861.
ELECTION TOR SINE DIR
_TORS OF THIS-BANK, to serve for the
ensuing year, will be held at the Banking House,
on the So TUESUAT Or JANUARY. MN. bt•
tweenpe noon 0616 and •rt o'clock.
deli, P. Kaummt, Caplet.;
•
ta,.THE DIVIDEND •OP
ERL U T
p H a E T - 01;
boh h P d T s O fs E e M a C t O e w ffi b of d lo eP ßib
SON,
RIELLY It CO., 19 Irwin street. dealdf
MEW' AD NE TAW E.ArTS.
OPTICS 01 THE PeoTLS's Drstril c'eClosirs.xV,
Prreemoran. Jan. t, VMS..
DlVlDEND.—Ther:Premident and Ditec
-1-, tors of this pompany have this day declared a
Cash Dividend of FIVE DOLLARS per share,
free of ,tae, out of the pronto of the past Btu
months. payable on and after the nth lag.
SaS2w4 'WM. F. GARDNER, Sec'T.
CO-PARTNERSUIP NOTICE. -1 have
day aesoclated my brother, RICHARD R.
HLONES, with me In the WALL PAPER AND"
WINDOW SHADE business, le bleb sre:nrUl
Unite at the old stand, No. 207 mmittt, • it., ander
the nap of JOS. R. HUGHES
I"3". CTRES.
SOS. R. RV
ihreintmen, Jan. Ma. J.Ss:lwd
A LLEGHENY GAB BTOCK,
_TUESDAY EVENING, January 10th. at 714
o'clock, will be !Bold at Commercial hale. Itoona,
04 YI lb street,
100 shares Allegheny O. Stock;
Merchant/land Manufacturers , Hank;
20 " Mechanics , 'tau •
. w..raar.wAmv.. Awr.
ittortes or rut Prrrancnon asp thamuton.tat
Ravel:nowt 00,
' Prnahrnon, Jan. o , tESS,
TIIE A NIIII&L MEETING OF THE *
Sleekboldera of the PlttabOrghlbUttmlnichani
Passenger Railroad Company *PAU be held on
MONDAY, the lath Reit, at toM Weller-ha a. re., at
the Monongahela Rouge; inthe City of Pittsburgh, -
at which time. and place an-election for Directors
will be held. ,Whl. X. NIMIUK, Seey,
jasd.d.
T ,ETTEUS ADhIINISTRATIONiift
m-s. the estate of SAld'L BAKER, late of SOuth
Fayette township, Allegheny. county, debeSsed;
having ham grained tO the undereignell br the
' , Register of Allegheny; caul. : all persons Indebted
to - mid estate are reqUest to make Immediate
payment, andthose borings ims against the same
to present them for settlement, properly anti:watt.
sated, to the uneerslgnad. _ • •
afeetwF ' W. B. LEA, Admlnlstratoi.
T. •
siMmd offers pis FANIt for! salo, situated la.
Derry township; - Westmoreland county, on the
main traveled road between Blairsville and New.
B M erry, eantainiag 4SAOR of good LlmoStone
land; abundance of Lime-Stoat and Cool on the
premises, together will •a good Stone Quarry:.
'File place le well timbered; Fruit trees of various
kinds; also a never fallingetream of water running
.through the center of the Fitrm. Tb! buildings are
a Log House and Bain. For further particulars
enquire on the premises Of ' _
I. JetwatF ' r I'. BRADLEY:
~.. 12,862
iiM=
AESOIVIO EALL.
.= FOR FIVE NIGHTS.
Taftlfirt Wfditetlift raindat, Friday
' Jai; 10; ti t 12. a sir . 3b
311 E , GREAT 041GINAIL: BIHNO,iOTEgIAO..
Trete the:AoademY of Art IParit, as exhibited
there two hundredand earenty consecutive nig4ts.
Representing Thrilling andEubltple Hermes In ri-
CIIIEDRE'N% ORANTFYiLi.TINEF,E,
geode' and Saturday afternoons; Jan:llthend 18h.
Look out for the Mammoth Fregrammet tolm,
distributeden Monday end Tuesday. r •
AulltemoirEveliing, 93 .cts; Sdatisilon, ; after;
noon for Children,lo ea. Doors open et o , clobki
. commence at 8 o'clock. ,
111 , Y1 DB NOD. —The , Dlroetorg of the
FLEhIING AND BILANHJ CARE-PETRO.
' LEU111.00., - baire this dey. declsred .n.dividend of
THREE per omit. on the capttal stock of the sista
Company, payablison and after ALONDA,Y, .3nnu.
oil am, the office of the Secretarn - He.tO Dia
mond street. - • .
Dividends pill hereafter be declared quarterly or
, semi-annually, at the Directors May determine:
jakiw J.ll. 11,1,LDWIN,See,y.
TIAItTNEBSHIP .NOTIOE,—The und6--
itth: i er,;, ^ o7; . °R;:evi , ttr4vni i i nt i ° .‘w ,i r r a .'r.
atoll tinder tho On, tonne 'nod, otylo 'ofJ. IL
PHILLIPS, ~Inctory lo DletSure .tounchln,;Al
leghvoy county; Worahoupo and Office ; Nw, 2 tont
00 lit. tnalr it., ; •
PITILLIPS
• PITI.NUTtnIf, tOUJ; ' jot:3W -
°Wilt% .M.t.letUtZNY BUIDUIt co., ./
PtTifillt.lllol4 lannsry 4d, 1803;
11IVIDEN1).—The President, MtiThigerd
-11- , wed Compile) . for erectin g a- Brittle over the
Athltheny Rivet, opposite Ylitsbtintiti therantn
ty of.Allesliony, have this day declare hookvidend
of r; ()ENT., on the ldripitrd oUthe
Ornotiany, payable to Stink holders OP thole legal
reprtsenthtives on or after the tdih 'aslant.
- pieta AW4WW..' Trees.
I?()lffiT.l3.—Thilitnexpirmt term of a
Leneo of A LOT of O ROWIII, in the Ninth
wiitibit feet front on -Liberty street and SA feet
os Ruth street, on whlett is a FRAMS SFATS.F.
y, 21 antis lor-100 home.. The Stable , could, with
snAll eApente, be turned Into a ttooper Shop or
uth" tn4 " l 'agliblNVl r tTt a i!gleTr i att,
l'ean street. nese Ittikli ..,
11. r
LivER,Y EiTAIL.Ps
11. PATTERSON 41, BRO., riropeletiore.
Itoryea r Ootriner :and !luau's for Hite: none*
kept At Urety.
"hot Amass, P•catitil ALIA * Grant.
,
in'AVES.—One ea - to Prime Onk'Eitaves.
Ver mile byBll. RIDDLE,
Jae No. ISt talbhrty et.
•
.T.EII" IrI'EFITISENEWTS.
.r. 11. n - m.r.sn;
President. 1./ashler.
(late with Iron City Its oh.
FOOrcrit Its.rtnvrAr. 13.i,rE or Ptrrsnr:r.on.
•
U. S. Government Depotifary,
Pcr - rsne non, lan:lvry 3.1. IS 15.
PY ORDERS 'RECEIVED Fito3l Ho N.
W;".t.l. PITT VESSI:NDEN, U. S. S.' ecretary
'of the Treasury, the subscriptions to the
U. S. 1040-GOLD BONDS,
WILL CEASI
111-1" tor a'zimmurix - sr 7, 1861
The 10-10 loan asill be withdrawn after that date.
TILLS DANIC AND U. S. ouvEnNattLxr
DEPOSITARY is authorized to receive subaerlp
dons -
Vp to and Inclusive of January 7th,1865.
•
Full commiaPions will be allowed pll pur••hsacrs
of this d“lrable
THE 7-30 LOAN,
Q. la. Troctis - u-m - y I•74^.tors,
convertible August 16th, trig; into
111 PER (ENT. GOLD BONDS AT PIR,
are now for Bale by us, and will continue to be for
The 7-305 after January 7th, tBB5, will bd the only
Ooyernment Loan in the market,.Full conjoin
aloes paid to all parchaserf of 740.
S. D. HERRON, Cashier
J AMISS O'CONNOR. S. IL uncomic,
Prealilcnt. Cashier,
pate with' Iron-City Bank.)
For - sni NATIONAL BANE, Or PCTCOBUROIf ,
U. S. (Corer - amen( . Dcparfirtry,
' Pirrt!nir unit, January MOWS.
IN ACCORDANCE MUTH THE RE-'
QUIREBIEIVI ' S of Or Act of - Congress, tip
proved June 341c1857, the following
VEARTERLY MORT OF THE CONDITION
Fourth Notional Bank of Pittsburg
IS PUBLISHED
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock ; 200,000 110
'
Circulation ' 200,000 00
Due IlBpoBitors 8:44155 80
Dividends unpaid—payable on demand. PO , OG
Surplux fund required by law 3,513 as
rota surplus fund reserved by order
of the Board ' ......
Profit tad Loss SIIICC Nor. 10t4, 1001
ASSETS:
D. S. Lamm and Dircounts $ G 15,192 08
l'.. S. Treasury Department 2,821 5t
pue by Banks 115,041 00
r. S. MO Bomb. and U. S. Treasury
'Notes 87,= 50
"
Drafts and clievinl 41,003 OS,
la And gilrer Coin 32120 82
• , -ndee I.:. S. and Dank Note,— 205,1121 70
gel Ten d er
Personally appeared before me, a Notary Fuldid,
duly commissioned and sworn,S. D. Herren,
Cashier of the .Fourth 'National Dank of Pitts ,
burgh, Ps., who, on oath, deposes and states that
the above stetethent is true to the beat of his
knowledge and belief.
• Sworn and subscribed before me, the day - and
car above written, S. S.BRYAN,'
Notary Public.
P.. D. IiERDON, Cashier.
PlTronyunn, Jan. 3d. IMO. - jatt-vi
TIISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
—The business connection of &Mullah & Gar
rison, and of BoSmart, Garrison ft Co., wan dis
solved on theist instant, by thesnie of the interest
.of ii. L. Boilman and G. W.13011man..•
An Settlements will be kttendeil to at the °Alen of
the late lions, on Smithfi L. eld Arent.
H. ROLLISf
• A: GARRISON,
GEO. W. ROLLA! A.N.
l'irisncrant, January 3, 1966.
In - retiring from the above; theimbscrihmi would
express thanks to then. friends for the patronage
give,n during the long lutrial of their business, sod
also take pleasure in recommending theirsuceossors
to the public, with the fullest continence that every
Wert and attention vrill tut given to render satis
faction, -
PITTABLUGW, Seaway 3, ttlet:
, • •
PO-PARTNERSHIP NO'llet. •
'4- , • PIITSECCROII FOTHMEIII"..
A. Garrboa ballet purchaved the entire faun
dor ;: t = s o u n d Lusiness un o , r,the a rte ile n ca
Co., and kaving.itaMelited with, Mut in business
John H. Itirketaon, the undersigned will continue
the buslnese under ,the name andatide of Gat
, risen & Co. GARRISON, • •
• - .3011 N ii...awrrsoN.
rivr.ncimu,ffsnuan . sosas. - . • Jach.
_COP.SII 3 LA:IiVER :ICUS( •
CMGs C2COTarr.Bl,6l,r
Cipital Stock, . 1225,000
Working Capital, -11.2.5.000
Par Value of Each Share, 81,00
Donna eon Stnarrarrion to the Stock of the
Company will be opened on the 4th of ,January
inst.
Theroperty of the Company la 100 acres' Of laid.
In fee p simple on Complanter 'Ron, near its
Junction with Oil Creek, onomile /Moroi/Li CAT 1
on which ts a Well. about
n o feet deep, withfire
; rains of 011,nienty of gas, mid now In prOceas o ol
. cubing, end, in the opirdon'of inekrwl:u •
fine well. There ample - vitae on mad-nun zor .
•-houdreds of 011 Wells, and is the most desirable,
twit In fee Simple on 011 'Creek for Oil purposes.
,at Person. desirous of. making a `o
pen -invest-
Molt In Oil lands, can loonlre of all sons sa,
qusinted about 011 wken they 1011 ascertain
that there is nothing bogus about this territory.
• • •• ::• ' •JOSEPH• Ross, •
If 0..12, Diamond, tdttaburgh ,
January 2, Odd. . • , fani-Or
TI:IIA.SCILY -DZPAIITJEK:IT,
OYEICS,Oir TEE Comi - Mot.uxu.. OT. CCURCICCT,
WAsIIIXOTON, December 31,MA. •
W
'HEREAS, BY SATISFACTO Y
mrldence presented, to tho.undemigued, it kis
been made to appear that the
••• • -
!nom CITY NATIONAL BANN OF PITTABBIGIL
in the city of Pittsburgh, in the county ef•Alle
ebony, nod Stele of Peansylvsnia, has been duly'
organised under and accordlog to the requirementt -
a. the acts _of Countess, entitled "An Act le,pro.
vide a National Currency, scented by a pledge's);
Vetted States Dom% and to provide for the thou.
lotion and redemption thereof," approved JIM@
16e1, and boo complied .with all the provisions of
sold net required to be'complled with before o,w:e
-mended the business of flanking underlaid natl.
n
NOW, therefore, Laugh McCulloch, Comptroller
of the Cocncy, do hereby certify THE:
IRON CITY 'NATIONAL BANS' OF that "
PITTS. •
In the city of Pittsbufgh;ln the county
of All sad -State . of Fensuolvnnin, Le ato •
thee:mite commence the business of Ranking an
ger the act aforesaid. • '•,• •
In testimony Whereof,Witneis my hand
[L. MI and seal of offict„ - thir thirty hurt day of
.December, A. 11:113114. - ••
, . AIeCTILLOCII,
' CoMptroller bf the Ourrettay.
: J ft lf anl
Amos o'colrrou, . - • s:
Eletdent. Oakliter _
, _ t 1 to wlt.h/ron CTltjßank.
N
. locum ATKMAL 11.6,xx or Perrrnuipu,
1.4. Goreroment 'Depofiterjr,4, • •
• • .Privontznon,JattuaTyldtlEt l6 .
WOTICE.-4/C 'ACCORDANCE , WI 11
4 . 1 OFFILITAI; INSTRUCTIONS from
- 1-1. Spinner, Treasurer united stmeik, .
, TEIS BADE AND:tt. S. DEPOSITARY
ILL C ASH AT_ AINTURINY.
The One Tear S. persent, LegatTeuder Notes
The Thee of the ante.: and llCCrited ' interest; to
date or maturity, . - :
WILL BE - PAID IN FULL.
Theito.notett vete issued' under tho net of Con
grass, March 3d, 1563.
' T. HEltßolc,6ashiee.
'kat
tofore existing between JOllliy PHILLIPS
Rubber'. PHILLIPS in ,the 011,0Ioth, India
Rber, and Painting bustness, , wris diuolved b e .
the death of Henry Philtiphon the Ith of Augus t.
tali. The business of the late awn will be sett!
lateum:weaned, atthe placeof buslotas of the
dm, Nos. and 2$ St. Wale .st..Pittaburgh.
The business will be continued front the 2$ day of
SlinUnrY.l l ekEk by 3 011 /5 PH1LL1t... 4 , - ItErritt
PHILLIPS., ate A. It. 1)11000H.HT,' _ tinder
tin liana. of Y. & li. PHILLIPA.
JOHN PHILLIPS,
• PO/11151M, •
A. ILDHOOOIfIIT. •
jalilw Executors of Honey Phillips, ate'd,
- -20.Pcon 11. •
TILE ST OCKTIOLDE.B.SLA.RE
VouED to call on - thy Trensgrer, and pay
the of their Subscription by the FIFTH
01?,' Y, or their . • '
Stork vilf Le 'Forfeited to the Company.
(VIE •:TROECSAIiaI)OLLAIIS - CABE(
purebase a nest Cottage Roar, porch
treat routes and a: cellar, well of water, frult
ems, shrubbery, etc.. Lot Bo feet fronbby aeodeepi
situate in Vtileykosfiert. oppoalte Railroad shalom.
. jot •• • S. t,nII.IIERI s.SONS; tl Nathan:
• •
61.01 boxes W. IL Cheery
OR RE) T.—A
I ape of the heat. Irealitteila - FlFTElatreet,
Apply so9n..with real tisme. Addiese Look box
0 Azar= 091er. • ,lallayrd
.4 - Evi• .1 p7.er: Tuvr.v.iifirTg.
p C".oll'.‘
of Prri-sinritan,
capital,
Dart• le",•
raising" t'apital
Ihe Org.aniztilion cf the. i•..nuivoy Ivrie ! upon
the o myemhip,of the coal under tor acres and by -I
exemitlatione mode by boring. ronthleatii
that the entire tract is Iz:oh:child with
mai.) situated on the Allegheny Valley Railroad. ,
thirteen miles from Pittsburgh, and Maytag n front
t. one4oilf mile on the Allegheny River, with the
toe of all The surface between the base of the hill
and the river line, through which the track of the
Allet belly- Valley Railroad' run , the entire. &a- 1
lance. a !lording sunialent spare and excellent lom
:ions for t o additienal thatta and the nene , mr7 I
I nildlnsa belonging thereto. miners' houses. he., IL
for milfcli surface it Yearly rental of 1100 Is paid. !
Thetotal thickiew of the vein of cool:-Is eight 1 .
feeithsee.inehes, and after making
once for hearings in. slatemo nee.; win leave
,hoot Pere road, wide]. n
will produce • much
larger amount of merchantable coal to the nere
than le usnally found to thin •lidoity, where the
- entire - vein rarely exceeds tire feet in thickness, -
.111 le frequent .7 1c... The dprility of cool as
as
certnlned by actual trial, and oleo by chemical
analysis , is of superior quality, bring fret-from sul
phur and other substances usually found with coal,
and which ore oldeettunahlt.
The following to the report of Mr. Grill Wren.
of thin city, of an analysis ovule by him: of coil
from this property: Contains neither sulphur,.
- phosphorus, Magnesia nor alkalies • cokes
and Is to he considered very super ior coal •' for
Monufecturing rumen.. •
• . The Improvements now made, and on which has*
been expended soma tao,uno, arc a shaft sixteen
feet In diameter, with ell necessary machinery - for
hoisting and for draining the raincly, with an Roan , :
'tory engine. he.. to gimol against accidents or con.
t ingenele• which might !wile to interfere with the
operationuf mining. Entries turd:Ur courses have
been driven, pit tracks had, roams turned, sod
everything 1.1% much state at forwardness, that. witti
I _ln a very few wevica a very large amount, of coal
could be Liken out daily. Pat'-eon and large cora ,
for the transportation of coal to market, with •ne.
rectory aide tracks. turn-outa, hr., are completed
nod fit daily There are also eight houses tot
.rotiners in conne of construction ands:wady ready
for pecupany..
, There is. at.tbla time, a considerable quantity of
-meal being taken oat daily, arid a good-market is
found for nil that can Ito produced immedlisteir on
the line of the Allegheny Valley Railroad ; nail the
rapidly Increasing number of manufacturing, estsb
lishmentaand Rowing population In the port of
the city and ad mining districts, through wide!: the
rood pandes, will continue to demand all the fuel
which eon be produced in the Valley of the
gheny.
The rapacity of the present shaft, 5.c., is estima
ted at shout 10,000 bushels daily; Nvhick, with t
additional shafts and but little additional ex
prose, could be Increased three-fold. • '
The close proximity to the river, with goad har
bors, Mier farilities rarely 'toast:Med for loading
coal into data rod brwaes.
we- Boons ran SIIII,CEICTION to the Catiltsi
stock of the Company are now open at the follow.
Mgplaces :
Office of KING S.PENNOCK, 22 Wood street.
" P. 11. 5. W.IIIIL.LER,
Coe. Third 5. Market Stu., ;at story ; And Iritil
R. MII.LEIi, Jr., at Western InsurauceCorniey.
jantdw
. .
TENNYSON CLUB
I.ECTITIIE COURSE. , •
By general desire of our literary community, the
Tennyson Club have Mailed course tickets fur the
remaining lectures arid readitlgs of the 'Ol-5 season.
Arraugements hare positively been made for IV IN E.
EVENING ENTERTArffiti= TS, and it la hoped
that the number will be increased to twelve or fln'
teen: Course tickets two dollars each, ads:titling
the holder to all entertainments of tile season, end
granting him, without charge, the brat choice of
,
reserved seats.
TENNYSON CLUB LECTURE COURSE..
• Jan. 20, MS—Ralph Waldo Emerson.
. '7, 1866—Orace Greenwood. Subj
Feb.—, W.d—Alf Burnett as Hem Ward Flect—The
meher
Feb. —, 1865—Alf. Burnett—Humorous delleee,
D 913 and rggltAlonp.
rierolc In Oonittoit Life.
Feb. —, 1866-13 r. It Shelton hlrtekernie. Sub ,
jot--14nts and Shodows i of it Mb Chancier.
Feb. 1808—Dr. -H. Shelton Mackenzie. Sub-1
jest —lrish Law and Irish Lawyers.
Feb. to, 190—8. F. Taylor, Of Cnicx.ge. Subject
—English IVordst tiler use, abuse nod beauty.
March 8, 186,5—Iter. Dr. E. ll.Clhapin. Subject-z...
Tim Old and the - New.
'March—, 1885—James F. fdrudoch. Reading 4
from Shakapeare.
Merck
theB6s F.... Murdock. "An Evers-
Ink with Mitient and Mottoes Poets."
Mr. Mitrdoeh has - been re-engaged this season at
the solicitation of the many friends and admirers
In tour city of titer great elocutionist and patriot. '
Single admission to each entertrdinnent, 50 tents.
Course 'tickets, ed. Con he procured ht the law
office* of the members of our association, or at tke
Batik, Music sad DrueStorml. - •
HALL PATTERSON, .
J, R. BUTTERFIELD,
S, C. McCANDLESS,
T. P. HOUSTON, • .
Lecture Comadttee.
$1,270,7M 70
$1,...76,707 1,3
A COMPLETE
MY OF THE .GRIAT REBELIIO.
Chronologiesll7 arranged from the commencement
of open treason and active hostilities, April 30th,
liffgf, down to the
lk>.dt:dion of Lbrabsaa Liwzoln.
;on of General IlloClensm,
' , October Bth, ISM, Is published in-
HnnetiSitOurgli.Alinanao forlB6
Pi -1.400 Tom Comas.
P 1110; pipit paid, on retelpt of price. Andres
BAILEY, RRELL'& CO;,
OA." AND STEAX 'FITTERS,
Havereenstantly on Lands largo assortment o
Gas, Slum Ina Rater Fixtures In general.
air Prompt attention gives tiisti orders
129 FOURTH ST., 'Pittsburgh.
.o . B.RISTAIAS PRESENTS,
AT THE CENTRAL DUN • STORE.
.•• • • •
EXTRACTS IVA THE HANDHERCHIEP,
COLOSONES: FIFE TOILET SOAPS,. •• 5
. HAIR 'BRUSHES, HAT BRUSHES,
BRUSHES. • ,
NAIL BRUSHES, -
DRESSING COMBS - -,
•
PUFF BOXEI •
• rOCICET Wait,
. .
. .
allArm(lhic irsiies, • - •
- " HAIR'PREPARATIONi.
We would' will trtleulnr attention tonnz tai
sesortnent of TO EP-SETS einlanntig twenty
different patterns, any of whit& ;,• •
wapiti Make a Hauidaome Present:'
. . .
H' Control Drug Store, corner Otdo and Fodeng
streets, In Market blouse, Allegheny.
. , OD). a—Kt.a.' Ur 011.
QVATIT/411(.415TXII'll Ormuz, •
New AIMANY, Intl., netag INS. • •
EALED. PROPOSALS, DUP I-.
ClATE c t r iiill be reeelied'arthe didoe of Col.
°ROSS, ty ter. Wr. General . at Pittsburgh,.
Pea.a., am I Oclock -1%.,.T.1=DAY. the nth,
day Of Jettnery; Igge, for furnishing, la good botts,,
IDO,BB Wallets , ef., gOOd PITTSBURGH CORR,
each, at Qat* sad New Orleant any time be..
tweak the dig above mentioned, all the £I.R.S7 .
prop:Ag OF a
to be for the Coal. ta.Boata,,withont .
Pay for the boats. A bond with approved security, -
„equal to onwibird the price of the coal lobe deliv
ered; will be reyalred. - •
Teo undersigned reierves the right to reject any,-
or all the bids, for pronyr cause.
JAMES llUt OK 1, -
Jai Captain and A. Q. M.., _
- _
Op-PARTNERSHIP.—We have this day
k / dEIV. %TAT ra +l3 &II C n ITSI Wa s .
OPiiisuait.oll,lrtnuitry 31":11*
ismivltnAstra,_Es.. Rimy. rummer. KisAlma,
I • j.1 , 7,. - Pavirr, liChicaninoe. ' •
•
BAN - HERS and EXCIFANGE _II3sOmERS.
• - No. WI, Butt Block, Fifth !Arent,
I?UR.NITURE,"BEDDDIG, AUC
•TIO,N.--On THTIRSDAY; SAM in. at Si
o'clock, Tit Masonic Hall Auction House, a:Fifth'
street, will be Sold Fine ahogany Bedstenth,
Marble Top Wnalt •Sti M
nd, Sewing Stands, Tables,
Winds, Alattranen, Bed Comforts, Minicets, ear
-51177 Fl"e4 T l ..r.
IV: Br-Bemoan having Furniture or other House.
held qmpds to dispose of, will plume spud them to
nia6 , • jit
WM. W. tHERRON,
on orbefote
Seoretai7 sniti Treisurer
,
"WAREtibtSEt9.II 6II TE.
, .
110..2.15 LIBERTY STREET,
. • - . -
oppoetp the mouth of Sixth !street, nett house to
the corner or Irvine street; petuided at prftent by
.ldr. R. Bad. - For partlettlart in.:llllre of '• ..
. . . . .
jsinf . • .. ..-. : No. t63.l..therty street.
EAD."----500 pigs for sale by
j 1,4 - J.' B. OANTIELP
0 11, -- -25 ) bpi& refined Carbon Oil for
ege lin4l ' - ` ?.'A 0 ANFIELD.
T's AII
3BL ABll-40 casks for sate by
jai , .7. 15.02MIELD
.; 7 \
.1.330,0 m)
1.09.01)
t. 10,0013
JOAN P, HO7l, Pablishet,
if EIFTII.St., DIASOICIC HALL
PRACTICAL PLVXBZRS.
rirmvs, TEEING VALVES,
'V I 1 , :" P S
Til ( ITV •7to-..1(•17..1
I.POBT
_ad Comwn• l ( ~ .•11711 75r• IJ 'Of
o it, Vl , O
l iiboith:
Nita —ln pretentioe Uhl .Inenni retiot . t.
lilartret, required by yet' i'• It eft cS ate ploy.-
tic to ...att. that the' ...tit, or the ;iv: year 1, ••
ue It y ed I. eC ty tI.
10.1111 310 . ttlitiltUilll 6 11::.01 the h...
el ter 1,1,0,1 1,t,tt,.. Ma olt.Vt 101:, 1.1114::
1.1 . 1011 /1:1t htti licert ~.ttett, as well ilt the, prosatiL
e, I,lllt ion of three mar it.rs; it will Lai ne,..,,ary
rotor Mill(' 1,/ttC 01 . 1 1 ;0 pt., le
1,-rill: CWllitlOAltSl'..
'the City 044 ill atltt,eribed to Lho enpital
leek of Leitniu follows:
tqt
Td the O. r• - 4,vto shores , feit'W•im
Pitts d.troorells 10.rio •• reat,trai
•• 't ..Ory .0 satysit eel
•• A Ilegheag t.it ley 0.000 • tit I t ltat
iU
•1 ; POLIO. p. 11,1e1.1. 11.4.1,1 nitigt
tt
........... ta,itoeittiglatddn
The coy :deo ma: thart , in the Pittstiurgli
i I .te 110. All the-re dnela hod her,a ns.ignett by the
to troller.. In 1-st, 91rt In January . .
11141,
nil it/Esc itocits, eztrept the Pillt•telMit et SI e‘theur
♦iile. [OA thmen 10 toe Pittsburgh, Ft. Woyire
it (1,1(1..1,1N-try 1 11.111 of the tool to the Ohio Is
fiemen "Ole le, 6,1 •Wpou mleVeohl L . , the Dior- Or
that,. under vahcelea loom. he.X.' •
Court.
mntistorou .hm lent •• • t •-•,
The Truth:en tried to recovet there oioeks at
tiled to dispose of t hap -rtooinol untold. I.
oil their ettorts fatted. 1 „temotnlng t.llO
were le•led wan Ittet .Inl b)ithe Marti.* ir
The stile of She
be the Trurteer, and they tweezer a
e4nity suit In the C!I cult Court of the
States, to test the t the Ades.
In January i:6.1,, there were ;lid:melds in ti.
(Iseult Court 0n.,11/0 Coupons of the Rollroo.'
of itte,gga OS;
Londe, let on.tittoolor,titglutllng Interest and
On the.. judgtueuts mondani... '
executionslont been instkni. the funds in the Tress
ury tied up for n }ear, anti the untotbern tif Coon.
clls arraigned helot,. rho court on the charge of
mint mitt in not payitigtlieJude-airntl or hot print
tiding for • . ;
Such were the circtunstaticee under . *Melt' the
Controller and flanneettommitteeminursenceitthe
cork ul compromise- At drat it seemed almost,
hopelers. Although tilt attorneys here. generally,
were. inclined to favor a gromproutise, or at least
rot to shunt difficulties in tioN, way, yet the atter•
ne)s nod agents In the Eastern cities, who had con. t'
trot of thesejudgments, srere not dictated to. rotor ;
e0:1111101111 , e It( crest to coennqnteate to their
clients the terms hroptmeti by the Ml'. Met
lte
lieved they eould cunkvel payment L t! , the last watt a
and
at emit determined 1 a exact It. Beehle3, some
of them Were luirtested In the ptirchose of the A
railroad %lock, suit would hear to 00 propnsition
of eoutpromise Hitt Aht not yield all rialto on the 1
part or the city or Llie ?trustee. to thooeativks. It ;
1.0•11111 e gesc.sary, [Left fore, In toter to rtecaucillah
Anything, for 11;1 : t . trotrOlfri to swam. or conduito- 4
cote directly with, the parties holdirr: Bonds or )
judgment. Att., Wto were the
. parties, and 1
where did 11.ty maids[ The records of the t
cot= - did net them and the limitern .attor- ~,
step. and agents wore to t. disposed to give the t ,
intormation.• The if rat step. therefore, mat to find ... 1
out these parties and try to snake terms withthenn. 3
lint the Controller. atot the Committer found this e ~,t
work' of considerable instaittude. • Some Of them . 1
;raided in Europe, and some jo nearly every StAte
. 4
of Owl:Mon. Sonnet i ,-es on party held - the Hoods t
and another the Coupons. Anti It. frequently hap- ;
peeled that the convert" , belonging to different par- ‘'.,
ties were embreeed in it, Saraejialgment. '. •
V. h i t
Cue Contro:ler awl 17mm - sitter. were then
w it h iug to Mal ow 1: e imrtim7 soil make terms
with them, other suit.. were brought and farther t
prneetallngs had t a row p.. 1 plimmt. Addnal I
judgments were obtain. at the ally teem
gild,
to I
the amount Of 041,250 fit and again at th e Moroni- 1
ter term ISM, and May term feet. until the number 1
of suits against the eity en coupons renelted 99, - and
!
the nggregnte amount of judgments, interest' anti . .
rosin ohm t 5r.7 7 .",•5m Cr. •.„ ..
On the tint , t 1561 January the Cont roller bad --.
lifted -ISO of the aid hands, and had arreqehients
t hin more: Since then he ban n
o ted . D tionde , --
aking-the total nuMber he 11115 nw li his prui le.
sion And ea ncelled, In l. Tie Inns alto negotiated
I the compromise of irt more -t-making In all, Olt
That will leave only Del of the old bonds still out-
Blending.. Of these I'M, perhaps
. 200 r are held by
persons unknown—most likely by persoas In Eii..
rope or lathe Southern States, for It LI know n [het quite n number of the bowl' were held by
CH LVDS of Narylind - srul" Virginia b: Poem the war.
Neatly all the judgments have also been eamora
mitred on tire same !ems as the bonds. Many of
ttiewjurigments have not yet peen satisfied on the
record, because of the hbor anti dithoult les IttrOlT ,
etl tr..! tanking the necersary calculations, nountlng
L and serf:fling the , coupons, awertairduCthe
llamas or the different parties. But the units
have been paid and the terms of compromise of all
these judgments (with only a few exceptions) have
'been definitely nettled, lint it will take Sometime
and require a- good deal of care and labor to' settle
these fully. I here arc I.boo bonds, over 4A,000 eon.
'ports, and,SS suits In court. to he considered, beVider
the semi-anneal interest for six'or elgtd:yend.l?
After a year's struggle, mud. exhausting every
• effort, the Finance Donunlttec lone I they could
i not .succeed with the compromise without also
• compromlnlng the equity suit In the Olrmlit Coen,
• Involting_the•valtdby of the Marshal's 'salc.OE the
r Stocks. That snit wen therefore compromised •Iby
7 yteldttie. the Mocks,. and securing terms whirl.
. .
night
. 11 . ! n toter nulnTer of and In other 'l3
resnati 1;1 iti7. eumpromlhe'
With Maths of the entire rallrosd debt el the
city arranged, it 1. not likely there will be many
more, Hasty, suits brought Against iheolty on this
account, or that there will be any serious dtillcohl ••
in arranging the balance.
:n—STREET ASSESSMENTS.
Prior to IfrO, all street improvements were paid
for out of the general Hind raised by the city - Ur.
from 1010 to lour, they were paid out of a special' -
fund, raised by epeeist tax, tattled the ° Improve
meat Tax's The legisistlOn of ISIVI latrodUsied a
new system, charging the properties on each street
with all future grading, and part= on It and with
the oast of sewerolks.—But as a great m any of the II
streets had been graded and pared at the common
expense, it_woold be unjust torelleVe propiutteston'
these streets from the °improvement tax,. and
throw the UM& expense of new improvententsv7i
upon the properties on the -unimproved streets,
*hen they bad paid tlielrtaxeaforyearsto improve
the other streets. Hence, the-Art of If May,1657, .
which provided tor assessing ,upon the tToperties
on the improved streete. the value of there/ail:A
and paring of those streets. This wardens, •
flied in the Prothesotatts office, In May, Ma.
lt ettft.ared rill the properties on the Improved
stroke of the city, and the assessments were pays
ble In - five equal annual Instalments—the first one
due July 1, Ugh All the propertied owned by eon
whesever situated, were embraced In
one assessment, underhlepame, but Indicatingthe
amount assessed upon each preperty.l -The thin'
her of persons thus encased was about
The Sewer Act was psesed Appril 22,18 , and,the
Ant sewer under it constructed to Colon Alley,jasikt.
1853., But that. Oct provided ne mode of 1111Ineup
mammoth ImUchs on the properties. To enforce
psymerits of those ouseasmente, sults were brought
Defer! END Boon, O ne,Of the Aldermen 014110 city.
In January 1059. That alley was also graded andl.,
paved et the Wage time. sot r sfatlla suits were
brought for the issessments. Abletansq linen died
is few day-softer these snits were ouditaded. +Bowe I
of the parties paid to - him before. hit daland f
some paid to those. rho had his docket. , era
those chitunstances, end of thosu elatme ere
.The sewer low amended by the . Aldo! Feb.
10, PM, authorizing liens to be Med lathe District
Court. Chem alley. sewer WAS constructed In I
Me and the assessments filed up as Hens in; the
Plothnnetary'tem• Ttite new system led to a vaseamount of litiga
tion; partly because it was not generally ender
. stood, and partly in consequence of 4.ke vary im
perfect character of the Acts es Assembly.
• =lf; j er t e c auTrit m at ut tbles=
were fatal defects in the pow-nein% To enforce.
l' a irrl em w b e i' re tb :l4 e rV i s igir..4fi c ued s ts v nrs e u
and November Terms, to:,o, and HI to tho January
Tenn, len. Many of Hose parties subsequently
larit e 4 , ll: full amounts of their assessments to the
urer,but the costs on the writs were not - paid.
Wh the books were placed In my Windt forced. g
lectlon, April 1, lag; the ntunberreinalallignimald
,of the general grading mutilating assessments.was
796; and of 'ewer and other more recent street sts..l
sessments, 77. I eatmed.personal notice be acv
ved upon all the parties. externs possible. the
claims wereltft for collection, and I delay .1Pso•
leg sag new writs until some of the olds • 4 -
been passed upon by the Supreme Court, an • t,
dtd In favor of the city.- 17/st was done In t
of IBMs. Notices of these desislosts were publ -
Make city papers and the parties again wimaed
R`Seef.fl,nditi nin t an'..l.7%ll% , lll:".s`Zhr
sued. 312 writs to the April Tart; embracitu
• the unpaid auesaments. Most of these weed
before judgm=t, but In sotne, executions h. 3
tuned.. However, there were but few odes
all of these, wan three or four exenpU
properties were bought In for the benciltg.
parties interested.
The costs on the old writs, In all these
esses,J endeavored to collect. Butin -
stances the partite rbfused to pay thein.eltrygo
Rases they had paid all that was dub at thestime
a.
snits were matted, and in others, the'hOsti
Deo or three times no ranch ac the limount
araeiretnent due. collected, hOlgever, the ti
eases, besides whotiwits ppfd le thefibmiHn°
costs in the cases where the whole amount tkJ
ii,,,maamants was paid to the'rreSSlUme resale our
paid. The whole number of suits wullll3:„Thare
remain Mtn which the costa ere not paid, nod the
costs would avers - (lncluding 13,00 attoresl Do) •
about WWI In nth ease. To collect thearrestsiq .
even if It Were practicable, by executiDoOlitoultre
subject the patties to additional oasts of 4,W0 or •
three times that amount. In view of all the Pots
in the case, perhaps It wCalid.ho heiteiterAhO oily
to 114910 them.
• • Delius the last two ye an foollehed histpaid
over on theist assessments as fellows, slat ,
Paid to City TM/larder On general grad:"
Hag and paving assessments p.fie,flkffr
Paid to City Treasurer, sewer atud,other
• 'TOW pal& greasuret:... .. .::11310. 1 ‘ 10
Paid Prothonotsiry.losto -NlaLea
.Collectett ► od paid to contractors °a side;
" ttolikt,tkod to Itn..ltoo, damages on.,
tho;rl4ll2g. of yrasttlngtoo NtSS.os
. .
'Total 1:3 011 , 10846 •
t All the general gradlisit• and paving sate/wheats.
are now settled, encept MI. 01 those, 21 are eases
where the city ,should release, being. on 4lns prop-,
.trues of engine companite, or.on'streete where se
work had been done by the city, or where there are
evident mistakes ;SS arc wises which may be eon ,
sidered lost; it ate pending in court on questions
of law taltml-by•aflidnvlts of defenlc ii ILO In the
• remainlnglit eases, the tmountt - nmy be collected.
• The total amount of the. =Paid ""calme . t i to t
1116,..al Co: The netentment agninat the United States
•
wag *MS CO, and. agninet the tonal of Allegheny
81.1W5 to; The court* decided' hattkese cutildnot bek
liedticting theseObe manna unpaid ,
'Would be 440 -1 4 6a, and is 0 1 . 1 ded = O 4 the dame
above mentioned as followe:: ; •
• Oases to be releosed • 1 Ern
19 So •,"
Lost
In court Cr. afildamts •In - 1 139
,83 11
Tt
May yet be collected; •• • " • 933'87
I hare Made out," to necampany.thle elgifte
statemeet of: all the unpaid cases af[every
with the thrum stances Of each cure;, ableallot o
the writs of ref fd, to width the mate artroot sold.
In. same of the rases to the. April terowillat,ltie
costa must be paid. by the Theban M of
them yet ansettle4--embrtteleg the cases bike sae
"court 013 affidavits some of the lost caties thatwillyet-bepohi. .- „aM a
sag
• The application fOr an leititlefett CO - TilltYlllll2 the
• P 113041 D. B. Co. from eonstreet. Its - peepOsed
"Branch,” through the city, to eennecr sea the
Pittsburgh er. Steubenville R.IL on the South side I
of the hloneogebela,[w°4 arguestrarthr, District
Court, and the laiutiction refused. In obedience to
the instructions of Connell!, Co finest wan taken
[to the - Supreme %Court, TheLdeet&net the Dl"
Wet Court was .given too inte'tO hftrellie Ca l e
prepared and argued at the Dabber ancrNotembet
Term of the :Supremo Court. , at , we, called nOr"
however, but the Court defected the ort'utilent *PA'
' fixed the heat Monday of rebruanenexWat Yidla
[ delphie, for the hearing-- '• •
;YOUNG Ificif - WilCr IVIBIUSI TD
• perfect him elf in•theraglighLanguage
want of °Professor . to taktpriViste rev
dress yey., j . o. Box 14, Plttel,7
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