4 ljc times, Ntn) Ulpomficib; fla. i Si .... tv ADVERTISING 11 AXES i Transient 8 Ccntt per line for one Insertion. 19 " " twolnsertlons 15 " " "three Insertions. Business Notices In Local Column 10 Cents per line. Notices of Marriages or Deaths Inserted froo. Tributes of Kespcct, &c, Ten cents per line. YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS. One Square, one year $13 00 Two Squares per year, SO 00 For longer advertisements a reasonable dis count will be made. Ten Lines Nonpareil or one Inch, is one square. NEW BL00MFIELD, I'ENN'A. Tuesday, August 22f 1871. Application has boon made to tlio Gov ernor for the pardou of the Alleghany Co. Commissioners, convicted of bribery. We wonder that any one would have tho assurance to ask for the pardon of persons convicted of such a crime. Instead of shortening the sentence of the law, it ib a great pity that the penalty had not been much greater. There is no crime commit ted, that is calculated to work so great in jury to a community at largo, as bribery of men in official positions. The Great Fraud on tho Stats Treasury. The daily papers, of all shades of politi cal opinion, are filled with discussions of what appears to be a great fraud on the State treasury. The facts involved may be presented, in a condensed statement, as fol lows : By a joint resolution of tho Legislature, approved on the 22d March, 1807, and found on page 1343 of the pamphlet laws of that yoar, the Governor was authorized to ap point a special agent to collect claims of the Btato against the United States, whose compensation shall not exceed ten per cent, of the amounts thus collected, and shall be paid out of suoh collections. On the same day that the Governor approved the said resolution, he apointed one, Geo. O. Evans, of Philadelphia, such special agent, and issued his commission to him accordingly. On the 23d March, 1807, said Evans entered into nu agreement, obliga ting himself to forthwith pay over to the State Treasurer all moneys bo collocted, loss the compensation allowed, and to make semi annual reports ta said Slate Treasurer, and alio to make annual report to said Governor under oath, and to give bond to the State in the sum of $10,000,conditioncd for the faith ful performance of his duties under said joint resolution, and this agreement : On the 2d April, 1807, special agent Evans filed his bond in tho sum of ten thousand dollars, in accordance with the said agreement, and entered upon the discharge of his du tios. Doubtloss this ample, not to say op pressive, security demanded by the finan cial officers of tho commonwealth, quick oned Mr. Evans' zoal in his labor, and in thirty days after filing tho bond he had in his possession $78,510,80, belonging to tho commonwealth. Other large amounts hav ing been paid to Mr. Evans, which novcr found their way into the State treasury, Joseph M. McCluro, Esq., who is a native of this county, and at present Deputy At torney General of tho Commonwealth, de termined to institute an investigation, and in reply to a written request, Secretary Boutwell furnished him tho following state ments: Treasury Department, Washington, D. C, August 2, 1871. Joseph M. McOlure. Esq., Kir In compliance with your request of the Zftlli ult., 1 enclose here with a statement allowing the amounts paid to the Htute of Pennsylvania, from January 1st, 1867, to July 1st. 1H71, lor expenses, to., during the reliel Hun, with the numlwr of warrants, dales of pay ments. In whose favor drawn, amounts ana to whom paid. 1 am very respectfully (Signed) Uso. K 1SOUTWKU, Secretary. And then follows the statement showing the following warrants drawn in favor of John W. Geary, Governor, in care of Goo. O. Evans, and paid to said Evans either as special agent of Governor Geary, or as attorney in fact : (1)1 May, 1867 rs.Slfl SO !i) 2S October, 1HH8 1nf,iM 4rt :i) 27 August, 1S7U, .... l:l,H4A0tl (4) 11 April. 1S71 1:7,H22 W r) 15 May, 1K71, 242.1H7 f7 (6) 2.1 June, 1H71 21IH.7M (H ty99,7S7 68 Also two other warrants drawn In fa vor of the U. H. Treasurer on ac count of I'emisylvn ulu's quota of di rect tax, and revenue tax on sala ries of Militury olllcers, to wit: 7)2MaylHi',7 11,304.711 (H) 8 June 1H8 3,733 60l,a08,44a83 12,408,201 01 The money on the last two warrants nov er came to bands of special agent Evans,nor had ho anything to do with the settlement between the State and the United States, to cIoho up which, said warrants wore drawn, as will apiiear on reference to the message of Gov. Curtin of 7th January, 1803, where he congratulates the citizens of the State on having paid the direct tax lovied by the general government, and names the amounts corresponding to said warrants ; so that it appears, beyond oil doubt, that Mr. Evans had nothing but a mere nominal connec tion with tlio warrants which closed up tho -settlement of Pennsylvania's direct tax. But the lint three above named warrants amounting In the aggregate to (331,014,44, and, including Interest to 1st of July 1871 reaching a totnl of 13(3,533,85, have never been paid into the stute treasury, as appears from the following certlBcutc t . . Treasury Department of Peon's.. llarrlshuig, Aug. V, 1871. I hereby certify Omt there bus been paid Into the Trtusmy of rcmutylvauia. Six Uuuured sud Seventy Eight Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-Three Dollars and Twenty-four Cents by the U. S. Government, on account of Military Expenses from January 1, 1807 to July 1,1871, Inclusive as follows: April 25, 1871 . May W, 1871, June 28, 1871, Jl 37,822 159 242. 17 67 218,7,13 08 Total 78,743 24 1 further eertlfv that this Is the whole amount of money received at the Treasury Office between the above mentioned dates, and that no Commis sions have been paid at this office for collecting the same. Iseai.1 Witness mv Itnnd, He., (Signed) THUS. NICHOLSON, for It. W. MACKEV, Statu Treasurer. It thus appears, there came to the hands of Mr. Evans K!,7fl7 08 He paid into tho Btato Treasury (178,743 24 And Is a defaulter to the amount of (121,014 44 Or with Interest added, to IG3,52.1 85. Mr. Evans attempts to explain away his embez zlement by claiming to have collected !10,4fi9 11 And crediting himself as follows : Paid quota of direct tax duo from State 11,304,711 43 ltepald cash advanced by U.S. to State 600,000 00 Paid Gov. Cleary at different times, 708,710 77 Sly Commissions of 10 per cent.retalned! 291,046 01 t2,10,48U 11 It thus appears that spocial agoat Evans, with an impudcuco which is simply as tounding, claims to retain as his commis niissions ten per cent, on nearly two millions of dollars which Gov. Curtin congratulates the legislature in his annual message in 1803 as having been at that time fully adjust ed and paid 1 ! Besides Geary's Agent was not to have ten per cent, but his percen tage was not to exceed that ; he was to be paid it out of the collections mado, not to retain it ; his accounts, therefore, wore to be audited by the financial officers of the state, and only a just and reasonable per contage allowod. The overwhelming proof of the corrupt embezzlement of special agent Evans, is furnished by tho inadequacy of his attempted defense That thoro was a deliberate and studied effort planned to rob the treasury by Evans and his confederates would seem to appear from this ; 1st. Mo special state agent was needed for any honest purposes. A general agency having been established at Washington on account of the exigencies arising out of the rebellion, it was, by the 1st section of the Act of 1804 (found on page 7U9 of the pamphlet laws) en larged so as to Include inch other duties as the Govtrnor may from time time direct j the second section of said Act authorized the ap pointments of two elerks to assist the aqency at Washington. And the Acts of 1867 Pamphlet laws pages 16 and 870, provide for the pay ment of said state ageuts, and Ms after Evans was appointed. Was he appointed by reason of of special fitness for the purpose of corrupt confederates I 2d. On the someday that the Joint resolution authorizing the appointment was approved by the Governor, he appointed and commissioned Geo. O. Evans as his special agent. Tbe Inference Is logltlmate,that the parties who procured and approved the passage of the Joint resolution, had conferred and agreed npou and produced at tht appointed time, the In dividual best suiting them to bo appointed special agent. 8d. The bond securing the Commonwealth was taken and approved by the Governor In the paltry sum of ten thousand dollars cither through ignorance or design. If the former, vhy approve the joint resolution If not more than 5000 is supposed to be due by tho United States to the state of Pennsylvania t bonds are taken In double the amount they are In tended to secure i If the latter, what other de sign could there bo thau to rob the treasuiy with impunity. 4th. Jos. M. McCluro Esq. Deputy Attorney General, to whom aloue is due the credit of in stituting this Investigation, has been urged by the Attorney General, at the Instance of the Governor, (o rssignW Is this the reward of honesty and competency in the discharge of his duties as a law olllcer of the common wealth 1 or Is It tho revengeful act of guilty parties for bringing to light fraud embezzle ment and corruption I We confess the whole affair, from Its conception, the manner of its execution, the Impotent defense, tho apology for the offender, and the attempted removal of the Deputy Attorney General, strongly savors of guilt and corruption. Thecltlzeus of this commonwealth will not be satisfied with any thing less than a most thorough Investigation, and the full and fair acquittal of the accused parties, or their Impeachment and pnulshmeut to the fullest extent of the law. It is also asserted by the Oermantoien Chronicle that Evans mado an agreement with a certain gentleman well-known in political circles, to pay him a specified sum out of bis commissions in return for assist ance rendered in tho collection of the claims ; that he failed to keep his engage ment, and that the gentleman referred to went to llarrisburg and threatened to make trouble unless his claims were met ; that he had a long Interview with Governor Geary, and went away expressing himself satisfied, and that he received a chuck for 5000, as the result of his visit. A Mysterious Tragedy. A mysterious affair occurred at the resi dence of of Joseph DuvIh,1ii Bullock county, Georgia. About 8 o'clock Wednesday morn ing of last week, tho inmates of Mr. Davis' house were alarmed by tho loud scroums of his wifo. liur sister run to the room and found Mrs. Davis sitting on tho bed. As soon as sho entered the room, Mrs. Davis said, " I am bleeding to death, runout and call some of tho neighbors," after which sho sank down on tho bud a corpse. On examination, it was found that sonio one had cut her throat, and from the wound it is thought that it was inflicted with a kuifo, which was afterwards found in a tub of water in tho yard. At tho time tho wound wus inflicted, Mrs. Davis was sleeping in bed with her two little children. Her husband was off from home on a fish ing frolic, and the sad news of the tragedy was as startling as it was unexpected. Ko one can accouut for tlio outrago, uor can it bo surmised who was the perpetrator of the crlmo. The excitement in the neigh borhood is Intense, and proper steps have been taken to ferret out the murderer. Explosion In a Mine. On the 14th inst., a fire (Limp explosion occurred in the Eagle Shaft, at Pittston. Thoro were twenty men at work in the mine at tho time, sixteen or seventeen of whom were at work on a gangway whero the explosion took place. Tho shock tore away brattico work and props, and caused the roof to fall, and tho sixteen victims woro imprisoned behind the mass of fallen rock, with no means of escapo until tlio debris can be cloared away from tho front. One mnn named Benjamin Davis, who was nt work outside of tho now gangway, was instantly killed by the explosion. The others working nbout tho mino escaped uninjured. Attompts were at once made to rescuo tho men or recover their bodies and the work was continued np to midnight. About this time tho mino Inspector put a stop to all proceedings in order to ventilato tho mino, so that thoso who wont down could work without danger. A stream of water was turned in, and the passago ways woro arranged by means of doors, so that a current of fresh air could bo circulated throughout the mine. This soon removed tho after-damp, or choke-damp ns it is sometimes called, which always follows an explosion of gas or flro-damp, and which suffocated seventeen men, or those of that number who woro not killed outright. About half-past two, eight bodies were dis covered and brought up. A fresh gang of workmen went down, and in a short timo brought up another. After a diligent search they finally found and brought to the mouth of the shaft the remaining throe. It is not known, and most likely never will be known, bow the men came to their death, whether all were instantly killed by the explosion, or whethor they were stun ned and aftorward suffocated by the choko damp. One or two bodies were badly burn ed and others considerably bruised. A Singular Fire at Jersey City. One morning lost week, at about 1 o'clock a dull, heavy explosion, followed a moment later by a vory alight one, occur red at the corner of Washington and Mon tgomery streets. The building in which it occurred is an old, dry frame structure, occupied as a liquor store, by'Durancy and McGheo. Tho upper floor was occupied by two families. At the instant of tho ex plosion a fire broke out iu the lower floor, and within a minute had soized tho whole house. The fire department were soon on hand, but before a singlo stream could be thrown on the fire, tho whole building fell, with a loud crash. In the confusion which ensued it was impossible to ascertain how many of the lumatos escaped, but it seems certain that one man and one boy were burned to death. It is supposod the explosion came from a secret " Still" that was in operation in the cellar of the building. It was subsequently learned that the lessees of the promises were missing and were supposed to lie in the ruins. Search was accordingly mado, and they woro found after a search of some hours iu the collar whore the explosion occurred. Two other bodies were found making the number known to have been killed four grown persons and one child. The "Westfleld" Disaster. The Coroner's jury in the " Westiield " caso has returned the following vordict : "That the deceased, Andrew Coyle and others, diud through the rupture or explo sion of the boiler of the ferry-boat " West fluid," July 80th ; that said explosion or rupture was caused by a flaw in the iron, and by negleot of Engineer Robinson in carrying an ovor pressure of steam ; that tlio company are responsible for the disas ter, us the defect could have been detected if the Staton Island Ferry Company had had a competent superintendent, engineer and mechanic in their employ, and are therfore criminally negligent. We recom mend tho district attorney to take prompt action in the matter. We also think the government inspection very imperfect as now conducted. There was ono dissent ient, Mr. K inland, who lieliovod the flaw could not have been discovered by the ordi nary method of inspection." Warrants wuro issued for tho arrest of tho president, directors and superintoudont of the Stamen Isluud Ferry Company ; also for the arrest of Robinson, tho engineer. Tho number of deaths resulting from tho explosion has now reachod ono hundred and three. Almost Burled Al Ire. The Annapolis, Md., Republican says : "Mrs. Henry A. Jones, of Friendship, was reported to havo died suddonly on tho 3d iust. Tho lady was on her way to camp meeting, but feeling unwell returned to her homo, where sho died, apparently, two or three hours afterwards. Preparations were mado for her funeral, and when tho cortege was about starting for the burial place, the lady arose from her tranoo. Mrs. Jones Is now doing quite well, considering the severe shock that must have boon given to her nervous sys. turn on finding herself so noar being buried alive, .. . . . . - C1T The Bangor Whig is informed that good cows can bo bought iu that vicinity for $10, and the prospects are that the price may go even lower than this. Beef ought to bo cheap this fall. A Lucky Well Digger. A Paducah (Ky) paper tolls the following ploasant incident : Some years ago a cashior of one of our banks was woll acquainted with a gentle man who mado a living by digging wells. About 15 years ago the woll diggor with drew from society, moved to California, nnd was lost sight of by his friends. A few days ago ho callod at ono of our banks, made himself known to tho cashier who at onco remembered him as the well diggor. After some conversation on general subjects tho woll digger told tho cashier ho needed somo exchango on New York, and asked tho cashior if he could supply hlin with it, to which he replied : " Woll, no, I don't think wo can ; wo don't sell any small bills now tl'cy aro too much trouble" Well diggor expressed his regret and disappoint ment adding that he would be compelled to go to Evansville or some other point to pro procure it he thought ho could got it hero, and ho didn't like to submit to tho dolay. " Well," said the cashier, " I may be able to let you have a small bill, how much do you want?" Forty-five thousand, gold," replied tho well digger. Tho cashier's eyes expanded to their utmost, but aro gradu ally contracting and will resumo their usu al dimensions in tho courso of a week. The well diggor made good use of his timo in California, and had returned among his old acquaintances, the possessor of almost fabulous wealth ; 145,000 In gold was con siderable money for a well digger, but he bad bought a farm for $125,000 and had agreed to pay a portion of it in New York exchango. lie quit well digging for the present. An Unpleasant Passenger. A few days since no little consternation was created in a South Baltimore city pas senger car, caused by a dozen or more of hard-shell crabs. A gentleman in enter ing the car accidentally stumbled against the basket, and in a twinkling the crabs were crawling about in all directions. A lady in the car was first notified of tbe pres ence of the crabs by a sharp pain in one of her ankles, and when sho discovered what caused the pain she uttered such a scream as almost threw another lady passenger in to spasms. The crab maintained a stub born hold upon tho ankle, and at last a gentleman essayed to remove remove the monster, and in so doing he ovidoncod tho fact that he was not posted in the art of pinning a crab, as the latter, quitting his bold upon the lady's ankle, caught the thumb of the gentleman ; the sudden at tack caused the.man to utter a peculiar ex pletive, and in his agony he described a swift semi-circle with his left hand, and with such force as to detach the body of the crab from the claw which encircled tho thumb of tbe gentleman, and the crab went full into tho neck of the lady mentioned as as being afflicted with spasms. Her screams now mado "confusion worse confounded," and in less than a minute after the basket had been overturned, tho liveliost sceno im aginable was going in the car, but tho crabB were finally captured and returned to the basket, and quiet restored " along tho line." Singular Escape front Death. The LTarrisburg State Journal says : ' 'A miner named Christian Shamper, employed at the Williamsport colliery, in tho upper end of this county, made a narrow and sin gular escape frone death on Friday morn ing a woek, while at work in one of tho breasts at that colliery. It appears that he and his brother, working together, were cleaning away the coal after firing a shot, or blast in the coal, and whilo resting for a moment with his mining drill upright by his side, a large -mass of rock composing a portion of tho roof, foil without giving a moment's warning and directly under which Shamper stood ; but tho drill being some what higher than tho man, was struck by the rock and bending it almost double, tho rock broke into two pieces, one of which crushed him underneath it and severely, though not fatally injuring him. Had it not been for the rock striking tho drill, ho would most undoubtedly have been killed as tho roof is about twelve feet above the bottom slate. Golden Bullets. Nothing ago some hunters and "pros pectors " encountered in a ravine in the North of Tucson, Arizona, toward tho Salinas, a party of hostile Apaches. After the fight tlio pouches of tho slain Indians were found to contain several goldon bullets, hammered out of nuggets picked by tlieni in tho courso of their rambles. "These bullets," says a correspondent, "I saw and handled at the time, and am thus enabled to confirm tho account of Aubrey, whoso statement with regard to tho use of gold bullets was received some years ngo with ridicule and doubt." A Yolcaulo lOrnptlou. A volcano in tho Malay Archiiolugo recently burst out aftor a long interval of silence nmking a sad havoo. Do sides cover ing tlio whole surface of tho island, tho matters thrown out accumulated in some places, forming hills several hundred foot high. AmiiLtho most terrific explosion an isluud suddenly rose up from tho sou. Four hundred und sixteen persons, all Malays, ure stated to have perished by the eruption. 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