' ' XL B. MA88KH, Editor A Preptietoe. Kl'NIIURV, PA. 6ATURDAYV FEBRUARY 2, 1867. THB- MIDDLB CZTBBK BAILBOAD . Some o) our citizene wro called upon, t few day ( aince, to subscribe to the stock of this new railroad compnnv, by the committee ap pointed for the purposo, at a late meeting held la this place The call has been, thus far, favorably responded to, and liberal sub scriptions made, on condition that the Eas tern terminus of the road shall bo fixed at this place. If the Company should be guided only by the natural advantges of location, without reference to other controll ing interests, there would be no difficulty in deciding that point. Rut other places will hold out strong inducements, which may counteract tho natural advantages of rivals. New railroad companies, however good end promising, w ant means, and lit crul sub scriptions to stuck are great aud important inducements. The importance of connecting tho great Pennsylvania Railroad by a new and shorter route, which this new enterprise will accomplish, with tho Northern Central, Philadelphia A Erie, and the Shamokin Valley roads, all terminating at Sunbury, is, of itself, nn almost overwhelming argument, and will, no doubt, have its influence with the Board. With a direct lino from this place to New York, by way of Mt Carmel, Quakake Junction and the Lehigh Valley roads, Pittsburg and tho west will have one of its shortest and best routes to the former city. We have already referred to the fact that a new market for our anthracite coal will be opened, in supplying the iron works on tho Juniata, while the rich iron ore of the region will be brought back by the re' turning cars, thus establishing a reciprocal trade, always the most profitable. PEWNSYLVA- COMMON SCHOOLS OF NIA. The Pennsylvania School Journal, for Jan uary, contains the proceedings of tho Con vention of County Superintendents, which are of more than ordinary interest. A reso lution was passed recommending to tho De. partment and to the Legislature that the School fund be raised by general and equal taxation throughout the State. Also, that the minimum timo of school term should be extended to six months. These resolutions were adopted on Mr. Ilaupt's (Superintend ent of this county) motion. This we think would be altogether just aud propcr,asitdoes not increase the taxation in the poorer coun ties, and would place on all an equalization of taxes throughout the State, to defray the expenses of keeping the schools in operation for tho minimum terra of six months. The amount of tax laid last year, iu the different counties, ranges from, half mill to twenty mills on the dollar. A fair estimate, based upon data at hand shows, that by equalizing taxation three mills would keep tho schools open six months, instead of four months as now, under the present system of taxation. There is nothing more worthy of general consideration than plans for the disscuiiua- rution to whose care the public welfare must goon bo committed. Upon their intellec tual and moral development the future des tiny of tho State and nation must depend, and at this time our whole educational sys tem deserves an unusual degree of attention from all patriotic citizens. The returns of the respective counties for I860, disclose the fact that in only eighteen counties outside of Philadelphia did the average school term reach or exceed six mouths. In twenty-nine counties it was less than five months. These short terms are injurious alike to pupils and to teachers. Many children receive no other education than that afforded by the common schools, and when the term lasts only four months a child, in the language of Mr. Coburn, "re mains at home eight months, during which time he forgets fully one-third of what he learned in the four, so that, as far as pro gress is concerned, he bit but about two and two-thirds months' schooling in the year." Such children say from the ages of six to sixteen and it is estimated that thirty months' tuition is all that can possibly be obtained, on tho average, by pupils who rely solely upon the common school of districts which provide for only four months' tuition. This is a very nieogre provision for the education of tho children of Pennsylvania; yet this is all required by her laws, and very little more is granted by the action of many districts. Short school terms are also one cause of tho scarcity of competent teachers. Their compensation is very small the average salaries being $36,84 for male and 120,31 for female teachers per month. There is little inducement for any person to obtain the proper qualifications when, even at these low rates, only four months' em ployment can bo secured. ; In school architecture, furniture, appara. tut, and uniformity of text books, many im provements have been made from time to time, but the county superintendents report that "the number of school-house in the State unfit for use is 1,843 ; the number with insufficient grounds, or grounds unsuitably improved, 6,810 ; the number with injurious furniture, 1,010; he number with insuffi cient furniture, 8,072 ; the number wholly without apparatus, 1,847 ; and the number that have not adopted uniform text-books, 2,012." These statistics speak volumes in regard to the actual condition of many of the public schools of the interior, A school "unfit for use," with "injurious furniture," "wholly without apparatus," without "uoi form text books," and ''ungraded," with pu pils of all ages and varied capacities, depen dent upon a single teacher for instruction, is likely to do moro injury to the body than benefit to the miud, by the limited amount or iustructioo it confers. t if Horace Greeley has been to Washing ton, and thinks the bankrupt bill will pass before March ; that ft very fair tariff will ' pass ; that Colorado and Nebraska will pro, bably both be admitted to the Union over the veto ; that the impeachment of the I'midtmt w ill assume no definite shape this session. Ijs7"A correspondent of the Democrat complains that Republican papers aro bcttes supported than professedly Democratic join. nais, ana think j "no rdialU democrat" should patroniz a- Republioan paper.. Tho uca, that the fistrlt may be in, the paper and not in the people, has, perhaps, never struck this correspondent. Intelligent persons, of all parties, in this freo country, generally do as they think proper. But the reliable dem ocrats referred to, w presume, arc those who tarkthe pig by the tall, and go it blind, re gardless of consequences. fcp"HonAcn Greelet's p)an of granting universal amnesty fn exchange for universal suffrage lost him his election to the United State Senate,. The scheme was so distaste ful to the loyal men of New York that they would not honor their best man if their in fluence was to be given in that direction It is now reported that tho President and leading men of all party shades are about concurring to accomplish reconstruction on that basis. They -proposo, however, that tho Federal Government shall grant the Am" nesty and the respective States the Suffrage. ti?"Twcnty thousand dollars have been appropriated by the Baltimore Councils for the education of the colored children ot thtvt city. - m m 9 IW Bills Bkcomino Laws. Tho bill amending tho acts organizing tho several Territories, conferring suffrage therein, with out regard to race or color, and the bill re pealing the amnesty and pardon authority given to tho President, have become laws without the President's approval. Thcv were presented to him after their passage by Congress, and as he did not return them within the ten days allowed by tho Constl tuuon, tuey became laws in like manner ag if he had signed them. tEifThe Chambcrsburg Jlepotilory urges the amendment of the State Constitution, so as to provide, "1. That the Scnnte shall consist of one hundred members, to bo chosen by single districts. "2. That the House of Representatives shall consist of four hundred members, each to be elected in a single district. "3. That all legislation relating to corpo ration interests shall bo by general laws, and that no special charters or corporate privi leges whatever shall bo graded but by the courts. "4. That there shall be no special appro priation of money from the treasury to claims except upon a judicial finding. "5. That tho members of the legislature shall be paid five dollars per day, for tho period of sixty days; and bo prohibited fioni appropriating to themselves any addi tional sura for protracted sessions, or for extra or adjourned sessions beyond sixty in the year. "6. That no subordinate officer shall be ap pointed in either branch, or receive any compensation for services, unless a bill shall have been passed by both branches creating the office aud defining its duties. "7. That no bill of any kind shall pass either branch without receiving a majority of tho whole vote on a call of the yeas aud (From tha Miners' Journal. 1 ANTHBACITH COAL TKADB OT THE UNITED STATES. i Our Annual Coal Statistical Tables will be-found in this week's Journal The trade opened under very favorable auspices in the spsing, and Continued without interpretation tor tue Want of Geroand up to ecptemoer, when it commenced slacking off, and for the balance of the vcar it was anvtliina but pros perous to the operator, particularly in the Schuylkill Coal Region, where the higher rates of transportation bore heavily against them in the Now York market, which has become the great coal mart of tlio country for the distribution of coal. This depression was also increased by the auction sales of coat, which fixed the prices in that city at lower rates than coal could be produced and sent to market. But notwithstanding these drawbacks, causing a heavy falling off in the supply the latter part of tho year, tho An thracite trade shows an increase of 2,000,012 tons over the supply of 1805, and 2,401,724 over the supply of 1804. which was the largest quantity ever sent to market in a single year previously. Tho total produc tion mined and sent to market during the year was 12,890,747 tons, to which mav bo added about 1,000,000 tons consumed in the coal rccions. makintt the total auantitv mined 13,890,747 tons. During the year the mines of the Pennsyl vania Coal Company stood idle for several months on account of a difficulty in the transportation department, and a turnout at Broad Top for several months also checked the trade to a considerable extent, diminish ma the supply from both these points. The great stimulus given to the trade by tho high prices of coalduring the rebellion, developed the cool regions to such an extra ordinary xtcnt, that the increased supply last year could have been run up to at least 8,500,00 tons if the market would have ta ken it, without exhausting the colliery capa city. Tho domestic Scmi-Anlhracito and Bitu minous Coal Trade shows an increase this year of 273,298 tons, while the importations of foreign coal (if the figures received from tho Treasury Department at Washington are correct, which we uou:n,) snow a consider able tailing oil since 1865. By reference to the following table it will be seen that the quantity of Anthracite sent to market in 1806 was 12,890,747 tons. Semi-Anthracite and Bitu minous, including foreign 2,010 18S " corsuitEssio.xAi, In the Senate on Saturday, the bill to au thorize the construction of a lateral branch ot tho Potomac railroad into tho District of Columbia was taken up and passed. The joint resolution in relation to the tax on alcoiioi, which Has already passed the House, was agreed to by the Senate, and now goes to the Vrcsidcnt. Air. Lane introduced a bill amending tho act restricting tho juris dcition of the Court of Claims : which was referred to the Committee on Military Af fairs. Mr. Wilson introduced an import ant bill to increase aud equalize the pay of army omcers, but it went over. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the tariff bill, which occupied its attention up to the hour of adjournment. The House on Saturday instructed the Committee on the Post Office Department to inquire into the expediency of establishing a package post for the conveyance of parcels, money, merchandise, &c. at such rates of compensation and under such regulations as mav be establiscd by law, air. Stevens re construction bill was then taken up, and another disreputable scene occurred in the House, Mr. winticlti, ot XScw xorK, pro nouncing words used by Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, as untrue and slanderous, and Mr. Hunter, of New York, still moro emphatic, declared that what Mr. Ashley said was a "base lie ;" whereupon Mr. Hill, of Indiana, offered a resolution that Mr. Hunter be ceusured by the Speaker for using tho words quoted above which was agreed to by a vote oj yeas 84, nays 84, and the Speaker at onco performed the unpleasant duty, i ue Uousc men au. journal. Total Last year Total increase 2,850,812 " Tho heaviest increase previous to 1S00 was in 1804, wuen tho mcrcaro in Anthra cite over 1803 was 1,037,004 tons. Semi-Anthracite and Bitu minous, 475,580 " Increase in 1804 over 1803, The Wyoming Region furnished in '05, oouuyiKiu " Lehigh 11 " " buamokin " " " To which may be added consumption In AVUglUUB, Making tho quantity of Anthracite mined 10 160O. 10,0'J,14( The following is the gain from the different re gions on the supply of lbl5. Wyoming Rcgicn, l,479,9.r)8 Schuylkill " 87,0S5 Lehigh A 4.(1 ,070 Shiuuokia " 9,U9 nays, KK .MILLION 1,1 T JUS LOST, Of the terrible famines in India it now ap pears that half had not been told. The de tails received were bad enough, but later and moro complete accounts far surpass any thing previously recorded. Tho Friend of India, of November 29th, contains the fol lowing; Mr. T. Ravecshaw, Commissioner of Orissa, uas sent to the iseogal uovernmcnt a report of the famine in that province. Never has so heart rending a picture been drawn. An official, whose basis, if it exists, must lead him to tone down tho horrible facts, esti mates the loss of life from want of food and its consequences at from 500,000 to 600,000. and at some places at three fourths of the whole population. This is among the lour and a half millions of Orissa alone, where the ofticiul reports show the deaths to be still going on at the rato of 150 a day. Tho mortality was not less severe proportionally in tho adjoining district of Midnnnoret with its population of more than half a million. in tho uanjum, witn nearly a million of peo pie, the calamity was comparatively light. uut laiuiue, ui sense uuu ucuiiity swept away inousancis. i ue same is true ot Uhoto .Nag. pore, we nave a reliable record of the deaths of paupers from famine-stricken dis tricts in Calcutta. Add to these the mor tality in the other districts of Bengal, from Snugor Island to Patna and the borders of Nepaul, and we have a record of the loss of lite which exceeds in horror and extent that of any one of the bix great droughts of In dm during the last century. Before the destroying angle tukes its final flight tho laie win nave mouiuea up ucyouu a million known deaths. This is worse than in the great famine which carried off 800,000 peo pie lrom the KortUwestern Doab in 1838. ue nave reason to ocneve that the most tcrribleof all recorded afflictions of this kind, that of 1770, was not more ruthless in its murderous work than this which still de mands its daily holocaust. For the greater part oi mat million oi deaths has occurred, not over a wide extent of territory, nor among millions of people, but within an area not larger than that of England and Wales, and among a people who do not ex ceed six minions in number. No plague, no uiacit ticatu, no yeuow lever, no great pbvsi cal convulsions like the most tremendous earthquake on record, bos engulphcd so ma ny victims. iuo last iunune, or which JJaird Smith was tho alleviator and historian, car ried off a half a million, or only one twenty sixth of the thirteen millions affected, and the starvation price of food was never higher man i seers the rupee. This, ere it closes, win nave swallowed up a sixth of the ueo pie, among whom rice sometimes was not to be bad at all, and for many a long month not lower than 0 seers the rupee. A Cheat Btoky. It will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere that the Nat York Weekly is publishing another new story from tho pen of the renowned romancer, Lkoh Lewis. The name of this new nrnrturtinn is "THE WATER WOLK ; or, Tan Dkmom or tub Bbhmcoas," aud it is beyond ques tion the very best romance which its talented autbor has yet given to the world. It ii full of the most exciting scenes and incidents and while reading it the world and its cares are entirely forgotten, and the reader seems to bo living among the characters of whom be is reading, so great a hold does the story take upon the imagination. Every lover of romance should secure the opening cbaptars, and our word for it, they will not be slow to obtain wuat follows. J. R. Floncigan, nominated as Naval Offl cer of the Port of Philadelphia, for services rendered in traducing the most eminent men of the Republican party, has been re jeciea py tue Beoate or the U nited States. The Legislature of Kansas, baa re-elected the Hon. bamual C. Ponwroy, United States senator lor sis years trots tba 4tn of March nesh 14,418 885 11,559,073 2,412 053 Tors. 4,73,fl16 4,833,47 2.472,483 557,161 inroitTAUT FRon eukopk AU8TJIA IXPBOtB, WABI ' t l LtvBnrooi., Jan. 20, Noon Tho cotton market opens firm ; prices unchanged. The sales to-day will propably reach 80,000. London, Jan. 80.. Austria is strongly in creasing her forces on her turkish and Prus sian frontiers, on apprehension of TTar. Madrid, Jan. 20. Spain is about to reor ganize hor army, which is to consist of 200, 000 men, excluding the reserves. Pa mis, Jan. 20. Semi-official Journals here deny that Maximilian will be a candi date for the Presidency of Mexico, if the Congress which he has proposed for that country should declare a republican form of government. 1'ebth, jnn. ao. a. lull ministry has been formed in Hungary. Bkrlik, January 28. Tho South German States have proposed a military union with the Northern States. St. Petersburg, Jan. 27. Advices re ceived from Bchring's Straits.state the Amer ican portion ot tue ltussian and American telegraph has been completed, and that the Straits have been surveyed for the purpose of finding a suitable place for laying the submarine cable. The Russian portion of this great enterprise, it Is expected, will be finished by next autumn. Berne, Jan. 97.-The Government of Aus tria has made overtures with a view to com mencing negotiations for s commercial treaty i . . . . - i c . i i - "viwcvu ivueum auu owitzcnnna. 12,399,747 1,000,000 Gain of Anthracite in 1868, 2,909,21 In 1805 the loss on tho supply of 1804 was 509,488. lty deduoting this quantity from the gain in 1800 it still leaves the guiu 2,401,724 tons over the heaviest shipment made of Anthracite in a single year. The supply ot coal from the commence ment of the trade, embraced in our table, was derived as follows : From the Schuylkill Regions, Wyomiong and Lackawana, Lehigh, buamokin, TONS. 05,055,544 40,788,780 31,129,081 3,051,040 Domestic Semi-Anthracite aud Bi tuminous, Foreign imported, 140,024,457 10,287,533 8,300,421 Total, 171,272,411 The coal mined in Great Britain in 1800 is estimated at 100,000,000 tons. The whole quantity mined in the United States in 18130 is estimated at 20,000,000, a little over one fourth their annual quantity. Only protect our industry and build up machinery, and also keep the balauce of trade in our favor, and it will take but a few years to outstrip even Great Britain in tho domestic produc tions of this Country. Kliiimobln Coal Trade. The quantity of coal carried over the Shamokin Division of the Northern Central Railway during 1866, was 657,161 In the year 186, 457,162 Increase in 1866, 99,999 Amount of ooal shipped by each operator over the Shamokin Division Northern Central llailway du ring 1866 : Names of Collieries anl Lessees. Cameron John Haas A Co. BurDsido 8. Uittenbender & Co. Dear Val. Hhainokin A Bear Val. C. C. Henry Clay John ii. Donty, Agent Dig Mountain Bird Coal & Iron Co. Buck Hidge May, Patterson A Bro. Luke fuller Burnside Coal 4 Iron vo. Lambert John 11. Dewees A Bro. Laucaater Kuamnkin Coal Co. Brady John B. Douty A Co. Continental Tiley, Dure A Co. Excelsior Excelsior Coal Co. Enterprise R. A. A in merman, Agent. Ureen Mountain 8. John A Sons, Isaao Taylor Jloover 4 blarr. Coal Mountain W. V. Patterson, Agent Muartville win. JUontoliua. 81,448 84.671 49.9(16 43,417 50,662 69,167 12.221 12,829 42,764 24,764 907 34,910 SI ,819 14.840 1,291 11,22 31,020 7.B73 267 10,120 SrcsATB. A petition was received in the Sonute on Monday from citizens of Ohio, set ting forth reasons why tho Capital should bo removed from Washington to the West. It was referred to the Committee on the Dis trict of Columbia. The bill to prohibit peonage in the United States was passed, as was also the bill amendatory of the several acts relating to copyrights. The latter bill provides that every proprietor pf a copy right, whether book, photograph, map or chart, shall send a copy of tho same to the Congressional Library. A resolution was adopted to prevent Governors, Judges and Secretaries of Territories from being absent from their posts of duty. Mr. Poland gave notice that when the joint resolution making tho President ineligible for a second term came up, he should move to extend the term to six years. The bill amending the act establishing judicial courts was so amended that United States Courts shall have autho rity only to issue writs of habeas corpus within their respective jurisdictions, was passed, as was also the bill providing severe penalties fur counterfeiting the public se curities, currency or postage stamps. The tariff bill was then taken up and considered until tho body adjourned. House. In tho House on Monday the im- Ecacbment resolution offered sometime ago y Mr. Kelso was taken tip, and a long dis cussion ensued as to whether it should be referred to the Judiciary Committee or to a pecinl committee of nvc. bevcral members took occasion to ventilate their views in re gard to the impeachment question, some tavoncg nnd others disapproving ot tho movement. The resolution finally went over without action. Mr. Stevens' recon struction bill was then taken up, and after some discussion was reierred to the Com mittee on Reconstruction, where it will pro bably rest tor tho p ret cot. The House then adjouruud. Senate. On Tuesday tho President sent in a rcsponso to the resolution of the Senate culling for information with regard to the resignation ot .Mr. Motley. Tho message vetoing tho Colorado bill was taken up, but was finally laid over and ordered to be prin ted, iho tariff bill was then taken up, and was debated until the adjournment. House. On Tuesday tho Committee of Elections were discharged from the consido ration of the resolution for an investigation into the recent Maryland election, the mat tcr being investigated by another committee. The bill to equalize the bounties of soldiers, sailors, aud marines was reported and or dered to be printed. The bill to regulate the civil service was reported from tho Cum mitteo on Retrenchment. A bill was report ed restricting the Agricultural Department to the purchase tor distribution only of such seeds, plants, and flowers as are not common in the United btntes, which was laid on the tuble. The Secretary of the Iuterior was requested to furnish informution relative to the lata ma&sacre of United States troops at t ort I'hil Kearney and tho causes that pro duced the same, and what has led to the present condition of our relut ions with the Indiun tribes. The Senate bill providing for an annual inspection into Indian affairs was taken up aud debated until the close of tho morning hour, when it was laid over. Communications were received from the Sec retary of State in reference to the attempted compromise of curtain law-suits instituted aguintt tho agents ot the rebel government at Liverpool, England, aud another saying that no official information had been receiv ed in regard to the action of the Pupul Gov ernment prohibiting the meeting of Protes tants for religious purposes in Romo. The President transmitted additional information in regard to the New Orleans riot. The committee of conference reported that they had agreed on the pension sill, the bill making appropriations for invalid pensions, &c, was considered and passed. The amount is f 33,380,000. 1 he consular and diplomatic appropriation bill was discussed. A proviso for the payment of the minister to Portugal provoked considerable debate. An amend ment was adopted prohibiting the payment of money for the support of the American legation at Rome. Adjourned. IntcNt lrom 3Iextco. New Orleans, Jan. 28. The French Consul in Mexico has published a notice advising all the residents in the country, who wish to leave it with the expeditionary torce, that tbey can nave passage borne ; party of eight hundred accordingly left. Maxmilian has permitted a kind of truce of war trade between Jalapa and Vera Cruz. The Liberals are tearing up tho Imperial Mexican Railroad; but the movement of the most importance is the defection of one Gen Cnrvillo, who commands at Saltillo, and who has issued tho following nd dress to his soldiers: "lou have already seen the con duct of your so-called Protector in Matamo ras. You already know that the flag of the stars has floated in that port, and that it was occupied by the United forces, after they had covered the roau with innumerable corpses of our countrymen. They wish the extinction of our race, to thereafter occupy our country. I he North under some plausi bio pretext desiro to penetrate into it, never to abandon it." Vera Cruz advices to the 22J state that the French transport had left with a heavy detachment of infuntry for France, and others would immediately follow. The whole French force in Mexico had arrived at Vera Cruz en route for France. Addi tional transports were daily expected. l'UO.VI MEXICO, 447,161 447,162 Dan Webster Sutton A Henry. Coal Ridge No. 1 James Kolley. Coal Hidge No. 2 Coal Kidge Imp. Co. Total tons, In 1864, Inorenae In 1808, 99,999 Tho following reported in the Bhamokin Coal Trade, was sent south over the Mine Hill A Schuyl kill Haven Kail Road : Shamokin Coal Co., 40,493 Continental Coal Co., 38,739 May, rallenon at Co., 36,108 Bear Valley Coal Co., 34,432 J. B. Douty, Agont, 30,107 John Haas A Co., 28,241 Bird Coal A Iron Co., 27,143 8. Bittenbender A Co., 26,294 Excelsior Coal Co., 26.028 J. B. Douty A Co., 22,247 Win. MonUilius, 21,480 Enterprise Coal Co., , 14,406 R. A. Ammerinan, Agent, 11,999 8. John A Sons, 10,772 Uunulde Uoal Uo.. JO, 74.1 4. a. Dewees A Bro., 7,897 Coal Ridge Improvement Coal Co. i 6,917 Butter A Uenry, 4.111 sundries, 10,427 In 1884, Increase In 106, 420,834 283,874 136,949 During the year the Lehigh and Mahanoy Railroad has been extended to Mt. Carmel, and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad are pushing the Koterprise road to Shamo- aiu. iuo ivuuigu i;oi aou navigation com' pany, will have their new Railroad comole ted in a few months leading from Maucli Chunk to Easton, where it will connect with the Morris & Ksses Railroad load in or to New York. This give three outlets for Le high and Wyoming Coal via tba Lehigh v aiiey 10 jxew jora. THE PKKNOH EVACUATION Execution of an American C'onnul The Indiana Object to giving I'ree. cloia to their Nlavesi. New Orleans, Jan. 20. An official letter from I lorida says the Indians of Everglades, Florida, are determined to keep the negroes in their tribe as slaves, denying that whito men's laws are applicable to them on the subject of slavery. The negroes claim their liberty, and have appealed to the military for assistance. It is feared there will be troublo in Florida touching this matter. It is officially reported that the frcedmen throughout Florida are renewing contracts. There was a large emigration from South Carolina and Georgia, for the purpose of ob taining work or colonizing on the St. John's river, or south thereof. Gen. Ely had arrived from South Carolina with a colony of 800 treedmen. The coloni zation agencies in the southern portion of tne estate seemed to lie very popular. A difficulty occurred iu Fernandina on December 20, some citizens resisting the seizure by the Sheriff of some property that had been sold for taxes. The Sheriff was driven off and appealed to Gov. Walker for a military torce. Tue uovernor, Having no men, asked the interference of the United States troops. Col. Spragne, who had charge of the latter, declined, and the Gov' ernor has applied to the President. AU was quiet aud the authorities were awaiting in slruction from Washington. New Orleans, Jan. 20. Vera Cruz dates to tho 23d are received, per the French frig ate Rocan, which left thence on tho 21st with 1,200 Austrian infuntry. The evacuation of tho city of Mexico will be completed by the 28th instant. Marshal liazaine had issued a proclama tion tor two thousand troops per day. lia zaiue had issued au order stating that he had arranged transportation for all parties to t ranee tree ot cost. 1 he L nited States gunboat Tauomi was at Vera Cruz. TUB AMERICAN CONSUL AT MAZATLAN EXE CUTED BY THE MEXICAN ACTIIOIHTIES. K E w Orleans, Jan. 28. Vera Cruz cor respondent of the 23d says : A bulletin ap 1 .1 M 1 - -Hi f - peareu in iuo r renen newspaper omces l the City of Mexico a tew days ago, stating that Mr. Carmnc, the American vice Consul at Muzatlan, became involved in a dirllculty with a Mr. lsroman, when the Mexican au thorities interfered. Mr. Carman shut himself up in the house, but was attacked, and during the fight killed two Mexicans. He was then imprisoned and summarily executed. Norville, com manding the United States gunboat off the town, demanded the punishment of the Mexican officers who bad taken part in the execution ot Carman, but on the refusal of the authorities he bombarded the town for eight hours. Kkw Orleans, Jan. 28. Vera Cruz cor respondence of the 24th says that prominent and influential parties conuccted with the Maximilian Government are entertaining the idea of combining all available parties on Ortega, in case it is impossible to sustain Maximilian. Ortega was captured by Wasia, at Zacate- cus, and taken to Juarez, at Durango, by an escort under Varrios. Marshal Bazaine will give up tho City of Mexico to Portirio Dcz upon leaving, which will be about the 5th of February. Diez is now marching upon the capital with infan try, cavalry and artillery. The French evacuation continued, and the last of the army will leave the City of Mexi co on the Cth of February. f ive million of silver dollars nave been sent to France during the last eight days. Forced loans weie being made by Maxi milian in all the large cities, Mexico, Puubla, San Luis Potosi, Orizaba and Cordova. In a recent meeting of tho Junta or Coun cil, Marchal Bazaine voted against Maximi lian remaiuing. The family of the Marshal intends to leave Vera Crux for France, on a French steamer, about the 13th of February. The Archbishop has finally declared for Juarez; so says the latest dispatch from Mexico. Pazo del Macho correspondence says the rear guard will set out for Vera Cruz on the 25th. The railroad company agrees to carry 10,000 troops daily after February 13 to Vera Cruz. On the 13th, 14th and 15th Max held a stormy conference with Bazaine and Castle nau. On the 16tb Bazaine informed Portirio Diaz if be would come up with a respecta ble force he would surrender the Capital. A Parisian writer on fashions reports that very few flowers are used in headdresses this season, and bandelets nave entirely disap pearea. Many young ladies only wear a very handsome comb, with either a silver or gold top and if a flower is added, it is a very tiny ooa indeed. Wattean wreaths are occasionally to ba seen, but tbey art- com posed of Liliputian roses, pinks, tc The New Orlctan allot. The President, in compliance with a reso lution of the House, transmitted to-day voluminous documents on the subject of the New Orleans riots of July last. These in clude about 400 foolscap pages of testimony, taken before the military board, convened at tho Instance of General Baird, and con sisting of Generals Mower, Quincy, Gregg, and Baldey, together with their report, iu which tbey condemn tne conduct ot Mayor Monroe, and say that but for the declaration of martial law by General Baird, and the presence of the troops, fire and bloodshed would have raged through the night in all tne negro quarters or tho city, and tne lives and property of Unionists and Northern men would have been at the mercy of the mob. The conservators of the peace being for tho time the instieators of violence, nothinp: would have remained but an arming for self defence, and a scene might have ensued un paralleled w the history of tba age. lorrtbl 'I'mjfedy. Camden, Jan. 89. A man named David Taylor, residing three miles from here, last nisht murdered his mother, his wife and eiizbt children, composintr his entire family. Taylor was intoxicated, and coming home at a lata hour, found his viotims asleep, when ha cut their throats with a razor.. The mur- deter has not vet been captured. ynch lisw In Montana Cold Mine IHiu-ovcrrd. SiLouis, "Jan. M 4dvics from Mon tana state the tclcsperaiiots In that territory have again bctome so ftolcf as to call out lrom tne old compoo of "Besulator'a notice that the reorganization of the company has necome necessary, and that bercatter all ot fenders will be summarily dealt with. The Salt Lake YUlctte contradicts the re port of the murder by Indians of a party of New Mexican miners, who were out pros pecting. The missing party have returned to tne settlement to report rich deposits of gold as having been discovered by them. . The Oohdt Lottery End of the , ' Aflalr. ' 1 . CittCAno. Jan. 27. A. II. Lee. the winner of tho Opera House, arrived, at this city yes terday, and' sold' the Opera House to Mr. Crosby for $200,000. The following is an exact statement of Mr. Crosby's balance Bheet: V. 11. uroeoy, creditor by 210,000 tickets, at $5, $1,050,000 ; to advertising, f 150,000 ; to paintings, $73,000; to engravings, $100,000; to commission, $43,000 ; to printing and traveling, $30,000. ' Value of Opera House, $330,000. A young married ladv in Ohio Lanced herself recently because her husband scolded her for giving $10 in chanty. A French clcrtrvman declares that men who do not intend to marry have no right to go into society. Neither have some who do. Rev. Joel Lindsley. tho preacher who whipped his child to death in Orleans coun ty, iNew aork, last summer has been con victed of manslaughter in the second degree. Mr. Wm. Everett, son of the late Hon. Edward Everett, has entered tho lecture field as an expounder of "Some Parts in the Character of St. Paul." the Phiiadcipblans are mourning over the deterioration of the Schuylkill water. It is now tit tor hardly anything except to water corporation stock. The English papers are filled with ac counts from all parts of the country of storms and Ooods and shipwrecks and deaths lrom cold and starvation. The President has approved of tho bill for tho meeting of Congress on the fourth of March. Gen. John M. Palmer is likely to be the Radicul candidate for Governor of Illinois. A dinner was given near Paris the other day, of which the principal dishes were dog, shark", horse and rat. Mrs. Henry Johnson, late Miss Harriet Lane, is now tho happy mother of a boun cing boy who rejoices in the name of James lSuchanan Johnson. The deaths of seventeen infants, nil "acci dentally suffocated in bed," were registered in London in one week recently. A Memphis paper Bays that some of the Southern born people arc sending their daughters to tho North "to be polished." On Tuesday of last week there were sixty five cars snow-bound neur Pittsfield, Mass., haviug on board seven hundred cattle. Where a month ago there was nothing at a point on the Union Pacific Railroad, there is now a settlement of over five bunted persons. - Those States which sent out the largest number of able bodied men to the field du- riug the war, exhibit the largest increase of production. A new sensation comes from St. Louis. The wife of a well known criminal lawyer named Mitchell sues her husbuud Tor a in voice ou tlie ground of adultery. The fair creature who is ullcgcd to have seduced tho unfuithful husband, is no other person than Ella Ellwood, a poetess of consiuerable fame and abiUty, und one who has written some intensely moral lines. Tho case attracts considerable attention, and public opinion is in favor of the injured wile. As the pur ties all move in the first circle of society the cusc will call muny ot the leading citizens of St. Louis into court as witnesses. "Some" Postacie Stamts. It will scarce ly be credited, at first thought, that twenty tons of postage stamps have been used du ring the year. Such, however, is the fuct, and by artificial measurement they would cover an area of forty-eight and a half square miles, or, as a curious calculator says, enough to roof a large township, with all its houses, barns, churehes, gardens, forests and farms ; or, if you choose to make a rib bon of them, enough to reach nearly from the equator to either pole, or twice the length of tho Mississippi river. So that if everybody would bo obliging enough to use the Government stamp on the envelope it self, the mora omission ef thete little extra bits ot papers would lighten tho mail-bugs by more than forty thousand pounds, aud save in paper hi teen or tweuty thousand d o 1 lars. J'h ihtdelph ia 1'ress. Alabama has just taken a State Census, and reports a total population of 045,244, whereof 442,443 are Blacks. In 1800, she had 004,206, of whom 435,133 were slaves. It is evident that her Black inhabitants are just about as numerous as in 18(10, while her Whites arc but 2U,uuu lewcr. we inter lrom this that the Southern States have generally nearly if uot quite as many inhabitants now as in 1800, und will have more in 1870. The btorics that the Blacks are "dying out" seem to be utterly baseless. A good many of them have migrated northward or been taken to Texas ; but they will number at least 4,000,000 in 1870. Cold-Blooded Assassination of a Ten nessee State Senator. The Nashvillo Press and Times, of the 17th inst. says : We were overwhelmed with grief lost evening on hearing intelligence of tho brutal assas sination of Dr. Almon Case, Union State Senator from Obion county, West Tennessee, who was shot dead at his residence, a few evenings siuce by an assassin. Our present information is as follows : Late in the eve ning a man rode up to his residence and called for lilm to come out. Mrs. Case went to the door, and in answer to the man's in quiry, replied that he had gone to town. The man rode off in the direction indicated, and met Senator Case on bis return, with whom be rode back. On approaching the house tha assassin pretended to depart, but immediately after wheeled and shot his un suspecting victim dead, and made his es cape. Senator Case ws a good, brave and faithful man, an advocate of progress and an enlightened public office. He was an early friend of colored enfranchisement, and it is worthy of particular nota that he was in favor of uuiversal amnesty, and allowing all citizens to vote, irrespective ot their political antecedents of color. But bis liberal views made him no less obnoxious to Rebel male volence. Ha baa fallen by tha hands of one of the very men whom he was ready to par don and restore. - Only a few days prior to tha beginning of tha present session bis son, an excellent lad of sixteen, was shot dead while the family were returning from church, whore the young man had just made a pro fession of religion. The father was wearing crape for his murdered son at the time of hit own assassination. The WetUrm Mirrer, published at Cam bridge City, Indiana, contains the follow ing "Died. Davis Harris was foond dead near hit reaiuenor on Wednesday evening, January 16, 1867. An inquest was held, which revealed no marks of violence ; it was therefore supposed that he died a natural but sudden death. When found, ho was near his horses i (A metJ tndeatoring U load lag on hit trvrsoa, on portion of hi body in Wayat and tfo other in henry county." Mr. Jana M. Sweet, of ITnaabunk, Me., has been indicted for tha murder. of her. hus band, Dr. Nathaniel Swectjast fall, by poi soning him with strychnine. She (ays that she only put it in his whisky to cure his lovo for liquor, and that aha-accidentally gave him an overdose. Farmers should not neglect to give their horses proper exercise. Do not suffer tho horses to stand the whole week in tba stable, but givo, at least, ono hour's exercise daily. Give sloppy food at least twice a week, and throw a lump of rock salt in the manger. Kansas CoAt Fields. The Osage Chro nicle urges the development of the rich coal -fields in Kansas, which underlie, as is claim-, ed, ono third of tho country at a depth of ' but a few feet from the surface. It considers that if a railroad ever goes through there,, the chief source of wealth will be their coal. " The weight of the flour in a barrel is sup-, posed to be one hundred and ninety-sir pounds. The Buffalo Board of Trade has. adopted a resolution requiring two hundredr pounds in each barrel, to conform with the contal system of weights and measures. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF lufttfcc of the Peace, P. M. SHIN DEL, OFFERS himsolf u a candidate for th abora, office at the oominir SpriDg. Election.. Fohruary 3, 1867. books, stationery: and VARIETIES, Always on band a large and eomplots stoek of' ALBUMS, Juvenile, Blank, School, Ilyma ant Prayer BOOKS. !N'ole, Liettcr, lgal and Cnp Paper. GOLD PENS AND HOLDERS. Pens, Inks, Pencils, Port-Folios, Pictures, Picture Frainos, Musical Instruments, Strings, Musio, Lamps Shades, Uloboa, Ac. Soaps, Chains. Sleds, Canes, Games, Brushes, Port- monaics, and Fancy Articles of all kinds. Wall Paper, llorder nnd Window. Shade. Agent for "La Rose's Hair Restorative,' ' and 'Enamel of America." Drafts on Europe and Tickets for Steam Vessels QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS the motto at LIOUTNER'S Book Store and News Depot, Fob. 2, 1867. Market Square, Sunbury, Pa. ELEVENTH A MARKET STS., PHILADEL'A. THIS new and elegant House ia now open for the reception of guests. It has been fitted up in a manner equal to any in the country. The location beiug central makes it a very desirable stopping place, both fur Merchants and parties visiting the city. The parlors are spacious, and elegantly furn ished. The tables will be supplied with all the deli cacies the market will afford, and it is the intention of the Proprietor to keep in every respeot a First Class Hotel. Terms $3 00 per day. CCRLIS DAVIS, Proprietor. February 2, 1S67 6m The Urcutcait Story of tlic Age. In kerping with the promiso whioh we made some time back, to keep THE NEW YOKIC WEEKLY in the front rank of literary journalism, and tomaiu' tain its claim to Ihe position wbicu it undoubtedly holds that ot being the leading story and i ketch paper of the United States, if not of the world we are now gratified to be able to announce that we have coinmcnoed the publication of ANOTHER GREAT STORY. It is from tho pen of that world renowned romancer LEON LEWIS. Author of "The Silver Ship," "Syria thejewess,' "The Step-Daughter's Portion," etc., etc. It is entitled THE) 'WATER WOLF, On TBI Demon or mi Bbrmi ius. The mere announcement of a story by a writer i extensively and favorably known as Leon Lewi would perhaps be enough to cause everybody to res it, but "THE WATER WOLF" appr somewhat different from anything else which i gitted !author has thus far given to the worl As its title implies, it is a story of the Bermudas, a partakes largely of the wild, the weird, and t grand. The heroine ia a moat glorious crealion croaturo all beauty and sunshine, tender, impulsit generous and courageous who is cast away up one of the Bermuda Islands, and falls into the hai of a desperate villain, who U a deadly enemy to 1 father. While here, she encounters the dread scout of the islands, the frightful WATER WOLF the simple description of which fearful monster e sea the Hush to creep with horror. The story is I of action at the very start, and the reader finds attention enchained before he has road a doten t tenoea. It ia full of the most thrilling situations, possesses a plot of the greatest intricacy and of most ingenious oharacter. TH WATER WOLF will unquestionably greatly to the already great reputation of Leon L and will undoubtedly be extensively read. Recollect that Till: UATKK tVOLl'i Or, The Demon of the Burmudas, BT LBOX LIWIJ, Is now ready, and for sale everywhere. OTJR TERM8. The New York Weeklt is sold by all J Agents throughout the United States. The pri Six Cents, but in cases where Agents have u extra freight, a highor prioe is charged. When is a News Agent in the town, we desire our fr to get the Weekly through him. We do not w mail the paper except in places where there other means of getting it. When sent by mail , i copies, f3 per annum ; four copies, $10, wh tl 50 a copy ; eight copies $20. The party ends us $20 for a club of eight eopies, (all s one time,) will be entitled to a copy free, l'ot ters and others who get up clubs, in their resp. towns, can afterward add single eopies at $2 i ineaew lor X weekly and the Illustrated rary Album will both be sent for $6 per annuo Specimen Conies sent Free. STREET SMITH, Proprietoi 11 Frankfort st , New V February S, 1M67. 8t VALENTINES ! ALL kinds, Coinio and Sentimental. P( Satckeli and Love Cards, FANCY ENVELOPES. A fine line of Uoodi for the season, now on rapidly selling at LIOUTNER'S Book F January 24. 181. at Just Received I MEN'S ARTIC GAITERS, MEN'S GUM BOOTS, LADIES' GUM BOOTS, MISSES' GUM BOOTS, v at TUACli Sunbury, Jannary 28, 1867 t Here they are I Another lot of those ueallent Skating, Walking and Riding inrouguaui, lor fcauieg' wear, at Sunbury, January 24, 1667. 41 GLOVE BOOTS IHACHEIi Ksilate of J oh a Pairelr, deeea NOTICE ia hereby given that letters of ad tration having been granted to the audi 4 on the estate of John Fagely, late of Sha township, Northumberland eouuly. Pa., dee AU persons indebted to aaid estate are toque make Immediate payment, and those having to present Iheio for settlement. CHRISTIAN C. FAGELY, Ad . BhaaaokintowB, Jea. 12, lba7.-l Mount Carmel Hote MT. CABMBL, Northumberland Oc THOS. BURKET, I'koprie This large eoma odious Hotel ia located I depots of the tSnamokin Valley and the Qui New York Railroads. Trains arrive and depa This kutwe is located ia lb centre of the ' gioa and affords the beet aaooouuedations to I and permanent e-jitouiers. TVIAKIES for 1667. Xyehe heap, at kinds and q LIGHTS
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