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K. B. MAS8BB, Editor Proprietor.
IIUI HT, A.
BATCRHAY, MARCn 9, 1807,
INTOiEHAHCK.
Oof radical friend end cotemporary of
the Fotttville Miner1 Journal it decidedly
opposed to the running of itrcct cars, in
Philadelphia, on Sunday. At many of our
bett citiseni entertain different and conflict-
log view on (be subject, there ia nothing
eingular or objectionable In Mr. Bannan
expressing hit opinion! in opposition. But
when be undertake to tsy that the citizens
of Philadelphia should not be permitted to
Tote on this question, but should defer it to
the superior wisdom, virtue and intelligence
of the legislature, he places himself in I
rather equivocal position.
The editor cf the Journal is a strong ad
tocate of universal suffrage. He is iu favor
of permitting the most ignorant and de
graded of that unfortunate class of beings,
just released from bondage, to vote upon
questions that affect even our lives, our
liberty and property, and yet denies this
same right to the citizens of Philndelphia,
because, as he asserts, "the masses there have
not intelligence and virtue enough to act
right in the matter of Sunday passenger
railway travel."
Oar Philadelphia friends will, no doubt,
feel the effect of this compliment, if they
should even fail to comprehend the force of
its argument. The experience of the world
shows that even liberal and well disposed
men are prone to exercise a spirit of intoler
ance, on questions of religion and morals,
and run into excesses that sometimes border
on bigotry and oppression.
The United States is the only government
on earth where religious liberty is guarran
teed to all, by the constitution or funda
mental laws. In other countries, whether
Catholic or Protestant, some prominent
creed is recognized as the established reli
gion, though sometimes toleration is grant
ed to dissenters from the government reli
gion. Here we nave a constitutional provi
sion that "Congress shnll make no lnw ou
the subject of religion, or prohibit the free
exercise thereof." Even the absurd creed
of the Mormons is protected, except where it
comet in conflict with the laws and criminal
code, on the subject of Polygamy,
5?" County Finances. In looking over
the Auditor's Report of the finances
Schuylkill county, we find that our neigh
bors have suffered themselves to be encum
bered with a heavy debt, which, not many
years since, would have been considered, in
point of size, a respectable debt for a small
State. The indebtedness and assets foot up
as follows :
INDEBTEDNESS.
Amount of bonds outstanding,
bearing 6 per cent, interest.
Amount due to township for
road taxes,
Amount due School District,
(004,522 9?
1.003 30
1,042 37
000,033 04
ASSETS.
Amount due by collectors, &c, 280,471 79
Total indebtedness, $380,101 85
Tlere is a debt of nearly f 400,000, the an
mal interest on which is over $23,000 pc
aanum. The debt of this county, after the
expenditure in building a new Court House,
at a cost of over $100,000, is now only
about $18,000, or less than the anuual in
terest of the Schuylkill county debt. This
debt the commissioners say will be paid
this year out of the six mills tax. The pco
pie of Northumberland county have, certain
ly, reasons to be proud of her financial con
dltion.
t5? TnE Democrats ic Congress have
no fixed principles but those of fillibustering
and clogging the wheels of Government
They profess to be the particular friends of
the South, and to abhor the doctrines
Stevens and the radicals. Yet they toted
with Stevens, against conservative measures
to impose greater restrictions on the South
Professing a disposition to let the rebel
off on the easiest terms, they to voted as ulti
tnatcly to bring upon them the hardest kind
of conditions and prevented the adoption o
the Senate amendment (Sherman's) to the
House Military Government bill (Mr. Ste
vens'). The House bill deprived the rebel
of the right of suffrage, while conferring it
nn the blacks. The Senate amendment,
while granting suffrage to the blacks, gave
it, also, to all the whites, simply enforcing
the third section of the Constitutions
Amendment, which deprives the Ligher
grade of rebels from holding office. The
Democrats voted in a body to exclude the
cbels from voting, and to prevent a speedy
ettleiuent of all the matters in dispute.
tSfSEUENADE TO GEN. CaMEIIOX. Hon.
iimoa Cameron was serenaded at Willard's
'iotet, in Washington, on Monday night
ast, and made an eloquent speech, thanking
he Pennsylvaniuns who came to honor him
Senator Bigham, Attorney-General Brewster
,nd Hon. George F. Miller, our ruprcsenta
ive iu Congress, paid tributes to Mr Cam
ron't loyal record on the occasion,
i All the Pennsylvania members of the
Touse were present, and a large number of
i Pennsylvania State legislators. Mr,
aineron again announced himself as being
irever against the admission of men to Con
rest whose hands were Moody and whose
uls were black with treason. He was
irmly applauded,
l'f Wi regret to learn that Abner
jompson, Esq., President of the Middle
reek Railroad Company, died at hit resi
nee in Lewistown, a few days since. Mr.
txompson was a worthy and excellent ci ti
ll, who took great interest in the pro
Had jailroad from this place to Lewistown,
a are pleased to learn that J as. Burns,
q , formerly Canal Commissioner, most
ibnbly will be elected in his place.
3f To bill providing for the appoint-
at of an additional Law Judge ia this
trict bat passed the House and will, no
tbt, pats the Seoatr. The section ra
ring the Judge to reside at Williamtport
.taiued. The Judicial labor of Judge
dan, at present, are greater than those of
tge Elwell and Judge Wood combined
business of tbit county, alone, it greater
o many or the present district
EST Judos of tbi Sctbkmb Court.
The Easton Argut strongly recommends
Judge Mayoard, formerly ef Willlamsport,
at the Democratie candidate for Supreme
Judge next falL Judge Maynard it an able
lawver. and well oualified for the position.
In connection with this, Its it proper to lay,
that Hon. Alex. Jordan, President Judge of
this district, bas also been named as a can
didate. Perhapi no ttronger candidate
could be selected by the Democratic con
vention, and certainly none more unexcep
tional in character. We learned In Phila
delphia that Judge Woodward declined be
ing a candidate on account of liavlng advo
cated tho one-term principlo la the Reform
convention. We presume the Judge bad
stronger private reasons, and these were
that he could not bo re-elected. On the
Republican side we have tho names of Joshua
W. Comly, of Danville, Judge Pearson of
Uarrisburg and Judge Linn of Bellefonte,
of these, Mr. Comly is decidedly the choice
of the people in this section.
rsrTnrt XXXIX Coneresi csme to a
close on the 4th of March, inst. The Re
construction Bill, tho Tariff Bill and the
Bankrupt Bill, were each passed at the
close. The President vetoed the Recon
struction Bill, as expected, but it was passed
by a two-third vote over his veto. The pre
sumption is that the sececded States will
accept its provisions, notwithstanding the
President's bad example. Georgia and Vir
ginia are already active in calling a conven
tion. The present Congress, it is said, will
adjourn in a short time.
t3? Tub Pennsylvania Railroad. At
the late annual meeting of the etcckholders
in Philadelphia, Mr. Cuyler thus refers to
the operations of this great corporation :
"The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
was incorporated just twenty years ago,
with a capital of $13,000,000 to build a road
243 miles long. It has swollen, in tho
lines it owns and controls, from 243 miles
to more than 1,100. Though its stock was
begged from door to door, to a large extent
in individual subscriptions of humble men
who cave tbem in no expectation of
profit, for they anticipated none, but solely
for the public good yet this much abused
corporation has divided to its stockholders,
over and above six per cent, interest per
annum, forty-six per cent, of extra protit.
In addition to this, nut of its earnings, it
has paid more than $0,000,000 in reduction
of the original cost of its line of works ;
more than $1)00,000 upon the purchase of
its main line; nud has reduced the cost of
equipment upon its books from upwards of
$10,000,000 to a little more thun $3,0(10,OOU
making in the whole more than $14,000,000
paid out of its income towards its perms
nent work and equipments, beside dividing
fortv-six per cent, above six per cent, to its
stockholders. (Applause.) In addition to
all this, it carries from its income a contin
gent hind of $1,000,000, and a sinking tund
ot ?3,0U0,UU0 more."
Tho Adjouruiucut of the Thirty
Aiuth t'vngrcss.
Washington, March 4.
Never before has any Congress so quietly
and thoroughly finishuJ np its business as
has the Thirty-ninth, at twelve o'clock to
day. At the meeting at nine o'clock this
morning, there was nothing of any impor
tance left to be done, except to have the
bills already engrossed 6'igned in the presence
of both houses, and sent to the President
for bis signature, who was present in tho
reception room ot the Senate.
All bills were signed at 12 P. M., but the
Army Appropriation bill, and Wool Tariff
bill. These he had declined to approve,
and it was generally regarded that they
were lost. LI is time, however, differed
somewhat from thut of tho House, and at
the last moment he was prevailed upon to
sign the Woolen bill, although he had up
to 11.55 retused to sign it
His harmless protest against the clause
in the Army bill, which fixed Gen. Grant's
headquarters at Washington, wus sent by
Colouel Moore too lute to reach the House
before Speaker Colfax, in his eloquent
valedictory, hud announced the expiration
of the Thirty-ninth Congress. Both are
laws, as they were approved of during its
session, and are so recorded upon the journul
ot tlie House.
SPECTATORS.
At an early hour tho rules were suspended
to admit ladies upon the floor, and when
Mr. Colfax pronounced his farewell, at least
three thousand people were iu the galleries
and upon the floor, making oue of the timet
impressive scenes and finest audience, ever
witnessed in the Capitol. During Mr. Col
fax's address the whole assemblage! eagerly
listened to every word, and at time heartily
applauded.
ORGANIZATION OP THE FORTIETH CONGRESS'
No sooner had he finished thnn Mr. Mc
Pherson stepped to the Clerk's desk and
rapping hit mallet, announced his intention
to organize the Fortieth Congress. On call
ing the roll of States and members one bun
dred and fifty seven Representatives an
swered to their names, and, though Rcpre
tentative Brooks, of New York, tried to
enter a protest against the organization of
tho Fortieth Congress, an uct that even An
drew Johnson hud approved of; Mr. Wilson
of Iowa, moved to go into an elcctiou for
Speaker, when Messrs. Hanks, 1'aine, h
dridge and Bover, being appointed tellers,
the roll was called, and Mr. Colfax received
127 votes, among tbem two members
elected by the Democrats, Messrs. Stewart
11. J. Unyinond s successor, and Mr. liobiu
ton, from the Brooklyn district.
The Democrats held a caucus this morn
ing to decide whom they should vote for as
(Speaker. Mr. Marshall received eleven votes,
aud Mr. Brooks six. This was looked upon
us a move of Fernando Wood's to defeat
Mr. Brooks from going on the Ways and
Means Committee, as it is generally expected
that the candidate of the opposition it to
go on me committee or Ways and Means
and it was to forestall Mr. Brooks thut Mr,
Wood got up this little affair. Ail, how
ever, acceded to the dictum of Fernando
Wood, and Mr. Marshull received thirty
voiea.
When Mr, MorrUsey voted quite a sensa-
tion was visible over the House, everv one
being desirous of seeing this much talked of
personage, who with General Butler and Mr.
Covodo were the great centres of attraction,
Mr. Alorrissey it well dieesed and behaves
extremely well, teeming to avoid publio
gaze.
Brigham Young, Jr., is ia Washington
Belle Boyd has reached her borne in Mur
tinsburg, West a.
The first water was let into the Chicago
lake tunnel on ihursday.
A man named Joseph Williams recently
took onence at the uiauner tn which the As
sistant Chief of Police of Nashville Mr. M
Bridewell looked at him, and shot him in
the left eye. Bridewell returned tbecompli
ment by shooting William! in the abdomen
from the effect! of which be will die. Nash
ville stems to be a lively place to live in,
George Wagner, convicted of murder in
the nrst degree, for killing hit wite Alary,
by splitting her tkull open with ao axe, waa
bangea at to iombt, la New Tor, on rn
aay morning letv
The Hortherst Central Hallway
Compnsjt,
Germal Meeting or Stockholder!!
, Annual. Report! op ran Prksidekt and
Directors Election of a Bsad op
' Directors. ; ,
( From the Harrlsburg Telegraph, Mnroh J.J
Our special reporter furnishes ui with the
following detailed ttatementt of a general
meeting, held at Baltimore, February 28th,
1807, by the ttockholdert of the Northern
Central railway eompauy. The meeting waa
presided over by I H. Small, of York, Pa.,
with Hubert S. Hoi lins as Secretary. J. D.
Cameron, Esq., read the annual report of
the Board of Directors. 1 lie report ot too
General Superintendent, J. N. DuBarry,
Esq., of Stephen Little, Esq., Auditor, and
J. S. Leib, Esq., Treasurer, were also laid
before the stockholders. By the way of
parenthesis, our reporter adds, that the bfll
cert of thit road are ail gentlemen, and per
hapi the best executive railroad oflicers
anywhere to be found in the country, to all
of which we give our unbiassed assent.
And especially does this (and we disdain
making purposely au invidious distinction)
hold true in reference to Mr. Little, the
Auditor, who is really an intelligent and
fuithful officer.
A resolution was then offered, and passed,
authorizing the directors to consider the ex
pediency of declaring a semi annual dividend
ustead ol a quarterly one. Alterward the
resolution was reconsidered, and laid on the
table indefinitely.
T he election, by the stockholders, com
menced at 12 m. and closed at 2 P. m., 54,
107 shares were represented 43,000 shares
being alone voted by tho trustees of the
Pennsylvania railroad sinking lund. the
lection resulted in the choice of the follow-
ing gentlemen for Directors of the road for
1803; Win. Colder, A. JS. Kapp, C. Mid
dle, John M. Kennedy, Jacob P. Joucs,
VV later Morris, John A. Wright, Uen. small,
B. F. Newcomer, S. M. Shoemaker aud
Tbos. A. Scott.
The Executive Omcers of the company
for the ensuing year comprise the following
gentlemen :
James V. Cameron, fc,sq., rresuient,
C. G. Miller, Esq., Vice President.
Robt. S. Hollins, Esq., Secretary.
John S. Leib, Esq., Treasurer.
Stephen Little, Esq., Auditor.
J. N. DuBarry, Esq., General Supcrin
tendent.
The report of the President, though not
lengthy, gives a full account of the uffairs
of the company for the year 1800. It com
mences with a statement of the amount o
receipts and the expenses of the main road
and the various branches, as lollows :
The reetipu of the Main Line were $2,959,012 82
Ihe expenses of the Main Line wert l,e00,8IS 95
Not earnings.
$1,153,193 87
27.697 85
Reoeipti WriguUville Branch,
Expenses,
Net earnlnira.
J'JTft 64
Receipts Shainokin Division,
34H.138 1
Lxpeuses,
217,7-10 bu
Not earnings,
$130,391 31
707.370 80
701, 6jU 29
Receipts Eliuira and Canandaigna
Division,
Expenses,
Net earnings.
$5,726 51
Gross receipts Main Lins and
lirauubee,
Gross expenses,
4.042,125 5!)
2,7411,837 25
Net earnings for the year.
$l,295,2& 33
433,2(13 79
SOI .469 Oil
27,023 79
53,000 00
Of which has been applied to the
payuicus oi loiurai uie
count.
Dividends (8 percent.)
Taxes on dividends, etc.,
Sinking Fund appropriation,
Rent of Wrightsville liranch,
Kent on Shaiuokin Valley and
l'ottsville RuilrouJ,
Rent Eluiira and Cunauduigua
Rnilrouds,
Extraordinary expenses Elmira
4,570 82
91 747 98
181,666 64
and janauauigua rail
roads, 127,214 85
Making a total so applied,
$'.,230,063 85
Without making any reduction for extra
ordinary work done on the Main Line, the
operating expenses ot the entire road for th
yeur lias been 65 4-10 per cent, of tho earn
ings about the same us the previous yeur,
The report states thut, owing to the in
creased length of line worked during a lnr
tion ot the yeur, a correct comparison ot the
receipts and expenditures thereof with those
ot last year cannot be accurately made. 1 here
has been a tailing oil ot f30(i,4'j 03 in I lie
receipts of the main line $80,871 20 less
than tho amount received the previous year
lor transportation ot troops. 1 he tonnagi
has increased largely, but the rates have de
creased. When a reduction in labor and
material can be made, to correspond with
he reduction of charges, the condition of tho
road and its equipments is such thut there
will be no ditliculty iu reducing tho work
ing expenses below CO per ceut. of the earn
ings.
Reference is made to the rapidity with
which the iron rails wear out they only lust
ing now four years causing nn expenditure
in maintaining the road which tell severely
upon the working expenses. The increased
speed of the passenger trains, and the increase
in weight of the engines, and the increased
tonnage, may account for this fact. The
mortgage of $130,000 due on tho first of Oc
tober, loGO, was paid and the bonds destroy
ed. To meet tho mortgages paid to the city
nt Baltimore and for the purpose of purchas
ing additional equipments required, a ne
mortgage of $2,000,000 was created, an
$724,000 of the bonds sold. An arrange
ment was lately entered into between tho
Pennsylvania railroad company and the
bourdh by which the Elmira and William
sport, and the leased lines north of that road,
are to be worked for tho joint benefit of
both companies the former company di
viding with this company any loss or gain
that may arise out of tho lease by this com
pany of those roads. During the year fivo
engines, two tirst class passenger and 180
freight cars have been added' to the equip
ment, at a cost of $278,217 30. Some addi
tional coal cars will be required during this
year.
The number of passengers transported
over the main road aud brunches is 883,000,
traveling an aggregate distance of 20,331,
028 miles. The total amount of freight
moved was 2,073,730 tons, an increase of
315,003 tont over the preceding year. Of
the above freight, there wat 930,180 tons of
coal, an increase over the previous year of
232,870 tons carried over the following
roads ; Northern Central, 803.189; Shamo
kin Valley and Pnttsville, 557,000, and the
Elmira and Williamsport, 09.000. In addi
tion there were also transported S0.400 tons
for the immediate use of the Company.
There hat been a slight falling off iu coal
carried to Baltimore. Any considerable in
crease to the through coal business, cannot,
the report ttatea, be expected until a suita
ble outlet to tide-water is obtained.
The Board at the last annual meeting was
authorized to negotiate with the Columbia
and Port Deposit railway company. To
some extent there have been negotiations,
and there it now a strong probability that
that rotd will be commenced at an early day
and pushed forward to completion. The
local tonnage of the Shainokin division wat
657,000 tont, an increase of 103,000, and of
the Elmira division 00,000, and increase of
80,000 tone. At anticipated in the last re
port, the through passenger business hat di
minished. The local passenger trafllo bas,
however, increased. For tome yeara the
policy of the company wat to charge the ad
ditional equipment purchased and put on
the road to the ordinary working expensea.
Now the company baa an equipment worth,
at gold valuation, $2,182,00, instead of $1,
182,000. at repreer nted epos the books
the difierence amounting to $700,000. Tali
with the $752,000 already to credit of profit
od lost, shows a surplus tund of $1,000,000.
lie road and equipmeut It in excellent con
dition.
The reports of the Auditor show that the
receipts for passengers amounted to $1,167,
71 1 77, at follows : Northern Central, $881,
444 07; Shamokin, $22,600 48; Elmira,
101,500,07 ; Wrighttville Branch, $14,078,-
Ult; Canaodaigua Division, $40,401 10; and
Chemung Division, $11,000 Hi. The re
ceipts from freight amounted to $2,043,640
41), and from miscellaneous sources, inclu
ding reiiluls, $228,104 83, making the ag
gregate receipts $5,042,125 58.
191 pk acii n u:rr.
REl'ORT Or TIIE JUDICIARY COVMITTXB Olf
TUE IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT
VIEWS or THE MAJORITY AKD TUB MINORI
TY. Washington, March 8. Representative
Wilson, of Iowa, late last night, made the
following report :
The Committee on the Judiciary, charged
by the House with the examination ot cer
tain allegations or high crimes and misde
meanors against the President of the United
States, submit tho following report :
Un tlie seventh day of January, 1807, tho
House, on motion of Hon. James M. Ashley,
liepresentativo ironi the State of Ohio,
adopted the following preamble and resolu
tion, to wit :
I do impeach Andrew Johnson, VicePres
ident and acting President of the United
States, of high crimes and misdemeanors,
etc.
Here follow the specifications and the
resolution adopted on that occasion.
1 he duty imposed on the committee by
this action ot tho House was of the highest
and gravest character. No committee dur
ing the entire history of the Government
nave ever been charged with a more import
ant trust. The responsibility which is ini
posed wat of the most unpleasant nature.
Uludly would the committee have escaped
from the arduous labors imposed on it by
the rcHolutiun of the House; but once im
posed, prompt, deliberate and faithful action
with a view to correct results, became Us
duty, and to thit end U directed its efforts.
boon after the adoption of the resolution
by the House, the Hon. James M. Ashley
communicated to the committee, in support
ot ins charge against the f resident ot the
United btates, such facts as were in hit pos
session, and the investigation was proceeded
with, und has been continued almost without
day s interruption. A large number o
witnesses have been examined, many docu
nicnts collected, and everything done which
could be done to reach a conclusion ot tho
case, but the investigation covers a broad
Held, embraces many novel and interesting
and important questions, and involves a
multitude of fuc.s, while most of the wit
nesses are distant from the capital, owing to
which the committee, in view ot the magni
tude of the interests involved in its action,
has not been able to conclude its labors, and
is not, therelore, prepared to submit a
definite and final report.
If the investigation had even approached
completeness, tho committee would not feel
authorized to present the result to the House
at this late period of tho session, unless the
charges had been so entirely negatived as to
admit of no discussion, which, in the opin
ion of the committee, is not the case.
Certainly no ultirmativo repoit could bo pro
perly considered in the expiring Houses of
this Congress. The committee not having
fully investigated all the charges aguinst
the President of the United States, it is
deemed inexpedient to submit any conclu
sions beyond the statement that sufficient
testimony has been brought to its notice to
justify and demand a further prosecution of
the investigation.
Tho testiuiouy which the committee 1ms
taken will pass into tho custody of the clerk
of tho House, aud can go into the lumiit of
such committee as may be charged with tho
duty of bringing this investigation to a
close, so that the labor expended upon it
muv not ha.-c been in vaiu.
Tho committee regrets its inability defi
nitely to dispose of liie important subject
committed to its churge, uud present this
report for its own justification and for the
additional purpose of notifying tlie succeed
ing Congress of the incompleteuess of its
labors aud thut they should be completed.
liio.MAS U. Mourns, Chairman.
F. E. WooDiiiuuoE, Burton C. Cook,
UuouuH S. Boutwell, Wm. Lawukkcu.
Thomas Williams,
tub minority report.
Representative A. J. Rogers, ono of tho
Committee ou the Judiciary, dissents from
his colleagues, saying the committee refuses
to allow a report to bo made giving tho evi
dence to tho House at the time, upon grounds
which are no doubt salisluctory to them
selves. Therefore he could not report the
evidence upon which bisconclusiou is based,
which he would gludly do, did the commit
tee deem it expedient.
The examination of witnesses and the
records wus commenced, as appeared by the
majority report, about tlie time of the refer
ence, to wit: On the 17th day of Junuary,
1807, and continued daily.
A large number of witnesses has been ex
amined, aud everything done thut could be
to bring the case to a close, as appears by
the conclusion that sufficient testimony lias
been brought to its notice to justify aud de
mand a further prosecution of the investiga
tion. I have carefully examined all the
evidence in the case and do report that there
is not one particle of evidence to sustain any
of the charges which the House charged the
committee to investigate ; that the case is
wholly without a particle of evidence upon
which impeachment could be founded ; and
that with all the effort that has been made,
and the mass of evidence that hat been taken,
the case is entirely bald ol proof.
He furthermore repoitsthat tho most of
the testimony that has been taken is of a
secondary character, aud such aa would not
be admitted in a court of justice. In view
of this conclusion he can see no good iu a
continuation of the investigation. He it
convinced that all the proof that could be
produced has been before the committee, at
no paint have been spared to give the case
a full investigation. Why, then, keep the
country ia a feverish state of excitement
upon the question any longer, at it it sure to
end, in his opinion, in a complete vindica
tion of the President, if justice be done to
him by tho committee, ot which bo hat do
doubt!
The Vienna journals relute a dramatic
incident at a recent masked ball in that city
A young couple, finding their stepsconstant
ly dogged by a female figure ia a black
domino, were about to leave the theatre in
order to escape from the espionage, when
the stranger placed herself before tbem and
dashed a vial of vitriol ia the fuce of the
gentleman. The domino on being arrested
and unmasked proved to be a lady belong
ing to, the aristocracy, and tho wife of the
young roan whom the bad thus disfigured;
the had also just obtained a judicial tcpara
tion from him. The face and neck of the
husband were horribly burnt, and one eye
was completely destroyed. The domino
had alto spilled to much of the liquid on
her own arm and hand .that amputation
became necessary.
Wibtar'i Wild Cherry Bali am. Thit
Balsamic compound bat become a home fix
ture. Let al! who auffer, and have in rain
attempted to cure their coughs, coldt, bron
chial or pulmonary complaiota, make use of
unequalled remedy. It can be relied upon,
as the mm of testimony that bu been pub
lished tiooa IU introduction ia ample proof
oi tis cmcacy.
II E ATT DGVAIiCATlOn OF
HAilK Ot'l'ICEItl,
Baltimore, March . A defalcation of
bout three hundred thousand dollar! was
discovered yesterday in the National Me
chanics' Bank of tide city, tituate at the
corner of Calvert and Fayette streets, oppo
site Barn urn's Hotel. C R. Coleman it
Cashier, and Michael Warner President.
O. M. Rogers, paying teller, and Samuel
II. Went., clerk, both old officer! of the
bank, and alwayi highly esteemed in the
community, are charged with a defalcation
w men - hat been running for leverai yean
through false entriet. Stock and gold spec
ulation! are supposed to bo the cause. There
is out little chance lor reimbursement, uotn
men have families, and heretofore thoy were
tnucn esteemed.
The Director! will issue a card to-morrow
announcing their ability and readinesi to
pay ill depositors on demand. 1 be Issues
being national, are secured. The stock, of
course, will be seriously affected, but it is
believed the bank will not be much inter
rupted In its business.
1 his institution lost considerably tome
months ago by liayne Co., and tomeeigh
teen years since by the defalcation of Dick
1 urner, who, after getting out of prison, be
came a noted balled singer. Went it now
in jail. Rogcn wat released nn bail. The
defalcation was first discovered by a govern
ment agent. The investigation of the defal
cation is still progressing.
later.
Mr. Rogers, the paving teller of the Me
chanics' Bank, is a brother-in-law of Mr,
Warner.the president, and was confidentially
intrusted with everything. He is about City
years old, and has nn interesting family. It
is believed he is less implicated in the de
falcation than Wentz, who is also old and a
man of family, and has alwayi been highly
respected and above suspicion.
It it now supposed chat the defalcation has
been going on for twenty years, but the
most extensive operation! are of a recent
date. The bank'i capital is six hundred
thousand dollars. Some depositor! in the
secret withdrew their deposits on Saturday
A heavy run is anticipated by others to
morrow. This wat considered among our
best banks.
By the explosion of tho boiler of a loco
motive, at Rcnnva, in thit State, last week
William Snyder and Patrick O Bryan, were
instnntly killed. The latter was struck by
a piece of the boiler, while standing one
hundred and twenty feet from the scene of
the explosion.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
H0,F0RSKR0NENBEUG'S
A T the abov nnmed plsea will be sold from this
XV date all the UUULI3 at Wholesale prices. Wi
invite Families to supply themselves wiih CLOTH
ING, etc., and also cull on Country Stores lo com-
and buy of us u we will sell striotly at City Whole
sale Ainmet rriccs.
All our Moods must be sold up to the 1st of April
when our .Store will be removed.
For the suke of yourself, come and secure bargains.
ah.nui.ua i UUC Jllltl.M,
S KKONESlifcltU'S Old Stand
Sunbury, March 9, IbtoT.
T. S. SHANNON,
Practlcul Ve'nt4-liinnker Sc Jeweler,
From PHILADELPHIA.
Simpson's Building, Market Square, 61'XBURY,
Northumberland County, Pa.
HAVING become the successor of Mr. A. E. Sa
vage, he would respectfully solicit the eustain
of Ihe citizens in general. Hoping by strict atten
tion to business thut they will favor him with their
patronage.
Mr. S. has been connected fur the past ten years
with some ol tho best houses in the city, in the
Watchmaking trade, and all work entrusted to bis
care will be done with promptness and dispatch, and
warranted to give entire satisfaction.
His stock of American, Swiss Watches, Clocks,
Jewelry and Silverware, will be sold as low as can
be purubueed in Ihe oity, and of the first quality.
Particular attention paid to lb repairing of Fin
lYatcbes, Clocks and Jewelry.
IV-AII orders promptly filled. Masonie Marks
made to order.
Suubury, March 2, 1867.
Alminltrnlor,r4 Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given that letters of adminis
tration having been granted to the undersigned
on the estate of Hubert Brooks, late of Ihe liorough
of Suubury, Northumberland county. Pa., deceased.
All persons indebted are requested to make immedi
ate payment, and those huving claims to present
tbem duly authenticated for settlement.
Sunbury, March 9, 1367 nt
Nt'llOOL FI .M KEPORT.
To the Burgest and JJouncil of the Borough
of Suubury, State of Peiinyhania :
The undersigned Auditors of the Borough of fun
bury respectfully report, that they have audited the
accounts of the School District of the lioroughof Sun
bury, with Ihe following Treasurers of School Funds
from September 2vl, lcloU, to February 20, 1867.
Also with oolloctors of School tuxes for same period,
aud find us follows :
A balance due Pr. D. W. Sbindel, Treasurer as
per receipts aud disbursements, amount to the sum
of $Ut M.
A balance due School Ilistriot from J. H. Enget, as
per ruoeipls aud disbursemeuts, amounting to the
sum of I7 02.
A balance due School District from J. B. Lenker,
Treasurer, amounting to the sum of 7i Oil.
A balance due School Dialnoi from Solomon Sbia
del, eollector for the year 1S00, amounting to the
sum of $46 49.
A balance due School District from P. M Sbtndel,
for the year 1858. amounting to the sum of 54 15.
A balance due from Charles Martin, eollector of
School taxes for the year 1861 and '62. amounting to
the sum of $1 10.
A balauce due School District from Peter Uileman,
deceased, collector for the yean ltMU and '64, amount
ing to the sum of $.'I:JV 07.
A balance due School District from George Weiser.
collector for the years IWi and 'US, including a
mount outstanding on duplicates of said years $2,972.
83. A balance due School District from Geo. Bright,
Treasurer for 1SS6, of $17 od with interest, thit bal
ance being on a note given by him oa bis final settle
tueut as Treasurer.
D. W. Sbtndel. Treasurer, of School Board In ac
count with School Diatriot of the Borough of aunbury .
DR.
To cash received from Collectors, $3,048 17
CR.
By cash paid out as per orders
cancelled, $3,889 2$
By balance note of Geo. Bright "
former treasurer, deled Mar.
27, 1856 IT 88
By percentage en $.1,8S9 28, 77 70
By balanos due Treasurer, 36 58
$3,944 94 $3944 94
J. TJ. Engel, Treasurer ot School District of Boro'
of Sunbury, from September 3d, 1W3, to May 18,
I66i, in account with some.
PR.
To amount of ouh received from Collector $4,433 10
CR.
By eaah paid out as per orders
cancelled, $4,328 M
By percentage on $4,328 31 S 47
Balasoe due district, 17 0$
$4,431 10 $4,43 10
J. B. Lenker, Treasurer of Sohool Distrlot ef th
Borough of Suubury. ia account with same, from.
Jus 28, U66, to January 14, 167.
DR.
To amount received from Geo. Weiser,
Colleolor, $3,433 00
To amount ree'd from Masonie Hall Asso'a 2,900 00
B,BJ. Ueodriokt, 1,840 0
CR.
By tosh paid W. L. Room, apoa
eon tract for erection of School
Houses, $4,804 $
By ease, paid as per orders and
drafts, oenoelled. 3,223 03
By percentage en $0,333 02, W 30
Balaooe da District, 74 07
$,$8 $3 $9,2a 03
P. M. Bhlndel, Coll eo tar of Shool tax for the year
1848, in aeoount with School Plstrlet ef tat Boroagh
I Dsaswy,
PR- .
ft esawsa! f BvatlMta of 114$, $1 ,T3
CS.
IBM, by paid D. W. Bhladel,
lruiu. . , , flit tl
ISM, d. ' 3 ii
" br snout ever Mid m da
tu.uof isot, hot
ft&V brouas'd J.H. Enzol.TrsM U 00
mi, ; , 60 00
iHftt, . u ,i h I It 20
By xoaaratloes, 88 2s
By psromlagsoa WW W, . 44 11
Amount dut Diilriet, St 14
11,072 $1,071 9i
olomoa Shiadsl. deeened. Oollsetnr nf schnnl Uim far
th yaar ltU, ia oousul wuk School District of tho
nomua ia saiiracr.
DR.
To mount of Daplieatt or ISOO, tl017,9J
IMO. BvcihpsidD.W.8hiiiiil,Trn,i n,00
IHBJ. '
lea."
iwn. '
lbM. 11
IJUHI
4H.U0
T.IS
Sl.t-o
Ml
4,t
' J, H. Kneel,
MM .1
Exoneratimis,
lereenti(e vu VStl,3,
Balance due Distiict,
leir.ut aioi7,oj
cneries Martin, uoueotet nr ecnnni tax for the veers
IMI end 16SS, in account wilt the Schuul Distiict
the
lloiough ol Buiiuuiy.
A DR.
To amount of Dupticjte of teat,
801.7(1
1040,03
IWJ.
CM.
By cash paiit D. W. 9hindel, TieaT. oa
vupuuaie ut 1001, in,iu
Esoneratioiienn Duplicate of 1801. 1X1,17
Perreiitata " " - ' .oi
By cash nnid Treas'r D. W. Bliindel on
Duplini'e .if IHM, S$0,4t
By eah paid Treas'r i II. Engol on
Duplicate "f H-8-J, 6n 39
By Ex-wrniione ou Duplicate of IfflJ, 140,39
Percentage " " 45,m
Amount due Distiiet on both Duplicates, 1, 10
i 1909,73 I0O,78
Peter tlilrman. Collector nf at-hnnl tax f"r the rears 163
end letl, in aeeouiil (with School District of Ihe Uurouf h
oi suuoury.
To amount of Duplicate nf IK3, 1 1 007, 59
" " IHH, li?.7
CR.
By cash paid Treas'r Enjel on Duplicate
$S97.S4
44 t-9
By prrcemure on Duplicate of 1&63,
ui iaoj,
Hah
ialancettue Diatricti.n Duplicate '03. 154.t
Br cash rrnid Treaa'r J. 11. tins el un
Duplicated lt-04, 10.11.00
By percentage on Duplicate nf 1t64, 62,5S
Amount due Distiict on Duplicate of M, l4,3-i
iJS 40 S
Collector is entitled to exonerations iu both of above
Duplicatca.
Oenrge Weiser, C-uactor nf School tax fur Ihe yrore
l wis and tew, in account vriin rcnool viitnct ol me uo-
rough of Sunbury.
DR.
To amount of Duplicate of IHW, I500,33
' ' " " 1KSS, tUU, HO
cit.
By cash paid as per receipts ou Dupli
rate nf of.S, $13l,7t
Exonerations on Duplicate of 1965, 107. S3
I'rrreuloee " " " I3,f
Bulance due District on Duplicate of
IMS, ,3T
By cash paid nn Duplicate of 1868, as
per receipts.
Br peicrntHxe on WiSS, 1SI ,45
" Amount out-standii.g and for enl
lection due uu Duplicate of ISCS, .'8S,S5
S7SI3.I3 f 7315,13
Yonr Anrtitnrs heinr nnalile tn ascertain, definitely, th
whercabonts nl' Dnpltcatea of IKItf placed in Ihe haiuls
(Momnn fhindel, der'd., fur eulleelion, aie unable to re
port thereon.
Ail of which is respectfully submitted,
A.N. HHICE. )
J WRISEK ntlCHKR, Auditors.
I.I.OVDT ROHRHACM.
iiou.vi'Y i l.w iti:ijitr.
To the Bunjetes, Common Councilmtn of the
Sorovgh uj Surtlvry :
Tour Auditors haveexamined Ihe accounlsof Cora
tnittees to collect Bounty Subscriptions. Also of the
Treusurers of Bounty funds. We hnva also exam
ined the amount of money borrowed for bounty pur
poses in 1H04 and ISO, the amount of l'onds issued
to Volunteers. Amount paid on the debt inourred,
Ao., Ao.
BOUNTY OF ISii.
Acoount of S. B. Boyer and Wm.T. Grant, Commit
tee to procure Kevruits and have thom credited
to the Borough, for the purpose of avoidiug the
Draft of IBM.
DR.
To Monies received from Packer, Oreen-
ough and Haas, uu Bonds $1,900 00
To cush from Subscription 2,54d 00
Total,
$1,43 00
CR.
By cash paid for 13 Recruits $4,120 00
lty aru't in hands of W. T. tfrant 2Vtl 00
By II. Neuer s subscription re
funded, 24 00
By money returned to Dr. D. W.
Shiudel, 4 00
$1,448 00 $4,443 00
The above statement was made from the Minute
Book of Council, and from a report presented by W.
T. Urant. Your Auditors being satisfied that more
money was realised on subscription than (2,548, we
euretully examined the tnx duplicate of 186t, and
find that the subcriptions paid were credited on the
Bounty tax levied. The amount as taken from said
Duplicate is $2,873. Of this amount Mr. Oriitit re
ceived $2,548. leaving a balanot of $125. To this
amount anuulil be adUetl the amount puia ny young
men not liable to taxation, boing between 18 uud 21
venrsof ago. We have endeavored to find the sub
scription papers or books ihnt monoy was oolleoted
upon, but were unable to do so, they having beeu lout
or destroyed.
1 lie balance in tne bands or nilliam T. urant
amounting to $2118. be clnims to be due bim, by vir
tue of Act of Congress, giving to all person the sum
of IWU for substitutes.
Henry Y. Fryling, Cotnmittreman for collection
of Bounty subscriptions in South West Ward, acknow
ledges a balance iu nisbnndsoS' $14, which be is
reudy to pay over to any party legally autnorticd to
receive the s'liue. It will thus be observed that a
balance of $110 rcninins unaccounted lor by Cow
uittees, on Draft of lt64.
ComiiTTKES or 1SC3.
GEORGE W. SMITH, DR.
To cash received on subscriptions, $872.
By cash puid S. B. Boyer, at
per rce. ieo.ua
" Geo. Renn, ft pr rcc. 502.55
" G. W. Smith, " 200.00
Balance due from Smith, U.43
$S72.00 $372.
1IENRY CLEMENT, DR.
To cash received on subscriptions, $100.
UK.
By cash paid S. B. Boyer, $100.00
$100.00 $100.
EMANUEL WILVERT, DR.
To cash received on subscriptions, $550.
CR.
By eash paid Geo. Renn,
Trtae. $490.00
" G. W. Stroh, 00.00
$550.00 $350.
M. C. GEARIIA.RT, DR
To cash received en subscriptions, 'i'iQ.
CR,
By cash paid Geo. Renn,
Treat. $353.00
" G. W. Stroh, 470.00
Bal. in handi of Gearhart, 2.00
$330.00 $830.
DAVID CLEMENT. DR.
To cash received on lubtcriptioni, $573.
CR.
By cash paid George Renn,
Treas, $75.00
M G. W. Stroh, 600.00
$575.00 $575.
LEVI BEASHOLTZ, DR,
To cash received on subscriptions, $045.
CR.
By cub paid G. W. Strob, IG43.00
$843.00 $045.
1. B, LENKER. DR.
To oath received on subscription, 3,615.
UK.
By ceib. paid 8. B. Boyer, $150.
M G, Renn, Treit, 1,063.
14 Q. W. Btroh, 600.
3,013.09 $,015.
CHARLES MARTIN. . DR.
To eash received o tubtcriptioos, 11,340
UK.
By taik. paid G. Renn, Tr. $153.
G. W. Btroh, 793
Bal. U baodi of Martin, 10.
I
OS
14.240.00 I,S49.
" EDWARD O. ltiaT.fctr ' TML
To cash received on subscriptions, $500.
V1V, .
By cash paid Geo. Renn, 1310.00
U. W. Btroh, 80.00
300.00 )00.
J. W. COVERT, DR.
To cash received on tubtcrlptloni. 11.082 .
By cash paid Geo. Renn, $357.00
u. w. Slroh, 120.00
" John B. Weiser. 03.00
Bal. la Covcrte bands, 60.00
1,002.00 1,003.
GEORGE W. STROU, DR.
To cash received on subscriptions, $302.
By cash paid G. Renn, Tr. $127.00
Seir 225.00
Total, . $332.00 1.1)3.
BAMUEL HENDRICKS, DR.
To cash received on subscription! $283.
By cash pd. Treat. G. Renn $283.
Total, $285.00 $283.-
GEORGE RENN, DR. 1
To cash received as Committeemen
on subscriptions $320.-
CR.
By cash charged to him as
Treat. $320.
Total,
$320. $320.-
SOLOMON STROII.
DR.
100.
To cash received on subscriptions
By cash paid G. W. Stroh,
Jreas. $100.-
Total, 100.
JOHN B. WEISER.
$100.
DR.
$230
To cash ree'd upon subscriptions,
By csr.li puid S. B. Boyer, 140
" Ueo. itenn, 00
1230 $230
ISAAC FURMAN, DR.
To cash ree'd on subscriptions, $030 '
(Jit.
By Cash p'd. Geo. Renn, Tr., C30
$030 $030 -
S. B. BOYER, Chief Burgess. DR.
To cash ree'd. from committees,
$150
1,800
l,850
Ueo. lteoo,
CR,
Lenker
By cash paid J. B
on Bond, 1,000
Bal. in hands of Boyer, 850
1,850 00 1,850 00
GEORGE W. STROII, Assistant Treasurer.
DM.
To Cash receive from Committees,
" ou Uunda,
3,035 00
II.IUJ UU
13,1135 UU
CR.
By Cssh paid Geo. Renn, Trea
aurer, By Cash ' ' "
Balance to ha accounted for
13,350 CO
147 00
I3 CO
13,477 uo
13,47V 00
Assistant Treasurer Stroh acknowledges to Imve re
ceived nioiiies wnhoct receipting lot tlie same, which
auciiums tonne uineretice m rerctpts irm o.tnmi tires
and his receipt from Treasurer Kenu He vluiins no ba
lance due nun, and says He never paid more money thau
be received.
CKORGE RENN, Treasurer.
UK.
To Cash received on Mouicliua' Bond, tiro 00
from Commuters, 6,515 UJe
aa Committeemen, rtti uo
from Assistant i reas , 13.J5U UU
CR.
By amount paid Disbursing Officer $10 170 00
by amount of hand Money paid
Reeruits, J 400 00 4
By amount of subscriptions re-
luiuleil tu Krcruits, 1.277 00
Hy amount of Hill of K.xneuars, i!5S 65
By amount paid 8. B. Buyer,
(l.eiiker's l.he.-K.I 1.000 CO
By amount paid S. B. Boyer,
(Leerrr's Check,) 300 UO
Balance to be nccountid for 149 60
9 1, 3 JS Oi SI, 1!I9 61
Your Auditors have enrefullv examined all Comniiitrc's
receipts of monies paid to the Trenvurar, and ciiiuol ac
count for the b.ilaiHe in Mr. Kenn's fnvor, na he cluitns
none, unless it It that ceitaiu patties paid him their sub
scriptions luttead of paying t-i the Coiuinttlt-es.
MONEY BORROWED IV 1S6 for BOUNTY PUR-
I'OSES.
Name. Am't.of R ud Ain't Pd. Am'tDnr-
April 30, '61. W I. Uieenoui;li Oin.on
6X101) ,
tVlbu
t,oo no
. twoo
- S7 UU
blX UU
" John u Tucker tj xioo
" John Ilaaa 6 Ml 00
June 36, '65. V. I Qreennugh SS7.no
" John II I'ui ker Hi7 00
" John Ilaaa Ml uo
Total,
81.500 Oil SI sun On
Of tlieabore account $2iiU0 was pr.i-1 toCniit.
Dunkelbcrger for 26 men, and the remain
der $1900 was paid on 12 recruits obtained
on draft nf 1864 recruited by S. B. Boyer and
w m. i . urant.
MONEY BORROWED in 18C5 for BOUN
TY PURPOSES.
Name. Ain't of Bond. Aru't Pd. Am'tDua.
V. Montelius $500.00
S300.
J. B. Musscr 600.00
Jacob Scasholtz 600.00
600.-500.-
Calli. Sclirank 600.
600.
600.
1500.
A. J. Stroh 500.
Fred. Spaeth BOO.
600.
2000.
2000.
600.
J. Haas & Co. 1500.
J. Hoover & Co. 2000.
V. Wilhincton 2000.
Elizabeth Stroh 800.
John Bowcn 500.
Philip Huff 100.
800.
100.
Total, $9,000.00 $6,000.00 $3,900.00
BONDS ISSUED TO VOLUNTEERS, 1805.
ISamet. Am'tofBond. Ain't Pd. Am't Due
E. P. Koback $100. 800.
Uriuh Folk 200. 200.
John Raker 200. 00
Ernest Starkloff
200. 200.
200. 800.
P. II. Coble
Monroe Geasy
100
100.
200.
W. II. Rohrbach 200.
Jackson Harp 800.
John Lendaw 100.
80C
1,00.
1W.
200.
Wm. Lyon 200.
200.
195.
100.
200.
200.
200.
200.
Jacob Fetter 800.
Dan. K. Conrad 200.
John G. Young 100.
J. W. Bright 200.
Alex, Cutctt 200.
Julius Hay 200.
200.
200.
A. II. Boyer . 200.
Philip Keefer 200.
Benj. F. Bright 200.
Joseph Myert 200.
200.
800.
100.
-100.
200.
200.
200.
1'. 3. U ussier 800.
Charlei Bucher 100.
Gideon Landav? 100.
100.
Henry Bucher 100. -r
P.F.Zimmerman 200.
Geo. A. Kceaer 200.
Thot. Henninger 200.
John Bell 200.
Geo. B. Geuther 200.
Landit Fry 200.
CD. Rohrbach 800.
200.
200.
800.
800.
Allen Hopper
John Messoer
L. Reninger
Henry Boyer
S. 8. Hendricks
Solomon Leeser
300.
180.
800.
200.
200.
200.
180.
200. ?00.
800.
800. 800.
Total, $7,480.00 $3 695.00 $1,785.00
IdtittdntM ,Porufkin potHty.for'H '6J.
OnBoodiof'6., 'f'501
u h m '65, 8.UU0 00
u issued to Recruiti of 'Q3. 8,783 00
' $12,183 00
yf6 v. carefully examined the Bounty
iceounttof the Borough, aa above, and re
tpectfully inbmit &a
AN BRICE. J
J WEISER BUCHER. V Auditor.
LLOYD T. ROHRBACH. )