mxhtu American
ft. WIIVKRT, i
8UNBURT, NOVEMBER 29, 1873.
Tukrb appears to bo considerable of di
versity of opiuion in regard to the first and
Second sections of the articles on Taxation
and Fiunnco iu the New Constitution.
Tho sections aro ns follows :
Section 1. All taxes shall be uniform
tipon tho satuo class of subjects within the
territorial limits of tho authority levying
the tax, aud shall be levied and collected
under general laws ; but the General As
sembly may. by general laws, exympt from
taxation public property used for public
purposes, actual places of religious worship,
places of burial not used or held for private
or corporate profit, and institutions of
purely public charity.
Sec. 2. All laws exempting property Prom
taxation, other than the property above
enumerated, shall bo void.
These sections are i-urhaps ;iot so clearly
expressed as they might be, at least they
are not so clear as to escape the perversion
of their meaning by those who oppose the
constitution, liut it is only by a forced
and perverted construction of them that
they can bo made to appear to impose a tax
upon real estate for State purposes, or upon
any other property for any purpose. The
power to impose taxes exist in tho people,
and unless they conferred that power upon
the Legislature, in the constitution, the
Legislature could not impose a tax or pro
vide lor its collection. In the firtl si-otion
power has been conferred upon the Legis
lation to impose taxes, iiP'i the kind of pro
perty which it may in its discretion exempt
from taxation is described. The sccotal de
clares that when taxes are imposed upon a
Certain class of property no exemptions
shall be allowed except of that kind of pro
perty enumerated in section (1).
Iu other words the constitution declares
that all property shall be liable to taxation,
whenever tho Legislature shall deem it
necessary, and that when a certaiu class of
property is so taxed uo property of that
class shall escape, except that which is enu
merated iu the constitution.
Those who oppose the adoption of the
new constitution, say that it restrains tho
Legislature from preventing the imposition
and collection of such a tax. If this be
true it is a serious objection, and would
warrant every real estate owner in voting
against it. For ourselves, much as wc
realize the necessity for reform iu our pre
sent constitution, rather than impose such
an unnecessary burden upon tho people,
wc would vote agaiust it and uso every in
fluence to accomplish its defeat. Pnit a
constitutional provision like a statue must
bo reasonably construed, nnd we connot
conceive of a Supreme Court giving such a
plain provision as this a construction which
would render it absurd and its purpose im
possible. The central idea on the subject
of taxation in the mind of the convention
which framed the constitution seems to
have been that of ihc liabilitii of all property
to taxation ; and henco the second section,
which declares all laws exempting property
from taxation, other than the property al
ready excepted, to he void. If we are cor
rect in expressing the idea of the conven
tion, then this section simply means, "All
laws exempting property, belonging to a
class that is taxed, from taxation, other
than the property above enumerated, shall
be void.
This act, it is declared, would be render-!
ed void by tho new Constitution. liut to j
turn against it the opposition of all those
who own real estate and whose taxes would '
be increased thereby, if it be true, nn ado-
quate motive must be found for this extra-1
ordinary action of tho Convention. It is
well known that nearly all the revenue of i
the State is derived from taxes imposed '
upon the corporations and corporate pro- '
perty of the State, and that for nearly eight '
years the real estate of individuals has con- j
tribuled nothing.
The opponents say that the convention j
was in control of corporations, and j
that through their influenco these sec- !
tions were adopted, so a sufficient revenue J
might be raised from real estate, and the
corporations would theu have the Legisla-
ture repeal the acts imposing State taxes
upon them. This is not correct, and they
contradict themselves, by declaring that
the force of the second section is to take
from the Legislature old puwtis to exempt
property from taxation, except such pro
perty as it enumerates. This destroys
their argument. If the Legislature has no
power to exempt property from taxation,
how do the corporations expect to escape V
And If the corporations can escape, how
can real estate be kept subject to taxation
for State purposes.
In the article on Taxation aud Finance,
section 3, we find tho billowing : "Tho
power to ta corporations and corporate
property shall not be surrendered or sus
pended by any contract or grant to which
tho State shall be a party." This looks as
if the Legislature were prohibited from sui
rendering the power to tax corporations,
and as if tho story about the corporations
getting themselves out of taxation and get
ting the farmers iu, was not en tilled to much
credit.
AhnoBt every man may find sorao objec
tion to I he new constitution; even thoso
who framed it are not equally satisfied with
every part of it, but as a rule the number of
its excellencies so fur exceed the number of
its iiuperfcjctious that scarcely any oue ac
quainted with the faults of our present in
strument, and the wrongs that have been
done uuder it, can conscieutiouly oppose
its adoption.
"
FOR the first time in the history of the
country there has been a panic in which
nobody was scared about the bank-notes
ha might happen to bave in hU possession.
Poor men have not beou the victims of that
old-fashioned anxiety and loss. Tho break
ing of banks has not turned the money la
their pockets to worthless dross.
Ix another part of this paper will bo
fouud a letter from the Hon. Joseph Haily,
member of tho Constitutional Convention
iroru tins district, which we would com-
mend to our rrasiira for their ramful poru
a I. '
ear Aihiai. Rkfortrr.)
A DI4LOGCE,
The editor of the Democrat and tho King
Calculator met a few days ago when the
following dialogue took place s
Calculator. I say Jake, (taking his pipe
out of his mouth aud raising his specta
cles,) did you boo the American of last
week, and what a thundren' blunder "WIN
vert made in your Bnures.
Editor. Yes, I saw it, but it was only
a figure four Instead of a five, making the
assets of 1873, $15,134 13 instead of $55,
184 13 as 1 had it. I supposed it a typo
graphical error, I was rather glad of it as
it does'ut look ns bad as I had it, and per
haps it is Well enough to say nothing
about it, for it would only prove his foot
ing up, correct.
O'.leulator. (Takes a whiff at his pipe,)
I tell you whnt Jake, if we can make it
appear that ho made a mistake in your
figures the people won't believe the balauco
of his statement, you sec.
Editor. I was looking over his state
ment, and I can't see how to contradict it.
For the more thera is said about it the more
the people inquire iuto tho matter, and
when they find he is correct, it will still
further condemn our party and we'll never
get into power again.
Calculator. l-I'll tell you what do, Jake,
M'll get up figures that'll knock thuuder
right out of him aiul you'll publish them.
I have becu figuring at his statement and
can easily transpose tho figures so they np
pear in our favor.
Editor. Why do you get tho American?
Calculator.--No, bat I get to see it in
hotels and saloons. I figured on Drutn
heller's paper, aud made comments on the
margin so if any one else looks at it they
will he puzzled, I tell you.
Editor. Ain't it rather dry to set around
iu hotels and saloons V
Calculator. Oh no, the fact is, "parties
coming-in and seo me sitting there, they
invite me to drink with them.
Editor. Well but don't landlords object
to you scribbling on their papers.
Calculator. Well, the fact is, I-I'm a
benefit to landlords. If I would'nt be there
they would bolosiug five or ten cents every
time a party goes to drink, nnd that is
worth more than the paper, don't you see ?
Editor. 1 understand your very profi
cient in figures.
Calculator. Why 1 was considered the
best mathematician in the county at one !
lime. I puzzled all tho school teachers
they could bring before me. AVhy Jake,
tho fact is, when 1 lived in the south, they
used to make bets on my calculations, so
they did. 1 have made the caculations for
the Ring, you know, nnd it will take a
sharper to discover how matters arc cover
ed up I tell you. I I nlso made out my
duplicate to collect the taxes, which the
Commissioners want mo to settle, but I
j think I'll wait until the Auditors meet,
j In fact I-I have been of service to our par
j ty while I've been one of the. auditors. You
sec it takes a darnation smart fellow to
j keep things covered up. In fact there is'nt
a man in the county that knows ns much
! about the county affairs as I do. Why
j when I looked over the audits in regard
j to the M'Kliecc matter, I fouud, I think,
an error, and changed it after the report
had been approved by the court. I brought
j out M'Eliece's account six hundred dollars
! less. I think I-I ought to have n position
j in one of the county offices.
Elilor. Will they allow you to change
j tho auditor's report afler it is approved
j by the court.
i Calculator. Why I took that privilege.
I You see the old reports ain't looked afler
. and no one will be any the wiser.
I Editor. -You must have been pretty
busy in studying out these matters.
Calculator. Why you'd hardly believe
me Jake, I-I was kept busy nearly every
cveuing figuring at my duplicates while I
was tax collector. I-I employed all my
time figuring when setting iu saloons ex
cept when called up to lake a drink. I-I
made a good deal of militia tax by it, as uo
one clso would ever have collected it. In
fact I collected a great deal from fellows
who are exempt.
Editor. Well, how are you going to fix
this matter of Wil vert's. I don't thiuk I'm
competent to reply to it as he has taken it
right from tho record.
Calculator. l-VW get up tho figures.
We dar'ut let tho Democrats know that
he is right or they'll all go agaiust us. I'll
make the calculation all in our favor and
you get Purdy to write tho heading for it,
and put a wood cut over the top, that'll
tickle tho Democrats I tell you.
Editor. All right. Make tho case as
sitoiig as you can.
Calculator. Of course this is all confi
dential. Ciot any tobacco about you.
Ilav'nt had a smoke to-day.
Editoi. No, I don't use it. Do you
ever buy nny tobacco ?
Calculator. Sometimes I do, when I
can't beg any. In fact I don't use much.
(Pulls down his spectacles, gives his pipe a
whiff, and seizes his cane and leaves.)
Not long since, every Democratic paper
in the county was howliug over the danger
of "Ca'serism," afraid that President Grant
might become a candidate for a third term
aud successful, would then assumes im
perial power and overthrow tho Republic.
Tho apprehension was a ridiculous ono ;
but in is still more ridiculous to seo the
sanio Democratic editors now urgiug the
President to assume the very powers they
charged him with coveting. Every effort
has been mado to drive him into a declara
tion of was with Spaiu, or into the com
mission of an act of war, although it is well
known that the President caunot constitu
tionally exercise such power. The very
men who charged him with being actuated
by and imperial ambition, ano now doing
their best to goad him into the exercise of
Imperial authority. The Prcsideut has
tdi own his good sonso by keeping; himself
within constitutional limits ; aud it is safu
to say that if tho Republic is ever overturn
ed aud the imperial purple assumed in this
country, the successful tyrant will be a De
mocrat. Col. A. O. Mropsou, of Northumberland,
is going to remove to Middleburg,
3klow will lie fouud tho couditlon of
our County finances since 18u(X Will our
uelghbor of the Democrat explain how the
large amounts of money were expended,
and why tho taxes were left in tho hands
of collectors, while the interest was paid on
amounts ranging from $20,000 to $37,000 ?
TUB FINANCIAL CONDITION OF NORTHTJMBF.lt
I.AND COUNTY KHOM 18110 TO IH7J-.
1H60, Amount of tint levied ..
OulMtaiHlliiR taxes
Expenditure
Indebted ties. . : . . , , . . ,
ISM. Arrtotlnl of tJ levied..
$1 1,6(5(1 94
i,ai9 oj jii.i-n as
14,078 77
1,711 il
$14,1137 61
8,704 at $13,041 73
15,51 U
847 64 '
$17,069 7S
10,001 39 $27,0(11 17
l,tt'J3 07
SWT 90
$11,713 61
7,737 78 $19,4r.l 99
U3,W8 6U
290 31
Outstanding taxes
Kxiendttures .
Indebtedness.,
1803. Amount of tux levied..
Outstanding taxes
Expenditures
Indebtedness
1863. Amount of tni levied..
.Outstanding taxes
Expenditures
Indebtedness
1804. Amount of tax levied..
OutstnndinR taxes
Expenditures
Indebtedness
1S05. Amount of tax levied..
Outstanding taxes
Expenditures
Indebtedness
1866. Amount of tax levied..
Outstanding taxes
'Expenditures
, $11,996 44
. 8,033 97 $20,018 41
33,164 74
41 01
$80,794 09
7,604 75 $K,?!9 74
92,063 09
, 35,453 47
$38,V!71 el
33,637 07 $71, TPS 88
87,384 VI
"In the amount of Expenditures Is charged $18,1S3 43
outstanding orders, and $?2S bounty orders, which
should be deducted from the amount total aa Expendi
tures. Amount of Indebtedness .... $30,334 63
1837. Amount of tax levied .... $33,474 W
Outstanding taxes 16,005 3(1 $M,r4n 18
Expenditures 63,043 36
Iu the amount of expendilu"cs is charged $10,273
04 outstanding orders, rmrked "error.'
Indebtedness
lSGfl. Amount of tnx levied..
Outstanding taxes
Expenditures
Indebtedness
1869, Amount of tax leviefi...
OutKiMidJng taxes
Ex; enditures
Indebtedness
1870. Amount of ttix levied . .
Outst sliding taxes
r.xpenditmes
Indebtedness
1871, Amount of tux levied..
Outstanding tux
Expenditures
Indebtedness
1872. Amount of tsx levied . .
Outstanding tax
Expenditnies
Indebtedness
134,7.10 02
$.r,4,6!3 07
18,908 615 $73,422 33
64,069 19
37.4C1 4(1
$i4,7rai 28
119,300 05 $14,086 31
47,842 34
3.",0S3 71
$.15,91!! 43
39,033 93 $!r.,5r.3 42
G4,t)0t 58
37,578 76
$50,91(0 00
41,420 GO 92.407 32
i7,857 42
30,008 00
$51,210 65
43,3T,4 27 $9'.,l74 82
611,198 03
20,709 R7
Gen. Cameron, chairman of the Foreign
Relations committee had an interview with
the President, nnd expressed satisfaction at
tho preparation made by the government to
meet any emergency that iniyht arise, lie
informed the President that ho had no Con
gress would indorse the administration in
all that has been done, and should Spain
refuse to make a proper reparation ho is of
opinion that Congress will authorize a de
claration of war. M". Cameron is of opiu-
'ioa -bat affairs look rather serious, aud he
will not be surprised if wc have war with
Spain.
Minister SioklcH Ilcuictt V. rioua
Humor.
Londox, Nov. 24. The agent of tho
Associated Press here is authorized by
Minister Kirkli-.s to say that thero is no
foundation for the report published in Xew
York on the 21st, to the ell'ect that he. Sick
les, had broken olf social relations with the
foreign minister, and that he expressed the
opiuion that war is iuivitable. Tho agent
is authorized to stale that there is no foun
dation for the despatch, that the ofiicial and
personal relations between Minister Sickles
and the Spanish otlicials aro unchanged,
and that Sickles has not expressed any opin
ion as to the result of the pending question.
THE ( IIM.N l ESTIO..
IIOItlUIJLE SCENES AT SANTIAGO.
THE EXECUTIONS ON THE 12T1I
Washington, Nov. 17. Secietnrv Pish
had a long interview with the President
this afternoon on Cuban affairs. The Se
cretary says he has no official information
of the report about executions on the 12th,
but the information rcicivud from oilier
sources leaves no doubt on his mind as to the
fact.
THE I'KESIDEXT'S VIEWS.
The President said he had changed none
of the views heretofore exptessed by hiui
concerning events in Cuba, but had more
than ever been confirmed iu them by recent
occurrences, lie shared with tho public
their denunciation of the capture on the
high seas of a vessel sailing with a regular
clearance under the United States ling, nnd
the startling events which so quickly fol
lowed. Spain never having consideicd the
island of Cuba in a state of war, and thero
being no proclamation by the United Slates
uccording to belligerent rights to the insur
gents, the Pt'ifiiiiux, if regularly cleared
for the island of Cuba, had a right to enter
Havana or any other open port of the Span
ish possessions. The government ditl not
recognize any right on the part of Spain, in
the present slate of a Hairs, to interfere in
any manner with our merchant ships upon
the seas, except in the usual right iu her
own ports and within oue marine league of
the coast of any of hur doruiuions, and of
this fact she is aware. As a matter of
course, it is the determination of this gov
ernment to protect our citizens iu all tucir
rights and to compel respect to the Hag.
The present naval preparations were
with this view not to initiate war by the
President, that power being vested in Con
gress, but to he prepared for ull possible
contingencies. Congress would meet two
weeks from to-day, when everything in
possession of the Executive Department
relative to Cubit n atiiiirs would be laid be
fore that body, with such recommendations
ns the occasion might demand. To-tuor-row,
he said, he would commence the lire-
partition of his message, hut would defer
that part relating to Cuban affairs until
within a day or two of tho meeting of Con
gress, desiring first to obtain all possiblo
information upon the subject.
The Pottsville Miners Journal says that
the supply of coal sunt from all the regious
so far this year is 20,61 0,377 tons, agaiust
19.704, 400 for the corresponding period
last year. Increase so far this year 1,001,071
tons, of which 025,73,) tons is anthracite
and 43.",2:Ui tons bituminous.
State Treasurer Mackcy paid the draft of
the prcsideut of the Constitutional Conven
tiou to defray the expenses of the city Elec
tion Commissioners, on Thursday last.
Col. Sallado, formerly of Willinmsport,
has resigned the Presidency of the Keystone
Rank of Philadelphia, and returned to the
former place.
A llarrisburger, Capt. Simon Cameron
Gratz by name, was one of the passengers on
tho Virgtuius murdered by the Spanish Cu
bans. A girl named Reardon, of Piltston, Lu
zerne county, died from the effects of hy
drophobia on the 3d inet. Fivo years ago
she was bitten on the nose by a small dog
while at play, and afler a few days she be
gan showing signs of the disease aud filially
died afler suffering teriibly.
that place and requested them to refrain
from selling their merchandize on the Sab
bath. In every instauco a ready acquies
cence was given to the request.
Tho Lewisburg Chronicle says the color
ed boos of that place have established a
reading room, while the plan white boys
stand shivering on the street corners. Thu
civil rights bill ouuht to be so construed as
to allow these while hoys to narlake of thu
good thiugs furnished by the more enter
ni.i.ino riilnwiil hrpfhrnn.
the ni:xti:.c r. of tweed. ,
Twblvb Yeahs' Imprisonment, and a
Fine of 1-2,7oO Iiur-osED. Thk Ha-
M ARKS OF JUDOE DAVIS.- TllE t'ON
VICT IN THE TOMB3. .
New YonK, November 2ii. At the
openitlg of the Oyer nnd Terminer this
morning, Mr. Gralin.ni continued his able
argument in arrest of judgment in the
Tweed case, lie madu a long argument
on tho question oT tho Jurisdiction of tho
Court of Oyer nnd Terminer to try misde
niennors, urging that the Court of Special
Sessions nlouo could try such casts. . Mr;
Graham concluded his argument at 12:28,
nnd Judge Davis overruled all his motions
for arrest of judgment, etc.
When he concluded his address, which
was after recess. Mr. Tremaiue moved that
the prisoner be senteuced on each separate
couut in tho Indictment, subject only to
such modifications as the Judge in his cle
mency might make. MrGraham sl.ruguled
to avert the penalty asked for, ami, failing,
gave way to his emotions. Tweed himself
seemed much allccted. Counsel having
concluded their arguments, Judge Davis
said it would bo womanly iu him to seek to
evade an apparenlcontliul bet ween his views
expressed on the first trial of the prisoner
and those now entertained by the court,
lie said he entered upon Ihc present trial
holding the views he had entertained at the
first trial, that the prisoner could be sen
tenced, if fouud guilty, to but ono year's
imprisonment and to pay a lino of $230 ;
but he had chunked those views afler con
sulting all accessible authorities on the
subject. Alter slating that by the verdict
of the jury the number of convictions were
fifty-one, the Judge said :
"If any one thinks it is ngrceable for me
to pass such judgment he is mistaken, for
I would gladly have the acceptance a posi
tion fall upon other shoulders. I shall not
shrink from any feeling of its harshness or
severity to prevent the performance of my
simple duty. Nevertheless, I have the
power, and in pronouncing judgment I
shall endeavor to exercise it so ns to tempt
Justice in some degree with mercy. It
is deeply to be regretted that the legisla
ture have not provided a long sentence nnd
punishment, to characterize offenses of this
kind, in different forms, nnd tix penalties
for each offense where committed iu differ
ent forms Irom those which mny be im
posed by our statutes. Public ollicers who
rob the people by appropriating public
monies, or allow others to do so through
their instrumentality or connivance, aro
unfortunately iu the stale of our law not to
bo adjudged felons or punished by impri
sonment in the Stale Prison, hut esctic
under forms of indictment for u.isdemennor,
subject for each to pay a penalty of 230,
or a single year in the penitentiary.
If this were a geueral verdict this would
be all the Court could impose, notwith
standing llmt tlie prisoner took for his own
use more than a million dollars in the man
ner described. If there were a general ver
dict rendered, the Court could only pass
through the farcial performance of render
ing a judgment ol 55230 and one year's im
prisonment for the uudacious robbery of
the city anil county of more than one mil
lion dollars. Under the verdict the Court
has larger powers, which it will exercise,
and 1 hope with prudence and the example
to be made.
Tweed was then ordered to sland up,
which he did slowly, and on being asked if
he had anything to say why sentence should
not be pmnouticed, replied almost inaudi
bly, "nothing," his counsel adding. "Ho
has spoken through his counsel." Judge
Davis then resumed. "William M. Tweed,
you sland convicted hy avverdict uf a jury
of twelve honest men, of a largo number of
crimes charged against you, united in one
indictment nnd that verdict in the opinion
of the court could not have been otherwise
without violation of tin1 oaths which the
jury had taken an utter disregard with
the obligations under which they rested to
speak the truth and the whole truth.
With all the opportunity you had, had
you liiilhlully performed your duties to tho
public, to win the honor aud respect of the
whole community, you saw lit lo pervert
the opportunity you possessed and the
powers with which you were clothed, in a
manner more Wicked, more infamous and
more outrageous than any instance of like
character which the whole history of the
civilized world contains. Instead of stand
ing guard where the law placed you
over the treasury of your country, you
threw that treasury open, not merely to
your own rapacity, but also to the ndvico
of your associates under circumstance
which make it transparent that you were
engaged in a concerted conspiracy lo plun
der the treasury of Ibis county in which
yourself and associates in crime were prin
cipal to benefit. The evidence on this
subject now leave no manlier of doubt in
the minds of any, that the commencement
of it all was the entering by you on those
duties as prcsideut of the lioard of Audit
on the olli of May.
The very next day nfter that, your career
of plunder began, aud from that diy fir
ward consecutively till the wholu nineteen
accounts before that Board had been audit
ed and cei tilled, aud warrenls issued and
money paid. The evidence is conclusive
that the whole proceeding was iiHtilulsd to
carry out a concealed plan toenrich your
self and those associaled with you.
It is in vain to suggest that your trial
and conviction hive been the result of any
partisau feeling, that this was after all, ns
one of Ihe jurors summoned on the panel
expressed it, 'a struggle between the ins
aud the ouls' : No, the whole struggle has
beeu a struggle between hones'.y and fraud
between virtue and crime." Tho Judge
here, in vindication of the non-partisan ua
ture of the prosecution, alluded lo the
Timts iu first giving the figures tho
light, aud to the great assistance rendered
by Charles O'Connor and Samuel J. Tilden
iu the preparation of the legal proceedings,
and continued ;
If there were uo other testimony lhat, in
my judgmeut, would bu conclusively estab
lished by the fact lhat on each of IImj seve
ral claims, as they were passed on and ulti
mately paid, your share of the plunder was
clearly fixed und prescribed at 21 pcrceut..
whilc'iue share of your associates laid beeu
fiscd by a somewhat similar standard of
plunder. Il is impossible to believe that
in the distribution of luu cases, in which
the monies were received on these warreuis,
just 24 per cent fifettch sum should always
be allotted to you, without an understand
ing iu advance by a coucerted arraugemeut
that this exact sum should be your fixed
proportion of money of which tho county
had beeu plundered.
It would be wrong and unjust to euter
taiu for a moment the idea that your con
viction lias been the result of persecution
at tho bands of any person or party. -It
has beeu the result of evidence so clear and
pluiu, that never have 1 seen a case where
the evidence was so overwhelming aud
where it was so impossible for the Jury lo
to fail to come' to a just and conclusive ver
dict. Through the wholu of this trial you
remained, up to the very moment of your
conviction, as calm and serene as though
you relied upon your innocence, when it
was overwhelmingly apparent lo all that
your sereuity was only lhat audacity and
confidence iu the omnipotence ol corrup
tion, rather than reliance upon your inno
ceuce." (The Judge emphasized Ibis scu
te nco by briugiug his clenched baud dowu
I uuou his desk.)
l iie amy ol tlie (Juurt
i now is tu pronounce upon you the seuteoce.
a sentence that ;nay be adequate to your
' rrims ' '
The several-courts on which Tweed was
round guilty wero grouped and fifty-one
distinct sentences imposed, making his term
twelve years imprisonment in the county
Jail, and imposinst a lino of $12,750.
Counsel then gave notice they would
move for a bill r exceptions nnd Judge
Davis said tho session of the court would,
bo prolonged to give counsel time for due
preparations. The Judge then ordered such
counsel for the defense as subscribed to
the paper presented to him at tho opening
of the trial, to be in court Monday morning
next for tho purpose of inquiring into their
action.
Tweed, who received his sentence calmly,
was then removed by Sheriff Breneman, at
tended by a strong force of Deputy Sheriffs.
Tweed is now sixty-six years of age. Curi
ously enough, the name of William M.
Tweed is already Inscribed on tho mnrble
slab iu the main gateway of the jail, where
it was placed years ago when the Board of
Supervisors, of which he was a member,
erected tho building.
When Tweed reacht d tho sheriff's office
he looked terribly crestfallen nnd sank down
iu n chair. Every effort was made through
out the evening, nnd until midnight, by his
counsel lo obtain a stay of proceedings, but
without avail. Justices Pratt and lngru
ham refused to interfere. . The sheriff then
made arrangements to relievo himself of the
responsibility for tho safe custody of his
prisoner, and at ten minutes past one, Sun
tiny morning, Tweed . was taken lo the
tombs aud the gates wero closed behind
him.
IMI'OKTANT FROM MADRID.
Tim Demand Made by Gen. Kickles.
THE VIIIOINIUS MUST BE HUfl RENDERED.
New York, Nov. 21.
A special from Madrid says the relations
of the United States and Spaiu are as seri
ous as possible, and the diplomatic compli
cation here is peculiarly grave, involving
sharp words and flagrant misunderstand
ing between Minister Sickles and the Span
ish Minister of Foreign Affairs, with per
emptory demands from Washington lhat
will almost necessarily lead to war.
Upon receipt of intelligence oi the cap
ture ol tho Virginius Senor Castelnr called
at the United Stated Legation and expressed
regret at the occurrence, aud informed our
Minister that orders had been sent out for
the suspension of whatever sentence m'mht
be pronounced on tho captives. Subse
quently, at 2 A. M., Gen. Sickles received a I
dispatch fiom Secretary Fish informing him
of the execution, and lie sent a nolo de
manding that thu order of which he had
been informed for the suspension of sen
tence should be enforced, and the Spanish
Minister of Foieign A Hairs in answer ex
pressed his doubts of the accuracy of the
iuformalion, and intimated that Sickles'
nclion Wits unauthorized ; thereupon Sick
les, in tho name of ihe United Stales gov
ernment addressed, to the Minister of For
eigh Affairs a formal protest against the in
human butchery and against tho insult to
the United Stales force obedience to her or
ders iu Cuba, insisting upon the right of
every American to regular trial under the
treaty of 1700 and complaining lhat the
United States Consul at Santiago de Cuba
was prevented from using ihe telegraph for
communication with his government.
To this came the Spanish answer, that
the mailers iu dispute wero wholly muni
cipal and iu the discretion of the Spanish
authorities ; that the persons captured on
the Virginius were pirates, and lhat Spaiu
could not tolerate any interl'eience of the
United Slates in her municipal allairs. An
: : i 1 1.. . 1 1 i 1
wuc.,.e "IJ
graoicu, ill men oiuaics uaiu ui-iuuuuuia
that ihe orders of Ihe Spanish govurnmeul
suspending executions iu Cuba should be
enforced.
Tho Minister of Foreign Affairs haughti
ly declined lo permit the rcpresoula'.ivre of
thu United Stales to discuss the municipal
allairs of Cuba. The interview teruiinaled
angrily, General Sickles intimating lhat
only strictly ofiicial relations with the cabi
net would be possible on ins part in i uo iu- t
ture. I
The following are said to be the points of j
a peremptory demand presented by our ;
government lo the Spanish Cabinet : '
First, The formal delivery of the Virgini- !
us to titlk'crs of our government in a port of
the United Status. j
Second, The release and restoration to
our pfoeectiou of ihe surviving captives.
Third, A money indemnity to the heir of .
nil taken on board the Virginius and putlo !
death.
Fourth, The trial and punishment of;
Geueral Burriel aud all other responsible 1
officers. j
Fifth, Tho immediate and unconditional j
nbolili on of slavery in Cuba, as the source j
of ull pending difficulties aud complaints, j
The Spaiuish objections to this have been j
sent forward by the American minister.
The public mind is exceedingly excited.
The Spuuiards blame Americans for the
Cuban insurrection, and declare that war !
with the United States would be welcome.
Americans who know tle slate of the pub- j
lie mind, und know their owu country, do
not see how war can be avoided.
Spain will concede nothing, and public
opiuion would prevent concession on thu i
part of Casteler, even if ho were disposed
to make any. The extreme Republicans
here favor our views ol the casa ; uui de
fiance and stubborn intolerance of auy
oil er view than their owu is the general
touo. All Spanish iron clads note in tho
hands of the lutransigenlcs have been or
dered to Cuba.
A. lUichei Swope, United States district
attorney, has proceeded against J. K.
Turner, of Tilusville, who was pardoued
out of the penitentiary a few weeks ago.
J lie released convict iKtvii)'' criticised me
district attorney severely, that othcial hits
resurrected an old ludtctmeut tor lorgery,
on which Turner will uext ho tried.
The Reading Times says that the Phila
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany are at present working iiiiriy-intx-e
mines, on their immense tracts in the
tSchuykill coal region. They have, besides,
lorty-seven others lei out ou leases, an m
which are making full lime. Tweuly-thrco
others are either being opeued up or in
course of improvement. Tho mouthly roll
oi tho company is over null a ruuuou. i no
meu are being paid as usual, aud uo dis
missals are proposed.
Tho colored people of Washington have
twelve public schools, atteuded by over 4,
000 pupils, aud taught by eighty-four
teachers. In general management and
successful results, the colored schools com
pare favorably with the white.
The Jorsey C'uy Journal says : "The
Europeau oyster trade is about commenc
ing, aud a large lot will be shipped this
week by the White Star steamer of next
Saturday. These are usually opened iu
Marvlaud, at the beds, canned here in Jer
sey City, and find their way to the Euro
pean market in that shape. Some are scut
iu the shell, but the geueral bulk is au ob
jectiou, and makes them too expensive on
the other side."
Those who have money and have small
debts should pay" what they owe. To hold
ou to money aggravates Ihe panic ; aud it
is a very mean spirit that relust-s to pay
when able, when the circulation of money is
all lhat is needed to waka times as prosper
ous ts tbsy sver wtuw.
Tmierrs ABOWND.-On Wednesday
night last, about nine o'clock; while Sam
uei Henry and A. Russel, Jr., were stand
ing near the homo of the former somo noise
attracted their attention at the barn at the
rear, when, procuring a lantern, they pro
ceeded to reconnoitre On approaching
the barn, some persou burs$ the door open
on the opposite side, and hurried away.
On examination, a line set of harness wns
found removed, to be carried away, but
dropped by the thief or thieves in their
hurry to escape. We make a note of this
to put persons on their guard, as these
kind of depredations have become quite
common.
Another danger we might mention,
comes from tramps, who crawl into barns
at night for lodgings. While some of these
may not steal, they often commit greater
destruction by means of their smoking
pipes, which they almost invariably carry
with them. While taking a whiff, they
often set the barn on fire. It would be well
for each farmer, before retiring for the
night, to lake a secure lantern nnd make
a thorough examination of his barn to see
If any of.these loafers are domiciled therein,
and hustle thciu off to other quarters.
Danville Intelliycnccr.
Stkanoe Freak of an Old Woman.
About three months ngo, the wife of
Daniel Kesslcr, of Middlecrcek township,
this county, without saying a word to any
one as to her iutentions, bundled up her
best clothes nnd took all her own money
and a small sum of her husband's money,
and ihen started off on ihe public road to
wards Mitldleburg, saying as slit! left the
house, "It will be a good while before you
will see roc again." It appears that uot
the best feeling prevailed between the old
folks some times, and that about the time
she left her feelings had been ruffled for
somo reason or other, and was tho imme
diate cause of her departure. Every effort
has since been made toasccrtaiu her where
abouts but without avail ; nor can anyone
be fouud who has eeeu her since or who
saw her at tho time she departed. She was
a woman probably 00 or 05 years of age,
and raised a family of children all aro wn up.
Iler strange disappearance is a strange mys
tery, indeed. ticlinxyovc Times.
Our latest despatches relative to the Vir
ginius affair show the Spanish Cabinet lo
be unanimously in favor of a satisfactory
and honorable settlement of the difficulty,
nnd that orders have already been issued to
the Spanish commanders in West India
waters to do no acts llmt would have the
t fi'ect of adding to the peuding excitement
in tho United !"Hntes.
Pottsville is aroused on the Cuban ques
tion. A well-known gentleman of that
borough, wbo8erved in Ihe late war, speaks
of raising a regiment if the government
issues i proclamation of war. Forty young
men of Pottsville have already ollcred iheir
services.
A bill is to be introduced into Congress
to authorize the Secretary of thu Treasury
to isstie coin certificates of different denomi
nation in exchange for bullion at the mines
in the Territories. The measure looks to
the government aequii iug ownership of the
entire bullion product of the Mexican
mines.
Gen. W. J. Hardee, author of "Hardee's
Tactics." a graduate of West Point, who
proved a traitor to the Government that
educated him and was a Lieutenant Gener
al in the rebel army, died at Wytheville,
Va., on Thursday a week.
A Committee of the Danville Young
Men's Christian Association have recently
called on the tobacco and
cigar dealers of
! Exciting reports of silver mines come
1 from Sugar Vally. The mine is in Green's
j Gap, some leu miles beyond Logausvillc,
! upon the lauds of the Lebanon Lumber
' Company. Some of the precious metal was
: sent to Philadelphia, ami found to be ticii
' nine silver, and riug and other articles
; made from it. Since then eight htm. lied
I weight of the ore havu been sent to the c.ty
to be again tested. The si utf is taken from
i the solid rock. Lock Haven JiepubliMn.
I on the "American.
Mr. Kdiioii: It is a gre it mistak . to
suppose the Convention intended or w.s'l
ed lo rt-store the Slate tax on real et He.
U declared that certain public properly
should he exempt from taxation ; such us
public school houses, court houses, juils,
poor houses, property of Ihe Stale ami na
tion, churches aud grave yards, aud chari
table institutions owned by the State or
nny Cily or County. At present there is
a vast amount of properly exempt from
taxation, owued by private associations.
Such property is not assessed, at the trien
nial iihsessment, nnd does not pay tax for
any purpose. This kind of property lias
hern exempted from the payment of luxes
by special laws pussed to meet each parti
cular case. It is these laws, ami none
oilier, the convention Ucclarcd null aud
void.
Every aero of land in the Slate will he !
assessed this fall, on which a county, school
road, city nnd borough tax will he levied.
The Legislature repealed the Stale lax on
real estate a fuw years ago, but tho repeal
ing act did uot exeiupt laud from taxation.
Thy State relinquished the tux because she
did not need it, but real estate is Hill lia
ble to pay a State tax whenever tho neces
sities of the Commonwealth require it. It
is uol exempt. If soil could uot bo assess
ed for any purpose.
The new Constitution declares, certain
laws, exempting a particular kind of pro
perty from taxation, null and void, but il
does not re-enacl any law, on Ihe subject
of taxation, lhat has been repealed. Al'U-r
such a protracted content as Ihe Conven
tion had iu curbing the inordinate powers
of corporations, it is absurd to suppose it
would release them from taxation und im
pose it on real estate. That is not to
HE FOUND IN THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
The articles on corporations and railroads
aud canals, are of great value to the peo
ple, and it will be a great calamity lo lose
them by voliuir against tlm Conslituiion,
Icel coulldeui tho people will pause Ueloro
doing so. JOSEPH 1JA1LY.
Astialic C'bolvru iu C'hiuts.
ALMOST EVEHY CASE CVKED WITH
I'A I H I li I. L III
Dear Sius : louring a residence of some
ten years in Siam and China, as a mission
aiy, 1 fouud your Paiu-Killer in a gill of
boi waler sweetened wilu sugar ; then,
after about tiieen minutes, being to give
about a lablesuoonlul of the same mixture
every few minutes until relief was obtained
Apply not applications to me extremities.
Bathe the stomach with the Pain Killer,
clear, and rub the limbs briskly. Ol those
who had the Cholera, auU took the medi
cine faithfully, in the way slates above.
eight nut of ten lecovered.
KEY, K. l EL.r ULIU. aiissiouary iu
China.
Pear Sirs : During a loug residence iu
Chiua 1 have used our valuable Pain-Killer,
both iu my own family and among the
Chinese, and have fouud it a most excel
lent medicine. In the Summers of 1802
aud 180. while residiug iu Shanghai. I
found it an almost certaiu cure for cholera,
if used iu time. Indeed, usina it in a great
many instances, 1 do not remember tuiliug
in a single case. For three years I Imvo
been residing iu this place, more than fifty
milts from a physician, and have been ob-
nd ofb?n lo full uooii inv own resources
in cases of sickness. The Ohiuese come to
us In grt numbers for medlcin and aa
vice. ' Though without medical knowledge
ourselves, the few simple remedies we can
command are so much Id advance even of
their physician, that we have almost daily
applications. W e allow them to come, be
cause il brings us In contact with them and
opens a door of usefulness. In diarrhea,,
colic, vomiting, cholera, coughs, etc., your
Paiu-Killer has been my chief medicine.
Yours, very truly.
Rev. T. P. CRAWFORD, Tungchow.
China.
Those using Pain-Killer should strictly'
observe the following directions :
At tho commencement of the disease,
take a teaspoonful of Pain-Killer, in sugar
and water, and then bathe freely across
the stomach and bowels with the Pain
Killer clear. Should the diarahea and
cramp continue, repeat the dose every fif
teen minutes. In this way the dreadful
scourge may be cheeked and the patient re
lieved in the course of a few hours.
N. B. Be sure nnd get the genuine ar
ticle ; and it is recommended by those who
have used the Pain-Killer for tho cholera,
lhat in extreme cases tho patient take two
(or more) teanpoonfuls instead of one.
The Pain-Killer is sold by all the Drug
gists and Dealers in Family Medicines.
sT Price, 25 and GO cents nnd SI.
PERRY DAVIS & SON.
Manufs A Prop's. 130 High, Prov., R. I
Oct. 31, 1873.-lm.
Uco bbctlismcnts.
JamenTieaiun
attorney" at law.
Oniee hi Hiuipl's buildinir, South East Corner
of Market Uqoare, Sunbury, Pn.
Sr-nciAi. Attention Paid to Collections.
XEW CAKl'F.NTI.U KIIOF.
The subscriber having erected a carpenter sbop
on Front St., below 1ine, (Frylir.jrs addition,)
Is prepared to do all kinds of carpenter work.
1IGPA1RINO or FPRNITCKE AND JOIUIINO'
promptly nttended toon short notic'v
WALNUT PICTURE FRAME3
u speciality. All kinds and sizes made to order,
GOOD AND CHEAP. CALL AND SEE.
The imtrnmtu'p. of the citizens of 8uubury, sre
resiiecilully solicited.
C. WOODCOCK.
Nov. 88. 1ST3. Cm.
i:fnf eol Mary A. Round Deronsctl,
Rule on Jlolrs to Accept or ltd use.
j STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, (
County ok Nohtuc miifiiland,
SS.
j At nn Orpbuns Court helil at Sunbury In nnd
for wild County, on the sixth diiy of November,
1 A. I). l-STIi, before the Monotnble William M.
, Rockefeller, President, nnd Joseph Nicely one of
j hi" Assoeiiite Justice of s:iid Court,
j Upon the pi til ion of Franklin Bound, n son and
; heir "f Mary Ann Hound, lately of the Boroutih
of Milton, Northumberland County, deceased :
The Court trranted a rule on you, William II.
Bwund, (residence at present unknown,) Julia
Steadnian, (forniTrly Hound,) and lnlermarr'ed
. with II. (". Steadmnn. of Miltlinliurfr, Union Co.,
Ph., and Joseph H. Force and Phebe Force, of
' Miiton Penn'a. heirs at law of Marjr.'trctta Force,
. (fonncrley Mamarctta Hound.) and Franklin
; Hound, hci'S an-i persons Interested nnd all o'her
: persons interested in the estate of said Mary
Ann Hound, dee'd, to come into Court on the
! first Monday of Januty, A. D., ISTil, at two
o'clock P. M. of said day, then ami there to ae-
ccpt or refuse the real estate of said deceased at
j the the valuation, or Bhow cause why the sumo
j should not be sold.
I Witness the Hon. William M. Rockefeller,
j President J mitre of said Court, at Suubioy,. this
; tenth day of November, A I).. 1ST".
I UF.O. P. RF.iMENSSYr-F.P..
i Deputy Clerk Orphans Court.
; Nov. 2S, '73. tt.
; New nnd attractive (roods, In every Department.
' WATCHES,
f
DIAMONDS, JEWKI.UT, SII.VEK AND PLATED WaIIE.
' t'ullery, CliK-ks, Hronzi s, Fttir'isb, French and;
(ii'i'tnau Faliev Goods.
W2
mmm
In view of Ihe decline in HOLD, wc h ive re
duced prices on our o aire Stuck of Foreign mer
chandise to
I'.ir (Joid Rates,
nnd purchasers will find it
make Iheir si -lections NOW
to their Interest to
, while the ASsSOUT-
MKXT IS COMPLETE.
floods sent on approval for selections.
Articles purchased now, for the Holidays, will
be packed and retained uuiil such time us desir
ed. ROBPINS, CLARK A HIDM.l',
112 Ciiestni't St., Pim.Aur.i tiiia.
Auditor' Xotlcc.
I'.HTATI OF l'A!.EB IlAUUKTT, lEC'n.
A-OTICE is hieliy tfivim tbut tlje llml-vs'iluec hr.s been
l si pointed Auditor by the Orj liaas lm;-t, of Jiorth
Uliilierlaial County, to nnkft distribution t f the monies
in tilt) hand of Samuel J. llousewortli, Ailuiinintnttor of
said es:te, to tlu so entitliMl tnerelo. Tlie Auditor will
lueel ull parties interested nt tiisot!lei initio iiorott?h of
Sualmif , ou Moi.d y, Ui ccaiber 13, 1K73, t 1 oVlek V.
M.
A. H. MUCK, Auditor.
Buubury, Sov. Si), 1873. w.
C R U MB S
Arc a modern stoven-p
polish, far better thanl H
Are better, because
they give a finer losa
than any other polish.
.. ,i v.,l tti.i' ii, nv Kt en Ot, . v I
COM
FORT
Yield a brilliant silvery sheen, with less than
hall' Ihc labor required v. hi n other olishes are
used.
CRUMBS
Are a neat and cleanly
Ant lin VV UH'il rrn iu
1 1 H the parlor without the
trouble of removing
article, making no dirt
nor dui-i when nsea.
COMFORT
furniture or carpus.
Ha uo disaureuble stilpherous or strong a-'ia
smell when prepared for use, bul are juewuui
und havmU'ss.
CRUMBS
a r.,,1 l mint utvle III each
iui are 13
and iu a form more ) sticks j 1. tick Is . titU
convenleut for use MmaWi cieul for ) Move,
any other polish. thus all .".' ved.
COMFORT
Are the cheapest polish iu the market, because
oue box at 10 cents will polish as much surlace
us 25-oents worth of the old polisesj
c u
U M Ii S
Have just taken '"frm
1st premium at Ihe In MH
diapspolit Espoaitiou.
in onipetion wuu
several " Ulu befl "r
tho oli' ,ove yori
COMFORT
Rrv Phi mbs or Civ-OBT of J""" """keeper.
If L Li "he" or - ' P'011"8 lhem for 'ou if
S, nearest expreii nation, and wo
l ... H-ackinK and Peurl Blueing, free of cost.
rf- or Comfokt can be bad of all hole
sale Groeor aud Dealers In the Uulted Slates,
and Retail Dealers will Und Hieiu thi most prott
tab e. tromtha fact that they oro the fastest
...lllns? artiole ( the kind In the market,
selling aru' jj A. BARTLETT & CO.
11S North Front Bt,., Phlludelpbl.
1S Cbmbri Bt., New Tork.
4 Broad St.. Bostou. .
Sow. IS, 'T8.-ro.Mn.
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