unbiirg inuric;iiL i1 H. B. WASSER, E. W1LVERT. Editors. SUXBTJRY, MARCH : ! I 3ST4. raaior- Wk Lave at last the cheeriag news that there is likely to be something done by Congress to relieve us of the stringency of currency. On Monday the House took definite action ou the legal tender ques tion, fixing the amount of greenback circu lation at four hundred millions uf dollars, which in effect legalizes the issue of so much of the so-called "reserve' as the Secretary of the Treasury has already put out and authorizes the issue of the re mainder at his discretion. This bill passed the House by a vote of 108 yeas aud 77 nays. The I ill will uo doubt pass .Senate, as the ltiilitlionists are in a ily in both houses of Congress. It the editor of ihe 'lilyh,dd rulupre. Waded, wbcnherour artid(J ou the vacaucy occas;JIKd by lbu death of Judge Welkcr, nP. would have seen that it simply referred to tilc fact that the office of Asso cia'e Judge was abolished iu this county Under the new Constitution, and that there would be no successor to Judge Wtlker, appointed or elected. Hid we said any thing looking to the appointment of any one to fill the vacaucy, there would hav been some point in his article. Wc are glad to 6ec, however, that our neighbor is not entirely unconscious in regard to .nat ters of propriety, and hope that in his lib erality he will not iu future forget to re tain a little for horac consumption. Many good men hav-,. been ruined by giving away that whic they sadly needed themselves. The next general election for State and county officers will take place on the third day of November next, when there will be quite a list of officers to be elected. On that day will be chosen two Supreme Judges, a Lieutenant Governor, an Audi tor General and a Secretary of Internal Affairs as State officers. Iu this Congres sional district, comMsed of the coiiutiiB of Northumberland, lauphiu aud Iibauon, we shall elect a member of Congress. Iu this county we shall elect two members of the legislature and tTie other couuty offi cer as uuder the old Constitution. In 1S75, and every three years thereafter, three County Commissioners aud three Couuty Auditors are to be elected under the cumulative system cf voting. The liloomsburg (JolmMau, speaking ia regard to the recommendation of Hon. W. L. Dewart, of this place, for Lieuten ant Governor by the Watsoutown Ilcord. ays: "Mr. Dewart served in Congress some years ago, but fidl a victim to the Lccompton 'comedy of errors. " This is a mild way of putting it by our Democratic neighbor of the Vulvmlian. That it was a sw indle that came near being a tragedy, wc have the tcstimouy of such Democrats as Stephen A. Douglas. But the scenes then enacted have become historic, and the leaders and participators of that great outrage have long since "gone up the spout.'" Thomas Y. Boyd, of Wayne county, was elected on Tuesday to the Legislature in the legislative d:trict of Wayne and Tike, in place of Wm. II. Pimrnick, re signed, lie is the first He-publican ever elected to the Legislature from the Demo cratic "Tenth Legion." Toe Massachusetts Sexatoksiiip. Both houses of the Massachusetts Legisla ture balloted for Uuited States Senator on TiicJay without iesult. In the House for Sanford, 12 for Adams, for Banks, '2 for Governor Washburne, scattering 1. The Senate had three ballots on the last Iawes received 17 votes, Curtis 1), Hoar S. Adams 2, scattering J. The largest vessel afloat, except the Gnat Eastern, was built at Chester, this State, and was launched last Wednesday week, in the presence of thousands of spec tators. A delegation of Uuited States Senators and Representatives was in at tendance. She is to run between Sau Francisco aud China. She is a ship of purely American construction. Her length is 432 feet, her depth 38 feet ft inches, and her tonnage about 0,000 lous. ClilMB AND ITS PUNISHMENT. raul Schcepic, who was some years a;e tried and convicted of the murder of the woman at Carlisle, l'a., having as it was charged forged a will leaving himself her estate, but who was eventually granted a new trial, and was of course acquitted has turned up again badly. He is charged with many lawless acts in tire west; aud some ten days ago lie reached Baltmorc, ostensibly to look after his suit for the recovery of Mise Stciuecke's property as left to him under the will aforesaid ; but he was no sooner there than he was ai rested as a com mon swindler and was on Saturday com mitted for trial. Dispatches from the authorities in Chicaco were read before the Court stating that Sclnrppe was there on a charged of embezzlement against him as Count Schu'.cnberg. The court house was crowded and there was great excite ment on the street to get sight of the notori ous character. iv sint; ro. THE FIXAXCK yl'ESTIOX IX THE nOCE .400,KH,000 III LI. PASSED. Washington-, March Mr. Dawes, chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, in pursuance of no tice given Friday, called up to day tie bill to lix the amount of legal-tender notes at 100,000,000. By au arrangement agreed upou in the Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. Roberts, of New York, moved an amendment striking out $130,000,000 and iuserling 8382,000,000, the arcouut of legal tenders outstanding at IhU time. Mr. Dawes moved as an amendment that the sum "be fixed at ,,,000, 000, and that the Secretary of Treasury be directed to call iu so much of UlC g44fOOU,OUO as arc ouUtaLling as soon as the exigencies of the T' nenrr wliill ,nt-ini " T!:fi Mlll'H Wtfe suspended by a two-thirds propositiou to allow the bill and these amendments to be considered. Several geutlemen desired to submit amendments, none of which were permitted by Mr. Dawes to be read ; consequently the votes taken were confined to the bill, the amendment of Mr. Dawes, aud the substi tute therefor presented by Mr. Roberts. No debate was in order except by unan imous conseut, which could not be obtain ed ; and thus this, the most important bill of the session, which was originally report ed by the Committee of Waya and Means, with the announcement that the committee were considering other provisions to be submitted as amendments, was before the House for action. The S3o00U0,(KH) araandment received but 70 votes, with 172 against it. The vote ou the S:S2,000,(XHJ amendment was very slightly different. The amendments hav ing been thus overwhelmingly defeated, the question recurred on the original bill. Again, many gentlemen attempted to get in amewliucnts, and numerous parliament ary questions were submitted totheSpcak cr, but the previous question having been ordered, and not having been exhausted, shut them out, and the bill passed by a vote of 10 yeas to 77 nays. The bill was sent to the Senate. The ruiuority is mainly the Pacific coast, New Euglaud, New York, and a few money-lending districts. ' Secretary Richardson was upon the floor for some time watching the current of events, and seemed quite surprised at the large aud determined demonstration for nioie currency. The actiou of to-day has uuquestionably strengthened the inflation ists in the Senate, aud they now feel quite confident that they can carry the House bill without amendment. STIiK K KY I.IGIITM VC:. ltt.OOO llarrcl Tank on Fire. More than 5 years have elapsed since Johnson's Anodyne Liniment was first in vented, during which time hundreds of thousands have becu benefitted by its use. Probably no articelc ever became so univer sally popular with all classes of Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. Fills which contain autimony quinine and calomel, should be avoided, as severe griping pnins would be their only result. The safest, wurest, and best pills are Par sons' Purgative or Anti-Bilious Pills. Frctu the annual report or President Thomson, of the Pennsylvania railroad company, we observed that the receipts of the main line, from Philadelphia to Pitts burg, and its branches, were : For 1S73, $24,80,008 90 Expenses, 15,440,30". 10 Net earnings, Net earnings in 1- 0,445,703 72 H,217,j2 18 Iacre:uc iu 1: 73, l,197,H.""il 50 And after paying ten per cent divideuds, and interest on bonds, there i a net profit for l?73or$2.1H707 14. Henry T. Darliugtou, Esq., the able editor of the Bucks Couuty IntdUjt nccr, has been appointed by Governor Ilartranft one of the board of trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital at llarrisburg. A capi tal selection and recognition of a very worthy gentleman aud sound Republican. Hon. S. Pringie .ioues, formerly Presi dent Judge of the Berks county judicial district, died at Ixmdon on the 10th hist. Another Murder at Centkalia. -Human life is held very cheap at Ceutralia. aud murders are frequent there. A grudge ends there, as in Italy, witli the death of one or the other of the parties. About eleven o'clock Weduesday night a man named Thomas Dougherty was shot and instantly killed while on his ways to work. There isn't the slightest clue to the pcr jietrators of the dark deed. The murder ed tnau was quiet in his ways, and the on)y motive assignable is a supposition that he belonged to the Molly Maguires. It is high time the authorities of Columbia County take measures to iepress the lawless spirit that breaks forth only too frequently at .Ccntralia. JiT'icrs' Journal. TnE TANK epplodes. Modoc City, March IP. At uoou to-day the derrick of the Mark ham well, owucd by C. V. Boughton, was struck by lightning and completely shat tered on two corners. The electric fluid parsed from theuce round a tank full of oil, and followed Union Pipe Line to Phillips Brothers' well, eighty rods distant, which it set on fire. It them followed the pipe line to Jos. BushnelPs iron tank containing 16,000 bar rels of oil which it fired, and passed ou about 40 rods further to the Rcyunman & Leckcy well where U seemed to enter the grouud or disappear. Mr. Bushnell's tank will be a total loss, but the Union Pipe company, who ruu the oil, commenced pumping at the rate of 200 barrels per hour, and much of the oil will be saved. Stranse to say the Boughton well did not ignite. The other two which took fire were fortuualely extinguished after some difii-j cuity. and before inuchdj- vt&W-aVcd", as the heat is so intense. ANOTHER DISPATCH. Modoc City, March 108 r. m. No lives lost by the bursting of the Bush uell tank. The tank burst a second time, at 1 A. 51., and the flames spread in all directions, overtaking aud burning up the Jumes Adams well ; also, the engine house of Spotted Tail, owned by Josoph Seep. The report that Joseph Busbnell owned the tank or oil at the time of the fire was a mistake. Andrews & Co.'s hardware store, below the tauk was burned, together with a num ber of the surrounding dwellings, both above and below. It was feared at one time that the fire would sweep the whole run, including the iron tanks below the Trcutman farm. The fire was, however, fortunately confiued, and it is still burning. The Union pipe com pany succeeded in saving only about 500 barrels oil, when their connections burned off. The total loss is estimated at about S30.000, although the exact figures cannot yet be ascertained. . ;i;t:itALEHs itkms. The Lewieburg, Center and Spruce Creek Railroad was opened through to Laurelton, nineteen miles from Lewisburg, ou Mon day, 23d inst. David Reed has been noininatcly by the President to be Uunited Suites District Attorney for the western district of Penn sylvania, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Buchcr Swopc, Psq. A cow belonging to a Munster township, Cambria county, farmer recently gave birth in one night to three perfectly developed and living calves. They have discovered some sort of sub stance iu the neighborhood of Elk mouu taiu, Luzerne county, through which it is almost impossible to drill. After boring for half an hour, with 130 pounds of steam, it was penetrated to the depth of an eighth of an inch, of the drill being neither dulled nor brightened in the operation. The wife of J. D. Cameron, Esq., died, in Ilarrisbur, ou Monday. Among the liteiary treasures left by Mr. Sumner, is the Bible of John Bunyau, with the autograph of the author of the I'ilgrim's Progress written in it. Mis. Harriet D. Walker, of Lowell, Massachusetts, has been licensed to preach by the Methodist Conference of Lynn Dis trict. The examining committee said she was better qualified than any other caudi datc that had ever been before them, and she was licenwd with only two dissenting votes. A tliiunel-thieked lawyer of Bucrus led off iu a temperance meeting, stating that he had seen his own father killed at his side by the carelessness of a drunken man. "Then," he, "I took a solemn oath never to driuk again, aud since that time I have never broke that oath, at least not much '" The Jovrnal says there was a roar. From all parts of the east shore of Lake Michigan come reports to the effect that the fruit prospecls are very flattering tins year. Peach trees arc in specially fine condition. "Eli B. Kirk," the Pennsylvania Hall suicidu referred to in our last issue has been identified as Edward B. Holder of Phila delphia. He was a consumptive aud pre ferred ''shuflling of this mortal coil' ia quicker time than the natural course of the disease would carry him. His body was taken to Philadelphia for interment. Correspondence. FItO.1I WAXHIXGTOX. FrO'i' ner Swial t'ormiioiiilenl. WAsniXGTOX, D. C. ) March 24, 1S74. f lker M'ih-crt: Making a reduction of expenses seems to be the order of the day, and right well is Congress paying attention to this business. In the appropriation bill for legislative, judicial, &c, cxpeusca ol" the Govern ment, which is now uuder consideration iu the Committee of the Who!", ihe amount is four million dollars less tl:?n was appro priated last year. In all the various appro priations the amount allowed is less than the estimates call for, and it is safe to say there will be a saving of thirty million dol lars in the next fiscal year, by the watch fulucss of the Committee on Appropriations aud Republicau members of the House. The Committee ou Military Affairs on Tuesday last, through their chairman, Hon. John Coburn, reported a bill provid ing for the gradual reductiou of the Army by dispensing with five regiments of in fantry, one of cavalry, and one of artillery, aud to receive uo more enlistments until the aggregate is reduced to the number of 25,000, rank aud file ; the redutiou to take place Jauuary 1, 1875, and from the date of the passage of the bill no more commis sions are to be issued except iu cases of death or resignation. When the reductiou is complete the force of the regular Army will stand as follows : twenty regiments of infantry, nine regiments of cavalry, and four regimeuts of artillery. Doubtless this bill will be fought bitterly, and all the in fluence of the staff and line in the Army will be brought to bear against it, but as it is a measure of retrenchment and great saving to the Gov.-rnmcut, and a large standing army .-. i: ia-t not necessary, the probabilities arc Guiual Coburn will be successful, and his bii! In come a law. The great uid leader of Tam many, Hon. FeriiauJ Wood, or, as his adherents iu New York pronounces tho name, FitiutmhifuiJ, made a speech a few clay 8 ago, intended no doubt for New Hampshire a.id Connecticut, iu which he perverted the truth to so great an extent that several leading Republicans took him to task, and showed that he had, at least, made th fgures to suit his own purpose. In his speech he attacked all the branches of the Government, including the Post Oilice Department, and tried to impress upou the iniuds of the members and the country that the number of employees had been largely increased. Hon. Stephen W. Kellogg, of Connecticut, atiswered him effectually in regard to the other Depart ments, aud a clincher was put upon him (Mr. Wood) by Hon John B. Packer, in the followiug mauner, which I take from the Conijrc.isionul llv-ord : Mr. Packer. If the gcutlemau from Connecticut will allow me I would like, in this connection, to make a further corrtctiou of the. figures taken by the gentleman from New York Mr. Wood from the Blue Book. Mr. Kelloc(. I will !! J tv tie chair mauofthe Committee o ;he Hosi-Otfice aud Post-Roads. Mr. 1'ACKKit. The geuileinau from New from Washington lately niiseprcsentcd the views of President Grant on national sub jects, and telegraphed to the Times the fol lowing : "The President firmly adheres to his previously expressed convictions that any unwise legislation, especially nnythiny tenduuj dirtctly l in-ruvxmnl tnflasion, must run the "auntleVof his veto." The atten tion of the President was directed to this wicked fabrication, written no doubt for capital in Wall street, when he (the President) unhesitatingly denied its truth and authorized the following denial : "that he had conversed with uo one on the sub ject, aud if he were a member of Congress he should regard an intimation of a veto in advance of legislation as an unbecoming threat by the Executiue, and should resent it." H. D. W. (U K SEW YOKK LETTER. davIaKir. Wood, iu hisKr-h u ?" 405 at Washington aud 59,730 elsewhere, niasiug a total ol OU,rJo." The truth is there were, at the commence ment of this fiscal year, in the Post-Oftice department iu tins city, but 354 employees, iucludiug all the clerks, laborers and watchmen, &c.; and all the other officers aud agents throughout the entire country, including postmasters, contractors, clerks in posi-oruces, letter carriers, route agents, railway post-ofliee clerks, mail-route mes sengers, local agents, social agents, were but 4C.05G ; making a total of 47,010, in stead of 00,225 as stated by the gentleman from New York. The Blue Book gives the names of all persous employed, even for a fractional part of the year, and con sequently includes the names of incumbents who may have died or resigned, as well as of those appointed to succeed them, and heuco the gross inaccurany of the gentle man's statement. Mr. Kellogg. That makes a difference of thirteen thousand aud odd in thefijrures winch were given the other day by the gentleman from New York, Mr. Wood. J 1 thank the gentleman from Penusjlvauia heartily for his information. He is more familiar, from his position, with the Post Office iX-partmeut than I am. I could not see, unless the n;ail service had increased faster than I 6!iTpoV. how it was possible that it could lime r;m up from forty-three thousaud to sis'y Ihcur-and or more iu two years. The houomb'f gentleman from New York winced under these refutations of his inaccuracies, but itil! persists in sending them oil in printed pamphlets to different parts of the country "where they will do the most good" for himself and party. In the investigation into the charges pre ferred against General O. O. Howard, the testimony given before the military court shows that uo fraud, corruption or defalca tion has been proven against him. The accounting aflicers of the Treasury have testified that General Howard's accounts for icrsoual disbursements have beeuiiZty settltd and taZtiicrii. Hon. Fernando Wood has been harping upon the supposed frauds iu the Freedmau's Bureau for three or four years, and has bceu hounding Gen eral Howard as he would a felon. Such uieu as Wood have no liking for the maim ed one or one armed soldier, und would seem to glory in their downfall for having fought ou the 6idc of the Union. The peo ple, however, will be rejoiced to learn that this christian soldier is iuuoccut, aud his official couduct entirely free lrotn the cor rupt practices that have lceu c ha red upon him. The Senate Finance C:'ti'.itcj yester day reported a bill which is intended to remedy the financial difficulties. An im portant feature of it is to fix the aiLouut of the legal-tender circulatiou at $382,000,000. The bill aho provides for free banking, but contains a provision that a portion of the greenbacks shall be retired as new national bank notes are issued. The House yesterday passed the bill fix ing the amouut of legal-tender notes at four hundred millions by a vote of ICS yeas to 77 uays. This would seem to conflict with the Senate bill, but it does not, for they arc both of the same tendency. Free bauking is gainiug friends every day, and no doubt will become a law. The only question on which there is a disagreement is the amount of legal-tender notes to be kept in circulatiou. I am gratified that the pre diction in my last letter is likely to prove true, viz., that the principle of free banking, as advocated by Hon. Simon Cameron, will be embodied in any financial projects that will become a law. The N. Y. Time special correspondent VP AT SING-SIX0i--STOKES HARD WORK ED 5IERCHAXTS SOCIETY TEMPER ANCE EXTRAVAGANCE ST. PATRICK'S DAY AND THE IRISH STREET MI.-6I-CIAX-s New York, March 24, 1874. SIXG-SlNG - STOKES. Your readers have m-jstly forgotten Stokes, and with him ,Tim J :sk. Well, such is life. The hero of to-dsy is forgot ten to-morrow. Fisk lies iu the bloody grave of Battleborro, Stokes is in Sing-Sing prison, but no one mentions them now. I ran up to Sing-Sing the other day, and saw Stokes. He is emplo-ed in the prison as book-keeper for the great boot and shoe manufacturing house of Melius, Trask & Ripley, of this city, who employ the labor of au immense number of con victs. Stokes tenaciously clings to the account he gave us a witness in hia own behalf during the trial. He contends that his meeting with Fisk at the Grand Cen tral Hotel was owing to accident, and not to any premeditated design to encounter his enemy and shoot him, as the piosecu tion claimed. Stokes says that when he caught sight of Fisk the latter was ap proaching him with speed. He added that he saw Fisk pull his pistol, aud it was owing to the impulse of the moment the instinct of self-prrcrvat ion that he drew his own weapon ;,v;J fir-d. After discharg ing his revolver ' e jnmped out of range, and gae the alarm to the attaches of the hotel. II- is well treated, and docs not complain, but it is evident that the change from the life of excitement in the city to the routine life he is compelled to lead is telling upon him. He said to Mr. Trask, of the firm in whose service he is for the nonce, that he would like to change places with him. "You are as well oil' as you are," said the philosophic merchant. "Indeed, your situation is preferable to mine. You work so many hours and get excellent food and comfortable clothing. The change in fash ions don't effect you, you have no cares on your mind, you work, eat and sleep. That is all 1 get for nearly twice as many hours labor aud a million times more worry." And speaking of HARD-WORKED MEN, there are no men in the world who labor so hard as the merchants of New York. The life of the average merchant is not as pleasant as that of the drav-horse.for he has more physical labor, and the mental worry thrown in. i'h expenses running into the thousands per week, with au interest account of Brobindignagian proportions, with his capitol scattered all over the United States, and his solvency depending entirely on the solvency and promptness of tcu thousand other men, some of whom are four thousand miles away, the trouble sur nun is perpetuus n rn.Hp.l i ;n .: wuut;i;g ro .ru at eight a. 31., and from that on till nijrU it is one pvrpemai ainuu. t,viry nerve in mm is struug to the utmost lention, for a mistake or a negglect in the smallest matter may bring upon him ruin. They grow prema turely gray and nine-tenth of them die be fore their time. And the trouble is that out of every hundred, ninety-five end their business career with nothing. It is twenty five years of labor and trouble and worry, only to go out finally in a panic, which they had nothing to do with, and which they could not prevent or provide against. "SOCIETY." What is called "Society" in New York, is a queer thing. The great city is full of people who have made money rapidly, and whose principal desire is to figure in what they call "Society," that is to say, to be recognized as people of fashiou to have their wealth recognized, and to have a cer tain status among ll.y upier-cru8t. The real aristocracy avo compelled to recognize these new creations to a certain extent, fcr thc Almighty DO'.ar has a power anywhere iu this world. A little law-suit in one of the courts of the city the other day develop ed some of the ways by which the shoddy aristocrats attain their notoriety. These papers give accounts of ladies present at certain balls, aud their toilettes for a con sideration. Thev have a regular scale of prices which the fashionables pay. A modest mention costs 10 ; a compliment ary adjective or two thrown judiciously in as to the lady's beauty, adds a five dollar note to the bill ; a minute description of a toilette brings up the cxpeuse to $35, and a full description, from the white slipper to the top dressing, costs from $50 to 5575. At one ball a husband had agreed with one of the reporters for a description of his wife, with which he was displeased when it appeared, and he refused to pay. The reporter took his revenge by suing him, and as he could prove contract he got judg ment. "Will not this exjmse ruiu your busi ness ?' 1 inquired. "Not at all," was his reply, "it will in crease it, for it will show them all where they can get good accounts. But it has killed Mr. aud Mrs. X. Everybody knows to a dead certainty that they contracted for my effort to make her appear as she desired and all their kind friends will know that everything that :s done for her hereafter is a matter of contract. They don't care what the people think, for they are shoddy, but they dread pr- -f." And as the fellow's paj-er hr.s been full of such work since. I rather think he was right iu his conjecture as to the effect of his procedure. Shaking of fashiou, aud the shams that seem to be a part of it, a lady adveitises for employment as an "ornamental guest." She offers to assist at dinner or evening parties, and by her grace, wit and beauty contribute to the entertainment of the company. She pvill do everything in tho highest style of art, but will expect a hand some compensation for her unique services. You see you can get anything in New York. TEMPERANCE. Fulton, the Baptist pulpit orator, Tal madge and other preachers of the sensa tional order, are attempting to inaugurate the movement here that the women of the West have made so successful. But it cannot be made to work here. The rum interest is so strong iM devotees are so hardened and lawless, and what is more, the men of the city are so fearfully taken up by their business, that there can never be the swell created necessary to carry forward such a work. But the women of Nev Y ork and Brooklyn are doing a splendid work nevertheless. They are taking drinking men by the hand and help ing them into a better life, and by working in this way may have actually reformed thousands, and closed doggeries by cutting off their custom. The air is full of opposi tion to rum, and it cannot be but that some good will come out of the movement. EXTRAVAGANCE. A lady blazed all over with diamonds at a Fifth avenue party last week. On each shoulder she had four stars, the size of a dollar, made of diamonds. Her hair was set thickly with diamonds. There was a diamond bandeau upou her brow. She had diamond earring and a diamond necklace. Upon the sides of her chest were two cir cles of diamonds. From them depeuded lines and curves of diamonds reachiug to her waist, round which she wore a diamond girdle. On her skirts in front were large peacock 8, wrought of lines of diamouds. There were rosettes of diamonds on her slippers, and diamonds large or small, all over her dress and person, wherever they could be placed. This lady's grandfather was a cart-man, her father a pawn-broker, and her husband well, he lived upon the father. But it don't matter. The old gentleman is worth his millions, and as he still follows his business and is adding to his store, his daughter cau afford it. He is never present at these parties though. ST. PATRICK'S DAY. As New York has more Irishmen than any city iu Ireland, St. Patick'a Day is of course, one of the great days that are ob served. This year it was especially im mense. Despite the soakiug rain, the procession was over five miles in length, and the decorations carried were suberb. The Irish are a power in New York, and they are increasing every year, not only in numbers, but wealth and influence. Wheu one of them gets up in the world he can command so many of the uew-commers that it is no trouble for him to command possition, and position here means money. Indeed, all that men care for position is to make money out of it and they do it. The leaders of the various rings are in a few cases Americans, but the majority of them are Irishmeu, and the lieutenants are always Irish. STREET MUSICIAN'S. About this time look out for street musi cians. Your streets will be made vocal with the violin and harp, played by little Italian boys and girls.who leave New York this month, and get back early in the fall. These children constitute a class by them selves. They are Italians, aud are sold by their parents in Italy to speculators, who are called padroncs, who bring them to America and teach them to play, the Pa drones pay the parents either a sum in gross or a price per year. The little slaves are sent out, and are required to bring home so much money per day, the alterna tive being an unmerciful beating, which is religiously admiuistered. A certain num ber of them are sent wesi every spring, to work the country, and it is a siugular fact that they send to the pad rones regularly all that they get except the merest possible living. They have a fear of the Padrone ; they regard him as a sort of a powerful devil who cau find them and reach them anywhere, and this feeling is cultivated, for it makes it safe to send them abroad. The skulking loafers who live on these children are the most cruel, dissolute, de bauched set that New York has. A law Will jk g hijv. iiembuib or ilic State this wiutcr to break up this trade in children. Pietro. Treating the Wrong Disease. Many times Women call upon their fami ly physicians, one with dyspepsia, another with palpitation, another with trouble of the breast, another with pain here and there, and in this way they all present alike to themselves and their easy-going and in different doctors, separate and distinct dis eases, for which he precribes his pills and potions, assuming them to be such, when, in reality, tney are all symptoms caused by some uterine disorder ; aud while they are thus only able perhaps to palliate tor a time, they are ignorant of the cause, and encourage their practice until large bill. are made, wheu the suffering patients are no Detter in the end. out probably worse for the delay, treatment, and other com plications made, aud which a proncr medi cine directed to the cause would have en tirely removed, thereby institutimr health and comfort instead of prolonged misery. From Miss Loninda E. St Clair, Shade, Alheus Co., Oct. 14th, 1S72 : "Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y. Your Favorite Prescription is working al most like a miracle on me. I am better already than I have been lor over two years." From Ella. A Schafer Zanesville, Iud., jug. j, isrj : "Dr. Pierce I received the medicine you sent me and began using it immediately. As a result of the treatment I feel better than I have for three years." From Mrs. John K. Ilamilin, Odell, III., March, l'.t, 1872 : "Dr. Pierce The Favorite Presciiptiou has done me good, which I am very thank ful for." Alj Northumberland Count; from the fir?t day of January, A. D. 1S73, to the third day of Jan nary, A. 1. 1874. No. cf Orders. ' expexuitckes. SS Assessment and Registration Expenses, 2 Agricultural Society, 5 Attorney's services for county, SS Bridge huildiiifr nnd repairs, 43 Constables' and Justices' fees in Commonwealth cases, 119 Commonwealth witnesses' fees, 15 Couuty Commissioners' pay : J. Hunsecker, 663 00 A. Vastine, 375 00 J. O. Durham, 404 r0 D. S. Reitz, 70 00 "9 Court House improvements, 50 Court House repairs, 24 Coroner's and justices' inquisi tions, 14 Court Crier's pay, 13 County Clerk's pay, 10 County Attorney's fees, V. A. Sober, for 1S73, 1 County Attorney's fees, S. B. Boyer, for 1H72, 1 County Auditor's pay, 1 County Institute, 2 Conveying prisoners to penit'ry 230 Fox, skunk and mink scalps, 7 Fuel for Court House and jail. 71 Fcneral and Spring elettions, 13 (ias for Court House, 3 Hospital expen.-cs tor keeping Jacob Grass ami others, 23 Interest on old orders and bor rowed money, OS Jurors' pay and Constables' re turns to Court, 15 Jury Commissioners pay. 14 Janitor's pay, 1 Medical attendance to prisoners in jail, 20 Printing, 51 Postage, blank books nnd sta tionery, 43 Prison expenses, I Penitentiary expeuscs, 1 1 Prosecuting Attorneys' fee, 5 Prothonotary'ti fees, 20 Koad damages, 41 Koad and Bridge Viewers' pay, 5 Refunding orerpaid taxes, 13 Sheriffs fees: J. B. Heller, I3,7.M 34 S. H. Rotherme!, 2,251 23 5,009 57 1 Standard weights and measures for county, 304 00 2 State taxes paid out of count v funds, ' 5,835 20 31 Tipstaves pay, 235 50 3 Traveling expenses by Cmn'rs, 40 14 4 Transcribing, 104 75 Outstanding order9 paid, 17,005 45 Treasurer's commission on J10JWat2Jic. 2,122 77 Balance, 11,072 75 I,S'J0 18 15 00 CH5 00 7.837 34 277 3( 2.S57 40 1,512 50 2,7H 24 71S 71 ZG) 27 319 32 750 00 739 97 250 00 150 00 151 21 240 29 SC 55 615 97 3,422 2S 350 40 420 OS 2,328 60 (5,358 98 Sfi 88 390 00 20 00 1,179 53 818 40 472 39 l,6fiti 90 1,265 00 724 29 2,17 43 408 25 21 20 Tot:! ? 80,790 25 EEt'EirT Cash received from collectors of county tuxes forl873and previous years, Cash ree'd from collector of State taxes for 1873 and previous years, Cash ree'd from collector it '.tiil; Hi for 1873 and previous yen-. Cash ree'dfrom commission on land sold by Treasurers to county in 1808, 1870 and 1872, Cash received from owners of lots to redeem from county, Cash rce'ri at redemption money for unseated lands, Cash ree'd from taxes on returned lands, Cash ree'd from lands sold outside of county by It. M. Cummings, Commissioners' agent, Cash ree'd from land sold by Com missioners, Cash ree'd from borough of Suubury on judgment, Cash ree'd from judgmeut against (ieorge McEliece, Cash ree'd as loan from hank (since paid), Cash ree'd from W. T. Forsyth on account of Jacob Grass, a lunatic, Cash ree'd from "Royal Insurance Co.," Liverpool, England, as in surance on Court Housf. Cah ree'd from Dauphin Comity Commissioners for repairs on line bridge, Cash ree'd from Commonwealth costs, Cash ree'd from Court tine. Cash ree'd from L. T. Kohr'oach as jury fund. Cash rec'd from J. T. Plummer, on note held by county, Cash ree'd from Jacob Critzcr on note held by county, Casli ree'd from J. B. Becker, ou note held by countv. Cash ree'd from W. P. Hull for old swinging bridge at Miltou, Cash ree'd from sal of carpets and old iron. Cash ree'd from interest on outstand ing IUAI-, Cash 10.M from J. JfeFarland for witness fees rctiirm.a Cash ree'd from exonerated tares, Cashrec'd on snrplus from sale of sheep, G1.070 21 2,024 01 2,279 14 1,140 C7 625 S7 133 23 10 63 3,625 50 1,809 17 5.902 54 2,10'j 48 4,500 00 371 IS 100 00 53 58 239 33 85 00 24 00 100 00 70 00 43 IS 25 00 1(5 05 SV 84 1 50 1 0 CO Total. 80,790 25 ExeesK of receipts abovo rxpendil", 11,072 75 GEORGE M ELIECE, late Treasurer of North umberland County. 1U. To amount due county as per .-vn.li-tor's report of 1872," ?7,331 31 Total, 7,331 31 Balance duo count v, 4.73S 28 CR. By abatement allowed by County Commissioners, 432 55 By amount paid on judgment held by countv, 2,100 48 Balance, " 4,738 28 Total, 1 7.331 31 140. 1N71. 1 A I X - K I I, I. K It , THE GREAT Family Medicine ofthe Age. Taken Internally, It Cures Dysentary, Cholera, Diarrhea, Cramp aud Pain iu the Stomach, Bowel Com plaints, Painters' Colic, Liver, Complaint ; Dyspepsia, lnuipestiou, bore Throat, hud den Colds, Coughs, &c., &c. Used Externally, it Cures Iloils, Felons, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Old Sores, Sprains, Toothache, Pain in the Face, Neuralgia, nbecmatisra. Frosted Feet, &.C.. &c, &c. PAIN-KILLER, after a thorough trial by inumerable living witnesses, has proved itself the Medicine of the Age. It is an internal and external remedy. One positive proof of its efficacy is, that its sales have constantly increased, and wholly upon its own merits. The ef fect of the I'AIN'-KILLER upon the patient wheu taken internally, in case of Cold, Cough. Bowel Complaint, Cholera, Dysentery, and other afflictions of the system, has been truly wonderful, aud has won for it a name among medical pre parations that can never be forgotten. Its uccess iu iciiiumij; p.uu, an iu e.Mcruai i ALBERT C A D Y A LL A D E R , Esq., Treasurer of Northumberland County, in account with the same, from the first day of January, 1873, to the third day of January, 1874, (both days In clusive) respecting county and State taxes. Ac. DR. To amouut of outstanding couuty taxes for the year 172. on t!i first daj of January, 187::. $43,928 73 To amouut due county as per Audi tor' report of 1S72. " 3,477 62 To amount of duili' :.t-- f..r I'lO year 1873, " 52,710 02 To amount of outstanding Mate taxes for the year 1872 aud previ ous years, on the 1st day of Janu ary, 1873, for ue of county, 2,506 44 To amouut of duplicate lor the year 1873, for nc of couuty, 1,908 17 To amount received from eoileetors of bank tax tor 1873 aud previous years, 2.270 14 To amount ree'd from Commission ers on land sold by Treasurers to the county in 1808, 1870 and 1872. 1,140 67 To amount ree'd from owner of lots to redeem from county, 825 87 To amount ree'd a redemption moner for unseated lands, 132 28 To amount ree'd from taxes on re turned lands, 10 63 To amount ree'd from lands sold outside of couuty by R. M. Cum inings, Commissioners' agent, 3,725 50 To amount reerd from lands sold by Commissioners. 1.S09 17 To amount received from borough of Sunbnry on jndjmetit, 5.9S2 54 To amount received from George McEliece on judgment, 2,100 4S To amount received on loan, from bank (since paid), 4.50J 00 To amouut ree'd from W. T. For syth, on accoui.t of Jaco!' Grass, lunatic, 371 IS To amount ree'd from "Royal Ins. Co.," Liverpool, England, a in surance on Court House, 100 00 To amount ree'd from Dauphin Co. Commissioners for repairs on line bridge, 53' 58 To amount ree'd from Common wealth costs, To amount from Cniirt fines. To amount lrom L. T. Rohrbaeh, as jury fund, To amount from J. T. Pluminer, on note held by county, To amount from Jacob Croitzer, ou note held by county, To amount from J. B. Becker, on note held by county, Balance paid as follows : January. 5, 1874, 1.000 0O 10, 1874. 500 00 " 28, 1874, 1,740 13 3,240 13 ALBERT CAD WALLA DER, Esq., Treasurer of Northumberland County, in account with the same, respecting State taxes on personal property for the year 1S73 and previous years j settled in his account "respecting County and i State Taxes, Ac. ' DR. To amount ofoiit-taniiiug State tsx for 1872 and previous years, $3,506 44 To amount of State tax duplicates for 1873, 1,908 17 Bill, ree'd l.v Tr-asurer, $3,024 61. CR. By amount of State tax outstanding on the 3d day of January, 1874, By exonerations allowed collectors for 1873 and previous years, By commission allowed collector 1373 aud previous years, Balance, 4,474 61 By amount of outstanding eonnty taxes for the year 1873, r ' By amount of outstanding ax for 1872 and previous " By amount cf outstanding Stat tax for the year 1873, By amount of outstanding bank stock tax due from First National Bank of Northumberland for 1870 and 1871, By amount in hand of Treasurer on settlement, Sy araonnt due from Geo. McEliece, former Treasurer, 25,275 65 . 332 45 1,885 4ft 600 00 3,240 13 4,738 23 140,264 75 Excess of connly assets above in debtedness, $37,465 33 j On the above amount 2 County oder of 1865, 2.218 91 : amounting to f 1,350 are undoubtedly lost, and ; should not be considered as liabilities to the 15 93 county hereafter. ! tSaid Bounty orders are supposed to be tat 1S5 16 , isfird. 2,024 61 j ; Ai.or.Ki tJADWALLADER, Esq., Treasurer of $4,474 71 j Northumberland County, in account with the 1 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, respecting ALBERT CADWALLADER, Esq., Treasurer of : Licenses fro-n the 1st day of January, 1873, to Northumberland County, in account with the j the 3rd day of January, 1874, both dars lnclo sanie, respecting State tax on National BanK ' eive. Stock, for the year 1873 and prcyiou years, j settled in his account Tespeetinar Countv and ... " it,,. io amount received rrom Tavern II- Statc Taxes," fcc. DR. To amount of duplicates for the year 1873 nnd previous years, Bui. ree'd by Treasurer, $2,270 14 CR. By amount of outstanding taxes on duplicates on the First National Bank of Northumberland, for the year 1870and 1871, By amount or commission allowed collector for 1873 and previon years. Balance, cense for the Tear 1873. To amount received from Restaurant . (j,J9 jq ' licenses for the year 1873, '' To amount received from liquor $2 tKtfl 10 9tore license oT year 1873, . '' To amount received from retailer of merchandise, coal and lumber yards, Ace., as per Mercantile Ap I praiser's list, for the year 1873, j To amount received from Millers' 600 00 i license for the Tear 1S73, j To amount received from Billiard j Tables for the yar 1873, jjl j To ifmount received from Brewer 2 279 14 ! iisiiuers, ior me year lam, ' To amount received from licenses on t" 909 10 I raler"" meaicincs, j To amount received from Circna and ill.P.FRT i: nWAl.i.nr. Vu, Tr.:irrnf Menngerle liccensc. vnrtiuiinhfrinnH Cnnntv in ,.,'nnnnt with h To amount reeeived from extra Ii- Militia Fund, of the same, for the years 1870. 1811 and 1873. DR. To balance in his hands a per Au ditors' report. 1872, To amount of Militia Taxes fdrl870, 1871, 1872, outstanding on the 1st day of January, 1803, Bal. in hands of Treasurer, $8 01. CR. By amount of Militia Tax out standing on the third day of Jan u aiy, 1S74. By exonerations allowed collectors, By commission allowed collectors, By cash paid military officers by or der of militia board, as per tax receipts, By cash paid for publishing military notices, By Treasurer's commission of 1 per cent, on ? 1,199 00, Balance, $1S3 29 1.S99 39 $2,0S8 68 $423 89 3S7 26 59 53 cense collected from Retailers. Billiard Tables,Tcn-pin alley. Re staurants, &c.. for the year 1873, To 20 Copies of Pamphlet Law, ALBERT CADWALLADEi:. I Northumberland County, in Treasurer of School Board.' Roads, Overseers of Poor, ve., of townships and boroughs respecting taxes on seated and unseated lands for the year 1870 and 1871. DR. To balance in Treasurers hands as per last Auditor' report, Balance due Treasurer, CR. By 5 pr ct commission on $1000, 1 pr ct on $1000 and S pr ct on $370 By State 1 reasnrer's Reeeipt of Ju ly 10th, 1873, and January 27th, 1874, By 5 pr ct Com mission on $700. By State Treasurer' Receipt Jan. 27th. 1874, By 5 pr ct commission on $300, By State Treasurer' Reeeipt, Nov. 25ib, 1873, j By 5pr ct commission on $1000,1 on i io- m 5 1,1000 and X 00 lls57 tailer'g list, By State Treasurer's Receipt of Sept. 12th and 19th, 1873, and January 27th, 1S74, By 5 pr ct commission on $300, By State Treasurer' Rsceipt Oct. 10, '73, By 5 pr ct commission oh $270, Bv Staie Treasurer1 Receipt, Oct. 10, 1873 Bv 5 pr ct commission on 30 50 j Bv State Treasurer Receipt, Oct. 10, 1873 j By 5 pr ct commission on $185, j By State Treasurer' Receipt, Oct. ! 10, 1873 4 00 11 99 8 01 S2.08S 68 ., Treasurer of eeount with the Supervisors of $7S3 S3 1 By 5 pr ct commission on $110 2 17 ' By Slate Treasurer' Receipt, No CR. By amouut paid to Supervisors of Roads, Treasurer of School Boards, Overseers of Poor, Ac, as per receipts, 8784 50 $784 50 $784 50 25th, 1S74 67 li pr ct commission on $313 60 Bv State Treasurer' Receipt, Jan. 27th, 1874, By 5 prct commission on $20 00 Bv State Treasurer' Receipt, Jan. 27 '1874 2,370 0O 700 00 300 00 3,857 50 300 00 270 00 30 50 135 00 110 00 313 60 20 00 $8,456 60 61 85 3,508 li 35 0C 665 0( 15 M 2S5 0t 69 2! Ill 8 3,676 4 15 0) 285 0i 13 5) 256 5 1 5 28 9 9 2 175 7 5 5 104 5 1 5 313 C '1C 19 C ALBERT CADWALLADER, Esq., Treasnrer of Northumberland County, in account wi:h the same, for 1S73. DR. To a balance due on his settlement of County, State and bank taxes, &c. $3,243 12 CR. By balance in hi hands, $3,140 13 3,240 12 $3,240 13 STATEMENT of the Finance of Northumber land County on the 3d day of January, 1874. To amount of outstanding orders on the 3d day f January, 1874, $ 2,074 42 fTo amount cf outstanding bounty orders issued in 1862, Balance, $8,456 ( NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY in acconi with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, r specling State and National Bank Stock Ta: &c, for the year 1873. DR. To amount of Tax on Personal Pro perty, a fixed by the Board of Re venue Commissioners for the year 1S73, alter deducting collectors' and Treasurer' commissions,&c 4,533 : To amount cf Tax on National Banks, for the year 1873, as fixed by the Board of Revenue Commie sioncas, after deducting Cellectors' and Treasurers' commission?, 1,301 ' Balance, 725 00 37,465 33 540,264 75 CR. By amount of outstanding county taxes for 1872, and previous years. CR. By State Treasurer Receipt of Sept. 1st, 1873, on State Tax, and in cluded in eonnty orders, By Slate Treasurer Receipt of De cember 9th nnd 11th, 1873, and in cluded in county orders, 4,193 79 $3,S35 4,533 1,301 ; ?3.S35 YkS; Outstanding Tax for 1S73 and Previous Tears. Collectoks Names. i Distihcts. CousTr. ; Stat. Miuti 1S05 Withington Lake... 1808 Philip Frank iG'J Thomas Miller 1809 Harmon Snyder.... 187oiTbomas T. Bnrke.. 1871 Isaac Ilollister 1872 Simon Metzsrer 1872 Samuel II. Hile 1872; William CVoner.... 18731 Noah Klock S721 Andrew Martin 187'! Martin R. Gass, .... 173.' William Blair l?:;!Josiah L. Strawser...., lsj;Chribtian R. Gonserl... 187'Amos Maul 1S7;' W. B. Lontrsdorf. 187:!; George Troutman 1873; John T. Albright 187J Charle S. Miller. 1873lSimoa Reed 1873 Abraham Blasser 1873 Henry Harris 1S73 Andrew Guffy 1873 E. B. Stillwagner 1873 Husrh McDonald 1873 William Reed 1873 Samuel K. Hile 1S73 Lorenzo Mettler 1873 Solomon Weaver Is73 Jeremiah P. Fincher... 1873 Thomas D. Huff 1S73 Daniel II. Evert 1873 John Lampher 1873 Heury P. Follmer 1873 Matthias Uostian , 1873 John Jenkins 1873 'Andrew Bucher 1873 Thomas London 1S73 Henry I. Renn Sinec paid. ... Shamokin Borough : Upper Augusta j ...'Point Township ! ;Sha.nokin Borough Coal Township ' Mt.Carmel Borough Delaware Township : Riverside Borouirh ' Watsontown Borongh Jordan Township Mt.Carmel Township j , j Upper Augusta j ...jCnuusquaque lownsnip J iCoal Township j ...jCameron Townfchip : ...'Delaware Township ! ...I Jackson Township I .. I Jordan j ...'Lewi Township j ... Lower Augusta ...I Little Mahanoy 1 ... I Lower Mahanoy j . ;Milton Borough ' .. - McEwensville" Borough .. Mt.Carmel Township ..:Mt. Carmel Borough. ; ..'Point Township ' .. Riverside Borough .. IRush Township j ..'Sunbury Borough. ......... ..... ! .. Shamokin Boroueh .. Shasiokin Township ..'Snydartown Botouuh .. Turbutville Borougti ..( .. Turbut Towuship .. i .. Upper Augusta j .. Watsoutown Boroneh ' .. Washington Township. ! .. Northumberland Borongh ; .. Zerbe Township $41 55 $47 83, i 100 00 39 S3 I 31 63 2,808 30 23 90 $205 00 44 22 33 53 907 65 154 46 73 131 55i 6 10' 11 70 96 8 061 11 i --! 1 1 1 -! 40 903 m 106 66' 901 01 ; 60 79 248 75 33 51 j 1.927 19 137 21, 420 SO 65 45! 141 60 86 6; 1,197 27, 105 58; 1,438 05' 119 OU! 118 34, 36 46i 1,124 71: 126 80: . 752 04 51 87; 69 68 13 83' 1,188 92 9 73 518 47 21 99 356 48 - 59 7! 474 12 13 93 361 46 76 73 2,833 IS, S6 19i .. 2,121 60 47 51 1,096 90 181 46 109 44 22 10' 215 13 16 28 j 2,130 71 135 60 1.087 67; 73 67i 746 69 63 40; 143 62 43 74 1,027 35 67 73. 507 68 16 79 629,463 44 $2,213 91 1 $423 We, the undersigned Auditors of Northumber- I aud such other improvement as were aotua laud county, State of Pennsylvania, do certify 1 necessary. that in pursuance of the 17th section of the Act 1 Extra Constitutional Election, $1200 entitled "An Act regulating Counties and Town- 1 8- B. Boyer, Attorney's bill, 350 ships," Ac, passed the I5th day of April, A. D. remedy, in cases of Uums, 15ruises, j To amount from w. p. it mi.ioroid Sprams, Cuts, Stings of lusects, and other ' 7 , ,Z . , r e a ? j i- i To amount from sale ot carpets and causes of suflennpr has secured lor it such j o)li ;r(u a host of testimony, as an infallible remedy, j To amount from iutcrcst on ou;- that it will be handed down to posterity a9 one of the greatest medical discoveries of the niueteenth century. THE PAIN-KILLER derives much of its popularity from the sim plicity attending its use, which gives it a peculiar value iu a family. The various diseases which may be reached by it, aud In their incipient stages eradicated, are among those which are peculiarly fatal if sutTered to run ; but the curative magic of this preparation at once disarms them of their terrors. In all respects it fulfills the conditions of a popular medic ine. lie sure you call for and get the genuine rain-Killer, as many worthless nostrums are attempted to be sold on the great repu tation ot this valuable medicine. Directions accompany each bottle. Price 2" cents, 50 cents, and $1.00 per Bottle. Sold by all Medicine Dealers. March 6, 1874 lm. standing taxes. To amount from J. McFarlainl, for witness fees returned, To amount from exonerated taxes. To amount of surplus from sale of cheep, 2"'. 33 S5 00 24 00 100 00 70 (X) 4 IS 25 00 10 05 39 34 1 50 1 33 00 ' Total, CR. $126,292 41 By amount of outstanding county taxes ou the third clay of Januarv, IS74, By exoneration to collector. By commission allowed eoileetors, By amount of outstanding State taxes, on the 3d day of January, 1874, for use of county, By exonerations to collectors, By commission allowed collectors, By amount of couuty orders paid, By amount of outstanding orders paid on countv indebtedness, By commission on $84,910 98 at 2Uc, Balance due couuty, Total, $29,408 44 1,339 58 2,700 53 2,218 91 45 93 185 16 67,905 53 17,005 45 2,122 77 3,240 12 $126,292 41 1834, we met at the Commissioner' Oilice, in the borough of Sunbury, on the 5th day of January, A. I). 1874, and adjourned from time to time, anil did audit, adjust and settle the several ac counts required of us by law, agreeable to the several Acts of Assembly, and supplement thereunto, according to the best of our own judgment and abilities. Aul we do further cer tify that upon due cxamiua'iau of the expense book we Und Ihe indebtedness of the county in unpaid county orders, to be $2799 42, of which amount 3 county orders of the year 1805, amount ing io $1350 are undoubtedly lost. Also 20 bounty orders, of the year 1802, nmonntiug to $725 are supposed to be satisfied, leaving an ac tual indebtedness of$72t 42. In witness whereof we do hereunto set onr hands und seals this 29th dav of Januarv, A. I 1874. J. M. FOLLMER, (L.S.) -JACOB E. MUEXCH, (U.S. JOSEPH EISELV, (L.S.) M.trch 20, 1873. Auditors. We the undersigned Auditor's of Northumber land County, after concluding our labors, and closing our report, feel it a duty we owe to the tax-payers, and also to ourselves, to call atten tion to a few facts that to the general reader may appear obscure (a duty heretofore, in our opiuion, neglected by preceding Auditors.) We shall call attention tirst, To the seemingly large results of the various items of expenditures as embodied in our report, but when viewed in connection with the several items which justly and properly belonged to the expenditures of other and former years will be reduced almost half in amount. Amoug these items we may ennmerate the fol lowing, viz : Weights and Measures for county use: $304 00 Though the law required it for the security of the purchaser of good and meiehandise, aud ev ery kind of marketingsold by measure or weight, they had never before the present year been pro cured. John B. Heller' bill for costs as She ll if, $2758 34 This was for costs and fie? during his term of oflice, anil was not presented for payment until the vear 1873. Printing Bill, $1179 53 The bulk of this item was for publishing the new constitution with the proclamation for the Constitutional Election, anil the sale of unseated lands. Court Honse Improvements. " $2704 24 These were extraordinary, and consisted of new heaters and ventilators throughout the whole entire bnlldinsr ; also, with new carpet, matting This was for service rendered in the year 1; ia securing judgment vs George McEliece, t mer Treasurer of our county. Attorney' Fees for county, $685 Thi was for the payment of Counsel fees the suit and collection of something over thousand dollar in favor of the eonnty agai: the borough of Sunbury in 1872, aud ahonld ha been paid for that year. Outstanding orders and indebtedce found per Auditor" report for 1873 $J0,7tJ This wa for debt coulracted in prevk year and was cot properly an item of eir-e- 1 for 1373. We might refer to still other items our report, but enough have been given, think, to enable the public more fully and better to understand our report when viewed its true and proper light. We beg leave to call our Comraisioner&' teution to oue fact, not to pass any biils of dries ; for instance we had a few for horse h: traveling expenses, bridge repairs, Jfcc. Nc how can the Auditors separate such a bill i place the correct amount to -the proper it; named in the bill T We are glad to be able to congratulate tax-payer of Northumberland County with cheeriug i.ews that for the first time in mi year our county is entirely free of debt am nice balance in the Treasury, and that ourCi miscioners for the ensuing year will be able reduce the public burden by puttiu down tl taxes at two or three nails lower on the val tion of their pioperly. We cannot in justice to all parties interes close without complimenting our late Treasa. A. Cadwallader, Esq., and the highest com meut in our opinion that we can pay him i publish the fact that in our settlement with 1 the amount of $126,298.41 we fonnd him cor to the verv cent, and this is something mn f unusual that we doubt very much if then another eonnty in the State can report the sai and further, at the close of our settlement paid over to hi necessor in office every do in his possession belonging to the eonnty, moi to $3,240.12. We fcay, therefore, what we tb every tax-payer iu the couuty will endorse, t Northumberland couuty never bad a more ct petent officer. We also take great pleasure in fully en2 ing the choice of our County Commissioner; their Clerk, Pe;er W. Gray, Esq. We to everything in the office very much improved thoroughly systematized. His book of coi orders, numbering 1,143 during the year, amounting to $67,905.58, we found footed accurately, and all account pertaining U oflice in exact order. We therefore snggei the Commissioners the propriety of raising wages commensurate with his labor. AU of which 1 respectfully submitted. J. M. FOLLMER, JACOB E. MUENC JOSEPH EISELT.
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