unburn American. H. B. MJLSSEft, 5. WILVERT. I" lor. SUNBURY, FEBRUARY 19, 1S75. The County Indebtedness. Since tle Democratic papers of this county ac knowledged the excellent management of the Republican County Commissioners last year, and are forced to state the truth as to the county indebtedness being only 91.- 99, it must be humiliating, to them. Last year they kept constantly denying that the county was in the manner out of debt, and kept hurling all kinds of epithets at us for asserting it. Since the last audit, we have not seen any displayed Leadings ia their papers contradicting it. They keep as silcDt as when they pass a graveyard. Autcn whistled in our favor last week. He only makes the debt SG1.99, with assets over and above indebtedness, of $28,000.40. It will be a creat lesson to them, hereafter, to adhere to the truth.and not deceive their readers again and make them lie through the teachings of Demo cratic newspapers. TnE stability of usury laws, as well as their justice and feasibility, is likely to be brought to a test A bill Las been intro duced m our State Legislature to punish violations of our present usury laws, or, ia other words, to compel persons to loan mouey at a rate not exceeding six percent. This bill declares it shall be unlawful for any person or jtrsou8, banks, banking in stitulions, or other moneyed institutions, to charge a higher rate than six percentuiu interest on money loaned within the limits of this Commouwealth after the passage of this act, and any violation of the provisions of thissection shall involve a forfeiture of the amount of the principal and interest so loaned. It also provides that on the 1st of July, 1S75, and quarterly thereafter, all banks and banking institution under the control of the State are hereby required to make a statement of their condition to a Board of Commissioners, the appointment of which is hereinafter provided for, and publish the same in one or more newspa pers in the city or county where located. The Governor of the State is also required to appoint three Commissioners, whose duty it shall be to examine into the condi tion of the several bauks and banking in stitutions under control of the State, at least once ia each and every year, and report the same to the Adjutant-General, who shall publish said report as an appen dix to his annual report. Said Commis sioners are empowered to examine the books and papers of banks and banking institutions, and any person preventing or hindering said Commissioners in acy way while they are engaged in the performance ' pf their duties shall be guilty of a roiade mcaoor, and, on conviction, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding four hundred I.'.!ars and imprisonment not exceeding sixty days, or both, or either, at the dis cretion of the Court. Sexatoh Cameron, who is always found advocating the interests of the work ing classes, iu a recent debate called atten tion to the jobbery on the part of persons interested in patent rights : "Louk,M be said, "as it regards sewing machines. Here is a machine in which the poor peo ple til over the country are interested, that does not cost, in its most expensive form, mae than fifteen dollars, and yet it is sold lor seventy-five or eighty dollars. Every year comes in some inventor as he calls iiimbelf puts in some little addition to the original patent, and gets seven years more; and, at the end of this seven years, seven years more. Our patent rights are intend ed to termiuale at a short period, so that the public should be benefited by them. I lluuk tlic eewiug machine business is one of lie mutt glaring systems of wrong in the country.-' The argument in favor of ex tension is, that the inventors have not made their legitimate profits out of their invention, whereas, it appears that, ia most casus, the inventor parts with his title to some speculating corporation lonj, before the U oi fixed by law has expired. An invention that does sot pay well in fourteen years for all the labor expended upon it, is not worth exteudiug, and wc hope Hm effort to extend the term of these ;rcat sewin machine monopolies will fail T success. The depression ia the iron trade contin ues unabated, not only ia our own coun try, but on all the principle producing countries. On the first of Noveniper last 2S5 of the 677 furnaces of the coontry were out of blast4 and on the 10th of the present month more thun one-half of the total number of furnaces were idle. There are large stocks of iron on band, and the railroad demand, which was very great up to the time of tle panic, is now exceedingly ma!L It is estimated that of the million of skille d and unskilled work ing men and working women in this country who are out of employment to day Jieeause there is no work for them to do, fully one fourth are iron workers, coal aud ore iniuers, and other machanics and la twrers who arc directly depended for daily bread upon the iron trade. A General order from the War Department with reference to carrying out the provis ions of the act of Congress approved Feb ruary 10, 187.", to provide for tlic relief of persons suffering from the ravages ofgrass hopcis upon the Western frontiers, says it is ordered by the Presideut that the com manders of the Department of the Plattce, Missouri, and Dakota shall causo to be tnade as soon as practicable an enrolment sT the inhabitants of the States and Terri tories within those departments who have been rendered destitute by the ravages afnsaid, which enrolment will, as far as practicable, group families logetlier, giving the came of each nerson entitled to relief, children under twelve years of age to be rated scpcratcly. Applicants for supplies should make a statcmeuton blanks furnish pd them of their resources, convertible with safety to their families into a supply of food, and the names of such persons as may le found to have resources so conver tible shall not bs placed upon the rolls until such resources arc exhausted. Notwithstanding the slaughter, ty the whites of Vieksburg of over one hundred negroes to prevent tlie inducting of a negro at last had his bond approved as the legally chosen sheriff of the county, the courts sus taining him against the murderers who put that whole State into commotion, because tucy iu!-i iikc i.c soape ... too ; ty originally GV3. The next thing to be j , -, .. .-. . t , f . t. i " -done is to briug the murderers, themselves I to justice, ii tuey nave not a.reauy ocpar- led to Arkansas, Texas, or Louisiana. I The Demotiatic memrs of Congress .t quit- anxious to have the Republican. re-enact the frauking privilege, iu order j that next session the former may enjoy its j tM-nefils. It wiit not he done, however. 'f ! 4... . 1 - J OUlgU'OK - r-- lIOKItini.K HOMIt'IMK. The Wilkpsbarre Record says : On Monday evening Lewis Braudmeier's mill, ia Foster township.near Upper Lehigh, was the scene of a murderous assault, iu which a young man named Gould received pro bably fatal injuries at the bauds of Fred crick Brandmeier, a companion, about seventeen years of age. Gould, who is thought to be iu a dying condition, states that ho was asked by his aosailant to go with him into the mill, as it was necessary to cut oil the water to prevent its freezing. The two went up a ladder or stairs, Brandmeier in advance, who seized an axe and dealt Gould a power ful blow as his head appeared above the floor, cleaving the skull. The unfortunate man fell backwards, and was attacked again by Brandmeier, aud beaten with a blunt instrument. Jealousy is thought to be the cause, as both had been paying attention to a young lady in the neighborhood, the victim in this case quite lately is supposed to have had the advantage of possessing the greater amount of regard. Frederick Brandmeier was arrested and hidged in the county prison ia this city on Thursday, lie claims that the attack on Gould was made in self defense The new Catholic Cnuucit at Sua MOK1N. The tallowing is from the len of Father Koch, the priest in charge : St. Edward's Roman Catholic Congrega tion was organized S pttmber, 18(Mi, by Rev. Joseph Koch, formerly of Milton, Pa. A lot was purchased on Slmtnokin street for .4.o(X), on one end of which, in Novem ber, 180(3, was erected a frame church 5(5x57 feet, and in 189 at a cost of $8,500 the pastoral residence was built fronting on Shamokin St. In September, 1872, the foundation of a new church was commen ced. Work was suspended in Noviaiber, aud resumed in April, 1873, the laying of the corner stone taking place on the 23d of Ma In December of the same year the church was put under roof, pnd service was held in the rough basement for the first time on Christmas day. The ensuing spring 174 the front of the church was complected with tower as far as the stone work is to go, and the basement plastered and furnished. So far about ?28,000 have been spent ; some 322,000 have been col lected, leaving a debt of 80.000 on the whole church projiorty. The new church, which is 02 feet front by 120 deep is of cut stone the white mountain sand stone, found one mile from this place, on the Shamokiu bills. The basement is 10 in the clear, and the upper story when finished will be 42 feet high in the centre. The tower wheu completed will be 207 feet high and the building will seat about 1300 people. The old frame church has since been turned into a parochial Catholic school, under the charge of three lady teachers, with an attendance of 200 children. A night school has also been opened iu the same buildiug, with an attendant:-! of i.i big boyee. Every day one hour is giveu to the Ger man language for those who desire to learn it. So far.fifly childreH belong to the German class. The school is graded and besides common branches, the higher branches are taught to the most advanced children. Besides these expenses, in 1872 a uew cemetery was purchased and fenced at a cost of 12.000. Collections, fairs, festivals and picnics have been the means used by the pastor to collect all the money raised since 180G, which amounts to not less than fifty thousand dollars. In January, 1874. a fair closed realizing net 5.400 and a fes tival realized this January .:1,750.00.--Sho.mnlin IhraW. Child Buhxt. Ou Friday afternoon of last week a fire broke out on the first floor of Mr. Cyrus Burgher's house, at the eastern end of Commerce street, anil a lit tle bate, two months old, left in care of two other children (the oldest being aged about 5) bj the mother, who li: d g n to a neighbor's, was almost burned to death before it was rescued, the other children t-scapiug unharmed. At this writing there are some hopes for the childs recovery. The bed was set on fire by some means aud soon both rooms were in flames. All the beldiugand the children's clothing were consumed. The windows, dors, &c, are being replaced by new ones. The family are stayisg with Mrs. C. Druruheisor, on East Sunbury street. The loss is in the neighborhood of 200.- Sfovmokhi Herald. A bill has been introduced in the lower house of the Legislature providing that every passenger railway company in the State charging more than five cents fair for each pass:n2tr carried shall pay a tax of $300 for every car used. This is one of the best plans yet suggested for achieving cheap fares, and if its author can secure its passage be will earn more popularity in Philadelphia than all his colleagues togtlh er enjoy. 2'hiladtljthla l'rts. The measure known as the "little tarill bill" having Itecotne a law, it is of some importance to the business community gen erally to understand the chango thereby effected iu the law for stamping checks. One of the sections of the law provides : That the words "bank check, draft or order for the payment of any bum of money whatsoever drawn upon any bank, banker, or trust company at sight or on demand, two cents, in schedule B, of the act of June 'M. 18i.' I and the same is hereby strick en out, and the following paragraph inser ted in lieu thereof: "Back check, draft, order, or voucher for the payment of any sum whatsoever drawn upon any hank, banker, or trust company, two cents. The effect of this is to render liable to stamp duty checks worded "one day after date." which have been uw d to tvnd'.t the tax. A Williarnsport lady has hair fiv: fett long. A Luzerne criminal is named link, lie is a hard case, probably. New Castle cries aloud against the bad illuminating jas furnished to its ritirens. Rev. J. M. Rcimensnyder has been call ed to the Lutheran church in Lewistown. At Tamaqua thero is tall: of dividing Schuylkill county, and making two conn- tics ot it. Two Hamburgers were fined 820 forgiv ing a dog applejack whieky, at a brewery. The dog died. The Danville Opera House is to be dis posed of by a gift enterprise. It is to Iw valued at 8150.000. T)e pr(),oecJ r,:c,procity tlenty between , . d Slftt.9aml thi. San(Urich Islands was signed in Washington on January 30, by tJ)e ty of State and tbe Hawaiian Comm;8sioner?. It BM jat bc,n lran8. milted to the Senate for ratification, and U said to 1 favorably viewed by that body, although uo formal ac. ion ra? yet been taken upon it. Thc -ew y4jrk imiatwa is doing a good thinS in making pawnbrokers pay a c r hcoe oj 1,000. The West Virginia Legislature has been balloting for several weeks for a U. S. Sen ator, aud is still at it. No U. S. Senator has yet been elected in Minnesota. Mr. Ramsey has withdrawn his name as a candidate, and the balloting slill goes on among other candidates, with quite a number scattering. llow it is in New Orleans. The Congressional Committee, which lias been at New Orleans for some time investiga ting the Slate of affairs their, returned to Washington, on Sunday. They will have heir report ready to lay before Congress in a day or two. It is stated that they found things as bad there as they could well be. The election in Philadelphia on Tuesday last, for councils, resulted in the choice of twenty-two Republicans to sevcu Demo crats to Select, aud fifty-five Republicans aud fifteen Democrats to Comn.ou Council. In the Third ward James S. Marshall, Democrat, was elected by twelve plurality over Harry Hunter, to fill the vacancy ia tbn .State Legislature caused by the death of Wiliiaui II. Fagan. After all, perhaps, it's better not to go west, siuce an Illinois judge has decided that a man has a right to fiddle all night in a room next to yours, if he wauts to. If Congress dou't adjourn pretty soon, the country will actually be snowed under. We never had such weather iu the world until those Democratic victories came along. The Democratic House of Representa tives in Pennsylvania has beeu in session six weeks aud has passed just three bills in that time all three of them local. Its members have, however, in addition, drawn the most of the pay they are enti tled t. The trial of Tim Boyle for the murder of David Story, "at Hazletou, some two years since, was held last week and resulted in a virdicl of murder iu the second degree, lie was sentenced to the penitentiary for eight years and two months. It will be remembered that Boyle was arrested at Trevorton a couple of months ago where be had been working under an assumed name. Fish culture is beginning to attract a great deal of attention in this country. A despatch from Florence, Arizona, states that a man supposed to be Bender, the notorious Kansas murderer, was cap tured in that neighborhood by two men, who had tracked him through Western Texas and New Mexico. He will be taken to Silver City, New Mexico, for identifica tion. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company has placed ou the retired list John Sohnialschoflh, of Pottstown, an aged and disabled employee, with a monthly pension of twenty-five dollars. ' i ' Correspondence. FKO.M W.tMII.WTMX. J'ntiu war njMeisil CorrwHnleut. Washinoto, D. a, Feb. Hi, 1875. Dear Wileirt : There is now a bill before Congress provid ing for an appropriation to pay the heirs of j the late Gen. Robert E. Lee for the loss of i the AKLINCTON HEIGHTS, now a national cemetery, containing the rc maius of thousands of honored dead, who fell in defcuce of the Union. It is held that the title held by the United States iu that property is imperfect, and the bill asks compensation tor the same to the legal heirs of the former owuers. or the restora tion of the property to the family. It must be remembered that this properly was not confiscated by the Government, but on the breaking out of the rebellion iu 1801, it was abandoned by the Lee family, and subsequently the United States came into possession by virtue of a Lax sale, and by every right, iu law and justice, the Go verumcut is the absolute owner. No fears need be cntertaiued that the remains of our honored dead will be disturbed or removed by any act of the 43d Congress, nor will the heirs of Robert E. Iee ever receive one penny for Arlington us long as there is a Republican majority in the Senate aud House, or President Grant can exercise the veto power ; but alter 1875. should there be a change in favor of the oppooite party, there might be tilings accomplished that would make many fathers aud mothers iu the North, East aud West weep for shame and sorrow, from the tact that Republic would be so uugratetul as to dishonor a soldier's grave. It is very evident that UK11ELLION is not removed from the minds of some of the ore-cater of the South. The late elec tions iu the North give them hopes ot sue cess iu 1S70, iu the electien of a Presideut, aud to place the ruling of the Government iu the bauds of the Democracy. The dis graceful conduct and bravado lately exhi bited in the lower House of Congress by J. Young Brown, of Kentucky, and McLeau, ot Texas, shows that rebellion is "not dead but sleepelh." Leniency on the part of ihe majority saved Brown trom expulsion, and the frieuds of Mclean saved him from a si milar fate by forcing him to his seat ; tell ing him that such rebellious talk would "kill the Democratic party." It is a sorry sight for loyal men (I use the word loyal here iu its true sense, having no fear of ri dicule, nor ashamed of it because it is a pa triotic word,) to see men, fresh from rebel lion, with their political disabilities but lately removed, making laws for a govern ment they wished and attempted to over throw. In the next Congress the South will have 12S Senators aud Representatives; of this number 80 are elected who weie generals, colonels and majors in the rebel army. A pretty picture, indeed. If auy of our friends can gather "crumbs of com fort" in their luke warinuess.or by their as sistance iu giving the followers of Jeff Da vis control of the next house of Repiesen tatives, they arc welcome. I believe ihe educated and better class of the South are desirous of peace, but the rabble and unprincipled hale the N rlh. hate our iustituiiops, aud bate the Nation al Government, and if they are defeated at the election in 1870, will attempt to pre vent the choice of a Republican majority from taking the President's chair. This is no idle talk, nor is it written in the inte rest of party. I am merely cautioning our friends to reason with themselves be fore they sell their "birthright for a mess of pottage," or iu other woids, leave their old faith to go after strange gods for sup nosed grievances. Among other reasons for apprehension of another rebellion is the following language taken from the New Orleans HulUtin, of February 10th, where, in a double, leaded article, the editor urges the 'Ihuiocftits of the South and West to prfjiiirt for civil war," and calls njoti the "Confederate soldiers of the Souih. to contin ue to put a.fuk ana and mini it ions this tiuieforo. prolunytd cumpuiijn." Also the fallowing from the Attakapas (La.) Senti nel, a Democratic journal : "Every country has had its patriot to rise up with a Heaven strengthened arm and strike down the tyrant oppressing it. To kill in self-protection is justifiable al ways. To fid the earth of such a monster as Sheridan would be a deed for all the world to applaud. We don't mean for midnight, masked assassins to murder him, but tor the people of New Orleans, of Lou isiana, rising iu the majesty of their might, to slay him on the streets as they would a rabid dog, fta the broad open day. with the sunlight of God's Heaven shining down upon thc act, and growing brighter in ap proval.' These arc alarming words, intending and inciting insurrection, and the people of the North, East and West would do well to ponder, and do all they can to prevent the threatened storm, not by force of arms, but to look to the elections, and seo to it that no man represents them in Congress, or has the management of National affairs, but that can "keep step to the music of the Union." It may be rather late for further refe rence to the closing scenes on the passage ot the TV1L RIGHTS KILL, but 1 wish to present some incidents of that day. General Shauks, having obtain ed the door, presented the civil rights plank of the National Democratic Conven tion of 1872. and moved its adoption as a preamble to the pending bill, as follows: "Whereas. It is essential to just go vernment that we recoguize the equality of all men before the law. and hold that it is the duty of the Government in its dealings with the H'Ople to mete out equal and ex act justiee to all. of whatever nationality, rare. or. er.s.sion, rtliijiovs or joliticd. and it being the appropriate obj-ct of le gislation to enact fundamental principles into law ; therefore, &c." The Democrats saw that a bitter pill was about to be presented to them, not quite so palatable as it was in 1872. when it was put forth by their national convention as a trap to catch voles for Horace Greely, aud they writhed and squirmed in bitter agony. Mr. Shanks was interrupted by Mr. Nib lack, Dem., of Indiana, who rose and beg .ed ihe privilege of saying a word Mr. Shanks "Do not take my time ; I want to say some good things for your party." Mr. Niblaek "I only want to say thai when Ihe Democratic party adopted that resolution it had been intimidated by tin; Cincinnati Convention." Mr. Garlicld. Rep., then offered the mi nority report on the Ku-Klux investigation, made by Democrats, wherein the theory ot white man's party, aud the doctrine of the dominancy of the white race as exclusively the governing power in this government, is boldly put forth. He gave this as an offi cial declaration of leading Democrats, in contrast with the declaration of the Demo craliu National Convention of 1872. This caused the old Bourbon clement to sqinn again, and Sunset Sullivan Cox and Mr. Beck, of Kentucky, said they repudiated the doctrine, while John Brown, "the younger," said, in an under tone, that the Democrats of the South would stand by the doctrine there enunciated. The vote on the adoption of the preamble, which was yeas 217, nays 20, shows that he uttered the truth, and that upon the doctrine of the preamble the Democratic parly are now di vided, aud that they may hereafter divide upon it. ' As there are a great many requests made for AGRICULTURAL REPORTS, I would inform your readers that since the Report of 1871, there has been none print ed for distribution. Our agricultural friends are deprived of this valuable book by the abolition of the frauking privilege, for on the repeal of that law Congress made no appropriation to enable the Commissio ner of Agriculture to print his report, con sequently none have been issued tor the be nefit of the public. The people must blame themselves for this, for it was their clanmr, and demand for the repeal of the franking privilege, that did the business. Among the amendments to the Post Office appro priation bill that passed the House on Thursday last, in Committee of the Whole, was one admitting public documents and seeds to pass as free matter in the mails, but, unfortunately, when submitted to the House, on a demand of the yeas aud nays, it was defeated by a decided vole, evidenc ing that members of Congress were fearful of violating the wishes of their constitu ents. THE TARIt'F KILL which is uow under cousideratiou in the House, proposes to restore the ten iercent. reduction, which in 1872 was unadvisedly taken off ihe tariff duties, upon iron and steel, and on all manufactures of iron and steel, cotton. &e.. of course meets the op position of all tree traders, who instinctive ly oppose, protection to American industry, and act uimui ihe principle that our own manufacturers, mechanics, aud working men should be exposed to unprotected com petition with the pauper labor of Englaud. Strange enough, in this contest. Judge Kelley, of our State, who by reason of his position upon ihe Committee of Ways and Means, has been regarded as the especial exponent o' Pennsylvania's favorite doc triue of protection, is I'ouud acliug in cou cert with the fiercest opponents of the American system. This action of his can only be accounted for in thai he has be come soured because his favorite hobby, the 3 05 convertible bond bin failed to pass either the House or Seuate. As this will probably be my last letter to you from Washington during this session of Congress. I cannot close without mak ing reference to our worthy member, HON. JOHN It. PACKER. The Committee on Post Offices. &c., f which he is chairman, has had a vast amouut of business before it this winter, and have perfected some bills, which they expect to have an opportunity to report in a few days, of great importance to the country, particularly one relative to postal cars, which will save one million dollars an nually to tl e P. O. Department. Mr. Pack er is ihe same hard worker her., that lie is at home, and where the interests of his peo pie are concerned, he sacrifices persona! considerations for their benefit. Yours, Fraternally, II. D. W. OIK NKW YORK I.KTTI.U. TILTON-BEECH ER THE COLD A PITIFUL 6TOKV THE LAHOR QUESTION -EXPRESS VS. POST DWKLLINFS FOR POOR PEOPLE. New York, Fib. 10, 1875. IlEECIIER-TlLTON. I suppose I shall have to write these words about forty times more, the exas perating fact being that this everlasting trial will continue at the rate it is progress ing about forty weeks. Ti!ton is uow on the stand, and for a week has been examined, re cxm'uied, cross-examined, and examined in every other way that lawyers know of, and yet nothing has come of it, all thai the people did not know before. All that ha- been brought out the people were made aware of a year ago in the "Statements" m ide by the parlies connected with this wretched business. This week the proceedings have been nothing more nor less than a series of duels between Tilton and his opposing lawyersin which neither have shown to advantage. Tillon's answers to questions have Im-'cii either the smallest of small wit, or grandiose oraiions on matteis entirely foreign to the subject in hand, and Evarts seemed to be inspired with a crazy desire to rival him in repartee. There is uoth tig new in the trial and will not be till Beechvr gets on the stand. Then something may be expected. By the way, why isn't. Henry C. B.weu, the editor of the Independent, on the staud'r lie knows more about this business than any living man, for he lias not only been the confidant of both, but he has been the : cnfidant of every body who knew anything connected with the two principals. Every body who ever had anything to say against either came to Bowen with it first. Possi bly he k'iows too much for either party to want him ou the stand. Possibly he could tell moie than either of them would want made public. THE ARCTIC SEASON. The weather has beeu colder here than has been known for years. The River be tween the foot of C'ourtlandt street and Jersey City lias been filled with ice for the first time iu thirty years, and ice bridges across the East River are almost of daily occurrence. Ferries are in a coutinual stale of stoppage, and the oaths and cuss, s one hears from the pinched and half-frozen poople, who wait of hour f'r a boat to get to Brooklyn or Jersey City, are frightful to bear. The experience this winter will do more toward hurry the great bridge to completion than all the newspapers could do in a century. A SORRY STORY. Monday morning a voting women a supernumery in Booth's Theater, fainted during the rehearsal of the play. Her sis ter actress raised her, aud carried her to thc green-room, and when she revived, told her story as best she could. She had not eaten a morsel of food for three days, and her fainting was the result of nothing but starvation. Of course, food was given her, and of course a collection was made for her, and then her ghastly story came out. Her husband was a scene-shifter in the theater, but had been down with con sumption for nearly a year. She had a mother, also an invalid, and four children, all of whom she had to support, and the pay on which all this had to be done was six dollars a week. Think of it : rent, food, fuel, medicines, clothing, for seven people, two of them invalids, to be provided out of six dollars a week, and that pittance to be earned by one little woman not twenty-one years of age, from one of the most precarious of professions. The family were living in the top of the house, in one room, the house so badly built that the wind whistled through the cracks with about as much freedom as it would on an Iowa prarie, and no lire. The poor woman cou du't get fuel for heat, and she never had food euoiigh to make it uecessary for cooking. The sick husband and sick mother lay ou wretched pallets with scarce ly auy covering, and another iv retched pallet sufficed for the younger mother aud Iter four children. All the day they lay in that horrible nest for warmth, and to that horrible nest the overworked mother came at twelve at night, when her exhausting labors were completed at the theater. This is one case in iweuty thousand, only this poor woman had the good luck to faint with her hunger at a time and place where her distress excited pity aud brought her relief. Had she fainted iu her garrett, she would have died as hundreds do every day. It is terrible. THE LABOR QUESTIOX. The worst side of the labor troubles is shown in the present strike of the hands in a stone cutting yard up town. The men in the same business in Newark and Phila delphia have but 82.50 for a day's work of ten hours, aud the meu employed on the Capitol at Albany have not more than 83.00 for the same hours. The Journey men Brown-Stoue-Cutters' Association prohibits its members from working for less than 84.50 a day's work of eight hours. The firm in question have large contracts. aud being able to employ more hands than they have at present, engaged some men who applied for work at a less rate. These men became dissatisfied after workiug with the other hands, aud complained to thc Association, who fined the firm 8100, with notice that iu default of payment thc hands would be ordered on strike. This was paid under protest, as work was pushing ; but it was not loug before another fine of 8100 was ordered, on complaint of an employee, belonging to the society, that he had been defrauded out of a day's wages. The firm refused to pay the fine, and their men, as ordered by the society, went on strike. The firm soon had over twenty outside meu at work at the same hours and wages as be fore, but declare that under no circum stances will they again employ society meu. In consequence, the strikers have sent threats to the Gnu of burning its property, and went so far as to assault a teamster drawing stone from the yard, striking him iu the face and knocking him down. The arbitrary rulings of the Stone-Cutters' As sociation will go far toward breaking up the business, so important, in this city. Its terms must seem exhorbitaut in these times, and whatever, without just cause. which these tueu canuot complain of, throws men into idleuess, and r-bs their families of their full earnings, must be looked UM)ii us umcbievoiis. and an evil to be sternly resisted aud suppressed. It is a singular thing that men dependent ou their daily wages for their daily bread, should attempt to control their employers, with the thermometer below zero, and wilh thousands upon thousands of men out of employaicut aud eager for work. But it is so. EXPRESS VS. POST. The Express Companies are very much stirred up about ihe new system of Portal Carriages, by which packages, not over four pounds weight, can be sent by mail at the rate of a cent for each two ounces. A new system. I called it, but it has been on trial for nearly two years, and the public are just waking to a sense of its benefits, as the Express monopolies are trying to take it from them. It would seem as if there was sufficient field ictt for them in trans porting large packages, and they might rea sonably leave this convenient arrangement to profit both Government aud people. The convenience of this postal package sys tem to the public, needs but i glance to be seen at its time value. Families, remote from anythiug worthy the name of stores or supplies, can order samples aud have oidcrs filled by mail at the expense at ouly I) cents n pound, to any part of the country. That this is appreciated, the books of New York merchants' toll. Thc packages sent from a single houe, by this system, amounted to hundreds of thousands of dol lars in value, the last year, and every dol lars worth of this paid its tribule to the re venues of the Post Office Department, which needs assistance to constantly estab lish new routes, as fast as uew settlements are made, instead of goigiug the over-rich express companies. For years these com panies have steadily fought down every ef fort for cheap transportation, lest it should wrest from Ihe pait of their enormous pro fits, and they are asking the repeal of this pleasant kindly Posl-Ollice law, which ex teuds its good to every hamlet in the United States. If the Post-Office can afford to carry tons aud tons of newspapers, books and pamphlets, at the rale of a cent for two ounces, and finds profits iu doing so, there is no reason why it should not extend this work to any description of dry goods, and reap the benefit of it. If the excellencies of this law are once understood, people will no more hear of its repeal than they of going back to old-fashioned postage, at 25 cents a letter. 1 applied for some in formation of this poiut. to a firm who were among the first to take pains to inform their customers of the convenience of sending parcels by mail. They say that they can send, within the prescribed weight, in one package, 20 yards of tafetta silk of good quality, and of the lower grades from 25 to 30 yards. Of gros grain, at 82 to 83.50 per yard, 20 yards. Of Lonsdale muslin, 14 yards, of New York Mills, 13 yards, and Ihe same of Wauisutta. Lousdals cambric being-much lighter, 20 yards could be sent. While the weight of each parcel sent through the mail is restricted to four pounds, the number of parcels that can be sent is unlimited, so that any number of yards of any fabric can be sent by post, by being cut into lengths that would suit the purchasers. If there were any doubt which side would win in this great trial of strength between monopoly and the people, it would call for as strenuous uu organized action on the part of the lalter aa any question that has come up foi years past. Every express company is a monopoly in its locality ; and the enormous charges ou goods seut to dis tant States and Territories, operate to shut off those people from any but a local mar ket, with all its disadvantages of high price, poor quality, etc. I have been sur prised at hearing the objection seriously made by disinterested parties that they did not see the use of government being made a common carrier. Such an old fogy le mark hardly deserves the ready answer that if government sees its way clear to making the work pav which it must, or thc system would speedily be repealed there can be uo reason why it should not do the people so eminent a service, that being precisely what governments and post office departments are for. It is ail well enough to talk of competition being power ful enough to regulate charges, but we all know what that tneaus. Start a new ex press or telegraph company to-morrow, and one of two things ia certain to happen : either the old companies buy up the new ones, or the old aud new combine to lay additional burdens ot the people. The government is the only relief the people have. HOMES FOR POOR PEOPLE. New York, down town, is lull of great, tall buildings, the upper stories of which arc scarcely used at all. Some benevolent people are urging upon the proprietors thereof to convert the upj)cr floors into dwellings for the poor ; and it ought to be done. It is a terrible hardship for a poor mau to travel four miles, night and morn ing, to his work, to say nothing of the hole the fare makes in his wages. It gets him out of his bed in the morning an hour and a half earlier than is necessary, and keeps him out of it the same lime at night. But think, you who have nice homes, of au im provement in a man's condition that means going up to the top of a six-story building to live ! Pietho. fittlv Abbcrtiscmcnis. Strikes at the rooi of dUettfe by purifyinir the blood restoring the liver and kiilnejs to healthy action, invigorating the nervous system. m VKGETIXE Is not.a vile, nauseous compound, which simply purges the dowcIf, but a safe, pleaant remedy which is sure to purify thc Moot! una thereby re store the health. VEGETIXK Is now prescribed in case of terofiiI;i and other diseases of the blood, by many ol Ihe best physi ehins, owing lo its great success in curing ail dis eases of this nature. YEUETIXE Does not deceive invalids into false hopes by purging aud creating a fictitious appetite, but assists nature in clearing and purifying the whole system, leading the patient gradually to perfect health. YEGETIXE Was looked upon us nn experiment for some time by some of our best physicians, but those n)ot i!icredu!oi in regard to its merit are now its i : i f t indent friends aud supporters. YEGETIXE lusteud of being a puffed. up medicine has worked its way up to its present astonishing success by actual merit in uring all diseases of the blood, of whatever nature. YEGETIXE Sajsa Boston physician, "has no equal as a bluod puritier. Hearing of its many wonderful cures, after all other remedies tad failed, I vi-ited the laboratory and convince myself of its genuine merit. It is prepared from barks, roots and liei bs, each of which is highly eltective, and they are compounded in meh a manner ns to produce as tonishing results." YEGETIXE Is acknowledged and recommeded by physicians and apothecaries lo be the puritier an.1 cleanser of the blood vet discovered, and thousauds speak in its praise who hare been restored to health. PROOF WHAT IS NEEDED. Uoston, Feb. 13, 10!. Mk. H. It. Ftevkns: Dear Sir About one year since I found myself in a feeble condition from general debilitv. Vr getisk was strongly recommended to me by a friend who had betn much benefited by its use. I procured the article and after usiug several bottles, was restored to health and discontinued its use. I feel quite contideut that there is no medicine superior to it for tho-e complaints for which it to those who feel that they need some thing to restore them to perfect health. Kepertful'.v yours, L. L. PETTINT.ILL. Firm of J. M. Tcttingill & Co.,10 State St. Bostoo. Cincinnati, Nov. 26, 1872. Mb. II. K. Stevens : Dear Sir The two bottles of Vegetine fur nished ma by your aent, my wife has nsed with great benefit. For a loug time she has been troubled with dizziness and cosiiveness ; these troubles are now entirely removed by the use oI'.Vegetine. She was also troubled with Dyspepsia and Gen eral Debilitv ; and has been greatly benefited. THO&GILMOKE, 82a. Walnut 8treet. FEELr MYSELF A NEW MAN. Natick, Mass., Juuc 1st, 1872. Mk. H. K. Stevens: Dear Sir Through the advice and earnest per suasion of Rev. E. b. Best, of this place. I have been taking Veoetise for Dyspepsia, of which I have guttered for years. I have used ouly two bottles and already fee) a uew man. Respectfully, Dr. J. W. CARTER. Report from a Practical Chemist and Apothecary. Boston, Jan. 1, 1S74. Dear Sir This is to ceitify that I nave sold at retail 154' doseu (1S5S bottles )of your Veoe kine since April 12, 1570, and cuu truly say that it has giveu ihe best satisfaction of any remedy for the complaints for which it is recommended, that I ever soid. Scarcely a day passes without some of my customers testifying to its merits on themselves or their frieuds. I am jierfectly cog nizant of several cuses of Scrofulous Tumors be ing cured by Vf.oetiie alone in this vi'jinity.. Very respectfully yours. AI (ilLMA., 46a Broadway. To H. R. Stevens Esq. Ytgetiue is Sold by all Druggiets. Feb. 19. 1875. lm. SHERIFF'S! N.1EEN. BY Virtue Ot certain Writs of Fieri Facias is sued out ot the Court ot Common I'leas ot Northumberland county, and to ine directed. wi 1 be exposed t sale by public vendue or outcry, at the Court House iu Sunbury, la., on SATURDAY the 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 1875, at 10 o'clock, iu the forenoon, the following pro perty, to wit : A certain lot or piece of grouud situate in Baumuardner's addition to the borougli ol Siia niokin, in tbe county of Northumberland, and Male of I'euna., known and designated on the plan of said addition, as lot number sU, in block number one hundred and eighty three, fronting on Pearl street twenty-live leot, more or less, aud extending back that width two hundred feet, more or less, to Vine street, with the appurte nance consisting of a two story frame dwelling lioue aud kitchen ; as the proper! v of THO.M As LEWIS. ALSO, A certain lot or piece of ground, situate in De laware township, Northumberland county, Fa., bounded and described as follows, to wit : on the north by land of David W. Vandiue, on the east by land of Charles Harliel, and on tbe south by land of Jacob Weik, aud ou thc west by laud of Samuel Sees, containing thirty four aerus, mine or less, whereon are erected a two story frame dwellmg house, fruine bank barn. And also, a certain" tract or piece of ground, situate in Delaware towuhip, North'il co., la., north by land of David W. Vandiue, on Ihe east by lund of Jacob Arnwine, ou thc south by land of Jacob Weik, and on the west by laud ol Charles Hartzel, containing twenty-four acres, more or less: as the property of FETER ARN WINE. ALSO, A certain lot or piece of grouud, situace in the borough of Mount Carmel, county f Northum berland, aud State of Pennsylvania, known snd bounded and described as lollons, tn nit : on the designated on the general plan of said borough as lot nu uber live, in block number thirty one, bounded northward by lot number four, east ward by Apple street, southward by lot number six, and westward by Oak street, containing In width twenty live feet, and in depth one huudred and titty feet, with the appurtenioiees, consisting of a two btory frame house and other buildings ; as the property of t, D. BOLIC1I. ALSO, By virtue of certain writs of Alias Fieri Facias, issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland county, aud to me directed, will be exposed to sale by public vendue or outcry, at tlve Court House, in the borough ot Sunburv, Pa., ou SATURDAY, the 6th day ol MARCH, 1575, at 10 o'clock iu the forenoon, the following property, lo wit: Ono and one-half certain. lots or pieces of ground, situate iu thu borough of Mt. Carmel, county of Northumberland and state of Pennsyl vania, being lot number five, and obe-half of lot number four, in Mock number twenty-five, as marked ou the general plan of said borough ; bounded northward by lot of Alfred Ayres, east, by Peach alley, Fotith by lot number six, and westward by Chestnut street, with the appurte nances, consisting of a two story frame building. Also, a certain lot or piece of ground, situate as aforesaid, known and designated on the aeii eral plan of said borough, as lot number one, in bhx'k number forty-nine ; bounded northward by Fourth street, ea-twunl by an alley, south ward by lot of David Kepler, and westward by Maple street, Willi the appurtenance consisting of a two story frame house, and stable. Also, a certain triangular lot or piece of ground, situate as aforesaid, known and desig nated ou the ireneral plan of said borough, as block number f.rty-eight, whereon is erected a two storv frame dwelling house, and stable; as the properly of ISAAC DUTTERT. ALSO, A certain piece or part of a lot of ground situ ate in the borough of Northumberland, county of Northumberland, and State of Pennsylvania, being part of lot number two hundred and seven ty six, as marked on thc general plan of said bo rongh, bounded northward by Lock alley, east ward by Hanover street, southward by other part of the said lot, and westward by lot num ber two hundred and seventy seven, being sixty feet square, with the appurtenances, consisting of a two story, frame dwelling home and other buildings; as the property of DANIEL O. WISE. Seized, taken in execution aud lo be sold by 8. H. ROTIIERMEL. Sheriff. Sheriff' Office, Sunburv, February 19, 1875. Administrator Xotire. (Estate of Elisha Kline, deceased) ""OTICE is hereby given that letters of ad JLI ministration have been granted to the un dersignel on the estate or Elisha Kline, late of Upper Angusta Township, Nortb'd Co., Pa., de ceased. All persons indebted to said estate are requeued to make immediate payment, aud those having claims lo present them, duly au thenticated, for settlement. ISAAC KLINE, Sr., Administrator Upper Augusta, -Feb. 19, 1875. Ct. REPORT Of the settlement of accounts of the Collector of taxes and Treasurer, and of the financial con dition of the borough of Sunbury, made to the Council, tebruary 9th, 1875: SOLOMON WEAVER. COLLECTOR TO TUB BOROfGH OF St NBUKT, DR. To balance due, on duplicate of bor ough, road unit poor taxes of 1872, as per sett lement of 2d April, '74 9509 86 CP- By exonerations of duplicate of 1S73 By Commissions on ?957 04 at 5 per cent By the following additional exonerations : 1217 22 47 85 J. F. Kirby 1 Daniel Zartman 1 Samuel Harrison 1 George Gibson M. Kecfer 1 95 50 50 50 7 20 203 33 426 By amount paid Treasnrer "Gearhart, 10th Jan., 1875 By amount paid Treasurer 'flearhart Jan. 21, 1875 ?509 86 SOLOMON WEAVER, COLLECTOR, TO THE BOHOl'GH OF SfNBt'HT, DR. To balance due on duplicate of bor ough, road and poor taxes of '73, m per settlement 21 A pril, '74 $7,660 31 CR. 1874, April 11, by amount paid Gearhart, treasurer f 1,114 54 1874, June 1, by am'l paid Gear hart, treasurer 1,314 86 lt74,July at, by um't p;id Gear- hart, treasurer 1,394 71 1874, sept. 10, by am't p"ii Gear hart, treasurer 1,000 00 1874, N'..v. 5, by am'l p'd Gear hart, treasurer 1,696 30 1S7;, Jan. 21, commission on 14,573 16 at 5 pr ct 228 75 6,659 19 1S75, Jan. 21, by balance subject to tx- onerntions uud commissions 31,001 12 SOLOMON WEAVER, COJXECTOR, TO TUB BOKOl'GH OF SUNBtKT, DR. To an.t or duplicate for '74 : Borough taxes Road iajces Poor taxes 5,033 25 5,0-3 25 3,626 84 13,693 34 CR. 1574, Sept. 10, by anrt pd Gear hart, treasurer 1 1,026 85 157 5. Jan. 4, by am'l pd Gear hart, treasurer 1,451 50 1S73, Jan. 21, by arnt pd Gear hart, treasurer 274 10 2,752 45 1873. Jan. 21. balance due borough sub- - jecttv exonerations aud commUsious $10,940 89 BOND ACCOUNT. McClat Geakhakt, treasurer, w account with the bokoicu ot 8unburt, DR. To 1 boud iu his hands pc: Uisi report $500 00 To : boud, No. 20. receiv'd from C Burgess Malick 1,000 00 To 1 bond, No. 36,receiv'd from C Burtfess Malick 500 00 To 11 bonds, Nos. 1 16 to 126 In clusive, ree'd from C Burgess Ma ick. f 50 ooo w -,550 00 CR. By bouU No. 20, remaining in treasurer's bauds If 74, April 20, by borons'1 or ders paid 1874. April 20, by borough or ders paid 1874, May 15, by borough or ders paid 1874, May 21, by borough or orders paid and coupons tl 75 1874, May 23.1, by borough or ders paid f 1000 00 499 20 100 00 500 00 350 00 99 85 2,549 05 1875, Jan. 21, bal. carried to treasurers account 95 Borough bond, No. twenty, for one thousand dollars, a executed and handed, by tbe Chief Burgess, to the Treasurer, to be issued to tbe person entitled to it, but it ha not yet been is sued. As it was received by the Treasurer he is charged with it, but as it still remains in bis hands, and he has not received the value of it, the bond is credited to him. The proceed ol it should be accounted for hereaftr,wben it is issu ed by him or the next Treasurer. TRESURER S ACCOUNT. McClat, Gearhart, treasurer, is account with tub bobocou of sl'rburt, DR. 1375, Jau. 19, to cash received from Collector Weaver on duolicate of 1S73 $203 S3 873 Jau. 21. to cash received from Collector Weaver, on duplicate of 1S72 207 59 1874, April 11, to cash receiv ed from Collector Weaver on dupliiate ol 1873 1.114 54 18T4, June 1, to cash received from Collector Weaver on duplicate or 1873 1,314 86 1874, July !sl,to cash received from Collector Weaver on duplicate of 1873 1,304 74 1874, Sei't.lO.to cash received from Collector Weaver ou duplicate of 1873 1,000 00 174, Nov. 5, to cat.li received from Collector Weaver on duuiL-a-le ot 1875 1,696, -6.4&I -14 1874, Sept. 10,to cash received liom Collector Weaver on i:upiii'iteori374 3 1875, Jau. 4, to cash received from Co lector Weaver on duplicate of 1874 Ml 50, 1S75, Jan. 21. to cash receiv ed from Collector Weaver on duplicate ol 174 274 00 -2,753 45 1875, Sept. 8, to cash received from market clerk 1875, Jan. 20, to cash received from A N. Btiee, per statement rendered 1875, Jan. 21, to bal. from bond acct 3 00 1,134 43 95 10,528 91 ' CR. 1875, Jau. 21, by borough and poor orders canceled $10,041 79 1375, Jan. 21, by coupous canceled 462 00 1375, Jau. 21, bv com. ou $10.5u3 79 at yt prct 262 59 1875. Jan. 21, bal duetrea Gearhart 37 47 $10,766 38 $10,766 38 tutement rendered by A. N. Bric, Esq. A. N. Brice, Attorney, iu Accoanl with the Bo rough of Sunbury, DR. To amount from boroagh of Northumberland lor Eine ImJa Mott Inl thereon to Sept. 1, '74 To amount pavement, lien against J. B. Masser Interest thereon To amount pavemcut lien against Variu Gass Interest thereon To amount pavement lien against Thos. D. Grant $519 15 565 87 67 91 13 45. 81 SO 85 87 81 20 81 20 To amount pavement lien ugaiu&tCatbariuellilemau et at 137 29 Interest thereon 8 28 To amount pavement iien against Catharine Hilemun 205 $0 145 52 Interest thereon 3 13 206 W To amount pavement l!eo against Benj. Diehl et al 25 02 Interest thereon . 10 03 To amount collected on subscription to Market Square feuco 35 10 30 00 $1,2U3 85 CR. By percentage on amount col lected from J. B. Masser By pen-entage on amount col lected from Maria Gass By percentage on amount col lected from Thos. D. Grant Bv percentage on amount col lected from Catharine Iliie man et al By percentage on amount col lected from Catharine Ilile man By percentage on amount col lected from Benj. Diehl etal By percentage on amount col lected from subscriptions to Market Square fence By costs in other cases from subscriptions to Market Square By fees for swearing Council and other officers By fee in cases of the borough vs J. B. Masser ?8 13 8 58 8 15 14 55 20 89 3 50 1 50 1S75, Jan. 29, bv cash Treasurer Gearhart paid 1,134 48 1,233 85 Poor Orders Issned in East Ward from 31st March, 1874, to 22d January, 1875, inclusive : 27 Orders to Catharine Kiehl J147 25 13 Catharine Haywood 57 00 18 Ann Moor 72 00 3 4 Arthur Robins 104 00 7 Sarah Stroh 60 00 2 H. B. Clinton 8 00 2 Alice Wilkerson 48 00 9 Martha Moore 44 00 I ' Samuel Young 13 00 1 Sam net W. Lugan 4 00 63 ' Maria Snyder 477 40 1 ' Sarah Bastian lo 00 2 - ' Mary Ann Haupt 34 00 3 Geo. B. Genther 98 00 6 ' Rebecca Deemer 31 75 6 ' Elizabeth Mullen 216 00 8 ' Margaret Keefer 108 00 1 ' J. B. Masser 60 00 1 H. K. Fagcly 5 00 1 ' George W. Smith 6 00 1 G. W. Gerringer 4 00 1 ' G. B. Reiraensnyder 4 00 1 4 Solomon Stroh 10 75 1 ' James Hileman 11 90 1 ' Sarah Snyder 4 00 1 Benjamin Heckert 8 -"O I ' Solomon Weaver 15 00 1 ' George Harrison 5 uO 1 ' John Harrison 9 30 11,681 15 Poor Orders Issued in West Ward from 31st . March, 1874, to 22d January, 1875, inclusive 36 orders to Isaac Wertz $223 00 7 82 8 25 20 00 $99 37 84 00 134 00 2-M 50 138 00 3 00 97 00 57 00 16 00 9 00 21 00 54 U0 56 00 5 00 5 00 s 00 5 00 258 00 113 25 10 OU' 113 50 60 00 92 0O 126 50 7 50 75 15 95 31 61 81 00 119 70 IS 00 15 25 3 00 S 00 23 10 2 00 4 CO 3 00 3 CO $2,250 61 FUNDED DEBT. Bonnty bond to J B Packer (estimal't) $1,100 00 Bond to George Weiser 230 QO Bonds of 1867. Coupon bocds of 1867, bearing interest at 7 per cent., semi-annually, matur ing 1st Jan., 1878, 2 bonds, Nos. 3 and 11, each for $500 1,000 22 bonds, Nos. 1, 2, 3. 4, 5. 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 26, each for $100 2,200 Coupons unpaid (esttmal'd) 234 50 $3,434 50 Bonds of 1873. Coupon bonds of 1373, bearing interest at 7 per cent., semi-annually, matur ing 1st May, 1883: 19 bonds, Nos. 1 to 19 iuclusive, each $1,000 19,000 16 bonis, Nos. 21 to 36 inclusive, . each $500 8,000 50 bonds. Nos. 37 to 86 inclusive, each $100 5,000 40 bonds. Nos. 87 to 126 inclusive, each $50 2,000 Coopous uncancelled 2,105 ! Amount of bonds of 1873 36.1'05 23 Aggregate of funded debt $40,919 75 FLOATING DEBT. Borough orders issued and outstanding 31st March. 1874, per hist report $7,013 40 Borough orders to 31sl March, 1374. granted but not taken out, per last . report 483 01 $7,475 41 Borough orders issued from 31st March, '74 to 22d Jan., "75, $7,405 83 Borough orders granted and not taken out from 31st March, '74,to 22d Jan.,'75, 327 43 Z3 26 Aggregate of borough orders to Jan. 32 1875 $15,208 67 Borough ord's canceled on Jan. 22, '75 9,071 17 Boro. ord's outstand'g Jan. 23, 1875. $6,137 50 Poor Orders. Poor orders outstanding per last report on March 31, 1374, Last Ward 712 21 Do West Ward 1.230 61 $2,247 41 Poor ord granted from Mat, 31, '74, to Jan. 22, '75,inciusive.East Ward 1.1 15 Do West Ward 2 250 61 v 83,931 7- Aggrcgatc of poor order $6,179 17 Poorord. caneel'd Jan. 22. '75 2,344 87 Poor orders outtaud's Jan. 23, '75 $3,83 1 60 Aggregate of Borongb aud Poor orders 0.1 Ut au Jin g ?J,973 00 ACTUAL INDEBTEDNESS . Fuuded deht $40,919 75 Floutiug debt 9,072 00 Aggregate debt $50,891 75 ASSETS m 23J Jan . '75. Balance due from D. Heim, U te Chief Burgess $140 00 PAVEMENT LIENS. Boro vs Amelia Fisher 293 8C do B. Hendricks 31 24 do J. B. Masser 137 54 do do 75 07 do uo 105 57 do tin 72 6J do David Qulun et al S6 11 I 856 93 KENT Or WHARVES. Grant it Bro 50 00 J. Haas & Co 50 00 James Boyd 70 00 Val. Deitx 10 00 180 00 1,001 13 Taxes of 1S73, uncollected subject to exoneration and eommission Taxes of 1374, uncollected subject to exoneration anil commission 10,940 89 Auit. of Assets on Jan. 23, 1S75 $13,113 94 NET INDEBTEDNESS. Amount of gross debt, funded and floating Jan. 23, 1875 $ 30.S91 75 Amount of assets on Jan. 23, 1375 13,113 94 Amt. of net Indebt'ngss 23d Jan., '75 $37,772 81 Taxable property in the borough oi Sunbury, ac cording to tbe last county assessment and valuation : In West Ward $227,250 00 Iu East ward 247,825 U0 Aggregate valuation 475,075 00 To the burgess and Councilmen of the Borough of Sunbury, Pa : The undersigned Committee respectfully re port : That they have audited the accounts of the Collector of Taxes and of the Treasurer of the buiough, aud find them as set forth in the foregoiug statements of account. They also re port statements showing the financial condition ol the borough, and uttaca hereto a copy of an account rendered by A. N. Brice, attorney for the boro'. Tbe Committee prepared and pub lished a statement of the borongb finances in ac cordance with the provisions of an act of As sembly, approved the 20th day of April, 18T4, as directed by your resolution of 18th January, 1875. Some inaccuracies in this published state ment are corrected in the account herewith re ported. JOHN HAAS, W. I. GREENOUGH JOHN BOWEN, Finance Committee. Snnhnry, January 23, 1875. 25 do Ellen Haupt 44 do Catharine Paine 43 do Polly Myerly 7 do Henry Landau 1 do B. F. Landau 21 do Catharine Fa rns worth 19 do Samuel Bosley 2 do Andrew McNamara 1 do Sarah Stroh 7 do Mrs. 9. H. Billington 10 do William Haas 14 do Frederick Hammer 1 do Samuel Lugan 1 do Harriet Cuip 1 do S. L. t nlp 1 do Louisa Boyer 21 do Maria Snv'der 0 do A. T. Koble 1 do Joseph Eyster 9 do Lydia Snyder 2 do Win. T. Engleman 2 do J. B. Masser 1 do F. L. Haupt 1 do W. W. Moody 1 do William Garinger 1 do Geo. 3. Cadwallader 1 do ). K. Fagelv 2 do J. M. Cadwallader 1 do Geo. W. Smith 1 do W. A. nambright 1 do Wm. A. Heller 1 do Peter Hurst 1 do Solomon Mantz 1 do A. N. Brice 1 do E. C. Eisely 1 do J. E. EichhoIU 1 do John Youngman 1 do Emanuel W 11 vert jn t he f-in iv'tion of lip..
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