unburn American.
H. B. MJLSSEft,
5. WILVERT.
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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.
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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.
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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
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