The Somerset Herald.1 ' j WEDNESDAY. April 13. 1ST. ELECTOKAL, TICKET. CLSCTOU AT LiEOI. r.EX J AMTNE H. BBEWSTER , rhnaflelphla. .TOHX W. OH ALFA XT, AUerheny. IXSCTOU. 1. JOHS WELSH. HENRY DLSSTOX. CHRIS J. HOFFMAN. 2. 5. CHA5. T. JONES. EDWIN- A. riTLLV. BENJAMIN SMITH. J. W. BEEN&KD- . a. JACOB KXAB. JOHN B. WAEFEU 10. JOSEPH THOMAS. IL AEIOPAKDEE. 11 LEWIS Pl"0 HE. IS. ED. S. SILLMAN. 14. WILLIAM CALDI.K. 15. MILES L. TKAC. I. H. W. STARKWEATHER. 17. DANIEL J. MORKELL. ID. JEREMIAH LYONS. 19. WILLIAM HAY. 30. WILLIAM CAMERON. tl. J. B. PONELLY. 22. DANIEL O KUT. S3. WILLIAM NEKB. B. ANDREW B. IiEEGER. 24. SaMCELM. JACKSON. 20. JAMES WATERMAN 27. V". W. WILBER, Following the example of their illustrious fellows at Washington, tbe "Jooni investigating committee" at HarriHljur? is bitting with closed doom. How exccHMfely modest these Democrats Lave become! The first discovery of Belknap's infaniv was rubbed before tbe country with fran tic baste by Clymtr'a committee, but no eooner waa tbe crookedness of Pendleton and other Democrats stum bled over, than it was deemed advis able that future investigation hhould be held in Fecret. Demo.Tatic bribe takers are to be shielded if possible, both by tbe Washington and Ilarris burg committees, and whitewashed in the reports. And this is what is ruennt by "reform" in Democratic parlance. The pettiness of the par tisan outweighs every fenliment of fairness and honesty, and investiga tion is to be pursued only in tie line of uncovering, dishonest Republicans. These mousing Democratic owls are afraid of tbe noon-day sun. Let no guihy man escape, Fay we. The Democracy, both Xatioual and Slate, are making a most delight ful record for themselves on tbe tariff question. At Washington Morrison's committee by a party vote, have re ported to tbe House a free trade bill framed in England, against tbe inter ests of our manufacturers, and at narrisburga resolution offered in op position to this bill gotten up in the interest of British manufacturers which was tbe Senate, has been re ferred to a commiuec in tbe House, which means of course that it shall J not be heard of again this session. Pennsylvania is essentially a tariff State, both political partion profess ing to be iu favor of protection to our domestic industry, and yet out of mere partisan cussedncss, tbe Demo crats in tbe House at Harrisburg arc lendiug their influence to break down the industries of the Common wealth. There is do niistakiug tbe result, if Lot the intent of this action of the Democratic majority investigating the State, and as they have placed themselves ou the record as support ers of the English free trade interests, we trust that in the coming canvass the manufacturers, miners, and other producers in this State will tukc them at their word, when overwhelming defeat will inevitably be visited upon them. At this rate we fear that our Dem ocratic friends will soon be without a single prominent candidate for Pres ident. Those upon whom we have looked so fondly and expectantly are tlowly but surely going down before the mania of investigation like ripe wheat before the ruthless sickle. Firt-t it was Pendleton: then came Hen dricks; and now that favorite son of New York, Sammy Tilden, is likely to be adJed to tbe list Mr. Tilden, it seems, was one of the "purchasing coujmif.ee,,: so called, of the St. Louis, Tcrre Haute and Alton Rail way Company. He waa also the counsel for the committee. It is al leged by Mr. Griswold, of St. Louis, the former President of the road, that in winding up tbe affairs of tbe committee Mr. Tilden and bis associ ates "cabbaged" in the neighborhood of ?2S4,O0O from the road, placing that sum where it would "do tbe most good" to themselves. This is very sad, particularly in view of the existing prejudice against "crooked" men. We give below the closing paragraph of Mr. Griswcld'a spicy letter. In 1M I picked op this road the Ten Haute Alt. . tt. Lout kallniad wane. It urn iKt not hren 1K1 k In vwith. For tirotertlun raatnrt execution In luel wu ,llr M u M 1vllveied Uw ttieeuatne. I earrtrd It alone lor flit moaUis, and 1 enduned for tt penH.nall In all lurlU'ltng renewal, to Itieamouut vi more itian .wu.w. 1 gmi-B u aU ajjr lime ana all bit lnlt. lies, aud alter lour year 1 delivered ii upwortb e.wo.wo. Fin thousand dollar a year, without any eummlsslwus tor tndurein:. waa aU 1 wa naid ll 1 demanded: hot U.tber it any such merit In eerviee as asserted, aud II Mr. Tililen or the par chafing committee, wen entitled la steal bw -w ot a.ww vi hen Is, then 1 claim that It wan luy hottest rigai Ui bare milea tbe railroad itself. The more yoa Ftir it the worse it fctinks, is the general verdict in re gard to the investigations into the ways and means used to procure the passage of the boom bill through the House at Uarrieburg. So far, tbe bribe giving and bribetaking patriots are all found in tbe Democratic partv, and there is some tall and lofty per jury Doing commuted, or some of these political sinners are certain to be caught in tbe meshes of tbe law, and punished according to their de sert. Here is the latest piece of tes timony (secured by the committee, which, if true, fixes tie flint of Skin ner, formerly a member and now Journalclerkof the House. A wit. ntsa (Mr. retroH) testifies as follows; On Friday, March 31, between tbe lours of 8 and 9 fa tbe morning I met Mr. Skinow.tbe Journal clerk'ut tbe House. Skinner first opened tbe subject to me by Mjing that tbe boom bill would likely be reached on Tues- ?" b.'l ke wou,d ,ike to i delPD1D8 -fixed," that the lumbermen would: deal vlOx tbem if ra if tbey could be dealt with. By tbat time we reached tbe Keystone, and bs cuirl ,i wnnld see me acain and Jeit me. That morning, while in the ! House, Skinner came to me and aek Icdrne whether I could cet ten men lout of the Philadelphia delegation from botb sides of tbe House for five : i hundred dollars each. I id certain ly. He said that r-moicK naa toia Beck it would be necessary to get j ten men out of tbe Philadelphia del j egation to carry the bill, and he would Ln me know further about it on Mon day night That afternoon, as I was ! going to the depot, in company with j O'Neill aud Patterson, I stopped at jtbo LochicJ Hotel, and while there 'met Skinner. He called me aside and said, that EmbicL Ladgoceto Williamsport to make arrangements with the lumbermen and would let me know wbat tbey would do on Monday night So Skinner left me. After he bad gone it occurred to me that I bad paired ST with Mr. Niss ley on this bill and I had important business in Philadelphia that would likely detain mo over Toesday, so I wrote a note and left it with the clerk ol the hotel lor Skinner, in which I stated that in case be heard from the lumbermen before Monday to tele graph tbe same to me, so I would see tbo Philadelphia members while in tbe city. 1 did not bear from him. $5,000 FOR TEX "MEN." On Monday I came up, as the bu siness I expected did not occur, and while in the House Skinner came to me and said that tbe lumbermen had agreed to give ?o,000 for ten men out of the Philadelphia delegation, and that they were willing to put the money up in my hands or in any body's bands whom we might sug eest satisfactory to them. I said, "I am satitfied; I will see the rest of them and let vou know to-morrow." On Tuesday morning I told Skinner that thev were satitCed for him to j bold tbe money, lie sam, give me the ten names, with four others you can get in case they are needed.'' I said, "Lot about tbe money?" He said, "If vou meet me in tbe Clerk's room at 2:13 o'clock this afternoon we will settle that" I said, "all right" So I met Skinner at tbe time named. We went into the office to gether and had nut been there three tniuutes before Mr. Embick appeared. He seemed to have a key of the door, as it was locked and he came in with out it being opened for him, and he said that 1)3 wanted the ten names. Skinner said to me that be wanted tbe tea names to see if tbcro was any among them that they bad already got. I gave Skinner ten names, which be rote down upon a paper aud then banded them to Lmbick. He took them and examintd them Then be took a certificate of dsposit out of bis pocket, indorsed it upon tbe back with bis name and payable to tbe order of Skinner, and banded it to Skinner, who started to say something to him, when Lmbick in terrupted bim bv saying that he did not want anything further to say; that we could settle it between us. and then walked out of tbe room. Skinner handed the certificate to me, saying: "Look at it yourself." I took it, saw louglierty liros.' signa ture oa tbe face of it and Embick' -on tbe back, payable to tbo order of Skinner, and it was for seven thou sand five hundred doilarB. roERTEEX "MEN" WANTED. That was the Crst intimation I had that tbey wanted fourteen men. Skinner said: "You will have to get' four men more: that will make five hundred each and five hundred for mo. To eati.-fv you that this is all right, I want you to get three or four of them to go with us to . Dougherty Pros., and 1 will satisfy you that it is all right I will meet yoa at the corner of Third aud Market streets." 1 said: "All right," 1 started out to get somebody, as no one kuew what 1 bad done in this matter but Harry O'Neill. I went towards tbe Key stone; when I reached Third 6treet I saw O'Neill and told bim wbat had transpired between Skinner, Embick and 1, and at-ked bim to come along. lie refused. 1 told bim it was nec essary for some one clso to take part in this matter, in order to jrive it a bona fide appearance. He then con scuted to go as far as Third and Market streets. On our way down Third street xe met - Skinner. He said to us: "You walk down, and I will follow." When we reached Mar ket street O'Neill left me and walked over towards tbe Lochiel. I stepped I around the corner, when Skinner came up He a.-ked what was tbe matter with O'Neill. I said that he would not c, that be and I would do as well. We went iuto the bankers togeibr Skinner called a man by name. THE CERTIFICATE OF 1EPPS1T. We pu-cd into a back room Skinner submitted this certificate to him. saving: "Is this nil right? Is this your signature!"' He answered "Its, we will pay that to day or to morrow, or wbeneve' presented." With that we walked out Skinner Icft'me at the door. I met O'Neill on the corner aud told bici wbat tbe bankef bad said. That afternoon, when tbe House was ia session. Skinner called me into tbe Transcrib ing Clerk's room and said he wanted those four names. I . told bim 1 would sec tbo men and give them to bim. I left bim and went into tbe post-office, wrote off tbe names , and gave them to bim, saying it would be well to have the bill brought up this afternoon, because the matter might leak out. , He said they bad not determined what they would do. Tbey thought of making it the special order for to-morrow cr ,".st pone it until nxt Tuesday, il -ever, bo would Cud out and let xue know. In about a half hour I went to bim and a?kcd what tbey intended doiug, and be told me tbey would take up the bill that afternoon when reached, aud, if necessary, would ex tend tbe session an hour in order to get if through. He said, "keep all of tbem here." I toid bim tbey were all right. WLea the bill was reached and a vote taken, all of tbe names I bad given Lira voted against it Skinucr also told me. while in the Clerk's room that "tbey were bound to carry the bill through; to show you that tbey mean businesa,.tbey gave me Skinner an envelope with $300 in it, without saying a word." That is about tbe subctancc of all that trausp:rod betweeu Skinner and mv self. TuEbill providing for the issue of silver coins of tbe denominations of 10,20,25 and 50 cents to take the place of our present fractional cur rency .has passed both nouses of Congress and is now ia tbe hands' of tbe PretftdeBt fr apprrval. The' old-time buckskin purses will oncei again be needed, and tbe possessors of thai almost forgottea article may AS well commence looking tbem up. In a few days the jingle of silver will fcf heard again In the land? '- " ia-"1" "1 "i ?iT last tke'Daraocrats at IUrris burg have been driven to fix a time for adjourament, and after the 5th ot May next tbe citizens of tbe Com monwealth will breath deeper and freer over tbeir escape from tbe pre sent daily danger of injury and dis grace from aa ignorant and corrupt Houae. Sorely have the people been punished for their folly in, two years since, permitting the lower House of the Legislature to fall into tbe hands of tbo Democracy, and proGting by tbe lesson, they arc not likely to again perpetrate the follr within tbe next decade. orit SEW YOBLt LETTER. ewYobk, April 15, 1SI6. THE CEXTEXSIAL POEM. It is finally settled who will write the poem for the Centennial opening. Tbe compliment of behg requested to write it has been passed round among the elder poets of the country, ana ae- cl.ncd by each witn tbanss in return. - - ..a . .tir. ni-van coumuercu tu.i u,a jc . oubt to exempt him from tbe task. Mr. Whittier never writes odes for occasions, and it would be contrary to tbe habit of his life to do such a thing. Mr. Longfellow bates wri ting to order. Mr. Lowell declined, and laureate's duty has at last been assumed by the man who of American writers is most capable of turning out the highest work, as one may Isy, under compulsion Mr. Bayard Tay lor. There is one poet who would have written up to the style of the oc casion not Bayard Taylor, but B. F. Taylor who has the finest flow of florid English in verse, adapted to tbe general contour. of tbe performance, wbo would bave burned red lights aud blue in numbers that would bave soared and swelled and streamed like a holiday banner. I dare say that all tbe otber poets would bave been glad to relinquish the task to bim, and be would not have done the time and audience discredit REXTSANPIIOCSES. The real estate agents are playing a hopeless game before tbe Crst of May, trying to get as near tbe old rents as possible, but tbe tenants bave tbe best of it, and something like this course of proceeding goes on. Tbe teaant asks for lower rem ; agent of course declines and posts J a tiiu on tue Douse "to lent ' say me holder has been paying ?2,i 00 for tbj last three years; he now wants to pay oalv $1,C00. For tho Erst two weeks be don't do much toward looking for a new place for himself, and agent sticks out prcttv well, till tenant act ually goes to Whitcstone, Newark, or some otber place of cheap retts, to hire a house. Tbe day alter he gets borne tbe agent calls around early to say civilly that it didn't seem worth while to make a change, aa tbey bave been on good terms so long, tbe ten ant may bavo tbe house at bis own oCcr for a year, but be must expect a raise next May. He keeps bis bouse, bugs himself at getting bis own price, and calculates tbat he will get a new parlor carpet, risking the very bazv idea of having to move in earnest next year. Agents may talk about next year for a generation to come ; nobody is afraid of tbem just now. Why should tbey be, wben stores tbat rented for $14,000 within three years and last year for $7,500, tumble tbis vear to ?5,000 : ice building occupied by a well known dry goods firm year before last rented for $28,- 000. Tbey offered 15,000 lor it last year, which was indignantly refused and they moved out Tbe building stood empty all last season, and the owners would be very glad to le it for $12,000 to-day. Things don't fall in such away to get up again in any otic year. THE CENTENNIAL. New York will be more of a point of attraction this year than Philadel phia. Everybody will, of course, go to Philadelphia and see the exposi tion then tbey will come to New 1 ork and see the metropolis. I want to notify visitors that they may come to New York aud stay here long enough to see the city, thoroughly, at not a very large expense. Avoid the large hotels, avoid tbe small ones, aud, above all, avoid the European hotels. In brief, dodge the hotels altogether.. Go to boarding-houses, where yoa can live trom $ b to $t a week, and be tolerably well taken care of. Atleastjyuu will get all you can eat and good clean comfortable beds. These house3 can be found anywhere below Fourteenth street, either cast or west of Broadway, and the visitor whose ability to pay is limited can bo accommodated at any price desirable. Those who bave 'money will, of course, go to the fi'st class hotels aud be bled for the style of the tbing, but it is unnecessary. Stylish boarding-bouses can befouud at from $10 to $12 per week, in tbe vicinity of Lafayette Place and Tenth street ; or, for tbe matter of that, on all tbe streets in tbat vicinity. And let me say right here, that wben you come to -ew lorx next summer come prepared to,stay long enough to see wbat a great city really is. Walking down Broadway and going up to Central Park is not seeing New York. Yoa want to go down in among the poor ; you want to see tbe shipping ; Wall street ought to take up two days; and then you ought to penetrate tbe interior of tbe great business warehouses in the lower part of the city, and see something of tbe magnitude ef their operations. By all means ret into tbe inside ot such an establishment aa Harper's, aua go over to istaten island and up the Last Kiver, tbat you may enjoy the finest water-view ia .be world and the finest suburban residences. It wouldn't nurt yoa any to spend a a day at Long Branch to see tbe fri volity of a summer watering-place. All tbis can be done for a very little money, if yon , only knew how. Your wivea and daughters will, of course, want to see Stewart's and tbe great jewelry 6tores ; and if you bave any taste for art, t he picture galleries are open all tbe time. To do this cheaply, go to boardiog-housestolive, Qse the street cars and stages, and by no means allow yourself to be seduc ed into a carriage or cab. Street cars run everywhere in tbe city in deed, on some or tbe lints yon may ride seven miles for five cents. And on Suiidaya of course yon will want to bear Beecber, Tyng, Frotbiogbam and a dozen more of tbe great lights with which tbe city abounds, and in all tbeir churches yon find plenty of free pews and good, ; Christian court esy and consideration. - In all tbe metropolitan churches especial pains are taken to make strangers entirely welcome and at their ease. By tbe way don't fail to attend service once, at least, in old Trinity, where you will hear tbe beat church music in the city. Come, by all means, and bave a good' time. BrsrsKss is slowly improving, but it is nett ing to speak of; tbe country oer-( chants are herein some force, but ! they are buying very clasely, as all of tbem believe that tbe prices bave not aa yet struck tbe bottom. Tbe failures for the week aggregate 123, none of them very large. As an ev idence of the closeness in business matters, there a'. 3 empty stores between tbe Post Office aud 14ib ., and they are likely to stay empty for some time to come. Tbey cannot be rented, for there is no business to do in tbem. There will be do building of any consequence this season, for there are thousands of empty bouses. POSTAL TROUBLES. The city bad a scare this week. Tbe appropriation for tbe expenses of i public buildings being all exnaustea, and Congress having made no provi sion for such an emergency, tbe post master here was notified to cut of the gaa, water and fuel. This ot course meant cessation of business in the post-efGce, and a virtual closing of it The city took alarm, Poet master James jwas helpless, aud for a day it 6eemed very likely that tbe citv would be without postal facili- ! falEOa AUaUKIMW ties. Imagine tne consequences oi closeiaglbe New York postoffiee! The business of the W hole country passes through it, and the effect would be felt from Maine to Texas. But New York was equal to tbe emergency; tbe gas companies authorized Mr. James to go on, tbey taking tbeir chances of getting their pay from tbe government, tbe water board did likewise, and the merchants pledged money enough to pay other expenses till the kovernment couia turn iiscu. So we get our letters as usual. Tilt DEFALCATION OF JIDOE BAREETT is worse tbaa was supposed wben be trot awav. He has swindled bis old step-mother out of every dollar tbe bad iu tbe world, and tbe daughter of Milea 0'B.iley loseseverytbiug, as be was the trustee of her deceased father's estate. Tbis villain ran away owiotr quite $200,000, and tbe terri ble feature of it is, that this money was almost entirely trust funds, plac ed iu his control because of his repu tation for integrity. He sold mort gages and bonds belonging to estates, and squandered tbe money in a most reckless manner. As be was reputed to be rich no one objected to his bigb living, and no one thought it siugu liir: but since his departure it has bceu discovered that be never bad anything that bis whole life was an imposture He was a' judg, and had held many positions of honor aud profit, and up to the very day ot his flight could bave been elected to any position in tbe gift of tbe iieoplo Tbcre seems to be au epidemic of scoundrelibm just now. THE FASHION'S. The spring openings are rather late after all, but tbe new bonnets are out, and for tbe benefit of my lady read ers I hasten to tell them not to buy scoop bonnets, (unless tbey are more bee o in i rig tban aoy other,) for the newest and choicest style is a snug little Parisian shape with bigb rquare crown, and close brim, sloping very narrow toward tbe back, crown and brim being an inch smaller tban last year's shape, and ever so much more becoming, having a peculiarly neat and modest appearance on the bead, bs I, though a mere mare mortal, can testify from inspection. Tbe ladies say tbat tbey can tell the shaps as far as tbey can see it, for it is eo much prettier tban tbe spreading, flaring bonnets of borne design, it seems tbat no sooner does a peculiarly happy French design get over here, tbau our designers, as they say, begin to adapt it to American tastes, in which it loses all its distinctive grace and ef fect. This particular fashion, I am told, is only to be found at tbe importers, so I advise ladies to insist on tbeir milliners selecting it for tbem wben tbey go on to buy goods. Kougb and readj straws, in close forms, small and becoming, will be a stylish bonnet this season, and there is a satin finished French rough straw, of beautiful design,, tbat is tbe pret tiest thing out in bonnets in a ma.se u line eye, it is so unpretending with all its style. As usual, ibis choice simplicity is not economical; an un trimmed hat of ibis sort costing $5, and tbe wreath ot wheat or oats which trims it as much more. Ilatber coarse unfinished chips of alight ecru color, are the stvlisb dress bats either in the scoop or the other shape and 6caris of yellow net, lace, or wide crape-like silk ribbon, with wreaths and masses of Cue flowers on or about tbe crown are the favorite trim ming. Pieteo. Thievlnx (aaiinlaalonera. Wilkesbarre, April 12. The auditors of Luzero county filed their report yesterday in the Proibonota ry's office after about sixty days lucessent aud diligent applica tion About twenty thousand dol lars bave been thrown out at tbe ex penseo! ex-Commissioners II. Geroeb bacher, A. J. Williams aud X. Sei- bert. Tbe report shows tbat bribery and malfeasance has been committed through a system ot brokerage in consistent with their official duties and in direct violation of the letter and spirit of tbe law. Various testi mony was taken at great length, wbicb resulted in tbe exposure of some of the most barefaced and reck less corruption ever perpetrated in tbis county. Tbe ex-Commissioners are all reputed wealthy men, and are amsly liable for the amount which tbe lien on tbeir propcriy or persons .call for. It seems tbat a system of keeping creditors out of tbeir dues for a long time, with a view of ex torting large discounts, was practic ed to a great extent, and the amount of discount afterwards divided axoog tbe Commissioners. Another, and perhaps the greatest fraud ef all, is the county map, for which $12,000 was expended, tbe greater portion of wbich was paid to C. M Cornwall, of New York, for litlographing, etc., an arrangement being entered into with bim and the Commissioners by Wbicb tbe latter were to receive a large commission for securing him the contract. Tbe Commissioners bave undoubtedly exceeded tbe Jim- its of tbeir authority 10 many ways, and bave got themselves into a very bad mess. There is considerable ex citement in Wilkesbarre in conse quence of the development ot these tacts, and great indignation is ex pressed on all sides. Tbe ex-Commissioners bave engaged eminent counsel for their defence, as tbey are fearful of the worst results.. . tie-Id ! la a Black alllla. Omaha, April 11. Mr. W. n. Wood baa arrived, from Custer City, bringing with bim samples of quartz from a lode within two miles of tbat place, tn assay made a the Omaha Smeltiog Woorks to-day 6bows $1,516 gold, and ten. dollars and forty cents silver. He declines to give tbe name of the lode. He bas Arranged to ship a car load of ore to the works at once. A. T. Btettart'a Flnrl. New York, April 13 Great crowds were collected ibis morning from aa early hour in the neighbor hood of tbe late A. T. Stewart's bouse to witness the funeral proce sij:i, and all along Fifth avcuue spec tators were stationed in tbe windows aad on the steps of bouses. The vat assemblage was very orderly and subdued. A small ' police force, in front of the residence of the deceas ed, kept back the crowd and only al lowed those to enter the dwelling who were provided with tickets of admi- blob. Tbe funeral procession started from Mr. Stewart's iionso about 11:30 a. si. The body lay ia state all the morning, and waa viewed by fully 4,000 people. It was supported on a bed of flowers nearly two feet high ; the other floral decorations were su perb and could hardly be excelled in tuagnifieeuce. Tbe coffio was cover ed witb black velvet aud bora an in scription on a plate of solid gold, with gold bandies aud heavy gold fringe three inches deep all around it The casket was lined witb white silk, and the body was dressed iu a suit of black clothes. Bishop Potter and Rev. Dr. S. H. Tyng read a brief fuueral service at the bouse body was lifted. After tbis service tbe employees of tbe de ceased were allowed to enter aud take a last look at tbe deceased. Tbey passed at the rate of about forty-five to a minute, but a; tbis place it to jk nearly an bour aud a half to get through. Tbe coffin waa then lifted aud the procession moved down Fifth aveuue to Teuth street and across tbe latter thoroughfare to the church. The cortege numbered 200 carriages aud extended a long distance. Tbe preparations at the cb'ircb bad twn commenced earlv in tbe morn ing, and te floral tributes tbcre were magnificent The catafalque waa at tbe lower end of tbe main aisle and consisted of a mass of flowers. Large crowds of ticket holders were outside clamoring for admission, and it required tbo utmost efforts of a strong police force to restrain them. Delegations were present at tbe church from tbe Merchants' national bank and tbe Union League club. Sew YuRit, April 13. Fourteen ushers were in attendance all of whom had been detailed from the cleiks employed by Mr. Stewart in his Tenth street store. After tbe fuueral services at tbe church tbe body was committed to tbe family vault Tbe most prominent citizens attended tbe funerul. Tbe pall bear ers were beaded by Gov. Tildt-n and Gov. Rice. Bishop Potter, assisted bv Dr. Ryland officiated at tbe funer al ceremouies. Semarkable Dlaappearnnreof Georgia Lake. Says tbe Yaldosta (Ga.) Times: A third lake iu Lowndes County bas been emptied ol its waters by subter ranean passages during tbe last six mouths. Wbat is tbe matter ? Tbe Times bas several times alluded to tbe fact tbat Lowndes County bad within its borders . numbers of lakes five to ten hundred (aud sometimes beyond a thousand) acres in size, and can it be that these lakes arc all connected witb a grand underground watercourse f It seems so. In Sep tember last one dried up or run off, and left bushels upon bushels of fish in boles of wter about upon the bot tom of tbe lake. In January anoth er, about five miles from tbis, did the same thing, and now Grassy Pood, a lake covering about DUO aeres, just between tbe two above meuuoued, baa left its millions of fisbes out of water. About three weeks ago it was reported tbat the waters of this lake were siukiog below the low water mark, aod every day or two we would hear tbat it was still going down. Last Friday a report spread over tbe country like wildfire that Grassy Pond wasiow enough to rake tbe Gab out with nets, aud by sun down more than 100 people bad col lected at tbe place. Some had dip uets, some cast nets, aod there oue seine in tbe party. The was first haul witb ibe seine caught' euougb trout, jack, bream, aud speckled perch to make a "mess" fo' every oue pres ent During that uit,bt all the water disappeared, and there were millions of fish left dead upon dry laud. Sat urday, next day, tbe plauters bitched up tbeir wagons and hauled load af ter load and scattered them in their fields for manure, and thousands were left at the mercy of buzzards, bogs, and otber creatures of prey. Such quantities of fish and such destruc tion bas never been known in tbe his tory of Lowndes County. No one ever dreamed that there was balf tbat quantity of Gab in Grassy Pond, though it was celebrated for its Gue fishiug grounds in tbe spring of tbe year. Tbe ether two lakes above meutioned did not run thus complete ly dry, arid the firb tbat were not caught were saved by tbe water re turning ii a few days from its bidden retreat in tbe b osoin of the earth. We learn tbat Grtssy Pond is filling up again, but it is too late to save tbe finny tribe. These statements are not at all exaggerated, and can be testified to by several hundred people living in this county, though it is marvelous to all. Petroleum Taaks Struck by Light laK. Parker's Landinq, Pa., April 12. At 8:50 a. m. a twelve thousand barrel oil tank belongiog to Graudin & Xeyhart, situated at Bear Creek Statioa, Allegheny Valley Railroad, was struck by lightning, bursting the upper riug of tbe tank aod throwing the oil over two adjoining tanks of tbe Union Pipe Company. At 2:30 p. m. tbe three tanks were still buruiug, iuvolving a loss of about 45,000 barrels of oil, 10.000 of wbicb belonged " Gran din &. Ney beart, and ibe remainder to tbe Union Pipe Company. Should tbe wind shift to another quarter, an addition al tank holding 20.000 barrels of the Union Pipe Company oil, will also be consumed Persous having credit balances in the line will be assessed pro rata according to the loss sustain ed. The tauks now burning are val ued at $15,000. and tbe oil lost will amount to $13,000. Should tbe oth er tank take fire the total loss on ' tanks ill be $23,000, ond of oil $125, 000. The Atlantic Pipe Company's 25,000 barrel iron tank at Beaver's Pipe Station was also struck by light ning at 4:30 tbis morning, and after burning four hours was extinguished by tbe agency of steam. War la Mexico. Galveston, April 11. A special to tbe Sewn from Laredo, Texas, of to-day, says- New Laredo was just captured by the revolutionists. . Tbe eght;ntr is all over. The United States forces a ve fourteen Mexican Federal prisoners, with c portion of tbeir arms. Quintaro, Federal",' es caped down the river with part of his forces. ! Tkree Baja la Sewer, About noou on Thursday a man was diecovefed in tbe act of robbing Jackson's saloon, near tbe Singer works at Elizabeth, New Jefsey. ped when be He immediately decam found out tbat be tru watched, and ran dowa towards Trumbull direct, hotly pursued by a policeman, wbo was close behind bim, when be jumped into tbe opening of tbe sewer at .he corner of the street The offi cer procured a lantern and followed bim up tbe sewer, which is four feet by six. but could discover no trace of bim, ana returccd. ills fctory was hardly believed at the time, but its truth was satisfactorily proved on Sunday morning. That day a man was found in an insensible condition on the shore of the Sound, wbo, when takan to the police station, told tbe following tale: He said bis name was Michael Gelgiman, and did not deny being the man who attempted to rob Jackson's saloon and escaped by way ot tbe sewer, from which he bad emerged at 8 o'clock tbat morn ing. He bad seen tbe policeman's lantern arter going three hundred yards, wben, to escape capture, he crawled up a branch sewer, where there is only just room to crawl, un til he got to a man-bole, through which be attempted t) climb. Tbe tide came in and nearly drowned bim while attempting to climb up, aud be utterly failed. Oa tbe third day be at length mustered courage to go backwards the onlv way be could to the point whera be entered, risking tbe chance of being overpowered by tbe fetid air and drowning in tbe filthy water, a task thai be finally ac complished. He is a large man, five feet eleven inches in beigbtb, and is hardly recognizable as tbe same man wbo was seen on Thursday. His bead is one mass of cuts and bruises, bis finger nails torn off and finders worn almost to tbe bone in bis frantic efforts to escape through the man bole. He was sent to tbe Poor House, put into a warm bath and afterwards supplied with food, to which be bad beon a mraneer more than three days and nights. Iealrnr(lTe Wlaal and Balaalarna. Crestos, Iowa, April 11. At o'clock last night a fearful storm wind and bail swept over tbis city destroying a large amount of proper ty, but, luckily, caused no loss of life. Five dwelling-houses, besides a large number of barns and outhouses, aud chimneys almost without number, succumbed to the fury of the storm Mr. Peck's dwelling-house, two miles south, biew down, injuring bis little child, but not seriously. Mr. Lin- tou's store-room and building, 12x18 feet was blown to pieces, scarcely two planks of it remaiuing together, and scattered over acres ot grouno. W Per kin's story and half dwelling was turned over on its side and bis wife aud child received serious injury from a falling stove. A. L. Tennant's house, iu tbe west part of tbe town was destroyed, aud Mr. Tennant's pauts blown away, oue ot tbe pockets of wbicb contained $200, J. Bart lett's bouse, on Pine street blew dowo, but none of tbe family were iujured. Tbe tin roof of Putt & Carpeuter's brick block was lorn off and tbe upper story ot tbe building badly damaged by water. Sbop fronts facing tbe wind were badly broken up, land signs and loose lum ber distributed round promiscuously, and whole sections of sidewalk were carried out into tbe street. Your correspondent can form as yet no clotte estimate of tbe loss, bat it will reach several thousand dollars. Inter-Ocean. A Tanaderlna; rail. Cn.TTANoooA, Tenn., April 8. At 3:30 P. M. to-day a large portion or tbe rock at Bragg's Bluff, Look out Mountain, wbicb bas been mov ing from the parent ledge for weeks, weighing about 2,000 was forced down falling fully feet and Btriking the mountain two tons, forty road at tbe edge of tbe bluff. Here it was dashed into pieces, and hundreds of these, many ten feet or more iu thickness, were hurled down the side of the mountain where the iodine is some mty degrees. I be crasn was tcrr'bc, and as tbe buge masses went rolling down the mountain side the tops of forest trees were twisted together, their trunks were snapped like reeds and everything was swept before tbem. Immense clouds of oust were raised, and ibe earth was shaken for a great distance around. ine snocE was vioieatiy telt by men a quarter of a mile distant The ef- iect comoincd an ibe sublimity or a thunder storm and the terror of an earthquake. Tbe air appeared laden with mist, as it did during the famous battle which occurred there a few years ago. Tbe rest i-f the ledge is expected to tall ere long. Ballraad Aectdcai. . ilkesbaree. Pa., April 10 The train on the Lehigb Valley Rai! road which left New York at 6 o'clock on Sunday evening met with an acci dent about midnight at Barndoor, three miles nortb of Pennbaven Junction. Tbe engine struck a boul der which bad rolled down from the mountain, and was thrown from the track next to the embankment. Tbe baggage car, smoking car and one passenger car were tb.'own tbe otber way and rolled into tbe river. No one was killed. William R. Williams, of Wilkesbarre, was seriously injur ed, and four employes of ibe train were more or less bruised, among wLom were Kiltz, a conductor, and Thos. Moore, ' an eugioeer. All of the injured were brought to this city, where tbe train arrived at 1 o'clock tbts morning, oix hour bebiud time. Tbe engine and cars were but slight ly damaged. Five Hn Haaa;leal to Death. The bridge belongiog to tbe Dela ware, Lackawanna, aud Western Railroad Compauy.near Little Falls, N. J., is tw3 hundred feet high. It is weak , aod trestle work is. being erected beneath. . Yesterday an om inous cracking was heard, and be fore all tbe men could save them selves by clinging to the top beam and climbling on to tbe bridge itself, tbe trestlework tell, carrying five men with it to the river bed, where their limbs were broken and mangled by tbe sharp rocks and fragments of timber. Two were instautly kiljed, and the other three are dying. AU were horribly mangled. - Keejaela tha Wklsatc' rrw. St. Locis, April 13. Geo. John McDonald bas just been sentenced by Judge Treat, of the United States District Court to three years ia tbe penitentiary and $5,000 fine. The imprisonment part of Geo. McDon ald's sentence dates from the 23d of November last, tne a ay oi ma convic tion. Judge Krums, his counsel, pade a strong appeal to the court to substitute the ,County Jail instead of tbe Penitentiary as friac of cpn- nnement.on account of the better sanitary regulations of tbe former, the General being io very poor health. and suffering from chronic disease,! St Jod Treat did not see tbe force , 0f tbis. and named the Jefferson City I Peaiten . ry as thepNce f im?ri- nx'Ot. Tb-m U! r 1- tlie ii jA U Iiii. i. j , ... tf... .k.,. p.-nalty uuder the la. Atui VC lyings were fiui8hed;the District l'urt adjourned and tne circuit Court opened. W. O. Avery was called and swered, and tbe forfeiture of bond declared a lew davs a?o ' aside Judge Treat ib n overrui- CQ tne niouou iu auresi, ui juugiucu., in this case aad sentenced the prison- er to two years in the Peniteuuary and to pay a fine of f 1,000. tbe mini - '. . mumpenalty. Mr. Avery was na- mediaTely uken to the county jail to await his transfer to Jefferson City. Bald Atcoap ( Bab a K llrol Train. Fort Scott. Ks.. April 12 A! bold attempt was made at one o'clock yesterday morning to rob tbe express and mail train on tbe Missouri, Kan sas and Texas Railroad at Bluejacket station, just over tbe southern border of Kansas, in Indian Territory Tbe officers of the road bad known for sometime tbat a gang of desperadoes bad organized for the object, and the Company had taken steps to frustrate tbeir designs in sending out a small detective force to watcb tbem. Three rf the detectives had joined tbe gang and learned tbeir plans, wbich in cluded tbe robbery of tbis train. As tbe train waa run on tbe side-track by the misplacement of a switch, a guard wbo bad been placed ia the cab witb the engineer, losing bis presence of mind, commenced tiring at the robbers as tbey approached tbe train, at the same time giving the signal to others in the train to come out, thus giving the robbers a chance to retreat, wbicb tbey availed them selves of in great haste. Two of tbe thieves were captured at Cbetopa, Kansas, tbis morning and lodged in jail, and it is thought tbe others can not escape. Tralaa Blocked by Jf ad. Iowa Citt, Ia., April 13. A slide occurred at about eleven o'clock lam uigbt, on tbe Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad track, on tbe east side of tbe Iowa river at tbis point, by wbicb two passenger trains from ibe West have been t-but in all day, unable to come or go back. . The track is covered witb mud, and the wagon roads are so bad that it is ou ly with tbe greatest difficulty tbat provisions can be sent to tbe pas sengers, forty of whom are ladies. Tbe blockade will perhaps be raised at seven o'clock to-nigbt. Io'va river is rising, and th(re are fears of another fl o.l like those of 1851 and 1853. A heavy snow storm, extending along the Missouri river from M Joseph and Fort Sully in the nor'h, is now raging. No particular dam aire a to tho crops is anticipated. Tbe so whig of wheal all over tbe State is at present suspeuded. The. Missouri river is riseiug. A )aeer Old Woman. Lancaster bs lost oue of its m ist mysterious characters iu ibe person of a woman aged sixty three, uamed Manny Henderson, supposed to be witch. She was conscious to tbe last, and In anticipation of ber death expressed a wish to bave no clergy man or religious services at ber buri al. Hid in differeot parts ot the room waa found $52 fta money, $20 of it in greenbacks, some peonies, aud tbe remainder in notes of old bta e banks, some good, some worthless. In another room . were found about two barrels of stones, bricks, Sec wbich bad been thrown into tbe bouse by bad boys: in another room were knives, a gun, powder, shot and caps. and in another about four barrels of cakes, wbich bad been given to ber by different parties and were dried up, besides pies, &c, tied up carefully, all of wbicb she refused to eat be cause of ber apprehension that some one was trying to poison her. ead- tng Eagle. Ohio. Cleveland, April 14. A riot oc curred near Maaillon tbis moroint;. between green bands wbo were about to commence work in tbe coal miues, and tbe striking miuers, George Warmington, of ibis city proprietor of tbe mioe, was struck on the bead ar.d severely injurt 1, but not danger ously, several oiLers were mo""e or less hurt The Sheriff of tbe county bas gone to tbe mines with a strou;; poxse. Richard flatten-ley, a gun maker of tbis city, was killed ibis moruiog while getting off a train which was in motion. An Abaeendlaa; Teller. New Y-iRK, April 11 Joha Seal, one of ibe 'tilers of tbeSecuritv Sav ings Bank, is discovered to be a de faulter to tbe mount of $09,000. Tbe bank is beiug wouud up by a receiver, and tbe discovery whs made through tbe settlement of depositors accouuts for tbe payment of dividends. Seal bas been au employe oi tbe batik since 1872, and his frauds continued systematically through all this time. V ben tbe discrepancies were discov ered in tbe books, but before suspicion of bins bad arisen, be finished up by taking five hundred more, and ab sconded with tbat sum and about a thousand dollars blousring io parties not connected witb tbe bank. Black Kills Dancer. FortLabamtk, V. T . April 13 A man by tbe name of Kowder, who ueed to belong to tbe Fourteenth In fantry, arrived bere yeeterday. He reports tbat be and bid party of fire men were attacked by Indiana int-t south of Cheyenne river ou the 7th mat., wben returninir Iroai Custer City. Oue tf tbe party, named Marmon Storms, from Iowa, was shot through the tshouldt-r, but not seri ously. Tbe Indians are very numer ous ia thai section. A great deal cf stock has been run off. , Fall mt m WalL Philadelphia, April 13 An old wall io a lumber yard ia Delaware avenue, above Green street, fell to tbe ground this morning, burvioir Jo its debris three teani9ters named"Char!es Morris, John ftodgers and Christian Sein. Morn's died soon after being extricated. Tbe other will recover, although both are severely injured ExplMl.a, er rire-Danap. Allestown, Pa.. April 12. A ter. n'ble explosion of fire-damp occurred io the Xesquehoniujr mines at II o'clock tbis morninir. killing TTutrh Coffell, Jas. McGovern. Thomas Shields, and badly wounded Levi Maisden, Jtichard Bodine, Joseph Norwood, Jacob Meyers and Chaa. Callan. The last Darned cannot re cover . . tEGtATirl: .t numtM ADril 15 ' - llAREISBCEO, Apni ia Tbe Boom .uve.t.gat.og commmee ; continued its laoors w.tn r during the whole of tbe pat , , Iiuiv, tt.nl f.'li-n(uruil IDe tif Ume.i il . .,. , , i -J : : , . , j out Las aa ugly look upon it, aua 80.jseemsto implicate tbe L.umDermeo D;3; rather more than tbe Uerdiciten. ' The testimony of Petroff a member fViiui Pbila. art wr.ttt-u up aud made jM.biic by himself, places in aa ugly vji-;.., ,, ;,,rn..l tbolUouse, ia tbe absence of wnjch hfta , i , ..J. v . i-" , i been made public, retron claims urtu Ulau i . , , . jf" btt VT TTinl f h im bermen, with aa offer to pay bim :$500 apiece for 15 Votes from tbe ! I'hiladelnhia delegation in favor of the boom bill, aod that as evidence oi r...,d faith a iiWk for 7.000 was r-- F . . . !8hown to Petroff by Skinner. Petroff claims tbat be was ouly endeavoring to entry Skinner and bad no intention of taking tbe money, voting for tbe bill orendeavoriugto influence others to do so. On the otber baud from Skin ners testimony as far as it can bo learned, tbe shoe appears to be on the otber foot. That ii was Petroff who offered to sell the Lumbermen 15 votes for $7,500, that Petroff ap proached him on several occasions about the matter and wrote bim a let ter aaking wbat Embick would do in the matter, wbicb letter is now in possession of the committee. It is said tbat Skinners testimony further alleges that be and Col. Embick ot Williamsport whom your readers will understand was chief of tbe Lumber man lobby determined to fiud out wbat Peiroff meant, feeling couviuc ed that he aud his frieuds were bitter euetuies of tbe bill, for tbui purpose a check or rather a certificate of de posit marked "good" was obtained at Dougherty & Co-, Bank which was giveu to Skinner aud by bim exhibit ed to Petroff. Tbe testimony of representative Douglas of Philadelphia, wbo at first refused to testify but at last did so on condition that it should be made public. Sets forth that he was ap proached by Col. Embick and offered by bim $300 for bis vote on the boom bill, tbat be indignantly refused, staling that be cjld not be bought. He furiher states that be kuew of two negotiations between Petroff aud Skinner but placed no confidence ia Skiuner, as be thought be Skinner was not actiug in good faith but was simply trying to draw them out by offers of money and make tbem show tbeir bands. Syoott representative from Lu zerue wbo refused to testify before tbe House Committee, is said to bave done so before tbe Senate tbat after bis vote for tbe bill on stcond reading, he was approached by John B. Beck of Williamsport, who congratulated him for bis vote aud banded bim aa envelope cootainiug $300. Syoott afterwards voted agaiust tbe bill on final passage. Becks is said to have declared before the House Commiite that there is not a word of truth in this statement of Synott. How this matter will end it ia diffi cult to say at present. The commit tee Las nearly completed its work, and will likely report to the House next week. One tbing is certain; it bas created a great sensation here, but everyone seems disposed to with hold judgment until tbe committee bas reported. , At last the House has decided wben tbe Legislature sbali adjourn finally. A Democratic caucus waa held on Tuesday last, when, after a lengthy discussion, in which Parson Plummer gave the Speaker a dress ing complimenting (?) him with pos sessing "tbe ambition of a Napo'eou and the brains of a Blind Tom," tbe time for final adjournment of the Legislature was fixed on May 5th. A resolution to this effect was adopt ed in the House on tbe following morning, and immediately agreed to by the Senate, which last uamed body has rescinded its decision not to consider bills coming trom the House after April 1st, and bas pass ed during tbe week a large number of House bills. Tbe House has been busy witb tbe consideration on second and third of appropriation, printing and revenue bills. Death r A. T. Mtewarl. Xew Vouk, April 10. A. T. Stew art, wbo bad been Buffering for tbe past week from indamation of tbe bowels, died this afternoon. Alexander Turney Stewart, tbe deceased, was born ia the neighbor hood of Iielfast, Ireland, ia 1803 He came to tbis country ia 1S23, and at first taught a private school, but ia 1827, having a casb capital equal to $3,000. he went into trade. His busi ness career was amazingly success ful. His annual sales ranged from M.tty-nin to neventy-nve millions of dollars. lie held a large amount of real estate, estimated ia value at $25,- 000,009. Ia special caeof suffer ing he gave largely an l freely, as, for e$nniple, a ship liatj of provis ions to tbe Irish ia the famine of 1847, and a abip load, costing bim $30,000, to the Lancashire sufferers iu 18C2. HENRY McCALLUM, CARPETS 77 Fifth Avenue, Above Wood Street. prices the same to all. 1776. Spring Trade. 1876. GREAT REDUCTION IX PRICES OF BOOTS, SHOES AND GAITEES. The Most Goods for the I,cast Money, Call and Examine our Stock. Orders filled Promptly. J. H. BORELAND & Co., Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers, 53 and 55 Wood Street, Kew AdvertiseemntM. ENGLISH DRAFT HORSE. WAXWORK, JH-, The property of Alexander Coantrrman, wiu Kami for serrice tha raaalDa; araaun, Ammrortna; April 10 awl ratlin Jmy li, lit". Sa,i tr r r. ptJ. aa u.lluaj : Tin flr liirtr uji 'l At. ilrvw W oy od niU eaai ot Soawrsrt co the Hr-,. ftir.l (.Iko.'tha next tbr'ljyt Darl.l Caiiiwell'i. GubliartiiburB:, Aliliunl Tup, an.1 then three da; a at the uworr'a ataMe fa LaraDSviUe, anil so on al ternately utroagDoni iim I WAXWORK, JR., to jreart oM. a beautiful mahojrac J bay, 18 band liiich, weigh 1X lba, 1eree(ljr clean aa-t auul. l.n bear short leg, eluea foioled, of arreat r.rcoth. g'MMi aetfoo, tuarnoahly ytMl tempered aatl La pK.ra.1 hlmaell a cuo-l aturK cetter. lie wasirtMbjr Waxwurif. Imported tram England at a heavy e peue ty tbe heouylvaoia 6ica Im porting Company, (Geonc Johaeton. agent), waa owseat by Hi WeMiaoirlaml ami t'ayetta Hono Company. Ill dam la a large, well formed. Kay Chester Lyon man, or "Stomper." Hi itr.iml Sire. Olory,, tne property of Sir. Taylor. ol Souiham. England, tie, t-y.th noted horse "Olcry" which won a nip at 'WaMen, and the 5 rile at Wi&uerk. The dam ol -Wag Work r Sir a raperior iirvwa Mare hy yonng Honert Tom. The Sire or who grand Siro waa tbe celebrated bora -Hooest Torn'' tbat wa ld ft 4tt.WO. Mr. Countryman purchased -Wag Work Jr.." of Philip Aakerman of Lyrlpua. Westmoreland Co., ra.. for a large turn ol miwey. "Wax Work Jr.," wauo exhibition at tha moreland county fair held at Oreenlburg. Fa., where be drew flrat premiums- Ha wa also on exlilbl:Ion at tho Somerset county fairs held at Somerset In W3 and 1ST, wbr b drew ttrsl pre miums earh tttne. TLK.MS. 00 to Insure a foal to be paid a a ioo as tbe ntre Is known to na with foaL Part ing with a mare before sue is known to be with loal fori til s the insurance money. Mares mast b brought regularly, ami If put to any other horse the Insurance money will be rUltr.ad. If colt are lost through oolliog at tbe proper period half the Insurance money will be refunded. Pf. H. Good care will be taken, but no responsibility for acci dents or escape. mar29 Statement and Report OF THE Somerset Conntj Poor House anl House of Employment, From April 1, 1875, to April 1, 1876. LIVC STOCK OS THE FACJI APRIL t, 1ST. Hea I of horse Colts Head of co 3 young cattle " ol calve " of sheep ' of bogs FAR) ASSOAIDCI rBODCCT. Ton of hay IJusuel of wheat rye " oat " potatoes " corn. In ear kohlrabi ' onions - tomatoes " beet bean " apple, winter Kegs of butler lard Barrels ift soap Poundsof hard oap llarrels Tinegar Pounds tallow barrels pickle Pounds pork .. Pounds beet Pound real and mutton. Pounds call skins Pouud beef hides Pound wt ol llogdtieai: krout Heads of cuboagc..-. 1300 AUTKLia xa!irratTriiEB is hoisc Yard Qannel , Cuts stocking yarn.... V est Mens' pants, p-jira IJ. - ..... I .-es!ea, women.... . losses, ehikirfn Chemise, large... ' small Shirts for men Shirts lor boys Roundabouts Aprons, large Aprons, small Saciues, women Hodiea, - Cap. " Suscnders liauiiken-bler Bed sheets Clialf li'-ks Insane ticks " slips Fairs sorklBg, large. . mail.. Pairs socks, mens Pairs ock footed Insane sheet..... Pairs mittens lied bolsters Pairs pillow slip Shrouds and sheets Sun bonne Is small Towel Skirt, large Skins, small Coats, boys Flannel dresses, large smalt Shoes, new, large..... " small Bonis, new, large I'rawers, mens' a Cloth, linnec, yard Comfort Inmate, average. April, 1ST4 Admitted during the rear ao Discharged and escape) 2 no. of children bound out Kied during the year Born in bouse during year Inmate April 1, 1KT9 Outdoor paupers that received support .... Vagrauts provided witb lodging " meals lr. Te cash rewired from 1st April. 1ST5. a 3 1 83 43 702 147 to 1st April. 18 327 03 t'r. Hy casb paid different person dur ing tbe year f 31 27 W3I.SIUF.R, pr Steward. NOTICE. U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE S PECIAL TAXES, May 1, 1ST8, to April SO, 1877. The Revised Statutes of the t'nlted States, Sec tions 3232. 3237, 3238, and 32, require every person engaged in any business, avocation, or employ ment which renders him liable to a special tax. to procure and place conspicuously in bis establish ment or place of buainess a stamp denoting tha payment ol said special lax for tho peclal-tax year. May 1, 18T8, before1 commencing or continu ing businrss alter April 30. 1878. The taxe embraced within the provision of tha aw aoova quote! are tne louowuig. Til : KeetiDers liealers. retail liquor Iealers, wholesale liquor Dealers in malt liquors, wholesale Dealers in malt liquors, retail Itealers in leaf tobacco ...2 0 00 ... 2 00 ... 1UO 00 .. M 00 ,.. 20 00 26 00 . but O.I Keta I dealers in leaf tobacco. Jina on sales oi over t,.o, nrty cent for evcr dollar in excess of (l.oo'i, 5 Dealer In manufactured tobaoao ft & Manufacturer of still io 00 And tor each still manufactured " (jq Ami for each worm man9 lacturrd i oo Manufacturer of tobacco io oo Manufacturer of cigar ".. io on Peduler ol tobaeeo, flnt elass (mora tban two horse or other anima 1) Moo Peddlers or tobacco, seeoaxl class (two horses er otberanimal?) 25 ' 0 Peddlers of tobacco, third eiaa (one horse or otber knimal) jj oo Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class (on foot or public conveyance) lu oq Brewers of less than 500 barrel 60 oo brewer of 600 barrel or more . loo OO Any person, so liable, who shall tall to' comply with tbe foregoing requlrments will be subject to severe penaltle Persons or tlrms liable to pay any of the Spec ial Taxes named above must apply to , , , tn. Srcu, Collector c Internal Hcreniieat Somerset, ' and pay lor and procure the Speclal-Tax Stamp or btampsthey need, prior to May 1, 13;a, and without farther notice. " D. D PRATT. . Comminiontr of tnlerntl kntntu. Orrirx nr I-mtajAL Kkvcfc Waumaofos, D. C, Febuary , M7. marl PITTSBURGH, PA. 10 15 JS 20 -.11 4-JO all 100 S a a 9 10 30 10 IT 85 1 3U3 14 MT W K 39 Wa 3 4U 23 u is 33 a 43 1 3 27 19 14 15 7 17 8 10 W 9 19 7 i 9 24 3 9 29 a s 4 10 3 3 82
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers