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THURSDAY, MARCH, i 7, 1861.
12?" I n the poetical effnsion on oar first page.
"The Days of my Boyhood," in the last lino of
the first verse, the word "mortal" should be lett
out, end in the lain line of the fifth verse, it
should read "faltering" instead of "flattering."
School Examination.
The public examination of the Common
Schools of Allentown, took place in their res
pective School rooms, on Thursday and Friday
of-I astrentl4l-ornlayrTtresclymd - W 7- e - t .ay
of the present week. We attended five of these;
and we are only sorry that time prevented us
from being present at all of them. Tln-re were
in attendance during the term about closing,
over 700 scholars, and the number of teachers
only 11, making each school amber between
CO and 70. The branches taught, are Gram
mar, Geography, History, Arithmetic, Wining,
Reading and Spelling. Singing, a very useful
branch, is also introduced.
The arrangement and discipline of the
'Cahoots, is indeed admirable. We were Far
iiculatly snuck, however, with that of the in
fant female department. The range of seats
so well adapted to a School of that kind, tie par
tieular position of the children, the sileoce and
the order observed; together with the manlier
in which they ,performed their part, was truly
interesting. The indefatigable directors under
whose care and auspices the schools are at pre
sent managed, deserve the thanks ef the citi
zens of Allentown. In atm; Iser column will he
found a statement of tie Schools in our
rough, and in our next we will give a state
ment cf the schoolS in the whole county.
The First Concert
We were politely requested to invite the at•
tendon of the public to the first Conceit of the
"Allentown Brass Band" wide!' is to be Ov e n
at the Odd Fell ws Hall, on Saturday evening,
the sth of April next. They will be assisted by
-several-vocal amateurs-du :!;pg-thelvel formnnrv;
also by the distinguished Trombonist, Pro fee
sor ffei»icke, under whose direction the Band is
now practieing. This will, no doubt, satisfy
the public, that sbtnething good may be Ps
peeled. Further particulars next week, when
the Programme will be issued. Price of ad
mission 25 cents.
Fulton County
ft is gratifying, says the Legion : a paper
printed in Tatnauqua, Schuylkill county, to
perceive that the project of creating a new
county cult of parts of Schuylkill, Lehigh, Ln
verne and Carbon counties; Tainatiqua to be
the seat of Jur•uce, is again eliciting the atten
tion of the citizens of Tainatimia and the sur
rounding country. The preject is decidedly
popular in Luz:it-tie and Lehieh countic., as al
so at one extreme corner of Czrbon county.
The citizens residing, in the townships of Le
high county, adjoining Soltnylkill.jginfrithone
accord In proclaiming the location an excel
lent one for a county seat, being entirely cen
tral ; and their only and best marketing , place,
always meeting with a good and ready sale of
their produce.
();:rNot so fast Mr. Legion, we have orly
one township which is Lynn, that adjoins
Schuylkill, and the citizens, at least those with
whom we conversed, and they are not a few
in number, are willing to make the most out
of your gold market at Tarnatigna, the intended
county , seat of Fulton, but are also gnite wil
ling to let ''well enough alone." Caine Mr.
Legion! we are ready to join in with you in the
Rail Road enterprise, but you must behave
yourself, and not talk about making capital of
our territory, mind that !
Plough, Loom and Anvil.
This valuable agtionhural pciir , dical fur
March is upon our table.. It abounds with
more than its usual variety of subjects, anal
contains matter worth twice the cost of the
work. "The Prospect—Agricultural, Maul
facturing, Commercial and Financial, at the
opening of the year 1851," t y 11. C. Carey, i.:
continued. This work should be morn perm
rally circulated among our farmers. Five dol
lars will pay fur two copies, and the subserir
lion can commence at any time in the year.—
Address J. S. Skintier, No. 79 Walnut st., Phil
adelphia.
The Tariff
The Pottsville "Al iner's • Journal," of last
Saturday says:
"Hon. C. W. Pittman, our Representative,
who has just returned from Wrn , hington, gives
us the following explanation. The con,true.,
lion that will be put upon the bill by the Sec.
retary of the Tieasnry. will embrace all costs
artd charges, including freight, except loser
once. If those costs amount to $6 nu iron, the
additional protection at 30 per cent. will be
$1,60 per ton. On coal, the cost and charges
being about equal to the value of coal uhroad,
the present duty will ho nearly doubled. .Mr.
Pitman states th a t this is the verflon given to
the bill by Secretary Corwin himself."
Completed.—Theelevelnncl and Pittsburg Rail.
road has been completed to Ravenna—forty miles
from the former place, and cars were to have
commenced running at the close of litet week.—
The road is to be pushed forward with all possi
ble despatch to Pittsburg.
' For the trorld'a Fair.—On Saturday next, Jos.
bun J. Benson, Esq., of Camden, starts on a vny.
age to the great fair with his large hog. Its
weight exceeds IND pounds, He sails in the
ship MiaraPak.
Township Elections
The following persons were on Friday, the
21st instant, elected to fill the P v oral offices
in the different Wards and Townships of Le
high county:
ALLENTOWN—SataIs Ward.
Joseph Dietrich.
litspectors-.-Peter
Amos Ettinger.
Assessor—George Weiherliold.
Constable—Samuel Hartman.
North Ward.
Judgc--Elia, M e rtz.
Inspectors—J,Am Mr,ll,
Hoffman.
.Assessor—John Diefenderfer.
Constable--Ennittel 13u reel'.
1\ 7 0 4 / 1 0/711/01/ Teas. .
• iildge, David Gold ; Inspectors, Eli Kern, Na
than Yohe; Assessor, Jacob Moyer; Snperri
sors, Daniel Baurner, Casper Kleckner; Justice,
• • School Directors
Dyke and Emanuel Trexler for 3 years,..lolin
F. Ilallbacli for 2 years, Solomon Blitz and Pe
ter Brown for 1 pax; Clerk, Daniel Brown;
Auditor, Wm. Ilieker.
Upp.r Saturon..
Judge, Chinks L. Mohr; Inspectors, George
Knan:,4, Daniel Berger; AsseFeor, C. F. Hell.
ener ;,upervisors, John Blank, Jacob Reinhold ;
Sefton! DireetoN, J. Reinhard, W 19!aehr ; Con•
Fiahle, U. Lynn ; Township Cle k, D. Cooper;
Auditor, C. Noon&
Ila.z.)ter
Judge, Sant. Bra tler; Inspectors, Win. Wind,
Dapiel ; ASSCRSOT, Thomas Ritter; Consta
ble, Williatn ICiefer ; Svhonl Directors, Samuel
Brader, Andrew Frank en field; Supervisor..., C.
Bicker ; John S hweitzer, jr.; Auditor, I ,, aae
Ale'lloFe. jr.; Clerh j Nathan Lerch, Treasurer,
Charles flitter.
f l'eisolbarg
Judge, Elineas Kraml lel' ; f nspectors,William
Bear, Peter Sell); Assessor, David Derr; Con•
table, George Danner ;Supervisors, Peter Shoe
maker, David S:ein ; School Directors, Elias
Fensternizieber, Daniel Greenawalt!, for I year,
Daniel flintier and Abraham Werly for 2 years,
"Jacob Werlv Joel
erty mitt nun Seilielling tor S
vearF ; Auditor, Joshua Soilierlitn_,T.
cpper Biij rd.
Jetlge, Sol. Baehman; Inspectors, Charles W.
Gabler, W. IL Albri! , ltt ; ABEessor, Jacob 13.
I ; Sopervi,6rs., Charles E. Raeder, Laz- I
arus Weidner :Constable, Sal. Dillinger4School-,
Directorp, Aliraha'm Person, Sam. Stauffer
Athlimr, Reuben Sia ; Treatliner ) S. Kern
meter; Clerk , Philip
triq,er Malang .
Judge, George Si•ldiener; Inspector,:, James
Nliosemer, John Fahriqaer; Thomas
C. Breinia; Constable, John AVeidlinoeht; Su.
per visors, Sam. Bernhard, Itubrui Kuhns, (farm
er) ; School DirectoN, Benjamin Gnekenbaelt,
Solomon Fogel ; Treasurer, David Schall;
Auditor, J. Do Lona ; Clerk, James Troxell.
Judge, John Smith'; Inspectors, Elias Pittner,
Levi Peter; Assessor, Jacob German ;Constable,
George F10a:7.; Supervisors, Peter Miller. Daniel
Ice minerer ; School Directors, Frederick . Krauss
and Joseph Smith; Clerk, Sam. J. Kistler.
Was!. ington .
Judge, John Wassum ; Inspectors, Tilghman
Kuntz, Henry Fenstermaelier; Assessor, David
Peter, son of Jacob ; Constable, Cirlron Lintz;
School Directors, flenj. S.l.renn,l3:ms Ilamiman ;
Inspectors. George Peter, Jacob Remely ; Audi.
tor, Charles E. Deck ; Clerk, Thomas Kuntz;
place of holding Elections, D. & C. Peter.
UM
Jul,ge John Neff; Inspectors. Christian Kist.
ler, Perry Kistler ; Assessor, S amue l O swa ld ;
Constable, Dan, Oswald; Supervisor, Charles
Knauss, Daniel P. Lelby ; School Diteetors, J.
Oswald, Jeremiah Weiss ; Treasurer, Levi Kist.
ler ; Clerk, Jacob Long ; Auditor, Reuben Dock.
North Whitehall.
Judge, Elias M. Kuhns ;Inspector, Edwin Kei
per ; Franklin Smith ; Assessor, Reuben Saeger;
Constable, Reuben Yantz ; Supervisors, Henry
Jacob, David De Long, David Ruch and 'robi ns
Deibcrt; School Directors, giephen Sanger, Paul
Dallier ; A uilitor, Abraham Kohler; Clerk, Datil-
S'aej , r
Lower .16imingy
Jinlge,John Maddern ; Inspectors, George flesh
end Reuben t'Sclimoyer; Assessor, Daniel Miller;
Suprreisort, George Baer, Latin' Ekt. nhardt ;
dlonstaltle, Andrew Neu moyer ; School. Director,
Day iirDantier ; Auditor, linrrison Miller; Clerk,
Thomas Eisenhart; Treasurer, John Knatlder.
Sqhburg.
Judge, Mine; inspectors. Daniel K!ine, D.
Et.heuhattli ; Assessor, JactQh lAtidenschtaizer,
Martin Kemmerer; Constable, Gideon.
Ritter; Supervisors, George Kemmerer, Reuben
Spinner; School Dtiectora, John Boger, Jacob
Eelispedert ; Auditor, rims. Keck; Clerk, Tohtaa
Lnwhi ' 1
Judge, Andrew Butlintan ; In.pectors, p ft vid
Knerr, Jonathan ‘Verly ; Jonas Ktierr ;
ConFuth:e. Dania -1 ; Jus:ive, Jacob Zim
merman; Supereisnrs, Na:han Fry, And. Cie•
Der; Felon); Di roe! o rsi Jompli Weihei hold, Jon
ath;:n Smith; Tleatner. John Smith; Clerk,
Simon Wulff; Auditor, J. £ Zun mei man.
South fl'hitehall
lodge, Sol. Ra.honold; lospoutorA, 11,mr3-
Fatzit4.ter, Saninel !kir.; A•zsze...9or, Chas. Guth ;
Constable, Thornas eber;'Sehnol DireNors,
jeremiah Shindel, Alo.vanclor W.. Leder ; Sn• -
pervipor., Anin:4 Rabenold, Joseph Faust; Da.
viii fiery and Admil Ifieker ; Auditor, Jobtt.
Sharer.
Throe Cent pleoes
The coin4e of new three•cent pieces has
been commenced at the Philadelphia Mint.--
They are composed of threc-lourths silver nod
one foinih copper, and about the size of a 'fip,'
hut much thicker. When once pat in circula
tion, they will banish the Spanish siMenth of
a dollar, and rely probably reduce to their
standard the prices of drinks, cigars, oysters,
and various other luxuries now bought for
sixpence.
Public Schools in Allentown.
The Public Schools of Allentown, as appears
by the Superintendent's last Annual Report,
were, at the close of the school year, June Ist,
1850, in the following condition::
Whole number of School.,
Number yet required,
Average number of monthelaught,
Number of male Teachers,
Number of female Teachers,
Salaries of nude Tenchers,
Salaries of female Teachers,
Number of male Scholars,
Number of female Scholars,
Number learning German,
Average number of S.cholard in each
School,
Cost of teaching each Scholar,
per month ; cents,
Amount of lox levied,
Received from Slate Appropriation,
at-of-LnArnotio
Fuel and C.ontinaencies,
Cost of Sekool Houses, building, re
pairing, &c.,
Publio Schools of Lehigh County
The lollowing statement relative to the I'ub
lic Schools of Lehigh county, for the Frhool
year ending June 1,',1850, ie extracted from
the tables which accompany the last Annual
Report of the Superintendent of the Common
F•e ll ool :
Whole number of Dishicts, 15
Number paid during the year, 13
Whole number of Schools, 128
Number yet required, •
.15
Aver. number of months taught, s:n. dtsd.
Number of male Teachers, 121
Number of female Teacher., IS
Average salaries of male Teacher.,
per month,
Average salalie3 of fema!e Teach
era, per month,
Number of male Soholarn,
Number of female Sanlarn,
Number learning German,
Average_riumber_of Soholars-in,each-
Sellool,
co,' of teaching eault Scholar, per
month, cents, 41
Amount of tax levied, $ 11,039 30
Received from State Appropriation, 2,904 03
Cost of Instruction, - 12 , 492 65
Fuel anti - Contingencies, 1,217 12
Cost of School flousoe, purchaf
building, renting, and repairing, 1,886 11
Stations of
Preadiers of the East Penn.ty/vania Conference of
the Evangelienl ,gsioniation
Philadelphia District—F. Hoffman, Presiding
Elder.
Philadelphia Station—Sol. Neitz.
Philadelphia Nlission—J. G. Ilarkquast.
Germantown Station—J. Eckert.
Germantown Circuit—M. Sidlinger and C.Gin
gerich.
Milford Circuit—Abraham Schuh and J. Hess.
Lehigh Cirenit—C. Hummel and N. Gabel.
Northampton Circuit—H. Bucks and A. Zieg
entoe.l.
New York Station—J. Koohl.
New Jersey Mission—P. Krracker.
Lebanon District—C. Myers and S. C. Rhoads.
L , measter Chenit—N. MeLelin and G. linen.
Worn el sd orf Circuit—D. Weind and .1. Adams.
Chester Circuit—L. Snyder.
Cocci! ission—D.
Reading. Swien—J. M. Saylor.
Lancaster Mission—W. 1.. Reber.
Harrisburg Mission—J. Gross.
Oiwigsbmg District—J. P. Leib, Presiding El-
der.
Orwigcburg Circuit—E. Bast and B. Deist:cr.
Schuylkill Haven Circuit—H. I3ussey.
Pottsville Station—Joseph Gross.
Pincgrove Circuit—J. Shell.
Lykens Circuit—J. Farnsworth and J. Young
Maliantongo Circuit—W. Huhn and S. Gan
er.
Carbon Circuit—G. Mins.
Delegates to t: General Conference
John P. Leib, Francis Hoffman, Frederick
Donner, Joseph M...Saylor, Solomon Neil;
Frederick Crocker, Christian Hummel, Mi
vitae! F. Maize, Henry Racks and Christian J.
Myers.
New Hampshire
It is rather a difficult matter to determine
e I n k to be the next Governor of New Harop
!Ante. According to the New Hampshire. Pat
riot, the state of parties in the Legislature is as
follows:--House, Democrats 131; ~y'nioi 11I;
Atwood Democrats 14; and nine towns to be
heard from, whicli sent eight Democrats end
ono Whig to the House lam year. Senate, 7
Democrats, 2 Whigs, 3 vacancies. The Boa.
ton Atlas makes the parties in the House stand
—.Whigs 123, Atwood Democrats 25, Demo
crats I IS, to be beard from six. If either of
these calculations is correct, the balance of
power is in the hands of the Atwood party, and
it will be for them to decide whether ill r. Saw-,
yer, Whig, or Mr. Dinsmore, Dem. shall be
the Governor.
A 1111:rderer Conrietcd.—The jury in the case
of Martin Peifer, tried at Orwiksburg, Pa., for the
murder of his wife, in Schuylkill Haven,
.some
mnaths ago, rendered a verdict, on Thursday, of
GuUty of Murder in flt,; fired Degree. Sentence
of death was immediately passed upon' him.
The prisoner made quite a long speech to the
Court and Jury, in hiS defe.nce—anknowledging
the murder, but alleging that he committed it in
a temporary lit of insanity, The day of his ex•
ectitive will be used by Governor Johnston.
Moving a Capital.—A bill is now under con.
sideration in the Legislature of Illinois, which
proposes to remove the capital of the State from
Springfield to Peoria. It is reported thai a ma..
jurity of both Houses are In favor of the mea
sure, but that owing to the want of time to act
on it, it will be probably postponed for the'pre.
sent session. •
Education Meting
A special meeting of the Teachers' and Di
rector's Association was held in the basement
of the German Reformed Church in Allentown,
on Saturday afternoon, March 2.20 d, 1851.
The meeting was called to order by the Pres
ident, and the minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
The following question was then discussed:
Which would be'preferable; a Superintendent
for each Congressional District, or one for each
County? After considerable 'discussion it was
decided that the latter would be preferable.
Mr. G. Gates then being called upon, read an
essay on recess, or recreation in School.—
Which after an interchange of views thereon,
was ordered In be published, as expressive of
the views entertained by the Association.
The committee on Phonography and Phono
typy presented their report, which was ordered
to he published.
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rcIT. was recrest•
ed in write an essay on the best method of
teaching Grammar, and Rev. S. K. Drobst one
on the duty of teachers to prepare themselves
for their work ; both to be read at our next stat
ed meeting.
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141 23
On motion, our next meeting will be held in
ihis place, on the second Saturday in Septem
ber next.
On motion, adjourned, to meet at 7 o'clock
this evening
The meeting in the evening was opened
with prayer, by Rev. S. K. Brobst, after which
an address was deiivered in the German lan
guage, by Rev. J. Dubbs, closed with prayer
and benediction.
JONATHAN REICHAND, President
E. Moss, Secretary.
Rey. C. R Ressler, Cor. Secretary
The American Locust
11937
The following . interesting communication is
from the New York Scientjfic American :
"In the whole range of natural history there
is nothing more strange than the fact,—which
has been established with as much certainly
as any — fact — in asr ghat
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onOrny ever was,—!
little insect not as large as the smallest ant
shall pass into the ground and remain there
seventeen years, and then emerge in the form
of a comparatively large insect ; or, that a cer
tain tribe of insects shall appear here in im
mense numbers—numberif_almost—equal—tcs
those of the sands on the Bea shore—exactly
once in seventeen years, always in the same
month, almost on the same day and same
hour. It is indeed wonderful, but it is never.
theless true.
The music., song, or sound, produced by the
myriads of insects in a, warm dry day from
about the 25:h of May to the middle of June,
is wonderful. It is not, deafening as many
describe it: even in its height it does not in
terrupt ordinary conversation. It seems like
an atmosphere of wild monotonous sound, in
which all other sounds float with perfect dis
tinctness. I never could distinguish anything
like the word "Pharoah" in these sounds.—
After you have become satisfied with the nov
elty of this music, which will be in a day or
two, it becomes exceedingly tiresome and
doleful, and to many very disagreeable. To
inn it was otherwise, and when I heard the
last note on the 25 , h of June, ihe mel.•recho
ly reflection occurred—shall I live to hear it
again
Probably the first indication many persons
will have of the approach of the locusts, will
be the industry with which they will find the
hogs rooting up the ground in the woods and
fields. It is a great festival for them. And as
soon as the insects appear abpve ground,
chickens, turkeys and all poultry will also have
their feast. So fond aro the fowls, birds, pigs
&e., of these insects, that they will scarcely
witch other food during the locust season.—
This has a remarkable effect upon all hen's
eggs laid after the locusts appear—their yolks
are nearly white. The chickens become very
fat, and of fine flavor. Even the little wren
will be seen flying off with a locust in its
mouth, and all the insectivorous birds then have
a great festival..
From the Ist to the 20th June, all shrubbe
rp •of value should' be protected, either by
covering it with cheap gauze, or, in ease of
pot plants, by keeping them in the house.—
About the 15:h of June they continence de
positing their eggs. About the 25111 of June
the old lovu>ts will have disappeared nearly al
together.
In conclusion, people ought not to be alarm•
ed. The Won its wing 4 does not indicate
war, nor the E England. The "sting" of the
locust never killed any body, for the best of
all reasons—because it has none. The insect
has neither means of offence or defence; and
all the stories that are told of children being
killed by their sting or bite are fablous. If
death ever was produced, or any less injury
when locusts were present, some other cause
effected it.
I have given the public such a picture of
this most interesting insect, as will enable any
one to obaervo Mem understandingly at the
approaching season."
GIDEON 13. SMITH, M. D.
The Pacific Bail /load.—Notwithstanding the
failure of Congress to give to the Slate of !Ms.
souri the grant of lands for her projected rail•
roads, we are assured by the St. Louis Rcpubli•
can that the l'acific Railroad will be commenc•
ed at an early day—as soon as the drawing and
plans are arranged—and that it will be prosecu•
ted with all the energy possible. It says:
..The bill provides that two millions of State
indebtedness shall be issued for the improve
'merit of the Pacific Railroad, and a million and
a half for the Hannibal and St. Joseph road.—
The individual, city and county subscriptions
will be more than a million of dollars, so that
there is an actual capital of more than three mil
lions provided for the commencement of the
road. Three routes fop the road have been sur
veyed."
Peunsylrattia Legislature.
H4ttatsauao, March 25, 1851.
HOUSE•
On the 15th, agreeably to order, the House re
solved itself into committee of the whole (Mr.
Rhoads In the chair) upon the bill to regulate the
militia of this Commonwealth.
'And after some time the bill was reported to the
House with amendments.
And on the question. shall the bill be read a
second time I It was decided in the affirmative
—yeas 90, nays 97.
The question being upon the first secikirril
was not agreed to—yeas 33, nays 44.
The second section was read; when
' Mr. They moved to postpone the bill indefinite
/If, which was agreed to—yeas 50, days H. So
the bill was defeated.
Mr. Fegely moved to suspend the orders of
the day, for to purpose proceedinz to the consid.
eration of the supplement to the act incorporat
. • • .ueg-and-A-4lemetown-raitroad•en . -
ny . Which was not agreed to—yeas 86, nays
38.
On the 17th,on motion of Mr. Fegely, the bill
to extend the time for commencing and complet
ing the Hamburg and Allentown railroad, was
taken up on second reading. •
After some conversation between Messrs.
Hart, Penniman and Dobbins, the bill passed—
yeas 59, nays 20, and was ordered to be trans
cribed for a third reading.
On mutton of Mr. Fegely, the vale was sus
pended, and the bill read a third time, and pas.
ed finally.
Mr. Scofield moved to suspend the orders of
the day, for the purpose of considering the resol
ution relative to the final adjournment; which
was agreed to.
A discussion as regards time was had, when
the resolution passed finally, fixing upon the 15th
day of April.
• On motion of Mr. Laury, the second reading of
the bill to annul the marriage contract between
Daniel Gross and Barbara, his wife, of Lehigh
county, was resumed; audit passed finally—yeas
38, nays 38.
SENATE
On_the- , 19th,-on-motion-of—Mr,lvesthe—bill
entitled "Resolution relative to the pay and mile
age of the Revenue Conimissioners," was taken
up, discussed by Messrs. Crabb, Brooke, Mull.
lenberg, Polley, Myers and Packer, and at length
pao,ed a second and final reading by a vote of—
yeas 15; nays 12.
(The hill malces — the Fr them fitTil mileage of
the hoard the same as that of the Legislature.
On motion of Mr. Savery, the bill to incorpo,
rate the Pennsylvania Slate Agricultural Society,
was taken up, read a second and third time and
passed.
On the ISth, the bill to establish a system of
free banking, based on State loans, came up in
order, on third or final reading by the following
•
vote :
Yeas—Messrs. Carothers, Carson, Cunning
ham; Frai ley, Frick, Guernsey, Haslett, Iloge,
Ives, Lawrence, Malone, Myers, Robertson, Sav
ory, Walker and Matthias, Speaker-IC.
Nays—Messrs. Bailey, Brooke, Crabb, Fernon,
Forsyth, Fulton, Jones, Kim igroacher, Weashn,
Muhlenberg, Packer, Sanderson and Shinier-13
The Free Banking Bill. •
We have received from our Harrisburg cor
pondents, copies of the new •Free Banking Bill,'
as it has passed the Senate. It is too long for in
sertion in our col umns, and We therefore make
an abstract of it.— Philadelphia Bulletin.
Section I, authorizes the Auditor General.. to
issue blank circulating notes of various denomi
nations, dated, countersigned, numbered and re,
p,istered ; the Auditor General first entering into
bonds in the sum of 3100,000 for the faithful per-
formance of these duties.
Section 9, provides that whenever any person
or association of persons shall transfer to the
Auditor General a Tiortion of the State loans, they
shall receive fur them an amount of these
notes equal to 90 per cent.—the loans not to be
taken above their par value. The persons re•
ceiving the notes must also havesilver and gold,
for banking purposes, equal to 20 per cent. of
the amount of the notes. Any failure to comply
with the provisions of this section will make it,
the duty of the Auditor Genets' to dispose of the
loans deposited with him, with as little delay as
possihle.
f3eution 3, authorizes the receivers of these
notes from the Auditor General, to make them
obligatory promiisory notes, payable on demand ;
and (Section 4.) in case of reiusal at their place
of business to redeem said notes in specie, they
may be protected, and the Auditor General, on
receiving such- protest, shall notify the makers
of said notes to pay the same, and in case of
failure to pay thein for eight days, he shall give
notice in . at least one paper in the city or county
where the bank is situated, and one in Harris.
burg, that all notes of such association will be
redeemed out of the trust funds in his hands—
the said funds to be paid pro rata on all notes
issued. The Auditor General shall also use all
other means in his power to prevent loss to the
holders of the notes.
The notes (Section 5.) are to be stamped on
their face, "Secured by the pledge of Public
Loans." The certificates of loans deposited to
secure them (Sec. 5) are to be assigned to the
Commonwealth, and held by the Auditor Gene
ral as security, first for the redemption of the
bills, secondly for the payment of depositors, and
thirdly for the payment of all other creditors ;
and after these payments, the loans remaining
shall be reassigned to the association or persons
entitled tei them.
The Auditor General (Sec. 7) may give to any
person or association so transfering loans, pow.
ers of attorney to receive the interest thereon ;
but such powers may be revoked upon any fail
ure to redeem the notes; or in case the value of
the notes shall become insufficient security, he
shall notify them to place in his hands sufficient
to secure them'; and in case of failure to do so•
for eight days he shall take measures to redeem
the notes and pay the debts of the makers there,
of, from the securities in his hands. On the ap•
plication of the loans, the Auditor General may.
transfer them or part of them, and receive acid.
cancel a proportionate amount of the notes—
such transfer and cancellation not to bring
the amount of circulating notes below 80,000 1
dollars. •
In case of failure (Sec. 8) to redeem thenotes~
or to place when required, additional loans in thee
hands of the Auditor General, as provided shove r
he shall, after the eight days' notice, sell at pub
lic auction the loans in his hands, or such por•
Lion of them as shall lsay or cancel the notes, or
pay the debts of the makers—the Stale not to be
responsible for them, beyond the proper applica
tion of the securities.
The plates, dies, dc.c., for the notes (Sect. 9) to•
remain in the custody of the Auditor General;
the expense of the same to be paid out of the
Treasury, sod the Auditor General shall charge
each association with the full amount paid by
him at the time the notes are delivered, and any
necessary expenses thereafter to be paid by.the
association; or on failure thereof, the amount is
to he retained by the state Treasurer out of the
interest of the loans transferred.
trunagth e A urli tor
olate the provisions of the act in any way, he
shall be adjudged guilty of misdemeanor, and
punished by a fine of not less titan $501.10, or by
imprisonment not less than five years, or by both
the fine.and imprisonment.
Any number of persons (Sec. 11) may associ
ate for not more than 15 years, for banking busi
ness under this act; the aggregate capital of
each association to be not more than $500,000 or
less than '50,000.
Every person or association doing business
under the act shall make a certificate specifying
the name assumed, the place of business, the
amount of capital and number of abates, the
name and residence.of each shareholder, and the
number of shares of ench, and the period for
which such association shall contiune—such cer
tificate to be acknowledged before any officer
qualified to take acknowledgements of deeds, and.
filed in the Prothonotary's office of the proper
countyl while a certified copy shall be filed in
the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
And this certificate, or authenticated copies of it,
shall be evidence in any court.
Such association (Sec. 19) shall have the usu.
al banking powers; but no person shall transact
-sueh—banking—business-anywhere—but—in—the
plaf=e where he resides, wider a per.alty of 1000
dollars.
The sharessif such association shall be trans
ferable, [Sec. 15] ,but no transfer shall be made
to impair the rights of creditors. The associa.
tion may from time to lime [Sec. 16] increase he
- numbers:lntl - also - its - capital, within - th"e iimit of
$500,000. All contracts of such association
[Sec. 17] to be signed by the president and ea sh
ier. Every person and every member of such
association to be liable in his individual capacity,
fur the notes, contracts and debts entered into.
On the first Monday in January, April, July
and October, [Sic. 19] such person or associa.
lion shall transmit a statement to the Auditor
General, of the amount of notes in .circulation,
loans and discounts, specie on hind and the
length of time since the last statement that their
notes have been at par in the city where they are
to be kept at par. Also, the amount of public .
loans deposited with the Auditor General, their
market value, the date to which interest has
been paid on them, and whether said interest has
been paid to them or passed to their credit by the
Auditor General. The amount of debts to and
by the association ; the amount of profit and lose
since the last statement, and the dividends de
clared ; the increase of capital, if any, and the
names of such persons as have been added to or
ithdrawn from the association, &c.
Any failure to make such statement for thirty
days, [Sec. 20] shall require the Auditor General
to close up and redeem the notes as provided in
Section 9. Damages at the rate of 12 per cent.,.
[Sec. 21] to be charged for any failure to redeem.
the notes by the makers. The bills issued to be
payable (Sec. 22] only at the place of business.
l and on demand, without interest, tinder a penal
-1 ty of a fine not less than $5OO, and imprisonment
not less than one year, or both. The State Treas
surer [Sec. 23] in paying the semiannual inter
est on the loans deposited, shall deduct two per
cent. per annum ; fur the benefit of the Sinking
Fund, and in lieu of the tax on dividends and
stocks, excepting the State tax on State loans.—
I All notes issued under this law to be kept at par
[Sec. 24]—those east or the Allegheny moan..
tains at Philadelphia, and those west, at Pitts
burg—under a penalty of two miles per annum,
on every dollar of the average of the circulatio,n
of the notes for the preceding year.
The amount of notes issued by the Auditor
General tinder this act, shall not exceed [Sec.,
25] $10,000,000 during the first year.after its pas
sage, and for the next five years shall not ex•
ceed $2,000,000 per annum. The State Treasu
rer, Auditor General and Secretary of the Com
monwealth [Sec. 26) shall constitute a board or
examiners to examine the returns of the various
banking associations, and direct compliance with
the various Provisions of the act. They shall;
also, when they have reason to believe the re.
turns of any association to be fraudulent, have
power to appoint three competent persons to in
vestigate and report on the affairs to the Board
of Examiners, who shall adopt the remediespro
vided by the law to meet the case. The legisla-
tore [Sec. 28] reserves the right to amend, alter
or repeal this act. •
SoineMing Curious.—The lead pipe which cow--
rued the Cochituate water to East Boston has
been taken up, there being no further. use for it.•
A section of this pipe lay in the channel, 36 feet•
below the surface, when taken , out was found
filled and frozen solid, Barr is this accounted.
for 1 The pipe was tight, and had•not burst.—
It appears to us a little singular ;'but science may .
explain it satisfactorily. Bosion Transcript.
litichtgarr.—There are in Michigan. 218 flour
mills which produced last year 660,1/59.barrels
of flour. There are also risa saw mills, Width:
sawed one hundred and sialy.four millions feet'
of lumber during the year.
Prize Fighting.—Tom Heyer is out with+
a challenge to fight any man in the world . for
$lO,OOO aside ;an oilbra to give any man froin
England $9OOO to meet him here. We have nu
doubt that he can be accommodated; but we
hope that our country will not be again disgrac•
ed by such a brutal as a prize fight.