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AND BLOOMSBURG GENERAL ADVERTISER.
$fEVi L, TATE, EDITOR
TERMS : 2 00 PER ANNUM
"TO HOLD AND TRIM THIS TORCH Olf TRUTH AND WAVE IT O'ER TUB DARKENED EAHTII."
VOL. 18.-
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J8LOOMSI5URG, COUMBIA COUNTY, PENN'A,, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1864.
VOLUME 28
V
FUOSPECTUS OF
The P.sihidciphia Age.
10G4.
' THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC) 11A1LY JOURNAL, ITJI1
LISIIUO 1M I'lltLAIlULl'lllA.
TOE UNION, TUB CONSTITUTION. ANtiTUCUN
POBCK.MKNT OP Till! LAWS,
TH3 DAILY AGE,
whlrh advorates the )riiiciilc ami pulloy of llm Pern.
oeratic iatiy. is ismou ,'very murium;, inunutys ox.
,eoptd.) ami rnntiins tin' nut hlf-iiiiaihic mra
from till I'.irH of llm HurlJ ; Willi carefully prepsrad
"iiitlcks nil I'uw'rnnii'iil. rnlitics, Trade, li iinn i c, etc.,
rftml pruuip. rdiliii nil cninini'iils nil tilt) iiCAtiniin and
nffuir ( llm ilny : Market reports, 1'ricea Current,
fitork anl itu.in Murine IntPlllRi'iirp, llepnrls ir l'ub.
lie ii.iiIii'iiiikk rri'liti iiinl Uouu-atic Onrreapondcnse
llc-sul li' pnrn, I In ntrlrnl I'ritlrinna, Krvinwa of
' '"lift -rutiiri . Art nn.l Mu.c, Agricultural Matters, mi J
itlfciiMi n. nt wluuwr mldeil is of fceneral liusMtt
'anil luipurtinc
- THE WSEKY AGE,
la n complete compi'ilinm nf llm Xkws or nn Wine,
anil cuntuitu ill.- thn f i 'lilonai-, thu prlees rurri'iit
' ' nnil iii.nlv, t r, ports, rtock I'ui'-tlnna (-iirrespnndt'iic,
bin! ,','n, rill ti,w niatiei n published In Hie II ul. Y Atc.
f lT also i imaim a iniinr vaiukiv dp mum mai rRKS,
rniii'crnn' Ik In nil repi'ct a tir-t-f iniily Journal, par
llcul.ii'y adapted tn thi! l'il ill i'rii, Iho AiiriHiint, Hi J
Kuril tr. Hi ' tiecliatili-. til . Lllcinry man, ami nil Ins-
hjIII1' I IIIKIl 1" I I llil-, H, ,.. , "I J lirp,ul
t'n I ivi: N'l.Wrl'AI'i:i. titled fur t tit- Ouiilinir llouau,
itlii' Workshop, the I armer a I ircsiue, ami mo e,uiierui
;r. Leader,
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fflOno year, liy Atoll
yBix Mi'iniiH
.Sal hree .MnnlllR.
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Vt!iri.Y,
et oi
f):i'i year, dy mill,
Six .MontliH.
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4 thr- in ii l ! t o. at lln' r I.'
TOf ri. v utyliru ccii per illi nil i'Xlr ropy uuT.
'JO
iuoili ti. t lor ;:rtiii up inn ciiin.
i'.iviii.nt r,"iniri'il InvnrinMy in Ailvnn.u. r"Prim"ii
opn' ni Hi. Iluil) ami i uekly will Uj unlit gratia lu
uay uiMri'HA. nil appilcitinn
ti 'Hi.) I'ul,li-li ruif Tin' An.- isoiiIJ oadly till th,Mr
fcolnimi" vmiIi til iinn'iylit ami iuuit lilit'ral chiiuiiiii.
, ,UutiiiiH oi tli! pri'ii ttirnii),i'i'il til i country ; hut tliiy
"'TIiri'l'iT tl..it it fii iul.1 t mil aitiijri'tli ;r upwi vlaiiitM tn
a.piililic ci.nii li ni'i', wt'lt kii'iwu an. I i elanlUiii'il. Tluy
lull it liii. arquiruil tliiH ri'iutt.i mil liy ill! rnnilur,
fi'uil m anil iu.lu'p 'IiiIl'Iic uitli which it lu- ln'i'U
E,Cf,u mi l,-, . tlir'Hiuii tiiui'-i t.f t'XIr iiinliuary ioafiii,iun
of i,i h nn public fil'ji'ttti. a.i.l l.ilturly !' almndt uu.
rxi'jfuiit,! ',, pjlilie lri.il it i-t unvv, tin,! will !, m
' ..liL'rctnturi1. thfl tnipji 'rti r ol truly national prinuipli.t,
ippoii, t alike t, in, in-ali-iiu anil f.iiiulictifiii l'i evory
i.',f,rin, unit it, vulc'il tn tliu inaintcuaiiLo oi'uuj govur.i
,i,unt, law ami ur.lfr.
'Hi i i'ubli-iii TJ,.f Tlu Aju coneivj that It lliu-i
ri'iri rti p ,-uii.ir ni'rvici'H anil lutt pi'Miliar wiaiiuj up
u .ili iik'ii l,y w hum itti princiT Itr. ..r,1 v.iliu'U, aii'l , tin
t i liy til. prnp.'r m 'aiM. Ionic to pr ininto ami ntcuri! the
. 'ni iii'itinual rtfi-l'Tatioii of tit i IJniun, 'i'li,'-ii) cu
-jj l,i .1 Htinw thfir M.Mi-i'-' ,f mo untiriiii flTurta of tlu
8 s pultluli in, in liL'iiai t i f tlii!i gri'.tl aii'l unpar:lloli:
!X au.'. I.) i ani'" H) j:.,I:ii.i tliu p.ipi r ,u ull ii
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& iJLjtjdlJItKNlNJiU & WELSH,
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McCLBLLASPS REPOET.
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S il' TO THU WMl IIUl'AUTUCnr
0 N H H A L "leC! I. K LI. A M,
ANJl I'lHiLIr1!! I II I. Y 'HI, mill 1,P LOM'.UPSi,
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M "I curnfy I hut lln- .ilmv i. u trii" mpy iiftla' nii;uiU
-trpuii uii rt!i! 1,1 tliu uifiie. II. I. TuV'.NHKl).
r Aa-ilrtint Ailjutant G.liunl."
COMPI.KTK IS UNK VOI.UMK.
' ii'ith Mnpr finl I'l.ins of tin' Dofciieuii of Ynrktown an 1
r , Approarli tn it iliirni!; tin' j-'il"Ii! uf April A. 'iHf.lftJ,
; :' lh'li 1 U'nrk- n-i.l Faltl--ri'l.l al llliauibar.',
.iiatti.i: or (:.is'i:j! .mii.i..
iiAn'i.i: ui- m xi.vMUM mi.r,.
IIATl'I.t-: ul' Milfll vmc-vii.r.m.
1IATTI.H HI' 'i'CKM.V lllllt'OK.
the "?i:vi:n' hays iiatti.i:," vie., tit, u.
PJUCE 01) CENTS,
- "Thli ofthf U"pnrt is not an i:irttnn-iifrrltf
dounient lnt tin nuri copy ot'llut onijiniil. Inkun fru
t(i- rt' nrf!f at Wii-jhitiirtuu," J'atttrtm '.
"T'j tlnm who ih'iro a rhrnp ciJtlinn cf tit"' Kf port
Va tm r"'n..n n I thU rilition "A )" Duly .N'na t.
fy.n LMIUON i.N CMTH. WITH tflXW. I'OitVttAlT.
1MUCJK 81
Tur (r.l by all r,oki'lli'r! mul Naivsinun,
l'nbli!,ii'ii at III '
omen av thi; hi:1 1:1.1. ids iux'orh,
in 4tl t.ii'3'lway. Ni'w Vork Pitr.
' (JT i'nnlii eeutfKo by mail 1..1 nui.n of 111 J pri.i.
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1 n iv'hl It I u-.iiL'U-;, r lravi'i hluoiutinirt', 1U.I5 A . M
l',ib'i,J la tlMlia lll-i V111I Traill uulii ruuni rl witli
tin- r.xir'- tram irnm Xurtli'it, arrlviii'.' at ll!irul,urg
.nl -.:iM .1. M., Ilnllimnru T.inl A. M., ami at I'liil.i'lHplli
'.,vm i 111 .1 M. Tun .Mail tram Imiu N'ortli!iuibuil.iuil
, ,l'a 1 111 nn'it Lite I v .iinr tliu i:xpn -.a train ironi lj.tr
iiriliuu .m l Uallnnoi.', nlluvvini; l'ni-,"iii;i.T 1,'arimr
; riiil.nl, Iplii.t al 111 1,1 1'. M, tu K.11I1 puiula ou Una roa.3
ilunn'J lln) unit furi'iinun.
jS! K mi I , li K.itit cM, ,'pniii i'iir-1 nri'uiupany thn iilulit
.Mrjiiia oai-li H.iy ti-twuui iVrliiuuibitrldiiii ,tnj lllti.
'''mom, and Xu.'luuiubuil-iiiil ami I'inln li'lpln i.
SG II. A. 1'liMiA, .-iupt.
M J- r. vvi'tit, (?, ruttt i'Liit.
- plCmiiton, January an, !,(.
: Nation ii! Foundry.
BLOO.MSHUKG, COLUMBIA CO., PA,
rpiU! Hibn riluT, propriiu-r of ill" abnvi, named ux.
J t. luivu eklabliaiiniOiit, i uotv pr pared to receive
.ferdera for
Al! Kinds of Machinery,
for C'o'leriea, lllait I'urnacca. Stationary Unginca, li)ia
TlJlll.lltNC MAUHlN'liB.&0.. &C.
,-, e li al.u pri pared tu make Bluvea, all sizes and
patterns, plnw-irnna, und everything usually iiinde In
1 Urat-ciaaa l''oundrii'a
. 'Ilia mtenuve i.ieiliiiia and practical workmen, war
jaim lain in receiving tlie larguat coutracla un tliu
luo.t reaaniiabli ti-rina.
' tC'Oraiuvf all kinds will bu taken in exchange fur
.cactiuu'a.
'ITS-Thla eatablihliinciit is loea.od near tlie LacLawau.
.na & Ulooin.biirg ll.ultoail lii'inn.
I'KIT.U Ull.l.MUYr.R.
EUonnburg, Sept. 12, lt(13.
;Sf Fourth Sl Arch Sts.
PHILADELPHIA,
aiiis opuxi.vo run ppiuxij, letj,
jMl 00 P'' 0,1- Vamy HII.ICS. id pes. India r-ilks, 81.
Ilka. 4 4 LYONS lllark Bilk VCI.VIVP.
" i -.lui ' urueieu i-iuin
Lruwn SILKS, ?d, S, 4, u. I pr,- yard.
Uiatk gt). 5, 4, :i, I, per viirJ,
.Moire Atitii uc. nil colors
Maguillceni Crciiadines,
- ib,'i,-iii "iinnmii'v.
Iliibett CIIIN'T7.r.S and l'llUUALt 8. Spring Slinwli
Vn,t- II,.. ..aI. l .1 L3,n,n ,,nri,..
,v, ,,,'UBb,t,,, ,-iuin iiutifia,
Ofnaral afaoriturnt of Men's Wear '
Select Ipncttn.
winter will not laot forever.
Winter mil not last forever
riprlnc will noun cuiiiu forth ngalu,
A nil Willi ll.itvera uf every color,
Heck the lilllaiilo ami llio plain
Lnuiha will toon in flocks bo rporlltig,
illrila rC'CClio from each trcu
Winter's gouo 1 its ilnya nro nnlcJ I
We nro happy wo nro free I"
Hedge ami tree will noon lw bilJdlng,
Hooit with loavs bo coverall o'tr l
Winter cannot laft forever i
UrlulUtr ilaya an yet in tftorc I
Sorrow will not Inst forever,
Urltlll'r tunes w ill tniuu attain,
Joy our every griff succeeding,
A-, tlu fciiinliino alter rati. ;
As the anow mid leu of winter
Melt at I ho approach of spring,
Ho with nil our earea atn! triala
Joy, and peace and couifoit bring,
Wlfii llu liuarl la and titid drooping,
Think though )oiibe ve.d nud tor-',
Snrruws cannot liibt forever;
Hri-jhter tin) sure jet ill -.tore I
tvimaitriii mni arfjamnninsra
BOUNTY LAW.
AN ACT rolntiug to the pajuieui ofboun
lies to voluutccr.
Scctimi 1. lie il emitted by the Senate
and Uoust: of Itcpi Lseututivcs in Gtueiid
A tvnbhj tiict, und il is ha thy cnucled by
the mutwritij of t tie smite, That all lunula,
warranted, or ccriiGe'atca ol' indebted ness,
i-eued by tliu ceniuitasioneis, or couimid
.itiiuirs uud coiiifolUi', uf any county, or
the eor;. urate autboriiij ff any ciiy.wurd
or rortiuli, or the .-ebool direetors, orroati
coiuiutMttiurs,or hujiervisoi's, of I'ny town
ehil) ot this coitiiuouwcalth, for tbu pay
liieni ol bounties to pot .sous volunteering
to enter the niilituiy or naval sciviucof
the UiiiieJ Stales, be ami tliu same nro
heieby iegaliid, iiia'lu valid mid binding
upon oueh oouuite,,citk-s, waido, boroughs, mado, or to bo made, by tho President ol
auU toiTiith ps, as if full aud legal author- ! tho Unit-d States, or by any law of the
ity had existed lor the issuing uml making : United States now mado, or hereafter to bo
uf the buuie when they wtrii issued aud 1 made, or by the Governor of Pennsylva
mudo; .ind that in all cases where any "ia. or any law ot iuid Commonwealth
fpeeial committee, commissioner, or an in- iow made, or heieulter to bo made,
dividual or individuals, uf any county, ! Section G. That the commissioners of
eii) , township, borough, or ward, thai I ; any aud every county iu thu Common
havo Mibicribed and paid, or become pur- , wealth are hereby authorized to borrow
soually liable lor the payment of money, 1 n110'1 sum, or sums, of money as may be
for the purpose of paviug bounties to vol- 1 suHieient to pay to each and tvery uon
unlet'rs, under tne Jatu ualls of tht Presi- commissioned officer and private oldier
(kin of the United States, who have been j who volunteered from such county, and eu-
nniiiLreu lino mo uuiieu aiaics military " "" tiiuiiary or itavat seivioo or tne
service, und credited to bueh county, city, ' United States, on or afloi tho seventeenth
township, ward, or borough, with tho uu- day ot Ociobt.r, Anno Domini one thous
derstaiiuiug, nr agrcenieut, Hint a law aud light huridrtd and sixty-three ; and
would be enuctud to levy and collect a tax t0 each and every nun commissioned olli
upon ,-ueh county, city, township, boiough, cor and private soldier who may hereafter
or witrtl, for the payment ofsu. h udvanei" voluntui r and enter the bciriou of tho
meiit and liabilities, ull subscriptions, so 1 United St.tte.s from -vueh county anil be
p.tid, or tuonev boi'rowed s alorebjid,shalI credited tothequoti tlier-f,f, iu punsuanco
Le guod ;,nd v-.lid agaiint bueh county, ' f any requisition ol tho Pa-M.ii.nt of tho
city, lowiiifhip, borougn or ward, as if the United Slates, or by any la., of tho United
same had been subscribed or borrowed by Statr-j now made, or hereafter to bu umdo,
the corporate authorities of the bauio, uu a sum not exceeding thro hundred' flul
der the provisions of this net ; aud it shall lars : Pruoidtd Itowioo, That in that
bo tbu duty of the eouiinis.'ioi.er.s, bnper- part of any county where school directors,
viors, councils, or school directors, as tho or ro.td eouiiniisioiior.s, or hupervisors of
ease may lu, to pioeouu to levy tiud col-
It-ct a tax upon
ship, borough or
t null county, city, town
ward, tuffioioiit to nav
tlie priueip.il of nil such claims, with iutor
est thereon until the day ot payment, to
gether with tiiu cost of co,leotion theieol.
Soi tion 2. That ull payment of bounties
to volunteer enietitig tho service ul tho
United States an ufi.suitl , by tho com
missioners, or tho commissioners and con-
troller, ol auy county, or the eurporatu
authorities o( auy city, ward-, or borough,
or by i he school directors, or road com
mis.-ionei'f, or supervisors, of any town-
t-hip of this e'umuiuuwealih and all loans
made by aid authorities, lor the purpose
of making :.uch payments, be and ihoaamo
are In rrby legalized and made valid.
Sei siun H, That the authorities afore-
said aro hereby authorized and required to
execute, and cumpletj all-agreements and
contracts-heretofore made by the afore-
said authorities of cui-h counties, cities,
wards, borough-, or town-hipo, lor the
payment ol bounties as aforesaid, or lor
icluuding advancement mado fur that
puipo.'e by any committee, special com -
missioiiers, iiiilividujl or individual, on
condition ihat they should bo refunded, ae-
cording to tho true intent nud meaning of
bueh agiei incnts and contracts ; and for
thut purpose the suid authorities aio here,
by authorized to borrow money, aud issue volunteers to fill the quota aforesaid : ii, ward or borough, who, upon giving suffio
; bunds, win rants, or ccrtificatis, in tho provided further, That no county, city, ! ieut bond, for the faithful perfurmaueo of
I naino of such county, corporations, or wa'd, township, borough, or other dis-1 his duties, shall proceed to pay to such
townships, with or witho it interest coupons triet, which shall have agreed or offered j persons, iu the mauner directed by the
j attached, payable at uueb timo and place ' to pay as bouuty lo each volunteer credit-1 tenth seeiiou of this act, and ?hall bo al
as may be ngnod upon, and to levy such
taxes ns may no nece-sarv to meet tho
- -
! payment of the priucipal and interest of
nam uouua warrants and ccrtihoates, ns joci 10 iuu iiiniiation us to amount pre
j the same shull become duo; which tuxes soiibed in this aot ; but any payment
' and levies shall bu asse3jeed and colluet- made, or obligation givon or to' be given,
vu, uu umei i-wuiiij, uii.j iyuiu uuiuuu, ui
township taxes aro assessed, levied und
collected: L'tuvi ied, That iu ull election
or enrollment districts, nut having auy
eonstitutcd authorities, as oontempluted by
this act, oompctent to levy aud collect said
tax, tho beard of election oDioors of such
district bhall be nuthorz-id to lovy, und
, proeccJ to Luvj baid Ux collected iu such
! disrticls,
j Section -1 That all a-i?osincntij hereto
fore mado of taxes for tho purposo of pay-
; ing bounties, ns afoictuid, be and tho same '
1 aro hereby legalized and in.idu v-iltd
l iovidcd. That tho property of non-com-
.1 l V . ,
itiisstoueu otiieers aim privates, in actual
. li... it. !. -jo ' ,
rui in uiu tiiu unueu Qiaies army tuui na
vy, Irom this commonwealth, or who died,
or wore permanently disabled, in 6ueh
scrvico, or having been in suoh jservico lor
the space of ouo year and six months, wore
honorably discharged therefrom, and tho ward or borough, aro irnroby authoruod, fund arising from auy taxes that liavo boon
property of widows, minor children, and (for tho purposa of carrying out tho pro- nsscuscd, or that may bo aaicssed for tho
widowed mothers of non commissioned visions of this act,) to borrow money, and purposo a3 aforsald, sliall bo audited iu
officers, and privates, who died in such , isuo bonds or certificates, no bond or cor- liko matinerus other county, township city,
service, .ball bo exempted from tniy tax-1 tiCoato to bo loss thnu tho sum of twenty-, borough or school district accounts are
alion under the provisions of this not : five dollars, except when tho bounty is less audited,
Provided That the provisions of the first, than tweuty-Ovo dollar?, in tho tmmo ofi Si:otion 15. All bonds, warrants, ccr
(ccond, third and fourth sections of tliU ! such county, township, city, ward or bor. UiQoatos of indebtedness, or loans issued,
nt .1, nl I 1... I .. t I 1. ...l.l. ... .i ' . . 1 I .1 !. ! ,.C ,t.!. .nl . nt nllo
not li al t bo so understood as to have ref. .
crenoo only to such agroonicnts and cou- j tauhed, payable at sueb timos.aud iu uch
tracts as liavo been entered into by tho . manur, ua may bo agreed upon j and to
authority aforesaid,subscquont to tho sev-1 lovy and asjoss. on all property, proles
euioonth day of October, ono thousund mons, trades and oeeupotions, subject to
eight huudred audhiaty tlireo taxation, for State and couuty purposes,
ejection o. 1 hat all tho provisions of tho 1
tourteonin soetum ot nu aet to create a
loan, and provido fov arming tho State,
passed the fifteenth day of May, ono
thousand eight huudrod and sixty-one,
which authorized the associate judges, and
couuty oomniiss'ionors, of the several coun
ties of this Commonwealth, to constitute a
board of relief for tho fnuiilics of uch vol
uuteor3 in havo been or thall bo enrolled
and mustered into scrvico from their eov
oral counties, are herhby extended and
applied to tbo families of men who havo
been, or may hereafter bo, drafted or cou
urripted, and mustered into tbu sorvice ol
tho United States, audcrcdiud to the qao
taofsaid counties, respectively; aud all
uriangeiuonts made by tbo several counties
of this Commonwealth, for tbo support of
the families of volumccm, militia, drafted
or couscripted men, mustercii into tho ser
vice, aud oredited.as alore.-aid, aro hereby
legalized and confirmed ; aud full and le-
I gal ttuiliority is hereby givcu said county
eommiisiouers 10 uorrow money tor the
payment of such expenses, and for the ex
tension of such rciief to the imuilies of all
piivato soldiers, aud uou-couiiiiirsioned
uffi.,et'.i, who h ve been mu.-tered iu, or
may hereafter bu mustered into the service
of the United States, and credited as
. ittuivtiu, iii ,uiou.nin: ili uuj 1 llUiaillllll
any towusiiip or townsinpj, or where the
corporate authorities of any city, ward or
borough, or any committee, special com
missioners, individual or individuals, have
paid, or have now comine'iieed to raise a
luud lor tho purpose of paying such houu
tut,it shall be lawful lor such school di
rectors, or road comtiiinsiouui's or tuner-
visors, of such towu-hip or townships, or
te corporate nuihorlties ol'.sueh city, ward
or bu.ough. to borrow such sum or tims of
money a may be required to pay lo each
volunteer from such district, a mm uoi ex-
eeeding three huudrtd dollars; and it
bhall bu lawful for such authorities of said
townships, cities, wards or boroughs, to '
issue bonds of said townships, citis,wards j
or boroughs, for tueh sum or sums of !
money aud in such amounts as may bo j
necessary to pay the authorized bounty to
each volunteer required to fill tru quota'
or quotas of such township, city, ward or
' borough : And provid? 'uitnv, Thai such 1
townships, cities, wards aud borouh as.
havo filled their quota or quotas, under
ttly call or requisition lierkiotorc made by
' the President of tho Uuiud b'states, as uf- j
oresaid, without aid from the couuty, city i
r borough, for the payment of botintiro,'
or for the payment of any bonds issued by
said county commisfioners, city or borough !
authorities, for tho payment of bounties to
011 io sucu county, oity, ward, township,
.1. . t i .
uorouu, or ouier uisinoi, a lartrar
han three hundred dollars, sliall be sub
sum
w- .,.w...vjr ui.uii, in iu uu itieurren, in
, pursuance ofsuch offer op airrofuient, u
, hereby ratified and declared to bi lawful
' n'id valid : Jind provid&l further
That
in oieu tuo commissioners and eoutroller
of any county in thi Coinmoiiwuulth.sliail
neglect or refuse, to tak- iho' necessary
steps to raise, or eompleio the raising
af bounties in townships, wards and bor
oughs not having rniud, or commenced to
raiso bounties at tho timo of tha passae;"
of this act, thon, and in that casu, said
township, ward, or borough, by tlnir uu
thoriiio aforesaid, shall havo nowor to
P'ooeed and laim bounties as fully and as
1 ,.ir... ...... II. ! , , , '
uiui a u uouc oy mo county uuttior
liitnj
itlos
Section 7. Thut tho schl fnmirv i,ntn.
I misaiouers, or school directors, road coin
missionem, or supervisors of any town
ship, or corporals autharitios of any city,
ouah, with or without interest oont.ons nt
and collect such taxes as may be necessary
to meet tho principal and interest ol said
bonds and ccrtifieatcn.as they shall boeomo
due, und payable; which taxes shall be
aolleeted as county, city, ward or borough
taxes aro now levied and collected, in
cluding a per capita tax of not more than
one dollar, on all taxable male inhabi
tants : Provided, That only ono per
capita tax sliall bo levied in any one year ;
Piovidid, That in all ojscs whero any
person or persona, liable to draft, have,
for the puiposo of railing tha sum requi
site to pay a bounty to tho volunteers re
quired to fill the quota of any couuty, city,
warn, oorougli or township, stipulated in
writing, to pay a sum tvuatcr than the
amount of tax which would be duo upon I
the asjessed valuation of their real or tier
aonal property, it bliall ami may be lawful
for tho eorporato authorities of such coun
ty, city, ward, borough and township, to
collect the amouut ho subscribed : Provi
ded, That no bouds, or certificates isbued
under auy of the provisions of this act,
shall bo for a longer period than leu
years; Povltedfur'ier, That in all casei
where a bore ugh aud township have sepa
rata boaada of school directors, and are
embraced iu ouo district, lor the purpose ol
the military draft, tho directors of naid
districts am hereby authorized to net iuiut-
ly in carrying into effect tho proyiaions of
tliu act.
Sections. That iu all cases whero the
couuty commissioners of any couuty, the
tehool directors, road commissioners, or
supervisor!) of i.uy township, or tho cor-
poraie uuiuormes ot any city, ward or
borough, have levied a pur capita lax up
uu persons subject to draft or military du
ty, tho aeiiou of taid corporate authorities
be aud the same la hereby localized aud
made valid.
SiiCTiu.N 9. That in unv case where a
part of the bounlv, authorized by this net
his been paid by any ward, township, city
or borough authorities, ,i alorosaid, shall
neglect or relusu to pay such part as re
maius uupaid by the lerms of their agree
incut to nay bounties to volunteers, thcu
the difference between the sum so paid, aud
the full amount of the bouuty promised
(not exeee-diuir. iu t'ic whole, the sum of
ihrce hundred dollais to each volunteer,
shall bo paid said volunteers by tho coun
ty authorities, in which said ward, towu
ohnu, I'itieb or boroughs are located , and
the county eommissioucrs, iu which baid
ward, townships, cities or borough aro lo
oateil, sliall aaiCsa, levy uuu colluet a tax
ou sach d faulting vraid, townships, cities
or boroughs, a. other ward township, citv
or borough taxes uro levied atid collected,
iu bueh uuiounts as may bu required to
pay the balance due tho volunteer, as
aloresaid, from such defaulting towuship,
city or borough.
bi.crio.v to, x hat the monoy so bor
rotved by iho euiiuty commissioner.! shall
be paid ovar to the treasurer of tho proper
eouutj, who shall pay to each non com-
uussiouod ollicor, or pnvuo .-.oldier, who
vo.unteered from and has been credited
to the quota uf such county und has been
mu.lcred into the s. rvico of tho United
Stales, or has been honorably discharged
therelioui, the bum of money to which such
person shall bo entitled under tho provis-
ions of this act, ou the warrant or order
of the con.miBsionurs, draweu on him for
thut purpose ; und said treasurer bhall
not receive more than one-half of ono per
cuntuni ou any money so paid over to him.
Suction 11. Thai the money so bor-
' rowed by the school directors, or road
commissioners, or supervisors of any town-
ship, or tho corporate autuoritios of any
eity, ward or borough, bhall be paid
over to the treasurer of Baid city,waid,lior-
o'igh or township, or when such officer
does noi exist, to a pet sou duly uppoiuied
by said authorities of said towiishin. eitv.
lowed tho samo per coinage as is allowed to
the county tieasurer, by tho tenth section
ol this act: rrovulcu, ihat iho compen
sation allowed to any collector of taxes,
under this act, shall not exceed two per
centum,
Section 1'-', That in ca-e any veteran
boldiera, who have rc-culistcd, and havo
Dot been credited to auv sncoiul loualitv.
j Bhall hereafter be credited, ou tho present
urate, to the locality irom wtucli they orig
inally voluiiiccrotl, Bueh veterans shall bo
paid by the loaul authorities, whoso duty
it is to pay bounties', tuoh bounty us, undor
tho provisions of this act, shull be paid to
volunteers from said locality.
Suction I!l, Tint iF nuy soldier, or
uoti-comm'iEsioncd oflioor, or private, who
would have beun entitled to reeeiye tho
said bounty, slnll havo died before, recolv.
iug the mouuy, tbo proper authorities shall
pay the samo to suoh poison, or pmous,
as by tho laws oi the United. Statos would
bo entitled to receive the bouuty of deceas
ed soldiers.
Section M. Thut all, accounts of tho
receipt,) and expenditures of tho bounty
ttntlnr tlin nrovisioiis of this act. or of auy
special act heretofore passed, or hereafter
to bo passed, authorizing particular cities,
counties, wards, boroughs or lownshirB,
to borrow monoy and pay bounties to vol
unteers, shall bo exempt Irom all taxation
I1EN11Y 0. JOHNSON,
Spoakor of the House of Representatives.
JOHN . PENNY.
Sneaker of tho Senate.
Appuoved Tho twenty fifth day of
March, Anno Domini ono thousand eight
hundred nud sixty-four.
A. O. OUItTIN.
ENTRAPPING A MURDERER.
A Speculator's Story.
In tho year 1803 I went to the Red
ltiver country with a ticw of speculation
in horses, lands, or anything that might
givo promise of proGtablc return for a oaeh
investment. Of courso I carried a gopd
deal of money with me,but knowing I was
going among a wild,lawless class, of o very
grade and color among half-civilized
Indians, negroes, gauiblcri, thieves, rob
bers, murderers and assassins, with per-
heps a few settlers of borne claims to honor
honesty, if they could bo sifted out from
tho mass I thought it tbo safest plan not
to stem well off in this world's goods,
Accordingly I secured my money iu a
bill about my body, put ou a very coarse,
rough drcsi, which, by intentional cure
leasnesi, soon had a very mcau, slovuuly
appearance, and allowed my hair aud
beird to mauage matters their own way,
without any troublesome interference of 1
razor or comb. Thus prepared, and urinad J
with two revolvers and a bowie-kuile, I j
passed ovur isomo dangerous, territory in
comparative safety, and flattered myself
that no ono guessed my riches through my
appareut poverty.
In fact, on two ocoassious, I begau to
think it might have bceu to my advantage
to have looked a little more respectable.
The first of these was when in, traveling
through the Choctaw nation, I found a
drove of horses that plascdine very much
and was told by the owner, in reply to my
question as to what ho would take a head
lor the entire lot, that ho was not in tho
habit of naming his price to every wander-.
ing beggar that chooio to satisfy his idle
ouriosity. I was disposed at first lo put
ou some dignity and get iudiguaut, but
concluded, altera carelul turvey ot my
persou that the man had a causo for speak
ing ns he did, and so merely assured him
that I knew au individual who wished to
buy horses, if ho could get them at a fair
price. Tho horse owner, however, was
not disposed to believe my btutcmcnt, aLd
so I passed him Ly, ith tho resolve that
if nothing better
him another call
turner, up, 1 would give
under a more advunta -
geous appearance. As the second instance i tlu object in view. Tbo trouble was, that of his rags in their hands. Tho next mo
alluded to was similar to to the first, it may j the man himself was a brave, determined ment the whslo four of us were in ohttso of
bo pas'ed over without further notice. fclow, who always went well armed, and tho viliian, as ho ran across tbo road lo
Uut out of this same caus'1 grew a vory ! also had, beside his wifo two grown up 1 tain tho cover of a wood about twenty rods
remarkable adventure, which it is my
present purpose to relate.
Whilo passing between two settlements,
over a lonely gloomy horso path, leading
through a dark, ho mlook wood,aud whilo
in tho most solitary part, thero suddenly
came before me, leaping from a thicket on
the right, a human figure of a most start
ling appearauee. It was a man of medi
um height, but of a stout powerful frame
all covered with dirty tatters, that ho ap
peared to have worn and wallowed in for
years, lie had no covering for his head
or feet, and his skin was so coated with
grime thai it was difficult at first look to
to tch 'bother ho belonged to tho wbito
race or not. His face, high up on his
cheeks, was covoic-d with a dirty brown
beard, aud hit matted hair hung iu wild
profusion all around his head, except a
little spaco before his swollen, blood-shot
eyes, and altogether ho looked like a mad
man or human devil. His hand held and
ewuu'' a formidablo olub, and his ntitude,
i ,
us ho leuped into tho road before uc, was
ono of fierce meuace and defiance.
I stopped in alarm, and, whilo fixing my
eyes eharply upou his,quietly slid my hand
into a oon-'euient pocket and grasped the
butt of ono of my revolvers, firmly deter
iniuad to keep him ut the short distance
thut divided us,or hill hiin if bo advanced.
For perhaps n half minuM wo stood si-
, leutly rogardiug and survejing each other
and then, rsstiug one end of his club on
the ground, aud partly leaning forward on
the other, ho said in a coarso, gruff tono
with a kind of chuokling laugh ;
"Well, mo'- 1's in hopes I'd got
aprizo at last ; but if you're much bettor
off nor mo, you don't show it by 1
StraDgor, who ar' you ! and whar or' you
from?" i
''Well," returned I, feollng highly com-'
pliiusnted, of oourso,thatl resembled suoh
a villainous-looking objoct as himself,
"some people call me u beggar, and I
know I don't pass for a genteel goutlc-
man,
"I'll sw'ar that bawl bawl haw 1"
wav his chuckling roiponeo. "The world
haiut madu much of you, moro ':nt it has
of mo. 1 see steal in your face s plain as
-
daylight. Say what jail or penitentiary
lost you last?"
"Never mind thut 1" said I ; probably
neither of us havo got our deserU."
'Well if you had been deeeut dressod
looked like yo'i had five dollars about you
I'd havo kuoeked your brains out 1" pur
sued the viliian with a broad grin, "As
it is, you can pass for I can sw'ar you
haint got a red I"
"Much obliged to you for you candor,
anyhow I" rejoined I.
lie w till stood before mejiooking straight
into my eye, and now seemed to be seme
new idea. Presently he muttered, as if
te himself:
"I think bu might do " Thou a mou
he said to me. "I bay, old fellow, bow'd
you like to nuko a raise I"
"How would I like to eat when hun
gry '(" I answered, thinking it not un
likely that the scoundrel had somo dark
project in view which, by teeming tt ohime
in with him, I might discover.
"Well, I'ver got a plan," he said,tbrow-
ing down his club, as if to assure mo of
his pacific intentions, towards mjnelf, aud
quietly advauciag to my bide "I've got
a plan that will us both a heap of mousy,
and it'll just talcs two to carry it out.
ve been wanting a pal, and if you'll join
jn I'll p-o your halves."
"If thoro's any chance to turn a penny,
I'm your man I'' said I.
"CJood 1" roturued he; you lok likoa
trump, and I'l bet high ou you. I don't
know," he added eyeing mo sharply, but 1 the plot of my road acquaintance to inur
1 may be deceived but I think I'll risk it. der and rob him. He turned pale at the
If you go for to play any game on tne.you'd 1 recital, and seemed much astonished, but
better look out for yourself that's all." ' begjed mo not to mention the design to his
"Do I look like such a scamp as that?" wife and daughter. He then called his
returned I, in au indignant tone. two sous strong, dcterminsd fellows ro-
"Well, lot's tako a scat und talk it countered the plot to them, and arranged
over.'' j to havo everything go forward as if the
Wo found au old log and sat down ;aud echemo were being carried out as its vile
after some preliminary Gonvorsation, mv author designed.
new and interesting acquaintance untold ' Tt took fcomo ehrcwJ -uagomcnt to
to me a most damnable scheme tho sub- ko0P 1110 t0 mv Part witbout lett'Dg the f
stauce of which was as follows ; malca iut0 tho docret ! bul il was L,rctcd i
He knew tho couutry well for miles and beforo midnight I cautiously opened the
around, and the exaet position and oondi- do nd looked out. Thoro was my man
... r ! reudy and waiting,
tion ol every bottler. One man, living m ,g M f ht r,1)0 wui3pcred
a rather louoly quarter, about fho miles J Yes come in V
distant, was a speculator in horses and cat- 1 As qe orossed tho threshold, tbo father
tlo, which he some times brought up and andksoff spruugupon him. Bnt tho fellow
drove to a distant market Ho had a good was strong and desporato, and perhaps
deal of money, which it was suppoJcd ho nail some slight suspicion of the truth.
uo hept secreted in his dwelling ; and to
: net pusseasion of this monoy was of course
sons and a daughter, whioh was a lorce too
groat for any oue individual to enoounter. j
About a mile from h m lived a poor wid- j
ow, who had noihius
worth Btcaliiif ex-
eept her clothes, which would bo valuable
tor carrying out our pian. tu.s ptan was ; oUarmoJ ,.f auJ etiU 0 ran k .
to rob the widow first ot her oloth.ng.dress a bhQn iUtmQ0 of U3 Qnoe j faua
me up in them, and have me seek lodging oied , Wm 1q
at tho speculator a house. I hen m Uv00ds and disappeared, and we reluctant-
gut, nucu uu iuu .am.., ,uu.u .cep, i
was to unbolt the door, let in my conled-
erate, and we were to attempt tho murder
of tha inmate the robbery and burning
of the houo to follow and bo tho conclu
ding scene.
1 nfm-er.lv tdttiddnrnd Rt llm nlrrimtv of
.... ,i
too couicmpiaicu urimo, nut oppetireu 10
receive tho disclosure with the business air
of tho most hardened wretch, inquiring as
lo tbo amount of money wo should thus
probably obtain, ami objecting to nothing
but the groat risk we should have to run j hands firmly oHnohod upon some bushes,
both before and after the accomplishment ' One of tho sons recognized him as a sus
of our porposo. I permitted my o-igor pCOted murderer, who had a couple of
companion to gradually quiet inyfcar3,aud j years before left tliut part of tbo country.
nt Ust contented to aot.
When evcrythitig hud thus bcoome set
tled, we struok off into the fields, to avoid
being scon, and just before dark came in
sight of tho widow's hotiss. As my com
panion was acquainted with tho premises,
I iusibted that he should proouru the fo
uiulo garments but solemnly warned him
that il he harmed the poor woman iu tho
least I would havo uothiug further to do
with the affair.
As good luck would have it the widow
was not at home, aud my murderous friend
managed to break in and got tho nsossiary
clothing without doing and further damage.
The widow being a largo woman, I had no
trouble in arranging tbo dress in a din
light as a tolerably rcspectablo temie
nnd tbon, having ngreed upon tbo story I.
was to manngo raatters.and tho signal that
, would assure iny accomplice of boing right
wo wont forward together, till we came iu
( sight of tbo houso to be robbed, when I
, made my nearest way to tho road, and
! continued on alone, roaching tbo dwelling
! about an hour after dark and just as tho
family were about concluding their evening
,meJ' ... , Tt j
1 T .7 .) - . ! .. 1 . a a r. ...nil,. mIi.I T IlnH
11UU Uiy UUIU UUOU 1UUIIJ tiuoil
led my villianous companion to believe, I
certainly would never have gone forward
with such confident boldness ; but feeling
my conscience all right, aud knowing' I
was acting upon a good motive, I kept up
wonderful assurance, feeling curious to see
how well I could play my port, and to
what extent 1 could carry the deception
I asked for lodging for tho night, and
somcthiug to eat, aud vvai kindly and hos
pitality received. The first thing that sent
the b ush of shamo and confusion to my
ohoeks was tho coining forward of a young
lady, about eighteen, bpauiiful as an houri
and iu a sweet, gontlc tone, asking me if I
had walked far, if I was much fatigued,
offering to tako my hood, telling mo I
should tioun refreshed with u hot oup of
tea. This was a little too tnuoh for my "
cqaunimity. 1 could have have got along
with all the rest without being especially
distrubed ; but I was then a young, un
married man, and, though not particular
ly susceptible to female attractions in gon
oral, I thought I had never looked upon
so lovely and interesting a crcaturo before,
i btammored out somu unintelligible re
plies, keyt my hood, well drawn over my
face, asked to bo permitted to havo a few
minutes private conversation with the mas
ter ot Iho house.
Of course this request caused consider
able surprise but it was granted aud as
soon as wo were alone together, T told in u
few words who and what I was, tho strange
adventure I mot with, aud disclosed in full
1 With a wild yell ho cleared their united
1 rrrasns at a bound, leavinc a lanro portion
distant,
"fire!" shoutad the falh ; "shoot down
the soouudrel ?"
Wo wers well armed and propared, and
at the word four revolvers bogau to eraek
b(jhind hinj Bufc h(J (Q ,ead
, wUh j h - np the ohasc.
j Wieu ...0 Mtlin.ed I0 lhu hoSB.tlm wi,
Q. , d!U1Tlllf,r woro bot. toniilv n)nnnni.
Of course an explanation followed tho
host being disappointed in making tbo
capture, as ho intended, without exciting
I . . .
their luars
There was na moro tlccpin
pin-lit
ir .
Tbo next morniug wo wont out to the
wood and discovered a trail of blood. Wo
followed ou for half a uiilo, aud found iho
I ruffian lying doad, faca downward, his
lie was buried with ceremony. 1 was
warmly thauked for tho part I had played
to save tho family ; but from no other did
the words sound so sweet to mo aa from
the lips of the beautiful mother.
Tho family pressed mo to stay with
ihein for awhile, and 1 stayed long enough
to loso my heart and win another. Straugo
us it appears, iu looking back to it, tho
event of that villiun leaping iuto the road
before uie,obnuged my whole, foriuno ! and
sometimes, when I gaze fo'ndly 'upou my
wifo, I am teuipted to blesa tlio 'dark and
wicked design that providentially led nw
lo bo uiuohhappiuvu,