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I. J. ROW, KPITOB ASD PROPRIETOR.
CliEARFIELD, PA., JAN. 15, 1868.
Our State Finances.
A remarkable improvement in the condi
tion of the debt of Pennsylvania during
the past twelve months is made apparent
in the Annual report of lion. Wm. II.
Kemble, State Treasurer. One year ago
our financial credit was none of the best
in fact it was bad. The amount of our
debt overdue exceeded $24,000,000, and a
determined effort was made to redeem our
credit by the prompt extinguishment of
these liabilities. Mr. Kemble, with most
commendable zeal, originated the idea of a
new loan sufficient to cuver all outstanding
indebtedness, which met with the cordial
approval of all who had the credit of the
State at heart. A bill authorizing a loan
for $22,000,000 was passed, and bids to the
amount of $30,000,000 were offered. The
old loan was paid in full, and our credit re
established. Mr. Kemble's report shows
the total receipts of theyear amounted to
$28,423,330 07. They include the new loan,
and some thirty other items, which range
from a tax on corporation stocks of $1,209,
000, to the rather small items of fines and
forfeitures, $30 50, and sales of public
property, $33. The expenditures amoun
ted to $25,502,526. This includes some
$500,000 of extraordinary military expenses,
which remain as remnants of the war ; leav
ing a balance of nearly $2,000,000. It will
thus be seen that the State finances are in
an encouraging condition, and to the abili
ty and integrity of Treasurer Kemble is due
this creditable state of affairs. This is the
history of a Republican administration of
Pennsylvania, during years of war aiid civil
commotion our debt reduced, our credit
strengthened.
The Pennsylrania Legislature.
Notwithstanding this body met on Janu
ary 7th, it was not fully organized until Fri- 1
day, the 10th, on account of a failure to
elect a Speaker in the Ilouse. It seems
that nine Republican members were dissat
isfied with the caucus nominee,IIon. Eiisha
W. Davis, because, as they savj they believ
ed he was not favorable to a general Railroad
law. On the 26th ballot, which wa3 taken
on Friday, the dissenting Republicans voted
for Mr. Davis, except Mr. Riddle, of Alle
gheny, who voted for M r. Wilson. The re
sult was: Davis, 50; Jones, 43; Wilson,,!.
The dissenting members filed their reasons
' for holding out. The first was because they
wanted a man not identified with the offen
sive legislation of last year ; second, one in
favor of retrenchment and reform ; third,
one not connected with corporations; fourth,
one in favor of a free railroad law. Mr. Da
vis had now satisfied them. It seems that
the StateTreasurership was at the bottom of
the bolt. The business of the session is now
proceeding as though nothing had occurred.
Mr. Wilson, of Allegheny, it is said, will
be Chairman of the House Railroad Com
mittee. The Pardon Report. Gov. Geary has
prepared and published a message defending
his'excrcise of the pardoning power. This
paper, which is entirely teo long for publi
cation, exhibits the special facts in the case
of each pardon, and repeals the fact that in
very instance petitions have been signed
which almost always included the name of
the Judge before whom the prisoner was
tried, tie prosecutor, or the District Attor
ney, praying tor Executive clemency. As a
rule we observe that the county officers seem
to have a jpropensity for attaching their sig
natures to sueh papers. This report shows
fifty-two pardons granted in 1S67 by Gov.
Geary being a less anuual average than the
records prove against Governors Curtin,
Packer, Bigler, Wm. F. Johnson, Shunk,
Ritner or Porter.
Fop. 1S6S. The Tribune Almanac for
1863 is upon our table. The astronomical
information is very complete, while the po
a aiiical and statistical history of 1867, em
ibraced within its covers, has been prepared
with great care. This almanac has become
an authority on political statistics which we
nerer heard questioned. It is indispensa
ble to the politician who wishes to keep pos
ted on eleetion returns, &o.
AppOPi3- Our neighbor, Goodlander,
in his last issue says: "We will defend the
"white man w.MIe we live," from which
declaration we i?fer that he "defends" and
justifies the Mul'en jewelry transaction.
But. we presume, "tue mishaps and frailties
of Aw own race" l'cov"er a multitude of
sins !' Charity, naturally, begins at home;
we leave him to enjoy his opinions.
- Bishop Hopkins, the presiding Bishop of
the Prote?tant Episcopal Church in the U
nitad Stales, die4 at Rock-Poin.t, Vermont,
B Jan.' 9;h.
"Laboring-Men's Associations."
We learn that an organization is being ef
fected in this county under the title of "Laboring-Men's
Associations," the ostensible
object of which is to afford protection to la
boring men. And, that the organization is
under the care and management of some of
the Copperhead leaders.in the various local
ities where these "Associations" have been
established. Now, we hope no true Repub
lican will suffer himself to be "gulled" into
uniting with this organization. It is only a
Copperhead "trick" to catch unwary Re
publicansthe real object of the scheme.be
ing o increase the vote of the Copperhead
party to such an extent as to insure the de
feat of the Republican candidate for Presi
dent, next fall. The whole organization is a
"farce," and an attempted fraud upon an
intelligent people 1 And if, perchance, any
one has been inadvertantly led into joining
this "Association" ' under a misapprehen
sion of its real object, we would advise them
at once to repudiate the "unclean thing,"
and continue their connection with the Re
publican party the only true working-men s
association in the Union. All similar nam
ed organizations, under Copperhead aus
pices, are a mere cheat to catch "gullable
Republicans," as a member of that party
declared. Then, once more, wecautioti our
friends against having any connection with
these loffv.z "laboring-men's associations"
that are now being organized in various
parts of Clearfield county, and in the State-
Our neighbor's '"Farce," Aain.
The editor of tba Repiiblicin, io hi issue of
January 9th. makes a lame attempt to squirm out
of his 'Jury-Commissioner Farce," by apologeti
cally declaring that he meant "no disrespect to
' the gentlemen who are now acting as Jury Com-
missioners" when he asserted that the manner
in which they selected the jurors was'-an accurs
"ed attempi to drive politics in the jury box"
thereby virtually acknowledging that he has but
little faith in the truth of his own declarations.
A pretty dilemma, surely, for our exceedingly
"courteous" neighbor to be eanght in.
But. next, he admits that there is a -'difference
''between throe days and a month," and then ex
nltingly a:ka: "Why did these three days cost the
"county between seventy-five and a hundred dol
"lars?" We don't knonr, neighbor. It may be
a fact or it may not. But one thing we do know,
i. e. that the reoords will show that the Republi
can Commissioner received just Ft ft ren do! iars for
six days' service, (having served three days be
fore our neighbors' attack on the Commissioners,
and three afterwards.) the amount fixed in the
law and, we presume, not over Jiftttti dollars
were paid to a clerk. What, then became of the
balance from forty-five to teventy dollars? As
our neighbor has been engaged, for the past ten
days, in looking into the financial operations of
our county guardians, (and we being an outsider,)
we must permit him to answer his own question,
if he desires to have the tax-payers further en
lightened on the subject only intimating to him,
that he must be exceedingly cautious lest he tread
very heavily on Democratic toes.
Newspaper Notices.
The Wilkesbarre Record of the Times has
been enlarged to nine columns. The Timei
is a sterling Republican paper, and is now
prepared to do good service in the great
Presidential battle of fsS. Success to it.
The publication of the Clarion Banna
has been resumed by S. Young, Esq., under
more favorable auspcies than heretofore.
Success to you and the: Banner, friend
Young.
The BelJefonte Watchman (Democratic)
has been enlarged to an eight page sheet,
of forty-eight columns. It is a good paper,
and worthy the support of its party friends.
The rumor that the Supreme Court will
decide against the constitutionality of the
reconstruction laws, is said to be based on
information conveyed in the most confiden
tial manner of Senator Doolittle, by Justice
Field, who could not keep the secret any
longer. This rumor and the "eternal fit
ness of things" has led to the agitation of a
law to make two-thirds of the Court neces
sary to declare a law of Congress unconsti
tutional, and to reduce a quorum of the
Court from six to five, for at present six
Judges must be present to proceed with bu
siness. There is manifest propriety in this.
The two-thirds principle prevails in the leg
islative branch of the government and its
application to the Supreme Court would be
a safe-guard long neglected.
The prospect is that Gen. Grant will be
formally on the Presidential track even be
fore the Chicago Convention meets. Last
week the Soldiers of New York, Connecti
cut and Pennsylvania placed him in nomi
nationthe last named State at the same
time presenting Andrew G. Curtin as their
choice for Vice President. These are bat
advance movements on the part of our he
roes in behalf of their great leader. As was
the case during the war, when the people in
overwhelming force backed the soldiers, so
will it be in the civil struggle; and these
movements of our soldiers will be promptly
and enthusiastically seconded in all parts of
the land.
The formal presentation for the Presiden
cy of George II. Pendleton, by Ohio, Indi
ana and West Virginia not one of which
will vote lor him against General Grant
makes him a formidable competitor for the
Democratic nomination. While other can
didates are getting ready he is obtaining ad
vantages which his friends estimate very
highly, and which place hinj decidedly a
head in the race.
The Girard estate, at Philadelphia, yield
ed to the city over half a million dollars lat
year.
America the Cause of all theTrou-
BLE. A London letter, referring to the
present unsettled condition of England and
Ireland, the outbreaks of lawlessness, mur
der, riots, arson and other manifestations of
Feniam'sm and general industrial prostra
tion, savs the English papers, as well as the
loyal Irish, lay a large part of the blame of
their misfortunes on America. "American
rowdvism is the stamp upon the deed." says
the Telegraph. Such things are not English
nor Irish ouly as the Irish have been cor
rupted by bad associations in America.
Nothing is more common than to hear En
glishmen say there would have been none of
this trouble but for the Americans as if
America had compelled them to convert Ire
land into a volcano of revolution. The sole
comfort is that "all Ireland is not Fenian.
Were all Ireland Fenian at heart," says the
Telegraph,' "we should have no alternative
but to stamp down the sedition with the hed
of military power, or to give the country its
independence."
Threats of Traitors. The national or
gan of the Copperhead party the La, Crosse
Democrat says that a President elected by
the assistance of negro votes will not be per
mitted by the Democratic party to take his
seat. The country heard such rebel talk
in the North in 1860, but when the
pirch came the blusterers refused to act
and left their Southern friends in the lurch.
Hemp and lamp-posts were too convenient
for comfort. These poor fools seem not to
know that negroes have alwavs taken part
in the election of President, since the aboli
tion of slavery in New England. No doubt
but that Richard M. Johnson, who was a
"Democrat," and had a black wife and mu
latto daughters, was elected Vice Pier-ident
by the help of negro Votes. But we can say
to the traitors that, while we are anxious for
peace to be maintained, we are no ways
doubtful about the result when tho rebels
again rise in hostility to the Government.
Telegraph.
The D fkerence. The Democrats are
severe in their censures upon Congress for
disfranchising a portion of the white popu
lation of the Sout h,but they have never found
time to utter one word against Johnson for
his attempt to disfranchise live where Con
gress does one. lu referring to this, Sena
tor iiortr-n said, in his speech, a few days
since: "When President Johnson issued
his proclamation disfranchising those who
had participated in the rebellion, it inclu
ded not less than fourteen classes, number
ing between 250,000 and 2S0.00 ) men ; but
the Congressional system of disfranchise
ment wiil apply to only 45,000, and not to
exceed 50,000 men. Why don't the Demo
crats ?et up one howi against Johnson for
such conduct? Just one.
The Rochester, New York, Democrat
calls upon the Legislature of that State to
pass a law regulating express companies. and
guarding the public against monopolies.
It is maintained that, in view of the consol
idation of the various great companies, a lit
tle "unfriendly legislation" has become nec
essary to protect the public from these "gi
gantic and grasping corporations "and put
a wholesome check upon the tendency to
speculate at the expense of the community.
War Ahead. The signs of another Eu
ropean war begin to multiply. The French
are evidently getting ready for it. The ar
my bill raises the army to 8'KXOOO, and pro
vides for 1,200.000 drilled soldiers for de
fense. The "Eastern Question" is again
assuming a dangerous aspect. Bismark is
looking south of the Maine for new acquisi
tions. It is pretty plain that instead of the
peace of Europe being assured, tho signs
are all the other way.
Gen. Hancock undertook to make eobr
the test of fitness by ordering colored men
out of the jury box. Since then Judge
Howe, in New Orleans, has been compelled
to dismiss a white jury because they did not
"possess the requisite intelligence." The
test of the judge that is, intelligence is
the only true ore for both jury men and vo
ters. Gen. Hancock simply made himself
rediculous.
Esop might have made a fable with a
moral out of an incident which happened in
California not loug since. A rat hungering
for animal food nqueezed through a cage in
which was a canary, seized and devoured
him. But he ate so greedily, and gorged
himself to such an extent, that he could not
tret out of the cage before the master of the
house appeared, and punished the intruder
with death.
A Poughkeepsie paper says that five
years ago a gentleman who is in that place
was a resident of a southern city, wi h an in
come ot $80 per day and the possessor of a
large amount of Droperty. He joined his
fortuires with the Southern Confederacy,.
anu resoivea to aie in trie iasi (men. ijne
day last week he was sweeping out offices
and cleaning side-walks for whatever he
could get.
The Supreme Court of this State recently
decided that drawing a check on a batik in
which the drawer has no funds,and ottering
it, is fraud both on. the person to whom it is
negotiated, and on the bank, and that it is
fraud in the holder of a check to present it
for payment, when he knows the drawer has
no funds in bank to meet it.
Gen Hartranft has signified his willing
ness again to become a candidate for Audi
tor General. So far no other person has
been named in connection with the nomina
tion. . It may be presumed, therefore, that
he will have nocompititor for the place,
lie made an excellent soldier, and is mak
ing an equally good civil officer.
It is said that Horatio Seymour, as to
Presidential matters, has about concluded to
place himself in the hands of his friends and
consent to become a candidate. The mod
esty of the man is quite distressing.
A girl thirteen years old, living in Day
ton, has a child six weeks old, her husband
is twenty-years old. and the whole party
looks on life as an excellent joke.
A Berlin Professor claims to have discov
ered the first copy of Faust's Bible, two
years older than any other, and containing
the printer's autograph.
A sneciai election will be held' in tl,A
Eighth Ohio District, on the 27th, to fill the
vacancy caused by the murder, by his son,
pr nop. v- iratqiiton.
"Washington City Gossip. j
Gen. Schrnck has performed a flank move
ment on the whisky question quite eaual to
anything he ever did in the field. The bill
which he put through the Ilouse on Tues
day and which we trust will promptly pass
the Senate covers 400,000 barrels of whis
ky in bond, whereon $ 40,0: K),000 will be col
lected under the bill. Of course the hold
ers will make a scramble to get the whisky
out of the warehouses ; and will probably
succeed in removing considerable, even
though Congress should act with prompt
ness ever so surprising.
By order of Gen. Grant, several compa
nies of soldiers have within the last week
been sent to various points in South Caroli
na and other Southern States to aid in pre
serving order.
The warrants issued by the Treasury De
partment during the month of December,
1S67, to meet the requirements of the Gov
ernment, amounted to the following sums:
Civil, Miscel'eneous and Foreign Intercourse
$4,761,000; Interest on public debt, $S, 300,
000; War, $12,953,000; Navy, $3,620,000;
Interior (Pensions and Indians), $985,000.
The advices received at Washington from
New Orleans are not very flattering. Han
cock's course has resulted in revivinjr the
hopes of the element which Sheridan so ef
fectually kept in check, and the Convention
deprived of the sympathy and active efforts
of the military commander, and at the same
time at the mercy, apparently, of its most
extreme men finds itself embarrassed and
pcverless to an amazing degree for a sov
ereign body. Without question, the delay
to reconstruction predicted by Gen. Grant
as certain to follow Sheridan's removal is
now being realized.
It is certain that the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs will report favorably on
making an appropriation for the puchasc of
Alaska, and that the House will sustaiu the
report .by a decided majority.
By the report of Secretary Seward sent to
Congress it uppqars that twenty-one States
have given official notice of the ratification
of the fouteenth constitutional amendment.
Maine has ratified the amendment, but has
neglected to give official notification of the
fact to the State Department. Iowa wiil
soon ratify the amendment making twenty
three States. It has been given out that
Ohio and New Jersey having elected Demo
cratic Legislatures will repeal their ratifica
tion of the amendment.
The pressure for immediate action on our
financial questions is irresistable. The pledge
of Secretary McCulloch not to contract cir
culation for sixty days has delayed the pas
sage of the House resolution restricting his
power, but the demand for its passage by
the Senate now amounts to a clamor. Prac
tical Republicans are resolved to press for
ward the other measures, such as the reduc
tion of taxes and expenses, and to relieve
labor in all sections. - The whole stringency
in business is the direct result of the rebel
lion, and the men who put down the rebel
lion must remove all the succeeding troubles.
St. Marie, on whose information Surratt
was arrested, has put in a claim for the com
pensation. He lives in Montreal suffering
from having appeared as a witness. A
board to whom his claim was referred have
reported in favor of allowing him $15,000,
and Gen. Grant has referred the matter to
Congress.
Great consternation h-as been occasioned
among tho ercployees of the Treasury De
partment by the appearance of a circular re
quiring each of them to state the date of
their entry into the service of the depart
ment ; whether they are now connected with
the press in any capacity; whether they
served in the army.during the rebellion, and
whether they pursued a special course of
study to fit them for their positions, as well
as their occupations, previous to appoint
ment, and their ases. The lidy clerks are
not required to answer the last question.
There are at present three cases pend
ing in the Supreme Court which involve
either directly or indirectly the power of
Congress exercised through the reconstruc
tion laws over the States lately in rebellion,
though one applying for a writ of habeas
corpus for a man in confinement under the
military act, will probably be dismissed for
want of original jurisdiction.
The Senate Military Committee held a
meeting at which the Republican members
voted solid to adopt the report drawn up by
Senator Howard in the Stanton-Johnson
case as the report of the Committee. Mr.
Doolittle asked that the committee should
delay reporting for one day, in order that
he might prepare a minority report, which
request was acceded to.
Both Houses have passed the bill requir
ing the tax to be paid on distilled spirits, be
fore it is removed from any, ware house.
The Reconstruction Committee wi 1 report
to the House a supplemental reconstruction
bill, which gives General Grant control of
the commanders of the military 'iistricts,and
makes all of their orders subject to his ap
proval. Thad. Stevens voted against the
bill in committee on the ground that it did
not give the reconstruction conventions the
power to abrogate the Southern State civil
governments.
The Senate has not sustained the suspen
sion of Secretary Stanton, by the President.
The vote stood 35 to 6. It is stated that
Mr. Stanton on resuming the duties of Sec
retary of War, wiil hand in his resignation,
to take effect on the. appointment and con
firmation of his sueoeiflori
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JOTI('E. The undersined .gives notice
that he has placed his books in the hands
of L. B. CarIilJ. in Lotbersbarg. for settlement.
Persons having unsettled accounts on laid books
are regm-sted to adjust them without delay.
Should any one feel aggrieved by the settlements
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x sale a Valuable Real Estate, in Union
Township Clearfield county, of over 300 acres
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"JJOTICE. Persons hiring unsettled ae.
counts, since July 1st, with the ntuU-
aigucu, win piaase vrmg iu ail tntlr credits
give their notes io settlement for the balm-,,!
January 1st. J. P. KRaTzfr
bronzes, for sale by W. M. k A I SUA w
Clearfield, October 23. 1867.
s.
B. MEYER,
PRACTICAL MILLWRIGHT.
MILESBCF.G, CENTRE COCXTT, FEV
Also agent for all the latest Improved Wattr
Wheels bod Portable Saw Mills. Jan.8'63-ljp
Q'TRAY CALF. Came trespassing on the
premises of the suhscriter, in Jordan
township, about the first of October last, a red
heifer calf, about seven or eight months old. Th
owner is requested to come forward, prove prop,
erty, pay charges and take it away or it will be
sold as the law directs. THOMAS STRONG
Jatuary 8, 1803-3tp;
DM IN ISTR ATOR'S NOTICE. Let
ters of Administration on the estate of
Wm. Anderson, late of Burnside tp , Clearfield
county. Pa., dee'd, having been granted to the
undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment, aid'
those having claims against the same will presect
them, properly authenticated, lor settlement
JAMES KIDDLE.
Deo IS. 18fi76t. Adm'r.
OOLEN FACTORY!
Having purchased an interest in the I'd ice
Mills, in Union township, Clearfitll county,
are prepared to card wool, manufacture and fin
ish cloth, and do all kinds of work in our line on
short notice, in a workmanlike manner, and on
reasonable terms. Flour, feed, and lumber, alio
manufactured and for sale. Terms, cash
F. K. A J. R. ARNOLD.
Rockton. June 26. 1857
q US QUE II ANN A HOUSE.
Curweusville, Pa,
EXPRESS AND STAGE OFFICB.
This well-known Hotel, having been re-fitted
aad re-furi.ished throughout, is now open forth
accommodation of travelers, and the pablie in
general. Charges moderate.
W3I. M. JEFFRIES.
August 14, 1367-tf Proprietor.
T
II E WESTERN HOTEL,
Clearfield, Penn'a.
The undersigned, having taken charge of the
above named Hotel, generally known as
Lanich ilouse," situate on the corner of Market
and Second Streets Clearfield, Pa, desires 'to in
form thepuolio that he is now prepared to accoz
modate thoee who -may favor him with a cull.
The house has been re-fitted and re fa-Dished,
and hence he flatters himself that be will he able
to entertain'customcrs in a satisfactory manner.
A liberal share of patronage is solicited.
June 12, 1667. - J. A. STIJiE.
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KIT AKKAXO.EHE.N T:
The subscribers have entered into eo-partnership,
and are trading under the name of Irvln,
Jiaily t Co.. in lumber and merchandise. t tte
old stand of Ellis Irvin Jt Son, at tbe mouth of
Lick Run. They would inform theirriends. ana
the world in general, that they are prepared to'
furnish to order all kinds of sawed or hewn lum
ber, and solicit bills, for either home or eastern
markets.
They would also announce that they have just
opened
A NEW STOCK
of well selcctedgoods, suitable to the season, con
sitting ot every variety usually kept in country
stores. Their purchases have been made since
tbe late decline in prices, which enable them to
sell at such rates as will astonish their customers
One if their partners, Thomas L. Baily, resides
near Philadelphia, whose business it w be to
watch the marnct and make pnrehaset on tbe
most favorable terms. CaTl and see us
ELLIS IRVIX,
THOMAS L. BAILY,
Goshen tpv.Ptoo.ff, 1865. LEWIS I. IRWIN,
QUARTERLY REPORT of the First
National Bank of Curwensville, 00
Monday rhe 6th day of January, 1S6S.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts : : : : $111,138 41
Overdrafts. : : :::::::: 327 99
Banking House. Furniture and Fixtures, 3 924 i
Current Expenses 4 Taxes paid, . : 2 2
Cash Items Including Rev. Stamps, : : 367 iO
Due from National banks : : : : 56.S23 92
Due from other Banks ;::::: 1.423 79
U. S. Bonds deposited with U S Tr.
to secure circulation, : : : : 81.000 CO
U. S. Securities oq hand. : : : : : 2 700 0
National B k Note and Frac'l Currency. : 394 3S
Specie and Legal Tender Notes : : 20.6S4 70
Compound Interest Notes, : : : : : 2.250 08
Total, :::::::: : : S2S3.I76 13
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, : : : : : : S100.000 00
Surplus food. ::::::::: 0 09
Circulating Notes, ::::::: 67.450 00
Due Depositors : ; : : 1 ' ' ' 89,878 78
Due National Banks : : : : : : : 536 90
Due other Banks, 98 60
Piofit and Loss j1!
Total Liabilities :::::: $283,176 1J
I hereby Certify that the above Statement is a
true abstract from the Quarterly Report made to
tbe Comptroller of the Currency.
. - SAM'L ARNOLD. Cah
QUARTERLY REPORT of the condi
tion of the First National Rank of Clear
field, on the morning of the first Monday of Jan--uaryJSG8;
' RESOURCES.
Loans and disoonnts ..... $S3.84 bZ-
Over Drafts l.m H
Furniture and Fixtures 1.1" 1S
Revenue Stamps ..... ... 632 8
Due from Nat. Banks 9.4S1 1
Due from other Banks and Bankers - 4149 "
U. S. Bonds deposited with Treasurer
of U. S. to secure circulation - - 100.000 0
Notes of other Banks, 2 "3 W
Fractional Currency 150 !i
Legal Tender Notes and Speoie, - JOSljo
Total ...... . . . $156,lj0
LIABILITIES .
Capital Stock paid in $100,000 00
Surplus Fund - 5.000 0
Notes in Circulation 80.541 00
Individual Deposits 25 974 44
Due to Nat. Banks 3,684
Due other banks and Bankers - - - - 18 3
Profit and Loss - ...... 4.764 3
Total Liabilities $226.1S0j
I hereby eertify that tbe above Is a true abstrset
from the report made to tbe Comptroller of
Currency. Jan 6th. 1868. A. C. FINXET.Cash r.
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