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(k) 12 00 14 OH 1 3.tH) in 00 -2.1,00 9.00 14.00 l ',W 1H.00 14,011 1 20 00 18 00 I 20.00 301 00 50,00 Executor's and Administrator's Notice 3.0') Auditor's Notice t 2.00 Other advertisements inserted according to special contra n. Husim-ps notice, without advertisement, twenty. Cents per line. Transient advertisements payal.le in ailtanec, all I Otlif rs due after the first insertion. O- OFFICE -In tliive's Block. Corner of Main in 4 Iron Street. Address, . JACOBY & IKELER. ' Uloomsburg, Columhiti County, Pa. FIFTEEN AND FIFTY- With gradual fleam the day was dawning, "' ' Seme lingering stars wrre seen ; . When swung the garden gate behind us - He fifty, I fifteen. The high-top'p'd chaise and old gray pony . Stood waiting in the lane , , ' - Idly my father swaye'd the whip lash, LigUUy lie held therein. The stars went softly back to heaven, - ' The night logs roll'd away, ' And rluts ul gold and crowns of crimson j "... Along tbo hill tops lay. - .That aiorn the field, they surely never fta loir an afpect wore ; And never from the purple clover - " f.. Each perfuotts. rose before. ...... O'er hills and low romantic valleys. ' " And dowry by-roads through ,; , J sang my simplest songs, familiar. That he mi;(;t ring them too. Onr souls lay open alt to pleasure,- Nasha.tow ame between; Two children, busy with I heir leisure, .. ' He fifty, I fiAeen. --'.. - ' A oft my couch in l.mgour lonely, 1 1 wrave beguiling rhyme. Comri back with strangely sweet remembrance, m - That far removed time.- ;" . ' The slow-paced years have brought sad changes, . That morn acd this between : 'Andnowoir earth any years are fifty, -And bis, in beavvu. fifturu. , Abolitionists and Abolitionism. No. V. . . ' V Messrs. EDrroas ; Id ti lato number of your paper, I noticed a Lxiort article signed, 'A Benton Dcraociat," in which the writer very breif.y refera to the Abolition Kaid, tha-t waa made upon the Democnits of Ben ton township and that vicinity about the last of August 18G4. I was not molested in that wicked work of. the Disunionists, end can therefore- look impartially at tlie whole affair. ... 7 ;. . From this stand point, I will write, you an aTticle or two on the subject. I am well con vinced the Kaid was brought on bj a. few un principled; Political tricksters. in Danville, Bloomsburg and Wilkes Barre, and was un- dcrstood and expected by many of their Hieaks in Luzerne, Columbia ami Montour and other cotmtief, .who aided and encour a,ged the .dirty 'work.' 4 The object .waa to persecute Democrats, to prevent them from voting at the thenap- proaching fall elections, and to injure them in person, property and reputation- , Tlie vile wretches who instigated this unjust pixn cceding, and who claim to be responsible for the soldiers coming, employed all sucl pointed miscreants as "Lucky' John," "the liian of watch and gun stealing memory, and that embodyment of villainy, very fond of hooking fish from other People's nets, 4c, commonly known nereaL?outs, as "Professor," celebrated for Lecturing on Fleas ; to sneak around and guide the sol diers to the place where such Democrats liv ed as were partictdar objects of malice, envy and bitter hatred ; and.have thsm"arrested,! contrarj' to law, without warrants, or even ti)robable cause, "-and taken to a distant Military Bastile, . in which they4 suffered. more than can ever be made knovrn to the public, and where some of them died, leav-; lug uesncute iamiucs. j.1113 vcas jJtrsccuinjft to the bitter end. - , -" i But the prisoners being unrighteously de tained for many, months from their homes &ad basiness, sunered very mucu in tne loss C:f property. .'And besidea were illegally kept from the polls and thus by tyrants and corrupt scoundrels prevented from exercis ing fxeemanT8 right to vote his honest sen- tfments. .'. And because of these arbitrary arrests and cfnel imprisonment, some of the minions,, w ao secretly encouraged the whole outrage,! h6w say, . it will be a reproach to tlie pris "oners, their families, and friends, and as certain persons . are stigmatised because some of their anncestors were shot,. ?br their' "Loyal Tory" proclivities in The days of the Revolution, so they will liave this cast up to them in future. -; This ""will not necessarily follow, and no one but a long-faced hypocrite' who always votes and kcts with them ; and" their Tory crew Vould think Or talk in thi3 way. 'Tliose ar- rested men suffered innocently, while the "Tories, their decendants and .their adherents "were and are guiltj. This does, and it ought to make a great difference. That oui neigh-! bors were iaEOcect, were punished contrary; to la-'Tcrc persecuted in the most disgrace-j f A and u: I'l.- t manner ; &nd that the militaJ ry had to jurisdiction in -the premises,, id 'abuacLatly proven by the late decision of tha and othex3 1a Indiana,, wno ma Dcca trru !:! and nJstrcated ia the saxa way by I sav.ry ?U1 the Court ha3 made that decision, it, vindicates the whole Democrat ic Party, its principles and practice, touch ing Arbitrary arrests, Court Martinis, &c, out side of . the military lines. That decision proves that those who assisted in making those arrests are the law breakers, and sub ject to arrest and legal 2unislnuent and this I hope they may get in due time. ' - Jefferson. XT' ' r ' ork a jlslessixo. Jiany 3'oung men have fathom that are well off, and they hare no ambition, and no particular prospect They scorn a trade. A man that is too well bom for a trade, is very well born for a gal lows I Thousands of parents who bv indus try have gained a position which enables them to destroy their children, take . the surest means of accomplishing theirdestruc tion, by encouraging them in idleness, and alloAying them to grow up with feelings of contempt for labor. No child ought to be reared to feel that it is disgraceful to work at what ever manuel labor best suits his tal ents, no mater if his father is a minister, or a lawyer, or a Senator, or a President of the United States. 1 Many J'oiing men are look ing forward upon life with the general idea that they are going to enjoy themselves. They are provided with needful physical comforts and they mean to be . very, happy. They have ho trade. They slight their pro fession. Their whole governing principle in life is to shrink anything like work ; and they expect to have enjoyment without in dustry. But ko man in this world will be happy who violates the fundamental law of industry. You must work if you are going to be a happy ma.r. I know you think it is hard ; but if God had meant that you should be a butterfly, you would have been . born a butterfly. And as , j-ou were not born a moth or a miller, but a man, you - must ac cept the conditions of your manhood. - And if there is one principle that is more impor tant at the very threshold of life "thai an other, it is that man is lorn. to "rork.' At the beginning of the history or the race, it may have been a cirse that doomed man to work ; but, th.r.i'k God, it ln s been changed to a blessing now. And the baptism of work is a baptism of blessing. The Murder in Fayette Coi xtt. On the" 3d of April lat, a yOung married man was murdered in CooLstown, Fayctto county. His body was thrown into the river, but was soon after discovered. Up to within a week no due to the murderers had lcen obtained, but the other day. the wife of the murdered man and aiuan named Thairwcllwerc arres ted and are now confined in jail charged with committing the murder. It is report ed that Tlutirwcll has confessed,' and states that he had lived with Houseman r.nd be come criminally intimnte with his wife, that various attempts.had been made to poi.-ou Houseman which ule,d, and finally' he shot him while Le was asleep in bod ; that Mrs. Houseman had a tub ready to' catch- the blood, and that they thus succeeded in mur dering the man and afterward conveyed the body to the river, tied a rope around his neck and put a weight to , it to prevent the body from rising and threw it in the wom an tcking an active part in all these acts. Thairwell is an .Englishman and has only beea in this country three, years he gives his age we are informed, as twenty-four. He is very much distressed. The woman is said to be smart and handsome She mani fest but little concern in regard to what lias happened and seems indifferent about her present situation or the future. She is twenty-six years of age and ' has four chil dren, t Boston rs the ' Olden Time. A! hun dred years ago; on account of political dis turbance, certain municipal regulations were made, conducive to the better order of the town. Among them was an order to "ar rest all negroes found out after dark without a lantern." Soon after it happened that an old colored man was picked up, the record saj' "prowling about in total darkness." When examined by the magistrate - the fol lowing day, he replied to the ' query, "Are you guilty?" 'No sah! I has de lantern,3' holding up before the astonished court, an old one with neither oil jior candle in it. He was discharged, and the law amended so as to read, a lantern with a candle.1' - Old Tony, not long after, was. arrested a second time on- the same complaint, and again pleaded 1 fnot guilty,", producing a lan tern jwith a . candle. The wick,' however, had never been discolojed by a flame. The shrewd darkey was again discharged with a reprimand, and the law was still again amended so as to require a "lantern with . a lighted candle." Old iTony never troubled the .watch any.ruore.V He was overheard saying, itMasa-got -too much, h'srhton -do subjec . I Trre vDirFEaENCE.'-7-Two , lawyers , in a county court-Kme of whom had gray hair, and the other, though just as old a man as his teamed friend, had hair which looked suspfr-tously blael-frhad rome altercation. uZi i'-li-tir-L :1 L AL- tl ' -l - v ii awiui a (juuHiun 01 practice, in wnicu uiq gentleman with the dark hair remarked to his' opponent: "A person at your time of life,'- fcir.1" looking at the' barrister's' gray head, "ought to have a long enough expe rience to .knor what is customary in such cases.';' Yes; isir was the reply : "you may fetare at iny-'gray ,hairif jou like,'. My hair will be grayaslong as I Jive,and yours will be blackas long as i you dye:i? j TIf . Moiety, with' nine ! hundred ' merJ conld whip Geary with three thousand, 'what will lliester Clymer do with twci hundred j and tixty thousand tvhito yctenns? '';-f , Continued froni last week's paper. ORDINANCES, OF THE BOROUGH OF CENTRALIA. VII. AN ORDINANCE To Bcgulate the Driving of Horses, &c, througlt the Borough of Centralia. Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Borough of Ceutralia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That from und after the passage of this ordinance, if any person or persons shall wilfully or negligently ride, drive, permit,or suffer any horse or horses, mare or gelding, mule, or otlier beast or beasts, to co in a gallop, run, or othor immoderate gait, or shall rule or drive auy.race or trial ot speed with any horse or horses, mare, creldins. mule, or beast , in or through any street, lane, or alley oi tins l)orouan,so as to endanger per sons standing or walking therein, or jeopard tnesatetj ot citizens ot this borough many waj whatsoever, each and even uerson so offend ing, shall forfeit and pay a sum notlossthan hve dollars nor more than ten dollars, to be recovered, with costs of suit, as debts of like amount are by lawrecovcrable,and paid into the treasury lor tlie use of the borough. Sect. 2. That from and after the Pas sage of this ordinance, no person whatsoev er hall set or stand unon anv cart, tvnfim. or other carriage of any kind whatsoever,or any horse or beast hiruessed thereto, in or der to drive the same, unless he shall have strong reins or lines fastened to the bridles of his beast.and held in his hands, sufficient to guide and restrain them Irom runnim' galloping, or going at an immoderate rate ; and all carters, wagoners, tnd other persons having the care of anv carriages, as aforr- said, passing through any ttreet, lane, or alley of this borough who shall not hold the reins in their hands, as aforesaid, shall walk oy tne heai ot the tdiaft or wheel horse, oldmg, or within re:u:h of the halter or bri dle of the said horse, in order to guide or re strain thorn iu tlie, manner aforesaid; and f.'U'h and every person wilfully or nesrligcnt- y oKrnumg in cuner or me cases aioresaia, shall forfeit and pay the sum of two dollars, to be recovered, with costs, as debts of like amount are by law recoverable, and paid into the treasury for the use of the borough. - Sect. 3. That if any person shall wilfully or negligently drive, ride or lead any horse, or horses, mare, gelling, mule, or any other beast of draught or burden upon, or cause or permit any carriage, wagon, cart, or vehi cle of any kind whatsoever, to pass upon, or along, or remain -on any footway, sidewalk, or pavement, within this borough, or hall unload or cast out of any: carnage, .wagon, cart, or any vehicle of any kind whatsoever, any cord-wood, brick, stoue, bar-iron, timber, lumber of any kmd, ashes, sand, earth, ; or coals upon any such footway, sidewalk, or pavement he, she, or they", so offending, .-hall forfeit and pay a sum of not less than three, nor more than Eve dollars, to be re covered in the manner, and applied to the uses aforesaid. ' ' Passed. April 13th, ISM. r ' v J. Ii. KNITTLR, seal, j Pres t. Town Con. Attest L. S. Boxfr, . . .' .Town Clerk. Approved. JAMES DYKE, . i' - Chief Burgess. . , . VI LI. ,.i i AN OIIDINANCE To prevent or prohibit the sale of unwhole sonio Provisions within the Borough of Centralia.' p ' ' Sect. 1. Be it orlained by the Town Council of the Borough of Centralia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That it'any store-kcepcr.grocer.grecn-groeer, victualler, butcher, huckster, truck man, or other person shall sell or expose to sale, or cause to be exposed to sale m any way whatsoever, any beef, pork, mutton, Ltmb, orve.il, poultry, fish, vegetables, f ruit. or any other provisions, or article of food whatsoever, that shall bo found to be diseas ed, tainted, blown, stale, noxious, spoiled, decayed, or. unwholesome,' or in any manner unfit for use ; or any veal which when killed shall not have been of the age of four weeks ; or if any store-keeper, shopkeeper, grocer, green-grocer, victualler, butcher, huckster, truckman,' or other person keeping ttorc, shop, stall, or truck stand shall keep said store, stand or stall so that the same is un clean, and noisome, uc wholesome, or offen sive smells are emitted therefrom, he, she, or they so offeuding against the provisions of this ordinauce, thall upou conviction thereof, forfeit ana pay the sum of five dol lars for each and every offense, which may be sued for and recovered with costs of suit, as debts of like amount are by law re coverable. ' ' Passed, April 13th, IRCf). " ' ' 1 '. . ,.rwili J. B. KNITTLE, . IS-EAX-I ... 1'res't. Town Con. Attest L S. Bone:, ' Town Clerk. ' ' V Approved. i JAMES DYKE, : . - : - Chief Burgess. - : - V; . AN ORDINANCE -; v ; To prevent Horses, Mules, Sheep, Goat, and Swine from ruiining at large ia.the . Borough of CtutraUa. . - . .. . -. . ; , Sect. 1. - - Bo it- ordiinod by" the Town Council of the Borough of Centralia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That from and alter the passage' of this ordinance, Tuo mnle,,horsiv mare, "or gelding, sheep, goat; cr swine ot any . de scription shall be suffered to go, be, or re main at large within the through," and if the owner o any such animal shall wilfully per mit or suffer the same to go, be, or remain at large, within the borough, he shall, on conviction thereof forfeit and pay, for each and every mule, horse, mare, or gelding, five dollars; for each and very swine, one dol lar ; ' for Cach and every sheep, 'fifty cents J for each and every goat, one dollar, going, being, or remaining at large within the bor? ougb.'ta be recovered for the use 'of the High Constable. ' ' Sect. 2. ' That it sh-dl be the duty of the High Constable of the borough, and he is hereby required,' when any mule, horse, mare, or gelding, sheeny goat7 or ewine, is at large in violation, of this ordinance,' forthwith to make complaint in . writing to the Burgess,' or a Justice of the Peait of the , borough j against tb owner o suih aniniaiy for which he shall receive the whole of the fine or fines rocoYered by' the" proviiioa of the first. 6ecv tion of this ordinance;, and,, if the High Constable, wilfully neghnitsor refuses to com plain to the Burgess or. ustice of thcPescej asaforesaid, tx shall firrfcit and pay five dollars for every neglect or refusal, to the use of the borough. Passed, April 13th, 186fi. Tsfal.1 J' B- KITTLE, SEAL.J lWt Town Con.. Attest L S. Boner, Town Clerk. Approved. JAMES DYKE, Chief Burgess. AN ORDINANCE For arresting disorderly Persons and Va grants disturbing the peace of the borough. Sect. 1. Bo it ordained by the Town Council of the Borough of Centralia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That all vagrants and disorderly per sons found disturbing the peace and harmo ny of the borough, shall each upon convic tion, forfeit and pay a fine of not less than live dollars, nor more than twenty dollars for each and every offense, for the use of the borough; and also the sum of one dollar to each policeman engaged in arresting the same ; and any person or persons refusing to pay such fine and forfeiture', shall be confin ed in watch-house or lock-up, for a space of not more than forty-eight hours, for each and every such offense. ' Sect. . And any person or persons in terfering, cither by threat or action in the arrest and punishment of persons, as afore said, with an intention of aiding or abetting them in their lawlessness, shall forfeit and pay a like sum or sums for the purposes as aforesaid, and le subject to the same punish ment as the principals. Passed, April loth, 18f.fi. - tSEALl J. Ii. KNITTLE, seal. J lWt. Town Con. Attest L S. Boner. Town Clerk. : Approved. JAMES DYKE, Chief Burgess. XL AN ORDINANCE For the Appointment and Regulation of Policemen. Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Borough of Central::!, and it . is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, 1 hat from and after 'the passage of this ordinance, the Borough Council shall annually, on the first regular meeting nipht of the newly elected Council, appoint forty policemen, to be selected frdm the citizens of said borough, in such localities as the Council, may deem proper and convenient; and the persons so appointed shall be notified by the Town Clerk of their' appointment, and of the time and place the Council will meet for the purpose of administering the oath of office to said apjointed policemen, at least five days before the time of meeting of the Council, for the purpose aforesaid, and any ierson, who, after being so notified, shall neglect or refuse to appear and take the oath of office, and undertake the duties or his.appointmcnt,"?ha!l torieit and nav to the m-e of the borough, the sum of ten dol lars: I rnrvfaJ, ihatu alter the appoint ment of any person, as aforesaid, he shall appear before the Council, and show cau.-e sufficient, to the satisfaction of the Council, that said person by reason of sickness, ill health, or other good cau'V. ouirlit to l-e ex cused from the duties of said ofliee, or from paying said fine, the Council may excuse him ; and in nocasc'shall any person le com pelled to serve as ponce officer two years in succession. -Sec. 2. In case of anv vacancy or va cancies in the number of policemen, cither by iathire oi any person or persons appoint ed policemen under section first of tins or dinance, to appear and be sworn in, or by death, or removal from s:iid borough, the Council may at any meetiug after such va cancy occurs, appoint other suitable jwrson or persons to fill such vacancy or vacancies, and the person or persons, so appointed. shall have the same notice, and be subject to like penalties as if appointed under the first section of this ordinance. Se,c. 3. It shall be the duty of the po lice officers, so appointed, to suppress all riotous ordisorderly conduct in said borough ; to prevent breaches of the ieace; to arrest all disorderly or riotous j-crsons, and bring them before any magistrate of said borough to be dealt with according to law ; and every police officer who shall neglect to arrest any itcrson or persons committing any of the herein! efore named offenses, as oft en as the same shall come to the personal notice of such policemen, or when he shall be called upon for that purpose by any citizen of the borough, shall be subject to fine, as provi ded under section fifth of this ordinance. Sec. 4. For every arrest of any person violating any of the ordinances of this bor ough, the policeman making such arrest shall be entitled to receive the sum of one dollar, if, in tlft discretion of the commit ting magistrate before whom the person ar rested may be. taken, it was necessary to make such arrest, and said magistrate shall determine how many policemen were neces sary to make such arrest, and which of the policemen are eutitlcd to receive such com pensation ; and the magistrate shall award to each policeman, for the service so render ed, one dollar, for each person arrested, to le paid by the person or persons violating the ordinances of the borough. Sec. 5. Every policeman neglcoting to perform any of the duties enjoined on him ry this ordinance, or bv any of the ordinan ces of this borough, shall, for every such offense upon conviction thereof before any magistrate, be fined three dollars. which line with costs, shall bo collected as other penal ties of like amount are by law collectable, and paid to the treasurer for the use of the borough. - Passed, April 1 3th, 1 SGG. r '; t J. B. KNITTLE. Iseal. J 1Wt Twn Con Attest L S. Boner, ; . Town Clerk. . Approved. . ; .JAMES DYKE. ' , Chief Burgess. XII. AN ORDINANCE Prescribing the duties of the Collector of Taxes. - . Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Borough of Centralia, and it is herebv ordained by the authority of the same, That the Council shall, from time to time, and whenever the same be necessary, appoint a proper person to collect the taxes, rates and levies, assessed rated or levied by the Council, who shall receive for his servi ces such compensation as the Council from time to time by resolution may determine. ; - Sec. 2. t The collector, before he' enters on the duties of his appointment, shall give a bond with such surety and. penalty as fchall be satisfactory to the Council, and a warrant to confess judgment thereon to the corpor ation of the borough of Centralia,. condi tioned that he trill taithfolly and dilig;atly collect and duly pay over to the treasurer of the Borough ot Centralia, agreeably to the provisions of the Act of Assembly and of this ordinance', the taxes contained in the duplicate and lists to be to him delivered, excepting such allowances as shall be made thereon by the Council. Sec. 3. The collector at the time of de manding or receiving any tax, shall produce the duplicate of the tax so demanded or re ceived, and immediately on the receipt thereof and in the presence of the, person paying, write the word "paid" therein opposite to the name or description of the person or estate by or for whom on which the "tax is paid. The collector shall, on the second Monday succeeding his appointment pay over to the treasurer, all sums of money then received by him on account of the said duplicate, and on every second Monday thereafter, while the duplicate remans in his hands, he shall pay over to the treasurer all sums of money received by him in the preceding two weeks. Sect. 4. Whenever any money shall be paid to the treasurer by the collector, on ac count of a duplicate of taxes, he shall pro duce the duplicate and pay over and account for all such sums of money as shall appear by the entries on the duplicate to have been paid. The treasurer shall give a receipt to the collector fur all sums of money paid by him into the treasury, and the collector shall deliver the said receipt to the Town Clerk, who shall retain and receipt for the same and immediately charge the account of the treasurer and credit the account of the collector with the sum that shall appear by t i i i .1 such receipt to nave been paid into tne treasury. And the collector .shall, on or be fore the second Monday of January, suc ceeding the time of. his receiving a dupli cate of taxes for collection, pay into the treasury of the borough, the whole amount of tlie duplicate, excepting such allowances as may lo made by the Council, otherwise the bond given by him shall be forfeited. Passed, April 13, lsi.fi. rs.T , J. B. KNITTLE, EAL. j Town Con Attest L. S. Boner, Town Clerk. Approved. JAMES DYKE, . , . , Chief Burgess. XIII. AN ORDINANCE To prohibit the obstructing of the sidewalks in the Borough ol Lcntraha and lor other purposes. Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Borough of Centralia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That from and alter the passage of this ordinance, it shall e unlawful for boys or men to congregate and assemble in groups upon the corners of the streets, or upon the pavements or footways of said borough,' mi as to obstruct the free passage, or to the an noyance of foot passengers along said side walks or f lotways, and any persons offend ing against this ordinance, shall be punished as hereinafter provided. Sect. 2. Be it further ordained, that it fhall be unlawful for any person or persons to use, proclaim or streak any unchaste or obscene language upon any of the streets, lanes or alloys of said borough, to the an noyance of any pcron or persons passing along any of tle streets, lanes or alleys of said lorouh, and any person or persons offending against this ordinance, shall be puni.died as hereinafter provided. Sect. 3. Anv person offending against this ordinance, shall, upon conviction before any magistrate of said borough, forfeit and pay to the use of the borough, the sum of one dollar, with costs, l'or the first offence, and for the second or anvsub.se.iuent offence, shall forfeit ami pay the sum of five dollars with costs, to be collected as penalties of like amounts are by law collectable. Passed, April 13, lSOfi. t J. B. KNITTLE, IhEAUj l'rcs't Town Con. Attest L. S. Boner, Town Clerk. Approved. JA3IES DYKE, Chief Burgess. XIV. AN ORDINANCE Prohibiting persons from sliding down streets or sidewalks in the Borough of Centralia. Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Borough of Centralia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this ordinance, it shall le unlawful for any person or persons to slide down any hill or declivity m any of the public streets, or upon any of the sidewalks or footways in said borough, upon sled, board-, or other carriage or vehicle ; and any police ofScer, constable, magistrate or other officer of said borough, finding any person or per sons violating this ordinance, may seize and take the sleds, lioard or boards, or other car riage or vehicle with which such person is vi jkti :g this ordinance, aud leave the .same with any magistrate of said borough, and the owner thereof at any time -within five days thereafter by paying to the magistrate any sum the magistrate mav in his discre tion deem just and reasonable, not exceed ing the worth of such sled or sleds, board or boards, or carriage or other vehicle, shall lo entitled to have the same given up to the said owner ; and in ca.-c the said owner shall neglect for five days to pay the sum adjudged reasonable by the said magistrate, the said magistrate shall sell or cause to be sold, the sled or sleds, board or boards, or carriage or other vehicle, so deposited with him, at pub lic sale or outer', to the highest bidder, and shall pay the amount received thereof, to the treasurer of said borough, for the us of said borough. , SECT. 2. It shall be the duty of the High Constable and police officers of the liorough, to enforce this ordinance, and for the neg lect or refusal of any such officer to enforce the same when seen violated in bis presence, he shall, upon conviction thereof Ik-fore any magistrate, be fined for every such offence the sum of one dollar, to be collected as penalties of like amount are by law collect able. Passed, April 13, lSfifi. .v... ! J. B. KNITTLE, ISEAL.J Prcs't Town Con. Attest L S. Boner, Town Clerk. Approved. JAMES DYKE, . Chief Burgess. XV. " AN ORDINANCE ; : To prevent dogs from running.at large in the , Borough of Centralia. Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Borough of Centralia, ' and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same," That no dog shall be allowed to 0 at large in the borough, without having arc und its neck a collar of leather or metal, on w hich shall be inscribed the name of the owner of such dog. and that during the months of June, July and August, all dogs shall be securely muzzled, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit any female dog when in heat to run at large in the Borough of Centralia. Sect. 2. That all dogs found running at large in the borough of Centralia, in viola tion of this ordinance, shall be taken up and placed in the publicrpound erected for that purpose, and unless by the payment of all costs that may have accrued they are re deemed by the owner within twenty-four hours from the time of their being impound cd.they shall be taken out,killed and buried. Sect. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Chief Burgess to see this ordinance carried into strict effect, and he is hereby authorized to employ persons to capture and destroy, according to the provisions herein contained, all dogs found in violation of this ordinance, and nay to the persons em pitted such sums for the capturing, killing and burial as the Council may from time to time deem expe dient. Passed, April 13, Isfifi. r,T , J. B. KNTTTLE, seal. J lres't Town Con. Attest L S. Boner, Town Clerk. Approved. JAMES DYKE, Chief Burgess. XVI. AN ORDINANCE Laying a tax on dogs. Sect. 1. Be it oidaincd by the Town Council of the Borough of Centralia, and it is hereby ordained by the authoiity of the same, That each and every owner of a dog or dogs shall pay a yearly tax of one dollar for the first dog j for tlie second, two dol lars ; and so on in proportion ; and for the first female dog, two dollars ; for all over that number, four dollars each; which tax shall be collected as other borough taxes are by law collected and paid into the treasury for the use of the borough. The High Con stable will be charged with the execution of this ordinance. Sect. 2. If any person or persons shall refuse to inform the High Constable, when called on for that purpose, whether such person or persons owns, or have in posses sion any aog or dogs, bitch or bitches, or how many dogs or bitches are owned or hid in possession by such person or persons, ho, she, or they shall, on due proof Ixing made thereof, forfeit aud pay the sum of five dol lars for ever- such refusal, and said sum shall be sued for and recovered as sums of like amount are by law recoverable, with costs of suit, and paid into the treasury for the use of the borough. Passed, April 13, lsfifi. rv4T l J- IJ- KNITTLE, seal. J Pres't Town Con. Attest L S. Boner. Town Clerk. Approved. JAMES DYKE, Chief Burgess. XVII. AN ORDINANCE To secure the Borough of Centralia from damage by Gunpowder and Fireworks. Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Borough of Centralia, aud it is herebv ordained by the authority of the same, That from anil after the passage of this ordinance no person shall keep in any house, store, cellar, or other place within this borough, a greater quantity of gun lowder at any one time than two kegs there of, under a penalty of not less than ten dol lars, nor more than fifty dollars, for every keg of powder so kept in any place, as afore said, to be recovered, with costs of suit, as debts of the same amount are by law recov erable, and paid 'into the treasury fjr the use ot the borough. Sect. 2. No person shall set off anv squib, fi re-cracker, rocket, or other fireworks . i . i i r within l his jurough, under a penalty ot one dollar for each offense, to bo recovered as in Section 1. Passed, April 13, lSfifi. rE vl.1 J' l- KETTLE, - " Pros' t Town Con. Attest L. S. Boner, . Town Clerk. Approved. JAMES DYKE, Chief Burgess. XVIII. AN ORDINANCE Regulating Public Exhibitions in the Bor ough of Centralia. Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Borough of Centralia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this ordinance, no public exhibition shall bo held without a license first had and obtained from the Chief Burgess, or in his absenco the President of the Town Council. Sect. 2. The Chief Burgess, and in bis absence the President of the Town Council, is hereby authorized and empowered to grant licenses to all public exhibitions of a proper character, upon a receipt from the Treasurer that be has received of the ap plicant or applicants the sum required ly tLi- ordinance fr license of said exhibition ; said receipt the Burgess or President shall file and produce before the Auditors at th sc ttlemeut of the Treasurer's accounts. All exhibitions shall rate as follows, viz : Each and even.- Circus, per day, $1 r.00 " " Animal show per day, 111. Oil Ethiopian serenaders, icr day, 2.!K) All others, 1.00 Scientific lectures and music concerts shall require no license. Sect. 3. Each and every person offend ing against the provisions of this ordinance, shall forfeit and pay for every offense the sum of not less than five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars; to be recovered as debts of like amount are by law recover able, and paid into the treasury for the use of the borough. Passed, April 13, 1 Sfifi. r.T ! J. B. KNITTLE, seal. J lWt Town Con. Attest L. S. Boner, . . Town Clerk. Approved. JAMES DYKE, Chief Burgess. XIX. AN ORDINANCE Regulating the running of Engines and Cars on Railroads through the Borough of Centralis. Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the borough of Centralia,, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this ordinance, no Engine or cars shall bo run on any railroad through the borough of Centralia, at a speed greater than four miles an hour ; and every engine running through said borough shall be provided with a whis tle or bell, which shall bo constantly blown or rung in passing through the borough. And for every violation of this section, the engineer, conductor, or brakesman, having charge of the running of such engine or cars shall forfeit and pay a fine of five dot1 lars for each offence, with costs of suit" ' Sec. 2. Every engineer, conductor, o brakesman, having charge of the running of any engine and cars, shall at all times give every facility for tlie passage of persona and vehicles together and across any of the streets of said Borough ; and for any ana every wilful obstruction of any street, shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less than five nor more than filly dollars, with costs of suit Sec. 3. The fines and penalties provided for in this ordinance, shall be sued for, and recovered as debts of like amount, and paid into the Treasury of the Borough. . Passed, April 13, 186fi. -rviT 1 J- IJ- KNITTLE, seal. J Pres't Town Com Attest L. S. Boner, Town CJeric. Approved. JAMES DYKE, Chief Burgess; XX. , AN ORDINANCE. ' ' - Prohibitingthecarrying of Concealed Weap ons, in the Borough of Centralia, and for other purposes. Sect. 1. Be it ordained, by the Town Council, of the Borough of Centralia, and it is hereby ordained, by the authority of the same. That from and after the passage of this ordinance, any person within the limits of said borough of Centralia, who shall car ry any fire arms, slung shot, or other deadly weapon, concealed upon his person with the intent therewith, unlawfully and wilfully to injure any person, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this ordinance, and, upon conviction thereof, fccforc any Magistrate, shall forfeit and pay to the use of said bor ough, the sum of five dollars, with all costs, to be collected as penalties of like amount are collected ; and the Magistrate before whom such case is tried, may infer such in tent, as aforesaid, from the fact of said de fondant carping such weapons; in the man ner aforesaid. Sec. 2. Any person firing any gun or pis tol, within the said borough, shall, upon con viction thereof", before any Magistrate in said borough, forfeit and pay to the use of said borough, the sum of one dollar, for the first offence, two dollars for the second offenoei and five dollars for the third, or any subse quent offence, to.le collected, with costs, as provided in the fifth section of this ordinance. Passed, April 13, 1 sfifi. rrr l J. B. KNITTLE, seal. Pres't Town Con- Attest L S. Boner, Town Clerk. Approved. . JAMES DYKE, ' Chief Burgess. Long Dqesses. "We do not sec one lady in ten walking the streets," pays a ven turesome coteniporary, "without a constant fidgeting with the long skirts of her dress. Some pin them up at regular spaces, giving a very rumpled . appearance ; others wear 'pages,' or an elastic cord just below the waist, pulling up the dress just as our moth ers used to frantically seize the side-breadth, holding them in front, having the appear ance of a desperate determination of sitting down the first convenient opportunity. Some walk on, letting their dress hang, are sud denly brought upon the front breadth, stum ble, flounder, pull up,and try, it again. Now all could be avoided . Modesty and respect for mankind demand a reformation in this matter. If ladies wrould only put a quarter of a yard less in their dresses, they would save the amount the goods cost, and as much public observation." A EAsnrux and rather green young follow of our acquaintance invited a j-oung lady to attend a ball with him one night last summer. Tlie invitation was accepted and the couple appeared at the ball. After dancing for some time "greeny" saw his partner sitting in one corner of the room, all alone. Now was his chance. So he walked up to where the lady was sitting, and sat down beside her. All well so far ; but the bashful fellow was at a loss for something to say. no fidgetted about considerably, and was sweat ing profusely. Finally, taking hold of his wilted collar, he commenced conversation thus : "Its powerful warm in this room my shirt's wet ain't yours?" His partner blush ed, said nothing, but took his arm for the next set ' .Peppermint Oil. Where it coins from. According to the census report for ljfii) the total value of ieppcrmint oil manufactured in the United States amount ed to $125,317; of this, Wajne county, N. Y., produced $UG,144, and St Joseph's coun ty, Mich., $12,009, making a total value for those two sections of $109,112. The Wayne county oil, owing to its superior quality, brhjgs the highest price in the markets of Europe. "Doctor," said a hard-looking customer the other diy to a physician, '"I am troub led with a depressed an uneasiness about the breast. What do you suppose the mat ter is?" -T "All very easily accounted for, said the physician ; "you have water on the chest" ''Water 1 Come, that will do well enough for a joke ; but how could I get water on my chest, when I haven't touched a drop for more than fifteen years ? . "I am unhesitatingly in favor of confer ring the ballot upon the Negro." This is what John W. Forney avows, and eo pub-" licly declared to a Negro crowd in Philadel phia last week. As ho is J ohn W. Geary's fugleman, we are bound to believe that ho also holds to the doctrine of Negro suffrage. If so, he is a fit man for white men to cast their ballots for, for Governor next October. At a recent election in Janesville, Wis consin, a negro was run against the radical Republican candidate for Constable, and elected by a large majority. The white Disunion "cuss" must feel good at such ? practical application of his own "princi ples." .: ; v.. . ". ; w y 'Vv' as:
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