D V EtiIIISING;.
on k sfing.-0 00 ..1 0 porgo 0 , :i - ' • 01 00
Sot onplesulieequont Insertion,
Nor ittle•ttitttilo i&d vertf Nonnintsi
Lags?
PnSibi4locirtr tvlthciut viva.
OblEvarylsk {lea , ath.. 1 - 3ottimutliVd•
Itoris Ung, t o ittatit. aof pi-l
ista 10totrests Mono, 10 oonts per
Uno.
.t,tcs"r • '
Plit'AVtllG.',---Our Job Printing °Moo . Is the
targast prid molt domplete establishment In the
Joao-7. , ..F0ur good Prosees, and a general variety of
material suited for plain and Fancy work of ovary
kild t anablos no to do Job Printing at the shortest
notled; 'and on'thd'ininit reasonable tonne. Parsons
I u want'ar Willi; Blanks; or anything In the Jobbing
tine, : ~rlll fiddit to their intarest to give us a call:
pail'lf rtfamatin.
Q. S. UOVERNMENT
President—AbuAunt Lit r icoLN.
Vlce PEOSidOILIE--MANNILIAL lIA MTN,
Sail%EfiEy of SEtitei—ViN. 11. SSW ARD,
3ocTotory of Interior—Pro. P. UP/Inn,
Secrotilli of Voanury—Wm. FENSEXTEN,
oerotary, Or WA r—foiv IN M. STANTON,
,ecTotary Or NaVy—G Ipso:I WELT-es,
roqt'filastbi oonentl--:IIONTOOMERT SLAM,
SEEOTIIOy grAv ED BATES,
(thlofJustico of the Milted S utem—lionsit B TANEY,
0
giITE GOVERNMENT
GOVOCIIOr—ANDREW G. COTITIN,
EtmmOlary of Stuto-1.11.1 Soren,
Surveyor General—fan 11(08,
editor gonoral ISAAC S LEN
Attorney llonorul-14n. M. M rILEPI T .
Adjutant General—A 1.. I(uava.t.,
State Trusaurer-14sar 1)
1 Chia riu.tle of the Supremo Court—ClEO. W. WOOD
"YARD.
COUNTY OFFICERS
President Judge—lron. James 11. Graham.
i Anent,lnto Judges—Hon. Michael Conklin, Ceti
ugh Stuart.
platelet Attorney—. 7. W. 1). (Minion.
.`cothonnutry—Samuel Sh lretnan.
Clorit and Ilticnrder—Ephraim Cornman,
Rogistor—Cleo W. North.
1110 Sheriff—J. Thompson Ripper.
County Treneurer—llenry S. Ritter.
Coroner —Dar id Smith
County Cominisaintters—Nllchael Kant, John hI
toy, Mitchell McClellan,
Superintendent of Poor Douse—ilenry Snyder.
Physician to Jall—Dr. W. W. Dale.
Physician to Poor ltoueo—Dr. W. W. Dale.
BOROUGR OFFICERS
Chief Burp.— Andrew/ U. Zieglor.
AmsistAnt pptrgoss—ltobert AM..]
'l`owu Uounc3l-I,aet. Ward—J. 1). Ithinehearti
lufthua P Itlx ler, .1. W. D. lllloien, George Wesel,
West Ward-4100. L Murray, hos. Paxton, A. Ceti,
eart,loo. Parker, .1 no. I). tloreoi, Pre.,ident, of
Council, A. Ontheart, Clerk, .1 11 I reilby.
_ Constable Samuel Slpu. Hard Constable.
Andrew 11.irtin.
Asto.or- -John (Illtshnll. ARSiSt3lll.lssfoisors,j no
Moll, lino. S. ilouttno.
Kgt=l
Tax. C,..l.l,tor—Alfred It hineheart. Ward Caller
torn—Enst ()hag. A. Smith. Rest N ard, T "o
Cortiniqn, Stroet Commlgsbmer, \t Orley Niatthows
.1.1 itie., or the l'a.noo —A. L. Swaislor, David Smith
A brm. HolnulT,lHlchnul Holcomb.
La I p Lighturu —Chan. 13. Slack, .litmor, SpauBlur
CHCRCIIEs
First Presbyterian Church, Northwest
tre Square. line. Con way Wing
every Sonde) , Morning tit 11 o'clock, A. ;
o'vlocit P
lowl Presbyterian Chun-h, corner of South lieu
over and Pomfret streots. ltev..lohn C Itlicu. Pnet,
tiorviees COIIIIIIOII, it it O ' CIOCR, A. M., and 7 is'ir.t.t•l'
P. M.
St. John's Churrh. 1 Prot northea4 angle
ult.:entre ltev..l C (lure. lie:tor. Services
at It o'clork k. tl., and 6 n'elork.
English Lutheran l'hurLh, Bedford. be L.,' ven Alai n
%ink LJuther ,r,ets. Bur. .1 Fry, l'.a•tor.
vice; at It o'elork A hi , and N e o'clock I'. NI.
Uernutn Riireinoui Church. I,:mthcr, hetw..ca nu.
over and Pat street, Rey. S,Tnuel l'brips, Pester
±errlces at 11 t..'eloek A. NI., and )I.•
Nltitho 11. t, E. Churrh k first t.ll tr4l•) ..j
ntvl I'itt:+tr•+ota. Itt;v. Thom,- II ,f1,1“:•1:, lOtnUrc
liervloo6 it 11 o'cl.ek A. )1.. and 7 0'..104.1. 11.
Moth,list M Chareh (t0.t.0n.1 I:er S. I,
flotrmnu, Pastor. tervleas In Emory 31 E. Clllll,lllO I.
O ' CinCk A. Al., n11 , 1:0_ 31.
Ohurch of(fro South roc 01 West St
and Chapel Alloy. 11ev.11. F. Beek, Pmsto . Sei a o•us
ett 11 :a, In.. And 0!... p.m.
nt. hatrlolesCatitollo Church. Pomfret now EAFt it
Itoy Pastor Serv.ees every other :Lab
bath. at It o'elock. V..spers at :1 I'.
tiortuala Lutharna Oharel, corner of Pomfret and
Ito.lfortl strnots. Rev C. Fri toe, Pastor. Sot, Iron at
o'clock I'. St.
og_Wheu changes In the above are necessary the
proper porgnns are requectefl to notify us.
DICKINSON COLLEGE
Rev. Ilerman M. Johnson, D. D., President and Pro
tensor of Moral Scieuee.
C. M., Frofossor of Natural
Srienco Tod Curator oe the Museum.
Rev. %Valiant L. Boswell, A 1., Professor of the
Greek and Dorman Languages.
Bait:mut D. 11111inan, A. M., Prole nor of Mathemat
ics.
John IC. Staym in, A. M., Professor of the Latin and
French Languages.
Ilon. James /1. lira ham, LL. D , Professor of Law.
Itor. henry C. Choeton, A. II Principal of the
Grammar :school.
John Hood, Asetatant in the fl ramnmr School.
BOARD OF SCIIOOL DIRECTORS
E. Corn Inn n, President,lathes 11. Saxton
R. C. Woodward, Henry .\ewsham, 1:. 1 1'. II uuivrj , ll
Sect'y , J. W. Eby, Treasurer, John Sph‘r,
Meet on the Ist Monday of each Month at 8 o'clook A
111 , at Education
CORPORATIONS
CYRLISLE DEPOSIT ft .ii.ilt.—Preeident, R. M. llettubtr
■on, W. 31. Unetom Cash. J. P. llossier and C. 11. Helder
W. L. Pft hi,•r Clerk, Jno. 1111.1erivoo Mrs
t•nger. Directors, U,. 31. iloollorsoll, President. 11
Voo.lward, Woo•P.ourn• Moses Brieiter, John
Zug, W. W. Dade, Joni, U. Merges, Joseph J. Lugo
J no. Stuart, jr.
Voter NATI9YIL 111NE.—Praqidont. Samuel Ilea/111M
Ca. Mar. Jos. O. Dotier, Teller, A Mier C. Brind,e, ?lea.
sen.ger, Jesse Drown. Wm. Ker, John Dunlap, litelt'd
Woods, John C. Dunlap, .soac Brenneman, John S.
Sterrett, Sung. Ildpburn, Directors.
OIIMEILIILOM VALLEY liklLltoth COMP ~ Ny.—Pru,idont.
Praderiek Watts: Secretor and 'treasurer, Edward
M. Biddle: Supetlntendent, 0. N. Lull. 1%10...pg0,
trains three times a day. Carlisle A ecommo
Eastward, leaves Carliolo 5.55 A. Nt., arriving at Car-
Bale 5.2)J P. 51. Through I ralas Eastward, I 0.10 A. M.
and 2..1'2, P. 51. Westward at 5.27, A. NI , and 2.55 P.
•
cumrsi..p. a is AND WAixa ComPANY.—Prositlent,
Lnm
uel'tbdd:Trmsuror, A. L. Spoto.lur ; Suporintundon,
George Wise: Dirootorel, Watts, Win. M. Ifouttnnt
E. M. Biddle, floury Saxton, It. C, WoOdinird, J. IV.
Pv.t.t.ou, F. tiardour and D. S, Croft.
SOCIETIES
Cumberland Stau Lodge No. 197, A. V. M. meets at
Marlon llall on the :tad a nd 4th Tuesdays of every
month.
St. John's Lodgo No. 2f91 A. V. M. Moots 8,1 Thurs.
day °roach mouth, at Marlon !NIL
Carlisle Lodge No. 91 1. 0 of Moots Moodsy
e►euing. at Trout's buildin.l.
Letort Lodge No. 63, 1. O. of O. T. Wets every
Thuradn y evening to Shrew's 11101, 3,1 story.
FIRE COMPANIES
The Union Fire Company was organized In 1750.--
[[oueain Louther between Pitt and Hanover.
The Cumburla+d Fire Com part' was instituted Feb
1809. Howie in Bedford, between )lain an . Pon,
fret.
The hood Will Fire Company was Inctituted
March, 1855. Home to Pomfret. ricer h at novel-
The Empire !Took and Ladder Company Wise ll'h
hod in 1889. llounu in Pia. near Main.
RATES OP POSTAGE
Postage on all letters of one half ounce w, girt
under, 3 cents pre paid.
Postage on the ililitALD r ithin the County. Ire,
Within the State 1.3 cents per annum. To any pall
of the United Staten, 20 cents Postage on all 1.11
OW it papers, 2 cents per nonce. Advertised letters to
he charged with cost of advertising.
lidies Fancy Furs
FAREIRA's
I Establiebed F U It
Manufartory
10. 718 Arch Btreut,
7th, I.llllndelp..h.
'have now In rtnre of
own Inipertntlon
111nnuferttne, one
the Lanier:tend m o ot
s-lertion,
FANCY FURS.
I.alfee' A Childrou's
mar in the city. Also,
Mine assortment of
int's Fur Gloves and
flare. •
As all my Fore were
t:a much lower pre-
Mt, , _led tofo die o the
,al - very - reasnitableryrieriss won rofore solicit
a call from my friends of CAlliale,
Itlimember the Name, Number and Street? •
JOAN FAREIRA,
718 MAL St. above 7th, Booth ride, Phila.
,I have no partner, - nor connection with any other
gore Ie Pislladolphlh..
Sopterdber 1584-48 f
00111$14.N'S - PfIOTOORAPLII.O
sr street, oppOslte tho Nitionel Wink, in Mrs. Noff's
building. • - •
~ er.!AY,g4. 1864--1.9.
pAINCE - Si CO'B. well-known MF.
-,:,D1.:6248 and IIiAItMONIOIIS, infredtichlig the 1.1 1 .
fleet pi. pedal bass nn overyin'stru Tont.
.IiAANNBT uIAWS
'ltei.VgN A 11 AOPI' and
';IIALLE'r. DA'V(.9;,k calgh'iated PIA :)08 r ouch
i etlille'ral deduction. '
!;AAL- ° Y" B° ' 964 , 3 lra l id. put.LA K. Seln Agent.
Fifth street,..nbein —Prura.t—
-,,.!30ft'514.181it • ithiladfdPhin
''
''
' DR S . W,lll. n. COOK, '.
1 ,, IiOMOHOPATHIC PHYSICIAN,
•' ' ' .'' 'Surgeon and ' Acco' uchoui ' '
, .
I+ IC :fit . his, residence , in : Pitt
spylgtoAclping ti'li Motb4at, (Milirs4: - • . , •
14 1 "I'l
25 00
4 00
7 00
VOL. 65.
REEEM & WEAKLEY, Editors & Proprietors.
Anneal IMessage of the GOvernor
To the Senate and Rouse of Representa
tives : During the past year the people 'of
this commonwealth have had reason to be
grateful to Almighty Gpd for many bless
ings. The earth has been fruitful, industry
has thriven, and with the exception of the
injury suffered by the citizens of some of our
border counties, through the disgraceful bar
barity of the rebel forces which ravaged parts
of them, and burned the town of Chambers
burg, we have no public misfortune to le
nient. The year closes with a train of bril
liant successes obtained by the armies of the
United States, inspiring hope in overy loy
al mind that the accursed rebellion will S(1011
be crushed, and peace be restored to our
country.
The balance in the Treasury,
November 30, 1.863, was $2.147,321 70
Receipts during the fiscal year
ending November 30, 1864, 4,733,313 02
Total in Treasury for fiscal
year ending Nov. 30, 1804. $0.880,044 72
The payments Oor the same
ileriod hue been 4,938,441 09
Hal:loco in TrOnsury, Nov. 30
$1,642,203 63
• -
The operation: of the sinking fund during
ye:Lr have been shown by my proc
lamation of the 27th (lay of September lust,
as
Atnonnt
of com mon wealth
$268,509 50
A, follows, viz:
l'ive percent loan
of the, common-
;...7 9 8,5,30ti 03
110.4.0,4
2r,4 47
Tint li , t•til year acittainted fur in thtt s tun.-
n 1 tint frt.:l-111:y I)ttpart unlit ninitracits
tittit• fritin tint 1-t Dititrititit•r, 181.13,
tltt• ttf Ntt‘,•ittiit•r, 1 tttt I. The ,driliing•
fund t•itr r nuns tit•ttd t tirst )ILattlity in
tulicr, itirt.l, and citt-tql tin. first
day in t . ...ittidnitibt.r, This will ~xphiih
the disupp:"l,., 1, t,,,, „r oh.
Troll,lll'y .111`1011'110,111 a- I. tin rt•ditt•tinn ul
tht• 1 uhliv tit•ltt "r the State 1111,1 1110 -1:11,-
111.'111, , 1111 , 011i01.1 in 110. 111,WhI1111111011 rrinticr
I 1110 ,inking fund.
A mount id' I,ul
- (if Penn
syl van i s its it
-tuna un tilt. lir,t
\ 11,,ittia•r
$39,496,5915 78
1/1.(118•L amount,
redeemed )0 the
Suit... Treasury di/-
rill:2: figclil year
endit.2; NVitil
:;!I. 1861. viz: Five
per cent. stueks, $104,722 73
Put . and a half •
per eent. stuck , 10,0000 , 1
Interest. certifi
cates, 2,270
(.1..1 , 1 1)c
-cernlYer 1, 1864,
Funded debt viz:
Six per cent.
loans. ordinary, $400,630 00
Five per cent
loans ordinary, :1 7 ),01)5,203 72
Four and a
baft per cont.
loans, ordinary, 2:iP,200 00
311,2Cet,11113 72
1 - 1 funded (I(bt,
viz:
Reliefnotesin
circidatik,n, 97,25 0')
Ilavrv,tvorti
ficates otastand-
13,086 52
Iota• rest N.ri
!lentos unclai in-
NI, 4,11 s 38
I)nmostic cred
itors' ecrtilietttes 721 32
1.7111
act 1.51.11 iNlay
1864, 3,000,000 00
Total public
debt December
1, 1864, $:1,9,379,6011 94
The commonwealth holds bonds received
from tbo sale of public works amounting to
ten million three hundred thousand dollars,
($10,:;00,000) as hdlows:
Pen n , y va nin Railroad com
pany bonds, $6,800,000 00
Philadelphia and Erie Rail
road Company bonds, 3,530,000 0(1
$10„:;00,000 Ott
Theso bonds are in the sinking fund, and
reduce the public debt to $29,079,603 94. •
The tax on tonnage imposed by the nets of
39th April and 25t h August, 1864, has yteld
ed some' ng less than s . 2omt.oo—a much less
sum Uuut Ica<:iatiMpot,d. I i'..C , I11111 , •Ild
rev i•dott • it••• r 1 !•111 . 1 lir 1,11 •
(I'.l . lllLv ' , r •rento• a i rs produe-
f nll.l 11 11,4 I.lllol' (14.!ft'CLS in those
1 , •V.'11110 derived from the tax on
bank during the year amounts to $539,06-
67, but under the enabling act of the State
so many of our banks have become national
bunks under the act of Congress, that this
source of revenue ; lay be considered as sub
stantially extinguished, and it will be nec
essary in sorne , way to make up the deficien
cy from other sources.
The act of Congress authorizes the taxa
tion by the State of the stock in the national
banks in the hands of the holders, not ex
ceeding
the rate of taxation imposed on oth
er similar property, and part of the deficien
cy may be thus provided for.
'The amount of debt extinguished by the
sink irg fund during the year is unusually
small, which isio be accounted for by the
ettraordinary vi heenirt..
curred. Seven hundred and thirteen thou
sand dollars ($713.000) have been paid to
refund to the banks the money advanced by
them n to pay the volunteers in service during
the invasion of the State in 1868. One hun
dred thousand dollars ($100,000) have been
.distribided among the inhabitants of Chain
hersburg, suffering by the rebel, destruction
of their town. About two hundred thou
sand ($200,0'00) have been expended under
the acts providing for the paymel t of extra
military claims, and in addition to these ex
traordinary outlays, the amount appropria
ted tditharities' Wae . last 'year larger ~than'
.
In• my opinioif•thie mattenof 'donations to
chanties is fast running into A great abode,
'gooses of - Refuge, and ) Insane, Blintr'and
Deaf and Dm: . b Asylums{ a*y:t,,C; be )324; 1,
or subjects of State bounty, bocadsO their ob
jects aro of public impdrtance ; and to -bo
useful,' and lie]] and bocinoinicallyanaged,
, .' ';••-• . *--.. ~ 1 ,,..i.,.
. . , .
„ . .
.;1111 , ',
- .00190 , ' - ,-;:-. -,. - - ' :1: ~ ' : '-'• -''' , ~
, .
•
.
, . . iter.!
~. , .
. .
$
,
. ,
it seems to be necessary ~that they should he
more extensive than would be required for
the n wants of a particular County. lint in
our system, ordinary local charities are left
to the care of the respective localities, and
to give the public money for their support
is really to tax the inhabitants of all the
counties for the benefit of one.
The national taxation is heavy, and must
probably be made heavier ; and the local
taxes authorized by unwise legislation and
paid by our people are excessive: In view
of these circumstances, we should endeavor
to avoid increasing their burdens by making
undue appropriations for any purpose.
It being alleged that the Atlantic and
Great Western Railroad Company has not
in various particulars obeyed the law by
which it was incorporated, the Attorney
General (on the suggestion of parties claim
ing to be thereby injured) has filed art infor
mation in equity against that company,
seeking an injunction to prevent a continu
ance of its past, and the persistence of its in
tended, illegal course.
Sinse my last annual message on the re
port et .John A. Wright, Esq., that the Sun
bury and Erie Railroad was finished, 1 or
dered the bonds remaining in the Treasury
to be delivered to the company.
It is a subject of just pride to the people of
this common Wealth that this great work is
completed, and whilst it opens a large and
wealthy part of the State to the, commerce of
the stiaboard.,-and !mites, capital and -enter
prise within our borders, it secures to the
COMMON weal t h the pap - vent the sums due
her from the
In my special ttie , lswz;t , of 30th April last,
to which I refer, I communicated to the
~. glidature, in sou, detail, the, eircum-tan
erg Colllloc . tvd With t h e advlince be bank,,,0,1
other eorporations of the Itiffilh to ply th ,
volunteer tnilitht 1863.
;;;' , 2118,560 50
It iS 110( ry to rerul,itnl t.
them at length.
it i, lailieveil none Ilk' it i,•, i:i,• I.
Chu call for Ainlurit,iiiir, tln au
thorities hilt it Imiu
ciatnil that men could iiiit that
call, the forut of a ,•,111 by the
ties fur 1.110 11,•1 ' 4:11( . 0 01 ti,, Slttil. W 2 1 ,, N 1 itil
the asstint of the l're,ident,
The United Stites agrued ti, furni,ll the
unit,, anal stitplie,, but it, wa,
alleged that had mail,. no appro
priation covering tlit taty. In
things, the emergency being great, the Sec
retary \1 ur tiiliigratiliet.l we, tint,:
July '22, 181;3.
To Gov. A. (4. Curtin:
—Your telegram, re,pecting the pay iir
out mom, your proelaination of
the '.27th iif June, have been referred to the
President bw instructions, and have, been
under his consideration. He directs me to
say, that Ni hile uo htiv or appropriation au
thorize!, the pa,.'inent by the general govern
ment Of troops that have not been mustered
into the servicu of the, United State., he will
recommend to Congress to make an appro
priation for the payment of troops called in
to State Service to repel an actual invasion,
including those ii the State of Penmylva
nia. If, in the meantime, you can raise the
necessary amount, as has been done in Other
Stall], the appropriation will be 11111011'd In
refund the advance to those who made it.—
Measures have been taken fur the payment
of troops mustered into the United State•
service as soon as the muster and pity roll,
are made out. The answer of this depart
ment, to you us Governor of the State, will
be given directly to yourself, wit m•ver the
department is prepared to make answer.
(Signed) EDWIN NI. STANT ,
SvcrOnt . V of War.
II 4)2 84
$39,379,003 04
115,510 22
The bank , and other corporation , refused
to advance the money 11111V511 I would pe•dl(
myself to ask an appropriation from the
Legislature to refund it. It will a
that the pledge of the President is clear and
distinct but, notwithstanding• the money was
paid and the accounts settled and placed in
the hands of flu Presidell t before the meet
ing of Congress, no such reeoill Illendittioll 11 ,
promised file made, and fOr that reason
the bill introduced for that purpose failed.
Ihe men were raised and placed under the
command of Major ?lenerill Couch and the
other 1 tilted States officers in this Depart
ment. were held in SerViCe long
er than the eittergeiwy for• which (hey Were
0111 led nut required, Several of the regi
ments were marched immediately into ilia
(ant parts of the State. by 4,rdur of the offi
cer, of the :truly stationed in l'ennsylVania,
against Illy repeated remenstrances. They
were retained, as was alleged, to pre,crx
the iwitee and tnf . nrce the draft IL
nut quite, one-hail • money was paid
troops thus held, and after the einer,oiney
had expired. Finding thdt the appropria
tion was likely to liiii-inCongresl, 1 laid the
matter before the Legislature, just pilot• to
their adjournment in May last, and .01 a , •t
of Assembly was immediately passed to re
fund the money out of the State 1 riqiittry,
which, as above stated, has been thole. I
ought to say that the appropriation by Con
gress was vigorously supported by all the
members from the State, in both branches..
Having dons everything in my power to
procure the paymentor this just claim of the
State, I now recommend that the Legisla
ture tulle the subject into consideration with
a view to induce proper action by the Pres
ident and Congress.
$6,3(;1),(11)3 fPI
By the act of 22d August, MI, I was au
thorized to cause an immediate enrollment
of the militia to bo made, unless that recent
_ly made-by_the-United-ktates-should-befound
osafficient, and to raise by volunteering or
draft a corps of fifteen thousand men for the
defence l of our southern border. Tito United
.States enrollment being' found very defec
tive; I directed an enrollment to bo made,
which is now in progress under the charge
of Col. Lemuel Todd, whom I appointed in
'specter General. A draft by the 'United
Stateri;was then in progress, and it was not
thought advisable to harass our people by a
contemporaneous State draft, oven if a draft
had boon practicable under the present law.
Volunteers could not be obtained, there be
ing AO blunties, and tho' men not being ex,
ettipteil l by their enlistment in 'that corps
'frOin - 'draft bY' Old. United 'States. Fortu
thoni Led , States placed an army,
Mid& 'General Sheridan, between, us, and the
and thus prcivi - decl efleetually for
our aofenee.
'adequate protection as proved
by th'e' brilliaiiG ', eaMpaign
CARLISLE, PA., FRIDAY,
_JANUARY 13, 1865.
did not think ft right to incur the expense
to the State' of an independent army; and.the
withdrawal of so many-of our people frOin
their homes and pursuits. Meanwhile ar
rangements have been made with the au
thorities at Washington for arming, cloth
ing, subsisting and supplying the corps at
the expense of the United States, and an or
der has been given by the authorities of the
United States to furlough such volunteers in
the corps as may be drafted by the United
States—the corps so privileged not to exceed
5000 men. It is my intention to raise 5000
men during the winter, and I have already
adopted measures to that end. There may
occur irruptions of irregular bodies of the re
bels, and it is well to be provided against
them. The number proposed to be so raised
and put into actual service will in my judg
ment be sufficient, and a regard to due econ
omy requires that no more than are suffi
cient should he placed on pay. The remain
ing 10,000 will be organized and ready for
service in case of necessity. I invite your
immediate attention to the very able report
of the Inspector General, which sets forth
the defects in the law which tom has discov
ered in his preparation for carving it into
practical effect.
The State agencies at Washington and in
the southwest are in active and successful
operation. I communicate herewith the re,-
r,ports of Col. Jordan, at Washington, and
Chtunberlain, agent for the southwest,
of the law requirin; the
gents to eullt•ct moneys due by the United
States to soldiers have been beneficent. A
reference to their reports will show the meg
nitude and usefulness of this branch of their
service. I desire to invite the attention of
all our volunteers," officers, soldiers and their
hunilies to the fact that the State agents will
colleet all their claims on the government,
grttt uitoosly, as I have reason to believe that
entity are still ignorant of that fact, and are
greatly imposed 11 pi 11 hy the exorbitant com
missions charged by private claim agents.
l ' llder tho act of the nth of )[ay, 1`64, 1
,o r pointed lion. Thomas 11. ntirrowes to take
tirrßiti4(•tnetttii,
ale of 51.4,411 . r5.
biro with a r04 ,,, rt on th o
110 lito di , cliargod his duties with
eonon, talahle. zeal. fidelity and ,•Ilicioney.
I earnestly recommend that it permanent. and
liberal appropriat•on Ise made to mirport t his
just :ti n worthy ~ e licane of benetionten.
reouninend that an appropriation be
11111110 lon pensions to the volunteer militia
men jet. their families) who were killed or
hurt in ,ervice in the years 181i2 and 1863.
A, soldier, sometimos arrive hero who arc
awl who should lie protected and
eared for, I rt.olllll mend that provision be
nuale fur their being placed in the State
Asyltiti4 for the Insane at this place, and
kept until notice can be giVell to the author
ities of their respective counties, WllO should
be required to remove and care for them.
I feel it to be my duty to invite your seri
ous attention to the evils growing out of the
system or passing acts of incorporation for
purposes which are provided for by general
law,. We have passed acts authorizing,
charter: , to be obtained without special legis
lation. Those act, have been generally pre
pared Willi Sollte 111111 COll t (Lill the provi
sion, which the Legislature thought twees
sary to protect the commonwealth and her
eitizens. If the-' general laws are not found
to ;tosiver such purposes they should he 0-
inondod and protected. If any company do-
SIN'S to be incorporated with greeter
loge. thou 11 I'S'tilllferrell, or to be relieved
from any Of the conditions illlllloSed by these
ts. it appear, to me that it should be re
quired tlr,t to obtain a charter under the
general laws. and then apply to the Legisla
ture flipnn ael making the changes which
are desired. The attention of the Legisla
ture will thus be d raWll to 11 e Speei lie ob
ject, 11111! 11 judgment can be formed of its
propriety. I would also observe that great
evil results front the habit of grunting priv
ileges to a corporation by a mere re'erence
to 5. , 11110 former private act relating to other
corporathlll , , sometimes without even,
the date of those acts. All these prac
tives are bad ; 'and although they may some
times be pursued by parties having no bad
intention, 'et they certainly originated in
t lae design of surprising the commonwealth
into grants of privilege.; which it )51s known
could not ho obtained it their extent were
u derstood, and they are Often followed now
for the saute fraudulent purpose.
I strongly recommend the repeal of the act
p i--ed the 18th day of July, A. D. 1866, en
titled "An act relating to corporations for
mechanical, manufacturing, mining and
quarrying purposes."
Its provisions are found to be practically
su inconsistent with the due protection of the
citizens and with the just policy of the coin
munweafth, that it ought not to be allowed
to stand longer on our statute book. 1 ap
proved the act in question with great reluc
tance, and subsequent reflection and obser
vation have satisfied me of its mischievous
character.
I also recommend the repeal of an act
passed the 221 day of July, A. D. Ititla, en
titled . 4 A further supplement to an act to
citable joint tenants and tenants in common,
and adjoining. uw.acts of nui nornl I tuty_j_m_ I
this commonwealth, to manage and cevelop
the same."
This act allows foreign corporations to hold
three hundred acres of land in this State for
mining purposes. It was passed, it is be
,_for_th o—purpose - -of—en abli n comps=
nits near our border engaged in the manu
facture of iron, to hold land as ore banks.
But tin - der the idea that the sinking of an oil
well is mining , it is believed that companies
have already been organized under the laws
of other States, and that mere will be, for
the purpose of holding lands and carrying
en the.oil business in this State. It would
be bettor to remove all doubt on this ques
tion' by repealing the net. These companies
being foreign corporations, are nut within
the control of, our laws to the extent ,that
,they ought to be for the purposes of taxation
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The immense development of wealth - in
- eoino of - Our western counties by tho
ery - ofC4 , llas . lidcled ., vastly to the resources
of tht counnOn Weal th
' I have mac* eflVri's'ilNiifortatn'thet value.
oe th la' procluet ctnring tho lust
Nina in procuring informstion!aninaentlY
accuritt4 to Justify` main . astimating
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Mount. It Is already vast, and is rapidly
increasing.
Tito productions and manufactures of the
State have become so diversified and abun
dant' that some measure should be taken for
nn accurate 'ascertainment of them, so that
Omit: . extent may be generally known, and
also that the necessary taxation may be in
telligently imposed. I recommend for these
purposes the creation of a Bureau, of which
the Auditor General and State Treasurer
shall be members, and the head of which
shall.be a now officer, to be styled Commis
sioners of Statistics, or designated by any
other appropriate title.
The act of 25th . August, 1864, providing
for-the voting of soldiers, should be careful
ly with a view to, its amendment,
and, indeed, a revision of our whole election
laws would seem to be desirable, with a view
to the two essential objects of, 1. The ad
mission of legal and exclusion of illegal votes
at the polls ; and, , 2. Faithful and correct
returns of the votes actually polled. I com
municate here with the opinion of the Attor
ney General on the conflicting returns of the
16th Congressional District, which will show
SUMO of the practical diflictilties Which arise
under the existing system. Without under
taking to recommend the adoption of any
put teular plan, I submit the whole subject
to your careful and earnest consideration, in
the hope that in your wisdom you will be a
ble to devise some measure which will pro
duce the result so essential to the existence
of a free government ; that votes shall be
fairly taken in the first instance, and fairly
counted and returned afterwards.
I have endeavored, since I came into of
fice, to exercise as cautiously as possible the
powers confined to the Executive, and avoid
usurping any. I shall endeavor to persist
in this course to the end.
A now call has been made by the Presi
dent for 3000:00 men. This renders it pro
per that I should invite your attention to
the evils which have resulted from abuses of
the system of local bounties which was be
gun, in en emergency, by the voluntary and
. generous loyalty of our citizens, before the
passage by Congress of the enrollinent net,
and has Since horn c , oftinued by sundry acts
of Assembly. The result has been to the
last degree oppressive to our citizens and un
productive of correspomling henefit to the
government. In some counties and town
ships it is believed Unit the bounty tax dur
ing the last year exceeded the average in
come derived from the land. The large
sums offered in sonic places in the competi
tion for men have demoralized ninny of our
people, and the most atrocious frauds con
fleeted with the SyStena have become coin
-111011. ,The men of some of the poorer count
ties have been nearly exhausted by their
volunteers being credited to richer localities,
paying heavier bounties. The system, us
practiced, lowers the morale of the army it
self, by putting into the ranks Mon actuated
I..,x_a h laurcly more cilary rimtices, and who are
tempted to desert by the facility of escap
ing detection and the prospect of new gains
by re-enlistment—a process which they ex
pect to he able to repeat an indefinite num
ber of times. Of the number of men for
whom ',mimics have !Well pail , it is believ
ed that not one-fourth have been actually
plum ed in the ranks of the army, and even
these who ha vej(dned it have probably not,
on arm average, received for their Own use
onc-halli& the bounty paid for them. Im
mense sums have thus been appropriated by
cheat:: and swindlers, in many cases believed
to be a •ting in eomplicity with agencies of
the government.
AN (11 ' 4,11. WIIS mule to pro s e c ute some of
the parties concerned in such frauds under
the act, of Assembly of 14th August last, and
they were bound over by the 11layor of this
city, but after the witnesses had come hero
on thy. :fleting of the, Court, theydisappeared
from the public eye. I recommend the
'sidle subject to your careful consideration
that the system may be purged of these evils.
1 sin officially informed that the quota of
this State, under the recent call, is fiti,99o,
but 1 am not infortned on which the draft
is to be made.
It appears from the President's proclama
tion that, it, is made chiefly to supply an al
leged deficiency in firmer calls. I am sup
prised at the amount of this large deficiency,
and can only account for the difference be
tween the number of men furnished by the
State and the deficiency alleged to exist iu
the assignment of the present quota by the
assumption that the men never reached the
army, although enlisted and mustered after
the payment of bounties by the. localities to
which they were supposed to be credited.
It is probable that there are very few coun
ties in the State which have not paid large
bounties to a number of men sufficient to
fill their former quotas.
Taking the local bounties at the low av
erage of Mtr hundred dollars, it is believed
that it can be demonstrated that the people
of Pellusylvania have thus been robbed of
more than twelve millions of dollars during
the past year. This estimate does not in
clude the money fraudulently taken from
men who have actually gone into the ser
vice.
The continuence of these monstrous and
unparallelled abuses cannot be tolerated.
' zrtainly-more-men are
_required to aid
our gallant soldiers itz the field in crushing
this rebellion,'' MO every consideration of
patriotism and of regard for our brothers
who are now in the face of the enemy obliges
us to spare no -effort to- raise the necessary
force.
• In Juno last I gave letters to a committee
of the prison society of Philadelphia, re
questing that tho members of the committee
might be Allowed to visit and examine the
prisons and poor-houses throughout the
;commonwealth. I transmit with this com
municatipn a copy, of the report made to me
by the society of,thq results of their labors,,
and commend the same to your • attention,
with a view to the adoption of proper Meas
ures to reform-the abuses which' have boon
found to exist.
in connection with this subject, - I again
call yotir attention ,to thn''Mcpediency Of
providing for the
convicted
in'the periitem:
tiarios of persons convicted of murder in the
llfet degreC„ and who May be, Pardoned on
candition of'sei.vinqi a limited termnihefein.
It has'become incoming
(11^"v°"161.'61/9iild of cx
caution in cases left unactOdiill:4' his'prode.
e e i sor ,'A'n,i,A not , tinfrequicntly happens that
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even in cases-Which are-r.eCent, while some
punishment should be inflicted, that of death
may appear to the Executive to be too se
vere. The result is that there are at this
time, in the various prisons, some eighteen
or twenty persons under sentence of death,
and who may lie therti'for an indefinite pe
riod of time.
The vast amount of additional labor which
has been imposed upon the Secretary of the
Commonwealth by the existing state of af
fairs renders it absolutely necessary that the
clerical force of his Department should be
increased. The making out of commissions
for our large army of volunteers required by
law to be sent to the army; the receipt, filing
and recording the returns of the soldiers'
votes; the enrollment of the yearly increas
ing number of acts of Assembly and of char
ters obtained under general laws and the ma
king out of letters patent for them—all these,
together with the previous heavy duties of '
the office, form an aggregate the weight of
which must ultimately break down his few
subordinates, diligent, faithful and enduring
as they are. I recommend, therefore, that
provision be promptly made to meet the ne
cessities of this case.
It is a subject of just congratulation that
notwithstanding the distracted condition of
the country, our system of Common Schools
continues to flourish. The report of the
Superintendent, which I herewith transmit,
shows that-there has been an increaso of
scholars during the past year. It is iMpor
tant to secure as teachers a suflicient number
of men of suitable education and ability,
and with a view to this r objeet I suggest for I
your consideration tile expediency of malting
out of the school fund itself some provision
for the support of such teachers as shall, af
ter a given term of service, become superan
uated or disabled while in the performance
of their duties.
Of the fund placed in my hands by the
acts of the 16th May, 1861, and of the 4th of
May, 1861, and to be appropriated in my
judgment in military service, 1 have expen
ded in the last year $6,124 68 in support of
the agency at Washington—up until the 30th
of May last, for my personal staff and other
military service, an account of which is set
tled in the office of the Auditor General.
No similar appropriation will be required
at this session
A bill was introduced and passed the
Noose at the last session of the Legislature,
providing for the appointment of a commis
sion to ascertain the damages done in the
counties Of Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, Cum -
berland, York and Adams, by the rebel army
in l iii, which failed in the Senate for wolf
of time.
I commend to your consideration the pro
priety of the passage of 50014 a
,bill during
the present session. It is just to the people
of these comities who-have sutTereil, as_ well
as to the government, that these damages
should be fairly ascertained and the evidence
perpetuated, whatever nay be the view to be
taken on future consideration by the United
States or State government as to tho propri
oty of paying such claims.
Major General Hancock has been author
ized by the War Department to a corps
of veterans, to be called the Pirst Corps.—
tine of the regulations is that on application
by the Governor of any State, recruiting
officers will be designated for such State. I
have been requested by General Hancock to
make such application, but have hitherto
declined to comply with the request. It ap
pears to me that the families of men raised
on the plan adopted by the War department
would probably not be entitled to. the relief
provided by our own laws for the fiunilio of
volunteers. I have inquired of Goners!
Hancock whether the proposed corps is to
form part of the regular army or of the vol
unteer force, and if the bitter, under what
act of Congress it is to be raised. He has
referred that communication to the War
Department, from which I have as yet re
ceived no answer to it.
Tho following letters have passed between
General Hancock and myself on this subject:
PENNSYLVANIA EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
liArtanintrao, PA., Dec. 29, 1864.
General—l received your letter at the um
went of departure for Philadelphia on Mon
itty last. I returned this morning and hasten
to reply.
- Having no knowledge of the organization
of the corps you are to command than what
appears in the newspapers and orders, I will
be obliged if you will inform me if it is to
be regarded as a part of the regular army of
the United States orlis part of the volunteer
IMMEEI
If it is part of the army of tho United,
States, I certainly have no connection with
it 118 Governor of the State. If it is organ
ized as Volunteers, be pleasCd to inform me
under what act of Congress?
I need not say, General, that I would be
most happy to do all in my power personally
and officially to raise a force to • be corinnand
ed by you. Can we not raise you two or three
regiments in Pennsylvania in the usual man
ner and according to the act of. Congress for
your corps? Of course 1 would consult you
in the selection of officers, and only commis
sion where you. approved.
I cannot understand the importance of my
asking that persons be sent to Pennsylvania
to induce veterans to go to the District of
Columbia to enlist. I certainly will do noth
ing to embarrass the plan proposed.
We have benefits by general and special
legislation in Pennsylvania which attach to
the volunteer and his family. While I will
do nothing, to deter the Veterans of the State
from entering your corps, I hesitate to con
nect myself with a mode of enlii/tment which
may clopii * Vo them of such benefits, unless it
is my duty under the law.
I am, General, very respectfully, your
obedient servant, A. U. CURTIN.
Major General Winflold t 3. Hancock.
Haanclu.anTEna FIRST CORPS,
WASIIINGTO,N, 1):•C. ) Dec: 8.13•1884
To His Exeeljimoy , Honi £ Q. Curtin x ,
aoveinor of Pennaylvania—Sir.: 7 -X,Aiwyo,
tholonof to acknowleAgotlie receipt.
n. of r
, you
communication, of the 2 1 9th inst.,,tind.bave
referred - tyo same to the yVar:popktittent.
I' thank you for the ,
per.
aortal good will; and iagi'.9,t,,,,l,.?;uobere sbn k fla
by any occasion for hesitatiori . on t your_part
to lend your offldial influence as:ftirernor';te
tile raising, of, tile corps as, pr.oxis4*!:)le
*sr. Deparimeut.
reYirevinee r Terhaps„-ta
,dlkeuss,the plan of organitationt as tkn^Cittr,
TERMS:—S2,OO in Advance, or $2,60 within - the year.
EMI
ing under the direct ordersf the War De
partment, and my own views, therefore, are
of no practical moment. I may pay, hoW
ever, that I have no knowledge of the or
ganization other than what I have derived
from the orders and circulars of which I
mailed you-official copies December bth.
I cannot see how volunteers for this corps
from your State lose any of the advantages
attaching to those for other organizations.
They are credited to the localities where.
they or their families are domiciled, and
count on the quota of your State.
It should bo borne in mind that this is an
effort to got men into service who are not
subject to a draft.
I have the honor to remain, very reapect
fully your obedient servant,
WINFIRLD S. lIANcoc.K.
Major General U. S. Volunteers;commantl
in First Corps.
The only act of Congress for raising vol
unteers that I am aware of, requires that the
field and line officers shall be commissioned
by the Governors of the several States. The
men in this corps are not to be formed into
organizations of the respective States, and it
is proposed that its off/dors shall be appointed
by the general government. I know of no
act of Congress or of Assembly under which
men so raised will he entitled to pensions or
their families to benefits front the United
States or State government. In addition, I
Will observe that without any feeling of jeals
oulsy, I am still not ready to par icipate ac
tively in transferring to the United States
illegally the right of appointment vested in
the State, and which the State authorities
can exercise with more discrimination by rea
son of having a greater familiarity with the
merits of the citizens of their own State, than
the United States authorities can possibly
have. I will trarednit any further commu
nication that I may receive on this subject.
It will be perceived by reference to the cor
respondence that I have offered to raise, in
the manlier provided by law, two or three
regiments of veterans for Hancock's Corps.
My desire is to assist the government in every
legal mode in raising men, and especially to
facilitate an officer— a native Pennsylvanian
so distinguished as General Hancock, in his
efforts to organize a new corps.
I shall throw no obstacles in his way on
the present occasion, but I cannot, certainly,
be expected to invite a violation of laws in
carrying out a plan which sacrifices the rights
of the State under existing laws, and would
leave the men unprotected by them, so far as
concerns future provision for their comfort
arid that of their families.
I will further observe that it appears by
the report of the Adjutant General, herewith
transmitted, that the State, under the system
established by law, has put into the military
service of the United States since the corn :
menzretne 111 l of tlio war the following number
of men, viz:
Tro,,,ns sent into s , rriec during 1864
Organlratlons for three years' term, 9,807
thoolzatione for one hundred due' term, . 7,075
Organlaatlopa for ono year term, • 1E094
votr.”ll,cor recrUlts 00.007
Drafted Irian and aubstitutea. 10,057
Recruits for regular army, 2,974
Re-enlistments of l'enneylranla Volunteers,
infantry, 13.562
Cavalry, 2,834
Artillery. 799
Accredited t other States, 39917,870
91.7 4
Troops ,srnt into the service of the United
States since th , eonzmeneement of the rebel
lion, including the, ninety days' militia in
the department of the Monongahela and
Susquehanna in 18(33:
During [he year 1861, 130,594
Do. do. 1902, 11,100
Do. do. D 413. 43,040
Do. do. 1 st'd , 72.829
Re enlistment of l'unnpy I venia Vole!. tern, 17.874
1136,444
The twenty-five thntmand militia of 1862
are n ot iuclwted in this statement.
I call the attention of the Legislature to
the report of the Surveyor General, herewith
presented, and commend the suggestions made
by that officer to your consideration.
This message is accompanied by full re
ports of all the military departments. They
exhibit the large amount of service perform
ed during the past year, and contain a full
hiStory of all the military operations of the
State. Many valuable recommendations are
made in them to promote the efficiency of
our volunteers, and the comfort of the sick
and wounded, which I commend to your
earnest and immediate attention. It affords
Inc great satisfaction to bear my testimony
to the ability, diligence and fidelity of all
the officers of these several departments.
Before closing this message I desire to ad
vert to the delay which luissometimesOCcur
red in the passage of the general apppropri
ation bill. It is necessary that this bill should .
become a law, as otherwise the action of gov
ernment would be stopped. To delay its
presentation to the Executive, as was done
at the last regular session, till a late hour of
the night before 'the morning fixed for the
final adjournment, is to deprive the people of
their right to have all hills submitted to the
revision of the Legislature before becoming
laws, in case the Executive should not 4-
prove them. If-there had been time, I should
probably have returned the appropriation bill
of last year for such revision, as when I bad
the opportunity of deliberately examining
it, I found provisions which I could not have
approved, but that opportunity was denied
me before the bill had become a law, and in
fact, as the Legislature was on the point of
adjournment, the only question presented to,
me was whether that bill should become a
law without amendment, or the necessities
of the, government remain unprovided for.
The gallantry of our soldiers in thefield
still sheds lustre on the . commoriwealtb, and
that their morit is appreciated by a generous
people is shoWn by the continued and cheer
-ful liberality with which the men and wo
men of the State contribute of their moans
for their comfort Ittal Welfare. May the Mee=
sing of God be op those bravo mon who hay!
stood by the country through, the dark hours
Of ,ber A. G.
Executive Chamber, )21arrisbtirg,'.Ttir1;' , 4
.• 1866.
A LISTTZII from General. Sherman', ad
dressed to , the editor of tho United Slaters
Service Illizgazine, contradicts two Statements
that have froonOritly boon made, tespeoting
tho battle of Pittsburg Landing. He_ says
first, that General Grant and not General.
Buell planned tlso second day's fight, and that
it was detorXninpfi on buforp General Buoll
reached, die weal of contest; , second, that
o l d lito General 1",,` (t 4 .Baditbah")smith, and
not Genera Grant or General Halloek, 130-
loctalthe locality whore tirodlght occurred.
The letter closes with , a high, complimont
to tit© fiftyAthird Ohio, wkich broke at that
battle`, but, has since tiobly't edeoned its fault.
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OMEB61331"8 ttraq;tot.
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" Nothing of the, solemnity !nr, death
Ikere,! ) ,:ltr: The Bnglishnian had' been
going , to say; When this last ,
tiOn touchhd himvith a niild ttppeal, and`
on the :Whole he walked out without
ing it. ' "But these people are," le in
sisted,:by way of compensatton., When ho
Was :well outside thesete, "they are
Partioipled, "sentituentlLlP"
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NO. .
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His way back lay by the military gym
ndsium-groniid, And the he ,passid
the corporal glibly instruotingyoungeol
dim's' how to siring th'ems'elVes over tepid '
and deep water-couries on their way ,t 4
Glory by . means of a rope, and
_himself
deftly plunging off a platform acid flying,
a hundred feet or two as an encourage-.
ment to them to begin. And theie he abici
passed, peiched on a crowning eminonel
(probably by the Odrporal's careful
hands), the small 130belle,,viiqt r kiar round,
eyes wide open, surveying tho proceeding.
liken wondering sort of blue and white
bird.
"If that. child Wad fo' die "—this wai
his reflection as he tithied his back and,
went his way—" and it would almostserve,
the fellow 'right for making such a fool of
himself—l suppose we should have him
sticking up zi.wreath and a waiter iri that
flintastic burying-ground."
Nevertheless, after another early morn
ing or two of looking, out of the window::
he strolled clown into the Place, when the
Corporal and Babolle werewalking there„
and touching his bat to the Corporal (an.
immense achievement) wished him Good-
"Good-day, Monsieur:"
This is a rather pretty child you have
here," said Mr. The Englisman, taking,
her chin in his hand, and looking down
into her astonished blue eyes.
" Monsieur, she is a very pretty child,"
returned the Corporal, with a stress on
his polite correction of the phrase:
"And good ?" said The Englishman.
And very good. Poor little-thing',",
" Hall!" The Englishmah stooped
down and patted her cheek, not without,
awkwardness, as if he were going too far
in his conciliation. "And what is this
medal round your neck, Ary little one?".
Babelle having no other reply on her
lips than her chubby right fist,, the Cor
poral offered his services as interpreter.
Monsieur demands, what is this Ba-
belle ?"
"It is the Holy Virgin," said Babelie.
"And who gave it you?" asked The
Englishman.
‘• Theophile."
" And who is Theophile?"
Babelle broke into a laugh, laughed
merrily and heartily, clapped her chub
by hands, and beat her little feet on the
-staina - paN;ement of the
"Ile doesn't know Theophile! Ho
doesn't know any one! He doesn't know
anything! Then sensible of a small so
lecism in her manners, Babelle twisted
her right hand in a leg of the Corporal's
Bloomer trowsers, and laying her check
against the place, kissed it.
"Monsieur Theophile, I believe 7" said
the Englishman to the Corporal.
n It is I, Monsieur."
" Permit me." Mr. The Englishman.
shook him heartily by the hand and turn
ed away. But ho took ii mighty ill that
old Monsieur Mutuel, in his patch of sun
light, upon whom he came upon as ho,
turned, should pull off his cap to him
with a look of pleased approval. And
he muttered, in his own tongue, as be re
turned the salutation, "Well, walnut
shell ! And what business is it of yours?"
- Mr. The Englishman wait Ott for many ,
weeks passing but disturbed evenings and
worse nights, and constantly experiencing:
that those aforesaid windows in the houses
of Memory and Mercy rattled after dark,
and that ho had very imperfectly nailed
them up. Likewise, be went on for many
weeks daily improving the acquaintance
of the Corporal and Babelle. That is to
say, he took Babelle by the chin and the .
Corporal by the hand, and offered Babelle
sous and the Corporal cigars, and even ,
got the length of. ahanging pipes with,
the Corporal anti kissing Babelle.. But
he did it all in a; shinitbfaeed way, and
always took it extremely 111 that Monsieur
Mutuel in his patch of sunlight.shnula..
note what he did. Whenever that Baena.,
ed to be . the case he alvtue greyirle4.,,in.
'his own tongue, " There you are again,
walnut-shell! What business is it of
yours r
le'd,Tiord, it lad become the occupa
tion of Mr. the Englishman's life' to look
after tlio Corporal and little Babelle,
and to resent old Monsieur Mutuel's
; - --
looking after hint. An occupation
only varied by it fire in ,
one winqy,night s . and inch passing of,
water-buckets, from kind to.' ;liar!d On
which the Engunman rendered goo'd_
service), and much .heating of drums,
when all of a stidden - the'Corporal disap
peared. „
Next, all of a sudden, Ilagelle disap
peared.
Shp had boon ylsihle few
l ap later
than the Corporal-sad4 z de4rii*atcd as
to washing and' brzsl4a - e , ,-, l ,bnt, shq had
not spOken.wben address4.,44.7):l6„ i llie
Englishinin; and'had looked soatfid and
had runsaway: And , now it would
that oho' . had On.way fo;• gbod. A n a' .
92ere"lai
bare'smd barren.
In his shamefaced arta sonstranzfut
way Mr. Tho Englishman• asked no lino& j
tio r n apy oqp,. ~t)nt,:watchod. , .from
his.
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