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Weal:fob cloaca:
VOL. 71. NO. 2
SURVEYOR' GENERAL'S REPORT.
Perhaps no llopostmenthf the State 0 0 V
ernment possesses more direct and practi
cal interest to the inhabitants of the Corn
monwealth, and particularly to those of
the rural districts, _than _tliat which con,
tains the evidence of the original title to
their lands. This is more particularly
so, since the passage of the law requiring
the Attorney General to proceed to the
collection of all monies4lue the Common
wealth on unpatented lands: Tho yo-
Port of UM Hon. J. M. Campbell, Sur
veyor General, which has just been made
to the Governor, is therefore a document
of unusual importance, and wo propose
giving an abstract of its contents.
The business transacted at the Laud
Department during the past year has
been greater, by at least fifty per cent,
than at one year during the last thirty
five. The details of the business_done
are given in' brief, as follows : new war
rants, 370, including 20,187 acres ; pat
ents, 3,303, -including 337,880 acres ; town
lots patented, 217, purchase money,
$88,410.05 ; fees for warrants and parent,
$51,308.74; copying fees, $3,304.87;
amount pitid into the Treasury from this
source, $143,13.0.26. -The Surveyor Gen
eral expresses the hope, in view of
this unprecedented activity in this mat
ter, that in a very few years all the lands
in the State Will_ be patented, and the
accounts in the office closed.
it is a matter of co me surprise, that,in
the ninety-fourth yeat' of the Common
wealth there wore more than half a mil
lion of acres of land in the poSsession
ol
owners, who only then received an abso
lute title t • v ltad hong
paid for. It is 'more surprising - that a
much larger quantity remains, on which
the owners are but little better than
tenautsat will. Certainly this state of
things can arise only from want of
knociledge of the Depot:Lance of this
matter. Land owners should know and
realize that there is no title - Ceilands, un
less it is derived originally from the
State. The party who first occupied the
land, or who merely took out his war
rant and located without completin g the
patent, and paying to the State the price
fie- which the land was offered, coin
itted a fraud on the State. \Allen lie sold,
such land witnout 11:1)1 t le perfect,
he committed a fraud on the purchaser.
All subsequent purchasers took :t title to
\vhich thereAvas'no foundation, and
:Ire liable for all the unpaid chilrgei.:
the land, and can have no complete title
until they have received the conveyance
from the State, and setislied the claim,
that are duo. No person should
title to any property which eanncit he
=I==EIIIM
1 larrh,burg. If the legal profession Wee
aiwaya
l'rinsactions, a very short time m 01,111
witness the extinguishment of Hi, la:,
claim of the CoMmnweahh, on 1..11.1-
now owned and occupied by citizen,.
The cost of patenting land 0,1mi.A.,
the price per acre due thir - Canin ui
wealth, the patent and warrant foe .
a trilling charge at the office for sem ein,,
copies, &c. The present price
vacant and unimproved land is at the
rate of ten pounds k526.611i1 per lot nd t , d
'rhe fee for warrant is $4.50, and
for latent sl9. These, with the add iiion
~1 interest from the time of location so
ocenpanry, will be all that. Will be required
to complete the 'title of those who now
hold lands on which no patents hasp het 1
i,sued This is a . matter which sit uld
receive immediate anent ion, as a mat
or,inst ice to the ;Stale, and eels
and 6.troly to the land holders.
A Dr.mocitATic iinper recently lo
out a new argument in favor of the
Democratic. party by the statement of
this fact : The administration of James
Buchanan left the nation only about ooe
hundr e d million of debt. The,,implira
t ion made is that the Democratic parry
was a model of ecouolny, because. its ad
ministration. left no debt, while the Ito
publican is a model of cx,trittagance
corruption and other Cri,/110:4, because it
administratiOn has ittettri.ed a great debt
The argument is not new, but it is toles
ably impudent.
Suppo:;l2 a tenaht - NN lie i., kaVietf
property, 011-the expiration of IthClea:,,
,lwold deliberately set nee to the buihl
lugs, tear up the fences, and organize a
force of his friends to resist the incom
ing tenant in obtaining the possessionto
which lie was entitled, 'thereby produc
ing disorder, riot and .blood.died to the
full .extent of his power, would it lie
conclusive evidence, when he came to
get a new lease of the same premises, of
his superiority over the man who rebuilt
the property, that he had left no debts
for repairs and his successor had ? The
eases are about analogous.
Scott:: journal predicts that we will
have specie payments . by the dir.tt of
April, 1872. We hope so sincerely. Ve
should have had specie • payments in ono
year after the close . of the war, but NrCl'C'
prevented by troublade by Johnson's
treachery, and tho De uoeratie,sehemes
for repudiation. We ought to have
reached iL also, as soon as the present
adminigtrution got fairly started in its
financial policy. We cannot by any pro
cuss of reasoning, understand how the
country is benefited by keeping its entire
specie currency locked up by roasou of
the premium on it, and large sums of
money in addition that ought to he in
ra:gititnate business, but is now usedibr
.thc purpose of gold gambling.. 1i e can
rtm:l4 understand-bow everything is in
jumd by' a dcpreeiafed euffEriFy: - Let
the governMent '‘‘ resume" atonce. We
have "come down" in preteium on gold
from 280 to 110, and have Survived.
remaining 'distance is not so al:wittingly .
great: , Chief Justice Chase announced,
years ago, that "the way to-prepare for,
resumption, was to resume." To this
proposition 150 modestly give our assent
.ande.ndorsement.-
.
Tin: Philadelphia .31 - oping Post cornea
out in a .11011, p somewhat en
larged and now calls itself the Philadel
phia Post. It presents a very creditable
appearance. It is now owned by a corn-
Pany, but edited by Mr. John D;Stock
ton as formerly. We notice of late a
tendency in the Post to avoid a ecriam
class of articles, which altholigh „they,
gave Itme6riety, Fiid notadd much to its
reputation as a journal.. It •in very 'ably
edited and deserves success:
' NOUT . II. CAROLINA ls'abdut as turbm:
lout and disorderly now as it was when
preparing for rebellion.'. Union white
-Inca-and-colored--mentheir-li viis •
and properties at tfm, will and 'pleasure
of those eminent consprvtors pf the
public peace — the -unreconstructed Pro
slaVery DemocaUe 41 that . Stiito. '
THE SCHOOL RFART
The annual report OP the lion. P.
Wickersham, State. Superintendent of
Common Schools, is all exceedingly able
and 'Satisfactory ono. R gives a most
gratifying exhibit of the condition of the
schools throughout the State, and shows
tiro great-adVancernent made in eduda
tional affairs from yeaf to year. There
is no subject'of more vital importanib to
the inhabitants-- of -the- State,— than
the education of their children, i aad
no statistics can be of more interest than
those contained in the School Report.
The pe@plo• of Pennsylvania spent
during the last year nearly $80900,000 in
maintaining their public_ schools, and
the amount of money now invested in
property employed for school purposes
is $15,937,183. The number of pupils
on the rolls of the public schools, is
828,891, and the averhgo daily attend-,
Alice is 555,941. During the past year
31 new districts have been formed, 271
new schools Ope'ea . (l, 417 graded schools
established, 470 additional teachers em
ployed, 13,138 more-pupils brought into
the schools,. and $785,616.38 more spent
than during the previous year. These
statements, together with the fact of the
large increase of trio number of teach
ers who hold permanent certificates, and
that during the present year nine of thet
twelve State Normal schools authorized
by law, will be completed, are the con
clusive proofs of the great progress made
within the past year.
The reports, of the different County
Superintendents give much vahlable in
formation, and show not only what has
already been accomplished, but also
what remains to be done, in orderlhat
mrseducational system may be entirely
effettiv. Mr. Wickersham makes the
following summary of the information
_they contain, which be read with
interest : 4
"Of the 11,913 school houses reported
to exist, the number of frame is 7,487 ;
of brick, 2,235 ; of stone, 1,536 ; of leg,
391 ; built during the year, 548 ; unfit
foa use,. 1;517 ; having no privy, 5,198 ;
wi th sufficient grounds, 5,441 ; with
grounds suitably improved, 040 ; well
ventilated, 0,802 ; with suitable fluni
ture, 0,407; with iiisullicient furniture,
8,079; witll4pjurious furniture, 3,079;
supplied wi li suitable furniture during
the year, 532 ; supplied with unsuitable
fat niture during the year, 40 ; well sup
plied with apparatus; 2,030 ; wholly with
out apparatus, 1,711 ; supplied with up.
pat aims during the year, 4077 ; having
wit-line maps, 0,086.
Of the 13,783 schools, the number
g.;uled is 2,892 p graded during the year,
387 . ; well classified, 9,612; in which
the bunks are maw in, 10,927; in which
the Bible is read, 11,010. The * number
of public examinations held was 1,870 ;
(X directors present at - the evainiinithins;
i 2.; of teachers receiving provisional
evilifieates, ; of teachers leeeiv-
-- in,41, -- Ort7Qointieerti tea es, ..,-;
plicants rejected, 1,97? ;- of teachers ex
amined privately, 1'07; of certificates
‘ annulled, ; of certificates renewed,
2;: ; and the average grade of certifi
teafes, 2 1-10.
The number of male teachers employed
11 as 7,M8; of female, 8,730; average age
toachers, 24 . i years ;,number of t , ;wheys
who - had had no experience in teaching,
2,199"; who had taught less than one yeiar p
; who had taught more, tlian five
lea 2; ; who had attehded a State
N' school, 1,693 ; Who had graduated
al State Normal sehohl, 109; who had
read books on teaching - , 11,271 ; who held
pion certificates, 1,202 ; who held
permanent certificates, 443 ; who held
moil, , ional certificates unworthily, ;
who failed totally, 184.
The number or visits to schools by
.tpyrintendents, was 16,615 ; average
ti • /0111, in each, 1:i hours ; number of
siml mot visited, 1,819; number of
diiocl o accompanying superintendents,
6.;57 ; Lumber of patrons or citizens met
in the schools, 1,785 ; number of teachers
ho attended district institutes, x,802;
numbi.r of educational meetings held by
superintendents, 336 ; number of district
libraries organized under the law of 1861,
; nu - Miter of p .. l:)vvate sell/Ps, 386 ; num
ber of acrttterMes and seminaries, 215
niunlier of pupils attending private in
,t it mimic, 21,815 number of teachers
employed in such institutions, 818.—
Avila] 7kfosqmes of the Govel•-
no, of of the States have been
puldn.h..d. They all indicate highly
prosi,vons condition; of the country.
1), , ,!, are decreasi g, taxation is
cued, population '. increasing, and there
ale all the conditions of sound, healthy
and r.Lpid growth. It will be borne in
mind that the country has been for ten
years enjoying the blessings of Republi.
van rule
Tun people of Washington city have
soon 111 to refuse to allow that distill
guii.lied Democrat John 11. Si rratlYto
deliver his lecture t in that city. This was
quite unnecessary and very stupid. Let
Sinc.ctt make as many speeches as he
chisises. If his friends can stand -his
•pee:ehes they won't hint ally one else.
Tun new census of Now York will
spin•, but very little variation from the
one 'which {vas originally taken by - the
GON unieut. u, very unfortunate
thing for the DemoeraOy as it will silence
theitiery of republican frauds in one in
stanee-dtJeast.
HERE AND THERE
—Talmo will be a very serious struggle
for the seat of Mr. Brodie, Ex-Senator
from Missouri, au' there are tieveral can
didates in tbd field. - Frank Blair is
among the.. most prominent, but it is
hoped that he will not
S.AWARID'S friondscontra
let thustory of his contemplated mar
big° with a young lady, and the contra
intion is certainly- miire. probable than
story. The Statement, however,
routed a semlation,,,and thus did about
s nineh good as if it had been true.
PR (10101i-111w- San . -
Franci, , ..:e?. Some ono in that city sent
him a box of paving 'stones by express,
wi tl lout : paying the express charges. Ile
' the wiroln population are re-.
hovect Of •any chance of getting to
Heaven.
.-- , -11011A6E GREELEY .disposes ,of the
story that ho is to be one of the San,Do
mingo enumissioner's, • after - his own
fashioii. HO says homover thought of
going to Sate" Domingo, that ho is not
wanted to go San Domingo, and that'
at all arcing' ho tooio go to San Dimino.
There new. . .
CIIEBItR, n colored inan,
recently a citizen or Harrisburg, has been
admitted to tiro bar in Lcindon, and re=
Gently distinguisJmd himself in the trial
bEan_._impoitant—murdort- case- at.- the :
" Old ; Bailey." Ho is said to have
attracted muelrattmitiom°
—tan . trial or ,Thoniao J. Bogor; in
tho OTor and Tor Tiller :colirt df pony
county, for the, murder of his father,
Mother, sister mid 'brother, terminated
this week in gni acquittal of the' defend
ant. It was ono of - the most exciting
murder trials ever known in this Comb
inonwealth. -
—TEE annual letting of the pews in
Henry Ward - Beecher's church, took
place on the third instant. -The competi
tion was quito ""as lively as heretofore,
and the prices ringed about telipcucent
-higher than last year. The-total amount•
realized was $58,634.
.Plymouth , churc
is certainly in a good condition, finan
cially.
—Soms of our enterprising exchanges
are publishing "official tables of the tax
ables of the State, ou which the appor
tionment for the next seven years ,is ti)
be made." There is no such offieM ta
ble in existence. Thidy counties have
failed, thus far, : :Mike the returns re
quired by law, and all publications of
the number of taxables are unan thori zed
and unofficial.
—THE great Amos' failure, in Thision
promises to be not so disastrous as was
at first reported. At a recent meeting
of their creditors, a committee which had
examined their affairs reported that the
creditors 'would not lose a dollar, but
that the property would pay all claims
and learie, a large balance. An extension
was unanimously agreed upon.
-1 - Ow.k. people know how to dispose of
school funds. Ono fellow contrived to
get'a new district made of which he was
thq only inhabitant. He then voted
himself in as a Director, and got an ap
propriation to build a school house.
He built a house for himself with
this fund, finishing a school room
up stairs, bought a cooking stove with
the contingent fund, and completed the
transaction by making his wife teacher,
and lixine salary. Phis fellow could
have-run a New York railroad:
—Tue New York Tribute has given
James Gordon Bennett the following
characteristic, though not very com
plimentary notice :- The New York
Herald was founded, andlas throughout
been edited by one whose mental con
stitution forbade his being a whip in the
past, or a republican in the present.
Profoundly imbued with the conviction
that politics is a mere game—that every
man has his price—that a virtuous
woman is one who has not yet been
found out, and an honest bank officer,
one wholias not yet found his opportunity
to make a satisfactory grab.
HARRISBURG LETTER
liAnnisny , au, January 10,
The House met at high t welve •on
Tnenday of last week, and erganized by
the elcet. ion of the f9ll.t.ieket made at
the Republican caucus. Hon. James
11. Webb,, who was chosen Speaker, has
j.e s eitti:ll-111 e re I lop n Ican
county of Bradford in the jlouse for the
last four years, and is out of the very
hest men in that body. His honesty and
strict morality lumen , never been goes-
Cloned by friend or foe. The Clerks are
too well-known.to all, to need a descrir
tion. Elen.'Selfridge and Mr. Lee, have
filled their present positions for three
consecutive sessions, and their unani
mous nomination by their party, for the
fourth time, is only a deserved compli
ment. Mr. Smolt, who has been resident
clerk for more years than we can remem
ber, is always,re-elected without opposi
tion. lie _is a most competent officer,
and the Irons° will never have a more
thoroughly posted or courteous aid to
the chair.
The Senate net at 3 p. in., and aftm
is non' members had taken and sub
•ribed their oath of Mile° the election
as held, avl the Senate, fur the fir
line in ten years, was officered by Demo
'crats. Mr. Wallace was elio,en Speaker,
and Jacob Zeigler, a yete'ran politician
familiarly known as Uncle Jake, was
made Chief Clerk. Haying been con
ducted to the chair, Mr. Wallace, as is
the custom, made a speech, which would
are been more to his substantial liono
had it been the customary speech of
such au occasion. F.n. many years Mr.
Wallace has beck the acknowledged
leader of the Democracy of the State.
Ile has ability, zatainments, and high
personal character. The Democracy
acted with
.judgment as well 'as grati
tude, when they conferred on him tho
ighest honor in their gift. But whet
lie accepted the high position to which
accident had mole his eh•vation possible,
he should have left his partizan feelings
and language, with his vacant scat, on the
floor. Ile arraigned the party of his oppo
nents, and in carefully chosen words
rend them an indictment, charging
high crimes and misdemeanors. lie
accused them of a tyrannical use of their
pbiver, with unfairness and injustice of
administration, and complained that
they had calumniated lihn and his fol
lowers. From the Chair of the Senate,
such language is unseemly and im
proper. In it, Mr. Wallace is the sec
ond officer of the Commonwealth, and
not the Chairman of a party committeo.
If a Republican Governor should (Vole
the stepnf the Capitol 'denounce the
party over which he had triumphed,
would be disgraCed in the,estimation of
I goal citizens. The officer who stands
next to him, has us greater liconso. lle
should speak and act with dignity and
fairness, and not' with partizan malice.
I.lr. Wallace won many laurels on the
floor as Senator, • which are - not the
brightOr for lii:: first" verformanee as
i ieaker.
The organization Was quite enough
work for Tuesday, and both branches
adjourned after a short session. •On
Wednesday the Governor's Message was
presented and read. After this eam”n
undreamt attempt to adjourn over un
til next week, wllelt finally resulted 111„„
a session foe-Thursday; and then an ad=
journment.
'As there was scartelyany,business trans;
acted, there wore very few incidents that
deserve 'lake. On the day of the or
ganization, Mr. Skinner, the Democratic'
inembor, made a poild,_aximthought,iby
urging the Republicans of the House to
elect Captain Cooper, the - Democratic
nominee; for-Sergeant at Arms, over Mr.
Ovens, because Cooper .had been lt sol
dier. Much to the horror of the patriotic
Democracy, this', was not done, ln the-
Senate, the same afternoon, 'Mr. Allen,
a Republican, tested the lninestY of the
soldier dodge by urging tile Demodrals'
to elect the same Mr. Cooper over Couli
lp their regular nominee for the same
' effice,.,bech me.he - was a,seldiei., and
I>oinoorat also, Of :course; the Demo
eratio Sena ors voted the caucus ticket
straight, and let the noble' soldier take
care 'of 'himself. Anything more ab
surd tlnin the' whole performance was .
thought to be impossible until the. next
day, when Coo'per completed the : farce
- hy L hending:in a-z-letter-gravely---stating
that his name was used without author
ity, and that oho .zoOulii not' havg token.
thp 2;lol4on:had jhe been elected. The.
first part of the assertion was qoubtleS/11 . 1
true, the last part was the•old -fable- of
the soar grapes in a now dress.
The-real representatives of the, party
which in the language of Mr. Wallace is.
to lead "our much loved State" into all,
Conceivable earthly blessedness; gave a
characteristic exhibition , at the Bolton ,
House the night before the organization. ,
.These fellows who consist of Alderman
McMullin and his staff officefa had cools
hefe to secure. the _oloction_of .on .John
Ahern, well known to the criminal courts
in .i ladelphia, for, Sergeant at Arms.
The caucus refused to tanninate Ahern,
and theFeumin these gentlemen became
:two wlMt annoyed. Their ire seemed to
'direct itself toward Mr. Petriken, one of
the nest? Senates from the double district,
and Mr. Find lt4, the venerable Senator
from Somerset. They repaired to Mr.
root, and finding the door
locked fired some half dozen.,or_moro
pistol shots-throng-11,A which fortunately
missed the man they were intended for,
or perhaps the Senate might not have
organized on Tuesday. Mr. ti'indlay also
received similar compliments from them.
After this demonstration these graceless
scamps took them" to their own city as
much disgusted with their l ieaders_ at
Ilarrisburgas the leaders were in personal
fear of them.
Both branches of the Legislature will
meet to-day at 3 p. m., when the com
mittees will be announced and nomina
tions made for State Treasurer. The
caucus of each party will be held to
night, and at noon to-morrow the Senate
and louse will meet in joint convention
to determine .who will preside over the
Treasury during the coming year.
There is nothing to indicate that Mr.
Mackey will not ho the nominee of our
party, but it is rionerded to him. almost
without opposition. lf the to is - no
treachery or bargain with the Democrats,
7.1 ,limy safely pi edict that Le \. ill b-e—
-our. next Treasurer.
NEWS ITEMS
LAKE Summion is entirely free from
ice.
Slur building at Detroit is unusually
brisk.
TIIE new aepot.at Altoona is to nos
$160,000.
EAsToN.. erected 101 buildiqp duril
the year
Tun navigation of the Thames is ob
Structed by ice.
CINCINNATI thinks its ladies "klepto
mane" too Much: - •
TN Chicago 7,:300 persona
the pakt, year
THE walls of the London CoMani
have been torn down.
WRING the last twelve years 1,573 d
voas havelbecu granted in England.
.Tinutr. CCMOVER, -north otTerrallante
Wisconsin, is entirely dry.
So.Nin of the )I;tssachusetts small cities
rlvrtitt to agttlir:
BosToNhils a city debt of V 13,629,911,
of which $2,7:21,500 is unfunded.
llessacacsa•rrs, it is said, spends
more money for playing cards than any
•
other Sbtte.
IN '(iala is, Maine, the tlyferonf
churChes refuse to allow their bells to bo
ring incase of
. P,ORTLA.ND, Mahm,.has, a large steam
whistle in the city hall, which is blow❑
in yse of fire
epicarian philosopher says that
the way to become room! is to cat good
square meals.
THE sleighing season at present does
not promise to be much more successful
than last year. -
Tim Rhode Island military companies
have expended, during, the pat year, up
wards of $25,000 for uniforniA, •
'ynE Jeff. Davis mansion in Richmond,
Va., has been purchased by the city
board of education for school purposes.
Two thirteen months old hogs have
been slaughtered in Northampton coun
ty, whose combined weight NV:1;4'1,23:3.
Orrm ten and a halt' millions dollars'
worth of mins and military stores have
already been shipped from this country
to France.
Tn E detective police of Philadelphia
made 337 arrests in the year 1870, and re
covered- stolen property valved at $lO,-
281.00.
THE loin by tlw enntlagration at
Aiinlin it; eKtintatad ❑I IwtweQn r,Q - , 0,.` ,
and $300,000. The in - dtratay i, about
),0 n
PERSQN AL
Wu: paper in Ohio wants Vallandighiun
elected United States &motto., when the
Democrats have an'opportunity to choose
one.
LAWRENCE SEW vAN, recently sen-,
tinned in New York city to he hung on
the seventeenth instant, is now a raving
maniac, and his.death is hourly expected.
THE triIIACCS of Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, have renewed their request tO
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher to accept $20,-
000 salary for the ensuing year.
A MAN named Sannah Wolf was found
dead in a corn-field in Coolspriug town
ship, ➢forcer county, lasth week, having
frozen to death.
Cumu.Es 'YOUNG, Atelitatchor on tho
N. C. railroad, at Sunbury, was 'caught
between the bumpers of cars at that
place on the twouty-sixth ultimo, and
severely-injured.
JOHN &MaAre has become thoroughly
disgusted with the lecture business, tgo
people of the South, from whom ho -
pocted much, not rendering him enough
to pay hall rent.
CoLoYtr. 0. P.' STE.Lutis: was nom
inated,_ by the Minnesota' Legis-
lature for the short term in the United
States Senate, to fill the vacancy oc
casioned by, the death of Senator Norton.
OLD . HANED, the 'lllinois patriarch,
"who carried in his arms the infant Ahra...
Lam Lincoln, and who now carries
Lincoln's first watch, lives in Montana,
_and-AA : the _oldent man in_theTerritory..: .
MI:DELLA, daughter of General Robert
.A.mlorson, is ono of the belles of Venice,
where'the General is now living,, and , it
iS 'reported that she has captured an
Italian prince, or schnothing ofTutt sort.
AN enthusiastic admirer•of Frank Blair
writes.to the Missouri • Ropu6lican that
Blair ought, by all moans, •to be elected
United Statds .Sonator, becaute a laigo
majOrity of the Confederate soldiers
prefer hirn,
• 2" .
is again attempting
to walls 10.1 hdurs consecutively,
with
out Trost or sloop, In Boston, Aornobody
suggested, ftothor jay, that if ho and.
his brother' pedestrians would attempt• to
split wood 'or shovel 66.14 for the same
length of time, it might 'he of.some ad
vantng(kto-somehod:y,
, ;Int FMK hits extended nu invitation to
tho Qommoroial club to. visit
Yo►ic and accept his pivate liospi 7
,toLien . . A niocial trOu of .. the ailvol
palace cars will be placed at fhe disposal .
of the club for the round trip, and will
leave Titusville on the seventeenth in-
stant
SIECIIE.TARY BoirrwELL received the
other day; frbm the weal, a qiiriotteletter,
The writer said he was the father of
triplets, and Somebody had told : him
there wits a fund set apart out of which
was givem a bounty to Parents having
such a ruu of luck.. Ho said ho had two
children besides; and - as Iris - means -ware
not large, if there was such a fund he
hoped the Secretary would put him in
the way of receiving the beuefit .of It.
To confirm and establish the truth of the
story, photographs of three born at n
birth were attachc,d to the letter.
THE MIRAMAR • RAILROAD.'"
MIRAMAR RAILROAD.—At a meeting
of the board of directors of the Miramar
Iron Company, held at Carlisle„ January
9,1871, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted :
First—That the communication of the
President to the hoard of directors, at
their last meeting, be referred to Wil
liam H. Miller, Solicitor for the Com
pany, for examination.
Second.—That the communication to
gether with Mr. Miller's views of it and
his suggestions in relation to the railroad
enterprise, its importance and:the duties
of the citizens along the line of road be
now publislied in the papers of the coun
ty, as well as in the 'Harrisburg Journal.
Third.—That the stockholder's' meet
ings be called along the Hilo of the rail
road, at the following times and placC'ti,
to wit:
Perri and Newton townships, at Oys
ter's Hotel, Thursday, January 19, at'
10 a:-in.
Southampton, at Leesburg, ,Tanuary
21, at 10 a. m.
• South Middleton, Mullin's hotel, Mt.
Holly Springs, Tuesday, January 24, at
1 - 0 a. m.
onroo township, at . the house of A.
Hursh, in Cliurchtown, on 'Saturday,
January 28, at 10 a. in. •
Upper Allen, at Sheaffees old stand,
in Shopherdstown, Tuesday, January :11,
at 10 a. In.
'Qiclinson, at the Stone -House, on
lilaturday, February 4, at 10 a. In.
To THE DIRECTORS OF THE ATIRAMAR
IRON COMPANY :—Gentlemen.—Sometime
has elapsed since .the. 'last niSeting ,of
your board, yet it s (lords me plea Sure to
assure you that nothing has been left
undone to forward the enterprise of your
Railroad ; and the results of my labors
are such as will not fail to guarantee the
early completion of the liailroad, if the
citizens along the line will phi their part,
of which I entertain no fears. Ta the
meantime oar corps of engineers have
completed their surveys, maps and pro
files of the different lines, and the results
are truly gratifying, all of which will lie
.submiLted fur your consideration, at your
next meeting; Trio right, of way has
already been obtained by the cominittye
appointitd—fm , --thn4,—ptutptiser-4 . 0r-4.w0---
thirds of the line gratuitously, and I
have every confidence, from the generous
liberality of the citizens along-the-line,
that the balance can and will be obtained
upon like liberal terms. -
The reports of the different solicitit ,
committees asfinre me.i.hat the additional
amounts; With which each township was.
taxed, will be speedily raised; whicli, - 10-
gether with the amounts already raised
will be sufficient to grade the road:
Hence it is clear that as siMn as these
obstacles are surnuamted, of which we
have every assurance, we will by the
first of March next," be able t let the
construction of our, Railroad by con
tract, and have it completed and equip
ped invite year thergitor, from. Bridge
port on the. Susquehanna River, or 501110
other practicable point on the timber
land Valle: Railroad, or the Nola hero
Central It:tared, to Cleversburg,-, vitt the
Yellow Breeches Creek, or the Stony
Run, , Dintibllrg, Spring Fo rg e, B a ,
pertown, Ilyst er's Mill, It ea r-
Jacksonville, to a point - at or near Clev
ersburg, with the view of ultimately
extending it westward to the Broad Tip
Coal Fields. And as soon as we have hue
required amount of funds raised to
grade the road, I have the assurance of
capitalists that the fluids will be at once
produecd to complete and equip the
road. 'lucre isino doubt of this import
ant fact. And all of these gebtlemen
aro large opet alors in coal, railroads :tad
manuilicturers of iron, and aro desirous
to open a market -.Co: their coal, over
our road, to rolling 101 k furnaces, for
ges, &c., that Will speedily be erected
along the line of our road, (as we have
every assurance that iron along our line
can be manufactured much chopper
there than any other part' in the Stritm)
and in return ship from our inexhausti
ble mineral deposits along the South
Mountain, 'iron ore to their furnaces
along the Susffnehanna River, the Leb
anon, Berks, Lehigh and Schuylkill iron
manufacturing regions, which • traffic
alone, saying nothing of the rich rtgri- -
Cultural country through which we pass,
as well as the fifty grist and saw mills
on our Yellow Breeches Creek, noW,ifi
operation, and the susceptibility of as
many more powers on the same stream,
which now lie dormant and undeveloped,
for want of Railroad facilities,
I-earnestly recommend that stockhelel- ,
ors' meetings 'Co appointed' at once, in
every township throughiwhich our
road will pass, and that William H. Mil
ler, es*, the solicitor midmounsel of the
Company, be present at all' those meet ,
ings, or at least ad many as lid.can, and
_explain_to_the_citizens_thminiportanemef
prompt action in the :whole matter, as
-Itill as the duties of every friend of the
enterprise. Upon the completion of the
Railroad, the freight In irou ore ou it is
incalculable, as it is well known to every
oho who is familiar ;with the country
through whit.* the road will pass ; and
its mineral deposits, that by the applica
tiori of propai• forces tudimachinery that
the vicinity of Dillsbfirg-will ho able to
mine, 'and ship at leMt 500 tops of ,iron.
dro daily ; from thatpoint to Paportrn
500 more; Pieffer's ori bank and vicinity,
,200 tons.; • Milltown 2 2po tolli; Peach Or
chard, 200 tons ; Big Pond, etc., 000
tolls,._
a nd .CloYersbing bank2oo tons.
Thus making" aggregate of a daily '
shipment of 2,100 tons of iron ore alone.
If the report oftlit ' engineor'4orps can,
in any reasonable ,•y ay; be reconciled,
rho main line of • tpo road' sboufd be
made:via Dillshurg, in order, more -ea..
Peeialiy, to reach those great deposits of
Magnetic and .11ematito ores. These
aro the finest ores in the world, from
which, by a Proper mixture , with other
and inferior ores, any quality of lion
that thom'arkot dempds-aen ke,,,mado,
Otu road will have as outlets; the
Cumberland Valley . , Railroad, Rath
ern _ Central- Railmad; lonnsylvania
and Reading Roads, which guaimntees
to ounenterpriso the 'best.markets intim
Country, and suggests to as the.,inipm:t- •
mica of-boing on friendly , terms with all
those migirtanttheionghfaresi'
ble arrangements sbould be negotiated
with the CuMberland Valley Railroad
Co. as , early as possible, upon the most
for tied traiisvort3tiou
of O' 6 ilr freight oveetheir bridge, at-'Har
risburg, and such pOrtions over' their
road, as we may.. find it necessary in the
connections and workings of our road.
All which is respectfully submitted;
D. y. Ana, .
President.
Nowville, January 2, 1871. •
Carlisle, Jar Mar y -10; 1871.
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TDB
MIRAMAR IRON AND RAILROAD COMPA
NY :L-Gcntienzon—Yqur resolution refer
ring the Jotter of your President to me,
and reqUesting an e±pression of my
views in regard to the Railroad for which
your charter was obtained, is before me.
My answer must bo a very hastiono.
The suggestions of the President, in
regard to• future efforts to get the road
located, and put under contract, are, in
my opinion, the best that, couldle made.
The facts and details are, certainly, very
encouraging to all friends of the enter
prise.
I anu• greatly surprised' ut the hesi
tancy of many who are deeply interested
in having a railroad along the south side
of our valley about subscribing, and at
the singular character of some of the ob
jections made. Let those who hesitate
look at the heading of the subscription
books, and they will see that the pay
'moue of the subscription depends on tlig
fact that the road is actually located, and
contracted for in the townships of their
residence ; and only one instalment can
be called in before the work is com
nienced. What then is the result ? - If
the road is not located or Commenced,
they have nothing to pay, and they,
therefore, run no risk liy subscribing.
The objection "for fear the road will
not be made" has no substantial founkla
tion. If, on the other hand, the road is
built, they get the full value of their snb
iptlons in actual benefit to • mu.
Property. • If the citizen's along the route
are therefore friendly to the road, and
sincerely desire its construction, they
have, no reason for not subscribing.
They lose nothing by subscribing if the
road is not made. They have a certain
and tenfold com - pensation as a return if
it is made.
13nt if the road is ever to be made
they must act and act promptly.
railroad cannot be made with wish.
It is one of those things that .req oh es
money. IL is idle and absurd to e.,'pect
the Directors to maid.; the road and
give them nothing to maim it, with. It
I will not do for the eitiZellg tic liray Gn• lice
road and do nothing. In the fold” of
the man whose cart iris SI icking ii. rim
mire, and who prayed to llercuks to
help him out ; Hercules answered limn
the plonds, '• put your shouhrer co the
wheel bor., you call upon me fun m.si.l
- eitb , .ens along-this projected
._roate have a great deal of t heir pr.)ll(ti ty
ill OW Mini utterly nsele.se, and 4; inll4l
stick there, unless they put their
-.shoe Iders- o—t-he- wheel. - If - thnsm wh7f
cengtantly say "they want lice load"
but just as constantly say " they are
afraid it won't be built" would only put
their shoulders to the wheerand help us,
the road would be lade and finished in
a year's time. - Iltd neither it nor any
thyr enterprise can ever sucetmd, IT all
its friends put their hands their
pockets acid- idly to See what
will do Irefure they act..
The President of the board has
forth some of the advanta . ges to he ;le'-
rived from the completion of this coal.
It, is intended to run through one of the
most fertile parts of our valley ; along a
stream of water that holds power enough
for any number' of mills, .I . lll.h:tee, and
n i tann factories ; :in easy channel ilutt
:Nature has curved Out for it, reyniii g
lilt, little riser and expcm.c, 1,..111-
(lent ly ttemote ft out t ..cot
railroad to insure the carriage ,d a large
portion of the freight that alr , ad.):l..t,lllCi
that qua, t,r. Lot ct
the truth of the maxim that 11 ,111,
Crl:aS(IS ttitlt the faciliti•• air it.
'Chcro
isa vast amount ofiv,s lym.;
mant along Allis prject,l Iha
must, continue rlormaw aal
able, unloss there is a way 1 for i
to conic unto market at cl.c..j) I -.
There are millions of ton. ,111111
tliaL must still remain in I h.. •• !•
'rliere, are immense quanti Lio,t .
on our mountains that eaimot
xerti. d into useful material, I ir
la , Lauled any distance on cm.. m
wag mm. There. R10111;1111, •
almost worthless, tlad
sources or Weilllll t ;L,• 1.01,6:1:;
WhO ;1.13 hesitating nic.at sub:, ihin 4 to
the stock, if the ca:. %,,L• wining on
this road
The project carrie‘l ni4 •.ua connect us
directly with the Ileomi Coal Fields,
and the road will 1111 .I.tgll ono of the
richest mineral-regions ~r Lie State. The
prospect of its stock paying ton* divi
dends On addition to increased facilities
for travel and (eight, and the value to
property,) is far butter than'thal of Life
Cumberland Valle a 1 few years ago.
lint that road has made au enormous
and profitable business for itself ; and so
will this road,"if the people are not blind
to their ihterests„ and do not hesitate,
until it is too late.
Respectfully yOurs,
\Y H. 31111,LICIt
Reins <lbout Home
'f • THUMMAY, JANUARY 12 2 187.1
ADIIITTED TO PRACTICE.—Joseph G.
Vale, esqq of Camp Hill, - this county,
was, on motion of Hon. Lemuel Todd,
on Tuesday morning last, admitted to
practico in the several courts of Cum
berland county.
1==11:=2111
TiM last Quarterly meeting and
.Conk.
mullion Services of Carlisle Mission of
tha .livarigolical Assochition, for thecon
forence year, will Lo held, in St. Paul's
church on Sunday, January 22. Ser
vices morning and evening.... •
I=
WE would call attention to the report
of the President of the Miramar Rail
road, tpgothcr• with a communication
*mil- - 11; - Miller, - osipi - solicitor
for the Company; which 'appears in an
other column of
_this paper. It will 7e
pay n careful perusal of the same. -
TICE fourth lecture of tho course for the
honOlt of the Soldiers' Al.o,ntuitent:Auti
elation, will bo delivered in R1106111'6 Bah,
this (Tluusclay)'• evening, by the 13ov.
Dr. Swaitz. Go early, and secure seats.
Singhi ,tickets, 35 curls ; or three tickets
==MZI
Eixo'rrox.—The annuli.' election for
officers of do Cumberland County Agri
cultural Society was hold on Tuesday
last. • Tho vote cast for Presidm4 being
a tie, a now election was ordered to be
hold iu February. .Tho ballot for Fresh
dent.was as follow F., Watts, 71
votes IL it. Petrel's 71 v - otosi and 9 Sent : .
tering votes: liossrs. Saxton and Lino
Were re-elected to tbo•presont positions
aow•held by tic ay viz: Treasurer And
Secrotarm of the Society. :
TO611" , THEIR DEPARTURE.-M 0 IT. S.
troops at tho CaiTi to Barracks excepting
officers and men, left for St. Le:ills
on 'Wednesday afteinoon.
REV: .ALBERT BARNES.—At. the re.,
questof... the members of his congrega
tion, Rev. Dr. Whig' *ill Preach a die
emirs°, next Sabbatb afternoon :It three
o'clock, in the First Presbyterian church,
on the life anil character of the late Rev.
Alpert Barnes. a
DR. SwAntz's - lecturd for the .:benefit
of the Soldiers' • Monument Association
of this place, will be delivered in Rheem''s
Hall, this (Thursday) evening. Let
there be a large audience in attendance.
The subject of the lecture will be " The
Spirit of the age." •
THE Bloomfield Times, and Perry County
Democrat, came to baud the past week,
both greatly enlarged and containing
many other visible impovements in the
general "make-up," &c., These im
provements speak well of newspaper
patronage "across the mountains."
=ME
AT the regular meeting of Holly Gap
Lodge, No. 277, K. of P,, the following
officers wero regularly installed by
District Deputy Grand Chancellor, Geo.
B. Cole, of Shippensberg, Pa : V. P.—
Jas. L. McCollister; N. C.—Samuel G.
Givin; V. C.-IV. H. Goodyear o.ti*S.
John Bowman ; F. S.—John L. Wolf;
B.—Geo. Reese:nen ; o.—Thomas Wolf ;
I. S.—Theo. Swi*ert. ; 0. 5.—A. Black ;
and P,opresentativo—S. P. Gbodyear.
Fl RE. —On Sunday morning last, about
o'clock, a dense cloud of smoke was
seen issuing from the building, in the
rear of Fosuot Co's., dry goods estab
lishment, in Oakville. The alarm was
promptly given, and by the united
— nous of the citizens the I antes were
extinguished before any very serious
damage was doite to the adjoining build
ings. It is supposed the the originated
from a spark escaping from the pipe on
the attic, and falling on a lot of rags
and light combustible material, was soon
ignited. had it not been for the timely
discovery, a very serious conflagration
wuuld.have been the result. The lessis
about fr'6oo. •
Itol:qns IItAIR, who Las erected
the largest ice hn,e ever attempted in
Carlisle, has succeeded in havi4 it filled
with the' vyry finest, kind of spring^,water
lee from Laurel Darn, on the N. 111.
The ice hause is 32 feet long - by 32 feet
dell, and holds about ti 0 tons of ice. Be
twemi the outer and inner wall is packed
2 Coot, of,harcoal, thm.effectimlly prevent_
ing the ice Crum melting. Mr, Les
Zeigler lets charge of the conern, and
will p,t tend to the delivering of ice to the
customers.
An lee box will nho be Levi ;il, Lite
ic,hanott. or. )Ir. Hobert Allison, Ft) that
any.unormocling,-ice-Aq'arn-emerge-ru*'
not be voarpolled to go a aroat dibtance
for lit.
An' enterprise of this Lind should meet
.with liberal encouragement, mot e:;-
pe e i ally Wlien we recollect that the time
is 110 t fax past when ice could scarcely be
had, and the enormous price which wa;
cliarged for it.
Mr. Blair has also erected one of •the
inost.coie ',tete wat elipte,es in the ('ember,.
leant of room forbids
e.tt icing iu detail in this lessee.
counT Pnoerilm'iNos met on
.Nteindayi k . at 10 o'clock. Ina Honor,
Judge ar . ithain, haring been detained
in Perry county, on the trial of a lo r
r case, rely little, linsiness, other than
that incident ter the iirst'day of Quarter
Se ,, ion.,v, It. tnsacted on Monday.
On "fuchday .F6dge Graham arived,
before opening; of the l'l'atrt, mitt the
trial or a awah,, .1• nn rat
impttytatwo teas begun.
The f,•ll” . ing cases InIVO bet`ll
of up to tirn tinir of going 1.1, pro—,
r . Jun Stouller--larreily, '
-
• , i guir,l, plead guilly, :111,1
.1 I, in
IV i t rce y
k ..; guilty, and :.enteneed to I,l' l lolllll's
nlnent in county jftil.
01 Geo. FrApltlin—lareeny, 1,0
•.I pen goods—plead gaifly,
inonths . impvisonoold iu
y jail.
. vs. David ilnwernmster—leooo.
'Jog - stolen plopeity--line
• ~, • 1 \\'m. ; - 'onea—dareeny---ide.ni
- • .00en , ...ed to 21111.110 e; no, on,
in county jail.
tAv,, plead glint y —olPro
tit' 1:11)iii. of other whirl' ill
(4.1 , ,red youth is iiiteresteil
•
('.on. vs. sauce—lArbeny--jory 11,td
(it:rend:tilt not guilty.
Coin. vs. same—aggravated ;tssaullt—
ig,nored and lu•osecutor Ge'o. W. Jackson
to imy costs.
Coln. vs. same, In ceny - --2 eases—true
•
Coin. vs. Chas. Itine aild Wnor..lones—
entering' house to commit felony—jury
lied defendants guilty. •
Com. vs. Amos Myers, larceny—plead
guilty, and sentenced to lhmse of Refuge
during.his utinority—"aged• li3 years.
Com. vs. Jerome Staunton—assault
nod battery with intent to kill, on oath
of 14s wife—jury out. •
REGISTER OF SALE'S
Bills for the following sales have been
printed at, MIS OPFIC.E: :
John P . : Linysey will, sell on the petit
ises, nowPiitlim i occupancy of John W.
Minich, on the road leading from the
Chambersburg, pike to Plainfield, three
miles west of Carlisle, on Friday, Pai
nt:try 8, horses, cows, young cattle, liigs,
threshing machine and power, grain in
tliogrOund, togettel'itfith aliit of louse
hold and kitchen furniture. •
A. G. McCoMmon, residing in b ickin
son township, onoLlialf.mile north-oast of
tho StoTPSTavorn, on the farm of Mrs..
Parker S. Moore, will soh on Thursday,
February 9, horses, cows, young cattle,
sows, shoats, wagons, threshing machine
and horse power, hay forks, plows, har
rows, shovel plows, &c.,,togother ,t'vith
large lot of household and jcitolion'forni
ture...,.... . .
Will be tasld, at public _sale, on the
premises of James' Weahley,
Son. township, 1 mile west of 13atnitz's
mill, and 3 miles artist of the Steno Tav
ern, on the Pino road, on
,Wednesday,
February 15, horses, cows; young cattle,
wagons, ploughs, harrow, double and
single trees, together "with an ondlo.ss
variety of other articles. Tbrius made
known by Joseph-Kunkle.
on Levi F. Hockey will soil ontf • prom
ises, in Monroe townsliip, 2 tiles east
of OlimehtoWnoloar Singiz
~ s Mill, on
Friday, February 17, humos oW`s, yotnig
cattle; .sows, shoats, Lowisbnrg raper
and mower, grahtdrill, a largo quantity
of smoked nioaCs, and many other I'm"-
tiefeh.. , .
.. . .
4 iTohn - Kittz will sell at public sale, on.
the premises, in West Peimsborough
township, • 1 mile north-east of Plainfield,
on the bank of the Conodogninet creek,
on Thursday, February 23, horses, cows ;
young cattle, Soivs, ,wagons, windmill,.
threshing , ' .• machirie ' ..with shaker,
WilloUgliby iiatent grain drill, bridles,
halters, ae., , together with a largo•lot of
other articys.: „ .
'ehltrNp.--Zoo, and her long list Of
distinguished artists open, iu Rheem's
Hall, on Monday evening next, January
10, for a three nights, engagement. • For
further partiedia% see small bills:
DIIPREZ BENEDiCT'S Minstrels held
forth to a large and brilliant audience iu
Rheem's Hall, on Monday evening last•
The entertainment was somewhat better
than the average of traveling minstrels,
but it did not meet the eager expectations
of,many present.'
• .
COUNCIL PIIOCEEIJINGI3.--A regular
meeting of COutmil Was hekl'on Friday
evening last. The most important busi
ness transacted was the confirmation of
the report of the-viewers on the exten
sion of South street, and an appropriation
of S4UO to the Cumberland, Union, and
Good Will Steam Fire Engine CoM pa
nics each, and '4300 to the Empire hook
and Ladder Company.
iSISTANT.—Mr. Jesse F. Zeigler,
teacher of day school No. 10, has been
selected as an assistant to Mr. Frederick
linbick, principal of the night school.
There are. now 90 scholars in attendance,
with additions nightly. The sessions
are two hours in length, coinmencing at
half-past six each evening.
East Cheap John's Ten Commandments
on the fourth page of this Caper. Ile offers
rare bargains to persons in need ul any
thing in his line, such as clothing, boots,
shoes, hats,; caps, and everything usually
found in a lirst-class furnishing shire,
Go and see Poor Cheap ,John in the
Franklin I louse ltow,
Tin: hotel property of Mr. Jacob Natl.
r, corner I - holm - Pr and South streets
has been puraitsed by Mr. N. W. Woods
of the National Hotel.
—ll7-
leopeety - of - C. A. ..fiu,,7tfiTglitfir,
Thu lover street opposi Le Walnut; lies bee'e
Purchased by Mr. Evan, of Newville—
price $3,0130 a •
SNow'.— t ku old fashioned snow: stohn
prevailed timing the entire day of Sun
day last, and contirned unabated until
after nightfall. The merry jingle of the
sleigh bells reverberated through the
streets bright, and ,eally . ..Nlonday morn
ing, although the sleighing was nothing
-
to " - brag abort." •
I;E.orj.E tinaontainictl
physiological cheinistly aro alvaro of the
quantity of irOn in tho blood, but, all
Nliou l k do - it , 'cite iinpolilfuel , ketili!l , ,:r;
up the supply, l'or uebility, dkease ;Ind
death dre sure to ndlow v,lten the quan
tity ber.oulL., too lunch tut - lured.. 'llte
Peruvian Syrup la picau. , ..idc of fron'i
supplic. this.vital eleinvltt, ,Ind ha, faired
malty chronic
LAN'yony
.7‘tany
of nor citizens neglect to attend to this
an ordin:thee
iu force at the present time, - compelling ,
the cleaning of all pavenwnts within 21
Lows after the sin,iw
. has ceased falling
We notice imite number of pavements .
stillcovered:with P , nmlay's i,noW. The
Tfiglr Constable sli6uld attend to this
matter in•time.
IE2
3 revr.,npic ,z the mo,t
useful liltic artiel'es in the kilelien is a
patent Stove Pipe Shelf which is readily
adju , ted to any stOVer 'We hay.) been
using (we at our rAidenee for the last six
montils, and would nut part with it at
any prie'e, If unable to re-place it. Thefte
shelves are fur sale at the stub store of
Win. Fridley, East Louther street, and
cost brdsl.r,O. (let one by all 1110:111S.
lil . l - 1 EN lIV A DO(i., ,slay imun
iug J01.n.,m, a boy about 12
yeArs or age, TOII of Itil•Liaril JOhnSl r Tn,
1):10101 . , Was s verelyLi.lenLyadog. The
Loy \vas titling on a sled, ;that:lied to the
tear Dual or a wagon, when ;1 dog bilting
ing to Miller ',towels, hardware liter_
chants, i l ushrd at the boy, biting him
severely in the right :um, a n al inflicting
other injuries. Dr. (trove Wai i1111111,!1-
111eLi . summoned, when tftu proper tome
-die, INTIV promptly :milled, lint ilat lad
is still lying in a very criticalc,...4.“l,•
NoTwrrnsTANnnw all ',its diming,
quito a large number of •albseribers are
imlebtetl to u; for iplion froM
I. lie lentit Sepl,niUer, 1669. it is strange
thni. e frequently., insert in
our ; , 'pet Goy the Iwnent, of delimptentq,
the eyes of those who
prepay their subscription ; those
who ;00 in arrears still remain so.
this ought not so to • be, and
you Shfitall witys hear in nirml that
injunahn, "Otte no man any
ing,'' no, - not eventheprinter.
I==l
ANOTI?Iin WILD CAT SHOT.-011 Mon
dity forenoon last, Messrs. Sheaffier,
Toners , and others, site', a huge and
ferocious wild eat near limiter's Bun,
measuring nearly 6 feet from tip to tip•
The party had 6 dogs v, kit them in the
chase, and considerable difficulty was
experienced in capturing. t "
as he kept the dogs at bay for a good
while, but he was finally dispatched by
ono of the hunters. Our informant also
tells us that the same party are in pni;
suit of another of these animals, said "to
be much larger than the ono just lcillcil ;
while on the chase they came across the
track of two more, but they. had seen
nothing of the " Cats."
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NARROW ESCAPH.—Cht last Friday
:Lfternoon r as-our townsman; Mr. William
Noble, was assisting a lady tn. las
cari:ia g o, the sphited span of horses at
tached thereto became frightened at tho
accidental snapping of the whip, and
started away. Mr. Noble attain pted to
check the aniivala, but •was thrown
under the buggy; -and, not having fkrm
hold of the lines, ho Was obliged to 're
lease his grasp.
.Tho horses then ran
severalsquarq, when. on reaching West,
street-near South, ono of - them fell, which
caused the .other to 'stop. Who falleh
horse - Was stunned for a nmkpent, hut
sustained no serious•injury. Mr. Noble's
friends will be glad to learn that he had
tha.good_fortune_to_cdeape incroly
a broken finder,._
INC=MI
I s t/MS . AGAIN !—TIII3 undersigned
lyouid.rcppectfully announce to his many
customers and friends that'lii: has, since
okniiir - addect , to his Ciiculating Li
brary • ,
17 new books, viz : Chips from Gor
man Workshops, 2 vplumes ; Chandos ;
Marchond Legacy ; Floating Light ;
Rouse Among.tbe Poplars ; Wooed- and
Won ;- Cueil Books, 3 volumes ;, Bottom
of the Sea ;• Poems of Love • aud Child.
.hood; Idle. Words, by B. R. Victory
Vanooishoit ; Tho Young Naturalist.;
Crumbs Swept • ,Up; Shuplicity and'
Fascination, 2 volumes ; No Name ; Ati
Last ; We Girls.. Also: a now lot •of
Sheet Music. Agent for the celebrated
"Silver Tongue'' ' organs. •
N. HAIMIESS;
N 0.13 West Main street, Carlisle.
. Books of all descriptions hired by the
(lay or m0n,11.. Gliy9 bb.s a call, •
[For tho CU:LISLE HERALD.] '
TOPIC TIIE DAY,
MESSRS. EDITORS
• Will you please inform ythir readers if
there is any, .way by which this cern - -
mtmity can got rid of the worthless vaga
bonds' Who aro traveling froin house to
house, begging money, victual's, • and
clothes . ? The class of people -that I al
it* to.are commonly called "bummers."
The eXpenso to the county in keeping
these worthless and impotent creatures
in our County Poor house and Jail is
enormous, Mid some plan should be fixed
upon by our tax-payers .to do away,with
it. If you can give the public any in
formation on thiS subject, you will much
oblige
Ass OLD TAX PAYED. AND SUBSCRIBER.
Jan. 'lO, 1870.
MESSRS. EIITORSTT:
This being a free country, there is ho
law to prevent people from traveling,
no matter
,what means of locomotion
they choose to adopt. Nor is there any
statue in force ,against eating immod
erately; or drinking too much, or swear
ing, or extravagance, or insanely follow
ing the fashions. "Bumming," in fact,
is the perversion of a roving dispositien,
precisely as the vices and weaknesses
above mentioned are the excesses of
!Lose not having command over tho
rK.tural constitution of their minds. In
addition to a love of roving, tramps are,
as a rule, sinfully idle,'and arc driven by
their pressing necessities to obtain a
living in ways that are dark and contrary
to. the rules of 'civilized society. Exist
ing laws against vagrancy arc sufficient
to punish vagabonds. , But it would ho
manifestly unjust, to arregt all who can
not afford to pay their way by rail, some
of whom are farm hands and mechanics
socking work, and are forced b circum-
stances to travel with stick and bundle.
Probably tramps are, under the present
system, dealt with in a manner most
ercillul to the whole; class, worthy and
unworthy, as well as affording the greatest
amount of protection to the community.
So lopg as there are paupers and vagrants,
the proper way of dealing with them is
certainly to tax the people to furnish
the poor with their meagre fare and a
shelter faun the storm. Should 110 offi
cial care be taken of bummers,"
thine seen id son], be such a series of
pelf ,y thici ing, if not, highway robberies,
as would ause a demand upon the au
thorities for relief, and this relief would
C.`l LLILLLtIiy odale 111)1111 . duo system.
li ha, heeil shown the el l ipapest pro
p :old follolved in the civilized
Sr h•lp fur immediatenecessitiee
and rn o;<is r t.O •' move on." Usually,
11./ "1110 v(: on,.' and
Els g.•ussa to to vagrancy, they are corn
milt( <1 to a wwlz-house for a
,period, and
ttrc there employed in breaking stones,
street repairing,- etc. In England, tho
statutes recognize three classes of tramps,
making idle and.disorderly persons lia
ble to one month's imprisonment and
hard labk• ; rogues and vagabonds liable
o three mouths' hnprisohment and hard
labor; and incorrigible rogues liable to,
Le committed for trial at - the sessions,
Ia Le kept. at hard labor in the interim,
and after conviction to lie imprisoned
qicyfl!at with hard labor. lint bet Ween the
ditliculty of finding satisfactory evidenCe
of the character ofe persons . found wander
iug,,the comMentlable fear of makip g
mni,tdc,s. lite popular reeling that va
grancy is not a crime, and the unwilling
,ss of magistrates to add to the expense
of prison establishments, the statutory
Powers have never been used to such an
extent as to alfeet the prevalence of
vagrancy.
In some parts yf Europe tramps Lave
been i•ompclled to live in pauper colonies.
,I3LIt in ogst ca , es this has proved more
t•xpensive to the nation 11511 their
freedom. The followirig is a fair dml-•
iM ion of " bummers — in all emintries
Ily fir the greater number of the va
grants :110 men between the ages of 9.0
411, the averaoo agejming about IN.
•;'I is it:synall i proportion iof men above
acd a 1 (111 an equal munher of youths
under mostly runaway apprentices.
Abp , • f o urth or a fifth are women,
who .t.• • generally traveling with male
; but the life seems to be too
hard f,ir women. 'Phu men often pre
tend to be going alma( in searclt_of WPr I S, _
but seldom or never
s ilo work ; and the .
majority of the vagrants are of the class
who, faun mental constitution, would
altini,t die rather than work. They ate,
besides, it must be added, persons whom
decent laborers would not allow to be
associated with their. Many of them
have been brought up in workhouses ;
nut a
_few aro dissipated broken-down
workmen, who, while tramping about
iu search of work, have acquired tramp's
bad habits and love of idleness. Many
of the have been brought up to crime,
but want the skill and daring necessary
to stweess in their profession. They
often nod:. some pretense of occupation,
nude r co; er of which they approach
1 1 ,,u,..., k; t.. hr:_;, or steal, or bully unpro
tected women. They aro ~ - ,e haors of
steel-pil,, paper, ; tinkers, china
inenderq, umbrella repairers, ballad sing
ors. They much given to • small
i.eCts; tin,: or them are believed to ho
any crime ; hut in fact they
alietnit ,eriunK crimes. They afro
peer I in,id ( i cat tires, and feel that society
with 11 , Police is too strong for them.
They nevnr unite together to commit
crimes, hat occasionally2o or 30.0 f them,
operating in twos and threes, work a die
tTict concert. --- There is a fre&ritaSatiry .
anmng them ;and airy new rule adopted
at a workhouse, becomes known in two
or thrie days over a wide district. They
are mualiy known by slang names ; their
language is horribly blasphemous and
obscene ; and neither men nor women
have the smallest regard for decency, or
any conception of sexual rcstraintil. They
give it great deal of trouble at the work
houses—swearing at and-threatening the
officials, occasionally stabbing them, re
fusing to do the allotted work, and not
unfreguently tearing Up their clothes, -in
the hope that the officials; out of regard
of decency, will supply them withothers•
The officials can - only_threaten them with
CM magistrate and the jail ; brit some
times—and it is then they aro most in
solent and trotffilesorrie—they have a de-.
sire fel' rest and regular feeding, and aro
not unwilling to go to jail„ It . is hard to
understand what are She enjoyments of
their wandering , 'and shifty life. Ap-
parently, the freedom of it - and the im
!nullity from work aro its eltiof attnietions .
They haveleen wolf deseribed.as wander
ing, about ' ready 'for anyerime, but not
planning crimes, quite ready to rob, but
very much afraid. of hirgo dogS; very
conrag,eous against unproteeied
,women,•
but ekulkers when a broad-shonldered
laborer.lU7rlF, litroyds their way, with
•no purpeso except wandering, no restraint
except hunger, no hope except of getthig
. druitic.upen_some lucky haul,. nomads,
- thconidst of civilization, simple saVages .
without savage resources.' There is no_
`offt2nce against society for which penal
servitude would Po 'a more "appropriate
penally, *