The .11r1rfw iiitatik Bill.
The following i• a copy of the Bank Bill as it
- .passed both branches of the'Legislature on the
SEcriotc 1. Be it enacted Thai
from and after the passage of this act the
several banks within this commonwealth
shall be liable for the payment of their bills.
notes, and other liabilities, in the earn
manner that natural persona of
are now liable, agreeably to the existiti
laws of this commonwealth and the pena
ties and forfeitures to which the Said banks
are subjectand liable according to the pro
. visions of the several arts of assembly in'
such cases made and prOvided for the non
payment of their liabilities on demand be,
and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. It shall and may be lawful for
any ofsaid banks during the term of five
years from and after the passage of this act
to issue, circulate and receive bills or notes
in the form of bank notes of the denotnina
lions of one, two and three dollars, payable
on demand, to any amount not exceeding
in the whole fifteen per cent on the amount
of the capital stock of such bank actually
paid in. And any law prohibiting the is
suing, passing, or receiving the bills or
notes of any bank, of the denominations
aforesaid shall be and the same is hereby
suspended for the term of five years afore
said. Provided, That the total amount
of all denominations of bills or notes which
any bank may make or issue shall not at
any time exceed the following limits; that
is to say, where the capital stock actually
id in does not exceed two hundred thou•
anu dollars, the amount which such bank
may so 'make or issue shall not exceed the
amount of such capital more than fifty per
cent. When the capital stock acteallypaid
in exceeds two hundred thousand and .doe:
not exceed lour hundred thousand . dollars
the amount which such bank may so make
or issue shall not exceed the amount ofsaid
capital more than thirty.seven and a halt
per cent. And mien the capital so paid io
exceeds four hundred thousand dollars the
amount which such bank may so make or
Issue shall not exceed the amount of said
capital inure titan twenty-five pee cent
Nor shall any bill or note payable after
date be inade or issued by any bank which
shall have a longer time than one hundred.
and 30 days to run to maturity, nor shall any
of said. bills or notes payable after date. b..
made or issued fur any less sum than five
hundred dollars, nor retail the whole amount
thereof exceed ten per cent of the total
amount of bills or notes of all denominations
,which any may make or issue as afore
said.
SEC. 3. The total amount of debts and
liahifities of any bank, exclusive of sums
due lordeposits,,shall not at 'any time ex
ceed !double the amount of its capital stock
actually paid in, nor shall the total amount
of debts and claims, exclusive of the contio
gent fund to be invested as hereinafter pro
vided, due or becoming due to any bank at
any time exceed double the amount of its
capital stock actually paid in. Provided,
That funds deposited by any bank within
any other bank in this commonwealth tor
the payment or redemption of ti , e bills - or
notes of the bank depositing the same shall
not bo.donaidered as coming within the pro
visions of this section.
Sac. 4. The total amount which any
bank may directly or indirectly invest in or
advance upon any stocks loans or other
securities in the nature thereof, including
its own stock, the stocks or loans of any
elate, (those oft his commonwealth accept
ed) the stocks, or loans of the United States,
and the stocks or loans of cities, countie•,
borouglis,incurporated districts, institutions,
or companies whether lice same be purchas
ed bona fide by said bank or held collater
ally by itself or others, to secure the pay
ment of any advance loan or discount made
by said bank, sh•dl not at any time exceed
the one tenth part- of the total amount of the
debts and liabilities of such bank as limited
in the preceding section of this act. Nor
shall any bank at any time make advancer ,
loans or discounts upon any such stocks
loans or other securities in the nature there
of, (except as , abovo accepted) or where the
same may be taken or. held collaterally a:
aforesaid, which shall in any case exceed
two thirds of the par value thereof. And
when current market value in cash of such
stocks, loans or other securities shall be less
than par, the amount armlet' advances,lnans
or discounts shall tint in iti.y exceed two
thirds of such current market value. Pro•
vided, That nothing herein contained shad
be so eonstrued as to compel any bank to
reduce the amount of such investments,
advances, loans, or discouuts, made prior
to the passage of this act, in any greater
ratio than twelve and a half per cent for
every ninety days on the total amount
thereof.
SEC. 5. No president, cashier, or other
peison in the employment 01 - any bank,
shall in any case lend tho funds of such
bank without the express authority of the
board of directors thereof. And the total
amount of liabilities of the directors of any
bank individually or collectively, whether
directly or indirectly to such bank, shall
not exceed the followirm limits: that is to
say, when the capital stock of any bank
actually paid in does not exceed $250 000,
the amount of said liabilities shall not ex
ceed the one sixth - part of the aizgrzgate
loans of such bank.—When the capitol
stock sovaid in exceeds 8250,900, and does
not exceed $500,000, the amount of said
liabilities shall not exceed the one eighth
part of the aggregate loans of such bank.
When the capital stock so paid, in exceeds
8500,009 add does not exceed 81,000,000
the . amount of said liabilities shall. not ex,
coed the one tenth parr of the aggregate
loans of such' bank. When the capital stock
paid in eveeeds $1,000,000, acid does
not exceed $2,090,000, the amount of said
liabilities•shall not exceed the one tWelftii
part nfthn algregate loans" of such bank,—
When the capital stock ao paid in exceeds
82,900,0( 1 0, and dot's not exceed $3,090,-
090, the amount of-ugh linhilitiea not
exceed the title fifteenth part of the nggre.
data loans of such bank. VYbea the
capital stock so paid in exceeds 8:3,000,000
the amount of such liabilities shall oot ex
eed the:onti twentieth' part: of the aggre
gate loans
.or such bank. The loans dis•
counts, or advances constituting the habil
ales aforesaid, to bi3 . made at the discri•
'ion of the board of directors as in othei
%ISO% Provided, that nothing in this sec - -
I on contained shall be so construed as 1,
impel the reduction of-the total amoun,
said liabilities existing at the passage of
iis act, in any greater ratio than
and a half per cent for every ninety days
SEC. 6. No bank shall hereafter make a
ny loan or grant any diEcnunt to the cashier
teller, clerks, porters, or servants, thereof
or to either of them, nor shall any or eith
er of them, be allowed to keep any private
or individual account in or with such bank
Nor shall any director of any bank become
the surety of:any officer, clerk, or other
person in the employment of such bank.
But any loans, or discounts so made or
;ranted prior to,. tho passage of this act,
may if in opinion of the directors, the same
is expedient . be renewed subject however to
the reduction named in the provision to the
next preceding section. •
SEc. 7. At any general meeting of the
stock holders or any election for directors
Many bank held in persuance of law, each
.hare of stock not exceeding fifty bona fide
iwned and held for three calendar months
next preceding such general meeting or e.
leetion, shall entitle the 'holder thereof to
me vote; and all shares so owned and held
above fifty and not exceeding one hundred
OEIII entitle the holder thereof to one vote
for every live shares so owned and held a
bove one hundred shall entitle the holder
hereof to one vote for every ten shares ! .
Provided, That the stockholders in any o
the banks of the commonwealth shall vote
m proper person, and not by proxy or at
orney.
SEC. 8. At the next annual election of
directors, and thereafter no person shall be
elected or serve as a director in any bank
unless he hold hie own right of the capital
stock thereolat the par value in the propor
'tons following, that is to say. When the
nount of capital stock paid in is not un
less than three millions of dollars the amount
&stock so held shall not be less than three
thousand dollars; when the amount of capi•
tal stock paid • in is not less than two
millions of dollars, the amount of stock so
held, shall not be less than two thousand
dollars; when the amount of capital stock
paid to is not less than one million' of
dollars, the 'stock so , held shall not be
less than one thousand dollars; when the a
mount ofcapital stock paid in is less than
one million of dollars, the stock so held shall
not be less than five hundred dollars. Pro.
vided, That any person holding stock as
aforesaid in the bank of Pennsylvania or the
Philadelphia bank to the amount of one
thousand dollars or in the Columbia bank
and Bridge company to the amount of five
hundred dollars, and shall be eligibles as a
director on the part of the State 'in said
hanks respectively, but no person shall servo
is a directo.• in more than one bank at the
.3aine time nor to the same bank if located
in the city or county of Philadelphia, or
city of. Pittsburg for more than three out
4 every four years, and not more than
three fourths of the directors in any bank
if located in the city or county of Philadel
phia or city of Pittsburg shall be re 'elected
ror the succeeding year, except the pres
ident for the time being who shall always be
SEC. 9. Every president, director cask
er or other officer of any bank, shall bo-
tore taking on himself the duties of his
office take and subscribe an oath or affir
mation before some judge, alderman, 01
'twice of the peace, faithfully to discharge
the duties of his office, and to observe and
comply with the laws of his commonwealth
in relation to banks, which said oath or of
tirmation shall be in writing and registered
in a book kept for that purpose. •
SEC. 10. 1f any director, officer, or oth
!r person concerned in the management or
being, in the employment ofany bank shall
wilfully and with a design to defraud, make
or cause to be made any false entry on the
books of such bank, or any false return of
the state or condition thereof, or forge, or
slier, or caused to be forged or altered any
of the minutes of the board of directors, or
any statement or accounts in any of the
books of records thereof, by which the true
condition of such bank shall be disguised or
,oncealed or shall fraudulently make an is
sue, or caused to be made issued, any false
paper or certificate relating to the affairs
rfsuch bank, or to the capital stock thereof
or which would in any manner increase the
liabilities of such bank,'*or shall embezzle
or fraudulently convert to his own use, or
fraudulently take or secrete with intent to
convert to his own use or to the use of any
ether person, any bullion, money, note, bill,
heck, draft, certificate, obligation, or secu
rity or any other property or effects belong
ing to or in possession of' such bank or be.
longing to any person, or persons and de
posited therein, he shall be deemed guilty
id a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof before any court having competent
'urisdiction shall be punished by imprison
ment in the jail of the proper county or in
one of the Slate penitentiaries, as in other
, •ases of misdemeanors, for any term not ex•
needing seven years, and be fined in any
.um not exceeding two thousand dollars.
SEC. P 1. ft shall not be lawful for any bank
to make declare or pay any dividend or other
prok to the stock holders thereof exceeding
seveti per cent per annum, and all the future
rofits ofany bank exceeding seven per cent
per annum, shall be reserved and invested
s hereinafter provided, until the same shall
amount to ten percent on the capital ofsuch
hank actually paid in, and thereafter all the
said profits exceeding seven per cent per
•annum shall be equally divided one half for
the use ()film Commonwealth to be paid in.
to the treasury thereofes taxes on dividends
are now required to be paid, and the other
hall, together with the ten per cent above
named, :o be sot apart and invested by said
hank in the loans ofthis commonwealth, to
form a contingent fund to cover the losses
and provide for the uharnitte payment of all
the liabilities of said bank. So much cd
said contingent fund as may remain at the
closing °film business army. - bank, after
redeeming all its liabilities as aforesaid,
Mall be divided pro rato amongst the stock
lolders thereof. Provided, That nothine
, lerein contained shall be construed. to ex
• •iiipt any bank- from the payment of Inv.
iow imposed by law upon all dividends not
.xceeding 7 per cent per annum, nor from
he payment of the taxes imposed by the
act of the 11th June, 1840. •
Sze. 12. It shall not be lawful for any
bank, neglecting or refusing to pay on do.
mend any of its notes, bilis, deposits or nth
sr liabilities (special deposites excepted) in
gold or silver coin, to make, declare or pay
any dividend, or other profit to the stock
holders thereof, exceeding five per cent per
annum, and all the future profits of any such
bank so neglecting or refusing to pay its
notes, hills, deposits or other liabilities in
gold or silver coin, exceeding 5 per cent per
annum, shall be equally divided for the uses
and paid or appropriated in the manner pre
scribed in the preceding section in relation
to profits exceeding 7 per cent per annum.
And so much of any former law as prohibits
any bank, not paying its liabilities in gold
or silver on demand, from making loans or
dividends or issuing its own notes or bills, is
hereby repealed.
SEC 13. Each of the banks shall make
out and transmit by mail to the Auditor
qeneral, between the Ist and 10th days of
the months of January, April, July and Oc
tober in each and every year, a•statenient
verified byabe oaths or affirmations of the
president and cashier, of the condition, lia
bilities and resources of such bank as they
stood on the last juridical days of the months
of December, March, June and September,
immediately preceding at the time of the
closing of the business of the bank, which
statement shall be made out in such uniform
manner as the said Auditor General may
prescribe and shall designate particularly
as follows:
FinsT—The liabilities of such Bank in
the following ordeiz-
The amount of the capital stock Thereof
actually paid in.
The amount of its bills, notes and other
obligations to circulation, payable on de
mand.
The amount of its bills, notes and other
obligations payable after date.
The balance due to other banks within
this State.
The balance due to other banks not with
n this State.
The amoulit due to general depesitom
The amount due to special depositors.
The amount due for unpaid dividends;
designating the amounts if any, which mayl
have remained duo and uncalled tor, for twol
years and the names of the parties entitled
to the same.
The amount of all other debts due by
said bank and the nature thereof.
SECOND- 7he resources of ouch : bank
in the following order:—The amount of
bills promissory notes and bills ofexchange,
discounted or purchased by such bank, and
not then due exclusive of the amount of ad
vances or discounts, for which stochs or
loans are held as collateral security...
The amount of advances or discounts for
which stocks or loans are held as colla:eral
security, designating particularly such
stocks or loans so held
The amount of notes 3f other banks with
in this State:
The balances due by banks within this
State.
The balances due by banks not withinthis
State. • -
The amount of coin and bullion of all de.
scriptions on hand.
The am.tant of debts due to said bank,
secured by mortgages and ground rents.
The amount.of loans owned and held by
such bank created by the United States, of
any State, city, county, district or borough.
The amount of loans to corporate institu
tions and companies other than banks. -
The amount of Stock owned and held ,n
the capital stock of other incorporated insti
tutions and companies.
The amount of its own stock held by such
bank.
:The nett cost 01 all the real estate held
by such bank other than its banker , house.
The nett•cost of the banking house of
such bank.
The amount of all other debts due to such
bank,, specifying; particularly, the amount
of those remaining due, and unpaid 11.1 r one,
two and three years, and not charged as
bold.
•The amount received by such bank for
interest, discount, exchange, rent and all
other sources constituting the profits of
such bank, and earned since the declaration
of the last dividend.
The amount of the contingent fund of
said bank and how invested.
THIRD—As follows: The amount of
he l`xpentles and losses incurred in conduct
ng the business of such bank since the dee
aration of the last dividend.
The aggregate amount owing by the di
rectors of, such bank, first as principal.
second as endorsers or sureties.
The aggregate amount of advances or
discounts made to the directors of other
banks.
And it shall be the duty of the Auditor
General to prepare quarterly an abstract
of the several statements which may have
been made to him, as aforesaid, by the
banks, and he shall during the months, of
January, April, July and October in each
year, publish for three successive days the
said abstract in one of the daily newspapers
published in Philadelphia, Harrisburg and
Pittsburg.
It shalt moreover be the duty of every
such bank to cause to be published once m
each week, - for three successive weeks
during the months aforesaid, in one or more
newspapers published in the city or county,
where such bank is located, a true copy
verified as afbresaid, of the quarterly state
'news or returns so required to be made to
the luditor General.
Swum 14. If any bank shall neglec,
ow refuse for, the period ,"01l thirty days, AU
furnish to the Auditor General the smte
,ment required Mille preceding section,
.or
AA neglect or refuse for the period o
thirty days to publish the same in the pa
pers, of the proper city, or county, clearer°.
4aid, or if the President or any of •the di-,
rectors or the cashier of any bank, • shall
wilfully and knowingly violate any of the
provisions of this act, or any other act for
the government or regulation thereof, they
shall individually and severally, be liable
for the whole amount of the debts and ha
hilities of such bank, and shall moreover
be incapable thereafter of holdii,g the office
of President, Director or Cashier in the
same• or any other bank. And every such
neglect or refusal on the part of any bank
to transmit and publish the statement re.
quired as aforesaid, and every such viola
tion of the provisions of this act, or any
other act for the government or regulation
of such bank, not hereby altered or repeal
ed, shall be deemed cause of forfeiture of
tho charter thereof, and upon proof of the
fact to the satisfaction of the Court of Com
mon Pleas of the proper county, or in vaca
tion, to the President Judge thereof, in the
same manner provided in the resolutions of
the third of April, 1840, in relation to non
payment of specie by said banks, the char
ter of such bank shall be absolutely forfeited
as provided in said resolutions.
Sec. 15. It shall be the duty of the Se•
cretary of the Commonwealth, immediately
after the passage of this act, to forward a
copy thereof addressed to? the President,
Directors and company of each of the banks
incorporated by the laws of this Common
wealth, who shell thereupon convene a gen
eral meeting of the stockholders thereof, for
the purpose of submitting the pro Visions of
this act for their acceptance or rejection.--
The said meetings to be called and their
proceedings to be regulated tis provided by
the respective charters for the election of
Directors, and the acceptance or rejection
of this act shall be certified to the Governor
by the Presidents of the respective banks
under the corporate seal thereof, within
sixty days from the passaee thereof, and
thereupon the Governor `shall declare by
proclamation which of said batiks have ac
cepted or rejected as aforesaid. And if any
of said banks shall refuse or neglect to ac
cept the provisions of this act in the manner
aforesaid, then, and in every such case, all
the provisions and penalties of the several
acts and resolutions in force, prior to the
passage of this act, shall continue in force in
• relation to every such non accepting bank
Sec. 16. So much of any former act or
resolution as imposes any Other penalty or
higher rate of interest than six per cent. per
annum, in consequence of any bank neglect
ing or refusing to pay on demand in gold or
silver, its,notes, bills or other liabilities; and
so much of any act or resolution, as is here
by altered or supplied, shall be, and the
same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 17. Tho President and Direaton of
the Bank of- the United States may, after
the passage of this act, convene (under the
provisions of their act of incorporation) a
general meeting of the stockholders, for the
purpose of submitting for their decision the
propriety of reducing the capital of said
bank, so that .he same consist of three
hundred and fifty thousand shares of the
value of forty dollars each, and amount
to fourteen millions i of dollars, and if at such
meeting a majority of the stockholders then
present shall approve of, and consent to such
reduction of the capital of said bank, and
shall signify their consent thereto in writing,
the President and Directors shall leliver to
the Governor a copy of the proceedings of
such meeting, together with a duplicate of
the consent of the stockholder; thereto, un
der the corporate seal of said bank whtch
shall he by him deposited in the office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth and tit.,
Governor shall immediately thereupon issae
his proclamation, declaring that the capital
of the said bank has been so reduced. That
on the fact of such reduction being ascer
tamed and proclaimed as aforesaid, said
bank shall be released from so much of the
obligations imposed by the - Sixth section of
the act of incorporation as requires perma
nent loans to be made to the Commonwealth
when required by law of any sum or sums
not exceeding six millions of dollars, and of
any temporary loan not exceeding one mil
lion of dollars to any one year.
SEC. 18. No bank of this commonwealth
shall issue or pay out any other than its own
holes, unless such issue or payment be in
conformity with some special contract, or
with the consent of the party to whom the
same are tendered. Provided, That in case
any bank shall violate the provisions of this
section they shall forfeit and pay the snip of
five hundred dollars to be sued for and re•
covered as debts of like amount are by law
recoverable, one half for the use of the in•
former, and the other for the use of the
overseers or guardians of the poor of the
proper city or county where the offence sall
be committed.
THE romrre VEro-7he Huntingdon
Breach.—The Governor has again vetoed
the resolution for the settlement of the ac•
counts of the disbursing officers on the Hun
tingdon breach. The reasons given are,
that the bill is not such a one as he would
have suggested. if his opinion had been ask
ed on the subject. We recommend the
Legislature hereafter to get the Governor
to make a draft of such bills as he can sign,
and to attempt to pass none unless it shall
first have met his approbation. Seriously,
there are no reasons given f)r withholding
his'signature worth a moment's considers.
ttou.—Harriaburg Chron.
TuzAsow IN THE Wzsr.—The' Cin
cinnati Gazette of Saturday week says:—
We have summer weather here in 'advance]
of the usual period ofapring warmth. Our
market is filed with greens, salads, radish.
es. and so-forth; garden shrubbery is put.
ting out; and fruit trees begin-to look green.
We fear much that the first "ten days of A
pril will make sad havoc amongiis. Such
things have happened heretofore on the
banks of the Ohio.
' know
AGRUATL'itIt - AL S' • TISTICS tlnriner prOsperous condition. Wit
According to the return's of the Marshes' that Martin Van atirtn came =into power'
'by whom the late CellOM Wits taken, the ow the 4th of March, 1837, with the coon
Suite of New 'York is behind Pennsylvania try free from debt, and an overfhWingTrea.
'in the production of wheat, to the amount sury of many millions in hand to begun
of 2,000,000 bushels annually; while it er.• with. . When .the several accounts now;
eels Pensylvania in the production of rye called for are in, we shall know—nor, in- 1
deed, how Van Bureniam squandered the'
over 3,000,000 of bushels—of Indian corn
2,500,000 bushels—of oats over 2,000,000 Intney of Abpoople, but, how much mon
bushels —of buckweat 300,000 bushels—ot eY it B( le.W 4 red- For it will then soon be
ng,
barley 2,300,000 bushels—of potatoes 21,-
nscertni how mach debt was created,
000,000 bushels—wool nearly 1,000,000 Aiming thWrour years ending on the 4th of
March, 1841. With Allis knowledge pounds—hav nearly 2,000,000 tons—sugar,
• be
over 8,000,000 pounds, and of products orfore thorn , the people rtTay pass understand
' the dairy over $8,000,000. In the pro- .inglY upen the honesty, capacity, and
Ohio e financial merits of the Van Buren adminis.
ddction of wheat . xceeds Pennsylvania
about 3,000,000 bushels while Virginia is t ration.
bnt about 1-1 million bushels behind New
York in that article. In Indian corn, Ten
nessee takes the lead of all the States, pro
ducing 42•1 millions of bushels yearlv
North Carolina 34i millions of bushels, h.!'
linois 22 millions, Michigan 22 millions
Alabama 18 millions, Missouri 15 . millions
Pennsylvania 131 millions, and New York
10 millions, Of neat cattle New York
possesses 2 642,438, Pennsylvania 146,418
Of sheep New York has 5,381,225, Penn.
sylvania 3,386,431, Ohio 1,064,957, Ver
mont 1,393,420, Virginia 1,280,736.
In the products of the orchard New York
and Vermont lead the other States nearly
two to one —the former being to the amount
$1,732, 257, the latter $1,100,287. In
cotton Mississippi bears the palm, produ
cing yearly 289,838,818 pounds, Alabama
540,379,609 pounds, South Carolina.l4B,.
907,880 pounds, Georgia 134,322, 755
pounds, Louisiana 67,640,182 pounds Vir
ginia 10,767,451 'pounds. 01, tobacco,Ma
ryland produces 19,000,000 pounds, Vir.
ginia 14,000,000 pounds, Ohio 6,000,000
pounds, Tennessee 26,700,000 pounds,Mis
souri F 4,500,000 pounds, and lodiana near
2,000,000 pounds,
THE KEY STONE STATE.--G reely's Log
Cabin, in referring to the Gubernatorial
campaign, upon which we have embarked
has the following article, which shows that
the misdeeds of our locofoco Governor are
appreciated abroad at well as at home:
"One of the greatest political contests of
1841 is to be fought in Pennsylvania, where
in October next a Governor is to be chosen
for three years ensuing, in place of David
R. Porter, the present Loco Foco incum
bent. We clo not believe a more reckless.
ruinous ordemoralizing State Administra
tion haS been endured in any. State of the
Union than that of D. R. Porter has been.
We believe its glaring profligacy in the
prosecution and' repair, of the State Works
has added at least One Million Dollars to
the Public Debt for which the .State has re
ceived no equivalent. Too cunning to be
a thorough Destructive, Porter has pursued
a see-Saw course in regard to State policy
and the ranker articles of the Loco•Foco
creed, while he has proved himself a thor•
ough' pupil of Dallas and Kendall in his ad.
ministration' of the laws. He has vetoed
the most important an just bills passed by
the Legislature, even when composed ofhis
political supporters; he has prostituted the
power of appointment 'to the worst extent,
in aggrandizing his relatives, and personal
faveri!es, even with judicial stations fin
which they were most unfit; lie has beggar
ed the'State; and he has filled up the mea
sure of his iniquities by pardoning a Loco-
Foco libeler of many respectable Whigs be
fore trial, so as to shield him from convic
Lion as well as punishment? Howcan suet.
a man be re elected?
The friends of the new National Admin
istration have nominated an excellent cam
didate—Jours BANKS of Barks—a scholar,
statesman, jurist, and inflexibly honest man
There is not a shadow of suspicion,, even.
resting on his fair fame. He is able, afTli
hie and popular, and we hope he will be
elected by a large majority." •
A DREADFUL AND COWARDLY MAPBA
MR.-A letter from the' t. Louis Repub
lican, from Fort Leavenworth, gives an a
count of a most cowardly and bloody mass
ere committed by some Kansas upon some
Pawnees.
The distardly Kansas, 65 in numbor
took advantage of the absence of the Paw
no warriors from their encampment, and
massacred all but 11 ot the woman and
children found in it.
One woman sold her life dearly. She
sprang upon one of the Kansa9 warriors
like a tigress—clutched his throat, and
would have strangled him if her urms'had
not be'en hewn from her body.
The Pawnee prisoners were reached by
a detachment of the American force sta
tioned at Port Leavenworth, and had been
brought into Bellevieu.
This massacre will be a signal for a fierce
war between the Pawnees and Kinsas.
"'".". 0 IlMwor.
LEAD IN lOWA AND WISCONSIN.-Dr.
Owen, who was appointed 14 the Govern
ment of the United States to explore .ebe
mineral regions of lowa and Wisconsin
Territories, states that they now produce at.
much lead as the whole _ of Europe, Great
Britain excepted; and are capable of vield
ing as much as all Europe, Great Baitain
included.
-.40 • e 1..•-•
A NEW BET OF BOOKS, AND NO MISTAKE!
—ln pursuance of instructions from the
Secretary of the Treasury, the following
Circular has been forwarded to all the dis
boning officers and agents of the War,
Navy, and Indian Departments, whose ac
counts are subject to the revision of the,
Second Comptroller.
The old books, it will be Seen, and the
peoplwill rejoice to see, are to be settled
up, and closed, , to the 4th of March. The.
lobject and effect of this Circular will be to
l ascertain and demonstrate the precise Con.
' , dittos of the National Treasury, 'and the
'state of the indebtedness of the country, on
'the day that President HARRISON assumed
the direction; of affairs. The information '
is impoilant, as skewing what the loco • loco
'administrations . have' done,• and what thel
Reform . atinileistration hti& to do4n they
great work of restoring the• country to its l
. CIRCULAR. •
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Crphpi•oller's office,
March 22, 1841.
SIR:-Yqll are hereby required to render
your account or disbursements for the cur
rent quarter as soon after its close as prac
ticable, and in so doing you will present
with and refer to in your account current,
two abstracts, one referring to vouchres for
payments made for demands which accrued
prior to the 4th inst., the other to those sub
sequent thereto, unless your disbursements
since Mat day have not exceeded in amount
the funds then on hand. Should that be
the fact, your account may be rendered as
heretofore.
You will, however, in all cases, report
the amount of funds in your bands on the
4th inst.
Subsequent quarterly accounts are to bo
rendered as required - •above, should they
embracespayments foe demands which ac
crued prior to the 4th inst.
ALBION K. PARRIS,
Comptroller.
AN Ezt PRESIDENT OF A' BA:qN. IR.THOU.
nt.e.—Alonio F. Weed, ox President of
the Bank of Millington, Maryland, has
been arrested in New York ona charge of
baying in September last' embezzled the
funds of that Institution to the amount of
$lO,OOO and upwards. .
Mona VOTES FOR PORTER.—The Union
town Democrat says, that nineteen, persons
were pardoned from the western 'Peniten
tiary during the year 1&40 by Governor
Porter: ‘letcalrs Star and Democrat says
that a fellow was sentenced upon Wednes
day, to thirty days imprisonment, for an a•
trocious attack upon Mr. Martin of Spring
Garden, at the polls. On Saturday a full
pardon arivod. Hadn't the Governor bet
ter open the doors of our penitentiaries?
We also learn by a letter from Schuyl
kill county that a ruffian, who was convict
ed some year or so since of a most DWG
cious violaiion of a girl near Minnersville,
has likewise been sent out on community
again by this over-wise and merciful Gov
ernor!—With his pardons before and af
ter conviction, the Governor will find him
self surrounded by a band of friends, both
tried and untried!—Llurrisberg Telegraph
ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY A BRITISH
Cntrxesn.—The Salem, Masa. Register says
that "letters have been received from the
brig Richmond, Bates, cf this port, which
state that this vessel had been
. overhauled
by a British cruiser. The Richmond was
on her passage from Salem to Sr.' Helena,
ind thence to Mozambique,' and a filv weeks
oefore her arrival at St. Helena; ' when off
the Island of St. Thomas on thi,Coast of
Africa, she was brought to 'by a British
brig of war, (the Persian, our informant
hinks) her invoices and other papers were
demanded and examined, she was finally
suffered to proceed on her voyage, nothing
being found to justify a seizure. This is
he fifth Salem vessel that has been search
..(l by English cruisers within a few
months."
TUE SIIISQIIEELS.NNA.--.The recent fine
weather, which has served to, melt the
iortlajrn snows, and thus swell its tributa
ries, aided by a heavy fall of rain on Mon
lay, has produced a gieat and unusual rise
in the river Susquehanna. At Harrisburg
yesterday, it was fifteen feet above low
water mark. This, in a stream nearly a
'role in breadth Is a prodigious rise; and is
'aid to have been only exceeded once be
rme, in that river. since the great flood 'of
1786. Much damage has already been
doi.e, as the Harrisburg Telegraph of yekt
lerday states, that all the 'small-bridges be
tween that place and York Havp9 were
known to have been swept' away; - and that
the great quantities of floating timber,
plank and boards, iushing past Harrisburg,
on the "angry flood," chewed plainly that
the work of destruction bad begun, above
that town. The navigation, on the Canal
was suspended et Clark's Perry—the Canal
below the dain' being so full of water that
the boats could not pass under the bridges.
THE PEXPUNOING " RESOLUTION.-4n
the Senate of New
_York, Geri. Root has in
troduced a resolution instructing Piletit4s.
Wright and Tallmadge, United States Sen-
ators, to vote for the repeal of the expung
ing resolutions, for which they both voted
under instructions from the legislature of
1833.
PERILOUS POSITION OF LOUIS PRILIITt•
—The driver of a Paris omnibus, dwelling
near the Barriere du Combat, was lately
found hanging in. his room. Informed of
the 'fact a , commissary of police repaired
promptly to the spot,and finding all attempts
to restore animation ineffectual, proceeded
to secure the effects and search the per
, -
sOn . of the unhappy , cleceabed. In one of
his peckets he discovered a written docu
ment, by which the coachman' declared
that.being enrolled in .a secret society his
turn had taken place by lot to kill the king,
'but that ,firiding,biEnself unequal to tlai;
commission of such a crime, h hd d
.aPt er
mined,.to finish his existence: The taupe ,
nor auihoFities have tpkin, this startling
cave in'hand,`And ser,tou,;.apPrehensions aro
entertained pfthe i cttnit.tierney who4e ens",
• tence has been thus awfully divulged.
RE!PUBLICAN BANNER.
GETTYSBURG. April 0. 1841.
.Denzocratie- Candidate
FOR GOVERNOR,
JOHN BANKS,
OF BERKS COUNTY.
AN Apprentice to the Print
ing Business wanted at this
DEATH GF THE PRESIDENT!
Pennsylvania Stands Firm. We are pained to announce the 'm,tilan.
From the accounts vaich reach us daily from choly intelligence of the DE'ATI - I OF
the various parts of the State, we feel authorized PRESIDENT HARRISON /
to say to our friends abroad, that Pennsylvania is following is an extract of a letter, written
an Administration State, and will prove it at the b
y a member ofthe Legislature to a citizeni
approaching election, as she did at the last. Mo
ved by a strange infidelity, as we thought, to the of this place, dated
,• I
Office.
honor and interests of the State, certain of our co
temporaries, whose aid, from their professions, we
had'a - right to expect, were constanrly asserting
that no Candidate could' carry the State against
Van Buren. We denounced ouch treasonabfe a
tinnpts to dispirit our own friebdir, but we find we
were over hasty in imputing such motives;—as
since the election, none have evinced warmer at
tachment to the present Chief Magistrate, or
claimed greater credit for their services, than those
of our brethren who were given over to such criill
ing despondency before it.
We have only referred to this subject to strength
en the opinion we have intimated, that,Pennsyl
vania will go for JOHN BANKS: We adhered
to the opinion from the beginning of the late can
vass, that Gen. Harrison would carry the State,
even at the hazard' of differing with , our more in
telligent brethren. We wore right' Ahen: and
when those, naturally given to despondency agree
with ue in anticipating success, we have surely
foundation for supposing we are right now.
Lady's Book
The April number of this admirable publication
has been received. The 4413 tray Kitten" and an
excellent plate of the latest Fashions embellish
this number. The reading matter is good—very
good—as is generally the case. ,We are glad to
perceive that this work is daily, growing iu popu
larity. Pew publishers are more deserving of pa
tronage and support than is Godey of the Lady's
Book; and certainly, none are entitled to more
credit for constant ant' untiring exertions to please.
Why is it, friend Godey, that we have not yet
teceiveti the February and March _numbers of the
Book? We cheerfully complied with yoer re
quest and performed our part of thoi contract in
December last, and of course, we now expect you
to do the same. We will be pleased to acknowl
edge the receipt of , the naissing numbers. Do you
hear that?
Tux PUMP= AND Btrsoc•r.—We have receii
ed the first.tititaberof this.work, published month
ly, by Messrs.lones, Sherwood & Co., Balthnore.
The ourabei before us is filled almost exclusively
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tors we observe very many excellent writera,whose
productions, we feel confident, cannot fail to give
character to the work. We wish the publishers
suceesi. cizrFor terms, &c., see advertisement in
•another part of this paper.
Yet another Veto!
On Pridity last Cloy. Porter sent in his veto to
the Bill relative to the Cheater County Prison.—
This makes his FIFTiI Veto during the present
session of the Legislature! Truly, we live in en
ago of Vetoes and Previous Pardons!
One Term Principle.
On Friday last, the House passed, by a very do•
cided vote, the senate resolution for restricting
the Governo!'s tenure of office to orix TEAM. By
the 10th article of the amended constitution, says
the Harrisburg TelegraPh, this resolution will be
journalised, and published by order of the Secre
tary of the Commonwealth in one paper in every
county: if the next Legislature shall in like man
neritgree to the amendment, the Secretary will
again order its publications as before, and it will
then be submitted to' the vote of the people.
Walter Forvriird, Egg. of Pittsburg. has receiv.
ed and accepted the appointment of First Comp.
troller of the Treasury.
The next Speaker.
The Baltimore Patriot states that Mr.. Johnson
of Maryland, Mr. White of Kentucky, Mr. Cush
ing ofMeasschusetts, and Mr. Dawson of Georgia,
ere each in nomination by the Preps no candidates
for tho Speakership of the next House of Repre•
sentativee. •
We should have been {Wood, if his health had
permitted, to have added to the list the name of
the Hon. Couture ODLE, who possesses all the
qualificatirma 'necessary' for the station. Next to
Mr. °out,. our preference is for the Hon. JOHN
W H rs. We have watched with care, the course
of the various distinguished men in Congress, and
amorigit them all, we, know of no one who is su
perior to Mr. White in talents, integrity and gen
uine devotion to the interests of the country; , and
we have been informed that he is possessed, in an
eminent degree, of those peculiar qualities, neces
sary in the presiding officer of such a body. He
is a man of high honor, prompt to apprehend, with
firmness and temper to execute the delicate duties
of the Chair. Bosideb this, hq is sound on all the
great subjects of national policy. The adminis
tration 'of the chair, by such a man, would tend to
restorer ili'o'Cluiracter of the House of Representa
tives to its former dignity. .
MR TONI BEAR AND REPUDLICAN BANNER.
Go id Old widrnns.
Mr. Earrilka:--I, is 4lrith -no alight degree of
Pkil , IDU that , I communicate a fact s which l know
will brct9,the cilium' of our county a 'abject of
much grslificalinu. (h . hrr canalise may boast of
their wealth' anti thelr-kopulalloa—of their turas
, cos and their coal minea:- , their o tlniai t ad rail roads
and mink—their fetidly Increasing puma and
I Importance—let them. They cannot how as We
1 cau—that aura a raut a aulitar,y prisoner in pur
Jail: Nut one who awaits his trial for offencas..44, nays 32, the constitution requiring two thin
against the law of the land—not one, who is ex-`'to pass a bill returned by the governor with As
plating the just sentence of that law—not even one objections, the bill was consequently lost. A
who languishes in bondage because he is poor, in ',number of the political friends of the governor
debt, and friendless. Let them boast of their ..voted in favor of the bill. Many of his friends
wealth; their motto may be that in which the Ro• are becoming disgusted with the course he has
man poet said his countrymen rejoiced--“Vielus ; pursued in regar , l to vetoing nearly every bill. A
post nummos." Let them vaunt their power and few more vetoes will do the work effectually:
the number of their population—we can not; our
glory and our pride , is in the virtue and integrity
of Our people. They are the only true elements
of happiness in society—the only firm foundation
upon which a nation's greatness con be related.—
They constitute true wealth, real power, and gen
uine importance.
Hanniserrna, April 4, 1841.
Dear Sir:--Wo havejust received the melan
choly intelligence that Gen. Harrison is no more.
He died . thia morning at half past 12 o'clock at
the seat of government. He died evincing' the
faith, resignation and composure of the Chris.
flan; invoking blessings on his country with his
latest breath. The news reached us this evening
direct from Washington, and was . communicated
in a circular signed by the members of the Cabin
et.• I presume you will have received the mourn
ful intelligence also ere the 'arrival of this letter.
We are all struck dumb with grief. My feelings
will not permit me to add more. Peace to his
ashes: lie ham not loft an honester or bettor man
behind,hire, and history will record no brighter
name on her consecrated pages. He died in the
fulness of his fame, with the rich regards of 'his
grateful countrymen clustering around him, and
his memory will be consecrated in their hearts so
ong as those hearts shall continue to beat.
We give below; for the information of
our readers,the provision of the Constitution
which declares who shall be President in
event of the death, or resignation of the
person elected to fill that offic3:
SEC. EL In case of the removal of the. Presi
dent from office, or of his death, resignation,
or inability to dischaige the powers and du.
tieb of the,said office, the same , shall devolve
on the Vice President; and the. Congress
may by law provide for the case of removal,
death, resignation, or inability, both of the
President and. Vice
.President, declaring
what officer shall act accordingly, until the
disability be removed or a President shall
be elected.
FROM HARRISBURG.
Correspondence of the Gettysburg Star and Banner
! - I'Arkursatioo, April 1, 1941.
' foint resolution was offered Ibis
morning by Mr. Brodhead of Northamptom, sus
pending the operation of the provisions of the
license law passed some time since, until the lit
day of December next. The rule which requires
joint reaoluttorls to lie one day on the table was
dispensed with and the resolution passed, yeas
61, nays 12.
The suspension of the operation of the act was
considered necessary, in consequence of the diffi
culty arising from the fact, that most of the
licenses are granted at the April court, and the
time being necessarily too shut to obtain licenses
agreeably to the provisions of the bill.
The remainder of the day was occupied in pas
sing a bill divorcing
.Harriet Millspaugh from her
husband G. L. Millepaugh.
HARRISBURG, April 2, 1841
Dear. Sir:—The bill to establiah a uniform
mode for the valuation of propety and assessment
of taxes levied for state purpose; passed the House
finally, yeas 54, nays 27. This bill does not in
crease the amount of taxation contemplated by the
act of June last, but will have a tendency more
effectually to carry out the provisions of that act,
by equalizing the taxes throughout the Common-
wealth. Under the . act ofJune last, owing to the
various standards of value adopted in the several
counties, the tax is any thing but uniform ac
cording to the real value. The bill just passed
requires'the assessment of property at the actual
cash value; and thus obviates to a great extent
ttia'defeat 'tir abuses of the act of June last. In
the counts' of Adams where a fair valuation was
made, the tax exceeded greatly that of some Of
the counties, the lax of which aught at least to be
double that of Adams. •
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the resolution from the Senate relative to amend
ing the constitution so that the governor shall
hold his office during three years from the third
Tuesday of January next ensuing his election,
and shall not be capable of holding it longer thah
a single term of three years in any term of nine
years.
An amendment extending the term to four years
waS disagreed to. An amendment - was offered by
Mr. Wright reducing the term to two years, lost,
yeas 11, nays 68. An amendmeht was then of
feted by Mr. Wright to reduce the term of Sena
tors to two years and making them ineligible for
eight years, yeas 8, nays 71.
• An amendment was then offered by Mr. Wil
kiusbn changing the time or the meeting of the
legislature ,to .the third Tuesday 'of. November.
Mr..Lualt moved to .mend the amendment by
striking' out the third Tuesday of November and
inserting the first Tuesday of December, which
war - disagreed to, and the amendment of Mr.
Wilkinson was disagreed to yeas lb, nays 63.
The resolution restricting the governor to one
torm•tvas then agreed to, yetis 73, nays 8. •
We have just.bad 'mother of those beautiful
specimens of Porter democracy, a veto from his:
excellency returning ,wit h out bip signature the.
bill changing the prison discipline of Chester'
county and the mode of appointing the Inspectors
of the prison. His aseelleney you handled with
no littlo severity by Mr. Johnston of Armstrong,
be laid that there 'was a Monsieur Veto king and
that we are likely to have a veto governor. On
agreeing to the passage of the bill .the yeas wore
FROM LOCKPORT.—Mc(EOD.
McKeon-, March 22, 1841, -
The March term of the court of Oyer and
Terminer for this county should have been,
held this week, commencing this morning.;
On the opening of the Court, Judge Dayton,
directed the Clerk not to call the jury, de-•
ciding at the same time not to hold the,
court in consequence of an informality, orl
rather material error of the clerk, in giving
but five instead of six days notice of the /
drawing of the jury for the term. ' . I
McLeod was arraigned and pleaded not'
guilty to the indictment 'against him. Lis t
counsel, Messrs. Gardner kind Brndley, thee
moved the court for two commissions tyki
sue —one for the examination of Mr. Web.
titer, Secretary of State, and Mr. Fox,,th
British Minister, at Washington--tho nfhe
to examine McNabb and others, in Upper
Cahada. This was granted, with the con
dition that the. People might join in
conamibbion.
.at, among the passen
An application was then made to the
cult judge, to allow a certiorari to remoiti gate who have found a watery grave be,
tween St. Joseph and Pensacola, besides
the cause from the Oyer and Terminer -4;ii
the Supreme Court, on an affidavit setting Mr. Mosher, was Mr. George Johnson, for
reedy 11 merchant in - Alexandria, nod late
forth some . of the circumstances of the of
lance Obarged tOliave been ceinmitted;and tyappointed Navy Agent at Pensacola, and
his wife, (recently married ~)and her on
that difficult and complicated questions" Of.
Married sister, who had left this city some
law would arise on the trial,;, The counsel
urged that at the Oyer and' Terminer the weeks ago for Pensacola. The last tiller
rbieived from Mr: Johnson,by his friend s
county judges, and that it was proper in this presiding judge might be overruled by the
in thiseityls of the 14th utimo; at which
case for that reason, that this cause Should time he was at St. Joseph, impatiently wet
ling fora fair wind to enable the vessel ti ,
be tried in 'the supreme court "rather than
in the over and terminer. The circuit judge sail in which he was to take passage for Pen
declined. allowing the'certiorari upon that sac Ola. The St Joseph paper of the 2()th
it apnears, mentions such a vessel having
ground, as there was no allegation of im
sailed for Pensacola some time in the
proper bias, on the part of the county judges,
week. precednig. The rest of the story
and our statute has provided . the means of
is told in the finding of the body of one of
correcting any error in the, proeeeding of
the Oyor and Terminer, by a bill of excep-
die passengers the discovery of the wreck
lions.
. of a schooner, end the lapse of more .'than
The counsel asked for time to add an affi
davit in relation in the excitement which
had existed in the county
,upon the subject,
and the reasons why it was believed a fair
trial, could not be had. This was granted,
and the court adjourned over to ' the •after
noon, to give an opportunity to serve the
writ Wallowed.
During the intermission the 'affidavits
vere prepared, the •certiorari` allowed, and
served on the court on,their going - in, in the
afternoon. This gives. McLeod'e,counsel
an opportunity to move.the Supreme Court
o change the venue to some other county.
POWER OP ELOQUENCE.-A striking
lustration occurred at. Mr. VandenhoTs last
lecturir In New York. Mr. V. was reci
ting a scene in Byron's "Cabl,""iind pie.
.luring the frightful remorse df ihe murder
er when the dreadful truth of Abel's death
flushed upon his mind, and in an agony of
soul he , summoned around his father, moth•
or, and wife, and with the thrilling excla'
mation—"Father! Mother! Ada! Zillah!
come hitherl—Death is in the world!"—
This passage was given with an energy of
truth so feiirful as to Send. a thrill of horror.
to the very soul; and one young man, who .
had been gazing intently, and kindling to a
pitch of uncontrollable excitement, at the'
last clause—" Death is in the world!"—was'
uttered, fell senseless to 'the floor!
A CANDID OPPONENT.—The Erie Ob
aerver, a Van Buren and Porter paper all
uding to the notninatiou of Honest JOHN
BANKS by the nemacratic Convention sayv:
We are well acquainted with him and
know him to be a GOOD CITIZEN AND A MAN
OF TALENTS."
Just such a man is wanted now for Gov
ernor.
Your's &e.
THE MeLzon CASE. —The Albany Eve
ning Journal, in reply to some' remarks of
the Albany Argus, holds this language:—
"The ComajAution and Laws of this State,
and of the,United States, will be obeyed and
executed, in relation as well to McLeod, as
in regard to the outrage upon the steamboat
Caroline. So far as this State is concerned,
while on the one hand, McLeod will have
the benefit of all the rights and guarantees
secured to persons charged with offences a
gainst those laws, on the other, the admin
istration ofjustice can neither be obstructed
nor overawed by the demands or - menaces
of the British Government.' McLeod will
have a fair, impartial trial. If innocent; he
will assuredly be acquitted. If guilty, he
will be as assuredly convicted; unless the
Government of England, by avowing the
act, converts the individual otTenee into a.
national aggression. In such an event; it
may become the duty of the General Gov
ernment to vindicate the honor of the cowl
try. W hen American citizens went for un
lawful purposes into Canada, that Govern•
went hung many, and transported many
more of them. At this our Government
made no complaint. And now, when the
subjects of Great Britain invaded our terra.
tory, burned a steamboat and Murdered a
citizen, eur course is a plain one; Whateier
views may be entertained or Out forth by
Her Majesty's Government:' We 'hazard
nothing, however, in saying; that while the
National and State Governments will make
every exertion that .duty, interest and in
clination suggests, to preserve the. relations
of amity which we hope may long exist be
tween England and America, the •adminis• ,
(ration ofneithor will compromise the 'noir
dupois of a hair,' of the nation's honor or
dignity." -
MOST MELANCIOLir INTELLIGENCE
PEiv94coL4., March 13.
Monday evening , last; intelligence yvas
brought here by' a fishik, smack, that_ out.
side the bar of the harbor, and about five
miles. to the eastward, they bad' fallen in
with a schooner, sunk in about five fathoms
of wetter. Mr. Mitchell, inspector of cus•
tom, crossed over the next Morning to St.
Ro I r sland,Pn thei sea Side of which he
. 11tithi(the body of one of the passengers in
the schooner, drifted on shore.
From the papers found in his pocket
the name of the deceased is ascertsined
to be George Mosher, of Baltimore, and it
is conjectured that the schooner was froni
that
,porti litaind to New Orleans.—Th ,
deceased was'well dressed, and bad some
thinglike*2oo in his , pockets, in bank
bills and silver change, and a gold watcl
and guard chain.--Among the papers loom
on the body is a letter of recommendation
Worn Clark & Kellogg, of Baltimore, to
Thayer & Co. of New Orleans.
Since the foregoing was prepared, it has
'been ascertained that the deceased had
been lately at Tullahasse, where he.nego.
tinted the sale of a draft for $7OO on the
North. This appears from his papers.
(The mail of Wednesday last brought us the
ISt. Joseph Times of the twentieth of last
month; which announces the' sailing from
I that'port. for Pensacola, ,of the schooner
Three Friiinds, Johnson Master. No such
vessel has arrived here. Scarcely a doubt
;can exist that the lost vessel is the Three
'Friends, and we are pained to learn that
there wore a number of other passenger
from St. Joseph,,amongthem reveral ladies
[The circumstance staled in the last par
agraph, we grieve to say, leave very lit
tle room for doubt that, amm-- hr
Your's &c.
. .
twenty days without any news . whatege;
of the vessel which sailed from St. Joseph
FRITZ, TIM DEFAULTING CoLLFX:Totz.—
The Resolution of Mr. Williams, making
some enquiry regard to , the accounts of
the individu3livhose name is at the head of
' this article, has drawn from the Audit°,
General the folloWing Communication, tn
which it will be fieen,, that he to a defaulter
to the very respectable time of $46,570,
and that tbe,prosecution commenced against
him for the recovery of this amount has.
• been auffered to sleep in the District Court
of the city and County of Philadelphia lo
about a year and a half, without any at
tempt to bring it to a . There is er•
dimtly a disposition to
,smother ,the whole
affair, and we doubt if the proper authorities
would evar take any steps, forihe recovers
taftkleim $40,570, without this flint fre . m . the
Senate. This,is a sum th at the . State can.
not well be swindled out of just at the .pre
sent moment, and we hope that measure
will to taken" for. its recovery
ilitHisburg Chron.
Auditor general's o . ffice,
March, 26, 1841.
John H. Ewing, Speaker of-the Senate;
Sra:—ln answer to a Resolution of the
Senate of this date, requesting the Auditor
General to inform the Senate whether the
returns and accounts of Freifitlicfc''Fritz,
' late' Collector of Tolls on the Columbia
Railroad, have been duly made and settler
at his office; if settled, w'aether • any and . 1
any, what balance stands charged on. the
Books of said office to the account of the
said'Frederick; when the same occurred,
end whether any, and. if any, what steps
have been taken towards ifs recovery by
' course of Law. And in either of the said
contingencies, if no return, no settlement,
or an ascertained bailance outstanding
against the.said Collector, without any steps
taken for its recovery, then further to in "
form the Senate, whether he has at any
time heretofore made any report of the
• same, together with the reasons' therefor.
to' this Legislature," I have the honor to
state that the returns and accounts of the
said Fritz, made by him and from the. Books
of his office, after his removal, exhibited a
balance due to the Comnionwealth of SA-
M 21. Mr Friti was .removed on the
10th of October, 1839, and arrested and
held to bail the same day at the suit of the
Commonwealtti, which suit is mill pending
in the District Court of the city and county
of Philadelphia.
In further , answer to the said Resolution,
I would respectfully say, that 1 have not at
any time since the defalcation has been
known, made any report whatever on the
subject to the
,Legislature.
I am, very respectfully, dm.
, GEO. It. ESPY,
Auditor General.
To prat,:' Pura:ie.—The unprecedented
success which has resulted from the adop•
!ion of Brandreth'S Pills; during a 'period
of upwards of ninety years; the numeroum
and extraordinary cures which they have
performed upon the hundreds of individush , ,
whom they have rescued from almost inevi
table death, idler they had been pronounced
incurable by the most eminent of the lacul•
ty—justify Dr. Benjamin Brandreth, the
proprietor of this Vegetable Univeraal Med
icifie,in warmly and conscientiously 're
commending it to the especial notice of ,the
public.
These Pills do indeed "assist nature" to
all she can do for the - pinification of the
human body; yet there aro numbers whose
cases are so bad, and whose bodies are so
much debilitated, that all that can reationa
bly be ekpected, is temporary relief; never•
theless i socue who have commenced' using
these Pills under the most' trying circum
stancesof bodily application, when almost
every other "remedy . had been altogethe
unavailing, have been restored to health
and happiness by their use. Dr. Bran
dreth has to return thanks to a genetous:
and enlightened public, for the patronage
the} have bestowed on him; and he hopes.
by preparing the medicine as he has•ever
done, to merit a continuation of favors.
Purchase them in Gettysburg of Thos.
J Cooper, distributing agent; of Jno.
Stevenson, or only in the county of Agents
aublished in another part ofthia paper.
HYDIENIAL REGISTER.
MARRIED.
On Tuesday the 16th ult, by the Rev. John
H. Marsden, Mr. William Hunt, to Mims Rebecca
P. Bonner, all of tine coutly.
On Thursday last, by Rev. J. C. Watson, Mr.
James S. Wilson of Harniltonban township, to
Miss Susanna Young, daughter of Mr. Robert
Young, of Mountjoy township.
713MCDTAL.
CHAIR-IVIARER
ariMe22Q/Piii . ZelsKeiltorfilit
frIAKES this method of informing his
friends and customers generally, that
he has . • •
REAropED Ills SHOP
to the huilding lately occupied by Mr. L.
Sharp, in Bahl vt , tre street, nearly opposite
Vl,r. Fahnestock's Store, where he is pre.
Ititted to e,xecute all work in his line with
neatness apd:promptitude.
irgrfle returns his thanks for•former fa
vors and respecfullj solicits a continuance
of the public, patronage.
Gettysburg, April 6.
RICH FARMING & CHESTNUT
LANDS.
0 ERSONS wishing to ' . purchase lands
of the above description, already sur
veyed, situated on Mountain Creek, "below
he Laurel Forge, and also near the Adams
county line, in lot, of from
Ten to One Hundred agferes,
will have an opportunity afforded them, on
liberal terms of payment, by calling on the
suhscriber, at Mr. . IWFARLA.I%D i t; Hotel, in
Carlisle, on the 12th, 13th, 19th, and 20th
days of April next. .
WM. GRIMSHAW,
Agent, o f the Farmers' and Mechanics'
Bank, Harrisburg.
td-2
April 6, 1841:
.SA,er6rs Sales. ; 1
fN pursuance of a Vint of Veditioni,Ex
,ponas, issued out of the Court of Corn.
mon Pleas of Adams county, and to .me
directed, will be exposed to Public Sale, at
the Court house, in the borough of ,Gettys•
hurg, on Monday the 26th day of April
nexl,•at 1 o'clock, P. M.
Tkoct of "mud.
Situated in
,Latimore township, Adams Co.,
Pa., containing 50 ACRES, :pore or less,
on which are erected a two story • ,
i"iStone Dwelling-house,
a double Log Barn ; and other out
al/111
a buildings, and a - spring of water
near the door, also with an orchard thereon.
adjoining lands Of - George Eliker, Samuel
Morthland and others. Seized and taken
in execution as the Estate of Jonathan Cox.
G W. M'CLELLAN, Sheriff:
April 6,1841. is-2
NOTICE
To Collectors.
41HE COLLECTORS of Adams Colin
Ja• tv, for the years 1830, '37, '3f, '39,
and '4O, will take notice that their different
Duplicates 'must be settled by the 22d day
of April next, otherwise Executions will be
issued without respect to persons.
DANIEL DIEHL,
JOS. J. KUHN,
• • DOUGLASS,
s Comniissioners,
- 'Attest—H. J. SCRIPINER, Clerk.
Oommiesioneie Office,
March 30, Mil.' 5
REGISTER'S NOTICES.
•
. • •
Notice - ts hereby Given,
110 all Legatees and other persons'con
corned, that the ADMINISTRA
TION ACCOUNTS of the Estates of the
deceased persons hereinafter mentioned
will be presented to the Orphans' CoUrt of
Adams county, for confirmation, on Mon
day the 26th day of April i lS4l, to wit :
The account of Philip Myers, Adminte
oiler oithe Estate of Daniel Hinkle, de.
ceased.
The account of Jacob Wolf and Daniel
Sower, Administrators of the . Estate bl
Daniel Sower, dpceased.
The final 'account of George Dimmer,
Administrator of the. Estate of George
Weikert, deceased.
The account of Daniel Diehl Esq. George
Gulden and John Blair, Esq . . Executore of
the Estate of Peter Diehl, deceased.
The account of Jacob Clod, one of 46
Executors of the Estate ofPeter Baumgard
ner,-deceased.
The account of Peter Miller, Surviving
Executor of the Estate' of Mathias Sunday,
deceiteed. •
The account ,`el Moses McClean, Esq.
Admintstrator of the Estate of James Coxv,
deceased.
The account of George Troatle, othynn
itrator of the Estate of Pater Gintling, de
ceased.
WNI. KING, Register.
Registo'r's Office, Gettysburg,
March 30, 1840.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
O. K!
•
REMOVAL.
en, amoymuva.
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
: RESPECTFULLY informs the citizens
of Gettysburg and its vicinity, that he
has removed his
Tailoring Establishment
to the house formerly occupiell by Mi. Rn
' bert Taylor, on South Haliimorn street,
few doors South of West St'reef,
where he will be happy to receive and ful.
fil all orders in his line of husiness, in the
'most fashionable and workmanlike manner.
As the subscriber regalatly receives the
LATEST
Philadelphia: Fembh?ns,
he confidently hopes to be able to give very
general satiAfaction to all - those who may
entrust him . w:th their work.
O;-The subsCriber takes thia.opporioni
ty to return thanks to his old friends and
customers for theirpritronitge, and reenect.
fully Rplic itn n continuance of the.samP
N. B. COUNTRY PRODUCE will
be taken in exchange for work.
Gettysburg, March 30, lA4I.
Grand Jury, i
Franklin—David Willa. Esq. •
Gernauny—Ludwirk Study.
Hantington=Leanatd Marsden. Se m'l A
McCue), Thou. Stephens. Francis Godfrey.
MersaPen—John McKnight.
Gettysburg- Peter lA'eilkert. G.:..rnc 1.1
Hugh Denrciddio, David Mcercar , ' 1.. t.!. id is
tle. .
Mountpleasan t— 4a cob . CJs pla
Stouter.
Conowago—lia Oct Gitt.,
, Tyrone—Ju,lin : Muhl; lirmry Opangler.
Reading—AbrahornMyers.,
Iliocintjoy—Cornelius Lott, Wm. Gulden.
Strabun—William Mellhenny.
Lotimere—.t•smurd
Liberty—Henry Gordon.
' HamillOben—Hugh Culbertson.
. Geheral jury.;
• Sfrobtm—John N. Omit -
Houptplectrant--Jetvb J.avvrence. • .
Latimprel-Jesse Cook, Wm. F. Banner.
Menallen—Wm.H. Wright,- William Bor,
George, J. Hartzell, ' „ • : ;
Germany--HavidA Eckert, Jacob Bishop,
John, Barnitz. „ . •
Nuirfington.-- Christian Picking, Harman Wi
ermsn, John Glknlner. •
Reading--Oprgp Spangler, Jacob Btx,,hey of
Solomon White.: , • •••
Gettosbu . rg4Wpiem Boyer, George Pritz.
an, Geerge,lte*Alezaniltic D. DueLlop- I Voli.
ert TaYlor, • ,
* Prank/in—John
Friderigh Stavin-, Henry Cemfgrl*-4:.
Berwick—Jacob Diehl, Joseph - Cid.
HamillimbanLlfipac Vyeagly,JaCob Herreder,
Wm. Blythe, ..tergeph r Bougher.
Hamillon—Mgh McSherry.
CumberAmi-LJohn Hunter, Samna) ; baleen.
Freedom= Wjll!am McCreary., ,
Estate of JOAN TAUGHEVRAIiGH.
an habitual Drunkard—ln the Court of
Common Pleas of Adams County
WHEREAS, R.bert • .;
rest Krttikerhafr , :•
raaghinhaligh, tiave filed
he Prottioni , tary of the said
account of the said Estate.— ./V 01/t
HEREBY GIVEN to all persons to
erettted In the said estate that the same
will be presented for confirmation and al
lowance at a Court of Common Pleas, at
Gonvshura, on Monday the 28th day of
April, A. D. IP4I.
AMOS MAGINLY, Prolky.
Prothonatary's Office, "?..
March 23. 1841. 5
NO VICE.
Estate of SAMUEL NEELY, - deceased.
LE'V'ERS or Administration on the Es
tate Or SAMUEL ,NEELY; or tin
tington Township, Adarrurcounty;driceti'serf,
haiing been-granted - tit the suh4erther living
near Petersburg. (York Springs.) he hereby
reqaestall
a.. persons indebted to said dereus
ed to make "immediate payment id' their re
.apeetitie accounts. and all pert:tens havnor
claims or dPniaratr,rrainsu said • Estate to
present them . properly authenticated tar
sottlement.
JAMES 11. NEELY,
March 23, 1841. '6;31=52
WORE PROOFS of the Efficacy of
Dr. Swayne's Compound- Syrnp of
Chary' Bark.—Mm Brown. corner
of Second street and the in; kti of German-.
lawn Road, effectually cured. so n
toms were general debility,' at 'coated- i‘tth
a con•tam'CoUgh, pain in the' :•ide, -hreff.4l
and back,-with other symf M ns jildiefltty&
of Pulmonary Disease, not essenti-,1 t" , in.
tirnate. /Viler using,' the second bottle of
this invaluable medicine, her -Cough'en
tirelv disappeared. and her strength Owe,.
.ing ffist, and by the time she uiserbtwo
Iles mina; she round . herielf freirk !t‘t:C;in' all
paimand other unpleasant iymiomit which
attended her disease.' She is now-enjoying
pried health, and willing to give any in.
formation respecting- her core; like wise
recommends this Syrup to all afflicted with
a Cough or a disease 'et the . Lunge. - Fer
sale at. No. 19 N. EIGHTH at Philadel.
For Sate, in Gettysburg; nt the Drug
store of
S. S. FORNEY, Arent.
April. 6, 1841. • ; 4t-3
At a trial In Provpder.re, (R. )hi t
week, for u . breach of prorni,e, Ruth, H.
Eldridge obtained a verdict of 41156U0 i•
gainst Samuel Phillips.