The. -Good Templars' retition
We noted in legislative proceedings '
last week the presentation of a petition
of the Good Templet's of Penneylvania,
asking fort tlie supression of the liquor
traffic. We regret that this petition is
too long to he published entire in these
columns. However we give some ex
tracts from it which , speak directly to
the point. The petition sets forth that
the license system is a nuisance and
proceeds:
What we complain of is that the re
tailer of intoxicating drinks enjoys spe
cial privileges, under cover of which he
seeks his own private emolument, to the
manifest injury of the public welfare.
Unlike other citizens, he can inflict
incalculable damage upon society, with
out being held responsible. He makes
money by dealing destruction around
him, and the statute gives him an ex
clusive right to the work of ruin in his
neighborhood. This we regard as a sad
perversion of the powers of government.
By this law-authorized occupation, he
can instigate men to the commission of
the most horrid outrages and the most
diabolical enormities. He can make
widows and orphans, and paupers, and
felons, with impunity. lie can make
rich men destitute, wise men fools, re
spectable men loafers, good, men bad s
and bad men worse, without check or
hindrance. He can levy a turn-pauper
tax, and compel people who never drink
rum topay it. He can levy a rum-crimi
nal tax, and force sober men and wo
men to ehear the unnatural and cruel
burden. He is permitted by taw to
take money for a poisonous and deba
sing article, while for a much less of
fence, the provision dealer is indicted
and punished. - For sordid gain he may
infuriate his customers with drink, un
til they commit assaults and batteries.
lirderuas and murders; but unlike
other criminals he escapes, while the,
law inflicts its vengeance on the poor
dupe of his guilty traffic. This we re
geed as a flagrant wrong and a glaring
absurdity. ; it is overlooking a cause,
and striking a cowardly and useless
blow at an effect ; it is letting the prin
cipal go, and punishes the agent.
It not unfrequently happens that the
rumseller himself is called to sit upon
the very jury which is empannelled to
try one of his own victims for a crime
committed under the maddening influ
ence of his liquor. What a scene to be
enacted in the sacred name of justice!
In our opinion there would he little
violation of righteous principle in com
pelling such a juror to chane places
with the criminal at the bar. But what
renders such trials a still greater farce,
is the revolting fact that the same court
who sits in judgment on the wretched
rum-matte culprit, grants a license to
the rumseller to pursue his demoral
ising vocation. Can such things be
and not excite our special wonder? How
long, or in other words, how much lon
ger, will the Legislature of this enlight
ened State permit such monstrous ano
malies such iniquitous enactments,
to disfigurei our laws, and Shed blight
and mildew upon a suffering people?
"We say this because we know we•
are dealing with a matter in which the
innocent are forever doomed to suffer
with the guilty, and we would call your
special attention to the fact that the in
nocent "are the greatest sufferers. The
most frightful accidents and casualities
are constantly happening from intoxi
cation ; horses are driven by persons ,
inflamed by liquor through town and
country, at the' top of their speed,
endangering the lives and property of
all in their way ; fire is carelessly lean-.
dled by drunken men, and extensive
conflagrations are the consequence. We
have no security against such disasters 1
so long as the law remains as it is.. We
cannot enter a stage coach, railroad car,
steamboat, or packet ship, without put- '
ting our lives in jeopardy from the be
sotted heedlessness of drivers, engineers
pilots and captains. How many steam
ers loaded with human beings have
been blown to atoms •, how many ships
freighted with untold wealth have been
foundered in the ocean; how many cit
ies., laid in ashes, through the direct
and indirect agency of alcohol ?
There is no safety for any one in soci
ety, male or female, old or young, rich
or poor, where intoxicating liquors are
sold as a beverage. Whether at home
or abroad, riding or walking, lying down
or sitting up, the life property and happi
ness of every human being, endau
gered the continuance of this horrible
traffic. We ask to be protected from
this state of things. Vtie believe it is
in your power to protect us by the pass
age of a law forbidding the sale of such
beverages, and we feel that we have a
right to claim this much at your hands.
It was for such protection as this that
our Government was organized ;- it is
for this that we pay our taxes and bear
thtepublic burdens.
We know it is contended that taverns
are necessary for the public accomoda
tion, and that they cannot be kept
without the privilege of selling liquor.
We grant that public houses are needed,
but deny that more are necessary than
can live by supplying the real wants of
the public. Are we boundto foster base
appetites and depraved habits, in order
to suoure a sufficient number of taverns.
As well might it be argued that we are
bound to take medicine when we are
not sick, in order that the public be
womodated with physicians and apoth
ecaries when wanted. Thatthepresent
number of taverns could not be suppor
ted if confined to the useful pain of their
business, is quite probable. e Granting
this, it follows that at this time there
are more taverns than the public con
venience and public good require. And
what else does it show? Why, clearly
that the whole excess over and above
what is really eequired for the public
accomodation, which, for aught we
know, may be one-half of the whole
number, owe their existence to a traffic
whidialteither promotes nor seeks to
promote thepublic good—e. traffic which
is not only a waste of all the money it
involves but which is the source ,of
near/YAW:the Poverty. crime and suffer
ing ehetrixisesin th.C: Etate. The Public ,
wants tiveres, and must and will so- 1
port *p many and such as are needte
but they do not want dram-selling to
ems. netter a thousand times weed e d
it be to have none at all, than to lit ,
such as produce infinitely more evil'
than gooa.
We are aware that the render pleads
poverty as an excuse for continuing
the traffic. He says he must sell liquor
to support his family. This we deny.
We do not believe that Providence has
so ordered things that men cannot live
without preying upon each other.
Ninety-nine out pf a hundred of our
people live without the privilege, and
think it no hardship. As well might
we rave everlasting war among the na
tions of the earth, for the mere purpose
of giving steady employment and high
wages to officers and soldiers, or as well
might the makers of idols in heathen
lands opposed the introduction ofelpiet-
Malty because it would spoil their teade.
But if those engaged in the Homer bus
iness cannot -support themselves and
their families by some honest and use
ful vocation, then we say let the public
support them. We would much rather
be taxed to maintain titan than the
paupers and criminate which they are
constantly throwing upon the public.
We are willing to bear all necessary
burdens, but we are tired of sustaining.
the onrceSiste load which is heaped upon
us by a legalized vice." • -
itatc,
WELLBBOEO, PENN'A
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 21, 1866
With wales toward none, with cnAttrri for ALL, with
firmness in the RIGHT, let usAtrire to finish the work
we.are in. to- hind np the nation's , woundq, to care
for him who dial( 'hate horns the Gatos, and for hie
widow and orphans, and to do all which may achieve
and chelish a Just and letting peace among oureelvee
,and with all nations —A.. Lincoln—MAnca 4,1865.
CIRCULATION 1„6 20_
The 'bill appropriating 5500,000 for
the relief of Chambersburg has passed
the House and may pass the Senate.
Had we believed it Possible for both
branches of the Legislature to pass so
unwise 'II Measure we should have raised
a protesting voice against it ere this.
The precedent is a bad one. The rigors
of war, are hard and bitter, but they
must be borne by those upon whom
they fall. Let this measure triumph
and next session ! ' will witness a new
batch of like bills for the relief of vari 7
OILS people who suffered by the rebel
raids. This kind of legislation should
be throttled at once. Kill it.
. It is to be hoped that some friend of
humanity will hunt up some small case
of assault and battery wherein Senator
COWAN may be employed for the plaint
iff. The'sooner he resumes practice be
fore a Justice of the Peace the better it
will be for the country. Those who
read his argument against negro suf
frage, in which - he opposes it on the
ground that ,white men will break the
negro's head, will surely agree with us.
If the negro race are possessed of skulls
half as thick as Senator Cowan's that
argument will pass for nothing.
WHO - ISRAEL BE GOVERNOR?
Fair play, however hard it bear upon
us personally, we delight In. Misrepre
-sentation, vicious misconstruction, con
cealment of pertinent facts, and vicious
misstatements, in general and in par
ticular,—against these, separately and
collectively, we protest.
Therefore we complain of the Pitts
burg Gazette, which, in its zeal for
Moorhead, takes occasion to misrepre
sent the facts touching publicsentitaent
throughoutthe Commonwealth. When
it states that such sterling Geary pa
pers as the Muncy Luminary, and Jer-•
sey Shore Vidette, are flying Moorehead's
name at the head of their columns, it
states what is a patent blunder; to call
it by no harsher name. Neither of these . :
papers have ever wavered in their advo
cacy of Gen. Geary as the candidate of
the Union men of the State. And the
obliquity of vision which caused the
Gazette to discern what had no visible
existence, leads us to doubt if more than'
one, or at most two, of the remaining
journals named in the list of Moorhead
papers, are supporting that worthy pub_
lie servant for the GovernshiP..
We now reiterate our decided prefer-,
enee for Gen. Jottri W. GEARY as the,
nominee of the Convention to be held.
in Harrisburg on - the 7th of March next:"
We do this, for the reason that he seems;
to us to be the best man' named in con
nectioq with the place. Against Messrs.
Moorhead, Ketchum, and - Cessna, we
have r no word derogatory to write. They
are givery worthy men, good Repub
licans, good citizens, and honorable, so
far as we are advised. Brit- neither of
these gentlemen is superior to- Gen,
Geary in these requisites, while neith;i
er of them is his equal in respect to sera.
vice in the field. From the beginning
we said, and to die end we will reiter
ate—that, other qualifications 'being
equal, the man who bears the scars of
the great war of the century, deserves,
and shall have, our hearty preference
for public place and civil honors.
Knowing Gen. Geary to be eminently
qualified intellectually and morally, we
therefore did, and do still prefer him,
above all others named.
He understands, and is as zealous fob•,
the interest of the Commonwealth, ss
any man in her borders. He is °pent*
pledged to the full protection of her it;-
terest by tariff regulations. He is a ni
tive of (and a resident as well) the wes
tern part of the State—Westinorelan.d
County—and in that respect must prove
acceptable to the Western counties.'
Add to these facts the other and not
less powerful fact, his services in the
late war for freedom, and there is no
man in the State who can compete
with him for public favor. The hero of
fifty desperately-fought fields, always
foremost in battle, and never vanquish
ed, he wears his honors and his scars
modestly, as becomes a brave man, and
deserves the highest recognition the
people of Pennsylvania can give him.
Mr. Ketchum, of Luzerne, is a very
good man ; he. is true as steel and hits
considerable strength in several cotin
ties. But his reputation is local, siot
general, and his location the reverse of
favorable to his nomination. The nor
thern portion of the State has had the
Governorship for nine years. The West
has not had a Governor in nearly twice
that number of years, unless Bigler be
counted to the credit of the West. In
a State so large in area, with such vast
and varied resources and interests,
something Must be deferred to locality.
It is not thgt, a western man is expect
ed to favor that portion of the State in
Particular, but that being reared among,
and identified with, its various indus
trial interests, he may be supposecito
carry v. - ith him, into the office, fivsh,
zeal in the promotion of the COMI4O/1
interest. So much, then, we subr t ait,
ought to control in the choice of a can
didate.
Against Mr. Moorehead we haiienot
one word to say. He is a man of more
than ordinary abilities, and has served
the country hip councils during many
year , .i. His particular friends claim for
him superiority to any other named.
We do not agree with-them. We 're
gard Gen. Geary as a man of excellent
executive abilities, and in every respect
equal to Mr. Morehead. He is a fine
-
speaker_popular in his, manners, and
wguld carry the State overwhelmingly.
He can be elected with less labor than
any other man. And that is something
of 'an object-to- those who triennially
ro,'d up their sleeves and bid farewell to
their wives and children during the
Gubernatorial canvass. We earnestly
ask that the working men of the party
be- heard in a matter so fraught with
labor to them. It is their right to. de
mand consideration on this point: It
_makes a difference whether the candi
date must be carried, or whether he can
carry himself.
We therfore enter an earnest: protest
against the control sought to be exer
cised by the men who stand by to catch
the fat places in the gift of th e Executiye
and who do nothing to elect him save
tW shout and. swing their hats like a
pireel of lazy boys.
t!To show that we are not alone in our
preference we cite attention to the fact
that the Lancaster Examiner, Lancas
ter Express, Philadelphia Press, Read
ing, Record,-Greensbuyg Herald, Har
risburg Telegraph, Muney Luminary,
Jersey Shore Vidette, McKean Miner,
Potter Journal, Dauphin Register, and
many other leading papers iu their
region of the State, all advocate the
nomination of Geu. Geary.
XXXIXth Congress- - -Ist Session.
Our synopsis commences with Feb
tuary 8.
In the Senate a bill was presented,
amendatory of the judicial system -of
the United States, providing for ten
circuit Judges, a new oath of office, and
prescribing when and where courts
hall be held. A petition for the repeal
)f the homestead law, and the sale of
-the lands to, pay the public debt was
presented. rAre trust Congress will
not do anything so nonsensical. The
surplus moneys thus raised, after pay
ing expenses, would not redeem the
- postal currency afloat.] The Colorado
Senators were admitted to seats on the
floor. The joint resolution relating to
- en amendment of the Constitution
':touching representation was discusied,
and the Freedmen's Bureau bill was
:ttiken up and the House amendments
'concurred in.
In ,the House resolutions declaring.
'that it Is unwise to reduce the tax' on.
- . spirits were objected to. The. bill to
;portion 48,000,000 acres of lands in the
South among freedmen and others,
passed finally. The remainder of the
session was devoted to discussing the
bankrupt bill. • .
Feb. 9. In the Senate the creden
• tials of George Houston, a Senator-elect
from Alabama were presented. [He
was one of the most blatant secession
ists in 1860-61.] A resolution calling
for an investigation into certain cotton
frauds was offered. Mr. Reverdy John-:
son spoke at length against the propo
sition to amend the Constitution so as
to base representation in Congress upon
the number of voters.
In the House a message was receiv
ed from the President that it was
incompatible with the public interest to
communicate the report of the Judge
Advocate Gene*.l touching the charges
pending against Jeff. Davis, et al. A
bill was introduced giving all volunteer
officers under the grade of Brigadier
General, honorably discharged after
April 19, 1865, the three months' pay
proper provided for in other cases.
Feb. 13. In the Senate, Mr. Morgan
presented the credentials of Gov. Par
sons, a senator-elect from Alabama.—
They were received and laid over. Mr.
Wilson reported a bill fixing the peace
military establishment. The bill pro
vides for five regiments of artillery,
twelve of cavalry, and fifty of infantry.
Eight regiments of the latter to be col
ored troops. The debate on the Consti
tutional Amendment was then resum
ed.
In the House resolutions endorsing the
Monroe doctrine and denouncing the
action of France in Mexico, were pre
sented. An attempt to call - the pre
vious question upon it failed. A reso
lution to admit Col. James M. Johnson,
of Arkansas, to the privilege of the
floor, after a long debate, was tabled.
Feb. 23.. -In the Senate Mr. Henderson,
of - Missouri, spoke at lentth upon
reconstruction. He took decided ground
in favor of giving the ballot to the freed
men, asserting that they could not be
protected without it.
In the House a bill to establish a Na
tional Bureau of Education was intro
duced. The Michigan contested elec
tion case was disposed of by ousting
Mr. Baldwin and giving his • opponent,.
Mr. Trowbridge, his seat. The Bank
rupt bill was then taken up and debat
ed-at length.
-Feb. 15. In the Senate the Array
bill for the peace establishment was
taken up and discussed. The amend
ment of - .the Constitution basing re
presentation upon the actual number of
voters was -then debated. A bill to pre
vent the kidnapping of negroes was
passed.
In the House a bill to allow Southern
postmasters to purchase stamps on cred
it Was debated and finally postponed
two weeks.
lenusylvania Legislature,
Feb. 7. The House passed a bill to
enlarge the jurisdiction of the supreme
Court in certain cases.
One motion of Mr. -HumPlumy the
bill to enable the supervisois of Charles
ton township to - levy and collect taxes
to pay bounty bonds,wasconsideredand
passed its several readings.
He also read in place a bill to appoint
four additional notaries public in Tioga
County.
On the 9th inst., . Mr. HUMPHREY
presented - a petition from citizens of
Elkland asking an increased tax to pay
bounty bonds.
A bill'spropriating $500,000 for the
relief Of the citizens of Chambersburg
(for the burning cif that town by thereb
els) passed the ii:GLIZ24 - 2.7ad w€ s. returned
from the Senate with amendments.
Several bills to tt-ther 13:0 the law
relating to the tol - 4nnization of mar
riages were veneaf..c.red, discussed at
length, and poUpc,ned.
A resolnliQa - broviding for the closing
of tb.4;sloorerra'' day at four P. M. on all
city; Ottritl, State, and general election
days, Vas introduced.
Forty4our bills to incorporate Gold,
silver, iron, Copper. coal, &e., Compa
nies, were reported from the Commit
tees.
Alsoi a bill to incorporate the Cowan
esque valley turnpike Company.
HtrArPHREY introduced a bill re
lating to bounty laws in Tioga county.
Feb. 12. The bill repealing the State
tax on real estate save the one-half mill
tax imposed by the act of 1861, passed
the House.
TIISSOLIILION.—The copartnership hitherto
existing between the subscribers in the mer•
eantile business is this day (Feb. 19) dissolved by
mutual consent; the business to be conducted at
the old stand by C. B. Kelly. Those indebted to
the firm will please call upon him and settle.
C. B. KELLY,
Welleboro, Feb. 21, 'B6. JOHN S. PURVIS.
Card, Staples & Son,
ARE PREPARED TO SELL AS CHEAP
as ally dealers in tbe,cuunty, a general as-1
sortment ut
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, I
READY 2 MADE CLOTHING, HATS,
CAPS, BOOTS tt SHOES, FUR.
NISIIING GOODS,
RTHERN; , STONE, AND GLASS WARE,
in short, everytblfig, usually kept in a conutry
store, all of whiCii 'will be told , as! low at tilse
w here, for -
READY:. PAN., 0 LY! 44
No trouble to. Show
litoods.
_ •
CALL AND SATISFY YOURSELVES.
STAPLES & CO., grateful to old patrons for
1.0 past favors, hope for a continuance of the
same. Having formed a copartnership with G.
P. CARD, they feel confident that they can do
better than ever before, as the new firm will have
a larger assortment.
•
COMPETITION DEFIED!
CARD, STAPLES di SON.
Keeneyviile, Feb. 21, 1868.—1 y.
Q AVE YOUR GRENNILLORS 1 !I
AND CALL' OrTE'N,
AT
NA " & AUERBACI-Pts
CHEAP C STORE .
BLOSSEURG,
Where you can always find the best sesorted
stook of
DOMESTIC A FANCY DRY GOODS, CLOTHS
NOTIONS, READYMADE CLOTHING
manufactured under their own supervision,
GFNTS' FURNISHING- GOODS, etc., etc.
In their Merchant tailoring establishment they
defy competition, having the best tailors of Now
York City, and an eiperienoed Cutter, Mr.ll: P.
Ervria: ' [Feb. 21, 1884-1 y
ADMINISTRATORS' SALE.
By virtue of an order of the Orphans' CoUrt of
Tioga County, the undersigned Administrators of
the estate of RoyaL.Ruse,..ileeeased, will _on' tte
7th day of March next, at the Roseville House.
in Rutland in said county, expose to sale at pub
lic auction, to the highest and beat bidder, the
following described real estate, to wit:
A lot of land in Rutland, beginning in the
public road leading from Roseville to Bradford
county by the residence of Charles Sherman, in
the - north line of said Sherman's. land, thence
north thirty-six and a half deg. west 78.2 perch
es, to near a small creek, thence north 791 deg.
west, 54 perches,
thence north sixteeo deg. west
along said road 38.2 perches, thence north 5i d'A.
east, - sixty-two , perches, thence north twensy-six
deg. forty-ix perches, thence north 41 deg. east,
42 perches, thence north 12i deg. west 28 perches,
thence north 21 deg east 18.4 perches, thence east
168.2 perches, thence south 21 perches, thence
west seventy-six two-tenths perches, thence south*
along lands in possession of. Joel Rose, George
W. Van Allen and Harris Soper, 245 _perches to
north line of Charles Sherman's laud, times° six
teen perches to place of beginning—containing
133 acres more or less, besides the following ex
ceptions and reservations therefrom; being all
improved, with an old dividing., shoe shop, black
smith shop, horse barn, abed, and other outbuild
ings thereon; excepting out of the abote descri
bed lot of land one acre sold and conveyed to
Harris Soper, another acre of land near Mill
Creek, also sold and conveyed to said Soper, and
a lot of 151 perches of land next north of Mill
Creek, east side of said road, sold and conveyed
to I. M. Barden ; acre of land next north of the
said Barden lot, sold to S. R. Havens; the hotel
lot on the corner in Roseville, on which is the
Roseville /louse, containing one acre and 108 ps.
of land as herein often advertised and described;
the Watkins 4. Strait Store lot on the corner of
the Elmira and Bradford county roads, contain
ing 8 perches of land; I acre of land on which
there is Irgreuee, on the north side of said Brad
ford co. road - and east of said Watkins & Strait
store lot, sold to Marietta A. Rose, then wife of
decedent; I acre next east of last mentioned lot
on north side of said road, sold to E. Rich.; of
an-acre next east of said Rich lot, north side of
said road.„.scild..to Charles Sherman; acre lying
still farther east, on north side of said Bradford
county road, sold to E. Backer; j another lot on
east side of the Elmira road in Roseville, sold to
and in possession of - X. or A. Simpson, contain
ing about 30 perches; another lot on - east side of
said Elmira road, containing 144 perches, sold to
Myron :Mills; another lot next north of said
Mills lot on east side ofsaid Elmira road, contai
ning one-acre and-109 perches, sold to Hriah Lu
cas; another lot containing acre, on east side of
said road, sold to Polly " Stout ; another lot of
land on east side of said road, contracted to.Lon
son Rose, Containing about 20 acres; and also the
lot hereinafter advertised and described as the
Burying Ground Lot, containing about 45. g acres.
ALSO—will expose to public sale, another lot
of land in Rutland known as the Roseville Hotel
Lot, bounded and described as follows: Begin
ning at the northwest corner of.S. R. Haven s l o t
on the east side of the Sullivartroad, thence along
said - road north 5 deg east 18 perches to a•eorner
in the Bradford county road, thence along said
road 14 perches r to a stake, thence south 6 deg
west, 20 porches to a stake, thence north 84i deg
-west along-north lino of said Havens lot to place
of beginning—containing one acre 108 perches of
land more•or less, with large hotel building, call
ed the ltoseville House, a horse barn and sheds,
cornhonse, icehouse, woodshed, other outbuildings
"twe'stiple orchards and other fruit trees thereen.
ALSO—another lot of -land in Rutland bouttd
ed as folloWs: beginning at the southeast corner
thereof, thence along north line of lands of Eras
ing Rose west 148 perches, thence north along the
east Una of A. Bucklers land 45.5 perches,
thence east along land of I. Newbury 143 perch
es to the northeast corner hereof, thence south
along the Backer 106'45.5 perches to place of be
ginning—containing 40 acres and one handled
and six perches more or less.
.ALSO—another lot of land in Rutland, called
the Burying Ground Lot, beginning at the south
west corner thereof, thence north 71-i deg east 14
perches to a stake, thence north 181 deg west six
perches to a stake, thence south 7114 deg west four
teen-six-tenths, perches to a stake, thence south
30' deg east sixand one-tenth perches to place of
beginning—containing 85.8 perches more or less.
ALSO—another lot of land in Rutland, being
lot No. 148 of the allotment of- Bingham lands in
said twp. and bounded north by lot No. 143 con
tracted to Royal Rose and Erastus Rose, cast by
lot No. 129 in the name of Rose & Gile, south by
lot No.loo in the name of H. Smith, and. west by
Bingham landi—containing sixty-five and seven
tenths acres more or less, the same contracted to
Wm. Rose, Jr., on which there is about $175 due
the Bingham estate for purchase money.
ALSO—another lot of land In ,Rutland, being
lot No. 50 of the allotment of Bing ham lands in
Rutland, and the same conveyed by the trustees
of the Bingham-estate to William Rose nod Roy
al Rose by deed dated November 7, 1849, and at
the time of the death of said William Rose held
by him and said Royal Bowes tenants in COM
-ition, and described as follows : Beginning at
the southwest corner on the north line of lot No.
32, thence along lot formerly in possession of Le
mon Barns north sixty-two perches and two-tenths
—north 25 deg west 39.5 perches, and east 102.5
perches, thence west 85.8 perches to place of be
ginning—containing sixty-one eight-tenths acres
settb-usual allowance, Au., more or /OM
Said sales are to he, made upon, the following
terms : Fifty dollars cash paid on each lot at
the time of tale (except on the Burying Ground
lot), one-fourth the purchase money on-confirm
ation of tne tiale, and the balance of purchase
money on eachlot to, be paid is two equal annual
ftqltwatta with Uttoresit on the whole sum unpaid
11ie time of each. Payment; secured by Mg
*: hond and mertgate with other see net) , if
inert by the undereigntid. -
• O. SEYMOUR,
Feb. 14, 1865. E. I. STEVENS.I A t alm a :
W'"ENIENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND
EXPENDITURES OF THE TREASURY
of Tioga Oounty, for the year 1885. - '
RECEIPTS: - -
Front Colltiotors of Seated tax, 1862 786,80
"/ 1863 78,45
Relief " 14,25
" Militia " f;21,71
Seated " 1864 21138,68
Relief " " 1232;67
r
it " Seated " 1865 18031,87
Relief " " 3187,29
On Judgments and Notes
Oa Jary.Fees, Costa and ones
For Safe and brick. sold
edvaiNg9a Itifiredeemed,Z4..
On lands retairieiliin: - tails* ^
Total
20.110P1111V.11,191 1 17R.3%181.
Ceuxiestostits' WAsse :
Amount paid C. F. Miller $266,50
" " M. Rockwell , 346,00
" " E. 8. Seeley 358.50
• it SS E. Hart . • 90,84
Total $1061,84
Comutssionzas' COUNSEL :-
Paid B. W. Williams and W. B. Smith.. .$75,00
Cou'as' CLERK :
Paid Thomas Allen $700,00 ,
AUDITOR'S -
Paid Josiah Emery, auditing aects.
of public officers $24,00'
Paid Co. Aud'rs, C. - F. Veil, et al 174,9)
Toi*l 41.11%90
Taaveitaz JURORS
Paid S. 0, Daggett, et at ......... $2133,79
GRAND JURORS :- 4 _ ,
PatdrCharlea Away, at ._ E 733,10
CRIER :
Paid T. P Wingate $152,00
Conatables and Tipetnees :-
Reid E. Nash, et al ..... ......... -.... 5601,00
Justices : - : . .
Paid W. 0. Ripley, at al ' t 50,05
Aeseeecrt :., 7 -, ' 4
Paid J. Griffin, et al $769;20
tnting :- •".
.. .
Paid fd. - R. Cab, $143,75
.- Elections :-
Paid L. R. Shumway, et al $1124,32
Commonwealth Costs :-.-
Paid A. S. Brewster. et al $1178,28
Diarist Attorney :-.
Paid I. B. Niles,,... f . 5439 00
Bounty on Wild 'duo :-
Paid J. Keeney, et. a 1.... ....... .- ....... ~ $6,75
- BiidYs Views ..-.: ' - -
ergs .eui
Paid C. F. Miller, et al • $291,31
Bridge Repairs:— .
Paid James Ring, 2d, et al $2331,19
New Bridges :
Paid James King, 20, bridge at Cov'n, $lOO,OO
.‘350,00
" Joseph Darling, et al. br'e Shippen, 418,83
" James Ring, 2d, bridge at Bless, 200.00'
" P. Hard, bridge at Bless, 6,00
" James Ring, 2d, Bridge at Blots, 600,00
" Silas Allis, et a), bridge Richmond, 331,83
" Wm. Potter, et al, bridge Westfield, 1150,00
" 0. H. Bartlett, bridge at 'Logs 1100,00
" James King, 2d, bridge at Morris, 400,00
" John Howland, bridge at Osceola, 1400,00
Total 48058,68
Damage to Improvements :
Paid A. Mitchell $55,00
" John Clark, et al 45,00
" Daniel Lamb 50,00
" Orson Webb 20,00
" D. K. Marsh, et-al 48,50
• ~
" M. English , of al 8,00
" W. Babb 10,00
Road Victot :
Paid M. Rockwell, et al
Beationery
Paid H. Young, at al $186,98
Clerk of Sessions :
Paid J. P. Donaldson $309,54
inquest on Bodies :
Paid H. C. Bosworth, at al $62,76
-Distributing Assessments; de,:—
P:od M. Rockwell, et al $123,79
Repairs o).i Jail, Coihrt Rows and Groundtr:—
Paid L. Tabor, et, al $1610,92
Prisoner. :
Paid W. D. Wilhelm et al ... $665,32
Eastern Penitentiary : - • -
Paid A. M. Spencer $14,39
Pewee !Amalie Hospital
Paid A. M. Spencer $258,26
Sheriff Fees :
Paid Leroy Tabor, annunonixis jury, &0., *117,30
Money Refttudezi:—='
Pdid J. E. Cleaveland, et al 3199,21
'Footage : -
Paid H. Young, EB,OO
Incidental:—-
Paid A. M. Spencer, stamp & office seal, $18,63
" J. D. Jones, merchandise 4,30
"M. M. Ball ard, express, ............ 11,95
"H. S. Archer, express; lc ' ' 5,65
" E. B. Root, et al, express, tic 68,56
" A.M. Spencer;reventiest:mps, lc., 63,45
" A. M. Spencer, interest to Bank— 30,00
" M. Spencer, interest on bonds... 35,00
" W. Robinson, interest on bond .... 4,05
" J. E. Clew/eland, bill of costs 2,36
a N. Davis, coal, lc
_40,15
cc AL.' M. Spencer , coal, &c - - 4,50
a A. M. Spencer, bill of costs, &0..... 7,10
" C. F. Veil, services in making loan, 10,00
a A.-AL-Spencer, bo'y - loan p'd Hall , 91,45
Total $397;15
Wood:— -
Paid W. T. Mothers -". $173,48
Merchandise :
Paid John R. lloisen, etal'
County Treasurer :
Paid , A. M. Spencer, commission, on
$28,828. at 3 per cent 1864,75
Do do on $99,924 79, 41 per cent., 999,24
Total 81883,99
Relief Fund:—
Amount of orders issued $2263,94
Bounty Loan Certificates :
Amount of bonds of August, 1882, re-1
deemed and cancelled $1095,88
Amount of interest and instalments
on said bonds 3987,03
Total .44082,88
Yo/unteer Bonnty :
PAH E. H. Stevens, et al 187,88
State Loan Tax on County : •
Pala A. M. Spencer - - $40,77
Total erpenditures
-- -
C. P. Billier,/Connuissiouer, is account with Tioga
county, to county orders $288,50
trll.—,By 82 days' services WU.. 5245,00
By travel 20,50
Total 1 $286,50
Myron Rockwell, Commissioner, in aceonnt with
Tioga county, to county orders ' $3415.00
CR.—By 100 days' services, at $3 $300,00
By travel 35,28
By balance due 10,72
Tutal $348,00
E. S. Seely, Commissioner, in account with Tioga
county, to county orders $358,50
CR.—By 109 days' services, at $3 $321,00
By travel 31,50
Total $358,50
E. Van,. Cocacaisaloster, in •cepunt 'deb %Yoga
county, to county orders $90,84
CR.—By 30 days' services, at $8 $90,00
By travel 84
TutaL
oOUSTY, [L4l.] We, the Commis.
stoners of said county, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a sorted 'Utmost of the matter
therein set forth. In teithamiy whereof, we have
haraurno iot our bawls and seals this 13th day of
January, ►. DAV*.
sr: ELL.I
E. S. SEELY, Commis.
H E. HART,
At4at : ptos. ALLEN, Clerk.
A Pet, Spincer, ,
Treasurer of Tioga county, in ac
count pith said county, from Junuary 19, 1865,
to Jansa.ry 12, 1866,
Dll,-To co"). taxes outstanding for '62, 5386,88
Relief, 21,20
Militia, 35,09
County, 1863, 254,71
Relief, " ' 101,66
Militia, 67,62
BOunty, - . 1864, 8260,33
County;- 4265 92
Relief, , ,- 18033
Bounty nix assessed in 1865, 73463,97
County; 21937,49
Reliet, 5483.17
Lands returu'd, for taxes rec'd, 162,12
Judgments and notes received, 738,19
Jury lees, costs and tines recd, 139,86
M 0118,3 reed safe et brick sold, 139,76
State :axes outstanding in '62, 31,51
State 'axes outstanding in '63, 118,37
State taxes outstanding in '64, 1896,57
State tax assessed in 1865, 6691,97
Money rec'd on redemp'n of
lands in 1864, 155,79
Money rued on same in 1865, . 57,93
Money: rec'd fur bounty loans, 34720,09
' %lanai in Treasurer's bands
on settlement of Jan. 1885, 4911,43
738,19
139,86
139,75
.. 156,19
,6T,9S
82,12
$28984,77
Total $165,844,17
CR.-By county tax outstanding in '62, 5300,08
- Relief, 21,20
Militia, 35,00
• ' Abatents & cornea's c'y tax, '63, 68,02
Outstanding, - 110,24
Abatemis and comtn's on relief, 35,41
Outstanding, 52,00
Abatem'e and ernnuen on militia, 25,02
Outstanding taxes, 18,09
Alatein's, on bounty tax 1864, 3868.03
• Commission'allOwed Case's, 689,48
Amount outstanding taxes, 287,29
Abatements on county taxes, 579,33
Commission to Collectors, 517,71
_ Outstanding county taxes, 230,19
Abatements on relief. 189,42
Commission to Collectors, 131,80
Outstanding relief taxes, 218,74
Abatements on bounty tax 1865, 6558,94
Commission to Collectors, 897,97
Outstanding bounty tax, 4205,01
Abatements on county tax 1865, 802,76
Commissions on county tax. 724,71
Outstanding county tax, 2378,15
. • Abatements on relief, 294,36
' Commission to Collectors, 177,20
Outstanding relief taxes, 1824,32
State taxes outstanding in 1862, 31,51
Abatem'ts and commies's 1863, 65.13
Outstanding State taxes,. 51,10
Abatements on State tax 1864, 240,68
Commissions to Collectors, 156,45
Outstanding State tax 1864, 127,31
Abatements on State tax 1865, 255,29
Commission on State tax, 219,32
Outstanding State tax; 1169,99
Bounty loan bonds '62 redeemed
and cancelled, 1095,86
Instalm's & interest p'd on same, 3987,03
Bounty loan bonds '64, redeemed
and cancelled, 9 6 05 ,6 1
' Interest paid on bonds 1864, 1321,43
Bounty certificates March '64,
redeemed and cancelled, 9 66, 00
Instalments paid on bounty cer
-
tillcates March Ist, 1864, 83400,00
Interest p'd on bounty certifi
cates of October, 1864,
Instalments p'd on same by spe
cial agreement,
County orders red'd and canc'd
as by Commissioners' receipt
of January 3d, 1868, 18323,58
County orders red'd and canc'd
as by receipt Jan. 10, 1866, 2398,68
Relief orders canc'd Jan. 3d, 2616,61
County orders cano'd Jan. 13, 785,01
State Treasurer's re'ts March
3d and April 4tb, 1865, 439,61
Do July 3d, 3747,69
Do July 10, 1846,11
Commission on $28,835, 3 p cent, 864,76
Com'n on 299,924,79 bo'y, Ip. c, 999,24
Conen on 26,421,64 S. tax, Ip. c, 64,21 -
Balance due by account and paid over to
C. P. Miller, Treasurer in office. as per
$234,60
MI
P 07,91
We, the undersigned, Auditors of Tina county,
having audited, adjusted and settled the *Wye
general account of A. M. Spencer, Treasurer of
Tioga county, with said county and the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, do certify that we found,
as above stated a balance in the tal.. - of the
Treasurer, of four thousand two hundre•
ninety-tive dollars and ninety eight cents, which
was paid info the hands of his successor in office,
C. F. Miller, as witness our hands this 13th day
of- January. 186 g.
SI&VOLICAT . 04 LIMIELPIIIB OP TIDO& COUNTY POE Yops
st & LOAM, ItIN. 16, 1866.
DR.
To amount of Bounty Lopat Certificates
loved In accordance utith Resolution .
of Aug, - 1862 , to pay $5O to each volun
teer to Rif the quota al Tioga county,
7it cent. - - $17,166 00
To ain't of Bounty Certificates issued by
Commissioners March 1, 1864, payable
In yearly. instalments without Inter
est (799 (it $300), • - - 239,700 00
To am't of Bounty Certificates Issued
Oct. 1, 1864, payable In three yearly
instalments from Oct. 1,'67, interest
payable yearly tat 6 per cent. - 148,200 00
To ain't of Bonds Issued for Loans to
meet deficiency of Bounty taxes to
pay Brat instalments of Bounty Certif- „
!cafes of March 1,1864, 6:6 7 per cent. 29,737 75
Bo ain't of Bonds issued for Loans as
above, as per Resolution of Commies
' loners, interest at 7 3-10 per cent. - 34,720 00
Whole Amount of Liabilities, $489,572 7$
CB.
By am't paid by H. B. Card, late Treasu
rer, on Bonds of 1862, instalments end •
Interest, as-per. his acct. of lila 1865; 11,225 00
By am't paid'by H. B. Card, instalments • -
on Bonds, 1,604 30
By am't paid by MiUlla on interest, as per
Auditors' settlement of Jan. 1884.-- 912 74
By am't of Bonds of 1862 redeemed and
• canceled..... ................. -....,.... .........
... 633 e r
Bynne't instalment; p'd by A. M. Spen- , 1
car on Bounty Certificates of March I,
1864; asper Auditors' settlement • of
- Jan.l9, 1866, .. .. .. .. .. 73,101 00
Bounty Bonds of 1862 redeemed endear,-
~ .. .. . .. .. 832 44
Am't of instalments and interest paid -
on Bonds of 186 0 .. _ _ .. 2,419 37
4.4e1 Bounty Loan Bonds of 1862 re
ed and d, by A. M. Spencer,
Treasurer, as per settlement of
January 1860, .. . .. „ .. 1,096 86
Am't of instalments and interest paid
on the same .. .. ~ .. ~ 3,997 03
Anieof Bounty Loan bonds of 1864 re. '
deemed. andcanceled, .. .. _„ 3,603 ea
Am't int, paid on bonds of 1864, .. .. 1,321 48
Bounty Certificates of March 1, 1864, rs•
deemed and canceled. .. .. .. 966 00
Am't of instalments paid on Bounty Cer
tificates issued to volunteers March 1,
1,1E334 (24 iurtalments), - ... .. 33,400 00
Am't Of interest paid on Bounty Certift.
Gates of October 1,1864, .. .. _ 7,398 00
Am't of instalments paid on the same
by special Agents, .. .. .. 130 64
Total payments by the several Treasnrers,...slB2,ol 39
We, the undersigned, Auditors of Volga county, do
certify that from the entries on the Auditors' Book, we
god the above liabilities of the county asinine in Boun
ty smatters, and that such liabilities have been reduced
as above stated by payment of bonds In fall and instal
ments paid on the same by the Treasurers of Tinge
county, up to January 16,1266. Witness our hands the
16th of January, A.D.1366., 013A8. B. VEIL,
D. L. AIKEN,
ZTN
Wellsboro, Feb. 7, '66. JOHN ARGETGER
Auditors.
DISSOLL - 11014.—Notice -
is hereby given that
the copartnership heretofore existing be
tween Hiram Merrit and R. H. Close under the
name of Merrit & Close, was dissolved Jan. 30,
1868, by mutual consent. Said Marrit has pur
chased the interest of Close and will continue the
business by himself. The books and notes of the
firm are left wi:h said .31errit for settlement, and
all demands agsinst the firm will be paid by him.
H. 31ERRIT,
Farmington, Feb. 7, '6g. R. H. CLOSE.
APO FARMERS a' STOCKKEEPERS,
-IL If you mut to save money and produce,
buy TOWNSEND & TRULL'S CUTTING BOX.
It does triple the work of - any other, and cannot
gat out of order, It Es the best thing of the kind
in the market.
.190,84
For sale nt Townsend's store, Wellsboro, or - at
Robert Slop * East Clearleston. •
WIC TOWNSEND,
Fab. 14,1866-4 t. ROBERT TRULL.
bia receipt, dated Jan. 13, 1888, by
ex-TreastirerSpencer, 4295,98
Total
CHARLES F . VEIL,
D. L. AIKEN, }Auditors
J. G. ARGETSINGER,
BOORSi. STATIONERY, SCHOOL
BOORS, MISCELLANEOUS
BOOKS, LAW BOOKS,
MAPS,
NOVELS, YANKEE . NOTIONS,
POCKET KNIVES, FANCY
ARTICLES.
Vales , Block, Welliboro, pay
HUGHI YOUNG,
EALltit 10 the above articles; hap hie,* to CI.
D
nounce to the, public that be btwiltst opened, awl
now offers formal,/ at prices 20 par cent lower than tut
year. Tha largest stock of
WALL AND , W/NAOW PAPERS
over broullht into this ?away. Also
euarew pix.Tww,
of the Lama &nabs; patinas.
THE LATEST PITHLICATIONS
(f the Bootoo, Now York and YidLAOIS& Prams, kiln
on band, aild'odld at, - Publishers prtcw -
TWO EfEINIM=' NOVELS
now on head, including the work of Dickens, Scott Bid
wer, Cooper, Collins, item* Wood. Lever andothert.
Also, IRA Ilkotti of _
BEADLE'S, DAMLEY'S AND 2110 N
ROE'S DIME NOVELS 4
SONG BOOBS
7395,00
130.54
PHOTOGRAPH'S AND EN4MUN/NGS,
of nestrlyall demi sod bleu, elehtzdet en the htleteg
thinends, atatestourzt, Poets, Journal:Leta, Antbars, and
PRANGS CIEUIOMO LITHOGRAPHS,
4165,844,17.
embracing over 800 dinning anbit which are mold et
Elva cents each, or fifty - cents a sown, catalognu of
which - m►y be had upon aappppHutton. Ha ]asps coo
eiantly on.
PHOTOGRAPHIC. 4LBUIkIS
which hold from tan ki bandied pictures, Chalk
or than they an llok bought illenrhera st Wall.
STEREOSCOPES, STEREOSCOPIC
PIC'VnMISi Aft - ettoS - COPES,
KALEIDOSCOPES,
and a largi variety of leas valuable Toys. In the way of
SQUARE, OVAL, RUSTIC, SOL
DIER'S 'OR GLASS PIC
- rku Ali FRAMES,
Pm. P aitautli , ' Elmo* :Picturi
' • Cord, Hooks, 4dcc.
His stack is assarpasald is aaj' asastry town, ui
jest u shoal wails bo /Warded.
LEGAL, CAP, - RILL, - LETTER
" AND NOTE , PAPERS,-
of every skscriptbin
We will sell School Books and Stationary to Dtd•
on at 10 per cent advance upon city Wholesale Tnda
Prices, which la WIC)/ better than they can do by NIRO
in to the City for small quantities.
YOUNG'S STATIONERY Ei•VTEL
OPE,
a new article, tiontains six sheets common Comsaen.
Note; 6 sheets good Commercial Note; S sheets ledlei
Note; Bar Eteraopla ; White Envelop.; 3 / IS/
Envelop.; 1 Load Pencil: 1 Pen Holder and F. o.
14° B°0 3 . 1 • 111111 7. Forty Cents worth of Ststiosel
for Twenty Five Cents.
A Liberal Discount to Dealers.
swim, 1. 1880.-4 f.
6
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