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CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

SATURDAY June II. 1864.
AsHEs.-Recepts, II bbls., with light stock (4l2
bb!s Prices tended upwards sales IS bbls. pots at
$ll So. Pearls nominally sl3.
BREApsrurrs Receipts l3 o49 bbls. -four, 344 bbls.
and 372 bags meal l56 s29 bushels wheat 81 oo0 do
corn 10 s64 do. oats, aud 1000 do. barley malt The
flour market opened quiet and firm; but later in the day
with gold and exchange tending downwards prices
q little OF, with sellers than buyers The whole
market closed decidedly DUH The days GALES foot up
$50 900 bbs. State and Western do. Southern eco
do Canadian and $50 do. rye -four Corn meal was with
out essential change with sales OF $50 bbs at 81 40
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Coal received for the month Of May 10 12
Previously reported. 1873


Previously reported.
Total to June .....................40,0i2
10 the report Of the Committee on Securities Of the New
York stock Exchange, February 2, 1854 II Is stated
The company had decided 10 Increase its capital
for the purchase Of additional lands, cara &c.
Since that time the properties referred to in the annual
report January last have been conveyed 10 the COM
any clear OF any incumbrance. The company has also
purchased the extensive docks and depot at Elizabeth
port adjoining the property OF the Delaware, Lacawanna
and Western Company, which are being prepared for
tho immediate shipment OF coal. The mortgage
debt OF the company, stated In the report
oO0 has been reduced s350o00, by the con-
version Of Sl3S 900 Of bonds into stock at par me 10
tcrest the bonds Is paid TO this day me company
has floating debt, the surplus on hand being amply
sufficient for tie transaction of the business Inc cond
tion of the company being thus 1000 80
400 acres land, cost eovVooU
200 acres town lots. in Scranton. 4oo,UOO
improvements, depot at Eizabcthport, cars,
boats rolling stock. coal OF hand and cash
assets exclusive Of earned profits. 100000
Total ,4Ss 600
Seven per cent mortgage bonds. $4,000
e. 100 shares STOCK at 800 each. ,0c0
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,ss5 55,F AsD s 9|H9

ORGANIZED uNpE2 SPECIAL CHARTER
Wiz ne privilege Of increa:ng This company
sncs Company il the United s,stss with the additional
powers OF insurng the Lives and mbs Of Ocers Soldiers
and Marines In the and Of the United States and
all other persons
Books win be opened At the ONCE OF Allen Van Buren,
Lucky 2t Broadway for subscriptions for 500 90 add
''' stock on and after As o III s SITS P.u.
1na1 L CliIax seuseasy,
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AFFORD EVERY FACILITY TO SUBSCRIBERS.

TINTED STATES INTERNAL REvENUE-FIFTH
~ District New York1Seventh Tenth. Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Wards Of the CITY OF New York. In pursn
ance Of the provisions OF section Is Of the act OF July 1852
EMIT cd An Act provide internal TO support the
Government and to pay the public debt notice
10 hereby given that the sts containing the
vsuasous and enumera.sons made and taken within the
for 1853 and OF Licenses 1854 81 viii BE- remain
open for during tho OF fifteen from
the date hereof the oce Of the No SIS Broad
way. from A. T. tol p NJ and that The Assessor WI!
attend ~ his ocs from and AFTER the expiration OF eed
fifteen days during the OF nfteen days from A. NJ
NJ. Tor the purpose OF hearing and determining
appeals relative 70 excessive vAluaons
enumerat by the ASST tant And ths< the
.sd Will during the time for hearing appeals submitted
to the inspection OF persons who apply
for that purpose and that the VIII and
mine in summary according 70 law and right
and ali appeals which be submitted against the
Gee nRs Of sad Assistant A..esaors Provided that the
question 10 be determined BY the appeal
speeding the valuation enumeration Of property OBJ
jecs lab 90 TAXATION shall be- whether the valuation
complained Of be be not and all appeals
Assessor aforesaid shall be made 10 writing and shall
specify the particular matter thing complained Of
Dated at No 563 Broadway
NEW YORK. June 9, 1884.
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railroad during May compare a. follows with tn reoeps

The earnings Of tho above road during the first nve
months OF tho present amounted to 1921 4So which
increase the receipts for the me time last
year slo7 oS3 aud in OF the earnings during the
period In ls62 OF sl7s,092 Fl
The susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and
Coal Company make tue following report
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NEW YoRK, June l, 1864.
x1orIoR on DIVIDEND NO. ..

NorIoE OF DIVIDEND NO. : YORK. June s, 1854.
Of the Briggs Gold Company have dec AIRED
dividend out of the earnings OF the com
for the month Of May payable a. the ece OF the com
pany 81 John New York June l6 1864 to sharehod
WALTER K. LAWToN, Treasurer
OFFICE OF THE CHICAGO AND SoRTHWEsTERN
~ Railway Company. No. Wall street, New York, June
s. S6LHoders Of the capital stock OF the Galena and
Chicago Union Railroad Company are hereby notified that
BY the OF consolidation OF that company with the
Chica.o and No thwesern Railway Company their stock
70 be exclaimed for STOCK Of the Chicago and
preferred stock. and one share Of ne
Chicago and Northwestern common with three doiiarS III
cash for Gslena and Chicago Union Ex
changes be the money received at once at
the Of Chicago and Northw esern Railway CON-
pany. h. H. boobis Asen@
OFFICE OF The MARIPosA COMPANY, "a WALL
" streeNoce is hereby given that at the draw ns this
had OF twenty FIVE nds Of this for redemp
ron oN, OF ns s al ns 90 ia1 is aS as4 An ISL
4a4 594 6S7 772 SID SOL 068 1877 ,35 1857 6i Asp
will be paid gold the ist day OF
July presentation at the oa.ce Of the company
for within ten days after
the LIST OF July next under penalty OF OF the
right Of redemption under this drawing
NEW YORK. June O. 1851 JOHN WATT, SecretaIy.
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1NrNA FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY OF NEW
L1 York AT election for Directors Of this Company
held on monday, 9th inst the following gentlemen were
elected for the ensuing year.
Jacob Brouwer, r. L. Foulke.
Russell Steobina q. g. Satterieo,
n. L. Marsh, 10 eph Jamison,
VIM. Whecwrght, John ID. Ward,
James Thompson, Charles II. CLAYTON,
Tbeophilus Anthony. Francis A. Thompson,
George B. Satterlee. Livingston SAtterlee,
Nehemiah Knight John McIaren,
j. G. Chardovoyne, Nelson Runyon,
John II. Talman, Rdward Oothout
Robert n. Berde.
Al mesting Of the Directors, held 9th instant JACOB
BkoUWER ESQ.,. was unanimously re elected President
NV Toss. June s. 1854 II. C. BEACH, Secretary
n. B-The holders Of certificates Of stock in the E,na
Fire Insurance Company dated before March 1863
requested call the Office 10 broadway and exchange
them for certificates dated above
BONDS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
~ Public notice hereby given that bonds TO the
Of four hundred thousand dollars will be issued pursu
OF the second section OF approved March a.
1898, entitled supplement 10 act entitled An autho
rxng loan for the purposes OF repe invas and
e, % and ne same and pro-
These bonds will be issued Of the denomin 81 600
$500 and 500 with attached registered bonds OF
the denon oton Of 81 600 to suit bidders The bonds viii
S!00no on the ist January, A. d. 1887
$lup OJ on the LIST January, A. 1881
tigQgOo on the lst January, A. D 1880
500 600 on the LIST January A. d 1890.
Bearing Interest At the Of six cent per
able half yearly, and exempt BY law from
Proposals In writing for the whoe part of these
Bonds Will be received By the subscr his ONCE
r. W. on Wednesday the 18th day OF June A. D. lseg on
VIII oh day hour the Governor and Treasurer
attendance the State House open and decide bids The
Bonds vii bear date July J. 1861 The IiEh, 70 reject bids
Dated May IS A. D. 1894.
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The financial transactions OF the Sub Treasury 10 this
city during the past week we're 40 Follows
Tolal :. SEE, GOO e4,gti enc "a ,ssp .6ll

The balance In the hands Of the Sub Treasurer al the
ecse OF the weeK was $50 ,so1, 100
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BALTIMORE AND MARYLAND FUNDS WANTED AT
ID low raea New Orleans bank notes also purchased
WV. II. MARsroN a co, Bankers. H. wan street.
INoR sALE-A SECOND MORTGAGE FOR a. 600 ON
~ down town property worth 100, bondsmsn good
for $4,000 interest per cont Also wanted, Loan OF
1000 bond and mortgage, two properties 10 West
twenty third street Principals only apply a. no com.
mLsson will be paid Address Mortgage, box 1850 Herald
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-08-03
HARVEY sICkLER, Editor.
--a." TUNKHANNocK, Pa '".."- +
Wedne sday, Aug, Sd Is Ga.
The War.

The war news'of the week may 30 briefly
summed up a.. Ssows: Grant met with a
most disastroussdefeat on Saturday last, 70
an assault on Che enemy's works at Peters
burg. HHis !ossfs put dowa roughly at six
thousand men Trusting adivisiou Of mig
gers-who, when The pinch came, ran like so
many dsvilss-he lost large numbers of white
troops, whose mUements were impcded by
this nIgger stampede. She rman is a a
dead lock'' at Atlanta. The rebels begin
to assume the aggressive.
In another raid, North, the rebels came into
this state and laid Chambersburg in ashes
II is said that they have recrossed the Poto-
mac and that "the most vigorous mea >ures
are being taken" by our Chief Magistrate
g to repel the INVADERS He has issued a
proclamation, conyening the State Legi.la.
ture on the 9th mat. We have no doubt
that all the stables not burnt along our
border, will, now that the horses are all
stolen, be securely locked,
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~HhAxT~ sAAaM F1eet01% loose HS@JAHU
(which wall not regard civilapbligations, and
which lntheir headlong fury tread under
loot pa klic law and individual, right VIZ
do MOI decry theory sabut we assert that
craftsmanship is concerned mainly in the DO.
maln'of the practical and that in the present
lniperfect condition ofhuman, affairs it is
eblieed to modify general ideas and adapt to
them existing conditions, which are infinite
~ diverse in different countries and at differ
ent Times. And as all political powers are con
vent1onai, that is, established by express or
implied consent lhe. validity uf any spohtlcat
act must rest upon the ground that ii is al
thoriaed. some distinct authority Tor it
must be shown ,orywe must determine against
itsyexistepee. And TO he existence of a free
government: and to the harmony and pros
spcrfty of cdunffy Wherein II rs Established,
there must be a p. oDund and constant re-
spect by rulers ami BY people for all those
lhIrgswhicii have been agreed upon or in
stitHtef IN affairs of government, and atbere
must be a careful repression OF all the de-
structive forces by which the bands otsociety
are iooscned and license or abuse introduced
into pubic or social ACTION. OF destructive
forces constituting capital catfses Of danger,
corruption and taEatclsm (before Inentioned)
must be ranked as chief: ard are they pot
now both in existence, and conspicuous be
yond any former example in the United
States /? Are they not preduminadt charac-
ter>tics OF the party which achieved success
in 1860, aud has since he and now holds
possession Of political power And can
there be hope of the future so long as these
destructive principles run their course unre
auked and uncurbed ? The sound elements
OF society must be brought to the surface, the
body polite, be pnrged Of It's unhealthy Gle
ment<, and In places of public trust, just and
broad minded, pure and tolerant inen be
substituted forradIcal and, corruptonists -
Then will the laws be kept; then will free
individual action be perm Led and pernissl.
BILE crime only will be punished and harmo'
ny and peaceful relations and widely
ditfnsed prosperity succeed to violence, intol :.
erence, waste. bloodshed, and debauchnent
OF the uati onal life !
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Safe { ritiCism,

The Fegetable nosed, ''nominal" Editor of
the Republican at this place, charges us with
having puItshed an article ''which exhibits a
gross ecrversion of facts and total eel lpse
of principlc,in referring to some of the Incl
dents connected with the draft &C." This
Ian n. 0tS charge, is followed by j1mble of
terms, such as, F" distorted, >" bod," false, 7,
" caiumnCuH,'' {: contraGictory,". g absurd
&c, The veracious (9 Billy contents HIM
self with these vague, general charges, of
laIsehood and absurdity; abstiD no instance
does he. state Uhdt was falsefdr obsurd, in
the article, to which he refers. g. ~.
If there was so much of faIsehool in our
article, it would have been an easy matter
for this able champion of truth to'have cor
rected some single statement. His veracltv,
like his patriotism, is rather Of i" windy
kind, and keepssits possessor, always out OF
danger, --a 7a.t -.r ...H
We shall make no further reply to these
generalities," than to quote the language of
Mr. H. Il Tiffany, late Editor, and doubt
less constant reader of that paper. He
speaks uhderstandingiy when he says -
'"Ihere is too much nigger in the present dd.
nlt1istrat lon--roo MANY LIES PUBLISHED IN
NEwsPAP ERs-IFI I WANT TO APPROXI.
MATE ANY WHERE NEAR THE TRUTH.
/ HAVErT0 TAKE 1T FROM DEMO-
CRATIC PAPERS. .'a3m'D Ell o. t...a.. a--.,
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4 VOICE for War

# . b
+" We have to fight the war through and somebody
. has TO do the fighting. (Tsa't that profounI-
:; q doesn't it sound Lnconish Ed DEA) fcaIl,d
upon by the Government we expect to respond and
to on our share, and it may be quite as pleasant
as to remain pt post here and with othsr weap-
ons fight the Copperheads at home; Let oil come
up to the work manfulIy, make ready for the sac
g fee, prepare for the conflict and mark upon
him who evades the issue without just exemption
or dishonorably shirks his duty to his country"
re- Tbs above CHOICE bit of irony We, find in
an editorial in the last weeks Republican Of
which Billy Burgess is the " nomiuar' editor.
The writer, and real editor has unwittingly,
doubtless, played off a rnamoth!s g gnak, on
Billy, He certainly must haze been little
grossy to have indited such an article for a
sneak who vas, drafted-has g been called
upon by the government" who did not /" re-
spond'} who did "'-evade the issue, with.
out just exemption; !" and dishonorably
shrked his duty to his country" There is
not;or at least ought not to be, man in the
county who does not know this to be true Of
Billy, He was let off without even the
farce of an examinaticn-in violation of nos.
tive law; and for no other reason thar that
he induced the authorizes 10 believe that il
would be more profitable and "pleasant 10
remain, and with other weapons fight cop
perheads at home" os.1s47 nra - .r....T
Poor, SHY, shallow Drained, white livered
poltrooha How illly has he justified the
confidence of his friendsI What poor re
quitaf has he made them for their official
prffidy.i .i+egxs 100 god s4g'is a,hrsts ana a.
. SAB Tosd4l Billy hadn't you better relieve
from duty !; .hat member Of your staff edtori.
al who ind6Eges in -2in-in such a" sarkas
tickle" b neembes? 80 .s1e' nst- .Eo'.ar
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a JUDGE ApvoCATEs OFFICE.
! s WARRESsBU ac, No July Is, 1864
MR AND MRs LrLL:
Asreeably TO my
promise, having arrived in 81. Louis on tho
l2ih inst, visited the grave of your SON
Charley, last Wednesday, the 18th. Taking
! the Market Street Car. procceeded out Of
the City, some two miles before | reached
TIE Wesleyan Cemetery. The Sexton
kindly dirccted me to Charley's pravs
which is No. s in Block II the Headboard
bearing merely the inscription" c. Ell.
No 81 The Cemetery is a Beautiful spot,
thfcGiy studded with fine shade trees, di>
rectIy across the road from piece of ground
known AS $ Camp jackson 1-celebrated as
the locality of our first triumph over the
armed traitors. Wesleyan Cemetery isaa
ft and appropriate resting place for the gaF
liant and brave soldier--and there are th6g-
sands Of little green hilloeks there-ever
living monuments Of the noble dead. 900 -
could scarcely reahze, as stood over
the grave Of Charley that he who IKad
only Known in the lilarity and gaity Of his
youthful life, was tAere sleeping his last
sleep, in strangers land. Yividly return.
eh to r!e the "reminiscences Of my own boy
hood. The recolIections of those young lifG
days, with which Charley was so intimately
associated, crowded upon my mind-sur.
changing the volume of thoughts with kind
and ha Ply reflections O! our chldhood-of
those united family circles around the hearth
stones Of hcme-AIas! they are now broker
dispersed for.ver by separalion-by death
the broken links can never be brought 10.
gethcr again. x - " --Csy
1t was Fan agreeable hour that [ spent over
Caarley2s grage-agreeAble.rf from -.the=-iact
that was permitted through the kindness Of
Providence. TO pay a last sad tribute to
his noble natnre--hs generous natnre
that |, a friend Of the boy, eorld
weep over that manhood 50 early dead
SO n"bly fallen. sal hour too, it was.
The friend Of my youth slept there-early in.
years had he fallen in the great action OF life
-uIay hls memory i've as ITeSh ana green IN.
the recollection of his friends as is the
,waTd that covers his narrow home. Ro
dewjng his grave with a silent. sorruwful and
monrnful tear, reluctantly bade adieu to the
grave of Charley-an imirei anil highly
esteemed frend-a duliful and alfsctionate
son, a Bind and loving and beloved brother.
Ever shalt cherish his memory as an Oasis
in Life's great, dreary desert. J
He sleeps his last sleep, . 1--- al.
lIs has fought his last battle,
No sound shall awake him .'..
To glory again.
Enclosed send you little rel qre which
| gathered from Charey's grave. 1t iss.
poor Offering to bring to the altar ofa moth.
ers sOrrog. 1t is all there was AS such {
give it. Whenever T.go 70 the City, | shall
visit his grave. Ill am there at favorable
season (or transplantirg shrubbery, Twill
see that some little evergreen shall say to
the casual observer as he passes by 81 yet
live in the memory of my frlends."rsvfz sa .-.s
Accept my best wishes for your long life.
continued prosperity and happiness. -safs-.r
A. r. CONKLlN.
I[fE- 4 1879 FaW
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-08-03
The President Law Breaker,
A. r. CONkLlt

WGile judicial proceedings az gllnst General
Dix in reference TO the World and Journal of :
Commerce, were pending, the President sent
t. him an ORDER diRs,ing him forests, 20
execution Of the law by military force ''H""
We have had other, instances Of usurpation
sufficiently dangerous aud alarming, ,bnt in
some cases it has been claimed, that ip the
e1'gencles of the Goyernnent, - the
Administration had a right to shp plty extra
/ ordinary measures in self-preservations:
they had such right, of course they woul!
stand justified in the eyes of the law. In de-
ending itself by such plea the Al,nnstr. :. ~
tion does not place itself above law. .-.ao .s la
But in this case Mr. Lincoln throws of the
cloak of a seeming respect for taw, and open
ly dcties it. He comnlnds his subordinate
I to resist its execution q,itn forca, and thus
seeks OCCASION .or an op N COLLISION with our
State authorities. 1t is long aasf atarming
stride towards Military Dictatorship. ShaI
we give this man another lease for four wears,
Of the power he so fasrantly abuses
1t is greatly to the credit Of Gen. DIX that
he declines to use the military plwer under
his control, in obedience to the Presidents
direction, but like good citizen submits him os'
self to the judicial TIL bunll. Bat this exhlbif.
.iion Of good sense on his part oaiy serves to-
bring out in stronger colors tn, exceeding 2t-sc
arocity of the course of his superor.-Unioa.Q
.
f. -,f ". ------------->'I- - }EE ITE8H A
KELLEY AND THE NlGGsRs.-H,a Wm
D. Kelley, an abolition member of Congress
from Philadelphia. in a recent speech in.
Congress, thu~yenegized the American Citi. .
zen OF African deAcent:sz ~ III
" Mr.. Speaker, ths men of this era of
VII IN the poet will sing in hi1s hest 7strains
the men whom the orator will most eulogizs
the mon in this grand civil war of whom the
historians will write his most glowing pane.
gyrlcs, are the negro soldiers Of the loyal
army" --..A .gssgo 20 - .,,sa.s @
The white man must stand back hereafter
when the merit OF this war Is disguised. He
is adecded failure, if negro worshipper Kel.
ley tells The truth. fg- sE1.o nv
lis. gass-ss- q. p. $50 ...a. .- .rr E...#. -
ID E Blessed are the Peace Mixers, for
they snail be called the children of Cod
said the Savior. - Z r. SKA
u Give me negro freedom before peace says
Father sAhra ham, r.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-08-03

Sherman, Trumbull nns wiley H." - m
1t will be obserFed that half the whole air.
mat ote vas lrorthe States east Of thefutsou
But to meet the expenditures Dor boanttes under
the laws, the joint re collation. before mentioned inn
posing special income tax passed. 1t provides
that upon the FIRST day of October next ajax of Ave
per centum upon incomes of 1868 lin excess of s69O)
shall be assessed and paid. These incomes having
been already subjected to a tax in most cases from
three to eight per cent The pressure of this meas
ure upon persons of fixed incomes is severe, and it
a,de the doctrine that the same article object
shall be taxed but onre by Government for a given
period its form and use remainiug unchanged Up
onthis ground; a-tax upon liquors on haad Which
had .alssad been taxed voted down at theriate
ses sion after prolonged de bate l. .....,2 ,.,s