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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01
Report of shr Surveyor Gene. al.

he Secnnd annual report OF Hon. Jas.
=. Barr, Surveyor General of Il, nnsylva-
MIA. winch las just been issued by the
Public Printer, exhibits IA marked i'm
prOvement in the business and receipts Of
the Land Office over previous wears The
number of patents paid for during the
year, is two Thousand one hundred AMI
seventy-eight being about the number
paid for in the previous ten Years The
receipts were Il fraction under niretv-two
thousand dollars. Or something more than
the receipts from the SAM source for the
whole seven wears beginning December !
1886, and ending November 80, 1853.
Mr.. Earr expresses the opinion iha',
by judi:.inus LEGISLATION, tie sum of two
or three mill, n dollars, which is eSfima-
ted to be still due on unraten;ed lands.
might be brought into the State Treasury
in the mex, ten wears, without iuhicting
injury or distress upon single debtor.
The l'lan by which he proposes To effect
tins desirable purpose. IL 10 tax impatient
ed lands slightly hi"her than those that
are patented, and thus make it the inter
est "f all holders Of unpatentcd lands to
"xtinensh the claims of the Common
wealth. upon them. There is certainly
n" good reason why the large amount stil
due The State on account of lands should
not he collected, ard there are MANY and
very obvious reasons why it should be
brought into the Treasury within IA rea-
sonable period from This date. To col
lect 1t snrnmarllv would be harSfip to
many of the d. btnrs AID 10 avoid this.
III" Surveyor General humanely suggests
"a plan by which it may be get in gradu-
ally.
Landholders who neglect to procure
patents from the Commonwealth do in
justice 10 th">e who have patented their
lands, and also incur the risk of b.iuO
made To pay for their neglect Several
movements looking to the summary col
lection OF thes 'i-bis, have of late wears
been made in the Legislature and il
w"uli not surprise US If landowners who
continue 10 pa: off getli'Ig patents should
h@ cornreiled 10 pay up an imcreased rarc
ot interest. he present rate ranges from
two +" six per cent. pr annum, ACCORDING
to the price III which the lard SnI,! nrr.in-
ally-illat which sold at the hi ii price
pay itiS ilc !O''tSi rae al interest,".
The price Of land was changed nj dif
trreni periods. Under Penn and his heirs.
it was 81 l.3 PR hundred acres at one
time, S24 al another, aud :322.12 II; an
other. Cm'e" The Comm. nveal.h, the
Ihice, hicti WAS uof unit"rn fhrou..nut
the State, ranged from $50 per hundred
acres down To Sc, G6t. in certain dis
lrirts "f limited extent still other prices
WEI" the i"eraiiins rates. AT which ,e;,rly
aii ;he lands in tie State were taken by
The first purchasers.
Appended 10 tie report are blank forms
which viii be foUnl OF use to persons ap-
plying for land Also. liz, of the sev
erai counties Of the Commonwealth. with
u e date of their erection. sc from which
II may ie seen that fom three co,,n-ia>
established at tn first settlement nf the
province, philadelphia, Bucks and Chcs-
ter,) !rnns' lvamia has aruwn to contain
not less than sixty-eix currtirs
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01

RECs:IPTs oF INTFRxAL REvr.r1-E IN
TIE SEVENTEENTH DISrEICr.-'Thr-u- Il
the courtesy of Robert II Cnnan. ESQ =.
CLERK for Samuel ! Rover, E-q. Col
hector of Internal Revenue for Il is dis
trict. we have he II furnished with the
following tabular sta:emon: Of the com
"a alive receipts of rrv"nun f-prn all
sources dnrin:, H. wears 1863 ,u"l 1861.
The re"ciris during the v,ar 1852 wnra
50 trlting that It was not de"m"i nee
essary TO embrace them in the sta:cmrnt
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01

CT Ne understand there ha. a lot Of
soldiers come to town to make this their
hume for some time We are ALWAYS
glad at the advent Of strangers, particular
ly when they b. have themselves well,
which we have no doubt these will do.
II il should happen otherwise we will not
give them certificate Of character when
leaving.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01
N. HAssON, Editor & Publisher
WEDNESDAY, FED |. 1906.
8. M. PetteGgill & Co.

Advertising Agents. 81 PARK Row
New York, and 10 State street, Boston.
are the authorized Agents for the "DEM-
ocRAr & SgErINEL,' and the Most intluen-
tial and largest circulating Newspapers in
the United States AMI Canadas. They
are empowered to contract for IL at oul
LOWEST TERMS.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01
ErceEugsl.

There are forty thousand freedmen.
ireedwomcn, and freedchildrcn in Wash
ington city, who have east off the shackles
of bondage and are now revelling in free
dom III that city unler the eye of their
friends the Abulilionsts On the 10Th
ult. a meeting was held and Mr. Cl:,n-
ming made II report as it met his view
after a careful examination
l An old woman on Eleventh street,
was found, the SNOW dripping through her
hovel on her pallet of rags, was sick, had
buried two children, no fire, food nor
fuel. nor any means TO get any, was mum
cry had begged a match to light in The nj rht
80 that the night might not seem 80 long.
2. Sally Clayton, u daughter an, two
grandchildren. The daughter lad AN un-
dressed infant, no food and in perishing
condition.
;. In another hovel near by was a
mniher and babe without dress, no fire,
and twenty four hours without food, a
girl nine years old, washing rags she had
gathered from the mud to sell
4. An Old maIi, many years "A preacher
while in slavery, sleeps i'll a huvel on a
board, a stick Of wood for a pillow, no
food, no fuel, no shirt. His collar bone
has been broken and cannot work
s. In Il lIoyel were six children hud-
died together without food or fuel, the
children vf Mrs. Jackson who is recently
dead.
6, On Capitol hill in two stalls in -
stable, live Two tamillvs-an old man
crippled, girl twelve years old dying
with consumption, "A young chiid starving
10 death, a sick mutieriess boy, and am
other old man. A plank for the Old peo-
pie to sleep on, and broken boards with
rags for the young people, pay Sl2 Il
month rci:t and their only support Il wo-
man fifty years old, no fuel nor food
I. On sixteenth street Il wuman nearly
r'inety years old i'll Il stall in "a stable, no
food nor fuel.
his Is specimen Of the condition of
the forty thousand in Washington city
now reveiIng in freedom Their rondi-
ton is pitiable in the extreme, nor are
they III any better condition III any place
where our armies have visited and freed
them IN large numbers. In Louisiana
AMI on the Mississippi, they are fully as
bad. They are almost naked or clad il,
filthy rags and the Shoddy spIrns them
from his door whenever they appear be-
fore it. Sholdy we suppose thinks he
has done enough by getting them their
freedom without being bothered any fur
tIier with them. Take ali their aggregate,
suffering as slaves i'll the south for the
last fifty years, and it wo':Id be !iGh, COM
pared TO wha; they have suffered for the
last tw" Or three years in freedom under
the protection OF the Aboiiiionists
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01
Cambria County,.

The following statement taken from
;he Auditor Generals report, shows the
value of real and personal estate in this
county, and taxable for state purposes, the
assessment of taxes thereon for the ycai.
1861, AS fixed 10y the revenue Commits
sioners, and the taxable iuhabitarts there
in for the same year.
Valuation 81, ,l64,S17, assessment of
tax $3.50, SO, Population 9,3ls, t;,xa-
bles 1886.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01

ACCIDENT -Four men, viz, John
Good, Patrick Doran, John Plendon and
VIM Rib'e', were badly injured by the
eNp!osiJn ot Il iocoino,ive ON the Penn'a
Railroad, near Dtnny's curve, last Tues.
day. Two of them lived at Conemaugh
station, III This county. The engine, No.
Is, was one OF Norris make.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01

c. We are apt to be free with our
Jokes upon Doctors and their drugs, until
sick and in need of their aid, then AL
alike bow 10 the necessity of recourse to
tnelr haitl-earncd and often ill-r, qnired
skill The prevailing belief that physi-
Clans trown upon whatever deviates from
Their peculiar system and usag"s, arises
from the fact that their better information
leads them soonest 10 detect and discard
'iie medical illusions :InI impositious
that are thrust upon the community
hat they are ready AMI prompt to adopt
amy really valuable inv rn!ion is seen by
'he treatment Doct. J. &. Ayers C!eml-
u" he'hiuias have received AT their hands
ihey appreciate the value of these mcdi-
ci'es because they know their compuei-
ton, and where is the man who ever
heard Il respectable physici:n either dis
paraSe them or discourage their use
no profession or pursuit has done more
Tor the human family than the medical
proicsSi"n' None is followed by noblcr
men or Tor n"ber ends nor is there one
which o'tter deserves the b.st thanks Of
Tnanklnd.-Co"ton (N. " Democrat.
MARRIED On the 24th u!t.. at the
residence t the brides father. by the
lteF. William Lloyd, WILLIAM II. SECu-
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01

PEACE COMMISSIONERS. We under.
stand that Hunter, Campbeli and Ste
vens are appointed peace Commissioners
by the rebels TO have talk with the men
at the head of affairs in our government.
We fear however it will all end In talk
Ii IL well enough to talk about peace, and
familiarize the minds of the people with
1t, so that when it does come they will
not be nnprepared fnr il and its consequent
ces.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01

CORN IIUsKS We had visit from
Horace l.. Snowdcn who informed us
that he desired to purchase clean corn
husks free from nubblns. He will buy
them in large or small quantities, ba!ocl
Or loose parties having the same for sale
will write TO him or to Joseph Snowden
agent associated Press. Mayors office
l'ttshurg. Parties will state what price
delivered at railroad cars at Ebcnsburp or
Crcsson station or any other station in
Cambria county.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01
Peace.

There will be no peace, at least so far
as any indications we have seen would
warrant US to conjecture. They are play
ing game In the rOrth and in the south
to increase their forces and gull the peo-
pie. the great body of whom arc heartily
tired of the war AS we have often said,
there will be no peace while there is
money III the war.
The result of Mr.. BIair's volunteer
visit to Richmond is this: That .Jrtftr-
son Davis is willing 10 send to Washing
ton or receive from there Commissioners
to treat for peace on the basis of s,.para-
ton. The President Of the United States
on the other hand is willing to give hear
ing to any person of influence who may
come from the South with or without
Davis authority, to treat on peace on the
basis of submission TO the Union OF the
the above facts there is no doubt.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01
CAMBRIA BGR UuU.

feter S"iia, G,'"rge Wagner, John
Heck kinan, Thomas Scott, Trtance Tighe,
i'atrlrk Green, George Hoffman, Will
lhm bloichey D'trick OIlstut, William
Davis, John IL N'C!osky, Francis Kol-
tionle, Thomas Campbell
taylor TO.N SHIP.
Daniel Stuitzman, James Rafferty,,
Jacob l. Dishong, John Gardner. A ID
G'uehenour, John Lomi~on, Thomas
kcelen, William w Wike, William
Hoover, Barney KreIen.
CARROLL TOWNSHIP.
Barnett M'Gre, Anthony Raiger, Thos
f. kenrode, Andrew Eckcnrodr, William
J Nssle, john a u oakland, Frederick
Re"inger, Francis Louthcr, julius Stick.
John Hoover
CROYLE TOWNSHIP.
William Gable, Brnia ain Miller.
David BURNETT George Weiss.
MUN'1ER TOWNSHIP.
Samuel + Mole, James NJ Noun, Fran
els Everlv, JOSEPH Stel
WlLMOEE BOROUGH.
J ID Piper, A c Noble, John Criilin,
! Woodburn Benson.
GAGLiTZIN.
Jacob Eagle, William Thompson, John
Dashner, "a iliiam Craig.
SUMMEEHILL TOWNSHIP.
Jas A Mu!holenn John q Pringle
| Ieaac Rram.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01
Total nf c"llrcti"ns
94l.l06 90

Total at c"ll,-ctl"nS 94ll06 90
1t viii h. seen that. under the on,~a-
ti"ns ri the Internal Revenue from July
I, 1864. the collections of ravenue. from
July |. 1854 tn June 81, 1855, will an
proximat.' half a million of dulars in This
district. There are not many districts in
The State that rav heavier tax .or the
support "f the Government. or nay it
more promptly.-.Johnfo,cn Tribune.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01

81 See the advertisement of John A.
Blair, TO rent his tavern s,ard The
house has good custom and is well To-
Gated tor the western and northwestern
travel
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01

FEES. A bill has been read in the
legislature, authorizing SherifF:, Prothono-
torres, Clerks of Courts Registers, Re
corders anl district Attorneys to charge
fifty per cent increase on each item of
fees, and releasing them from The paw
men: "t fifty per cent TO the Common
wealth unless their gross receipts exceed
two thousand dollars per annum
@ DR. T. Is FoorE, ll3) Broadway,
New rk,-read his advertisement in
AN other column of this paper.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01
CONEMAUGu FOR UGH.
MILLVILLE ROROUGH.

Peter Rowen, Norman Evens, Andrew
i1rayeil, Daniel M'Ginlev, Charles Wan
Gle, Michael tonltv, Christian Brixner,
ia'nc Barrett, John CIaver, Joseph
Masters, Jacob S,mrrs, John Gnlli.lIer,
John HarkinS, Michael Tlg che. John L;,n-
Say
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01

"a courage ought to have eyes as we'll
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01
Third supplementary Draft.

ne third supplementary Draft for this
district took place at Hollida, sburs on
" ednestay, January 18th. The follow
ing is a list of those drafted in Cambria
county:
CONEMAUGu FOR UGH.
Michael Ptaller. Matthias Wilhelm.
w liiiam Netf. Patrick Collins, Michael
NJ Car'ney, Henry III Maver, George IL
lloflnan, John Wolf, Christian Bloch.
Michael M'Ghee, Anthony PE.,ler, John
Nett. Frederick Wilt, Jas Ii Washington.
Thomas Alison, Augu- t I4ahmaer. G .orge
Nelly, Patrick Qninn, George b Lucas,
Henry )Ihcl
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-11
A Negro Celebration.
A SPEECH FROM A SON OF OLD JOHN
BROWN.
The Negroes Advised 10 Arm and 10
Demand Their Rights.
From the Ottawa 10Y News,


On the 23d ultimo, quite number of ne
groes from different parts of the state, met at
Put-in-Bay for the purpose of celebrating the
anniversary OF the issuing of the emancipa-
ton proclamation by President Lincoln, The
crowd peresnt called upon John Brown, son
of old Ossawattomie Brown, who resides up
on Put in-B Bay island, and invited him to ad-
dress them. Mr.. Brown accepted the invita-.
ton and addressed the negroes. A republi.
can friend of ours who was present and in
whose veracity we have the greatest conf
dence, has furnished us with the following
synopsis of the main points of the speech.
Mr.. Brown opened his remarks by refer
ring to the occasion which had called them
together, and after some complimentary re
marks in regard to President Lincoln, and
lengthy dissertation upon the noble qualities
of the black race, he said
only colored friends, you have now the right to
one box, and that is the catrdge box but there
are two other boxes which you ought to claim
One of which is the ballot box, and the other is
the jury box. III the white people fail TO give you
these, and If you cannot get them in peacesble
way, | advise you to arm yourselves and demand
your full rights from the government.
In order to impress this idea more firmly
on the minds of his hearers, Mr.. B, gave the
statistics of the number of negroes in the Unit.
ed States, Canada and Hayti, and said:
'EThey can be depended upon, and will aid you
in your struggle for your rights
Mr.. Brown in abiding to the coloniz alton
scheme said
''There is some talk OF colonizing you, nv COL
ored brethren, in some far-off state or cline.
advise you not to listen to any such monsirous
proposition. Do not go, but, on the contrary, re-
main here and fight for your rights &c necessary
You will be aided in the contest by may of y0ur
white brethren. The of old John Brown will
never deceive you,'' etc. etc.
In concluding his speech, Mr.. Brown gave
the negroes the following advice:
''Remember your arms, keep your bayonets
bright, and be ready for the coming issue.''
1t is hardly necessary for us to comment
on the speech of Mr. Brown. Our readers
will fully understand what he means. They
will see that he is but following in the foot
steps of his father, who was hung for getting
up an instruction in Virginia, ca pturing the
government armOry at Harper's Ferry, and
for the murder of innocent persons The
younger Brown seems to have Inherited the
insane ideas of his father, an1, if possible, is
more bold In the enuucistion OF his opinions
than was his ancestor
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-11
Light, Across the River.
How ARE YOU, KING HIRAM f!

The state election took place in Iowa, yes.
terday, the 10th. Davenport township
which gave 800 majority, last fall, for the re-
publican ticket, now gives about 100 MAORI
~ against the republicans. This is gori
Gus result, and breaks the iron rod of King
Hiram's rule It is also pretty good YER
dict against the turned out post master, Rus
sell. How are you Russell? How are you
Attn resolution? How are you Maine liquor
law?
There is hope that the republicans are
beaten in Scott county-the banner republi-
can county in the state, and that the soldiers
ticket is elected. We have some hope that
such a result has been produced.
Light is penetrating Iowa, even, and there
il hope that the blackness and fanaticism
which has settled on that state will be dis
PEELED. All honor to the glorious soldiers of
Iowa: They have put down southern radi-
Gals, and now they ''going for" the north
ern radicals.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-11
Another Attack upon the President.

One of the "hireling WRITER'S" now peram-
bulating through the south, in a letter to the
Chicago Tribune, under date of Montgomery,
Sept. l6, says that President johnson pardon
ed the most bitter and malignant of the Ala.
bama rebels. This writer states that John
son has chosen for provisional governors men
whom he can "use for TOOLS" and adds:
am convinced beyond doubt that the presi-
dent intends unite the copperheads OF the north
and the rabid proscriptive element OF the south,
and head them in 1867 for reelection. There Is
violent ''l,st dollar, last man' in the south
but what endorses Andy Johnson. EI-Goy. Joe.
Brown, of Georgia, has returned home with full
PARDON and the rebel papers full ofhis sayings
about Johnson, and how clever he 10 'to US and
CLEMENT Scarcely copperhead meeting Is
held in the north without a resolution to support
the executive. Not a meeting Is held in the south
but what the same programme Is adopted. The
true union men are blinded, and the rebels are
having IT all their own way. Very few republican
meetings are agreed unreseryedly to support the
administration. All these signs are conclusive ev-
idence TO me that MIR. Johnson has more interest
in the next election than he has in the permanent
cy and support OF the doctrines yidcated in the
war for the Union.
This is the kind of feeling that is sought 10
be engendered against the president prepare
tory to the movement against him in the
| next congress.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-11

say this.~ ICheers.1 In view of such auth
ority, as have given, he must be brave in
deed who sees no danger in .uch a policy
Brave an I brave is not the word, for fools
rush in where angels fear to tread"
Fellow citizens, we read Of civil war In
Hayti. What is that war? 1t is war OF
races more than anything else. 1t is war
between the blacks and the mulattoes. This
prejudice of races Is a thing very deeply seat
ed in human society, and not thing to be
trifed with.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-11

Last August there was an election Tor one
school director in the school district in which
the village of Hampton is situated. which
resulted in the election OF MIR. Francis Black,
republican, by majority, whereupon the
Union brought out its chicken, and crowed
most Justify: Hampton redeemed y The
Copperheads Beaten :" and other startling
display headings. Then followed letter,
from which we make the following extract :
Hampton, Aug. 9, 1860.
Col BARNES. Dear Sir-Hampton is redeem
ed What is the matter with the ARGUS rooster !
He don't crow.
The election over which some Jealous negro
suffrage loyal Lacquer made such a splurge
was for one school director, in school dis
trict where the two directors who held over
were both democrats. Some democrats
thought the abs ought to have one director
out OF the thres, and voted for MIR. Black for
that reason,-yet his majority was then
only 5!
They have Just had a township election. up
in Hampton, ION Monday, the 9th for three
trustees of schools for the township, and in
response TO the question of the correspondent
of the Onion last August, we bring out our
little bird and let him crow. His Voice is
clear and shrill and his throat swelling with
pride over the result of q to,cnship election
for three trustees of schools, as follows:
H s. Shurtiif. dem, l01
Daniel Moshler IO4
Fred'k Wendell lOl
A. d. Cox, rep, 81
Samuel Beal, "
n. WIltamutb. Jr.. 90
1t should be remembered that this was a
township election and that Notwithstanding
the negro-suffrags and Maine-law party
brought out three excellent men and used ev-
cry effort in their power to carry the day.
they were handsomely beaten. Mr.. Thomas
the candidate OF the negro suffrage and
Maine-law party for county treasurer, worked
like beaver all day, peddling tickets and
urging up the faithful, as he knew the result
would have its effect upon his election next
month. But it was of no use-the negro
suffrage and Maine-law republican party, the
revilers Of Andrew JOhnson's reconstruction
policy, were routed, hore foot aud dragons.
We hope democrats and friends of Andrew
Johnson's administration will take courage
from this result, and 60 to work and see what
they can do in the county, next month
Nothing can be more pleasing TO Andrew
johnson and his true friends than to see the
negro-suffrage, Maine-law copperhead repub-
licans beaten everywhere. The true friends
of Andy johnson will vote the democratic
union and administration county ticket.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-11

This shows an increase of nearly 1000 q
year for the last Is years There are no
large towns in Mercer, aid the population
is made up of agriculturists-a fine, thrifty,
enterprizing, intelligent people.
1t would have been matter Of public in
terest, and the commissioner should have
furnished, more complete tables tor publica-
ton. He should have given the number of
males and females the number of colored
persons; the amount of manufactures the
smount of farm produce; the number of
cattle, horses, hogs, &C., &c.
HENRY COUNTY.
The following is the population Of each
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-11

FOR SALE.
: LOTS in the city Of Moline, near Keator's
~ Steam Saw Mill.
In the City Of Rock Island.
lot, 20 by 30 feet on Front street, near Ferry
landing In the city OF Rock Island.
lots, 10 Bailey Davenport's addition to the
city OF Rock Island.
In the City Of Davenport, Iora.
lots on Main street. near Cook Drury,s
Office.
lots on Sd street, between Main and Harrison
streets.
lots on corner OF Ripley and 9th streets
lot on east corner OF Warren and Sd streets
In LeClaie
AZ lots in the city of LeClaire, Iowa
For Lease.
Also for lease for the term Of 20 years a lot in
the city Of Rocb Island fronting 400 feet on the
slough, east Of the city bridge. In front of this
lot Is the best harbor for logs in the city Apply
to b. DAVENPORT,
sePSdlm- Rock Island.