The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-01-11
The A11eghan1an
THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1865.
The News.

Commonwealth, received letter Friday
morning, from Gov. Curtin, dated at Ma
tanzas, Cuba, December I'd, 1865, in
which he speaks of certain letters which
he (the Governor) had forwarded, and
which he supposed the Secretary of the
Commonwealth had certainly received.
These letters Mr.. Slifer never received.
But in his present letter the Governor
gives the substance of his announcement
in the missing letters, which is of consid-
cradle Importance to the public. He
says that during the first week of his ex-
peIience in Cuba the heat set very hard
upon him, and seemed to increase the
virulence of his disease, but that of late
the climate has acted like charm upon
him. His physician has advised him to
remain for some time longer, and he has
therefore determined to take the full
benefit of his original intention, as an
nounced in his message, which he wrote
just previous to his departure, and pro-
long his stay until the middle or latter
part of February, when he thinks he may
return with safety.
THERE is an unsettled claim of $780,
600 which Pennsylvania holds against
the National Government, and which was
recognized by the last Congress, SO Sar as
the passage Of bill by the House authori-
zing its payment. This claim grew out
of the aid the State afforded the National
authorities to prevent the invasion of the
Middle and Western States. When Lee
invaded Pennsylvania, Governor Curtin
called out ten thousand men, armed and
equipped them, and had them in the field,
and, during Lees retreat from the State,
these troops rendered essential service in
harassing and precipitating the retreating
rebels. The matter was before Congress
last Session, and bill authorizing its
payment reached the House but failed to
reach the Senate. 1t is now before Coz
gress again, and in view Of the justice of
the claim it is believed there will be no
difficulty in putting it through.
IT appears by the report of the State
Treasurer that the State Treasury is 6nan-
cially better of by the sum of 81 $50, ,173
than at the close of last year. 1t appears
also that the income of the State was
81 ,486.676 more than IN 1864. This is
a very gratifying exhibit. Mr.. Kemble
calls attention TO the forty-seyen millions
of dollars of capital held by the National
Banks ns subjects OF taxation, and also tc
the fact that the railroads and canals
within the Commonwealth, which repre-
sent s25O,0O0,000 of capital, pay but
S632,000 in taxes. Both these points
are well taken, and they should receive
the attention of the Legislature. With
certain small rates of tax, which the State
Treasurer proposes to levy on those in
terests, he says that the income Of the
State will be raised to $4,000, 600 annu-
ally, whilst it is easy to cut down the
annual expenditure to S3,30O,000.
THE first treason case consequent upon
the late rebellion was recently tried before
the United States District Court in Ten
nessee. The defendant was John e
Gamble, who was arraigned for high trea,
son against the United States, the evi
dence showing that he had been an
enrolling agent of the rebel government
The defence was that there was no guilty
intent on his part, that he was Union
man, and had used his Office tc favor and
protect Union men, and that, in fact, he
never put single conscript into the rebe
ranks. The jury returned verdict o.
not guilty This is said to have been the
first treason trial since the memorable
Aaron Burr case.
SOME newspapers and their correspond
ents persis: in attributing political signif
capce to the visit which Gov. Seward
makes for his own health and that of his
son, whose lives have been almost miracu
lousy preserved. Both needed chaDgt
and relaxation, and that is the simple ex
PLANTATION of the voyage of the De Soto
She goes first to Santa Cruz, COUGHING
perhaps, at St. Thomas and from thence
to San. Domingo and Havana, but not
as is alleged, to Vera Cruz.
THE abolition of slavery in the United
States having heen achieved, Mr.. William
LLOYD Garrison gives notice that hereafter
The Ldberator, for thirty-fve years the