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"sseSenue ReIOrnl.v

| Ilt9itlent Grait has given the NO.
ca,lrd Revenue R,frnlers III. hardest
blow they have yet rec" lived. They
meet their Apromat'ox at the begin
nlng Instead Of st the end of their
campsigD. aud, 10 aid 10 their Gi-cnu,-
6lure. Secretary Bour W. Il toiIows hn,
will the following significant drclara-
non:
| II is u noticeable fact that the cst-
mated expenditures 10. the next tisca,
=, ear, including pay nrnis "n acc"un,
"i be sinking iuni, aud fur he in; e,-
e-t o. The Iuhllc debt, a.. S, nrarl,
tqIal 10 the ier-ipls as to justly aud
dchand The g,eaIe>i caution in je.iIn.
with The revenue, nui tu..T"ss II the
country. Its uppArrnI that 4 disaster
ar even . serIous IA rk TO business.
! would rdu"e the revenues bclow our
necessary expenditure.
IL is apparent, aiso, that the pro,-
prrnus condition Ut tho country i,
la,gvy y due To The revenue system
luauaurale5 durine HE war. b, which
mauu'actnres aud the mcchinic ats
have h"en extended and esIabli, he'd.
This policy cannot now lie rsshlN
abandoned, or sud ienly aud radically
changed wlthouI great injury to bu,i-
ues, snd labor, aud serious consequent
losses 10 regenue.
Now take the Presidents words:
A further rcluclInn of expenses, in
addition to q reduction 81 interest ac.
count, may Ice r,lie; Oh TO msks this
practicable. Rcvcnnr reform, il 1
means tins, has my heariy support. II
II implies y collection III all The rev
"nue tor The support Of GovrrumeDt,
for he payment OF principal .nd 10.
crest vi tne public dcbi. prUsiun>. d.,
ny directly t'xing the people, then /
sm aga'nst revenue reform, aud cou-
ddentiy belie'o the people Arc w,Ih
nc.
fit means failure to provide the
uscrssa'y means TO deiray oil the ~x-
penses oi u"vernmsnt, aud thereby
reputation Of the public debt ana
p-osions, then | an sill more oppo o..
10 such kind OF revenue reform. Rev.
.uur reform has not b-en defined by sn,
81 its sdvocates to my toowiedee, but
seems to 'be accepted - something
~hich ia 10 supply every man. wants
without any cost or effort on bis part
~ true revenue reform can u0l b.
"a.i,. in day. must he the work o
MI. usl lepislsi ion and Of time. A.
s..,s as hs revenue ecu be d,spenssi
with. oil duiy should b. removsa from
coffee, tea. ssd other articles Of uni
vsr.al use Dot 10 be produced BY our
selves. The necessiiiss of,hs UUsniry
compel ~ IL collect revenue from our
impests An sVmy Of ASSESSOR asd
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Overland
Through
Asia.

By Col Thomas W. Knox; . comprehensive ana
valuable exp 's.tion ~ the count irs ot Alaska
SibsriA, china and Russia ns they are Ia .isy
Matching our Richaiisop'- "Ieysnd the Nj
siss!ppi," aud Ma Iwuin's 'Innocents .br"md'
In styles So. serd Tor circulars and s-e our
extra terms; address (Ul-I~
ANgRIcAS PrBLIsaiSa TO, Hartford, onn
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TuE NEW YORK METnODIsri

Nov In It's Eleventh Year, pnbll.be. s.,r,,.
So, ay S,o,y Ior the Family. a new Child sn's
.n.oti,sb ~ the best Methodist writer's .ns
atnets. fureinr and domestic ,IorrespSn,lenrs
u,,n' .p''.,nen's ,'so oi Religious ami sccu or Intel
r-eu'o rice VI 5Va year. Liberal premIn,,s
"I essn cOnmis'ious IT, canvassers. 'Sub,eriu.
tion. eominence at suy time For sp-oi,nsS
Assy.s. wv" w., GENT s'shp 70 prepay postage -,
huuress ihE METH 'pisT, ia Nassau ST n
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"ANTED-A AGENTS. IS . per
w day. to sell the celebrated HOME SHUT
TLE SEWING MAth'NE Has the under.
feed. makes tho clock stitch" (slike ON both
sides amt IL FULLY licensed. The hest and chei
est family ewing Machine in the market Al
dress JoHSsuS, a. AJAX, h 90, Boston, Mas.
Pittsbury. Pa, Chicago, Ill, or st. Louis, Mo.
sep2l-3m
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WANTED AGENT S-Tu sell the OCTAGON
W SEWING MACHINE. IL I. iicen.ed,
makes the tlastic Lock stitch" and IL wsrran.
ted tor yeats Price Al5 All other machiure
With an under. feet sold for si5 or les are In
fringemerts. Address OCT GDN SEWING
MAJ II M co, 81 Louis, Mo, Chicago, III .
Pittsburs, Pa, or Boston, Mas. Sun
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e. WEGCS'
CarbOliC Tablets.

An unf,ilinv Remedy for all Bronchial Diff' 'ul
ties, tou. hs. tolds, H"arssHess, hstrm1, D'n
therl', Dryness "f the Throat OF Wind PiI'o aDC
all Catarrhal di.eases
The wonderful modern discovery of CarboliC
Acd, sdestinet T. become one Ut the greatest
blessings tn IN inkinh In It's application to dis
esses nf the throat and its great cura i've quail
ties IN all afi-ctious OF the i'he-t ana Lungs.
Ia. WELLS tARBbLtf TABLETS,
besides the great remedial asent Cnrb)lic Acid
c"nt,in other ingredients universally recon
mended, which chemically G mbipe, producing a
Tablet mnre hlght medicinal and better ada >
tel for disease, If the throat than AM pIepsrn
tiol ever bofUre offered to ihe public.
cAtElON.-Bs -uRe yoU oar WELLS Oar.
BoLic TAsLsrs; Dos'r Lsr orHsa GOODS nm
PALssp orr on rOU IN tn sIK PLACE
FOX COUGHS AND COLDS
Wells Csrb0lic IEblets are u SURE cure.
AS' THEM -
10. KsLLoa0, >. Platt strest, n. Y, sole agent
Sold by Druggists. Dl-4w
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Local Agents Wuntrd.

TUtNI NHrDtH W NHItH
7 ! ! 4 ! !
10 want . Local Agent In every
Gown and Village 10 the ,'ountry,
Ito canvass for the Western Wont
! Magnificent 600 Premium steel
Ensravinx 10 sent gratis To every
m .uLscriisr From d w tn si0 % can
u 10 ssily made In an evening A
liberal essh rommissipn allowsi--
send stamp for specimens AID Prize
thcuiar. 1ddrsss,J Il. ELLIOTT,
- ton, Mae. kiT@u
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A GENTS EANTED-(S225 A MONTH
"a by the ANERlCAN KNITTING Nt.
chi, Z co, BOSTON. MASS, or ST. LOUIS,
10. sep 22-3m
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4lsn A WEEK paid agents, male or female
S0OO In . new manuf curing business al
hume. No capital requiicu. Address Sov.Lry
Co, Saco, Me. li-tw
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pSYCHOMANrY,-Anv Lodv or
A g A R ID

A clergyman. while residing 10 sosth Amssies
as q misst'nsry, diseoysrsd . lats and simple
l'seay, Diseases ~ the Urinsry and Ss,sissi
Ofsabs. and the vhol, trais Of AlsoPdess brought
on by bansful and vicious hahiis. 0seat nsn.
bers have b~ou cured ~ Vhh usblo PoDsdy.-
pr.mptsd BY . desire = bSasnt tIs sliistsd fnh
INK and usiRg this msdistse, IN csalSI sSvs!ei,s
s,..s & -! ccs ~ I'll n $50. Ma
IousA New yesk OtV. -'1~'Tt -
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INVENTORY OF WIDOWS

NOTICE is hereby given that the inventory ~
Etifsbsth stock, widow Of Em suusl stock, late
Of West Beaver township. decsstsd, Of Csthsrins
Rathfop, widow Of Wilson Ruthton, late Of Perry
township. deceassd, hsss been hi-d with the
Clerk the Osphau's Court Of snyder county, ,
and viii b. ptessntedto said Court for spprc val
on Msndsy. the l2th das Of Decembea next.
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RfGiSTER'S NOTICE Notice is
~ hereby given 70 AL concerned, that the
counts In the ReHister's once, at Middlebury.
snyder county, aud that the said accounts viii
the Orphans Court to he held at Middlebury, tor
Vie county OF Snyde on the second Monday of
December, beipg the 18th day Of ssid month. viz:
i. The account OF John q. kreitIer, Adm 10.
deased
The frft socount OF Daniel weirick. Ex
ecutor u the last Will and testament OF Jacob
Boyer, late OF Franklin township, deceased.
1he account OF sarah Sechfist and Daniel
krebs. .Truseees appointed to coll the Real Estate
OF John >echfist, late OF Unioa township. deo'd.,
:. n SUHUCK. Register.
Registers Once, Middleburs, Nov. q, 1870.
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FARMERS HELPER

shows how to double the profits OF the FARM.
and how farmers AMI their sups can each make
SiJU PER MONTH
In Winter. 10 900 Cope. will he mailed free to
Farmers send name and address to ZiFaLER
/ M,CURDi, Philadelphia, Pa. Di-w
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AGENTS WANTED FOR
'sLNdies Of the
White House,

standard and orrcial biographies of every mis-
tTess Of the Presidents Mansion from Washing
ton 20 9rsnt >uperbiy Illustrate. on steel =
For circulars and terms, address, United stais %
PusLisHiso Co., New York. N3-<w
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Dduchy d Co.'S. advertisements.

I CURED Of DEAFNESS L CATARRH
by a simple remedy and will lend the receipt Tree
DlAul MRs. Al MC.LtoeEIr, Jersey City, n j.
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OUE2Ry PECTORALTROCHRS

~ Are ssperior 10 all others for Coughs, t'olds,
Asthma, Bronchial and Lung diticuities, are
exceed nsiy paiat 'bls, have none OF that tuss-
niinv horrible ''ubeb taste, are very sot hing and
hct Ike chsrmi Ministors. singers, and Public
sieakers will lind they are especi, lily adapted V
the y1ee >nli Dy Druxxists. Also
Ru>HTON'- tF. VI con LIVER OIL,
tor Consumption and >erofula; use no other.
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MONEY QUICKLY M,DE !,

=" hNrED-A1 ENTS--To sell our ne,
wv illurIrAied Uuhk II TrnYrls
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-24
TPUBLIC-No. AT

AN ACT to authorize the corporate au-
thcrities of the city of Georgetown, in
the District of Columbia, to pave and
improve the streets thereof.
Be it enacted by the Senate aud House
of Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
corporation Of the city of Georgetown
shall have full power and authority to lay
taxes on particular wards, parts or Sec
tons of the city, for their particular local
improvements, and to cause the curb
stones to be set, the foot and carriage
ways, or SO much thereof as they may
deem best, to be graded, paved. gravelled
or otherwise improved; to introduce the
necessary sewerage and drainage facilities,
under and upon the whole or any
portion Of any avenue. street or alley;
to cause the same to be suit
ably graded, paved, gravelled or
otherwise improved and repaired, and at
all times properly cleaned and watered;
to cause lamps to be erected therein, and
to light the same; and to pay the cost
thereof, the said corporation of George
town is hereby authorized for the purposes
of grading, paving, crawling, or otherwise
improving or repairing any street, avenue,
or alley, or any part thereof, to lay and
collect general tax for the same, or any
part Of the cost thereof, upon ali the prop
erty of said city, or upon ali property bor-
deriDg upon such avenue, street, or alley,
or any part thereof that may be graded,
graveled, paved, or otherwise improved or
repaired; and that, for the purpose of
sewerage. the said corporation shall have
power to lay and collect d tax equal to the
expense, or any part thereof, upon all
property bordering upon such avenue,
street, or alley that may be SO
severed, or any property benefited
thereby, in accordance with the provi-
sions Of this act; and also to be laid, or
cause to be laid, simultaneously with the
grading, gravelliDg, paving, or otherwise
improving any avenue, street or alley. Or
at any other time in which a main water
pipe, main gas-pipe or main sewer may
have been or shall be laid, water or gas
service pipes or lateral house drains from
such water or gas main, or main sewer, to
one foot within the curb line in front of
every lot, or subdivisional part of a lot,
which may bound on such avenue, street
OR alley, and to which gas CT water
service pipe or house drain may not have
been already laid; and to pay the cost
thereof shall have full power and author
ity to lay and collect special tax on every
such lot or part of lot.
Approved May 4, 1870.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-24
AN ACT authorizing the First Nation
Bank of Delhi. New York. to change
fBUBLIC-NO. 53.1

AN ACT authorizing the First National
Bank of Delhi, New York, to change its
! location.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House
| of Representatives of the United States of
America IN Congress assembled, That the
First National Bank Of Delhi, now located
III Delhi, Delaware county, State of New
York, is hereby authorized to change its
location to the village of Port Jervis,
Orange county, State of New York. When
ever the stockt lolders representing three
fourths OF the capital Of said bank, at a
meeting calleti for that purpose, determine
to make such change, the president and
cashier shall execute a certificate under
the corporat' seal Of the bank specifying
such deerp lnation, and shall cause the
same to be recorded in the Office of the
Comptrolle Of the Currency, and there
upon such change of location shall be
effected, nd the operations Of discount
and depof tit of said bank shall be carried
on under the name of the First National
Bank OF Port Jervis, in the village of
Port Jel Wis, Orange county, State OF New
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
nothr ng in this act contained shall be SO
consf Tued as in any manner to release the
said bank from any liability or affect any
acti on or proceeding in law in which the
sal d bank may be party or interested.
Az ID when such change shall have been
a. stermined upon as aforesaid, notice
t hereof and of such change shall be pub
= lished in at least two weekly newspapers
in each of the counties of Delaware and
Orange, in the State of New York, for net
| less than four successive weeks.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
this act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-24
TPUBLIc REsoLUTIoN-No. 20.1


JOINT RESOLUTION expressing the
sympathy of Congress at the death OF
Major General George 81. Thomas.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That
the Senate and House of Representatives
have heard with deep regret of the sudden
decease of Major General George H.
Thomas endeared to the country by a
series of unbroken, patriotic services dur.
ing a period of thirty years.
Sec 2. And be it further resolved, That
his distinguished career in the defense of
his country against foreign and domestic
enemies, his never-faltering faith and zeal
in the maintenance of the Union and in
tegrity of the government, and his stern
execution OF every trust confded to him,
constitute record in life made memorable
in death.
Sec. 3. And be it further resolved, That
the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House are hereby author
lied to make such arrangements in con-
nection with bis obsequies as will attest
the sympathy of Congress at this national
bereavement.
Approved, April S, 1870.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-24
MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANs, I
City Hall. MAY II. 1870, !
mo. 77-Administration Series.1

mo. 77-Administration Series.]
An ordinance to insure the prompt collec.
ton of city taxes of 1868.
WHEREAS, The writs in the hands of the
Civil Sheriff for the tax bills of 1868, in favor
of the city of New Orleans, do not contain
tull and accurate description of property, OK
indicate the domicil of defendants, ard 90
such information is Indispensable in the
execution of said judgments, and can only
be procured by the city with great difficulty
and attendant expense to the Sheriff
Be it ordained, That the Civil Sherif,is
fully authorized to proceed forthwith to OBJ
tain the data necessary to execute these tax
wits, and that for such service he shall be
allowed remuneration of five per cent on
amounts paid into the treasury; provided
that the Sheriff shall receive no compensa-
ton tor such service on writs not collected,
and that in case of the repeal OF this ordi-
in the office of Civil Sheriff, no
claim shall lie against the city
for taxes uncollected or on account
OF previous services rendered under this
ordinance toward collecting the same, and
the Civil Sheriff shall, on repeal of this ordi.
nance or change in the incumbency of the
office, hand over and relinquish all tax bills
in his hands; and provided further, that the
Clvll Sheriff shall accept the provisions OF
this ordinance in writing before its taking
effect.
Be it further ordained, That the SheTi
shall make full, detailed statement OF
wrlts remaining in his hands on the
day of October, 1870, and the reason
their non-collection, which service shAyN
without further compensation than is
inbefore provided for.
Adopted by the Council of the city Of
Orleans, May II, 1870, the following
DerS beng present and voting:
Yeas: West, Shaw, Delassize,
Pierce, Walton, Bonzano. IN
Nays: None. A
BENZ. F. FLANDERS, M q
true copy: n
Fl. COSOrEsp CyApvr Cacroto,N
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-24
TPUBLIC-No. AL


AN ACT to re-deine a portion of the
boundary line between the State of
Nebraska and the Territory of Dakota.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of American Congress assembled. That
so soon as the State of Nebraska, through
her legislature, has given her consent
thereto. the centre of the main channel of
the Missouri river shall be the boundary
line between the State of Nebraska and
the Territory of Dakota, between the fol-
lowing points, to wit: Commencing at a
point in the centre Of said main channel
north Of the west line of section twenty
four in township twenty-nine north. Of
range eight east of the sixth principal
meridian, and running along the same to
point west Of the most northerly portion
Of fractional section seventeen, Of town.
ship twenty nire north, of range nine east
of said meridian, in the State Of Nebraska,
as meandered and shown by the plats and
surveys of said sections originally made
and now On file in the General Land
Office.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the respective Jurisdictions of said State
and Territory land of the United States)
shall extend to and over all of the territory
within their limits, according to the line
herein designated, to all intents and pur-
poses as fully and completely as if no
change had taken place in the channel Of
said Missouri river. And the Secretary of
the Interior is hereby authorized and re-
quired to cause to be made all necessary
surveys and meanderings, and to order
the transfer Of ali plats, papers and docu-
ments which may be necessary in the
premises.
Approved, April %, 1870.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-24
OFFICIAL NuTICES---O
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS. /
City Hail. May IL. 1870
mo. 65-Administration Series.

WHEREAS, A contract for building an, en-
CINE house for Milneburg Fire Company No.
l, was sold by the late Controller OF the city
on December l, 1869, and adjudlcated April
i, 1870, to j. G. Demon, as principal, and
5. Field, Senior, as security.
And whereas, The work in fulfllment of
said contract has rot been commenced, nor
the contract sigred, though the terms OF
the specification are that the work should
be commenced ten days after adjudication;
therefore be it
Resolued, That the adjudication the
foregoing contract is, by It's terms, null and
void, and it is hereby so declared; and that
the sum of $500 deposited by said contractor
with the Controller, as an earnest of his in
tention to carry ont said contract, be de-
clared forfeited.
ResoI0ed further, That the Administrator
of Waterworks and Public Buildings be au-
thorized to advertise, giving ten day
notice in the official Journal, tor proposals
for building an engine house for the Milne
burg Fire Company No. l, in accordance
with the specification for said building on
ii lie ia the Office Of the City Surveyor
Adopted by the Council Of the city of
New Orleans, May II, 1870.
BENZ. F. FLANDERS, Mayor.
4 true copy:
II. Conquest CLARKE, Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-24
Approved, May 4, 1870.
TPuBLIC-No. 49,

AN ACT to provide for the revision and
consolidation Of the statutes of the
United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
the act approved June twenty-seventh,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled
San act to provide for the revision and
consolidation OF the statute laws of the
United States be. and the same is hereby,
revived; and the President is authorized,
by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, to appoint three commissioners to
prosecute and complete the work pre-
scribed by said act: Provided, That the
said commissioners shall devote their en-
tire time and attention to their duties as
commits sioners, and shall receive no COM
pensation after said work shall be com,
pleted, nor for longer period than three
years from the time when this act shall
take effect
Approved, May 4, 1870.
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minous with the said completed [com-

minous with the said Completed [com-
pleted1 sections.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That
the said alternate sections of land granted
by this act, excepting only such
as are necessary for the COM
pany to reserve for depots, stations,
side tracks, wood yards, standing
ground, and other needful uses in opera
ting the road, shall be sold by the COM
pany only to actual settlers, in quantities
not exceeding one hundred and sixty
acres or quarter section to any one
settler, and at prices not exceeding two
dollars and fifty cents per acre.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the said company shall, by mortgage or
deed Of trust to two or more trustees, APP
propriate and set apart all the net pro-
ceeds of the sales of the said granted lands,
as sinking fund, to be kept invested In
the bonds of the United States, or other
safe and more productive securities, for
the purchase from time to time. and the
redemption at maturity, of the first mort
gage construction bonds Of the company,
on the road, depots. stations, side tracks,
and wood yards, not exceeding thirty
thousand dollars per mile of road, pay
able in gold coin not longer than thirty
years from date, with interest pay
able semi-annually in coin not exceeding
the [rate1 of seven per centum per annum;
and no part of the principal or interest OF
the said fund shall be applied to any other
use until all the said bonds shall have
been purchased or redeemed and can
celled; and each of the said first mortg-
age bonds shall bear the certiti-
cate of the trustees, setting forth
the manner in which the same is secured
and its payment provided for. And the
district court Of the United States, con-
currently with the State courts shall have
original jurisdiction, subject to appeal and
writ Of error, to enforce the Provisions of
this section.
SEC 6. And be it further enacted, That
the said company shall file with the Secre-
tary Of the Interior its assent to this act
within one year from the time of its pas
sage; and the foregoing grant is upon con-
dition that said company shall COM
plete section Of twenty or more miles
of said railroad and telegraph within two
years, aud the entire railroad and tele-
graph within six years from the same date.
Approved, May 4, 1870.