Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-01-11

completed Det0fe tne lot OF JUNO 1eAs
!, The book itself affords the best com
;, meutary or criticism Of the manner II
r which the author has discharged his du
D ties. 1t puts In concise form and per
E petuates the most important portion o
3 our history, which otherwise would have
? been forever lost. Hereafter it will b.
: invaluable to the Commonwealth.
J. The Rights of French Citizens" re
: fers to the treaty between France ant
. the United States signed February %
: 1854, which stipulated THAT the citizen'
of the respective countries should mutu
. ally have the general rights to hold rea
aud personal estate, and to enjoy tht
same.
, National Cemeteries and immigration
we leave for the present.
THE MILFORD AND MArAMoRAs RAIL.
About the close of the last session OF
J the Legislature an act was passed and
. approved, entitled "A supplement to the
Milford and Matamoras Railroad Com
pany." The fourth section of this en-.
actment seem. to have been intended to
take from the State, and give to the CON-
pany, the $40 900 bonus. paid into the
State Treasury annually by the New
York and Erie Railroad Company, un-
der the fifth section of the acts Of March
1916. Soon after the adjournment. my
attention was directed to the subject,
and to guard against loss caused the
Attorney General to give notice to the
New York and Erie Railroad Com pany
that the State would look to that cor
poration for the pay ment of TIE annual
bonus, as heretofore, notwithstanding
the passage Of the supplement referred
to. regard the latter as having been
enacted and approved. through inadvert.
auce. in the hurry of closing session.
aud As hasty and inconsiderate legisla-
tion, at variance with the settled policy
of the State, and highly prejudicial to
the public interests and l therefore
earnestly recommend its immediate re-
peal, or at least 90 much of it as relates
to the bonue
Telegraph Lines and Railroads, Geo.
logical Surveys, Boards of Public Char
titles. are all ably spoken of and submit
ted to the Legislature for consideration.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
lam informed that the picture of the
battle of Getty.bnrg, painted by order
of the Legislature, has been completed.
As this valuable production is the prop
erty of the State, deem it important
tina. you should appoint a committee.
with whom l shall be pleased to CO.
operate, to take it in charge and prepare
a place suitable for its accommodation.
This should be made sufficiently capaci-
Gus, and 80 arranged as to afford an op-
portunity for the display Of the flags
aud other relics Of interest to the citizens
of the State. and to the numerous visi-
tors at the capital.
Delaware Boundary Line"
FISHERIES.
The Supreme Court, has decided that
the law requiring the owners Of dams
in the Su.quehanna riv er to make fish
ways in the same, at least in cases where
they had purchased their work. from
the State, is unconstitutional and void
From this decision it does not appear
that the State cannot have such ways
constructed at it's own expense. But
this does not seem advisable until con-
current Legislation can be obtained with
Marylan that State holding both banks
of the Susquebanna river at its mouth
and for many miles above. The sub.
j.ct has been brought to the attention of
Mary land. the Legi stature Of which State
at its last session, passed law providing
for the appointment of commissioners Of
fisheries. to report at its next session
which will not occur until next winter,
The fisheries under consideration are
nearly, if not quite, as much deteriora-
ted by the want Of statutory laws for
their protection as BY the mechanical OBJ
structions in the streams. ;
The New England States and New
York have commenced the experiment of ,
ish propagation in the large streams
north of us on quite an extensive scale. ,
Their experience will be useful to us ,
when all obstacles arising from the divi-
led States ownership of the river shores -,
hall have been obviated. New Jersey ,
appointed fish commissioners at the last ,
'ession of her Legislature. and the COM i,
missioner Of Pennsylvania is now in 6
reaty with them in reference to needed ,
concurrent legislation. The subject is 6
ecsiving careful attention in both States
" their delegated agents. 1t is hoped
hat delaware will join with Pennsyl- 8
'ania and New Jersey in the reforms t
leeded on the Delaware river. I
"The State Library" Statistics" 4
Land Department" "Mines," yellow a
'ever,' are subjects brought to the at e