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In the chapter Of fatal casualties which
closed the last week, the fall of a church
aoor ut Williamsport, Pennsylvania, will
be noted as tragical and pathetic in the
misery which it entailed A Christmas
gathering OF happy parents and childron
was suddenly precipitated into yawn.
ing chasm. Fourteen were killed ont
right and forty or ff4y were wounded;
somo Of them futally.
Christmas day, 1872, will long be re-
membered in New York and throughout
the Northern States as ono OF the cOldest
christmas days within the memory of
the Oldest Inhabitants. -
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THE SWAMP ANGELS. One by one the
band OF Robeson County outlaws have
dwindled down until there is now but
one left OF tho entire formidable gang.
For some time past, Andrew Strong and
Stephen Lowrey have escaped the ven
geanoe OF the law, and have reigned un-
molssted over Scnf1letown, but at length
the former has been killed, and Stephen
Lowrey is the only one left of the entire
gang. At Eureka, small station on the
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford
Railroad, in the heart of the Scufletown
region, aud about eighty miles from the
city, there was considerable Christmas
gathering of the CLANS of the outlaws on
Thursday. Steve Lowrey was absent,
but Andrew Strong was there with q
number Of his friends. About 2 o'clock
of that day, while o number of negroes
were in q store at tho stuti0n, ono Of
them stole o number of locks aud 3d.
croted thon in his pocket. He was
charged with the thoft by young man
by tho name Of William Wilson, n clerk
in the store, but he denied having taken
them. Mr.. Wilson then put his hand in
tho mans coat pocket, and drew forth
the locks. The crowd soon afterwards
left the store. About an hour after this,
Andrew Strong, who had evidently been
drinking, came into tho store and or.
dered Ar. Wilson to leuve the County.
swearing that if hs did not. ho would
kill him. After saying this, the outlaw
turned to leave the store, aud as ho did
so Wilson raised double -bArreled guu
thut was ut hand, nnd discharged ono
barrel at the outlaw, planting eighteen
buck-shot in his neck aud head Strong
fell with scarcely gronn, and expired
at once.
The fall of tho outlaw ut once spread
CONSERVATION and Gismay throughout
the group Of his dusky followers but no
attempt WAS made to interfere with Mr..
Wilson. Mr.. Wilson and number Of
other gentlemen hastily placed the body
in q wagon and convey Ell it to Lumber
ton, arriving at that town about 2 o'clock
a. III. The body was ut onoe surren.
dcred to Sheriff Mcmillan, and was yes
terday fully Identified, whereupon the
Sheriff paid over to the fortunate young
man $1,000, tho reward offered by thu
County for each of the outlaws, dend or
alive. Besides this, there is $1,000 to
be paid by the State. AS the reward Of
fered by tho Governor, under authority
of the Legislature, which can be OBJ
tanned on application.
Wilmington Journal, 28M
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"smen have rights in Iowa, if they
are wives. The other day. an Iowa
woman recovered valuable homestead
from the liquor dealer at whose bar her
husband had ruined himself. ami now
another wife has Obtained IS. .O00 da.
images from man who killed her hua.
band dnring quarrel. -.
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THE RAvAGEs OF THE FIRE FIESD.-A
fearful fire broke out last night, about Z
o'clock, in the brick building on the
South east corner of Market and Second
streets, by which $50, 600 worth Of pro
perty was destroyed. It originated in
the store occupied by Messrs. Capps s.
Douglas, as butcher shop, or in the
one adjoining, occupied by AIR. Chilean,
as grocery, both on Market street, but
portion Of the corner building, and is
supposed to have been caused by al
over-heated stove Both places had been
closed for tho night, and when tho fire
was first discovered, the smoke was seen
bursting from the roof and the creviccs
of the doors. The fire quickly commu-
nicated to The main building on the cor
ner, occupied on the first floor by Cnpt.
James B. higgins, as grocery, and
above by Drs. freeman g. Baldwin, den
fists. From this building, the flames
rapidly communicated to tho brick build
ing on the South, occupied by Messrs.
81. Finkon and o. II. Mohr, groceries,
on the first floor, and as residences above.
and to the wooden dwelling on the East
side. owned and occupied by Mrs. E. II.
Lord; and soon afterwards, stretching
still farther South, the large four-story
brick building, owned by Mrs. w. II.
Marks and occupied by her. was in
flames. At these two points, the fro was
stayed. Wilmington Journal, 25h.
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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
r. Joyner-Stolen.
Charles Water Notice.
A. G. Brenizer-Bank Notice.
Z. T. Hei-To Rent.
Mra. Middleton-Schoo Notice.
J. Meighan-Over-shoes.
: Convocation Columbia Chapter.
W. B. Gulick-Bank Notice.
Charles Barnum-Business Licenses.
J. II. Kohler-Notice.
The Indian Girl Cigar Store.
Rivers Wright-Plantation for Sale.
TENNYsoN AN IM1TAFoR.-A writer in
Notes and Queries has unearthed some
verses by one of the old-time poets,
Michael Drayton, which are strikingly
like Tennyson's "Charge Of the Light
Brigade" The subject is the "Battle of
as follows:
'Faire stood the wind for France,
When We our sayles advance,
Nor now to prove our chance
Longer will tarry;
But putting to the mayne,
At kaur, the mouth of Seyne,
With all his martial trayne
Landed King Harry.
"They now to fight are gone,
Armour on armour shone,
Drumme now to drumme did grone,
To hear was wonder;
That with the cryes they make,
The very earth did shake.
Trumpet to trumpet spake,
Thunder to thunder.
upon St. Crispin's day
Fought was this noble fray,
Which fame did not delay
To England carry;
O, when shall English men,
With such acts fill pen,
Or England breed againe
Such King Harry?"
The movement and idea here given arc
so similar to those of Mr.. Tenpyson's
poem as to render it probable that they
served as its model. If not, We have q
curious case OF duplicated invention.
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The mesquite gum of Texas possesses
all the qualities of gum Arabic. 1t is
beginning to become q commodity OF
export; largo quantities have been
gathered and shipped this season. This
Is wonderful tree. It has been de-
monstrsted that it is the very bost hsdg-
ing plant, and certainly surpasses all
othor timber for fire. wood; and for fence
posts, it is only second to the bois dare
1t is OF very rapid growth. Vast
forests Of it arc now growing on our
Western prairies, where few years ago
not sprig was to be seen.
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A French surgeon has now inserted
successfully into the skull of his dogs
watch crystals, through which he can
observe the processes Of the canine's
brain during sleep, indigestion, when
influenced by rage or other emotion, and
III its normal. movements. Tho pack
seem to show no aversion to having an
ego set on their inmost thoughts, nor to
contributing to science through their
sky.lights, and the. savan expects to
show, as clear as crystal. that the theory
that blood tends to the head in sleep is
an error.
\ switch engine in Lafayette, Indiana,
was blown to atoms on tho Goth, and tho
engineer, D. McNnry, killed. The
houses in the vicinity wore badly injured.
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~ st. Petersburg despatch, dated Do
cember %, says that the Golos, ST.
Petersburg newspaper, has information
that the British Minister has notified
Prince Gortschukoff that if tue Russian
troops penetrate tho countries between
Khiva aud Afghanistan, England will be
compelled to interfere in support of
Afghan independence. There is proba-
bly, no other foundation for tho report
than the faot that tho Russians arc
steadily marching toward the frontiers Of
British India, and that the Imperial Ca
binet desire to find out, by Indirect
means, whut action England will feel in
clined to take when her control over Hin
dostan is seriously threatened.
A glance ut tho map shows that Rus
sin, in tho past thirty years, has over
run and annexed hugo territory lying
between her old boundaries and the
Pupj.ub. In 1864, Toorkistan and
Anleata were captured; in the next year,
TaHhkund, one Of the largest towns in
Central Asia. shared the same fate. The
conquered district was incorporated into
the Russian lominions under the name
of Toorkistan. In 1866, Bokhara was
taken in hand, md, later on, the capital
of the country fell into the possession of
the Russians without blow being
struck. Bokhara has population Of
100000 and Khokand has an area OF
100000 square miles. Khiva, upon
which the Gar has designs, hus an area
of l60, 900 square miles.
Tho rapid advance of Russia has, for
years, caused England serious uneas;-
ness. .ifghanistan alone stands us q
barrier between tho British and tho Mus.
covte. and rs soon as the latter are
firmly seated on the Oxus, it will be
easy to find all excuse for fresh aggres.
sions. The British hare no hold upon
the affections of their Mohamedan sub.
jects, as they know, but it is hard to see
how an effective resistance can be made
when Russia moves in earnest. England
has no allies. Turkey cannot help her.
The aggrandizsment of Russia in Central
Asin does not disturb Germany or Aus
trla, and Franco thinks more of her lost
provinces than Of war in the East.
Russia plays her cards WELL And it is
not certain that her conquest of Central
Asia will not be more of boon than IL
bane to the Asintios whom she may bring
under her yoke.
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The Orleans (Now York; Republica,.
says: San aunt Of Horace Greeley, Mrs
Dwinoll, is now living in the town Of
fair, and he, being anxious that his
relatives family should hear his remarks,
proceeded to lis aunt's farm, and, pull
ing off his coat, helped to husk lot of
corn, at which oil the hands on the pre-
misses were working. The neighbors,
also, joined with tho distinguished
editor, md that corn was husked in time
to allow all hands to attend the fair and
hear Mr.. Greeloy's address"
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It is TO be feared that Barnum's
gorilla porished amid tho namos Of his
museum. If so, it is out Of the power
Of tho Louisiana Legislature to invest
him with Senatorial honors, and the in
tolligent members will have to find the
best substitute they can.
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Cumberland, Ienp., paper gives
some account OF William Crutchticld,
familiarly known as "Bill Crutchtield, -
who was elected 10 Congress hy the Re-
publicans from tho Third District of that
State at the late elections. This new
member is character" and promises,
says the paper in question, to be re-
production of DAyil Crockett. In 1861,
1t is alleged, he distinguished himself by
drawing IL revolver on Mr.. Jefferson
Davis, while that gentleman was making
"A political speech ut Chattanooga. His
most apparent peculinrities, according to
this chronioler, are that he is ugly, that
he is as brave, personally, as the sword
of Bayard, and that he is n person of
much good and quick common sensc-n
most excellent attribute in Congress-
man. "He is rs plain as an old shoe, "
says the paper in question, md. ''al-
though man of largo meaus, he dresses
as n lnboring mechanic or farmer. lie
is warm and liberal hearted, full OF
good humor-is the central figure Of the
social group" aud, moreover, in going
to Congress, "he mcuns business for
his constituents. Mr.. Crutchfiold viii
doubtless make his mark in Congress
not, however, out Of fellowmember, it
IS to DC hoped.
It is stated that President Grant favora
the extinguishment OF the Territory OF
Wyoming, and the partition OF lis area
among tho surrounding Territories. The
population OF this scrap, which was
formed into Territory by Act Of July
25, 1868, out of portions of Utah, Da-
kota and Idaho, is but Oils, of whom
only 1865 are women, which accounts,
doubtless, for tho famous Wyoming jury
and Office laws, intended to attract all
female searchers for their rights to this
favored spot. For four years, the great
trans continental railroad has been in
operation across Wyoming; but despite
this great advantage and tho women laws
just mentioned, population has not in
creased. The railroads seem only SER
viceable in carrying people away, aud the
emigrants, if any. attracted by the wo-
mon laws, appear to have boen Of III iu-
fecund kind.
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T TIE CAL WAGNER THoupA.-Ths Re.
ception accorded happy Gal Wagner and
his talented corps Of coadiutors. last
evening. ut the Academy Of Music, par
took more of an ovation than anything
else. From the initial to the final per-
formance, ths audience, very numerous
one, composed in part of ladies, was
kept In continuous roars OF laughter.
The gathering in the gallery was i'm
mense. and enjoyed the varied presents,
tions immeasurably. It may safely be
said that this is tho most complete. in
every particular, troupe OF the kind. that
has visited us in years. They sirp with
true melody and with considerable effect.
Their rendering of some familiar airs
was really the source of ne little pleasure
to the more appreoiative portion OF the
audience. The performers do nothing
even in their less artistic sketches to
offend the most captious mind. The
troupe gives performance this evening,
at the same hour as on last with an en-
tirely new bill. as they do nightly.
Thus spesks the Charleston Courier.
This troupe will appear in Irwin's Ha!!,
on Thursday aud Friday evenings next.
MAIL LARRAEaEMENTs.- The Northern
'"AA opoAS o.oo a. IL. dAu o.Uo Z. III. )
closes P. NJ. and 11.00 A. NJ. Charles
ton dny mail opens 6. is p. NJ; closes 6
a. M.; night opens TOO A. H.; closes
6.15 P. NJ. Greenville opens 6.45 P. III. !;
closes 6 A. III. Western opens $50 A.
NJ. and H. 30 P. NJ. !; closes and l p. N.
Wilmington opens $50 p. NJ: closes
1890 A. III. On Sunday The Office is
open from 3 to P. III.
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7. ~.
Hamberg furnished two teams, and tho
delivery was going on rapidly all day
yesterday. A great many destitute in
diyiduals. white Us we'll as colored, have
been and are being relieved. Affecting
scenes were witnessed in tho neighbor-
hood of tho distributing depot yester-
day-persons poorly clad and nearly
frozen personally handing in applica-
tions. 'He that giveth to the poor
lendeth to the Lord" saith the Scrip.
lures.
Mnj. Meighan is in receipt of supply
of over.shoes.
City Clerk Barnum calls upon business
men to pay up their licenses, as the
term expires on tho 9th January.
New Years Day will, doubtless, be
kept up as q general holiday. Several
of our banks publish notifications to
those having notes falling due to attend
to them to-day.
CONDENSED tragedy" describes tho
telegraphio dispatches Of the past few
days. So many concurring casualties it
is seldom the sad business Of newspa-
per to chronicle. Aud rs If death on his
pale horse we1o not distressfnl enough,
terrible snow storms come driving on to
freeze the life out of "Old Chris" and
stop tho wheels of outdoor business.
Call this cold? Pshawl Let anybody
who thinks SO, warm himself up by read
ing the weather reports from Hout
West" Thermometer AZ degrees below
zero ont Milwaukie-way and still on the
sink!
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Bal. OF public debt unprovided for slSlO3,26a

In obedience to the sixty.seventh
section Of the appropriation bill, ap-
proved May 27, 1871, the State has isSu.
I'd for the relief Of the citizens of
Chambersburg and vicinity, for war
damages adjudicated under former acts,
certificates of loan to the amount OF
two hundred and ninety-nine thousand
seven hundred and forty-eight dollars
and ninety -one cents, which sum bears
interest at six per cent, payable SEMI
annually at the State Treasury.
The books of the Auditor General
and State Treasurer show the total in
debtedness of the Commonwealth, on
the first day of December, 1866, was
HiTtY.Seren millions SeUeR hundred and
four thousand four hmdred and nine
dollars and Secenty. Seren cents. Since
then, and up to November 80, 1871, the
sum of eigM million SereR hundred and
| hcenty. four thousand three hundred and
Mirty. eight dollars and four cents has
| been paid. The reduction during the
year ending November 80, 1871, is tWO
million one hundred and thirty one thou
sand fire hlDldred and ninety dollars and
| SereHtcen cents. The average reduction
during the last five years is one million
Seren hundred and JOrty.fOlT thousand
eight hundred and Sirty SeUens sd0llarS and
serenity fire cents.
1t will be observed, in the table eX-
hibiting the nature Of the Indebtedness
of the Commonwealth. the amount OF
the loans now overdue is 81, ,502 695 16
This sum can, without doubt, be paid
as rapidly as the holders will
present it to the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund. The bonds payable in
1872, and demandable in 1877, amount
to $3.50 400 90. These can also be paid
within the five years prior to their ma
turity, at an average OF S775,SSO % pei
annum.
For many years the general appropri
alton bills have been withheld from the
Governor until about the time of ad
journment, when he must either sign
them without proper Investigation
suspend the means to defray the opera
tions of the government for the ensuing
year, or call an extra session of the Leg
islature. 1t is earnestly desired tina
the appropriation bill be taken up, dis
cussed and passed at an early periOC
during the session, to enable the EXecu
tive to give it that thorough examina
tion which its Importance demands.
WAR CLAIMS.
In my message Of January 9TH, 1865
/ informed the Legislature that "tht
balance in favor of the General Govern
ment for Pennsylvania's quota OF direc
tax levied in the several States for wa
purposes, and for cash from the United
States, amounting in all to nearly tw'
millions of dollars, has been settled II
full by the allowance of claims for ex
traordinary expenses incurred by tn
State during the war. In consequence
OF the lapse of time since the remain
ing claims were contracted, the want o
sufficient vouchers and explanation
and the difficulty of finding the parties
some of them being dead, by whom
they should be made, render their set
tlement difficult, and in many instance
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CREpIr MonILIER or AMERIcA

BY the fourth section of the act ap-
proved May 1st, 1868, taxing corpora
tions, it is declared:
THAT the capital stock of all cOmpa
nies whatever, Incorporated by or under
any law OF this Commonwealth,
shall he subject to pay a tax into the
Treasury of the Commonwealth annu-
ally, at the rate OF one half mill for
each one per cent. OF dividends made
or declared by such company"
The taxes received during the last
four years from corporation stocks have
annually exceeded one million dollars,
and are now about the one sixth part Of
the revenue of the State.
"The Credit Mobilier of America" is
a corporation created by the Legislature
of Pennsylvania and under the vast
powers conferred by its charter, 1t un-
dertook the construction Of that great
national work, the Union Pacific rail-
road. The first contract was made with
a Mr.. HoXie for two hundred and forty
seven miles, at the eastern terminus &
the road, and east of the one -hundredth
meridian, for the consideration Of fifty
thousand dollars per mile. This con.
tract was assigned by uoXie to the
Credit Mobilier, and the road was built
by that company. In the execution OF
the contract certain profits were made
and dividends divided by the corpora
ton aud the taxes due thereon to the
State of Pennsylvania were voluntarily
paid into the Treasury. Soon after.
wards another contract was made with
Mr.. Oakes Ames, for the construction
of six hundred and siXty-seven miles
Of said road west Of the one. hundredth
meridian, for an aggregate cOnsidera-
ton of forty seven million nine hun.
dred and fifteen thousand dollars. This
part of the road was constructed under
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NEW STOVE AND TIN SHOP.

N e w co A l. Y A n ID.
IN THE undersigned respectfully inform tho
citizens of Bloomsbury and Columbia county,
that they keep all the different numbers OistOYo
coal and selected lump coal for smithing purpo-
SEES, on their wharf, adjoining MKelvy, Neal 4
Co.'S Furnace; with a good pair of Buffalo scales
on the wharf to weigh coal, hay, and straw
Likewise a horse and wagon, To deliver coal TO
those who desire it. AS they purchase large
amount of coal, they intend tokeep superior ar
tice, and sell at the very lowest prices. Please
call and examine for yourselves before purchas-
Ing elsewhere. j. ", HENDEkSHOI,
TNHE undersigned will take in ex
4 change for Coal and Groceries, the following
named articles Wheat Rye, Corn, Oats, Pota-
toes, Lard, Ham Shoulder, and side meat, Butter
Eggs Hay &c., at the highest cash prices, al his
Grocery Store, adjoining their coal yard,
J.W. HENDERSON,.
Bloomsbury Mar. ls,'6s-ly.
CURLING CREAM.
By using this article Ladies' and Gentlemen
can beautify themselves Il thousand fold. lhls
Is the only article that will curl straight halr,
ana at the same time give to IL beautiful hp,
pearance. II also inYigorates, beautlhes ana
| cleanses. 1T can be so applied as To cause the
| hair To curl any length Of Time desired. Sent
| by mail for 80 cts. package. Address
ABNER TOWNSLEY,
| Middletown, Adams Co., Pa
| septl7l-0m.
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communicate to the Legislature OF 1868,
the partial settlement of the claims re-
ferred to. It Ia due to Mr.. Evans to
state, that that reference was of too
meagre character to place the result
of his services fairly and fully before
the public. Through his labors, the
claims of the State, which had for
years been suspended and disallow.
ed" were "liquidated and determined
by the accounting officers Of the Ma
tional Government, and being thus
"liquidated and allowed" the State for
the first time became entitled, under
the provisions of the act of August 8,
| 1861, to the above sum Of S292,007 80,
| as the rebatement on the quota of the
| United States tax.
The credit thus secured to the State,
deducted from her quota Of the direct
| tax, left balance thereon against the
State of $1,654,711 43, and from this
sum there was to be deducted the pay
ment made by the State on account of
this tax on June 80, 1862, of $3.50, 900 90
reducing the liability Of the State for
direct tax to $1,304,711 43. This in
debtedness, as also the cash advanced
to the State on September 90 1861, six
months before the first install lment of
claims had been fled on the part of the
State, of $G0G,000 90, were paid by Mr..
Evans by the collections which he sue
ceeded in making upon the claims Zig
Undated and determined" in favor Of
the State as already explained.
BY act of Congress, the State was en-
titled to a rebatement of fifteen per
cent. on her quota of the United States
tax, provided it was paid before the first
day of June, 1862, and of ten per cent,
prOrided it was paid before the first of
September of that year. The Slate had
forfeited both of these proposed reduc-
tions for prompt payment by her de-
linqueney in not paying the tax for five
years. But, Notwithstanding all this
Mr.. Evans not only obtained for the
benefit of the State, the rebatement of
the fifteen per cent. on the amount of
the tax, but release of the interest
which might have accrued on the en-.
tire claim of the United States.
The claims collected by the State
from the Uuited States, are as follow:
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Auditors or Asslsnee's Notice. $3.50.
Local notices, twenty cents line
Cards in the Business Directory" column,
$500 per year for the first Two lines and al 00 for
each additional line.