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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-11-28

House OF Representatives shall be administer
ed by one of the Judges of the SlpreInr Court
or of n Court of Common Pleas. learned In the
lnv. IN the hail OF the Iotise to,which The mem
Ders shall be elected.
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CITIES AND CITY CHARTERS

SECTION !. Cities may be chartered whenever n
Ih,Ior II y OF the electors of any town borough
h'tVhs population ol at least ten Thousand she'll
vote ~ amy general election in favor of the same
Sec NO debt shall bc contracted or lia bility
incurred ny an! municipal commission, except in
ithcTcicr Oy the municipal government
90. 8. iNery city shall create n sinking fund
of lis IuIded debt : - - ~ '4'S iAS A1S4I
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TAXATION AND FINANCE.


SECTION !. All taxes shall he uniform unop
the same class of subject within the tCrrit orfal
limits OF the authority lcVNiGg the tax, and
shall re levied ard collected under general
laws; hut the General Assembly may. hV gen
cral laws, exempt from taxation public prO-
uf religious worship. places Of burial not used
or hell FOR private or corporate profit, and in
stiiutions OF purely public charity.
SEC ?. An laws C2cmPting property from
taxation. other than the property above emu
l icratcd, shall he void.
SEC g. The power TO tax corporations and
cOFpoI a to property shall not be sur en- Tered or
suspended 10y any contract or graut TO whi IN
The State shall bc party.
SIC. (. No debt StIall hc created by or on lee
half of the State, except to supply casual def
CienciCs of revenue, reprl inEasion, suppress
fnsurrection. defend tie Statein war, or to- pay
existing debt, and the debt created 20 supply
deficiencies ta revenue shall never exceed in
lHTs.
SEC. 8. All Laws authorizing the borrowing
oI money hy and on behalf Of the State shall
specity the purpose for which the money is to
te used, and the money 20 borrowed shall be
u.s. q Tar IN" purnose Specitled ana no nth r.
not be pledged or loanel 10 any individual eUmpa-
ny, corporation. associa ton nor shall the Con-.
monwealth become a ioInt owner or stockholler IN
cny company, association, or eorplTat ton. y.
SEC. q. The General Assembly S1a III not aut hor-
iZe any county. city. borough, townshis or incorpo-
rated dis rict to become oekholder in altv CON
pany association or ration, to obtain or af,-
prupTiate money for OK TO loan It's credit TO ANY cor
poPati0E, Association, institu ion or Individual.
SEC. 5. The debt OF any county city borough.
Incorporated dis rlc.. eXeep. Us herein provided,
shaH never cNceSi seven pes eentum upon the
scss.l vaiu2 OF the taxable property thercE. ROT
- .-SSi0 nall! ~ stls Ti@f iheGF at'y
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11

when, to his horror, the vine gave way,
and he was let through the roof, and
came down between the owner and his
wife, who were in bed. At his wits
end for an answer to the indignant com
plant and question of the disturbed
sleeper, "Who dere 2" his disturber
answered, 'I ana de debil himself, come
to take you away" Away went the
man and his wife, one one way, another
another, leaving the thief In possession
OF the house and his stolen pumpkins,
which had fallen through with him, and
with which he decamped in peace.
There are some oolored families who
are wealthy IN Barbados, but the line
of demarcation between colored people
and whites is strongly drawn and firmly
maintained. People in England con-
slider that the word "creole" implies an
admixture of colored blood in the per-
son so addressed. But it is not so It is
an adjective implying born in the col
Ony, and is not only applied to people,
but also to animals, as creole beef and
creole mutton and have even heard
of creole soda-water IN opposition to
soda-water imported from England. All
the white people, therefore, are white
creoles, and the black people are black
creoles, only in respect to the colony
they are born in, and not to the rest of
the islands.
Both whites and blacks, however,
agree in one respect, and that is in
tense admiration for their native island,
which I think they have some cause
for. A ludicroHs story is told of a ne
gro who was cook of sailing-vessel be-
tween England and Barbados. During
the voyage he dressed in the quietest
manner, and was all that cook should
be; but, Just before he landed, it was
observed that he was got up in the finest
coat, white waiscoat, gold
chain, tall hat and snowy gloves. He
was asked what was the matter. "Oh,
said he, " Barbados is such pompos-
ity fine nation, must dress well to go
qbora
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The Suns Crust.

Prof. Charles A. Young caused consid-
erable discussion at the American sci
ence associations meeting at Portland,
lately, by some unique theories regard
ing the sun. The eruptiOns which are
continually occurring on its surface
render probable the supposition that
there is a crust of some kind which re-
tains the imprisoned gases, and through
which they force their way in Jets, with
great violence. According to Prof.
Young, this crust may consist of a more
or less continuous sheet of descending
rain-that is, n downfall of the con-
densed vapors of those materials which
we know, from the spectroscope, exist
in the sun. The continuous ettiux of
the solar heat is equivalent to the sup
ply that would be developed by the con-
densation, from steam to water, of a
layer of about five feet thick over the
whole surface of the sun, every minute
of time As this tremendous rain de-
scends, the velocity of the falling drops
would be retarded by the resistance of
the denser gases underneath; the drops
would coalesce until a continuous sheet
would be formed and these sheets
would unite and form q sort of bottom
less ocean, resting on the compressed
vapors beneath, and pierced by lnnu-
merable bubbles. It would have an
approximately constant depth, because
it would turn to vapor at the bottom as
rapidly as it grew at the surface (; though
probably, the thickness of this crust
would continually increase at slow
rate, and it's whole diameter grow less.
In other words, DIR. Young would regard
the sun as an enormous bubble, whose
walls are steadily thickening and its di-
ameter ever lessening, in proportion to
the loss of heat.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11
Our Merchant Navy.

The portion of the forthcoming re-
port of the register of the treasury,
which refers TO the American merchant
marine, is of general interest. 1t ap-
pears that on the 30th Of last June there
we're altogether 80, 672 American yes
sells, with 1896, ,026 tonnage-an in
crease, as compared with the close of the
previous fiscal year, of 10, ,493 tonnage
in the foreign trade and 23S, ,668 tonnage
in the coastwise trade. This country,
at the date mentioned, owned 1888, SOl
tons of sailing vessels, l, 156, 443 tons OF
steam vessels, and l, 155, 1872 tons of canal
boats and barges, three-ffths of the
years increase having been in the latter
class. OF the steam tonnage reported,
about one sixth is employed in the for
eign trade of the country. During the
fiscal year Just closed shipbuilding re-
ceived a great impetus, there having
been built 2271 vessels, with $50, 246
tonnage-an increase of over 80, 900
tons compared with the preceding year.
This great increase, the register attrib-
utes to the serious losses to our Iner-
chant shipping 10y wrecks, and the fact
that. owing to advances in the prices of
labor and materials abroad, the cost of
American built ships is now but slightly
greater than the best English vessels.
The tonnage built during the last fiscal
year was IA, ,629 of sailing vessels, 49,
OIL of steam vessels, and 126,6O6 of
canal boats and barges. Twenty-six iron
vessels were built during the year, ag-
26, 528 tons-an amount about
equal to the iron steam tonnage built
during the two previous years combinedt
Three of these vessels were of the lar
gest class, the steamers OF the Phlladel-
1bia company, intended for foreign
Grade. There are 264O American yes
sells, with 154, ,274 tonnage, employed in
the fisheries and owned chiefly in New
OF these, the cod and maekss
ereI fishermen are constantly increasing,
whilst the whalers as regularly decline.
Thus, there are 1877 whale ships, with
A, ,755 tonnage, registered this year,
whilst last year there was 81 COS tonnage
engaged in the whale fisheries.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11
LOYE.
By goAeu1N sl1LLEn


There was one who stood by the waters one eve
With the stars on her hair, and the bars Of the
Broken up at her feet by the bountiful boon
OF extending old trees-who did Questioning Rrieve
" The birds they go over us two and by two;
The mono is mated his bride In the boughs
Sits nursing his babe. and his passionate vows
OF love you may hear them the whole day through.
There is nothing that that can yield one bliss
Ike an innocent love; the leaves have tongue,
And the tides talk low In the reeds and the young
And the quick buds open their lips but for this
" In the steep aud the starry sllences
on the stormy levels Of the limitless seas,
Or here in the deeps Of the dark brow'd trees,
There is nothing 80 much as q brave mans kiss.
There Is nothing strong. in the stream, on the
land,
In the valley OF palms, on the pinnacled snow.
In the clouds OF the gOds on the grasses below
As the silk-soft touch Of baby's brown hand.
" II were better to ait and to spin on a stone
The whole year through with a babe at the knee
With its brown hands reaching earossingly,
Than 10 sit In a girdle Of gold and lllone.
Sweet hand Of babe hides back in the hair
When mother comes home with her burden Of
care,
and over the life Of her life bends down.
ait were better perhaps TO be mothers Of men,
And 10 murmur not much there clouds in
the SIN,
Can a woman undo what the gods have done7
Nay, the things must be as the things have been"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11

IHE BEST PATHFNDERs. - As the
frosts of winter destroy their pastures
in the north, so the heats of summer
parch those in the south, and the buffa-
loes must, each spring and autumn,
take long journeys in search of fresh
feeding grounds. The large size and
weight o. these somewhat clumsy ex-
plorers make it rather difficult for them
to cross the mountains, so they seek
out for themselves the most practicable
routes and hunters and emigrants have
found that n - buffalo track" offers the
surest and safest path for men and
horses. The best passes in the Cum
berland and Rocky mountains, and the
regions of the Yellowstone and the
Colorado, have been discovered by fol-
lowing the trail of these ssgacious
animals.
Iknow this is so, for the great travel
er, Humboldt, once wIote: I'm this
way the humble buffalo has filed a
most important part ip facilitating geo
discovery u mountainous re-
gions otherwise IS traekless as the
Arctic wastes or the sands of Sahara.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11

The Etruscan museum of Florence
has lately been enriched by the acquisi-
ton of beautiful marble sarcophagus,
found in 4 tomb at Tarquini, in the
Mareme, the sides of which are fres-
coed in the highest style Of Grecian
art, with battle of Amazons and kin
dred subjects. Some of the heads are
wonderfully fine in expression and the
horses and general action most wildly
spirited. The museum paid %, ,OQG
francs for il. Next to the 4" Muse OF
Cortona," it is, perhaps, one of the
most precious of modern finds.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11

The consumption of coal fer the
purpose of gas illumination in Great
Britain is estimated at fourteen millions
of tons per annum, valued at sixty mil
lions Of dollars. The total annual pro-
duc,ion OF coal in England is one hum
dred millions Of tons.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11
- &C lfupnf.z.

The Affairs Of Utah require your early
and special attention. The Supreme
Court Of the United States IN the case
Ct Clinton VI. Englebischt deeidsd thai
the United States aarshAl Of that terri
tory oould not lawfully summons jurors
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11
- srnn rHEY coArE.

I recommend legislation TO create
special court to consist of three judges,
who shall be empowered TO hear and
determine all claims made upon the
United States arising out of acts COM
mitted against their persons or property
duringl the insurreetion, The recent
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11
CONSTITUTIONAL.

Assuming from the action of the last
congress appointing a committee on
privileges and elections to prepare and
report to this congress q constitutional
amendment to provide a better method
of electing president and vice president
of the United States, and also from the
necessity of such an Amendments, that
there viii be submitted to the state
legislatures for ratification such an i'm
provement in our constitution, I sug-
gest two othefB for your consideration.
l. To authorize the executive to an
prove Of so much Of any measure pass
ing the two houses Of congress, as his
judgment may dictate, without approv-
ing the whole, the disapproved portion
or portions to be subjected TO the same
rules as now, tO-wit to be referred
back to the house IN which the measure
or measures originated, and If passed
by two-third vote of the two houses
then to become the law without the ap-
proval Of the president / would add
to this provision that there should be
no legislation by congress during the
last twenty-fOuF hours of its sitting, ex-
cept upon vetoes, In order to give the
executive an opportunity 20 examine and
approve or disepproye understandingly
2. To provide by amendment that
when an extra session Of congress is
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11


invite the favorable consideration
of congress 70 the suggestions and
recommendations of the postmaster
general for an extension Of the free de-
livery system IN all cities having pop
ulation Of not less than 10, 600; for the
prepayment Of postage on newspapers
and other printed matter Of the second
class for the uniform postage and
limit Of weight Of miscellaneous mat
ter for the sdiustiRg the compensation
Of all postmasters not appointed by the
president by the old method Of Oom-
missions on actual receipts Of the Office,
instead Of the present mode Of fixing
the salary in advance upon special re-
turns, and especially do urge fagora-
bic action By congress on the important
recommendation Of the postmaster gen.
eral for the establishHsnt of q United
States Postal savings, depository. Your
attention Il also called 70 q cOnsidere-
tion Of Postal telegraPhs and the arRu-
mensS aaduoed N support thereof, In
the hope that you may take such aesion
in connection herewith rs IN your iufp-
menf viii most contribute 70 the best
interests Of the country.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11

In attempting to regain our lost COM
merce and carrying trade, / have here
tofore called attention TO the states
south of the United States Is Offering
field where much might be accomplish
ed. To further this object, suggest
a small appropriation be made acoompa-
MED with authority for the secretary Of
the navy TO st out q naval vessel 70 as
cend the Amazon river where the mouth
Of the Msdeira enters, thence 70 explore
that river and is tributaries into Boh-
via, and 70 report 20 congress nt its next
session or a. soon IS practicable the &c
cessibility of the country by water, its
resources and the population 30 resohed.
Such an exploration VIII cost but little.
It can do no harm aad may result n e.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11

The evidenslg Increasing interest IA the
causa Of e1nca-iou q q most encouraging feE-
the country. and the buresu 81 elsaetiar Il
earnezt in - Efforts % give proper dIfeetloa
60 new appliances aEd the incroazoi facilities
which are being offered % aid ne 'sdaoatien -
The scuutfy.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11

Tie ninth census has been aoEspietoL and
and TIE uaz1insf farce Of the huraau dlesandea
The aac4asary az tbs interior resisas bisroas
Coacisdsd o, FosrA Pags.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11

To secure the former many plans
have been suggested, most, If not all Of
which. look % me like imitation on the
one hand or compelling the government
on the other 20 pay interest without cor
responding benefits upon the surplus
funds of the country during th- eaasons
when otherwise unemployed. i s,.b.iit
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11


There was paid during the lat fseal year for
pensions ineindinR tha expense Of dirburse-
meut- s20 i8s. 269.63. being an amoHnt iess by
1884 u5o- - than vas expended for the eEzao
purpose tho proceeding year. Atthoarh ihis
statement of expenditures would iDdicafii q
moderate reducti0n In anncunt. cumDEref atth
the preceding year, Il is believed cha. he
changes ia The pension laws st fhs last ses-
sion of congress win absorb that account ths
present year.
Al the eloas Of the Last fscsi yesr theirs
we're on t1a pension rolls % sof invalid militia
~ pensioners and if2. .0es uidcaa. orlshana Ard
dependent relatives Of deceased soldiers max
ing total % thaf ciass of I'll sq2 Eightaan
thousand tgo hundred and taenty-si5 surxi-
vOrs o. the vaf Of 1912 and b.os3 sfs0es of
soldiers % that war were psnsioued Endsr shs
act of congress Of February n. 1871 rnakinrs
= total % TIA. class Of 23.5la. One fhnuaznd
four hundred and thirty Invalid navy rsaurlon-
ers and !. 40 widows and orphans znd danen-
dent relatives Of deceased oi1eara sniso.rs -
marines make the navy peHEionasa zsa nnd
the grand total % pensioners ef AZ elaas-
e. z3s.flf, showing net fncrasas sI4rsar tbs
last hscai yser of G,2l8 During ne issf raaF
the names of 70. eos pensioners were slilaa 10
the rolls and if 2s3 names we're ax0u.,l,a there
from for Fario1a caaHaa
The System adopted for the dotactsoa 81
frsufs against the governments In ths matter
of penrieua has been productive 81 satlsf1cto-
81 fessita- LoFiela4ion g. needed % Tsfof-1o
y poss ihie against the psrpetr-rion of srozi
frande Ia future.
The New York herald., 1873-09-07
Shipping Notes.

Steamship Ernst Moritz Arndt tGcr) 25s7 tons was
lowered from the mammoth sectional dock foot Of Rut-
street. after having received wheel TO replace
the lost on her recent passage from Europe
Bark American Eagle, 3O5 tons lowered from the
small sectional dock adjoining Friday after having
been stripped, calked and tailed, and followed
by brig Alice tBrl, ii6 tons To patch metal
Ferryboat Jay Gould lowered from the large sec
tonal dock at Clinton street Friday after having
been stripped caIked and yesterday ship
SURPRISE 0O6 tons rased to undergo the same pro-
cess
schr A Weeks AS tons. of Bath, is on the smaller
Clinton street dock, to paint bottom.
steamship Jacinto, 1912 TONS lowered from the
large balance dock foot Pike street Thursday after
painting bottom. and was followed by steamship Atlas
(Br), 1893 tons also 70 paint bottom.
schr Lizzie Ives 10 tons, lowered from the small
es balance dock adjoining Wednesday, after being
refastened, stripped, calked and remetaed and Union
fcnyboat Pacific ID 10 undergo q general over
hau,ing
business of the docks for the week has
as follows
Bark Abby Bacon, 473 tons was stripped, ealked and
remetalcd on the large dock and followed By
peller An,boy for repairs shaft schr Ida Lewis 2s
tons, of Saco, Me, Is now on to paint
On the middle dock have been brig Water Lily, 1se
TONS owned by Messrs Smith Co to strip calk and
remetal ana schr Anna Ioiton. 1876 tons. to paint
On The small dock have been pilot boat Washington
clean and pant propeller uno repairs 10 shaft and
propeller M Caleb to repair sternpost and SHAFT
hessrs p o'ConneI Co have had on their Ere Bas
sectional docks yacht Clio " clean; barges Chase
and somner to calk and pain; brig Fortuna Por 23e
fcns for false Keel and patching metal schrs rb
ps' Equity and sieman,S 70 Gala apd paint, bar1'
The New York herald., 1873-09-07
WASHINGTON.

WAsHINdToN1 Sept L 1879
The Sudden Fall In the J|rsce OF Gold
was anticipated at the Treasury Department and
spoken OF yesterday as inevitable The further de-
cline to-day was the subject CT conversation in the
ONCE OF the Secretary of tre Treasury who, with
out committing himself, 'evinced much satisfaction
at the announcement OF the failure Of the gold
clique TO accomplish their purpose
The Resig gnatfOn OF Postmaster Booth
OF BrOeklyn,
was to-day received at the Post once Department
and forwarded with the accompanying recommen-
dat,ons Tor the appointment OF the Postmaster OF
Williamsburg which office has been ordered to be
consolidated with the Brooklyn office. The result,
1t Is expected, will be announced early next week.
"A Defaulting Collector or Taxes Arrested.
Charles S. Ramsburg, Deputy Collector of Taxes
under the District government Is short about
$50 10 his accounts, that amount having been
withheld from taxes collected and sunk in a part
nershp business with his brothers in Georgetown.
He was arrested to-day and looked up for exami-
nation on Monday.
Collector Harper, the Alleged Defa utter
In Illinois,
in addition to the high esteem in which he hos
heretofore been held by the Internal Revenue
Bureau, was regarded as the most valuable Or
ganizer in the republican party in that State.
Some time ago the Commissioner was obliged to
call Mr.. Harper's attention TO apparent irregu-
larities IN the discharge OF mis- duties and warning
him that he must comply strictly with the law.
The Utah United States Marsh al Rcsign ms.
The Attorney General has received the resigna-
tion Of United States Marshal Patrick, OF Utah, to
takeseffect October l. The President has already
determined upon his successor, out the commission
lnot be issued until the latter part Of this month
Results OF the Modoc Campaign.
Mr.. Dyar, Of the Indian Peace Commission, who
is here. says that in the recent war with the Mo-
docs our soldiers only killed four Modocs, while the
ModOcs killed two soldiers for each Indian engaged
in the war.
Governor Cookies Successor.
1t Is said that, anticipating the resignation of
Governor Cooke, the President has rendered that
position to Edward Beale, native OF Washington,
who is known in connection with the construction
OF wagon roads to California He is grandson OF
Commodore Truxton.
Indian Supplies.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs denies the
truth Of the report that supplies of an inferior
quality have been forced upon the Indian Agents
in Arizona by outside pressure and at exOrbltant
prices. The report probably arose from the recent
order OF the Department an agent in that Terri
tory to withdraw an unauthorized and unwar-
ranted advertisement for supplies, for which pro-
vision had already been made in the usual manner
and at the lowest market rates. All supplies that
can be had in the Territory are purchased there.
Revenue Appointments.
The following revenue appointments were made
O-day John w. McClanahan, Marx Moses, David
Story and Robert Francis, storekeepers for the
Fifth district OF Illinois; Samuel Dmon, gauger
for the Fifth district Of Illinois.