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New BoarG of Directors of
Snrffscrn scnfraE Railroad.

BALTIMORE, December S.-An adjo,
ed meeting Ofthe shareholders of the Nor
crn Central railroad company was hel
here to-day to receive the report of the
committee Of five appointed at a meeting in
April last with full power - examine into
the affairs Of the company and to negotiate
with the Pennsylvania railroad company
in regard to a lease Of the Northern Cen
trail road to the Pennsylvania road, or a
guaranty of dividends or other arrange
| ments satisfactory to The shareholders, and
also for the purpose Of electing directors OF
| the Northern Central road. Two lengthy
| reports were submitted, neither of which
| was signed by majority of the committee.
After considerable discussion 10th re-
ports were laid on the table until the next
annual meeting in February next.
The following board Of directors were
elected : 6. NJ Shoemaker, Baltimore !; Geo
Small, Baltimore s. N. FELTON,, Philadel
phia Wayne M'Veagh. Harrisburg " is
ter Morris, Philadelphia Thos. \ Scott
Philadelphia NJ. Il. Greenfelder, Balti
more r. Oppenheimer. Baltimore; NJ. b
Sellers, Baltimore II. II. Borie, Phiadel
phia J. n. Hutchinson, Philadelphia ; ant
J. &. Bullctt, Philadelphia.
At meeting held tonight Thomas y
Scott was chosen president of the NortherI
Central aud ~ J. Cassatt. general mana
ger of the Pennsylvania railroad, wa
chosen director. vice Scott
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The report Of the secretary of the trea-
sury recapitulates the transactions attend
ing the refunding Of the debt, and states
that the successful bidders have taken all
former bids, and hold the option for the
rest till February |. The sinking fund is
over $50, 900, 900 behind. The secretary
not only takes strong ground in favor Of
specie payments, but sets forth definite
plan for reaching the same. He recon-
meuds The repeal 0i the legal tender act, at
a fixed day, as to contracts thereafter
made, and expect rs to official salaries and
ordinary expenditures of the government
under the existing appropriations. The
secretary recommends that authority be
given for the immediate issue Of convertible
bonds bearing a low rate Of interest. He
asks that a day may he fixed for rcsump-
ton Of specie payment, lot more limited
than three years, al the end Of that time
the secretary be authorized to raise gold by
selling bonds in such amounts az may be-
come necessary from time to time to keep
the treasury in Il condition "a redeem
greenbacks as presented. The secretary
recommends free banking as 4 part of the
plan for the resumption OF specie payment,
but this branch OF the subject is net clajO-
rated. II Is recommended that the frac-
tional currency be replaced by silver, and
10 accomplish his the secretary desires TO
set all the mints 10 work coming silver
and as rapidly as il is produced, the fac
tional currency to be- recalled and destroy
ed, beginning with the smallest dcnomiua-
ton. The secretary also asks that coming
gold be made as free in the United States
as it j. IN London, in order to prevent the
expectation Of bullion for coming.
In regard to printing all varieties OF GOV
ernmcnt notes, bonds and stamps the sec
retarv recommends that the whole be- done
exclusively ~ the treasury depart tment.
The government has all The necessary ma
chincry, obtained At great cost, and al the
needed faculties. II can perform the work
at the same or less cost than private firms,
when the cost Of transportation by express
is considered. Further, from these minor
considerations, the secretary regards the
question OF safety as one which should con-
troll at the end OF The present contracts, or
as soon az they can be legally tern mated.
He recommends that all work of this na-
ture be performed in the printing division
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-12-11

Among the many thousands of Ballads and
Piano Pieces that We publish there are some
that are noted for their great beauty aud lasting
qualities. We have made a careful selection of
these pieces, and offer them at a low price. in
fifteen volumes, namely
Shining Lights, Collection of Sacred Songs /:
Golden Leaves, Vols. /. and H.. Songs by W. 8.
Hays; Hearth and Home, Fireside Echoes, and
Sweet Sounds, three collections of Home Songs
and Priceless Gems, q fine collection of Ballads
by Thomas, Wallace Keller, etc.
Fairy Fingers, Pearl Drops, Magic Circle. and
foung Pianist. -Four collections of easy Music
as general thing. without octaves, and suita-
BILE for the Piano, Reed Organ, OF Melodecn.
Musical Recreations, collection of Dances, and
Golden Chimes and Brilliant Gems, for more ad-
vaneed players, by Kinkle, ETC.
This valuable collection is issued in two bind
irgS.
Price of each, in Boards, S1.75: Cloth and
Gilt, $3.50
We can also recommend The Opera at Home
collection of VoctH Music, price So in Boards !:
81 in Cloth. Also, Pearls of Melody, price So in
Boards "a in Cloth. La Creme de Ia Creme,
| Vol. l, SO in Boards 81 in Cloth.
Address. J. L. PETERS.
Dec. II, 1oI3.-lt. 500 Broadway, y. p.
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THE editor of the Dcmocrrt devoted
colmun last week, of its usual slang to close
the eyes Of the people TO the reorganization
of The Court House Ring which existed
several years ago. The whole article is
made up Of Misrepresentation. lie says
when they the Commissioners took
charge o7the CommissionerS'ofiice there W as
insasseia over and above thc Indebtedness
Of the county. something in the neiShbor-
hood OF thirty thousand dollars--in other
words the county was that much ahead" :"
lie omitted the fact that at that time there
was interest paid on a debt of sCmc thirty
two thousand dollars and the county Trea-
sury bankrupt entirely. Iftherc were assets
as he alleges, why did not The former board
of Commissioners collect these assets and
paw the indebtedness instead Of only paving
interest for some eight ol ten years, and
leaving the assets in the hands Of favorite
collectors 20 speculate upon, while every
hing was in 4 prosperous condition, and
plenty Of money in circulation. The pre-
sent Commissioners having collected tine
outstanding taxes and applied them to their
proper place, is what hurts our neighbor
There is no way that he and his colleagues
can dip into the county funds, and hide it
behind the .'assetts," by queer entries
upon the dockets. Every attempt will be
made no doubt 10 draw the wool over the
eyes Of the people by our ncighbor, when
the Democratic board again take posses
sion Of that Office, but as the chance for
speculation Of that Kind will be less, he will
De left like Othello with 'his occupation
gone. '' When the next auditors report
appears we will see whether the same state
of affairs exist rs they did during the reign
of the Ring, viz: Al empty Treasury and a
county debt Of some thirty thousand dol
ilrs
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Smbutp Ameritm.
4. z. mASSEs,
{. W!LVEnT. Lu''esS'
SUNBURY, DECEMBER II, 1874.

THE MESSAGE accordance with th
demands Of the constitution the Presiden
submitted his message 10 congress, OF
Monday afternoon last, which was furnish
ed TO our readers on Wednesday in Al
extra.
The President, regarding the nnanc,
question Of most importance and touche:
upon it FIRST. He holds to his hard money
opinions with characteristic tenacitv. He
repeats to some extent the principles enun.
ciated in his veto at the last session of Con
gress, of the Imitation Bill" He deplores
what all concede, yet cannot avert the fact
that the great burden Of our financial dis
tress falls upon the working men. As 4
corrective for these evils be recommends
1st. The repeal of the legal tender act, to
take effect ut some fixed time, with certain
restrictions. The redemption by the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury in specie to be OBJ
tanned by Increasing the revenue. ID. BY
the passage of 4 free banking law, which
be regards as essential, and by means OF
which he believes the volume of currency
in the country will adjust itself to the busi-
ness necessities
Considering all things, the recommenda-
tlons to Congress are not likely 10 work
much harm. The Presidents earnestness
cannot be doubted, but 10 establish 4 na-
iional currency upon gold and silver
basis, cannot be done by Congress or by
any other governmental department this
side Of the common and complete ruin Of
She country, and that price is too high.
In fact, earnest as the President unques-
tionably is. in what he says upon the mat
ter of cur finances, is weak in argument,
and. worse than that, contradictory to
himself, aud he is only too apparently all
at sea as TO any short, sure road out Of the
fOggy muddle of his own financial views.
Whatever the difference of opinions may
be by the people upon the subject of finances
specie payment, resumption, free bank
ing. national currency and the long list of
policies and plans growing out ot the late
panic, they viii rejoice as one man At the
strong language in which the President
asserts that our debt, created by the treason
of great party, and in The struggle for
national life, shall be paid in coin and ac-
cording to the bond agreed upon, That
the faith Of the country cannot be- violated
without national disgrace. There is TO be
no repudiation by the Republican party or
It's President.
There are number Of matters referred
10 bv the President which are worthy of
attention. The message is a good one,
full Of truth, clear in it's statements. and
shows a determination to vidicate the laws
and compel that respect that must secure
peace 10 the country.
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TeIegraphic News.
Mississippi.

FICKSBURC, Dec. =.
There has been Tor some time trouble
brewing between the Taxpayers AssJcia-
ton and citizens and county officials. The
sheriff was acting without legal bond. and
the Board Of Supervisors refused 20 order
n new one, although the time for paving
taxes had arrived.
Two or three other officials were under
indictments for forgery and embellishments,
and the citizens, despairing of any relief
from partisan courts, held = meeting last
Wednesday, and in body proceeded to the
court house to demand the resignation Of
the sheriff, the chancery's clerk, treasur-
er and coroner. All fled except Sheriff
Crosby, Il negro. and be signed his resicna-
ton.
On Saturday q card appeared on the
streets, signed Crosby, - calling on all citi-
zens OF Warren county, Republicans, white
and black, to come to his aid and support
him in his position. Crosby, publicly and
through the papers, denied the authorship
vi IlIC C'ii'' Ott WIS uIpA llIli lliIcu DOulcS
of negroes appeared, advancing on the city
from different directions.
The alarm was sounded about nine
O'Clock, and the citizens gathered en mnsSe,
armed, and Immediately advanced to meet
the negroes Oh Baldwin's Ferry road The
negroes we're met Just outside of the city,
on Grove street, about 200 strong. The
commander Of the citizens warned the ne
grocs to dispersc, but they refused, and i'm
mediately firing commenced on both SIDES
The negroes rCtrcated about 4 mile, and
again made 4 stand in old breastwOrks and
n house, but were soon routed. The loss
in ;his engagement was one citizen oliver
Brown killed, and about twelve or fifteen
negroes killed, several wounded, and about
twenty prisoners. On the Hills Ferry
road about two hundred and fifty negroes
were met and routed after short engage
mcnt, with several killed and wounded.
Andrew Owens, a negro who commanded
the negroes on Baldwn's Ferry road, was
captured and committed to Jail,
NICRsBCEC, Miss, Dec. -
FiUhtiuU was renewed last r,;.-i' 1T =
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patent
cutting mac,
tubular boiler
pump, 1 large fou
four sided wood pa,
patent rcsawing mach.
ing and boring machine,
and tennCning machine, lar
bench, / Walker d Brothers
Walker & Brother jig saving mae
lar saving machine, l tenOn saving Ii.
small sash and blind boring machine, sand pa
pering machine, ! Franks finishing machine, l
Franks pony planer, sash finishing machine,
| slot tenoning machine, l door clamp, ] sash
clamp, . grind stones, 800 feet of new shaftlng
with pullies and leather betting in complete o.
der, with many other tools, &c, &c, together
with ab0nt s'x hundred and fifty feet of railroad
laid with good 5f 10. rail as the property of the
NORTHUMBERLAND CAR and NANUFAC-
TURING COMPANY.
Seized, taken in execution and to be sold by
S. II. ROTHERMEL, Sheriff
Sherif's Office, Sunbury, Dec. II, 1874.
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tcmpts to modify the penalties which here
t0iore existed, by which the treasury has
sought to enforce customs regulations.
Upon the question Of tariff, the secretary,
without entering upon discussion, says
that al present it is only necessary to treat
ii purely "a question Of revenue, and not
one either of protection or free trade. In
the interest Of business he does not think
any changes should be hastily made, and
if congress uesircs TO revise the present
rates he recommends that n commission be
appointed TO take the whole subject into
consideration. with instructions 20 report
to the next congress.
Great economy is recommended IN the
expenditures for public buildings. Ihe
. secretary recommends that congress 90
over the approximations and estimates Tor
these works with great care, with view
! Of reducing some and wholly snspendinS
others. He expresses the belief that the
needs of the government do not require
such elaborate and costly structures as
have Of late beer erected, but that palmer.
and n the same time substantial. buildings
will answer every purpose and save many
millions. lie thinks there needless eXtrav'
aGauce in the furnishing Of public build
ingS, and that much greater economy
should BE- practiced in all directions. IL
regard 20 this matter, he has transmitted
estimates, which have already been care
fully revised, hut he earnestly requests con
grCss to unite with him in scanning then
still more closely, with q view TO thel
future reduction. The force Of the depart
ment has been reorganized and diminished
exactly in accordance with the laws an'
appropriations OF last session, but TIL
secretary thinks the lowest limit OF econo
my consistent with the prompt and cfficien
performance OF the public business has no
yet been reached. As TO AL plans FOR in
crcasing the public Indebtedness by aidin!
private enterprises Of any kind, tie secrc
tary does not believe thai the present con
diton Of The government .iuStifies exyendin!
aid IN any form.
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HUMAN SLAVERY IL \ New PHASE
4 dispatch from Washington informs US Of
unplcasant fact that intelligence had been
received there that the new democratic
code Of Georgia rs lately amended contains
a nrovision designed 20 serve the same pur-
pose as the bill Just passed by the Texas
Legislature. II IS claimed that under this
law a black man may be taken iorci-
bly from the county Of his residence and
sold into involuntary slavery, or hired,
which is the same thing, in another and re-
mote part of the State, and that the guards
necessary for their afc-kee2ing viii be the
masters TO whom they are hired, and dura-
ton of their seryitude may be prolonged
indefinitely.
This is the report, and if true will again
acitate the country from one end to the
other, and must result in the revolt Of the
blacks and the active interference of the
rower of the General Government 10 rein
state and secure this down-troddcn race IN
their rights under the Constitution.
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Orphans Court Sale OF Valuable
REAL ESTATE

AN Order OF Sale having been issued from the
Orphans Court OF Northumberland County, to
the undersigned. Trustee, he will expose to pub
lie sale, at the Court House, in Sunhury, on
WEDNESDAY the Esd day of DECEMBER,
4. D. 1874, ut , o'clock, D. m, certain Island.
or tract OF land, lying in the Susquehanna river,
in Lower Augusta township, Northumberland
county, Pa, containing Eight Acres, more or
less.
This Island is part of the estate of Marion
Foote, late of the borough of New Buffalo, Perry
County, deceased, and lays about one hundred
yards from the Northumberland county shore.
opposite Selinsgrove Station, on the " c. R. W.
1t is fine fertile Island, all cleared, ard under
cultivation. and never overfOws
Terms of sale will be made known on day Of
sale by
4. W. POTTER, Trustee.
SeinsgrOve, Dec. 4th, 1874
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Its operation is violent, but Is characterized
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This is 10 new and untried discovery but has been
long used with wonderful remedial results, and pro
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powerful tonic and alternative known"
Ask your druggist for it.
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THE SFNATORsHIP.--It is thc opinion
lha, Hon. ". 4. Wallace, Of Clearlield, is
most likely TO succeed Senator Scott. The
Hght for the scnatorship vii. undoubtedly
be 2 bitter one, and there viii be some
grand and lofty tambling in the Democra-
tic arena before the question is settled.
As the Republicans are not interested in
the tournament, they can afford to look or
with serene Indifference.
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COURT PROCLAMs

Is hereby given that the seye
mon Pleas, General Quarters
and Orphans Court, Court
and General Jail Delivery,
of Northumberland, will cc
House, in the borough of 5
A. NJ, on MONDAY, JAM
and will continue two week
The Coroner, Justices of
bles in and for the county of
requested to be then and IL
persons, with their rolls, re,
and other remembrances, to
their several offices appertain'
all witnesses prosecuting in b,
monWealth against any priso
and commanded to be then aI
in their proper persons TO pro
as shall be just-and not to dc
at their peril. Jurors are req
tual in their attendance, 1T the
Given under my hand at Sunb
of December in the year of our l.
eight hundred and seventy-four.
SAMUEL II. ROTHER
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TIE MCNCY DAN MURDER SENTENCE
OF BARNEY MCCUE FOR THE MURDER OF
JOIN DEETEE-MCCUE ASSERTS HIS IN
NOCENCE.-The Williamsport Gn-etie md
BWl'ctia Of Monday had the following par
ticulars Of The sentence Of McCue in the
Court at that place on Saturday:
Court Barney McCue, have you any
thing TO say why the sentence of death
should n"t BE- pronounced against YOU?
Barney have, your honor. | am IN
innocent man, and tell YOU before God,
! am not -uilty Of the murder OF John
Decler. was not in the road and had no
uiStol ~ my hand. IL was inside my shirt,
and when ] went out Oh the porch Decter
strucl, me "a blow in the face, ana caught
me aroGnG the body drew out the pistol,
and used il to save my life, because Deeter
choked me nj was blind he chawed
my little finger and caught hold of the pis-
tol, and when he ierked it away from me l
supposed he intended to shoot me ; he then
got Un and soon after fell over; Charles
McCartv was no; there: the boys were not
on the lo-s; swear it before God and
man this al occurred on the porch and
not out in the road | went III the house
and got a quilt 10 lay under Dccter, and |
put something under his head asked him,
"John, are you hurt - hc said he was
that he was shot: he wanted should 20
for n doctor: started down to Reimen-
snyGcy's and told them TO 20 over 10 the
house. but they did not 20 one ot the boys
was inside and the other outside Of Reimen-
snvdcr's house if they saw shooting why
did they not tell it? then went back and
talked with John. and he said he was get
TIM worse: when ! found that none Oi
Rcimensuyder's folks came ! started down
to the hotel for help. and got Bond, the
colored man Your Honor, tell you am
not guiltv of murder. aud God is my wit
ness that ! acted in >elf-ie!ance. But
Charley McCariy, vino reriured himsel! AZ
Nuncv, rs your Honor knowS. is allowed
10 come in here ani swear my life away
Amelia Wertman, who is a common pros
I titutc, and who j. known - be insane
+ in the ncighborhood where she livcs-a
woman vile rs vile can he, comes into this
court and periures herself for the purpose
! ofconsigning me to the Callows. ltis hard,
you Honor, and unjust 10 send an innocent
man into eternity in that way.
D,.,o,. ,I,o-, ,,,,,,I.; H.,
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Mail East connects east and west at Erie with
l.. 5. & VI. s. f. W. and at Cory with Oil
Greek and Allegheny R.R. ".
Mail West with east and west trains on L. S
IS NJ. 5. Z. ". and at Cory with Oil Creek
and Allegheny r. X. W:
Erie Mail and Elmira Mail make close con-
nections st Williamsport with y. C.. Z. W.
trains. north, and at Harrisburg with y. c. r.
". trains south.
WM. \. BALDWIN, Ger'l SUpt.
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PU b lis he'd Publis he'd
monthly, Civ moHthy, Civ Pub blishe d
ing "a full-size ing "a full-size monthly, Civ
pages of Vocal pages of easy ing "a full-siZs
Music by Hays, and moderately pages of classic
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BOSS TWEED-RENTS AND EMPTY STORES
--ECONOGY-TIIET TRADE OF TIE CITY
STRIKES AND LABOR-BERGH-THE
LIQUOR DEALERS-BUSINESS- --WEA-
TIIFR AND HEALTH.
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'-''-G AZ WAsHINGTON.-king kala-
'-- Francisco on sat
or for
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PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD.
PHILADELPHIA & ERIE r. r. DI- S1sro,C
WINTER TINE ThP,LE

On and after Sunday, Nov. 18th. 1874. the
Trains the Philadelphia L Erie Rail Road nv; Svte
sion will run as folloSFs.
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SHERIFF'S SALES.

DY Virtue of certain Writs OF Fier Facias,
- Ven. Exponas, Pluries Yea. Expouas, Lc-
vari Facias, and alias Levari Facias, issued out
Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of NOrthumber
land County, and to me directed, Will be exposed
to public sale or oUtcry. on
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NICRsBCRC, Miss, Dec. -
Fighting was renewed last '''-'' IT &
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IL Z AAAA ''AA 49, " Wv AAAAAN
to the place Of beginning,
usand four hundred and
square feet, more or less
ern part of lot number two
re (249).
in lot or piece of ground
n of Sunbury, Pennsylva-
scribed as follows, to wit /:
of Centre alley and Church
lrdly along Church street
six inches to a post 4; thence
le lot of Jacob Rem and
alley one hundred 600
eastwardly parallel with
whine feet six inches to
southwardly along Centre
lOOl feet to place of begin
thousand nine hundred and
o., whereOn are erected a
ling house and other out
southwestern part of lot
ana fOrty-nine (24S) ; as
81 DRTCKFNULFR.