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RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, .1867.
NO. 95.
THE SENTINEL.
WM. E. PELL, Proprietor.
STATIC REVENl'E MATTERS.
The following circular from the Public
Treasurer will be read wilh interest. We
publish it to day, t" t exclusion of other
metier, h these won lor list-Uking hss com
menced, end it l of the highest importance
thst the publie should be thoinugbly in
formed in the premises.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
' Tmaburt Dkpabtmkht, -Raleigh.
April 24th, 17.
r l.itt Tat ft and otlurr HrMnvf OtRctri :
Various questions es to the construction
of the Revenue Isw hiiTe l addressed to
this Department. I give Isrlow, in substance,
my answers, in the hope that they may m
of service to officers administering the Isw.
Tlie following.extract Irom a Ute order t
vi.; n strides will ahow that the collec
tion of the Slate taxes must I made, not
withstanding the recent Act , of Congress
placing the State under military rule :
"XVI. Stowing in this urucr niiii i- nm
strneii to restrain or prevent
. (In- collection
..1 .in iti imu.nl. vcisc, "f charge levied
I., .rluiritr of the United Male or of
the
Provisional Governments of North
South Carolins ; but no imprisonment
I .11 I . -It A "
and
for
ovenlue taxes suan ix niurnr.i.
I will I pleased to learn the views of any
.lm MinrKilfH thltt his llUSlnCSH (r
uor, n i,w ."... -
property Is unduly taxed--will gne ilmse
views careiui i-oiikih,-ii.i,ii, ...
opinion, the objectiona are just, will report
titers to the (Jfwtnl Assembly lor their
action.
If in any county blanks lor taking lax
lists have not been received, ihey ran be
hail on application t" the Comptmller,
Whose province it is I furso-h tin m, and
wholilng since lorwardcd copies by mail.
Verv rcsicctfnllv.
KEMP" I' HAITI. K.
Public Treasurer.
VALUATION K IIKAI. LiWAlK.
A dies in 1800, having a tract of land to
H. f. and I)., valued at 1,000. It sells lii
tract Lir mining purposes tor :l.0O0. How
must the lint taker manage (
AittVer. - I'nder See: "iH, Act br collecting
Revenue, he most climate what would have
been the value of U's tract in 1 win, supposing
no mine had Is-cn discovered. I'nder Sec.
29, he- will then estimate what additional
value has been Imparted to it by finding the
mine. The valne thna ascertained is that to
be returned.
In the almve case B doc not list any part
ot this increase of value as "income."
VALUATION OK rilRsoNAL I'HOPKHIT.
Personal property liable to taxation
ad talortm must be valued at the market
price at the lime of listing, at the place
where the property is located. See Kev.
Act, page 8.
POLLS WHO ARE LA ISO REUS ,
Landowner employs hands liable to poll
tax, giving as wage part of crop, lie must
list them.
Landowner lets his land to negroes, under
contract to receive part of, the crop a rent ,
be if not bound to list them. It would be
the same 11 the owner furnishes team, Ac,
frovided bo parts with the control of the
and, and cannot direct the laoor of the
hands.
The question is, who has control of the
land? If the owner he must list the work
man. Jt the hands have control until crop
time, they ere twinf , not idvrtr:
The Sheriff, when the owner ot the land
is not bonnd for poll tax of the cropper,
should enforce the payment of the tax by
distraint ot the growing crop. He has no
right to return as insolvent one who has
an interest in growing crop.
If the renter of land employs laborers, be
it bound for their poll tax.
"A planter is not bound to list his mana
ger or overseer. Nor ia a merchant liound
to list bis clerks.
Employers mast list those in their service
1st April as day Uiborer: This construc
tion it thought bard, hut the words are too
plain for doubt, and, indeed, the revenue
bill as originally presented was amended in
the Hen ate by the addition of the latter
clause of the the section under considers
lion, nainlv to secure tax from this itinei
antelaat of laborers.
HOUSEHOLD FCRKITUHE
worth 1385. Only $28 is to be listed
Books worth fOOO. Only $100 to I listed.
COTTOH AMD TOBACCO, Jkc,
on hand 1st of April, 1807, produced in
1860, mutt lie listed. The owner . may re
tain family supplies lor one year.
SHAMES OK aTOCk
in Railroad Companies (except Raleigh
Oaston and Wilmington i Weldon K. R.
Stocks, which are exempt, the former until
dividends exceed 15 er ceiit. per annum,
the latter absolutely,) must be listed at their
market value, along the line ot the roads.
MONF.T.
$100 can I deducted trom cash on hand
let. April. If a man (is nett income over
S00, and lias the income in the shape of
money on hand 1st. April, it must be lined
as "money," as well as "income."
NATIONAL BANKS
Hhonld list the shares of stock, owned
thereiltby rcsidcnl and lion residents, at
the place where the Hunk is locateil', under
Sec. Ii, Claws 1'IVhed. A.
g- ITi-as S. rViiKu A.
Wittclus, Hold and Silver and plnleil
Wfet; plHtatlW. farriagea and luiness,
are taxable whether used or not. It is dil
ferent with jewelry and musical insli iiinenta.
(Carriage and horses used bv Physicians,
exclusively in practice, are exempt.
SALAItlKS.
A clerk in a store, nvelving compensa
tion oi $50 per month, must pay the sulary
tax if he receives trom April I, lHGll, lo
April t, M1 over f .Km. The mm of MM
cannot he deducted from l In- totnl
Class ;l r-ScuKuui.K A.
..Nctt income under $"100 ti..l l.ixiiUe. ll
"over $500, flint hmotmt I'ahnof lieVtetlttititf
The expense ( keeping uirrises and
horses, usel exclusively by physicians in
income,
Also the necessary expenses of lawyers in
attending Courts. ,
Also '"food," Sic.t, 'tMiuuht by a farmer for
bis hands or slock, but if the farmer pro
duces bit sulisistence, his income from this
product and bis expenses in feeding it ex
"acfjyiaTance.iBrt nothing ts to bedeductod:
It a farmer give food as part wages to his
lalorers, he may deduct the value, but on
most plantations that value is trifling, as it
is to the interest of the nSrner to have the
land cleared for cultivation. House rent
given as wages, should not le deducted.
Hch.vil teachers, who receive tuition
money for the pupils taught by them, are
not taxed as having a salary, but ar taxed
on tbeir nett income, nnder this section.
Oain on purchase and re-sale of lands,
stock, ifcc, within the year preceding 1st
April 1867, must lie estimated as "income."
I.HJL'OII PI IK UAHKS.
if A. buys liquor injiew York and sells
to B for re sale, A is Tiable to the ten m-t
cent, tax, but B is not.
Ho if A buys of the maker iu this State
and . -lis to II for re snle, A is liable tor the
five per cent, tax, anil li is not.
Hut in both cases, if B claims exemption,
he must prove as prescribed iu 2nd clause of
8ef H, Class 3, Schedule A., that A listed
the liquors in Ibis Stale
If A has liquor consigned to him by a
N. V. House for sale on commission, and
he sells to B lor re sale, by the express lan
guage ot tec. 2, it i liable for the ti-n per
cent, tax, while A is only liable fir one tilth
of one per cent, on his sales, under Sec. tt.
If A, in the above case, retails the liquors.
selling them to persons bnyi.iu fbr their
own use, not for sale, he is liable to pay the
Sheriff ten per cent, on his sales, under Sec.
22. Schedule II.
The same rules bold inul.it it mittanJn iu
the case of consignments by the maker of
liquors and aales by the consignee.
The l:. S tax on liquors is not to lc de
ducted from the amount of purchase. If
the dealer gave $'t pi r Allon for whiskey,
he must list f3 if behave I. and also pnid
the $'i tax, he must list the whole, $: per
gallon. I
MKUI HANTS A SO "I UKK THAUKK I
I last year kavc 1 lit- opinion that it' A.
purchases ra niali riul, bestows on it his
lalior, and then sells the product ot his
labor, he is not a "irailer" n ittiin the fiiiiii
iflK ol the Ui i-niie 1hv, although be has
Imm-ii ilccith-d to Is- a "Irsib-r" under the
bankrupt laws of Knhind The General
Assembly w ith a know lede of this const ruc
tion hss mil clniiioc! the aonls of the law.
Hence I- (five the following opinions with
confidence:
1st That a steam saw miller, is not tHxed
under Sec. 5, Class :t, Sched. A, on Iris pur -chases
of logs, all linujih alter sawing them
into liiinlier tie sells the lumber.
tlnd. A newspaM-r editor does not pay on
bis purchases of paMr, &c.
Hrd. A lioe manufacturer does not pay
on purchases of h nther.
4th. Nor a sculptor of tomb stones on his
purchases o( marMe
.Vtl. Nor s manrrtncttirM of ysrns or cloth
on his purchases of cotton.
Hih. Nr a planter on his purchase id
guano, afterward converted into cotton or
w heat, Ac, Ac.
In these esses the article sold is totallv
different from the raw material bought.
the business conducleil is that ot manu
facturing or producing, not ot " trading."
But if the business is to " trade '- -to
buy artUJcs and re sell them substantially
in ihe same loriu, the person conducting it
must pay on his purchssea, although he
may, as uliiliary lo his main business, to'
some extent earn on iimnufacturing.
Jcwelleis and liriioists may lie men
tioned as exauipli a under this head, sxoi
allv named in S.-C S
Merchants and olUr trajjers, w ho list j
their purchases under Si c. 5. page 0, do not
list their capital for ail ralortm taxation
uiidir Sc in, p rl, but they are bound for
tax on their "nett income," if over $500.
Bakers, Saw- Millers, and other manufac
turers, w ho do not pay on their purchases nl
raw materia!, must tis their Caprt&i under
Sec. 10. p 9. and are likewise bonnd for
the income tax, it the nett amount exceeds
$.W0.
Commission mebvhants in this State fre
quently buv and sell goods as other mer
chants. In such caaea they w ill pay as mer
chants nndrr Sec- 5 Where thev ss8 the
gocxls of others ns consignees only, they
must pay oh their sale. If a Commission
mafrliuiil tinea for . ri I I p mtreliBiit s.
- .
agent, the regular merchant must pay the
tax on purchases. So if a nroduce broker
negotiates a sale lor a Commission merchant, I
the latter must pay the tax on the sale
But Ihe ''rokcr is liable It he sells tor the
owner of the goods.
Pl.AVINCl CAlins.
On -irh purchase of playing cards the tax
accrus, no mstter how often the same may
be sold.
risTirls, Ac.
The tax on pistols, se., ia not affected by
the order ot lien. Sickles, prohibiting the
wearing ol deadly weapons. The tax is on
the weapon, used or worn about the person,
at any time during Hit year, i e: from April
1st. 18H6 to April 1st. ltMi. As it is in
dictable to tail to list after having worn the
weapons, it is the duty of the grand juries
to enquire into the fact of listing by exami
nation of the returns, and to present any
offender against the Taw.
If a person uses or wears almul his person
weains nut hit oim. he is notwithstanding
liable to the tax.
Employers are not bound to list the pis
tols, Ac, of their employees, unless such
employees are their minor children or
wards.
KXKMI'TtoNS.
A house and lot, leased by the owner, as
an investment; to be nscd lui .1 boarding
school, is not exempt Inun taxation.
Pianos exclusively mcd lor instruction in
a school are exempt.
The income of a shool leacher. if exceed
ing $.'100, is not exempt.
Krri'Ai su on trial In England they
are tntmiferring. the ritualistic excitement
from the chancel and altar to the court room.
The Bishop of London has signed "letters k.
of request" to Dr. I,nhington, the Dean of
the Court ot Arches, charging llev. A. ll.
Mackon'a kic, incumbent of HI Albans, llol
Um, London, with t"ttr offences: I. The
elevation and adoration of the holy elements,
'4. The placing nf lights on the communion
table 1 The u. of incense. 4. The use sd'
the mixed chalice. Dr. St phens and Mr.
Coleiidge, tl ('.. ale retained ty conduct ihe
prosecution, ami Sir It. Phillmoie. tj n-vn's
Alternate, wifh Dr. Id'ane, are -t rnunage
the defi in c.
Among tlie railrilftiU whose pay for carry
ing the mail is to be applied to the payment
of their Indebtedness to the Government,
the Suit names the Virginia and Tennessee,
Wilmington and Weldon, Atlantic and
North Carolina, Western North Carolina,
Petersburg, Virginia Central. Orange and
Alexandria, Alex andria, Loudon, and Hamp
shire, and Mtmassws Gap Railroad Companies.
For the Sentinel,
THE MAHH1A0E LICENSE LAW.
Messrs. Editors. The law of the last
Legislature,"preacribing the duties of Clerks
in issuing marriage licenses," contains a few
amendments to our present law on that
subject in the Revised Code, but they are
important, and attention should be proper
ly called to them.
By the amended law, no bonds f:ir license
are required, as they were inefficient lor
protection and redressed no wroii', and
formed a very considerable item of cxcnsc
in Revenue stamps, w hich was carried out
ef the Bute.
The other amendments were to ascertain
and secure the proper identity of pi roiis
and their families. The habit of writing
the initial letter of the name for filename
itself, where there are so n:anv names coin
mencing with the same letter, causes error :
sometimes a serious one. Hence, it is now
required to write the names in lull
And the multiplication ot ihe -miim-
uames in a tain i ly or neighborhood is an
I othei Krow ing source of eiroi. which has
lieen Lfrcatly increased since the emancipa
tion of our slaves, who, almost tirmer-allv,
I take the surname ot their torini i owner,
and the father sees his own name mnl that
I of his son and daughter bon.e lt so msnv
that a name actually loses its principal
object of adoption, lieinit intended as a
description of tiie ix-rson, but now- reiuirin
some other prefix or nickname to distin
guish them. To eJlect that purpose, the
amended law requires the names of parties
in the marriage liix-nsc to be further ilesiu
nated by the distinction oliolor. and also
the names of their parnn Is added, as far as
can Iss known, which is readily done in
the cam- ot whites ; hut it will require pome
years Ixjfore marriage and legitimate nlT-
sprin can answer tlie enqunv amon the
colored Mipulatioii.
The main object of this Riiicmlinent was
lo identify and descrilie the parties, but, il
propel ty observed, thi- legistniiinii of
liases will add verv materially to tin
nun-
Ins- I
s so
lory and tracing ot lamilies, which is so
much neglected in lliiscoiinl n . but which
is verv desirable (v families tin insclves, and
ortin necessary to ascertain the titles of
the properly. With this view.it is to be
regretted that Ihe jaw did not require lin
age and resilience of the parties also, and it
would seem to be an oversight, as I lie Clerk
cannot issue a license except tht- woman to
lie married is a resilient fd" the county, or
to a male under Hjttrn or to a Icmale under
ttivrtern. So, t this extent, it is made the
duty of the Clerk to inquire into the resi
denceand age of the lemale, and the age of
the male, and this should properly la stated
in the license, to show that the duty had
been performed.
The Clerk of the County Court, in the
County in which the woman resides, is the
only Clerk who can issue the license for her
marriage and that establishes her residence.
This w as to prevent secret and clandestine
manages, and carrying off girls, into other
counties to elude the care and vigilance ot
parents and guardians! This teattirc in the
marriage license law has been frequently
violated by the oversight or ignorance of
Clerks ; and when run away matches come
into the border counties from the adjoin
ing States, the law requires a written prr
mil lioui the guardian or parent before the
Clerk can issues license. This is a wise pre
caution in law, and its observance should
lie enforcnl on our Clerk.
The amended law further requires the
certificate of marriage to lie returned and
tiled in the Clerk's Office, alter he has
copied into a register, in parallel columns,
the names o the parties, the date of their
marrige, and by whom married, and that a
scparntc book be kepi for the reptstratiinr
ot w hite and colored persons.
C.
A Casino asd Ear Cropping. Some ex.
citement was produced in Portsmouth last
evening, in the neighborhood of the Court
St. IJsptisl Church, by a caning affair that
came off as the denouement ot acorrcspond-
dence that had been conducted by a mar- i
ried lady, anil a gentleman who had
presumed to admire her. -It
appears that the victim of the can. hail
written a note to the marriid lady uloch
she indignsntly and promptly si, owed to i
her husband : the. husband was also uulig-
nant and instructed his wife to reply to tin-
note, and make an appointment lo meei ,
bim at the point above named. At the ap- 1
pointed time theexpected "lover" appeared, ,
out instead of meeting the lady be was ;
Confronted by the enraged husband, who
proceeded lo siik satisfaction by the vigo
rous application ol a big stick, and ended
his attaiK by cropping one ot the cars of the
adiyirer ol his wit -. The husband being
satisfied, reported the affair to the authori
ties, and gaie lainds for Ids appearance to
answer when wanted. There has ln-cn no
complaint entered, and we withhold names
for the present Norfolk Day Boot
Swindler. Some years ago the daugh
ter ot the well known colored grave-de
curator Edmund was sold to a party who
carried her to North Carolina. Since that
time Edmond has msde every effort to learn
tidings of his loved one, but w ithout avail.
A few weeks ago a man dressed in the uni
form ot a Federal soldier presented himself
to the old lather and stated that he was in
the employ ol the Danville Railroad Com
pany, and that he had heard from his
daughter, in Raleigh, N. C. He represented
that she was desirous to return to her family,
but had not the means. The simple,, good
hearted old man, overjoyed at the prospect
of seeing again Ihe daughter whom he had
expected never more to meet on earth, gave
the fellow the amount nf money which be i
said was necessary to delray her expenses. I'
and witb it tbe rascal departeel, promising
that in a lew days lather and child should i
lie re united. Day after day the patient, at
lectioqate out man lias aw aitcil the arrival i
of the trains at the Danville ilepot.lnit each
tiny nas in n nisapuouiieii. .At lasi ii
occurred to him to ask tor his p. tri-n.1 .
when, to add to Ihe bitterness of his grief
and disappointment, he learned that no
ueh man lie -described, was in the irvic
of the company. Richmond Hnjuttrli.
DfsHcAM'nUEMKKTS. Attorney General
tin antmrrjr i engaged ia preparing au opiiuou j
regarding the lone ot tbe disfranchising !
clsiisesol the reconstruction bill disclaim- i
ed by parties in the tt hvhat-the. olaase-J
disqualifying male omoersini linles not only
memliers orntate governments, but parish,
county, and district officers, Gen. Sheridan
appealed to the Government for a construc
tion of the law on this point, as he has ex
perienced some trouble arising from a differ
ence of opinion regarding it in tbe registra
tion -of voters ia New Orleans Wash ingtan
Diatch to N. T. Times.
MIl.lTAIiY POSTS m NORTH CAHO
IAXA.
W'v publish herewith, for general informa
tion, such portions of General Orders, No.
12, dated Headquarters 2nd Military Dis.
trirt, Charleston. H. C, April 20, as affect
this State :
Hk ll o'lts Skco.MI
I Mll.tTAHY DlHTIIHT, (
. C, April 20, 1867.
Chaileslou, 8.
(.I.NklMI. Olllll'll, I
No. 1?' i
I. The Military Hub. Districts of North
Carolina and South Carolina are hereby dis
contiuni .1
II. Ihe territory embraced within this
command is divided into Posts, as tollows:
Soil! II CAROLINA. ,
I. The Milit iry Post of Morganlon, to
embrace the Counties of Burkef McDowell,
Rutheifoul, Polk, Yancey. Mitchell, Madi
son. Iliincoinbe, Henderson. Transylvania,
Haywood. Jfn kson, Macon. Olav and Cher-
okia-; In be commanded
bxjrtvet Major
ivsTr, Ueadquar
f! I'lbim. I'ni.f'iiii .Vh. Cava
til. ,1 Mor.ililon. N C.
Harrison, Com-
pariv I, 5t h I "av.ili v .
The Militarv I'ost nf Salisbury, to em
brace the Coiiniii-s of Waiitaugn. Caldwell,
Ah viindi r, Vilke-. Ashe, Alleghany, Surry,
Yadkin, liedell. Davie and Rowan; to lie
coinm .'inded by lirevet Colonel J. R. Edie,
I.I Col. nth. r. S liil'iintry. Headquarters at
Salisbury. N C I (iarrison. Compaiiv A.
-th. I S. Infantry
The Military Post of Charlotte, to em
brace the Counties of Cleavelaiid, Catawba,
Lincoln, liaston, Mecklenburg. I'nion. Ca
barriis. Stanly, and Anson: to be coin
iiianded bv llievet Major H M I.arelle
! i
upi .
Mth Infintrv. Ilcaih)iuirters at Char
lotie. N (' Ion ri-oii. Compiinv 11 Mth In
I'autiy
t. The Militaix Post of Oni'iislioro". to
embrace the Couutii-
Stokes. Forsvthe
Daidon. H.indo'ph. liuMibnl. Hocking
ham. Ca-w ell mot Alamance; to be coin
iiianded by l!re e'. Major W S. Worth,
Cant. Nth Inl.iiitM. Ilemluiirlers at i reins
burn', N ( ', C'irrisini. Company H, Hth In
fanny .
:,. The Milii:ir Po-t ol 'Raleigh, N. C . to
Clnbrai i- the oiinlies of Person, Orange,
( hathain. W'aki-. tiranville. Warren and
franklin ; to la- commanded by Col. J. V.
Romford. Kh I n I .in l r . Headquarters at
Hah igh. N. C. iarrison. Company A, 5th
I'. S. Cavalry. Ileadqunrtera, and Company
E. Hth Iiil'antrv.
0. The military post at Eayetteville, to
embrace tbe Counties of Cumberland, Har
nett. Moore, Montgomery and Richmond;
to be commanded by llrevet Colonel Milton
Cogswell, Major Sih Infantry, headquarters
at Kayi ttei!le. N. C. Harrison: Company
K, Kill Infantry.
7, Tbe military Post nf Ooldsboro', toenv
brace the Counties of Wayne, Johnston,
Orecne, Wilson, Nash, Halifax, Northamp
ton, Edgecombe and Lenoir, to lie comman
ded by Major C. E. Compton, 40th Infantry,
headquarters at (iildahoro, N. C. Garri
son ; Companies E. 0. and II. 40th Infantry.
8. The military Post of Wilmington, to
embrace the Counties ol Brunswick, Colum
bus, UoIh-soii, Bladen, New Hanover, Duplin
and Saui)son , to be commanded by Brevet
Lieut. Col. R. T. Erank, Caiit. 8th Infantry,
headquarters at Wilmington, N. C. Uarri"
son: Company D, 8th Infantry, and Com
pany A. tilth Infantry - the latter to lie sta
tioned at Fort Johnson, N. C. - ,
0. The military Post of Plymouth, to
embrace the 'Counties of Ty rrell, Washing
ton, Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chow
an. Pefi)tlii1i:in ' Pasqtiolnnk.t'nmdrn and
Currituck-, to be cmnnian lcd by Brevet
Lieut. Colonel Chm li. iitoui, Ca'pf. 40th
Infantry, headquarters ai Plymouth, N. C.
Garrison: Company B. 10th Infantry.
10. The in il n a i y Post o New bern to em
brace tire Ceiiin in serf Cra,-o, Onslow, Car
teret, (except Port Mai on .bines, Beaufort,
Pitt, and Hyde: to t commanded by Bre
vet Major .. J. Van Hum, Capt. 8th Infan
try, headquarters at New hern, N. C. Gar
rison: Company F, Hth Infantry and Com
pany C, 40th Inlnnlrv, - the latter to remain
at Fort Hutteras, X 'c.
11. Fort.Muion to loivtitutea separate
Post to lie commanib-d i. t apt. f'has. B.
Gaskill, 40fli Infimtiv. (iarrison: Compa
ny I. 40th Infantry . "
The headquarters of the 40th Infantry will
be established at Raleigh, X. C, and Col.
N. A .Miles, 40th Infantry, wid command
bis regiment ill addition to the duties named
ill Paragraph VII. nf this order.
Brevet ilajor General N. A. Miles. Colo
nel 40th Inlaiitrv. Assistant Commissioner
of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen anil
Abandoned lands, for North Carolina
Ileadqunrtera it! Raleigh. N. C.
Commanding Officers will, as heretofore,
ill compliance w ith existing orders, extend
all proper facilities typd protection to the
Ollicers and Agents of the Bureau of Refu
gee', Frcedinen and Abandoned Lands, in
the disi barge of their duties.
Post Commanders, on the hpplicatiou ol
the Commission! r or Assistant Commissioner
of the Bureau, will, iu addition lo their I
present duties, assume the (Ultii a of Sub
Assistant Commissioners of the Bureau, tor
the territory included within the limits ot
their Posts, respectively.
The sale'of spiiituous liquors by any per
sons to soldiers, sailors, or marines, in Ihe !
service of the 1 nilcd State-, is hereby pro-
hibited ; and any person so oH'cniling, pro j
curing for, or giving away to, any soldier, j
sailor, or marine, any spirituous liquors, will I
lw hmnghrto trial before ii military tribunal,
and shall be fined in a sum not i'Xceeling J
one numbed dollats nor less than fifty dot- I
lars.or iiiiptisiinineiit furs period not exived-
ing twit months. Any person giving in for-
Illation of Ihe violation of this order, shall, I
.upon conviction of tl.e person licensed, tie
entitled to receiv
ntre fourth of tbe fine im-
posed and C"Uvt'.l.
fsst C-ommanileM will nouii.- Sheriffs,
Denutv Sherllls, Constables and the police
'r,-P w ithin
their cniumanils to report to
bition of' militarv orders and
ibein uiiv
iirrest the guilty parties
I'ost ( oniniamlers will exercise a supervis
lull over ail Magistrates, Sheriffs, Deputy
Sheriffs, Const a 1.1
and Police w il bin their
eominnnils ; ami
will, Whenever necessary
for Ihe preserialiiuioforihr
(iiMhVg, -of I In ir dutic-, its.
an. I t he i Illi'Jent
nine command
f t'lc I'.ilice I."'!"'.
flC i UUHI'id of I
- M,AJlB-tr(.MhHAI. 1, E. tl KI.K.S, - -
.1. W.CI.Ol'S. Col. US Inlsnliv.
A D. C. and A. A. A. General.
i;"wi..'t',..i:.l".-,.'i .,-.-r.y r
An election lor .Mayor was In M at Hunts
ville, Ala., a few days ago, at which the ne
groes voted. Their vote was enlisted, we
were told, to elect an agent of the Freed
men's Bureau to the Mayoralty, but the
expectation wassadly disappointed. Major
Sioss was elected by a large majority. The
-colored volxi were five to. one. against the
agent, .
EFFORTS TO PROCURE TIIE PAR
DON OF JEFF. DAVIS.
Paul Bagley, formerly a missionary to
India and Japan, went to Fortress Monroe
on the lttth inst., and spent Saturday and
Sunday in conversation with .lefferaon
Davis. The object ot bis visit was lo in
duce Mr. Davis to apply to the President
mr a pardon, in the obtaining ot which be
offered Mr. Davis his services. Mr. Bagley
believcd'that il a regular application should
be made bv Mr. Davis, be could support it
sritli a petition presenting such an array ol
influential names, a large propi rtion of tin in
from the radical republican party, thai the
movement would lie as successful as thai
made by him in the case of Gov. Vance, of
North Carolina. . Mr. Davis,, howew-r, de
clined accepting tbe proposition, lie said
to ask lor pardon was a coufession of guilt,
and that such an application would preju
dice bis case at the trial, which he w as given
to understand was close at band. Mr. Bsg
ley, nothing daunted witb tbe ill su-ces he
met st Fortress .Monroe, arrived here to-day,
and tbia afternoon called on the President
to ascertain whether a pardon would be
granted to Jefferson Davis without an ap
plication, if petitions were presented of a
satisfactory character It is understood
that Mr Bagley was equally unsuccessful at
i the White House. In the exercise- ot the
paiib ig power the President has bii-n
i guided bv an inflexible rule never to grant
I a pardon on petitions, unless such p nti .ns
i were accompanied by an application fioin
, the individual seeking the executive clem
eney.
The Attorney General's office has now on
tile a huge budget ot petitions, signed by
hundreds of people North and South, pray
ing tor the lelease and pardon ol Jefferson
Davis, all of which are of no avail, ow ing
to the before mentioned rule. fur. .V. )'.
IIrrU.
DOES IT MEAN AN VTIII.Xtl '
The recent law of Congress, known its
the "Sherman Reconstruction Bill," pro
vides, among other things, that the Slates,
when reconstructed, shall le admitted to
representation iu both Houses ot Congress
when they shall elect Senators and Repre
sentatives who can take the test oath ot
18B8. We had supposed thst when Con
gress passed the act they meant what they
said that none w'ould be admitted who
could not subscribe to that oath. We had
further supposed that those who were ap
parently so much elated at the passage of
the bill would not countenance the election
ot any others. We had supposed they
were actuated by an honest zeal for
reconstruction upon an "unmistakcaole
loyal basis," and that they legarded
that oath as affording the only "tin
mistakeable" test of loyalty. We did
not think that their zeal in the cause of
radicalism was intended to earn for them
selves a dispensation from tbe disabilities
of the law. Nor do we charge that now,
but some things look as if such might la
the case.
We notice in one ot Col. Forney's "Occa
sional" letters to the Philadelphia Pre;
published in a late number of the Wash
ington ChronieU, that he speaks tif Gov.
Holden and Mr. Pool, among others, as can
didates for 1" S. Senators in North Carolina.
Can either of these gentlemen take the re
quired oath t There is not a man iu the
State who cannot take it as honestly as Gov.
Hfllden cat-, ami very tew wbo were opposed
to secession that cannot take it as honestly
ss Mr. Pool can. What grounds bave these
gentlemen, or what grounds has Col. Forney
to suppose for be speiiks approvingly of
their being candidates, that they will lie
admitted without tskmu the. oath? Is
Gov. Holden lo be rewanleit lor his services
in organizing a radical parly iu this State,
and Mr. Pool for that stjlt-i-oni "address to
the people of North Carobua." by having the
law dispensed with in their cases f It looks
very much as if such might lie ihe cor. It
this it not so, why is il that certain talented
Unionists men whose Unionism no one
ever questioned, and who can take the oath,
are never mentioned by the "loyalists" in
connection witb these high offices. W hy do
they not bring forward the names of such
men ss B. F. Slooreand I. G. IjisIi I ir Gov
ernor and United States Senator I Not lie
cause they doubt tbeir loyalty not because
their Unionism ia not of the purest type,
but because the? are high minded, indepen
dent, patriotic men, who would not lend
themselves to the purposes of a faction r
a party.
. But it may be that the object of Cm gn-sr
in placing to many under the bn in the
Sooth was to increase their 'T-arty, under a
Mief that many of them w ould earn a re
moval of the disabilities in their caw s In a
course which, under other circumstsiu i s.
they would never have taken-"' Ac'
SYnfe.
SOI Til CAROLINA
A NEWSPAPER OWNED BY ClU.OHKli VII.N UK
NOUNCES NOKTHERJi ADV KNT I'll kits.
The "Leader." a weekly p.qii r owi.i.l and
published in Charleston by a n lupai y of
colored citizens, is out in an editorcl ilns
we. k, warning the colored nn-n agm.'-i the
la. go nnmbcrot Northern a In mur is oi l
oihue-seeker now in the N.ntn. I snys :
"Thev will stand by us
low
ll,,
can use us, and when they have no more :,m -to
grind they will cast us aii.-. Delunct
outcasts In the North, with imt enough
brains to give them prominence lu that sec
-non of the country, they hasten South
among Ihe 'poor ignorant In e linen.' they
sty le them, tortiioct them in their 'duties lo
(ho Republican party,' and thus place ihcui
x Ives iu the t'roul ss the representative men
of the colored, people. These, men will
hold their caucuses and call in a certain
class ol colnred men, who thpy know do nut
represent the masses ol tbe colored people,
and whom they can use as stepping sioiu s
lo power with a show ot consistency,, yet
w lib deep intentto subserve their ow n scliish
purposes. These same men, as if the colored
men it the South are devmd of mui'iion
sense! are constantly urging them not to
l.lace a certain class on their ticket, bui to
give place to' those 'tried friends of long
sun.. ling.' yet they never hint at the nicessi
t and propriety of placing on their tickets
liu-u ut their owncoinpU xion, reiire.l aniotio
t h-iii . who have an interest in common with
tin m, and whose only study is to promote
tiKj wJI,lidug and happiness ol their race
ami Ute wliole country. Their i fiorta to
divide the colored people in chumh, m
school and in Stale, tucir pandvnng m caste
and their diligence in t'oaiei'ilij dissinions,
have been tbe chief oi their endeavors ; their
persistent tijorta to crush out every iffort
which colored mca bave made, independent
of their counsels or guidance, are too plain
not to be teen."
lHH.I.YWOOh MEMORIAL BAZAAR.
The Bazaar ox-ned at Richmond with
great eW.if, on Tuesday. The Richmond
papers contain glowing accounta of the
grand display. We make the following ex
tract from the Emniatr :
On I lie second floor are the laldtisut tbe
different Stales First comes that of Mary
land, under charge of Mr. Thomas IT. Ellis
and Miss I, izzie Nicholas, assisied by Mrs.
W il'iam N. Bell. Miss Carrie Rafney, Miss
Klleu AmliTson, Miss Lucy Nimmo, Miss
Louisa Randolph, the Misses Triplett, Miss
'linker. Miss Street, Mias Mary Nicholai
and Mis- Carrie Bentlv. The table is band
Mniici! decorated ami the flag antl coat ot
arms of the Slate are conspicuously display-
i .l I he (utile la well supplied with Useful
and fancy articles, many of them exceed
ingly pretty.
I he ladies of the Maryland table ac
knowledge the receipt of a large box. of ex
quisite flowers Irom Mrs. J. Howard Mc
llenrv. of Baltimore. A box ot the same
kind is promised daily by the same gener
ous lady.
Thev have two autograph letters of Gen
eral W ashingtoii, and a honk of autograph
leili rs of Confederate General' They have
also a sulky plough which w as given by
Beckham A Co., ol this citv.
Next to the Maryland table, is that rep
reaciiling the State of North Carolina.
This tld is presided over tiy Mrs. Thorn
as II Wynne and Mrs. Higginliotham.
They will ! assisted by Mrs. j. W. Shack
leford. Mrs. Thomas Howe, Mrs. II. A. Jen
kin and Miss Hullou. The table is very
handsomely omumented. Over the centre
of it is the coat of arms of the State verv
liandsomHv painted bv Cafitain Cnx, of
this city. The table rests on three barrels
marked "Tar," "Pitch," "Turpentine." A
very handsome section of a cemetery, with
a min iat uru monument, consisting ot a base
mid broken shaft of marble, was received
yesterday. The articles displayed on this
table are beautiful and useful, and, no doubt.
many purchaser will be found for them.
S.iurh Carolina comes next. Tbe table It
decorated with palmetto leave, and tbe
emit of arms of the Slate, a palmetto tree on
a green ground, with the motto, "Dum npiro,
tii"-- very appropriate at this time in the
centre of the decorations. This table is in
charge of Mrs. Dr. Gaillard, Mrs, Dr. Well,
ford and Mis. Coalter Cabell, assisted by
Miss Nannie Norton, Miss Minnie Wellford,
Miss Augusta Carlcton and Misa Fannie
Burwell. Their's is a very handsome table,
and they have too many beautiful articles to
lie enumerated. The palmetto decorations
arc pretty and characteristic.
The Georgia table, which comes next, is
one of the most handsomely arranged in the
room. The coat of arms of the State is
represented in the decorations. They con
sist of three pillars, on which are the words,
"Moderation," "Justice," "Wisdom," sur
mounted by an arch of evergreens, the pit
iars mnl the arch forming the coat of arms.
Mrs. Dr. Uoxall and Miss Ritchie, assisted
by Miss Mason and Miss Heart, have charge
of this table.
The Florida table, in charge of Misses
Reach. Spenre and Quarles, is next in or
der These young ladies have made their
table a very beautiful one, and display a
number of fancy and useful articles. Mr.
iieuiy Clarke biia contributed a plow of his
own imyuuiii' turc to the Florida table.
Alabama is next ou the list, and the
table is under the charge of Mrs. E. F.
Semmes and Miss Sallie Tompkins, assisted
by Miss Beftie Meredith, the Misses Wat
son. Miss Davenport. Miss Shcxrurd and
Mrs Mary Page. These ladies have a very
handsome table, and offer many very at
tractive articles.
The Mississippi tabic is oramented with
thu coat of arms of the State, and contains
a tempting array of beautiful articles. It
is under the charge of Mrs. James Thomas,
Mrs. John Temple, and Mrs. John P. Bal
lard, assisted by the Misses Thomas, Miss
Wort ham and Miss Fisher.
The Louisiana ami Texas tables come
next, and are each, decorated with the
coats of amis of the State. The former is
presided over by Mrs. James Lyons, Mm.
N. C Bruce. Mrs. Barksdale, and Mrs. Mc
Dow. II, a--i-t. .1 bv Miss Reliecca Myers,
Mi-s Ella Seihlon. Miss Anna Pellctt, ' and
Miss Clark.
Tin
la't. r by M N C Burton an I Miss
I'ni.i. a -i-td l.y Miss Maury, Ms
(i'nve- illtl Mlj.s Tl.ouipson.
Tii
of d
1'eiim ssi-e laole is under the
ii. irci li .i ut hmev and Mr
charge
Hart
web.
III. VI i ri .'i.l Arkansas table, at the
low. i n l of t ii r....iii, is handsomely dec
ora i .l w iili ihe il ics i, I the two States.
11. it of tin- Staii of Missouri has a very in
ter siing iis(orv The table is a vervhand
some ow and is in charge of Mrs, A. I,
Townes and Mi s Norvell Caskic. assisted
by Miss Fanny llaly burton, thetlisces Giles
in.l the Misses Palmer.
The in rang. in. uts and decoration of the
Kci. tin by table had not lieen completed
..stcr.liu Ii is under the charge ot Mrs.
J. A. I. lair and Mrs. S. W. Hill, assisted by
Mr. Hayes, Mr. C. D. Hill and the Misses
May...
The German ta1 !e, under the management
it Mrs ('apt I. ybim k, was unfinished yet
ti rilav, but when completed will la- a very
pretty one.
The children ol the South have one of
the very prettiest tables in the room, and
tilled with any quantity of things to suit
thr fancy nf the little folks. It is under the
charge ot Mrs. Dr. Barney, Mis. W. H. Hax
all ai.iLMrs.-H. W. Walker, assisted bv the
.Misses Stuart and Miss Barnev.
Erni t of thk Military Bh.i. on Phi i
ATI. CohpoUations. At an election of
board of Directors ol the Jackson and New"M
Orleans railroad last week, the old board,
of tttiioh Gctr Beauregard Is'preaident, was
n I. etc. I. The stiit k heltl by thp Stat ol
Loiiisi .ict and the city of Nov Orleans, wut
nol represented in. til eiect ion, lie board
divided that Gov. Wells, a. ling as Provis
ional Governor, and Mayor Heath, acting
OTiiior oriiitarj; ppoiBtiinx;t!re ot Jrial
iticd to represent that inti rest, They ftm
rcscnted about ofte Inindrrd arid Bfty thnu
ana snares, ami n tntir votes lial rieen. coun
ted, a board consisting of loyalist Would
have lieen elected. Gen. Grant it to la ap
plied to with a petition that Gea. Bhetidan
shall be instructed to order a new election
and authorize, the cuuMing ot thj jejected
votes.
rmrftrrrArroir;
The Newbern Jwunal of Commtrce, in ita
local columns, thus describes' matters in
that region :
"One nf tbe most threatening features in
connection with admission of-tbe Freed mea
to the ballot box, is tbeir characteristic
disposition to move in a body like wild pi
dgeoos, whatever direction their kadera
may suggest. Tble aaeheen fully illustra
ted by the recent elections in. Georgetown,
xicxaouria, ana eiscwtiere. Too ignorant
to reason much, and as a consequence eas
ily prejudiced and led, they may be likened
to a great man of moolten natter, which,
uuder the manipulations of cunning crafts
men, can be formed and shaped into designs,
which centuries of labor could not eradicate
or destroy. '
We are no alarmist, bnt we advise our
citizens to reflect on this subject. Property
holders, tax payers, the aged and inBrm,
and all classes of persons influenced by po
lltical changes which affect their right or
happiness, should begin to realise the true
state of sffairs ; and set to work actively to
counteract the machination of tbe vile dem
agogues, who are plotting day and night to
mould the colored race into in instrument
to carry out their own bate designs. For
the probabilities are this instrument will
prove to lie a guillotine, whereby they will
be deprived of liberty, property, and all se
curity lor even life itself.
No where in North Carolina, do these re
flections apply n importantly at in our own
city. We have a mixed population of
whites; and a large body oi floating char
arters of both colors. A majority of the
Freedmen have at some time or other lieen
connected or associated witb tbe Federal
army, and have there acquired a fondness for
leagues, unions, and politico military or
ganizations of every kind that will furnish
them an opportnnitT to Wtrster and display
badges.
This affords a fine field for tbe chicanery
and malignant trickery of the numerous
adventurers, who are seeking stepping atone
to places of power and authority in our
midst. And our citizen may well beware,
lest they discover too late that tbeir apathy
has cost them dearly. W tell the people,
of Newbern, it is bigh time for them to
wake up and bo to work to counteract the
effort of those demagogue t It is bigh
time lor them to inaugurate a movement
looking to tbe enlightenment of the Freed
men, at to wuo tbeir true friend are. It is
high time our public men should be acting
publicly, and if we hate all let it not be said,
we lost onr liberties by default. It is use
lea to contend against tbe situation. We
may bare our prejudices, but w must over
come them, between tbia and the next elec
tion, or we shall be compelled to submit to
me prejudices ot others !"
Th Dctt or tab Horn. There never
was a time, perhaps, when it was a idle and
useless a business, as it i now. tor the ma
ple of tbe South to bother their head and
heart about political affair. There certain
ly never has been a time wben ber political
situation wa so entirely beyond the control
ot tier people,
Our principal effort! then mar well be lor
our own individual security to to live that
the despot stlill never know wa do live, shall
never near of ua. Thi wa can do by living,
every man, an orderly and peaceful life with
in his own proper sphere. One my a well
climb a tree to see into next week a to try
tu torefcU thetuture,, Jtf , ctmUngencie as
in me puoiic auairs are almost too uncertain
to lie provided against In any degree. And
thi uncertainty affects the rich and the
poor alike. He who ha property cannot
tell in what way be mar safelv use it. nor
whether he mv lafely let it fie ss it is
And be who has God's greatest blessings,
health, energy and strength, cannot tell bow
be may beat apply them, norwhether he will,
in any event, reach the reward of Ida labor
bestowed.
Each day fortanateW brines it cares anil
iu duties, and tbe proper chacharge nf these
is the only sale ttep ahead: - And it each
man abalbparsue tbe even tenor of his way,
doing the work that bis baada may find to
do, tht country will work puft.it own deati
ny.and public affairs, sow beyand our control
will shape tbeir own course, guarded by One
who buhla the whole eartb in tbe hollow of
Ins hand and who directs the destinies of
men and ot nations alike.)
Corn and wheat are most resent i si to life
and are more easily matured than Constitu
tional sinendmcnta, and the) jxxatoe crop 1
more within the scop of our effort than
the politie,l situation. Let M devote our
labor to these, and see to it that we have
food and raiment suffiaient lot our want.
And with that we will bar done well, yea,
the best we can do. Warmtn Sentinel.
Seed for thk Boith. The Commis
sioner of Agriculture i now daily tending
to the South teed and cereal, ia accordance
with the provisions of the recent law tram,
ferring $50,000 from the funds of the Freed,
men's Bureau to aid in relieving tbe general
desiitutioa of gaxdea ax ran aeeds in the
South, to give to Ibat region new and im
proved varieties, and thu help to avert a
famine in the immediate future. The regu
lr statistical corps ot cormpoadents, so far
s appointed, will represent the Department
in tbe distribution within their own counties
and agent are designated in other counties
to assist in tbe work. Individual requests
for mall parrel are also regarded, snd the
distribution 1 thus made as general and
equal possible. The quantity ot seeds at
the disposal ol the Commissioner, however
will fall fat short of the demand upon him
and 4 the great expectation of the people
who little realize the extent and destitution
of tht country to be supplied. Mr. Newton
it entitled to the credit of suggesting urg
ing. and seeurin", thi tjinuly and ,.uii,(e
Ision Id Hie Southern people and i,;-
promptness
secure hint
in lorwarding suppl,r8
their lasting irratiiu.l.
will
Nat.
InteUi(rntr,lUh.
Judge ,who is now a very able judge
ol the Supreme Court ot oue of tbe great
States of the I'nion, w hen he first "came to
the bar," wss "er.vikitidcnoiue srie&kcr
On one occasion, when be was trying a case
of replevin, involving the right of proper! v
tn u lot ol hogs, he addressed tbe jury w
at follow; "Sienthnnen- ot tow jury t herr -was
twenty lour bog in that drove : just
twenty-four, gentlemeo; just twice as 'many
4 there are in that jury bote f - - Vs
The only thing doing in business or
amusements at Helena, Ark., during ti.
, present overthrew, is boat racing. There
are scruo matcnes over the streets every dv
but on the 12th there was a grand race for
a purse ot sixty dollar, in which six' kiff,
were entered. The contest wm kigLby exci
ting, and was witnessed bj many ladica.
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