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NO. 19.
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CJIATUAU K. K.TOKAYCTTEVIM.K AM
WKSTKliN II 1!.:
ljnTti Ctiathim Knrl Hmil OtT trmii (Wm
train from l'vrtfK,tli ilntly -xt t Suinlv.
KALKM AXlllln.ll l el.xr Sl'cK .-.'HTH -mb
plao daily.
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Tk m ptoiTM of LIm
i-aiplulul art untaiui
ii. U pain in lb. iJ
SouHlnim lh Mln U la
uTriMtuMlIliii, lh plum.Ml ia aflinlfd
1U Km f aiwvtita and iUkiir-. buwrU U
frtwml fi. iMfiriimw aliirntli' villi lax.
with l, anJ dull, h
ill. Ion of mraiwry.
umtHinUHl wlib painful
1 Zntmiionui iaavuia J-ll umlnn aumrlhinc .U h
tnilil la ka li Wn. urWA cM)pralnlng vl
ckncs dvliiliir, ami low .iril. iSimHiaiM
many uf l!ie Ih.- o qipli'inn alirnd ih iua.
and al other t!nin vi rv few of tin m : l-wt 4b.
Xllw iN"it u4flljf tLa.urfiin.UMjtt iuiuhd.T7.
l'ur tho later nh
IK. MMMON8P
livi:ic ki:il VTon,
pm ami ion ofnmu and hcrl, warroiilnl to Ik
iridlr vi vtal-l-', and run do no injury to any
cue. ll ha Utn imiI by IniudmU, and V iwn
for tin- l.wt AO yeani one of tlic niot rvt.Mi',
rilii'.i iii mill liarmtiTM in ratioti rrtr uf
fvJ lu tlia MilU riiig. U uLlii riguJiixIjf auJ
iM-r-i-U-i.tu-, it i -ur- to rure
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rriitireaaler.
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alcralator.
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inuiitiiix'.i'tMtivciivw, k
Iit;aiTii-1ip;'rhroii1r rlisrr-liu'a,al!vctiunofllicLlad-
ler, ainii ilyM-nlrry, ai-
I y HrrakfuM u.l u.fr at Mutrn
Kept n txm.
3a tf
R. W. BEST & CO.,
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AUCTION ,& COMMISSION
Merchants,
Sollc't ron8l(rnnieti of
Corn. Flour and Produce Generally.
- rarttOHlaF Wnlivn jHtnitoA uetian
Sales.
A nt-rttt TtT'PrnfwrrrTTO
W.H. Willakd. 1'res't INVlth Nfl P.irk.
W. K. AnnitMHOs, "- l it i i f' "
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AT THE
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.1011, N. C,
C. IF, BLACKBALL. Proprietor.
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M'PKAKMOM. I M . T. I AW
rauc5' iDarcIjousc
DANVILLE, VA.,
von Tilt: sale W
Lesf Tobacco,
flalea room lf by 70 f.-et, with nineteen -ky-LlrliU.
Prompt Attnt!on to tt.e Intrrcrt ai d Comfurt of
Planti'iT and tin r 'l :m h.
(JravtH' Warebouw l.aa now the Lnru'ist Snb-i"
Boom in Totii. Wacoim '"k'.'d up in w'ii'l-ii!
atnifrht. Dry Stallbfor IJuimh. Call nd m e iik.
oet 9H ly.
NEWSPBIN GCODOi
MOCK & BR0WV .
AFE now receiving thi:ir lifj-'o ar.d will
ted Stock of
Spring imd uiaiiisr Ctoeds
which have Iti'fii M-lcctftl with rc:it ciin- mu! ;
liuirht at low uiious. Tlmir Sl-ick ciniinU
full IlllOii of
Staple and. Taiicy.Jlfyi.Clao.dja.,,,.,.
Giiuji;uii:s,
IIATS,.SIIOKS,
which they arc .nffrriip 11 1 low pru-w. Owinjr
to their,cfiinffd tcrniN ol litiKibv, Htllitijr ai
most estdunivcly fur cash or hurtijr, lakintr no
rink of iTflit can and will otli-r iiMlncciiiciits to
porchawerH f UoimIm that nnijt cncuI tlm
Tho Htyli'H of (roods thin wesson arc linndsoinc
and price as low as before the war. Their
fuclMMMi ol 1 1 ic kidney, nervoilcllcm, chill, dia
en of the Kkin, -iuipiirily of the LhJ, tneliin
clHly, or deprrwioii of xpirit, lnrlbiirn, eolic,
01 ti.iiiiK in the IhihcI, pain in the hvnd, fi vir
nu'o diop'r, Im.'iI. wiin in the back, a-.
rrrl only by J. II. .LILI.N A It).,
Inigi;Ll, Macon, (ia.
Price, $1 ; l.v mail l.' .
l or -ale by T. I'. KMTTZ A CO.,
feb 21 l v Sali-l-urv, N. C.
townallo luTri. ltll be riven ie le llitt
townaLlp ia wLkli ike lerrer pert InctW
U a'amUrd". f .
Tbe fiat f UialU pmprty of
the praa f iU iwaUall rtfer le ike firat
day ef Jeae In tlal ear, and eball
. 1. Tbe qtwaiirjef Und liabrd la Uie
townlilp Ut nlelion drecribUif k.
t. NvmUr ol lor. !-, lackf, Ji
ntiu, goal, tatile, ofi end Uf, p
aratrlr, and lLa value ikrrvef.
. 3. Katlmatpd ale, wliHont 'piffltiir
tbe erwrir, Hjkim'kt XClt, J- ! f
mefUaiilc. liiMtaclioM and kite tea furtil-
lure, iirovlahaii. arua fot tuaalrr. vcaiiiix
apiWitfjfct . Jtt i'LftKM
hbrariea and aciwilifie iulrumnU. valuing lU pmperiy el railronda jnU o'her
4. Moixy on band or ou d poi.
i. AniounLof lolrftit cn-dila owing In
llio patty, wbfilMr ir-bainUiAuJivl'ill.on
eicbankre, upA-n accmiilor tine an'i, paya
ble, anil wbctlirr oainjr by any govern
tnctii, a.c.' lotul ol thia Hiale tr of the
I'niled tiuref nenipl from taxation Ly
law, czrt pt t nl accjuinf? for llie cum nt
vear for the bite of talahlo nroiM ity. If
trtry Jtar value ike jK-rioual property at
it true value. Tke val.mu.a foud j
tLrta lby aball affif l rviry (prcla tt
praperty panicaiariard in taction aloe el
tkiaact. Ifany pertoii liuUele le ckarjd
wiib tairt "!' refua to aitawer.any
qureilov rfix"tiiif bl UiiMe proptHy,
be akall be rtiilty of a u ld7nranor, aud
en eonvkilon, liable tol j unithed by
fine or ImprUonror-nl, and it aliaii be tbe
duly ff ike board U ! n the refuaal la
pad, lo bind over 1 sulcr l appear
at "iba in-U tt-tia o tbe .'.tp, 1; c uft r.f ;
ike cnuntr, and to rnmrv tbe fact to l'e
eolirilor for tbe juuieihl diatrict in ordej
1.
Pl'ltI.IIIEI WEKKLV IIV
i: V IS HAN i: S
Editor and Proprietor.
RATK.1 UF M H HIF'I ION
ONE YEAH, payibletn ndvauee. ...
Six .Months,
5 (Vph-a t tine addrpua
1 0 Copiea to Hia ddre.. ..........
,iuten 0 JLdoirtiHthq.
One Sijnarp. first inoertion
r rtf eitMt Hd4uuBal iuertuiu. .......
Hiei-ial Uoti; u ill be charged HO tier cent
higher tlian the above rate.
Court it nd Justice Uidera w ill be publish
ed at the sume rates uith other advertise-nietitM.
ObitUHa- notice, over six liuei, cliarired
as ad vartiaeinenta.
7-NTrr.VCT RATES. "
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12.50
20.00
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IMl'Oni'ANT TO 'J'AX-PAYKKS.
KEVKXCE Til K MACHINERY ACT.
We have Iien toforu publiclicd in full
tbe Revenue Act. As we cannot find
epace for llie Art to Provide for (lit Col
lection of Tax llie ".Matliim-ry " Act
we give tlirt follow in suniKiary of it pro
visi -us which will tni found uccutute and
Bufficieiitly full t'of the purpoxea of fux
"payrrs: W c ottMt UM)!ioi tnin only
peil.iiiiin to the duties of fiici'itis ami
other officers who are provided w ith the
act ill full
Set tniii 1 . "f1t! iowii.-fViji hoiifil df trtts
tcen eh ill lit the l-Hiita ol llie Stale (ill
the vaiti.ttioii ot lNi'.l, mill t-liail assi all
the personal propeify in their township
not exctnjit this act at the cash value,
on tin; 1st day of J tin: mutually.
See,. 2 'Lillid and real property' means
not only the toil, Imt all buildings mid
erection! I hereon, all right, . fraueliiciea
and uatieitiiuciita Appurtenant thereto, niid
all tiifiiea and uiim ml.i on or under the
suifice.
. .Six, fi. Tltf..littli..abalLliC give in with-
- - G O O T)'S
is much larger than uv;j..!, ei.nipriinp ;vll llie
newest and ui-ist deniin!l. H and at prices
within the tya7i .ifc
ly aK an pxaiiuiiatii.n r mtr kiw- im
Ktot-k nftfimble tioiMl- at low pr.ee. lair ami
1 BwiMfft 8 ealinSTTi'mi'TTttTewtimi ty trh
I'riiicilial ami Clerk.-. wi:i '' an imliK eiir - 1 1 to
liiirfr of l?fHnIs v. nn.it. i-e it.
Wey.'ir.ild ealltiie att.-nti. 11 of
... Country Merchanls
to our lar'e ami ; 1 s lecty.l Ktocl.-. lei-Iinp
contideut that w u euai ui:ii.e it'M Ui"ir interet
to buy poods of a-.
We d al larpdy in all kii'd of CounttV
Produce. ami pil r.iit. 'in lai tcr.ii desired,
inargiMl H'K IHMW.N.
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vri.n rs 1.1 itin 'n
" rl i ca rjtit'.i-'jc.ii.-i-. ai
" Ihfnal WiLj.r, 'l liTl Mr S I.- ;J
jiff lXjjui-.y 1 innp c-t-ns l.i.
S T Hhi Co- n.t fit uxi. V 'iU-lK
fcjfir Irwfulrr ml .! r.
V PT I" A l"l rl. r . I, '-l l, V. c ,.t. .
VIM ArlJ lilt. T, lr.-n,' nil .1 ' 'r . r. rl. rlr
Vaua Tf nr ti -t - if u n . . nc..i.
.Ui miirmHip an.in.nrr . .li ij 1- ru ec-lly
cr w'Ukml lit itancrm 11 tt nfiiiirii.t mrlir'fir r
tl e Afai' 1 ne.; 1 iiei.. - .a f curr
, ClrN'C( MvtMTl NrtrtMl, I." "-t "t bicli
rrj wr. M .A.tr I tl ofOor n.nf b aajr
ttfn ' '"' '"' ' r-
TVi .I.. It Id t c h l ev-jy oalk kmI
T fry In Ow lnnl.
frnt. vixt iii. (Juts in"' I. As I lri.
MtfMVl. n r4t t .1 .-rt r I -t )
- fMT BrTVTe". .FWi WTfva cfv
A4.lrv ( in I .1.. r., IUU i,i:.HM.I CM.
in ten da,) 8 alter due'noTice has been riv
en by the person charged or his Hjeni.Xr
lf the person liable In: a corrnriMoii il
pjujpcuy uuiy -Lc ineii JilliyZlii: j.ireeidiiit
euKliier, treasurer ir oilier pcrnou appoijit
ed for that pnrpofel ' .
8ec. 6. All real ptrprrty and llrtn-fc-,-f.triiilii'g
tilefisifs ai:d Llhei1 irr-iohal plii(i
w ty um. tl-iu uou ut:ctiou . w 1 1 h iIh: .cu ill va
tion of it 1 u-fli. i-li.iil be giveii in in the
lo li.-liiji in whiii s;iid propnty is pilu.
t -d on the lirst day of June, and where
the line ol any townjiliip run through nny
nsuh nt's l.ti;l, trm.mn-ph:ill be fared in
ihe towhship ol uci rehident.
JSec. 7. All oilier personal property
whatever, including moneys, credits, in
veMineiits in bonds, tocKs, joiiit "stock
companies or othet w ise, and all taxable
polls am', all other fulj.-r. s liable to tnx
alii:ll,exci pt iicTrrii idiTs. . atid personal
pxtipt icy -as-are-4H ip-ei.tlly provided
lor, i-hall bo gIMii in in th township in
which ihep-toii sn charged ieides on
the ttrfV-duy of 7' '!:.. Tin-residence of a
Colhor.iiio.i, li.ii tij'.ihii or i lint
any credit be rrparded aanul entirely aol
veni, il aliaTI Vc given In at 111 Mtlmatrd
value : tbe party may deduct from tbe
amount of debt, owing to him, the amount
ewinp by biiu, and the reaidaeouly aball
be liable to taxation.
C. Stock? in anr incortMirated company
or joint stock' association, and their esti
mated Value; but the Block ahall Uul be
taxed if the company pnya a la.
7 All oilier personal projMtty wba'cr
er, including therein all musical insliu
centa, pluteil and ilver ware, aud th.
walrbea and jewelry tHsaeMd by tbe
partr, lii wife, or any minor child.
8. The income of the party for iheyear
next tnecetiitig the. hrst dy of June in
the current year, with a aUUnu-ut of tbe
aoutctt r aoureea from wit ch U wae (1
rived. From the amount of the Income
five hundred doll.tis aball be deducted,
and also tbe aiuoui.t derived from' any
Italic, tiJAucliise 01 prolttiwi taxed by tbe
lawi ot llii Jjtate.
9 If the paily be a noil-resilient of the
conrttr,-nnd own land tbiritiy il aball
atate Id address, and may name any agent
resident in the county to whom uoticca
may be" given rep-cliitg bla' taxei. "
i c. 10. Every gtiatdian, executor, ad-
minH-ttator er trustee h; II in like manner,
btit on a senarrte list, give in tbe property
held by bitu in that capacity; the value
of the fianrhiso vol .very railroad, aanal,
tun. pike, plank road, navigation and
banking eompany, shall be given by the
president or chief officer ol the said sever
al corporal ions on the day fixed by this
act for the giving in of taxable property
to the Treasurer of tba Slate, aud shall
be assessed Ly the said Treasurer, the
Auditor and- the Governor of the State ;
and their valuation shall be returned , to
the County Commissioners of any county
in which any part of said ronda or canals,
or navigation works shall be ; and the
tax upon such franchise so valued shall
be the same us tipoti property of erjnnl
value; and the tax collected in each
county anil township shall be in propor
tion to the length of such road, canal or
works lying in such county or township
respectively ; and such Uxes shall be
collected as ojhor taxca are required by
law to be. The rolling stock of every
railroad company, and tho vessels em
ployed by any canal or navigation com
pany ou its canals or woiKs. snail ue
valued with the fiai.chise.
Si c. 11. Property exen.plroin tnxa-
;,." .
1st. The property belonging to the
li uiu d flalea- iit to. this tit a ie, or t o ; any:
county or iiicoTp iraled city or toit,
Jd. l'he piopeity belonging to and set
.1 part ii l excliisi ely tised tor (He I 1,
the Masonic I'Valeruily, Order jf Odil
Pi llows, tiood Temnlais and Friend of
Tetiiiieranic, schoids for the education of
youth or the support ol the poor or nfrlic
ti d, such properly iisniay be si t npint for
and tippioiiriated lo the exercises I divine
I . . 1 - . . r . 1 I
worsii'p or inc proiugatiou 01 tue gospet,
or t.s d as parsonages.
3d. e)Mich properly us may be set apart
for grave yards or burial lots, except sticiT
as are held with a view to profit or ior
tho purposo of spcciilaling in tbe sale
corporations in which tbv Stale U a itotk-holdi-r.tbe
bole ptvprrtt. tl.all be valued,
but a lurt ol 1 ha valuation (ball be de
ducted ptcporiToiiate to tbe interest of the
Slate, and ibe las Irvird ou tbe naidue
only. Tbo tax o bvied belt 1 paid by
lliu corporators, shall be cbaiged by tbu
corporal km mi the ladieklual corporation
only, and when aty dividend shall be
declared ibe dividend to tbe State aball
exceed 4 ha 4 loJtlti u pttai a by
the amount of all Usee previously paid.
Stocks fir shares la incorporated compa
nies shall not be taied wbra tbepropi ity
of ibe company ia taxed.
Nc 17. If any eersoai ekall complain
, lifoie the c. aiutisavuera ikal bt proper-
ty, eitbvi real or pirx.al, l.aa been itu
I proiM ily a!uif, t that b ia ckaretl
f h ill, mi. i0 la m.m LTI r.r. ai. I his
or before a Justice of tbe peacl of tbe
reaaty, take and aubacrlbe aa oath, faith,
fully aad beneatly to aeeoaat for tbe eame
wka tbeaberliTorotber person anihoriied
to reeeive ibem.' Said oath aball be tiled
aad kept an tbe dock at of tke county
board, and I r Milare of aay deputy her
Iff to pay over tack Ui aa bo may collect,
be hail be guilty of a tntedemeaaor.
Bee. 27.' Tbe sheriff la person or by
deputy shall lAuilahtly atteud at ibe eouii
houao or Ida county rrora Ihe Brat Monday
ef Afust to the 11 of November lu
tac'i y ejj4 f, r the purpose of raceiviep
lae i he shall also in l. ioniK r wen;J
at least vne diy after the aoconilllfouday
of TJcloTier atoriienbTcJ ldlXili'tflVa
ship, of which twelve daya notice shall be
given by advertisement at three or more
pulilie places iu the township i lrocidcd,
1 hat nothing ia thia section shall be com
s trued to prevent the collecting officer
from levying and selling after the taxes
become tluu.
Seo. 23. The personal propi rly of de
liunueTita to he sold, or failing that in suf
ficiont quantity, then tbe land of delin-
Qucula. .Tviicc of vale to be riven. If
delinquent cannot be found, aotice to be
givcu lo any known ageut. If no known
agent, notice lo be posted at court house
door, ice. Any person liable for taxes,
not having property iu tbe county where
the is u s are due, but having property in
another county, juch property is liable,
with ten per cent additional tax.
S-e. 29. The hirhtst bidder shall be
claim in arilil r, and ll sk ill bear any ' tbe purrhiser ol proj.erty sold for taxes.
evidence adduced ty , aMj shall sum- c. Jo. I he sheriO to buy lor the
inon and rlaaiine any wilxeM necessary Statu if no oilier purchaser,
forthejnsl detisioa of tbe qui stkm. It H-e. 31. The deliuijtient mny retain
ther b-cide scaiosI tbe couud tioant they ' possession of property for lwlve mouths
shall also give judgment sjjinsl lim fir J afti r the ile, willun which lime bo may
the cost of tbe iuvesligaliou, but if the , redeem it by tendering the purchaser the
couuiy ciimuALsaLiUAje La'l find that be 'aiuonnt paid for it and tweniy-five per
cent annitional thereto.
S c. 32. Purchaser lo claim title if not
redeemed in eighteen mouth.
Act ratified 1st day of Auril, 171.
SeH.ituJ.
THE rENITKXEIAUY.
, l
Tbe ' OrcensVore " Jtcgullicam, ' of tbe
SOtb instant, (whose editor vat out of tba
bite Pouiveutlary Coinmisaionere,) coo
lain Uie Report of tho Aseistan Arcbi
tect aud Superintendent of building, Mr.
W. J. Hick, mad to the new Board af
Directoia, from which we clip the folbw-lngt.'-.
- 7"- 4'
? There are 20G3 feet e( Yrbon Stock
ade, St l'riaoa Cell, and twe room for
IvkLups, all i of which are 10x19 feet
ijuaro; one Hospital . 22x23 feci, with
three rooii.; uerou I3xl teet, for
MciTcal Department 'ftne Yr m 1 t lif
rtt, ftniffsprwr Prceaf &, arti-f ffepttal
Room 22x48 feet, that ia calculated to
bold 21 tingle bed". Office framed
building, lathed and plastered, with
three room" 17x17 feet, and kitchen
14x28 feet, two rooms; one bathing-room
20x24 fuel, both supplied with tub, to
which are furnished hot and cold water
pities t all the tub have plug aud drain
nine connected with I bo -mai
F
basins: cause for Complain! I hey shall
direct their cleik retider a true account
thereof, and tire account thus rendered,
certified by the ebik, shall bo returned to
the Auditor, who ihatl cM-dlt th shrriff
with llie overcTiaxgBjii-bla etllcmetit of
Ukityear..
Sec. 19 The cnntily commissioner
shall insert in the abstract of the lax list
for rack towiish'p, tho dcertpttm and
aud valuation of all properly not given
in, with ihe tinrwi of the prison Mtpposcil
lo be liable for the taxes thereon, and the
name of all personam each township
I it' bio for imll lax who failed lo iiivo !
themselves in, and rhall thaigu all such
lietsous with (lioilli.' the las with which i
SOUTHERN CLAIM
Firt Conference of the Commissioner $.
The Southern Claim Commission met
in conference iu Washington one duy last
week, and the following report of the pro
ceedings bad, will we presume, be of
general kilorret :
No public business was transacted bo
fore the Southern Claims Commission.
they woitid otherwise oe chargeable, tin-, Commissioners being eneaired in pri
less sati.-t'.ictory excuse therefor be rcn- , vale conference upon the cases in w hich
denil., , the. witness have all been examined, and
thereof.
4 .Ii. 'tic!i property of-the .'tato
ngriculfural socielie8 tt may beset apart
and used by them for agricultural fairs.
5 h. A: ins fi .r in lister, .wen ring npiare I
and pi'riVisions for the US'1 of the owner
aud his; family, household and kitchen
frtrnitufe, nie hutiu-al ..aiul-iigi iciilturiil
iftiph metifs of ftiechaniirs and farmer.,
lilirarit'H ",,4.t!l',')'.,Ll'l'l,,l,,"JL,i "9.
i Xeei ding in apgregate value tw-rl '"biiti-
di i d dollars ; .Pneidrd. Tlia! the exemp
tion Iroin nix.'iTioti shall i:ot exceed Two"
himilieil doll, us rn behalf ol any iudividti- j the name nf the party (he tlate of pn) meuf
Sec. 0. Coin. ty commissioners may
exenii fioiii'pull lix iu certain cases of
poverty or infirmity.
Sec. 24. In chsu within the interval
between two regular pel ioda lor ib valu
ation of land or real properly, any piece of
land or real properly shull become divid
ed in ownership eiilier by partition or a
sale of a' pott am theieof, or otherwise,
either of the part owners may at any time,
upon five da s notice lo the other part
owners, apply to the township boa id of
truMcfS f"i ii n nppotiioiiiiientof valuation,
which shall Le allowed as-may be just,
and nil personal karfng- tax litarc re
quired to amend the sutiin according to
llie judgment of sijid boaid, on the pro
duction of a certified copy thereof: Pro
vided, That no amendment made after a
tax on ihe hind has become due shall
operate to i ffi ct that tax.
Sec. 25. If any xiolati.m of real or per
nn.i ioperly and before the tax thereon
shall beeonir duethi-prirfy-i,hnli hW
rnttic' det-tn tyeif o r ffeprceia teif o V ef! wT-n r
ty-live per cent 'on its 'assessed value,
o In rw-ic tiian by act ot the owtirr, tin
boaid ul tiustLts and upnu prnJi'T proof,
may have :he valuation reduced, and the
board of tittstee shall thereupon immedi
ately furnish to the cleik of the couiiiy
coiuiiiisgioiieis, aa well us to the party, a
certified copy of their order in the premi
se. x If lh" property was insured, the
amount of the insurance shall iu such case
be consider d in alin ing the valuation.
In like manner if property shull have in
creased tweuty fie per cent ov"er its as
served taxable value, (he -sheriff of the
county niioii ten day notice to tbeowner,
frft mey-atmi;
alter lh valuation of ihe property, and
upon proof I bey shall do so; but live
valuation shall not be tillered if tho ap
preciation lias occurteil in coisi qtienee of
itiiproveinents tnade on ;1W property by
draining, clearing, building, or the .like.
aud the testimony closed. Numerous p
plications have been received under the
late rules, to have the necessary testimo
ny in support of claims taken by local
commissioners, at the cost of tbe claim
ant, as provided in the rule, but no decis
ion in such tipp i ations can be made for a
few days, aa ihe Commissioners have yet
to fix upon and designate suitable person
for the taking of testimony- at various
points, wLerv such agents will bi ni did,
and to settel upon such modes of taking
testimony a w ill bo least expensive to
claimant, and best protect the govern
ment interest involvid. It is already ap
parent fictu the character of many of the
claims filed, and the testimony 'aiken in
public session, that the limited ' time and
the labor ol the Coinii tsttouers are likely
to he needlessly taken up and much mon
ey sp"ht, hopes entertained and anxiety
created nseh ssly by claimants, through a
miciH!C('p'i)ii of the class of case-that
l'ongr'pa ItitCli'dcd pbonld be settletl by
CoilTin'St'Ti7""I
the elainiaiits tos itisfy th mselves, first
of all, not only of their ability to pr.Vokeu
i pes connected with tho .main Sewer
i tK). Steam i lurnished from a Prin-
dW Steam lioiler in the Wash-room. Wa
ter for' Kitchen, Washroom, ace..- it an-
Idied from a Pump located between the
itchen and Wash-room. Tbe drinking
water is produced from 'a Pump in front
yard, near ceil buildings. There it one
kitchen for Prisoner 20x32 feel supplied
with stove and five boilers, &C. A Pin
ing room 20x22 Let, lor (juards and
Overseer. One Ilakery 2025 feet, with
necessary fixtures, iScc. One Store Roon,
20ii30 feet, one shoe shop 14x14 feel:
one Blacksmith shop, one Carpenter shop,
and one Tool House, Stable and twelve
Sentry lloxcs, tc.
There are 8C0 feet of Railroad Track
running through tho ground, and con
necting with the N. C. Railroad; alio 870
feet heavy plank stockade enclosing the
Quarry. There are 350 feet 6 inches of
Terra Cotta Sewar pipe that take all
drainage from kitchen, Wash-room, bee.
The above temporary buildings, imple
ments, tools,, tee., including Penitentiary
Site, have cost f 10,507 91.
HEW HUILDIXOB.
Expenses of Arcbitcxf, $5,3C6 46;
Stone work, 513,044 fl4; Prick , 52;233
58; Total eifM nses, f92,174 49.
' A WEDDING.
A New Totk letter ayi Many read
er will remember tba VatUra af South
Caroliua, one of whom loaf rep res o 14
that Stale la tba Senate. Another, Pierce,
bat not the dlaliiigaisbcd Benator, mar
ried Fanny KetmUo loaf year ago, and
their daughter inherited what wis once a
handsome property la, Georgia. There
wa aoiae Iroeula betwoea tbe parents, aa
the mother live la Eugland, while tba
daughter remaiaeai a thia country with
her Caber. A few year age be died, and
tbenrh often visiting ber mother, she atill
Tprtfrmd I I.'m LUo old Lau'Af plej-
t 44e.inliiii JuJ4,Juaiex,An . JLiigia.,
gentleman traveling In that section wa
anxious to visit a well organised rice
plantation, and consequently became tka
guest of Mis Ilutler. Tbo result of tbia
visit is that in May ibe goes to ber mother
in England: there become tbe wife of the
Hon. .Mr. Leigh, whom ibe eulertaioed
juit one year ago.
' Tbe following beautiful parody of tba
"Long Ago" was contributed to tbe col
umns of the Ooldsbore AfwNper -
OLD TIMES.
Tns Calm Depths. Shallow water
are easily mudied. After a night of storm,
the waters of the bay along tho beach,
stirred by the winds, are foul and black
with the mire and dirt. Put look beyond.
out in the deep water how blue and
clear il i ! The white cups ou the slir
f ce show the violence of the wind, but
the water is too deep for the storms that
sweeplts surface to stir up the earth al
the bottom. So iu Christian experience.
A shallow experience is easily disturbed ;
tbe merest trifles becloud and darken the
souh-whose piety is superficial ; while the
most furious storm of life fails to. darken
or perturb the soul w hich hag attained
deep experience of the things of God.
The agitation may produce a sparkle on
the surface, but in the calm depibs of
such a spirit reign eternal tranquility, the
peace of (Jod that passeth all understanding.
-Coon IIakits. Remember, boys, be
fore you are twenty you must establish a
character that will serve you all liiq.
As habits grow stronger every year, and
turning into a new path is more anil more
difficult, therefore it is often harder to
iii:learn , than to" learn ; aud mi l his. nc
count a famous flute player nsed to charge
4ul.U prku 44 ibaac puirila: ulid.bad.bwU.
taught befoic by a jjoor master. Iry nud
reform n lazy unthrifty, or drunken per-
MHay,biiAtud,
thai such property as they lotl was taken
'tue : f
day of August in each yen', . hen paid,
lite sherill shall note on Ihe tax list iigamst
by. or by 'the authority of persons whoso
official position or whose particular situa
tion at the time gave them the right to
takeXil ; or else that tho tropeity taken
went, beyond question, into the service of
the Government, and not into the indi
vidual possession ol officers or soldiecs
not iiuthorizi d or ordered, nor compelled
by necessity, to lake private proiwrty for
public use, ("uses of unauthorised de
predation by the United States troops, or
of damage to properly caused by tbe
-aTBrypw-
settli'd at Jill, must wait for: further Jegia
laii"U by Congress.
bad hahil, w lateveritris, has so woiiuil
Into ihe life that it. coniiot he uprooted
BT KULA.
There's a beautiful anng on the alumberous air.
that drills through tba valley of dreasos;
It comes from a clime where the rua wr
And a liin ful heart, and light brown hair
That waved in the morning beams.
Soft eves of azure and ere of brown,
And snow-white forehead are there;
A glimmering cross, and a glittering crown,
A thorny bed and a couch of down,
Lost hopes and Icaflata of prayer.
A roar wreath ia a dimpled band,
A ring and a slighted vow;
Three gold to link on a broken band,
A tiny track on the snow'whlte sand,
A tear and a sinelca brow.
There' tincture of grief ia the beautiful long,
That ob on th summer air;...
And loneliness, loft la the festive throng, ,
Kinks down in tbe soul, a it-tremble along
From a dim where th rose are.
W heard it first at the dawn of day,
And It mingled with matin chime :
But yearn hare distanced th beautiful lay;
And it melody floweth far away,
W call it now, "Old Hin
A Galveatou yountf man baa lost faith
Inhuman natora worsa tKa Graal did.
He courted a girl aver two weeks, and .(
her parent aid they wouldu' permit any
aucb thing, bo the young people conclud
ed to elope. He got a youg man, a friend
of bis, to take the girl to New Orleans,
where he would meet them and marrv
the girl, and go somewhere and enjoy life
sensibly. The young proxy took tbe girl,
all right, but before the fellow that did
the courting arrived be bad married ber
and gone to keeping bouse. The de
ceived chap say yon won't Catch him
courting np another girl - for some one
elsetuot if be knows it.
Two charming young women were 's
tagging one dny what constitute beauty
in tho hand. J'hey differed in opinion
as to shape, etc. They left tbe matter
for tbe decision of a gentleman friend,
and he replied : ask the poor and they
will tell you the most ' beautiful band in
the World is the hand that gives !
A young man who wa caught strain
ing his sweetheart to bis bosom tbe other
night, justifies himself on the ground hu
has a light to strain his own honey.
,W..A niljerablo old bachelor
eayfrlhat W lolife, .uu4erv..4bejijiitrtiHgJ!.
heads for the news of the weak.
There is a curious; dilemma in one of
tho ennrt of Oeortritt. The "soii if a".
muiuen r is. ine ooiictror-iienrrai oi mo
district in which tho minder wns com-
The best habit in the habit of care iu the- mittcd, ami he insists upon conducting
formation of good habits
beautiful giil cetiiplained) "Oh, Mr. Syd
Mil. II I;. C ill re, ooouo'K, 'r nir ., . - . -ii L .
TI.o p.fly ot ftvJ.M). S.oii'1.. l.en 4 m'''"l'15,- ." "' 4Ji ("'
J 1 I .. -A ., 1 1 . -r.. A -.1. ... ..tail I. I .
al-1 X payer. -
(j It. Any township Hoard of Trustess
in any .county of the Stale that fails to
allow the i Xeinplifus presciihed in the
last picceiling subdivision or kuowinglv
allows any lax payer Inoie than is ex
einpieil in said section,' shall he guilty ol
4 misileiiie nor. r
See.J 2 TLlTTii't Hialf refer to llie first
(Uy-of June of thoyeur in which they are
given in, ; n'l lilate lo the quantity, con
dition and value of the property, and Ir
stock j the ajo of the party, iii reference lo hi
a-.d lc: am Mm p;ijoJ",..fban 1o give
receipt to the parties Stutlng the ntumiiit
of the State and cottniy tax sepa11eTy."t
aud tin' date ol the payment ; 'rovuliit.
The sheriff shall not collect the lanes fur
anv year until he shall hve setijed iu
r..ll il... Ut .i f. - Mini ClilllilV Iri'ttuntAr
till! n ill in. .i.... -.- - j ...........
pet niTl me: to l-d pern
tiotito I hat p a," is iu its style perfect.
Tl" v its ' tTie'Vit'inT'ii"iileoK'Vif iTiatcoiiiiilT
metiteil IniI Macuuly-r who was an. in
cessant talker upon bis "occasional
J ll.islii-s of )ilence."
Pkavkps ami Tkars. In the first
ages of Christianity these were the only
anus of the church, by which they long
defended it. from ruin, and at last advanc
ed " ij) to a gloi ions prosperity. .
! r.'r it... t,.. i.1 the nieviona rear I if I ,- - . 1 - .
. .... ,1... K,..rifrtw I! f re rrci-hiWihe t I EtxrcATlos. !' send an nirrrliif ateiT
association, shall lie deemed lo be in llie i jinhiJity lo a poll tax ou that day
"ec.
owusiup iM W!i:c. its inincil'al ..ttlce or
place ol. bu.-iiiess js situati d '; if, however, ! viluatiim of
iuc coi jMHauon, piuni ij-wp or association
have si par.ite plae-s o." business in more
than ImiaUow iifhip.it tlmll givg.iiV iiiAh
lbs j'rt'piriyorjcii, ctAlurejiiiiL axyr.
body of Jalir?"l,eIiiii,'Tn to a no mri Jon;
piitu' rship e 5L-M'i, jaiion, anJ-div id d ly
13. ln-tim v-ear preariked for the
the 'TaiuTa, tho boa rd sbiiTr
atlix to me ucscriptiou ot eacli piece ot
i . . T.n- . i f .
lano us irur
dav aI Juu
irTis li rfialf ptodiicejhe receipts of tliuiJ'iM; " ibe worldt M little bKler than
,,tn all Cuuaiv tL-eanirer. ,i( he was M' turn i a ru h d " "iTog oF a Vild beast into
beiiff f.r ib.; -revi..'isyfr,I ui the cb-i-kj 'be Hreelsr. ,
ihi
..A-Catholic priest transmits fr m Siin
Francisco tho sum of 620 :o the Unitetl
Slates Treasurer, to be placed to the cred
it of the conscience fund, the same having
been received by him in the rntifessinnal
for restitution to the United Stare gov
ernment. .
- M4v4yiT-AW .. t h Ivor -q
A little school girl up in Massachusetts
asked her teacher what was meant by
"Mrs Grundy." The teacher replied t'lat
the prosecution.
A censns.lakvr out Wrest reports eight
thousand colonel in hi, district. "Thero
used to be more in that part of the coun
try," he says, -"but a largos, number of
them have been raised to general."
A.
Could the Christian pilgrim always see
his way clearly before him, with the glori
ous city of light in the distance, then
jAilL-k.y-itit;rit anil nolJgiJaJlb;
wards the'TOweher asked the geography
rlasa lo which this litlle "bud of promise"
I??n5rfif!.!wfr?ir1'r After-
some hesitation this little gul brightened
Bp, antl replied, I knw At -it. bit a-
round lrs. (mindy s waist.
An exchange gives tlio foffowing
as a sure way to drive bed -hug from old
bedsteads : "Takn green to unit o vines,
put litem into a basin or tr.iy pound llicni
to pkeesas lltie as possible, then stain ihe
bedstead where they inhabit wtti the
juice, nil llie crevices W illi llie pll'C'i g ol
vine; lay leaves under the ends of the
l.ua. II iliw , la prajul.:t4.l wtc- M'l-ttr
not a 1ug w ill remain in the bedstead.
fh
if Uie roiiniy
tointu'VnueiKand in
event ihe slieiiff 'nil fr fi wl uey 4 Wtftw-
U1 riTeaj: tba county coin-nisstonets
liPt'O'!
rTve1' M;i as req-t'ii-d-by the sl.teriff t
value in money oil the first ' fai bftilly rolh ct ;tfd pay oyer the taxes.
In- thai yrar, aud-abi xcaWi iedlu'gj.tt,li!l..k,i
i-e.a nniTTit .is Iirremafier prcseribfrnCT-t '" dep4MAu aimaw.iialnrun),
: ,TIitt strongest propepkiij in woman's
nature. sa" a carelul student of the aex",
haff ! I tt'nl trt know what wmirg oii. nntl
he next strongest is lo boliejob".
shall' be antiwailr fixedtoth.it LanlLjiiuil i or other sui h tiersonsTthey hall, tMTitre
a n w 'v ibiation iV ni-ide. They sk ill in 1 tin- v'-'k of tlit- boaid of coniuiis-ioi,er, f y there lor breakfast.
A minister uot long ago prentlied from
tliel7xt7''i'J ye TtlTen for steadfast,5 hut i
thmmtrrinade him-e x pound 4row ' 4:
It is sairtlittrflme is no ' fi iei.ilship
between women so strong that one good
liMiking-yointg-TiTania-Tiot'abfe to bn-.ik
Innocence il4ke nn- wnbpdbY-whcw
onco wo; have lost il we may never biqie
to get it baca agin.
- -
"No mn4 tbe rial ion is more Indebf
I'd ('HJh1 iH;plfl than ' 1 am." saiJ an of
fica-holJer l:Indtaal-sirj
tin ir money h-tye y lakeo ' . ill yejAra lf..ri,
but be often walks over rough places w ith
cionds and darkness round about kun
venturing forward solely on the word of
hi Saviour ; therefore he walks by fahh
and not by sight. .Especially true is this
of the .minister of bust.
" -Tbe' "M.rt'rrodwte-fif I WtTinore have pur
chased a beautiful tract of heavy wooded
land wnr Reistortown, Italtiniore county,
as a permaitetit location for their "ifaiiip
meeting. Thp next camp will commence
on Weduefda-, August la I, and etPli
are being taken to prepare the grounds,
and utake all necessary ai rangeuients.
The ein uer's wuy of pleasure.! far from
beinif ever'aslinc. for even here the wine of
sin first yields the sweetness of intoxication,
afterward it ln-.eoiues insipid m illi satiety. ufA
er that 'it. grows' hitter w ilh remorse, and as
fur ilto ilrgs thereof, ivl. it a hell burn wilh-
iii t!i-ui . - - - ,
Kurse: "I cannot allow hntler and
jam, too, ait your liret," Masti-r Alfred.
Itiaveryrx.l7ttvag.ini'-- ,
Mtitr A Ifri il I i can't be extraa
gani, -Mary, if "the same piece of bread
doe fir both." ' ,
A f.w days since; Qiaeut IImiltou and
F.lixaUelh Orw-jfTJotjbrairir their Ek!e
Wedding in lrarku Couiiiy, KeDlUeky. '
There weraV preiit"tBaTfride9iriaidr" the
anij eaia Vi i!gro),,nnnaiH i(- of the . guj.ts. and aw old ,
iri.TboW. much of J uian u mittrd tla,K. wlu ilbruetl . the kriih! -