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TUE BANKHUrT LAW. i
Tht Ad to EriMUk m Uniform Sy
. tem qf BitnkrujiLy tharouykout the
' United StaUt What the JIUl It
.What M.
W present in Uiia form the ul.
st&ncfl of moet important bill Uteljr
,tW6(Kjl $cnto nd Ilonwo of Rep-
lenL-Tbl mere Mmourj, tL Jaw
filU a pamphlet of forty pagx, and !
v jua from tua prcea oi ui American
Arwa Cbmpanj. It coHdna mnoh uae
IU1 JBIormailou iu.uuiu ugjuur an vi
debtor tbat we are forced to ex! tide, and
we would adruo parti e who dobiro fur
tber anlightcnment on the Iiankrnpt Law
toproer---opj.--lor by Jiook
aellera and New Aintnte jreneraJlr.
Section 1, evtablialiea tiie teveral Di
trict Courts of the United Statca ai
eonrta of bankruptcy, in addition to
the' other original jnnodiction Uiy now
bare.
Section 2 eivca the Orcoit Courts
equity power to eurpervieo the proceed
inn of the Piatrict Courts in bankiupt-
to tbia power givea iheiu concurrent jur
isdiction in the aame matters.
Section 8. proridw for the appoint
ment in eachtConzrednionat District, up
on the nomination of the Chief Justice
of tho Supreme Court, of one or more
registers (to be counsellors in the Dis
trict Courts.) whose duty it shall be to
assist the District Judges, in the perfor
mance -of duty in bankruptcy CHXt.
Bonds ftr $1,000, na intererin auy of
saitsr and abiutjr to take the tt-WIi,
are tbe preuisiies of each register.
Section 4, tuakoo it the rrgitei'ti Jutj
tasdjudicAte..upiit.. in, and preside in bankruptcy proceed
ing, lie is to compute properij-,' divi
dcods, assign 'pro rti(a sliaies to credi
tors, bat bars him froi( commit' intf tor
attempt or in acting in laes that g uj-
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Section C, 7, 8, trnand 10 provide f.r
the formual of Ical procc dms in tiie
Courts of I'ankruptry, a rixApitulation
.of the practice now in vogue i other
litigation.
Section 11 make &3 the limit of
debts on which to di-citre voluntary
bankruptcy, rt-fjuires tbfr bankrupt to be
orfto become a citizen of tho United
States forbids a transfer of proper dur
ing pendency -of procoediugk, .and de
mand full exhibit of debts and asectts
on the rpaVt of 'tbeyoTuhtary bant nipt.
Section 12. 13 aud 14 provide that the
actiob in bankruptcy shall go on should
the bankrupt die, the same at if he were
lA auAf that tho creditor shall Appoint
an atfcigneo or , aiigteee l the debtors
estate, inbject to the approval of Dl
trict Jadire: that, everytinnir beturm d
ever to assigneear-wivcther uf eubbtanci;
or account, for distribution, except : That
there shall be excei'tvd frm the oiera
tion of tie pruvisione of this section the
.necessary household onu kitclieu iurni
ture, and such other articles and tieco-
sariesof such bankrupt as . tho said as-
Bignee snail designate ana set apart, uav
inar reference in the amount to the I'anii
' lj, condition, and circumstances of the
bankrupt, but altotrethor not to exceed
-4iMraIiui.in.anja tho sum of ..$500 jj
as now against the estate "of deceasod
ersons; provide for act wain mutual
debta potwpen debtor anuciaimama;
forbid suits against the bankrupt by
those cr$uitors ptojlnff Jnoir crarms, and
proTiuv iuat u any oauarupi sn i, at
tb time of sdjucation, bo liable upon
any bill of exchanee, promissory note
or other oMlgation In respect or distinct
ooutracts as a member or two or more
firms carrying 6u separate and distinct
trades, and having estate to be wound
up in bankruptcy, or as a sole trader an
also a member or a rirni, the circum
stance that such firms are in whole or
in part coiopofod of the same Inddivid
uafs, or that the sole contractor ' ia also
ono of the joint contractors, shall not
prawmttaot njtp.c,pijt.Tf dividend In
respect of such distinct coVt'fract agaf'nst
the estate respectively liable upon sucn
contracts.
Section !2, 23 and 24 require rerifi-
cation by oath of all claims by creditors,
and if a corporation, ly (he proper offi
cers for that purpose, to be filed before
the register, or if in a foreign country,
before rcirister. or otlior diplomatic offi
cer' nearest adjacent, ani that invetiga-
tion oan be aitfi must bo made qy the
judge in case oi all doubtful claims.
Doction io orders the &alo aud tioidm
for distribution by the bgb srnce of a:
pcrishablo proporty, the titlo to which is
not in dispute.
Section 81 provides for the examina
tion of tho bankrupt by the court, either
at its own option or at the request of the
assignee, into all cimimbuicee and state
ment of the bankrupt, whia punishable
for contempt for uon compliance with
the order of examination, and for the
good cause shown the wife of the bunk-
rapt may be called and similarly exam-
ned
such dobU or other property In such t fewbicb cMsrvic of oo aotiot p I ia tgft uimL um'aiJu! ti)M
manner a the Court shall order. No debtor to appear, is to U made ia the mum wayJihs jml or rrgitter, ur lo LII begsilty of
dividend already doclared shall bo dis j ' penuflsl araiUug upoo, or tti publi i any criraioal aciivs r knwlnlo in jbe po.
turbed by reason of debts aabsoduontly t'oa v Pu'd ia eivil Huu mUom i lie cation of aB( Ulf oommlMiuo or ducmaii ot
proved, but tbe creditor provinir lunch "it"'"""" wimm u um .pamw i .jj m wbi n? pruc. nmiw
dobt shall he entitled to a dividend coual ,0 ,.h clH"n t- (P g"t i''" J. Jiuit ene .i.iu!eor fees rwr i.SalvlM, deo, to
td those alraadv received by tha ntLr l.' '" lw sw pwlW a. ao oM.ioed in proceed,-!! ia
I 1"". . rj. ;r WctU43 And Uil further enscUJ,Tlst ten.
SMNUV v IJV ISIIVI A lUI'OfSJlWI W IU I UO J t .1 mm.m mt.m. J ....l III . l , m
uniu uiviueuu, mo aswgnes kubi suo- lU, ,uJ j wLicb previoo.
tint his account to the Court, and filo the Lu. ,h.ii i,. iLV,aB f. .rL of
.e . I a . ml ' .
same anu give notice to me creauorsirt uro m BayJinM.t, thre founha ia
sach filing: and shall also give notice vale of tbe creJitor eball ruolve thai HI. for
that he will apply for a settlement of his I tbe iaureet of tbe Wenersl body ot iL crediton
account, and for a discharge froal all lbattbeetate of ibe bankrupt tboulJ beweaod
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1.1 H Ail .n m. ..(ai. . .. I . ...i. ,(Tlk I IkA lAUffifl Li IK. ia.I. I. &m t.Aulir ...1 Mruul I ' '
lituou w avu, uu M- whii - ww UK) .,,,.,....; .. . i uucUl ""ni'v minute-titminaliuni
uourtsuau auuu ana pass uio acoouuisi'"" wr, . . jljt() ti rj-i.riinalii tl. Traae
found correct he shall thereby 'be .d!s-r' V."? T'eiH aJ .ucb creditor...
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LATENT NEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL.
iS"jjloUTtfal Hill I'ataed.
Wa.liirtua .March 17. Iu tbe Senate, on
I llouee reeolulioa regarding tbe VeUioa of
xtoi, th othersv making their tfca,e.
Four of these have been adiultud to bail,
U'I llirre inclodingtlie leador, ara conv
fio d in the Jail at WilkoebW. -
Tk'.o uion say that Uieir friends are
numerous and that they can be released
f any time. Tbey ay that there is do
law to punish them now, and that those
who arrested them shall suffer for it.
rum the statement made bv thesa onU
laws, their organisation is extensive, and
they have plenty of arm and ammnni
tion. They profess to be "loyal Uoion
men. it requires no sage to tell whoso
teacLing is the cause of the troubles.
SlaUtvdU Atnencan.
"Sue Naplea and then dio.waJd some
body, bat a bahe1or frit4 retniod as
3f
any creditor of tho banktnpt. The Court '5. .i..., :. ..M ....
shall thereupon order a di vedeud of the m. Md rnpo0 th, nM.atott ,ad fiiio- by
estate and effects, or of audi Dart thereof I . .1 : 1 (.11,1..
- -w - - 1 1 via vwftjl Ul luiwNVUj um ill lllin VI Mi ill
as it ace ni, among ucu 01 uie creditors editr. wbaee claim, bave ben proved of a
ashave provod their claims, in propor-jooo-euibat ibeut of tbe bankrupt be wound
tion to the respective amount of their I up and aetded br said trustee accordion- to tbe
said-debts. In addition to all expenses terncr of .uch reaotulioa, the bankrupt, or hi.
ueceasarily incurred by him in the exe- a-ugiee in bankruptcy if appointed, an tbe ca
cution of his trust, in any case, tho as- &jrbe, shall, anjr the direction of the court,
siirnee ahall be entitled to an allowance and inder o-itb, convey, tmnafr and deliver all
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tor bia services in eucli case, on all inou I rvv "u """ oa;i" " ,ue 0lb was rejected.
lea recei veu ana paiu out ty nim merciu.i - - . -r
for any sum not exceeding one thous- 0"r". baw and boij the
and dollars, five per centum thereon ; on Mmfl ihm. "7, mauo'r' "od "ub 'U.Mr
any larger sum, not exceeding tivo thous- . jj-
and dollars, two a half per iJontum on n baukraj-tcy bad Ih-o uken, or
tho excess over live thousand dollars; M tle .1(rnee in bankruptcy would he don.
and it at any timo there shall not be iu u,j ,uc, Bol un Hi "J
his baud a Wlihcieut amount Of Jnoncy coUmoL and tbe nraceuJiiiiTk Lliereund.r .bull it
to dctray the necessary expense requir- la bmdiij in all rpoei on any creditor Wbow
ilka, riliinat. f I.. I . ... - .ll .
Tb. S-ppWaUl 13.11 was enmej. &'1T 77X1.7 1
each elicitinffal 1 .,. , . r
1
amnuiuuuu were pronoeea eacb eftcainf
loug dubal. Senator eeemod anxlooi to ex
plaia every vote. Sentiment was touch divided,
but a majority perwtendy opposed sroenJioebts
tending to complicate the measure ot involving
guarantee not required If tbe original bill.
In preMure, bowevtr, was very beavy
cian who kill you has to anpnort lour
tamiiy.
- We insist uow that aatnuicrwilh.it
fever and infection is on the way that
when the legislature meet da August
like conditions shall be affixed to tbe
As auieudmeut wa aJopted, tbat the uij,.n'. license of physician In North Carolina;
ty of voles ca( stall rainy toe Uonstttutioa, bat
tbat tuoje tban baif registered voters .ball LOOKING AT THE LRIGIItTSIDE.'
An amendment adding cert.iu clauses to the , r""V ' , 7 , nJ"r IT
,1. sachsetts to bor husband in California.
She don't intend going through the world
with the bines :
LSTCR.
Ji'be Senate, at half pint 1 1 o'clock, last night,
pd tbe supplement bill witb amend menu.
Tbe bffl goes back to the House fur concur
reuce. ' ;
Government finance).
Washington, March H, The Internal Rove
"Mr dear husband As it is now some
time, since you left for California, I sup
pose yon would be glad to hear how we
are getting along in your absence. I am
happy to say we are enjoying very good
health on the whole.. Just at present
two of the boys have got the smallpox ;
I..,. (. .1 .1. . ...a . lv"i urn
ed for the fcrtherfcxecution of his trust, dbu are prov.bk bo ban 1.01 smned tbe kamo. H500.000 ier dnv. Tbe week's diibn..mt. L4mant!a J?e HMJ8?t tne 'JP"" foyer;
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he shall not be obliged to procee'd there- a if be hadwgned it, and on any creditor, whose of the War, Nary and Interior Drpirtmtnl. U
Section 27 subdivides priority of claims in until tbe necessary funds aro ad raced deit, if provable, is not proved, as ifhebad
as follorws: First, Servants' wages un-ior satisfactonaly secured to him. If, bylP'uvd u. and the court, by order, .bull direct
der j50. Second, All tho creditors pro accident, mistake, or other ceudO, wiih
rata. without any preforence eit'ier Irom iOut fault of the as-L'iiee, either or both
armmut or date 01, claims except that in 'of the said second and third mooting
canes wherein the bankrupt has become should not be heTd within the time limit
bail. surv or iruarunt.ir lor another, the' ed, the Curt may, uitoti motion of an
coinpTiance of fho latter with the eondi iuterested party, urder such, nieeting
tions must be shown before claim i al-' with like etfeet as to tha validity of the
lowed. ! proceedings as il thef uieeting had been
At the expir ,ti ti -.f three months du y held. In the order for a dividend
from the date of the aljudicati"ii of under this seen n, !Jm following claim
ankriiittcv in anv cue. r iiiucli eailier shall l e entitled to priority 'or preter-i
. - . . ' . i i. . a f I r . . i
iiafi.e court innr direct, the court, niton ence, ana to :e nrr i taia in iuii iu tne
request tf tho aignee. sIhsTI cafTa gen- following order.: -
eral meeting of the creditors, 'ot which Kir(. Ti.m fw-i. i-t-tf au.l ipns of sul
duo notice shall Im . given, aill the . 8- an.l ib; s.-rl j-rie.-H tin r. in lnukru;tu-y und
aiiniee sliall thon report and exluoi: to ibis ac' n.i i r it, ru.to.iy oi ir.,iir , . n. ru
F. - .
in proiiijml.
S..-oond. All dfblf, lue l the Uulte-I S'st,
a'.d till t:uea abd as.Ul. lit uudur tbe law
tlinrcuf.
Tlur I Ail debts du! to t'ifc Slate in wmel:
the prrKvilinj. in bankruptcy are pjii,lini, n
all (si. and as. Kaineutt iikrK' uitJor -Hie law
proceeds of tho edtate, after deducting
aud retaining a sum sutnciet to provide
for all undermined claims which, by
reasou of the distant residcuco of tho
creditor, br,fr other suflicient reason,
have not been proved, and for other cx-
ponsee and contingencies, shttll be divid
ed among the creditors; but unless at
least one half in valuo of .the creditors
and also tho wearing ipaTfchxjfeWeha
brankrupt and tbat of his wife and ctiil
dren, and the uniform, arms, and equip
ments of any persitn who isor ha been
- a soldier iu tho militia or in tho service
, m-the United States, and such other
property as now is, or hereafter shall be,
exempted frorn attachment or seixure,
, or levy on execution by the law of tho
United States, and such other property,
, not Included in the foregoing exceptions,
a is exempted from levy aud sale upon
i npon execution or other process or order
or Cinrt, by tbe "law of ihn Stato in
which the bankrupt has bis domicil at
the time of the commebcement of the
proceedings in bankruptcy, to an'amonnt
not exceeding that allowed by uTch State
exnmption law in force- in; tho year
1205 r Provided, That the IbreiriKhir eX'
jBgptlaitj. shall operate a a limiutii)n.iip:
mpt thereto be impaired or aflVctcd by
. py to iiieti pjtQvwioria of. tbui set; and
the determination of tho tuwiimeca in the
r matter fihall.. nmT(untiun In ban Ka ,iK
Voan.
mn iow 10 recover tne propor--ty
of the debtor,- tobOf-listri b"u ted by
IwJiomaoeycr held; roqnire bim to clamr
fy and separate the goods or other effects,
empower the assignee to choose arbitra
I tor In matter of disputed poMcssion;
and provido tor the supervision oyer and
power to- remove .vtlie assigties by.tlie
district judge for cause shown.'.
" Section'. 1 20 and 21, 'ordain that
.; claim be provided in the same manner
the court and to th- creditors i list and
true accounts of all his recei p s and
judgments, verified by his oa'ih ; and ho
shall alHO produce and file vouchers for
all payments for which , vouchers s .all
be required by any ruie ef the court ;
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lie CHUM uieo suuiuu iiw wuvuura ui vuu , j. S,(atfi
bankrupt s credrtmrjaud projierfy - as '1 FoUT vs;,;; due to any orIii.. Kit
amended, duly vennea ry -tuc nanarupt.-j, wrViUlt) nny (O0,ii not exeeditiir
and a statement o tne w.iote esra'e oi 50 iahor ..formej wilUj0 womb nest
the bankrupt as then ascertained, ot the j orocc-edinir tlte first publkssuon of ib nuiiouof
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property recoverea ana o me property r proceed :n in twnRroptey.
outstanding, tocifying the caue of its( Fifth. All debts due to any person who by
Iteinir outstanding, also- what debts or, the laws of the United Stales, are or may bp
claims are vet -undetermined, and statins ! entttreJ to priority or preference, ir. like man
rUt niniii rxmain in hia hands. A t ner a. if lb n act bad not been -uassud. Always
audi meetinir the maioritt in value of -provided, That notbin, cmtairind m this act
.i... vSiiiitiatt -itorftttfftnA'i smi-4uUrflate:.ilu the assessment and c
111V CIWVl.l.'.O I'i'-TOlIt D..l. .v... ....... . , . ,
. . - j .u. f , i. lion of laxe bv the aullion'v of the United
wiiemer buy anu .anu iwt i "c'f,j. . ... .
Scliuu 29. privides for the full discharge of
the bankrupt six months after compliance with
tbe above conditions in eutire honesty and gocd
faith. ' '
Section 30 declare that no one shall be en
titled a terond time to tbe benefits of bankrupt
cv, whose estate is sufficient lb pay 70 per ceu
turn of his debts, unlesa upon tbe! w ritten aeiil
of three-lourlbs of bis crediturs in value.
' Section 31. pro v id. I hat any creditor oppo
smgnta riiisfhsTgff -pf -any b.wkrojH' m?. Hie--:
specihcatiitn n writing of the grounds ot bis
1 opposition, and the Court may, in ils discretion
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tried at a stated session of the ibstriol Court.'
Section 32, 33 and 34 foibid the benefits of
bankruptcy to oua whose detain liave accrued
from then failures whan jn judiciary capacity,
and prtvf!e fur tiie full sod final discharge of
tbe liojent baukrfept as follows :
District Coort or tus Unitsd States ,
DisTKICT OV , Whereas li.u fjeerj
duly adjudged ,a bankrupt under the fcc,t 6?
Congress establishing a uniform nyntatn of bank
ruptcy throughout the limited States, and ap
pears to have confbrtfred to' all tbe re.Urirtl
of law ia that behalf, it is Ihererofe orderd by
the Court that sai'J be forever dischaVjj
ed from alt debts and claims which bv s.i.l act
on or by attorpy,- it baTFlre-4Krdnfy
of the assienoo so.tci determiuo. In cawj
a dividoud is ordered, the liegistor shall,
withiu ten days alter euch -meeting, pro
pare a list of croditore entitled to dm
deod, and shall calculate aud set oppo
site to' tha name of each creditor who has
proved hia claim, the dividoud to which
lie is entitled out of the not proceeds of
Hie estate sei apan ior uiviyenu, anu
shall forward by mail, to.. .every creditor
a statement of tho dividend to which he
is entitled, and such cj editor shall be
paid by the assignee in sucii manner as
iue court may uireci.
Section 28 provides that the like pro
ceediucs shall be had at the expiration
of ti next three, fflontbs, or earlier if
praoticable, aud a third meeting of the
eredi tors thall " f hcu: bo: Ktl'Bd'terihe
on tiie tveyaucyiSrTmi Ploueilrriewj Atilt mo r 1
tuDiilSptta "8 ss8ne?8' n1 in nZ?aM ed, unless any action in law or sniHn ,3'
- er ' - , - r IT. MWIUHJ U ITCriUliiUT u-mhw vs7s
i um- asstgneea, the title ot the bank mm 0r etfecta or the debtor afterwards
cotne into the hands c i he assignee, m
wbieh ease the ajsignei shall,', aa soaaa&,
may be, eonvei'ieut such estnte or enocts
into money, and within tyro months after
thejawe sCall be djvi'ded in tho manner
aforesaid. 'FtirtliePdifidi
made in like manner as often as occasion
YomrealidTrL
creditoTft. nfr-further jHieeUg filial! bo
fcalled unless ordered by"t1io Court. If
at any time thero shall be in the bands
or the assignee any outstanding debut or
other property, duo' or belonging to the
estate, which; cannot bo collected and re
ceived by the assignee -without unrea
sonably or lnconvenicht delay or ex
pense t&e assigned may,"uoder Uie di
rection of the Court, sell and assign
aii act. and thing needful to be d job to carry
into etfuct sucb resolution ot tbe creditor, and
tbe said trustees tball proceed to wiuJ up a id,
Keith: tbe eUate uodr the 4ijccliou m i lD-p.-c
tion ,f tucb OiMinniltees of jho cre.l ' .r., t',,r (be
?' Jil bfnrth of all uch criMjilotn, and tlwi uind
in iT ip aud -illemi-nl of any elate uti.trr llir
-iroVHIutia ui Uit aecliou witall be d..iuod to be
froxoedins iu biiikrupti'jiiider tb s a i; and
liie kaMl 'iuKltn rli.i I have ;li ri'hU and pow
urk of :iniii-4 in Uiukrupt. i'lx- court on 'h
ap'i.cilioo of uttcli ItUiUH-, hba'i bv.- p ,wr
tu kUilliiiKP aud , Jt inn lie, .'a oath, r will ri.',
.tbejbaukiuplcy.aud nili tud'hitJip!.' pron
lndeble.1 (o ii," -u;e or known or u ptxud ol
ban,; any of tie f(ate iu ii osiSioii, or
any o-'lii f t in 'in-e ' l Mil n .:',, n.v W
inatHria1 . r newoaiy to lid in tr,il,x in lh-t'Xeculi.-ii
of l Is.-ir tin', and to ivnip. l th at
lend 'iK"e of suuli eriii .tu.l tli-- pioJuclloU 'f
tbeic bufik.ajad pa;is t in j,Ui -a iif manner .h in
o'.ber proceedings 'of bankiupio under' tlifs :Lfl ;
and tb. bankrupt fi.ail t nt- In- like right i,
apply (or and oblaiu a .i;.-c!.:i alir the pass
sue of sacli olu;ion and ihu aiiin tutenl of
day. and little Peter ha inat chornd
off three of hia fingerm with hatchet.
It is a mercy be didn t chop them all off.
With these trifling exception, we are
all well and getting along nicely. '
i on necdn t be at all anxiott about
na. I almost forg t to aar. tbat Sarah
Matilda eloped last week w'ith a tin ped-
shot, one was killed, and two soldiers were shot, I dleiY Poor eirl I She been Waitlnir
oue iiioriniiy.
14.500.00. The total National Hank circulation
is $208,000,000. Fractional currency in circu
lation $819,600. Securities held by the Treas
ury for Nstionsl Hanks 1379,000,000.
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- The Carlide Election, Riot.
Carli.le, Ta March 1 5. Tbe soldiers and
citixeu. bad a regular battle. Four citiVus weie
Heavy Snow.
Washington, March 10. Tbrye has been a
deiiU'nt- mo hero aud North for fifteen
homo.
Jluuiclpal Election Suspended.
-Ativans on Confisca-
tion. ,
Wafliiiuton. March 18. General Sitklcs
sacfr trustws as-ifTswh--Vsntntmtr-h-beew-4;,.ve, tritimWtodv-for-bi- Hcadoaaitera:-
... . 1 . . . 1 . . . I, . i. . .
jjwwi, tio irs it nn tpp prtji-eo" n-. nl cosiin
rju uie j,u .uuuiici iH.j.meu in .u i i.rce- ..ivoc.i uuiiticalion and tuu rreedinan Homo
ding sections ol mis act. II tiie s.-soiution shall ', ,i,,li,
not ba duly reported, or the eonut of tbecred
for. a chance and I'm glad she' married
at last.- She needn't have taken the
trouble to elope though, for I am sura I
was glad enough to have her go. She
was a great eater, and I ; find ' baked
beans don't go off near so fast as tbey
did. The way that girl-would dip. into -pork
and' beans was a caution to the rest
lln ii nond, March 17. General Schofleld of the family. The COW took it into her
( ended the Municipal Elections at Fred-1 hend to run away, which wa very for-
He will probably do the same all tnnate, I am sure, for tbe barn caught
ummio w.i, uuiu Ure iitbi urirui anu was cousumea. i
was in hopes that Uie honse 'would go
too, for it's inconvenient; but the wiud
was the wrong way, so it didn't receive
much injury. Some. boys broke into
the orchard tbe other day and stripped
u tt Tbrt tVnff- trnna 1 -am -ironr t?iarf tf
Mr. Sieve,, has ;a four coju.nrf ect. M type for if thuy hadn't I'presume thechildrcn
vocnti ti ouiiticalion aud the rreeainao Homo-1 n i. , , , mi
V OIIIU lin.D UIBUB lUpiUBCIVCB Ul. '
i-r,i trhurj.
,, r tiie St le, and the old
,..-r.
GiHcntl Sickl-es-
itors slihli n tt biduly filed, ur if, upon its filing
the couit iiliall uot think fit to approve thereof,
tbe b o.lruplcy shad proiv J as if no resolution
passed, mi l tbe court runy niake nil necessary
orders f r ret u mini;'! be pr.i c.i:in;s, and thepe'
nod ot tune w hich shall havt- e 'aitsed lt-tw ten
the :"dt" :'6f 'the resolution Slid tlTf dale of the
order fu; a&iuining .proceeding ab ill not be reck
oned in calculalinir periods of time prescnbed
,by this set.
lleclipn At provide that from and afier the
pa'sae ot u,i act, if anv debtor or bankrupt
slisll afipr tbe commencement of proceedings in
bankrut iry. secret or conceal any property be-
lonjm lo bis estate, or part with, conceal or
lestroy, alt-r, iniittiate, or falsify, orcauM to be
concealed, altered, destroyed, mutilated, or fulsi
fiedi an book, detd, document, or writing, e
bln i u. jut. h-iuoie. ar.caiisu..tp.ba rempv-
ed tbe same or any part lb. -reof, out of I lie dis-
"-.si'-'
trict or ot(,erwiMi dispose of any part I hereof,
witb intent to pieveiit il from coming into the
posnexijn of the assijjneM- in bankruptcy, or to
hinder imiie 'e, or delsy either of them ia recov
ering or receiving t he same, or make any pay
ment, gilt, sale, assignment, or traiter or cori-
veyauiM of any property belonging to his etate
with the like intent, t-poncl any pari ih, rei.f in
tfaraing; or shall, Willi lllteril to d,alraul. will-
u"ily or fraudulently conceal from Ins ansiirnee.
orniil fromhis sub'-dule'any property or iH'ecls
hafsoever; or if, iti case of ny 'porsbn havmj,
i his knoU ledl'e or .belieu proved
Death of the Rev. Dr. Livingstone
Kilkd and Devoured by Wolves. A cable dispatch announces that the eel-
Such an announcement sound rather ebrated'Amcaii traveler and missionary,
startling and sensntional to a city-bred the Rev. Dr. David .Livingstone, ha
reader. The Searcy-(Aak) Record, of bee killed by the negroes in Sooth
the 2d. instant, gives a brief account of iVfrical Dr. Livingstone was i'"' bord a
such an occttrretice lu that region, thus : jBlftntyr'e on the banks-of the Xlyde, .
Lntt week a young man by 4he name' near Glasgow, in : Aa aonth he
of Urown went deer hunting early in the earned his livelihood in the cotton mills
morning, aud was heaid firing hisgun of Blantyre, but by hard labor he was
not very far from his houiie. IleSliut a enabhjij to pursue, during Uie winter
deer, and was in the act of skirninn it. mouths, his studies at Glasgow. A he
fail to
riirun one
ae made pruviab'le aint bis delate, hu-I wbic!
: f .... ' -wrrii vr.s; rti
. . - ii- . -i ..r. . f ui. uit if iir.M'i,iiiiir!i ill -h.-iriliriiniev. i;
petition for mdjudtcarrofl-:- fciiej- by (mf, ,;,', ',
a (also
titiotn debt. Sk'aiust histiate he sual
iscjoso me- same to ins urnee
tnonlli after eorainjr to the knowledge or'belitf
e-eof; or s'iall attempt to account for imy of
propert l4 ''fietitioifs.ltassias or expenses ; or
ball, wSifait threrf iiiiiblfis D..Tgr llurcotiiiuenc
und-r the
bOsiillSS
exceii
disebirpu-JsimkTTrpfpTT-
hand and,seal .of the Court, at
said dirtrictv Hits - Jay of
i iie c.iu.r ur u
?,..,ib, ii wij.rr, . ::.. I ;:r
- r. r- irzrr itiH t aninii .-bu uiuiuaii liuhsib ui invv
led irom uie operation oi a r ,. . ' rTTS.V ?JT,Trr'; "i. . .4.-lfrr-r. sr- .1,.m. mil
O JILS ,.u. ull.Blv'IM.'.lfv,.! nil) iTrai'i, n.i , 4 : I it 'iir-Ttii,.HMfcj " v ' '"
, it the
A. Ik
whin a pack of wolves caiue6p, being' grew hp he resolved to devote himself to
attracted -by the scent of fresKblood, and the lilo of a missionary, hopping that
muat have attacked tho young man from Africa or China would be Uie scene of
his back, as a hnnter,yvheti be -sees his labors. After studying medicine and
wolves approaching bim, can readily ology, he offered hisscrvices, in 1838
'chase them away byfiring at them, or to tike London Missionaiy Society and
even tmikVhg an nf wa accepted. He renchod tiia-alwwaatl:
II is parents becoming apprehensive Africa in the summer of -J8i0. Foraix'.
when he had not returned at 10 o'clock, teen years be labored at varioua stations
the father ttafbd in U.e direction "from in. South Africa. In 1855 the . Iloyal
wftencc he vrW firing, and had not gone Geographical Society of England can
a gre;f wys when he discovered a lot of ferred u"pon him the Victoria or Patroo'
wolves devourinir the deer "and bis sctiT gold medal. -In thie same year Dr. Xiv.v
LJut little -of the deer was ietT, and only I tngstone uccessfully made a journey
I .... 1 l iT. 1 1.. ,r .. I . .nnrnjsa ff.Vifk Afitni " tfn rt.l.ut f ill. '
aUOlll HHII llie. 00UJ Ol JOjUllg JiriiWII. wmiu auiw. jww '.imish
This occurred in tlio Henderson settle- lanf ih 1856 and met with a magnificent
uient, some fifteen miles distant. reception. In 1858 heretnrnedto Afrt-
, , a,,. - it, ca aud continued hia gecigraphicaTex-
TrniTri v tv WITTCV mi VTV lloratil8- Hi "work oh his travel in
TROUBLE IN W ILKES COL A l l . Africa have iiad. an immense sale and
It appears that a luwless 60t ot "Ked. endeared his name to tena of tfioiiRands'
in -Wilkes cnty, have taken it iQfo hemhpbmh.smTejrTri-'
into ineir ueauti, tuai oecauce iue oiaueiAMn(,
has been placed umier martial law, mat
therefore fhere is no-law to puiiisiuriiuie.
aiid the" 'ttcmWand lawless can- nv
their own "wa v and aptmhmate the prp
crty of their neighbors to Iheir ownioj
Section 30 and 37 provUes-f-T the extension
ffi'lftbs wifb liilenl to itOfjPRd -'i-wSHIufr-, rageSTtS w-C
witljn three tnoniKs nt I i-f -re t!,- commonces ior twelve of those outlaws, headed by a
m. iitofproc-edinisin baiikruptcvpawn.plrdge.rQArad, vh0 savs he bails from Mary
for dmrawire of otbis 4ha by tetU fidc iraiis-J ij .jy -,ny ,nuuilir. M-alustW$.
. uon m ine or.unar y oi ". aH but himself -CltlZCne Ot IttCS, lliaae
. t 1. . . I . - .l,..ii .K K . I.....r At. - - . . , .
of the act to parties m fwfriuersbip, ...d for the "7 m" """i : raid through a portion ot that cotrnty,
4ted
ictioD
io drdiiiary wiu.lin' Qp'of 'pjiiltnt'fshiji'''
onUtAif their dale, aud i ,
c)ass,ifled as to the title of slrtject mailer.
Section 39, 40. 4 1 "" j 42. provide that
persoos absent with intent lo defraud oreditors.
obtains
I tioamrofi.
83t ion 3ij re.pi ires
ners in the C'tse m .the or
Lit-im. t..-voi ill nti. a we til 1.1.1 ltlllld V-
tuereof, Hi'-wllV CJUrl ot tile L ijlltyj - ,1.1 i,......iJJr
i:V r;;:i-rv4 irvrff.n..,i. ! force good citizens whom' they happened
Lk ptN.) -. Wrrwocr I-ooKjso.-Tliere
was on the field with the Fife f"X bounds.
the tfuBr dayi a iiobl 'afd, beloiigiv ; -to
Ulark, of Woruiistah, which gained re- '
qqwii for itself immensely" beyond any of
i i ... r..Ti.. . r-T-r.-TM ,immrriMn.MMwij
lua itiiiuwa. (in. auiuiai MeeojnLnie-iMiHf-
Utf close seeeosion, s uno leaps which cer
tainly serve 'o be placed on record. At
two "different planes oa - Tsoustitt, thia - - -horse
cleared a four and a half atone
dyke,- with a rail on the top of it, making
a leap, iu the oue. Instance of sixteen, and '
or wbo lake any. met bod to forestall the legal
' Section 45, 46,47. 48, 49 anj 50 provide for
tbe punifcbment of ntlicer. ol'llie -'qu. t who act
wrongly with iutntioU iu bsnkruplcr proceed
service of jusl and proved'rrainM against tbem, I ftijs wiih a title uot fes than $300 or more tliag
are to have their pronertv proceeded upon at 50t, aad for .irupo.soniuent for less than five
are to - have their properly proceeded upon
the demands of creditors, who are to follow the
same measures tbey would were the bankruptcy
opon TcluaUry application. - '
Tuara. Also provides Ihe same punnumeul lor
malfeasance oo the partf ail person wbosbah" J
forge or cause to be forged, or knowingly allow
r-.nRfauMtat'AAM.ltLlki.i !?i'ln.ii.- mlif it
man ana uis sister in iue ieso wun a
team, took the animals, and then hung
the man to a limb until be was nearly
fdead, when they cut him down and car-.
ned him to their cam a .prisoner, uortng
the night, be watched bis opportunity
and ..madahis escape, jalld,.c9.llcjnAJKJSL
dozen of ciffzens. Attacked the despara-
does in their camp captofing a half d.J
Between I'.arusmur aud Kit km ay a de p
iMit,iftls tt. ltin-bread th. w.ll
a dyke two or three feet iu' higtt onjuo
opposite side, and rather a rising grouudj
wa cleared sthe horse making a leap o
twenty-one feel - -
Oa the 15th ult, a destitute Confeder
ate soldier applied, for .admission into the.
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soldiery jJLorne Lvh?"aoAIa ?J'
fused.
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