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THE PATRIOT AND TIMES.
voLjasran GREENSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1869. [NO. 48.
Physicians.
A. S. Porter,
Wast Market St., (near Times Office.)
It. »'. Glenn,
Weal Market, McCoiinel bnil.liutf.
Jat. K. JlaH,
Nortli Elm, opposite court-house.
J. £'. Logan,
Corner West-Market and Greene.
Watrhmakrrs and Jewellers.
W. II. Farrar,
South Elm, op|M«ite Express Office.
David Scott,
East Market, Albright'* block.
Business Directory.
ttorneys at Law.
.Votl •'• Scott,
North Elm, «*pp<..*He Court House.
Ilillard, llutin .t- Glister,
North Elm. oppuR.tB Court House, (»ee
advertisement.;
Adams A- Staples,
Second Hour. Tste building.
a del .(- Scale;
Sorth Room, Patrick How,in rear of 1 or,
ier A EckVa Drug Store.
iB«ibecarles and Dragglst*.
H II til ..... U.IK,
West Market Street, McCoiinel building.
,l West '-M*a*r'k■ et, next courth, ouse, (/see adi v.;\
tnrtioneer.
/.'. PettTCt.
barbers.
II Mrs ■(■ T.7'./.
North Elm. opposite Court House.
:. inkers and Instnaiiir .tyenis.
'.. Kellogg,
South Elm, Tale building, (see adv.)
Wilson a) tikobt '-.
South Elm, opposite Express Office, (see
r not :iuil Shoe Makers.
;.' Kick ScklageJ,
West Market, opposite Mansion Hotel.
riot. s. ii.if/s.
Usvie -t.. 4 doors North Susie's coiner.
;-^:ir Mauiilaeliirer.
^^,nli Elm, Caldwell block.
nbinrt .Makers and Undertakers.
John I. I'rilckrU,
S..ulli Elm, near Depot.
II,,. Collins,
Corner of Svcainorc and Davis streets.
i ontraclorin Kriek-work.
David McKaigkt.
•ntrnctors in Woori-work.
I .1. • ■lli'r.
.1 ■ I . tfukir*.
Da > I. ten
fonferiioners.
f DrS ■■
ilinl cut • •■■• s ■'•''
Dr.'ss-MakinB :■.»« fasbiniis.
Mrs. V .Wuu/i f.
s* il Elm. . —• adv.)
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Si .: iloul to ! ... • I '■'■.■•■
Dentists.
J. II 11 ■ ■ '
Farmer's Department.
How FARMERS SAVE MoxEY.-They
take good papers, ami read them.
They keep accounts of farm opera-tions.
They do not leave their implements
scattered over the farm, exposed to
rain, snow, or heat.
They repair tools and buildings at
the proper time, and do not suffer a
subsequent three-fold expenditure of
time and money.
They use their money judiciously,
and do not attend auction sales to pur-chase
all kinds of trumpery because
it is "cheap."
They see that their fences are well
repaired, and their cattle are not found
grazing in the meadows, or grain-fields,
or orchards.
They do not refine to make experi-ments
in a small way of many new
tilings.
They plant fruit trees well, care fir
them, and of course get good crops.
They practice economy by giving
their stock good shelter during the
winter, also good food, inking out all
that is unsound, half rotten, or mouldy.
They do not keep tribes of cats and
snarling dogs around their premises,
who eat up more in a month than they
are worth in a life time.
Lastly, they read the advertisements,
know what is going on, and frequently
save money by it.
Successful farming is made up by
attention to little things. The farmer
who does it best earns his money with
best appreciation, and uses it with best
results. Such men are the u salt of
the earth."
SAVETHE BoNKS.—There is no far.
nier but has more or less offal of bones.
These can be saved from the soup ket-tle,
roasting oven, and other depart j
incuts of the kitchen, as well as from'
the slaughter pen. The hoofs of beef,
bones of the head, &C, which are usu-
* THE OUTCAST.
BY S.
Sigh for her. pray fbr her,
She's lonely and sad,
Pitv her. Is? kind to her,
Tho' she is bad.
Sigh for her, pray for her,
Thro' the lone street;
She wauders for the nins of her,
Have brooght rags and hare feet.
OSes—*ho was joyous,
Knowing nothing of not-row;
2ivir,—she is boisterous
And heeds not the morrow.
Still speak to her kindly
Not with jocularity;
With feelings of charity,
Restore her heart's chastity.
17 Au act in relation to municipal the national government, designed bv
[Requires the Comims- its patriotic founders tor geueral good":
elections.
sioners of the several incorporated
towns of the St Me to appoint three
penons to hold municipal elections for
Mayor and Commissioners,and requires
said Judges to make duplicate returns
of such elections—one to the Register
Now, therefore, be it known, that I,
Andrew Johnson, President of the
United States, by virtue of the power
and authority in me vested by the Con-stitution,
and in the name of the sover-*•
-■. . i' 1 ™ e"■ig■sns p|aevoipnlte/ woaf. tihine \1. 'nIHiLteI du .S<tta«itiet s.~,i, udoi'
OI Weeds of the county and the other to hereby proclaim and declare uncondi-the
Secretary of tin town.j : tionaUy and without reservation, to all — rt . - . J iivuiiiij nun MIIIIWUI 1 «*Q«J • » illlVll. K\f €**:
•1 2 n l,,corf,°,r,i,t<' Wlwr Hill and to every person who directly or in
hlsir.-, Uairetl
II
Atreets.
rt hand. U|
build .
Dry <;<>.->:!s. Grocers ami Prndwce
Dealers.
v .'/ 1
En ' Market AlbrightV new building.
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1 Eaxl Market and North Elm.
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J II, ill
. Eitst Markel and Davie streets.
If. I) I ..'•■■.
; ■ \|.. ■ . • Ubriglifs new building.
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\v,-.' Market, opposite I'oiter & Kck.-I,
.»■ C.
\\ -1 Mai k<-t. op[sMile Court House.
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South Elm. near Depot, (see adv.)
i:. Ii. Valet.
South Elm.
S,, ■■! .{ 1,
1 Ippneite Southern Hotel.
J 11. Kli'«.
East Market Btreet.
C StetU,
Corner Easl Mai Wet and DaVM
p ii'. v. /;•..'.■.»•.
Corner South Elm and Svoainoie.
I: <garl ■'. Uurray,
' East Market, Koiilh Sids.
louiidi) and Machine Sliop.
.1 II 1,.,,./.,1.
Washington St.. "n the Ilailroail.
Uroeers ami t'oiileetioneis.
: ,(■ II kite.
East Markel. uexl Post Office.
General Emitrratton »Hh'«'- •"«
%%'esl :in«i Snnlh-We»l.
/...,.;. /:..,,.<■.
Ceu I Soulhem Asent, H and ' •.
W 1 -: Market. ofi|sjsite Mansion Hotel.
GnilfnrsJ Land Aseney ol" Xorih-
4'arolina.
J 0 /.' Hretter, Uen'l Agent.
\Vest Market, opposite Manstou Hotel.
Hamess-maken.
J. II'. S. Parker,
Easl Market St., near Court House.
■ /.'. Tk
Cuiiur South Elm and Sycamore.
Hotels.
- rfcrn Hotel. Scales A Black, proprietors,
West Market, near Conn House.
Hauler 1 Uotel, J T. Keese, proprietor,
East Market, mar C t House.
1 iiimir Dealers.
//■ i„ ,l- Bugbce. Wholesale Dealers,
West Market st.. Garrett Building.
Livery stables.
II". ./. Edmondeon,
Dam- atreet.
-tlillinery anil Lady's floods.
iln II . 8 .!/,...,•',
East ^Market, Albright's new building.
"Hu-ic ami iiiisieal Instruments.
Pro) I l: Maurice,
South Elui, («eo adv.)
1 ailors.
»'. /.. Fowler,
WTi st-Morket, . pposlte Southern Hotel.
1 inner*.
■' /■: (/Sulliran,
Corner \V«sl Market and Ashe streets.
'• '• Votes,
•".'!. Elm.
^■•teffranhers.
" ■ ■■ Vale,.
\V.
the
It.,
ally thrown away on slaughtering day.
arc all of service if properly saved.—
Any kind of dry bones brings from lil-leeii
to twenty dollars per ton, and
there is no farmer but can save more
or hss. There is nothing makes bet-ter
manure, and there are bone mills
all over tho country to grind thein.—
Tanners can use them profitably them-selves.
Sulphuric acid, (oil of vitriol.)
which can be purchased by the earbov
at three cents a pound, will, inside of
forty-eight hours, dissolve twice its
weight of bones. This makes a fertili-zer
equal to the best Peruvian guano,
and I regard it for all kinds of grow-ing
crops, or grass, as the most valua-ble
manure a farmer ean use. Don't
waste the bones of any animal you kill,
or which dies na the farm.
EFFICACY OF ONIONS.—A writer
says: '• We are troubled often with
severe coughs, the result of colds of
long standing, which may turn to con-sumption
or premature death. Hard
coughs cause sleepless nights by con-stant
irritation of the throat, and a
strong effort to throw off offensive
matter from the lungs. The remedy
proposed has often been tried, and is
simply to take into the stomach before
retiring for the night a piece of raw-onion
after chewing. This esculent in
an uncooked state is very heating, and
collects the water from the lungs and
throat, causing immediate relief to the
patient."— Wash hit/Ion Chronicle.
MINCE PIES.—Take oue pound of
beef, free from skin and strings, and
chop it very fine ; then two pounds of
suet, which likewise pick and chop;
then add three pounds of currants
nicely cleaned and perfectly dry, one
pound and a half of apples, the peel
and juice of a lemon, half a pint of
sweet wine, half a nutmeg, and a few
cloves and mace, with pimento in fine
-' Market,
Hairs.
Tu""'-Mi s.
fN. , '. Kelt,
i-'V.'n Elm.
sign
pposile Court House,
powder; have citron, orange, and
lemon peel ready, and put some in each
of the pics when made.
and Ornamental I»aintiiiK<
•i Inffoltl,
!•• 1 Market, Albright's block.
CHARCOAL FOB SWINE.—In every
hog pen there should be a trough, iu
which there should be deposited week-ly,
a quantity of charcoal. The hog
eagerly devours this substauce, and is
greatly beuetittedand strengthened by
its constant use. It prevents many
unpleasant diseases, and contributes
largely to the fatty secretions.
From the Standard.
CAPTIONS
Of Lair* and Jiexnlutionx pa**eil hy the
General Asxemblg of the State at it*
prcxent Scxxion.
ACTS.
1 An act in regard to obtaining
license to practice law in this State.—
[Provides that all persons who have
heretofore obtained license from the
Supreme Court to practice in the late
Comity Courts shall beallowed to prac-tice
in the Superior Courts.]
■J An act to provide for the col-lection
of taxes iu Carteret county for
the year 1868. [The tax lists were not
furnished the sheriff, and in consequence
the county is without means of sup-porting
the poor and for the county
purposes. This act authorizes the
Commissioners to furnish the list and
the sheriff to collect taxes.]
.'} An act to incorporate the X. ('.
.Mutual Home Insurance Company.—
[Creates certain parties a body corpor-ate
under this name, to insure against
loss by tire, lightning or tornado, lie
quires the deposit of *'-'lU"M> with
Public Treasurer and a subscribed
capital stock of $100,000 before any
policy is issued, and authorizes the
issuing 1.;'policies on both the Mutual
and Stock plans.)
4 An act to provide for the registra-tion
of voters iu all Special elections
in the State. [Allowsall persons here-tofore
registered to vote in all special
elections, and rcquiiesallother persons
to register before voting, subject to all
the requirements of the general regis-tration
law of the State.]
."> An act to incorporate the Land
and Lumber Company of Sorth Caro-lina.
(Authorizes a capital stock, not
exceeding11,000,000, and requires ¥-•""»,-
I 000 to be subscribed bttfore the Com-pany
can organize. Purpose of the
; Company : Erecting saw mills, plan
ing mills and all kinds of machinery.
i For the manufacture of doors, sash.
blinds, barrells. boxes and agricultu-ral
implements.]
Ii An act for the relief of Jan. F.
' White former Sheriffof Gaston county.
I [Authorizes the collection of arrearages
I of taxes for 1866-'67, provided that he
shall not collect from any person who
who makes affidavit that he has al-ready
paid. Authority ceases July 1,
1809.]
7 An act to amend the charter of the
Oheraw and Coalfield Railroad Com-pany.
[Authorizes the Construction
of tiie road from such a point on the
South Carolina line as may be selected
to a point-on tho Wilmington. Char-lotte
and Kutheifoid railroad at or
near Watlesboro, with the privilege of
extending the same across the track
of said road to the North Carolina rail-road
at or near Salisbury. Allows the
Company live years to complete road
and changes name to Chcraw and
Salisbury llailroad Company. Pro-vides
against discrimination in favor
of either X. C. or S. (.'. llailroad.]
8. An act for the relief of P. T.
Massey and E. C Hill, of Johnston
county. I Parties had been amerced
iu sum ©1 $1,000 for non-payment of
taxes. This act remits the judgment
and allows their fees.]
9. An act to provide for the holding
of municipal elections iu North Caro-lina.
[Prohibits non-residents from
voting in municipal elections, anil ten
days residence constitutes a qualified
voter.]
10 An act for the relief of .lames
lluiuly late clerk ofthe county court ol
Carteret. [Releases him from ji d;
meiitfor failing to return to State Audi
tor abstract of taxables.]
11 An act to reenact and confirm
certain acts of the General Assembly
authorizing the issue of State bonds
to and lor the Tarboro' and Williams
ton llailroad company, and the
Chatham Railroad company.
12 An act to amend the charter of
the city of Wilmington.
13 An act to amend the charter of
the city of XTew hern.
14 An act in favor of builders of
certain public mills. [Confers on
County Commissioners all powers con-ferred
on County Courts by Chapter 7
of the Revised Code.]
15 An act to authorize the Public
Treasurer to supply temporary de
ticiencies iu the Treasury. [Authorizes
the Treasurer to borrow such sums as
are necessary to meet the interest on
the public debt due January 1st, 1M>J,
at a rate of interest not to exceed 8
per cent, and pledge the first moneies
collected from taxation for reimburse
ment of said accounts.]
10 Au act for holding special terms
of the Superior Court of Craven county.
[Authorizes and requires a epecal
term of Craven Superior Court 011 the
3d Monday in January next by the
Judge of the 3d Judicial District for
the trial of criminal cases.]
Railroad Company. [Creates certain
parties a body corporate for the pur-pose
of constructing a railroad to be,
operated by steam, horse or other I
power, from Silver Hill DavisonCoun-ty
to the nearest practicable point 011
the X. C. Railroad.]
19 An act to incorporate the Con-tentuea
Manufacturing Company.—
[Creates certain parties a body cor-porate
in Pitt and Greene Counties for
the manufacture ofall kinds of lumber.
wood ware, breadstuffs, cotton and
woolen fabrics.]
20 An act to incorporate the Salem
Fire Company.
21 A joint resolution in relation to
banks. [Appoints a joint committee
ofthe Legislature for the investigation
of the condition ofthe Literary Fund
and the Sinking funds of all banks of
the State which have suspended opera-tion,
in which the State, or any State
institution is interested as stockholders
or otherwise. Authorizes the employ-ment
of clerical aid, counsel or experts,
administer oaths, send for persons or
papers, and to proceed to such places
in the State as the necessity ofthe in-vestigation
may require, ami to insti-tute
such examination of books, papers
and premises as they may deem ne-cessary.]
22 Resolution in favor of J. W.
Fisher. [Releases hint from the pay-ment
of line for failing to send State
Auditor abstract of taxables iu time
required by law.]
L'.'S Resolution concerning, sheriff of
Carteret county. [Authorizes former
sheriff to collect arreages of taxes for
ls00-'07.]
21 Resolution in regard to the co-operation
of the State of North .Caro-lina
and the Slate of Tennessee in
certain enterprises. |Suggests and
invites a committee ofthe Legislature
of Tennessee to visit Raleigh and con-fer
with a committee of the Legislature
of North Carolina ill reference to the
various railroad enterprises in which
the two States are concerned.]
23 Resolution in favor of .1. C.
Gnlick. [Relieves him as Clerk of
the County Court of Henderson from
the penalty of amercement for failing
to make return of Unlisted taxes for
the year isus within the time required
b\ l'aw.j
RESOLUTIONS.
1 Resolution in favor of sheriffs.—
[Allows 10 cents mileage for each mile
travelled for making ejection returns.]
2 Resolution allowing mileage and
per diem to members banned by the
Fourteenth Amendment.
:\ Resolution for recess from Decem-ber
21, 1808, to Jan. 4, I860.
4 Resolution providing a Committee
of Investigation.
» Resolution on Tobacco tax. [lie
quests Senators and Representatives
in Congress to endeavor to have said
tax reduced to 10 cents per pound.]
(J Resolution for relief of James
Cansler. sheriff of .Macon county.—
[Releases him from penalty for non-payment
of taxes in the time piescrib
ed'bylaw'l
7 Resolution in favor of the clerk ol
Haywood County Court. [Releases
him from judgment of $1,000 for fail-ing
to make clue return of abstract of
taxables to the Public Auditor.
8 Resolution to raise a joint com-mittee
to investigate the management
of the Bank of North Carolina and
P.ank of Cape Fear. [Empowers the
committee to examine books, employ
counsel, and send for persons ami pa-pers,
and report what legislation is
necessary or practicable to secure the
best interest of the State in these insti-tutions.]
!l Resolution providing for the ap-pointment
of a committee to inquire
into all the facts attending the pur-chase
of the site for the Penitentiary
and other property, with power to
send for persons, swear witnesses, anil
report on or before dan. 1">, I860.
directly participated in the late insur-rection
or rebellion, a full pardon and
amnesty for the offense of treason
against the United States, or ot adher-ing
to their enemies during the late
civil war, with restoration of all rights,
privileges ami immunities under the
Constitution and the laws which have
bean made in pursuance thereof.
In testimony whereof. I have signed
the.se presents by my band, and have
caused the seal of ths United States
to be hereunto affixed.
Done at the city of Washington the
2."ith day of December, iu the year of
our Lord 1808, and of the indepen-dence
ot the United States of America
the 93d.
AXDItKW .lOIINSOX.
By the President:
w. ii. SEWAHD, Acting Secretary
of State.
THE PENITENTIARY.
Before the legislature adjourned,
Mr. Bobbins, the Senator from Rowan,
presented the following paper in regard
to the extravagant action ofthe Com-mittee
iu locating the Penitentiary:
To the Senate of Xorth Carolina :
At the summer session of this Gen-eral
Assembly, I was appointed a mem-ber
ol the Committee for the location
and purchase of a site for the Peniten-tiary,
It is well known that I entirely dis-approved
of the action taken in the
matter by the majority of said Com-mittee,
Eight thousand acres of poor
land, fifteen or twenty miles from the
site of the Penitentiary, were piirchas
ed by the majority at tirelre ami a half
dollars per acre, when the same land
changed hands at fufjf five cent* per
acre only a week or two before that
time. Certainly, nothing could be
more extraordinary. The purchase of
so much land, at any price, and in such
a place, wasuselcss and unwise,and,in
my opinion, was not authorised by
the spirit and intent of the act under
which that Committee was appointed.
After the majority had indicated
their decision, I was anxious to have
the whole subject submitted again to
this General Assembly for its judg-ment
; and I must express my displeas-ure
and surprise at the haste with
which the papers were executed and
tin pttrcltttxr money paid, thus making
the bargain, as far as possible, irrever-sible.
The general plan of the institution,
contemplated by the majority, 1 deem
unwise and even visionary: and do
not consider myself, therefoie, a suita-ble
person to assist in carrying it out.
For the foregoing, ami other reasons,
I beg that I may be excused from fur-ther
service on said Committee, and
that some other Senator may, if it is
thought desirable, be appointed iu my
stead. Very respectfully,
\\'M. M. ItOIUllNS.
Raleigh, Dec. 10, 1*08.
A GREAT INVENTION OR DISCOY-EBY—
HOUSES MADE FIRE-PKOOF.—
The new tlieatre Delle Logge, in Flor-ence,
is now completed. All of the
timber and woodwork in that tlieatre
was prepared by the Borghi process;
all the coverings of the seats and all
the. seeuery were thus made non-inflam-mable
; and, that no doubt might lift
ger as to the perfect safety of the buil-ding,
two days before it was opened
to the public some inflammable mate-rial
was carried on the stage, and an
attempt made to set the theatre On fire,
which ignominionsly aud totally failed.
The proprietor of the theatre invited
his friends to witness the experiment -.
the stage was set with a drawing-room
.scene, the wings aud back being of or-dinary
scenery : aud t« this fire was
applied, and every one lelt the Btage.
The flames spread quickly, cousunied
the scenery which had not been sub-jected
to Borghi's process, ami then
stopped short and died out, leaving
the prepared scenery, the flies, tlie
ropes, and the stage uiiscurched. Xo
effluvia from the prepared substances
is perceptible even to the most fastidi-ous
nostrils, although night after night
the theatre has been crowded and the
temperature hasbeen high.—.Vnr York
World. _
A BARH HISTORICAL CIUIORITV.—
In the month of June, 1800, a treaty
of peace was made with the trilics of
the Great and Little Osage Indians,
at which time the President (James
Madison) was authorized by Congress
to present a token of peace and friend-ship,
which was dime, iu the shape of
a silver modal weighing three ounces
and four peony-weights—bearing on
one side the inscription of " Peace and
Friendship," with the friendly grip of
a savage and military hand clnsiicd
together; above, the calumet and
tomahawk are distinctly seen, and, on
the other side, the profile of James
Madison, with the inscription, "James
Madison. President ofthe United States,
1800," The medal was brought to this
city by an old countryman and sold to
a jeweler of this place for its value as
old silver. It would be a valuable
relic for lovers of antiquarian and his-torical
curiosities.- Raleigh Sintinel.
A PROCLAMATION.
Jiy the 1'rrxident ofthe United State* of
America:
Whereas the President of the United
States has heretofore set forth several
proclamations offering amnesty aud
pardon to persons who had been or
were concerned in the late rebellion
against the lawful authority ol the gov-ernment
of the United States, which
proclamations were severally issued on
the eighth day of December 1»«3, on
the 36th day of March, 1864, on the
39th day of May, 1805, on the ,th day
of September, 1867, and on the 4th day
OfJuly in the present year; and where-as
the authority ofthe Federal govern-ment
having been re-established in all
the States and territories within the
jurisdiction of the United States, it is
believed that such prudential res-ervations
and exceptions as at the
dates of said several proclamations
were deemed ueccessary and proper,
may now be wisely aud justly relin-quished,
aud an universal amnesty aud
pardon for participation in said - ' '
lion, extended to all who have
A BENEVOLENT GOVERNMENT.—
At the headquarters of the Feedmcifs
Bureau in Winchester on Monday last
were gathered groups of able-bodied
negro nun and women, perfectly hale
and hearty, to whom were issued out
large supplies of clothing, blankets,
cotton, &C, M without money and with
out price." Seeing this, an old gentle-man,
a veteran of the war of 1812, who
today bears honorable wounds receiv-ed
infighting for '• the best government
the world ever saw," went forward and
asked for a coat to cover his shivering
body. He was put off with a promise
of one should there IK- any over after
the colored man and brother was sup-plied.
.
Bully for the Government!—Win-ihesttr
Times.
Destitution in New York.—It is esti-mated
that no less than two hundred
thousand persons are now residing in
Xew York city who have no work, no
real homes, and no means which insure
A HlMAN WAIE.—Tin" Wytheville
IHs/atck of last week says:
There is now at the Poor House of
Wythe county a deaf and dumb youth,
whose name, parentage and connec-tions
are entirely unknown, lie got
off the train ot the Virginia and Ten-nessee
railroad going West, at Mt.
Airy depot, about six Weeks ago, and
finding no other home, has been taken
lo the poor house. He sccins to be
about lo yean of age, is 5 feet 7 inches
high, light haired, gray eyes, sallow
coinplexioned. with a prominent nose
and rather receding chin. He has ap-parently
been taught the deafand dumb
alphabet, and frequently uses it, but
cannot be got to communicate by it
with any one acquainted with it. He
seems also to be acquainted with the
use of letter; but will not connect them
Intelligibly, either when printed, or by
writing. Attention is called to his
case as that of a human e*tray whose
identification may be not only inipor
taut to himself but a source of anxiety
to his relatives if he has any.
THE I'NCOLLEC TED TAX of the lain
insurrectionary States amounts to
nearly i?.'i,000,000, which is a lien upon
the real estate upon which it is assess
able. Of this the Commissioner says;
The further postpondment of this
subject can relieve it of none of its
embarrassments, and landholders and
purchasers are alike entitled to its
early solution. Unless it is deemed
wise, in view ot the difficulties suggest-ted,
and ofthe impoverished condition
of the South, to abate its iincnllecteil
portion altogether, I would recommend
the passage of a law allowing its as
sumption by the several States within
a diflnite period, coupled with a reason-able
premium for such assumption, and
authorizing and directing the internal
revenue officers, in caseol non-payment,
by the State, and upon a new basis of
taxation, to proceed with the assess
ment and collection.
BUFFALOES BY THE MILLION.—A
gentleman just from the plains informs
us that buffaloes are at this time to lie
found in immense herds. At a dis-tance
of two hundred and fifty miles
west of the Missouri river, on the Kan-sas
Pacific road, he passed through
a herd covering a surface of five hun-dred
square miles, containing probably
over a million buffaloes. The number
of dead buffaloes lying on the line of
the road, shot by passengers as the
cars go along, is very great, and our
informant says there is enough meat
them a livelihood. Some of them beg I lyjuj, (|„.n' at this time, easy of trans-or
steal outright; but a large number
eke but a miserable existence by run-ning
into debt for lodging and board,
or by borrowing from week to week of
whomsoever will lend them, or by quar-tering
theniselvesoureluctant relatives
or friends. The result is reported to
be an aggregate of want, squalor,
misery and degradation fearful to con-template.
__
Two San Francisco policemen tried
to arrest a Chinaman last week. They
found it necessary to leave him a mo-ment,
and so handcuffed him with his
arms each side of a lamp post. When
pnrtatJOIl, to feed all the jioor paopta
of America.—Seir York Time*.
A RICH MAN.—The Bothschild who
died lately ill France is found to have
left an estate of about four hundred
millions of dollars. His family is con-sequently
iu easy circumstances. In
this country he would have passed for
a rich man. All classes of people seem
to have mourned his death, and his
body was followed to the grave by
about five thousand people--chiefly
the poor ofthe neighborhood in which
he lived. He is said to have been very-charitable,
and was universally lielov-they
returned their prisoner was gone ; . v\^b speaks much more in praise
—he had climbed up the post aud „, his character than does the enor-swung
his arms.over the top.
The Sentinel learns that Mr. Richard
Short, a member of the House of Re-presentatives
from Pitt count)' died
rebel-borne
any part therein, will tend to secure
permanent peace, order and prosperity states is no go.
throughout the land, and to renew and | leu(| „ |iaterrin
fully restore confidence and fraternal
feeling among the whole people and
their respect for and attachment to
suddenly at the residence of his mother,
in Nash county on the 24th instant, of
heart disease.
The sale of Cuba to the United
Spain refines even to
ear to the proposition.
First shad of the season at Newbern
on Thursday last.
nious wealth he
Jfme York Time*.
had accumulated.—
The repprt of the Treasurer of Vir-ginia
makes the following exhibit of
the public debt of the State:
GUI registered ami okl coupon debt,
outstanding, November 4, 1868, 832,-
j 808,032.94.
The amount of interest funded Nov.
. 1, was 86j783,05L18.
The amount of bills guaranteed by
j the Stare, is *1,73"...'">*o.OO.
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