The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-04-29

TAXES.-The tax law seems to be hard to un-
derstand-it is entirely too complicated, and as
SCISSORS find much difficulty. 1t would be just as
easy to make plain law as to make one mystfed
with indefinite provsos and innumerable words.
Inasmuch as lawyers make the laws it would be
better to appoint lawyers to take the tax lists,
make the lawyers make simpler laws.
| The following paragraph from the Greensboro
| Patriot may be of use to tax assessors:
| Hints TO assessors Tax Blanks furnish
ed to the Assessors has column for Interest re-
ceived or due" This may lead TO error, because
there is tax on Interest, heretofore. The
tax is laid Noney at interest; consequently the
whole amount of money at interest is to be given
in, after making the deductions provided for in
the 18th section of the new Revenue act. The
money ut interest and the cash on hand or on
deposit may all be given in together, and put down
| In the same column, as suggested In the Comp
trollerS card"
pa The 10th Annual Convention Of the Pro-
be he'd at Chapel Hill on the second Wednesday in
May, being the l4th of the month
THE ENEMY AT NEwBERN.-We CLEAN some
items from the Raleigh journal concerning affairs
=
getting ready for forward movement in some d.
rectiol, Raleigh probably. Skirmishing between
the pickets are Of frequent occurrence. Last week
a squad of Capt. Andrews men encountered the
yankee pickets, killing five, woundng six and tax
ing or two prisoners. No loss reported on our
side. Several traitors have recently been arrested
| in the vicinity of Ncwbern, and Is sent to the
prison at Salisbury.
"HON." JOHN NJ. BoTTs.-A Richmond cor
respondent speaking Of matters and things in that
| city, says: .
"John Minor Bolts, who claims to be neutral
in this war; is to be released Cor has been released
1t is said that his liberty will be restricted to his
own farm, or at least to its immediate vicinity
Mr. Bolts has beer confined to the military prison
here for several weeks"
| He ought to have been hung long ago
| From TENNEssEE.-The Memphis Appeal of
the llth, says that detachment of Col Forests
cavalry and party of Texan Rangers under
! Major Thomas Harrison, 800 strong, were attacked
Tuesday after the battle of Shiloh by the Fed
erals. The latter repulsed with loss Of $50
killed and wounded and 4S taken prisoners The
Confederate loss 10 killed and wounded Col
Forrest painfully but not dangerously
wounded
| The capture of Island No. 10 was made on
| the Sth The men threw their guns in the river
spiked the cannon and scutted the floating battery
and transports. 1000 of our men escaped and
1000 were captured. .s
Should the report be true that General Bragg
has command of the Tennessee river below the
Federal gunboats, justified in confidently
hoping for such blow II the Federal cause as
must put an end to il. aggressive movements in
the Mississippi valley. Not only will the Federal
army be harrassed and searfully mp in its fight
towards Nashville, but the large fotilla of Federal
gunboats and transports on the Tennessee fsaid to
number one hundred) must be captured or
destroyed by forces, destroyed by the
Federals themselves TO prevent them from falling
into the hands of the Confederates.
FEDERAL paIsoNERs.-About one thousand
Prisoners passed up the river last night, says the
Selma (Ala) Reporter, board the steamer ST.
Charles and Jas. Battle route for Montgomery.
They were principally irun Indiana, Ohio, and
Michigan, and were quite free in saying that when
they got out of their present condition they
would not fight for the abolitionists again.