St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-03-13

r in USE. valu,.l above So. is. for ons
h"Isr 81: for tive h,rss.<. s.. when y,l,,l
r over 5000. S.; when valuri ov.r s;l0
$40; gold watches in use. 81: silver
! watchss. in use. al crnis: plate of gold
in ,,,e. 80 cents per ounce. troy; Mate
Of silver. ia usr. J CENTS per ounce, troy
on slaughtered cattle. 80 cents each M.
Including those slaughtered by any per.
son fur their own CONSUMPTION: "u hny.
lO cents: sheep. ) cents. These H.,
taxes are To br levied annually. when the
specified animals mr. slaughtered for s.,l,
On each passenger. l,y railway, , mill,
per mile; ditto. per Steamboat. mill Der
mile. On the gross rec 'ipt. Of omnibusss.
ferry boats. ami hors: Railways. three nr
centum. On int rest ami Ill, i'll, n.is laid
by banks aud savings institutions, three
per crutum. On Interest: on coupons ,.s;i
by railroads on b .nls or other evidences
Of indebtedness. three per crn,um. O,
advertisements. five Pr cent on amount
If gross receipts. whether published in
newspapers. magazines. ar either literary
. W. HSVs Utfe ~ an IA.
come duty Of three per r,n,um on all in
comes over $500, dc;ucting all other l,c,I
taxes and income derived from BAN,
stock. railroad bnn.l>: "a. also. on salaries
or pay frnm the United States. or on ac.
count Of holding any official positions un
der the Government. whether civil. mi-
tary. naval. or Other. There IL u dcduc
ton in tn. payment If all salaries Of off,
GERS i'll the scrvicr. of the United STATES.
whether civil. military. naval. or others.
including Senators aud members of the
House Of X. representatives.. of three per
| centum.
Next comes stamp duties On deeds.
notes. wills. bonds, checks, ai'i layits, bills
81 lading. Insurance policies. aal various
other commercial n'rl legal papers. Their.
Is another series # stamp duties on all
patent medicines. Then per ccn,acc on
all lcgacics, AMI distribution of shar. Of
personal estates Of deceased Irrs,,r,., Va
ry:ng from one to five per crntrm, uc-
corning to the degree of relationship.
ES- The New York Trib"n. SAYS:
but for slavery We would have hal no
civil war.
But for slavery. VIZ w'ii MT now b.,
iHcnnced with the armed intervention Vt
foreign powers. undertaken especially to
c"nSumnatc the Acknowledgement Of the IA.
ton.
d. y"u ask how to put down the rcL.l
lion Dcaroy Iaury.
-" you ask how IL prevent E,rop"an
Intervention. b. ,i"rrivng it of it, only
occasion and its only prctrxt: DESTROY
SLAVERY :"
The Chicago Times replies:
but tor abolitiurisn ": should have
aad no civil war.
But for ab"litioni>m. We should not now
he mcnacrd with the armed in.rrv.n,io,
1t foreign powers, undertaken expressly
t" consummate the Acknowledgement of tho
nation
d" y"a ask how to putesl Nv IL, r...!-
!i"r' D"sfroy nf1J.'ioni.m
ID" y"u ask how "a prevent Eurnpcan
H. d,privin- it of it, only
'ccasi"u aud Its onl y rret,xt? DESTROY
How TO STOP THE FLOW or BLo,p-
.I"uSckc' pcrs, thrcianrs and Others, in
kniv's. t""l. arl other sharp
Instruments. very Frequently r, GIVE So
we're cuts. from wh.rh the bl,..i flows
I'rofus-ly. ana "fcnlincs cndauycr. IL.
ltself.-l5lnni NAV lc naie to CHS. /,
How as f"lln">: Take the Gnc dust of
tea. bind it clos, II tin. wound 1T all
Zines accessible ah.s easily obtained. A.
ter the blood has ceased to flow. iauda-
mum nny be- a!van,agtnns!y applied /,
the wound. Die regard TO these in
woull save agitation Of mini.
and running f,r the >urgc"m. VIII" wnmll
probably MAX" no better prescription il be
were present.
Till D0oN ~ rmE W"aLD Whit this
change is to be We dare not even conicc
'ure. but We See in The h,av,..s themselves
some traces Of destructive "lrmcmts nnl
some in ii"aiions of their power. The
fragments Ut broken planets descent
ri mrf:' rc stones nr,u our gobc--and
the wheeling comets w.liing their l"se
material at tlie solar surface volcani:
eruption in our own sai-litc--the appear
anee "f new stars AMI the disappearance
Ut oihcrs-afe all fore" riad rvs nf ihat
impending cnnvnlsi.,n to which til. system
IT the world is .lo"a.eL. Thus placed on
a planet which is TO be burned up. aud
under heavens whish are t" pass away;
thus realizing AZ it were, On the cemeteries,
and dwelling upon the mausnl.:ums of the
former wcrl!s. let Is learn the lesson Of
humility and wisdom. If VIC have not al
ready been taught ii, the school of rcy.a-
ton.
f1- On last Frilav. sollier of one of
the regiments. near I'oolsville. was .ho.
dead " MIR. Cars"u. na.,agrr fnr Mrs
I"tt. OF that n.ighbcrhood. under the fol-
lowing circumstances: Mr.. Carson and =
;oung lady. daughter ef Mrs. Colt, were
riding home. when they were accu.tcd in
4 very vulgar manner by two soldiers, WHO
'oh' wed them home. The soldiers de-
,nanded admittance. and being refused.
hreI several bullets III ,ou.,L r. l,,,o