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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
An Enterprising Agent.

An enterprising travelling agent for 9 we'll
known Cleveland tombstone mandatory,
recently made visit to a small town in q
neighboripg county. Hearing in the vii.
lage that a man in a remote part of the
township had lost his wife, be thought he
would 60 and see him, and offer him con.
ISOLATION and grave stone, on his usual
reasonable terms. He started the road
was horrible, frightfui one, but the agent
peTsevered, and arrived at the bereaved
mans house. The bereaved mans hired
girl told the agent that the bereaved man
was splitting fence rails over in the pasture,
about two miles. The indefatigable agent
mounted his horse and started for the pas.
ture. After falling into all manner of mud.
holes, scratching himself with briers, and
tumbling over decayed logs. the agent
found the bereaved man. 10 q subdusd
voice he asked the man if be had lost his
wife. The man said be had. The agent
was very sorry to hear it. aud sympathized
very deeply with the man in his great sor.
row, but death, be said, was an insatiate
archer. and shot down all. of both high
and low degree. He informed the man
that "what was his loss was her gain" and
would be glad to sell him grave stone 10
mark the spot where the loved one slept.
marble or common stone, as be chose. at
prices defying competition. The bereaved
man said there was slight difficulty in the
way. Haven't you los: your wife ?'' in.
quired the agent. why, yes. have"
said the man, "but no grave stone ain'E
necessary for you see the cueaed crittef
amt dead ; she scooted with another man."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
Tngratttude to Parents.

There was once father who gave up er.
erything to his children-his house. his
fields. his goods-and expected that FIR
this his children would support him.. But
after he had been some time with his sop,
the latter grew tired of him, and said 70
him
Father, have had a son born to me
this night, and there. where your arm chair
stands, the cradle must come. Will you
not. perhaps. go to my brother, who has 8
larger room % ssds ny
Alter he had been some time with his
second son, be also grew tired of him and
said
Father, you like warm room, and. that
hurts my head Won't you go to my
brothers.. the baker %
The father went. aud after he had been
some time with the third son. be also found
him Troublesome, and said to him 80
Father, the people ruu in and out here
all day. as if it were a pigeon-house. aud
YOU cannot have your MONDAY sleep.
Would you not be better at my sister Kate 3,
rear the town wall 90
The old man remarked how the wind
blew. and said to himself: Yes. viii do
so; will go and try it with my daughter
women have softer hearts"
But after he had spent some time with
his daughter, she grew weary of him. and
said she was always so fearful when her
father went to church, or anywhere else,
and was obliged to descend the steep stairs.
and at her sister Ehzabeth's there were no
stairs to descend, as she lived on the ground.
| floor. -
For the sake of peace the old man went
to his other daughter. But after some
time she too was tired OF him. and told
him, by third person, that her house near
the water was too damp for man who suf.
fered from the govt, and her sister. the
graYe-digger's wife, at st. Johns. had
much drier lodgings. The old man thought
she was right, and went outside the gate to
his youngest daughter, Helen. But after
he had been three days with her. her little
son said to his grandfather:
"Mother said yesterday to cousin Eliza.
beth that there was no better chamber fog
you than eueh one as father digs
These words broke the old mans hsart.
so he sank back in his chair, and died.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
The Mine FaiIure.

Mr.. Wilkinson. the-Petet- burg CORES.
pondent of the New York Tribune, writes :
Grants perfectly-deyised plan of draw
ing the bulk of Lees army out of Peters
burg by feint movement upon Richmond
by the north bank of the James-and his
plan of opening passage for his troops
into Petersburg by overturning with gun
powder the rebel works nearest his own
lines-each wise, each feasible, both per-
fectly successful, have both been defeated
and wasted by subor"instes. l tell no Sc
cret when l say that Grant wrapped him
self In silence on Monday, and that his
heart was gnawed at by disgust and rage
and the statement of the Iact is the measure
of great soldiers appreciation of the mis-.
conduct which turned an accomplished
victory into ruinous disaster.
What was the affair of Saturday l
shall tell it only in the outlines, for it is my
desire to do nm wrong, yet my determine
ton is to tell the truth. So, until gather
the cure facts of the case, l will only say
generally that the commanders Of the corps
charged with the duty and entrusted with
the coveted honor of making the assault,
did not accompany the troops that led it
that not a commander of a division of the
| corps accompanied the troops; that the
work which their absence thus discredited
and impaired was left entirely to brigade
commanders that the charge made by the
leading force was not supported for three
quarters of an hour; that when they came
up to and entered in the crater produced by
the explosion of the mine, it founi 1t full
of the advance, in a necessarily disordered
state; that the delay IN supporting the lead
ing charge gave the rebels time to recover
from their confusion and terror caused by
the explosion. to gather opposite the breach
all their available force, to drive back into
the crater the force that had advanced be-
yond it, to train upon the fatal pit all their
artillery, to rain into it fire of musketry.
grape and canister. that tore remorselessIy,
and without the possibility of error of aim,
the solid mass of wriggling. heaving twist
ing. crawling, helpless soldiers. black and
white, that, Inextricably intermingled, de-
fed all attempts to tactically extricate them
The survivors crawled out of the hell hole
one by one. The rebels swooped upon the
pit before it could be empded. am as
sured that we left in it of dead, wounded
and captured, and have under treatment
this side of it wounded, 5000 men.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
Emigrants---Faith in America.

A Washington telegram to the n. Y.
Times says that the State Department has
advices from Europe, that upwards of ten
thousand Swiss emigrants are now at Ha-
vre and other European ports, awaiting pas
sage to this country.
The great pressure upon the steamship
lines conveying emigrants to the United
States, this year, is without precedent. On
the Inman line, the Cunard line, the Mon
treal line, the Havre and Hamburg lines,
taken up for six OIL eight weeks in advance.
We have no American steamships convey
ing passengers or anything else from Eu
rope to our own shores.
For various reasons, few emigrants come
in sailing vessels, as used to be the case
formerly. They nearly all take passage in
steamships.
1t is marvellous thing, this tremendous
emigration from Europe at the present time.
The people there are told by the spawned
writer's and speakers that our poor country
is give up to the universal anarchy and
ruin. The dance of death and the wall of
despair are ceaseless throughout our land +,
and bid fair to have no ending. The beav-
ems are lurid, and the soil is soaked with
blood. Taxation is crushing, bankruptcy
certain, despotism sure as death. They
are told if they come here they will in
stautly be forced into the army and march
ed 10 the front to be butchered by the reb-
els, and their csrcasses given to the vul-
lures.
But still, Notwithstanding all this. hith-
erward and steadily they march, ten times
ten thousand in number-with sublime
faith in the immortal future of the Repub-
lie, with frm assurance in the triumph
of our armies. with fixed faith in the en-
durance of our liberties, and with an un-
doubted certainty that here they will End
prosperous home for themselves and for
their children and their children children.
Such faith in the star of America, and
in the Republics flag and fortunes, on the
part of the hopeful and yearning yeomsnry
of Europe. ought to put to the bushes
those among US who are doubtful, and tim
i'd and despondiug. and who cannot, beyond
the darkness that for an hour enshrouds US,
see or foresee the luminous splendors of the
coming day.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27

A CoLoRED CoRREsPoEDENT.-The chief
topic of interest at headquarters to-day
was the arrival in camp of Mr.. Chester, a
colored gentleman, who presented his cre-
dentials to Gen. Butler as the authorized
reporter in the field of the Philadelphia
(Forney's) Press. Riding up to the tent
of the Commanding General. he dismount-
ed and entered. Upon announcing his
business be was asked to be seated, and
thereupon presented his letter of introduce
ton from Mr. Young, managing editor of
the Press. Gen. Butler read it and endors-
ed it, directing that Mr.. Chester be permit
ted to pass everywhere within our lines.
He suggested that he should take up his
headquarters with Gen. Payne's (colored)
division in front of Petersburg, and gave
him some general and appropriate instruc-
tons touching his duties as military cor
respondent; whereupon he remounted his
horse and retiFed-noL, however, before
asking Geu. Butler to furnish him with a
horse, to which the reply was that tie
Quartermasters of the army were not c,oaro-
ed with the mounting of newspaper cores.
pondents of the army. Then lac venr
sway.-NeU York Herald.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27

Why THE Rebels ARE CALLED ''JoHx.
MES. In 1851 the Federal soldiers called
the rebels 'Secesh - in 1882. "Confeds :"
IN 1858, "Greybacks. and in 1864 they
Gil them "Johnnies." A cori espondent
gives US the following Information about
the origin of tbs last named so6rigaet
The name Of Johnny originated. in q
quarrel between couple of pickets. which
began by the Federal telling the rebel that
they 1.-THE rebels) depended on England to
get them out of this scrape. which the rebel
de MED empbatiesIly. saying tkey were able
to scrape themselves out. One word
brought on another. until the Federal said
hls opponent was no better than Johnny
Bull any how: the rebel swore that be
would shoot Yank If be called him John.
ny Bull again. The quarrel was stopped
by another picket. and they soon cooled
down, but the rebel kept mut.eriDG. "I'd
as soon be called 3 niger as Johnny
Bull. Boston Transcript.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
the NEW REvENUE Law.

In these days of universal taxation, when
everybody is cultivatiDg business relations
with assessors and collectors, it behooves
us to keep advised of our obligations and
to respond promptly to every pecuniary
requistion. The new Revenue Law is the
most comprehensive document conceivable,
1t reaches every class of society. every
kind of property, and yet its provisions are
SO carefully considered, it's scale SO justly
graduated, as to present no inequalities.
There is one very sweeping paragraph in
the new tax law. which all will do well to
heed. We quote it for the benefit of our
readers:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
THE WADE AND DAVIS PRoTEsr.-It is

The WADE AND DAVIS PRoTEsT.-It is
curious document--uot so much for any
thing 1t contains as for what it indicates.
1t purports to aim at protecting the consti-
tutional rights of Congress against the
usurpations of President Lincoln. Its real
object is to defeat his election, and aid the
success of the Democratic party. We have
tried very hard to ascribe it to some other
motive, but we find it impossible. It may
have had its origin in the arrogance and
presumption of the two persons who have
issued il. for they have for months eVinced
an uneasy intolerance of any rule but their
own for national affairs but the immediate
purpose of the demonstrations is none the
less apparent. The tins Of its issue, the
spirit that pervades it, and the exhortation
with which it closes. combine to show that
Messrs. Wade and Davis seek the defeat of
Mr.. Lincoln in the peudiBg canvass.-N eU
York Times.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27

Aprivate letter says. Hooker is dns
looking man. Dress him. in citizens su it,
and you would pick him out for q General.
Sherman lgreat as he ISL you would not
select for q good Cd Lieutenant. General
Thomas you would think WeII-to.do farm.
er, were he not in uniform. Odd Safety
is his nickname. The men and officers
have uubouuded confidence in him.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27

A farmer in a village in Hampshire,
England. vas invited to attend party
al the squire's, few evenings ago, when
there was music, both vocal and instrumen-
tai. On the following morning he met one
of the guests, who said, well, farmer.
how did you enjoy yourself last night :?
Were not the qusrtettes excellent? 2"
''Wby, really, sir. cannot say" said
be. ''for / didn't taste 'em but the pork
chops were the finest ] ever did est"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27

A shrewd genius in Norwalk, Connecti-
cut. who appreciates the high price of
things nowadays, says that shoe dealer
in that town bought stock of children
shoes lately, and commenced marking their
value upon the heel. Every morning he
up the marks went up, until they finally
covered the whole sole, aud then went over
upon the upper leather. Since then that
dealer won't buy anything smaller than No.
tens. so that be can have su efficient mar
gin for the advanced prices. ST
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
PARTNERSHIP LICENSE.

Under the law in existence up to June 80,
one license only was required Of firm.
Now lawyers, conveYancers, claim agents,
physicians, surgeons, dentists, cattle bro
kers, horse dealers, and peddlers. under the
new law, though associated in business,
must take license individually, and cannot
be licensed as firm. Where persons be-
longing to either class have takeu license
as firm, such license, with the approval of
the solicitor. may be transferred to mem
Der of the firm, and the others must take a
new license.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27

be re-assessed. and the amount of such in
crease Endorsed thereon.
The Endorsement will be made by TIE
Collector, and no re-assessed license will
protect the party carrying on the business
mentioned in it without such an endorse
ment
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27

General Scott refers to it as ga striking
fact, that three ex Vice Presidents. Aaron
Burr. John G. Calhoun, and John c. Breck.
inridge, became each in his day. . leader
In tFeason.'
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27

The paper having the largest circulation
IN the world is now said to be that issued
By Secretary Chase. Il is an exs,smelv
loyal publication. too. Il supn~ 80 hn .tt tbs
Adrdihistra tin- @SESo 1to'p sSS
.ha Union.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
GENERAL BUS MESS.

By the forty ninth paragraph of the sew
enty-n ninth section of the act of June 30th
license fee of $40 is required of every
person, firm or corporation engaged in any
business trade or profession whatsoever, for
which no other license is herein required,
whose gross annual receipts therefor exceed
one thousand dollars
Under this section it has been decided by
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that
if firm procure a license for such general
business, it will not protect a member oil
the firm prosecuting an independent busi-
ness. Minors and married women who
carry on any business yielding over one
thousand dollars per annnm must have q
license. But if person carries on the
business OF tailoring which yields $3.50
per year, and the business of shoemaking
which also yields $3.50 per year, he is not
subject to license. because the license is
for the business, and the business which
demands it must, of itself. yield over
81. 900 per annum. Nobody, who is lv-
ing in these times, is exempt from license.
The following perons must be licensed il
their business yields revenue of 81 ,O0C
per year: Clergymen, teacher g, farmers
artists, clearinghouse keepers, book keep
ers, gardeners, nurserymen. expressmen,
teamsters, truckmen. bricklayers. bank, tel
lers, presidents and cashiers of banks sub
stitute brokers, painters aud bIacksmiths
(when not manufacturers persons carry
ing on saw mills, clover, grist. or other
mills (when not manufacturers euperin
tendents, managers, agents or officers o
mpanies or corporations, firms, compa-
MES or corporations organized for any bus.
mess not requiring any other license, sucl
as railroad and insurance companies, &c.
&c.
An Office held under the Federal or State
Government is not either business, trade
or profession in the meaning of the act
The commission which the officer holds oil
the executive authority. or appointing pow
er, is his sufficient license.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
LAWYERS AND CLAIM AGENTS.

a party holding license as lawyer or
claim agent, is not required to take license
as conveyaneer; but a claim agent cannot
carry on the business of a lawyer, nor a
couveyancer that of claim sgent or law
yer. without separate license. In towns
having population of less than 5000 per-
sons, one license may cover the business of
land warrant broker, claim agent and real
estate agent, upon the payment of fee of
S25-the highest fee applicable to either
business-but such license must specify
the three occupations.
PARTIES WHO HAVE NOT TAKEN OUT LICENSE.
Where any person was on the LIST of May
engaged in any occupation for which H.
cense was then required, and continued
euch occupation after that date, and made
no application for a license, and no license
tax was assessed prior to July lst, such
party will be required to take license, as of
May T. for one year, and be charged with
| the then existing rate and. If By the new
Law the rat is increased, such license viii
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
INCOME REPORTS.

All income reports shall hereafter specify
the soarces of income, and former reports
of income must SO specify if the Assessor
requests it. 80
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS.

Every person who sells beer, wine. or
spirits, in quantities less than three gallons
at one time, must be licensed as a retail liz
uor dealer. Under the old law, the amount
of his license tax was $50 per year. By
the act of June 30th last, this rate is in
creased to $25, aud every man who holds q
license as retail liquor dealer, running to
May l. 1865, is compelled to pay addition
al, q: the rate of the extra FIVE dollars per
year, which will be ten-twelftbs of SIS. or
four dollars and seventeen cents from July
/, 1854, to May /, 1865, which amount the
Collector will endorse on the old license
Every other license, where the rate has
been increased, must conform to this pro-
vision.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
Special TNCoME TAX.

A special war tax of Eve per cent. has
been levied on all incomes for the year end
ing Dec. 5lst. 1868. which is to be assess
ed and collected on the 1st of October
1864.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
HOG TAX.

By the new law farmer has a right to
kill. for his OVID consumption. hogs, calves,
sheep, and cattle, to the number of go in
all, without paying tax. This does not ex
empt 90 head Of each, but only 60 in ALL
This will be quite a relief to farmers.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27
MANUFACTURES.

Instead of three per cent. ad valorens tax
on manufactures. as formerly, almost all
manufacturers are now subject to a tax oil
flee per cent. on the actual sales of their
RRres
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-27

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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-17
New York Market.
NEw YoRK. Nav


Flour-Staie and western rnOGe;ate, ac-
tive and Zoe higher, 81 OO@}7 10 'or ex ra
State; 81 25@97 45 tor extra Il II. o 81 so
@8 25 for trade brands. Market cioslus
tirm, no seIlersSat inside.
Wbisliy-Firmer. irregular and unsettled
at 81 81 for State and 81 29@l 304 tor
western.
Wheat-Decrdelly more active and 3@4c
higher and in good demand for export at
81 5O@l go tor Chicago spring 81 $50
90 for Milwaukee, club and 81 64@9l 81
for Winter Red Western.
Coru-Very scarce mud frmer; mixed
western 81 50 in store.
Oats-Doli aud dropping at-S9@eO3 for
western.
wool-Qaiet.
PetrcleuIn-Steady; refined in bond 81,
do. for June and Jnly Big
Pork-Lower; $40 OO@26 IS for messi
$50 5O@2G 90 for old 40; S26 70 @27 90
far new do. closing at the latter price, $23
@24 90 for old and new prime aud SET for
prime mess.
Beef-Market quiet and unchanged.
Lsrd-Continues dull; T34@I4.
Bulter-Scnrce and higher; 2S@35 for
Ohio, and 34G38 for State.
Cheesc-A shade ensier at 1908 for
new,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-17

hyTURHED up AT LAsT.-We published
some time ago an account of the marriage
of rebel deserter by the name of Dalton,
to Miss Eindrew, who came to this city
with her brother as refugee from the
South and the subsequent desertion by
Dalton of his wife. Dalton desires the
public to understand that he did not de.
sert his wife, though until he returned to
explain the facts in connection with Ills
mysterious disappearance he admits that
the circumstances were against him. He
says that he met man at Steubenville,
who by the Offer of good wages induced
him to go TO Nashville, and he put of at
once, intending to notify his wife of
his whereabouts. Having reached Gin
cinnati he fouod that he had been deceiv-
ed by his employer and not having sufficient
funds to pay his way back he went to
work, having first dispatched letter
home advising his wife to this effect. As
soon as he ob,aiend the money be returned
and is now on his way to join his wife, she
having left for CIarksburg with her broth
or before receiving the letter sent from
Cincinnati. We are not disposed to doubt
Daltou's story but altogether it is u very
curious affair.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-17
at.tam ens Il 9 RagaIsa aaggaaa.

pHlbAaslFHIa, Mar at.asA spsa.sl 10 tlla
fS{enlAg Telegraph from neshingtpa sssa!
4 snrgs;5h Of The S6th n. T. Regiment,
WIN was captured with 500 others in the
third days fight and subsequently, paroled
came into our lines on Saturday with the
body of Gen. WQdsworth which had been
inferred by the order OF Gen. Lee in neat
coffin. He also saw Gen. Longstreet in bis
tent He is wounded..in his collar bone. The
wound was not mortal but would incHpacl-
ate lin for active duty for some time.
Gen. j. E. B. Stuart was not down at
Richmond at the time that Gen. Sheridan
was near there, and is now in Gen. Lees
army unhurt.
The rebel loss is tremendous but there
is no indication of their giving up yet. The
rebel lines are we'll supplied by lines OF
interior works and more are being con-
structed.
Gen. Lee has not been wounded as the
Surgeon saw and talked with him on Fri
day, when he gave him permission to take
the body of Gen Wadsworth. He is of the
opinion that the rebels will yet make des-
perate resistance. He says their privations
only seem to exasperate them, and they
are kept up by the hope and idea of ex-
hausting US and compelling us to abandon
the contest.
Gen. Crawford who was cut of from his
command of Pennsylvania Reserves last
week and supposed to be prisoner, is re-
ported to have rejoined the Reserves.
Four more boat loads of wounded arrived
here this morning from Acqoia Creek.
Some Ohio militia paraded along Penn
sylvanis Avenue to-day, making fine Hp-