The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-02-26


IMronraNr LEGAL DEcIsIoN.-A case was
tried in tho District Court of Philadelphia last
week, which is of considerable interest to pnr-
chasers of property, inasmuch as it involves the
question, who is to pay the stamp cost attend
ing the transfer. A party had purchased
property for certain sum of money. The deed
to be made out to the purchaser, of course re-
qures an internal revenue stamp, amounting in
the present case to $3.50. The purchaser paid
the same, but afterwards brought suit against
the party selling to recover it back, taking the
ground that the seller Of the property was bound
to furnish a full deed of title, and the atfixing
of the stamp was necessary to make the title
full. Judge Sharswood, in delivering the opn-
ion of the Court, took the ground that the Gus
tom everywhere is, for the purchaser of the prop
crty to pay the expenses of tile transfer, and in
this case, the stamp duty was but an item Of
such expense, and accordingly gave judgment
! for the plaintiff. The decision may be consid-
cred us settling the much asitated and important
question, so constantly coming up in almost all
business relations as to whether the seller or the
purchaser is to pay the stamp duty in transfer
| of property. The decision will, VIC presume,
hold good also in personal as well as real prop
erty, ana in all kinds Of personal property.
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CoNscmplay BIrL PAssED.-'The House, af-
ter a long struggle on Thursday, finally passed
the CONSUMPTION bill in shape as mainly agreed
on in Committee of the Whole, though reported
the day before in the nature of substitute by
Schoncl. The bill in preface is us follows, diff
fcring very materially from the Senate bill, and
necessarily going back TO the Senate: st. Both
Glasses are consolidated; 2d, Exemption is only
granted on payment Of three hundred dollars,
until all names put in the box are drafted, when
those who have previously paid are again put
in the box; Sd, All other exemptions are only
confined to the Vice President, Governors of
States and u. s. judges; 4th, All slaves be-
tween 18 and 45 are liable to be drafted, and
sl..val owners arc to be compensated therefor
Onlv two Democrats, Allison and Odell, voted
! for the BILL. There We're 5S votes against it.
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FEpERA1. MAGpALENs.- Administration,
in its human efforts to elevate the character OF
the Africans and equalizc them with the white
people, two years ago benevolently sent out
from Massachusetts, to Port Royal, South Car
olina, at the expense OF the whole people of the
United States, few hundred spinsters to edu-
cate, civilize and refine the contrabands at that
place, The New Hampshire Patriot, of October,
gives the following as the result of this benev-
olent experiment Of Mr.. Lincoln in the follow
ing paragraph:
.'Privaie aiviees from Port Royal say thai
J. many of the female Aboitionists who went tc
Port Royal to teach the little niggers how &c
) read and pray, have been obliged, with IN few
7 months, to abandon their black charges and o
pen nuseres on their own private account-Ar
officer informed us recently that no less than Ga
white spinsters had contributed to the popula
] ton in and about Port Royal harbor. The eli
mate seems to favor population even more thar
: the production of Sea Island cotton by paid he
gro labor. The information furnished us b,
been confirmed by the testimony of Key fssrbkerf bkrf
ty Billings, Liet. Col. of the first South Carol;
ia Regiment, who is here in consequence of il
health. He says it is sad truth"
Here, Republicans, is sweet little morse
for your particular mastication-P President Lin
coin has used The money of the people to pro
stltute these yankee woman, with buck negroe;
aud We may now expect him to provide a Grand
Alagdalen Asylum for them and their Wool,
paEamours o! the morality of the Republi.
can administration Sixty-four sweatv. odious
buck negroes secluccd by likenumbcr of Yankee
dan'GsLs! Exchange. r.