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thereof, Of the means of cutiyatng the same, by
reason Of the presence the proximity of the enc
my the assessment on such property may be re-
duced, in proportion to the damage sustained by
the owner or the tax assessed thereon may be re-
duced in the ratio by the district collector
satisfactory evidence submitted to him by the own
er or assessor.
Sec 6. That the taxes property laid for the
year 1864, shall be assessed on the day of the
passage of this act, and be due and collected the
first of June next, after practicable,
allowing an extension of ninety days West of the
Mississippi river. The additional taxes incomes
or profits for the year 500, levied by this act shall
be assessed and collected forthwith and the taxes
on incomes profits for the year 1864 shall be
sessed and collected according to the provisions of
the tax and assessment acts of 1863
Sec Z. So much of the tax act of the Oath day of
April 1868, as levies tax on incomes derived from
property effects on the amount value of which
is levied by this act, and also the first section
of said act suspended for the year 1864 and no
estimated rent, hire interest property cred
its herein taxed ad Ualorem, shall be assessed or
taxed as incomes under the tax act of 1863
Sec 8. That the tax imposed by this act on bonds
of the Confederate States heretofore issued, shall
in no exceed the ntesest on the same, and
such bonds when held by or for minors or lunatcs,
shall be exempt, from the tax in all cases where the
interest on the shall not exceed one thousand
dollars.
Adopted in February, 1864
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Bill TO impose regulations upon the Foreign Com
of the Confederate States to provide for the
public defence
Whereas, the Confederate States engaged in q
war; upon the successful issue of which depends the
integrity of their social system the form of their civil
zaou, the security of life and property within their
limits, as we'll as their existence sovereign and in
dependent States; and whereas, the condition of the
contest demands that they should call into reqnstion
Whatever resources of men and money they have for
the suppos of their cause and to faithfully administer
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the value ofproperty Impressed which shall be just
compensation for the property so impressed, at the
time and place of mpressment and when the' commits
soners shall have fixed the value property IN cases
of appeal they shall furnish the owner and lmpressing
officer with statement of such value which valuation
by the commissioners shall be within three months
from the time of impressment
Sec 4. That said Commissioners shall be sworn
faithfully to discharge all their duties under this Act
and the Act to which this is amendment
Sec 5. That the tenth section of the act OF which
this is amendment be stricken out, and the following
inserted instead thereof No slave aboring On a farm
or planaon exclusively devoted to the production of
Grain or provisions shall be taken for public use with
out the consent of the owner except in of urgent
necessity upon the order of the General command
ing the Department in which said farm plantation is
situated.
Sec 6. That the Act amendatory of the above
cited act approved April 81 1862 and so much ofthe
first section of the said act requires an affidavit to
be made by the his agent, that such property
was grown raised produced by said owner, or held
or has been purchased by him. not for sale or specua
ton, but for his consumption, be aud the
same is hereby repealed
Sec Z. That mpressment shall be made under
this the act to which this is amendatory for the
use or benefit of contractors with the Government.
Secs. Nothing in this act shall be construed to au
horze the impressng officer, to enter an appeal from
any decision of the local appraisers under the seventh
section of the Act to which this is amendatory.
Approved, February l6, 1864.
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$500 BOXES
or
TIE SOUTHERN HEPATIC PILLS

Have been ordered in one day. Wherever known their
use continues. without putting, they have gained
ground by their real value. Bsy"More than five hun.
dred persons known to have been cured by these
Pills.%ESd
This excellent family medicine is recommended b.
the proprieors good for Diseases Of the Liver His
matisn, Pneumonia, Chills and Fcyers, Bilious Feyer5,
Piles and Worms. They perfectly safe medicine.
Peter Walden, Esq, Of Dnwiddic county, Va, after
describing remarkable cures in bis family of Bilious
Rheumatism and Pleurisy, says: My Doctors bill has
been heretofore from $lT5 10 5000 per year. have
used therI (these pisl for family which consists Of
eighteen white and colored, and have not called in
Doctor. This is great saving. They certainly are
the best family medicine ever discovered
Rev. John w. Potter, of Greene county, North Caro-
lima, had suffered twelve years from diseased liver
which the physicians had not been able TO cure. he
says: "I commenced taking the HepEtc Pills with no
confidence in them. They acted like charm on me
From that hour | have improved. | have pcrscvered
in their use, until now, by Gods blessing, well
and hearty had negro man who, as believe was
saved from death by dose of these Pills Ny Doctors
bill Annually from 500 to 5000 but have had no
use for a physician since"
Col. Jehu Wright. of Goldsboro, N. c., (Aug. H.
1922 Js :" have used the Southern Hepatic PlB
in my family here, and also my plantation in Ala
bama, and always with success. / have valuable
servant girl who had been long time under treatment
for consumption, without receiving any benefit. Az
most in her extremity was induced 10 try the Hepae
Pills. TLey were given according to directions ana
she is WELL entirely restored by them. similar
case occurred among my servants in Alabama. fo'
liver and lung diseases have perfect confidence 10
them"
Full directions and other certificates will be found on
the wrapper OF each box.
Price, So 90 box. For $50 n dozen boxes will be
sent b. mail, free to any part of the Confedcracy
Still greater Discount TO Druggists, others buying
by the gross. Not less than dozen need be ordered
Retailed generally by the Druggists, and in Charlotte
N. g.. by p. SCARF.
The address of the Proprietor is GEORGE W.
DEEMS, Wilson, N. @.
Aug 20, 1863
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ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS

Passed at The Fourth Sesslo" " me f'Ts1 con-
gress-1S63, 1864.
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PEA MEAL.

We keep at Steam FIGURING Mill in this plae,
Pea Meal for feeding and stock. Also, we have
hand at all times, Family, Extra, Superfnc AM
coarse Flour. We warrant our family -four.
Corn Meal and Grits always be had at the mill.
]. WILKES co.
Jan'y l, 1862
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GNo. 1911
An Act to aid ans State in communicating with and
perfecting records concerning its troops.

An Act to aid ans State in communicating with and
perfecting records concerning its troops.
The Congress of the Confederate States Of America
do enact That upon the application of the Governor of
any of the Confederate Sates the Secretary of War be-
and he hereby authorized, to grant passports and
transportation officer of such State duly commits
stoned according to the law of said State to commu-
nicate with its troops for such purposes, and at such
times and places shall be approved by the Secreta
ry of War; and such officer shall be allowed purchase
for himself supplies from the commssary Stores the
with officers of similar rank in the service
of the Confederate States and according to the regua
tons which govern them provided, such supplies shall
agents shall be charged with the duty of obtaining
from the officers in command of companies, final state
ments of deceased soldiers to be filed in the Second
Auditors Office, to facilitate the settlement of such
claims
Approved February Is, 1864. ia
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And Blacksrnithing.
TIA ZEN UP

TAKEN UP
And committed to the Jail of Mecklenburg county,
the 18th of February last, negro who says
her nameis LUCY and belongs to Nick Davis of Rich
mond Said negro is about 25 years old, very black
and rather under medium size. She says that she
persuaded off from Richmond by a man who gave his
name as Robinson. She arrested on the cars on
the n c. Railroad near Charlotte, N c. The owner
is hereby notified to come forward prove property,
pay charges and take her away or she will be dealt
with as the law directs.
r. NJ WHITE, Sheriff.
March Is, 1864 If
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WHEAT!
The subscriber is prepared purchase the new
crop of Wheat at the highest market price. Farmers
will find it to their advantage to call at the CHAR
LOTTE STEAM MILLS before selling.
Jany !, 1863 IF JNO. WILKES.
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mo. 3S.]
An Act to prohibit Dealing in the'Parcr Currency
the Enemy

An Act 10 fPOtlDt Dealing IN the'PaPCr Currency OF
the Enemy.
The Congress Of the Confederate States of America
do enact That no broker, banker, or dealer in ex-
change or person concerned in trade as IL merchant.
Ecnder of merchandise Of any description or any
other person. except within the lines of the enemy shall
buy, SELL take circulate or in any trade in any
paper currency of the United States: Provided, That
the purchase of postage stamps shall not be
a violation of this act.
Section 2. That any person violating the provisions
Of this act shall be subject to indictment and prosccu-
ton in the Confederate Court holden for the district
within which the offence committed, and shall.
upon conviction forfeit the amount so bought sold,
circulated or used, equal therefor and shall
be- moreover, sub to fine of more than twenty
thousand dollars nor less than FIVE hundred and be
imprisoned not less than three months nor more than
three years. at the discretion of said COURT and it shall
be the duty of the judges Of the several Confeerae
Courts to give this act specially in charge the grand
jury.
Sec 3. That this act shall not be construed TO apply
to any person acting in behalf of the Government of
the Confederate States by special authority from the
President or any of The heads of departments.
Approved February 6, 1864.
No. 81! ]
An Act t" amend IAN act to regulate imprcsm
approved March g. 1863 and to rcpeal an Act
amendatory thereof, approved April 81, 1863.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That in all cases where property is impress
sed for the use of the the navy or other
puolc use under said act, the shall be paid for
at the time of said mpressmen unless an apaea! shall
be taken from said valuation hereinafter provided
according TO the valuation agreed upon between the
parties ascerained by loyal and disnerested citi
zens of the city, county, parish in which the i'm
pressment may be made, in the manner and according
to the regulations provided in the first second and
third sections of the above recited Act or in the 9Th
section thereof, where it is app cabe.
Sec 2. Wherever the officer making the impress
ment of property, under the Act hereby amended shall
believe that the appraisement is fair and just be shall
endorse his approval upon the apprasemen and make
payment accordingly but if he shall believe that it is
not fair and nst then he shall refuse approve and
indorse the reasons of his refusal the certificate
and shall have the right appeal from the decision of
the APPRAISERS, by reporting the to the commits
sioners appointed under said Act to which this is an
amendment, for their decision whose judgment shall
be fna and in the meantime, the property shall be
held and appropriated by the officer imprcssing the
same who shall give receipt therefor the owner
who shall also have tie right of appeal as herein pro-
yided.
Sec ). The said commissioners shall have power to
Summon and examine Witnesses to enable them to fix
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sypaFouR YOUEa swIrzER1AND.-As We

rsyp9S@o OUR YoUEs SwITzERbAND.--As we
have already noticed in our reports of the
Fair that one of the most popular places Of
resort was the Swiss Cottage. 1t proved
not only one of the pleasantest but also
one of the most lucrative aceompsinments
,of,the grand exhibition. Indeed it is real
~ hard 70 say whether the Fairwas apart
of the Swiss Cottage Or the Swiss Cottage
a part of the Fair. Its receipts ran up as
high as sirtyo dollars day. Its motto
above the door was taking one and read
thus: "WEsr YIEGIsIA, our You've Swirl
zERLANp." The German ladies who have
charge of the cottage are deserving of great
Praise for their iudsfaagaBle labors.a They
were in attendance at all hours Of. the day
and night and had a pleasant word and
. grateful drink Of fresh cool milk. and a
bite of something good to- eat, for all who
2pstronize the cottage. e Oh 90
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Saturday Nights Report.

MEMPHIS, July THE excitement here
CONSEQUENT upon Gen--WRshburne's order
Of retaliation is intense.
4 7 The following sscesstonists arr now IN
tdtf guard, at tbe, rajIt9ad deRoe4 g, A.
John Kffk, issf. e. j. Seldom, T. W: Psgei
Jr., L. G. BaEdwiek apd DE-. Hs b HqPen.
they will be sent out on the neKt s tLPPinj
James Efdef F. a. Farus worth thar. and ~ q y;
TEN norariiii3yy + ieased.e Elder aud Farms
1Torth are Ssd Eers, and D05ktel is pr2pEi=
stor OF the GaYpso House, Ssvesal sscesh
y long the line OF fhe-Tailrosd hayerAlsa
~ ,fsp arrested. IL - \ I q Il L ~
Arris ala from below report gall,quiet
&c pIGau1y is at New Orleans, engaged ID
car Tying forward rnoygulspts winch WI
sooI h aeYeIePe themselves. -E-sibl5s /
I'D Hhing from Geo. Smith.
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a7l By- THE MARKETs, The ,2nd Ward Mar
ket on Saturday Imorping presented a very
busy scene. The attendance of both pro.
ducers and consumers was very large, and
The street was blocked by the wagons of
the latter square below the market house.
Everything in the vegetable line was album
dsnt but very, high priced. Cucumbers
from CincinnatiheIeI soI high thataipersOn
of ordinary meausH cauuot procure a. suf ;
,ficient qaaptity to get up arespectable case
OF cholera morbus. They sold at ST. per
dQ4 en- 9T6matpe sold att0 Cents a dOzI
en-; young potatoes 10 cents peck; green
peas so cents per peck and faddisbes and
'6eets at % cents. a dozen. d Cqrrants
brought three cents quart, raspberFies 70
cents quart and green beans 40 cents a
peck. GOOseberries, per quart, 3 cents and
mulberries ditto. Butter sold at 30 cents
a pound and eggs at % cents dozen
Beef steak, best quality, sold at Ia cents
a pound as did also lamb and muttouS-
Spring chickens sold at 40 cents head.
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BR-SuPPRBssfoN or, THE DA,LYa RRals-

B@ SqPPRFssfpH Of THE BAIIY. Refs.
TER-ARREsF AND IaPaIsosMENT OF ITS
RDiTORs.7rzonI Saturday etLespOen, Capt.
Bwald Over, commsnder-of this post, re-
ceived a dispatch from Gen. Kelly, direct
ing him ito proceed at once, by order of
Gen. Hunter, H'to arrest Baker and Long,
editors and proprietors of the Dolly Regis.
Ter, paper published in the city ofWheei-
ing, West Virginia, and place them in con-
fnemenE At The military prison IN tthdt city
and so keep them until further orders
Als9itpJ seize, an and suppress The itsgtster
newspaper, and take possession of the Of
fee aud safely keep the same until further
orders, Hen rr7n "t' T. =, y, @ va &
Immediately upon the receipt of the or
der Capt. Over, With a guard, proceeded to
the office and notified the editors Of his
eraud.a The employees were notified at
once to abdicate the premises, the office
was closed and MeEsrs, Long and Baker
were escorted to the lAthaneum in charge
of Lieut.. Knapp, of the Provost Guard
They were assigned temporary quarters in
.theroom occupied by the rebel prisoners
who have expressed a willingness to take
the oath Of allegiance ,.,,--r, ,i, :, aa,ls
y There are sundry copjecturesa as to the.
cause of the arrest, but atpreseut we shall
not attempt to give any more information,
upon the subject than is already known
to the daily readers of the Register We,
sincerely regret that any necessity should
exist for such q peremptory proceeding
upon the part of the military authoridesi5
and We snxiously await the further devel-
ppment of the case. BID. r,,...-.o3
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EaEus LATE LATE Co oi1LlsIon, on TIE BA1Tr.

| BS151 ,EHE LATE. COLLISION on THE iBALTI-
MORE AND OHIO. RAILRoAP.-The, collision
of which we made brief mention on Sat-
urday morning, occurred as the pRssengsr
train was approaching Tborpton, the first
station east of Grafton. The accident was
owing TO the fact that the engineer of=the
ltreight-train had by some means or other
obtained the wrong time. The two en-
giues came together with terrible crash.
Mr. John Ady, the baggage master ofthe
train coutiug west was sitting in the front
part of7the first passenger car. Hearing
the whistle for breaks, he stepped out and
took hold Of the break. Surprising the
train had arrived at The station. he never
Looked around, and while standing at the
break be was forced back into the, car
and crashed beneath the wreck, It re-!
qutred some fiVer or six minutes to extri-
Gale the unfortunate man from the horri-
ole position, when it was discovered that
both bis legs had been severed from the
body The accident happened at 10 O'Clock
Friday, and he died at O'Clock the same
evening. $500 ss.auaafass ...nl
Mr.. Wilson, the mail agent, saw that a
collision was about to, take place, and
jumped ont upon the side track. In doing
so he was somewhat injured, though not
Seriously. The Express agent, Mr.. TlF-
neF, jumped from his car on the opposite
side, and thus saved his iife,as his goods
were thrown into heap and badly bro
ken up a soldier a passenger on the
train, was slighilytpjured, bat Oureinform-
ant did not know how the injuries were
received. %. e,2 ~ Sl'@. ,g ..s.l q K,
The remains of Mr., Ady were brought to
the city on Saturday morning and taken to
his residenee.o on Market street, he leaves
a wife and one child. al,
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pa-Au0SG The .i4Ieleatiug features of

"a AAONS sttHS s44fSAss'tHB Ae'tuN1s Vi
the Fair; ,gon8theH closing night was the
awarding OF Zoe silk fdg, made and do
mated bysGwtelE1 s Bro. otthis city.
ssThis fine American banner was offered.
to The regiment or company insthe United
States service raSeiying the highest num-,
Der Of votes, and was intended as COM
Epiiihment to Lbe brave men inc the ranks as
well as the officers 10 command, most
worthy and well sarpsattiPptes ysaAa M
Carliu's Battery had the most votes, and
was was awarded the flag, aud it will be pre-,
seated to the Battery Tomorrow morning.
Our gholssoyalV pOpaAtiOaI%a VIII rejoice
,at3his opportunity of Stsstifyfng to that
gallant company their appreciation Of their
services and sacrifices in the cause of our
.Tsz1Es714 ~ A. '-i 20 -
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,E77'TTTtf : g = ,,--5 - 5'Q

B9-WEiets req ssY fy sT ] BY the cts
of the SsphRry Fair to return the thanks
OF all connected with Iiiee I'll fbftioH u the
5s sas t's3i Pigman the
agent, for their HghrSlttySS and pr6RPtnesS
in forwarding goods free gratis 70 andIrem
thh city. THUa 4 gIA0IaR
.s4IfE nlaK 80
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Mr. John Donlon;


Dear Sir: II enclose, you check for
S72,l5, being the amount of collections
made by one, Of, our West Virginia ,Union
girls, Miss Mollie E. Sturm, of Bingamuion,'
Harrison county, She rode FIVE. days
long, hot dsys-over a sparseIy populated
section of country, to collect the above
amount, in items ranging from FIVE cents
to two dollars Don't you think she de-
serves especial praise faliWhen or where
has such Sacrificing devotion to the
welfare Of the suffering soldiers been ex-
hibited? Were half our young ladies so
devoted, so self!denyipg and enthusiastfc
in the cause of the Union, how much good
could be done; how much pain and suffer
ing could be. alleRiated and how much,
sooner the war would end in the overthrow
of the rebellionI Who will emulate the
NOBLE example-of Miss Sturm2 Let rs
teach our children to honor the mem cries
of the patriotic ladies who miDister-with
angel hands to the heroes, suffering that
the Uuiou may be preserved. ',D- iE Z.,' ,i r
4; Yours truly, lri .dI rsrs -. N Boyd
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D8-A .REBEE NI4goR TAKES 4 I FTRIEs oAFH {

pB-As REBkENI Oh T.l * / THE OATH OF
A1LEGd iIia Il B.sF! subway of the
rebel army yesterday visited the 0fiips Of
Capt, QxsFS,4 ssomhimander of the post aud
took the outh,Of allegiance to the United
statesO93AeFument ~ He belonged to the
2nd Texas Infantry but 10 a residen' of
Kentucks. u 6eSHf the & fSSsffss came to HaF-
per's, Ferry ,oa3 tbsiriFsce ptrFaid, Sui fvau
was sasiib ID sl+Ail SShtOS~afds> Duftlds
Station, 10 GoERapEsaAsaE a ksltslH0nitO'de-
stroy the track. sAfishthesWorkOf destruc.
ton bad sbeeh psFfoF med tie; eonmap 4 Esf
turned to HarpeI's FsTya end isullivan
remained shortsotimsuand proceededyto
Maryland. ,s guile lame having BEEN
woundsd,sobaeqqao nihsI Ago IN the south
west. He is sick 81 t6s rebellion and the
war, and going &9nss IN retire fEpm'o = =,
strife. ,ioi6os as5EI ''sagL - ~ s,si "a
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R~NEsRo Recommendation nifty ne
grOes Thg tF8 81 RSehs'arswilh Gen.
Hunters command t9S5 g Esshl last night
in the Ohio RiSeEvEEo- day they R1oposefts
enlist in the United States service. Last,
evening they heldiR prayer meeting at the.
Athaneuu aud Such a noise as thb they Z cfeatsd
is seldom heard iDRbisl ssrIionaNIs
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New YoRK, JAY -AAlettsr from An
,nondnls' Yas Elk OF, eightsmiles ives, Of
Ale9ab drtB aAgs asscantof t5RInan from
the % Massachusetts, and 10 New York
cavalry, under command Of Major Foroes,
went up IN +ths vicinity Of Aide, where
they met Mostly With a large force and a
piece OF artillery and riflemeo. Aoseby
charged on Ihema ud killed 10 oriio aud
captured nearly the whole party, WIKI
ID cir horses aud scoputrsments. % receipt
OF the uewa Col. Lowell sIartedJo ff-Rt md
night With 200 men from the ID aud 18th
.rsermebtss aud Capt. NcPhelson' Of. the
I6lh NewYork cavalry, joiued him OF Fair
fax, wbe0 they PfosssdFd 70 Aidie, where
they f6undS % Wounded aud II dead whom
lhey buried. They secured the cOuntry
about itiiat rsfsiSa and found is was of no
use TO pursue Mosby, asihe had II hours
the start OF them TOW 4ra 81 PpeeTil e4where
he had taken his booty. Cur party re-
tArnedila evening. with the Eoudaed e g