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The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02
To The Dry Tortugas.

The President has changed the place
of confinement of Dr. Mudd, Spanglcr,
Arnold and o 'Laushlin from tho Albany
penitcntiary to the Dry Tortugas, se>
euro prison on barren reef few miles
beyond Key West. No visitors can
reach their place of confinement except
by special permission Of the Govern
ment, and there is absolutely no chance
of escape. A more suitable spot for the
incarceration of these conspirators could
not have been selected, and the change
will commend itself to every impartial
judgment. The solemn roll Of the
waves Of the Gulf; the silent aud even
ghostly air, or rather want of air, on
these lifeless coral reefs the absence OF
every living thing save the albatross and
shark, "the blue above and the blue
below, in one upvarying monotouy, save
the frequent visit of the hurricane, which
only adds terror to dcsolation, all these
may family picture the far seaward home
of those to whom the law and the testl-
mony have denied the boon Of DEATH
New York Times.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02
COMPLEX Rela

A correspondent Of Harper's Monthly
is involved in domestic perplexities. He
writes: -.
1 got acquainted with young widow.
who lived with her step.daughter in the
same house. I married the widow; my
father fell, shortly after it, iu love with
the step. daughter of my wife, and mar
ried her. My wife became the mother,
in law and also the daughter in-law OF
nv own father; my wifc's stcp.daushter
is nv step.mother, and l am tho step
father of my mothcr.in. law. My step
mother, who is the step. daughter Of my
wife, has boy; he is naturally my step
brother, but because he is the son OF my
wifs's step. daughter, so is my wife the
grand other Of the little boy. and am
the grandfather Of my step.brotber. My
wife has also boy, my step mother is
consequently the step.sister OF my boy,
and is also his grandmother, because he
is the child of her step.son; aud my
father is the brother.in law Of my son,
because be has got his step-sister for a
wife. am tho brother Of my own son,
who is tho son Of my step'mother; l am
the brother.in. Law Of mother, my wife is
the aunt Of her own son, my son is the
grandson Of my father, and / nm ny
own grandfather. - !, :,
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02
Stamp Dutiols..

aor,rmeat or contract, for each sheet
Of pSpcr on which the same is written,
reouirs five cent stamp.
Bank .CMck, without regard to the
,mount, = cents. An order drawn on
apy other person or persons, company or
corporation, for any sum over STU, re-
ouires 2 cent stamp.
Bonds of Constables, Supervisors, or
any other public Offices require a 81
stamp, and bonds identifying any sum of
money requires so cent stamp tor every
thousand dollars or fractional part there.
Of. .
I'romixsory Nv"s, Due Bills, &C., re-
uuirc 5 cent stamp when the amount IS
not ovcrSl 900. II between 81, 600 and
81, 900, 10 cent stamp, and an increase
Of 5 cents for every $4,000 or fractional
part Of the same. No difference how
small the amount Of the note, it requires
a ) cent stamp. Under the present law,
the amount Of the stamp is regulated by
the'amouut Of the note, and not by the
time for which it is given.
D.cds-whcrc the consideration is less
than $500, a 80 cent stamp is required /;
when over $500 and not over 81 200, q
81 stamp, and an additional 50 cent
stamp for every $500 or fractional part
thereof.
Lease, or agreement to rent property,
requires a 50 cent stamp if the rent does
not exceed $500 per year. When the
rent exceeds $500, so cent stamp IS
REQUIRED for each additional 500 or frac-
,ional part thereof. Leases for farms on
the shares, and leases for coal and oil
lands must be stamped according to the
estimated yearly rental. All such leases
should be presented to the collector OF
the district, who is authorized to estl-
mate the rental and ailix the appropriate
stamp.
Moryoges require the same stamp as
deeds.
Hrcciipts for any amount over $50 require
a 2 cent stamp, except receipts in salts
faction Of any mortgage, judgement or
decree Of any court. The stamp is re-:
qu;rcd on receipt for the delivery Of
ans property. :,
i'1uer Of .AHorncy to receive or collect
rents, requires i % cent stamp: To sell
or convey, or rent, or lease real estate, q
81 stamp; for any other purpose, SO cents:
Certijicatrs ond a6idarits require a .
cent stamp. Justices ofthe Peace should
bear in mind that it is thoir duty to aitiS
and cancel the stamp on all afidavits
made before them, except when taken in
suits or legal proceedings.
Postage Stamps cannot be used:
1t is the duty of the maker of tho in'
strument to ufix and cancel the stamp
4 failure to do so subjects him to heavy
penalty.
When two or more persons join in the
execution Of an instrument, any one Of
them can afix and cancel the stamp.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02

COMMENT UNNEcEssARY.-The At
lanta (Ga.) Mtcllyeneer vouches for tho
following:
Two gentlemen from Georgia lately
made an appeal to Mr.. Seward, Secretary
of State, to the effect that some privilege
promotivc of his comfort and health
should be bestowed upon the Hon. A.
Ii. Stevens, then and now prisoner, as
our readers know, in Fort Warren. Tho
Secretary kindly assured them that he
would institute :proper inquiries, and if
it could, the privilege solicited would not
be withheld from the distinguished pris'
oner. .'....- ..a
"But, gentlemen" said the Secretary
cycling them kcenly, have you not
word to say for Mr.. Davis: no petition
to present for him =
Surprised and confounded, our Geor.
cia friends hesitatcd, when the Secretary
quickly remarked "Since his (Mr. D.'s)
arrest, save from Mrs. Davis, not one ap.
peal has come from the South in his be.
half" ...H
Upon this incident we have no com :
mcnt to offer. .... 81.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02
The Atlantic Gable and its Bed.

The new Cable, as slowed in the Great
Eastern, weighs 1000 tons. Add the
weight Of tanks, machinery and fuel, and
her aggregate burden upon setting out
will be $1,000 tons-about 5000 less
than her capacity. With reasonably
good fortune in laying the cable, it is ex-
pected that 500 miles will be left after
reaching Trinity Bay, New Foundlund.
The New York Tribune remarks:
Recent surveys Of that portion Of the
bottom of the Atlantic on which the ca
bic is TO lie have considerably diminish.
ed the supposed difficulties Of a safe sub.
mersion. What was before thought the
worst part Of the route-a sudden dip q
hundred miles west from Ireland, the
water dccpcncd in few miles from 3oO
to 1000 'fathoms-provcs to be much less
preci ipitous; in fact not precipitous at
all. Careful soundings all over the whole
distance show instead Of a cliff gradu'
al slope of nearly 60 miles, with an aver
age inclination Of not more than 145
feet per milc-hardly respectable hill.
Nor is there anywhere bed or rocky
bottom, but with the exception Of few
miles of loose stone, there is nothing
but ooze, mud or SANDAL soft and CON-
Portable for the cables long sleep.
The commercial prospects Of the com
pauy seem to be as fair Us could be wish
cd. New shares arc selling at aprcmium
and old $1,000 shares, which after the
last failure had only nominal value, and
very lately sold for less than G2OO now
bring ;G560. There can be no doubt
that If the cable is laid and can bc worked
at the rate ofsix or eight words a minute
it would prove enormously profitable
4 revenue of .E1 100000 year, nearly
twice its whole. cost, will easily be earned
and the stockholders seem likely to rcaI
at last some due reward for their enter
prise, and their unchansing faith in fina
success.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02
How tho Western Soldiers Come
Home,

All over the great NOTWITHSTANDING
everybody went to the war"--the SOL
dicr boys arc returning to their homes.
Every railroad car is full Of them, and
they drop of at every station, joyful and
honored. In so great crowd there is
here and there drunkard, but even in
cities like Indianapolis, where thousands
are gathered awaiting their discharge, it
is noticeable how few Of the bronzcd
faces bear the marks Of dissipation-how
great majority have still the calm, clear
look of honest men.
."Whcn my brother and went away
to the war;" said young sergeant who
had fought at Stone River and Chica-
mauga under Rosecrans, at Chattanooga
under Grant, and had made the great
march under Sherman, eve promised
mother to come home as good as We went,
and we'll do so, too-wc have not learn
cd to smoke, or chew, or drink, or play
at cards. I guess she'll be glad to see US
back again, safe and sound" They
were farmers sons, and they dropped off
at little station, with their kit and a
few relics Of the great war, promising
EACH other some good cunning" on the
prairie before they went to work again
in the fields.
1t is pleasant to think that there arc
many thousands Of such young men re.
turning to the labors Of home uninjured
by the life of the camp, and only made
clearer headed and more efficient BY their
experience of soldering. The western
colleges are already receiving back their
students, who went to the wars, but did
no. forget their love of books. :,
In the Fast as we'll as in the West 1t
has been noticed that the great mass OF
those who really fought in the war, who
boro their part in the great marches and
the bloody battles, SO far from being in
jured by their life under arms, have
rather gained by it in many OF the most 4,
manly and useful qualities.-Aiton M3sl'
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02

A MELANCHOLY TRUTH.-Whcn
rakish youth goes astray, frcinds gather
around him in order to restore him to
the path of virtue. Gentlone's and
Kindness arc lavished upon him to win
him back to innocence and peace. No
one would ever suspect that he had ever
sinncd. But when poor coufding girl
is betrayed, she receives the brand Of 30
ciety, and is henceforth driven from the
ways of virtue. The bctrayer is honor
ed, respected, esteemed; there is nc
peace for her this side Of the grave. So
cicty has but few loving, helping hands
for her, no smile of peace, no voico Of
forgiveness. These are earthly morali'
ties unknown to heaven. There is O
deep wrong in them, and fearful arc the
consequences.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02
CHARLESTON WEST VA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 1865.

Giur.l Forist, and Kernels iMoseby, and
Cbamp Ferguson, and Dick Turner, and
Borcgard, and perhaps that noble old
hero, (,akc Off yoor hat while l per,
pounce his gellorous name,). Ginral
Robert Il. Lee, will cum up and stump
the North fer yoor tikits. / hoV dun
I CO."
"Noblc man, tho' Il ez; ne Staiks ma
cest;calIv away, takin, in: abstractin
manner, my new hat and anbieller Vi, ! lesv' "a
in his old wuns "who coodent follcr
thee, and sich ez thee, forever and for.
ever"
PETROLEUM v. Nasty.
Init pastcr Nv the Church Nv the Moo
Dispcnsashun. - -
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02
4 correspondent says: /" When q

A correspondent says: " When at'
tackled by a blood hound, or any' other
dog, raise your left arm and lot him selEc
it 1; then instantly grasp his. windplpe
with your right hand, and squeeze it
with all your might; that will disable
him 10 two seconds. He opens his mouth
to Gasp, loses all power, and fal lis helpless.
If YOU wish to kill him, keep your hold
for a minute or two-he is donel You
are ready for another. One at time
is all you need. I speak from expo
ricuce with big dogs" ..'@'
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02
Slavery in Kentucky.

The enumeration and valuation Of
slaves are now being taken in Kentucky.
Returns from 70 out Of 100 counties give
l25, $50 slaves, valued at S., ,72G, 200, Of.
fording an average per head Of S4S so.
The number in the State lin 1864 was
1887, valued at s34,l79,24G, giving
an average Of SlG7 90 per head. Some
thing Of depreciation in ono year.
The Auditor thinks that the total. value
Of slaves in all the counties this year will
not exceed SS,33O,0O0. ...... ...
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02

The work on the Pacific Railroad is
progressing rapidly. The road will be
completed to Topeka, 25i miles west OF
Lawrence. BY the FIRST Of. November.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02
From Virginia. 4

The Hcrnld's Washington special says
The municipal election. Of lFrsdricks.S
burg Virginia, last week resulted 10 athe2
success Of the bittcrc,t ,secessionist IL
that city. D, ..,..t ~ -, ..;;,,
The elections in Virginia afford little
encouragement to hope for an early Aet..
Element Of the difficulties which The
suppression of armed rebellion hsyes
left to bo couciliated. Wherever 'asds
whenever an opportunity offers The oiti.'
IONS Of that State .manifests. = diIposi+s
tioa to retain or place il, power .thoass
who arc most obnoxious for. their con::.a
plioity in tho rebellion, and least dps,
posed to aid honestly in tho restoration,
Of the Union and loyalty TO the Con.Apy
tuition. " '.''' '..''/ ~, -
It is understood that the 2notoriiod5s
Mosby intends torup as'a'candidAts lSri
Congress 10 his district. a4;.t.' Jta7,s . s'ss
The old Virgins State Banks slts.ln
process Of liquidation, Twenty444satsi
oH tho dollar will be, paid on their notes.,
! There is groat destitution is 'spetbyl;,
vania county, Virginis. Agents als %,
be sent north 10 solicit aid for the people,:
! The Attorney General 6fgsVitEilis'
has decided that oil 'personsnot oxolu!So,
by the amnesty proclsuatiouS Who Asvs'
been six .monthsiu the State, esn,i ,inpoa
taking an oath Of allegiance, .sosa: q
coming election: Ssf.:, ard i:S1.itrttt ta,f:::
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02

It is expected thai the Great Eastern
will arrive with tho Atlantic cable, at
Newfoundland, about the lst week In
August. al ....N SO. =. = 81 ~
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02

The city physician Of Boston has had
awarded to him $1,000 damages for in'
juries sustained by falling on ice which
had formed from allowing water to run
over the footway. .1.'s = a.. -.. ,,'.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02

Miss Harris, Who killed bo,roughs,
the Govern ment clerk, In Washington;
ha, been acquitted. - .>!1i1%9 +
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02

The income of VIM. B. Astor, Of New
York, for 1864, was 81 300. 600 that OF
Cornelius Vanderbilt was S576,aal,>
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-02
J. II. HALLS
GROCERY & NOTION STORE!

rTE keeps on bsnd soo5 a1sortpsns u G;ofrriI ;.l
II Notions Of ali kinds,
Stationery, Dye.s,ufs. Cigars. smoking ami Chewing
Tobac.o, Ie Sugar Coffee, Tea, NOlsses All kinds OF
Also: ro-i sapply Of Foreign AMI Domestic Liquors
kept ennsanuy ON hands.
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What is the best thing to do in n
hurry ?-Nothiug.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Hibernian, from Liverpool Oct. l., via
Londonderry Oct -. arrived OF Father Point !es'e1'
day. bringing five days later news
The tondhodcrs of the securities Of the Southern
States held meeting and appointed committee to 10 *
after their interests. The total arrears are esaeu
at "a. oO.oo0 and the total debt s-7,OOGOo.
The English Government continues to arrest fenans
and TO keep the strctest surveillance at Queenstown
upon ST. vessels coming from America.
TIE Withdrawal of the French troops from the Papa
territory has begun. The French Government had Tor
hidden the publication OF that part Of the Papa alocu
,on which referred to the funeral of Marshal AaGnan
The rebellion in North Western China Is extending
Tae report that BurGeyine drowned is reiterated
The Emperor Maxiuiian OF Mexico has issued proc
tanation. dated Oct. . in which hc officially announces
che departure of Juarez from Mexican territory. Al
imperial decree Of Oct g. pronounces the most vigor
GUS messua % against parties in against the Gov
ernment.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-24
PIE. ron oun ComuHRCE,

Is In these DAYS when slips steam mschines
knd sailors automatois We protect oar fishing INTERESTS
take Of educat ng % navy We protect our mining
Interests which. coal sol, and precou, metals included
an Mounted 10 but elO0,00.0o years and worse than
all-for this Ia that which requires tho le boiering
az. ample supply Of water. power aud our Ieohar
al Ingenuity giving us grent facilities for prosecuting
n s,i OF absory our manufacturing interest But
commerce. by far the most Important OF I'LL our national
inerest is inade TO produce the bounty which the iaw
accord ~ other industries Tie rank Of t.is saorf
siel,sd policy Mas bee d!.rer the eire orsig> trade
Of the r9rii sai9 the Asuas 81 EnsliHs aud lfs.es
There is no paper in this country, save The
Ereninq Post, which could make this mistake,
or would make this misstatemagi, whichevcrit
is. There Is not a boy dock.rat" in this city,
or childish purveyor Of chips about any Of our
ship-yards, that does not know that our loss Of
strdctiye thorouglness with which Rebel cruis-
ers, built and equipped III British ports, manned
with British sailors, supplied and reitted in
British harbors, and paid with British money,
Sid their appointed work Of sweeping American
h rs from all oceans.
A Plea for our Commerce." is the heading
Of the article from which the above character.
islic Fee Trade argument il clipped. but it il
not for orr commerce that The Post pleads. II
pleads for the commerce of the British mer.
chants who have turned from their perfected
work Of driving our ships from the sea, and
have devoted themselves to the neW labor OF
keeping US forever outside Of foreign com.
mcrce, By fastening upon rs policy which will
furnish us nothing to carry abroad, save in the
lucky decades Of pestilcnce, famine, and war.
All logical pleas for our commerce must rec.
oguize the truth that Commerce is the servant
of Labor-the machinery Of its exchanges.
ENpor. commerce carries out oi n country the
surplus products Of ID iDdlstrY. IL9 Legitimate
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-24
ANTupArmIEs W.. RIGHTS.

"Tudor" sends ~ much impertinonce and
some insult with regard to the honesty OF this
and the insincerity Of another class Of advo-
Gates of Impartial Suffrage, and asks
"Does Republic signify aR men, all huEas brings
under one Government Or does IL only pro-
plsi II the former. why the antpathies Of Mature
If the latter, how follow instructive humanity
and erfranchso the negror
Ansr,r.-We cannot tell what "a republic y
may signify" since We are not sure that our
correspondent means anything definite by his
question:; but the Bible speaks Of AL men" as
objects Of Gods benignant purposes and loving
care; while the Declaration Of Independence
Gin its prcamble) proclaims that "all men are
created equal and endowed by their Creator
with certain inalenable rights" DC. We are
quite sure that We comprehend this language,
and that it means Just what any plain man
must understand by il; and this is the basin o.
all our theology and all our politics. II oul
auerist will agree with Us so far, he may lei
"a republic signify" whatsoever he will.
Now. as 20 antipathies si Mature"
u
race or division Of the human family over others
got we have not the faintest wish to degrade
TO humble, TO rule, or IN dominecr over, an,
portion Of the human family. There are man,
human beings whom we do not choose for asso
cates, to whom we are not personally attracted
hat We heartily affirm and maintain the periec
equality Of their right with ours. We woul'
not have tie constitution aud laws of on
country, or of any country, give US any adyant
age whatever over any person whatever.
Now where are "the antipathics Of Nature,
which have any bearing on the main question
Ii there really are such antiquities, the,
cannot be local merely, they must be univer
sal. Yet they are virtually unknown 10 ever
country but this. The Turks hold slaves
many of them negroes--yet Turkish Law know
no distinction Of rights based on color. n
I more does Brazilian, though Brazil has bel
, slaves 70. ages. Nor does that Of SPANS
America, whether free or slayeholding. No
that of any fraction Of The British Empire, whic
covers a large proportion of the globe. Henc
: We deny the "antipa;hy" altogether. 1t doe
, not exist. The real "antipathy" in the prem
ises Is that Of Whites who hsvo long bee
cheaply served by slaves to pay for service
do without II, and the kindred antipathy {
| denagocues and blacsguard', who have Ion
| 'snoyed power and consequence founded on tn
degradation Of the negro. to be judged On
lns.imatcd hereafter by the standard Of the
/, Intrinsic worth.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-24

The ~ Y. Times reports and appauds the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher as saying, in his
sermon Of last Sunday eve, along with much
that we heartily approve, that
1.-THE laws and intents Of the Government and of
will prove of avail. "A they are hostile
aud unpleasant To the White people OF the SOUTH
We must be allowed to doubt the accuracy
of this report. Mr.. Beecher is thoroughly
aware that our Emancipation policy was ex-
ceedingly unpleasant to the White people OF
the South" and was mistakenly regarded aS
"hostile' bv them. SO OF what they termed
our policy of coercion" INVASION and
subjugation." So of President Johnsons i'm
perative requirement that the Debt contracted
| in aid of the Rebellion shall be rcpudiated. Sc
of his further requiremcnt-not yet so plainly
set forth, yet unmistakable-tha Blacks shall
be enabled to sue and to testify in the State
Courts. In each of these requirements, We
perceive. President johnson is heartily sus
tanned by Mr. Beecher, Notwithstanding thu
fact that they are unpleasant to the White
people of the South" 1t must be that thu
report does Mr.. Bccchcr injustice.