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SUCCESSION SALE.

Succession Gro W. SINS deceased.
IN DISTRICT CoURT.-By virtue of writ of SAFE
to RE directed, by the Honorable the District CouI
OF the parish of Caddo, ordering the sale Of certain
property belonging to the succession Of Geo 7iHs,
deceased will proceed to sell at public auction n
front Of the court house door, in the city OF Shreveport
parish of Caddo, on
Saturday, March ,, 1866,
between the hours of 40 o'clock A. NJ and o'clock I,
NJ to the last and highest bidder, the following deseo
property belonging to the succession of said decease
to-wit:
The undivided half of lot Of ground in the clty %
Shreveport, commencing at the southeast corner ~, ~
block No. sxty-6v (65J and running thence down "
northeast boundary of Commerce street to is utersee
ton with Travis street. thence in straight ne to NV
river thence up along the bank of Red river to po"
where the southeast boundary Of block sixty-hYe los
if extended, wonld intcrsect the river, thence ~
straight line TO the place of beginning together
ali the buildings and improvements thereon. @'so'
ten ~ acre lot No twenty 2o) in the city Of SbreEs
port with all the buildings and improvements thereon
Terms Of sale-Cash, with benefit of appraisemcn'
TH0S. r. SIMPSON, Sheriff,
p3i st pfSlS 00l and ex offcio Auctioneer
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w. Witty & Co,
No. 2 Texas street
LNU. . CAHo 81
Jon AS R0RESON Auction
SuERIEEt.s sAIE.

.TN DISTRICT COURT-state Of Louisiana-Parish
j. of Caddo--No. 6l5T-JohN SurDEr vs.. V. SHDBT.
BY virtue Of writ of eri farias to directed by the
honorable the District Court of the parish of Caddo
State Of Louisiana, in the nbove entitled suit will sell
al public auction, at the house door, the city
Shreveport, parish and State aforesaid on
Saturday. March 3, 1866,
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ and o'clock T.
NJ, Che following described property, to wit:
Lot No. thirteen {l8), r block No fifty-one (5 wtb
all the buildings and improvements thereon. Also, lots
Nos ten Q0) eleven (l1), and twelve az, in block
No thirty 3o). All in the city of ShreyepoEt, parish
Of Caddo.
Seized as the property of the defendant, ard to be
Terms of Sae-Cash, with benefit Of apprasement.
TH0S. r.. SIMPSON,
ia31 st pr Sl3 sol +r Sheriff.
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nHEkFEFoET, la, january a 79cr
fBNHE undersigned passengers aboard The steos.
ALEX Speer, desire to return thanks to CAM z
WI White, T. w. Gillum his Clerk and all he Pti u
officers connected with this boat for their knd %
courteous treatment of them during their late r and
Alexandria to Shreveport. The Steward Tom KIND ,iGl'
500 is also particularly deserving Of our
for his constant attention to the wants Of ali aboa
being particularly eonsderate of the comfort GA d
ladies withns The table has been bounully and IAN Inc
s S sppmfd ana the of sleeping
truly mered notice is benefit to the travelling
nifty the comforts and convcniences Of this bot m
in marked contrast to those Of many boats Of @rca
size and preenson. Captain, wish YOU all
''snay your shadow never be less" ''eeess,
Mrs. g, L. Taylor, Mrs: +. B. Moss Mrs N. Jotns,.
ahd Miss Fleming Cartwright Mr.. 0. 7. Taylor Sn
Tierhill Z. G. Cooney, r. H. Parker J. T. Rodo
Y. Ewing, A. d. Evans r. d. Shcndler,W G Dr.
~ and lady, A. V. Ward; w F. Moss, L. Honnse W
T. Kennedy NJ. II. Dosson, }. 4. Brown, + II XIV
q. J. IIerndon. " Dio~ni
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During the past week our streets have presented
very lively appearance Texas street and the levee
we're perfectly blocked at times with wagons drays
carriages sc. The evee and the streets adjacent to
the warehouses; as well as the sand beach near the
ferry we're alive with cotton bales. Just about this
time, we are doing larger cotton business than any
other inland city in the south. The stocks Of mer
chandse on hand are very large, and our country
friends can be supplied at prices that will not admit
of any passing through our city in search of goods.
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MrIsu.-Durng the past week the mania for mule
stealing has ragged in an epidemic form. friend of
ours lost six in one night but recovered them day
two afterwards They were stolen by dressed in
soldiers clothing who took them over the river and sold
them for twenty dollars a piece in gold Another
man in soldiers Clothes while duty guard, at the
government stable, laid down bis musket selected the
finest horse in the stable and left for parts unknown
We have heard Of number of other cases similar to
these What has got into the boys?
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toRN hEAL-Ihe consumers of this article Of ne
cessity who reside in this place have to pay rather
dear for their whistle just about this time. When it
can be had at all, it is at expense Of two dollars
PCT onshe when Is beyond all reason. The object in
pCnning this paragraph, is to induce some of the
neshboring PLANTERS to come to our relief. AT the
present prices corn meal might be considered more
OF luxury man an article of necessity. Send in
your meal, but cont ask two prices for It.
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SOMETHING y the NND,-The New Orleans Times,
Oh 'e l''n learns that the navy department. at that
place Is ac''ey engaged refttng, and preparing for
'u'e SERVICE eleven iron clads and chat they are
raPuiy approaching completion. 1t is also r|umored
that military orders have been issued requiring vessels
bound for the Rio Grande to call at Galveston. in
order to convey troops to the Mexican border There
is evidently something in the wind
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A SOLDIER SnoT.-Last Friday night the provost
guard (colore arrested soldier belonging to the 9th
Illinois, for respassng upon citizens residence, and
were taking him to the guard house. when he attempted
to make his escape and shot through the breast by
the guard But little hopes are entertained Of his
rcpovnrv
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STATE SEyAToR.-Mr. Cornelius Fellows was elected
State senator the 10Th inst, to represent the
toria district composed of the FIRST and fourth munich
pal districts of New Orleans, by majority of four
votpa
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From MExIco.-The San Antonio Express, of the
4th inst. says: just paper going to press,
we learned that Mr. Lewis had arrived here yesterday
ten DAYS from Monterey and brings information that
both Monterey and Saltlo have been captured by the
liberal army. Monterey evacuated by the French
and left in possession of the imperial Mexcans, who
were captured At Saltillo there was fight. The
imperials retreated towards San Luis Potos Our in.
formation is that the news is every way reliable.
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Il you have large or small number Of hogs, you
will money By buying hard bread at the planters
store No 80 Texas street. as it is much cheaper than
corn for feed. See advertisement to planters and
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- "cA NAsii'ILLE-Ihe Memphis Bulle
ron Nashville that s movement
H., ,.--,., '''ere' among certain members of
- 'Hs.ouuee bill into tho house Of
I. p'o'iui'e ior suffrage, regardless of
uii'ecedeh's The Bulletin is also
"' '"e'e AZ goou prospect Of Its speedy
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ANoinhN CIRCUS coAING.-our citizens are again
- NV Tue pleasure OF visiting circus IpeHaven
~ u'i'eu circus Will open at this place on Mon
''' -'n ProS', and continue for three days. Our
4''S eH'UaDssS speak IN hight terms of this company
and friend at our elbow says it is ono Of the best he
ever saw. See advertisement
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NoNf'scAikp.-ln the case of the United States vs..
,,s e'n"ood plantation property Of Gen. Braxton
ISIS s'9s ',' baton Rouge Advocate Of The 18th
msf the granted delay having expired and n defense
80 ''s curt ordered, on motion of the dis
1''V'-''!' 'na' an persons Interested in said
+. .0''S,usreu IN default, and the property
ce..s anu sVlu loF the benefit Of tlFe United
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TRoors FOR JEFFERsoN.-The steamer Hoylc, which
left this place last Sunday for Jefferson had on board
one company OF the 0th Illinois Wonder what has
got into the good people OF jefferson, that it should
be necessary to honor them with sight Of bristng
bayonets? Better behave yourselves up that way,
and not be poaching upon our luxuries.
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We are indebted to the courtesy of Mr.. Lewis B..
Collins internal tax collector at this port for
the statistics Of cotton shipped from this place.
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We had the pleasure of call, Monday, from
DR.. Walker editor of the Jefferson Bulletin who is
on his way to Cincinnati. lie represents everything
about Jefferson, including the newspapers, in thriv-
ing condition. His including the newspapers is super
duous as he is the third editor from Jefferson who has
visited this place, route north, within week, with
pocket full of rocks Anybody missed lot of cot
ton up that way lately? Or perhaps they have struck
:" He" as the doctor looked very fat and greasy.
Gentlemen, tell US how you do it,
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oN Dit IS stated in the western papers, Of the
t-th that Oen. Ora had eit Detroit for NeT Orleans
ior INC purpose u IS supposed, Of succeeding general
Candy in the command of tic gulf depat tment, the
latter taking tie adjutant scncralsiip III th army
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There is no feed that equals hard bread for mich
COWS. 1t makes them give double the quanty of
milk If soaked before feeding, it is better than to
feed dry. See advertisement to planters and others
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1bE - 0frlCG IN lbh-NAb hbN EN- = r,
Washington, Dec. Is, 1865.

Sir-Your letter of the 9th inst has been received.
You wrote as follows: !" In estimating the tax duty
on gross receipts income, rental values &c. where the
same has been received or realised in gold silver,
In reply have to say that all internal revenue
taxes should be assessed upon currency basis 1t is
not sufficient that they be assessed upon gold basis,
even though they collected in gold If this were
done, the 5000 exemption, allowed in the assessment
of income taxes would, when gold, for instance, is
worth premium of fifty per cent, be tantamount to
an exemption of 5000 and, while man in one por-
ton of the country would be required to pay in
come tax of $500, another in different portion
of the country, having the same actual income, would
pay none, Tie inequality would arise in respect
to all the exemptions, exceptions and limitations Of
ra0 law.
Income gross receipts, &c. should therefore, be re
duced to currency basis before the taxes are assessed
Very respectfully, D. G. WHITMAN,
Deputy Commissioner.
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yEroED-Gov. Patton of Alabama, has vetoed
three bills in relation to the freedmen passed by the
legislature. The governor appears to be opposed to
all special legislation for the freedmen, the prnci
pie that they free, and that the same laws which
govern the whites should govern the blacks
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Major Gen. Crawford, of Rio Grande notDriety
arrived at New Orleans on the 23d inst and dft thC
same day for Washington. What's in the wind now
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4 CARD.
"JUG HOTEL" SnRrvrpoRy.

Brevet Brig. Gen Joseph A. Sheets and Cant MT
p Granger, whose fortune it has been to oyorIoo @
Fasth1es during our confinement in this paeo , ug
4seePt s h;s me me as for the many kind
hands Their faithful cctnbiiance wish the call of J"tr
commends them to the consideration Of their s,neria
in command while their manly bearing and goptle'
the inmates of g Our hotel. "
We cannot pass over, in silence the praise dpe }o H.
toored troops for their respectful behavior in onp
presence, and the kind treatment they have
10 us during our confinement RespcctfnIy N''"u0c
JAS. Z, MEANS, l.. L. T0MPKIES.
A. y. COFFEY, H. LAFITTE.
r. HORN, N. D., II. PORTER
A CONWAY J. COA[RS f;a, =,
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state Of Louisiana---Parish of Caddo.

SUCCESSION y. tKY0N, = -
FN TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT C0URf-Aoseff
is hereby given that b. T. Mann, adndnlsra.e. 4.
said success6h3 has this day Sled account OF ms ~
ministraton Of said succession, ad unless oPpossI
be made thereto in thirty days the time preseroGea
by law the said account will be homologated and iDa's
the judgment of the Court os.t. La
- Given under my baud officially, tbs a,sl "'s
( u. s of January, 1855. a. L. AEkSfiO-e,,
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LOOK Our FOR COUNTERFEIT NoTEs.-We have been
shown compound interest note, United States cur
rency, purportng to be for the of $50, which is
dangerous counterfeit intended to deceive the unwary
It is the first of its class and denomination which has
appeared in city, and we caution readers to be
on their guard in monetary transactions n. o. Times
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If you are working large or small number of
oxen you do better than to buy hard bread to
feed them on as it is so very cheap and much bet
ter than corn. See advertisement to planters and
otbars
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Hard bread is cheaper than corn for any kind OF
stock One box is equal to two bushels of corn to
aten hogs See advertisement to planters and others
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EDITORIAL DUEL.-On Thursday duel was fought,
at or near 0syka Miss, between Mr.. Iimet of the
Bee aud Mr.. Lefrane, of the Renaissance. The com
bat was with small swords, and Mr.. Lefranc was
wounded-whether slightly or seriously we have not
been informed. The difficulty it is understood, grew
out OF an editorial controversy.
New Orleans Treseer+
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we are requested to that the first quarterly
conference of the methodist episcopal church for this
place be held in the methodist church here, on next
Saturday and Sunday which days divine service will
be conducted by the presiding elder and other eminent
diyinps
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We have been requested by Messrs. Johnson &
Dur bankers, of this city, to state that they are pre-
pared to check at sight the banks of New FORK
city, in sums to suit purchasers
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Andersonyile is now guarded by garrison of twenty
men. The cemetery is in the immediate charge of a
Union man named G. A. Walton.
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GROCERIES AND PLANTATION SUPrLIEs.-Messrs.
Sale & Murphy, on the corner of Spring and Texas
Streets receiving very large stock of family gro
ceries and plantation supplies, farming utensils &C.,
&c. which they will sell at small advance on first
cost Give them call
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HEAvf BUSINESS. day last week the house Of
E. & B. Jacobs, loaded twentyone wagons with mer-
chandise, sold by them the day previous They offer
great inducements those who purchase by the whole
sale, and their stock is always equal to the demand.
Time and experience has taught them how to do it.
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We have received two Or three copies of the south
ern Rurast, weekly paper devoted to the develop
ment of agriculture in the south, edited by Dr. II. A.
Swasey, at Amte city, La 1t is neat and interesting
sheet and contains muchimportant information relative
to the management of farms and fruit culture. Sub
scripton only 81 per year.
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Phelps Dc .Co's.-S Rosenbaum, Texas packages; n
B Keene TX, Al; Satter, .; Ii Reynolds, TX 50; w
Freese TX, 8 James Patton, ia, 35 n Watson T.,
l; A Estes, Tx 90; NJ Levy, La l; w W Harper, T.,
II; j Murphy & Go, Tx, IL; &c Murphy, Tt, |; S,
Tx l; c. TX, ]; Gkas Stoer, La 4; Williams, Tx, :;
Weinhans and Garrett, TX 49, L z Clark, La H. Chas
Bcrthold, TX /; Hon JAS II Starr, Tx, i J L Shields
In, 1913; G w Keep, La l; Col w Nichols, Ia, 80; y
" Graves, La, Z; n Keene, Tx, 60; DIR Jas J.
Moore, La, 2; p, La, 276; Num- Tx %; Weight &
Co, TX, 49, NJ TX, Is; P, Tx, IA; TX 4; s. TX, 14
Capt Thompson, La, %; Bripck & Brge, TX, D; Nv w
Harper, TX, 20; s, X; 3 p TX, JMM Co, *, s;
w W H, Tx, s; W J Clark Tx, i F A Willmans La l.
Small Reynolds, TX, 81; Clark & Mitchell Tz, 2e;
Dave Turner TX, 81; NJ Crowen, La, 4; L DeLisle,
Tx, 1913; II i Collins, Tx, SO.
IatA G Boiseau's.-B Blake, Texas 81 packages;
u johnson, TX, 10; II Hamilton, Tx, /; i Wyche,
TX, !; Sandidge, TX, l. j H. Tx IS; Keys, Clark 4
GO, TX, s; Ceys& Mcknight, Tx, IS; DIR w Young
blood TX ?; B Picket, La 1; B NJ johnson, la, i;
Smith, Gllmer Co, La, /; Volt TX %; Heinrich,
TX, 81; G Deckert, Tx, y; Wood, La, %; Miss Flo
renee Mckee, La Il; j Marks, La %; Henry Ware La
Is; Gen Boughton. TX, 8; G " Ricrson, TX, 70; w
Adams, Tx G; 7 NJ G, Tx, n K Smith, Tx II
HoaceH d Buctner's.-Fred Ende, Tx. &; J. II Pitts
TX, | w Harris, TX, 2; Douglas & 2ohme T!y, Al
Shields, La, / j; B Ferry Tx l. Martin & Bogd TX
~; NJ Murphy, Tx, 4; Ed Sharie &co, TX, 38 WIN
Thomas, TX, y, D Edwards, Tx, 10 7 ii 1iuegle
TX, Geo Turner, La, %; J S Griffith, Tx 80;
W Daniels, TX, 5; A NJ. TX, 81 Il Jones, TX, d
packages.
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SPECIE AND CuRRENcY.-The following from the
treasury department governs the internal revenue tax
collector where specie is received in place Of currency
The letter is in to from Texas assessor,
asking for instructions on the subject: I
Tpv,c,-Dv nrptr Orrrcr Ix.Trpx1r Rprr,rrr !
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TO ADMINISTRATORS CURAT0RS and TUTORS.
Parish of Caddo, La.---In District Court.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN to all Administrators
IN Curators and Tutors who did not file account 81
their administration, in their respective capacities
within the year 1867 since that time do 81 BY the
first day of next term Of court-FouRrH 1EoSD4Y or
MARcH, 1850 viii proceed against them according
to law. an31 -4t# a. l., MERSH0N CLERK z
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FIRE IN JEFFERsoN.-We clip the following account
of the late fire at jefferson from the Jimplecute, of
the Esd
very destructive fire occurred in this city on last
Sunday morning, resulting in the loss Of $4,000 or
$50 900 worth of property. The entire City hotel
property, with everything in the way of furniture was
a total loss. BIoomingdales dry goods store, Lyons
Shoe aud boot store the Violet saloon Flyers fancy
grocery store, Claybrook's tin shop WE Tishs shoe
Shop, Hasty's meat market, and Thompsons jewelry
shop, all total losses. The fire then crossed the
street. consuming Mrs Walkers fancy dry goods store
Odd Fellows hall, store house belonging to The.
Nichols, the News and Register Office, Clark's coffee
house, confectionery store McCoys paint shop, all
in the building, and Dr. Easons drug store. By
the advantages offered by the brick houses oppo-
site corners, owned by Smith and Warehouse, with
the almost superhuman efforts of the citizens the fire
arrested in its progress. Some of the merchants
saved most of their goods; others lost all.
The fire was accidental-the roof of the Violet sa-
loon taking fire from the stovepipe. The heaviest
losses sustained by J. Stern, Dr. Lockhart, DR..
Eason, and j. A. Carpenter.
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J. Kahn & Bro. have just received another large
invoice of fall and winter goods crockcry ware, &C.
which they will sell as low any other house in the
city, Sec advertisement ..asa
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nN or about the 10th inst from the office of the sub
W scrbers in Shreveport, certain Bond or obliga
ton, made and signed by John Hamilton of Lafayette
Co.. Arkansas, and r. L. Wyche of Bosser parish La,
dated on or about the 9th day of October 1855 and
payable thirty days after date to j. B. Trgg and G. b.
r. King for (S7245) Seven thousand Two Hundred aud
FortyFive Dollars, with eight per cent. interest from
date. This bond was witnessed by Thos. T. Land and
r. j. Looney, and is held by the succession of
Michael Dickson.
All persons hereby cautioned against trading for
said obligation and any having any information Of
the whereabouts Of the will liberal reward
bv reporting to WILLIAMSON & LEFISEB
Sllrare lnrt LnnunrE 81 1891
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THE TEST oATH.-The secretary of the treasury ha:
received the following communication from interna
revenue assessor showing the great difficulties of find
ing suitable officers in the SOUTH who take the tes
oath. The matter has been taken before congress:
Assessors OFFICE, u S INTERNAL REVENUE, J
Third District Of Georgia
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The State of Loaisiana---Parish of Caddo.

DNfLET W. TEOFGE, dccclsGI.
FFNENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT-NGtiee il
4 hereby given that WILEY B. GEoRaE has made ap-
plication in due form to be appointed administrator Of
the succession of Bailey w. George deceased and I'M
less opposition be made thereto within ten days, he will
be appointed as prayed for
( - Given under my hand officially this 3fth day
L. s. of January 1866.
(--1 A. L NERsHoN, CLERK.
Shreveport January 8 1895
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TITS HEREBY GIVEN that J, r. GRIFFIN, of Bossier
IL parish and A. H. LEONARD of Caddo parish are
my duly authorised agents during my temporary abb
scnce from the parish of Bossier.
J. L. c. GRAHAM.
Bossier Banner copy 4 times.
Shrerhnnrt .lannarY 81. 1861.
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| The population of the city of Mexico is 25o, 600
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augusta, Dec. ~, 1000. J
Sri am constrained to write you in relation to the
repeal or modification of the test oath far it
la;cs to internal revenue officers ut least assessors in
southern States. have labored assiduously to find
competent men who could take the oath for assistants
and failed to find any such except in single case in
my district, comprising twentythree Of the most pop
ulous counties in the State Of Georgia
have organised my district by allowing my assist
ants to take the oath of Office and allegiance and pro-
coed to the discharge Of their duties trusting to con-
gress to provide for their payment directed By the
commissioner of internal revenue. Many Of the men
much reduced in circumstances by the war; and
stand in Imperative need of their pay order to pro-
vide for their families and indeed some Of them will
be compelled soon to resign their places in order to
engage in some business that will yield them ready
money on which to live | am satisfied that unless
something is done in this matter immediately shall
be unable to assess the tax in my district
If congress would so modify the oath as far as il
relates to the officers Of the internal revenue and pos
Office departments down here, | am sure it would be
regarded everywhere. and prove to be a patriot,
measure, in which both north and south are equally
interested. Unless something of the kind is done
am at n loss to- know what we are to do.
Respectfully, J. BowLEs,
! Assessor Third District Of Georgia