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OF tennessee Legislature.

NASHVILLE, Nov. 24.-The bill to define tho
quail fcafions of jurors has passed both houses of
the legislature, taking effect from and after it's
common law, in any courts in Tennessee, it shall
be good ground of challenge for cause as to conn
potency of any jury that such person is not a
that person convicted of rapes, as now defnrS
by the Tennessee statute, shall suffer death NV
hanging, but the jury may commute tie punisS
ment to imprisonment for not less than ten nor
more than twenty years
Fifty-seven radical senators and representative.
will tomorrow publish call for state repuhIi
can convention to meet in Nashville on the 52d nf
February next, to nominated candidate for ToU
ernor to represent the Union men of Tennessee
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MARYLAND.

THE CoNsTITUTIoNALITY THE CIVIL RIGHrO,
BILL TO BE 1EsTED.-BditfnOa one, Nov. 25.-Some
weeks since, in u case before the circuit conr nc
Anne Arundel county, Judge Magruder refused W
allow the evidence OF a colored woman TO be re-
ceived, stating that according to the laws of
where one of the parties to the suit was whiIe
person. He also declared that the Civil RirhtS
Bill was unconstitutional On Saturday he was
taken before United States commissioner BrooLS
on the charge Of violating the provisions of the
act. He declined an examination and gave a bonS
to await the action of the United States grand iurv
in December 1t is intended to make this cas-
test question as to the constitutionalty of tho
Civil Rights Bill, as Judge Giles decision will he
appealed from, and the case be taken TO the sn
Dreme court. ~
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SoLoN RoBINsoN's NovEL.-Solen Robin
son, the veteran Agricultural Editor, has
written novel for the New York Weekly
Tribune. The publication will commence on
the 5th of December
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VALUABLE PLANTATION FOR SALE.-At-
tcntion is directed to the advertisement of
DR.. W. r. Miller, offering a valuable plant
ton in Wake County for sale.
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On Saturday morning last we had smart
sprinkle ofsnow in this section, and ON Satur-
day night ice formed an eighth of an inch in
thickness.
fine season for Charlotte Demo
crGt.
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Arkansas u. s. senator.

MEMPHIS, Nov. pa special dispatch to tnc
Avalanche, from Little Rock, says:
The Arkansas Legislature to-day elected h 1tun
John T. Jones, of Phillips county, United States
Senator
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A Victim to Faro.

John A. Kaist wealthy Southerner, was rs
Gently fleeced out of $500 at one faro bank IN new
York, and ont of 81, 700 at another. He has ha0
both dealers arrested.
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"Go1NG TO THE SENATE."-Judge Man
ly, it is said, is going to the Senate. He
may do that, but he will not get IN the
Senate. We believe Mr.. Graham succeeded
in getting in the gallery.
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What is a Colored Man

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-ln the Supreme Court
on yesterday, Judge Sutherland decided that tue
question Oh color, embracing also the question:
now much African blood is necessary TO determine
whether man Is colored or not, is to be
decided by jury.
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Wooden Factories Closed.

BANGOR, Me, Nov. 26.-Most OF the wooden
factories i'll this vicinity have closed because wool
costs more i'll its original state than manufactured
goods sell i'll open markets.
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PUBLIC ACTS.

ANnREw JOHNSON, President. la FAYETTE
S FOSTER, President of the Senate. LA
FAYETTE s. FOSTER was elected PRESIDENT
of the Senate pro tenporo on the seventh,
dav of March. and so acted until the ehd
of the Session. SCHUYLER CoLFAX, Speaker
of the House of Representatives..
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orrHE UNITED STATES

D 1sas5 mt The FIRST Session, soAich seas begun
'I @@d 6,s,d @t the city Of Washington. ~ the
D ,ia rS Of Co1an6ia on o,slay, the fourth
JnS 0' f. 6scs0a5er,.A. d. 1865, and elpzed on
saSug5ay, The t,oe,,ty. eighth dry IF July, A.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.--Four colored indivi5
uas are among the invited guests to the banuuet
which will be given to the radical members of
Congress on Saturday next. They are bred
Douglass, Robert PurVis, Rev. Highland GarneIt
and toward ii. Day.
At the cabinet meeting, to-day, it is understood
the Prcs dent read q portion OF his message ~
tue members, and, from what be asceltainrd
it seems that he has intention, whatever ~
parting from the policy which he has heretofore
declared.
The domestic exports for the past fiscal Year
reached SOU, OOO,OOU mostly in foreign bottoms
+. q. Perrin, late OF Memphis, has been an
pointed assessor TO the first district.
Rumor, this morning, sa, s that jefferson Davis
will be paroled. The President has tuken no otf
ciai action.
There is no doubt of Secretary McCuIIocb,s
determination to contract the currency as fast as
possible
Later from Europe.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27-The Scotia from Liver
pool the lftn, and Queenstown the 18th, arrived
this morning.
GsECoND DISPATCH.
NEW YORK, Nov. 81. Papers by the .Scot;n
speaks OF the Indemnity question i'll the Alabama
case, &c. The London Ao,ring Heraid advocates
the consideration OF the pending questions be-
tween the United States and Great britain even
by arbitration if necessary
The London Times says that her Majcsty's gov
ernmcnt coutelnplates empowering IL commission
10 enquire Scncraily into the operations OF the
neutrality laws Aud to report upon the possi-
bllity oil amcnuing them SO as to bring them into
more coInpicte conformity with international
Obligations. This el quiry will Lot preclude fu-
ture steps with regard the adjustment of the
Alabama Claims, which still under considers;
ton by the government and must be entcrtaiued
upon their own merits.
Much damage has been done by the flood in
Lancashire anu YORKSHIRE
= subscription Tor the sufferers by the Quebec
lire mad been started in LIVERPOOL
The London list had reached 100 pounds
AT tic sitting OF tue Saxon Chamber OF Depu-
ties at Dresden, on the lam inst, the state MN
SaAony mad concluded no alliance with Austria
before or during the War. Inc Minister added
that Saxony had faithfully observed her PROMISE
made to tnat effect by Byron Won BUST.
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Scale of Depreciation,

The following Act, in relation to the scaling of
Confederate Currency from the time of its first
issue to the end of the war, passed at the recent
session of the General Assembly:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO
ESTABLISH A SCALE OF DEPRECIATION
OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.
WHEREAS, BY an ordinance of the Convention.
entitled {" An ordinance declaring what laws anf
ordinances are in force, and for other purposes,
ratified ON the 18th day of October, A. D., 1865
it is made the duty of the General Assembly to
provide scale of depreciation of the Confederate
Currency from the time of its first issue to the
end of the war; and it is further therein declared
that '' all eXecutory contracts solvable in money
whether under seal or not, made after the depre-
citation of said currency before the 1st of May
1865 and untitled Except official bonds and penal
bonds payable to the State) shall be deemed to
have been made with the understanding that they
were soIvable in money of the said currency"
subject, nevertheless, to evidence OF different in
tent of the parties to the contract; therefore,
Be it enacted bg the General assembly Of the State
of North Carolina and ii is hereby enacted by the
Iuthoity Of the same, That the following scale OF
depreciation be and the same is hereby adopted
and established the measure of value of one
gold dollar i'll Confederate currency, for each
month, ard the fractional parts of the month OF
December, 1864, from the lst day OF November,
1861, to the 1st day of May, 1865, to-wit:
Scale of depreciation Of Confederate currency the
gold dollar being the amt and measure Of Vdl,e,
from November LIST, 1861 to May 1$t, 1866:
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CITY Advertisements.
OF N. c. BONDS.
STATE OF N. c., TREASURY DEPT.

STATE OF N. c., TREASURY DEPT,
RALEIGH, June 81, 1866.
Under the authority of an ordinance OF the
Convention ratified June 16th 1866, sealed pro-
posals will be received by the undersigned until
the first day of November, 1866, for the exchange
of the principal of any bonds issued by the State,
prior to the Doth May, 1861, for certificates OF
various corporations. The principal OF these
Stocks in the following Companies:
North Carolina Railroad Company, So, 200, 900
Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad Company, 6S2, 500
Atlantic g. N. c. Railroad Company, 81 ,O66, 600
Western N. c. Railroad Company, S1,41o,OOO
Albemare s. Chesapeake Canal Co., $50, 600
tire property of the following corporations:
Wilmington, Charlotte 81 Rutherford
Railroad Company, S2,O0O,O OOO
Western Coalield Railroad Company, Goo 600
Atlantic Il North Carolina r. R. Co, $1S1 ,164 SS
The interest acquired by the purchaser of the
that of the holders of the like amountof the gen
eral stock of the same corporation.
The stocks belonging to the Literary Fund, e.
g. the stock in the Wilmington q Weldon, and
Wilmington s. Manchester Railroad Companies,
and in various banks, are not included in this
advertisement.
Bids at less than the par value of the stocks or
premium realized will be applied in payment of
past due coupons of the bonds delivered In eX-
change. :,
Copies of the law authorizing the exchange and
more detailed lists of the stocks, &c, will be for
warded by the undersigned to applicants.
1t is made my duty to accept those terms
deemed most advantageous to the State, and the
option of rejecting any or all bids is @ reserved
KEMP P. BATTLE,
June 3Q-45wts Public Treasurer.
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GENERAL REMARKS.

Revenue Stamps may be used indscriminately
upon any of the matters or things enumerated in
schedule B. except proprietary and playing card
stamps, for which special use has been provided.
Postage stamps cannot be used in payment of
the duty chargeable on Instruments.
It is the duty of the maker of an instrument to
afix and cancel the stamp thereon. Hhe neglects
to do So the party for whom it is made, may
stamp it before it is used and if used after the
cannot afterwards be efectually stamped Any
failure upon the part of the maker of an instru-
%ent to approprateg STAMP IT. ,a fenders him liza
Suits are commenced in many States by other
process than writ, viz: summons warrants, pub
lh reoure as
Writs of scira facias are subject to stamp duty
as original processes.
The jurat of an affidavit, taken before Justice
of the Peace, Notary Public, other Officer duly
authorized to take afidavits, is held to be a GER
tificate and is subject to a stamp duty of five
cents except when taken In suits OF legal proceed
Certificates of loan in which there shall appear
any printed written evidence of an amount of
money to be paid on demand or at any time de-
signatrd, are subject to stamp duty as Promisory
Notes.
The assignment of mortgage is subject to the
same duty as that imposed upon the original in
strument; that is to say for every sum of five
hundred dollars, any fractional part thereof, of
the amount secured by the mortgage at time of
its assignment there must be affixed a stamp or
stamps, dehoting duty OF five CENTS
When two more persons join in the execution
of an instrument the stamps TO which this lnstru-
ment is liable under the law, may be affixed and
cancelled by one of the parties.
In conveyances of real estate, the law provides
that the stamp affixed must answer to the value
of the estate on interest conveyed.
No stamp is required on any warrant of attor-
ney accompanying bond or note, when such
bond or note has affixed thereto the stamp OF
stamps denoting the duty required, and whenever
any bond or note is secured by mortgage, but one
stamp duty is required on such papers, such
stamp duty being the highest rates required fol
such instruments, or either of them. In such q
case note or memorandum of the value or de-
nomination of the stamp affixed should be made
upon the margin or in the acknowledgement OF
the instrument which is not stamped.
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CHAP. xxx.

An Act to authorize change of Appropria-
tions for the Payment of necessary Ex-
penditures in the Service of the United
States for Indian Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senote and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby
authorized to pay to Benjamin Davis. late
Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the
Territory of Utah, such sums as may be
found due to him on the settlement of his
accounts as superintendent, said payment
not to exceed the sum of nine thousand
seven hundred and thirty dollars and ten
cents, and which shall be paid out of the
unexpended balance of the appropriation
made by the act entitled An act 10 supply
deficiencies in the appropriation for the ser
vice of the fiscal year ending thirtieth June,
eighteen hundred and sixty" approved May
twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty,
for the payment of the Indian agents in
Utah.
Approved, February %, 1862.
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Ten lines or one inch space to constitute
square.
One square, one insertion, q w
Each subsequent insertion, oo
Liberal deduction made, by special contract, 10
large advertisers.
Court advertisements will be charged 20 per
cent higher than the regular rates.
SPECIAL. NOTICES charged 81 per cent Mgner
than ordinary advertisements
For advertisements inserted irregularly, % per
cent bigher than usual rates will be charged.
No paper in the South has advertising facilities
superior to the Standard
Letters must be addressed to
w. W. HOLDEN & SON,
Raleigh, N. c.
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And, aohereas, Many grave and difficult disputes
may arise between executors, administrators,
guardians and trustees, and their legatees, distr
butees, wards and cestuySqne trust in the settle
ment of their accounts and trust, arising from the
depreciation of Confederate currency, State trea-
ing out of the late war; and that law suits and
expensive litigation may be obviated.
Be it further enacted, That in all such cases. the
parties are hereby empowered to form a full and
perfect statement of the on both sides, which
case shall be committed to the determination OF
one of the Judges of the Superior Courts, chosen
by the parties, who is hereby authorized to con-
slider and determine the same, according to equity
and good conscience: POvided ho,Ceuer, That no
hinder any person from proceeding in the usual
course of law, if he shall deem the same necessary
A true copy. j. A. ENGELHAKD,
Clerk of Senate
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DRANSON Il FARRAR

HAVE REMOVED TO THE NORTH-CAR-
OL1NA Book Store the old and popular Book
Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, on the Corner near
the State House.
Mr.. H. D. Turner, who, for thirty-three years
past, has been a large publisher and bookseller,
now retires from active business, leaving his
entire stock in our hands.
The stock consists of extensive selection OF
English and American Law Books, besides great
variety of School and Miscellaneous Books. Mr..
II. D. Colcy, SO long MIR. Turner's representative,
will still be found at the old stand.
With this valuable addition to our former ex-
tensive stock, we hope very greatly to enlarge
our usefulness to the trade. We will use our
best efforts to secure the continued good will of
our old customers, and those OF the North Caro-
lima Book Store.
June 14-tf BRANSON d FARRAR-
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SEPTEMBER 13, 1866.
CHAP. xxx.

An Act making an Appropriation to illumi-
nate the Public Buildings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
sAmerica in Congress assembled, That the
sum of one thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, be, and the
same is hereby appropriated, payable out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to enable the Commissioner of
Public Buildings to carry out the order of
Congress for the illumination of the Public
Buildings on the twenty-second of February,
eighteen hundred and sixty two.
Approved, February 20, 1862.
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CHAP. XXXI.

An Act making Appropriations for the Signal
Service of the United States Army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That officers
temporarily serving as signal officers shall
receive, for the time they are so serving, the
pay and emoluments of cavalry officers of
their respective grades.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
following sums be, and they are hereby ap-
propriated. out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, viz:
For the manufacture or purchase of signal
equipments and signal stores, to equip and
supply the forces now in the field, twenty
thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the signal de-
partment, one thousand dollars.
For the manufacture or purchase eff signal
equipments and signal stores, for countersign
signals, to prevent the collision of friendly
regiments, thirty -four thousand nine hundred
and fifty dollars.
Approved, February %, 1862.
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CPECIAL NOTICE.

MR. L. H. KELLOGG HAVING RETIRED
from our firm, Il businC will hereafter be con
Quoted in the name of EDWARD WHEELER
& CO. We hereby tender our thanks to the citi-
zens of Raleigh and vicinity for past patronage
KELLOGG, WHEELER 81 CO.
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DREss GOODS, CALICoEs, sc.

WE HAVE JUST OPENED AN ENTIRE
new stock embracing Grenadines, Muslins, Cling
hams &c Also, 5000 yards CalicOes, of the la
test styles, all of which We will sell cheap. Call
early and secure bargains.
NAV 22-2S-tf EDWARD WHEELER d co
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II HARDWARE AND CUTLERY,
FALI, TRADE. 1856

WE ARE RECEIVING OUR FALL STOCK,
and now in store
Table and Pocket Cutlery
Buggy and wagon tire from "a to inches wide.
Sweeds Iron, cast and Blistro stub-Band iron
dozen hand ana tea Walters
70 Cooking Steves-1ari09s patterns.
30 sizes Nails to 60 peaarsy
With general assortment of Tools and Build
ing materials. 1900 IA Hoopiron, and Il inches.
s j. BROWN, 81.
.- With HART & LEWIS.
Raleigh, Aug. 30. 1866. T0-tf
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STATE OF NORTH. CAROLINA, ,

STATE OF NORTH. CAROLINA,
- WAKE COUNTY.
Superior Court of Law and Equity, Spring Term,
1866
On motion, it is ordered by the Court, that the
Clerk give notice through the Standard Sentinel
and Progress, newspapers published in the City
of Raleigh, and also It four more public places
in the County of Wake, to all parties of Record
who have suits pending in the Superior Court of
said County, and their witnesses, to appear at the
next Fall Term of the Court, to be held at the
Court House, in Raleigh, on the
First Monday after the fourth Monday
of September, 1865,
prepared to try their cases.
Parties having no counsel are notified to en-
ploy on or before the day aforesaid their suits
will be tried without counsel.
]. n. BUNTING, Clerk.
Ralaigb, July TO- 1865 48-3taw-td
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CHAP. XXXIV.

CHAP. AAAlN.
An Act to authorize the Issue of United
States Notes, and for the Redemption or
Funding thereof, and for Funding the
Floating Debt of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury is herebp authori-
zed to issue, on the credit of the United
States one hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars of United States notes, not bearing in
terest payable to bearer at the Treasury of
the United States, and of such denomina-
tions as he may deem expedient, not less
than five dollars each: Provided, however,
That fifty millions of said notes shall be in
lieu of the demand Treasury notes authorized
to be issued by The act of July seventeen,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one; which said
demand notes shall be taken up as rapidly
as practicable, and the notes herein provided
for substituted for them: And provided
further, That the amount of the two kinds
of notes together shall at no time exceed the
sum of one hundred and fifty millions, of
dollars, and such notes herein authorized
shall be receivable in payment of all taxes,
internal duties, excises, debts, and demands
of every kind due to the United States, ex-
cept duties on imports, andof all claims and
demands against the United States of every
kind whatsoever, except for interest upon
bonds and notes, which shall be paid In coin,
and shall also be lawful money and legal
tender in payment of all debts, public and
private, within the United States; except ftu-
ties on imports and interest as Aforesaid
And any holders of said United States notes
depositing any sum not less than, ,ffty dollars,
or some multiple OF. fifty dollars, with the
Treasurer of the United States. or either OF
the Assistant Treasurers, shall receive IN ex-
change therefor duplicate certificates OF de-
posit, one of which may be transmitted to
the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall
thereupon issue to the holder an eqnafarnount
of bonds of the United States eeppon or
registered, as may by said heldef be desired,
bearing interest at the rate Of six per centum
per annum, payable semfannualiS, and re-
deemable at the pleasure of the United States
after FIVE years. and payable twenty years
from the date thereof And such United
States notes shall be received the same as
coin, at their par value, in payment tor any
loans that may be hereafter sold OF negoua,
ted by the Secretary of the Treasury, ana
may be reissued from time to time as the
exigencies of the public interests shall ~
quire. [To BE coNTINuEnl
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BOILERS.

awe keep constantly on hand Iron Cauldrons,
Is, 12O, and 200 gallons
MITCHELL 81 ALLEN,
Hardware Merchants,
nov 14-tfS Newbern, C. N.
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O OFFICIAL.
r Avs OF THE UNITED STATES.

Passed at the First Session Of the Inirty-seuenth
Congress- schich aOas begun and held at the City Of
Washington, IN the District Of Columbia, on
Thursday, the fo'srsh day Of July, 4. d. 1861,
and saded on Tuesday,.the si1th day Of Augus,
a. d. 1861.
PUBLIC ACTS.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President HANNIBAL HAM.
LIN, Vice President, and President of the Sen
ate. SOLOMON FooTE was elected President
of the Senate, pro tenepore, on the eighteenth,
day of July, and continued so to act until the
close of the session. GALUsHA A. GROW,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.