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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-10-31
A ROMANCE In IRELAND,

The Irish papers contain . romantic
story, substantially rs follovst
About twelve montbs age gentlsmaa
WHO sesils 10 the county Of Galway
dreamed that he had been instrumental
in saving the Iifs Of lovely and accom-.
plished young lady, Who would have been
dashcd to pieces were i not fr hn timely
aid. The face of the fair one was so
deeply engrav on his mind that when
he awoke. being tolerabls good artist,
his first impulse sss to make . sketeh Of
it, which he improved ol frop day to
day until it was rendered IS perfect 40
possible.
On bitter cold night some months sub
sequently, while the drslner was com-
fortably ensconced 10 an an arm chair
before blazing fire, be was startled by
the scream of a female. In moment
hia ovcrcoat Eas hurried on, and he
shortly after arrived on the spot whence
the cries. proceeded. Ia deep ditch BY
the side Of the road, horse was Kicking
aud plpnging in fearful manner, as-
tached to a jaunting car, which was turn
ed up side down. Three persons were
quickly rescued from beneath It, spd
conveyed to the house, where they soon
recovered from the effects Of the acciient
The gentleman who had saved their lives
appeared ak at loi9ce struck. with one of
ia young lady whom he felt
csriaip he had seen befare. The sdEoam
vas brpnght iorcibly 10 bis reccollsrtipn,
aud on entering another apartment bis
visitors were more than astonished to
perceive the portrait Of one Of themselves
suspended from the wall. The systsry
was soou explained, and in two months
from that date the tdrcrmer aad the fari
Esosng lazy were married II DaSen.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-10-31
ACCIDENTAL INSURANCE.

Between Kenosha and Milwua ce, an
agent Of ,he Travellers Insurance Com
plny Of Hartford, entered the car, and
having issued tickets to several passen
approached an elderly lady who, it after
terwards appeared was deaf 1Hf
Madame. would you like to insure
against accidentsY'' inquired the agent,
at the same time exhibiting his tickets.
"Lgot my ticket down to kcuosha."
'.Nut a railroad ticket, madem;I i wan t
10 know ii you would like toinsnre your
lie against accident s
..'l'm going to Oshkosh to visit my
darling darter, Who's married up there,
and has just got a baby" saa4,,sa
The agent raised his voice little
"WouId you like to insure your life
against accident r.. i s,.a .sasa
sShe's been married two years aud a
half, and that's the first. child. It's a
gall; L.. sa
Agent still louder.
am n insurance agent, madam, =
D 4nl't y4s Va4i q n9ure yoor life against
ai libas aisf fatc, aaa il eoius
ss eai q cJala be exsieeicdp 2
Aia tas ssp u has Hoicc-
4 aus an asaFasa- agent iaa 3am can 1
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-10-31

| Wnite COTTON gloves. l1er reuuisn
Ehair was fastened in a plug behind,
and well adorned with the tail feath-
ers of the defunct rooster, before
mentioned. .s..e - fes
l. When it was announced that Lem
Lord, the groom, was coming, Sally
diyed bebindia1 coverlet,a which had
been hung aerass one corner of the
room. to conceal sundryl pots and
kettles, and refused to come forth.
Mr.. Lord fitted one corner Of the
curtain aud peeped in, but quickly
retreated with stew pan anda few
! words from Sally, advising him to
MUD his own business
Lcmuel was dressed in,l lue with
bright buttons. The entire suit had
been made for his grandfather ON a
simdar OCCASION His hair WAS we'll
groased wi-h tallow, and his huge
feet encased in skin pumps.
Very soon the company began to
gather, and the room was well filed.
~" Now, eller," cried the groom,
.'driye ahead! | want it done up
nice; I'm able to pay for the jon;
10 you hcfrl Come, Father Burke,
trot out your gal r
But Sally refusedto be trotted
She woald be mmried where she was,
or not at all. We urged and coaxed,
but she was firm, and it was finally
concluded to let her have her owa
way.
Mr.. Morrison stood the happy
couple joined hands through a rent
in the cover ct, and the ceremony
proceeded. just as Mr., Morrison
was asking Lemuel "Will you have
this woman" etc, down came the
covel.lct, enveloping bridegroom and
pastor, atd filing the house with
dust. Dick had been nup in the loft
and cut the strings which held it.
Mr.. Morrison cra3 led ont, locking
sheepi h and Sally was obliged to be
married openly. TO the momentods
question Lcmuel responded, ITO be
sara. what else did I come h IRE for n
and Sally r piled, "Yaas, if you
must know. "
''Sulute your BRIDE" said Mr..
Morrison, 1-lIcn all was over. /
"Fm ready to do anything, elder"
sail Lemuel "but skin Inc if Iknow |
abopt that, sir. Just show me how, |
a Il III do it if it kills me.
Nv husband drew back, but Sally |
,dyaGccd. threw her arms around bis |
ha K, and gave him kiss that made
The very windows clatter.
Il yum. if / don't do dittol" cried
Lcmnel, an3 hestiky taking a huge
.ire from piece Of maple sugar
which he lrcw 'eom his pocket, niaae
a dash at loc troke NY watch guard I
Hto ao1a On tore MY haT
l.Ea s5' goye'r& 80 pia4tqg a |
y.ea b. muyi ta nf iiusbnd:, ]
.Nbe 'AFr ra8t is jhe d1moses
Jaa tpf+ .oaiit'" lii
"Wtafy v5u T'ls@o. said "
Lemdaf pr5 ucra pi5co Of fur
-2TheAt, elaer. said he 'stiieret I
d piece Of musk-rot skin ;si,ud out
here in tbe shead is two heads Of
iabbogG Wd d yonr Helgme to tbe hEli
,f it
Ny husband bogcd his thanks, and
he Young people went 70 dancing,
Mrs. Barkc vent to getting breakfast
ana at my earnest request, MIR. Nor
risan got our horse and we bade
them all adien. Ihcver could have
lived through another meal in that
house.
| have since beard that Mr.. Lord /
said if he had seen, che elders wife
before che was married, Sally might
nave gone to the dirkens
"Alas, it might have been!"
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LIFE.-We bring into thsworld with
us poor, peefy. uncertain lie, short at
the longest and UNCERTAIN at the best
All the imagination OF the witty aud the
wise have been pc pciually busy to find
out the way how to revive it with pcas-
nres, or relieve il with 1ivefsiens-how
salqiy- agsaaie pi issse paa ~ ll'aeo
.emplospd lhe insaitationss-of az ssgts .
the reastnius = q philosophers The 1evsn-
TOPS oi poets, the pains d i1i'ofiag ths
extreFasenees q FciVptpga3 wea All
the world is perpoiaallg 4 work aboas
nethiag else. ht 4aiy ,hai onr i'eaF n 9F-
t lives pass tie easiervan happier for
that little time 80 possess tham, or else
end the better when we lose them.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-10-31
WIZ AND WISDOM.
Who was Jonah's tutor? The
whale who brought him up.

Another war with Turkey is at hand
Anext Thanksgiving lay
Watts, the Reason?- Why do "bird:
in their little nests agree" Because
they'd FIJI out If they didn't.
| Mr.. Coleridge was once asked which
Of Wadsworth's works he considered the
prettiest, when he promptly replied, "Hi L
daughter Dora"
Lovers Iesie.-Edwins You see
dearest, a lell1w can exist without his
heart, and as yau happen to have mine,
of course cant exist without YOU
Angelina: "0h, you absurd creature"
TO the Would-he Author
If thou w9u!d'st iain be thoushta sage,
Think vglune, write page,
And from every page Of thine,
Publish bu. a single liae. t .
IA pretty young Am,ricaness, whose
| Christian name is Anna, on rejeiving a
cigar from young gentleman who had
notplucS enough to say ho wished to
marry hers twirleo it playfully beneath
her nose, aud, looking archly at him,
popped the question thus "lIave-Anna?'
=" Here is your money, dolt, and tell
me why your rasealy master wrote me
eighteen letters about that contemplate
sum?",a aIm sure | can't tell; but if
you win excuse me, sir, guess it was
because seventeen didn't fetch it."
The city dailics published a telegram
from Europe last week, announcing the
death Of Tom Thumbs infant daughter.
We think the news Of such small moment
as to be unworthy Of telegraphic recog-
n.tion " 'h,
81 will extend no mercy to you"
said prince to a jester, who, for fault,
was condemned to death, "except per
mitting you to choose what kind of
death you may die. Decide immediately
for | will be obeyel" II adore your
clemepcy," answeredthe lester: 81 choose
to die of old age"
o#,.. of tin,Inoss ~ hnr hnshan1 an5
being told that it would heap ccals fire
1, his .he,3 re.l;al that She had tried
,.hiii, v.,,or o,l IL dil,,t 4, oh;l Of
g,o1 sh. WINS ,o,ber doubtful obont
the saic,cy Of .c,,lsp
.J,,..l ~ ,,;, VA" ~
~ ~ . CA, ~ = s,.A4s, ,h.io,,,; ;a.
-. -, i.,,'c...'.,.S .u;,.,an
.5o.,h - 49, "a, =, ..f,,Ia IA All
one remarked to the other. .Thc parson
doos ,prav N}th .obd unetion Yes.
renliodtheother but he lacks Judgment
a.nay s,t,iti,,,... o,ont !, tavd,,,
tool, m ! mir Of arasp sne cfae,es which
Inv oo botab,s nut them On his nose.
and ;nrriro 10 ne lookine. Glass Said
..I.oalora how ao tbese beeon,o mo ?
Don't yoa think hey improve my looks?"
Il think they do" repligi the landlord;
tbev hide a part of your face"
cort,io IN doc was renr;m,ndin,-
on ,,fornay far b,ino;ng several small
,r,o oa,r, a,3 ,en,rka1 ,b,t !,
,vo,ld have hoe, much better far all mar
t;es had bo nersu,dca Ills clients 10 leave
their cause TO the arbitration of two or
three honest men. Please your honor"
M>ortcd the LAWYER. sWe did not choose
to trouble honest men with them" The |
Judge tainted.
a ocnt,em,n lately comnl;montod !
la, ~ !, = a arroaroaoo nyon
are guilty of aatterv said the ladv Not
60 replied the gentleman. for 7 VOW van
are as nlump as a nartridrev AZ 6,st
reioined the lady, i thought You guilty |
Of aattery only, but now | fiud YOU actu.
ally making game of me-"
;, m ;,
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-10-31
THE VOLUNTEER COUNSEL.
A Thrilling story.

Jonh lasloG was ileehsed, when you'll
of twenty one, to practice at the bar III
was poor, but well educated and possesses
extraordinary genins lie married {;
beauty, who afterwards deserted him fo
another,
On the 9th OF April 1910, the cour
house in Clarksville. Texas, was crowded
to orera9wing. An exciting case was t.
be tried George Hopkins, a wealthy
planser,. had offered a gr,ss insult to Mary
Ellison, the young and beautiful wife of
his overseor. The husband threatened
to chastise him fjr the outrage. wher
Hopkins went to Elison's house and sbo
him IN his own door. The murderer was
arrested and bailed to answer the charge
This occurrence produced great excite
nlent, and Hopkins in order to turn the
| tide of popular Indignation, had cireula
ted reports agans, her character, and she
had suei him for SANDER. Both suits
were pennington murder aud SANDER
The interest became deeper when il
was known that Ashley and Pike, of Ar
kansas and s. S Prcniss, of New Orleans,
bv enormous fees had bein retained to
defend Hopkins.
Hopkins was acquitted. The Texa.
lawyers were overwhelmed by their op-
ponents It was afi .,ht ola dwarf against
GIANTS.
The slander SUI was fJt tn, 9th and
the throng Of spectators grew in numbers
as in excitement. Public opini5o was
setting in f,r Hopkins; his money had
procured witnesses who served his pow
criul advocates. When the lander case
was called, Mary III ison was left without
an attorndy-a all had Withdrawn
"lIayc you no c9uGsel?" inquired Judgs
Mills, boxing kindly at the plaintiff. j.
'tNo, sir; they have all deserted me
and l AM too poor to employ any more, .
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ately after the war her uncle had died, and
that soon after his widow had removed to
Iroquois county, Illinois, to live with her
married son. Mrs. GerouX was supplied
with money to enable her to find her friends
in Iroquois county, where she has since re-
sided.
Geroux returned to his situation at Gin
cinnati, and was sent by his firm to collect a
debt due in Iroquois county. While there,
he sought out the attorney who had him
discharged ON the hdbeas corpus to learn the
whereabouts of the horse that did him such
good service, and to secure his assistance in
collecting his debt He soon made himself
known, and while they were discussing about
the stolen horse, a lady and child entered the
same Office. There was momentary pause,
and husband and wife were in each others
arms. We shall not attempt to describe the
scene which followed. The husband found
a wife and child whom he firmly believed
to be dead, and the wife found husband
over whose grave she had she'd bitter tears
of woe.
Mrs. Geroux was visiting the same attor-
ney to find out about her husbands confiscated
property, and to apply to the Government to
have his property restored to her.-Cincin-
natl C0naD2erciaL.
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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 and
ordinances are in force and for other purposes"
ratified the 18th day of October, 4. D., 1865,
it is made the duty OF the General Assembly to
provide scale of depreciation of the Confederate
Currency from the time Ui its first issue to the
end of the war; and it is further therein declared
that " all eXecutOry contracts, sOvablc i'll money,
whether under seal not, made after the depre-
citation of said currency before the 1st of May,
1861 and untitled (eXcept official bonds and penal
bonds payable to the Statc) 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 by tie General assembly ofNe State
Of North Cdscli5sa dysd It is hc,ejY enacted 6y the
authority IF tie Sde, That the following scale OF
depreciation be and the same is hereby adopted
and established as the measure of value of one
gold dollar in Confederate currency, for each
month, and the fractional parts of the month of
December, 1864 from the lst day OF November,
1861 10 the lst day of May, 1865, to-wit:
Scale Of appreciation Of Confederate c.ITesscy the
y059 dollar iai5;g tie unit and Of odlte
from .SOleDIbeF ISf, 1861, to .nHy Isl lSti1:
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THE STAMP ACT.
ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES |
Acknowledgment of deeds, Exempt |

ONE OF THE TAX LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Acknowledgment of deeds, Exempt
Affidavit, cts.
lin suit or legal proceedngs,) Exempt
Agreement or Appraisement, for each
same is written, cts.
Assignment Transfers, of mortgage,
lease or policy of insurance, the
duty on the original instrument of
patent right, cts
Bank Checks, Drafts or ORDERS &C., at
sight, on demand, 2 cts
Bills of Exchange Inland drafts or order
payable otherwise than at sight
demand, and any promisOry note what
ever payable on demand at a time
designated lcXcept bank notes issued
for circulation and checks made and
intended to be- and which shall be,
forthwith presented for payment for
sum not exceeding $780, ) cts.
For every additional 500 or fractional
part thereof 5 cts.
Bills of Lading vessels for the ports of the
United States or British North America, Exempt
On receipt of goods on any f'reign ports, 10 cts
Bills of Sale of any vessel, or part there
OF, when the consideration does not
ceed $500, so cts.
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding 81 900, 81 90
Exceeding thousand dollars for each
five hundred dollars fractional part
thereof, so cts.
Of personal property, other than ship or
vessel Bond personal, for payment of
money [sce mortgage. Official, 81 90
For indemnifyng any person the pay
ment of any sum of money, where the
money ultimately recoverable there
upon is thousand dollars or less, so cts.
Where the money recoverable exceeds
one thousand dollars for every addi-
tional one thousand dollars or fraction
al part thereof, SO cts.
Bonds, county, city and town bonds, rail
roads and other corporation bonds and
script, are subject to stamp duty. [See
mortgage. Ofany description, other
than such required in legal pro-
ceedings, and such as are not otherwise
charged in this schedule, 25 cts.
Certificates of deposit in bank, sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars, 2 cts.
Of deposit in bank, sum exceeding one
hundred dollars, 5 cts
OF stock i'll an Incorporated company, 25 cts.
General, cts.
OF Disqualification of Justice ofthe Peace,
Commissioner of deeds or Notary
public, 5 cts.
OF search of records, cts.
That certain papers are on file 5 cts.
That certain papers cannot be found, cts.
or redemption of land sold for taxes, cts.
OF BIRTH marriage and death, cts.
Of qualifications of school teachers, cts.
OF profits of an Incorporated company,
for not less than ten dollars and
not exceeding fifty dollars, 10 cts.
Exceeding fifty dollars and not exceeding
one thousand dollars, 25 cts
Exceeding one thousand dollars, for every
additional one thousand, fractional
part thereof, 25 cts
OF damage or otherwise, and all others
certificates or documents issued by any
port warden, marine surveyor, or other
person acting as such, 25 cts.
Certified Transcript of judgments, salts
faction of judgments and of all papers
recorded or on file cts
IN. b. AS general rule, every certificate
which has, may have legal value
in any court of law or equity, will re-
ceive stamp duty of cts.
Check Draft or Order for the payment of
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4nd, chereaS, Many grave and difficult disputes
may arise between. executors, administrators,
guardians and stce5, and their lcgatces dist ri
butecs, wards and ,"tuy~Iwe trust, in the settle
ment of their accounts and trust, arising from the
depreciation of Confederate currency, State trca-
sury notes and bank notes, incident to and grow
ing out of the late war; and that law suits and
expensive litigation may be obviatcd.
BE FURTHER eaactcd That III all such cases, the
parties are hereby empowered to form full and
perfect statement of the both sides, which
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: PtOrided, h0!ccrs,, That no
part of this section shall be construed to estoD
hinder any person from proceeding in the usual
of law, if lie shall deem the same necessary.
a true copy. j. y. ENGELHARD,
CtCJ.6- of Senate.
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Rates of Advertising.

Ten lines or one inch space to constitute q
square.
One square, one insertion, 81 w
Each subsequent insertion, 5o
Liberal deduction made, by special contract, to
large advertisers.
Court advertisements will be charged 25 per
cent higher than the regular rates.
SPECIAL NOTICES charged so per cent. higher
than ordinary advertisements.
For advertisements inserted irregularly, % per
cent higher 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 N SON,
Raleigh, n. G.
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Rewards.
HORSES STOLEN!

HORsES sTOLEE!
STOLEN FROM MY STABLE, ON SATUR-
day night last, Horse and Mare, described as
follows: The Horse is light bay, hind feet white
fore feet dark, and set out awkwardy; shod on
fore feet. The Mare is dark roam, white face with
black spot in centre OF her face, white feet hca-
w set strcaked just above the tail, and shod on
fore feet.
4 fair reward will be given for any information
that will enable ne TO recover these animals.
JOHNSON OLIVE,
IA miles southeast of Raleigh.
march 27-4-tf
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fT;sceEiaacous advertisements.

PROPOSALS.; WILL BE RECEIVED
L by the undersigned for furnishing the INSANE
AsEEUM, 100 (scven humdrcd) light-wood Posts,
seven O. feet long inches thick. Also 1900
i>cvcn tiiou>uld) feet of good heart plank IL #.
long and Inches wide, and inch thick, all to
bc delivered at the Asylum.
March %, 1SGG.-2-2w
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cAIGiET, WEITFGRD S Co.,
MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
REID y MADE CLOTHING,
American Express Buildings, Nos. So, 81,
59 and 6i, Hudson Street,
Near Duane, --NE" 1of'h'
II T CAprApT HENRY SKATER,
WN II IyH,TFoRD J. B. VAN WAGENEN,
A. T. HAMILTON.
~ Office Of Pagan q Carhart in liquidation.
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