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, 1867-04-12

True ACCOUNT OF AMERICAN TAxEs.-The
following account of English taxation appeared
in the Edinburgh RevieW, number of years
ago, supposed to be from the pen of Rev. Sidney
Smith. 1t will apply as well to our present
system. We give it iu full:
Permit me to inform you, my friends, what
are the inevitable consequences of being too
fond of glory. Taxes upon every article which
enters into the mouth, or covers the back, or is
placed under the foot; taxes upon everything
which it is pleasant to see, hear. feel, smell or
taste; taxes upon warmth light and locomoton;
taxes on everything on earth, and the water uut
der earth; taxes on the raw material taxes on
every fresh value which is added to it by the in =,
dustry of man; taxes on the sauce which pampers
mans appetite, and the drug that restores him
to health; on the ermine which decorates the
judge; and on the rope whidh hangs the criminal;
on the poor mans salt; on the nails of the coffin,
and the ribbons of the bride; at bed or board
couchant or levant, we must pay.
The schoolboy whips his taxed top; the beard
less youth manages his taxed horse with a taxed
bride on a taxed road; and the dying man,
pouring his medicine which has paid 30 per
cent, into spoon which has paid Is per cent,
filings himself back upon his chintz bed which
has paid 26 per cent , makes his will on a ten
dollar stamp, and expires in the arms of an
apothecary, who has paid license for the prvi.
ieBe Ut putting him to death He ,sh-i~- r-~r~-.y
is then Immediately taxed from to 10 per cent
Besides the probate, large fees are demanded
for burying him in the chancel, his virtues are
handed down to posterty on taxed marble; and
he is then gathered to his fathers, to be taxed
no more.
In addition to all this, the habit of dealing
with large sums will make the government ava
ricious and profusei and the system itself will
infalliby generate the base vermin of spies and
informers, and a still more pestilent race of po-
litical tools and retainers, of the meanest and
most odIous description-while the prodigous
patronage which the collecting of this splendid
revenue will throw into the hands of Govern,
ment, will invest it with so vast an influence,
and hold out such means and temptation TO cor>
ruption, as all the virtue and public spirit will
be unable to resist
, 1867-04-12

Mas. PARTINGToN sometimes gets things mixed
up but in regard to marriage her ideas are toler-
ably clear and she is, We are happy to see,
"ssnsible to the last" "If ever I'm married."
said Ike, looking up from the book he was read
ing, and kicking the door too energetical!y "if
ever I'm married"-"Don't speak Of marriage,
Isaac, till you are old enough to understand the
bonds that binds congenial souls. People musn t
speak of marriage with impunity. 1t is the first
thing children think of, nowadays, and young
boys in pianofores, and young girls with heads
fricaseed into spittoon curls, and full of love-
sick stories, are talking of marriage before they
get into their teens. Think of such ones get.
ting married. Yet, there's Mr.. Spaid, when
heaven took his wife away, went right to young
lady's cemetery and got another, no more fit to
be the head of a family than am to be the
Board of Mayor and Alderman"
, 1867-04-12

CHIMNEYs.-The Boston Transcript re>
commends that in building chimneys brick
layers should put quantity of salt into the
mortar with which the interstices of the
brick are to be laid The effect will be that
there will never be any accumulation of SCOT
in the chimney, for the reason that the salt
in the portion of mortar which is exposed
absorbs moisture every damp day. The
SCOT, thus becoming damp, falls down into
the Fireplace, which, we should say, would
be remedy about as bad as the disease.
, 1867-04-12

A FEW WORDS ON SQUEEzlNG.-While
we are growing very sensible, indeed, in the
matter of dress, in the way of boots, balmo-
raj skirts, warm stockings and high necks,
we are degeneratiDg in some other matters
quite as important. The corset is not a
necessary part of woman's wardrobe; and
alas when a woman does begin to wear corr
sets, she will wear them too small, and will
tug at the laces until her breath becomes
short, and she feels it necessary to refrain
from anything like a comfortable meal. We
say nothing against well shaped corset,
worn loosely, but there lies the difficulty. A
loose corset injnres the appearance, instead
of improving it, and people wear corsets
that they may have small waists All we
can say is, don't squeeze whatever you do.
You have small waists, but you are exposing
yourself to dozen misfortunes which are as
bad as large waist, First, you'll surely
have dyspepsia, and secondly, your hands
will soon grow red; thirdly, your nose;
fourthly, you will be unable to walk a mile
at once; filthy, dinner will be a misery;
sixthly, your shulder.blades will increase in
size and altitude; seVenthly, your eyes will
grow weak; eighty, you will break down at
thirty or thereabouts, and be a sickly old
woman from that time forth. If these truths
do not frighten women from tight corsets,
perhaps the information that gentlemen
generally do not admire what dressmakers
call "pretty figure" SO much as natural
one, may have some influence.
, 1867-04-12

A STATUE of Horace Greely will soon be
on exhibition. Mckay & Co. have produced
it by the new and curious process of photo
sculpture. The philosopher stands slightly
bent forward, his hands at his breast, his
pantaloons caught at the top of his boot leg,
a bundle of papers under his arm, and what
looks like ali the Tribane exchanges Obtrud'
ing from his pocket.
, 1867-04-12

DEAD MAN EATEN BY GULLs--A most
shocking sight was presented in the river in
front of Cairo, Ill, recently. The dead
body of a man had become frozen fast in the
floating ice, and when it passed Cairo, there
had gathered an immense flock of sea gnlls
around the corpse, and they were feeding of
of it and fighting over it. Some were
perched upon the body gOrgiug themselves
as thew tore the frozen flesh from the bones
others tapped around in the cold air, and
still others were hopping about on the float
ing fields of ice, awaiting their return at the
repast. The awful spectacle foated by with
the current of the river, and undisturbed,
passed from view.
, 1867-04-12

A maniac known as "Crazy Bess, confln-
ed in the Asylum, at Racine, Wisconsin,
presented the corporation with New Years
present, in the form Of bouncing par OF
twins. "Bess" is "lone woman, has been
confined in the Asylum for several years, and
the strangest part of the whole affair is that
Betsey was never SO surprised about any
thing in her whole life.
, 1867-04-12
Radical StuIu6eatiop.

Tee course of some of the would.be radical
leaders in Congress is incomprehensible That
Is 20 say, it does not appear to be guided by any
rules OF common sense or reason, but by male.
Voient passion. The leaders strike wildly and
ohndiy, and not unfrequeutly the blows they
administer hit them instead Of their adversaries.
All Union men have contended that the Military
commissions frequently in vogue during the war
were founded in necessity and justice. Especit
ally IS this the case in relation to the Commission
which tried the assassus of President Lincoln
Inc rampant radicals, in particular, have been
extremely unctuous in their maintenance of the
legality Of Military Commissions, aud have gone
80 Tar, even, as to denounce as rebels all who
did not swear by the Commissions and uphold
their decisions. The radicals even proposed to
virtually abolish the Supreme Court, because
tnattribunal, in one instance pronounced against
the legality and justice of Military Commission
10 face of all these radical arguments in favor of
Military Commissions, we fnd certain radical
leaders in Congress endeavoring to upset them.
and by so doing to place the Nation in the posi-.
ton of having willfully perpetrated monstrous
crime in the name Of justice. Ben Butler, the
idol of rampant radicals, aud the hero who
never won battle in a speech in Congress de.
clares, that the members of the Military Cons
mission VINO tried the assassins of President
Lincoln are peTjured murderers; that they wrong
fully banged Mrs. Surratt and her confreres; and
as loglcdl consequence tnat tne people who
sanctioned the acts of that Commission are the
applauders of assassins. Following up Buffers
outrageous speech, one Ward, a radical follower
of the redOubtable general, introduces a resolu g,
ton in the House of Representatives, declaring
that Mrs. Surrat and her associates were wrong
fully convicted. This phase of radical self
qualification is an exhibit to what extent vile
prssions will lead men. In order that they NAV
vilfy and abuse the present President they
outrage public decency, and every principle of
justice, by denouncing those who administered
just punishment to the assassns of the former
President Their partisan hate and malice press
them forward to the point of becoming the
champions and advocates of assassins. One day,
in Congress, they propose to abolish the Su.
preme Court for daring to hint that in some
cases, Military Commissions were illegal, and
on tue next, they contend that the members of
those Commissions are cold -bloodcd murderers.
These specimens of radical selfstutiication,
Insulting as they are to the common sense of the
people, and vlolatiye of justice, and illustrative
of the blind bate and vindictive passions which
control the radical leaders in Congress, should
warn the people not to put too much faith in the
men who can thus demesn themselves and in-
suit the Naton.-S. f. CdH
, 1867-04-12

The Madison Argus told newly married
friend that he would find difference be-
tween the matrimonial and editorial experts
ence. In one case the devil cries for copy,
and in the other the copy cries ike the
devil
, 1867-04-12

SCENE IN A CHURCH.-A scene of a some
what unusual character, occurred in the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Allegheny,
Pa. An evening meeting was in progress
there, and in attendance were two women
occupying the same pew. One OF them
suddenly recognized in the other a person
with whom she had accused her husband of
having improper intimacy. She determined
to have a distinct understanding abont the
matter there and then, and commenced her
accusations against the other in an audible
whisper. The responses were equally vehe-
ment, and at last the conversation became
so vigorous as to disturb the service and at,
tract the attention of all present. Shortly
all attempts to subdue their voices ceased,
and the wordy war ragged unrestrained. At
length the opponents took position in the
isle, and commenced vigorous hand to hand
fight, scratching, pulling hair, and clapPer'
claWing generally. At last they were separ'
ated, and put out of the church.
, 1867-04-12


GEN. WASHINGTON LAST EoTE.-The
Father Of his country was conscientious in
the discharge of every duty as a citizen, and
never failed 70 vote. Tie last occasion of
his doing SO was in the spring Of 1899, in the
town Of Alexandria. He died on the tn
of December folloTing. The Court house of
F.-irfa4 vouury was tnpu over IHe oIu marKet
house, and Immediately fronting Gadsby's
tavern. The entrance into it was BY a slight
flight of crazy steps on the outside, and while
election was progressing several thousands
of persons being assembled around the polls
Washington drove up in his old and well
known family carriage. The crowd spon-
taneously gave way and made lane for him
to pass through, as he approached the court
house steps. A gentleman who was standing
at Gadsby's door saw eight or ten good look
ing men Immediately spring forward and
follow the General up the steps, in order to
uphold and support him, if necessary. Ac-
cOrding to the customs of that time, the five
or six candidates were sitting on the bench,
who rose in body and bowed profoundly on
the entrance of Washington. Very grace>
fully returning their salutation, the Register
of The polls said: "Well, General, how do
yon vote?" (it was then by ui0a Uoce.) He
looked a moment at the candidates, aud re,
piled: "Gentlemen, vote for measures, not
for mem" and having audibly pronounced
his vote, he made another graceful bow, and
retired He'was loudly cheered by the out-
ward crowd on returning TO his carriage.
, 1867-04-12

On THAT WILL ExPLoDE--Fill tum-
bier three>fourths full of moderately cool
water, then pour half teaspoOnfull Of oil
into it, stir them together; then hold a
lighted match over the tumbler, and if it
takes FIRE from the vapor before the fame
comes in contact with the oil, then it is dan,
gerous, as good oil will not thus ignite, and
indeed will not burn readily when the FAM
ing match is thrown into it; while that
which has been much adulteaized with benz
zine, will emit yapor which is nearly as ex-
plosive as gunpowder, and the oil will burn
freely. Kerosene ought alwayi to be tested
in this way before using.
, 1867-04-12

SURGEON AND ACC0UC HER,
l. Ilutc Of Pur Aud, Oregon,l has located himself
h Walu wnlla. Consultations in FreHch, GeFma'i
aud English. Charges Moderate.
~ one on Main street opposite Co'maus Drug
Store residence Third street. second door from the
Engine House. Elu
, 1867-04-12
DIR n. j. HOGG,

OFFICE OPPOSITE COLMAN DRUG STORE.
EFICE HOURS FROM. 5 O'CLOCK, A. NJ. 70
To'clnck, p. NJ All
, 1867-04-12
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EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-15
JOHN ECKSTEIN,
Clerk of Common Council.

AN ORDINANCE CREATING LOAN To PAY GER
TAIN DEFICIENCIES, FOR THE PURCHASE on
THE LAHSDoWNE ESTATE, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
Section l. The Select and Common Councils
of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the
Mayor OF Philadelphia be and he is hereby
authorized TO borrow, at not less than par, on
the credit of the city. from time to time, one
million eight hundred thousand dollars, TO be
First. To pay deficiencies, one million five
hundred thousand dollars,
Second. For the purchase OF the LansdoWn6
Estate, and Improvement Of the same, one
hundred thousand dollars.
Third. Fora House of Correction, one hundred
Fourth. To pay the increase in the
School Teachers and House Cleaners
salaries, one hundred thousand dolars-for
which interest, not to exceed the rate of six per
cent. per annum, shall be paid half yearly, on
the first days of January and July, at the otrce
The principal of said loan shall be pay
able and paid at the expiration OF lhlrIy
before, without the consent of the holders
thereof; and the certificate theretor,in the usual
form of the certificates OF City Loan, snail DO
issued in such amounts as the lsnders may re-
quire, but not for any fractional part OF one
hundred dollars. or, if required, in amounts OF
five hundred or one thousand dollars; and IL
shall be expressed in said certificates IhaJ the
loan therein men toned, and the interest thereon
are payable free from all taxes.
Section 2. Whenever any loan shall be made
by virtue thereof there shall be, by force OF this
ordinance, annually appropriated out OF the
income of the corporate estates, ana from tne
sum raised by taxation, sum sufficient to
pay the interest on said certificates; and the
further sum of three-tenths of one per eentum
on the par value of such certificates so issued
shall be appropriated quarterly out OF said in
come and lakes to "a sinking fund; which fund
and its accumulations are hereby especially
pledged for the redemption ana payment or
said certificates.
RESOLUTION TO PUBLISH LOAN BILL.
Resolved That the Clerk be authorized to
publish in two daily newspapers of this city,
daily, for four weeks, the Ordinance presented
TO the Common Council on Thursday, February
2l, 1867, entitled
"An ordinance Creating Loan TO pay certain
deficiencies, for the purchase OF the Lansdown0
Estate, and for other purposes"
And the said Clerk, at the stated meeting OF
Councils after the expiration OF four weeks
from the first day of said publication, shall pre-
sent to tins Council one OF each of said news
papers for every day in which the same shal
have been made. 10 az
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-15

AN ORDINANCE CREATING LOAN TO PAY GER
TAIN DEFICIENCIES, FOR THE PURCHASE OF
THE LAHSDOWNE ESTATE, AND FOR OTHER
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-15

DROVIDENT LIFE AND TRUST COMPANY
j. OF PHILADELPHIA,
No. Ill South FOURTH Street,
INCORPORATED Sd MONTH, 22d., 1866
CAPITAL, Sl5OOOO, PAID IN.
Insurance Lives, by Yearly Premiums; or by
10, or 20 year Premiums, NOn-torieiture.
Endowments, payable at a future age, or on prior
decease by Yearly Premiums or 10 year Premiums
both classes n Non-tOrfeiture,
Annuities granted on favorable terms
Term Policies, ChildrCn's Endowments.
This Company, while giving the insured the security
of pad-up Capital, will divide the entire profits Of
the Life business amOngits Policy holders.
Moneys received at interest," and paid on demand,
Authorized by charter to execute Trusts, and to act
Executor or Administrators, Assignee or Guardian,
and other duCiary capacities, nder appointment
OF any Court Of this Commonwealth or any person
or persons or bodies polite or corporate.
DIRECTORS
SAMUEL r. SHIPLEY, HENRY HAINES,
JOSHUA II. MORRIS, r. WISTAR BROWN,
RICHARD WOOD, VIM. Z. LONGSTRETH,
RICHARD CADBURY, WILLIAM HACKER
CHARLES +. COFFIN.
SAMUEL r. SHIPLEY, ROWLAND PARRY,
President Actuary.
THOMAS.WISTAR, NJ. D., ]. B. TOWNSEND,
7HR Medical Examiner. Legal Adviser
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-15
JB NJ. CAMPBELL,
For the Board of Commissioners,
Harrisburg, February u, 1867. T34t4lO
OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COM

Z OFFIOE TLNN61I IF ANIA hAILRUAD UUM-
~ PANY.
PHILADELPHIA, February T. 1857,
Proposals Will be received at the Office OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Philadelphia until
the first day OF May 1867 inclusive Cuness q satsfac-
tory proposal should be received and accepted pre-.
vousy from responsible parties desiring to contract
with SAID Company tor the establishment Of direct
Line of Steamships between Philadelphia and Liver
peOl,
Blank forms of proposals. with detailed informa-
ton, will be furnished upon application to
27t5l EDMUND SMITH, Secretary.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-15
CITY ORDINANCES,

COMMON COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA.
~ CLERKS OFFICE,
PHILADELPHIA, February q, 1867. I
In pursuance of the annexed Resolution, the
following bill, entitled
IAN ORDINANCE
Creating Loan to pay certain deficiencies for
the Purchase of the Lansdowne Estate, and for
other purposes" is hereby published in accord
ance with the act of Assembly, for public in-
formation.
TOTJNJ E7CIy
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-15
PROPOSALS.
p r o p o S A L S.
Pennsylvania AGRICULTURAL LAND
SCRIP FOR SALE.

The Board of Commissioners now offer for
sale TWO HUNDRED AND TWNETY THOU
SAND ACRES of Agricultural College Land
Scrip, being the balance of the Scrip granted TO
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the
endowment of Agricultural Colleges in this
State.
Proposals for the purchase of this Land Scrip,
addressed to "The Board of Commissioners OF
Agricultural Land Scrip" will be received at
the Surveyor Generals Office at HARRIS
BURG, until IL o'clock NJ, on WEDNESDAY,
April 10, 1867.
This land may be located in any State or Ter
riIory by the holders Of the scrip upon any of
the unapprOpriated lands Except mineral lands)
OF the United States which may be subject to
sale at private entry. Each piece of scrip
represents quarter section of one hundred an
sixty acres, is issued in blank, and will be
transferable without endorsement or formal
assignment. The blank need not be filed until
the scrip is presented for location and entry,
when tile party holding 1t fill the blank
and enter the land in his own name. Bids must
be made as per acre, and no bids will be re-
ceiVed for less than one quarter section.
The Scrip will be issued Immediately on the
payment of the money TO the Surveyor General
On all bids for less quantity than forty thou
sand acres, one-third of the purchase money
must be paid within ten days, and the remain
ing two-thiTds within thirty days after noti6oa-
tion OF the acceptance of the bid or bids by the
Board Of Commissioners.
JACOB M. CAMPBELL,
SurVeyor-General,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-07-13

my duties as your speaker to-day, should close
my brief address without recalling to your minds
a sense Of the sacred duties WHICH devolve upon
you, upon me, upon every one who STANDS 10 TINS
assemblage. Look forth upon this beautiful
land which we call our own Il is the noble
heritage bequeathed US by our fathers It = tne
only land where the feet oe Freedom can ma
haven of rest. The stormy waters OF fhe Atan-
tic lash the spot where our fathers moored their
frsil bark, and the last rays OF the setuag sun,
as be sinks to rest in the broad bosom OF the Pa
cific, linger and play upon the snow-crowned
SUBMITS of the lofty mountains which line our
Western shore. Look at the broad lakes which
mark our Northern bounds; the noble rivers
which thread their winding way through thou
sands of miles Of what may be justly termed the
garden and granary of the world. Look at the
network of railroads which entwine and inter-
lace throughout the land, tapping the source of
our nations wealth at every point, and look but
little into the future and see the Great Pacific
Railway, stretching across the broad expanse of
the Continent from ocean to ocean, binding the
most distant parts of our country more firmly
together with its iron bands. Above and around
this land the patriotic wisdom of our fathers has
thrown 4 safeguard which secures to all the in
estimable blessings of free speech, free religion
free suffrage and all else necessary to rights
aud privileges as FREE MEN. Is not this noble,
a beautiful land, and one in which we can jnstlv
feel noble pride? This beautiful land, with
its wise and benign institutions, is ours; ours to
enjoy, ours to preserve, ours to transmit with
every privilege which we possess, to the genera
tions which will succeed our own. Let us then
be true to ourselves. true to posterity, true to
the sacred trust placed in our care. Let US
teach by example that to avoid the shoals and
quicksands of disunon. a wrong should never
be sanctioned for the sake of expediency, and if
posterity be true to the teaching, the light of
American Liberty will shine through all coming
time
Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-07-13
Weavervj|le, Saturday, July 10, 1867.
UNION COUNTY CONVENTION.


THE UNION VOTERS OF TRINITY COUNTY
i who are in favor of the Reconstruction of the
late rebellious States in accordance with the laws
enacted by Congress, and who voted the Union
ticket in September. 1865, or did not SO vote by
reason of absence from the State or county, or
from not being of the required age, and who in
tend to support the nominees of the Convention.
are requested to meet in their respective pre-
cincts on
Saturday, July a0th,
at o'clock. P. NJ, to elect delegates, under the
Primary Election Law, (none but registered Cit
izeus allowed to vote), to County Convention,
TO be held at tie Court House, in Weaverville, on
Saturday, July 9th,
at 10 o'clock, A. ", for the purpose Of nomiua-
ting county officers to be voted for at the Sep
tember election. The apportionment of dele
gates and appointment of Supervisors for the
several precincts, are as follows: