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The committee forcibly condemn that
pointment of inspectors of distilleries to
be paid by the distiller. 1t would be safer
for the Government to rely entirely upon
the conscience Of the manufacturer for a
return Of the amount Of his production.
In that case he might feel that confidence
was reposed in his integrity, and that his
honor was involved. But when the Go
vernment appoints an agent to look after
its interests, though the agent is in the
pay of the distiller, the manufacturer ma
turally comes to the conclusion that the
Government relies upon its own servant,
and that each party must look after his
own interests.
From the evidence touching this feature
Of the revenue system, from personal OBJ
servation by coming in contact with many
such inspectors, your committee have come
to the conclusion that it is not an extrava-
CANT expression to say that the plan of ap-
pointing inspectors of distilleries to be
paid by distillers is simply the institution
Of farce. In many instances the entire
value Of the whisky returned, exclusive of
the tax, does not equal the pay Of the in
returned with the tax paid is not sufficient
to discharge the claim of the inspector for
his services.
Inspectors are not generally superior
class Of men, nor are they always distin-
guished for intelligence, character, or So
cial position. They are, some of them,
appointed at the instance of the distiller,
and not unfrequently they regard them
selves as employees Of the distiller rather
than of the Government. Some facts
may be stated indicating that frauds must
have been perpetrated toa large extent,
with the connivance of inspectors.
1t is suggested, also, as aquestion worthy
Of serious consideration, whether the prac-
tice Of paying moieties to the informers is
conducive to good morals, the public in
terest, and the due execution of the law.
The committee think that it creates Sys-
TEN of interested hostile espionage seri-
ously annoying to the business man. 1t
holds out to the worthless informer an in
ducement to perjury. 1t becomes the
means of levying black mail; and in nu
merous cases of detection of actual viola
tions of the law, the spy deems it more
for his interest to settle with the manufac-
turer than to take him into court or to turn
him over to the department. And the OBJ
lection applies as well to the officer Of
the revenue as to the private individual.
1t is temptation to the officer in more
ways than one. There is an inducement
to look to his own interest rather than that
of the Government.-Sun.
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The TAX ON CIGARs.-The select COM
mittee on internal revenue frauds say that
the evidence taken touching the manufac-
ture of tobacco and cigars shows much
evasion of the tax on cigars. 1t appears
that the authorized practice of stamping
cigars without the actual payment OF the
tax is means of fraud, and it is believed
that the evil might be remedied by requi-
ring stamps representing the actual amount
of tax to be procured from the Treasury
and placed on the cigars before they are
subject to removal or sale. Hardly.
The committee do not make any other
suggestion on this point.
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Regulators % bs Treated a Cue.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE
SouTH, CHARLESTON, S. c., February 20,
1867 General Orders No. 1.-THE civil
authorities Of North Carolina and South
Carolina being unable TO capture or dis
perse the bands Of outlaws calling them
selves regulators" who are reported as
engaged In robbing and numbering freed
men and In committing depredations and
outrages upon the persons and property Of
well-disposed citizens, all commanding Off
GERS Of posts within this department are
directed to use every means at their dis
posal to rid the country Of these banditti.
Whenever reports Of outrages are received,
parties will be sent In pursuit of these
" regulators" and when resistance to ar
rest Is made, they will be treated as "gue.
rillas," and summarily punished. All pri-
soners so arrested will be held in military
confinement, and the case reported to these
headquarters.
By command Of j. c. Robinson, Brevet
Major General. JOHN r. MYRICK,
Acting Judge Advocate.
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How THE PRESIDENT WILL EXECUTE THE
SHERMAN BILL.-The annexed paragraph
confirms information received some days
ago, from a reliable source, as TO the course
the President designs to pursue in case the
fisherman military bill shall become a
law by two-thirds vote of both Houses
"What Congress in its wisdom may see
fit to do, cannot say but my own course
is clear. / shall exercise every function
of my office in defence of the people and
their rights, according to the best judg.
ment that Heaven has endowed me with
! shall execute all laws scrupulously, and
perhaps most Scrupulously those aohtch haze
been passed against my judgment and ooe'
nv retO."
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What shall we do There ara two con,

: What shall we do There are two courses
open: one is to take our chances with
the Supreme Court. That requires time,
while. This is to be considered. Then
we are to consider will Congress (supposing
the court to decide favorably) be baked
by the Supreme Court? Then we must
consider that there is probability that
two of the judges on that court will not
live twelve months. And Governor Peir-
point stated in his address Saturday eve-
ming that the Supreme Court have just
adopted rule not to NEEDLE with political
questions for the present. The other course
is to call convention at once, accept the
terms, and fight the battle in Congress.
We 60 there with about sixty members.
Under the provisional government we
have the military and negro suffrage; if
admitted into the Union, we have negro
suffrage and get rid of the military. Pend
ing the provisional government the men
prescribed by the third clause of the
amendment cannot vote; they can vote
when the State is admitted. Then this is
to be considered, the quicker we get into
the Union the better there We are a
State and we can control our own affairs
changing oar State Constitution if necessary.
There we are out of the jaws Of the beast
that is ready to devour us.
Again: the quicker this State Constitu-
ton is formed the greater will be the influ-
ence of the whites in shaping it. Post
pone, and the Radicals will organize the
negroes against us. And lastly, if the Le-
gislature does not call convention, Bolts
and the negroes will by primary meetings.
We are not recommending either of
these courses. We are inviting the peo-
gle to think.-CharlotteSuile Chronicle.
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CONCLUSION OF THE LETTER OF Go
VERNON Brown, OF GEORGIA, IN FAVOR
OF RECoNsTRCCTION.-"It only remains
for me to add that | consider il the duty OF
the Governor of Georgia to call the LegiS-
ature together without delay, and to re-
commend the passage of an act calling
convention of the people of this State to
so change our State Constitution as to pro-
vide for universal suffrage, in conformity to
the measure which has passed Congress,
known as the Sherman amendment, and to
provide for the early election of Legisla-
ture which will adopt the constitutional
amendment in accordance with said re-
quirementS.
eve now have the assurance of Con-
gress, in the passage Of this bill, that this
Shall settle the question Of our admission.
We shall never get better terms. Let us
comply with them, and be ready to be re-
presented in the next Congress as soon as
possible. respectfully suggest that the
people Of the several counties of this
State who favor the proposed action hold
public meetings with as little delay as posi-
BILE, and urge upon the Governor to con-
vene the Legislature, and recommend
them to take prompt action.
"The Governor and Legislature were
elected before the constitutional amend
ment was proposed. | respectfully sub
nit that it is their imperative duty, in
the present condition Of the country, to
take the necessary steps to refer the ques-
tion TO the people at the ballot box. The
mos: appropriate mode of doing this is to
order an election Of delegates to con-
vention to act upon the proposition now
submitted by Congress. This they cannot
with propriety refuse if the people de-
mand it; let the people speak.
off the State will adopt this line Of po-
LEY, and the convention will memorabilia
Congress, asking that the judges, county
officers, and others necessary to the eff
Gent working of the State government, be
relieved from the provisions of the consti-
tutional amendment, / believe the petit
ton, if presented in proper spirit, will be
granted, and we shall soon be relieved OF
much of the gloom which is now widespread
over the whole South. If we reject the
terms proposed in the Sherman bill, con-
Tess see no hope for the future. Should
we accept them, / trust the example OF
Georgia may be followed by the other
States, and that this yexed question may
soon be permanently settled upon the best
terms which we will ever be able to get.
II am aware Of the rapidity of the
changes which we are required to make,
and Of the natural prejudices which our
people entertain against negro suffrage !;
but we should not forget, in yielding to an
Inevitable necessity, that these people were
raised among us, and naturally sympathize
with US. Their conduct during the war
proved this. II, then, we treat them kindly,
pay them their wages promptly, aud in ell
respects deal justly by them, we shall sell
Dom have cause to complain Of their refu-
Nj to respect our wishes or consult orr In.
serests at the ballot box"
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TIE SoUTH SHOULD Acr UNDER THE
SHERMAN BILL-IF NOT, CoNrrscArIoS WILL
FoLLow.-The New York Times, edited
by q Radical member of Congress, has the
following menacing editorial:
eft Is very well understood that bills are
In course Of preparation for early intro
duction into the next Congress providing
for s,ceeping confscation of rebelproperty
in the southern States, and for its distribu-
tion among the enfranchised slaves, for
paying claims Of loyal men for property
destroyed during the war, and for giving
farms to northern soldiers who will settle
in the South. Mr.. Stevens has declared
his purpose, God willing and he living
to press such measure as this upon Con-
gress, and General Banks In debate de-
clared himself in favor Of such distribu-
ton Of southern farms among northern
soldiers as the only effectual mode Of re-
constructing southern society. 1t may
safely be assumed that the whole body of
Radicals In Congress will 90 for such a
measure and 1t Is confidently expected
that the rejection by the South of the new
terms now proposed will create fresh
feeling Of resentment which will give it
popularity and strength throughout the
North. The measure itself has elements
Of attraction for many classes, and is ex-
Pected to secure the support Of the soldiers
in body.
at may be supposed that the Supreme
Court will present final barrier against
the ultimate success Of such project.
But it must be remembered that four
members of that court out Of nine would
now, beyond all doubt, endorse such q
measure; and that Of the yJive who would
oppose it, one, If not two, will probably
never again sit Oh tho bench, in conse-
quence Of extreme age and illness. A
law was passed, moreover, at tho last ses-
sion, which declares that in case Of the
death Of Supreme Court Judge the va
cancy shall not be filed until the whole
number Of judges shall have Leen reduced
by death or otherwise 10 Sevel. The
chances are, therefore, that within the next
year the Supreme Court Of the United
States will be as thoroughly in the hands
of the Radicals as Congress is"
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

From washington = Success Of the Negro
Ticket In Gesraetewn.
wAsHIsGros, February Ex-senator wilson
authorizes the denial, on his Wilson's autno-
rity, of the statement that General Grant OPP
posed the pending reconstruction measures.
The Radicals in the Georgetown election
elected seven out OF eleven on the municipal
ticket. The vote was lob Radicals to s9o
Conservatives. The negroes voted solely for
Welsh, n very ordinary man.
The President has been petitioned to ap-
point Fred. Douglass as Freedmen's Bureau
commissioner.
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RRPo2g OF THE TOBACCO MARKET FOR FEBRUARY
% AND %.
TOBACCO EXCHANGE
RICHMOND, Va, February %, 1867. )
We report the breaks and offerings increas-
ing. and prices unchanged. Below we give the
transactions loo hogsheads, ~ tierces, and 50
boxes offered and sold At the Exchange, 10000
pounds loose tobacco sold at Shockoe Ware
house, as follows:
Lugs. -Manufacturing, common to good, ~
to IS sun-cured, common to good, $40 TO SO;
shipping, common to good, 81 to $3.50.
LedJ.-Manufacturing, common to good, IS
to SIS; common fancy, $40 TO $50.
Fancy wrappers, medium TO fine, $50 10 $50.
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IMPORTANT DECISION AT ALEXANDRIA,
In the suit Of Cozenove Us. Portner &
Rocker, involving the validity of the sales
of property under the acts of Congress
"imposing direct tax in insurrectionary
Districts" Judge Thomas rendered a
lengthy and able opinion, deciding that the
sale was invalid, and ordering the plaintiffs
to recover possession of their property. The
execution of the order is suspended for
sixty days, in order to give the defendants
time to appeal, if they SO desire.-Gazette.
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oyERA MILLION DOLLARS SAVED |

Gentlemen,-"I had negro man worth, ~ 200,
who took cold from bad hurt in the leg, and was
useless for over year. had used everything l
could hear Of without benefit, until tried the
permanent cure" J. Il. DOWNING.
Montgomery, Ala, june II. 1859.
81 take pleasure in recommending the Mexican
Mustang Liniment as q valuable and indispensa-
BILE article for Sprains, Sores Scratches, or Calls
on Horses. Our men have used 1t for Burns,
Bruises, Sores, Rheumatism, &S and al say 1t
Foreman for American, Wells, Fargo's, and
Harnden's Express ..e
"The sprain of my daughters ankle, occasioned
while skating last winter, was entirely cured In
one week after she commenced using your cele-
brated Mustang Liniment." ED. SEELEf.
Gloucester, Mass, August ], 1855.
Its an admitted fact that the Mexican Mustang
Eminent performs more cures in shortertime,
on man and beast, than any article, ever dis
covered. Families. livery men, ana planters
1t certainly Is. All genuine is wrapped in steel
plate engravngs, bearing the signature Of g. w:
Westbrook, Chemist, and the private United
States stamp of DBAAs BARNES Co. over the top.
An effort has been made to counterfeit 1t with .
cheap stone plate label. Look closely.
SARATOGA SPRING WATER,
sold by all druggists.
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GEORGETOWN ELECTIoN.-I am told by
those who take an interest in defeating the
negro candidate for Mayor that gangs of
blacks from the States of Virginia and Ma
ryland, the city Of Washington, and the
District proper, were permitted to vote
without question, and that probably their
ticket would be elected. UP to o'clock
about one hundred and fifty white men
interlopers-had voted with the negroes.
WaShingtOn Letter In Baltimore Gazette.
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The Markets.

NEW YORK MARKETS.
New YORK, February 26-P. M.-Cotton
quieter: sales of 200 bales at Sic. Flour de-
clined ga loo. Wheat dull and declining. Corn
lc. lower. Sugar steady. Other groceries
quiet. Naval stores firm. Freights dull per
steam, 20; sail, ss@5-l6. Gold, 1917.
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, February 26.-Cotton dull mid
ding, 3lk@32c. Coffee firm. Sugar steady.
Flour dull and nominal. Corn firm. Provi-
sions in good demand.
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
NEW ORLEANS, February 26.-Cotton weak
low mddling, 29kc.; middling, Soc; sales to-
day of I, 200 bales receipts for three days 7,jll
bales, against 1851 for same time last year.
Flour dull. Sugar dull; fair, 12tc. Molasses
Gull at 75GS0c. Tobacco unchanged. Gold,
l3S4@lS9. Sterling, 4SAQJ0.
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET.
AUGUSTA, February 26-Cotton dull and de.
Ginning al 2sh@29c.
WILMINGTON COTTON MARKET.
WILMINGTON, February &c. Cotton very
weak at Csc.
SAVANNAH COTTON MARKET.
SAVANNAH, February 26.-Cotton dull and
declining at 2qc.
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NOT EFFECTIvE.-It appears to us that
Sherman's bill as amended and passed
still leaves much radical work unaccom-
plished. Taking into consideration the
large conservative element among the ne
groes, it is certain that the South cannot,
even under government reconstructed
after the new rule, cast Republican vote.
Is there no way of SO amending the imper-
feet measure as to let black males vote
twice ?-PeterSbaTq Index.
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FEMALE SUFFRAGE.-The following is
the joint resolution on the suffrage ques-
ton which passed the Kansas Legislature ::
RESOLVED, That the proposition to strike
the word "male" from section of arti-
Gle 5 of the Constitution Of the State is
hereby submitted to the electors of the
State for ratification or rejection, in COM
pliance with section Of article IA of the
Constitution"
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Its most delightful Hair Dressing.
1t eradicates scurf and dandruf
1t keeps the head cool and clean.
II prevents hair turning gray and falling of.
1t restores hair upon prematurely bald heads.
This Is just what Lyons Kathairon will do. It's
pretty-itis cheap-durabls. Ii is literally sold by
the load, and yet its almost incredible demand
is daily increasing, until there is hardly country
store that does not keep 1t, or family that does
Z. THOMAS LYON. Chemist. New York.
SARATOGA SPRING WATER,
sold by all druggists.
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The Lynchburg Ne1nS recommends that
in case the Sherman bill becomes law
we shall refuse to hold any elections.
We should gladly do this if it were
practicable but if the whites do not hold
an election, the negroes ,oM. We must do
something se.-CharlotteSuiHe Chronicle.
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The temper Of the North is such that
milder terms cannot be expected. If
those now offered, with the approval Of
such Conservative as Reverdy Johnson,
are rejected, then truly do we believe that
exile and confiscation will come next
Fredsricksburg Ledger.
George r. Latham, Of West Virginia,
has been confirmed consul at Melbourne.
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Ywho would not be beautifulf Who would not
add to their beauty What gives that marpie
purity and distingue appearance we observe upon
the stage and in the city heller 1t Is no longer
secret. They use Hagan's Magnolia Balm. its
ronghness from the face and hands, and leaves
the Compile xion smooth, transparent, blooming and
ravishing Unlike many cosmetics, It contains nc
material Injurious to the skin. Any druggist VIII
order It for you II not on hand at so cts per bottle
W. Z. HAGAN. Troy, n; "a Chemist.
DEMAS BARNES CO.,
Wholesale Agents, New YORK.
SARATOGA SPRING WATER,
sold by all druggists.
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The VEyo.y--There Il no longer any
doubt that the President will veto the
military government, or Shermsn's, Dill,
and that hls message will DO sent 70 Con
grsss probsbly on Wednesday or Thurs.
0sy.-GuH.
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Heinstreets inimitabls Hair Coloring II not
dye All insta infamous dyes are composed Of tund1
cdustic and more or less destroy the vitality ana
beauty of the hair. This Is the Original HAT TO
years II restores gray hair to is original color oy
gradual absorption, in most remarkable manner,
II Is also q beautiful hair dressing. Soio In s"o
C. HRlMSTRRRT. Chemist.
SARATOGA SPRING WATER,
sold by all Druggists.
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How THE GEORGETOWN ELECTIONS WERE
CARRIED.-The colored troops voted brave
ly in Georgetown yesterday .-National Re-
publican.
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DEATH OF AN Ex-MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
Hon. Isaac E. Holmes, formerly member
of Congress from Charleston, s. c., died in
that city on the 25th instant.
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n. P. Willis, IL Is said, wss for years
sllsm, W"
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Jyox,a EYrs.cr M PuRR JAMAICA 6INeKR-for
Indigestion. Nausea, Heartburn, Sick Headacns,
Cholera Morbus, Flatulency, DC, where .aarsi,on
ing stimuant Is required Its careful P,Pph,s A..
ticie for culinary purposes. Sold eyeIyTsnsrss
SO cents per bottle. Ask for "LfoSs rois
tract ssRHroGA SPRING WATER,
ap17-ly sold by all druggists.
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qua DE MAGNOLIA.-A toilet de,
n Uoht. Superior TO any cologne used 70 bsths
the face and person to render the skin son and
fresh; to ailay Inflammation 70 perfpme clothing;
southeru Msgnolia, and In obtaining . patronage
ouite II II fsvorits with actresses
and opera singers. Il II sold BY al dealer, = one
dollar, in large bottles, and BY DkAAs bAhNBS =
CO.. New York, wholesale Agents. le fs1i 81
SARATOGA SPRING WATER, ~.
sold by all druggists. :. -.
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MULES AND HORSEa.-A
LIVERY AND sALE 9TAHLYS, TANK
lin street, ONE HUNDRED YOtN0 ana
WELL BROKE MULES. Alsoa lot Of ans YOUNG
H0RsEs suitable for iAA purposes. which will
iinyits he Attention " The hynsn and plant
srs Of North Carolina end Virginia 10 this supsSjoT
quality and pdss, lsn-sl JOIN DAVIS. }
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