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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03
The HOLLYWOOD Memorial Bazaar.

Our Richmond exchanges of Wednesday
ing of the Memorial Bazaar, which is re-
presented as grand and imposing. We have
dispatched special reporter to that city,
and we hope soon to publish series of in
teresting letters from his pen.
The Bazaar has been inaugurated by the
ladies of the Hollywood Memorial Associa-
ton, for the purpose of raising funds to
aid them in the perfecting of their holy
work of adjoining the spots where so many
brave and loved ones lie, and keeping their
memories ever fresh and honored among
the people for whom they died. Fol-
months the ladies of Richmond, aided by
their Southern sisters, and in not few in
stances by those of the North, have labor,
ed in preparation for this Bazaar, and they
fully deserve the success which the bril-
liant opening presages. Through difficult
ties seemingly insurmountable and great
encouragement, without once tagging,
with an energy and devotion which woman
alone displays, the ladies have been re.
WdIu60 WILL ID WHICH, Will
place their pious and lovely labors beyond
the fear of failure. The devotion, the pa
triotism, the gratitude shown by the wo.
men of the South may indeed prove les
son to the men in the stern duties devolv.
ing upon them in this important crisis.
We will not, in anticipation of our own
reports, copy the descriptions of the open
ing of the Bazaar from our exchanges. The
tables are represented as most elegantly
and tastefully decorated. The Dispatch
thus refers to the North Carolina table
Nextsto the Maryland table, is that of North
Carolina, presided over by Mrs. Thos. 81. Wynne
and Mrs. DR.. Higginbottom, assisted by Mrs. J.
". Shackelford, Mrs. Thos. Howe, Mrs. William
A. Jenkins and Miss Ballou. Prominent among
the articles On this table Is an imitation of sec
ZION In graveyard. In the centre of it is broken
marble snatt, around wich there is circle of can
non Dalls. The pictures Of Lee, Jackson, and
DAVIS are cased in the most exquisite shell frames
we nave ever seen. They are the handfwork of
MRS. James W. Shackelford, of Wilmington, N. G.
Inc coat Farms Of North Carolina, painted by
captain COX OF tins city, adorns the centre of the
framework OF this table Underneath the table
at each corner, and in the centre of it, are three
barrels, upon which are painted rasnaot;I1aIv
Star, !" sPitch," and "Turpentine Eron, AZ
corner barrels grows vines of beautiful evaroreo1
The table is dressed principally with eyergreens
upla
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03
DisfranciseIneni.

Although there seems to be really little
difficulty in giving proper legal construc-
ton to the DISTINGUISHING clause of the Mil
itary bill, yet as we have long since learned
that the interests and necessities of party
form test of all legal and constitutional
constructions, we are glad to learn that
the Attorney General of the United States
will, at an early day, present to the Presi-
dent an official opinion upon the force of
this clause of the bill. The Washington
correspondent of the New York Times says:
Attorney General Stanberry's opinion regard
ing the force of the DISTINGUISHING clause Of the
Military Reconstruction Act will be presented
to the President as soon as it can be prepared at
ter the Injunction petitions have been disposed of
and will be forwarded by him to all the command
ers of military districts in the South. The sub
ject is attracting great deal OF attention. The
appeal for the opinion came from General Sheri-
dan for the purpose of perfectlng the registration
of voters in Louisiana, and will be followed by
similar applications in all the Southern States
where attempts are made to prevent officers of
counties and parishes, who held Office during the
war, from voting"
We hope our military or civil authorities
will bring to the attention of the Attorney
General not only the various officers in this
State who are by our Revised Code required
to take an oath to support the Constitution
of the United States, but the nature of the
Office as we'll, so that the opinion will cover
the whole ground. That officer must, of
course, DE ignorant of the nature of many
Of the State and local Offices which exist
throughout the South.
At present there is much uncertainty in
;he minds of many persons who have here
tofore filled State, county and municipal
offices as to their right to register and vote,
md we trust that this opinion, or an order
rom General Sickles will embrace every
case, SO that no doubt will remain in re-
gard to the matter. This is question of
TOO much importance to be left to the arbi-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03
The Land We Love.

The May number of this excellent peri
odical, being the first Of the third volume,
comes to us in an entirely new and beauti
full dress, with new and most appropriate
designs upon the cover. lis contents EN-.
brace more than the ordinary variety OF
reading matter from the pens Of many lis
tinguished writer's. The whole appearance
Of this monthly, gives the amplest cvi
dence that Con Hill is meeting with tho
success he deserves in the editorial man,
agement of his magazine.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03
The State Medical Society.

This Society will hold its next annual
meeting at Tarboro', on the 18th Of next
month, May. It is to be hoped that full
delegation Of the members will be present.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03
TREASURY DEPARTMEN-
OFFICE INTERNAL REVENUE,


Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the
Treasury has adopted and prescribed for the use
in distilleries. meter invented by Mr.. Isaac P.
lice, of New York, and that regulations for the
Each Collector will notify every distiller who ap-
plies to make payment OF the special tax for the
year ending Hay l, 1868, that he will not be allowed
to continue in operation after the fifteenth day of
May, unless he shall, before that time, have made
application for meter. and omfanied his APP
plication with adequate security fof the payment
of the necessary expense, which will probably
vary, according to the size OF the dstllery, from
six hundred dollars to fifteen hundred dollars
A. Z. ROLLINS Commissioner.
Richmond UhlG
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claSs-whether that enterprise is in the
hands of Gen. Wade Hampton or Senator
Wilson-will begin in their corruption and
end in their political and social degtruc.
ton
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03

trary and irregular decisions Of the regis
tiers, and besides. conscientious and eqilita-
BILE persons acting i'll this capacity, would
dislike 10 have such decision thrown upon
them. It should by all means be authori
tativcly decided and issued i'll orders from
the Department Headquarters.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03
mnOffS.nt to DiSfjlIerS

of Internal Revenue for the District, Mr.
James, with the following notice from the
Treasury Department, which we publish
for the information of parties concerned:
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03
To Messrs. PRICE, and others.


:" Suitable Assets for Bankrupt
The ingenuity of rascals is equal TO any
demand. An illustration is afforded IN the
following paragraph from the New 1ofA
Times :
An advertisement i'll the Herald INC
other day, gives clue to one class ~
frauds, and shows that knaves are alreaug
at work preparing for them. The aayet
tisement, which was addressed to banKrIP.D
generally, sets forth as "for sale, very 10"
for cash, Glands in all parts of the COUNT or
also county mortgages, stocks and QUIZ QUIZ
securities, suitable for assets" Wor1ii i0r,
titles, fictitious values, mortgages ana Ier
tificates of stock not worth the paper tneS
are printed on, are the commodities helo
offered as suitable for assets" and tne oI.
can be no doubt that there are scoundie 80
enough ready to avail themselves Oh %
cheap material for the manufacture , o. "
SNOWY but dishonest balance-sheet. inetd .
will be scores of other methods OF deirautt
ing editors, which certain class OF agen.o
and lawyers will have ready for use Delo,o
the 1st of June. Rascalities OF this cnaa
acter led to the repeal of the former Ia
tional bankruptcy law, and the permanent
of the one recently enacted depends III ia
great degree upon their prevention "H'
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The st. Johns IN. b. Globe COM

The st. Johns IN. b. Globe COM
plains thus: "That we are to enter
upon course of extravaganza in the
new kingdom is pretty certain. The
President of the United States, who
governs about 40,000,00O of people,
has salary of only $25, 900, and
greenbacks at that. The Governor
General of our little kingdom of
1000, 600 people is to have q salary
of S5O,OO0 in gold"
Not less than 1,5O0 freedmen have
applied to the American Colonization
Society to be sent to Africa, within
the last eight months, and all of
them, we are assured, of the better
class of colored people. Over 600
have embarked in that time, and
about 1000 are now waiting for ship
ment.
The Liberty (NIiss.) Adcocate says
that "white labor" is, the labor
of the white men recently brought
into this country from New Orleans,
for farm laborers-is proving very
unreliable. Many of them aban-
doned their contracts, and have left
the farmer in much worse fix than
they found him.
The Emperor of Austria has lust
re-established the Polish language
for the study of law at Lemberg.
All the examinations will be made
in the same language. The telegram
announcing this new Imperial con-
cession was received with great re-
joicing.
The kirk session ut Grief, Scot
land, has censured DR.. Cunningham
for introducing an organ into his
church, and has ordered its discon-
tlnuance i'll public workship. An
appeal against the decision will be
made to the synod.
DEATH OF A CoLoRED CELEBR1rY.-
Romeo Price, the we'll known colored
waiter ut Barnum's City Hotel, died
at his residence, in that city, on
Tuesday, in the eightieth year Of his
age.
CALAMITY.-The Richmond Dis
patch, of Friday, notices three explo-
slons ut the Chester coal pit, in that
State, by which sixty-nine people at
work there were killed.
The total number of barrels of
flour inspected in Richmond, Virgil
nsa, during the quarter just ended,
was 4, $50.
Seventy-five new buildings, twenty
of them saw mills, have been built in
Pensacola, Florida, since the war.
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The CoLoRED VoTE.-The Charles
ton correspondent of the New York
Times writes:
/ It is very clear to any one who has
watched the political current in this
quarter of late, that the colored men
will not vote as unit. There is quite
large number of them who were free
before the war, and who hold them
selves partially aloof from the rest.
These, to man, announce their de-
termination to stand by the old white
residents in whatever action they
may take. On the other hand, there
is more numerous party, composed
chiefly of idlers from the plantations.
who have found their way into the
city, where they live from hand to
mouth, who are convinced that their
release from daily toll was accom-.
plished by the radical party of the
North, and who may, therefore, be
relied upon to vote and act with the
men who represent and are endorsed
by that party. But the most hume.
rous class of oil is made up of sensi-
BILE freedmen, who are now earning
living by honest lLbor, who are intel
ligent enough to think for themselves,
and to act rs they believe their own
interests dictate. Perhaps if they
followed their own impulses merely,
they might initiate the example of
their shiftless and improvident breth-
rem from the country, and give their
support to the radical candidates.
But it must be borne in mind that
these men derive their subsistence
almost entirely from white employ
ers, and they will take heed how
they put 81 cir livelihood in jeopardy,
for the sake of what, to them, is now
q mere political abstraction. In view
OF these facts, find that the shrowd-
est observers here are of opinion that
either majority of the blacks will
be found supporting the whites ut
the polls, or that if this should not
be the case, the freedmen's vote will
be divided so as to become Il matter
OF little comparative Importance. If
this be true in Charleston and along
the sea-coast, it is even more so in
the interior, where the freedmen are
less exposed to the influence of poll
tical agitators. The gatherings of
negroes that have lately taken place,
to listen to harangues from orators,
white and black, were rather tame
affairs, having been gotten up in the
interest of few would-be leaders of
the colored population.
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THE FREEDMEN IN VIRGINIA.
despatch from Richmond to the New
York Herald says that the freedmen
celebrated the second anniversary of
their emancipation by procession of
several benevolent societies, with
drums, and headed by a negro on
horseback in full United States mill
tary uniform, having drawn sabre
in his hand. They marched to the
Capitol Square, under the Washing
ton monument, whore there were
about 5, 900 negroes, of all ages, sexes
and sizes, assembled, and, as usual,
were hnrangued by the notorious in
cendiary, Hunnicutt, and others.
Hunnicutt commenced by violent
denunciation of the rebels and the
rebel press of Richmond, and then
said
The colored people had been viii
fled and traduced because of their
celebration. When rebels commemo-
rated the death of Stonewall jackson.
they did not ask the consent of the
colored people. scorn to ask the
permission of any rebel to speak.
Beware of such men as the traitor
Nash, in South Carolina, who spoke
for Wade Hampton. They will mis-
lead and entrap you. Pierpont is lit
tie better than q retel, for he BETRAYED
the Union, and had been bought over
by rebels Pierpont might be loyal,
but the Legislature was rebel to the
core; You are free noY, by the grace
ham Lincoln. You do not owe your
liberty to rebel ballots or rebel bayo-
nets. They will get General Wise to
address you. will meet him here
on the square-but I will not meet
any nnderstrappers-and fight him
inch by inch.
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CANADIAN CoNFEDERATIoN.-A spe-
cial cable despatch to the Montreal
Gazette, dated March 20, states that
"the Queen has sanctioned both bills
for the confederation of British North
America" The Gazette says:
"Both bills are, therefore, laws.
From this time these colonies start
upon new era, and it is one which
will determine their destiny. United
and connected by rail, they will build
up great Northern nation. Discon-
nected, like a bundle of sticks, the
probability is that they would, in
time, have been, one by one, absorb
ed IN the seething political confusion
to the South of u.s."
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TO GAS CONSUMERS.

THE Secretary of Columbia Gas-light
Company calls the attention of consumers
to the following extract from tho proceed
ings of the Board at their meeting on 29th
March:
ResolUed, That the Secretary furnish the
Superintendent with list of all persons
whose bills are unpaid after the usual time
allowed, and shut off the supply at once.
will be ready to receive payment ON
TOMORROW MORNING.
April 7 1 JACOB LEVIN. Sec'v.
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The CHARLESTON NEGROES
New York Times saws:

The CHARLESTON NEGROES
New York Times says:
Peace is not to be preserved be-
tween the blacks and whites in the
Southern States without q strenuous
effort on the part Of Northern incen-
diaries to prevent it. Both races are
now upon footing of equality rs to
civil and political rights, and all the
evidence we get tends to show that
the Southern people are accepting
this change and conforming. their
laws and usages to it with prompt
ness and in good faith. The laws of
Charleston, S. c., do not yet recog-
nize the right of negroes to ride in
the cars; and few days since, a party
of excited negroes, who are proved to
have been half tipsy, attempted by
violence to seat themselves in the
cars, and failing in this. they made
an attack upon them. The military
interfered and speedily restored
order. The Tribune, in commenting
on the matter, remarks that "the
negroes in Charleston have intelli-
genco enough to take hold of any
good opportunity of conveying q
broad insinuation as to their rights
and demands" and adds, by way of
vindicatipg their riotous proceedings,
that viewing the proportion of
blacks to whites in Charleston, the
recent demonstration was an exceed
ingly natural one." Inasmuch as the
negroes now have votes, would it not
be Us well for them to change the
law, and thus secure their right to
ride? Or would not this peaceable
process answer the purpose?
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Our COMING DELIvERANCE. Mr..
Greeley says, in q late date of the
Tribune:
Every loyal citizen, black or white,
is enabled, by the two reconstruction
Acts, to have q voice in the good
work of reconstruction, with at least
four-fifths of those who have been
rebels. The remaining fifth we hope
to see enfranchised very soon. Con-
gress has provided for that in the
pending constitutional amendment
and we trust that its consummation
will not long be delayed. The South
clearly understands, as we do, that
the way to this lies through prompt
and cheerful comic nifty to the re-
quirements of Congress. The South
seems to be acting we'll her part
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The cornerstone of the new Ro-
man Catholic Cathedral of st. Patrick,
In Washington, was laid on Sunday
with appropriate ceremonies, Arch
bishop Spalding officiating. The es-
timated cost of the building is $780,
900.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-07

A Coon NAME.-A newly-built and
finely-furnished steamer, on the
mississippi, has been called the
"Robert E. Lee." A jolifcation
was had on board of her at Memphis,
on March 25, ut which the following
toast was honored: "The Robert
Il. Lea name crowned with glory
may the noble craft which bears
it be crowned with success"
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COLUMBIA.
Sunday Morning, April z; 1857.
Our Agricultural Labor.

Our Agricultural Labor.
This is subject of the utmost inn
portance at this time to the whole
South. For the crop that has nov
to be planted, it is idle to expec,
labor from abroad, and the chief re-
lance must be placed upon the freed
men. A contemporary, speaking Of
the great complaint he hears about
the negroes being iudisposed to work,
and that agricultural operations are
interfered with and hindered by the
decentralization which has seized
them, says that lack of capital has
more to do with this than our people
are usually willing to admit.
The plain truth of the matter is, at
the present time and at all future
times, that labor must be equitably
paid for and paid promptly. Labor
from any quarter cannot be obtained
that is, labor which is reliable-on
any other terms. The only agricul-
tural labor we have now to depend
upon is that of the late slaves, and
we believe that can be brought to our
aid effectually and 'proitably, if the
employers can rid themselves of old
habits and associations, and treat
their laborers humanely and kindly,
forgetting that they have ever been
slaves, and that they have right to
an equivalent for their labor, and
paid in such q way that they can live
and support their families. By at
tending to this suggestion, and put
ting it into practice, the colored peo-
pie of the Southern States will be-
come not merely valuable producers,
but good and useful citizens.
The Wilmington Dispatch says
and we agree with it-that we have
talked so much about the laziness
and worthlessness of the negroes,
that we have made them lazier and
more worthless than they would
have otherwise been. It is human
nature for men to adopt the practices
that slander has attributed to them,
and we see this in everyday life.
Let all our land-holders, as we'll rs all
others who require labor, inspire the
negro with the belief that he is use
full and serviceable, and give him o
proper appreciation of his obliga-
tions, and encourage him to assume
and discharge his duties like man.
and he can be persuaded to do what
is right and creditable.
These views should be thoughtfully
considered just now. The larges,
landowner is, at this moment, fal
from being independent in the matter
to which we refer. Kindness, good
pay promptly paid. and little fiat
tery-"blarney," as n Fenian would
call twill do much more in making
negro labor valuable than the con
stant abuse of the race rs lazy and
thriftless. Our people have difficult
problem to solve, and we should use
the most pleasant agencies and the
most effectual instrumental ties to nc
complish the end in view. It is fol
these reasons that we give our briel
suggestions on the labor question.
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MIR. l.. W. Jerome's private theatre,
on Twenty-sixth street, New York, is
occupied just now by the ladies of
the Southern Relief Association, who
are giving n series of amateur enter
tainments for the benefit of its fund.
About $6,O 900 have already been OBJ
tanned from this source. This theatre
was originally finished for the use of
the Sanitary Commission.
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It was announced at Fenian meet
ing, on Sunday, that President Ro-
berts will, in few days, enter upon
q conflict which will prove the saliva
ton or destruction OF the Fenian
brotherhood.
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The Revenue Lnvy-Important In
strucfions.

Commissioner Rollins has issued to
the assessors quite number of in
structioas relating to the amended
internal revenue law, which is now
in operation. The following instruc-
tions, referring particularly to the
assessment of the income tax, will
interest numerous Taxpayers:
PHYsICIANs.-Whcre physicians are
obliged to keep horse for the trans
action of business, they may deduct
so much of the expense so incurred
as is fairly referable to the business
done.
Expenses for medical attendance,
store bills, &C., are not proper sub
jects for deduction. Expenses for
repairs of implements, tools, &c.,
used in business may be deducted.
RENT OF HoMEsTEAD.-Ren of
homestead actually paid may be de-
Quoted, but the rental value of pro-
perty owned by the taxpayer is not
n subject of deduction; but where
the taxpayer rents furnished house,
that portion of the rent paid in con-
sideration of the use of the furniture
should not be allowed as deduction.
Room RENT.-Any person claiming
q deduction on account of the ex-
pense for room rent must satisfy the
assessor that the room or rooms oc-
cupied by him constitute his home,
and that he has no residence else
where, and this being shown, he may
be allowed to deduct what he actually
pays for rent of such rooms, but
nothing can be allowed for rent of
rent is included and deducted as an
expense of business, it must not be
again deducted rs rent, nor should
a person hiring q house and sub
letting portion of it be allowed to
deduct more than the excess of his
payments over his receipts.
IMPORTANT TO CLERGYAIEN.- Mar
riage fees, gifts from members of
congregation to their pastor, &C., are
taxable Us income when tho gift or
donations are in the nature of COM
pensation for services rendered,
whether in accordance with an under
standing to that effect at the time of
settlement, or with an annual custom
FOREIGNERS MUST PAY INCOME TAX.
Citizens of the United States residing
abroad are subject to tax upon their
entire incomes from all sources what
ever, and the same is true of foreign
ers residing in this country.
The law provides that like tax
shall be levied, collected, and paid
upon the gains, profits and income
of every business, trade or profession
carried on in the United States, by
persons residing without the United
States and not citizens thereof.