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The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-10-28

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The following is the text Of the order is
sued by Commissioner Rollins in relation to
the exemption of brandy distilled from
fruits:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE INTERNAL REVENUE,
Washington, Oct 10, 1858.
In accordance with the opinion Of the
Attorney General of the United States, rem
dercd on tho 10th inst, distilcrs of brandy
from apples, peaches, or grapes, exclusively,
are hereby, with the approval of the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, exempted from so much
oi the provisions of section 80 of the act of
July 20, 1863, as imposes special tax of
800 upon distilers producing 100 barrels
or less of distilled spirits, and OF 81 per bar
rel for every barrel in excess of 100 barrels.
This exemption is additional to the cxemp-
tons heretofore specified in series 4, No. 7,
and assessors and collectors will govern
themselves accordingly.
E. A. ROLLINS, Commiss'r.
HUGH McCULLOCH,
Secretary of the Treasury.
The exemption in series 4, No. z, is as fol-
lows:
Distillers of brandy from apples, peaches
or grapes, exclusively, are subject to the same
taxes and rates of tax as other distillers.
They must register their stills, give the no.
tice and file the bond required Of other dis
tillers, but are exempted from the additional
requirements imposed upon other distillers
who are not the owners of the fee of the dis
tilery premises, and will not be required to
furnish the plan required by section 9. Tho
survey must be made as required by section
TO- They will be held subject to all the
requirements of the law as to the assessment.
collection or ascertainment of the tax due,
and providing for the keeping of books, and
for returns, except that instead of making
returns tri-monthly, they will make return
on form Is on the first day of each and every
month, or within five days thereafter, and
the tax on the spirits distilled by them tlu.
ring the period embraced in their returns
must be paid at the time of making their
return. When stamps shall I've provided
they must be affixed as provided in other
cases, and the tax paid stamp must lc af.
fixed by the guagcr before the spirits are
removed from the distilery; and until
stamps are furnished the spirits must be in.
spected and branded or marked, us in other
cases. before the same are removed from tho
distilery.
They will not be required to provide o
bonded warehouse, nor to remove the spirits
produced by them from the distillery to
bonded warehouse, nor to erect receiving
cisterns in the distillery. They will be ex-
empt from any penalty for noncompliance
with any of the provisions of section II and
also the provisions of section %, in relation
to suspeDding work nor will they be sub
ject to the per diem capacity tax imposed by
section 10, after the distillery is closed for
the season.
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No Liquors Allowed.

call attention to the act to prevent the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors on the day of
election, which we publish to-day. It will
be seen that it prohibits the giving away or
selling Of any intoxicating liquor within five
miles of any election precinct fortwelvehours
next preceding or succeeding any election.
Let the law be rigidly enforced.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-10-28

The following is the text of the order is
sued by Commissioner Rollins in relation to
the exemption of brandy distilled from
fruits:
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-10-28

Every man who is twenty-one years old
can vote. A
HWe have only ONE DAY to vote for
President.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-29

RECOVERY OF CONFEDERATE PROPERTY IN
r,enrs.-The Secretary of the Treasury,
N Monday, in answer to resolution Of the
II,nse Of the 26th November, 1867, calling
e,r certain information in relation to the re-
norrry Of certain Confederate property in
rrrone. and Of contracts with agents and
attorneys in relation thereto, and also infor-
nation concerning q settlement made with
,hc firm of Frazer, Trenholm & Co., reports
~ follows:
=, The eyertions of the Government to re-
cover Confederate property abroad have not
been confined TO Europe, but have been ex-
tended to other parts of the world, and espe-
c;o]Iy to the West Indies, in which those ex-
ry1jcns have been diligently and success
fIly prosecuted. Proceedings for the re-
coyery of such property in Europe COM
menrcl soon after the cessation Of hostili-
ties in the southern States.
The following are the receipts of money
given by the United States Treasurer for
confederate property recovered in Europe :
Proceeds of steamer Shenandoah, sos, 900 !;
nrocecls of steamers Sumter and Tallahas
see. 81 ,326.2l proceeds from the same,
sl0l2; recovered from r. P. Waller, Con-
tolerate agent, 81 ,S09.4 the total amount
being SliI. l57.l5.
The disbursements Of the Treasurer on
account of Confederate property in Europe
contains items with reference to counsels'
fees. &C., and amount to 90,308.76. The
Secretary states in an accompanying docu-
mcnt that the Department will incur no ex-
,ense in recovering property except where
such expense may be paid out Of the pro-
rrwy recovered"
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PROPOSED BAsrs on UNION op ORR ..rr
NEW School PREsBYTERIAN GHrncnra a.. -
a AT the recent Presbyterian Convention at
ibanaio the following articles Of agreement
were agreed upon as the basis Of union Of
the Old and New School Churches:
l. That the several PRESBYTERIAN
churches in this country are in faith, feel
ing. poi1ty tosuch an extent one that they
ought to be organized one also.
q. That the time has arrived in the his-
tory OF these Churches when all divisive
controversies concerning psalmody, ortho-
doxy, and liberty ought to terminate.
5. That in the recent marvellous move
ments of His providence and spirit in all
these bodies to that result the Head of the
Church is giving to His people no doubtful
instructions Of His will.
4. That the only basis upon which union
can or ought to be accomplished is one COM
mon platform, the Westminster Confession.
catechlsms, and form of government.
D. That this ancient and authoritative
symbol, the bond and badge of all who. for
two centuries, have held the Presbyterian
faith, ought to be received and adminis-
tered by the retnited Church not az the
instrument Of party, not as expounded
by any particular school, sect or teacher.
but as it has been held in common by the
several branches of the Presbyterian body
until now that such differences of inter-
pretations of that symbol as are now held
In the Presbyterian Churches should be
freely and honorably allowed in the united
Church.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-29

"Mark Twain" gives, in the GALAXY, o
humorous account of his secretaryship to
Senator Nye. Among the letters he wrote
in behalf of Mr.. Nye was one in reply to
request for post-office at Baldwin's
Ranch:
WASHINGTON, November "a, 1867.
Messrs. Smith, Jones, and Others:
Gentlemen,-Whatt the mischief do you
suppose you want with a post-offce at Bald
wins Ranch? 1t would not do you any
good. If any letters came there, you couldn't
read them, you know; and, besides, such
letters as ought to pass through, with money
in them, for other localities would not be
likely to getthrough, you must perceive at
once :; and that would make trouble for us
all. No, don't bother about post-office in
your camp. have your best interests at
heart, and feel that it would only be an
ornamental folly. What you want is a
nice Jail, you know-a nice, substantial
Jail, and free school. These will be q
lasting benefit to you. These will make
you really contented and happy. will
move in the matters at once.
Very truly, etc., MARK TWAIN,
for James w. Nye, U. S. Senator.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-29

The ENGLISH CHURCH IN IRELASD.-A
writer thus sketches the English Church
establishment in Ireland, which is now
about to yield to legislation
The Hierarchy of the Irish Church
consists at present Of two archbishops-th
Archbishop of Armagh and the Archbishop
OF Dublin-and ten bishops. The benifced
clergy are about 400 exclusive of deans,
prebendaries, and other ecclesiastical dig
nitaries. The number of parishes in Ire
land is about 2,400, most of which have
their parish churches but in some of these
parishes there is often not score of Pro-
testants, while the Roman Catholics in
them are counted by hundreds or thousands.
Every parish in Ireland is provided with
clergyman but rs the number of clergy
men is not equal to the number of parishes,
in numerous instances one clergyman
has the spiritual care of two or three pa
rishes. In certain parishes where divine
service is regularly performed in the places
of worship belonging to the establishment
the congregation might be counted upon
the fingers, and there are cases in which,
besides the clergyman and the clerk, no
worshippers present themselves when the
edifces are opened for the performance
of the service. Meanwhile. in these same
places the Catholic churches are crowded
with devout worshippers. The incomes of
the parochial clergy arise partly from 1.-THE
rent charges, with glebe lands and house, and
partly from housetax on houses in citiesand
towns, proceeds of which are known rs
minister money. The total annual revenue of
the established church in Ireland is about
100000, of which f4OO,OOO is 1.-THE rent
charge. Originally the direct payment of
tithes was universally enforced then law
was enacted providing for q composition for
tithes; but this plan was attended with SO
much difficulty in the collection of payment,
and gave rise to such serious disturbances
of the peace, the enforcement frequently
provoking outrage and bloodshed, that thirty
years ago an act was passed by the British
Parliament abolishing composition for tithes,
and substituting in their stead fixed pay
-ment of three-fourths of their amount, to
be paid by the landlords, or others having
perpetual interest in the land. The new
arrangement, however, has by no means
lessened the odiousness of the tax in the
eyes of the Irish people,"
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Republican Conventional. III. Cham
d1er Nominated for Congress-
to be Independent Candidat

10 De enucpenuenE SunuludteSs
Special telegram to the Dispatch.
SUFFOLK, April 2s.-The Republican
Convention to nominate candidate for the
Second Congressional District, composed of
the counties Of Princess Anne, Norfolk city,
Norfolk county, Portsmouth, Nansemond,
Southampton, Greensville, Sussex, Surry,
Dinwiddie, Petersburg, Prince George, Isle
of Wight, and Nottoway, met in this town
to-day.
The proceedings of the body were very
disorderly, and at one time q serious row
was threatened. Captain Platte, the car
pet-bag representative of the city Of Peters
burg in the late Convention, charged
Burke, of Petersburg, the chairman of the
body, with betraying him. The notorious
DR.. Bayne, negro delegate from Norfolk,
was not permitted to speak in the Conven-
ton.
On the second ballot, L. H. Chandler, Of
Norfolk, United States District Attorney,
was nominated as the candidate Of the
party for Congress.
There is intense dissatisfaction among the
delegates. Platte and Bayne will both run
as independent candidates.
Will send full report by mail.
DIOGENEs
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.


MIR. sTASBERY CoSvALEscENT-H1ss SPEECH
ALREADY PREPARED-IF HE IS not ABLE
TO DELIVER IT, IT WILL BE READ TO THE
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Mr. stanbery
has 80 far recovered as to be able to take q
ride in an open carriage. He was out to-.
day. His speech on impeachment is pre-
pared, and there is bare possibility he
may be able to deliver it in the Senate Mt
the close of Mr.. Evart's argument; but
should he not be able to appear in the Senate,
his speech will be read to that body. The
reading would probably occupy about three
hours.
WHAT GENERAL sCHoFIELD WENT TO WASH
INGToS FOR.
The fact is now disclosed that General
Schofeld's recent visit to this city was prin-
cipally for the purpose of comforting with
General Grant and members of Congress in
regard to the proposed new Constitution of
Virginia, and that he desires to have an act
passed by Congress providing that that Con-
stitution shall be submitted to the people of
Virginia to be voted upon in separate parts
or sections, and thus enable them, if the
voters deem it proper, to reject the disfran-
chising clause, to which General Schofeld
takes exception, and adopt such other parts
as they may approve. Thus the new Con-
stitution need not be rejected because of any
one or more Objectionable features.
WALLACE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-29

NORTH CAROLINA, LOUISIANA, AND
GEoRGlA-RADICAL REPORTs.-We copy the
following kilograms from Fornsy's paper
for what they are worth:
Raleyh, n. G., April 27.-Sufficient
oiicinl returns have been received to war
rant the announcement that the Constitu-
ton has been ratified by majority Of
10000 votes. Holden, the Radical candi-
date for Governor, runs behind his ticket in
the western counties, and the Conservatives
claim that he has been defeated; but he is
probably elected by about 10000 majority
Noc Orleans, April 27.-The Republi-
cans have secured q majority in both
branches of the Legislature, the Constitu-
ton is ratified, and the Republican State
ticket elected.
atlanta, Ga, April 27.-Constitution car,
rcd. Bullock Republican, elected Cover,
NOT. Legislature close.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-29
Domestic Markets.

New YORK, April s.-Noon.-Stocks
active, and lower after the call. Money
easy at per cent. Sterling, 10. Gold,
1897. United States bonds-Old, liz !;
new, 1085a. Tennessee 6's-Ex-coupon,
671a; new, 67A. Cotton dull and droop-
ing at 33c. for middling uplands. Freights
dull. Turpentine firm at 75c. on the spot,
and 71@73c. to arrive. Rosin firm at 83.45.
Flour dropping. Wheat dublin favor
of buyers. Corn quiet and unchanged.
Pork dull; new mess, $3.50. Lard quiet
at 1880.
Euening.-Cotton dull and a shade lower
sales 900 bales at 33c. some sales are re-
ported as low as 3215c. Flour dull, and
5@lOc. lower. Wheat more active, but
1@2c. lower. Corn unchanged; white
southern, s112@$1.15. Provisions steady F.;
mess pork, 500. Groceries quiet and firm.
Turpentine-On the spot, 74@75c. to ar
rive, 7O@7lc. Freights dull cotton per
1899. Sterling dull at ITO.
BALTIMORE, April 2s.-Cotton dull at 32c.
Flour firm; family active at yesterdays
prices. Wheat easier; Maryland, s3@S3.l0.
Corn dull; white, Sl.10@$1.1l; yellow,
s1.2O. Oats dull and unchanged. Rye very
firm at S2.15. Provisions unchanged.
CINCINNATI, April 2s.-Flour firm. Corn
scarce and advancing; quoted at 95c. Wits
key irregular and nominally quoted at
s2.l0@s2.15. Provisions strong. Mess
pork, $3.50. Shoulders, 1315@l3Mc.
clear sides, l724c. Lard, 1870.
WILMINGTON, N. c., April 2s.-Spirits
turpentine steady at Csc. Resins frmer
strained, 50 So; No. 2, $3.50. Cotton dull
and nominal at SOC. Tar in demand at
S2.75.
CHARLESTON, April 2s.-Cotton quiet and
easier; middling, 31a@32c.; receipts,
4S9 bales.
SAVANNAH, April 2S.-Cotton quiet but
firm; sales, $40 bales no receipts; mid
dlings held at &c.
MOBILE, April 2S.-Cotton closes dull and
nominal sales, 100 bales; middlings
32Rc.; receipts, 459 bales.
New ORLEANS, April 2S.-Cotton quiet
and declined middling, 3215c. sales, 45C
bales; receipts, 919. Sugar nominal.
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Rich Rootx Captured.

1ospoS, April 27.-Later adyices from
,hrssinia, dated Zoula, 18th April, have
been received.
''T The very latest reports from Magdala re-
present that $4,000 n native troop, T had laid
"V Tbeodorus had 500 soldiers killed and
,oo wounded. The Europeans who were
, ,,yl held captives, numbering sixty souls,
n ,nS already en- route to zoula for home.
TSsoioruss army had been either killed,
rounded, or captured.
King Theodorus and his two sons were
,,ten prisoners. The interior of the for
, ,n Of Magdala presented an extraordi-
nary and splendid sight, the place glowing
limos, with barbarous splendor. The
Tritish troops plundered it at once. The
l,en found four royal crowns made of solid
c o twenty thousand dollars in silver,
thousands of silver plates, and several lots
~ very rich Jewels.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-29
The Georgia. Electoral Negro sena.
-. 80 fnr fxfkrn aau...-.h 80

SAVANNAH. Ga, April 2s.AThe total city
vote is: For the Constitution, 1884 !;
against the Constitution, 2,646. Bullock
(Radical) for Governor, 1854; Gordon
(Democrat) for Governor, 1855. Cliff
(RadicaD for Congress, 2,816 Fitch de
mocrat) for Congress, 1881. Bradley
(colored Radically for State Senate, 2,752;
Lester Democrat), 1857.
AUGUSTA, GA, April 2s.-An unofficial
count Of ninety counties gives Bullock
(RadicaI) for Governor 2,26S majority.
Forty-two counties are yet to hear from,
which will probably lessen Bullock's ma
jority and render the result doubtful.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-29

4 NEW WAY TO QUIET THE BABY.-We
learn that few days since o lady had oc-
casion to 20 into the basement of her house
10 attend to some duty, and left her baby,
few months old, in charge Of young
girl, in the upper part Of the house.. The
youngster got fretful, and to please it, the
girl tied it to sheet, let it out of the win
dow. three stories from the ground, and
when seen, was amusing it by raising it up
and down in the sheet, which she held by
her hands inside. The performance was
discovered by some of the neighbors, who
were not long putting stop to it.-Ga!ena
III Gazette.
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Louisiana Affairs.

NEW ORLEANS, April 2s.-General Buch-
anan has appointed board OF three ON IN
GERS to examine and count the votes OF .ne
late election, and report the. result to IN the
General commanding the district. me
BOARD will make separate reports OF the
votes votes : on the Constitution and for members
Of Congress. j, har. 80 the
medicoi profession last night it was resolved
to invite the American Medical Association
70 hold its next annual meeting in this cify.
The vote tied 90 to 90, and the casting vote
in favor was given by the President,
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Conversational.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-In the House,
to-day, bills were introduced admitting
North Carolina and Louisiana on their
adoption of the fourteenth article, and pro-
yiding that there shall be no exclusion
from suffrage hereafter Of those now; en-
franchised, and no relief from disability OF
those DISTINGUISHED by the said fourteenth
article until they are restored as therein
provided.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-29

Losses BY DoGs.-Colonel Horace Ca
prom, Commissioner of Agriculture, is de-
riicdly down on dogs. From reliable data
he estimates that there are seven millions
of these '.useless animals !" in the United
States, the maintenance of which involves
an annual expenditure of fifty millions in
grccnhacks. In his recent report he states
that in 1866 at least eight hundred thousand
sheep were either killed or injured by these
ours of low degree. In consequence he has
no patience with Tray, Blanche, or Sweet
heart
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-29

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Mr. Sumner
proposed that after conviction by two
thirds vote, majority Of the Senate shall
decide regarding the qualifications required
for successor to the outgoing President.
The motion lies over.
Mr.. Williams resumed his speech.
Second Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Mr. Summers
proposition reads as follows:
Whereas it is provided in the Constitu-
ton of the United States that on trials of
impeachment by the Senate no person shall
be convicted without the concurrence Of
this requirement of two-thirds is not e1-
tended to the judgment on such trials,
which remains subject to the general law
that majority prevails Therefore, in or
der to remove any doubt therefrom, it is
ordered that any question that may arise
with regard to the judgment may be deter
mined by majority of the members pre-
sent.'
The following sentence is from Manager
Williamss speech Look at the bloody
council of New Orleans, and show mercy to
loyalty and innocence, and not to treason"
After Williams concluded, Butler arose
and explained the Managers connection
with the Alta Vela affair. Abiding to Mr..
Nelson's reference thereto, Butler said it
was not only q sappressio veri, but sug-
gestio .falsi.
Mr.. Nelson replied that this was not a
time to measure character with Butler.
That could be done some other time, and he
did not think he would suffer by the COM
parison.
Considerable excitement ensued. Logan,
one of the Managers, wanted to say some
thing, but Senator Conkling, who sat near
him, said, General, be quiet" and the af-
fair subsidized with much suppressed wrath.
When Mr.. Evarts commenced his speech,
his first sentence stilled the excited assem-
blage. He spoke up to the time of adjourn
ment, and continues tomorrow. A synopsis
of his speech is utterly impossible. Speak
ing of the array in the trial, the House as
the accusers, the President accused, the
Senate as the jurors, and the Chief Justice
of the United States as the presiding officer,
he said: "We want no volunteers. Let no
one raise SO much as little finger to jostle
the contestants Arguing the judicial
character of the proceedings, he said In
reply to all the Managers who profess to
speak for all the people, I would reply in
one sentence, representing the voice OF but
One, Thou shalt not take the name Of the
Lord thy God in vain.' ~
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ASTl-PEoHlBITIoN.-It WAS anticipated
from the result of the last Massachusetts
,, that the prohibitory liquor law in
Ina, !, A, State has been repealed. Governor
bullock, however, seems to have shirked
i Ine responsibility Of signing the license
Jaw which has been enacted in its stead,
ANU Sg l, Will take effect without his approval.
, Lne Massachusetts people have made up
"'eiF minds that prohibition is failure.
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Foreign News.

LONDON, April 2S.-Both Houses of Par
lament last night voted addresses to the
Queen relative to the recent attempted as
sassination of Prince Alfred.
Disraeli stated, in the House, that Lord
Napier's Abyssinian exploit was only
equalled by thesfeats Of Cortez in Mexico.
The House Of Commons resumed the Irish
Church question.
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n ANOTHER FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION
=, "'oaueiphio, April pa boiler in the
i V Treaty rolling-mill, Lerbent & Co.,
Ja al borough street, exploded this afternoon,
p% sa', the building. John McGill,
aux smith, and John Davis were killed,
.yuL wounded seriously, and many others
was5 n'iy; Up to the present time thirteen
''Unoed have been taken from the ruins.
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Foreign Markets.


LONDON, April %. Noon.-Consols,
941a@9414. United States bonds, 1870
1929. Afternoon. = Consols declined to
93A@93M.
LONDON, April 2S.-Evening.-Consols
steady. United States bonds, 1914.
LIVERPOOL, April 2S.-Noon. K Cotton
easier and quiet; estimated sales Of 5000
bales at unchanged prices. The Bombay
shipments for the week ending the 18th
were 100000 bales. Corn higher at 3Ss. Sd.
Afternoon rather more active
sales, $4,000 bales prices the same. Lard,
65s. Cd. Common rosin declined to 6s. Cd
LIVERPOOL, April 20.-Euening.-Cotton
dull and declined fraction Uplands-On
the spot, 127sd.; to arrive, 1850. Or,
leans, 49, Sd. Sales, 10000 bales. Man
chester advices favorable. Breadstuffs
quiet. Lard, Cts. Sd. Rosin, Is.
FRANKFORT, April 2s.-United States
bonds, 1911.