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From the Chicago Post, January 1s.
Decision In Regard to the Income e
Tax Law.

In the case of the United States
against William E. Frost, indictment for
false income return for 1866, the jury
have returned verdict Of not guilty. 1t
appears that Mr.. Frost's return for that
year showed an income of about S1O,.
600. The Government claimed that there
ought to have been returned about S3,-
000in addition. The defence set up was,
taat this sum was exempted from taxa
ton as bad debts. The case turned on
8 law point. Judge Drummond decided
that man was not bound to return as
income debts or promises to pay, but
was only required to return the gains,
profits, or income of his business actual
ly received. He thought that it would
be unreasonable on the part of the Gov
ernment to require man to pay tax
on a promise to pay or mere debt,
when neither might be collected, espe-
cially as the party would have no re-
course upon the Government to recover
the amount SO paid. The Court in
structcd the jury that they would be just
ilied in finding the party not guilty un-
der the opinion which he had intimated
although he desired SO to qualify it as
to state that if person had a note or
an account due him, and he neglected to
collect it when it matured, or refused
the money when rendered, OF if he re-
ceived other property in exchange for
the sum due, and in liquidation of the
indebtedness, then he would be liable.
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A Careful Paper.

The Chicago Tribune which suffered
SO heavily few days ago for an unfat
tering police item, before prejudiced
and very silly jury, now has the word
alleged electrotyped, and uses it be-
fore every other word in its reports
Here is one of its new model reports
at is alleged that one Frederick Mey-
er, alleged to be doing business in this
city, was arraigned before one Hoyne,
who is alleged to te a commissioner of
the United States, on yesterday. 1t is
alleged that the alleged party charged
with an alleged fraud upon an alleged
Government, assisted in some way in
smuggling some alleged drugs, which
are alleged to be of considerable value
1t is alleged that the alleged case was
postponed until Monday, alleged to be
the 18th day of January. It is further
alleged that the alleged defendant was
held to bail. 1t is alleged tt at Mr.. Meyer
whom it is alleged kept an alleged drug
store, being before an alleged commits
'sioner whose name is alleged to be Hoy
ne, who was required to give a bond
which, it is alleged, requires the alleged
Mr. Meyer to furnish for payment o,
any sum of money which some enlight
ened, but yet not alleged jury, may
a1lege against him, as damages sustained
by the alleged G overnment. s.'l
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IL - - - - F..
Combination OF Thieves.

The various ring leaders. land jobbers
and subsidy seekers in " ashington have
consolidated, and from this time out will
work tremendously together, and will
assist each other in carrying through
Congress their respective schemes. The
combination is made up Of the follow,
ing parts: slaa '>''
The Western Union Telegraph mo-
.nopoly ring.
The Treasury ring.
The railroad subsidy ring.
The steamship subsidy ring.
The Canadian reciprocity rins.
The high tariff league.
The Indian agents ring.
Tho whisky ring.
The Internal Revenue Ring.
The Freedman's Bureau ring.
If the country is not freely bled it will
not befor the want of proper application
Of the sucking powers Of the above
named leechcs.
They are the only fruits Of the Jaco-
hin poiicy-those of fraud, robbery and
corruption. s
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Too Much Kitten.

An exchange has local who was
very greatly amused the other day, at
hearing lady aunt of sixteen, talking
to her married sisters baby of eight
months old. "And here let us say,''
continues the aforesaid local, ''that we
believe child would talk plain and cor
rect great deal sooner if it was not
fooled with all the mocking 'mother
tongues This young lady aunt has a
favorite kitten for plaything instead of
apoodle, and the other day We happen
ed to hear the following soft baby talk.
The little one was very cross and the
young aunt seeing her kitty coming that
way hoped to still the baby's cries in
this manner: ''Besse baby's little bones,
am auntie's title darling" and reaching
down for her kitty, while the baby clung
to her watch chain, exclaimed, "don'te
baby wante pay wis auntie's little titty,"
and commenced stroking the kitty's
back, but, thinking we might miscon-
strue the meaning of the sentence, she
scampered out of the room with her
face buried in the child's swaddling
clothes. .' ...
MoRAL.-Young lady aunts should
talk plain to babies at all times and un-
der all circumstances.
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ed to the commissioners within six
months from the day of their first meet
ing, unless in any case where reasons for
delay shall be established to the salts
faction of the commissioners, or of the
arbitrator or umpire, in the event of the
commissioners differing in opinion there
upon, and then, in any such case, the
period for presenting the claim may be
extended not exceeding three months
longer The commissioners shall be
bound to examine and, decide upon ey-
cry claim within two years from the day
Of their first meeting, which meeting
shall be held in the city of Washington
ART. 4. All sums of money which
may be awarded by the commissioners,
or by the arbitrator or umpire, on ac-
count of any claim, shall be paid in coin
or its equivalent by the one government
to the other, as the case may be, within
eighteen months after the date of the
decision. without interest. u.
ART. 5. The high contracting parties
engage to consider the result of the pro-
ceedings of this commission as a full,
perfect and final. settlement of every
claim upon either government arising
out of any transaction of date prior to
the exchange of the ratifcations of the
present convention; and further engage
that every such claim, whether or not
the same may have been presented to
the notice of, made, preferred or laid
before the said commission, shall. from
and after the conclusion of the proceed
ings of the said commission, be consid-
cred and treated as finally settled, barred
and thenceforth inadmissible.
ART. 9. The commissioners and the
arbitrator or umpire shall keep an accu-
rate record and correct minutes or notes
of all their proceedings, with the dates
thereof, and shall appoint and employ O
clerk or other person to assist them in
transaction of the business which may
come before them. A secretary and
clerk are to be appointed conformity
The whole expenses of the commission
including contingent expenses, shall be
oeirayeu equally DetWeen tne TWO gov
ernments.
ART. T.. The present convention shall
be ratified by the President Of the United
States, by and with the advice and con
sent of the Senate thereof and by hel
Britannia Majesty, and the ratifcatiens
shall be exchanged at London as scol
as may be, within twelve months from
the date thereof
In witness whereof the respective
plenipotentiaries have signed the same
and have affixed thereto the seals o.
their arms. # l. "r@.
Done at London, the fourteenth day
of January, '.'s l-+T
A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty
nine ' ~
ss s.-E, CLARENDON.
| REvERDY JOHNSON.
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Taxpayer and BondhoIder.

q .
Not long since VIC were one Of O party
engaged in discussing the Bond question.
In the party we're a x-payer and bond
holder who gave their views in this man.
ner:
TAX rArER.-Thesc untaxcd bonds,
taxation and Negro war debt are becom:.
ing intolerable; let us wipe out the whole
nest of Radical bantlings and commence
new, "a, .- -,-.
BoSDHoLpER.-Stop! that would ruin
me. / have all my money invested in
untaxed bonds, exempt from taxation
and I find it splendid investment.
TAx-PAYEE-Curse your bonds. They
srs taking the very bread from the
mouths Of tho wives and children Of the
honest taxpayers of this country. We
have paid your Investment once, in full,
and that cancels the obligation.
The point to the above is that both
were Radicals we give it simply to illus
trate the feeling of tax payers in relation
10 paying the taxes Of. the wealthy. They
are becoming wcaried and will vote to
make them pay taxes, take greenbacks
for their bonds or nothing, just as they
may elect. -..- ..-.
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The Fate of the Alabama Claiml
Treaty In Doubt,

The following is the text of the joint
resolution introduced by w. E. Robinson
of Brooklyn, in the House on, the 25th
ult, protesting against the ratification of
the treaty for the settlement of the Ala.
bama claims: sr 't e}-.iat.iG IT
RESOLVED, DC, That the people of the
United States will not approve of the
ratification of the treaty for the settle.
ment Of the Alabama claims nor of any
other treaty with England while she
holds our citizens in prison for acts done
under our flag; and that the people of the
United States think the settlement of the
Alabama claims of very little import
ance anyhow. "-' --.''1
Whatever may be thought of the reso.
luton of Mr.. Robinson, there is reason
to believe that tho Senate has no iaten-
ton of ratifying the Alabama claims
treaty in its present shape. No action
has, of course, been taken yet, but the
Senators have all read the treaty and
have nearly all made up their minds ex
actly how they will vote upon it. The
terms are very generally denounced, and
there is little doubt that it will be de
feated.-N. Y. He aid, 26th ult.
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COLUMBUS, O., Jan. %, 18

,m CoLUMBrs, O., Jan. %, 1869.
Mr.. EDITOR: The Central Lunatic
Asylum and interest questions are the
leading topics in the House this week.
Petitions are pouring in from almost
every section of the State asking the
Legislature to legalize 10 per cent inter
est on contract, my own opinion is that
the present Legislature had better let the
law remain as it now stands. The poor
do not ask for this law and capitalists
and Bankers are loud in their demands.
If this law passes it will naturally effect
and retard the building up our towns
and cities for moneyed men will loan
their funds instead of improving their
property, and the 10 per cent must be
paid by the borrower. Yesterday was
taken up in the discussion of the, ques.
ton of the removal of the Central LII.
matte Asylum and now think there is no
doubt but it will be rebuilt on the old
site; land sharks and money mongers
are in favor of removal. No report
from Athens county ring but feel conf
dent from crc,y indication that the cork
on that Institution riW be suspended.
raEya9 t9 le.Tas si 4IIEApLEY.
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The Political state.

We understand that few of our town
politicians have already made up the
ticket for next fall, Would it not be as
well to let the people have word to say
in the matter ?-1thens Messenger.
We think it would. 1t would, at all
events, be something entirely new and
novel to the people of that, county. "a
few of our town politicians" usually. do
attend to that little matter over in Athens
county. There will be fearful reckon
ing for '.few of our town politicians
some of these days, and they will likely
ascertain that "the people, have some
rights which they are bound to respect
The days of the "dread Councilof Ten
are fast drawing to an end, and the ''bal
ance of power" will be placed, where il
belongs by right, in the hands of ''the
people. ."-Scioto Gazette, Rad. saI
The characters of "few Of our town
politicians" will be exhibited to the peo
pie of Athens County in their true light
ere the year 1869 viii have passed away
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~Robbcry, arson and murder are
of too frequent occurrence IN this coun-
try, and if a stopis not put to deeds of
this kind by a rigorous enforcement of
the laws, the lives and property of our
people will be in constant danger and at
the mercy of the desperadoes who in
fest our eountry."-Gue,msey Times,
Radical. .a a&e lta 1s3ylld zs. .t..
Don't complain, JOSEPH. They are
the bitter fruits raised from the seeds
sown by your"God and morality party"
In ten Southern States the same reign OF
terror exists, only ten-fold worse, and
under th. Legislation of Radicalism, in
stead of being tried and hanged, they
are elected to Congress or appointed to
office. >a.ss" 'h''i-.-s = hs5asi
/ The country has just commenced to
reap the whirlwind, your party has sown,
broadcast oyerthe land, during the past
eightycsrs Its taste is bitter, but the very
dregs will have been reached, ere the
fell spirit instilled BY the, fiendish' teach
ings q your party will have been eradi-
Gated. 1s' 'gd II f'iS1F-. / - g'0f gi1.
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From the St Clairsville Gazette, 2s.h ult.
HOrrib bic.

9 nOfriDie. %
On Thursday night last, in Kirkwood
township, young man by the name Of
Carr, cut the throat of young girl By
the name of Fox. She died Immediately.
He was found in the woods afterwards
with his throat cut, but did not die until
Saturday. We have not learned the par
ticulars, but it is supposed she had re-
fused to become his wife, when he became
enraged., - ,.... =. .-s.s q as :.
Since the above was put in type we
learn that the girl IA years of age
and Carr is 2S. He is not yet dead al
though he shot himself and cut his
throat. 1t seems that the girl was living
with neighbor, where this young man
was at work. And the father learning
that overtures of marriage were being
made to his daughter, sent youg son to
bring her home. On their road home
Carr stepped from, his concealment and
after short conversation in which he
asked her if she would become his wife
and on giving him a negative answer, he
seized her and cut her person in some Il
places with razor, nearly severing the
head from the body. He afterwards
concealed himself in the spring house
near the girls fathers house, for the
purpose of killing other members of the
family, rs he had threatened so to do
Upon being required to surrender under
threat of beiLg shot bylthe neighbor'
who had congregated to arrest him, h'
shot himself in the breast, the ball pas
sing through his left lung and lodging il
his shoulder. He then took shoe knifi
from his boot and made several cut
across his throat, severing the windpipe
but not reaching the jugular vein. H
was requested to take the razor and fin
ish himself which he declined to do. H
is still living but not able to be brough
to Jail.
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Settlements in the South.

There is no stronger evidence of the
falsehood of the assertion that Southern
people are opposed to settlers among
them coming from the North, than the
fact that the South Is constantly urging
such to come. At late meeting Of the
citizens Of Canton, Mississippi, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously pas
sed: ~ # ~
"Resolred, That we say to the people
of the North and West, unite with us in
restoring to our benighted country its
former, prosperity; that we have here
abundance of cleared land, capable of
producing the most valuable staple in the
world, and that we cordially invite them
to settle these lands with their families" !"
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h9The Home Journal chronicles,
among recent engagements, those of Mr.
Spencer to Miss, Julia Tyler, daughter
of Ex-President Tyler; NJ. DeBille,
Danish Minister at Washington, to Miss
-, Of New Jersey; Count Luton, of
the Prussian. Legation, to Miss Pourtales
of Washington, d. c.; and Mr.. ]. Grau,
the successful opera director, to Miss
Rebecca Levy, daughter of Arthur L.
Levy, ESQ.,, retired merchant. 2aS97.
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EgThe Cincinnati Commercial says,
with more truth than kindness, about last
years Congressional legislation:
"The repeal or large modification of
the Tenure of Office Law is opposed on
the ground that the repeal or modifca-
ton would be an acknowledgement that
Congress had been guilty of partisan Leg
islation. We do not see that there is d
call for sensitiveness on that point. Of
course such a law would not have been
passed save for the express purpose of
checking Andrew johnson in his fell
purpose Of taking the official lives Of the
political friends of the majority of mem
bers of the American Congress! Any
other representation Of the fact will be a
false pretense, and that at least should be
beneath the dignity of Congress- .''
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B@A.New series of postage stamps is
in course of preparation by the Post
Office Department. They will be small
er than those now in use, but handsomer
finish and design. On the two-cent
stamps Is an engraving of a post-boy on
horseback, and on the three cents To-
comotive under full head of steam The
five-cents stamp contains head ofWash-
ington, and the ten-eents stamp picture
ofthe Declaration of Independence, On
the twelye-cents stamp ships seen, and
the thirty cent stamp is decorated with
the surrender Of Burgoyne.
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fEI}ltF II. lI5e77TFTF

-. EE-In 1862 DR.. Walton, of Upton
county, Tennessee, was killed by a mar
named Yarbro. The latter was shot
dead by sheriff deputy named Smith
In 1866 Smith was killed BY DR.. Martin
C, S. A., and in the fall of 1866 Martin
was sent to his long home by a Captain
Irwin, who in turn was killed by a man
named Burnett acting in self defence
"A few days ago Burnett was killed by Ir.
wins father and brother; and so, fol
the present, ends this remarkable record
of bloody violence. sss9tBs sl.s ssiNzf
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~ Secretary Schofeld has submitted
to Congress- plans and estimates for the
new War Department building, to be
erected inthis city. The plan selected
by the Military Board, Of which General
Meigs is president, is that ofJohn Crump
Of PhiladePhia. The second prize was
given to Wilcox 4 Porter, Of Buffalo and
the third 70 Schulz / Sheen, OF New
York The estimates for the plan ,ol
Crump place the cost Of the building Al
q million md Z half OF dollars.
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EThe apparatus used in New York
for analyzing the air inhaled and exhaled
by public assemblages, is simply a silk
bag oflarge dimensions, which is sus
pended from the roof After the bag is
inflated, it is closed like a balloon It is
said that the exact proportions of the
atmosphere can be ascertained. When
the figures are exhibited, showing the
impurities of the air at places of public
resort, in will probably have the effec,
of bringing about some improvement
in the means ofyentilating such places.
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The Greeks s,ill Stubborn.

A cable telegram informs us that the
Greek government has refused to abide
by the decision of the Paris conference.
Another telegram informs us that the
Viceroy of Egypt has offered to aid the
Sultan with an army of fifty thousand
men in the event of war, and feet be-
sides. This indicates life en- both sides.
1t does not convince US. however, that
Greece is foolish enough to ruin all her
hopes. Greece can lose but she cannot
gain by war for the Christianity of Eu-
rope is quite as willing to be hired in the
interest Of the Turks as in the interest
of the Greeks. We can have no more
crusades after the old fashion.
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b@An American lady who recent

-s@rAn American lady who recently
arrived in Havana, states that Colonel
Lono, in his operations about Tunas,
placed the wofnen and children in his
front to prevent attack by the insurgents
and none ofthe females or children are
allowed to leave Puerto Principe, by or
der of Governor Mena, they being re-
tanned to restrain the insurgents from
attacking that CITY, ,- t,s s.z.,. ....,
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E%We hear rumor to the effect that,
on Saturday, 9th inst, in the vicinity Of
Cow Run, a dog brought in an arm and
part Of the shoulder Of woman. The
dog was tracked into the woods for some
distance, when the body Of female was
found, buried about six inches under
ground. There were marks upon the
person which indicated that she had
come to her death by violence. The
body was identified as that of young
lady who had mysteriously disappeared
from Wood County, West Virginia,some
time last fall We have no particulars
other than those we have given.-Aari-
eta Times, 21st ult. h'7'F !" fjsa'
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How 1t Happened. /.

1t IS reported and believed in the city
that the true reason why the first scheme
of an Inauguration ball broke down. was
the difficulty about the irrepressible ne
gro. Was he to be let in or not? On
this rock the managers so called, split,
and the affair came to an untimely end.
Intelligencer. ssSssk : sIl<E
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"THEs UNION AS IT WAS, AND
rHE CONSTITUTION AS 1T IS.",
. III hold that THIS Government was made
N tho WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT Of WHITE MEN
sad their POSTERITY forever. ."-Ste-
rke~ A. Doagtos. '' ..a.
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ST. Louis, January 3.Aconcurrent
resolutions memoralizing Congress to
grant additional subsidies to- the Kan
sas Pacific and the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroads passed both, houses of the
Legislature with but one dissenting
voice. l'a f'-$ 'es's'7'9' laF, " /
1t is said nearly fifty members Of the
House have expressed their willingness
to submit the question of female suf.
rage to the people of the State. { ~
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REvIvAL.-A successful revival has
just closed at Harmony Church, five miles
southwest of Barnesville. About fifty
members have been added to the church,
and fifty-fve persons converted. Rev.
N. Z. Worthington is the pastor in
charge.-Entcrprise, 2Sthult. hs.di srt1t
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spain.

- The Madrid correspondent of the
London Times gives shocking account
of the fighting at Malaga. The volun-
teer battalions were forsaken by their
superior officers, and the consequence
was, desertion. from the barbados al
most en- masse. A priest vert among
the people, and prevailed on the combat
ants to go forth again. No less than
three priests were conspicuous at the
'barricades. We hearaof one firing upon
the troops from window in nlthe Church
of the Carmen; of another whose weap-
on was an air-gun, with which he was
enabled to do great execution before the
attention of the soldiers was directed
against him. We hear of children ten
years old being raised by their fathers
above the barricades, holding mere toy
pieces, which, however, they managed
to discharge at their lassailants. We
hear Of young girls with cartridge boxes
at their waists and pistols in their hands.
We hear Of soldiers advancing under
shelter Of the prisoners they had taken,
and the bullets of the volunteers finding
their way to the soldiers bodies through
the bodies of their sacrificed compan-
ions. We hear of girls rushing forward
to clasp the soldiers in their arms, that
their lovers might dispatch them by stab.
bing them in their backs. Nothing but
despair could suggest the insane resist,
ance which took place. Most of the
wounds we're inflicted BY the bayonet.-
The greatest number Of the dead belong
to the most abandoned class of society
The Government reckons the killed or
its own side at forty eight, and wounded
at one hundred and fifty. -. .....