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state Revenue Decisions.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
RALEIGH, April ~, 1870.
OWEN FENNELL, ESQ.,, f
Harrell's Store, N. G.

u .,
OWEN FENNELL, ESQ.,,
Harrell's Store, N. G. "a
S;r.-Twelye months ago / gave it as my
opinion that under the Constitution and
laws. provisions, &C., made on farm on
hand ist of April. 1869. should be listed for
taxation. The General Assembly has sus.i
tanned nv construction. and made the law
eo clear that If seems no man can eyade it
without periury.
Paragraph Srd, Section 9, Of the Act to
proyide for collection of taxes, &c., ratified
March 28th. 1870. REQUIRES the tax payer to
list .the estimated value, without specify
inp the articles. of farming utensils, tools of
mechanics, household and kitchen furniture,
provisions, arms for muster, wearing apparel
for the use of the owner and family, libraries
and scientific instruments" e.,,,,
II thus appears that whatever provisions
remain on hand 1st of April, 1870, whether
bought or raised by the taxpayer, must be
listed. I am aware that some refused to do
this in 1859, against my express instructions,
because the law of 1869 did not mention
provisions by name. It is to be hoped all
doubts about the matter will hereafter cease.
ExE,rprroNs. srF4
, u
By reference to Sec. II, paragraph o you
Will fnd tnat the ta1-payer may ssuuc' es,,
S30O nom the aggregate od'ue oi inc io'iow-
ing articles, VIZ: Arms 1or mustef, wearing
apparel and provisions 1or the use OF tne
owner anu us 'ain,iy, nou'onEio eIu 49,
en- furniture, mecnahcai ana agiculeu,s !: -
implements OF mecnsnics ana farmers, A. u.
brarles, and sclentlnc instruments. inis
llst strains the CONSTITUTION W itS iuii oapa-
bility OF exemptions; indeed, goes iurtnet,
but presume no fault Will be 1ound win
the General Assembly on that account
1t must be noticed particularly tnat oniy
$500 worth OF all the above articles spu.
together exempt-not by any means Soou
OF provisions, S5oo OF householo furniture
&c. Only $3OO OF all IN tne dggregate.
Ii man, as you say, makes oVoarreis
OF corn, and 5,Ooo IDS. pork, &C, sens on
his surplus, he must pay tax on the Prov
slons remaining on hand ISL Aprii, 1ooV
also, on the money on hana at that date
That IS, he pays the properly tdS on MS pro
visions and money. lie ooes not pay an,
income tar on this money, because ne pays
property tax on his farm, &c, and hence
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WV. AIDERNAE, ESQ,
Fayetteville, N. G.

Dear Sir :-You state this case: +" A sells
his farm to for SIC, 1000, before the LIST of
April, 1870, on I, 2 and years credit with
interest from date, taking BIS notes tor the
same. B takes possession of said farm, lists
it and payes the taxes; A gives B bond to
make title when all the purchase money is
paid in, double the amount of the price
agreed upon for said farm. Now are these
bonds to make title legal Indebtedness
and should A be allowed to deduct them
from the amount Of his solvent credits ~
The bonds that A takes from B are "solyent
Credits and must be listed at their value.
A should not be allowed to consider his
bond to B to make title indebtedness
and deduct from his credits. B must pay
the taxes on his land. 1t is singular to con.
tend that bond to make title is debt. II
cannot he.
Very respectfully,
D. A. JENKINS,
State Treasurer.
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North Carolina has another pair ol 'Sia-
mese Twins" These are colored boys joined
together after the manner of Eng and Ching.
They were born in Columbus county; are
in good health and are intelligent. They
are about Is years old and have been exhib-
tied in the North and West, since the be-
ginning of the war. They are now on
visit to their relatives.
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State Items.

Wilmington is pronounced ''foating
bath house, whereat the "unwashed re
joice. III. b.
A meeting of the Edgecombe Agricultur-
al Society will be held on Tuesday next at
Tarboro'. 1lli
DR.. Charles T. Riddick died of apoplexy,
near Nixonton, Pasquotank county, on the
18th inst, aged about forty years.
ARcH'D DAINGsFIELD, of the banking
hous of Jones & Lutterloh, Fayetteville, has
rare though not very ancient silver coin,
being of the reign of Charles IL, 1854.
THE REPUBLIcANs OF CuRRiTUCK held
their County Convention on the 18th inst
1t is understood their delegates were in
structed to support Hon. G. L. Cobb for
Congress.
The Kitchen of jesse W. Miller, Rowan
county, was totally destroyed by fire about
8 O'Clock on the morning of Thursday last.
The fire Is believed to have been tho work of
an incendiary.
SrocKHoLDRRs MEETNG.-The Stock
holders Of the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford Railroad Company, will bold o
general meeting in Charlotte on Wednesday,
| June LIST. F .lys.si $ = stIzat
| An unknown colored man was run over
| and killed by train, on the White Marsh
trestle, between Whitesville and Joneboro,
on the W. & NJ. R. R. few days ago. The
body was dreadfully mangled.
The town OF Greenville needs and must
have, boot and shoe maker, tailor and 9
bakery. These are the only REQUESTS te
that community's perfect bliss So says th,
Ezpositor. Let her have them.
i WATCH HM.-A fellow named Bethue
Dawkins, has penchant for horse stealing
and reporting himself to the newspapers Al
drowned, 'sdesd," &c. He was recently
seen in Cheraw, s. c., with o stolen horse
though he operates generally in the South
ern counties of this State. Watch him.
DR.. W. H. Fuller, of Towanta, Pa, las
week purchased the following real estate il
Elizabeth City and vicinity The "Tan
merry Residence" and lot on Road street fo
$1,000 the Mrs. Laverty lot, about fiv,
acres, ON Road and Carter Streets, for $1,000
and the West Brothers farm. 88 acres, 1 mil
from town for $1,000. The North Cdrolinia,
says DR.. Fuller and family expect to locat
in Elizabeth City, and that the doctor in
tends to devote his attention to the i'm
provement of this property. We are please'
to note these things.
L1BELLED GooDs-Deputy United State
Marshal Jno. NJ. Hargett, arrived in tn
city yesterday from Hatteras, bringing witt
him two hundred and sixty-five cans @
lard, which were saved from the wreck @
the steamer Eagle, beached on Body's Islam
on the 9th of March last. The wrecker
declined to give up the goods without
larger percentage than was allowed ther
by law, and the underwriters had to resor
to the q. S. Courts in order to obtain pos
session of them.
There were also on the same beach froI
, three hundred to four hundred boxes {
sugar, saved from the schooner Melvin
, Jane; but these were given up, and th
claims equitably adjusted before the ofiics
served his papers. ~, s,,.l,.,.
Deputy Hargett reports that the steams
!, is total wreck, and the schooner has
hole knocked through her bottom.-Nes
6erne Journal Of Commerce. '5.,i,a 81.
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DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.

The Republican party of Virginia, in
Conference assembled, announce the follow
ing declaration of principles:
l, An immediate enforcement of the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the
national Constitution in letter and in spirit,
and the adoption of any other measures
necessary to guarantee universal freedom OF
thought, speech and section.
2. A general and universal system of pub
lie education at public expense, under ma
tional law, wherever such a system is moi
adopted and enforced by State govern
ments. g
8. The fifteenth amendment having be
come part of the Constitution OF the
United States, by which universal suffrage
is secured to the masses of our people, WI
declare in favor Of universal amnesty, sub
ject, of course, to the legislation of Con
gresss
4. The encouragement of internal i'm
provements by the State and nation, keep
ing in view the careful protection Of the in
terests of the people from the encroachment
of nlonopolies.
5. An immediate, honest, and full enforce
ment Of our new State Constitution in lette
and in spirit. ar8
g. A hearty and generous support of tn
administration of President Grant, in it
foreign, domestic and financial policy, an
of the policy of the Congress of the Unite
| States. 4gsl
We cordially invite all citizens favorabl
to the above principles to cooperate wit
US in the future. whatever may have bee
our differences in the past.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
OFFICE SECRETARY OF STATE.
Raleigh, April 20, 1870.
1, Henry ]. Menninger, Secretary OF State,
hereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy of the original act on fine in this Of
fee. tl
H. ]. MENNINGER,
Secretary of State.
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Particulars of the Frishtfal Butchery of
Four Children-Scene and Manner of
the Tragedy-The Victims as Found
Testimony and Verdict.
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Through all the long, long winters day,
And half the drcary night,
We churned, and yet no butter came;
The cream looked thin and white.
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from 6dI W Ooi'
The jury then retired to another room,
and in few moments returned with verdict
.That the children came to their deaths
from a knife in the hands of their mother. T"
Coroner Carr then committed Mrs. Marsh to
iail for the action of the Grand Jury.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-19
Che Albanp Reoister.
TRUTH STRANGER TnAs F1cr1os

TRUTH STRANGER THAN FIcTIoN-
Some five years ago man named Mills
moved from the South to Brooklyn, New
York, and shortly after, becoming sud-
denly enraged, struck his wife on the
head with bottle. She was in bed at
the time, and in the morning she was
found there dead Mills was arrested,
tried, convicted of manslaughter, and
sent to the Penitentiary-the principal
witness against him being a lady resid-
ing in tho same house. When Mills
was released he returned to Brooklyn,
sought out the maiden, who was still
fancy free, courted her assiduousiy, and
in time the two were married. Mills IS
now again under arrest for the probable
murder of his wife, he having stabbed
her in the breast with a knife. This is
remarkable case. The story, as Shaks-
peare presents it, of the successful wooing
by Richard of the widow of the brother
he had murdered, is regarded as the
strong presentation of an unnatural and
improbable case; but here is one of even
stranger circumstances. In that case
Richard was King, and living King
might be supposed to make an average
woman of the period forget dead hus-
band. But in the Brooklyn case the man
was nothing but an ill-grained. intemper-
ate graduate of the Penitentiary, who for
no cause but pure cruelty struck his wife,
and left her to die alone.
The woman, who was aware of this,
whose sympathy for her sex induced her
to follow this man with the sword of jus
tice until he was safely locked within the
prison walls, could not have been deceiv-
ed. She knew, and he admitted, that he
had killed his wife, killed her without
cause, or even pretended cause. Yet
she married him. She went to his bed
knowing that he there had killed his for
mer wife. Who can explain the mental
process by which the natural horror OF
the woman for the wife murderer was
changed into that of confding, affection
ate and an admiring wife F.? The papers
state that she " is an estimable woman =
So she may be; and Mills evidently
thought that woman who had witness
ed the foul murder of wife, and then
married the murderer, was entirely too
estimable for this life, and should be
translated to another.
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The woman's Suffrage Convention

The Woman's Suffrage Convention
have adopted very effective way to keep
the hall from being overcrowded They
charge small admission fee; and it was
rather amusing to see enthusiastic re-
formers last evening fetching up unex-
pectedly against the door keeper, looking
askanse at his financial apparatus and
quietly cdging off. They hadn't the
pewter.
The late Col. [. o. Barnes, of Boston,
well-known for his many quaint sayings,
once gave his opinion of the millennium
as follows: Eyes, gentleman said he,
L believe in the millennium, and that
the time will come when the lion and
the lamb will lie down together;' but,
gentlemen, I think the lamb will be d-bly
scared the first night
g Miss, let US walk in yonder beautiful
meadow, where the clover is in blossom,
and the amorous zephyrs play" 90, darn
your amorous heifers, | see enough of
them on dads farm" she replied.
At Doctor Mary Walkers lecture in
Leavenworth, man asked if she was the
Mary that had little lamb
A little girl repeating her Sunday
school lesson, gave a new version to a
familiar passage-"Ye cannot serve Cod
and mamma"
In Chicago the doctors have agreed to
charge S100 for cutting off leg.
Club, which is the quickest way for
me to get to the Eastern depot ?' Ac-
commodating Newsboy-"Run p
A woman In Mansfield, Ohio, sued a
saloon keeper for damage done her by
selling her husband liquor, and got q
verdict for $3.50.
Eugene wants to go to Rome this winter
Napoleon thinks of the so, 1000 francs she
borrowed to return from Carlo, and says
she has roamed enough fer the present
In Memphis, bride of two days asks
divorce because on the morning after
marriage the husband refused to send hel
break fast up to her room.
The trial of Daniel W. Mcfarland fol-
the murder of Albert d. Richardson has
been set for the March term of the Cour
of Oyer and Terminer.
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John B., of this city, is most inyet-
crate smoker; in fact, John has been
known to 60 to sleep smoking, and have
his pipe taken from his mouth without
waking him. One day last week Uncle
G. found pipe, which he supposed to be
Johns and the old gentleman having
known him from the time when the
memory of that much-respected individ-
ual, "the Oldest inhabitant," runneth not
back to, made straight break for Johns
house, and seeing Mrs B., asked:
" Is John dead p
" John deadp' exclaimed Mrs B.
1EWhy no. What in the world made you
think so, Mr.. CT"
"Why, I found his pipe, and it was
cold"
Uncle c. lodged the broom-stick and
will not be seen in that section again
for some time.-KnorUiHe Press and
Herald
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A STRANGE BUT TRUE SroRY.-The
Newark Courier says: By the arrest of
chicken thieves on the canal boat, as re-
ported yesterday, has been made public a
most remarkable fact, which would scarce
ly be credited, were it not that a well
known citizen substantiated the statement
in the police court. Having found the
chickens the policeman looked about for
their owners. A man named Pierson,
who lost eighteen chickens, stated that
the thief also attempted to drive off a
heifer from his premises, but as the ami
NAL did not move fast enough, he seized
"a stone and struck the animal, breaking
one of its legs. The next day the ami.
NAL gave birth to calf bearing the feat.
ures, eyes, etc, of negro. Strangely
enough the theft was negro.
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Office in Washin gton; and having been examin-
ed, compared and settled by the Post Office o1
Hamburg, the balance shall be paid, without de-
lay, by that department which shall be found in
debted to the other If the balance is in favor of
Hamburg, it shall be paid by the United
States at Hamburg and If IN favor OF the United
States, it shall be paid over by Hamburg at
Washington, or to the General Post-Ofie at Lon
don. to the credit of the United States the
Postmaster General of the United States may di-
rect Either Office is to charge to the other any
commissions upon any postage it may collect
Article VIII. The steamers of either Govern
ment plying between New York and Hamburg
shall be required to convey all dead and returned
letters. and the official communications of the
respective Post Departments of the United States
and Hamburg, free of charge.
Article TX. The sailing days of the steamers
carrying the mail between New York and Ham
burg under this arrangement shall be SO arranged
not to conflict with the schedule days OF sailing
of the United States mail steamers plying between
New York and Bremen. and between New York
and Havre and also of the Bremen mail steam
ships plying between New York and Bremen !;
and shall near as practicable, alternate at reg
ular intervals with the days of sailing of the
steamers carrying the mail to and from Bremen
and Havre.
Article X. This arrangement is to go into effect
on the first day of June 1857 and is to be contin-
ued in force until annulled by mutual consent, or
by either Post Department. after the expiration of
three months previous notice to the others and
it may5cease whenever all the direct steamers be-
tween New York and Hamburg cease running.
Dcne in Duplicate and signed at Washington
on the 18th day of June, and at New York on
the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and ffty-seven.
HORATIO KING
FERDINAND KING
Comrs for the Hanseatie Republic of Hamburg.
| Approved:
AARON v. BROWN, P. NJ. G. U. S.
This convention is ratified with the advice and
| consent of the Senate of Hamburg.
| C. II. MERK. Ill. D.,
| Member of the Senate and President of the Post
| Office Department.
| HAMBURG, August 7th, 1857.
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THE ADVANTAGES OFFERED


It is National Company, chartered by special
Act of Congress, 1868.
1t has Paid-up Capital of 81 900. .0L0.
1t offers Low rates of Premium.
It furnishes Larger Insurance than other Com
panes for the same money.
1t is Definite and Certain in its Terms.
1t is Home Company in every locality.
Its Policies exempt from Attachment.
There no Unnecessary Restrictions in the Pol
icies.
Every Policy is Non -forfeitabe.
Policies may be taken which Pay to the Insured
their Full Amount and Return all the Pre-
miums. so that the Insurance costs Only the
Interest on the Annual Payments.
Policies may be taken that will Pay to the In
sured after a certain number of years, Dur
ing Life, Annual Income of One Tenth the
Amount named in the Policy.
No Extra Rate is charged for risks upon the
Lives of Females.
Insures not to Pay Dividends, but at low a
cost that dividends will be impossible.
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SENs1BLE.-Non-paying subscribers
are thus talked of By Western editor,
who expresses our sentiments fully !:
aWagons cannotrun without wheels, boats
cannot run without steam, bullfrogs can
not jump without legs, or newspaper
carried on eyerlastingly without money,
no more than dog can wag his tail when
he has nome Sacramento Reporter.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-19

In Marion county. Indiana. they have
woman's literary society, which lately
discussed the question, g Which affords
most pleasure, married or single life 2"
One blusbing young damsel remarked
that she would love to have at least
half an hours experience, so that she
might vote understandingly.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-19

An unfortunate female, while going
down Washington street, slipped up, and
sat down on the pavement. One of
Washington street clerks called out "Miss
you've dropped something" The lady
gathered herself up, and in a spiteful
voice replied, g Well I've picked it up
again"
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uWhat il strait ~ The class looked
blank, except one small boy, who said he
could tell. The schoolmarm told him to
proceed. Il beats two pair.
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ITS POLICIES ARE NEGOTIABLE

By the Charter Of the Company, certificates Of
obligations will be issued, agreeing to purchase
its policies at their value which, when accomps-
MED by the policy duly assigned transferred,
are negotiable, and may be used as collateral Sc
cur ty. in making loans from the Company or
from other parties.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-19

The white of an egg in sweetened wa
ter is French cure for Group. To be
given in repeated doses as long as neces-
sary. It is said to be sure cure.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-19

The Hon. Jno. E. Sanford, Insurance Commits
sioner of Massachusetts, in his Report for 1868,
speaking of Dividends in Life Insurance Compa-
nies says. The sooner such guarantees cease
to be made and such expectations created, the
sooner Life Insurance will come rest on its true
motive, and men insure their lives for security
and not for dividends. The hest and the most
popular companies will then be those that prom
Use only equity. and render all that they promise
and furnish the best security, with the most up
right and judicious management"
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ssGAY,, NEWS.
Farmers Can Ride end PleW,
SECURING ONE OF THE
GAY" PLOWS.
Manufactured and sold for the very low price Of
$65 and 1915.

TIME simplicity and practicability of this new
Il Plow commends it favorably to the special
notice of every farmer. 1t possesses decided
superiority over all othes piows now in use. The
wheels are four feet in diameter, and run on the
unplowed land. Its entire constructions is in no
way complicated. The piow is managed in every
to be used in making any alteration. The supe-
riority of the '1Gay' Plow win be clearly shown
by the following certificate:
We, the undersigned citizens of Linn county,
Oregon, having purchased and used upon our
farms the Gay Plow, hereby certify that the
same has given us entire satisfaction. Its facility
for adjusting to suit the depth Of furrow without
movi from the seat, is simple and easy. We
like the plow for its draught, because the same is
brought to bear directly upon the plow-bean in
stead OF the carriage; also, because it is strong
and durable, all except the woodwork being com
structed Of wrought iron--no ca. tings are used.
The wheels running upon the solid land 10 nm ad-
vantage over other gang plows, in striking of
land and In piowing. not having to make the nec-
essary changes in the machinery, and the scat is
always level not thr wing tho driver forward or
sideways as in other plows. Better work and
more of it can be accomplished by the of this
Plow than by hand.
We take pleasure in recommending the asGAY'
PLow to our brother farmers, one having no
superior in Oregon.
4 4. s. s. ksGSi k6oEhY. y y. Y. 2. RsKoM' PfKnl
VIII. GoLTTREE. II. DAVIDSON.
May goth, 1863. fa f,g..-
The "GAr" PLow is manufactured by II.
Goulding. Portland Machine Shop.
All orders will be promptly attended 10 by ad-
dressing,
G. r. GAY,
Portland, Oregon.
Albany Agents.
J. BARRowS 4 CO., Agents
for Linn 4 Benton counties.
JOHN BRIGGS. Agent
for Linn 4 Benton countiss.
May %. 'ee-s7
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A female lodge of Odd Fellows is be-
ing organized at Toronto, Canada.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-19

TNHE attention of persons contemplating in
suring their lives increasing the amount
of insurance they already have, is called to the
special advantages offered by the NATIONAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-19

By the Stock plan the full cash effect of the
premium is Immediately secured to the insured,
the Company taking ALL the risk. BY the Mu-
tuaf plan the full value in insurance of the pre-
mium paid, is not secured to the policy holder
who takes portion of the risk himself''
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-19

Gentlemen observing these rules when
entering our printing office will greatly
oblige the printers, and need not fear
the deui7.
The ladies, who sometimes bless us
with their presence for few moments,
are not expected to observe the rules very
strictly and, indeed, it will be agreeable
to us to have them break the eighth as
often as convenient