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KNoxvILLE, July 10. 187

KNOXVILLE, July 10, 1874
! DEAR SIR IL have yours of the
9th requesting from me statement
concerning the collection Of the di-
rect tax.
At the special session of Congress
of July, 1861, direct tax, or tax
upon land. was imposed of twenty
millions of dollars on the entire
United States. The amount TO be
paid by each State was fixed in the
law; and the States were allowed, if
they chose. to pay directly from the
State treasury, if not collectors were
to be appointed under Federal au-
thority. fas g
The States not in rebellion paid
from their treasures through the ac-
tion of their several legislatures.
The next year Congress passed an
amended act for the appointment of
commissioners to collect the unpaid
direct tax from the States in rebel
| lion.
Commissioners were appointed for
the several States South, and collec-
tions made in those parts held
| by Federal authority. al1ge
Those appointed for Tennessee be-
gan collecting in and around Mem
| phis, sometime in 1868, and gather
cd large sums. ~a
The collection was continued, in
Tennessee as we'll as in other South
ern States, until after the close Of
the war, when it was suspended tenn
porarily by act Of Congress- as
smeasure of relief to the South, and
has not since been resumed.
There remains some two or three
million dollars uncollected. As in
every other case where taxes are i'm
perfectly collected, it operates as a
relief for those who do not pay at
the expense of those who do. ei
The tax for the whole State Of
Tennessee was between 100000
and 500. 600, Of which not far from
one half has been collected, princi.
pany in Middle and West Tennessee.
Writing without access to sdoeu-
ments, and entirely from recollec-
ton, I cannot lie as exact. as i could
/ wish, and as otherwise / should be.
am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
HORACE MAYNARD.
]. p. GALBRAITIT, ESQ. sn fl
I have examined the foregoing let
ter of Hon. 1T. Maynard, and fully
endorse the same.
Respectfully, ETC., '' s.
/ s saa siW G.. BR0wNto oW!
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Many people read the telegraph
ed reports Of proceedings in the
French Assembly and become hope
lessly confused when the dispatch
es are talking about the Left, the
Right, the Right Centre and the
Left Centre, BY reference to the
following explanation they may be
able to acquire some knowledge of
what is going on in that extraordl-
nary body:
The Left is composed of Replb-
leans, of whom Leon Gambettn
and Jules Fayre are leaders. The
extreme Loft is Radical Republican
or Communist. The Left Centre is
made up OF the Conservative Rep
ublicans- the men who arc willing
to except q republic a. the best
| practicable form of government.
| Theirs and Casirner Periere are Lead
ers in this branch of the Assembly.
| The Right ID composed of The Legiti-
mists or Bourhons7-tile HEtrai dlyine
right, white flag, ClaHhoFd Monarch
lists. The Right centre represents
1.-THE Conservative M0narchstH, rof
| lOrIeanists. who favor . Constitutionr
al Monarchy Of q Conservative type
The Bonapartists are generally
classified with the Right, but thero
are only about forty-Hye or fifty of
them. The Deputies coinprAslilg
the Assembly number seven hundred
and thirty-eight, seven hHnqraa aha
twenty three OF whom are elecloa ln
Franco. and fifteen in the French
f.snIranisne
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Formal complaint having been
made to President Grant by an as
sociation here that men who could
not subscribe to the iron-clad oath
we're employed in certain Govern
ment executive departments. to the
exclusion. or in preference to others
who had not given aid or comfort to
the enemy during the late unpleas-
antness,a note ofinqttiry was sent
to the officials in charge of the de-
partments mentioned, to which re-
ply was made that the oath had been
taken by all except one or two Of
those employed. These exceptional
gentlemen viii need to look for
other employ Rashingtoqs DIS
3utch.
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a Ah5eral discount from the above rate Will DO
made TO yearly advertisers.
Obituaries ef over ten lines Will be charged as
adVcT tisenlenta.
All3iIla due upon fTet iz1sertio Of advertise-
1ncnt, I1l4lesa otherwise contractor for.
Allannoa1lcemellta Ct candidatdes must DO paid
for III advance.
jon woRK must De paid for on delivery.
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a Brooklyn man who eyinces
hydrophobia symptoms 1T the sight
of water can drink beer with I'm.
punity.
The price current of girls for
wives II Armenian villages. Is quoted
at Sl0aS80, according to age and
quality
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The Indians Quiet.

L Va
CHICAGO, July 15.-The following
telegram has been received at Army
Headquarters in this city, dated st.
Paul: .s..s
g The last reports from Pembina,
just received. indicate eYerything as
quiet. The wife of one Of the murd-
cred men positively Identified two Of
the Indians as coming from the
Devils Lake reservations, some
times known as Lake Minnewaken,
where she has been living ana is
known. She IS also certain that She
has seen other Indians there, aud
the commanding officer at Fort Pot
ter has been directed to investigate
and report. i. ID. GRANT,
Assistant Adj't General
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Horace Greeley is destined to
die in q madhouse. Few attached
more than q passing meaning to the
prophetic words when Edward Pas
chall wrote them In the NoshviEe Cd
zette Of june so, 1856. where an an
tiquarian friend stumbled on them
yesterday. Such was substantially Y
the fate Of Greeley, but the lament-
ed Paschall proceeded him, commit
ting suicide IN o fit Of insanity.
Union and Anacrtcap.
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Horrible Fate of a Journalist
and Ills Wife.

NEw YoRK. July Mortimer
Moynahan, who was prominently
connected with the Fenian move
ment, and Of late earning his liYeli-
hood by writing for weekly papers,
was found to-day III his room, III b
tenement house, dying from tho
effects Of q dose Of paris green.
Tn the same room was the already
decomposed body Of his wife Mary
who had died from the effects of d
dose OF paris green. Poverty drove
the people To commit suicide. No
hone is entertained for NLoynahan.
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Tie bottom of the Mill River Dam
is found to be 313 feet above the
level of tie streets Of Williamsburg.
Mass.
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TERMS
- 4 YEAR. STRICTLY IN ADVANCE

THE GAZETTE is permanently established
newspaper with paying and constantly increasing
lst Of Subscribers Its circulation in the counties
Of Hamblen, Hawkins, Cooke, Jefferson. Granger
aud CLAIBORNE Il more general than any other pa
per-uaking Il the best advertising medium IN
Upper East Tennessee.
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The Morristown Gazette.
WEDNESDAY. JULY p, 1874
RED X MARX.

Persons receiving the GAzErTE with aED x
Mark omit, are notified that their subscription Is
due for the current volume, and they are respect.
fully requested at once to remit tho subscription
r,rfra
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j. ?. GALBRArrII, ESQ. sg
I have examined the foregoing let
ter Of Hon. Ii. Maynard, and fully
endorse the same.
Respectfully, etc, @ y
s s aW G.. BRowNt oW!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

THE AUGUSTA SCHOoLs.-The amount
Of money received for school purposes in
Augusta Co., including Staunton. for the
year 1918, ending with August '75, was
$27, 433.74, divided as follows: Beverly
Manor, $2,s73.64; Pastures, $2,4S5.OS ;
Riverheads, $3,542.6O; South River, 3d.
633.71; North River, $3.246.55; Middle
River, So ,S61.54; Staunton, $7,770.62. The
value of the school property is $5,050.27.-
Value of means furnished without expense
to the public funds 81 ,4OS.45. Expendi-
lures for the year $24, 5000 of which ST.
.s3 was for teachers, 81 ,96S.19 for fuel,
rent, books, &C., and 81, 06O.99 for pay Of
treasurers and assessors. The cost of pub
lie education for the year was $19, 589.38 of
the public funds, and S., 467 IS of other
than public funds, making total of $685.
O57 .O3. being cost per month Of 1.13 for
each pupil enrolled. The number of schol-
ars furnished with text books by the dis
trict was Y. The sum of 1855 was re-
ceived from the Peabody fund for the
three graded schools. There were 1O4
white and IA colored schools in the county,
with 1927 white and 56S colored pupils en-
rolled, with an average attendance OF
2,46s white and s29 colored.
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Married.


FURR-HOUFF.-On the LIST inst, at
the residence of the BRIDES father, by the
Rev. G. Beard, Thos. B. Fur and Miss
Sarah M. Houff, daughter Of Jas. M.
Houff, late of Augusta.
LIPSCOMB-COL Dec. 18th, at
the Baptist Female Institute, Richmond
by DR.. Burrows, Jno. S. Lipscomb, OF
this city, and Miss Mamie L. Coleman
late of Staunton.
SHUEY-FIFER.-O the LIST of Janua
ny, near Swoope's Depot, by Rev. Geo
A. Shuey, Mr.. Christian Shuey and Miss
Mollie A. Fifer, all of Augusta county
Va.
Observation-Disclosures. 25th, by
Rev. J. W. Wolfe, David V. Wisema1
and Laura A., daughter of J. Lambert,
ESQ.,, all of this county.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Christmas
day, near Moscow, by Rev. r. G: Walk
er, Mr.. Daniel A. Coffman and Miss
Barbara A. e: Sillings, daughter Of Mr.
a, J: sillings:
KERR -BONRURANT; = AT College
View, near Hampden Sydney College
on the 18th Of December, by the Rev
Dr.: R. L, Dabney, J. Alex. Kerr, of Au
gusta county, and Miss j, Alice, daugh'
ter OF Jerome W, Bondurant, of Prince
Edward county, Vas
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CASTING THE SCRIP OF THE CHEsA-
PEAKE & ONO !Co.-The G, 40: R. R.
Co., has given orders to all the depot
agents along its line to use their receipts
to cash the scrip given for the September
pay when it is presented to them. This
order is being carried out and in the last
few days Mr.. J. D. Hopkins, the depot
agent here, has cashed over $500 worth Of
scrip presented to him. After that is
dashed the October and November scrip
will be cashed4 iiEn the same way, and at the
same places, and'by the 18th Of February
the Company will have commenced its res.
ular money payments to it's employees
Az soon as the holiday stoppage in freight
is oyer AND freight commences moving the
receipts at the stannton depot will be from
$500 to 5000 per day and the caashinllg Of
scrip can be done on larger scale.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

SABBATH SCHOOL MATTERs.-The an
niversary meeting of the Sunday School
of the Methodist church took place at the
church on Sunday night last. The report
for the year 1873 published in the last
weeks V1ND1cAToR) was read. 1t show
ed there were 651 books in the library and
$50 had been given to the county schools.
The following scholars were reported as
having been present every Sabbath in the
year Misses Mollie Hefflin, Maria Hud-
son, Capitola Parent and Wheeler Powell,
and Masters Herbert Stiff, Walter Stiff,
Harry Steinbuck, Albert Gregory, o. w.
Harmon, Willie Grove, Willie Hughes and
Walter Hyer, and the following officers
were present fifty or more times during
the year-John B. Evans, E. NJ Gushing
A. A. Eskridge, Jr., c. W. Hunter and D..
S. Strasburg. DR.. Roszell being absent on
account of sickness, Mr.. John B. Evans,
the assistant Superintendent, read a poem
entitled Christmas eve, and made some
very earnest and appropriate remarks to
the children. It was announced that the
festival of the school would be given on
Friday night next, January 10Th, and af-
ter some brief and well timed addresses
from Messrs. E. M. Gushing, G. W. Hun
ter and Harvey Risk, the meeting adj
journed.
The Staunton Baptist SundaySchool LAST
Sunday morning, an election held for
the officers of the school for the present
year, which resulted as follows Superin-
tendent, VIM, F. Peyton Assistant su-
perintendent, VIM. d. GAMBLER; Secretary
John L. Pritchard; Treasurer, r. I. Left
witch Librarian, R. D. Sears Assistant
Librarian, Mr.. Staples Chorister, T. M.
Reynolds.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

THE JEWISH CALENDAR FOR 874.-The
following is the Jewish Calendar for the
present year:
January 1, The 18th day of Taybeth,
1894. January 10, new moon Shevat. Feb
ruary II, IS. new mqop Adar. March 8,
Poorim. March 10, new paoop Nissan
April 2, 8, Passover. April 8, 8, Passover.
April II, IS, new moon Eeyar. May II
new neon Swan. May %, %, Pentecost
June Is, 1e, new moon Tamoos. July Is
new moon Ahv. August IL, IA, new moon
Elul. September II, 10, New Year $685.
September 21, Day Of Atonement. Septem.
2e, e. Feast Of Tabernacles. October, g.
T. Feast of the Eighth Day. October II
u, moon Heshvan. November, 10, new
moon Kislav. December g. new moon
Taybeth. 1884 has ~ months-s5S days.
$685. has 10 months-3s3 days.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

A DEAF MUTE MASKED BALL.-On
Saturday evening last, the close Of the
holidays at the Deaf Dumb & Blind Ipsti
tuition, the Superintendent, Capt. Mccoy,
gave the Deaf-mute children a masked
ball. The children who were to appear in
masks were as busy as bees preparing their
costumes, and at the hour of entrance ap-
peared in a style that would have been
creditable to the most experienced hands.
The suits of playing cards, clubs, spades,
hearts and diamonds were exhibited with
all the court cards in full dress, and there
were several other characters in approprl-
ate dress besides perfectly dressed flower
girl who didn't belong to the corps. A
queer looking customer, with an immense
pair of spectacles was the comic man of
the evening. The dancing, strange to say,
was in perfect time and with no blunders,
though of course there was no music which
would have been useless. The dancers kept
time by the jar Of the floor and by keenly
watching the others in the set. There was
inst as much dash and heartiness in the
endowment of the dancers as there would
have been had they been inspired by the
music. After Terpsichores lit would never
do to leave out ''Terpsichore" you know,
the children had game call stealing part
ners'' which was full of gaiety, and then
comic speech in signs by the old masker in
spectacles. While all this was going on there
was violent discussion on fingers by the
unmasked children as to the identity of the
maskers, and when the masks were taken
off, later there was such an explosion OF
finger talk about having "known all the
time it was you," and ''you know you
didn't,'' that it made man dizzy to look
at them. Then there was barrel OF lus-
cious apples rolled in by Maj. Brecken-
ridge, the Steward, and an assault made
on it before which Sabastopol itself would
have fallen. Then there were some
s'speeches" by the boys and girls in which
they told how they had enjoyed the
Christmas, and how they intended to be
good children the coming session and learn
their lessons-just such speeches as chill
dren would have made if they could have
talked ever so we'll. And then they went
up stairs and went to sleep as happy lit
tie lot we reckon as there were in the
world. In another room there was a diff
ferent entertainment, and the blind boys
and girls spent the last evening Of the holi-
days together. There was lots of real
company talk'' and music, and we heard
one little girl, Lizzie Franklin, read splen-
didly from Shakespeare, and sing a pretty
little song, the poetry and music Of which
she had composed herself-and she only
eight years old +!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

RELIGIOUS IMTTELL1GENCE.-Re w.
E. Baker, Of Staunton, preached several
days at the religious meeting at Messy
Greek. On last Sunday there were ten adj
ditions to the church there. Religious
meetings have been going ON at Mcdowell,
Highland Co., in this Presbytery, which
have resulted in rs additions to the Pres
byterian church.
Tuesday last was the "Feast of the
Epiphany commemorating the appear
ance of the miraculous star to the wise
men Of the East, Father McVerry being
absent in Charlottesville, there were no
special services at st. Francis church.
A protracted meeting Of the United
BTetheren under Rev. Mr.. Neihiser at Mt.
Zion church, has resulted in the conversion
of 70 persons Of whom % joined the church.
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Died

ELGIN.-On Wednesday, the 10th ult.,
at the residence of Benjamin Leslie, at
Hillsboro'. Loudoun county, Mr.. Simon
Elgin, deaf and dumb man from Prince
William county-age unknown.
JACKSON.-I Albemarle county, Dec.
18th, Andrew Jackson, (colored, former:
ly owned by S. M. Teel. He served
through the war in the Confederate ar
my with his masters son, and at its close
remained faithful to his friends.
DELLINGER.- Sarah Champ, wife
of DR.. Frederick D. Dellinger, Of
Waynesboro', Augusta county, Va, de,
parted this life on Tuesday the 3Oth OF
December, 1873, in the 56th year of her
age. Obituary next week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

The HEAVY kAENs,-Staunton has
been pretty much under Maud and water
for three or four days from the continued
heavy. rains. West of this, we learn by
passengers by yesterdays train, Green
brier, New, and Jackson rivers are boom
ing, and ON the first named good deal Of
timber had been swept down. A heavy
land slide took place on the C. & 0. r. r.
at the west end of Lewis tunnel, Wednes.
day. causing slight delay in the passage
Of trains.
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SUDDEN DEATH Saturday night
last, Wm johnson, a colored hostler was
taken i'll where he lived on the road to the
old fair grounds, and died in a few hours.
His wife residing in Baltimore was tele-
graphed to but only arrived in time for the
cause of Johnson's death.
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SCHOOL APFoRT1oNMENT.-T county
superintendent of schools, DR., r. S, Ham.
ilton, has sub-apportioned the first appor-
tionment of the school fund for 1874, 49,
546) as follows Beverly Manor, $2S3 ;
Riverheads, $374.75: Pastures, 1885;
North River, $361.75; Middle River, $449,-
Is ; sonth River, $685. city of staun-
ton. $4O2.75,
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THE APPROACH OF THE VALLEY RAIL-
RoAD.-The track layers on the Valley
Railroad have crossed Nerth River and
will reach Mt. Sidney by Wednesday next,
and by that day the bridge over South
river. viii be up and ready for them to
CROSS
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

SALES or REAL EsrATE.-The build
ing lot on Market st., of Capt. Jno. II.
Richardson, has been sold by Mr.; v, H.
H. Lynn, committee, to Mr.. W. Fl. Weller,
for 81 500, equivalent to cash. Mr.. Jos. F i.
Tannehin has sold one Of his lots on Halle
st., to Mr.. Alex, 6, Points, for $525. e.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

lobe SENT TO SrAUNToN. Mn the great
food of 1870 the wife and two children Of
Mr.. JAS N: Ransom, wellzzk,nlown citizen
of Lynchburg, were drowned near that
city. His mind became unsettled by the
calamity, and last week the authorities
committed him to Jail to be sent to the lu=
matte asylum at Staunton,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

OFFICERS ELECTED.-The Sta union
Building Association last night elected
the following officers for the ensuing year :
J. B. Evans, President, H. Ker, Secretary,
and Treasurer, W. J. Nelson, Solicitor, E.
M. Gushing, G.. F. Flick, H. A. Glenn, W.
J. Nelson, J. H. Waters and A. NJ. Bruce,
Directors, and J. W. Crawford, P. B.
Hoge and G. E. Haines, Trustees.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

PREPARATORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL,
Staunton bids fair to have a reputation
as high for her private schools as for her
public schools and female colleges. Mr..
VIM, A. johnson, A. NJ, of the Universe
ty of Virginia, Ia son of the distinguished
Chapman Johnson) is conducting his
school for young gentlemen preparatory to
University course with great success, a
fact our attention is called to from hear
ing of a pupil, who in September began
Latin, French, Algebra, and Geometry,
and is now reading Caesar and Telamaque,
is nearly through Davies First Algebra,
and half through Davies Legendre, studies
which can't be gone through with me-
chanically. The school is limited to 20
scholars, and it's accomplished principal
gives his personal supervision to the thor
oughness Of the students in their studies.
It is fine preparatory school for boys who
will enter upon college courses.
THE CANTATA AT THE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH TONIGHT. Cantata of
"New Years Eve'' was presented at the
lecture room of the Presbyterian church
on Friday night last, to an audience which
packed the large room almost to suffoca-
ton. The Cantata proved all that had
been expected, except. in the miserable
quality of the room for hearing singing to
an advantage. The appointments of the
scenes, the stage and the tableaux were ar
ranged with an exquisite taste we have
never seen surpassed. The choruses were
capitally done as were many of the solos,
and exceptionally well done when we re-
member the disadvantage of the ROOM
Tonight the performance will be repeated
at the request of large number who were
unable to gain admission on the first night.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

APPOINTMENTS Kemper has re-
appointed Mr., B. F. Fifer, flour inspector
of Staunton for the ensuing four years.
Mr.. Fifer has made faithful officer and
lis re-appointment is a good one. The
Governor has also appointed MI, Vim,
Beard a notary public for Augusta county.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-09

$e,2s5.1e
$6,O57.5O
3,233.6e
$9,2s5.1e
Total,
MISCELLANEOUS.

No action was taken in the matter of the
Junction Valley Turnpike the Rockbridge
Supervisors not having communicated with
the Board.
The amount allowed Samuel Paul, Treas
urer, to pay contingent expenses of his Of
fee for 1873 was $l65.OO There being an
unpaid balance on Record books, in pre-
vious years, the sum appropriated was not
sufficient to meet current expenses, end
therefore the sum of S40S2 was allowed
Treasurer to meet deficiency.
Adjourned.
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sum, leaving a small sum unpaid, which
was allowed Geo. Harlan, Jailor.
THE LEVY LAID.
The amount of real and personal proper
ty in the county is $11 ,404, 4So which at q
cents in the 500 yields Sc, 842.66
1885 tithables at so cents each
Yields, 2,452.5o
Total, $9,295. 16
Levy laid for 1874, $6,o57. so
Depositum allowed, 3,233.6e