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The Placer herald., 1874-01-24

esTER 8JNCEN.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
IL prepared to practice in the courts OF Placer
and adjoining counties. Also
NOTARY PUBLIC,
0d will attend to the drawing and execution OF
legal papers, documents, etc.
OyYIcx-Corner OF 9th and streets,
LINCOLN, Placer County, Cal.
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The Chicago Commercial il astonished
that so many distinguished American politi-
clans visit Jerusalem. There is no good
ground for this astonishment. 1t seems but
natural that they should visit the Old Jeru-
salem, since they stand poor chance of ever
visiting the New.
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SAMBo's TAX REcE1pr.-A negro in q
neighboring county, having been fortunate
worlds goods, desired, as all loyal subjects
should, to pay tax on the same. It being q
new business to him, he did not know there
was proper officer for receiving the tax,
and concluded all that was necessary was to
find man with white skin. Consequent
ly he hailed The first man be met. "Say,
boss, want to pay my tax; mus l glib it to
your" On being told that it would be re-
ceived by the comprehending white gentle
man, the negro gave him $25, and asked il
that was enough. II suppose it is," said
the white man: "Boss, GIN me shown
for dat" said the negro. Again the wits Of
the white man were at work, and he soon
handed the negro q slip Of paper with the
inscription, GAS Moses lifted the serpent out
of the wilderness. likewise have lifted $25
out Of this d-n negro's pocket" Not long
after this the negro met the tax collector
proper. "Done paid it, boss. and here's
de 'ceipt," at the same time handing tho
piece Of paper to the officer. He read: Gas
Moses lifted the serpent out Of the wilder
ness, likewise have lifted $25 out Of this
d-n negro's pocket" "Hold on, boss.
you read um wrong" calculated the aston
ished darkey, as he snatched the paper and
carried it to another man, who began to
read, GAS Moses lifted" here lie was in
terrupted by the negro, who exclaimed:
"Look-a'yar; jest GIN me dat paper. I'm
gwine to lift dat white man out'n his boots,
fore God l is." With this be left, and. not
having been heard from since, 1t is supposed
be is still looking for the man to whom be
paid his tax.-Journal, Doacson. Ga.
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The latest Radical Negro sensatien'
The Northern papers. through Hasa,hs IS
ton letters and through editorials q tne,'
own. are, as our readers bave already 'ea,heo,
endcayoring once more TO use the sensallo1'a'
rsn,r,s Of cruelties of southern whites % ne
rroes for electioneering purposes. Is no.
,his neriodical trick carried a,!ittlo TOO iar3
"a Il not presu,ning upon the intelligence OF
northern people to push it thus to grea'
xreme? Is It not = flagrancy of treaehery
of the white man Of the North to use the
negro to injure his brother white OF The
south, that the nation cannot longer tolerate
The Instructors recently given to division
commanders OF the South, and to the law
officers OF the Government, would indicate
that General GRANT had become tired OF this
strategy, and was determined that the Fed
era force should only be used in accordance
with the Constitution? Therefore we sns'
.pect that great deal that is said intending
to involve the Government relative 10 re-
ported Southern troubles is without war
rant, We suspect that even Attorne5-Gen'
eral Williams, if not misrepresented, has
oyerstepped bis authority in alleged plans
and PROMISES, General GRANT, from all
sirns. is not inclined TO stand by all the At
torney is reported to have said. Hel done
with interfering in southern elections for ne
proes. scala wpgS, or Radicals.
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10 de,ermi,le I'd run thair. o RnSex press, they
c,u,d ueither aeeommodat themselves nor
the public without organizing a company 20
manage the express. The company wouie
have to elect officers, and adopt the whole
aystem Of an express, with travelling agents,
messengers, Superintendent, clerks. offices,
stables. wagons, teams, &c. Each railroad
company would have to become stock
holder upon the prescribed basis, and the
immense capital necessary for The business
pould hare TO be paid tn, How else the rail-
reads could carry express We cannot ina
cine. The business could not be done in the
necessary manner, marked by fidelity, Intel.
ligence. security, expedition. and response.
biity, in any other way, we believe.
AS to the disposition of all railroads to
become stockholders In such company we
may doubt, and as to whether after such q
system was organized there. would be satisfac'
ton to the railroads and to the public no.
thing short of the experiment could show.
Now, then, without undertaking to decide
positively :or ourselves, we repeat that nnh!
this IS done until This system is adopted by
the railroad community Of Virginia-we say
forty -nine.ffLiehs Of her people should moi
be deprived of the uses of the express on
General MAHoSE's road. Thus TO deprive
them before the roads generally unite upon
a new syteln is great pub lie outrage.
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SCIENTIFIC BALLOON AscENsIoN.-A balloon
ascension, made on the I'd of November,
1873, at Charkow, in Russia, by Bunelle, is
worthy of special mention. In eight and
half hours the balloon travelled 100 kilome-
tiers, going always in the same direction to-
ward the n. N. E. The greatest altitude
was about 5000 feet; and the small quantity
of ballast (35 pounds) that was used shows
how well the aeronaut managed the length
of his voyage. The movement of the lower
the upper strata. At an altitude Of 5000
miles, while in the immediate neighbour
hood of the earth the force of the
wind was so great that Bunelle
could with difficulty effect a landing.
The shadow of the balloon on the earth
was very we'll defined black spot, whose
movement across the country gave, by means
Of an accurate map the means Of determin-
ing the velocity of the current Of air. at
sunset heavy rainfall was experienced in
the interior of the clouds. Above the clouds
the aeronaut found beautiful sky and a
very pleasant temperature. The condition
Of the atmosphere appears to have been di-
rectiv opposite Of that experienced by Glai-
sher on July II, 1863. The latter found
himself 10 northery current, which was
warmer the nearer he approached the earth.
Neac York Tribune.
This ascent was made in November, 1878,
and yet the aeronaut found exactly that con.
dition of the atmosphere which Professor
John Wise found few weeks ago and attri.
buted to the comet-that is, an atmosphere
warmer as it was further from the earth.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-01

TAXING BANK NoTEs.-The sixth section
of the national bank act provides that
"eYery national banking association, State
bank, or State banking association, shall pay
tax of ten per centum on the amount oil
notes of any person, State bank or State
banking association used for circulation and
paid out by them after the 1st day OF Au.
gust, 1866, and such tax shall be assessed
aud paid in such manner as shall be pre-
scrbed by the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue" The Attorney-General holds that
the issue of such bills is paying out within
the meaning of these words as employed
in the statute, and, that not only
the association or bank which re-
ceives them and pays them out is liable to
the tax OF ten per cent. upon the amount
paid out, but that the association or bank
which originally issues them or otherwise
pays them out is also liable to the law. He
also holds that an ordinary trm, such, for IL
lustration. as Smith s. Jones, if engaged in
the business of banking, is State banking
association within the meaning OF the stat
Ute.
Under this ruling the Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue is collecting the ten per cent,
much to the surprise of parties who protest
against such an interpretation.-Wd Washington
teleqrqna Baltimore american.
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INSURANCE AGAINST THE LAST BALTIMORE
Fire Messrs. Kimbal & Shatjar estimate
their loss upon stock and machinery at slo,-
900, upon which there is S11,S75 insurance,
AZ follows: In the Mechanics. OF New York,
$4,000; Commercial, of New York, $1,000
Fire Association of Philadelphia, $1,000
Republic, of New York. $4,000; Peoples, OF
Newark, N. j.. s1,ST5. The loss upon the
buildings is estimated to be fully $4,000.
Mr.. W. Ii. Hickey, the owner of the premi-
ses where the cooperage was carried on, is
out of the city, ana a complete list OF his in
surance could not be ascertained. 1t Is
known that he had policies for $500 ia three
companes--yiz., the Lycoming, OF Muncy,
Pa; the Mutual Fire, OF Philadelphia, and
toe LynchDurg. There are others not here
OWEN American.
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We have received severely personal
card, prepared for publication by Genera
Skecn, Of Allegheny, respecting an unplea'
SAINT occurrence that happened at the close o.
rhe late Congressional Convention in this
city. While it might be held by some that
every gentleman has the right TO be heard in
the advertising columns of newspaper
touching q matter of personal grievance, we
yet, 10 the exercise of our prerogatiye, and
in the interests of peace, have determined mol
to let it appear in. the Virginsan.-Lynch
burg Firgintdn.
1t seems to US that the Virgintan might as
well have published the card itself. This
notice of it will possibly result just as the
publication of it would have done.
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BEN. BUTLER.-Republcan newspapers
who don't like Ben. BUTLER declare their
opinion to be that BEN. will probably not be
reelected to Congress. We suspect this pro-
ceeds from envy-BEN. being so much bet
ter Republican than they are. In BEN,'s dis
trict he would seem invulnerable. Follow
Ing the programme of Republicanism, he
has shown less deviation in his course than
almost any Of his contemporaries. He has
displayed that uDfiircbing determination
that commits him to the fate of Republican.
ism, which, phi:osophically, is utter ruin--a
fate which aprals those of less stout resolu-
ton. We doubt whether Massachusetts
looks upon him kindly; but we think she
regards him as Indians do the devil, more in
fear than love. She cannot remember plea
sanity that he was an ultra Democrat, that
he was free-trader, that he voted for JEFF.
DAVIS a hundred times, more or less, in
Charleston. But can she prudently kick
into "outer darkness a man whose brutal.
ities have been SO very propitiatory of her
ruling passion? Massachusetts wouldn't
elect him Governor, but Massachusetts has
not dismissed him yet. 1t is hard for the In.
stigator TO discharge the murderer.
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The Express, once More.

The Petersburg linden argues the question
of the express upon the very ground we all
along supposed General MALONE had put
it-yiz.: that the railroads should do their
own express business. Believing that sys.
tenn right, he undertook to carry bis own
express. That broke up the system as it is
now pursued and recognized By all the rail.
roads, zoe moy say, in the United States
and by seuea Of the eight in Virginia.
To this course Of the Generals we OBJ.
jected, because it did SO break up system
that prevailed with other roads.
We said that even if his system were right
| he ought not to introduce it on his own road
alone, because that broke up the system so
far as bis road Was concerned. Good sense
aud consideration for the public interests
required that he should yield to the present
system until he induced the other roads to
| adopt that which he commended was best
| And we declared that the fact that General
MALONE stood alone in his view and practice
was strong presumptive evidence that he wa:
wrong.
Now the Inder und ertakes to show thai
the railroads would better do their own ex
press business. The argument has less o.
the smack of the partisan than any we have
seen on that side, and it is really gratifying
to consider it.
Well, We are Of opinion that express bu
siDess must be specially. Express freight
is peculiar. Its character requires that il
should be entrusted to the custodian who is
to take it to its destination. 1t must be
transported with fidelity, intelligence, and
expedition, and placed in the hands of the
consignee, and SO placed by the custodian
who received it from the consignor. Re-
ceipting by multitude of railroad compa-
MES and pro-rating the one with another is
not compliance with these conditions. Re.
sponsibiiity, an Indispensable elementof the
business, is too dilfused and uncertain, and
such system could not meet the public de.
mands.
We.are satisfied that II the railroads were
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Death of Dr. Thomas P. Atkinson.

DSdLu vi LII L lAoA11CS -
A letter from Buffalo Springs announces
the death at that place on Sunday OF Dr.
THOMAS p. ATKINSON, in the serenty'nlntr
year of his age. lie was very extensively
known and appreciated in the State. He
had held public positions Of prominence
among them that of representative IN the
Legislature, and bad been for time an edl'
tor. He was also physician of eminence
Or. ATKINSON was a gentleman Of very genial
disposition, aud was very interesting IN hls
conversation for his numerous entertaining
"reminiscences aud his very bright and playful
style. lie was noted for his good.hearted
ness and his spotless integrity. His loDs
life was above reproach. He was one OF the
best and purcst of men.
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DEATHS.

Died, suddenly, on Sunday morning the 8 9th In
stan at 1890 O'Clock, at the residence of her sou
in-law, }. G. Laughton, Mrs. SARAH a. WOOD
Her funeral will take place THIS tiuesday
MORNING at 10 O'Clock from Centenary NJ. T.
church. The friends and acquainrances OF the fam
lily are respectfully invited 10 attend without FUR
ther notice.
Died, In Manchester. yesterday morning, o.
chronic dysentery, INDIANA FRANCIS, only
child of John g. and Mary +. Mitchell; aged TWO
years ana three months.
Funeral from her fathers residence, Fourteenth
and Bainbridge streets, TdIS Tuesday EVENlNG
at 3 O'Clock.
Died at his fathers residence, August 81, S74,
FDW hED HALL, infant son of William D. and
Emma 0. Hancock; aged twenty one days.
'.Suffer little children 10 come unto me- and for
bid them not, tor Of such Is the Kingdom OF
washington, Baltimore, and Norfolk papers
please copy.
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VERY GooD.-John D. Gardiner, Of Illi-
nois, replies to hard.money organ as fol.
lows:
!" When one talks of the promises Of the
Government known as greenbacks not being
fulfilled, and calls upon the Government to t. I,
them. 1t looks to me like man standing, in
front Of mirror and damning his shy dow
and shaking his fist in its face and cryins
out In loud, maddened voice, say, vol
did rascal, why don't you par. me wha
you owe me- Just imagine 9 man in sncl
a position, and draw your Own conclusion
as to Its absugdisy,n
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TIE New BANKRUPTCY LAw.t rs SCI
forth in section twelve of the new bank.
ruptcy law that .. in computing the numbei
of creditors who shall Join in such petition,
creditors whose respective debts do not ex.
coed $3.50 shall not be received" The issue
in the case of Jacob Hynes was as to this
clause. Judge Blatchford has ruled that the
clause referred to the computing of a num-
Der of creditors only that must sign and
verify the petition, and does not affect the
amount Of debts that they must represent.
There must be represented BY the petition
one.third of ali the liabilities to the debtor
sought to be adjudicated bankrupt. Judge
BIatchford thus decided after herring argu-
mens from Mr.. Richard 5. Busted on the
part of Hymes.-Neu York Herald, 10Th.
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Correction OF a Mistake.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch. ]

RICHMOND. August 81, 1874.
A communication in the Dispatch repre-
sents the Master of the State Grange as say
ing in a speech at Crimea last week that
the operations of Mr.. Curtis in Virginia
cost the National Grange $4,000" | pre-
sumo the correspondent must have misun-
derstood Captain White, as there is no foun-
dation whatever for the statement. The
total amount paid Colonel Curtis as Deputy
was s492.77. The statement is so inanifestly
unjust to Curtis land is calculated to mislead)
that ask the privilege of making this cor.
rection. NJ. w. HAzLEwooD.
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have invested their money 10 it, he frafk
Is abont twenty feet abofe the pa emetit,
and the coaches are drawn by dummy en-.
gines. There are dep5ts3or stations at cosi-.
yeniert distances. and The speed MADE is
twice as great as can be attained bY cars
drawn BY horses. The fare is ten cents.
The latest thing projected IN the way OF
quick transit Is moving ravements. how
they will be operated do not. know.
RIoHMoaDER IN LUCK.
Mr.. Herbert Smith, of Richmond, has re,
Gently been chosen one OF the pursers OF the
Pacific Nail Steamship Line, and viii run
from San francisco to Yok0boma. The po-
sition is one of dignity, Importance, and fair
profit.
CINCINNATI OFFICIALS.
A number of Cincinnati officials are quar-
tered at he.Fifth-Avenue Hotel. They came
here to visit the different public institutions,
and have declined any public reception,
which It Is not altogether certain was ever
intended to be given them. They are, how
ever, enjoying themselves pretty much AFTER
the manner committees of the Richmond
City Council do when they make trips to the
northern cities, and will go home fuller if
not wiser men than when they started. a
humber of them propose TO 60 to Long
Branch, and from here they will leave for
Pittsburgh, having accepted an invitation
from the Mayor of that city. DALLAS.
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On Saturday night, near POttsville, Pa. q
Shenandoah man named Lablugh shot and
killed a lad named Mcguire; the boy was
taking fruit. The indignation OF the people
was so intense that Lauaugh, ut his own re-
quest, was taken to Pottsyille and lodged in
Jail. 1t is SAID there is 10 doubt the excited
crowd of men would have reSorted to lynch
law haa he remained in town longer.
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pICHMOND
FEMALE INSTITUTE,
SESSION lS74-7

COLLEGIATE DRPARTMENT.-John Hart, NJ. A.,
principal; Charles II. Winston, A.. A., Mrs. j. g.
Hauowell. NJ I'd. 81. swendenman, Miss May Gun
ter, Mrs Mamie Bufcrd.
PREPARATORY ScHooL.-Miss Mary Lathrop,
the President, and Miss sumter.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC.-Mr. G. L. Peticolas.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES James u. Tyler.
DRAwIsG AND PAINTING.-51r. A. Guersy.
The session begins October !; ends June 30.
CHARGES,
Payable one-third October ], one.hird January J.,
one,third April u:
Preparatory School: Tuition, $50 TO $40.
Collegiate Department: English and Latin, $40.
French and German each, S25.
Music on Piano, $50.
Vocal Music, city prices.
Drawing and Painting, uaual rates.
Fuel and rooms, 50.
Board, not Including washing, $3.50.
Board, Monday to Friday, $3.50.
au 29-eod6t&w3t
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The Baltimore Sun denies that it said that
Messrs. PAYNE and MosBY were disqualified
from holding seats in Congress by their late
duelling correspondence. We accidentally
attributed the remark of another paper to
the Sun,
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NJ ARSkg rs.

Married, at West Point, Va, August 9TH. 1874,
by Dr. +. +. DuVal, Mr.. J. II. BkAST" HIrr, OF
Richmond, and Miss SARAH L. BALL, OF West
Point, Va.
New York papers please copy.
Married at Weldon, y. e., on the Goth Of Au-
gust, 1874. by Magistrate L. +. Larkin WALTER
}. TODD, OF this city, and 1SADOkA ROGAN-
Me, OF Staunton, Va.
Staunton papers please copy.
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ELMINGTON SCHOOL.

FLMINGTON SCHOOL.
IL OCTOBER / 1874
ASELECT SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, In a pleasant
aud healthy locality. twenty miles from Richmond
combining thorough instruction with the watcnfu
care Of home, The course of study comprises
English, French, Latin, and Music.
TERMS Tin advsnce>: For board and tnition, 1886
year, or s125 for half session. This includes al
expenses-hghts, fuel, &c.
For further information, address
MRS. H. #. WIGHT,
SaDos Island post-oftceS
au S-2oawl m&w1m Gooehlano county, Va.
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Yesterdays Wing is racy, especially on the
third term, with regard TO which the Wing
seemed q short time since 20 be going back
on itself. |. is now getting "perpendicu-
lar /" again.
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We have received copy of the annual
catalogue of educational and other works
issued By WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
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:TUUsTER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL,
~ within SIX miles OF South Boston, Richmond
''.-e - 4. OSCAR ROGERS, Principal.
The fourth annual session begins LIST OF Oeto.
her, i 7&: -
Halifax county, Va. au 7-sl2ta91m&wlms
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A model husband In Delaware thrashed
bis wife fearfully because their baby didn't
get the prize at baby show, and wound MP
by offering to sWop the baby for a pig.
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pETHEL ACADEMY, tue largest ma.
~ boarding school In Virginia, prepare, vou,b,
for business or for the Virginia universities h-
Practical Surveying, Book-kesoing, ana TI@.
graphyr and has an introductory course Of Lr,c.
Its students are offered Prize Schoidr3hips In he
University OF Virginia, the Washington and fes
University, and the Virginia Military INSTITUTE
$3.50 for Board and Tuition for half session. oi
twenty weeks. No extras. For Catalogue, e.
address Principals. Bethel Academy post Nee,
Fauutler county. Va. an ! 4