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Year: 1867

With the last number of our paper, closed
the first year of our issue, since its renewal,
Starting out under adverse circumstances we
have struggled through the year, and are now
we are pleased to say, enabled to see a glm-
mer of light breaking through the dark cloud
that has hung about us. Taking into consd-
Grafton the almost destitute condition of the
country, We are very thankful for the liberal
patronage that has been bestowed upon us.
We did not eXpst to make any money-just
hoped to make a stay of it-that we have done
To those who have waited on us and extended
helping hand we feel very grateful, and
hope soon to repay them.


A pressing appeal, compells us to ask all
those indebted to this Office to come forward
at once and settl,. We have demands on Us
that must be met, and in order to do so, col
lections win have TO be made of every dollar
due the Office


The coming year we ought TO nave, at least
two hundred new subscribers in this county,
and with little exertions of our friends it
can be done. We shall continue to send our
paper, for a few numbers. to those whose time
has expired. with the expectation that they
will not be backward in their settlements, Us
our terms are strictly in advance. Those at a
distance can remit by mail. Let no one think
that because 1t is but three dollars, il will do
us no good; it is upon the SO that we have to
rely to pay our hundreds.
Year: 1867

On the 22d of February the voters of Ar
kansas are called upon to elect a Lieutenant
Governor for the State. The contest is be-
tween the gallant hero who heads this article
and b. +. Hampstead Esq, of Washington
They are both gentlemen Of ability; but there
must be choice between the two While we
have nothing particular to say against the
latter gentleman we maintain that General
Churchill should have preference in this case
While we do not contend that none but those
who were with us in the late struggle for
Southern Independence and States Rights or
that this should be test Yet we do main.
tain that the past is the best criterian by which
to jndge of the future. General Churchill has
shown himself the true friend of the State and
the South, none was more ready and prompt
to act In defence Of the rights of our State and
our lost cause Ills past strict adherence to
her interests and her rights, is sure and the
best guaranty of what will be his course IN
the future. We eject State officers for the
State, and are amendable to no other author
itv Tor the choice we make. General Church.
Ill is the Evorite and hero ofthe truly soutb-
ern party AS to Maj. Hampstead, we know
nothing further than that he is considered a
good lawyer. We are not aware that he took
any decisive stand in the late troubles. He
was what might be termed negative charac-
ter and can he claimed by neither party. Let
us show on the I'D of February, that we are
willing to trust this honorable position In the
hands ofmen that have proven by their acts,
that they are the true friends of the state.
Year: 1867

The London Times, in dilating on the
subject of negro suffrage in the United
States, says:


Why can not the negro be declared a
citizen and invested with all the rights of
a man? The real answer is that he is
not citizen, and can not be made citi-
zen by proclamation or law. We
have unfortunately had little experience
of our own in this matter. We gave the
Jamaica negro, in common with his
white MASTER civil equality and the right
Of self-government, and see how it has
ended. All the negro's instincts and
habits go in the other direction. He is
careless, credulous and dependent easily
excited, easily duped, easily frightened !;
always the ready victim Of the stronger
will He is material for the hands of
anybody who wishes to make use Of
him. Invested with full political rights,
the race must be n magazine of mischief
In Jamiaca it appears that the negroes
would imbibe at days notice, any alb
surd delusion as to the authority and
wishes of the British queen, Of the com.
missioners, or anybody else; but what
they were always looking for was some
thing to be given, or something to be
done for them, or some law to make
them all rich, happy land owners, and
tax free forever. Such men are not citi.
zens, call them so as we will.
Year: 1867

and eloquent appeal for the restoration ofthe
states 10 the Union. where they might again
represent the Stars on that glorious banner.


We have given but a faint outline OF the
speech Of Gov Seymour, which was one OF
the best we ever heard. and was delivered
with energy and enthusiasm which inspired
his hearers with his own indomitablc spirit.
Year: 1867

Mr.. EDrroR-Permit me to state for the IN
formation of those shipping cotton under
bond, that II is of the highest Importance that
they should send to this Office their certificates
OF the payment of the tax on such cotton, as
soon as received by them, in order that their
bonds may be cancelled, thus saving the ex-
pense of a suit thereon.


SAMUEL +. COOPER, Collector.
Year: 1867

kHr We noticed at MILLER & Bros, Bakers
and Confectoners, the most beautiful gotten
up bridal cakes we have seen for long time
time-they were truly elegant Fred is II
master Of his business and we can assure any
and all IN want of any thing in his line, that
he can fill their bill to perfection
Year: 1867

EgThe age of idleness is past; we
must all work. or all sink. We have no
longer Gathers plantation and niggcrs"
to fall back upon The old homestead
is well nigh valueless, and the former
slaves are freedmen.
Year: 1867

Were purchased i'm New York. direct from
Importers and Manufacturers. during the late
panic in gold, and rs we pay no second profit
to Jobbers we respectfully invite the atten-
tion of parties who wish to replenish their
stocks.


We rectify our own Whisky, and defy COM
petition.


We are prepared to make liberal advances
on Cotton and shall pay strict attention to
Year: 1867

The New Orleans Times says the follow
ing spiteful toast was given at the Brokers
dinner in that city last week General
Butler-The only living representative Of
the wealth of New Orleans"
Year: 1867

WE ARE NOW RECEIVING A LARGE


w replenishing stock, purchased since the re-
cent heavy decline, and ore determined TO sell
them at prices to suit the times. 1t you want
good goods for little money, call and examine
for Yourselves noy30-tf
Year: 1867

You have all doubtless read
about the boys at the Natural
Bridge in Virginia, carving their
names upon the massive abutment
of that great monument of high
er power. Knife in hand, they
draw themselves up and cut their
names above those of many full
grown men, who have left their au-
tographs upon this solid tablet
But one, more ambitious than the
rest, spying above him a name that
has monument far more enduring
than brass or marble, deeply gray
en- upon the American heart, he de-
termined to write his name by the
side of our Washington.' On he
climbs until he is above all other
names upon the rock, and there he
carves his own in large capitals
But he is not satisfied, and goes on
cutting his name in larger letters
at every siep, until he finds he can
not descend and must keep on to
the centre of the arch. His blade
is almost worn out. No longer alb
le to grasp it, he lets it fall from
his nerveless hand, and it strikes
upon the rocks below. What is to
be done? He is at the height of a
thousand feet, hanging over an aw-
full abyss, almost into eternity
Help has been summoned; and a
man, leaning far over the bridge,
lowers a rope. The faIntlng lad
slips his arms through the moose,
and in another moment the cry He
is safep resounds from the top of
the bridge and through the rocky
gorge.


We are each carving our names
upon the rocks which form the
great bridge that spans the gulf be-
tween this world and the next. Let
them be craven in living characters,
emblazoned by noble deeds. Feel
ing, as did the youth at Natural
Bridge, that all help must come
from above, let us climb speedily,
ever looking forward, so that our
names maybe written upon loving
hearts in letters of gold, written
for eternity in the Book OF Life (;
and when wearied with life's la
borr, we can climb no farther, God
viii open a door from above, and a
voice will call: Come up hither!'
Year: 1867

l was once walking behind very hand.
somely dressed young girl, and thinking as
| looked at her beautiful clothes, Il wonder
if she takes half as much pains with her
heart as she does with her bodyT


A poor old man was coming up the walk,
with a loaded wheelbarrow, and just before
he reached us, he made two attempts to get
into the yard of small house; but the
gate was heavy, and would swing back be-
fore he could get through.


"Wait," said the young girl, springing
lightly forward. "I'll hold the gate OPEN
And she held the gate until he passed in,
and received his thanks with q pleasant
smile as she went on.


She deserved to have beautiful clothes, |
thought for beautiful spirit dwells in her
breast.
Year: 1867

The following choice bits of wis
dom, from the pen of Miss Russell,
are taken from the Deac Drop:


Industry is the key to fortune
and the gate to wealth. Without
it little or no good can be done in
the world. Scholars sometimes say;
as an excuse for idleness, q haze
nothing to do but if one is really
industrious they rarely find time
when they have nothing to do, and
If any one expects ever to make a
good scholar, he is obliged to apply
himself steadily to his books, or if
wealth is to be the object of pur-
suit he must attend industrlously to
his business. 1t is aa old saying
that practice makes perfect, and a.
is only by patient practice that the
greatest ends are obtained. The
best writer's are made so by a con-
tinual use Of the pen. The most
fluent authors once perhaps wrote
nothing better than an essay but
by acquiring a habit of composing,
they are at length enabled 70 write
for the paper. Again, a man may
be quite wealthy at the start, but
If he happens to be rather lasN he
has his servants and expects them
to take care of his property for
him; and he will before long find
himself at the bottom of the hillof
fortune, his money gone, his time
wasted, and himself unfit for any
useful employment, and he will find
the reag Of the journey of life to be
rather lard road. Thus we see in
every case hat "there is no excel
lence without great labor"
Year: 1867

SoMEBoDY-we don't know who,
and it makes no diflerence-thus
warns young men to beware of the
women:


Young men, keep your eyes
peeled when you are after women
Is the pretty dress or form attrac.
tive? Or pretty face, even9 Floun-
ces, boy, are of no consequence
A pretty face will grow old. Paint
will wash off. The sweet smile of
the flirt will give way to the scowl
OF the .termagart. The neat form
will be pitched into calico. An
other and a far different being will
take the place of the lovely god
dess who smiles sweetly and eats
your candy. Keep your eye peel
ed, boy, when you are after the
women. Ii the little dear is cross,
and scolds at her mother in the
back room, you may be sure that
you will get particular fits all
around the house. If she apollo
gizes for washing the dishes, you
will need a girl to fan her. If she
bushes when found at the wash
tub, be sure she is Of the Goldfish
aristocracy-little breeding and lit
tie sense. If you marry girl that
knows nothing but to commit wo
man-slaughter on the piano, you
have the poorest piece of music
ever got up. Find one whose mind
is right, and then pitch in. Don't
be hanging around like a sheep, as
though you were ashamed to be
seen IN dough, but ask for the arti;
cal like a man. a.e.
Year: 1867

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The special tax of
retail dealer is at the rate Of $40 per annum that OF
retail liquor dealer at the rate OF SIS per annum All
special due the first day of May in each
year. or commencing any trade business profession
upon which such tax is by law imposed In the former
the tax Ia TO be reckoned for year. and in thu
the first day Of the month in which liability to
special tax first commenced. to the hrst day
OF May following OF section "a When retailer changes
h business to that OF retail hquordealer he should be-
ssed in an amount equal 10 the difference between
naming portion Of the special tax year and that npOse
upon retail dealer for the same time. Suppose the


quodealer for the remaining portion Of the special tax
year 6G6I that OF retail dealer for the same period s
S66g $40 the difference between these two Ia tho
TO be Teassessed An auctOneer should not be-
required TO return for taxation under section 9S the sales
made by him for the United States.


The regaas or trappings OF Masons Odd Fellows, or
other similar organization not clothing or articles Of
within the meaning OF the Internal Revenue laws
but to be regarded merely ornaments or artce5
for particular use and taxable at tho rate OF per cenq
ad valOrem from and after March l, 1867 manufac<
ture not otherwise provided for.


as constituting part OF the gross receipts OF steamboat
other vessel for their transportation If separate and


TSI s Sher s"s or 2S cod the amounts recSed FOR the
latter need not be returned for taxation under sect


O' corresponding low charge for transportation
should be looked upon as an attempted evasioni
amount paid passage money covers both ransporta|
ton and food. the whole should be returned The
amount actually expended for the food for the passen
gers should then be allowed deduction, and the tax
Of q per should be assessed upon the balance Th
special tax OF the keeper OF hotel, inn or tayerns
depends upon the yearly rental or II not rented, hpo
the estimated yearly rental OF the house ana property
intended be used FOR hotel purposes The term props
erty," used in this connection does not I'M; include
household furniture even though the hotel fs hired fur
nished. In such the Assessor IN nxing the sna
which is to determine the amount OF tax should deausa
yearly rental for the furnished house Sc
much as he thinks TO be fair prop0ronate amount TOT
the the furniture person doing an express Dusl
ness is not liable to special tax as express carrier OF
agent unless gross receipts from such business ex~
per annnm but he subject 10 tax OF three
per centum upon all his receipts from such business
regardless Of their amount.
Year: 1867

LONDON, Aug. 12-Mdnight-In the House of
Lords tonight the consideration Of the Reform Bill
was resumed. Earl Derby was present, and moved
that the House recede from all of its amendments to
the bill except the providing for the representa-
ton of minorities, which had been accepted by the
House of Commons After long debate the motion
WAS nut and carried in favor of the Government
Year: 1867

BERLIN, Aug. -Evening.-COunt Won Bismarck,
though suffering from an injury to his hand, occa-
stoned by its having been caught in the door OF
railway car, will preside on Thursday next at meet
of the Federal Council of the North German States,
in his capacity as Chancellor of the Confederation
Year: 1867

Beauty is not the work of destiny
alone. You can protect your mind and
your heart into your face. Right-mind-
edness and right-heartedness stamp
themselves in the countenance. In the
progress of years, bad heart or good
heart puts its head out Of the inner
temple, and publishes to the world all
the secrets within. Our own beauty is
entirely acquired.
Year: 1867

The Italia of Naples announces the death of
the famous "brigandess," La GIzzi, who was for
some time the terror Of the Volturara district.
La GizZi was tall, muscular woman, with beet
ling brows, covered with a thick mass of black
shaggy hair that fell over her shoulders and
breast, and was so bloodthirsty that she in
voluntarily performed the Office of executioner
on every captive doomed to death by her band.
II is stated that on one occasion, after stabbing
three of her captives, she collected the blood
that flowed from their wounds in a lar, and
then poured it over the head of her lover, tell
ing him that should be his baptism of blood.
Being sharply pursued by the troops her con.
sort took refuge in the cottage of a peasant of
Petrosa, and compelled him with frightful
threats to give them food. The peasant laid
some provisions before them; but while they
were busted with their meal he seized an axe
and attacked them with such fury that he struck
both La Gizzi and her companion to the ground
before they could defend themselves. He then
ran to the neighboring village of Ricigliano.
collected the national guard Of the district, and
returned with them 10 his cottage. Here thew
found two dead bodies, and after decapitatinS
them, carried the heads of La Gizzl and her
lover together with their conqueror, i'm tri
umph through the district.
Year: 1867

How an Earl Tried Co Learn n Language


.. and Failed.


The POH Md1 GdSetie has this sharp para
graph;-


Earl st. Baur, who, seven years ago, took
up bis abode in Albania to learn it's Language
and reg neTate its people, is now at Tangers with
the same benevolent views towards the MOors.
We take this from the Court Journal o paper
which is obviously worth nothing If it does not
tell us really nice and true things about ears
and their goings on. But did Earl 81. Maur
regenerate the Albanian people, and learn their
language? We are assured by gentleman
well versed In Turkish affairs, whose position
gives weight to what he says-we hope we may
be allowed to borrow the PREDATORY words with
which an evening contemporary has just been
promulgating as surprising mess of news
about Turkish politics as ever was hOnored
with big print-tbat Albania is still in state
of reprobation, and therefore has not been re-
generated. AS for the lang we haOpen to
know that his loTdship broke down at the forty
seventh letter OF the Albanian alphabet which
is described by Colonel Leake as resembling
the French u, but having more slender sound
friends put it into his head that noblemens
nOstr1's were not made to have the vowel.
sounds of unregenerate hill tribes thrown
upwards towards them: nor are they. After
that he gave it up, which, 10 be sure, he would
have done later had he got on as far as the
irregular verbs, which are very trying. As for
the Moors we sincerely trust he will never
come across a copy of Professor Newman's
Handbook of Modern Arabic, if he values the
retention of his wits-unless he treats it as a
pictuIe-book, by reason of the professors new
characters, which are inverted cresCents on
poles, and such like. The elder children OF
our famous aristocracy may do anything, and
have done most things. But they have never
lad this sort of work assigned to them before;
nor have we ever heard anything like it except
an obscure rumor of another elder son who
went over to have his fling at Paris and did
it by taking an old Rabbi into keeping, in order
to read the Talmud with him.
Year: 1867

A DIsCovERY.-The extension of the Rue
Lafayette in Paris involves the demolition of
the Hotel Laftte, formerly the residence of the
famous banker of that name. The workmen
found buried in the garden of this hotel a
white marble statue, which, in spite of the
long subterranean sojourn which it appeared
to have made, was in good state of preserva-
ton. The authorities were at once informed
of the discovery.
Year: 1867

OvfRcoars Sam Perry is now making
some Of those heavy winter over
coats which every man in the city should
have. Leave your orders and they viii be
filed on short notice. lie has large stock
Of heavy cloths from which 90 select, and
can cut and make them in style, equal 70
the best houses in the country. For ready
made clothing, fully equal 70 tho best Gus
tom work. he can supply tho whole city
His stock has been selected especially for
the market, and can be sold lower than any
other ia The city, considering the style and
quality Don, 20 shivering around in the
cold, contracting . cough, and inviting the
rheumatism, bu. leave your orders at once
Take look At your wardrobe and then On
other at his extensive stock Of gents fur
nishing goods. the incest and cheapest in
the market Remember the place, No. -
Brady street.
Year: 1867

Homes are more darkened by the con-
tinual recurrence Of small faults, than by
the actual presence of any decided vice.
These evils are apparently of very dis
similar magnitude, yet it is easier to
grapple with the one than the other
The eastern traveller can combine his
force and hunt down the tiger that prowls
upon his path; but he can scarcely escape
the mosquitoes that infest the air he
breathes, or the heas that swarm the earth
he treads. The drunkard has been known
to renounce his darling vice; the slave to
dress and extravaganza, her besetting sin; !;
but the whappish temper, the irritating
tone, rude, dogmatic manners, and the
hundred nameless negligences that spoil
the beauty of association, have rarely
done other than proceed till the action Of
disgust and gradual alienation has turned
all the currents of affection from their
course, leaving nothing but barren track,
over which the mere skeleton of the COM
panionship stalks along.
Year: 1867

What a glorious thing it is for human
heart Those who work hard seldom
yield themselves up 10 fancied or real
sorrow. When grief sits down, folds its
hands, and mournfully feeds upon its own
tears, weaving the film shadows that a
little exertion might sweep away into a
funeral pail, the strong spirit is shorn of
its might, and sorrow becomes our mas
ter When troubles flow upon you dark
and heavy, toll not with the waves
wrestles not with the torrent = rather
seek by occupation to divert the dark
waters that threaten to overwhelm you
in thousand channels with the duties of
life always present. Before you dream
Of it, those waters will fertilize the pres
ent and give birth to fresh flowers, that
they will brighten the future flowers, that
will become pure and holy in the sun
shine which penetrates the path of duty.
Life after all is but selfish feeling,
most selfish is he who yields himself to
the indulgence of any passion that brings
not JOY to his fellow men.