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Year: 1872

BY the fourth section of the act ap-
proved May 1st, 1868, taxing corpora
tions, it is declared:


THAT the capital stock of all cOmpa
nies whatever, Incorporated by or under
any law OF this Commonwealth,
shall he subject to pay a tax into the
Treasury of the Commonwealth annu-
ally, at the rate OF one half mill for
each one per cent. OF dividends made
or declared by such company"


The taxes received during the last
four years from corporation stocks have
annually exceeded one million dollars,
and are now about the one sixth part Of
the revenue of the State.


"The Credit Mobilier of America" is
a corporation created by the Legislature
of Pennsylvania and under the vast
powers conferred by its charter, 1t un-
dertook the construction Of that great
national work, the Union Pacific rail-
road. The first contract was made with
a Mr.. HoXie for two hundred and forty
seven miles, at the eastern terminus &
the road, and east of the one -hundredth
meridian, for the consideration Of fifty
thousand dollars per mile. This con.
tract was assigned by uoXie to the
Credit Mobilier, and the road was built
by that company. In the execution OF
the contract certain profits were made
and dividends divided by the corpora
ton aud the taxes due thereon to the
State of Pennsylvania were voluntarily
paid into the Treasury. Soon after.
wards another contract was made with
Mr.. Oakes Ames, for the construction
of six hundred and siXty-seven miles
Of said road west Of the one. hundredth
meridian, for an aggregate cOnsidera-
ton of forty seven million nine hun.
dred and fifteen thousand dollars. This
part of the road was constructed under
Year: 1872

For centralized power" the Platform
proposes the sacred maintenance of the
right of local selfgovernment for the
maintenance of the rights of the people of
the States-the supremacy of the civil
over the military authority and free
dom of person under protection of Ha-


g beas Corpus" And it claims for I" the
individual the largest liberty consistent
8. with public order-for the State self
government-and a return to the
. methods of peace and the constitutional
Limitations of power" The interpreta-
ton of these terms is furnished in their
application to the measures of the Ad-
ministration in its tyranical intermed-
ding with the chartered rights of the
Southern States and the citizens thereof,
who happen to be victims of Radical re-
venge and oppression.


We know of no persons in the South,
who, however strongly they may have
opposed the so-called constitutional
amendments and deprecated the unfair
and illegal method of their adoption,
propose to make their overthrow an issue
in the canvass. As sensible men, even
If they have regarded them or any one of
them, with unfriendly eye, they must
see that they have become part of the
organic law, and that nothing short of an
unattainable revolution can accomplish
their removal. They are settled issues
and their consideration can properly
have no place in the canvass further
than declaration to that effect.


The revolution on the subject of taxa
ton accords fully with our view of what
justice and sound policy require Under
the practise of the Administration. and
of the governments which are upheld by
its bayonets, taxes have been levied for
the benefit of classes and rings to the
detriment of the industry of the masses.
That differences of opinion exist on the
subject of the Tariff among the Liberal
Republicans themselves, and among
those who are in accord with them on
the main objects proposed to be accom-
plished by the independent movement,
is unquestionable but like sensible men
having paramount object in view they
have agreed TO disagree on that question
and to remit it to the people to determine
in the election of members of Congress.
We do not think we are in error when we
ascribe to the people of Mississippi a mo-
tive higher in the present national con-
test than the mere settlement of such
economic questions as the regulation of
the Tariff.


The present opposition to Radical
Carpet Bag domination in this State, is
made up of Old Line Wings and Old
Line Democrats, who in former times
differed on that question-and of young
men who have come on the stage of ac-
ton since it was agitated-and it would
be hazardous to their cordial coop
Grafton on the Paramount Issue of the
restoration OF civil authority and its su-
premacy over military power to revive
the question at this time.
Year: 1872

The people of Vicksburg have voted
by the requisite legal majority in favor
of loaning city bonds to the Memphis and
Vicksburg Railroad Company of which
Gen. Writ Adams is President There
is no more feasible project in contempla-
tion in the State than this enterprise.
1t promises large results to Vicksburg
and we are not tsurprised at the unanimity
of sentiment in that city in favor of it.
Year: 1872

If the Liberal movement shall have de-
veloped sufficient strength to command
attention, the Democratic Convention will


then consider what course duty and patri-


otism requires from that great party, and


until it has spoken in authoritative terms
we hope that Democrats and Democratic


journals will snake haste slowly"
Year: 1872

in this view, then, we feel assured our
Democratic leaders will not decide to run A
separate candidate, unless his chances of
election are almost beyond peradventure.
but if there seems no such reasonable chance
will advise that the party give its influence
to the success of the anti-Grant party
Year: 1872

To the Hon. Joseph Clsrk-Dear Sir !:
We, the undersigned, citizens Of Dekaib
county, desire you Cf not Incompatible with
your interests) to announce yourself ean-
didate for the State Senate-in view OF the
fact that we have fallen upon times that re-
quire or should require rien who will not
swerve for party purposes from the path OF
rectitude, and also in view of the fact that
you have shown yourself worthy repre-
sentative of the interest of the people ire
spective of party, and nobly battled against
wrong aud for right in firredistricting OF
the State. We consider also that your right,
or the right of any other citizen OF DekalD
county for Senatorial race should not be
abridged by any article or articles that may
find their way into newspaper columns-in
favor of any man or in advocacy Of the
claims of citizen, or citizens of any county
in this Senatorial district.


Under the last redistTieling Of the State
this Senatorial district is composed OF the
counties of Warren, Cannon, Coffee and
DeKslb. Now it should be borne in mind
that each of these counties stand upon pre-
ciselv the same footing, neither as yet ever
had Senator (nnder the present district
ing). In our opinion you viii have the
warm support of large vote outside Of
DeKalb county, besides a stronger vote IN
KeKalb than any other man now known to
US would have.


+ Hoping you will announce yourself a can
J;3ofo ora roenpptfUIlV.
Year: 1872

An Indiana paper describes the feast of a
legislative delegation at a railroad dinner.
TIE reporter is little reckless in his gram
mar, but he narrAtes the facts in the case
very pointedly: ''The delegation set at 5
Year: 1872

Even the most sceptical are at last convinced,
since now, when everybody Is complaining Of the
high prices of goods. LEVY BROTHERS manage to
sell as cheap


How 1t Is done we wouldn't venture to say; yet,
when we can get the best goods from them for a
lower price than wc thought possible Judging by
our experience elsewhere, We have to acknowl-
edge it as a fact


We rccollect reading In an exchange some time
since that LEVY BROTHERS had built mp such Il
reputation in that section for selling irst-class dry
goods at low prices that when an article was men-
toned as being bought ut LEVY BROTHERS oh
how cheap would bccXclisilned us soon as they saw
1t. After examination words almost failed to ex-
press their praises of the bargains purchased at
LEVY BROTHERS,"
Year: 1872

TIE RELIGIOUS HERALD OF this city has very
large circulation and Is read by those whom adver-
Users most desire to reach Its issue this week Is
TWELVE THOUSAND. The HERALD Is the cheapest
and hest medium for advertising In the South.
Office. lie Main street.
Year: 1872

The Lucknow Times tells us that a
little while ago a gentleman, described as
of 'rather prepossessing appearance"
came to that place bringing with him
letters of introduction to several people
of moderate circumstances With these
people he lived, and having represented
himself as gentleman of substance, be-
ing sole owner and possessor of one lakh
and fifty thousand rupees, was treated
with the utmost Difference and courtesy,
and further, was permitted to gain the
affections of a young lady who only per-
sonal attractions appeared to be profu-
fusion of valuable jewelry which she con-
stantly sported. The young lady ex-
planned that her father was an Extra Az
sstant Commissioner, stationed at some
thing less than a thousand miles from
Oonao and possessing. an estate of i'm
measurable extent and incalculable val
ue. to which she was tile heiress. A
match was very soon arranged, and the
young couple, as happy as wealth and
affection combined could make them.
were married, and left Lucknow on their
wedding tour few days ago. And here
the tale, to be happy one, should end,
but unfortunately. this is not the end of
the tale. The gentleman took his bride
to Buxar, where it turned out that he
was engaged in the remunerative profess
sion OF fireman on the East India Rail-
way. drawing the munificent salary of
/ forty rupees a month, and it was with
feelings of unutterable anguish that he
felt it his duty to inform the lady that a
half of the rupees ware in the hands OF
another party. who obstinately refused
to give up the money on the grounds of
his being the rightful owner of it. She
bore the disappointment with stoieal
equanimity, and informed her husband.
with unfeigne1 regret. that a similar dIf-


fculty existed with regard to her fathers
estate near Oonao. The estatc was


there all right, of course, but but it was


encumbered to such an extent that it was


impossible to get at it The nature of


the encumbrance. ton. was extremely Pc
culiar: an oh zemiudar had another es


tate on top of it, and he obstinately re-


fused to take it of. And the whole OF
, the valuable jewelry, which had proved
20 excellent a bait, had been returned to


the brides sister and the other ladies
, from whom it had been borrowed for the
, occasion. 1t is said that the pair bear


their common disappointment with We
/ ry good grace, and are as happy as can
be expected under the circumstances
Year: 1872

Ues1S u"u uVcIcPfu WIN aSe, mafntafne1
their seats nearly all day. They never
bet more than one dollar and their losses
were consequently light, but frequent
ly saw them hand in notes to be chan
ged. Independent of those who would
sit down regularly to play, there was a
constant ihrong Of men and women
standing two and three deep. who would
occasionally venture dollar, and losing,
two Or three would depart, wiser if not
weallhier. 7"H


In all games of chance those who are
looking on can generally see more of the
game than the players. Those who were
play ing and losing doubtless thought
that others around them were winning,
but feel confident there was not man
or woman Of the thousand venturing on
these tables yesterday who did not leave
with less money than they brought with
them. Men who win money at gam
bling never stop playing; those who
lose all must stop. Several times pick
ed out player who had a large sum of
money piled up before him. aid watch
ed his varying fortunes and his pile
Invariably the pile decreased, and irva-
riably the player retired '.-t r..


The women seemed to be the most
persistent, and several times | observed
them return with more money to endeav-
or to recover their losses. Still all was
quiet as death in the hall and around
the tables, not word being uttered, ex
cept the announcement of the games.
Year: 1872


From the Sacramento Record, August 18th.


A wedding which had about it quite 9
touch of the romance took place in this
city Yesterday. On the day previous q
Young man arrived in this city
from San Jose and stopped at the
Capftal Hotel. In a conversation with
a gentlemen yesterday morning, he in
formed him that a young lady was to
arrive from the East on the afternoon
train, whom he had never seen, but
with whom he had been corresponding,
and that they we're to be married i'm
fnediately upon her arrival here. When
The train arrived the blissful and expect
ant young man was in waiting at the
depot. and soon recognized his future
wife, probably by some sign that had
beep previously agreed upon IN theil
r.orrespondence. They did not go into
ecstacies at the meeting, and in fact
they did not seem to realize that they
7gere the hero and heroine Of a romance
in real life" Their lips met in one long
lingering kiss, and then they quietly en-
tered the Capital omnibus and were
driven to the hotel. In the afternoon
they prac seded TO the residence Of the
Rev. Dir. Gober and were made one iol
better OF worse, etc. One who dId mol
know the circumstances Of the case
would have supposed from their bearing
that they had been acquainted for years.
They returned to the hotel, partOOk OF
aIl excellent dinner, and left the city
for san Jose by the evening train.
Year: 1872

1t is an exploded theory that women
dress TO please the men. They diess
to please or spite each ether. Any eiIl
of sense and experience Knows that it
is just as easy SO treak mans heart in
a two dollar muslin, neatly made mp, ~
it is in five h7HdTsd dollar silk costume
made by man milliner.
Year: 1872

do declare that | think it would
be better to die and get out OF tor
ment at once than to have to rise
every morning for some forty or fifty
years and box ones body up in sort
of compressive armor, hang weights
to ones hips and more weights upon
the head which last are supported by
the roots Of the hair; put ones feet
into shoes number too small ,and not
OF the right shape, and with heels like
stills; and then set about doing the
whole duty of women with n cheerful
face and Il spry air, for from fifteen
to seventeen mortal hours out of the
twenty-tour. That there are so many
women who are not frightened into 4
decline ut such u prospect, and that
they bravely undertake to do it-nay,
more, that they even dream that under
such disadvantages they can work
side BY side with unshackled man and
they do not die in trying to do it, GER
tainlv SAYS much for their courage,
but very little for their common
sense.


a mans dress to great extent is
fashioned for comfort. He has con
trivances for Suspendins the weight
of his clothing from his shoulders. If
the east wind blows he can turn up
his coat-collar, button himself up
snugly, slouch his hat over his eyes,
thrust his hands into his pockets and
brave the weather. But imagine a
woman removing her hat or bonnet
from the angle vt which fashion says
she must wear it Oh account OF the
weather, or turning any Of her "iix-
lures up to protect her neck and
throat, or buttoning up anything that
was unbuttoncd before or sticking her
hands into her pockets. She would
be taken for an improper character
out on mild spree, or for an escaped
inmate of lunatic asylum, should she
cndcavor by any impromptu arrange
ment Of her habiliments to save her
health.-.Sctence Of Health.
Year: 1872

Christ the real Savior came into
the world to save real sinners. When
Luther was under bitter sense Of
sin, he said: "Oh, but my guilt is SO
great, cannot believe that Christ can
save me" But one who was helping
him much said to him "Tf thou vert
only the semblance of sinner, then
Christ would only be the semblance
Of II Saviour, but if thou be real
sinner then thou shouldst rejoice that
u real Saviour has come to save thee.


If we meet with a man who says:
Yes, am q sinner, ! know I am a
sinner, but I do not know that 1 ever
did much amiss; have always been
honest and correct such o person
has a name to be sinner and no
more. He is sham sinner, and a
sham Saviour would suit him WE'LL
But for another who confcsses that he
has been a grievous transgressor,t there
is q real Saviour, Rejoice, O ye guilty
ones, that the Christ of God himself
really came with real blood, and pre-
sented q real atonement to take away
real sins, such as theft, drunkenness,
swearing, uncleanness, Sabbath break
ing, lying, murder, and things need
not mention, lest the cheek of modes
tv should blush even these can be
blottel ont by the real Saviour who
has come to save the chief Of sinners
from suffering what is due to their
sins. Oh, that We could ring this
great gospel bell till the hills and
valleys were filled with it's music


May the Lord open mems ears and
hearts, that those who hear the glad
tidings may accept the Saviour who
ha. come to save them.-SpurgeOn.
Year: 1872

"Chapparral Joe, ;" the wild man, visit.
ed the residence of gentleman residing
in spring Valley, few days since, and
engaged In social chat He said he
was determined not to DO captured alive.
and expressed his ability to take az least
several iives should an attempt be made
to surround him. He said the United
states marshal was the only man clothed
with authority to take him. He was
offered a news paper to read, containing
an account of himself, but he declined
taxing the same, observing that company
was expected at the house-which was
the case-and took hasty retreat to his
iavorlte place of abode in the thicket.-
ColAsnbus Nun.
Year: 1872

MATTERS IN UrAH-Dispa,ches from
Utah having represented that great ex-
ctement exists there, inquiry by tele
graph ELECTED the following reply
from a delegation of Gentiles who are
doing business at Salt Lake:


Hon w II Hooper, NJ. c The in
famous dispatches sent from here are dis
grazing the Associated Press. There
has been no excitement over the decision
Of the United States supreme court at
ALL as all citizens here know The aim
Of The press agent is to create excitement
or make it appear to exist, TO provoke
congressional action
Year: 1872

NEW SPRING AND SUMNER GooDs.-
The New York store have received their
new spring aud summer stock of goods,
and challenge an examination by the
trading public. They have received a
nice line of hats, boots. shoes, CATERS,
etcetera.


Trey call especial attention to their
assortment of ribbons, such as trimmings
for hats, bonnets, and sash ribbon in all
colors


The expenses of the house being very
small they can afford to sell with a very
small profit, ard will prove their ability
in this line to those who favor them with
a call


Thanking the public for past favors,
they solicit continuance, and promise
to strive The more earnestly to deserve
the same in the future.


p s. They have received full line
Of tleir side lace serge CATERS made ex
pressIy for the Hickman trade.
Da--o-s.. 7
Year: 1872

a case was argued recently in the
CITY OF New York, before Justice Dough
erty involving the discussion of the ques
ton TIC as to whether dogs are property.
The defense was made to suit for sto
len dog that dogs were terq nature, aud
did not come within the detiuitiou of the
word property" The Justice very De
cldedly secuted this idea, and gave
judgment in full for the smount claimed
with costs. He held that dogs had 4
value attached to them according to the
purposes for which they are kept Dogs
kept for hunting had a value calculated
upon the same basis as horses kept for
racing or trotting.
Year: 1872

THERE are some who complain that
we omit publishing some marriage notices.
Such publications are made free of
charge and if the parties interested are
so Indifferent as not to faFnish names, it
is their fault.
Year: 1872

ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS "A res
olution was to have been introduced into
the House Yesterday, fixing the goth of
May for final adjournment and, it Is
stated that nineteen Democrats have
promised to vote with the Republicans
who favor adjournment at that time.
Year: 1872

ALMOST AN ACcIDENT.-Near Piety
i i'll at the residence of G.. +. Mcpherson,
Esq, the well top had been taken off to
make some alterations with the pump
The son of Mcpherson, little shaver, was
playing round, and was told by those work
ing at the pump to go of, in doing which
he backed into the well, which was near
ly thirty feet deep and had ten or twelve feet
of water in it. There was no way for a
man to descend into the well (Which was
dug in the smooth bed-rock) except by
means of a ladder, and by the time that
was brought the ' oice of the little fellow
was heard saying; "I'm coming up the
pipe" Sure enough, in a moment he ap-
peared, dripping with water but unhurt
except two or three scratches. 1t was a
narrow escape.
Year: 1872

SCHOOL BALL.-The people of Center
vile school district propose to give ball
at Horsetown, sometime early in the en-
suing month, to raise means to complete
their school house. Further particulars
hereafter.
Year: 1872

If we are to take the result Of the cleo
tions held on Tuesday as fair indication
of the political situation in the East, the
Greeley -Democrat;c coalition has collaTs
ed entirely, and by the fifth of November
next wi not have enough friends left to
give it decent burial. The October cleo
tions which precede a Presidential cam
paign are always stubbornly contested, both
parties in the field put forth their utmost
efforts to gain the vantage ground, and their
results are looked upon as fair indication
of the strength of parties in the more I'm
portant contest soon to follow. Judged by
this standard, the combined forces of De,
mocracy and Liberal Republicansm are
already beaten, and the government of the
country assured to the Republican party
for TIE next fur years.


The triumph is greater than We had
hoped, and yet no greater than should have
been expected. The alliance of extreme
Democrats and extreme Republicans under
one banoer, with 10 sentiment in common
save hunger for office was an un natural
one, and one not calculated to excite en-
thusiasm in either the Republican or the
Democratic branch of its adherents.
And while feeling of mutual distrust
divided the opposition, the Republicans
closed up the ranks day by day, and march
ed united to victory, knowing well that
defeat of but little importance in itself,
would be hailed by the malcontents as sig
nal that the year of jubilee had come, and
all they had to Go was to walk over the
Presidential course in November. 1t is
hard at present to say what effect these re
verses viii have upon the Democratic part of
the "Liberal' party. But few among them
but will admit that they selected Mr.. Gree
ley asa measure not of principle but of policy.
To support him and endorse the Cincinnati
platform was to repudiate verything in the
way Of principle they had ever possessed.
Such a dose was nauseating to the average
Democratic stomach, even when seasoned
with the prospect of success. Now that
the October elections have shown that the
Democratic party is, if anything weaker
with the help Of Mr.. Greeley and his friends
than without it, it is more than probable
that these who reflect upon the ridiculous
attitude in which they are placed by the
action of their delegates at Baltimore, will
hasten to relieve themselves of the incubus
which, like Sinbad's old man of the Sea,
threatens to ride them to destruction
This has been a remarkable political cam
paien in many respects, and we should not
be surprised if the result of the October
election was to force the Louisville presi-
dental ticket into such prominence, as will
make it the one which the Republicans will
have to defeat in the final struggle