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IF t '/ J "v j - ^avsrirtrfUMrvrx;- .n'.;jrw' -** ... The United States Direct Tar. The linked* titr.tcs Tax Commissioner is at work in Charleston. A writer in the? C'tmrhuanswers iliany inquiries, which are daily asked him, as fallows: Till' LTniLcii States tax now heiiiit efdlcuTed^ Uy the conimissitfi.crs in Chai'ustoii is levied l:y mi Act of Congress, r.j?>.v.*"il Aujuisi, 5, ifaOl, and is a pan of a tax for the year ]8(il upon the entire real estate of the tint em. The (junta of I'iO Stares then i'u rebellion n A having * keen paid, an ;\ot was .jessed in June-?ajiproved the 7th-^-'ioxteiehug the provisions <>f the tax law to ''insurrectionary districts." It ;. minor this letter Act, as amended February G, lSO-'j, and March 3, that the commissioners are now procivi'lin^. . Hy its .provision, nsigoon as the national' military -authority is establish'.' I over any po j Jitical subdivision of the State, the law is to ? >' into effect. The commissioners arc directed I to assess a due proportion of tIn; las upon each j -piece of real estate, whctlrr in town or conn try ' open an oiiico, and jjivq notice that the i.ix is j payable and they are prepared t.? receive it.! The assessment is to be based on til". i;;<t valuation made by the State prior to January 1, ; ltlGl, or ii: default of that, upou such oilier j ' valuation as the commissioners may be best' able to ascertain. The tax is to be receive'! j sixty days from the givimj noti ?, without in-1 terrst; after that period, inter-;at'-ielies a' the i rate of ten per cent, per year from the lirs; d <y i ofJpjy, lSG'J. | K.teb.ta.\ payor is to appear at flic otlice of: the commissioners in porsou, or, i:i ea.?t he j cannot appear, then by his attorney either in in- lo.f.nllv somoiistcii. siniI the attorney miiit show that tin; }>cisum wle-se l;i.\ heap-! plies to p?y eit!:.-r fins not I in thfjpre- ! bellion voluntarily, or lin> taken Lin: oatu of; allegiance to tlie United Slates I On riio expiration of sixty a!! property * on which the rax is unpaid is tviisidt re I : forfeited to tin- Lr;iii-?.I .State-, and Mi?*j cuilmiisshmer.s may sefl tlie same by giving ? .thirty day.; notice. !j.it the tax 11 -1v i .* paid at any time before the day :ip:?-ii"led for .-ale, ' hy.payino tlie interest accruing asahove stated j and in addition a penalty o.psal to one halt the | tax, which attaches as i>c<oii as flic property is advertised f->r sale. ; The interest in X'liarle.-.to'ti became char^ea- ; Idc after the l?t!i inst-. The penally will nut ' * so hi'cmtii!, probably, till November next, he- , lore which time, it is lhmi_rhi, no advertise- ' incut of tax s.des will be made. After the sale, sixty dais is allowed for re tU'tnption ou payment ot pureaase money, wr.n ; interest at tlic rate of 15 percent per year from j time of sale. Any poison can redeem within 1 this time. After that, poisons proving loyally ' may redeem at any time within a period of, from one to two years, varying in length ae- | cording to the discretion of the tax commissioners. An appeal may he made from the decision of the tax commissioners to the United j States courts. ] Tlie certificates of sale, however, issued by i the commissioners, can be ail Voted in ??nly one ; of three way's. 1st, bv showing no tnx^vas j chargeable; '2d, by showing payment of tax;! 3d. redemption of properly. j The commissioners are empowered to bio in, j under certain regulations, properry tor l.io | United States at the tax sale.-. The property | so bid in may afterwards be resold in <jm-.nt.i-1 tics not to exced Sdu acres to oiu- puix-Imar J At these secondary sales, oincrrs, soldiuis or j sailors and marines, having faithfully, served ' in the army, navy or marine corps of the United j States for not less than three months, are entitled to buy, by paying cue-fourth the purehasc money down, and the balance within three years without interest. Under certain other regulations the commissioners arc required to bid in lands at the tax sales for various government and charitable purposes. More than One half of the'lands . sold for taxes iu Beaufort District have been so bid in. Some of these have been set apart for military purposes, but by far the larger share has been reserved for schools and for "heads of families of the African race," to whom they have been sold in small parcels uot ex I eroding twenty .MU'hi i&rii, :it private sale, and j j at tiic iioininai print; of Dim d'dlas* a?i?! a qear-J I te: to one dojlar and a half a a aero. j ' CyMi'uiiv Koa the ii;C?.?When ttie (imci I drew nigh (hat the oxy-hydrogen microscope' i-'!ifin!(.t ho shown, at the New ensile Polytechnic j K.vhibitinn, one night a poor old woman, whose j riches will never retard her ascent to heaven, i took her seat iu the lecture room to witness the wonders that were lor the first time to meet her sight. A piece of laee was magnified into a salmon net, a flea was metamorphosed into an clejihaiir, and other marvels were performed be lore Hie voncrahie lianic, who sac 111 asionisniM'.jrit, staring open-mouthed at tin: desk, jJut when, nr..'length, a inillineer's needlcwas transferred into a poplar tree, and confronted her. with its huge eye, ?he exclaimed, "A crfmal could get through that. There is sonic hope for the rich folks yet! IV.omisik't; Vornis.?A Celebrated clergyman w*. spending a Sunday at Grccnpnrt, 11. !., not long since, and of course p'vaclied a | sermon, lietnruiug from church, be passed a j number ol specimens of "Young America," , amusing themselves with a game of marbles, rather intimately mixed with fancy swearing. ,f.V!y boy," said i lie-reverend gentleman to an interesting youth of eight ycuis^'niy boy, 1 ain quite frightened." ''Are you f1 answered ihtitons, quite n.tivcly, "why tiie deuce don't you run then/'' Si.kki*.?A writer s*y:; tinjt. women rcqr.rc more sleep than men, and farmers loss than those engaged in almost anv other oecupaiion. " ' 1 i-? 1 ...? Juniors, reporters, una t-uiegiiijiu oj?;iai.ui.? nuetl no sleep at all. Lawyers ran sleep as much ;u they picas?, x:iim! thus lcocp out of miscliiif. Clergymen e.m sleep twelve hours ui;l of llit: I vOiiiy four, and can put their parishto sleep mice a week. ? A man with an viioimonsly large mouth I called on a dentist to get a tooth drawn. After | thy demist bad prepared his instrument, and : was about to commence deviation, the man 1 began to strain and -stroteh iiis moul^h till he got it to a flightl'u 1 width. "Stay, Sir," slid the dentist; "don't trouble yourself to stretch ymtr inoutli any wider, for I intend to stand outside of it to draw your tooth." c-j-.'stw-T \~tfrpeKr?zrr-*v,yry^rtr^r. m> The Great Literary Weekly Resumed. ' PI1I-: rit'Jl'lllKTOKtf OP THAT T.ONU KSTALA. f.lSi IKb niul popular t'amilar journal, T1 L K Si )UTH K1 IN F! I? L I) A ND FI il MS 1 DM, I;ike '.crcai. pleasure in informing i:s utimurous friends au>l patrons. thai its publication will be rossinlcd jiitil as soon ns the mail facilities of the country will enable ilioiu to circulate I'mc same. This is an olil |iuper published for many years at Augusta, Oa., and is (lc- I voted entirely to j I'ULITJ? LITBHATCjBE. It is com l*:r Ihofcrcside, on ornament fur the psirIand .;:i iiKiisponsiblu companion to the housewife unit agriculturist. It is a la'Ay, oiyht pa;;e, sheet, haud-^mclp printed .villi Ue>'. type. 1W?U : Subscript ion one year, . - yo,00. sb: aioit'.ii.s, 3,00. The Key Stone, OUR MONTHLY MASON 10 MAGAZINE, j "Will also be resumed at (.lie ssnnu time. This Mag| :r/.iue is endorsed, and recommended to tlio Kntteruity at large, by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. As regards matter and typography. it will Ijo equal to any similar publication iu the United States. Terms: Subscription for one year, ------- $:>,00.Address, WM. li. SMITH A Co., . Italeigh, N. C. A limited number of advertisements arriittod into each publication. S3S**Newsp:ipen? eouerally will please notice.? Exchanges respectfully iavitod^t onco trom all parts of the country. June S> . ' ? -H-JCT . 9 vcsacr****? * *urr^^yrttyn*ai I 'feasant?To open yrjur wife's jewel-box, and discover a strange gentleman's hair done- up as a keep-sake. We know of nothing that makes an ardent temperament feci more "koifv." ' W!iy is the ghost- in llamlet like a peacock '{ * Because lie ''could a tale unfold."' IMLD.'L. DKSAUSSU ft IS II AS "llKSUMED^? practice of tneilicine in connection with Dr. L. M. DnS.vussuim. June 5 t 1m Books Wanted. Pkhsons haying in thkjit possession, or on their premises, Books taken from Mr- Bonney's store-house. (Drakcford's old store.) in t)ie munih of February last. will confer a fuvoron t!ie party owning ilicui by giving notice of llie fuel, or returning them to tlio umlcr.-igiicd. Tin? servants of many 1'aat ilies in Camden. :iiul on the adjoining I'laiitntiotis have Books in their possession which arc of no use to them, while llie retaining ol (lie nooks destroys tin? vnluc of a large number i.if expressive ranks. Among the books wanted to complete sets, are several old voluuies of Crock and lsiiiti ami Standard works in guilt binding, also .i Itoniau Misal, (illuminated) for which a reward will be paid. M. BlSSKUi, for Juu.v Ucssku., Charleston. SOLDlEjKS'BOAKDOF KELICTT To the payers of ike Tax in Kind to the Soldier* Jiuurd of licliej. i'OCT A KB IN ARKKAUS FORTIUS TAX, AND iiavc not paid it yet. The persons lor whom it whs intended, by law, are now sulk-ring. This Board can u.st IJ implores you to pay tiie same forthwith.? They have considered the reasons assumed by many persons for not doing so, to wit: Tbntl.hu enemy tinder lien. Sherman and Gen. I'olier, and the cavalry corps of the fjontedernlc Slates, have eaten up, or destroyed, all Iheifiurn, and other provisions; that you have not enough f??r your own use, and are nowborrowing from others, to enable yon to live, and this Board have concluded tliht these reasons e.-uiitoi stand, iiit'i ' i v: ii'/i, Tlio Board cannot release ibis t:i\, without repeal* in;,'!11c net of tlio Legislature-which Imposes it?litis the Board litis no power to ?t >. Tlio laws of the Slate arc in full force ami \ igor, mid unrepealed, ami il is the duly of every citizen, stronger now than ever, to obey Litem. When "light becomes the practical law of the land. 110 uian is safe in person or property. Ifyoiir com and other pro visions liavu been taken front you, then you can "purchase more. If vou ask where, wo answer by the intormutiou betbro tlio Board, that an unlimited amount of corn can be liajf around Stumer Court House at seveni.y-tivo cents in specie. If you have no specie, then usu other property to get it, and thus buy the corn, or give a satisfactory note, payable next winter iu good money. You can do this, belter ami more ofi'eclually tluui tlio poor wilo or widow. Vou have property, or'you would have no Tax to pay. uso.il 10 raise uieuuiuuiir. m your tax. This aid is intended for.destitute women ami children. They have 110 property and cannot help themselves. You can help thourby doing your duty under the law. They cannot raise spccio to buy corn?but you cau, by doing your duty. Jfyoulold Mr. MeKaiu, our collector of State Taxes, Unit you had lostaome property by the enemy and therefore could not pay your Taxes, he woujd tell you iliat was uo exeiis-*, and'you uiust pay up.' In short the proposition is Litis, because you. have lost sumo properly, you ought not to pay a tux ou any. This is a mistake, and cannot bo admitted. Nor would the Legislature relieve you I'roin paying die Tax, on that plea. Ti 10 Hoard enruostly prays you to use al!"possi? ble nieaus at your command to procure this corn and pay your Tax. Seven hundred and eitrhty-llvo eliil urcu U J' l llligu IIUHUIliU mmiwj inuvtiaj hmvu, and aged mothers and lathers, have to bo supported by this Tux. It will be a small amount to teem at boat A ill them by paying your tax,* tied you relieve the distressed and suffering. The Board willingly will do all in its power to aid you, aud t herefore proposes to receive from you, now, oue half of your Ux, and the other half in October, out of the growing crop; also to commute liio Syrup Tax iulo com, and lcceive oue bushel fur two tral0 " Ions. By order of die Board: JNO. -M. DESAUSSURE, Juue 2?1 Chairman. . v. Two Hundred Dollars Reward in Specie. ' ... Q TOr.ES" J'T.OMiCV STABLES ON TflKNIflHTi||jl O oft he nih inat. two (2J fine BAY MAKES, one a largo hay rnare, will folil in the first of the fall, 1 year* old, color a deep buy, black legs, mam and tail, Very . small lore top. too-short to Lie kept or placed under .. the brow band, no white about-, her, unless saddler marks; a sruull scar on the right litnd leg at tbe knee or hock joint, outside of tfio leg, recently done by ploughing; .1 very heavy made animal, with great muscular power, lino action, geutie and kind in har' ncss or under saddle; gates, walk trQt and lope. Also, one BAY FILLEY, 4 years old, about 141?2 bauds high, dark bay color, block legs, main and tail a very handsome animal, beautifully formed witk rat her a heavy utniu and tail. No particular marks, except a small so.lr on the Irfi Up, near the root of the tail, in the xhaj>e of a half tiwcv, caused by a kick. , Theso two animftls arc very nuieh attached to pachothj as nri?1 n*lian ennorn I A#I roctLwu enrt nrmoutr ? I 'vill pay ilio above reward in specie or its equiyolent A.?r the recovery of my inn res, or one Iiundrdl , dollars lor either of them.' Any information tu to the tiiiof will he duly appreciated, and any information , as to tlio mares can be given to James B. Cureton, _ . , Esq., or Dr. R. 15. Johnston, CatndenjS. C., or Hon# James A. Wilherspoon, Lancaster C. H., Capt. Thoe. Tnvlor, Columbia, S* C., <-r myself. mr R. M. MILLER, Fincvillo, C A S. C. R. R. May'21?-i No. Cfl. Coluinltia Ffwcniz will copy four times, o*C# a week, and send bill to this office. To be paid in specie. Rail Road Mill. A STEAM MILL FOR GRINDING MEAL AND if grits, is now in successful operation at tbo old Depot. Grinding dono at all hours of the day. A sliare of patronage ia solicited/ J. JONJB$, Agent. May 5 ' V WILL STAND. rrMIK THOROUGHBRED CANADIAN IJORS0 L RLTCIvUlLLI A.1U), at the residence ofBnnjnmiu Cook. 10 miles north of Camdeu. Fees $2 i in^ car* ' rejit funds. Uroqm, $1.00. May 8 tm -A FORSALEORBARTE&, 4 LOT OF PLOUGH IRON. APPLY AT ? f\ M ATHE ON. A GO. May 21 * jfr- , Carriage for Sale. \ FOUB SEAT CARRIAGE, FOR TWO HOBfrBS c\- in excellent order, for sale or escfiange for Corn. Apply to B. P. COLBUKN. ' * May 26 3t. Kirkwood Flour and Gris?fc Min. rffllllli ABOVE M.ILL IS Pit SPARED TO GRIND 8 "Wheat, Corn, It ice and Eye. Toll one-tenth In _ all cases. B. P. COLBURJT. "May 26 Jt. For Sale. < 'I7UVE HlSbKEI) POUNDS BACON IN LOTS A to suit purcli:isers. Apply at this office. Mav31 1 PONEY WASTED, . A r.ADV\SSADDIJ! HORSE WANTED IN EX' ?%. CHANGE lyru mulo. Apply to B. P. colbubn.May 31 J.#' SI^CfAL'^OTICE. T^ti SUBSCRIBER KEEPS CONSTANTLY liaud ? i'rcr;;i fiVipply of Meul and Hominy in oxchanat or Corn. Apply at Mr. McCrei^hl's shop on JMait street. J. F. SUTEERLANJD,' . May 12 .JUST PUBLISHED, ? ? -t-TT-IT nir^ij Master William milieu: % * ' . OR v / ' , A youth of brilliant talents, who was ruined by bad * luck. ; ' ' By the author of "Georgia Srene^" " ; ^ About two hundred and fifty PACBflti-. octavo?well printed with neat paper coveia--?SS-v; Written in Judge Long.sritet's heat and humorous' ' style. Price $0, lor whi ii we will seed a cnr>y, poet -Vv '.r paid, to any port of the Confederacy. '1;..- ... tj.il di.-f count to tlie trade. All orders should he addressed to BU&KJ5, ?0Y?1N i.OtJ. * > June 9 ' "Ua?.wj| Ga? ? 5 -V 21