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? ? . I. I ll I 16nrrn Dispatr IS IIIVID intT THURSDAY JTORNINC AT CONWAYBORO', 8. C. BT GILBERT & BARE. TRRM9. TWO DOLL AM invariably la advaaa No papar will b? aaai Miaf tla Matriat, wit oat tba money MMapanlw the orcferr. Catu or Aovaartataa. Advertinnmantf laaartad at tkmtr>Fl' c?nti por nuar*, (12 llann or 1MB,) Ut tin if Nrtioo, km kaiftkai bub for eadweefce Insertion. Ma?b*r of iMBrtkai to bn aiAnl < or Uioy will bB pabUalx M B^PWITtlbituary notlIn]l m charged at advarti oa A WIFK'8 DEVOTION. 1 ?o: Alice Vernon waa the pride of bei parent*?being their only child tbeh whole affections were centered upon her She waa young, juat blooming into wo manhood. Nature had been laviah of * her gifts, and showered upHP her, not only beauty and innocence, hot aleo had given her a virtuous and loving heart. She waa, indeed, in every aenae, moaf beautiful ; there wae something ao holy, no pure and ao innocent in the 1 antra of her eye, something wilentng in the sunny smiies of her m&atb that played upon her lips, that all hearts were drawn towards her. Seventeen summers had passed, with all their blooming beauties, and she bad given her heart, with all its wealth of love, unto the chosen one of her soul. They were married?and as she spoke the solemn vows at tba altar, hope sat upon her brow. Her husband was one of whom she might well he proud. A handsome form and prepossessing address were combined with a genius that attracted the admiration of njl- He was enpgeH in the study of law, and t>T close application had won some eminence. As all viewed the eonple ao happily matched, a life of prosperity was prophe.:_.i i <1 _i? ? ? * A ?i BIUVI, UJ IUUW3 nun WCIC piVBUUI. AUU as to make sure this prediction, the first few years of their matrimonial life wore every prospect of a joyous end. liemoved from the tumult and noise of the busy city, her husband erected a man aion replete with everr comfort and convenience, in a small village some ten inilcs od the principal mail line. There, for a season, were they in the enjoyment of every blessing which inskes life happy. Alaa! that a change should come o'er the serene sky of their love, and the heavens be obscured by sombre clouds. One day, about three jeara after kta msreiawa Itn litait svutnl lUn <law fr a ivy iuki i uv u?vi oj/vu? ?uw uaj nuui lioote?i moat unuual rirtuntUiice. Ambition had taxen possession of hii aoul, and it waa on that day the question waa to be decidod, who wan to occupy the position of a legislator from that county. For aomc* time previous, hia mind had been engaged upon the plane to puraae, o that his desired ende might be aecom pliebed ; little by little had he withdrawn himself from the joya of benm, and enlisted all his feelings in tho result of tBat day's deliberations. It waa a dark, dull aDd.choerleas night, on which the wife waa keeping her ^fcmg^Hls^satching for the return of her When we behold wo^^h<^ouchof the suf^^^ythe sublime, sa in the hours of ^^^n id night, watching with a throbbing heart for the well known step* of her husband. On tt-c night in question, the lamps of heaven bad one try one been extinguished by the heavy gust* of wind which piled cloud upon oioad is the horison The tsnee of the clock pealed forth the hours sf midnight, and as the moaning of the blast ems heard, U strweh upon her heart in a and and dismal strain. One o'clock rwng out from the old clock?the blast still raged in all it? fury, when the door* suddenly sproog open, and her husband stood before bee Ilia dress was in a state of disorder, and as he fell helplem on the floor, bejud< his wife the fumes of liquor too plainlj told the oauae of bis situation. As sb< raised hia prostrate form, and laid his on the bed, and gated upon his bloater faw, agooj UDipauiDN pa i-m upvi her A dark elood was brooding orer th< odm happy pair. The Ljttar stream o misfortone bad overwhelmed her tool Whispered reports of bar basband'i downward oowrse bad beaw breathed it bar ear, bat with the Use and fsitbfu lore of a noble wife, aha neat all intinaa tions of the kind with soorn and ooo tempt. Hut when the faarful truU But I ~ urnVUDOl XS >OWIE, A1 NWAYB ORO'i 1 broke egwe bet. her eoul wee bow [j it ^uu), ud weder Ae fearful eoM f lion ebe wept is eorrow eud in eugoii Driven to tbe deogeroue company | club room politiciane, be bed bj dcgn become familier with ell their ticae, e eontrected ell tbeir frfbita. 4m tbe noi eceuee of politieel irnfc tbe obligmiioae hie fib bed bee* forgotten, end t e. family ebrine wee deeerted, to mingle b- tbe fwrelry of diedpctiou. Tbe towbieb be bed plodged before the elf N bed been obliterated by tbe fmee oft e wine eup, end she, wboa be bad ?wc e- to lore, wee deeerted for bit boon co; penioma. ^ Tbe Jimbf ooo met him, noi wi 2 reproeebee end leeute, but ae ebe pern Pfe awoke feverish end eon WHWrlclwD, eke met him with amUm Taking her boj from the cradle, where! he rented, ehc pieced him in her hui , bend'a arms. As be gaaed upon th condtenance of his wife, and met 'smile . where he expected frowae? as he beheh his little boy jMreteking out hie lilt] bands and laughing in glee?the fovrataii of his heart was unsettled, and tear of penitence flowed dowfi hie cheeks. 'You are my guardian angel, dea \ Alios/ he said 'and shall implant in m heart the floWere of piety which ahai grew and expand in foliage, impartidj ' their fragrance all around, until the; ' shall be transplanted to bloom with per j petual vigor in Paradise.' ' 'May God give you strength, Edward to keep unbroken your promise, and tbei ' hew happy we shall be, and the youoj ? wife smiled, even through her tears. Confidence was for a time restore* ' between them, but though ussccs dark clonda were hovering neer. Hi hopes had been prostrated?-his rival ha* oonquercd?his schemes had all failed sod once more he plangcd in the vortgi ; to satisfy his appetite, and to drown hii disappointment. Old habits returned .increased as it were by a short abstinence The -chains were on him, and be oon!< not resist. Step by step he trod th* downward path to ruin?business forsool him?the world withdrew its confidence and finally he settled down to be s confirm ed drunkard. Home was no more a pi am of resort?he hated it, and the tavern wa* kU .k~U Tk? mtmmmimm, U which they bad passed so many bappj hours, nas sold?the furniture*was al disposed of, with the exception of a fen articles absolutely necessary, ' and bj friends forsaken, of bomo bereft, in a lor and miserable but, within a dark, dim alley, where the sunlight of heaven ael dom intruded*?were they obliged U seek shelter. Yet still, eren in all this aocumulatc< misery, the wife deserted not her bus baud. Obliged to earn a livelihood fo herself and boy, she worked day an< night uncomplaining, thus keeping invio late her marriage vows. One roorninj he left her, with the promise of ecckinj a situation, and as she gazed open hii receding form, hope again smile< upon bin. Wish a -degreo of cheerful neee that wan not natural to her, sh< fulfilled her daily work, and night hac 1 come ere she was aware of it. Hut witl the night came not the absent one. $h< slept none during the long interval bo fore morning, but as she pressed bei infant close to her Bosoua, she pr*ye< that Ood.might protect its father. Day dawned, and the bright aun shc< gladness on the earth, but there wai r uoue for bcr. It was near noon, whex she observed a stranger intently gaxop upon the lowly bouses which lined tb< obscure alley, an if he wms in search o some partfcuUr object. Noticing ber, ai be stood on the threshold, he appronoh ed her, and inquired : 'Is Mrs. Vernon to be found in tbii vicinity V 'I come to inform you, madam, tnai | your husband ' 'What about my husband? For God' sake toll me the worst.' 'I am sorry?truly sorry?but he la ii prison, an6 wishes to see you.' In prison?and for what crituo ? N< that cannot be. Speak, and tortus m , not.' i 'For murder,' replied the man, in i i low tone, not wishing to see the agony o l the poor woman he left the house. 'Murder/ she shrieked. 'No no, i 1 cannot be/ and orereome with her emc 1 tione, she fell fainting on the floor I Sho awoke te ooaeeioosness and to miss ry. Alas! too true was the stranger' ' tale. 1 Yete*ru in thai dark hour of erimi ' the light of her lore threw its brilliant 1 o'er toe doomed man's paihwsy. tib | oluug to him, and forsook bisa not. The murderer wee in a oell, be struj gied in egony, and throwing himae , down upon his herd and narrow eoocl f he wept bnrning tears of peniteno While meditating upon his unnsppy lo n the door was thrown open and bis wii a stood before him. 1 | 'Alice, my Alios/ be eaelsimod, 'yc ? hare not forsaken me?-yon, whom 1 i h madly wronged?hut why hare y< j come ?' ft ID TH1 F1I8I IS THS RO*vK B. ed Her eyee were dinined eith fl io- ibe replied / h. 'Kdwmrd, dew Id we*!, I nfl of lore joe i| the days of proeMH tee ie the bovi of sorrow, idcM nd keep my tow/ ay Cleopiog her to his heeri, 1 to Immo Of sedness : he 'QodMnows, Alios, 1 n?rfl in to eoeamitjhe erfne tbet fl M e felon's death. It wee difl er ment of pesstoo. We weftf be esled, end he taunted se*fl re erty sad jour sorrow#, sed^H m- ?yon know the r#* 1 to die.' . , wo& ekfl th 'No, eo, <d I ?U1 " ??l?w took Itaooarl The traced? waa > be?n satisfied?and thebo^B k her. With her mind craiH & many sufferings, bar heart bofl i- with the accumulated weight oB e she prayed fur death. Wit hi H| e and oneerless room stood acoffidj i ing the corpse of the one ifl e She gated, and as she east a vfl H a nnmeaning stare at the hoe q|B a her heart strings broke?andH her arms around the goffin, suefl r pired. f When some kind neignbors^| 1 the room, they shrunk beck at tb^H g hie eight which presented iteelf to j A Mfcieee form lay stretched ' coffin?a helpleea babe raised its IH imploringly from a Vd of straw, aflH l( asking essistsnee. It was, indeed, all a ribio sight. Some compassionate befl g took the little innoeent from the dismal scene?paid the last sad tribute to tk< i dead?end then departed. Dark wen , the dosing yean of her, whose morninj s shone with snch resplendent glory. Bu i as she Jored in life, so in death was tba , lore triumphant. One pare receive! t them both?one marble points out tbo lafl resting place of tbc recreant husband axu , tha devoted Wife. Singular Phase of Insanity There is do end to the false itnprc| ions and delusions with which the mia may he effected. *A phyeicien wai on J celled to aee a man laboring under tjj fancy that be was converted into ijfl pot And wheo the physician roM ed tn ridirul* uuib in iuIm, k^fl nantly replied, 'I am a tea polH forming a semi-circlo with one^H placing bia band upon his hips, he sfl there ia the spout.' Men have believe! I themselves turned into barrels roll! I along the street. 4 | One case is recorded of a man who bJ J Ticvcs himself a clock, and wo J | stand for hours at the head of B stairs clicking with his tongue. A B {apectable tradesman in England erfl fancied bimaelf metamorphosed iuto J j seven abiding piece, and took the pil i eaution of reouoatiog, as a particull | favor of hia friends, that if his wifi should present bim in payment, the; I would not give change for him. Qom> ' have supposed that many armed knighh j were engaged in battle with them. A | sea captain in Philadelphia believed (4 | many years that be had a wolf in U I liver. A madman in the Peonslyvarfl j hospital believed that he was a calf, ail mentionod the namo of tho butcher ^4 killed bim, and the stall in the Phil^B pbia market on which kit flesh wa^fl previously to bis animating his 1 body. One tnau believed bis lefl i of batter, snd with the greatest fl j avoids the ire; another imagin^^^^f ; to be made of glass, and with fl 5 care wraps tbcm in wooden b~J f ! he goes out to ride. ^^9 i A prince of Bourbon often ?H . himself to be a plant, and takH stand in the garden would insi^9 i being watered in common with tM around him. ^k A French gentleman ^m^^k self dead, and refused of ttargfl the illustrious dssd/M t I thoy invited him, after a*H { tioo respecting tbo world a , djne with another distingnlH deceaaed ghost, Marshal Turet^9 a lunatic accepted this polite inj| | and made a hearty meal. ; while his fancy prevail, it wnfll j to invite him to the table of * of rank and renatation. yJH other common affairs of life, t^^H 4 man was not incapacitated frooH ^ ing to hit own interests. 9 I Kimrr l<ovt Hbe pat dowiM h again immediately; her lipa ml _ voluntarily u ahe lowered it: I til i. | I oould see, through the laoe, thatfl g ; slight moremwt ripened to a kmS i Still therm was enough left to look afl enough to ebarm. There was the ' | rim of delicate white laoe, encircling^ , lovely duaky throat; there waetho Igl ? I _i .1 i i #.ii - a , TWUICy WIUTQ iur lUHWI U1U lAIICU UJW alen Jcr, but already well developed in i S" j alenderness, and eiqaisitely supple ' there vh tbo waist, naturally lowgfl *? left to its natural plaoe and site; |9 6 were tbe Utile millinery and j<M '? or na menU that she wore?aim pi A oommodplaoe enough in themselvejH | each a bcautr, eaoh a treasure, <9 >u . There waa all this to behold, all o I dwell on, in apite of the veil. TB hi how little of the woman does i^^J | v'hen the man really lores her? 9 E?? EBOiri UPOH WHICH BUI BITS. K^AY MORNty WAJB DBCLAB1D! He Act if CaagreM la Fall. Hact bjmoon11ino the existence b waa between tub united states Hid tub oonfederate stays*, and Hncebnino u^tuh or manque, HlXB* and i'r(sk oq0db. Iiprcas, The eartaet aJfcriswiade by Hl^>?cruuicat to establish friendly re* Bona between the United State* and HConfedere|e States, and to settle all Hyiona of disagreement between the KQoTermneuU upon principles of ^jnetiee, equity and good faith, of the Reyha^^ H ffrful solution of all cauve of Pfi between the two GovernT and, whereas, the President of Baited States of America has iseuld B* reclamation, making requisition Bthe States of the American Union fl P5,000 men, for the parpoae as there nrlioatcd of oapturing forts, and fl Bttronghold* within the jurisdiction Bd belonging to, the Confederate B of Atneriea, and haa detailed naBoats cote upon the coasts of the Blerato States of America, and raised, Bted and equipped a large military Bo sxecute the purpose aforesaid, |l| Bu issued his other Proclamation, Bauncing bis purpose to set on foot a ^^Eektde of the ports of tbc Confederate Bps; and whereas, the State of VirHn haa soooded from the Federal fljoioQ and entered into a convention of BUliance, offeusive and defensive, with the Confederate Statee, and baa adopted ' the Provisional Constitution Of the said B1 States, sad the States of Maryland, _ North Carolina, Tenuoasee, Kentucky, L Arkansas, and Missouri hava refused, Jiod it ii believed that the State of DelaAware and the inhabitants of the Territo e? of Arisona and Ne'e Mexico, and ^Le Indian Territory aoutli of Kansas, Hill refuse to co-operate with the ftdVHntucot of the United States in these Hts of hostilities and wanton aggression, Hi: h are plainly intended to cverawo, Bbreas, and finally subjugate the people ^wbo < 'oa fed crate States ; and whereas, A acts and means aforesaid war ex^^^^Btween the Confederate State* and Hsrbuient of the Unites States and ^^^tbercof, rxm-pt th? Rut#* of Mr North Carolina, Tennessee, P^, Arkansas, Missouri, and Dela^pand the Territories of Arisona and Mr Mexico, and the Indian Territory ^Ch of Kansas : Therefore, Section 1. The Congress of the CooHe rata States of America do enact, Hat tbo President of tho Confederate ^Hates is hereby authorised to use the Hole land tnd naval force of the ConHderate States to meet the war thus comHenced, and to issue to private armed HrcMsel* coin missions, or letters of marque Hind general reprisal, in such form as he shall think proper, under the seal of the p | CoofeJvrbtc StAtca, a^aiust tho vessels. f gooas kau cnects 01 me uoverninent ol ikhfl t'nited States, and of the citiaena or ^Bhabilatita of the State? and Territories Bhereof, except the State* and Territories Hrteitdwfore named, l'rovided, howevBulia! property of the cuemy (unless it B^Sbntraband of war) laden on hoard a Btoal vessel, shall not be eubject to B| nnder thhAct; And provided B, that vessels of the cititens or iu> Bis of the United States now io the B the Confederate States, except B have been since the bth of April Vniay hereafter b", in the service Blovernment of the Cnited States, B allowed thirty days after the pub B> of this Act to leave said port: Beach their destination; and suck Bit and their car^-es, excepting arti jBntraband of w?, shall not he sub B^ capture under this Act, during Biod, unlets they shall havo pre preached the destination for wbicl Btound on leaving amid ports. By the President of the Coo B shall be, and he In 1 Bft. _ .1 1 1. .L. HBIIM CIU|r;TTtl UH W |r?UII H^at pleasure, all letters o K7d reprisal which he may at anj Rot pursuant to this Act. H 3. That all persons applying fo Hof marque and reprisal, pursuan Hii Act, shall state in writing th H and a suitable description of th Hre and force of the veaqpl, and th Hnd place of residenoe of each own ^eroed therein, and the intend* Hr of tho crew ; which statemeo He signed by the person or person Hg such application, and filed witl H?crvtary of State, pr shall be d< Hd to any other officer or person wh ^pbe employed to deliver out euol Hnnisetone, to be by him transmitte* Htbe Secretary of State Yfjec. 4. That before any commissio fetters of marquo and reprisal eha! ^ be imurd m aforesaid, the owner or owe ^ ere of the ahip or vessel for which tb ta aaiaeihall be requested, and the commti i; der thereof fot the time being, shall giv kd bond to the Confederate States, with a L least two responsible sureties, not intet L csted in sueh vessael, in the penal sui of five thousand dollars; or if soob> vei ael be provided with more than one hut dred and fiftv men. then in the peu; H eura of ten thousand dollars; with cor II dition that owners, officers and crew, wh shall be employed on board such oon missioned vessels, shall and will obsen P AN SNTHRONXD MONARCH." , ,t IT [G, MAY 33, 18 the letfs of the Confederate Suttee, nod i the instruction nrbieh shs.1 be given them < sooording to law, for the regulation of i tfceir conduct; end will satisfy ell dees- j < ages end injuriee which ehell be done or \ ootnmiUed contrary to the tenor thereof, i by each vessel, durior her commission, i end to deliver op the eeme when revoked i by the Praeident of the CoofederaMn i States. * 1 8cc. 5. That ell captures end prises of i vessels eqgf property shell be forfeited, < end ehell eoerne to the owners, oAoeraend ( crews of the vessels bweftMh such oap- ] tares end prises shell he needs; end on 1 duo coademnetion bed, ehell be dietri* I bated eooordinr to say eritten egreo- I ment wbioh elull be aade betwea^uMMfl| rules prseoribsd for the distribution o^n { prise money, by the lewe of the Confede- | I rttc State*. I See. 0. That all Teasels,' goods and effect*, the property of any citiaen of tho Con federate States, or of any persons resident within and under the protection of the Confederate States, or of persons | permanently within the territories, and under tho protection of any foreign prince, gorernment, or State in amitr with the Confederate States, which shall hava been captured by the United States, and which shall be recaptured by Tassels < toom missioned as aforesaid, shall be restored to the lawful owners, upon payment by them of a just sod re*jjpaablc saltage,I to bo determined by the uiututd agreement of the parties eoneerned, or by the decree of-any court hariog jurisdiction, according to the nature of each case, agreeably to the prorisions established by law. And such salragc shall be distributed among the owners, officers, and nsssM ?of the .vessels commissioned as aforesasd, and making sueh capture*, according to any written agreement whieb shall bo^mado between them ; and in # I- - * - ? cue 01 no such agreement, incn id ido t Nta? manner and upon the prinoiplea i i hereinbefore provided in case of eapture. I j Sec. 7. That before breaking Bulk oT I any fbAael which shall lie captured a* 1 aforhaaid, or other disposal or conversion 1 I { thereof, or of any articles whioh shall be j I found on board the same, such captured ' I vessel, goods or effects shall be brought < into some port of the Confederate States, | or of a nation or Stato in ainity with the I i ('on fedora to States, and shall bo proceeded Xlnst before competent tribunal; and >r condemnation and forfeiture tberoof, i shall belong to the owners, officers, and i crew of the vessel capturing the same, . i and be dit ributed as before provided; 1 i and in the case of all capturea vessels, j goods and effects which shall be brought , within the juar.ndiction of tho Confedc- , < I rate States, the District Courts of the i Confederate States shall havo exclusive, ! I original cognizance thereof, as iu civil < causes of admiralty and maritime juris- ! diction ; and in the said courts, or ! j courts, being courts of the Confederate j i States, into which such causes shall be , i removed, aud in which they shall be j ,! finally decided, shall and may decree restitution, in whole Or in part, when r tho capture shall have been made with- j , out just cause. And if made without ' , probable e*u<o, may order and docrco : damages and costs to the party injured, j for whioh the owners and commanders ! ' i of the vessels unking such captures, and | ' also the vessel* shall be liable. 1 | 8oc. 8. That all persous fouud on | I board any captured vessel, or on board | 1 any recaptured vessel, shall be re- 1 i 1 ported to the Collector of the port In the ' i Confederate States, in which they shall ' 1 ' first arrive, and shall be delivered into the > custody of tho Marshal of the District, or ; some other military officer of tho Com ' 1 federate States, or of any State in or ' 1 near such port, who shall take charge of llioir >?f.i liiu>ninir anil annnnrt nl lln> >>? i "it ~ ? pcnse of the Confederate States. 5 ! Sec. 9. That the President of the Con- i " I federate Statoe is hereby authorized to ! 1 establish and order suitable instructions I for the better governing and f { of the customs, to the com maaM^H|^H 1 \ the? shall give bond as beforo provider See. 10. That a bounty shall be paid r by the Confederate States of $20 for each 1 t ' person on board any armed ship or vessel, I e ! belonging to tbe United States, at the e ! commencement of an engagement, which I u shall be burnt, sunk or destroyed by any i- | vessel commissioned ss aforesaid, wbicb 1 1 shall be of equal or inferior force, tbe t ' same to be divided as in other cases of s ' prise money?and a bounty of $25 shall i be paid to tbe owners, officers snd crews i- : of the private armed vessels, commission | o I ed as aforesaid, for each and every pris h 1 oner by tbem captured and brought into d port, and delivered to an agent authorit; ed to receive them, in any port of the n 1 Confederate States; and the Secretary of [I : tbe Treasury is hereby authorised to pay I. | or mum to be paid to the ownors, officers c I and crews of such private armed vessels, i. . commissioned as aforesaid, or theiragent, e i tbe bounties herein provided. - i e. ? mi - - - a i* i-vee it nee. II. That tno uommanaing i uncer r- of every veaecl having a commiaaion, or n letter* of marque and rcpriaal, during tbe a- preaent hostilities between tire ('on redeI rate States and the 1'nited State*, ahall al keep a regular journal, containing a true ) and exact account of hia daily proceediO inga and tranaartiona with auch veaeel i- and the crew thereof; the porta and re place* he ahall put into, or caat anchor * m. (0i. nsro. is. 10; th? lime of his itey theft, tad the mom thereof; the prise* he shell take, md the nature mod probable value there>f; the times and places, when and share taken, and in what manner he ihall dispose of the eamfj the ships or reeeels he shall fall in wNth ; the times u>d plaoee, when aad where he shall meet irith thorn, aad his observations and remarks thereon; also, of tthatever else ihall ooonr to him, or any of his oSeers Mr marines, or be discovered by examineAon or oonferwnoo with any marines or^| H passengers of, or in any other ibuma reeaels, or by any otheuMan^afl Lhe fleet<veeseU^dJfl or sorb vessel, so kept as >ropcr name aad handwriting, to the^^^^ collector or other chief officer of the cus oms at or Dearest to such port; tbc ,rutk of which jouroal shall be Tended >y the oath of the commanding officer |br the time being, and each collector or >thcr chief officer of the oustoms shall, to mediately on the arrival of such vessel, >rder the propdr officer of the customs to go on board and take an account of tho >ffioers and men, the number and nature >f the guns, and whatever else shall ocrur to him on examination, material to to known ; and no such vessel shall be permitted to sail out of port again until ineb journal shall have been delivered jp, and a certificate obtained under tho tiand of such collector or other chief officer of the customs, that she ia manned ind armed according to her eoromiaaiou, ind upon delivery of such certificate, any former oertifi<*ate of a like nature which ihali have boen obtained by the com manler of such veaael, shall be delivered up. Ree. 12. That the commanders of vessels having letters of Manjuc and Reprisal, as aforesaid, neglecting to keep a lAliri^al M A fnroaairl av m?i I 11 ww ?ivi v0wi%a| vi tiiiui i j iuiaiu^ fraudulent entries therein, or obliterating :he record of any material transactions therein, where the interest of the Confederate States is concerned, or i. fusing to produce and deliver such journal, commission or certificate, pursu&nt to the preceding section of this act, then and in ueh eases, the commissions or Letters of Manque and lUnrisal of auoh vessels ball be liable to bo revoked ; and sueh commander, respectively, shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of $1000, one moiety thero f to the use of the Confederate Elates, and tho other to the iufor mcr. Sec. 13. That the owners or commanders of vessels having letters of marque and reprisal as aforesaid, who shall violate any of the acts of Congress for the collection of the revenue of toe Confederate States, aud for the prevention of smuggling, shall forfeit the com mission or letter* of marque and reprisal, and they and the vessel* owned or commanded by tlieui shall be liable to all the penalties and forfeitures attaching to merchants vessels in like cases. Sac. 14. That on all goods, wares aud merchandise captured aud made good and lawful prize of war, by any private arnted ship having commission or letters of marque otud reprisal under this act, and brought into the Confederate States, there shall be allowed a deduction of 33 13 per cent, on the amount of ddties imposed by law. 5ee. 15. That Gvo per centum on the net amount (after deducting all charges aud ezpend'tures) of the prize money arising from captured vessels and cargos, aud on the net amount of tho salvage of vessels and cargos recaptured by tbc Srivate armed vessels of the Confederate atcs, shall bo secured and paid over to the Collector or other chief officer of the customs, at the port or place in the Confederate States at which such A captured or recast art' mcnt of tn^^l for the support widows and orphans of such persons aa^^^^ may be slain, and for the support sud matntainanov of such persons as may be wounded and disableu on board of tbo private armed vessels commissioned as aforesaid, in any engagement with the 1 I - ? _ 1 Jf_A II - a enemy, 10 ne aam<.'pe<i sua aistrinuu <1 in such manner as shall hereafter be provided by law. I'ei>iorek ik America.?Dr. Curtis, . iu his last State Registration report, ' speaka of a marked neglect of the American people as follows: 'More attention is given in this country to the pedigree of animals than of human beings, and many I persona oan tell the exact genealogy of a favorite horse for several generations, who do not know the maiden names of their own grandmothers, nor would it be pos i aible for them to ascertain the fact from any legal records. It would probably be impossible for a large portion of tho middle-aged men and women in the Hailed States to prove that their own parents were ever married, and that they nave any legitimate right to the name they bear.' The more any one speak* of himself, the less he likes to bear another talked of