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vS - , " r "if V ' yn^ ' ? _f? fflw fanrastcr JCeDger. VOLUME XV. LANCASTER C. II., S. C., OCT., 24, 1866. NUMBER 37. Stamp Duties. A? * matter of iulereal and importance to ell claaatB of our readers, *p publish below lh? new stamp Act. alphabetically arranged, which went into.operation on the 1st of August. Our reader* should cut it out and preserve it future refer' enre, a> it-will be published hut one time 1 in thia paper : Agttfmcnt?Other than those mention ?d in tliis schedule,(or any appr*i>ement) for sn? sheet or piece of paper on which it it written, 5 cen ; appraisements of Value or tUninge, 6 ceni?? Jii'l n/ Exchange, Foreign?Drawn in but payable out of the United States if j drawn singly or otherwise than in n re' of tlir?? ?'r in"re?same an inland iiill* of exchange or promissory notes. Drawn in sets of three or more, f..r etcrv bill of each set, *h*re the sum made pavnb'e sliall not exceed $100, or the equivalent tliereof, in anv foreign currency in wlocli such bills may be exposed. 2 cents , for ererc additional $100. or frac'ional part : thereof in exces* of $100 2 em's. ^Eill of E change. Inland?Draft or order for tlio payment of ant sum of j mnn*r, not exceeding $100, otherwise j thiin at ti^ht or on demand, or protn:?< i or? note*. except hank note* and check*; ! or any memorandum, ehe< k, rece'pt or , other written or printed evilence of ?n j amount of money to he oa:d on demand j1 or at ?? time designated, for a aum rot [ exceed njj $100 5 certs. for every addi j! tiona! $100, or fractional part in excess 1 of $ 100 5 o*nt*. Bill *f Salt ? I?il1a of rale l>v whvh any ship or vessel, or any pmt thereof 1 aliall lt? conveyed to or rented in any 1 Other oersnn or r?f?on?. when the c^naid ! eration shall not exceed f>300. stamp duty 1 60 cent* ; do., when the consi-'erwt'nn I 1 ICC*<1* $500 aiwl ?lo*? Tint $1 000 ' $1 Exc**Hinr, $ 1.000, for pv*rv *<lli i' lionul nmounl of $500. or fruition*) part . t)i*r?of, 50 r*nt?. P??r*nn*l property ctli" th?n *bin* or rn*?,.|*. 5 rrn'i. I Bill of Istding?For 2<vi<|? *n?l m*r th*n<i'?? e*porl#J to f..r<*i'_'n port* othnr than ohnrtnr n*rly, nxch 10f?nt*. Bonds?Of in?!*mn>tv ? wh*r? lh* fflinev u'tfinnt*'? r?pr?v*r*M* thft'Piipon i? $1,000 or 1*?> 10 r# .|? ; wh*r? th* penalty $1,000, for ??*rv *<Mi tior*1 $1 000 or fractional part in *xrr*? of $1 000. 50 ecnta. Forth* ?lit# rirrn' lion of llm <ltili?a of ?nn 4l Cit - -- - ? T ?" - V "> " ' nr dwrijiiion other than attch aa may he required in leoal proceeding*, ?r ueed i in connection with mor'2*t? *nd not otherwise oftaigwj in tli:*? schedule, 25 ceo'*. i Certificate ? O.her then those men tinned, 5 rent*. Certificate tf Damage ? And all other doctimonla ieetiad I t any port-warden or jnar;ne mrratrnr, 26 centa. Certificate of Dejtoeit ? For a mm rot | irea.n- g $100, 2 centa; exceeding $100 A centa. i Certificate of Profile ? In any incorpo rated company, for an amount not le?? , th?n,$10. nor exceeding $50 10 centa; fron^$50 to $1,000, 25 rente ; et'-eerh inif $1,000, for every additional $1 000 | or Iractinnal part thereof. 25 ranta. i Certificate of Slock?lorornorated 1 ? r "" company, 25 rrnta i Charter Party ?On any letter or mo i tnorandum relating to <b? charter of any , v?*?el, if tli?) regi?tpr*<| Iooiih^m <lo?>? put 1 150 ion*. $1 ; Irom 150 to 300 j ton?, f 3 ; from 300 to 000 lot**, $5| : c???r 000 toua, 910. |j L'hfckt, I/tofts, or O'tlrri ? Fur ?nv ^ * amount on any bank, broker or irum < company, nl t'ght on demand, 2 emu ; < for an iraoutit exceeding MO, on hut ' i p#r?on ether than h bank, b*ike\ or 1 trust company, Ht tight or on demand, 2 i Ctntt. Cigar Light??Mad# in part of wood, wax, giaee pa par, or other infc'enale, in i parceie or parkagea, 1 ren? ; in package* of mora (ban 25 and not more than 50 lights, 2 cente; for eeerr additional 25 ! Hybta, or fractional part of that number, 1 cam. Contrmrli?Contraele, broker * nota, or ; memorandum of tale of any goode or 1 merchandise, aloekt, bond*, notes of hand for each nota or memorandum of tale, j 10*:ent?. j Ccnvfvfivre of T)rrA of Cmnt?* Ib? consideration <>f vhIus d>>e? not ex ( ?f?i| I&UO, 60 c?nli; froin #600 l" #1,0l>0 #1; and for rmr additional #600, or I fractional part thereof, in excess of #1, | 000. 60 cents. r Kntry of Go-*h ? At cji?tom hour#, r not exceeding in *alua #100, 26 cant* ; c from #100 to 600, 60 rente ; exceeding t #600, #1 ; for the withdr j ?nl of goods I from bonded warehouse. 60 ennta. i friction Matth** ? Ot Lucifer nalchrt i fbade in part of wood, in peckagee of t * 100 or leu*. 1 cen'; when in pure#!* or packages containing more than 100, ?ii?1 n-?t more than 200, for each parcel or package, 2 cents, nn?l for everv addition nl or fractional part tnereof, l cent ; for *U tapers, donhlo ('tis rate* herein itn po*e<1 upon friction ranches, 1 cent. j fjcast ? Where rent is 4.100, or !frs, 60 cent*; whem the rent txi^nU 4300, for each additional 4500, or fraction in excess ot 4300. 60 cents ; assignment of n tea**, s-iiun m *iiip h* orisfitinl, ami ?il? i ditinna' ft am p upon tliM value or cousid \ 1 erMiion of iian?fcr, according to ;iie rale* | of on de<-H? Ooiivmxnnce ) I I Manifest Entry, Clearance ?-Of cargo j i of vrsfo-l for foreign p Ti. if tonnage doe? j riot x>'?>fd .TOO l?oi?, $1 ; from 300 to j l 000, $3 ; Ol'O $5 ' I Mortgage on Personal /toads?(iirsu j ?* Kccnritv for pivilirlil of h 11 \ defi I I nite ??nn. from $100 lo $500. 50 in; > rx ei'dinx.' $500, ?nd not eXCHi-dinv $1 000 $1 F or every addition-* $500 or fr-?c linnul pnrt thereof. iit exceM ?f $500 50 1 Cein* J proV d**il, ilia! ?|>rtn e*oll mid | 1 meiy axaig11inh?ii or it ?n?-f?-r of * morl j 1 UiL"'. po'ii-v t>f ioMirx' re. ?>r 111 > renewal ! ' or rO'ititinance of miv ajjreeineir, con < tract or charter, bv letier or o'''ei * no*, ?' j 1 H'Minp duty hIim'I l>* req''rred equal to ! ' ll h' impoaeil on the original Mix'mittenl. i ' Passage Ticket -T>? >? foreign i??rt, if rif lex* price than $3 5. 50 n'* ^ froni * 35 lo $50, $1 ; mi d for m-rv addition*! 1 $50 or fractional part thereof, in cxc??. ' a* $50 $1 i I'ohry of Insurance?Ok <miv I '? < ? ? lives. kI'i'ic t lie h*ii**titit it,*urei1 .!?? ?? m.t t exc****' $1 OOo. '25 rent**; from $1 O00 ] to 5 0''U 50 * *!! ?; ex< - 11r*i; $5,000, j f $1. Fir*' him! M rinh K nl;* ? I'lttntum 1 not pxrcpil-nu $10. 10 ?-en** ; pr**ini*irii n**{ ex."? ?"Iiii ? $.>0, 25 out* ; exceeoini; ?50 60 cents Aecu|*jntal insurance p>>. ' lici*"* are exempt Power of Atfornry ? To trni slpr rtoilc, Koiulsor scrip, to collect ilividetitls, inter***! ir ret,I. 25 cents ; to vote l.y proxy, except ' in cliaritnltle. reliif out*, literary an<l ceine* 1 lerv societies. 10 cents; t<* sell ?ir leu*" re *i estate. hii*I perform * I oti.er net* not , ' ipec.iieu, 11 ; ?nu other purpose*, 50 ivnls Probate of Will or letter of A !minis ' (ration.? Where the esiil'e i|oe* mil : *? <) ill* vhIiim of $2 0^0, f 1 ; fur every ' a .1 S'l fiii'.n-I $1 000, or fraction*! purl in i?*ces* uf $2,000. 50 cetrs. Proti.it of A'o/r, Drafts. dec ?Or nm ' rine protest, ?fee.. 25 win* Proprietary Medicines Cosmetics, dc. 1 ? Not o?er 25 cnu, 1 coot; not nvet 50 ' fonts, 2 cnnis; not over 75 cent* 3 cents ; not n?H' $1. 4 csn'* F o every n lilitiou ' *! 50 csni*. or fraction* thereof. 2 c-ni*. ! Receipt ? Receipt* f..r the payment of 1 ?nv en in of monev. or for the psymsnlof ?ni rfoht ilue, efceelin^ $20 not hoi nit 1 for satisfaction of inv mirttfjk^e or j-nltf 1 ment, or ifccree of * court, or endorsement ' rut nor s'Hoip obligation in aehtio*'e>li/* 1 ment of tt? fo'fil itierit, f ?r each receipt 2 ' cent*. Provided, That when morn than " i>no in nffit-d to ili? *ama j??*tr, on* or ' pi.irn atnmpt may |i* mffix-?l 'h. rato r? ' pr***t'i:nit; tli* "Kola Hill-mot of tHmpa * required Kv tucli aicnaturea. 1 Salej?Or contract* for tli* *ale of 1 Mock*. b>n.l?. foreign nrliani;*, pold and ' ?i|*er bullion and coin, pr<>mi??orv i om 1 or oth-r recuruiea "lieu made be broken, lia*k? o? bai>k?ra wlio pat a proial lax. 1 require *l*inpa equal 'o 1 run on ?v*rv $100. If ilier* ia a fraction o?*r $100. ' t'n aania in ho atainp-d at the full rale of 1 $100. Wl.an mad* l?v a perann, firm or Corporation ro' payi' i* ep?*ci*l tax. for ! etov $100 of rain-, 6 rail it. A mrm ' raodum ?>f ?'* or c u'rtol inuai ! ? m ulr I Kv lit* teller to tli?* K iv*r upon ilia *nle < r ' conduct l>einj tn ?dc, and lliw tamp* aflU-d thereto. Writ ? Wiil 50 cent Where the 1 Mno'iiu cUiMin] in * writ, i??ue?| |?v * ' court not of tHMhl, '? $100 r otrr, 60 ' rente Up- n ererv <*onf? *'<?(? o' ju l{ ' ittwnt, or eofno?tt, for $100 <?r oter, (< i- ' rept in th -e chumi wlier* the tux for th* * writ of eommencement "f ' it, lm* been I paid,) 60 ren;#. Writ* or other proceed ' no n|>|e?i? fr< in j ? '!* or olier 1 jotina of inferior j iru l'C 'oii to a rtvirt of ! record. 60 cent*. W*rr>%nt of d if trees j f ?li?n ib? amount of rt-nt dunned l<>n not J lined $100, 25 cent* ; when exceeding ' M00, 60 cettie. cximpttons. * No at amp dutj IihII Irn required on K>?trt of atmrnar or any oil er p*p?r ? elating t?'? application for bounties, ar | " enrages of p?y, or penainn, or to the ra- ' aipl thereof Iroin time 10 tuna ; or upon icketa or contracts of insurance when " i mi ted to b jury of |*rson* while '.raeoll* " nU ; nor on certificates of the m?a?ure- ' n?nt or weight of anitna a, woml, coal, or * liter articles, nor on deposit notaa to ( ( m fiiuiiihI insurance coitipntt'KH for ilie int uiram-e upon illicit policies tihjerllo ttamp duties havrheen or arc to he issued; sor any warran< of attorney accompanyinet h hoitd or note, when such bond or note shall Ii >ve ?fl?x* <I thereto tli? stamp jr stumps denO'tug the dutr required; imi whenever ?nv l???i?<I .?r note shall he ieror?d by a mO'tjjage, hot one stamp Jntv shall b? r-qmfed to he placed on nich papers ; nor on any certificate of the rec oil of a de>d or other inslMiment in wri'ing or of tlie acknowledgment or proof thereof hr at eating witness** ; nor Lo any rod iraamenl of a negotiable instru went. Provided, Tliat ih? stamp doty placed hereon shall he the highest rate required or sanl ina'rnmenis. or either of tliein. K-eei(.t l.y express companies for the l'I'Verv ofan> proper v 'or transportation ?re xemp front statnp <1 ti * v. I'Kt At.rtKa. Penaltv for m tkoig. signing or issuing any instrument, donim-nl or paper of ?ti v kind lntvVi'i, or shall except, legotiae or p *v, or c tnse to he a- c-pt-d. tegoliated Or paid, HIU t.ill of exchange, 1 r;*f' or o*<|rr, or proiii*"?orv note for tlie MXiiient of too rtv. without tlie same teing I\ stamped, '?r denoting the dot* eretiv i npo??d thereon. fh'tO ; and -lie ns roment shs'l t>? dc*m?d invalid and rf no ette ; f ?r crntnte'feiiti g atamps or li"?, f I 000. and iotttrisonir.etit 'o It ird ?b >r not exceeding live tears. For rita? i;iis< signing, issuing accepting or pat .ig Hi y b?'| of exch a?:ga. dra'l, order or inte without stamp. ^200 For selling iroprietarv cosii et'cs, matches, meats, ish, fruits, sauces, jellte-, at without troper stamp*. oO. ?uir.n r n' > V I 1 11I X 3. lnMriiin*tiifl htm hoi i<i be rfi'iirilel un. *?< pri>i>^rl\ No inXiumi'nl ? invalid fir t|n? wint f tilt* p triiiMilnr Ic itul< of * a up* i|niit*ii*t <1. provided a li'g il stamp ??f i-qiial a. iiuiiiil (rxcept proprietarv ftlMOip*) Jut* iflitr I AH i-ffiiti*! inut rumenta, dooninenta and i?*ued nr uned l>v idfioeraof the United Slates (iiiirrnm ?nt or liy tin* iffltvi# of any SiMti*, Conr.lv or mutiicitpiti ;orpor*M?n. are exempt. In c?*e? *?li?r?i mo adhe?ivf empshali '?e u?i-il for donotinic anv <lutv imi>n?*<l t?v thin Ac, the p?r?on u?'?i{ or ?ffixinir llie name ehall wmii* thereon the initial* if In* niin* end <1 upon which the nine nil all lie * 11 m-ti-.t . ? '- * _ m w, ru .lis r?m* matr no* a^ain l>a used, under a [tensity of $50. Instruments -heretofore issued without damps not to ha ? ?id, where stumps are itibseq-ientlf affixed. Postage stamp* !?nnm b? used as revenue stamps. An? person may present to the Coin uissioner' of Internal Revenue any instru m?nl and require bis opinion whe'ber the lame is chargeable isith any duty ; and f the sod Coinmiesiotier shall he of op in* on th it it is not ePa toeaMo with an? dump dutv. he is reo ore.; to impress on t h particular m? n|i with words to aif>ni ft that it is not chargeable with stamp mi* ; *n?i even imtroinen' on ?li<ch mid e'xmp ib iineh*!! b? received n evidane* in *11 eourl*. not wiihutund up ihjcct tone on the i?r..u'iil of mieh inetru inenl being without the proper ?t<mp. The p*rtv to ?lioin ? document is s-uied from foreign country, or by whom I i? to be mod. rli-ill. before lining the mine, nlTix thereon the stamp or stumps ndicaniig the duly required. Propr e'ca of ons-iielic*, medicines, or jroprietxry nrticlee m ?y furnish private lie*, nn-l are allowed 5 per o-nt. on nl! vurchase* of $.'>00 ; o*?r $.">00. 10 per ent. Tna L?ir ? Two l>u chnien, who built Hid u?r(l in common * small bridge o?or i trcvm which rati through tfceir farms, lad a di?p<it? roncernm^ mint repaira Inch it req >ired, Med <>|ie of I In.in poai refusod to l>e*r *n? portion of tlie >X(> tin** nneoitry to the purchase of h >lank. Fmclti the n^grie'**'! party s?*ndlh a nMiglilxiririij lawyer,and placing on <|..IUr* ill hu hand, said: ''I II i;i?o voii nl! <lmli n.uneva if you'll nalce Han* do jtiatic* mil de hr dtfo." "How much will it coat l> repair it!" nked the l>one?t leaver. "Not more fliwn fi?e dollar/* replied lie Dutchman. "Very w#ll/* ?till the Itftir, pocketing n? of the !?<>( giving hint the other ; Ink* tliia and tfo gat the bridge repaired ; i* the heal rmiria you nan lake.*' "Yea?," raid the Dutchman, alnwly, yet*, d?t iah more better at to quarrel tit Halt* but aa he went alon^ home e * hook hia head frequently, aa if unable, : ft.er all, to see quite clearly how ho bad eined anything by going to lew. A Fortunate Ki??. The following pretty little sfory is narrsietl l?v Fr-drik* Bremer, who vouches f<?r its truthfulness : In t'-e gre-it University ofUpsuU, in Sweden. lived a young student, a noble youth wul? great love lor studies, but without mean* nf pursuing ihetn He j wa? poor, without connections Still lie j studied, lived in great poverty, but keep i i"fif * cheerful heart, end irving to look I at the fii'ure which looked t>o grim to I him. II** g ">d humor ami excellent o'lHlitio* made liiin beloved bv hie com I rades One day he wen Handing at the square with some of them, prattling awav ?n hour of leisure, when the attention of j ttie voting men he-ame arrested hv a j young and e'egant lady, who by the side lot an o'd?*r one, was s'nwly walking over | lie p'ace. It waa the daughter of the | Ooinnor of Up*uls* living in the ritv, j alii! the ladv waa her governess. Rho | ?m genera'!* known for her goodness i and gentleness of character, and looked at with admiration hv all the student*.? A? the voting men st md gazing a' her as ' *))* passed, like a graceful vision, one of them suddenly exclaimed : 'Well, it wou'd ha worth something to have a kis- from such a mouth " The poor student, the hero of our s'orv | who looked on that pore. angelic face, ! exclaimed, a* if r>v inspiration : J "Well, ( ihi k I cmild havo it." "Wf'l !" cri#*<' hi* friend* in n chorus, i "ho V"?ii cr*z\ ? P i von know lor f" N ?i at nil " l.e nn<wer*d."Imi ! think j she would k'?s me if [ H-ketl her** WtiHt !** in litis j/ace? and in-fore all our '-ye*.'1 "Ye*." " k r?el y ' Y ?*, freely " ' Well, if *i e would give von * k"-s in thtt manner, I will gi-?e von * thousand 1 dollar* ! exclaimed one ol liie pari v." 4,A??d I, ?''d I," ex?d*im?'d three or | iour other*, for it happened that aereral I rich men wero in the group, rind the he's j ran high on so improbable an event.? I Tlie challenge was tnade and received in ie*? t ine than we tsk* to tell it. Om !?? ?> (mv authority te!l? n-H whether lie w as plain or hoidamne; I havetnv peculiar reason for believing ilia! lie eras rather plain, hut singularly good looking at the earn# time.) inline lia'ely walked up In the young lady and Said : 'Mine frulirn, iny fortune is now in y our hand* " She I > Led at iiim with astonishment, hut nrrevcd her step*. Me proceeded to I -taie his name and condition, hia aapira lion, ati I related amply what had just now p.a?ed between bim and hia com r?de?. The young ladv listened attentively and nt hia ceasing to apeak, ehe aaid hliishinglv, but wi'h great sweetness : "If hv ?o little a thing, no much good can he ^fTVct?*d, it would he foolish in me j in refun* your request Tnd publicly, in the open aquare, ahe ki*?ed bun. 'i'i<e nest day theaiiident was sent for I by ih* Go?i>nor. He wanted ioae? the rnxn who dared to a??k ? kiM from hit daughter in thai war, and whom the contented to kit*. He received hiiu with a scrutinizing bow, but after an hour'* conversation wat eo pleated with him, that he ordered him to dine nt hia table during hi* studies at Up>uU. Our young friend pursued hit itudies in auch a manner that it toon made him lli? mokt promiaing student at lb* Uni? eeraity. Three yean are pow pnaaed in'** lli* fir*i ki*a, when lb* young man *i? *1 Io*??l to give a aecond ki?a to the dan gbr l? of the Governor ae hie wife. lie hecam?, later, one of the moat notad echo'are in Sweden, and wae much r? apeoted for bia character. Ilia work* will endure whit* lime laata among th* worka ol ?fi?ma; and Irom lliia bappv union sprang a family wetl known in Sweden at tlie present lime, whose wealth and high position in society are regarded aa tr Ilea in comparison with ita goodness and loee." * r , ? mn kill a ijiual i kkdkr . In the Circuit Court of I'a tiniore. on ! Saturday, Ju Ige Al?*n< n*l??r decided the Act of Congress mating greenbacks a j legal tender unconstitutional am) void, an assumption of power not printed h? the States to their agent, the General Gov ernment, and (ha court in argument put* ! tha important querv?can Congress con tart papar into cold and silver f An appeal front tha derision wilt ha takan. Tha girl that loat b?r beau may at wall hang up bar fiddla. r J Pleasing Incident. We extract <lie foilowing Iroin the New York Watchman, and take pleasure in sating thai we know Captain P tz?r well; llihi lie is still living at or near Ins old hotoe in Salem, Il'ianoke County, Vs ; and litnr the incident related is an appropriate illustration, not only of his own excellent character as a Christian, hut of a very large class among the officers and | soldiers of our nohl? urm? ?i. ? J ...... war : | "In * book entitled Our B<?yr, by A. ! F. Hill, of tli? Eglitli Pennsylvania lie I serves, we tins ple*s'ng incident In on* of those conversations that the Soldiers of both armies an frequently took, ! with the Potomac rolling between them,' the ft llowmg occurred : 1 "May we w?k." it quired the Federal | ! old er, to what regiment vou belong V "Thirteenth Virg nia Cavalry." "You are one of it* ofTb ers I' | "Yes; I am Caittxin of Co. C. Mv name is Andrew L Pilzer." To repeat all the cnttversa'ion that fob j lowed would be a task indeed The war i waa talked nf?the sohber's life was die. I j cussed Jokea were perpetrated freely ; 1 I but one little circumstance occurred during j the conversation which nude an imprea* , sion on my mind that time can uever : > efface. It was as follows ; | One of our boys held up a pack of 1 enrd*. an/1 /?*all?/l "Ho vou know what ihi* in!'' Sev-ra1 o'her rebels hail l>v this time | joined the rt]i'?ir', who acted at spokesman, j hixI continued to Carry on the conver 1 sat i<>n. "I cannot c?e what it is at this distance," he replied. I'll tell vou !" said the owner. "What r "The history of the Four Kings," was the significant reply. "Oh! Ves ?that's ? yes?I understand I now. C*rds, I believe." 44 V - I I I "Mav I show you the history I read !" } I asked 'he rehel "Ves, sir, if you please.'' Placing h's han I to his hrcast, ihe rebel officer drew from a side packet the I inoi-t blettsed of hII ho<'k* a email Bible. j I All ! what h reproach. Not that it was I meant an a reproach, for i> was the in. mcaiice and simplicity of a child ; hut to witness such an exhibition of superior morale in one upon whom we looked a* being a rebel?an insurgent?was trulv aba?iiig. How I would like to know whether he is yet living. Manr, on our side, who came to the rocky brink ami conversed with him on tit a t day of armis tico have passed atvar forever. 1 do not remember who tiie soldier was that exhibited he park ol cards to the rebel officer ; hut there is one thing I do remember, and that it, that he felt the reproof so sensibly that, after s'anding bur a moment gar, ng vacantly upou the Cards as he held them iu his hands, and lint* lensTy twisting the corners, he threw them over the brink, and away they went sail ing and fluttering as they slowly descend d to the green waters many a fathom below."?Lynchburg Xews. Howe's Cotton Picker. Editors Sourmcas Cultivator:?In ftllnd tig to tin* Ihing, you say, "our Northern hrelhern are bound to have a hand in the matter." Yes, indeed, may tie one hand "in the metier," nod the other in Hoineb xty a |iocket. I put mi foot in it. 1 do nol remember detm, tut a friend* of mine in New Orleans, saw the a^ent, and as I had been a great experimenter, it waa proposed I should try the thmg I aem $'20 10 New Orleans, with the distinct proposition, that as I had no confidence in it, I would deposit price. $10 oach, and if they answered, I would keep, if not, the very identical $20 must be returned. I took one of my most in te'digeni men, and we went out a cottom in);, and after we had tried repeatedly, and given to one or more of the darkies, who knew ihev could, we gave up the hunt We tried the thing faithfully. I tent thetn back and demanded my $20, but the agent had heeu taken *?;lh a | leaving. This is to warn all decent men. And if anybody can get my $20 back, 1 will give him half. 1 lost the machines j and my $20 M. W. PHILLIPS. ? . . in m criminal court, the counael d's ' satisfied ?nli his want of success with an j Iriab witness, compUiied to lha court.? j Paddy rep'ied, 'sure an' I'm no lawyer, j , yer honor ; and the spalpane only wants to puzzle me * "Come, now, do you swear i tbat you are no lawyer f* said tlie counse'. i "Fail, and' 1 do; and vez may swear tbe same abeut yourself, two, without fear of j P^jury." Shocking Scene at an Exeoation. Allen P. Eggleston, alias Walter B. Watson, the burglar who fatally shot Captain Almon P. Menter, leader of Men* tar's cornet hand, on the night of the 7th of last June, while attempting to escape from the letter's house, which he had en* tered burglariously, was hanged at Newi port, Kentucky, or. Friday last. The doomed man made a speech from the scaffold and confessed his guilt. A dis? patch describes the following painful scene: A rope was fixed to the hood, the lever was pul'ed out and the trap was sprung readily. Tli? bndv foil through with t?reat force? the knot slipped, and with a full of eiuht feet tli? wretched man's hod* struck the ground?his head bump< ing against the wood work with a thng that could be heard one hundred feet off. The scene of horror electrified the fifteen thousand spectators. A murmur of hor rnr and disgust went the length and breadth of the crowd, and they ntotred forward with a motion like that of an immense wave to see what wnnlil f.>Ilnw It was at five minutes after 1 o'clock that the horrih'e event occurred. The officers quietly raised the man, all stunned a- d bleeding, from his terribly lacerated neck, as he was, carried him up the steps to the death hole again, and gave him some water. Without a word of complaint or an expression of pain, with the old look of meekness and tesignation lighting up his face, and saying simplv, "fitmilvinen, dou't let that occur again." he submitted to the preparation for his execution. Weaker than ever, he was placed on the trap again. Then, again, he was supi ported on cither side ; the knot was fas. tened to the head ; then, again, the body fed with a shock that made rope and frame creak, and work a distance of six f??t ??.l ?o o TI , v C " lift; n? n | i?i u?I ll I ?J 1U I II in W HI at six minutes past two. Tho muscular struggles were very alight, ar.d lasted only three minute*. The body was allowed to hang half an hour before it was cut down for burial. *r~~ s- b, . ? She Wouldn't Marry a Mechanic. A your.? man commenced visiting A young woman, and appeared to be well pleased. One evening lie called when it was quite late, which led the young girl to inquire where he bad been. "I had to work to night." "What! do you work for a livingt"? he inquired in astonishment. "Certainly, replied the young man, "I am a mechanic." "I dislike the name of a mechanic,'* uml tltu tnrn<e/l urs ?Ae/. -vv. ??y "vi pivn j i.wno. That was the last time the young mam visited the young woman. lie is now a wealth? man, and he has one of the beyt women in the country for his wife. The lady who disliked the name of mechanic is now the wife of a miserable fool?a regular vagrant about grog shops, and she, soft, verdant silly, miserable girl, it obliged to tako in washing in order U support htrsfdf and children. You dislike the name of mechaoic, eh? You whose brothers are but well ,1 ,....,1 I?e... TO. -> -? <nm>cu iu?ki>i ii o jmj any giri who has so little brains, who is so verdant, ao soft, as to think less of a voung rr.sn for loing a mechanic?one of God's noble* ! men ? the most dignified end honorable j personage of heaven's creatures. Beware, ' young lady, how you treat young men j that work for a living, for you may one I day be a menial to one of ihein j ouri self. I P\.r n.u.. it.. ?n r- i A ... wuv) \i'ov.'?ai j;o tun nniiHCU |'?U' ! per, with all his rings, jewelry, I rsronne#a, and pomposity, and take to your affections I th? callous handed, intelligent, and ini duatrious mechanic. . Thousands have bitterly regretted their folly who have turned their hack* to honesty. A few years have taught to em a severe lesson. | Epitaph on a Mr. Jones, a celebrated bone merchant: "Her# lies the bones Of William Jones, Who, when alive, collected hones; I But Death, that bony, spectre, Tlmt most amazing hone collector, Has honed poor Jones so snug and tidy That here h# lies in bona fide." Dihthh in Chari.i?Rton.?The Cout4& announces the death of Mr. II. L. Pat* terfield, proprietor of the Pavilion Hotel, who died in Covington, Ga. It also rti cords the death of Mr. Andrew McDow* all. Gov. Pattoo, ot Alabama, has requeafc. ed and obtained the re issue of rations by the Kremlin en's llureau, representing thai 70,000 to 80,000 persons in that State, chiefly widows and orphans, are suffering for the want of food. ^