we were at length safe. But the
wily savage, fearful that one might
escape if he trusted to his lance, had
only resigned it for a more effective
weapon. Rapidly assuming his bow,
he fitted an arrow to the spring, and
riding at full speed to within a dozen
yards, he drew the weapon along his
right thigh, and let fly the missile
with a short quick cry, and a force
that would have' driven it through
the bosses of a Grecian buckler. Tru
ly and unerringly sped the shaft,
aimed at my heart, and in an instant
I should have fallen its prey, had not
liteneateeah, perceiving the mark,
sprung with a rapid gesture before
me, and received it in her bosom.—
But she was avenged, for at that in
stant the arrow, of the foremost Si
oux quivered to the feather in the
Pawnee's breast. The bloodgushing
in torrents across my preserver's
breast. withdrew my attention how
ever, from the combatants, so that 1
neithor:saw nor heard anything of
the ensuing conflict. I caught her
hastily in my arms, forgetting every
thing in that moment's agony. Poor
sweet, devoted being I—she had first
periled, and now sacrificed her life
for mine. I would have given worlds
to have saved her.
tillieneateeah, my preserver! 06,
she is indeed gone!" I' exclaimed,
wiping away a few dropsof the blood
from her face.
tier eyes had been oloeed, but as I
spoke she opened them faintly, press
ed my hand, murmuring in tones
scarcely audible, "Will the—white
warrior—think sometimes—of poor
Bleneateeah ?"
I replied by a gesture, for I could
not speak. Hot tears rained down
my cheek. I turned away that she
might not see them.
"The—white brave will—see his--
lodges and tribe. The Pale Flower—.
is happy." •
I could not speak. I pressed my
lips to her cold brow.
"Brother, farewell;—the great spir
it waits," she slowly articulated.
A faint smile flickered across her
featnres; her head fell heavily upon
her-bosom—she was'dead. She was
dead, but her last thought was one of
joy, that, by the sacrifice of her life,
I should behold my home once more.
With the consciousness that all
was over, a total forgetfulness of ev.
erytbing but her fatal devotion came
over me. I remained stupified, with
her form resting in my arms, gazing
intently on the features of the mur
dered girl. How long it may have
been I know not; but a deep glut
teral at length startled me.
"War Eagle," it said, "it is the
brother of the Pale Flower who
speaks—look up—she is avenged."
I raised my head. The chief stood
before me, every muscle rigidly set,
as he held above his slaughtered sis
ter the trophies of the Pawnee'slate.
Not a man of that band of murder
ers ever reached their camp. They
died beneath the arrows of the aveng
ing Sioux.
walll 2111110011.110 IP.UIOIYLII 0141911 TO 11181), WS 01A91TO /MOW."
WY. N. BRESLIN, Editor and Proprietor
LEBANON, P.A.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1805
(47- The President has issued his
proclamation appointing Judge Wm.
Marvin Provisional Governor for
Florida. The form of his proclama
tion is precisely the same as that us
ed in the appointmetit of the other
provisional governors for the South
ern States and for similar, purposes.
Mir CONSCIENCE MAKES
—Stanton, Secretary of War, the man
who pressed on the trial and convic
tion of Mrs. Surratt, and Holt, Judge
Advocate,- his instrument in the
bloody deed, were both so conscience
stricken on the day of execution that
they looked themselves up and re
fused to see, or be seen by, any one.
After the execution application was
made by the friends of Mrs. Surratt
for her body to give it Christian bur
ial. Being rsfused admission, a note
was sent to Stanton with the request.
He referred it to Holt,. who also be
ing locked up, it was, by him referred
back to the Secretary of War, and by
the 'Secretary back to Holt, and by
Holt again to the' Secretary of War,
and by the Secretary of War back
again to Holt, who at last sent the
following verbal message to Mr. Ai
ken, through one of his clerks, a Mr.
Wright.
"Request will be considered, and at
a proper time may be complied with,
but not at'present."
Let the people imagine these two
monsters looked up in their closets,
guarded by bayonets, yet shaking in
their boots, not because of anything
they had to fearfrom men, but afraid
of the devil, who, through their con
sciences, was warning them that he
considered them certain of being his,
not only on account of the black deed
they were allowing to be committed
on that 'day, but of many others near-
ly as damning previously perpetrated.
Whew ! whew ! but Stanton and
Holt must have been oppressed that
day from the heat and smell of brim
stone, not to talk of the invisible
company in black with tail and hoofs!
Whew I
Ng. The New York Tribune says
it will soon believe that there is more
virtue after all in the Democratic
party thou any other.
war DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN NEW
YORK.--Barnum's Museum and a
number of adjoining buildings in.
New York, were destroyed By fire on
Thursday afternoon. Nothing but
the glass engine in the museum was
saved. Six buildings on Broadway,
eight on Ann street and five on Ful
ton street were destroyed. The loss
is estimated at $1,000,000. The Mu
seum building belonged to the Astor
estate, and the loss upon it is es
timated at $40,000. It was insured.
Barnum's loss in curiosities, futtni
ture, machinery, &c., is set down at
$300,000, on which he has insurances
to the amount of $75,000.
Barnum anounces that he intends
immediately to rebuild the Museum,
on a more magnificent scale than
heretofore, and has already sent, off
agents to Europe to collect curiosi
ties.
sir. The day of Mititary Commis
sions, in limes of Peace, and outside
the army, is probably over in this
county. The unfortunate termina
tion of the last one, not only illegal,
but which resulted in the execution
of a person believed by all unpreju
diced minds to have beeninnocent,
has given such a quietu*, to that
branch of the "War Power," that
neither. Stanton, Holt; and their
friend in black, (with hoofs,) will
hardly dare bring it to life' again.
j The Government has decided
to immediately muster out of service
the remaining troops of the Army.of
the Potomac, which were recently
consolidated into a provisional corps
under command of General Wright.
"Governor Brownlow, in Tennessee has issued
an address to the poop le of that State, infortning
them of the validity of the new Constitution,
and of his determination to enforce its provG
ions. Only loyal men, he says, will he allowed
to vote at the Weapon, and officers eleeted ' by
disloyal voters will be arrested."—Rx.
Otr Brownlow flays, "only loyal,
men will be allowed to vote," and "of
ficers elected by disloyal voters will
be arrested." How can officers be
elected by those wbo are not allowed
to vote ? From B's manifesto the
humbug of the election may already
be determined. The people have but
one way to vote, and if, they vote,
otherwise are to be considered dis
loyal, and their candidate, if elected,
arrested.
ThoSe who are so . anxious to
give the niggers votes and offices
must have but little confidence in the
ability of white people to carry on
this government successfully. It is
true, the experience of the last few
years would'occasion such a want of
still they should remember that we
got along very well without them
and the niggers in office and pow
er, and will do so again when the
Constitution and Democratic princi
ples are the guide—the morning and
the evening stars I
Ten SECRETARY OP THE TREASURY has, with
a view more effeetually to prevent fraud on tha
Internal Revenue by distillers, ordered the ap
pointment of an additional assessor in each dis
trict in which there are diatillers."
ser That there is "more than one
way of whipping the devil round a
stump," is evident from the above.—
The hungry must be fed, and as loyal
office seekers are numerous and, rav
enou-s, the above is made the excuse
for quartering an additional set upon
the people.
Or Rumors are again afloat that
the Cabinet is to be re-moddled, and
that Hon. Reverdy Johnson will suc
ceed Mr. Seward in the State Depart
ment. When, oh when, wiliStanton
be kicked out of, the. War: Depart..
meat?
OAVARDS.
Oz At u 4th of July celebration
in Bedford, by the Republicans, the
following toast was received, handed
in by a very "loyal" young man :-
"The Union as it was and the Constitution as
it is, the motto of old fogies,"
sta. The Radicals of the Republi
can party have determined either to
rule or ruin their party. Great butte
fit will result to the country from the
ruin but none from the rule
SIMON CAMERON has at length
called a meeting of the Republican
State Convention for the purpose of
making nominations for State officers.
As he postponed the meeting because
the partialities of its members as to
himself and the Governor were not
exactly ascertained, it is fair to sup•
pose that he has at length found
matters all right. But the end is not
yet. The friends of the Governor
will not tamely submit. They will
fight, and the coming convention
will probably have a lively session.--
Each faction will be ably led. It is
said the _National Administration
leans towards the Governor. This
is denied by the Cameronians. But
to fortify themselvesagainst chances,
the friends of Cameron are courting
the radicals as allies. There will be
fun in the convention.
A Tornado which passed near Red
Wing, Minn., overtook Sheriff Chan
dler, who leaped from his carriage,
threw himself upon the ground, and
by clinging to a tree was saved, but
received severe injuries. His horse
Sand carriage were taken away be.
ween heaven and earth. The horse
was subsequently found in a tree-top
seventy rods distant. The dwelling
house of lustice Chamberlain was
totally destroyed, fragments of which
were scattered for miles, Mrs Chain.'
berlain sought refuge in the cellar,
ihereby saving her life.
ecial
ammra
(*- The radical republicans are
afraid that the people will think of
their taxes, and hence are striving
to distract their attention by the nig
ger-voting question. They will not
succeed, however. The people are
tired of thinking of and supporting
questions which do not effect their
interests, nor tend to their comfort,
and happiness, and purpose hereafter
to give all such hobbies the go-by.—
While having one eye on those who
are striving to blindfold them so as
to enjoy office and power, they will
use the other for the advancemeat of
their own interests, and, to make up
for lost time and money during the
last four years. Office;seekers and
nigger-shriekers will fare,. poorly at
the hands of thy ; people for the next .
fifty years. " '
rtm.. Hon: Emerson Etheridge has
been arrested at Columbus, Ky., by
a military man,:on , ii,charke of deliv
ering incendiary- speeches in 'Tennes
see. The speeches' have been deliv
ered since the , war is over,' and eon
listed in contending , that slavery is
not abolished in Tennessee, and that
the people of that State 'alone haVe
the right to say whether, it shall lie
r no. Mr. Etheridge was CleHt of
the. U. S. 'House of Representatives
during the first Congress . of Mr.
coin's riresiderfey, and is one
of the best members of the
Republican party. 'Not being orthb
dox on the nigger , 'question, he is
served as are all others who . refuse
to believe as.the powers-that-be do.
te... Newspapers add persons who
approve of the F'resident's policy to
wards the Southern States still speak
of it as- "reconstruction" instead of .
"restoration.", .fohnson himself
speaks of his policy us that of resto
ration, knowing and, saying that he
has no power, constitutionally to re
construct. That was the point upon
which he and thdradiealssplit. They
were opposed to restoration, and con
tinually clamored for reconstruction
—the creation of a new Union out of
the ruins of the old. With the single
exception of, slavery and the severe
-restrictions of the amnesty proclama
tion, the course of JOhnson has, so
far, tended toward restoration and
against the reconstruction plan of the
radiCals. If not BO complete and en
lightened as the Democracy could
wish, his measures, nevertheless,
meet their approbation, inasmuch as
radicalism is displeased and disap
pointed.
Stir In New Tork some of .the
Provost Marshals 'are being hauled
false impriiiinliceric assault and at
tery, &e. Tbe secret history of the
Draft 'reign is being brought to light,
and it appears that anybody was
drafted who was supposed able to
pay; and some who refused to do so
were not only kicked and beaten but
imprisoned in addition. When :the
secret historTof the same "powers
that were" in Pennsylvania comes to
be written, it will be found' equally
rascally. The war paid the "loyal,"
and when it did not legally they
made it do BO anyhow. it is 110•W013-
der they were so anxious to . have it
go on.
IlownLE A COME NT—TEt FLEE LA
DIES CRTISIIED TO DEATH.—From the
Sayidusky (Ohio) Register, 'wetake
the following particulars of an acci
dentiresulting in the desith'of three
ladies, while making a pleasure trip
on board the steamer Ottowa, on the
Fourth:
The shaft of the vessel is situated
some eighteen inches'above the main
deck, and 'spliced in the centre.—
Prom ..the splices a nut protruded,
which, in its revolutions, cauglit the
crinoline 'of a Miss Whitehead, who,
in her efforts to extricate herself from
being wound around the shaft, caught
hold of a Mrs. 14Iontigomery with a
deadly ,grasp. Mrs. Montgoinery im
mediately grasped alMrs. Fisher, and
the three , were wound around the
shaft together, and crushed in the
most horrible manner, The parties
all belonged to Locust Point. The
liusbands; children, arid frientle.rof•the
unfortunate persons were on board,
and beheld the horrible sight without
any power to relieve them. The boat
was turned and headed for home, and
the party that had started out for a
day of pleasure and rejoicing return.
ed, in grief and morning.
O A philosopher , thirsting for
knowledge, undertook to- test the ra
pidity with which fire, would ascend
a moveable ladder of grains of gun
powder, reaching from a hot stove to
a junk bottle. The result, was sud
den and astonishing. The man will
remember the Fourth of Jnly by a
diminished number of thumbs and
fingers.
PROLIFIC.--Chalk James Webster,'
agod seventy-four years, who resides
on Stevens creek, Grant county, Ken
tacky, is the father of 45 children,—
His grand•ehildren number eighty,
and his great grandzehildren twenty . .
seven. He is now living with his
fourth wife, who is a sister of th e
wife of one of his own sons. Fathor
and son thus stand in the relation of
brothers-in-law. Who would be an
old bachelor ?
Otr" The Bedford Gazette relates a
joke of an old Abolitionist, of that
county, who on the fourth, came to
town, and seeing a procession with a
great many soldiers and Rags, turn
ed in and drove his buggy withmark
ed pride for some :distance; when he
discovered that it was' demobratic.—;
He immediately left.
•
Ate' Ford's theatre, Washington
city, was to have been opened on
Monday night, but in the evening
Stanton sent a file of soldiers, who
closed it up. No reason was assigned.
Stanton could have notified Ford
weeks ago not to engage a company
and go to the expense of fitting up,
but that did not suit his purpose, it
seems. Small act, and small man.
irr lion. Asa Packer, of Mauch
Chunk, Carbon county, Pa., a Demo
gat of the True-Blue style, has set,
apart a, fund of half a million dollar 4
to establish, maintain and endow a
College at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
and has given a tract of fifty-seven
acres at that place as .s site for the
College buildings. Bishop Stevens,
of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
is at the head of a commission to pre
pare a plan of organiaation.
Se - The Warld's Walbington cor
respondent says :--:‘4l4Confessor of
Mrs. Surratt the Rev. Mr. Walters
says—not revealing the confessional
—that as God, lives Mrs. SUrratt was.'
innocent of the.murder f President
• - .
Lincoln, or of any niten or conspra
cy to'rmirder him"
_. 4 , 4 ,t •
tom.. This is a gala age Arta. W bile
the public mind is rapidly settling
down to the belief that. Mrs. Surratt,
recently exedutedin Ws hington' for
complicity in the assassin tion of Mr.
Lincoln, was entitely , ,in ocent, the
republican papeis are shouting glee- .
fully . " Lincoln avenied 1 ' Was
the execution for ..revenge, and was
it really.necessary that alb_ innocent,
person should be-n*lde tcl suffer the
death penalty for the• Sake of yen
•geance
"A COPPER-HEAD
York city has furnithed 116,000 men
for the' war, besides 25,000 three
months' men, at a cost fiir bounties
of $9,870,327. Thti total military ex
penditures of the city were over soy
enteen millions and a half ; and the
number of men furnished to the war
was almost as large as theatre num
ber furnished by Pew Englandl
Aar A few evenings ago, in Wash-.
ington, a woman was detected in the
et of drowning herself and two small,
children, in Tiber - creek:, near the
Baltimore Railroad.'depot.. Shesaid
her husband. was so dissipated that
he would not support her or her chit.
dren, and that she bad no way of
(mining a living. • •
Or A German emigrant ship was
burned On the hunks of Newfound
land on the let inst. Four- hundred
of her passsengers 'Are missing and
supposed to be -10 0- About thirty
O Mrs. Betty Perrine, ofßahl
,.
mere, who was recently - Convicted of
"treason," has addressed a letter to
President Johnson, in which she
claims that the only crime • proven
against her was that of kissing her
cousin, a rebel officer ; and further-,
more, that it was not; her, but anoth
er lady, who kissed the rebel officer !
Presi den tjo h son , it is reported, co n-
Siders'her explanation, perfectly.sat
ishict;ory; and has almost determined
to pardon "her. She was convicted
of this awful offenite by a Military
Commission, consisting of Judge Ad
voeates, reporters, and nobody knovvs
how many Brigadiers. This Is con
clusive evidence that we hate a strong,
government:
EXCITEMENT AT- ALBANY, N• . Y.
Two' Young Girls grossly In altreated- -
Th,eir Mother and Brother attempt
Revenge in a Court Roo*.
ALANY, N. Y., July hex ex
citetnent was created at East Albany
this afternoon, by the shooting'of a
prisoner.in the Pollee Court room.-
0 n lair.; Friday alternoon'' two girls
named Ann and Bridget Burns, went
to the woods a short distance from
home to pick berries. While thus
engaged they were seized by four
men, who repeatedly violated their
persons. Bridget, who is but fdteen
years•old, cannot live, it is - said.
Soon after the crime beam:ie pub
licly known, Lewis'Major, aged forty
years, and his son, were arrested and
recognized by the girls as_ two of
their assailants. This afternoon they
were taken - beforepcilTerreagiatiirtef
for prelhninary exatiatbation; but
these proceedings had Sbareely.cjien.
ed when a brother of the girls shot
the eldest Major in the arm' and Jeg.
The, mother of the girls folloWed the
attack by striking Major a :11eaVy
blow on the head with a4,hatchet.
Young Burns and bisinother' were
arrested, and'iliajor was carried -to
bis house, where a threatening mob
were only deterred froM resorting to
Lynch law by the presence of a.strong
police force.
_Major was formerly an engineer
on the _Hudson River railroad, but
WWI 4i§9ll4egfid f9rAkißCOildtleL. His
son is , said to be a notorious :"bounty
jumper. 'Young Barns tried to stab
him,,but was prevented, by> the po
licemen. .
WRISKEY.—The following "loyal"
method of avoiding a loss :on whis
key, without seeming to defraud the
'Government, has just been'-;invented
in this city : ; - •
A. is a distiller, and-bolds 100 barrelatif
.
Key, on which toe tax (two dollars per. gallon)
bas not been paid. Whieltay selling' at about
$2.03 Per gallon, tax paid and' cost of whiskey
included: A. wants to get out whole ; so be
goes to 8., a confidential friend says he Aloes not
intend to pay a dollar tax,on his whiskey. B •
becomes informer, and, as such, becomes entitled
to half the prOceeds of the sale. The whiskey
is seized and sold at anotion,, brings $,1.95 per
gallon, cash. B: receives 97} cents per gallon
for his share as informer. A. makes out the
cost of the whiskey,aay 45 cents; per _gallon,
which is deducted from the 971, and the balance
is trell,V divided between A. and B, and Uncle
Sinn gitaii7Viente, instead of two' dollars per
gallon.--Tourial of gotataeree.. ' '
A HEART BROKENIAUGHTER PRONE UPON
THE STEPS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,
The misery of the pretty and heart
broken daughter of Mrs. Barrett is
the talk of the city. This girl ap
pears to have loved her mother with
all the petulance of a child. She vis
ited her constantly, and on the morn
ing of the execution, made so stirring
an effort to obtain her life that her
devotion takes half the disgrace from
the mother She got, the priests to
speak in her behalf. Early she knelt
in the cell at her mother's feet, and
sobbed, with, now and then a pitiful
scream till the gloomy corridors rang.
She endeavored to win from Payne a
statement that her mother was not
accessory, and, as a last resort, flung
herself upon the steps of the White
House, and made that portal memora
' ble by her filial tears. About half
past 8 o'clock, Miss Surratt, accom
panied by . a female friend, again vis
ited the White House for the pur
' pose of obtaining an interview with
the President. The latter having
given ordera that he would receive
no one that day, the door-keeper stop
ped Miss Surratt at the foot of the
steps leading up to. the President's
office; and would not permit-her to
proceed -further. She then asked
permission to see G-eneral Muzzy, the
President's- military Secretary, who
promptly answered the summons and
came down stair(where Miss Surratt
.was standing:, • A,soon as the.Gener.
al made. his appearance, Miss Barrett
threw herself upon her knees Vetere
him, and catching him by the coat,
with loud sobs and streaming eyes,
imploring him to assist her in obtain
jug a hearing with the Posident.—
General Muzzy, in as tender a man
ner as possible, informed Miss Surratt
that he could not comply with her
request, as President Johnson's orders
were imperative , and, he, would-re
ceive no one. Upon .General Muzzy
returning to his office, Miss Surratt
threw herself upon the stair steps,
where she remained a considerable
length of time, sobbing aloud in the
greatest anguish, protesting - her
mother's innocence, and imploring
every one who came near her to in
tercede in her, mother's behalf.—
While thus weeping, she declared her
mother was too good and kind to be
guilty of the enormous crime of
which she was convicted, and assert
ed that if. her mother was put .to
death she wished to die also. She
- was finally allowed
,to sit in the east
'room, where She lay in wait for all
who entered, hoping to make them
efficacious in her behalf, all the while
uttering her weary heart in a wo
man's touching 'cries; but at last,
certain of disappointment, she drove
again to the jail and lay,in her moth
er's cell, with the heavy face of one
who brings ill-news. 'The parting
will consecrate those gloomy walls.
The daughter saw the motherpinion
ed and kissed her wet face as she
went shuddering to the scaffold. The
last words of Mrs. Surratt, as she
went out'of the jail, , .were
,addresssd
to a gentleman whom she bad knoim,
I V the gurraWs, and "a lonely lamp
shines at a single window, .where the
sad orphan is thinking of her bereave
ment.
FOOLISH AND FATAL WAO ER .--0
day last week two men, a laborer
and a•meehanie, at Irvington, on the
hudson River , Railroad, having
been drinking freely, over their cups
made a wager that one would remain
longer on the track than the other
when the train. was approaching.—
When they beard the cars they link
ed arms and walked towards the com
ing locomotive. Death was before
them, but neither attempted to un
loose his kold nor stepped aside.—
Again and again the engineer -whis
tled and ordered the brakesput'down
but is was too late; Abe locomotive
struck the menrand killed them in.
stantly. ''The poor fellows had cour
age certainly, which, if employed ra
tionally, might have_ produced credi
table results; - but it appears strange
they could have beak so bereft ot
reason as to throw their.lives away OD
a silly and trivial wsger.
mg. An item is afloat to the effect
that a petition is on foot in Minnesota
asking that" women be allowed to
vote, whereupon an ungallant editor
of the Philadelphia Inquirer remarks
"this is going rather too fast."—Ex.
• If the services of tile Inquirer 'see:
needed, all the Alinnesotiana have te
do is to put the word negro or colored
before the word women, and the In
quirer will chime in luatily.
or A man ,recently broke up a
:Marriage engaement because the la
did .hbvpcifise6o go rid*tio n versa t
a 1 powers. A wielted editor, com
menting upon the fact says, "He
should have .marri.ca fier,,and then
fused,re
her' bonnet, to have develop=
. cd her powers of talk."
ilk In ;the Norwegian_ mines, min
ers pres Cit thCiriselves on Saturday
evening, to, the .. inspector, who, hav - -
ing sutticd accounts: with each, writes
in White chalk pimp ,his black back
the sum lips to him. The : mangoes;
to the cashie,r, who„, also, turns him
around, and pays him without saying
arword.'
•
OCR'- Vhey kill pigs by steam in
Chicago. A great iron claw, with
five ifinger; hooks •out the pigs which
'ate quarreling . in the • pen below; and
lifts' thepOrkersto a gibbet. near by,
and` then ;plunges them again into
Scalding water. By the machine fif
ty porcinSe are killed, scalded, scrap
ed, cleaned, srdit'and hung in rows
ready for selling within an hour:
‘ ster “Brick" "•'Poineroy says he is
willing to go Ul3 a 'Substitute now.—
,
Terms moderate. •
A:usually- quiet and peaceable citi
zen of New York one day last week
shot the driver of a fish cart, who had
for several; weeks blown .a hideous
horn :under his _window every morn
ing, destroying the sleep of 'the en
tire neighborhood.
Johii Brookitirldge ,hqs.left
Stamp Duties,
•uposed by Act of Congress.
The following carefully prepared sched
ule will be found of great use to all
classes, and should be cut out and pre
served for reference:
Acknowledgments of deeds or other instru
ments, made before a : Justice, notary or
other qualified officer . exempt.
Affidavit $ 05
Agreement or Appraisement, (for each sheet
oe piece of paper on which the same is
written)
Assignment, of lease, stamp duty the same
as an original instrument, increased by n
stamp duty on the consideration or value
of the assignment equal to that imposed
upon the conveyance of land for similar
consideration or value.
Assignment or transfer of mortgage, or pen
cy of insurance, or the renewal or contin
uance of any agreement, contract or char
acter, by letterer otherwise, is subject to
the same duty es'the'Eriginal instrument.
Assignment, ordinary, as of bond, without
guarantee
_Assignment, patent right
Bank Check, draft, or order for the payment
of any sum of nteney, whatsoever, drawn
upon any bank, banker,or trust company,
or far any sum exceeding $lO, drawn upon
any other person or persons, companies
or corporations at sight or en -demand
Bill of Fa -change. (inland;) draft or order
for the payment of any sum of money
(not exceeding $100) otherwise than at
sight or on demand, and any promissory
note (except hank notes issued for aim' t.
Men, and checks made and intended- to be
forthwith presented, and which • shall 1*
presented to a bank or banker for pay
ment.) or any memorandum, check, receipt
or other written or printed evidence of an
amount of money to be Paid on demand or
at a time designated, shall have a stamp
or stamps affixed thereon, denoting ditty,
upon, every sum n.t exceeding $lOO
For every additional $lOO. or fraction there
of, in excess of $lOO
flit a of Exchange, (foreign.) if drawn in - sets
of three er moi,e, for every bill of each
set, where the sum does not exceed $1(9), or
its, equivalent thereof in any foreign- -cur
rency- 'vs
For every additional $lOO, or fractloWthere
of, in excess of $lOO
Bills of Exchange, (foreign,) drawn in," but
payable oat of the United States, (if
drawn single or in du,plieate,) pay the
same rates of dnty , as Inland Bills of Ex-
Exchange. '
fThe,acceptpr or aeceptors of any Bill
of Exchange t or order for the payment of
any SUM of * money drawn, or purporting
to be drawn, in any foreign country, but
payable in the United States, must, before
parng or ac-epting the same, place there-.
upon a stamp indieating the duty.]
Bills of lading. other than charter party,
for auy goods, merchandise or effects to be
exported from a pert or place in the Unit
ed States to any foreign port or place
stamp duty of
Bill'of ,Sale of any vessel, or part thereof,
when the consideration shall not exceed
$5OO
Bill of Sate exceeding $5OO, and not exceed
ing $l,OOO
Bill of Sale exceeding $l.OOO, for each $5OO
or fraction thereof
Bata/ Sale of personal property (other than
ship or vessel)
Bond indemnifying any person for the pay
ment of any sum of money where the mon
ey ultimately recoverable thereupon is
41.000 or less
Bond, when the money recoverable exceeds
$l,OOO, for every additional $l,OOO or frac
tion thereof, in excess of $lOOO
Bond for the due execution and performance
of the duties of any office
Bond for deed or conveyance of land
Bond of any description, other than such as
are required in legal proceedings and
such as are not otherwise charged
Cards, playing, per peek, of whatever nnm
her, whenever the prim) per pack, does not
exceedlB cents
Cards, playing, over 18 and not over 25
cents per pack
dards, playing, over 25 and not over 50 cents
Per Wit
Cards, playing, ever 50 cents and not over
Ozrds; playing, over $l, for each addl. lona]
50 cents or fraction
The manufacturer of playing cards is al
lowa to affix the stamp appropriate to
the price at which he sells, and the subse
quent vender must affix the addi• tonal
stamp if the advance on price is such as
to require it.
Certificates of Loan, fn which there shell ap
pear any written or printed evidence o f
an amount of money to be paid on demand
of at a time designated, or subject to
stamp duty as "Prommissory Notes."
Certificate of Deposit of any sum of money in
any bank or trust company, or with any
hanker or person acting as such, if for a
sum not exceeding $lOO, a stamp duly
Do, ff for a sum exceeding $lOO, stamp
day •
Certificate of Stock in an incorporated com-
pony fortnium pot eat than $lO nd
not exceeding $5O
Certificate of Profits in an incorporated com
pany, for a sum exceeding $5O, end not
exceeding $l,OOO
Certificate of Profits in an incorporated com
pany exceeding $l,OOO, for every $l,OOO or
fractional part thereof
Certificate of Record, upon the instrument
recorded
Certifimete of .Record upon the Book
Certificate of Weight or measurement of ani-
Mals, coal, wood or hay, except, (see lie
turns)
Certificate—Any certificate of damage,
and an other certificates tir documents
issued - by any port warden, marine sur
veyor or other person `actingad such,
stamp duty"
Certificates of any other deseription than
those specified, a stamp, duty of
Certified _Pitinscript ofjudgrnent, satisfac
tion of,iiedgment, and all papers record
ed, and of papers on tile, each' '
[N. 8.--;-as a general rule, every cent
, ficate which -has or 'may harie,-a - legal
value in any court of law, er equity, will
require a stamp duty of 5 mite].
Charter Party, or letter, memorandum, or
other writinghetweervthe captain, own
er or agent of any ehip, vessel or steam ,
er, and any other person', relating to the
charter o fthesame, if the ragistered ton
nage of said ship, vessel or steamer does
not exceed 150 tons.. : .
Charter Party, exceeding 150 tons, and
not exceeding 310 tons
Charter Party, exceeding 500 tone, and not
exceeding 800 tons
.Charter Party, exceeding-000 tons
Clearance, same as Manifest'
Onttract, Lace,Agreemi nt.l
•• Brokers'
Conveyance, deed, Instrument or writing
whereby lands, tenements or other real
ty sold, shall he conveyed, She actual val
ue of which does not exceed $500.......... ..
conveyance, exceed ' lug $5OO, and not ex
ceeding $1,060 •
'For every additional $500,0r fractional
part thereof
• [N. B.—ln - conveyance of real estate, the
law provides that the stamp affixed must
answer to the value of the estate or inter
est conveyed.]
No stamp - is required on any warrant of
, attorney accompanying a bond"-or note,
when such bond or note leas affixed there
to the stamp or stainps denoting the duty
required ; and whenever 'any bond or
note is secured by mortgage, hat one
stamp duty ie required' on mach , papers,
such stamp duty being the highest rate re
, ..quired for such Instruments, or either of
them. In such ease, a note or memoran
dum of the value or denominations of the
stamp Minted should be made upon the
-- margin or in the acknowledgment of the
instrument which is not stamped.
Entry of any goods, wares or merchandise at •
any etettem , hoties; elther--fornsump
tion or warehouse, not exceeding $lOO in
value
Exceeding $lO6, and not exceeding $5OO
in vane
Exceeding $5OO in value
For the withdrawal of any good. or mei ,
chandisefrom bonded warehouses
insurance, when limited to accidental Injury
to persons • exempt.
Insurance AIINITIRe, inland and tire.] where
the consideration paid for the insurance, •
in cask, premium notes, or both , does not
exceed $l.O
From' gni to $5O
i llxceeding $5O
Insurance. [Life,] when the amountinsured
dtball not exceed $l,OOO
Insurance, [Life;] exceeding $l,OOO, and:not •
exceeding $5,000 ' SO
insurance, (tiifc,) exceeding $5,000 1 no
,tease of Lands or. Tenements, where the rent
or rental value is $3OO or less pet anntim:. ' do
lease of Lands or Tenements, exceeding $3OO,
for every additional $2OO, or fraction in ex-
jN. B.—Lease of mat and iron fends, sub
ject to duty under head of "Conveyance."'
_Perpetual lease, subject to stamp, under
bead of "Conveyance the stamp duty to
be measured by resolving the annual ron.
tel Into a capital stip.
Clause eta guarantee of payment of rent,
Incorporated or indorsed, 5 cents addition.
Ligal Docwttents, wilt or other original pro.
eme commenced in any court' of law or
equity, stamp duty
Documents, where the amount claimed
.. in a writ issued by a court notof rec , rd, is
$109..nr over
jal Documents, upon ever,' confession of
udgment or cegnovit, for $lOO or over, (ex
-cept in cases where - the tax for the writ of
a commencement of a suit has been paid.)
Legal .Docuntents, or other process or appeals' •
from justices, courts, or other courts of in.
ferior jurisdiction to a court of record..:..:
Legal Documents, warrants of distress, when
the amount of rent claimed does not ex
. .
ceed gloo
Legal Documents, when the amount claimed
exceeds $lOO
Legal Documents, made in Poreipn Countries.
'And power of Attorney, conveyanee or
,documents of any kind;, made or; purport.
ing to be made! in tiny, .foreign country, to •
be used in the United Statia, , shall pay'the
same duty as if midi or Issued In the Unit
ed'Statee <:
8.-41fichPait Of an agreenienti bill
of lading, charter party, contract, or, lm em,'
relied on es - evidence, either atlaw'
:
equity, must be stamped.]
Letters of Credit. see "Bills or Exchange," for•
elgo.
Letters of Administration, see "Probate of
Will."
Manifest for Custom House entry or clear
ance of the cargo of any ship, vessel or
steamer for a foreign port, if the register
ed tonnage of such ship, vessel or steamer
does not exceed 200 tone
Manifest, exceeding 200 tons, and not ex.
ceeding 600 tons
Manifest, oxcee ling 600 tons
Matches, fellation or Wailer. or other art'.
cies made in part of Wood, and need far
like purposes, in parcels or packages con
taining 100 matches or less, for each
Matches, when in parcels <mutat. log more
than 100 and not more than 200' matches,
for each
Matches, for every additional 100 or frac
tion .
Cigar lights and tapers, double above
rates.
Afortgog; of lands, estate or property, real or.
personal heritable or moveable. , whets.).
ever, where the same shall be made as a
security for the payment of any definite
and certain sum of money lent at the time,
er previously due and owing, or,forborne
to be paid, being payable; also, any con.
veynnce of any lands, estate or property ,
whatsoever ,in trust, to be 'old, or other
wise converted into money, which. shill •
be intended only as asecurity and shall be
redeemable before the sale or others die
posal th led, either by express stipula
tion or otherwise. or any personal bond
given as security or the payment of any
definite or certain sum of money, exceed
ing $lOO and net exceeding $5OO
Exceeding $5OO, and not exceeding $l,OOO
For every additional $500; or frac. ion In ex
cess of $l.OOO -
Pension:A/pers.—Papers relating to appll
.cations for bounties, arrearages of pay or
pensions or to receipt therefor
Passage Tickefs from the United Statee to a
foreign port, costing more than $35
Costing more than $35, and not exceeding
$5O
For every additional $5O oi • fractional part
thereof in excess of $5O
Patent Medicines or Preparatiims, Bitters,
Pet:pc/wry, CusmAttes, fie., —On each
package retailing at not over 25 Dente.:....
taneach packege retailingAt from 25 to 50
exempt
05
02
bn ce ea n c ts h packa . ge retailing at from 50 to 75
*Cents 03
On each packer. retailing at frqn. 75 to $1... ,
On each packages retailing at over $1 each
additions' 50, or less " 02
51edicines compounded according to publish-
ed forthula. are subject to advalerest duty.
Power of Attorney to sell or transfer stock,
b6nds or scrip or collect dividends there
on " 25
Power of Attorney to vote at election ofitb
commuted company ..........» .. . ....... -
Power of .Attorney to receive or collect rents
Power of Attorney to sell and convey-real es
tate, or to rent or lease the same
Power of Attorney for any other purpose.....
Photographs, or sun pictures (except as fol.
lows t„—Upon each picture, when the
price shall not exceed 25 cents- ..........
Photographs, exceeding the retail price of
25 cents, and not exceeding t e sum of 50
cents.— ........ ... ....... ................. .... .
Photographs, exceeding the retail price of
50 cents, and not exceeding $1
Photographs, exceeding the retail price of
for, ey pry additional - dollar or fraction
-al .... .....—. .. ............. ... .
Photographs, or any other sun pictures, be- -
ipg copies of engravings,:or works of art
when the seine are sold by the produeer
at wholesat' at a price not exceeding 10
rents each ,or aro used for the illustration
of hooks, and on photographs so small in
size that a stamp cannot be affixed, b per
cent ad valorem-
Probate of Will. or letters ofadmintsbation,
where the value of both real and personal
estate does notexceed $2,000
For every additional $l,OOO or fractional part
thereof in excess of $2.000
Bonds of Executors, AdministratOrs. True ,
tees and Guardians are each subject to
stamp duty of -
Letters of appointment...:--....
Certificate of appointment
Protest upon note, billet Exchange, chock,
draft, &.c ......... ...... .... .... .........
Promissory Note, or memorandum: cheek re
ceipt; or other written or printed evidence
of an amount of money: to he paid on de
mend or ate time. designated, .whether
given for twenty dollars. or au amount
more or less than twenty dollars, alsojudg
ment notes are , subject-to-the same stamp
duty as "Bills of Eichinge, inland."
(A renewal of a Promissory "Note sub."
jests it to the sante amount of stamp duty
as an original note.)
Quit-Claim Deed should be stamped as 'Ton-
• veyanees," except when given as 'release
of mortgage,"in which case itis exempt.
Rd case, discharge and satisfaction of mort
gage -- exempt.
Receipts for the payment of any Bum of
money, or for the payment of any debt due,
exceeding $2O not being for the satisfac
tion of any mortgage or judgment, or de
cree of any court, and receipt for the de
livery entity property,(except receipts is. •
sued by any persons, firm or companies
doing an express business, on the delivery
of any property for trisnsportationAitalnp
duty 02
(When two or more personttludiutim
lIM
00
25
equal in value to the several stamps re
quired by this act, may be affixed to said
receipts in lieu ofstdd several stamps.]
Returns, Gaugers, for quantity not exeeeding
............ 10
Returns, Gaugers, for quantity exceeding 500
galls... ............. . . . .................. 2
Returns, Measurers, for quantity not exceed
ingl,ooo bush.... .......... ............. ........ 10
Returns, Measurers, for quantity exceeding
1,000 bosh... 25
Returns, Weighers,for weight not exceeding
5,000 lbs . . . ... . .. 10
Returns; Weighers ; for weight : exceeding-000
.... .......... . . .... . ... .... . 25
Sheri,* return on writ or other process,--_.exemr,t.
Trust Deed, made to secure a debt, is to be
stamped as a mortgage.
Trust Reed; conveying estate to 118 h, should
be stamped as "Conveyances."
Pe: B.—A mortgage or trust deed being
duly stamped as "Mortgage," is not sub
ject to further stamp duty by virtue of a -
power of attorney or power of sale con
tained therein.) - '
Warehouse Receipts. for ,property, gcTods, '
ware.s or merchandise, not otherwise pro- -
vided for in any public or private ware.
•
house when the property or goods so de
posited or stored shall not exceed in value
Warehouse Receipts,exceeding i
Wa n value $5OO,
and not exceeding ........ 20
Warehouse Receipts, exceeding sl,oooi for
every additional $l,OOO 10
Warehouse Receipts not otherwise provided
for - 25,
exempt.
9 ert p .
exempt.
100
5 00
10 00
, Az contraband in Virashington
city being asked the other day how
he liked freedom, said, "Oh, very .
well ; but must have de right of suf
fering, (suffrage) afore I's real satis
fied:'
A'doting 'mother of a waggish
boy having bottled a lot of fine pre
serves, labelled thern,.."Put by Airs
.1)." Johnny having discovered the'
goodies, soon ate the contents of ono
bottle, and wrote on the label. "Put
down by Johnny 11" -
Row TO RESTORE COLOR IN SILK.-
A writer in the 'Technologist gives
the following for the removal of acid
stains from colored silks ; Brush the
part with tincture of iodine after a.'
few seconds, saturate_with hydrosul
phate of soda and dry gradually.
The color will be perfectly. restored..
This process is entirely .new. The
articles : mentioned may be procured
at any good drug store.
50
00
AVOID SWEADANG.—An bath is the , -
wrath of a perturbed spirit.
It is mote. A man of higkm,oral
standing would rather treat another.;
with contempt, than showhis indig
nation by uttering an oatiL , 7 _
It is vulgar. Altogether' too low
fora decent man.
, -
It :Cowardly ; _ a
fear
either of nat_,.being believed or
Obeyed.
It is ungentlemanly. A gentle-,
man according to. Webster, is a gen
teel man—well bred and refined.
It is inctecont, offensive to: deli
cacy, and extremely unfit for human
ears.
'lt is foolish. Want of decency is..
Want of sense.
is-'abusive-.to the mind which
conceived the oath, and to the mouths
which uttered it, and
.to the persons
at whom it is aimed.
It is venomous ; showing a manly
heart to be as a nest of vipers, and
every time he swears, one of them
starts out from his head.
it is contemptible ; forfeiting the
respect Of the wise and good.
It is wicked ; violating the Divine
law and provoking the displeasure of
Rim who will , not hold him guiltinsS
wYo taket4'llis make in vain,
1 00
00
5 00
60
1 00
exempt
FM
03
50
00
- 06
—exempt.