Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-01-10
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Letter from Cincinnati,

CGNcINNATI, Dec. ~, 1901.
To The Editor ofthe BugIe: The Ohio River
nt this place has been tightly frozen over
since last Saturday morning the Goth inst,
md its CLASSY surincc has been crowded with
people sonic engaged in skating aud others
III vnrioUs nniusemeuis Attempts have been
made 10 cross with horses aud droyes Of cat
lie some of which were successful aud others
not. The Licking River (eunptying into the
Ohio opposite to this place. was closed souic
days before aud bcing OF smoother suriace
is better place inr skating. The closing of
the River l'y ice is new sight to tie vust
majority Of our citizeus, as our population
was only oue-third of iis present number
when it was last closed, which was in the
winter of lS3S-'3O. For three days last
week the temperature w0s lower than it has
been before ut this place for ten years. The
Mercury stood early in the morning by my
Thermometer & : below Zero-by others &
and ) =. Through the day it rose few de-
grecs above Zero, and two other days were
nearly us cold. The weather has been MS
cold or colder through the State North aud
East of this us appears from reports received,
aud us YOU can probably testify, in your own
section. TbeafIenp,eruture ius'iot been so
severe since the River closed andin the last
two DAYS has moderated so much that there
will probably he a breaking up Of the ice in
II very few days.
,l. h. :, L,., tnnn
"tux time" aud there has been as usual
pressure for money 10 pay the taxes due on
the goth. Contrary to expectation the rate
is less than las, year when it was IL mills
on the Dollar. This year it is Is miIls-just
| 10 per cent | am Informed however thai
this is but u temporary relief, aud that the
next year it will he us high as ever. The
rate has Increased rapidly for some years past.
In 1913 it was 10 mills on the dollar; in
1919, I3 A mills, in 1850, IL mills; 1851,
Is mills. The amount of taxes paid ly the
city in 1913 was s39l,000. ln l9i9 it was
S566O0O. In 1850 it was $755,000. In
1851 ii is SG90,C0O. The whole amount for
Hamilton County for this year is $4,000.
A grent part of the amount paid in the City
is Tor Ciry purposes which make the rate
assessed larger than that of any of the
Townships. A list has been published show
ing the amounts paid by those of our citizens
aud companies paying upwards of $1,000
each. As us,Ial, n Longworth is at the head
of the list, his taxes this year being $l7,50O'
The next below this $6,7lS. There are
three paying from $4,000 TO $4,000 ten from
$4,000 To $4,000 aud tlrty-fve from $1,000
10 $4,000 This cannot compare with Bos-
ton but for young city like this ii shows
that not a little has been~lone 10 accumulate
wealth. Some idea Of the high rate of our
taxation may be inferred from statement
j have seen that last year Wm. B. Astor of
N. York city paid taxes amounting TO S23,s9l
assessed on S2,6OO,3OO. Here Mr.. Long
worth pays 1880 on little less thun one
half that amount Of real estate
1t is asccrtaincd now that Kossuth will
sjsit this city. lie has given very cordial
aeeeRanee of The invitation sent by our City
Council and expressed his intention of COM
ing as soon as he gets through with his visit
at Washington. A large aud enthusiastic
meeting was held here on the 18th at which
strong resolutions were passed in favor OF
Kossuth aud Hungarian revolution and
committee appointed to act with that of the
Council in his reception. The committee
have made their arrangements in part, pro-
gramme of which has been published, and
The procession will no doubt be one OF the
largest ever witnessed in this city. All the
military companies, and Il number of civic
associations will turn out to give him wei
come. Kossuth will meet with us warin
and heartfelt reception here as any city in
the Union. subscription has already been
opened at the Office of one of our principal
bankers to the Kossuth fund to aid future
revolutions in Hungary, and good number
have put down liberal sums.
No enterprise having for its object the over
throw of absolutism and the aid Of freedom