The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-09-13
Taxes.

Ple'smOnsy is se1PeRded, and who is respon-
sible for that expenditure;
We refer our readers to the Tar advsr-
hssnent of the Treasurer, which will he
found in another column. The law nov
makes il the duty Of the Treasurer 10 specifv
the raie Of taxes levied for each narticulsr
purpose, so that the people can see witbout
any trouble for What purposes they called
an Tor lakes and TO the amount, The great
cry Of the whig leaders has been .b;,h9,.~.
es, high taxes" and they have ALI bean ob.s-
ged upon The Democraey-"locoioco ex-
traVagance. Let eYeay tax payer read
this advertisement and un derstsnd for him.
ss.f. The first levy is one ard a quar-. sr mil 8
on the dollar valuation, for the payaent sof
interest on the public debt No NRh can
say anght against this ior they are the y.rv
men who have entailed this debt upOn NE
State, and the interest must be paid as well
as the principal.
The next item is State expenditures sev-
en!eenths OF MILL This item covers the
salaries OF all the state officers, Judges of
the Supreme Courts and Courts Of Common
Please expenses Of the Legislature, Lunatic
Asy lams, Deaf, Dumb and Blind AsyIums-
Penitentlary, and erection of the New State
House, and all other expenditures connect
ed with the general administration Of the
State government. -
Inc remaining IeVIes made By the Legfs-
lature are one and half mills for school
FUNDS and one-teDtA ola mill for school Ii.
brary lund--the baJaane be;p, levied a,
County Commissioners. tbn oOs6iy nrrru,s,.s
hoad' Bridge, Poor, &c. anG:i Cor sahooipun.
poses, by the Boards VI EduDation Of, the M
spectve townships. .- .T %
After all, the hurrab OF tbs Wigs about
high taxes" and demUcJstac, estrasas,auae.
the TACT stands out in told ssl;sf that the
"hoie expenditures of the Stats Goxssn-
ment' under democratic administration on
~ require a levy Of Seven-tenlhs Of /. mill.
"hile county expenses under q whis aSsaitD-
lstratlon require levy of one and a eaaslp-
yer mills. And 1t should be borne in nin,d
.hat' at least one third Of the State expentl-
lures the present year az for extraordinary
purposes Tor which the wings as party are
purely responsible For instance, the New
state House. This work was commenced
and continued by whig Legislatures, and
"heS the democratics came into power more
than hall a million dollars had been expen-
aea III It's construction and vet not half
dohe' The o'd one being burnt down il be-
came absolutely necessary to finish the new
one @ad 1t Was impossible to ehamse the
Pidn' 80 per NSce, it mast he finished, cost
"haI u may, or all THAI bad BEEN expended
must be lost. For this purpose alone, one
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
was required last year and one hundred
thousand doa.ss the present year.
had II not been foT these extraordinary
expenditures, made Absolutely necessary ny
pervlous whig Legislation, the LEVY the pre-.
sent year Tor the State purposes would only
De about hafa mill, perhaps less-beinr
less than one half what is required q, Keen
our little county in operation. Next wear
tiiS s'"'e ieVy tor the same purposes is SIX
tsn'hs OF "a mill. When Wigs bawl out
hsssN taxes" Just turn to the advertise
rheht oi the Treasurer and show them for
"hat purpose the taxes are levied, and who
are responsible for them. The taxes in
some localities are high, NO doubt of tha,
out unfortunately for them, when We com.
10 examine the facts we find that the wbiys
are the very men who are the cause vi itln
niue cases out OF ten. @ aAt158
MURDER. between 8 and o o'clock lasr
night, Il am kauuer, vsas SO severely stah-
bed 10 an atfray with George Francis, that
he died IN few moments. The f,ht occur
red at the upper end OF Clinton, near the
Missouri Iron Works. The quarrel seems
to have arisen from dispute between A
woman with whom Knauer boarded, land to
whose daughter it is said he was 70 have
pssA married next week, and the wife Of
Frances, who alleged to her husband that
hnauer had insulted her. Francis met kn..
ueF us he came up from the First Ward and
lh TIE scat1e which nsued Knauer was stab
ped tAFee times; two of the wounds peuetrR-
tng below the diaphragm to depth ofaa-
bout inches - both probably reacbiny
the stomach. The third was punctured
wound in the under side OF the left arm
man named John Wood, in front Of whose
residence the stabbihg took place endeayor-
ed TO get Francis away from Kuauer, and
vas bDally compslled to knock Francis down.
His jaw is SAID to have been broken in three
places by the blow. knaier walked som..
90 or 6o feet to the door of the house Ia
which he boarded. fell into the deos way and
expired in few moments. Francis was i'm.
medately arrested, and committed by ia.
quire Maclane. in the absence Of the Cos.
oher, Esquire Maclane conducted The in
quest The verdict Of the jury was that
the deceased, Adam Knauer, came TO his
death from wounds inflicted twhh ,a9drk,