The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-06


awful warm-mercury pushing hard against
the top of the tube.
Those who have been inhaling the spicy
odors waited from the green waters Of the
Canal, will be grati6ed to lenrn that this
body of water is no longer pool of
standing, etagnating water, current hav-
ing been created bp means of food. gate.
constructed at the lower end of the basin,
emptying the water into Pigeon creek.
There is still quite a luxuraut frog-pas-
ture growing up from the bottom, presenting
the appearance of noble crop of sub-aquatic
vegetables. 1t strikes US that in these green
decaying masses. is hid the germ of the nois'
ONE pestlence, and that death rises up out
of their tangled depths, in the nightly ex-
halations they send off and disseminate
through the atmosphere.
1t may be gratifying for some OF our read
ers to know how they are taxed. we have
compiled from the minutes of the last meet
ing of the City Council, the following syn
opss. This is the corporation tax alone
The taxes for the current year are as fol-
lows:
"a cents on every 800 of taxable proper
ty, for expenses of the city, payable in city
orders.
rs cents on every hundred dollars OF taxa
BILE property, to pay the interest on +. d y
n K hon de- navabl in cash.
40 cents Oh each 500 of taxable proper
ty TO meet the interest on e., I. & C. Straight
Line Railroad bonds--cash.
II cents on each 500 taxable property &c
to dafraY the debt already incurred for schoo
house building.
Ia cents on each 500 of taxable property
general tax, for gas, bank debt, hose, etc.
1etc.-cash.
Poll tax 81 90 on each male inhabitan
over 81 years of age.
For each dog 90 90, and for each slut Ok
per year.
The aggregate amount oftaxable property
lis $3OO8, ASA 90, divided as follows:
Real estate S1.sos.679 OF
Improvements 564'9oo W
} Railroad stock $4,000 OF
Insurance stock lo4'64o "
Commissioned property 7o9,767 o.
Dogs l6l.
subsequent order, nou~-- I,
railroad stock from legation.
Y It can be seen from the above table %ha
kinds Of property are embraced in the teri
"taxable property" So that hereafter tn
o charming misses Snobb and Sniff, will hav
. to fork over to our worthy tax collector froI
: So to 80. for the privilege of fondling wit
an innocent poodle, and every male iuhabil
ant over Q years of age is charged 81 for tn
d privilege of carrying a head upon hi
: shoulders, without regard to good or ha
looks. Well, really that is much more tina
e some heads are worth, and in our humbl
/ opinion the proprietors of such would find
II profitable to submit to decapitation. An
T. farther we think there should be discrimil
alton made in regard to looks, we mean vi:
a age. For instance, if such hideous creature
as Charles Fl. Test, our ex-Secretary {
y State, Cor we might find examples nears
A honey should be allowed to carry at large i
our midst, their natural countenances, fe
q the small sum of one dollar, there are Gel
" tainly others who should be entitled TO RI
e ceive of the corporation at least one dolfa
for adorning the city, with their presence
n Amt it fact? ssfs
:
y Levi Walker, worthless fellow, wet
- into the Office Of one OF our uptown Justice
on Friday morning last. for the purpose
Or avengng himself of some fancied wronI
ID which he had received at the hands of sal
E. Justice. He commenced TRADE of abus
Or which for a time failed to draw forth any no
10 tile demonstrations from the good nature
ID Squire. Becoming furious at his "phaiu
lie phrigten" his honor, he extended his latitud
Id and drew yet little more largely on b
n Billingsgate vocabulary and used epithe
I'd that did at last disturb his Honor's equanirr
r ty; only for moment. howeSers butt WI
I'd a sad moment for Levi. We don't mean
insinuate the squire struck hims or in ar
es manner disturbed the peace and dignity
III the State of Indiana, but one thing is We
~ ~ certain, that just at thai unlucky momen
is the belligerent Levi felt the hard side of
Ill chair come in contact with his mutton hea
De and few moments afterward he was act
= "a shining it" at an astonishing rate, dout
m less satisfied, that man can be served wi
his choice of either law or licking in