The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-06

which gives individuals, In cases Of appeals thc rshs
10 Trial BY jury Of i've seven men. Ths parties de-
clned the iuYy and threw the whole matter on tne
court alone, and demanded Decree Whatever that de-
cree might be tho Supreme Court could not Interfere
With n, II was final. II asmuch the question wHs OF
great public importance the Oour, would forth the
reasons upon which the opinion was based
L. Had the Court Of Common Pleas jurisdiction UaG
the oct, IN the matters set for b In the pestnont
2. Had the County Con misstoners jursd'cssooP
In .h. case The question Was. the right 70 TAX q Az
not 70 say that the assessment exorbtant but that
II was null aud void The Court Of opinion that the
could proceed so summariy TO az finally and forever
what 10 and what pot exempt nom TAXATION Tho Acs
only creates speedy ana easy way Of sjusng the rass
OF assessment, and harmony with the whole body
OF acts and Judicial decisions relating 10 taxes dd not
invett three four with the power 70 ssy what
final.
Public necessity demanded that NO impeachment be
thrown In the way OF the collection OF taxes Govern
ment must 20 on; ria ut wrong, taxes muss be COL
tcted There can be prevention but theres redress
The Court could reduce taxes bus could not set them
aside altogether The Court therefore, affirmed Ahe do
cson OF the County Commissioners In refusing aoate
The taxes. overrued the motion stay proceedings
The rest OF the appeal was dismissed for want OF ur
dction.
The Tyrone Look Haven Railroads, designed 70
meet the Central Railroad Of Pennsy with tho Sun
huy and Erie Railroad, Ia claiming considerable atten-
ton end enterprise calculated very largely 70
nance the Interests of that section Of the State The road
rurs from Tyrone the Pennsylvania Railroad, up the
Pold Eagle Valley, and ntersecs the Eric roat short
distance irom Lock Haven. Its whole epgth 10 my
three miles, ard the Is singularly adapted 10
such enterprise, while the country through which
passes IN Of the fines agricultural districts N the
State, containing not less than o 600 acres Of valley
land, which has produced In single yer LOCO,
600 bushels of wheat besides all The Ohio grains and
amount Of coal The region s set down at 33l COO
tons. The country also contains ncacuabe amount
Of iron ORE IRE clay glass sand srndstones aud vast
OF o.ner mineral Productions The western dvi
sion the road Alesburg to Tyrone, dsance Of
thirty miles, Is located, and, the necessary funds
be raised will be commenced In the spring. We take The
following from the engineers report -
Total Of grubbng grading, bridging &C s1b %
supersruc,ure (raih so los TO tho yara zos 3S 76
Engineering, depos. water stations, land, da-
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The road connects highly sdv an,ageous points with
the two great works Of the PennsyivaniA
Railroad the sunbury and Erie, more than ono hun
dred miles above their junction, giving drecE Western
route TO the Reading and OAs,wissa roads, the North
Penn sylvsnia with s Lehgh and North Branch
TONS which Will with tho Caawesa Railroad AZ
Rupert station and Tamaqua, aordDg the nearest and
bes, route for ali passengers going TO Cincinnati from any
point drawn east OF Albany and Emira, also anord.pg
competing line with the New York roads for tho trade
and travel gong from El,ra Cleveland and all points
south OF that line, 10 at apparent that now
one Of the most desirable improvements CONTEMPLATED
and should meet with prompt ready and ell nent s,ien
ton.
The returns of toe banks Of New Orleans for tho
ending Dece nber a. compared With the previous weos,
chow the following changes
Decrease in short oans. fo4eO
Increase In specie. oboeS
Increase In clrcuiauop 400
Decrease In deposits sloA2
lncrtase 10 exchange... ;.....''.'.'..'''' ndt3
Decrea se cMtant banks Si5
The Baltimore American Of the OH mat, says:-
We learn tina the finances of the state (Maryland)
In very hourshng condition, and that Notwithstanding
the Of the OF The direct TAI IRON fifteen 70
ten cents the SEQ and the repeal OF the stamp tax Law
at the session. there has BEEN increase IN the
nue. that OF the previous year. There s said 10 be
balance N me Treasury rom inc recslLMoi last year OF
previous year gives total surplus IN the treasury Of
nearly s6oo0co, beng about s6sz 900 Tho recopn Of
the State for year about 81 372 and the dis
bursemenr 81 Oo3 9p3 me total receipts from senoes
the year ending September 90 nearly quarter Of
million, being about S23s 4'o, OF which about $4,000,
however rom stamps received previous 70 the repeal
OF the stamp ux law.
The Wilmington, N. C., Herald, publishes some ln'e
resting statistics OF the export trade for '6s, aud nays
The exports Of spirits OF turpent.ne ths year (ls5e)
contrsted with last year S5b), ialk short AL bbh
or uds turpenne elaS eSs' rosin ~ s:s oos pitch
b.o7I bbls There has been exported ID c66 bbs tar
more than last year; 2oeq6l eet timber do do 40bo3,
81 feet lumber; s7e3 bushels ground peas do. do 43s
bales cotton do DO; II SIC bushels rough Do do.
sud 20 900 bushels wheat The PRINCIPAL item OF
is In the article OF wheat which, rom 1000 bushels
will continue 10 increase additional market fscihs
are offered.