The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-10

THE Revenue LAws.-In another part Of our
paper we publish some well timed and appropri-
ate remarks on the subject Of tie Revenue Laws,
from the Hawk Eye. The Hawk Eye makes
what may almost De considered q Wholesale
charge OF peculaton against the Treasurers Of
the State, which we do not indorse. We believe
there are honest Treasurers 10 the State, who
would not fail to account for every dollar coll
lected, either as principal or interest.
The first change advocated is one that must
be adopted. The excessive interest on den-
quent taxes cannot be collected by law, and We
are in favor Of a speedy change 10 the Law in
that respect. The provision in the second
change, particularly that portion in italic. will
recommend itself, We believe, to the favorable
consideration Of all except the large land
holders. who the ones moss benefited by
the las a. it stands at present. There is a vast
amount OF money loaned out in this State on
which no taxes are paid.
Il would be well II our legislators would enact
laws by which this species OF property would be
taxed the same as any other. Those who have
money are better able to pay the tax on il than
the farmer is to pay the tax on the land. The
property Of the farmer is subject 70 deprecia-
tion, while the money has always it's standard
value, and is not affected by hard times. except
20 raise its price. Very few men in our State
have their money loaned ~ less interest than
from 20 to 40 per cent, and we are in favor OF
stringent laws TO compel them to bear their
burthens Of taxat;on.-Fairfcld Ledger.
LARGE SUR or BYGosE DAYs.-Ptoemy
Philapater, who lived some two hundred years
before Christ. bad ship with forty banks Of
rowers, being 500 English feet in length--llO
feet longer than the Persia. and only $50 feet
shorter than the Great Eastern: rs feet from
one to the other; in height, to gunwales, it was
96 feet, and from the highest part of the stern
to the water line it was about loo feet; ii had
four rudders. each SO feet long. When put to
sea, 1t held 1000 r0wers, and 900 supernumer-
aries, and on the deck were 5000 Mariners
And besides all these, there was large body
of men unde: the decks and vast quantity Of
provisions and supplies
HARD TINES FOR THE U. G. RAILROAD Con-
DCCroRs-A man from Cincinnati was suspect :
ed in Pulaski county, Va, last week Of tamper-
ing with slaves, and was hung up five times, By
| rope attached TO his neck. After the last ass
| cension, he was let loose, with the assurance
| that, il caught il Virgin again, he would have
TO stay up for permanency. Mobile Adyer.
The Garlic TRADK.-The receipts Of cattle a,
this point BY railroad alone, for the last three
months, were a. follows
September, $500
October, 81, IL?
November, l5,70l
4 Total, 45,33t
To these should be added about o. so hcat
received during these three months on foot
| which would make the total receipts for thu
three months, ,480 head. The value OF thes'
cattle vac about one million and half Of dol.
lars-Chicago Democrat.
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QUESTION ron TEE BRowH REPuBLicANs.-
How can .Oid Brown" be at once . hero, maj
tyr, . saint and maniac?--JournaI Of Com
merce.
i Perhaps 10 the same way that Saint Paul wai
I. We know that be wss hero, . martyr, and
saint, and We have also the testimony Of Festus
that "much learning had made him m0d."-N