, 1865-12-29


Toal amount raId.-.--.-............saa5 ST. 1T
The report Of The Provost Marshal r1ycs the aver
hTm of his otee> ihts inciudlnE brokers feess and
extra bounties paid By town and ward committees
II TO ibis amount We add the two hundred and my
The relief OF todicrs 1t viii swell the aTcr
age Irrespective OF priynte cfarstics) to about FIX
hundred dollars, as The cost Or putting each man
into the neld, Us cost OF bis maintenance. pa5,
equipments, &c, being paId IN Mxes lcyied ly tie
Gt1.ezal Government
COST OF TEE wAn-
We have at command very limited facilities for
ohtainire The aggregate OF cost TO The county ofths
approximate as follows:
Cost OF Provost Na,ahal'e department. not
to be Included In The tota1...... -....-.& T,Gs9
Peid ty city for bouniIes srom Oct. 1861. 11a,Tl3
la1d by the county from Oct. ls63........ S5l5173
Paid By The towns and wards nom Oct
Paid representative and substitutes. 49,. s5'sso
ia;a pa;a y county 10 1amiucs 1G5e
f@d a 3 soard ssa of Trade to isaiis::::: sss @
Mercantile association :. ....... 5000
sAo7,5co
OF The war to the General Government. Amounting
IN round numbers TO $50 O0 to- has 10 be borne
in par BY Ch,cagu, In addition to the shove. The
OF IS 10 ), a,85o FaitS-eicht millions Of dolhre may
therefore b assumsd ~ the ehare Of Cook county
We have g1and toni Of si1ly-1wo millions as the
suppresf,on Of 1he rcbcllion. Al six pr inter
cst On the debt, thie would require an annual pay
ment Of <a4so. tN from the county, which, a-sessed
Sl -155 the ratahle value Of the property Of
TIE eounls. would give an annual tax OF seven ind
conniy property for war pnrposes-
or coarse the ta1 Is nol LEVIED in this way What
ffH$t$ t$Yt.fr r$S1 ft1F
OF internal revenue on manufactures. ltceoses and
income, with the loc1l tAxatIou for the payment Of
interest On county and caIy war bonds, i exnctly
The population Of the eount5 being assumed at
Sls;s. she total cost viii loot up 70 5as5.5o los
mating The population Of the United Slnle. II 81
Oo.t4 the coFt per capita viii be Sl01-5s. In Other
& IN o H. e s %os c0 as
fheee estimates give the tact That thc snue OF tie
proper, In Cook county is more than Two and
United State. On The ratio Of populaiiou.
The debt Of Great Britain al The close Of the war
in 1916 was s0d per cent On the value Of The proper
Il much ]cEs than tie figures above glrcu As con
tfde,ubc portion Of the co=t has ben paid already.
dosx OF TIE xAR
The glortous news that Richmond had hllen ar
hashed the wiree Of tir fa Of Petersburg, The
investment Of 1be rebel capital the eucrrs.ise nd
: the rpcated captures Of laFcc Plumbers OF prison.
err lad al becn in turn 1cjoiced over. ~ By ncn
who sec tho morning light hgcakine after long
the grand result+ But when that news eape. ii was
as shouch We had not before heard Of victory.
lhe sysl ne%a w ea1sn aaa shop,
echoed The EuuIn, and IN the very suburbs OF the
cI5 ~as soon heard the clad news " Richmond has
fallen" The quick 1pumcr Of dre-arta discnarges,
7frfr led and
eoon bounrcs threw thelr lu.id glare Ill ovcr the
city, and around them gathered happy thropcF,
e. al .Re s q psnea pesst III
other popular patriotic fungs. 1t wae night OF
Wild tu1nnl,uons joy time when esety hestt
tlcir feelings IN tears Of s.adnees. 4 ma.
tority Of the buildings IN The hus,nese poE-
tiou of the city we're illuminated, and manz
euthus dc maek meetings sere held. at which the
yeople ehou,ed their happfLets. md the speakers
rcrc TOO mnch Overcome to MAKE long tslks.
II thowcd The beass Of III. people TO hare been IN
tic r1rt pacc nitcs ALL Notwithstanding The efforts
Of maamen 70 get up fteans Of sympathy with re
South II showed That tho great heart Of LIE People
Nas true 10 the Union.
| The tphecqurnt ncns Of the surrender Of John:
eton, sni tho whole Of the concentrated portion Of
ittac,inn, :. there wae general feeling That The
hationsl houae had not been enthnculy vindIc4'ed
r. tl;e term, Q, c5p,.ulouon; The enp.nIe Of Jsn
nsis Nts The Last In the series Of Soutneth c'cns
esleora'ed hs the peop3ee OF ChteaEo.
| DEATH OF PRESIDENT LEco1x. .
sasce1y had tbe nrei re;olc3ngspl victory enbsid'
~ " " esnc! blow was struck WHICH laid lo
INC oatsafd nfsass'n, and the nation was shrouded
c1, csep o1,p1nE ] SoYhess the ness received
were lia la.t remains more Icpc.,J tbar IL thls
sa,y, nc wh9,e population ~as eTicr d1icken: and
~ Motiueo ma d fafnct. lhe Manifestations
o. woe were universal. and The cAec1nltns oD The
bead Of his murderer Wcre dccp and heayy. We
al TmeanheT how the citr Wns drnpcd in h1.ck.
snd ihc counsc1asnccs Of uI wote even 4 dtepei