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New-York tribune., 1867-05-01
THE MARKETS.
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tCarehiiy reported .oI TuE TRBrNRi
TUESDAY, April 30. 1867.
ASHES The market is quiet for Pots at IS Gsl S lS
| Pearls are nominal ~ >l5 25.
}ss Tscs s'as3 sI4 NJ III Et w s F rs t%7S2 & iifs aT
r. Front cement iSf at 5 for aI Ro.snde 1me at
! for Common, and 8 20 Tor Lump 1aths s. . for
Eastern: Hair G323c for Rio Grande Mixed, % 30c
Tor Bncnos Ayrcs Mixed and u ICE Unwashed West
Hog Lumber 10 s9oS22 for Eastern spruce; ana
Plaster ~ Paris nc ~ J0P tn FOR Ble Nova SCOTIA -
tam Tor White do :? 40 y bbL Tor Cleaned Eastern, g 80
bbl for knicEcibccker Mills, and 81 20 bo for En-
BEESWAN has been in fair demand. aud the market
remains finn no 400 ilc for Yellow Western and south
BROOM CoRN-The demand IS fair. and the market Is
fVn at j1S sc. for Red. aud sG Gl2c. for Green.
CoTIoN-Thc adNices from Liverpool to-day shows
decided falling off from yesterdays rates Our market
nofcd tins morning nearly all lost. prices closing
settlod md somewhat nominal at 2so2sc for Mddlng
about 100 bales.
COAITho market FOR Domestic has ruled quiet prices
by the cargo the those obtained ~ the last
pubc sab tho local demand has continued good Tor the
season, and prices are without much change saes at
- % jas1 90; private yards at g per un of !tO ~ In
Foreign iar business may be noted in eas qualities at
CoFTEE~Jraz Coffee remains quiet and at our re-
ducod quotations the market closes somewhat nominal
The operations of buyers are confined almost eptyoy TO
Ns sfgyy Ys y T5G Gp n A I sa E9sy q 9 ssP Saf'
TIE sesk Of Rio at the ports made up by y NSsEs M
aeoo Philadehis and 2sosa At ts port oheE kinds
Rio prime ls. Gi5. Java......... ~. a25s
Rio good ..........ls dls3 Ceyen 10 G9
RIO far -..-....ltl9n Jamaica -.......-..- q
RIO ordinary .dld Maracaibo .........li Glsi
Rio fair 10 good Laguayra. ..........l7salst
carg0es dl7l st. Domingo. .......l6 dlt@
RIO fair Ia good
cargOes In bOndl lId12B
COPPEI-Amercan inIot has been in fair demand
and steady sales Of l50O0 nc 28Ic Balte 2Ac for
Detroit and 2]t 62e. for Portage Lake New sheathDg
aud yellow Metal are without change.
tANDLES-A fair i0bbiDg demand prevails for all
kinds prices have rned very firm, but without
Ipeeial change. We quote
sperm, City, Pfb..........................Ssd .Ss di0c
Sperm, Patent, Mocy's .fs d50c.
sperm, Patent, .Iudd's.
sperm, Patent, LIVES ~ Polhamus. @50e.
Sperm, \. Leonard son on.................. 80 4t0c
sperm, Patent, :. leonard ~ SON. ..........+sG5oc
stearc, r. g. MILGlcll h &Co.'s..............3Oa3lc
AdaInantine Thy 4Ol). .......-...... .l9@22c
DRUGS AND DYHEr The inquiry for all articles com
ing under this heading has been only moderate but in
prices there has been particular variations. We
quote:
Alum, B................ .............. $40 &C.
Arsenic, Powdered y h..............
Baisam. Capavi, v ib................. 80 d Soc
BiCarb. Soda. Newcastle v N (gold). % 6Ac
CApstie soda, y b.,.................. sac stc.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01
BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION
Frs OFFICE.
Before Commissioners OSBORN.

HE
The defendant, VINO keeps lagcr-becr and billiard
Illicit stll in his back basement. II was claimed IN his
defense that he let the premises to another person Tor mo
Ostensbc purpose OF manufacturing vinegar and that nc
defendant was of his tenant dlStllng WHISKY
After evidence bad been given showing that the tenant
in question had used the basement Tor Illicit diStlatlo
that defendants COUid ut the proper Time be
clearly established the further hearing was adjourned TO
Friday next, at II IN.
The United States agt Cailarine Gross
In the case of the United States agt Catharine Gross
charged with being accOInplice OF Joseph Gordon
cOunterfcter now serving out term Of mprlsohcht ia
passng 500 counterfeit National currency notes, tbe
defendant "Katc she is called, was dlscl lrged on
her own recognzance, on representations Deihg hae y
Col Wood Chief of the Secret Service Division OF the
United States Treasury Department that she had gwen
valuable information. and also by consent OF the uc
States DlstIict-Atorncy 90.
In this the defendant Is charged win englaV,
Ing variety OF counterfeit plates for printing fractional
currency gTccnbacs and national currency notes lie s
known An expert gaud is said TO he unequalcd as an
engravcr Of his work hcng superior to any cXecl-
ted by those who engrave plates for the United states
greenbacks, currency notes, ana lactOlM currency;
Col Wood Chf of the Secret Service Division, informed
the Commissioner that the defendant had been very
frank and had put him in possession OF lnuch valuable
information.
The defendant was not brought before the Cominls-
sioncr on q warrant. but appeared voluntarily Inc
Commissioners on this statement being made, issued n
warrant for his arrest. rs matter ot torln ana, the
question Of bail arising, the amount asked was oh
S. 900 being much less than would have been required
lad not statements been made by Col Wood and Assist
ant United states DstrictAttOrncy, Joseph Bell TO the
effect that there peculiar circumstances in the case
that would warrant the reduction OF the amount re-
ouircd IL is probable that defendant Will waive an cN-
animation. and. II indicted, will plead guilty
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01
UNITED STATES MARsHALs OFFICE.
SEIZURE or COUhTEKFFrTING MATERIALS AND ARREs
CI COUxTFETFIIFRC.

Iababod C.. Nettlcship an operative in the Secret
Service Division the United States Treasury Depart
mcnt seized Port Jeryis large number OF lito
praphc plates for cOuncreing 81 and y notes on the
Peoples National Bank of Jackson, Michigan and also
about 800 coHnterfet notes that had been printed
from the same Clement Henlng aud Ida IIcnns. the
perrsons suspected of using these plates and selling tho
money printed thcTefrOm have been arrested, and are
now In custody OF the state authorities, pending their ar
rest on Warrant issued by Commissioner White The
thographic plates notes printed therefrOm. &c. were
brought to the Nlarshals office yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01
CIVIL COURTS.
u 8 DISTRICT CoURT-APmL 30 Before Judge SHIP
MAN.
CnNDTNINATInNs.

Returns of process being made in the cases Of the
United states agt the following articles and no claim
ants appearing therefor, motion of B. X Phelps.
Assistant United States District, Attorney decr0e5 were
entered cOudcuunG thCm 10y default CustOm-HOuse
casc-Eicven casks rhenix "W Sin: Internal Ecyenuo
cases-Onc stil &c. found on FOlty-firstst, between
Eighth and Emth-aves.; one still DC. found Oh Forty
sccOnds between Ninth and Tenth ayes.; ten barrels
distilled spirits found at No s. Cedars five barrels do
found at place. two blTrels d0 found on the
OF Eloyenthayo. and Oueh andre cdaudtWcnty 5oyenhst
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01

Missouri Iron 0RE.-The report of a recent in
yestigat OF the iron deposits along the line OF the
south-Wc.t Pacific Raroadsays that the iron business
will only be limited by the capacity OF the road for carry
ing the ore" An estimate given Of the quantity Of ore
in section of land O acres shows that it would re-
qure train cars each carrying 10 tuns, daily FOR
IS years 10 move IT, IL is also stated that the present
orders I'm ST. Louis for 10 900 tunsa guam
y that would require $4,000 cars 100 cars daily for
800 days for its transportation.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01

Transmitted tO United States Mint. Phiadcl- . .
Dhla, for toiIaRe S@i"V' Ia
The business of the Sub-1reasury was: Receipts
for Customs $5O4,OOO; total Payments, SlO54,T0 "a;
Receipts for Gold Notes, $iCO0OO Balance. Sll5,lO-
02j o.; total Receipts, S3,745,24S 43.
II is stated that the regular monthly statemento of the
public debt for the present month will exhibit re-
ducion in the debt to the extent of between $5O0OO
and Sc 100000 The receipts from Customs and Inter
nal Revenue sources during the month amount to
about $2S 1000; onehalf of which, being for Gus
toms is in coin. The balance in the Treasury in
coin is about $780, 100000 with si,OOOOe0 or more OF
gold certificates on deposit.
Tomorrow Wednesday, the Treasury will com
mcnce the payment of about $OO00O0 OF gold inter
est on the public debt. Nearly One-third of this
amount is due to foreign holders and about $4,000
600 are paid in this city.
The very cheap sales of the new bonds of the State
of Tennessee below the price of the old bonds,
coupons are not justified by any real difference be-
tween the two classes The State will pay the July
interest and all subsequent coupons equally on both.
The vague story on the Street ian old story at that
of some sort of iegularity in the signatures to the
coupons Of the new bonds is quite groundless now
as when il was started last year.
Among the changes of stock houses is that OF
Albert Frank and Albert Frank & Bros Dlessrs. l..
l. 4 G.. l. Frank
Printing cloths, The Ptoridence Journal reports are
active. The following the sales 1000 pieces, BOX
GO; 10000 do, GOxG4 private terms; 1900 do, GOxGi,
SIC; 1900 do GixG &C., early in the week; 5000 do,
COxCS S.c common; 1900 do, 6iXGi &c; 5000 do,
G4xCi &c. Total, 5000 pieces
The following is "a statement Of coal transported on
II,1.n ,.a1.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01

Tnr SHOE AND LEATHER BANK. corner of Cham
be--st and Broadway. will close their office ~ No %
Broad st. Thursday evening May .. and the Tenth Ma
tonal Bank win remove No $50 Broadway, and open
az No. p Broad-st., IIIday morning, May 8
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01
SUPERIOR COURT-sPEcIAL TIEN-APBIL 9o.-Beio
Justice BARBOUR.
RIGHTS OF LANDLORDS


John r. HLite at. Leonard H. Church and another.
The plaintiff being landlord OF the premises No. PA
with the furniture 10 the defendant Church, for II
months. The lease contained covenant That the de-
fcndant should not assign the lease let sbet the
premises, under penalty Of forfeiture and damages. IL
appears that Church has agreed with his cod. fcndant 10
procured an injunction restraining such suhetting The
Gaze now comes mp on motion 10 Dissolve the injunction,
the plaintiff cODteDdng that the covenant in restraint
Of trade but chiefly that H. is Ia which the plaintiff
has his perfect remedy by an action for damages, and
not apply The Court instancng many eases In which n
landlord was entitled 20 enforce his whn but where the
damages, was inclined To decide at AGAINST the mo
ton, but request Of defendants attorney rcseryed lie
Mr.. y. A. Chedsey for notion Mr. J. j. Burrin op-
Before Justice RoBrRrsoS.
DECISIONS.
Ellen Kavanagh agt. Jno b. Rich.-MotiOn de-
Frederick Cook aet. Henry Constantine ct ai.-Moton
granted
ton overruled. Motion adjourned to MAY 2. 1907.
Eleanor T. Bishop agt Nathaniel c. Bishop.-Fonn Of
Before Justice GARyTN
. JnO. A. Zerega et al. agt saneuineJ H. BenoistMo.
'tiOn denied, With 81 costs 10 abide event.
Before Justice BARBOrR
Edward G. Robinson aN. Tho New-Engand Fire IT.
surance Company; Chas. Enders et al. act. Chas. 4.
Platt-MOtions granted.
Isaac Muger agt. Henry Frandt-Notlou granted with
out costs
COMMON pLEAs-srECIAL TERd-APRM 3e-Beiofe
Judge BRADY.
DECISIONS.
Woodland apt. Nining.-Order granted.
Becker agt Mayer; Bushnell agt. Bliss Orders set
tied.
smith agt. Carpenter.-Order OF arrest discharged.
Flynn agt. Fisb.-Prayer OF petitioner granted
Wyman sgt The Merchants Navigation, and Tran1por-
tatiOn COmpany.-MOtiOn denied without costs
Meclelland agt Hope, Attachment discharged
Same agt. acknowledgements opened 80 far as 10 allow
defendant continue his defense Judgment to stand
as security.
COURT CALEN4ARs-THIs DAY.
SUPREME COURT-GESERAL TfRN N-Adioutued 10 Mondsn
SUPREME RCOURT-CHlsBBHs-DiRslkp.J J.
223-Quisiard sgt Nell
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01

SUPREME COURT - CHAMRERs APRIL 30. Before
Mr.. Justice BAENAED.
ORDER.
The Conrt announced that whereas some COM
plants had arisen To the appointment of referees,
hereafter relative Of the Court would be appointed
DECISIONS.
Philip r. Freeman ct al. agt. Thomas Whitlock
ct al-AIowauce OF five pcr cent granted.
Geo. G.. Muuson Harriet ". Mun>On.-Rcport Of
referee confirmed and judgment oi divorce granted.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01
COMMON PLEAs-srEcIn TERM-ArRu Sc-Eefor
Judge BRADY.

COURT CALEN4ARs-THIs DAY.
SUPREME COuRT-GESERAL TfRN.-Adjoutued 10 Mondsn
SUPREME RCOURT-CHAsBsHs-BiRSIkD,J J.
105-Pamer sgt CulingHonh 2J1-Wehstsr AT uorlahd
nJ-Qaisiard sSt Nell
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01

NEW SAVINGS BANK REGULiTIoN.-The North
River Savings Bank of this city have adopted
regulation allowing interest to commence the lst OF
each month following the date of deposit.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01

The following is an official statement Of the busi-
ness of the Office OF tho Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, in Ecw-York. for the month ending
April 80, 1867:
ppoErpTl AhD Df fsRUP SENENnH
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01

U0PS~A good steady demand still prevails for homo
consumption and prices are firm at from asa jod7oc az
to growth and quality.
HAYThe supply Of shipping is fair. and the market Is
tame. with moderate demand; sales at 81 s5as2 1a
B and retail lots 81 lOd y Straw il still quite scarce.
and in fair request sales Of Long Rye at 81 2jQs 20
10.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01
adopted on the New York Central Road on the 18th
From Buffalo aud Suspen

Fir,t Second Third Fourth 80
clsss clsss class class Floar
New-York tribune., 1867-05-01

cDfgOes IN bOndl ll3dl2b
COPPEE-Amercan ineot has been in fair demand
and steady sales Of 10000 29ic Balte 24c for
Detroit and 23t 62e. for Portage Lake; New sheathDg
aud yellow Metal are without change.
CANDLESA fair i0bbing demand prevails for all
kinds Prices have rned very firm, but are without
epes esal ehange, We uuOte
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-29

may ma be entertained on this point, there
seems to be very little diversity of senti-
ment among the best Informed, as to the
fate which awaits us, If we reject the
terms proposed-confscati and dlsfran.
chisement. The black men OF the South,
and the loyal whites will form our. State
constitution, and We may form some idea
of the character of constitution formed
under such circumstances. Our non ac-
ton so far from relieving usp from present
evils, will:not sufficeto maiftaih our pres.
ent status; may delay, but delay only to
deepen the darkness of our final doom;
If there is one pointaupcn which7men of
every shade Of sentimentin the dominant
party are agreed, it is that 1.-the South
must comply with the terms now offered,
1t is the part of true wisdom to- choose
the least ofitwo evils. $50 i5fG'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-29
The Intelligence.

with us big ripe crop NV religion-ah, eff
you want to steer kleer4uv the fire and
birthstone Nv a board-scratchin hell.ah..
Yes, jine the church and b'long to- the,
true getherln, and don't set off and hang
round like II passel of unpenned dry cat,
tle;ah. And now I'll set down and let,
brother Cat wind up the discoarse, and,
sing sum erproprit hyme-ah. I've pinted
you to the words suv the Skripter, and
tride tojerk you loose from your waze:ah.
I've tridet git you to gether with us,
've:told you all II had tellyou, andI
shan't tell you no more, (aside; ;'hit makes
me mad to see how stubborn sinners isJ
and you, nur- the devil, can't git no more
ontin me-leastwise, sich is my ,urpinion-
Bruther Cat blaze away. ...,s.s-.;..a a.,.a=,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-29
That's. Very odd"

A gentleman was recounting his travels
one evening after dinner to. "a friend, and
commenced in this way: -"When I was
travelling in Russia, was attacked, in
crossing a forest, by a pack of twelve
wolves, and from my post.chaise window
l fired my revolver and killed the. first
wolf; and, strange to say, his companions,
stopped and devoured him, and thencsEm
on again in the fight. l-shot another, and
my postillion killed a third, both of which;
were sdevoured, and so we went on until
only one volt remained, and 1 killed..l1lm
as we were entering the town, and Lob:
served that he was immensely fat. He,
of course, had devoured all his compan-
ions." 49,. ~
"Dear me-" said the friend, athat'svary
odd.a 81. -. ,7ia@
every. odd," said the traveller, 'but not
near so odd: as that which happened onthel
following day. i was out shooting; ante.
lopes, and fired at one as he stood on.top,
of q, crag, and, odd to say, the. ball. passed
through his neck, and killed another which
was standing on crag aquarter OF mile:
further of" .=eis s.-5ss5}4
'That's very odd," said his friend.
eyes; but the odd part of the story is
to come. The report of my rifle SO alarm;i &
ed an old he bear which happened to be,
up in tree. that he fell to the ground,
broke his neck, and died onthe spot. So, 49,
"Well," said the friend, "upon my soul,
that's very odd" 80.
eyes, odd" said the traveller, abut not
so odd as the sequel to my story. "A
thunderstorm came on and sought refuge
in hollow tree, and, to my horror, de-
scended into nest OF young bears, where
lhad not been very long when | heard q
strange tapping, the unmistakable signs OF
the return of the she-bear. -. sss
She ascended the tree and was descending
the hollow. With the rapidity flight.
ming seized by her tail and plunged my
hunting-knife into her launches, upon
which she started upward, dragging me-
with her, and as size went down one side.
of the tree, |. escaped by the other. 80
"Now, really, that's very odd" said the,
friend, "tor it's the first time in my. Life u
ever heard of a bear with a tail.n;a .sa.s5sr
eyes, replied the traveller, aand it Was
the only time l ever met with one, and
that's very odd" a. ~ %
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-29

Gen. Henry A. Wiso, it is stated,
will deliver the annual address before tne
two Literary Societies OF the University
Of North Carolina at the approaching
commencement. -Ea
Barnum is said to be.negotiating for
the remains of the Radical party sin Con-
rccticut, to put in his museum.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-29

IRREFRAGABLE PRooF.-A Philadelphia
gentleman of festive tastes, who takes. a
@fair shake" at all obtainable pleasures OF
the town, last week assisted at heavy
dinner, took much potable, and did not
leave for home until at ever SO many
o'clock. On reaching his door-steps and
fishing up his night-key, he became salts
fed that hc was essentially conylviaillzed,
and not precisely in that condition which
= good husband should be to meet-a good
wife. Cautiously entering the hall, he
stopped, listened a moment, heard no
noise, and congratulated himself that. tho
family were asleep. Quietly he took off
overcoat, drew off boots, turned off hall;
light, slowly assembled stairs to family
bedroom, hesitated at door. believed he
was reasonably right, stealtbily entered,
found gas turned low, wife apparently
asleep, thought she was asleep, sat down, a,'sl9,
listened again, no stir; began to u anaress,
got coat, vest, pants, drawers, stockings
all safely off; was jourinuoylnS caleiuliy
toward couch, when wife OF his BOSOM
quietly asked: ~
eyes, love"
uWell, dear, hadn't yoa better take off
your hat?"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-29

For THE LAp1Es.-The New. York COR,
respondent of the Charleston, Courier says.
that an effort is making on the part Of Ger,
tain leading ladies in fashionable circles.
to bring in new style OF wearing the hair,
They are proceeding on the principle that
beauty unadorned is adorned the most,
and hence all chignons, rats, waterfalls,
hair pins, bands and other excrescences
with which it is customary-to lumber up
the head and rot the hair, are to abe dis-a
carded. The hair, in short, is to be worn
lust as nature made it, hanging looselys
over the shoulders, or flowing down grace
fully behind. The mode, of course, will
be stoutly resisted by such OF the dear.
creatures as nature has not given a bouns
tiful supply of head coverings but, never
tl,eless, it is believed the experiment. will
be success when once it has a fair trial.
The chlgnon makers and the perlkers are
turning up their noses at. the very sugges..
ton, but the disinterestedness OF. their mo-
tives is perfectly well understood. The
feeling seems to be that as our mothers,
wives, sisters and daughters are absolutely
compelled, just now, to wear other peo-
ple's hair, or to be ont of the fashion,sit is
about time that some OF the sex had suffi-
cient moral courage to show their own
hair can be worn, and how, therefore, the
feminine caput can be made 10 look, not
the hideous hummy-dumpy it now is but
sthing of beauty" it not s.joy toreyer.a
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-29

= Cheat y physician by leading tenn
pcrate life, and the lawyer by Keeping
out of debt.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-22

rVRAINs LEAVE PORT BYRON AS FOL-
i LOWS:
Mail and Express 1900 A. ~, daily, tsundaye
excepted.)
Accommodation {. 100 +. NJ.
ARRIVE At PORT sYnoy.
Mail and Express Z so +. NJ, daily. t5undays
excepted
Accommodation 2f5 p. NJ, daily, fSundsys
excepted.)
Mail and Express leaving Port Byron at 700
makes close connections for Chicago ant all
points in Northern Illinois and Wisconsin.
CONNECTIONS:
Al Racine with Goodrich Line steamers for
Grand Haven, Sheboy gan and Msnitowoc.
AT Racine Junction, with Chicago Milw aukee
Railroad, for Milwaukee, kenoshf, Waugegan
and Chicago.
AT Clinton Junction. with Chicago b North
western Railroad, Tor GAINESVILLE, Madison, FRA
irie du Chen and La Crosse.
At Beioit, with Chicago 4 Northwestern Rail.
road, for Footvile. Evansville. and Madison.
At Freeport, with Chicago Northwestern and
Illinois Central airoads. for Rockford, Warren
Mineral Point and 0alena.
At Savanna. with steam packet Lansing.
for Dubuque and through GOATS 10 81. Paul.
At Fulton, with Chicago a. Northw estern Rail
road, for Chicago. Dixon and Cedar Rapids.
At Port Pyrou, with Chicago Rock Island
Railroad, and steam packet Iowa between
! davenport and Rock Island.
/ Passengers will find this road the chespes
and quickest 10 all points in the Northwest.
| n. q. TATE, Sup't X A. KNAPP, Sup't
| Eastern Division, Western Division.
mayl7 dit Racine. Wis. -&vhuna, IN
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-22

Boston and Massachusetts demand that
ice should be protected. after prosecuting
profitable trade in that q tce slice Febru>
ary, 1906, when Frederick Tudor, Of Boston
shipped the first cargo, and exporting ST.
oOo, 900 from Boston alone in 1866. This
subject is actually before the Legisla-
ture. where committee recommend Con-
gress to impose this duty. As Massachu.
setts and the Hub now rule the Federal
Capital. perhaps the tax will be imposed.
When ice is taxed by the Government, We
may expect tax upon water and air. This
At least. is the coolest proposition Of the new
year thus far.