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compscfe eett cement tor the taxes 80
coiiecfed WITH thc county treasurer,
which scttlement shall bei snbj Get to
the cxaaninationt 3 and correction ofthe
board OF suPervleors OF the county,
70 90 had and made ct its next ses-
SION, 81 4.,l,.oK I.,,,t,,. ss
Soc =. Each township collector
snail receivo Tor his services tho fols
loving compensation; \ Two por
cent q sn sums sfl collected by him i'm en-
the hrst Two thousand dollars, and
one per cent on al snms in excoss
Thereon :! ~ e cc!lectcd 9!s by him otherwise
tnan " dlstress snd sole, 70 be paid
out 10. q the Co. tr'asury; N; FIVE per
cont upon AL taxes collected by him
~ olssFess ana sac, Which percent.
age ana Costs shall pc collected ofthe
dehnquent tax-paycr, ana the isamo
tees 10 adaition 70 SAID fiye per- cent
q: constables are cntitlcd to re-,
ceivc ior the s4io OF property % exc
cution. .
SEQ. 10. Alter the return Of said
duplieate tax-lisH and settlement as
provided in section 3 Of this act, the
county treasurer may, and i shall be
bis duty to receive, receipt for, and
collect any unpaid taxes ia the ccan-
~; and shall proceed 70 advertise
and sell all tho rcal, estate in tho Go.
upon which the taxes have not been
paid, for tho unpaid taxos thereon, as
now provided BY law.
Soc. II. 1fany Of the taxes moti-,
TONED IN tho tax>list shall remain
unpaid, and the collector shall not be
able to collect the same, he shall do
liver to the county treasurer an gac-;.
count OF the taxes 90 remaining due;
and upon making oath before the
county Judge, or ~ his absence, before
any Justice OF the peace, that the
sums mentioned in such account re-
main unpaid and that he has not up
ON diligent inquiry, been able to dis.
cover any goods or chattlcs belong.
ing to, or in possession Of the per
son charged with or liablo to pay
such sums, whcreon hc could levy
the same, he shall BIO credited by the
county treasurer with the amount
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CHAPTER 1877.

An Act to Provide for the Election
of Township Collectors, and to
define their powers and duties.
Section |. Be it enacted by tho
General Assembly of tho State Of
Iowa, That there shall bc elected
at tho general election 1868, and
every year Thereafter, township
collector in and for each organized
township In every county III tho
State except the township in which
the county scat is located, who shall
hold Office for ono year, and until his
successor is elected and qualified;
Provided, The Board of supervisors
oi the county shah iordci the elot ton
OF township collectors as provi'.ed III
section Il 0f tais act.
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) sP1ClAL APPROXIMATION nlLL.
AN ACI nAkisg Aprropsia4ioas tos
the ~ diem and 6xpeaess n The
Tyelfth General Assembly, aad 10s
other Purposes. titf
Section 1. Be il enactcd b. lthe
General Assembly Of the State q
lows, That ths following sans oi
m0ncy are hesuhy sppropTiated out
Of any moneys of the State Treasury
not otherwise appropriated. 10 the
pcrsons and for t1c pafposes thsseia
named. sas
Sec. . for the payment Of thsper
dieM Of the members, officers, and en-
ployees Of the House Of Represents
tives, the sum Of thirty two thous-
and dollars, or 30 much thereof -
may 10 necessary, the said amount to
- paid upon 8 general certificate
sh0wing tie amosnt dne each mem
Der, o6Icer, end employee respective
y, which csrtiAcats shall b sigued
6y the Speaker and chisf clerk of the
House q Representative. and the
Prssideat and eeerstaFy of tho SEN
a&e, ard ~ Auditorof State shall l.
ne : warrant t6r The amount 90
paid.
Hsc. 3 Rsr ~ payment of tho
~ 6iem oe ths msm6ees, oaRcers, and
,enployese eftAe 6saaao, The sum Of
ssvsnteen tho1aand nine hundred and
- - I.
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the coming mou 70 po Fun Vv0r ~
Grant's victoriour legions N Novsm,
ber. Many we'll informed politicians
arc now ofthisopinioa both in Andoul
Of the democratic party: ~ a
We arc not Of that number, simply
because wedon't believe 10 their greed
for oflce andpower, that theleadors d
that party have become r~vipg ma
MACS. The nomination u Chase on
any kind Of ! thimble rig platform
would seud at least three hundred
thousand orthodox dsmocratic voters
into their holes from whers they
could neither be coaxed Or driven "a
tho polls. His nomination On plat.
form that squiutsd It negro Suffrage
would double the number Of these
disgustcd patriots. His nomination
q III would be giving up the combat
on tbe sktrmish line, and insure q
majority for Grant IN every State.
The calcslation that Chase woald
divide the Republican party, - the
very sublimity Of nonsense. Repub-
licans have about as much respect for
Chase and would vote for him for
any ofice about y soon q the eleven
faithful apostles would have voted for
Judas Iscarot Immediately aiter Ais
betrayal Of Christ, while insplently
jingling his thirty pieces Of slush
money under their noses.
Ifyou can imagine George Wash.
ington going over to the enemy at
the close Of tho war, and after he
was elected President, calling around
him all the tories and defeated one.
mics Of his'country, and then securing
. pardon fou Benedict Arnold and
calling him into his councils and can
imagine tho grim veterans Of Valley
Forge and Bunker Hill, and York.
town, rallying around Arnold's STAN
dard as Washington's successor, then
your imaginative cyein 'sfinophrcn:
~ rolling" may be able to penetrate
the future and see the heroes ofmany
hard fought battles, with tho sum Of
all viIlanies in the field and forum,
training under the bosmirched banner
Of the political traitor Salmon r.
Chase. 9fse IN
TO loathe, despise and utterly hate
traitors 70 their principles, is COM
mon TO all parties, and today, il
compelled to choose between JED. Da-
Wis, tho undisguised traitor, and the
man who has betrayed al his life long
principles, and friends, s. r. Chase
Two think tho former would get
tho most Republican votes, Aud do
serve them. t1sli
We conclude, therefore, that under
the two-thirds rule which the willy
Cess managed to get adopted in 184s,
to kill OF his opponont Van Buren,,
and BY which absurd precedent, the
real choice ofthe Democratic party
is generally Stayed at their National
Conventions, that Pendleton will DO
defeated; that tho leaders have too
much sense to steal both candidate
and platform from the Republican par
ty; and that finally expsdiency will
triumph, and some obscure man like
Jethro l.. Kippins, Of Alexander Co.,
Ills, without = record, who can be
claimed on oil sides Of all snbjccts,
who knows NO north, no south, no
nothing, viii b taken up as Ploroe
was in 1852, and an sttcmpt be made
70 squeeze him in on bis negative
qualities. l.ssss.
In the meantime tho election of
our candidates who never lost bat
tie, will proceed in the usaal manner.
E ttF5J 49, = !. IL .EsLg
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THURSDAY1 y ~ ULY q, 1868.

ri CO. q n x.,.8 .fs.1,s as....NsA~ - AZ.
i 80. o. 8. o .a..s sns 1 = -
next meeting OF the board o. sancs
Wsors alter MS eiecti0n ~ taxing
'n! ang ,i isupscriDmg q the nsuai oHtn o
once, ana giving BOND % tnc cosn'
lY IN tne Penal sum e4uM 70 .0ouoie
the wnole amount OF tax levied ioi
sne Precediag year against me lfop
etty Of sne sownsniP in :no iof Wnien
ne = oiccsoo Wnlcn snaM Dc present Z
ed 20 and approved ~ tnc coard q
SUPERVISORS of the county anu record'
e 5ne same as the Oond OF county
omccrS. s., IL N .gteBt
Sec. . Tne townsnip trustees
enaH nave the power, ana - Is ncrc'
| ~ n,adC y tnclr duty, 70 nii anyvacan,
~ wmch may occur N tne onlce q
townsnip collector, ~ appointment
and the person 90 appoinseq snall
qualify and give bond IN tho Same
manner as those elected, as provided
10 section & OF this act.
bec. 4. The clerk Of tho board Of
supervisors shall make out the tax.
list for the comfy treasurer within
the time asnow provided BY law; and
ia counties whore tho township col
iectors are elected, as provided by
this act, no shah mnke out 3 dupli-
cate tax-list of'an for zach township
in such county and deliver the same,
with tho offginaI, to the county treas
urer. / ..a' ~. 4. II
Sec. .. The county treasurer shall,
on or before the first day Of January
u each years deliver over to each
township collector in tho county, tho
duplicate taxslist specified in section
4, Of this act OF and for the township
in which hois elected or appointed,
and take his rcceipt therefor, spcoi-
flying that total amount Of the tax
charged In such duplicate tax list,
and charge the samc over to each
township collector, in . book to- be
kept TOR that purpose; and such du-
plicate tax-lisS when 20 made ont
and delivered to tho township col
iectors, may be used - IN execution
and shall be sufficient authority for
them to collect the taxes therein
charged in any township inthe coun-
q AZ. r rrcv;Jod i si 81, Tau I"w . a. tha .SI' III
lection IF tarcs 4. tha M conn -. ~ I, treas s
urer; and tho county treasurer shall
not receive ner collect any Of the
;.t so dcl;vsrsd a~.ert tho -, " -
non @ .res;darts oStha ycwr.r;. ~ NIL n
tha ssms hss hasn = ~ retu.nad e ' h;m
as' hsre;n.s.. - r-ov;Jad s. ~ ~. ~ I sa;l
cnnntv trass,,rar shsil rron,'ra ~ 'Ssm So'.
and dol;var 81 oanh townsb;n ooilao-
tor with s.;d ta~-l;s, tar raoa;nt.
hook w;th : .hl.nL r,ar.;n ~ .rs' s.!ss
mon wh;cr 4ho aid tnwr.h;u os,sao |
~, shs,l artsr III nrn, har IA o ~.
Of the tax racs;n. ,,;van t. 70 . sha tase .as
nayar tha smdurt $50 &c tev @ and | -,
whom no;a wh;.,h sa;d -. ~ - r,aoa;, y
hook shsll 81 rclnrrad 70 tha connt,,
frensrrcr v;th thc sa;d d.nl;aat,
tar-i;.t hera;nsf ~ nrov;dad ~
Seo e ITnos thc rscc,nt oe ..;d
4.r.l;sts asnS tovr.h;n caIisceor i'm !
med;ateiv thers.sfc- sh.Il csn.. -. !.
notice 81 the recent;on thereof 81 IL
posted mn "a some cnnsn;cuors nlsca n
overv school district in the tovnsh;n
ana n evorv ward ~ anv c;tv thore;n
and 81 Iocatad a. will ha ,nost lila
II ~ s;va NOTICE ~ Tho ;nhsh;ta.ts
tharao7 and 49, n.hI;.h such rct;ca
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al AuV 4ucCttOu UUVOt W0U W0u0
/, Hampton, Napoleon Bonanarto For.
1 ,tsst, John II, Surratt, Wooiley, Brick
Pomcruy, CIay Dean, John Norris
soy, and Fernando Wood, are going
% desocrAts Tho approaching 4th Of
,July, BY placing in nomination Is tho
Con6edcrate candidate for tho Presi
dcncy; is the absorbing ono just now,
before tho democratic meeting house.
The prospect of Chase becoming the
Copperhoad standard bearer on !
negro salfage platform, dictated BY
those agreat organs Of impartial sum.
rage, tho Now York World and Chi
cago 1inscs has set the in6nitessimal
jonrnals and small ny politicians Of
the Copperhcad party into . terrible
nproar, and they are hopping around
very mnch After the msnner Of . STIR
red mp ant hill. Few of thcm accept
the situation with tho dignifcd COM
placenoy ofthat great representative
ofthe great democrstic party, Soma
tor Salisbury, of Delaware, who dis
c'essing the chances Of Chase'sl nomi-
nation the other day, with : Copper
hcad = friend, said 'he supposed that
he would bc compelled to submit TO
Chaso's nomination, but for his part
he would DO d-d ifhc would agree
to the nomination ofSumner for Vice
President. without . fight"
Politics indeed makos strange bed
fellows. Sixty DAYS aro tho
selection of Salmon P. Chase the life
long apostle Of abolitionism, as pose
sible candidate for any Office at the
handsof tho Coppcrhcad party would
have boon as absurd . proposition as
IL would appear today, to suggest
Jefferson Davis as q leader and cham
pion Of the Republican party. To>
day on account Of tho great service
he donc the party in shielding it's
President, Andrew johnson from we'll
meritcd punishmcnt for his many high
crimes, and on acc ,unt Of his base
trucking demagogical manifestoes,
bidding for the nomination at the
sacrifice Of every political opinion, he
WAS supposed to entertain, he stands
anquestionably one Of tho strongest
candidates in the Copperhead party,
ana and VIII perhaps got the highest num-
Der o. votes In tho Convention on the
nrss ballot, after Geo. Il. Pendleton.
He has powerful influences at
work 70 secure his nomination
Tho Treasury Departmental Wash
'mgtca, throughout ail its rsmi6ca-
lions, was well stocked up with Chs
se's M satelitcs f'1'u during his Secretaryship
o. that department, and they arc
ana have been simply Chase mon,
personal adherents. who will follow
their political bcllweather, undcr ths
democratic, as readily as the Kepubli-
can colors. The Department at
washington under the facile McCul-
Ia mel Nj II NIL IA L.
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esv hSAA AOsAV nASVShAi6. AV OOSAN ~
registry for said cities and towns shal
consist OF the mayor, assessor, clerk
md marshall who shall moot, for the
purpose. OF ieorrseting the registry
one, week before such election, at tn
usual place OF mcoting Of the city
council or trustees, and aittf having
corrected tho registry Of voters q
0seh Mnfds - lconttnplated in ,the
general P rovisions Of this act, said
board shall cause : certified copy ol
said registry for each warS n aaid
town or city, to b delivered 70. ths
election board OF Such wafd at o.
beSore the time Of opening The polk
A.ftor the ahyaseing Of IA yoteA, the
registries shall Be attached % the
poll books and fIed III the ookcp q
the clerk iof the city o tow1 Tor ~
use of the succeeding board u regis
try. The general provisions Of shil
cot shall extend 70 incesporate town1
and cities 20 lar - Ne sasnei may -
applicable, The names q " pessona
not qualified as electors shaIl bes striek.
en- from the register, and any person
appearing 70 register bis namc may
Be challenged BY my SlectDr or nem-
ber Of tho board, and u caae a. sach
challenge Ahau be cxamined On oath
touching his quali6cations e % cleo.
tor, which examination may Or may
nCt, In the discretion Of the board, BE-
reduced to writing; and & Il shall ap.
pear upon such examinatica that ths
person is entitled % BE- registsred, II
the opinion OF tho board, or II after
such examination the said person
will tako an oath thas be y Or VIII
bc at tho election for which the reg
istfy is, made, . legal voter. stating
tho Ward, District, or Township, IN
which he resides, and complying IN
other respects with tho requirement.
Of tho oath now administered to IN
elecior in case ofhis being challenged
then tho board shall causo the name
Of said person TO BE- registered.
Sec. 8: Tho register OF elections
snaaa ~ OIL t'u,cs % oPon 70 lnsPec-
s,on ION ~ .nc cn.oo n oI 'ne soWnsn'p
cle5k wltnHutSnalge n.y. .
nce. III III ~ pGalu q Ioass Wy
appoin. pp = clclA , ~ .no aoSonco 2. W
township clerk, and may administer
e e.....s s.:a = .''i oas'' co"i'B os10ul
: - knryA AsFIG lahuMyf IA 4hA A0tN al
The New York herald., 1868-01-10
The REWARD F0s TIE ARREST or suURATr.

washington correspondence tJau 81 Boston Advertiser
Tho War Department has sent 10 Congress- cc,tair,
papers, showing ihst ST. Mario cls,ms compensation Tor
giving the information on which Jonp II. Surratt VIVA
arrested II sppears that he wrote 10 General Grant
from Montreal October, and urged his on ne
ground that he could get mp'ovmsnt M he
rounded by numerous sies and sbe 70 suer a any
moment nom the vengeance OF sutratpa aympshzers.
Iho letter reterred 10 hoard Of oiotrs sDg Of
Judge Advocate General Hot General Rawlins aud
Adjuant General To~nscui who luAliy reported In u
Maes favor 1hoy say hat the formal oer OF s25 900
reward for tho arrest OF S0rrat was withdrawn In Aprl
1865; but the offer 10 poy iporahy for Information
Al n Standing Dni tile facts consmnnica cd by ST. Marie
led directly Iis They add that the odum
peril 10 which ST. Marie Is subject BY reasDn OF having
appeared as wness should be taken into account In
decd ng what reward s duo 10 him They report taat
he should be paid $4,000 General Grsat reierg the
matter to Congress- which mast pass spesA act ieors
the fnOugy rntt
The New York herald., 1868-01-10

Asother Attempt 60 Establish italian Opera.
Italian opera In this city was revived last
night under tho most favorable auspices, and
received in the commencement Of its new
career very encouraging guarantees Of success
First, thero was q magnificent home prepared
for 1t, one far SURPRISING the fondest expecta-
tions OF Its most ardent 'devotecs then an
audience both fashionable and brilliant
attended ils birth, and a superb company, with
La Grange as its chief attraction, appeared in
the most popular Of the popular Verdi's operas.
One very curious circumstance is that this
latest enterprise in Italian opera follows close
on the heels OF lamentable .fosco in the same
branch OF lyric art at another establishment.
For twenty-five years numerous trials have
been made to establish Italian opera in the
metropolis, all Of which have sooner or later.
failed. The causes Of these constant failures
may be attributed to incompetent managers
in the first place, and in the case
Of the Academy Of Music to the interference
and domineering course Of clique Of stock
holders. OF all those who undertook the
dangerous experiment of localizing opera in
Gotham Maretzck made the best beginning.
He got along very well at first, and might
have succeeded had he not fallen victim to
the lords Of the Academy. They ruined him
by making him attack his best friends,
reducing him to the condition Of slave,
debating to him who should be prima donna
and who should play first fdile, and then
leaving him 10 shift for himself in his sorest
tn srta ~ tha
theatres which we published this week the
extraordinary success Of the "Black Crook"
contrasts very strangely with the receipts OF
the opera. Undoubtedly in the days Of Baby
Ion, Sodom and Gomorrah the "Black Crook"
would be considered one Of the "big things"
Of the day, and it seems as il his
tory repeats itself in New York In the
nineteenth century. 1t is o cheering thing,
however, to find that Wallacks, where the
legitimate drama is at home, returns the next
receipts to Nlblo's. These returns show that
our amuseme mt public are not forgetful Of the
drama, in spite Of their penchant for legs and
transformation scenes The opera at Pixies
new Opera House commenced well last night,
but the management ought not to be content
with that Unless the opera Is kept up to a
first class standard and such artistes as Ade-
lima Patti, Pauline Lucca, Tieuens and Chris
tine Nilsson be imported to Ml the place Of the
great La Grange, and everything kept up to
the highest standard, this attempt to establish
Italian opera will be failure, like the others.
The impresario will have to follow up this
commencement ofthe season, which was really
an artistic as well as pecuniary success, with
novelties in either operas or singers; and as
he has no stockholders there Is no excuse for
neglect on his part. According to present in
dications, however, the result Of the expert
ment is extremely favorable.
The New York herald., 1868-01-10
Behind the Age.

A lot of twaddling old democrats, nssils of
a bygone age, and little spouting Washington
politicians and Office seekers, who always
manage to make q fuss just about the time
Presidential election is coming on, got up q
meeting or banquet the day before yesterday
on pretonce Of celebrating the anniversary Of
the battle OF New Orleans, but really to make
themselves conspicuous. or course President
johnson was invited, and ou. of politeness he
made his appearance. They tried to get
speech out OF him, and probably this was their
main object, hoping thereby to identify them
selves In some sort Of way with the glorious
fight he is making in defence Of the constitu-
ton and best interests Of the country. But Mr..
Johnson had nothing to say, He simply re-
his acts. II was unnecessary for him to say
more, and it is quito likely he had o proper
estimate of most OF the fussy and useless little
politicians who were endeavoring to glorify
themselves by his presence The battle of New
Orleans! Why, glorious as II was, 1t is over
shadowed by the battles of late times and by
the greater battle the President is now fighting.
These men are behind the age. There never
was such grand military event rs the crush
ing out Of the rebellion by General Grant
and there never has been in political history
such tremendous and successful war as
Andrew Johnson has fought against the radi-
calls and In defence OF the constitution The
Washington politicians may find grander
theme, and one with the grandest results, in
the Presidents conduct with regard to the issue
now before the country.
The New York herald., 1868-01-10
RESIGNATION OF THE CHAMBERLAIN or
TROY.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE W THE seaAln

TH0r, Jan. Z, l600.
Mr. Derrick Lane, tho recently appointed Chamber.
lain Of this clty In place Of Mr.. James NJ Brewer To-
day rendered his resignation OF that oce to tho chair
man OF the proper committee OF the Common Council
Il 10 stated that some dacusy has sprung up between
tho Comptroller OF tho city finances and tho Mayor In
reference to the paying OF bills certified to MT Lane
Chamberlain BY the Mayor alone. The departing oioss
held that all bs against the city need approval Of
the Finance COMMITTEES Of the Common Council well
that OF the Mayor, and without such compile sp-
prov he declines to nay any bills presented against the
city. Upon the refusal OF the Mayor to sign certain
city bonds some confusion In tho analrs OF the
Comptroller ofcs which led 10 the nditng or the ~
sgnAtion- The custom heretofore has been 10 pay sM
bills upon the sign manual approval Of the city chief
magistrate The investigation into the accounts Of the
late Chamberlain, Mr. James a. Brewer 10 sti in pro-