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, 1870-02-02

We happened not to support the ticket
upon which General Solomon ran for the
Office Of County Clerk Last fall, but We do
not, on that account or on any other, wish
him any barn. We regret very much that lie
has got into difficulty which was point I'd
out to him in our columns two years ago.
Nevertheless, the positions which he has
taken in his reply to the charge Of con-
tempt Of the Suprsme Court are such as to
challenge public comment His answers
resolve themselves, On examination, into
the eingle statement that he disobeyed OF
neglected the order Of the Court because
certain outsiders advised him that be could
do so with safety, and because he concurred
with them in that opinion. The
State Board Of Equalization Of Assess
mentE, in the course Of its
duties, bad seen 1T, whether properly
or not is quite immate1iAl, to lower the
assessments in some counties and to raise
them in others lin Cook County by Il per
cent? in ordar to eauAliza them throughout
The State, as they were authorized aad re-
Qnired by the Law to do. While thur de-
cinon was in abeyance General Solomon
postponed the work of extending the tax
hsta until such decision should be made
known. But, on the announcement from
the Auditor Of the State that the rate for
Cook County wAs raised q per cent,
he concluded TO defy or evaIe the
work of the board, proceeded to make up
the tax lists IN disregard Of their decision.
and issued them to the Collectors 70 thai,
as he now alleges, by the time a writ Of
n.nndomus from the Supreme Court could
be served on him, the Collectors books
had passed cut Of hia hands, md
were then 10 possession of the
Town Collectors or County Treasurer.
Mr. Solomon would have Us believe that,
Rfta1 making mp the books, in defiance oil
the decision of tho State Board, he chased
around after the Town Coliect7rs to gel
them to undo his work; then after tht
County Treasurer; then after Ar. Fas~ell
Chairman Of the Board Of Supervisors; the1
after the Auditor, to get authority to lev.
the deficiency on the next years tax; the1
he tried to get An act passed by the Legis
lat1,re to euAble him to extend the add
ionl Il per cent. The misfortune Of Mi
salomon's present polhoo is that ever
ti1no he rnnkea his humble bow to the 81
prerne Court he turns his posterior On th
ta1-paseta- II there were any truth in hi
professions oil ardent efforts TO extern
the "a per cent, there would be n
ground, On the part Of the tai
psyers, to thank him for his zea
in their behalf. He pleads that the Boaz
OF supsrv1sors instructed him not to erten
the tax, and that this instruction and th
public sentiment created BY it embarrasse
him greatly but thst in deasnce Of u
Board Of supervisors, sud Of the publ
opinion of Cook County, and OF his ON
, 1870-02-02
TIE MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL
RAILWAY,

FVofN LAk 81 P1Ii tt1HstTr -fdE. 20
A circular which has been 1s1ueo bY Ine d..
Fec!ots Of tue AuwAuEee St Paul Railway Con-
pany, furnishes sons tsams OF nteres1 In regard
70 g. oes1anoEs during The 1sst yer. Tne ssrp-
s,d the operAltpg expenses, &. ~, ,s52 II. Tnr
Let earnln8s. tneEsfore, Eere saaaa, 1s65I. The
p.e,sss o. .ae @s,'F.se DEP: Z, - - SAB
there 1tuatna 81, a. so+b7, which Is app!leaat 70
6srsdeoos 1ne anuunt Of preferred ssoce Is
ss4, snea 11' s,e. 'a sosl 'ex .:ocs t''s7;i &
botn fmds amounting to fl7.&oasSs o.
1hee eun1nsa the Directors 1tl ,s4ne I otvide5d,
pas n noney 10 sis: u tns a las 1'osn esd
s'oc1, ger ceCt IL c1sh and Per ce9t IN sock:
en- tho COMMON ftoes. PEI eeat In noaey and
Eay be 20 1ppcruared, the Directors AJAX aalnor-
~ Of The shaleoo!des1 to lskoe 800 IN stoct.
to b divided III OLE ara1enoide,s 40 .hat the
Cttfe1Trd mock viii RECEIVE 5 Ter cent md the
& mmon E:oek per cent oa tae xro1nss had.
Tim anourt OF new Eock viii represent sreh
pa 2; ne eTess 91 ne 1sd - n;s ossn
the roa1 actually mora valuable oJ that anount
Tie DhectolS sAJ that they hAd hoped u Sc
81 q RsI = sa,n 2
81 1s6a. but saey hxve been unahs - Do 70 fcr
VIC rrason ahat tho 1ncd-ne OF rha company w1s
Low p1ce ot wheat, which prevented that product
tfcu eeeE!f ulket 136 fatft1J 1esxe1ed tia
ort!Ie-a Anticipated 1run sha; sou1ce- They
t'erttote caln t1as the taxes, Ss1.e aad national
which they 9re compelled TO PAT. a1uount 70
stout toor cents pei ou3ned on efsfy huahel OF
wneat eH:ed over tns road. Woc1 1e cons1der
tlA1 IN addition to fhtfn taxes, the tAf16 on lion
Ard o'ner materials about uoables the cost Il
kttptrg & tho road n repair. aod ol new bcono-
asM Why ,he fzeisaiz o. vheas aad oner . taf2. -
chtndl-e are Al zach enosnous rz.es-
It's eouParJ nov orna a3s mites OF tzns1y,
ttsss5 1se Of *stcE vese put IN operation LII
,esE. The EaS1ons lines and thtir leng,hs nre a.
M'lssutsc to g. PM ris Pz1i..e du CHEN. N.
a n$%A r.{N UA%-
, 1870-02-02

The matter Of tha Walsh petition has
been considerably muddled by the report
Of Alderman Camp 2ban, which asserts that
two petitions were circulated, very differ
ent in their character, and that, after they
had been signed, the heading Of one was
torn of and the paper attached to the
other one. The appearance of the docu-
ment leaves little doubt that such was the
fact. Whether thare Is any Inv to punish
such an act we do not know. Perhaps all
the patties who had anything to do with the
Walsh case feel sufficiently punished Ill
ready.
, 1870-02-02

trio. and only ono Representative district,
though electing several members.
Tho general plan adopted by the commit
tee has the merit Of being sen-adjustiug,
requiring NO Intervention OF tho Le6isla-
ture, and hence being measurably free from
the evil Of ge17Jmande1iuR."
, 1870-02-02

Hsnr7 J. Raymond Vas heard 10 make daring
his LIE, and bis lloerapher haa found preservtd
among hi rotes, remark to the effect TIA, Ia
Ka9 better ofepsfed, At nfseen. 70 20 to colieaa
tt1a his father vas 70 aend him. That (at4er
nerektAeseAa. saa detAfuIned that bis 3on tbonid
f2sa this advantage, and he InotiRazed hta rsrT
for Il. oo2, and With that luE EeprJ vns Asnt Z,
tho Up1Jet4tsy OF TsyNQct, ~
, 1870-02-02

The argument Of these who think the
Pacific States have been injured by this 10
duction OF the natural tariff, whereby the
cheaper products Of the Eastern States have
been brought into competition with the do
neatio products, ,B that, had the home market
continued to be protected, California would
have had the $1,000 in gold now sent to
Chicago, and her people would bo that
much richer. The answec to this ia that
the State has got the mill, worth $4,000,
BY the domestic standard, and the $1,000
difference in gold beaidea. California is
richer by the amount of the difference in
the price Of the Chicago and the San
Frs1ciSco mills.
The ren oval Of the distractions to the
exchange Of commodities has added 3G
per cent TO the Talue Of the gold Of CAlifor-
MA, when employ ed in the purchase o!
quartz mills Previous to the construction
Of the railway it would have cost $55, 600 10
gold to have n,ade four quartz mills and
deliver them at White Pine; but nov the
same amount Of gold will purchase sic such
mills and deliver them at thst point. Iu
the proportion that six mills are better than
four has ihe wealth of California been in.
creased by the reduction of the tar2H here
tofore existing.' The persona engaged in
the foundry business, no longer finding il
profitable, will follow the example of all
other persons under like circumstances,
and engsgs in other business which il
profitable. The 1nly reason why the foun
dry business il not profitable is that capita
and labor can be employed with greatel
advantage iu other pursuits. That labor Il
the best diversified which is left free to seei
such EN- olo. ment as is the most remuuer
ative.
But there will be temporary clamor tha
the 1rfan1 foundry interest of ths
Pacific States has been overwhelmed b,
building a tailroad which will deliver min
irG and all other machinery for one-thirt
less than it has hitherto cost and ths
miners and millers, and the men engagst
n the manufacture Of MI articles reauirin,
q mschine, from a locomotive TO
, pulley, q hand-saw to q steam engine
and all the people who use the various arti
clea produced by this machinery, are, per
, bape, expected to grow indignant ut tn
reduction of sc per cent in their cost, AMI
I to cry out sgainst the railway that bring
) them these things from Chicago and take
: from them in return productions hithert
. rotting on the ground for want of a market
8 But We think The people Of California
, Oregon, Nevada, and the Territories vii
r not discover the injury done them, but ",
9 Welcome the reduction in the cost Of thes
( articles, and look for%ard for still furthe
t reduction in the freight tariff and IN in
Q creased shipment Of Chicago manuf acture,
, 1870-02-02
San FRANCISCO AID CHICAGO,

The San Francisco Bulletin notices &c.
.ions depression Of business in the iron
chiefly to Tic iacs @ ~. ~. sh!ch II attributes
can be produced in Chicago and transpv...a ~
to Nevada and California over the PAci6.
Railway at about sc per cent less cost than
the same can be made in San Francisco.
a question naturally suggests itself whether
this condition Of things is a benefit to the
Pacific States OF not-whether, IN othsr
words, ths construction of the railway has
been advantageous or injurious to those
States in 80 far az 1t has supplied tham With
mining Implements more cheapiy than the
Same could be made there.
Prior to 1869 there vas great natural
f'rotechee tdrtD, in the shape of cost Of
transportation upon ali articles passing to
and from the Pacific aud the more Esstern
States; a each mile of the Pacific Railway
was constructed this tax1F was lessenad.
until when the road was completed the cost
OF transportation had been 80 reduced that
machinery made in Chicago could ba dalIv
cred even in San Francisco for less money
than it had previously cost to produce it
there. An instance cited by the Bulletin 1s
that Of the erection Of quartz
mill at White Pine, in August last.
The prioss demanded in San Francisoo
we1e:
Cost Of mill tsoldl. .t,2seo
, 1870-02-02

Tha Police Couxtx.
9oE1H MpK poUEl~
There Is clAR Of Elcl-dll8exl s1ound thn ratJ,
, 1870-02-02
GEORGE PEABODY,

HenovRl OF the Hemntna TO tho City
Hall mt Portland-Address OF Cap.
tain C0mrnoreli, OF tho a1ouotchs
and Reply OF Governor Chanpa
fIsn-Frocc>aion 10 tue CITY s1all-
Tho Iscmnins Pinccagon y Caxa.
falQue.
, 1870-02-02

Daxes, a1d Sconeld, OF penulylvanta, are net
On sood tsfrna. Scooeld ID oue OF the ny who
wDuE 10 tell the Ph.lsdetphia Navy S2rd, to get
purse for eleeuontezl1E pAwes pre-tp:tated
hinteu into tho project, and broke the pune
Scooe1d retotta with lupudenee, and "a DaVea
mad tec.ure be Want e!ected Speaker. All
,nn renir ds ne Of the persod Of ny 1ne when I
wanted etip knocked on nv sho1def. CoeSreaz-
zen WILL Be noys, but Eel3 efecay oneA
eH1cAGoAEs n WARRINGTON.
While In ful aJupa1nJ With tho people Of the
West npon the capital removal, do not wish TO
forget that there are soma Wsssesn people lA.gely
lttsfezt& in real estate 4.d improvements mere,
.uorRst them TnomAa B BrJlu, OF Chicago,
who oEta cne high traei Of land opposite the
msIsson Of hir relative, Judge y ,te, and HAslcs
E1toufne, Of Ma51hAu CountF, lrd,Aua,-tf
mtstake not,-N1o u the uoss active nove1 n
.he Rlee proposition to remodel the city govern
nent Of TasnlDaton-
ThEse gentlemen and others mast understand
that II e.que1ttoa Of the eaprA removal l., rke
any Other, deoaeRale one, AID favor the pro-
ecs pe11oDaliy, heeAEse the West h2s heen ny
<pcourager AID ntend these slK yeark. aud be
earse telierc tnas The un1sy or II, poltic., and
interest &1Kftsu the cenut ~ tho c1pl'Al &.te.
Warrington win rise from dependence TO ehafxo-
ter at;es the removal II thers &oy vitality IN It |;
the cid togtes here viii Gle o1 depart: md So1:h-
e5a fol1s wtlI Fooz In TO rafe advantage Of cheap
sens, totld climate, etc, esc- Tntre Is no rea.ou
Nhy tie f1tenr O@ce, 9c1ithsou1An, National
L.bfssJ ETC., ere, stoolo not oe left here. bu: the
cors tns. Il LETT mn noro clbsrAsa the Town.
a.d renew in dcpetdeoeo- Wh2f city In the
Cntspd Sa1ea h3a had 30 tupch pun1c a<lp u sats
Tel II accufcs Congress Of ineransude!
The new espttA Of NE Cnred States ouEAt 70
stsod tosard some grest Western city IA the reis-
ton Of tho Ceuual Psrt to New Tort ary-
Federal district, nos ADORE TWO mics sq1are, with
ftactyxtio1 for each Stats to cpnI1IpEf du1rtefx
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-15

4 Row on THE EXPRESS.-l esterday
Adam Kaopnick, har-keeper on the Ex!!
press. was arrested and taken before
Squire Johnston. charged with a breach
OF the peace, and with carrying con
cealed weapons, ltappears that kaep-
nick got up row about something on
Friday last, with Capt. Phil. Anshutz,
Yesterday morning he went on 10 the
boat and the quarrel was renewed.
While drawing a revolver from his
pocket it was discharged, the ball pass
ins through the floor of the cabin and
landing on the boiler. While Capt.
Anshutz was giving his evidence before
the Justice, Kaepnick called him n liar.
For this contempt of Court he was
fined -. The examination resulted in
Kaepnick being required TO give bond
in sum of $500, conditioned for his
good behavior for one year. lie was
also required to give bail in the sum OF
$500, to answer the charge OF carrying
concealed weapons, before the Circuit
Court
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Joining passages of the Vosges. The
garrison of the town of Bitche consisted
of 300 soldiers Of the Garde Mobile
The Prussian cavalry are before Lune
vile.
METZ, August 1880 A. A.-All
quiet No news at general head
quarters.
PARIS, August l3.-M. Valdrome,
| formerly Minister of the Interior, has
enrolled himself member Of the Garde
Rationale.
The Journal officially publishes the
DEGREES, naming Bszaine as Command
erin-Chief OF the I'd, Sd and 4th Corps
of the Army of the Rhine; General
Trochu Commander of corps now
forming at Chalons, from New Lewis,
and General Viney Commander OF the
corps now forming at Paris.
METZ, August 13, P. MA body
OF the enemy came near Frouserd, "a sta
ten on the Paris IL Strassbourg rail
road, this morning. They were attack
ed and driven off, and their commander
taken prisoner.
LONDON, August l3-Adsices from
St. Avoid, to Friday night, represent that
the French army is west Of the Moselle
and still retreating. The Prussian cav
alry had reached Pont a Mousson,
about halfway between Metz and Nancy,
on the railroad. Part Of the Prussian
army invested Strasburg The Prus-
slams as they advance capture vast
stores which have been abandoned by
the French.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-15

BOARD OF REGENTS MEErING.-Ihe
Board OF Regents of the West Virginia
University met at Grafton Friday, Au-
gust 18th, to fill vacancy in the Board
OF instruction, caused by the resignation
OF Professor Lyons, principal Of the
Preparatory Department and Professor
of English Literature. The election
resulted in the choice of Rev. Jas. Ii.
McMechen, of Wheeling, 10 fill the
vacancy.
Mr.. McMechen has for many years
been associated with our city educa'
tional enterprises, and has high repu.
tation as a capable and successful
teacher.
The meeting of the Boardw was largely
attended, Senator Boreman, ex-Gover-
nor Peirpoint and Messrs. Beltzhoover,
Of jefferson, Harper, Of Mason, Gould,
ofCpshur, Carskadon, of Mineral, and
Dr.. Logan, of this city, being present,
as Regents, with quite number of visit,
ors among them General Brown, OF
Grafton who has shown his interest in
education by making handsome an
nual endowment, to be distributed IN
nrizes among the young men.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-15

Police CorRT,-Thers was one trial
and two continuances before the police
court on Saturday.
Alex. McNichol lives on the Island;
in the Seventh Ward, though not IN
peace. Aleck is not a model husband.
II we were a wife and mother, heis not
the sort of husband and father we
should banker after. Though not at all
handsome, he has striking way with
him. On Friday noon after drown
ing his sorrows lin bowl, brave boys,
he went to his chateau, and from noon
until four o'clock kept his wife and the
children as merry a griggs, with his
Jokes and funny WAYS. One good joke
of his is to take his Young daughter by
the ear and lit her off her feet, and
another 10 take the wife of his bosom
nv the throat and choke her so she
cant talk we'll He played these funny
carers on them last Friday. HIS wife
cot even with him by making THIRD
eve in his head with the poker and ol
having him arrested. Judge Good fine,
him SIS and costs. In defaulth he strdletf
geology for the next thirty days "oH
;shovl,rv ~ nIay anv of his joke
on Prof Price.
The case against Thomas iiercule
for making a row at Carney's saloon o.
the 3Oth of July was continued uho
next Saturday to give the defence
chance to obtain witnesses.
The hearing of 3 charge asa'ns
George Ritchie charged with using io"
and abusive language Was continue
until this morning.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-15
The COntendfng Fleets - General
TrOchu Assumes COmmand-Ab-
stract OF McNahOn's Report or the
Fight Rt WOerth-Newspape spec
uIatiOns-The French Army still
Retreating.

LONDON, August l3-The Prussian
and French iron clad fleets were recent,
ly in close proximity of the mouth OF
the EIhe.
The Prussians hold all the avenues
Of communication between Metz and
Strassbourg
PARIS, August l3.-The Presse pub,
fishes a proclamation addressed by the
Prefect of Strasbourg to the citizens lie
says Reports calculated 10 create un-
easiness have been circulated by some
persons who dared TO express their be-
lief that Strasbourg will surrender 10
the enemy without striking blow. The
ramparts are armed with 400 cannon.
The garrison is large, and if We are
attacked we will defend ourselves 20
long as there is any left. Let all good
citizens be reassured and let the evil
disposed tremble.
PARIS, August l3-General Trochu
has assumed command at Chalons.
General Canrobert replaces Baraguy Du
Killers in command Of the army ot
Paris. There has been no fighting be-
fore Metz. On Tuesday the Emperor
recountered the position in the woods
between st. Avoid and Forbach.
LONDON, August l3.-The TiRes
saws: In a fortnight the Emperor has
more perfectly undermined his throne
than his enemies in score Of years. Re
assured by the plebiscite, he has thrown
away the votes OF the people and his
dynasty. The seat of war is now the
rivers Saar and Moselle.
An abstract of Mcmahon report OF
the battle OF Woerth, or Froschweiller,
savs: On the 9th the enemy attacked
the heights Of Quersdorf, opening with
cannon and rifle attack, which was
so violent that the first division was
compelled to change front Soon the
Prussians made a feint from the righ,
of Saar and followed it at noon by a
renewal OF the attack on the right
wing by charges Of cavalry andinfantry
TO dislodge the enemy, and at four
o'clock the French right was broken
and a retreat upon Sayerne and Nieder
frun became necessity.
The SATURDAY. Review refrains from
speculations on the war. because, itsays
a few DAYS must determine the fate o
France and the Emperor. Probabl,
the army will take the matter into II
own hands, choose leader and figh
the war
The Spectator thinks the next battl
must decide the fate of the Emperor, a
the popular faith in Europe is van
isiing
/ The Post contradicts the eyenin,
papers of Yesterday, and asserts tha
the Prince Imperial is with the En-
peror
1t is said that a telegraphic blunde
caused McMahon's disaster. Faille
was directed to move on Limbach. II
} found Kansbach in the telegram as re
ceived.
Advices through Prussian channel
. from St Avoid to the 18th state ths
. the Prissians have taken 10 prison
ers. The Saarbruck fight was NOR
|, demoraliziug to the French than ha
, been supposed. The pursuers foun
arms and equipments on the road. Th
Prussiaue hold Polsburg and the a
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THE WAR!


Paris Correspendenee-The Truth
Leaking Out.
NEW YORK, August ia specia
dated London the 18th, says: The In
vestment of Strasbnrg was not known
in Paris until yesterday, Friday.
A Frenchman and officer who left
| London few days ago full of patriot
ism and hope for his country, writes
I have Just met some persons from
Nancy who retreated before the Prus-
slams, who, day before Yesterday, were
at Vie, a few miles from Nancy. They
will move thence by Zoul and will prob
ably join the other army behind Cha
Ions, perhaps at Paris. Why the
French army remains concentrated be
fore Metz, nobody understands. 1t is
believed that The Prussians are already
at Nancy. 1t appears that the Empire
is rolled up like a scroll. What Nous
say said this morning, is true, for twenty
years nobody in France has studied
war seriously, everything has been
done superfneilly; while the Prussians
are first in science and havenow proved
they are first in war. 1t is hard for me
TO express this but it is true. Notwith-
standing all these great levies the les
sons Of '93 will not reappear. The
losses already Iare incredable, out of
regiments Of 10000 men sometimes
only a hundred remain. OF the Turco
engaged at Weissenburg but few are
left.
New YORK, August IA special
correspondent of the Tribune writes
from Paris on Thursday evening, llth
inst: The truth is slowly leaking out.
1t shows the position Of the French
army as worse and worse. Two days
ago a dispatch, meant to be reassuring,
was placarded stating that Fsilley had
established communication with Nc
Mahon. 1t now appears that these
communications were established in the
field Of the last battle Of Woerth.
Failley came up with a division Of in
fantry and a brigade OF cavalry, and
shared McMahon's defeat An official
dispatch says he covered his retreat
McMahon got into Saverne on Sunday,
but had to clear out in the evening,
and Saverne is now occupied by
the Prussians. McMahon's position
is in all probability deplorable, driven
as he is into the barren mountains of
Vosges with the wreck OF an army,
without money, arms or provisions. 1t
is not known in Paris where he is at
this moment, the Germans being in
possession Of Saverne have cut off all
communication, whether by railroad or
between Paris and Strasburg
1t is known that large Prussian army
which must have taken Mulhousen is
on its way to reinforce the Crown Prince
at Saverne. Marshal Canrobert, who it
was supposed was protecting Nancy,
came to Paris yesterday TO have a con-
with the Empress and has now
gone back to his command wherever
that may be.