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The bill amending the internal revenue
aud customs taxes has passed both houses
of Congress, and though it is not such
bill rs the people had the right to expect, nor
such bill as the wants Of the country de-
1nand, it is, nevertheless, much better bill
than We thought, some weeks ago, this
Congress would pass. The country is in
debted to the fears Of individual members
of Congress for the bill, and not to any
intelligent desire on their part to reduce
taxation. An annual surplus Of 800, ,0o0,-
600 of revenue is too inviting, and offers
too grand a field for trading, jobbing, aud
stealing, to permit men, familiar with that
kind Of statesmanship, to voluntarily vote
to reduce it The reductions which have
been made in the repeal or modification Of
the internal taxes and the duties on ir1-
ports are estimated, by the gentlemen who
have SO long resisted them, to amount to
ss4, 900, GOO. We do not understand these
changes as making such reduction as is
stated, and We are confident that they im-
ply no reduction Of the revenue to
that amount Again, the bin does
not 60 into effect until January,
except with reference to a few items, and
The license tax holds good until May, 1871,
when the annual licenses issued this year
will expire. The most important Of these
reductions, or changes, are as follows: In
come tax reduced from to y per cent,
and the exemption increased to $4,000,
thus e1empting 1arge sum of income
heretofore paying the ta1. The whole tax
able incomes returned in 1869 were $685.
s37,1oo, OF this sum SIS, OF, ,0Cs was re-
turned by individuals, and s., 7GG, 76s by
corpo1ations. This personal income was
returned by about 250, 1000 parsons. The
increase in tile exemption is equal to about
$3.50, ,00o, 600 of hitherto taxable income,
leaving hereafter the revenue to be de-
,1ved from y per cent tax on the divi-
dends Of corporations, equal to 81, sSS, ,e94;
and a like tax on personal incomesof $780,
600, 900, OF. equal to s6.250, coo, Of rev.
enue, making the aggregate tax on the
same aggregate returns under the new Law,
sl1, 1873, 294. This is a seeming reduction
OF $23, 400, GOO. But under the reduced
rate, and tie natural increase Of the conn
Try, it il reasonable to expect that the re-
turns viii ahow gain in the gross returns
of income, and that the revenue from this
source will probably largely exceed the
S11, 133, 900 not repealed. Ale1perience has
shown that excessive rates Of taxation lead
to frauds, and that, undersa reasonable tax,
the revenue often exceeds that collected
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The cable war in Washington is getting
lively. Mr. Cyrus ". Field, finding that there
are several parties before Congress who arc
likely to get charters for new Atlantic cables,
has set to work to dafess their schemes. The
pany. because they propose to lay new line
from the coast Of the United States to the
Re1mud2s, which will be continued to the
Azores and thence to Lisbon The attack has
begun by charging before Congress thst tho
Cuba Company has violated its chastez by e1-
ceeding the charges stipulated by Congress.
This The Cubs Company, Of which Ge1:
showing that their charges are 31-!5 gold.
which is not $3.50 currency By any es;n,6 means ;
Company charges more for. MESSAGES from
tenoao ass1a than tbs lo Ha9sna
~ T6n51n In tbe meantime Mr. Field is
isz sqsss ss q 3 eas pr nd e., T 1s
ss.;ny ,f;s e1cIu.ire privilege, is seeking to
hs sonRsti1s Of ,n 'hs.s f. IT, gs. ,s
: no iob IN his Washington Corr
spo'sdtnce Nsso York Times, jung 80.
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Representation OF M1noritlcs.

From the Rochester ~. ~ fost-
The people Of Illinois voted last Saturday
On new State Constitution and adopted it.
Among the clauses Of the constitution that
were separately submitted, was on article for
the establishment Of what ID known as MINOR
ity Representation.
The vote on this article has been close, but
it is carried. A careful reading. Will show that
it entirely changes the system BY Which iegis-
lat,ve officers arc elected; effecting, in fact,
3 silent but important revolution in that sys-
tenn.
The theory ot our government, Federal,
that nsjo1ities only we're entitled to rep1esen-
tahon; but this new system is expressly IN
tended to allow minnritiea their propnrtionate
representation, --.--..-,.,-
It doea not establish minority represents
tion in the senee commonly understood, but,
in the election Of Representatives,, allows The
voter to cast as many votes for 0ne candi-
date ss there are REPRESENTATIVES to be elect
I'd; OF he NAV distribute the vote, oz equal
parts q IT, among the cantld=tes, as ne sees
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THE poRK-PACKERS AND B0ARD OF
TRADE.

The Board OF Trade is agitated upon the
old question Of honesty and fair dealing,
presented in a new form 1t comes up this
time in the form Of 4 question whether a
barrel of pork, when sold, shall be really q
barrel Of pork Or portion Of barrel and
whether, when man buys one hundred
barrels Of mess pork, he shnll be compelled
to accept one hundred barrels containing
such an a1nonnt OF park as may happen at
the time to be. in the barrels. It appears
that the standard barrel Of mess pork calls
for one hundred aud ninety~six pounds Of
green meat at the time of packing. Under
certain well-known rules of absorption, this
po1k in a certain number Of days increases
a number of pounds, and the increase con;
tinues until the season Of warm weather,
when decline sets IN. In this WY man
skilled in the trade, = when he
knows the date, of the packing, can
tell to almost nicely the average weight of
100 barrels Of pork upon any day within
the subsequent four months, provided there
were 196 pounds OF meat originally packed
IN HaCn OAIT6l+' 1u6 AAIC ~ ftA-AAA-b ~
therefore, an important item in the buying
and sailing Of pork, and the honest buying
and selling Of the article depends upon the
honest packing Of the standard weight Of
green meat.
There are, of course, large numbers Of
persons engaged in buying and selling pork
upon speculation. Pork of less weight
than the standard is, Of course, ct less
value, and is Of no use to fill orders for
persons who purchase for use. A barrel OF
flour containing only 175 pounds Of -four,
If sold as barrel Of flour in the ordi.
parily accepted sense of the term, would be
fraud; and it is difhcult to understand
| why the same rule will not apply to bar
rel of pork, the standard weight Of the con.
tents Of each being as well understood.
There Is no law, however, compelling men
to paska0s pounds Of meat in barrel Of
pork, and therefore sometimes it is moi
! done, though the article il sold 4nasz tn
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We are informed that our Census Mar-
shal is not taking The pains he ought ln
collecting the returns Of our population A
friend states that, in Popes Block, three
:anilies, Of four persons each, have not
,een called on, OF enumerated, and We hear
he same complaints from other quarters.
# he misses twelve persons in single
house, he is not likely to bring our poPu1a-
zion up to 5000 We hope the people
ril look after these omissions ~ time, and
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general tenn OF "ba1rels of pork" Per
sons buying this light pork to send East to
consumers are liable to the suspicion Of in
territorial fraud, and must bear the loss.
Under these circumstances, to protect the
character Of those engaged in the trade, and
the credit Of the city generally, the pork
packers, after months Of consideration, pre-
pared a rule by which each packer is to be
required to brand upon the head Of each
barrel the weight of meat packed therein,
and the date of the packing, and of course,
thus become responsible for what is thus
certified to by him upon zach package.
The proposed rule prevents fraud, and re-
quires that man selling barrel Of pork
should deliver what is known as barrel Of
the standard weight.
When these new rules were presented to
the Board of Trade, that body did not
adopt them, The outside dealers and
spectators in all other branches of trade
rallied to the defence of their friends inter-
ested in dishonest barrels OF pork. The
opposition was 80 great, and SO determined,
that the friends of the rule only rescued it
from defeat by having it reconlmitted:
These are the facts and they are not credit
able. Pork packing is large business,
and the character of the city demnnds that
it be free from fraud. II man orders 200
barrels Of pork from Chicago, the charac-
ter Of the city demands that he get what he
pays for. If the Board Of Trade will not
adopt any rule on this subject, each packer
has remedy md q protection in his own
hands. If he does not propose to defraud
his customers, he will brand
his own packages, with the date
and the weight of +. meat packed
therein. That pork will be sold thereafter
under his guarantee; and it will DO worth
more than other pork in the precise pro
portion OF the value of the guaranteea as COM
pared with that Of others. ALI pork not thus
branded, will be bought md sold for what
it is worth, and persons buying it will take
it with all the risks of fraud. Pork will
thereafter be sold by brand, according 10 its
merits, and according to the character and
responsibility of the firm whose name it
bears, It will not take long for purchasers,
at home and abroad, to learn the difference
between TINT pork which is sold under a
responsible name, and that which is push
ed On the market anonymously. The pack
ers have the means in their own hands to
protect the public against fraud.
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The system Of improving cur harbors began
in 1921, and has consumed nearlr 33D, ,003, ,0uU-
One hundred and fifty harbors ha7s been in
proved New York has hAd .he biggest pile, or
sa.397 900; Michigan (Conger's state) tho
% third anouut or = S3i ooo- ~ Ssst e come Ma. :u
sachuselts. Illinois, Louisiana, and Iowa, with
upward ct 52,0eo. 900 apiece. Illinois has had
s2,265, 600 Iowa, s, 131 900, ard Louisiana,
se,037, eco. New Hampshire has received only
$4,000, the lowest sum. Here are all the lake
tarbors, with immediate rirers =.
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at'- So e ns tho -,

l. : l:t'''
lock fossa upon<uas nl.sozsc sea and orce r..
dscted tho postseoes Of temples and palaces
ing wealth OF their Oriental traffic fea.ed on
every jutting promontory. Tho tribute of
their modern tfads VIII be poured into the ono
grand channel and repay tho lie that the lat
ter will have bestowed
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CHICAGO AND THE NEW CONSTITUTION


opposed the new constitution are now sug-
gesting to the people that the constitution
is Chicago affair, through which this city
expects to rule and govern the State. This
city is, of course, deeply interested in the
government Of the State, for it has nearly,
if not quite, one-eighth Of the whole popu-
lation, and over one-6fth Of the taxable
property Of the State. As a large taxpayer,
it confesses to strong interest in having q
constitution Which, in some way, will re-
strain the hitherto reckless and irresponsi-
bic legislation by which the State has been
p1rndered and robbed.
That Chicago has not been governed by
any particularly selfish nature, is shown By
the vote on the Canal section. The canal
will soon be the property of the State, sub
ject to lien on its revenues for the debt
contracted by the city Of Chicago for deep
ening it. It is now known that the net
revenues Of that canal will never equal the
interest on the debt Of this city. The Canal
section of the new constitution prohibits
the sale or lease of the canal, unless the
same shall be ordered by vote Of the peo.
pie. The only possible mode BY which this
city can ever obtain a return OF its e1pen'
d'sures, or even OF the interest
thefeon' Is ny eventually purchas'
ing or leasing the canal Certainly
no person or private corporation Will eVe'
purchase or Lease it, subject to the lien
upon its revenues IN favor OF this city. We
do not mean that this city ever will, or owe,
ought to, purchase or lease the canal, but
certainly no otner corporation will eve1
find it to its interest to do so. Sotwlth-
staGding that Chicago alone was interested
in having the Legislature clothed with
power to sell or lease the canal, we voted,
by nearly nj. anImous vote, for the prohib-
itory section.
The opponents of tho constitution have
attributed selfish motives to THE TRIBUNE
and to the Chicago delegates in the con-
vention in their zeal for the prohibition
of corporate subsidies to railroad compa-
nies. We have opposed this most ruinous
and fatal policy, and We can point to the
official returns to show that the article pro-
hibiting oil such subscriptions has been
satided by the people with majority equal
to that Of the new constitution itself.
Even in Adams County, which gave I. 200
majority against the new constitution, this
prohibition OF subscriptions to railroads
was beaten by less than fifty votes. Never
wss there more signal response by the
people to orr appeals against this reckless
system OF creating debt than has been
gwen by the people OF u.lno1s On TINS
particular claaso' by a vote OF TO
they mare put an absolute qo'e1us upon
.ha1 klna oi P"ons toonely ana 4oca,
mPoEet,snmsnt tue msloleune Is lnA'
me PeoP.e ena no' n'.'e tue oppoi'a"ty u
cong 'n,s '~o yeats Heo, ana tueteoy =9te,
7eh,ng tne eiea''on VI 'ne enof"oas uen !,
OF e'aat h'na a1tea''y so''Set'oe4' ana WIFI
H&A AlaAS *sa i" AAoAAts"60 AFSAA eAAV sAS@A1At
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Theodore B. Pryor, son Of the ex-rebel
General Roger A. PrsoF, Who graduated at
Prnceton College, this yeat, sook higher DE-
eince shs graduation oH Aaron. Burr.
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than = century, and lost it's power only about
= year Ego, when abe began to exhibit childiah

than century, and lost it's power only about
year Ego, when she began to exhibit childiah
ptoo6Hdes"
TIE TERRITORIES.
A letter to the Denver he.cs from Fort Cox
ins, Col. July L. says: IA uoet terrific h1il
storm visited this section Of the Cache-de-lA-
Poudre On the evening Of tho Let Of July. It
commenced hai1ing about O'Clock, and lasted
over N hour. Hail-stones were picked up two
Of which weighed pound. They resetnbled
pieces Of ice broken off l11ge pieco. the
storm cano from the aouth, crossed the Pom
dre at Alr. McCoys, about a mile below Fort
Collins, doing but little damage there ran on
on the prairie about ten miles, and then re-
turned with tremendous force, taking in =
"trip Of about two miles above Fort Col
Inns on the north bank OF the Poudre,
and abutting on the stream, It ia need
less to add that it destroyed everything in its
course. The following is a list Of the parties
whose crops are total ruin-most Of whom
were dependent on their crops for support
and arc left without anything; G. e. Blake,
Rock Bush, a. Iarocquo, Peter Young, Cap
tain Haw1ey, A. E. Gordan, A. Mason, John
Oliver, John Lyon, Lake Peterson and part
ner, and Jos. Macon. The cloud broke over
Mr.. Bush and Captain Hawley's farms, where
hail lay ten inches deep at noon the next day,
although tho sun WAS scorching hot. Cattle
were knocked down By it, and sun-dowcr stalks
wore ct,t tnfn 4hraada
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grant to certain ltars the right Of freeing cne
or more eou1s from rurgAtoTy.
"AKXIV. The Pope can dissolve marriage
by placing one or both OF the parties under
the great ban, and declaring them heathens
and intdels- Thus, Urban Y, in the year
Milan, Bernabo TisconG, not only deprived
him and bis children OF III their rights and
property. and 2bsolvcd his subjects from theH
oath Of allegiance, but at tbs same time de-
clared his wife free to marry another.
XIV. Innocent III had paved the way
| for him by declaring that the tie betWcen q
! Bishop and his diocese was even stronger than
| the ma.risge bond, and, therefore, a. iadissol
uble BY men as the latter. Only God, and the
pope ia bis Vicegereut, could part the Bishop
| from his dock, which necessarily implied that
the Pope, and he alone, can dissolve q mar
risge. even although it is perfectly yslid: :.
is praise worthy and Christian for man who
| has promised on his osth to marty = woman,
TO deceive her by false marriage, and then to
1eave her aud enter monastery. Alexander
III, in the year 172, gave this adyice, which
| involves the two crimes of fraud and violation
Of the sacrament, and it is inserted in the
code OF ecclesiastical law compiled by com
mand Of the Popes. ..
IXXXYU. According to tho Papal doctrine,
| every one is guilty Of the crime Of idolAtry
who attends i religious service held by mar
fled priest, 1or his plese1nR 16 tu9ned INTO
curse. Gregory VII. inserted this in direct
| opposition to the teaching Of the Aucien,
| church. and even to modern theology. It hAk
| long been universally rejected.
| sXXXVnI- According othe Papa1 doctrine
| the Pope hss the power to grant q higher de-
gree Of eternal blessodness In recompense fol-
Services rendered him. Thus, Nicholas v prom.
| fsed to all who took mp arms against Amadeus
| Of Savoy and Lis adherents, net only the par.
don Of Ill their sins, but arhc1ease Of celes.
tial happiness.
! "XXXIX. According to the Papal doctrine
I it il false and damnable to Say that Christian
ought not to allow himself to be kept from do
| ing his duty by the fear Of au untust etcou,
munication. The contrary is tue, 50 1t Least
| Clement II. affirmed IN the bull, On19en'sus
"XL- According to Papal sasufanees, and 4
Who de dressed in the seapulary Of the tarme
| lites are always delivered from pu1gatory OF
| The Saturday after their death By ths
virgin Mary, and led directly into heaven
such is the teaching Of the bull S1b6dHino
| which vss confirmed by Alexander Y, Glenn
ant VII, P1us v, Gregory VII, and Paul v.
by the last after long and caFufI a1Au1ina
| ticU. !.
"NL According to Pap.l decision, 1t i
| the excees OF e1tIaya81nce and folly, and n
Ahonninable novelty to translate the Eomas
| massbook into tie vulgar tongue. By 80 Do
, 1870-07-15

America
The Mayayil1e Tribune says: 'sThe
graduating class at the. ..OhioiW csleyanFem
College contained twenty-HeTen young Indies.
Among tho number, and the only one from
Union County, was Miss Estelle e. Woods,
daughter Of Judge Woods, OF this place. Her
graduating essay WAS Spe1ophobia." Miss
Moods on this occasion Het a commeudable ex-
| ample, somewhat at variance With the extrasa-
gait customs in vogue among ladies' on occa-
Bious like this. She came forward. delivered
her eseay, and received her graduating di-
plona, dressed in neat twelVe-and-a-halt-
cent calico dress."
The Circleyi1lo Onion Of the 9Th says !:
HTabitha McGath, the Oldest citizen Of this
county, and perhaps the Oldest woman in the
State, died at her residence in Deercreek
| Township, On Thursday last. at the advanced
age Of 109 years 8 months and 26 days: Her
maiden name was Johnson. She was born in
Sussex County, Maryland, March u, 176l, aud
married William McGath in 1797. In 1900
| they moved to Kentucky, and from there to
Dee1czeek Tow nship, ID this county, in 1910,
where she has resided ever since. She vas
the mother Of eight children, only three of
whom are now living. Her husband preceded
| her about twenty-three years. Her grand aud
| great grandchildren numbered 10s. Her mind
! bad remained cleaz aud actire during more
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-14

DIED OF HIS INJURIEs.-Andrew Osten-
Lurg who was injured few DAYS since at the
Mexican mill and whose leg was subsequently
ampu,ated died on wednesday night. A post
mortem examIration revealed the fact that
there was deficient action Of the heart,
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-14

0LD BoREAs growled yesterday as
if he meant to blow up a big storm.
He has m de good threats this Winter
but done hing serious so far. Prob
ably he means business this time.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-14

Gro. CHEDIC SALE OF confscated
cigars will take place at O'Clock p.
m. to-day at the county buildings. A
rare chnuce for bargains.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-14

THE WasHoE- CHURcHILL LYON CASE still
drags its slow length along. The bone of con-
tention, Wadsworth, is about played out !;
and we believe the contestants are skirmish-
ing now, not so mach for the disputed terri.
tory as to determine who shall pay the costs
Later The jury were out last evening de-
hberatir upon the case. No decision up to
the time of cur going to press.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-14

MAIsH's Auction SALEof household goods
glass and china ware, jewellery &c. &c. will
be resumed to-day at / o'clock and will be
continued this Evening.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-14

The NIRGI>IA CITY CHoKAL SocIETY,
composed of some of The best amateur
vocalisrs on the Pacific Coast, will, IN
der the direction of Mr.. N. A. II. Ball.
give concert at the Carson Theater on
next Wednesday evening, he 10 h inst.
Ii is understood, we believe, tina. the
nett prohls this concert will be do.
mated TO the Episenpal church in this
city. After the performance a dance
will be given at Moore and Parker's Hall;
and supper will be served the ladies
Of ST. Pc er's church. This will be
very gay and festive occasion through
out for the music will b- Of The very
best sort, while the subseqn-nt bail will
be, OF course, very hrEliaBt affair.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-14

THE OPERA. - The Brlgncli troupe are
announced to close their engagement at
Piper's Opera House, Virginia City, on
Sunday night. The opera for that occasion
is mot stated. Tonight Miss McCullough's
benefit takes place; and The Bride of
Lammermoor" will be presented. III Trova-
tore that gem Of operas will be performed
on to morrow night. Don't see how We
can help going
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-14

I0HN PIPER HAS THE HONOR tt An
81 nounce to the Citiz'r oI Cars n and il. vi,In-
ity that, great success, obtain by e SiIGNOII
TROUPE. he has Concluded an a rIa-em LII i'll
order TO give
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-10-27

nal papers? Let John DeepWater 90
it, if he wants to. I've got more
wOOPn he has"
"And you Wihtered more than
twice as many sheep as he did,"
"Shet up! will ye ?"
Nancy was silent. But the end
was not yet.
After the haying had been done,
Mr.. Deepwater and his wife called
over and took tea, and spent the even
ing with Titus and Nancy.
In the course of conversation Pru-
aence told Nancy many new things
which she had learned of household
mysteries, while Mr.. Ueepwater talk
ed to his host Of the great improve
ments which were being made in ag-
riehlture. And Titus was interested
in spite of himself, though he tried to
appear otherwise.
"By the way, Titus" said John
Deepwater, late in the evening, "when
you get ready to sell t0Hr wool, I
think can recommend you to good
market"
"MucH obliged, John, but I've
Sold"
"Sold? To whom q'
''To SaddIer & Ryder, of Brinkton." >"
"Did they come for it ?"
ayes, old Saddler came himself"
"What did he pay you9"
"Thirty cents"
"Thirty--cents? Thirty cents
pound"
Eyes"
"Goodness mercy, Titus You
didn't sell your wool clip at that
price2"
"Y-e-e-s.. Why p
"Why Why ?-wOol like Yours
is worth forty-f1ve cents, and was
authorized by Mr.. Fairman to offer
you that price for yoht clip. You
must have had over FIVE hundred
pOunds7"
eyes," said Titus, gaspingly, 81
sold five hundred and seventy"
"But didn't you know that wool
has risen in value p
"No. Mr.. Saddler said thirty CENTS
was all it was WORTH
"Mr. Saddler deceived you. But
you should have watched the market
reports. Didn't you notice them in
the paper ?"
81 declare, Titus, I am sorry for you.
But it can't be helped now"
Mr. Deepwater saw how badly his
friend was feeling, and he said no
more.
When the company had gone, Titus
Closely took down the old slate from
its peg by the side of the looking
glass, and began to cipher. The diff
ference between thirty and forty-five
was ffteenj and fifteen multiplied by
five hundred snd'sevetty gave a pro-
duct of eighty FIVE dollars and fifty
cents
On Il 8 following morning Titus
Clos ly went TO the village and sub
SCI ibed for two papers-one for him
sell, and one for his wife, and in time
he came to regard the Newspaper as
one OF the greatest Institutions of the
age.