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The New York herald., 1871-02-18
MARINE COuRT--pART |.
suit Against the United STATES Trust Com

pany.
BY Justice Joachmsen.
Harry vs. The United States Trust conpapy.-Mrs Barry
sued The United States Trust Company for $780, de-
posted for her use with them. The Trust Company
that they received this money by of this
deposit under the l22d section Of the Code the
event In this court OF suit between Barry and Courhn
who had been substituted Defendants they
paid out this money TO COughn his attorney
der made IN this conr by Judge Curtis The paintin
claims Judgment on that and
directing the money 10 be paid void for of
dctcn IN TINS conr hasmnch this has ursdic
ton oil actions against ADMINISTRATORS suit
against Conghin was suit him administrator.
lhe Court heu that tue answer sufficient that the rnst
company was me depository Of the Court; that action
could be brought by would be brought by Cough
lin and Barry Jointly against Trust Company assuming
them to be ,he deposiios but that they the
depositos that the deposit by the order OF h
Court and the Trust Company thereby became the ocer OF
this Court to preserve Its deposit until further that the
order OF the Court having been regularly
perfect protection to the corporation that could
be mpeached inquired into far that the
order was genuine order and had the certificate Of the
officers OF the For plaintiff, W. Haywood defend
ant Edgar S. Van Winke.
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NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

ALBANY, Feb. H. ls7L
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. CHApMASTo encourage and protect endowments
for public charities, literary and other purposes.
BY Mr. CRRAMER-To enable John L. Ireland to acquire
title portion of South Fifth avenue, New York.
By Mr. GENET incorporating Weld Avenue Railroad Conn
pany for the construction and operating Of five track
waited railway around portions of the city Of New York. to b
operated by steam and compressed air. and to widen West
street and lay river side hundred
feet wide.
BILLS REPORTED.
Making contributions toward the completion Of the Wash
ington national monument Providing redress for words
imputng unchasty to a Providing for the incor-
poration of trades union societies OF workngmen.
BILLS PASSED.
Amending the charter of the Harlem River Port
Chester Railroad Company Amending the charter of the
Oriental Savings Bank of New York
incorporating the Granite Lake Company. ?
After short executive session the Senate adjourned until
the 27lh inst.
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SUPREME CuUsT--CHAMBEas.
A "Reminiscences Of the Blockade Running
Epoch.
BEFORE Judge Barnard.

Before Judge Barnard.
Theodore d. Jersiz ct al Henry Hart ct al During
the there organized the "Consodated Steamship
Company OF South Caroline" having its headquarters at
Charleston, g.. and Its object goods through
the blockade Of this company Mr.. Hart, thu defendant
president. The complaint is that Mr. Hart has never
made any accounting to tue stockholders, ana that
he used parts of the fruits OF the enterprise In
the purchase of real estate IN Galveston, which
he sold and, subsequently coming TO this city, here
- present resides invested the proceeds In buying house
and lot n Fifty ninth street. Fifth and twenty
lots In Brooklyn, besides holding x220c0 in promissory
notes. claimed to be the property of the company The de-
fence Ia that the company organized for Illegal
and that IN plaintiffs legal claim to OF tue
proceeds The case came to-day motion to restrain
defendants from selling property and TO appoint
The Judge took the papers
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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.

Yesterday the Grand Jury appeared in banded
in number of indictments Judge Blachord then thanked
for the they paid to the bus,
before them, and discharged them for the term
suit Against the New York National Exchn nac
Bank.
The United States District Attorney has commenced
against the National Exchange Bank to recover
penalties to the amount OF S 900 for not making proper re-
of their dividends during periods embraced years
1867, 1868 1869.
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HE COUR S .

Presentation Of Indictments in the United States
Circuit Court-Suit Against the New York
National Exchange Bank-Ilegal Brand
ing Of Cigars The Europa Snug
Cling Case-A Bigamist Sent TO the
State Prison Reported Indict-
ment of General Jordan.
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seemed him that the appeal should dispossd of
r and therefore the would have the term
Mr. Field insisted that the sl In this district,
u had never been Transferred and that shoud be tried I'm
mediatelv.
roestatons and counter protestatons INDUCED In
Al some considerable further length between the opposing
counsel The Judge, however, nfexibe decision
anu ordered the case 10 got over till next term.
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FRENCH BAlLOON!HC.

To THE EDITOR nERALD-
Your correspondent In this days issue entirely wrong
stating that the Mr. May who left Paris his balloon the
day with Gambe,ta the namc a. the
party Mr. Charles w. May for years resident
partner in Paris OF the house OF schuyler Hartley Graham
of this CITY, and the Mr. Reynolds Nv
the said house Of s., II. n e. Mr. May has resided in
Paris and s the head of the c. Nav
Furnhaber Co., No. 80 Boulevard Haussemann which
facts eau be corrooorated at No 10 Maiden Lane.
NEW YORK, Feb. IL, 1871.
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OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY.
Barbarity of Burglars to An
Aged Couple.

Three Brutal Ruffans Enter a House, Gag and
Maltreat the Residents, and Steal $500 of
Bonds and $500 in Money-They Tie Their
Victims Down and Leave Them Helpless
New York Brokers Negotiate the Bonds,
and One il Drawn Into the Tombs and
Held in $40, ,00O-A Bevy Of City Law
yers and City Brokers in Trouble
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SUPREME coURT-sPECIAL TERM.

FIX, JT.k SHfI AEaihst Tue AIuany "nh SH'"
quchanna Railroad Company SttI Lives.
Before Judge Inprabam.
James Fisk Jr. The Albany and susquehanna Rail-
road Company this being called to-day Mr. David
Dudley Field responded for the plann, and Mr. Tracy was
likewise prompt replying for tho defendants
Mr.. Tracy protested inst the being tried Ho In
sisted that IL was rregularly the calendar.
Mr. Field urged that the properly on the caien
dar that had been properly noticed and that the trial
would be proceeded with a once
The Judge said he familiar with the facts In the case
regarding OF the trial To Rcnsseiaer
county the having up before him OF the
Judges NJ General Tsrn appeal from TIC ORDER "
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NEW YORK CITY.

The following record will show the changes the tempcra
for the past twentour hours in comparison with the
corresponding day of last year. indicated the ther
mometer at Hudnuts Pharmacy HERALD Building,
of
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Colonel Thomas f. Chickertng the piano mann.
factnfer who died in Boston on Monday mad $50 Oo0
insurance on his life IN the following ofces viz
Equitable, $4,000; State Mutual $4,000; Mutual
Benefit, $40, 000 Anchor New YORK, $1,000: MuJual.
New York. $4,000; Globe Mutual. SEQ. 200,
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Average temperature for last year, 49,
The silver rattle in aid Of the Union Home School
will be drawn at No. 81 Union square, northwest of
sixteenth street on Thursday the d inst, at four o'clock
the is exhibition, and .275 broadway.
The lecture in the free Of scientific
the people, at the Cooper Unon win take place in the great
hall this Saturday exsning a, eight o'clock The subject
viii be, "The Last Glacial Epoch America" and Mr..
w. d. Cunning will act as lecturer
Mess Murphy, Sandy Hook pilots the pilot
boat Abraham Leggett yesterday morning applied Mr.
John T. Toa to the Board Of Coroners permission
to take Of the remains OF Robert Poole the young
killed by falling from the masthead OF The Leggett
Il on The as he po er e M e
mains Of Poole in their plot in Greenwood Cemetery
should desirable The necessary order for the
remains was given by Coroner schirmer
The Rev Dr. Isaac NJ Wise, rabbi of the B'na Jeshu-
Temple of Cincinnati and editor Of the Laelae
De,orah, will this evening, a. steinway
Hail. Of lectures .'The Origin OF Christianity"
sftsq lsstasg saa:ssss the 5s;.
and ancient history, and not merely pleasing but also
ibis evening Jesus Of the noVey o bear
ing ~ OF the great e founder % Of Christianity
The death of James Gallagher late a hostler Boue
ward HOTEL Siuesy-sxth street and Broadway
Of investigation before Coroner Young yesterday
City Hall. Three four witnesses examined,
testimony to show that deceased had very
sTa1s n health his habits b for long time past and
Gallagher received fracture Of the skull on the
been the tes%ons sSA' thus hss fa
as 60 'asw e % while ss on sm 0
lTgm tremens i was stated BY Mr. Downes, proprietor
fall the morning he was found bleeding
a IN % neg So ssS ee the no
Coroner Young adjourned the further hearing Of the
quent bartender will be In attendance.
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THE nIGnlLRDERs.
Denth OF Veteran Of the seventy y-ninib

Regiment.
Mr. Andrew Baird, who, OF his sons entered the
ranks of the seventyninh New York; Hhanders nj tho
outbreak OF our late civil war. and who djstin-
euished himself many n hard fought ba,,e
held and tolsome march, expired At his residence
Ia Williamsburg Thursday night Private Baird
lived 10 OF his gallant become colonel of the
regiment that he entered. He native OF Kelso ROY
burghshire Scotland and died the age three His
will take place afternoon from The rrs,
dence OF his toloBe A. u. Bsr, No e kaap strssL
MtilisWsbag,
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THE PROFESSIONAL sWlsDLER.
More Of the Work of John z. Ireland
Come 10 Light-His Match nj Last.

More Of the Work of John z. Ireland
Come 10 Lisht-His Match nj Last.
There but few Of the reading public who have
in newspapers of this city of the crimes which j.
Edward Ireland alleged professional swindler Of
Mount Vernon, wesichester county, has been ar
rested various occasions. But, curious 10
state, that such has been his influence with par
ties OF this city and where he resides that he
has always managed to escape the punishment
he richly deserves, from all is unne
cessary give the readers of the HERALD
diferen, crimes which he time to
tme and for which he has been tried In the higher
public the particulars Of which are ar follows '''
on s h ss @ Mr. ssasn
and stated with view to becoming partner m Of his the
heavy figure References given called upon
Those were aScompce. Of his keepng an oace IN Wall
statements made by their leader Ireland The result
s & s. s u On ig % t @
paying down the Saooo but he permitted, and
If. was not Mr. '' ps .n% Ss' s %'ds sssa s
sss s.raas Mr. ts to Il .
Yorkvle Police Court, where he made affidavit the
Ireland who Is awaiins decision in Ludlow
II ss Of on ri se Ss: @
which, from time to time, have been against
he . % WI
IL said. time attempted, among other
to make money by setting himself spiritualist
Of no abilities HIS reputation. too, among the
TO show appreciation OF him character belonging
public. they placed the following inscription
tombstone expressly for the purpose, New Years
ming In front OF his residence:--
In memory OF
J. EDWARD IRELAND,
alias JOHN FLETCHER
Died December "a, 1870
Marx the perfect Behold the upright. For thes
Send of that man is peace"
Hsrk from the tolnbs doleful sound; :
My attend the wall.
Oh friends, whene'erye come TO town,
step In and 70 my ball.
j J. q. ".
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The lecture in the free Of scientific
the people, the Cooper Unon will take place great
hail. Saturday exenng eight o'clock The subject
will be, "The Last Glacial Epoch America" and MIR.
w. ID. Cunning will act lecturer
The New York herald., 1871-02-18

The silver rattle in aid Of the Union Home and School
will be drawn at No. 81 Union square, northwest
Sixteenth street. Thursday, the 2d inst four o'clock
NJ Tickets be procured at No. l9 John street.
the ware is exhibition and ], ,275 broadway.
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average temperature ycsteruHy. .... g
Average Tor corresponding date last 43
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-16
NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, November l5.-The
Grant Parish Ku.KluX case, before Com.
missioner Weller, was concluded and u
decision rendered this morning, sending
the accused before the United States Dis
trict Court, though tho Commissioner
stated he had grave doubts rs to their
guilt. Application for bail is being ar.
gued,
This morning the City Administrators
rescinded the resolution authorizing the
organization Of q paid fire department,
A contract with the Fircmen's Charitable
Association will probably be made at
il4O,OOO per annum for ten years.
New ORLEANS, Nov. l5.-Commission.
er Weller disposed Of the Grant parish
Ku Klux prisoners this afternoon. Albert
Shelby and c. @. Nash were sent before
the U, s. District Court without bail; J.
i. Houston was bniled in the sum of
81 800, and A. o. Quinn and the three
brothers Hardy in $3.50 each.
The Congressional Committee on the
Mississippi River Levees, Messrs. CORY,
Mckee Ond Duke, accompanied by Gov.
Yarmouth and other prominent citizens,
made M excursion down the river on the
cutter Wilderness and returned this even.
ing, Speeches were made by the mem.
bers of the committee, Gov. Yarmouth
and Gen, Harry II. Hays.
The Hcdyune reports frost here this
and advises absentees to return,
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
severe Earthquake In Peru.

New York, Nov. 15.-Panama dates
10 the I'd inst. have been received.
Capt. Cradock, of the steamship Guate.
mala, was killed by a mutinous sailor at
Panama.
The Assembly OF Bolivia has rejected
the Federal Constitution.
The reported assassination OF President
MOtena, Of Ecuador, Is untrue.
Archbishop Pine and the Bishop OF
Guatemala have both been expelled from
Guatemala for meddling in the late revo.
luton.
A very heavy earthquake occurred OF
Iduidue and the interior Of Peru on the
9th OF October. There was considerable
damage to the buildings in 1qnique, and
q great panic among the people. The
effects were moro disastrous In tho int.
rior, where the towns Of Plea and Maletta
were destroyed, and scarcely house LEFT
standing. A fire succeeded the earth
quake ia Plea At Yarapacca the church
pantheon, with eighteen houses and the
dam oI the river were destroyed. The
towns Of Magama, Guasquina and PactiCa
also suffered severely. Very few lives
were lost. The steamer Panama felt the
earthquake at sea. Arequipl had shocks
on the 4th and 10th, but no buildings
wete damaged.
The English ship Wexford, from Callao
for Germany, was totally lost off Cape
Horn The crew were saved.
There was an earthquake on the 25th
ult at Bajo, Chill, but not serious.
The smallpox is spreading at santo
Rosa, Chill, and has also broken out
among the Southern Buenos Ayrean
trOODs.
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denounccs the depot dangerous to life,
and urges that the company be compelled
to sink the tracks ten or twelve feet below
the roadway, or place gates at the street
crossings The matter was referred t0
councils
The Lord Bishop OF Litchaeld, sailed
for England in the Java, Gen. Sherman
and party, are expected to sail in the Wa
bash, tomorrow.
Wood Brothers, carriage manufacture
ers, have suspended payment, but the
business is going on, and the embarrass'
ment is believed to be temporary.
James Fisk, Jr., President OF the Erie
railway, on learning to-day that war.
rant was out Tor his arrest on the charge
OF libel. the complaint being by Miss
Helen Josephine Mansfield, surrendered
himself in Yorkvillc to the Police Court
this afternoon. Miss Mansfield charges
that Fisk subpoGned aColored boy named
King, formerly in her employ, 10 swear
to m affidavit charging her and Edward
S. Stokes and Mrs, Williams with con-
spiracy to black mail him by threatening
to publish statements regarding the man.
agcment of the Erie railroad, and also
circulated the affidavit OF Maggie j. Ward,
q servant in the employ Ol Miss Mans
field, that Fisk offered her inducements
to swear to false aflidavits for him. lie
was placed under three thousand dollars
bonds to answer the charge.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.


The whole Of Cameron Beach King
street, at Gaderich, Ont, was burned YES,
terday morning, including the Star office
Johnston IL Payne's and Cameron & Cur.
rows law offices, and the Huron Hotel
Loss $4,000. Insured,
William Beck, Chief of Police at
Milwaukee, was accidentally shot In the
groin while arrcsting drunken man last
night, lie Is doing as well as could bG
expected. The ball has not yet been ex.
tTaCtUd.
No change is reported last night in
The condition of Chief of Police Beck, OF
Milwaukee, The ball has not yet been
located, but he suffers no pain except on
the surface OF the wound. Great anxiety
Is felt byevGrybody lest tho wound should
prove fatal His loss will bo irreparable,
rs he has proved himself most brave
and efficient officer.
Both houses Of tho General Assem-.
bly, Of Illinois met in Springfield Wed.
nCsday. No business other than the
ordinary route Of beginning was trans,
acted
The Diamond Mills, at Peoria, ILL.,,
were destroyed by fire yesterday morn.
Ing, They were owned by Field, May
nard u Co. Loss heavy. Insured for
about $50, 900 in tho Ktna and Hartford;
Of Hartford; Andes, Of Cincinnati; Inter.
national and Underwriters, Of New York;
Franklin, Of Philadelphis, and tho North
American.
Returns from eighty.nine counties in
Illinois, for Congressman at large, givo
Beverldgo, Republican, majority Of
l3,452. The thirteen counties TO hear
from, including Cook, will carry Bever.
idge's majority up to about $4,000.
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The Mexican Ravolurinn.

MATAMORAs, Nov. 1O.-The telegraph
line to the Rio GrandG has been com.
pletGd.
A courier arrived yesterday from BIOn.
terey, md brings dates to tho 4th. AT
that date 200 cavalry sailed forth from
Saltillo on II Ioraglng expedition and en-.
Countered the rebel forces. The Gov.
ornment troops were driven back with n
loss Of One.half their number. The rCb.
els arc exultant. Two regiments of Gov.
ernment cavalry have arrived at Saltilo.
Trepina has carefully fortified HelosC.
MuGrtos, commanding the road be-
tween Monterey and Saltillo, heading OIL
the arrival OF relniorcemGnts, has com.
lnenced firing.
Gregan Is making preparations for an
attack, which was set down for EsCobedO.
lie has placed at the disposal of the Gov.
ernment oil the Sun Luis forces. Ills
cavalry are now at Ekaron, on the Dor.
der.
The Government forces from TamAnu.
pas, under Cortinas, have advanced into
NGuva Leon.
Navaris fell back to Monterey.
Cortinas Is now Mt CamelOs, having
advanced twenty leagues from Monterey.
n 1t Is said that Carvajal will head the
revolution at Tamaluaupas.
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LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE, KY, November l5.-Atthe
meeting of tobacco manufacturers yester.
day and today, under the call Of Israel
Kimball, special agent OF the Internal
Revenue Department on the subject Of
establishing q uniform tax on tobacco, q
general discussion on the subject was hadi
Gnd resolutions were passed lavOring
uniform tax, at the GOwCst rate practicable.
on all tobacco entering tho market for
consumption, leaf or manufactured, and
asking protection against frauds in
peddlng.
The excitement in Clark county over
the Park tragedy has only slightly ubated.
There Is no danger Of lynching the priso.
ner. A number Of other negroes have
been arrested on suspicion, including
Squire Taylor, John Taylor, Early Hill
and another named Clay. A search of
Taylor's house brought out the TACT that
he had been receiving quantities Of stolen
goods from Chicago since the fire, large
lot being found packed In boxes The
grand jury has been in session oil day at
Charlestown, where the prisoners had
been taken, and Is examining into the
affair The prosecution thinks there is
evidence enough already to found bill.
Miss Helen Parks is still lingering. Eve.
line appeared slightly better, but could
give no additional light on the subject.
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DETROIT, Mich, Nov. l5.-The annual
reunion OF the Society Of the Army Oi tic
Cumberland took place ut the Opera
House this morning. Gen, A. 5. Williams
delivered an address of welcome, and re.
sponses were made by several gentlemen.
The regular business session commenced
at2 o'clock, Und will continue throughout
the afternoon.
The Society Of the Army Of the Cum.
berland, now in session in this city, met
In their 9th annual reunion, ut the Opera
House, at 10 A. NJ. today, Gen. Sheridan,
senior Vice President, and Gen, II. $. vii.
liams, delivered addresses of welcome,
after which the morning was consumed
by short md happy speeches from Gen.
Hooker, FairChilds, Governor Of WisCon.
sin, j. ]. Wood, Nathan Kimball, jeff q.
Davis, II. A. Barnum, VIM, j., S!RngtOn,
=. NJ. Dayton, and others. Letters from
President Grant, V. T.. ColiaX, and from
the Secretaries OfWar, of the Treasury. Of
the Navy, and also from Gen, Sherman,
Buell., and Porter, were read by the Sec.
retary. AT 3P. NJ, the Society reaSSem
bled and proceeded to the usual annual
business, adjourning at o p. NJ, to meet at
8 o'clock to listen 10 the annual address
by Gen. II. IL. Barnum A large and In.
tGllgent assemblagG Of the citizens Of
Detroit, met with the Society to listen TO
the annual address. The Opera House,
under the direction OF the Local EXeCu.
tive Committee, was beautifully decorated.
After the delivery Of the address, the
Society attended u reception given by
Governor Baldwin, Of Detroit, who has
received the Society magnihcently. The
Society meets for further business at 10
A. NJ. tomorrow A banquet occurs
Thursday evening, at the Opera House.
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VIRGINIA.

LYNCmURG, Nov. 15.-Thc case of Ii.
zon, a stakeholder, against the Virginia &
Tennessee Railroad Company, Mr.. Ma.
hone, It's President, and the directors,
came up for hearing before tho Circuit
Court Today. U. s. Judges Bond and
Rives are on the bench. Abill Is filed for
the purpose OF preventing Malone and the
officers Of the corporation from negotia.
ting for certain bonds secured by deed
of trust on the line of the road from Nor.
folk to Bristol, including the road Of tho
corporation and defendant by Malone, as
President of the Atlantic, Mississippi Il
Ohio Company, on the ground that he had
no right to convey the property Of the
Virginia & Tennessee road TO secure $i5,.
100000 worth bonds OF the latter COmpG.
ny. The answers were filed, but the qIes
ton Of their admission Is reserved for 10.
morrow, when the case will proceed.
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TENNESSEE.

NASHVILLE, Nov. 16.-The Legislature
has appointed q committee 10 investigate
the turning over Of $72, 900 worth Of State
bonds by The Chancery Court Of Davidson
county 10 the attorney for the State, in the
cases growing out Of the sale Of delinquent
railroads. The three attorneys each claim.
ed fec of $4,000. Chancellor East
would not allow the claims, but handed
over 10 them the bonds rs the custodians
Of the State. The debate in the House
this morning, developed much feeling, and
the attorneys claims were denounced as
an extortion and the greatest outrage since
the war. Theaw under which the attOr.
neys were employed fixes the compensa.
tion at $4,000 each.
The question of taxation came up In the
lower branch Of the Legislature to-day,
but II was not disposed Of in the debate.
The members differed widely in their
views, some favorlng the fifty cents on the
one hundred dollars as recommended
by Gov. Bowen, and others a greater re-
duction. All opposed reputation. Some
days may elapse before any definite result
Is reached. IA