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WPTOtue uHU ptuCe COHSpeCuUu5ty fH NfS eSuOttSN-
| ment or place Of business,
A STAMP
| denoting the payment of said Special Tax before
| commencing business.
The taxes embraced within the provisions of law
| above quoted are the following, viz:
Rectihers. w
Dealers, retail liquors. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. % 90
Dealers, NWbolesae liquor 100 90
Dealers in malt liquors, 80 90
Dealers in malt liquors, retail. :. ........ 90
Dealers in leaf tobacco Observation-Disclosures. 25 90
Retail dealers in Leaf tobacco. ......... 800 90
and on sales of over $1,000, fifty cents for
every dollar in excess of $1,000.
Dealers in manufactured tobacco. .......... 5 90
Manufacturers of stills. Observation-Disclosures. so 90
and for each still or worm manufactured :. 20 90
Manufacturers of tobacco. ......... ....... 10 co
Manufacturers of cigars .............. 10 90
Pedders OF tobacco, first class (more than
two horses. .......... ................... 60 90
Pedders OF tobacco second class, e horses) 20 90
Pedders of tobacco, third class horse).... Is 90
Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class, ION foot or
public conveyance). Observation-Disclosures. 10 90
Brewers of less than 500 barrels. .....,.... so 90
Brewers OF 500 barrels ............ 100 co
Any person who shall fail to comply with the fore
going requirements will be subject to severe penal
ties.
Special-tax Payers throughout the United States
are reminded that they must make application to the
Collector Tor Deputy Collecto Of their respective dis
trlcs and procure the proper stamp for the Special
tax Year, commencing May 1, 1873, without waiting
for further notice.
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TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars worth VI
Gents Furnishing Goods very cheap, noie-
sale and retail j. Bureigh, 81 Miuuie s'reee
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-06

CHILDREN cRY-for Pitchers Castoria. 1t
regulates the stomach, cures wind collie and
causes natural sleep. 1t is substitute for
castor OIL may1-eod1w&w1t
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IIONSC at AUCtIVEls
IN MONDAY, May 18th, at 70 o'clock, the square
~ story dwelling House, No. % Waterv1e street.
1t contains twelve finished rooms; has gooj lot 4sx
so feet, bounded side by fifteen foot passage
way, extending from Watervile to st. Lawrence st.
Has nice dry cellar, well lighted. Terms half cesh
the purchaser to pay 5000 at time OF sale.
II. o. BAILEY & co, Auctioneers.
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JUST REcE1vED.-A large assortment of
choice teas, Oolong and Japan, which shall
sell very cheap Call at the Chinaman's Tea
Store. No. 1888 Congress street. my5tf
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SheriG-s Sale,

STATE OF BIAINE,l
CUMBERLAND IS.
TAKEN on Execution and will be sold at public
Il auction to the highest bidder, on Thursday, May
Sth 1873 at ten o'clock in the forenoon, the sae
room OF F. o. Bailey & Co., No. 10 Exchange street.
In Portland, County aforesaid the follow personal
property, to wit: A stock of Millinery and Fancy
Goods, together with Store Furniture, Show Cases
Boxes, &c.
Dated at Portland, May second, A d., 1873
w. II. DRESSER, Dept. Sheriff.
4. o. BAILEY a. CO., Auctioneers.
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-15

me with the belief that they despised the Cubans,
had reduced their strength In the places was
about to visit. They certainly never failed to call
my attention 70 the few men sufdcient they said,
SPANISH VIEWS or ANNEXATION.
The annexation OF Cuba to the United States was
always fruitful theme among Spanish Officers.
The most intelligent man I met, and one who
IN long conversation upon this subject declared
that, In his opinion, annexation was merely
question OF time. He admitted, while he
Wss unable to Hoa her Colonies na ana he
believed that the thinkers Of Spain would favor
sale OF the island to the United States or to the
CuDans themselves, 10 THE l0wevet; ne adaee,
that he feared SPANISH pride would prevent TINS
tween Spain and the United States would not be
doubtful; that his country could not compete with
our young and vigorous one. But he said tand
found this idea running all through the Spanish
would rely upon second rebellion OF the Southern
United States and British privateers. With these
allies Spain could come out of q conflict II without
Cuba, at least without dish0nor.
Another Offcer asserted that Spain would be bene-
hted by the loss OF Cuba. That the direct deficit
IN her revenue woald be much more than c0mpen-
stated for by what would inevitably follow-viz.,
the dlsconttnuance OF emigration from the mother
country, there not being now q sufficiently large
population for the proper development Of her re-
sources.
The spaniards were unanimous in the opinion
that American energy and enterprise would, In o
comparatively short time after anne xatOn,
MAKE CUBA THE RICHEST SPOT IN THE WORLD.
Said colonel OF the regular army to the HERALD
estates Of the .'pacined district" 'If Cuba be-.
lOnged to the United States In few years only
the English language would be spoken, but this
Island would be paradise"
picture painted by this officers imagination may
not be far distant. A. BOYD HENDERSON.
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merchandise. Their fears however, were to .
CERTAIN extent aayed. for had they not reormn
use Of fully twice as much public money as the
tSn to which the care Of cleaning
speedy relief from the enbarao The spow w .vr
pace upon business. How sadly have hopes been
assned how plenteously have clothes been
spiasne0, ana now coplOusly have boards and
bgrealx and ''sunny Itaiiansn been d-enounc eT nv
al unfortunate pedestrians who were obliged to
On the Saturday after the snow storm the
street cleaning superintendent, with a great
shew OF enterprise, advertised that all who
carting the snow from Broadway on the sunday
a!ter the storm. Everybody thought Broadway
would surely be cleared, but Yesterday when the
splendid January thaw came 1t found that there
was work for 1t to do and in one day it performed
more work than the great Street Cleaning Bureau
OF the Police Department had succeeded in doing
made
QUITE SHOW
ringing door bells and not flying the house owners
that they must clear OF; the sidewalks and cutters
IN 'front.' OF their houses The law abQye quoted
states States that that the police cleaners must Keep,
thoroughly clean, but the Condition OF any OF the
SIDE streets yesterday afternoon would show that
been entirely disregarded The street railroad
companies, or some of them, in cleaning the
snow rom their tracks have piled it on either
Side OF the street. thus leaving very narrow
passage ways for trucks or any other vehicles
that may be driven through them This is
Aoeuoiy CuSc vi tHo uOUStOu SbTeeJ line, tne
chief stOckholdcr or owner of which is the Presi-
dent OF the Police Board, and, therefore, ''Grand
Mognr' In the street Cleaning Bureau. On Monday
afternoon truck, heavily laden with cotton, In
attempting to turn out from the tracks in Houston
street. near Mercer, was forced against one Of
run, with so much force as to break the axle short
on. Almost similar scenes occurred yesterday on
Park row, where, during the day,
A SOLITARY PICK-MAN
spasmodcallv essayed to clear a small portion OF
the gutter alongside of the City Hall Park. No
attempt OF any KIND was made to Gear any OF the
streets near the markets, except by those dong
business in the neighborhood. Wall street, White
hall street, Canal street, Broad street, all tine
streets opening on Broadway, and, in fact,
all the streets up town and down town,
particularly Filth avenue, were in most disgrace.
full condition, and unless the new "reform" broom
and pick are piled more briskly and successfully
than they have been during the recent grand op-
por:unity and the great STRENGTHENING ThOrne
prove more successful in piercing through the
mountains of snow and the sloughs Of slush which
now cucumber the streets, he and his 'bOsses''
may find that the people, who have shown lately
that they can be aroused TO the necessities OF
changing the municipal management, will take
some steps, either to force change OF the law, Or
at all events, change in the men to whom the
execution Of the law is entrusted.
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The New Verb, To stanleyixe.
From the Portland Oregonian, Jan. IL

The NEW YORK HERALD has correspondent en-
gagged to stanleyize the Cuban question. His let
ters are full OF thrilling adventures and hair
breadth escapes, in which he is invariably the
principal figure. He has penetrated the Businesses
OF the insurgents found Cespedes, the President Of
the rebel Junta, and actually interviewed him.
Then. he assures the readers OF the HERALD, he
considered his mission ended, and would gladly
where IL might have been blown with safety, but
the Spanish government suspected him OF being on
rather too friendly terms with the rebel chieftains
and sent him to prison as spy or something Of
that sort He says they thought he had seen only
General Aeramonte and hundred men, instead Of
the great President. or his enterprlslng spirit
would have cost him his life. r
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dense forest, nearly naked and more than hall
was the son Of an insurgent. and had been with
his father within the insurgent lines; straying
Sn un.S Cuban s two u days BACK a 81
obr , one Of the most numsne Sfiicers
of the sas r% %5 a. q ins G
spared aud &c was adopted by the regiment; and
now, with spurs and machete. mounted upon q
Ggsp 81 g aid to o. the me
umns in pursuit OF his father. He accompanied
the escort Of the HERALD Commissioner from
R SosGsI "a large body 81 caians was pursued,
and from his fearless mode OF riding was generally
ns T%ar The fate Of this cuban boy
| probably have been far different had less humane
man than Major 0brogon been IL t command a OF the
this same neighborhood, Juana Mora and her sister
| Mercea were barbar0usly
| OF General Acosta's command. But not only tnis
these aends, determined to utterly destroy TINS
family, butchered two OF the cnidren o. m etHer
| one named Adriena, three years old the otner
creeping infant. The particulars OF this almost IN
crcdibly fendish act were gwen to the authorites
DUE to eners to that he
every effort to have the guilty perpetrators o. TINS
deed brought to justice, but owing to the nao,nsd
there were no convictions. The boy himself Gen.
eral Acosta had taken under his care. and while
educating him has declared 1t his Intention TO pro-
vide literally for his future.
| LITTLE GAME
The reader OF the report Of the HERALD Commits
soner Is doubtless struck by the small number o.
| soldiers garrisonng the Spanish posts. Block
houses and small forts guarded by from ten tt
| tweety men were common. Upon this subject
| General Agramonte, commander Of the Cubar
forces In Camagney, informed your correspondent
that during the week was visiting these spanish
| posts the Cubans were completely mysti1ed by the
| movements Of the SpaDtards In the department
| They saw the force at many points reduced for
day or two the soldiers going from one part to an
other and In q few days returning to their former
advanced the theory that the spaniards, TO impress
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Married..

WLTsIE-HAGER-On Tuesday. January H. at
the Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, N. ~ by the
Rev. II. s. Storrs Jr., ID. d., ARTHUR V. WILTsIE,
OF Newburg, N. Y. to FRANC A. HAGER only
daughter OF Professor J. NJ. Hager, of Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Western and California papers please copy.
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JAMES O'KELLY.
Died herOically in the
service OF
Mr.. JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
and
to give satisfaction to
a lot OF fCuban) raScals.


Another extract runs:-One James O'Kely has
gone to Havana to renew the mission OF MI. Hen
derson. General Ceball0s, not wishing to be dis
courteous, consented to see HIM, and heard what
O'Kelly had to say with reference to the question
OF Spanish safe. conduct passport for travelling
over the island Of Cuba, and particularly for visit
ing the insurgent camps. The General told him
that he could visit the island under the same con-
ditions that any spaniard or foreigner would have
to comply with, and that he could not give him
any absolute guarantee for his safety. With the
INSOLENCE PECULIAR TO COMEDIANS
Of the O'Key type, he wrote to the General, again
referring TO the question OF passports and stating
that II is necessary that the readers OF the HERALD
should be correctly informed as to the large or
small extent OF the instruction. General Ceballos
was actually 80 condescending as to reply to
O'Kely's letter and to repeat Mis- refusal. What
precious waste Of letter paper! The HERALD has
published the letters, with the commentaries that
might be expected.
When one thinks Of the manner in which the
chivelrous courtesy Of General Ceballos towards
Henderson has been abused by the stupcndous
story published by him In the HERALD, 1t is evident
that there other course left open to the dis
tinguished General than to have nothing to do
with people Of the Q'Kelly stripe
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COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

spa nish News for Mr.. O'Kelly-His
sWidow'' and Orphan Children To Bc
Provided FORA Monument OF Carrara
Marblc-ssThe Insolence Peculiar to
Comedians"
From the Spanish organ Of this ethyl
The following are the terms upon which the
HERALD's second ambassador has gone to Cuba:-
He is to be killed in that island and the fault is to
be thrown on the Spanish volunteers. Twenty-Five
thousand dollars are to be paid to his widow upon
the authenticated receipt Of his demise. The chill
dren are to be educated at the expense OF the
HERALD until they graduate at Five Points or Sing
Sing, and, lastly a mausoleum constructed OF Car
rara marble is to be reared to O'Kelly's memory,
with the following inscription: -
, 1873-11-16

1t WAS simple o1tortion to demand o. for coats
In tines like tho proBont. III Hp1to Of this sontt-
mont, howovor, Ohtcagoa liberal patronage Of
opora heretofore, and hor bottor financial con-
dition than other citios Of Tho country,
justified M anticipation Of good b,lei-
noss II tho management lad had tho
pluck to tako tho risk. Wo aro informed, IN.
deotl, Tint Mr.. h1oYickor offered tho company
100000 for tho ArAt week.. Tho rejection Of
such an offer would indicate tho intontion OF
apbnnding tho company altogether. This Ia tho
moro liko1y, since it waH u part Of their pro
grammo to visit Havana, which thoy will hardly
caroto DO in tho prosent complication Of Cubnu
Affairs. In tho interest OF rotrenol,ment and
economy, 1t Is just as we'll that wo should have
no opera at 81 aeat at tho proacnt timo.
, 1873-11-16

gntua was captured on the high sonH. then
her capture, and tho subsequent murder
Of each and evory pernon on board, whether
American or Cuban, was m outrage aud crime
ngainnt tho United statos, and Of such oharac-
tor that It cannot o ovorlookol or tolerated.. II
t',oso porauns' woro now aliyo. tho United States
could demand. their rolonso, NJ tho British Gov
ernmont demanded tho rooaso Of Afnaon and
sidol. They woro fotolbly and illegally takon
from American "torritory." Dut as tho paBsen-
gers aud GREW hnvo boen killed., tho atonomont
must le mndo In some othor form. II satiafao-
tion bo refused, thon tho crime must bo punished
by force. We arc not in favorable condition
just now for large expenditures Of money. To
jump out Of financial crisis into foreign war
is not An a1lurlng prospect, but ne must take
hold Of this Cuban atrocity deliberately, and
roaolvo to gve juat n many ycnra ana;1tst a.
much Of our eubatanoo ~ ia nocessary to secure
repatriation and prevent Its repetition.
, 1873-11-16

70 tho Elttor of The Chicago Tribune:
s1a: lilo to 800 Justice done always. To-
day happened to get Times "a raro occur
rcnco). md op the lrs pago notice that IT, "aaEes
;no1,e tue people hire at $4,000, or 50, 900 more
than rooms fully ~ large, and with botter rep'!.
tationa, eau be Li1ed for noassr tha necorder'a
XIV buetness requires advertising, md, OF
corrso, / have adyertlsed iu al! oar dai|les
moro Or less j., and, Elion +. 7 m lavo ,,.al az,
a doad loss. II I havo q house and lot
lint must be sold Immediately, ! advertise Il IN
yor paper, sg!a niue ehances out Of leu, do sel!;
ain tialng you hayo done for mo- haSs beea, try
lug test lstoly that fully confirms ny ststG.
na ahoy9 a AhSEt To %onha q ago nas fae
nspcf but TnE Tribune, aud, as consequence,
! rent ~ many houses and se'l a. much property
as whom Advertised In all the papers, including
tho Times. Respectfully, REAL EagArE.
6atoAao, Nor. u, 1917.
, 1873-11-16

bo ma<lo ohnrgo upon tho Btsto revenues no
mora directly II included In tho appropriations
by tho Legislature.
This robbery affcota Cook County mitch morn
eorlously thsn Mr.. Root suppoaes. Though no
lave not tho exact 1guros Of tic amount Of tho
nHaessmonta In tE.cso indebted town. and oo,,l,-
t!cs in 1868 aud 1873, The nguroB no haYo
In round numbers the aaaossmont Of 1878 ia
s1, 200, ,000,00U, OF which Cook County IL put
down at $500, 900, 900. II tho amount Of stato
revenue needed is s38oo.ooo, tho levy on that
whole sum would hayo boon mills and 10 OF
= mill, and the proportion be
paid by this county would bo sa25,ooo. But, by
blotting out or exompting s26o,ooo,ooo Of
property from taxation, reducing tho aggregate
to $o20, 1000 600, The ratio has to bo Increased
to Clio mills, and Cook County will hayo to
pny s1,170,00o. making diroct lovy on this
county Of ea45,o00 yoar, to pay for the boudcd
debt Of various towns and counties throughout
tho Slate The tag On thus county, per an
mum, for tho bonded debt Of Quincy,
Springfield, and tho othor towns, coun-
ties, and districts Of this State is e346,o0o.
But tho robbery dooH not stop bore. Tho actual
proportion Of tho taxable property in this State
chargoablo to Cook County is about ono-Bixth Of
tho whole. Taking $1,2oo, 600 as the true
assessment, Cook County should -,havo beon
assessed at about s2oo, 100000. To this thoro has
been added s1oo, 100000, and corresponding
Gum tal1on from tho rest Of tho State. Cook
County is assessed at about 70 por cent Of tho
actual values, and tho rest Of the stste at loss
than 40 per cent. Tho proportion Of this rail-
road lobt le7lod on this county ia thus still fur
thor Increased in proportion as the assessmont
fixed upon thia county e1ooods tho percentage
Of the roat Of tho State. The amount reAlls
sought to be lovlcd on Cook County'for railroad.
aid purpossa, noxt year, is about sboo,ooo, noar9
all Of which will be available ss sinking fund
for tho redemption OF the principal Of those
nugitious bonds whom they fall duo.
, 1873-11-16

We printed yesterday report OF an interview
with A[r. James r. Root, County Attorney, in
reference to the operations Of tho Grab law, as
affected by the rocont increase OF assessment
for state purposes. Tile conclusions reached
by nIr. Root are:
/. Thai the Grab Law Of 1869 is unconstitu-
tionnl. ~.#
2. That it has beon repealed by tho Royenue
Ian of March so, 1879.
8. That any proceedings by the Auditor or
State Treasurer to apply auy portion Of tho pro-
ceoda OF tho tax levied for State purposes to tho
payment Of interest on the railroad-aid bonds
will bo illegal.
The object Of tho Grab Law was, as stated BY
sIr. Root, to transfer tue payment Of the In
tercat OH t4ose bonds to the whole State, and re-
lieve tho towns, countless md citioR that owe tho
debts. The Inv maAeH the nsscsBmout Of 1868
tho standard, and provilaa that an State taxes
on any incrcnEo iu the aascBsed value OF tho
property, in all counties, towns. and ctles owing
railroad-aid debts, over tho assosaad va1uo In
1868, instead Of going into tue State Treasury,
nhall bo used by the State officers to pay the in
torcst On TINT dobt; II thoro be no inoroaso in
the asaessmcnt' 'thon zach county, etc., shall levy
4 special ta1 to pny the interest on its OVID debt.
III 18B3 tho total assessed value OF the prop
erty In Illinois was s405, 100000. In 1873, It is
s1,200. 100000. Increase, 735,00o,oOo. The
asuesaed Ealue Of the property in localities
owing these debts was, in 1868, say $500, ,0o0, 900;
It IL now $3.50 0UD, ,00o. Tho difference ia $780,
100000. 10 this IL to bs added tho assessed
yaluo of tue railroads constructed In t4eso eoun-
tics sco 1865 aay, o,ooo, QUO, making an sggre-
cato Of s2s0, ,o00,u ,uDo. This sutn has to bo do
Quoted from tho aggregate Of the State asseaB'
mont, lowing the 1attor at 1920, 900. Tie
Auditor lovieB tax on tho $o20, 900 at auch
T. ratio as will produce tho amount OF seseYuc
required by the State; ho also lovios tho zane
rato OF ta1 on tho e28o, ,ooo 900. spd applioB thu
proceeds to tho payment Of tho interest and
principal on the local Railroads.&c. debt. The
rate prescribed by the Auditor for State pur-
posea is 0 mills and Clio per cent. This rate
will produces ION eo3ooooooo) tho bum Of
89,8i2y 900, which will go into tue State Tsoss.
ury, aud on tho s280, 900 900 tho sum of Sl.oo8,'
600, which tho state Treaauror will pay oyor tt
tho holders OF these ralroaa.aid bonds. It vii
bc seen. therefore, TINT the payment Of tht
interest aud principal on these bonds ,ts 'thu'
mado Charge on the whole State; the amour
reoulred tor that purpose Is taken from tue pro
eesds Of tho levy for State purposes. IT eonlt
, 1873-11-16

. just at tho present timo, while tho proposition
is pending to extend tho time originally granted
to tho Directors Of tho Exposition Building, a
somewhat similar movement In Cincinnati vii!
be Of mora thnn ordinary interest. In tho lat!or
city, proposition las boen mado to incorporate
tho Industrial Exposition. and mako It pr
manont affair, Tho citizons propose to placs 1t
on this basis by sotting apart about four ao;os
Ut land known rs the Elm Street Park, which
shall DO vested in Board Of fifteen Com1ris-
>Bioners, serving without compensation, to bo
appointed by tho Chamber OF Commerce, Ne
chanics' Institute, and Board OF Trade. The
Board is to have authority to Issue bonds on tho
orodit Of the real estate, bearing Per cent in
tcrest, but can never incur any liability beyond
the amount Of money and unsold bonds tloy
may have on hand, unleas 1t DO for the purpose
OF holding an Exposition. In this case, when D
guarantee fund has been subscribed, tho Com-
missoners will bo allowed to incur liabIlities in
anticipation Of the receipts, to au extent not
exceeding two-thirda OF the guarantee. After
all the bonds aro retired, the property andin-
provomonts are to revert to tho city, to DO still
used for the Same purposes.