The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-01

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 30-The en-
gineer of the incoming train on the Cincin-
natl Railroad, when near Waldron, O., saw
the body of man lying alongside the rail
He stopped the train before reaching the
body, and took it on board 1t proved to
bethat of Henry Clayton, & we'll known farm
er of that vicinity. The back of his head
was crushed in and he was undoubtedly
murdered and laid on the track
The attack of Jenny Daily, a noted pros
titute, upon Rev. George c. Harding, of
the Sunday Herald, night before last, is
creating a general stir in the community
The conduct Of the policemen who were
notified Of the attack and refused to inter
fere, is to be investigated
SPRINGFIELD, III, April 29.-General
Lippincott Auditor of State, to-day made
the following important decisions, concern
ing the assessment Of property, etc, in re-
| ply to questions submitted TO him by As
SCISSORS and others Shares of capital stock
of national banks should be assessed the
same as other property in this State at the
! fair cost value thereof If the par value
| of share of stock be 500, and the market
value thereof $ll0 or 500 it should be as
sessed at its market value above or below
the par value as the case may be-
/ When the fair cost value of a share of
stock is ascertained, a greater rate of tax
cannot be assessed thereon than is sasseSsed
on other moneyed capital or other property
in the same locality.
Corn, wheat, oats, or other grain, being
property, are therefore taxable whether
the same be in the hands Of the producer
or dealer If in the hands of the produc-
er, such grain should be listed and assess
ed under the head of all other personal
property" required to be listed, being the
thirty-sixth item of the schedule; if in the
hands of the dealer, such property, or grain,
should be listed and assessed under the
head of merchandise on hand being the
eighteenth item of the schedule.
In my opinion, the law, which you have
correctly quoted, is plain in allowing the
printer twenty cents for each tract, and ten
cents for each lot, regardless as 10 the
number of either embraced in one entry or
extension on the books. The law refers to
each tract and each lot in terms SO direct,
and not the person or entry, that the
printer publishing a delinquent list can re
quire the Collector TO pay him in strict
accordance with the reading of the law
DETROIT. Mich. April 30-At a lunl-
Der camp at Alabaster, Mich on Tuesdsy.
John Langom struck and killed a man
named CLARK. He was not arrested.
The man found on the track of the
Great Western Railway, this morning
was evidently killed by falling from the
westward-bound train due here at {
O'Clock Nothing was found To indicate
his name, but, no doubt, from papers il
his pocket. the deceased belonged to Chi
, cago By him lay his broken cane, and
! the watch in his pocket was still running
KINGsToN,E. Y, April SO The wife q
: LouisPredericker,w while temporarily insane
last night, from an attack Of fever, arost
. from her bed and taking with her her III
t fant leaped into cistern at the rear o
5 the house, and both were drowned. He
, husband awoke at four clock, and miss
: ing his wife, made search with the resul
n stated.
: PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-Richari
= Petit, lawyer who was to be married TO
e day, shot himself last night He had beel
a engaged to Miss Staley for ten years, Sh
had lately received handsome estate b.
a the wills of the late Robert BaldclougI
5 and B. Baldclough, and everything wa
e prepared for the marriage at noon at s.
Marks church They designed taking a
: European tour. The deceased was 50
|. of the late Judge Petit and anephew of [
:, s Naval paymaster Richard Petit Tn
I lady is cousin to Bishop Staley, late Z
b Henola.