, 1873-08-12

Work to Bo Done by tho State Hoard
Of Equalization.
Returns from Nineteen Counties Yet
to Be Received.
a Railroad Car Burned While in Mo.
tio1 by Incendiaries.

a. spscta, Dispntch to The Chicago Tribune.
srn1sar1E1D, Ill.,, Aug. 1l.-The statc Board
of Equalization moota here tomorrow, fivo
members OF which havo alroady arrived. Tho
nthors, it is expected, will arrlye III tho morning,
and although thoro are number Of co11nttoH-
cightoou III all-that have not forwarded thoir
..Raaossmont returns, tho Secretary of tho Board,
AIR. William stnddon, is Of tito opinion that the
Board will not adjourn, but will at onco proceed
to tho consideration of railroad prop
Drty, tho duty Of assoeaing which 10
now doyolyed by law upon thom. Tho settlo-
mont OF this n,omentous question Will occupy
them some dnys, and can DO discussed and aet-
tlod without reference to tho returns which aro
'Btill out. No railroad lobby has yet put in an
app oaranco, yot it will be strange If ono doos
mot. The Donrd meets in tho hnll Of tho Houso
OF Representatives, at 10 o'clock in tho morning,
and will, doubtless, organize by tile election OF
Con. Charles L. I.ippincott, Auditor, OK
As ho has nllod that position OF
Bis s election as Auditor They cannot dispense
with tho services Of Mr.. Stadaen as Secretary,
!has, to say tho least, performed satisfactorily
tho mechanical work Of tho State Board Tor
fyoara Tho oqnalized aaHessod value Of property
of tho State lust Yoar WAS $500, ,676, ,8ll. This
year IT. WILL not 1RIl H110Gt OF Fl lhuU Uuuuuu huu
This, too, notwithstanding number OF collntioa
aro assessed lower that last ycar. Tho assessed
Faluo Of all the railroad property Of tho State
was S25 go 900 A. It is enfo to aay TINT this will
bo multiplied at leaat Bix timcH. Macoupin County
vii! have q lobby here to preyont tho Doard from
raising tho assessment OF that county. It is as-
ssfl,od at little over IS, 100000, and Sangamon
at S33 900 900. 1t will doubtless be raiRed sharp
". Tho counties not yet reported nro Alexander,
Coo1i, Edgar, Fayette, Ford, Fulton, Jcfferson.
Jersey, Macon, Mason, Monart, Alarcor, Monroe.
Pike, Pulaski, Rock Islan1 Vormillion, William
Bon. ..
As an excursion train on tho G. O. d 8. r. Il.
was returning last night from the Barclay camp
meeting ground, at Gilman, just before the
arrival Of the train at Chestnut, tho
roar coach wns discovered to be
on fro. tho flames breaking out through tho
wnter-o!osot In which tho fro was started. The
conductor, h1r. Bonther, attempted to pull the
fopo, but tho rope Ind boon cut. Ho rushed the
pssacngors forward into another conch, md then
startod forward through the cars to signal the
'engneor to stop tho trnin, but found tho doors
1ockod. He, however, climbed oyer tho top ot
Tho cars and succeeded in stopping the train and
cutting tlle car loose before tile fire had
roncllo1 tho next car forward. What
over the design Of tho fond who
set tho fire WAS, it was defeated. It WAS sup
posed that pocltotB were to DO picked, but tloro
was no confusion and tho design failed. Tile
coach WAS new ono of flno build, and was to-
Ia! losB. In consequence Of trains running on
This rontl yeHterday, to accommodate tho people
who wanted to attend tho camp-1noeting, tho
managers refused to hold services, as they would
not directly aid in dosecrating tho bahoAtll
4'oro was about II, ,00O people on the ground
but nothing VaB lOuC,