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, 1873-12-27

A allort timo ngo many Of the railroads, In.
cludng Those Of tho Pennsylvania Company.
ordered q reduction Of 10 per cont In tho pay of
thcir employees. Atr. Mccullough, tho Gonoral-
Manager Of tile Pennsylvania Roads, was notified
by tho engineers that they would not work at
tho reduced rato af!er Jan. /. This dotormna-
ton has been anticipated. It is announced this
morning tllat tho cngiueors Of several Of tho
railroads that mado the reduction quit work
yesterday at noon. THO railroads operated by
tho Pennsylvania Company aro tho Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne {: Chichgo the Pittsburgh, Cincin-
natl tk St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Cleveland Il
Wheeling. aud tho Eric & Pittsburgh. All tic
cnginoors OH these roads hayo struck. How
much 1oiay or Inconvenience tho strike will oc-
cason cannot yet bo determined. Tho Oh
gnoorB Of the Illinois Contral md tho North
western Roads bavo also refuaed to work, mud
tho regular traius on thcso roads did not leave
Chicago last night. Tho Burlington l. Quincy
having rescinlc1 their action, their trims nre
running Us usual. There nro reports Of several
attempted intirnidatona on tho part Of tho stril;-
ing cugincors, and 1t is said TINT there wau Ill
effort to throw q train OF tho track near Cin-
ciunali.
, 1873-12-27

o1o.73i ; Insurance. oil, gns, water, mud express
companies, mud Wholesale and rotajl morcl,niltst
Ri20, ,oo0,000 farm implements, machinery,
grounds, aud live atoc1s. $522 2,07o34o; manufec-
lures Of nil kinds, aoo1o5o, ,521; conl and oil
1'rotlt'cts, s12o.7l0,8 ,855; tho products Of iron
manufactures for 1873, oBtlmntotl, s177,000,o00
stool and copper, s1o,ooo,ooo. Tho total valra-
tion IN BOT down Mt dGl. Tl,cHo hgnrea
show Pennsylvania to Eo tho aocutad Htato In
point Of wealth In tho Union. 'W1ltlo tllu yatna-
ton Of It's farin pro1ucta Ii far hoiow Bomc Of
tic Western States, tho valuation Of its FIRMS iH
larger. and the imn,onso valuation Of lis manu-
facturcs gtvoa it n aproponderanca in TIM aggro-
cato wllcl, cannot bo overcome, except by Nov
York, which, by tho COUSINS rotur,,a Of 1870, OK
ccedB Pennsylvania In manufactured products
ovor $3.50, 900, ,00U.
, 1873-12-27

There is a report from Washington TINT Judge
Duroll, OF Louisiana, offered to rosign II Ao
:ould got G foreign mission, and to tako his
shances Of confirmation iu the Sonato The
most improbable feature OF this atosy is the re-
ported refusal to accept hia terma. Foreign
MISSIONS Reenl to havo takon now valno III tho
syo Of tile Administration, 1t thoy aro to 10 no
tonger used as 1neAnB for disposng OF SER
7iceablo polisiciana whose zoal has o'orloapoa
heir judgment. Ju;lgo Dustaea, 1t il reported,
will follow tho example OF Sherman and Dolahuy,
Ind rosign Internationally.
, 1873-12-27
Tho Illinois Central, Great Eastern,
and Northwestern Roads
Also Suspend TEN.
porariiy.
Violence Offered by tho Strik.
ers to Would-be
Substitutes
Trains Thrown from the Track at Gin
cinnati and Elsewhere.
IN (!HT(ttGn.


Tho railroads In this city, shortly after tho
panio, curtailed their oxponsoH by reducing tho
hourB Of labor in their machine shops from one
to two hours q day, cutting down tho wages OF
thoir Ralarod employees from s to Is per cent,
and diachargiug all their construction force. on
tile plon that the pnnic had damaged Yrailroal
business to Buch'an extent thnt 1t WAS impossi-
bio for them to got along without making theso
reductions. Since that time railroad business
Inns become much bottor again, tho freight bust-
mesa Of tho mouth computing favorably With
that Of tho aamo month last year, and tho pms.
sengcr traffic aiso being very good,
Still tho railroads decided to reduce lourt
OF labor ut their workshops and the pay Of thoiz
employees still turthor, and iu this general rolnc.
tiou they included tho conductors and engineers,
who receive already very moagro wages for thoh
responsible and dangerous situations. Tic on.
gncors, particularly, p,uuifostca great dissatis4
faction about tho action OF tho roads, and do.
cidcd, If tho reduction waa enforced, to atrika
by the 1st Of January. About two weeks ago.
tile Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy Railroad, ia
avoid strike OIL thoir lno raiscd tho pay OF
their engineers again to the sa,no amount ~ II
was before tho reduction WAS made. Tllis
seems to hare 1nstenet the determination Of tha
engineers OIL tho other roads to strike, aud yos.
terday afternoon thoy coased to work on tha
Illinois Ccntral Northwestern; Great Eastern,
and Pittsburgh l. Fort Wayne Railroads. Nd
trains arrived on any of thoao roads last even.
Ing, nor woro thero any departures. Who!he&
tho engiucors on the Michigan Central, 1[icL.
igan Southern, Milwaukee g. st. Paul. md the
Chicago. Rock Island s. Pacific Railroads intend
to follow suit has not yet been learned,
safely predicted tat the strife viii not last many
days. and that tlto railroads will come to terma
rho onginoors' pay Ills been before tho roduo.
tion was made from $75 to 800 month.
, 1873-12-27

The Cairo papers arc discussing tho econQmy
Of consolidating Alexander and Pulaski Counties.
Tho Gazette statos that, under tho limitation Of
taxation upon tho assessed yaluo Of tho property
in the two counties, sufficient royenuo cannot DO
raised to pay tho absolutely necessary expenses.
Tho tax limit il Is cents per $100 Of assessed
valuation. II the countioB weya unitod, with
oply one sot Of officers, tho saving would bo
such that tax Of 10 cents On the $100 would
bo moro than sufficient. The Gazette thinks tho
bankruptcy Of counties would be avoided by dis
pensing with ali the official machinery Of ono
county,
, 1873-12-27

Tho aad list Of crimos Which woro printed in
THE TRIBUNE Of yesterday morning shows that
Christmas was not altogether morry, and that
the aacrod associations which clustor about tho
day wero poworlcea to prevent fatal Fnauifosta-
tions Of human passion ard wickcduoss. At
Riga, O., two brothora quarrolea over tho Silly
question which should load riilo, and, during
tho dispute, ono Of them shot the other. Tho
oxcitod spectators aggravated tho crime by
hanging tho murderer to q treo until ho was
dead. In st. Louis, q drunken driver, tho
father Of six children, killed his wifo By striking
her OIL the head with 1oncc-paling. In Bo8-
ton, ono young German killed another,-his
frio.ld and roonl-mate, e,-shooting. him at
first, and, tho bullet not accomplish
ing the doadly work, hacking him to
pieces with a latchct. In Groveton, N.
L., wllilo two mtn wero attempting to outer q
diaroputable ho.lso Kept by Frenchn1au, the
latter aud his sou mud ono OF the intrudors wcro
killed, the other intruder being badly wounded.
In Lincoln County, Now Mexico, ONO Of those
Banguinnry alfeays characteristic Of the borlor
occurred, in which three nlou wcro killed and
throe or four others were severely wounded.
tn each Of these instances, whisky was tho
canso OF the fatal troubles. In addition to these
crines, O gang Of burglars waa arrested III Bos-
ion. the ShcriT's clerk and two Doputy-Shorins
in New York wcro arrostod for the robbery Of a
wealthy Virginian, . Now York merchant fed the
city to avoid being prosecuted upon the Charge Of
fraudulent bankruptcy, thrco unfortunate people
| committed suicide in milwaukee,, mud worry
foolish young man, amitten with loyo, took
poison at Elgin, leaving behind INN lovc-lottor,
u lock of hair, u picture Of his inan,oratn, md
aomo maualin ecribblings Tho sad category
| shows that tho gratifying announcement Of thc
Angela on the first Christmas morning Of pence
Oh oarth mud good will to man is u long way Oh
from fulflllmont, and tl.nt many C4ristmnaes
hare yet to olapso before tho worll-old struggle
between good md OWL will como to an end.
, 1873-12-27

Tlie vino-drogaors Of Franco aro happy oyor
tho discovery Of a bug called tho "ncarus," in
Missouri and othor partH Of the United Statoa,
which hnH nh intonso and unsatinblo reliah for
tho "phylloxora vastatrix,"-a parasite which
has long proyod upon tho vineH. and dcilod
science, soap-suds, asrychnine. md nil other Do
vices for ita determination. Tho French indus
trial burcaHB havo therefore commenced import
ing it, building 1lousoH for 1t. and caring for It
by ovory means IN thcfr power. Tho im-
portanco Of tho4 "ncarus" mny ho in
for1cd from tho fact TINT ut present
thoro are under cultivation for vintage pur-
posos 87,0oo,o00 acrcs. and that those yield al
average Of 1, 100, ,000, 900 gallons annually. Four
EfthB Of this nmount aro consumed in France,
w1i1o the other fifth, which is exported, yields
revenue Of eco 100000. Tho French arc to be
congratulated OIL their discovery Of tho acarus,
aud tho Western farmers will undoubtedly bo
delighted to get rid Of him, but nt tho Hame
timo an alarming thought Buggosta ituolf. Tho
acarus is tho natural onon,y Of tic phylo1ora
yaatatrix; but euppoHe upon arriving i'll Franco
tho acarua should discover that thero Ia some
long~narnel and ferocious Gnllic bug which hat
an antipathy to him also, what thcn7 OF what
use would tho Acarian police be?
, 1873-12-27

There are now two vacancies in tho Doard Of
Regents OF tho Smithsonian Institute, occa-
,ioned by tho resignation Of President WoolBoy
Ind tho death Of Prof. ASassiz. Tho former
sill probably be filled by tho election Of Prof.
Dana, Of Yale, and 1t is suggested tint President
Eliot, Of Harvard, shall bo chosen for tho othor.
It il claimed, in opposition to this programme,
hat tho West ought to bo represented in tho
Board, and DR.. Andrews, Of Chicago, aud Prof
Lcfqueloux, OF Ohio, arc mentioned as compe-
tent mon for tho place.
, 1873-12-27

DR.. De Klercls, now in Washington, WHO las
been on tour Of tLis country in tho interests Of
In American railway securities, Inns suggested to
tho President the formation of q Mixed Commits
sion, consisting partly Of Americans and partly
of Europeans to keep tho world posted on tho
galuo Of railroad and other stockB. It is aaid
Flint President Grant listened with favor to tlis
proposition, md took OCCASION to oxprnsH his
opposition to tho building Of railroads in tho
future by aid or subsidy.
, 1873-12-27

Louis Napoleon has been frequently accused
OF the nacsicc Of tho Emperor Nlaximlian in Mex
ico Tho unfortunate Empress Carlottallas, III llcr
holpless madness, appealed to tho sympathy Of
the world. She, it will DO remembered, left Mex
leo for Franco. and in person appealed to Louis
Napoleon not to abandon her husband. BIe
reminded him Of tho uolomn promises under which
Macmillan alono had consented 10 60 to Moxi-
co, aud warned tho Trench Emperor OF tho dia-
honor Of abandoning his victim. In her mad
noss bbo yet mourus u husband killed. by Louis
Napoleon, lQnd tho recent publication Of Napo-
lcan's lotter to Con. casto1nau, his confidential
agent in Mexico, tenda to confirm tho Widows
accusation. sInxmiiian wns induced to 60 to
Mexico to establish an Empire Of tho Latin
race, having tho plightel honor of France TINT he
should haye all tho troops and support ho
needed until Ruol! ti'uo as tho now dynasty was
Kccuroly established. Tho Mexican busl-
noss, 4oweyor, was not successful. French
arlnn onablod Maximilian to assume tho
regal stalo and play tho psrt Of ar
Emperor. nut 1lo noyor hal any subj joota. Tho
Mexican troops undor lis command wero mor-
connrlos. rcutly to hotruy him at any momon..
Louis Napoleon sent him thoro, and then, firing
of hia scheme, secretly resolved to hetrny him.
Gen. Cnstclnau, in 1866, reported tho actuRl
condition Of thingu to Napoleon, and tn ll4o ro-
ply Of tho French Emperor arc Blletclod various
molos Of oxsricatiug franco FROM tue sorry Job,
and shth without tho leaat regard for MA1lmiliRn,
, 1873-12-27
THE HALARY.GI2AD LAW.

One House Of Congress- llas, after month 3
session. succeeded III passing bill to roducn tho
salaries OF mo'nbors Of tho proAont Congress-
from $1,000 to $4,000 cncl. This III MI TINT
Congress proposes 10 10 concerning thu salary-
grub law of March .. The incroaso OF tho
Balarios Of tho prosont Congress- WIS but II small
itom in tho denominations Of tint law. Tho III
crease waa made retroactive, 80 rs to include nil
tho mombors Of tho last CongrosB, nnd wna n,atlo
applicable to tho Rn!aros Of the President and
various other 'onlcers. What tho now IIouHo bill
docs and docs not do, is thus stated by tho Now
York Sun:
l. It rascs tho pay to $4,000 from s. ooo aH 1t sood
before The 4th Ut March lust.
II. II docs not restore tho back-pay received by
members Of tho prerent Cungrosa WHO also
bors Of tho Lust CouUress.
III. It docs not restore tho f5,G95 which cacl,
bcr Of tho prescnt Congress, with few llnnorablo
certlonR, received from the 4:l Of March last until
Dercnlhcr before the 1fouuo nsl;ani2c, and by
which tue Treasury deplcoa Of about s. 058 7dD
fur that ono Item Ut extor!on.
". II docs no. repeal tho increased l'ay Of tho
President, Hcven members pf tle Cabinet, two Aesst-
ant Secretaries Of Gkae, two Assistant Secrcarea of
the Treasury Assistant Secretary Of tito 1uter,ur
four Assistants to tho rust1nnscr General Supervising
Architect to tho Treasury. Examiner of Claims, solic
Tor Of tho Treasury, Commissioner Of Agriculture,
Commissioners Of CuRtoms, f1vo Addora Of tho Trcla.
nry, ono Auditor OF tho pos:-OAice Department. tom
missioner Of tic Land-O1lcc, Commissioner Of Pcn-
EouS. Superintendent of Aoncy-Ordcr System, Super
intonlcnt Of Foreign Alay. two Chica Of Diplomatic
Bureau, Two Clicrs of Consular bureau, two Cliefs
of 1uslsxos and Archives, Secretary Of tho seuascs
Clrrti Of tho uouAe Of Representatives, Chief
Clerk Of the ouse Of REPRESENTATIVES. Journal Clerk
, 1873-12-27

Tho accounts OF the Treasurer of Leavenworth
Count, Kau., aro in confusion. and commit"
tea who have examined them report that that
officer is s'ellort eco, 900. Tho Committee re-
qucHtel Of the Treasurer an explanation of tho
disagrecablo facts, and ho replied that ho "was
unable to say whero tho money was that ho
Ind mono on deposit aaEo what the Committee
had found and that ho could not remember
having loaned any considerable amount Of it,"
uc has boon requested to resign.
, 1873-12-27

C1No1SyAT1, O., Dec. 2G.-A strike Of ongi.
noers and fremen On tue Pau HandIa Road COM
nlenced hero at noon to-day. Tho strike ID
against the reduction of 10 per cent in wages OF
these employees from tho 1at Of December, and
tho agonts Of tho Company say pEovioua notice Of
it WAN giycn. Since noon, two passenger traint
and ali the freight trains on the Pan Handle
were
UNABLE TO LEAVE THE CITY.
Tic report Is that all branches Of the Pan.
Handle aud Pennsylvania Central arc affected
simultaneously by this strife. Neports concern*
ing it conflict il respect to the time auu nature
OF the strike. Ono story iB that the s*rikera
woro to leave the trains
WHEREVER THEY MIGHT De
at Il o'clock to-day, and It Ia said this Was dons
un the dowl,-tlain Mt Nenia, anl that tho con.
ductor and brakomon took the locomotive aud
brought tho train 10 the city.
ANOTHER STORY
is, that all the strikors on the trains before II
o'clock, noon, should take them to their deatina-
tion before loaving them.
The Pan Handle
orF1cERs ARE DOING ALL THEY CAN
to keep trairs moving. Tho railroad shops In
tho eastern part Of tho city have stopped to allow
tho mechanics to tako tbs places OF the striking
engineers.
TRAINS DELAYED.
Out OF aoven passenger trAus to leave the
city this afternoon, four wont, aud three had to
reli,ain here. Nothing better is anticipated tor
tomorrow, up to midnight. No freight trains
have loft aimee noou Tho officers hero had
NO 1NrEL1IoEScE OF THE sTn1gE
I'll noon 44o hour appointed for it to begin;
strike which camo lust night. but gave no indica-
tion % to tho t,mo when it would begin. 1t was
not credited. Dispatches to tho Gazelle, from
Richmond, Ind, md various OTHER poiuts, 70.
port the H.rlko ~ simult taneous on all branchca
Of tho Panhandle lload.
&TTEhI1bTFn n14TRfrCTTHN IN
, 1873-12-27

Tho Commissioner Of Btat!stlca -. .Au State
OF Pennsylvania haH juat flushed hia report upon
tho wealth aud annual productions Of that Gtato
and, as 1t IL tho first oclal compilation Ut tho
value Of tue rosources Of Pennsylvania which
l.ss been made III co,nploto form, 1t posseBsos
unusual interest. Tho uotuul valuation OF tho
rcnl nt,d pelsonal property Of tho stato il
s9,475. 851 1851. Tho banking capital ia e433,-
2b0,0o1 railroad aud caphl companies, e9o9,-
, 1873-12-27
CHAMPAIGN coUN7y's UNIVERSITY BONDS.

Sptttal Disuutch to Tia Chicaqo TRIBUNE.
6pn1NoF1EIp, Ill, Dec. 20.-1 was assured this
morning by q prominent cltizen Of Champaign
county lad determined to roscnd their former
aution not to pay tho iuterest OIL tho honda Of
tho county Issued In Md Of tho Industrial Uni
vsrsty, mud 10 proceed at oncs to provide for
tho Payment OF tie interest.
, 1873-12-27

Judgment has boon entered against tho bonds
mcn OF Comet, Norton, and tho other members
OF tie Tweed Ring who have mado their escapo.
Tho bonda,nep thought they woro released after
has been decided otherwise.
, 1873-12-27

1t is now stated TINT Attorney-G Gonotal Will
lang purchase Of n 81 GOO carriago out Of tho
contingent fund Of the Department Of Justice
by Messrs. Evarts md 11oar In formor
years. Wo do not bo!ioyo that thlB will
hold as q precedent Mt law, notwithstanding
1t is the loal Of tho Law Department
that cites 1t. But, now TINT tho exposure
l'as beou fairly ontorcd upon, wo hopo TINT it
will 10 traced bacls to tho beginning. Tho OK
hibit Of progress will bo III interesting ono, and
onght to intensity tho donand for tho imme-
diate abrogation of all such cu8toma.
, 1873-12-27

A curious caBo waB recently decided in En-
gland by tho Quoon's Bench, showing that tho
purchase Of certain kinds OF votes in that
country is legal. The plaintiff in tho case, who
was Governor Of tho Orphans' Working School,
lent tho dsfcndaut twouty-cight votes for u
particular election, with tho understanding that
thoy Should bo returned before tho next olectlof.
Tho defendant falling to fulfill the condition,
the plaintiff purchased o like number Of votes
for guiueas, aud then instituted proceedings to
recover tho amount from tho defendant. III the
decision, tho Justice remarked that, although ho
disapproved OF this traffic in votes, thoro waB no
logal principle to Justify him in deciding that a
subscriber to charity might not give his votes
as ho pleased, answering only to his own con-
science and reputation for tbs mannor in which
lo exercised his own power.
, 1873-12-27

The grounds on which the Rafferty, suporsedeas
was granted aro still unexplained. Judge Scott
n M interview with The TRIBUNE reporter at
Bloomington yesterday, declined 10 state them,
The writ will be argued however, ut Springfield,
It tho January term, instead of taking its regu.
lar placo u tue September term at Ottawa.
, 1873-12-27

Thoro has bceu decision in tho disputed
Osaso lands in favor Of the sottlors. Judge
Goldin, Of tho Seventh Judicial Diatrict Of Kan
sas, holds that tho railroads havo no grant
thero. Tho case will, of course, be carried to
tue Suprcme Court.
, 1873-12-27

Alr. Reed, tho stato'a-Attornoy, has announced
his intention OF presenting tho case Of David
4. Gago to the Grand Jury, and, to this end, re-
questcl Mr.. O'IIara to mako q formal demand
upon Sr. Gage to pay over tho deficit in tho City
Treasury. Tho demand Was rnadc yesterday,
, 1873-12-27

Tho latest charge is TINT thoro is ring in tho
Clvil-sorvico Commission, which has for Ito OBJ
toct the excluding Of MI clerks appointed bofore
tho adoption OF tho now rules who cannot pass
examination.
, 1873-12-27
To.DAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

ACADEMY OF MuS!C-Itals.ed 3: rcet. boIwoen Mat1-
tsou nnd Monroe. Engagement VI II. A. Suthorn.
s'Our An,cttosn Cousin" Afternoon and oVontng.
, 1873-12-27

The Chicago produce markets wero ieaa actaYc
yestorday and geueraly easier, except OH hogs
and log product. Moss pork was quiet aud loo
per brl higher, closing at e1o.76@1e.85 cush,
and 41A40@1l.A5 pellor February. Lard MAJ
, 1873-12-27

The agricultural editor Of tho st. Paul Press
advocates tho establishment Of school Of for
cBtry at tho exponso o! tho National Govern
mcnt, for the purpose Of preserving existing
forests md planting now ones. OF tho necesai-
ty for forosts there is no doubt but Us to this
manner Of securing them, thore arc grave obstn-
cles in the way. In tho first place, tho public
preas iB tho best school of forestry. and eau
do moro for tho Intelligent farmor
than score OF Government schools. In tho
second place, q national school Of forestry would
soon become so involved in rod-tape Us to be
utterly useless. Tho dra,u upon tho National
Treasury is quite sufficient without opening
now loak for tho benefit Of White Willow or
'oaago Orange Ring. Those farmers who want
to know how to start forests upon tho prairie.
can discover tho modus operandi in tho public
press at very small oxponso.
, 1873-12-27

Tho Hon. Samuel. shcllabargcr, Of Ohio, is
named ns the probable SUCCESSOR OF Gen.
Eic|ilon as Minister to Madrid. 1Io MAS formerly
Minister to Portugal.
, 1873-12-27
CLEVELAND,

CLEVELAND. o., Deo. 26.-Tho locomotive On
gineorB Oh tue Cleveland l. Pittsburgh Railroad
struck to-day at noon. Passenger tralns mero
somexhAt dslsysd, but ware al run through
, 1873-12-27

Rssse"' ss ss Sts'e q, s' sf
, 1873-12-27
M0nrithRY.

, DA1T1AonE, hld,, Dec. 20.-All the business
houses In tho principal part Of tho city olosol
In respect to tbs memory Of Jolla uopkins,
Whosa funeral taloB place to-day.
, 1873-12-27

GLOBE THEATRE Dcsplancs strort, hetyson MqtI.
Aud Backus san Franclaoo Mnstsah. Afternoon aud
byrnfng.
, 1873-12-27

MYERS OPERA -1lOl1SE Mnnroc street, l,otwecn
penrhor, and Slnte. ArlIngton Unttnn, and kemIigs
dos. Afternoon and ., ounE.
, 1873-12-27

1loOIEy,s T11EATnE-ranlo,ph streot., botveon
Dlars mud IaSa!'o. "Tho dcnuVa Croas." Afternoon
Ind Oven1nK.
, 1873-12-27

WHEN WE SAY THAT MRS, W1NS1.OW's
soothing syrup acts like cinfm, VIC do but teitcrAt
thu lauguage Of pprsou who over usod It fur the
children.
, 1873-12-27
OH Gbnay:u W2ibn1le.
Saturday Morning, December az, 1873.

II ia announced TINT tho now computation Of
foreign coins will practically raise dutioa from
Il Of to ! por cent.
, 1873-12-27

HALsrED STREET OPERA HOUSE; Corner 1Ial
ated aud Harrison atrcetF. Macisoys NeW i4bofni-
eou." Afternoon and ovoning.
, 1873-12-27
nNWN E0UTH.

Tho lax payosa at tho North hare their griov-
ancoB, and endure the often oppressive oxuctionB
made by tho local Government, but they have no
ldca Of tho cAaraotor Of tho extortions levied
upon tho people III somo Of tho Southern esatcs
In Louisiana, any man who for any cause is
delinquent In paying any tux becomes o "civil
outlaw" md Ia subjected to direlul penaltios.
4 citizen of Vernilion Parish writes tint he
rocontly discovered that hiA name WAS on do
lluquont tax-list, and, upon investigation, found
that special tax wan loycd III 1879 OF Which lo
had neyer heard. The amount duo from him
WAS 38 ccnts aud to got receipt thorcfor and
escape civil outlawgy, he had to pay tho follow
lug bill
hll&of lCo, 1Io
!terufHefa s.'....* !AO
lt|HtcEh Iho
teaaty 10 peF ~
1otat'ss ts...s's.'. t....st.'..s+s s..'s.+.$3.4d
Taxes are lowed in Louisiana for tue benefit
of tho ofllcoholdora, who divided thia bill, CIV
lug tho State 81 cents mud retaining 1910 for
tl,onsolyou. Gov. Kellogg writes to tue prsai-
dent that never was tho peopla 80 prompt In
paying sa1oa ~ thoy hays boon aince tie pom
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-18
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.


LONDON, October 17.-The Stock Ex-
change believes the rate OF the Bank Of
England will be advanced on or before
Thursday next.
Ardyerski Castle, formerly the residence
of the Duke of Abercorn, has been burned.
Many works of art, including numerous
etchings by Landseer, were destroyed.
Spain.
LONDON, October 17--5 o Clock A. A-The
correspondent of the Times, writing from
Cartagsna on the 18th instant, says that the
iusurgent squadron sailed out to attack the
Government feet, when Admiral Lobo
ordered retreat, and was pursued for over
an hour.
MADRID, October 17.-The newly- y-appofnt-
ed Captain-General of Cuba Ycft Santander
for Havana Yesterday. The Government
squadron is yet at Gibraltar.
Russia.
ST. PErERsBURGH, October 1.-THE River
Neva has risen ten feet beyond the usual
height, causing great damage in this city and
in the country through which 1t passes.