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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31
ThankIcss work.

The District Assessors are busy
distributing the schedules provided
under the Act of the late session OF
the Legislature, and are doing
more thankless work than that
which lately engaged the Revenue
Assessors under the Federal Gov
eminent. We would have thought
that tho experiences Of our Legisle-
tors in the workings of the u. 5. in
come tax laws were, too fresh, and
that the bitter cursings of our peo-
pie upon such cxactions by the gov
eminent and the many injurious eff
fects to morals, and otherwise, OF
such prying into the private affairs
of the people were all of too recent
occurrence to be re-enacted-ande s-
pecialIy by those who pretend 10
represent the people of Tennessee.
The Representative of our county
rightly reflected the wishes and in
terests of our citizens in voting a
gainst such an infamous measure,
and we predict that in the next Gen
eral Assembly of this State there
will be found a sufficient number of
members, who, feeling their first
duty to be to represent and furth-
er the interests of the citizens and
taxpayers of the State-rather than
to Cypress them for the enriching of
the exacting bulls and bears of Wall
Street, and the lobbists of College
Street, will wipe out from the Stat
ute Books of Tennessee the Cypress
i've legislation of the late session.
Upton Record.
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Cholera in memphis.

Rumors have been floating thro'
the country for nearly a week, in re-
gard TO the prevalence or cholera In
Memphis. The AUdldnche has this
to say on the subject.
A few gentle gripings, to be plac-
ed where they could do the most
good, should be put under the lower
portions of the vests Of some of the
sensationalists who have been cir
culating the absurd rumors about
cholera. just such cholera as has
been in Memphis can be produced
in thirty-six hours in any family by
overlooking stOmachs with half ripe
or. decaying vegetables Asialic
cholera comes 10y steady, well de-
fined approaches. To date it has
not progressed farther westward
than Austria. w nen it touches the
United States we shall all know ii.
The Man with the Black Nalise new
er travels incog. His route is strewn
with corpses, and his movements
are chronlcled in every journal III
| the land. 1t is impossible to mis-
take him for that impostor, Cholera
Morbus, who never appears until his
presence is invoked by disregard OF
the plainest, most easily understood
| laws of health.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31
Road travel by steam In rem

Mr.. w. c. Bibb, of Ga, has re-
Gently patented a steam wagon,
which bids fair to excel all now in
use for road and plantation purpo-
ses. 1t is an improvement upon all
others now in use,- either in Europe
or America, as claimed by the paten-
tee, and being in the city he has sat
isfied some of our leading business
and financial people that his claim is
just. These gentlemen have entered
into an agreement with Mr.. Bib
for the building of wagon and for
the right to run it from Nashville to
Pulaski. The stock for this purpose
has been already subscribed to Sc
cure the success of the enterprise,
and it is expected that by the first of
October next the line will be open
and running daily from this place
to Pulaski, and all intermediate
points, Union ce american.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31
HODGE PONCE.

Hon. Edward Pierrepont, has de-
clined the Mission to Russia, and
aspires TO the Chief Justiceship
made vacant by the death of Judge
Chase.-It is said that President
Grant has rendered the Russian
Mission to ex-Gov. Jewell, of Con-
necticut.-Gen. Candy, who was
killed over in California by Capt.
Jack, of the Modoc braves, was
buried last week, at Indianapolis,
Indiana, with great pomp.-G0o.
Francis Train, the travelling lectur-
or, whose sanity has long been cues
toned, has just been sent to a luna
tic asylum.-It is said that Post
Master General Creswell, nothwith-
standing the indifference with
which the last Congress treated his
proposition to take charge of the
telegraph lines, will boldly renew
the proposition in his Forthcoming
report, and urge it with all his
might.-W. r. Hill, son of the
rebel Gen. d. II. Hill, has been APP.
pointed cadet to West Point
Gen. Jno. B. Gordon, U. S. Senator
from Georgia, in recent speech at
Savannah, in reference to decorat-
ing the soldiers graves, closed with
the following: "The heroic dead OF
both armies who fought for princi-
pie aud backed their convictions
with their lives. Let both be duly
honored. THE surviving mem
bers of Lincoln's cabinet decidedly
controvert the statement of Mr..
Charles Francis Adams in his recent
eulogy upon Seward, that Seward
was the master spirit of the admin
istration. Gideon Wells, Montgom-
cry Blair and Chief Justice Chase
all concur in the denial
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31

June. Section 81 requires them to
make their returns on or before the
18th of June. Section 40 imposes q
penalty for failure 10 make returns
in time, unless the failure is caused
by sickness or some unavoidable
circumstance" The delay in the
preparation Of the schedules and the
general confusion in the public mind
relative TO provisions of the law are
such circumstances as will warrant
the Assessors in postponing for a
short time the completion of their
assessments. The Board of Equali-
zation should meet on the first Mon
day in June and adjourn for a reas-
enable length of time, if the assess
ments have not been completed.
Hoping 20 be able soon TO give
you fuller instructions, / am very
respectfully"
JOHN C.. BURCH Comp.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31
SWEARING TAXATION.
a 'SCuss''-Ory View OF the New As
sessment Law.

We find the following letter in
the Nashville Banner, explaining
the tax law. OF course there will
be some cUSSiHg as well as swear
ing, before the taxpayers of Ten
nessee will understand what they
have to do. This tax bill looks
very much like it was modelled after
the tax bill of the United States in
in 1866. Will any member of the
Legislature be willing to claim the
authorship of this Tennessee tax
bill? Orwas it written by ga north
ern man with southern prin cipals"
bonds?
JOHN HAPPY, Eso.-Dear Sir
Have you ever examined one of
''them things" and tried to swear to
it? l mean one of the tax lists,
that the assessors are so busy, Just
about now, passing round for in
spection among the folks. Well, l
have. And, say, no man who is
not a graduate in the business of
sWearing-ah, even capable of teach
llAC NO 10
the subject, when he undertakes to
swear to one of "them things" and
cover the case.
You've got TO swear you have and
you hain't got seventy-six different
things that's your own, besides ell
you've got that amt yOurn, which
there's hardly any man could do by
himself. AS l said, tried lit, l
practiced by myself half a day, to
see if could; I'd shut my eyes and
hold my breath; I'd brace myself
up against the wall; I'd lay down
on my back; I'd stand on my head.
1t was no use, l couldn't do justice
to the subject no way.
Why, sir, you've got to swear to
all your stocks of every kind, good,
bad and Indifferent, not even except
ing the stock of your gun, and your
stock of gas on the tenth of January.
You've got to swear to the State of
Tennessee in general, and your
county and county town, civil dis
trict, town lot and the street it's on,
and the size of your front yard.
You've got to swear who Is and who
amt good by halves, wholes and to-
tails.
You've got to swear TO totals by
heads, and without heads, and to
''put head ou," when il has no
head, and even more distinct heads,
and all the dead heads, in addition
to the whole amounts and total third
headsl
You've got TO swear to some
things right then, and some things
on a one and two years credit.
You've got to swear to subdivi-
sions, fractional sections, and total
crosses, if you ever expect to reach
kingdom come with a conscience
void of offense, and q clean tax re-
ceipt.
You've got to swear to any de-
mand you had, or were entitled to
of any kind on the 10th of January,
1873, itmatters not if it was for the
time of day, or the road to mill, or
a mans name, and the amount ,of
information you received, and the
value of it, and the bona fide ex-
penses incurred Sin and about said
business"
You've got to swear to all your
children on hand On the 10th of JAN
uary, 1873, and to all you expect to
have before you are gray, besides
gross total, total taxable and perso-
nal exempt, poll tax, fishing poles,
pigeon holes, etc, and after deduct
ing one thousand dollars, swear to
what's lefti! Can any man swear
to all that by himself2 What's your
experience?
Verify, GEORGE GosLING.
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The Acting chief Justice.
WAsHINGToN. Nav y

WASHINGTON, May u
The Acknowledgement has lately
received numerous letters inquiring
whether any one is legally qualified
TO act as Chief Justice &c ofciO,
until a successor to Mr. Chase is APP
pointed. This question was con-
sidered of vital Importance. as all
suits in the Federal Courts must be
commenced by original writs issued
in the name OF the President OF the
United States, aud signed by the
Chief Justice Until 1868 there was
no provision for an iRterFegRum in
this direction. The health of Mr..
Chase beginning to fail about that
time, the Thirty-Binth Congress,
under an outside political pressure,
passed the following act which effec-
tually settles the question of the
Acting Chief Justiceship in favor
of AssOciat Justice Clifford, OF
Maine, in whose name these Writs
will be issued until a successor TO
Mr.. Chase is appointed. The act is
as follows:
''Be it enacted by the Senate and
| House of Representative of the
| United States of America in Con
| gress assembled, That IN case OF q
vacancy in the office of Chief Jus.
tice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, or of his inability Il
discharge the powers and duties o
the said Office, the same shall de
vOlVe upon the Associate Justice o
said Court whose commission i
senior in time, until such inabilit,
shall be removed, or another APP
pOintment shall Ibe duly made, ant
the person so appointed shall b.
duly qualified. This set shall appl,
to every person succeeding to tn
Office of Chief Justice, pursuant 4
its provisions"
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31

Those who desire TO anticipat- any, or al'
payments, will be entitle 10 rebate 81 IN
terest at the rate Of eight per cent. per an
mum. Those who fail 10 pay any install
ment within 80 days from the time a J. 'iue,
will forfeit the right 70 make future pay
ments, and will be entitled 20 Stock oniy 10
the extent IN, y have paid.
Those who do not make the first paymtni
on the first OF July, and 20 continue 70 fall
for 80 days, will be considered as declining
10 take their allotment Of stock, and the
same will be regarded az forfeited 20 the
Company.
Those who 10 not pay promptly a the
times above sperihed, but 10 pay within
the 30 DAYS allowed, will be charged inter-
est at the rate Of eight per cent per annum
from the time the payment was due.
Receipts will be given for payment OF
each installment. but no stock Will be Issued
until payment Of observation-disclosures.
Payments may he made 20 Duncan, Sher.
man s. Co, New York; TO Station Agents ai
Columbus, Ky; Trenton and Jackson
Tenn; Corinth. BALDWIN, Okolona, Wesi
Point, Aberdeen, Columbus. Macon and
Meridian, Miss; Gsine.yiile, Ala; OF "a
the Treasurer in Mobile.
In all cases where payments are made eX-
cept Mobile, the Certificate OF stock must
be presented % the Agent. - as 20 enable
him 70 know that the party applying Is a
StockhOlder. a MUkDUCh.
MayI7- PRESIDENT.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
Governors Convention of south
and West.
GOV. Brown 81 Tenn. Prs.Iaent.

ATLANTA, May 20-The Governors
Convention met to-day. The ad-
dress of welcome was delivered by
Gov. Smith. Mr.. Thomas, ofIoWa,
was chosen temporary chairman.
The attendance is large.
The convention was permanently
organized by the election of Gov.
Brown, of Tennessee, President,
L. G.. Richardson, of Alabama, Z. A
James, of Tennessee, II. w. Walter
of Mississippi, josiah Quincy of
Massachusetts, Thos Taylor, of
South Carolina, John Martin of
Kentucky, e. G. Carpenter, of Indi-
ana, j. l.. MOrehead, of North Car
DINA, g. S. Darlington, of Virginia,
Gov. WOodsOn, of Missouri, and L.
L. Villepigue, of Florida, Vice Pres
idents. Over one hundred delegates
are present, representing thirteen
States.
The convention adopted a resolu-
ton that cheap transportation was
the only subject for discussion. A
committee to prepare business was
appointed, of which Gov. Smith, of
Georgia, is chairman. A number of
resolutions were referred, and the
convention adjourned till morning.
Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana will ar
rive tonight.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31
ANSWERS WANTED.

The Memphis Ledger asks this
question. Who viii answer itr-
"The new postal cards viii be the
rage while the novelty lasts; they
may prove a real convenience and
become a permanent institution in
our midst, but il the Government
can carry these cards for one cent,
why cannot it carry letters for the
same price? The people want cheap
postage and a prompt distribution
of mail matter"
a QUESTION AND ANswER.-The
Memphis Ledger has this
The Register asks, sis Democracy
dead ?" Yes, and buried, funeral
preached, tombstone uP-events
forgotten.
STILL LIvEs.-The Democrat,
published at CarroltOn, Kentucky,
saws Gen. William o. Butler, who
ran as a candidate for Vice Presi.
| dent on the ticket with Gen. Cass
in 1913, still lives in that town, in
good health. fIe has entered his
SD year.
FISHING FOR Wharf.-The Tren
ton Gazette says Several of Oul
young men and young ladies aftel
meeting together at some rendez
vous, for the avOwed purpose o
"goiDg fishing" betake ihemselve
to the rivers bank, and spend sew
eral hours in trying to tempt tn
fish with a caterpillar impaled on
bent pin, with the line tied to a par
asOl-at least, this is our opinion
Though we have seen several 0
these fishing parties, we have no
yet seen so much as a single hook
pole or line, or particle of bait il
their possession. They ell unite i
saying that they had ga splendi
time,'' but no fish. Perhaps, the
were fishing for something else."-
For suckers, perhaps?
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31
NONRESIDENT Notice.
In the Chancery Court of NIadi.
son County Tenn

No. S3O.-J. B. Pittman and wife, Helen.
NJ. Pittman and J. n. JeltOn and wife.
Mary Francis JettOn vs.. Jarrett ]. Nc
LemOre and wife, Ann r. McLemore.
and Hubbard T. Cozort, JEmes Fl. Law
renee and Parker Lacy.
/ appearing from the return OF the Sher-
Il i'll in this cause, that the defendant.
Hubbard I. CoZort Is not 10 be found in
this county, Madison. and is supposed to
be resident Of the State of Missouri: It is
therefore ordered by the Clerk and Master
that he make his appearance herein, ut the
Office OF the Clerk and Master of the Chan
Gerry Court at Jackson, Tenn, on or before
the LIST Monday in July, 1873, (being Rule
day Of said Court and plead, answer or
demur 70 COmplainant's Bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to him, and
set for hearing ex-parte; and that a copy
OF this order be published for four cOnsec-
utive weeks in the Jackson SfWhig and Tri-
bune." This May %, 1873.
d. n. WISDOM, c. & n.
Ed. 4 ]. c, Read Sol for Comp.
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meutezama Items.

The Montezuma Cornet Band of
this place visited Henderson Station
last Saturday-the crossing and
prospective location of Memphis &
Knoxville Railroad shops. The work
on this road goes braVcly on. Messrs.
Baker 81 Oliver, Messrs. Kelly Il
Turney, able and energetic contrae-
tors are pushing their contracts to a
termination long before the time
prescribed by the Company. The
band of this place was ice creamed,
strawberried and fed by that prince
Of good men, Major Randolph,
whose vigorous constitution seems
to indicate that he will be permitted
to reach beyond the usual span
of human life. Our very best wishes
for his happiness in all time 10 come
Wheat crops are looking fine
Cotton better than was expected tel
days ago.
The improvements going on herr
are beyond anything in the country
White lead is being spread profuse
IL on every thing from store from
down TO a chicken coop. Even w
I. Rousey Tieing with j. Il. +. Ran
dolph has seen fit TO tear down
No. house and erect in Its stcat
almost a marble palace.
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The Assessments Law.

The new law is very much strong
er in some respects than the old one.
The assessors are now required to
visit the premise of the owner, to
make a plat of the same, and to put
the owner upon oath. When lands
are sold for taxes, the purchaser
who bids the taxes and costs is put
in possession. Formerly two years
were allowed for redemption, at the
rate of six per cent upon the price
bid. Now, one year is allowed for
redemption, and at the end of that
time the delinquent, to regain his
property, must pay to the purchaser
90 per cent on his bid, or else give
him the rents and profits of the land
for one year.-B0liUar BaiLetin.
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Hon. d. b. Thomas is one of the
most bitter opposers of the "fund-
ING scheme" is thoroughly pos
ted as to the debt of the State, and
thinks that the funding of the bonds
of Tennessee is an unprecedented
outrage, and an insult to the honor
and dignity of the people of the
State. We had the pleasure of inter-
view ing him few days ago, and he
charges Gov. Brown with being on
neople's best interests, in advocating
the present measure. So we think.
Tenn. Ri0er Net0s.
The same is true of nine-tenths of
the public, and all the private men
of West Tennessee, and we doubt
not Of the entire State. There is
fearful reckoning ahead for the fun
ders.
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rhe Way the ola Thing works.

A sells b a farm for 5000 and
takes his note for that sum; ID sells
it to G and takes his note for S., 900,
G to D and takes his note for the
same sum; d sells it back TO A and
takes ais note for il. Under the as
sessment law A pays tax on BIS
note; b pays a tax on C's note; G
pays a tax on DIS note, and ID pays
tax on AIS note, and one or the
other of them pays tax on the land
in addition. Thus the 5000 is tax
ed five different times the same year.
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Just rs we Expected.

The so-called SpirituaIistic de-
bate between DIR. Harrison and Mr..
Hull, resulted, as such debates usu-
ally do, in personally offensive re-
marks on both sides. No possible
good can result from such debates,
and that in city so cultivated as
Nashville, large audience should
be induced to turn out nightly for q
whole week, to hear two men black
guard each other, does not speak
well for the mental tastes of the
people of that city.
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Another new Rock .

Mrs. NJ. E. Pinckard of Georgia, is
at present in this city, soliciting
subscriptions to new work from
her own pen, entitled "Bread of
Heaven" and Husks of Swine; or
the Course of Jealousy" The work
is now being stereotyped, and will
be ready for delivery in a few
weeks. Mrs. Pinekard has the APP
pearance Of being lady of good tai
ents, and she has the recommends
tions of some of the best men in Ga.
We trust she will meet with good
success in our city. She is stopping
with Rev. j. A. Heard, the Pastor
of the first Methodist church.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31

The people of Jackson, and the
patrons of the Memphis Conference
Female Institute, will be glad 10
learn that il has been definitely de-
terminc d to issue during the coming
summer, a monthly periodical in
the form OF a Young Ladies' Maya
zine, under the editorship of the
Institute, and to be continued in the
interest of that school and for the
benefit of her pupils. May it sue
coed beyond the most sanguine
wishes of its projectors.
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TIE NEW tax LAW.
Its Objectionable Features---GGEx
EOst Factor OPeraIfOns-~Es
There no Remedy

EDITORS APPEAL-Noticiug the
many Objectionable and irreconcila-
BILE features in the new tax law.
which Is now sought by assessors to
be introduced into practical opera
ton IN our county and city, it is
found to be mighty interesting read
ing to scan over that carefully pre-
pared catechism, scattered broad
cast over the country by our efficient
comptroller. The taxpayer is call
edIon to pay tax not only on what he
has got, but on that which he has
not, also. lie is required to give in
a statement of all the claims and de-
mands he has against persons insol-
vent, and pay i tax thereon; and
the tax payer is required to give in
for taxation all the taxable property
which he owned on the 10th of Jan
uary, 1875, when this act was passed
March 25, 1873. That is seeking to
make the act retroactive. This is
contrary TO our constitution, and the
law does not and cannot apply to
assessments for 1873. The act of
December, 1871, fixing the time the
10th of April, applies to the assess
ment of 1878, and it is surprising
that the comptroller, backed by
the encouragement of the State,
should make such blunder.
A great amount OF property
changed owners between the 10th of
January, 1873, and the 25th of March,
1873, the tax on which for 1873 the
vender estimated the vendee to paw,
and the vendee bought it with that
understanding, but if our assessors
are permitted to go on under the
printed instructions sent them, all
these contracts will be violated. the
consideration thereof varied, and
the obligations impaired. This is
making, or seeking to make, the act
retrospective, which is forbidden.
But our assessors and others all over
the State are instructed to use and
adopt the blanks sent to them.
which requires them to charge each
person with the taxes on all taxable
property owned by them on the
10th of January, 1873. This viii
greatly confuse q work already con-
founded. Can it be remedied now,
or is it too late9 LEX.
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rhc Purdy Gazette.

We have received the first num-
Der of a pew paper just started at
Purdy, called the ''Purdy Gazette. -
1t is a neat, well printed six column
paper, edited by DIR. Daniel Barry,
and published by S. G. Barr. 1t is
published at 81 % per year, and
ought, at that price, to reach every
family in McNairy county. Success
attend il.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31

Under the miserable assessment
law of Tennessee, if a man sells his
farm for $40, 200, for which he takes
the notes of the purchaser, he must
pay a tax on that amount. The man
who purchased the land also pays q
tax on it. Thus the Stale prOcures
double taxes from the same property
This is pretty fair sample of the
law in general.-MOTristOtCR Ga
zeftee.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-31

DUELLING.-John B. Mordecai,
who was shot in a duel, at Rich.
mond, Va, by McCarty last week
has died from the wound. The laws
of that State hold Mr.. McCarty a.
menable for murder in the first de-
gree, and the seconds accessories be-
fore the fact. There will have to
be some hemp used before the idea
of healing wounded honor by re-
sorting to the code duello is fully
exploded. Let them swing.
Kill one, and hang the other
then two pestilent fools viii be out
of the way; and a few such exam
pies would squelch out this rem
nant of barbarous custom.
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Western Telegraph College,
NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Young Men attending this Institution
are qualified in a short time to he success
full operators Terms moderate and adyan-
tages unsurpassed Good paying positions
a. soon a qI1litc,l Address
J. ". FURNISH, Sup't.
2i-2w 20 Church street, Nashville Ten.