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, 1874-04-04
REPEAL THE LAND TAX.

We print this morning speech Of the Hon.
Alexander starno, delivered in the State Senate,
on the subject Of reforming tho mode OF pro-
yidiug State revenue, md abolishing the tax on
property by valuation. Tho speooh is q clear
statement Of facts. and will we'll repay porusal.
The first part OF it is addressed to an amend
ment proposed by him to the State Constitution.
The Constitution as 1t stands provides two
modes Of taxation: i. By valuation tux on all
tho property in the State; 2. By special tax, in
tie form Of ltconsos, grosB receipts, otc., and
on various occupations end corporations. Mr..
starne has assumed that these powers arc to be
exercised In tho order in which they are
stated in the Constitution that, therefore,
the tax by valuation ia mandatory :"
mud tho tux on special interests per1nissory'
Acting on this assumption, he proposed to
amend tho Constitution by transposing the orlor
Of these powers, making that Of taxing property
by valuation second. Ho proposed this amend.
ment. as he said, to renlovo nil doubt az to tho
authority Of tho State.
Tho theory that tho ono form Of tux IL man.
datory and tho other merely pormissiyo, ,B q
woak ono II the power to "proyido such rcyo-
nue. as may be needfal by loyylng tux by yalu-
alton" is mandatory under all ciroumstancos,
then it is exclusive. and prohibits tho raising Of
revenue by any othor mode. II, however, 1t Ia
simply to "provide such revenue az may DO
noedful" in addition to all othor income OF the
State. then 1t presupposos tho exhaustion OF all
ntf,er uof1na af fnvntfon hoPoro rcuor+tr,. ~ ti,
property tax to make up tho deficit Mr. starno's
amendment failed In the Senate, and Tho quos-
tion of changing the form Of taxation will have
to bo determined by the Legislature elected this
fall,
We invite the attention OF those WHO insist
upon subjecting land and Its appurtonancea to
tho whole burden Of State aud local taxes to
tho important fact stated by Mr. 6tarno, that tho
last stage OF endurance has been reached and
that, 1t there DO no reform in the method Of
raising revenue, "thousands Of farmers who
have their homes In this State, which thoy loyo
30 welt will bo compelled to seoh homes elao-
where for themselves aud families, homes which,
II not moro congenial to their tastes. habits, and
associations, will at 1oaHt bo moro oongenial to
their pockets" That this statement ia truo wo
hayo no doubt. The State md local taxos levied
aud collected for 1878 will not DO less than $685.
100000. OF this tax, 80 por cent will bo COL
leotad from land aud tue live stock. This
kind OF property will, therefore,, pay
800 o00, 900, leaving all tho remaining prop
erty to pay but one-fourtl az much.
We have shown In these columns thai tho value
, 1874-04-04

"1tneasea had boon 80 excited BY what thcy
read TINT they had fanolcd tho Whole
scene, and had, therefore, innocent1y sworn
to tho truth of what never happened. Tho Cap
tain waa ncqatted and ro-omployad. There
haVo boon cpidemtcs Of passion. rlutarch tells
atory In point Of tho young women Of Milotuu.
Ono Of tllom hung herself. Others followed
suit The frongy was only stopped by exposing
tho nakod bodies Of suicides In tho market
place. Something similar oncc happened at Mar
aollleH. In 17o3, 1000 residents Of vorsailloB
committed suicide. There was = suicidal opl-
demfo, early In this century, which DESTROYED
numbers Of young poraons In England, Franco,
and Germany. Tho gloomy atylo Of romance
then fashionable was largely Responsible for It.
About 1906, q Madame Cornier murdered hor child.
Tho Paris proBs published full accounts Of tho
murder. At once . number Of mothers woro
eo1zod with tho desire to kill their babes, aud
with difficulty resisted it.. In 1s48, ono Of 400
workwomen in 8 Paris shop went into oonvu1-
stons. Within two hours, thirty others haGl had
like attacks. On tho fourth .day. 115 woro af-
fected. Ii 1861, tho Parish Of Montmartro, In
PariB WAS tho aoene Of q similar epidomio. II
broko out among 4 class OF young gtrls who
wero preparing for their first communion,
and Affected nearly all of thom. Tho
usual roruoly in such caaoa is to o1cito
lifferent passion: Boorhaave stopped hyateria
In a boarding school by threatening to burn the
next patient with a rod~hot iron,
pap1llon's moral is .hat all passion should be
avoided. Live moderately. Eat, drink. and
feel little. ThuB, he aays, man will loarn "the
secret, not, indeed, Of harpnoHa-whch is no.
where In this world-but Of serenity aud aoour-
IT," It ia gloomy moral. Better doyoutly
seok happiness that cannot DO found than
serensly and securely roat in the belief that It
doca not aziat, -
, 1874-04-04

Spanish nows Is a mirror of Spanish politics,
In their inoxtricable confusion md cortrarioty.
Whom our advicos como from Madrid. the eaglo
Of victory Is always soon perched upon the
standards Of tho Nepublicans aud tho OarliBts
arc equally impartial in permitting none but
nows favorable to their causo to leave their
camps. This morning, for instance, tho Carlists
tell us that droadful innureotion has broken
out among the Republicans ut Bilbao !;
and tho Republicans relate that a largo
number Of officers and men have deserted
from tho Carlists to thor ranks. Tho Carllss as-
suro uswith ensy air that only half tlclr troops
wore engaged In tho recent actions. Their Con-
santes, morooyor, has uttlo plan, on the oyo
Of execution, for marching on Madrid and gob-
bling up Marshal Sorrano. Tho Oarlists will
find 1t bottcr news, vol rs bottcr strategy, to
toll Of those moves only aftor they have been
nchieYed. -
, 1874-04-04

Col. McCardle Of tile Vicksburg Herald is in
imminent duuger. He has detied the Supreme
Court Of mississippi by ignoring tue example Of
the Chlof-Justice thereof. and is liable at any
moment to be dealt with for contempt. A Son
nsor from Monroe County has callod him a liar
scoundrol, and coward, and ho has nolthormur-
derod the statesman nor given that exalted per-
son ehanoo to murder him. Ho merely ro-
plies Tint, considering what kind OF man tho
Senator from Monroe III, he ia quite Indifferent
as to any opinion the souator may express of
matters generally and himself (N1cCardle) par-
ticularly. Anybody who feels an interest in tho
matter is invited to satisfy himself as to tic
respective claims to honesty and courage Of
McCardlo aud tho other man by comparing tho
record Of tue two parties. The journalist had
better loave Vickaburg. Ho has violated the
traditions of chiyalry, and, because lo does not
travel with an arsenal about him. must noces-
sarily DO oil that lo is called. Flo will probably
pay for his raahness in noglocsing to kill his i'd
vorsary.
, 1874-04-04

The solomn indifference OF st. Louis waa
shaken into curiosity tow days since by dls-
ooYery. It Ia not often that St. Louis makes q
discoyory,-about o'co a year only, wAon she
discovers 4 new man who can got out larger
alreotory than Ills predecessor Tho preaout
discovery was not tho result Of careful nyesti-
gattoni 1t was forced upon at. Louis. It did
not come evon through the ordinary channels Of
observation, ,-tho eyes and ears,-but through
tho noao. Above tue olols for which TINT citv
Is noted, tho police authorities, with nose for
news, scented a murder. It was ip a case Of
goods which came from Indiauapol,a thai tl,ey
discovered, through tAoir Official uoso, hotrla
, 1874-04-04

The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has a.
Ways bcen toerably industrious in tho Washing
ton lobby. It has received valuable 1avors in
tho way OF subsidies, and, according to rumor.
has always paid we'll for them, Asub- Committoo
OF the Why's and Means investigated it's relations
with members Of Congress at tho last session,
and reported tho testimony under soal to tho
House. Tho Committee Of Ways and Means
announces itB intention to reopon tho Testimony
and proceed with the investigation, il necessary,
after 1t has got through with Sanborn d Co.
, 1874-04-04

>. How to trayorso long distances in cities in
reasonable time is problem that has occupied
the, civil engineers Of New York and London for
many years, and is beginning to press upon tho
Interesting communication appears On this sub
ject. Mr. Morgan discusses the various schemes
OF rapid transit that have beon proposed or
tried In Now York and London, and describes
tho bold plan by which Commodore Vanderbilt
hns undertaken to inset tho difficulty
, 1874-04-04
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INvEsr1GA,
TION

The Associated Press dispatches about tho
investigation into District affairs have shown
such clean record Tor Shepherd, Cooke, ct a.,
that It has seemed as If those unworthies would
inevitably get the cont Of whitewash thoy d.
mandod. Now, however, 1t appears, first, that
tho Pross dispatches arc written by certain
Noyes. who is In the employ of tho Doartl Of
Public Worla, and who usoA his position to send
eozening reports Of tho testimony given; aud,
secondly, that there has been roguery.
Thursdays Investigation put several patriots
In unpleaBans predicamonts. Tho chacl<-booko of
Samuel Strong, ono Of tho contractors, showed
that he had paid William 4. Cooke, Attorney OF
the District, various BUNS whilo ho was gottiug
and executing contracts. This courteous con-
tractor has also donatod money to Gen. Bab-
cocks engineer, COL Samo. BY 0 sorlous COIN
otdence, 'eamo is tho man who, by making entirely
for moro work than he ever performed. Strong
could afford to hand him q cl,ock or two In re-
turn for such favora. Gen. Dabcook hitnsolf
madc allnllar error in measurement. He oetl-
mated tho roadway around Rawltns Square at
twlce the roal measurement, and 60 mado
tho Government pay the contract prioo twice
over. When this faot WIS elloitcd, sonator Stew
art lost hts tempor. We may remark, en- 1,assa,.!,
that tho Senator's nomination to tho Committee
of Investigation was opposed on tho ground that
ho was himsolf Implicated in the alleged jobbory.
Tho oontract clerk OF tho Doard OF Public
Works made Home astonishing revelations about
tho way in which contracts have been awarded.
Persons favored by tie Ring have boon allowed
to e1eouts work without signing contracts or
giving bonds. Thoy havo boon paid before tho
contracts or bonds were perfected. In aone
cases. two yoars havc elapsed botwoon tho award
ing aud signing Of The contract. during which tue
work has beou dopo aud paid for. Some thirty
, 1874-04-04

Misc Orakor, young lady OF Daraboo, Wis.,,
las heon awarded $1,000 damages for laylua
boon kiaaed by railroad conductor. Tho action
OF tho Court has caused general conHternption
among conductors, aud It ia now stated tlat they
can't TO hired to 60 near Daraboo girl, aud
tnafst upon taking their tickets from them with
pair OF nlppors, The LaOrosso Democrat in
timatos that tho Company has offered man
named Holbrook, OF Sparta, s20o per month and
, 1874-04-04

Or forty contracts havo boon lurroaly put in form
aud signed stnco tho investigation began. Some
Of thoso }avo boon aIgnod by Henry D. Oookc as
Governor Of tho District, within the :last few
weohs, although Shepherd bccano Governor
moro than four months ago. Tho result OF this
reckless and apparently dishonest way Of doing
business Is noatly Hu11mod up in tho statement
Of ntr. Todd to tho oiTeot TINT ho owns Wash-
ington property assoeacd at $4,000, OIL which io
pays, this year, q tux Of s11 900.
, 1874-04-04

Wo follow up this morning roviow Of tho
Congressional candidates in Illinois, doyoting
to-day's article to our three homo Districts. 1t
is the design OF these articles merely to gather
tho current gossip Of tho political and somi- -po-
1tical circles at the prosont date. 30 fnr aa the
First, Second, and Third Districts are con-
cernod, porusal OF tho article elsewhere will
scarcely fail to convince the render that the PROS
pect for improving tho prosont condition Of
things Congressional is not worry good. Nor is it
likely to change, it the people leave the mat ter
in the hands OF the politicians.
, 1874-04-04

The nbRenco Of some Of tho Legislators, who
Ind not returned from their Fast-Day exercises
Of The day before, made tho votes in the MaBBa-
than usual, but thore WAS no break in tho ranka
OF tho chief competitors. There is talk OF a
union betwoon the anti-Dutler mon. now sup!
porting Dawes vs. Hoar, on some new man like
Gov, Waabb1lrr "
, 1874-04-04

Corn waa aotivo and tlrmor, closing at 82}Sc
cash, and o5Xo sollor b1ay. oate were quiet
and No higher, closing at 1870 cash, and 1880
soller May. Rye waa In good demand md flrmor,
st o0@oo16o. Barley was dull and nominal, at
s1.61@1.6o for No. 2. Hogs wero aotivo and
steady, with sn1os at s5oo@8.oo for common to
oxtra. Cattle and slloop wore aotiyo and firm.
, 1874-04-04

.'AoApEsIY or Mus1o-1lat4tad street. bstwson Med
tson and Monroe. Engagement Of Mira Jafras A. Qhtes
Gulnhiustlon. AftoruSon. "Ic Iallo do Mad. Anaot.
ESeniuR, Fnrtunfo.f'
, 1874-04-04

Ube Gbifsapp Uriilbu,1t.
Saturday Morning, April 4, 1874.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

We must again remind our readers OF the difficult
Lies attending tue preparation md classification Of tho
past number Of advertisements inserted In the Sunday
jasno Of THE TH1nut'E and, that account, request
advertisers to hand in thor notices to-day ut the
onvlleat possible moment.
, 1874-04-04
THE sERvANT-a1RL or THE PERIOD,

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viii, u,...;ao .,..I .,.... -: ,.-, va ''"'0
......-. g. 49,. =. pe 'Ao.1 VIZ
.,,,ao. .,,.. .,n,.. ' - "As
80 ",."..,. . % =. -, a.' o"''oa I's.lAh'
aorvnnt,a sorrons, ~ ''''' "'''' -
M ,o1,o-o,, -, ,,,an,. +, H.. .,,a,.
to bo hoard above s.irs, no rompin1 for vonng irs
10 whom romping is an instinct Ill tho ~ with
tss sua no cessation o. wofk savo At meal
sunahue sayo On thu aly or ,fsr to varv ~. ~,
ant process Of asking leave and, above all. no e1u-
.stna ~ VI .as 'n'enec' oesond dul mag
dono their work. IL 1t mol pJas,urc ann,,c ~ ,ass
young women in the prime Of 1tfc and with tho first
..o " .nss aes ,of experience Inherent In human
two to1othor IN tho .iiant r,,oo uo"n OF
sewing for their evenings amusement ,
This is narrowing. Hereafter lot Jauo cayort
about the house to her hearts, content, Imar-
ine tho hoalthfu1, kitton-liko joy sho would take
III fomping In tho par1or, aas[ated, pcrhaps. bv A
70" OF her male frieuds. Why should she ask
leaVe to 20 out? Lot her take half All hour
IN the bright sunshine whenever sho fcola like
IT, AS for her laugh, she should be encouraged
In 1t. An occasional healthy yell from thu
kitchen would greatly enlivon lifo above stairs.
The beat instructors should Of courgo DO eunnred
to cultivate " tie fancy and the intellect" TIN
mistress might pass her evenings in raad.
ing poetry to tho loeply-appreclatiye maid
This British Don Quixote, who is 30 lost in
admiration OF the charms OF his 1oy.boru and
undor-bred Dulcinoa, docs not thinh TINT IA box
Of crayons on tho Atchon-tab1o in the evening
would spoil tho pastry In the morning." or that
piano below stairs would aouud moro inhar-
moniously than o piano above stairs.n Con-
ecienttous housokoepcrs will hereafter provido
crayons and ptanos ad lib. A flute and violin
might nid in the esthot1e culture Of tho CHAMBER
maid, and tho family collection Of photographs
and engravings would afford the cook a fiuo fold
for erayon- -oolorng.
The truth is that this commiseration OF maid
servants is a piece Of sickly sentimontalis1n.
They have, as rule, good rooms they always
have as good food aH the family they serve; tbey
always have good wages. They generally stay
at place as long rs they wish to do so. When
they leave 1t Is usun}1y' for tho sake of getting
some better position. They nre to be suro.
liable to bo called upon at almost any moment of
the day, but 80 arc physoiauB, ty day and NIGHT
too. Both classeB arc paid for it, and 60 have
no right to complain. II the servants wanted
books, they could borrow them, Tho only reason
they do not borrow is that they have no t,oa,ra
to ren1 Tbera ara f1}sadvnrtor,. ~ .o.~,. T.
, 1874-04-04

Tho Chicago produce markets were generally
strong yesterday, with rather loss doing. h1oaa
pork was active and $50 per brl higher, oloaing at
s15.o0@l00o cast, and $1010@18.15 seller
May. Lard WIS In moderate demand and uu-
changed, at 100000. .s2>}5 por 100 lbs, cash, and
10.45@0.47111 seller May. Meats wero quiet and
armer, at 67lo for shoulders, $8:20@8.25 for
short ribs, s8.45D8.50 for short olear, and o91@
1o19o per tb for sweet- t-piokled hams. Highwipea
wero quiet and unchanged ut $50 per gallon.
Flour was lesa aotvo at former prices. Wheat
was rather less autive, and @2o higher, closing
'4ams At $1.20N cash, aud $1.25 selor May.
, 1874-04-04

2dd ,a a ad; srest hexsoa
pelusion. md tho fh act Of Iiohari I'LL. Altar
!
, 1874-04-04

GLOBE TIIEATRE-Dosptair1cs atreot batvsnu MID
ffcn and Waahtnxton EnKaRemont Of tho 90 Brothor
,rnd Uhatea uhrisde'. Pantomiu,o Troupe. = Hnmpt,
DIEnpty Abroad" Afternoon aud eyouIur,
, 1874-04-04

MYERS OPERA HOUSE Monroe strest, -bstveon
nsrqs hiuetSois! and comichlittes. Now butiusqua
, 1874-04-04

OF the Personal property not found by tho As
aoHsors is noar1y ono.third Of tho whole property
ithe State, md that of tho parsoua property ao-
tually found, one-ta1f pertains to tho FARMS
as much 90 as The growing crops. Tho personal
property not pertaining to tho farms and actual
1y found by tho As6osBora ia valued 80 much bo-
| low tho average that 1t practically amounts to
Nh exemption Of ono-lalf or three -fourths Of
1t. Mr. starne doca not exa8gorato tho incauali-
tloe Of tile assessment of tho property found
and ho might havo illustratod tho absurdity Of
nil attempts by State Board Of Equalization to
mako things ovon by giving tho instance whore
Eve millions OF "monoys" In Ohlcago woro
not asaesaod at all, and tie $500, 900 actually
returned Ind CO por cont added arbitrarily
to its value. Hcre Was IN instance Of ono
class Of persons taxed 90 per cont above tho
par value of their grecnbacks, while The other
class were not taxed at alli This kind of io-
equality aud injustice Is inBoparablo from tho
system OF trying to reach porsonal property by
valuation. Tho groat bnlls of 1t can mover bo
found, and the same difficulty exists everywhere
olso. In New York tho Stale Commissioners OF
Taxation report that not over 16 per cent Of the
personal property In. that State Ia ever put on
tile tax liats A system 80 detective, 90 unjust
aud partial. and which all experience has shown
to bo incapable Of romody; which, In It's opera.
tion, throatons tho expulsion Of thousands OF
farmers from the State, ought not to bo tolerated
An hour longer than is necessary to put another
systom in force
Tho sources Of revenue at tho service OF the
State arc numerous: l. BY liconBos from va
r1ous occupations. 2. by tux on gross receipts
OF railroads, express companies, telegraph and
insurance companies, horse railways, aud gas
companies, 8. By tax On sales Of manufactured
articles. 4. by tux on banks aud other like in
atitutions. In Mr.. starno's speech arc somo
figures showing the probable receipts from some
Of these objects, but ho falls for short OF tho re-
Bults nko1y to follow. Tho gross receipts Of
railways in thlB State for the yoar ending Nov.
80, 1873, wore put down by tho Railroad Com
mfasfoners ut s4s, 10000; il to this be added
$15, 100000 for horse railways, express compa-
nios. insurance. telegraph, and gas comparios,
We have total Of s5s, 900, 600. Now lot us cor
rect aud extend his table Of probable royonue
under tho now System:
From Illinois Central Railroad ....,,s ooo.o0o |
lwo PEI cent On 900 gross recaipta.. 11goo0o
Tux on mannfacturcrs' sales SoS sSSo9S
Tax on banks ETC., eto..+....+........... &00G00
n,A,1
, 1874-04-04
SOCIETY MEETINGS..

~s[IOAM CpUNC1Lt No. 80, r. .. +. l. r. nf-A
+ r. 1 1Hsss%S r. pd q & asnno sss o4anch @ No. o.
Wsst Randoph-ss. III, ovcnine, for work. fall ~
OF Il. Ill. G. N. JAMES A. T. BIRD. Hecortjnr.
, 1874-04-04

sH.W BIQELoW LODGE. No. 4s.-Regular Com
tnunicatlon this evening" Ut Amproan E1peuss Building
Monroe.Rt full attendance Eoquoated, action vii
~" 'A~'N W 'Ae ~ 'aoIbH1poE O. COLLINS. soe,v.
, 1874-04-04

Commissioner Douglass assertion TINT the
very taxes given to sanborn to collect ut so per
cent were in process OF collection without extra
charge by the Internal Reyonue Bureau, las an
apolis l. St. Louis Railroad. Ono OF sau-
born1s agents, the Mr droop whose
false protenses wore exposed the other day
by Collector King, visited indianapolis mud COL
lected the tax due the Government by this road.
Tlis tax was on record In Collector Kings office,
tho rairoad had admitted its liability to pay 1t,
and nothing romained to bo dono but to fix it's
amount. Collector King was before the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means yesterday, and re-
jterated all Ills previous charges against Green.
, 1874-04-04

ApELrH1 T11EAInE7 gornor Of wabash avenue
Monltun Aja1 tho Defiant, eto. Afternoon aud evpnuE
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-09

c. A. Frazee, jr., from Opelcusas to Bayou
Boufbeux Bridge.
J.P.s smith, from Grand CoteaN and Plaque
mine road to ". c: Johnston's.
David Roy, from Bernart:deorss 70 Ntermen-
Henry Guiary, from Bayou Buarbeux Bridge
to catholic Church on PlagReInines.
Crawford Lyons, from Humans Bridge to
Hypolite &. Guidry's.
V. 8. Bourque, from HypOlte A. Guldrys TO
ParrOtt Place.
Marius Amy, from Burners Place to Long
Point.
Houston Young, from Boudreaux Gully to
NJ. j. Richard. Bayou Bduf to Parrish line via
Big Cane and from parish line via Dry Bayou
to T. n. Buffers, and from Fountain Cason's to
NJ. Sloane, from Big Cane TO +. Cason's lower
line. -s~. rt--sa .a ..-t = .r-a 8
E. a. Carmouche, from F. Cason's lower line
to Mrs. Rutledge's lower line.
Arhaud Ramafe, from Petit Prairie to Falkner's
Ferry. .- H..
rs. Robins. from DIR. CLOVIS to Parish line,
and from Mrs. GOrdan's TO Falkner's Ferry.
lib. Hartman, from DR.. CLOVIS to Petit Prairie
T.. W. Sylvester, from Petit Prairie Bridge
TO Bayou Bgu1.
John NJ. Martin, from Taylor's Ferry to
Jesse Bfhm, from Taylor's Ferry to GibbOn
Cllevis' upper line.
MD. Kavanagh, from Washington to Kava-
nagh'Su upper line. To-
Thomas d. Cook, from kayanagh's upper line
to Catholic Church.
A. ". Lttell, from Catholic Church to parish
line cast bank Bayou BRuf. t..
L. Dubuisson, from Burleighis Bridge to Nc
CrOry's Bridge west bank Bayou BRuf.
e. Savant, from McCrOry's Bridge to parish
line west bank Bayou Bout
Lewis Knox, from Opelousas and Washington
road via Mrs. Mudd's TO Bayou Courtableau.
On motion, the Police jury adjourned until
Monday, January 5th, 1873. b.
JOHN ROY, President.
Attest: c. MAYO, Clerk.