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, 1874-01-01

The Chicago produce markets were moderately
active yesterday. and etoadier. Ness pork vas
in good demand, and shade easier, closing ct
$14.20@14.25 cash, and S14-G5@l4.10 seller
February. Lard Was rather quiet, and easier. at
ss.373l@s.4o per 100 It's cash, and ee7o@8.75
seller February. 31eats were active and strong
ct, at 5a@5sSc for shoulders. 73s@733zc for short
ribs, Ike for short clear, and 9t@10c for sweet
picked hams. Dressed hogs were quiet, and IS
@25c higher, closing at s6.40 per 100 lbs. High
WINGS were active aud steady at 93c per gallon
Flour was moro active, and shade frmcr
Wheat was active and stronger, cios.ng Ike
higher, at 21.18A cash, and 51.21E@1.21115 sell
e. February. Corn was quiet and trmcr, clos
ing at $3.50 cash, and 55c seller February. Oats
we're quiet and 11llc higher, Mt $3.50 cash, and
$3.50 seller February. Rye was quiet and firm
at 7se. Barley wAs quiet and irregular, closing
st s1.45 for No. 9. and 31.l2 for No. 9. Live
hogs we're activo and stro3g, at 81 4.9o@5.6o The
cattle market was active and firm. Sheep we're
STEADY.
, 1874-01-01
TAXATION IN ILLINOIS.

The Canton Qll.) Register, in very clear,
concise. and intelligent manner, demolishes the
claim Of the Macomb Journal that promissory
notes given in payment Of property should, in
equity and Law, bo taxed in addition to the prop
erty. The Register illustrates the double taxa
ton Of this proceeding BY the case Of two men,
one owning horse and the other owning
nothing. Their aggregate taxable property
is one horse. The ownoc sells that horse to the
other man, taking his note for the price. where
upon the State law .and the Assessor ard the
Auditor and the State Board OF Equalization
proceed to tax both the horse aud tho note, in
eist1ng that by the exchange Of the horse there
had been creation Of new property. The
Req;ster states tie true doctrine when it says:
4 man who has no property in his possession ought
not to be taxed although millions may be due Kim.
The millions due him ia IN possession Of other people
who pay the taxes thereon and being ouce paid, any
further taxation is tax upoa the person, or double
taxation upon the property.
Tho mysterious principle upon which our
revenue laws are founded is not confined to
double taxation. It is not merely that the horse
and tho note g1yen for him are both taxed, but
the Board Of Equalization have tho power,
where tho horse Is owned by corporation. to
tax the horse and tax~tLe stock which represents
the horse, aud tax the note given for the horse.
Here the same piece Of property ia taxed three
times. The same Board hiss authority also to
add so or 100 per cent to the taxable value OF
tho horae. the note, aud the debt. One OF the
cases presented is that Of man who returned
some 100000 cash deposited with him agtinst
this he put down his debts, 100000. The Board
Of Equalization added the debt to the amount
Of money, making 100000, and then added es
per cent to the yalue Of both, making tho un-
fortunate holder OF other peoples money pay
taxes on 900. In another case, thepart1
returned $4,000 in-greenbacks, and tho State
Board added 63 per cent to their value, aad Tho
owner has to pay tax On ssa, GOO. So all through
the list Of ta1abies; and yet down ut Springfield
they consider the system the very perfection o.
human knowledge and reason. i
, 1874-01-01

The Illinois Legislature Will commence its ad-
jouzued session at Springfield on Tuesday next.
The only regular business to come before it, We
be!ie7e. is the Revision Of the Statutes Tie
decisive expression Of the Dccatur Convention
against the holding OF this extra session at all,
will probably have tho effect to make it short,
while the abrogation Of railroad passes will tend
to keep the members in contin,fons session till
their work, whatever it may be, is finished
There is one piece of unfinished business before
them which they will perhaps now feel encour-
aged to complete. Ne refer to tic resolution
which passed one House, and Was suppressed in
the other, denocucing the salary-grab. Possibly
:he members thought tina. their own extra sce-
non Was no better than salary grab, and hence
hat they we're not qualified to csiticise Congress
n that behalf.
, 1874-01-01

Of the fright ht-rains has toen suspended
Both roads a1e'controllea a5~:.3o ! same manage
nent. All the roads running south aud west
from this city haye 1na3e satisfactory terms with
the engineers. and suffer no interruption OF
business. There is an impression that the sto
ries of interference with trains by striking Gu
glneers have been exaggerated; at least such is
the complaint of the engineers and their friends,
who assert that the telegraph is in the hands Of
the companies, and unjustly used to pre]udice
tho engineers before the public. TIE action Of
the Chicago companies will meet the hearty ap-
proyal Of the people.
, 1874-01-01

We print this morning in our Bloomington dis
patch list OF tho stockholders OF the Ind'anap-
oils, Bloomington l. Western Railway Company.
The number OF shares held by municipal corpora
tons is 8,270, representing Ss27, 900. Nearly
all this amount was subscribed by these town
ships for stock in the Danville, Urbana, Bloom
ington 4 Pekin Railway Company, which Com
pany was consolidated with others under the
name Of tile Indianapolis, Bloomington & West
err Railway Company. The whole amount Of
the capital stock Issued. according TO this report.
is q, ,949,6o The officers Of the Company and
By them are us follows: D. E. Smith, Columbus,
O., President, 9l,35l 300; c. R. Griggs, Urbana,
ILL.,, vice-presidert, 1924, Directors: ".
". Phelps. Now York, 10000; Robert Turner,
New York, s4l4,ooo; William Donnison, Ohio.
$4,000; D. Ricketts, indianapolis, $1,000;
S. C. Wilson, Indiana, 800; George
Nebeker, Indiana, 500; J. c. Short,
Dan,alle, 500; r. H. Smith, Urbana, 9250, 900;
II. Conkling, Bloomington, $1C0; ". S. Nc
Cord, Farmer City, 800. Total held BY the Di-
recto!s, s., ,39G, 3ou. One OF the allegalous ls
that all Of the capital stock III tho original Com
pany, S.: oo0, 900, the Danvile, Urbaua. B'cou,-
ington 4; Pckin Railroad, after tho allotment to
tho municipal stockholders at Far. was cithor
appropriated by the officers or sold ns low as
caven cents to themselves and friends, After
the consolidation the capital stock WAS increased
and :he question how much was paid for the
A ,076 shares not held by the counties and towns
is agitating the people on the line Of the road
considerably. and answer is likely to be called
for in court before long The probability is that
hone OF the shares except those owned by ths
towns we're ever paid for at all-hence that the
towns are the real owners Of the road, subject to
eny bona fde mortgages that have been placed |
upQu It.
, 1874-01-01

Tho yerjict OF tho Corouer's jury impanelcd
Ito investigate the causes Of the death OF the con
,sict Wiliams, which occurred on the 18th ult,
Il the pcnitentiary at Joliet, is very singular
<locumcnt The men on THIS jury were sworn to
ind out the cause of Williams death. This done.
Their duty ceased. They themselves and they
alone were to Investigate tho facts thoroughly,
:and form their own opinion. Instead OF this,
he Commissioners. tbs Wardens, ami the prison
physician were represented by counael, who
:lnalyzed the testimony, mado infammatory
speeches, denounced the press and every one who
1,ad formed IN opinion with regard to the out
rage, and virtually prepared g verdict for the
Jury. II the verdict had been written by Warden
Hall aud DR.. Mason, it could not have answered
3heir purposes more satisfactorily. In the
long and d7cary waste Of words, there
is tare allusion to the fact that tie man
williams is dead. The rest Of this remarkable
document is devoted to whitewashinE each cne
Of the officials personally who had any connec-
ton with the Affair." closing with general wLite-
washing Of the whole institution. We are in
formed that none Of them are criminally guilty,
.--a decision which it would have been modest
at least for the jury to have left to the Courts to
determine. They were not impaneled to pro-
:nounco upon the guilt Of aaJ one, but to de-
ter1nine tho causes of T'illians' death. More
than this, we are further informed TINT each one
If these officials used ordinary caro- In adminis-
tcring the punishment. As an instance OF the
ordinary cafe which was used we quote from the
verdict: 'And We further find that the last two
times that the defendant vas Put into the bath
I. WAS as punishment for defiant and stubborn
conduct, refusing to dress himself when ordered,
he then having the physical ability, but not
having the inclination to do so. The insuf8cian-
, 1874-01-01
NOTES AND OPINION.

Te must again commend to .h.notice Of Ad-
uinstration-Kepublican editors in these parts
the edoleful utterapcas Of tie SanFfancisco Ala.
Tha paper-the accepted organ of Ad.ninist1a-
tion1.cpubicaus in Calfornia-ays Of the stu
atin:
Tie Republicans [of California; tru.ed "A confident
ly tstheir c=use and ucir numbers they ever rad
don. v!len election-11y Tas sore u !inE them VIC
noared. nominated, aud elected Foyernor] by lie
Republicans lei tie 7cVot aJat0s: taE, and, as fa- -
In i'm lay has destroy.d the Eepuht=n party in this
Statt We might ark, 1lat tue Republican,
1srt,a future? Il the ra1a rsde upn it in ths State
1arilg the last few mouths h to Lseonunued 1t has
no fdurc hut dissolution.
VII it not comfort this Distressed brother to
knor that, according to the Chicago Ecenin3
journal. Gov. Booth is = CONSISTENT Eepubu-
can? When tie AAa people &C thus ussured,
whst can thoy cay +?
The outgoing editorial administration Of the
Milwaukee Sentinel has lett On record its solemn
waning to Republican party lesde-s. We quote
II Is in vain tina: we point to the t1iant record that
GU: party made during the late VII fo- the Union,
The statute OF limitation has run "a thai, war
Wal ended nearly ten years ago. aai We are brought
face to face with tile living present. The de,naua tim,
tue people 1aaSe upon rs il to garen well tod:s, OF
ahilcsso The throne III favor Of laoss who can
Congress must make ha+to 10 repa1rits blunders.
-lhe fato OF the Republican purity Is in the
hands of the Ways and Means and Approptia:
tiun Committees Of Congress Ii tLey fail to de
their duty, aad Congress makes appropriations
to cover the estimated expenditures next year
the party might as well inac.ito JchAaod oS
its banners, aad retire upon its past laurels.--
Ecansri{le (Ind.) Journal.
1T is not surprising that The people, in every
portion of the country, ir1e1pectiye u party. se
iag tha. the expenditures Of the Gu-orn,ucnt
have tecu aore than doubieain eight years, cr2
dissatisfied with the Administration, and are
ready for new deal that sh4i install honest and
economical men in oiico.-Grand Rapids (M.cl4.
Democrat,
1T is the ecason for 1etrerchment. The
state OF the Treasury, the interests Of the public
Service, tho tone and tendency Of tho prhNc
mind, an demand that Go7ernmontsl abuses,
ltsla and biz, whether zecez:: Or hoaJ viii. age,
, 1874-01-01

Speaker Biaire has written letter in which
he opposes cny restoration Of the frank
ing privilege. Instead OF providhg for the
free delivery OF documents, or OF furnish.
ing members OF Congress with postage-stampa,
lie advises the diEcoutinuance OF the printing OF
these documents for s2arui.ous distribution.
The fact that the persons to whom these docu-
1nents are sent would decline to receive them if
they had to pay tho postage on them shows that
the $4,000, 600 paid annually for printing them is
pay the postage on 600 LETTERS til. deprivation
Of the franking privilege is Of small bss to men,
bers Of Congress. The letter, so IA, is q very
good and sensible one. but AIr. Blaine
unfortunately spoiled it by saling tina:
he might be induced to vote in
favor Of the free circulation OF newspaper e1-
changes, aud weekly papers in tue counties
where published. This Is very sra11 buainess.
It may be different down in Maine, hut out West
it would be humiliating to publisbr to assume
that subscriber would not take tn paper II he
had to pay the postage on it,. OF tie 800 weekly
papers in this State, Ill Of them necessarily hnying
their main circulation in the counr where pub
Gshed, we do not suppose they lot an Average
OF one subscriber ench because ofthe require
ment to pay postage. In tho inter OF e1-
changes, there Is no trouble and 10 complaint.
The postage is an inconsiderable nm to each,
and is fully compensated 10 each sper by the
curtailment Of tho Lis. itself.
, 1874-01-01

Rapids and the Town OF Doom. The sito Of
Rock Rasias had been purchased from tie Nc
drreor Il sioax City Railroad with tho agree
inent that tho payment should be- made on 1.
certain day, i'll default OF wkich tho land WA
to revert to tla railroad. Judge Whitehead, tho
principal owner of Tho town. neglected this
feature Of the parchase, snd 3r Rice, the priu-
c'pal owne: O: the Town of Doom, went over and
bought N the land. On which Rock Rapils is
located. flonl The Railroad Couc,nr TIN
"ocaf5-seas is no longer matter Of diso ou:v in
Iyo:. County, Iowa.
, 1874-01-01

0soo'tyn finances arc in bad way. Tho dis
patches Of 4 d.y or two ago brought the intelli-
eenco that tho Street Com:niss sioner was s55 0Oo
short IN Lis accounts. 1,ut this is Z mere dion
IN the zaa OF Broo!:lya's troubles. It has now
on hand variety oc Official frauds. For ono
thing. it has been discovered that the city has
been borrowing money right along, notwith
standing the average balance on l,aui through
out The year Eas been moro than $4,000 600.
Ihe bridge frAnds are innumerable, ,--hat ia, tht.
frauds incident to tho building Of bridge
across East River from Brooklyn to New York.
When the enterprise WAS undertaken, the cost
WAS Tsrlously estimated q. from IS. 500. 900 to
S6.ooo,oo0. Tho anticipated cost, as low
es1'nated by tile Directora,. after working st it
several years, Is @13,045,oG5 What the real
cost will be, after working at it few years
longer, it is not possible to say The Directors,
under their Charter, canmako it about what they
p]esao. The charter authorizes them to borrow
money, not to exceed. At one tine, the amount Of
taelr capital, which ia 81, ,090, 900. So they can
borrow 5,GN0. Goa to-day and $1,000, 900 moro to-
morrow, whenever they can set the Common
Council to 70 il with tlcsn. Tho charter also
authorizes the Directors to fill any vacancy that
may occur in their Beard. 80 that they arc in
nndisputed possession of tho whole ground, with
the result stated above. They arc not restricted
tho prices they pay iu tho aadi.ing Of bills or
anything else. One Of tho minor troubles Of
let contrnct for s1,1s7,725 when there VAS
bid for the came work at $731 600.
Thus dcftauding the public out Of nearly half e
million. BROOKLYN, wo shonld say, Is not de-
sirable residence for taxpayers.
, 1874-01-01

4 staple amusement in the rural districts Is
fight over the county-scat. No Tell-balanced
county B without such WIT, AMI 1t enAFena
the country newspapers, seords an issue for
local politics, aad generally furnishes the people
food for thought and q topic OF conversation.
One OF these staple disputes vas brought to a
close in 1nther summary md altogether unlque
v.y. in Iowa, few days ago. The dispute In
1,von ConntY MAS betwaan tho Town of Lock
, 1874-01-01

We are informed By Ar. S. II. Smith, Secretary
Of tho Illinois State Farmers' Association, that
| the resolution offered By him at the Decatur
ing, lumber, salt, iron. and steel,' snbsti-
| tute for the Committees resolution opposing d
protective tar3ff, Was adopted. The passage of
this resolution By body OF men representing SO
large constituency as tie Decatur Convention
! was most significant event, but not moro 30
perhaps thau effort now making in New En-
gland to secure reduction of the duties on
iron and stoel. Tho Douglas Axe Company
Of massachusetts has i5suea circular inviting
taeco-operatiaa.of the eli other manufacturers Of
iron and steel goods to procure reduction of
the ta1 the raw material OF tloae ar:iclee. The
Philadelphia Press thercupon informs the Doug
las Axo Company tLnt sucL proposition coming
from sucn quarter exhibits an amazing want
Of Intelligence. It argues that the reduction OF
the duties on iron and steel would instantly stop
their production in this country, and that then
the EritisherD would raise the price OF iron and
steel to point tha. would be destructive OF all
A4AAA4nEAaAG5- fAfkt 4Es u5 A6As - LIS 1u1G4E
iron manufacturer to be weancd? The price
OF iron a..d steel has advanced largely in En-
gland during the the last year by reason Of
the advance in wages and in tho cost Of
coal, sad it Is doubtful whether Great
Britain will ever 8gain be 3 ser1ous competitor
with the American iron and steel makers in tho
American msrEet. Foreign pig-iron ia sub
jected to a duty Of $3.50 per ton, gold. Count
ing the premium on gold and the freights, the
protection afforded is equal to S11 per ton at
the Atlantic port Tue American iron manufao-
turer is further protected by tho freight from
the coast to the interior. This protective duty,
averaging from 912 to SIG per ton, has to be
paid by the consumers, that is, by the domestic |
manufacturers Of iron aid steel goods. The !
tar on steel in ingots, bars, sheets, or wire |
ranges from ~ to 8 cents per pound, or from !
$50 to eco per ton in gold. The American man.
u1acturer OF axes las to pay tax Of GO to so par
petition Of British axes by duty Of only
Is per cent. Under these circumstances,
the protection is crushing him. It re-
ducea the consumption and demand for
his a1es and enables the foreign manufacturer
to underscu him at his own door. Tie request,
therefore, OF tho manufacturers OF axes, and
SANS, and other steel goods, that the duty On
iron and steel be reduced or repealed, is en-
tircly just. Il they could get steel 50 per
cent less than they now pay. they could make
md sell their axos proportionately lower, and
would sell three axes where they now sell one.
The tax On steel produces no considerable
amount Of revenue; it WAS not intended to pro-
luce revenue, hut to avoid it by prohibiting i'm
9o1tation. ALI this is very pleasant and profit
.ble to the rnAkers Of Steel put it is murdeEous
,ad r1.iaoua to the manufacturers Of steel goods.
, 1874-01-01

The Havans newspapers are very indignant
over the American perddy shown IN the ainking
of the Visgiaius. q result which they assunae
WAS Intentional on tho part OF our Government
They have much to say Of the hour Of bitter
ntonement which is in waiting for the Americans.
, 1874-01-01
OBJ QbnaDo Gri5u1p.
Thursday Morning, January !, 1874.

The Atchison, Topeka d Santa Fe and the
Missouri River. Fort Scott i Gulf Railroad Com
paEies will not pay the January interest on their
drst-mortgase bonds. They propose to fund the
interest IN second-mo1tgaEe coupon bonds.
, 1874-01-01

Mess1s. Melvin, President, Black, Treasurer,
and Williams, Director, Of the Gilman, Clinton &
Springfield Railroad Company, yesterday re-
signed their Offices. They give as their reasons
tho appointment OF Receiver for that road, and
thereby, in their opinion, endangered tho value
Of tue property.
, 1874-01-01

The opposition to the confirmation of Mr. Will
ians rs Chief-Justice is so decided thut, to
avoid rejection, the nomination will probably be
withdrawn, and Williams be sent abroad. It is
said that canvass Of the New England Sena-
tors shows that, with the exception OF Boutwell,,
aud possibly Of Anthony, they are unanimously
opposed to confirming Williams. Senator Car
peutar ia putspQken in his Qpposltion.
, 1874-01-01
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION teATAnLE N ADvAScEa
}&esE:..:: }:& * Ea.'::s'S99S S9S SsaSsy %sss; S9
Parts OF scar 1t the aa,nc rate
3"prcFen delay and mistakes. be and Evo Post
On &C address in full, including State and County.
hcnsssnecs be made either by dal express Post
Anee osdef' Or IN registered letters, at risk.
IEnss TO CITY SUBSCRIBERS.
aiy. de'iseEe. Suaasy excepted = ccnt. per week.
E:,. cc!ivcred Sunday Included, 70 peg week.
Addscss THE TRIBUNE COMPANY.
Corner Madison aud pea, bora-sts.. Chicago. III.
To.cAY's ADJUSTMENTS.
pslr5fa .nG sa d % ST.. sx:2
h.:syooea: ~ ,.c4.i,tmas 1Vs; or. Tbs Gray Lady"
-l,sk AID L=salle- 1.-THE Geneva Cros=." Afternoon
ACADEMY OF MuS1C-Ha1s:ed street, bct1een Mad
3 aa Ms'es .. I'D d. othen
GLOBE THEATRE-Dcspaines street. between Mad
sqraa 5.9 a b Ct ~
Afternoon and evening.
MYERS orERA-EoUsE Monroe street, hetseea
2a:ea ana spc 0esy ott1s sad e
aes Afternoon and evening.
HAIsTED STREET opERA:HoUsE1 Corner Hal;
ned Fad Harrison Streets MacEvoys " Hibcrnicon."
Afternoon and evening.
WEST SIDE EOPERA-HUUsE-No. 9s West E4ndolol,
Feet Entcrtac1"cnt for tue benefit OF the Newsboys
aome- Afternoon and evecinG.
DR.. EhHNS MUSEUM OF AEATOMY1Cla,k
strcet, betvoen Madison aad Monroc.
, 1874-01-01

Balance against Congress. s., ,350, 600
In Masking up this balance-sheet, Nc hare
credited Congress- with the only item Of actual
service rendered, for the Extra Naval Appropria-
tion bill is tho only one that has passed both
Houses and become q Law. This, ve think, we
have justly put into the balance aeninst Con-
gress, since it is money which Mr. Robson, the
fat Knight OF the Navy squandered in lis ncrv-
ous misconception of our difficulties with Spain.
The money has been thrown away. and Congress,
instead Of requiring that 1Ir. Robson should re-
duce the expenses OF his Department till he had
balanced his unnecessary and wastelul disburse-
menss, promptly voted to make him good, and
let his exaggerated appropriations for the rest Of
the year remain as they were, Tue present
Congress has been drawing its pay tho frat Of
o7ery month since March, though it did not
meet till niue months afte-. It camo together
sion less than three weeks aud then adjourned
over for q two weeks ho1idny. For doing this
it has taken s., ,350,0o0 Of tho peoples money,
which Congressman haye transferred directly
ANAN~ f~NAAN+Ga
weeks scssion--that il, their actual work-was
to vote away $1,000, 900 which arr. Robeson has
distributed about among vnrious aavy-yar1s.
and divided among different contractors. The
net result OF tho years balance il that Congress
Lag cost tho people the sum OF sc, $50, ,ooo in ALL
without rendering any equivalent whatever.
It is likewise custom among well managed
commercial institutions, when they lind the
yrar's balance against them, to turn over q new
1eaf, cut OF unnecessary expenses, weed out e1-
trcvagant end careless employees, reform bad
practices, and endeayor to mike better
showing for tha new year. Will Congress do
this? It1nay do so if it will start o1ight it
ca:1 never do so if it start wrong. Thera is no
hope for it, if Congress shall again expend
week in discussing its own compensation. This
is the start;ng-poin It is the fork in tie two
roads leading back into the old year and forward
into the new year. The guide-boards are Per
tect1y plain and leGible. One reads: THE WAY
TO REFORM" The other: s' TIE WAY TO PET
p171os." It is go clear, that he who runs may
read and MOST Congressmen are low On the
run. Tho people demand that Congress ahall rc-
peal (not modify the grab-law. Will the pres~
ent Congress- heed tho demand Of the peo-
rla or not? Debate is unnecessary. for
, 1874-01-01

HAISTED STREET OPERA-HOUSE-CornarH Hal:
ned Fad Harrison Streets MacEvoys Hibcrnicon.' -
Afternoon and evening.
, 1874-01-01

WEST SIDE PERA-3UUSE-No 9s West Eaudolol.
Entertainment for tho benefit OF the Newsboys'
aotne. Afternoon and evening.
, 1874-01-01

MYERS OPERA-EOUSE Monroe street, between
Dearborn State Arlington Cotton, and keutlr's
hinsirels- Simple Simon Miost1esy aud cunicali
lies. Afternoon and evening.