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The Placer herald., 1874-02-21
PLACER AND THE RAILROAD TAXES
COMPROMISE, NEVER.

When taxes for the support of govern
ment do not fall upon all alike, in proportio
to the amount of property, some are boun'
to be wronged. That rich men and corpora
tions are continually working up som
scheme whereby they may escape their jus
proportion of taxes we all know; that they
are in this practice, to an alarming extent
successful none doubt; that the people are
grieved at the perpetration of these abuses
upon them, has been unmistakably proven,
and that legislation is needed to prevent
this crushing abuse and damnable imposition
on the masses, is a settled fact. San Fran
cisco has her numerous corporations whicl
have from year to year, imposed upon her
and the State by returning their property al
less than one-fourth of its actual value; and
Placer has her railroad property, belonging
to powerful corporation, which goes before
the courts and refuses TO pay taxes at all;
more on the ground, though that it is as
sessed too high than any other, and the
facts show that it is not assessed for one
half its actual value. Tben accepting
the axiom set forth in the first sentence OF
this article, it is evident that the people of
Placer are imposed upon, and this Central
Pacific Railroad Company are the impos-
tors. If they were to pay taxes on their
property in this county at the rale the county
has assessed it, the county would still be
defrauded of exact justice, because the
property is worth more. We say it is
worth more, and to substantiate the asser-
ton, we present the following: They claim
the road cost $113 ,S94 per mile. Now,
if its net earnings paid fair interest on
this sum, it would be worth this amount,
would sell for this in market, and should be
assessed at this amount for purposes Of
taxation. But its net earnings do not pay
on this amount. The amount the net earn
ings 90 pay good interest on is what the
road is worth. Their own statement 81 ows
the road to be making, clear of all expenses,
S6,5l5 % per mile per year. Now we
find this amount pays II per cent. interest
on S54, 294. Capitalists can be found all
over the country who are anxious to invest
in property that will pay II per cent,
therefore capitalists can be found who would
be lad to buy this road for $54 ,294 per
mile What it would sell for is evidently
what it is worth, and what it would S Il for
and what it is worth, is what it should be
assessed at for purposes of taxation In
spite of these facts, though, they have the
audacity to intimate that if we will come
down en- our assessment to perhaps SIC, 900
or Sl2 900 per mile, they will pay; and,
strange indeed, our District Attorney and
the fla'e Argns advise compromise.
Necer mqhe concessions TO an ulprmcip1ed
foe. is the voice of the HERALD.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21
Notice to Gre ditors.
Estate of G. O. Rice. deceased.

Estate of G.. c. Rice, deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, by the I'M
~ dersgned, executors of the last will and
testament of G.. G. Rice, deceased, to the credi-
tors Of, and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them with the nee
essary vouchers within four months after the
first publication of this notice, to the said exec
utors, at their residence in the town eff Lincoln,
county Of Placer.
T. S. EWING,
C. G. SANDERS,
Executors of the last will and tes-
lament of G. c. Rice, deceased.
PETER SINGER,
Atty for Executors. tn27-4w
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21
CONSTARlE'S SALE.

DY virtue Of an execution issued out Of tho
ID Justices court of r. c. Poland, Justice OF
the Peace of township No. 3, Placer county,
State of California, and to me directed on a
certain judgment rendered therein, on the 2Sth
day Of January, A. ID. 1874, i'll favor of f. l..
Harryhausen, and against the Greene Mining
Con pany, corporation, for the sum of seventy
five dollars and interest on said sum at the rate
of per cent per annum from the 2oth day OF
January, A. d. 1874, together with costs of suit
taxed at % dollars, with accruipg costs, | have
levied upon and seized, and shall expose for
sale at public auction, at the Greene Mine in
township No. 3, county of Placer, State of Cali
fornia, on
Monday, the 23d day of February. I'D. 1874,
at the hour of 10 O'Clock A. NJ, all the right,
title, interest and claim of the said Greene Min
ing company, corporation. of, in and to the
following described property, to-wit:
That certain quartz mine, vein or lode, known
the Greene Mine, situated in township No.
3, Placer county, State of California. Also the
quartz mill belonging to said mine, and all the
machinery, the hosting works, engine and all
buildings and appurtenances thereto belonging,
to satisfy said execution.
The above described property l will sell as
aforesaid, or so much thereof as may be suffi-
cient to satisfy said judgment interest, cost,
accrulng costs and expenses of sale.
B. GWYNN
Constable Township Nos.
Auburn Jan. 81, 1874. [n24-td
PosTPoNEMENT.
The above Sale is hereby postponed until
Monday, the 9th day Of March,
Constable Township No g.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

Smith II J, Yankee Jims, lot OF land
with dwelling thereon situated on lido
Middle Fork of Owl Greek about two
miles south of the town of Yankee Jlms
in tp no 5, Placer County, CAL, land a.
improvements,
Fagundes John, Yankee Jims, poll tax
Adams V A, Yankee Jims, poll tax :,
Haselton Ruben, Yankee Jims, pon
tax, tI'ti
Harris D, Yankee Jims, poll tax,
Richet V FL, Yankee Jms, poll tax,
Shatten Jas, Yankee Jims, poll tax,
Rock Island Co, by James Stratten,
Yankee Jims, lot Of land or hydranllo
mining claim situated at Swindle Hin'
near the town of Yankee Jims tp f,a-
Ger county, CAL, and known as tho
Rock Island claim, bounded on the
by the Ben Franklin claim, on the ~
the San Francisco claims, lou dois'
poll tax,
Whitacre Thos, Yankee Jims, possess
ory claim to 200 acres of land with In
provements thereon, situated in DeVii
Canon about oue-half mile from tno
town of Yankee Jims in tip B, Placer
county, Cal, and known as the WheeiyWu W
ranch, bound on the W by the land OF
G. Knight, on the east by land OF
Williams, 400 dolls; lot OF land OF az
draulic mining claim situated at Iou"'
CONTINUED on THIRD PAGE
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

ENLARGED. The Mendocino Democrat
of she 7th inst, comes to us in handsome
new dress, and much enlarged. The Dem
ocrdt as fearless champion of right and
local interest has been a success. May it
find a reader in every home in Mendocino
county, and its counsels an abiding place
in the heart Of every good man
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

MAIL CoNTRACTs-We see from a Washington
dispatch that contracts for carrying the U. s.
Mail from Auburn to surrounding points have
been let to the following named parties, for foul
years from the 1st day Of July next, at the
prices annexed: Auburn to Pllcervlle NJ Nor.
gan, $1,741; Auburn to Georgetown, L. W. Mil
Ter, 81 ,075; Auburn to Yankee Jims, l.. w. Mil
Ter, 81, $50; Colfax to Nevada, the contract is
awarded to Wellington & Gilbert, for 8 eco.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

WAsHINGToN's BlRTHDAY.-To-morr the
22nd day of February, is the anniversary Of the
birthday of the Father of our Country But
coming on Sunday, Monday will be the proper
day to celebrate. Let us behold, at least,
the folds of that banner thrown to the breeze,
which Washington fought so hard to defend
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

Quite number of young men in this town are
attending night school, where Latin is taught
At least we judge so, we saw crowd the other
evening who have got as far as "Hic" They
had much better attend the Auburn Debating
Climb
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21
Ne1C AdCertise7nen ents.
E5tray Notice.

CAME ONTO THE PREMISES of the
Y, signed about 7 miles northwesterly N4ues froan
s eore 1Sase horse ns wess ss dSy Of
condition; about years DID, has white ar; Sood
the face, and shod all around no visible brap IN
The owner is notified to come and provo anus' @
ery, pay charges and take him away. P'op-
n27-4w
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

NEwYEARs.-This last week the Chinese have
kept the town hideous with their gongs fire
crackers and pop-guns. They have been cele-
brating their New-Years. Would to God oui
year was but as day with them, and that il
took 1000 of their days to make one of their
years.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21
Local and County Matters.

The TRADE.-Smith, at the Depot is doing
business on the old plan of selling at light prof
its, and everybody who wants hay goes to him
to buy it-and they always find good stock ON
hand
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21
ID Can be bad at the Herald Once
DELINQUENT TAX SALE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the fol-
~ lowing described property, assessed !: y
Revenue District No 8, of Placer County, oah
fornia, for the fiscal year 1894, is delinquent
for State and County Taxes, and that unless tne
taxes delinquent, together with the costs ~
percentage, are paid the real property upon
which such taxes are lien will be sold at
PUBLIC AUCTION,
in front of the Court House in the town oil Au,
burn, in the County of Placer and o'a's '"
California, on .,l
Wednesday, February 70, 1871
AT THE HOUR OF O'CLOCK r. ~.
JAS. MCCORMICK,
Tax Collector Revenue District W.
3, Placer County, Cal
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

VALENTINE. Last Saturday was the day when
while doing honor to the old Saint, express in
tender words, through loves missives unmis-
taxable affections for their several affinities
Our young printers were raised several feet in
their boots that day, on receipt of some of
tnese handsome tokens of undying love. What
work they did was on distributing the last
weeks paper, and our ears have oft this week
been greeted from the composing room with
complaints of awful dirty cases The first val
entine brought into the Office that day was a
''coinic" one, which came directed to our most
stylish typo. The handsome youth examined
it in all its parts, and then-being of a religious
turn of mind as most all printers are-he gave
vent to short prayer, which was concluded by
inviting all present Just to wait until he found
out who sent it. We are still waiting
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

DEBATING CLUB.-We are pleased to note that
each week new members are added to this socie.
ty, and each meeting the discussions become
more animated and interesting. At the last
meeting the question, "Resolved that good
trade is ofmore benefit to young man than e
good education. was hotly au' evenly con
tested that the judges were unable to render a
decision, and an extra m citing called fGs
tonight for another discussion of the question
1t promises to be lively. The question for til
next regular meeting, next Wednesday evening,
is, Resolved that whiskey is more injurious il
its effects on the human system than tobacco -
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

SUICIDE.-Nelson Peterson, native of Den
mark who has for some time been living On
Sailors, Ravine near Gold Hill, in this county
had for few weeks past been laborng under a
fit of melancholia, brought on by various misfor-
tunes, and to end hi troubles he last Saturday
shot himself with pistol squarely in the fore
head. The ball fractured the frontal bone sulli-
ciently to admit the escape of part of the brain,
but did not cause instant death. He was near
his house when he committed the deed and at
the report Of the pistol his wife ran to him, and
on finding life remained she at once sent for a
physician. But all efforts to save him proved
vain The shot had been too well aimed. He
fingered in semi-conscious condition until
Monday night, when the end he sought came to
his relief, and his troubled spirit took its flight
to that echoless shore.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

foe, is the voice of the HERALD.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

The n o,e Sals IS hereby postponed uui
M day, t1e 9ts1 Gay Of fSavc,'
1874, u + GWNNN.
Cons b. Township No g.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

The above Sale is hereby postponed unit
Monday, the 9th day Of March,
1874. b. F. GWYNN,
Constable Township No. 3
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-07
Mysterious Death.

A gentleman, whose name Is j. +.
Byrne, took passage for himself and
wife on the steamship Clyde on Sat.
urday, intending To so To New York
direct and thence to Goshen, u small
town in the interior Of the state, where
he was to open II school.
He had preceded his wife tn the ship
and when she at last arrived be was
found stretched out upon his bed in II
DIVING condition. Assistance was
promptly rendered by tbe officers OF
the ship, but before anything could be
done the head of the unfortunate man
began TO swell, and soon thereafter he
passed away in the midst of an attack
very much resem ling CONFUSION.
Various iumors are atloat cOncel ming
the cause Of this singular death, and,
while the generally known circum-
stances surrounding the case offer no
positive evidence one way or the other,
many who are familiar with habits of
deceased, and the exposure he under
went while preparing for his departure,
have little doubt but that his death was
the result of sunstroke, or some alta ok
equally severe. Friday Mr.. Byrne had
been drinking freely, and Saturday,
while getting ready to leave with his
family, he was subjected To the hot
rays Of the sun.
The drayman who carried the bag
gage to the ship saw deceased drink OF
cool ice water while intensely heated.
= Galveston News.
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Arrest OF 10 FOrger.

Z ST. LOUIS, August Conditional In
formation regarding the alleged forg-
Ing of cotton warehouse receipts by
Alexander, Dorman g. Co., is that the
younger members of the firm, viz.
Willie Dorman, John Butler and Hen
ry 8. Ogden, had nothing to do with or
any knowledge of the matter. They
were released from custody this after
noon.
Bethel G. Alexander, the senior OF
the firm, IS still IN prison. A statement
made this evening says the forgery he
gan about six months ago, and consist
ed in forging the signature of 4. w.
Robinson, clerk OF Christian Peppers
cotton warehouse. This, he alleges,
was done by Charles Shepard, conf.
Dental clerk, who, however, indig
nantly denies he did it. Alexander
says the forgeries We're committed for
temporary relief aud not for the pur-
pose Of fraud, and that if they had not
been detertel he would have been IN II
position IN fifteen days to take them
all up, and should have done So How
many of these forged receipts have
been issued il not yet known.
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From the brooklyn Ccss.Pool.

New YORK, August 6.-Moulton re-
quires until Saturday to arrange and
copy the Tilton-Beecher papers He
will give the committee copies If they
desire. If subjected to personal exam
inatiou and crOss-eXamination, he will
demand the presence of his own stem
Ographer. The general tone of Moul-
TOMS letter is not kindly toward
Beecher. Moulton calls it a miserable
business. Tilton sent the following
note to his wife yesterday:
"My dear Elizabeth--Isend you this
note, enclosing letter from our
daughter Florence.
Yours atiectionately, THEODORE"
An endorsed Chicago lady quotes
Susan Stanton:
"Then ! went OH to tell BeecheT
what knew of his practices. He
made no denial of these charges, but
came down at once and said, Susan,
what do you want me to do?' From
that moment he has never squeaked."
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fact that NEST hldngn IL confined to
10 particular latitude or clns' 0i peo-
PIE, but that II knows no nationality ar
LEGALITY, and may he found IN the halls
is of the pulpit north and south, aud
h u source of mysterious Interest TO the
general observer everywhere,
The wharf question II working IT,
way, and trust soon 10 bo The faith.
ful chronlclcr Of the fact that the keep.
or Of our toll gate is tho choice Of our
business mon, who are fully aware
that Galveston has no margin to throw
away IN her dealings with the interior,
aud that the Old Man at the gate IL In.
structcd 10 pass everything free that
viii not bear charges, and 10 demand
nom everything only sufficient to ena-
bic the wilnrves to serve as an acconl-
modatlon 10 commerce and not Us MI
incumbrancc. More anon.
FRlESD.
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Now the Irish I.ank MI.

Martin Keary, an irishman, Is the
negro candidate for mayor OF Weeks
burg ut the election 10 come OF ON the
9TH OF August. The negroes claimed
that he wOuld receive the votes OF all
the Irish in the city. lnlndgnant de-
NAL three hundred and thirly-two
lrlshmen sign the following disclaimer,
published in the Herald, and which
might bo read with point by those
white men of this state who are dis
posed to act with the negro party:
Allow US, the undersigned Irishman
of the city of Vlcksburg, to give en-
preston, through your paper, to the
indignation with which We regard the
false and impertinent assertions that
being made by the Times newspaper,
in regard TO Martin keary and the
Irish. When Martin Keary cspoused
the cause, and became the advocate
and standard bearer of negro rule, he
forfeited all claims he may have had
,VhitC men, proud of their ancestry and
manhood, and have ever held IN scorn
and contempt what IL base aud merce-
nary. AZ lrishmen, we hurl back
with Indignation the insulting reilec-
ton attempted upon our name, when
We were asked 10 endorse aud sup
port the Infamous doctrines enunciated
by Martin Keary, Frank Gallagher,
Davenport and others. We blush with
shame TO know that lrlshmen should
sink so low, and that there are any so
abandoned to all honor decency, and
those noble instincts common TO the
race, who would clur the proud escutch-
con of their country, and cause their
countrymen to bow their heads with
shame and sorrow. 1t Is bad enough
to that such IL the state ofaffairs with
out having 1t daily Haunted before w.
Enough has been said about Martin
Keary and the Irish, we wish no more
of IL.
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MARKETS Bf TELEGRAPH

New York, August 0.--Gold opened
at "a.
1927 A. M--Cotton-spot firm,
Mlddling Orleans l7ic; middling
Alabama, lite; middling uplands, III
low middling, l6tc; strict good ordina.
ry, l5sc; good ordinary, l5lc; ordi.
binary, lSsc.
l0:3OA. M.--Gold %.
1890 4. M.--Gold o..
Exchange irregular and nominally
l9O@l904 sixtydays, s6i@s9l; COM
mercial sixty days S42@5l
Gold closed at 81.
LIVERPOOL, August 6, 3 l.. M--C0tton
firmer. Sales 1900 bales.
GALVESTON, Augusta, IL A. Moot
ton nominal. Good ordinary, lisc;
middling uplands, l0ic.
Gold 9i@9s.
Hides quiet, ordinary selection, 1919
l9ic; damaged, half price; wet sailed,
selected, S(GSlc,
New ORLEANS, August 9, L A. NJ
Cotton quiet. Middling, uplands, 1850;
low middling, l5sc; good ordinary, l4ct;
ordinary, llsc, Sales, $50 bales; last
evening, 800 bales.
Exchange, 3l@S2a bank, 36l@37 ;
sight, i@s; commercial ! premium.
Gold, 9t@93.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Special Dispatches to the Dallas Daily Herald.
KILLED..
Reed, the San Antonio Stage
RObber, Killed.
The Dead Body Brought TO Paris

PARIS, Texas, August g.--Reed, the
San Antonio stage robber, was killed
near here to day. He had been travel
ing from the Indian nation Ia COM
psuy with a man named Morris. They
stopped at farm house for refresh
ments, when Morris drew II six-shooter
and asked Reed to surrender, which he
declined to do. He got under u table,
raised II up, using it as shield, and re-
treated toward the door, Morris fired
three shots, all of which took effect,
killing him instantly.
Morris brought the body TO this city.
Morris lives near Mckinney, and II
was at his house that an attempt was
made to capture Reed and his confed-
crate last May, aud which resulted in
killing Deputy Marshal Hersberg aud
woundlng Deputy Marshal Martin,
There was u reward Of seven thou
sand dollars offered for the capture Of
this noted desperate and stage rob-
her J.
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The Louisiana Democracy.

New ORLEANS, July 6.--The demo-
cratic state central committee having
changed the place Of meeting of the
Convention from New Orleans to Baton
Rouge, the committee of seventy met
tonight, and have issued an address to
the people of all partiet opposed to the
Kellogg usurpation, requesting them to
elect delegates to the Convention itself,
to decide on the continuance of the
campaign. THIS action, it is believed,
will secure harmony throughout the
state. Z.
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Origin OF the Fire ON the Steamer
Rodgers.

LOUISVILLE, August 6.--The possible
origin of the fire on the Pat Rodgers is
given as follows: Aoout two weeks
ago negro thief was detected by the
watehman on the Rodgers, who fred
ut him, but missed him. This negro
took deck passage on the Rodgers
when she left the wharf here Tue sday,
and was heard to say to several me-
groes, before starting, that he would
make 1t hot rs hell for that Waterman
before the boat reached Cincinnati.
The opinion is expressed by one of the
officials Of the line that this negro set
the boat On FIRE and cut the tiller
rope.
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Ps0riA " ashingfOu.

WAsHING1pN, August g. Steamboat
Supervisor Smith is removed. His sue
cessur has not yet been named.
Ex.Assistant Secretary of the Treas.
ury Sawyer has resigned his place as
a representative Of the treasury de-
partment among the centennial COM
misninnera. -
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kOrelnn.

LONDON, August 0.--rho commons
receeded from Its amendments 10 the
public worship bill, which may be con-
sidered law.
The German mcn-of.war, Nautilus
and Albatross, will sail for Spain.
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The Harmed Steamer.

CINcINNAT, August o. Mr.. We'd
den, of New Orleans, is among the
missing from the burned steamer Rod.
gers. Eleven passengers and live of
the crew cannot be found. Six small
children wcrc'lost.
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Educational.

DETROIT, August '6.-William p.
Harris, of Missouri, was elected presi-
dent Of the national education con.
ventiou for the ensuing year last night,
w. r. Abbott, Of Virginia, secretary,
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Bosr0N, August 6.--'rhe south Bos-
ton railroad stables were burned To-
day. Loss Sl40,000.
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1000 Rolls Bagging-2,O0t
Bundles Arrow Ties.

We are now receiving one thousand rolls
bagging and two thousand bundles Arrow
ties, which we will sell 10 the trade at the
lowest market price IN quantities % suit.
BLOCK, JET q co.
Dallas, August 2, 1874 iI@ilm
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FOB WoRK-I,ettcr Heads, Cards, Circulars.
.D Biii Heads, Posters, lawyer Briefs. Pam
nhiets and every kind Of Job Printing
promptly executed at the Herald eface.
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take pleasure In stating to the insuring
public of the city OF Dallas that my loss in
The late fire in the city on tho morning Of
June I'D, covered by Insurance in the Old
North state Insurance company, OF Warren
ton, y. C., was promptly adjusted by {.
Wellborn, general agent, and has this day
been paid. ! unhesitatiDgly recommend the
general age and said company Ia the con-
dencc OF the people, as prompt and reliable.
| bespeak libs raj patronage for him.
i5ldiw q. NJ. SWiNE.