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The New York herald., 1874-09-25

Tho ''Buoutaneous'' Financial Offer Of the People
to tho epaniards-stern Facts Against
Official statements-General Calixte
Gsrcia speaks from His Naval Prison

A letter from Havana, dated september ~
says :-'The so-called spontaneous Offering OF tht
Inhabitants OF Cuba OF i've per cent OF their capf
tal for two years requires great many oecreeA'
circulars. &C., from the Governor General ior in
collections
The Gazette OD7ctal Of yesterday published
lengthy article, Of which the following Is an ex-
tract:-
There is an fmperious necessity for the resources
created by this decree and urgency for the coiec-
tion OF the first and second tri-monthly controu-
tons on capital, In ordey that the Treasury may
monthly result between the inaress and egress.
In no other manner can the spirit which actuates
the creation Of this impost be complied Win.
August mas alreadl passed, In which tue first trl-
monthly payment ought to have been met;
and september is going oy. IN which the second
even beginning to be paid; and the Treasury
Is in want OF the product OF said tri-montny pay
payment OF which admits Of no delay whatever;
also leaving disregaded the monthly deficit which
was TO have been covered by this tax. 1t becomes,
therefore, necessary to realize as soon as possible
the collections Of the two trimonth payments
referred to, and that the hopes founded upon tue
immediate ingreSs OF the sums already belonging
to the Treasury may not be In vain, and that tho
government may comply with ana iulHi her per-
Article i.-Immeoiately upon the receipt Of tho
circular the gentlemen OF The commission VIII
meet, inform and make public that the hrst tn
monthly payment already past due, and the sec.
ond being almost due, this government hopes that
the puoc WIN set an example ol zeal and patriot
ism and pay into the Central Treasury ana other
places deAgnated ior receiving this tax the sum
corresponding to them.
ART. lextTacD And lastly, the situation OF
the Treasury becoming grave on account OF the
delays in the payment or this contribution, the
contributors win be considered dilatory who do
not pay their trl-monthly payments before the end
OF the month; and those allowing this month 10
pass without paying will be fined TWO per cent.
GENERAL CALIxTO GARCIA WOUNDED AND CAPTlvh
A private letter from General Calxto Garcia
Yueguez, dated Manzantlo, 14th inst, on board Of
a spanish gunboat, says ne had the misfortune to
be taken prisoner and wounded severely at the
same time. The physician declares him out Of
DANGER Garcia states that ne has been kindly
treated by his eaptors; that they have shown him
every consideration, ana have not permitted the
slightest ind dignity toward him.
HIS letter mentions no particulars Of his cap.
ture
The New York herald., 1874-09-25
C0R0NERS' CASES.

Yesterday morning John Gallagher, a youth OF
twenty years, while engaged at Seventy -second
street and Fourth avenue In removing Croton main
pipe, caught his feet IN a rope, and, falling, was
crushed to death by the pipe rolling over him.
The body was conveyed 80 the Morgue, where an
inquest will DC held. Deceased lIved In Eaas
Eleventh street, near avenue O.
ii. Amelia Weight, NJ. d., OF West Thirty-fourth
street, yesterday reported to the Coroner's once
that the child, twenty days old, OF Patrick Lawler,
living at 443 West 1hlrtythird street, had died
suddenly. The fair doctress, who formerly at
tended the child had not seen 1t during the last
Illness owing to her absence from the city. C0ro-
ner Woltman took cbarGa Of the casA.
The New York herald., 1874-09-25

Also the 1OiIOWInE c0ntr1butI0hs;-L. WISE, bOOts
and shoes ]. W. Mason Il Co., furniture and How
lett Bros, 1900 paper bags, S42 80.
Contributions to the fund are earnestly solicited
at once, and may be sent TO Mayor Havemeyer,
CITY Hall Arnold, Constable Co., No es5 Broad
way; ID. Appleton 4 Co., No. 55I Broadway; August
Belmont Co.. No. 10 Nassau street; q. j. N. Ia
brIskle, Peoples Bank, corner Canal and ThOmp
son streets, OF Rev. Aivah Wiswall, Master OF 81.
Ionn's Guild. No SO Vartck street.
The New York herald., 1874-09-25
THE FLOATING HOSPITAL.

The following additional contributions have been
received by the Rev. Alvah Wiswan, Master OF
the Guild, and handed to Henry G. De Witt,
Almoner:-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20

These eight counties, situated in differ
ent parts of the State, gave Grant 46I ma
iority in 1872, and now Democratic ma
jority Of 1888.
With the drift all one way since New
Hampshire opened the political campaign
Of 1874, we have the best reasons for ex-
peciing like result in the elections which
occur during the remaining months of this
year. Between the LIST Of September and
4th Of November next, there win be cleo
tiOns in thirty-two States. All but six of
these were carried By Grant in 1872.
From present appearances the Republicans
have a dead certainty of securing
but three of the twenty-six which went
for Grant-Vermont, Mississippi aud South
Carolina. In the forthcoming elections
Of this year 272 Representatives in the
Forty-fourth Congress win be chosen. In
the elections already held 8 Representa-
tives have been chosen q in Oregon and S
in North Carolina,) and the party proper
ton stands: Democrats S, Republicans
(Jack Hyman, negro,) 1. Ofcourse, this
proportion will not hold out through the
following elections, but it cannot fail to be
near enough to leave the Republicans in a
large minority in the next House. The re-
suit of the last SIX months testing Of pub
lie sentiment, therefore, is in the highest
degree encouraging Tor the speedy return of
the American republic to the safe ways of
the era which preceded the civil war and
its train Of Radical corruption and imbe-
cility.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20

BONNER is not much of horseman,
after all. His fastest specimen Of equine
feetness, Dexter, is now surpassed in trot-
ting record by half dozen animals. The
magic Maid, with her mile in 2:l4s; the
American Girl, with time but a little
slower; Red Cloud, who has just circled
the track in 2:l7, and Lulu, who has
spun around the course I'm 2:l6., are all so
many pangs of envy in the soul of Bonner.
The day has flown in which any one man
could hope TO secure FOR his private stable the
best trotting stock Of the country. Ii has
been a red letter season in the history of
American racing. Horses of known swift
ness have eclipsed their previous records,
while animals hitherto obscure, as in the
case Of Lulu and Lucille Golddust, have
dashed down the most astonishing figures.
"a twO-forty gait" once the symbol of SUI
preme feetness, has become mere turtle
pace.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20

Since the first of May, 1851, the
United States have received from Ire
land two million two hundred and fifty
two thousand seven hundred and isrty-
five souls. The whole number of i'm
migrants from this small green Isle
from the Declaration of Independence,
is larger than was our wholepopulation
at that time. For the first six months
of 1874, the number was 1881; of
whom 25,162 were males, and 2O.6l7
females. These figures show decrease
IS compared for the same months last
year, of 1859. The parent hive can
not send out swarms so large every
year forever. Besides, British conser-
vatism is improving the condition of its
subjects, while American RadicaIsm
is daily making this country less at
tractive. r- .ol
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20

supporting the government and courts
which alone maintain their rights in
this species of property And how
shall we assess them without appearing
inquisitorial? Here's the rub. The
problem is knotty one. New York,
with all her commercial experience, has
not solved it.
1t is in the effort to reach this kind
of property that double taxation oc-
ours. Let us take the case of a man
who has bought farm for $1,000, and
has paid the first of three installments
on it, $500, giving his notes for $1,000.
He owns only $500 in the farm. but the
title passes to him, and he pays the
taxes on the whole 1,500. Yet he is
worth only $500. and that would be the
sum of his estate if he died. The other
81, 900 really belongs still to the ven
dor, who RECEIVERS the property IN our
courts In case of death or other cause
of non-payment. In moral equity it
would seem that the vendor should pay
taxes on $1,000, and the purchas-
er on all he is really worth,
$500. But land cannot run
away, and government cannot
afford to release the titular holder to
run after the vendor who may live in
another county or State. 1.-THE land must
pay for itself, though it work injus-
tice on the ENTHUSIASTICALLY If,
through misfortunes, he fails to pay
any more, and the vendor gets back
his property after another has paid the
taxes on it for years. On the other
hand, there is no such semblance of
injustice in demanding taxes on the
81 1000 of notes held by the vendor.
1t is part of what he is setually worth,
part of his wealth; it is property in
the preservation or recovery of which
our courts viii secure him. Ought he
not therefore contribute his quota to
the support of judge, jury and sheriff.
We 90 not advocate double taxation,
but in considering this problem none
of its elements should be lost sight of.
From the standpoint of pure equity, it
would seem that the double taxation
resulting from the assessment of prom.
issory notes works injustice ON the
property mortgaged, whether it be
land, cotton or merchandise, rather
than on the money lender.
Just here may come IN the theory
that the old English law which we fol-
low. refusing to release the property,
and recognizing the injustice of allow
ing money lenders TO go free, invented
the device of privilege tax on bankers
and brokers. By this theory every
man who lends money or accepts notes
for property, should pay proportion
ate privilege tax, and it might as well
be levied as direct tax. The inherent
difficulty of unearthing and assessing
this class of property, without resort
ing to means somewhat inquisitorial,
has puzzled legislators for many gen.
erations.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20
THE ASSESSMENT LAW.

As our readers are well aware the
UNION AND AMERICAN regards i'm.
provement of the present law IN many
material points as eminently desirable
1t is too cumbrous and inquisitorial. To
relieve 1t of these features, and make
1t both equitable in the distribution of
burdens and efficient in operation, will
demand the most earnest consideration
from the wisest heads that can be sent
to the coming Legislature.
We think the compulsory oath taking
may be pronounced a deceptive device.
1t was intended to help secure unifor-
nifty of valuation. To obtain that re-
suit the Legislature should have previ-
ously established some uniformity of
consciences, or a uniformity in elastici-
ty of conscience. As an actual fact, of
two men equally honest, one may be of
a sanguine temperament, or may have
struck a streak of good luck
that makes him view things
favorably, and he will conscientiously
swear he believes a certain piece of
property worth $500. Another may
be morose by nature, or depressed by
misfortunes, SO that his estimates are
gloomy, and with equal sincerity he
may swear that the same property will
not pan out more than $1,000. Here
are great irregularities produced by the
natural weaknesses of humanity. by
diversity of temperaments, past expert
ences and views of the future. After
weallow for these differences among
honest men, we must next allow for the
reservations of Conscience By casu-
lists, and the perjury Of the dishonest.
Allsthe honest men are at the mercy
of the dishonest. The foremer are
made to bear that part of the burden
which is shirked by the latter. Swear
not at all, is advice of high authori t..
All unnecessarysoaths should be avoid
ed. Uniformity cf assessment is de-
slderatum, but swearing does not Sc
cure it.
By the clause exempting personal
property to the amount of $1,000, the
lower and middle classes escape all tax
alton under this head. Indeed, many
escape who have their thousands of
dollars locked up in United States
bonds. We think the al o1nt of ex-
emption might well be reduced to $500.
1t would bear only on those able to bear
it. The poor, the mechanic and the
majority of farmers would not be
touched. Few of them can afford $500
of furniture.
The main difficulty is in reaching
that class of personal property which.
unlike furniture and merchandise, can
be slowed in a small compass and hid
den away-jewelIy, mortgages. bonds
and notes of hand. Some rich men
hold nearly all their wealth in this
form. Shall they pay no taxes toward
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20
NO. ,9S2.l
F,R CH0glceru SEf .R,0Shr5TEP.

John Lellyett, Solicitor fOr COmPlainanis.
jy30 Oaw4w
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20

THE sight Of a Judge of a United
States District Court drawing a revolv-
er and heading a negro riot can scarce
ly be considered edifying or calculated
to promote generation for the judicial
ermine; and yet the Montgomery Ala
Advertiser states that Richard Bus
t0vd, -vtIU was appointed Judge of the
Northern District of Alabama by Mr..
Lincoln, did actually draw pistol up
on the conductor of train because he
ordered negro from the ladies' car,
in which neither the white Judge
nor his colored protege had any right
to be sitting. A forward car hap
pened to be full of negroes, and the
Judge, III defiance of the conductor,
brought fifteen or twenty of them into
the car where they remained until ad-
vised by some white sympathizers to
retire The secret Of the matter was
ttis: The train was bound to Repub-
lican convention, and the Judge, the
colored delegates, and one or two white
men we're travelling thither. There
were several ladies in the rear car, and
the outrage was without shadow of Jus
LITIGATION. Like another disagreeable
character mentioned in Scripture,
Judge Busted defes decency Because
he knoweth that his time is short"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20
MIXED JURIES.

The unreliability and contradictions
Of negro testimony are well known, but
50 long as We can secure intelligent
iuries, doubtful testimony, whether
from whites or blacks, may be prevent
cd from working gross injustice. After
al is said, the interference with juries
proposed by the Civil Rights bill, Will
prove its most serious feature in prac-
teal operation. We may eyade mixed
schools by sending our children to pri-
vate institutions or educating them at
home. We may pick our hotels. We
may put up with the temporary ineon-
yeniences of travel Bat We cannot
avoid the courts. And here in thevery
halls of justice, this Civil Rights bill
enters, providing that any officer who
shall, because of his color, ex-
clude or merely fail to sum-
mon any negro on grand
or petit jury in State or Fed
eral court. shall be fined not more than
$1,000. More villainies could hardly be
couched in so few words:
First, the State courts are placed
under the legislation Of Congress.
What one Congress may do, another
may undo, and each succeeding body
may reconstruct every court in the
country, according to the exigencies of
whatever party is in power. When
Congress can interfere witk the jury,
it can interfere with the judge, with
the bar. The whole machinery
for dispensing justice becomes the
plaything Of political maiorities at
Washington.
Secondly, this bulwark of Hber-
ty is placed at the mercy of
negroes and the white dema-
gogues who may agg them on.
Practically the securing Of intelligent
juries, whore ignorant ones would suit
the int est of shysters, is rendered i'm
possible.
Thirdly, every marshal and sheriff
becomes liable toprosecution before
Federal court, at the instance of any
darby who chooses to consider himself
sighted because the officer "fails to
summon him" This would give about
every negro in the State a "cause for
action" against our sheriffs.
Fourthly, the officer thus prosecuted,
is TO be tried before negro or mixed
Jury.
Could the "luintessence of iniquity"
go further:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20

IIt CH01lceTY dS Nashville.
SiTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- and Master Chancery Court, Nashville,
July the 18th, 1s14.-Orville Ewing, Complain
ant, w. the Northwestern Mutual Life Insu-
rance Go. ct al, Defendants.
II appearing from affidavit filed in this cause
that the defendant, the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Co. OF Wisconsin AMI y p Clark
are non-reSideuts Of the state OF Tennessee.
and that the residence OF the defendant, l.. ID.
Farnsworth, l. unknown, 10 trat the ordinary
process Of law cannot be served upon them; and
i appearing that an attachment has been issued
in said cause and returned levied on the interest
of y. +. Clark In a certain tract or lot OF land
in Nashville, Davidson county, Tenn, begin
ming at the corner OF the alley ON the west side
TO the Franklin turnpike road, and Is just south
of lots Nos. 81 So 53, "a and IS sold TO NestOF &
Guliece by said Ewing; thence with the line of
said alley westwardly l6O feet % an alley; thence
at right sngles with said alley nrst mentioned
and IN northern direction % feet 20 the corner
Of the lot sold BY said Ewing 10 Leonard Parks;
thence east with Parks line leo feet to Steven
son avenue; thence south with the line Of said
avenue GO feet 70 the beginning, being the same
property sold by said EWing 70 said CLARK, at
taehed 70 satisfy the claims Of cOmplainunts
against said defendants OF about - ,lO0. as set
out i'm the bill. IL i theFefure ordered that
said defendants enter their appearance herein
beiure Gr within the drst three days of the next
terra Of said Court, % be held on the first Mon
day in October next, OS44), and plead, answer
be taken for confessed a 70 them. and set for
hearing eXparte, and that copy OF This order
be published for four consecutive weeks in the |
Nashville Union and American
A COpy-lAttest
NATHANIEL BAXTER. JR.,
Clerk and Master.
Rice 4 Ewing, Solicitors for Complainant
jy3O Oaw Il
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20
THE DRIFT.


The political tendencies Of the American
people have been very thoroughly ''sam-
pied" by the State elections of the past six
months. The popular feeling has been
tested not only in one spot, but in several
mot only in one section Of the country,
but all over the country. To illustrate:
State elections lave been held this year in
New Hampshire IN the extreme East, and
IN Oregon in the extreme West, in Ken
lucky and Tennessee in the centre, in
North Carolina Oh the South Atlantic
coast, and in Arkansas in the Valley Of the
Mississippi. Thus all parts Of the Union
have been sampled New England, the
Pacific, the centre, the South, the South
west, aud (including the New York town
elections) the middle Atlantic. Without a
single exception, wherever there has been a
contest between parties, the Republicans
have been disastrously beaten. Here is the
record Of the changes in two years:
1872. 1874.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20
mo. 1861
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Han ChnllcPrlf nj .l.1sL, rifle.

G P. ThruSton and J. c. Bradford, solicitor,
for COmplaiuauf. iy.u oa,gIv
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20
FIRE!
NJ. B BRITT,
TRANSFER GRAiNINe
FROM NATURAL WOOD.

Cross & Bastine's Patent Of Aprl 20, 1873.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20

THE Hil'Oaukee Sentinel has heard that
there were elections, last week, in Ken
lucky, Tennessee and North Carolina, but
says that "yery little importance was at
tached to any of them. The Buffalo Com
nTciGl advertiser understands that Ken
lucky and North Carolina have gone as
they always 90 -DemOcratic-andt that lin
Tennessee, the contest being on county
tickets, very little is known Of the result"
But the Philadelphia Press has learned
enough to assure it that now is the time
for new Federal reconstruction of the en-
tire South, and that this time 1.-The work be
done thOrOughly.n
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20

Thus far only two or three Repub-
lican Congressman who have shown
any disgust at the sins of their party
have been renominated. The Chicago
Tribune, Independent Republican, in
commenting upon this fact, says :
"Credulous constituencies are renOmi-
mating the Congressman who have been
caught in various sorts of jobbery, ap-
parently under a profound conviction
that some process has been going on
inside each of them by which knavery
has been changed into honesty, and
stupidity into intellectual brilliancy."
Under these circumstances it wants to
know IF fervid popular Indignation
and earnest promises of reform inside
the party have both proved SO utterly
unable to effect anything, what has
the country to expect if that party is
kept in power"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20

THE odd advice of Artemus Ward
was; Pay your debts, if you have to
borrow the money to do it. Paradoxi-
cal as this seems in its brevity, the
principle is daily acted on bymerchants
and ali conscientious men who value
their promise and would avoid causing
a creditor inconvenience. A promise
to pay is a contract, of which the date
is an essential part. Your neighbor
who loaned it to you, may be depending
on the money to pay has creditor. If
you cannot REDEEM your word with him
otherwise, it is best to make new con-
tract with some one else who has the
money 70 spare. Thus you keep your
word with the man who first accommo-
dated you, and save him from embar-
rassment. When you are In need
again, he will have no hesitancy in ex-
tending what help he can.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20
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I'm CH01aceru at Nashville,


GTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
the 2sth, lSI4-Julia +. Locke and Others, Com
plainsnts, VS.. Eli Waites, Jr., and Others, De
PENDANTS.
1t appearing from affidavit filed in this cause,
that the defendants, Eli Waites, Jr., Eli Waites,
Sen, j. ID. DOdd, Jr., and JnO. ID. Chiekering,
are all nOn-residents OF the State of Tennessee
so that the ordinary process OF law cannot be
served upOn them, aud IL appearing that an at
tachment has issued In said cause and has been
returned levied on the estate and interest of
said Eli Waites, Jr., and Senior, as the assignee
or purchaser of the one-fOurth OF other interest
OF ,Jno. d. Chick sring in the estate, real and
personal, and JnO. Chickering, deceased, The
real estate consisting of a tract of about 500
acres on or near the waters Of Richland Creek
in the 18th Civil District Of Davidson county
Tenn, said 500 acres comprising four tracts, as
described in the deeds respectively, recorded in
the Registers Office Of Davidson county, on page
253, book y, page 80, book !, page $50, book
No. &, page 500, book No. 8; and Also in all
the property conveyed by said JnO. ID. CHECKER
ing 10 said Waltes by deed registered in said
Office In book =, page 7O7, attached 70 secure
the claims OF cOmplainants against debts by
note for Sl.2oo,. justly due and owing,
dered that said defendants enter their appear
anee herein before or within the trss three days
of the next term of sad court, 70 be held on the
first Monday in October next, (lsl4,J and plead,
answer, OF iemur 70 cOmplainants' lii OF the
same win he taken for confessed as 20, them and
set i0r hearing ex parte, and that n copy OF this
in the Nashville Union and American
A cOpy-AtteSt:
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
Bate & Williams, seiieiteTs sOF GOmPiAihaRts.
jy20O1YSt