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Totals. ,s45 SO $1O.477 81
And the board of supervisors at the De-
cember meeting, without any warrant of
law, and in the face Of the decision of the
supreme court that the legislature
CANNOT RELEASE TAX
or authorize any inferior body to do it, or
dered the amounts asked to be released
And at the March meeting this year on pc
tition Of the Moline Plow Company for an
other abatement for 1874, themselves de-
clare they have no authority in the mat
ter.
Your correspondent says he notices an
effort to revive the question of the payment
Of this tax, and regrets it. Now if this tax
were dead it might need reviying, but it is
not dead. And as l think l have now
shown it TO be debt justly due, declared
so by the highest authority, Mr.. kerns
must believe it should be paid.
This, however, is not the whole of the
iniquity involved in this affair. The cut
ting down of hills and filing up Of hollows,
macadamizing streets and building school
houses. nor the Rockford railroad bonds
have anything to do with the great increase
in our school and city tax this year over
last The fact is that the deficit created
by the refusal of these parties to pay the
tax OF 1878 was made up by increasing
the estimates for 1874 10 cover these
amounts, thus
UNLOADING THE FULL AMOUNT
upon the other tax payers.
Nor is this all Aa examination of the
assessment tor 1874 discloses some fact.
worthy OF notice. will give, first, tn.
figures as they appear on the assessor !,
books, and then as they appear in the re
port Of the state board Of equalization:
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CELT CARPETINGS, Is to 80 cents per yard
i FELT CEILING for rooms instead Of Plaster
FELT ROOFING and SIDING. FOR Circulars and
Sample, address C. j. FAY, Camden, New Jersey.
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ssDSYCHoMANCY, OR SOUL CHARMING"
How either sex may fascinate End gain the
love and affections of any person they Choose In
stantly This art all can possess, free, by mail ior
Is cents together ith Marriage Guide, Egyptlan
Oracle, Dreams, Hints to Ladies', etc lnO,Oo sold.
a oueer book Addiess T. WILLIAM i co, Pub
fishers. Philadelphia. 81 -
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sessor valued the property of all these |
companies at less than either of the three |
frst named were each assessed in 18T3sl
and that the state board almost doubled
bis figures, and still by comparing the as
sessed valuations by the state board with
the figures given heretofore for 1873 it |
will be seen that they are valued $685. |
$50 Jess in 1874 than 1873, and in order |
to make the aggregate valuation In the
township what it was in 1873 the assessor
had no other resource than to unload this
large amount on other property. Our
rate Of taxation, state. county town, city;
road and bridge, school and railroad bond
tax is ST per cent. on the valuation Wnen
summed up, and 81 per cent. on the above
amount $636. .68O, makes the snug little
sum of S33, AS 10, Nov let rs sum, this
up: t~ '7~''' -.
Muuicipal tax illegally declared void for .o
1879 ............. 20 0-os4 o.
School tax ditto: a \. che s;.essor on the
Total. go, s47 VI
To this should be added the cost Of car
rying the case through the courts; that the
county paid $1,000 to the lawyers for and
of which we must bear our share and the
sum is $53, ,247 81.
K THE VALUATION f
OF these companies was not too high but
too low in 1873, for the law fixes the stan.
/ dard at the cash. value at voluntary sale
aud there may have been many good rea.
sons why in the cases compared BY MT
/ Kerns, Mr.. Keator had less personal prop
erty than Dimock, Gould q 70, one o.
which is apparent to me. MIR. keator hac
a. large number of lumber yards scattered
lover this state and Iowa, which kept BIZ
stock on hand reduced here: But II i
were true that MIR. Keator had ESCAPED
his share of taxation it would hardly D.
claimed that it justi6es such fagrant vio
lations Of law and lawless assumptions, o
authority in giving away the people
! : money as the City Council Of Moline an
!. Board Of Supervisors Of the county hav
. been guilty Of. :,
IF such a system be permitted to b
pursued here, no economy which MI
: Kcrns indicated as the panacea for all W
= complain of, could save U.s. The Rocktor
). railroad bonds indicated as one OF tn
= = Q luses of our present high taxes requir
only % cents each year on each $lO0 Walt
alton and that scheme was carried throug
lsoley for the benefit of these companie
/: land largely by their direct infuenc
re- This tax scheme is, it seems to me, te
D. fold worse in every aspect and for the be-
eft of the same parties, and yet Mr.. Kerr
90 fayors it. It seems that
Ss CONTINUED on third uage.)
M
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Ax8ABusEs.
And Believes Tint the csrpcratisns Esvs
rJnlosdsa . Big Share Of thslr gaxss
On the People at Large.
MOLINE, March Is, 1875.

To the Editor OF the Union. es @ r-ff0 ~-r ..f|
Your issue Of Sunday. March 7, con-
tains an article on tax abuses which seems
to me the most sophistical, dislngenuous
and mischievous Of anything that has yet
been said or done on the subject. fer-
NIT me to traverse the reasoning OF that
article. Mr.. Kerns says debts incurred
must be paid if VIC are honest, and agree
with him fully. Tax is debt due from
individuals TO the state for. the proper ad-
ministration Of public affairs. The consti-
tuition of the state guarantees equal taxa
ton as regards tangible property. except
state, United States, school, church and
that of charitable institutions.
The supreme court Of the state has de-
clared that the legislature has no power to
abate or release any persons tax and can
not therefore confer the power on any in
ferior body, because 10 release the tax oi
any destroys the principle of uniformity
guaranteed by. the constitution, and com
pels the rest of the tax payers to pay ths
amount y lf. riJJcs) iVFf eIl. ,.a.-.t
The law requires the assessor to asses
all property at its cash value at -voluntar!
sale. ,sVb 81 ktllNEl ls3l2tA 9;
BEARING THESE FACTS IN MIND,
let us look at the situation here 10 Moline
In 1878 the following companies wer
assessed as follows on their tangible prop
ertv and canifal stack. -. . p,
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M0FFAT's LIFE PILLS
and
i PHOENIX BITTERS.

The Most Successful Medicines
In the World.
Established in 1886, by one Of
our Most Eminent Physicians.
and now used throughout North
and South America, with more
pleasing results than any other
Medicine i'm cases of diseased
Liver, Blood or Skin, Indiges-
tion, COstiveness, Bilious Corr
plants, Rheumatism, and Fever
and Ague.
Thousands of certificates are
in our possession, giving detailed
accOuts of perfect CURES effect
ed by these invaluable Medicines.
They regulate the System and
put all the functions OF the body
: In a healthy condition.
tT Sold by Druggists everywhere.
]. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor,
S5 Liberty Street, New York. =
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PILES! =! PILES! PILES 4!
sPOHR,S NEW PILE CURE.

snre Cure and Absolute Prevention. Sold by all |
dealers Circulars sent free on application.
Address. MON fGOMEkY u CO., Agents.
131 N. Ninth ST., Philadelphia. Pa.
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MoNTeoMERY'S NERvINE.

For the cure Of Neuralgia, Rheumatism. Head.
ache Nervousness, Sciatica, Tie-Douloureux, Hys-
teria Palpitation Of the Heart and all nervous az
fections. The Proprietor of this valuable medicine
does not ask you use 1t for weeks or months pee
fore you have relief; in many cases one bottle, or
less of this medicine is required 1t is sold on Its
own merits. and not by fiatterng advertise ements
community
Sold by all Druggists. DR. Montgomery will be
happy TO have all who are suffering consult him
free Of charge, pei sonaily or by letter
Office and store, 131 N, Ninth ct, cor Cherry,
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Pages Climax Salve, a Family

Pages Climax Salve, q Eamlly
blessing for 25 cents.
It heals without a scar. No
family should be without 1t.
Wewarrant it to cure ScrOfnla
Sores, Salt Rheum, Chilblains,
Sore Breasts or Nipples, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, and Sprains.
1t has been used over twenty
years, without enc failure.
Ithas no parallel-having per-
fectly eradicated disease, and
healed after all other remedies
had failed. 1t is a compound Of
Arnica with many other Extracts
and Balsams, and putup in larger
boxesforth thesame price than any
other Ointment.
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NO AUTHORITY OF LAW
Totals. s...........n.........s sa,7O5 40 ss,s74 80

And the city council Of Moline on the 5th
of December last, with lawless assumption
of authority, ordered the county treasurer
not to collect this tax and declared it to be
null aud void, in the face of the decisions
of both circuit and supreme courts. Ap-
parently made. saneuine by this success
but too modest to ask for an abatement
themselves, two of the parties now waited
upon the board Of education with petition
ready for their signature, setting forth the
fact that the board believed the school tx
levied against these same companies un-
just and asking the board of supervisors to
abate it in the following amounts, and /
again give first the total tax and then the
amount asked to be released:
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OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE.

HAPPY RELIEF FOR YOUNG MEN from the edecft
of Errors and Abuses in early life. Manhood re-
stored Impediments to Marriage removed New
method of treatment. New and remarkable RENE
dies Books and Circulars sent free, in sealed CT
gelopes. -
Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.,-an institution
having a high reputation for honorable condue
and professional skill. 1-9d!Swan
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And these assessments were made on |
their own sworn statements. When the |
tax was extended and they became aware
of the amount required Of them they re-
fused to pay it and prayed for an injunc.
ton to restrain the collector from enforc-
ing payment Of the amount The iniunc-
ton was granted temporarily but on hear
ing of the case with perhaps as able law
yer as there is in the state, pleading in
their behalf, the
INJUNCTION WAS DISSOLVED.
Not satisfied with this decision they
united with the railroad companies in an
effort before the supreme court to test the
validity of the tax and the county retained
lawyers paying them So, 1000 of the people s
money, who won the case. 1t they could
have shown the court that they were taxed
for more than they we're worth does any
one doubt that the court would have de-
clared against the tax and in their favor
1t seemed now that the payment of the
taxes could no longer be avoided. The
court Of last resort had de:ided against
them aud declared practically that it was
just debt and must be paid. But from
the decision of both circuit and suprem,
court they appealed to the city council o
Moline, that. has = 49, .E-a- >s5 -
NO AUTHORITY OF LAW p
at all in the matter. to release them from
their city tax as follows. / give the ful
tax and amount attempted to be release,
in each case. mp
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STATISTICS OF FAILUREs.-It is stated in
circular published by Dun & Co.'S Mercan-
tile Agency on the 10Th instant, that business
failures in the United States from January
j 10 september 80 of the present year have
amounted to 5,334, with a total liability of
Sl3l la 600 A comparative statement shows
mat the failures for a similar period in 1874
amounted to SIG AZ, 600, in 1873 to III 81 600
and In 1872 TO $50, ,0O0. OF the failures this
year Maryland is charged with eighty-five
with liabilities amounting to S9,32 $50,
nearly half OF which sum is involved in the
failure OF Stirling, Ahrens 4 Co. In the Dis
trict OF Columbia during the same period
there were sixteen failures, liability Sf39 92t;
IN Delaware fifteen, liability Sl5i.5O0; in
Virginia and West Virginia ninety. liability
cl,4s,S'6; in Pennsylvania four hundred and
nineteen, liability 13,Ol9,SS}; in New York
city five hundred and forty-nine, liability
S3l ,696, $50 The tendency of unwise credits
is illustrated by the failures in Canada
which indicate that though the trade of the
dominion two years ago was very pros
porous, in the past nine months thirty In
every thousand traders have failed, while
the figures in the United States show tn AT
only eight in every Thousand have sue
cumbed, teaching the lesson that expansion
IN unwise credits is delusive and dangerous
Bat. SIN.
III all the figures in this circular are not
more reliable than those 10 relation to the
District of Columbia, any illustrations
drawn from them will hardly convey
lesson worth needing 1t is news TO the
people OF this District that sixteen business
failures have occurred here in the period
specified.
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Show sweet IL is for brethren To dwell to-
gether in unity" Pope Plus the Ninth and
King Victor Emmanuel, between whom il
has been believed no reconciliation could
ever be effected, have been carrying on q
Kindly correspondence relative to the sup
preston OF certain houses of ill repute in
Rome. The King, in reply TO the Pope, who
addresses him as "most illustrious son, :"
says he will GLADLY comply with the pious
instructions of his holiness" and subscribes
himself your very devoted son." The tone
OF the correspondence would indicate that a
Gnal reconciliation is not impossible.
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About Pennsylyauta.

GAS Pennsylvania goes so goes the Union -
has long been a familiar cry but Ohio now
plumes herself that it is a cry that will be
heard no more, and that to her has been rele-
gated the important trust OF settling In Octo-
Der the issue of the general campaign. Still
the Ohio papers are willing to concede some
weight to the action of Pennsylvania, and
the Cincinnati Commercial has sent special
over the late "banner- staten to report upon
the political situation. He writes that the
Ohio election has opened the eyes OF the
democratic leaders In Pennsylvania so wide
that they will never again be blinded by the
dust of the infiationists. The only trouble is
that the republican majority In Ohio is
scarcely large enough to fiatten out the rag
money men. Congressman Kelley will re-
bound from IL like a rubber ball, and in a
few days his peculiar theories about the ex-
pansion of the currency will be as elastic as
ever. The imitation theory has been mortslly
wounded in Ohio, but IL will die hard in
Pennsylvania, although the politicians, as a
class, have given IL up as "clean gone"
Still, life will be retained in it by a sort of
galvanic process in the western counties.
where IL is claimed the people are mad for
soft money. But in the eastern counties
and in Philadelphia 1T is thoroughly defunct
The cry row is that the state can be saved to
the democrats only by changing front as
rapidly as possible, ana making q 1gnt on
administrative reform; this, the Commercial
correspondent thinks, they shopli have done
at first, and that had they confined them
selves TO this issue, and left all extraneous
questions to take care of themselves, they
might have carried the state by a large ma
tority. But having made the tremendous
blunder OF introducing the entirely unneces-
sary issue of the money question, they can
Low hope, by lodging the issue which they
have raised themselves. and turning To SIRE
FORM only TO reduce by a few thousands the
inevitable republican majority of the state
Aside from the initiation heresy the demo-
Gratis have points of advantage in a strong
ticket, while the republicans are weak in
their candidates all over the state. The peo-
PIE are tired of being ruled by political COM
binations and professional politicians; and
this gives the democrats unu sual strength
But the great weakness of the democratic
party in the state lies in the financial issue
which has been driven like a wedge into all
the traditions of the party, and has rent
asunder all the issues on which the party
was preparing to make vigorous fight. AS
the case stands now, the democratic leaders
are placed in the unenviable position of be-
ing forced, by the result OF the Ohio election,
to "hedge" on the financial question, and to
cry specie payments, where a few days ago
they cried Mr.. Kelley's assignats.
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GOAL! COAL! WOOD. WOOD:
on EAPg CHAP, ROR CANHr
pOR CzS6

THOUSANDS or TONS ORDERED
Arriving daily, cargces 81 the best varieties OF an
klsds Of COAL aud WOOD.
Now is the time 10 buy
uyou would save money get O rood a,fseIs ana isa
signed before you buy.
Having OF the largest wharves In the Distr1cf,
aud ell the facilities possible thereto annexed for
the delivery Of Coal direct from our vesses % ths
mepts A visit no our w ba.yee and Benof viii ea.
vince one At glaze ofonr unsurpassed sdvaatssss
Good PINE WOOD delivered - lov - %. so 30
Good OAK WOOD delivered .. Low q ss 20 ~
per cord.
single trial r. sll that 10 necessary 10 oouvinos
the public Of the above facts.
JOHNSON BROfARRR.
Main one and Depot q JohnsonS Wharvs, soos
One.- {iiiiHss e s: s,,s,. s0'ssvsa. .,.x.
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COAL, WOOD AND
BUILDING MATERIALS.

Ave aiysys on hand . larGe end s.scrtet aeck
PINE, OAK and HICk oRY WOOD 10 ne stici OF
sawed and split, al kept under cover,
Having the control OF several h->-es y 4
end Domestic CknkNT6 and 4
TABS, and handling yearly mai. ~
COB LAT6e, an IN condition MAJ - - of aay
character in ny line with dispatch snd ndeiity e
wholesale and retail, upon terms that defy oompe-
tftion.
Central Qfsce-s23 Louisiana syenue northwest.
Branch Yard-lr e.. bet ans sss., southeast.
ocf3l-ly WI. 0UIkAED.
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COAL AND WOOD.
COAL! COAL! COAL |!

am new receiving all sfzos OF the best grades
COAL,
Lee" "NilkesbArre" and "Locra n ou utssu y,
White Ash; "Lorberry" Red Ash, and .LYfeu,
valley" To persons who wish 10 take advantage Of
the low prices orders will be receiy cd this month AZ
very small advance upon the original cost fo- casa
am also Offering st loo figure prime Hickory,
Oas and Pine WOOD, sawed and split any length on
si,e desired Orders through mail promptly hIi.i
Yard and Once, corner 9Th and streets south
west Branch fsrc and Once, a street, between a
sud ID northeast
jyZ-Smr VIII MARIOW
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Tie District Commissioners to-day issued
a warrant for payment OF the November in
1erest Gin gold on the 80 year bonds of the
late corporation OF Washington, and the in
terest will be paid without rebate on and
AFTER Monday next This promptness will
be crafty ing TO the bond holders these hard
times
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7 ARsl grQCH OF HEw AND sBooHp
IL HAND CAkRIAGBe, Of the --latest - go.
pent, for cash or aIDreved eaDsr. Pony 49,
PhRtons below cost, 70 make room for fall ssock
GssSineson. ana CIV. fsystss arsst. ksisScrs..
Nd. tseyslyl P.D. bCHMIDf q 90,
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Rev. p. A. DIEAHAN, OF,
viii deliver lecture on the above SUBJECT in St
Dyminic' $ Church,
MONDAY EYENING, October IS, 1875, at o clock.
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KFH. 4. OFFLEY Z Co.,

TH. =. OFFLEY = CO..
Wy BANKERS,
Corner 18th and r streets, opposite Treasury De.
TarimeIt, Bank Of Deposit, Exchange, &c.
Deal in GOLD, Government and District BONDS
Foreign EXCHANGE, &c.
Cole ctions made on all points.
1Gves'ment Securities on Commission. octz3 tr
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TICKETS, so CENTS.

oct22 st TICKETS, so CENTS.
~ SEE DIPLOMA OF Holmes OH Man oftae
Wy Mountain Lirer PuiiS at DR.. VIM. G. DUCK
Eli brug Store, corner 22d 81. aud Pa. w.
$1,000 for the detection of Mercury any
otner poisonous substance in them. Sold by all
Druggists. oct1Slw'
rF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS FOR
Wy SALE.
ger sent lS-year BONDS.
Special improvement per cent. BONDS receiv-
octIi lot LEwiS JOHNSON co, Bankers.
rSsALL PERSONS DEsIkING TO LEARN
eXpeIfenced teacher at Boys Academy, 6under-
land church, Al street northwest. Full course of
20 lessons, go. Thorough mastery Of the whole
subject guaranteed. octl2-2w
~ ARLlNGTON 90 OPERATIVE BUILD
~ ING observation-disclosures meeting for
the ayment of dues WEDNESDAY, November q
at BOARD OF TRADE ROOMS. SIG Market
space Subscriptions for the remaining shares will
Chss; b. Bailey, Ca. Office, 10th.
Geo Hsrkness, 1920 H,n
Edward Meoley, 1909 7th. n. w.
yhOs b. Penicks, Government Printing Office.
g. Middleton, Metropolitan Bank.
II. III TwombIy, Gov eminent Printing Office.
W. Tyler, 742 10th, NV
Robinson, 92l Pennsylv Ania avenue.
J. D. Free, 715I,n.w.
Francis Miller, 3OI 9th,n
A. T.. Longley, Agricultural Department.
THOMAS HYDE, President,
,xo Riggs Co.'S Bank.
I'll u street northwest. oct7 tn sat W ,tnovl
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n8coLLEoroRy OFFICE.

eS DISTRICT OF CoLuNDIA,
WARRINGTON, d. October n, 1875,
Notice fs hereby given that on October 81 1875,
wiz en- pire All licenses given by the District OF Do
IrHtla To sn Dotbecariee. uctoneers, Banks and
Bankers Bill Posters, Brewers, Brokers, Book
Agents, Butchers In the several markets, Claim
agents, Cont, actors, Cattle Brokers, Commission
Ferchants, Dealers Of Merchandise Of any kind
NhateT,r, Dealers In Distilled and Fsrmented Lii
quols. Vines and Cordials, Distillers. Insurance
ger g Ice Dealers, Manufacturers Of Illuminating
Gss, Lie and Fire Insurance Comp anies, Patent
Agents, Pswnbrokers, Photographed Projectors
q bar Rooms, Sample Ro.m Tipping Houses,
Biliard basatelle and Jennie Lind sbles, Bowling
Aneys, Hotes. Livery Stables, Intelligence Offices
yubk SHOP Rest.uI ants and Eating Heuses, Thea
All parties engaged In said business. trades or pro-
LESSONS must promptly renew said licenses In &C
eordance With the provisions Of the act Of thu
Lesisistlse Assembly approved August ., 1911,
lS12. viz
"That every person liable for Q license tax VIII,
may fail 20 BAY the same before engaging in the
ness Tor which license may be required shall u al
diton to the license tax imposed Day Q Il ne or pen
fer each offenee
Dealer. In distilled and fermented Iiauors, wines
and cordials. In quantities not less than piat
further notified that . bond, With two citizens as
sureties, each In the pcnal Of two hundred dol
lars, must be given unto the District OF Columbia
successor TO the Mayor. Board of Aldermen and
Board 81 Common Council, &c prev ious to Obtain
ing license TO traffic therein in aec,rdance with
existiug laws JOHN r COOK,
octs3 cost Collector District of Columbia
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~ THE TEMPORAL POWER, SHALL 1T
~ BE RESTORED,
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hFEDUCATI0N FOR BUSINESS.-Large
Wy numbers Of young people will begin 20 pre-
Pre- Tor positions Of trust and profit nv entering
SPENCERIAN WASHINGTON BUSINESS DOL
LEGE In October. Day and evening sessions. No
life scholarships sold after January /, 1876. For
particulars call at College, 7th and streets
Dorthw est address for illustrated circular, H. C.
SPENCER, President. sep3O-lm
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RFLEWlS JOHN0ON 8 CO.,
BAN ERS,

Conner a. 10TH Street and Pennsylvania Aussxs,
Dealers in Government and District Securities
Foreign Exchange and Gold. eepl4-ly