The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-06-18

decided not to hear them, stating that he
would take tie papers under advisement until
Tomorrow morning. The question in his mind
first to be settled was, 1t the answer was satti-
cient to show cause why IN attachment for
contempt should not be issued. If it was, fur
ther proceedings would be unnecessary.
Another Atlantis cable has been complet-.
Negotiations with the Indiana for the possess
sion Of the Black Hills will be resumed in case
gold il found there. =: =
By recent decision Of the Supreme Court,
funds belonging to Benevolent Societies have
been declared imb3eot to t9xAtioa. LIN obedi-
ence to this decision the board of, equalization
Of this city has sent citations to each society
in the limit of Cincinnati, to show cause why
they Should not be taxed on their money,
credits, etc. !The Masons, Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias, Red Men, aud all other
secret societies, heretofore exempted on the
ground of charity and their seeming public
benefit, have been included in thesummons
In the United States supreme Courtat Wash
ington, June 9th, in the case of the Erie
railroad company, plaintiff in error, vs.. the
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania in error, to
the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth
Pennsylvania, Justice Hunt delivered the
opinion Of the Court, in substance as follo~s:
The question in this case is that Of the right
and intention Of the State Of Pennsylvania to
impose tax on the gross receipts Of the Erie
Railway Company. IN day, 1868,
the Legislatu of that State
passed an act, by the 8th
section of which there was imposed q tax Of
three.fourths Of one per cent upon the gross
receipts Of every railway company and canal
and transportation company, liable to
tax upon tonnage under the pre-
ceding section of this act Under
this section the accounting officers of the State
settled an account against the Erie Railway
Company. From this settlement an appeal
was taken by the company to county court,
where q verdict of 81, ,678, $40 was rendered
in favor Of the State, which, upon an appeal to
the Supreme Court of the State, was sustained.
From this judgment Of the Supreme Court of
the State, writ Of error is brought to this
The court finds that the decision of the State
courts Of Pennsylvania are quite in harmony
with our own on this subject. The respond
ent's objections are well taken, and the judg-
ment must be affirmed.
Mr.. Beach commenced his argument for TIL
on, in the Brooklyn scandal case, on the 8th,
and spent the first two days in defending his
case from the arguments of Evarts aud Porter
The great importing firm Of H. B. Claflin &
Co., has been indicted for deirauding the rev.
enue.
The Universa]ists of Ohio have taken open
issue with the Catholics on the common school
question.
The grasshoppers on the 4th were reported
to be leaving Nebraska, going toward the Black
Hills.
The canal boat owners of Buffalo have agreed
no: 10 carry wheat for less than eight cents.
The safe of the u s. man of war Cumber-
land, sunk in Hampton Roads by the Confed.
crate iron-clad Virginia, has been recovered
after ten years search. The safe contains
$1,000, 600 in gold.
The headq quarters Of the order of Patrons O
Husbandry will probably be removed to Louis
Vile, KY, soon.
The grasshopper, An inch in length, has al
ready reached Manitoba.
Frank w. Palmer, ex-1hember of Congress
from Iowa, has been appointed one Of tn.
commissioners to treat with the Sioux.
| The N. Y. Herald has discovered that on tn
18th Of May, 1871, Mr. Beecher purchased a,
ounce Of Prussic acid at drug store which
names. The same paper says that uphols
terer named Loader witnessed huggng ant
kissing between Beecher and Mrs. Tilton
while putting down carpets in the house Q
the latter: In view of all this there is posi-
bility that the case may be re-opened tor evi
dence