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AFTERNOON SALES

lis Meadow Vslley--2% *
535 raymond Il Ely--l5 IA IA Il b3O IA y
200 Eureka Con-12A IL
100 Jackson-lb
9l0 Belmont-lH
so X X Con-
"a Nansfeld-1
$40 Golden Chariot 9Oc =
25 Advance
300 Prussian-1h
96O Leopard-9's ~ Ss ~
200 Jefferson-4a
CTS Gila-3A
20 N Belle-29
1876 Hussey-%
$40 Crown Point-2I y II
1856 Gould h Curry-l4
1900 Overman--4O 1914 81
200 Imperial--8h ga
495 Caiifornia-5Oh 81 5OA 5lb5
1870 Mckenzie 1873
305 Union Con-7& ia -,.,.,,o,I
e295 Best Il Belcher-3i4 80 "a % 3poJ ''a
70 Bullion--39 39h
IS Con Virginis-23s 2s7 2s7 y 236h 1854
Seq Belcher-G0
1870 Julia-1lH
l40 Chollar Potosi-52 52jo
255 Justice-22a %
300 Leviathan-2ls
so Amazon-1A
100 Morning STAR
49, Ophir--37A SIN 57ea
loo Poorman-a
so Occidental
1910 Woodville-3H So 3a
40 Lady Washington-lh
20 Kossuth-2
270 G Quartz-la
200 Leo-SOc
605 Andes-2
100 Silver Central Con-A
so Cosmopolitan-35c
30 Kentuck-12
SO Alpha-14
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Ana IN .ccorasucs with Law and An order q
the Basrd Of Trustees. made on ne isen
S.o ~ Ssrtember. 1875, 70 many shares q eech
s.d ssoea = NJ, :. g e. sos y ~
~ ~ 10. lle California street lover NJ
osscs 81 he Union Insurance Company. een
Trsnoisco. California, en- Woanseaays tho
oHS1s an 81 Novonaber, 1656. q ~ hour a.
eleven O'Clock = m. of said dags 20 paysaAd -
coafs OF advertising and sxpenAee OfAthas an1ns
80 T.W. CoEDU1H, Geczstnu1
Ofice-Rooms over the oGAee a Ne unfoo -
sursnce Company, No. Al6 cAlifcenia sesese -
Francisco. California. 8
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BY ELE r A p III

SPECIAL tn THE PIoCHE DAILY RECORD
BY WESTERN UNION LINE.
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- ea,NcIsco STOCK REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO. November u.

FRANCISCO. November u.
MORNING SALES.
ne, opbir-S74 81 81 Abs 81 3la y.
l - Sytps-ican--l5h l5a l5Ab5 1855 10
6s5 Gould Il Curry-l4 10 loS al, aa,, Het1,
34b5 34bl0
81 ssysge-6l 81 60A
Ok Chollsr Potosi-52h % 81 y oi oil Holo
"a Eale 4 Norcross-2S - 2Ss
o9o crown POINTS, 25A %
az yellow Jackets Ga 62k
9lO Imperial-I% "a
10 Empire Mill-4l
Az Kentuck-lle Tx IL l2b5
80 Belcher-17A II lss 1919 ISL
IS Alpha-l3
20 Conhdence-l5 , 40.
as Con Virginia-237 236 2i0 1858 $50
3IO sierra Nevada-l0 81 % ,a -o,,Aoo
9SiS Cslifornia-5O. sou sos aosslo ooS oSo
50s30
100 Bullion-36S 50
$3.50 Exchequer-l0A 10 lOh
IT'S Overman-40H 39H aupo
$50 Justice-22 22h 22A
go Union Con-74 y "a
80 Lady Brysn-lB ,o,<,,,
a55 Julia-lO IOs IL ia Va iu7s ia
IS Caledonia-l3h II
"a Knickerbocker-lA ~
490 baltimore Com 2ss ~
sS5 silver Hill-7GA 7b3O Gu
rs Ecipse-2z ~
So Challenge
SEQ Rock Islsnd-24
,an- N rnn--l
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Meadow Valley Mining Company
Location of works. Ely Mining District.
Lincoln county, Nevada.-Notice.- There are
delinquent upon the following described stock,
on account of assessment mo. 81 levied on
the 18th day of September. 1876, the several
amounts set opposite the names of the respect
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
DEP ARTURES.
HuGH WHITES SALT LAKE LINE:
JHEly H L Hall
CT Benham
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-21

IN the old Cabinet Rooms Of Butler & Smith
where amreceiving choice new goods daily from
Milwaukee and Chicago consisting Of every
thing wanted for family use, in the logging camp
or mill or on the river
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-21

.ontyol than. The testimony Ct our best citi-
9lS, OF all classes, establishes the fact, that
JJERRE PICTORIAL will and does relieve and
UTG The affecting disorders Of the Throat and
HngS beyond any other medicine. The most
.&noercus affections of the Pulmonary Organs
-ie!l 10 its power; and cases Of ConsuTnps
ION, cufoj by this preparation, are public
known, remarkable as hardly to be be-
scyoJ, were they not proven beyond dispute.
y L remedy it is adequate, OH which the public
lly re.y for full protection. BY curing Coughs,
he for6runncvs OF moro serious disease Il saves
numbered lives, and an amount of suffering
1t TO be computed. It challenges trial, ard cor
-inces the most sceptical. Every family should
.3cD It on hand as q protection against the carly
ii uuperceiYed attack of Pulmonary Affections
:Iici arc easily met ut first, but which become
durable, and too often fatal if neglected. Ten
II lungs need this defence; ana it is unwise 10
. without it. As 4 safeguard TO children, amid
&c distressing diseases which bcsct the Throat
III Chest Of childhood, CHERRY PICTORIAL
Invaluable; for, by its timely use, multi
Iles are rescued from premature graves, and
lvci 10 the love and affection centred on them
acts speedily and surely against ordinar. colds
occurring sound and Notwithstanding sleep. No
nc viii suffer troublesome Influenza and pain
Ill Bronchitis, when they know how easily
lav can be cured.
Originally the product of long. labori0us, and
-uccaSSfUl chemical investigation no cost or toll
: spared in making every bottle IN the utmost
possible perfection. It may be confidently re-
jei upon as possessing all the virtues it has ever
exhibited, and capable of producing cures Is
memorable IS Tic greatest It has ever effected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-21
PREPARED 81
Dr. ]. c. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass,

Practical and analytical Chemists.
FOLD BY AL CETeGIsTz EVER EEzE
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1875-03-20
LOT; A L..
=s:0.-:-

ADMINISTRATIONS, gems d sci.
ne, a carrelct. a ligne, hamecon, a as.
ticots, la saisbh de la l,tche est Venue.
81 Loriquet pretend que Dicu, dahs sa
bonte ct sa prtvoyance, fait couler les
tleuves ct les ,ivieres pres des grandes
villes pour qu'ellcs fnssent comlieran-
tes, on pcut dire que ]e poisson Judi
cieusement choisi le mois lie mars ct le
mois d'avril pour morslre a rhamecon,
attn que les bons catholiques ct les bons
musulmans russcnt obeir aux lois ct
Ordonnances lu cart,ne.
Car tout, dams te monde, est er,1onne
dune malriere admirable.
Or, pGclleurs, ptch0ns.
La Louisiana aqnatiqhc, ,avec ses coiirs
d'cau,ses fleuves,ses rivieses,ses bayous,
ses laos, ses lagons, ses etangs, ses ma
rails, >es c:lnauy, ses fosses, ses coul6es
ct scs inno,nbrables flaqucs dean, est
certainement un richie pays dc ptche.
Les poissons de tout genre ct de toute
couleur y foisonnent. On v trcuve la
barbue, rest,rgeon, le casburgot, lie pois-
son rouge, ranguille, le gonjon, le sac
a-lat, Ia sarline, le grognard, Ia raie
All beurre noir ct le patassas.
lie patassas-mot local CONNIE le mot
bayou-n'est autre chose que Ia perche.
Ses nageoires epineuse en- font fol. Mais
le patassas louisianais est bien certaine.
ment le plus etrange, 1e plus original,
lie PLUS goulu, le plus p,oliklue ct le
meilleur Ell friture que nous commissions
ceans. Mais il ne faut, bicn entendu,
tpargner nj la glaissr pour lc fiire,ni le
vim pour lc manger. Vous lc pechez
dams les bayous, dams les canat1x, dams
les fosscs, dams les marais, dahs teau
dortnante OH peu courante, ,mais non dams
lc Mississippi. II les mtHurs d'tth bon
bourgeois. II croft ct Sc multiple dune
facon vraiment biblique, ct ses eufs, ,qui
Sc COMPETENT par millions ct que la pluie
semc en- tous lie,x, deviennent patassas
dams la moindre flaque d'eau qui les re-
ceuille. An reste, les pluies de crapau,1s
ct dc poissons sont tres frequentes en-
Louisiana. La pisciculture serait des
plus simples ct des plus faciles EN- ce
pays. Aussi null NY sol9ge.
Monsieur L. Malus-car c'est Ia OF
nous voulions en- venir-a un grand re-
servoir Oeau sur sa sucrerie, a environ
trcnte piels d'elevation, ct servant a
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1875-03-20

reparation ct de Justice. QUAINT aux q
conservateurs, nous ne leur faaons pas
un instant linjure de penser qu'ils on,
blieront leurs deyoirs ct trahimnt leur
mandat.< Maintenant, maitre Kellogg,
conv0quez ces gens-A. Cest le veu de
la Louisiana. II le faut. Pas db retard.
Pour vous, 81 vohs depouillex ,yos senti.
mcnts ct votre pelitique de carpet-bag-
ber,s vous avez pour lie bien de Ia LOui.
siane 10 quart volont6 que vous avez
enc pour son i1ial, 81 vous vohs appuyez
franchement ct sinctrement sur len ho,n-
mes honnetes de tous les partis,mettant
de cote les vauriens qui vous ont jusqu'a
present servi, ,compromis ct gloritit ,notls
vons saluerons avec le respect dh a un
veritable g0uverneur de pEtat de Ia
Louisiana. A tout peche mis9ricorle!
Et Foh dira: deux ans mauvais, deux
ans bon, quill 1ui soft partlonn6! Dams
le cas- contlaira, vous ne dormirez point
sur i'm lit de roses. Mais il est du levoir
tles cOnservateurs, Isl vous voulez le bien,
de vous alder sans mauvaise grace. On
lie droit de boulder pour soi-meme, ,mais
non qrand l'ihtefet du pays votis defend
Ia bouderia. 81 le diable c0n,bat pour
ma patrie, je lie tlterai point le diable.
Je me noie, un chien me sauve. .dois.je
batte mon sauveur, parceque ce sau-
veur est un chien I 81 G. e. Bovee, qui
nest dependant pas beau, sauvait la
Louisiana, il faudlait embrasser G. E.
Bovee.
/. P.S.-LAssemblGe de Versailles a Glu
dAudiffret- Pasquier pour son president.
lie carlisle Cabrera abandonne la eau
sc de Carlos pour celle d'Alphonse.-
Les cinq rrochains cardinaux seront vi
teleschi, Randi, Ninho, Simon ct Mattel.
Ceux fui viehnetit de recevoir le cha
peau sont Manning de Westminster, Lo-
doschowki,d de Posen, Nc C Closkey, de New
York, Descl'amps, de Malines, Granelli
ct Bartinoli.
Edmund, du Vermont, a fait, dit une
dfpeche, un puissant discours contre
paflmission de Pinchback. LIE dit Pinch
back, par un vote de 33 contre 80, a etc
renvOye au second lunli de decembre
Pas jnste, apres tout, puisque Kellogg
a etc recOnnu gOuverneur.-Un violent
tremblement de terre secoue Ia partit
nord dill Mexi1ue.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1875-03-20

VARIA.-M. j. kerrigan, cOllocteur
des taxes de Ia paroisse st. Jacques,est
de retour de Ia Nouvelle. Orleans. II est
tonjonrs, parait- ii, le choix de NJ. Kel.
logg ct .lii Sehat.
Ceiui.ta on un autre, ,c'est tout cohinie.
Payer d NJ. Kerrigan on a NJ. Barnab6,
c'est toujours payer. Et nous payerons
certainement les takes, bien qu'elles
scient lourles, tres lourties, excessive.
ment lourdcs, 4 moins toutefois que 1e
compron,is ayorte aux manipulations
des politicians radicaux. =
Nous navons dotic objection nj d NJ.
kerrigan nj a NJ. Paul, ct nous levons
meme dire que NJ. ker,igan MET une
certaine discretion ct un certain tact a
renplir ses fonctions.
Mais 81 loi est Unique, folle, de haut
gaspillaae ct bonnie pour rabrogation,
c'est la 1oi qui dor1ne 10 pour 100 aux
collecteurs.
P.S.=zOn nous affirme a Ia derniere
hetare que le collecteur est on sera NJ.
Yates.
-Gentilly:en.S Std -Jacqaesn'existe pas,
dit.on. Bah! Onze magasins: Feitel,
Gatilin, Grandeury, Pcrtuit, Latapie,
Hunsaker, Ricaud, Lartigues, Damare
ct Peyret; trois imprimeries ct trois
journaux: Loassianais, Sentinel ct.
Republican; une eglise, une vieille egi.
Sc ct deux chapelles; un college, ,uh eou-
vent ct deux ecoles; une maison de cour
ct, une poste; des avocats, Ties JUICES, dies
yofesseurs; les ouvricrs, des artistes,
des renters; trois brass bendy Oh nlusi-
qucs n1ilitaires; deux btiqhcteries pour
batir; deux sages- -femmes pour attlap-
per les nouveau-nes, plusieurs pretres
p6ur baptiser ceux qui viennent ct en-.
terrier ceux qui partent; des vicux, des
hommes, des enfants, des femmes, des
.jeunes files, des blancs, des noirs, des
jaunes; ct deux ou trois chiens par mai
son, &C., est-ce que tout celia nest pas
quelque chose
Oni, GENTLY existe.
LES chiffres ont leur eloquence, ,ayant
une signifcation precise que ne posse
dent pas toujours les journalistes, avo.
cats ct autres bavarls de profession.
Adonc, gems assures, assurables ct
possedlart valeurs au soleil, Ia Compa-
gnie d'Assurance Mutuelle du SUN,
cette aimee, toutes d6penses payees, .
realise CONNIE ben6fice net-fonlls de
reserve-la somme de 478, ,861.9S.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1875-03-20

90 on 60 magniKques patassds,
Et dependant personne MA sem4 ct ne
seme des patassas dams le reservoir en-
question.
MAJOR MAURIN.-Nous reven0ns
sur cette perte ct sur &c deuil; car no
fldret les morris qui ont noblement vecu,
qui furent des types d'honneur, de patri-
otisme ct en- meme temps de Modesto,
c'est tracer a ceux qui grandissent le
cheniin du devoir ct leur lnOntrer le prix
de Ia tertu. s~--1 aa
E.De memoire d'homme, nous 6crit-on,
on ma WI o DonaldsOnville de sembla-
bles flncrailles. Toute la population Y
assistant. TrOis on quatre corps de mu-
sique accompagnaient le brave Major
a sa derniere demeure sur cette terre /;
des officers qui avaient servi sous ses
or(l1es p0rtaient les coins du drap NOR
tuaire. I'eglise etait splendi.le de lu-
mieres,et les chants sacres mont pas etc
mehagts a Ia ceremonie. Tous les maga.
sins, hotels ct cafes sont restes fermes
pendant les funGrailles. Get excellent
homme n'avait pas d'ennemis, ct tOus Pal.
maient on restimaient. Mathis, strangers
riches, ,pauvres, ,blancs, noirs, ,tous etaient
ses ainis, ct le respect qu'on lui portait
6tait profotid. Ell v6rite, cest tine gran
de perte pottr nOtfe cbmmttnaute, et
ceux qui ront connu le regretteront tou
,jours. LIE Major Maurin 6tait age de Al
ans. II await, pendant les jours trouble,
de la rhpublique, ,servi son pays avec un,
1,0blesse, I'M courage ct nm desinteresse
ment rares." T. ~ .j..4., a,ii
LIE Major Maurin appartenait 4 FOR
DIRE respectable des frahcssmaeons.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1875-03-20

M. just tOomeA de- Dqp.ldsspyille,
est ragent aatorise d~, Lou1s1ANA1s.
pour toute les paroisses d. .rEtat. II
y plein pouvoir pour .aboniien tsaitsr
dcs sots ct des s1nonces, ct collector. ses
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and of the leading Journals OF the chic
cities Of the Union.
Col. Waiter requested that he be ex
cused from serving as Chairman of such
Committee as may be appointed.
Gen. George, for the Committee on
heSo.utIonS, reported back the blowing,
with the recommendation that they be
adopted:
itesolved, That Committee Of five be
appointed by this Convention TO prepare
a Plan Of ORGANIZATION for Tax PAYERS
Leagues in every county in the State, and
promuloate the same througb the nraSs
Mr.. Street Of PrentisS Offered rho
following. amendment. which was adont-
cd.
Insert after 'he word 9tate, the lol-
I'"ti2; ma nor the con:olid't'on OF
s,,." Go t: organizations INTO state
The restitution. as amended ~. tban
a11,,.ai a,I L % :'Iiie!','1" "'9 tH9il
following gentlemen as said Committee
II. NJ. Street. T. Bark,dale r n Grif
fin. Henry Tavjor " G F.niLnan '''
Gan coorra e.. 49, ,r.,-,,-:..
I''. 1eol7 IoI til9 OoininiItee on
i 1'oso,ulIo ~ also reported PACK the follow
" ftN.,F
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AFTERNOON SESSION
) O'CLOCK y n,

, ~, CLOCK, P. NJ.
o'clock cb convention N re,assembled at
mittee on ~ RsSain IN behalf of the Com
committan u naeIIoI'u l' stated that the
fore ) ' ocioc %oulo De unable to report be.
Mr.. Bark~joIo % H.;
the resoIut;o "a'e' OF = HInds, moved that
referred this ,1or y; Col II, ", Walter,
on Resolutions ~ ,n, ing TO the Committee
mittee for the o" "9 ;gcalled from the com
follows. were upan;m u,loGs' which are as
Resolved, That the 'I ~ y ''"'rfed:
Convention appoinf '.9 od lr-S!4snf Of thi=
ING Of three citzens eo',l-ll' Z. consist
city ofof jackson. ' fogetbd re.%ia IN TIE
.zens for and residing in e,aL ~ .''ree cit-
ional District Of t55s =, It' e@ch Congress
1t shall be to prepare a any, """@e duty
early a day as pracficaL 1'" 's>31' at a
the people Of the Un;leJ - s' IA address t.
iorth such Trustworthy an 9I"; ;;; setting
statistics and informa,i' '1' 'hdubllablaI
deemed right and n p'a3,on as ~ha.l be
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Hood, + Bourges, j II Evans, u Y
Stone, " T Smith, j H sanders, Johr
| Gray, Henry Gray, CT Worthington
I K Wallis, Council Bass, j 5 Redd
Jr., Major. Wade Hampton, Rev.
Stephenson Archer.
| Wayne-W w Thompson.
! Winston-M 4 Nets, Jas VI DAVIS, Pc
ter Cooper.
YaloJusha-R w Jones, j 5 Collins,
Jno Elliott, Hugh MeSwine, B NJ
| Brown, Sidney Hoskins, Felix Wilson,
Jerry Cain.
1az0o w ID Gibbs, G J Dubisson.
On motion Of Felix Labauve. of De
Soto, Jetferson's Manual was adopted Tor
the government Of the Convention in its
proceedings.
Mr.. Potter of Kinds, moved. and il was
carried, that a committee Of thii ;cen be
appointed, to whom shall lie referred, with
out debate, all resolutions pertinent to the
objects for which this Convention was
called.
Ga motion Of Mr. Eckford, Of Lee, the
above action was reconsjdered, when, on
the further motion OF Mr. Eckford, the
char was requested to appoint & committee
OF two from each Congressional District |
and three for the State at large. to consid |
er such resolutions as may be offered, and |
report to the Convention. Mr. Eckford |
requested that he be not appointed on the
Committee.
The Presidentappointed the Committee
Is follows:
State at Large. Geo. L. Potter. j. 4.
George, ", L. Nugent.
lst; District,-W. Il. II. Tyson, j. l..
.Iorphis.
ID. District. }, ". c, Watson. Felix
;
3D., District Reuben Davis, 4. J.
amison. K
4'h. Distriot.-o. R. Singleton, +. 7. y
cooper. {
oh. Diztrict.-W, II. Mccard!c. J. NJ. e
ayne.
9th. District-A. C. Brown, J. B. +
easOn
On motion the following were added to Y
e Committee: n. w Lee, OF Coahoma.
N. Brown, Of Bolivar, w. !. Percy a.,
ID Henry Garner, Of Washington. Me-. ~
: n,
nds, and ". A. ChampIin, Of Harri- 1
q. -
21.ndry reports Of the PROCEEDINGS Of
0I'c meetings in the several comntios
re read, ana a number Of yasoInt;n,,3
reduced, all which were refenaJ ~ -
? Committee on Resolutions. Pandino
introduction Of resolutions Hon - o'c
bro"n' by unanimous call. addressed
:, Convention. He was li-tanaJ St :" co;
n profound attention and aJ;c;tad seq e.
quent applause. N''>''e'
The Monroe County DELEGATION an ger
'nced that they were authorized Nv fho an
dltor Of Public Accounts TO saw - t ti'e s..
iVenhon that any informatio6 Ia ,n Col
Sures that his records can furnish arc
the service Of the Convention or ." - a,I
lmittees. '''''i or IL cha
ne Committee on Resolutions bavina W.
rred tor consultation. VIZ
n motion Of II. II. ChaJners tbo w
VentIon adjourned to 5 O'clock y NJ ~ !,
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E W. L. Nugent, T. j. Wharton, G. z.
Hooker, W. 3. johnson, VIM. Palmer.
On motion Of Mr. Chalmers, the Com
were instructed to present the same to
the Legislature in such manner and at
such time as they may think proper.
/ Col, TisOn offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the Legislature be re-
quested to repeal the law establishing the
State Board Of ECU ,iization
On motion OF Col. Walter, the thanks
of the Convention were rendered to all
IFS officers, and to Maj. John Williams,
Keeper Of the Capitol, and Mr.. Geo.
Pease, Sergeant-at Arms of the House Of
Representatives,, for courteses extended
to the officers and members of the Con |
vention.
The following resolution, offered by
Col. Z. E. Hooker, was unanimously
adopted
Col. Hooker, briefly but very eloquent
~, addressed the Convention on the sub /;
Iect matter OF the resolution: i
Resolved, That the Legislature be re-
quested 10 amend the assessment laws, so
that in assessing lands in this State for ,
5aXatlon, the assessor of each county
'halI go upon the lands, and take the !
ash valuation of the owner under oath !
nd If the assessor shall be dissatisfied t
With the valuation, he shall select one
ppralser Of said lands, and the land Il
"ner shall select another; and if they |;
annot agree, they shall select a third
. n IL
aIue OF the land shall be final, and so t,
uttered upon the assessors books. !,
On motion Of Mr.. johnson, Of PanoIo y,
'e Convention, at II o'clock, p. H., ad- #
urned -
". S. FEATHERSTON 81
President. IL
L, POWER, Secretary.
B. DEAsoN, -
). BUTTS, lS
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PETITION AND Appeal,
OF THE
a''N- Wage 80 tase g.essi~g.,smr~

The Committee on Address and Reso.
lnflon3 made the following report to the
Taxpayers State Convention, january
4fh, 1875, and it was unanimously
adopted:
10 tie Mississippi Legislature:
Inc Taxpayers of Mississippi. assem-
oIed by delegates in Convention, respect
iully show, l0o'-
That by reason of the general poverty If
the people, and the greatly denrn.,od
'"ioe' OF All property, and especially Of
our great staple, The present rate Of taxa /
ZION Is an !htolerable burden and much /
beyond their ability to pay.
10 say nothing Of the very large az
i'G'ioi 1feS Tor common schools, the present
- I"'eS OF public expenditure greatly exceed
me amounts deemed sufficient in for,nor
day. OF Astounding wealth.
Today, the masses Of our Daonla ,.,
very poor, and they. naturally ttrl as Z
-hey may we'll demand, THAI all n1hii" {
Expenditures should be greatly reduced +
ma limited by the strictest ruies ~ ooon' =
my 70 the plain republican system ,,.do p
necessary by their impoverished cond;- h
1t was hoped by many that na,;od of y
reat prosperity would follow iha raa u :
.' ,i; OF the State, and provision was "
,,5 r! made for a costly government. f.
- nla' nope has given place to dexnair II
y I"y the people have crown o.
, l"h"s have diminished in y3!na ov
}79 nave grown less, and all iudu,trio, at
:, Ie:oli'e more and more paraIizad bo
l7 ""liy harder and harder Ina H. -. ~
? 4I3. even to live and many heart. ara -,
- 49, ' 'is' to-day, hngthenei with dread mn
- ne littte home, only shelter ~. ~,
ic and children, Snail bo .,l.{ ''I,t0i ,"F ~;
. tax gatherer. away ny N"
4 le.e terrible truths show. 49,. !, .,i'
sent rate Of exorbitant evna,'i,... we ~
will H. - " the means Of the people 10 dis
VIII soon be utterly exhausted ,,nG ~
= government Will be di>oroan;z ,.,I' mo-, 80,
use statesman viii be careful tn'c,,,' f'a'.
= ne wants q the people, aud sind; vn5.
~ ~; 'cN 'Se, ana prompt loa apply naeof,I rn,.
c"'' > an" this Is what we re.,,s,.el,.Ii. j:c
iio''l the representatives. Of tbe naa,,Ia 49,
are SATISFIED that public exnan'I;t.r,,' ~
De very largely reduced withonf -, - f r'',z
~ me efficiency Of the public seryicn yoor
should not be forgotten tbat 'i 't },a ear
' te hp people III their poverty, have p p
20 pear many burthens, nnkn"'..,. 81
: ~ r. lofmer times. The pubic daht } ,',I
: United States is enormous and pe ,a t iur
jbn,f i' indirectly it NAV be ' n ,mo !
,'e Increased federal expenditnras % r re1p
nay never see the tax oafharan u eS. ilche
~ the taxes-tho,, -" s"therer, but Starv
81 Inc goods We buy. In add,t Inc pr prlE VI
, N v" s nave the large expense Of u 81 IN
"a sGnooi system. These Iar9e ;. our s'l ,I
, o,,ess be greatly dminjsbea lem b VIII
J thn and the people NAV b by LEY,
= mus JUS limited, as necessary h1rd o5ar reform
y ur lact thai with strict eco 'a"e,,s' lure
'urdens may contin,,o economy, ment,
rong reason for r;n;d " oe great, and il
istration whereve, T. ecoholhy Of tricts
lust be remembarad - - possible. ed.
sIsslppi suffer nor o vn"' the people charge
81 Ill 4 \