, 1876-03-13

silk fabrics. Thesa SHOW f0f tho most part a1
absence a. short paSas, @ long ffon!s' etc., belnB
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
orrrn.r. Ayrn.or nyrr.nya
2o.ne t, hasto' t ~ tMs s"'ogs ~, :. .''oa'Ds
CHICAGO Mffen Lit eeo'ns snat there ia TO
10 at lcaat one mora trsnl Of election judgcs-
Ward. Tho trial is 90. for post Wo{lnosday, A,
- "1u1. ~ s..e. ~ -. ,.sas,'.'." -,
.. Atuao 10 Asto,no' tos 1e'enua''.a' ne casu-
ally ~ remarked to Tho Court toW days ago,
Z" l,o believed b!s clients wore Indicted Tor max
,,1 a m;a,ata IN tha,r rs,n,n. r-~tic,, .o-,-
.,5o-,, t,,o ,,rotocr,o, ,,.s .t,,,,., ~ saSs
voters that .ha7 voted ths cSo
! and these judges returned only tLlrty.two, is
| decidedly cool, oven for Trude.
It..may not be generally known that there Ia
bond Of aympashy betwcou counsel aud clonts.
-shcse unfortunate victims Of an uugratcful
pubIic,-ior he himself can realize how ca4y It
Is for o most just (olection) judge to mako
"miasakea In Ills RETURNS" % tho following In
Some t~o years ago he responded to tho ear
nest solicitations OF Ills clients and fellow -citi-
rens, and filled vacancy in ono Of tho precincts
Of the FiEst Ward as judge, in conjunction with
lntesestol!y ho sas out tho long, weary day.
| bravely rcssting ail attempts on tho part Of tho
| EamblorB to yoto over tan timo8 caeh, ANY voter
should bo satisfied with that number. Tho laws
| must bo respected. Finally IL camc to tho
| count; several small buuchcs had been care-
fully ecparated out. 1t was tedious. The
fertile brain Of this solf-Bacrihcing citizen
10 hIs co.laborors, Ho says "This countius l.
torr1by tedious. It'll tako us all night to cot
through. Lots Average it tlas's tho way they
10 It all ovor tho city; thoy don't pretend to
eounS - ~ a1fas1 H.. a,a w. ., ~" rmy .nas
"usTt. Dick tyo quarts. and Hurry halt a noct
ti,o1o Ia about 8 hushpl loft, aud there's the
tally as far ss we7'e got" Says Harry: "WoIl,
FRANK. wilat 90 yon y thihK h1ont ulis average
a.n.t rs ,r, ti,;n,, ~ h,.t.. ~ .oo
itttic i,mo IN a count." "That'a mn. too /" ssvc
Harry. The count wont on. But Trudo soon
loft, disgustod With ths prec!fc notions Of thoso
ola toGiee. al1st"Aes mlHn. happcn. oscn
n,nca a,i nns.ty b., n,c1.ao ,rt II .n,-o.
Bpondonta viii please address in full, Average
y. Trude.
Thns f8r olactiou caHes have not beon % nlc-
cssstrl aa tho people desire. There sooms to be
aeroN loose 8omovhoro. Tho prosecution hes
500 It, and once. wien The jury did 500 II, tho
Court only fined tho convicted judge ea5 for
making mistake" In putting tho challenger
out whilo tho count was going % iu The Second
Precinct Of Tho Twontioth Ward. That fB tho
prico Of rofnsing to allow tho poonto tho loyal
right to know II sot OF ''ePorts" make out
correct ofoction roturns or not
There % a5o lew @ eitizons s wao VI ~, think there T.
ballot-bo1 anil reliable criminal courts, md they
may naalo D little stir about 1t at our coming
spring elociions+ Wo shall acc. CITIZEN.
.. ..- BACK TAxEs.
TO liz Editor Of Tie Chicago Tr,bnns:
CmcAao. AIarcl, 1t.-Tho loopte OF Chicago
NAV wcll fail oratefr, To tbo Two crnnt 5a;tioa
r'.. T,r,s,r 49,, ~ T,,,,as 49, -
Int i"tno.'t a1u ~, .S auu W. 'uo'' eo1'
tanuons do1onso OF the 1alf rights OF CITY prop
erty. that blundortng assessments and ignorant
ro,o.c.tlo, Tin. thc noalt,on NJ ono vary .or.
s,an-,,io to, -, tho aeansuad In. ~ ,on t,,,,,,
a'oeteuio I'M .a' aSoGsao" nAa aol peon iu''s
presented II o. hal' III tho lato controversy, and
tho city and cannot payI-a largo cllas OF u1.-
t,p.uotooI ,vh,, fem, ~ r;or. ,,e,,.t,,.n, 49,,
W, WV .a;,a lin
nu'lnoe He.' aof lMso aono5 ot .ne't property
80 rs to psocnto moans to pay their taxeB. Only
leading cnnBos can hsro bc retorred to, Ht1ch as
tho iniporfecsiou Of titles, tic slow action Of
tho courts and tho death Of parties wLoao es-
tases arc not yot in or arc only in carly process
Of Eestation.
Through the dovi1try Of come Rrpat rcal estate
specuatos. 1t may bo, backed up by imperfect
examination Of abstracts tho titles to miionB'
worth of roal estate arc In anch ctonded condi-
tion that tho ownetsc cau Mother sell nor borrow
aud any fines light or laoayy, imposed on such
property, especially II unlmproyed md therefore
yielding no Income, Ia 1noat discourasiug 10 tho
| nollius of property, and otton onpreshiye al
though only, OF courao, Imposed for assumed
coutuuaciolsuosB Tho tndiBcriminato impos-
"nnn ,,ort;os ,vhnso t,tIa. ara X nnnooa ~ ha
c1c1rcJ M m or in rn.cs w1aro ~ ono Ia amnn's.
orcd 10 raise mouoT to meos The tax Tor tho timo
bolng ia mistaken act OF eovority, for
no amount OF WILLINGNESS con oxsEicaso the prop
CITY iso'n accuunt,on ot taAes t''' neaeuIos 70,
circnmstancns shnn,l II. has,d md RAW IN IN
sucL casos, and rocoiye such cons,derat,on M
, ! inability reco1nmcnde.
Tho security Ia good. Tie CITY will rot In all
bach taxes by-aul.bv and these unayo{.lahto nr-
roara ahoulu bo heid from timo to time in tho
oatiuatea aB . roaeryo. and not Offset by o1pen-
dlturo in adyapco Of their coIlcctIouI Tho DIS
position ia ceuorai In m nautan tho cro7it Of tia
, civ. ThoFo ia no civ in t.,e iJnIon mnrn jnyst