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May 4. 1875, TO \ pril 3O,llSss.
The Revised Statutes of the United States,
sections 1882. 1887, 1888, and 3239. require
every person engaged In any business. avoca-
ton. or employment which renders him liable
to Special Tax, to procure and place conspic-
uously IN hss establishment OF place OF BUSH
LESS Stamp denoting the payment OF said
Special Tax for the Special Tax Year beginning
May /, 1876 before commencing or continuing
business after April 30, 1876,
The taxes embraced within the provisions Of
the law above quoted are the following, viz: Z
Rectifiers, l.er -ft -r $500 90
Dealers retail LIQUOR TGr HusTHl 20 90
Dealers wholesale liquor, - 100 90
Dealers in malt liquors. wholesale, 80 90
Dealers in malt liquors. retail 20 90
Dealers IN leaf tobacco, 20 90
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco, 500 90
And on sale Of over 81 ,000 fifty cents
for every dollar in excess OF $1, 600. .-.
Dealers in manufactured otbacco, 90
Manufacturers OF stills, 80 90
And for each still manufactured, 20 90
And for each worm manufactured, 20 90
Manufacturers OF tobacco, 10 90
Manufacturers Of cigars, or.s 10 90
Peddlers Of tobacco, first class, more
than two horses or other ANIMALS, 5O 90
Peddlers Of tobacco, second class, two
horses or other ANIMALS, 20 90
Peddlers of tobacco, third class, one avr
horse OF other animal, Is 90
Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class, on
foot or public conveyance, 10 %
Brewers OF less than 500 barrels, 30 90
Brewers OF 500 barrels or more, 100 90
Any person. SO liable, who shall fail to COM
ply with the foregoing requirements will be
subject TO severe penalties.
Persons or firms liable to pay any OF the
Special Taxes named above must apply to Levi
L. Hull, Collector at Constantine, or w. w.
Peck, Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
at Kalamazoo, Mich, and pay for and procure
the Special Tax Stamp or Stamps they need,
prior to May 1876, and without further notice.
rar I'D. ID. Pratt,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., February 1, 1876.
1095ta
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The report (No. 313) OF the Committee OF
Investigation chosen by the House of Repre-
sentatives. in 1889. says: f
There seems to be no cause to doubt the
correctness OF the reports OF the Treasury
officers as to the extent OF Mr.. Swartwout's de-
falcations, viz; S1,225, 705 SO. At any rate,
though the aggregate may be varied by further
indebtedness which his own books OF accounts
exhibit against him and, what is of less i'm
portance than it may be matter of surprise to
the House and country to understand, this in
debtedness Of Mr.. Swartwout to the Govern
pent, now constituting the measure of his de-
falcstions, great and alarming as it is, 10 no
more nor less than has been shown and per-
united openly to grow upon the face of his Of
tcIal quarterly returns, made without periodi-
ca regularity to and for the investigation of,
the accounting officers of the Treasury Depart
meut."
The same report naturally declared that these
detalcations were owing, among other things,
to culpable disregard of law and neglect of
official duty on the'part of the collector him
SELF: 10 the First Auditor of the Treasury. OF
the First Comptroller of the Treasury. and to
= failure OF the Treasurer himself, Levi
woodbury., to discharge his duty as the head
al the Treasury Department" Moreover,
SwaItwout's appointment was an utterly unfit
one. According to Parton, Swartwout won the
heart Of Andrew Jackson as early as 1907 by
insulting Wilkinson, the chief witness against
Aaron Burr. Parton further describes Swart-
wou: as :" most inexact and even reckless in
the management OF business the last man in
the whole world to be intrusted with millions. !"
The report of the Investigating Committee
also says that Swartwout at the time of his APP
po.ntment and throughout his whole career
was man wholly irresponsible in pecuniary
reputation, VIGOROUSLY prone to hazardous
speculations, deeply embarrassed from them,
ana always in want of funds" After leaving
tis Office undisturbed, although his reports
showed the existing deficiency, Swartwout fled
to Europe, and never suffered any punishment
for his fraud. But he furnished a word to the
current language OF the day, and for years the
stealing aud abscondIng with money intrusted
TO mans care was known as Swartwouting."
We might multiply-if it would serve any
useful purposes-cases OF this kind, but it is
not necessary. We have mentioned these,
partly to freshen up the recollections of some
Of our Democratic friends and partly to Offset
the disposition Of some good people to become
unduly Respondent over the supposed degen-
,eracy OF the present age.
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paw Paw, MrcH,oAn, ArH,r IA, 1876.

Paw Paw, MrcWIoAx, ApRrI IA, 1879.
From the Detroit Tribune S,.s a. ir--s 40 III
OLD R.aSC.AkITxES. n has ,io'
There were brave men before Assmennon,
and there were dishcnest oflce-holders before
Belknap. '''" ',o co.,
This Government is over $500 600 poorer by
reasons OF the abstraction OF the Indian Sc
ourines for which John b. Floyd WAS indicted
but never punished. The chief details Of this
ofrense are undoubtedly fresh in our readers :
minds and need pot be repeated here. " 10
Few intelligent men of middle age win have
forgotten the case Of Isaac v. Fowler. prom
ipent New York ofRce-holder under the Buchan-
an administration. He was q general society
favorite, lived in style at a fashionable hotel,
was chairman Of the New York State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, and delegate to
the Nationsl Convention. He embezzled s75,-
600 belonging to the Government, was inform
cd by his party friends OF the fact that war
rant had been issued for his arrest, and fed to
Mexico where he remained number Of years.
He was never punished for his crimes nor was
The stolen money ever recovered by the Gov
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day OF February, A. ID, 1876.
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CALIFORNIA.

THE CHICAGO d NORTHWESTERN RAIL-
WAY
Embraces under one management the Great
Trunk Railway Lines of the West and North
West, and with its numerous branches and con-
nections forms the shortest and quickest route
between Chicago and all points IN Illinois, Wis
consin Irthren Michigan, Minnesota. Iowa,
Nebras-.., California and the Western Terri
tories. Its aCl.ll oN.H hwr
Omaha and California Line
Is the shortest and best route for all points in
Northern Illinois, Iowa, Dakota, Nebraska,
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California,
Oregon, China, Japan and Australia. It's
Chicago, Madison and st
Paul Line lDu ng
Is the short line for Northern Wisconsin and
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Northwest. Its
The New York herald., 1876-12-16
DISASTER ON THE HUDSON.
A SCHOONER cAPsIzED BY A sQUALL-Two OF
THE CREW LOST

A SCHOONER cAPsIzED BY A sQUALL-Two OF
THE CREW LOST.
Shortly before six o'clock yesterday morning tho
schooner Ammo NJ OF verplanck's Point bound for tho
Manhattanvlle Iron Works with cargo OF limestone,
wns struck by squall and capslncd when opposite
Rivcrdae on the Hudson River two Of those board
being drowned. About hali-past six O'Clock tho
wrecked vessel having dried with the tide up the river
to pcint opposite Ludlow's dock, at South Yonkers
was discovered lying beam ends by Captain John
g. Pecnc, OF the Hudson River line OF freight bargcs
Tho wreck was left IN the river opposite Yonkers,
where Il remained throughout yesterday In tho
afternoon Captain George Wandcl. who was in COM
mand Of the vessel when she capszed, called At tho
police station and gave tho following particulars OF tho
DISASTER
Tho Ammo NJ sailed from vcrpianck's Point, having
on board besides himself Michael Coyle and Peter
Monahnn, sailors, aged respectively twony and nnc-
iocn Jamcs McKcever, agod sixteen, who acted as
cook When tho schooner capsized Nonahan was
asleep In the cabin tho other three being on deck
Coyo washed overheard and lost Tho Captain
aud the boy, Mckeevcr. although both were thrown into
the water, managed TO gain u hold on tho rigging,
and IN a little while were rescued by tho crew OF tho
schooner Benjamin Franklin, which was passing at
the time and bound for New York. Monahan, being in
tho cabin. was, OF course. drowned when the vessel
capsixod His body is believed 10 DO still on beard,
and IL will probably be recovered to-day. Tho mon
who lost both unmarried. McKccver sus-
tancd sevcro bruises oil the mead and face through
being struck Is supposed by soc Of tho limestone
whom the schooner went over.
The New York herald., 1876-12-16
ADAMS On ARBITRATION.

AZ meeting Of tho Executive Council Of tho Inter-
national Code Committee OF America, hold last even.
ing, tho following among others wore elected men-
bers s:-Justccs Miller, Bradley ana hun,. OF tho
United states Supreme cour, tosher justices being
already mcmbevsj Attorney General TAFT, Chief Jus
lice BartoL OF Maryland; chici Justice Bcascy aud
William &. Groesbeck and Judge Thomas n. Cooley.
A letter was read rom Charles Francis Adams, who
is one o the vice presidents, expressing whrm sp-
probation OF movement IN which tue society
carcd but rcgrctung that the course OF The United
States government IN the distribution OF tho Geneva
award was such 10 discourage the application
Of the principle or Arbitration. discus
sion vas had, In which the President David
paied upon the general effect Of the work OF the
cicty Tho opinion was cxprcsscd that tho Eastern
question would be settled without resort TO war. IL
was announced that tho next annual conference 0l
the general association would be held ~ Antwerp
August n. 1877, and shat tho American oommttees.
from present appcarancss, woud b sbis V send' Z
numerous and strong delegation.
The New York herald., 1876-12-16
THE THREE BERTHS.

A WOMAN SHOT IN HER OWN ROOM BIZ HER
HUSBAND IN PRESENCE or HIS DRoTuEa--
WAS IT ACCIDENTAL?
One Of those mysterious tragedies which havo been
frequent or ato in this city occurred yesterday
Mra Cathnrinc Berth, Of No 221 Chrystio street, was
shot by her husband Charles, at their home, and her
life was despaircd Of after the transaction. He
and his brother, Hugo b. Berth, who has been wan
dcrcr in the Western country and the Black Hills
gion for tho past seven years, arc now held In
tho Tenth precinct station house and will bo
taken TO court to-day. The case has two aspects
which may be explained hereafter. but is
derstood either OF them may be correct They are
these Either the man. Charles, shot her accidentally
when ne drawing the charges from tho revolver,
which lay upon Tho tabio. he fred At her while this
pretext OF pistol cleaning would avail him at the tImo
OF his WHO'S entering sho In which he and Hugo
hts brother, were.
But the story must speak for itself. Yesterday af-
tcrnoon at three o'clock tho following despatch was
received by the telegraph operator at Police Headquar
ters:-
Three r. Mwhils Charles Berth, OF No 22t Chrystle
street. drawing the charge from revolver the hammer
room was .ho. through neck Berth aud mis- brosher
present detained to await the action OF thu
Coroner
And then at twenty-cghs minutes past throo P. NJ.
camc the following notincasion:-
Send Coroner No. 22l Chryo street for ante mortsm
In case Of homicide.
These dispatches, remarkably contradictory In
The New York herald., 1876-12-16
ABINGDON SQUARE SAVINGS BANK.

mcrting OF the Dcpositors' Committee or tho
Abingdon square Savings Bank was held yesterday at
the residence OF tho Chairman, Mr.. G. W. winsnt no
3l5 wcst Eighteenth street. Ono Of the committee
produced q circular which had been issued by the
officers OF the bank shortly before failed, stating
that all tho money Of the bank wns safely invested
In bunds mortgages and government sccuriiics This
excited much Indignant comment. rs u appears now
thai most oI the money was invested la almost worth
less real estate. Mr. Roe of the committee, said that
Trustees Il. q. W. wocrz ". J. Price and H. j. Moh-
man had bcon waited upon by one OF The committees,
and in answer TO his inquiries had stated that
II tho rest Of tho trustees would contribute
toward satisfying In SON. way the demands of
inc dopostors they would do much any one.
Pending the action Of the other the commit
tea finally agreed TO wait low days before making
any decided movement According 10 tho statement
which the receiver OF The bank Mr. Thompson, mado
few DAYS ago Tho liabilities amount TO Slo4, Asa 67,
while the assets woFo only &37.472 GI.
The New York herald., 1876-12-16
A POLITICAL DISAGREEMENT

The regular meeting OF the German Republican Com
mitec was hold last cvcung At No. $40 Bowcry Alter
long debate resolved TO organize The Eighth or
Twenty first Assembly district The committee ordered
the election OF the delegates for the year takc
place prior to tho 16th OF January During the meeting
Mr.. Rhembod charged delegate named Meyer with
having betrayed tho party by working aud voting tor
the dcmoc attic ticket. This led to very excited dis
cussion between the two gentlemen. (Which ended by
Meyer rushing up Rhombold add scizing him by tho
throat Tho friends OF both parties interfcrcd aud
pence restored Both mes, however, iett the
room mutterlng threats at each other
The New York herald., 1876-12-16
THE GLEASON HOMICIDE.

John Gleason, who resided in Oliver street, week
ago last Sunday cnlcrod tho saloon OF James Roily
corner of Madison and Roosevelt streets, and after
having several drinks. became involved IN quarrel
with Mortimer o'Conne, barkecpcr. and
ono Matthew McCanrcy The result was that
Gleason received blow with glass, which broke
his Jaw from effects OF which hc died In the Roose
welt Hospital OH "Wednesday. Coroner E,iibycr yes
t.r,iay committed O'Ionncii and McCanrcy TO tho
Tombs without bali TO tho result Of tho Inquest
Previous TO MS death GeasDn identified O'COnncll
being the man who struck him the jaw.
The New York herald., 1876-12-16
JERSEYS CENTENNIAL BUILDING.

Tho Now Jersey building at tho Centennial Exposi-
ZION has at last boon sold Mr. Isaac A. Braddocg. Of
Haddonneld. N. j., for 81 100 IL Is his Intention to
have the building erected town hall In Haddon1eld
on lot leo foss isons By 400 fcos in depth.
The New York herald., 1876-12-16

OF the proprictors and editors Swccny as an
editor not success He rather 100 elaborate
In style aud addicted the display OF classical
learning The real editor OF the Leader in its best days
was John Clancy, who had n much higher regard Tor
Mr. Swecny as a politician than as . journalist Still,
Is often the case, Mr.. Sweeny more vain OF
his stted editorials than Of his superb ''combina
tions" Mr. Swccny always affected intense rc-
spcctability," and in this way tho friendship and
became himself The champion OF John r. Hoffman, u
was 70 Mr.. Swecny that Mr. Hoffman, owed his adj
vancemcnt from Recorder TO Mayor and from Mayor
to Governor The relations Of swscny and Hoffman
Tweed thought slightly OF Hoffman.
SCHEME.
Al one time vi. Swecny mcditated seriously nomi-
Mating Holman as tho democratic candidate for The
Presidency. And this brings US 10 tho consideration
of what was always one Of the principal purposes OF
the Ia ns or At ca @ 81 I TaS 20
sbc whole country. Through the Tainmany machinery
Mr. 5wecny had really political aspiration Of the high
ambition. He desired above all things 10 bo 5ccrc
tary OF State-a position which he SAID friend
emphatically ''thc highest In land. being tho
President OF the President" he certainly a. far as
ability aud experience went, would have been the
for the place. He was capable, but ms for
tho honesty, alas Mr. Swcony always kept
country and perfected The Tammsny organization 10
the utmost, because. as he once said, ~ is easy
and difficult to govern country rs town" Tam
many, under him, was power whose influence was
felt throughout the land. Tweed merely looked to
local results and municipal power, but Swceny
endeavored to control national politics and
once nearly succeeded. II was through his
indirect actlon wire pulling that PendIcton
defeated in hts presidential ASPIRATIONS 1t also
through Mr. Swccny's influence that Horati0 Seymour
was nominated as the democratic candidate for
the Presidency. Mr.. swcony likewise directed
the tactics OF the Seymour campaign. and
had Horntio Soy become President OF
the United states Il Is claimed by somc that
Peter B Swecny would have occupied the place In tho
Cabinet once sd BY sewarS sS and IN wncn aS casc
have been pcrpetuased indefinitely in the city OF Now
York.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-20
THE ODD FELLOWS OF FORT
MADISON.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT FOR
THE LATE J. B. HERDMAN.
What the Fort Madison Odd Fellows
Think Of Coroner Knox.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

At a meeting of Fort Madison Lodge
No l57, |. o. o. F., the following pre-
amble and resolutions we're unanimously
adopted, with respect to the sad death of
j. B. Herdman:
WHEREAS, Intelligence having been re-
ceived of the death Of our beloved and
highly respected brother j. B. Herdman,
a man who was faithful to this Order as a
member, and who boldly, at all times, and
under all circumstances, strove to main
tain and defend its reputation, therefore be
il
Resolued, That we feel deep and
heartfelt sorrow in the untimely exit OF
one endeared to us by so many ties OF
friendship and brotherly love. AS an
Odd Fellow and citizen he was ever
faithful ever courageous, and ever honor
able.
Resolved, That we tender the mother
and relatives Of our deceased brother oul
coincidence and sympathy in their deer
affection and sorrow, and may He who
'tempers the winds 20 the shorn lamb,
sustain them in their hour Of tribula
ton.
RESOLVED, That our manifold thanks
are rendered to our brothers and the
Knights Of Pythias Of Davenport ant
Rock Island, for their kindness in properly
caring for the remains Of our deceased
brother.
Resolred, That we wear the usua
badge of mourning, and drape our hal
accordingly, in memory Of our beloved
brother, for the space of thirty days.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread on the records of this lodge, and
that copy thereof, with seal of the lodge
be transmitted to the mother Of our de.
parted brother, and also be published il
the newspapers Of this county, Davenport
Rock Island, Wilmington, Delaware and
the Odd Fellows Banner.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-20
THE LATE J. C. BELL, OF NEW
BOSTON. .
Details of the Fatal Accident.

A letter from New Boston to the Aledo
Record gives the particulars of the sad
death Of Mr.. James G. Bell, of New BOs-
ton, as follows:
A sad and fatal accident occurred on
Bay Island on Saturday afternoon last, by
which James G. Bell, Of the firm of J. T..
Bell X Sons, lost his life instantly. 1t oc-
Cured in this wise:
Mr. b. and Henry Pierce, an old friend
and constant mpanion-started off late
in the afternoon TO look after and feed
some hogs they we're keeping over there.
Mr.. Il. took his gun and walked out on
the island, while Mr.. p. took a sack of
feed, and both commenced calling the
hogs.
Mr. p. had got lot of pigs together, had
given them some ieed and was counting
them TO see if all were there. Mr.. B.,
with gun 10 hand was still calling the hogs.
Directly L. heard the report Of the gun
close at hand, and on turing about he saw
Mr. b. still standing, with nearly the
whole upper part Of his head blown off.
Mr.. l., saw at glance, what had occurred,
standing. Before he reached him he
had fallen on his back aud was dead,
His brains were scattered in all direc-
tons. 1t appears that only one barrel
Of the gun Yves loaded and from tie
nature Of the wound it is judged that
Mr.. b., in making an attempt to blow
into the empty barrel-whic6 is often
done by hunters before loading-the ham-
mers was started, the cap crushed and the
gun discharged, the contents entering his
mouth, passing up through the head. The
body was brought home by Mr.. Pierce,
The coroner summonded jury, and Mr..
Fierce gave evidence in the case. DR..
Suffer assisted III the investigation. He
examined the condition Of the wound, at
tached the pieces Of skull and scalp
which Mr.. +. had carefully gathered up
and brought home, and by filing in with
cotton and other substances, and sewing
up the cuts, &C., brought the head and
face into something like its original form.
The jury returned that Mr. Bells
death was caused by the accidental dis.
charge of gun in his own hands"
Mr.. Bell had many friends here, and
they have the general sympathy of our
citizens. Yours. SUBsCRIBER.
New Boston, ApriEl7 re.
*We are informed by Mr.. ID. T. Hind
man that the lock of this barrel was de-
tectlye and that it was generally carried at
full cock. The slight jar caused by
setting the gun on the ground no doubt
loosened the hammer, and caused the dis
charge. The time for the funeral had not
been set, on Monday, as friends were ex-
pected from Ohio Ed.