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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-21

Captain H. Loudon has pur-
chased the hulls Of the st. Charles,
B. L. Hodge and II. S. Turner.
They will be used for towing stone
from Rose Claire to Memphis for
paving our streets,
The Ella, Captain Ed Postal
will be found in port to-day receiy-
ing for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, and leaves
tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock, at
tending to all way business.
The Illinois, Capt. Mark Cheek,
came in this morning from Vicks-
burg with 1904 sacks of seed, 81
bales Of cotton and a lot of sun
dries, and a good list of people.
She returns tomorrow evening to
Y%icksburg, attending to all way
business and making direct con-
neotion with the New Orleans and
Yazoo river packets. Captain Joe
Spears holds forth in the Office.
The Cons Millar, Capt. Sterling
Mcintyre, will arrive to-day from
the Ohio river with $50 tons of mis-
celIaneous freight. She returns
tomorrow evening for Cairo, Louis
! vile and Cincinnati, tioketing pas
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-05
CITY COUNCIL--OFFIC1A1
REGULAR MEETING.

CITY HALL. NEW ORLEANS
Tuesday, January 4, 1876
The Council met this day at twelve
o'clock NJ. in regular session.
Presentation. Charles J. Leeds, Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Bertoli,
Brown, Bouny, Burke, Mccarthy, Pilsbury
and Landry.
The minutes of the previous meeting
we're approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Communication from the Mayor and
Administrators.
The following veto message of the Mayor
was read and received, and ordered to be
spread on the minutes:
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS, I
City Hall, January 4, 1876. }
To the City Council of New Orleans
l return without my approval IAN ordi
nance adopting an estimate OF the receipts
or revenues of the city Of New Orleans tol
the year 1876"
The proposed rate of taxation contem
plates the levy Of taxes for schools and
police, as the rate is too great unless these
taxes are included.
Under a system Of Capitalization recently
introduced into this State, the control OF
the schools and police has been taken from
the local authorities and conferred upon
boards in no way responsible to this com
munity or their representatives. These
| boards are empowered to assess the city IN
the one case without limit, and in the other
at one time without limit, but lately, a
limit far in excess of what is necessary
thus, in effect, clothing them with the
power of taxation without representation
:. Believing that local self-government is
one of those inalienable rights, interviewer
as it we're, in our American system OF gov
ernment, which belongs of right to the
people; believing that the management Of
local affairs by the local officers, and that
local taxation by the duly elected repre-
! sentstives of those who are to pay the taxes
are privileges inherited from our fore
fathers; fully convinced that in their main
tenance great principle IL involved which
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a little less than 80 per cent.
The large nant tax hills REMAINING
unpaid at the cloe,e wear continnallv
augments the neS,f an increased ax.
pendltore eacn sog year.
Inc clerical lorsh would have been
somclent lew since, ia no longer
adequate 10 "eesDer performance of
the detalis Ol Ne pefit.
Besides me or9A siness of the city,
with the following Comm;.s;onar "t
consolidated deb nissiuner of the
McDonogh fund, i'm If tho E;nI
!una. custodian lou Sickles' legacy,
treasurer ~ anu " member of the
1onooi DoaIu -, ans rer Metropolitan
volve more or Less, onSh.,.nt;on
ED. Pills ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mr.. Bro wn, on # tho o,um;,,oo
of the whole, repok San ora,nance
"u'p.is an expenditures of
'ne Guy "a ne" VI the year 1876"
WIN 'no ioiio :" 'ns ents, and moved
their adOptlOn, 10
Board of Health, :.
| spectors reduce frolo - aneon:y IA
| salaries sanitary pa. eSi". 80. Huu
les city physicians ;. st soroI' n oa,ar
head of criminal s' r ou nnues
! Of Health as amenSon luz ooafo
Fire Departmell,o D;..
duce from 5000 H. Dlstrict re-
gent for extra serv iol oon
partment, $l69, 400 o's'i ZOE nro oe-
Criminal Justi ..
physicians" t&ans oe sa'aries Guy
Police conrts. s7N Metropolitan
tica "A xmen9ed : criminal JUS
s119 000. add fcr ri; judgments,
Metropolitan Poll rest, @S S wy;
Increase from
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....a n.v,e Proceedings.

ssc.nA Days. Proceedings
Hsuss OF RsPRxsRNTAfIyns,
New OIleAns, January :, iS1o'
Tho House met pursuant to adloufhmon'
uo. E. d. Estilette, Speaker Of the House
n tho chair.
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Of the school tax. Watts vs. Carroll, II
| An. l4l.
| Nor do the provisions of said act, No. 5
| of 1870 interfere to prevent the bond
holders who may obtain judgments on their
| bonds or coupons, from proceeding by
| mandamus to compel the Council to levy
tax for the payment OF their demands. e.
neoially in cases where the bonds were is
sued prior to seventeenth of March, 1870,
under legislation requiring the imposition
of q special tax for the payment OF the
principal and interest OF the bonds
Even in cases where the bonds were issued
subsequent to the seventeenth OF March,
1870, the creditor, after judgment, could
enforce by mandamns the imposition OF the
interest taxes which the fifteenth section 81
act No 70 of 1872, requires the Council to
lew. We can not assent to the legal propO-
eition that the police tax or the school tax
is void, on the principle that the Leglsia-
ture has no constitutional authority to regn
late and control our local institutions ex-
cept through the agency Of municipal otii-
GERS elected by the people. We do not con-
| slider the question open in this State
The trainers OF the constitution of 1868
designedly omitted the provision contained
in all our previous constitutions, which
secured to the citizens Of New Orleans the
right Of appointing the several public offi-
GERS necessary for the administration and
police of said city, pursuant to the mode OF
election to be prescribed by the Legislature
This provision is found in article twenty
three of the constitution OF 1872, article
las of the constitution of 1916, article ia
of the constitution of 1852, and article 1873 OF
the constitution Of 1864 The last mentioned
article provided for q uniformed police, te
consist of citizens to be selected by the
mayor. The omission Of this importan,
provision in the constitution Of 1868 is sig
nificant; the Supreme Court has declared
that it means that the whole subject OF the
clty corporation and it's police are under
the power and discretion Of the Legislature
Diamond W.. Cain. 81, An. 3l9.
This is no new doctrine; it u sustained
bv ample authority, and little hope can b<
entertained Of over turning it.
M. Justice Spoferd, in the case OF And
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$2OO, 900 to 1927. GOO; contingent, increase
from eli 1854 72 to 81, 1854 ~.
Total amount of budget adopt
ed on first and second read "a
Increase, az per amendments. 1,loo'ooo w
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81. Law

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of First Municipal Court ....... &35
Public Buildings
John Snider, rep airs, ETC.. to Sixth
District Court building. S
Public Sinks-
New Orleans Sanitary and Fer
til1zing Company, attention to
S''''... .................. $0''
flremen's Charitable Association of N
orleans, for services rendered in the mO1
$ll. 666 &c.
-, kiremen's Charitable Association Of |.
Filth District, for services rendered in !
month OF December, 1875. 500.
flremens Charitable Association Of
SIKH District, for services rendered in
month OF December, 1875, $3.50. 8.
flremen's Charitable Association Of !!
seventh District, for services renderea'
the month OF December. 1875, $4l6 81.
-. davidson Hill 4 CO., agents, for -
OF premises on CarOndelet street, know
Davidson's court, and used for police p
poses, for the month Of December, lNat
per lease. $3.50.
Y. T.. Girardey & Co., for rent OF :
FIRST District Court building, on Orle!
street, for the month Of December, l8as
per lease, $3.50.
Edward Pilsbury, Administrator OF
nance, Tor cash advanced Tor law char,
eU:, az per vouchers, $l29 Is. y
sunday Delta, for two months subseS
tlon 10 December l, 1875, for the Deps
menu 81 Assessments, approved, fifty -
+: Granzin, repairing 81, ok in the &
partment OF Public Accounts, approved s
>. "A. Watkins, transferee, for reimbe 3
Ment OF amount paid j. Power, lsbolsSssss
drainage roll for the month of July, lUt
currency, $50 80. =
A. Hirsh, for reimbursement OF tx
personal property for the year 1874 ~
TAX DILL No. ll04, bis. paid in error, W ~
amos Morrison, sheriff of the par
venereon, for the maintenance Of PR
arrested in. the Seventh District in the
o. November, 1875, S94 80; in the -
oseember, 1875, 3a 30, - Per = Il
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m
meet with q similar committee OF the
senate. and draw up and report, without
delay. new apportionmentO of Senators ana
| REPRESENTATIVES in accordance with articles
| tweuty-on and twenty eight OF the constr
tuition Of the State.
| Fesolred, That the Senate be notihed OF
the anpointment OF this committee.
Mr.. Kidd moved that when the House
ad;ourns to-day it adjourns to meet to-mor-
row at IL A. M.
Mr.. Levisee offered the following resolu-
tion. which was ordered to lie over under
the rules:
WHEREAS, This House recognizes the i'm
poyerished condition Of the people OF TINS
| State; and
, L of this House to do all in their power to
alleviate the burdens of taxation by which
, the industries of the State are 80 greatly
| oppressed; be it
Resolred. That the members of this House
i, will remit the mileage that may be due
!, | them tor the present session, and Will re-
Give in full compensation Of mileage and
J, | ner diem for this session only the per diem
9 allowed by law for the days they may sew
!. orally be in actual attendance upon thell
Legislative duties, and the actual travelling
= expenses incurred by each.
/. Resolved, That the Committee on Apprc
q priat,ons be instructed, in preparing the
Appropriation bill for the present session, tt
compute the pay of the members OF thu
d House on the basis OF the foregoing resolu
l. ton.
On motion of Mr.. Wiltz, amendsd by Mr.
le Hahn, ordered that the Clerk Of the House
y be directed to cause to be printed $50 copie
of the rules of the House and Of the Stat
constit ution, % amended, for the use Of thu
members of the House.
Mr.. Kidd offered the following resolution
which was ordered to lie over, under tn
rules: .. 4
! Resolved, That special committee of fiv'
= members be appointed by tie Speaker t.
= examine the books and accounts Of thu
Q, Superintendent Of Public Education, and
that said committee be authorized to send
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-05

aaonted on call of the yeas and nays
by the following vote:
Yeas-Breaux, Cage. Chad oourn, ne-
liz ,is Kelly. Kelso, Ogden, Robertson,
Weber. wharton, White. Young
Navs-Anderson, Allan. Blunt, burcn a.
Rl.cR hurn. Dumont, Gla, Harper, LanorN'
Mascot, Pollard, Stamps, sypher, r"ltcnen'
ASse1t-Aiezander, Brewster. Grover
Stephen-4. ...o
senator Robertson then moved that the
resolution as amended be adopted.
Senator Young then gave notice that "nen
a.. ,ama was called he would explain
his vote. so,r
On q call Of the yeas and nays the resoiu
80, waa then adopted by the following vote
Yeas-Andersop, Blackburn. 6 6anns
Cage. Chadbourn Detiege, Eus Ks,s "0I Lar
Goode, Greene, Herw,e, n steven. Sypher
Wss1har, Wharton, White, Young
N.vs-Alla,n, Blunt, Burcn, Dunon'
~. Harner. Masicot, Pollard, stamps
Twitchell, Whitney-ll; c,over-:
Ahsent-Alexander, Brewster, UroSei-'
Tho President then announced as Tn
r,,,m,,tee on Rules, under Senator mas
c.,,s resolution, Messrs. Masicot, ~rov0
Rurcb, Herwig. Twitchell, Steven wharton
Senator Blunt then moved that tne Sena
40 now adjourn in respect to the memo'
- Han. F., l.. Pierson, of Natchitoches' an
Hon w. F. Southland, of Ouachita, decease'
Adopted. =,
The President then announced that u
Senate stood adjourned until IL M. 1anua'
4, 1876. ,p r RECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-02
TIE WEEKLY Register

IL the largest and altogether the most
complete news and family paper printed IN
West Virginia. II VIII DE se1L 70 a .S. az
dress one year for $500: Nalusble preml-
ums ~ cInu .venrs and TO suhscribers
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-02

This statement shows that the aggre.
gate annual expenditures for the six
wears from 1865 to 1870, inclusive, i:
S5S604l.74.
That the aggregate annual expendi.
lures Tor 1871 to 1875, inclusive, is $685..
OO4 80, or $50, 962. SO more per year dur
ing the latter than the former period.
That the annual expenditures for STATE
purposes for the first period were S464,
1856.
That the annual expenditures for the
latter period were 1898, 5Sl sc, or SO.
7O3. 40 per year more for the Radicals
than the Democrats.
That the annual expenditure for gen
eral school purposes for the Radicals was
1921 1884.
That the annual expenditure for gen
eral school purposes for the Democrats
was 1929. 412. G2; or $l07 6G4.5S more ex.
pended for school purposes by the Dem,
mocrats than by the Republicans.
Now. we ask the reader to go over the
above facts again, carefully this time. and
get them rightly IN his mind.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-02
AN IDEA OF WHAT HAS BEEN
STOLEN. p

As far back a. 1870, the Civil.Service
Commission, OF which GEORGE Viii
LIAM CURTIS editor Of HGrper's Week
IN. was chairman, reported, after long
and patient examination. as fellows:
.It is calculated by those who have
made careful study of the facts. thai
one fourth Of tie rereaue IS lost IN co"e'
tom"
That was during the first year q
Grsntlsm, and the Whisky Rings had
not been formed so extensively as since
that time, nor had. they learned so well
how to bride or circumvent government
officers. The per cent is probably great
er now; but if we reckon it even ut that
the amount is enormous.
The revenues collected since the close
of the war amount to S4,5OO,OOO,OOO.
Twenty-Five per cent of this is Sl,l25,-
100000. Will not the people try to
realize that this sum has been taken from
their pockets? But great as it is, it does
not comprise all that has beent AIKEN by
the thieves. Are the taxpayers and toll
ing masses ready to give this Republican
party another four years lease OF power3
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-02
A PARTY THAT DOES y = !
SERVE no LIVE.

"And thus it is that The great
name, the great authority Of the
Republican party in the national
capacity, is being used this very
moment to uphold the most
atrocious system Of Government
which this country ever saw. A
party which cannot live and
prosper unless it be supported by
corruption; a party that cannot
prosper unless it be supported by
q revival of the old war feeling,
and by tearing open again the
wounds from which the people of
the United States have bled so
long; such a party, when it has
come to that, does not deserve to
live. Curt SEIZURE four gears ago.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-02
LOOK At III :

In the fiscal year ls67-6S over one
hundred millions of gallons OF distilled
spirits were manufactured in the United
States. The tax was two dollars per
gallon. The revenue from that source
should have been two hundred millions
of dollars. The revenue collected
Wa only seventeen millions OF dol
lars. What became of the difference?
Why, it went into the pockets of the
whisky ring; the ring that BEIsTow at
tempted to overthrow, but in making the
attempt was himself ovcrthrown. The
whisky ring was OF more consequence TO
the Republican party than men who were
honestly trying to perform their official
duties. like BRISTow. HENDERSON and
DYER. And so the ring WAS protected
and cherished. while the ring breakers
were kicked out of power! Is that the
party for taxpayers to tie up TO?
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-02
STATE OF West VIRGINIA, }
AUDIToB's OFFICE, .r

Statement showing the total value OIL
property. The rate II, taxation, and
tne amount OF expenditures, from
the state Treasury Of w. Va, on &C.
count OF State Fund and General
school Fund excluding the school
fund.- for the ears named:
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-02
IMPORTANT D~cxMENT.

Z IMPORTANT DRnENE.
FAIsMosss-W. u opt, %; ,76. :
Mqj. Z. As4ldy.1 tad i Of STATE:
DEAaf q u .aSAts by
Repubii spssl in 5 cthe
state thai he adn,jnktralson d the state
goyerHmsht is more expspsive under the
new Constitution than under the old:
and that the Democratic administration
since 1871 has been more extravagant
than was the Republican administration
for four'or FIVE yeats prior thereto, and
that we have increased the taxes, &c.
Can you not, without too much trouble,
furnish me with statement from the
books in your once on the above subject
from which the facts may be ascertained.
Please state also the aggregate value al
property for the several years. 4
Truly, A. B. FLEMING.
STATE OF West VIRGINIA, }
AUDIToB's OFFICE, Z
+. WHEELING, Sept. rs. 1876. }
Hon. A. Bzooka FSmang:,. -
SlR-In reply to your'letter OF the
23d instant, have prepared tabular
statement, giving you the information
desired, which l forward herewith.
Very respectfully,
L. A. BENNETT, AUDITOR.
Statement showing The total value OF
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-02
TOR. g ALE.

StQUAREI9 THE CITY OF WHEEL
> ing. bounded by Jacob, Water, Forty
first and Forty second streets, known as
the Samuel OFT property, containing about
three 81 acres. one large mansion house,
brick tenement and stable on the pro-
perty. Street cars pass the property. For
terms, Sc, apply 70
ANDERSON & PAUL.,
jyl7 1900 Market Street.
The daily gazette., 1876-07-05

The New York Gpaphic says; 1t is
understood that new experiment in
socialism is to be attempted shortly
This time in Virginia. on the banks of
the Potomac, ON a domain consisting
of some seven thousand acres of land t.
including finely cultivated farms with
many thousand fruit trees and a valu-
able water-power. This place has been
secured at cost of about thirty thou.
sand dollars. The projectors of the
new movement are Swedenborgians,
Spiritualists and Come. cutters, who
are recruited from every section of the
country, and who have an abiding
faith in the possibility of realizing the
dreams of Fourier, Brisbane and Owen
upon this continent. The immediate
leaders are MIR. Samuel Leavitt, of
New \ Iork, and Mr.. Charles Sears, of
the cooperative farm, Silkville, Kan
sas. A monthly magazine entitled the
the Eclectic and Peacemoker, published
by Leavitt, 17S Greenwich street,
New York, is the organ of this new
scheme, which will naturally excite q
great deal of interest in certain circles
The projectors of this new community
believe in the sanctity of marriage,
and regard both the Shakers and the
Oneida Communists as social herctics
The daily gazette., 1876-07-05
A Good Idea.

Gen. Ward, who is known every
where among sportsmen, was at st.
Louis from Arkansas, where he is
now living. He met an old friend
from New York who was opposed TO
Tilden. The New Yorker was sup
prised to find Gen. Ward for Tilden.
He wanted to know how 1t was that
he could be in favor of nominating a
man from Few York, after the party
had been three times beaten with u
candidate from there. "Do you mean
to tell me that we have lost three
times ccnsecutively on New York
man." asked Ward, with much sim =
plicity. eyes; Mcclellan, Seymour
and Greeley" said the New Yorker.
"Then l will double all my bets, said
Ward, "for l never was beat four
times eonsecutively on the same cow
1t may lose three times, but nine-nine
times out of a hundred it will win the
fourth, AT any rate, if it does lose,
you will clear out Tennessee and
Arkansas, for they will get on bo:h
feet and bet all they have"
The daily gazette., 1876-07-05

To SUFFERING LADIES.--"Dr. Rogerson's 3
Female Hydrastin POWders. for all female
omplaints. BY mail, 81. Addresa Or
Rogerson z. o. box. 1858 N. Y. city
The daily gazette., 1876-07-05
Bowers HoOf Linilnent

After 20 years OF practical experience with
horses, in staging, teaming, &c, l have ieaTnl
ed that more horses have been crippled py
snattention to the feet than all other diseases
combined. After men experiments nave
found he true remedy to PREVENT the dls)
ease the hoof, or restore 1t after negligence
TO WI at nature intended 1t should peLes
0rsat support Of the noble antnpai. II the nooi
fndamed and diseased, the animal is Somparai
lively worthless. This Liniment VIII suIeN
prsuent this worst Of all diseases, Contraction.
Corns, Quarter, Cracks, ContIaction OF she
BACK Sinew generally called Knee Spruns:
20. and restore those that have beer crippled
BY tho want Of such remedy.
ETry 1t, and 1t will never faii II properly
Bathe the horses foot once week, or ofteni
ar n necessary, at the heel and frog, and
around The hooi close to the hair.
N. G. BOYER.
rorr1spown, Pa
NH. M. c. BoYER-Dear Sir: This is to Ger
tlfy that have used your Linimeht in m
stable for three months past, on more thar
one hundred horses, and lind 1t the pest pre-
paration have ever used on horses. IL is az
better than you recommend It SEND me n0e
0''SoS ~ o"0'' W y HARRY HAMILTON.
No lS2 West 3lst street New 70 rk City
The daily gazette., 1876-07-05
HERMAN AHRENs.
GENERAL PROVISION DEALER.
No. 334 Tatnall Street,

WILMINGTON, DEL,
Would respectfully announce to his friends
and the public that he still carries on the
Meat business, at the old stand, and Will keep
constantly on hand the bes quality at
SUGAR CURED HAMS,
Fitch, SHOULDERS,
LARD, PORK,
SAUSAGE, DRIED BEEF
CHEESE, TONGUES, &C., &c,
All Of which will be sold Wholesale and retail
the lowest city prices.
lie returns his thanks to his many usto
rs for past favors and sspectfiliy sol icits
ntlnuance OF the same.