, 1876-01-22
THE pELiNQuENTS.

sonal tazoa is not progressing with that dogreo
OF SUCCESS usual during tho cast few years.
People sten 10th 10 pay until they 200 the cagaa
now In the courts decided. II Ed Phillips could
but hoar ono.hAlf tho carscs l,eapcd upon lila
devoted head. Ao would pack up bis caspet-sack
sud piano. aud tRko CureY ADD that $50 gold
wetch4 and leave for Nicaragua, NAore noithor
couEts mo]cat nor the natives find fault
at unjust ssasssnonts. Hero Phillips could
tntngusato now revolution, aud Lo would DO
capssl hand IN such = caea 10 mako forced
loyy. which might load to ais ultimate dtctstor-
shin, -.-...
Lis being snuggfca upon the Grand jury by
COL. cIEAHY .....-..
Ia yerY unf9votab1Y commanded on by the public,
aud II Ia said II Judgo a[cAll'ster does mol exchss
him. and others Of his ilk, even worse, tho
people will ask that an entirely new panot be
ordered, II thnt Is posssbio. 1t should be slated
that tho list published in these columns showa
that at loast ono-half Of tho new Grand Jurors
arc men who may be said to posseds oharAo-
ters which unfit them to perform the du-
ties for which they hara been chosen. Rnt thuy
should bo etrcxon OF. In Justice to tho honest
people In thia community. who happen yet to ba
in majority md worthy OF representation on
the Grand lnquisitlon OF onr Criminal Court.
DAVID uALLfHIN,
who is naw to t4n business. ID mAking elor
progress iu his work rs Collector Oh tue Went
Bido. uls ctarks aud deputies, excsptinR, per-
hAve boen chosen for thutr Iztnosa and the!t
snsl1-liko pace in moving around. David
himsolf, uuitko tho David Of old, is
by 70 ulekus fast IN movement, and between
hin and hi8 ansistants It looks though 1t might
lake years oeforo the Wost Sido potsouai-tax for
1876 would be collected. 4 iittlo speed in tLeir
movements might accelerate things. Thera ts
eome opposition met With Oh that side, and IL
nil! result in lawsuits. "a on this stde Of tho
river.
Tbs North Blds ia also progressing slowly ia
collections, bus thpre la not much fighting done
ihsfa
os THE souTf s1bE
Mike Evans Is collecting about $4,000 daily,
Wa:or street during the past fov days. and, viii,
hia warlAnk-book In hand. has bnen quite tito.
cessfnl IL Rottipg payment OF taxes nnaor
threats Of ltvT. He sayd. however. he forces no
man4 When people tell him thoY aro not ablo TO
| ray for several weeks, be lsus thcm fix \ tiao.
In other caaes, nhere parttsa propose to contest,
| he RiTes them tho ncca 1sarv chauco, and whGro
| othors say they are waiting thu result OF snlts,
not compelled to do thIa, but that he docs not
wBh to appear arbitrary, ond docs not force mat
tars except iu places "helo lo and hia deputies
nra grossly insultod. lie says tons people treat
| hin very unreaaonably. aud as,rtho to linn all
/ the evils OF tho aasesamolt for which he IL no.
accountable. Hs only aass thai where they
| don't want to pay the peopto will cnjoin him.
Ne1t week ho intends t. cali on the blnEB,
aud, In case Of refusal. ho wlll leyv on tho por.
no,,ai property OF tho stockholdefs In C1oh
County, aud as for thoas who reeide without she
Statn thcir ahn1ea ct sto1k will bo advertised
Tor salo lie IL authorized to do under tho laws
OF the state. 1lo says ha has no other duty tc
perform IN the p1am'ses, unless tue banks ontolo
attention, aud tue taxos on tleas will bo 1oroed
forthwith. Tbs city. he BayH. must have tht
money, and there In no oshor secourao loft.
| GEORGE VAN KoLLES.
f&.r $1t thxn tnr ALI.
Bank, mentioned In yeatcrdaY'a TntnuHE, b.
uoosgs Van uoen, City Collector, for tho Ia,
due Tor 1874. amounting % III. 400, the latte
atates that further notion has been deferred a
caro- Of tho Tralor'a National, now being tros
befors Jndge Drlmmonl In tho United State
Court. and which will bo Rtgusd to-asy. la do
| c3el. Tho tax dua from the National Hlukl
alone for last year ia rerY Urge. and YEu Holls1
e1pfossea determination to collect 1t.
TAXATION.
| 10 tas Editor n Ths CA1c1go 7f.bune.
,Cu1cAoo, Jan, Ala considerable number o
your readers aud fsoeholders in tho South Dlss
ion would lilo to b. Informed concerning ID
factors which form tho basia for assessing rea
estate for State. county, town, and city taxes
In pslfiation OF the perso1at tk1 oltraga. 1t hl
ouly on one-tlird Of It's cash value. but upor
inquiry It it Is found that In very many caies
tmo-thrds, and Id i large number four
tifths OF the caah valuo Of teal eatat
las been aasesssd, and at the rate Of per cen
aud = fraction IL will form tho basis Of pros
pect!vo tAx-hght which Will mako it tmpossibl
| 10 collee: sad taxoa in largo number Of casc
in tho South Division. It Is singular how HILL
ls known in regard to tho technlcatitcs Of taxa
tion. Please present to your rcaders throug
tho pascs Of -FOUR Ionrnal souo reliable tnfol
m.tton on this subject. Tllis much We know
t4at It unlvorsal suffrage In municipal affair
involving taxation is not verY soon restricted /
qualifications, thnfo will 10 10 end to tax-rot
: 0aHes by irresponsible o1ieeboldars.
A 9uDgcnIpER.