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, 1876-01-04
THE SPECIAL COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
nISCrASlSa TIE HiInArIQN.


Yesterday afternoon at ) o'clock lie Special
Com,n!ttoo OF tho Common Council IL whom
had boon 1eforrcd tho tax matter hold n,ect-
tilg til the City Clerks Office. Tho following
pamod Aldermen wero present: Campbell,
Waterman, 6ehaifner, Btono lot tho Foustl),
and Rlcllart}Bop. Aid. Camphcu occupied the
char. Mike Evans. Ed Phillips, mud number
OF hia deputies wo1e present.
Tho mattor OF tho compensation OF tax-coi-
lcctora waa retoHeu back to tho Council. A
h!Rtement WAS mntio by
AssEssoH PHILLIPS
III regard to tho asAossIuenss Of tho Grand
Pacific and Dari:e's uotols, nhlcI. III un-
reliable sonaatonul morning paper had
Htntcl had bcon asBessod at nom.
innl 1atcs which was not tho caro-. Tho
correct figures hnye heretofore been given III
these eolumnR.
Aid. achaGner asked AnsoaHor Phillips to rve
m explanation Ut tho excess Ill pol.opn! a.seka-
tnepIu.
A1.n. RscnAnpHox
] undertook Tho explanation. aud Raid that lsat
yaar tue city as.eEsol e3OO. OK. .0u0 Ut IL mills
fo1 city purposes, and S2a5 400 pn0 waB taxed II
instead Ut there being tho amount Of a.6oo,-
[ D4o to aBseHs Oil tAoss Wal grand total of but
| Sl75.003,M0. lo sad that tho sources of in
formation wore rathSF natrast"orthy; aud Tho
AHhSosu&h llRA u w ttlo ntek kHHY EDnsl. stifil
lAueh crobs-qucstioninK FA.!liph luAda q
PERSONAL STATEMENT
to tho effect TIM. llo had ueypr altered return
unless ho had first notified tho parties A,nl had
| hoard thet sd0. ii, iogard to tho astEsstlout
Of atr. y. u. Cobb, Phillips stated TINT l,e nnly
| paid OH e., 00o worth Ut personal property. This
! Was htH own return. Oh h!a stocks he Was ns-
| keeBea through The corporations with which Ao
| waa connoctG1, which paid tho tar OH their cap.
! itnl. ue Ind BEEN YoSerned by tho Rilyco Of ex-
tountyAttoEneY l!o0t. III ltountsbe clAin,od that
ilo Was too much engaged to give the nAsseslue.s
Matter my attention. Mr.. At!sit Phillips stat
3D. nlRdo hln roturn. On his entLro personal
properly, Including Gtata addition. this wealthy
| bAnEer aud Een} estntc Owner Waa aSsgaeel LEAD
than el, ,0on. yet ho lived In d mansion. No. 4nl
Mahnsh asenIo, and occupied well-fu1i,isleI
otces, and lad s1tU ,G0o luYlsthl III Aia psu4hi:p
bueiueas.
J ALL. HCHAffSKR
| explained como of tho difficulties l.n h1lt ex
| psrlcncod wien tlo waH Lnucd 6tstcs uopnt]
Assussor. In .oplY " . question from Ali
Waterman. ll.illipa stated Tint 10 lai 10 doup
| that HaH,o hlMes wera OE,!ttcu which could Nu
b0 helped ~ i Int uf over l2.0u0 taxpayers
Thosu wore lus!auccs Of this every year, wl.ict
weru brought out after tho asseB- -snents wer.
tnadu. Lnet year tho Chicago Clty Na,lwa,
Company Was omitted. but Sir. EoLb fnA,lu ~
tu1b IN tlnu 20 that 1t could ba taxed for SJD, U
Where parties we8u Quilted ouu scas thu Il:
allowed
/ DouDLR ASSESSMENT
to Ia made tho uext and where an orar-A4aesa
nent WAS made. the reduction could Ia propor
tiouAtsiJ allowed tho ysAr following. Thar
, 1876-01-04
DIR. RADWAY'S
Regulating Pill!

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putgu. regulate. pasits. slsAusrt au4 atEsa8tnua.
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cuts, Nafsa1tsit to otfeet tn.itiEs pta. tafsu 81
etauss eon,sinlnK No ssauEx. minerals. or dfs'a'
" Obssr,s tho 4vll'wiux ss'uptuns ro.uttins s''
p!."rds. 2, to nssst1ts H.. U.ss., -. nj .ho ,,tatos
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frpa ali ths ahuve-naus4 d!svs1an. pstss y e1as
bGx. bold hy d1uxIHss'
Ieenl "Fnlso and True"
-.scnd Ola tstte1stamp to ltApWAY 4 CO.. r. i. /
Warrsn'tt.. H~s York. Information Notsa Aaal'as'
Will kg 3eat.ul,
, 1876-01-04
TIE GREAT BLOOD PURIEIEB,

Etcry dsnp Of Tho Sar1apsstttan He.olvsas camMnnI
eates nH uxa ta hlht sHsAl. ur!Ht, Aal utn IT nai
Sa ssd la:s. q i 1q s,,s " PA s34!i'
he'iiaa typhil!s, cansunntu gandu1ar diae nla
" tho truat, mouth. tu.nns4 lnl- tu II 'ais AMI
'asses .c, tnu :srt md tho was: tar:as u tta d.
!lIon'n or,s,reiai aeh, hlac4 ~ u, wns il tho slo
tn1,v.., cntluss. ~ i'io unh saj all m-ssonnz ani
srstG. =, si IT, a. ~ q ptHc!n ,n s' a;'
VII nF,ss e .1,son usns !or n'th't dlseas, ii,
il iii, pstIens daily bec.mln- rc,t.ced by III,
and decomposition flat is roaItnst ptay:a.ag, a
y.th NV 'Ha!oltSI m4stp t3o,s. cty ba II ta! e,
70. when onrs Iris .oat'y comm, ,ones T. sk oi nu
eatta. and succ'cda In diminishing tho aas+ q! wa>tc.
tsel hit.elf growing btttr and stan9or tin ooa d.
goIttna batter, appetite fmnnsn. AMI sA AMI wrisli
lar rcasnS. ,r,, :, =
krnwn ro; I'd asuts ito NJ tsIrnnll qtot,U
rnriltui!o !oaul aud hAiu diacascs, bu IT. b TIC ouly II
fiFe Cuto for
, 1876-01-04

Tie tax payers Of tho Eleventh Ward arn ro-
1ncstoa to moot at No. 256 Wost Luke street, at
7:3D o'clock, for tho purposa OF protesting
against tho unjust and exorbltant personal TAX.
A meeting OF tloac opposed to tls proHept
ayasata OF oxorAl.ans and unequal taxation, ws!l
10 hold ut Eoa. 80 aud t.! Woat itauloll. Btreut,
ut o'clock tonight. PROMINENT Speakers will
In LII attelldnuch.
, 1876-01-04
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS,
4 FuKI Hell COMPARISON.

TUE TRIBUNE, tn i!a expeditions Of tile town u.s.
sosHu,au&s. and tho way 1t nas asaao on tho
south Hido. for tho leEa!izcd robbery which ,s
now going on under the guIse Of personal taxa
ston. has boon ut pains to asate nothing but
facts, gathered from uudentahlo roRoutcos, s,-tls
rctuFas, tooks, ota.. The records Of t!o Town
ASSESSORS, now Oh illo In tho County Clcrk's
olsco, aud tlose III usa In tho Co!!cctorH' oillcos
From tAeze figures given Ia tho columns OF
IuE TA.prsE hAyo hoen taken, anl that With.
tho utuaost caro-. TIC comparisons made be-
tween 1871 anl 1915 show for themselves, and
bolow
, 1876-01-04

At tho meeting Of tho County Commissioners
yesterday afternoon tho following eo1umunica-
tion was read:
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-7otht Board " Commissioners NJ
coot County: The many complaints inado aut tho
extent Of public feeling regarding tho for
1875 prompt mo e suggest u the Hoard that tto pub
" 7he:s ii' Il III ons avfa way IT, which tho
S5 II nns or 'a aasaksn q sis ss
personal rropsrt5. and that Is through tue
bosri request tic county cesE 70 e 10 brought
resson the Aa+e,Aors hooks aud returns 1876 for
tho three Chicago towns, and that he assign the
uary cerka in attendance thcrn and thut tho Assessors
for those towus also DO Requested to astend daily At
palso, to tle end TINT proper and thorough
I'D s u % Ss @ ne ias tat poaSs
ths uounts Attorney viii BE- en.SeaFs posstss h,n'
sell! III a,Et not every case Of tho facts connected
anh o1Ie.re III obtaining rr..ress.
.huFta. EssrsetiullY, Jons Il: 1.ouSrntE.
County Attorney.
Re.sfrsd That the County e:ers be. mud he hereby
H. requested 10 cAuEn 10 10 brought 10 tho Hoarda
rootns Ii dny tho board is not In Heraon the An
SCISSORS, boots q .e rsraoasa ptopSty and ro!aras
1s asttRn the necessary citFka In ntcna,,co theEu
until further action Of this Board With refcrsuvo
BE further rraoired That tho several A@Heesora for
said towns te, and they hereby nrp, requested 10 h
tend at TITO Bano tIu and plce, fa long elall he
necessary, 10 tbs end that ai necessary iufornlon
nny 10 obtanel With fsietcnc,t to each easo In which
complaint OF e1coEstYt or unjust aacsAnrnt may to
rnae md tha tbs Clark OF thIs Hoard furu!ah said
Assessors with copy Of these resolutions
| Mr.. uolaeu moved tho adoption Of tho com
lnttntcatlOn.
Arr lusdick said no understood tho comm,1ui-
! cation did not mean anything, hut was simply
| providing a means by which ttluae nsses4ed
could slua out to nhat amount they 1Verd robbed
| privilege they nov enjoyed. What tho people
! seAnted Wad remedy f3r taeir troubles, asi it
was useless to adopt what had been suggested.
| ht. Rountsce wna ca!lotl on for an explanation
o. his communication. lls said thora WIS ouly
ono remedy for tbs griovanc"s, and thnt in tho
| who wefo Rrplylng FOR saiHnctsous oyory day,
aud representing thu cnuntyH intoyehs III tho tax
| he could not 70 tho d1oront AHHcaJurs to gut
J 1T tho facts In all such cases M c0me
| to lin, 10 llavo tho AAsetaorn' books
| whcro they would ho accessible would
| ho q great accommodation to him, and would
afford tho aggrioyod aud tho AssosHota opport,l-
| nifty to consult and Rsreo uron anfnethtng like
! equity nnd atJuBt matters. nttcr which tho col.
ioctlon of what was found to bo excessive could
be enjojned.
Sir. Uutdscs followed. 1Ie read from, Als com.
| munchtt0n published In theso columns 4 fy v
tAYH ago, aud maintained that the proposition ot
alr. Nountreo brought ITO reiof whatever to the
Taxpayers, aud ita Wholt object soonetl to be tu
wautua te!laf from not oufy tho county but The
| o.har teSeB, and they wanted II Immediately,
aud llo would do LiH utnout to seenr0 It.
| Tho communication WIS further tSc,!H1cd and
was finally adopted. IT whiett tho Eounsy-Attor,
noy appeared much pleased.
, 1876-01-04

THE FIFTH WARD.
ITS CITIZENS EXPRESS THEMSELVES.
! largo anu enthusiastic naeB- -rno etlng az tho
tax-payers OF lho Fifth Ward Was held last
evening on tho corncr OF Tlirty-thirs! ht:eot and
South Park aycnue, tAo object OF tho eRthorn.
boing to protcsl against tho c1osbtant and illegal
tax levica nrou tho residents If the South Town.
2It. 4. Mattcsun WAS elected Chatrman and II.
=. Van 1inrltngen cbosen M sccrotnry.
Tho ilrst business accomplished bS tho meet
ing was III the appoiatnleDt Of q cotumittc0 OF
1iyo to draw up aes OF resolutions appropriate
10 tho subject then undcr discussion.
THO following wero choscu to eervo on tho
above-namcd Committee: Col. nicaby, /. ".
Holmes. NstpEl Yonuoy, 4. Z. brown. and I. II.
Ray. The tinlo consnmod by the Committco on
Resolutions III preparing thc'r report was occu-
1scd by
SIT. nunxs,
Of tho Fifth Ward, who spoke very effectively
with regard to the situation. lie waa OF thu
tec!1cd opinion that tho limo Ind come whom
the Taxpayers would TO LONGER talnciy submitto
tnc prepostorous taxes levied upon item. Thla
last action Ut tho Aascasor was hut lilo
ono stfau thai broke tho canolH back.
Tho gentleman then read from copy
OF TaE TRIBUNE or xeeon. issue, several
comparative statements of assessments Ipade
upon tito property ot prominent pattica OF tho
city, AMI poInted ont tho absur1ity aud manifest
fraudulent motives which ha1 actua.ea tho Az
lessor 10 all his dcnlin.a. Tho opcakcr was vo-
cfaEously appianded At seFesa1 poinss IN his
speech. Afier alr. burns had il.list,ol speaking,
THE COMMITTEE On AEsoLur1oSs
presented tue following:
wneREAs, There has brea an ezoshls,nt md un}us
Lilo South Division Of lilo Guy ns Chicago: md
t,ns,, ~ See,. sde in the saiA ,as. b:twea tha
helpless mud tho p1stu citizens tho part and
.nan1srs and men occupying csstasn high roaltlons on
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Cali for the Republican National
Convention.

The next Union Republican National Conven-
ton, for the nomination of candidates tor Presl-
dent and Vice President of the United States, will
be held in the city of Cincinnati, on "Wednesday,
June l4th, 1876, at IL o'clock noon, and will con-
sst Of delegates from each State equal to twice the
Congress and of two delegates from each organ
lied Territory and the District of Columbia.
In calling the convention for the election OF
delegates, the committees OF the several States are
recommended to invite all republican electors and
oil other voters, without regard to past political
difference or previous party utilization, who are
opposed to reviving sectional issues, and desire to
promote friendly feelings and permanent harmony
throughout the country by maintaining and en-
forcing all the constitutional rights Of every citi-
zen, including the full and free exercise of the
right of suffrage without intimidation and with
out fraud, and who are in favor of continued pro-
secuton and fuller punishment of all official dis
honesty and an economical administration
of the government by honest, faithful and capable
officers who are in favor of making such reforms
in the government as experience may from time
to time suggest, who are opposed TO lmparlng the
credit of the nation by depreciating any Of its OBJ
legations, and in favor of sustaining in every way
the national faith and financial honor; who hold
that the common school system is the nursery OF
American liberty, and should be maintained alb
solutely free from sectarian control; who be-
lieve that for the promotion of these ends the
direction Of the government should continue to
be confded to those who adhere to the principles
of l776 support them Is Incorporated in the con-
stitution and laws and who are in favor of recog-
nizing and strengthening the fundamental princi-
pie of national unity in this centennial annvers-
sary Of the birth Of the republic.
(Signed), E. D. MORGAN,
Chairman Of the Republican National Committee.
VIM. +. CHAMBER, Secretary.
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the case further than to receive the tugi-
tive and turn him over TO the Massachu-
sets courts for trial. The United States
Government cannot assume undertakings
that Winslow shall be tried in Massachu-
sets for forgery only. When Winslow
comes within the jurisdiction OF Massa-
chusetts again all that the United
States Government can do is to de-
liver him up and place him in precisely
the same relations to the courts and stat
ntes as If he had never lett the Stale.
And this being all that can be done
dead lock ensues, of which it is difficult to
see the termination. According to the
terms of the Ashburton treaty the British
government is bound to give up Winslow
to the United States authorities. but if the
statute of 1870 is observed his eXtradition
is impossible.
The question arises now to be settled
whether the treaty with the United States
is to be kept, or whether the local law
passed since the treaty is to control the
action of the British government. 1t
would seem that the treaty ought to be
binding upon the nation rather than the
local law. If solemn treaty may be an
nulled by legislation of such character
as that of the statute of 1870, what is the
pledged faith of a nation to another nation
worth
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In the Geographic report of the debate on the
bill to forbid contributions to election funds the
relevancy of Mr. Blaines comparison Oft Virginia
election to the throwing of dice is not apparent.
A full report of his remarks justfes the phrase.
The law Of Virginia provides that at every cleo
ton, after the polls have been closed all the bal
lots shall be counted by the judges of the election
If the number of ballots exceeds the number of
names checked on the poll list the ballots shall be
returned into the box, two of the election judges
shall be blindfoded and shall then draw out tick
cts from the ballot box until the number remain
ing corresponds with the number on the poll list
This process they call "purging the ballot box"
This method of election Mr.. Blaine aptly COM
pared to throwing dice for the office. But this is
not ali. At certain election of member of con-
gress it was discovered in one precinct that the
number of ballots largely exceeded the number of
names registered and, of course, the ballot box
must be "purged." Now, it SO happened that the
republican ballots in that election of consid
cradle size, three inches by five; the democratic
ballots were remarkably small only one inch and
fve-eighths long and three quarters of an inch
wide. copy in fac s'mile is given in the Con-
grcssonal Record as a part of Mr. Blaine speech
so that there can be no mistake about it. The
democratic judges of election, though blindfolded,
could, of course, distinguish with precision be-
tween the republican and democratic ballots, and
withdraw only the former II they chose. But il
they drew at random, without Intentional unfair
ness 1.-THE result would be the same, for the minute
democratic tickets would surely elude them.
Whether by design or accident, the result of the
purgng process in that case was to leave only five
republican votes, although there were VIGOROUSLY
and undeniably several hundred republican voters
in the district. This Mr.. Blaine called deciding
elections by throw of loaded dice, and he said
truly that ticket so small the democats there
used, and he had seen them even smaller, was of
itself presumptve evidence Of intention to commit
fiaud.-P0rtldnd Press.
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RAILROAD MEETING.

Our citizens should not fail to attend
the railroad meeting which will be held
this afternoon at Granite Hall. The dis
tinguished gentlemen from Quebec men
toned in the call for the meeting, and
other gentlemen from Canada, have ar
rived in the city, and will be present and
address the assemblage. Gentlemen will
also be in attendance from the several 10.
calities in our State interested in the COM
pletion of the road from the St. Lawrence
to Wiscasset harbor. 1t will be meeting
OF great mportance--one that every cti-
zens of Augusta should attend.
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THE WINSLOW DE4D-LOCK.

After all which has been said concerning
the early arrival of Winslow, the forger, in
this country, to be tried for his crimes,
there is a difficulty in the way of his ex-
tradition which prevents his leaving Eng
land. His extradition is demanded under
the provisions of what is known as the
Ashburton-We Treaty, ratified in
1912. That convention provides that "the
United States and her Britannia Majesty
shall, upon mutual acquisitions by them OF
their Ministers, officers, or authorities, re-
specially made, deliver up to justice all
persons who. being charged with the crime
of murder, or assault to commit murder,
or piracy, or arson, or robbery, or forgery,
or the utterance of forged paper. commit
ted within the jurisdiction of either, shall
seek an asylum or shall be found within
the territories Of the other" Under this
clause it was supposed there would be no
difficulty in the extraditon OF Winslow,
who is charged with forgery and the utter
ance of forged paper. But it appears that
the British government points to an act OF
Parliament passed in 1870, which provides
that fugitive from justice shall not be
surrendered to a foreign State unless pro-
vision is made by the law of that State
that the accused person shall not be tried
for any oflense committed prior to his ex-
tradition, except the particular crime on
which his extradition was originally de-
manded. In the case Of Winslow, COM
pliance with this statute Of Parliament
seems impossible.
The request for Winslow's extradition
Is made by Secretary Fish on the certificate
and request Of the Governor of Massaehu-
sets. who specifies the crime of the fugi-
tive. And this is done on the Indictment
OF Winslow by the Grand Jury of Suffolk
county, Massachusetts. The Government
OF the United States has no jurisdiction in
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Mr.. Pendleton is still in Washington lie is
now principally employed in carrying around a
large roll Of manuscript which he reads to promi-
nent democrats supposed to have some sympathy
with himself and with the cause OF the party. To-
day he read il to Senator Stevenson, who looked
very wise and very much interested, not to say
anxious. lie afterward transported the roll the
House, and ii was evidently made the subject of
very grave and serious conversation between Pen.
dleion, Clymer and sayler, democratic member
from Cincinnati The nature Of this great docu-
ment is not yet disclosed to the public, but from
the care that Is taken Of it and the character of
the politicians to whom it is confidentially COM
muneated, it is evident that something is pre-
pared which is intended soon to be laid before the
country. 1t is most probable that Mr.. Pendleton
is about to vindicate his shattered reputation or
it may be he intends public confession.-'Speeial
10 tie Nep FORK Times.
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BELEy1P'S IuPE1CHuENT.

The Impeachment Committee this afternoon
cast a formal vote upon the impeachment articles
against Gen Belknap and adopted them without
dissent. They will report to the House Thurs
day morning, and the debate which will undoubt-
eddy result in presenting Gen. Belknap before the
bar Of the Senate will begin as soon as the evil
dence and articles can be prepared. If the House
follows the precedent set in the Andrew John
impeachment the entire business of the
House will be suspended pending the impeach-
ment trial in the Senate. The articles to be pre-
sented Thursday viii doubtless contain no new
facts, and will be substantially the same articles
that were presented by the Clymer committee, bu,
and will, moreover, be supported by legal evil
dence, which the Clymer were not-Bostoa Jour-
nal Special, 23A.
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GENERAL We us.

The remains of an ancient city have been dis
Several mnarets of Arab architecture were found
in perfect state of preservation.
The Pension Committee recently refused petit
ton to restore to the pension-rolls the name of a
soldiers widow who married again and afterwards
was divorced.
Many persons have brought on serious sickness
by holding on to the knob Of the front door while
standing in draft, and speaking "last words" to
friends or vistors-Dr. W. W. Hal.
Gen. Fitzpatrick in speaking of his New jersey
farm, said; "AIy mother superintends the farm
ing, and she is the best farmer Of the family, COM
pletey outdong her sons and will surrender to
none of u.s."
A man in Oswego County, New York. proposes
to wear to the Centennial pair of trousers that
his grandfather wore in l776. The fact that the
Wclshmen of Philadelphia are organizing for a
representation at the International Exhibition, is
chronicled as "rarebt" of Centennial news.
Travelling to California by rail in winter is not
entirely free from danger. The recent destruction
of snow-sheds built to protect the track from the
deep SHOWS in the Sierra Nevada mountains was a
Si9Not ~A~N'
had the accident occurred to passenger instead
Of freight train, the loss of life would have been
fearful When the avalanche descended upon the
snow-sheds freight train oftwenty-four cars was
just passing through them. Several of the cars
were smashed to atoms, and their contents scat
tered in all directions. AS it happened the men
in charge of the train were all forward.
The University of Edinburgh of Scotland has
received collection of Persian, Arabic and San
script manuscripts. Among them is complete
copy of the Hindoo epic poem, 'Mahabharata,' in
the form of roll, 22S feet long and ga inches
wide, profusely illustrated in colors and gold, rep
resenting scenes described in the work. The
writing is very minute, there being II lines in
every inch. Another of the manuscripts is copy
of the "Shan Nameh" of Firdans the most
ancient poem in the modern Persian language,
illustrated with paintings of Oriental scenes. The
collection numbers about l25 volumes, and con-
tains many historical works and frmans.