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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26

Our city Administrators have determined
TO make all persons and corporations pay the
taxes which are due by them under the law.
They have discovered what we have long
known and reminded them of, that there are
various corporations in this city which have
been able, through the ignorance or favoritism
Ofpublic officials, to escape taxation, but which
clearly came under the law when stock or
capital was liable to taxation. One OF these
corporations, with nominal capital of
a million OF dollars, but whose income has
exceeded ten per cent on several millions, has
never paid dollar of license or tax to the
city. decision of a corrupt court, which
has never been regarded as a law by any re-
spectacle lawyer or iurist, has been relied on
to secure this corporation an exemption
which 1t was never entitled to under the con-
stitution of the State or the law. The ma
tional banks have been assessed on their
capital, and the provision of the act of Con-
gress SO clearly renders them liable for State
and municipal taxes that we hardly think
their stockholders will resist the payment.
There are other corporations in the same con-
dition which have escaped taxation.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
TO THE SUMMER TOURIST.

Those Of our citizens who are fortunate enough
to be able to seek reepite from the labors OF the
business season just closed. and to recuperate
their energies at some OF the many delightful
summer resorts to be found in the Northern
States and Canada, will be glad TO learn that the
old fayorite jackson route, under vigorous and
efficient management. has become one Of the
very best travelling thoroughfares ia tho country.
Hundreds Of thousands Of dollars have been
expended, as we are crediby informed during
the past twelve months for new iron and steel
rails, new cross-ties and new bridges, and To- day
it may bp safely eaid that no road south OF the
Ohio river surpasses the great Jackson route in
smoothness and perfect safety. We have had
occasion, during The past few weeks, 10 travel
quite extensively over that road, and we can thus,
from actual experience. bear witness to Its ex-
celence in every particular which goes to consti-
tute good road
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
TO OUR FRIENDS.

The DEMOCRAT has Just added to its Office a
new and complete Steam Job Printing depart
ment, with al the latest and most desirable inn
provements in types, rules, borderc. etc. We are
now fully prepared to compete with any job
printing establishment in the South. We can
turn out. at the shortest notice. anything from q
newspaper or book TO q lady's visiting card, in
the best style Of the art We shall devote
special attention TO commercial printing and to
the printing Of lawyers briefs. We earnestly
solicit the support OF our friends In our progress
sive e{fortH
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
IRERyIELE NEWS.
Especial Correspondence OF the N. o. Democrat. ]
PbAQuEM1NE, La.. July 20, 1877.

Especial Correspondence OF the N. o. Democrat. ]
PLAoUEM1NE, La, July 20, 1877.
Editor Democrat of interest trans
pires in our quiet section. We have had fine
rains during the past fifteen or twenty days,
and hear on all sides that the cane crop is
doing well. We have had remarkably cool
weather since Friday for this season of the
year. 1t is more like September than July.
Our district court has been In session since
Monday last, Judge Mcvea presiding. On
the second day OF the term motion was
made in a civil suit to auash the venire, on
the ground that since the drawing of the Jury
new law relative to iuries had come into
effect, and that 1t contains no provision for
iuries drawn under the old law to act. The
Judge, after hearing the matter fully argued
by the members OF the bar, sustained the
motion, and SO, through an oversight of our
legislators, we lose the benefit Of this jury
term, to the great expense of the parish. as
we have no court till January, and number
of prisoners in our jail awaiting trial We
hope our Legislature will be more careful in
the future in the enactment of its laws.
There Is little excuse for such plumbers.
PELICAN
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26

relation to charges of extorton on the part Of
some deputy in his department of the city
government deserves the hearty approval
and commentator Of all good citizens Mr..
Cavanac does not delay moment to ask of
the Administrators full investigation Of such
charges, with view to the prompt exposure
of the falsehood OF the charge or the quick
expulsion and punishment of the official who
may prove guilty of abuse of his Office or
fraud upon the city.
Let like course be pursued by all public
officers, and the long prevalent indulgence
given to the Islander of public officials, or the
still more prevalent Indulgence extended to
delinquent or.malfeasant deputy officials will
be arrested and terminated in this State.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
BY THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

Executive Department.
Whereas, section 30l9 of the Revised Statutes
of the State Of Louisiana. approved March a.,
1870, provides that the Governor shall issue his
proclamation. upon the advice of the Board Of
Health. declaring any place where there shall
be reason to believe pestlential, contagious or
infectious disease exists, to be an infected place,
stating the number of days quarantine is to be
performed by the vessels. their passengers. off,
GERS and crews coming from such place or
Places"
Now, therefore, in pursuanceto the provisions
of the statutes aforesaid. and upon the recon-
mendation of the Board of Health stating that
there is reason to believe that, at this season of
the year. there is danger of the introduction
from the tropics of yellow fever contagion, l.
FRANCIS t. NICHOLS, Governor of the State
of Louisiana. have thought proper to issue this
my proclamation declaring that all vessels arriv-
ing, from and after the fifteenth day of June,
A. D. 1877, from the ports of Rio de Janeiro, Ha-
vana, Matanzas, Sagua La Grande, Cardenas
Cienfuegos Santiago de Cuba. Kingston, Porto
Rico San Juan, Santo Domingo and Vera Cruz,
shall be subject to quarantine. and that their
officers, crews, passengers and cargoes arriv-
ing from the above named places. or having
touched or stopped at any of them, shall be sub
ject to quarantine of ten days.
And do hereby direct the proper officers at
the Quarantine Station to rigidly enforce the
execution of this proclamation. and any VIOLA
ton of the laws of this State on this subject mat
ter to be vigorously prosecuted,
Witness my signature and the seal of the State
of Louisiana. at the city of New Orleans, this
fourth day of June, A. D. 1877.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
By the Governor:
WILL. a. STRONG, Secretary of Etate.
les It's law If
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26

directions OF the law, otherwise the whole
community would not be In arms against
their valuation.
There appears to me to be another source
Of en1s,arraSsment arising from the assessors
abandoning the directions Of the law: TO en-
quire at what sum O property Is insured, or
what itrents for. In Che first instance, O man
does not inquire what the cash Udi,te Of his
home is when he insnres it-insurance is q
guarantee against q tosa-and when a man
insures his house, his enquiry s not what 1t
Is worth, but what 1T would cost him to re-
place IT, and insures for that amount, although
the house may not be worth that amount In
the market.
The rent criterion is more uncertain still. A
house may be rented Mt the moment of the as
sessment 1875, $50 or 500 q month; then to ar
rive at the net amount of the yearly rent
which comes into the possession Of the owner,
you must deduct the taxes, insurance. re-
pairs and the time 1t remains unocelpied
(which Ia some times the whole Year,. this the
assessor could not do, or be expected to do SO
that there remains but one safe manner-that
self experienced in real estate, values and
operations, let him appoint as experts some
respectable real estate broker or nuctioneer.
and with him visit the property, see in what
state OF repair It Is, how properties in. the
same location SELL or have been sold, and ar
rive ut an Intelligent conclusion, and there
will be no complaints or murmurs.
But particularly is 1t no part of the duty of
the assessor, because property is assessed
below what he thinks is Its real value, to
charge or insinuate that the owner thereof
has been In collision with the late assessors.
1t is no part OF his duty to judge his fellow
citizens, or to accuse them ON SO slight evil
dence; inasmuch, as some property has been
assessed too high, 1t Is natural that some
should have been assessed to low.
We are oil willing to pay our taxes and up
hold the present government, and for that
reason our assessment should be reasonable
and equitable. The assertion Of IN increase
of value, made to justify an excessive ASSESS
ment, has no foundation whatever.
A SUBSCRIBER AND TAXPAYER
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
THE TRUE AND SAFE REMEDY,

The melancholy scenes now enacted
throughout this country, of resistance on the
part of the laborilig and producing classes to
legalized system of oppression by asso-
ciated capital and monopolies, operating on
an artificial and false system, are mainly due
to governmental Intervention and disturb
ance of the natural laws of trade and the
equal rights OF men. Special legislation,
artificial aid, the divers franchises and
revenues in aid of monopolies, the be-
stowal of franchises upon corporations.
and the creation out OF those franchises of
imaginary capital, and the subsection of
governmental policies to the control
of the operators in monopolies, are the
great abuses and perversions of our system
of government which have brought our coun-
try and society to their present condition of
disoord, peril and disquietude The remedy
is not to be found in violence, and the
wanton destruction of property and of life.
Under our political system there is a far more
practicable and effective remedy, which the
people have at their command. 1t is a polit-
ical remedy. It lies in the extirpation through
constitutional or legislative action Of the
whole system of special legislation, of the en-
dowment of the associated few with exclusive
privileges, the creation of chartered monopo-
lies and corporations. Thus has worse and
more baneful aristocracy been inter-
polated into our Democratic system,
than the old feudal aristocracy Of
which the French people relieved them
selves at the cost Of rivers of blood and mil
lions OF lives. The four thousand millions of
nominal railroad capital, welded by few
hundred managers and spectators, have con-
trolled the legislation of our national govern
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26

The report of Administrators Mccartney,
Edwards and Rengstorff, on the petition of
sugar dealers and merchants against the
overcharges and other violations of their
contract by the Sugar Shed Company, fully
sustains, and, in fact. reproduces the argu-
ments and charges made against that cor
poratlon in the columns of this paper. The
report OF the Administrators concludes with
resolution declaring that the company
snail not charge exceeding twenty-five cents
on every hogshead and fifteen cents on every
barrel OF molasses per month of shelter and
storage, and fifteen cents for each hooshead
and five cents for each barrel at tho time of
change OF ownership but said CHARGE NOT IN
to be made when removed on the day Of
sale or transfer; sugar and molasses in
other packages than hogshead and barrel
to be charged for storage and shelter nro
rata; all charges for labor and dravapa
on sugar and molas5es removed to said
sheds from the levee, as in contraven-
LON Of city ordinances, are forbidden
N0thng is said in this resolution providing
against the default of the company to pay
the ten per cent gross. Of its net receipts to
the city, as the contract requires. The report
Of the Administrators, however, shows that.
even upon the rate of charges which the COM
pany was entitled to collect, it is now in
debted to the city in the sum of S12, 493 63.
the high rate of this stock and
The large dividends lover twenty per cent
which it has made, we think the city ought
not to be kept long waiting for this amount.
sorely needs every dollar which is due it.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
A CARD.
New ORLEANS, La, July 10. 1877

New ORLEANS. L.. July 10. 1877.
Learning that rumor has been put in circu-
lation by some unauthorized party or parties. to
the effect that am about to go out Of the hard
ware business, / take this method of denying
the correctness ofthat report. and beg to inform
my friends and the public that / am now. and
will continue to be, prepared to serve them in
my line of trade, and on as reasonable terms as
other dealers.
CHARLES D. LALLANDE.
Nos. 3s Tchoupitoulas and Sc Peters street.
iuoss
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26

Our subscribers viii confer favor upon us by
reporting Ut this Office every failure in the de-
livery to their address OF the DEMOCRAT, as we
are particularly DESTROYS of achieving absolute
sxActitude and punctuality.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26

Persons leaving tho city for the sum-
uner cam have the Daily Democrat mailed
% their address for one dollar per
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26

Y The Only Authorized soliciting Agents
of the Democrat for the City arc Messrs
-. n. BAKER ana r. o. DEvEZIN.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
NEW Crop TuRNIP SEED.

BY steamer Lone Star, from New York, have
received full supply. of TURNIP SEED, this
years growth j also have in store a complete
assortment of SEASONABLE SEEDS, which
offer at lowest market rates. in bulk or papers.
Orders respectfully solicited.
iy22 I'm RICHARD FROTSCHER,
No TX and II Dumai n streat
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
SPECIAL NOTICE.
NOTICE 10 TAXPAYERS.

have the various SCRIP AND WARRANTS
suitable for payment Of City Taxes 1873 1874. 1875,
1876. and years previous. State taxes 1878, 1874.
and 1875 and the current year. which I sell In
sums to suit at the lowest market rates. also
settle these taxes and make large savings to the
taxpayer w. III. BARNETT, Broker.
3s st. Charles st.. opposite st. Charles Hotel.
ia0a I'm
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26
EUREKA VS.. RICHMOND.

Progress OF the Great Mining suit.
In the case of the Eureka Consoli-
dated Company vs.. the Richmond
Mining Company in the United States
Circuit Court, San Francisco. the pro-
ceediDgs yesterday Were entirely de-
voted to the direct examination of W.
S. Reyes, mining engineer. The evil
dence was mainly directed to the point
of the existance and uniformity of the
belt of shale, which, according to the
plaintiffs theory. forms the northern
boundary of the great vein and the
place of the appearance of the shale,
such appearance of the shale where
developed in the works Of plaintiff and
defendant, and its course and dip,
whereby confirmed the belief of the
witness that the shale formed the con-
tinuous boundary of the Eureka an
Richmond lodes. Mr.. Reyes then pro.
CCCoCO " 6Sbto 1ko OCAACA III ITO CAtot-
ance of a continuous body of ore be-
tween the works of the Eureka Com
pany on the fifth level from the Law
ton shaft and the Richmond works on
the south level. list of fifty-six
specimens were presented, and the
points IN the different drifts, tunnels,
raises and wines were specified with
the manner of selection. The result Of
this testimony will be apparent when
the assays of the specimens are pre-
scented, which will be on this morning.
Clarence King. one of the principal ex-
perts and biologists who have examined
the mines, passed west last evening on
his way to San Francisco to testify in
the case.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DISTRICT COURT.


Ouiy Iorins 1871.
w. S. BogSIF1ELD, JUDGE.
The following business was transact.
ed yesterday:
Samuel Clay vs.. Henry Westerly;
by consent demurrer to complaint over
ruled, and defendant allowed ten days
to file answer.
State of Nevada vs.. p. Sweeney
the jury by their spokesman. Joseph
McGonagle, stated that it was i'm posi-
BILE for them to agree upon q verdict.
aud by consent of the District Attor-
ney aud the defendant, were dis.
charged; case continued for the term.
State Of Nevada vs.. George Ryan,
George Fisher and George Bennett
counsel for defendants moved for q
new trial upon the ground that the
verdict was contrary to law and the
evidenc argument ON said motion
continued until to day.
State of Nevada VS.. j. w. Gibson.
indictment for grand larceny; District
Attorney Harding appeared for the
State and P. 81. Harris and A. W. Fisk
for the defense. A jury was empan.
eled and the case tried; result, verdict
of not guilty.
Court adjoured until o'clock to.
day.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26

j. W. Gibson, indicted for steali ng
some 1850 worth OF bullion from the
Rye Patch Company while in their
employ as amalgamator. was tried yes
terday and acquitted. The stolen bull
lion was shipped from Wadsworth to
San Francisco, and it's value in coin re-
turned to a man named Hanson, vino is
mining on his own account near Rye
Patch. and who had heretofore made
shipments of ore aud bullion to San
Francisco. Hanson, who is an honest
miner, refused to take the money from
the express Office. knowing that it was
not his, and there it still remains, be-
yond the reach of Gibson. WAC
acknowledges that he shipped the
bullion, which be claims to have pro-
duced from areentiferous galena ore,
by working 1t in small portable Dutch
oven, in Hansou's name. and ordered
the proceeds to be directed to him.
As there is scarce doubt that the
money rightfully belongs to the Rye
Patch Company Hanson will probably
take ii from the Office aud deliver II to
the company.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26
Speckled Bea mites.

s. j. Chambers. proprietor Of the
Winnemucca & Cornucopia Stage, has
presented US with lot of brook trout
from the Little Humboldt. which are
the most delicious specimens of the
fnny tribe We ever laid tooth on. Now
that the Indian scare has subsidized on
that stream. it is one of the pleasantest
places in the eoantry for tourists.
Trout abound in its waters and grass
hoppers, for bait, on its banks. and for
those who have time and disposition
to spend few weeks away from the
dust and heat of town. it 10 jast the
thing.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26
TEA TRAINS SWITCHED AT
PR0MONTORY.
A strike ON ths u. p. Appreheraes

A strike on ths U. r. Appreciated.
Though the directors of the Union
Pacific Railroad have raised the wages
of employees to the rates paid last
month, the men are still dissatisfied
and strike is apprehended. The July
reduction of ten per cent. Was the
third that had been made within the
last year. and it is by no means certain
that tbs men will not strike. The
managers of the road refuse to accept
the several tea trains recently sent to
Ogden over the Central Pacific and
these trains have been taken back 10
Promontory where, they are side
tracked until the Union Pacific feels
safe in accepting them. Railroad men,
and in fact the whole people along the
Union Pacific. do not entertain very
exalted opinion OF Sidney Dillon. Presi-
dent of the road, who. when asked by
merchants and miners to make a re-
duction in the rates of certain freight,
replied. Reduce the wages of the men
in your employ ani that will enable
You to pay present freight rates" He
acted on this idea by reducing wages
on the road. but be quickly restored
them TO the old rates last Monday,
and, for the time. prevented strike.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26
cold, silver and Currency.

San Francisco. July %.
silver, $40, 525c
Trades. 96, o..
Greenbacks. g5h, 95si.
Gold opened in New York to-day at 5's.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26
Sentenced to Death.

A dispatch from Eko says Judge
Flack has fixed by warrant the 31st
day Of August for the execution OF
Sam Mills. the negro convicted of the
murder of Finnerty. at Halleck station.
There is no probability that the Su-
preme Court will stay proceedings.
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Idaho Freight.
the company

Two teams belonging to Wallace Il
Mcdonald loaded with 80, 0o0pounds Of
freight by ~ Levy & Co., left here to-
day for Silver City. e. Roinhart 70
Co. have also loadrd 20. 0O0 pounds of
freight for the same place.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26

The case of Charles Harris, indicted
for the murder of James Randall, is
act for trial to morrow in the District
Court.
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Dissolution Of Partnership.

NOTICE Is HEREBv GIVEN THAT
IN the co-partnership heretofore existing
between Z. K. Wiley and W. T. Burns, under
the firm name Of Wiley l. Burns, in the town
Of Winnemuccs. is this day dissolved by mu-
tual consent. K. K. Wiley will collect all
debts due, and pay all liabilities of, the late
firm.
e. K. WILEY,
W. T.. BURNS.
winnemucca, May 80, 1877.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26

The Leopard Company shipped west
last evening two bars of bullion, valued
at $3.50.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Attention Packers.

pack trsin is wanted to pack 800 cords OF
wood. For particulars apply to Charles
Bowling, Camp McDermit
Camp McDermit. July Q, 1877.
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Last Evenings Board. .

20 Eureka, q.
100 Belmont, /.
$50 Rye Patch. 300. 300c.
375 Leopard. 1875. l25c.
1875 EIdorado South, lL.
1850 CHA. 80, Csc.
220 n. Belle, IL,
It's Hussey, 20, 15c.
no Gen. Thomas. Is, 20c.
las Mauhatten, 81, 81.
5000 Defrees. So. 60c.
90 Grand Prize, l2N.
200 Steptoe. 500, 355c.
lilo Modoc, 100. Use.
lao Mansfield. So. 60c.
so Coso Con.. Zoe.
$50 Empire. 2.
so New Coso, /.
100 Leeds. l20c.
$50 Poorman. l5c.
275 California, %. 26A.
144O Gould II Curry, s. tx.
405 rest e Belcher. IA. 14X.
800 Con. Virginia. 28H. %.
40 Ophir, l3H. 1871.
$40 Eureka Con. 2511.. 25.
$50 Exchcqner, so.
100 Alpha. 10.
$50 Bullion. AZ
$50 Hale Il N1tcross. 375, 370c.
10 Yellow Jacket. IL.
$50 Overman. l4sS. AZ b5.
2l0 Chollar 26. 26H
100 Grown Point, 390c.
ITO Sierra Nevada. 1.
3i5 Savage. So.
400 Imperial 30, 95c.
% Belcher. 3.
100 Utah, g.
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AZ Range of temperature at this station
yesterday: Highest, IS deg; lowest, SO deg. !;
Range. 81; average, 782 deg.
JNO. HEAIY.
Corp'i signal Service, U. y. A.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26

IT is proposed next year to celebrate.
at Pepz.nce or Truro, in Cornwall, the
centenary of the death of the Cornish
language. According to general belief.
the last person who could speak Cornu-
British fuently died in ITS. it is
recorded that she used the language
chiefly for swearing purposes. The
celebration will probably take the form
of a congress of Celtic scholars, and it
is expected that this reunion will be
followed by the publication of number
of Cornish manuscripts.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

N. LEVY, NJ sIEGEL,
220 Il 222 California ST., Bridge and Third stss.
SAN FRAEcIsCo. WIENEMUccA.