Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17
EASTERN NEWS.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY SENTINEL.
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
NEW YoNE.
The End of the Carnival.
FIRES RAGING IN ALL DIREC-
TONS.
The Herald" Pats the Filibusters
on the Back.
NEW YORK, May 16.

New YORK, May 16.
The nights pageant at Gilmore's
Garden was the grand feature of the
festival. The efforts of the Carnival
Association to make the tableaux per
feet met with great success. The main
feature was a representation of Ameri
can history, accompanied by 4 motely
display of King Carnival's merry fol
lowers, illuminated with lanterns.
torches, colored fires, etc. The crowds
were so great everywhere that it
seemed as il all the towns and cities in
the neighborhood of New York had con-
tributed their populations. Hundreds
of thousands were estimated to be
present. Windows along the line of
march brought fabulous prices and all
were eagerly engaged. The house
tops and stoops were all covered with
spectators. All street-car travel was
suspended. From the time King Car
nival started on his our general good
feeling and gaity prevailed.
Dispatches received from a multi
tude of places in Northeastern States
and Canada the ~prevalency
of forest fires. An immence amount
OF destruction has been caused, and in
some cases loss Of life.
In an editorial on the alleged immi-
nent invasion of Mexico, the Herald
says: The reported invasion isto take
the shape of formidable emigration.
The movement is to be inaugurated
with the completion of the Southern
Pacific Railroad OF California to Fort
Yuma or Fort Mohave. This would
enable a considerable number of rest
less spirits of the Western coast to be
moved down to the Arizona country
at small expense, and in a brief time
thence it is supposed the Mexican
province of Sonora would be- invaded,
the body of emigranis marching at the
same time from Texas into Chihuahu-
hua and Coyuta. Mexico certainly
needs emigrants and we are not certain
the class she would get in such an en-
terprise as this would be the best for
the purpose.
secretary sherman on h Chic 60
whisky Rims Gases.
WASHINGTON, May Is.
The Secretary of the Treasury made
a decision to-day regarding the Chica.
go whisky cases. In his letter o As
SlSi ALL sJcCICt1iJ IiCiICd hO SOUS lOItL
the general facts, namely: that the dis.
tillers who ask for the remission OF
libel suits against them are supposed
to be wealthy, Of high position. and
engaged in other business besides dis
tiliing; that they have suffered impris'
onment for their crime, but have not
paid their liability to the Government,
and the amounts are large. He says
the question is, whether to compromise
for the largest amount that can be col.
by legal process OF these claims.
ordinary business a wise business
will not attempt to hold all in
debtor to a rigid payment OF
the full amount of his debt, but l re-
gard this class of cases as standing
upon q different footing. They are
partially for taxes due the people oil
the United States. a remission of which
operates as an injury to every tax pay
and as a premium for fraud. The
primary rule for all just taxation is
equality and certainty. An evasion oi
the tax laws is punished with greater
severity than the neglect to pay an or
binary debt. If the principle is estab.
lished that a man may avoid his taxes
by becoming insOlvent, then taxes in
such productions as whisky and tobac.
co cannot be successfully collected
The power Of pardon may extend to
the release of these penalties where
they are part of the punishment for q
criminal offense, but not to the re-
mission of the taxes. AS to mere pen
alties in the nature of liquidated dam
ages, the President alone can pardon,
and can do so more freely than The
Secretary of the Treasury can exercise
his power to compromise mere pc
cuniary obligations, which is a power
more dangerous and likely to bt
abused than that Of the pardon. These
claims are not held yer proponents a.
an act OF harshness oil injustice, but
only to secure the payment of just anc
equal taxes. They are not like ordina
ry contracts which depend upon a mu
tual agreement of parties, but they are
prescribed by laws of general applica
ton we'll known to all who embark il
business, and ought not to be remitte(
or released except for clear reasons o
public policy. / have therefore de
clined in similar cases, even in fav0I
of ~sureties, to release such pecuniary
objectOrs upon payment of nomina
sums, and / shall have to do so il
these cases. The expectation OF "A com
promise, caused by the alleged aclioi
Of my predecessors in recent cases
may have led to q confession and
waiver Of their legal rights by thes'
defendants, and therefore l am inclined
to yield to their wish that they have al
opportunity to appeal to Congress 70
such relief as 1t may think right t,
grant them; but 1t Is the duty of til,
Department in the meantime to put al
the claims in judgment, and to see tina
the property Of defendants is not pu
beyond the reach OF legal process O
their ability to evade the law increased
by the delay. You will please prepar,
the requisite instructions to the officer,
/ OF this Department., and through then
to the District Attorney, to carry thi
decision into effect.
Very respectfully,
JOHN SHERMAN,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Election Of = Chief Justice Of sOmtl
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