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"SNA ND AND DELIVER"
n BRitimOrcnn'sE Experience with Mail
CUnCh Robbers.

Baltimore sun: Mr.. j. W, Corbin,
who was on the AUSTIN and Lockhar
stage, in Texas, when it was stopped
by mail robber during tho latter Iart
of March, has returned to Baltimore.
Mr.. Corbn is II member of the firm
of Brown, Boggs ~ Co, wholesale
liquor dealers in this city, and was
travelling in the interest Of the firm.
The robber, John Vaughn, n youth
twenty years old, and an assistant
named Ham. White, We're afterwards
captured by Texas authorities. Mr..
Corbin and German, who spoke
English badly, were the only persons
| inside. n man on Il raW.bOned horse
ordered the driver TO stop, with II
drawn pistol Mr.. C0rbin was
ordered out OF the coach, and then his
pocket book was demanded. He
Immediately handed it over and
the robber said, 81 only want the
money 1t contains whereupon fifty
four dollars WAC taken out and given
him. The robber then demanded his
watch and chain, and these were given
up. Then the German was ordered
out OF the coach and his money de-
manded. lie handed out ten dollars,
and the rohber remarked, "You look
like you work hard for your money,
so will let you keep that" Then the
driver was ordered to throw the mail
bags down and he replied that that
would be violation of his oath. The
robber then said, "rhis is the oath you
will obey" pointing a siX-shooter ut
him, and the bags were forthcoming,
and Mr.. Corbin was ordered to open
them one after another, the robber
saying that he wanted the contents of
each sack kept separate, rs he did not
want the government to be put
to any unnecessary inconvenience.
In the fourth, or last sack cut
open several registered letters were
found, when he said, "rhose are VIII at
WANT and all were handed to him.
AS he reached for them with his left
hand he dropped his other hand. Mr..
Corbin says that he could then have
easily grabbed the siX-shooter, and
that he would have done 50 had he not
noticed two men lying upon their
stomachs and looking on at the whole
proceeding from u distance of about
fifty yards. The robber tore the larger
letter open with his teeth and left
hand, aud as he took out u parcel of
money he said, GAS | have done 80
well will give you back your watch
and chain" and after feeling around
in his pockets to find them they were
returned Mr. CorDin was then or.
dered to replace the mail matter in the
bags and throw them back into the |
coach, which he did, and the robber,
who had not dismounted, took his
leave, saying, as he rode off, looking
back, "This il the second stage I've
gone through to-day
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A GOOD deal has been said of The IIrp.
AIDS carnival edition, and some papers
have taken n malicious pleasure in
detracting from the merit of the work
but as long rs we receive the common
dations of the press of Texas, which is
not jealous, as the following from the
Paris Press indicates, we shall take u
malicious" pleasure in reproducing
them. The edition was credit to Texas
journalism and we got it out simply as
n matter of duty, and to show that
Dallas and North Texas would sustain
real enterprise whenever they had the
opportunity presented to them. We
are not disappointed, and propose to
test them still further in the future,
and have not the slightest fear but that
we will meet like encouragement.
We thank our generous cotcmponry
for his good words;
"TuE DALLAS HERALD, one of the
leading dailies of the state, by its mann
moth carnival edition, benefited not
only itself and Dallas, but the entire
state. Such enterprise is worthy of
success
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''uE Jefferson "Jimp" Is peculiar and
Is perhaps tho only paper in America
which has had u one thousand dollar
bill presented at It's counter to pay a
subscription bill, That bill has evident.
ly boon runningeyer sincothc Hood, and
the debtor did right in presenting II
counterfeit suggest that no return
the change in good money The "Ji@p"
is bad one, but ought not TO be bled
to severely, for all that,
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tbs following crop item appears in
Tnr DALLAS HERALD, of Friday "A gen.
tlemOn just in from the fifth ward says
the wheat between here and there looks
finely Little or no damage from grass
hoppers" "Just in from the fifth
ward" Does Dallas have to utilize
space in her metropolitan limits by
planting it in cereals p Waco Erdmiacr.
Yes rs the bloody fifth " is located
thirty.6ve honest miles from the court,
house, there are naturally few places
unoccupied, and our people unlike the
Wacoes, prefer the " cereals" to cocklo
h,,ra
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The quiet but incisive and under.
standing manner in which General
Devens disposes Of Wendell Phillips
Ia decidedly artistic. "When Mr..
Phillips calls you liar, a william and
a scoundrel," says General Devens,
che merely means that he does not
agree with you. He IL maker OF
phrases, and must have some one to
apply them.
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TUE latest Is that Mr., Hayes will up.
point Packard tolhooolIectorshipo the
port Of New Orleans, n Packard was
honestly elected governor of Louisiana,
he ought TO be retained, If ho dishon-
ostly attempted TO "gobbo' the Office,
ho would make but an Indifferent col
lcctor, any other conclusion Is pos
siblc, we should like 10 SEQ II stated,
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THE ROTHSCHILD CASE.
Governor Hubbard Engages Counsel
for the state,

Jimplicute; We publish below com
munication from Governor Hubbard to
Messrs, Epporson Il Campbell, of this
city, requesting those gentlemen to at
tend on the prosecution of Rothschild,
charged with the murder of Bessie
Moore.
Messrs. Epperson ~ Campbell inform
us that they have accepted the trust, and
will undertake to aid the government
attorneys in the prosecution of thecase:
ExEoUrIvE OFrIcE, STATE OF TKxIs,1
Austin, April 70.
Messrs. Epperson Il Campbell:
GEXTLEMgN--l have been requested to
send the attorney general or assistant
attorney general to your city, to assist
in the prosecution of Rothschild.
charged with murder The supreme
and appellate courts are both in session
here. Their dockets are unusually
heavy.
The court of appeals have about 100
felony cases to dispose Of and some half
dozen cases in which the death penalty
has been pronounced in the courts be-
low. Until these or n majority
of these cases are disposed Of it
will be literally impossible for either
the attorney general or the assistant at
torney general to prosecute in person
ut the present term of yo6r district
court. lfthe case should be continued
until the next term, the attorney gen.
eral will assist the county attorney in
the prosecution of this most important
case. recognize, that on account of its
surroundings and peculiar and horrible
features, in which the guilty party
whoever he may be, seemed to select
Texas Us the most secure spot at which
to execute crime unparalleled in the
record of blood. These circumstances
induce the executive to render all the
aid possible, In this prosecution.
To this end desire to earnestly re>
quest your firm to appear for the state
in this behalf.
Recognizing your mature experience
in the conduct of such cases and your
well-known ability in theprofession-as
well as your devotion to the interests Of
our common state, do not hesitate TO
make this request have the honor
to be very respectfully your obedient
servant.
X. b. HUBBARD, Governor.
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Pointed Ont 20 the Lord. the People
and Himself.

Last year, Colonel Tourtelotte, OF
General Sherman's stall, was I'm New
York while Moody and Sankey were
holding one OF their monster revivals.
and persuaded by friends he went to
II Imagine his Amusement when Mr..
Moody, In giving out the hymn To be
sung, said: 1--WE will now give Hold
the Fort which will be peculiarly APP
propropriate, rs the hero of that fight
In which our spiritual combat was
figured Is present among us, Colonel
Tourtelotte, the gentleman with the
long fair beard.n
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TRUSTEE'S SALE-By virtue OF n deed OF
1 trust, made and executed by BERNARD
bammll, OF the county of Marion and state
OF Indiana, dated 2lSt day OF February, 1876
to secure Herman Gliove, OF the county or
Monroe In the state of Wisconsin, In the
payment OF one note, dated Dist day OF Feb
ruary, 1876, fur tive bundled dollars ami due
twelve months from me date thereof bear
Ing interest from date at the rate OF ten per
cent per annum. AZ the request of said Her
man Greve will sell ut the court ho0se door
in the city OF Dallas, county of Dallas State
of Texas, on tho jlh day OK Nay, 1915 for
cash in hand, between the hours Of 10 o'clock
u. m. aud O'Clock p. N the Following de-
scribed tract Of land, towit: All that tract
OF land situated and being in the county OF
Wise and Sta q! Texas and being about
two ana one half miles east of Decatur, in
said county OF Wise, as follows, tO-Wit: Be-
ginning at the southwest corner OF Martins
Cooper's GAO acre survey, n huckbewy marked
Y; thence east 100 Varas, SWeetWater creek
at 800 varns, Il stone mound Mt the foot of a
prairie hill, from which Spanish oak, a
inches, bears north G1la east 81 varaR; thence
south 40 varaS to stone mound, II Spanish
oak, 10 inches, bears north 30 Varns; thence
west GDO Yaras to Il branch of Sweetwater
creek ut 1l6 varas, II stone mound in prairie;
thence north 80 varaS Sweetwater creek,
passing the SOulhenst corner of John T.. LO-
gan In all ISS Varas to stone mound; thence
east T76 varas, II stone mound; thence ,outh
2SS pass the northwest corner OF j, +,
WagncrS 100 acre preemptlOn survey, north
l23S varaS his southwest corner; thence west
$50 varas, Il stone mound, the northwest
corner OF NJ. CoOperS GO acre thence
south zoos varas TO the place of beginning,
containing three hundred aud one acreg
Said deed of trust was recorded March II,
1876, in vol, 81, pages IA, Ill and il2, Dallas
county records of deeds, and on the 9TH day
of April, 1879, book NJ pages $50, $40 and jll,
Wise county records of deeds.
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Formerly the lancet, calomel, bllstcrs and
starvation were the treatment OF the sick.
DR.. TUFTS Pills have done awoy with this.
Being vegetable they require no change Of
diet or occupation-a safe family medicine.
Is Murray street, New York. aprdw2l-2
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lnyeii, love u, anl VINO anall dare
10 ohilp me for loyngmy suIuppAlihare3
Two used n, and blessed 10 % Thousand times
llll my breath II ~ sweet ps poets rhymes,
TN ny teeth arp ~ white a. diamonda rare
on u precious thing Is my snInpnNT iai
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DALLAS, TEXAS.

"pASurs aud slashos, in the CALVES.
ton Gviiim Is unique column in u
unique paper
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BRUSHES, cooMGs, Ito,


NJ. POINTER ~, II, d, ZACH Elli, No, lsi
Justice Court, Precinct No, !, Dallas
Country, The STATE or TEXAS
no rliE SHERIFF. or any Cons able Of
DulaH county, grcetlnw Wh6rcns oath
huH been made before mo By NJ, Pointer That
II, y, zachary isa transient pcwon, 80 thai
tho ordinary pyueessut law cannot De serves
upon him, you are hereby commnnach
that you, by making publication OF I'M
citation In homo newspaper printer ia bnll
county cor thr0u successive weeks before Tue
return day hereof summon the HA.d H. D.,
ZuckaIy Ia DO ami appear before me, ~ my
onlGt, No, 800 Main street In the CITY of Dali
las, Ia the county Of Dallas, ON The I'm day
OF MHy, 1871, 10 answer the com lalnt OF the
said NJ, Pointer for the sum Of ono hundred
and forty ,hye dollars and twenty-five cents,
due nv damage, for q bre'ch OF the warranty
to u conveyance made by the said InchoB
In the pUld Pointer OF certain house and
lntln tho cry Of Dallas, situated ON tho
southeast corner of Ross avenue and llAr'
wood street,
lloicln mll not, aud Of this writ make due
return M the law directs.
Gwen under my hand THIS the 81 day or
April, ISL, ", q. McLultE,
Justice OF the Peace,
HTec net No. l. Dallas County
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lnNairinns nnn srrrn,,,,..


q. s.. Edwards, Attorney at Law, Ennis,
ia Il county, Texas.
lhurmond, Willard It Fletcher, Attys at
Law, 81 Main street, up stairs. OCtGdlm
John NJ. Stemmons, Attorney nj Law, No
40 North Side Public square, upstairs,
ort9g-lif
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TWENTY-FIVE CENT COLUMN,

WLNIlllVl DLN uULuNllil
F1ur line Advertisements Inserted tpioain
liIs column inr THeniy frH lenrf ahl
atillrrHlr ~ five Cents pc lue Coo p4au
subs lnrni insrili0n,
Wsaisd sIiusiiaa,
DY A YuUeQ LApf--A situation 90 90
ID hpusagerk, AppIf az j, J., tDf's, hw,a'
slIrrl fnsl bHlluh' npil4ll
W Rent
pOOM5 TO REET-Al the san laelnlo
III Hotel, with southern exposure iulrltllr
ed OF unllTnihhrd, VIII rnul them ny lle
week nr month, Enquire nl the MOTEL
nplilw
DAsTURE-l have an excellent ptfluie
containing good thRlni wafer hhl
uruty nf grass, VIII pasture hlork 40 IrA-
inLaile prices, Apply 40 NY place near
tho Fair Gruupds, Irheiaon rear u,,.
CIRQUE -Curnor Pacific avenue ma Lamar
- street, now occupied ~ llllWhu ~
prland, VIII he luf rent on lat May, Apply
10 ii. H. llsTG or tic uudenlBntl g. ~
WFi,l,bOliN, mnhAi'ti
Notwithstanding
nRlVATE HuARulNG First class Day
| Hard, 90 Board AMI lodging, luf snllln-
men, NJ lilo Bryan House. Lamar Hutnl'
aprli-lm
FEW GENTLEMAN can. obtain day
y b0nrl NJ Mrs, Fruhl's, ron Main street
np,@lll
NAY BOARD-ForR young man 'onNg-
} uient ~ business kcirlrucn ltlVllul'
a a .
nIsMARCK HOUsE, No, 1924 Main street,
Is board aud lodging u 30, day board W hO'
RpN,t
waotod-Fomalo holp'
IOOK- Whlto womnn for cook NJ the
\ CLARK house, Apply NJ once, corner iW
Glnc avenue and Lalnnr street, apI2l'lW
HuOK-,Apply to William McFull ol the
[ Trinity briCl, yard. apEl2t
MET NURsE-For m infant three
w months old, A good home ana Bonl
Wnges 10 a healthy woman Apply ,M me
Herald once. mchW-ll
Tolmost
tIO INVEST sion Cash, In sone small Gu'
| slnem thnt viii pay, Address, john
Smith, Herald Otllcc, apfai'2t
For Sale.
ALD PAPEIls-At THIS olico In qunuli-
" ties u suit, ut q II hundred, lyg1lt
NIAREs- one span OF hue Mares, titoen
vi hands high. Apply AT MlH hclls In
East Dallas, or Drovcis' aud Butchers ~
loon. hpi9''ol
nLD PAPERS- tina onlce, lnquanu-
" tioa TO suit, NJ 81 II huudrcd' Jy2)-ti
NOR sALE CHEAP one Boer Cooier, with
L three faucets, Apply NJ the SiockyRrd
saloon, ll3l Elm street. 0pr2l'lw
GHEEp MUSIC, not less than ton dollars
- worth furnished TO Teachers 1T half
price. Address, Ii. \. Soeyn, No. iO Main
street, Dallas, Texas. 0prlI-lm-eod
, NEAT SAMPLE ROOM, stock and
n fixtures, In Il good location, cheap for
cash, Address "C,' Herald Office. apr tlNt
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NlVORCES legally and quietly obtained
IL Tor incOmpatibility, etc; reference un-
necessary. Fee after decree. Twelve years
Low, lN Doarhon ST., Uhiongo, u. iln!S.3n.
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MUSIC IESSONS-Miss SnbrH Goley will
wi gave instructions ON the pinuolOrle, ~
her rooms, No. Sld Elm street, Pupils Will
have the benefit OF the use of n fne piano,
Terms moderate. npI2O-lm
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CHEAP ADVERTISING COLUMN.


Solicitor In Bankruptcy United States Ola.
hnllas, Texas. Speciality in nll matters in
bankruptcy, ProofSOf debt taken through.
out the United states. Charges reasonable.
scpt2}dlm
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Western Iron Boat Building Co.
SOUTH ST. LOUIS. MO-,

Builders of Iron Boats and Barges, Iron Rail-
way Cars, Boilers, Tanks, and Plate Iron
Work for Blast Furnaces, DistiIlorics, Rem
dering Establishments, etc, etc.
This company has unoqualed facilities for
both by river and rail. and their
and tools being of the latest and
most improved construction, they are able
TO furnish the best work at the lowest prices.
Proposals furnished ON application.
THEODORE ALLEN,
mrhlS-3m-wtSs Supt.
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Rsnl

DY A YuUaQ LApf-A situation Ia 10
ID hnusagnrk, AMY 40 10 ], tDfs' hw.aa
slrrrl tnsi Dallas pWliii
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IL OOM5 TO REHT-Al the san laeInlo
IL HOtr, with southern exposure lurplslr
oil Or unnTniahrd, Will lnnt them w lAe
week. nr month, Enquire nl the MOTEL
uUI.rlW
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-four line Advertisements Inserted twice in
uIs column inr Twenty flFr lensf aud
AZ ihnmlH ~ five Cents pr Inc inr plah
subsequent inhrliiOnf
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NIAREs- ono span OF hue Mares, tltoen
vi hands high. Apply nj Mrs, Wells, IN
East Dallas, or nrovcrs' and Buichcrt' -
loon, npr!1'St
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nulVATE HOARplNG- first clns Day
and, 0I Board nnd Lodging, for gentle
men, NJ tic Bryan House Lamar street.
apr2ilm
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DAsTURE-l have an excellent pt'luir
i containing good thelni Ngltl hhu
pItuty uf grass, VIII pasture hlurN 40 ItA-
fnLahle pTlces, Apply 40 NY place near
tho Fair Grounds, JelpIapn rear ,,.,
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FEW GENTLEMAN can. ohlnl IN dny
y h0nd NJ Mrs, lruHls, ron Main street
npi9ilt
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-17

BRICK BUILDING. - Our business
men are beginning to become alarmed
Q. the conditions Of our city and its in
ability to Withstand such q fire as
visited Olympia the other day. The
moneys paid for insurance in Seattle
every year, would pay the interest on .
loan sufhcien; to continue the railroad
from Renton to Priests Rapids and
the sagacity Of the brothers Schwaba-
cher was never more accurately
manifested than in the building of their
present store, the cost of which has al
ready been cleared by the difference in
i'll insurance saved by them in the past
six years And now comes Isaac Par
ker, the architect, who has just fin
ished the drawings for fine two story
brick building, to he situated on Com
mercisl street, between the grocery
store of W. A. Jennings and the-stors
Of :. F. Andrews. 1t will lie two
stories in height and l00x30 feet on the
ground. 1t is needless to say that W.
A Jennings. who is one of the live
men of Seattle, is to be its occupant.
He says he can afford to pay increased
rent for the sake Of paying less in-
surance. The specifications will he
ready by Saturday when proposals
from builders will be in order. We are
confident that the new building will
be an ornament to our city and an ad
ditionai attraction for transient capital
to come and settle in our midst.
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STEAMBOAT NOTES.-The Zephyr
leaves for Olympia at I o'clock this
morning and will heneeforth make two
trips per week on that route. leaving
here on Mondays and Fridays and re-
turning on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Her Wednesday trip will DO to Snoho-
nish City. returning the following day.
THE Fanny Lake having been re-
painted from roof to keel. was launched
at noon yesterday, and will leave for
the isside route this morning. landing
q Nuckilteo. Tulalip. Centerville,
Staeit City, Utsslady aud LaConner.
The Annie Stewart will meet the
Isabel at Port Townsend to-day. and
run through to Olympia to.night. We
90 not expect here to arrive her much
besors o'clock. swing to the delay in
transferring at Port Townsend. ). The
Dupsteh left for Port Townsend and
han Juan Island at 10 o'clock last night
The side-wheel steamer Favorite is
about 10 receive substantial repairs to
Der engines At Port Gamble. under SUI
Pesvision of William Walker. The
q, Patrick Is carrying the mails once =
week from Port Gamble TO Union City
and u . great accommodation to the
Mason county folks.
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Murder will Out.

A few years ago august Flower"
was discovered to be q certain cure for
Dyspepsia and Liver complaint. A few
thin Dyspeptics made known to their
friends how easily and quickly they had
been cured by its use. The great mer-
its of GREENS AUGUST FLOWER became
heralded tn ough the country by one
sufferer tc another. until, without ad-
vertis ng, its sale has become immense.
Druggists in EVERY TOWN in the
United States are selling it. No per-
son suffering from Sour Stomach, Sick
Headache, Costivene>r. palpitation of
the Heart, indigestion, low spirits, etc,
can take three doses without reliefs
Go to your Druggist and get bottle
for IS cents and try it. Sample bottle.
10 cents. Crane s. Brigham, Agents.
San Francisco.
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DAYTON IrEMs.-Immigrants arrive
very day. :. . Eleven new buildings are
v progress in Dayton south of the fac
!oey. .Schwabachers' brick building
Progressing rapidly. the walls being
-. up. The Baptists are building
: ehnrh, making the third in Dayton
~. Trims Of immigrants are throng-
through Idaho bound for Western
Washington and Oregon. The editor
somted ten wagons. each containing q
nnily. At one time. These are said to
= only the advance party Of . large
"soy Of immigrants now "a route for
ns sane destination"
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NALCATIoys--The total value of
property in King county. a. returned
by the several assessors, f2, OsO, COS,
against i2.l33.02s in the year 1876
Tbs shows a shrinksgs o. So, 900 dur
ing the past year. The only loss by
nre during the year is that Of the Rob
bins mansion which cost $4,000; and
oil this $1,000 was covered by insurance
which has been paid in cash TO the pol
icy-holders, leaving q loss of 50. 900
still we have a sum of S43 900 missing
Since the assessment Of the last year
was made, new buildings have been
erected worth not less than S25. 600 in
gold A narrow-gauge railroad, sixteen
miles long. has been built wholly within
the limits Of the county. A new ting,
worth not less than SO. has been
added TO the property of one of our To-
Cal mill companies. Yet We are willing
to believe that the valuations of 1876
were excessive and founded upon a
spirit of speculation which is fast sub
siding; and that the present valuations
are more adapted TO the actual condi
ton OF business IN our midst. As O gen
erai rule in all communities. personal
property is assessed too high and real
estate too low; aud if holders of lands
could be compelled to paw taxes on them
at the same valuation at which they Of.
fer them for sale, the county treasury
would be perceptibly enriched thereby
Since the above was written, deputy as
SCISSOR Eryan has called on US and says
that the amount above given S2.0S0,-
90S is excessive and that the proper fig
ures are 81 ,99j, S27. of which 81, 254. 94S
is for real estate and $740.S79 for per-
sonsl property. This makes even a
worse showing, in fact falllng-off of
$l37, POI. IT true this is an alarming
depreciation. but it looks as if some of
our heavy taxpayers had been on a
target excursion and INDUCED them
selves by swearing at mark.