The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-04-18
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CtIb.
Deficiency bills to the tune of
$4,000, 900 have been passed by the
House at Washington, and more are
coming. That's good way to reduce
expenses.
Several southern papers want
Alex III. Stephens to be President.
He declares he will reduce himself to
q skeleton rather than be President.
"A $4,000 Jail in Clarion county
does not hold the prisoners. Two of
them dug through the wall with a
twenty cent jack knife few days ago
and escaped.
The Buffalo races are to be on the
9Oth of July and the two following
days. Purses, $l3,5OO. There will
also be three days meeting in June,
the days and time being not yet fixed.
The Philadelphia Times calls the
members of our State Legislature.
Legislature paupers." And they
continue to take their $40 day, for
bringing disgrace on the common
wealth, all the same.
The Derrick'S report of oil opera
tions for the month of March, shows
that 2l2 wells were finished in that
time, of which 80 were clusters" A
slight increase in drilling wells is
noted over February. The daily pro-
duction was 81, 400 barrels.
"A post mortem examination of the
body of a young lady named Allen,
who died recently at Spring Station,
Crawford county, revealed the fact
that her liver, stomach and intestines
had grown firmly together. Her suf-
ferings were very severe. Tight lac
ing is said to have been the cause.
The Bradford narrow gauge road
and the one legged road have gone to
the courts to decide a controversy
about the right of way beyond Brad.
ford. Application has been made to
the Attorney General of the State to
annul the charter of the elevated road,
the claim being that it is not a railroad
within the meaning of the statute.
"A letter was published in New
York last Monday from Mrs. Tilton to
her private legal adviser, Mr.. Wheeler,
declaring the charge of adultery be-
tween herself aud Mr.. Beecher true!
| Mr.. Beecher confronts the new confess
sion with an explicit and absolute
| denial!
The Remove Record last week
copied an article from the ADVOCATE
| without credit, in relation to keeping
| boys home nights. If the article was
good enough to use it was certainly
deserving of credit: We expect, how
ever, to be bothered with these thiev-
ing cases as long as we write articles
so much better than our cotempor-
| aries.
WIN. NJ. Tweed is dead. At noon
on April II, 1878, he breathed his last
in Ludlow street Jail, New York City.
His last words were 81 have tried to
do some good if / have not had good
luck. 1 am not afraid to die; be-
lieve my guardian angels will protect
me-" Besides being Mayor of New
city he succeeded in stealing from the
city several millions of dollars, and yet
was allowed to quietly die in bed in
stead of being hung as he deserved
-Ridgway township has an interest
bearing debt of $l2,793,65 and with
the judgments in favor of the town.
ship and the amount of tax in the
hands of collectors has enough to pay
half the amount. And while this
enormous debt, bearing interest to the
amount of over $4,000 is carried, the
taxes in the hands of collectors is bear
ing no interest. There seems to be a
needed reform in the manner of collect
ing taxes, and we propose to harp on
this matter until some action is taken
by the powers that be to have taxes
promptly collected and promptly paid
a longer period than six months for
the payment of his tax. Then let the
duplicate be placed in the hands OF
collectors, allowing reasonable dis
count to those who pay in sixty days,
and let those who pay in four months
pay the full amount, and those who
wait until the expiration of the six
months should have reasonable pei
| centage added to the amount of their
tax. Upon the expiration of the time
named compel the collector to settle
his duplicate, and square up his ac'
| count. The tax then remaining un.
paid should then be collected by levy
and sale forthwith. There is no need
for the dilatory collection of taxes
and once get the tax payers in the
habit of being prompt and few years
would extinguish our debt and make
the taxes so low that what now is {
grinding burden would become com
paratively pleasant duty. Correspon
dence is solicited on this subject, anC
we hope by persistent agitation to ac'
complish an end for which all mos
devoutly hope, viz: the payment o
our debts and low taxes.
Good Friday.
Tomorrow, the 10th, Good Friday
the day on which our blessed Lore
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