, 1879-04-15

favor fixing NnKcs Ut 3f.25, Mhte otheEs favor
&l.50 per day. 1t Ia probable that one ot tAtae
auouuta viii be adopted.
MOB.RULE In MISSOURI.
County Judges I,sst4tin9 tho Mandate OF
tho Federal Court-iteputllntton of Town
nna County ObllFatIons-setltng Property
at tho liisk OF Life.
Nt.o york Tfnses. Ap4tl II.
Gen. +. II. Drake. OF Centervil'e, 1a., and Ms
II. 1ifl't Of keokuk. Ia, who aro ut present Ia
thts city, arc greatly Interested ID tho material
and political prosperity Of Missouri, md both
lsaso had peculiar facilities IN observing tho
course Of events in that State, and especially
of noting the gradual steps taken toward the
reputation Of county and township bonds,
which has now culIn!nated In q conflict Of
authority between the Federal and County
Courts. This conflict resulted, on Wednesday,,
In an order issucd by Judge Dillon, Of
tic United States Circuit Court. sitting
at st. LoaIa, holding Judges Donn, Gale, n.H!
Sparks, OF Scotland County, In contempt for
falling to enforce the pnymeut Of taxes 1cvied to
pay tic interest on the eounty debt, In accorl-
ance with former order Of tim Federal Court
Tlle three County Judges, so tho Marshal re-
ported, had hed from Hcnph!s, the county seat,
In ordes 10 avoid being served With tho Courts
mandate at,.l tho Aarshal WAS, therefore, una
lIlc Ia serFe The papers. A. j. Baker, WHO repre-
eenss the holders Of several Of lflo Scotland
County bonds, made motion that new rule
hc ordcTcdt and that It 10 sutICient for the or
der Of the Court to lie left al the usual places Of
residcnce ot thu Judges mud tie County Court
noa v sF be esa ss 'fsye r 1 n,9! Ihs
Gen. drake mud tNr. ilii 1au gave 10 RUS r..
porter, ,csteTiay, d full hlslory oil The eyents
Dillon.
Ger. Drake said: 1.-THE bonds subscribed Tor
hy Tie counties Of Missouri have been declared
valid by tlIe Supreme Court Of the United
% s fc.s to pay lie @ CO sus ioas wesa
brought before Judge Dillon, IN tho uulled
States Circuit Court. Judgments were ob-
tained, but tic counties ilaa no in9uey to satls,
10 make lery Of taxes 10 pay tlu Judgments,
ind, of course. the only rccourso Of the bond
holders was 20 70 again before Judge Dillon.
The Circuit Court of the United States thcn Is
to lery taxcs to meet the Interest due on tl,elr
! bonds. The tax was levied, a1,l Was placed for
| collection In the bands OF the County Col
lectors The people OF the different counties
selves iuto what they called antt-taxpnyers' as
s9ctAt!ons They notified the attorneys Of the
State, by publications lu tile different ncwspa-
| ners, TINT, Il thcT attempsed to talk to the
| County Courts or to the Collectors III relcrenen
| to thtir tax they would do 50 ut the peril OF
theis lives. ThcY went TO the editors OF tbs
newspapers and threatened to wtthdraw their
pa.Iohsse umlsss tne Jguth m ~. "hoeu ho tuin .ha
yiGma on fepnaauoI' % aho 10 tne saahe o1 .,oc !no
wheeled into limo With surprising alacrity.
was tulkny to one ot theul-onc Of tle alenn-
pus a & ieI oTfs H. ~, .o,,1a I.o lnd nr sa
u ma, ~ nat Gan % u1s IT. 1ne H. peop.li pi un"'alu a n
, ~ On ~ i,nico ~ In ~ H.. n,ter bnt -
nvs. naYc ~ et'oMe @ ~ u'S u. aeest @ w ~ "
seem 70 agree WIN tEena, tnoueh ~ neaft ue, !,
sp,se W ".o,t ,i.,f..a usSs s,. WY rh' ,i
VII en- sn IM,1ts ons nt. tha ,io,ta1s
" l,'1 .rp np'e m anr o IoeTS IL
ivy aatemHea ". " VIZ W., on aa nts ps9nstt ;,a
satelaGtot oi tnls IN nef muuaa W. ~ ~ w. aalo
nel' o. 'e'e IVES e s'tIh.1u ,, VIZ Mas psGu
tes ous, a ons VIZ" . ar,rsfna gf sA4ss ,,,nssr
ssoat,, s'a;, os III one Oh LAG es'fs"e southern
osa'gs osl'gsst, a., u..a.. - ,,r, -, ,,r
"D!a nIc Collectors ATTEMPT 10 levy on any
pFopSStts3, St93, mails, ,,o., 10 IN .,,o,,ad N ,,vv
md hasy ,at e ~ " cs st r. ~ I'll ~
leiose'lee 70 slssese instance; ~ ocotiai'u
Eoun.y ue Go,leetos aslemp.ea ~ M ts'y x upo1 ,,,r
nosses ana otter pefsonM property 1T .le pn,t.
lgd pail a .te other taxss a'ld 81! thy objtst
"a 70 xas t'le payment O. tne 1nteres. @ M gu ~ W
county bonds. They refused to allow t1e Co!, o,
!eesof 70 seszc any o. hnelr psupes,}t wv ~ ~
liver .hs property called for into his hant's, Ut
Memphls, the conntY-scat, GU ceItaln uay:
Each man natncd t1lG saIio uast tue sssh gay g q
February last. whlch laet was enihcent @ esi,
dGncc ihht thcro as conspiracy. and that they
all understood each other On t,e day agreed
upon ths pFopGrtJ was dellYercd ~ Meinpa's
to bc sold Tor tue taxes, but WIZ u thc prop
csty ca!M1 . mob OIL aoout 3,oo pefsons'
About 5og OF thcfn were arnca ana uni.
formed. They carried nooso-ropca Ia T. thelt
poekcts, ami rcvolTers on thels persons. These
3o tor,nea = ring around Tue cosicstor, baesot.
by tsse popuaco II t5e reaf, ana 20 as norse , w.
I r..
into the ring. Il.o ,orso was put up a. auction!
and tho owner oid i'vu cents for the animal. ~
tbs same time tue mob Rayo 4e oJstandeEs &c
| did 10 at tho perll OF hia life, Thu Collector