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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-08
RELIEF TO DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS
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To secure the collection OF the Sill
600, 600 of back taxes, consistently with
adequate relief to delinquents, and to
provide for tho payment Of the %, OOO,-
600 Of floating indebtedness of the State,
constituted difficult problem for the
Convention to solve. We think that
the articles of the new constitution ON
the subject are liberal, and that a great
part of the back taxes will now be paid
at least enough to cancel tho floating
Indebtedness.
All penalties, costs and charges on
taxes and licenses due the State and
municipal corporations prior to tho
first day of January, 1873, are RENTED
and all the property forfeited shall be
redeemable by the payment OF the
principal and interest, the right of re-
demption extending to January LIST,
1881.
This is q substantial relief, since the
enormous penalties that have attached
to delinquents, both for State and cor
porate taxes, together with heavy costs
and charges when the property mas
been offered for sale, have more than
doubled the amount originally due.
In some cases the taxes and penalties
have amounted to such a sum that the
owners have given up all hope of saw
ing their property, whether 1t has been
sold or not. But the constitution does
not stop here. 1t provides for mode
of payment much easier than q payment
in currency. The taxes and licenses
due the general fund, and all other
funds except those to be mentioned
presently, are payable in any Auditors
warrants outstanding ut the time of
the adoption of the constitution, issued
since January 1, 1874, except the war
rants issued during the year 1874 for
other purposes than the salaries of con-
stitutional officers and the support Of
charitable Institutions. The portion
of taxes and licenses due the interest
fund since January I, 1874, may be
paid In any matured coupons issued by
the State since that date. Tho portion
of the taxes due tho levee fund between
the years 1871 and 1876, inclusive Of
both, may be paid In any valid war
rants issued by the Levee Company
properly Endorsed by tho Auditor and
Treasurer. AL taxes and licenses due
any parish or municipal corporation
prior to January !, 1873, may be paid
in any valid warrants, scrip or floating
indebtedness of said corporation.
other evidences of debt, which are
SollN AOA HSSy AACAS "a N0ACo3 "AAA VIC
considerably enhanced In value when
the constitution shall be adopted. But
there is no probability OF this increase
in value becoming SO great that it will
not he easier to pay taxes with them
than to pay in currency or gold or sill
yer. We do not think that it will be
long before all tho floating indebted
ness will thus DO taken up and cor
responding amount of back taxes paid.
Hence, we presume that few of the
holders of warrants will avail them
selves of the privilege accorded them
of funding in five dollar bonds.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24
OHIO LEGIsLATURE.

APRIL observation-disclosures bill codifying
laws relative to township officers, passed.
Senate spent balance of the day consider
ing codified laws relating to corporations.
HOase-HOuse bill to simplify dog tax
passed. Committee of the Whole was
discharged from further consideration of
the coditfed laws relating to Executive
Department, and codified laws relative to
county affairs.
APRIL 1S.-Senate-Bills to create Moses
Wilson ruler of Cincinnati, and to de-
prive the Mayor of Columbus of his law
full prerogatives were passed.
HouSe-Senate bill codifying laws rea d
third time and passed.
April I9.-,Sendte-Bills passed: Re
quiring county treasurers to have printed
in tax receipts rate of levy each year; au-
thorizing Clark, Miami, Pike, Pickawav
and Franklin counties to purchase GER
tain toll roads.
Hoase-rhe special order, codified laws
relating to the Judicial Department, was
passed. Bills introduced: To provide
Tor compensation of county treasurers for
money held by them for the sale of bonds
for placing residents and nOn-residents oi
the State on an equality in the matter M
bringing actions at law; restoring the a~.
emption in the statute of Iimitations +,
persons in captivity; to punish attemnt.
at blackmail with fine of 81 600 and I'm,
prisonment in the Penitentiary; to lirec
the mode of reviVer in certain cases of de
ceased persons; to provide for marking
soldiers graves.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24
New York Live stock Market.
NEW YORK Anri1 81 1879


BEEF CATTLE-Receipts were i, 200 head.
The market was weaker, with 115c off of
last Fridays prices, but nearly all changed
hands, and the closing figures were much
the same as a week ago, ranging from
SO 90 to $40 80 per 100 lbs, with few
tops at $40 5O@1O 70. Several carloads
distillery fed bulls sold at 81 O0@4 so per
100 lbs. live weight. The exporters used
900 head at SO 75@1O 30. The shipments
for the week were 517 head alive and 5, 160
quarters. A carload choice Western
dressed beef sold readily at8@816c per lb.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts z 900 head.
The prices were further advanced frac-
tion. Pens were cleared out early. Sales
were made at 81 5O@5 so per 100 lbs. for
ordinary to best clipped sheep, So O0@
80 for unshorn, and Sc 1907 35 for
yearling lambs. The exporters used car
loads unshorn sheep at Sc 50@6 80, and
carloads clipped sheep at $5 1905 so.
The shipments for the week were l $50
earcasses of mutton and 610 head of live
sheep.
HoGs-Receipts II, 200 head. No sales
alive. The market was dull for dressed
and the feeling was decidedly weak. The
nominal figures for live hogs were 81 81
| @3 80 per 100 lbs.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24
STOCK ITEMS.

From the Pittsburg Price Current, AprilE.
Less branded cattle from the plains are
arriving here or passing through this
spring than usual.
A few loads out of the thousands of
through in first hands.
European shippers took 80 head of live
cattle from New York last week, 7,l56
quarters dressed beef, and l $50 careasses
of mutton.
Among the regular shippers to this
market we notice but one cOlOred man,
and he seems TO thoroughly understand
his business and claims to be making
money.
Philadelphia buyers had to go home
this week without any cattle. They
might have taken few sheep home with
them by way of substitute, but they
didn't seem inclined in that direction.
Several loads of still-slop Colorado
steers, the finest stock we haye ever seen
| from that State, passed through to Phila-
| delphia on Tuesday. They belong to Mar
tin & Fuller, and are intended for export
The proportion of clipped sheep to tht
entire number arriving is rapidly iRcreas
| ing, and in about two weeks, perhaps
| wO0led sheep will be entirely run out
| The lateness of the season has kept sheep
| shearing back to such an extent as to give
us wooled sheep beyond the usual time.
Among the sheep here this week we
have had a liberal representation of Colo
RADIO stock. These sheep are large ant
fat, and although they seem little coars
give complete satisfaction to the butche
| trade. Colorado is destined to become on
of the foremost sheep-raising States in tn
| Union.
Tuesday was a most unsatisfactory da,
in the trade for all kinds of stock. Cat
tie were in meagre supply and held a
higher prices, while buyers were yer,
slow about investing at the advance. Hog
were dull and slow. While sheep weT
still in Oversupply and tending down
wards. We have not seen worse Tues
day in long time.
There is a good deal of speculatio
among stockmen about the prospects {
cattle in the immediate future. The opiE
ion seems to obtain that good many wi
probably be held back for grazing puI
poses, TO come in afterawhile. OF cours
, we cannot say about this, but we look fC
! a light supply and firm prices for at lea
two months to come.
l Reports from all parts of the countl
+ indicate that grass cattle will be offert
: nearly a month later than usual tn
e spring. Grass is late in coming, and IL
= grazing season will be short. Cattle ha7
: generally been unusually well fed I'll
past winter, however, and will be read
l for market in short time after the a
1 vent of warm weather. Up to that tin
e our supply must come from Chicago an
G st. Louis.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24
Cincinnati Live STOCK Market.

CATTLE.-Market closes steady, with
prices firm at the following range: Com
mon 215@324c; fair to medium 3119@414c; +;
good to choice butchers 4119@5.10c; fair to
good shippers AZ a@514c; fair to good
dairy cows 32l @415c; fair to good heavy
oxen 315@41ac; common to flair feeders
and stocker 215 @356c, and good to choice
do, 334 @415e.
HoGs.-Prices closed weak at the fol-
lowing range: Common 50 5000 15
fair to good light So 2O@3 40; fair to good
packing grades So 3O@3 so; selected
butchers $3 50@3 90; fair good stockers
81 1903 25.
SHPEP.--Receipts and.shipments for the
past week have differed but little from
those of the previous week. But during
the early part the market was rather dull
but later, with a falling off in the receipts
it became steady and firm at prices rang
| ing as follows: Common to fair, 81 q
411ac, and good to choice 411S@54c per lb
gross.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

am thankful to the people of Wash
ton and Fayette county, for the liberal
patronage they have given me, and am
certain it will be to my interest to have
them continue it, and intend, by selling
good goods, at fair prices, and by honor
able dealing and courteous treatment to
all, to merit it.
| WILL PAY THE HIGHEST CASH PRICE
FOR BUTTER, EGGS AND CHICKENS.
Yours truly,
2Otf H. MILLER.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

The Columbus Journal of Saturday last
gives the following account of a trick that
the Democrats in the Legislature put
through the Senate the other day, for the
purpose of taking the casting vote from
the mayor of the city of Columbus in case
of a tie vote in the council. The object is
to keep the Democratic clerk of the coun-
ell in office
One of the most sneaking pieces Oflegis-
1atiOn ever attempted in this State was
unearthed in the Senate yesterday even
ing. 1t was nothing less than a despica-
bile endeavoT to override the will of the
people of this city by attempting to force
upon them the services of City Clerk Will
son, when it has been decided that he
must step down and out. The first inti-
nation had of the existence of such
measure was given when the bill was put
upon its passage. Not single reporter
knew ANYTHING about the bill neither had
they seen or heard of it. The fact is the
bill was sneaked into the Senate, sneaked
on the journal of the proceedings and an
endeavOr made to sneak in through, and
it is doubtful if the bill ever had first
reading at all. The bill is not on the bill
books of members of the Senate and has
been kept in the dark from the time it
was hatched until yesterday. The bill was
put through the Senate under the party
lash, and was tt otted over to the House,
where 1t accidentally turned up on top.
as Democratic deviltry always does, and
was read the first time, The ReDublieans
were posted as to the contents and object
of the harmless looking concern, and
would have met it then and there had an
attempt been made to put it through. The
schemers instead of making a fiGRt than
adjourned until to-day with nearly a
hundred bills on the calendar for third
reading), when it will be read the second
time and referred. 1t will be reported
back to the House Monday, when the
Democrats hope to be able to pass it in
time to prevent Mayor Collins from voting
that evening! should there be tie V0t'
scheme and this kind of a game the friend
of Frank Wilson hope to fOist him upol
the people of this city for another year.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

The Trustees of the Ohio State Uni
versity have honored themselves and
done the State good service in re-electing
Edward Orton as President of the insti.
one of Americas ablest and most success
full educators.-RepubItc.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

The Oakalona States, being charged by
the Vicksburg Commercial with the defeat
af Len. Harris, the States cries:
''Thunder and fiddlesticks! Does the
Commercial think the States will go into
mourning because Yankee soier, with
Radical record, was defeated for May
or of Cincinnati" ?"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24
United STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,
Office of the Secretary of State.
I. Milton Barnes, Secretary of State of
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that
the foregoing is a true copy of an act
passed by the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, on the 18th day of April,
A. D. 1879, taken from the original rolls
filed in this office +5.s
In testimony thereof, Il have
hereunto subscribed my name and
[sEALl affixed my official seal, at Column
bus, the 18th day of April, A. D.
1879. MILTON BARNES,
ap14mo6 Secretary OF State.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24


ATHENS, O., April I9.-The utterdemor-
alization of the Athens Lunatic Asylum
is indescribable. The clumsy attempt of
the Board of Trustees to clear DIR. Clarke
of the charge OF incompetency is savagely
criticised on all hands. To-day the at
tendants who testified to damaging facts
against Clarke and the Trustees, are be-
ing turned off. One of them, Miss Mol
lie Sterrett, night watch, has been here
since the Asylum opened, having served
under DR.. Gundry at Dayton. She had
testified to the drunkenness of DR.. Clarke
and two of the Trustees on last Christmas
night. An officer of the Asylum who
stands high, tonight wrote over to a
friend in the village as follows: "Every-
thing is in great state of excitement at
the Asylum. The attendants are giving
presents to removed assistant physicians,
and great numbers are handing in their
time. Two wards have been left alone
this afternoon-No. II, the worst and
most dangerous, is one of them. Bell, the
steward, seems to be Superintendent, and
is gathering in outsiders to put in the
wards to keep the patients safe. Clarke
is dumbfounded and powerless. The
| Trustees have been sent for. An out
break is feared tonight
Affidavits, showing shameless drunk
| some of the Trustees, were taken to-day,
and will be presented to the Legislature
| Monday. But no help can be looked for
from that quarter.
Yesterdays Cincinnati Gazette gives
the following interesting news:
ATHENS, O., April 22.-Dr. Clarke re.
signed the Superintendency of the Athens
Asylum to-day, and DR.. Holden, ofZanes-
Vile, was appointed by the Board oil
Trustees to fill the vacancy. W. A. Ellis
who was lately allowed to resign the
position of druggist, was chosen to serve
as sort of supercarge about the asylum,
while w. s. Jones is druggist. DIR. Clarke
will leave at once.
COLUMBUS, o., April 22.-Drs. Last
and Hanley, late assistant physicians a
the Athens Asylum. were here to-day
with memorial to the Legislature, ask
ing for an investigation of the asylum
They present specifications in support O.
all the charges made against Superintend
ent Clarke of drunkenness and opium
eating; that he has gone into the ward
s upidly drunk ;has frequently been foun(
in his office in a drunken stupOr with
bottle of whisky on the table by his side
and that he is wholly incompetent
They allege that the Trustees have beer
cognizant OF his habits for months, anC
until recently persistently refused ant
failed to give the matter an investigation
and that certain of the Trustees have beel
indulging in the SAM kind of debaucher-
in the asylum. Their statements ar
sworn to before the Clerk of the Court O
Athens county.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

DIR. JAS. ScoTT has been nominated at
the primary election in Warren county,
as candidate for representative to the
State legislature. DR.. S. has, in former
times. represented Warren county in the
Legislature, and has held two important
offices by appointment of the national ad-
ministration, and has always shown HIM
self eminently worthy of the places to
which he has been assigned.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

The Secretary of the Treasury declines
to allow the bankers, who have taken all
the Four-per-cent. Bonds offered, to COB
BILE the $40 Certificates, which are issued
only to those who want them I'm sums of
less than one hundred dollars.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

Yesterday, Syndicate composed of
nineteen banks of New York and Bos-
ton, made subscription of $190, 900
of the new four per cent. bonds. This
new Issue is to take the place of the 1O-4O
fund at lower rates of interest. This is
the most stupendous financial transaction
ever made in this country, and shows the
high character of the credit of the Ma
tional Government.-Co Columbus Dispdtch,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

tIhe present owners OF the above named shares
are not known.
The same being delinquent for more than thirty
days, in the payment of an assessment made on
the 22d day of February, 1879 of OF one per cent
IS 90 each share.
By order of the Trustees.
-. G. d. HAYS, Pres't-
C. J, BELL, see'y. 2sws
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

The Ohio State Journal readily admits
that the defeat of the Democratic candi-
date for Mayor of Columbus was due en-
tirely to the unpopularity of Mr.. Denni-
son. Washington C. H Register.
Ask your pardon; but the Ohio State
journal never said or admitted any such
| thing.-Ohio State Journal,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

GEN. JOHN A. DIX, of New York, died
at one O'Clock on Saturday morning last,
at the residence of his son-in-law, in New
York City. Gen. Dix was born July oath,
1898, and was, therefore, nearly 81 years
old. He had during his long life filled
many important military and civil offices
and always discharged his duty faithfully
and ably. No truer patriot served his
country in the military service during
the late rebellion than Gen. John A. Dix.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

THE Cincinnati Gazette propounds the
following question:
"Does ANYBODY know of State insti-
tuition reOrganized by the Democrats that
is not in trouble on account of bad man
agement?'
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

- The Washington Star says that Mr..
Gas. W. Seaton, who was officially con-
nected with the last census, has been ap-
under Superintendent Walker.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

Over six thousand coIored immigrants
have thus far arrived at st. Louis, on
their way to Kansas. Of this number it
is reported that about two thousand have
in their possession money enough to paw
CelI way; r,l IIle rem re.ialIluer are opyects OF
have been quite active in providing for
the immigrants. and in sending them for
ward, but additional clothes and money
are needed. The aid of the charitably-
disposed is asked by the st. Louis COM
mittee.-C Columbus Dispatch.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

JUDGE NATHAN WYMAN, of Shelby
county, has been elected Superintendent
of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home at Xenia, in the place of DR.. Kei-
fer, who retired from the position. Some
say he was induced to do so on account of
some queer practices of which he was
guilty. It is hoped that there will be less
hcentiousness about the Home, now that
the Keifers are relieved of their fatherly
responsibilities at the Home, and that his
successor will ''Iet the girls alone" Yes,
''Barney, let the girls alone"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

A CUTTING affray occurred at Yellow
Bud, in Ross county, on Sunday morning
last, in which VIM. Murphy, drunken,
worthless character, badly cut with a
knife, Marshal Hart and Bob. Barlow.
The cutting was done in the saloon of
Marshal Hart. The telegram to the Gin
cinnati Gazette of Tuesday morning says
both Hart and Barlow will die.
Every days papers bring accounts of
rows, fights and murders in saloons, and
yet they are permitted to carry on their
institutions of cussedness in the midst of
civilization.
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette of
yesterday morning from Chillicothe says
"The man Murphy, who did the carving
at Yellow Bud, Saturday afternoon, had
his examination before Esquire Lutz, at
Yellow Bud yesterday, and was acquitted
of blame upon the theory that the terrible
work was done solely in self-defense
Hart and Barlow are yet alive, but tht
physicians claim that there is no hope fol
their recovery. Murphy's acquittal seems
like singular conclusion, butt is never
theless fact"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24
FORM OF BALLOT.

At said election the voters in favor of
the adoption of the amendment to Section
two, Article two, shall have placed upon
their ballots the words, stAmendment to
Section two, Article two, of Constitution,
Yes;' and those who do not favor the
adoption of said amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words,
Amendment to Section two, Article two,
of Constitution, No;'' those who favor
the adoption of Section one, Article three,
shall have placed upon their ballots the
words, "Amendment to Section one, Ar
| ticIe three, of Constitution, Yes;'' and
those who do not favor the adoption of
said amendment shall have placed upon
| their ballots the words, Amendment to
Section one, Article three, of Constitu-
ton, Nos" and those who favor the adop-
ton of Section four, Article ten, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words,
"Amendmentt to Section four, Article ten,
of Constitution, Yes;'' and those who do
not favor the adoption of said amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots the
words, FsAmendment to Section four, Ar
ticle ten, of the Constitution, No.
JAMES E. NEAL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JABEZ w. FITCH,
| President of the Senate.
Passed April, y, 1879.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24

THE MIAMI Valley Narrow Gauge Rail-
road has been handed over into the hands
of Nathan Keever, as receiver.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-24
Sen, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Sen. Pendleton-''Gentl George
-blinks about the hall, and walks as if
he had a ramrod down his back. He has
a strong face, with hair and whiskers
tinged with gray. He is courtly in man
ner, and just opposite of his veteran col
league, who snuffs generously, and oc-
casionally varies the drowsiness of the
Senate by blast of his conch into an i'm
mense CLeueland Herald.