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, 1880-03-19
SEVENTEENTH WARD.

Tho Republican Club Of the Seventeenth Ward
met at M. 14g Chicago avenue lnat evening for
the purpose OF arranging for d mass meeting Of
ali tho Republicans In the ward to select cnIl-
dfttate for Alderman. The only business Of the
cvoning was tho reception of n comm itteo from
tho Swedish Republican Club, which wns In ses-
sion at tho corner OF Scf,gwtck stre et ana CHI
oiio appointed by tho rcgnlnr Wnrd Club In re-
Hnrd TO tho proposed mass-sncctlng. It was
finally resolved that II be held next Monday
evening Mt Dowmnns 1Inll, corner ChicnHU Rve-
nuo and Sedgwfek street, and tho Committee
from tho Swedish Club loft to report to its
n1nDflnH.
, 1880-03-19
Times Our htEhcst artists IN lcpt,si,r. n,L.
X CChesneys beyond doubt, though but il ne ne
"Thoy mot by chance nt Dawson.a e,eo,..
candy and oignr storD, cit Stato street '.ssns

Indigestion dyspepsla, nervous prostr,t,,,
md III forms OF general debility relieved by taK
tux Mens1s,ans pe2tonI.ed Ioef TONIC, tho on, o
tos properties. 1t 10 not nero stim.tiuntI It IL.
tho extrnoss t boef. nMt contains bioMi. makinse
and lifc; sustaining properties:
tho result Of exhaustion, nervous prostratjnrns
overwork, Or acute dlsease; particl,lariy Il ~.
ssilt!nK snK fr1m @ pulmonary em2mrlalnts. m Gaswcil.
by druggists. "'o
, 1880-03-19

The French dressmakers in london have como
out It, strong protest Against the Irish poplln
tho Ifish Court and partially tntro.l,toei IL tho
Qupon's DrnwlDx-lt Room BY tho ayocacy OF 4
benevolent Marchloncss. Tho great objection
to tue lrish popliil, ~ alleged by MING. Mantul.
tnis, resides ID tho narr0w width VI tho atuE.
1t Ii soft and luStf0us beyond nll comparison
With tho popllu of Lyons make. "lt u okQuis.
, 1880-03-19
CLARENCE DAVIS.

TWV AhhE LAh4 h4Ahhip.
Superintendent O'Don,lUll received tho folIow-
Ing letters yesterday. Thorq may be something
in the t'rst; theso IL certaiply nothing In tho
second;
Mr. 8. UDouueu, Chief Of Pafce-nrAa etn;
ayin hnMr nrnTa thS RPess h ~, os Gr
blu trial for llg1Iny, tnko this u&cllsuM To wrto
YOU and lot ytll k,nw little pt hs past hAtnry.
w4s married to him ln lt7 III C0lilWAtrr, Mich,
by ParsOn bfcGrath, Ut tho First N. Il. Church,
ana afses y sovp!o q yea:s q n..srseA .tte ~
WIS travelling for At thAt tIt!lufalid hAye never
heart Of Hun sl1lcu until l. sAw hls nAu,p In u
paper yesterday morning. hAvinK Just nrrlEed
f1s ns wy, to ~ W. y N, Ss sh0 sh
Wow. could tel you sou,othns private
y. about him that womb startla yol.
do not euro to ever seq blu nxnln. Us am bot
tsr Situated tt.w than eyBrtWnS whil0 living
With hiNl, but would Just like 70 sc0 tho low
You Will aHostl me Hi ineerviuv, drop mo y llno
aud lat Mo know when and where. Adlresa
oaiS4'ii Aas.' 'E4nA DAVIS, nts sborulan.
Superintendent ODon,.tl: LIT mo announce
70 YOU th4t Am another of Dasis' Victims, who
has su0crrctl ItaarrIago by tho Mlovcd Clarencu
D.. !. too, walla pros,oufo him w nru the othara
lutlg, but for thlA REASON consider II WiIilon
ArS silly enough TO listen to tho ilat-
tertng tongue of u man thoy moot, aud
lIfe, &hoy ought To 10 taken In ind lollG for. |
havu fAiien Ut his h4s2s, Us have a tho rest, snl
J have no sympathy for them. " for. myself.
Wlult1 who wunt u marry W bad hAt they
others: 1 VIII ne,or appear a9a!nst him, nut
will hclP hltn II eau. AuI sorry f0r my nllet.
lvyel husband, but not tho 1f7lt wllnen. will
, 1880-03-19

Il In tone aud color" aays Nine. M,nt,,,..
."hut cuts 70 waate from It's nnrroTn"ssa nMat!nt1
English mi:adis are not like tho .Frrnch",SS,naa S,a
DO net anys gxtrahyasanso hn,n n dress Tho 1seSs
tholr dull lustrclcss article almost doubln 1ke 3a
width OF the Irish ropln. 20
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call AND SEE.

The Pontiac, Mich, Platform Spring Wagon
Company ART Offering to-day their work ut
liitchell's carrtage-roo1ns, No. l1s Washington
street. AL who dosire TO 500 tho most novel and
pgactiual gearing yet offered will do well to call.
, 1880-03-19

The El.lredge Sowing -Macliro.-ft 1c,,,
Sold on monthly payments. loo statew ~ stra pay.
, 1880-03-19
WASHINGTON STREET.
CoxTERENCE ABOUT rAvINu TILE NEW uOuLE

A conference meeting between tho property
holerS OF West Washington strcot and tho Weat
Silp pNrk Commission WIS held yesterday even
ing at tho otilce Of tho latter for tho purpose OF
considering which pavement shnuIdbe laid upon
TINT street, and nlso tho best menus of securing
tho cooperation Of tho Board and citizens In tho
mnttcr. Tho full Doard and about thirty OF tho
propurty-holicFs were present. Tho nlectiug
WIS called to order by Commissioner Wilcox.
after which Mr.. F. 9. Ball was called to tho
chair, nud Mr.. II. A. Christie wns appointed Sec
rotary OF the meeting.
Commissioner Wilcox sald that there wna no
subject in which thoy wesc so much Interested
a,ld know little OF ns what wns the bust pave
inent for tho strccts Of this city, where tho chnr
actcr OF tho soil and tho climate made 1t q worry
tllNicult nlattor to yet ono entirely satisfactory
His Investigations hul decided him that Macad-
ain, gravsl. or block paving were NOT desirable
liis prefere@GGa @ waa for asphaltum for a SURFACE
tho cltixvis present should appoint cosnnlttco
port tho result, when tho Donrd would he Rlad to
profit by tholr experiences.
" reply to questions, Mr.; Wilcox said that
wond. md block nsphalt.-bnt ho could not tell
yet which was THO best ur tho three.
The Chair sud he hat heard thnt
ItO1.sEs WE'RE r1A1n UPON ASPHALT
pavement, and rcally wore lab'o to fall upon 1t
liz Wt,fs1nr,] sni,i thGt ,rhatnycr na,,arnort
WIS lald-asphait. blocks, or Mncalam. should
hive II good f0undntlon. 1t should also 10 u
pavement which could 10 easily rgula0cl. The
right kind Ut asphaltum nlltl0 u good street.
The Mncadnm pavement on OnkwUod boulevard
,yns uicp roadway, but It gave out a very tine
dust, which blow into tho housos, nnu
also, hfter wet wenthor, m1dD q very
disnKrecnblo mud. TherG was no snfe tnenfi lii
tho asphalt pavements. When hntxt enough to
rrssk tho ofccts Of the sun 1t WIS slippery, and
when soft enough tu ytDld to Il horse'8 foot It
tucked durability. Tho cedMr block was very
popular. and Ind. certainly, many merits.
In Cnnaln crushed Ertnft hRd boon used to
Kreat ndvRntn9c. Tho btock~xrnnft pavement
, 1880-03-19
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.


GENERAL NEWS.
wH. MARKHAM, st. Louis, Mo-, 10 nt tho shcr.
rnt,.
Gov. 1,rpr,ttp Paocron, Of Vermont, ia at
the Grand pncnc.
". II. WEIGH, cdttur OF the Leader, Dcs
1nincs, fs Mt the Gardner.
a. snr. sNt71, RUSSELL mud tho cracr Family aro
Quartorcl at the fremont.
oyonaE +. l.orCE md ocorso u. 1toycc. Rut-
lan1, VT, are at tho Palmer
H. W. 1lRua,s, Cleveland. the clcctric-ltght
man. Ia at tho Grand Pactllo.
r. r. 1'oor1lnr, General Ticket Agent Malno
Contral Isaiirnasl, Of Portland is at tic 0arner.
IL, Il. c,AnK. cly!l EnK!nesr Like Shore =
tcnduit Of liz Ylrc. Insurance pntrol, Is danger.
ousy III with typhoid pncumopln.
ES y an sa:es t. ~ Wa3o 4 T. Ednsals Ms 19s sso
latid nru Registered Mt tho Palmer.
Mr. G; I. 0toyEn, Receiver Of the ccntral
Entionai I.at,k, gives i,o.tce TINT ho will bo ready
making GO per cont In NIL pnd.
Aanassn, ol,tcin'', NJ. " Na,ilson street (1aiI-
xs'ff e aaSnosei, aSa @ H. III 81 ;. % H.. 4: Ill.,
F. II. .FlsNEr, President Wisconsin Central
11oqa MMaSeoi nsGfeo oS 5srgnf wog grGat
E.esS.e on.on ~ t Son-
EnSsr Eysk q ysara 9t az, E 4, living At No. g
corsr o oo aa w Gnrk s strSets ] q oSGsk l4ss
Huber: ~''' '' ''c''' :'''N N - '>
rnr rioss Horscshoers' Union met in tho Meth:
ot,!st Church nlnck 9st evening I ana trnnsacted
priccs H % WIS tnciuentolly sesscd in anticipation
e 3dtss tSsa0la in tic fiiars' but no aation vas
,,, 49,, ,.,.,o,,
nt stnndaFi iialI last cvcnng Sy the inembers Of
fur hs eo e9Pt @ e. tho M%acs .,sS sow
iashtonaG!!a audience, and everything passed. on
rt 81 sho hso
pnt, rs the Committee had ,,ot concluded LED thoLr
IaIors. nothing w4s donc' Tie Hoafa not oven
uniun % Veteran Clab hcld i'H Ia rcs1iar % weekly W
country show hat tho veterans cSeE$where M @ afn
o1 nE GSfnEo ssi sas h rs
IN Interesting progr.,tn, Harrison ii. Wild fi,r-
The yafn'n td ,lsS II nn h. fSae on
parcr on "Eleotr,clty as Thornpeutlcal
"son.' --
M PETEn II, LuyuNDowsKE, 4 years @ Of @ age, Lying M Ing
motion on tho Northwestern Railroad at Z
pcneath tho w,,oGls of tbo cas and lad % tho toes
81 lis right foot amputatcd.' '''' ' '''0 WV
y, Font Dearborn Division, Uniform Ranks +. r,
1ast evening tondSred 9 reception At the palHor M
6im: headed y Novlnss pand, 70 az Michigan
, 1880-03-19

liz Ii
uf tue trouble. Tho uaxhAorA hayo mt
nGanaoneu thoir thonry u Jealonsys and tho
x tluEs au IeiMasGs " tho MEeeltseu clltls tntno
uS.Gi ;., !As ny Wt'a s!tiio. tMg totuucT Jury
VI! nhEo ~ - aeS M tHo I4esuon ~ tno ln0uest,
WHICH iS 10 pe heiu 9tohuhS.
THE "NAtioual Voteran AssocIattoE.n consfst-
iuu OF solttturs IT the lntu Wnr viii, fnvur rho
p,tyyarc of tho Weuytr biiD held Il mectinrr Irst
GVeuiiIx at No. " Wcst ltnudnlph street. ri. s..
Robinson presided and there wore about MN.
dreL others present, rho cunstltuiIon und br-
lnWs were rvnl md ordered printcd. Eou,r
twenty now nUr1les were uppunlrtl to petitions
III favor OF tho UnssI,Ke Of COntreSsmun
WcAyrr's lufeat toyeltnn,uI,t ri l1,nary. Al III.
yitNtiou wins extended to nnY norson urGsunt
who might hc Opposed 10 tic plll 10 rive Ills
f1usons fur tim filth TINT VIVA in him. hit m min
n!esed up fh9 n xrtiet Ihon 3 hyn Eant wtsiA
Eatse ~ cai!iiaaM TT sheriG MadH spceches a.u
Clements
rur tuntnr erhlh,ttnn of tha cl.sa nf n, M +ha
University nf i,hirnrs, fnnt nfne ind ryonii,o II,
fhn Frst f,a,tist {.h,,rci1' cfr%er nf Hoti, FarE
Myun,,n md ,Fhirtv-first 'sfrcat" The fniiox;t,s
wera t1,a snrnEar4 ami thnlr a,,lim.fa. W1liin,;i
ii. AIs1p. ruM firrrnry Viz: FrtMi.
nrIrt AuIrFaou> - iIrSuv 1T 'Ktst.s;i.
En1n,,e, II. iimn,lnli HSvr,mofrv II: ~
W rerrv. y Djs,urh,nG EIaHen,ta in
thcHtnfH y: .1nu,es f. f;arsImrr. ..1:Hnrios sn,n.
nor i. iicnryE Van SrhnHrE u rris" intl,srnnt,
~ thn fnv,, nr,f"ssinT =. f;burtas ~ Nuvinr
WIrejnni nmtt 4tnerjDM u: William II Euc
"jentl,.u n7Hro i: in w. nubai. q Eunonnnti
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-12

THE MOZART. Mozart Hall WIS well filed
last evening on the occasion o; the xiv
musicale. The programme was an excel
lent one. The overture, "Light Cavalry
BY Suppe, was well rendered by the orches-
fra. 1t carried Us back to ante. bellum days,
when we used to witness the paradeS If the
gay cavalry boys and listened TO the merry
music OF the buglers.
Mr. Charles II. Read, Jr., formerly OF
this citv,) OF Washington, ID. c.. delighted
his audience in his rendition of the baritone
solo, my Little Woman" by Osgood.
Later in the evening he sang The BedOuin
Love song" by Pin>ute. On each occasion
he was compelled to respond to encOreS, in
which he displayed the richness Of his voice
and its careful cultivation.
One OF the gems OF the evening was the
quartetie for yiolins, Carnival de Veuice,"
by Dancla. The prctuCst portion OF it was
not heard by many on account OF the talk
ing in the hail. The ladies' and gentlemen
might talk in lower tone Of voice.
The " Pot-pourri y" Nartha," by Flotow
was PLAYED by the orchestra with taste, and
but for the too loud kettle drum would have
been much more enjoyable. The SOLD
Goodnight" was sweetly played on cor
net by Mr.. Beicr.
The cornct solo, "Ava Maria" bv Vngel
Played bg Mr.. Jacob Beier, as well aS thC
wal;ze, "Crine Dorato," were given Wit!
much expression, and pleased the audience
Last evenings entertainment was heartily
enjoyed by all present.
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yhe Great Comet OF 1913.

PROFESSOR PIERCE's DESCRIPTION OF THE
yisITANT NOW SUPPOSED TO HAVE RETURNED.
The following extract from Professor
Perce's lecture on comets and meteors con-
tains a description OF the wonderful comet
of IS43. OF which Gould's comet Is supposed
10 be a reappearance:
About noon on the 18th OF FeOruary'
1s43, groups Of people in many Of the towns
of New England, especially III POit'aho,
Maine. collected at the corners OF the streets,
olzing up towards The sun. Protecting
their eyes in the shadows OF the houses iDey
cav brilliant object close TO the sun.
sucb marvellous spectacle had never before
been seen. A thoughtful sea captain, Mr.
Clarke. brought out his seXtaDf, ana re-
neatedIy measured the distance OF the strange
object from the limb OF tbeisun. Tnese uni-
oue observations are on record, and, submit.
! ted 10 rigid criticism, attest the accuracy ol
the observer. In about week from this iiihe
wonderfully brilliant tail OF a comet was
seen skirting the horizon soon aiier suhset,
| and reaching more than one-ihiid Oh tne
way round the sky. IL was now TAN wth,
out head, as 1t was at brst head whhou
| tail; but they were members OF the same
comet.
.,The best determination OF It's pain wa
accom- pished by the distinguished as
tronomer, Sears o. Walker. AT us peri
helion 1t passed nearer the sun tnan an,
known comet, with the single eXcePtioh
that Of 1880, computed hy sir Isaac Newton
and In the discussion OF which III tue ri'n
cipia he broached the first approximaiio,l
10 the true theory OF the comelary TAU
These two comets approached SO close 10 20
lsun that 1t would seem quite poss'p'e sn'
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.,.,,rroxs OF A DISEASED LIVER.

-, r,eli side. under the edge OF The ribs
f''1. oo oressure; sometimes the pain is In the
i'' mo ,atien, IS rarely able to lie on the len
.,,oeises the pain Is felt under the shoulder
s".' "a Il frequently extends TO the top OF the
Dis, .,a Is sometimes mistaken for rheuma-
81 ,ss arm. The stemach Is effected with loss
u'- lite and sickness; the bowels In general are
" so,ae,ires alternative with lax; the head Is
''..,,,s with pain. accompanied with d"'' heaVS
....on 80, in the back part There Is generally
.',,.,.,,e loss of memory, accompanied win
-, .,oss,ioa OF having left undone something
..,ss, % have teen done. snsns' dry cough
Zines an attendant. The patient complains
,.-,,s.s ard debility he is easily startled his
cold or burning, aad he complains Of
-, .cn..,,or Of the skin; bis spirits are low
,.,.,o,sh he Is satisfied that exercise would be
&c, 10 him. We, be eau scarcely summon up
.-,.,. enough to try It, Ia fact he disirusts every
-, -. several Of the above symptoms attend The
-. ~, ca>ss have occurred where few OF
-, .,,.,ea, We, examination Of the body afier
-, n,, .bown the LIVER TO have beer extensive
ly dcFaased'
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they touched It's surface, or, at least, swept
in nearer than the solar corona. IL would
not have been an absurd hypothesis that
they were siected from the sun at The
J time OF penetration, had n not been for the
! fact that the comet OF 1880 was seen on its
way down to The sun, and for the remaIka-
BILE phenomenon which we are about to
describe concerning the comet Of 1913. IL
may be claimed rs not impossible hypothe-
sis that each of these comets was at some
former time the product OF solar eruption
IN accordance with Buttons theory OF the
origin Of comes. IL would only involve a
force which would double the create st
velocity given 10 the solar field OF hydrogen.
"But a iuster Interpretation OF the phe-
nomenon, and one which avoids the neces-
siiy OF an extrayaSant volcanic action, is to
be found in the relation between the comets
and The meteors. 1t Is simply the splash OF
the falling meteors. In about an hour and
half the comet OF 1s4S, like that OF 1850,
went round the sun from one side to the
other. What would have become OF the
tail, which was reaching out about 100 000.-
600 OF miles from the sun to the earth's
orbit? There have been those who have
actually adopted the incredible, / may say
the impossible, hypothesis that the tail
rotated through this immense circuit,
developing a centrifugal force which all the
united power OF the universe could not
have sustained. No! The comet practical
ly left its tall behind il. and began TO grow
new tail as il receded from the sun.
"There were thus two tails nearly side
by side. The new tail was distinguished
because it commenced at The head of the
comet, where's the old deserted tail began
without any head ut some distance from the
nucleus, and extended further from the sun
than tie new tall. That such should be the
phenomena Of this comet was suggested by
a geomeler, without knowing that It. had
been actually observed. IL was as veri!able
and honest prediction as il it had been
made previous to the observation. a
double tail was observed on the first four
nights after the comets appearancea at noon.
day. The visible separation Of the two
tails only lasted for a few days. because the
earth passed almost at once into 'he plane
OF the comets orbit. so that one tail eclipscd
the other. - Boston Advertiser. March 4.
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The Trisi,-Ir. McDonaIG's Lecture.

RICHMOND. Va. March, 1880.
Editors Dispatch While was sitting in
Mozart Hail the other evening imfatlently
waiting for the appearance Of DR.. McD"n-
aid nv mind was actively engaged in spec
uiatino on what the reverend gentleman
meant by "the lights and shadows Of Irish
life,v and / had just come to the conclu-
sion that his lecture was to be description
o.. and q commentary on, the moral and So
cjal qualities OF the Irish, when the lecturer
presented himself, and in The very first few
sentences be uttered diSpelcd the notion l
had formed, and showed that he lad .
higher aim and meant 20 cover broader
oround--and that wa>, 10 make fi@id exam
| ina'ion of the conduct OF England towards
Ireland from the very bcSpnlng, ana 10
portray the SORROWS, and suNerin%S, anu
virtues Ct The Irish, and their moral c'ur.
age and foriiude IN tDe hour CT trial and
well and nObly did be do il.
1t was a goodly thing to sec that eminent
Protestant d vine step down from ms p'll
pit. and with the words IN hs m0uln
:. Homo sum et hun0num Mill me GlienGn
puto," step into the arena OF l'ish poiillcS'
and there with a manly honesty, Il thorough
sincerity. a high intelligence, and oraV'
indenendence, which do him immoria
honor. burI his anathemas a; English rule
and many an eye grew DIN WIN Tears Wnei
in language most touching he described tug
grief Of the emigrant and the exile, aho
many a heart beat quick when in terms OF
fervjd eloquence he justified Irish revolt
and praved for the day when Ireland woulo
be free. and many true son, when he eX'
pressed regard for bis Catholic fellow
| countrymen, said "God bless YOU"
| phe reverend gentleman has tndeareC
himself TO the Irish Of Richmond, and II
would do much good il bis lecture was pub
lished in full. Very respectfully,
Il. q. COGHLAN.
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Another Grand Railroad scheme

The Legislature of North Carolina has
Just been called together specially to con-
slider the proposition OF New ork syndi-
cate for the purchase OF one OF the railroad
lines leading from the seaboard towards
Cincinnati aud Louisville. This syndicate
has deposited a very large amount OF money
as an earnest that they mean business.
North Carolina is now building by canvict
labor two lines. One OF them leads from
Wilmington Uia Salisbury, MOrgantoD, and
Ashevilie TO Paint Rock, where it viii con-
meet with the MorrIstown road. The other
leads from Cumberland. at the head
OF navigation above Wilmington, uid
Greensboro, Mount Airy, and Ore Knob,
toward Bristol, it may be. Both ol
these lines look 10 Cumberland Gap,
in order 10 reach Louisville and Gin
cinnati. and the New York syndicate means
10 purchase one Of them. II the Greens
boro'. Mount Airv and Ore Knob be taken
by them, they will wish to come TO Bristol
and use our Narrow-Gauge railroad line 10
the Gap. In this connection we Wl'h u
say to these gentlemen that we are pushing
our Narrow-Gauge road ahead with eighty
convicts now, and prospect OF more. we
have over one hundred thousand dollars
that will soon be in shape a subscriptions,
and we shall be half way to Estillvllle with
the grading before the close of this year,
Our line penelrates the finest and largest
beds OF iron and coal on this continent, and
its completion will show an iron boom IN
the counties OF Scott, Lee, and Wise, thai
will make ones head swim 10 contemplate
Experts declare The quality OF the iron the
very finest in the world. There are only
The Lake Superior and the northern Ne"
York deposits like it. In amount we can
beat them all. The distance to Cumberland
GAP from Bristol is about 100 miles. We
have at least four companies OF capital
lsts who are anxious to open negotiations
with Us for The completion Of the road. IC
our own people we wish 10 say that quic'
movements are necessary. Not for one mo
ment can we allow the movement TO s'an'
still Scott and Lee must take position 4
once on our stOck-bo0ks. The sooner tht
shall be done the sooner we shah contlac
for the iron and rolling stock.
This connection with the coast at WI
mincton. y. c., ria Cumberland Gap ans
Bristol, and OtcKno5 and Greensboro, l
The straigh'est possible line for Loui'V!ii
and Cincinnati. Take the map and max
ihe line, and the reader Viii lie SURPRISE
+h,t he meyer saw IL before.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-12
RAM, R.l,s apti TIE Taxes

In the ease OF Douglass and Jackson
aplinst the county treasure" Of CbarlG'tOh'
an appication for Il writ % m1Hd0mNS 10
romnel me receipt Of bills al the Biuk of
the State Tor taxes, the Supreme C0url 81
the United Slate, after hearing elaborate
.rpumcnt and alter long cOn>ultation. has
failed TO render any decision, the Court BE-
inc equally divided. The result IS that the
decision II The supreme Court OF The Stale
stands confirmed.
The history Ct the proceedings is inter-
eslinr. In June, 1917, an act Known as
Conupr,S ncj was passed hy the Legislature
proyiliny that persons rendering blllS el
The Bank Of the S,ate for taxes should de-
nos,t them with the clerk OF Tie c0uii a'ter
rendering them TO The county treasurer. ana
should then have leave to commence pro-
credlno, by mdnddmuS or Olherwi-e to iesi
vhe,b or not the bills were genuine, YAlld,
ana receivable for taxes, The burien oi
nrooI resting upon iHe person rendering
the bills.
Jackson was c0mlncnce ced bY mdhU1"'~e
from the supreme Cont of The cia'e'
H. December. 1873. tac safe p9sseu M Mtnt
act known a. tie Tennessee act, Willc1
nroyIded that there should be proceedings
nv IpQEltQnpatS in Sucn cases. anu tudI P0'
sons rendering the bank bills in payment
OF taxes should deposit at the same UNI
the amount OF their taxes in current iuhu''
and bring suit for the recovery OF the
amount so deposited.
In January, 1879 (subsequent TO me pas
SAGE OF the Tennessee act), the Douglas
and Jackson case came up in the STATE gu
preme Court on the question whether re
| turn should be made to it, ana the gu
preme Court held that the act OF De
cember, 1873, having taken away ln'
right TO proceedings by manddmas tn'
ease could no longer proceed. From thi
decision an appeal was taken to the su
preme Court Of the United States, on tn'
ground that the Tennessee act was uncon
stitutional. The United States Snprcm'
Court being equally divided upon the ques
ion, the decision OF the Supreme Court
the State STANDS as law; and the only cours
open 10 holders Of bank-biis who desire u
| compel their receipt for taxes, Is 10 pa
their taxes in money under protest, anu su
the county treasurer for the amount 5
paid Charleston NelnS.