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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
TAX ON PERSONAL PROPERTY.

The subject OF taxation on personal prop
erty is engaging the attention of the people
of New York. The very small returns made
general inquiry as to how such things can be-
and the State assessor Of New York In re.
cent conversation with reporter OF the
Tribune has given some Interesting informa-
ton concerning the matter. He said:
The law affords go many modes OF escape.
The worst thing about thts whole matter OF per-
sonal taxation If this-ihat man may be worth
mlllion OF dollars or. for that matter. any
amount OF money. nevertheless he may inour d
dsbt to tne full m,unt q his personal pIop-
governm mt bonds. greenbaeks Or rational
back note.4. hold them two days. and then make
oath that he has 10 taxable personal property.
This Is his Iega right.
Them really. no man need pay on personal
property unless he hooses2
No: and many choose not 70 pay. farmer
In Dutchess county, living IN the line Of the
state of Connecticut. may milk his G .ws on his
farm on the nisht Of June 80 and then drive
them over the line into Connecticut, keep them
there until the morning Of Jolly 2, drive them
home. and make oath before the assessor that
n July be had no personal property In the
State OF New York liable to taxation. as per-
sanal property, on that date only lis liaole to
assessment and tax.
Partly because some persons deem ii wrong
TO elude the plaia intent If the law. and theirs
do not understand how tn evade II. La 1872 the
amount OF pc sonai property assessed in the
State of New York was s4s7.lo2 30. and in 1878
1852 46s. 800 fois proves plainly that the people
are being "ducaJed how to avoid paying per-
sonal taxes"
That the rich men OF New York have been
fully educated la regard to the evasion of the
payment of personal taxes is shown by the
fact that Cyrus W. Field pays nothing, Jas. A..
Harper nothing, August Belmont nothing
John Jacob Aston paye on $50. 900, James Cor
don Bennett on 5000, VIM. nj. Evarts on
S25,0 900, Hugh j. Jewett on $4,000, A. J.
Drexal on 100000. Peter Cooper on $4,000,
and Mrs. A. L. Stewart on $500, 900. 1t is safe
to assume that the personal property of all OF
the persons mentioned above is enormously
greater than the sums set opposite their
names, but the means of avoiding the tax
seem to have been quite equal to the emer-
gencies Of their respective cases, and hence |
hey appesr to be reasonably weli-to-do peo- |
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
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The bankruptcy showing for New York for
1870 Ia the best for many years. The failures
amount to only half those Of the previous
year, and the gross liabilities are about one
quarter as large. The assets amount to 40
per cent Of the liabilities; In 1878 they were
os,ly 11 rer Tent
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06

The Legislature Of Alabama does not meet
for year, 90 that the Governor will have 90
appoint Senator Houston's successor. The
two most prominent applicants for the posi-
ton are Hon. l.. T. Walker and ex-Gongress.
man Bradford. ]. l., Pugh and W. IL. forney
are aies, mentioned
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06

Gov. witt Ia still showing Visible signs OF
IMPROVEMENT, and will undoubtedly be able
TO undergo the fatigue incident to the inau-
Huration. On Sunday last he dined with q
friend In the upper part 81 the city, and en-
joyed ride to the Fair Grounds. On Mon
day he was driving around the city In q
h.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06

The Astor estate Is threatened willis ltlga-
ton, suit for partition of the property
having been begun In the Supreme Court of
New York. The Wills under which the various
members Of this family hold their property
are very complicated. and 1t would net be
surprising to see large portion Of this I'm
mense estate eaten no by law charges
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06

The Burlington HaWkeye was recently a
stalwart OF the stalwarts. Now 1t roars the
administration as gently as a cooling dove.
The reason is not far to seek The editor has
been appointed postmaster Of Burlington.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06

The United States is now the largest paper
manufacturer in the world. producing one
third OF the entire paper supply. or GAO, 800
tons year. There ore 927 paper mills In this
country. representIng capital Of 800. O0O. 900.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
ADJUSTMENTS,

ACADEMY or MUSIC" ProuE"-By Miss
FANNY Davenport and her dramatic COM
panb,
GRAND OPERA HOrEE Canal street "a
FfnnH DIN NINE ANanT'- ~ Maurice GRAMS
French Opera Epfnpnnu
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
DIED.

FAIRCHIJD-On Monday evening January
1880. E. II. Fairehtl l. aged 60 years. q native OF
Indiana, and a resident of this city for thirty
one years.
His friends are requested to attend his fune-
raj. Will h viii take place This Tuesday Even
iNg, at half past O'Clock. from bis late resi-
dence. No. 14i Clio street between Prytania and
st. Charles
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

For The Gulf States. t,,credstng soatheflg
scinds, failing, foltowed bp stationary or rising
barometer tcurmer. partly cloudy ,reathet and
occasional rain.
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REFERENCES.


this House, append hereto specimens of the testimonials
of letters from several gentlemen OF pot
and military Distinction and widely known throughout the
United States.
BELvIpERx, ILLINOIS, October "a,
pleasure recommending Captain GE0RGE u.
LEMON Of O. to all persons who may have
washington. him 70 be thoroughly qualned
we'll acquainted with the lava and with Department rules IN All
the especially In the PaymAsters
had occasion employ him
soliciting
very active uccesful gallant oos
ommend m strongly o may his services
s. A. HURLBUT, NJ. &.
Fourth CoagressionGi Dfstrict. Haois,
Late Moor General u S Polls.
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ODEBoLT, Iowa, Sept s, 1850.
EprToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
DEAR SIR: received your clock in good running
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Yours truly, NATHANIEL KENNEDY. N
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CITIZEN NATIONAL BANK.
w xnf nrsxsx,nN IL ~

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u. the collec
ton or Washington CITY, thorough, able
business high character
ard entirely responsible all hav
requiring aus ment be conned 10 safer
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.sss. President.
W. +. ROACH,
9t Secretayy
The National tribune., 1880-11-01
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WAsEISGTos, ID. G., March

Fyo,n with Captain
Lemon of this city cheerny commend him as gentleman
Bounty and other claims against che Government His
ex I'M that superior advantages.
I1 W.P PSPRAGUE, M q,
Fifteenth District OF Ohio
u. STRAW BRIDGE, III. o.,
Ihirteeath District Pe,lnsylpania'
The National tribune., 1880-11-01

CLAIMS! CLAIMS!
This Claim House Established in
1S 6 3.
GEORGE Il LEMON,
ATToRNEY-ATL LAW,
OFFICES, eis, IS Street, Cctseus National Bank)
washington, ID. G.
dsS apply st oncs
and Ss Ssr snd
War Of 1912.
surviving Of this whether in the
y onssS 9 m y M @ Of the s gnea Cd sS Who for s
period and the widows Of Who have not remarked are
fn "a q 10Y
Increase Of Pensions.
70 a higher they
Restoration 10 Pension Roll.
seS
spending with this house
Land Warrants.
xy 81 i already
highest
and assignm perfected
Correspondence invited
Prisoners Of War.
Ration money promptly collected.
FurlOugh RatiOMs.
unnecessary
cannot be collected without the furlough.
Horses Lost I'm Service.
Claims of this character promptly attended TO.
Bounty and Pay.
Collections promptly made.
Property taken by the Army Inn States
not i'm InsurrectiOn.
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Claims receive special
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Copyrights attend
other bureaus Interior Department, all
departments of the Government
invite correspondence all interested assuring them
the proInptude and thoroughncss In all
intrusted to our hands.
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2. CHANDLER.

In accordance with the foregoing the Hon j. A. Bent
ley Commissioner Of Pensions issued order recognz
ing me IN all cases filed by Mr. Prchard prior to 0cto-
Der g. 1876 wherein he hath the power Of substitution
The National tribune., 1880-11-01

In view of the
the good standing OF Mr. Lemon before this De
parment well as his good faith this
action OF the opinion that would be proper the
transfer TO be made,
Herald of Kansas., 1880-02-27


COminS: to Kansas.
We learned by a letter from Eng
land, that Professor James Carter
Cartright, a renowned English chem.
ist, who was, for several years d
chemist and geologist for the British
Government in one Of the West In.
dian colonies, will shortly leave Eng
land for Kansas, on geological ex-
pedition, in the interest of the Roval
Geological Society Of England. Mr..
Cartright will, we understand, be
accompanied by correspondent of
the press. Several British colored
men of wealth and prominence are
interested in the Kansas movement.
Oh business standpoint, and il is
firmly believed that the mission of
Professor Cartright has been started
by prominentwhi and colored mer-
chants Of the British West Indies,
who will eagerly watch his profes.
sional report previous 10 their send
ing agents to important parts of Kan
sas.-Elevator.
Herald of Kansas., 1880-02-27

The Leading wheat
In 1913. and The -.
The Great TO-
1878 Was So
"GOlden
The celebrated Grain
the limestone secticn =,
traversed by the KnnrS. SI
The fOlloiAg statcl
the report Of the Knn~
Agriculture for iS.s.
WHEAT! Kansas ria.
Wheat State in 1874
bushels spring wheat.
32.3lN.
Bushels Wheat, with
he State under cultiva ONLY
counties lying In the ls6r
OF the Kansas Pacific nrt
bushels, or over ii per e.r'
unreporting counties
bushels. or - per cent off
ofWheat In the State. ~
to the acre. while the nvl
was II bushels per acfr.
Cornl Kansas, the Peur.
the Union ia 1879 n,
bushels OF Corn. or
Grain Belt counties *.
bushels, or 81 per cent
of the entire Yield OF IN
grand showing h :
ments of agriculture.
The foregoing facts nho~
why % per cent OF the in.S
lation in the State durinr
and
IS per cent Of the lnere,,.
wheat In the State ID lc'a
Golden Belt"
A Farm for Everyboar1f.
], 900, ,0O0 acresAfor nale 81 Rss
the best land in Amerlts. Il
per acre, one.quarter 81 r
IL years credit at1 per cent
serest 1t don't take much ~S~s.
arm on the ;Kansa racinc.
secure so acres on credit, or r.,
:ash will buy 1t outright. q, /.
more, Land CurmmlslIoner lI,.
he Kensas Paoitc Home,i,
ION which tells about I.n.zl
Soil, ClInnN
stock Raising, Sch0cln, Wn1,s.
1lorers' Tickets, Rates, ose Il
rec to ali applicants.
Read all you cal Sather ,p>~,
Iud when you decide 70 nI,lt
tart right by locnainr
KANSAS PACIFIC RAIfufp
:. y. CAKES, Gen'l Auue,lh'
KANSAS o1I1.
Herald of Kansas., 1880-02-27
She sings soprano sweetly.
Her voice is like a Tyre;
On Sundays she eats onions,
And will bust ZIP that choir.

EIGHT families of negroes. from
Tensas Parish, Louisians. numbering
nearly eighty persons, left St. Louis
on tuesday last, for Southern Kansas
where they will occupy lands which
were secured tor them last fall. An
other party of about one hundred and
thirty-fiEe from Carroll Parish, Loui.
siana, left also for that point
Herald of Kansas., 1880-02-27
POETRY.


OLD DGRANDPA'S SOLILOQUY
Tt wasn't so when I was young
We used plain language then;
We didn't speak Of "thOm galloots,
Meaning boys or men.
When speaking of the nice hand write
OF Joe, or Tom, or Bill,
We did it plain-we didn't say,
''He slings nasty quill"
And when we saw girl we liked,
Who never failed to please,
We called her pretty, neat and good,
But not ''about the cheese"
Well, when we met q good old friend,
We hadn't lately seen,
We greeted him, but didn't say,
"Hello, you old sardine"
The boys sometimes got mad an' fit
We spoke of kicks and blows;
Now they 'whack him on the Snoot,
Or paste him on the nose
Once when man was turned away
By her he held most dear,
lie walked upon his feet-but now
He "walks off on his ear"
We used to dance when was yonng,
And used to call it so;
Bat now they don't-they only "sling
The light fantastic toe"
OF death we spoke in language plain
That no one did perplex;
But in these days one doesn't die
He "passes in his checks
We epraised the man of common sense;
ellis judgments good" we said;
Now they say, "Well, that old plum
Has got level head"
It's rather sad the children now
Are learning all such talk;
They've learnt to chin instead Of chat
And "waltz" instead of walk.
To little Harry yesterday
My grandchild aged two
said "you love grandpa ?" said he,
"You bet your boots l do" q
The children bowed to strangers once
1t is no longer so
The little girls, az well as boys,
Now greet you with "Helloa!"
On, give me back the good old days,
When both the old and young
ConverGed in plain. old-fashloned
words, J
And slang was never "slung."
MATTIE's swinging in the sunlight,
Singing merrily the while;
And the CLEAN of her striped stocking I
Herald of Kansas., 1880-02-27

In ordering tbs HERALD or K.x.
sAs please remember eur terms arc
cash.
Herald of Kansas., 1880-02-27

MATTIE's swinging in the sunlight,
Singing merrily the while;
And the CLEAN of her striped stocking
Can be seen about a mile.
Herald of Kansas., 1880-02-27
KANSAS sAclnc
IASDslLAnn,

KAHsA' 70 -
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-25
THE MAYS LANDING DISAS-
TER.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 23.-The
coroners inquiry into the Mays
Landing collision was continued this
morning. The testimony of three
witnesses in relation to three addi-
tional deaths was heard. In the case
of Henry McCann, a physician at the
Pennsylvania hospital stated that
death had been facilitated by liquor
brought to the patient by his friends.
The matter was then given to the jury
and the following verdict returned:
owe have carefully examined all
the testimony submitted. A visit
was made to Jersey City to examine
the wrecked engine and car; also to
Mays Landing, the scene of the dis
aster. These visits were made with
a view of determining the value of
much of the apparently conflicting
testimony relating to the rate of
speed and injury to the engine and
car. The engine and car were found
not badly injr''ed, indicating a low
rate of speed at the time of the &C
cident. Careful examination proves
the road to be fully equipped in all
the modern appliances for safe rail
roading. The general management
of the road is good Those in au
thority seem to e. ercise great care
in selecting employees capable of un-
derstanding and with ability to per
form the duties required of them
We believe, from the testimony pre-
sented that the following named per
sons (names mentioned) came to their
death from a collision at Mays Land
ing on the west Jersey railroad which
might have been prevented if engi
neer Akin and conductor Hooyland
had more carefully observed the rules
and regulations of the company gov
erning the running of trains. In the
presentation of this verdict we are
unanimous.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-25
Base Ball.

The Garfield club, colored, of this
city, went down to Chattanooga last
Friday morning and played the Ran
gers,n also colored, Of Chattanooga,
and were defeated by eeore OF 20 TO z
as was stated in your columns. The
Garfields were up all tho night before.
waiting for the train, which did not
leave here until o'clock the next
morning, and this, no doubs, con-
tributed largely TO their defeat. Mr..
II. Nixon Van Dyke, Jr., umpired the
game, and gave general satisfaction.
On Saturday the "Garfields' tsckI d
the "Smiths, !" the crack club of Chat.
tanooga, and after u hot contest,
mingled With come outrageous de-
cisions of the umpire, were defeated
by a score of Is ,o14 This same um
pire (Whitesides) ;s the same young
man who esssyed to umpire the game
between the celebrated Reds aud
Roanes, on the An Of July, '7S, and
whose outrageous decisions contrib
uted largely to the solitary defeat The
Reds met with in two years. The
"Garfieldsn desire to meet either the
"Rangers" or "Smiths" Upon ther
own grounds soou.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-25
THE INDIANS.

Los PNos AGENCY, VIA LALE CRY,
Col, Aug. 23.--Three Indian run
ners from the southern Ute agency
arrived here this morning and report
that chief Ouray is dangerously i'll
and not expected to live. They
brought message from chief Ou-
ray to the agency physician here, DIR.
John Fl. Lacy, in whom chief Ouray
has the utmost confidence, request
ing him to come to him Immediately.
The doctor and his escort left i'm
mediately by the mountain trail.
The Indians will furnish relays of
horses and the doctor intends to
make the distance, 12O miles, in fif-
teen hours. Ouray went to that
point to assist the commissioners in
prevailing upon the Utes to sign the
treaty. If Ouray dies the treaty will
never be signed by the Southern and
White River Utes.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-25
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 24.-Several
more divisions and lodges of Knights
of Pythias arrived this morning and
were escorted to their quarters by
the local lodges. The city s put
on holiday attire. All the hotels are
handsomely decorated with flags and
colors of different divisions, festoons
of different stufs of colors of the
order, eyergreens and devices of all
kinds. The supreme lodge of the
world was escorted to the Odd Eel
lows hall at $50 o'clock this morn
ing, being received by e grand
lodge of the state, with the formal
and imposing ceremonies usual on
such occasions. The supreme lodge
then went into regular sess on.
After being received by the grand
lodge of the state with formal and
imposing ceremonies usual on such
occasions, the supreme court went
into it's regular session.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-25
THE CATHOLICS.

ROME, Aug. 22.-Instructions have
been sent from the vatican to the
Belgian bishops to try to make
known the contents of the recent
papal allocution among the laity.
The bishops and clergy are to make
every effort to improve the standard
of their schools and to establish new
ones to compete with the govern
ment schools, but they are not to
depart from the strict limits of law.
It is stated that Jacabini and Prince
Reuss have arrived at an under
standing for filing vacancies in
parishes in Germany, but other
questions remain, the settlement of
which will encounter serious OBJ
stacles.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-A Rome dis
patch says the pope is weak and de-
pressed. He had an attack of ver-
tigo after Fridays consistory.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-25
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.

New YORK, Aug. 24.-An evening
paper here has the following: "Mr'
Fowler, chairman of the democratic
state executive committee, said to-
day that G. G. Lester and B.
Faulker had issued call for a NEE
ing of the state committee, at the
st. James hotel, next Friday after
noon, at 2 o'clock. Notices were is
sued in time to reach every member
of the committee to-day.
At this meeting the two main ques-
t, ms to be disposed Of will be the
calling of state convention for the
nomination of a candidate for chief
justice of the court ofappeals and the
appointment of an advisory commit
tee from the state at large to assist
the executive committee in the con
duct of the campaign.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-25
EASTERN WAR CLOUD.

LONDON, Aug. 23,-A CONSTANT
nople dispatch to the Pail Mall
Gazette, dated 10Th inst, and for
warded via Athens, says: The dis
content of the Moslem population is
increasing. An outbreak at Aleppe
is feared, and there is great agita-
ton at Damascus and Diadeka. The
movement is political and not fanati.
cal.
The porte is seriously anxious.
The police have seized the Turkish
translation of Kheireddin's Arabic
works, showing the compatibility OF
constitutionalism with islamism. The
weakening of European concert and
lukewarmness of some of the am
bassadors here strengthen the re
dictionary party in resisting the set
tlement of Montenegrin affairs.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-25
INHUMAN.

READING, Pa, Aug. 23.-A great
sensation has been caused throughout
Berks county by the discovery of
Benz. Zuchler, lunatic, who had
been confined in house in Albany
township by his brother, Jacob
Zuckler, for twenSy-seven years.
= When found he was chained to the
floor in small house built specially
for him and in a room about eight
feet square with only one window for
ventilation. This chamber was in a
shocking state, the filth being o foot
thick on the floor. The man was per-
fectly nude, and in the entire twenty
seven years he had never been wash
ed, combed or shaved. The mad
man made desperate resistance when
the officers attempted to remove him.
but he was subsequently taken to an
insane asylum. The case is to be in
vestigated by the authorities.