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Archery, Bows.

Arrows, Targets, Stands, Finger Tips, Gloves,
Arm Guards, Quivers, Arrow Points. Bow
Strings, &c. c. DAY, JR., & Co., 1877 Middle
street. ;u75,
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Odd Fellowship.

The following is the financial standing of the
several lodges of Odd Fellows in this city July
/, 1885,
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Lawn Tennis.

BOYS Flannel Blouses and Shirts, at
iuSd3t Owrr Moopv 3, f,ors
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lawn Tennis.
Lawn Tennis Sets. Tennis Bats. Nets, Poles,
Balls &c. Price Lists furnished on applica-
ton. Also Hammocks. Croquet, Base Ball,
Bats &c. G. DAY, JR., & Co., 1877 Middle
AHo0'' jy7-d1w
HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful weekly
puolcatlon is a welcome visitor to the parlor
clrcle. Inc number for the ensuing week has
been received by N G. Fessenden. Lancaster
aall. and d, Wentworth, 553 Congress, corner
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carriage and was caught in the Wheel break
ing his collar bone.
1.-THE buildings of Colba Chick, East Lining
ton, were destroyed by fire Saturday night,
July I'd. Loss S18Co: insurance $15C0.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
extra
BARGAINS!

One Job Lot of Dress Goods
at the low price of sc. In
this lot are styles that
have sold this season for
10 and Is cts.
One Lot Fine Wool Dress
Goods at IL 1-2c, worth
rs cts.
One Lot Nice Prints, i'm
choice styles, at 5 cts.
One Lot full yd. wide Cam
brics, choice styles, all
perfect and fast cOlOrs,
at 6 1-4c, about half price.
One Lot Gents India GauZe
Vests at J5c. An extra
good bargain.
One lot Unbleached 42-inch
Cotton, remnants of very
nice quality, at about two
thirds value.
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Total 260S $122,173.1S 1854

IULdI aOUO VIZ, 10 fU.Of I.OI
On the first of January, 1881, the sum total
Of invested funds amounted to SIG, 1852. 81,
thus showing in six months gain of S5,510.21
A Challenge from Portland.
TO the Editor of the Herald: hereby chal-
lenge the following gentlemen to scullers'
race, in best and best boats, distance four
miles with turn) for the sum of $500 side
(half forfeit,) date and course to be mutually
agreed on: Mr.. Sylvie Gookin, Horatio De-
lano, George Gaisel. George w. Lee. Com
attention on or before the 10Th of July.
Yours respectfully,
P. H. CoNLEY.
Portland, July 8, 1881.
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Members. Invested Pro Rata Gain in
Eund
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THE PULPIT
Sermons Preached by Portland Clergy
men Yesterday.

Several excellent sermons were preached
yesterday on the late attempted assassination
Of Prasifnnt GnrGnId
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CAMPERS

ON Cushing's Island, are hereby notified that
~ charge of TWO DOLLARS will be made for
each tent erected payable strictly In advance A. the
iun4 diff
, 1881-01-26

TIFF Senate Judiciary ,Comlnitteo yester-
tlay agreed tn report fayqSa.!y tho Log,in
htll FOR the transfar Ut tin e1Akc-!rqnt prop
eriy to the City Of Chicago In slightly
amended form. Senator Davis accompanies
tho bill by unanimous report III which he
shows clearly that tho property, though mt
technically, yet eqnitnbly belongs to tho city,
Tho bill as arncrdctl provides that the prop
erty shall not be used for any purpose tncol,-
slstent with tho llealt. or convenience of the
people Of tho city, Or without the consent Of
tho owners Of ttlree-fourtlls of tile fruntngo
OIL Michigan avenue, between Randolph and
Madison streets.
, 1881-01-26
FIVE CENTS.

Is M nrSSSs: III the city will not long remain,
'pT: :'1SED 70 nn1So TIP TIE SUBJECT
- T0-suNTtOW,
10 exclusion of tho Apportionmcnt bill.
"7aa OF all otllcr appropriation bills, and to
ie'"alh IN contllI1lnls session. Until at least a
f"tc shall bo takcii. Speaker Randall
6af'l this afternoon that that was The
i,hmorratlc program. Lie thinks the
HfeH1backcrs will not decline to vote.
So !tat there will be- quorum for bust-
hess. Then. II tho Republicans shall all
sc1''so to rotc, tho few Democrats who have
been mentioned rs likely 10 ultimately vote
'nEainst THO blcknell resolution will not, tho
Speaker thinks. assist tho Republicans tr
breaking Quorum by declining to vote. Tho
!!ep''o''cahs who arb canvassing the Btua-
t!ot Tonight think It by no means ccrtn{n
Tint II will not bu possible to lay the bill upon
tic table with tic aid OF fow Democrats
and solnc Greenbackcrs.
TIE nEpuDtfcASs
alc still tir1n In their determination to fight
this rule to tia Inst extremity. How long
they will be able to hold out IL n iIlibusterinr
contest, niHt whit will be likely to happen
after such n contest ends, ns 1t ,nnst sons
time end, still rcmains to be seen. Tho I
Republicans presented n solid column this
afternoon for the adjournment, and were
aidetl ~ The following Democrats: Culber-
sott. Dunn, kitcics.t Knott, Mckenzie, Mills,
sMer, Thompson, and Wcl'bur1l,' but this
brtak Ill the Dctn0crAttc ranks only means
that thcro was MI frAispnsitlon to enter upon
sncl protrnctctl struggle ut ). o'clock In
tie afternoon, afte: 4 hard days work,
Tho highest number Of the Democrats vot-
ins Today, counting those who voted for nd
, 1881-01-26

TlIE Post-Olllco Appropriation bill passed
tho 1loasu ycsterfny. Two amendments
wcro made to tho bill rs 1t came from tho
conlMtttec,% Ono amendment provides ttlut
railroad companies haying mail contracts
sllnll supply mAll-cars with safcty-stoycs, and
another gives The l'0StmAster- Go,Iernl NIL
tlIority to pay Now Ztala1l and Now South
Nalcs out of tal appropriation Of $4,000 Il
pro.rata nlnount of tho cost Of transporting
British closed malls,
, 1881-01-26

Altk CHAMBERLAIN stated In tic House of
Commons yesterday tint there wns no ls.w
under which the importation OF olcomnrga-
rlne and llke compounds into Grcat Britain
could be prohibited,
, 1881-01-26

tinAY VANSEtr.. n Justlce Of the Peace
amt grocer of Memphis, was fon,,tt dead In
his store yesterday. 4 brn!se on the side OF
his l'eat1, and hammer lying by his side, in
ttlcnted that he was murdered. 1lansom He'll
yard, n ncgr0. II suspected of having killed
Mr. Varnetl during Il quarrel. 1,enyartl has
been arrested,
, 1881-01-26

Titt Erie and New York Central COM
ra'sics hive followed tic example Of the
Pennsylvania Company and have reduced
emigrant rates 10 per cent. Tho pcnnsylya-
MIA Company will probably make further
reduction. It costs only $50 to conc from
Castle Garden TO Chicago nowadays.
, 1881-01-26

T1Ir1.E seems to be no .ol'bt TINT Senator
Allison can tlayo the Treasury portfolio In
President Gartlc1d's Cabinet II lie desires. 1t
is said, however, tllat he Ilns determined to
remain In the Senate, lie Etas bccn urging
tho lion. JaIes F. Wilson, of his Slate, fur
tho post offered to himself, hut tho gossipors
say that Mr.. Wilson, will get tho See
retaryship Of the Interior. and t1n!t Sen-
a.or Winlo1n. Of ,.Minhcsotu, Is thu
ono most, likely to be Secretary Ut the
Treasury. t;ov. Foster, is agaEn mentioned
for the p0stn,uster-Gcncralshi Tho C,raHt
mon arc beginning to 'co,np!ain that 80 fur
Gen. Garfield lns only considered the claims
Of tic friends Of Sherman br Blaine.
, 1881-01-26

THE coal-mincrs on strIko In Lancashire
cntne Into collision with tho police ut Sket-
1nors.lalc yesterday. Quo 1niner wns killed,
and several miners and policemen were Sc
ycrely Injured
, 1881-01-26

TIE Lesser Frcdberg trlnl cnt1esl yester-
'1ay By the conviction IF tic accused. The
Jury tlxctl Ills punishment At four years in
tho i'cnftentfary. which will generally DO re-
carried rs light punishment for mail who,
according to tho testimony, was the cll[uf
instigator Of d burglary which resulted I'll
n,lirtfrr
, 1881-01-26

TIE House Of Representatives concurret
In the Sc,,ata amendments to the Military
Academy Appropriation bill yesterday, and
tho hill now only laclss the signature of the
President tn become a luw,
, 1881-01-26

1}r Il yOto Of 3 to the Warehouse Com
mfttee Of tho Illinois Senate lecEdctl to re-
rort adversely to the confirmation of Mcssrs.
Boga,c, Smith, and Robinson us Warehouse
Commissioners. The majority consisted Of
four Democrats and onc Republican, Scn-
tlt0r Manner
, 1881-01-26

THE remains of Sothcrn, tho comedian,
were Inferred ut Southampton yesterday In
the same grave witfl his sister, Mrs. Gwynne.
1'oucicantt,' E.lwin booth, Sir John Reid.
and few personal frien,is attended tho
funeral. Robert Wyntll,an, friend Of tho
dead comedian, read the burial service,
, 1881-01-26

.JupoE SwArSE, of the United States Stl-
prcme Court, handed his resignation to the
President yesterday. 1t Is stated nosittveIy
That the President will nppoint Stanley Mat
tlews to tho vacancy,
, 1881-01-26


Spfsta! Dtspaseh to 1'ae chsra9o Tribune.
WAslIISG1t,S. d. e., Jan. :,J.-The Senate
judiciary Committee lnntte several amend
lnc,.ts tU the Lugnn Lake-Front bill, and re-
ported 1t fnvorably tn the Senate. The bill,
as finally amended aild reported, Is III this
form: :
Tbnt nil the right anl title nf the United stntce
to tho streets uild grounds dedicated to public
lsn In that rnrt OI thu City OF Chtgugo, In the
Statc Of Illinois, known us "F0rt ucMrburn nd
ultIou 10 ChfcaEu," subt!vI4sGd md plnttcd nm,
der tho authority nf thu Secretary If Wnr In tia
ycHr 1EE'. t'v and tho sumc arc hereby ro-
1inqusshcd md granted tn tho slid city mud It's
sICccssnss, with the consent Ut tho United Stnrs
thnt enid city nlny cell and convey so tp1sch
thereof US lies Rollth Of tho snIsth iinon RR1i-
dDph street and between tho cast limo of f'tlicbi-
ran avenue ns now fnd out and improved and
tho rnlstwny Df tho lll!nolR Central Rnfltoad
compAny, for thu erection thnrct,n Of A railway ).
passenger sthtt0n- -huube, or my 0thor public
purpose consistent With tho healtil and con-
vehtrcn OF tho people IT sad city: pr0vlded,
That nothing herc!n cuntnlntt@ shnll deprive tho
ownors Ut contiguous lots ot any WILD right or
clai,n, II sch exist; tor shall any such change of
use bc 1natie unless tho pwtcrs OF tho ota facing
tho "pubttu Kround" lylnE between IHnlolph
aud MADISON streets, tn tho cxlcnt Of ut Ienst
three -four.hs Of tho asgrcVntu 1tneui frontage
Of said lots, shalt have given thor conacnt thero-
toh "l"l9'
Tho bill Is accompanied by
4 nEroIr WRITTEN III JUDGE DAVID
DAVIS, uF 111lN0ts. :.
This report gives briuf sketch Of tho history
of the Fort Dcnrbprn Addition. Judke Dnyta.
tnktn,. tbe ground thnt, hv fin n,nt 11nd hv
1tI-n,,rrJ r,,I,.,t,. - a.. ra.ous,
nn,>, -, 1s,, ~, 1a,,ia.,,s,, ~ ....,,a na,e
O1$CE III lb|bt LN0 utulCnkI0n 10 DnuuG
uso was clearly nlnde, and thnt IL
WIS thet tne hltentlon OF t5ie GoSernment to.
plrt VIII! all It's title to tho property, 1t hav.
lux received more than e1s0 ,000 for tho lots
sold, allt} thnt no suggestion WIS made that
tho pr0perty did nut bring lts full value at
lila lima. mr. TINT TIM rlnr atfonteI for sailing
It wns not advantageous to tho Government,
, 1881-01-26

THE House Committee an Territories will
report adversely Oil Delegate Bennctt's bill
to lnake Dakota n State. The Republicans
of tho Committee will bring In u minority re-
port fayoring the hill.
, 1881-01-26

Nit. FonsTEn stated A1onttay night In tho
Commons that had lie known t|lat II would
bu necessary to resort 70 cocrcIUn for tho
government of ireland In would not hnyo
tnken the Office of Chief Secretary. Mr..
Gladstone movcd yesterday that precedence
DO give to the Coercion bills, al1d appealed to
the House to support the bills. Mr.. Dwyer
Gray md Mr.. o Connor objected, and opposed
Mr. Gladsto,to's emotion. Alr. Fincgan also
spoke against lttlemotlon. WIS called to order
scycral times, and OF bcing Threatened by
the Speaker took ills seat. DlEgnr was not
SO tractnb1c. and, having persisted III dis
ohcying the ruling Of tic Speaker, liz wns
suspended fur the night by Il vote of 1G0 to
10 on motion of Afr. Forstvr. Obstructive
motions wera, then made by 1ieaIy. Dwyer,
Gray, Dyrne, md others. Gladstone aild Sir
William 1Iarcourt wnrne.t the IIolle-lsMlers
tint they would resist adjournment until tho
resolution WAS actcd on, 4 long session aill
stormy time WIS promised.
, 1881-01-26

T1iE Pope Is willing to cone to terms with
tito Belgian Government OIL the education
aud other questions. THE Belgian toverll-
nlcnt lnny conclude that 1t Is itnpcrtinence
on the part OF tic l'upe to Interfere lit tho
affairs OF Belgium.
, 1881-01-26

Il MAJoi!1TY of the House Committee OIL
+ Elections Inns made n report fayoring the utl-
scasfng Of NfartIn {Ilepublcan) rs tho nle,,,-
Der ffom tho First North Carolina District
and Of giving the seat tn Yuatcs (Dcmocrat).
a minority report was s.lso presented.
, 1881-01-26

TIM mon who were arrcsted In England
recently OIL suspicion Of being concerned In
tho murder Ut Lord alount1norrcs have been
discharged for want nj evidence. :
, 1881-01-26

STATE.SESATo1s nENT introduced btll In
tho Senate yesterday providing for the teacll-
lng Of all the sciences autl for daily exercises
In nil tile virtues iii tho schools of this State,
, 1881-01-26

JOHNSON II CAMDEN, Democrat, was elected
United Suites Senator from West Virginia
yesterday ns the SUCCESSOR Of Senator IIcro-
ford. Tile Republican nominee was Mr.. 4.
". Campbell. editor Of tho Wheeling Intcl-
lfNcncer,
, 1881-01-26

TIiE Senate by n yoto Ut q to o5 refused to
consider Senator L0Enn's bill for the retire
'ncnt Of finn. Grant. Senator Lamar, who,
with Senator Davis Of thts Statc, voted with
the Republicans, spoke III support Of the bill,
aud referred to t;cn. Grant IN tlatter1ne terms.
, 1881-01-26

T1LE 1:o.l anniversary of tho birth Of Rob-
ert Durus was celebrated by our Scotch
American fellow-cttizcms at many points
throughout tho country yesterday.
, 1881-01-26

+ SENATOR Nancy l,as been reelected by
tic TEXAS Legislature. Ills principal Oppo-
1lent WIS Representative T}rock1nortoll.
The vote stood: Maxcy, n; Thrpclonorton,
~; Davis {lscn), q. Congressman Reagan
gnt only ono yute,
, 1881-01-26

OsoAN 1slcE, at ono tllno Collector Of III
ternal Iievcnuu for the District Of Louisiana,
Inns been arrested Mt Boston oil tho charge Of
cmbozx1ng Sl5000.
, 1881-01-26

THE Carter House, nil ntljoInng SALOON.
alni Chfncsa launttry ut Alnmosa, Co1o.,
wcro destroyed by tire yesterday. Loss,
$1,000; Insurance, $1,000.
, 1881-01-26

THE cotton-splhl,vrs Ut Lancashire (Eng.)
llaye agreed to withdraw tilelr demands for
NIL advances III wages It'll lext MONTH.
, 1881-01-26

A. sTEAMDoAr boiler exploded yesterday
ut Mily!ew, Fla, and the CAPTAIN, fireman;
and engineer were killed. ~.
, 1881-01-26

CoLpElt. northwest to southwest winds,
light snow, aud partly cloudy weather are
predicted for this region to-day, -,
, 1881-01-26

Of opinion that the 6suate can originate ar
appropriation blu.
, 1881-01-26

CANADA pays dearly for tho luxury of be.
Ing governed by Vtctora's son-tn.law. THO
t"lnl annual cost of I.ornu to the Dominion,
Is $GS118.
, 1881-01-26

FATHER Gusr.Av LlMrEus, Nosna,l
Catholic priest Of Detroit, died yesterday.
lfo wns born 1T Belgium forty.ayo years
uk0.
, 1881-01-26

DuMHa tho last six months Of tic year 1850
13l COO more immigrants arrived! III this couu-
try t!,an during the corresponding six months
OF 1870,
, 1881-01-26
SHIRTS.
WILSON Bros,
'113 and 115 State-st.
RR1l1S
. TO
ORD DER.

Vo use good materials, and
manufacture Shirts III the
best possible manner. Your
patronage is solicited.
we have II very large and
select line of Foreign Fancy
6hirtings; carry i'll stock full
lines, i'll all sizes, of White
and Fancy Shirts and Night
Shirts of our own make, with
everything new and desirable
IN Linen Collars and Cuffs.
, 1881-01-26
WASHINGTON.

' A2k1AA- l. ~ ~ a. O44R
The Talk Of Foster for a Cab:
met Position Exciting
Bad Feeling.
1nsurrection Against the Ohio
Idea Apparent in All
Quarters.
Passage in The House Of the Post
Office Bill for About
$4t, 100000.
The Military Academy Appropria-
ton Bill Now Awaiting Ex-
ecutive Signature.
Another Senatorial Refusal to
Take Up the Bill to Re-
tire Gen. Grant.
Tile 1nGuisit0rs Greatly Diycotr-
aged by the Supreme Court
Decision.
Secretary Sherman Now Conf.
dent OF Practicable Refund.
ing Legislation.
Tile Lake Front Bill as Agreed uron by
tho Illinois Members Of Con.
grcss.
0hlistiauoy-We Western Ports Of Entrv-Jus.
tice swayne-Tha 1naians-sugar
Bill-Notes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-20
FINE STRAWBERRIES. at J. A.
sIGNAEGO's, 2zS Second NJ. All
Courthouse Notes.

Withe Depot will elect a justice Of
the peace on May End, to ell the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of j.
W. Herring.
Bartlett, Tenn, will hold an cleo
ton in a few days for mayor, aldermen
and constable. She is determined TO
be a city.
Chancery court has adjourned for
one week. The circuit court is en-
gagged in trying a few cases Of minor
Importance.
Martin Cohen wa appointed guar
dian of Herman and Mary Henson
this forenoon by the probate court
The county court was in session to-
day in that little chicken coop known
as the probate court room. Most o.
the county solons have gone home t.
attend to craps" leaving hardly
enough for a quorum. They are en-.
gagged in the. usual routine Of allowing
bills and reducing t~axation,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-20
Lite Insurance.

The Equitable life assurance society
Is one Of our most substantial institu-
tions, and it appears to be leading all
the insurance companies in the world
in the amount Of its business. In the
course of twenty. one years its assets
have grown from 100000 to 81, 1O8,-
COZ, and it has paid to policy holders
$56,2O2,733. The operations Of 1880
added $3,750,000 to the assets and
$l,7OO,OOO to the surplus. The amount
Of S35, l70,805 new insurance was
effected last year. These facts show
that the society has the confidence of
our people, and that progress and pros.
perity go hand in hand in the Equit-
able's history. The Toutine savings
fund plan has proved a most popular
feature Of its business. The fact that
the society's policies are in~contestable,
after having been in force three years,
and are payable at maturity, without
discount Of interest, Immediately after
the presentation of satisfactory proofs
Of death, is a powerful influence in
securing new members and retaining
the old. Both in its wealth of resources
and its wise and skillful administra-
ton, the Equitable has a perfect title
to the confidence of all who want life
insurance that insures.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-20

the fair grounds FIVE weeks from now,
On invitations, Mr.. John S. Toof is
chairman; on arrangements, Mr.. Thos.
Holman presides; OF reception, Hon.
Jacob Thompson is the chief on
finance, Mr. ]. I. Petit heads the
list; on transportation, Mr.. Ad.
Storm is leading spirit. and all are
aided by a number of other influential
citizens.
The county taxation rate for the
present year has been fixed at So cents
on the 500 and one dollar poll tax.
The distribution is ten cents for
schools, ten cents for roads, thirty
cents for county purposes and five
cents for Charleston railway coupon
tax. Merchants are to pay a tax on
original value of stock, thirty cents,
and ten cents privilege tax.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-20
A W lid PELICAN
Slightly out of lis latitude.

A genuine live pelican Of the male
gender disports in the muddy water Of
the court square fountain. The bird
was wounded in the wing, but not very
bad, and captured last Monday near
Bradley's landing, IS miles above this
city. Mr.. Joe Smith was the marks.
man who captured the pelican, and he
says another one (its feminine mate)
is up in the same locality, and he ex-
poets to take it in a few days. The
bird now here wears white plumage,
while the other, still at large, is cloth
ed with gray feathers. Mr. Smith
brought his trophy to the city this NOR.
ning,and for time it was on the streets
leased and worried by boys until its
temper was anything but amiable.
With its crippled wing and cross feel
ings the pelican had a loose slipshod
kind of an air, but when placed in the
basin of the fountain it padded about
aud behaved very nicely, If a pelican,
which is the flthiest bird known, and
is the only one wearing feathers that
'befOuls its own nest, can ever behave
we'll. This pelican and its consort are
a little out Of their latitude, being sell
dom seel this far north, and hundreds
of people focked around the Court
Square basin this forenoon viewing
the unusual visitor. They are very
numerous along the river further
south, and especially so in Louisians,
Florida, and in the neighborhood Of
the gulf. Their flesh is tough ard
stringy, unfit for the table, though
hungry darkies and Indians some
times eat them, as they also do ALI
gators. A pelican is not regarded
with high favor in any circle, and is
set down as not good for much. The
introduction of the pelican into Court
square waters was an incentive for
the keeper to give the dummy swans a
good scrubbing, and the latter looked
much more tidyand graceful in their
iuanimate form than did the living
bird which padded about in a slug
gish sort of a way.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-20

Some Points about that interest
ing Subject known as Poll
taxes. - A Previous
Collector.

The poll tax collector is after the
skipping citizen, and as a great many
people have a wrong idea of the nature
of a poll tax, its application and the
collector, the following illustration and
a few points of law will make good
reading,
Monday evening a deputy trustee
walked into the establishment of a
well known citizen and presented a bill
for SO poll tax. The gentleman an
swered that he believed he had paid
the tax, and would look up ~hisreceipt,
when without any more ado the dep
uty lifted two boxes of cigars from
the counter and walked out, saying he
guessed he could make the amount
out Of them. This looked like a sort
Of high handed business to the cigar
man, and calling Police Officer
Dean, he had the deputy
arrested. Upon looking into the mat
ter Chief Davis allowed the collector
to go, though not at all satisfied he had
acted legally.
HE is INsULTED.
To-day the latter preferred a
charge of abusive language and
resisting an officer against the
cigar dealer, and also lodged
a complaint with the police COM
missioners against Patrolman Dean,
accusing him of unlawfully depriving
him of property levied upon by
due process Of law. The charges
both will be investigated
ON Saturday next. The prevailing
idea has been hat a poll tax collector
could levy at once upon any article
in reach. For instance, if you sat at
your desk at work, with your hat on a
peg on a wall, and refused to pay
your poll tax, the collector could levy
upon your hat, provided he could
beat you to it. To a certain extent
this is true. The law creating
the Office of county trustee
provides that all tax bills shall be
certified to be true copies by the trus-
tee, "and said certified statement shall
have all the force and effect Of
AN EXECUTION
from a court of justice, duly based on
a valid judgment, and shall be author
ity for the officer to whom issued to
collect the unpaid taxes therein speci.
fed, and to levy upon and dis
train personal property anywhere
in his county sufficient TO
to pay the taxes and all costs and
commissions and when said property
has been so levied upon or distrained
by said constable or sheriff by virtue
of said certified statement, he may
advertize and sell the same at the
county seat or in districts where
found as he may elect"
The point then rests upon the proof
that the statement was certified. In
this case it was not and the deputy
plainly had no right to make the levy
but the merchant would have been
justified in treating him as a common
trespasser.