The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-04-21
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Since our last issue the following Tax
Collectors have called upon Auditor Gwin
and given an account of their stewardship,
for State taxes, privilege and liquor license
for the year 1880, as follows, to-wit;
FRANKLIN COUNTY: R. F. Williams
the good natured, warm hearted and genial
'.Ole Bob as he Is Familiarity styled by all
who know him, land who is it that don't
know him p came up Monday morning last
and made satisfactory settlement of all his
taxes for 1880. His account is thus stated ::
Sl,722.32 State tax charged against him
total credits 81 20. State deeds, State
lands, insolvencies, etc, making amount col
lected sl,654 r. Privileges $3.50 90. No
retail license sold in the county. sole
Bob" is all O. K on the Auditors books.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY: Every man wo-
man and child in Mississippi knows, or
ought to know Capt. +. L. Henderson-or
"Capt. Bob, though more generally called
''Uncle Bob" He is a great man, he is
big man, he has big heart, in fact he is all
heart. Everybody likes Uncle Bob
everybody would like to see "Uncle Bob
President, and some of these days he may
sit in the Presidential chair-who knows.
But We don't propose to talk of his popular>
ity, as every body knows that, We simply
wish to tell our people that ''Uncle Bob
came over to Jackson the other day and
completed his final settlement with the
Auditor, in a manner that was most credi>
table to him, and satisfactory to the Auditor.
His papers were splendidly gotten up.
The ''books" showed debit of 81, 430 a on
account State tax 1880, all of which he
readily and properly accounted for. lie
paid into the State Treasury during the
year ON account of privileges -, APO % and
81 200 90 retail liquor license. Doubtless
"Uncle Bob" will be retained in the Coilec
tors office just as long as he wants the posi-
ton. So mote it be.
JEFFERSON COUNTY J. 3. Mccormick,
the handsome Scotchman who collects the
hard earnings from the good people Of JEFF
ferson county, came up last Saturday night, |
attended church services twice the next day, |
and showed his smiling countenance early |
on Monday morning at the Auditors office, |
having clear conscience and pocket full /
of greenbacks, and papers in good shape, he |
completed his final settlement having been
charged as follows: State tax 1880, 81, No..
o. all of which he properly accounted for. /
He paid in on account of privileges during /
the fiscal year 1880, 2,S7000 and on liquor
licenses 81 10000. lie left the Auditors Of /
flee Monday night with lighter pockets
than when he came, but the good impression
left on all with whom he came in contact is +
ineffaceable and more than counterbalances /
his probable lighter pockets.
SCOTT COUNTY: r. I. NJ. "A. b. c. d. /
E. X. Y. Il. etc, etc., Simmons, sometimes /
called 'Alphabet" Simmons, and by the by, /
one of the best collectors in the State, made /
a flying trip to Jackson specially to close his
final settlement few days since, which,
having his papers so well arranged, was COM
pleted most satisfactorily in a very short |
time. The charge against him on account
of State tax was S3,004.S7, which he readily /
cancelled with the greenbacks, save few
small credits on account of insolvencies,
State deeds, etc. He paid during the year
81, 10000 on privileges and $500 liquor Ii
censes "Alphabet' is all 80. K" with /
Capt. OWNS books
A CoINCIDENCE: One day last week /
Capt r. L. Henderson, Tax Collector of
Lauderdale, Mr.. r. Y. Pearson, Tax Collec-
tor of Yalobusha, and K. F. Beck, Esq, |
Tax Collector of Warren, all met al the
Auditors Office the first is a Democrat, |
the second a Greenbacker, and the third a
Republican. The first is the largest and
among the handsomest Collectors in the
State-the second is ditto, and what the
third lacks in size he makes up in smiles
and neatness and all three Of them stand /
we'll on the Auditors books.
Among the Tax Collectors at the Audi |
tors Office during the past week, arranging
for their final settlements, are Col. Walker, |
of Claiborne, DR.. Phipps of Quitman,
Capt. Anderson, of Issaquena, Capt. Butler,
of Lawrence, Capt. w. B. johnson, of
Winston, r. V. Pearson, Esq, of Yalo-
bush, and r. F. Beck, of Warren-all of
whom more anon.