Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-23

l pose.
 Those who cannot bear the taxes in thi 1 city may be interested in a circular issued b,
 the town treasurer of Sharon, Massachusetts l This circular invites rich and frugal persons
 to make Sharon their home ,and sets forth its
 many advantages as a place of residence 1 chief among which is the low rate of taxa tlon ''The present valuation of the town, T l says the circular, lis about one million dol
 lars, and the tax rate for all purposes is s9. 40 on one thousand dollars Several wealthy people talk of changing their residence to Sharon the coming season, and should enough do so to increase the valuation an- other million, and there is reason to hope such will be the case, the tax rate will not
 exceed $5 on S1 ,000. If this rate is once es-
 tablished enough more Win no ioubt be
 added from year to year to make the tax rate
 of Sharon lower than it is in any other town
 or city in the State''
 The latest volume of Pennsylvania reports
 contains the decision of the Supreme court
 in a suit brought before the war by Asa
 Packer against his partner for an accounting
 Justice Paxson begins his long opinion with
 this interesting explanation: It is now over
 twenty-si1 years since this proceeding was commenced in the court below. During that time the three principal parties and several of the eminent counsel concerned in the cause have been removed by death. The paper books, Masters report, the arguments before the Master, the testimony and the exhibits occupy twelve printed volumes. It was stated in the argument at bar that the expenses of the litigation when it reached this court had amounted to over one million dollars. It involves many millions more. I mention these circumstances merely by way of apology for consuming nearly the whole of my summer vacation with the examina- tion and study of the case.
 Much interest will be felt in the suit for $1OO, 900 damages brought against Colonel A. K. Mcclure, of the Philadelphia Times, in New Orleans, by Maximilian A. Dauphin, of the notorious Louisiana State Lottery, on account of alleged injury done by articles in the Times, exposing and de- the lottery as fraud The Tinea has waged war against Dauphin's schemes for several years and somewhat over 8 year ago was sued for damages in the United l States court in Pennsylvania. But this court 1 held Dauphin's business mot only unlawful, | but an infamous crime," and the Times at 1 once vigorously resumed, indeed, did not 1 cease, it's good work against the lottery. In 1 Louisiana, however, Dauphin has the protec- | ion of State laws and certain support by l public sentiment, and he proposes to try con illusions with the Philadelphia editor there. But. as the Times well says, ''while the laws # Louisiana have recognized the lottery business, it is not clear how it can claim my more protection there than here Gin from court of the United ! 'tates, whose statutes are consistently di- ected to it's denunciation and suppression. ,olonel Mcclure has received liberal offers ! f support in his defence from friends st the forth and prominent citizens at New Or eans have also placed their funds and servi- es at his disposal.