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Year: 1871




SCHEME-DEFEAT OF THE BILL EXEMPT


REAL ESTATE FROM TAXATION.


ALBANY, March 22.-The two bills, one for
the consolidation of the debt Of tie City of NewYork"
and tho other for that Of the county passed the Senate
this morning solely by Democratic votes the Republicans
all voting against hem The citizens OF Aew-forK are
now Ignorant both of the amount and OF the particulars
OF the funded debt OF the city. When this Dill mas Dc
come law the various kinds Of bonds, issued Tor pur-
poscs GOOD and bad will be exchanged for the CONSOLE
dated stock and it will ever remain secret to what
heads the recent increase in bonds is chargeaOe I
and true statement OF the finances OF New-forK Cy mas
not been made for years. As for the ne" con'o
dated stock made payable in coin or currency, Ut
the option Of the Controller; Is tedeemaDic III hoV cs
than 20 years. nor than 90 and pears interest,"
payable in gold at not than per cent and II pay
able I'm currency &C not more than per cent per annu


The session of the Assembly this evening was set apart
for the consideration OF the bill TO exempt mortgages on
real from taxation The floors ana galleries VI
the Chamber were crowded. showing the interest when
the question exoites IN tie minds Of the people Ihe
discussion at served to set forth in strong ght
the inequality and infaIny Of the laws and customs
which at present govern the assessment and collection
Of taxes The bill received its quietus by vote OF u
to 81.


ing this afternoon the persons interested in ie b 10
repeal the Erie Directors CIasslhcaton aet NJ & van
derpoOl of the New-York firm OF Brown Han Nahuer
pool, made argument in favor OF the principle OF
a


ry I'm certain cases Whether direction OF the Erie
Railroad at the time the Classification act became law
was such as to call for application OF the classification
prncpla is question which IL is impossible for an
honest man 10 answer in the affirmative. That Is the
question which Republican memDeI- OF the Assembly WIZ
be called on to answer by their votes on the
Railroad Committees report 1t Is an issue when no
Republican politician afford TO dodge. lt VIII soon
be seen what truth there is in the boasts OF the mnons
of Erie ard Tammany that from dozen TO score Oh
Republicans have been corrupted.


The bill to compel all purchasers OF coal IN New-York
City to their weighing done by the Department OF
Pm lie al "A
per tup, to conflict with Article Section OF te
State Constitution, which GbOs all offices for Weg
ing gauging measuring, inspecting commodities, ana
forbids the creation Of such offices hereafter Ihe
Governor has appointed Thursday, the 3Oh inst, az
p. In for hearing in the Executive Chamber OF per-
sons Interested in the Beach Broadway Underground
Railroad bill In the senate the Naduct Railroad scheme
has been advanced to a third reading. - . -,


Senator Bradley introduced bill providing that the
Board OF Education of the city OF New-1Ork be athOr
ized expend in the construction and furnishing OF
new schOOl-hOuses in said city sum not exceeding
s5sOOOO and for the erection of normal school IN the
said city, the sum OF $4,000.
Year: 1871

A distinguished parsonage, Lord Rad.
nor, had fondness for letting the blood
(at the point of an amicable lancet-not
hostile sword) of his friends. But his
lordship, far from accepting a fee, was
willing to remunerate those who had the
courage to submit to his surgical care.
Lord Chesterfield wanting an additional
vote for a coming division in the House
of Peers, called on Lord Radnor, and
after a little Introductory conversation
complained Of distressing headache
You ought to lose blood, then" said
Lord Radnor: "Gad-do you indeed
think so2 Then, my dear lord, do add
to the service of your advice by perform
ing the operation. know you are a
most skillful surgeon. Delighted at
the compliment, Lord Radnor in trice
pulled out his laneet-case, and opened a
vein in his friends arm. "By-the-by,
asked the patient, as his arm was being
adroitly bound up, do you go down to
the House to-day2' :" had not intended
going" answered the noble operator,
mot being sufficiently informed on the
question which is to be debated; but you,
that have considered it, which side will
YOU vote on2" In reply, Lord Chester
field unfolded his view Of the case; and
Lord Radnor was so delighted with the
reasoning Of the man (who had held his
surgical powers in such high estimation), },
that he forthwith promised to support
the willy Earl's side in the division. 81
have shed my blood for the good Of my
country" said Lord Chesterfield that
evening, in telling the story to a party Of
friends.
Year: 1871

pect she only caught occasional Gimp
ses of the broad-shouldered fellow who
elbowed his way SO rapidly toward her.
And then, as he drew close and dropped
those everlasting portmanteaus, she just
turned completely round, with her back
toward him, and covered her face with
her hands. And thus she was when the
strong man gathered her up in his arms
as if she had been baby, and held her
sobbing to his breast. There were
enough gaping at them, heaven knows,
and | turned my eyes away moment,


and then saw two boys in threadbare
roundabouts standing near, wiping their
eyes and noses on their little coat
sleeves, and bursting out anew at every


fresh demonstration on the part Of their
mother. When | looked at the stranger
again he had his hat drawn down over
his eyes; but his wife was looking up at
him, and it seemed as if the pent-up
tears of those weary months of waiting
were streaming through her eyelids.
Year: 1871

A distinguished amateur fruit-raiser
says: have no more admiration to
waste on the father of George Washing
ton for forgiving the destruction Of his
cherry tree. A cherry tree is only a
curculio nursery, and the day my young
George Washington is six years old I'll
give him hatchet and tell him to down
with every cherry tree on the place"
Year: 1871

We hayo somewhere seen rccom-
mcnded capital contrivancc for rem
dcring door; burglar proof, 1t is
simply a little brass wedge with a
small piece Of the same metal attached
to its slopinS side. The wedge has
only to be pushed from the inside,
between the closed door and the door
sill. No other fastening is necessary,
as any attempt to open the door only
tightcns the wedge. An ordinary
torpedo may be inserted between the
wedge and the piece Of metal rivctcl
upon it; the slightest attempt to force
the door will explode the torpedo
and frightcn the intruder out of a
years growth. A wedge Of this kind
can be made for few cents, and can
be used either at home or when travel
ing. Under no circumstances should
a traveller be without something of
this kind, as the bed rooms Of country
hotels and lodgings often are destitute
of locks, bolts, or fastcnings Of any
kind. This style of wedge may b.
made Of hard wood, with a little piece
of tin riveted on, under which to place
the torpedo. In this case the tin
should begin low down at the sharp
end Of the wodge so that It may be
temporarily secured to the floor with
nail or pocket gimlet) about three
inches in front Of the door. In this
way, any attempt to open the door is
sure to meet with failure and detection
at the same instant.-Hcurth and
Home.
Year: 1871

The regular monthly payment of
from five to eight millions Of the pub
lie debt sonds cold shiver through
the partizan organs. The commentary
it furnishes on their prediction Of fail
urc is too practical and ironical not to
be resented. What little comfort they
have lately enjoyed has grown out Of
the failure Of Mr.. Boutwell, to negotiate
his foreign loan, and thus save many
millions Of annual interest to the tax.
payers of the country. This is re-
ccivcd with loud cheering, as if it were
party triumph. Anything that sinks
the public credit clevatcs the Demo
cracy. and whatever lifts it up, dcprcs
scs them. Hence their wrath at pay
ing off the debt, and their joy at :
failure Of the principal loan. Fo
partizan capital this exhibition is th
most characteristic, and about the small
lest thing in modern politics. Ghicag
Post.
Year: 1871

SENATOR WILSON is tho author Of the phrase
"Tho new departure"


FRED DorcLAs expects to 90 to Congress
from the Rochester district, Now York.


Tho dissatisfaction of the old fogy wing OF
the Democratic party Of Iowa, with tho new
departure recently taken by tho State con-
vention, has eliminated in the calling Of
another State convention, to bo held at Des
Mones on August Is. The call is headed by
the notorious Lie Grand Byington, and calls
upon all the followers of Thomas Jefferson to
rally round tho old standard, and save tho
Democracy from tho hands of those who arc
trying to dress it up in the old clothes OF
Rcpublcanism. 1t is said that Henry Clay
Dean will be the leader Of the new departure.
Year: 1871

QUEEN OF MAY on .SKATEs.-The novel exhi-
bttlon Of Queen OF May on skates win be given
at Assembly Hall next Friday night at O'Clock.
A package ticket VIII admit You to this assembly.
Year: 1871

Sunshine over the meadow lands,


ktssinS the crimson clover,
And sunshine haunting the lily cups


That tile yellow bees hane over
And sunshine over the hAEy hills


And over the diHping river
And wished that tue sun and the Summer day
Might shine and last forever.
We walked down by the meadow path,


The broad highway fOrsaking,
For the quiet Of that lovely spot


Seemed better for our love makingG
And WGs silent aud abe was shy,


ARd We walked down thFouR Ii the clover.
But Wo thought IL the sWsstest Summer day


That ever the sun sh0pe over.
We heard the birds in the waving grass,


As they Iwittrred to each other
About the nests they had hidden away


Ana the COO Of each glad bird mother.
And We thought as we walked that Summer daY
m Through the clover blooms together,
That at last the world was in perfect tune


In the glad bright Summer weather.
I cannot tell what said 10 her


AS we walked knee deep in clover;
Bat know that the robins InerriIy sang


Their sweetest of sweet sOngS over,
And down ia my heart loves own bird sang


A song that was gladdsr, sWester
AND It's echo Joined With the world e sweet hymn
Aud made the day cOmpIeter.
And when W" came up the meadow path,


Our heaIts sang over and over;
go sweet, glad day for blossom and bird,


And Tor every blythe young lover !'
And yet know not the words she said,


Or whether she spOke at all
but Ot all sweet days, that Summer day


count GS the best Of all.
Year: 1871

Keep your eye on your neighbors.
Take care of them. DO not let them
stir without watching. They may
do something wrong if you do. 10
be sure, YOU never knew them to ito
ANYTHING very bad, but it may be on
your account they have not. Per,
hans if it had not been for your kind
care they might have disgraced
themselves long time ago. There
fore do not relax any effort to keep
them where they ought to be. Never
mind your own business-that Will
take care of itself. There is a man
passing along-he is looking over
the fence-be suspicious OF him !;
perhaps he contemplates stealing
some of these dark nights; there is
no knowing what queer fancies he
may have got into his head.


If YOU find any symptoms OF any
one passing out of the path Of duty,
tell every one else what you see, and
be particular to see great many.
1t is a good way to circulate things,
though it may not benefit yourself
or any one else particularly. DO
keep something going-silence is
dreadful; though it is said there
was silence in heaven for the space
of half an hour, do not let any such
thing occur On earth; it would be
too much for this mundane spere.


If, after all your watchtu: care,
you cannot see anything out of the
way in any one, you may be sure 1t
is not because they have not done
bad; perhaps in an IN
guarded moment you lost sight OF
them-throw out hints that they are
no better than they should be-that
YOU should not wonder if the people
found out what they were after
awhile, then they may not carry
their heads so high. Keepit going,
and some one may take the hint and
begin to help you along after awhile
then there will bemusic andevery-
thing will work to a charm.-Ex.
Year: 1871

ACalifornia paper tells the follow
ing story to illustrate the knack of
the Chinese to do whatever anybody
else can: Not far from San Jose a
gentleman wanted fourteen houses
built. A Chinaman took the job, and
hired an American carpenter to build
one of them. While he was doing
so, the Celestials laid around and
watched every movement he made.
AS soon as he finished it, the China
men discharged him, and erected
the others themselves. When they
were done, the best judges could
not tell which was built by the white
man,
Year: 1871

Aman who married a buXom Irish
girl, greatly to the horror of his
mother and sister, made the follow
ing defense: "If married an A.
merican girl | must get an Irish girl
to take care of her, and I cannot at:
ford to support both Of them.'
Year: 1871

HyHE. UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE TO


the Property Holders of Shasta County, that
in accordance with the requirements of law be has
entered upon the performance of his official duties
for the current year. He would call particular at
tention to the following section of the Revenue
Law:


If any person shall willfully make, or give,
under oath affirmation, false list of his, her
their taxable property, false list Of taxable
property under his, her, their control, such per-
son shall be deemed gnilty of perjury. and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor, as
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury
and any property willfuly concealed, removed
transferred, misrepresented. by the owner any
agent thereof, to evade taxation, shall upon dis
covery be assessed at ten times the amount of tax
for that year, which would otherwise have been
assessed upon it and fifty per cent. of the amount
OF such additional tax, when collected shall be paid
to the person or PERSONS who shall furnish the
per centage for collection shall be paid into the
Treasury, for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State"


If Tax Payers were to have list of their pro-
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, as the law
directs by the time of my reaching them, they
would thereby perhaps save themselves much an
noyance, well as facilitate my work.


C. W. TAYLOR,


Assessor of Shasta County.
Shasta, April I'd, 1871. n4.
Year: 1871

1t is with surprise that We notice
some members Of the LEGISLATURE arg
ing the plea Of expense in regard to
the impeachment and removal Of IL
competent and corrupt judges.


We are well aware that the people
Of the State are already heavily bur
lened With taxes, ard can i'll afford
to bear additional taxes, but in this
instance such a question sinks into
utter insignihcance when compared
with the importance of purifying and
elevating the present depressed stands
ard Of our Judiciary. Upon the pu-
rity and honesty Of cur Judges de,
Tends in a great measure the lives and
property Of cur people and we are
satisfied that they will checrfully agree
to any additional moderate tax for the
sake Of seeing removed from Judicial
positions men in whom they have no
confidence, and to whom they are IN
wiling to trust their interests.
Such a case as Jones demands imme
diate action and wetrust the Legislature
will disregard the advice of those
WHO, acta2tod by false economy, are
desirou8 Of allowing such criminals to
escape tie punishment 50 Justly their
due.
Year: 1871

Greeley, these gentlemen think it much
better to withdraw from the utterly
corrupt party Of protection, even if it
does go to the " demnition bow vows )"
than to be owned body and soul by the
monopolists of the East. The day Of
protection is passing away.
Year: 1871

The proprietor of this. celebrated medi-


cine justly claims for it a superiority over


all remedies ever offered to the public for


the safe, certain, speedy, and permanent
cure of Ague and Fever, or Chills and Fever,
whether Of short or long standing. He re-
fers TO the entire Western and Southwest
ern country to bear him testimony to the
truth of the assertion, that in no case what
ever will it fail TO cure, if the directions are
strictly followed and carried out. In a
great many cases a single dose has been
sufficient for cure, and whole families
have been cured by single bottle, with a
perfect restoration of the general health.
1t is, however, prudent, and in every case
more certain to cure, if it's use is continued
in smaller doses for week or two after the
disease has been checked more especially in
difficult and long standing cases. Usually,
this medicine will not require any aid to
keep the bowels in good order; should the
patient, however, require cathartic medi-
cine, after having taken three or four doses
of the Tonic, a single dose of BULLS VEG
ETBALE FAMILY PILLS will be sufficient.
Year: 1871

portmanteaus; and making a hole in
the crowd, pushing one here and
there, and running one of his bun
dies plump into the well-developed
stomach of a venerable-looking old
gentleman in spectacles, he rushed
toward the place where she was
standing. l think | never saw a
face assume so many different eX-
pressions in so short time as did
that of the little woman while her
husband Was on his way to her.
She didn't look pretty. On the con-
trary, she looked very plain, but
someway felt a big lump rise in
my throat as l watched her. She
was trying to laugh, but, God bless
her, how completely she failed in
the attempt! Her mouth got into
the position; but it never moved
after that, save to draw down at the
corners and quiver, while she blinks
her eyes so fast that ! suspect she
only caught occasional glimpses Of
the broad -shouldered fellow who ell
bowed his way SO rapidly toward
her. And then, as he drew close
and dropped them everlasting port
manteaus, she just turned complete
ly around, with back toward him,
and covered her face with her hands.
And thus she was when the strong
man gathered her up in his arms as
if she had been baby, and held
her sobbing to his breast. There
was enough gaping at them, heaven
knows, and turned my eyes away
a moment, and then saw two boys
in threadbare roundabouts standing
near, wiping their red eyes and
noses on their little coat-sleeves,
and bursting out anew at every
fresh demonstration on the part of
their mother. When l looked at
the stranger again he had his hat
dra yn down over his eyes; but his
wife was looking at him, and it
seemed as if all the pent-up tears Of
all those weary months of waiting
were streaming through her cyelids.
Year: 1871

crn times where such grave ques-
tions between nations as those which
existed between ourselves and Great
Britain have been settled without
war. Difficulties have sometimes
been concluded by treaty, but no
such great difficulties have ever
been adjusted without the arbltra-
mcnt of arms. Therefore think
we have assurance Of peace for
quarter Of a century to come, and
men can now 90 on making invest
mcnts in mercantile affairs without
fear of being interrupted by war.


This is a great step gained, and
one that gives great distinction to
our own country, great distinction
to the men who inauguratcd and
carried out that treaty.


But, gentlemen, l did not come
here to make speech, and | will
only y say, looking to the future, l
can see but few difficulties and much
sunshine in a mercantile point of
view. 1t seems to me that there is
every assurance Of prosperity
There is now more confidence in
this country than there has ever
been during the whole experience Of
my life. When the war was over
everybody said we were bound to
have a panic and crash. They
looked over the history Of the past,
and said the time was coming, and
was near, when there would be
great initiation and speculation, and
we could not avoid a crash. Six
years have elapsed since the war,
and the fear Of crash has passed
away. There is no apprehension
of 4 panic now in regard to curren-
cy, banks or anything else, and |
think | may say to you, without
fear Of contradiction by any one,
that you now have more confidence
in going foreward and making in
vcstments and embarking in mer-
camille enterprises that you will not
be defeated by a crash or panic
than you had at any time before or
since the war. ! do not 60 into the
causes that brought about this
state of things, but | am sure it is
so. If there is not the same teycred
activity that speculation superin-
duces, you have more steady and
healthy action"


The Senator was quite heartily
applauded when he had taken his
seat. He returned to indianapolis
Saturday evening.
Year: 1871

Queen Victoria ON tho Affairs Of the Con,
tinent.


Yesterday the British Parliament was for
mally opened. The situation was peculiar.


Great Britain had not found herself in circum-
stances so exceptionable in many years. 1t
was natural, therefore, that much was ex-


pected from the Queens speech. Tn another
place in this days HERALD we reproduce the
Queens speech in full. 1t is not bad speech
as things go, and among the royal and impe-
rial and presidential speeches Of the time it is
entitled to respectable place. In another
column We treat Of the relations of Great
Britain with the United States, and OF the
speech from the Throne in relation to the
same. Satisfactory as the British sentiment
toward che United States seems to be the reIa-
tions Of Great Britain toward. the Continent
and this Franco German war are not less so.
The Queen tells US why she. could not prevent
the war, or make an end Of it when it had
begun. But she does not forget to remind us
that the British government has done much to
hinder complications and prevent war from
spreading on the Continent. We all know
how Great Britain made an effective point at
the commencement of the war by securing tho
neutrality Of Belgium, Holland and Luxem-
bourg. The firmness Of Great Britain at the
commencement of the war was fair in the
fullest sense; but it Is also fair to say that it
killed France. The Queen tells us that she
was anxious to recognize the Government of
National Defence, but could not. She recog-
nizes the restoration of the German empire,
and hopes for good results in the interests of
Germany and the European system. She
speaks of the value OF treaties, and without
blaming Russia or claiming any victory in the
Conference the hope is strongly expressed
that the result of the deliberations in the Con-
ference will be in favor of order and peace
Queen Victoria is kindly woman. We are
not unwilling to echo her good wishes
America and Great Britain reconciIed, and
Great Britain at peace with Europe, how can
there be war?
Year: 1871

Except the mere announcement Of its
Issuance we have nothing concerning the pro-
clamation Of Napoleon to the French people
in reference to the elections in France. The
document will De received with great interest
everywhere. Whether beaten at the polls or
not. Napoleon hes large number of adherents
in France who will doubtless give heed to all
that the prisoner at Wilhelmsh1he has to say
on the political situation. 1t is not likely that
Napoleon will resign himself to a crownless
future. A man who has welded almost
absolute power for twenty years seldom rests
content to end his days in powerless obscurity.
We may, therefore, bearing in mind his ambi-
ton, set it down as certain that Napoleon
desires to ascend the throne of France and
will leave nothing undone to achieve his end.
| The proclamation he has issued may be the
| entering wedge to second coup dkt0t, which


win overwhelm republicans and Orleansts
alike. or it may bepar. Of sk.lful political
game which the Emperor and Bismarck arc


playing. We shall today, doubtless, receive


the text of the latest Napoleonio idea, and


may, perhaps, be able to discover in il some


clue to the future policy of the Bonaparte
dynasty.