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Year: 1875

THE DOG TAX.-It seems now that the


dog tax for this county is not to be assessed
Assessor Smith, of this town, informs us
that the Levy Court, at its last session, two
weeks ago, instructed the Assessors not to
make the assessment, for the reason that
the law is unpopular, particularly in the
lower part of the county. What the Levy
Court has to do with the unpopularity of a
law is not very manifest unless it be to
their own minds. This is none the less a
law because it is unpopular, and unless the
Levy Court is superior to the laws that
govern, or ought to govern them, we do not
see the propriety of their action. Assessor
Smith has sought legal advice in the matter
and will be governed accordingly he informs
us. Sowill the Assessors ofKenton and Little
Creek Hds. The understanding, however,
among the Assessors generally is that the
tax will not be levied, they feeling them
selves bound more by the political .jereman-
dering of the Levy Court than by the strict
letter of the law.


1t is required that this tax be levied and
collected at the same time and in the same
manner as other taxes-a dollar on each
dog and two dollars on each slut in Kent
county. The law is only for this county,
1t is provided that the revenues from this
tax shall be kept separate from all others
and go into the "Dog Tax Fund.-" which is
to be held for the payment of losses from
the injury to sheep by dogs. Unless the
law is carried out farmers whose sheen folds
suffer from the ravages of the dogs can
have no redress. Its only object is to foster
sheep raising. 1t was thought. when the
enactment was passed, that the sheep
ralsers, who were trying to promote prof |
table branch of industry, ought to have
some protection from the dog raisers. or
harborers, who are only engaged in pro
noting a nuisance


The Assessors are required to make out a
list of names of the owners of all dogs in
the county, by January 1st, and then post
the list up in five public places in each
Hundred. and make return of the same
to the Levy Court in February next.
Year: 1875

IHE ANNUAL VISIT OF THE Moss BrNKERs.
For two years now our coast has been
visited by enormous schools of this fish
which come close upon the shore so that
they can be bailed up in baskets by the
fishermen in any quantities thatarc desired


They are about the size of small shad and
exceedingly tat and oily, and are esteemed
rich and dainty dish for the season


Everybody eats them, and many are cured
Tor winter use. The people along the coast
call them "Godsonds in pious recognition
GI t4 the goodness Of Providence in sending
them at the season when fresh fish are
scarce. They come in the latter bart Of
october and stay only a day or two. 1t is
believed they are driven ashore Ly the
Pit"tlcal p, 5Iuefish or dolphin which pursucs
them as their lawful prey. They strike our
shores inside Of Cape ITenlopcn and extend
as Tar up the bay as Bowers beach. Tons
OF them are captured by residents of the
coast and used for manure. Their visit
TINS season occurred last week.-.N7fyd
Nc,re.
Year: 1875

The clash Of ems end sound of strife have
died


From rock anG dell;
By W ., ng ives and in verdant plains


Ile dead sleep we'll.
The blue and gray rest calmly side by side,


Beneath the sod.
Tie foes in life stand humbly to be Judged


Before one God.
The glamour of the cruel dream is gone


Forever gone
And in its stead doth CLEAN the cold, gay
light


Of morning dawn:
A dawn whose dreary glimmer dimly shows


A troubled land
A so ely chastened people crouched beneath


Ar iron hand.
Is 2ud 1bove thy grave with reverent mier,


Oh, he o-hea t,
4 VI thn1 of hat Wild dre2m of which
thou weIt


The noDlest pert.
Amid the shadowy phantoms of the pas,


Its woe and grief,
Thou s,andest,forth the noblest Of the mall,


In bold relief.
A stern COLOSSUS, on whose rugged brow


The gods defined
The grandeur of an honest heart that beat


For all mankind.
l bring 70 tribute words no laurel wreath


To deck thy head.
There is no crown that is not now thy
need,


No praise unsaid.
I only read anew, with faltering tongue


And callow art,
The deep, warm love that holds thy mem
ory dear


In every heart.
Thou vert not sent on earth to live thine


And pass away,
But to teach struggling human k1d ina


Are more than clay.
Year: 1875

There is a very little sprinkle of
scarlet fever in this city which has
been lingering around for several
months. The City Council have re-
quested the public schools to prolong
their vacation for one month in order
toprevent its spreading. This iscom-
mendable; but it will do no good un-
less the churches also suspend their
Sunday Schools, and it would be we'll
to stop all church meetings also. Then
let the Common Council pass an ordi-
nance requiring every physician in the
city to report to the Health Officer
every case under their care and require
the families where there is a case of
this disease to have their washing
done at home during the time the dis
ease is in the family and for three
weeks thereafter, and make it the duty
of the Health Officer to compel them
to do it or pay penalty. There is
but little scarlet fever now, and by
united effort upon the part of all the
citizens it may be wiped out Of the
city in very short time. But simply
stopping the schools, and permitting
other gatherings, will do no good.


CITIZEN.
Year: 1875

EDITOR HERALD: 1t ismy opinion
you have overlooked one of the chief
incentives for taking stock in theL
A. & I. r. II. II properly conducted
(and l have no doubt it will be, for as
yet there are no schemers in it) it will
prove the most lucrative investment
ever presented to this people.


THE BUILDING


OF seventy miles of road is all that the
stockholders will ever be called upon
to build, provided the road starts from
this city, and fit starts from Rubot-
TOMS forty miles is all that will be
required. Once the road reaches be-
yond Cajon Pass it will draw the trade
from two hundred miles beyond, and
this will be immense.


TIE EARNINGS


OF the road alone will build ii to any
point beyond, perhaps not as fast as
it could be laid down, but fast enough
to secure all the trade az it would
develop and accumulate on the route.
The most profitable road we know of
in the United States is the Texas Cen
tral, running from Houston to Dallas
The original stockholders row own
this road. -st~ ifaf>,eea -
THEY WERE NEVER CALLED ON FOR


"A DOLLAR


After the first fifty miles Of this road
were completed. lt,is nowo between
three and four hundred miles long, out
of debt and the stock is worth four or
five times its original cost. Every
man that held on to his stock is now
rich. Men who were able to take only
a few hundred dollars stock at that
time have now a sufficient income to
support their families handsomely.
So much for an honestly builtrailroad.
This is just what we want here, and
just what we believe we have, if we
know the men who now have control
of this enterprise-and we think we do.
THEY ARE. ABOVE ALL, DIRTY TRICK
+ 46!lVt ERY. i9I Tn -
1t is true they are rich, but they have
made their money by fair and honor
able dealing, and would rather help
poor man to make hundred dollars
than to cheat him out of thousand.
Then as II profitable investment the
people should all take hold of it. will
not now speak of the. advantages it
will be to trade and the building up of
the country. OLD TEXAN.
Year: 1875

sous supernteudence. and ordinary repairs the
nas for the payment OF the principal and Interest Of
the canal debt and making reappropriatioss for unn
ished REPAIRS the items of which have already been
given In The TRIBUNE were passed. The hill for the
better care Of paupsr and destitute children which has
tho special approval Of the STATE Board Of Charities,
was ordered to third reading. This bill forbids any
magistrate OF any county outside OF NewYork TO CON-
init child between the Of three and fifteen to the
poorhouse and requires all such children now In poor
houses TO be transferred orphan asyums reforma
tory institutions, or placed 10 families Mr. waehner
desired to extend the provisions OF the bill TO tho
County Of NewYork but Mr. Avord suggested that the
same object could be better accomplished By separate
BILL messrs. Alvord Seward and Strubls favored the
bill as means Of breaking up hereditary pauperism
Mr. DAILY introduced bill which provides that the Com
mon Council Of New-York shall have power TO remove
wooden or concrete payements, and 10 order repave
ment The adequacy Of the sureues offered by tho
person to whom the contract is awarded is to be
determined by the Controller OF the city.
who Ia authorized 10 issue repavement
bonds to defray the cost OF the improvement. The
assessment is to be made upon the lots of land
mens as properly benefited Property which has been
assessed within the last ten years for wooden
crete pavemepts shall be exempt from assessment and
this proportion OF the expense shall be borne by the city


The bill was accompanied by petition from the New
York Common Council representing that the condition
OF the wooden and concrete payemsnts is detrimental
to health and injurious to property, and asking the
enactment OF such q bill.


In the Senate Warden Durhams bill was passed; also
Mr. Princes general bill prescribing the oath to be taken
by challenged voters. The day was mainly spent in
discussing the salaries Of employees OF the Legislature


subject Of interest them than 10 public at
large.
Year: 1875

create sinking fund referred ito By the Company,
should pay the Company S1.0O0O0O annually and re-
ceive from it in return $5OOOO0 The Government
estimates that the Indebtedness Of the road in 1899
will be SIS, $40 s93 and under the Company's pro-
posal at that time the Government would have re-
ceived. including claim Of ss,OOO,0OO now ad-
mitted, S1T,3O0,0OO Eight years thereafter,
with an annual payment If Sl0OO00) for that time.
the various payments compounded seml-annually
would be equal to the Indebtedness of the Company.
SO that at the Treasury Department. tho proposition
is received equivalent to asking the Government
to take its own money and form a sinking fund for
discharging the indebtedness of the Company.


In addition to this proposition. the proposal con-
templated that the Government should abandon its
claim for the annual repayment Of interest on bonds
issued to the road, amounting to S7,6jOOOO which
is now in litigation In the Court of
Claims. with precedence over all other
suits; the road claiming that this interest
is not due until the maturity of tho bonds. Suits
against the road for per cent of net earnings and
the Credit Mobilier suit would also be abandoned
if the proposition accepted For these and other
similar reasons the Secretary states that he was
quite unable to see that tho proposition made for
settlement would be for the interest of the Govern
ment and at the time he deemed it just to the
Company that their proposition should be laid before
Congress and the matter fully discussed with view
to bringing about equitable mode of settlement
of all questions now at Issue.
Year: 1875

young woman has account at the bank and ,ne
forged check was made out in his name, and taken to
the bank by the grf WIN obtained the money for IT,
Yonker was brought 70 the Central Once Win tne
young woman at late hour hast night He admitted
the forgery ana said that he had given he girl and
kept the rest which found upon him. Another
complaint lodged against YoDrer at the same time
OF assaulting August sovene OF No. 357 East Forty
MIN Ah-af
Year: 1875

THE COSTIGAN BILL


FORECASTS OF IT'S PROSPECTS, IN THE srSArE-M-


PROBABILITY OF IT'S PAssAGE-THE GENkRAL


MUNICIPAL BILL


fBr rsLksRAPH TO THE rRrBuSx'


Albany. Feb AIN the absence OF Senator
woodin. the Republican leader IN the senate VINO
n not expected to return before the beginning OF
next week. gossip on the CoStigan bill and its
prcspects has fallen into dry and desultory ways.
II Is not expected that Senator Woodn's return to
hia nlace in the Senate and to the Craftsmanship Of
tha Committee on Cities to which the bill has been
referred will bring about any immediate action ON
the subiect The Committee will probably take ful
time for consideration; that several weeks may
elapse before another Cosigan debate with its
rhetoric and It's rancOur its poetry and its passion
will burst forth again under the roof of the
capitol All the signs Of the times, however, indi
cate its certain defeaS- Leading Republicans are
outsyoken in their predictions that political annihl
lation awaits the Republican Senator who votes for
IL. There can be little doubt that, at one time
the idea was entertained of allowing the
bill 10 pass through the Senate In tie
hope of forcing the Governor veto it, and provok
ing stlll fiercer conflict in the Democratic party
than that OF last week but reflection has shown
that the Republican Senators cannot favor. tacity
or topenlv what the Republican Assem-
blymen have opposed in body, and cannot lend
themselves 70 the passage of a bill which Demo-
cratic caucus has made . party measure. In case
enough Republican Senators should desert the party
ranks 10 carry the bill through the inference would
be that their votes had been gained by compensa-
ton Of some kind, whether Of Offices influence. or
money. The Tammany members however deny that
there is any intention TO make q bargain with any
one and claim to be satisfied with the privilege OF
putting the Republicans record against them.


some Of them express the hope that the section re-
storing confirmatory power to the Board Of Alder
men will be allowed to pass The politicians
scheme of passing the bill in the expectation
of producing dissension in the Democratic
party would not only be discreditable bat dan
gerous There are number of Republican Senators
who would not give word of comfort to such pro-
iect and the danger would be that the Governor
might feel that be could not refuse TO sanction
such a measure when il had received the assent
OF two Houses Of opposite politics. 1t Is more
than likely that the upshot OF the whole
matter will be that the Governors plan for the ap-
charter will be finally adopted. Changes Will doubt
less be made: but il is thought that they will be
changes only details. For instance, II IS sup
posed thai the composition OF the commission, as
gwen Mr.. Davss resolution, Is hardly acceptable
to Iammany Hall, InPsmuch as the feeling among
New-YOrk politicians is in favor Of having such a
commission formed entirely of residents of that
city. Other minor alterations may, 1t Is Thought,
make the proposal acceptable 70 Iammany han.
AT the same time, Democrats generally assert that
Mayor WIckEam's watchword Is " no surrender"
Year: 1875

ACCIDENT While the bark
Nicholas Biddle was loading
with piles at Port Blakely this
morning, a seaman aboard her
met with a serious accident. AS
they were rolling pile up the
wings, the hook to which the
runner was fast drew and the
pile fell on the mans foot, which
was in between twopiles, smash
ing it pretty badly and breaking
his ankle. He was brought over
to DR.. Weeds Hospital, this
morning. 1t is feared that his
foot will have to be amputated.
Year: 1875

WILD STEERS. considerable
excitement was created last even
ing by the driving of a small
band Of very wild young steers
through the streets. 1t was
with great difficulty that they
were finally driven down on the
wharf and penned up. They
were from Messrs. Phelps 4
Wadleigh and were for the Vie
toria market. They were taken
over on the North Pacific last
night A young calf was acci-
dentaily penned up with them.
and when it was released, some
amusement was created by a
young Seattle boy mounting it.
and riding it i'll triumph through
the streets.
Year: 1875

STETsoN's MILL.-The motive
power for this mill is now nearly
in readiness for active opera
tions, nothing further being re-
quired about the engine room
but the erection of the smoke
stack and adjusting the breech-
ing to the steam boiler. The
machinery for the mill is also
being got into position, and in
the course of couple of weeks
the mill viii! be ready for grind
ing.-Mtelliqencer.
Year: 1875

PoRT BLAKELY MILL. = The
Port Blakely mill opened up this
morning, after having been shut
down for four days. They have
had a new engine put in, besides
new gang lathing machine and
bolter, and a slab and saw dust
elevator. This elevator is about
500 feet long and is intended to
be used instead of carts to carry
the refuse Of the mill to the
fires.
Year: 1875

BALL.-As will be seen by the
advertisement in another col
umn, the citizens Of this place
intend to give grand ball at the
Pavilion on Monday the 5tl Of
July. This will be our only
celebration of the "Glorious
Fourth"
Year: 1875

Acc1DENT.-Mr. John Dwyer
of this city, while engaged with
some others in getting the Isa-
bel on the ways, broke one OF
the small bones Of his wrist by
the falling Of a timber on it.
Year: 1875

Common sense is an element in
which many persons are sadly want
ing. Common sense implies kpt,l
perception, correct reason, m -n'si
capacity, and good understan !.
1t is not to be acquired entirely r
aducation; it is a sort Of instinct. It
may be polished and made morc a.
cute by experience. There is a great
deal of sound philosophy in l.t.Iv
common sense sometimes, and tho
exercise oft upon certain occasion
would save many men from much
subsequent humiliation.
Year: 1875

We may all do SOme-


thing.
So teach We me the wisest part,
That 1 may ever move
Along the cities ways with heart
Assured by holy love.
And vocal with such songs as own
A Fountain 70 the world unknown
Year: 1875

"THE FREE BALLOT" in the hands Of
the Radicals has visited upon the coun-
try plaques more disastrous than some
OF those which befell tho Egyptians.
They have turned blessing into curse.
Gold is good" says the miser, but if it
were showered SO thick over the earth
that the farmer could not raise crop,
1T would be q curse. And SO too much
of any good thing may become hin
drance. as the people in the South have
found to the cost Of the whole nation


is unrestricted suffrage in the hands OF
illiterate negroes led by carpet -baggers
Year: 1875

1t was rather rough on the part Of
the Legislature of Kansas to adjourn
without appropriating a dollar to the
grasshopper sufferers Of that State, al
though there are hundred tho usand
dollars surplus funds in the treasury.
When Kansas asks for help again
from the East, the little bit of neglect
will be remembered, perhaps
Year: 1875

ENTERPRIsE COAL.-Persons who have
supply OF Coal should 20 to Fout and buy a
ton or two OF the Enterprise, as many have
already done. This will help through the
cold weather. Good fires add very much to
the comforts Of home. Ofice, Railroad and
Orange streets. 1anP76u
Year: 1875

No PLACE.-Many boys and young men complain there is no chance for them. They cannot get places. Perhaps it Is hard to get choice place as they would like. That Is not the point, however-when you get place--and there are places, wo say, make yourself useful ill it; make yourself necessary to your employers; :; make yourself so necessary by your fidelity and good behavior that they cannot do without you. Be willing to take a low price at first. Do your work the very best you can. Begin at the lowest round of the ladder and climb up. The great want every where Is faithful, capable workers. They are never drug in the market. Said a rich merchant of & clerk in his store, "He has been useful to us, we can't let him go; his place cannot be supplied. We must make part ner of him." That's it boys !-[ St. Helena Star.
Year: 1875

AS the summer is approaching, and the
time of mating draws near, it may be we'll
to call the attention of house keepers to the
fact that, as there is right way of doing
everything, there is decidedly right way
to put down Canton mating. 1t is the al
most universal practice to put it down
wrong. Most persons cut the lengths, and
then, laying the breadths in their proper
places, proceed to drive vast number of
tacks up and down the edges. This meth
cd serves the purpose of keeping the cover
ing very tightly on the floor, but it Injuries
the boards and ruins the mating. Every
tack breaks one straw, and perhaps more.


These Canton mattings are made on
boats, where they are woven inshort pieces
about two yards long. These short pieces
are afterwards Joined together on the shore
in lengths of about forty yards. It is easy
to see where these two-yard pieces are
Joined, and the first thing to be done, after
the mating is cut into the proper lengths,
is to sew these places across and across on
the wrong side to keep the Joints from
opening. Then sew the breadths together.
and tack it to the floor in the same way
that you treat carpet. Mattings made in
this way will last fully twice as long as
where they are tackled every breadth.


A good mating should last six or seven
years. Home and Society, Scrs6ner for
Apris.
Year: 1875

WHAT IS A BERETTA A?-This question
which has been frequently asked since the
cable announced the departure from Rome
of Papal envoys bearing the insignia of his
new Office to Cardinal McClosky. of New
York, is thus answered by the New York


World "The beretta is the usual square cap
worn when in church by all Catholic priests
who are not officiating at the altar; only its
color is scarlet instead Of black. The ca
lotta is the skull cap. and is little head
covering which just hides the crown of the
head, and is in size no bigger than half a
cocoanut. This was brought his eminence
by Count Marefoschi, and will be always
worn by him even when in his private
apartments. The cardinal will have to go
TO Rome to receive the famous hat in person
from the hands of his holiness the Pope,
and this journey he viii perform during the
coming summer"
Year: 1875

There's little face at the window,
And two dimpled hands on the pane:
And somebody's eyes are fixed upon
The gate at the end of the lane
The hills have caught the shadow
Which hcralds the coming night.
And the lane, with its fiowery fringe grows dim.
To the watchers anxious sight,


Where, half way down,


Like glitterlhg crown,


FREELY band have clustered


Round as an aster's leaf


royal chief


driven herd are mustered.


Away behind


With busy mind,


But step that is light and free,


And sun-burnt face
On which the trace


OF a hard day's work you see
Comes the farmer home from toll,
Driving the cows before him;
And the child-eyes strained at the window there
Were the first in the house that saw him.
Ah! would. when the day is done
And leave my cares behind me,
could have such pair of winsome eyes,
Searching the night to find me!
Year: 1875

the example (though ever so terrible
and igno.nlnious) would never deter
a British officer from treading IN the
same steps whenever the service of
his country would require his expos
ing himself to the like danger in such
war. But the subject affects me
too deeply to proceed nor can my
heart cease TO bleed whenever / re-
feet ON the very unworthy fate of
this most amiable and valuable young
man, who was adorned with the rarest
endowment of education and nature,
and chad he lived) could not but
have attained to the highest honos
of his profession.


Such is Sir Henry Clinton's version
of what has universally been con-
ceded to have been one of the saddest
events in our Revolutionary struggle.
How far this version may affect our
estimate of the wisdom and correct
ness of the course pursued by Wash
ington cannot tell. 1t is clear that
Sir Henry regarded the execution
of Andre as a base outrage, not sane
toned by the laws OF honorable war
fare, and to be especially condemned
because it was in such marked con-
trast with his own treatment of spies
found within the British lines. The
verdict of our own historians seems
TO be unanimous that Washington
was justified IN putting TO an igno-
minious death one who came in such
close relations to an officer holding
high rank in the American army,
who was doing all in his power toruin
a just cause. and whose name is
branded with eternal infamy as the
TRAITOR Arnold j. c. s.


Providence, T. /. May. 13, 1875.