Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1875, Page 5

B . si THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1875. white and yellow gravel of a subaquoons ¢ymation, Thoy are princlpally mortars, gymo of which have beon found at 8 Aspth of 40 foet from the surfaco of the provel undorlying Tablo Monntain, Their dis- tvibution seoma Lo indicate positively the formor « sistenco of & human rattlcment on that anciont } aach, whon the water atood nonr the lovel at which thoy ocenr; & timo anterior to the vol- »anlc ontponring which Tanlo Mauntain records, <od antorior to tho glacial epoch. A city 180,000 yaaraold mooms to pasa tho measure of human cmputation, Dy the side of it the discoverics ot Gronoe Bminn in Nineveh aro the meroat olld's play. Unfortunatoly, thoero fs no written history Bavo that whict tho imperishablo implo- monta of housaliold-furniture convey In theif vory exiatonco. It in an impoaing discovery for sclontifio minds, Fven tho flippant nowapapers ¢t the country will pauso in reverential awo to cantemplata relice of an sgo moro remote than 110 oarlest infancy of WiLL1 At ALLEN. jc s i TR The Noww York Financier isapt to Iay {tself y:ndor oblizations Lo Tie f1BuNe, butequaliyapt to modeatly rofrain from making any acknowl- o lgment thoraof, Not long ago it transfarrod a1 editorinl articlo cerbatim to its own editorial pago, aud ite last Issue contained a very good wummary of the facts and figares with which e Trasuse has riddled Judge Kenuey's wild ruvings at Youugstown, Tho Financier s an ollont panor, and tho first caso wo montion was prabably dua to au imposition upon ita con- ductora by somo outside Bohemian who thought oof cash than of conscioncs, It would be just 8s woll for it, Lowevor, to ocoasionally recognizo its patont indobtoduoss to tha paper wiilch forma tho head and front of the honost~ mnoy party in tho Northwest. —_—— Whisky sometimea gives tho plilosophers a clance. It got into ono Prran Ganey, an official crnnosted with tho Louisiana 8tato Prison, last Buniay, and revived momorlas of his old slave- bunting days. Bo bo turned a convict loose and chasod him with bloodbounde. Thoy locked Tiaen up befors bo had finlehed Lis amusomont, but, 88 far a8 Lo wont, he found tho pursuit ox- Llarating s0d snccossful. Psychologically and physiologlcally, Petcn would bo so interostivg st uly; and 1, in the conrso of scionce, 1t should Dbe found necessary to dissect Lis cranium, hu- manity would not bo tuo losor, If it should prove to bo truo that bo had not beon druok gince ho chasod elaves, tho Iato performance of P_rzn would coufirm somo of the bost-sstab- 1) hod theorios concerning the faculty of mom- oY —_—— ‘The Providence (R. 1.) Journal pointa out tho faot that Mr, LoNoreLrow bas mado an error in attributing the titlo of his noble Commence- maut poem, ** Morituri Salutamus," to the giad- inzorial combate in the Roman arona,—tho samo mistako which waa mado by Gzroxx lo naming s great gladiatorial picture, Insteai of ita being tho * gladiators’ cry,” ** faco to face with tho ltoman populaco,” the Journal shiows, by reforenco to Pactrus, Buztoxis, and Droy CaE8108, that tho real sceno waa not s gladiatorial ccmbat, but a sea-fight, and no ordinary one either, but tho groat Nsumachis, exhibited by the Emporor on the Lacus Lucinas, the modern Lago di Lucino, POLITIOAL KOTES. @Gx-Qov. Gilbert C. Walkor, of Virginla, s er10ied up for tho Vico-Prosidential nowmiuation o1 the Domooratic tokot by ltodfield, of the Cin- cinnati Commercial. Tho Democratio leaders of Ohlo and Indiana— ineludiog Wash McLeau, Gou, McCaok, sud Gov. Ifsadricks—havo beon bLovering” about Saratoga Bytings, whero Qov. Tilden Lisppons to be stay- 11 g tor his bolls. They have found a clear case of nepotism agelnst Gov. Tilden, Ho bas appointel his naphewto be his milltary secretary, with the rank of Colonel on his stalf, What sort of sman is he for Prosident ? The Milvaukoo News will swap evon—Bchu- maker for King. Both will bo expelled from the vaxt House of Rerrosontativow, if the News koowa itaolf. Schumaker is a Democrat, you kaow; and King was & Ropublican, - 01d Bill Allen, of Oblo, regards the whole doo- tidne of moccio-psyments a8 on idoality without & practical fonndation to rest on—*a d—d bar- rsu ideality, sir,” Now, 1dealitios and the basia ot them—Iidoaa—are equally abhiorrent to Will- lum, Evorybody expoots the Governor of Tennes- s to oppoint Willlam B, Date to the vacanoy in tue United States Sonate caused by the death of Andrew Johnaon. Bate was Johnson's most formidablo compatitor befure the Logislature lust winter. Bocauso Thurman is neither hot nor cold, the people, without regard to party, roject him. Only one newspaper in tho country—ihe New Yorx World—is charmed by tho mastorly sffort ot Mansfield; snd it seoms only just glad to hoar from him on tbis mouraful occasion. ‘The Clncinuati Gazeife notices with consldera~ ble onthusfasm the suggestion of Judgo Taft's nams for the vacaucy sooner or fater to bo made by the removal or reaignation of Beoretary Dala- uo. 'Taft came near being nominated for Gove eroor of Ohlo » fow weoks ago, and b ie good deal noarer now, perhaps, to bewg Hocretary of the Iotorior. The Kontucky cloetion is good enough to bosst. Defore the voto was taken all tho Domo- eratio newspapors sald that a fallure to incresse the ald msjority would be horalded Ropub- lican triumph; and we don't feol like disappolat- {og them now. 'Rah for the Republican victgry in Kentuoky | Tho Hon. Lewis D, Campuell admitted toa reportor in Nashvillo, Tuceday, that the canvass in Ohlo wea exceedingly closo, lils confession of iguorance in thia partioular case was becom- ing; it ebowed ‘him to be of the same mind in rogard to the fearful mystery in Obioss most Intelligant mon, Casaius M, Clay takes two houra to tell why he laft Abe Ncpublican jarty, We can tell it in leas than two minutes: lacauso tho President would not reapooint bim Mivister 10 Itussia,—st, Louis Globe-Democrat, That is the fact, 1Iad he boen reappointed hio would bo a noluy Ropublican to-day. He thinks bo isan ll-uved man; but borecolved sll the honora at tho handaof the Ropublicans whioh be doserved and it maybs addod that his Ministorship at the Court of St. Peteraburg was neither influential nor valuable, Honae ho was not resppolnted, The New York Nation wants to know : * Whyis 1t that the exporience and disoussion of tha last throe yoars have not produced enough offors to pravent such an sgitation as wo ses going on in Obnio? *How lu it that the Demoorats, aftor ha ing been originally *hard-money men,’ have Tow 8o great & fondness for irredoomable paper- money, aud do nat pay the lesst attention to your citatlons sithor of Amorican or forolgn e perionco of paper-mousy? Why is there no use in arguing with eltlior of those gentlemen? Why doos any attempt to argue with them sud in sim- By baodylug contradictions Ex.Bonstor Aatt Carponter still stands on the record as baviog eald that Gon, Graot is a can- dats for & third term, and that Judge David Davis will probably be elected President on Democratio-inflation platform. Probably he never aald aoythiug of the kind, but the Demo- cratio papers all over the country sre attributing thess sentiments to him. He ought 10 have enough regara for bis own roputation to induce him to make sn emphatio denlal of the alleged loterview in the Milwaukes News. The false reports do not sffect the Republican party, but they are burtlog Mr. Carpenteriu the estimation of sensible man, Mr. Deok, of Eeatucky, got down on the ‘wrong side of the fence in the curreney fleld ; #till, he secems to bs tolersbly happy. His fSude Oonvention ‘ declared for bard money. Zpw ean he, with his wild-cat principles, hops 83 b9 aleotad United Btates Boustor? The worst ©f Back is nob Lis position in rexard to tho oure Smoy, b is & salary grabbez y and, it not hime rolf a Protecrioniat, o s sn easy tool in the hands of those who ste. During the late cam- paign bo delivered feveral out-nnd-out Hitato’ Rightw spacehes in Louiaville, which tho Courier- Journal sxcusod iteol from printing by saying that * his uttorance was too rapid to permit au sdoquate and faithful roport,” Inasmuch as Mr. Hock wson the broad Heotch, and takos his time with hin ayllables, thore scoms to be a cortain do- gree of thinnosa in the C.-J.'s excuse, i PERSONAL, Px-Cov. Merrill, of lowa, is at ths Palmer Houso. R Gen, 1. T, Tiateh, U. 8, A, Is a guest at the Palmer Housa, Ex-Qov. B. Magoflin, of Kentucky, ia at the Grand Pacifie. What s become of the Kooly motor? Wby this dead silence? Baroncsa Contts is to be banquoted by the Masons of England. Brat Tlarto and family are at Cohssset, and atk Twain at Newport. Not one ox-President loft, and only two ex- Vico-Prosident, Hamlin and Colfsx. Nordoff hias got into Lot water fn the Yellow- stone Valley. In other words, Le fell into & goysor, Prof. Daled aaya all the 400,000 shad, destinad for tho * o'orshadowed Rhiue,” have died oo the voyago. Gaorge Arnold and T. B. Scholfield, of Mel- hourno, Australis, arrived yesterday at the Palmor Touse. J. W. Musson, Genoral Manager of the Cana- da Southorn Fast Froight Line, is & guest ot the Bherman House, Tumora of & new trial have added 50 por cont to the discomforts of Judge Neson among the curious at Baratoge. Tramps aro organiziog in Maine for a fall campalgn, Thoy refuso to work for $3 day, but go about froebooling. Leg'a divoision, says the Washington Chron- {cle, was Lydis Thompson's favorite play; now ehe appeara in ¢ Meg's Diversion,” Miss Augusta Dargon {s about to resumo the active practico of hor profossion on tho atage. Blio commencea in Montreal, Aug. 30. Prime-Miniater Stolnborger, of tho Bamosn Tales, is dolng & dry-goods jobblng buulneas, aud his first edics to the natives is 1o dress, Germony in ongaged in strengthonlng hor army, and Lias appoluted the uncio of the Japan- ous Emporor Lioutonant in & foot regimont. The Right-Rev. Bishop Beckwith, of Goorgis, {8 sponding & short time In the city, tue guost of W. F. Coolbaugh, Esq., No. 120 Calumot av- enuo, - It has guddonly occurred to Gen. Longatroot that bistory will do bim an injustice, and ho ts now busy on an account of the Battle of Gottys- burg. Miss Delight Partriage is s rising young vocalist of Utios, N, Y. Hor upper register ought to bo good, for game i at its beat when It 1s hugh. Wirt Doxter and N. K. Falrbaok are in Omaha, and the Herald, whilo it deploros their chicken- shootlug propensitios, ia glad to welcome them to Omal No wonder the Grand Vizier was dischargod. Ho reduced his own salary from 2,500 to 600 Tarkish pounds & month. The iucompetence of such a mon to run 8 nation needs no domonstra- tior. Tho Rov. Josoph Willisms, colored, of Frank- lin, Tonn,, was sued for rent by hia Iandlord ; so be kissed & sistor fiequently, in hopes of having his salary raiged. Ho is on trial, aod will suc-~ ceed. The Loulsville Courier-Journal calls onr white-balred, mild-eyed Governor the * dark- browed Hannibalof the Wost.” What docs he care for cartage when all his transportstion’s frao? 4 Oliver Cromwell was arrested in Houston, Tex,, the othor day, for drunkenness. Anotber evidence of horoditary predisposition. Evory reader of history knows that Oliver's fathor was brower. Mrs. Helmbold, wifo of the buchu man, blazes with diamonds at tho Branch., Her husbaod has Just joincd hor thore, poor as the traditional ohureh-mouso. Lewis, tho Dotrolt Free Press bumoriat, dedi- eates Lils book to the Pawneos. This is tho only tribots which Henry Ward Beocher has rosoatly roceivod.—Milwaukee Netwos. DBrooklyn has & now proacher, the Rav. Annie Oliver, aged 22, who will soon aak the Methodlat Churoh for a pulpit, sua if the husbands of the city have anything to say sho will got it. Miss Ids Veruon, who has Litherto played the part of the nun in “Tho Two Orplaus,'” will take Alrs. Ravkin's part for tho remainder of the goason. Miss Veruon's former part will be taken by Misa Stanton. Mr. Jobn 11 Symo, of this city, ia a candidate for the felicitations of his fricuds, or will be when he returns to the city, He was married on Tueaday at Aurora to Iunbells Gilile, of lows, the Rev. Thomas Galt officiatiug, How tho new 5t, Louls diroctory ia to bo made up no humaa belng can tell, but the appearance of tho namo and occupation of Parls Groon, potato-bug doutroer, In that volumo givea tho searchor aftor truth a slight hint. The Journal of Applled Chemistry tella tho churches how they can make unformented wine ont of gooseBerries,—thus easlug thoir con- sclences on the tomperaoce quosation, even {f it does banish tho ** julce of the grape,” so em- phistically roquired. Mra., Blanchard, mother of Mrs, McKoo Rankin, the porsonator of one of * The Two Orphang,” dled at the Shormon Houss laut evon- ing of Bright's discase, brought on by a painful surgical oparation porformed a few dsys pre- viously, Mrs, Rankin played aa usoal in the ovoniog, as there was mot thunght to be any immediste danger. Bho visited her mother dur- fug the Interim aftor tho socond aceno, and did not loarn of hor desth until after tho closo of tho performanco. Tho doceassd was a native of Richmond, Va., and was about 49 yoars of sgo, Bhio was & vory estimabla lady, snd was lovod by all who kunow her, 'fo Mr. and Mrs, Rankin she woa & tonder sud kind mother, and has travelod with them ever sinco thelr marrisge. To the profession sho was as well kunown a8 if sho woro ons of their nvraber, and all looked up to hor as one whous sdvice should be carofully treasurod up. NOTEL ADLIVALS. . Palmaer House—3l, M, Loaliy, 8t, Panl now, Now Hlavens Chiarioa b, Duntap, % Woodrutf, Memphls ; 1. O, Fisk, Bufrala ; tiu, Lwltimore : 'L, 1, Marun, Indiauap 3L D, Orie, Loston; O. O, Wilcor, Ht, louls Howits, Now York; O, F, waln, Detrot dalgly Now Orleans ; ‘A, D, Hobblas, Topeka; . L. Carlislo, 88, Louls ;' J." 1L’ Wyeth, 6t Louts ; 1L, W, List, Wheeling 3 D.'A. Wilbur, Boston; Williain Bher~ 3 3L, Beattls, Memphis; 0, 1nuls Mclane, Ban W. layward, Doswn; ' James Fhladelphi; J. 0. Bullivay, U, B, N, ; Willlam Parlton, Loulsville ; T, W, Maus- nalt, UL B, A O, J. Buith, Massacks ek Pacifo—Joun'J. ‘Uawes, ludiauspolls ¢ T A. Martin, Kanaas City ; L. B. Carbart, New York ; E, A, Fowers, Connecticut ; 1T, McLean, focheater ; Wonry 7, Al Louisville s ‘W.' D, Ualdwin, Waslilngion: ‘I, Ulshleln, Hoaton 3 3. D, Loog, Pitteburg ; J. B. ifal; Columbus ; J. Nelsingsr, Piltaburg; @ M. Poud, Masllon ; T Field, Ciucinnati ; Joba U, Osbourue, Auburn ; '8, A. Haldes, Lrooklyii ; C. Cone, Toledai Thomas Axworidy, Clevsland; R. 8, Fuy, Doston ; M. trattan, 8t Louls; Hughiea Eust, Iudisusy I 8. Hulinge, Michigan.... sherman louse Mabler, Now York; doorge D. Irant, Allao: Potter, Boaton; Jobn J." Maber, Cinein: Btraus, Cinclanatl; Jamss Stowart, Iowa; ‘Thomes Gooss,’ England; .3, Felding, b, D., England ; eorge Cole. Califorula ; deorge AL Reld,'Cloveland § A, 8. McDAl, Madison ; ‘W, M. Carlion, Buffalo; Ar- {Lur W, Modre, 8au ¥ranciseo's W. 0, Davoapart, D buqos.'...7Ydmont Uovee—The Hon. Lioyd Do Hairge ithoodl; andnito% tle, SClovoland ;0. T Jumass Duaning, Genere; L1, Dy Town: 1. i, Giles, Stadiimn o g, Ji 0, L. Yorks P, esbs, Lilchfald | B 0. Wood, Mliwsukss} Thomss noy Housr— Wilkiasor ¥raoclsco; W. Mcilptae, Tadiana. . . Gard Gea. Doy H, obartsou, Bty umu.; De Forrest Davie, Kalas £00, Mich, } Heory A, Hamith, Doston h?. e CITY TAXES. Judge Wallace Gives His Long Expected Decision. It Is Adverse to the City and “Bill Three Hundred.” IIe Tolds that the County Col- lector Could Not Make Advertisement, And the Court Cannot Direct the Clerk {0 Make the Order of Sale, The Legislature Did Not Pro= vide for Carrying Out Its Intentions, “Bill Three fMundred* May Be Con- stitutional, but It Will Not Work, Other Cases Come Up for Ac- tion This Morning. The City to Collect This Year's Taxes Under tite General Revenue Law. The Proper Ordinance to Be Submitted to the Finance Committes To-Dey. JUDGE WALLACE'S DECISION. THE CITY CANNOT HAVE JUDGMENT, Judge Wallace, of the County Court, delivered tho following decisiou in tho city tax cases yes- torday sfternoon: Tu the matter of the applieation of Woenry B, Mifler, County Trensurer and ex-oificio Collector of the lave antie of Cook Cotnty, for Judgment for the delinquent Inunicipal tuzes, apecial sssessments, and watcr orsess- mentu lovied and nssessed by_authority of the City of Chicago fur the yoarn 1874, 187, and 172, respoctively, snd 0 forth, 'This {6 & proceeding under an act of the sistuze of the Stato which took offect July 1, 1413, and the amendments theroto, commonly called Bitl 300, or City Tax act, The question to be determiued at tute stege of the procsoding is, Haa tuis Gourt upto this timo OBTAINED JUTISDICTION OF TIIE CAUSE for the purposs of judgment and orderof sala? Tt {s arggued (hiat tha Iaw ls nsuflicicut = Firet, the statuto fu uncoustitutional ; secoud, tho statuto bas been ro- joaled ; third, te atatute fails fo providythe wmeans D5 Whidh tho onrt ean scquire Jurisdiction, ‘We will consider theso points i tuuir inverso order, First, the statute fatls to prov TUE MEANS BY WILCH THUE COURTS CAN ACQUIRE JTRISDICTION of this eanse, Tn tho discussion of thie point we aliall takoit for grwnted that tho City Tax act was mot, repealed by the aduption by the cliy of the Genersl In- corporstion sct, and that it is constitutional. The queation as to whcttier the passage of the City Tax act repealed tha General Incorporation set or auy art D‘ it docs not secin germano o the caso st bal ec, 16 City Tax act as amenided, read n connection with Bocs, 134 aud 190 of tho General Iovenus law, viz.: * When said genersl ofticer shall receive the re- vt or return provided for fu tha preceding soction m-uau proceed to obtain Judgment against said lote, purcels of Land sud property for ead goneral tazes, special taxoa aud special assessments, romaimng duo and unpald, in tho sama manner' ca may be by Jaw pravided for obtalniug judgments ngatust landa for taxes duo and unpaid tle county snd Htato, and sbisll in the same mauusr procoed to sell the sams for said general taxes, special taxes and spocial sésoas- ments remaluing di ond uapsid,” We mow read from Beo, 158 ** The Colloctor suall fils th tho County Clerk the list of delinquent lands which shall be laid out in numerical order, tajp all the Information ueccssary to be recordoed, st least fivo days betore the comuendoment of ths term at which “appication for judgment 1% to bae wmade, Sald Clork ahall receive and record the samo n o book to bs kept for thint purpose, which uatd beok ehiall sot forth tho namo of thie owner, I known, tho proper doscripiion of tho 1and or lot, the year or years for which the tax or spo ciaf asscastuent Is dus, the vatuation upon which tho 4u_oxtended, tho snount of each kind of tax or tha coate aud total smount clinrged ngaloat such land or lot,” Bec. 190 of tho Gen- oral Revenue law 18 ax follown: * Un the firat day of thio term st which judgment on delinquent landa and lots s prs it aball bo the duty of the e ector Tl oport 10 Ine Olurk’ ol _tho lands or lots the caro may be, upon which taxes und wpecial assessmnts have boen pald, it wny, from the filing of the list mentionod fu the foreqaiug section ap to that time ; sud the Clork shioll noto thie fact in the book {n whicly tho Clerk has ro- corded the list, opposite each tract upon which such payments have been tade, The Collector, sasfsted Ly {0 Glerk, shall compara and correct said lst, and shall make and subscribo an aflidavit, which sfiall be as mearly s may bo in tho following form” I havo omitted the aMdavit, the form belng fu the stat. ute, * Baid nfMdavit shall 'ba entored on_ the record at tho end of tho liat aud signed by the Collector," ‘Bee, 10 of tho City Tax act then procecds: + Pro- vided that it uball not bo required of satd genoral oil- cer o attach to sairl list of dolinquent fotw or lauds any alfidavit whatever { reiation thicrelo, nor shall it bo Licecsnary that bis return 10 ho County Court i rela: tion to lote, 1sndy, or real eatato for such purpose shnll contain (s valustion of ucls proparty, but it shiall ba fMcient that he mnko an ofticlal return ateting i sub- stance fhut tho list i this regard by bin presented i a Corroct ilst of the lands and lots delinquont for taxes, special taxos, ond peclil asscsatiente for city purt Joscs, with tio wmount duo on each truck reapectives 1y*“Tor'wuch "purpose, sccording to the return of the City Oollector of such city, duiy ade to such officer according to law, In obtalumg said judgment and making suld ssle, the said oficer shelt'be goverued by tho geueral Fevonue laws of thiv Btate, escopt when otberwise provided hereln,” Itis 10 bo'borue in miud that THE AMENDMENT TO BEC. 16, City Tax act, fo mot (and dova uot purport 1o boyan awendment to Sece, 183 and 109 of the Geueral Reve- nue Iaw, 1t canuot bosn smeudment, for the ruswon thut Art, 4, Bec, 13, of the Couatitution, provides: “Aud no law sbll Lo revivod or ameudod by refur- gncato s atloouly, It tho I Tevived, or tho sec- ton smonded, shall’ bo fnscrtod at Tegth’ 1 the new act." 1t s not pretendod that thials dous i tha cas and hence it cannict Lo conaidered aa xn wendt ment, sirictly speaking, of Socy, 13 and 10 of tho General Rovenito statuts, Nor by it 8 repoal of thova sections, otberwise there would be notling 1o fuido us 1 tho collection of city tuzes, If it could be (reated aa an siondment, then it might bo road thuet 4+ \hen aid gonieral udlcér sball recetvo tho report of return providod for in the precoding section, Lo vhatl filo with tho County Clerk tho st of deliuquent luude, aud lots, which shall be wade out i numerical order, oud coutalu all the nformation Dooseary (o bo rcorded, at leant fivo duys bifore the comineneruent of (o torm ut which sppllcation for judgraent 1 to bemade, 8alid (rerk shall roceive aud Focord the samo 412 % book £0 b Xopt for that purpose; which safd bovk vhall set forth the namo of the owner, If known, the proper description of the laud or lof, the year or yours, for wiich the WX or spocial assowsment v duc, tho wmount of each kind of tax or speclal assesrmentd, the costa and fats) smounts chargod agatust wuch land or 1ot, _Qu the first day of thio tori at whiah judgment on deliuquent lands aud Tota {8 prayed, 1t abiall be (o duty of the Collactor to Teport to tne lark all the land or lots, as tho cas may be, upon which taxes and special asscesments liave been pald, 1f auy, from tho fiing of the list sucntioued o Lite foregolng section up o that timie ¢ ud the Clark sti3l) nuto tho fact {0 tho book tn which the Clork liaa recorded tho list opposite esch tract upou hich such paynicats buve boen made, Tho Colloctar, ted by tho Qlork, sall compare and corroct sald st ; provided, it shall not be required of sald general oificer 1o attich o aald Lat of delinquent luts or lands suy afdavit whatover fu relation thereto, mor alull it bo necewsary thal his ro- the County Court, fn lation to lots, lands, or real oetats for such purpose, shall coutalis e Valuation of auch property ; sud it aball Lo sutticient that ba make an officlal return, stating, ubetance, that the list, in this respoct, by him pro- sd 18 correut list of the lands sud fots deliu- quent for taxes, upocial taxes,” cic. That leaves out the Valuation aud the ruquirement in ralation to the sille Bub you will perceive that {he Court haa no gl snd tle lsoirusge used Ly thio Lealatare in thls swendumont, it amondiment it (s, 1s pistu, Ho bas luft out auch &8 would not be applicible if ths susuament Liad Lasn made sccording 10 the provisions of the Coustitution, und giving the legal etfect to the words of tbo statute, provided it Is «n amendment fu any senso. But Liave courts aby power thus 10 reword aud voplirase statutes fn order to giva tham the effect it inay bo supposed the Loghiature {otcuded? If there 1s 1o repeal nof swendinat, tiea We 1wust retafn all e provisious of the twa statutes, tn which cass it ta IMPOSSINLYE TO LECO! tune in the pasvage of the General Revenus law intact 88 10 tazes fur incorporated cities, for by Heo, 21 of that statuta it fs providsd 1 « Tha City Council of auy elty sball bave powar b auy fima, in leu of the mods Bartin provided fos the asmsioeut and collsction of Gsohral aily tates, 1o, by resolution snd ordicance, sleck Lo cerlify 10'tid Qauusy Cuark b uul mv‘mmm‘ b b hnuu‘ wln-“ nd: ansesamient of property fur Htate and county tans, and te lect tho faxes fur bl ey It manure providid for in the General Jtovenne Taws of {his Btate, and in nucli cans_ to 31 olials the oilice of tho Clty Awseasor and thie ¢ity Collnctor, Tuln, 1 #ay, indicatea {lis (ntention of the Legala. fure to leava {t.e provisions of e Geveral Ravenue Inw inta 1t {n spparent that the Legisiature fu- tenard that corporatlons of the entioned in the City Taz sct should have ecumuative modes of col- lectlug (heir tazen, Now, If we giva the amendmanm au silert which operates aa & repeal or amendment of 5 189 aud 1) of the General Revenus law, it will La aeen thiat any such eily mey one zur repeal there nectinna and thie next year reinstats them |? ex- erclsing the dincretion gisen them in Bec, 230f the City Taz act, That is to say, they may repes or amend pro tanta pro tem.. or auspend, with leave to 1ho citice to revive or put ln statu quo. Tf not re. jesled or amended, all o provislons of Lo Generl Iovenie law must stand and be in force at every ot of time, and ik sl leaves them etfonary power, given in Bce, 22 of the City Tax In iy Judguient the Legisiature infended by the references in the City Tax act to the Geueral Hevenne lsw that the latter ahunld earry the proceedings turough & rertain stage or stages until the provieiung of the City Tax act rhoulil again avaumo the control, In other words, 1 do uot thunk that it was tha Intentien that the General Jaw should aupply the sutharity when the City Tex nct hapgened to fafl, but only 1o supply the suthority for such rart of the proceedings as tLe Leglalatare w it 10 lewve 1o the Genvral Hevenve law, witbout y modification of ita provistons, This comstructlon leaves Loth laws in fores. IN THE CASE AT DAX the Conrt I8 asked to ure detached portions of the pro- vistons of the Genieral Rovenve law tn orler o sugply ulitesdona in the City Tax act, For fustance, fec, 183 can Lo used,—sas argued by counrel ‘for tha aty—by omitting the words, % The valustion upon which the g 4 extended ™ and Hec. 19, accoraiug 10 the ime argument, can be used, omitting the wordn, * And ahiall make and subscribe an sfidavit winich'shall o aw uoariy ax may bain the following Jormt o, o Huid sMaavit sball be entersd on thu record 8t the end of the JIat, atid signed by the Collestor.” 1t must have been mantfest to the Bujreme Court tbat tiie proviaions of tho City Taz sct did fnot furnish tho valuatlon, otherwise why should tirysay that * Tho fault in in the law,” DId they, therefore, say that each Iajlure fn tho act to furnish legal ivforzaation to the Collecter shonld operate to dispense wiik the provision Cf lhe general nixtutes requiring * valuation " to m- Jear fn the record? Not af all; but they esld, Simost in an many words, that “valuation® ecould not be furnished undar the jrovisinns of the City Tax. That act pravided for s * brief deacription of the 3 but atill * valuation * cauld not be reported under ita suthority. Now, if * yalustion," heing one of 1lis mont_important ingredients {u ilie City Cols ‘books, would not come under the sutliority to return s *Uriof description of the wartaut,” by What course of reasoniug can we say that the numen of 1l ownerw o he y6sr or yesrs for which the fax ls duo would be inclided 7 It {n msnifeat TUE FAULT 18 IN THK LAW. Then the County Collector s iuformed offcially of the dageription of the properly, the amount of ssch kind of tax and sssessinent duis thereon, and s brief description of tho naturs of the warrant, ‘Tustisall the oicial information he bas, He ls required to publish au sdvertisement containiog, in addition to what ke geta from 1ho City Collector under bec, 18, City Tax act, tio names of the owners, the year or yoars for which tho tazen, apecial tazes, aud apscial sasessments aro duo respectisily, Of thene latter L knows noth- fug, nor cun he kuow anytbiug under the City Tax sct, How, then, can he make tus sdvertirernent re- quired Ly thn Gencral Revenite law? Boc. 191 of that 1aw providen that when judgment 48 readered the Conrt_ nimll dircct the Clerk to enter the followlug order: ' Wheroan, due notice has been given of tho Intendsd application for & judgmant against sald lands snd lots, and no sufiicient defonss having been made or cause shown why judgment should not Lo entered sgaiust safd lands and lota for taxos (vpeclal assessments, if any), interest, yenaltios, and_coms due and ‘unpaid thereon for the yosr or years herein set forth, Therefors, it ia considered by the Court that Sudgment bo and is here- Ly entered ogatunt the aforesaid tracts, etc., and it 1 ordered by o Court that tho sald_several ' tracts, or Tots of 1and. or as much of them as shall be suMcient (0 wattefy iho nmount of taxes (and special sesers: ment, if any), iuterest, renaltics, sud costn annexed 10 1hom saverally, be sold &s the Luw direats, ™ JOW CAN THE COURT DIRECT THE CLERR o make much an order ae that upon a record that docs not contain the order? If we give the amondmeuts to Bec. 16 of tho City Tax sct the full scops the words might Imply, Boc, 184 will e almost tiroly swept away, Now, lot us read Bec. 189 in the light of {hat _amendment, Iasya: wTio Collector ahil il with the County Clerk hia list of delinquent lands and lots, which suall Vo mindoout fo_numerleul order, snd contau all the {uformation necessary o be rcorded, ot least fivo days before (Lo commencement of the time at whick applieation for Sudgment i to be made, and said Clerk aball receiva aud record the same n & book to be kept fur that purpose; which #ald book abal eot forth tho namo of tho owner, If known, the yroper dencription of the land o Jot, (ke year or 'years for which tho tax or special ssacasment is due, the valuation upon whicn .tbe ftax is extended, the smount’ of cach kind of or special assessmonts, the costs and lotal smount chared againei such Iand or lot,” That s all thers would be of it d all wo could get into tho record. Then we would Lave s Judgment rocord thet would simply contatn u st of (ho iauds and lots delfuquent for fazea, speciat tazes, and apogjal asnossments, snd tho total smount due on each Yract respectively, Thesmendient to Bec,167eadn: *¢ It sliall be suftictent that he makean official return, stating in substance that the list, in this regard, by'him presonted la s correct list of the Irls aud lota delinquent for taxes, spocial taxos, and apecial asacwments for city purposes.” That if, & dencription of tho property and the amount due 'on eachi tract respectively. There ia tho amount of the taz, and that is all we have in the record, Then we hiave no statemeut of the amountof eachkind of tox, o statement of tho amaunt of esch speclal taz o sasesement, no valuation, no tamed of ownors, no doscriptivn'of the warranty, leaving mothing Lnt a Uescrijition of the property and total mmouut of tax aguinst cach tract, Tho judgment to be reudered ro- quired by Svc, 191 of tho General Xevonuo law 1a to be Conaidered un s soversl judgmont agsinst oach tract or Tot, or part of tract or lot, for the amount of tax or apeclal nascastnent included thereln, Tho judgment could uot be of that cliaracler, for the reason that it will be suflicleut o return tho fota) amount of tax and apectal asacssment against each tract respectively, lariag notbing bt & descriptiou of te properts aud :gflkllmnunt tazagainst each lct, Can {t be sald i TOE LEGISLATURE MEANT ANY GUCH RADICAL CUANGE, and yot left it couched iu nuch ambignous terma ? Tha ameiidment giving it this scope reachiea Boc. 11, which provides that the judgment shail be s soveral judg- ment agatust each tract for each kiud of tax or spevial anscaumont. What kind of o fudgment will it bo 1 The Cily Tox act does not xy,and yet prevents the rendition of wuch Judgment a8 tho Gonoral law requires to be rondered. Shall it bo joint or sovers] 7 Tho judgment caunot bavo » wider of more comprelionsive purview tlan the record upon which It rests, The order of canuot coutain the year or years for which the tay, stc., is duo (wnendmont to Bec. 16), Dut 42 it be said (his is giviog the amendmeni too broad » couatruction, tho question comws, Where susli wo Wtop? Tuo fault fs with the law, At the ime thin advertisement was wade thy County Colloctar Lad no Juriudiction {u the premisce. Without a sufticieut re- turn Ly thn City Collector, the lstier has uo more au- hority iu regard to city taxes—no more right to sd. Tertunor tosnply for Tudguicni—taan (e Supert teudent of ar othier connty officer would bavy 1T I8 TUE RETUBN which gtvea riso ta tho power, and any act of his done without s suflicient return is witbout warrant of law, Unlees valid roturn {a mad to ke Gounty Coilector, 1o haw uo Juriadiction fu the premises, - A eturn & cceasary, and it {a only delinquent property which can veturiied, Tholaw iinder whioh this retura s mude imperaiively requires tho City Collector to muko oath that Lo liay given such notice, snd so on, Thwe sro questiouy, howercr, that probably do not arive. The Collactor's rsturn s wimply Yotl I quots [roin Tu- loy'w argutivnt) Locausa tho faot of dellnquent’s prop- erty in bot shown, ~Vold things are no things, aud caunot_bo cured ‘by amondment, The law—tna City Tax_sct—dld not furnish tho means for rusking this applcation, hence it was thie same sa {f an entirely mow staiuts wat pussed {0 take efect s 1at of July, of after tho advertisonieut was published. 1 should livw said the law at the time this advertiscment was mado did not furnish the means to make tho application, hence it was tho sama as if an entirely new sistute wi passed {0 tako effoct on the 1st of July, or aflsr was publistied, 1t 16 uaid that the City Tax sct (Soc. 15) does uot require oz suthiorizs & return Ly the Uity Collector of such valuation, consequeuly, the uounlx Coiloztor, uot baving say oficial information, coul 1ol state'such valuation in his returu totho County Clerk, But, the two acts betng construed togetl the City Tax act and the Genersl ltsvenue law,— uppeur that wuch roturn of valuation Wau not requir to Lo madu (Adame’ argnment, pagy 7), ‘The return of valuation ot belng ruquired by the City Tax sct, It ls by lmplication, I suppose) not to be jncluded in the Couuty Collector's st 8lsd with tho County Ulerk, and neeud 10t bo in the book or record mads by the Oouuty Clerk. The Bupromo Court i the Otia case did not seom t0 take that viow, but Leld (bat * the fault ws fn Jaw." “Thio City Yex act not furuishing this snformis- tion, the Bupremo Court aeclined to say that that fail- ure o furulsh the information wodificd sny of the provisions of the General Dlevenuo law, buf said thut thio City Tax act was fusuicient, It is said, furitior, that thia County Collector might have gone Lo'the Oity Clork's oltico and taken the valuation froum the asigue nuent roll, boiog & publio r 8o be might go to tho Recorder of Dueds’ office and get tho names of guwenery sud descripiion of propanty, etc. We ad, thes, TUE KETURNS OF THN CITY COLLXOTOR could nut otilclally contaln the nammes of the awners, thio valustiou upon which the tax wsa extended, an the ybr, or yours, foF which the tax or sssessmeit due, Al of thexs, aud especially (under tha Otin cave) tla valuation, wers necousary (o give the Gounty Co lector jurisdiction In the premisce at the tioe tho yertisoment wa tuade, Without Jurisdiction o power in this otlicer, all acta alone by him sre void ab initio, Ho had no authority 10 give the uotice required by the Generel Hovouus faw at the tima the notlce presontad in the caso st bar was publiahed, No other notice providud for, 1do nol think the position wall taken 13t eu appersiice in this caso is » waiver of notice, this belug a proceoding in rem. The County Collectof coula uot ive the uotice required by law (Sec. 151 Geperal Jioveuus law), bocausa be had no' oficlal infurmation of ihe namos the owaers, 1or tho year of years for which the tax, special taxes, and special sareaments weze due. Nor can he bave any such information undar the provisions of tbe law a0 thoynow exish (Sec, 18, City Tax act), both of which itews ate requiced (o be stated in the uotice (Hee, 184, Geuersl Jlavenus law), It canuot be said, witls thio Oils case befors us, that the fallure to give this fnformation fo the Oity Tax sct dispenses with tbis duty of e County Coliector, Tha City Tax sct doss not say it sball be sufticlent for the Callactor to ut in ‘h.nnymeaa{h Lis lpvliu;k‘:: the description w; he property and ihe amount of ax, special tay, aug Decie) assessiicals; Mavifesily such s olios Sould uficient under the law as i stsads Seson e "third Gk o ihe. 4o the " qusst ) e Quse- tlons 8hied, the Hatule fyls e e T gt L B v I ense, 1t will not be necevsary for the Court to peas defdittely unon the conatitutionslity of tha City Tax Aat, nor the nuestion <8 to wiie Topsaled. Tle Conrt theu ¢m. THE CONCLUN that the City Taz sct first did nt anthorizs the pbil- catlon of the notice at the time that it waa yubianet, the Collector not having aufirlent foformation at that time 10 put In tht notico sil that war roquired by the General Tiovanue Iaw of the Btate, And again, Le haa thatact bus boen 0 not the power to make ths notice—give the potloe—for the reason, #s {8 held in the Ots 1 think manifetly, notwith ing the 'critictima upon the ' tieaning of the Aujreme Court in that case, that (he faw did not at that time give him any Jurisdiction of this applics tions and without such Juriadiction, all acta dune by Im ‘wern void, and,us M, Tuley vory aptly easa in bia argument in the Suprema Court, * void thingy are no thinge.” [Latghter.)_ifence the notice is void, and In no tuing, - The City Tax sct does not now furilah ua with the Information for making the order of thn Clerk or direction to the Clerk, $n the languags of the datute, 10 eniter an order of eale, becansn we cannit auywhere get the year or yeara for which the taz fn due, o that we canniot eater tho order, toe Qlty Tax act falling to furuish us with the' projer in formation” for thal purpose, Thia construc tlon of tiews laws It ecems to me, in according o the rule [ald_down that it the Courts 1o give lawn apparently confiicting such a crnstruction, i possiLle, 8o that Lotl may stand. An Das been before atated, the Court a of the opimon st it was the (utention of the Lovislature in the passago of the City Tasz art aud the amendments 1heroto—rg= cap thie laat amendment, rerhapn—that [t setid bo s cumulative remedy or w for the collection of tazes of fucorjorated cile in this Atate, and by fta reference tothe Qeneral Reveune miatute the Leginla- ture did Dot mean in any senme a regeal or medifica- tion of the Geueraljitevenue law, but that tho pirovis lons of that law should staud fntact, 60 that if thexe incorporated citics, for whese beuent the City Tax act asetued to bave Lecn jashed, might clect o collect thelr tazen elther under that' act ur under the provision of the gencrul statute. This, then, [t will Le perceived, will let ths Uity Taxart 1t fa affccted Ly tue vid Bec, 2, , fon to the citics 10 sct under it o uuder tho Genrral Tiovonue iaw, nud leaves all of the provisious of the Geuerul Raveniie lwe fu full force and effect, And the ouly diticulty there v i the mat ter at all fa that the Clty Taz sci fails todu what the Logivlature inteud=d it should do, Tho objection to No, 1, Mr, Clerk, will be sustaincd, the duty of JUDUL LICKEY, a8 #oon an b recovered from tio ‘offects of the opln- jon, mald ¢ 1 rise, your Honor, to make & suygesting, ‘The grouuda upon which the objection in tuin cars No, 1 Las been sustaiied are groundsa applicable tu iheir nature to ail the other cases to which objectious bave beco made, aud of vourne, without furthicr light upon thie subject, your Houor will necessarily runtain thie objections 10 'cack and overy lot in_eorh aud every caro whero objections bavo been made, I desire, therefore, 1o auggest, that for the sako of saving ex- pense snd embarranament to the pubbc, that your Houor wil allow the city at once to take an sppeal from the decision Just msde fn thls cae to e Bupremo Cou: aud that sl the other shall be contiuued from term Lo term until & de- clrfon in thst case can bs had from the Supreme Court. If the positions taken by your Honor ar sound law, of course they will jrevail; but if the Bupreme Court ehuuld tske » differeut’ view of the subject, and sbould Lold thist the record In this cass s such that judment ought o bs rendored againat tho lota and landa, it would not be right that tho city should be under the uccessity of taking up each and cvery oue of the cases o ths Bupreme Court wdd gettng them reversed, in order to for tue collecticn of the tazes. In fact, no spplication coull be made it the decision shouid be ulimately sgaiust thy city for the collection of thees taxos until nest year, at leaat, T, therefore, sk that sour Honor will not pro- ceed further in the considerstion of any objectious in the other canes at thin torm of the cuurt, but furnish 1 with e actity of taking (1 caso 5 e Buprotao s Ar, Robey, who woa framediately interested in caso No. 1, hsd 10 objcction 1o this srraugement, The Court fnquired if there waa ANY PROVISION FOR THE BALE on the contlnuancs of the cascs, Judgo Dickey replicd tuero was in Sec. 16, ‘When in any caso the judgment of the Court was not rendered until 100 lsfe to mako the sale, the Court could give julgment forthe taxcs, and make such or- dez in gelatlon 1o the sale, ‘The Court—How about cases where already been entered by dufault? under the proseut notice of aale? Judgo Dickey—Yea THE OTHER LAWTERS, Mr, horey hoped the motinn wuuld not be enter- tained. Lis wauted the decision to follow the tisual course, aud did not seo why the ltigauta should not be entitled to the fratis of their judgment, Mr. Hurd also objeeted to the motion. Thry all had tho right to be heard before the Supremo Court, aud he thought things aould be left to take the ordinary course. udgment ban hey can go Mr, Btrges thought ¢ waa not fa tho power of the Court to lrgally grant the contindance, Tho city ought 1ot in (ki caso to have sty moro privilegen than 8 yrivals indiridual could clain, ‘He submitiad in bebalf of tho ciuizenn Lo represented, that they were entitled to proceed 10 a trial aud have b declsion ren- dered, 1f the decision was for them, tho other partiea had the legal rights and romedles, sud {f {t wan opalnat them thioy bad Uselr legal rights and remedier, Mr. Dorden wanted tha ottier casex to come up. o was auxious for Juatics, and did fiot perccive any provisiun In Sec, 16 for the’ judefinite continuanco of tho cascs, It scemud to him proper to go onand disposs of tho otlier cases, and to dofer judgment until they came up, The time was elupaing when the salo alould be made, and Sec, 16 did not provide for their contiuuance, The Court—The only scrious queation thero is {s that mentioned by Mr, Hurd and Mr. Shorey,—that the continuance may oporato 0 cut off the geutlamen frym argutug thelr cauen. Mr. Adams sald tliey would consent to thetr making thelr srguments, M. Hopkius sked what would ho the Judgment in this case; how mavy diflerent Judgments would this Court give, aud whit would be the-form of the Judg- meu Tie Oourt—Counsel for tho city toke {he responal- Lility av o whetlior they can poceed afterwards or not, They soem 10 buve fuvestigated tho question, sd it §# 10r them to determine it. Alr. Hurd did not think it was policy, even at the suggeation of the counsel for tha clty, o tie up thelr propurty on suy uncortalute, (r. Adauis snggeatod Liat the progerty was tied up sostiow. Atr, Hurd—Well, you are well onough off. [Laugh- ter,) Mo maid the Teprcsenttives of the city b alroady takon » good raany riske, e representod intereats of the public, and wsa {o favor of every man puying hin taxes, udge Dickey—Who employed you? An, nURD— 1 employed myself, Iinsist, aud that is the resson why I caime into the court and objected, we sliall have wholasoms Law, sud the property shall ol Lo tiad up and upoqually taxed and burdened by sny map. 1 ropel overy insinustion from tho gentlemen, They have departed altogethor from law, Tu tho tax lovy for 1872 they liad 1ot tho first word of law for anythlug thoy did, They bad 1o Aseswsvr, no Colloctor; no suthority 10 appolut one, “And yet, in the teeth of the Law, ihey undertook 1o niake it Lut their patch-work ln;luo\ on sbls to sustuin thent, r, Adaus aaid it seemed to Bim that the motion ey reasousble oue. Brother Hurd bad got a little excited, He, Mr, Hurd, aald ho was a e~ faer, mnd u citirn bt bul el olfered u jogical reasan why the Court sliould not_oxervise lta discretion fu granting the coutinusnce, Counsel maid hie did not want this proporty tied up. What tied-up property 1 1t an application for judgment by tuo unty Gollector? Notatall. Thetax for the year 1574 bocane » Hon on the Ist day of May, without any asscusment and without any lery, solely by virtuo of the statuta. It was the atatute whica created tho in- oumbrance. ‘Tho spplication did not tie up the prop- orty any more than it wus befors, Alr, Roby tlien adiressed the Court, showing that the motion for coutinuance wse borno out by prec- edents lu the Federal and Supreme Courts, Further discussion ensued, and an_ agreemont belng deapaired of, MB. TULEY 8UOGESTED the ohjectors sliould lat judymient go igainat them, and this cases could then coinu up, ‘This wuggestion, sa way bs {magined, did not meet with untveresl spproval, Counsol for the objectots Kept pouring in rassous sgauat tho cubtinuance s tho aln one belug tha poor chanco they all kiad to dlupley their logal scumen before the Supremo Court, uutll at last, in"the hope of ablrevisting tho discusion, the Coulrt sugzeated tho best plan would be to teko n a fow canes, 30 that all tho poiuta might bo in tho record, and all the gentlemen could be beurd, The Burremo Court would bo more apt to hear the several cuunsel In four or five cascs than {n oue, He thiought, In disposing of & question of discretion, that the futervsty of tho bl represented through tho {ntoreats of tha City of Chicago whould be onstil- erod, Ho could not uudertsko to say, s Judge of 1he Oourt, as counset wera at liberty to say, that tho law was wrong, sud might force tbo city (0 ga under some other law, 16 could not take any unick powition, and be suggested, in order to save the rights of tlo objectors aud the tnterusts of tho city, that somia Lalf~ dozen cases shiould bo selevied 40 go UD, 80 that all the counsel might biuvo a chauco 10 be Learit, No agrcement could be arrived at ou thls point, and after listentng to weveral moro »peechaa, {ha Cours ad- Sourued until this morniug, 10 give counvel ul oppor- tunity Lo decida as 10 Ui sclectlon of casus o go 10 the Supreme Court. ke prospects ato that ths objsctors will stlck out for thelr’ rights, aud that the Court will Rave to nterposs s discretionary power 1o saalst the city in geiting the matter at ouce befors \Le Supreme —_—— THIS YEAR'S TAXES. THEY WILL BE COLLKCTED UNLXD THX GENERAL REVENUE LAW. The Hon. T, Lyle Dickey, Corporation Coun- seol, was interviewod by » ‘I'siBUXE roporter last evening relstive totho decision of Judge Wal- lace, rendered yesterdsy, iu the delinquens tax matter. Judge Dickey stated, lu effect, that he had no reasonsbdle doubt—while naving the greateut r spect for the opinion of Judgo Wallace—that the ity was entitled to collect the taxos under tho spplication. It was tho inteution of the Law Dipartment s mouth or more 870 to advise the Mayor snd the Common Councll to coliect the taxes under the Ucneral Kovanue law, ax balg the best and surest mode of procedure, 'Exe Iw:un. ibat judgiuent would Le rendured ju favor of ha city by Judge Wallace, Mr, Adamus and Limself bad decided 10 Jot this 1matter rest, but now thers was Do tme o boloat, €5 Uiy wedy prepasiog ea ordlasnoe 10 legalize culloction of thes taxew of 187 UNDKR 7TUE OENKBAL UEVENUE LAW of the Biata, ‘This ordinance would be subniited for discuselon 0 the Mayor sud tho Finance Committes of the Uoaucll thia aftarnooy, snd they wuuld adriss the ouling of s speols} masiing of e Coundll L-torro venlizg, 1a ordar that the [ustrument might Le passsd, :-I e Olerk would Liava to ceriify it before the iy & g sl 5L be nesd of 1874 Axad Lbs #t the ancond Tuesday In Beptember, hut the Law D. pirtmnt wern not e aw to whetlier that dats was nat a misprint or & mixtake of some kind. Tteporter—In cass {ha Jndgmeat of the County Court should be afirmed by the Bupreme Bencl, is it yonr tutention to ABANDON THUE COLLECTION OF TAXES UNDER DL 80 7 JIndgn ickey—Yes, wo must ind other mesns. Fepwrter—tioe do you intoud to procen T Judge Dickry—Under the Liw, the City Callector makes & retarn of deiingnent-tax landa to the County Chllectar, but retuine his warrant, and ean prococrd t levy on the peraonal 1roperty of delinquents, Tirro 18 & s} 021l jirovielon which authorizes thia proceeding. Slopurter—Ciliaunhas tho largest delinquent tax list in the Unital Mtatoy? Juidzs Dickey—Yen, 101l wonld appear; but really 1L 1A it one-tenth part ashad ax it looks on paper. Not oo than ous 1n e uf e arge 11x.jiayers paye his taxes undl the laud in ndversiven, for tha eragin tuat the penalty tna mere tedite, and 't ure of the money {x much murs valuable than the rovts are large, ‘Thercfure our delinquent tax st In, to ull {utents aud purperes, not & booa Bde tax liet, Reportar—What projortion of our tazes are ACTUALLY DELINGUENT? Judge Dickey—Outof a tax levy of over for 133, wi- Linve an actual delinquency of 2771441, or, ePliaps, $300,00, This 8 OUF aversge projartiut, se ae an I can loara, 1 bellevo that nearly all the drify. nuent st can be made good to tha city, " The fault |y in cur law, or, ralber, in our Cou. atilution, which' pravents us from lersing witlout first procuring Judgment, In Oblo the Collestor can ceed Lo levy directly on delinquents just as tho Blierlil does, No judgnient In_required, only the fact of deiinguency, of 5 per cent in lesides 2 penalty imposcd o the delinquent, and this oot to awell the geucral fund, Thiu renaity makcs it & matter of mo- nicnt for the tax-psser to pay up Lie tazes withont deiay, which §s tla reason why the Obio Cllertors Hiavo bery lcta trouble, aud an”agrecably light delin- quient list, TRoporter—Do you think, Judge, that tha Ohiolaw would work 10 excellent advatitago ere ? Judge Dickes—The Conatitution atanda o the way an to levying witbout waitiog for judzment ; but our Leginlatitrs might tuex on the 5 Jer cent’ penaity, which would ave » tendency lo decreaso the delin: quent Lax list right away, The Legislature may sca it to inake such an amendment duriug tle next scasion, “Llin Carporation Counsel thon plunged into a huge manuscript, aud the reporter left, s — THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS, ‘The 1llinois Centrnl Suit—Defense of Mr. McLnughiine Specinl ispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Sramvorieo, Ill, Aug, 5.—The Rafirosd Commfs- sioners ware {u messlon to-day, and recefved notice that the case pending n the Dauglsn County Circult Caurt against the Tlinols Contral Laflroad had been declded sgalnnt the Compauy, the Jury giving s Judg- ment of §1,00. The Compauy will tako the exse up to the Hupreme Court, Mr, McLaughlin, Kecretary of tho Board of Railrosd Commisatoners, in reply to your correspondent, says, touching the article upon him in the Times, that be hioa neser sold or rented a pase body ; thiat last spring somo of | cut of hus drawer in his oftice ; that ow WLat pasdes were gonie, but waa able 1o pay that the oneon the Gilman, Ciluton & Syrugtield” Kellrowd aud the lockford & Tock Tsland wire two of them that ho Rotified tha oficers of thuse roads of tlie fact, A LITTLE TOWN NEARLY BURNED UP. Spertat Dismatch ta The Chicags Tribune. Earr Bao1Naw, Mich,, Aug. b.—Early this morning fire wus discovered in the rear of the hardwara store of Doughty Drow,in theViliage of Mt Plessant, Inalslls County, and, there baving been nn rain for neveral weekn, tho flames spread rapidly, and deficd all attempta of the populace to quell them, The fol- lowing Lulldings were lapped up: Enferprise priut~ ing office, Daughty Broa’, bardware store, Carr & Grange wholesalo grocery ators, 8lill- wells milllnery store, Urecley's photograth gallery, Kimball's meat.n; Tovinson & Grves' )g boune, Eddie & Austiu’ market, F. A. Fan- clier's hulldiog, Odd-Fellow's Hall, W, IT. Toppiny's tuilding, and hislf-a-dozen dweliiugs. Tha Joss is esti- ‘mated at $100,000; amount of insurance not knows, but thought to bo very light, Special Dipairh fo The Chicara Tribune, Deznosr, Mich,, Aug, 5.—Doughty Drothers' store, 2t Mcunt Fleasant, tock fire tLis morniug, aud this, with several of the neighlioriug storea aud shops, wero destroved. The lonscs will acyrezate over §2,000, aud the dnsurancoe i snall, Carr & Graves, druggists, lone abuut $5,0:0; Douglity Brothers, $4,00; J. A, Fancher, over $1,0.0, Uther concerns, mest markets, g}llllm-qllmpl. sic,, awell tho ngiregats Lo the above ure, AT LA CROSSE. Speetnl Dirvateh o The Chic 1o Tribune, LaCroxz, Wis., Aug.5.—By the Lurning of Col- man's saw-mill last night 150 hands were thrown out of ewploymeut, The tutal loss Is now figured at $40,000, AT UNION CITY, PA. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Entr, Pa,, Aug, 6,—A fire st Union City, yesterdsy, dentroyed Gleason & Smith's carriags factory, Loss, $,00, Tusurance, $1,04, e 088 IN NEW YORK, Nzw Yonx, Aug, 5.~Tln loss by the irs yesterday in Arbuckle Drothers' spice-mill, Nox. 50, 8%, and 60 Frant stroet, waa $50,00; fully insured, AT NEW MARKET, ONT, New Munkrr, Ont., Aug. b.—The flonring-mill owned by J. W, Marsden was deatroyed by flre this af~ tornoon, Loas about 310,007 {oxurance, §6,00. WHISKY FRAUDS, IN CHICAGO. Of the large quantity of whisky selzad in the ware- house of tho Chicago Canal and Dock Company ¢ ap- peara that Mersereau deposited the largeat amount, and Golsen, Exstman & Co, the remsinder, Efforts ‘were belug wiade yesterdsy to relesse the proverty by fornjehing the noccssary bond. The United States District Attorney will proparo the case, aud submit it at an carly day to the United Btates Cowmissioner for 'u'-llmhmry cxamivation, In tho matter of the Col- octor of Internal Iterenus sguinst the Union Distiliing Ca, whoss establisbmont {x on the Calumet tiver, the Matahal will give nolice of a sala of the ditillers and contents to-dsy, to dufray uupsid tazes, Swhich amount 10 (1,00, There aro only 160 barrels of Liquor in the warebouso connected with the distilery, The sala witl take place in ten or twenty days, AT PEORIA, Spselnl Dirpalch to The Chicagn Tritune. Promua, IlL,, Aug. 6,—Gavett aud Vance, Uncle Sam's Ageuta of Internal Revenus, are still making It lively RAILROAD NEWS. Scenes Attending the Postpones« ment of the Northern Pa- citic Sale. St. Louis Railroad Men Getting Weary of Low Rates to tho East, The Whole Pacic Yelping for Quils on the Litlle Game They Began, Sturdy Determination of the Chicago Roads to Give 8t. Louis More of It. SALE OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC, New York Sun, Aug. 3, Tulge Saipman issucd a decree of foreclosurs in tho matter of (he Northern Pacifio Rallroad ou the 12th day of April, 1675, adjudging that thoroad Lo nold, with all grants, liborties, and h'lflchlvefl. on tha 24 of August, by Kennoth G. White aud Oliver Fiske, Mastors. Yeatorday, at noon, the Masters, with thelr muctlonser, wero cn tlie steps of the Custom-Houso, aud tha loug decres of {meclusum and ite awcudmonts wero read. *WLat, now, am I offered?” cried tha auctiooaer, ** for thix railroad, ono of tha sound- st And — *'Stop 3 moment, pleane,” fntorrupted Jolne aton Livingston. Chrirman of the Cowmittos ap- pointed by the bondhiolders to buy in the road. It a the reuucat of wy Comuns 1og &22,000,000 of pondw, that thix sal ]uur;n:d unm;uudud day of Septeite "It can't bo done, The road m now," waid Mr. Whito, e l‘ Bull l‘l"tl“"ll " ‘.\h‘. Lane, “represont tho counsel of tho Trusteos of the morty; unito lu the rogucat.” Ay, “ Where aro yonr principala? I toll yon this le canuot be adjourned ; for all the territorial lauds iv Idabo, Washivgton, and Montans, do- I)nudh!“ ugion thin foreclosuro, are advertisad to i Bold on the 15th of Boptember, and thoy muss be old then.” “*But,” perainted Mr. Lane, ** hero ia Charle- magno Towor, oue of the I'rustecs, and ho wilt tell you that hie wants it postponed. Won't you, Mr. Tower 2" ** I sdd my request to the others that the sale e postponed,” said 3r. Towor. *But I sew no good rosson for & poatponoe ment, aud tho road must be sold,” ropeated the Maatar, “* But who ia the other Trustee, and whero is and what does Lo say " i *Jay Cooke {8 the man," shouted a dozen voiees, **And Lero lio1s," said a broker, n mo- ment tater, who firet canght a glimpse of Mr, Caoko au ho alightod from a cab. 'Iho rain was falling heavily as Mr. Cooke climbed tho long: steps. llo Jooked strong in liealth, but Lis step was heasy, and hia hair and beard wera very gray, 1he oyes aud faco kin- dled ity slight suimation in’ responns o the many grectites oxtendod to bim, and ho soemod edpeuially anxious to avuid the recopmition of the cruwd. He waw very plainly droased in & hiack brosa- cloth suit, atid wore'a broad-briued, eoft, whito feld Lat, Qu the prowpuing of t € the Compne e, o, wrked for 3 poits onement until Bopts 3, Lut Commi- mer White apadn rogifs “ It can't be done. Al that Do nold, and must folow tuin ». 1and han got tor 4 midwinter I8 no tme for an auctloneer to travel through that mux{{ry}‘ give s until 2 o%lo ¥ 1o alk (€ business " begged Mr. Lane, and s petition X tho Tequest for n postpomement was aguin prossed, on the groznd, advauced by Mr, Live {nzaton, that the Purcharing C nittee, Who wonld ‘probably buy the road, kad sutharity o represeat only $22,000,000 of the Lunde, and it had bovoma a legsl quéstion whether, f tley made n lid, they might nos under kome_coutingrncy become {ndividialiy reapon able. Mr. Liviugwion aaid that proxics were coming Inby every mull from other Londhoiders, and that authiority was also leing furnished to them by the stockholdery, whoso ncquiescenca dn the plan would ond all the troubles of the roau, 3. E. L. Audrows, attoriicy for n Wall treet come bioation (hat hold roxiva for $2.064G0 of bonde, urged tlat the malo pracecd. 1o suid that tho Pur- chanlng Commktro wan einpawered to act, by (he tertn of the pruxics, o the 24 dsy of August, snd on 10 ther day'; sud tat, if the waio waa postponed, ho would contest its authority la the eourts un{awn 1t ob~ here, Tiey lavohad five Btorokeepers dismissed to- day by telegraph, and have recommended thio dlse missal of one Gauger, whom the Comntisioner will, of course, “acalp” to-morrow. It is underetood that this Gauger hisd teon so extremely ohliging to whilaky wen 84 to stamp and braud packsged in ad- vancy, luaving the dealors to 8li theas packages ss thioy Pleased, and, it is presumed, with crooked whisky, THE PEKIN CASES, Bramormeip, I, Aug, 8,—The Pokiu Distilling Compauy and the River Distililog Company, of Pekin, Laving given the roquired bonds, have been allowed to resume operations. FINANCIAL. DUNCAN, SHERMAN & CO.'S CREDITORS, Nrw Yonrx, Aug, 5.—No srruogements Lave been ‘made with tho Unlon Bauk of London for the redemp- tion of Duncan, Hhermsn & 00, letters of crudit in the bands of travelors, The negoliations pending since the fallure of Duucan, Bherman & Co, bave not ‘boen cowmpleted, and the longer tho arrangement i postpoued tha less probability ts there of successful result, Letters from Parie say over 1,000 Lolders of tbe firm's lelters of crodit have becn heard from in Germany alone. 3suy are utterly destitute, aud bave been compelld to ap- ply for rellef to tno local authorliice or to the American Cousuls, One woman, & teacher, of Maxuschusoits, had but & france when sha beard of the fallure, The Awericau =nd English ple whers she was stsying subscribed sufficient fuuds to pay her expensea 10 Ha.aburg, fror which place slie touk ateer o-papsage Lowe, The sppeals for aid from persous holdisiy thieso letters coms from all directions, A doce winent stating these facts and denouncing the house ta prepariug for pubileation, Willlawa s, Duncan says his father, Germany, hus offered §2:0,000 to protect the eredit of tha suspended Brm of Dunca, b Co, 11e believes a llhnluré arrspgement will be mads Wrough J. 8, Morgan & Co., of London, INDIAN AFFAIRS, IN MONTANA. Special Dirpateh 1o The CAicaga Tridw 81, Pavl, Minu., Aug, 5,—A Dhamarck, Dak,, tole- grAm 10 tho Dispateh aaye the Key Wost brought down, last night, 160 tona ailver ore and 20 tons wool from Montsus, I8 reports 20 inches of waler sbove Lo Yellowstons, s0d & good boating-stage below, Threo unarmed recruits who were out fishing were recently Kkilled by Iudians near Fort Fock. Nuwerous mumufl uryosof Indlans aee Lo the Helal o STl v Yica'at milce fro0) beck, and wa repulsed wilh the 0s4 of one Indian killed, IAN WIVES. was rocelved a8 the Indian urest hia worniag from Fort Aillz T Hon, B, C, Smith ¢ 'The Klows and Comanche Tomen say they are uuwilliag t0 go to Florids, 8hall who {8 i\ B a;m L S""v Howanzy, Indisn Agent, ME STOCKBRIDGE INDIANS, Minwivess, ag, b—d, C. Dridgemsd, Tndian Agent, bas requested the Unitod Btates Marshal to 7e- move 34U Stockliridgo Indisns, who are said to Lo tres. b, AL, it et it ] tained pew powers trom tie holders of the 322,000,000 of Loudu. Mr, White, after warniug tho Committee tat {t piust ask fur no furthor postpunetnent, sds Journed tho sale uutil oou ou Chureday, Aug, 12, 8l e sume placo, “lavent you got n belter place {o New York than thie 0 sell projerty fa 27, ekl Jay. Couks, froia e der » rateed wmbrella, * The decreo commands us fo make tho male here,* sald Mr, White, **and bere it munt be, cud it will be ono wevk from Thuraday, Nomember that,” Amoug the multitude wero Goarge W, Cas, Tiecelver of the road; Charles Il Wright, of Fhiladelphia, tbe Trestdent s Jidgo 1tice, of M, & Director; S, Dul- 5itt, of Phfladcipbis, Jay Cuoko's conusel, aud thio fole lowing named 10 niberw of tho Purchasing Comaitico: Jubuston Livingeton, uf Now York: J. K. Moorbmad, of Yittsburgs J. N. Huichinwon, of Phiiadelphis § Gearge Stark, of Hoston ; J. M, Dentaon, of Baltimore 3 wnd Frederick Bilingy, of Woadatock, Vi, A Lirgo crowil of Wall streot men gathored when they tearnied what was buiug_doue, sud a8 they dupersad Jay Couko caught sight of thie ‘Lunker, 0, W, Haaular, Wiio n conniectod with the 2,000,060 combination, “ Ielioa, Warsler,” crivd Gy, * wiial are you around Bere atirring up trouble for7 ¥ * Who started this trouble, anyway 1™ repliod aTr, Haaxler, with a laugh, Dot lot 1ta menlion 1t,” sald the grest retired Buancier, with & grimacc. To tho Teporter Mr, Cooke sald that ho had o [des whiat tho road would scll for, but that lus conddence iu Itn uitimate success was undimiuished, snd that o conaidered it worili overy dollar that bad ever beed putinto it PASSENGER RATES, Another attempt was wndo yesterisy to ralss the passenger Tates from this cityto the East to the figures ngrood upon by Messrw, Heott aud Garrett, ot the timo they “ shiook hiande scross the bloody chasm,” Tho attempt thix time wan mado Ly the Pittaburg, Clne clunati & 8t Louis Itailroad, belter known aa the Pau- Hnudla route, which s contralled by Irosidont Thomas Heote. But this road camio to grief very gquicaly. Neithier the Michlgan Central nor the Michigan Bouth- «rn would listen to an fucrease at thia time, and both Tusds dectared that they would continue to sell Limited tickets at the old rutes, viz.: To New York, $13; Philadelpbis, $14; and Daltimore and Washington, $13.60, Of course, tho Pittsbury, Cinciona & 8t. Louls Rullroad, which s the longest routs to the East, could not_eharge $18 to Now York and $17 to Philadel- yhla under such eireamstances, and, consequently, an order was given by Mr. J, N, McCullough, the Gen? ral Munager of tho road, to continus to ~sell lmited The ofi« tickots at tho same rates ad tho other roads, cora of tio rosd now try to throw tho Liania for mks joy the Incroswe on thy_shoulders of Mr, Gallup, the Fassouger Agout, Dut this vxcusa n rather tranips rent, for Mr, Gallup would never have assumad the anthiority of chianging the rates without fustructions from higher authority. The Pittaburg, Clucinnat! & 81, Louls Hallrond undoubtedly acted In unisan with tho 8t, Louls roads, 1t 18 teurnied by o dispateh recelved yestenlsy thst {ho ateer roads ad decided upon an fncrowe in_rates as follows : From St, Louiy to Vittsburg, {rom 813 ta $16 2 to Baitiinore und Waahington, from §13 1o §18¢ 1o Cloveland, frow $14 to §15 3 to Huflalo, from $10 ta $19. The uld rates, however, wero fur limited tiekets, while thio tow ratea ara for unlimited The dispatch said nothing iu reand to the rated 1o New York aud Philadelphis, - From this fact it 14 supposed {hat 1ho 8t, Loulu ruads deaired 1o see what seifon the Obie eago roads would Laku in regird (o thosa two places berora decding upon an fncremse. Tho Bt, Loulv roads have, during the last twa ‘motitls, done their utmost 0 take away from Chicaga all tho Weatiru traillc they could, and sold_ round-trip and exeursion tickets to New York at §25 for the Youud trip, which Is Josd that) oo regular fare used to T Now 'that they have bocoma slck of low rates, they expuet tho Chicagy Jiucs alto to increass theirs, a0d thw sllow thom 1o keep up the sdvsutage (hey Bave gaincd duringtho list two moutha, The Oblcagd roudls Lave wdhenvd fo 1o low ratos prevailng during The war thus far, b ako uf all oppoaition, aud bave ruvets that fhy 4 i) @ proftable busiucss st hewm. ey will therefaio 1ot ba very snxious to bo gullod futis raiMng (Lot Tt aa dutived by the wily B, Loudn 1 ry. A mceting of gonoral ticket and Seuc ot azeuts waa leld b tho office of the Miitse r, Fort Wayue & Chiicayo Raitroad fn regard to the aboss watter, but this Mickiuat Contral sud Michigan Bouiborn Tiltscd, &8 wisted balore, to change Weis e prrectif i altimnt was also made by the Bt, Louls roads to {nducy tho Cbicago lines 10 fucroats tho rotes from B Frauctco from 111 to §118, Bus tho General Jawseuyer Agents of the Chicsgo lines “ couldn's ses it," aud rofuzed to sccede to the demand. Tha (oo~ ofal Pussanger Agents of the Chicago rosds know when they araalied, and they mean to malntald tualr sue ypremscy, : CHICAGO & LAKE HURON, Bpacial Disvalch o Tha Chicuso Triduns. TLawaINg, Mich., Aug. 5,—The iron sud other mse terual for the construction of the diviaion of the Chiv €ago & Lake Huron Hailroad betwesn ¥lint aud Vere non Jusction, on the Detroit & Milwaukes Bailroad, 18 now being dopostled at the terminus, snd tracke layic wil Compeice ooz, whan Liey eipedt tolty & mil day, O Watrous bas appaix et dant of lorive Fower, snd Btepoes Tiacer Buperintandent of Master Mochanio of the road. THE BURLINGTON & SOUTHWESTIRR “apectu} Dupale o The Chisaga Triduss, Dxs Mones, Ia., Aug. 5.—It is undarstood tha mm Burlington & Bouthwestern Bafirosd malier hes baam sottled, Gen, N, B, Haker, Receiver of e Biates Circalt Conrt 1o Tows sud Missouri, sad Kittorick, Bacelver of tha Btate Court, for Iows, seasium of the whols ke L -w-mu‘ whis