Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 18, 1875, Page 2

Forth Carolina, who aniised here to-dsy, savs ® ho delogetes aiand 61 Repnblicana ta 5 Demo- yrath, tho tro delegates clainied na Tndapendent Saving boen elected on tho straight Leputhican icket, THE GASENBACK MEN. Drrnar, Miel,, Aug., 17.—~Tha foilowing is tie eall for & greenback convention to axsemble T thix oity noxt weck, aud signed by the Hou. Muowreas W, Field, Chalrman : 13 view of the stagnation of sl kinds af productiss tnteine », {ho paralynis of ali fuduatrics, the dixtreas s of thosn dentroun of Jalor wil their Bands for the anpport of thele familics, produced by falmn atil 1 Jous legistation npon the finasces of tha fostering monopniiea snd gIving woney-lind dAn ndvantage in producthcless over every atlier ng agalinet hy earnings in favor of reforin In regard are invited to ote Quyernniontal acton i th tcnd n convention at Detrojt o Wedneaday, Aug. 25, I4i5. Tho_ following propositions will Do dia cumend: To w0 A A cwrency leened by thie Gavornment for the people catnet bosanctione | st adopded, which will not phace the eatire burin, 1 o tho country in tho hamis of Lankers, brokers, and rpeculators in money to provide means wherehy w15 suan shall boenabied 0+ fuvost hin means n 1o Jauilic securilien now ovelusively within tho reach of Y- apitalist and banker ; opposition to the taxation o tuposed tpon Teaf toinceo aud all_ether donieatie Trviiuetlons ; tha repeal of Lo whole systetn Of lnters Tl 1avenyo ‘taxation an svon an practicanle, aud rals. fie il resenue eranlred fo support e Gove 1y taxatlon on imporis of forehn producilc exfnguishment of 4l eney fusuod by hanking core ons, anid d by the (overime nt for tlio use aud pln s tho immediate repeal of the ac fizing the day for the resumption of Tho following pentlemen will address tho mwocting: Tue Tion, Wildam D, Kelley, of Fanasjivania; Gen. John I Gordaw, of dioorgla ; tho Han, fawos Buelianan, of Indi ana; the Hon. Maté 11, Carponter, of Wiscou- mu j the Hon. I1. 3L lloiton, of 1llinvis. THE NEW YORK REPUBLICANS. Special Duepateh to The Chizam frivunes New Youw, Ang, 17.—The Comuitteo of the Litwral Republicana of this Stato hiave resolved to hold o convention, and not to net with either in tho coming eclections. K. Il Fenton wili probebly retuen {0 the Ropublican fold, aud bo the Kepublican candidate for Congrees, in tho Chattanqua District. Gen. Murrith, of the Taberalw, will al«o hkely inve a placa on the Ra- Jubliean Htate ticket, aud abandon tho Laberals, The Liberais threw=h nt the State will ganerally not with tho Hopublicans iu sjdto of their Gon. cral Cotnnutiee, MAINE COMGRESSIONAL NOMINATION. Davaon, Me., Aug. 17.—The Dewmocratic Cone veution in tho Fourth Congresslonal District to- day nominated J. C, Madizan to fill tho unex- puted torm of Hersoy, deceased. THE KENTUCKY ELEOTION, TovmsvitLe, Ky, A 17.—Ceon. Dasil W. Duke 8 olocted Proseenting-Attornoy in tho Niath Judiem! Distries by abont 200 majority. i i Ep“’ IN BOOTH. crions as ot Firse Be About Again i Infutics Not So Reporsed—Ilo Wi ia n Few Weoks, Special Disnatch to 1he Chicaao Tribure. NEw Your, Ang. 17.—Dunng the past weok, Dr. 0. A, Kellogy, of the Pouglikeepsio Insune Asylum, has been visiting Mr. Boolh, tho actor, and yestorday thoy Jeft together for a drive to Stamford, about 8 miles distant, 'Two horses wors attaclied to o 1wagon, a colt and ita mather, Whon descending Keelor Hilli on the Iloston turnpike, near Stamford, tho bridle of thao colt brolie. The horses started running, and Mr. 3ooth was thrown oul, almout tustantly, with violenco, lis body moving in a horizontal position aud mtnking a telegraph-polo with his faco towards tho polo several feet fiom the ground. Dr. Kullogg was socn after thrown out, recoiving litlio iujnry. The horses Levamo loosened from the carringo, runnivg +ot0 distanco, whow thoy wero caught. licar- iug Mr, Booth's gronns, Dr. Kellogg hastoned to hi4 nz¢istauce, but ho was uncouscions, wunMUY- ing 3y wife," <My child.” A largo number of parsons soun cato to the reend, and, obtaining s teaw bed and pillows, placed him in 8 wagon aud proceedod to Coacad, accompanicd by Blatw- ford peopls, who walked at Lis gido. Drs. lnight avd Geid, of Stamford, were sout for, anu when the poople arrived at Mr. Dooth's resi- dence chlaroform and ether weye admunistered, and an oxsmiuation of bis body revesled tho fact {hat tho utna bune of tho left arm wau brolien in tuo places, about 4 inches apart, near thoolbuw ; that the fourth nib was feactured ; and that ho front portion of the budy was badly Luweed, * Tu o short tine hie beeamo couscious, and whon Joweph Looth, his brother, who had been tolagraplied for, arrivod 1 tho oveving, ho wan smioking lus favorite pipe, thongh Iviug i Yo and suFering nome pain, 3o scomed hitilo conesrned at bin own condition, evon nfter con- reiournean was restored, and sabd all be bad thonght of was bis wifo und cluld. A# ~oun o tha scondout ocenrrad, information . wus dispatebed to Mra. Dooth suod daughter, the foumer of whom had mnot hoen at atl well dwiing the previens week, Tho anxloty and meneal strain, which eontinued nunul her hiiduud was reliovod from his sullorlugs and sesurance eiven that ho would recaverm s fow wucks, had served to overcomo her no ] {mm-m, and sho was to-day prostrated ou her bod thronph weskoess and exhuustion, but to- wards the closo of the day sho becamo stronger, and was focling hotter. Dr, Geily, who 1 almost constantly at Mr, Booil's Ledside, wuid that tho inuries roceived woto seriona, and especially painful, but o had 10 renson W dunbt speedy recovery. 1o thougsht ho wouid be able to 8it ujp in a woolt or ¢wo, und that i four or mx weeks ho would to ablo to bo out sud following his scoine tomed pursuits. s lojuries being ou tho left sido, will not nterforo with Ly actng, and Dr. Coib said heo would be able to fiil the engacement with Alr, Daly, which begine 1w shis city Oct. 4, Mtr, Booll's wathor arrived this ovoning, aud, during tho day, 1, W. Waller, formerly slugos mrnager ot Booth's Theatro, was preeopt. Mrs, JeVickor, mothor of drw. Yoott, who in staying nt Seratogs for hier houlth, was telographod for, aud will bo ai Coscob soon, After Mr. HBooth comploten his engagement with Mr, Daly, ho goos to Philadelphia, wuder an enpagement with Sr. Ford, of lisltunore, whoro be will appear at tho Walout-Bereot Theatro from tha middle of Novowbor until the hotldavs, wien ho wiil go Bouth, stopping at Baltimore, Rich- mond, Havaonab, and other cities, returning tlirough the Westorn et HORTUARY. Rocucavrg, N. Y., Auyg. 17.—Tho funeral of the late Georye 11, Munford, Vice-Presidont of tho Westorn Union Telograph Compauy, took placo to-doy from St. Paul's Church, A largo nuwber of distinguished smen of ihis and vtuor cilies wero presont. Yho remamng were interred in M, lope Cemotury. The ;rocesdiot was ue of tho largest ovor seen tiohoxter, and was composed of leading muun of tho city and otticors of tuo Westorn Uuion Come pany, PR e QUINCY SMACKING IT8 CHOPS. Spacust Diapateh to The Cntoaoo Tribune, Quiney, I, Aug. 17.—Tlere s & fair proa- pect of auother Bocclier aftalr in one of thy promiueut churchios iy thin ¢ity. Chargos bave boeu made, aud a court has beon organized. Ihe prolliniuary proceedings will bo started to- worrow. ‘The inatter muy be hushed up, but, shiould the businees go on, thero is s prospect of & lively seusutivn, P NO HONOR AMONG THIEVES. Madam lersick, thoe keaper of a bsguio on Siate street, was rellovel of sotne diamand jew- elry valued at suveral huudreds of dollars even- 1ua Lefore last, ‘Tho yraperty was taken from a trunk iu ber room, ‘TLo tatier was reported to thu police, who had not discovered she thief up 10 6 lule Lour Iast night, 5 ‘Che Story of n Little Bul, Brovkiyn Araca. It was an uoreceipted bill, aud read as fol- lowns1 "o WILLIAN M, EvauTs, o profentiuel seryicrs, Hovelved pay When the distinguished lawyer stepped ahoard thy train aud strugglod 1o greet the party with a sheerful countenance, this listle dosument pro- bruded from bis coat pooket in & most audacious and suggostive wuy. lirother Clovelaud's watch. ful eye wae first to discern it, and grasping the donnscl's arm, with much sgitation he whis. perod s *For beavou's uako, Evaits, don’t show that bhivg bere." : ‘I'hu destroyer of Bir John Cockbumn's pesce of wind turued u ebade paler, aud ramued the bill down tu the very bottem of bis pocket with & yoliemeuos uot wholly angelic. FOREIGH. The Insurrection Spreading in tho Turkish Prov- inces. Many Turkish Nobles Slaughtered, and Several Towns in Flames, Oroatians in Large Numbers Join tho Insurgent Ranks, Failuro of the German Catholic Scheme for Indemnifying the Clergy. —— The Siege of the Spanish City Seo d'Urgel Vigorously Pushed. TURKEY. THE PROVINCIAL INSURRECTION, Lospox, Ang. 18—ba, m.—A special to tho News from Viouna says tho Dosnian insurrection is aproading. Tho towns of Derbir, Dubieza, and Kostaiv'eza are in flames. Many Furkish nobles have beou slaughtored. Large numbers of Crantiats bavo j ined tho ineurgente, and it iy feared the outbroak will assumo tho clharacter of & toligious war. s A CERMANY. THE HEBMANN MONUMENT. NEw Yong, Aug. 17.—At tha unyelling of fho Termarn Btatye, at Detmold, vostorday, tho Emperor of Gormany made & short addrees, in which ho said: ¢ ‘This is ona of tlio most affoct- ing festivities that I buvo over witneesed, and I rejoieo in this mounroent as Inougurating & now era of happily-unitod Germany, and 1f all would do their duty toward the boloved fatheriand it would romain so forever.™ THE OLD CATHOLICS, Bosy, Aug. 17.—Tho sesston of tho 01 Catho- lie Couforcnco clodod to-day. Archbishop ly- kurgus, of Syrin, on Lehatf of tho Greok Chureh, aud Bisbop Sanferd, of Gibraltar, on bohalf of thie Irolostant Churchies, thanked Dr. Dollingor for the good results of the Coufercnce. Thoy oupressed the bopo that the Churchos sould cons tinuo to draw nearor tugethier, Uutil thore was o united, unlversal Chureli, Insliop Runkers closed the procecdings with a te doum aud prayer. TilE: DISINHERITED TLIESTS, Toxpoy, Aug. 18--5:30 a. w.—Tho Times sayw tho subseriptions rawsed throughout Ger- many to indemm{y the Prursian priosts for tho witharawal ol Stato grants smount to only 2350,000, Thin s less thay ball the amount of tho sum withdrawn, Thero §s consoquently no hopo of forming o sulliciont fund for tho disin- hented pricets, —_—— SPAIN. TIE BEIGE OF KEO D' URGEL, Mannrn, Aug. 17.—A body of 6,000 Carlists to- day attempted to roliovo Sco ' Urgel, but un- suceessfully, Sevoral attacks wera mado upou the Ruynlist posittany, . Tho besicgers are cxpecting roioforcomonts, and the firo upon tho cuy in continued. Iha citadol has sni¥ered scrious damage, ———— FRANCE, THE ELECTIONA. Pantg, Ang. 17.—Iloturns vo far received in- dicato that tho majority of the Council-Goneral olected uro Couservatives, CARBINAL J'CLOBKEY. Ilavne, Aug, 17.—Cardival McClovkoy arrived to-day ou tho atcamer Poreite. Mo will dopart to-morrow for Parls. Roauk, Auz. 17.—Fho Popo ha instructed the Ponufical_Ablegate, Monsipnor Toucetti, to escort Cardiual McCloskey from Paria to Romo, e SYRIA. THE CHOLLRA IN SYRIA, CoxsrayTiNorne, Aug. 17.—The cholora is abativg in Syria. CASUALTILS, RAILROAD HORROR. Mpecial Luratch to 'hs Chiraca Tridune. BT. Justry, Aug., 17.—A vory sad roilroad ac- cldont oceurred near Gowan, abont 22 wmiles from this placo, on the $t. Louis, Kansas City & Northorn, ‘The passeuger train was jdue liers at 11 8. m., consisting of an englne, tender, and baggago-car, express-car, And WO paRs- sengor-cosches. Tho BSSOUEON | Wero mostly citizons of this placo. Tho placo of tho nccidont was z trestle-work about 200 feet 1ong aud 19 feot high over a ravine. When hinl€ over tho engiueer heard o cracking of timbor, end let o full head of stcam on. 'The suddon movemont broke tho couplinga first .of tho engmo and tender and thon the rest of tha train fell with o crash to thoe bottow of the ravine. L. J. Anglinn, of J, Weil & Bro., 8t. Louis, Mo, waa killed. Beveral prominent citlzens wero injurud soverely. Five ara reported an fatally amjured, The wholo number injurod s forty-four, There wore ladics with their legs aud srms broken and facos bruised, Thoe wounded were brought to this place about 6 o'clock p. m., end it was o #ad sight eecing thom taken through the sircets suf- furing as they wero. 170 the Assoctated Press,t Br. Josrrn, Mo, Aug. 17.—A fiightful accl- dont occutrod about 10 o’clock this morsing on tho St. Lonis & 8t. Joseph Lrauch of {ho 8t, Louis, Kausas City & Nerthorn Ilailroad, an tha train was pasking over o trostlo-work over o dry branch, 6 miles eouth of Gower Station, in Clinton County. 'Tho strio. turo gave way, precipitativg tho mail snd ox- press cars and two puescugor cars down o dis tance of 20 foot. Feeling tho trestle glving awuy tho ongincor put ou alt steam aud suceced ol i running his engine eafely over, broaking looke from thio train. THE AWFUL TIST, Thero wore fifty or wsixty pagsengers on the train, Over forty wero iujured, but only oue Killed, 1o was & man supposed to be E. J, Anuting, salesman for J, Wail & Drother of 8t Low, Boveral others are likely to dio from thor dujunes, smony them Capt, W, 1L B, Warren, a merchant of thia city ; Judge 1. A, Dobolt, member of Congress from tho Touth Dintrict of this Stato, buadly cut and bris- od, "Fhuuemes of the others injured sud mure ar lees soriously, nve Muj. Haza, of this city Mm. Uaza und threo children ; Edward Ellet, of Tosas County, Mo, ; ‘I, O, Rosentbal, of St. Louis ; Peter_ ltcwticrin, of St Josopli; Mrw. Reistiona, 8t. Josophs L. W. Flomung, He donohs - the ey, 1.Va, Tiossog, of lhighland, Kan,: 1, Newburgor, _of 8t. Juseph; Bamucl Jobnson, of Lincoly, T ; A, R Hanuing, of 8t Chules, Mo. ; J. W, Jatt, of Bl Louls;"J. N, Bobaunun, wife, and daugh- tor, of Ht. i Lao Mucherburgar, of Ht. Joseph § 1. Ainold, of Marysville, Mo.: Mias Hughos aud B Morohesd, of Richmond, Mo. 3 W, J. lirown, U. 8, Express messsugor; Joseph Bandorson, conductor; 8 W. Montgomery and wifo, of Grayville Miss, Valla Wauiuor, tralusboy, of Richmond Mo,y 15, F. Stenchfleld, baggageman: Clark Androws, of Maryevillo M.} Miss Mary Audsews and Mies - Anme Brown, ~of ° Rt. Joseph; Frank DBrown, of 8t Josophi Mallia Moaghor, of 8t. Joo ; Mr, and Mre. J. A, Liver, of 8t Jooj AMrs. ‘Tlomss Measoy, of Bt. Jue; Miss Mary 13, Hall, of 8t “Joo; L, K Hall, of Bt. doo ‘IA. K. Sykes, of Trenton, 8o, s Joweph L. Nichols, of Mattoon ; Miss Mag. wio Hing, of Clullioothe ; Mr. A, A. Freoman, of Bt. Jus; W, B. (loodwin, of 8. Lonia, ‘Al of tho injured, save L#0 or thres who pro. feriod to 1emaln at farm-houses i tho vicivity of the accidout, were Lrought to this city and have veon wada s oowmfoitablo es pousible by the Naitrosd Company, Alltbe physiciaus of tho city inve buon put on duty, aud aro actively oxerting thewselves to reliovo tho sullerory. DISASTROUS EXPLOBION. Sweeial Diavatoh to The CAaao Tridune, 7 ASx Anson, Mick., Aug, 17.—Lass eveniog at 11:80 o'clock & fire broko out In August Herso's grucery store. \While men where sttempting to cativguish tho Uawes a ceu of pond.i auda, large quantity of mitre exvloded, wounding thit- teen persony, The rtoro iy & total wreck ; tho windina and doops nra blown out, the floar and celling ripped off, the roof and walls aprung. Tho foliowing aro hosn unly dujured s George Tadholz, faco aud neck filied wlth ginas, dangerous 3 Hanre O:twnn, an oyo blown ont— recavary doabn fnl’; Witltam W. Sannders, bit in the tare with flying istiles, eves muclimjured 3 Gieareo Hangsterfor, xhouller cut onas @ Jamen Danovan, w4 feet of tho can when it ox- plodded, Bloeay 50 foet, but not reriously injured. Tha explotion exbmgnished tho flamos. * Losa about £5,09) 3 ineaianee, $3,000. The ongiu of tho tite 18 not Knuwn, CROWNED. Vixtox, Ta, Aug, 17.--A mao named Goorgo Walford, 8 book-agzent, winle attempting to wo- ter his toreo In the Cedar Tiiser at this placo yes- terday, drovo into adeep hole, and man awd hoiao were drowvnod. Mr, Walford loaves » wifo sud five children in Adair Coupty, thia State. ‘Ihiren weeks nuo a voing man named Gerberlel wan trowned at tho name placo winla watering hlg hurse. E _Spesinl Disnatek to The Chleaas Trridune. KANKAK] 1In, Aug, 17.—A d-vear-oll won of 8. Wright, of Manteno, foll into tho creok yes- terday noid was drowned. Niaoana Yants, Aug, 17.—Tho body of Lithel- bert Parsohs, who was drowned at tho Cavo of tho Winds on_ tho 8th, Wwas recovered from the whirlpool to-day, Reapiso, ., Aug. 17.—Tlis afterncon tho wite of Cant. Phil Bétsinger, accompanied ty her turce children, two ghilgand 8 boy, Azed ro-pect- ively 9, 6, und 3, walked up the tow-path of the Union Caual, and shen i miue north of tho city throw hor chitdron fnto the water, aud then walked i horself, ANl wero drownod. RAN OVER A HORSE, Dernorr, Mich., Aug. 17.—Tho 4 o’clock morn- fng oxvrows ‘on the Grand Trunic Raroad ran over o horse, and tho cngluo was ditebed and 4. John Waterford, the enginger, was Joun Bytne, tho llreman, swas adly sealded, yethaps fatally, No others gmu Injured. Hoveial cara wero more or loss tukien, RUN OVER, Specinl Dispateh to The Chfeaan Tribune, Gnaxp Havey, Mieh,, Aug, 17.—While return- ing homo this oveniog from Wyman & Buswell's saw.mill, where Lo was employed, Edwin Case waa struck by a special train on the Dotroit & Milwankeo Railroad, whicl eevered his ankloand minred bim elightly othierwiso, o is doaf and dumb. KILLED BY A HORSE. Srecial Dispalch to e iacayo Teibune. Tostents, 0., Aug. 17.—At Dloomdale, a small nace a few nules west of tlis place, o Mr, Sleckor was kicked and instantly uilled by one of his horees, which ho was harnessing, e loaves a family lu fuir eircumatances. FATAL HUNTING ACCIDENT. Specsat Disvateh to The Chicaao Tribune, Troomsoroy, Hh, Aug. 17.—Chasles Pock- mau, a Gormau morchant tailor, was wounded in tho thigl, probably mortwally, tlns evoning, while guuning, by tho scaiden:al discharge of & com-» pavion’s guu, VESSEL BUNNED. Bax Fraxorsco, Cal,, Ang. 17.—Tha bark Mi. lap burned in Mission Day this morning, Bhe was loaded witls lumber and gonoral morchandivo for Yokohama, and was Lo ssil to-morrow. Bho Lelengod to L'ope & Talbot, of thud city. A DROKEN ARM., sveeial Diapateh ta The Chicato Tripyne, Mapsos, Wis,, Ang. 17.—Mrs. J, D. Parkip- #on, wifo of tho editor of the Democral, had an a-m proken by being thrown from o carzisgo this afternoou. THE "HUGH MARTIN" EXPLOSION. . Louia Ginbe-Democrat. KxoxviLLe, Tenn., Aug, 16,~(reat excitement was created here thin morning by o report that the steamer lugh Martin bad exploded her boiter at Washington Landing, 60 miles from Chattanooga, on Saturday evening at 6 o'clock, totally wrecking tho boat, aud killing all on bogrd, about twenty, excoptone. Later news, hawever, puts the loss at less, Capt, Fritts, a civil engi- neer from tho Cinclnnati Southorn Railrond, name not Jearned, one colorpd dock hand, snd & THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SDAY, LAND-GRANTS. A Deetslon by the Commissioner of the General Land Ofliee. Tho 8'a‘e of Iowa Claims COartain Lands Granted to thp Raile road CUompanies, On tho Ground of Thelr Belng Swamp- Lands, and Thevefore Incapablo of Allenntion fpom the State. Tho Land-Ofice Decides that Patents Can Bo Cancoied When Shown lo Havo Baon Issued Erroncously, And Allows an Inveatigation to Die- covor Whether the Stato's Olaim Is Valid, Rneefal Corvesponvience of The Chieaso Tridune, Drns Moixzs, Ta,, Aug. 16,—Tho Governor has received tho declrion of the Commisaioner of tha Umted Btates Land Ollice af, Washington, in the caso of & cortan land-grant mada by Congross to the Dubuque & Bionx City Kailrond Compnuy. Suveral countien alung the lino of tho roed elnim, in bebalf of tho State, that & portivn of tho lands granted and certifiod to tho Company ara swamp-lands, and bolong ta tho Binto ; that the Government had no titlo In thom, and, there- foro, no powor to convey them. The counties petition the Dopsriment {0 mako an investiga- tion aud resursoy of tho land, sud file their claim that tho nature of the land may bo detor- mined. Tho Rafiroad Company demur to the petition, and deoy the claim,—holding that the Govornmont Lins 1o powor now to do what is ro- quosted; that, having granted and certifled the lands to them, aud third parties having pur- chased lands of the Railiond Company, and made improvaments thereon, tho grant 18 bind- ing upon the Yovernment, and it 18 estopped from auy resurvey or iuvestigation,—tho titlo and pusdession having pessed from tho Governa mont. ‘I'ho Commireionar holds that, if the graut of swamp-lauds to Lo State was mado prior to tho grant to the Railrond Compnuy, the Litle to the Imud was in tho State, aund tha Governmeat could not convey 1o the Compavy what it dul not poswoss, Kuch s grant is void, o8 bay “been decidnd by the Supreme Court, 'The Com- puny acquired ouly what tho Govorntneut Lad a right to convoy. Tho Government having no title, the Company got none, and o, ton, third parties, purchasers of the Company, can bave no moro titie than was vested in tneir grautor, The Commissionor decides that the counties hiave the right to establish their cliim to tho lands, by rliowtng them to bo swamp-lands within the weauing of tho act of Congrosa, Thin ruling, whicl 18 contrary to tho decisions horctoforo minda by tho Gosoral Laud-Otlice, ia an earnest that that oflico iv not under control of the railroads of tho couuntry, and is s sign of retarning reason aud justico. An tho decision is of importance to both par- tiod in intcrost, ond as it tukes entirely now ground in this mattor, I give it in fulls DEranTSENT of INTEMOR, GENERAL LAND- Orvice, Wamuinaroy, D. 0., July 7, 1875.— . F. Steiger, Ksg., Agent of lowa Laitroad Com- (mm'rn, Washington, L. C.—81nz Your lettore of May 18 sud 21, 1875, hayo been received; aluo, thint of May 20, 1675, lnclosing printed nrgumun‘ of the Hon. James F. Wilson, of Fairfleld, Ia., attorney for certain railroad companios, in ref- ereneo to the investigation of thn awampy char- acter of coitain lands which bave been cortitiod to said Companios, but which a0 clnmed by the Btato aa rwamp-lands, And, in reply tbereto, I bave to aay: z ‘Fliat, if tho landa in question have boon corile fied to thie Bailroad Compauies boforo tho right under tbo swamp-giant, atiached, na oxamina- 0flico is AlGL amination, to Loawamp-Tands, T find no ground for questioning the cerrectnens of ecither tho poliey ‘or principla conchiod i tho la the guotation, Tialk hawaver, ta terealve its apvhieatnlity to the matter in hand, To mako tho language of tho Socretary efcctiva of 1ha ends of the Compamen, it is hecersnry to hold that thero waw a poant of thero lands for rpittond purpores; but ihis is the cesoptinl point of denial, en which the proposed oet'an of tho oftica 18 to he bad;* for it is beld, that if, on tho 28th day of Hontember, 1830, the Jandw were swamp of ovorslowed, they beeamo veated, wore granted to the Stato, by tho net ap- proved on that day. (Revined Blatutes, See, E, 2,479), and that henceforth Congress waa power- lens oitlier to receivo tho grant or to divest it to any other use. It followa, thereforo, that tho “action of this ofiice, in certifying the lands i1y quention fo tho Companlies, was not action unider a grant, but a moro mistako, which, however ft may reem to impugn e earo in tho execution of its functions, must not bo allowed to stand _in the way of the due discharge of a prescnt duty, The Nlli:ofled Biardship upon nurchasors from tho Rmlioad Companies, inerdent to s disturbance of {bele presont titles by tho propoged investigation, hins hut Tittle rel- ovanco ta tho gucation now before this ofiice. Tho fact, however, remajus, that the Hwamp- land sct carried over to the Siato nprosent grant, and that each tract of land carried ¢o the Companics and to their grantecs boro testimony upon ito faco fdontifylug 1t a8 tha land of the State undor tho grant. or that af the United Biates, eubjcct to Congresrional control, Tho land ~being thus granted to tho State, the not of Congreas pranting ino sAmo imnhoses cer- taln duties on the Kceretary of tho Interior, to - wit: l'o mako acourate lis's and plats of all such Inuds, and tranemit tho samo to the Govornor, and, on tho request of tho Governor, cause patents to ho1esned to tho Htato, “I'ho Becretary must necesaarily perform this duty through subordinates ; and, soon after the 1 asaago of tho swamp-grant by Congress, a plan waa ndopted, oo consultation with the Biato an- thor:tien, for making this oxamination, InTowa, the Htate undertook tho selection of the land, and tho preeentrtion of proof of its swampy character to tho Kurveyor Uetieral,—tho ullimate determination of tho matter being reserved to the Interior Dorartment. The Stato has long einco claimed that the lands in question aro swamp-lands, and fur- nished prima facle evidonco that they aro of that character. T'lits clsim has not yot boeen ex- amined at this offico, aud, untll it is so exam- Ined, and eathior 1ejccted or approved, the duty of this Dapartment is not performed, Noithor is it uxcunml trom this duty becauso the Genoral Lai d- Ofiico hias hawtily or inadvertontly certified the land to another claimant. Tho fact that auch certification was nominally to the Etate for cor- tain Railrond Companies “docs not change thoe matter. It wau not granted for wuch railroads if tho land is awamp, aud such certification in er- ronsous,—tho eamo as if it had beou mado to the Railrord Ccmpanics ditectly. The Btipremne Conrt of the United Btates, fu Decomber, 1860, in tho cako of tho Hanmbal & &t Joseplt Itailiond Compauy vs. Smith (orror 10 tho Supremo Court frow Miesouii), declared that 1t was tho duty of tha Secretaty of the Into- rior primorily to decido the question of tho ewamypy charactor of tho land, and then hold that, when the Becretary had fmled to dircharge that duly, it was propor for {he Court to mako the inquiry. Tho duty, then, of gacertuining tho fact whether the land is or Is not swamp, bolonss primanly, as deelsred by the fuprems Court, to tho Iufetior Department. 'That Department makes ths Inquity through this ofiics aud, thougl tho ruggestions thul the Genornl Tand. +overbutdened with its numerons aud intricato duties " may seem to excnse the dolays nnl mistakes with™ which it is romotines chargeable, it eannot excuso & rofusal or neglect. to discharge a platn duty. Tho taxing of theso lands, and the eoffect on tho title under the lnws of 1ho Htalo, is a mattor s regard o which it 18 not the proviuca ot thig Dn&nnment ta iuquire, Mr, Wilson says : **It {a notoriona that many of the bent Jands in tho Btate have Loon certified to tho Stnte under the swamp-land grant—lands that ate in no senae swamp, Aro theso casds to be reopened, and tho Conspanios atlowed to con- test tho right of the Kinte aud its grantecs, bo- foro tho Dopartment " When the question Is prerented it will bo met, but mil not bo nnticipated. I may.uay, how- ever, in regard to this wattor, that it is probablo that most, if not all, the lands winch mav have beon thus corlitied (1f any such wero dertified), waro confirmed by & subsequent act of Congress. (Revired Btatutes, Koc, 2,484,) ILLINOIS ASSESSMENTS. ‘Work of the State Board of Equulization for 1675, An Opinion by Attorney-General Edsall, i Eyecial Dispateh of The Chicado Tribing, Srminarrern, T, Aug, 17.—T sond herowith a table which interprated mosna: Firat column, fo. tal proporty of all kinda asscesed In countics,—and thia means sll property except capital stock of corporations and railrond property such an Is asscaeod by the Board, Recond column,:total cqual. izod value of all the property of tho Btate for 1874 Thira, fourth, fifth, aixth, and #oventh columns, horacs, cattlo, shieep, hogs, and mules on tho 1st of May, 1876, Next four columns, cropy of 1874, Theso are of lHtile value at yreacnt ouly a8 showling relatively tho crops of this year TOTAL KUMNER OF Hom 5 = A3k £ 33 [Motrn. MIEER, AND To08 § T2 |TOTAT ACRRAOE OF WHFAT, cony 123 3:% REATE ARKESNED ON THE 16T DAY UF|| OATS, AND MEADOWS YOR 1471, Eizgg SRER | m i, | 123 3 e FSelk | §%02 R 5 x 3383 | B £ |45 3 i isigy | 3 H H 3 18R | i ¥ i = o Fe = -0 B AL o | FURMINY B8.#24, 800 153 lfl.alfl 31,0101} 4, ".!I’ £l 15,180 0 6119 sIasla o E55! e EEaDa R £ B HREZ, i 53552, SRgasacc] =S .’§ 38! 3,__ S42FEY: S ; £} Fadees a5 Lt £ 3¢ B 0) ] LA 511 dida,o S2E5 b} STIEESIEE D! Richland Rack Inland, aline Kangam: . oy lor vuest AN 2 S a B e v 905 081105 5,88, 4RO 2,634, 771 12,8:1,731] 4 730 A B BN, 530 0% EEH %oD aZelz 55 i e 42,974 _1 &L 8,452,218, boy standing ou thao river bank, werae killed out~ right. Henry Frites, brothar of the Captain,and clerkc ot the boat. escaped with few iujuriea. Willinm ITood, tho mato, was dangeroualy wounded. The pilot, John Henson, at the timo of (le axplation, was asloap in e berth, Lo lost ono log, and is injured otherwiso. Only two ladies weoto on board, Mra. aud Miss Graves, ono ono of whom received p eovera sciateh on tho forehend. ‘Tou or twelve othois wore mpre or lews injused. ‘The Ilugh Martin'd cargo consisted monlly of grain, much of which wae greatly damaged. Tho bont was notan old onoe, nud was huilt st Kiugstou ntrado between Jinoxvilio and Chattanooga. Hho carried at the timo of the explosion ouly 100 pounds of steam, 30 less than the Govern- ment allows, Capt. Fritts, the ownor of tho boat, was Al old and trustworthy river man,%hnd highty resuected, Lavest,—Edward MundnL of Cincinnatl, civil engineer, i1l was not ed, but aerie ously iujured. 'The unamed of the wound- ed aro Jseno Degeop, of Montgomery, teg broken; Lenjsmin Ilightower, of Dalton, dutizerously iufured futerually, probably fatal; John Biack, of Kingston, bruikad and log brok- eun; Thomas Weaver, of Knoxvillo, leg broken ; Dnn*amm Hurdatth, of Dosne County, brokeu thigh; Danicl Disting, Chattanooga,” weversly bruised. About fourteen pomsous aitogether wero muimod and wonuded, iy A WOMAN BHOT, K ‘Two Lovers ‘Together to und Recelves n Wound Not Inteudod for Jlers A shigoting sffuir occurred yesterdny alternoon about 4 o'clock abt No, 143 West Washiogton nireot, and was kopt so qniet that tho police dld not Tearn of it natil vearly 3 o'clock this moru. ing. A young woman of the town, named Jennio Holleran, lived at the abova-montioned place, in u room on the scoond floor, and was tho vielim af o shot intended for another party. Bholad been consorting with a young wan, and, bo- coming tirod of bim, cast Lim oft and took in unother. ‘U'ho mou mot u the girl's room yestorday, &t hLor roquest, and the preferred applicant for the miscrabla wom- uu's companionsbip, gonded on by the latier, drew a pistol mnd fired with sucli poor aim ot hly rival that bo mwissed Lim and shot 3ise Jounie in the _hip, foficting & wo- yero but not daogerous wound. Bho wan attended by a physician, and subsequently removed to No.10 south Halstod streot, with & view, oviduntly, of avolding the police. LThe shouter and the dscarded fimr sluuk away an Hoon ay possible, and have escaped urrent. Their namoes were not known by auy one in tho noigh- borhood whera tho shooting aecurred. Tho po- lice will probably catch the men to-day, A Lndy Correspoadenss Paris Letter, My fiiond raquosted o to tirn my opera-glass to the side of tho [Assembly] gallery below ua, and thero 1 saw a handeowme, Tichly-dreseod lady, spparently giving closo attontion to tha pracoed- gy, snd taking poucil-votos on small sheots of paper. *'The husband of that Indy,” wau whils- pered in my ear, * iy & momber of {ho Arsembly, and sho is the Paris correspondent of the Inde- pendance Belge, ovo of the most widely-known of Countinentul fournals, But tho moat curious thing is tho fact thut she writes ber lotters iy poncil right here in the Chiamber, Just a8 you see Lur dowug now, aud sonds thom oif to tho nown« puper without recopying them; and when I say that these Jottery are not surpased fog sprightli- uess and abllity by thoso of tha hundreds of forelgn correspoudenta hege, 1 only repeat what is univereally concodod to bo the trath. Thero v hier Lusbaud," be contloued, potuting ont to moa Duput¥; * ly froquontly sondy messongers up to bis wile with little scraps of news and gos- sip that ho lug learsed on tho floor or i the aute-roome,” g = » Metmbold in nn Insnnc=Avylum, : New York Tunes, Puitavgiraia, Va, Aug. 14.—Ar, Henry T. Helmbold, the former propristor of many pater wmedicines, ayd wha kept a Iasge house on Broad- way, lns been sent to au fussne-asylum (o this eity, 110 recontly voturned Irom {iuropo, and has been temporarily e.opplug here,” In cune vorsation with a reporter ho told wonderful tales of what Lo propossd to do in the future, wud, for o man whoso busivees Lay buen wrec) #Bpoke profoundly confideut. Ou Wednouday two lm)'nlcmun oxawinod him and pronounced him usans, ‘They then mady afidavie before au Aldcrman reciting the result of tho exswination, and yost Mr. Huolwbobl wad svaoyed 10 Dr Hurkbride' ST A question Las boen suggested fn regard to that part of tho lands which were brought be- fare this office by tho act of Cougress approved March §, 1872 (Htatntes at Largo, vol. 37, p.87) ¢ sud, sltbough Mr, Wilson docs not ralseit, ‘it may bo woil to oxamino it. ‘The act provides that the Commiesionor shall examino cortain selections, and allow or disaliow according to the acts of Congrena in forco touch- ing the pumo at the timo such nolections wera made, without projudice to legal entrios or the righta of bona fida Bottlors nnder the Ifomestond and Pro-omption laws of tho United Btates, prior 1o tho dsto of eaid act. x 1t has been cluimed by somo that o cortifica~ tion for tho use of o Itailrord Company ia o “logal entry " witlin tho moauing of that act. Ido not think vo. Buch certification is s mere {dentitioation of such lands a8 wore withiu the prescnbed limita. Au “ontry” meaus & pur- chase with monoy, or o location nuder or by vir- the of somo Lind of warrant or serip. 1 concludo, therefore, after a careful examina. tion of tho wholo subject, that, unless the Stato uthioritica shall formally abandon tho claim of ho Htate, thid offico hus no nght to refuso to make tho investigation iu rogard to tho awampy character of thewo landa ; and, if any of thom sro found, on examioatian, to bo of the descrip- tion af Iand granted to tho Htato as * wvamp and overflowed lands,” it will bo the duty of tho Department to causo tho samo to bo cortifle snd, on the roquost of the Governor, patontes {o tho diate s such, - . Your request, therefore, and that of Mr. Wil- #on, for tho recall of instructions to the Rogls- ters and Heeolvors in regard thereto, s refused, You will bo allowed thirty days frow the date heroof for an nppeal to tho Becrotary of the In- torior, and tho Haiiroad Companies will bo al- owed & reaspnablo time after final decision to ogin prococdings Lo coutest thoswampy chnrag- ter of the lauds, Very respectfully, 4 t 8. 8. Bunverr, Commirsloner, From this opinion, tho Cedar Ilapids & Mis- souri, tho Dubugue & Bioux City, and tho Iowa Fulls & Bioux City Rarosd Companion, appoal. ¢ HAWHEYE, —_——— tion or inquiries would be made ; nor wil} this oftice furtber inquire with msnm! 10 tho correct- neas of sny decision mado Leretoforo in casps ‘whero tho u\mmp{‘ character of any trace or tracts of load has boen alteady investigated and that questlon decided ; but in cases of hasty or inadvertont action, whera tho rights or claims of partios bavo boen overlocked and not exanuned, such partios have tho right to bo hoard, “This ofilee, with the approbation of tho Becre- tary of tho Interior, bas further examined nu- merous cases i which pajents have beon fssued erroneously both to indi- vidual purchagers and to ratlroad companics s claimants under land-grauts, altbough no ground of fraud was alieged ; and, whon euch error appeared, tho patoutee lns boen duly no- titied thereof, and requested to roliuyuishi his apparent title, and, upon his refueal or neglect ta do 8o, a patont hme wsucd, notwithstanding sach neglect or rofusal, to the party found to bo enlitled thereto,—reciting in such record tho fact of tho formor erroncvus or inadvorteny patenting. v . . Very notable casos of such socond patonting liave recently occurred iu regard to lands in Cal- ifornin, Bowo of which may be meutioned, Ly act of Congress (Revised Htatutes, Sap, 2,788, 20 Clauge), all lauds which Lad been so- giogated by tho Biato as awamp-lauds by sug- voyH in accordance with tho United Btotes pya- tem of surveys, In townshipa Lofore that time surveyed, wero confirmed to tho Htato, saving tho rights to vottlers and othiers ; and tho Unitea Bintos Hurveyor-Gonoral was required to oxams ine tho State segregation maps aud surveys, and, when hp lnum‘“llmm thua to couform to tho United Biates systomn ol survoys, to cunstruot and npprove townsbip-plats wculdl:luly, and for- ward them to this oftico for approval, "I'he Burveyor Cicuoral neglcoted thly duty for sovoral years, aud, in tho moautimo, part of the laada which had been thus eegregated wore claimed by railroad companios under land-grants wmndo by et of Congress, sud wore regularly listed and patentod to such companies, under the direction of this oflico. Many of thete cases bave been exatnlued withiu the last throo years, and othors are now undergoiug cxamination; A Fashionablo Chinose Weading, ::;lllll‘na;lywml‘:g; “n’:l 'm:::nltrl:l‘ “’":lh";&m ¥rinco hay Just bad another farhionable wed- prior to the * act } of Cougrems uuder ding, tho parties thoreto being John Ki, confi Wit tho " state ¥ Clalmod © tho iand | dential mervant and Colestist body-gusrd of William Bharou, 8au Francisca’s miiflonaire and Novadn’s Honator, and Mademolsello Qui Ho, a lady with many porsonnl charms, and a nssful bandmsid of the establishment, ‘I'bo oceromony was performod in chiutch, tho fricnds of tho co“p‘\’u assembling in large numbers. There wero mn‘ynchlnoua Iadicy, whowo broad elooves, Joose cotton gowny, and ornamontal atyle of boad-dress hiolpad 10 uake the scene plctur- by virtuo of ths swamp-scgregation, such Com- pany {8 uotifled to surrender its patent, and after a reasannble time given to comply theye~ with, another patent is fstued to the Biato, re- citing typrews the fact of the prior erroneous patentivfg to the Nlailroad Company, Boveral suoh patenty have heen alrogdy ixsued, aud others aro in course of preparation, When tho first lit of said lands was esquo, A fow wiray Chinamen from the Chineto :::"' |,f: ,t:,’;m,??“?fi’ :&nn'\,(:‘ 'l‘;;tcr‘i‘t:: uarter Jooked on with a puzzled uunulou on ailroad U(rmpnny' presonted bis patont | Vheir chslky faces, and ditfused a sickly odor of burnt opluin from their garments. The bride- room camo fashionably lato, and somowha gflll]ed the Degiunipg of the inarrisge rito llo waa eloummtly drossod in broadaloth made in Parman fashion, and hed his hair cut In tho American mode. His appoaranco and manners wero those of & cultivatod Europoau. The brido did not wear white with orsuge flow- ora and dinmondn, Atittlo margin of Ophir bad puen wasted 1o broadaloth, which was mada in the atyle of Chincse feminine aitiro—a loose sacque aud broad trowsern. Delivato gold ear- rlugs of uativemsnutecture huug trom har eare, (lold Luttons made of tho protty gold doliars of comumoreo, sdornad the sacque profusely, inaking 8 dazzling glitter 10 the gas-light, 'T'he marriago coremony lasted sbout ball an hoor, and the bride wore & downenst look that scemed partl; tho result of » saminisoence of tho Chinese uocin customs, which mako marriage almont & Largaiy and sale and tho wife almost tho wlave of the busband. A Ki snd lady will be ssen in Wash- ington st tho opuning of Congress, and will daubtloss glye some illustratioud al the Capital of Celoytial Lifa balow stai s e e A Spolied Child. ‘The other day, suys a DParis correapondent of the Pulludolphia Telegraph, quite a commotion was croatod 1u the Bols de unlnf:ne by thoe en- trance of a vory singular party, 1t conuisted of two tiny cavalicrs mounted npon exquisite kttla ponied. Une of theso sl riders was » o 20mo Loy about 7 years of sge, snd b piber was & lufge monkey, strapped to tho eaddls of his sleed. A servant in livery followed oo borscbuck at tho distancs presoribed by etl- quotte. Findiug tat tuin winuular cortego was atiractiog a crawd the polloa ©f the Hoisin fercd, and the youny geniloman and his com- butora the Becretary,erelying upon ihe same course of argument presented by you In this cane; that tho land, haviug been cerfified to tho liailroad Company, was beyond the juriediction of thuadflico or of the Dopartment;- but, not- withstanding wuch protest, the Becrotary ap- proved tho list. The only difference between the California caes sud thosu 1u Jowa now undor consideration Is in regard to the queation to be scttled, In Californin, the matter to be inquired Into is whether the lands wero sogregatad by tho Btale ay bwamp lu 3 certain wanuor and ' prior to a certaln date. In fowa, tho question to be decided is whether, on the 25th of September, 1850, the lands were swamp or overflowed within the mnnlur of tho act of Congress grantiug swamp-lauds to the States. 1 aip awaro (hat some of my prodecczgors in oftico rofueed to lssus snch socond patonts, even in the cloarout caso of orror, unloss tho first patonteo relinquished bl patent und reconveyed and the land; bLub the vight aud the duty ) to lesue such second patont, when the “ lesue of tho fires was emoue- ous, {4 not now questioncd, Buch actlon may appear to bo in couflict with some of tha viewn expresued by tho Hocrotary of the Interior inthe lettor of Feb. 28, 1664, quoted aud relied on by you, and which, you eay, has nover boou revoked or modifled by any of "hiv succowsors, sud Is, thoreforo, stiil in force, ‘Chere are various wayy, howaver, of modifyiwg an opinion expressed by the Hecretary, or hy sy other ofticer; it way ba as effoctually dove, and a difforont rule estabe linhied, by a contrary practice, as though over- ruled o terms, You quote from the Secretary's letter before named tho following seutences * When the De- partment, by its oficors, has fully executed one t, its officers shivuld cease all actiou under niot were forced to return bome. Ou inquiry Yioltor graut of \ho uime laud to the uame Boru mado i wes found thas 0, boy was s rautes.” ‘This, you inswst, is decisively agsinat | ouly scu of a Portuguosa Oount. st present re- bari vessibly spallod clild, to whum :\ll‘l“;rgxlo‘m:z\:'u:ulm uoti lufi. Consoquently, whet be tovk it juto his head to take the monkey, which lu his speciu! pet and compavion Lo right or this vtlico, now or At suy He aince the cartitication of the lands Ju coutioversy to tha combauies &4 fuuring to tueir grants, lo agsiu oxercive jls exeoutive junisdiction the! for * any purposs, and | ous miding wish hulx: he found no uns bol 11y with & vjow o DT8RLIMIIY Iinsreg fieia | Swwukis 1o Oppans bls whii. Xius Guiy Wed to the wiate, it touud, upan lhl’pxoy‘ul ox | yeaerved 105 e pallos of 'i’uh. THE OPINION. Speelal Diepaleh to Tha Chieado Tribune, BrrixarizLy, {11, Aug. 17.—The following ia the Attornoy-Geuneral's opinion referred to in othor dispatches : tuna next auccoeding_also Folate to tho subjoct of da ductioys, and apply with equal force ta corporations, An examination of the atatuto will show that, prior s tho amendmeut {n gueation, the Novenua law of tby Stato waa not Justly subject to the roproach of requis {ugg the srseemiuent of property of corporations sta Ligler rato in _prof ) . eumoriELD, Aug. 17, 1615.—The Hon. Charles K. | wriy™ of ~ {nabyiustes ~and 'Whatovor mrotin Lippincolt, Chairman State Board of Equalization— | was made for the allowance of deductions 8in: Tho aubject of tho followlug esolution adopted | o tndividunts,” tbo ssma yrovistons, by *ihds by your Board as tho 10th Inst,, has boen gully constd- | SXPs terms, extendod fo corporations, The ered ; # Resolved, That tho opinion of the Attorney-Geno ral bo requostod upon the proper conatruction of tho amendinent to 8co, 8 of the Revenue law mada Ly tha act approved April 10, 1875, sud what effcot sach amendment should Lave upon tho action of this Board in the masessment of tho claas of corporations spoci fled fn sald amendments,” Tho tuird section of the Rovenuo sct,as amended in 1615, 19 82 Mollown & L *8ga. 3, Parsonal property shall be valuod s fol- lows3 First, all porsonal property, oxcept hereln oth- erwiso dirocted, shall be Yalued ot its fair cash valuo ; socond, overy credlt for asum cortain payablo elther 1n maney or labor shall bo valuod st a falr cash valuo for tho sum so payablo; if forany articla of proporty, or for [sbor or services of any kin, it ahall bs yatuod stthe cprrent price of such property, labor, or ser- vico§ turd, the capital stock of all compantea sud sssociations now or bhereafor creatod under tho laws of this Ststo shall bo o valned Dy the Btats Board of Equalization aa to ascertain aud ctermine theffair cash valuo of such capital stock, in- ¢luding the franchiss, over and sbove tho assessod valus of tho tangible property of such company or association, Baid Board ahall adopt rulea snd prinel- ples for sacertalning tho fulr cash valuo of such capl. tslstock 83 to & mny seom equitable and just, sud such rules and principles, when so adopted, if not in- conelstent with thfs act, shall be binding snd of tho samo offcct 2 (€ contalned {n this set, sublect, how- ever, tosuch change, alterstions, or amendment as sy be found from Hmo to &ime to be necessary to sald Board; provided that, in all esscs whore tho tangible property or capital stook of any campany or assoclation ls sasessod under tho agl {up abares of capital stock of auy such company or ase sociation shall not bo assessed or faxed in this State, This clanse shall not apply $o the capltal atock of banks organized under the General Danking lawsof thia Blate; provided, furthor, that, fn asseasing companfes sud aasociations organized for puraly manufacturing purposes, or for the printing or for publishing of owe, ar for the improy and broeding of e R iasseguaut sbal) Do ovde dhat Wich s panise and sssociations 8o orgnnized shall ouly bo as- Boused aa individuals under like ciroumatance would Lo asacssed, aud oo more, and such cowpanios and as. saclations shall be sllowed (ko samo deduction a4 are allowed t0 individale.” “Lawa of 1315, p, 5, T adition of Ui iaat provian 1o/1bo. ostginal seo- tion coustituted the mmendmont in queation, That wrtion of the original sectivn which roquired tho tate of Equalization to wsourtain und de- {epmin ir caahh Valuo uf tie capital stock, fu- ¢luding thelr franchises, of all corporations over'and Mhove tha neacencd valds of thelf tawgihle proporty waa ro-spsctod in tho amended section. The Luinty- sccond apd thirty-third sectinns of the Novenuu a making provis{on In yreater dolall for the seseasmont S such bapital stock'by o Htais Doard of Equsliia- tion, were left in full force, [Revengo B"‘"“"xfi'-?i 1803.) Tha statute ae smorided requiscs your Uoar amcndment in quoslion rimply declares with greal eme pliasis the principlo beforo containod in (hy law, aud rhiat s oqunlly lnfixucnbl_n 10 all clagses of properls, viz.: that thero shull Lo no unfayorablo duwcriminaiion againat auch corporations in tho asseasment of their property for taxation, Neither the letter nor tho #pirit of tho nmendmient deprives tho Loard of tho power fo include ths valuo of the franchiscs of such corpora- tions In your aascasmenta, Tho statute requlres ov craon owning or using & franchiso granted by any law of thin Htato fo list the same fur taxation a lis ‘valuo in additiou {o Lis other property. [Lovised Siate utes, p, 6, 164, Boa, 8L} It muy bo very dificult in muny vicloltis” to” determino tho valuo of franchirea granted by tho Btato elther to persous or corporations, Nevertheleas, tho law has {miposcd this duty upon your Bosrd, and, by thoamendmient unde connidoration, tiie Logislaturo hsa reon 1t (0 oxprossly enjain upon you that, in tho exarciao of such power, yoil are uok to discriminate againat much companies ¢ associations, but 10 assess thein st tho pamo rates lo- dividuals would bo ssseased who appearsdl to own jirope erty and franchiuo to an equal value, It i1 perlisje unnecessary to add thst the principlo of this amend.’ nicat liew at tho fonndation of our Ioventie laws, and is nrt‘unlly applicable to, and should govern, your sction 4in tho assossmeut of sll classes of property, regardless of the question of ownerahip, Ibavo the onor to e~ Al 0l0s) ClCy gty I3RS K. EORALL —_— ¥ A rerfoct Dramatic Compnuy. A Loipsio correspondont of tho Boaton Adver fiser writes: I wonder if Amorican thoatre- oors know what & troat {a in store for thew o ha visit of the entire dramatic company of the Melningen Court Theatrs, which has just been engagod to play for thyee months in the United Btates ? Theo will be weon what has probably not yot boon soen in America—s porfect dramatls company. ‘Tua Meluingon Company- iy known s the bost wy all (ormagy, kol g & positlos similar to that of ‘tho Comedio Krancaiso in Francp. Evory May the company plays a stz engagement in Horfin, and this yoar its success’ was 80 marked a4 to call forth soma vory onthiue piastio praise from the Crown Prince, who st the Bamo tima tagk ccaalon to disparago sovordly the modern French drama, IY sy 860 HLrange that tho little Thuringian olty of Meiningon, with 9,000 inbabitants, and wlioso nawe is hardly kuown ountede of Gormany, should dramatically eolipso such world capitals as Berlin and Vienns. But tha rulers of tho smaller German Btatcs ara not heavily oppressod with ofticialy dutios, and g0 each vno has gonerally some hobby to which ho devotos tho most of his timo, Thelr bont is gonorally towards art or literaturo, thouglsome- times it takes ‘another turn, as with the D'riuce of Behwarzburg-Rudolitadt, whose heart and 'sanl sxe dovotad to the chaso, You know all about the Bsvarian King Ludwig's passloo for musio, 20d hiavo huard many of the stories of bi sccoutricities, which, according to genersl tosti: mony, soom (o bo but littla oxpggerated. Owing to tho lato Baxon King John's dovotion ¢o litoras turo, tho University of Leipslo has become the Em“m in tho world, Tho Duke of Haxe-Co urg Goths hes 8 passion for muefo, and kss. %o wpcortaln and_ auseas the valuop uf ‘ba capilal | comboued au opors, which tho oritics pay 188 “v‘m' 'fi“’:‘fi?&‘i’:‘: w\:fiu:f(hgfl Guiglile i;flll'gurri af ll\p:ho 0QmpOsars from moz:mo Properiy. The words - eapital atock o Ihelkat8uie | Drenbmch, Thoro a a joke sbout s cantroversy Cliao, atused Ly the wlotutos, waro lutaud: 0, bracd crorythlng of value of every speclea of prop- it . Lotwoan the military and the musioiana over the Dukeo, tho formner sayiog he js the greater com- erty, whi tangible lnu:flflvv owped by the | poser, whilo tho muslciaps malntain that he i stoak owned by th y ol fl?-:‘.‘inuhmmwu m«: "Tha Buprema Court of tho oxcold a5 & Qonoral. The Duke of Haxo-dlelnin- Lo gave tha atatuta ihis intorprotation lu order to :’xld“l ‘duuible suseusinent of tho sauiw property, The watute requires tuo masessod valus of the tangillo property to be ‘deducted from e tutal ascertained Yalugof the capiialstock sud frauchivo ws thus de- Bhiod, the realius only 10 b0 sesonsed under thy duly- nation * capital ptock.”’ This polut boing soitlod, tho queation erlod s’ Whatefact s to bogiven tho amende wput ‘e slatute jadlt furnishuy & goucral anawer {0 Alite queation ¢ * Buch cumpaulce aud associationa gnn—unu of tho smallost of the Thuringisn: iatos, wnd 1 ballavo the only oue whioh hss nub Kot somo portion lyivg around loose in another: part of tho conntry—is absorbed in the dumua d dovoled the greater part of his timo Ao rosourcos to making Lis theatro tha best in sl Cormany, and it {v probably without s superior in Europa. The Duko himsolf 1s au actor, sud aytonisling aa it msy scom, he oftay appestd publicly in that capacily—probably tho finst - 80 organized shall only Ly awessod a4 indjviduals uo- Uer like circumstances would be wasoescd, and np | 8tence of a monarch pecomug & ular actor. miore, and shall ba allowed the same duducilous as sre | }o is eaid to be s vory fluc aotor "fixo. but e allawed $o fudividuale,” |[La; mandats of the Legialature ought to be' carefully ob- gcrved. Tho statutu ruquircs thu tangible properly of fndividusls o natural persons, sa w at yoratings, 0 b ausowied-al ita falr cash yaluo, roquiremant of the statulo fa polsxedd, or uot sielctly obacryed as Lo Lndividuals, the sste euls abuuld ba s Tl in g aseasinent of o property aud franchises does not allow tho audiouce fo_applaud him, 3 bi taitbful sybjocts would doubtless do, whetler . dus acting wara good or bad. ‘Tho Ducliess nas s actrest when ho marricd ber, £ Very Hard Times, of corparations, 1f un s sascascd as s (raction or firedkivn Apgus; Froperty orned Ly lim, the otior lould Lo pasesed | EL0 o atatan I tho hollow of b Lani. -'Y(: Court. Uniforniity of assussment fu proportion to value is the cantinal principlo of the Hoveaus sriicle of thie Constitution, It was to ald In seouring such uniformity that your Board was organised. Whatever doductions are allowed 10 tudividus woss_be sllowed 1o such companiea aad sssoclalions, The beusty- saventh sactivt af W lleveuua sct declaroe aal, “ Iy miaking Up (e MuoURt uf Creuita which any person i st for himae 88 much as I'can do to live, And iy wife basy bad & new bounet in four months.” 5 #1'o0 much rag-money in the country,'1 sup~ posel” nuumm # sympathizng friemd. **No, taiut that,” replied the sttenuated ors~ ¢lo of tho unseen world. * Bpirita Lias got to bo 80 h]uh-xaznocd uow that thoy wou's wmaterl Tequized Lo % wi“ -‘::u ::rmal‘lfi under §10 & woek, WL, cotn) Or corpurativn, - 1o et Froan: Uhe droda. auiount. of cradiis th Smovay ‘-uuu jobte 2uab peveot, | A Julion (. ¥ aliap who wapt ta shirotenll