Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1875, Page 7

THE EXTORTICNISTS. Excuscs which They Offer for Themselves, The Utter Flimsiness of Their Shallow I'retenses. Instances of the Blackmailing Frac- tices of Assessors, Tho Rorth Side Peoplo's-Party Folks Have an Easy Timo of It, The West Side Tax-Payers Hold a Mzet- ing and Resolve. Mr, Derickson Continues His Letters on Our Assessment System. Mr. Forrest Ex[ilnins. OVER-TAXATION. MONE DEVELOPMENTS. Tho oxporures made by I'ne TRINGNE for somo ays past of the maonner in which tho assess. 1ents for personal taxation purposos wero mado m this city, and espocially tho ontragoous mau- nor in which tho South Town was ireated, is reaping its roward. It has drawn tho attention of the peuple to a vory vital point—that wo must oloct othor porsons besides bummers and pots Touso politiclans ; that good, true, and honest citizons should hiold our local offices, and Lbat tho isx-payera and merchants should Beo to it that just such mon are olocted the coming spring. Anothor batch of facts was gathernd yeaterday by Tue Tninuxe, which aro given bo- low: Among other thiogs, it should bo naticed that Ed Phillips clatmed (and showed to n ‘Tninuxe roportor somo $2,000 of town-orders ‘odnosday) that he BECEIVED HIS PAY WIIOLLY IN THEGE ORDERS, q:on which ho could only roalize 40 cents on tho dollar, The contrary ia lield to bo tho caso by other porsons who aro cognizant of the facts. It is truo that mbout $2,000 of theso ovor-duo orders of 1873 woro shown to Tux InIoNE rop- reeentativo, but thoy roprosont all that {s owlug Ed Phillips for two woeoks’ labor in two years, out of n salary of §13,000, being 26,000 for 1873 and the seamo sum for 1875, It iy assorted that Phillips bad no discount to pay on his warranta that wore cnstiod, but that ho got 10,000 in full TAT O DIMEN weg Phillips’ personal frieud, and in 1873 ho was Huporvisor of tho Bouth Town, and it is knowsn that Phillips was the first to get his flsts into the Town Treasury. The sanio Lolda good swith Su- pervisor P, X, lyan, who ofliciates this year. Avother thing in rogard to Ihillips’ statoment, His oxcuso for tho outrageous assessmenta falls fo tho groitnd when he statos that ho Lad not timo enough to make a thoroughone. Tho Town Board gavo Phillips full swiug in order to mako o fair asscesmont, by conflrming as many mon a8 ho wanted. Tho Iaw requirea tuat tho nascssinent of property shall bo commonced on tho 1st of May of each your, and that it aust bo comploted ot & cortain timo in July; oud, thereforo, it had to bo done by a& largo number of men il over tho city almost simultanconsly, Tho lack of timo oxcuso is flimsy, and must fall to the ground from ita owu weakuess. The fact is, tho timo is lumited by law, and the bummer Leputy Asgessors mado the mart of it to BLACKMAIL TAX-PAYERS hilo it lastod. If tho timo wero extonded for a louger period, more blackimnailing would be done, sud moja cooked-up roturns wounld be made. It would bo far bettor for tha tas-psyers if tho aescasment wero compolled to bo mada within ‘weok rather than within the veriod now speci- Oed. Undor tho prosent aystom of ap- olnting tho Doputy Assossors, and giv- ng thom full ‘swing, (bero s am- plo timo for them to conveno their bummer- coterio, lay their roscally hoada togother, amd thon organize for a briof and systematio seaeon of bluckmail, and_for plundering thoss tax-pay- ors who rofuse to bloed by v PILING THE LOAD of taxation upon thom highor than thay can bear, and leaving the blackiailed and pots of tho Ringa to go olther with very small nascss. + maots or eoot froe. Thoso atatemonta aro facty which baye altoady boen proven, and moro oyi- denco will be found below. There scoms to bo no need whatever for 1 Dow aesensmont overy yoar. Tho Assossor ought fo bs compelled to ‘malte out s lst of tho taxablo inhabitants taxod In previous years, and bave thelr mames and sements printed in the pewa- papars. Those who thought thay woro wongl’! sasessed would then st a glance know t aud see at onco atso that all brauches of 7ade wora assessed aliko. In this way errors audo in asanesing in provious years could easily bo remedied. A great many poopla labor under the Impros- tou” that the tax:yaluation of one year will tand for tho wext. “Dut Low sadly do ¢ u{lnnnn fnd themselves mistaken, Espocially tu this tha <ase this year. It ought to be made compulsory +2 give more publicity to (he sssosament busi- lovs,—~morg chanco given (o tho peoplo to liow what {8 going om. ‘Tho newspapors vould bo found valuable adjuncts in thiy Fattor, just aa thoy aro now nxpullu‘{ tha geand Tuoality which hias boon connactod with the bus- Insas thils yoar, and of which, for the first timo, e publicls mada fully cognizant. EXVERIENCED AND COMPETENT MEN Aro obtained nt #5 gcrdlnm and tho Hoard of Town Auditors ought to inalat upon the employ- tant of such mon 83 Asslatant Aesossors, ro- RAItleas of the chisugen in the chiefs in he of- fico, Nhich are only dacided, or have boen for o oumbs of yanrs past, by stufiiug tho ballot- boxee, 8\ not by any fair voica of the Fuomn. It a8 woll-kninorn fact, thoTown Boards of the threo divislous of tn city hava always been 500 libers! ith the Ewplfl'- money, and they have novor bten backward in allg K & great deal more than tho mecessary oxpenscy by appropriation for Asmistant Asscesots, as lg clearly shown Ly fil :udll‘;d {nlla l‘hcr Mv‘lwn of Aw lnlm'thA - agors durlng the pasy (hreo yoaps, 'Lhus, Philtipa’ clatm that ho Lad ot . BONEY ENO{IQH 10 mako a good sauessment aliowod him, falls to tbo ground, And, again, the Towy Assessors buow very well, denplta their denis) ta (he cou- trary, that thoy wera IX\IHH;( &0 ndseswment for Clty'tax purposes, and, §f they took the rea) es- 1414 yaluatjon from tha oity books and valued it At ono-third, they shonld have inawired fato per- Soual propbrty siso and given it & fair chance, and dlaced It wt onovthird fuwtead of trom B Lo 6D 3 ceot highar, as was doua in s groat wany jn. Mancos, 1f a fyll memarandum of tho South Towa persopal property sssosment had been takon (roms the hooka of 1874, Tax-Commynslaner =1 MeGrath would uudoubtadly bave given Phillips Svery opnortunity and personal ald fu thiv mat- ber, a¢ ha was in the same Oppowtion boat #bich sauk last Novewber, and of whioh party the present aesesumont relio. A completo sudcoryect copy of thia VEHSONAL PROPERTY Busessment, for the ontire vity, could have been ada for fuss than 86X, aud would Lave proved Aeafo guide for the Ignorsnt and laay Assistang Avgaore, who sent ouy litsle boya lu wany in. Ma s.):zu do ther work. I Mu4, Asspusar Korn, of North Chicago, hade Byery good assessment by copyiug from Yo aily Wooks. Uity-Awvessar CUlstles Depoby Ulpad Jioe qut 1 this aygesamont. (At tha gonoral cloction which comes aff in ovomber, Wo vaters af Uogk Uounty will bave A clinuuo 10 ot their ballots iu faver or agaivat faalinyug THE TURNSULR DRISNIZATION tad It fa woro than likely thyt thu':';bmxlcuu etew will be voled ous of uxislenco, ‘The noxt Biylature will ba callod upun to oresto tho Slice of Caunty Ausessar nd Tux Cammissfoner i 2" Uopk CQounty, “Ilus 1 the plan of the izeus' Ausoaiatian, u ordor to do awsy with e wrang-doiug I vogue now. N,y he County Ausessor sod Tax Commissloner i :vulvl bo Leld persogally sosponsible, sud ld Laya tq bice Lie own employes for Wakivg * oup - tho mswessmwoly for tho o 33usy. Tho Asseasar of tho dlires fowas ought Ae comuolled o have plata of ulf Aue pe. hln"“‘l cupecially {n the Houth Towfn. ‘lbeas : 31d sbaw tho vacant lojs, sud kagfl of bulld- B Bod [heir cust, 80 a4 o euabih them to 9 Bt teast an intulligent, if nog qu.fto corpuat wout,” A% pressnt, (b souind s though thousands of new snd costly huildings bave nover been assesscd at all. ‘Liie axscrnmant hag often boon mada on vacant lots whoro now elegant baitdings oxist. Cowmpetent antberity laces tho valun of ksl UNTAXED FROPERTY at £10,000,000, whoilyinvosted 1 huslnoss-blocka aud dweolling-houros, tho Assessor'a mtting domn the ¥amo valten for tho proporty aa was done for tho unimproved vacant lots Len yenra apo, when tho prices wero wominsl.” Tha Speel Tax — Committes of tho Com- mon Council ~should foveeligata thin pecullar phase in real astato nsrcarinunte, whicl I3 enpeeinily noticenblo 1 the Suuth Fown, ‘Ihero in another thing which should commutit itw nttontton, and that s, whother or tot eure tain portiona of the city arn not assossad tnuch below, and othera far above, & fair property vals natien, and out of sl proportion to market valuag, 1O ADMITT £ince Phillips has boen contined to his Lona by no necident, Lis deputics have auddenly da. sorlod tho oilico, tocking it up, heing afiaid to faco tha public mentunent, kunwing full well that Tak “IinoNe exposures have Loew true antd atenek right hiome at thom, In rogard 1o tho Tux-Collecior mnking Tevion, 1o in not compelled to mako a levy m ovory in- staneo whern the payment of parkoual Inxea 1a rofusod, and whera ho Is uncoitalin that the ase Gessinent was mado justiy. In ench o caro hin can onlv male a note of 1t {n lua books unler tho Liead of * error.” Ho is not, in such case, OBLIOED T WAIT for nu injunction, bus needs coly to write the word ** acrar " oppcaita Lo the entry in hiy book, and thus leavo tha whola mactersith the Couuty T'rea-urer to decldo, ‘Tho law of this Btat ompts vo elaea of personal proporty, money and Unitei! Statew honds, 1n former years Auseunors liave oxeniptad all who had loes than $100 worth of personal proverty, aud then unscaeed only one-thivd and one-Lifth value. Iut Asesyors * wuezed " it this year to all alike, ex- capt thore of tho tax-eating party, and added from 6 to 500 ror cent, a4 their funcy lod them, or somo parties would not bleod. Thin accounta for tho fact that thora wore so few complaints in former years, ASSESEOR THILLIPS ehould havo gone to Bptingtield last year and found out lLiow othor tawns in tho State wore nsseepod, 1lo could hardly have expected to got the necessary Information through corro- spondence with tho Auditor, as such informa- tion conld only be obtnined by personal uter- views. Phillips ought als2 to have been prosont at the sesaion of tho State Board of Equaliza- tion, and represented the Nouth Side intorests there, which aro the largest in Chiengo sud tho State. s presonco thero might have PREVENTED THR ARDITRARY ADDITION of 52 per cont by this ignorant body to an al- 1eady eavy arsessmant, The Common Council Special Tax Committes will meet in the City Clerk's office Monday af- lornoon, when Cammissioner Burdick, Mr. Dor- ickaon, and the Town Assessora will bo invited torcomo beforo them, All who know anything about taxation, and mercuants especially ‘intor- ested, are juvited to moce with thow. b ik, MORE CORRUPTION AND RASCALITY, LIVING EVIDENCE OF BLACKMAILING DY TUE DEPUTY ASLSHORY, It is ono of those remarkablo things which will never bo sifted to tho bo ttom,—how tho as- Bossment was mado on tho Bouth Side, Day by doy now plinos of corruption and rascality pre- sont themselvos, but only when it is too late to captaro and punish tho offondora i it that tho facts aro brought to light. Phillipa may try to £hift tho rosponsibility, but tho action of s rood-for-nothung bummor clique must rost on hig shoulders, aud nowhero elso. Last May, two of the Dopnty Assessors vinited tho resi- deuco of Col. James, on Michigan avonue. They juot that gontloman, aud ssked bim what ko thouglit was tho valuo o his porsonal praperty. Ho said that 1n formar years 1t had beon valaed o by him at £L0M, and no thoupht it wis worth no losa now. *“That's right,” eall ono of the men, “**wo'll make it thut Thoy thon went out. and Col. James thought eversthing way right. Pl two ofli- cials stoppod on tho stops and hold a shart con- fab, after which ono of the two individuals ro- turued and maid: * Uolonel, . THE ASSESS0N 18 A TOOR MAY, and whatover you do for him will be all right. ‘Tho fact is, o wanis some * backshecstn.' Col. Janies, in order to trip theao follows, and think- ing that justico would bo moted out, gave ono of tho men 85, On the next morning ho mado a complaint to Asmassor Phillips, but, boyond raising & littlo atic In thoe offico, mothing was done {n the matter, ANOTISEN RASCALLY CASE is that which occurred in the place of A, Wilking, No. 837 South Clark streot, Wilkiua keeps © pawustop, Ho han bat limited means. Au Assesssor came to him and promised to mako tho thing all right. Wilkins gave a falr valuation of his per- ronal property, as bo thought, which the Asseas- or eald would bo tuken. A fow days after s man camo in and prescuted tho following receipt: Recelyed from A, Wilkinw $.50, bulance due to Jaues Gritlin, $230 due Jan, 1, 1870, JANER GRIFEIN, ‘I'his document 18 written on a small portion of a shoot of note-paper. [ostead of giving nway any casl, Wilkios capturod tha receipt, and now b finda that be 14 vory Leavlly assosnod, nbout nino ‘:mea a8 much as ho was last year, yot he has not nearly tho personal property in bis pos- nossion now that he bad thou, ~Otlier like {nei- dontg will no doubt soon find their way to light, THE WEST RIDE prosents a great many dissatisfled people, but tho injustico dono thora is not nesrly nu great in proportion a8 that on the Houth Bide, as dovel- oped thus fur. Peaple growl, but as yet uoth Iny dotinitoly practicable has beon done. Yeu- terdsy afternoon, tho organization of s ‘Tax- fighiters’ Union was commenced in }enry Hor- ner'a Hall, Nos. 80 and 84 West Randolph atroot. ero Johu W, Burckbardt had iatrenched him- Rolf, and had chargs of a hook {n which ho was enrolliug the names of proupective injunctors, A very prominect sudfvidual tiere was f1. Jacob, Ho was much intoxicated, and found fault vo- causs he Lad given in lia proporty as valued st £700, snd tho Assessor Liad put it down at €400, which the Blato Doard had rawsed to $60d. He was for muking gt suyhow, The majority of thoso who eurolled thomselvos had no genuine griovance except to atavo off pay- mont of taxus s long a8 possiblo. IN CONVERTION ASSEMDLED, 8ido tax-payers hold an in. format meoting at No. 83 West llandoiph street last avening, for the Eumoua of taking concerted action in regurd to the ‘upjust ssesssmenta on porsounl property, ‘The meeting was presided over by Mr. Edward Jacob, and Ar. Joln VY. Durkhardt ucted ue Bocrotary, Tho Ghalrmay stated that thia mesting was only for the pur~ pose of obtaining tho atguatures of Weat bide tax-payars who intondod to join an aasociation for tho purpose of engnging tswyars, and baving tha aunossnients contosted in the courty, About sovonty-persons signod their vawmes, Mr, J, (. Xloin thon introduoed the following resalution, which was unsnimously adopted: Resolved, That it is the {ntention of unite our fellow-citizcun of tha Wi dishionest, and it fa ¢ asting that Jegal steps bo taken to prevunt the Wevt Towu Collector {rom collecting sad tax by jufunction, or by united application ta uur noxt Leglslature for smendments to -h wcta berotofore pasted, and subatituto for the samn by-laws that will Lot bear a0 1nequitably ou the people. Thera were uo spgechisa mado, and tho meot- Inq adjourned until ‘Tucaday ovoning, Wuero paitios had BUPEERED AGTUAL INJUSTIOR and hardship, they plu{urwd to tight thelr own cancs in tha courts, a8 in tho inatanca of Mo Duraut & Karatuer, No, 610 Weat Madivon straet. ‘1licso gentlemen lLave a grocery stvros Lagt May the Assessor osme to them and looked care- fully over their stock, whioch waw very wmall as the timo, The firm gave its valus,—about pur. chiago p1ioa—~¥1,000, ~ 'I'ho Asseagor thought this wes & very far valuation, as thoy had Bo canned goodn or much toa d coffee then in stook., However, fn d of putling down the firm at £1,000, which they ara willing to wwesr is moro than their stock would have brought st au aotual ealo, tho Assessor placed it at §2,480, o whics the Hiato lioard of liqualination Las ‘added 83 por cent, making noarly 3,600 The fim v pertectly williog to pay tho amount of their tax ow §1,000, with the additian of she b3 per cent Htato valuas 10, whiokthoy bold e illogal, but THEY WILL NOT PAY on tho balanco, aud of caurse will invoks the ad ud‘ the tuw 1b ordor $o sesivb tha illegal do- waud, ‘Lo noxt caso is that of & carrisga repalr shop owuor ou Bouth Jetferson siveet. s loals ho valyed gt $300 ; yot tho Aesessor increased it to !350. aud the Stato made it over $800. He will fight the assessment, ‘Thera are & large num- beor of just such copes which will fura up iu gue avurt, Angther caso in poiut is that Mr. O. Bous, who does budnoss st No. 93}¢ Weut Madison street, Laut year kil peraousl propesty sssessment was 300, sud s “tes upon that ¥5.40, ‘This yesr, Wisth Bo groater stoth A YARd than last year, Lo TIHE CHICAGO in aeecennd ol $325, upon which ho i taxed £30.40, DAVID HALLINAN, thn Collartor, aavs that money I8 comine in Arite fresly, dagiate the prowling. Mr, Halli- nan wikhiey to that Lo i tased—-on real estnte. ‘Tha reason ha was not taved on personzt property, was brcanss he hiad nang when the am-csenent xas male, in May Tant. Mr. Hallinan lives at No. 20 Wi rtrcot.” In Mnv Iast ho Lol tulling nbiny i 4 uo furn #1+ hauws han ouly beon votplee | n #hort tine, and Lo ouly, aw” vot, hay r. portion of at fur- bivliod, ok Bought m hioren ancl luggy Tast Au- |, | #4518 50t bave Leen vinaht aprina < sonse o e gist, wlich, therefure, con'd not have | eon ¥ M ol ol Tale. flmnb p nenessod thin vear, Mp, Litman wrhes to mate B that, though b ran witn A Byan on tho the Lalancn tieket, ko barely ks hin and no’ Biore, and t 4= all yor've pet, ool rutes your that be wan not errccially favored, yard, swesr ta gt pod littie nan, % TIE XORTU B thara ia not much Lunlteiin ting, taough mitters 1 have hee 2 vhn Lonre as et ewliere, eanneind| < of by and connty Langwters, Iho tollowiig nre the le. D. Marahiall, 10,000 3, It pmuany, §1 : Ponbtign Compans, Ledmond X ndiville, 218,905 fog- ers & Co, 210,000; Lathbona, Sand Lo, : 3 O F, A Srencer, £11.050; Bhoentield F10,000: Urton Broes Maonfacturing 17.600: Commorenal Loau Comp: Westarn Lleetric mae & Leight, & ‘ompany, 23,000 0: Liiel, Daugever & o, tller & Co., 819, 35 W, K, Jones, LAIL & Ballen, 0,001 3 z B35, a0 b aud Colio ¥ £10,0004 THE RING WEMRERS, Anen the South and West Sidcs, the officinls woro kindly dealt with, 1fere nra oxamples ana Uorting, 7600, John McCaffrav, 5 promi- nent member of the County Board Ring, 18 not asgewred atall. Conaty Clerk Liob is put down at £330, John M, Lonotree, tha laziest conuty olticer and s)xteenth (‘ommisnioner, who receives £5,000 n year, 15 chalked down ps worth 2300, Bhorif Aguew, with bis immenso rosources, is put dowu ut n liko amount, Asnossor Denehy 1 forgotten, Hesing, whose brown stone tront and six Lorsos aro prominont on the North Side, s put down at but $1,200, sud hig “mon at £1.000. Ald. Lynch 15 awsessed ot &L00D: Ald. Jonas is asscrmed £2.500,~ho does not pull with tho Rin Ald, Htout is favored with 100, SebwTuer 300, Mahr £200, Dave Murphy £100, and Dickingon §200. dolin Corcoran. who ruus a salaon aml hotal, 18 put gown ot but €410, Ald, Lengachor fa nos aseoseed at all, Coroner Dietzech in put down at 2300 ; Asscanor Miller, €200; Callector Iutne wolt, 22003 . 1, Winslon, £3,000. Tho aboyo figures show how nicely the Opposition party planted themaelvos, aud how they would havo com(ortably ncatled themselves, find Lhoy onl. gotten 8 further loaso of power. Tlicso facts cni uot help but awakon our citlzens to o sense of thiclr duty nost apring. ANOTIIER TAX SCIT, Dliss, Barues & Gritzner, stationora and book- binders of this city, filed a bill yesterday in tho Superior Caurt for reliof against tha extortion- ors, Phillips and Evava, ‘Ihe complainants stulo that, in May Inst, ther mado o roturn of their persannl proporty, fixing it at #1,500, aud that Phillips, the Collector, was prosent when tho valuation was made, gasonted to it as corroct, and voesived it sp satisfactory, In the Colloctor's olfico, how- over, tho nascesment wes myatoriously raired to 810,000, withont the coneent or knosl- edge of tha complainants, The Stato Uoard then madoits Littlo raiso of {2 por cent, which mado tho assowsmont &15,200, or ovor fiftoon times tho true valuo of the woporlr‘ Tue tax ou this amount was £630.75, wlich tie Collactor 18 tareatoning to colicet, and tho naual injuac- tion I8 noued tor to stop Lvans' procevdings. ity = OUR ASSESSMENT SYSTEM. 178 FAILURE TO PROVIDE REMEDIEN, R. ', Derickson, in a Intter published in yes- torday's Ecening Journal, continuod Lis criticiam of our presont asscssmont system, and shows how 1woffectual its provisions are, in n city ot least, to give protection to o taz-payer. Ilis communication is an follons : Cutcaca, Des. W.—To ths Elitrr of the Erening Jourmil: 'Auy nystem for o niring of revemia 1nust be esveutiolly defoctive and fucowplete fn it provisious aud lpracticable to bo carried out which cau be lawfully mude to work out the results attainad 1u the caso of 3r, Adsit, to which Feferonce was nisde at tho closs of yesterday'a laiter, dir. Aisit, beiug sn Lioucst man, and lntendiog to bo governed by cone seience and the law, was asked Ly the Awscasor to slate what money ko kod'on band or on_deposit with other butiks, fur the purposs of Laving the sawmo asscssed for taxaticn, The money was nono of it connterfeit, and the wuswer o the queation was plainly to b founid by unting it, whicis uo doubt was done, and It amount- e to $47,30¢, which aniount was given (o he Asscasor a8 the burdy Upou which Lis tax for that yoar was to Lo vomputed, Tbo Rovenus law reguires thut the property bs' aascsscd ot fair cusl value, aud the face of the greenback ond Natlonal Bank noles woull sliow the ** fair cash valuc,” and that wus 7,500, But the system compols Liin {o pay taxos on 81 Gold at the thne of Lie asecAsticnt was abait 110 everywhere, except in thin Btato and for taxation purposes. Bubliore, by & spucles of loginlative logers demaln, sustained and supportcd by tho superiur acttences and logic of the lighest judiclal tribunal, o grecuback dollar s increassd {0 valuo £8 per ccnt above the gold dollar! **Tis strange, 'is pussiig siraugo,” that the wisdom whichidovised this system and the Judicial loglo which sustain it bss nevor et beeu recogulzed ut the National Capital, nor called ttpon ta sulve that porplaxtig problem, the reanmptios of specle-payments, Surcly no lsrger creatlve pawe would boncoded to’ make all groeulack doitars equal In valio to gold dollurs, than fs required to ninke greenback doliars in Tllinofs 6 per cent tiore valuably thnn ara gold dollars elsowhicre, In thuoptulon of tho Bupremo Court in the Adsit case, thero oceurs thia seutence : *The wrong, it such it be, under which sppellaut (Adslt) wnifers rouults, an We muat assuue from tho fact, that whion his proprly woa asscased by (ho Jocal Asstesor, it was assosscil relatively too lilgh," "Aud further, in the stmo opmn- {om, in substance, the Court aayx to the appollant ihat Lo hould L ne to the Town Board and to tho County Hoard aiterward, and thers made Lis com- vlaint, and had the assceament of bis property cor- rected, And,in this correcting power, given by (ke roventia luw (0 tho Tawn Hoard and” to the County Lioard, ia {o be found the * complets romedy at Law. ! spoken of. Let us seo, Thers wero (n the Tuwn of Eouth Ghicago at that fimo (1473) say 14,000 tax-payern, all of whom, or & largs portion of whom, wern assemed relutivoly 100 low, No ome, mob even & Justice of the Buprems Court, would pru- sumis that any one whoso pursonal property was amsomed rdatively too Jow | would uuke compliint fo the Towu Toard for that rosson, Mr. Adsit then must have beon the eom- Yluniog porty the Tomn Hoazd, the tributul whero the complsint was to bo made, aud all the reat of the taz-payors of South Chicago the portios against whom the complaiut wa 10 bo made that thoir property was arseatad too low. Buch a proceeding would bring bo- foro the Tawn Hoard the considoration of Lhe relafive alute of the personal property of individusls moro - Sectly, aud tlio complelo rouiedy st low * could o appiied more expeditiously than by any other method, Tuaving out of cousideration tho faut that whers & man hias counted bia cash and stated the amount ta Ao Asscasor, hio woild not be likaly to expect that 1baro wau nuy nead for fum 1o attend the Town Doard, Ietus Lo guidedt by the dim likht of the soveuuo law, and " follow “the cowplafhing tax-payer fa 1he County Board, whilher Lo bas Leon cowinandod 1a go by the suprdme judiolal autority, thero to find bis ¢ complole semedy at Jaw." 1t fu vaio fo say that Lo s not asscased too'high, {hat his property fa uaxess- e exncely at {ta * fair caxh value,” aa tho law requircs 44 to ba seseascd, and that, thorefore, there fa 1o roason why Lia should attend tho tmeeting of the Town Hosrd, Outhie coutrary, the Hupreme Caurt, fn the caso of A , Lich, ot al, expresaly fnforms every tax- payer {hat it 14 hia diity to aesand relativeiy (oo hign, EVERY OTITER TAX-PAYER 18 10% assessed rolatively too low, On the fourth Mon- day of Juus the taz-payers of Houth Chlcayo, sggre- atiug say 14,000 [n nutnbet, avpear beforo the Town oard, each one to aee 10 18 1huk Lo fs not asress: relatively 100 Ligh, aud that s nelgbbor fe ot osacas- od rolatively tooJuw | _And no compluing $uat another od 1o fow can by acted upon unless tho party ned againsh shinlt bo uotiied of sucl plaint, But ou tho 1at day of July {he Assa return his ssuesstmont bodke to the County Ct the correctiona mado by the Town Board, Whatever grisvances are reudored, whalover inequal- ities of asseuaments fu {udividuale ara equallzed by tlo Town Board, sil must be done between the four] Muuday of June and the fire Monday of July i eich year, Ina iy when Juuu commences ou Tucaday, tuo fourths Moudsy will ovour on the ith, leaving just wadaga for tua redrosy of the griovatices of 14,000 taz-payars | Tho lougeat tima will be when Juns cow- nicncos on Mouday, ~‘Lhen $he fourth Mouday of Juns will be tho 24d, lusving Just eight daye, tucludlug Sun- daye, thiolougdet tiw possibls |u suy obe year for uich redreas, liut there 1s ane more opportunity given to the som- plaluing tax-payer, ar o lho fas-payer wio ougit 1o complain,” (s Adalt va, Lich 6t al.) to Lave Lis * o plote reniedy ot o, and tiat {s alforded ot the m et ug of te County Hoard, whih aleo is cmypawered to consider *the applicatioh ot any persou cousidering Bluselt agurised, or who shull complun tiat the proporty uf anotber 18 mawesded (oo low.” But foro “(his County Bosrd must come every luz- payer o tho county, lat Le likuwiss bu found to have “ulumbered on bt righta 7 to the uumter, Fur thls purposo (b County Busrd wmvets cond Monday of July after the retura, of tue assesament Looks, Hut onor beforo tho 10th day of July, (e Gouuly Olerk must bave made bis abstracts of tlioasscasiuent of property, sbowing tha tutuber, value, aud aversge volue of cach kiud of snumerate property, stc,, sud trauswitied the sawe to the Btute Auditor to bs'used by tho State Boxrd of Equallzation i thair work of equalizing the sscasusuts otween (he countles. After tho 10th day of July nooppor- tunity is given by the law for the appearance of tho Lax paycea befare v Cousty Board Iu tuors thau Balt thio years the 1utk duy uf July cowos hefora the scoond Sinday o July aitar tis Felures of ths. seders: ment books 10 tha Ooumz.m-r\', 80 Lat po oppore tunity lo°given oF cay ived to thio taz-payors to come bfora the County Hoard for a pudcoss of griorances, vuleas (hy law fluel? Lo vivlatod. Noxt year, o 10atl day of July cous oa the secund Moge seo (0 it that Lo |8 nob as- d that TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. DECEMBER smpdein o tax-raser kng for recrlving e propsrty, levivwlng agatn the samanition of tha fuperma Court dn the case of Adeit v I-r‘)i’l.v'llll of the Ruy u Jaw Uiy W, ofte can hrdly rotrain frum Lrinsoiug an iy e glamaur which e admonbien creates by teaeni of the tboste atid iloal hitagaes o whieh the barned Judea Lias Bed oty and translate the samn dto the more ) v nftez 3t kas pane beyond your rach, the Siste e 63 ger cout, yon won'l fesl youracll Ladiy hatet, and wou't Le ecomang up here t ther us, M. Lditor, after tiin Crefuliy revicwitig the eya 1"-111 from the Arsessnr t=aaeh the Tuwn and County Lards, e St Board of Gyaslization sud the Buperior Court, (tdoes neain (0 & practical busineen i tiat il in well culcalated to gap the fonndationn of bl anud privite virlue, sud is rapidly building up on tho rutis a eystem of fraud, declt, and perjucy, Having fone through the rertem and shown up, as 1 think, the inadequacy of the “complets remedy nt L 1 propose i a future nrlicl to review tho suduietration of (ho law i thia locality, b, piilod esshity CORRESPONDENCE. NEVOLUTION WANTED. To the Editor of The Citeagn Trigsnes ; Citicaao, Dec. 30.—I Is astonwbing bow rap- inly personal property of all kinds advauced in vatue in tho South Town under tho presant As- schror and saalstants. Dunng my expericnco of aver twenty-flve years in Chicago I have noticed that business men alweya wished to locato in a city or town where they waald Lo sure of & large advanco abova cost on their stock of gcoda on hand. Adimtting that to be the rutoand gen- oral custom nmong merchants and others, they havo uo roavon to complain st the quick and substantial advanco on their stock of gouds, and tho cxcesnivo and high tazes—ss shown by tho genernl estimates mado by the South Town As- tceror end Ins ignorant deputies—of merchants, bunks, aud stocks of goods and personal proper- ty. ‘Ihe mdvanco for tax purpores haas been 8o rapid and enormous that morchants in many in- stancos can scarcely rolf cnongh goods to raieo rouney to pay sll taxes sssesscd, no matter how willing they may bo to pay them, and ask, What istho nso of merchants and others givinz 1n rworn statoments to tho Aeseasor, when thoso slatements are ignored and sdvanced upon on the An<chsor's books and by the Egaal Loara ¥ Rovolutlonize the wholo law relative to taxcs, and do away with the Board of Equaliza- tion.—the sooner tho better. As for the Asows. Lo ol askintants, they fis up tho asseesmonts to ‘euit themeelves, Their friends, politicsliv or otherwise, of courne, aro vexed little or nothing, a8 phown in the cago of the Klaats Zatung, Evans & Hickoy, Kirchoff & Co., Wolford, and others, 1u the Boath Town. Merchauts and othots who are g0 unfortunato nas to own real or Lur- sonal proporty will Lavo to omigrata to somo othor and mors favorahle city to do burluess, whero praperty will not be all {aken 10 pay thotaxes on it. Etrango hos pronerts ad- vances in the Bouth Towu nuder the prosent Asresror | I bavo bean a resident of the Wost Town for over {wouty years. 1 1emoved to tho South Town in 1874, and, whilo my porsonal property hus deprectated 25 per cont, I am taxed in the Suuth Town slmost 700 per cent more for 1476 than for 1874, Ilow s it? I callod ot Phillips’ oflice. An usnal, Phillips was not thota to explatn, and no satisfaction, from the appearance of tho Aseessor's otfico. 'Thero weroa few loungers nnd red-faced mien eitting round Rred-hot conl fire. Ono would tmagine himself in o low grog-shop, where just wuck a‘motley lot of red-faced hummors, gamblers, and thioves congregate. Tax-payera had botter look to theso interonta at futwie elections. Thoy have noglected their duty in the past, or this ntato of things would not have occurred. Seo to 1t, during the important spring and fall cam- paigos of the Coutennial 1876, that nono but capable aud haooest men aro placed to il the many important offices of trust in this city and Biate, Unless tho tax-pavors and wubstantisl men attend to thoir duty at cloctions, and rout the bummer eloment now in power, tho electious ngain wiil be carried in tho intorest and controlled by the saloon- keopers, bummers, gamblers, and thicves, and refuso of the city, asin tho past, and tho tax- payers and proporty-owners, if again roblod, will havo no rodress, but Lave themselves to blamo, and will either submit to pay whatever tax may bo placcd upon their propecty or omi- grato (o eome other and more favorable city, whato the taxes will not bo ¥o heavy and onongh nroperty will bo lett to sottle tho tax, with a littlo batanee, Tax-Payen. DOWN WITIL THE: TIIEVES | To the Kdstor uof The Chicago Tribune ; Cuicaao, Dee. 30.—Tur Tuisuse is doing ox- cellent sarvico in the eauso of the people on the tax question ; tho showing In your columns this morning of tho fact that our clty ofiicials, whilo gonding the people to desperation with excee- aive taxation, though oujoying big salaries and fat stealings all around, psy notking in many instances themselves, is s good point. I hopo you will keop on and give ua tho wholo list, from Colvin down{ let us seo what the tax- eatera pay. Thae peoplo only want light and & full knowledgo of the facts toriso up, and with a strong hand corsect this giant ovit. If wo can't stap thia thing otherwise, Judgo Lynch will hayo to tv!all his court, Wo ought to have a gonoral moeting of tho tax-pasers to consult and seo what can ba dono for our protection, and sppoint efliciout com- tittoes to unveil and ventilate this banded and syatematio scoundrelism which is so rapidly working our ruin; then we can ot understand- ingly and effectivoly. e must unite aud work ; stuuding around swearing and threstoning sron't do any foml. Will not sumo one got up siguers tonacall for a mass-meating of tax-sufferers? Let ushavo {t by all moans. Let us mitigato tins infernal taxation by every means in ouar power, oxamining carofully “overy poiut for which taxos aro nocossary, and reducing our ex- pouscs and outlays in every way possiblo. Let us get to work. Whilo "we sre delaying the merciloss huunds are rolling np bigger debis and still beavier taxes fortho futuro Against us, Bipp the game (UIIPVG whlion steal in tho now Court-lHouse. Htopit uotil wo can elect Louost men to have it built for us. The tax- payers own Chicago ; sball they not rulo it ? Cizes, ITAS KO MRUFRRTY, To the Hdtor of The Chicago Trioune : Cutcaao, Doo. 30.—L am charged in Tre Trin- TNE of this mornlog, In ean article taken from the Journal, with colusion with tho Souths Town Assessor, in order to eacape taxation on person- al property. After the firo of 1871, In which my houso and househo!d furniture wero destroyed, I rebuilt my houso and refurnlehod it. In order to do a0, I was compelled to sell two houscs in New York City, which yiclded me & net iucome ©of §3,000 per apnum. In the fivo of July, 1874, I aguin Jost my bouse and all it contained, and way not jusured on my porsoual property, I was thus loft Jiterally with the clotles ypon my back. By this Jast fire 1 lost noarly 850,000 The As- acagor bolitled me to wake returu of my por- sount property. I atated my ciroumstauces to ouo of s doputies, aud hionce the reason uo as- sessnont wad mude ageivst mo, I make thin Mnu;-;ont in justico to Mr, Phillips as woll as wyeell have resided in this clty over thirty-five yeais, twenty-tive years of which I have boen a taz-payer, novor, hut onco, durlug all that oriod, disputed & tax or au assessment. If Pur TRINUNE will restoru to me my personal property, lost iu the two contagrations, { will su cheortully pay all future taxes aud assessinenta ou tho same.” It ia too bad that the journaly who have taunted me with losing rything politically, evou to wmy *“reg baby,” will tuus ruthleusly endoavor to flich from ma all that 1 Lwve lofi—my good uame, Jos, K. C. Founkat, TUE OREATEST BUFFERERS, T'o the Editor of The Chicuuy Tribune ! Cricavo, Dec. 20.—As prosout we sos aud hear s great doal about our porsonal taxes, aud wasy be the por ceut i large; but of the lst of noavy tax-paycrs you publishod in Tuesday's f'uisuse T would like to know ous that iu aesessed one- half of the amount that he bonostly ought 1o ba. 1am & Leavy porsonaliax-payoer, aud, liko tho rest, a1 not wascsved noar my lionest worth, but whoen 1 come to pay it It scems quite enough; but take the houcst percentage tnd it igures down pretty wwall, No doubt there aro msay casos whors partios aro over-taxed, and especlully thoss in moderate circuwsteuces, such as ladios \r)'iu‘f to moke au bunest llvun{ Ly keopiug boardors or plyiug the weedle. Of thst olusa we flud wauy that aro ovor-assossed and taxed ; but show 1we & wealthy citicen who payaail the tax tho Iaw calls for and I will wairant Darnum or Col. wood witl be after thew Lnwudiately, a1, 1875, Our amall tradesman and man trying hard Lo get w v and komelange sliead oit of some smail frnda or manufactory, are almost umyoreally wiougerd. O 1 TALF. Tothe Kt of The Chiean Tribune: Cuieann, Dee. 80,~Other tax-sufferorn ex- press their prief ¢ wav Inottell mnn? 1am Taying tuxas on reveral picces of real eatatn aud interest on £5,060. Nometimos I a abls to col- lect et of tennnts, sometimes L am not. Ho- iug unablo the peat year to collect in tima the amonnt to kave my rroperty from tax-rale, I bor- rowed £65 20 mako the sam, Whiio yet unablo to vay this loan I rezeived o rersonal-tax nottes ol Uit Last year I v.an ansesred on o return nuder outh of personal property %200, “1hie year I am anzesded without hotico or inarectiol £1.000, sud now the ooly chisnge 1n wy § roperty duning tha yoar was ono Fear's wear of furniture in two smali roomms in a boarding-housn, Tie prosmnpion in that, my nAMmO apjeating on an oflice eiqn, the contenta of the houro were guedaod at aud assessed ta me. Wiile writline undor the scourge of thieves aud 10bhers, Ia thera no wav to excape tle scurpione? Twonly years ago Icame to Litis city with vome muncy, and bave helped & little to build up Cnicago. [ bave built a fow houser, aud have paird sssosaments for atreet imvrovoments ; now, by tha comtived pressurs of thieves, hurglars, defaulting tenants, and tax annernnrn, I aw forced on tLo Toad towarda Re. Jiof Sucietien sud chstitablo institutivus. AN ULb SETTLER. PUILLIPS' DEPUTIES, Editor of o Lriouns ; caco, Dec. 30.—Ed Plullps, Asressor of South Clicago, seema to biame the Board of Town Auditors for the appointment of his ine competent Deputy Awsessors. Sec. 73, Chap. 120, of the Revised Btatutes of 1874, provides: If any Asaowsor, for any cause whatever, sball be nuabie W [arforin the dutic required of ai within the tiwe require 1 by law, be may, by and with the ad- ¥ice aud conscnt of the Town Auditura, anpoint nne or more kuilabla persony 1o act 38 deputica to ssaist biw in making the arscasment, ctc. Tha truth s, none were appolnted or approvad oxcept on his recommendation, and the Town Isoard cannot properiy bo blamed for anything worko than connentiug to bis nnpro apporut- meets. Phithos is in the same poeition Mayor Calvin would bo tf hio should appnint Mike M- Douald City Marslial, and grumbis afterswar.ds ho- causo the Conucil consouted to it Joscru. ANOTHER VICTIN, To the Editor of The Clucazo Iribune: Cittcano, Dec. 30.—1 am 8 morchant-tailor on Htatostreot. I would sell my stock, tixtares, ete., for 22,000, but Iam assessed by Mr. Phiflips on 22,500. Now, Mr. Editor, what looks strango to me iv, that tho Staats-Zeitung novor has a word to ray agninst thoso town-roblers. (It had an nrlm]u] yesterday on tho subject of high taxes. ZD, 1'atn o constant Tender of tho Slants-Seitung, but never yet have found a word spainst Fvans, Philirs & Company In that sheet, Why not, Mr, Hesing? AX Isp1a8ANT GERAUAN MERCIANT-TAILOR. LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE. ' WE'VE NOTHING ¥OR YO, Stn." To the Educr af The ¢'hicago Tribune : The above is tho atereotyped answer of plenty of our businers mon when they are applicd to for monoy in aid of eome charitable object. So incersantly sre they policited, that thoy become imratient, and aro tompted to givo sbarp aud Louty anawer to tho applicant, without taking tho teouble to coneidar,'or to make any inquiry. Now, wbilo 1 can fully sympathizo with a man in tho sunoyance ho suffers from this sonrco, yet 1 muat bo allowed to put in & plea for the causo of chanty; and 28, at this season especially, guca calia aro likely to bo more numerous than ever, T will venture to mako one or’ two suggeations, which toay gerve at onco to aid that cause aud to re- lieve the individual appliod to, 5o long o8 tha world shali Just, thero will Le disease, and poverty, and aceidonts ; and, unless Wwe proposo Lo relapso into worse then Pagan in- humavetty and barbarism, wo must Iny ourscives vut to do our part towards the amofiorstion of these ovils. It {s & necessity that s laid upon ; and It only remaing for s to meot our obii- gluuilu iu this direction gracofully and conscien- tiously. The necessity being nssumed, then, let the Lusizess mau remombver that tho causo requir- ing relicf has Lo bo prevonted by soma one, aud M thint hh ity of prosemiiig 1o s, oe s tule, _vory ungracious and uupleasant one,—one which nono bt the professional beggar would very withugly undertako, 1lle, then, upon whom may devolye the task of pleadine in this way for suffering bumanity, should at least bo mot with courtesy. He ought, himself, to bo a person of gentlemanly instincts, aod one who knows whon and how to approach & man of business upon such & kubjact. In this case, he will avold offonsive importunits, which slono can justify, on tho part of the person appliod to, 8 mauifostation of ritale feeling. Tho suggestions which X would muke, (hen, are as follows ¢ First—Fhero an application for aid is made to a business house, let it be tha duty of one wember of the tirn, or of & competent employe eofocted for tho purposs, to attend to * chari- ties ;" aud that, not as & means by which the responsibility of s goneral ** No " may be alifted from tho shoulders of the priucipals, but in order that, whoro, in addition to the willing mind, thero la also any moasura of ability to give, proper discriminntion may e exercised, Second—Whero circumetances make it particu- larly duconvenicnt to give attontion to an appeal of tho kind, just at thet time, Jot tho applicant bo roquosted to leave & statemont of his case. and call again for o roj Iy. Third—Whera it is posriblo, lot every one, be ho merchant, lawyer, or what not, apprupriate o certain smouut, or s coitaiu portion of hix gains, to objocts of clarity; and lot bim {y- form himself su to tho principal and generally recognized foustitutions which bave s spaecial ciaim upon the public; and let those stand at tho head of hin Lt fn tho sealo of his appropris- ti0n to benovolant objocts, My flual suggestion fu that propriation, thore can ba no b tho New Yoar. FIRST WARD BALLOT:ROX—A MYSTERY, To the Editor of The Chicago T'ribune: Cuicado, Deo, 30,—I thought Tue Tamuxe was for eiposing all rascality. Ilow about the returns of the First Precinct of the Firut Ward at tho Iate election? Whers tho judges neo- phytes, T might entertain a difforeut opiuion from what 1 now ao. Ware I to go tothe polls thera aud not oo those same throo faces as judges I should think that I was in a strange visce. They are in every wewre of the word professionals, They did not fail to have the votos convasted at tho bogus charler elostion nor at any other. Why has' tho prosa rewained silent on this matter ?° Wy has not the Grand Jury taken action ? Where wore the poil-books kopt after tho election ? Why wero il votes not canvamsed 2 Experlenco has taught these wen their duty, No mon in the oty kuow tt better, They aro men of lefsura, The distance to tho County Clork's offico waa vory sbort, Thuy bad the same box they had a¢ the bogus elcetion, but not the same thas they had at tho Hoaing oloction, Aro theroany differ- ences in our election boxes? Why waa it noc- cugary to get nuew box before the votes could bo returned ? AMurder will out when peoplo losat expoct It. As the returus could make vo differ- enco futhe flual result, wly wore they kapt from Lieb's oflice no joug ? Wby wore thoy nos sont for ? ‘Ilio problng of thls apparontly very Innacont neglect to tond to Liob's oficotha fotutna of the Firat Precinct of the Firgt Ward wlii do more toward unlockiug the mysterious eondnet at our elodtion thau anything t! Lisy taken place yet. No one of those thres men can plead tha baby act, Eack of them know wall what Lis was about, and oaoh knew too much under tho oircum- #tances, to wond that partionlar box to Liok/s of- tice. 1t {a iportant that this matier be probed to the bottom. Kither of those juigos upon tha coufesstonal would bo of great seryics to the Citizons' Assoviation, Aluve. NE WAS MISTAKEN. Tu the Ehtor of The Chicugo Tribuna ; Cuicaun, Dac, 80.~Iu my lotter published In your jsdue of Tuesday, I siated that an edstonial writor sonnecied with the Zimes had wnitten (he articles in st paper aseailing wy futegrity. I wroto the lotter in baste and with fnteases mdig- natiou at the wallco and falsity of tho attaocks, and L wade thy chargos agaluat that person upon what I bolieved to bs good suthority. Bince then, tho friouds of the person referred to bave ardured mo that bo did ot write any of tue arti- cled, Theso assursnces boloy made authoritas tively, Lwrlto 10 oxpross my rogret at Laviug dons_ him su unintentlonal Injuetice, aud to witbdraw the objectiouablo Ianguage used in my loteor voncerniug hiwm, 1 have never wronged any human being know- for such an ap- otter tima fugly, aud nuver shall, sud I wsk you Lo fayor ! mo by publahing this luded toa pitdie ofiicer. ant tha roferenca to him wax mads npon tho aama anthorits, it 18 probabilo that iin bay also Loon mikrapra<ented Ag tha lettar a'so al- uintentionally b/ me. 1 tharetors wish to withdraw the statementa concerning him. In exprowming my rincere s0iraw at the da- PATro feom my usual care, which lod ms to rpeak unkindiy of any one. 1 raiterate mv invi- tauon to the whole community to make the mort searching 1nvestigation of iny official cone dnet, aud mv datianca to any one to show that [ over liava bean unfaithful to tho truata confided trmy care. or that [ evar liave been puilty of Ay Act, either na & man of an offuial, which any honesy man would be ashamnd nf. Respacte fuily, I Pmivoivicee, JONS ROUNTREE' COMMITIEE. To the Editor of £he Chicaga Tribune : Ciicano, Dez, 30.—Many peoplo are complain- {oR of Jubn Rountree's Central Committee, whon thes dn not understand tha drift of his efforts, Ho believea that party spirit I running too high in this conntry. i object iz to mollify it Henco he was Chatrman of John Lo Movno's Commitles, and tock an asctive part in naying how the campalgn should run. Dut ho voted for Farnell, Ile sces no good reason why such Republicann as Jacob Iichm on the North Bido, and such Democrata as Michael Lvaoa oa the Soath Side, suould not combina 8xaiust & common ensmy that is for cutting off mupplies. fio believes 1w a!l such men an Charloy Farwell and Barney Caulfield acting to- gothier a8 againat tho Sidney Smiths aud John Lo Moynes, e wants morn such institutiona 84 tho Union Ciub, whers the fricuds of Periolat cau meot together, and drinvk the publie hoalth. ° lie believes in liberal expenditures, and in not ostraclsing men from the baliot-box morely because they Aro lumales of the Poor-House, “He isa grand humanitarian, and wants & committce that will never tury their Lacks npon the pablic treasurs. As n Democrat be condemns Tilden for persecntiug Tweed. As & Republican, ho condemps Bristow for perses cuting tho crooked whisky men, Viewed from such a standpaiut, wha right any wan to condemu Jolin Rouutros's Committeo 7 Prorie's Pantr. THE BOWEN-EAGLE SUITS. New Yong, Dec. 80.—Application was granted to-day by Judge McCus in the Nrooklyn City Court for tto appointment of & refores to take the evidence of Theutore Tilton in tho other sttt for 100,090 damagos, brought by Houry C. Bowou against tae Brooklyn Aagle. “'FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE.” Seo Deuteronomy, xil,, 23. Tho blood boing tho source from which tho system fs built up, and from which wo dotive our wontal as well ay phyricial capabilities, how important that {t vhonld be kept pure! If it contain vile, fester- ing poisons, all organic functions bocome en- feeblod. Rettiing upon important organs, as tho lung, liver, and kidueys, tho offcct {5 most dis- astrous, Henco it behinoves all to keep thoir blood fu a perfectly healthr condition, and more cepecially docs this apply at this particular eca- sonof the yoar thav at aoy other. No maticr what the exciliog cause may be, the roal causo of o large proportion of all diseases 18 bad blood. Now, Dr. Pierco doesnot wish to place his Golden Medical Discovory in tho cataloguo of quack paleut nostrums, by rocommending it to cure ovory disease, nor doss bo 80 recommend it; on tho contrary, thero are bundrods of dis- eaces that ho acknowledios it will not caro; but what he does claim i4 this : that thoro is but ony form of blood diseaso that it witl not cura, and that disoasc is cancer, Ilo does not rocotn:mend bin Diecovery for that diseaso. yet ho knowa it tobe tho most searching blood-cloansar vet dis- covered, aud that it will freo tho blood and sys- tom of all other biood-poisous, be they animal, vegetable, or mineral. Ths Golden Medical Dis- covery is trarranled by him to cure the worst forms of mkiu disenses, as all forme« of Llatches, pimples, and ocruptions; aiso all glandular swollings, and tho worst form of scrofulous aud ulcoratod sores of tho neck, legs, or other parts, and all serofulous diseases of the bones as white mwellings, fover morce, hip-joint and spinal diroasos,—all of which belong to serafu- lous diseases. CONFIRMED,—JIP-JOINT DISEASECURED. W. Grove Sratios, lowa. Dr. Tience, Bullalo, N. Y. : Jiear Sir: My wifo first bocame lame nine years ago. Bwellings would appear and disap- poar on hor lip, and sho was gradually becow- ing reduced, and her wholo system rotten with dionse. 1In 1871, a swelling broke on hor hip, discharging largo quantitios, and siuco that time thero aro soveral apenings. 1lave had five doc- ters, at an expenso of- $125, who say nothung will do any raod but a surgical operation. Jualy 16, 1873, he writes thua: My wifo has certslnly received a great benofit frowm tho use of sour Discovery, for sho was not able ta get off the bed and was not expected to live a woek when sho commenced using it, o year ago. Hhe Las been doing most of her work for over kix montha, Has used twenty bottles, and ptill using it. Her recovery is considerod o almost & mir- acle, and we nttribute it ali to tho uss of your valuable medicine. 1 can eheorfully rocommend 1t a8 & blood-purifier aud strengtii-restoror. J. M. ROBINSON. Golden Medical Discoverv is sold by Druazists —————e MEDICAL CARDS. s g LOCK HOSPITAT, carner Washingion and Fravklinatn, clartarcd by tho Stato vt 1lis Bl fur ta exprost purpssaod f sivine_ ihe Chighasl voviblo treatiient (3 all cason uf pri- vatodiseases. It is wollkown 0ad at the £anla: (o bag poatage, on Aarriage Lust Lerar, e, Tiupotancy. Phnpios.in the 1'agts ole. Ladiee San{eing mumml"ll!clh attontion, with home board, ete, calloy wHita. Biriotly casiifantial: Otos, 5 & te Lol Eindare, 1040 3. . The. o smea 1 05 had 40 75ars’ hoapital [ractica, *1a calling you 06 Do VGt 1l Dooter. 1 hats tweaty rooms and pariore. HARRIAGE of thograual sywem, s biece, Iatest discaverica o tha ard prowve it Which 110 one can a0urd (o be wWiths ©u13 un how L presérye the health, atd cvwpleaton, and Eeto faded cheebe Uje ireshuem ot yalahs Uie bust and fuiy e Marmags Gulde T fHL Vrice Sices 5 n I " meatinne LONY e ul thevubje, Pea oSN R DrLITTLE Thirty years: Lundan Hosnital peactice, cures private dis- botraly happy i Lo A Torafad tutormations a8 lmunudiately, withuat wetgyey olon ty, caused yo tored 1 R A BOOK FOR THE MILLION. | A Private Counsolorta the Married i b GUIDE. [t i discoveries in ths sojence of reproduction, “lvl ving the Tois ia ag (atarssting worl ugraviigs, aud c agus ntains vatustle fulo- 470F contomplate muar- ta Lo under lick and NO CURE! NO PAY! 175 Sonth Clark-st, corner of Konroe, Chlcago, e gonsulted, ally or Ly aall, fres of oh Sirnyecasuied, personalur, ba gt Jrqg of, ghas anh physicis Uloe'iours, ba. . 18 v} u {lo olty who WaTrants surus ur uu jay. B oi.§ Bundags trom ¥ Lo 3, 117 Houth Ulata-at,, Ualoago, ‘Luv oidust tustizution in the Unltedd Htates olisrtered wxprvarly for ths cure of Privaty, Chrouic, aud Hpacial Discases of bots aes. A utalf of vinfusyeut Professore in abtendance. Coas sultation ywrsonally or by letier free, __DISSOLUTION NOTIC. DISSOLUTION., Lofore existing betwocu ¥, o 1 Aillor, uindur tho Grul wa divsolved by - , 175, %o bualueas of detliing for srtoulsn wells wiil bo cartiod ou wuder the frm pune of 'Mares & Millor, with oitica at old ukaud, Now, L0 sad 83 Miculguu-st., Chicago, —______FORSBALL ASSIGNEER'S BA! LE OF SADDLERY HMARDWALBE, at 111 Lake-st,, Chicago. The undersiyuod, assigues of uith & Duvcen, Lereby offers fof sale tho eutire stock, togotkor with storo “Batuves, wislaned 1o bias fur ke benodt of thy creditars of eadd ri. Dealers and oiliers sre fuvited 10 exawing aud LA TuE $ho wlock, eiiro oF in fuis, Torua casll, M. CHARIN, Anlgur, Do W, 1918 AMUSEMENTS. HOOLEY'S THEATRE The Kelloge: Gramlflgjsn Opera Company Mr. 0.1, HHESS, Dire-tor of thia renowned orginizs on, iag tha honor to aunounce the fallovwing Brillinnt Repertoire For the lrist acason In Chicagn: Monday evening Jan. 3, *THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.” with MISS REL, LOGG in her great rols of ARLINE. Tueadsy, “Til1 ROSE OF CASTILE™ (debut of MTAS MONTAGUE) Wednoxdvy, *MIGNON " (RELLOGO), “TROVATORE ™ (VAN ZANDT). Friday, DIAVOLO " @ NEE, Haturday, “MIGNON,’ HMATUTANA 7 (VAN ZA) Hal ec, Beals, §2 o 0l Heatn Coramenten o Thurtsy momlog, attho lox Offico of the Theatre. Reserv Reneral sdmixslon, $1.50; Gallery, 73 centa, ADELPHI THEATRE. THIS FRIDAY, DEC. 01, 1875, NEW YEAR'S EVE AND.LADIES' NIGHT, ‘The Lighly succosatul Bpectacular Drams, 40) THIEVES! ‘With its wenlth of Costumes, Besnery, and Armor, its Cavaleade of Living Antmals, and Briltiant Olio of Bpoocialty Arttats, inoluding the Garottas, Young Apollo, The Milton Jas. pers, very popular Waltors and Morton, T0 Girand Performances Now Yoar's Diy at rague lar pricea, e THE TOLEDO, 13540 141 Eat Madisonest,, bet, Lasalle and Clatk, OVERWHELMING SUCCESS OF THE RENOWNED EUROPEAN LADIES’ ORCHESTRA COMBINATION, SELIZCT CONCERTS Every Evening at 8 o'clock. Grand Matines on New Yoar's Day and Sunday, A supertly tied Gallery for Ladiee. Adudaniuy, 13 cents, e e THE COLISEUM. EVERY EV i TIIIS WEEK, THE GREAT BRENANS, LITTLE ARDINE, FERNANDO FLEURY, THE CAWTHORN CHILDREN, DICIK SANDS, MISS DORA BESFORD, Messrs, HOWARD S RAYMOND, Oran New ¥ Admission, 13 cta (LW CHICAGO THEATRE. (Gratd Opers Hoiue.) KELLEY & LEONY MINSTRELS, HIS FRIDAY EVG. DEC. a1, GRAND DUCITESS ! FYERING AT 8 O'cLE, 50 snrists 50 GRAND DUCHESS] 2 Juox sures sow ores. NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. AL W. HANLE! MANAGER ONI W] . Commencing Jau, 3, cedented atiraction, THE ORISINAL Harrigan oo ELart, With their GRAN MBINATION and the GAL. NT6ITH ¢ YURK, witl appear, supported of Dramatic Artists. TIE DOY HAERIGAN & HART wiil Introduce enownd mueical akelches, of which they tho origmals, AQADEMY OF MUSIC, To-night and Tw-marruw Afternnon and FErening, Frauk E, Alkn's Siperh Dramatie Organiza- tion in tho Reigning Scumatton, ths ANS, Palmer House, 1A an a GuaND NEW YEAR MATINLE TO-MORROW 4T 23 v'ctock Admission Chtitren VLS 91} JO Jyiag Tnpre. TW FEORGIA MIN. HOOLEY'S THEATRE, MAGUIRE & UAVERL LESSEES Thie, New Year's Work, commencing Sfonday, Dea 27, every evetng und Wednesday and Now Yearh Mst. tinued mices of e Two Great RICKEY i 8 new wketelr, Our Bayish Days, Atso i his Clallenge Jig. The famons i CALIFOKRNIA MINSTRELS, Tnon entirely new programme, Lasf week of the Great Hit, BEfdmore Giards, Mou: logq Eoglish Opern " MoVICKER'S THEATEE, MRS, JAMES A. OATES And ber Eutire Comfo Opers Company in Offeubach’s Comle Upetn PRINCESS OF TREBIZONDE, Recerved with khouts of laughter on ita flrst night, T YOUNG PRINCE.... MES. JAB, A, OATES, Baturday Matince, for the Jast time, GIRUFLE- GIROFLA, Haturday night, for the last time, MME, ANUOT’'S CHILD. Manday—An Enlre New Opers, LES IRES ST, GERYVALS, “HALSTED-ST, OPERA HOUSE, (Corner Halsted and Harrinou.ats,) T Aelort season, eommencin TUIY (Frider) EVENING, Dec, 31, TOUR OF THE HOLY LAN| from the Academy of Arts, Paria; 40,00) feet of Beenery, costiug §20,008. Prof, Joi Allizon, Locturer, A Grand Matinee dan, 1, Adniission, 23, de, and B0e, Matinees—Children, 10¢; sdults, 25c, J. ALLISON, Manager. COL. W00D'S MUSEUM. Friday Matinee—RED RIDING HOOD. Friday Ereniug—JACK IARKAWAY, CLOTHING. FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! $100,000 Worth of Clothing, | Bligbtly damage] by water at the Lite fire of Andersoi s4t & Co, Nuw York, o bo suld at the apjralse 0 VER CENT BELOW FIRST COST, at 108 South Clark-st,, Chicago. o3 Do—Thls atock muuat. Foultvely bo closed imme- Hately, Uikure—Firat cost $15. Ulsters—Firat cost 1 for, . ouk §33.00, for, Business Huite—Firat cost §15.00, for. .. Aud other Suits aa Jow as, 1 IN tu proportion, at 5 168 SQUTEL CLAFH-ST. JANES W, QUEEN & CO., OFTICIANS, 1124 Che Plilade uteatey ., 001 Brondway, Now Yark, Bpectacics, Eye 0 Spy Glasscs, Telsscopes, Opara and Fiald Glbasan, Biereoacopea’ and Vides, Micruscopes of all grades, Mathemstical, Drawing, and Burveying Iustruments aud Alatessals of all do Seription Hiustraiod Catalogues to any sddress, 10 cents each, SCALES, FAIRBANKS' SEANDAD FRACTIONAL QURRENCY, "$5.00 Packages TRACTIONAL GURRRNCY IN EXCUANGE FOR Bills of National Curcsney, AT |TRIBUNE OFFICE