Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1876, Page 2

TIIE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: TULESDAY JANUARY 4, 1876. - WAKENED UP. Tho People of the South Town Seo the Situation, Meeting of Prominent Ciii zens at the Palmer House. Statements of Individual Cases---Dis- cusslon of Remedics. The Tax-Payers of the Fifth Ward Also Hold & Meeting, The Council Comaruilleo and Iho Conmzly Board Talk to Ko Pnrpose. A Further Comparison of the Figures of 1874 and 1875, Mr, Derickson On Our Recent Asgessment, WAKING UP, TNE PALAER HOUSE MEFTING. PiLest night, in tus Palmer House, n meeting wag held of tax-payers who ars ovor-nsscescd, aud who rhawed thair determninativa by tho ex- prossion of their views, to fight this tax-stonl to tho bitter end. 1t was no melo-dramatic meot- ing tor palitical offect, but ouo whero griovances of agrave chsracter wero exposed, and they shiowed how traly Tuz TrmpSe had lately spoken,—that our burdens waro bLocoming too groat to be borue any longer, and that tho time has como for deciuivo action to drive tho bt~ sshich showed that thoy had boen nssessed quito high enough {n most casos, 3r. urdick rtated thot abnud three-clghths of ths tazable population woragnot taxed, Mr, Daly moved that & committea of fifteen Do appomied ta got & dis of 609 trowe who had | fiered from the It was licen unequatly ns:czse, books 10" the” County (ol | easrien, onlee. rod Burdick shonld appowt the ¢ mm; AS INYESTUATINO COMMITTLS | Carried. Mr. Wenworth suegestod that thoy shoakd get o argo nall for their other meetings, that, winle tho tax-pavers wers working hard, the tax.eaters had nctlung to do, anl wera con- 1 ;-ucMu,! thelr echieines to rob thom ot thuir earn- g, | \.J?‘Im Wentworth, Commisioner Burdick, T, pointed n committon to confur Wwitis an aitorney, ANd 1o tepoit this ovening ab the mecting to bo beld in the elub-room in the Shorman Hoire, Tho mectine then ndjournel. s it THE FIFTH WARD. 178 CITIZENS EXURESS THEMS . Houtl Park nvonue, tho object of tho gathoring tax Javiod npou the residonte of tho South Town, M. A, Matteson was olected Chafrman, sud 11, I. Van Iarliagen cboren aa Becrotary. 1ivo to draw up mot of resolutions agprapriste 10 tho subject then uoder discussion, Tho following wera choseu to eervo on tho nbove-pamed Committeo: Col. Ricaby, It W. Holwes, Batph Tonaoy, A, I\ Drown, and 7. M. Ray., 'Tho time consumod by the Committeo on Renolntions 1n proparning their roport was occu- pled by M. BURNS, of the Tifih Ward, who spoke very effectively witih repard to the wituation, Ile was of tho decided opinton that tho thme had como when tie preposterous tazes levied upon thom. Iagt action of tho Assessor was but Llio ong straw thal broke tho camol's back. mor-clique from power, to onsk TIT ETEALING, LAZY TAR-TATIRS, and pat into oifico) honest and trustworthy tax- payers. Tho meeting was smaller than 1t wonla hwve been bt for o misnuderstanding sy to srhero it was Lo bo Lolkl. ITowover, eapital and loneat Jabor wore represented thero, and the number in sttebdance was comparatively large, cansidering the circumstances. At pbout 8:30 tho sszembllaga was called to ordes, Dr, J. A. Clark Delny ebosen Lo preaido. DIl INOALY otated that ho Znew uathiog of the meallng, or hat it wns to bo held, until bo read the call pub- lished in yesterday's Trexns, Ho bardly kuow what tno object of tho mooting was. He was comparatively & small tax-payer, but be thought thet this was to bo an experionce meeting ratlier than onything olso. 1la wwas not tuch intorested, comparatively, be- ing taxed §25, when Lo should bave been taxed no moto than $2.60. Tho object of tho meoting wae. 24 he underatood it, to getan fnjuuction upainat the unjust taxes, and to organize for tho purpose of engraging counsel and to raiso funds 30r tho purposo, M. 3. M. DALY, of Daly, Haorolin & Co., wad chosen Becratary. 1o said that he had coue, a3 suy other citizen v aid in remedying tho ovils Bow existiugin over- assessmonts, sud to flnd out awayto do it Botnoof tho great merchants who waro present ought to suggest somo retmedy for all tho pitoy- ances tuey bad to compiuin of. Tho firnn of Taly, Henrotn & Co. was nssessed 35,000 lout yeas, sud this yoor 17,004, MR J. N. GACGE of Messrs. Oago [irothers, stated that ho had made a retmn of £30,000, whieh had veeu changod to 30,000, which the Stato Duard had raised 62 por cont, 1ls stuted that bis firm had ongaged Mr. Asay to et no injunction, and ho (Aray) hud said that be could get an injunction for 100 ny well A8 ono, and nt no greator expense. 3lr, Daly was in favor of cuo counsel to ropre- gaut all particy. 3R BLUETT stated that he had no fault to find with the As- geesor, but that ho had been overtaxed by the addivg of tho 63 per cent, [n 1974 thair laxes wero as follows : Valuation, $40,000; city tax, #645.40 ; State and county, 345450 ; total tax, 097,90, In 1875 tho useersment wad on o 70,000 valuation, and the tax §1,252.00, Leing £204.60 moru tuan last year. Mr. Dalv thought tho Asdossors bad pot dono tueir duty. ‘Lums meoting shoutd do someihing definite. MN. NUNTINOTON, who was nsseened 300 st year, and $25,500 thus, sinted that lust year bus tax was £0.06, and this year ie was #L,62067, Td Philhos sald it was a mistake, and ba (tho spcakior) thsuihy 1t wan too, Lid Phillips had prowised Lo wauhe it right, but bad failed to do #o, Mr. Daly suggerted that thoro who hnd any proposition to make shouid d wo. 1o thonght they should combvine on ouo attornav. M. Gago had ruggested L. G, Asay, wooid Mr, Daly hotght an wbio sud fit lawyer 1o wakied thus thons 1n favor of that proposition should ouroll Auerr unmes, JOUN WENTWORTIC ntatad that they did uot know how to flght the texes, Mowaid that in the “Town of Lyous, wuete be hved, whenovor the poople woro dis- pativfied with chie assessmont, they wont intoa Jawyer's oftice wod they paid bim a commiseion on what Ls eaveld. They had oiganized in tho country for tax-fighting, Tax-caters yero iu- cronging too fast, s bas-payors wera tired, and getting organtzed to resiet “thoso unlawful ox- ponditires, Mig versonal property wae light, ut he patd as much au anybody on uu{lmdllullvo real estate, Chis bigh ax would fall heaviest npon 1¢al eatate, Faclories would ba driven away by it, aud poor meu would Hud no mesny of livolihood, yer theso very moen who wore most i?ured woot an electlon-day and votad for the Mun:;mxu, who took tuo vory bread out of their wonthe TUR COMMUNISTS wbro of the msmosort, They crlod for work, yet they votea for thoss who made the biglest taxos and wore driviug labor from thom, It was roolly to the bunont of tho worlingmen to havo low faxos, Mo thousht thoy could get a lanyor to ight for them for 1 per cont onall tho taxey ho saved, It would bo ol tho gsamo to tho lawyer whother he workod for 1,000 rich or’1,000 poor men, Mis fees wore there Just tho same, 'The {ax-lovy was s put-up job ol the Agsessors, becauso tho ronl-esiuto owners would stond high tases no longor, and thio tax was placed on personal property, They ehonld Lave & law that if o tax wero ao am- position on one man 1t shiould bo an imposition Guall, 1o kuow of porsous who bad not paid peisonal taxey for years. An itlogal tax was no ‘Ltho pentleman then read from . copy of Tuk TuiptNe of recent issue, several comparativo statements of nsscssmonts made upon tho property ot prominent potties of the city, and pointed ond tho sbsurdity aud mamfest fréuduleut motives which had actuated tho As- sessor in oll his denlinga, Tho speaker was vo- ciferously applanded at soveral points in s apoech, After Mr. Burns had finishnd speaking, THE COMMITIEE ON RXSOLUTIONS prosonted the followiug Warneas, Thero has Lren an exorbiiant and unjur tax lovlod on the personal property of the residonty of to South Division of tha City of Chiea WitzzniAs, Wo bollove un unlawfuland tluctlon s been made in the mai and the others and Witeuxas, Property has Deen assesacd fn many in. stances for far moeo than its real tax valuo$ and, Witentas, Wo beliese that it in only by concerted au relievo onroelves of tho burden that has been unjustly aud fllegally placed upon us; there- action that v foze, Le Iizsolved, That, us tax-paying and faw-ablling citl. zens of said Sonth Diviston of the City of Chicago, wo would mos slreuuously protust sgalnst said tax; and Lo it furthor Itesolued, That wo wro every laswfal mes: vout this ‘fliegal tax from beiug collscte: further Jiesatoed, That we recommend tho formation of o so- claty for the purposo of protecting oursclves and our iroperty {rom theae UDjust secasments atd for take [k mich atton aa may e deenied necessaty 10 Jiron vent the untawful collection of said tax. T'io resotutious were unauimouuly adopted, COL. RICAKY then ocoupled tho attontion of the meeting for some tune. ilis main themo was that 1t was imperative that tho residents of the ~ Bouth 8ido should cnter their protestsjimmediately, as ho uader- stood that tho property of soveral persony who bad rofused to pay tho tax Jevied wason the int of bawyg eclzed by tho Collector, e was iu tavor of matuca deliberation in the watter, yot, it tho roople failed to necure their rights after ontoring o reasonable prouteet, Lie would adyoeato BLernor messurod, . Mr. l'erkins, bmmfi called for, stated thatin hia belief it waa tho duty of tho South Bido tax- payers to maas togethizr aud ratse o fund sull- cisnt to cover all expenscs in the prosecutiou of their claims. 1o moved that a committoo of fivo bo appointed to considor the twnst feasibla means of promoting tho fatercsts of tho tax- payers, READY TO PAY A FAIR TAX. The following rosolution was then prosented Dy Mr. Fountainbleau : tesviyed, That we wish 1t distinclly understood that w0 1n 1o way mean to confeas an unwwlilingness 10 pay of the Bouth onr manhood sud our giod citizenshiy to submit to it, Wt therefora call upan tho cty authoritics aud ths County Board to appoint s Doard (0 revise the tax- st aud corrost (ho Baie wherver Injustico haw een done, snd, fn cawe the nuthorities shall negloct this * evident then e yrockiin the world wn will rotuss i tax, of our cltizany wgainst uny attept to levy pon him that personal tax. After a hot and dlsorderly debeto tho resolu tion was tabled. ald to resist sll attempts ot collscting this upon, sud a cominittso of flvo appoioted to in- vostigate, The meeting then adjourned to meot at Cuntral Hall Tharsday evoving. THE SPECIAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE, DISCEHSING THE HITOATION, pumod Aldernon wore prosonts Cammpbell, Waterman, Bchalfner, Btono (of tho Tourth), of his deputles wore pressnt, Tho mattor of tho componsation of tax-col- lectors wau reforred back to the Counucil, statoment was mndo by ASBHSSOR THILLIPS inal rates, which was not tho caee. correct figures have herctofore been giveu iu theso columuns. Ald. Bchaftuor asked Assossor Phillips to zive tuents, ALD, WICHARDSON ax at ol A mau who submitted to ono illogal tax rhould not submit to another, It waa tho threat of theso bumers to LEYY ON PEEHONAT PROPENTY In order to seare pouplo, It this shoutd not frighten off any body, Io uuderstood (has the Collectora wero gulu§ {0 lavy ou nli who r:funed to pav next week, 1o Lhought the tax-payors should commonry 8t the hend and reduco tho axponditurca uud rafaries of oifictats, Every- thing hud boen teduced rince the War exeept {nus_. and dishouest sud corrupt mon were kept u_ulic Mr, Laly etated that ha Liad been told by an ox-Asseusor that bo conll have made this ass seanmovt and had everybudy mutisled, Tho greas Objecuion was ta tho gruat over-assenss alents mads 1 ndividual cased, ‘This was what wus working tha great imjuty, Mike Evaus had statod thint ba was sorry they were over-nssossed, T'ho Avyossors bad g0 meuny fricuds to see that aht, WEREDIOT tated that a committeo should bo appointed to juvestigaio tbo Lookd of ihe Assucsord, and when tuuso assosaiients wore fouud ta bo ro groasly unequal thoy hud s remedy at luw, 1l thought tho vowmittes should cousist of fiftesn oF thenty mun, of of 100 meu If neceneary, snd they sbhould cxemine the books carctully, and thei bave thess men indicled. He catuw to help the peonlo i this watter snd 1o tako wetioy wpmuet tho Ausessors, Ho thought tho maue ner aud mode of waling the assepsmont was o trand, Thoy ehould elect Lionost Augesgors, Low clawclers appointed fow deputies, and gt was agalnut thers men that they ehouid o something, They sheu oseloet bouest mon, They nboutl uoi.uate o whom huneet ctizens would vote for, and vut such wen as bad Leen sefectad fast year. Hoespluoed the comwunication he bad vupiwbed (o Tuz Tuwos eud whiza hoe $.ought cffered o faie remedy, Mr, Daly read A LISTOF 130 pleced on hiotels uy publivhic\ XEy i fur Trinone, mills for Htate sud county purponcs. imstead of there being tho amount of §: £176,000,000, Anrvssors hiad to do tho biest they conld, much cross-questioning Phullips made a PRUSONAL BTATENENT to tho offect that o hud nevor altered a return unless bo had first notified tho parces and liud to the asseastuont of M. 8. B, Cobb, Plillips stated that he only roperty, Thin 4 nye seesed through the corparations with which Lo was connoctod, which pald tha tax on their cap- 1o hiad beun governed by the advico of ox- Couuty-Attarney Htoot, s llountroe clsimod that Lio was too much engagod 0 give tho nusesstuont matter any attontion. Mr. Adeit, Phillips stats od, mado his roturn, On s entive purdonal property, including Siate nddition, this wealthy beard thoir wide, In 10gard paid on §2,000 worth ot personal wos hig own yoturn, On hig utoufi- 0 W ital. anlior and resl pstote ownor Was Asscased than €1,80), yet ho lived in a mansion, No, Wabash wsvenue, and occupied well-furnishe | offices, and Lind $100,000 (uyusted in s biukisgg business, ALD. BCHAFFNER orplained eoma of thu dificulties ho hag ex- pertenced when f1o was Lnued Bietes Doputy Tu roply o » quastion from Ald, Watermao, Lhillipa stated thut e had no dount which could not r 12,000 tax-payery, ‘Fhory wore lustauces of this every year, which were Lrought out aftor the asscs-menta werg mads, Last year the Chicago ity Ralway Coupany was onutted, but Mr. Cobb tsde a rus turn in timo 1o that it could be taxed for €.0,000, Woere purties were vmitted one year the Iay Angooeor, that somo hawes wera oriitted, be belped tn & hst of over allowed A DOUDLE ALSESSMENT to be modethe noxt, and whore an oser- meut was made, the reduction could ba pi tionately allowed tho yoar foilowin; | "I'no Clinir stated that lus littte offico this yonr was taxed 560,98, whon the furmtwes fu it {0 old undar the hammer, wonll not bring that amonnt. 1la thonghi thal Mesara, Wentworlls | Tt was moved that a commitiee of live bo ap- | pointed to look after tho ropagemment of pn ats ¢ tornov and roport at n meutly this evomung. lio anid | age, J. 1L Daly, and J, . Bluott wero ap- Alarge aud entlhsiastic mass-mosting of the tax-payers of the Fifth Ward was held last oveniug on the cornor of ’x‘hiny-lhlnl stieot and Loiug to protest against the exorbitant and 1llegal ‘The firat business accomplished by the meot- ing was {u the appoiutment of & committeo of tho tax-pnyors would no loncer tamely uubmi! to This rivainal dls. tar, betweon tha helpless nud_the private cltizens on the ono part, wud wnmblers aud men occupying cextatn high positios on n falr, legltinate, legal tax upon the permonal property Town'; bUL thio presont aseessinent Iy so Rroesiy unjuet and_ Hlegal that we would compromisa to to pay m thiat wa pledie ourselves L0 protect uny for anjust und ileg il tazes, aud that we will render “Ilio otiou of Mr. Perking was thien acted Yeaterday afternoon at 3 o'clock the Speclal Commlites of tne Common Council to whom had boen roferrcd tho tax matter hold a meot- ing 1 the City Clerk's offica, Tho following- and Tuchurdson, Ald. Campbell occupied the chatr, Miko Evans, Ed I'hillips, and s number A In regard to tho arsoesments of the Grand Pacific and Burie's Hotels, which an un- rellable monsations! morving paper lad stated lad beon mssessod at noms The na oxplanation of tho cxeess 1 porsonn! asdess- undortook tho explauation, aud paid that lust yoar the city assossed 800,000,000 st 19 soills Zor pily purpoves, sud §225,000,000 was taxed 17 ‘This your 245,000,~ QU to asscns o thore woia grand total of but Haemd that tho sources of ju- farmation wora ratfier untrustworthy, and thlul Amld wero aomo other oxplanations mada, but none that have not boen mure fully givan in Tue THIRUNE'S columns xluriniz 1hio past week, Phil- Jips atated that tun ca;ltal stock of the Onas Company was as8ossod 84 a corporation by the Htato Board of Equalizaon, Tney woro only taxad for offico furrituro on the Hnouth Side, thoir factory aud works baingon tho Narth Sido. Ald, Wutciumn hold that onr State revuaue 1nw allowed the taxing of stocka and corporas tions nd lufinituny,—that there was no lmita- tion under it. : Bomo farther discnssion of an unimportaot { charactor tooa plac, when AL Waterman wanl that it wwas nost kmportant for thew to conader WIHETHER TIE LAW APFORLED RELIEY in easos whero 1ho asscosmont hal worked n real Dardatup, ns ho was convinced asiell ng thoy wern tint tn many cases tho tny was bur- dengomo and unmpuaf, 8o that it becamo in romo cancd, 15 #omo Of the wews; nuera had juetly termed it, ** legatized voubory.” s waa in favor of getting AN OPINION PROM THE LAY DEPARTMENT onthe aubjcct, 8o a8 to tako voma nctiva iu tha casen whero parties wora audcssed for moro than their property was worth, wlich waa tho case in nuinerons instances, Al Richardson said that the only connoctlon lie could eee that the cily bad with the tax mattor was {n tho npproprintion mado for 1875, Iitherto tho elty had made its own neseaamorts and appropristion. But All they had dono this year was to mako an appropriation, which was Jower by €500,000 than last vear, aiud 1t had boen vertified to tho Connty Clork, Tao asscasing hat passed out of the city’s hands, and the monm- Lers of the Common Counell hud nothlug to da with ft, They Dhad done alf they could when thoy mado -tho appropristion, Tho assesament was made by the county, which waa also colleat« ing tho taxes, aned {u hiv opinion the city had nothnng ta du with it further, All. Waterman stated thit ho was awar of tho facts cited by the provious spealior, but ho thought THE CITY JAD THE TOWER TO REMIT on over-nssassmnents for har pottion, end colleet only upon tho sum which ought to hava been asgesred, and that was what tuey waated a logal opinton upow. Ald, Stone thonght that this rale thould alro ho wade to work for partios who wero umior- auesnd. 8o 08 to make no unjust discnminn- on. Atd. Waterman thonght so too. Ald, Richardson favored the suggestions made, Ald, Schaffner sugeested that st (ho' next mecting the Mayor, Comptrolior, the City At- torney, and tho Corporatton Couusel, nud the TFinance Committes ho invited to sit with them. LD, RTONL somewhat doubted all tha statemonts made in tho papers, sud Lo preforrod to tavo Lis books produced. Ald. Waterman then moved that an opfofon ba obtalned from tho Law Dopartment fu vogard to tho Council's power in_ the promises, whicli car- riad. 4. Behaffner's supgestion was then placed fn tho form of n motion “and adopted, whon tho Committeo adjonrned to moet in the sawe placo at 7 o’clock this oveniug. ———— THE COUNTY BOARD. 1T DISCTRYLS THE SITUATION, At the meoting of the County Commissionora yeaterday allerugon tho following communica- tion was read 1120400, Jan, =770 the Hoard of Comminsfoners of Cook County: "The muny complainia imada sud the cxtent of public fosling regarding tho asseasmont for 1875 prompt mo to suggest to the Board that tho pubs 1o futoreats Would bo subserved by nffording factfitiea for redeeesing griovances in & lawful wa Thero but ons lawful way Ty which the aggrieved tat-payer can oblain complefa Todross for ou unjust or mistaken neacuament of hiw crsonal properts, aud that fs_through tho uterposition of a court of cquity, Deing convineed that 1lie Board 8 fully dispozed (o contributo ) In Jts powar tlat Justico may bo dono, I auggeat that tho oard request the County Clerk o Canso to ba brought 1o tho Board'a room on oach day the Buard {8 not fu resafon the Anseskor's books and returns for 1876 for the threc Cliloago towns, and that Lie assign the neozs- sary clorks in attendance thore, anil that tho Assoasars for thosa towus also bo roquested o attend daily at thioraine placo, to tho end that & proper und thorough inventigation of cach caso of griovauco may bo tande, and the taz-payer bs aubjected 1o tho least possibls tronble and cxpense. By adopting theas suggestions tho County-Attorney wili be enahleito posaess htm. self, {n aluioet, If not every cano, of the facta connected with it, nud the parties complainng saved troubls and oxpeuro in obtuiming rudreas, Thn secatmpauylag resalutiona covor tia sugaestions thurein, Liespectrully, Jous 31, ROUNTRER, County Atioruey. Renofred, That the Qounty Clerik be, and ho he: by 19, requented fo caura to Lo brought to the Doard’s rootns ear h day the Doard (s not in Resslon the Ase sessors’ books of the pursonal proporty and returns for 1835 fur South, North, aud West Chicugo, and thut D gasign the necessary clrea fu sttendatica thery until further action o tuis Board with reforenco thereto, Be it purther resolved, That tho soveral Avacesors for B2l towns be, and thay hereby arv, requestod (o nt- tend at tho pamo tiue kud plice, Ao long us ehiall be Hoteanarys 1o ibe ead that olf neceary Jufornntion miny bo ottained with reforead) to pach case in which complaint of vxcomive OF urjust asscsument may to made, and that the Clark of this Board furniab said Asscasors with 8 copy of theso rasolntlons. Mr. Holoen oved tho adoption of the com- munieation, Mr. Bucdick said ho nnderstood the communi- cation did not mean anythiug, but was simply providing a means by which those nasessed could find out to what amauul they werd robbed, 8 privilege they now eojoyel. What the peopla wanted wag a remedv Lor thelr tronbles, and it was useloss to adopt what had been suggastod., Br. Rountree wan callod an for an exylanation of his commuuication, 1fe said thoro was ouly ono remedy for the griovancas, and thub in tho courty. 1fo had beon aunoyed by complainants wha were spplylag for lajunctions every day, aud ropresentivg tho connty’s interoat in tho tax ho could not gotho diforont Ausessurs to get 6t tho facts In nil such cases as cumo to him, o lhavo tho Asscssors’ books whero they would bo nccomsble would bo A prest accommodation to him, and would afford tho aggrinved aud che Axsossora opportu- nity to consult and agreo uwon womothing like oqaity and adjunt macters, atter which tho cols loction of what was found to bo excesvive could ba enjoined. Alr. Burdick followed. 170 road from his come munieation publisbed in theso colutuus a fow davs ago, and raaiutained that the propogition of Mr. Rountreo brought no relief whatever to tho tax-payery, aud it wholo obJoct scomerl to Lo to accommodalo the County-Attorney, ‘Tho psopio wanted relief from not ooly the county but the athar texes, and thay wanted it immodistely, aud ho wonld do bis utmout to securo it, ‘The communication wus further dincussed and wae floally arfopted, at whicle the Counsy-Attor. noy pupeared much ploased, ———————s PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS. A FULIUEN COMIATINON, Tur: TRDUNE, in ity expotitious of the town ne. suswazouts, aud Lo way 1 was mado on the Houth ido, for the legalized robbery swhich is now going on under tho gulso of persona) taxa. tion, has boon ot pains to atato mothing but facts, gatherod from uadeniablo rosourcos,—thy returos, books, ote., tho records of tha Town Assessors, now on fllo in the Connty Cierk's oflico, und those in'uso In the Collectors’ oficos, From these, figures given in tho columaps of Tur Trisese have Loen (akon, and that with thha uteost earo, Tho comparisons made bo- twoon 1874 and 1870 show for themsolves, and bolow ANCTHER CHOICE LIST fugiven, Heroitis 7. 1805, igolaw, Brox, & Stone, IEXIT R ey hiarles Gowage o0 dieH 1% Ming i 10 900 1,040 4000 D, L. Covert W cveland Laper Company Chicago Abzahol Works ... Clisygo Oity Kailway Coapuny., B, AL, Cabb & Coue o Chaglu & (oo, , P, Croaby Culertson, Hvtiey Cornlt J, d, Leming, Davis Bewlng-Machino Company, Downer & Coonse, & Co,... Donobut, Wilwon & (leuncburg. Yopo & €0, Farrar'k Wikecl Forayth, Jatics & G Tarsfugion & el i Co, 1050 WA i Falrbauk, Peck & Co, ifeney 8, Fiwch., Frouch, Abrani & W, U, Faread Trench, Khaw & G, 154, French, Kodd & Co., 133, . Forsyih & Co. Filly & Biro., o Tield, Densmiars & €5, Willam '@, Faller... Farringlon & Bchniail, l'mmwarpowm Mach! T 41,000 #0800 LXRIE 20 500 Gl Titus & tvorgn Glanser Girant, Cotb & IHiiton .. Gondman & 1550ho, e es GHmbly, Florsueim & C ago Broe. Qrotga Gifberd Al doldemith oo 1. 0, alvlus., Grafl & Chibert Tiubrarid 0,00 Cireoufeldy 13,000 a1 Gromalos & U #000 W. I, Tlan 25, , Dy faakill & Co,. ol . THE COMPAWISON: Tho glaring Inoquatitios shiown In the above figures oaghit to bo acconuted for. Iu somo {ns stances thoy aro tho result of roturns, but in many they are not. ‘Lake W, 1% Huntiugton & Co. " ‘Cheit houso fa on Slote strook, L9t yenr they wera nsanasod on £300, and this yoar 825,604 9, 1. kil & Co., fnst year 814,009, thna yoar, 0,100 Giles Drothers, who wero ake soescd £10,000 1ast yoar, aro assossod hnk 16,000 thin, Howevor, tlug i moro equnl than 1A tho caso in many other iustancos of jowoeiry firmas, Jolin Fotayth, who llves in Gracoland Park, and who was nacssed $10,000 Iast yoar, is nu- nossed but £1,500 thin, on pordonal property. ‘Then theto 1s Edward Ely, tho tailor, Laat year Iy stock was assessod ot £10,000, but thia year it lins beconio go depraased that tho ssscssment of it was entiroly omitted, Yet, Mr. Lly man- nzes to get asseasod for %1,000 on hia peraonal ;uoun:ly at lig residence ; othorwiso Lo goes reo. . L, COVERT, who was asseszod for 910,000 1aat year and 24,000 ihis, mado n roturn last yoar of 95,000, which was ralsod to 810,000, and he got an infunction, and only patd on £5,000. This yoar his asacss- ment i8 more equuable, Culbert<on, Dlair & Co, who wore nssoseod 866,700 last sonr, oro nsmossed . but 81,000 this vyour, Thero aro other instances whero it will ba noticed that thero aro omissions, ‘Theso arties may be nssessed, but tholr namea canuol o found in this year's books, 'There ato count~ fess firms and huhvidun(s in tho city who aro not taxed at all, aud it wonld take months of nosrch to traco thom all out, Yet ftis n face which fs beyond dispute. Undonbtodly TOEZUE NAVE DEEN MISTARLS, aud thoy may have beon made i the transforring from tho bivttors, but it is morally cortaly that SOMO—F08, MAUV—LTOSH WIONFY Wors porpo- tratod, which ought to bo forreted out by those in authority. —_— CHICAGO ASSESSMENTS, HOW THEY MAVE DEEN MADE. Yesterday'a Journal contains thoe follawing lottor from the Hon. . P, Dorickson in regard to tho way iu which tho assoasing has boon dono in Chleago, Tt will well repay porusal ¢ Citaeago, Jan. 3.—To the Editor of the Chicago Ecening Juurnal: Tt {8 a part of my self-lmposod task that 1 would gladly omit, anil should pass at once to point out a remedy for tho evile of which wo have just cause to complaiu, _siut n falthful doctor, when calted toa patieut, will first mako a careful dlagnowls, nacor~ tain the eduse of {ho nilment, and thenapply the remedy, It moy bo necessary to nse tho provo and tho kulfe, and it bad casca t Joy the Lono bare aud scrape dt, 1f palu ta caused theroby, no reasonsble person will blame tha operator, ouly ue he oporatos un- skillfully sud cuts wheyo ok nocensary, :Mauy persons’ supposo that our troubles aro dile to tho ACTION OF TNE STATE DOARD of Equalization in_adding 53 por cent to tho orlglnsl anseasments in Caok Coualy, “That Is Juatin d only so for as our Hlatetax 14 coucornud, which Is less thnu ono-niolk of our whalo tax lavy.' It iatrua that tho law dirocta the Gounty Clerk to carry out ou his boolin tho porcant_additions tade by thy Btuto Loard for county and munlclpal purgoscs, but that atfects only tho valuation, Now, auy ono caf are that if the Mayor anil Council roquize’ for expandituro in any year &,. 007,000, and tho valustion bs $160,000,000, tho tax would 200,000,000, {6 would Lo ouly 3 per yer ia NOT AFFECTED ONE 3MILL by tho actlon of the Stale Jioard so far us county and city taxes uro concernod, b further alung I will sow bow fudividuala aro greatly wrouged therahy, nud whers thut Weomt orijgiuaten, Maty auppos, 10, that our Uty Goverument ia chargeable wits {ha dne ustice, but that charga i slmost without fonndatton, thio Mayor and Couacll make tha appropriations, ani( aro only chargeable with maladministeation when thelr expanditures aro improperly mudo, but, they have 110 1ora coutrol uf (ke Avacnor or of the squatizating of Lis ustedsment thau the Buard of Public Worla or tip 1 rad ot Ifsaith, " OF course, Lain understood sa g 'THE LEGAT, VIEW of it. Asindividuals controiting the Ring lutorests, they whtl bo helil respousible as thair part in the con. wplracy may appeat. Tho Gro Laye the responeliility at thy door af tie Ssscasor, tha Town aard, and thd County Bosrd, 1 coing now, nesnrding £o the orfglugl purpage fnd’s eated 10 my fisst, Lo paint out whereln tho ovll of whiich tho fniividual tax-pager complaing, right to complain, oro dne to a hal adtc of 8 bad law, - Aud in dolng ro, 1efuienie wiil veefusively e had to the i Keveuuo Ly in Cook County, nl parti*ularly to the threo towusof the Gty of Gulagr To bogin with tho Assearors, When, Wit Looks i iaud, as tioy e boen recofvad from tho Conaty Cierk, they sally forth, BUpOFted by Ut wemy of d 0 maizo THEIR ANNTA AN wpon tho property uf thy eltizens of Chlaign, wonll oL be beglnning at thn founda'ton of the ovila of the 1ocal *administration of the Rovenus law, For thy foundation of tha evils which follow 4 Jald befors and st the time of tho elo:tfon of tho otlicers Who are to aduifulster tho law, Tho ouelal 1l of auy odleet {4 usually talon &a indicatiig, in a measnre, ths nature of the olfice, aud tho duties regwrsl of bim. Tt 38 o fulr prominplion, therefore, that 3 majarity of tho pavplo who nro or oughit 10 bu jutoreated 1 ticso cloctlons cntortaln tho Gelief that tho businoss of the Aeseasor §s to make an ftpartial asseesent of property for purposes of reve ona, and of tho Colloctur o colloct 1o tix asscksed an eronowleally as possivle, thus jolutly securing to tho T'reanuries of the Jocal Goverumeonts, at tho leaat posaible cost, the revonue raquired to dufruy the ne. Casary oxponses, But b this thuy will find thowsel ver (HLOSSLY DILITAKEN, for, a8 & matter of (nct, o tmparifal ssnossments, or, infeed, tho asnessmenty at ull, on tho vart f the At soasor, 1y o wtlor cutirely sodoudary, g A slso the cconornieal collection of tho 11 arteased on tho part of tha Coliector. What, then, are the dutics of Jheso oftiera respectively, dovs any one jaquiro? For n prastical auswer to this question b will 1ot do ta look at the statute creating the offices nud deseribing the duties, For, in doing #o, we would fall into the error of tho majority, Tho auswor must ba derivad from a catoful exumiuntion of the practical workings of tho syatem a4 wilminfatered fn Cook County, Aud from sl carcful oxatnination {he angwer fs, that it 13 the Lusiucas of tho Asscasor and Colluctor TROVIDE HALARIES FOR THEMWELYLS and aa many othera as it Locomes necewmary to divide with, aud to this et to make use of the Tovonue sya. tem 'to tho bt poselbie ndvautage to thamsliey, i3y thelr frults shall yo know thom,” O the second Tuamlay of April in each year tho Axgeanor aud allector aro ta bo clocted, ta liod tuete offico for oo year, Wacks boforo, tho catididates for the koveral otlicos snnounce thomaelves and Legin to organiza for the purpose of keduring the election s the elbction, i securod, 1o be follawod by o division of tha npolls amonyy the friendn of the successful candldates, 11 the way of appointing them as deputies, asalstants, clurks, uté, A guteral oustor of ali the clans fe de- waudéd, snd tho domand being readily accaded to, ancly clah turna ont {5 ful) forco under the Mandard of sta Chief, A Chief vloctd Lis Lioutenauts, and a grand advauco {a iade, Tho Fanky aro dlied up from tho {dle, dirsoiute, and movt worthicss and viclons clarey of the commubity, Who, % & ruls, haviug no propiziy 10 tax or churactur (0 protosi, are Utlorly ivredardius of what disposition {3 suade by the vlticers of the prop- crty of others, Bul thbt 14 not all, A REOULAR BYSTEM OF DARGAIN AND HALE 1n fnaugursted botwoen the candilato and lidividuats who employ s large number of ten, wherehy the sup- Jiort of the omployer aud employes ‘14 sucuced 10 tho catdidets 3 for auzh support, the puy which the e ployer 1o to recelve 18 that o by 10 by et oif casy " whi Lo Ansisor comes rmnd—and ho §s *tlel off cany.’ Ay, when Bavlog sct up iha job, with furcos well fu hand, a grand ehargo Is mads upon bal. Tot-boxes upun elestion day, Tho candidate s elect. ed ; ho holdn bifs uflico fora yesr 3 ho haw fantened his grawp accordiug o law upon tho purses of the tnx- Jen nd whom o wil o bird, and whom, o will o'l ta gree, ‘Chure 5 10 esetpe from Lim fur the spacs of ona year, Adter thn election Lia EEAL DEVHSIENT oammiences oflclally, From tho County Clork, at ths yeoper tirue, U6 getd 'thy avseumnent Looks snd com- e hie work of un-equal pesvesnent, 10 which he ateuly plodged by prowtss ade beforo the clectlon, Were cotanion hoieaty criune, bo conld uot bs foi nll(\lil Ly suy jury! Not eveu could a prims fucty Cens be i aut whercby a Grand Jury could tadict hun, His nuboediuatesnre selected 1n no wise willh Feforence to thelr boucsty oF capacity, but merely 8s a reward for gervices reuderod, The uuequal assgsss anent kg boen gy, Ui S1st siep fur radeess, us wo bave befors shows, {3 au appifestion to the Towne. Baard, before whivh pervons conaldering themselves Vil ure 10 como for redeces, oF baviug coms plainta to maks that the proporty of Another ) Bosned toa fow, Tlns Board §s composed of (ho pame Ausiessor who das pundo (o vIAuous akckss wwent, aud the Clerk aud Bupervisor of tbe Town, who wors eiocted v tho sawe ticket with the Avscssor, and Ly tho bilp uf tho same Houtetauts, From the Vowus Board the mess step s to tha County-Tioanl, For srhistover ignoratice, stupldity, ur_ downtlgtit rascabity fisy sppest o tha ' pars of 180 County Awaoaor amt Town-Board, the County-loird Ato no Jesn yespensls Ule, Tl wiior. knowlug the eiiret of this unequal ampeseient du Conk County upon the State Board of Eyusdicaticn, sud knowlug Luw much sdvantage it ave tho Ktale Board ju its cforls to inciesss onr on. Neesmcnts, early b (e wossos urged tpon oue County Board the propriety of calling the Auscssors wogether 1 reitlo upon s0ms UDIfor Lasia of valustlon,” Tha Equalizini Comunttes jrombred to du wo, butthe prowiee wak uaver performed, After the aescisment et cal ndinidateatton of tho vesn made and thio Wooka wero rclurned to tha County Clerk THR NOARD WERE NOTIFIED, Both oeslly st {1 wrlting, af Hhio grass lnouality fn th resewsiuents, and urgo | {0 tako mwmuros ts oky tin propor vottestious, They fall i urged tio want of suthority, nnl s ndividusd yayors woild tmaka & compiafut In each (g eavo, 1 reapectfally eall attention 0 tho Tilt part of tho fourth clawe of Hee, 97 of the Revonue laws * If thin Connty Baird of ang connty atistl find tuat (ho sg- firenits sseammcnt of any cointy 1s iy high o oo o, OF 18 2 DOrally #0 nnedual as to tenler It npeie. {iealin o squalize anclt assraiments falrly, they way ect 1 800 tho ussenainent of tha wiole couuty, or town- Kl g2 townshiys (lorein, sl ordor s now sasense saont," A fiiend, nt my roquest, fins furnistiol THE FOLLOWING PEN-PICTURE of his experience Lefors the Connty Board, which I adopt an part of this commuaication ¢ “Tie simple-eariod owners of roal estata in ona ot tho tawny within tho city foun | that thele broperty wan ozorbitautly asseawdt for the yoar 1313 hy tho Tawn Ansessar, ‘They mulo tha discovory whilo tho toke wero etlli in his bunds, and ot onea rerolved not toelimbee upon thole righte, | Without dilay Uiey sotout i search of that complets remedy which all partles ey maid tohisvont law, From tlho AtRessor no Telief could bo obiained, cxoopt, perhaps, fora po- uniary conslderation, but this was not uhoxpected, Ty own_Uowed of Equalizition, composed of tho Asacimor, Clerk, ond Supervisor, ‘bromised nothin Letter if tho tnatter eald La brought befora i, but ditigent fnquiry Lailed to show whon or whero it et 1€ It ever ad 3 neating, The Ounty Board, liows ©v.7, hias, by law, oxpress Juriadiction of the subject, amil t it they coufidently sppesled, They wern ins forned that thelr complainta In_ wriling *hould ba ted with the Clerk on o certain dsy, andthis was doue, "lheir tatoments brielly and plainly sot forth the mistakes 1n thelr sascanmonts, the proofs of the uerots mads, the clinges tocossary Lo raotily thea and make tho asscexments wiiat they should bo, Ty casen wero very simple onsn, In thio first, a pleco of property was assessod Live oa much o4 anolher pleco on tho Eame block worth one-foueth moro; n tho second, two lota preciacly alike n o, Ineatton, reutal, and valuo,~ ono_waa- asoseed at $2,000, sud the other at only $1,80; s in thio third, In tho same sier of Jols, thosn worth' ono-fifth leas than the ofliors wero asteseod 1,50 apieco ahove the valuation of thoto worlh the ost, 1t was falr to preaumo that tho County Toard would correct such glaring errord without farthor at- tentfon on the part of the owiors. They ueverilielrsy gonclurod o bo preseut at tho seasion of tho angire tribunal to which our Roventto law commits the ro. drews of much wrongn, Ithad provionsly, 1Y HERCULEAN EFFORTS, dispotod of the complaints from tho county tawns, and on tho duy st apart for tho conslderation of the ansoasuicnt 1 question thoso cokers aftor justico drow near ita font, Thoy found tho Choirman of the Gumamitice composiny tho Couty loatd of Enalizs, tion, a gentleman of foreigu birib, sitiing solemn and nlon at » tablw'upon which was 8 bundla of papers tled with Ted'tape, and marked “complainte” In theso by was slowly punching holes with & lesd-penails Upon Inquiry aa o the fate of their applications, o Chaloman reluctantly opued tha bundle, wnd, after 8 laborlous oxamination of i3 confents, ststod that no auch documonts had Dbeon filed. Tney applled to tho Olerk, aud o search in his offico revealod tho wmimivg’ papers in on breurs pigoon-hole, twitore tho Chufrman had ordored thom to bo placed, but hnd forgoiten to mention it, Thess wero produced and tiod up in the buudle, ovée which (b _presiding ollicer resumod bis silent $hcubation, A halt hour later a fow membera of the Buard lounged in, aud a desultory conversstion failowed on tho general subject of taxation, But even tife approach 1o 1o appointed duty of (he day waa sbandoucd when tho Uounty Sherlf camo in and Juvially geactod tho Board, which thcreupon engaged ‘| With him iu & disoussion as to tha liest way Lo reduco the lmits of Cook County, the Chalrman joining to objret to tho exclusion of hia tows, as80ine pros posoil, Who paticnt suitors ventured to request the consfderation of fhielr littlo matter, but eilcited from tho head of the loard only the otacular reaponss & “yoll] 1 shpoaka mit Shon lountrco abaus dot.” Iu despair thoy resorted (o lnterviows with tho other membors of iko Coumunitioa soverally, as they wore found about tha roums, and all admitted tha ejuity of thelr clatm, They thon requestod sction upou It, but ot this pofnt some city ouicfals came fn to arcange with their county Lrethren tho detalls of & GIRUAT BASL-BALL MATGIL hetwaen tho city sud country *nines,” All pretense of businey yanialied natis this momentoun matte, a- ter long Quscussion, wan srrauged. Onca mors the mombers of the Commitice were urged to act. They Ind by thnt tima gathored In o room adjoining tuat o which tho Chairmnan stiil maintained his golf~ tary vig, aud ono snd all, whilo sdmitting tho jus- 1§30 of tua demand, referred tho wholo matter to him, "They ropresonted liim ta bo s purson of groat ability, oquity, and enaryy, snd singularly well fuformed up- ‘ou evory brauch of the snbject, Butanother appoal 1o {hin remarkatle individual produced ol the the un- varyng reply: ** I shpeaks mit Hhon Rouutres about dot,"" anid 80 the moruing paased away, ‘Towaris 3 p, n, the great * Shion” appearen snd, Lriely conversiig with tho Chatrmun, decided that the Town Asscasor had batter be prosent ULofors any oction was takon, and thervupon tho malter was fndofi- nitely " postpoued. The dlaappoloted com- plaliiants oftared, as they had alrcady repeatedly dano, 10 proiiice wituesses, competent and rehiabdle, to siup- yort overy ono of thsir uliogations, but the worthy Chalrman” thouglt thia was not worth while, They thon requosted taat they might benolied wion the Board did consider the subjact in tima (o be prosont. o thls a gracleas consent wus given, tho Obulrman fook thelr addreases iu writing with nlacrity, and prowiend faithfully that written notice ahouid Lo sent, ‘Theeo loug-suteriug itizens went forth sadder aud wiser men, aud, sutfico it 10 pay that no notheo was ev- er yiven tliem; that the Doard, ut oue short ataston, took fmul actlon on ull tho evjectiond it onee, and madn no clwsgo whntever fu thess ut wuy otlier com- Plaiiti of uxcenslve valuatiou. And tow, 3te, Lditor, kaving coaaldered thio law and iho adininistzation taereaf, and having shown, as 1 tuints, that aur evile are duo to u ad law badly admin- tatured T will proceed in oy oxt, as woll as L can, to olat out a reacdy, i MISCELLANEOUS, CONREGTION. To the Editor of The Chicago Trioune » Citesao, Jun, 8.—I notico in Saturday’s papor, fa an articlo noaded * Taxation," that Batters & Co. woro nuscased on. $25,000 m 1374, and §400 1n 1875, Allow me to say that Butters & Co. wera nat nesessed on £25,000 tn 1874, My por- sonal asressmont in 1874 wos on §25,00) personal jnopestys As I conldnot find 8o much 1o 1873, sy taxes aro somewhst less. Yours, ete., Wa. A Lurrcas, WHAT DORS 1T COST 2 Tothe Editrr of The Clucaao Tribune.: Cutcado, Jun, Y.—~Licano inform nbout a doren voor follows who have bub little if any time to #pare, liow much 1t coats or ought (o cost to en- join tho coullection of Lho cuormous taxes nu- soesed ngainst us, aud obligo DoORREEPER, Asswen: Tho Court fecs nro §7, and tho clisred of o lawyer aro ou uncertain guantity. 1t is bottor to attoud the meetingat tho Sherman ouse, aud join with others. ANNOUNCITIENT: Tha tax-payers of the Elovonth Ward ave ra- questod to most 8t No. 206 Wost Lake sercet, at 7:30 o'clook, for tho purposa of protosting ugaiugt tho unjust and exorbitant personal tax, A mecting of those oppored to the prosont aystom of oxorbilane and unequal taxation, wil Lo hold at Noi, 80 and 82 Weat Ruudolyh strovt, at 7 o'closk_to-night, I'romunent speakors will Lo Iu attendance, SUBURBAN NEWS: UNDE PALK, Tho rights of passongera on railway likoly to by mado the subfect of fud: figatfon in Lhis county very shortly, owing to thio fact that conductory, Iu many cases, scem to juagine that they aro absolute autocrats over tho portions who may chanco to bo passongors on thelr tralus. An occurreuco last Sunday evoning hins roused conslderable tndignation amonyg thoso coguizant of tho facts, aud tho pentlemon intorcstad may carry tho matter furthor than to make a mera complalut, The eango arose s follows ¢ A most diggraceful avsault upon the pasaon- rors was mada by the conductor of tho Kanka.- koo train on the IMlinois Central Itailroad, Mr. W, 1. Woodward, of Woodiawn, and Mr. J, L, Btickuey, of Hydo Park, woro seatod togethor couvarsing, whon the conductor came through tho car taking fare. 3ir, Htickney tondored his soagan ticket, which was eatistactorlly examined Ly the conductar, and tho lattor then turacd ta MMr. Woodward. ‘That gontlemon oxplaluod that 1o also had paid & conductor on thoe road the rrlau of n pa:son tickst that moruing, but that 1o had not soen the conductor siuco, and there. foro had no tickot with him, “'Then I wanut 25 couts," sald the conductar in o gurly touo, Mr, Woodward agafn sfatod that ho had pald for n weagon ticket, but the coudictor intors rupted him with an asugey sneor that that wuuldn't go down, adding that it Mr, Woodward did not pay bis furo instantly ho should be put off tho train, ‘o man was so ingolont and duminoeoring in bis manner that Mr, Woodward doolined to yay for a sorvice already pald for, and the eonductor violuntly grabbed the bolle rops, snd in s Joud, benta) voice ordered bim to l;uy or Lo put oIf tho car, llocelviog no answer, o pulled tho ropo, the train was stopped, sand tha conductor soizoa Mr, Woodward violently by tho collar aud forced Lim out ot the car, On tho platform he was still wore brutal in his lan- fungn aud actlons, throatemng aud trying to ick r, Woodward in tho tace, Dy this time, of courdo, the whola car was in confuston, tho ladics buddling together at tho oppoxite ond, both to aveid beiug mixed up m tho siruggto and to bo out of hogring of tho cone ductor's vsthe aud violant Inogusge, Whon the traly n‘clln vtartod, Mr. Woudwara é‘uuu od o snd hotd to tho car-stops in spita of the condues tor's oltorts tokick him of, " Fivdiug that be was not abls to auccsod aloms, the conductor then tuslicd forward for his Lrakomen, und sogu trainaare inl invos. | rotnrnod with two young mon, Dy this time tho trafy wag again i fapld motfon, nui Mr. Woud- sward had t-ken lus formor seat, Tho train way stoppod, aud tho feading bin-kgitacd, with his two assistants, a1 proachio | tuo soat of the two gentieman aain, Mr. Woodward raw that tho conductor wana brutal feflow, with no snowiedie of nor rognid for tho rights of pursenpets. unid, rat than linve any moro diftienity; ha proferred to pay hin fare, intanding to report tho ewwcumsiances (o the odiciels of the rcal. Accotdigly, as thy condutur came up, s tondetod bin the fare to Hyde Park, “No, =1 d-n Fm“ I don't want vonr Iare,” wan tho reply of shis model efffeials ¢ ' koing to throw yolioft this teain, no Tho threo men thew soized botl ward and Mr. Bticknay, tho Intter's oifansn ap=- patently betng thst ha had advlsad Mr, Wood- ward to tender lilw taro aud setilo tho diflenity. Finding that thoir wholo Btrengih would bo neceasary to handle Mr, Woodward, they aoon concontrated thoir efforts npon him, and with great violenco pucceedad in thiraswing hiw off the l:lnl(flrm, and keeplng him olf antil tha brn ad passad on, 1li4 hat was thrown aftor tin, and the victorious rufling rotarued to thie car, " NoW, —— ——, you, I'in going to sctilo with you,” lio romarked to Mr. Bticknoy o By two words and 11 throw you atter fus “You will do uathing of the lund,” wae tho reply. I don’t wish any words with you. fartiier than to know your nismo,” “You just ask for my namo azain,” roarcd thoe conductor, ** and —— —— you, i'll knock your head off, Now .junt ask mo for iy nwmne again," o ropeated,amiy a perfoct utorm of oalts, at tho aama time drawing back lo get a beller swveop for his upraisod ot sud graspiug Me, Bucknoy by the coilar, Tie fatior instantiy tried to stand up, and told the fetlow to ¢ako his hauds from s coat, ndding that ho wishod to know bhis name for friture usa, 'fheconductor bronght his eleuched fist down to atrike, but one of tho bystanders caught him aod lield bim back just fu tie to savo Mr, Stickuoy from n viclout blow i the face, *You dou't want his name,” eaid ono of tho othor pndsongars, swho was apparontly of a vory mild tvpo of character. #Yas, Ido want his namo, and I lnsist upon Kknowlog it.” Anatuer rush was then made by tho inlurlated conductor, who was evidontly desirous of bully- fng tho passcngors into silonce with rogard fo his actiona, For tho benotit of tha travellng publio his namo iy herowith glvon : Thomuy Concannoa. As tho train waa now approaching Hydo Park, Mir, Btickooy askod #orae of the passengers closs by {bofr names, auding that ho would fike somo witnoswes of thie affair. Baveral voluntariy pravo their names and addrosses, with tho assur- anco that they would ba happy to testity as to tho biutality of the conductor. 'I'no whole u0air w8 au outrago not only upon tho unfortunate gontlemen who were made tho objoct of this sowl-intoxicated fellow's attack, but also upon overy ocoupant of tho ear, many of whom wero ladios, If puaplo sre liabia to ho subjectad to sucn gcones, and to bo placed under tho'control of such s blackguard na this Coneau- non, they may well avold tho road which om- ploys him. It is only falr to tho Come pauny, howover, to say that the Baperin- tendent of tho rond expressod to ono of the le;tsm.lmncu Lis regrel that the affale shonld have happaucd,saud apologlzad for ths Compauy. The oaguro of his regard for the feoliuga and righta of passengers will bo botlor detormsned whon it is soen whether this bully ia rotained ju the employ of the Compauy, aud’ suitablo roparation mado to the injurcd parties, It should nlao be safd that tho roputar Hydo Park train omployes are noted for tholr courto- ous conduct to passongers under all citenme stances, thero being raroly auy misunderstand- ing or ovon discusaion betweon thom and thosa who travel on tho road, TIHE BROOKLYN ILYDR. One of its Munor flonds Lopped OFX, Soectal Diavateh to L'he Chicago Trinune. ‘New Yonk, Jan, 3.—At the opeviog of tho Court of Seusions In Brooklyn to-day, District-Attorney Uritton taok action 1o the caso of Joseph Loader and John J, Prico, tndicted for perjury in tha ‘Lilton-Boecher cago, Thess two men, ¢ will be remombered, wade afiidavite to the offect that they had boon witnosses of crimiual interconrnn botween Henry Ward Deecher and Mre, 'Lilton. P'rico altorward confosed that thoy were guilly of perjury in makiug those afiidavits, and it way maioly upon hia statement that thoy were in- dicted. This wmorning Mr. Britton *nsked that & uolle bo entared in tho cases of both men, This was granted by Judgo Moors, nud the inulct- monts quashed, The foltowiug {8 the summatry of Mr. Dritton’s adirews to tho Court, which explains upon what ground tho nolle proeoqui were granted, Liiad e far progeouscd an to focl that T was pretty much ready for tifal, when it came to my knowledus that it was clumed by tho defonao thut Br. Loader made this aflidivit under the Lelief, and undor cir- cumatances which properly and futrly would load hiin to bolieve, that tho afidavit which hu waa xbout 1o ke would not bo ured ju court, but elssnlivie, por- tapa $o alfect tha publfa mind upon the queation in coutroversy, I exsmined futo tho facts of ths cawg an 1o that polut. 1 huve acen every por- sou who, by the clrcumstances of tha case, rould poeally, 'so far oa I could see, huve any knowlodgo 28 to facts relating to that claim. 1 ind thal tus fuct is clonr, nud 1 have no witteases or any exldonco of auy neture to contradiet it, bt Mr, Lusdor Liad every veneon to bellove, bad axsurances of o cliractor which led bimto bellove, that this afidavit was not to bo ured fn conrt, and'that, in fact, hdid on one occaston prios to mylaug it proteat that by would not havo anything to do” with courl proccadingy, oud that bo belioved, in fact, and wade Al , and nudor (bt Lalef, | and with (ho ine tend aud understonalug that it should niot bo yod 1 court, but used olseshiera, Now 1h t 15 an accopled fact in thia case, so that I have no testi- ‘mony whataver with which to contradict it Unider thesd circumatances flio question Naturally proven w itself towy mind, Will that be o defunse ju the cae 7 1u uny ordinary caso whict cauld Lo triud i the usual tlme, T might yroccedta trial and ty the question Ly Uy thattwiony, i€ would. maturally b dotermlued ouly at the clono of tho trial, ‘Thiu care would tako somowhero from two to thres mouths to be triel, Terhays tho pubillo fnteronts, it Atruck me, would bo trittod with Ly my wolng to trial uud ependiog Liat time Iy 1130 cabo wiien £ wes censclouy of the fwct 1hat 11 ot of istermination, if that claku were well founded, i& would go off upon tiut point after thio thno of Cuurt, tho Jurors and those cngaged {u tho trial Lind thus beea occupied, Of coapse, this Court will tiot understund mo as inteading to intlmate 1 any way ua to tho trutl- fulness or untruthfuluess of tho adavite made, Tha Court will not underrtaud mo an futending auy vicws Tmny bave o to tho_ turita of tho caso vutsluo of the apwcitlcd polut towhich Thave direetu] tho uttention uf the Court, [ have como (o the conclusivn thnt 1hat palnt. eritfoncd will Lo fatal to this ease, Ho beliovs ingt, L iavo folt 1t my duty (o como hefore {his _Court, upon that ground uxelusively to move fora nolle u thls cave, ———— AIERICAN CIVILIZATION. To tha Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Cuteano, Deo, 80,—Let us bo cool, just, and impartiat, Tho eable brings the nows that Ger- wau nowepapord commeuted soveroly on tha ‘Thomassen orimo, as sn outgrowth of American civilization sud governmout; wheroupon tho Americans at Borlin callod o mass-meoting, and vrolested againat theso press-consures, declaring that Thomaysen's erime affects the houor of tho Luman racs, eto., ote, Ho it does, Could it bo an ontzrowth of our civilization, or any other civilization or Govern- ment, avd not affect the Louor of tho human raco? Dut, fo this partioular caso, it seoms Lo Lo quite clearly proven that Thomassen would not bave boen at liberty to commit any crimo at Dromerbaven or auywhore elso it the Ametlcan CGoverumont bad dealt out the full cup of pun- ishmont to this man for crimos which ho hed - committed here in years gone by,—crimes for which Lo would ‘have been hung almost suywhero un- dor the sun, Now, {8 not our form of poven mont an outgrowth of our civilization, of wiich (Lord kpows) we bosst Jond enough # s it nos dua to our pecusiar way of metlng out fmmcu to crimiuals thut thieves can pgo abaut ike princos, 1f thoy steal cnough to bo s rich as Emmuu? 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