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'HE CHICAGO 'I'RIBUNE: ‘WEDN APRIL 24, 1878. 3 ; ASSESSMENTS - eseting of the Assessors L and Leading Cit- izens, 1 Mr. Derickson Argues in Behalf of a Full Cash Valua- tion. The County Attoriey Intimates the Assessors bhould Follow the Law. = Clty OMcers Disclalm Any Wish to Increase the City’s Bonded Debt. Objeotions by Practical fien to Increasing the Assessment as Proposed. Ameeting of Town Asseseors and members of {he Citizens’ Association was held yeeterday morn- {ng 1n the rooms of the Association, for the pur- pose of discaraing the subject of assessments, and discovering, §f posaible. just how and by* what mesns the varions Assessors may e their as. sessmenta upon & more uniform basie, There were present Town-Asseasors William Ii. Rice, South Chicago; Thomas Brensn, West Chleago; Michael Petrie, North Chicago; Clark Holbrook, Bloom; @. W. Duntaon, dr., Evanston; Frank Gale,” Jef- ferson; Michnel Gormley, New Trier; J. I, Allard, Palatine; Ezra L, Shorman, Riverstde; Adam J. Weekler, Lake View; . Lorenz Wolf, FPro- F. Dacmicke, Worth; Georze Masars, James P. Root, H. C, Niehoft, of tho Btate Board of Fquallzatlon; Comptrotler Farwell, Judge Wal- 1ace, and Messrs, 1. P, Derickeaon, Murry Nelson, George E. Adamis, J. 0. Ambler, Robert Meadow- croft, and F. W. Peck, of the Cltizens® Asnocia- tion, Fx-Arscszor Gry came in shortly after the meeting had gotten under way. The meeting was called to onder by MR, MURNY NELSON, President of the Cltizens' Association, who stated tne object of the mecting, and added that It wna called without any exact Idea as to what conld be done, or what were the remedles In regard to tho manyabnees which existed, but with the hope that, br » comparison of views in regard to the work, very many of thom might La overcome. The ne- cesslty for overcoming them was apparent to all, suod peeded no enlargement from him. The tron. ble existing in the city and county fnances, the condltion of the streets, were suficlent, perhaps, to make everybody sce the necesalty of levying and collecting a tax, and collecting the whole of ft. It occurred to him that theae diicultics wero not en- tirely superhuman. Tho Idea was to organize the Assessors fu the different countles, and endeavor to correct the vl by working in barmony with the Bosrd of Equalization. Thero were present three members of that Board and the County-Attorney, and he hbelleved that, with thelr advice and co- operatlon, the Assessors ana the citizens would be ensbled to see the dificulties more clearly, and ap- ply the remedy. Thero waa certalnly a large amount of indiffcrence or Igyorance on the part of buzinesn men as o lheso tron- bles, They bLad mot pald that attentlon to the question which they must pay to It or the cliy waa’ eimply on the eve of tranbles very much grealer than any it had yet experlenced, The Citizens’ Association bad no definite remedy to offer, no desire to Influence the meeting, and he Jeft it to proceed with jia organization snd farther ‘businers, M1, Chase was chosen to preside, and Mr. Petrie elected Becrotary, & 3ir, Peck sugdested that the Comptroller etato his vlews of tiie matter under conaideration, Comptrolicr Farwell proferred to hear from Mr, Derickson. b MR, DERICKSON. The lattor was ready with an array of facts and frures bearing on the sublect, 1Mo vraposed to devolo a few minu he eald, to bringing what mizht bo termed an indictment agalnst the resent asmcssment. Huving served on tho iate Board of Equalization lour _years, aud baving been a close obscrver of the adminis- tratton of “the Itevenuo faw during hat time, he was now forced to the conviction that the admin. fatration was ucmuu the fuundutions of vublicand pavate virtue, building uvon ita ruins a system of fraud sustainod by verjury, and edacating a com- monwealth of dishoncut xeople. Whilo'areform was catled for, ho regretted to eay that the pross of Chicage, toa largo extent, had put ituclf on record saoeinzon the opposite slde, or oguinet any re. form. For what he had to say he woild go direct. Iyto the records, Whatever might be thongbt of the Ktate lioard and \ts acte, one thing must b re- membered: that ita dectees wero s binding sod fxed ax the ecrocs of the Enprems Court of and whother peonls llked them or not thoy wers bound to abide h¥ themn, Afler cxplaming the mode of sction of tho Stato Board, the reference of subjocts fo thelr Immer commitices, etc., he went an to say that the princinle of the Coustitution renuired unifurmity Intbis mavter of asscsaments. A thou- tnd dollare’ worth of torses should pay the samo tax ne §1,000 worth of land, or town lll({:“y lots, liut the Btate Board found it nocessary, during ona year when ho wan & inomber, to add to the personal gmnnm of U'ook County U8 per cont, to the Jands 42 por cent, and to town and city lots 107 per ceot.” Mls learers might take either dilemma they picascd, If tho lonrd was correct in maxing thess additlons, then they could only come 1o the conclusion thut the local \sseesor was far miray, On the othor hand, if the local Aswoasor made the asseaninent uniform, then they were for AdnlLas to the inal result, 1n Camberland Coun- 13 there wae an wdditlon of Euerctlll 10 personal roperty, 111 to lands, and to town and city lots, d 1 Ureeue it was 1734 uniformly. The re- salt was that, by figurlag buck ana oringing the original nsrcasnicnt up to 50 per cent, it wunld be found that in Cook County porsonal property had b'!flllllclled 8430 per cent of its cash value, fu mberland at 4, tn tircens at 21, in Jackeon at coupin ' at 4, Mcilenty at 07, ond g o had taken the laat report of the Toant, worked {t out on the sama rrlnnplz. und the tabulated staternent which ho held fn his hand nd from which he read told the whule story of lack of uniformity. 1t ran all the way from 18 to B3 percent. 1f the lveomaur 1linoin” or Chicago Yere milefied with {hat kind of taing, after once Xnowing a1, ho hiad nu more to say, It was not satisfaclory to him, and he didn't helleve It could Dotouny ane clee.’ But hio pronosed to show, fur- ther, how the demoralizatton had run ot ‘only tbrough the local asecesmont, but througn the wn, County, and State Hoards. rough tha roports of 1873-"74-'70-'70, he had fous some ~ figures which well #lo] and_ think, In 1874, Hoard of Equalization asscsserl aiplial stock of railroads and other corporations in the tate, 1n round numbors, at sn.'.‘om)uw feit eallea upon at the time tu denounco thi simply o wrung upon $he carpotations, because it aa entirely 100 high, ut in 1574 tho asscosmuent o8 Ihe mime corporations amounted to $43, 06, « In 1875 to 37, 000. 000, In 1870 to 134, 000, - 000, and In 1877 10 81,003,000, Krom §53,000, - Y0 dowa to 81,605,0001 'It wos probable’ tiiere B4 been a aecline in_ the value o ratlroad prop- ey, aswell sain regard to otber kinds, but ho tauid hnnil{ concelve of fte nniu&: run dow to that ;lltnl. All this was wrong, and It came from the I;fl that the Asscasors in Cook County mud roughoat tho &tate had encoursged” and of departing from {he idea 4w each man soltlug up for blmsed and b+ The rules governing 02 bls own rules, which he proceeded 1o resd from o 8tutes, and (he vaths they had to take, were Plain that hie could not see how anybouy'could ll:h:onll o then, there were various ob- i . It sald that Cook County !lunavun wed at ats fair cashvalue, nnd o eal of dirt had beon thrown on the effort 34¢ 10 reform the It had been de- Bounced ay chimer, 3 Arow any airt back, but lo mady |ANINE SOMK OF TIESE PROFOSITIONS 'm.“"" papers and b{ Individuals, In the m‘:chu bad'seen gwpm tlon to get st tho real wourh proberty. 1t wee to sacertaln what It Thie sell for atauction. Thal was, sccording to m“:‘lpu. the only true way o sscertain the resl " rnln‘smmny 4 umu‘nln ‘.."’“ Ih; aeta0 n gment whatever, an: $ould oaly act un what he saw aud hieard, An Hiue- He didn't vroposo to 1ratlog g toe real work: ings of such & princiole Dasbad i tha sale of the Stat Ine tavtite: dotlaeauction Monday for 8110, The papers o “n Waenext mnmn: that It & grest bare " T D8 thing Jorthe wan who boughtit. % If this wag correct, it would be:falr 1o that ihe Inatitation was, fu. 1aci. aseesac . tIh8 fact was, 8s he bsd taken the paius io that it was ssscssed at Hr. Gray folrrapidd the sentleman to ssy th e bad not 'ilgcxuau!’m. sear Lot I 1£a A3tos he “,“,'{50“ €D. That zear lot assessment would % Uerlckaon sald he obtained the fgures from :i:Aucuor. 1o thon weat on o speak of a5 edge pascanmente which had come 10 his knowl. ey woo menber of the State Board, Sowe prop- Jar] avss Baacsscd st two of three cents on the: dol. oasduther proverty at 100, He felt called e e o muc ut becacse the Soree "ould 4o back on the property dy a3 v 30 leave untouctied that which was not ss- feued. ..1'.‘.'::5“' Yords, the yioserty which c?'l“ cent va tue ul- ar woulg aracssod st 200, while st 3 e sent on, ite at & percent. Thal =m'or, 3hioy bad been the fule In Chicego, ead wigerity €xception. The thioe was all Yroug, and that Mevng ebould bu swinedied. Ho Toew 89 posstile rome 7 sxcent Lo stmply foliow oy ¥, 2ud any men who sald to tus Assssaors, Pl upon too Law and Perjuze yourselves,™ Ing them o greater fnault than anyihing hat could poantbly be given them, Mr. Peck anked Mr. Derlekson, who had come to A aton and taken his seat, If he advocated IAVING TRN TOTAL VALUATION INCREAMRD. Mr. Derlckson ssid he simply anked that the pioperty of Cook Comnty shunld b Assessed at ‘o Jow cash vaine. When the Asxensor sacertaned to his entire satisfaction what low cash value was, s0 s to be conservative and keep withiin the lines, he shonld tdivide 1t by nine, an thay wero aald to dn in .vanston, or by three, or by any other figure. Mr, Derickson then procceded 1o read the decision af the Wirconsin Bupreme Conrt In the City of Fort Howard case, wiiers & tax was deelded fo be {llegal becanse the Asngswors had not done thelr full duty, 1o had esresned property st one-third its valn ‘The view taken by the Court In that case, rafd Mr. Derlckron, would, ho was natisfied, bo taken by tha 1llinote caurts in the ncar future, and the re- suit would be that, when that decision came, wa wonld find that the great corporations, the ereat Ianded eatates, would eacape Illmll‘zh that decirion, while the common ?eonle would be asacssed 1o make up the deficit, If ti sensors would turn around and make their as ments according to I.lw[d-?]eunul-mlly In the near faturs could be volded, Mr, Meadoweroft—Isn't thera a County Board of Equalization? . Derickson—Yes, alr. M. Meadowcroft—Does 1t do Its duty? Mr. Derickeon—No. Mr. Meadowcroft—Doee the State Board eqnalize Mr. Derickeon--Whether It does or not, we are bound by Ita decrees. The question 18 whetber youare satinfied with the final resuit. Mr, Meadowcroft—No, I am not, Bat 1f you carry out your plan, what will bejthe consequence? Mr, Derickson—\¥e will have a tax-levy alter & whilo that we can collect, 3z, Meadoweraft —Why can't we collect 1t now? Mr. Derlckaon—Because thare ia & great lack of uniformnity in the aasc ent, and peuple are com- bining all over the connty and Siate to refuse to pay thelr tazes, . Meadowcrolt—Cannot the County Board remedy that matiee? Thesegentlomen, the Asses- sors, are not anppored to kuow the value uf every plece of praperly thoy see. Mr. Derickson—~It{s to besnpposed, We have elected them becanse wo supposed they were men of judgment, and inte, l“" and honor, who would make the assessment falr. s your suppoeition. o Mr. Meadowcrolt—TI ‘What in thy fact? Mr, Derickson—-1t s, and the law mokes It {helr duty to make a falr ment, and it can devolve 1pun no uther person: Mr. Meadowcroft—In fact, not one of them can tell the valna of any property tn this State, because e doesn't know 11, Mr. Derlckson—!uman judgment i1 liable to err. But, after all, it Is the beatthing under the present Constitution thst we can do, Mr. Meadoweroft—Then why guestion the fact that they do according to thelr best knowledge,and thie two Boaras cogae In an equalize? Mr, Derickson—There Is whera the whole difi. culty comos jn— THE INCONSISTENC It the local Assessors would ssscas according to Inw and ordinary good judgment, there would bo no ciince for Town, Cnunt‘y. or State Boards, 'They would have no buriness {0 do. Mr. Meadoweroft—DBul the Gtate Board would probably cqualize uaup ander any circumstances, — *Cook Caunty, [ mean. Ar. Derickson—Thers fan't n county In the Stats but whatwili tell you It is oppressed.” It a)f grows out of the fact of thoes irregular nasessments, The 1aw gives the rule, bat the Asscasors havethe right to make their own rules, llo has the right, in practice, tosay toa fricnd, ‘I will assosa you at a?}:‘;or cent, " and to an cnomy, *'Iwlll ussess you at 100. Mr, Meadowcroft—Dut the County Board equal. lzen that sort of thing. Mr. Dertckson—They don't do it, and that 1a what 1 complaln of, 4 Mr, Meadlowcrolt—They ought to doit, You know yourself there 1a 1and in this county assessed for four times what it would sell for to-(ay. Me. Derickson—That Is a Just ground of com- platat, and one of the counts In the indictment I bring, My point fa that Assessors should do nothing but what Ia contalncd in the law, Mr. Meadowcroft—The law! the law! the law? Tho law is & farce, Me. Derickson—1 gon't know wha pots the Chi- cano 7imes or Mr. Mcadowcroft Lo say tbat that provision of the law {n a farce. Mr. Meadoweroft (with great indi, ddon't care anything about tle Times, the 7imes. (Laughter.] RAILROAD DEPRECIATON, Mr. Muiread—You have cited a caee, Mr. Der- {ckron, whers the valiue has deprcciated from $53, 000, 000 Lo 81,500,000 1n four years. What value docs that represent? Mr. Derickson—What the capital stock would scll for in the market, iess the equalized asscased valno of the tanglble proport y. Mr, Muirliead—"The rignt of way and the rolling ation)—1 neverread stock? ‘;lcr. Derlckson—No. That is tangible property. ‘The State Raard, say, {n tho case of the Chuicngo, Burlington & Quincy Ilailrosd, sscertalned hiow mach stock it holds, ‘and then what it ia worth 1n the market—ray 810,000,000, There s another Committee who hava jrone through the processof assenaing and equalizing the right of way, the road- bed, tles, ralls, fish-plates, and all thst goes to miake up tho road and the relling stock. ‘I'hat in called tangible property. 16 {s deducted from the capitsl stock, which has been reduced to the gencral nveraxe of (hg nssesned valuo of the nvensn pm&“" of the Siate, ‘That would a $8,000,000, ‘Then, 1f the tangible property would stand, assnsessed and equalized, at 84,000, - 000, the $4,000,000 would be deducted from the $8,000,000, and the other $4,000,000 be asuessed as capital sinck, Mr, Muirhesd—Docs the lucal Asscesor have nnyun'lnz to do with the nsscasment of capital atock Mr. Derickson—Yes; and I wliil say that ho bas noglocted that dut&. It is thelr daty to colicct all the fuformation and return It to the County Board anud tho County Clerk, to be rotarnod to the Btute Auditor fur the nso of the State Doard, BMr. Mulrhead—Don't the law require that the rajlronds shall return thelr atock to the Auditor? Mr, Derickson—They are to return thelr tangi- ble property, not thelr capital stock. AMr, Muirhend—len't it a fact that the Assessors don't have anything to do with the ralivoads? Mr. Derickson referred to lae record of the State Board, and called upon Mr, Root who reaa thiat portlon of s report of tho Committee on Capis 1al Stock, which compluincd that the re weagre, in some cases untirely wanti tal stuck and tangible proverty,and wiiic! ed the Capunitice's regret that tho Ass not generatly observed the requircments, me corporatinone not having been rejoricd, and others having IJ escaped assessment altogether, Mr. Root adiled, after reading the extracta, that ot one-tanth of the corporations in Cook County were roturnod at all by tha local Asscseors, that tia Stato Loard had to sonl & specisl commitias 1o Ciicago to get the required Inforimation, and that it n-lfi liere a week digging tha mattor up, Mr, Gray observed that not one-fourth of the compantos had any uiher exiatence than on paper. Mr, Derickson sald it liad been the practice for the ratlronds to make their own returns to the Anditor; but thero wors other carporations in the btate to the numonar of ahout 1,000, and It the duty of ,the local Assessor to gather them in and farward roturns to the Anditor, Not more than hun:‘y of mlc 0 wore yencrally assvrsod, Ho not_pl ° wouls s the blame un anybody bat the corporations thcimaalves, which tried’to escaps, TIE STOCK-TARDS COMI'ANY, Mr. Mulrheau—There weren't any corporations n the Tawn of Lake nol returned, Mr, Root—Yea, there was—tho Stock-Yards Com- 8, 3 Mr, Muirhesd--1 returned that mynelf, * Mr, Root—The Comulitee bad to come up hers nd get 1t ; Mr. Muirhead—You must have seon their state- ment before the Commitiee, occause It waa vu- turred with the Company's schedales, Itooka schodule to them and i on thelr making a statemont; they did wo, and I returoed it before any Commities came 1o Chlcago, Afr, Jtoot—Well, in that case I sit corrected. Mr. Dorlckson aald the groumd of nls complalat was that the capitsl stock was not assvased, Mil. 3 EADOWCROPY said that, as far as bls knowledge of his awn property, 1t had beon e true value. When they began to talk about roparty at its full carh values, he almply this: that Chicago went large enough to fncre; debt, That waa the Intention of ti was opposed to I, Tho people were (axed enongh xed to doath couldn's pay, The city was bankrupt, and most of lis people. With assessusents at full value, no ono could yet & robate, Ho was opposed 0 & schema which was, by raleing the valuation, to shonldor on the paople an immonec indobleduesy, and thought it should stop just whero it wae. The County Loa Brate toard could equalize, and ho would the State Board to equalize than to have Y:I{uvu in County Board ¢o ou and steal ol As for I|hxl plan, it almply plundered the comm ity at large, r, Nelf;n explained that Mr, Derickson wasn't the Associstion, snd the Association wasa's in any way committed to his plan. r. Holirouk thouybt 3ir. Derickson's plan 1d assvss propesty at three times the preseat an ather by s thought Mr. Derickson's principal td-llw :Tn:ro 'lh city debt. Ho jxdzm (] from what be hed read, The present ‘question, bowaver, relsted 10 the fair asseasment of prop. d hu wanted o know whether the State county where Droperty was aese 0 cnts. ir, Derickson sald the highest was B3 per cent, &t ita cash value, accordiug (o the workinge of (ne Btate HBoard. Thoy rao from tbat down to 18 ente. ¢ Mr. Chaeo atatod that the repliesof the Aescasors to letters from Btats Board had enowed that 2016 of them d according to full cash value, some 33 per cenl, and soma 50, Mr. \Wolf stated thal Proviso wi cent and Leyden 12. th to 60 M y Droper- ty ju Provisu worth that much, snd the Asssssor sald there was oot. Mr. lndowcmll.couunuln'. g:nqulud il the State Hoard did ot originate in icag0. lr.‘gulclmn a3 uuable 1o say. He dealred to rewark that, if woperls was asscssod at fis cash walue, he would not add snother cent to Lhe city's debt if be could. 3 . Mr, hlu«lrmm)ll wanted to know what he meant by cash value. Al $110, 500 {Dl’ which the Derickson said the Stato Savings sold was its (ale cash value. Ale. Meadowcrolt sald Lhat l"(!?tll' valued by the Assesavr st §150 would probably sell for $50. Mr, Derickson repiled that sumie property was asscascd l't'.;.boul au-lh:rd llumu n;khl 140 roperty of r people on the ou! irts way ?.«'.‘u neazly m ceals on the dullar, Thls was ' what he complained of, and he wanted the asaeas- ments anlfoem, JUDOGR WALLACE was invited to addresn the meeting. He raid ho #tiould like to hear moro from the Asgessors them- " A, lle fonnd in the statuls that s man who wan elected Assessor tonk hin oath to assean nll kinda of property at its fair cash value. When he came to make his retorn to Connty Cletk he awors _that he made auch an ansessment. The Jndgs he could diz throngh that law with his (ngees, he could not seo for the iifa of him how 8 mas conld get through two oaths. No srgument was nreded (0 show that property ahonid b asscased at its fair canl value, That wan a matter aettied by the Lezislature, 1t Mr, Derickson wanted to fn- creanc the valustion ao the city conld add to Ita indebtednesr, that wam Mr, Derickron's bualness and not hin. Even with the question of relicying thn Aswcanora of difficuity by means of a uniform asrenament he liad nothing to do, Icanse that wan 4 question befween them, the prople, and thelr Giod, The only practical tronvle, o faran the people and the admininiration of the law snd government was concerned, was 4he Ine equality In the msecsemeni, According to the Sapreme Conrt of Wisconsin, the inequality existod becausa tho Asseveor had left the line pointed ont by Isw, Whether that wan true or not, ras not for the meeting to discuse, The law laid down the rule. If the Assessor wers allowed to dinregsrd It, and each man to set up a rule for himself, it scemed to him that the necensary resnlt was inequality as between towns. Hut that did notaffect the incquality between individaais. [f the Asrensor woula fnatat upon an intelligent rule, =one-third or one.quarter, or the fair cueh value, whatarar 1t might be, —and follow {t throogh the towns, there would be nu trouble, f5ut, having dait the ruie of authority, he felt at Tiberty to ap- olyone rule to onc suan, aod another rule to snother. It the Courts perniltted and the public eanctioned Lis leaving the statatory of authoritative rule, he became alaw nnto him. s Bt. | eald, One man might have a onal, magnetic influence over him, and y be didn't haye much Jroverty. The Assessor would ray, **All tight: I'l) put yon down at wliat fe right.” “Another pour feliow mighit not have this personal magnetism, and another rule as applied. The speaker did not mean to say that money was used In this connectlon. 1lc would not talk of that in tnls very simple question of mag- nelic Inflaence of theindividunl over the Asscasor, Itinade nodifference to tne people of this county ur the State whether they were assorsed at 10 per cent or b per cenl, provided they conld get the cardinal principle af the Constitutlon enforced, and was uniforme ity. Leaving the question of oaths tobhe taken care of h( the Aseesrora’ coneclenses, hs wonid say that, [t uniformity could be secured as between individunls and townw, he would b perfectly snt- ified, Dut, when the rule of sulhority wan left, there waa no restraint on the Asseasor, and he made s different rule, or one for every individual whi pruperty he agecaecd. 1lere ‘was where luman weakness came in and made tho difiicuity, ‘To the Anseasor who purformed his dnl&, 1t uade no difference whether a man said he had no prop- erty, or not much property, or anything else, Buch an Asseasor was like n” #oldler, nnd must do his duty or die, **1 would rather dia physicaily,* rald thio Judge, In concluslon, **thun to waik through two such osths asare required by our statate.” [Applavse,] COMPTROLLER FARWELL desired to carrect any impression which might ex- fot that the City (overnment waa anxious to in- croase the asscssment In order to increass the funded debt. 1le liad never heard such lthln? sdvocated by any cll; oflicer, wny opposed o | himaell, and know that Mayor Heath was, The cily was deelrous of obtalninga uniform sesess- ment of nmvcll( In the city and county, and its oficers were willing to fend their ald to the Artessors in that direction. Mr. Nelson naked If the troable with city finances was not mainly owing to the fallure to collcct the ck taxes, Mr. Farwell sald it was, to alarge extent, M lson asked {f tne city would not be sub. stantis)ly out of debtf these could be coltected, Mr. Farwell sald 1t wouid, suvstantisily, al- thongh it had to anticloate lemfirmly every year, brcause the money was spent before the tax-ley: could ba collected. If the city had thess bacl es, however, jt conld discharze every cont of its debt and have s lus, Mr, Nelzon fnrther asked I this fallure to coliect was not due to tax-fightars, and if Lhat wasn't care ried an because the taxes wersalleged to be lleral, Mr, Farwell sald bio believed that was the ground —want of uniformity in the assessment. Judge Wallace ruid thers was other thing to which he dealred to call attention, It was tho ques- tlon of mouey, That wus an article of property that must go in at 1te cash value. The consequence svas that people about to bo aascsscd didn't haveany moncy on haad, If all property waa asseascd ac- cording to tho rule lald down by sutnority, this would not occur. Mr, Adsit had given his return 1o the Aescaeor at £48,000, In atuer words, that wvan bis deposit in bank aubjoct o ussessment, The Btate floard vut on 50 or U0 per cent, it weut to tho Supromne Court, and that tribunal eald, **Wecan't reliove this man," Tho result w. tnat property was nseersed Lhat vever exiate This trouble came from the 33 por cent valuatios R, ROOT was called upon and gave Lis views, e did not Pprupose to dudge tho responsibiiity of the question presented by Mr, Derickson or denv the truth, An evil could naver bo corrected until public sentiment was corrected, * The Constitutiyn had establlshod ‘tthe valne™ as a standard, That valuo was maney—dollar for dollar. The fonndation of ali this troubla wae thut the Anecasor, tie Legisiature, aud the pcople had underiaken to devarl from th salitary rule of an sbeolute standard of the i uru of Value, which was a doliar for a dollar. The incongmity of tho Revenuo law was tila: that, while an Anscsror was sworn to ss<ces at a fair caslt value, the law suthorized the Counly Board tu equalize butween towns. Why? Bimply be- cause they knew the Ansessors wero not poing to do thelr duty. 1f they did thelr duty, thore wonld he mno occasion for that llosrd to equalize, or for the Blale Doatd of Equalization to meet. ‘The rule of uniformity was the troat thing to be satalilished, and hence the Leztelaturo iad establlahied the ruls of & falr cush value, Une of the great dificulties was not altogether that the property of Lhe State, which was vislble sud tangitic, was not assesscd enough. Tlie trouble was that a P ly was not as- seased atail, There were nllllons of dollare of orsonal property on the South 8ldo which the As- wcrsor never roached ut all [applaunc], and that was the trondio. That wan the renson the people felt that the birdens were too great Lo bo botne, Would anybody pretend ta eay that there wera not men who had rents of from $5, 000 to £50, 000 or $:00, 000, whom the Assessor nover saw? They might sy tuat their land paid the tax, but the law requireid the land to be tazed as real catale and the moncy s persanal property, Ile know of mon here who could draw tholr checks for $23,040 to-day—men who, perhaps, would not have thelr money in tho Lbunk, ‘but whoss credit was sogoad that tho checke would be casticd ot lh&n 11 knew oiew iere who wero rated at from $100, 000 to 8500,000, und who did not pay os much porsonal property tax as ho did. Buppose thoy were reached. Suoposo the Adscssor started out Lo do the fulr thing, DId sny- Mr, Niehoff would have so mach Committee on Personal Property? ‘The comnplalat wmll nol Not at all. the urugnny was not iutrinsicall anough, but “that some of it Inll’l atail. ‘It was tho pressure brought to bear on the Htato Board on account of the popular Indignation In the country st this thing that brought up the assessugnts, 1o hadl Joard of & prominent whole- sals hlrrulv sture hefo—tha blugest wost of the Alleghenics—aascascd ut $10.000, while & llitie onaduwn In tue blate was sssossed at $12, 000, The sssvssment of National-Bank stock iiore did not average 25 per cent, while iu Gireene and Knox it was over 50. An Asseasor went around to storo on Clark street, for {nstance, and if ho kind of an Assesror Le would get tolaraoly near to tho nwmount of stock carcled. o pub, down 40 per cont, and calied it $1,000. He then’ weng to a great store, where In one show- caso was property of as much value was contalned in the whole of - that iittle sture, aud e waa utterly loat, with no more idea of the value of the stock than the man in the maon. Tho burdens were so uncqually dlstribut. ed that the people complaine W hethior we could F get it corrccted unth we had & chango in the sysicm of collectlons—putting the sesessiuent on real estata and,licenses upon busiuess, or by some of (ncowo--ho did not know. n the malg, 0 thought the mnenibers of the e oard would 1ike ta do thele quty and equallze fairly, snd he balleved tliey would be very giad If every county was raised 10 Its fair cash vAluo, THE TROUNLE WAY that self-intereat had eo much to do with this b ness, Dut It must be made infamous for s ma who would lle tunu Assessorand bu Lloucet Lo soue- Lody clee, it was true that the offect of the Revenuo Ia dinlulstered was ta encourage perjury. It roc was u atanding invitation for every mau Lo hold up bis right heud sad lle in the preseace of hie Maker. The Uovernment of the United States, alihough It did occasionally have trouble with tbo whisky wen, aud even theu generally gut the laxee allin, dld not 1o ywhore uese tha proportion that e local s ate (Jovernwents lust. The United States had a diferent system, o Jdiffercut way of nmuy at men oy bringlog them up ou short turn and wiking thom pay up. But bere it waa popular to beat the Invw, snd there was no pub- lic sentimeat (o enfurca the cullection of the uv;nuo. Ihla uho'l‘nld ‘lllr‘ w an sseessment made on & falr cash valustion, Mr. Holbrovk asked Root If be did not, whlle County-Attorney, ly agrev with the As- sestors that they wete Lo properly at one- third of ita value, Mr. Hoot replied that he did not. He took the men into & room, and explsined tho law to them, ‘Thera bio duty ‘ended. Tuen they locked thew. sclves fn & room aud fell Lo discussing now oy might vlotate the law. One very honest man adopted a strange tulo wiih regard Lo xssessing horaos. Tt w: the borees fn Cook County were to be regarded as aboul to be sold at tha vame tlnie. Thia would flood (ho warket, the price of horsefiest would go down, aud the price that the Asscasor would theoreticaily reach by this process wae tobe tho (air cash value. [Laughter.] Mr. Ruot thoughit the books of the County Board should be open for six monthe to give time for complaints. As maoaged uow, theso Bostds wore farces. 'The duty commenced with tue Asscswor, and yr‘cdullr eaded with biw. He bad also thought it would puy the people of Cook Cuanty to y 8 little moro State 1as, bacause, If the State would certify to thym what would be thele falr vro- portion of the Lax and vt the coutty, rul 1t juto s lustion sud take the job of collecting s, the pouple would svoid, In & great measure, the uneg- qul?dllllihlfllun of the burdens here al houwe. who was fovited to preseut bla views. did soat some leugih. U bada't a8 word 1o say in ieply o assceslog right up to the faircash value, but he did’'waut (0 caution the Asscssors againat accentiug the tnfiated views of real-estate entbuaiasts on thy value of property, In a receut case of expert's tas- ooy a8 to slue of s0me D/ODERLY Dear South Fark, Dr. Freor satimated 16 §150 aa scro, whilo -3 4 “three Jengthe. another man wonld have It that It was warth £10, - 000 an acre. [Langhter.] *'Where doctora disa- e, mald M, Chase, “nncanscionsly dropping ¥, ** Awnerenrs, T think, shouid bea lit- Thenewed lanzhter. | Anto Increasing the valnation and makine the tazes higher in that way, ho desired to say that the State Board had some regard to eonsiatency of action. They fornd Iastyear that the nroperty of Coak Connty was worth one-ffth of the property of the State, An attempt to pat no the ation now wonld reeait’ in the city's not geiting a cent in that way. After nome farther talk, during which Mr. Raot warned the Asscesore azainat employing the $2a day men, anainatanced a case that had come nnder his obecrvation while Caonnty-Attorney, in which rome of thear direpntablen stood in with teriain cioiliders, until 1n one week ho raw seven Auits of clothen off of the same plece of goods. Mr. Nelson A PRACTICAL SGGOESTION to the effect that the Citizens’ Association shonld select 8 number of competent gentlemen to aaelat the Amsesnirs, if desirable, In getting at informa- tlunon property valucn, The Arecesors prement cxupressed their appreciation of the auggesiion, &nd, while no forma| resointions were adopted, it wan Ihe geners] underatandiog that the Association will furninli all areiatance 1 lte fovern and that the Arnersors will gladly accept of it, Judge Wale laco alsu ed that he should be glad to meet the Aseeanats at any time, or to correspond with them, In regand to the duties of their oftices, and render them auch advice and assistance aa lay in his power, With this gemeral understanding, the meeting adjourncd, S SPORTING. THE TORF. New Onteaxs, April 23.—At the Loui dJockoy Club races, second day, the first races was for the Ecramble stakes, 2-yeor-olde, half-mile, 2245 entrance, $260 added, $50 to recond horse,— #ix nominations, two starters. Buckshot won by Time, B, b ‘The second race was & mile and & qaprter handi- cap, all oges, purte $300, $50 to sccond horse. Conrad won by two fenetha, lradamante second, Burcoa third, beating B2ypt, Blue Gown, Blondel, Ductlity, and Harr kiin, Time. 2:14, In the e track Hradaante and Blue Uown sold pool on ¢ 8t 3114; IHlondel, $00; Docility, $30; linros, $4: Egypt. $12¢ Conrad, $15; airy Lockith, ha tiird race was for the lloward stakes, sweep- stakes, all 00 entrance, play of pay, §5 added by the Citt, $500 by C. by owsra: $200 1o sccund Dorse, the' third to save his stakes, two- mile heats, twelve nominations, six starters: Typhoon.,.. Tcommode. Aunt Betsy Henry Owen Vereigrin, ... ..., Muss Butler... Nime—1 3 The firat heat was won by a length: the second eanily by aix lengths. In the pools on_tho track Incomriods sold at $200. Typhoon, 12, liure Butier 87 Auat iotser 81, Verdigets 320, Heney Uwens 31, * After the firsl lieat & heavy rain be- gam continging to tne closcof the race. In the pools nfter the firat heat Typhoon sol at §165, In- commode $107, Aunt Beisy $35, and Henry Owen $10, Weather clondy and rainy; track heavy at the closs; stiendance light. Lexinutox, Ky,, April 23.—The preparations at the race-courae of the Kentucky Aseociation bavo been perfected for the opening mecting, which commences un the 11th of May. ~ The mansgement have erected new stasling ‘accommodations for the unusual numberof racers which will bo on tho ground. _ The following atablee are niready at the cofirse: Grinstead's, Thomas Murphy's X Scully's, Cadwalluder's, Viliin', Wiin cock's, I¥ithers & Owen's, and Whito's, o Buford, Harper, Blow, Swigert, Reynolde, Hich- Ards, Cll{. Bowen, McIntyre, McUiblen, M. Grath, Williams, and Nicboils will arrive ‘about the last of next week, @ track in In exquisite order, having been carcfully worked and prepared for fast time, ‘The ruiiors of wonderful speed In trial-runs Mim 10 A1 gno alr, and the sporting friternity are big with expectations from such favocites an Loveler, Salliaite, Dogetar, Blne Eyee, Bicaconsfiold, Tom Hawyer, ‘Mexico, Good Hope, and othern, Next 10 the Blue liibbon, the great awaopatakes of & milo and a half for all aves wili attract great intereat, 1t willbo run on tho second day of the meeting, the 1th of May. Amcng the ten entrics are the celobrated Aristides, Ten rocck, Leunard, Endower, King Faro, Vers Cruz, Lizzle Whips, Joe Rodes, Tapir, and BIll Base, TIIE PEDESTRIAN. Bvecial Dissatch to The Tribune, New Yonk, Avril 23,—Hughes, after five hours' tleep, began to walk againat 3 this mornlng. Alter making hle 1224 mile he took a bath and breakfuat, thon walked (il he had completed 141 miics. when he took s Turkish bath and dinner. Bupper was taken at the 160th mile, after he had_ ¥ept ranniog sad_plodding for forty-seven hours, less o minute, O'Leary made 200 wiles 10 forty.scven hours and a half, " so that liughes wan &t thia point nearly Iovf{ miles behind O'Leary's time, ~ After making 165 mlles he rested, being much depressed. Ha was walking slowly at mia- night. 18 Leckera begin to give him up: e e— BISHOP: W’COSKRY. Tle Demands & Court of Inquiry—An Inter. view with Mra. Banning, Detrolt Free Press, Avrit 23, Bishop McCoskry has e to the New York azont of fhe Associsted Fress an «*unqualls ficd denisl to the articles which have ap- prarcd in different papers against' him, Ieo has also demanded a Court of Inquley, which, sccording to the canons of the Churgh, will be composed of the Bishops of the surround. Ing Dioceses. ‘The court will therefore consist of Dishovs Gilleaple, of tho Western Diocese of Michigan; McLaren, of Illiuois; Dedell) of Ohlu; snd Talbot, of Indlana, Mr. Cloveland, a prom- tnent New York lawyer, and nephew of Uishop ‘Hd.‘uskl{, {s in Detroit on a confidential misslon, e had closed-door conferrnces with ssveral local cuurchmen yesterday. Dietroti News, Aprit 32, (1] turday afternvon a reportor of the Erening Neu lod 1ib.m Mrw, anister at her residence, No, 122 gwells, On hearine the reporter's etrand, Mze, Danfater anld rhe was Indispused Lo speak, in the absence of her husband, on the subject which has so unsavori- ly engrossed the public. Un belnyg pressed, a #aid her husband had enjoined her to milence, and ana could not violate his insteuctions, *+ 1 pavoeimply called to ascertain whether you have recelved any answer 1o your telegramn to the Wiahop, " sald tho peporter. “*¢ Porbaps yoa will nat hesitate to answer that 1" B ter did hesltate, and referred to her s fons. Thenshs sald: ¢ an answer from the Bishop. c k. 1l will return aa soon as ho cay travel, snd auswer the vile charges which have been made against bimself and 1o ¢+ Wheu do you think he will retarnt* **Next week. Posibly on Wedaceday or Thare- w telegrapht can't remember, 1 have been 10 upsef WL good enongh to let me scc the 1canuot, becauss my husband has it, and he fanbeent now." & **Mre, Banister, you clalm that the money spent upon yonr education waa furnished by your rela: tiven in Bngland, and not by the Bishop, = Coul you ttle {nformation on ] S ather was an exte #hos turer, te died when I wi mere cnild, 1o had two places of business, —ono st No. gl)ll.l Woolwich Road, aud the other near the iar Garier un, Trafalgar dquare, London. He was elected to Parliament for Green- wich, and was in the llouse of (ommons forn ahort thne, as in conaumptton, and died’ of 18, While he waa sick his businoss went to rack and ruju, When ho died, his brother, my uncle, taok charge of what was loft of tho estate, and thot was just enough fo barely support us. Mothor resolved 0t Canada, where we had rolatives, one of them be ing_ Judge Michards, of Torouto. (Thls ls i present Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of iy r Willlam Buoll Iichards, Mrs, [anls- insinuated thun sssorted distinctly the Telationehiv. ) When father was alive, he met Mishop ScCos Ozford commmnuuun;“-nd ter ter rater renderod bim some important service. mother 0 gu to she had " & shop. and she went to him, inebim o act 88 wy guardian and receive o wmonoy sent ua regularly from England, 1t wasn't & great deal, and niotheor had to get work so us to 1ouke both ¢nde tncet. | waa only about 11 years old then, and the Bishop was very kind to us, ke was kind to everybody who ever asked him for as- ivtance, snd (hat 18 whers bis uoney went, " *Do | understand Jouto say ihat tho ishop mever gave you any of his own wmoney, or spent mouey uvon yout . **1wean to say that he never pald for my cduca- tlon or support. * lls often gavo uie & litile pocket- .m.,—sfl cents or & dolisr—when | was going outou au excursion or n(rlculc. Just 88 muy geo- tleuian would toss a child & Irifla o buy candles with; but the wholo wouldn't awount 10§20 a sl tho time [ have known bim." e ee—— DBaker astia’s Pardon, London Lasier ta New York world. 1 do uot semember any casc of “rehabilita- tlon* quity so speed; complete as that of ex-Col. Valentine Baker, whuse escapads with the young lady fu the tralo brguight bin to il twoor three years ago. TotaFruluoverwhelmed bl, snd there scemed uot tho shlehitest chance of his ever uarlmz from it. But he s 1Bow obe of the Hous ol the day, and probably cts wore lovitatfous to diuner than soy maa fo ndon. The clubs from which ho was c:rellud have either re-clected bim, or will soon o so, and tho “Marlborough " aud * Beefsteuk * bave made bim su bonursry wmember. All this fs partly owlug to ths populsrity of the gfurklsh csuse, which ** Buker Pushiu® has fought well to mauist. It would, however, be fudicidus on the part of Col. Baker to avoid notoricty as much s puasible, No doubt indiscreet frieods are norg to blame thau be for the lucessaut obtrusion of his oawe before the public, but heshould stop it by svwe wneans or other. Tho Guardian, s very influeutial paper, bas already opened fire upun biw, sud other jouruale wsy be expected made up her uilng e _remncmbaered to follow suft. Itisalittle early sel to pore asamartyr. | do not accuse Col ‘Baker of se acting, but hie frieads nre patiing him tn that porition, and of courss there are many people who objert, for the affalr fn the train was not the solitary reproacn of the kind to hich the Coloned “hmd subjected himsell. Siience and discretion are jncutnbent upon him anil hia frienda ile has borne his punisb- ment, and his sc ought to be forgiven. Forgatten ft cannot bo Jnut y. Pl iy CURRENT GOSSIP. TITE FLOWERETS' LESSON. Beslda a gargling rivnlet Whose grass-grown banks incline To meet the glory-orb just set, A dalnty tuberase Bpread potals while to eateh the dew, And yicld it drops in fragrance new, Just ‘croms & gargling rivolet, To catch the rising son When frat ita raya the meadows met, A blooming daffodi} Laoked laugbing ont its heanty.eyes, Nlumed with light of Eantern skics, **0ur beauty, and oor fragrance too," There lovely Aowers did say, **We give to yon, and you, and you, And all who pass this way,'* What more than this, with silent speach, ‘To human hearts could flow'rets teach? Cuicaco, 1L A M. G, ———— & CATFISH STORIES, §t, Iouln Republican, But none of the above stories can be com- pared with some related by a trio of colored roustahouts Friday. Two of them weroreated on the Jee slde of a stack of skdds, down on the levee, sunning themsclves and taking a noonday rest, when a couple of amall boys came along with flshing-poles slung over thelr shoulders, and each one carrying an oyster-can filled with ait, **Wish I was goin' fishin’ to-day," remarkad onc of the darkies. * Wat you wanttoflsh heah fur] gCan't ketch nuthin' anyliow, Jes oughto go down 'bout de wout of de Red Riber, ef yer ketch fish. Tell you, I'se scen bigzzer tish hauled out der river dln'?'nwdnr an' at Urleans dan you eber saw, chile * Y Not much, I'se saw a catfish dst welghed nigh on to 50 pounds hauled out at Memfs, an’ L help ketch lam, too,” “No! how's dat " . * O sou'd say it was o confounded g f I should tell it; but I'll tell ye suvhaw, I was runuin’ on de Busie Bilber at de time, and we'd heared lots 'bout big catfish bein' in de riber dat yeal, Ouc day while: we's Inyin at de whart at Memiis, *nuther fellali an' me thought we'd try fersome ob de tings. 8o we got hold one dese big whale-liovks 'bout a foot jong, an’ balt- vl.-dxu widnsldocr bacon we hooked from de hole—— 4 Hold on: you's Isin’. Can't palm dat off on me,” lnterrupted his companton, “ Yas, sah, dnt's de truf, suah's 'm a livin® niggah, We tied de oe to de ganz-plank to keep 'em from runnin’ off wid de hook o’ line; but mite as well ticalt roun’ s straw, for a big debll of a catflsh jus® tovk de hook, }ne, gang- plank an’ all, an’ *way he went.?” “Run off wid de zang-plank,” sald the sec- ond darkey; *'shaw, dat's nuflin’! I saw nne aetn cats run off wid a whole boat onct, an* I'se ou de boat at de time.” * Now, nigzal, dat's too much for me; how he do k! We throwed de anchor onc rainy night; one ob de debils jus’ swallowed de anclior an’ off lio darted for Orleans.” WM *Yes, ho did fur fac’, I swar be did. 'Twas when I'se ou de old Natehez, and you kin cat me ef we wasn't goin' down de ribber 1as’ wo tould nex! mornin’, an’ de anchor etill over- rd. When we went to haul her {n, blame e il der wos any snchor der,—doggoned catfish Jus’ eat it up.” The third darkey jolned the party fo time to hear the second story, “You fellahs dun’t know nuffin’ 'bout cat- fish," eaid he; ' why, I knows a catfish dot got away wid foah big barges st one thine!" **De debil yver say,” and “Yes, yeali do,” from the other two. *Yes, sali 1" JOSEPII COOK IN A SMOKING=CAR. Dostan Letter 1o Detroft Free Press, Talking of bankers recalls the adventore which a bank-President from a country-town lately met with in journeying over the Boston & Providence Rallrond. He was pufling s cigar in tho smoking-car and ruminating upon divi- dends and discounts, oblivious of higher thoughts, when a barly fndividual, who haa just entered and taken ‘o seat in front of him, turned around and remarked ; “8ir, your cigar aunoys me." Sorry for that," replied the banker, emitting a graceful cloud. **I wish you to stop smoking, sir. I say It offends me,"” continued the unknown one, “Sorry you don't ke it, sir, but vou are not compelled to stay in the car If you don't."” ‘The smoker was beginning to be amused, the stranger to be exclted. * 1t 1a o disgusting habit, sir. No gentlemao, no Christlan, would be guilty of it," sald the stranger. “That’s o question of taste,' sald the smoker; “and (putl) tastes differ.” Do you know who I am, sir?"" ‘~h"c slry and, excuse o for saying, I don't care, **81r, my name is Joaeph Cook * (Sensation,) “tow do you do, Joseph!” ! Mr. Cook 10 Conductor—* Conductor, put this fellow off the trajn,”" Smoker to Cocductor—* Conductor, put this follow off at soo asylum,” Conductor tried 10 explain mm.cr:i hinting mildly that smoking-cars were so called from a popular des tnat they were reserved for smok- cra; but Mr. Uook, scorniug such hase equivo- cation, took down tha Conductor's name and number, and tureatened to crush him with the whole weight of Bostou * aristocracy and culs ture.” I tell the tale as 'twas told to me, and belleve it to be substautially correct,—the re- fusal of our Boston Boanerges to have his bag- gago cxamined at 8t. Albans, the other day, contirming its probability. S FAVORITE MULE, Eureta (Cul,) Sentinel, A Eyrekia teamster {8 noted for the affection that o betrays for one of thu mules In s out- At, the most obstiuate and maugy-looking ani- mal {n the string, and his fondness for * Nancy," as he calls her, has passed into a proverb, Upon belog rallled upon this pecullarity by a chum, he discoursed as follows: “I uscd to Lave s swectheart back In Injiany that I was awful zoue on, and this yere cussed mule has so many vints in common that my Leart Just yearos over her, Bbe was as likely o gal as over run bare- footed in 8 corofield, but she was too cussed obstinate to cujoy pood health, You never knew just how to taje her, She'd look you right swlling in the cye, and you'd think ihar wera wmorc sugsr fo her hor In a Now Orleans merlasses hoeshead, but if you fatd yer bands on her oncxpected like, she'd kick the breechlng all to h—1 n less than a minute, ‘That’s just the way with that mule. I reckon shu's cost ine nigh outo §300 for harness, ssying nothiug about a doctor's bili for a broken leg; hut you get futo o place whar the mud's decp, and “the rest of the tesm kerummuzed, and call onto ber for assistance, and blast my e{u it she won't pull herscll clear out of her hlde 1o hielp you out of vour trouhle, That were the very way with Naney. The swnoer *foro 1 emigrated T were mighty with the aer, and ot the mitk fever ou top of that, and I wero pretty uearly ready cross over Jore dan, but sho nussed mo, Lelped lier ‘ol dad day, and -sit up with me nlbits untll she wea a shadder, but she pulled me Lhrough. aud then sho advised me to sm- fgrate to- Californy. 1 bated to go away: it wero like persuadling 8 hungry hoss to leaye a Il af oats; but thar war no use, sbo wern und to bev her way, aod [ came. That war Afteeu year Ao, A 1 uadu’t been fn the country & month 'fore § got uews of her dying. Poor gal! She uverdone Lersel' 1akin' care of my worthless carcass, sud I pever seen mno wowan since that tiwe that were worth shugks cumpared to ber,! Hia eyes were moist as he closed his affect- ing rewinlscences, aud if any of our re.ders notics & uiouse-colored lead wuld that can kivk aflv off her companton's ear with unfutling we- curacy, or outpull auy palr jnthe tesm, they will know that tho romance of the drwver's lifo Is centered tu that snimsl, and respert. the tender wemorles that causes bim to bestow upon her the affection that_was ouco the sole property of the departed ** Naucy," e TwEED'S RELIGION, SpringAeld Mass.) Republicum. Tweed is eojoyiug after deatb oue of the priy- fleges of » criminal,—that of being suddenly trausformed into & good Clristlan. The evi- deoce is better o his case than in that of su- other boss thief apd fat wan, Bir Johu Falstafl, {or, although the latter ** made s Aoer end, and weot away an it it had been any cbrisom cbily," —as Dawe Quickly reports, “Boa’' cried out, “ God, God, Gud,' threo or four tintes,”~—we aro notled to ruppose that he haid read the Bible rezularly three times a day for sowne years, ns Tweed did. | Perhaps, however, Falstafl might have cometn that if he had dlved so lon, after the breaking up of his “ ring ' na TwemF. who, fnatead of a Quickly to *pid him a' should not think of God,” had a devout Methodist wife that gave him a_lible, & prayer- book, and a ' GJolden Treasury,” when he cs- eaped from prison, and made him promise o read fl'mm dally and falthfuliy. Good prople In New York bave been speaking of thin conse- quent habit of his as broof of his religious feel. fng, the ancasiness of his consclence, cte., and one comipassionate woman has even made liim an Epfscopal Chureh member. Clapiatn Beug- Teas, who made his _acquaintance on the long Yoyage home from Spaln, dispels thesc notions in'a letter in a New York paper. Ile says Tweed hecame decldedly Interested In the Bible, and spoke of as “a most curlous and wonderful compllation,” par- ticularl enjoying the blographies; the prayer-book ‘was to him “a beautiful compllation ' and, after doing his reading antd committing texts to memory fur n long time in 8 perfunitory way, “in “obedlence to the promise given his wife, who seemed to have a sort of magnetic {nflutnce over him,"” he came toregard these thingsas nis time and di- serston. But Mr. Beugless says Tweed told him that he had never considered relizion as § per- tonal matter, and never connected himsell with any communion; and he further “My Intimate acquaintauce with him never discovered Lhe faintest evidence of a conscience anywhere In his moral patute, and very faint evidence of 2 moral nature of ln{lklnd." o, for all the good it did, Tweed might as well have swapped advlisers with old Sir John. REVOLUTIONARY S8OUVENIRS, Philadelphta Tines, Gen, W, W, H, Davls, Commissionerto the Parls Exposition from Penusylvanis, will salt on Tueaday uext, to remaln until the Expositlon closes. He will bear with him several interest- Inz souvenira of Lafayette and Rochambesu's Revolutionary exploits to thelr descendants la France. Gen. Davis hashad a beautiful gold- mounted cave made from the band-ralling of the stairway of the old Bethlehem Louse where (ien, Lafayette lay wounded after the battle of Lrandywine. The Marquis de Lafayette, to whum the cane will Le presented, 18 & grandson of the Lafayette of Revolgsionary fame. e will alao present two small but ele- gant palntings to the Marquis de Lafayette. Ono furnished by himself represents the old Moraylan houso at Bethieher, {n which Lafay- ette lay when wounded, ‘Lhe building has dis- appearcd, having been torn down (n 1872, but & capital pleture of 1t has been obtained as it was when Lafayctte occupied It. The other picture will be presented by Uen, Davis for Mr. George W. Chllds, of the Ledger. It 1s a small but su- l;eru painting of thehousein Warwick Township, ucks County, & mile above Hartsville, where Lafayette reported to Washington's headquar- ters {u August, 1777, for duty in the Continental army. The house ia yet standing In good con- dition, and is occupled as a residence. Geun. Daris hins also made un unigue inkstand from o block of wood cut out of the ol Lafayctte house in Bethlehem, which he will present to Count Rochambeau, grandson of Gen. Rocham- beau, commander of the Fronch expeditionury army tothe United States in 1560, In the elab- orale carvings of the inkatand are beautifully blended the Fleur de Lis, or the old flug of Frauce, the Stars and Btripes, the shield with cout-of-arine of the Rochambeau family, the slileld of ithe United Btates, with cannon, mus- kets, and other paraohernalia of war, the stop- per presenting s miniature carving of the old Bethlchem house, {n which Lafayette lodged, andall tastefully mounted on Tennesace marble. A FAMOUS RATTER, Cleceland Herald. That was & famous ratter that a Bt. Clair- strect man purchased last week. He couldn't remember, he sald to his wife, just how many rats that dog had slaughtered at ouve inuing, but {t was sumething marvelous. There was no doubt about it, for helearned it from the man of whom nhe bouglit the dog, snd surely he ougtit to know. The dog was Industriously: pulisbing » bone while bis owner was showing #nd holding forth on lis good points, whena rat was obeerved to come out from under the housc and go snifling about, after the manner of its race, on the bunt for gomething to cat, and gradually drew near to the famous ratter, *f Now, watch him!" whispered his owner, while his eyes lirhted up with the excitement of l'lluk"]")lll.'d sport; ‘‘just Keep your eye on m b ' Why, the dog doesu’t scem to sce him, doep bet” said the lady of the huuse. ¥ *That's all right, he is layiug for him. You'l! sce sume fun directly. There, be sees him now! *Yes, but what makes him stick his tail be- twecn his legs thut way, and bristleup sol" O that's all right. "I guess he does that be- causolic’s mad. Dou't say a word1" Tho rat approached nearer and nearer to his doom; the dog trembied with excitement and anxlety to get at the game,—ut least that's what Lis owuer said,~when the cheeky rodent, after getting within about a foot of the bone, skipped up und selzed It, and shot back futo his hole as though ho had forgotten something, while the famous ratter et out 8 shrill chorus of yelps, and nearly tripped his disgusted owner up'in shooting aroind and between bhis lexs to cacapu leglous of lnaginary rate. % QuUIPrS. An optical delusion—A glase eye. ‘Tho speaker of the house—The phonograph. The price ot sugar {s up. Now look for & great syTuprise. Three for ache water~-A trio at the physicing springs.—Lanbury News, One good turn deserves another, bat a shlrt- collar is only capable of two. A straw about eighit fnches long gnd with no flaw fn it wnkes » very eflicient director of the mint. “QOleomargarine™ {s the name they give to 8 poat up smoug the shantles, because ft s n bad butter, The question which now agitates the Amer- ican mind is whether the Arab steed, which the Sultau prescnted to ucu. Graot, 1s a dapple gray ora Turkish bey, ‘The excursion-hoat season Is coming round, when they bave to roll a dozeu hogsheuds of fron on the right side of the boat to balance the wfi(gm. of humatity sround the bar ou the left side. % Besslo (of an inquiring mind)}—*Dut, mummy ear, 1 can't remember any artist called Tigers.” Munmy—* What's the usc of lakm your girls abroad! 1 aw sure we stood n i ten minutes beforo that picter in the Vaticun, *Bacchus and Ariadue drawn by Tigers.) e mdon Judy, Mr. Diffenderfer joined the Blue-Ribbon brigade a week or two ago, belng reluctantly compelled thereto by the versunsious of bis wife, The other night, howcever,he fell sufliclent- 1y from lirue to participate fu a wine-supper at the *Poodle-Dog,” As tha party passed out ot thatcapital reatauraut, lo adeciaedly hilarfor condition, oneof it slyly took & live frog from the vas in the window and slioped it into Mr. D.'s pocket. The next morniug he was awaken- cd by a loud sbriek from Mrs, D., who had dis- covered asld frog beside hor on'the bed, The unworthy discinle’ of Murphy gazed at the lu- truder solemuly & woncat, “and said: “That eust have comwe out of me. You sce what comes of drinking that beastly Bpring-Valley stufl. Hope you are sstlsticd, now."—San Franclsco News-Letier, e ———— WHO WILL BE THERE, Prizapsrenia, Pa., April 23, —Prestdont Hayes, on his visit to thiv city, will be accompanted by Mrs, layes and two sons, four other ladles, in- cluding two dnnihleu of Sccretary Evarts, Secre- tary Schurs and two daughters, Secrotary Sherman sad wifo, and Attorney-ticuersl Devens. —— SUIT TO RECOVER, LovisviLie, April 23,—Nelll 1. Pleld brought oult to-day as saccessor of Joha 8, Caln, Trustee of the Jury Fond, to recaver $20,500, an alleged deficit In the lattersccannt. 'The sult is agatnst Caiu and the Farmers' & Drovers® Bank, . e —e— Native Pearl Versus Porcelatn, Deotist's ware is a poor substituto for Nature's. Lel thuse who eo believe, uaa the Hozodont, which, 11 datly spplied. will prevest all necesnity for :a.-'l‘l. teeth by keeplug the real ones sound aud u 5 BUSINESS NOTICES, Misslsquol Spring Water—The water of this og le a specido for cancer, liright's dis- ease, scrofuls, cutanoous affectious, snd all dls- eascs arleing from (wpuritics of the blood. Thoe water ls sold by all pronaloent druggists, sod pam- phlcts conlainlog wonderful c <an be had by -dduul:u **Mlsstaquol Spring Fraokiin Co., Vermou| ————— Patent Mediclue Pirates,—If there is any one tblug wmore ludicrous iu this world than an. ather, it 1o the fact of 8 bald-besded man making aud selliug a bai wer, sud linposiog itapon the ublic a8 a eubstilute for tho great Cardollne, & sodorized sxtract of &flmuum, an article of eauine werit, 84 attested by the certificates of glnld.l‘:dl of well-koown citlzens, Mr. Charles Wals, sttlst, No, 18 8ixth street, Pittaburg, Pa., wriles toat be applicd Cazboline to great spr 8 hatd spot on his head, and that the spdt 14 now as well cavered with hair as the rest of his head, end [nviten nil those who have rny donbts as the efica-~ "l.‘"rlz;':lrm”":hm uu]uunn him. ‘arbollne 14 the oricinal and onl; > cle. Beware of the bald-headed 'r‘n{n?:“hm an TINE Will Cure Rheamatism, Unsana, 0., Feb,, 10, 1877, % R LE O Mr. 7. T Stevens, Roston, Masn, Dear 8162 T feel greatly indenled to your ezeel lent medicine, Vegetine, for what it has done for me. ] have baen aubjected to Itheamatinm il my life. Wan attacked with it three years agn, snd suflering terrible paina in my cheat, back, and limbe for aix or eight months, at which time | commenced uaing Vegetine on the advice of & friend, who had been enticely cured by (. T had scarcely nned & Baif bottle unth the pain had left me, and my gen~ eral heaith began to imorove raptdly under infin. ence of thie great blood purifier. 1 had also saf- feted dreadfally from a Nansl Catarrh for seven or gt yeara, After taking tho firat bottle of Vega- tine { noticed a great change for the hetter. conntant pain and heaviness that [ had overmy exen for years diaupesred, and the discharge of mucas from the head ceased, My appotite got bet- ter, and atrength seemed ta come wl’m every dose of medicine. Too much cannat bo aatd in 1is favors &nd 1 niwaya take pleasure in recommending it to my friends who may be sullering from any Hineasa of the blood, for [ fecl satiafied If they try it they Aare sure of & care, Lam, very respecttally, yoarn, . H. E! Manager Weat'n Unlon Telegraph OMice, Ufl?iu. 0. VEGETINE ‘Will Cure Rheumatism, Cotunsus, O., Feb, 14, 1877, ¥r. T, R. Btavenn: e 8t Dear 8ir: T wish to Inform you what Vegotine kas done for my family, Eighteen montha g0 my daaghter had a severs attack of Rheamatlem,and & friend who bad used the Vevetine advised her to try it, and ehie did so with perfect auccess, for after Being & few botties of It aho became entlrely cured. Iam myrelf, at the present timie, using the Vega- ime for Rheamatism with good success. My other lifer han olso used the Vegetine for Catarrh sud Nervaus Dehility, and has been greatly bene- fted by its use. 1 bave also recommended It to maoy others with good auccess; and I honestly be- lieva that the Vegetine In the beat medicine for tha sbove named disesnes that there is, and 1 aiways winh to keep it in my houae sy a lAmll’,:nzdldlw. . TLER, £ K. A K1Y No. 14 West Fulton-st., Coluinbus, O, VEGETINE 'ne i’ A Family Medicine. Mr, . T, Stevens CINATS, Oy April 11. 1877, Dear Sir: | havo been troubled and suffered & . great deal from Catarch, 1 have tried many rema- gres; they did not cure me, and pruefited me but very litie: and, dear sir, by using yoor medicine called tho Vegetine I bave been cured. My nieca was cured entirely of libenmatism by ualug yonr medicine, Vegetine. 80 ohe is ablo to attend to hor . studics alechool. She feels vory thankful for your medicine, for shie han been A great suflerer from Rbeomatism. I would say 10 one and ali, :’;uzllne for such compiaints. A few Bottiea will ro you. reapect, yours trul DAVID ANNET,, o ELIZABETH ARNET (hin Wllu‘. 1345 Bayonville-at. JEBSIE CORT (his neice), Evereit-ot,, Cincinnatl, 0, Mr. Arnet is & large real eatate owner, a wealth, man, 'an old tesldent, and well known 10 Cincinpatt, RHEUMATISY IS A DISEASE OF THE BLOOD, s ‘The plood in this disease Is fonnd to contaln an excesa of fibrin, Vegctine acts by converting the blood from it dieeased conditton to & healthy cir- culation, One bottle of Vegetine will glve rellef, but l‘orrlm:ct %nermln{nt :urn‘l Il‘:o,?l"‘ ba uhln regularly, and may take covers it capecially In casea’of louz standing. el FOREIGN REPORTH. DAWSON & BAXTER, . Prescription Druggists, Chicago, i, Vegetine Is Lighly apoken of by all who have triedat, JOSEPIT WILLARD, Druggist and Chemist, l.'hlclglu. m. B try the Soll & great deal of Vegetine, and it xives good satlafaction iu all cases, s T. P, SMITR & CO., . Dispensing Pharmacists, Chlcago, T Vegetiue aclls firat-rate, givea good aatisfaction, . and 12 & good medicine, VEGETIINE Prepared by H. R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.- Vegetine is Sold hy All Druggists. GLOVES AND MITTS, Chas. Gossag> & Co. Glove;-—Mitts ‘We offer to-day one hundred and sixty dozen Bluok Spanish Lece Mitts—manufaoturer’s samplos— varying in price from 260 to $1.50; ¢¢ Less than half the usual prlces.”” Full lines of Tinted Mitts in Silk - ond Ligle, inoluding latest “Nov- elties 1" 600 doz English 2-Button Lisls @loves at 260, worth 600, 276 doz, 3-Button do, at 36 cents, worth 660, French Lisle, Kid-fitting Gloyes, long, medium, and short, 100 doz. Real Doeskin Driving Gloves, for Lodies, at $1, worth $2, Gents' Norway Doe, French Oalf, English Dogskin, and Tilbury'd Driving Gloves, 2-Button Beamless Kid dloves. med, colors, reduced to $1.26 from $1.66, Chas. Gossage & Co. e e ] PHOFESSIONAL, JUSTINHAYES, M. D. 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