The New York Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1866, Page 2

i 2 that elected to office who will Board of Alderme: ; and Saml Lindsey, Wilson, for do; FINANCIAL. AND COMMERCIAL, | © ‘agp tg ‘ane oh APPROPRIATION FOR PRINTING VALENTINR’S r = , fer poston; and : mo, , The total population of Great Britain and Ireland in | “ON _/_ “oan. | FORD DEPALCATION Tam MavOn ON THE WID- , may, Jo W We a New Orleans, Monpay, Feb. 12—6 P. M. the year 1864 was 29,995,343—of which 1,197,708 were 0" thy ENING OF ANN STREET—THE LEGAL EXPENSES cos tke Potter, New ‘York; sehr Western Bar, © 0 ‘ne stock market opened firm this moruing at the im- | paupers; and the writer attributes this pauperism, 2 INCURRED BY OITY INSPROTOR BOOLE DEFRAYED, a o 3 ILE, Feb 5—Od ship Norwood (Br), Patehing, ovement which marked the close of last week, and as | with some degree of truth, to the indirect systom of BT. . 7 Pool: brig Lilla, Day, Boston. eeicesy eth 5 it continued to gain in strength and | taxation and the special exemptions and privileges which i : Pursuant to adjournment, the Board met at three | decided some of them; I had one pane SHLANE ane anaes. I activity. The main cause of the hopeful feeling whieh | havo been attached to classes of persons possessing | [howls , deck, Geo age A York. js rapidly gaining ground among the operators for a risois | large properties or holding high positions, Tho same | Trad ; 4 casio! schr Satilla, Rockwell, in the increasing receipts of the railways, but nota little | causes, he argues, will produce the same effocts in this is due to the belief that the Secretary of the Treasury | country, unless the people of small and moderate means will be unsdle to pursue any other than a | here do what they would do in the United Kingdom if cautious, conservative policy until all the seven- | they had the right of suffrage, namely, abolish for ever thirty notas at least are funded. Moreover, it is under- | all special exemptions and privileges and levy and raise stood tha: Congress will offer strong opposition to the | the necessary revenues of the country by an equal ap- foreign ‘oan clause m the new finance Mill, and it is | portionment upon all estates, real and personal, accord. rumored that action upon the latter will be deferred for | ing to value, several veeks. The reference made by President John- To carry out his scheme of direct taxation he would son to tie currency in his speech on Saturday to tho Vir- | amend section 9, article 1 of the constitution, which ginia delegation at the same time exerts a reassuring | declares ‘No capitation or other tax shall be laid unloss influenge. The President is evidently averse to an arti- | in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinafter ficial smd forced contraction of the currency, and de- | directed to be taken,” by striking out ‘‘or other direct” sirous of leaving it to the operation of natural laws. | and adding ‘‘but all other direct taxes shall be Jaid uni- The market, too, 1s largely oversold, formly throughout the United States in proportion to At the open board at ten o'clock, Erie (sales | the assessed value of the property.” He would have 4,450 shares), Michigan Southern (sales 3,000), | the sheriffs of the different counties made the govorn- and Rock Island (sales 3,200) were the most ac- | ment collectors—a proposition which is to be con- tive stocks on the list. At the frst regular | demned—éo effecting a saving in public expenditures. ‘board there was a moderately large and weil distributed | He empbatically protests against our present system of ‘business, Now York Central closed % higher than at the | indirect taxation, as calculated to reduce the masses to half-past two board on Saturday; Erie 3g, Hudson River | pauperism and dependence and build up a moneyed X, Reading %, Michigan Southern 134, Cleveland and | aristocracy, who will obtain and keep control, of the Pittaburg 34, Northwestern 3, Rock Island 1%, Fort | government of the country. Wayne %, Quicksilver 34. Mr. Hayes’ proposition for debasing the coins of the Government securities were generally steady. Coupon | country to the extent of the current depreciation of the ten-forties advanced 3g. Seven-thirty notes of the second | currency, in order to enable us to resume specie pay- @eries declined 3. ments, is unworthy of consideration. It is true that At the one o'clock sessions prices were a fraction | evory nation has debased its coinage, from the Romans lower. At the half-past two board the market was strong | down to our own republic, but for us to debase ours to again. Now York Central closed 34 bigher than at the | thoextent proposed would be to still further vitiate our eee i Fig 0: #3 ae PONDON, Feb 8—Are for Boston: OnEW orale for NYork; sehr’ Hh—, ae Aresolution was introduced instructing the Corpora- tion cousfel to take immediate proceedings, by writ or otherwise, against the sureties of Robert B. Bradfo late Public Adminstrator, to recover upon the offic! bonds given; which was adopted. A communication was received frem the Mayor vetoing ating $13,500 for the publication mani i Ei beet S58 i ence, NEW HAVEN, Fel Sarah Mi i is 5 E 2 ahi aks aoe HES fH ; é sip pe gee SHIPPING NEWS. ‘ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK—THIS DAY. ‘MOON RISSS nore 48 ‘SUN SETS... oe ‘SIGH WATER. morn 738 ’ Port of New York, February 12, 1866. Sear Manatee Eon Soviet te Ln aj J Esq., Sherif county et fl : forded first regular board, Erie 3, Hudson River %{, Rock | financial system. Our calling sixty-eight conts worth of heard before CLEAREB, ball roa of ag Pang erty, Island 34, Fort Wayne %, Cumberland 3. Michigan | golda dollar would not make it really 80, ‘The value $242,008,517| Deposits... Phi reenter oe pllip Senator Tken (Ham), Dannemann, Liverpool—Ruger oe ener i a ee . Robin Southern and Ohio Mississippi certificates wore 3¢ lower. | of money,” says John Stuart Mill, ‘conforms perma. . 206 staying for the prosent all action in th Brie Joule (Be), Culder, Cork ands market. F Bulley..| _ Noxow—Hovooam. —In this ot, on: Monday aftorng Governments bonds were rather heavy. Coupon five- | nently and in a stato of freedom almost immo- eo nay, Fe wetvaoe id | ee eh ridele gucla, Mr M, Hall, Mie EDwaus No twenties of the old issue dectined %, ton-forties %. | diately to the valuo of the motal of which CITY COMMEROIAL REPORT. eo porter _3rlg Maria Tulse (Ham), Strave, Pernambuco and Bahia | or Bookman, Dutchess county, to Miss Larix Hood Boven-thirty notes of the second series advanced %. it is made, with the addition or not of the expenses of Moxpar, Feb. 12—6 P. M. JOHN't. HOFFMAN, Mayor, | “Brig Union (Br), Stickney, 8t Johns, WIG Wossela, of steslnn denen tpt LS oe E . 5 » -ARSONS—LIVINGSTON.. , Febru At the open board, at half-past three, the market was | coinage, according as those expenses are borne by tho | Braapsrurrs.—Recoipts, 1,252 bbls, flour, 180 do. and | 5, A esolatien cesanc ee Ber eight prenase’ Be eae ne atin Marcelo GF Bolles, 1, ot theObpreh of, tue Transiguradong by the Rov. firm, Erie sold at 783 (b. 3), Reading 100%, Michigan | individual or by the State. Gold and silver builion are | 199 bags corn meal, 1,000 bushels corn, 2,950 bushelsoats during the investigations before the Governor and Sona- | Sob¥ Isabella, McKillan, Barbados—Edmiston Bros. Houghton, Tuomas R. Pansons to Juante, daughte Southern 695, Cleveland and Pittsburg 80:4, North | commodities like any others, and their value depends, | and 158 bushels rye. The demané for State and Western Ee, Ge, Tonneem, Garrison, Apaiachilan-W' ¥ Coslt'] the inte Sidney M. Livingston, sormeety ree p Wostern preferred 553g, Fort Wayne (s. 8) 924, Rock | like that of other things, on their cost of production.” | flour contined moderate, but no material chango in prices A Schr Fleetwing, Hand, Edenton—N L M & Co. ane Ruseday, 4 : 4 Rev, W. 8, Mikles, Wa. 8. Suarsow to Josmrutyi a Sarre ee ‘To debaso the coinage In the manner proscribed would | was noticeable, though inferior to cominon qualities were eer rs panto tar temainwaiie & | Soh of thin city.” : hs ‘verwards the market continued firm till the close of | be a virtual repudiation on the part of the government | somewhat heavy. The sales embraced 7,000 bbls. at our Q Pottsville papers please 4 business. At half-past flve New York Central was quoted | to the extent of the debasement, Such a measure svper- | gubjoined quotations. Southern flour was also in moder- ual of 8 Lethe ee Oo | gn ee Ee Toy the av. i sored ee at 8934 a 34, Erie 7854 a %, Hudson River 10134 a 4, Read- | added to the tax recommonded would reduce the threo | ate demand, and prices for good to choice grades of sound Steamship Albemarle, Bourne, Norfolk, with mdse, to to EL.x Towner, all of Brooklyn. 4 Livingston. Fox & Co." Of Bt Ro- . {ng 100% a 101, Michigan Southern 69% a %, Cleveland | hundred millions of national securities held abroad to a | Sere wolmustauen: Sue uuion frases however, though | in7 an inspector of city railroads, at an annual MIST OL ee ee Tmrme—Caokex—On Tucsday, February 6, at and Pittsburg 803¢ a 3, Rock Island 103% a 104, North- | price anything but flattering to our pride. The other | were about 600 bbis, Canada flour was rather quiet, but | $8000, was concurred in. BERET eney Plain, Malaga. 73 days with fresh; to. 0 A eee Pera tad mney be dnet rly ra western 28% a 4, preferred 6534 a 4, Fort Wayne 92% | mattors touched upon in this report call for no particu. | Prices were without decided change. | The sales com. | | An ordinance dircosng, the Tentabering of all the enry P Lord, Pinkham, Matanzas, 17 days, with | Oritenry Croker, Esq,, all of this city, 8%. lar comment. erie al with sales of 160 DUIS, at our quotations, Gorm |. An ordinance directing the renumbering ot Eleventh of, 10 Walsh & Carver. providence, in ballast, to J | VANDENMERG—Ratstox.—At Yorkville, on “Phured The money market is still lied with capital i The following tabie shows the aggregates of the last moal wasin demand, with further tales of 700 bbis, | avenue was referred to the Committee on Streets. Borland & Son. 4 ak Fobruary 8, at the residence of the bride's father, y still supplied with capital in ex- Wortera, mostly, if tlevall: As $8 75° We quota: Subsequent to which the Board adjourned to Monday | | Brig Clemence Rugente, Lacage, Marsailies, 0 days, with | the Rov. Ralph Hoyt, Mr, Mf. B. Vaxprwunna to | cess of the demand, which is moderately light, but on | weekly statement of the New York associated banks afternoon next, at two o'clock. wine, Boyd & Mary E. Raustoy, daughter of James J. Ralston, . Si ‘fs id Westernf flour. 00 a $7 60 i Sea een Re oe ea ee A | yy a a 4 m amend six per cent, with a few exceptions, 9a 8 picioes nal COURT—GENERAL TERM. Bi SRN Goodhue (ie) Crosby, East Harbor, TT, 94 days. Birt on government collaterals at five. The discount 5 Extra round hoop Ohio 50a 8 with salt and hides, raiston Bros. Has been 18 days N MoManton.—On Friday, February ES] at Castle Ed line is dull, and first class commercial paper passes at : 240, Western eiade Ueends, 00 a 10 Before Justices Barbour, Monell and Mousa, Hi vy NW ‘West Morrisania, the lady of Dennis MoMauow, Esq. seven per cent, with occasional transactions at 73, a 8 posits... x Common. Southern. 95 a 10 Fen. 12.—Charles Spear vs..Julius Hast.—This case was ‘molasses, to Simpson & Eaton. Has had very heavy | © 800. per cent for long date. The bank statement for the week 3 68,436,013 — and ay do. MY ‘ c one to recover damages for an alleged breach of contract | weather 2 the. Sanat on \ split sails. Sid in company wil Died. shows a decrease of $2,310,282 in deposits, for which it | _Th® deviations from the returns of the previous week | Common Canadian. 1 made March 28, 1865, to deliver, selier’s option, in ten 1 Luoy, Appleby, St Andrews, NB, 10 days, with lum- | Bawnarr.—On Sunday, February 11, Eowann J. B is dificult to account, owing to a clerical error in | S¥ 8 follows:— Ryo flour (superfine) 6B 2 "$B ays, «certain number of shares ofthe atock of the Chi- ber, to John Boyton, Bon & Co, worry, son of John H. and M. Bennett, aged 1 your, the return this week or last, as the drain westward is . by or oem, ena 90 @ 4 10 | cago and Rock Island Railroad Company. On the 23d of | 8.hr Mary Langdon, Dix, Georgetown, SC. maine relatives and friends are ‘Fequested to” ationd very limited, In the present easy state of monctary 2 746288 | Corn meat’ Brandywine,’ pancheoas 24 60 a 24 69 | March a dividend of five per cont was deolared by the | | The brig Adda, from Porto Cabello, reported yesterday, | funeral, from thelr residence, No. 23 Fifth street, affairs at this centre, however, the bank statement is a deposits. : —The wheat market was inactive, but with continued | company, payable April 15, and the transfer books were - ) afternoon, at two o'clock. light arrivals prices were well maintained. The sales | closed on March 31, Tho case having boon referred, a | Vance nil dey: gall contimeen® (OH Which has covered | Buus. —At Yonkers, Suis Maat Gough } di document Jess anxiously consulted than it oth ‘ise a id panty ‘The transactions at the Clearing House in this city last | ®mbrace about 10,000 bushels, nearly all inferior Chicago | Pocort was made and confirmed in favor of plaintiff, al- sg Siaith = would be. The logal tenders have increased only $360,237. spring, at $1 56.’ The demand {i was rather bet- Sg Aa Goorge Smith. The specie has decreased $807,668—a small amount peg week compare as follows with tho businoss of the pre- “ns rn: fu ‘The sales Peichsad early 48,000 lowing him the difference between the contract price ve Marine Disasters. pres will take place on Wodne pared with the aggregate payments for customs duties, | Vous week: bushels, at 740. a 770. for unsound, and 77340. & 820. for | and the value on day of demand, with five per sent for ewok atiecotre of ik Ip © dense 4 f gc ae Bt Johnie Ky Dut about equal to the actual coin paid in for the same. | Chonriné for the week onding Fok, 102, ‘The Sub-Treasury and Custom House statement forthe | Balances for the week ending Feb, 3. ‘week shows that, included in the receipts for customs | Balances for the week ending Feb, 10.. sound mixed Westorn. The transactions in oats were . 17,610,380 | full prices, and the sales were at previous full prices. We ‘The motion fora non-suit, on the ground that the con- Pl pny hs aS Sr Beaten, Sreetashere yes. Tea Cg fag red y Bes wae ruary 11, isrot, widow of Richard B. Blake, aged quote unsound Western, 40c, a 43c.;.sound Wester 18,550,456 | Joos stato, 67e. © 680 ; Jersey and Pennsylvania, 6c. | ‘act was void as being within the statute of frauds, was ‘Were $882,000 in gold, and $2,376,735 in gold certificates, | The business at the Sub-Treasary to-day was as fol: | 510.’ and Canada Séc.’ Rye was steady, with sales of | Properly overruled. complaint alleged ‘that on the | » Bark Epwin, Burdett, from Rotterdam for Now York, be: | yoarg, As the government delivers certificates when it sells gold, about 16,000 bushels Western reported at 85c. Barley | 28th poten the Loy Re nt entered | Gnd remained 244. h putinon the ith lealling, | 7¢r relatives ahd friende respeotfu this looks as if the Treasury had been @ recent seller, Lonstagesl conics bicter MAL oat Danae toeen yt Be tnd theanswer adiaitied that “he (the’ dofendcat no FW Ona TomalD ed are eee etek: Toeatoe areata, ibis: (leeed The loans have increased $98,490 only, The increase of | Payment 1,439,901 | “"Corrox.—The market continued inactive at declining | ##gBed and executed @ contract fer the ’ in but ber catge chanot $746,235 in the circulation is due mainly to the issue c 8°00 ; few ed toa ee Mies 9c byary em. d adi further ‘kee ‘wan, 4 racin, es. @ market closed heavy and nomi. BR 1Q LGHT, from Portland Matan: of now notes by the national banks belonging to the | On account of government loan.. 560,000 | at at the following quotations * at Nassau 220 ult in distress. - Am es association. Cortificates.........e0seee 4 ntly adm! Upland, —Feerida, Mobile. N.0.47. bean Bui F Berry, at San Francisco from Santa The gold market was steady, and loans wero mado at The /H. L. Richardson cleared from Now Orleans | Ordimary.. 38 39 40 40 safely have bara, reports Deo 24, Int $415 N, lon 120 45 W, while layin, sQte S18 per Chat; suowing aks he Wlday oe tote ook + OTE on tha tat teat ath tae thowenest and | Ko middling. =A a ry Bis pwritton agreen ia'a gale, shipped shenty pe, whlch, wathed overboard delivery is still unequal to the demand. The opening | eighty-nino bales of cotton, which is represented Good middling. ..46 46 47 parti of Venice; both were drowsed. price was 1383, followed by an advance to 138% a 189, | being the largest cargo but one ever shipped from the | Corrur.—The market continued dull, but prices were } bad agreement was a sufficient averment Foroign exchange was in strong demand, under which | average of 453 pounds per bate. Its estimated value | Liverpool, 21,000 bushels corn at 200 pkgs, | Belp the defendant to raise the question. ‘There is the rates advanced about 4. Bankers’ bills on England } Was about one million of dollars4n currency, and it will | lard at 2s. 6d., 500 boxes bacon at 20s, 600 bales cotten | 2° averment in the answer that the contract at sixty days were quoted at 1073 a %, short sight 109 a | be worth in Liverpool over seven hundred thousand dol- as aa ra, beetorntoon a a “ 8 3<d., 600 vias 4, Commercial 10534 @ 107. lars in gold. tobacco at 403, To Bremen, 100 bales cotton at %; | livered @ similar paper to Petroleum stocks were firm. At the first board Bliven ‘The Camden and Amboy Railroad Company again ex- | 7,000 bushels corn at 54d. A bark was chartered t@ | 40¢8 hot require that both closed $235 higher than at the same time on Saturday, | hibited its power over the Now Jersey Lagislature on the ee can austen erties wich Perthe? td the atbecription tay selling at $615; Oil Creck 40c., selling at $5; Smith & | 8th inst. by having the Newark and Now York Railroad | sales of 100 bales, in lots for consumption, at 20c. a 66c., | Offer and acce| Parmlee 76c., selling at $11. Bennehoff and Pithole sold | bill postponed in the Assembly. for now crop. at $1 45, Incxhaustible 15¢., Palmer Petroleum $3 55, | A meeting will be held in Newark to-morrow (Tuesday) pe fend palin nae The sales were Bennohoff Run $16 50, Excelsior 99c., Ham McClintock | evening, in reference to the proposed new road between Fhoviswons. —Beoeiptsrs78 bbls. pork, 51 do. beef, 1,286 ot ' 4 x kgs. cut meal 5 ki . i $4, Oceanic 40c., Pithole Crock $8 30, United Petroloum | that city and New York, at which we presume the whole | Pkes. cut, meats, n see wena swaping poe pork mark ~ | Dirviou Naviaarion—The New Haven Journal of the 12th Farms 35c., United States $17 25, Quartz Hill $1 75. matter will be fully discussed. “at $29 cash for saa 938 ea eat prey ayer watery gage tase Mr. Samuel 8, Hayes, one of the Revenue Commission, | The amount of coal transported over the Reading Rail- ine sales wore about 5,000 bbis, Se manekets eanren Wo think now ¥ se tm or “ ey has published a special report upon the property in the | road from January 1 to February 1 compares with the | &t $28 87 a $29 1234 for new moss, $28 25 a $28 50 howe’ United States funds and the income derived therefrom | tonnage during the samo period last year as follows :-— fore he He ng og pied a as a source of national revenue; as also upon the finan. | 1865, tona.. ¢ f 433,147 | taken for future delivery, including all April, seller’ the day fixed for delivery ofl system of the country, tho creation of a sinking | 180% ‘ons... 425,870 | tion, at $28 87 «$20 1246. The demend tor beat wea fendant, and did. nor prices the contract. Di fand and taxation in general. This report was not ap- 0b wee ceeecccceee ee pene at $16 50 a $20 for new plain m and a proved by a majority of the Commission, and hence its ‘The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad earned during for old extra mess. Beef hams ‘were Sout: nally un jedi particular. Small com. appearance in a soparate form. Mr. Hayes recommends | sng frst weok in February $100,027, a falling off in tho | prising 75°Doe, Western, were made at $415 $48 Bo tax of one per cent per annum, payable in currency, receipts from th ti Was inactive and entiroly nominal. Cut meats on the principal of all government securities, the intorest . abe oa Aion hice eck Lpsigle what heavy under limited demand. ‘The sales were of brokers <haeas hpapeeite ENE Meas WL ee und pate in Cincinnati on Friday had ander- | Shui 200 pkgs, at 114. a 126. for shou Which | dividends “declared, but not paid, belong Seutaiet Gli bot diek: plalalh ia cin wa Re ‘pat | £028 Suilicient improvement to make discounts moder- | a 18c. for hams The demand for lard w do not think such @ custom eould 1 for acceptabli but prices were well maintained. The sales were Of all such securities, the interest of which is payable in | “0 0M*Y for Ww gman Sek to Seeuce tte > . 600 pkgs., on the spot, at 1635c. a 183¢c., with 18 ie. de. specie, the proceeds of the tax to be applied asa trust Fates of interest on good papor in the open market one | manded for choice ketule rendered th anal ftter fond fee sho'aithaa eG Mitte ‘ashe, .dile Yaa to two per cont, Currency enough had accumulated to ly, With a moderate inquiry. The were at | the intention that it id be, and whero farnishes an fe dace Malan. so sr a poi ‘oa ee bp gfe heen eh firm nd fal yer map ee oe reat reference. Yo It. 80 custom ‘Say contsel ar vary the born ai ive, w of truth and sound reasening in favor of the tax ana | At Cbicago, on the 9h Inst, the money market had | {710 for common teprans feslory, st from bc, | toeaning of words, whon long established, against the inequality of exempting th pte also attained a degree of comparative ease, consequent Vernoueum continued inactive and heavy, The sales | May add to the terms of a contract. But under @ ry aaa pind cc po a +m, upon a decrease in the demand for currency, rather than | Were in.lots, comprising 240 bbla., at 30%. @ Sle. for | Contract to oll ono hundred shares of stock, | up the Pavorita, another of Mystic’s popular clipper ships, tions of property. ‘Tho present ane of ahve an increage in the supply. Thero was no material altera- Sls cata Scovnalty O00 neon tor chaos, om rsnssed ty icone Oburion Thacker a Gee ee hae bee = . we tad ‘Oahad ig | 0B in the rates of discount, which could not be quoted | Rick. —The market was unchanged in every partic ing to it, und it would - | Ford" on private terms. : prem ron Property States is Joss than ten percent, The demand for Eastorn ex. Svoar.—The demand continued moderate, and fair Some Risener Orem, Of Mw 108, old eighteen thousand millions, all of oF va prices were realized, The sales were 360 hhds, Cuba trial ordored, been to Capt Sylvanus 4 which excopting that represented by — national | “D&2S° Was quite brisk, and the market was Girmer, | juscovado at from 12}¢0. a 13¢.,and 10 bags Havana at : or ‘Bhe will be’ con ‘the conating eccurities is subject to taxation under ‘ik in without change in prices. Ake. bn ye eel Baie. ae whee far Bamely more than fifteen thousand-millions. Estimat. | , At St Houle, on the 8th, frst class paper was olfered at | 1 ery Cuba“ Refined sugar’ fulod firmer. We quse, i ten to twelve per cout. ins BR,tenounh exempted 06 -enly'G2, 008,000, @ shot meee eat we baaativis nat ottiee reiad a ldo in buyers’ three hundred millions less than the aggregate of tho New York Stock Exchange. favor. We note sales Of 65,000 Iba. at 123¢0. a 12%. , Public debt as it stands, it exceeds by over six hundred Fenvany 12, 1806, Tonacoo wae dull, but eminally abaileed. Fhe sales meen millions the total value of all tho real and personal sear inert OF lee, Keatacky as Ite, 0 9te., end 80 chen ‘gues ine teey Property of the six New England States in 1860, and by + 2 300 ‘do. > | Whisxey.—Receipts, 112 bbis, The market was dull nearly two hundred millions the total value of all the br and prices continued’ entirely nominal, with sales Sanam, relies of Property in New Jersey, Ponnsylvania, Delaware, Mary- 200 : | OF ee ee land and the District of Columbia, and exclusive of do. 246... bt The Lake Erte Pirates. slave property of all the real and personal property of > all ‘ a CHARLES H. COLES BROUGHT UP ON A WRIT OF Tiinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, " ] 400 do. HABEAS CORPUS—DISCHAKGE OF THE PRISONER. Kansas, Missourl and Kentucky. Tho question, whether * ™ be seth aga It is desirable to continue to exempt from taxation.so large ‘3 Saar ‘& portion of the aggregate property of the nation, is onti- tied to serious consideration. There is no doubt what- evor that the exemption is building up a powerful class of fundholders, with the national banks as their centre, and that the rest of the community are compelied to Dear a heavier weight of taxation, both local and general, in consequence than {f the fundholders did not enjoy i i a2 = 3 4 sued out by his counsel, Judge Wright and Mr, Jobn Hewitt, and & motion for his discharge was made. ie ; Pts j HH yenaaiti FE tits? i Sect pledged to their exemption; but there is no such pledge | 62 she made return. | dations exempting them from the latter. It is true that the public P- Court, on | He wil ri ‘understanding is, that as government bonds were not | ig Se ona ry " {0 sail taxed in the first instance, unless so far as the tax on in- ‘was in facts are Briann to aa shay oH comes affects them, they will remain untaxed in the the sh Romestfant Sdecsersent cca enn future, To tax them would, notwithstanding, invotve no | “gg pel & Hud anal Ry Wt ‘Daaton tor Mamon Ronda Lay ' Actual breach of faith, although it would practically re. | 100 Cum Coal pref... 44% 600 do... Goneral San "Thomas —o After ere ne AGT peat arb gh eat, ye ra: | Sear cise penran te te, ten land \nterpose an obstacle to the voluntary conversion of “Sham | whieh, the canede Yo Bonen Pech ay eke! coven tty scien into ‘bei The <pisions of promt oe ee oe Fob 10; ; 40 Feb i; Bnergy, Caulkine, nancial men, taken m evidence H . fore the Revenue Commission, wore, however, to as made the effect that government securities, exclusive of the currency, ought to be taxed and that they would n—1 ecline in price very hittle in consequence of snch tax. $7) ‘Btlon, a8 they would be likely to acquire more stability 600 of value owing to their non-exemption, At present i ; 4 was contended there is a growing popwiar fooling against Be the exemption of these securities, which, at the noxt 200 Presidential election, or some more remote Period, will 200, be likely to give rise to political issues of gravity, and ~ rece ‘can beat be “avorded by submitting the funds to fama ne i i lis pitaes ft i i fi i i E : F : F i BEESOPSSER® eg SEEEE a 4 o 4 them, “T intend tainng j Resse at Kecatty are tmvited to attend the there ia Fisk to 00 FoR: Ee siiork: brian ' Gis (Tuesday) toraihg, a ten o'clock, roca bee