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LEAHY , OA.
JESSE E. MERCElt Editor A Pror.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1X83.
Equitable Taxation.
There has be* n a good deal of fault
found with the present legislature. We
do not pretend to say whether all the
complaints that have been made are
just or not. We arc confident that
the hu-iin ss of the se-aion has been
delayod on account of the absence of
enough members the first and last
days of almost every week to prevent
a quorum We have air. ady said,
however all that we have to say on
the question of absenteeism. It will
lie admitted that <ve haven’t been a
chronic growler with lespect to other
ehort coming. There is one thing we
wish to complain of, however, and we
think the people of the state will agree
with us that it is a good cause of com¬
plaint. It is, that almost the entire
session has been wasted on measures
that have only a local application.
Of the thousand (or more bills intro¬
duced, only a few, comparatively, were
general in their nature Of these gen¬
eral bills there was one in which the
people have a deep interest, viz: The
bill equalizing assessments. This bill
Was beaten without much debate. We
do not believe that any member of the
leg slatnre has the hurdi hood to pub¬
licly declare that the present system
of assessments is uot wrong and un¬
just. We have already referred to this
assessment matter several times, and
we refer to it again with tho lmpe that
the legislature may talk it up and deal
with it in a way that will make the in¬
equalities and wrongs which grow out
of tho present system impossible. The
press of the mate is almost a unit in
favor of a law equalizing assessments,
mid throughout the present scssiou it
lias been urging tho passage of suoh a
lav/. We are at loss to know tho roo-
t.m why the legislature hesitates to
not. It is probable that there are cei-
tain firoperty owners in each county
who do not ward a law that will com-
pel them to disclose the true value of
their possessions. This elans may
constitute a majority, for all we know,
to the contrary, in many if uot ull the
counties. They have no particular
objection to having it known that
they are iu comfortable circumstances;
or rich, but they do object to paying
taxes, and they are opposed to any
legislation which looks to taxing their
Property at Us true valuation. They
do not eecm to understand that the
rate of taxation will bo lowered in
proportion us tho assessed value of
the property is increased. The state
has to havo just so much money for
governieutnl purposes, and il only half
of tho taxable property of the
state is returned at only half the value
tho rate of taxation must ho doubled,
Wo vouture to say that tho majority of
those in each county who are hostile
to an equalization assessment law
throw a part of the burden of taxation
tin y ought to bpur ou their neighbors.
Is it to the sentiment of this class of
people that tho legislature is yielding
when it refuses to-enact an equaliza¬
tion assessment law? There isn’t a
member who does not know that the
wrongs committed under tho present
system of assessment aroinmimearble.
... >-W
s a em« ii was inn i a avs
ago, y a g< i. t niiin iu . t an a. ut
on o cmii’si y n ' rou ff i 11
f 0<, "" , ‘ r “ ' Sr l "’”:
nrsl.offlcsfnr bspmmt year «n<
tod that .11 tk.m,n,ng propart, of
tlia state- —wortU millions of dollaw—
v ns mtnraed at nuly a fnw thnuaand
dollars l-ropeity that ho knew to be
worth Imtareds of tuousauas of aol-
. lars was assessed . at . , less than one-
fourth its value. The Oomptrolle r
General himself says that a fair assess¬
ment would show the taxable proper¬
ty of the state to ho over §6tKUXK),(XK).
The tax returns do uot show it to be
$300,000,000. But why multiply
facts aud figures? Tho legislature can¬
not but kuow that if it would pass u
good equalization assessment law it
would do the state far greater sendee
than it has done by all the work of the
session now drawing to a close.
We can thiuk of no reasou why the
legislature does not euact a law so gen-
eral.y demanded, unless it be that a
inajority of the members think it
wouldn’t be popular with the element
which controls the political machinery
bi their counties, and they lack the
backbone to do w bat their judgment
tdls them is right.—Savannah News,
iieutenal t Greely and the Proteus
reach Lieutenant Gieely’s party this
year; an investigation will ro 'doubt
be ordered at once for tire purpose of
finding out who is responsible for the
failure to leave supplies at Littleton
Island or Life Boat Cove. Lieutenant
Garlingtou, in his dispatch from St.
John to General Hazoo, the chief of
tho signal servic?, says that he did not
leave the supplies because it was not
in his programme to do so. Why it
was nut does not clearly appear. It
seems that supplemental instructions
wore given him just before ho started
from St - John, aud in these instruc-
tions the importance of leaving sup-
piles at Littleton Island, on his way
math, was impressed upon him. In
his original instructions it seems tlnC
he wn« ordered to push his way
through Smith’s Sound without stop¬
ping at Littleton’s Island if he found
the way open. In his dispatch Lieu¬
tenant Garlingtou makes vo mention
of the supplement instructions, and
leaves it to be inferred that ho never
aw, 1,«
di.l not rt'giiril them a, impe.atire. It
b.,o.Uec ..1 great inlere-t to know
exactly where , to place , the ,,ii blame.
Had „ , tire , bouse and , provisions . . been , „„
left . , at T Littleton . Island as intended
the . loss , of the Proteus would . not , , have ,
been a very grave calamity. , Lwuten- T . ,
»*««. , , , »lll» , ,, twenty , non who .
are >“<». a »»"“ hara tiled during
their two yrars stay « Italy Frmk-
iiu Bay, ahirted for the mouth ot
Smiths Sound not Inter than tho la
of September, if ho o»mt,l oat ibo
programme which lie mapped out iu
1881 The distance is over 300 miles
along the co st of Gnnuell land. The
failure of thi Proteus to h avo tho
stores makes his situation extremely
precarious, supposing that he carried
out lii.s programme and reached his
destination. With the home aud
stores that the Protons had tor him he
could have made himself and party
comparatively eomfoi tibia nnfejl re
lief reached him next summer. There
is & hope expressed that lie did n it
start uoiith on tlio 1st of September,
but remained, thinking that th® r dief
expedition would nach H * T Ay
F'»nk)in Bar. fin that. Hum EH
iition is still ei-aeai, ■ r J
./anger iluit his food i-upplies wi7J give
out. There dolts not seem to be any
certainly at the War Department
whether he has supplies sufficient to
hat until the summer of 1884 or not,
It is behoved tliut he 1ms. This be¬
lief is based upon the amount original¬
ly left him, and ou the fact that there
is qo nriderable game in the vicinity of
his location which can bi depended
upon to assist iu husbanding his sup¬
plies.
There seems to In* a disposition to
criticise Lieutenant Garliugton’s
management of the expedition severe-
ly. The universal practice of Arctic
navigators is to establish their food
supply stations on their way north, so
that in event of disaster, they have
something tp depend npou in making
their way back to the settlements over-
laud. The wisdom of this practice
ought to have commended itself to
Lieutenant Garlingtou. He is also
blamed for uot having waited the
ooming of the Yantic, his store ship,
when the Proteus was crushed in the
ice. If ho had remained at Cape Sa¬
bine, instead of making a long and
perilous journey iu open boats, thus
forcing the Yantic to spend weeks in
him, the ¥m>tio might
| jave remitiuotl at tho rnobtlr of Smith’s
Sound at least two weeks longor. If
I)0t improbable that Lieutenant
llri'i'lv Stalled fcrLit-let™ Island in
, ho part the !.t
Aoi If „ e „ k praslt) l,
,. raclieil t „ at aRw
s , Li , u .
[oo;ult G ., tli „ 8Uu . s , (ll
. thoroughly investigated: .
doubtless ... be . J
— &iv. News.
The wires tell us that Governor
BuHr. ofMassachuetts, has nominafc-
efl l'.tlu in (r. Walker a negro lawyer,
to bo justice of the Charlestown dis-
triot court. Well, why no ? W r e kttoiv
some people will object to this, but we
do not. For many years ‘he people of
Massachusetts have thought m-gr»>es
good enough to regulate our society
aud to control our politics, and it might
look spiteful in ns now to object to a
negro expounding her law for her peo-
pie. We are still for Governor B it-
let—for Massachusetts. —Ex.
Mr. Tbeo. F. Guillard. Savannah,
Ga., says: “I used Brown’s Irou Bit-
tets for general debility and weakness
with good results,”
The Yellow Fever.
Washington, September 17.—Sur-
r hospital , *-> service «-»*•». has received - r,rtr the fol.
<li8 P atc ‘* fro “
Welsh, at the Pensacola navy yard:
“ X havc DO demre to °PP ost! tl,e Cltl '
zon *’ bnt 1 Rm afIvisoJ t,,ut an in * lx:C
tor “ uot needed ' We havo three l**'
sicial)s for du, v ’ wbioh are
»
, nou n* ) - As to sanitary policemen, tho
watchmen of ths yard are available,
and I am issuing orders to them to in¬
spect their districts and report all cases
of fever to the surgeons of the yard
every day.”
Dr. Hamilton has also received a dis¬
patch from Vera Cruz, Mexico, an-
nounciog the departure of the City of
Alexandria on the 13th for New York,
lie has also received a letter from the
deputy collector of customs at Yuma,
dated September 8th, 1883, transmitted
by J. S. Clarlr, special deputy collector
at El Paso, Texas, to whom it was ad¬
dressed, in which the former says
there are conflicting accounts of the
presence of yellow fever ann black
vocuit at Mazatlian and Guayamas, J
’
“«”*>■ '-"Mbau.e (tl,„ d.put, „„l-
'f'*"’> •"”> , '“‘ 1 mt< ’™ at u ’ 10 Guayamas ° of the
otageutlomau who had * lust arrived .
there by , steamer uom . Mazatian, and
that ...... he is m receipt 1 of a letter from , a
railroad . who
man runs to and from
Guayamas, stilting that . , „ the people , are
dying ;it that place at ... the rate . from .
„ no
,,thm‘ To„t„ f.vor."
ut , r t ,» n , mil ting this com mu-
. Sl«ul « . , Cnllrotor n u Uark .,,
. ,
nr*«
U,e “‘” B <* stol) " "> »»""*
of the fever into the United
States. He says the railroad from
Gnayemas euters Arizona Territory at
Nngales. Upon the receipt of these let¬
ters, Dr. Hamilton telegraphed Deputy
Blindly, at Yuma, for father
To-day be received the
dispatch in reply: “Accounts
conflicting concerning tho true
of the dis ase, but it is at¬
with fatal consiqnene.s. The
latest news indicate increasing mor-
tality.”
Wuthington, September 16.—Sur¬
geon Gea’l. Hamilton, of the marine
hospital service, bat information from
Yuma, Arizona Territory, of ihe ex¬
istence of yellow fever in Guayamas
svnA ftlaiziiluin, iH TVJfasyibo i£o
however, there is no reason for fear
that the disease will spread into Ari-
eoirn, anti from his iufornmtion as to
the cliaraoter of the country and cli¬
matic conditions of the region in Mexi¬
co in which the disease has appeared,
ho does not think ik will spread
much there.
Washington, September 16— The Tia
val commander iit Pensacola reports no
new fever cases nor deaths to-day.
San Francisco, September 16.—The
local health board have declared qaar.
antiue against Guayamas and Muzatian,
and the State board of health we re
requo ted to enforce qnarautiue regn-
tVtlOllS Oil passengers and freight by
rail from Mexico. The attentiou of
postmasters was called to disinfect the
mails. The action was taken on ac-
count of dispatches from Guayama'
stating^that a consultation of medical
men had decided what had been con-
sidered typho-maluria fever was yel¬
low fever. — Telegraph unrf Messenger,
• <Q> •
Jlr. Jay Gould says ho has got along
now where the question of accumulat¬
ing money has ceased to influence his
actions. That shows where the circle
con »®8 round, and where extremes
uu:( ‘k There are at least an average
of one hundred idle and thriftless vng-
«'»«*■ in «vef, couuly in G,.r s is
who lmvo readied lb, same dskotabb
point. Tkn d ifcronc. i,. thay .ongl.t
and found it iron, a inner k-»d. and
ot th. wo aorta „ iikn the Gould
variety tot.-E,.
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Schuyler Colfax says that in travel¬
ing about the country lecturing he
g , t , a pretty g00(l lAeii o{ the drift o(
pubIic 8 ,- u(itaeilt> i udi;ina< he SliySj
is the closes! sate in the Union, polit-
ioally, autl that a few votes will turn
the election either way. That this is
the condition of affairs iu that state
[ KVS b,. t m known for a loug time. The
Republicans were aware of it iu 1880
w ] len they spent a half million of dol-
] ars there._Sav. News.
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For mysterious murders Connecti¬
cut iseutiiled to greater distinction
than any state in the Union. The
murders of Mary Stannard and Jennie
Cramer attained great uoteriety, and
now that of Rose Ambler is attracting
' the attention of the whole country.
PAY AS YOU GO.
florae and see o C.B
Wis uuusually a
T
TJ rtnetuber, too, that I keep every
AVurticle of country trade kept in a
store.
■TJIverything is of the best
■wand selected with an eye :
the trade of this section.
^FSuring ■■stock constantly the year I replenished shall keep my
Tshall make the CASH trade a speci*
•alty.
Fflrying, with wdiat influence I have,
n to suppress the ruinous credit sys«
tem.
felt'by 1 10 / 1 ” 0006 ’ S t0 ° vivi,ls
ever
M.I (JJIuy you will adapt your business to
cash system this year ot plenty,
where credit is uot au absolute noecss-
ity.
^^itcr considering these facts very
on me aud I will show yon lain
Wly that
the cash system is more gen-
W eruliy
B; trK- ex
8 ore r .2 2.2 • where my low
prices will o ca
qjlverybody will find it to their inter
■Blest to see me and my goods, hear
my plan aud LOW prices before buys
Dg.
Very Respectfully,
P. E. BOYD.
ccch. 2 L3, tf.
J. i. PRIGS
ahead i?stow bargains.
Kecing a full stuck of
BIT GOoBS n AMT BIOCERIES
Constantly on hand. 1 I don’t expect to LeAid f rsold.
From those I have furnished kipplit?s this year, lefieot prompt, payment
when tllir papers are due. ■
£tyi am iepaied to furnish
\X !RI
'ski
From my steam mill at^Willhmsbfi^g, e(t£v on the yard or cars*
Respectfully,
a. d. ipniciti,.
oct. 14 3m. LEARY, GA.
ELBERT B'Y'IRtrD
AGAIN TO /HE FRONT
With a goJselection of
Fine Cigars,
Tobacco and
and Snuff, m
Fancy Fam¬
A Specialty.
ily Groceries. "La
I will sell cheat) for CASH, and respoc’fuliy solicit tho trade. I n
cheaper than the cheapest. Cali and see aie. Respect lullr,
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LADIES’ REGULATING TONIft
GREAT FEMALE REMEDY.
\ THE FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION OF THE --
WOMEN'S MEDICAL INSTITUTE,'
' USrCTTTIDjfY, XT.
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(I'OIOIEKLY BUFFALO, X. V.)
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and all displacements, Lcucorrhira or Whiten, J mrrutar or p; im'ul Menstruation, Flooding,,
Sick and Nervous Headache, Iodiecsfion, J)v-nepsia, ISenrtliurn, Weakness in Hack and
Stomach, tration, Depression Scrofula, Pains in Side, Dizsinos-, Jii-tner Complaint:, JVin-enness, Nervous Pros¬
of Spirits. For Cliauje of Life, cr the General Debility of Women, i
Sh “BABIES’ REGIT3LATIXG TONIC”
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courageti, but give “Ladies’ Ifi:uux.VTtr:Q ToiciC a irul. It never fags to give-’
quick If and permanent troubled rcl.cf.
doctor’s you are with ann weaVness or complaint common to onr sc\-, lay aside the
tee will positively prescription for once, and try “ Ladies’ IlKtHiEAiixu Tozac.” which we guaran¬
8500 cuke you.
will lie given f.-rsr.y ra-e ct Female WcriRno's or Inability which 11 Ladies’
Regulating Tonic ” will not cure. Thl i is a benajiae o .cr, made by responsible ladies,
who know from «rpcn>nre whnt “ Lai. in j> Kucut.ating Tonic” can i!o. I
The great success that this remedy 1. 3 nit t with lias in incod several nnscrunnlons par-;
ties to endeavor to imitate its name and sty 1 .?, of wrapper. Or • should therefore be taken to
see that the word “ Regulating" i.; on wrapper in reelin'::, n..d that our name (Women’s) i
Medical Institute, Niinda, N. Y.) is at bottom of same.
We will give 8503 for Information and conviction cf any one manufacturing, selling,
buying, “Regulating,” or in any “Tonic,” wav handling «nr ],v, poration defrauding w ith ahv of the words, “Ladieg’,”
or with intoiiiion ct and deceiving the public into the \
believe that it is our preparation.
Bold by Druggists. Price, J1 00 per Bottle, or o B-ttlos for 85.00. ,
If your druggist cannot Ittrri--.lt t i-d-'c linos to ord; rit. : ,‘.io wholesale house for you, It
wiU be sent direct front oar i;::.Ti-c riiup urcct >trfvv -o Do not let him induce you to
Imitations accept any which stale, patent ho » ! .. ' V- iit -'.cnlir.r'ielv-e;; r : i. ngtimo, ornnv of the unreliable
wai, J .....cr •••••.dfon thin our genuine Female Remedy. There is
ecarcely tohealthbvusingf.fr;. a fou-n in the V :■ ■ .:t If ■ .. h ' w- < mnot refer to some lady who has been restored
Wcstakeo- i’. c ’? ii'. 1 : era you, ice vi'.l refund the money.
iw •> •?.- ?-«w 8 ;i.:-i u-.oti.cK,and that of our Medical Institution,on;
this Lencorrlioa special prescript; '\V .n f >r v. • «. m'..:-?! H i I
fng. Smarting ami J...... .-'-iu.. ' a L'ria--.rv a p^i I’.-iesagcs, lire ciuv in for from all Discharges, Sting- d&ya.
Sold b druggi-i - I. for two to live
Ladies’ 7 - mil, p - tpc.i .‘D cents in 3-cent stamps. '
I.e ?.rn'.vt;:vv u "i »*'. ■sfer. A great improvement over all other
porous cents, piasters, i-?r« c: r>-.- n-L- :c u-n-ile tvstem. Sold by druggists. Price, IS
The or sent br ivu r . n tr -it. in 3-c. nt stamps. -j
Women's ” n f * V .... • ; •ass ‘fi.-itifin of Tady Physicians, who have mo*-
cessfullytrcat-. fering frora ! fi.vi •- ■ !>* -’i-s-x.f >r years. Treatment given to ladies snf-
any discus-, i r* I • -' ) i p'i , r - ft > in titntion. Wives, Mothers and Daugh-
ters can obtain «d vice > - ■ «t. „c.th a ad diseases by mail, free, by sending sytnp-
toms and descri|-;i >-z of d i
If we can be of. -r - n-of v?-ir friends who nre'snffering from disease,
we trust yon will write v =. • :.--’u I our .-i tvic-? mav cure vou. EnclQMtWO
•tamps for our pamphiet l v > i lcsso mention this paper. Faitiifuliy yours, J
WosiEis-tS rc :SJ}lCAle INSTITUTE,
ZlTUiTDAL, 1ST. srj