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; :THE'VH'OLE,AR,T .OF..GOVERNMENT CONSISTS IN THE ART OF BEING HONEST.-JEFFEP.SON.
VOL. 11.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., TOURED AY, JULY 31, 1S51.
No. 4.x
Published by Theodore Sciioch.
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AT THE OFFICE OF THE
.Yeffcrsoiiiau Republican.
My
Boyhood's Home.
BY E. H. WALTON.
"Bring back my boyhood's golden hours
From the treasury of the past
Oh, linger nigh! life's first Spring flowers,
That faded 'fore the blast;
The rocky cliff, the hill and glen,
The joy and laughter free ;
I would I were a,boy again
Oh, bring them back to me.
Bring back my early childhood's home
The altar and the hearth,
The song of praise devotion's tone
The lov'd that fled from earth ;
The days that flitted by so fast,
Life's streamlet to its sea '
Which lie deep buried in the Past ;
Oh, bring them back to me.
In Fancy's realms, I wander still
By my boyhood's cherish'd home,
And gather flow'rs by brook or rill
And over wood-lands roam.
Oh, linger nigh ! though visions dim
9 And shadows faint ye be ;
Tlio' filled life's chalice to the brim,
Vet bring them back to me.
Getting over a J&iff SctiKy.
A countryman once brought a piece of board '
to nr. artist, with a request that he would
paint upon it, Su Christopher, as large as life,
But,' returned the artist, 'that board isjnuch
too small for that purpose.' The countryman ,
looked perplexed at this unpected discovery.
That's a bad job,' said he; 'but lookye, sir, ye
an let his lianS down over t!Se edge of
the 1)03 Til.
A Save Em-Several gentlemen wore riding
in a car on one of the Boston railroads a few 1
days ago, when the conversation turned on
the next Presidential election, and the merits
and prospect of Webster, Fillmore, Scott, Cass
and others, were discussed at large. After i
some time, a solemn individual who ha'd
steucd in silence, addressed the party thus:
"3Iv friends vou are all of vofl wronf.
Before the election of 1852, the world will
have come to an end, and Jesus Christ will
Jir ihtn T'rocirlnnt nf Vio TTnlforcol" '
i breaK up this system, to insure a just and e
. Up started an enthusiastic gentleman from ' qual valuation throughout the State was im
the Granite State who stutteringly said to portant not ony as an act of justice tQ the
the Millcrite t county ;n w,jch property was assesscd-at its
S-sir Tllb-b-bet you ten dollars New real value, but in orflf?r tn Rr)r;fifv tho tnv
Hampshire w-w-wont g-g-go for him!'
a roar oi jauguter greeted tne exit oi tne
Second Advent man as he removed himself to 1
another car.
lYufural ILvUKiuu.
xr i i t i previous boards passed through strucffles
We have been not a little amused with the ... . , aLlufa"-
following definition of the religion of 'nature,' 'h,c.h threatened their ctence.
famished by the Yankee Blade. It comes re- Ut 111 bth CaSCS their action wasto increasc
markably near the truth : J the aate assessments of the Common
ly Look out for number one. weaIth' The board of 1845 addcd 8'759-
2. Use others all you can, and let them : , "1U uua,u U1 L '" to l
'use' you as little as possible. I valuatlon ot' thc State. The public were sat-
3. Get money; honestly, if you can, but- !sfied Ulat thev acted with inteffrity with
get money. j impartiality and forbearance, and the good
4. Hold on to what you have got, and get ' efibct 15 seen in the clieerfuI"ess with which
as much more as you can. " i the heav rendercd necessary to sustain
5. Every one for himself, and the d-1 take ! the honor of the State' has been Paid'
the hidroost j The members of the present board were,
Here you have the whole thing in a nut-; without an exception, trutfto the duties upon
shell. Thero is no need of inking whole reams which they entered, none having become
of paper with explanations of the subject, for ( me,bers of any previous board. Many of
here you have the exact doctrine in which them commenced their labors with some doubts
the world believes and which is practised, ofthe expediency of the act under which they
upon by a vast inajority.of people in every na- j raet and tIie ability of the board to render a
tion on the globe. I ny service to the Commonwealth. The in-
. ! vestigations of the last few weeks, and the
Eccentricity. The Providence Post tells
the following story;
" There is on the farm of Mr. Paris Math
cwson, jn Johnston, o, male Turkey, who has
the present season, 6et upon 21 eggs, and
hatched 18 of them havincr driven his better
half from the nest, .and taken pou himself . eration is still more important. The knowl
all the cares of domestic life, and epurned all ! edge on the part of the county and township
interference from the gentler sex. This isn't ! officers that their proceedings are subject to
all, When his turkevshin tmt bis mvn hmnA 1 severe and careful revision, serves as a salu-
qmv 01 tup mcii he found that somc of the wo
men folks in the old flock had also been at
X C it. 1 it
work, and that there were, in oil, 67 young j
turkeys to be taken care of. All these he!
has taken are of, and' now is a sort of Lord !
Mayor of the wiiole tribe and knocks down
11 . 1 .u 1 ... . .
iut. 01a naies Jnat cpine into im prince, estate in the
"' 1 . law. The same
Final Report of the Board of
Revenue Commissi osiers off Pa.
for the year 1851.
Mr. Richards, from the committee on final
report, made the following report, which was
read and unanimously adopted :
To his Excellency, William F. Johnston,
Governor of Pennsylvania :
1 he Board of Revenue Commissioners of
1851, respectfully present the following1 re
port. The act of Assembly entitled " An Act to
reduce the State debt, and to incorporate the
Pennsylvania Canal and Railroad Company,"
approved the 29th day of April, 184.4, pro
j vides for the appointment of one person from
! each judicial district of the Commonwealth,
! and that the person so appointed shall, togeth
, er with the State Treasurer, constitute a
! board of Revenue Commissioners, to meet at
Harrisburg triennially, for the purpose of e
i qualizing the assessments and taxes for the
j use of the Commonwealth. The Commis
; sioners are required to ascertain and deter
mine the fair and just value of the property
in the several counties, made taxable by law,
adjusting and equalizing the same, as far as
possible, so as to make all taxes bear as equal-
ly as practicable upon all the property of the
i Gommonwealth, in proportion to its actual
! value. The act provides that the valuation
' fixed upon by the Revenue Commissioners,
shall remain as the valuation for each county,
! until the next meeting of the Board,
j In order to supply the Commissioners with
j the necessary data for the intelligent exer
j cise of the important powers delegated to
them, the commissioners of the several coun
1 ties are required to furnish, for the use of the
i board, a statement under oath of the property
j liable to State tax, in their respective coun
i ties. It is also made the duty of all city, coun
; ty, and township officers to furnish answers
J upon oath to such interrogatories as may be
addressed them by the Revenue Commission-
i ers. The several Boards have also resorted I
, to the nlan of senrlino- intprrontnrip., to
, l 0 w j, t
vate citizens, to be answeaed under oath, or
otherwise,- and individuals from the several
counties have been examined orallv, under
oath.
TJie organization of a central revenue board
was an cxperiment. It was notorious that
the provisions for making the various objects
of taxation, and insuring a full and cor-
Tnnf mfltl-n ivnrn ir n . nrt r.r n .. 3 .1
v . i 111 many (taie, uvuucU
The consequencewas great dissatisfaction
on the part of those who were conscious that
they were discharging their duty to the State,
and uneasiness even to those who apprehend
ed that they were not evading taxation to the
extent of others. A system of assessed prop
erty at its nominal, rather than its real value,
i had grown up at a time when no State tax
existed, and when a conventional standard,
' so that it was uniform throughout a county,
answered all the demands of local taxation,
and had no effect bevond the district. To
payers in every part of We Commonwealth
that thcy were bearing, but their just share
0f the public burdens.
The provision has been so successful as to
place its propriety beyond doubt.
The two
facts laid before the Commissioners, leave no
doubt on the4mind of any individual in this
body, that the board is an important feature
in the Revenue system of the State. It
is not alone, its direct influence which
has proved of service. Its indirect op-
tary cheek to local partiality, and as an induce
ment to the honest discharge of dut',
The Board have been gratified to find that
the laws framed with a view of insurincr a
correct estimate of the various objects of tax-
ation. hnve hpnn tn u irrp.it. pxtantnf-the real
Commonwealth is within a reas-
- o
ipproximation of the. standard fixed by.
remark applies to pprbonal
property with the important exception of
money at interest.
That this is not correctly returned is the
general opinion throughout the State. Fraud
ulent and evasive answers are given to the
assessors, and although means are sometimes
taken to insure a correct return, it is proba
ble that a proportion amounting to one-half
ot the money at interest in the State, is ncv-j sired. That entire accuracy in the adjust
er discovered by the tax collector, and so sus-! ment of the assessment of any county
ceptible is this description of property of con- j could be attained under any circumstances, is
cealment, that it may be doubted whether the : in the nature of things impossible. When
Miner inrrnnmnn lI-.!.. tl..,-. . "I ! '11
.w v ...j8Uu.,ucs,BBUI unoi ib muviiauie, u.e reve-, engaged the attention of this Board. Were- of the State, that the burdens rendered ne
ever be able to reach it to a much, greater : nue board has always leaned to the side of for-" fer to the collection of the taxes assessed. It cessary to preserve inviolate the honor of the
CXtent. itiP.Tr.Tnpo rntlipr Hmn rim tlin imoIj- nP An ; evidently matters little
The tax upon money at interest adds a large
amount annually to the income of the Com-
monwealth, but its indirect operation is not j State, has been a step towards absolute accu
beneficial. The citizens of the border coun-!racv and has tended to equalize the whole
ties invest lanre sums in thn nrfinimnn- Sr.Ttos
where money is not taxed, and thi evade citkens o the Conn'nenwealth. ' TjSfsSXW. !
returning such amounts to the assessor. In In view of the impediments which have ex- ture be willing to see a large portion lost, an- j
the larger cities, and particularly in Phila- isted in the way of "the action of the board, j nually, to the treasury. While in counties j
delphia, investments in the United States some Legislative enactments bavin" refer- i likeDelaware,Curbon, Adams, Lehigh, Frank
stock prevail to a great and increasing extent-' ence to the testimony to be laid before future fe"C" ortha"111f ton' ?nd, erks, the
. ... - . . ... i deficiency of the amount received, below the i
IIIIS UecrmtlOn til nrnnnrtv tint hpmrr linliln onmmiocinnorc mirrl.r K nP .
4 r.4..v o
to taxation for county and State purposes.
As a necessary consequerrce, the difficulty of
borrowing money on real security a matter
ot importance to the farmer is daily becom -
mg greater.
The fact that money at interest is taxable
In . ! .1 , . -
for local purposes, the amount levied being
often double or treble that levied by the State,
increase the .temptation to concealment.
1 Were this otherwise, a much larger amount
returned for State taxa-
11,-. , , .
t, n ad ta,d from our borders ; but
wiicliiui uil IIIIIIIUIULV WHICH W0U1U
the whole 'of the county school
estate and vissible personal property
be advisable, is worthy of consideration.
iv niili tXO UllUUUV 2 L(l LvZ II . illl 1I1I:lm;iFI1 III'-
trrce of accuracy has lmpn pfTpptPrl in rhp V!.i
uation of real estate, the exceptions are of a
chnnrPr tn Poll for .,,', ottoniinn 'i
uuaiui,t.ii iu can lur bunuiib auenuon. XOO
manT cases sti11 remain, in which assessors
adher(? W the oId plan of cstimatinff property ,
rt jr"s " lwu"1 lu uurL.v Per
a. " n . . .
COnU Del0W ,ts real valuc ,,1S may bc m but
a limited uumber of townships in particular
counties, yet the aggregate is considerable,
and its injustice to the rest of the tax-paying
community is obvious. Although assessors
are sworn to assess property at its real value,
means are found by which too many satisfy
their consciences, and yet make true estimates
so far belew a fair valuation, as to retain the
good-will of their neighbors, and insure their
own re-election. Instances have occurred in
which assessors, who had done their duty
were defeatednvhen candidates for re-election;
and when restored to office, found -.the views
as to the value of property so singularly
changed, as to lead to the suspicion that some
understanding on the subject before their e
Jection was a precedent There is arl evi-
dent temptation to a neglect of duty involved
in uiu piuauuL mum; ji appujuuny ub&tjsburto, nuiu me luiuius utuuiiijj njj liju cuii-. same to tne treasurer oi tne Lommonweailh. iiuirj;iii, inu iuuii tuutv iue turn oi abuu
which makes its defects evident, without Cn-susoase m the office of the Secreta- j 2. Requiring the treasurer of each count' . limity, and another glowing bumper was
abling the board to suggest a satisfactory rem- y 01 - t enlu,IrICS unacr U.1C act j to a"e"'1 at the Placc of holding elections m sent to join the departed in his metempsy
, fa ob ' Congress, m relatiorr to the property, industn- thG several townships, wards, and boroughs c103is
edy' . ' al interest, and agridlltural and manufacturing . 0f the Commonwealth, on or before a day to ! '
The discrepencies, which by previous boards production of the country are minute, and if be fixed by law, for the purpose of receiving! Gotliai"- lUnrrivd
in relation to income from trades and occu-! accurately answered, would furnish a mass : the State tax from which a certain per cent- j "
nations and from salaries and emolnmnntq 1 of 6tatJstical facts not otherwise attainable. age, as determined by the Legislature, shall ' ,fome of those old writers werecunoua
pations, and from salaries and emoluments The gQ j fect as I th(j ag Ma folIoWg; and had strange ideas 0f matri-
of office still exist, and just and accurate re- relates to the several districts, as to be next compensation tor services rendered the Com-1 mony, not at all attractive to us old
turns arc evidently needed to an extent, pro- to useless. There was, besides, some doubt ' monwealth. bachelors. It is told by Sir John Moore,
ducing serious loss to tho revenue. Any defi- as to the correctness of the information afford-1 3. Taxes unpaid after the day designated : the father of the famous Sir Thomas.
ciency in the amount of these objects of tax-'
ation, operates the more injuriously, as the
tax in our case is one, and the other two per
cent.
TSri.:i t. I.. 1 1 I . r a 1
While this body has no doubt of the value
ot a central board, lor the revision ot the pro-
cecdings in the several counties, they aresatis-
fied there are defects in the present organiza-1
0 1
tion,whichgofartowardsimpairingitsefficien-
cy, and which can only be counteracted by lay- ed wilh the best cffijct But in niany coun. toJcharsc the sheriff with the unpaid balance, i i,1S UlCe CS' ,
ing before its members, and placing in their ties tho duty has been entirely neglected. Had a plan for the collection of the State j Though marriage by some is reconed a curse,
power, the means of-procuring the amplest in-! 1'whships, which through ignorance or de- tax similar to the above been adopted ten j Three wives did I marry, for bettter or worse,
formation The numbers reprcentiii"- as they sign 011 thc Part oi t,lc asses801"15 are valued 'years ago, it is estimated by this board that , The firstforher person the next for herpuree-
do particular districts have naturally their lo-' beI,W thelcal standard, escape adjustment, the State would have been saved more than The third for a warming pan, doctress,& nurse,
uo, particular aistncts, nave naturany tneir 10- and) as n consequence, not only pay less than ! one million of dollars. ! , T v . . . '
cal interests and predilections. Designating, their proportion of the State tax, but evade The present session of the Revenue Board j , , JJW f ,Some tim SinCe
as they do, the witnesses who are examined ' their honest tharc of the county rates. This , has added lo the valuation of the assessments related the story of a clergyman whose
before them, they are not likely to select those Boai"d lJas become aware of great local irreg-' of the State, as relumed by the county commis- first wife was yery rich, his second very
. .. ' . n . , . " , ' ularities, while they are frequently unable to 'sioners, the sum of$G,883,153. The aggregate beautiful, and the third, whom hemarri-
wi ose estimates would tend to increase the fix the oxtent tQ a dereo warrnntinff any ;.. of taxable property 0fthe State thus adjusted, ' ed n his old age to nurse him and be
valuations of the authorities at home. In ad- tcrfcrence with tho total valuation of the j is $4G2,889,829. This amount may not bc ' h;s housekeeper, proved to bc a Xantippe
justing the amounts subject to taxation in the county. When an addtion to the assessments as large as might have been anticipated the jn diSp0Siti0U aud temper lie ob
various counties, a spirit of sectional partiali-, f a county predicated upon such delinquen- increaseof taxable prepay from 8 to 11.; d Qne f , . xiQndalth ho had"
.... , , .. . , , cies, is made by the central Board, the neglect 1 bemir but 829,857,371, or bli3o,Uo7 less , , . , , ,
ty and mutual accommodation, must always of commjiioncrs js atten(cdvitll the ad-! thanShe increase during the corresponding throe wives the world the flesh, and
have an influence, and thatofa character not ditional evil of compelling tho portion of the! period from 1645 to 1848. The value of, the devil. Lato, the aneicntphilosophcr,
likely to promote the object for which the ' county' fairly assessed to pay a part of the property in many counties, as appears from ' who certainly is good authority, has wise
Board was established But with the best general deficiency arising from the derelic- the evidence before the board, has been seri-' ly said "that he prefered the character of
intentions, there are other disadvantages.- fion of particular districts. Seme mode should ously affected I by the depressjul condition of ; a gc-rld husband to that of a great Sena-
. . ii ti 11 be devised for preventing tho neglect alluded the iron manufacturers m the State, operating, 'tor." Gcorinan.
As at present constituted, Uie Board is large, to wi,etiier uv instructions emanating from as it docs, directly upon the large amount in-!
its members "are brought together from all
narts of the State, and often with but littlo
knowledge before their meeting of the reve-
nue details of the Commonwealth.
I IlCSG
sessions are limited to a short period, during
which they afe obliged to obtain, by such
ux urtHf
of.fl,otct. v . .. 1 ,i
of the testimony on which their decisions must
be founded, to give that testimony the requi -
site examination. The answrs lo the inter -
Tbgatories, both written and oral, and coming
- . , m-
from county and township ofheer, as well as
from private citizen have always 'boon uu-
merotiii, and (lieir details minute and o'ftcn
contradictory. To compare, reconcile, and
thoroughly digest these returns, is a task re-
OUirilirr ntntn nc mimli timn nr. !,.. 1 I
preset constituted, can .give, ud all
the
. .
ties,
- Nor
as coi
! t n ....
J any portion of the public injustice.
. uvn ui uuiii
Yet ev-
ery increase in the aggregate valuation of the
' nmnnnt nf (nvntinn nc ,i;ctr.;i...t.i.i fi,
i "-"-""'I u.. ui woKiumi ociviuu.
j It is recommended that a law be passed ma-
king it the duty of the prothonotaries of the
' several cffetlies to furnish the-treasury de-
' partment with lists of all the sheriff sales that!
have taken place within a year, immediately
' bff meetinof the board. 1 he clerks
oi the Orphan's Courts should transmit a
rsta tement. showing all salesnnd annmiSnmnnf
of real estate, nnrt th,, mPrnf AonA nil
I transfers of property recorded in their respec -
' tive offices during thesame period, with in all
,n ' in m UI assessmel; ,
1 he btate Ireasurer and Auditor General,
6ho0H also bo authorized to is,uo intcrrosal
wr wii" ulUiU tllU IIICLJLIII Ui LlltJ Ct Hill II I.S.Slf HI-
1 crsas to admit of replies beimr received before
uhey asfemb,c; ,With tl,is evidence before the
' .y ,m,hiat once ProceetTto the con -
i siilorntinn. thn nvirlpnr.p. niul f ho nilincf
..,. . , .j"t""-"
...w. o., uc -
' commissioners, and the undue press of busi
ness towards the close of their sessions, would
thus be obviated.
The answers to the interrogatories forwar-
ded by the board to the commissioners of the
; several counties, and required by law to be
inrow , tones, or ine cnaractcr now sent into the va- frpnsiirtr In 1S40 onlvthocntn r.Qi oo 001 n-nm nrnoni. 7.::i:i.. r
tax upon real ; nous d,stncts by this board ; addressing them 23, and in 1850, $1,217,821 75; showing that hiirh. Towards the close, the noble host
wouM i :ir'7..S:aW an increase in the amount of VOse in his place, and Drowsed to drink
'ZXHX1 parted'Tiberius: It was clap
j .i cn nnirKarnrntn mnMm. rl,A : : ' ' . OroilSlV VPefilVPfl. hnr, t ho snnn tor rum sin.
answered under oath, nave varied greatly m ; ficient to illustrate the defects of the present to me and to you, my Lords ana gen
character. In some cases they are full, frank, system. j tlemen to do houor to his mortal re
and apparently candid. In other cases defec- A plan for the collection of State taxes has 1 mains! T wished that tin lnft.v onnvsor
uve, not unuer oatn as required by law, and i been adopted in a neighboring State (Ohio.) should
evidently given with reluctance. The coun-j which so far as this Board has been able to vin4rtJ
f V nntlmrltlPS slinnlrl mvlprstriml flint nneivnre 1- 1 1 . fU .1 T. 11. 1 ...1 'II,a'"-
ot this character must always be regarded
with suspicion, and arc not likely to pronte
the interest of their constituents.
The defects in the returns arising from
mistake, and from blending the objects of tax
ation bearing different rates, might be pre
vented to a great extent, by the Treasery
Department furnishing blanks properly pre
pared, and requiring the returns to pursue the
prescribed order. It is recommended that
this be done hereafter,
It was at one time believed by the boar
that much valuable information would be de-
e,u uie vaiuai ons.01 tn. assIfla"c maranais;
been hastily made, and on insufficient data.
Tt'J flip liHIi cppfinn nf tlio rtnf Aocpmlilir
pased July 27th 1842, it is made the duty
Ur. nnn..n;.r.;nnn.. i ,.:t
l,IC tuiuuuaaiuiiuio unu uaaut-wtu juu"w ui
each counl t0 git once in three a5j a
Board, but the duty is still ; obligatory upon
the commissioners.
T,,e evidence before the Revenue Commis-
: i ,1 . ...1 - 1
f V ' , 1 .
siuuurs S3HUWS, mat wuen uhk revision 11.1a
the Auditor General's office, or by legislative j
enactment.
T.he inconveniences resulting from neglect ,
nn 'tlirt nnrf Onttntir f!rtititn,simiflrs nrpvAih
.--.t.,i1, l)U:i,1ll,;rt rtifiT nril nnwniv. tn .
their full extent, consequence of anactiiav-
mg been passed abolishing the bounty lioaru
for that district
. It is thought highly expedient, by cit-
. of phiiadelnhia. best infromod on this
j v -""-""""j . juaiii. iiua uc'lui luuuu iu wuik wun: aiiu un:cii
' sui,ject, that the County Board bo restored,
Jn order that the Stute may have the hen-
efit f t,,e 1(lcal equalization of taxes, as
in other counties of thc Commonwealth, and
cquill justicc bc done to the tax pjiyors of tile
dislrictt. TJjc Board ban no dniibt;f,'he.c0rf
rcclnesi ; of this view, and recommend that
.1
the County Board of revision be restore ac- affording, as it does, the only means for ad
cordmgly. 1 iustincr errors, and tlms nrotpctinrr tho hnnfKf
1 he 7 th section of the act of assembly ap
! IXilfilS Si'IS.L.??'.1
j j w;iiui;ui. m lis-
good reason for special legislation in this
case, and a repeal of the section ia recom -
mended.
Our observations have, thus far, related only
to the assessment of taxes. Another branch
of the general subject, not less important, has
rvn nnl .11, "T TTT
; . - - - - ...
i tnntif ei mlAnfAj I 11
! . uuutcu, ui now careiuuy tne various
vujiavi lUAituuu are designated anu tneir
amount ascertained, if afterwards counties are
purmiueu to evaue -payment. The various
reports of the Auditor General show deficien-
I ces and inequalities which make it certain
assesseu, is dui irom seven to ten per cent;
in other counties we find this amount varying
' from twent' to vcr thirty per cent. The
' agrete amount of tax assessed in the Com-
inclusive, was Sll.Ca6.667 66- while the a-
! mount nnirf into tlii trpns.irv wn n oa9 ,ir.
, 94 showing a deficiency of $1,694,232 or
14.58 Der cent
I iPli?, L r ,
',1 l: Z ,0 J::;.r.01
: nue Board was ln 2QB 140 Thp JnrA
Lilt: n 111 inu 1. ns Jifiiiiipi nv t no i nifo
j jn 1848 fixed it at 8463,931,453; showinrr4L. accident or less speed.
an increase of 42,735,328. Yet the amount
'of tax received during the vnar 184ri
j So'c J4 pa!dt'
was
to the
. VATmniin nrk-
, ino- nffnf tl.P rpvpnnn nf fhn stP
i A reference to a few counties will show!
1 i10W this state of things arises: thus in Cen-'
uuunty, iuu laAfsu&busiiuu uunng ien years
: umouiueu 10 &lxo,loi, me amount paiu into
33,294, Monroe assessed 36,755, paid $24,-1
-i r .i-i?; coo 11 i .
xu uuucieiicy 01,000. luercer assessed
95,327, paid S76,173-deficiencv 16,154. :
Snhnvlk l .8.301. naMft27.4n2.
deficiency ftnp.ROD. Othpr pxnmnlp mifrht
j be found, but it is believed that these are suf-
has been recommended with great unanimity f , "lutV , T T T ,
by citizens of Pennsylvania residing on the to:day- le15 m lord3, and gentlemen!
border, and acquainted with its operation. tIn3 meafc whlch 3TU have relished so
A bill has passed the House oflleprcsentatives, 1 keenly those dishes which awakened
providing for the collection of taxes in Ve-; such inquiry as to what animal could, be
nango and Beaver counties, on substantially 1 so delicious it was Tiberius. The no
the same plan. It is believed by this Board : ble courser reposes in your stomachs !
that the system might be extended to the ' tfay y0ur digestions be liht I"
wnoie state wit. great auvantage. v e mere-
it : fore recommend the passage of a law con-
L c it -
taming the following provisions:
d l. Making it the duty of the county treas-
wnoie state wun great auvantage. v e mere -
fir nfthn niintv frnc
urers to collect the State taxes, and pav the
by the treasurer at his oihce, shall be paid to
1st day ot October of every year, after which
of the sheriff, authorizing and requiring him to 1
ri. n i i -i .1 u:: :
timo flip frpncnrpr ehnll iqciip hia wnrr:inf. tn
; COllUCL 111U U1IWU1U uaiUUCCf, Willi lll UUUU1U11 ,
f fi n ftr hs compensation. i
4. Making it the duty ot the county com-:
missioners to allow such abatements and ex-;
onerationsas they may think just and rea-'
sonaoie to t ie snerm, up to uie rn m JB,iu-,
vested in that business, and indirectly upon I
.1. :..i 1 : .1 .u ..i..J
real estate
generaly in many COUnties.
With thn natisf. nr causcR. of this fitatn of
fliinorc tlio Knfirfl hnn nnthinrr tn An. Thfiv :
merely renort the fact as presented to their
notice by thc evidence laid before them.
The members composing this body now
about to separate, with the probability that
few or none of them will constitute a portion
of any future board, feel it their duty to ex -
press their unanimous opinion, found p0n
the investigations in which thcy have been en-
raged, of tlio value of the system of revision
by a central board, and to express a hope
that thc Revenue Board may continue so long
aa taxation for State purposes is necessary,
I
- ' tax-payer. Its repeal they could only regard
uLiuuucu wim cviis ui hid trreaicsi mairniiuue.
izens in the various districts of this Common-
. wealth, is to be satisfied that they are paying
; but their fair and equal share of "the general
taxation. This board, inthe conclusion of
their labors, desire to record the gratification
with which they have learned, from all parts
n . . .
....vu.vw, mi. viittiiuiiv uuiiiu. lUill
f 1 1 ... .
sucn win tie tne case until they can be ma-
tenaiiy lessened, or entirely removed, we can
not doubt; and that the people of this State
, may always, as now, be proud to bear the
name of citizens of Pennsylvania.
JNO. S. RICHARDS,
WM. MATHIOT,
R. BROWN,
r L. P. WILLISTON,
ALEXANDER BROWN.
IVew Tomb for ai Horse.
A Parisian pen proposes the follwintr
English event for history:
At the recent races at Ascot, the fa
mous horse Tiberius broke his leg by
bounding against one of the posts of the
barrier, while preparing for the race.
sand pounds in bets upon him, besides
i i,;a i., t u m ft ,
1 13 vaIue a'ld others heavily the law of
the course being that all Tost bets shall
- . .
be Vai(i) whether the failure to win come
' --ree uays auerwaras, x,ora MillDanic
gave a veiT sumptuous dinner. The
most distinguished of the English Peerage
I C(i standing, with his glass m his hand.
"We drink to Tiberius," said Lord
Slillbank, when the shouts subsided, "the
muai ueuutuui. iue niubu auiinraoie, ino
most spmtea courser whose noots ever trod.
Shouts again rose to the roof.
i vn i,n.j) ni,-,,,, i,- t ,.4i.:
fl 1U3U'
tllc. achievement3 of this horse. Hid
deeds belong to histon. Fame has ta-
lien charge of his glory. "But it belongs
have a burial worth' of his descr
He has it. Mr cook has fitly pre-
, , f wn nrfJs. tTlft flnti,s;99Tn rnn.
At these WQrd the enthusiasm C01
, . j c 1 .
i centratred tor a moment possibly wit
wuwauwiw ttu umim uoiuij
somc vague thought of an immediate rei
th
OUWU V iUU LHUU-Jtt UI ttU lill UJL'UIU LU 1 C5
urrection but, with a sudden burst of
that he used to compare getting married,
, . , , . , . A
' J
c,el; it was twenty to one he did not catch
fn fi. Ave stvonclv susnent,. from this
V O r J
definition of matrimony, that Sir John
at least must have caujrht a snake. A-
bou,t a hundred years after, Thomas
Basted, Esq., fellow of New Collge, Ox-
ford pcnned the foUoTr,ng epigram on
A 0ir.na 0-u;nrr
A stranger pacing
through
one of
Juu V,07 u " Ja"S'auu'
inqUireu,
"What can you raiao here?,,
'1 he answer 'as:
"Our land is rough and poor we can
raise but littlo produce, so we build school
houses and churches, and raise men."
, ;
1 The Q climbed a fVeahly peeled,
,
, J . i 1 u j
! he Pl P after lum. has been engaged
j .Y the Schenectady, circus- company to
! ride a .switch-tail hprsc cheanut tree
kround the ring, without stirupa.
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