State Taxation

We have obtained from the financial officers of the State semi-offioial tables of tho State taxation tor the coming two years. They have been prepared after an examiöation of the aijpropriation bilis passed during the legislativo session which has just closed, and raay be relied upon as substantially correct. They cover all the items of outlay for which the means must be raised by direct taxation, but do notin any manner affect the trust funds or the receipts from specific taxes, which are already devoted to other and special purposea. They are as follows: VT1 . 1873. 1874. Military fund, 3,382 50 $33,382 50 ?vew Capital, 200,000 00 200,000 00 Dmvenuty Aid, 31,500 00 31,500 00 University Buildings, 25,000 00 University Deficit, 13,000 00 Reform School, 33,050 00 33,950 00 Kaïamazos Asylum, 69,000 00 60,000 00 Fliut Institute, 40,000 00 46,000 00 State Prison, 50,000 00 50,000 00 Agricultural College 37,308 00 28,602 00 state Public School, 43,000 00 20,000 00 New Insane Asylum 100.000 00 100,000 00 General Expenses 300.0Ü0 00 300,000 00 Total, $982,2-10 50 8903,434 40 To this statement we add, for purposes of couiparison, the following table of the direct taxes levied and assessed during the two last fiscal years : 1871. 1872 Military Fund, ?27,9"ö 05 $27,!)7G 00 New Capítol, 100,000 00 203,000 00 University Aid, lft,T)00 00 15,000 00 Umversity Buildings, 37,500 00 37,500 00 Reform School, 35,000 00 35,000 00 Kalamazoo AsyLum, 100,300 00 152,000 00 Flint Instituto, 47,500 00 47,500 00 State Pnson, 50,000 00 State Public School, 15,000 00 15,000 00 General Pui-poses, 250,000 00 300 000 00 Siuking Fund, 78,750 00 Total, 757,026 05 5829,976 05 - Detroit Tribune. It is stated that in eme neighborhood m Kansas, whero there have been 200 cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis, the physicians have uscceeded in curing nine out of ten cases. They give 30 grains of quinine every 40 to 60 minutes, and batho patients in hot water with m'ustard, and mustard put on the back, with hard rubbing thoroughly and continuously.