Show V THE > IiAST DAY OF GBACB Lively Scenes at the Collectors Offices The SCOURS of bustle and activity about both the County Court House and the City Hall yesterday were such as might lead one to the belief that Caine and Ferry were pulling neck and neck in the delegate race Closer inquiry in-quiry however proved tnlt the crowds in attendaice thought and cared very little about a trifle like the election the liquidation of taxes was th > errand on which they were bent Great as was tbe activity the officers say it was nobine compared to toe rush on Saturday October 31st the last day of grace allowed taxpayers Collector N V Jones hal several clerks around him all day Saturday and none of them thought of taking a meal Tha crowd was so great that his room was jammed full all the time with a heavy surplusage running run-ning over into the hall Payments wore larger and mor prompt he said than he had ever seen them The amount hs received on Saturday alone was 15600 The total number of taxpayers tax-payers in the county is about H500 Much the same state of things existed at Collector Taylors office His receipts re-ceipts Saturday were about 7900 a much larger amount in proportion than that paid in at the cozrt house There weie a number of special school taxes collected at both places and all were promptly paid |