Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-14

| resurrection of the Virgin: and this apostl,
was the same Thomas who had formerly beer
slow TO believe IL the resurrection of the Lord
and ne desired that the tomb should be opened
before him. WheE il was opened. 1t was founc
TO be full of lilies and roses. Thomas, lookins
up to heaven, beheld the Virgin bodily i'm {
glory of light, slowly mounting toward tn,
heaven: and she. for the as surance OF his fai th
hung down TO him her girdle, which, 1t Is said
is TO this day preserved at the cathedral O
| Prato.
The festival of the Assumption is a holda,
OF obligation. Falling this year on Sunday il
will he observed with the soIemnity which
characierizes the great festivals of the CstbnI,l
Church, and the services tomorrow will b,
| unusually interesting.
THf TAX LAVA letter from Mr. A. q
haley, Ga this city, TO Mayor Bowen, has been
| published, suggesting that section II of a. u
act imposing taxes Tor the year 1859" ap.
proves July 16, 1-69, is unconstitutional and
| The increase thereby of az per cent Der
month. after September LIST, 1869, upon all
taxes not paid prior thereto, can only De con
| sluereO, think, either as an Interest or usaDcs
| charged; else as penalty inflicted. II AS
| usanGe It's demand and receipt will bs viola
| i've OF the 'usury laws unless, indeed, the
CITY DE-, IN this respect, exempted from the ope-
/ ratioIs thereof. If as penalty. its summary en-
lorcement under mere munIcipo- legis latiye
edlci, without judicial legislation and sane
non, Will be yiolatIye OF our fundamental
Constitution.
As 10 the first, or usurious aspect the SUB
Jsct admits. believe, OF none other tn IN the
general, ut mere impertinent, argument against
the impoiIoy of the usury laws themselv, uu-
less statutory dispensatIon in behalf OF the
city be shown and relied on. As 10 the second
or penal aspect, the whole subject is ably dis.
eussed IN BLACKWELL on Tax Titles" chapter
l. and IL concisely summed up In the last pa
agraph thereof II amenabie to either such OBJ
leetioEs the act is, of course, void If so, pro-
piietors may refuse TO pay taxes, and NAV con-
hdsntly defy the collection thereof Ii the
collector attempts to enforce such collection
oy the usual summary process of sale, he NAV
| De Judlclally eDlOIned and mUlcted in damagas
de may lot find publisher who will rIs X
loss by advertising the same, nor may be fad
any purchaser tor property so attempted to b
The city treasury may for a long time 10
imTe uniCus;Sas be shut of, schools De closed:
improve ments stopped fire and police conpa.
MES be cISbanded or crippled, labor be idle; The
ldIe be specially vicious; crime be Rampant
and CITY thus III ured b. stIll further manned
oy litigation, costs and damages. Or, If sales
b- made ana the taxes be thus collected, the
purchasers may ultimately find that they took
Nv their purchase nothing save loss. In a late
message you complain of an alrel adv inability
OF the proper officer 10 collect arrearages by
sale, because OF lack Of bidders. owing to the
unsettled value of tax titles. and Won pronerIv
ask TOR additional legislation towards the
amehoration Of snch evils. II NV surmisss
toueniie tne act In question be correct, the
IeIei merely furnished is rather negative
TAX titles generally, and those from the
corporations OF this District especially are
pad enough at best, and do elready too much
TO retard improvements; whereupon il IS 10 he
hoped that TO say the least, they may not be
made worse. VIC
Spalding will administer Confirmation ON
sunday, I'D Instant, the octave of the assump.
tion, al 81. Mary's Church. Goyaustown. in
W tae morning, and at ST. Thomas Aquinas,
Hampton village, in the afternoon at O'clock
Inc Episcopal visitation will be made and
eo1nrmatlon administered early in Ssptecabar
IN the churches Of Baltimore and Harford conn.
snS , o,g,nning al 81; Joseph's Church, Texas
ana terminating with ST. Patrick's, Hayre. DE-,
Grace About or after the middle OF Ssntsn,-
Der another series Of combinations ,c;,i hagin a,
h1a mGon cry and terminate at annapolis, EN-
brench railroad at EikridI 20 rana, on
Cuf, and Laurel, and et White Marsn' Priacs
41sDlge county. TT" Archbishop will leave
Ecu -.e 20,h Of October to attend me
---nical Council.
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fhR BOARD OF 1iRALTH AND OUR SCHOOLS
We hope the resolutions Of the Board OF Health
10 condemn those school-rooms which do Ut
aford the means Of ventilation. will not be
considered by them dead-let,er. There are
four schools IN miserable low building on
the corner OF Fifth street and Massachusetts
avenue, which may be called the slaughter
pen OF the innocents. Low ceilings. no venti-
latlOn. no play grounds, and the closets with.
out drainage have made these schools n nui.
sance 10 the neigh borhood, and a source of
disease TO the unfortunate children. We hope
the Board OF Health and the School Trustees
will abate the nuisance. Better no schools at
all than those where the atmosphere becomes
so yitiated and thick that you can cut Il with a
knife--Ciril Serriee Journal
TAPPIHe A TILL--Yssterday, while Mr.
Elisha Falcouer was in front OF his wood yard,
on Massachusetts avenue, near 9th street, VIM.
Colbert, colored, entered the back window and
tapped the till. Mr.. Falconer gave the alarm
before he got ont OF sight and Omcers Fainter
t.
ing and following then to the neighbor6ood OF
4 llth and N streets; but Colbert would have es.
capped had II not been for Odicer Arnold, who,
being mounted. grabbed him and turned him
taken $l4 Of which was recovered. and JUS
uce Harper committed him to jail for court.
1nPRovHMrxrs At THE MARIHI Barracks
Lieutenant Colonel CHARLES Haywood. COM
handing at the marine barrschs here. has re-.
Gently been MAKING some very important i'm.
Of his lab0rs IL that the interior appearsnce O,
the barracks has been completely chansed
and the quarters are now neatly arranged aud
finished. The roof has also been newly shin.
elsd, and every thing done to secure he com.
fort and convenience OF the men.
Onicsrs Doyle and Brewer arrested Jonr
Simpson and VIM. H. Harrison, colored, or
suspicion OF having stolen two pieces Of G ,Iic<
I which they had with them, and justice Har
per committed them 70 jail for Q hearing.
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY give o grand
| moonlight excursion TO Glymont on Thur ,day
next, the steamer Wawaset with We,eri
Band, leaving leaving the tn street wharf
6 O'Clock, returning at midnight
JOHN THOMAS II LUCK.-Yestefday Johr
Thomas" captured ninety geese runniag a
/ large in South Washington, which win ne,
him $50 at the rates paid under the munic pa
/ law.
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A FEW LITTER BOX, intended for the use o.
i nitrate famIlies. IN heiuR iufrOduoa<l hsre nm