Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-13

WAS IL huNAWAf MiNlSh' w NV"
On Saturday last about 2 y. M, young man.
with a pepper and salt suit, his pants half
| rnvcrinc a pair IF eow-hide boots. mo. los,
came struggling from the Office of the clerk OF
tLe court with u marriage license in one hand
and the stump of Wheeling stogeey las they
call the homemade cigars south OF the foto-
mac) in the other He Inquired ota bystander:
| sCan you tell me, mister, whar can lind
preachcr?' The writer escorted HIM to the
door of the study of Rev. Dr.; Tiffany, OF the
NJ. f. Church where tall, brnd'c blond
with her lady friend joined him. A halt was
, ".,d >" a consultation held as to who should
storm the study door; finally, the to-bc bride,
,vbn Lv the way, was dressed in large striped
white and black calico, with panier OF the latest
ncws from the lava beds. made successful
Effort and all we're soon in the presence of the
doctor, who took in at glance their desire to
be i,iued, and going through the formula,
you William Il, do take: Nc, and
You, Sarah A. &c. and "May God
bless" &c, the ceremony was over in lew
minutes, and the two went down - street.
Crossing over the avenue to the south side,
thcy went on down to the Capitol grounds,
where the following conversation was over
heard :-'Wel, Sallic, how much did it COST,
'rhat's for me to know aud you to find out .
"Rut. SaIc.-." No butts about it; I've
heard enough, and we'd have been married
long ag, if it hadn't have been Tor your con-
sarncd foolishncss As the writer was in
pretty close proximity to the speakers, he
thought he'd better slope, when the groom
remarked, Sail, don't talk so loud; there $
the same man VIC asked for the preacher, and
he's got a led pencil in his hand l wonder ii
he amt a detecivc?' and then they all three
climbed the steps toward the Capitol. They
claimed to hail from Alexandria, Va. Was it
IL runaway match p Washington Star.
"VA. CoNsoL. CoUpoNs. This is the
name By which these coupons "Rcccyabe for
all taxes, dues aud demands due the State" arc
quoted in financial tables. They are possibly
called 50 because they represent the interest on
that portion OF he pubic debt consolidated I'M
der the provisions of the Fumiing Bill. There
is snme demand for them already by parties
having special Licenses to pay who arc gen.
cral up to the times. After a little while
ii will be to the interest probably Of a very
l.rg. nr1,hcr TT taxpayers to buy them. -
AS this latter class have seldom occasion to re-
fer To s.oyk reports, we submit a few remarks
with IL view If directing their attention TO these
coupons. They are Of denominations adapted
TO general usc--s3O, SIS and So. When
ou1te,l al SO or 90, the meaning is they arc
held at so many cents in the dollar. 1t is q
mistake to presume howevcr that they can be
bought at these figures and paid out at their
| full face value to the tax collector. The rca-
son for this is that the Legislature has impos-
ed tax on all interest upon State bonds equal
10 80 c.lts Of thclrnarket value on the lst day OF
April Asthe market value Of coupon bonds on
the lst of April was S54,ii follows that the semi
annual coupons derived from them arc charge
able with half of said tax or one quarter per
ceut of the market value OF the bonds OF that
date. We therefore find the Auditor issuing
instructions to collectors to deduct from a $50
coupon 81 3d. $l5 coupon 81 cents, and a
So, COUPON Is cents. This tax is equivalent to
4l per cent on the face value Of coupons, or 9
per cent Ct the annual interest Citizens buy
ing bonds or coupons should bear these facts in
mind. We prcsumc there will be supply of
them upon the market above the demand so
long as the Legislature fails to provide, as it
has done, for their full redemption in currency
at the treasury Hu1renton Mder.
TIE Loss OF STATE RIGHTS. Tho events
of the past few months in Louisiana have de-
! mons,ratcd the fact that against an Admins
tra,on bent on personal government and deter
mined TO keep its retainers in and its opponents
Out Of State as we'll as Federal offices the peo-
pie Of State lave no rights whatever Shame
less usurpation by 4 drunken and corrupt Fede-
raj Judge may be backed up by Federal bayo-
nets, the regular and lawful count of votes
ovcrlulcd by Federal authority, and the whole
government OF Il State usurpcd and possessed
| by the minons of the Federal Administration.
| What has been done in Louisiana may be done
in any other State.
| We take these things very calmly. Why
shouldn't VIC? As for Louisiana, it's Il great
way off, and so long as our own rights are not
invaded, we cannot afford to get excited over
distractions or waste time protesting against
| Federal usurpatiops and the invasion Of the
| rights ofStates. II is not strange, perhaps, as
| human nature is constituted, that these things
| do not move us.
Will anything2 Perhaps by and by the peo
ple will find it worth their while to turn this
matter over little thoughtIully and sec what
sort of men these are who run the Government,
and what sort Of government they are giving
us.-N. y TIL,mc
| SOMETHING New. Mr.. John w. Graham
is about Introducing to the attention of this
| community a very unique and ingenious contrl-
| vance called the "Adjudcator," which violates
| no law. |, consists of round table, say three
feet in diameter, laid off into thirty-two points,
with rotating arrow working ona pivot in. the
centre; at each point prize is placed the arrow,
or needle is then u.adc to traverse the CIRCLE and
is allowed 10 settle on a point, and the prize
| placed at that point belongs to hcpurchaser of
piclure,or other article that may be offered for
sale; it will therefore be seen that this game has
80 prizes and no blanks. MIR. G. says the adju-
dicator is unlike somewhat SIMILAR game set
up some years ago by Grab Tor Crab Horton,
of Stafford county, who asserted that the only
advantage his game had was in claiming the
"splits" shat is when the needle paused be-
tween two points, or prizes, the player claimed
both, but in Mr. Grahams game the player
claims nothing in any case.-FaiJar Neus
WASHINGTON ITEMs.--At late meeting of
the Board of Trustees Of the New York Avcn-
no preshvterian Church n resolution was adoDt-