Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-24

Total tax 81, 459 ,854 6l
The total amount OF taxes paid the state Oy
each city is:
Cities. Iotat to1
aIovsnIris ... - S46, ,S42 ~
Danville -o'Loo -.
Fredericksburg to'1o 40 ~,
Lynchturg 7,'3Io 7'1G o.
NJ, foIt ctv . 1l27e9 81
pota..hrrr - 7G,545 80
Portsm outh S"'o ooo 90
Richmond city oIo' o 1oo 90 90
Staunton -o'ooU ~
W;ncbaster er l6,S66 6o
Total nsid nv cities jes,,........ S725, or
Total paid ty cities and counties 24ojsot o1
The total county levy in the various coun-
ties of the Commonwealth in 1874. was ST.
O43, 399. 72 !; township levy, $lO5, ,79l 26 road
levy, $4l, ,49043; special do, So, 152 ~ !;
county school levy, $l2U, S3S. 81 district school
levy, S9l. 1862 81. Aggregate State leV'es,
81, 405, 434 IS.
The uumber of poor persons provided ior IN
the various counties was 287 white, LOT
colored amount received by the supcrlnten-
dents of the poor from annual levy, S65, 32G 66; ;
from other sources $l3 432. 4S; total amount
expendod at place OF general reception, $6S,-
74S. At; at other places, Sc, 1888 balacne 90
hand, $l4 700 59 amount required to pay
arrears of past YEAR and expenditures OF en-
suing year, S22 III "a ; uuuber kept at work,
81 amount expended for medical services,
So $40 81.
The total number Of marriages in 1874 was
10 l79, of births sc. .23O, of deaths l6,O45.
The number Of persons adjnged Iunaucs 10
1874 was, of white Al Uales 45 females ana
of coored, males and 10 females total, lO5.
The punber of lunntics conhued 10 JallS Is =
white and colored number IN care OF friends,
SO white, colored.
The amount of usolvcnt personal property
tax in 1873 was so 54776. The amount OF
DELINQUENT real estate, same year, was S44 529
The amount paid county judges for salary
and mileage in 1878 was $50. 9l6, IA.
The amount of interest received on State
deposits for the fiscal year Of 1874 was ST.,
856, ,27. The amount of insol ,ent capltatlon-
tax for 1878 is SCI ,524 whites, $2l,2 COL
ored, $40, ,2S7. The delinquent property tax
for 1878 iss 0,547.76 delinquent and-tax,
$44, 527 O6.
The commissions for collecting the revenue
of 1874 were $5S 2Sl 80.
The total decrease in the value of property
conn pairing 1860 and 1873 is S59,O93 73S42
KING KALAKAUA. king Kalakaua and
suite went to New York yesterday. A deputa-
ton of Aldermen met the royal party at the
Jersey City Depot where speech of welcome
was delivered by the chairman of the commit
tee, to which the King replied:
ut gives me much pleasure to receive the
greetings of the Aldermen of your city. My
Journey has been pleasant and reception grall'
fyiog, aDd has given renewed assurance OF the
interest you take iu my people, far and distant
as they are would willingly speak at greater
length, but the cold which have caught in
your somewhat inhospitable climate prevents
my saying more. Accep, my thanks for the
hospitality which you proffer
The King was then conducted to the Wind
sor Hotel where he was received By Mayor
Vance, and escorted to the large ladies paror,
which was thropged by the guests OF the hotel.
The following address was then delivered by
Mayor Vance: >
tender you the hospitalities of the City OF
New York, and, without OBTAINING you sln-
gle moment desire to say that 1t is the wish
of the Corporation Of this city that you will
make yourself at home as we'll as circumstances
will permit.
The King responded
I have been impressed with the hospitality
of the city, and would extend thapks for the
courtesy extended to me.
The King and party we're then conducted to
a suite of rooms prepared for them on the main
corridor.
The King diued at $50, after which he held
an informal reception, when number OF la
dies were introduced to him. AT 9 O'Clock the
Seventh Regiment band assembled in front of
the hotel and sereuaded his Majesty, who was
led out on the balcony by Alderman McCat-
ferty and attended by other members of the
Common Council. The Alderman introduced
him to th large crowd which had gathered,
and made an appropriate address, after which
the King bowed his head in acknowledgment,
and cheers arose from the throng. The King
then retired to his room, and ony his suite at
tended bim.
Kalakaua has been invited to pay visit to
the Governor General of Canada at Ottawa.
A SoMNAMBULIsT. Two gentlemen, passcn-
gers on the Virginia Midland railroad, on the
9th instant, desired to change cars and take the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at the switch,
where passengers then were transferred. Be
fore they reached the point, however, they
both fell asleep, and when the cars stopped one
of them arose, walked out on the platform and
off into ditch, where he lay senSeless for some
hours. A gentleman passing by aroused him,
and he appeared perfectly bewidered, having
no idea where he was or how be came there.
He had evidently been walking in his sleep-a
dangerous practice on railway tralDs. lie SAID
he had been travelling and had lost great deal
of rest, and this accounted for his singular pro-
ceeding. : Charlottesville Jefersouan.
SNow-Last Sunday morning about day
break, it commenced showing and continued TO
do so for half day, reaching the depth ofthree
inches on the ground Clarke Courier.
A dispatch from Louisville gives an account
of fight about dog, which resulted in the
killing Of two men.