Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-19
AouGiGuu Counzye
i CORES pendent Of tho Baltimore
Ing from Leannurr. SAYS

i corres pendent Of tho Bal:iC!o.a So ~.
ing from Leeoburg, says
Part Of this section O; t3o STATE t-.i,s r..
Baltimore from Knoxville dowa 10 Pom. .
Rocks, part with Gee. gotowa b. cana. !,,a.
Point Of Rocks, part with AicIsaAl., hv 2.g
Of Washington and Ohio railroad, SD . 81.
part by the way of Manassas Crap railroad 81.
Alexandria. The trade is gradually ;sa..
toward tho Washington GEd Ohio r&!,roaj
The State tax is 20 cents on Si0J, cnc..'.n
which is, By the constitution, devoted 10 scaa-.
aud pays tho general expenses Of tae sy..c:. y.
the teachers; the couEty school Ia. ".,.ca 81,
pements the State tax, is s.g cant. II S!,J =
district tax, applicable 10 sctoo!houso:, 'uis
turc, .ie!, &c, 10 six cents in S!C0, u" o'G-:
| levy, applicable to every other COUNTY c.ns..
! cscapt roads, is Is per cent. or t@o Sex, ..:.
nuo from property AID licenses, cqalv..r.t
nine cents on real and persons propr:.5. -.
taxes arc thus Il cents in SlQJ Or rogI ~
percentage on State revenue, S2i is q !;......
| to u! cents IL $40 on property, MASH" g.
| total levy s3i cents in 500. THIS Is spec g..
| the lax in Leeshurg magisteriG! dis.ric., H. g.
other districts the school tax and ro.! Is s
respectively cents and lol in SIC, y1&E.r~ g..
levy in them 50 cents in Sll0
| IN another district all the taxes amu"r. g..
| cents in S1C0. This is the d;stl.r. ue..!D -.
|
tho lesst thckly settled, and ;h.I: property
undervaluod hero mo!ethar in @nT o.aG: G!..,..
| probably enough to make he taxes CIu!r:
| TO about 60 cents in :;i0J. Ila Intention ~ Z,
law is that real estate shai be- ia!UoI 4. i. 'e
/, kct price, and the &ssegsmonl IS made ot":r .
yeas, tho next one comrG ct ~ iN.J
| personally is assessed every yuAr I""-' b..
| tax Of ono per cent. on incomes ~I'5cH'rG ~
but the deduct;oIG Gra 30 l!55"i! !EH. !: HH Be-.
| TO but little.
Some fow OF cur lar!it?a H.! "G...' = q. =
| the rise; ono got 3 -, and scgCf.! - g..
good deal Of corn caught tho r!So
The cattle and sheep came Talt u.otg" e..
| winter The usual practice - 20 make no -
and lambs pay for shc2a and l"s5es H"i g..
! have the dock clear prt" Gar dog Ia !
| cents for each dog, and gca!lzaa cnruG" mo-
| 10 pay from Is cents 20 : 80 Ter csc. ::
sheeY killed Once its Surplus +" seaoo. q.
was about 81. coo; las. year 1t PAID . pl' CEN.
q great many apple, peach an pear =,
have been sot OF. since tho Wa?, 81! Mis'F
coming into bearing. TIE appc; noi g.
market arc turned into vinegar, G. "Aigi q.
| |, Geo barrels were made ~ MI. Hc.! !-..-
| in tha tricnda' settlement.
For several years past . great m.ag !;.".
from Washington have summo:cd .! =: ''..
! ing houses in the county, ana 3oEc'a : -.
mutual improvement OF lno Dosr:": &,'
landlord. Board range from 81 - 80 j.
week, according to accommond":Iohs
Tho wheat and grass crops Took "-@.a'.
we'll, and the newly seeded g:'-i l. '-,S
set. Our best land produced last year ..''" .
| 10 20 bushels OF corn per A"r2, AZ! :" ''s".'
wheat, taking corn ground and ia'!o" l't.'"
| But remember these arc On firms u .' -
| acres, manured by tho owners, ito'n hone ~"
fertilizers. Butter is mado 81 sewers. "'.'''''
ments equal TO any TO be found @3y%E'.' 90
The June number Of i5cribncF j'9a. H. '.'
been received from ;t5 New Io:' i.5.s~"'
Its tsbo Of contents Is m.4o u9 s.: ''..."5
France to America. To Darascu: 6y b''Is
THIS sunrise never failed liz yot, a STAG 81. d.
Constsntinople, Croton Water, Ni!iHGe ''.h'.'.'
Work, The Souls Imm oFts!!ty; Ean a;" b..
rscii, Something 4 bout Horse, l'"; %.
ncG, Storm Music, Nicholas MIrtHTi' IT. 80.
sicur dc In Petite Dame With Tree !;'' :. ..-
Music of the spanish Pyrcucc@: How Il "a'
in Great Britain, Chila's Faith, CA.'i"' 49,.
Of the Times, The Old C@binc:, Hone ~, .
ciety, Culture and Progress, Wo'.H5 .'o'"."'
Brick Brsck.
Ii,tcips Living Ago Tor Say j. ".' ~. "
ceivcd from its Boston publishers. J.;
are: Dir. Woods Di:co7 cTics l.: hi,.2...' '-
Marquis Of Los:c Maria There's. I''-'
cian Lcmming and its Mi2rnt:o1s, "'''.'
lures and Piccsdilly: The Nora I'1''': ..'
Insanity, Ozark Dennis and b.; Org. u -, -.
japanese Newspaper, Children o: '"2I-'.. g..
Customary CatcrpiIsra, ita.Is"' ''"'''.''
German Comedy, Stone hdze; IN !"3 Iss-
Pettngilps Newapapar DIRECTOR. ~.
conveniently shaped book, c"a'"!":"- .
deal Of information relating to All Inc '.. +.
pers in the country, has been 7ee"!' -. .."..
publishers, s. ~ Pettins:I! & Coz '''." =. 81.
1t is illustrated with p:c:Tr@s % '''''
leading journalists Of NV / OK. ....
We have receired * copy Il the .. :.'.'i
Newspaper Directory FIR 1871 p"'.',I :. e.,
Geo. p. Koweil 6 &C., OF Ne" ''n g..
large srd handsomely bound s@d r'';.,s.
umc, containing, in addition !" '1'
mcnts end i,s Own notices Of TIE A'"s' ~.
the country, remarks upo: Ne '
which the pspcro arc printed. .,-.
Ths Baltimore Sun on Wed"':;::: ,'''''
the fortieth year Of its existence. J. &C.,
the best newspaper; ia the county, 49,, .-.
deserves the large snd lucrative pa.;'''s-
ceves. .,...... .p..:a..
The first number Of the Solid South "ip :.'....
" and neRsy little weekly, e!'tel ''%t I C%;..
cd at Ws1ronton, Va, BY Sir. @H'.
has made it, sppcaran@". =: r~'''''
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