Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-22
LOCAL MATTERS.

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and southerly over the interior, warmer ei'"0S
and rainy weather are probable.
SUIT AGAINST TIE CITY -fhc application
of VIM. II. Irwin, for an INJUNCTION against l.e
City Council of Alexandra to restrain 'ns S'tJ
from the collection of is taxes, was arSueu /"
Chambers before Judge N9itn' 10 uay' Wy
Messrs. s. F. Beach tor the comp'a'aahh'' ' auo
r. p Smart CORPORATION attorney, tor lhe CITY,
Tho annlicatiou was made yesterday, buI Judge
Keith declined to grant the lnj ancsoo w'thVut
preliminary argument upon the legal nrrlts
of the case.
The plaintiff is the holder OF certalo cIgponS
nurchasnd from Mr. James McGuire, OF Wash:
inpton D. c., q non resideht bondho'GGE ana
tcndered them to the CITY IN payment OF taxes
due upon his property, under the ordinance
allowing discount Of - per cent. upon all tax
bills paid iu D. S. currency, gold or silver
prior to- August l. 1877. The tax collector re-
fused to receive the coupons unless they w2i;
paid as of the fac, value Of the tax oi!' anh
proceeded to distrain the rtDtS due ID VII. IT.
win from his tenants.
The plaiotitf Irwin contends that the r's"t OF
the city to impose tax CT : per "cn:' o.! '''
bonds is a nro tanto reputation Of The cuafaet
and dmloution of % pr cent OF TO-, Va!uH
of the bond, aud viots,cs the nhtEs:!un OF Z
by the city ami il; Id by non residents ar rot
legally taxable at the place where iS>u a. be-
cause the cifNs Is the residence Il ~" ''irr,
and thew arc not within the fax lh'c turs iiE"i"'i
of tho g ,rn,rati,u. 10 hold otherwise WUHld
subject bondhulicr- to Il }uhl' !aXulo1 ty the
State where issued and hy the State where hrl1.
The plaintiff likewise claim that ne cay Is
bound 70 rccaitc the coupons ui'oa Ia ~"!h4
terms as prescribed FIR p,ym NJ II ayes IN u.
s. currency, god and silver. Az! 'liN ii" / rn
titled to the deduction OF - per cen. up'o ten
dering the coupons. upon the Sr'una that ne
coupons express upon thGir l'es I" be Ecc'lVa-
tie for taxes aud they are therefore ~ 'h'S Ee-
spect cuuira!cut to coin OF currency
Ga behalf Of the city It - G1ntrnl'u u. 81 re
plQ. that the bill shows ~ ground Tor the 10
tcrferenc, Ct court OF equity; that 20 lrfrpar!
BILE damage had been Of could 10 >'i'ta'nro, aoI
thar ,h. remedy by niandanus IS adequate,
and thereby the uj lnciluu should uot b. grant
cd; that q municipal corporation was p'ftioh
of the sovereignty AZ t.,r State and as such Is
sued bond; tha! if th,-c bonds could b. taXii
.hy any other power, its Sovereignty conll b.
destroyed by taxing them on: 81 ex!sir nc'; ihat
not being taxed els .whar: hY til" cb,:Hy Hl the
States, they could be taxed by the ely, w'hou!
injustice The tax WAS not Abt - the 1tjA"'
zion that il impaired tn. obligation ni j cln'
ing power that creates protects 1t IL Consider
alton of such sovereign prutecton; that under
the decision the State had 4 right to locate these
bonds prior to their issue in the STATE tor taxa
SION, and that the act Of 1872. had located the
Corpcration bonds 10 this city fer taZatoE; ard
all who took them were Sutjcot 10 this general
law which reserved the ght oltsxaflou. bc sides
the plaiu,if is resident Of tic city and held the
coupons here; that the tax enforced by the cry
was -, but that the discount was mere priv
iegc granted 10 those WHO chose to avail them
selves Of it, there being 90 obil!ation so to 40.
and no pcnaity against those who did not. 1t
was tor . limited lime and 4 mere privilege cX'
tended to those who asked 1t.
Judge Keith will decide the case ut some lu.
lure time, his other engagements requiring his
attention at present lie will give the case iulI
consideration, owing to its Importance as luvntv-
ing questions OF vital interest rs to tho powers
of municipal corporations, and the rights vi
boudhOldcrs.
Oac of The questions arising, namely, as 10
the right Of the city to tax lis bonds, held by
persons outside OF the city, has already beer de
cidei by Judge Love adversely to the cltyl0 the
case Of the Washington and Ice uoiVcrsity vs.
the City Council, which is now pending in the
Court of Appeals.
QUIT FOX DAMauES. thnH" w
tar,jav of the ra,ing OF the schooner Mary .jan",
which was sunk near Eoct Washington by col
Hsion with the steamer Mary Washiogtol,::rd o.
her bciug towcd to the ship yard, where she
now lies. a suit was Instituted IA the courts
Of Washington by Captain Norris, OF 81 Mar: $
county, Nd. who owes The schooner, III order
to recover So, 900, which he claimed wAs thA
value of his vessel, irIm the 0@ucrs OF the
steamer. This suit was set aside, and Captain
Norris directed TO make nu effort to raise thc
schooner. alter which bill for damages sus.
taiucd by the collision. together with tho cH'
perses Incurred ia raising the su4kcn vessel.
could be recovered by legal process.
PEpsoNAL,-The Norfolk Landmark SAYS
"Col. Turner w. Ashhy will, we lcara, be- q
candidate Tor First Do0rkceprr o! the r'X'
House Of Delegates Col. Ashby IL a ccUtc
man ofspleudd name an! splendid fame ard
un cid Virginian whose eieciiGu will be graf:
fca,,cn to his many friends aud admirers. Wi"
remember with pride his daring exploits 10 ;ae
early days OF the Coniedcracy. The people y! ic
Valley, where his dashins salIantrv was 80 { ii
spicuous as the service be rendered 10 toe ico
nile of that section was great, will be particular
~ gratifed at his success 10 Anything i"r 'shini
he may be brought forward. -
CANAL lrEMs-Captaiu Mous., .! the c,Ia
boat Sarah H. Hassett caught tho thuHb q
his left band between rope and what konw!
as tho dead iron," yesterday m"roins: a
Georgetown, aud had portion OF it cut off,
Ca al boats continue to arrive II largc'uum
bers At the present time there arc about nn
hundred boats on the Georgetown lev !, la"''
with coal. 49,,
A break in the canal at the Moe Nile level
about thirty mites above Gcurgct"w", rs re
ported. The break is said to b. la:gc, at
three or four days will DC ncc'SSnry t.r It
repair. --------
SPEECH LAST NIGHT.-Col. Edward DlulclS
orGunston. delivered an address at the Princes
street Baptist Church, last night The addrr>
was 10 the nature Of a sermon. the spcak'r Ia
inp for his text the words. 'Fhcu shalt love III
ncichbor as myself" lie urged upon the c.
ored people the support Of toe wotklcgnan