Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-01

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For the Middle States stationary or falling BE-
rometer, southeast to southwest winds, station-
ary or higher temperature, partly cloudy Wca'l
or and occasional rains.
City Council.
There YVES a called meeting of The City
Council on Saturday night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
This Board met at SIS o'clock, With SIX
members present.
A recess was taken for fifteen minutes, and,
upon reassembling, there being no business,
the Board, at $50 o'clock, adjourned
COMMON COUNCIL.
This Board mot at $40 o'clock gith thirteen
members present.
The communication Of the Mayor atalng that
Council was called at the rtqacsl ui the tinatcs
Committee, was read
Mr.. Latham, from tho Finance Committee,
submitted the resolution in regard to uacoeot'
ed tax bills published elsewhere.
Mr.. Rishiell moved to strike out Ootober !st
and insert September lst as The time when the
taxes should be collected.
Carried.
Mr.. Evans doubted the legality of this action.
He said that We had gone to Richmond to get
tits matter fixed 80 that it could not b doctor
read tho section of the charter bearing on the
subject, and claimed that such law could not be
overriden by CounciI.
The Chairman asked whether the Finance
Committee had the opinion OF tho Corporation
Attorney on this subject.
Mr.. Latham said they had done 80 and were
acting uuier the advice Of the Attorney.
Mr. Hill thought Mr.. Evans misunderstood
the matter. The law applied only to bills re-
turned delinquent, which these bills were not.
Mr.. Evans reiterated his views.
At the request of the Chairman the opinion
of the Attorney was read.
Mr.. Latham did not think there we're twenty
persons who had heretofore understood the law.
He confessed he had NOT. The committee did
not propose to release the collectors or their
bondsmer, but something must be done, or tho
collectors must be anuihilated. Nearly the
whole amount OF money represented by the tax
bills for the present year had been collected,
but unfortunately for the collectors q large por
ton of it had been credited on back bills. 1t
was now proposed to relieve the collectors for
tho time without injury to tho CITY
At the request OF Mr.. Evans the Clark read
the 2lst section Of the charter.
Mr.. Evans thought that the remedy 10 this
case was in the hands of the Finance Commit
tee. The CITY Council had no authority over
the matter. If tho City Council extended the
time for collection they would violate the law
of the State Of Virginia, and could not hold the
collectors responsible upon their bond.
The resolution was lost-Yeas G, noes 7 and
the Board adjourned.
HABEAs CORPUS. % Saturday evening,
Justice Padgett had before him case of as
sault and battery, one of the witnesses in
which was Mr.. George Stcucrnagle, tho vel
known restaurant keeper, on Royal street,
During the progress of tho trial Mr. Steuerna.
gle deemipg himself Improperly called, refused
to answer, and was thereupon committed to
Jail, for contempt. by the Justice. 10 o short
time, however, Mr.. Edmund Burke, counsel
for MIR. Steuernagle sued out writ Of hsbeas
corpus, from Judge James Sangstcr, OF the
County Court. and the c. 90 was heard at the
JAIL 1t resulted 10 the discharge OF tho prison
or, the commitment being detective, in not
beginning Of the trial. Justice Palgett denied
tho jurisdiction of the judge and some words
eDsued between them, ending in threat by
the Judge to commit the Magistrate for con-
tempt Affairs however Quoted down in short
while, and all ofthe parties left the Jail.
CuIIDREN's PRAISE Observation-Disclosures
standing tho heat large congregation was
present at the praise meeting, which was held
in tho Uoion Presbyterian Church yesterday
afternoon at three o'clock. Prot. Bschoff, OF
A. w. Harrison, ESQ.,. Of the Sunday School
connected with the Church 10 this city, con.
Quoted the singing, which was spoken CT very
highly. Short, appropriate addresses. were
made by DR.. 0. +. Presbroy, Of Washington,
and Ii. w. Beadle, esq, and Rev. III. IL.
Pearoe. Of this CITY, Tho meeting, which
was very interesting ono, closed with tho hymn,
Il have Saviour, for you lilo is pleading,'
and the Bencdiotion by Rev. nr. BULLOCK. me
music on the occasion was from 'CrysaI Songs,
of which Prof Bisohof and Dr.. 0. f, Pres
brey arc tho compilers.
BISHOP PETERKIN.-T Rt. Rsv. q. W.
Petcrkiu, d. D., of West Virginia, WAS, as al.
ready mentioned in these columns, IN atten
dance last week on tho commencement eXer-
oises at the Theological Seminary aud High
School. lie has since been spending somo
days with his children at the house Of his
father 10 law, Cassius f. Lee, ed, in this
neighborhood, and yesterday preached, morn
iug and evening, in tho Seminary Chapel. lie
returns to-day to his diocese, where no has an
extended visitation already announced Bishop
Peterkin has just been elected neI her OF tho
Board Of Trustees OF tho Theological Seminary
Of Virginia, the charter Of which allows selec
tio,, to be made from all the territory included
in the old State.
EoUNp Drowned Cumberland Allie
ganisn says 81 r
Mrs. Weston, the wife Of a lock tender OF
Middle lock, at the tunnel. on tho limo OF tho
g, so. Canal, is reported to have gone out on
Tuesday night about dusk to attend to her nus
hands duties. he being ndisposed st the time.
Uor nrotraoted absence created some alarm and
about II O'Clock suspicion arose that she might
have fallen into the lock and drowned: The
water was searched that night, but failed to
develops anything concerning her whereabouts,
and on Wednesday morning the water was
drawn off, when the iieess body was discovered
in the canal upon the short level below the lock.
POLICE ITEMs.-Thc following cases have
1,oon Triad sipon Saturday.