Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-24
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The American Hotel. On Chestnut street.
Phiadelphia, one of he Oldest apJ best kncwn
houses IN that city, i closed.
Lord Beacon sici Is ryUcsins ii; ycuth and
becoming quite ety a>a!r. tie Is regular
attendant at the theatres an! eveu!Cg enter
tainments in L1udon.
John i. Lee: who is eouf0ci il !ho Bison,
iogdae Asylum, New York, Is ::;:I saR:ring
aoute'7 and refuses to take M5u:ishmcnt, hui
the physician says he will recovari in Lew weeks.
Six horses, belonging 10 Dir. ]nhn Mas ball,
residing near ShcpheIdstoVa, West Virginia,
while standing close together in . clump of
trees, during thunder stcrnl last SATURDAY,
were struck by lightning aud killed.
The Boston Traveller states thai as about
IS 600 names havo hcen Appended to Il. i.
Buffers peiti1u. which has been circulated
throughout the Stata, he will formally an
nounoc his acceptance Of nomination probably
by today.
It is stated that the jclrauling l4dian agent
at Livingstone is TO be Immediately proceeded
against by the Government for his steaugs.
His friends defy the Government and openly
say they can control any jury or Federal officials
in Yankton or that vicinity.
CAPTAIN EcGgcrl. Company A. FIlth cavalry,
while Ell route to JOIN biz company at Fort
mckinney, was struck an,i Instantly killed By
lightning yesterday aftcfnr3n HcEty live mica
north eff Rock Creek, on The EaltcSman read.
flc was IL hs tent. and two Indian scouts were
with him, both Of whom escaped without IN
jdty.
Yesterday aGtcrnnrn James Allcu. an en-.
plogcc in Sammonti's terra c,tta factory, Gear
washington Eau hla arm canSHt Ia one OF iAo
machines, wtich wrcncEcd II i:o'a its SOCKET
anu pulled 1t lref from ~" h'ny. ~ huHner
OF doctors were aa"hi ri anu rendered hil INC
assistance Ia thor poE%f. !htir n!NhIIn Is
that the HAD caunjt lly'.
Robert Mitchell, cDiOrrI, was huoy ytsicr.
day st Union Sorinls, hIiEsissippi for robson.
irg his srarie1n!hcr aiid stergranlFath in
April CT Hast wear. lie lad cnuicaacd his
crimes several times, Eut on The scetIoId lie
rrar s;cd i010ccncc, declared himself rca1p to
die and asked all ;nrrSnUt - met him in
nccsoJ H., nv"rr,;or
A tr;,,o ,x.cr,;on i,ol ,l4., y.sa,,3av :t
Bennctsvilc, s. &. Two brothers named
iIas.eiI"s mgr nrSIo couisu' TI' Va
an risk ncJdJcr il February j:yi The Lack
Irars wore half breed 1psnrradorl and rnrmcrlv
balonrnd TO the uotor;o,is Gaud CT The North
Carolina outlaw. Henry Berry Lowcrr. The
doomed men mad, ia cnnirss;oo and mel their
fate calmly,
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heat was troitoJ thrnn,j, ,o;,bo7t . hroal.
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81 5OlI # fLrnn Lrsts .vnr...rd n.1S r. un,7c~
and e50o cv,ra r. Oh yg1s Lc,tnn Ed1vin
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TAXATION or BANK CAPITAL. - Attorney
General Davcns hn, rendered RI Assistant See
49, .r. ,.,I
ic'S'y ll""'cy' u '"a iiI"'ut5 "'l'"i'i'cn''
an opinion Ga the taxation OF uank capltal.--
Flo saws: Ii comuliaree will, the rsulast con.
,iDn1 =, vnur, ri iva % ;nsfnr, 7 brvo n ,,,,
Ratcu lac 9 sIcunL 'teli .: Seo'''n "'7"o u .no
a.n;t,I a,'riorta =, ~, i,.:'+,. ~ 'hnrL;no
shovond tho nv.rq.., .,non,f ;nr..t,d r.
1I1:. ~ ;, .n;,1',
Onteu H'Iles pon"S' VIII" H. H' 'cc'l'1
5,2li "niCh rfql!iHs every a%'ociaton named
lii That chapter (Gltliir" NdlloIai banks }
to pay il duty semi annually con the average
umount OF the capital stock, beyond tho amount
invested in United States 1onts," With view
r. dnfornirn vhc.hrr tlio n.n,nrrt i;n( invost.
w ~ ~ - -, .tnort.;ool hn ,aI;n,r ~, ,,r;ro
GU ~ " 10 "Iooi'H.n'" '""'hS ;''' nl'Go
,a'a Or h'"tSe' 'a'uc o' '.'S" "oGI,-''s ~
touo by Inc Jo!nn19sl6hcr u Internal hcVtnue
under Tie fist cited 9act1n~-or by I20kog only
at their face va!ua the method adopted by the
Treasurer Of fh; lF:i,aii STATS uY:or The last
r,r,o3 s.cinn
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'nc co't"'u'J a',I u"h.'' '''''' l"' w "'A'y "'
srah!e ID hXlng ha:ia i"v t:Sat'n''' ~ well as
tho common usage Of ancskng Il tic amount
invested in any ENTERPRISE according to the pa!
v,lue r. m, sh.rcs owrc;} ,!.srrrnr;ling broi1-
t. ,,;i "a n.o.,,,I ;,,nr,pt -, ,,r,,;,,as
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