The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-02-27
INTERESTING srAr1srrcs.-In respon!

INTERESTING STATISTICS. response
to resolution of the House Of Delegates.
calling for summary Of all the taxes, State
and county, city and town OF the Common
wealth during the last fiscal year, including
the liquor licen Sc and Moflett register tax,
the Auditor of public accounts has submit
ted statement from which we CLEAN the fol-
lowing, with reference to Stanton and Au-
gusta Co.: Standardized State tax on per-
sonal property, $s,s5994; real estate, 3d.
lG2. 20. Merchants: $3.50. IT
specific liquor, sl,64l.e7; register, s., 6l3.-
SO; total license tax, $l2 ,Gs6.4O: total city
levy, s54, 9l5.79; total of all State taxes and
city levy, $s5624.35; amount OF State taxes
unpaid on December lst. 1878. on which .
per cent. penalty was added, sl3, 1923;
commissions allowed treasure for collect
ing State taxes for 1871 on land, property,
income, capitation and license, $780,
30; commissions under Moffett register law
to April Both, 1878, s69.s9.
augusta County-Total State tax Oh per-
sonal property, $40, 2ao.9e; total tax on
lands, s34,9SO.75. Licenses-Merchan
s3,e92.29; specific liquor, s949.l7; register,
s973.99; total license tax, S., Gl5.45; total
county levy, s39, O794 40. Total of all State
taxes and county levy, sos, 906.56. Amount
of State taxes unpaid to December 1st,
1878, on which 5 per cent. penalty was ad-
ded, $35, 947.70; commissions to treasurer
for collecting State taxes for 1877, 50, $3.50;
commissions under Moffett register law to
April 80, 1878, $27.7S.
The following are the statistics for Rock
ingham, Highland and Bath
Rochinghana-TotalS State tax on personal
property, SIS, $50 IS; total on lands, 1884,
567.35. Licenses Merchants s2,s2s.39;
specific liquor, $7SO.s4; register, s2,765.32;
total license tax, $6,374.55; total county
levy, 1874 80; total fall State taxes and
county levy, s1O6, s56.44; amount of State
taxes unpaid to December 1st, 1878, on
which per cent. penalty was added, $751;
917.37; commissions to treasurer for collect
ing State taxes on property, &C., s1,9l1 .O5;
commissions under Moffett register law to
April 30, 1878, SLID. I4tE3
Highzand-Total State tax on personal
property, s2,509.25; lands, s5,099.53. Ii
censes-Merchants $730.7l; specific liquor,
s52.25; register, $3.50; total license tax,
SS10.46; total county levy, $S,5l3.04 !; total
Of all State taxes and county levy, SIG, 932.-
IS; amountof State taxes unpaid to Dec. L,
1878, $1.949.14; treasurer's commissions for
collecting State tax ON property, &C., 1902
70.
Bath-State tax on personal property, ST.
0l.63; lands, s4,03O.22. License Mer-
chants: s6s9.s0; specific liquor, $4S4; reg
tster. s733.27; total license, sl,9o7.07; total
county levy, s1,ls4.44; total of all State
tax and county levy, 50. 533. SO; amount I'm.
paid to Dec. l, 1878, s4,57o.57; treasurer's
commissions for collecting State tax on
property, &C., s567.s6; commissions under
Motfett register law, 1854.
The grand total for the the State is as fol-
lows Tax on personal property, $3.50, 1922
Is; lands, sl,223. OS4.75. Licenses-M er-
chats 1892, 426.2S; specific liquor, $780,
29S.ll i; register, s2S2, 593.O3; total license
tax, $685., 3l7.42; total county levies, 81, 522,
3l7.73; total of all State taxes and county |
Ievies, s4,220:912.1s; amount of State taxes
unpaid on Dec. l, 1s7e,7 on which per cent.
penalty is added, 81, 2O7, 6S2.33; treasurers'
commissions for collection Of taxes on land, |
property, income, captation and licenses
Sill, 469.94; commissions under Moffett reg
lister law to April 80, 1873, s6,65l.l6.
THE BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW for
January is republished by the LEONARD
SCOTT PUBLISHING Co., Al Barclay St.,
New York. We give short sketch of the
contents
7. '.London Cas- The gas question has
long occasioned serious complaints both in
England and this country. This article de-
scribes the present state Of matters, and the
leading provisions Of London gas legislation
as settled in 1876; and also shows the re-
markable effect which the prospect OF the
use of the electric light has had upon the
value of gas property.
2. 'Daniel Manin." Manin was the leader
OF tie struggle for Venetian indepen dence
in the year 1S4S; and we have in this brief
his portrait as revolutionst,
statesman, and dictator.
3. 'What is Science?" This question is
answered by defining science IS the sulnma-
ton and obligation of all the knoWledges
pertaining to subject matter. Under this
category stand the physical sciences, meta.
ply sizes, logic, and religion ITSELF
4. Religious Equality and ThcorieAo of
Comprehension" A condensed statement
of the Broad Church Theory, and the argu-
ments by which that theory is maintained
s.. ''Arnold on Secondary Education"
Dissents from Mr.. Arnold's views on this
subject as expressed in the November mum
Der OF the Fortnig7ay ReutesO. . =
6. Transformations. Describes the work
which has been going on in English medimv-
al buildings. .s...r. .-..4
Z. ''The Viceroy and the Amir
s. Contemporary Literature.
From the same House we have Blacknood's
Magazine for February, an exceedingly in
terestng number, the contents of which are
as follows: II
John Caldgate'' is not yet finished. In +
this number we have the account of the trial,
and the continued firmuess OF the young
wife.
"The Medium OF last Century" ends in
tragic manner, the heroine being killed by
lightning. A singular power of foretelling
events is attributed to an old .Nigress, and
The interest of the story is well sustained,
though the picture q the state OF society IN |