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LOCAL NEWS.
Unpaid Taxes ON Church Parson.
ages


ages
THE LAW IN THE cAsR-wHAr THE DISTRICT
AUTHORITIES ARE DOING AND WHAT rHRY PRO
PosK TO DO
The bills for unpaid taxes on several church
parsonages In the District are now being made
out by the District collector. with the view OF
having the tax books cleared OF these encum-
ORANGES. which year after year 60 to swell the
delinquent tax lists and have to be regarded In
the aggregate as q valuable asset In annual re-
ports In the recent carefully prepared report
OF the treasurer and assessor he states that
belonging TO the several churches occupied by
the pastors. and II Is found that large amount
OF unpaid taxes for many years STANDS charged
against them, and In few cases have they been
charged at all, and not continuously: that n is
claimed for them that they are built or pur-
chased for the use OF the churches as q neces-
se snH n Sa a T p Of gs
& 1850 made no provision as &c 70
Of e9 but
assessors under that law have put a liberal
construction upon 1t by including the ground
and other buildings than the church In the
exempted list. In some cases the parsonage
building, but not the ground, was assessed
during the time from 1860 TO 1870, and In most
cases there was an assessment made, but not
gress OF 18th OF June, $50, provides that ''all
churches, school houses and all buildings,
gfounds and property appurtenant there %,
an0 USED In connection Herewith, shall be ex-
empt from all taxes, national or municipal"
Onoer this law some parsonages were marked
on the TAX DOCKS exempt and some stay
aole." The law OF 1874 made no exemption
even as 10 churches, but caused all this pro,
perry TO be put on the tax books and. under
that and subsequent laws the assessor saws.
parsonageS are clearly taxable, and he recon.
meLGed In his report that authority
be obtained to settle all these taxes
by compromise, and stated that 1t would
be just that all such delinquent taxes be remit.
ted prior TO 1875 as compulsory payment OF
all the taxes charged would. In effect, pe con-
hscat1on OF the full value OF the property. He
also recommended that law be passed includ-
Ing parsonages by name In the exemptions
This recommendation resulted In the passage
Of the act OF March 3, 1851, relieving the
churches and orphan asylums OF the District
and to clear the title or the trustees of such
property predicated on the payment on or be-
sessments levied since the 1st day or July, 1874
upon church property used for parsonage pur-
poses In the District OF Columbia and thai all
taxes and assessments levied upon said prop.
erty prior to July, 1874, together with all pen
alties, costs and interest accrued thereon, Shall
be- and are, RENTED and released. 1t is under
this law that the tax bills are now being sent
out. The amount OF delinquent taxes accrued
prior TO 1874, and therefore exempt under the
provisions or the act OF ISL. was SIS $40 y, and
the amount accrued since 1874 Is S14, 304 80. IU
is the intention o. the Commissioners to have
the tax books cleared OF this class of assets
under the present law, so advantageous to the
churches Indebted.
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DIED.

CURRAN. On Friday morning, April %. 1881.
b b. CURRAN. in his sixty sixth Year.
northSest, on Sunday, May 4. at p. m.
DYER. In San Francisco. Gal, April 2sth 1881
GEORGE q DYER, in his fifty-seventh year. for
FLAGG. On Friday. April 2sth, 1881. Bessie
sUrER. only child OF Edward and Rosa 3. Flags,
aged seventeen months and twenty days.
weeks Of intense suffering. borne with chrl.sisn
fortitude to the wiz of the Almighty. ALICE ths
Yektricken ones who mourn her loss.
She watches over her child and husband hero,
Their guardian angel in the sky.
Funeral from her lste residence. No ~ North
Cayitol street May LIST, at 2. Is O'Clock p M. Ser
and friends are respectfully invited to attend.
OVER On April %, 1881. at O'clock a. m.
JOSEPHINE. beloved wife Of Francis Over. aged
Funeral viii take place from Israel &C. M. 4,
church Sunday next at O'Clock p. IN.
PRYOR: April 18th. 1851 MAY E., sged thir--
teen years. youngest daughter or John IL. and
90 to thy rest, dear oh Ia,
Go to thy dreamless bed.
While vet so gentle. nndehled
Fuperal from the residence or her parenta 229
etreet southeast. sunday, May LIST, alta p. m.
Friends OF the family invited 10 attend.
RICK. On April 29th. 1881. at Q O'Clock a. M
after short illness. HENRY RIEoK. aged forty
three years.
Funeral VIII taEe phase from his late residence.
9Th, near East Capitol street northeast to- morrow
(eundAy,) at 2 so O'Clock .. m. Friends and rela-
tives respectfully invited to attend.
WARNER. OF quick consumption, Apri ~
1881, at twenty minutes TO two O'Clock. Rachel +.
WARNIB, late of Baltimore, wife OF Henry w. War
ner and eldest daughter Of Edward Z. and Rachel
G. Moore.
The midnight moon in beaming
Upon her silent grave;
She eleepeth without wax ng,
The one could not save.
Oh, chide us not for weeping.
For sorrow shade her brow.
She's goLe from ue to Heaven;
We have no sister now.
BIZ HER SISTERS.
May she rest in peace.
Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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The Courts

CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Macarthur.
Yesterday, Wurdeman agt Josephs: verdict
agt. Fischer; jury failed to agree, and were dis
charged.
EQUITY CoURr-Judge wvlte.
Yesterday, Myers agt Wilson; pro confesso
against Charles Wilson granted. Kilbourn agt
Latta; on hearing.
PROBATE CoURT-Jud1e Ha0ner.
Yesterday, Jane C. Malord's will was admit
ted to probate and record. and j. II. Smith aud
CO. eaea Eea1e 81 Rsoeoca + Rigs re
turn of appraisers filed. In re estate E. J. Mid
dletoD, Jr., appraisers appointed. Estate OF j.
filed. In re William Scott. minor; Guy 81.
Thompson appointed guardian. In re orphan
j. Thomas Havenner; Benjamin Charlton ap-
s., GOO.
POLICE CoURT-Judge .SaeL.
Yesterday, after our report closed, George
Robinson assault on Ellen Bailey; S and cost
or 10 days. appeal noted. Alexander Monkey.
colored, charged with tresspaSs In cutting sods
from the ground OF the United States; 81.
Michael P. Kinney was charged with assault
on Anna Ware, who stated that she sent her
and when he brought II home 1t was not ut to
eat. Witness carried IL back 10 Mr. Kinney.
who refused to take 1t back, and the market
any trouble in the market; when she pitched
the meat on Mr.. Kinneys' bench, and he picket
it up and struck her with 1t. The court said
good measure and sound meat for their money;
and that people who take advantage OF poor
people In this way. must take the condemna-
ton OF the community on their action, and he
would nne him 81 and cost. John E. Bally as
sault on Nanny Jones; 81: Philip Butler. lar
ceny OF 81 and quart of whisky from Felix
Muldoon; 80 days IN jail Americas hurry;
forfeited collateral Tina Carter, assault on
Francis Freeman; SO or Is days. Walter Bell
petit larceny; 30 days In Jail.
To-day, Lizzie Delay alias Davis, young
white woman. charged with enticlng prostitu-
for six months. Archie Hayes, forfeited collst-
eral. George Morton and Andrew Paul, playing
ball In the street: 81 each.
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lady goes out wearing Isle thread or driving
gloves. FOR IL Is never certain thai an emer.
gency will not arise when they win be re-
In regard to the use OF thread gloves pick up
stitch. II one drops, instantly, and they will
last mach longer; and always sew the buttons
on Eogl1sh thread gloves or they will drop OF
the hrst time OF ustng-not, probably, II they
are OF best quality, but II they are OF suca
as the majority OF women buy. One may wear
friend In the country. with perfect propr,ety,
but gloves ard boots should be daintily neat,
ana the hat fresh or picturesque.
PARAsoLs
Last year might have taught a lesson In
regard to these indispensable adjuncts to q
summer outfit. Whether it did or not time
were, many OF them, characterized by an utter
want OF taste and fitness. but they were of a
kind that shock, when the temporary gla.
ass Aaa 70 this sa ssd pr
outrsgeously high, ard it is not surprising
that there was large reserve Of stock left
over which Is being worked of In every pos.
designs with SNOWY borders or mixed Innings
OF red and gold who would not look at them
last year, because In the interim their ewes
color. and they do not know what the unwrit-
ten laws are that limit Its employment
TIE handSomest and most useful parasol for
or trocade, lined with old gold and trimmed
with wide real thread or Spanish lace.
Next to this a black or dark satin de
Lyon or surah. lined with black, with gold at
the top. or in olive with tinted blue top, and
the like, the interior always showing a deep
border which matches the outside Such q
parasol is plain. but 1t Is of rich material and
therefore handsome and durable. But all col
ored borders and Powered silks and stripes and
blocks should be ignored, for they are only
suitable as match for costumes and If they
do not match them they look out OF place and
vulgartZe the whole tOtler. Fashionable women
choose solid colors, sometimes red, but they
only carry such parasol in the park, at the
races or In the country-and they usually pos
sess half dozen. two OF which probably are
black. -PoDgees are useful, but they soil easily.
and care must be taken In using them.
JENNY JUNE,
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District Government Affairs.

The Commissioners issued an order to-day
that d. c. Jones vacate the wharf at the James
creek canal, known as the garbage depot, i'm
Mr. w. o. Roome, chief of special assessment
division. has forwarded lien certificates to the
sinking fund commissioner for unpaid special
assessments on property on the folio wing
streetS:-10th st. west, from Maryland ave. to
st. south; c st. north, from 4Lh 10 5th east; 10th
st. west from X to north; st. north, from
18th to 14th west, and 18th ST. west, from TO
north; on st. north, from 9TH st. east to
MARYLAND ave-; Sth st. east, from G to ID SIS.
south, and st. north, from 5tn TO 9Th SITS.
east.
Mr.. W. o. Roome, chief of special assessment
division, to-day for warded to the District audi
certificates held for account OF the sinking
fund, amounting to SIS. 723.49. lie also seut to.
day note to the Commissioners requesting
the revocation of SO much OF their order OF July
l. 1850. as requires his office to receive and re-
ceipt for I'll drawback certificates received by
collector OF taxes In payment OF special assess
ments pledged TO the sinking fund Uader the
order OF the Commissioners dated March s,
1881, Mr.. Ro0me's office Is required to examine
and verify all such certificates and to transfer
the same to the auditor. ID. c. All drawback
and he desires to be relieved OF the further per-
Torrance OF that duty. he being without CON-
petent force to do the work.
Dr.. Briggs, health officer OF the city of Buff
falo, New York, was at the health department
here Tuesday Investigating our method OF coa-
Quoting sanitary matters with vIeT to estab-
fishing more thorough organization 10 his
city. lie expressed himself as much plea 5ed
with the system pursued here.
IMPROVEMENTS OF ALLEYS.
Frequent applications are made to the Dis
trict Commissioners to have the alleys In the
District paved and improved, and the invarl-
able reply to such applicants is that there Is no
appropriation for the improvement of alleys.
The commissioners. however, state that they
have large quantity OF material on hand in
the way or paving stones which they Will Issue
to parties who desire to make such improve
meDts, thus paying only for the actul labor
performed, said improvements to be done to
the satisfaction OF the engineer department..
This is cheap and quick way OF getting alleys
well paved, and property holders on the line OF
such places should take advantage o: 1t.
BUILDING PERMITS
Issued by Inspector Entwisle: 81. B. Mouiton,
erect three story and cellar dwelling, 9th,
between and @ sts.; s., 900. Mrs. c. b. Tan
ner, erect two-story dwelling, northeast cor
ner 10th and sts; Sc 600. Mrs. Alice @.
Tyssow ski, erect three story dwelling, 18th,
above o ST.; Sc, 600. Levi Burrows, erect two
story dwelling, on River road, near Tennally-
town: 81, 0G0.
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SKELETONS OF TWO FAMOUS HORSES
- LextngtOns and cold Henry
Clay AN Interesting Feature
of the National Museum.

A number OF years age. Mr.. Alexander, of
Kentucky, presented to the National Museum
at Washington, the skeleton Of the famous
race horse Lexington, which was considered
sn illustration OF the highest type Of the run
hing horse bred In America. The interest
taken in this specimen. and the frequent refer
ences to 1t by the breeders of fine horses, has
suggested the idea OF adding other Illustrations
OF the asteology Of the finer breeds of AmerIc an
horses and in pursuance thereof the skeleton
OF 'Old Henry Clay" has just reached Wash
1Dgton, having been presented to the National
Museum by the Hon. Erastus Corning and Mr..
Henry G. Jewett. The animal was mounted by
Prof. Ward, at The expense Of those gentlemen
and delivered by them, free OF charge, to the
National Museum.
The stallion Henry Clay combined In a re.
maIkabie degree the points OF his Arab and
Messenger ancestry, and was born on Long
Island. and when young purchased by Coz
price Of one dollar per pound, live weight.
After Col. WaGsworth's death the animal was
sold Into Yates county, n. Y, but the farmers
OF Livingston county, feeling their loss, repur-
chased and kept him for service In the three
counties OF Livingston, Ontario and Monroe
until he reached an advanced age. He was
then taken by company OF farmers In Seneca
county. who hoped still to use him as breeder;
but after two seasons he died, In the spring of
1867.
1t was not until after his death that his value
was July OluciSlOou, do UcluS Ouo UdS0 Oh all
the best and most reliable trott1ng horses. Ap.
preciating this fact, Mr.. Erastus Corning, OF
Albany, procured the stallion "Harry Clay"
great grandson of ''Old Henry Clay" and Mr..
Henry c. JeWett, OF Buffalo, his fellow con-
tr1butor Of the specimen, also secured all the
horses he could find of this blood.
Ex-Gov. Leland Stanford. OF California, also
had one; Mr.. de Forrest, of New FORK, one; Col.
81. 8. Russell. Of Massachusetts, one; and one was
In possession OF Gen. E. S. Beale, on his farm
near Washington.
1t was serious question whether skeleton
which had been buried for f0urteel years could
be utilized as q specimen for e, hibition; but
under the direction of Mr.. X. Huntington, as
sisted by Mr.. Henry Peterson, OF Lodi, the
bones were disinterred and found by Prof.
Ward and his assistant, Prof. LUCAS In con-
dit1on OF hneness OF structure, such as occurs
only In the highest type OF horse. every bone
and Joint being entirely free from any blemish.
One Of the ribs On the right side had been
broken completely in two, but perfectly re-
united.
The public spirit OF Messrs. Corning and
Jewett In presenting the skeleton of this famous
horse to the National Museum is much to be
commended and worthy OF imitation.
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Sporting Notes.

The London Daily Telegraph has an editorial
on Amt rtcan horses. IL says OF Foxhsll that
re has beaten everything except the Derby
winner, and that no better three-year old has
Nen seen this year In public. Although his
compatrfot, Barrett despite his steep and up-
right shoulders. carried the largest weight or
american money our enterprising kf6smeu
may oe congratulated upon having sent us IN
roNhail such colt as must glad Zen the hearts
~ a. soCd Judges OF horstfiesh-a colt, too,
VINO, II he remains sound will make his mari
upon the English sward.s
-, base pail yes; erday: At Troy. N Y, Allan.
, us :; 10y Sitys g. AT New York, Meropoli-
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A New Kind of Scales.

Frenchman has invented new system Of
scales that dispenses with separate and de-
tachaple weights. The weighing is done In
simultaneously by means OF metal slides NOV.
ing on graduated beams, that pertain to the
y..::tinn Of articulated levers with double
scale beam. The object whose weight Is de.
sired is placed on the scale-pan and the
""ubie beam rises at the extremity oppoNte
the ,erns Then move the larger Slide along
the heam ufiill Tn, latter assumes horizontal
position. and IL the inco. falls between two
divisions move the slide back 20 the nearest
division and use the slide on the snieu oeam
to balance the scales. The sum of the read
iDgs OF the two scales gives the weight sought.
A properly graduated rule placM between
tne beams may be made to give instantly the
Price q any given weight OF the subs nce
SOLO. VI course new scale must be put I'D
every time the price OF the article sold IL
changed Tne rules may be made In sets for
use In Weighing different kinds OF goods; such
as fruits, candles and groceries.
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A TERRIBLE FATE.
A Roy Dying in Commissions Efgh,
Months After Being Bitten by a


Months After Being Bitten by a
Dog.
Lawrence Lels, Jr, a lad of twelve, died In
New Brunswick yesterday morning OF hydro
phobia, resulting from dogs bite. In August
last large hound started down Remsen street.
where Leis lived, pursued by crowd OF boys
who had been Irritating the dog. AS the hound
passed Leis the boy lifted stone and threw 1t
at him, whereupon the dog sprang upon the
boy and bit him twice in the left armpit, badly
laceratlDg the arm and breast. The dog was
chased around town until he sprang into the
canal and was drowned. Young Leis wounds
were cauteriZed, and soon healed. He didn't
feel any after effects OF the bite until last Tues.
day night. Then his father sent for DR.. T. A.
Sk1llman, as the boy was restless and watch.
full. That day he had been struck by large
stone In the right armpit, directly opposite the
place where he had been bitten, and his father
attributed the uneasineSs to this blow Or.
Skiliman found the boy sitting up in bed, his
eyes apparently fixed upon some distant OBJ
ject. The physician knew nothing Of the bite
but soon the symptoms of hydrophobia were
unmistakable On Wednesday afternoon Le1s
was better, but In the night he had spasms aud
Snapped at everything near him. Yesterday
morning he died In commissions. Young els
was an only son. He was well formed, muscu-
lar and rudy compleXioned. This is the first
case Of hydrophobia In New Brunswick In many
yeara-Phtl0delphi Telegraph, Path.
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MARRFEn.

DAlI-RUSSEIL. At the residence OF Rev. W.
+. Ward, on April :9th 1881. MARTIN DAILY Of
Quebec. 10 FLORENCE O RUSSELL, OF WASH ar
ton. u. O. toayanr ali and Jersey City papers
March 3th. 1881 ut the parsonage of the Metro
politan NJ. e. church, by the Rev. DIR. Baer Al
BERT l.. fMITH. Of Ontario county. n Y TO Mrs
ANNA +. THOMPSON. daughter of John Larmap,
EeQ Of Washington, ID. G.
THOR0WGOt D-WILLETT At the residence
7HoRoweoop, of Norfolk, Va. to ABA + VIII
LETT, OF Washington, ID; G. second daughter of
baltimore and Norfolk papers please copy.
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DFATH FROM MALPRACTICB.-Dr. William F.
Frazer, OF Brooklyn. n. Y, has been arrested
charged with malpractice resulting IN the death
or Mary Emma Toney. He denied being In any
way connected with the woman's death beyond
her half bottle OF citrate OF magnesia. Chas.
Farwell, whose name the dead woman was
living under, denied having anything 20 DO
WIN her death, ana said Frazer aud the woman
were very intimate. The society for the Pre-
ventlon OF Cruelty 10 Children VIII take care OF
ner child, which was found In an almost sJarv-
fI condition.
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TIE FLOOD IN THE MISSOURI RIVER continued
rising at Kansas City, Mo-, Thursday. A dyke
c c@To way IN the neighborh0od called "Hell5
the people from their homes Ia great terror. A
large district was inundated TO depth OF four
to ten feet A number OF stores ana boarU ag
houses were inundated, and In the vicinity OF
town q colored settlement was inundated and
five persons were drowned. East AtchiS0n has
been sWamped, and the people. about 900 In
number, driven to the hills.
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New Orleans Picayune:-"The trouble with
self. made men In ONCE is that they want to
continue on the make"
The mayor, controller and corporation coun !.
sci OF New York sent communication TO the
president Of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad
Company yesterday, refusing to exempt the
company from taxation for the years 1879 ana
1850.
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Col. FRED. GRANT has gone to New York
frctn Chicago TO take the presidency of the
Texas Western Narrow.guage railroad, which
Is proJected 10 run from Houston to Preside
del Norte. 600 miles, only ~ OF which, how.
ever, have been % far built. Capital has been
subscribed for the immediate extension OF the
road 70 Preside ana Paso DEL Norte. and Pres.
fdent Grant expects 70 build 200 miles OF the
line before the end OF the present year.
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METHODIST CIRCLES In Victoria, British Co
lun,l,ia. are stirred by the secession OF Rev. A.
Or S.~.ifh superintendent of missions and head
~ the chiircS IN the province. He declares his
dispelief In tho doetrine OF eternal punish
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WRITS FOR ARREST or AN EprroR-The Mo-
bile lAla-) Ne,rs having reproduced. thoYgb
New York journal on Postmaster ID. MI. Wics-
ersham, wrtts were issued Thursday Ia Mobile
for the arrest or the editor and publisher or the
Ne7rs, ard y. l.. Champion, the alleged insti-
gator.
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The Congregational church at Holbrook,
Mass, has been seeking q pastor for nine
years, listening during that time TO sermons
BY $40 candidates.