Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-06

shame wrought upon the State by The stain
of reputation which has been affixed to her
escutcheon. lis dirty bird that fouls its
own nest
The Circuit Court of Anne Arundel
county, Md, has denied the right of regis
tiers to recover pay Tor work on days other
than those on which the registration of
voters actually took place.
The decision of the t. S. Supreme Court
caused decline Of - per cent, in Virginia
bonds. Another such by decision by
that august body, and these bonds wont be
worth as much as those payable when Ire
land shall be free
The Mississippi river is rising at IIcle-
ma, Ark, at the rate of half an inch per
hour. The lcvee is still unbroken. No
damage has been done on the Mississippi
side, and the planters are busy blowing and
putting in their crops.
Mr.. James Gilfillan, Treasurer of the
| United States has rendered his resignation
to take effect upon the first prox. Mr.. Gill
tillan has accepted the position of treasurer
and manager of the Mutual Trust Company
Of New York, ut higher salary
Speaker kefer denies that he used in
Sulting language to the press correspondents
vino complained Of the opening Of the re-
portcrS' gallery to the public on the last
| night Of the session Of Congress. It will
now be in order for the reporters TO mako
good their assertions
The trouble between the State Board of
Education and the School Board of Rich.
mond continues and it is now said that the
State Board will apply to the Court of APP
! peals fora man,lamus in order to compel
the old Board to comply with the demands
made upon them by the more recently ap-
painted Malone board
In the decision in the Louisiana cases
| by the Supreme Court, rendered Yesterday
the doctrine Is laid down that individuals
cannot sue il State: nor can individuals Nv
| assigning their private claims against one
State 10 another State he sustained in their
claim that they have thus created bona
| tide issue between such States
A dispatch from Richmond cav 'the
action Of the United States Supreme Court
i'll sustaining the Riddleberger bill
Was discounted by brokers weeks ago, and
many ofthcm handled Virginia bonds in the
belief that the court would declare the mea-
sure constitutional. The democratic lead
ers express the opinion that this disposition
Of the deb; question will tend to greatly
simplify the future political contests in this
State
The tax upon matches has been abol-
orders, So, for the payment "of any sum
whatsoever" have been abolished. The tax
upon perfumery is abolished. The taxes
upon patent medicines have beeen abolish
ed. The taxes upon bank deposits aud upon
bank capital are abolished. The tax upon
bank circulation remains The tax upon
whiskey has not been changed The tax
upon tobacco has been reduced from six
teen t o eight cents per pound.
The effect Of the decision of the Su-
preme Court yesterday will be most disas.
trous to the moral and material interests of
the State, and already the good name of the
Old Commonwealth suffers. The Baltimore
american of to day says: Louisiana, Ten
nessee and Virginia are byword and a
knocking among those who have any regard
for financial integrity, and the Supreme
Courts decisions of yesterday will do much
to retard the progress Of the South by caus-
ing at home and abroad widespread fell
ing OF distrust and suspicion of the validity
or legality ofany contracts entered into by
powers so sovereign that what is solemnly
promised by one legislature may be COM
pletely and entirely abrogated by the next"
--"lf'-says the Lynchburg .4drance
Richmond, Petersburg, Lynchburg and
Danvlle would push manufacturing, and
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Alexandria push
commerce, importing and shipping, and all
push the wholesale trade, Virginia in q few
years would be the greatest SouthernState."
What Alexandria wants, in addition to her
commerce is manufactures. There never
was place SO advautageously situated in
every respect for manufacturing SIS our CITY,
and il some other people, who could, would
only embark in such enterprise, even npon
small scale at first, the benefits would be
felt at once by ALL
The Supreme Court Of The United States
has declared the act Of the Legislature, en-
titled "an act 10 prevent fraud" in other
words an act to perpetrate the grossest
fraud upon the holders of the securities of
the State, constitutional. The act forbids
tax collectors 10 receive in payment of
taxes any coupons of State bonds of the
issues of 1871 and 1879 until the genuine.
ness otsuch coupons has been established by
judicial proceedings That is 10 say, before
any taxpayer can present for the payment