Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-13

and Was On her way to Norfolk to be re
paired preparatory to being turned over to
the Old Dominion Steamship Company
which had leased her for six months.
She Was eteaming along off Cape Henry
when defective place on her starboard
bow sprung leak, and she filed with wa
ter go rapidly that her pumps were useless,
and the crew. to cave themselves, were
about TO put off in her boats, when the tug
Portsmouth came to their assistance and
took them eff. The Gibson went down a
few minutes later. she was in command OF
Capt. George Young, the same man VINO
was in command of the E. G. Knight when
she sank in the bay near this same locality
about year ago. In addition to her reRu-
lar crew Of twelve, there we're on the CID
son three painters and two ship carpenters
who were doing such work on her as could
be done before she reached the shipyard.
The Gibson was q very old boat, and
though her machinery was good. her hull
was in places badly decayed. The loss to
her owners is estimated at $50 600"
The above was published in the Washing
ton Pos: of this morning. On inq2iring OF
Messrs. F. A. Reed & Co., the agents OF
the Inland Company in this city, this morn
ing, they stated the report was utterly with
out foundation The Gibson left tnis port
on Monday for Norfolk for repairs before
being turned over to the Old Dominion
Company. She arrived safely on Tuesday,
aud Mr.. Phillips, the superintendent of the
company, who went to Norfolk to superin-
tend the repairs, telegraphed- this morning
that the steamer was there and would go on
the ways to day. Why such report should
have been started is mystery.
PEABODY NORMAL INSTITUTE In our
report of yesterday we spoke of Prof. Halls
lecture as being upon 1.-THE elements of
English Grammar; it should have been
1.-The Beginnings Of English Grammar" his
intention being to show how many of our
words were originally different and bow
hey gradually assumed their present form.
| The hall to-day was almost full, the attend
ance from abroad having continued to in
crease At o'clock, Prof. McC!eary con-
Guided his reading of THE Vision OF Sir
Lamial," and his lesson upon it, and an
nounced his intention of taking up "Und or
the Old Elm" on Monday. AT 10. Supt.
NJ D. Hall of Fairfax gave a statement ofthe
duties of Virginia teachers, reading and ex.
plaiuing the various forms used, especially
those of reports, and announced hisintention
of speaking at a future time on The Right
Of Virginia Teachers" At IL Prof Hall BE- :
gan the reading Of "The Parlement o
Foules," and showed the derivation of the,
that, and other Eaglish limiting words, ex
planning the successive changes which bad
taken place in them. At IL, Supt Carue, at
tbs request ofthe conductor said that az the
teachers had become pupils they would have
the traditional rights of pupils and therefore,
would have holiday tomorrow. He spoke
of contemplated trips to Mount Vernon,
Washington, ETC. and offered to give all de-
sired information as to what to see and how
to zee it. Prof McCleary then gave his usu
al musical instruction and then resumed the
teaching ofelemen;ary geomstry, which oc
cupied the time until closing.
The TELEGRAPH CoMPANy's LICENSE
TAX 1t was stated In the GAZETTE on
Tuesday last that the Western Union Tele-
graph Company bad declined to pay the
| iicense tax of 800 assessed by the City
CouHcil, which amount the company has
been paying annually for many years past
for doing business in this city, on the ground
that by recent decree Of the y. s.. Supreme
Court the company is exempt from spch
license taxes, a., uuder the provisions of the
inter State commerce law, cities have no
right to impose such license taxes. Mayor
Downham referred the matter to Corpora
ton Attorney Brent, who investigated the
matter and tc-lay gave the Mayor the fol
lowing opinion.
ALEXANDRIA. VA July Is, 1888.
Hon Z Z. Dopaham Mayor:
Dear Sir: The CITY Council of Alexandria can
not require the w. o. 7. Co to take out license
for the transaction of its business In the recent
case of Lelonp, Manager W. u T. Co, vs. the port
of Mobile, the Supreme Court of the United States
has decided that general license tax on tele
graph Affects the entire business interstate we'll
as domestic or internal and is unconstitutional
Upon inquiry Darn from the Commissioner of
revenue that the properties of the W U It. Co.
have never been listed for the purposes Of taxa.
ton. would suggest that you direct the Com
missioner Of Revenue to assess the properties of
the company for taxation. Yours, &c,
SAM'L G BRENT, Corp. Attorney.
No RIGHT TO VOTE 1t ia said that un.
Der the rule tablished by the Court of APP
peals of this State in the case of Foley
against Shrive, decided in 1856 and report
ed in the recently published 8lst volume of
Virginia reports, page SOS. persons living on
he Arlj raSnruafion ulnorlyr hayn M