Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-24
FREDERICK CITY AND COUNTY.
Gen. Early's War Levy - Banks and
Taxes-Personal and Religious Notes.
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Correspondence of TEE EVENING stan.
FREDERICK, MD., June a.
In July, 1864, Gen. Jubal Early imposed upon
the city of Frederick levy Of s2o0, 900 for the
use Of the confederate army, together with .
large quantity of supplies. The order for the
levy was accompanied with the threat that un-
less the amount was raised within specified
time the town would be laid in ashes The
banks Of the town advanced the cash to the
mayor and board of aldermen in order that they
might comply with the order In 1866 state
law was passed exempting those banks which
had advanced the money from full taxation on
the debt, and since that time none of the banks
of the city have been paying it except the
Citizens and First national banks of Frederick
which have been doing business only since the
war: As soon as possible after the war the city
OF Frederick returned to the banks all Of the
loan with the exception of S123. 600, which the
city still carries and which is known as its war
debt. At the time of the passage Of the law
exempting the banks from full taxation the
board OF aldermen of Frederick passed an or
dinance agreeing with the law and the
rule has been faithfully followed out ever since.
Recently, however, President of the Board Jo-
seph +. Eisenhauer, has discovered that the
public general laws Of 1888 omit the section
exempting the national banks, savings banks
the war debt, and in consequence of this res
olution was promptly passed at q meeting Of
the board Wednesday night to repeal the old
ordinance complying with the old exemption
law. The result Of this will be that the banks
Of Frederick in the future will have to pay full
tax. Another important step was taken by the
board at this meeting, when they decided to
bring suit in the name OF the city for the un-
paid taxes Of the Frederick Savings banks. It
appears that franchise-tax law was passed in
haxG 10 xv,x
city taxes, since which time they have not done
so. The Frederick authorities do not regard
the law IS constitutional, however, and will try
to recover the unpaid taxes, amounting now to
about u, 700.
THE vAaRANr Law REVIVED.
There used to be an old state law, which was
repealed several years ago, making vagrancy a
crime. The law was revived in 1888, but no
cases were ever heard under it until yesterday.
when Thomas Springer, a notorious character
here, was convicted of the charge of being a
'vagrant, beggar, and idle person, found lott
erinS and residing in Frederick county, fol-
lowing no trade or occupation and having no
visible means of support"
EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS NOTES.
The annual commencement exercises Of the
Academy Of the Visitation, B. Y. NJ, beginning
at $50 a. m. next Tuesday, will doubtless at
tract large crowd of people from Washington,
as usual.-Rev. DR.. Stephenson, OF this county,
was present Wednesday at the closing exercises
OF the Hannah More academy, Baltimore.-
DIR. VIM. ii. Purnell, principal of the Frederick
female seminary, Wednesday delivered an adj
dress at the Delaware state college. Newark
At the Western Maryland college class-day
exercises Wednesday, readings were given by
W. McLeace. OF Mt. Pleasant, and Miss Flora
A. Wilson, OF townsville, this county.-The
Catholic and Protestant male colleges will
close the week of the 29th.-Mrs Col Chas.
+. Tuail and her daughter, Miss Floy, have
gone to Boston to attend the closing exercises
OF Harvard university.-School Examiner
Glenn II. Worthington. of this county, is pre-
pairing for the bidders and contractors the
plans and specifications of the new school
house to be erected by the county commission
ers this year.
A panegyric on st. Aloysius, the patron of
youth. was delivered at st. Johns Catholic
church here Friday evening by one of the scho-
lastics from the novitiate The male choir of
the latter institution furnished the music for the
occasion. A number of the fathers who have
been at the novitiate here for the past year
making their last study, completed their work
Thursday night, and Friday morning left for
their stations in various parts of the country.
Rev. Father Pardoe goes to New York city.
THE BATTLE OF MoNocACY
The Monocacy monument association of
Maryland have decided to run an excursion
from Baltimore and points along tho main line
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to the Mo-
nocacy battle field, miles from this city on
July 8, the occasion of the twenty-fifth ami
yersary of the battle of Monocacy The adj
dress OF the day will be delivered by Gen. Lew
Wallace, who commanded the Union forces
during the battle, and who succeeded in hold
ing the army of Gen. Early at bay until the
Union troops had accomplished an orderly re-
treat ON Baltimore.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Miss Julia c. Baer, daughter of Mr.. Jacob
Baer, Of Frederick, was married We dnesday,
in Baltimore, to Mr.. VIM. C. Bartholow, of
Baltimore county, the Rev. r. Semple Rowe
officiating. Miss George Bartholow and Miss
Ida Rapier were the bridesmaids and the
groomsmen were DR.. J: c. Hemmeter and Jas.
Logan.--One of Frederick's best known and
most highly-respected citizens, ex-Judge B. A.
Cunningham, quietly celebrated the ninety first
anniversary of his birth at his home on East
I'd street, Thursday.-,-Miss Alice Rooster,
Samssars sna Mrs Frank TSera9 A
home from Baltimore.-J. II. Shank,
Miss X. V. Warner. and Mrs j. w.
Bangert, all of Baltimore, are spending the
summer in Frederick county.-M C.. Hardy
has been confirmed as station agent at Lime
Kiln, this county, on the Baltimore and Ohio.
Mrs. Ben amin Baker and son and Mrs. VIM
r. Johnson, left here yesterday on summer
tour OF the popular resorts.-Miss Grace Ely
Is home from Phiiadeiphia.-Prof. q. NJ.
Grow, with his sons, Messrs. c. NJ and Harvey
T. Grow, will attend the national convention
OF the deaf, which is to be held in Washington
June 26.-Col. g. W. F. Vernon, Of Frederick,
has presented the tenth ward republican club
OF Baltimore with a handsome fag.-By
means OF festival the people of Frederick
have raised SOS for the Improvement of the
town bridge and cemetery.-Mrs. Spencer
Jones and Miss Maggie Koib, of Frederick,
Thursday, accompanied Mrs. Richardson to her
home in lphia.-Mr. and Mrs. VIM. II.
Michael, OF Washington, are here.-John C.
Kidd has been appointed postmaster at Urbana,
this eounty.-Mrs. Blanchard, Of New York, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. McPherson.-Miss
Josie Young, Of Washington, is here.-Miss
Nora Nelson has gone to Allentown, Pa
Miss Nina Ross, daughter of Chas w. Ross,
esq, is home from Baltimore. +. NJ.
Mrs. Taylor Released from Custody.
At Onancock, Va, Judge Gunter, of the cir
cult court, has overruled the verdict of the
jury that convicted Mrs. Virginia Taylor last
March of the murder of her husband and fixed
her punishment at five years in the peniten-
tiary. In overruling the verdict Judge Gunter
holds that the jury should either have found
Mrs. Taylor guilty of murder in the first de-
gree or have acquitted her. The new code of
virginia provides that when a verdict in a
criminal case is set aside the accused shall
not be tried Tor any offense greater than
that OF which he was convicted on the
previous trial Mrs. Taylor cannot. therefore
be tried again for murder in the first degree
and Judge Gunter decided that the nature of