Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-19

Comment on the Proposed Tax Congress-
General Notes.

Generai NOTES.
Correspondsnce Of The Evening star
HY.TTsvnLE, Nd, Dec. 10. 1892.
The executive committee of the Single Tax
League Of this district at a recen: meeting in
dorsed Gov. Browns proposition for calling a
congress to consider the framing of an assess
ment bill to be acted upon by the next legisla-
ture. Mr. jackson II. Ralston when asked by
The STAR reporter yesterday what he thought
Of the governors proposition replied: ''No
good reason think. can be advanced against
the proposition. but many may be
given in its favor. 1t is universally conceded
that our present tax laws inequitable and
unjust. The inequity and injustice can be
made still more apparent and the remedies
pointed out by full discussion of the en-
tire subject: therefore the proposed congress
will have Its highest importance as a means of
education. feel confident that the examina-
ton which such a congress will make will
demonstrate with clearness that the proper
method Of taxation is by levying the taxes upon
monopoly aud not In any degree upon industry
or upon the products of industry Mr.. John
c. Rose of Baltimore il said to have remarked
TO gentleman OF this village in the course OF
conversation that the people in the counties
blamed Gov. Brown very much for having
failed to sign the assessment bill which
passed by the last legislature. but as a matter
Of fact the governor had good reasons for his
course the bill would have practically
driven out OF the state great deal of capital
and also have prevented a great deal from COM
ing IL.
The 1925 train from Warrington while stop
ping nj this village yesterday and letting off
steam frightened a horse which was ridden by
young man from the Neck" causing it to
throw him into n mud puddle. He fortunately
escaped injury, but his clothes were rendered
extremely muddy. and in that condition he
mounted his horse and rode away.
Miss Callie Cox has returned from pleasant
visit TO friends at Staunton. Va.
Miss Mae Rogers of Bladensburg is acting as
leading soprano Of the choir of st. Cecilia
Catholic Church in Georgetown.
The ladies connected with the Sunday school
of the southern NJ. f. Church Of this place gave
an oyster supper at Magruder's Hall last Friday
night for the benefit of that school. 1t was
well patronized and quite a sum realized.
Miss lngersoll OF Bowie is the guest Of Mrs.
William Giusta.
The operetta of Little Red Riding Hood, -
which was presented at the II yattsville Athletic
Club Hall last Tuesday evening by the ladies of
the SUNDAY school of the Pinckney Memorial
Church. will be repeated there this evening.
Representative Tom l.. Johnson of Cleveland
Ohio. will deliver an address in favor of the
single tax question at Magruders Hall early in
January.
An old colored man. commonly known as
oueIl, VINO ana Is
very much afraid of night doctors. was made
the victim of a practical joke few nights ago.
He was seized and gagged by several men who
had masked themselves for the occasion and
placed in a wagon and driven rapidly toward
the old Methodist graveyard The men told
him that h. would be dissected by the night
doctors as soon he arrived at the cemetery.
This information terrified the old darky
That he nearly tainted, and on being released
and ungsggsd on the outskirts Of Bladensburs
he rushed through the village giving vent to
unesrthly yells which reused many of the cti-
Zens from their slunbers.
publishing company will be shortly or
gained in this village called the Hysttsville
Publishing Company, which proposes TO issue
n weekly newspaper. Messrs. X. Ford Coombs
and v. Brooke Hunter will be made general
editors Of this new journal. Mr.. Edward A.
Fuller local editor and Mr.. Geo. II. Webb bust
nes- manager.
An enjoyable luncheon was given by Mrs. DR..
Henry ;. Hall at her residence last Friday
The guests present were Mrs. J. VI. Tinker
Mrs. Fowler. Mrs. Dan Edelin,. Mrs. Whiting
Mr. Crutchett, Mrs. Gramlick and Mrs Alden.