Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-24

party Interested in this case MIGHT dses, uth 'ne
s;tv o., naaei SAID the sub-board found a neces
| 80 " niaAe 'hls school, and the Board of TINS
| ices recommend an increase Of s,Ia,u
o.ner male primary school teachers have this ine
We LAS Oh salary. He said Miss Lucy Randolph
over fnu,ta une oldest teachers In the city being
| ~ fourteen years In the service and BEING nne
y. .ue most faithful as well as experienced sbe
| was deserving of the increase Ane
me substitute was reiected-veas n,,.
anu the Dill lost-yeas nays 20
MI Edmonston, from the committee nm a.
department, reported back the bill from tbe n1,n
e"%iu aut;n,pflzng the purchase of a steam sra
Monday evening ffoheu until next
TN, MI, Morgan offered joint resolution that t,o
ration of the O. .Ge City Council attend the naueu
,ne "a OF February in body and snnne,tnd on m
by patriotic speech "'o supported 1t
Mo,g,n ZONES J ;conGurred in the remarks Of NJ,
and Cabinet VIZ enlaly stated that the President
fnr ~, HLaohet were now preparing the nroo,amnna
affair of It, W MAKE national
The resolution was adopted
\, MI Meade introduced hill n ex,on,
she gutter on the west side of Thi,I s. anu pave
from street to Pa avenue niro street east,
waI,o o-i i, rom the upper board to refund Jobn
uni " 10 was recently burnt ont on r st,oa.i
,unexpired furniture license. was nss.ed IL s.feeV
orx io' Tue ihoennifcatiOn of Corporation asses
olner bills from the upper board were
appropriately referred Adjourned "'''
ohhsAPEAkE AND OHIO CANaL-Tbe III
i9o'ofs OF the Chesapeake and Obio Canal c.,
pdhy held meeting at the MAYORS Office ,,..
evening, which was we'll attended Tho Cow
, T, OF Washington was represented bv Nave,
We. 'nc corporation of Alexandria by Mayor
ond the Oorporatiun Of ce....,,r
Anthony Hyde, Esq. besides yarious otbsr in,a ny
ests being present "' 0'nei ih'er-
After due consideration bill to dispose Of tho
p".oI iierest IN the canal and to incorporate the
m
gu, 10 De submitted to the MARYLAND JepisIatnre
Inc Dill premises ''that the indebtedness of tho
Shfsa Peake and Ohio Canal Company. incurred
ior us completion to Cumberland and fo, ,onaf
10 the canal having precedence of ts re.onrcas 20
tue hens OF the State, amount with Interest to
doout ihrce millions seven hundred Thousand dol.
iars, ana that other just and equitable debts in
Cured for its construction, over which tho S;ta,
mortgage mas precedence. amount with interest
TO about two millions three humid rod ,tomssnS
uoiIais. mat lis finances and credit are hope
leSsiy exhausted, and that without some material
chanTe In It's organization there can be NO reason
aole expectation that the work can become usefnl
10 the community, or that its numerous creditors
can be relieved, nor is it probable that the STATE
will ever derive any pecuniarv ADVANTAGE 10, ~
large Interest held by it, and therefore with the
view to render this important work beneficial IN
the community and to relieve it's nnme,ous -
rs" ~
The enactiEg clause is to the effect that the
treasurer OF the State be authorized and directed
TO proceed under the advice of legal counsel, SO
OF this act, to sell and dispose of all the Interests
held by the State of Maryland in the CHESAPEAKE
and Ohio Canal Company, under the seve, al deeds
OF mortgage held by way of sec urity from thu said
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ComIany whether
for loans. preferred stock or otherwise Provided.
That said canal and all its works immunites
privileges, and grants, under its original and
amended charters, shall produce a sum sufficient
10 pay all Indebtedness. exclusive of the interests
held by the State of Maryland, and the current
n9atins debt OF said company hereinafter provid-
no Maid TO-
ter named; and provided further That if said
canal and its privileges shall be sold for greater
sum than is sufficient TO discharge all its indebt-
edness exclusive of the interest held By the Stote
Of Maryland, that the purchaser or purchasers
other than the creditors of the Chesapeake and
ONO Canal Company, shall fully pay and satisfy
In the first place all claims against said company
incurred subsequently to the year 1915 for officers
salaries, improvements, and repairs Of said canal
constituting the current and floating debt OF said
company: La the second place all the bonds and
dense to the mortgage Of the State of Maryland
In the third place shall pay and provide for all
ather claims against said Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company which stand deferred to the
mortgage TO the State of Maryland; and lastly
shall pay over to the State Of Maryland the bal
ance Of said purchase money at such time and in
such manner as the treasurer Of the State may d.
rect.
The bill also provides that to relieve the credi-
tors OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
and to render the canal efficient and valuable by
creditors or such shall assent to the provisions
of this act by their subscription shall he incor-
Porated into body polite and company by the
name and style of the Potomac Canal Company,
with capital stock Of six millions of dollars as
hereinafter provided for, and by such title shall
have perpetual succession. and may sue and be
sueu, and use n common seal, and the estates,
rights and interests of said company shall be adj
Judged and taken In law TO he real estate.
Ii also provides for COmmiss oners to conduct
DOCKS Tor stock In the new corporation, and for
all the details essential to a complete organization
of said corporation
SUPREME CouTT.-John w Mills Esq of New
York and James Irvine and Etherlngton r
Spangler, Esq of Ohio, were admitted attorneys
and councillors of this Court
No. 337 Frederick Dent, plaintiff in error agt
James Sigerson ct al In error to the SUPREME
court Of the State of Missouri. On motion of MI
Crlttenden, OF counsel for the defendants in error
this writ OF error was docketed and d smissed
with costs
No. "a Sidney F. Collins appellant, apt. Drurv
Thompson ct al. Appeal from the circuit court
of the nited States for the southern district of
Alabama. Mr. Justice Nelson delivered the opin-
ion of the Court affirming the decree Of the sal
circuit court in this cause with costs
No a3. Samuel Irvine ct al. plaintiff is agt He
man Redfeld, late collector. &c On certh-
cate OF division between the Judges of the cir
cult court of the United : ates for the southern
district of New York. Mr. Justice Wayne de-
livered the opinion of the Court that the duties
OH lOrelgn mere HandlSe are to he computed on
their value the day of the sailing of the vessel
from the foreign port and that the value for the
computation is the wholesale market price there
on such day.
No 81. ehas kock, plaintiff in error agt Louis
Emmerllng. In error to the circuit court of the
United States for the eastern district Of louisiana
MIR Justice Mclean delivered the opinion of the
Court, affirming the judgment of the said circuit
court in this cause, with costs and interest
No. Psi. J. J. b. White (defendant and Oaiey.
Hawkins Co. ct al, Cntervenors,) plaintiffs in
error, a9t Hamilton Nj. Wright. assignee &c
In error to the supreme court OF the State of Louis
lana. Mr.. Justice Nc .ean delivered the opinion
OF the Court, dismssing this cause for the wait
Of jurisdiction.
No. As. Humphrey J.eavitt, appellant. a.t
Philip :. Grim, administrator of Joshua Logan
deceased, ct al. Appel from the circuit court of
the nited states for the western district of Penn
sylvania. The matters in controversy in this
cause having been agreed and settled between the
parties, 1t was, on motion Of Edwin NJ stanton
of counsel for the appellant ordered that this ap
peal be dismissed, with costs
No 81 Joseph ). Cucullu, plaintiff in error.
agt Louis Emmerling. This cause was arqued
oy Mr Taylor for the plaintiff in error and sub
United on printed argument by Mr. Benjamin
NO 90 John Overton ct al, plainti ifs in error