Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-11
LOCAL NEWS.

I THs WASHINGTON. GBoRGRrowH AND
ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD CAsB.-We an
day had made a decision in the case OF the
Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria
Raiiroad in favor Of the Railroad Company.
The principal points decided by the Court,
as stated to rs by enc Of the attornies for the
Railroad, were:
LIST That the Washington, Alexandria and
legal body coporate, and have right to sue
and be sued. and as such were authorized to
act as omplanants in the present suit.
ID. That q sale upon second or a third deed
OF trust executed on all the property OF q com
pany were as valid and binding as sale made
| q first deed OF trust.
the franchises OF body polite corporate
under deed Of trust tina. the matter sold was
the property clothed by the franchise, which
went to the purchaser under the statute OF Vir.
GINA, who became corporation under the
charter, with the powers and franchise granted
y the Legs latnre to the company or corpora
ton created before the said sale. That the Ian.
suase OF the statute Is " az sale under deed of
trust or mortgage, and not any particular deed
OF trust or mortgage, where there are more than
enc. But that the franchise granted by the
Legislature as such renamed intact; and that
the new corporation created by virtue of such
sale, purchase or conveyance, had allthe rights
Ind powers, and could do all such things as
might have been done and performed before the
| sale; and that all such rights appertained to
The present railroad company.
Attn. That the deed of trust TO the Corporation
OF w sshington, executed to the Messrs. Brad
leys, dated April 9th, 1855, was null and void
| so tar as the Corporation of Washington was
concerned. That 1t neither incurred legal or
| equitable liabilities, and acquired no rights oy
virtue OF said deed OF trust, the same was an
| absolute violation Of the city's charter, and
conferred no rights whatever upon the Corpo-
| ration. And that The endorsement of the GER
ufcsies OF the Railroad Company was null
| aEd void. -
9Th. The Court then ordered that the case
| should be referred to r solicitor to ascertain
| who held the certificates, upon what consider
alton, aud when and how obtained; and for
! that purpose ordered the bill 10 be amended,
| making the said certificate holders parties.
| The case viii probably 60 to the Supreme
Court on appeal.
| DESTRUCTIVE FIRH-About IL \ o'clock this
| morning, Officer Hilton discovered the stable of
| Peter Mack, on Third street east, between
Pennsylvania avenue and Q strsat south, on
| fire. and at once gave an alarm. but for some
| cause it was some time before the alarm became
general, and in consequen CO the fire com panies
| did Eot reach The ground IS early as they would
| have done otherwise. The horses OF MIR. Mack
| Were gotten out by the Officers Of the Fifth
| Ward, who alarmed the families residing in
| houses, (six in number) adjoining, many OF
| whom had hardly time to get themselves out
half dressed, before the building being of frame,
| were in a blaze, and their destruction newt
able. The families OF the oce1panss-Tnoma
| Carpenter, Bernard Holland and VIM. Will
| liams-were obliged to go into the cold, many
| of the children with no shoes on, and among
| them there was considerable suffering, but ths
| Deighbors soon took them in, and they were
made as comfortable as pos:i ble. They lost also
| mnch Of the furniture.
The fire com anies-G Columbia. American
| Heck and Ladder, Perseverance,, Franklin and
| Anacostia-could not get water, and in conse-
| quenee could do but little service; bat when
| the steamers Hibernia and Rucker arrived they
| got water from q considerable distance, and
| succeeded in saving the adjoining property,
thus making apparent the superiority Of steam
4 ers over hand engines ..ss--s -
+ The houses destroyed belonged to Dr. E
A. Bales, OF the Sixth Ward, and were built about
| five years since for about So, 600, and were ia
| spred for 81 100 In the Mutual Company. OF this
| city. There is little doubt but shat 1t was tho
| work OF an incendiary. -