Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-28
LOCAL NEWS.

THE DISTRICT AND NEW YORK STEAMSHIP
| CoMPANY.-The public spirited gentlemen in :
terested in organizing a steamship line bet ween
the District cities and New York have sue
| ceeded in obtaining a satisfactory charter from
the State Of New York, and thus every possible
guarantee for the success Of the underta king Is
afforded. Very nearly the amount of stock
requisite has been subscribed aad as the credit
| OF our business citizens for enterprise is at
stake in the success OF this affair, we cannot
doubt that the deficiency will speedily be made
up. Let it not be said that erery enterprise
started in Washington to open business COM
munications has been q failure. We trust that
this project will not share the fate Of all the
previous enterprises that have fallen still born
This line, It will be remembered, is a Wash
ington line. having stopping place here, and
being designed for the benefit of this city. 1T
has thus q direct claim npon the support of
every citizen.
1t is proposed, it will be seen by the call
elsewhere, to collect the ten per cent on the
stock at once, with view to immediate organ.
iZation for business. whereby profitable returns
may be realized at once from the heavy fail
and winter freight trade.
The following is copy Of the charter Of the
company:
NOVEMBER 10, 1s66-State Of Nesc Torl. Ctr
and County Of NeU York: We. William K Hin.
man, John Abendroth, Joseph Wilde, H. G.
Samuel Bacon, ]. w. Thompson and Georga
M. Brown, do hereby certify that we desire to
form COMPANY pursuant 81, 9 to the pro visions Of
Of companies formed to navigate the ocean by
steamships" passed April l2, 1852, by the peo.
pie OF the State OF New York. represented in
Senate and Assembly. and OF the several acts
extending and amending said act.
That the corporate name Of said company Il
to be the "New York, Alexandria, washing
ton and Georgetown Steamship Company"
and the objects for which the company is to
be formed are for the purpose of building for
their own use. equipping, furnishing, fitting,
purchasing, chartering, navigating. and own.
ing vessels to be propelled solely or partially
BY the power or aid OF steam or other expan.
sive f1uid or motive power. to be used in ali
lawfal commerce and navigation upon ocean
gers, freghts and mails. =
That the port between which such vessels
are intended to be navigated are the port OF
New Yerk, in the State OF New York, and the
ports of Alexandria, in the State of Virginia
washington and Georgetown, in the District
Columbia, United States Of America, each and
ali of them. IS o.. ..
That the amount OF the capital stock of said
company is TO be one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, (&i50,000)
That the term OF its existen ce is to be twenty
(20) years from the date hereof
That the number OF shares of which said
stock is to consist is to be fifteen hundred IL 5000
ofone hundred dollars (lO0) each, and the mum.
Der Of directors who shall manage the concerns
of said company for the first year is nine, [s,)
and The names of such directors are VIM X
Hinman, John Abendroth, Joseph Wilde, II.
Parker, samuel Bacon, ]. w. Thompson, and
Geo. NJ. Brown. - :
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST CoNovRR.-Yes.
teIday, the grand jury of the Criminal Court
found true bill of Indictment against San.
ford Conoyer, alias Charles A. Duunam for
perjury. This indictment covers thirty pages
OF closely written legal cap, and commences
by reciting. that on the 9th of April hast the
House of Representatives Instructed the Ju.
dietary Committee to inquire whether there
was probable cause to believe that the murder
OF President Abraham Lincoln and the at.
tempted ASSASSINATION of the Secretary of State
were melted or procured by Jefferson Davis
That in the course Of their inquiry il became a
material matter and question with them wheth-
er certain deposition in regard to the com.
plicity OF JEFFERSON DAVIS In the plot, made at
the instance and procurement of Sanford Con-
over, alias Charles A. durham, before Judge
Advocate General Holt, by one Joseph A.
Hoare, under the assumed name OF william
Campbell. and also certain other dispositions,
among others one made at the instance of Con-
over before the same party by one w. H. Rob-
erts, alias Jos. Snevel, should be received as
evidence. 1t further recites that the am ants
Hoare and Roberts, came before the committee
afidavits were made at the instance Of Con.
over; that they committed the contents to mem.
DRY, &c. That on the same day Conover an.
peared before the committee and testified that
the affidavits, were true, &c.
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK-Indict.
meats against Huyck, the Presideat-rhis morn
ing the Grand Jury found four true bills of in.
dictment against Leonard Huyck, President,
charging him with embezling aad misapplying
the funds and making fraudulent acceptances;
with abstracting and mieapplying the funds:
with abstractinG large amount Of notes; and
Withdrawing bills without authority with in
tent TO defraud. The first Indictment contains
three counts, charging first, that on or about
accepted draft drawn by Il. w. Latham for
3i,tGO with intent to defraud said Latham; the
second that he made the above acceptance with
ont authority with intent 20 deffaud some per-
son or persons unknown; the third with misap.
plyi ng the above named amount. The second
charges that on the I'd Of October, 1865, ne alb.
stracted and nisapplied 100 U. s. bonds Of
S1Jt0 each. The third charges him with on or
about October 18th abetracting and mtsapply-
ing a number of notes valued at $4,000 and
con aims a count charging that he transferred
THAI amount to L. p. Bayne, John Honeywell
and W. T. Houeh. The fourth charges that on
the nth of April last he drew an order on she
Ocean National Bank for S25,000 with intent TO
in lure and defraud the National Exchange
Bank of New York. =
RrsroRIZThe sale of season seats for Ristcrt
il py progressing favorably, and most Of the Or.
ches ira Chairs are sold for the season. To. NOR.
row from until 10 o'clock and Friday aud
Saturday from until o'clock seats for ain.
gle nights will be sold at Metzerotr's.
ADJoURNBD.-This morning the June Term
Of the Criminal Court Judge Fishery was adj