The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-06
Alexandria Affairs.

The Gazette OF yesterday evening has tho
following news items;
1T ia REPORTED In railroad circles that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has
determined to indorse the bonds of the Ma
uonal junction Railroad Company, aud to
take 5000, 200 worth of stock In that com.
pany the assistant engineer, Richard RAN
dolph, OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
has been detailed TO take charge of the con-
struction OF the National Junction railroad !;
that the present depot of the Washington
branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
In Washington Is to be abolished, and a
magnificent central depot erected near Four
teenth and Boundary streets IN that city ;
that the Bernie Bank Railroad Company is
to take $l25, 900 worth of stock In the Ma
tional Junction railroad and that the Bernie
Bank railroad, now in progress Of rapid con-
structlon, will connect with the Alexandria,
Loudouu and Hampshire railroad where thai
road crosses Four-mile run, and with the
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas railroad
at the intersection of Duke and Fayette
streets In this city. These arrangements. 1t
Is thought, will insure the completion of the
Alexandria and fredericksburg railroad.
GEORGE W. CARTER, the soldier at Bat.
terry Rodgers, who was arrested while sta.
TONED here on the charge of stealing some
money from Col. Stanhope, who commanded
this post at that time, but was acquitted
by the civil court before which he was tried.
writes from California to Mayor Berkeley,
stating that Col. Stanhope has had him re.
arrested and confined In the guard-housc on
the same charge, and begging the mayor to
forward to the court-martlal, by which his
second trial Is to be held, a copy OF the YER
dict in his case rendered by the court here.
His request has been compiled with.
A MEETING Of the committee on public
property and finance of the city council, to
whom was Jointly referred at the last meet,
Ing OF that body the communication from
Capt. W. J. Boothe with reference to til,
bond for 10000 due by the corporation l.
the American Coal Company, was held n
the auditors office this morning, at which /
was determined to report In favor of renew
ing the lease now held by that compau,
upon the same terms as those agreed upoi
in 1859.
AT THE annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Alexandria and AccollnE
Turnpike Company, held In this city on the
10Th ult., Z. Dillingham; was reelected
president, and William Hunter, Z. {. Gibbs
5. X. 10. rston, Samuel Ilcncbowcr and Z
ii. Troth were elected directors. About
seven elghths Of the road have been graded
and one third grayeled, and 1t Is thought
that the whole improvement will be com.
peted during the current year.
CAPT. MATT. KERsEY has purchased In
Philadelphia and brought to this city the
steam tug George NJ. Griffin, and with the
tug Belle Haven, which he has owned for
some time past, expects to do a large bust
ness. The new tug Is represented by those
who have examined her as very superior
vessel.
AMONG the jurors drawn to serve during
the term OF the Circuit Court which com.
mences on Monday next were several colored
men, bat they were not summoned because
the drawing was held according to the code
of 1861, which says that the Jurors shall be
selected from white frec-holders.
The steamers Kcyport and City of Alex.
andria colllded yesterday morning during
the prevalence OF the fog, while on their way
from Washington TO this city. The Kew
port sustained some damage, but not sutll.
Client to necessltate a suspension Of her trims
PRoMoTIoSs.-The following promotion
have been made In the Treasury Department
First Comptroler's OGice-George vii
son, Felix BramIgan, Otto Weber, Samuc
Biddlc, and Merritt Brown, from I'd to D
class.
Registers Onice--H. NJ. Gilman, F. A
Burr, and A. Hendricks, from Sd to At
class d. X. Apple W. II. Hills, c. T
Nutze, J. 7. Power, l.. F. Hawkes., J. II
Wells, William LatcIford, Addison Dent
and Thomas Mcnamara, from 81 to .
class d. r. B. Scyln, to chief Of division
at $4,000 per annum.
Internal Revenue Onicc-iI. b. Dlnurr
7. Z. Davis, Z. II. Holmes, and S. A. Lewis
from ID to 4th class Frank Baker, J. K
Mora, T. NJ. Simpson, George +. Ru lin.
aud j. g. Cook, from ~ to 81 class A. q
Bliss, W. B. Brown, S. F.. Norris, =
Curtis, IL. Dempstcr and c. A. Brown, from
LIST TO I'd class.
GEoRGErowS APFAIRs.-The sale Of fur
nturc at the Poe mansion has realized ia,
sum Of $3.50.
Fourteen thousand bushels Of wheat were
offered at the Merchants Exchange ycstcr
day, and sold at from sl.3lGtSl.3S.
Inc steamer Express sniel for Baltimore
yesterday with a heavy freight.
Nineteen thousand four hundred aud
seven tons OF coal were shipped from Gum
berland by canal during the week ending
October 80.
The committees appointed by tho twr
wings of the Republican party, with view
Of harmonlzIng existing differences, held
meeting on Thursday evening, at Goo
Samaritan Hall, and after lengthy debate
Ia which both sides participated, IL was no
exactly agreed SO disagree" but an al
lournment was had without reference to an
'"su'S hiccllhk'
TRANSFERS or REAL EsTATE.-The follow
Ing sales OF real estate have TRANSFERRED since
our last report,
By Fitch 4 Fox, part of lot 40. 3, il
square No. 525, fronting - feet ON T4lr,
street, between New York avenue aud
street, and improved bya framc.housc, l.
Palmer Brlscoe for the Lincoln Building As
ISOLATION, for 1910.
By Joshua Whitney 4 Co., to Alexande
Whelan, part Of lot ~, In square 40l, 70
$500.
By Green & Williams, lot 81, in Riggs
subdivision Of original lots from IL L
20, In square lO7, fronting % feet OF
Nineteenth street west, between K and
streets, with improvements, 10 DE-, ], Soth,
eron, for 1906.
JOSHUA WuITSEY ~ Co., real estate
brokers, No. 4lG Seventh street, between q
and III stFppls. DifHT Two very lpsITublp l..