Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-01
ALEXANDRIA,

THE Gazette of last evening has the following
items:
RAILROAD IhBRoGLIo.-It was mentioned in
yesterdays Gazette that an Injunction had been
issued by Judge Hill enjoining the % Shoe
maker" company from retaining possession of
the Alexandria and Washington Railroad, and
mat q maAdamus would probably be issued
requiring that company to turn the road over
the French" company. That mandamus was
served yesterday evening, and the clerk of
the circuit court for this county i'm obedience
to it issued an execution, and the sheriff AT
twenty minutes before eleven O'Clock this
morning executed the writ by placing Messrs
1. I. Hill, directors in the t" French com
pany, In possession OF the road and all its
properties. This was done by reading 10 the
gentlemen mentioned the writ of habefe facias
possessionem as they stood upon the railroad
track in front of the Jail, and handing to MT.
Hill gravel taken from the bed of the road.
Inc Sherif then, accompanied by these direc-
tors and their counsel, Messrs. l.. b. TAYLOR and
II. U. Claught0n, proceeded to the St Asaph
street depot, and read the injunction to the
ticket agent, conductors and engineers, restrain
ing them from acting any longer MS agents of
the shoemaker" company. Mr.. Lewis Gle
phane, receiver Of the road at the Washington
end, came down on the 10 O'Clock train from that
clty an and vas for some hours In consultation
arrived here soon after from Baltimore. and
with Messrs Stevens and Phelps, the Superin-
tendent and Manager under his management.
was In consultation with his counsel, Messrs
Brent and Wattles. The train that was to have
started from here at II O'Clock a. m, Contained
Its usual number of passengers, among them
some who wanted to make the Baltimore com
nection, but as the seconds after that hour
elongated into minutes and the minutes began
to be counted by tent, the watches Of the anxious
travellers were gradually replaced in their f0bs,
the men and manifestations OF disappointment
on that Of the ladies, they left the cars and
welded their way TO the wharf to take the ~
O'Clock boat. The train that left Washington AZ
llo'clock not meeting the train from here at
Meterloo switch, came on down slowly, and that
too was stopped here, and NO trains have been
running since. tho locomotives and cars being
stationary ct the st Asaph street depot. Notice
was served upon the "French" DIRECTORY this
evening that the Shoemaker directors would
make Q motion ut II O'Clock Tomorrow before
Judge Hill, In chambers to desolve the iniunc
ton restraining them from retaining possession
OF the road. And 30 the war stands ct present.
CIVIL RIoHTs.-A colored bow. in the mi.
forn OF the Howard University Of Washington.
being prevented from breakfasting with the
ladies' and gentlemen az the restaurant At the
depot OF the o., A. q NJ. II. R., and from enter
ing the ladies' car on that road this morning.
went on swearing vengeance against those who
had opposed his intentions.
FRESH FIsH.--The supply of fish at Fishtovp
this morning showed Q considerable increase
over Yesterdays receipts. Shad sold at from
81 20 go per hundred, herring at s14 per thou
sand, perch atfrom Is to % cents bunch roct
At ffem 10 to 80 cents Q bunch, and single rock
at from 81 to &1.25.