Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-25

LYNCHBURG AND DANvILLE r. Rat the
late mre Ing of the Slockho Of this road,
Mr. j. s. Barbour, the President of the road,
made his annual report, reviewing the opera
tioDS of the year. He stated that inclusive Of
payments made for work executed In October.
the contractors have earned an aggregate OF
s446 1890 from the commencement. This
amount has been realized from collections from
stock subscriptions and proceeds Of sales of
bonds to the b 4 O. Railroad Company, and
stock subscribed ny the O.. A. 4 W. Railroad
Company. aud souIe small temporary loans
Such sales Of bonds rs have been made so far
have realized seventy five cts. in the dollar
which. for Obligations bearing six per ct. in
lcrcst, and payable at long dates WAS as much
rs could have been anticipated The existing
resources of the company will suffice for the
construction Of the work if its securities can he
realized as expected, and fair prices obtained
for them 1T the hands Of capitalists.
In conclusion confident expectation is e1-
pressed that the road from Lynchburg to Dan.
vile will be completed within the coming
twelve mnnthS
ITEMS. 1t ia announced in London that it is
the intention Of Queen Victoria to forward CO.
pies Of the hook written by her Majesty de-
<criptivc Of life and scenes in the Highlands,
and also containing "reminiscences of the late
| Prince Con>urt. to the Chicago library. which
| is low being subscribed for, and which is to re-
! place the inrlnnr library. destroyed by fire.
This donation will he accompanied by the royal
autograph.
The arrival at the port of New York on
! Wednesday,. Of the new ocean steamship Egypt,
of the National Lne--thc largest vessel in the
world with the exception Of the Great Eastern
| lis event worthy OF record.
An cf1cia! report to the Navy Department
FROM Rear Admiral Sands, superintendent OF
the naval observatory states that on the even
| ing Of the 18th inst. Professors Hank ness and
Hale attached to the observatory succeeded
in discovering the spectrum of Enckcs comet.
! SUIT "A dispatch from San Francisco, says
Tire great breach Of promise and seduction
suit 81 Miss l.. X. Turner against Senior Gale
duuio Ortes banker Of Hcrnonilo, Mexico.
divides public attention with the Horace Halves
contested will case. Miss Turner WAS formerly
Il school teacher, and afterwards an employee
in the |. 5 Branch Mint in this city, and sub.
scqucntIy clerk in the Treasury Department,
| Washington. She is the daughter Of the late
ADMIRAL Turner Of the L. S. Navy Miss
Turner claims she Was seduce1 by Ortes under
promise of marriage while she was living III
his family in the capacity Of governess for hi.
children. and that criminal intimacy continued
!or Scv"ra! years in this city. She asks for dam
| ages in :lr Su'u Of S2OO.UDU.
\ statement Of the debt Of South Carolina
makes more favorable showing than the peo
pie have heretofore been led to expect The
total debt is 81 .0l3. COS, ana the entire issue
Of bonds is accounted for u! the nine and
ahait mOns in the hands Of he New York
agent the authorities hope to retire tEen. and
save from experimentation those which have
been sold This statement admits, that over
twenty million dollars Of bonds have been
printed aud that the State Debt is between
three and four millions Of dollars more than ii
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