Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

perlStleQ IN the NuUuCS. 1Hc ploPcllS uS'lioJ
ed is valued ut s., O0O on which there was an
insurance of 50, 900 in the Virginia Fire and
Marine company. and $4,000 in the CONT
mental.
The Fredericksburg and Gordonsville Rail
road Company's Directors: &C., have come to
some sort Of an arrangement with the bond
holders, who purpose to pay the debts, and BE-
gin the road July 1st, and complete and equip
it by January lst, 1872.
4 convention of the Baptist Sunday Schools
within the Potomac Association will be held at
Long Branch Church: in Loudoun county; on
the 10th inst.
The joint worm has made its appearance in
Spotsylyania In some fields its work is dis
cernble from the roadside.
Rev. j. G.. Carroll, of Wake Forest \. C.,
has been called to the passionate Of the Baptist
Church in Warrenton.
The Fauquier White Sulphur Springs will
be offered for sale tomorrow, 10th day Of May.
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD
CASE In the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia, yesterday, the case Of James 5.
French vs. Alexander Hay, was up. The bill
sets forth as follows:
The case now comes before the Court on ap-
peal from decree ofthe former Court directing
dismissal Of the plaintiff bill with costs to the
defendant dated December "a, 1870 French:
the appellant, is the President OF the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad Company, and owns
three fourths of the entire property thereof He
entered into all arrangement with hay by when
the outstanding debts Of the company, ne to take
an assignment rs security for the advances. Hay
accordingly advanced 5000. In addition to this
the bill sets forth that French agreed to assign to
him such portion Of the stock as would remunc-
rate him for the advances French thereupon
purchased debts amounting to S3l, 600. Those
reduced to judgments were assigned to Hay, and
as to those not in judgment, they were reduced
to judgment in the name Of Hay and against the
company. subsequently, by consent, the agree
ment was vacated, and Hay reassig ned 10 French
all the claims against the railroad company, the
latter agreeing to repay the S. with interest.
The bill also alleges that during the civil war,
and while French was South and unable TO return
to his business affairs here, Hay collected the
judgments and appropriated the same to MS own 2r
use, the judgments standing in Hays namo. Inc
plaintiff in short, claims that the money so COL
fected by Hay was in trust for him, subject to
the payment of the S., GOO with interest, and ne,
therefore, prays for an account and decree for
the money due. . ;,
After general denial the answer specifically
AYERS that hay advanced laFSc suH!a " f'Gi'CH
beyond the $1,000, instancng one advanced to
the amount of So, COO for omnibuses; denies that
French expended any of his own means in pur-
chasing the judgments, and charges that french
did not assign to Hay all the judgments, and
specifies one debt of $50, coo due Joseph T. An,
derson purchased by French, but not assigned
to Hay. The answer alleges that the assignment
WAS conditional, and did not convey the judy
ments to French, inasmuch us he did not pay the
$1,000 with interest.
The answer alse explicitly denies that Hay ever
collected any part of said Judgments; but after
giving statement o. the debts of said railroad
company and of the sale of its property and fran
chises under one of the deeds of trust, and the
purchase of the same by Hay, the answer uses
this language THAT after said purchase ut pub
lie sale and the title to said road vested in this
defendant, and thereby merging into said road
the said judgments against it, defendant directed
his counsel to mark the same satisfied on the re-
cord, which he prcsumes was done"
The case has thus far been argued by McSsrs.
Stanton and Hughes for the plaintiff, and Riddle
and Stewart fer the defendant