Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-17
NEWS OF THE DAY
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Jean Luie, witness for the defense in the
Tichborne case in England, who was arrested
for committing perjury, and afterwards dlscov-
cred to be a ticket of-leave man, was brought
up at Bow street Yesterday When asked ii he
bad anything to say before the revocation OF
his license, he replied that he was sorry for
what had happened, but was invited and en-
couraged to do what he did. He declined TO
say anything further. Luie was then removed
to the convict prison at Peutonville to serve
out the un"xpired portion of his sentence, after
which he will be tried for perjury.
VIM. Tyrel, of Covington, KY, the New.
port reporter of the Cincinnati Commercial,
has been assaulted by a young man named
Francis and cut with bowie knife, laying his
without warming Young Francis is son OF
Esquire A. j. Francis, Of Cuvinglou, whom
Tyrell had been charging in the Commercial
with falling to turn over TO the treasury certain
moneys required by law. Tyrell's wounds arc
pronounced decidedly dangerous, though his
recovery is possible.
At Jackson, Michigan, Victoria G. Woodruff
was arrested on Saturday on charge of selling
obscene literature, called The Elixir Of Life. "
The complainant was j. Videto who has ac-
quired notoriety as the prosecutor OF liquor
suits. Mrs Woodruff was bailed Immediately,
and iectured ou The Social System" to about
six hundred people.
A dispatch from Phiadel phia states that
nearly all of the train hands of the Philadelphia
and Reading aud Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
panies, who recently struck against the ten per
cent. reduction in wages, have gone to work
again. AS consequence, the coIllerles which
suspended at the commencement OF the strike,
have resumed operations.
The New York Times has been Investigating
the condition of the workiugmen in that city,
and Guds that it is not so bad as it has been
represented 1t is found that the number OF
idle mechanics, instead of being 10 the neigh
borhood of thirty thousand as frequently sta
ted, is ten thousand seven hundred and ninety.
G. & O. CANAL-The regular quarterly
meeting of the stockholders of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal was held at Annapolis yester
day.
President German read his report for the
quarter ending November 80, showing the total
revenues for the quarter to have been $780,
40; expenditures $62 9l2 La addition to the
Expenditures $50, 9S5 was paid on account OF
over due coupons on preferred boods making
total payments STA, 399 and leaving balance
in the treasury Of S94627 The coal tonnage
for the quarter was 81, 526 tons, an increase of
60,203 over the corresponding period OF the
year before.
The receipts for eighteen months ending No
vember 80, were $S76,6SS; disburseme DTS
$795.
The President 10 his report, says that the
trade of the canal must continue to Increase,
and that it cannot be doubted that the time IS
near at hand when all Of the preferred debts of
the company shall be liquidated and the just
expectations of its stockholders realized.
The President read communication from
John s. Cuttings and others asking that the
directors of the canal be ordered to pay. to the
holders of the preferred bonds another coupon.
After some discussion on the communication
a resolution was ordered to be prepared to ex-
press the views of the stockholders on the sub
ject. During the preparation of the resolution
Mr. German stated that the board of directors
did not feel that with safety they could pay au-
other coupon this year, as the expenses OF the
company we're about $4,000 per month, aud
there are no revenues OF any account c3mlOg
into the treasury during the winter, aud the
sum on hand now is not larger than that usual
ly o. hand at this time. 10 1871 MIR. Clark
had on hand over 100000.
The committee, Messrs. Poe, Davis and
NIcKaig, reported the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the secretary of the meeting
be requested to acknowledge the. receipt of the
communication just read, and to say that it will
be laid before the board Of President and Di-
rectors at their next meeting for their action.
as in their judgment may be right and expe-
dent this meeting having entire confidence
that the directors Of the canal company will be
actuated by a just regard to the real interests
of the canal and the rights of the stockholders.
Adjourned till January Is. = r