Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-01
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ANOTHER BODY FouND.-The track hands az
Work on the W. c., V. NJ. and q. S. Railroad al
FAIRFAX Station, OH Wednesday, in removing
some ties which had stood in piles for several
years only few miles from the station Office
ana cleaning out the ditch along and under
meath them, unearthed a human skeleton of a
one-legged man. 1t is thought to be that of
some soldier buried there during the war
SUNK.-The canal boat Ironsides sunk at SEN
above Georgetown, yesterday. 1t is said by
those who ought to know that the boat could
have been raised and navigation resumed in six
hours, but owing to the miserable mismanage-
ment usual in such cases it took large number
work.
ExoDUs FROM THE SPRINGs.-The exodus
from the Virginia springs has commenced, and
the travel on the different railroads leading
therefrom is very heavy. The evening trains
on the w. T., V. u. and G. s. Railroad brought
IN 400 passengers yesterday, with 183 pieces of
baggage. The Manassas and Warrenton branch
trains came through in addition to the regular
one.
GRANGE OF BAsE.-Capts. Bolivar Ward and
John q. Smith, lately of the W. C., V. NJ. and
G ). Railroad, left here this morning to accent
positions on the Baltimore and Ohio road
capt Smith has been appointed conductor and
Capt. Ward baggage master.-Sentipel 3Oh m
IMPORTANT SUITs.-Reuben COmins, of the
city OF Troy, n. Y, assignee of VIM. Howe
patentee of improvements in truss bridges has
instituted suit in the U. S. Circuit Court for
Virginia against the W. c., V. NJ. 81 G. s. R.K.
company for : 900 damages, for using Howe's
patent improvements in the construction of
several bridges on their road. Another suit in
the same court is that of the Goodyear Dents!
huleanite company ct al, of the state of New
YORK, against certain dentists of this state, for
damages for the unauthorized use by them of
new and useful improvements in artificial
gums, among them John +. Pouton, Warren
ton, ana James b. Hodgkin and David n. Rust,
Alexandria.
The ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAIL
RoAE-ReIeGse.-There has been filed in the
Office of the clerk of the corporation court of
this city deed from Mr.. james S. French to
the Alexandria and Washington railroad com
pany, releasing all claims and demands Of every
description on the part of Mr.. French against
the railroad, in consideration OF the sum of
$4,000 paid him, and all suits and other pro-
ceedings in connection Herewith are to be
withdrawn. Thus this much -litigated case il
finally concluded, and the A. & W. X. II. Co.
have undisturbed possession of the road be-
tween here and Washington.
lNQCEsTs.- lnquests were held to-day BY
Justice Samuel Beach, coroner, upon the bodies
OF two white infants, found in dry well on the
old Soldiers Rest lot, upper end of Duke street
where it is supposed one had been for some
time, as decomposition had gone so far that Dr.
French could not make a minute examination,
while the other, from appearances, might have
beenonly thrown into the well last night or to-
DAY. The jury, of which NJ. ID. Ball was fore
man, rendered verdict that they came to
their deaths at the hands of some person I'M
known TO the jury Gazette, 30th Llt