Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-16

paSScu RESOLUTIONS l0Okl0g 10 the furtherlDg oil
the objects Of the exhibition
The report of the Postmaster General shows
that during the last fiscal year there has been
an increase of 8,776 miles OF service over the
previous year, aud decrease of $4S,6SS in
cost. The estimate for the next year is
sit 1913, 900. The appropriations asked for
next year exceed those provided for this year
BY only ST, Ala
The funeral OF Guibord is announced to take
place at Montreal to day. The commissioner oil
the Dominion police has ordered out Ne mill
tary to the number Of 965 men. Some five
thousand people are expected to be 10 the Gem
etery. All the members OF the 1usttut Cana
dlen Will be there heavily armed The feeling
or the people is anxious and uneasy.
BALTIMORE AND OnIo RAILROAD Co.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was
held yesterday, and the presidents report of
the operations of the road for the year ended
5Oth September last was presented. 1t shows
the total earnings of the main stem and
branches, with those of the several other roads
operated by the company, to have been Sl4,-
1926, 252 u, of which $l0,5l4,l78 81 were the
earnings OF the main stem, including the Win
chester and Potomac, Winchester and Stras-
burg, Strasburg and Harrsonburg, Washing
ton County, Metropolitan Branch, and the
Washington City and Point Lookout road,
There is decrease in the general earnings for
the year of $500, 53S Is, but an increase over
1872 of $799, S74 sc. The decrease from 1878,
however, is 81 1865, 646 49, o. the Washing
ton Branch the earnings were $343, 1863 Is, q
decrease of $30,l5 Sc as compared With the
previous year, and of S97 sos SO as compared
with 1873. The report explains the various
causes affecting the revenues, and enters espe-
cally into matters pertaining to the Washing
ton Branch 10 its relations to the State, and
suits Of the latter against the company for the
recovery of the one-6tth of passenger receipts
of that branch exacted by the State according
to the terms of the charter
The payment of the 1924 300 81 judgment
affirmed 10 the U. S. Supreme Court against
the company on this account, as we'll as the
fact that i've other suits are pending for the
like one-htth OF passenger receipts since 1870,
is referred to, and 10 addition it is mentioned
that the courts have sustained the position of
the company 10 its claim of $2S9, 529 Is for
moneys advanced to pay the States interest 10
London during the war on what is known as
the gold case" The report therefore declares
that 1T is reasonable to expect that the Legis-
iature will promptly at its next session author
lie its adjustment"
The general subject of the maintenance of
the passenger tax against the company, while
20 such exaction is made of the Baltimore and
Potomac road, is also discussed, and the ground
taken that it never was the intent of the State
thus to discriminate against the company in
which itself is large stakeholder. 1t is urged
that 1T cannot be for the interest of the State
to do this, and the report declares that "as it
is SO manitestly negotiable it cannot be sur
posed that the State will Insist upon it." The
act OF 1881, section s, supplement to the char
ter, IS quoted to show that the Legislature
could not have intended to reserve the right to
authorize the construction of another road, and
still continue this imposition. BALI. Sun.
IF ONLY HAD LEISURE. IF | had lei
sure would repair that weak place 10 my
fence, said farmer. He had none however,
and while drinking cider with neighbour, the
cows broke in and injured prime piece of corn.
III had leisure" said a wheelwright. last
winter, II would altar my stove-pipe, for [
know it is not safe But be did not find time,
and when his shop caught fire and burned
down, be found time to build another. IF
had leisure, said mecbaoic, II should have
my work done in season" The man thinks
lis time has been all occupied, but he was not
at work till after sunrise; he quit work at 5
o'clock, smoked a cigar after dinoer and spent
two hours on the street talking nonsense with
an idler. "If had LEISURE" said merchant,
Il would pay more attention to my accounts,
and would try aud collect my bills more prompt
y." The chance is, my friend, if you had lei
sure you would probably pay less attention to
the matter.
A piece of property near Bloomington, ILL.,,
has been transmitted 10 peculiar way by re-
cent decision of Judge Upton. A lady, dying,
left it to her daughter. The father married
again, and 90 June 2, 1874, the girl died. On
June 10, 1874, son was born to the father by
bis second wife. The question was whether
the girls inheritance reverted wholly to her
father or whether, under the statute, the half
brother was entitled to part of the estate. 1t
was decided that the half: brother partook of
the Inheritance, even though eighteen days had
elapsed between the time of the girls death
aud his birth.
NOVEMBER Is, 1872. Henry Ill, eighth
King of England, died. Edward l. CON-
menced bis reign, and Immediately expelled
the Jews from the kingdom; their libraries
were dispersed; their goods seized, and many
of them barbarously murdered. Ibid, 1926,
Edward H., King of England, taken prisoner,
and delivered into the bands of his Queen,
Isabella, by whom be was imprisoned, and
6ually put 10 death. Ibid, 1918, destruction of
the tea 10 Boston harbor. The duty imposed
was three cents per pound quantity destroyed
3d2 ehnsts