Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-10
LOCAL NEWS.

THE ROBBERY CAsE-Maj,r B. N. Hoxey,
of Culpeper, Assistant United States District
Attorney, came to this city this morning on the
early train, to look after the interest of the
Government in the Treasury robbery case, aud
sued out an attachment on behalf of the United
States against the estate Of VIM. Il. Ouman,
an account of whose connection with the rob-
berry appeared 10 yesterdays Gazette, and the
following is copy of the attachment that has
since been levied.
u. 5. OF AMERICA
vs.
w. II. OTTMAN TT AL
The object of this suit is to recover of the de
iendant, W. d. Ottm IN. the sum of $4,000,
beng the amount remaining due the o. S. of
America and unpaid by the said defendant w.
II. Ottmsn, OF Certain sums of money, the prop.
er.y OF the said o. S. Of America received by
SAID Gilman, August lst, 1875. and appropriated
to his own use. and now justly due and demand
ABLE, ana TO attach In the hands Of the said Ger
man Banking Company any money on deposit
with said company belonging to said w. ID. OF
man, and the sock held by said Gilman In said
company; and further TO attsch the stock of said
Ottm;.n in the Alexandria Marine Railway 20.
Teste: MORTON MARYE, Clerk.
The attachment process in the suit of the U. S.
OF America vs.. w. II. Gilman and others, in
the Corporation Court of the city of A Alexandria,
now pending, and copy Of which is hereto an
ncxed, was levied by me on tn e lO.h day o. Au-
gust, 1875, by delivering three copies thereof,
10 Robert Portner, President, and j. Il. Reid,
Cashier of the German Banking Co. of Alexap
dria, and to Joseph Broders, President of the
Alexsndrls Marine Railway Co.,-they being
severally within my baiiwick at tha time Of
such service of process and summouing them
according to law.
r. T..LUCAS, City Sergeant, by
A. W. ARMSTRONG, b. S.
Maj. Richards, Chief of the Washington Po-
lice, has been here again to-day, and this after.
noon Ottman's counsel came. They called at
the German BaDk, iD which, Ottman has TWEEN
ty.hve shares of stock, upon which, however,
only the sum Of $3.50 has been paid, as the pay
ments are made by monthly installmeHts He
kept bank account there, however, and has
several thousand dollars on deposit but all he
has there, together with the two thousand dol
lars worth Of stock he owns 10 the Marine
hallway, vii! not amount to $l5, 900, the sum
required to make up the deficiency 10 the Treas
urcrs account
The statement in the Gazette yesterday,
gotten from the German bank relative to the
arrest of MIR. Proctor and the part be
took IN the tearing up Of the order for the
package was incorrect Mr.. Proctor merely
brought the order here and carried it back
to Ottmau, who tore it up and attempted to
throw the pieces in the water-closet. MIR. Proc
Ter was not arrested, aud had nothing to do
With the business, except, as stated above, to
bring the order here and return it to Ottman,
when the demand 1t contained, was refused.
MINERAL BUREAU OF all the localities
where this proposed Bureau ought to be e.
tabiished, we place our city as head and
front, 80 far superior in point OF location, ac-
cesslbility, and natural advantages, that with
due respect to other mentioned points, we do
not think they should be 'named the same
day" This fact is patent, and it almost be-
comes reflection upon the judgment and 10
tegeoce of the people Interested to state
why. Ii parties wish to examine our minerals
they desire, as is Datural aud audable, to do so
as cheaply as possible, and this is the very poiut
to accomplish that end. Not to be invidious-
for comparisons are odious"--just see the
difference In dollars and cents between 40
examination here and 10 Lynchburg. From
here to Lynchburg is. III miles, and pas
sage there and back is SIS, to say nothing
OF the two or three days necessarily con-
sumed 10 the journey, and then the other
Incidental expeuses--hotel bills, &c. Here,
parties from the Northern and Middle States
and We take it these are the people who are
Ho'ioS uSSo wv ldliy uub d lew ulu ut6S, DIS
1t were, to make all the examination they wish;
while three days, at least, would be consumed
10 the City of Hills" Richmond generously
and magnauimously comedies this as the point for
the Bureau, but Lynchburg, with all that per-
tlnaclty for which she is conspicuous when her
Interests are supposed to be involved, camors
tor the Bureau, perhaps upon the princi-
pie that many good thing is lost by not
asking for ~ But this is the very
spot for those minerals to be exhibited,
and we hope here they will be placed
The Iron Age Of New York publishes from the
Gazette the correspondence between MeSsrs.
Brlton, Barbour and Kemper, and says: The
plan proposed by Mr.. Britton is practicable, it
will accomplish good results without much ex-
peuse to the State, and we are glad to see that
It meets the approval of the Governor and in-
huentlal citizens"
CITY CoUNCIL.-As stated in yesterdays