Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-07

Messrs. Keyser, McLane, Norris and Col.
Hartman were present. Mr.. McLane made
a statement of how Baltimore viewed it,
she having paid up her subscription IN
cash and Staunton, co-subscriber now re-
fusing to pay hers, which he thought was
not good business faith.
MI. Keyser informed the council IN brief
terms that if the stock was not paid up
the other stockholders would proceed IN
the United States Court to compel her.
He showed the disastrous effects II the
contractors should sue the road and it
should go to sale. Gen. Echols, OF the
council, urged the payment OF the S5o,Ooo,
which he thought was required by every
consideration. Mr.. Heber Ker made
plain and peppery speech in which he said
the City Attorney said it was not due and
he would not agree to its payment before
it was due. Maj. Elder, the Citys Attor-
ney, repeated his opinion that the $4,000
could not be claimed until Roanoke had
completed her subscription. Col. Hartman
put in shot about man giving a note
and afterwards refusing to pay it, which.
he said was a parallel case to the Roam
oke one. Messrs Evans and Burke were
willing to pay up when the other subscrib-
ers came to time. Mr.. Evans said the
alternative of Staunton paying up as
condition of Rockbrdge being virtuous,
was new one and had not been mentioned
in the day, Thursday, and was one of the
| night thoughts coming afterwards.
The whole matter was then Indefinitely
postponed.
THE MOURNERS BENCH.
| A few minutes afterwards the Valley
railroad stockholders re-assembled in the
| Court House to hear the news from the
| Staunton Council. Mr.. McLaEe stated his
| great disappointment at the course Staun-
| ton had thought proper to pursue and said
| he did not know what course now to re-
| commend to the meeting.
RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT GARRETT
RENDERED.
MI. Robt. Garrett, carrying out an in
tention of which he gave notice at the last
meeting, rendered his resignation, making
| speech, in which he very plainly dealt
with the situation occupied by the nom
paying Valley subscribers to the road
He showed that he had taken the position
very unwillingly and after much solicita
ton, and challenged those who criticised
he management of the road to produce {
better managed one in this country. II
conclusion he said Mr.. P. P. Pendleton O
Baltimore, he. learned, had been selected
as his successor, and congratulated TIT
company on securing the services Of su /
gentleman.
MI. Decatur H. Miller of BaltimoY
begged permission of the chairman and
meeting to speak in opposition to the re
ception of Mr. CARROTS resignation, oh
tanning which, he said it had come yer.
!, unexpectedly to all, and he would urg'
that in this crisis of the company's affair."
no change be made.
The resignation of Mr.. Garrett was thel
rejected, and a committee appointed tt
inform him of the fact. He, in reply tt
the committee, consented to fill the posi-
ton for while longer.
THE CONTRACTORS.
Maj. Shanahan read the report of the
committee to adjust the accounts of the
contractors with the company, which
showed $304,O27 due the contractors, Of
which $113,O 900 was payable in bonds anc
$192,019 payable in cash. Maj. S. made {
very eloquent speech, showing the neces
sity for relief on the part of the con
tractors.
THE DELINQUENT COUNTIES.
a proposition looking to the payment O.
! Rockbridge's subscription and another re
ferring to Botetourt's subscription Were
referred to the Board of Directors, to re
l port at meeting of stockholders to bt
held at Lexington at the call of the char
man.
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
| COL M. G. Hartman made speech
showing the absurdity of allowing an en-
terprise whose assets had been shown tC
be 5000, 900 to break down while it's liabili-
ties " ere only $30O,000.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at
Lexington on the call of the chairman.
/
CIVIL RIeHTs.-On Monday night
Mrs" Ann Stribling, colored, last from
Boston, was put out Of the passenger wait
ing room at the Chesapeake Il Ohio depot,
by the Waterman. MI. M. Doom, who said
the company did not allow colored per
sons, except nurses, in there. The woman
went to Harrisonburg next day, where the
U. s. Court is in session, and went before
! the Grand Jury and made complaint. Her
| statement is that she was sent to Boston
to learn the hair dressing business by her
old master, MI Beirne of West Virginia,
and on her return home, stopped in
Staunton to pay visit; that she was going
back to West Virginia Monday night when
the Waterman violently put her out of the
room. The Waterman says he was acting
under orders and used no more force than
was necessary to carry out his duty.
On Tuesday night 'colored boy from
| Goshen went into the body of the hall
| while the Wildman company were perform
ing, and that being against the rules, he
was promptly put out by Officer Long.
INSURANCE COMPANY MEETING.
East Augusta Mutual Insurance Co. held
| it's fifth annual meeting on the LIST inst, at
New Hope. The presidents report showed
it's affairs to be in a prosperous condition.