Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-09

terest; Halleck said he knew no third party
was IN the affair. until after his arrest, when
he found out about Brown; this, he said,
made Gates fourth party in the matter.
USS-eNaIninet.-Halleck said he was not
aware that Brown had any knowledge of the
affair until his arrest.
TIE Southern Maryland Railroad in
Court.
Yesterday in the Equity Court Judge
olin, tie case OF the Washington City and
Point Lookout railroad (Suit. Walker and
others against the Southern Maryla land rail
ROAD tSmOot and others, for an injunction
and receiver, lin which Mr.. n. F.. C,eary was
appointed receiver some days since was
taken up. General Duncan $. Walker and
Hon. Daniel Clarke for complainant. and
General s. :. Henkle, Ex-Governor F. p.
stanton, General I. 4. Crittenden, Hon. b.
&. Harris and F.. C. IngerSOll for the defend
ants. The court was Occuoied YESTERDAY in
hearing the bin read, AMI this morning the
answer of the Southern Maryland by NJ. =
:. SnOCt, its president, was read. The an
sWer states that the defendants do not know
tha' me franchises claimed by complainant
are ehiOined legally. state that Callahan.
tlcarv, Burgess, Cook and Loughran par
ties TO the suit, now hold the defendants,
notes, land bonds Of defendant received
through the creditors committee as collate-
f&l,l which are not Yet due. Also that star
and FiCeaOur obtained judgment in the SUI
prTme Court Of the District, or which a Il Ef
was issued ard returned 5JtlU GDHd. and
iHat this judgment mas been assigned to
J.. T.. H!ne. as attorney for Gate',
III the superior court OF Baltimore city,
and Yet they are parties To this suit
Tie defendants make general denial Of
the charges of bad management and nissan
pllcatlOn of the funds, and deny especially
that the prices paid for the work were un-
reasonable and aver that such prices Were
exceptionally economical. and that the
management Of the interests Of the company
Will compare favorably with that Of any
railroad company in the Jnited states. They
show that A. miles have been graded and
gy- fnr los ,.l
rails, that the rights-Of-1vay for ~ miles have
been obtained, 5000 ties pu. chased and all
legal expenses paid. aggregating Sl}C. SI3. II,
including all outstanding Indebtedness.
They admit the filing Of the bill for an in
junction i'm Prince George county, In which
q receiver was appointed. which they aver
was without notice. and such suit has opar-
Grated 10 the great injury OF defendant al
though the bin is Ike that in the present
c.se-a tissue Of sla"derouS faisehoOds. They
state that all books and papers are in the
hands OF tie receive. Of the court and it IS
impossible 10 answer the interrogatOrleS
without acofss 70 said books. They charge
that the Washington City and Point Look
ont company, being rivals Of the defendant,
nave 1uSfigatct this suit. as also that in
FRINGE George county, Nd, hot FOR the
purpose OF securing payment Of the pretended
debt. which is not Just and CGluOt re su--
tatned in law or equity, but for che sole BUR
pose OF annoying and harraSsiu@ the re-
SI0ndentS. They ave. th1t said SmDJt has
EXPENDED OF his private funds ia this enter
prise 500 GOO, which with the amounts paid
Dy him for tie purchase Of frdnchi- eS and Tor
general interest viii swell the anyrnt 10
$4,000 that SmOOt j. the owner OF over tgro-
thirds Of the stock OF the road. These facts
snow the necessity and are a guarantee OF
an honest, faithful and economical admins
iIai.-L hE the said SmOOt. The answers
further state that s,iGula' I'd by interest and
Individual ambition 10 construct q great
Won. connecting the seat Of government
with The sea, ne mas struggled against al
verse IE1t LimeltS continually placed III the
way o. me progress II the Work for the past
."O ear ~ the malicious influence Oi 9. Z.
Stii AID J.. :. walker. President and Treas
uICr of the w. G. tc =. l.. u. x. CO, which
malicious Efforts have illuminated in these
proceedings IN order to prevent, as reSuon-
cents believe, the conclusion of negotiations
now - progress, with every prospect of sue
cess, with foreign capitalists for ample
Htiu@ 10 ~ al indebtedness, and to COM
nle.e ard equip said Southern Maryland
Railroad.
This morning the defendants moved to dis
miss the bill, and arguments thereon was in
progress when our reIort closed.
EctHU Prices. Center Market.
round IS roasting pieces a2 re corasd ,f1 G5
dried, ~; sliced, q; Clipped, 30; P"rk, iJs20;
l5a25; Dried Beef, 2Oa25; Hams whole II; cut, y
sliced ~ Middlings IS; cgt, l7sls: Shoulders, "A
,Iucb S % per blEch Perch sac per
Perch yellow, 40 per hGach shni SSo5 pr p air:
saTTIlns' = Gts Per bunch sheePshest 75aIc2
Isy iers, 40s5l. Cod, l21aai5 per ID. Lobster, IS
CLANS, % per 100.
NEGg TABiFa-Potato Irish 80 per TX; do sweet.
6DPer pk; Onions, 60 per PIX Sprlug do per bunch;
CahLage 3ss per I'D OcEra, 81 pr PIX Beans, q per
E. mns sa0 per doz Bees per bnn nc VIZ o5e@
rtlons lo'25 eae h; CsnteIoupes sails each.
peri6ztn, apples, Is pr PIX: Peaches, 2ptiD per
pk Pears COdSl per PIX, d. cooking, 4OaJO Grapes,
TEttED FEUrTs.-AprIes, loal2 Pr pound; Peaches,
Iecled g: unpeeed' Is; BIacAb .rr.es, 10; Cher
BrTEEa. Philadelphia print, 50 per III; New
Eggs. Is per dozen; Cheese, 2la15 per 10.
P9CLTRY-Ca Ickens, live, 75al.25 per pair; Ducks,
75al 90 per pair.
WHAT TAXPAYERs OUGHT To KNOW
year, prescribing the time OF payment, are
cf particular interest, now thot the time is
drawing so near for enfOi eng the penalty for
non pa yment. The sections are as follows:
Sec !. That if One-half OF the tax herein
levied upon the real property taxed by this
act shall not be paid on or before the first
day OF October, 1915, said instalment shall
tEereupon be in arrears and delinquent; and
there shall be added, to be collected with
such taxes, penalty of two per centum
upon the amount thereof on the first day of
each succeeding month until payment of
said irStalment and penalty; and, if said in
stalment shall not be paid on or before the
first day OF April, 1876, together with the one
half OF said original tax due on or before the
said first day OF April, a like penalty shall
be added on said last one-half of such tax;
End the whole together shall constitute the
delinquent tax on such part or parcel of land
10 be dealt with and collected in the manner
prescribed by law.
Sec provides for the sale of such property
In arrears on the second Tuesday OF June,
1876, which can only be redeemed within two
years thereafter.
OFFICERS INTALLFp.-At the meeting OF
The Grand Lodge, i. o. o. +. last night the
following officers were installed:-L. b. AL
Ign, g. NJ; J. T. Petty, II. q. NJ; JOS H.
Daniel, G. w: P. II. Sweet, G.. $ SamI
Wise, G.. T.; VIM. Il. Mclean and j. F.
HAY enner. G. Reps.; III. B. Croggon, G. Cnap.;
L, F. Randolph, q. Mar.; VIM. IL. Selby, g.
G; III. Moulden, G. G.; George Tice, G. H
The following officers OF Naomi Rebekah
Degree Lodge, No. 1, 1. o. o. F., were in
stalled ut Odd Fellows Hall, navy yard by
Past Grand Sire +. ID. Stuart, Oh Tues
day night: VIM. X. Mclean, ". G;
Eliza a. Thompson. V. G.; Anna f.
SlmOns, Y. S.; Mary b. Shoemaker. f. S;
Mary Cannon, Treas; John w. Thonp,
son, W; NJ. Martin, Con-; Jos. 8. Martin, o. !
S; Lewis /. Shoemaker, /. s.; Mary e.
Mclean, Il. s. 10 N. g.; Jane Wise, l.. s. to
Y. G.; Mary Y. Perrie, Il. :. 10 V. G.; Mary
Giles, Il. :. ~ Y. e.; a. L. p. Cross, Chap. ,