Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-18
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a report OF their operations since the assets
of said company were transferred TO them.
TheiTreport shows that the balances still due
on loans amount TO al $50, So 81 exclusive of
the accrued interest on the unpaid loans and
certain expenses connected with said loans),
their credit in the United States Treasury,
constitute the remaining uudistributed as
sets of the company. or the latter amount,
balance due on the first dividend, so far as
the company's Indebtedness has been ascer-
tanned. They say il would be useless TO e5-
Innate the amount TO be ultimately realized
rom the assets, considering the cost of suits
brought TO recover money loaned, the dete-
rlorat1on OF property they have been COM
PEELED to buy in. &c. The actual cash receipts
on hand aggregate SSi4. 216.09. The liabilities
of the company have increased and are still
increasing, additional errors involving
sl,t2s.O9 against the company having been
discovered In the Lexington, Kentucky,
branch since the list OF January last. AS far
as ascertained on December 81, ult., the liza
bilities aggregated s3,OOi,s7562 against
AZ. $40, 0Si.7S as per previous report. OF the
liabilities, S4S 1901 has been paid, leaving
% $50, 694 81, upon which sum the commits
sioners are paying dividend OF twenty per
cent. In conclusion, they earnestly urge
Congress to give them express authority To
compromise debts due, subject 10 the ap-
prevail of the Secretary OF the Treasury; TO
buy in property exposed by them for sale al
auction; to transfer the payment OF divi
dends to the Treasury department; to limit
the time within which all claims against
TO provide for the execution OF their
trust In case OF the death or disabil-
ity of any OF the present commissioners.
They furthermore ask Congress to come to
their relief by the purchase of the banking
houses of the company in Washington, ID.
G., and Jacksonville, Fla, both OF which
needs, and TO pay reasonable interest on
their monthly balances in the Treasury. The
total amount of receipts up to January /,
1Si6, was S1,3OO,0 5995, which, less receipts
lu no cfr,
November so, 1874, a, 033, 477.29. The total
amount OF expenditures from the latter date
TO January 1, 1876, was 1869 ,Osj3O, leaving a
balance on hand of s6i ,391 80, TO which should
be added balance on hand November 80, 1874,
lss3,352I4,) leaving the present balance,
So, 7i473. The report was laid on the table
and ordered TO be printed.
ANOTHER RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. Spencer, In the Senate yesterday, in
troduced a bill to incorporate the Suburban
Railway Company of the District of Column
bia," which was referred to the District of
Columbia Committee. The DILL names as
incOrporators Hawkins Taylor. r. X. Elliott,
=. j: Bowen, b. F. Guy, j. o. Howard, Jos.
nedy, G.. W. Linville, VIM. J. Murtagh,
Amos Hunt, A. p. Clark and III. Nelson
Chapman, and authorizes them to construct
single or double track railway from or near
c street southeast and Delaware avenue,
along street TO Maryland avenue; thence
through that avenue TO the highway former
ly owned by the Columbia turnpike corpo-
ration; thence along this road to the Dis
tricf line. II gives them authority to run
public carriages thereon, to be propelled by
steam or other improved motor power, re-
ceiving therefor a rate of fare not exceeding
i've cents passenger within the limits OF
the city, and five cents additional to the line
of the District. The capital is TO be not more
than $50, 600, to be divided into shares OF $50
each.
THE DISTRICT LIBEL LAW.
The chairman of the House Judiciary Com
mittee, j. Proctor Knott, is preparing a bill
revision 10 of
tie District OF Columbia. The law OF libel
IN this District is an inheritance from the
old Maryland law of 1903. Mr.. Knott has
given the subject great deal of study, and
is OF the opinion that il is radically defec
tive, and. moreover, places in the hands of
men willing to take advantage of its pro-
Visions almost arbitrary power. He will
make an elaborate speech when the subject
comes before the House.
THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
The bill introduced at the last session of
Congress to aid in the construction OF the
Southern Maryland railroad company was
introduced in the House yesterday by Mr..
dorse the bonds Of the company to the amount
Of $4,000 per mile, and 10 take as security
for such payment deed OF trust on all the
lands, rolling stock and appurtenauces OF
the company. The bonds are TO be In the
sum OF Il 600 each, bearing five per cent. in
terest, payable semi-annually in gold.
THE ANACosrIA AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
The bill introduced In the House yesterday
by Mr.. Hendee, of Vermont, to amend the
charter of the Anacostia and Potomac rail.
Wy company, In the District of Columbia,
/ ~:vides that the road shall be completed
Within twelve months from the passage of
the act, and permits change in the route SO
as TO run from Ohio avenue to 18th street,
through I'D street, and up 18th street TO Penn
syIyanla avenue, near the Treasury gate. II
also authorizes track TO be laid through
Louisiana avenue to 8th street, and through
sth street to f street north. 1t was referred
10 the Committee on the District of Column
bia.
THE ALEXANDRIA CANAL.
MI; Davis IN the Senate to-day introduced
The old bill of last Congress to amend the act
entitled can Act relating to the Alexandria
Canal" approved July q, 1868. 1t gives the
Alexandria Canal Company authority 10
maintain bridge over the stone piers on
establishes schedule of tolls. The latter
make the fare for every foot passenger one
instead OF two cents.
THE PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN, Asso-
CATION met last night. Resolutions were
offered That they had heard with regret 0the
slandeTous falsehOOds put forth in the House
OF Representatives of the United States dur
lng tne past week by certain ex-officials OF
II.o eonIedeTacy. We have in many
OF friendship and full amnesty to our late
enemies in arms, but as their no.
litical satrap, Hon. Mr.. Hill, OF Georgia, IN
dertCOk 10 cover up his miscellaneous bv
proclaiming that he had 40 quarrel with us
as soldiers of the late Union army. &c, we
lake this opportunity to inform Mr.. Hill and
his associates that, as we have stood by our
leaders and statesmen in the past, SO we
pledge ourselves to stand by them in the
future in battling against falsehood and trea-
son wherever we find IL; that as we have
lost not one jot or little of confidence or re-
spect In and for our worthy President, u. 8.
Gyant, we hereby renew our pledge of sup
port in the future as in the past;
and as the Hon. j. g. Blaine has shown his
executive ability as q fearless and intrepid
statesman, ever battling for the right and
crushing treason, that we do hereby make
Known TO the republican nominating con-
Yention, which is TO meet in Cincinnati In
J une next, that the Hon. j. q. Blaine, OF
Maine, is our choice for President of The
United States in 1871" These RESOLUTIONS
were at first laid on the table by nearly a
unanimous vote, but a motion was subse-
quently made 10 reconsider, pending which
the meeting adjourned.
PATENTs-Llst OF patents issued from the
U. ;. Patent Once to residents OF the District
OF Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, for
the week ending January 18th, 1876:
District Of C0tl(lRGid.-Eliza HerZberger, of
washington, ID. G., Improvement in ash sif-
tiers; William G. McGill, of Washington, d.
y, Improvement in change gates; Charles
Clarence Poole, OF Washington, II. C.. i'm
provement in artists dishes; VIM. f.. PraII
of Washington, ID. c., assignor to PraI RaiIs
way Signal and Telegraph Company, of
New York, N. ", improvement In pneu-
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