Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-24
The Midland Railroad.

a OIL OF complaint was QlleQ Ia the UnlteQ
States Circuit Court at Richmond yesterday,
praying that Receiver be appointed to ad-
minister the affairs of the Washington City,
Virginia Midland and Great Southern railroad.
the company owDlug the line OF railroad 10.
corprra!ed under that name, and the Manassas
Gap aud Lyrchburg and DauvilIe Railroad
Companies; George Collins and j. +. Souter.
" H. Marbury, j. Randolph Tucker, Francis
l.. Smith, 7. '. Daniel, Jr.. Richard Allen,
Thomas l.. Watson, And,ew Jobpston, aud D.
II. London, Decatur h. Miller and Rober, b.
Garrett, George w. Rigss; trustees in deed
of trust executed by The Lyuchburg aud Dau.
vile Railroad Company and the Baltimore aod
Onlo Railroad Company, are made parties
defendant.
This suit is brought by George w. Scott, of
New York, 10 behalf OF hiusal! and all other
Creditor; of the Washington Guy, Virginia
Midland ard Great Southern Railroad Con
papy aud tie Various corporations Which con.
suiiIaicd aud formed such company, against
said corporation aud other parties alleged TO
be Interested The plaintiff claims to be the
holder Of fist end second mortgage bonds Of
the Orauge aud Alexandria Railroad Company,
which be sets firth as being past due. he
charges that the tlustee named 10 the first
mortgage, G. B. Lamar, is dead, aud that the
truss created by said deed thereby de-
viewed uyon George Collins, & O., Of Brook
lyu, NV Ypik; and that Mr.. Collins, as soon
as be Wa; luJ med Of the fact that the tut
so dovpved upon him, refused to accept II;
so that the pautiff claims hat be has right
to apply 20 court Of equIty Tor relief. Tie
bill further charges that IN: BAlumore and
Ohio Rair, al Company is the owner OF a
large amount Of the bonds OF the said corpora
tloG, as Will as of the capital stock, but Whl'e
it permit. 40 orgau:zalun OF SAID company
u1der The avs OF the State of Virginia, 1t 10
fact controls Tie same and directs bow all the
revenues If said company shall be disposed
of, aud that it so manages and directs the
same IN utter disregard Of the rights OF the
p:a:ntif aud others similarly situated. A
nu pber Of bondholders are made defendants
as well Us julgueot creditors, and the cours
is asked to place the company, which 1t al
leges is nsolgeut, 10 the hands Of Receiver
aud to dispose OF the property held by it 10
such manner as will secure to all the creditors
OF the consolidated company and the other
corporations Of which Ii is composed their just
rights.
A Nan ATTEMPTS SUICIDE AT TIE HOUSE
OF Ia EDWARD rHoRNToS.-A curious case
o. aIsclu sUiClAc OSSui1cu III " a-aiuSL
the otner day at the doors of the British Lega-
lion As il well known Sir Edward Thornton,
her Briltanlc Mnjesty's Minister, has acted for a
long time past rs umpire of the distractlng mix
ed Commission of the United States and Mexico
for the se tiement OF claims against either OF
these countries by citizc.is Of the other The
patience, ability and integrity shown by Sir
Edward ia this thank:ess task have earned him
general admiration and respect; but he has nat
uraly been obliged to pronounce adversely IN
many instances, and the claimants whom he has
disn .sseG naturally think i'll of him. One man
! whose case was unlay orably acted upon not long
ago, being driven to despair went to an apothe
ecary'S and bought three small Walls or lauda-
mum. Armed with these, he went to the Leg
ton, drank the contents Of the three vlals one
after the other, rang the bell and sat down on
the steps. When the servant appeared the man
asked tor Sir Edward, who happened to be N
the hall lld came out 1T once The man con.
fronted him with a hsggard face, and said in
substance: You have ruined me by deciding
against my just c aims. l have no hope lett in
this world, a. summon you to meet me De-
fore q JuGg: more just than yourself IN the next
l snail BE- mere before you, for look here's
| no spoke, eudeayorlng TO draw the walls out OF
hi: pocket, Sir Edward, thinking the man mad,
and thst he WAS about to produce pistol,
caught his srm and shook it violently. The
three Walls. redolent Of audanum fell from his
hand to the ground. Sir Edwards servants by
this time had called policeman, and with his
hep the would be suicide was remof ed to the
hospital, where the prompt use of a stoma@ b
pump restored ham 10 lie much against his will.
.m sorry to spoil the pathos Of the sttry By
adding That experts pronounce the mans cain
one Of the mos, impudent pu in before com.
MISSION Wash cor N J. Uo Id
THE B. & 2. r. T. DEPor-rhe Seoste
Com Iittee % Pubic Bulldogs and Grounds