Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-17

The consent of ma jority, over S,5OO,GOO OF
each class of holders of 6 per cent. hrst mort
gage bonds and Of per cent. mortgage OF
Cbesapeake and OHIO Railroad having been
eiyen to the plan Of reorganization recently
submitted, sn election is now in progress OF
Committee of Purchase and Reorganization tor
the purpose of carrying out such plan, to whom
will be delegated all the necessary powers In
the premises. The election of the committee
is being ,akeo by mail, ADD the names OF those
nominated are Messrs A. A. Low, John Cas-
tree, G. 2. Huntingdon A. s. Hatch, OF New
York; Isaac Davenport, jr., Of Richmond. The
polls will close on the 10th OF April, when i've
persons receiving votes representing the largest
plumber Of bonds Of each class shall be declared
elected. The powers of this committee willln
clude the admission of additional bondholders
20 participation in this plan Of reorganization,
and determining of conditions of such partlcl-
patton within the scope of the original teatur-
Oh, fixing the limit of time durlDg which such
privilege shall be left open; authority to enter
into necessary contracts with asserting bond
aud stock holders and to represent them 10 con-
! neotiou with the trustees OF the mortgages 10
all matters pertaining to foreclosure suits; to
make arrangements tor calling 10, and the Gus
tody 10 trust of bonds aud other evidences OF
debt to be surrendered, and prepare new bonds,
stock certificates, &C., for issue, to purchase
property when offered for sa lie by decree OF
courts add to perfect organization and traosfer
of property to the successor company. ln Rich
moud MIR. Henry I. Wickham, Of counsel for
the trustees 10 the company SIS, O00, 900 loan,
has filed in the Circuit Court copy of the To-
denture referred to in their bill! Of complaint.
As it seems to be generally thought that re-
ceiver for the railroad will be appointed, a
Number of persons are taking measures to Sc
cure the place.
A BEAUTIFUL AND TOUCHING INCIDENT AT
A FUNERAL-Ther was a funeral service held
10 Centenary Methodist Church, in Richmond,
on Tuesday. The pastor Of the church. the
Rev. DIR. Edwards, conducted the services.
The subject Of the Solemnlty was poor white
man, who had been hack driver 10 the city.
He had died suddenly in an obscure locality.
When the hearse bearing his remalus reached
the church door, attended by few carriages
containing the Immediate trends and relatives
OF the deceased, 1t was found that there were
no absarers. Iu this awkward extremity il
became necessary Tor the colored sexton OF the
church and the colored drivers OF he hacks
TO assist the TWO or three white geuLlcmer
present in carrying the corpse lnto the
church. The whole company present did not
exceed twenty five persOos. Among these
We're two young ladies' whose bearing aud
style of dress indicated refinement aud cu
ture. One of these young ladies had In hel
hand an elegant wrought cross, composed Of
beautiful flowers, aud evidently gotten u[
by skIuI florist without regard 10 cost
The solemuitcs were concluded IN the church
with the usual remark of the officiating minis
ter: 1.-The further services WILL be conducted
at the grave And then the coffin was lifted
by the extemporlz ID pail bearers and borne
down the aisle of the church; and on passing
the two young ladies referred to the one hold
ing the floral cross quietly arose aod laid 1t 90
the coffin of the poor and almost trleUdless
mau 1t struck the spectators. OF whom there
were TWO or three outside of the little circle OF
relatives and friends, as g curious lncden L
The explanation of the mystery vas that the
occupant OF thst cofin had, few years ago
rescued the young lady 10 question from lmml-
nent peril. and most probably from sudden
death. The horse she Was riding became un
manageable and rau away. AT the intersection
Of Governor and Main streets hef horse, going
down Governor street. dashed against the
horses of the hack as it was proceeding up
Main street. The hack driver, leaning for
ward and extending his hauds, grasped the
young lady and dragged her into the boot
She never forgot the map; and hearing OF his
death and funeral services she attended IN per
500, and with her own fair hand laid the tri
butte of flowers on his cntiin.-Rich Dis.
MOUNT VERNON. Mrs. L. l.. Manchester
Bergbman, Regent Of the Mt. Vernon Indies