Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-18


ard he had not received but small portion o.!
interest in the last two years, but hat money
was leu; when he had confidence in Virginia gen.
semen, tn! he sa9 sorry to say that confidence
vas gone. lie c0u'd have no faith 10 these fu.
turn contracts.
NIr Lewis desired to know if be would be
bound by the acis of the majority, if so he
wonld withdraw from the meeting, because it
might be that resident bondholders who are in
tcrestcd in Ills proposition might out vote the
aon residents.
The chair decided that no one would be bound
who did not come into the compromise.
Mr.. Mckenzie advocated the substitute at
length aud at the conclusion Of his remarks a
vote was taken % the substitute which was TO
accept he compromise offtr:d by the city, and
the Substitute was lost by the following ro:c.
Mrs L1rcezo Lewis, 900, No; }. NJ.
Wright, . 600, Nc: a. j. Harvey, $500, No;
Cnas. p. Shaw, $500 I; J. i. Garlic, 900,
|; Lewis Mckenzie, 5000, I; Robert Lawson
|, 900, |; Chas. Il. IIoof, $4,000, Nc; 9. f.
Lee, 20 600, No; G. T. Lee, jr., GOO, /; Cen.
". II. T. Lee, 3 600, !; J. NJ. Belt, 800, Nc;
Mrs. Mcknight, !, 800, I; Mrs Carrico, ! 0OO
}. Is. EmCrsoo. 800 |; Geo. Peters, 500, *
~ -. i,
1000, Nc: Mr. Bentley, 500, No; g. W.
Bash, COO, No; G. Lindsey, 2.40), No; s.
II. Jsnncy, 200, |; Dr. king, $500; Me- }.
". New'on, 900, !; =: Wheat i 200, /;
Gen. Corsc, 800, |; }. ". D.xon, G0O0, J.;
W. Ii. Lambert, 1000, I; MIR. Dyson, COO, l.;
}. J. Wheat, 1000, |.
Total vote in favor Of hcsu1sti'utc, $50, 100;
against, $4,000.
{. /. lee withdrew his resolution to receive
4 per cant, and offered resolution tina. the
in the 81, with the other sipulaiiOus contained
adopted.
Tic Committee of Council entered the cham
Der, and th3 resolution Of The bondholdsrs was
communicated to them by The Chairman. Mr..
}. }. Wheat.
Mr.. G. +. Stuart en- the rarj Of the Com
m!tce, asked !cr : few minutes Tor consultation,
and the Council Committee again retired, and
after short aosenc,, returned, and The Chair
nsa. Mayor Kempsr, announced that the Com
mttcc had decided to hold to original plan, -
ccnls on the dollar.
Mr.. Slulrt then addressed the conferences at
lAngth in favor Of the compromise, as original
" offered.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Stuart's remarks,
Mr. e. i. LIE moved to adj ourn, but gave way
to cx Mayor Latham, who advocated the ac.
ccptancc oI The compromise offered by Council
as The last hope OF an amicabc settlement.
Speeches were made by DR.. King and Mr..
Lewis in favor q compromising on &c: cents IN
the dollar
M:ssrs. Latham, Hopkins and Mckenzie
urged the acceptance Ct 50 cents as the only
possible compromise
Mr. Henry Strauss appealed to tho sense
Of justice Of the h0ndholdcrs. He point
cI out the great depreciation in the rem.
tai values Of real estate, and tore~arned
ia. creditors that blind persiSleuc; in
rejecting the overturcs Of the city might result IN
greater irjufy to them in The future than would
be incurred by accepting the compromise. 1t
vas to lie interest Of the creditors to adopt the
plan So that the city may become prosperous
and the interest on the bonds be promptly paid.
Mayer kcmpnr said that thought tho oetng
had not accomplished all that WIS intended, yet
il had brought tho city and its creditors togeth .
er and formed tho basis 70: 3 beLter understand
ing in the future. Though, perhape sonln gra!
ing words might havo been used in the heat OF
debate, yet he assured the bondholders That their
presence hsd been solicited for tho sulo purpose
creditor and debtor, and the city entertained no
feelings hostile TO its creditors
Mr. Latham and Dr. King disclgimcd any
Intentional reflections, and amid much good
feelings, and ai,or Auditor Brockett had made q
statcmcn. that the GWners Ct $500 GEO CT bonds
had sgrcel 10 accept tho compromise, tho con-
rarencr adjourned.
REV. DR.. BAIRD's CAsF.-It was stated in
yesterdays Gazette that Rev. DR.. Baird, late
secretary Of the Presbyterian Publication Com
mittcc, Of Richmond, who was tried for embcz-
element, had been acquitted. The Richmond
Dispatch gives the following account oil the ter
minatIon o. the case:
Mr.. Gonnct WAS proceeding with his tostinlo :
ny to TIC OBJECT that he really knew nothing of
the books Of the business agent, and did not
evon know that thu monthly reports of the bust
moss agent were in the record book Of tho COM
mittca, when there W IS n interruption.
Judge Guigon remarked that the committee
seemed ID have boon q religious concern, whose
operations were carriad on rather by faith than
in any other way, which amused those present
not q little.
The Judge further stated that la could SEQ no
necessity for proceeding fur.ho.; that there wl3
no evidence, IS FIR rs Ito cOIld SEQ, TO WarEan. e
further eYamlnat on.
Mr. Wise stated that he WAS Of tho samc opin-
ion. aEd had thought SO for soma time.
This announcement created n stir in the
c!ork took tho inlictm ont and wrote: "We tho
jury, find the prisoner not guilty" Tho verdict
was signed by tho foreman and read BY tho
clerk. and Deputy Sergeant l1oIz:ngor made his
proclamation, .nd Rev. DR.. Baird WAS forthwith
discharged. In an instant Id was surrounded
by kind friends who heartily congratulated him
on lis vindica!;on.
Tho Court was then adjourn cd.
Had further examination been COMO into tho
defence would havo introduced tho following
extract from tho re 2or,is OF tho commit G, Sept
., 1900 to show DR.. i}aiId's authority for tho
tso OF tie funds Of tho committee in carrying on
lis business -
-. That in carrying on the business Of tho
comittec whuro advances Of money have TO be
made before tho work. is fully completed, tho
seerotsry be authorized 20 use the amount noe
cssary, and to deposit therefore on account
receipt for tho sums used until tho bill can be
regularly presented and passed upon"
CIVIL. SEkvICE.-Tho Virginia statute DIRECTS
tho county judges TO appoint at least ono of tho
throa Judges Of election from each political
party. in making tho annual appointments in
April tho county Judge of Prince Edward
named B. Nj. Cox, tho Farmvillo postmaster,
rs representative republican. Recently MIR: