Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-11

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CONSERVATIVE MEETINGS. pight, at
o'clock, is the time fixed by the Conservative
Committee for holding meetings at the usua
n]aces in the various wards of the city anl
mapistcrial districts Of the county to select del
egatcs to the Gubcrnatorial Convention al
Richmond, and also delegates to the County
Convention, which meets on Monday next.
The friends Of the various asplrants Doti iol
rubcrpatoral and legislative hoDor7 nave occn
very active, and have excited much interest.
1t is expected that the meetings vii! be largely
attended, aud will give full expression o' lii
views Of the voters.
" @. r. R.-For several days past there
have been private consultations going on at the
Office Of the ". & O. t. T. Go. between Judge
Hatrs the counsel for Col McUomh; Col llol-
Edor counsel for the road, and The other c0un-
sci rcnrnsrning various interests. estcrday
mn agreement VAS made that the hearing OF the
motion for tie appointment Of receiver be
postpouel for Il month, aul that meantime rl-
forts should be made to arrange matters with
ont further litigation, and 10 complete the con
strncton Of the road.
This morning the leading counsel held 40
other consultation, and, npon the opening OF
the u. s. Cireaii Court, Judge Barton, for
Col. McCoub. arose and stated that upon lur-
Their examination OF the declaration, which had
been hastily drawn, the complainants counsel
had discovered that two of tho trustees named
therein were citizens Of the District OF Column
tia, aud that under decision oil the Supreme
Court Of the II. s., that the District was not q
State, they had reluctantly reached the conou-
sion that this court had no jurisdiction, and
although they were very anxious TO keep the
EoasA here would have 10 move to utlsIniSs their
own bill at their cost tie further stated that
they Lad, m discovering their error yesterday,
filed 4 similar petition in the CircuIt Court OF
the city Of Richmond before Judge We Itnrd;
that the necessary papers had been issued, anu
he supposed were in the city to-day.
CnI. Holiday, counsel for the road sal! thai
he wuud oppose no Objection, and expressed
the hope that all the matters in dispute would
| b." aaic..'!ly 81 ius;rd.
| Judge Hughes approved The EioLicn and Or
| 1rci il 10 ba entered
| Prior Ia leaving the court room the counsel
| ruterGl into The following agreement:
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Of The Washington AMI Ohio Railroad Company
Hat .lcrc shall bc u III Getting OF the holders OF
the w. K o. II. Il. %. y bonds, rr their repre-
santativcs, and th9 associates or their rcprcaen-
tatives McComb & Co. AT Alexandria on the
| Dist ul August, 1877, aud that the motion Tor
the appointment OF 4 receiver for the w. ~ y.
! Il. l.. Co. be postponed to some day shortly
! after August 3lst, to be hereafter liked.
| TIE CANAL. TROUBLES The troubles on
the ca O.Canal have NOT yet reached any sat
lac:ory ISSUE The Cumberland AlIcganian
says, regarding hrm:-
the report gained general circulation y1stor-
| day that the strikers hsd driven 80 be,
| tweun the companies, and that ono Of them had
commenced shipping ut 81 por to Alexandra
Upon Investigation we found tho rumor -
! have been based Upon the fact that 4 gentleman
in Aloxandria, purchasing through the Blaon
| Avon Company, was IN such urgent need o. coal
| that no lsd sent word to tho agent OF said COM
;yany hero to send him load OF coal even at 81
y ton. hc agreeing to psy the freight and 50 &C
cordnyly boa. load under his instructions
| cleared port yesterday morning.
| Interviews with number Of coal agents here
Yesterday showed tho situation TO be still III slsls
! quo, mono of them thinking il probable that any
| Of tho companies could pay quite 81 ton a'i'!
| most OF them holding sHy speedy solution o.
| tho present complications altogether unlikely.
| Tho situation among tho hostmen 81! !';r John
| ran shows no change.
Tho rnmnr cj q further reduction ol lroiSht ~
-, T. Sc d. Il. K. is denied.
Tue >@ii,on of the boatmon's mothod OF pro,
sp. is CLEANED from the experience of
c ,n s snS "rnber, belonging to Stliey and
i F;n3i Tns' Of WI, Fsmspott This lIrm arc the
dealers who supply :" "s,orn ,.c a. nn,
with coal, and they lesi. ~ W. Iy,,,mhorlsnd Ibe
IosI OF coal through fro.' CumDoriana; the
,o" ~ .U .ao,I 20 Tho hlncks Io carrying LOT
of provisions for gralutuous dist Gsir n,nJ
,bn strikers Altnr these were s' oit"u ~
meeting was held and tho question "As rt pu,,
"Shall this boat DO allowed 10 pass? 4"1 'no
silence convinced tho captain that it W0n!d not
he wjso TO pish his boa. through
a dlspst,h from Cumberland to The Bsiliii'ofo
Sun saws The canal board 81 its session lo-u'y
did nothing but routine business. N" acLoh
wac I.lor i'm reference to tho cana! h02lmcAs
sril,os nI their blockade Of tho canal the matter
| not having boon brought before tho board N0.
voLi.tinns aro a foot but wcre not consunmHln,!
For The purchase by the cana! company OF Na'sh
| y Mckais's basin wharf at Culnoerlah"
hproISTMENps.-Th Bishop has made the
/ oEowinr appointmcuts Of location for the
;cwly ordained dcacons: Rev. .. 5. hunting
10 Hanvi!tc, assistant to RcV. Mr. Dailc; IVY.
y NJ. B1ytlcn succeeds Rev. III. Is. Lee IN
GonrhlnnJ county. Rev Nelson i. Dame TO
| Mack sbrr,, the seat Of the Agricultural Col
! .ye, and where a chulch building is in process
| Of crcctioo. Rev y. j. Hall to Poeah9ntas
] county, w. Va. where the Rev. IL. II Mason
began work. Kc2. II. A. Pcnlck 10 Princess
Nnuc county, wl,rro there are either one or two
| old Colonial churches Rev. W. w. Walker,
son Of the Rev Or. Walker 81 the Seminary
/ to Fairfax couoty, to take charge OF Centre
Vile and other places. Rev. ). IL; winchester
| to Richmond, to assist Itev. DR.. retcrk'n his
present assistant, Rev. II. u. Lee, having been
called to Leeds Church, i'auquier county
| Southcrn CHurrhn,0A.
| PERSONAL. Richard 5. Illnor, esq. one oi
| Al .l, NH n.l ,nnnnhnri of tho AleXaIIIII q