Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-03

tle danaSc be tCne 10 the rights Of complsle.
aut and ether creditors; ard they can nsver be
safe while the property, rights &C franchises
OF toe company sre allowed IT, r1nsl0 10 its
present heDds, the company he OF utterly in
So'Vepe, au0 lis property and asSrts entlrey
inaa qua!e aDo atbcen's 10 pay S GeOls.
Appended to the bill and forming par, of it
are thirty llterrogatorles, the first four rclet
ing 20 the smOuut of hoods under the act OF
1918 that have been sold, the method OF their
oegotlatlou, Whcther any OF them hive beeo
pledged as collateral SECURITY for payment Of
!oaus, whether the money IF N their sale was
mingled With the oth,r iuods of tie company
Or kept IN &c acc ut by isci! in the bank :;
also whittier eni 1t the bouis we're used or
offered t9 De used In aymcu. for wharf prop
ersy purchased in Cumberland from NJ, ssrs.
Thomas j. Mcksi. ard Wm; Walsh.
lie lnterrogatorles cover wide field. What
hos been ihc Cost OF telegraph lie along the
cana Was large force of abortrs emp Dyed
10 Montgomery county during the Congressional
cauv iss OF 1878 erd discharged after the cleo
lor Is the csnal in god condition, and dem
No. 4 N complete order? Has q contract been
made with The American Goal Company TO Car.
~ I coal 81 ~ cents per ton, or any other
anec. rste, Up 10 the year 1904 or theresbouts?
What YVES The toll per ton when the contract
wa inside? IS the canal company tc be pals
ssid :i!es when The rates for othsrS arc less
The bill also requires particulars OF sll pay
nients sud eIGcnt!tpreS Of the canal company
ether than those for the coupons cfthe preferred
bonds, aud other n s,t;rs special referred % in
the bill fer the years 1878 TO 1879 inclusive the
times OF ssh Payments, James of tho parties
prld, amounts TO each, and OH what account
Judge Bond ordered tins. Ike application for
sc !Dipnctlon and receiver ba set for hearing
or the t;st Monday in February, provided /.
copy Of the order be serv, upon deIentants on
or before the 10Th of the present month
no following ls o statcment Of the psid.up
| subscriptions 10 the stock Of the cAnsi:
United States, 1850 $50 On
1lr2lrla, $50 coo co
Washington, l,cC0 ono CO
Georgetown, $50 pG0 CO
Alexandria, zt0 Geo NC
Shepb erdstoWn, HCC0 &C
tndTliusis, "A 200 SO
Maryland. 5COO QUO OC
1r =. Z. GoTrosn, when applied to for q
statement Of his views in regard to the case
| ststsd that he had nothing to give to the nubic
! Ut TIE present time. hut W, uld have sufficient
snsWe' to give to sil the allegations msde BY
lho compislnaht when the time came for HI IN to
lie his reply His friends. however, deny lba,
Tho u q !ny can show aay abuse of trust on his
psTt, and that 1t will redouGd to bis credit. The
pre:id=nt Of the r9s I'd Cosl Go. OK presses MS
w'llir gocss to come OF from New ork testify n
Mr Gormsns favor and states that i. is OWNS
to his confidence in the pr 'ent msuavement Of
the canal that ais company. in cor junction with
the american Coal Company, entered upon the
construction Of the Ceorg Creek and Cum.
beTisnd Railroad, which, when completed, will
| enable these Two companies alons to give the
canal rs gre. tonnage its total olnase this
yeSr.
nj. German is report ! r. saying: IT do not
propose to cay 10 any Sensible n that the al
fHlrs OF the canal h"ve always beer NAM red
with great econonv if they would nave
beeD hsu politicsl il fences no effect upon it ;
but do asy that il hiss been conducted with a.
great economv is possible under he circu =,
stances in which The canal is placed, and ;hs.
.3o policy OF The management : alwsys been
governed BY the best inierc'ts of the canal"