Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-07
Relief of the Poor.

Since our last report, Mr. c. C. Glover, treas
urer Of the the relief board, has received the
following amounts: A. B. ClaxtOn, ST.; j. w.
Mccartney, 81: James Wilkinson. S; w. B.
OIme, S; W. B. Gurley, s.; DR.. John B. Blake.
$40; collected by L. J. Davis aud Fl. o. Towles-
Cash. $40: James E. Miller S.: appointment Dr.
vision, Treasury department. by G. " LampheIe,
800: Mrs. Catherine V. R. Berry; 500; T. W.
Smith, $25: /. l. BlOut $50; J. FL. e. Coffin, %;
Wallace and Carrie Craig. 81; office Of the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, by J. Kim
ball and T. A. Gushing. fS0.45: II. NJ. HutcEtn-
son. 500: Noah L. Jefr1es, $50: cash, $40; Dr..
Peter Parker. $50; f. L. Moore, $40; w. n.
Campbell. $40; received through F. L. Moore,
collected by John NJ. Waters. as follows: NJ. J.
Adler S.: j. T. PROXY 81 so; J. K. PROXY 81: ].
b. Wells, 81 so: John Lynch. 81: cash. So; W. f.
GebbOns, ST; +. StOhlman. 81; G. H. UpperTnan,
81; G. B: Lockhart, 81; j. G. May, 81; John
Kaiser, 81: Geo. Freeman, ST. cash, ST.: G. b.
Barnard, ST. A. Talent. Is cents; cash. 25 cents;
cash, 25 cents; "pOor w1dow."5 cents: Anthony
HaDlon. S.; total. s3O.s0; Gen. P. " Hagner, $;
APPLICATIONS FOR CHARITY
continue to pour In upon the police authorities,
and large corps OF reliable policemen are kept
busy. early and late, to make inquiries as to the
wants and merits OF each individual case. Yes
terday there were issued SIS orders for fuel and
provisions, and about $50 applicants were found
10 be unworthy and rejected. There are still
hundreds of applications which have not yet
making the proper Investigations. This seems
to be unavoidable on account Of tie many i'm
posters who strive to get all they can by varl
Gus devices, and even with the precaution taken
1t Is probable that some cases are duplicated.
One of the lieutenants states that the most OBJ
truslve and clamorOus among the applicants
are those who loaf about street corners.
Some have come to look upon these annual
Charities as matter of course, and for
several winters have enjoyed them. Those
ones, who do not like to make their necessities
known, and consequently are not apt to be
Denefic1aries. He says gentleman called at
his station Yesterday and stated that he would
ike to be furnished with q servant; that he
had employed no less than three since the dis
trfbution OF charity commenced, and one after
another had left, stating that they could do
better now: that they could get food and fuel
without working for 1t.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH THE POLICE
reported this morning by Major Brock are as
follows: John A. Clark, S. worth OF cod fish:
John T. Scrivener, OF Georgetown, sent to the
third precinct station 50 salt shad and $50 her
ring; Mrs. Dr. Ripley. lot of secondhand
clothing to The fifth precinct station; Mr.. Me-
mccall, navy yard. $; Miss Lizzie Snow, corner
18th and D streets, $40 In cash and a barrel OF
salt fish-Spots st. Paul'S African Methodist
Episcopal church, through the pastor, Rev. J.
r Shreeyes, s.. lo.the results OF collection
taken up In meeting. j. II. E.. S.; j. NJ. Wheat
ley, g; James w. Orme, $40.
The WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD
CAsE--ln the U. s. circuit court at Alexandria
washington and Alexandria Railroad company
was argued. This is a claim to renew and en-
force upon the railway between Alexandria and
Washington a judgment lien of some $40 900,
principal and interest. The road was originally
constructed QS56-6O) from Alexandria to the
Long Bridge by Jas. S. French and few asso-
clates. under the name OF the Washington and
Alexandra Railroad company, $50, 900 (Which
mas never been repaid) being loaned by the cor
p0rat1on OF Washington to construct the road!
Alexander Hay about 1851 became the owner OF
Jour judgments against the Washington and
Alexandria Railroad company. aggregating
some $4,000, and these being lien on the road,
IL was sold under decree for their payment In
1890 hay and his associates buying
out the road and franchise organized the
Alexandra. Washington and Georgetown Rail-
road company, and carried on the road for some
Time. AS soon as the new company was con-
st1tuted Mr.. Hay entered his judgments salts
lied. But In 1870 the sale OF the road OF 1s62-63
was set aside, and as the Alexandria, Washing
ton and Georgetown Railroad Company existed
as corporation only by virtue Of that sale. all
the franchises Ii had enjoyed went back TO the
Alexandria and Washington Railroad Company,
ceased to exist: AS Mr.. Hays judgments were
marked satisfied, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, which became in 1ST2-.5 the pur-
chaser OF the Alexandra and Washington Com
pany, never acknowledged Mr.. Hays lien. and
this suit Is to declare 1t to be OF binding force
and to compel its payment. The case was
argued before Judge Hughes by Gen. Fl. II.
Wells, who insisted that as the consideration
which led Mr.. Hay 10 mark his judgments ''Sat-
isned" had failed, his right to recover revived
the Alexandra and Washington Railroad Com
pany. The court took the papers and deci-
slonis exp ected before the close OF the term.