Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-03

thousand dollar check given by the Is iltmo ore.
Cincinnati aud Western Railroad, the pull ia
ser Of the Washington and Oslo Rallro,d. was
%. honored when presented to the NsH York
b,rk, upon which it Was dra|D, yesterday,
Grated 90 little suypris, 10 this cliy. There
gss little elsa talked about last ljgat and tc-
Joy among business people, and thu crluc sns
uon the company giving the check have not
b: co at ell favorable. The delay in giving the
cteck. as required by the terms Ct sale, last
Tuesday. brought Gu; goed macy uofAyor-
able comments. MIR. Adams, of NoR YORK. q
bidder for the road, declared publicly. and with
some w,rmtbe;hst 10 was tbsre With the money
:otusup Waen be msds his frat bid, snd all
Cher bidders ought to have been simi!otly pre-
r,rad. Mr.. o ivar Ames, of Bostou, who Wss
pressu: with 5000 cash 10 bis pocket, dcu:t-
ed the gcuulenees OF tho sale. vh,n he sAid to
Mr. Olkmso, of New York, who Did for bin
sj9l 900, IF THU is genu!ns sals ct 1892 900
an happy" O.her prominen! bidders. wac
expressed their surprise ct the purchaser not
coming I'D promptly with The $4,000. said
,ley thought they c,ms to Alexandra to bid
sgaics. responsible parties; thas the commits
soaer5 Of s.o should have required ths psr les
10 pu: up the so 900 Upon naklog their first
bid. Tne check, W 3ich @as drawn on tha Mar
set Blos. OF New Crk. cad sgoed by T. X
H.yt. Treasurer OF the Bl.timlro, Ciloonali
and Western Railroad Coa pnuy, was presented
70 the ba.k yesterday ncroiog. when it was
found there Was ID mouCy on deposit TO the
ckeck o. the COMPANY 20 iase: IL. After WIi.-
,ng uo;ii thtCo O'clock ia the aftsrouo1 the
cAeci vas pr0trsed sod paced 10 The loGs Of
no:arg public. Tno coup,ny. although die
hooorot, bad tho privilege Of mectisg i:s cb!i-
gsoo to-day. tn: up to .w5 clock Do intima.
100 had been rec.ivod b7 tho First National
Bilk ia tsi5 cly. Vhi,h f,rwsrded the oht ct,
fem the MNkss Ba1k, that the $50 900 bad
b.ca pail, sni i; is s7str:Cd ty many, WHO
ought 10 k,ow. that be N jrcy viii DOL b, paid,
soi that tha r1sd will tavs 10 be rtsold, ard
resod. too, c. s4erG,-. SIMS Say Tia. at
tacnx' s=', wEiah, II il takes rlsce ct all
vii! not b, loslaa Of rioe'y dys. ths road 8ill
40, hrlug Si,h'o 500 COO Of tie $59l 900 Of!
tered f.. i: by Mr.. . liver Anss. It Mstsschu
set s. hers say it VII not b7i:g the $500. 900
offered for i. by Mr.. Oikmsn, who represented
the McCpmo otcrsst. S,m, tusotss mep ssy
Ihr ON mis- "nff4 na.h' :nt:o sli3H tbs pu.-
ch:sl ~ f':a cJ=u 1853 he S3U UGO to
IKE Ii Was;iag:o1 SOD Oii) r,.', o. the
ScGuni ttat CJmDa;y Riiel b !JTs fist
cItCk - b cl.Npouf,! vii '". Us likely 10
inNet tha fGtutc p-yDsa!s
! &c DSlHu tt, Olaoitta G.c NtS,cEi nlli-
road Company proposes ~ bud 9 ii1U CT I. H..
road from " ashit ( o. ~ Cicci 1u4i snd with
Sha: OH C. 10 vcg hes i,si. fl s. vc:Al Clonths
assi. ccpilee:s 10 Ms'y!sal. s1ty, E:7g rcu'c.
Soma OF iheec ergiace,s. sIugtg aA0Ia ere
s,v,ral iicn lis cry. h2v, cot reosiv tb,
pay fer two mouths TAO wuk Ct r.aki.g
survey ia Ma,yisod MS hssp s,0pp,d M 20.
cunt. it is sOld OF the b3d weather. AID Mes;rs
RObcrt Lee, VIII Prcc or, GeorG, Iooroe, acd
Others. "ho aro 10 tho employ # the o)npany.
have rc!ur1st 10 tEtt bones 10 ibis city A |
these gentlemen sap the compIuy il s1id cue
aud that tho fli!u.o to pap his las. moolh' 3
salaries is nothing uLu.uaI. When tho mex.
moths salary ia doe they eXoCo; 10 B. paid up
10 full. Tho failure Of tho company to meet
Ihs check hiss revived lIl tho dsmagioe reports
hsro.ofo'e cIcu ated about it, ard whica is
oth'ers were 80 prompt to contradict.
SUIT AGAINST THE ALEXANDRIA CANAL
COMPANY. Mssu9. 5. Fergusjn Bach. aud
W.ttes 4 M1shbsch, ocuasel fer tho A!tx-
sndris Csnsl. Railroad end Bridge C3mpsuy.
have fled a suit ia the Cooperation C.urt of
ibis city agaius! tbs Al,xaodri. Canal Cm-
psny to r-Sovar 60 unpsii BALANCES CT udg-
i1ent OF SIS 0G0. The bill CT o,mLlliot s.at,s
hat at tho July torn, 1877. CT sad Cour;, Il.
c.Yred for tho use Of the Canal. Railroad AID
Bnfga Conps3ys judg against the A.
tDdlla Canal Company for SIS, 900 vi 10
Iee.t from Jsrualy !. 1860. uu ii paid. and
costs. $40 l6, tutisct to credits; thst en- the
Judgment the Aiexassrla OaDsl Company has
Dads payments Us follows; January /. 1873,
$50; January |, 1879. $3.50; January /, 1880,
$3.50; Jauusry |, 1881, $3.50; Jsnulry |, 1882.
S'5O tu! The balsnc, Of said u12neu. rem iiss
10 this day uopiid; that the Alex ,ndrs CsuaI
Company is possessed Of real csa.o in the city
aud county Of Alexandra, sufficient to satisfy
The said Iuignen'; that !he saii jadQnau. ID 8
Lien undar tho Statute law of Vlrgiaia on the
SAD RIA! estate. works aud property, sni tibet
the reefs and pr0lis Of said real IS a.e, e.
Will not SATISFY the i1dsnent il f7s years, 10
c'ts!oela,l'n whereof tor ss much as The Rail-
ROAD and Bridge Uonpscy is rsmediles5 10 the
pFenlses save ty tie aid Of Oourt of Eqa
tho SAID Bldg Company praTs that the Alex
Gnotia Csnsl Company bs mado p:rty defsn
cant to this bill and required to aasW,r the
sans, that the said real tsaLc, works, propM-
/. ", 70, CT 50 much thereof rs msy b. psosssa-
", DO sold 10 ssisiy th, B:idss Uonpaoy's
luigneut
There are several othor suits OF the s,r:e ths.
'ac!sr pending sgsiEst tao Alexandra Canal c..
ANNUAL REUNION Thu ladies' Of the suc-
pa' table at thu Cadets Far had the s,sse
cleared yesterday snd two tsbl>s elegantly
'9oIntd cod loaded with d :llosoies in and cot
o'senscp. At 9 .. ID. the curtain WAS lowered
srd betwaen thirty and fJry members If tie
o'eety Ct Old Students of ST. Joht's Aosds.
ny went into the room itul formed AID did
inI usIlce to the boubtiIul provision made ttr
sasu' When they oould cot 90 more, Jud,e
3 otnsr', Thc. as president of the society, had
Ice Ice chair 10 feIicisous speech. gave Tho toast,
I 20 st. Johns; my her tuure do DO dscreG-
nto hfr past, rud usy her boporcd priucip,l
%eR i've to continue bis vo-k 10 her," to which
AF' Nshaid l. Came brief, Responded civ
az Ihc President Of tho Society of Old Stu
sSa'; may the donors his fellow ,tiz,us have
' 'Hsady c's:owcd upon him be but prelude 10
W.: higher ours." Judge Stuart having made
aWls' reply. City Treasurer Harlow and Com
aooRe'i,t's A!toIncy Brent Here oslIed up By
sssnplntnIary toass. snd msds shtr but e.
isclTe speeches. Mr. VIM. +. Csrne replied
a p a hTm1rcus narner to the toast Of "Tbe
4 TESS; nmss' and Mr. W. K. Davidson made very
.o.etneg1Iloe and smuaiog speech 10 1espors, 10