Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-31
FRON WASHINGTON


WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81 1851
4 gentleman interested in the Washing
ton and Western Railroad here to-day SAYS
that on Monday next motion will be made
IN the Circuit Court of Richmond before
Judge Wexford for further postponemeut
OF the resale of that road for thirty or sixty
days and that the probability is that that
motion Wall be granted. Its known that Mr.
Ames and other parties largely interested in
the road are In favor of the proposed delay
LOT the reason that they want the present
holders OF the road to retain possession oft.
and who they think will be able to raise
money enough to make the defaulted pay
ment in the time asked for Other parties,
| 1t Is also understood, are in favor of the
postponement because they think it will tend
to increase the price for which the road will
finally sell. Others again are of the opinion
that these continued postponements SO far
from increasing the price the road will bring
when it shall be resold will have the con-
trary effect and that by inducing parties
likely to be bidders to believe that il will
not be sold on the day advertised reduce
the number of such bidders and consequent
~ lessen the amount 81 which it will be
Knocked OIL. If the motion referred TO be
denied, which, however, is hardly probable,
the sale will take place next Wednesday.
The holders of stock in the Florida Canal,
III which General Malone is interested,
since the Legislature Of Florida refused to
make any land grant for the construction of
that canal, have begun 10 realize that their
STOCK Is not the bonanza they supposed it
! was some time ago With the asked for
land grant Of five million acres, enough
money could have been raised To build the
canal, but without il the coustruc ion of the
canal Is By no means assured.
Letters received here TO-DAY from the
Hot Springs, in Arkansas, say h the visi-
tors there now number betwee six and
seven thousand, among whom are Senators
Voorhees, and Camden and that while some
are there for their health the vast majority
came only because it was the fashion, and
Tor such pleasure as the crowd and the
spending OF money can afford
The Chalmers Manning contested election
case, testimony in which Is still being take
here, will, il is said, result in the seating OF
Mr.. Manning He was offered the certiG-
cafe OF election, but has refused TO take it
until the House shall have acted upon the
case The testimony so far shows that the
election was conducted and managed by the
U. ;. Treasury and PostCt1ice Departments
but that even with those odds against him
Mr. Manning received majority Of The
legal votes that were cast.
The President has abandoned his Fortress
Monroe trip, for the present at least, and
Will on Monday morning next start in 4
special car for Florida, and will not stop un-
I'll he reaches Jacksonville
A morning paper of this city says Sena-
tors Edmunds and Malone are the only peo-
pie who know who wrote the bill that bears
AT RlddleberSer name. 1t is as much mis-
taken IN this as it often is in greater matters
Inc biil, as every body at all acquainted
with Virginia affairs knows was prepared BIZ
three we'll known lawyers III Richmond.
The Comptroller of the Treasury has de-
clded to withhold the pay of the Congress
slonal delegates from Idaho aud Montana
until they settle their delinquent accounts
with the Government. They cited the case
OF MIR. Ochiltree and the President, both OF
whom are also short in their accounts with
the government but who are drawing their
pay, but they were informed that while the
pay OF the President and representatives in
Congress is provided for by the Constitn.
ton that Of delegates is only provided for
by statute
The general impression here about the
deposition Of ex-senator West from the
presidency Of the Board of District Com.
missoners is that it was the very best thing
that could have happened for the proper
and effective reorganization of the police
force of the district
An order was issued at the Treasury De.
partment to-day to the effect that all vessels
engaged in foreign commerce must enter and
clear at every port they stop at even though
it be only for coal or stores
II is understood to-day that the franchise
Tor draining the Valley of Mexico is held by
prominent member of the Mexican Con-
gress, and that there is some ground for
believing that he is opposed to transferring
1t to the American company heretofore
alluded to in this correspondence, in which
so many Southern Senators are interested
and that he may interpose such objections
TO the deposit of the forfeit money that the
time for that deposit will elapse, and he be
then free to transfer the franchise to another
American company. of which there are
several very anxious TO have it,
r. y. Graves has been appointed Assist
ant treasurer Of the e. S, vice Wymsn pro.
noted
Secretary Folger continues to Improve in health
| The amount OF money In the U. S. Treasury TO.
day Is nearly three hundred and sixty. four mil
| lions Of dollars