Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-14

For this section fair weather, northwesterly
winds and slightly colder.
RICHEST MAN IN THE SoUTH.-A dispatch
from this city to the New York SIN says" NJ r.
Hal nu'any, of the ad Joining county of Eau.
0uier, who is the richest map in the South,
!. coing to Scotland next month to marry q
s.Otch girl of noble family. Although Mr..
DlIanys wealth would be regarded as COM
moppace 10 New York, it is considered well
ni,h fabulous south of Mason and Dixon's
lice His yearly income is over 5000. 900.
drawn from lands in this State and in Eng
Iani end Scotland. He owns about Is coo
acres in the blus grass region Of Loudnun
aaa Fauquiar coua;ies, and has in England
and scotland estates which would quarter .
halfr',2au Of lords He came by it all by
inheritance thn lands having been in the
:smy i,r generations. Mr.. DuIany is a
g,ad.lookia:; young fellow, twenty four
Years cd, and has lived all his life in this
r1untry The lady whom he is going to
marry i said to be descendant Of young
or branch OF the Argyles. She has no title,
IN; is cousin Of the present Duke. The
prospective marriage has excited widespread
interest in tbs Old Dominion"
There are ia many inaccuracies IN the
shave ~ The lines could well contain. Mr..
mOuiai intent.
RIVER IrEMS. The ica is beginning 10
break NJ on the flats in the river, and drift.
Iug no amd dom in the channel with the
tide otIcYs some resistance to navigation at
different points, when it becomes gorge q
The river steamers continue to make their
rips and this morning two schooncrs were
seen below sailing up the river Last Night
tho tug Annie arrived here with the Achoon
er John Proctor, from Windsor, n 5, with
plaster for Herbert Bryant, and the tugs
Hartley and Ista, having in tow two
>chooners and five oyster boats, passed I'D
the river for Washington. TO day the
tugs Tempiar and Comet reached here with
the schooner A. l.. Dow, with coal from
Pnadelphia for Washington, ard the
schooner 4 5 Coaant. with ice from Bangor
for Washington. The latter schooner has
been out twenty eight days, having expert
-ncei heavy weather ever since she left
Bangor. The tugs Mary Lewis and H B.
Keys passed down the river to-day with the
Schooners J. p. Kelsey, w. Fl. Vanname, D.
g. Stee!man aud Rosa BentZ9ll and two
oyster boats from Washington
4 RAILROAD CASE Mr.. John Z. Mason
has entered suit in the Superior Court Of
Baltimore city against Jackson Holland, a
member Of syndicate composed Of VIM. J.
Best, Henry S. Turbell, E. A. Hayt and f.
J. Brooks, of New York; A. j. Dietrich, Of
Wikesbarre. Pa; Charles U. Williams, OF
Richmond, Va. Casenove G.. Lee, of Wash
ington, d. G., and Charles p. Janney, OF
Leesburg, Va. The syndicate in 1882 pur.
chased the Washington and Ohio Railroad
running from this city to Round Hill, in
Loudoun county, for $60000O The pur-
chasers paid SIS, 900 in cash, and gave four
notes and bonds. each for $I35 500, payable
January 81, 1883, 1854, 1856 and 1856 No
more money Yves paid, and the road was
sold for account of the purchasers. bringing
about $4,000 Messrs. Robert p Barton
Richard Henry Lee and Charles f. Stuart,
special commissioners for the sale of the
road, have entered suits against the men,
bera of the syndicate for the difference be-
tween the amount of the purchase price ard
that realized by the sale, amounting to
about $203, $50.
A STEAMBOAT COMPANY's PETITION
The Upper Potomac Steamboat Company,
through its president, Col. Edward Daniels,
OF Fairfax county, has petitioned Congress
for compensation for the expense borne by
the company in defending the title Of the
United States to the Potomac water front
against the claims of the Senboard and In-
Land Steam NavigationCo. ;also, for legislation
TO settle the title to all the wharfage pro-
perty OF the river front, which the District
Commissioners recently took entirely under
their control. The petition was presented
to the House by Representative Barbour, Of
Virginia, who also introduced in the HQu. o
bill to pay the Upper Potomac Company
= 600
Police REPORT.-Last night WAS clGudy
and cool, with sixteen dodgers and one pri5.
oner at the station house.
The mayor this morning disposed OF The
following cases:
Wesley Schwalz, charged with an assault
some weeks ago On Andrew Veitch, in
Herbner's restaurant, WAS fined - for the
assault. so for gambling, and Tie proprie-
tor Of the res 'aurant was warned against al
lowing gaming TO be carried on in his house.
liquor dealer charged with selling
liquor on Sunday, was fined $40.
THE GRAND LODGE OF VIRGINIA.-The
Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M. of Virginia,
was opened in st. Adams Hall, Richmond,
last night by Grand Master F. Il. Hill. There
were full representations from the subordin.
ato lodges of theState, and number ofv siors
We're also present. Nothing of public in
terest was done beyond organization. The
grand officers to serve for the ensuing year
will be elected tonight. Messrs. A. W.
Armstrong and c. A. Yohe represent tho
Alexandria lodges.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. B. II. Fowle, who has
been in this city for the past few weeks on
visit to his relatives, has returned to his
cattle and sheep ranch in Washington Tet-
ritory 1t is understood that he will dis
pose of his stock interests in tho west and
return to his old home in this city.
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