Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-27

| tina ltIChmOnu and DanVille will assume
! charge OF and run the W, O. and W. under
lis arrangement. 4 meeting Of the directors
OF the Ia''ar company will be held in New
York to-day, ri which it is thought the
lease viii b. ConSummated aud Il meeting of
The stockholders called OF an early day to
ratifY tbs agreement. 1t is thought that Mr..
x. Bell, the present efficient superintendent,
viii comti1n" in Gilice under the new nau-
ngcln.Gt. The amount paid for tho le.s:.
has not hecn made pubic.
Here arc yarGuS rumo:s ailoat giving
reasons Tor tho lease, one Of which is
That Il was done to prevent the Baltimore
and ohio from buying the w, Q. and w.
and By extending it to Bcrryvile make a
junction with the shenandoah Valley road,
and thns ger n southern connection. This,
il is said the IL. 4 d. does not want done,
AID Will not extend the road further than its
present terminus, Round Hill. The w., 0. &
W. owns the charter of the Washington, ST.
Louis and Cincinnati road, which has never
been hall', but which charter, it is claimed,
II valuable. Another rGmor is hat the Il. Il
j. wants 10 sell the Virginia Midland to the
4. x y. road, and this il can do TO batter al
vantage il il owna the lease on the W., 0. 4
W, ar' cuts the L. 4 0. out from making
tins connection mentioned above. To
reason the X. & ID. withdrew from record
lis 99.year lease on the Virginia Midland,
rs was mentioned in the GAZETTE yester-
day. was that it conll sell the latter road to
better advantage without having the lease
on il, as the lease might play part in any
litigation that might follow.
CoUroNs AND TAXES City Treasurer
NJ. l.. Harlow last night returned from Rich
monh where he went on Monday last to
make itis annual settlement with Auditor
Na:ye. lie rendered the Auditor in set
Element 1863 III coupons, the exact amount
which had been rendered him for taxes BY
- "nIah@1 Of citizens, but the Auditor refused
To receive them and urged Mr.. Harlow to
stand by the laws of the State and insist on
receiving rnly money for taxes. Mr.. Hnr.
low replied thai he would gladly comply
with III" S!He laws as far as he could and
that =" lad tried TO collect all of the taxes
in money, lat that when it came TO leyying
on rctsous' property who had rendered
coupons, he would stop as he would not
subject himself and his Dondsmen to annoy
ns salts and perhaps damages. He stated
th%t he had taken the exact ground that was
taken by Treasurer Tinsly, Of Richmond
and otAe: ireasurcls concerning the colec.
ton ii taxes and the receipt of coupons, and
II The State chose TO sue him for the amount
the Auditor refused to accept in coupons,
which amount had been rendered him, he
won!d have 10 stand the suit He expects
q am!! VIII soon he instituted against him.
TIE OPERA HoUSE.-Thnt amusing play,
~ hnIch OF Keys" will BE- presented at
the Opera House on Saturday next, and
nm.
speaking Of this play the Elmira Herald
says:
zone Of the most enthusiastic audiences that
ever assembled in the Opera House greeted "A
Bunch OF Keys last evening. TO say that every
body was delighted is mere mimCry; for there is
no word in the English language to express the
measure Of qualification manifested by all who
were fortunate enough to be present. The central
figure teddy Keys Miss Flora Moorcl was sim
ply great, and WAS voted Il favoric in her acting
and singing rs well rs her dancing. We can no
longer womHcr nj the popularity OF "A Bunch of
Keys
RIVER MEN QuARREL.--The steamboat
inspectors have been requested to investi.
gate 81 shooting case on tho Potomac river
near this city. Captain w. r. Taylor of
the tug Comet. complained that on the night
of the 49, of October while steaming along,
he "as tired npon and his pilot house rid
died ";jh shot. He charges Capt Wesley
Davis, Of the tug Tesnplar, with the shoot
ing. and alleges that Davis had since threat
| eneh worse troaineat. The matter which
has been aept comparatively quiet will be
investigated in Washington On Nov. 1.
FER~oNAL.-Inrormatio has been re-
ceiv,a in this city 10 the effect that Col. L.
+. Ni.hers, who has been seriously i'll at
| LvnchhurE, is rapidly improving, and ex.
poets TO sail from San Francisco on the 9th
proXimo for Hong Kong. were be will re-
Su.,!e his duties rs e. :. Consul.
Mr i. J. Demsey has gone to Omaha on
II visit to his brother, Captain Charles Demp-
| sev, L. s A. who is stationed there.
DR.. K. {. Powell went to Fredericksburg
to-day 10 attend the meeting cfthe State
Medical Society.
PAID FOR HIS FuN.-Christophe Estu., n
merchant from Charlottesville, visited
| Washington on Monday, and attended the
Washington Theatre in tho evening, where
he thought he would have some sport. He
noticed waiter carrying dozen glasses OF
beer and thinking ii q chance for fun put
his Zoo, ont and tripped the waiter, scatter
ing The beer in all directions MstuS was
arrested and fined 81.
ELECTION OF OFFGCERs.-At the meeting
of Golden Light Lodge, |. 0. G. T., held
last night, the following officers were elect
ed c. e., J. A. Moore Y. T., Hiss Amar,
Ga Cook; Chaplain. Miss Mary Goods
Secretary, george Hayden; F. s., III. &.
Field Treasurer Mrs II. NJ. Folz Mar
shall. Fred. Birreil; /. c.. Chas kause; O.
G., VIM. Woodlield; Lodge Deputy, ]. l..
Petit.
COUNTY CouRr-JHdge ID. ". Chichester
prcsiding.-Ths case of Com. IS Richard
Lewis, charged with Rape, was called. The
prisoner entered a motion for continuance
and filed his affidavit setting forth the ab
cnce of material witnesses motion granted
nd case continued until tho third day c1
November term.
! Court adjourned unit! Court in course.