Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-16
THE BUSINESS MARTS.
ALLEGHAEY RAILROAD TO BIZ SOLD By
AUCTION TO-DAY.
Large Transfers OF Rsal Estate Yesterday
The sugar Market Still Active
and Upward.


Richmond aud Aiieshany Railroad Company
will be offered for sale by public auction to-day
at noon In front Of the Hustings-Court room.
The sale is 70 be made in pursuance OF a do
cree entered on the 18th day OF last December by
the Circuit Court In the chancery causes OF Ter
reli and Bocock, trustees, &c. against tho Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad Company and
Alexander and Ellyson, trustees, against the
same
Mr.. Z. r. Leland. long the secretary OF the
company is the commissioner. and Mr.. y. w.
bowe is the suctioReer who will conduct the auc-
ton.
The property embraces tho entire railroad ex-
tending from Richmond 10 Clifton Forge, with n
branch line from Balcony Falls TO Lexington, to-
gether with all branches OF said line OF railroad
all real estate, rights OF way, easements nxtures,
machinery. rolling stock, tools, equipments
railroad supplies, and also all canals. basins,
bridges. dams. water powers. water-rights and
privileges, and all other property-real, per-
sonsl, or mixed-and all franchises, rights:
powers, privileges, aud imnunities whatever OF
The railroad company.
The Richmond aud Alleghsny road has been
operated under a loase arrangement by tho
Chesapeake and ohio since the lst OF last sep
temoer, and IL Is thought the latter nili become
The owner OF tho property II q sale ts erectod.
The event has attracted 10 the city number
OF prominent railroad magnatee-among them
Mr.. n. K. Ingalls,. president OF the chesapeake
and Ohio; Mr.. Erwin Davis. who was member
OF the Richmond and Allegheny reorganization
com mtteo, who holds perhaps the largest inter-
est In this property and who worked together
with ex-Presidsnt c. p. Huntington, OF the
Chesapeake and ohio. IN enec1ng ny
Mich, who is largely interested In railway
affairs and Commissioner Leland. Others may
possibly arrive this morning
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
The following deeds Of bargain and sale were
recorded In the Clerks onice OF the Chancery
Court yesterday:
spC eial commissioners. TO Daniel LeRmsn. south
side Of Main street nenr Tweniy-tourth, 40 '-l21
10 feet. improved, 1915
A. ". Patterson, special commissioner, 10 John
II. aud Evan X Williams. sOuh side OF Main
street near Madison, 2jxiS feet, improved,
s3.O5.
j +. Rtchison and wife to c. +. Hill, west side
Of Pine street near SPRING 23hxl4O feet, t6ll'os'
y. ?. Benedicts heirs TO Eliza j. benedfct, no 8,
east side OF Fifth and No. ll2, south side OF Ca
nal, and personally. SO
HENRIcO.
Rosa $. Rutherford 10 II. L. Pelouze, north
east corner Hanover and Vine, 10 7-Hxl'97t,
SqtS4S.
Roger Gregory and wife to J: A: Helsler. south
side PARK avenue near Park, % 7-l2xlV,
=. s. BOYD and al,. to Clarence f Toombs,
east side 1wenty-ninth near Il, o7h1lss, I'M
proved, 1900. . ,s
A. W. Shields 10 Mary Grimes, acre OF land
three miles from Richmond, SO
John r.. Branch TO A. /. Haynes and a. h.
Schaap. northwest corner Ivy and Elm. 3OlH xi7o
John P. Branch TO W. A. Kicks, northeast cor
nsr Ivy aud Cedar. 379xl75, i6,l&
John p Branch 10 James CaSkie. southwest
corner Kensfngton and Cedar. lI9 1-I21l'9st,
(. \. veneble and F.. c. vensble and wives to
James Caskie southeast corner kenslngton and
Robinson, 10 7-l2xli9k $500. 80,
william b. Grover, trustee, 70 Robert Ii. Gil-
liam. farm 2< miles from Richmond. containing
80 acres, 1891.
Robert Il. Gillian TO William b. Grover lot OF
land two miles from Richmond containing 10
3D-i00 acres. f3n.
william Thomas Gsul, trustee, to Chewning a
Rose, south side Ivy near Sycamore, 32xl'Ss4'
Z. Y. Cannon and wife 10 J. z. and f. K. GIN,
Nos. 317. $40, go. IN plat OF sydney, bounded Dy
Grove, Fedev,l, Mulberry and Glover, sl'OU.
T. Y Cannon 70 West-Bnd Improve ment com
pany No 400 In plat OF sydney, corner Grove ana
Glover, 40 :. .f2Xi79 99-l0l, 5000.
Tray {. Bates to William II. Sears. Lots Nos.
5 and on Marion ilnl, Que mile soath OF hlch-
mOnd. con tanning 65-lOO acres, t2Jl o.
Phiadelphia and Reading Coal aud iron COM
psny 10 Richmond and AlleghRny Railroad Com
pany, "Powhatan Furnace" five miles from
Richmond, In consideration OF mutual adVan'
tsge.
AGREEMENTS.
u schlueter with James W. Tufts, for the pay
nent of purchase money Of certain soda-water
aDnaratus SIS; c. A. Pulling with James w
tufts. for same, ss75 II. Beelmann with james
w Tufts, for same, $40: Philip II. Forr WIN
James w. Tufts, for same, w.
THE SMITH CASE IN rHE CHANCERY COURT.
In the case OF Cherry, Morrsn & Co, &c, 70.
II, NJ smith & Co., &c, an order vas ehteteu
on tho l0th appointing receiver and restrain
ing ThomasC Balm, trustee, or H. NJ. Smith 90.
from dlspOsinR Of any property belonging 70 the
firm Of ii. d. Smith & Co, and requiring the taiu
Thomas c. Balm, trustee, TO deposit al money
belonging 70 said firm IN bank 70 tho cre'U OF
the Court In this cause.
far ss il referred to the appointment OF re-
ceiver. whereupon counsel Tor oelehuAuD
moved TO dissolve the Injunction.
The Court after hearing the argument satur-
day and Monday, entered the following oruer
"On consideration whereof tho Court doin re-
fuse 10 dissolve the said Injunction. but dOth
adludge, order, and decree that SAID Injunction,
as modified by the said order Of the 18Th day Of
April, 1888, shall remain binding ana onectuai
until the further order OF this Court
And the Court doth refuse 10 appoint re-
ceiy YER being OF opinion from the evidence that
tho said trustee, Thomas c. BAN, Is III ah'.
proper person 10 manage the sald business OF
said II. u. Smith & co. ia It's present cohIluou.
But the Court u Of opinion that under the statute
section $3.50 the trustee should DO required to
give bond with good security for tho falthiul aus
charge OF lis duties as trustee, an1 tue ueieuo-
ants waving notice the Court doth adIudge, or
der. aud decree that the said Thomas Z. BAN,
trustee shall within three days from the deto oil
this order give bond before the clerk OF this
court In the penalty Of $1,000. with good security
conditioned for the faithful dlschal gs OF me uu-
ties Of his Office OF trustee" ~ .
Tho plaintiffs were represented by Slater q
Montague, James Aston Caboil, ;. D. boswell
end Meredith & Cooke; the defendants by nc nc
Guire & Elicit, Christian s. Christian, and Guy
81 Gillian.
THE LAND DAMAGE CASE.
twas expected hat counsel In the case would
determine upon n day yesterday Tor the con
Alteration by tho Honrico County Court OF uhe
report OF the commissioners VINO assessed iaiiu
canages In tho route OF tho Beu Line west OF the
city, put Judge Minor had an engagement up
town that made Il impossible for MIN 10 be al
/ the county courthouse
Mr.. William C. Preston. counsel iOr the raii-
road compapies, left yesterday afternoon lOi
New York and IL IL probable now thai nothing
will be doae in the matter until the lster part OF
the week.
Sugar quotations are now read with grea'
avidity by RrOcers. The market yesterday was
excited and the prices were still upward. IN
some cases lots Of sugar offered In the mornine
/ AT hyures named by rehner5 were ordered by
the trade here, but before tho orders reacneu
the refiners prices hA. jumped and the orders
were declined. .., .,.,
here IN htcniuohl tuciv - htsio - - -
lation In sugar but those who have large STOCKS
on hand and few old orders 70 hll get the ad-
vantage. while those who have 70 buy 70 u
orders must pay the ruling rates.
the shrewdest merchants here do nos know
what 20 make Of the market; nor can tney tel
how long present prices will continue.
The Increased prices are believed 70 be more
the result Of sugar trust than OF any shortage
OF the Cuban crop.
PosrAL.CLERK APPOINTED.
Mr.. Ira Benedict Of this city has been ap'
| pointed postal-clerk on the Chesapeake and Ohi'
! railroad between here and Norfolk. aud mad'
| his first trip Saturday. Mr. benedlct was pro-
| 10 CIeyelandis administration postal-clerk be
tween Richmond ana Clifton Forge. His ap
| ,oirtuent was procured through the innuencs