Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-18

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APPLICATION FOR a RECEIvER.-An sl'-
.rsa,ion ives made 10 New York yeeteFahs
a. fhe appointment OF receiver 81 inc
i .'os[ican Steamship Company by wilbur
n P,,ea stakeholder in che company. it
has4d on various Irregularities IN the
r,.,,sgement of the corporation al wen az
- niZatiou. q c'osa relationship, 10
"a tyI5ts bstsgean the American Sem
No,np4nv nod the Arrow Steamship
r. ,,+.sa2 OF couiad memory. Tne AmeE-
Steamship COmoaay, q corporation
odd un,isr los iages Of Kentucky, ID SAID
ma rbe successor OF tha Arrow > esmship
,oolnsov, and was organized 10 develop the
F,car pa;epts she present head OF the
.,r,.s,v is K y Richard CoDp, formerly
,of..ionary uuder Bishop Taylor, OF the
NJ bodist Church, nile the latter WAS le-
I'D on the .thmGa Uf Panama. Mr.. Copp
srd E,gluser Flyer struck up friendship
a,b.o me former went TO Nav York several
,sa,s sso broken in hestth by a long resl-
3snre IN the tropics Nj! Copp became To-
tsrested iu FryeT's schemes and 10 1873 was
el.rt.6 director in tue Arrow company.
I.aier Ccpp proposed tnat the terrific
rial rights 10 the patent steamships
.,d Central America be granted to
rim IN consideration OF which he would
firm corporation he American Steam
snip Company anu rsise the money to build
p,cshontas of his own Rv. MIR. Corps
.oatries charge that ne used bis elcqusDce
"a ,.ac.nade ceriaU lades living IN the house
hire be was boarding in New York TO in
o.-s heir little all 10 he stock OF The Amer
lean Steamship Compsoy. he was not sue
cs-sfnl with all whom be approached, out Ia
Mrs Virginia Elwarda, of West Virginia,
and Miss Ella RardWeli Of Ph;iadelpbia, be
eojd 70 baya f0und attentive and wiling
converts to his theories Mrs Edwards IL
ne,tv inpesttd 1850 in American Steamship
Cor1uany stock, for which sne received i've
certificates, aqgregating 700 shares, and the
nromiss Of a FREQ trip TO Jamaica so 5000 as
Pocabontas II should be completed. MISS
Ella Bardwel was suck for 200 shares.
AFTER waiting for what, no doubt, seemed 10
ham an interminable time for the
.rip to Jamaica to start these ladies
mLursllv became impatient, then exss-
Dara,ed and finally clamorous for the return
of heir money which the Rav. Mr.. Comp
had promised to give them. Both Mrs. Ed
Yyar,i- and Miss Bardwell wrote repeatedly
10 Ic. Copp, and Mr.. Copp assduous'y put
ladies' transferred her stock to Mr. Wilbur
N. Bates, who, through his attorney, asked
far receiver. When pressed with ques-
lions about this ship Mr.. Copp finally ad-
,nltted that the project OF her construction
by Ice Americsu Steamship Company had
been abandoned for the present. Mr.. Copp
attributed the bad luck of the American
Company to the Vaccinations of Chief Ed-
gineer Fryer, of the Arrow company, who
was afraid he (Copp) wouId profit by the
snccess of the new ship now under construc
ton. because the American company holds
the right to operate tho Fryer patents in
southern waters.
POLICE REPoRT.-Lsst night was Gear
and mild till about o'clock when it became
cloudy.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases
Pina jackson and Arthur jackson. color
ed, arrested by officer Hayes charged With
disordecly conduct were dismissed with
reprimepd, and Mamie Thomas colored, al
rested by officer TAYLOR charged With steal
ing On apron from Matilda Thompson, also
colored, was dismissed upon paying for the
apron.
Jas. Wilson calored, arTe5ted by officer
81 30. and 10 default of payment, was seat to
the chain gang for Is days.
Dennis Washington, colored, arrested by
officer Henry charged with breaking into the
fish house of Mr. Petty, in Fairfax county,
below this city snd stealing several articles
therefrom, was held to await the action Ct
the Fairfax county authorities.
VIM. Wilson arrested by officer Henry en-
the charge Of lunacy, was sent to bis home
10 Georgetown.
Jno Nelson, colored arrested By officers
Grady and Howson for an assault on Aaron
jackson, cOlored, was fined 81 so.
Andrew L9maX coored, arrested By 9th
Ger WcGusu for disorderly conduct, WAS
fined $50.
DEMOCRATIC Communicable. Leonard
Marhusy, secretary OF the Sh district demo.
cratic committee has called meeting of that
committee to be held at his Office in this city
on Friday next, to determine the time and
place Of holding the convention TO nominate
candidate for Congress, and also to fill the
vacancy on the committee caused by the
death Of the chairman, Mr.. Henry Heaton,
of Logiouu. Leesburg has made O bid Tor
the convention by offering the use of its new
tcwnhal free OF rent The people of LOU
uuuu say the convention SnOuiu ueot tuelci
rs thst county gives the largest democratic
majority and has never had Congressional
convention. As Alexandria is the on'y city
IN the district and is the most centrally 10.
Gated place. an effort will be made to have
the convention held here.
PROPERTY SAlEs,-Mr. Robert Taylor
has purchased from Mr. E. Francis lot on
fAtrlck street, between Oronoco and Per-
dleton for 1855. and will erect FIVE houses
thereon.
Messrs. Eellmuth Bros. yesterday pur-
chased of MIR. George s. French q lot on the
west side Of Columbus street, between Cam
eron and King, for $1,000. The lot will
shortly be improved by the erection OF two
handsome brick dwellings
The Alexandria Real Estate Company
yesterday sold to Harry Grant another lot
on GOumhus street hAtWapn Foundation and