Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-26
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
Report on the Affairs of the Tenleytown
Road
Canal Arrivals and Departures-Many
Accidents From Reckless Driving,
and = Lost Pocket Book.

town and Tenleytown Railroad Company
has issued a report showing the financial
condition Of the corporation, and Mr.. John
P. Ayres Of Baltimore. an expert account
ant. formerly with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company, has certified to its accu-
racy.
The gross receipts of the company from
April l, 1890 to December 81, 1892, were
$99. 1882. and the expenditures during the
same period, s9S. o6969 leaving a surplus Of
s.. S03. 50. From January 1, 1885, to August
81 the gross receipts were s2s.24o.11. and the
outlay, s26.4,0.3i. leaving a profit of 81. se9 n.
To this surplus the cost Of certain material
on hand is added and the amount is there
by increased to $4329.T. Then is added the
gain for the first thirty-three months, which
makes the entire surplus during the roads
existence s7,63360
While we owe s65 OOO says the president
in an annexed address. our road has cost
us s26S q, and only 100000 worth Of stock
was issued.
He further asks the stockholders to notify
the company at once as to the number OF
bonds in the new issue wanted. The re-
Gently expressed dissatisfaction Of the
stockholders brought forth the above.
Canal Affairs.
Boats to arrive at Georgetown's docks
yesterday by way of the canal, laden with
coal from Cumberland were as follows:
No. lib, Capt. Creamer; No. los. Capt. Bech-
tol; ]. K. Shaw. Capt. Runkle; C. w. Ad
ans, Capt Corder; No. lis, Capt. Dick:
Consolidation No. IL, Capt. Taylor: Judge
Hagner, Capt. Hine; Little Walter. Capt.
Zeigler; Detroit, Capt. Dickerhof; Cuba,
Capt. Fengstrom; r; D. Johnson. Capt
Marconier; DR.. Knott, Capt. Ewing: F.
Flanagan, Caot. Moore: c. F. F. Beale.
Capt. Hoff; Consolidation No. Ia. Capt.
Hon; j. Haneway. Capt. Grim: Florence.
Pra MarcOniQr
d. w. Sloan. Capt. Magruder.
Boats to clear Cumberland for George
town on Saturday were as follows: No 49,
Capt. Mills, III tons; Jos. Goddard. Capt
Buch 116 tons: Benz. Vaughan. Capt. Will
son, Ill tons; s. NJ. Storm. Capt. Schaffer.
1l9 tons: Anteos, Capt. CLANCY. IS tons
G. s. French. Capt. Source, III tons; g: s.
French, Capt. Benner. III tons: b. r. May
field, Capt. Olphim. lis tons; Gibbs. Capt
Penner, 1l6 tons; Libbie, Capt Shaw, lls
tons; No. 102, Capt Penner. us tons: j. H.
Meruns, Capt. Reed, 40 tons: Sarah kroom.
Capt. Knardle, III tons.
Lost His Pocket Book.
John Conley has reported to the station
that while taking a little blackberry" In
one of RossIyn's speak easies" on Sun
day afternoon he laid down a pocketbook
Containing SIT, and has not seen 1t since.
He asked the assistance Of the seventh
precinct officers. but Rosslyn being out Of
their jurisdiction all they could do was to
refer him to Sheriff Veitch.
Many Accidents.
Many complaints are being made about
the fast diving on the Conduit ROAD.
Scarcely a day passes without he report
Of some accident in consequence thereof.
To prevent further personal injuries and
collisions as far as possible the police have
been ordered to keep the strictest lookout
and arrest every man who drives his horse
of SUNDAY there
were three bicycles. two vehicles and one
man seriously injured.
shorter Paragraph.
Near the Pennsylvania avenue bridge
yesterday, Washington side. a horse and
cart rolled down an embankment seventy
five feet high. All went into. the creek. but
a hasty cutting of the harness relieved the
horse and he scrambled out. after having
been nearly drowned.
A corps of hydraulic engineers on Satur-
day last visited the Great Falls and care
said by a gentleman who questioned them
| that a project is on foot to harness the falls
Most all the land in the vicinity belongs to
the estate Of the late Benz. F. Butler.
There has arrived at Agnew's. light from
Littlefield's wharves, the bark Boylston.
Coal will be loaded upon her for Boston.
Mass.
Messrs John Sullivan. J. O. Donnoghue
and Alex. Thornton have returned from a
hunting trip to the mountains Of West vir-
ginia with two deer and hundreds Of rab-
bits, squirrels, etc.
The Affair Bicycle Club>members held q
meeting last night and adopted a new con-
stitution.
The funeral of Miss Gertie M Nicholson
who died early Monday morning will take
place tomorrow from her late home, 1910
36th street. The interment will be at po-
tomac Chapel. Montgomery county. Mary
land.
Mrs. Steven Castleman and son Of Pros
pect avenue have left on a visit to Boston.
where she will be the guest of her daughter
Mrs. Talbot.
Mr.. ]. H. Blumenburg has gone for q two
weeks trip to the worlds fair.