Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-24

The matter of the mortgage bond SUI t
of the Central Trust Company of New
York against the Richmond and Dan
Vile Railroad Company, in which de-
cree of foreclosure and sale was issued
bv the United States Circuit Court
for the Eastern District of Virginia
on the 18th of this month, was signed
by Judge Hagner of the District to-
day. The decree was issued to secure
tae amount of the principal and inter
est upon the consolidated mortgage
bonds made by the railroad company to
the trust company October %, 1856,
amounting to $5,002, 1881. The
railroad company has property
ia this city and the decree
directs the sale of all property rights
or interests conveyed in the consoidat-
ed mortgage within twenty days, unless
the amount now in default shall be paid
before the expiration of that period,
with interest.
In reply to resolution of the Senate,
the Attorney General sent to that body
to-day communication to the effect
that the reason of the delay in the
prosecution of the suit TO determine
the ownership of the Kidwell bottoms,
portion of the reclaimed Potomac
flats. would be satisfactorily explained
bv the parties thereto before any com
nittee Of the Senate Chat would hear
them.
Congressman Swanson of Virginia
mas succeeded in having tie new order
4: H. ;o,o,,,oi ra,-an,,o i,,,ra.1 rauIIir.
ing the distillers Of his district TO make
SO per cent. of three gallons OF liquor
from every bushcl Of corn, instead OF
50 per cent of two gallons and half,
rs now required, suspended temporari-
~, and hopes to have the suspension
made permanent.
Now that the Injunction upon the
Jackson city race track has been re-
moved, two hundred men have been set
to work there, and the grand stand.
club house, stahljng for three hundred
horses, andthc enclosure, will be erected
and the track be put in order by the
9Th proximo, on which day it is OK
pected racing will be commenced. The
defeat OF the race bill in Congress yes
terday has helped the Alexandria
county racing immensely.
The contested election case Of Goode
VS.. Epes from the Petersburg district OF
Virginia was argued before the House
elections committee to-day, in the pres
ence Of nearly all the Virginia members
Of the House. Mr.. Epes's counsel was
Mr.. Mann; Mr.. Goodies, Judge Harris,
Mr.. s. G.. Brent Of Alexandria, and
Mr.. R. I. Thorpe OF Boydtown, all OF
whom spoke. The prevailing impres-
sion in the committee room was that
the report would be in favor of the con-
testee.
Colonel John S. 1Iosby will leave
here tomorrow for Richmond. He
will be accompanied by Mr.. Cab Mad
dux. While in Richmond he will be
entertained by the members of bis old
command now living there. On the
day of his arrival there one of the Rich
mond papers will contain his portrait
and his history.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hunton in.
troduced a bill appropriating million
and q half dollars for building for the
offices of the District government, to
be erected on the public reservation OF
Pennsylvania avenue between Seventh
and Eighth streets, in front of the Cen
ire market house.
In the suit of Capt Davis of Alexan-
dria VS.. the Norfolk Steamboat Com.
pany for damages, the counsel of the
company, yesterday entered demurrer
upon the ground that the company had
nothing to do with it, as the complaint
was against Mr. Callahan, the superin-
tendent of that line.
Lieut.. Lee Holcomb, Z. s. n, for
merly Of Alexandria, has been sent to
Homestead on duty connected with the
investigation of the fraudulent armor
plates.
Congressman Wise thinks the Post
office Department will allow the estab-
lishment of two branch postoflices in
Richmond.
The House District committee will
consider the Mount Vernon Electric
Railroad bill tomorrow Col. Ander-
son and Mr. F. A. Reed of the road Wi
appear and urge the passage of the bill.
Mr. Frank Hatton, editor of the Washing.
ton Post, while sitting in his office to-day
shortly after 1 p. m, was stricken with pa
ralysS. The physicians called in pronounced
the attack a severe one extending throughout
the right side. As soon as possible Mr.. Hat
ton was removed to his residence. He partly
recovered consciousness just before he was