The morning times., 1896-12-17
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Virginia Midland Stockholders Meet
in Annual Session.
Gamblers Captured in aRaid Held
in Heavy Bond-Npfes of the :
Virginia CITY.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Virginia Midland Railway Company
was held at the.office Ut Mr. Leonard Mar
bury in this city yesterday. Mr.. j. l..
Morehead, OF Charlotte, n C., presided, and
Mr.. J.sF- Hill, of New York, was secretary.
The stockholders of charlottesville
and >Rapidan Railroad Company also met
at the same place. Mr.. John w. Burke, of
this city, presided, and Mr. j. r. Hill, OF
New. York, was secretary. Without trans
acting any business both meetings adjourn
ed until the ed 1nsU. ,5F .a,s+i :. pe.s
AS stated in yesterdays Times the cir
cult sceust of ppeais fsFirginia reversed
the decision of the United states district
court IN the case of "A. j. Taylor & Bro. VS..
the Steam Dredge Morgan and scpWs. In
this case Taylor & Bro, of Washington,
libeled- the dredge Morgan and scoWs for
towing services amounting To 81 ,0S0- Sub
seqllently libcls We're filed by the hands
employed ON the dredge for wages amount
ing to $969.67, and also intervening libeIs'
We're filed by James H. Beach ct ais. for.
towing services and supplies.
The lower court decided that the hands
employed on the dredge and scows were not
seamen, and not entitled to priority of pay
fnent in distribution of proceeds of sale,
and that Taylor g. Bro, -beingstffe first
llbelants, were entitled to be paid in fun,
and that the residue of proceeds were To
be distributed pro rata among the other.
claima nts.
Tie supreme court, in reversing the lower
court, holds that the hands employed ON
the dredge and scows are seanen, and
entitled to be paid their wages IN full in
preference to all other claims, and that
Taylor q Bro. are only entitled 10 share
pro rata with other claimants in the dis
triDution OF the fund in the registry of the.
court.
Old st. Johns Church, in the West End
which is in charge Of the students OF the
Theological Seminary, is to be put in
thorough repair. A special meeting to de-
wise ways and means 10 this end will be
held Friday night.
Charles Alexander. colored OF Wash
ington, drank too much Alexandra whisky.
yesterday and was taken before the mayor
and fined So. He attempted TO play crazy
when placed on trial. He was sent to the
gang for sixty days.
The remains or the late Mrs. Harriet
E. CaZenoye were brought to this city yes
terday and inferred in st. PauIs ceme.
terry. The funeral services, which took
place at the chapel at Theological Sem
mary, were conducted by Revs. Carl Gram
nier and w. F.. Gardner
The funeral of the late Columbus Reagan
took, place yesterday morning and was
attended by the members of Plasterers'
Assembly, X. sof L., OF Washington, OF
Which deceased was member.
The clerk of the county court has sub
.mitted his annual report to the ~board OF
supervisors. The SaGaTegate annual ex-
penses were Sic, 5,47S 4S.
Alexandria Tent, Knights Of Moccabees
gave IA very pleasant musical and literary
night. rsS -in<5is . -
a slight fire occurred YESTERDAY after
in, fl,o Of If,t, rY,iao
ferson street, near Fairfax street The
department did not go into service.
r. MIR. C. @. Lennon has sold u Mr.. Joseph
Rogers the old fire engine, house, on
st. Asaph street. between KIM and Prince
streets, for $1,000.
Thomas Day, well-known tolored resi-
dent OF this city, died yesterday.
In the corporation court yesterday the
suit OF q. A. Lumpkins VS.. Ralph Singleton
was quashed.
John Luily, John Gamble, F. Foster, and
j. Thurston were taken before Justice
Birch, in Alexandria county, at O'Clock
yesterday evening on the ych arge OF run
ing gambling houses They were all re-
leased in the sum of 500 each for their
appearance before Squire Birch ON the
,21st instant.
These men Were arrested at an early
hour yesterday morning during a raid
made at Rosslyn, by Sheriff Palmer, at
the instance OF Justice Supple, who had
issued the warrants on compI amt of
Claude Edward Jones and ]. c. Haden,
Warrants Were issued yesterday evening
by Squire Birch against Jones and Haden,
charging them with extorting money from
parties, under threat of criminal prosecu-
ton The warrants were placed in the
hands of Sheriff Palmer for execution,
Jones and Haden reside in Washington.
The offense of which they are charged
is felony under the law OF Virginia.
Mr.. Louis C. Barley has returned from
trip to New York.
MesSrs. Joseph c alvin and Thomas Smith
of the Mount Vernon Electric Railway
have returned from a hunting trip in Prince
william county,
Mr. Park Agnew has gone to Norfolk
TO attend the meeting of the Republican
State committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Carter, who
have been visiting Mrs Carter's mother,
Mrs R. j. DaingerfieId, left for their
home In Baltimore yesterday.
Miss Julia Houck is visiting the Misses
Schoepf in Hyattsville, Md.
Misses Julia and Carrie Hunter have re-
turned from q visit TO relatives in King
George county.