Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-17
Richmond, Dec. Is.

Alter session OF twenty three juildicai
DAYS, prolonged by special act OF the
Legislature on the first day OF their session.
this court adjourned last night.
The case of the Commonwealth against
tie late Treasurer, and his securities for
the year 1919. (the last year OF his admin
istra,ion of the Treasury has occupied
sixteen days Of its term--a NEST extraora''
nary duration for civil suit, and totally
unexampled in the records oil that court.
On Moufay last, Mr.. John Robertson,
the Attorney General, closed the case on
the part OF the Commonwealth. on his
conclusion, about 2 O'Clock; the jury re-
hred-and aboat sunset returned INTO
court; iutimating that they had not agreed
in their verdict. The Court, however,
wishing to give them further time for con-
sid.ra,ion, adjourned them over till ten :
clock yesterday morning,
Yesterday they had some explanations
with the court, when they retired; and
kept together, till about shutdown, when
they returned into court, with verdict,
which being amended with the consent OF
the jury, read as follows:
"We of the Jury find for the plaintiff
against the Defendant John Preston on the
writ of enquiry, and against the other de.
pendants on the issues joined, and assess
the plaintiff, damages to DIT ,587 3S cts {,
being the principal sun due, with interest
dbereon al the rate of SIX per Centum per
annum, from the SIst day of January,
1890, till paid"
The jury avowsd it to be their intention
70 hold the Securities for 1919 liable tor
this sum (being the sum which appears 10
have been due on the Tressurer's books,
including errors and omissions)-and that
ihe> Commonwealth was to look for the
fur,aer debt Of 81 ,4O5 dollars : cects to
John Preston, &c. but not to the securI-
sies OF 1919. till paid"
4 payment Of between Is and $4,000
dollars has been made some time since IN
20 the Treasury by the trustees Tor John
Preston; which of course, will Offset so
much of the verdict OF the jury Tor the
8T,587 dollars, &c.-lt is aslO we'll known
that John Preston has conveyed very
large amount of property for the indeTni-
6calion of these sureties OF 1919. Accord
inc TO a valuation annexed 10 a schedule
Of this property, which accompanied the
memorial OF John Preston presented to the
last Legislature, it was valued at about
1877 600 dollars. Ii is calculated, by some
tina, If this property be sold on reasona-
BILE credit, it will not merely indemnify
these sureties; but may contribute to pay
the other sums for which he is delinquent,
and which will not be charged on these
snreties.
In diseharging the jury, Judge White
on behalfof all the Judges, returned their
thank. Cor the patience and attention with
which they had discharged their duties
during this long and arducus cause.
GComotter.
Brooklyn, Conn Dec. 8.
There is now living in Killingly, man
by the name Of Moffett, who has had three
wives, who are all alive, y whose present
wife has three husbands, who are all liv-
ing; and, what is still! more remarkable,
the second wife Of the husband is married
10 the second husband of the wife, making
mutual exchange; and, to crown II all
Moffet's daughter is manied to bis present
wife's son! A difficult que-tion OF geneal-
ogy for, our learned judges to settle, it a
large estate should descend TO the heirs
hereafter, as well as practical comment
upon our divorce laws, which adapt, with
such felicity, the whimsical caprice OF man
10 the standard Of legality! We believe,
however, that there was Scripturoi rea-
son TOR granting each oil the bills OF dlvor-
ees, but oil this we are not positive.
iO6ssrver.
PIGEONS.
Dejarare, (Oh!o,i .NoU. 80.
Innumerab,e Quantities Of pigeons have
been collecting in this, and the adjoining
county Of franklin, for few days past In
tie neigh5orhooi of Worthing,on, IN par /
,iculsr, in the fore part Of last week, they !
were much more numerous than ever be-
fore known in this part OF the country
Any description OF which we are capable,
would be inadequate 10 convey an idea OF
heir numbers For nearly an hour on