Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-06
BY Yesterday Evenings Malls.

FAIRFAX CouNrY.-The November term o.
the Crcui. Court for this county commenced
its session On Monday last--his Honor, Judge
Tyler, presiding. A very large concourse oil
people from the country we're present during
the day. The Court has thus far been en-
gagged mainly in the trial of litigated land
cases. The array of legal talent in atter'
dance is quite formidable, as will be seen
by the following list of names, in addI-
ton to our own ably represented BAR
Chiffon, of Washington; Scott, OF Fauquier
Orr and Harrison. of Loudoun; and Funston,
Smith, l. b and w. A Taylor, Judge Neale,
Brent aud others, of Alexandra.
MIR. A. N. Russell, as Commissioner, sold
ut public sale, 90 NJ 'nday last, q tract of
Land, c)ntaiuing 100 acres, principally in
wood, to Alfred Leigh, e-s, for 81 I'D so.
The Tra,t lies on the Middle Turnpike, near
RusseIPs Steam Saw-Mlll. We understand
that Nj. Jacob 5. Brumag'm has lately sold
two Tracts of Land, at private sale. adj nm
ing the Union Mills Station, on the l. Alex.
Railroad, at the following prices: One Tract
containing DDS Acres, AZ SIS per acre, and
the other, containing 200 Acres, at Sl3 per
acre The purchasers are Messrs Wander.
slice aud Dug, two you"e gentlemen from
Chester County, Psnn.-Fdu.tar News.
PRINCE WILLIAM CoUNTY.-The County
Court for this county, Seymour Lynn Presi-
ing Justice; Edwin Gaines, Edwin Nelson,
and Levi c. Lynn, associate justices, com.
menced on NJ Inday last. But lew cases have
been tried up to this time, (Thursday morn
ing
The following gentlemen we're appointed
School Cuumis,i ,ners for this county. VIZ:
Below Ced ,r Run AMI O;coqusn-In Dis.
trict NJ. William Selecmsr; No 2-Basil
Brawner; n 3--R chard w. Wheat: M +
Bail Cole; NJ. Sd ,hn Z. Weetou; M. q
--G~orge Weed,n; No. Roy w. Horton.
Above Cedar r IN and o :c0qua"--D street
No S--Allen llDwison; No 9--Josiah VIII
oxen; NJ. l0--Wiliam j. Weir; M. IL
R,ber, a. Calvert; No. l2--J I'm S Trne;
NJ. &c. c. Cushing; No. l4--Jesse
Ewell
-rncs. H. Fletcher, free negro man, was
tried on Tuesday, for feloniousiy breaking
and entering into the storehouse OF Saith
Bro, at Haymarket, with inteGt to commit
lGrceny--convctcd of the offence, and SEN
fenced to thirty days imprisonment in the
county Jail, and to receive fifty stripes on his
bare back--iweutyive to be lptIctei torth-
With, and the remaining twenty-five at the
end of his confinement.
There will not be many Gases tried at the
resent tern of the Court, the rain on We'd
nesday having prevented the attendance vi
suitors and witnesses.
Monday evening the Court suspended busi-
ness, to afford IA opportunity for the Demo-
cratic party to hold meeting. for the pur'
pose II appointing delegates to the State
Convention, to meet in Petersburg next
month. The meeting was largely attended,
aud, we believe. the party 10 every section OF
the county was represented.
After the adjournment OF the meeting, lien
~ Shackeliord, esq, was Introduced, and
entertained the audience for about two hours.
lie declared himself candidate tor Congress,
and eljquentiy defined his position on the po-
litical questions of the day.
Alter Mr. Shackellord had concluded, Gov.
Smith, in his usual entertaining and able
style, briefly replied.
Both gentlemen were attent7ely lis
tened to, and both being DEMOCRATS, the
regret Of many ia that they can't vote ior
botn.-Pyince William Democrat.
Mr.. CLEaEys's CONDITION We have the
satisfaction to announce that MIR. Ciemenss
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