Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-19
BY Yesterday Evenings Mails.

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morning, after hard weeks work-tho
Court generally meeting at nine o'clock in
the morning and sitting without intermissiUn
until five in the evening. The following ca
ses were disposed of on the Common law side
Of the Court:
Commonwealth VS.. Graham. Judgement
for costs. Same VS.. Bayliss. Same Judge
ment. l.. 5. Pritchsrtt VS.. \. NJ. Payne; A.
NJ. Payne w. l.. 5. Prltcbartt. These cases
were dismissed agreed. Il. B. barnes ad-
ministrAtor Us i. +. Miller's administrator.
Issue out Of Cbaucery; verdict for defendant.
Porter's de7isaes VS.. L. l.. Bates. Writ for
Right non suit. Hugh Adams VS.. James
W. jackson. Action for Assault and Battery;
verdict for plaintiff for so and costs. Nc
Carly, Trustee VS.. Reardon's EXecutrix.-
Saire tacias quashed aud new one directed.
uulsapple We Marshall. Trespass; Jury un-
able to agree aud were discharged. Radcliffe,
relative of Tramneli VS.. Hunter. Action Of
Debt on indemnIiyiUg bond; dismissed agreed.
Ann VI. Fairs administrator vs.. Farr. Ju-
rOr withdrawn and case continued. Daniels
administrator Us. S. d. Foute. Debt; verdict
for defendant Walker VS.. Peacock's ad-
minisirator. Juror withdrawn and case
continued. Allison vs. Chichester. Assump-
sit; verdict for plaintiff Allison VS.. Allison.
Debt; verdict for plaintiff. Keys VS.. Coyle
& Brother Assumpst; verdict for plain
tiff. Roby vs.. She'd. Trespass; verdict for
plaintiff for SIS. freeman & Hustled vs.. d.
Drew. Attachment; attachment quashed ;
The Court decided in this case that proof
OF the declaration OF a debtor that he in
tended to remove his person and effects
were not sufficient to sustain an attach
ment against his chattels; that there must
be an actual or attempted removal
jackson vs.. Aliens Securities, Supersedeas
to judgement of the County Court; judy
ment Of the County Court reversed and judg-
ment rendered for plaintiff. Minor VS.. Mi
nor. Supersedeas to Judgment OF the
County Court; surpersedeas quashed. There
were many other plain cases disposed Of and
some retained by the Court for Amusement.
The morning hour of the Court, after dis
posing Of the Commonwealth docket, was de-
voted TO Chancery business. There were a
great many cases Of considerable interest
argued ana disposed OF or held under advise
ment by the Cour!. There were sixty-one
Chaucery causes in which orders and DEGREES
were rendered by the Court.--NecS.
ATTEMrrS AT SELF-DESTRUCTloN.-O Mon
dav last. Mrs. Sarah Thompson, an old lady
over eighty years CT age, residing on cast
18th street, opposite the first market, attempt
ed to commit suicide, by taking larg" dose
of lautanum, but DR.. Taylor was called to
see her soon after, and succeeded IN destroy
10y the effects OF the poison. Not content
with being batl3d in her design, she pro-
cured very dull case knife, yesterday alter
uoou, and when discovered, had cut cash
| in her throat about one zach long, though
not at all fatal Abcnt an hour af,er this
occurrence, she started from tie house where
she was staying, and taking circulious route
to the dock, GA reaching there, threw herself
iuto the water, and would have drowned in
a very short time, but for the fact that MIR.
Monroe, one Of her noighbors, had followed
her, and procuring assistance, rescued her
from a watery graye.--RtcA. Dt$p.
FosND DEAD An old negro man, named
Nelson, belonging to MIR. Henry c. Bell, of
this County, was found dead in branch just
in the rear of the residence Of DR.. Grymes,
about one mile below this place on Saturday
evening last. twas supposed by the jury,
from the appearance of the body. that be had
been dead three or four days. The verdict
was, that be came 70 his death by some VI
known cause" j pair o: Saddlc-bags were
found near bin. whch contained two TASKS
of whiskey. OtdHge ChroUcte.
IIUNG JuRY.-Rov. DR.. Daniel Downey,
the Catholic priest who killed William Mui-
lens in Stanton, was tried for murder last
week, and the case gwen to the jury on Tues
day, but at two o'cl OK =. Vi on Wednesday,
they had been unable to agree on verdict.
The Fairfax News say5:-"This county
was visited on Friday night and Saturday
last with the heaviest rains Of tho season.
4 number Of the streams Of the county were
higher than ever before known and great
amount Of damage was sustained by our
citizens in the loss Of ionces and the washing
OF cortland, oats, &c.
The Valley Lexington Star says:-"There
is complaint of the rust on the wheat III this
county, but il is not thought to be much 10
iured yet Some farmers will commence har-
ve- sting. we understand, in few days.
TNTHELDRA ! HARRIS Is. .lnH d. htcia
I a,d o'baS-lm the Circuit Court lor CuAl les
county Airtag as Court o! Equity, May Stu,
IsJS.-The object OF this suit IS 10 procure a
decree Tor the sale OF tract OF land, lying IN
Charles County, Maryland, called "M0rris 5
Landing" with the Fishery thereto attached.
The original bill and bills OF Rcvl"or, state
m substance that on or about the 2lst OF Au-
gust, 1874. Ethelira J. Harris sold 10 James
Irwin and John D. Freeman, the aforesaid tract
of land and fishery, Tor the sum OF $4,000, w!tA
interest from ine lst OF November, loj6--tnat
John n. Freeman subsequently sold all his IN.
terest in said land and fishery, 10 SAID irwin
that the sum o. S2lO% II, with interest from
August. 1888, part OF the purchase money Tor
said land and fishery, Is still due-that james
irwin is since dead, leaving a widow, Ann y.
Irwin and Two daughters, Elizabeth J. Marbury,
wife OF Francis y. Marbury, and Frances
Grymrs. VIE OF Thomas j Grymes. his devi,e-s
or heirs at law-tnat since The death OF Tie
SAID James Irwin--,hat the SAID Elizabeth 4.
Marbury is dead. leaving one child, named Nir-
GINA Malbury, her only helr--thai SAID Er-
GINA B. MaIbury, is an iuant unGer the aye OF
twenty-one years, aud resides IN The State OF
Virginia. and that the said James lrwins per
sonal estate is not sufficient 10 pay his debts.
II is thereupcn adudged and ordered that the
complainant, by causing copy OF this order TO
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