Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-26
LOCAL ITE

WIN. \. McNeigh VS.. b. II. jenkins; snlt
in equity, To enforce a specific performance
of a contract of purchase of IA lot of ground.
The Court dismissed the plaintiffs bill. r.
l.. Smith and ). Chiffon for plaintiff, Brent
and kinAer for defendant.
Weaver vs.. English, Castleman y Go. As
sumpsit. The jury found avrrdict for Z. a.
Baldwin. one IF the defendants, and for the
plaintiffs against the other two defendants.
+. l.. Smith for plaintiffs Beech and Scott
for Baldwin.
F. Schiller vs.. j. =. Clark--Cuse. Verdict
and Judgment for plaintiff. Brent Il kinzrr
for plaintiff; Stuarts for defence.
The Court hal before it several cases IN
yolyiny points Of law. which were argued
and submitted 10 the Court.
The Court adjourned until Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Tur CHESAPEAKE AND ONO ClNAL.-By
very late intelligence from the upper Sec
tom, of the canal We learn that loaded beats
were able 10 pass Dam No. I on Monday
morning. l'nloadel boats passed on Thurs
day last. 1t is believed that, if no unt"ward
event occurs in the meantime. and there IL
no reason 10 anticipate any, Dam No. / will
he r,muIetr and finished IN all respects in
siyty DAYS. or by the lSt OF August ii the
-. - ,.lliun ,... ir,Il
New York, that everything bids fair tor AN
ucti,r and prosperous coal trade during the
coming srasun.-NW Mt.
DISCUSSION Francis l.. Smith, esq, a
candidate for the House of Delegates. address
sed a large and respectable meeting of the cit
liens, ut Liberty Hall, on Tuesday night, on
topics connected with the election. Lewis
Mckenzie, esq, the other candidate, address
ed the people iii reply. The discussion was
we'll conducted, and everything passed off
quietly and in good temper.
ArrRAY.-Scvcrai youths were on Tuesday
evening comgrrsatri near Colross, IN the
North Western suburbs of the city. when IA
quarrel arose between two of them, Edward
Green and Oscar Mankin, beth Of whom had
been drinking. and Mankin inflicted with Il
knife a slight wound in the head near the
right temple. and another upon the arm Of
Green. ami then fled, and has not Yet been
unprecedented.
REVENUE BmL-The Revenue Rill for the
wear 1859. has been under discussion i'll both
branches ot the City Council, and passed the
Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night. Ii
was tn have been further considered i'll the
Common Council last night. The main tea.
lures ofthp bill pre similar to the last years.
The bill, no soon as passed, will be published.
WHITE SQulRREr.--Mrs. Benjamin Hughes,
of this city, Il famous hunter i'll these parts,
shot II few days since, in the woods, at the
Bluff, below this city, i'll Prince Georges
County, Md, Il White Squirrel. Ii is very
seldom that White Squirrels are seen here,
abouts.
WAsuINGTuN lrEMs.-CIRCuIT CoURT.-
Yesterday afternoon the suit which has stead
ily occupied the attention Of this Court since
Wednesday last, was brought to II Close
The suit was that Of Lucy VI. Darrell against
Walter L. Brooke, and the issue involved was
the validity of a will of the brother Of d5-
PENDANT, Capt. Is. t.. Brooke, of the Marine
Corps, deceased, in which plaintiff il the le-
gatee. The jury gave Il verdict for plaintiff
without leaving the box, thus establishing
the will. The property willed Is about four
thousand dollars, and is wholly personal,
REcovGKED.-Me are glad TO learn that
the little boy, Il son Of Mr.. Philip s, on +.
and Sixth streets, who fell from "A tulip-pop-
lar tree, on Monday afternoon, 10 DONG well
and gives hopes OF final recovery.
COMMITTED FOR TRlAL.-The colored boy,
Green, who was committed tn Jail on Mon
day for further examination, on a charge of
shooting and killing another colored boy
named Dant, was yesterday re'examlned.-
The result was his committHl for trial at the
Criminal Court, there having been evidence
to show that there was probably a quarrel
between the prisoner and the deceased, and
that the fatal shot was not a glancs one,
Il. some have supposed. The age'ot the boys
ale about fifteen years.
We were in error yesterday in stating the
nature of the offence Of Alexander EgglGatGn,
who, after undergoing u years imprisonment
in the county Jail, has been pardoned by the
President. The offences for which hG was
sentenced were an assault and for resisting
IL police nficer.-.Auf Int.
ZIMMERMAN & cos,
UATE LONGWQRTH 4 ZIMMERMAN,D
PURE CATAWBA BRANDY,
FCllIE subscriber !:aS jus; received u lot "f CA.
TAWBA BRANDY, which he will ~"rront
,nrr, and no A.i.I"kc his thur.
WIN. A.. HART,
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