Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-08-07
LOCiL ITEMS.

and upon calling the roll the following .justi
ces were found to be present First Dis
trict--J. 4. English, w. \. Harper, c. L.
Neaie; Second District-W. \. Brown, +
Burchell aud Thos Smith: Third District
X. Brockett Samuel Beach, h. q. Niolet'
| and T. Dixon: Fourth District-W H. Fowle,
Jas. W. Nails, Z. f. Wilmer aud w. B
| Price: Filth District. w. Sommers, John
! X. johnson.
The Court at once, proceeded to its first e
| Ultimate business-the selection of Pre-
siding Justice
Justice Beach nominated VIM II. Fowle,
Justice Brockett nominated Turner Dixon.
| The Justices then proceeded viva voce
and in open Court" to the election OF Il Pre-
| siding Justice with the following result:
For W. IL. Fowle :-Justices English,
Violet Beach, Harper Nails, Wilmer,
! Price, Neaie, Smith ,Burchell, Sommers and
Brownie.
For Turner Dixon Justices Brockett,
Johnson and Fowle--3. Not voting-.jus-
| tice Dixon.
Mr.. Fowle to"k the Chair, and briefly re-
turned thanks 10 the Court.
The Court having been organized, Justices
English, Smith, Brockett, Nails and Som
mers were appointed IL committee 10 classify
the Justices, for service ut the various terms.
As The Court was about proceeding to EVIL
business, the Presiding Justice observed that
it would he Just as we'll for the new Court to
begin right lie therefore gave notice that
the Court would hear no remarks from an
attorney, unless he was standing within the
bar, at the place prescribed by the rules Of
the Court.
William Arlington, a free man, was placed
at the bar of the Court, but the charges
against having been abandoned, he was
discharged.
The Committee on Classification reported
the following, which was adopted:
CLASSIFICATION or ruE JUSTICES OF THE
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY CouRr.--Jannary-W.
Ii. Fow!e, p j.: Turner Dixon, }. W. Som
mers, Ed. Burrhell, James y. English.
February-W. II. Fowle, p. J.: II. 5.
Wonder, ThoS. B. Dawson, +. +. Wilmer,
Samuel Beach.
March-W. II. Fowle P. j.: W. n. Brown,
Robt G Violet, j. K. johnson, G. l.. Neale.
April-W. IL. Fowle, p. J.; +. +. Wit
mer, r. Brockctt, }. ". Nails. Thos. Smith.
May-W. IL. Fowle, p. j.: X. Brockett,
Il. BurcheE, W. b. Price, John W. Sonmers.
June-W. II. fowlc, p. j.; G. P. Shaw,
}. W. Nails, S. Beach, ". A. Harper.
July-W. H. Fowle, F. j., Jas. y. Eng
lish. Il. q. Violet, r. Brockett, j. }. Wheat.
AuguSt-W. II. Eowle, p. j.; Thomas
Smith, Turner Dixon, W. B. Price, ". n.
Brown.
Se.tcmber--W. ii. Fowle. p. j.: G. h..
Nealc, }. K. JohnSun, W. \. Harper, f..
Burcheli.
October-W. H. Fowlc, P. j.; W. b.
Price, G. T. Shaw, I. h. Dawson, Samuel
Beach
Noven,bcr-W. II. FowIe, p. j.; Charles
l.. NeaIe, }. 4. English, II. ). Wonder, j.
| j. Wheat.
December-W. II. Fowle, ?. j.: }. W.
Nails. W. \. Brown, K. q. Violet, Thomas
| Smith.
The Court then proceeded to the election
Ola Keeper of the Court house. Pending
the election, the Attorney for the Common
wealth suggested to the Court that the levy
for the salary of the Keeper Of the Court
house for the coming year, having been
made al Tic last term had already vested IN
the present incumbent, james Cole
The Presiding Justice did not think that
would be the operation Of the levy.
| The Court then proceeded to vote r'r" rocr
with the following result
For II. l.. Monroe--.Justices Wilmer,
Violet, Shaw, Neale, Harper, Sommers,
| English, Dawson, BurcheIl. Brown, Smith.
Brochett and Fowle-l3.
For W. Rcynold>-Justice Nails. Not
voting-Justice Beach.
The general Court was then dismissed,
| and the August Justices took seats rs to-
lows: WIN. IT, Fowlr, p. j., and Justices
Price Smith, Brown aud NeaIe.
After civil business of no interest. the
| Court sitting rs an Examining Court, then
proceeded TO examine the case of Captain
| Samuel Guy. and James Burroughs, charged
with causing the death OF james IL. Olive,
| by the negligent management OF The steamer
| ST. Nicholas in the waters ul the Potomac
| river.
The Commonwealth Attorney appeared
for the State. G. ". Brent esq, represent
cd the accused parties.
Capt. Wilkinson, 5. II. Devnughn and L.
| Wheat were sworn for the prosecution and
| testified, :he two former az Ut the Coroner :
inquest published in the Gazette several
i"Ns sEce and the latter that Samuel Cay
was Captain. and James Burronghs, Pilot, al
the steamer St. Nicholas.
Messr<. +. A. Tucker, NJ. Walhnglorth,
| f. Israel. NJ finneli and l.. French, We're
examined, who testified that as soon as It
was discovered upon the steamer -. N'ch"-
| las, that the small boat was ikeI y To be run
over. every possible effort was made t"
| prevent accidents the steamers whistle WAS
! blown, and the course Of the boat changed
the gong struck and the engine stopped
| The steamer however, continued 70 move for
ward, under the impetus she had received
and so struck and swampad the boat, BY
which Olive was drowned. On passing, the
captain ordered the beats to be lowered, but,
i.. crowd on beard was 50 great Is 10 render
the task difficult. Before 1t was effected. sew
cral boats from Alexandria had reached tnn
| spot.--so the steamer continued Oh her way.
The Court having considered the subject
discharged the parties.
John A. Keys, county constable elected
| in Nav last having failed 10 quality as pre-
| scrbeI by law, the Court ordered that an
election be held ut the usual voting place OF
the FIRST District upon the 10th OF August,
for a constable of that District, under the
commissioners authorized to hold the election
IN May last. :,
David Manley charged with al assault
with Intent 10 kill t. Patterson on the 9th OF
~ l,ly last WAS placed AT the bar. The