Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-04-04
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! another column OF tu-davS EaZhtte, mat Col.
| Baldwin, ct Augusta, is u speak ut Liberty
| Hall tonight, on the lnUment0us issues oi
the day. Col. i. is Ole Of the ables5 men
and nOst eloquent speakers in the State, aud
"Old Liberty will doubtless be crowded to
its utmost capacity tonight to hear him.
CouNrY CouRr-A"RlL TERH-IulEp DAY.
THE Court met al | | o'clock, Justice fuwle,
presiding, ana the Justices of the term.
Benz Boswell, convicted yesterday Of lar
ceny. was brought to the bar OF the court,
anu sentenced 10 thirty days Imprisonment
in Jail The Court administered d reprl-
mand to the young rulprit, informing him
that upon another conviction, he wonid be
sent to the penitentiary.
After some other civil business the vii! OF
John Mastin Was admitted 10 record.
!. L. kiuzer and Capt. d. Il. Lowe were
qualified rs Notaries Public
Chas. Lucas, negro boy was placed at
the bar Oh tie Court, charged with larceny.
The prisoner confessed his guilt, and the
Court sentenced him to receive ten laShcS ut
the Whipping Post.
The cases Of the CommonW eaith against
Sen,z ior denying the right OF property III
slaves, and Webster ana fosSctt Tor assault
and battery, were continued until the next
iarii.
y number Of civil cases, Of 10 general III
tercst, were disposed OF.
Licenses 10 sell ardent spirits we're grant
ed TO a number Of establishments. The
whole 81 those granted iof this purpose our
ing the term are as follows: /. y. Brewis,
JOS. Broaccra, n Bnrsh, G. w. Bea!l, Mrs.
Thos. Burns. \. Ii. Bradt, Blackjack u
Dent IL. c. Dorsey, Chas. Graham, y. L.
Gibson, Humphreys Il Taiiaerro }. \. liar
per, \. Hicks, ]. Laphen, - Ludwig
Hugh McGinnis, J. c. McCracken, q. Nc
Burney, Alex. Mankin. Wan. Maniiin, Geo,
Mankin. l.. NJ. Monroe, Oven Nugent, J.
V. Richardson, Seldner & Stein, }. Tub
man, !. D. Taylor. c. Wise, J. Is. Young,
y. Conway, H. |. I. Wilson. Washington
4 Co, Suite il Co., and }. Il. McEelgh
i Son.
The Court, ut the usual hour, adjourned to
meet this morning, at ! o'clock. AT the
conclusion Of the business Of to-day, 1t will
probably close the term.
WASn,y&roN IrEHS.--0u Tuesday, the
President Of the United States and family
paid ii visit to the Washington navy-yald,
Commodore Buchanan, III c.minand .! the
ward, and Lieut.. Russell, Of the ORDNANCE,
accuin;alied die party. The President Was
received by salute Of twentY-one guns
The Criminal Court resumed on Tuesday
from adjournment on the 18th u't, before
liz. Lion. VIM. NJ. Aierrick, acting in the
place Of Hon. Th;;s il. Crawford unable to
perform the duties OF Judge by reascm Of
family aAliction. Judge Merrick will CON
tinue un the bench during the resi- vi the
term.
\ law days since b. " Collins, Ii CLERK
in the Land Office, Received nrimatinns thai
:l,. was about to be removed. hu1 BOT for rea
sons uf II puitica. nature. lie resi- gned his
nusit;o:, and Isis br"tIier MAS arnn;ni"i n
his place: and after rema!nlnga few days tie
Icil Tor Memphis, Tennessee, where h" com
mittcd suicide Ivy s:"otiug himself.
Tue Cry CEnErERIES.~-rhisb beautiful
seasou of the year has been largely taken
advantage oi, to improve the cemetcrie, in
the nais hborhood OF the city. "ivy lliil' in
creasns in beauty with each wear, whilst the
cities OF the dead upon the banks Of Hunting
Creek bear the impress Of care and useful
Hess. The new "Union Cemetery" dedicated
last autumn, and already dotted with green
memorials rt The departed, Is beinG planted
in shade trees: the fence which formerly d.
ydcd il from the Protestant Eplacupal Gene
ferY al. ,inipm. has been removed aud the t"n
cemeteries thrown into one, Increasing great
" the appearance Of III" grounds. Aumcr-