Daily national Republican., 1863-12-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS. .
ORPHASs' CoURT-Jmdge PurceU.-Letters of {
standardization on the personal estate Of Walter !
Jackson were issued to Jane shinar; on the estate
Of Mary A. Lee TO Anna Bull !
Mrs. Msris Benter renounced her right to admin Z
lister on the estate OF her late husband, W. = Ben
ter.
Charles T. Hawkins was appointed guardian to
the orphan OF John Hawkins.
Anthony Rodier, the father and next friend OF
Ida Elizabeth Rodier, in petition, set forth that
John Bennet died intestate leaving as his heirsa.
law Virginia King, Date Goodwin,) Francis Good.
win, the chi dren Of halfsister OF the said John
Bennett and DORIS Richard and W m. Hall, the minor
children Of Patrick Hall and the said Ida Elizabeth
Rodier, the only child Of Catherine Roder, late
Hall, deceased.
The petitioner, therefore believed, that accord
tng to the statute OF distributions Of inttstates
estate, the said Elizabeth Redin 10 entitled TO
dstributive share OF the said estate, amounting to
ons-half of the same, and since Virginia King hath
| taken out letters OF administration and 10 ready
to make distribution the petitioner deemed 1t his
| duty 10 bring the same to the attention of the
Court to the end that all peons intarestsd In the
said estate may have their rights therein.
Mrs. Catharine " King, In reply, denied thAtthe |
| minor children Of Patrick Hall and Catharine Ro-
dier, being the grandchildren OF brother BY The
halfbl0od Of the said John Bennett, are enitledto
any shave Of the estate Of the said deceased, and
cited upon this point the decision OF the Court OF
Appeals Of Maryland, In the case Of pnvall rersu'
Harwood, reported In the lst Harris Gilrs re-
ports.
The Judge decided that Catharine v. King and
Francis Goodwin are entitled to the whole amount
The will OF Montgomery Hunt WAS sent from
New York, but being attested By only two wit.
nesses WAS merely filed, as the laws otthe District
require three witnesses.
. THE DISTRICT SUPREME Court Crimisal
Court, Judge olin- The December term OF the Grim
a inal Court convened this morning. The following
. grand Jurors were esl ed' .,.I % %
". II. Barbour, John Corcoran, 4. Rothwell,
II Jos :. Hodgson, Isaac Marshall, Frank T. Sands,
n Benjamin s. BAyey, Lewis Msrseron. John Little,
/. Washington bacon, Isaao snsby, ), W. spaldtng,
W. G. Dorsey, Joseph G. Waters, II. G. Fant,
Harbaugh,ya q, Kinsey, ;. W. Clicking. J. W.
Hodgson, Nathaniel BatemAn, A. F. Bully, Enos
. Ray, James Bradley. .H - r 4.
Mes,rs. FAINT and j. W. Hodgson were exc"sed;
L. Harbaush Wa announced as deceased and Jas
. D sdley non est.
4 Messrs. George Mattingiy In place Of John W.
Hodgson, Reuben W. Worthinston In place OF II.
q. FAINT, James Mankin In place Of L. Hsrbaugh,
and william II. Langley in place Of Isaac Bradley
were then summoned.
The following petit Jurors were called:
- Andrew J. Joyce, Thomas PROXY, J J. Mulloy,
George Collard, James Goddard, c. G. p. Barnard,
Hichael Nash, T. G. Ford, Philip T. Berry, Joseph
Mundei, senior; Daniel T.. Kealy VIM. Harper.
.Messrs. 7. G. Harrison, c. s.Whitney and Arthur
. Leake were non Ga f' ' d. ~ =, ,
J. Messrs, yohn MoClelland, Esau Pskreli, low
pruuer, WIN. 3. Cook, Goo H. Miller, R.W. Bstes,
sw x. Handy, Thomas Hayden, Jamea skirving,
]. A. II. MARROW and John Payne were excused.
The oath Of allegiance to the United States wss
administered to the Jurors in sccordsnce with the
3 isws which govern the supreme Court. Judge
DIN delivered brief charge to the members OF the
d. Grand INQUEST in which he stated that the soud
tion Of the country demanded evidences OF Royalty
and therefore the oath was admnstered to jurors
He thought 1t unnecessary to point out the duties
To- which they would required TO perform. Evsry
'g juror. NO doubt. knows them. He also remarked
Wy that they should have AZ stsistsnce OF counse
m, which they deemed neeessAry. Or
New FLOUR HoUsE.--We call the attention
of the public to the advertisment OF G. T. Nc
al Glue Co., hour and commisaion merchants
- sIs and sI7 street. We have q personal &C
"s ausintsnce with both Of these gentlemen VIII
ew comprise the firm and know them to he tho
roughly reliable business men In every particular
one member Ct the Arm 10 a thorough Judge o
aour having been In the baking business for man!
years. Housekeepers who ffequently have dtn
Guilty In the purchase Of -four can rely with periee
rcd faith upon these gentlemen, as their experisuc
will enable them to suit their customers. W
=. advise all who are In waut Of -four to give them
call, being satisfied that they will be fairly treated
ing DARING KohbERf.-A man en'eIea VI
house of C. G. Morrison, No $50 strsst, betwee
nod Tenth and Elevenih, about 10 o'clock last nigh
The ~" go, ,",a IN ano,hsr nat of,ba house M
ied Morrison sent his son into the paror to see VIII
ries Il was. The man, soon as he heard the foo
eep steps skedaddled and the parlor was minus PHI
tographie album, pair OF vsses, and other orn
ee, ments. The msn was pursued by onoers Franl
lin and Howes, but lodged them whilst psssir
'se through the smithsonian grounds ,.
EXTENSIVE FIRE.-The Lineu Of the 0Dice
Of he Russian Fleet Dfsiroyed-About 70 O'Clock :
he'r day Al extensive fire occurred at the Washingtt
steam Laundry on Estreet, near Thirteenth, from
am ing the Avenue The entire stock OF clothes whit
,, had been left to be washed were entirely consuI
cd The linen OF the officers OF the Russian fee
ior which had been sent to the laundry. was also d
ring stroyed The loss has not yet been estimated
will probably reach s2OoO.
'her ESCAPED FROM LoCK-UP.-Ignatlus Bell, &C
cd a ored, was arrested BY Sergeant Mistead, Of Il
Eighth precinct, for stealing several articles fro
cav the house Of william Van Riswick, corner FIJI
ying IN the Of the Eighth
but soon escaped,
w FRE-A fire broke out last evening about
the o,o,a.,, =, C.rrol, n.rrscL, C,n,,o, AM an ~
one street hetween d ami and r. south, One Gf
eth. sm all buildings occupied by soldiers family
nun. consumed by the flames. A greater part Of
lived iurni'uls WV" ,o,n So,vn ~ n,ovsnt The
W from spreading.
pre- - s
lyls roi'o 49,, ,onr o,.,.., NJ, ss,@ casmsn n
srrested by onieeT Frazier, OF the seventh p
ntry c,nct, for committing an assault sud battery
Rap. oficsr Hesssr, OF the same precinct, who had
er rested her husband for dissIderly conduct.
tho was coamittsd JAN for court by Justice Glib
- son. Hsr husbsnd escaped from the policeman q
ths was aided IN his escape BY James NulhollAnd,
was arrested by ofHcer Kelly spd committed