Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-06-21
FAIRFAX COUNTY COURT.

~ 1erin VI Tue CUuutY COutL HIS just auJoui"
ed, after three days session. Since the last
Court twenty deeds, &c, have been adj
mtted to record. The usualquaatity CT Coun-
ty business was DONE
The will of the late Commander NJ. 7. Jones'
u S. n, was admitted to probate. Mcssrs
w. P. Troth, Charles A. Arunde!l John
H. Thomas, j. Oven Kirby and Thos. d. liar
rison, all elected at the last election, qualified
as Ccnstables
Rev. Geo. A. Williams was granted q license
to perform-the rites Of matrimony, he having
produced the necessary certificates, aid given
bond
John Ellis committed by Justice Lewis in
default of security to keep the peace was dis
charged on giving security. Octavlus Iory
was examined on charge Of larceny OF iron
belonging to the A., l.. & II. r. R. Co., and
discharged after a very lengthy and interesting
argument by Tucker for the Commonwealth,
and Dulany & Ball for the defence. Frank
Napier, negro, was examined for assault on
VIM. Whitley, another negro, with intent to
kill, and sent on for trial. This case was one
of considerable interest, in view OF the evidence
elected, and the novelty was presented OF Il
'Territorializer" and ''orignal universal sui
frage' man, in the person Of the Common
Wealth's Attorney, coming down very severely
on the testimony of two negroes, which was
as zealously defended by two other lawyers,
both quondane rebels, and nunc negro crushing
in the language of 1.-The aforesaid. This
helps to prove what so many facts assert, with
such vast power-that actions speak louder than
words.
Beverly Blough. negro, was examined on 4
charge of grand larceny and sent on. kulus
Williams, negro lad, on the same charge and
discharged. Jacob Rowe, another Of the race
! of Ham, (''thc cry is still they '-stea5O had
the charge of grand larcency dismissed, but was
held for petit larceney.
Johnathan Roberts resigned his office Of
Sheriff, and the Court appointed W. II. Mil
Ian, the Sheriff elect, to those duties which
concern the handling Of money, he giving bond;
Walter Powell crier and Thomas Jackson jailor
pro tenn. The duties Of serving process, &c,
&C., devolve, by law, upon the Coroner, Ii. j..
! Gunnel
The detinue case of John FL, Grcenlease vs..
Elias Grimsey, and trover case Of I. }. Sud
oath VS. VIM Mcdaniel. were both decided by
verdicts for plaintifs-the property sued for
being horses in both cases
| The suit of G. G. Powell, Us. A. Stephenson;
| involved some points of interest The defend
ant had given his note to the plaintiff before
the war, and was requested in the spring Of 81 to
pay it, by the plaintiffs agents, Messrs, Powell
& Moore. He offered Confederate Quarter
masters account for forage, which they took
as money, and receipted for as Il payment on the
note. They never collected the money on it.,
however, and since the wal brought suit. 1t
was proved that it was possible, during the
summer Of 81, to collect such accounts, and Il
verdict was given for the defendant The quar-
ternlasters account was notable from an cn-
dorsement which conjured up wonderful asso-
Citations. It was in the words and figures fol-
lowing, to wit "Approved, j. +. B. Stuart,
| Col. Comd'g G. lst Va. Cavalry PEQU0D.
| PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. Senate
yesterday, took up the new internal revenue
tax bill from the House, and agreed to the fol-
lowing amendments TO fix the tax on cotton
at two cents per pound, as at present; instead
Of five as proposed; requiring all dlstilIcrs Of
apples, grapes and peaches to pay an annual
tax Of $50; providing that keepers Of hotels,
inns, tavcrns and eating houses, who have paid
the special tax imposed on them, shall be sub
ject to no additional tax for selling tobacco,
snuff or cigars on the same premises, and le-
curing plumbers, gas filters, architects and en-
gineers to pay license Of ten dollars.
In the House, a bill was passed extending
the benefit Of the pension laws to provost mar
shals, deputies and enrolling officers, who have
been killed in the discharge Of duty, and in
creasing the pension to widows according to the
number of their dependent children. The res
olution instructing the committee on banking
and currency to irqure into all the facts in re-
ation to the sales Of gold by the Secretary Of
the Treasury, was adopted The House then
took up and disagreed to the Senate's amend
ment to the bill relating to the Paris exhibit
| ton, and asked for committee Of conference.
GENERAL CAss.-Wben 25 years old he was
a member of the Legislature Of Ohio; was af-
terward appointed marshal of the State by
Jefferson; served as colonel in the war with
Great Britain, and rose to brigadier general in
the regular army was General Harrison's aid
at the battle of the Thames; was made Gov
ernor Of Michigan by Madison. and had a pow
erful influence in harmonizing and regulating
our Indian relations; was made Secretary of
War by Jackson in 1881; sent as Minister to
France in 1886 elected to the Z. S. Senate in
1915; resigned and ran as the Democratic can
didate for President in 1S4S; re elected to the
Senate in lS49; appointed Secretary Of State