Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-22
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SSa WEDNESDAY #EVENING g, MAY ~
CIRCUIT COURT Tuesday CHANGER
ECAUsEs GGeorge Green sys. Rebecca 0
Green lin chancery decree of.divorce (. wa
made In this cause: 80 s3
/ Joseph L5s Gheen vs. the City Council o
| Alexandra lin chancerg decree was mas made
for the amendment of the bill 10 this cause.
/. George W. Parker VS.. Mary Jane Parker
Iinc hancery decree, dismissing the bill fol
divorce, was made In this cause, the Court de
Iclding that there had been no marriage.
Common LAW CAUSES. Commenwea VS.
VIM. Muse, q negro, charge with stealing one
hundred sheep skins Of the 7valnesef 81 Is, the
property Of Harrison Emerson, ST., Harrison
Emerson, il. and w m. r. Emerson. The jury
returned verdict of not guilty OF grand grand lar
ceny, but guilty Of petit larceny and the court
fixed the term Of imprisonment at three months o1
in the county jail c. p. Stewart for prisoner.
Court adjourned till 10 o'clock to-day
To.DA he Court 10 clock this
morning, and took up the case OF the Com
monwealth vs. John Clarke, indicted for rob
bing Edwin Pierce, in February 1866, OF SIG.
A number of witnesses were examined, and the
case argued for the prisoner by G. b. Stuart
and D. i. smoot, and by ", Willonghby tor
the prosecution, and given to the jury who had
not returned a verdict up to the hour Of going
to press. ss s.e
In the case of the Commonwealth vs. John
Green, charged with grand larceny, the Court
ordered, that disappearing that the accused
has not had an examination before an Examin-
ing Court. he be 1remanded for such examina-
ton. $500 u.s.. 8. s.sa.tz
8 The first and second dayseissues were call ed
and continued or set for trial at a future day.
Thescase Of the Commonwealth. vs. Moses
Walker, Of Philadelphia, forsselling goods with
out license, wastakenup. when CIV Brent,
counsel for the defendant, moved to quash the
Indictment, which motion,s being, opposed by
W. Willoughby, prosecuting attorney, the
Court overruled and il being decided that the
accused could appear by his attorney, the case
was taken up, and, after the examination OF
one witness, Mr.. T. A BreWis, given to the
jury, who returned verdict Of not guilty.
The next case taken up was that OF Henry
Helm, charged with selling goods without il
tcensc. d.: f., Smoot, counsel Tor defendant,
moved to quash the Indictment, but the motion
was overruled, and a jury. sworn, who, under
instruction from the Court it appearing that
the accused only sold a. th7inksot liquor, which
was not considered delivery, returned YER
dict of not guilty Exceptions filed by the
prosecuting attorney
Z "A rule against John Lamdin for failure to
appear as, q yenireman, was discharged upon
payment OF costs, and another rule granted for
contempt. fa. s : s. g, ~ ~
SOUTHERN ArL;--No Southern mail again
Yesterday The. repetition sof the ANNOYANCE
and Inconvenience attending the reception of
the Southern mail in this city, and the result
Of which, In many instances, has been positive
pecuniary loss, has of late become Of such fire.
ouent occurrence. that general complaint Us
80
madezby the post-of6ce going portion OF he
population. "A most remarkable circumstance
connected with the rregularity in the arrival
here, Of the. Southern mail, is that the boat
conveying it, passes daily,and rarely ever; be
hind time, directly by this city, and within
twenty yards Of the 5wharves, on its, way to
Washington, which city never fails to receive
its Southern mail when due. All here pay the
amount Of Internal Revenue assessed against
them, and some Of the citizens are "unques-
tionably loyal" Why then the entire communi-
ty should be made thus TO- suffer tor the want
of postal facilities cannot readily be imagined.
t EXCURSION TO GLYMoNT. As will be seen
BY an advertisement in to-day's Gazette, Osce-
ola Tribe No l, I. 0. r. NJ, with their nu,