Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-12

The Alexandria Gazette OF yesterday says:-A
very interesting legal question arose in a case
H1o~ 1e county court OF this county yesterday
Iriplett being indebted, before the war 10 a
nm IN New York TO the amount of some $500
or 500 compromised the claim by executing
thelr note for $500, payable on the list Of Jam
uary, 1866, with endorsers 10 secure IT'S paw
ment- This note not beIng paid at maturity
the nrm brought suit upon the note, and OBJ
taineo Judgment against the endorsers, and is.
sued an execution thereon, which execution
the defendants moved 10 quash, as having been
Issued n contrayention Of the "stay law"
The question was deliberately argued by
Messrs Smoot and Brent in favor of the mo-
ton and Messrs. Willoughby and Beac agains a.
II. Inc argument was interesting and inge-
Nous. involving, we believe, fer the first time
the true construction Of section OF the STAY
law OF 1866, question Of great importan &c n
oeotors IN this State who have compromised
tneir debts The court refused TO auash the
execution, and decided that IL was new debt
and was not affected by the stay law
The ". :. AGRICULTURAL SOCIsrY-The
nIleenth annual session Of n is body has been
held here during the past week, and IL has bean
Well attended by the life members, every sec
Ion OF the Union having been represented
Measures have been taken To reyive the active
operations of the society, winch have been in
corrupted by the war; and a COMMITTEES was
appointed TO Inquire into the practicabiIity OF
hoidlns nation agricultural and industrial
exhibition here in May, 1865. Ii our citizens
VIII but take an interest IN this proposition
Its success will bring an immense influx OF
strangers, all of VIII ON will disburse more or
less money.
Hon. H. Il. French was reelected president
ond MAJOR Ben Perly Peore was reelected
secretary, with the old board OF vice presi.
dents Hon. Marsh all +. Wilder, of Massa-
chusetts, the founder and the first president of
tne society, was appointed a commissioner to
rspresent the society at the Paris Worlds
an, and at the agricultural exhibitions in
Europe during the coming year.
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c"lss BELL RIsGKks-We confess a fend.
ness ior the larry like music produced nv IN.
'.tlnkIng and the jingling Of the hells' when
tnsy are so Iuhg as 10 produce harmony and
not discord; aud the Swiss bell ringers have
long been noted tor their artistic TIN tinahnIary
performances There Is now a consoIidafio,
OF the two Peake families with the rsnovnsd
Berger family. vocalists, harpists ytoItnis,s
and silver cornet band; and the troupe TINS
a. Metzerott Hall, on Thursday evening merit
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CENTENARY SERVICES. morrow the
congregation OF Waugh Chapel will celebrate
the Centenary OF Methodism. In the morning
The Rev. DIR De Has Will preach, and in the
afternoon a Iovs-fsas, ito which the Methodists
and members OF the Methodist Church IN the
District sre nvitsdb viii be held At night
platform meeting will be hela, Ex Secretary
Harlan prrsidipg. and addresses will be made
by Hons. w. T. Wiley and Hiram Price.
UNION WAR PRISONERS ASSOCIATION
The regular monthly meeting of this associa-
ton was held a. the City Hal Thursday even
ing. The following officers were elected tor
me year, Capt Thomson, president. Brig.
Zen Lassaile and Lieut.. Williams, vice pres
iaens; Cap. MIchneT, recording secretary
Snrgeon CragiD, corresponding secretary; Maj.
White, marshal