Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-28

SUPREME COURT IN GENERA TERM.-Ths
morning, IN the Supreme Court In general
term-Chlef ustice Cartier and Associate JUS
tees Fisher and Wylie-the Chief Justice de.
IiveIed me opinion of the court, affirming the
decree OF the court below.
Messrs. Riddle and Phillips entered their
appearance for John ID. Defrees in case of
taited States VS.. west half OF lot 8, square
f55-Henry Il. Tyler, which comes before this
court on an appeal and writ OF errOr-this be.
ing one of the cases under the confiscation act,
where in the District Court decree was made
and the life estate OF the owner sold. Mr.. De-
frees being the purchaser. Messrs Caring.
Ton and Wilson represent the United States,
and Messrs. Brent and Msrrick Col Tyler.
The case OF Barrett and wife agt. McPher-
son ct Rt-the Pearson will case-was taken
up and argued by Mr.. Cox for Barret, and Mr..
Davidge for Mcpherson, which comes up on
appeal frcm the Orphans Court Mrs Fear
son left will bequeathing the bulk of her es
tate to Mrs. Barrett, an adopted daughter A
cayeat was filed to this will by Nc Pherson
anu otnsrs; aIeglng that the testatrix was de-
ranged ana lmbecile at the time OF executing
the papers, and that the will and codicil was
admitted without NOTICE to them, praying tina
the probate and letters testamentary might he
revoked. The Judge Of the Orphans as, Cour
passed an order revolving the probate and let
Gers testlmentary, on the ground of want OF
notice. NO testimony has yet been taken upon
the testamentary capacity raised by the ca
Seat; nor mas the Judge decided against the
validity of the will, but against the validity II
h .-~-,.s2. AZ r1iIs 8 1lS,t.iSSr respondents to
the Supreme Court to be tried by a jury upon
the question in controversy. which the Court
refused under the opinion that he could not do
SO, pending an appeal from his order revoking
After a short argument the cases were sub.
mitted on briefs.
The case Of Julia Joslin agt. John H JosIin
was taken up; Mr.. Edward Swami for the
complainant and Mr.. +. p. Stanton for the
respondent. This case comes from the Equity
Court in which decree had been made
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on an appeal, and Mr.. Swami moved dis
missal of the appeal. The complainant asks
alimony on the ground of abandonment, and
pending the trial o; the case decree was made
pranting temporary allmony. The defendant
denies abandonment and criminal Intimacy,
aud alleges that in 1S56 he was living in Huron
county, Ohio, and continues TO hold his resi-
dence there, and that in that year the COM
plainant left him without cause. taking her
children to New York: :hat in 1865 ha applied
to the Court, Of Common Pleas of Huron
county, which was granted the 22d of No.
Tember OF that year.
ANNIVERSARY SERMoN.-Rey e. H Srnyth
pastor OF the Sixth Presbyterian Church, south
Washington. yesterday delivered his third an
niyersaIJ sermon before very large congre-
cation, his text being from the 2Jth charter
9Th verse of Deuteronomy-"Aud the officers
shall speak further unto the people and they
snail say. what man is there that is fearful
and fant-hearted Let him 60 and return to
his house, lest his brethren s heart fan' $ we'll
rs his heart" The learned pastor, afte- speak
ing from his text as 10 the duties Of CHRISTIANS,
&c. referred 10 the history OF the church, and
SAID, few fields were more discouragiug than
this three years ago-the flock was scattered.
and there was NO shepherd: several families
had removed to distant parts OF the country.
some had abandoned the effort as HOPELESS aud
united with other churches; burden Of debt
OF ten years standing weighed down the con-
gregation. Three years ago the property would
not have brought $4,000, now it was worth
$4,000, and increasing in value every day
Only few hundred dollars Of debt remained,
which could be Equidated this winter; already
the Board of Trustees had matured a plan to
cancel the same. During the three years $40, 200
had been expended on the church, and IS
members had been added thereto. A social
also ladies Presbytery and young mems
Presbytery, which Were encouragingly sus.
tanned. A Sabbath school Of $50 members was
dong its work well.
TEE TEMPERANCE MISUNDERSTANDING,
number of Temperance meetings were held in
different sections Of the city.
Ala p. m. Mr.. George Savage delivered one
OF his characteristic temperance addresses to
an assemblage collected at the Northern Lib
ties market. Mr.. Savage appeared almost
alone, when he sang temperance song, and
this drew large crowd to listen to his re.
marks.
A large number of persons atten ded the tenn.
perance meeting at Island Hall ati D. M, where
) l.. kidwell, Esq presided. Addresses were
delivered by Messrs. Oscar Alexander, Thorn
bury, Boyd, and Jones, and number signed
the pledge.
AtTemperance Hall last evening the room
was filled with ladies and gentlemen, who lis
tened attentively to addresses delivered by DR..
7. Il. Clayton. Colonel Alfred H. Jones, ex-
Governor Thomas H. Ford, and others. Sew
eral of the speakers dealt harshly on the sys-
tenn Of licensing the liquor traffic, and urged
the necessity Of petitioning Congress to pass a
law abolIshIng the system.
A temperance meeting was also held at the
St. Aloysius school house, Oh First street. be-
tween and Istreets, last evening, which was
mol q 70 aoA o,,I Srvht Oh xfyne I'D
bile speakers.
DESCENT UPON CoLoRED GAMBLING
HoUsE.-Gesterday morning, about two
O'Clock, descent was made by Lieutenant
johnson, OF the Second police precinct, as
sisted by Sergeant Mulloy and officers Caton.
Steele and We7terfelt, upon the house Of La
wilma Whitaker, a colored woman, residing
on q street, between Sth and 9Th. in which ii
was supposed! that large crowds usually at
tended Tor The purpose Of gambling Upon
entering the establishment the suspicious of
the officers were confirmed In the second and
third stories card tables were in full blast,
GROUND when were men and women, who had
displayed before them sums OF money, vary
ing in amounts according to the disposition of
the respective participants In the game The
landlady, three other women, and seven men
were taken into custody and confined in the
Secord precinct station. house till the arrival
OF Justice Thompson. before whom they were
subsequently arraigned. and their offences
passed upon. Lavinia was fined IS and costs,
and the others were mulcted in smaller
amounts.
THR CIGAR BOAT.-This great curiosity in
naval architecture, which has been for several
days past lying between Carriers and Riiey's
wharyes, was this morning carried up to the
fats at the footsof Fourteenth street 1t has
already been published in the Star that MIR.
knight mad purchased this steamer with the
intention of splitting her in two In order to
make two freight lifters out Of her frame. In
length we should suppose the cigar boat to be
about one hundred and fifty feet, about TWEEN.
ty-fve feet diameter across the middle, aud
foy off tn n Of q feryo foof