Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-31
\ LOCAL NEWS.

Ss>\ LOCAL NEWS.
COURT IN GENERAL TKRM-Tnis morning.
on motion of Mr.. Jos II. Bradley. the folio "
ing were admitted 10 the bar OF rne Cour,, sub
the Court Tor admission: Andrew Bradley.
o. the District Coiuub ia, graduate OF Gam
bridge Mass Law School; G. A. Dadridee OF
NHginia, member OF the bar OF the United
States Supreme Court and on motion OF Mr
Riddle, Judge Lorenzo Sherwood, OF the
Texas bar, who, il was remarked, could take
any oath which the Court might see fit 10 pre-
scribe.
THE TEST OATH QUESTION.
Inc Court announced thai IT WAS ready 10
near the argument on the motion 10 r~sc1nd the
RUE OF inc Csnrt requiring applicants FOR I'd
rfission 10 me bar 10 Ia he she oath prescribed
by me act OF Congressi of July z, 1852
Mr. Totem said he understood that num-
Der OF gentlemen wished 10 be heard in eppo-
sltion 10 the motion, asd suggested thai the
hearing be set for some future day that tney
may have time to pre- are.
Judge Wyiie said tba, lt could not be expect.
60 Tor the Court TO sit and hear every gentle
man who chose to speak the question
Chief Justice Cart r-msrked. after con-
sulting h colleagues. that the Court would
hear two arguments on each sice, and would
postpone the hearing until to- morruw morn
ing.
Mr.. Bradley remarked that his argument
would b. very brief, and asked that the follow
In the Supreme Court of the District of Colum-
bia. Allen Is MaEruder, by Jos. Il. Bradley
Esq, his counsel, moved the court 10 admit
him TO qualify ard practice AZ attorney at
law in tins court upon his taking and subscri-
bling an oath or animation to support the Con
sfitution OF the United States, and the usual
oath TO demean himself honestly and according
TO law in the practice of his profession, IN :
without taking the oarh prescribed by the act
OF Congress on the ID OF July, i-62, commonly
called the :. tst OATH" and IN support of his
6 10 rod avid
that he is a licensed attorney under the
laws Of the State OF Virginia, and a
practitioner OF that State: was a member OF the
bar OF the courts held in this District before the
creation Of the present Sapreme Court Of said
District, and is a member At present OF the bar
Of the Supreme Court OF the United States: and
claims to be loyal citiz-n Of the United STATES
now resides in Baltimore, Md and said Ma
gruder offered IN evidence also the proof Of his
having complied with the terms Of the Presi-
dents proclamation OF the goth OF May. 1865
commonly called the amnesty proclamation
and thereby accepted and rece we'd a full par.
don and amnesty for and on account of all acts
of real or supposed hostility TO and other
offrnses against the United States and relied
on the same TO relieve him from all disabilities
and penalties which may have been incurred
IN respect to the same.
ELECTION OF DIRRcToRs-At a meeting of
Potomac Ferry Company, held last e eninx al
the Bank of the Metropolis, the folio wing gen
tlemen were elected directors OF the company
A..
Henry d. Cooke, John Il. Hutchinson, John
Sherman, John A. Wills, William ID. Coli and
John Van Riswick
At meeting Of the new board held this
morning, w. ID. Colt. Esq, was elected presi-
dent, and J. b. Hutchinson, Esq, treasurer.
SWEARING IN.-The recently appointed in
crease of the Metropolitan Police assembled
this morning at Police Headq uarters for final
examination and to take the oath required by
the regulations before en- tering upon the dis
charge Of their duties. In personal appear
aRce the newly appointed officers are mp to
height; and their examination relative to IN
tellectual qualification Is said to be very cred
table They report for duty Tomorrow.
IMPORTANT TO FEED DEALERS AND HucK
sTKRs.-The law 4cently passed by the Couu-
ellis, providing that wheat, shelIed corn, oats
and potatoes shall be sold by weight. having
been approved by the Mayor on the 18th inst,
II will go into effect on the 18th OF February,
sitter which date a bushsl of wheat will con-
sist Of GO pounds rye, Sc pounds; shelied
corn, 56pounds; oats, 81 pounds, nd potatoes,
81 pounds.
DANsKRoUeLY ILL Hon. Henry S. Magraw,
Representative in the Maryland House of
with q fit of apoplexy on Tuesday evening
last, while at Willards' Hotel. He was imme-
diateIy removed to his rooms on r street, near
,ath; and physicians summoned, but ne still
physicians this morning had but little hope Of
his recovery. His family were notified and
arrived in the city yesterday.
AWARD OF CoNrRACrs-Yesterda the con.
tracts for paving. entering, grading. curbing,
&c, in the several Wards for which bids were
Mayor waliach as follows: LIST. WardNTeniy
and Eslini I'd Ward, VIM. r. Wilson; Sd
Ward, Joshua Rooksey; lth ward, Charles
S s. n,s,; sh Ward; d; +; Nutzsy s.h Ward,
RECOVERY OF A STOLEN WArcH.-This
morning officers Harris and Rosster arrested
Dennis Mackall and John Mackall, colored,
property Of Geo. W. Hughes. The watch was
recovered from John, who said he got IL from
Dennis, and Dennis confessed that he stole it,
They were committed for Court by Justice
Drury.
PEDDLING WITHOUT LICKNsE.-Simon Von-
denhyder was arrested yesterday by of1cer
Thompson, OF the Fourth Ward, for peddling
without license. He was lined $40.
SELLING ON SUNDAY.-G. w. Driver was
arrested by oficer Frazier, OF the Second
Ward, fer selling liquor on Sunday. Justice
Morseli fined him s2o.4.
DIscHARGEs.-A few days since Is ship car
pentsrs were discharged At the Navy Yard,
and to-day the machinists department viii be
reduced by the discharge Of "a hands.
POLICE RRPoRrs.-The lieutenaats Of police
reported this morning ~ arrests during Hes.
terday. The fines in Corporation cases
amounted to $1,000.
No LKcrURI-Mr. Taylor being detained
by a snow storm West, there will be no lecture
At Mctzerott Hall TO. night.
DROPOsALS F0R PDRIORNINo eANIrA.
Il BY WORK OF QuAkTERMACTHRB
DIfARTnbHT
AsddSxaStess DepartSssat of WasASaSfoa, J
QEesO CAiO QsasseraassSy,S
WaskiasteN, d. C., JaNSAry 81, lS6L
osissk noo.. IsbrIsry u, 1857, fer thereneyal q
from the yarious barracks. buildfngs, &c, owned
and occupied ~ the various brapchss e The War
Department In and about this city, (tA be deoi0.
nstsA ~ the Chief Qaart.rn sstsr. DsDsrtScst
a. MssshiISsS. for the psried Il eas year from
si1den 70 fsrni.A en necessary nAssrials a,A
labor for performing the work, and 20 give boDd1
70 be executed at onee uDeh the award Of thS con
tract In the sun Of ave thousand dollars for the
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