Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-23
THEC0uRTS.

THE COURTS.
CIRCUIT CoUsr. y,tiys 0ar,tsr.-Thjs morn-
irg S-'dnPr ag'. Wsirr'ap. continued. Eslsr
agt Nofth d Pusb, aud Riggs "a Co aZt North
Judgment confessed; Furstagt. Ciirke-S cases
appeal; on trial.
EQUITY Court, Julge Oiin.-To-d day, DIR. Ia
Hail act. Stark weather ct al; order for defen-
dan's to show cause Nov. 25tn; Helmle agt
Heiniei order granting $50 solicitors fee and
alimony pendente lite; Adams agt. Adams; or.
der 10 Issue attachment for witness; Macke nblu
agt. Carpenter ct al: decree appointing ] 7
Brlght trustee to sell. 1nre estate OF Catherine
Noonan; decree confirming report OF ComIaiS-
s,cner. winston agt. Winston decree OF d.
vorce.
4iStr.EIhe following business mas been rams
acted in this Court:
los. Parties met for hearing on order to show
cause why the claim OF j. Mason Goszler
should not be expupged. Order of Court thar
testimony be taken before Register concernin,
said claim. and that he report said evideuce
win his opinion thereon, BY agreement tes,i-
mony TO be taken Nov. 9th, at y. m.
ltc. First meeting Of creditors held. George
Mason appointed assignee. Notice to and ac-
ceptance OF assignee Bankrup: estats assigned
TO his assignee,
105. Application OF assignee for instruction
as 10 the claim of Rosa Lee. This is claim for
wages due the claimant as house servant in
the family Of one OF the ban krupt parties The
2sth section Of the Bankrupt Act provides that
wages due 20 any OPERATOR clerk, or house SER
want, 10 an amount not exceeding fifty dollars
preceding the first publication of the notice of
proceedings in bankruptcy, shall have priority
or preference, and shall be paid in full. TIE
Register decided that the claim could only he
paid out OF the individual asseSts OF ne banE-
rupt partner W bo contracted the debt. As there
Were no such assets on the schedule 1t could
not now be paid The claim might. no weyar
be proved and filed, as Individual assets NAV
vet be discovered.
ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE-Tba
Baltimore
Saturday Detective Mitchell brought on from
washington city two men named Henry Schaaf
and Charles Bodman These parties were in
dicfed on the 18th instant by the Grand jury OF
the Criminal Court on the charge of setting fire
to the house No. 800 South Bond street. occu-
pied as trunk factory by Henry Schaaf d Co.,
and requisition being obtained from Gov
Swami, their arrest was effected. Fire In-
spector Charles T. Halloway, eusDectipp thar
the accused had set fire TO the place for the pur
pose of securing the amount of the inspranca
went before the Grand Jury with other wit
nesses, on whose testimony the indictment was
framed. After the fire In this CITY TN. ma rtias
accused, having received the amount CT their
policy from the insurance COMPANY. went 10
Washington, where they opened another trunk
mandatory, under the name of Charles Rod
man a Co., which shortly after was burned
they having effected insurance on their stock
On reaching this city with the accused Detar
tive Mitchell took them to the Office of Sheriff
Davis, who committed them 10 Jail to await a
trial. AT the present time there are five other
parties who. having been indicted by the q rand
jury Tor arson, are awaiting trial before the
Criminal Court.
THE COLORED CONVENTIONAL colorsd man
IN North Carolina writes to the New York
Tribune that the Convention of neg,oes pre
posed to be held in this city on the Sd OF March,
is not called TO set forth GRIEVANCES It's object
Is TO return our thanks TO the Most HIGH
and his instruments here on earth, who have
Iabored for the results obtained by Grants
election, and TO consult with our Northern COL
q pra tf.nNc ~
upon some concerted plan for future opera
IONS, the object being 10 make them citizens"
ne writer ADDS: We have no grievances.
All is we'll. Grant is President"
MORE SUBURBAN LoTs.-Mr. VIM FORSYTH.
surveyor and superintendent, has Just COM
pleted the survey and subdivision OF AIonnt
Pleasant and Pleasant Plains, lying between
tn and lilh streets, north OF the city, for
Messrs. w. Il. Todd, ]. w. Wright, Marshall
Brown, and Walter =. Cox. ard the mans
showing the lots--most Of which are 5OxIJ0-
are on exhibition AZ KilhourE & I4atta's. rea!
estate agents, who have the management OF the
property.
CASE OF DIvOrCE.--To- day Judge Dim in
the Equity Court, made 4 decree diyorcng
Joseph =. Winston from the bonds of matri-
moDy with Sarah J. WIus,oI. The petitioner
represents that he was married to defendant IN
the city of Richmond on the 18TH of December
le6s. that III July, l-j7, the defendant left him
ana went 10 house Of prostitution. where She
has since lived, notwItn stand ng hi andeaYors
10 reclaim her. Mr.. !. J. Johnson appeared
Tor petitioner, and the testimony was takeu be-
lore Il. Il. Lo'ejoy, special examiner.
PROPERTY SALES IN ALExANDRIA.-Th
CG<fhe OF saturday says: The following sales
OF property, IN this city, We're made o-day by
}. III. Parrot, auctioneeT: Lot on Water street
south OF Princess, 25 feet inches front, aDG
running back 40 feet to Brocketts Alley sold
Princess and Rrockett's Alley, 23 by -. IN tho
same, for $3.50; two lots west OF the above same
size, TO same. one for SIl0 and the other for
$50.
Mr.. l.. FRANKIE. The young Hungarian
gentleman, whose Shakesperian readings have
won MIN a decided reputation and whose lee
tune on .'Shasespeake His Beauties and Char
acters' bias been warmly praised by the press
III New York. Philadelphia. and Baltimore.
Will deliver the same a. Carroll Han, on FRI
day, 9th inst. See his advertisement. This
original lecture VII be followed by a ferries Of
Shakespeare readings for benevolent objects.
SALE OF FISHING ,LANDrNG.-On the I7th
instant, Messrs. FenGalI, AIarbury aad sam.
uel y. Hence. Trustees OF W-u. Lyies deceased.
disposed Of, at public sale, the Tent Landing
FISHERY, situated on the Potomac River, to
Capt. John X. Humphrey, OF Prince Georges
MARRIED.
ERENBAUM-DODsoN. On tie 2Ist ins., At
TIE hamine n 4: Church; by the beg. nr.
nore. to Miss FLOBA UnOSOS, of the Treasury
Department, date Of Now York city No cards
BJT0E-MARDES On the 18th inst, by the
Boy: aiher Boyle, JOSEPH ii. HILTON, Esq
q Warrington city, ID Z TO Miss ALICE JANE
bRDFS, daughter OF the late CAPTAIN VII
LIAM MARDES, Of Richmond, Va.
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DIED.
MtUGyR. On the 2?i inst -, at il a. IN OF heart
disease, hrs. MANY MAUGER, ia tha 18th
year OF her age. lnterment at PoItstown, Pa on
the 25t b inst.
CLARK November Il, 1853, ~ Washington, d
G, L0UIsA. wife OF MIR. Caleb Clark, late OF Ann
llsTDor, Mi hiean.
BUNEkSTEIN. On November 2I.t, Mrs +
BUNESSTEIA, late from Baltimore, aged Is
Yeas