Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-17
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A;GREAT Law .SUIT.-In 1864, Cyrus H.
Mccormick, Of Chicago entered into partner
ship for seven years, with his brothers, Will
liam and Leander, for the manufacture and
sale Of reaping and moving machines, Cyrus
holding one-half interest, and each of his bro
Tiers oue,fourth.s William MoCormick, died in
1865, leaving widow and five children, in
whose behalf the administrator brings suit
for an adjustment of theb partnership In the
bill it is alleged that upon said death the sur
yiyng partners carried on the business without
change until the 10th of June, 1866, when
they entered into an agreement that unless
prohibited by the court, or it should be deemed
preiudicial 10 the interests of the estate OF
William. the business should be continued
until the full seven years contemplated in the
agreement had expired, the interest OF the de-,
ceased being carried on for the benefit OF his
estate 1t is further alleged that, on the lst Of
August, 1867, said surviving partners, pretend-
ing that the interests of the estate would
beieopardized by a continuance OF the business
in it's behalf, closed the books, and opened a.
new set for the business, which has since been
carried carr on for their Joint benefit exclusively.
The bill sets forth that the interest of the de-
ceased ia the personal effects of the partnership
Is of the yalue of, $3.50, 900 and upward and
that the real estate of the firm is of the value
of S90O,O and upward also, that said sur
yiying partners have offered the sum OF S497y-
229 O5, payable in five equal yearly install
ments, with interest ut six per cent. Tor the
entire interest of the estate of the deceased IN
the business. d The bill prays that an account
may be had Of: the late sco-partnership since
and before the death of the, deceased, and that
tho interest, Of the estate may be sold to the
best advantage An exhibit to the bill shows
that the present assets OF the hrm including
LIS mowers valued at $324,875,o and 4, S33
reapers, valued at $724, $50, footup to So, 884,-
354 65 Total liabilities, including $l75 1000
loss on bad debts, $2,I24, $50 43, leaving o
balance of s1,757, 764 23,3.1 eD1 ~ a'....>i
ANovEL WEDDING. On Thursday Gener.
al HASKELL of Orange, n J., and Miss Emma
Gilmore, were matrimonially united. The
ceremony was unique. It was performed IN
Llewellyn Park, under an ancient pine tree,
just after sun rise AS both groom and bride
hold extremely ,t.beral, LAS distinguished
from orthodox, religious views, they requested
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who ofhclated, so
far to respect their conscientious Independence
Of churchly ordinances as to omit from the SER
vice any formIo Of words based on these.
Accordingly, after the young couple had
presented themselves on moss -carpeted spot,
TIefo hu
friends, the groom clasped the BRIDES hand
saying II take you Emma, for my wife" the
bride responded, II take you Llewellyn, for
my husband, land Mr.Beecher added only these
words: ''In behalf of the sentiments of the
community in which we dwell, and OF the laws, (
declare In virtue of what you have now done,
that you are husband and wife. May the love
which has thus been declared be strong as
these eyergreens Throwing at their feet some
everereeas and fowers) to endure the storms
and winter of life, and as fragrant and tender
as the flowers of summer. May God bless
you '''& &, :, .I....f. ,-,.s.. 5r.z.a,- ..a3
The friends then, stepping forward, threw
down before the married pair many handtuls
Of similar dew besprinkled offerings. And
this, together with the muitltudnous kisses,
handshakings and congratulations concluded
the ceremony.-N. r Independent
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MANUFACTURE OF u. S; BONDS, PAPER
MONEY, STAMPS, ETC.-It is ascertained from
an official source that the engraving and print
Ing bureau of the Treasury Department. under
the charge .cff S. NJ. Clark, employs over six
hundred hands, about one-half Of them females.
Its expenses for the calendar year ending De-
eember 3Oth, 1867, were For pay ofemployees,
$6O0,O23 81; for materials, paper, ink, chem
leals, freight, fuel, lights, &C., $3.50, ,CS5 S4--
making total of $3.50, 100 78.
manufactured during this period, OF 1910
bonds, coupon and registered, $27, ,450, 600; OF
sos, $723, 1859, 800; of Pacific railroad bonds,
$S,000000; of gold notes, S24O, OOO, O0O OF
three per cent. certificates, Sl6O, OO0 OoO; OF
fractional currency, $23,330, ,65l, making to-
tai Of $l,2l1. $50, Isl Of internal revenue beer
stamps, $40, 0,665, 900; of cigar stamps, ST, $780,
OCO. The bureau is now engaged in manufac
turing bonds for issue under the act OF March
8, 1865, 10 making fractional currency, the av-
erage quantity of which is over halt million
Of notes daily in printing cigar and beer
stamps, &c. i q
Rev. w. F. BRoADDUs.- the close of the
services ip the Baptist Church in Charlottes-
vile on Sunday last, letter from Rev. w.
+. Broaddus, D. D., was read resigning the,
pastorship Of said Church. The letter was
referred to committee Of three, who WILL re-
port at special meeting of the church, when
Nlsalso expected that measures vii! be adopt
to nll the vacancy at once. '',~
Rev Dr.. Broaddus became pastor in Char
!ottesville on the lst Of February, 1868. He
= now to become evangelist at large for the
State, and also Agent to collect funds to aid IN
the education of soldiers children. The Bap-
tlSt General Association Of Virginia, at its late
session in Alexandria, recommended the Com
mllttee in Charlottesville to whom the educa-
ilon Of soldiers children is committed, to en-
large their sphere of operations, and put an
agent in the field 80 as to educate alarger num-