Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-13
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL W 8.

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lSTrRrsTING DECISION IN REGARD To
BLAsK CsfCxs-Dordfo aartfs causa. dc.-Iu
ane Supreme Court Of the District of Columbla
aelen X. Reed vs.. A. X. Browne Executor of
EIchard Busteed, deceased Busted in his last
Illness having money on deposit in a bank In
beihmsre, rave HEED cdrte blaneh>, /. {.
piece of paper entirely blank, except his name.
wnlcn ne had written thereon. at the lower
night hand corner. BusGeed soon Afterwards.
dled, and Browne qualified as his exec tor, and
heeu gave him the carte blanche, with the un-
derstanding that he should write a check over
me signature Of Busted and get the money
ano pay The funeral expenses out of it, and
- give ner ne balance. Browne according
y wrote the check and 60. the money. but in
the meantime he creditors of Bustsed eau
uoneo MN not 10 pay the money 10 Reed
and that they would hold him responsible for
me MONEY "a Assets OF Busteed's estate and
browne accordingly determined not TO pay IL
10 Reed. Red claimed the money as a gift or
aeknowledgment and payment for her kind
ness and services TO Busteed in MS last illnes-,
and ted her petition in the Orphans
Court, praying that court to order Browne to
pay the money 10 her. and the court so ordered;
from which order Browne appealed to the
supreme Court of the District The counsel
for Browne contended that NO properly in this
money passed 10 Reed by gift inter vivos. there
there was no gIft morris causa, there being no
actual delivery of the money, &c: AID that
the property in this money remained aud
was in Busted al the time of his death,
and became assets Of his estate, &c: and
hat IL the property in this money passed
10 Reed, il did so, and could only do
so, during the Life Of Busteed, and thai
N IL did so pass, the Orphans Court had no iu-
Tlsdicnon 10 make any order concerning iL&c;
ana that the money being assets. the Orphan's
Court could only order it TO be paid to the cred
tate had been duly proved in said Court. &c !.
and that as Browne had promised TO give her
this money under misapprehension Of his du :
Ties and of the rights of the parties, such prom
a pSzeff md
and that If he had given n to her, he could and
ought TO recover il back from her. and hold il
as executor, &e.i and cited authorities In sup
port OF all these propositions. The converse
Of all these propositions was maintained, and
Authorities cited by Reeds counsel.
The Court reversed the order of the Orphans
Court, upon the ground. that that Court had
NO jurisdiction 10 make the same. Henry Ter
~ Tor Reed M Thompson for Bro xne.
TIE TEMPERANCE REFoRM.-A large and
interesting meeting of the WASHINGTON CITY
Temperance Society was held yesterday after.
neon ~ the Northern Liberties market-house
W r. Drew, presiding. Effective addresses
were made oy judge Blood, Of California
Al me close OF the meeting several person..
signed the pledge.
A meeting was held at the market.house in
Georgetown, under the auspices of Potomac
DIVISION Sens ~ Temperance. Several adj
usually large.
Their usual Sunday meeting at Island Hall
Addresses were made by q. W. FInney, George
Savage, J. L. kIdwell, and Others
The Washington City Temperance Society
held meeting IN Temperance Hall, last even.
ing AT which the President John II Thomp-
SON. presided Addresses Were made by Messrs
Drew Harris. Fmney, Thompson McPhee-
ters, and Middlebury. The attendance was
good, and number Of persons came forward
and signed the pledge.
Good samaritan Division, Sons of Temper.
Snce nave elected the following officers: w
a; w. b. Cove; W. A; Ed w. Roche: f. s: H
Hazard; Treas. John Johnson; Chap, j. r.
imoIle; X 8; j. X. Bridge; A. R. S; Stanley
Clarke; Con A. K. Yount; a C.; w II. Price:
L. y: John Jewell; O. s; Will Huffman: Sam
pel w. Tucker, =. W.P
The BEAUTIFUL hall in the third story of the
lntelhgencer Building has been furnished and
EQUIPPED at great expense by Good Samaritan
hyisIon, No. !. and Equal Division, No ,
July p
The delegates appointed from the several or
carnations 10 represent The District in the
National Temperance Convention. which is 10
Dc held IN Cleveland Ohio, July 20, will leave
,nIs city to-day (MOnday) two weeks This
NATIONAL Convention Is expected to be an in
mense gathering Of temperance men from all
lortIons OF the United States, and there is no
doubt that their conference Will result in great
good FOR the cause throughout the entire coun-
tTy.
Last week the following officers elect of
Council No. ?, Sons Of Jon adab, were installed:
J. Il. Baumbaeh- Chief K. A. Basford, Deputy
GnIef; g. r kidwell, r s; @. T. Smith, +. s;
John d. Carroll, Treasurer: r. a Bennett
Guide, q. A. Berry, L. w.;-Packard, o. w
council Ne. Of the same order has changed
as night OF meeting TO Thursday AZ MorseiI's
HAIL Z street and will most likely at the next
meeting elect delegate 70 the National Tenn
perance Convention which meets on the 29th
lnsL- Al Cleveland, Ohio