Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-01
LOCAL 1T e Nj 8.
,m WASHINGTON RAILROAD EMBRoeLIo.

TuE WASHINGTON RAILROAD EMBRoGLIo.
The following is copy of rule served yes
.ordov evening by George G. Hewes, Deputy
IT g Marshal. upon James s.. French and
IomesM Steuart, Sheriff Of Alexandria county:
- .ho Circuit Court for the United States for
IL no tla State and District Of Virginia:
rha Adams Express Company, plfs.
vs.. -
william H. Marbury ct. ais, def Is. 4. = IA
T. anneariug to the Court, on petition and
-G - that the order entered in this cause
an the 22d day of August, 1868, has been VIC
,".oj bv the seizure of the road OF the Wash
; ;aeto Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad
He,nnanv by one James S. French and James
~ Stanorl. and have expelled therefrom Oscar
Stevens and w. Jackson Phelps, the re-
aa;vers of this Court under the order aforesaid.
r j. therefore, on motion of said complainant,
,.deroa that the said James S. French and
(anes NJ, Steuart do appear before me, one
~ The Judges of the said Court, at Chambers, at
n o'cjock, q. NJ, to morrow, (Thursday) tho
LET dav Of October, at the Court Room of
tbo Tinted States District Court, in the city of
alarandria, to show cause Why said road should
MT be restored to the said Receivers, and they,
thc said French and Steuart, fined and at
tached for contempt for disobeyiDg the order
Of this Court. Signed.
J. C. UNDERWOOD, District Judge.
Sept. 30th, 1858.
\ true COPY test. G.. 9. HEWEs, D. NJ.
The case was up this morning for hearing
before Judge Underwood, sitting in Chambers.
It was argued by Messrs. L. B. Taylor and II.
@. Claughton, for James S. French, in answer
TO the rule; and by Messrs. j. Dean Smith tor
Adams Express Company, and Geo. W. Brent
for the Stockholders of the w. Il A. r. r. Go.
Mr., Claughton not having concluded his argu-
mcnt at halt past twelve O. clock, and the Judge
having important business which required him
to leave for Washington at one, the case
was laid over for further hearing, until Mon
day next at 10 O'Clock.
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TOURNAMENT AT CARLIN's SPRINGs.-As
mentioned in yesterday S Gazette a tournament
was held at Carlin's Springs yesterday. The
affair was of very agreeable character, and
everything connected with it passed off in sat
isfactory manner Messrs. Robert j. Edelin,,
VIM. T. Padgett and James Fossett, Of Vir-
ginia; and ]. z. jenkins, j. j. Jarboe and
VIM. A. Jarboe, of Maryland, we're selected as
judges The orator was DR.. j. G. Hill, ofthis
city; the MARSHAL Mr. E. L. Tolson, of Mary
land and the heralds Messrs. Crump and Cox.
The following named entered the list:
Knight of Maryland and champion, Lambert
Jarboe knight of the Benny Blue Blag, Wal
ter Edelin,; knight of Fairy, Frank Gardiner;
knight of Virginia, Horace Baily; knight of
Ivanhoe, Frank Scott; knight of Swampoodle,
Randolph Newman; knight of Lone Star, A.
D. Gardiner; knight of Old Dominion, Henry
Bailv; knight of Marlboro, Alfred Jarboe;
Reckless knight, A. B. Fox; knight Of the
Land we Love, Jesse r. Edelin, knight of the
Red, White and Red, James Legg; and knight
Of Folly, Basil H. Waring.
At the close of the tilt Horace Baily, of
Fairfax, knight of Virginia, was declared vic
tor, Who crowned Miss Louisa Fossett, of Alex
andria Queen of Love and Beauty; the Reck.
less knight crowned Miss Lizzie Edelin,, of
Alexandria, first Maid Of Honor; the knight
of the Old Dominion crowned, Miss Mary
Fossett, End Maid Of Honor; and the knight
of Fairy crowned Miss Rose Thomas, Of FAIR
fax, as third Maid of Honor. Miss Thomas
being compelled to leave the Tournament Miss
Annie Surratt, of Prince Georges county, Md,
was made her proxy, and bore the honors
for her.
Mr.. Hugh Latham presented the crowns for
the ladies to the knights. The champion
lance which had been surrendered by the knight
Of Maryland, was presented to the Queen, who
in turn presented it to the Knight of Virginia.
The knight of Virginia then knelt, received the
sword stroke at the hands of the King at Arms,
and was dubbed first knight of America. The
Coronation ball then commenced and continued
until 10 clock, when the assemblage separated,
all pleased with the day S enjoyment.
TEMpERAECE-Last night meeting of Mt.