Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-05

sources of trouble have been closed, and so
completely that they can never again DC opened.
! VIRGINIA NEWS.
The Warrenton Sentinel says Last week
b. +. Putt, hailing from Pittsburg, Pa, ar
rived in town, representing himself as the
agent Of parties in that place, for disposing OF
rights for sale of a corn shelter On Sunday,
a dispatch came authorizing his arrest until ar
rangements could be made to effect his trans
fer to Pttsburg, to answer the charges of en-
| bezzlement, forgery and bigamy, preferred
there. Col j. S. Mosby was retained as legal
adviser by the prosecutors. "
The Leesburg Washingtonian says: Mr..
f. Barret, D. s., sold on Saturday last, the
land of James Merchant, near Morrissonvie,
the home tract, for $4575 per acre-Michael
| Hunter purchaser. The house and lot Tor
| $236-Burr Simpson purchaser. The noun
| tain land for $40, So. Simpson purchaser.
The Cupeper Observer says: "Mr. Nj. S.
| Stringfellow, trustee for r.. s. Stringlellow,
recently sold farm near the Rapid Ann river,
containing about 800 acres, for $25 per acre.
| No wood or timber, and no fencing, or I'M
provemens Of any kind. Purchaser, Mr. Jos.
| +. Ficklin, of this county. ..
| Harness, saddles, brides, &C., stolen from
Col. JAS johnson stable in Fredericksburg,
| few nights ago, were traced to junk shop
| in Richmond, where they had been carried and
sod. Property recovered.
| The stables, barn. carriages, &C., Of Mr..
| VIM. b. Randolph, living near Richmond,
were burned few nights ago by an incendary.
Loss about $4,000.
There is univeral complaint of the scarcity
Of money, and the dullness OF trade in Rich
mOnd.
TIE NJ e. CHURCH CASE. On Tuesday
last the Circuit Court of this county pronounced
its opinion in the chancery suit instituted by j.
r. Bowen ct ais. VS. John G. Smith, ct ais, (both
claiming to be trustees of the M. 81. Church on
Market street, in October, 1866. An immense
mass of testimony in the form Of dispositions
was taken since that time, and at the last regu-
lar session of the court the case was called, and
at the suggestion of the counsel engaged, was
set for hearing at the special session held in
September The case was ably and deliberately
argued by j. j. Williams, Z. W. M. Holiday
and Robert Y. Conrad for the compliments,
and Thomas L. Fauntleroy, jr., John W. Jen-
kins and Uriel Wright for the defendants
Four days were occupied in the argument, and
the case submitted to the Judge. Owing to
numerous authorities cited and the voluminous
mass Of papers in the case, all to be examined,
the Judge did not perfect his opinion until
Tuesday last The decree made in the case
gives the possession of the property to the ~.
H. Church. 1t is expected the Southern church
will take an appeal Winchester Journal.
SOUTHERN CLAIMANTS. question of
great interest to Southern claimants is to be de-
cided at the approaching term of the United
States Court Of Claims in Washington. The
solicitor for the United States at the last term
interposed the plea, In reference to the cotton
cases and all other cases OF captured and aban-
doned property, that the rebellion was sup
pressed on the first of June, 1865, when Kirby
Smith surrendered and as all claimants under
the statute must prefer their claims IN the
Court Of claims within two years after the sup
preston of the rebellion, all claims preferred
after the first of June, 1867, must be dismissed.
1t is understood that upon the previous argu
ment the court was equally dividcd-two to
two. The question at the coming term will be
argued before full bench of FIVE Judges. The
decision may be different when it is remem-
bered that the late congressional action has
fixed the date on which the rebellion was sup
pressed as the Goth Of August 1866, the date
Of the Presidents proclamation of peace.
WASHINGTON BoRD OF TRADE. The follow |
ing resolution was adopted at meeting of this
Board yesterday:
ResolveCI, That we earnestly recommend to
our merchants and shippers the renewed energy |
and interest in the shipment of goods by the |
Merchants line of steamships running to Nor |
folk and New York.
Mr. Wall said, in support of the resolution,
that it was important to renew our interest in |
this steamship line. In less than two months |
very heavy freight business had sprung up |
between this city and Norfolk, and the transfer |
of freight from the Boston steamships at Nor |
folk consigned to the merchants of this city re-
quired that there should be an addition al steamer
on the Merchants line. He hoped the subject |
would receive the attention it merlted, and |
when the facts were known, he did not doubt |
that the merchants of the District would direct |
their efforts in behalf of this company.
There died on Monday week last, in Balti- |
more county, Nd, at the ripe age OF 10 years,
colored man named Jack Cox.
The proposition to move the Office of the @. |