Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-21

TIE prsrRrcf IN CoNeREss-De5sor and
Cyeditor-Lav If Attackme':fs and Levss-The
bill to amend the act in relation 20 the supreme
Court OF the District Of Columbia, i2roduced
in the House of Representative by MI. Weikef
yesterday, and referred to the Committee on
the District Of Columbia, enacts that attach
ments may issue upon the grounds following In
addition 20 those already enumerated In the act
Of June 1, 1866 list. When the defendant or
one Of several defendants Is a foreign corpora
seconded with intent to defraud his creditors; or
Sd. Is about to convert his property a part
thereof into money, for the purpose Of placing
1t beyond the reach of his creditors; or 4th. Has
property or right in action, which he conceals;
or 9th. Has assigned or disposed of, or Is about
to assign or dispose Of, his property, or q part
9Th. Has fraudulently contracted the debt, or
incurred the obligation for which suit has been,
or is about to be brought.
When the ground of the attachment is that
the defendant is a foreign corporation is a joint
stock company, or nonresident OF the District.
the attachment may issue without an under
taking, but in all other cases the undertaking
prescribed by said act must be filed; provided
that 1t shall not be necessary that such under
taking be signed by the plaintiff I'm action.
Attachment shall be executed by the Marshal
without delay. He shall attach the property of
the defendant, and then, with two householdere
Of said District, who shall be summoned and
sworn by said officer, shall make true inven-
tory and appraisement Of all the property
attached, which shall be Agned by the officer
and householders and returned with the amend
ment When the property attached is real prop
erty, the officer shall leave with the OCCUPANT
thereof, or if there be no occupant, in a con-
spicuous place thereon a notice of such attach
ment When il is personal property, and manual
acnVery can be made, he shall take the same
into his custody and hold 1t subject to the order
OF the court.
The right or shares which the defendants NAV
have in any association or corporation, together
with the interests and profits thereon, and all
other property, credits or things in action of a
defendant shall be liable to re attached and
levied upon and sold TO satisfy the Judgment and
upon such rights, creditors or other property
incapable OF manual delivery to the marshal
shall be made by leaving a certified copy of the
attachment with the president or other heads of
the association or corporation, or the secretary,
cashier, or managing agent thereof, or with the
debtor or individual holding such right, shares,
credits, things in action or property with a
notice showing the property levied on.
Whenever the marshal shalt, with an attach
ment OF execution against the defendant, call
upon such officer, debtor, or individual for the
purpose Of levying upon such property, such
ofhcer, debtor, or individual shall furnish him
with statement, under oath, designating the
number OF rights or shares of the defendant i'm
the stock of such association or corporation
with any dividend or incumbrance thereon, or
the amOunteand disposition of the property,
credits, or thing in action held by such assOcia-
ton, corporation, or individual, for the benefit
OF, or debt owing to the defendant. Ii such
oficer, debtor, or individual refuse to do SO, or
If such statement be unsatisfactory, he NAV be
required by the court or judge to appear be-
fore the court or judge, or an auditor, COM
missioner, or examiner Of the court, and be ex-
amined on oath concerning the same; and ODE
dience to such order may be enforced by pro-
ceedings as for contempt.
Other sections provide for execution against
garnishees, selling the shares of stock above re-
ferred to, &c, with the usual repeating clause.
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PRovIDENT AID SoCIETY.-A meeting of the
directors of the Pr0vident Aid Society was held
at the central depot, corner OF 9th and T.
streets, yesterday afternoon; Hon. Peter Parker
president, and Mr.. 5. Wolf secretary. The res
ignation Of DIR. T.. A. Adams, one of the direc
thereon was deferred. Mr.. A. X. Browne, Gen
eral Agent, reported that he had printed 5000
copies OF an appeal, and had placed them in the
hands of the editors Of the city papers, through
whom they had been pretty generally circulated.
Mr.. b. also read a series of instructions to the
visitors appointed by the association. After
calling their attention to the responsibilities of
their position, he stated that each will be
signed to particular district. and when appli-
cations come from another district than that i'm
which they are appointed. the applicant should
be referred to the visitor OF the district i'm which
the applicant resides. They are adnOnished to
visit each applicants home, and to be careful
MOTTO aid those able but unwilling to work. They
are to make no distinction on account of race.
color or religion, and to be careful not
to aid the drunkard, but to furnish his
family with the necessary articles, and
Mr.: SolOmons acknowledged the receipt Of over
500 from the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church, and for which vote OF thanks was ex-
tended to DIR. Newman. DIR. Parker stated that
at collection in one of the city churches last
Sunday, over $500 was raised in aid Of the So
ciety. Reports from visitors, which were read
,ehcited tle TACT that much destitution existed
aponfment Of eo%@se to doSe4 a s the
Mayor in reference to the distribution of the
fund appropriated at the last session of Con
gress, with view of preventing duplicate aid
being given, and Messrs. Tustin SOomons and
Cook were appointed the committee, and they
were also requested to wait on General .. -.
Howard for the same purpose. Mr.. SolOmOns
introduced a resolution to the effect that the
society contract with some responsible parties
for supplies, and that the contract be given to
the lowest bidder; adopted. Notice was given
that an amendment to the constitution would be
offered at the next meeting, increasing the num-
Der of directors to three from each ward DIR.
Parker made statement that he had procured
DR.. Cox to speak at the public meeting to be
held on Thursday evening. On motion the
Board adjourned for two weeks.
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DIVORCE CAsE.-Yesterday, in the Equity
Court, Judge Wylie presiding, a judgment was
Michael A. Blankman. This is petition for
divorce. The complainant sets forth that she
was married to defendant in 1913, in the State
OF Virginia, and by him has had seven children;
that in the year 1862 the parties to the suit with
their children, moved from Fredericksburg to
Richmond, Va, where, prior to the 3D. day Of
April, 1865, the defendant had formed the &C
4uaintance Of young woman named Cornelia
Crabben, whom he introduced to the COM
plainant and her children as n young lady who
was in distress, but respectfully Connected that
said woman remained some time with the fam
lily, until circumstances occurred showing that
the relations between her and defendant were
OF an immoral character, and thereupOn the
complainant insisted upon the removal of said
COrnelia from her house; that Cornelia refused
to leave, and was only removed by the in
teryention of the United States military
authorities, who compelled the defendant to
remove her; that the defendant then signed
paper declaring his pentence and his
resolve to withdraw himself forever from
the society of said COrnelia; that the COM
plainant and her children believing the state
ment Of defendant, were induced to remove to
Washington city, where they lived together for
short time; that shortly after said removal the
complainant discovered that said COrnelia was
in Washington and living under the protection
OF complainant; that the defendant then male
every effort to induce the complainant and her
children To receive said COrnela into their house.
and to represent her to the world as his child by
former marriage, which they refused to do:
that thereupOn the defendant, after removing
from the Iesdence OF his wife and children,
brought the said Cornelia to his office rooms in
this city of Washingt n and lived with her
his wife, and that he is now living with said Cor
nelia in adulterous intercourse on 9th street.
between f and q streets, in the city Of Wash
ington, &c. Upon hearing Of the testimony in
the above-entifled cause, the court granted the
complainant decree of divorce riRculo nafri-