Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-03
LOCAL NEWS.

MAY CoURT.-The May term Of the County
Court for this county was held to-day, Justice
Mckenzie presiding, assisted by all the acting
Justices.
An apprsisemeut OF the estate Of the late
Henry Cook was returned to Court and order.
ed to be recorded
Fitzhugh ct ux. vs.. Coleman unlawful de-
acknowledgement confessed.
Mary G.. Buckingham was appointed guar.
dian OF the children of William Buckingham,
deceased.
Domain vs.. Davis--appeal from Justice
judgment Of Justice below affirmed.
Alexander W. Chiffon, Of Washington, was
admitted to practice in this Court.
An account OF Sheriff O Neal was ordered to
be certified.
Tytbe charged against estate Of D. B. Smith,
deceased, for 1868, Improperly assessed, was
ordered to be RENTED.
The county levy was postponed from the
June until the July Court.
An erroneous assessment OF property OF Z.
r. Grimes. on St. Asaph street, was ordered
to be RENTED.
Wendell vs. Sheehy-decree entered in this
cause ordering deed to be made for the prop
erty to be sold in the proceedings mentioned,
upon the payment Of the purchase money.
Bcvan Us. Swami, decree to resell the prop,
erty in the proceedings mentioned.
Licenses to keep ordinaries were granted to
the following persons: John Holden, James
Dugan, Michael Normile, John Aheru, Thos.
Downey, Jeffrey Roberts, Sanford Brown,
Job Curnow. Arthur Wall, Mike Hurley,
Francis & Carr, Cassius Augur, Patrick o Neil,
Michael Smith, Louis Appich, Geo. Steu;na-
gle, Justus Schneider, G. w. Petty, j. Ii.
Dish, James Walker, Henry Herbner, Sefer
Blouse, Henry Middour, Eooch Lylcs, Joseph
Colmus, J. p Coleman, los. Cooney, Ed. j. F.
Carlin, Sam. Tennesson, Richard Burke. John
R. Gheen, James Green, Richard Holmes, NJ.
B. Harlow, John Flood.
Licenses to sell liquor by wholesale were
granted to Wesley Makeley, f. +. Dowaham,
and Brewis & Lawson.
Licenses to sell liquor BY retail were granted
to James Dugan, John Ahern, Richard Burke,
D. S. Blackjack & Co., Tucker & Lucas, Mar
tin Lawler, Edward Quinn, Wm. Wallace, j.
+. L,rkin, John Verdou, g. II. Harlow. Thos.
Dewitt, Michael Sweeney, VIM Rocker, Thos.
Downey, Joseph Hopkins, Lewis Stein, Owen
Nugent, John Harlow.
The following named persons were appointed
q special police for the county:
Thomas Widdecombe. George Neitch, DR..
Armstrong, Richard Miles, colored, Austin
Syphax, colored. W. A. Rowe, colored, David
Boyd, colored, Fairfax Taylor, Jas. c. Roach
r. Buckley, p Croker, P. Squircs
The following classification Of magistrates
for the ensuing year was then made, after
which the Court adjourned till Court in course:
JuneLcwis Mckenzie, Allen Pierce and
l. ID. Harmon.
July-Lewis Mckenzie, Samuel Beach and
John Slater.
August-Lewis Mckenzie. s. B. Corbctt
and q. Vandenburgh.
September Lewis Mckenzie, Joseph Col.
ton and G. Vandenburgh
October-Lcwis Mckenzie, Robert Bell and
Allen Pierce.
November-Lewis Mckenzie, W. w. White
and John Slater.
December Lewis Mckenzie, W. L. Penn
and l.. D. Harmon.
January-Lewis Mckenzie, w. N. Berkeley
and q. Vandenburgh.
February-Lewis Mckenzie, d. X. Hawk
hurst and j. l.. Dyson.
March-Lewis Mckenzie, Charles Wade
and Allen Pierce.
April-Lewis Mckenzie, John Moore and
s. B. Corbett.
May-Lewis Mckenzie, Chas w. Now
land and Joseph Cotton.