Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-20

in the District Court of the u. S. The CON-
missioners reported all the facts to the court,
fling copies of the INJUNCTION order with their
report and submitting the whole matter to the
cDurt.
Judge WINFIELD thereuron made a rule
upon Nance to show cause why he should not
he fined and imprisoned TO! his contempt 10
binderng and resisting the execution OF the
lawful proceedings and decree OF the court'by |
from the District Court. and thus attempting
to Dust the State Court Of its rightlul and legi
innate jurisdiction, and TO withdraw the said
suit from the State Court, having Jurisdiction
| ard tranter it to foreign jurisdiction.
Nance answered the RUE, disclaimlug con
| tempt, but admitting that lac obtalued the In
iucion upon his petition Tor the rurpose OF
having an exemption made to him in the Bank
ruptcy Court, which had never been allowed,
out of his land. and that he had been advised
to this course by his counsel in Richmond, ID.
H. Wells.
Upon the reading of the answer, and after
bearing argument by Nances counsel, the Judge
pronouncnd his oplnlon, and acjudged Nance
to be guilty Of contempt, snd ordered him to
be fined fifty dollars and to be imprisoned IN
the Jail Of this county for ten days and thcreaf
ter until be pay the foe and dismiss his peh-
|
u. S., and granting him liberty, after ten
DAYS, to apply in vac .lon to the judge of the
Circuit Court of Bedford, ard obtain his dis
charge from prison upon exhibiting satisiactoc
~ evidence of his having dismissed the petit
ton and Injunction. The judge also made
rule against Henry II. Wells oil the city OF
Richmond, the counsel Of Nance in fling the
petition and obtaining the Injunction, to ap
pear before him at the next term OF Bedtord
Circuit Court and show cause, II any he can,
why he should not in like manner be fined and
attached for his contempt in counseIlng, aoVl,
sing, aiding, and assisting Nance IN bis attempt
to resist The lawful decree of the court IN con-
tempt OF the authority Of the CommonWealtn
of Virginia and the lawful jurisdiction or us
courts.
The Judge made further order in the case
epioining and restraining Nance and his coun-
sci and all others from further opposing, hin.
derine and mpediog the officers OF The court IN
tie execution of the orders and DEGREES hereto
fore made in the cause.
The SEQUEL will show whether tho laws OF
this State and the judgments and DEGREES OF lts
courts are to be respected or not.
LouDoUN CcUNTY.-On Monday last
Messrs. Orr and holland. Commissioners in tie
suit of FUR vs.. Butcher, sold So acres Of land
for s3S IS per acre, -Chas. f. Fadeey, purcba-
ser. Mr.. L. purchased, at private sale, two
other interests in this same estate, making
tract Of some 800 acres. Ga the same day,
Messrs Heaton, Lee, Harrison and Foster,
commissioners in the suit OF SlIcott and Cham
bin VS.. Alrheus Gibson. sold Salubrla, con-
tanning 363! acres. for $35 per acre. Mr.. Geo.
w. Gibson, purchaser w
n. no fur W.
with visitors to the Fair. The number and varie'
~ of articles already on exhibition is highly
gratifying, and with continued good weather tor
day or two it will be decided success. An ez-
cellent band from CIarksburg, Md, is paradlng
the streets, and enliVening things generally
with music S sweetest strains
Circuit Court-Thc fail term Of the Circuit
Court for this county was commenced on Mon
day, Judge Keith presiding The grand jury
was in session Monday and Tuesday, but up to
the hour Of going to press no presentments
had been made. But little business has been
transacted OF general interest. The
truth is, circuit court and cattle show are
rather more than our people can attend to 10
one week
The Circuit Court of this county, 90 Tues
day, granted to Robt Beverly, Geo Z. Wed
derburn, \. l.. Rogers, d. L. Smoot and f.. Il.
Brigham, charter for Telegraph line from
Alexandria to Lecsburg, Warrenton, The
Plains, and other points in this Circuit
At l4ccsburg the announcement OF the death
OF Gen. Lee was received by the community,
as elsewhere, with the most profound sorrow,
and on Saturday, at the hour of bis funeral, at
the request of Mayo- Head, business vas sus-
pended and the bells toed from l l o clock, a.
u. until o'clock, p. IL. The request was
universally observed, and LetHeen the hours
mentioned Sabbath like stiffness reiancd su
preme, betokening the deep sense OF grief, by
all classes OF the comnu Dity at the irreparable
loss. At night, public meeting was held at
the Courthouse, at which Capt. J. ". Eos
ter presided, and w. N. Wise Was secretary,
which vas feeIingIy and appropriately addressed
by Caps. J. W. Foster, Major j. NJ. Orr and
+. p. Powell, and appropriate resolutions IRE
ported by committee consisting U! MrssTs.
Orr, Lync! and Shce,z) adopted l-L0utl0un
Mirror
\ private letter from Sir. y. II. Stephens,
OF Georgia, represents him in very deporable
health, he being taeb!e and unable to leave
his room.
j. q. Myers d Co.'S carpenter shop, in
Washington, vas burned doW0 last night, and
several adj aceut houses Injured. Loss,
ST., 900.
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