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c. Haviland, John Barnsley, Edward Owens,
F. b. Stanton, George Burroughs, r. Kirk, and
II. B. Cashel, of the State Of Maryland; james
Rss cvd MndreH G y pdS, aIe gksSrss kSs
II. Jenks, b. Bannan, j. j. Conner, Charles
Baber, Nicholas Seitzinger, Samuel Filbert,
Daniel X. Miller, William NJ. Randall, G. Daw-
son Coleman, ID: M. karmany, Jacob Huntxn-
ger. F. w. Hughes, p. +. weimer, I. T. Worth,
A.. X. BOughter, George Gleim, Christian
Henry and AdOlphus Reinoehl, of Pennsylvania,
associated with them for that purpose, together
with their successors, body corporate with the
usual powers delegated an Incorporated COM
pany. The second section empowers said cor
portion to survey, locate, equip, &c, continu-
Gus line of one or more tracks, between the city
of Washington and the Schuylkill river, Penn
sylyania, upon a route to be surveyed and desig-
them, to commence at a point in Washington.
Hoods Mills to the Northern Central Railroad.
Pine Grove, in the State of Pennsylvania, to a
point on the Schuylkill. The third section fixes
the cap tai stock at five millions of dollars, to
consist OF one hundred thousand shares, of fifty
dollars each.
SUIT OF G. s. WALLACE VS.. w. d. WALLACE.
The Supreme Court of the District in general
term sat yesterday to lear appeals. Among
other cases argued was that of T.. s. Walach
VS.. w. ID. Wallach ct al. This is a bill filed for
the purpose of setting aside the sale of five
c. s. Wallach, which were sold under a deed of
trust in July, 1862, and purchased by w. ID.
Wallach, at p, 800.
The complainant asks relief upon the follow
ing grounds: I. Defendant, who is the brother
OF complainant, represented at the sale, and
stated to the auctiOneer before the sale took
place, and caused the impression to prevail
among those attending the sale, that he intended
TO purchase the property for the beDeft of COM
plainant, who was then absent from the city,
and thereby prevented competition at the sale.
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was greatly less than its actual value. 8. The
hve houses, which were upon five sepa-
rate lots, were sold together, and not
separately, ;. as they should have been, accord
were sold all together, in gross at the spcial in
stance and request of the defendant and BY ar
rangements between him and the auctiOneer, in
order that defendant might become the purcha-
ser at small price, defendant inducing the
auctioneer to make arrangements by assuring
him that he desired and Intended to buy the
property in for the benefit OF complainant. 8.
The sale of the five houses in gross was not i'm
accordance with the manner Of sale prescribed
In the advertisement, which stated as follows
Inc several parcels (all improveD win be Of
The defendant denies that he caused any inn.
preston that he was "buying in" for his brother
and that it is only by the grossest perversion of
that the allegations of the bill can be sustained.
The case was not concluded at the adjournment
Of the court.
INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHooL.-A meeting of
tne Board OF Directors OF the Industrial Home
School was held last evening at the residence of
II. Doolittls was called to the chair, Mr.. Gange-
wer acting as secretary. The following persons
were elected officers for the ensuing year: Henry
u. Atkins, and Hon. John Hitz, Vice Presi-
dents; W.. S. Walter. Treasurer; Prof. NJ ID.
Doolittle; Secretary; M. e. Hart, s. j. Bowen,
- Hon n,iiiis Miiisn & j. Dunlop DR.. D. W. Bliss, N.
Z. savage M Y. BnckeS, A. fHGySs HySSe. aenersi Gem: al
Eaton, William Nourse, DIR. Reyburn, Hon.
Charles F. Peck, and john TIitz, Trustees; Mrs.
A. NJ Gangewer, Mrs. Joseph Z. Nourse, Mrs
X. b: Clark, Mrs. Robert Phipps, Mrs Captain
Morris, Mr.. w. Q. Dennison, Mrs. W. H.
hassler, Mrs: E. Loomis, Mr.. z. Richards,
MIS-. Mary Miller, Mrs. Colonel Crease. Mrs. j.
Calf, Mrs. M. c. Hart, Mrs. w. III. Whitney.
Mrs. Mhry Essex, Mrs. DIR. Bliss, and Miss
mary Wltal, Executive Committee.
HABEAs CORPUS on THE MILITARY AUTHOR
ITIEs-The Prisoner demanded to the Custody of
ne n M.i.fdry. Yesterday afternoon, General
Ramsey, commanding Washington Arsenal,
complied with the writ of habeas corpus issued
on Saturday last, and sent before Judge Fisher
Jonn Carny, soldier under arrest at that post
on the charge Of having committed an assault
and battery by shooting at one George ". Doane.
ON the 10th Of January last. Mr.. j. Bell Adams
for the prisoner, made motion for his discharge
v, QrOun1
that the offense was a civil one, and the motion
was combatted by Mr.. Loveioy, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney. The Court held that the offense
navng been committed at a military post, and
tnat pOtn parties being in the United States ser
wee, the military had jurisdiction, and there
fore remanded the prisoner to the custody OF the
miHtary. 1be accused alleges that when the
ofense was committed he was laboring under
temporary insanity. He will be tried by court
martial.
retary Robeson, Admiral Porter, and the gen
tlemen composing the House Committee on
Naval Affairs, visited the Navy Yard YESTERDAY,
an1 anu were handsomely received by Admiral
DahlgTen. After Pleasant walk through the
.Hd' the party witnessed race between two
steam launches, and then repaired to one of the
Nnaf.es, where they viewed experiments with
iorpedoes, which exhibition was conducted by
Saptains Matthews and Simpson, of the NAVY.
The trial was entirely satisfactory one of the
torpedoes, charged with fifty-0ne pounds of pow
structure erected for the purpose.
AMONG THE MAMMOTH ILLUMINATED WAR
VIEWS, ETC, on exhibition every evening at the
Wnoehurst gallery, may be seen batteries in
action at the front, troops in actual line OF hat
tie, the dead on different battle-fel,ls. living
precisely az they fell, lifelike portraits of dis,
men te " Senerais and groups of officers and
CleIian i'm consultation at the battle of Ante
TAM Council Of War at the battles OF the VIII
Wi,i., TWyilhess, PRESIDENT Grant and family at the
Whue house, and many more truthful repre-
sentatlons of actual scenes on the field. All nat
uTaI size, and every one of which is worth fba
price Of admission A 'ho
BUTCHERS BENEVOLENT AssorrAr,ov
till TO Incorporate the Butchers Beneyn,ant
Mssocas.,Sn, Of the District of Columbia, was
man, Of Tennessee, and Referred tc t the 1on,- n,-
IN mittee on the District of Columbia It authorizes
oan onS ASSOCIATION 70 accumulate from monthly