Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-23

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Passes into dark oblivion
Meath misfortuncs whitening Lla>t.
We feel the more like measuring
All that left IL Of the past
ALEXANDRIA. May ~. ISL.
IMPORTANT Trust CAsE-Thc Circuit
Court (Julgc Perry Va: engaged Saturday in
hearing the arguments OF counsel in the trust
ca>:. Of the .Allcgany Mining Company " its
Bondholler>. In 100 this company issued one
hundred bonds Ola thousand dollars cac Sc,
cured hv a deed Of trust to WA. II. Fnwlr and
| VIM. lircgory subsequently Fow!c died.
Gregory resi- ncd, and the company property
passed bv mediate conycyance.. into the hands
Of George ". lIcCulloh. OF Fro>burs.
The bonds fell due on the first Of January last.
and Icing unpaid after that tina" the dec; Of
trust on the property went into effect: butthcrc
were no trustees to execute H. ON account OF
such death and resignation The Court ap
pointed J. Philip Roman AMI Thomas v: Ne
Culloh however: TO fill the vacancy. Within
ten days or thcrcabout after such appointment.
however. Roman died and in 4 short tim" after
! McCulioh resigned. leaving the property again
without any one to act upon it under the trust
deed
The holders Of ninety six of the bonds. with
nearly six thousand dollars of accrued interest
filed their petition for the appointment Of
Nessrs. VIM Walsh. Of this city. and Johns.
Chapman, Of Alexandria. Va. as such trus
tees.
The Frostburg National Bank Geo. VI. Nc
Culloh and Virginia McCulloh. owner. Of the
fee simple title subject to said deed Of trust.
and holders Of some OF the bonds Il; well as as
sgnees Of the coupons thereon to the extent Of
about eighteen thousand dollars. filed their
answer and counter petition asking the mp,
p0intncnt Of George i. Pcarrr I" TIL SAID
trlstcc.hip. The "asc was argued by the coun,
sci Of the parties aud will probably Ir decided
in a few days
The interest upon each side is over one hun
dred thousand dollars. and the CASE will be. be
fore its conclusion. one Of the most important
ever tried in our Circuit Court. -F"m'I"r1'""
NcnS
WAsIIIEGToN ITEMS The health "f MIR.
C0rcoran continues to improve.
Gcn. Maynadicr is lying seriously i'll at H.;
residence. and in a condition to excite deep
anxiety on the part Of his family and friends.
Mr. v Williams the clerk Of the Northern mar
kct in making llis rounds Yesterday stopped
at the stall OH. MacElI:esh. who VIZ selling
strawberries. and on inspecting his measure dis
covered that it contained a false bottom. hy
which the purchaser vas cheated Of about one
eighth of his goods. He pursued his inquiries
the employ Of Mr. Shrccvc to inspect hi& mcaS
urc. This was refused. and the boy started to
run off with the article being followed by Mr..
Williams. who attempted to get it way from
him. when Mr.. Shrccvc intcrtcrcd and the boy
succeeded il getting off. Mr.. Shreeyc and Mr.
MacE!frcSh were both arrested.
\ child in Washington Yesterday drank a
gill Of kcrosencc oil, and died in a half honr
An interesting article on the applications OF
photography, i'll the last number Of the EIiu-
burgh Review contains the following 1.-The
law has obtained, through this nstrumentaIity
witness 10 fact which it is difficult to grainSay
There is m cross-qucstionIn% such evidence.
In CASES Of boiler explosion onl accidents to
machinery. and even the damage done to YES
sells bI. collisions at sea. the silent cvidcnc" Of
the slln-pcturc is sufficient 10 settle many Il
disputed point and not long since a law suit, III
which Karl Spencer was one "t the I!ligants:
was decided by 4 photograph Of 4 public road
aud garden wall which settled point Of dis
putcd boundary.
Donations TO TIE ORPHANS. The South
ern Association for the benefit Of the widows
and orphans of the Southern States. has dona-
ted $500 each to the Female Humane -iS~ocia-
ton and to the Male Orphan Society OF this
city. We are informed that the Association
has recently donated 81 200 to Norfolk, 81 900
to Fredericksburg. and $500 to Alexandria.
which. with the $1,000 given the Catholic