Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-28
NEWS OF HE DAY-;
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Superior Court in New Orleans, for admission
to the bar. Their application was refused on
the ground that although parties who have
State can be admitted, upon motion before the
Court, Yet these candidates: coming from a
Territory. do not come within the letter of the
law, and will have to pass an examination be-
fore committee appointed by the Supreme
Court before they can be admitted to practice.
The store of Mr.. g. S. Garrett. on the
Georgetown Division of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, near Muddy Run. was destroyed
by hre on Monday morning, about clock,
losing almost the entire stock of goods contain
ed in the building Loss about $4,000 In
sured for 81, 500. Supposed to have been the
work Of an incendiary
The co.ored man who attempted to rob the
residence of Mrs Sarocco in Baltimore, on
Wednesday evening, and almost murdered the
lady in making his escape from the house: was
arrested yesterday and committed to jail tor
trial in the Criminal Court He was formerly
employed hy the family He acknowledges his
guilt.
Collector Wallace. of the third South Caro-
lima district, reports to the internal revenue bu-
reau that one Of his deputies, while making 4
seizure of contraband whiskey, near Greenvllie;;
on the 10th inst. was severely assaulted, ana
50 seriously injured that his life was despair
cd Of
Judge Blatchtord is determined that the Erie
Ring shall not show the same contempt Tor the
T.. s. judicial tribunals that they have mani
tested in dealing with the State Courts IeSter-
day he issued an order designed to oblige Jay
Gould to produce the books Of the Company IN
the Court.
1t is estimated that the number of persons
that will be thrown out Of employment on the
lst proxmo. By reason Of the removal OF the
work of manufacturing the Government sccurl-
ties from Washington to New York, will reach
near $50 males and temals.
\ very severe tornado passed over the lower
section of St. Mary's county. Nd. On Thursday
evening of last week, leaving ruin and desola-
ton in it's track The first point OF attack was
at Fairfield. the residence Of james Scofcld. Of
St. lnigoe : district
Judge Dibble. in New Orleans. yesterday,
gave Sheriff Sauyiret colored, 81 600 in q suit
in the Eighth District Court. against the pro-
prietors Of the Bank Saloon for SlOpOu dam
ages. for refusing to furnish him refreshments
on account OF color
4 Catholic priest transmits from San Francis
CO the sum of $3.50 to the United States Treas
urer to be placed to the credit of the conscience
fund. the same having been received by HIM IN
the confessional for restitution to the l. nlted
States government.
4 fight took place yesterday between two col
ored outlaws in Robson county, y. G., and a
party Of citizens. under command of the Sheriff
in which two Of the Sheriff posse were killed
and one severely wounded
DR.. Albion Cobb, principal Of an Academy
at Wilton. Maine was arrested yesterday morn
ing. Charged with deserving his wife and four
children and clipping with q young lady pupil:
who was an invalid under his charge.
The Cumberland Daily News claims for Mr..
W. ". Shriyer, of Wheeling. West Virginia,
the credit of originating and executing the plan
OF transferring the black bass, now so abundant
from the Ohio to the Potomac
An attempted fraud ON the Government by
the forgery of bounty claims TO the extent of
million Of dollars has been discovered in New
York One of the criminals who was arrested
has turned State evidence.
Mrs. Fair the San Francisco murderess. will
not be sentenced for month yet. Her counsel
have numerous pretextS for Il new trial. and
there are probably to be many developments
yet to come in this case.
The ffty-ffth session Of the Baltimore An
nua! Conference of the African VI. f. Church,
commenced at Easton. Md, on Wednesday:
Bishop Wayman presiding.
During the first three months Of the present
year the coinage of specie money at the /. ).
MINIS amol n ed to nearly seven millions Of
dollars
Dr. David c. Beck, il physician OF Goshen,
Ind. died last Friday evening from an overdose
Of chloral. the new Incidence that is extensive
~ used for producing sleep.
Subscriptions for the relief OF the widow
Of John Brown, of Harpers Ferry fame are
now being taken up in Washington.
IMPORTANT DECISION An important deci
sion was announced by Judge Turner, OF Rock-
ingham Circuit at the April term Of the
Circuit Court for that county 1t was i case
growing out of the sequestratlon "t foreign
creditors property BY the Confederate States
authorities during the war, and was argued at
length. and with great ability for three days by
Col. r. W. Johnston, for the complainant, and
j. y. Lggett, esq. for the defence. at the
September term. 1870 Of the Rockingham
Circuit Court.
It was an action Of W illans Il Arrest, mer
chants of Philadelphia. against George Bruffy 5
administrator, for debt Of S5SI,j1. contracted
March H. 1851, during said Bruffys lifetime
and payable 18th September, lsGl. Brufy
being citizen of Virginia, Brufy $ admins
traitor paid the money over to the sequestrator
under the Confederate States government
Judge Turner decided as follows 1T WIS
i duty which the citizen Of the Confederate
States owed to the dc facto government there
of to ac,lliescc in the execution of the seques-
tration or contlscation laws Not only so, but
they were compelled by coercive provisions to
do so The confiscation in this case WAS COM
plctc. l,y competent authority. could not have
been prevented by the debtor and there was
nothing in the conclusion of the w;lr to change
the fact or effect of eontiscation Valley Viz
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q. \. 4 VI. Il. Rive are gratitied to state