Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-22
LOCAL NEWS.

HABEAs CORPUS CAsE-H. A. Moore, CO...
ored, convicted in the Corporation Court OF
this city upon an information Of subornaton OF
perjury, in inducing cOlored minor to swear
that he was2l years of age, in order that he might
vote, was brought before } udg &c Underwood this
morning IN chambers upon a writ OF habeas
corpus by his counsel, Messrs Charles f..
Stuart, Isaiah Fisher and Chas. Whittlescy.
ID. L. Smoot appeared for the Commonwealth.
The Judge doubted in the absence of argu-
ment, the power of the L. S. Judge to inter
tere in the proceedings Of the State Court in
the premises. The Commonwealth $ Attorney
wished the case postponed until the question
could be investigated by the Attorney General
Of the State, but the Judge decided to hear
the argument, and Mr.. Fisher proceeded to
show that the offence of subornation Of purjury
was an infamous offence, and should be pro-
ceeded with in accordance with the Constllu'
| ton Of the T. s., and that the proceeding by
an information in an infamous offence IS op-
posed to and in violation Of that CONSTITUTIONS
| aud read authority showing the power Of the
Judge to award the writ lie was followed by
| COL Stuart, who made an argument upon the
relations which the State had assumed with
| the United States by the adoption Of the new
| State Constitution, and the lllegality Of the
proceedings under the State law, which was III
| violation of the Constitution OF the United
States and the spirit Of the State Constitution.
| The Corporation Court nor the Commonwealth s
Attorney were to be clitized for their action in
| the premises, because they acted under the law
which law he condemned as taking away the
! liberty of the citizen in violation of the para
mount law. Col S. further argued upon the
question of the jurisdiction Of the Judge III
granting the haheas corpus. Mr. httleScy
argued that the question was not with reference
| to speculations as 10 the future: but concerned
the rights Of the prisoner to-day, as to whether
| or not he should be illegally held. MIR. Smoot
replied that having heard the arguments Of
the counsel, he desired TO have an expression of
the Court as to the necessity of argument tor
the Commonwealth if so, he desired the At
torney General to be heard before decision
was rendered The Judge stated that the mo
ton Was OF NJ serious pature that he preferred
to hear the Attorney General. He said the
mode adopted in this case is different from that
usually pursued and bis mind was not clear as
to his jurisdiction, as the question was quite
novel and complicated. He refused bail and
ordered the prisoner to be remauded to jail, the
Commonwealth S Attorney to iX the time tnr
further argument.
RIVER NEws.-The Potomac a. far a> the
eye car reach in either direction, save narrow
streak-the track made by the New loik steam
er-presents an uubrokeu sheet of ice covered
with snow, and the blockade is almost complete
The Wawasct, which arrived up yesterday even
ing, reports the ice as extending down as Far as
Maryland Point, aud as thick there as 1t IS
here She also reports no vessels in the river,
but the sloop Six Brothers, Of Washington,
which, when bound down. was cut through by
the ice, on Monday night last, and sunk oft
High Point. The mail boat due here at :;
o clock this morning from Aqua Creek, arrived
at six, and reports the tug Atlantic, that Iett
here yesterday evening with the schooner A.f.
Kindberg in tow, assItuck fast at Craney Island.
The mail boat, due here from Washington at
half past seven the one from Aqua Creek.
due here at half past eleven. and the Lady or
the Lake. from Norfolk. due here at seven
o clock this morning, had not arrived at four
o'clock this evening The steamer f.. {.
Knight started for New York to-day, but the
E. G. BiddelI, for Philadelphia, and Utility for
Allyn's Point and the schooner Nellie Bell for
New Haven, are delayed here by the ice. The
Baltimore steamers Columbia and Express
have made their last trips for the winter.
Police REPORT. The Mayor yesterday re-
ceived an anonymous letter stating that police
men William Mullen and Andrew Nicholson
had left their beats last Saturday night, gone
to ball at the house of Andrew Hull.on north
Henry street, and remained there until 4 late
hour, after putting some Of the male attendants
out, and referring him to live witnesses for the
truth of the statement. The i've witnesses
were Summond to appear at the Mayor Office
this morning and when examined ayerred that
so far from eng true the statement was utter
y false, and that in their opinion, 1t WAS a
malicious attempt to iniure the parties named.
The officers in question did 60 to the house
mentioned and quiet disturbance there, but
only at the urgent request of the proprietor.
and left as soon as their object had been az
complished.
MAYoR's OFFICE.-An apprentice boy OF
Mr.. A. &. Is, for fighting with another boy
EMPLOYED In the same shop was discharged
with an admonitio,.
Nelson Page. colored for stealing IA COW
from Edward Monahan, WAS committed to
Jail for further examination. :,
NIGHT REpoRT.-N cloudy and cold.
Snow commenced falling at ! clock this
morning. There we're no disturbances nor any
arrests Six dodgers were at the station house
CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT ST. MARY 5
CHURCH.-W hat is usually called The Mid
night Mass will take place at st. Mary's
Church on Monday morning at half past four
clock. The Society Of st. Vincent of Paul
has been Invited to take charge Of the order oi
the church on the occasion, and We are re.
uucsted to remind those who wish 10 attend
that laughing, or talking, even in a whisper, is
forbidden in Catholic churches, not only dur.
ing, but also before and after the services. and
that all gentlemen are expected to take OH
their hats Oh entering the vcstibule and not to
put them on again until they reach the outer
door. The congregation will be glad to see any
one who is willing to conform to these rules,
and the committee in charge will furnish seats,
as far as the capacity Of the church will allow;
but people who forget that they are in the
house of God will subject themselves to the
modification of being personally reminded OF
it, Those who cannot conduct themselves with
propriety are requested to stay at hnmc.