Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-17
LOCAL ITEMS.

Tue FrIzuUGu CLAIM.-The claim of Mrs.
Ann Maria Fitzhugh of this city for $4,000
for damages to her farm, known as Ravens.
worth, in Fairfax county, was partially heard
Yesterday III Washington by the Southern
Claims Commission" The witnesses examin-
cd were, Daniel W. Lewis, Thomas Ogden, Mr..
Bayless, Mr.. Wood, Edward Deahay and ohm
Broders and William Burke, the latter colored
man. Mrs. Fltzhugh was torm ery Miss Colds.
borough, of Maryland a near relative of Ad
miral Goldsborough, of the United States
Navy, and is the widow of VIM Henry Fitz-
hugh for many years Senator in the Virginia
Legislature. lie some years prior to his death
liberated all OF his slaves and provided for their
colonization in Liberia. The claim is
the largest 10 amount OF any yet filed before
the commission. 1t was testified to by several
OF the witnesses that the wood, fifty cords per
acre from 1000 acres, was cut and taken by the
government.
Mrs. Fllzhugh had the order given her for
the wood, for government use, by COL Elias
NJ. Green, who was then chief of the quarter.
masters department, and who was present yes.
terday and examined Although the farm was
alternately aud often daily in the possession of
the Union and Confederate forces for a long
time, nothing of value was taken by either
side, as she was armed by request written BY
Gen Wlutield Scott, stating that as personal
favor to himself he asked all officers OF the
army to see that Mrs. Fitzhugh's property was
properly taken care Of.
This request was also presented when Col
Green ordered that the wood be cut down, as
the government nee led it, but he stated to her
that the government would pay for It, Loyalty
seemed the Gully question to be proved. At the
conclusion OF the examination, the commission
crs intimated that they have witnesses in re-
buttal on that point The claimants counsel
also asked Tor Il continuance OF the case TILL
they conld secure the attendance Of an upper
,aut witness which request was granted.
CORPORATION Court -.jn,}ue f. W. Lo'cr
presiding. -Rulcs were awarded against y. ).
FAINT, Van r. FAINT, Henry j. FAINT, yohu NJ.
FAINT, and JAS H. Watson, directed to tn"
Sheriff Of Culpeper county, and retumab'c
Thursday, the 9th inst, for failing to attcl,.
as witnesses in the case Of John VI. FAINT vs..
W. W. Adam.
Stewart curator VS.. VIM Arnold; in debt:
jury and verdict for defendant; motion tornew
trial by plaintiff uverrulcd and judsme against
plaintiff for costs.
X kemper renewed his notarial bond.
Com. VS.. Maria Davis; on an indictment for
receiving stolen goods and larceny; plea not
guilty; jury and verdict OF not guilty, and ac-
cused discharged.
Grigg vs. Atkinson: demurrer to declaration
stricken out. and case continued.
Com. ". WA. barley: GU IN information for
assault and battery: continued to January term.
Com. VS.. Walker Kelley: on Indictment Tor
illegal voting: aud same vs.. same on lndct
ncnt for perjury and illegal voting: cases con
tluued to january term, and detendent admit
ted to bail in the sum of 800. IN each case.
Anp IA ipIl rtp ont
keeping a diSordcrly house and house Of i'll
fame; continued to November term.
Accounts OF Creighton 4 Son and Nails i
Son against city allowed.
Samual TenueSson was licensed to keep an
Ordinary.
Jno b. Smoot, admir-. of r. \ Waters
surviving, vs. Alexandria CanalsCo.; case; jury
and verdict for plaintiff, aud Judgment for
: l3J. Is with interest from Oct. 18th, 49,.
till paid and costs.
The Court adjourned till 10 clock to NOR
row.
PIEDMONT AGRICULTURAL FAIR.-Gentle
men from CuIpeper Courthouse report that
the exercises of yeStcrday-the second day Of
the Piedmont Agricultural Far-were opened
with an eloquent aud appropriate address by
the president Of the association, Gen. kemper
and that about fifteen hundred persons were
present. the races proving the attraction. For
the first race, mile dash, there were three en-
tries, and the race was won by Alr. Fielding
solre mare The second race tor trottlng
horses, best two in thrce-thrce horses enter
cd viz: Humboldt, by Is. t, Shirley; Easter
by K. +. Garnet aud General Lewis, by Capt.
Lawson Premium, $50. The race was won
by Humboldt in two straight heats Time,
244 :2,:3355i. \ hurdle race came Oft at 800
DAYS
Alexandria is well represented.
RAcEs-Y yesterday there was a large con
course of spectators at the National Park, near
Washington, to witness the mile dash between
Mr., Hays gray horse, Mr.. Motifs gray horse
and Mr.. JAS Syke sorrel horse, for purse OF
500. The horses got off we'll together and
made good race, Hays gray coming under the
string first, the sorrel good second. lime
l:55I. A quarter race then took place for
Purse of so for which the following horses
were entered: Mr.. A. Motifs bay mare and
Mr.. Henry Daingerield'S gray horse. The
mare won in 70 seconds, though closely pressed
by her adversary. This race was exciting and
we'll contested.
FEAST OF TABERNAcLEs.- The Feast Of Tab
crnacles, the last Hebrew festival before the
Passover, began last evening. The orthodox
Hebrews celebrate two days at the beginning OF
the feasts, while in the reformed synagogues
Que day is observed for the beginning OF this
holiday festival. Then follow days of half holl-
day until the seventh day, which is again OBJ
served as a whole holiday, and concludes the
Festival Of rabcruacles BY the reformed, while
two days again, the seventh and eighth are
celebrated by the orthodox churches at Its close.
MEDICAL EDucAToN.-Mr S. c. Neale, OF
this city, has been informed by a letter from
DR.. Thomas Opie, Dean Of the Faculty, that
the College Of Physicians and Surgeous,of Bal
timorc citv.will receive, as beneficiary student,
any Young rnan Of good moral character and
proper preliminary education that he may Sc
Iect. Any young man in this city or county
who desire to avail himself of this opportunity