Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-12


CORPORATION COURT Judge E. A. Lo,cc
,,,<tliug.-Alexandria Savings Institution VS..
Wm Wright; on suggestion VS.. First Nation
al Bank Of Alexandria, and same VS.. same on
i suggestion VS.. q. r. Hoof These causes
w,rc dismissed.
Levi Jones qualified as guardian to William
Jones. James Joucs, and Levi Jones, jr., and
Katie jones, and gave bond required by law.
License to keep an ordinary was granted to
Cornelius Q Leary.
J. W. Evans & Go. VS.. Lambert and Burnett,
and j. W. Evans VS.. Harrison and Burnett; in
riancery; order OF sale.
Harvey surviving, VS.. Padgett ct ais; order
OF reference.
Account of j. T. Ward, TAILOR, allowed
Catharine Johnson VS.. E. S. Boyuton; on ap-
peal from Justice; dismissed.
}. T. Rodgers VS.. A. & T. r. r. Co.; case
upon certified account; Office Judgment entered
in this cause set aside and case rclnstated.
Stephen Swain VS.. Hydraulon SteamFlreCo.;
Injunction dissolved and execution of order OF
court stayed so daySu upon plaintiff giving bond
in the sum of $500.
Sandy Lewis ct ais. VS.. Burnett ct ais; dock
c;cl on plaintiffs motion as to j. T. Burnett
and NJ. b. Harlow.
Court adjourned till II o'clock to morrow,
When 1t is supposed the term will close
..w days ago the names of number of geute
rnru who had been invited to lecture at the
Teachers Institute. Our readers will be pleased
/, learn, from the following letter, that our
venerable friend, Benjamin Hallowell, will
yr,uaby be in Attendance:
SANDY SPRING. Md, Sth mo. 2a, 1872.
IA 1T no n
received [ am thankful to be able to say my
health is materially improved upon what it was
some time back. | have frequent admonltons,
however, by experiencing its instability, not to
make future engagements at distance from
home.
am gratifed by thy invitation to be present
at the meeting of the Teachers Institute III
Alexandria on the Goth. 9th, and 18Th OF the
PRESENT month, ito talk to the teachers about
>,nc matters connected with school studies and
discipline" 1t revves pleasing remembrances,
and the feelings of my heart would prompt me
a, once to give an affirmative response. But
this dare not do The most | can say, is,
that it would be very gratifying to me to be
with you on the interesting occasion, and, y
~N cnoagh, | will endeavour to do myself that
pleasure. Thy sincere friend,
BENJAMIN HALLowEII.
RICHARD i. CARNE, Supt. Pub. Schools.
MAYORS OrFlcE-Jamcs Platter, colorcd,
for dsorderly copduct, was iued and dis
charged.
Arthur Taylor, colored, for disordcrly con
lIrct at the fire last Saturday evening, was dis
charged with reprimand.
Henry Young, for abusing Ann Sommer-
ii.l, both colored, was fined and discharged.
Jacob Abraham, watchman at the Henry
street depot, for striking a cdored porter
named Fauntleroy, was fined and discharged.
MAGISTRATE s OFFICE.-.]oStice White
Lucinda f. Beach, for stealing watch from
Young man, was committed to jail for her APP
pearancc at the next term Of the Corporation
Court
Mary Myers, for throwing hot ashes on the
c;iId of Harriet Randolph, both colored was
sent to the work house for 80 days.
Henry Berry, for an assault upon William
Taylor, both colorcd, was bound over to keep
tie peace.
NIGHT REPORT. Night cloudy and warm.
There were no disturbances, no arrests, anu no
!r> RS at the station house
\ SEPARATION. On Saturday night last,
some of the residents of Little Zion church
nrighborhood were annoyed by a quarrel be-
tween cOOred woman nVluS tiieie aho ~
husband, who, it seemed, had come home;
little under the influence of liquor, and was be-
ing upbraided therefor. The man offered as A.
an excuse that he had been hard at work all
the week, and thought he was entitled to a
drink or two after work closed However,,
,ai! he, ''let's stop the fuss and it will be all
right Monday" This morning early he was
seen with stick, from which was suspended
al, lis worldly goods, tied up III handkerch'ef'
over his shoulder, off for new helds and past
urc> green, responding to the entreaties OF ms
SPOUSE to return, that he was going away Tor
good. and to place where he would be al,
lowed to take drink after he had worked
faithfully for whole week.
CAMP MEErlNG.-The camp meeting held
under the auspices of the NJ. NJ. Church, at
VIENNA yesterday, was numerously attended,
as many as twenty five hundred, it IS estlma-
ted. being present Only few tents we're
erected, not more than eight, but the colIec-
ton Ut vehicles present was probably as large
- ever Witnessed before in this section of The
State indeed, it is said, that nearly every
wheeled conveyance in the neighborng, country
vas on The ground. Railroad trains left thus
ely and Lcesburg also crowded with ,passen,,
gers Tor the camp meeting. 1t is understood
That many of those present carried liquor with
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