Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-11
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION COURT To DAY. udqe Lo,ce
lr,S;diug.-R'sheil VS.. Rudd ct ais, in chan
Gerry; report of sale fled
Will OF Christianna Lowe partly proved by
b. ID: Lambert, subscribing witness.
A license to keep au ordinary was granted to
Eli Petty
Accounts of Samuel Beach and H. WI ard were
allowed.
David IIescallett VS.. W. W. Swain ct al; in
chancery; dismissed.
Smoot 4 Perry VS.. GustavuS Lersuner; on a
suggestion vs.. Wesley Alakcley iudymcn for
plaintiff
Frank Henry VS. John Strolin; case on GER
titled; Judgment for plaintiff and equities re-
served.
Hall e. Hume VS. Daniel Pleil; debt: plea
non assumpsit; general replication and issue
VIM. A Bagley VS.. Jno. Maggie, jr, ct ais:
ease assumpslt; plea non asSHmpSt; general
replication and issue, and continued
w. /. Dixon ct. uX. VS. Peter Colvert eject
mcnt plea not guilty; general replication aud
lSSc.
Alexander Hunter VS.. j. II. Beach remoy
al dismissed
p. Ballcnger VS. Carter; removal; motion
to qua>h warrant
liz dppclTcCu In court, were
sent to their room, and afterwards returned the
following, to wit: An indictment against Walker
Kelley colorcd, for illegal voting, Il true bill
an Indictment against Walker Kelley colorcd,
tor PERJURY and Illegal voting, Il true bill !; iu-
dlctmcnt against John Payne, for petit larceny,
a true bill an indictment against Carter Page,
for forgery, a true BILL indictment against f. r.
Fox, for embezzlement, not true BILL iudict-
mcnt against +. r. Fox. for obtaining money
by false pretenses, not true BILL aud an indct-
ment against Annie Kave, for keeping a house
OF Ill fame, not true bill
The Grand Jury was discharged for June,
and Court adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
MAYORS OFFIcE.-Gcrs. Swansbery, on
complaint of Lucinda DIXON, 70. aisorderly
conduct was fined and discharged. -
Martha Butler, on complaint of George Car.
roll, both colored, for disorderly conduct, was
sent to the work house for 90 days.
Patrick Foley for disordery Conduct, was
discharged with Il reprlmand.
Champ Carter, for abusing VIM. Parker
both colored, was fined and discharged
MAGISTRATES OFFICE. -Justice Beach. =
Robert Ashby colored, for an assault upon
with intent to kill, Mrs Lewis Shorts, in Fair
fax county, was committed to Jail to await tho
result of his victims injuries. Her skull il
fractured and she is lying in an exceedingly
precarious condition
NIGliT REPORT. Might cloudy till o'clock
when it cleared away. The temperature wa
warm, but delightful breeze blowing from
the south. \ disturbance occurred on Commerce
street, caused bya young man named Hugh
Strdcr, who was destroying the furniture II
his mothers house, but he was not arrested, al
his mother would not permit the police to come
on her premises Two prisoners were IN tht
station house.
DEFERRED ITEM.-On Tuesday night las
Rev. VIM. Stoddert delivered very interest
ing and amusing lecture to a small but appre
ciative audience, at the Assembly Rooms, BIZ
subject being celibacy. The Rev. gentleman
a celibate himself, Of course spoke with feeling
and his advice to those who, like himself, are
untrammeled, was very good. He says marriage
is much like one Of two roads selected by {
traveller, who before he reaches his journey $
end, laments that he did not take the other.
For, says he, lit is not possible that | could
have made worse choice, and | might have
made better At any rate his finale is good;
Contentment in whatever state God has call
ed US.
TRorTtNG MArcH-The trottng match Of
Alexandria horses on the National race course
yesterday evening, was attended by about Que
hundred persons, Of whom many were from
this city. The race was for purse of 500
mile heats, best three in five. James Lcge en-
tered his bay colt, Harry Hunter; james Me
Kinney, his bay colt, VIRGINIA Buy; John "a
Wis, his gray colt, Mount Vernon, and e. "
Harrison, his sorrel colt, Potomac W. L.
Hcrrick S bay colt, Whirlwind, was withdraw
on account of sickness. The heats We're won a:
follows: lst, by Potomac in ) minutes, - sec
oniS I'd, by Mount Vernon in -; Sd, 10y
Mount Vernon in ) 80; 4th, by Harry Hunter
in g. 29!, and 5th, by Mount Vernon, in J. 81 !!
NEW DRIvE.-lhc road from the top o
Oxen Hill, on the opposite side Of the river tt
Washington, now affords one of the most de
liyh,tul drives in this section Of country. 1t Is
level, smoothe and hard land is shady for amoS
it's entire length There are now no good drive:
on this side OF the river, near this city, but the
owners Of fast stock and those fond OF driving
are fortunate in having the road mentioned
open to them There is no toll gate on the road
and the round trip fare on the ferry boat Is bn
% cents.
RETAINED LETTERS The following letter:
are held in the postotlice Of this city for want
of stamps &c:--MiSs Virginia B. Briggs Stann
ton. Va; Mrs. Mary Brooks, Washington ID
G.; Mrs Julia \. Taylor, Farnham - Roads
Va; Mrs - Carter, Brook Ign, n. y, Car
pcntcr Il Wilson, Philadelphia, Pa; George
robinson, Puchtown, Pa, Rev w. L. Rich.
ardson, Warrenton, Va; Beverly Thomas, nc
p. O. direction.