Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-19
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II $ DlsrRICr COURT This Court, Judge
Underwood presiding, was again engaged to-
day in the trial Of the case of Henderson Il Co.
vs. Watt!c>, assignee, in the matter OF NJ Ed
,ilss l. Co., baukrupts. Instructions were
Yesterday asked by COUNSEL on both sides,
which the Judge took under consideration aud
this morning granted the following which Was
agreed to by both parties THE fact Of in
soIvency we'll known to the baukrupts alone, will
not entltle the plaintiffs TO recover. Also. IN
substance, the following prayed by the counsel
for the defendant: That 10 order to enable
Henderson & Co., to disaffirm the contract and
reclaim the property claimed by them, the jury
must be satisfied that Henderson l. Co. We're
Induced to make sale of said property 10y false
representations or other coutrlvauceS on the
part OF VI. Eldridge 4 Go. To this latter the
counsel for The plaintiffs took exception.
An Instructions asked for by the plaintiffs,
except the first, were refused.
The argument before the jury was then COM
meuced by +. l.. Smith for plaintiffs, who was
followed by l.. B. Taylor for defendant, which
CONSUMED the time until haltpast Que clock
when the Court took a recess for thirty minutes,
After the recess the case was further argued
b. Nlc>srs. G.. W. Wattlcs for the defendant
aud H. o. Claughton for the plaintiffs.
RAILROAD RECEIPTS. The following are the
receipts by the W. c., V. NJ. 4 G. s. Railroad
for this week = Corn'l $40 bushels, wheat 800,
oats loo, corn meal GO, potatoes PCS, onions %,
ground sumac 252 sacks, ground bark 81,
Ground stems 22;;, roots /. leather II rolls and
.J,E li,na ri h.rE ri
fish bbs, butter IS 6rkins, eggs IS bbls and
boxes, bacon 2S lbs glassware So packages,
stonrware AZ pieces, fowls So cOops, wool 81
sacks, lard bbl, dried fruit Is, tallow |, APP
pies - wine case, calves and COWS t. head,
whskey II bbls, paint 10 kegs, blooms 80, $40
lbs. elm bark - bundles, sundrleS "A boxes and
bJs, spokes II bundles, tobacco Is boxes,
sheep skins | bale ana % skins, calf skins
bale aud 80 skins, hides IS bundles, metal $50
b>. empty casks - pig iron 10000 lbs, tails
bags, feathers , sacks, sumac 81 bags iron
- 22115 lbs, rags 1920 lbs castings 100 lbs.
nuts kegs, car axels co. cider mills /, wheel
rakeS l. wagons |, lumber 81, 500 feet reaper
|, oak lumber 1900 feet, cattle and stock IL
cars, sheep ;, tree nails l, stone ,, cross ties D.
During the same time the following were re-
cevcd by the W. L. o R. R.: Corn 100 bush
els meal 3!l2, wheat H. feed 80, -four ~ bbls,
eggs - bbIS aud boxes, butter 81 bblS aud kegs
fowls ~ coops, calves GO, wool bags, wood :
CIR loads, lumber |.
Police HEADQUARTERS The following
cases have been reported at police head quarters
since yesterday A young man for an assault
upon woman named Jane Pclton, was hued
and discharged. Hannah Archibald, Tor Va
grancy, was sent to the work house, Tor thirty
days. James Lucas. for disorderly conduct,
nd
luen, for dsorderly conduct III Madison ley,
we're discharged with an admonit:on. Nancy
Bell, colurcd, for dsorderly coidrr', VS. fined
aud discharged. These cases We're before the
Mayor Jane Peton for stealing set OF cas-
tors, was discharged by Justice May upon the
payment of costs aud the return of the cAstors.
4 colored man named Page, arrested on com
p!aut of j. T. Evans, who charged him with re-
commencing colored woman vino is a notorious
thief, to complainant as good servant and by
whom he lost $50. Was held for further eXalni-
nation Sarah Blannahan, alias Randolph, for
L robbery committed sometime since at the
house of Mrs. Tyler, at the upper end of King
street, arrested on the Washington cars, Was
held for further examination.
REINFORCEMENT AND REFORM The Re-
trenchmcut and Reform committee Of the City
Council has organized and elected Mr.. Joseph
l,rodcrS, chairman. They met in the Auditor $
office last night and continued 10 session until
halt past ten clock, during which time several
matters were discussed but nothing definitely
determined upon. Among the reforms sug-
ge>tcd, were the reduction OF salary OF the Su
perinendcDt of Police; having but one collec-
Tor OF taxes whose pay shall be |! per cent
upon his collections; the farming out OF the
Scayenger's position; adjustment OF the office
olSuperinteudent of Gas. making the manager
Of The works and the clerk do the work now
done BY the Superintendent reducing the ex-
penSe> of the Fire Department, and reducing
the police force They djourned to meet again
next Monday night.
NJ. +. CHURCH SOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION. MFR. w. A. Brawuer, who re-
turned this morning from the Sunday School
Convention of the Baltimore Conference of the
N. +. Church. South, which adjourned in
Frederick City, Maryland, last night, reports
'he Convention as one Of the most agreeable
ever held 1t met on the 10th and all it's ses-
Slons were harmonious. The delegates present
from this city were r. j. Wood, W. j.. Pad
yeti b. ". Nails and ". \. Brawncr. Mr.
Wood was elected one Of the Vice Presidents
and Mr. George Il. Hill, also of this city, one
vi the Executive Committee.
Libel. Yesterday in the u. S. District
court Of the District Of Columbia the Baltimore
aud Potomac railroad company entered libel
III The schooner Charmer, lying at Georgetown,
'or damage done the Long bridge. The libel
states that on the afternoon of the It'll inst,
Tue schooner was being towed down the river
nya tug boat, and the draw was opened for
LIE passage; that the tug had safely passed
through, but notwithstanding there was ample
space Tor said schooner to pass, she was so un.
S;S!lfuy managed that she collied with the
SIrr'dgee, and it was greatly broken and injured
lhe damage claimed is $4,000.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, July 10, II a. N.