Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.
The Washington stock Exchange.

l.s. b's. = MS pa. D. = 81. l-..
asked. Bank stock National BsH, 1J Espa.-
BE-. l.5 bid, Second Ma. ousl Bsrk. Iu, 81.
Cry Passenger Railroads Columbia stock. o..
h..T Washington and GeorgetrUn hpr.s. p.
.>s'., MetTopol tan bonds, Is bud Sdudrg
list-Nst2uAl Theatre bonds. =. y =. per
cent, asked. Masonic Temple l,,-. 2. q A.
q ~, goo .sIl, CT Falls ice Co.. psr ASKED
'i>iUct S'ClIi'-rs- CoUrgetnau los ser cent.
1raIier'y Stock. y a>kc'1 Washington Ciiy-
lho"en'. ,. \ D.. per ceUt, 600 asked. 3 lH.
.Lmtty, year. NJ. 4 y, .- BID. PAT asked. a
l,lStnI soic, =. hii- s' ssard, rcr cent. cur-
rency, Per. I'm, = wear. 81. Board o. Pablo
\ J., year, 81 Dd. - asked; DO, . wear. q.
bid' 10 wear bad, B sskcd. 10, Serfc-.
y b'c. - asked. Board OF Public WORKS
per cent. Certificates Sewer, = & F 4 yesr.Hr
hid. g. ssAtds do. wear. tl hit. 80 S--Ias d..
BID. asked. Board OF OF rnhue Work ser
Jrict Market House Bonds n asked
The rooms OF thc exchange are rhnfl-tar d.
ttteo mp, and The interest s'res1, Mantle. d
m The movement augurs its success.
Tar CASE 80 T8E WIDOW PrrrE-s.. .s
.F.l'E e ore s.... .Cr't-r.I ~. ~ On
'u7l.rf-- thls morutug before TudE, ,.rtrer.
40 The Criminal ioart, tie warden 1f the |a
produced Bridget Price, who was committed p,
iaA last week ON the order ~ Judge ,l.u. hr.
iug the Probate 'grt, tor contempt Iu "a. .r-
- obey The ORDER oI tle court. ami psy over
the effects iu her bands 20 the rl hector. OF an.
estate Of The late lh0las rrec-lIe--rs. n a..
TngfoD aud ErV.-.
Nr. Totteu claimed that the process VII -
Wa addressed To David N. Wheeler. baIlu. III
SAID ,auif- Dies guarti Tor thc service o. process
IN ssld ceui ~ the Register OF Niils IN aud for
the District OF columbia, r. nall and vol ana
this order.
Mr.. Totteu continued arguing that under tl,,
statute OF June 4ist. lS1l. 5th statutes AZ large
ltl,s TIE ohcers ~ tle Orphans Court. with
the exception ot the Register Of Wills. we're
abolished, AMI therefore the writ being issnaY
90 an improper person, the coP--iltuisnf Is lie
gal. he further argued that taere was 30 pow
er In the court to determine the right OF -'-op-
er;y between man and man. and thar tln -.
was beyond It's jurisdiction, and also tha, -,
order is detective and void on IT, face hrcaus.
II does not >hoN that the petitioner wAs properly
before The court. lie claimed that ~ the Pro-
bate Court had the jurisdiction assumed the
other courts would be useless 80 far a. the states
OF deceased parties are concerned. lie denied
mat The Probate Court hau power 10 revoke the
letters.
Judge Olin who was on the bench with Jpdse
Cartier. suggt sted a. a. the letters were revoked
Win the consent aud a. Tie Instance o. her
counsel
Mr.. Totten replied, that a. soon a, the pe,i-
IeneT ne ara this she came into court ani stated
that her counsel HAD acted taus without auy
authority from her. He argued thar ii there
a. any uoubt as o. the safety OF the aSsefs. tie
proper coarse wou'J have been TO cite her ID
give additional bond. aud a. she then refused %
revoked.
Mr.. +. W. Joues, Tor the collectors. said thar
ne had some llndeHcc iu arguing that
the CONT had the u.,at q make au
order 10 sustain r- owu dignity. The
party claiming 20 hc the widow hal coms
INTO court and on mere verbal statement oh
tanned letters. lie claimed that this 80 f,N hat
perpctrated a fraud up1n me court. ne then
read from Thompson digest causes for which
letter may He revoked, aai that the Probate
Cont has PoN-. 10 enforce it, orders iU attach
meuf.
Judge Cartier stated thar he wished 10 look
up some authorities before deciding
Is 4 FEocE COAT a DRsss CoAre r..
cHs .',1n az tssas % fts CFtatpqF r.srf- This
morning iH the Criminal Court. judge ariter.
who Moran and S,rv0ss were on trtal tor the
lar,ery Of clothing the counsel tor the defence
MtssrS. Iutten and Barrett. questioned a Wit
ness a. TO the coat described ia the indictment
a. "a dress COAT but which Wa oi The frack
style. The prosecuting witness called 10 a dress
coat hot Nijhstanlmg the TACT t.iat n .'>0riety'
the CLAW hamTaer' OF swallow tail" or ',stsel
pen Is your only dress coat. judge Cartier
suggested 20 witness thar dress coat are such as
are worn by servants and bye stauder added
IN a whisper servants TO fashion" Detective
Coones >ald Oh AZ he called ''SW allow tall or
"ciAw hammer a tore ana at coat" "iaunh-
yer but that in nine cases out OF ten when
party reported he loss OF coat a. tie detec-
tive Office ii Il was tie best coat OF the party
thew called n "A dress coat. The court LETT tHa
question TO the jary, aud they found verdict 0
guilty. OF petit larceny, assessing The value "A
-, buf did not decide on the question a.
whether irock coat was a dress coat or not.
Masonic ELEJrIoSs.-At the regular CON
munlCauun OF Stausbary Lodge, No. -. held q
BriRbtwOOd last evening. the following officer
Mere elected FOR the ensuing year. George W.
BallcCh w. NJ, Il. ID. Carpenter, S.M., William
W. LoHhng, }. W; T.. u. Barker. secretary
b. ". Sunny, treasurer; Marion osborn, tiler.
IL VIII he remembered that this j. the new lOig
chartered AT the last meeting OF the Gran
l.ocge, sna bearing the name q it, honors
GiaLd Master. The new han AZ BrigitgOOd h.
nearly cOmplsted.
At the annual meeting o. Federal Lodge. No.
]. +. \. \. NJ. last night officers we're elected
Tor the ensuing year, ~ follows. Anthony
Buchly, W. NJ. Benjamin r. liigelow, :. W.
Jos,Th HamacheT, j. ", Nm. q. Brock, sec
rotary; Wm. II. Goods, treasurer. VIM. b.
French, tileT
Harmony Lodge, 70. u. F.A.A.N NJ. have
elected the following Officers: .. =. richenOr. W.
NJ *. W Hardy, :. W. Edwart Fityki, ). W.
W A aies, seer tar; W }. Brown, treasurer.
AWAENrNr To TESrAroEs The late Rev
George r. Morrison, OF Baltimore, formerly OF
this city, begueatbea portion OF his estate
amounting 60 $4,000 or more 10 the Rfsht
Rev. VIM. Il. whittingham hislop of the do
cese OF MARY land. 4" IN trust. TO be used Tor the
erection Of mission church in the city OF BAL
1more' The te>tator often spoke 81 his CON
teMplated bequest during has lifetime, and some
Of his intimate friends we're familiar with bis
plans for the building OF a church near Madison
Square. 10 be called the Church of the Holy
lnnOcentS Although man OF great learning.
be was not skilled in the technicailties of the
law, and the few words In which h. made the
hcquest 10 rot create such = trust as q court OF
equity eau enforce. Judge Pinkney. of Balti-
more, declares the bCguest 20 b. void tor want
Of certainty. and tue legacy viii be distributed
10 The Eeir~ ar law.
RIAL Estate TRANsrEEs. -Jhas. r.. Knowles
to W. b. Burger, lot No ., square pa, s3.0Op:
A. Gersdorff o. Y. Croghan. part OF lots No
and 4, square 55s, $3.50; q. 81. Burgess eruS. 70
John J.. A>hby, lo' lettered y square "a - apG;
VIM =. Hicks et al. to PA lip 4. ID lrneiile, lot
No. p. in resery alton No %. ~2I. 10, Vim. Her
ringet al. 10 New JeTssy NUtuai Lite luSar-
snce tomranyOt New Jersey, lots * and -,
square ~, $1,000.
THE PRINCE GEORGES CpTNrN CoTET Con-
TEST The maudamus case OF WldGirJulie,
republican. against Brooke, democrat. Tor the
POSSESSION OF the office and records OF clerk OF
the Circuit court OF Prince Georges county,
Md. heard on FRIDAY lat before Judges
Ford and Brent. at Upper Marlboro. and, II is
learned, determined IN favor Of Wi1d~ombe.
The application Tor mandamus was against
Brooke O. show cause why he should rot give up
the Office TO Niddcombe, elected AZ the recent
election by very small majority. Brooke
claimed that the election of WidGicOmbe was
Illegal. The court, after hearing the application
IOT mandamus, gave possession of tue off &c to
NiddIcom1e. and i i understood Brooke will
make contest before the state legislature, hav-
ing given the required notification. wlddicombe
having previously qualified will enter upon the
duties Of the of ce at once.
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