Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-11
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS $.
EXEMPTION FROM DISTRESS. The following
: the act to amend the third section of chapter
,Ss Of the Code of 1860, relative to the mode
,,'rn0rcing rcc0veries of money on executions,
,,,Ssed At the last session of the Legislature
and approved March 10th, 1873:
Bc # enacted, &C., That the third section
or,haptcr one hundred and elghty-eight of the
l,nIc Of 1860 be amended and rc-enacted so as
10 read "a follows:
Errrv writ of feri facias hereafter issued
.h,Il in addition to the effect which it has un.
der chapter one hundred and elghtyy,-seven be
lien from the time that 1t Is delivered TO
"b a or other officer, to be executed upon all
,h, ncrsoual estate of or towhich the judgment
J.htnr is possessed or entitled (although not
,,ynd IN, nor capable of being levied on under
,b.t chanter), except in the case OF a husband
49, n,rcnt, such things as are exempt from dis
,ress or lew by the thirtythird aud thirty
t,nrth sections of chapter torty-niue and also
,.,ses due to \ laborlng man being house
hni1rr or head of family, not exceeding fifty
Jo]l,rs; and except that, as against an assignee
nr,nv such estate for valuable consideration,
mr. = rcrson making payment to the Judgment
L.htnr, the lien 10y virtue OF this section shall
ls valid only from the time that lie mas notice
fInrpn
.,,,,,,ired BIZ an execution creditor under chap
fer one hundred ana eighty. seven.
This act shall be in force from its passage.
C,rslzEs. "A sail boat capzised off King
street wharf this morning and the cries Of the
three men it contained alarmed all that portion
ot,he cirv, east of Water street. They were
rescued by Mr.. Samuel Lindsay, who went to
their assistance with a small scull, AMI by the
expert use OF his Oar dlstanccd the other boats
which went to the rescue. The boat was
from Washington was bound to this city, and
contained VIM. Miller - Jctfric1 and col
orcd boy Her cabin was stove III and Solue OF
her seams opeued, and she Is now ylng at the
oyster dock undergoing repairs
Hardly had tho above accident oc 'urrei DO
fore the yacht Brat, also Of Washington, cap
sized off Fishtown. She had on board Mr.
Cash, her owner and Mr. PcndIctpn, both Of
whom were rescued by Il boy named Pat Duff
few and coored man named Nike Noyes, who
went to their assistance in row boat, and tow
cd the Yacht, ashore, where she was balled out.
Fortunately two little Buys had been landed
ir,m the Yacht few minutes before she cap
sized.
CORPORATION CouRr Eth: April term OF
the CORPORATION Court Judge Lowe to preside,
will commence "a Monday next. The follow
ing criminal eases are upon the decker Tor THIS
term: Com vs. james t. Burnett, Tor shoot
ing ut a pcrsnn in the streets; same VS.. James
Mcj'rackrn. for enlightenment aud larceny;
same vs.. John L. P;.cpc: for letting IL house
Tor improper purposes; same vs. Nm: barley,
for assault and battery: same vs. Walker Mel
lev, for perjury aud illegal voting; same W.
same. for illegal voting; same vs. Wesley Make
h.y. George iaunt, John Sanders and James
Campbell, for riot aud ASSAULT same vs. John
H. Adams, for larceny from the person, aud
saline vS A. H. Ghecu, for larceny iiom the
person. There are sixty issues, SIX writs OF en-
,ai,y nine office judgments, fifteen motions
and monlhy causes, twcnty-onc chancery argu-
ucnl>. thirty chanccry reports, two inJunctlons
AMI Two issues in chancery upon the dockcts tor
the term.
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
1t is understood that the proposed change in
the time schedule of the Alexandria and Wash
iny,on Railroad, heretofore mentioned IN the
t;az.tc, will 90 into effect on Monday ueXt.
By 1t the last local train will leave Washington
nj Tlj =. M, but persons attending public
arnu>cmcnts in Washington can return on the
through train, which leaves there at | p u.
II the railroad company could conveniently
continue the night train, or, if that be lmpos-
tram aud charge local fare, they would afford
great accommodation to large portion of this
community.
CRY PASSENGER RAllwAY-Nlessrs. Gar
ner and Studs, contractors, yesterday evening
commenced the construction Of the Alexandra
City Passenger Railway by breaking ground
on Pcyton street. between King and Prince
streets. The track of thcroad will extend from
the wharf Of the Potomac Ferry Company up
King street to the Virginia House, thence
down Pcyon street to the Stone Bridge, at the
head Of Duke street From the western ter
minus a street will be laid out graded and
gravcled to the gravc-yards Immediately south
of that place, the intervening railroad culbank-
mcDts being tcrraced with stone
TEMPERANCE AFFAIRS. The committees ap.
pointed by some of the churches and by the
several temperance organizations in the city, met
last night and resolved to hold grand temper
ancc mass meeting at Sarcpta Hall next Mon
day night.
Welcome Lodge of Good Tcmplars met last
night and resolved to keep up their organize
ton, Notwithstanding the withdrawal OF many
OF their mombcrS, who have instituted new
lodge
lyrERRlpTloN TO CANAL NAvGGATIoN.-No
h"ats have arrived here by the canal since 6
p. m. yesterday. The cause of the temporary
SUSPENSION OF navigation is not certainly known
hut is surpassed to be the drawing oil OF the
wafer from the short level at Harper Ferry,
which the last boatmen who arrived here say
was II have been done soon after they passed
that point. Navigation was resumed tins al
'ernoon when three boats arrived.
NARROW GUAGE TRACTION ROAD COL
James :. French, brother of Mr.. Geo. French,
tue Inventor OF the traction locomotive, viii be