Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-16
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BUILDING ASSOCIATION CASES We an.
nouuced sometime ago that the Court of APP
meals had reversed the decision of the Circuit
Court of Alexandria county in the case OF
Edelin,, McGraw aud others vs. the Mechanics
Building Association. So many OF our citizens
are interested 10 this, that with u view to their
information we have examined the mandate
recently received by the clerk OF the Circuit
Court. The suit was instituted to settle up
I'M. affairs of the association, and an lnterlocu-
,nr, decree entered, referring the matter to
commissioner to adjust the rights of the several
members, &c The commissioner returned his
rrn,rt, VIII CHI was confirmed, and decree rem
L,'rrl directing the sale of large amount of
property held by the company under deeds OF
irus TO secure advances. This decree would
have been final but for the fact that after it
WAS entered it was discovered that Pascoe, one
NJ The defendants, had not been served with
,r,..ss, and another Of the defendants, Hardy,
was dead at the time OF It's rendition. Pascoe
and the heirs Of Hardy appeared, were made
n,rtics to the record, and plead usury Lysan.
der Hill, Judge of the Circuit Court at that
time hy military appointment, decided that the
bonds, deeds OF trust, Nc, were upon usnrl-
IN. considerations aHnlllcd the same, which
y;rtulIv derived the holders Of unredeeDed
,L,rrs If their claims From this decree an
,rnca] was taken, and the Supreme Court Of
an,r,ls have reversed the decision OF Hill, de-
,Iariur that the transaction between the com-
many and its members was not usu,lous affirm
;nu the decree first made for the sale OF the
nropcrtv, except SO far as to direct the Circuit
t,urt to deduct any interest on the premiums,
which may have been enormously allowed by
the commissioner and thus finally closing the
ease. If any such error has been made, and
The account should be reformed in this particu-
lar, it will not vary the respective interests OF
The parties to any considerable degree. This
case also settles that of the Potomac Building
Association, which was not carried to the APP
pvlate Court, it being agreed by counsel that
it should await the decision Of the other case.
The costs in the Court of Appeals alone are
$I23.4S, and the cases involve about S23 600.
1t was argued by g. W. Wattles and Charles
E. Stuart for appellants and +. L.. Suhth for
appellees.
PROPOSAL TO END TIE MoDoC WAR.-Onc
OF the happiest incidents connected with the
visit of the Board of Regents of Mount Yer
non to that place, on Wednesday last was the
interview between q young and gallant OK Con
Tolerate cavalry officer, who had Won his hrst
distinction as an Indian fighter, and Miss Nellie
Grant The OK Confederate having accidental
~ met AN old friend among the lady visitors
was introduced By her TO her daughter, and al
50. and to his great surprise, when he heard
her name, to her daughter friend, the daught-
er of the President but, being as courteous as
he is brave, he strove to render himself agree
able to his distinguished acquaintance, and by
his affubillty aud genial Southern manners was
50 successful that 10 short time the reserve of
new mountaineering was worn OFT and they
were talking together as familiarity as it they
had known each other Tor years. Oa their re-
turn he was particularly attentive, pointing out
to her from the deck OF the steamer the sever
al objects Of interest along the banks OF the
Potomac and narrating the legends attached to
them, and, as the boat neared this city, he
expressed his regret at not being able to es-
curl her to her home, saying ne would GER
tauly beg that honor were 1t not that he must u:
meet near and dear relative, an invalid
lady, who was expected to arrive here that
evening. Then taking the hand she profcred him
as he rose to leave her, he said with smile,
please bear my regards to the President, and
to- kind enough to tell him that if he'll only
furnish the necessary ratlOns and transporta-
ton LII take squadron of the Black Horse
Cavalry and PROMISE to end the Modoc war
and make him present of Captain Jack, dress
cd iu General Canby's uniform within thirty
days, and lifting his hat bowed himself to-
wards the companion way down which he dis
appeared, she having langhingly remarked
as he babe her adue, "Well sir, must say
you are the most impudent man | ever met. .
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA.
The Local Committee of Arrangements Of the
above namcd association, which will hold Its
next session u this city, 90 the Sth of July,