Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-26

DR.. Ira Williams, K. Van Slyck, Robert n
Thompson and 0. E. Hine (any three to all
were appointed to inventory and apprsise thu
estate Of Eugene Gunncll. deceased
The following accounts against the Common
wealth wore allowed, and ordered To be certif
I'd to the Auditor for pnyment: Clerks for
$685. 80, JOS Ash's for $57 ca, j,ilors for STA 50
and Sheriti's for $l2.
F. NJ. Lewis vs. Henry Harriss heirs; sni
dismissed
Thos. APP. G. Jones' oxec.or vs.. George "
Gunnell; removed to Circuit Court Of this
county.
Priscilla D. Trcslor, by her next friend, va. y
G. Watkins; removed TO Circuit Court of this
county.
Mary Otis va. A. Moline; forthcoming
bond, docketed and continued.
Dr. Robert l. Simpson VS. Stone and Davis.
dend from Stone to Davis made 18th of March
1869, declared fraud, and case referred to COM
missioner James ". Love to report rs to debt,
due by Stone to complainant. and leave granted
defendants to apply for supersedeas within CD
days
e. B. Bixler vs.. Trammoll suit dismissed u
cost Of plaintiff and on plaintiff motion cxcru.
ton of decree suspended for sixty days in order
for the plaintiff to take mn appeal TO the Circu,
Court for this county
Thompson Violet, administrator of Eliz ,brth
Violet, deceased, W.. William Violet in ch'y.
F. D. Richardson app tinted guardian al Item
to the nfant defendants, George w Teresa,
MARY aHu JhU0S i. DAWSON, anu Referred L.
Master Commissioner James 81. Love to report
the outstanding debts against the estate Of Ez.
abeth Violet, deceased, and that in order L.
make said report he notice the parties Interested
by publication in the Fairfax News"
Richard L. hewitt VS.. Gorham & Gorham;
decree of December Court, 1872 res'indcd, AID
report recommitted 10 Commissioner Moore
w. Maple vs. Thomas F. Lee; referred Ia
Commissioner james NJ. LOvo TO ascertain AMI
report how much land was purchased by defend
ant Of plaintiff, and how much Of the purchase
money has been paid
Thomas and Silas Donty vs. Samuel Shepherd
SC; the division of the real estate of Samuel
Denty, deceased, ordered to be recorded.
Risheiil & Hooge VS.. Javins, &c. Sale ordered
unless complainants judgment of Sl25 be paid
within sixty days.
Wilmer i Slaymaker VS.. NJ Whipple; sale
OF house and lot ordered unle.s payment OF debt
be made IN sixty days.
Kitchen VS.. Kitchen; NJ. H. w ellis substituted
commissioner ia place of K. b. Cockeric. and
money to be paid over
THE INDIANs--A telegram from the Dcpl.
ty Sheriff of Elko county, seDt to investigate
the troubles with the Indians at Spruce Noun
tains, noticed iu Saturdays Gazette, confirms
previous reports OF u large number OF Snakes,
Goshots and Shoshones holding q councr! on
Deep creek, near Spruce Mountain. The In
dams have all disappeared from around thr
settlements in the section. The hclder>
in charge Of Gov. Bradlcy's cattle, near the
scene of the troubles, have been notified by
the Indians to leave the country Immediately,
under penalty of being killed. Settlers are ST.
curing all arms and ammunition possible, and
preparing to resist Indian outragcs
Settlers in Surprise Valley are alarmed at
the fact of the old Chief Wlnucmucca having
gone north on the war path with sixty warriors
He was followed by cavalry, and asked where
he was going. He told tho officers to mind
their own business, and that if they wanted to
fight he was ready. He was warned to behave
himself, and allowed to pass On.
BUGS on VINES. TO destroy bugson squash
and cucumber vines dissolve a tablespoonful ii
saltpetre in o pailiul of water, put one pint Of
this around each hill, shaping the earth so that
it will not spred much, and the thing IS done
Use more saltpctre if you can afford lit Is
good for We getables but death to animal life.
The bugs burrow in the earth at night and fail
to rise in the morning. 1t is also good to kill
the grub 10 peach lrecs-ouly use twice As
much, say quart to each tree. There Was not
yellow or clustered eal 90 twelve or fifteen
trees to which it was applied last season. No
danger of killing any vegetable with it; con-
ccntrated solution applied to beans make llIclh
grow wonderfully. -Agncmtur'a.
In Brooklyn yesterday during an alteration
between q young man, named George Rodcr
lex, and James Corcoran, in which the latter
Was very abusive and struck the former. k"d-
erick and Corcoran drew pistols. Mrs Rodcr-
lex, the mother of the former, rushed be
tween them, and, in struggle to prevent her
son from firing, his pistol went off, and the
ball passed through his mothers eye into the
brain, killing her instantly. Rodrrick WAS in
The Advisory Board Of The Civil Service Lad
a meeting the other day. Every member has
faith 10 the excellence OF the plan of making
appointments now in operation, and is entirely
satisfied with the manner in which 1t has been
enforced Additional rules and regulations are
promised, which, it is said, will remove some
of the Objectionable features that have CAUSED
complaint.
A special dispatch from Little Rock ARK
says the Southern Presbyterian General As
sembly has ad journed. No definite action was
taken in relation to an organic unIon' Out t'i'
general sentiment was clearly IN favor ol UNIV
than with any other body OF PrcsbyterIans'
Cen Mackenzics raid into Mexico Is S'''
the theme Of comment, but no official report
has yet been made, and it is not known wheiN-
er he acted under Instructions from the HM
Department or whether he crossed the IA"
Grande on his own responsibility.
A dispatch from San Francisco says "Ihe
British steamer Lord OF the Isles, from Hong
Kong, arrived this evening. She brought y''
Chinese passengers, including the crew OF
wrecked juuk, found in the China sea, number
ing nineteen.
The President proposes to be present at inc
ball at West Point in June.
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INTENDING TO REMOVE to kIcn" r..cn,
Il we will sell at any time during ln' p''"~
week, for cash, our entire
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