Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-16
LOCAL NEWS.

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's' ,hr Judge delivered the following opinion
t',S !.,.,s, ofG. W. f. Smith, of Fauquier,
:. ,,up; IN tankrapcy:
.Th, i :,t> due TO L, ". Anderson's estate,
,.r The purchase money OF the Walter
'.l and. are und>pu,cd The original OBJ
.,n, lnc .lndcrSon rs Smith suit, and the
,n,;,r office; Of the Nc Weigh rs Smith suit
-, u secure the payment rcspccllvc " OF those
;,,, d! the bankrupt The first suit was Tor
...,y used in the purchase of the Meadowville
rgr,. and the second was tor the purchase
money Of the Walter Smith land.
There has been great delay In these two suits
the State Courts. There are urgent reasons
XIX the widow aud exccutr:x of Anderson,
,,l j. in need, and from whom the money due
Il state has becu withheld by litigation for
r4ny years should be paid; and nothing can
Ia. gained by a further delay of the sales of
IL, .auds bound for these two deots.
Nothing appears IL the proceedings in this
,.ttl>., or has bceu developed in the argument
10 show why these two debts should not be
pli in FULL and the on y effect OF continuing
The restraining order is 70 postpone their pay
meat.
The objects prayed for in the petition of the
.,.,;gnons can be secured as well by allowing
these sales to 20 o. as By furthc restraining
them There is manifest injustice III requiring
,L..e debts 10 await longer the tedious htlga.
ZION Which has attended the settlement or the
.tfajrs orc. w. + Sml,h in the State Courts,
and the delay which may possibly attend 1t IN
his Court; although no unreasonable delay has
y,i occurred in this Court
Therefore, although the prayers In the pc
riIon OF the a>sigDees numbered as Ist, I'd
and 5th, are granted, so tar as consistent
9Th this decision; yet the restraining order
a this court dated 2lst August, 1873, is
.,;>-,lv,d, aud the sales Of the Meadow
,r,. left TO proceed under the DEGREES OF
II, State courts ordering their sale, for the
,,.r,o,c rcspcc lively of satisfying the debt due
the Anderson estate, and tie debl due for the
purchase money OF the S'uith tract.
bUi this court has Jurisdiction to control at
a times. the estate and assets Of the bank
rIrt, wine, her they are the subject Of litigation
elsewhere or not and in whatever stage of lltl
r,,;on: and it reserves to- itself the right, at
,,,y time in its discretion, to exert this juris
,t,iou, and to control and administer the es-
tai, ana assets OF this bankrupt.
I'll. a,>i.nccs are directed 10 cause themse-
- - h. l!aic parties to the suits OF anderson
r. Smith. and of Nc Tigh rs Smith, and to
n otter suits in which this baukrupts assets
r,>t.t: may be or become the subject of litl
cation but not 80 as 10 interfere with or delay
H., ,,Ic OF the M.alowve tract, or the Wal
~ Sultn land spoken Of IN the papers.
An order will be catered 10 accordance with
tn decision.
In r. Antoui; involuntary bankrupt. This
.,. was further heard to-day. r. Taylor Scott
submitted his argument in behalf Of the debt
r. 10 which T. h. Payne replied. The court
rri,;cl that the p, titon be dismissed, and
lint al proceeding, uLdcr the same be vacated
alti auHu'i,i.
Court Mi ,urnci until the 10th Of March.
Police REPORT. Henry Harris, colored,
:or boarding boat lying at the wharf and
rhi,pinr aud shoo>ia- at w. IL. Fitzhugh, a
,aorrl boy who had been left in charge OF 1t,
w,> fined and di>cElargcd
.lohu H. Williams, alias Norton Williams,
ar stealing pocket book from Eliza Ann
Shorts. both coorcl, was held for further cX-
animation.
Richard Carter. who had Just been released
nom the chain gang Tor striking another color
II man named Washington Webb on the head
wtha brick, was jriucd to his old command
4o assigned quarters at the work house for
,nuy 'lay>.
y co,rrl woman, known as Little Annie"
ior 'l!,,rdcry cDnduc', on complaint OF Mary
t. t,rartll>ou, both cOorcd was held for fur
iuar examination.
''",rscauna Day. on complaint Of Kate
DAVIS, both colorcd for disorderly conduct,
vas held Tor further examination.
Fiv" dodgers We're accommodated at the sta
ton house last night.
RuEEERIES The grocery store OF William
Rodgers, corner of King and West streets, was
Il, nd fp,r
cock yesterday SUNDAY morning, and rob-
..j o ABOUT two hunircd and fifty pouuds OF
'.rrnaid thirty or forty dollars III money
risr>, nicke and silver. The thieves cut
ay4y sufficient portion Of the door to enable
.rn 10 remove the bar which fastened 1t, and
"a.h falling made such noise that Mr..
i i.rrS and Two other men, who slept over the
>.rr, heard il, but supposed 1t was made by
T." Cu. which hd! Knocked something down,
4i VIII, were not iwlrc ;hc robbery had been
committed unttl the policeman on that beat
s">tovllrl the door open about six clock 10
i. muruor, aud informed them OF 1t. The
tAlcye> were not content with the money they
ut, but took away with them the draw IN
winch L was contained.
The house of Walter Daley, sexton of the
gay yards, on Majors Hill was entered by
tHtryr~Ia> Friday night, and robbed OF quite
'"-a l3aNtv or pork.
SrENE> IN FAIRY LANE. The preparations
Tor ms grand operetta are nearly complete,
AMI on Tuesday the stage will be erected at
>arepa Hall, and on "Wednesday evening re-
teaI,al VIII take place on the stage, with all the
r.'inyr> 10 the respective. parts On thurs
41y a;;cr"onn = full dress rehearsal will take
i4ac. wI:h iull orchestral music, No one wall
l>a.mucd to the lchearSals but the perform
er>, Aui on Thursday evening at O'Clock
la iuo.lc performance will take place. \
".yer un'Hhcr II tickets have been sold, and IT
NJ. br well ior those who desire to secure good
ats 10 have them reserved at Mr.. French
store, where diagram Of the hall may
q >"'I. There will be no programmes printed,
excl, 'ro>c appearing III the Afternoon papers
u A,lnc day and Thursday From the lndl-
,'Dn> ty the large sale OF tickets, and IN the
s'snt Of the hall being too much crowded, the