Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-13
CORPORATION CoURr.-An adjourned term
of the CORPORATION Court Judge H. NJ Lowe

OF the Corporation Court, Judge IL. W h'"0
presiding. commenced this morning.
Green vs.. canal boat Geo. Hutton; justice
attainment; dismissed.
Summers vs.. Whaley; 10 chancery; report OF
Commissioner Kemp.r filed.
sMoran vs. Trotle, &C.; chapcery; decree or
dering cause to be heard 10 vacation.
Forrest VS.. Forrest, &c; chancery; order Tor
sale and conveyance of real estate 10 the pro-
ceediogs mentioned.
Won Hoffman vs.. Russel; in chancery;
suit brought to foreclose the mortgage gwen
by the defendant upon the Pioneer Mills to
secure the deferred payments of the purcn,-
ase mouey, was argued to-day by >. I.
Beach for complainant, and S. e NeaIe for
defendant and submitted to the Court. Inc
decision ofthe Court will be given a, the De-
cenber term.
Court adjourned till Monday afternoon at 3
0 CLOCK.
POLICE REPORT. The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
erday afternoon.
Sias Harrison for chasiog and threatening
to cut with knife Wesley Jackson, both color
ed boys, was fined and discharged.
George Swansbury, for dlsurderIy conduct,
was seut to al for ten days.
James Sums, who escapes from the chain
gang about once week was r.jolDed to that
command and Captain Supple informed. that
the Mayor was tired Of seeing this case IN the
police reports.
George A. Hamilton, colored, for d'sorderly
conduct q, Fishtown, was hued aud discharged.
William Cupid, colored, was discharged from
the chain gang, aud Lemuel y. hooey, lF"m
Jail, their terms having expired.
FIREMEN's MEETINGS. Al a meeting Of the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company, held last
night, r. NJ Latham, in the chair, and w. r.
Davidson, Secretary, it was determined to ap-
pear Oh the inspection ground this afternoon
III full equipment hats, shirts and oeits.
At a meeting of the Sun Fire Company,
held last night, Hugh Latham, in the chair,
aud Henry Kieindenst, Secretary, an appro-
priatiou of $40 was made to Charles Brown.
the colored jauitor, Frank Price was appointed
a committee of one to ascertain the price OF re
ducers for the hose couplings the committee
on rolls was directed to prepare new list OF
membership, and the members ordered to ap-
pear puuctuay on the Inspection ground this
afternoon.
The MECHANICS HOME ASSOCIATION held
meeting last night The operations of the
association were found to be 10 prosperous
condition, and the members expressed them
selves delighted with the management OF the
association. Several members were paid back
the amounts which they desired OF their con-
tributiun, and those homestead members who
purchased property from the ASSOCIATION are
soou to receive deeds for their houses and lots.
None but the direct benehclalies OF the assoca-
ton can know how much real good this modest
institution has accomplished during It's exist
ence.
"BARRICADEs THE last vestgc Of the
barricades, erected by the United States, dur
ing the ''ate unpleasantness, which were in
tended to protect the Governmen, stores,
against the incursious Of COL Mosby, aud 9TH
ers, who may have had a longing eye upon
them, we're torn down few days ago, aud
substantial fence put up in their place--qulte an
Improvement The barbados we're on prnce,
between Lee and Uuion streets--a curious com
blDatlon of names.
DIVORCES. Mrs. Caroline K. Maam nee
Massey, formerly Of this city, has applied for
divorce from her husband, Captain Charles
Maam, formerly Of Gen. Slough's staff, and
for year or Two after the War military mayor
of Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Calharine Barry has obtained divorce
from her husband w. H. Barry, at one time
Clerk of the y. S. District Court for Virginia,
under the late Judge Underwood.
CONTESTED ELECTION 1t is reported upon
the authority of Que of Mr.. Barbour's late sup
norters that that gentleman proposes to con-
test the election of General Hunton, upon the
ground that in Frederick county and elsewhere
10 the district mauy Barbour ballots we're ex.
cluded; and that uotce of such Intention will
be served upon Gen. Huutoo previous to the
expiration of thirty days, the time allowed by
law.
HABEAs CoRpUs.- a. W. Chiffon, at
torney for MIR. 5. 0. Bagot, an account of
whose arrest aud Imprisonment iu Jail Oh the
charge of forging receipt for 81. 10, has been
heretofore published 10 the Gazette, has APP
plied to Judge Lowe of the Corporation Court,
for writ of habcaS corpus 10 order to obtain
Mr.. BIS. discharge. The writ has been issued
and the case will be tried at 5 p. m. this alter
noon.
AoUEDUCr BRIDGE 1t is understood that
the project for petitioning Congress to buy the
bridge on the Alexandria canal AQueduct at
GEORGETOWN, and make it free bridge, Will be
pushed vigorously during the next SESSION OF
Congress, aud that the lcsses of the Alexandra
canal are by 10 means averse to selling out
provided they receive liberal compensation.
DEEDS AND MARRIAGES During the month
of October twenty four deeds were recorded IN
and eleven marriage licenses issued trom the
office of the clerk Of the Corporation Court
During the same period ten deeds were re-
corded n and 10 marriage licenses issued from
the Office of the clerk OF the County Court.
Coal TRADE Owing to the diminished de-
maud for coal, in consequence OF the depression
10 manufacturing business iu the north, aud to
the prevailing low freights- 20 now but 81
three years ago-large stacks Of Cumberland
coal arc accommodating at all the dcpots IN this
city.
FIRE ALARMS. There were two alarms OF
fire early last night, the first caused by the