Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-11
pREsBYrERY OF CHESAPEAKE.

of Synod made report calling the attention Of
Presbytery TO page 259 of the printed minutes,
which they recommended be REFER i to the
Committee Oh Systematic BcncvoIense that it
may correspond with delinquent churches with
view to bringing them up to the required
standard of lberality and fidelity in this mat
ter The report was adopted.
The Committee on Sabbath schools reported
and their report was adopted.
The report of the Committee on Publication
was called for but none made.
The report of the Committee on Foreign
Missions was read and the chairman of the
committee asked to be relieved from the posi-
ton The report was adopted but the chair
man was not relieved.
| The Moderator was relieved from further
service uD The committee Oh Foreign Missions,
aod Rev. DR.. Leyburn appointed in his place.
The Preshyteral report to the General ~
| sembIy on systematic benevocDcC vas read aud
adopted.
PuosviIle, Md, was chosen as the place for
the next regular meetlug Of Prcsbytcry. and
| Wednesday, the 10th OF September, 1874, at
y D. H., as the time.
James Nichols ruling Elder in Laurel
Church, was partially examined by the ConI,
mittees on Education and Examination, and
sustained in all the questions propounded, when
the further examination Was postponed till next
Tuesday, at the reassembIiug of Presbytery.
The committee have power to assign trial
pieces and time for delivery.
The Elders of the Mi1diehurg Church re-
! qucsted the services Of Mr.. Cannon, OF Les
burg in their church as often as possible, aud
the request was granted.
The minutes were read, amended and ap-
| proved, aud Prcsbyery then adjourned TIL
Tuesday next, at ! cInck, at which tine the
congregation OF the church III this city will ap-
pear by commissioners to show why the re-
quest of DR.. Bullock, to sever his pastoral con-
nection with the church here should not be
granted.
| Too Much MARRIED Colonel w. w.
| Price the millionaire brewer ct New ork city,
can boast of the most remarkable marital ex-
perieuces Of any man living. l'hirty-five years
ago, when poor clerk, he married SUSANNA
Butler in Birmingham, England. but separat
ed !rou her by mutual agreement year after
ward. and came to New York, SuSauua marry
iug shortly after one Samuel Green. In 1913
he married Miss CaroiGe Barton. young lady
of respectable faulty in Brooklyn, who was not
aware of his first marriage. They had IN the
family an Irish servant named Bridget kallon
with whom, as it atterward appeared, the Col
oue became lavorably impressed. Meanwhile
wife Ne . learned that wife No. Was living,
and left her husband, whereupon lie applied
for an annulmcnt of the marriage, which was
granted, and since that time the Colone! has
supported her Subsequently report reached
him that wife No. was dead, whcreupoa he
married Bridget Fallou. Bridget, however,
Was not refined enough to adorn his h me, and
trouble began to arise Wife No. , nadc az
attcmpt to open the decree adjulgiug her n.ar-
rage void, upon The ground that II was obtain
Ell by fraud. \ commission was sent TO Eo:-
! lani in The course of the llt!gatDu and wife
No. was found. with whole flock of little
| Greens about her. Thercupou The Colonel
t'uk measures to annual his marriage to Vile
No. 3, III which he has succeeded, although hc
has to support her and The children. The CO..:
oue now finds himself supporting Two families
with two women on his haDGs who have borne
him legitimate children, and yet were not legi-
innate wives, and the legitimate husband Of a
| legitimate wife who is another mau's wife. 1t
is highly pr0bublc that the wealthy New York
brewer is now entirely satisfied with the marry
ing business, and will hereafter devote himself
simply 10 beer. Chicugo 7riL~ne.
VERDICT FOR s., $40 DAMAGES There was
quite an Interesting trial before the Circuit
Court of Stafford, Tuesday last, Judge Barron
presiding. 1t will be recpccted that in Au
gust 1872, certain parties were arrested III STAT.
ford county, charged with placing obsrucliuus
on the Il +. & ?. Railroad in the vicinity Of
Brooke Station. The parties charged were
white men, estimable 10 character aud ABOVE
suspicion by those who knew thcm but the
arrests were made on the charges of Il negro
man and were of a very positive character.
The parties involved were, w. j.. Rogers, }.
G.. Billiard and L. g. Gordon. Rogers Was the
| first of the party arrested at that time and
Was carried to Richmond, by Detective Pat
Woods. Afterwards Messrs. Buard and Cor
don were arrested in Washington aud carried
to Richmond also. The plea OF the Railroad
was, that the arrest was one made IN the part
of the Commonwealth, aud that they, the Com
pany, were not responsible therefore. The case
tried was that Of W. l.. Rogers, Us. the +. L.
d Z. Railroad Company, for the arrest, aud
treatment which was peculiarly aggravatlng.
| The suit was brought to recover. aud damages
laid at $4,000 The Court was occupied all
day and far into the ni ght in the trial OF the
| case Indeed it was not concluded until about
| o'clock Wednesday morning, when the jury
rendered verdict for 50, 500 for the plaintiff
Messrs. G. W. and \. W. Wallace for Plain.
tiff, Marye aud Fitzhugh for detruce. A mo.
ton was made for new trial, which will be
argued hereafter 10 chambers. The other cases
Billiard and Gordon, against the Railroad, were
continued. --FfelericksLnrg Herald.
FARMERS CLUB The members Of the Cen
trail Farmers Club met here on Saturday last
in the ofiee-roOm of the superintendent of pub
lie schools, I. R Love, e:q 10 the chair, Dr.
b. NJ. Collins secretary.
a full attendance OF the members being pre-
sent, the question for consideration w hich
is the most profitable to the C ,mmon farmer,
grazing or cropping? '-was fully discussed, re-
sulling 10 favor of keeping stock and mich
COWS as a means of making money and improv-
ing land, over the use OF fertilizers, lime, &c,
and the tillage Of cereals, vegetables fruits,
Sc. Short addresses were delivered by Messrs.
Garfield, Speer, Brooks, ChIcc,tcr and Others,
in behalf Of their respective views and theories
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