Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-09
THE (OIIlSTS.

u S. CIRCUIT COURT Juige RoJot ".
UuqheS In this Court, To day, lie Grand
Jury appeared, pursuant 10 a tournament, aud
being sent to their room TO consider such mat
tiers as might be brought 10 their cons eralinn,
returned the following indictments: u 5. VS..
4. R. Taylor, for robhing the mail, (srcond in
dictment) rue bill; u. S. vs.. Fl. {. Yates,
tor violation Internal Revenue laws. (secuud in-
dictmcnt) u true BILL u. S. vs.. w. Ii. Chcny,
Nj. A. Allen. Johr Brghtwood and Thns Ii.
| Sykes, for violation of election laws, in Ports
mouth, true bill; y. S. VS.. Amos Fox, for
violation Of Internal revcnue-fnr conducting
the business of a retail liquor dealer without
| the payment OF the special license tax, true
BILL This case was set for trial on the 22d.
| The Grand Jury baviug nothing further be-
| fore them, were discharged.
| Keith VS.. Smith, ejectment, judgment for
| city.
u. S. vs.. Fl. G. Yates; on an Indictment for
violation OF U. S. Internal Revenue laws; for
failure to caicel stamp on whlskey barrel;
| for purchasing from another than whuIrs he
authorized liquor dealer, aud Tor removing, pr
aiding iu removing, the aforesaid barrel. The
case was argued by l. H. Lewis for the U. S.,
and r. 7. Scott and s. L. Beach for the ac-
cused. and the case submitted to the jury, who
returned verdict of guilty Oh the lst aud ID
counts, but not guilty as 10 the Sd, aOd they
| recommend the accused TO the clc;2cncy OF the
Court.
The counsel for the accused moved Suspcn-
sion oil judgment, which motion was granted
aud the accused discharged upon his Own re.
cogn!zance.
Upon the second indictment against the same,
| on motion OF the District Attorney, a mol prvS.
was entered.
The Court then adjourned till tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
U. S. DISTRICT CoURr-Jmlyc RoM W
HuUhes. in re Thus Is. Durret order. Tor sale
OF real estate.
| La re We Davis; order confirming assignee )
report Of exempt property to bankrupt.
In re &. t. Gill; order TO show cause why
bankrupt's real estate should not be sold.
In rc G. A Hopkins; ord.r Of reference to H..
G. Thomas to take liens Oh banklups's estate.
In re Jane Ann Burke; an alias summons
ordered to be issued to show cause why re
straiDiug order should not be dissolved, return
able to first day Of ucxt term
In re H. A. Browning; cas-" heard On rights
of priorities of liens and Court reserves lis de-
cisioo.
In re Annie Sackett; compromise Of the
claim Of W. I. Webb, and order Of exemption
and for sale of personal properly,
r. D. Rut6n, colorcd, qualified as praeIs-
iug attorney before thls Court.
The court adj urned till 10 . clock Tomorrow
morning.
CAPITAL AND EXEM'rIoN. Tie New York
Herald says Since several OF the Southern
States have ex mpted capital invested III the
development Of their internal resources from
taxation, northern and foreign capital has hc
gun to find profitable Investment there. Many
companies have been formed to develop The
fields of South Carolina, the forests Of Florida
and Georgia aud to manufacture the raw cot
ton adjacent to the PLANTATIONS. The Erglish
cooperative associations. We learn from our *,
changes. are looking southwark for field: OF
profitable investment, aud one company oi Eng
lish CO operative rice planters, with capital OF
two million dollars, will soou begin operations
near Charleston"
70 which the LynchbuTg Virginian adds.
''rhe Legislature OF Virginia has been fully
alive to the importance OF this subject, AMI, at
the session before the last bill was Ctf' red
looking to the exemption, for a term Of years,
of all investments made by outside capitalists
in manufacturing Industry. But, unfortunate
ly, the constitution prevents. We wish it were
possible for Virginia to offer the inducen ntS
alluded TO. "