Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-29
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE City. Judge jas.

CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE ClTY.-Julge jus.
| Keith presiding. &c nersons administrator vs
! Emerson and others; bill dismissed with costs
| Sanders VS.. Smith. aud Perkins vs. Cowliog;
CONSOLIDATED; rule against +. W. Maddox, the
purchaser, 10 show cause why the real estate
should not be resold for failure to pay purchase
money, the money in the hands Of the commits
sioner of sale to be deposited in the First Ma
tioual Bank, aud order of reference to mas
ter Commissioners to ascertain parties TO Whom
the funds in this cause are due.
Hunters executor vs. Macrae and others;
rcpur OF comm:s ioner of sale flied and con
6rmed; decree against defendants for 81 ,223 81;
lean OF 81, OOO funds belonging to thus cause to
he called 10 and deposited 10 the First National
| 3 ,nk, and order OF reference to master com-
missioner Chiffon to ascertain parties TO whom
said fund is due.
Fix parte. On petition of Fizhugh Colds
borough, guardian of Richard L., Alice L. aud
Mary l.. Godsborough, infant children OF W ID.
| and Mary l.. Goldsborough; executors OF n.
NJ F,tzhugh deceased, ordered to pay over to
guardian 81 900, amount OF legacy due each OF
his wards under the will OF said A. NJ. Flz-
hugh, deceased.
Chonce,y Lowe vs. Lowe and Others de-
cree cuphrmlug partition of real estate III this
cause, and order of sale.
Lack. Kemper, Frarcis Murphy and
w. Hunter qualified as attorneys at law.
s. T. Insurance Go. VS.. Close; special plea
in writing filed AMI demurrer thereto; demurrer
argued overruled, and replication to plea; jury
sworu aud verdict against Close Tor S4OO.
Court adjourned until Monday moruIug next
at 10 clock.
FATAL LEAF. Persons standing on the
wharves near Prince street dock, about seven
o clock this morHiug, looking at the steamer
jane Moseley, VIII CHI. having stacked up her
speed, was coming into her landing, at Reed $
wharf, were surprised and shocked at the sight
of man spriugug over the port quarter
guard of that steamer and drowning before
their eyes. Life preservers were thrown over
to him from the steamer, but he made no Ell
fort to possess himself of one Of them, aud, lu
deed, was never seen after be plunged into the
water. Hi name was William Welsh, a sailor
from the crew Of the u 5. steamer Colorado,
who, having lost his mind, was on his way
from the naval hospital at Gosport to the ln-
sane asylum near Washington, and was under
the charge OF Mate McMaunus and Richard
| Abel, a nurse. The captaio Of the steamer had
offered the guards of the deceased state
| room in which to confne him, but as he
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| the liberty Of the boat, aud no one was by HIM
| when he took the fatal spring. Efforts to re-
| cover his body, by dragging tor IT. were com
| meuced soou after the occurrence, and about
| half-past two o'clock this evening 1t was re-
covered by colorcd man, named Bill Weaver,
some distance below the place where the un-
fortunate man leaped overbord. At inquest
was held upon the body at four 0 clock this at
terDoon by Coroner Powell, and a verdict rem
dered 10 accordance with the aboVe-stated
facts.
CITY CANvAssERs. hlessrs. }. ii. Bur
roughs, L. Mex. Bell, a. B. Crupper and L.
I'll. kel, the city canvassers, met at the ot1lce
of the clerk of the Corporation Court TO- day
and inspected the poll books used at the late
election. Previous to the inspection Mr.. y. B.
Smoot, who by the books came Within two
votes of being elected to the Common Council
from the 4th Ward, had served upon l.. Nick
Bell, the canvasser from that ward, notice that
he would apply to Judge L I'VE at the next
term of the Corporation Court for recount OF
the ballots cast 10 that ward, upon the ground
that the uames upon the tickets were not
counted separately. The result OF the canvass
was the same as that announced yesterday.
Police REPORT The following cases have
been reported a, police headquarters since yes
terday afternoon Matilda Lee, for abusing
Susan Bryant, both colored, was discharged
with reprlmaud; George Lucas, Tor disorder
ly conduct at Petersburg, and tor an as
sault on a colored man named Thomas Carroll
was sent to the work house; Richard Cnnncrs,
for disorderly conduct at Petersburg. was
6ned aud discharged; Charles Niece, for leav-
ing a nuisance Oh the premises vacated by him,
was discharged upon abating the same, and
Ambrose Brist, coIored, tor gallopiug u horse
on Fairfax street. was fned and discharged;
| Elizabeth Carter was locked up, charged with
stealing So from Daniel White, both co ored
DEAD BODY FOUND. The dead body Of a
man apparently between twenty-five and thirty
wears of age came ashore at Piney Point, one
| day last week, aud was buried 10 the sand
without the preliminaries of coroners IN
| quest. II was dressed in rubber boots and oil
cloth ovcrcoat.
FRATERNAL VIsT-A delegation from the
various Conferences of the Society Of st. Vim
cent of Paul, 10 the District of Columbia, is ex
| pected to visit St. Mary's Conference, in this
city, tomorrow
Ifvou have not yet tried the Warwick collar,
do so at once 1t is stylish, and looks better than
| any other collar.
SIX PER Cent paid on deposits, payable oo
demand Special rates on time deposits }. ii.
SoUIERs L. Co., Washington, D. g.,
my 27-2w.
Nervousness and Drrwsiuess These sad at.
fic,ions so destructive both to business and
pleasure, arise from that morbid condition OF
the body which is relieved by an occasional dose
of Dr. Bulls Vegetable Pills. Try them, they
will do you good
mas- The members of the Harmonic Associa-
| ton and CoDcordia Club and thor ladies are re-
snactfullv invited to attend the opening concert
Mt Portner's Garden, on Monday evening to
| commence Mt o'clock. my 2o-2t