Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-11
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
DECISION SUSTAINING A CHURCH DEVISE.
1r,ye +. NJ. Lowe rendered his decision in
,hs J,orporation Court, this morning, in the
mil at Vaudeville heirs vs.. Vaudeville ex-
"n,ors. sustaining the will of Mary Vaudeville,
w nersoual, was devised to Andrew Jameson,
Lnr * .cutor, to be sold, the proceeds to 20 to
,ha ~ ,mestic and Foreign Missionary Society
r. III, Protestant K Episcopal Church in the
I;o;t,d States of America, > a Society 10 the
S,,,. Of New York. The heirs sought to have
,hs will set aside and declared null, on the
or,und that it is void for uncertainty, and that
,bn laws o! New York do not permit a devise TO
s,,h institutions unless the power to take under
tho devise be specially conferred by tue act Of
;nc,r,oration, and that this Society had 90
surh mower. 1t is coutended by the AsSocia-
ION that the devise of the realty to the execu-
,nr TO be sold worked an equitable conversion,
and becalue personally, anu passed as a be-
o,,st uoitttered by the statutory restrictions
,Hmnossd upon devises that the legal status of
rho nroperty must be ascertained by the rules
n, c1nstructiou of this State and its disposition
he controlled by the laws of New York. The
INDIE delivered a lengthy written opinion
nn,iiuy from the English authorities aud sus
,uaned the devise throughout. The case was
heretofore argued by Messrs. II. 0. Claughtou,
far the heirs, aod 5. f.. Bach, in support OF
tbe will. After the decision was rendered. the
Court allowed a reargumeot upon the appliea-
ton of the plaintiffs, and reserved its opinion
upoa the points raised.
CORPORATION CoURT-Judge E u Lo,oe
u~r.s.l1uy -To-DAr's PRoCEEDISGs. William
r.pau, a creditor of Richard g. White, de-
e. sed, was appointed his administrator; bond
500 John W. Campbell security, and Thos.
N. White, W. B. Price and Charles Brill APP
pral>crS.
J. G.. Hewlett & Son vs.. Julius Driefus; upon
suggestion VS.. City Fire Insurance Company
Of Redmond; dismissed by order OF plaintiffs
attorney. !,
Pau! Mullauser, a subject of the kiog of
Wurtenburg, declared his intention of becom-
Ing a ci,z,u of the Uuited States.
Parker vs. Parker; decree OF reference.
Wheeler's administrator VS.. Edwards ct al;
answer of Sarah B. Edwards filed.
Fnrnauce ct ais. vs.. Mcknight ct ais, and
Il .kuight ct ais. vs.. Mcknight ct ais decree.
Licenses to keep ordinaries were or rnted to
George B~osSart, Sophia McFarlaud, h NJ. Cole
man, Henry Anderson, George Stcuernagle and
James Green.
George A. Mushbach was appointed the ad.
ditloual commissioner 10 chancery authorized
b. the recent act of the Legislature
The court adjourned till II O'Clock m
row, and will adjourn till court 10 course to-
morrow afternoon.
The SALE OF THE MOUNT VERNON COTTON
F.AcroRY.-The Mount Vernon Cotton Factory
was sold to-day by Francis L. Smith, b. NJ.
Lowe, H. 0. Claughton and Reuben Johnston,
commissioners of sale, under a decree of the
Iluited States Circuit Courtin the suit OF Turo-
buil W.. Thomas, to satisfy three mortgages
an"uuting in the aggregate to sou, O0O, Mr..
7. II. Garrett, trustee for the Mount Vernon
Cotton Factory, of Baltimore, becoming the
purchaser, for the SUI Of $33 900. The prop
cry has been in litigation for a long time, and
was bought in by the last mortgages, the sale
being u matter Of form, and, lt Is understood,
the purchasers will put the factory 10 operation
under its old management. The only rival bid
der WAS the First National Bank OF this city,
which bid So, 600.
FOURTH WARD RADICALS. About twenty
five colored men assembled at the colored Dad
Fellows Hall, on South Columbus street, last
USul, " III pun EOSC u q JAW
meeting. Wm. Miller, president OF the 4th
Ward Radical Club, was in the chair. The at
tendance being so limited, 10 consequence, it
was stated, Of the numerous church meetings
then 10 progress, the meeting adjourned till to-
morrow night. Before adj )urnment Robert
Hopkins announced the organization OF u city
Republican club, OF which he had the honor To
be president, and John Seaton made a short
speech, in which he complained of the Course
Of the federal appolDteeS IN this city.
POLICE REPORT. The following cases have
been reported at police ~headquars since yester-
day afternoon
Peggy Beale, for abusing Eliz, West. both
colorcd; Sarah Gray, colored. for beating Mary
McCuru; and Frank Cole, colored, for abusing
his wife and selling her clothing, were 6ued
and discharged. La the latter case the poor
woman after having all her clothing taken away
from her by her husband, spent several hours
this morning ia raising the amount of lis hue
10 order to keep him FROM going 90 the CHI ain
gang. William Epps, the colered man who cut
Frances Washington, alias Puss, at Fishtowu
last Saturday night, has not yet been arrested.
ST. PAULs CHURCH Festival. -In the no
Ice in yesterdays Gazette of the festival fer
the benefit of ST. Pauls Church, to commence
Tomorrow night at Sarepta Hall, 1t was erronc-
Dusty stated that the proceeds were TO be ap-
pied TO the liquidation of a debt upon the
church. We are informed that there is no
debt whatever, but that 1t is contemplated to
further improve the building, and to accomp-
l'sh this object the festival is to be held. Coo
t%rlbulious can be sent 10 the hall after y
o'clock to morrow, when a committee of ladies
will be 10 attendance.
CANAL News. The total receipts of coal by
the Z. u D. Caual for the week ending Oh Sat-
urday was II 600 tons, which was the largest
amount received at Georgetown during any
week this season. The shipments from that
part were slightly 10 excess of the amount re-
eelTcd. The work on the new outlet lock above
The auurluct hridue is heing uushnd forward