Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-22
LOCAL ITEMS.
THE COURTS.

IRE COURTS.
COUNTY COURT The November term of
Alexandria County Court, Judge James Sang
ster presiding, commenced to-day.
John L. Beuehler ct sis. vs.. Nathaniel Car
penter; unlawful detainer; eoptiuued generally.
Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway Com
paoy vs. The A exandria and Washington Rail-
road Company; appeal; mandate of the Circuit
Court for Alexandria City received and order
ed to be reco :ded, and the money deposited in
this cause ordered 10 be paid to the said Alex
andra ADD Washington Railroad Company.
In the mater ofC. F. Lees application for a
| road, L. w. Hatch and j. r. Johuson were ap.
poloted Commissioners to receive proposals for
opening said road according to the provisions
of sections 81 and IS of chap. ISL, acts of AS
sembly lo74-75.
On motion Of SeweIl B. Corbett, State A.
sessor,to re assess the lands of this county, the
time Tor the RETURNING of the Assessors books,
was extended till January LIST, 1876
John Mitchell, Collector OF Taxes 10, and
tor W ashlngtou Magisterial District, this day
returned to Court, a list of insolvert capitation
ADD property taxes 10 said District tor the year
1878 which was approved and filed
Wilmer H. Zimmerman, Commissioner of
returned 10 Court list of all persons in said
county assessed with tax Of q per cent. on
the gross amount of all sales Of retail wines and
liquors; also list Of all persons assessed With
license tx. which was approved and filed.
james h. Phillips VS. VIM j. ST. Ring; at
tachment; judgmeot for plaintiff for $l55, with
Interest from October |, 1875 and costs.
Harrison +. Drayson VS.. Wa. j. Sterling;
attachme nt; judgment for plaintiff for $500,
with interest from September 6, 1875, and
costs.
An appraisemen; of the estate of Phiip
Wrenn, deceased, was this day returned, ap
proved, aud ordered to be recorded
Various 6dueiary settlements were returned
to Court, and ordered to lie 80 days for excep-
tIons
Io the application Of the A. & f. Railway
Company for relief Of an erroneous assessment
| of taxes for 1875; application granted.
In the application of S. T. C9uit for chan ge
In the road leading from Burlis' blacksmith
shop to the Fairfax and Georgetown Turnpike,
the report OF the viewers was, this day, fled,
and the application rejected
On motion of Edmund Burke. an allowance
OF SIS was made to VIM. f. Perkins, pauper.
| for the year 1875
H. S. Johnston, Stephen Collins, the Aex
n. "
way Company were relieved of an erroneous as
sessment of taxes for the year 1875
Court adjourned till Court 10 course.
U. s. COURTS The adjourned terms of the
u. S. Circuit aud District Courts CONNECTED
to-day.
lo the D. S. Circuit Court, in the case of
Ottman Ell ais; motion TO Quash indictment
continued till Jan. 4, 1876.
John Gordon VS.. Tho. Teed; 10 ejectment;
judgment for possession of premises
10 the District Court, in re Duncan James;
order of sale
In re Benz w Clark; order for additional
exemption.
10 re Lemue Fletcher; order for exemption.
Both Courts adjourned till to morrow at 10
o'clock a. %.
NOVEMBER 81, B. C. SO. Marcus Licinius
Of the Triuuvirs with Cesar and Pompey was
killed. He was surnamed Dives" the rich,
oD account of his vast wealth. He once gave
an entertainment to the whole people, 10 which
ten thousand tables We're set and besides dis
trlhuted corn enough to last each family three
moths. He persisted, with his great army, in
40 expedition against the Parthiaos. under
taken from motives Of avarice and am bition
1907. Abraham NcwIaud died he was sixty
years cashier Of the Bank Of England.
November %, 1886 Seotence Of death was
announced to Mary Queen of Scots by Lord
Burkhuist. 1888. Leonard Calvert, brother
OF Lord Baltimore, embarked at Cowes, in the
Isle Of Wight, for America, to settle Maryland
RELIGIOUS SERVICES YEsTERDAY.-The
weather, yesterday, was damp and disagreeable,
and only small congregations we're assembled
at the several churches Rav. Dr.. Packard
preached at Christ Church in the morning,
and Rev. Mr. Hubbard preached there at
night. Rev. Rising Sun Daua, the Indiau
preacher, occupied the pulpit Of the NJ. f.
Church moruiog and night. Rev NJ Wilson
preached 10 the NJ. E. Church South ia the
morning. Friend Sunderland p. Gardner
preached 10 the Friends Meeting Fl puse in the
afternoon. With those exceptions the putpits
Of the churches were filed by the pastors Of
the respective churches.
Police REPORT THE following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since Sat
urday afternoon
Jack Franklio, for abusing and beatiog his
mother, was sent to the work house.
Stafford NlcGee, for dlsorderly conduct, was
fned and discharged.
Erastus Freeman, colored. for disordcrly con-
duct, was fined aud DISCHARGED
Maggie Myers, commi ted 10 Jail for stealing
so from Lewis Dudley, both colored, Was re-
leased as she had served out her term.
Four dodgers were accommodated at the sta
ton house last night.
The GLYMoNT HOMCIDE-In the case Of
Henry Washington, of Washington, charged
county. Md, 10 May last which Was tried 10
the Port Tobacco Court, before Judges Brent,
Magruder and Ford, verdict of "uot guilty"
was rendered The deceased Was found A rat