Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-04
LOCAL NEWS.

vs. James Roach, Sheriff; motion on official
bond; motion docketed.
CourtlaDd II. Smith, esq, qualified as an
attorney ADD counsellor at law. to practice in
this court, by taking the several oaths pre-
scribed by law.
W. D. Stuart vs. Thomas l.. Sanborn; debr;
Judgment set aside at costs Of defendant; non
aSsumpsit, and cause removed to Circuit Court
for Alexandria city.
Com lex relatio of Sebastian Rabba) vs..
Alien Pearce's admioistratrix; debt on con-
stable bond; leave given plaintiff to withdraw
second replication; second replication with
drawn; demurrer by defendants to remaining
replication aud demurrer ovcrruled; jury and
Yer !ict for defendant
CHANCERY Cas- lenan vs. McFeigh. Smith
and EogIlsh cause or Tered to be transferred to
the set docket
3arni,z 4 Bcintcn vs. Gemmel ct ais re-
pJu of commissioner Of sale filed aod decree;
Continued.
Valentine VS.. Chapman ct ais; stricken
irom the docket
Carpenter 4 Walker vs. Buchier; injunction;
bill dismissed.
Howard vs. Bonne ct ais. report Of COM
missioner of sale fled and DECREE continued.
Bal IS. Corbrtt; decree rcviyiog suit and
appointing Louis j. Payne guardian ad Item
Of !"c lutlnt defendants; continued.
Monroe vs. Minor ct ais; decree appointing
commissioners OF safe, aud contluued
Edelin, VS. the Mechanical Building Assoeia
tiou; report OF com missioner ii Cd and Decree
continued.
Roach's executor w. R,ach's devisees; re-
port of commissioner OF sale and Of special
commissioner Reuben Johostou fled and de-
cree; continued,
Domestic Sewing Machine Company vs..
Il bert Parker ct ais; decree aud continued.
Tucker ct ais: vs. d Pu.ron and Febrey;
commissioner report filed; answers of defeud-
ants filed; replication to answers; exceptions 20
commissioners report, ana final decree
Lloyd ct ais. vs.. Tabb ct al; decree.
Cook vs.. Cook administrative; decree.
Court ali urDed till court 10 course.
POLICE REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters siuce yes
,erday afternoon:
Lizzie Davis, for az assault: upon L ia West.
both colored. was fned and discharged
GeorgeaDna L1yeiace, for abusing Ann Cole.
was dismissed With reprimand.
SiIaS Harris and Harry Carter, colored,
charged with stealing blankets and cohipg
from Mrs. Maria Patterson, Captain of the
caosl boat Swain, were locked up for eyamna-
ton.
Al. Triplet. colored, for disorder!y conduct on
the street, and Tor resisting 40 Office: ia the dis
charge OF his duty, was locked up for examlna
ton.
twenty seven dodgers, among them man
and his vie aud Jour children, were accommo-
dated at the station house last night.
WAsHINGToN DRIVING PARK The rain
threw daruper upon both the horses and the
spectators at the WASHINGTON Driving PARK
yesterday, aud ouly the unfinished race of the
day before was trOtted Of.
This was he trot Of the 2:24 class for ST.
900, Ter which Lady Star, Observer Ella Mad
deu, Joe brown, Lnpland, Triumph, Annie
Collins and George Is. Daniels were cntcred.
Lap'and, Lady Star aud George B. Dauies
having been Withdrawn the first day, the fifth
heat was trottcd yesterday, Joe Brown being
the winner OF the heat IN 23l4 and Of the
race. Annie Collins second and Observer third.
Va account of the rain, the other races we're
postponed, as were also those that were to
have come off to-day.
POSTAL AFFAIRS. The following changes
in the postal routes iu Virginia have just been
made Route ] 1885, Luray and Front Royal;
from November Is, service from Lrray, by
Hope Mills, Cedar Point, Overalls Banton-
vile, Aliens Cross Roads aud Buck s Mills, to
Front K Jyai, 234 miles and back twice week,
with side supply from Front Royal by Har-
rcy's Malls TO Hambaugh, 81 miles aud back,
twice week, Increasing distance miles
Danvllc from railroad station mail messenger
service established from November ~.
DANGEROUS STREET. Two strangers while
walking along the east side of Henry street,
between Duke and Wolfe, early last uight, fell
'oto the gully which renders that portion Of
the street dangerou and one OF them was badly
hurt \ resident Of the locality who weot to
Their rclet also fell into the gully before be
was aware that he had reached it, The dan
g>rous condition OF the locality should be obvl-
atcd II the city would avoid suits for damages
SUIT AGAINST THE MoNTpE ER.--It seems
that every one at all connected with the Mont
l'ller Lottery, even in the remotest degree,
except the sWlGdlersi is sufferer by that fraud.
.le>srs. Dauchcy Il Co., advertising ageuts Of
NV ork city, have Instituted a suit IN the
Corporation Court OF this city against the AS
Sociat0n for SSUl6, the remainder due them
Tor advertising the lottery 10 !, 100 newspapers
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. = Mayor
hcmpcr has received an invitation fIom Tie
Executive committee appointed by the citizens
OF 81. Louis to make arrangements Tor
nHioDal convention to consider the sui. ject of
the construction of u Southern Pacific railroad
10 attend that convention and appoint two
otEer delegates from this city
NEW SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY "A new COL
Ored school, called krmper School, No. 4, of
Ariiogton district, was opened at Camp Distri-
buVa or Mooday last. Ii is urder the charge
Of Miss Hermoine Al>tou, Of North Carolina,
aud 0pcoS with wtEty one pupils which mum
Der II is expected speedily to Increase to forty.
FATAL ACCIDENT Mr. William Ball, who
resided near Llngley, 10 Fairfax county. was