Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-17
CIRCUIT Court. Judge Keith presiding. -
& W. R. R. Go. vs. City Council of Alex

andrla; lDjunctloD; after argument 90 yester.
day the cause was submitted TO the Judge.
The will of Mary Ipwio was further proved
by T. T. Hoffman and ordered to be recorded
Wm H. Irwin gave bond and qualified as exc
cutor. s. H. Janney, R. Johnston, Griffith
Atkinson, j. II. Brent and DR.. NJ. M. Lewis
were appointed appraisers
,Smoot, Uhler & Go. VS.. Sinclair issue out
OF chancery to try whether deed lrcm Sinclair
to Lawson was made for valuable consideration;
trial of issue resumed; jury found the issue for
the defendant
Rodolphe Caughton was admitted to practice
as 40 attorney 10 this court
The court took recess till 8 p. N.
CHARGES AGAINST A CLERGYMAN. -Rev.
Drs. Mills and Sunderland and Rev. Mr.. Bit
finger and Professor Wescott, the committee
appointed to examine the charges preferred
against Rev. John Brown by o. E Hine, of
Fairfax county, went to Vienna Que morning
last week, proceeded ut once to the church,
and, with on y two brief recesses, they conlin-
ued in session until nearly clock the follow.
ing morning, when, after hasty cup of coffee,
they again took the cars for Washington.
Their report has not yet been presented.
POLICE REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes.
terday afternoon
Joseph Taylor aud Fenton Robinson, colored
boot-blaeks, for fighting on the streets, were
6oed and discharged.
D. H. Rumoey, tramp, for attempting to
steal an overcoat from Edward McGraw, was
seot to jail for 30 days, and put on the chain
gang for that length of time.
Six dodgers We're accommodated at the sta
ton house last night.
PROPERTY SALE. Green & Wise, auo-
tioneers, sold, TO day, for Messrs. Stuart and
Ball, commissioners, in the suit of Kephart rs.
Dxon's exccutrix, in chancery, the three story
brick dwelling No. II King street, formerly
occupied by Turuer Dixon, ESQ.,, to Mai W 90:
H. Irwin, for $3.50 The 200 acres of laua ad-
vertlsed to be sold at the same time by the
same commissioners was Withdrawn for want
of bidders.
SPECIAL ELECTION. The result of the spe
cial election in this city, yesterday, for mem.
bers of the City Council to ill existing vacan.
cies, was as follows: % Ward: For Common
Council, Herbert, l55; Stein, 81 Sd Ward
For Common Council, Beckbam, 22l; p. A.
Branch, 7; Beach, 1; blank, l. 4rh Ward
For Board of Aldermen, Beach, LOG; Smoot,
who was GOT a candidate, II.
OYSTER SUPPERs. The ladies' of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, will give a pub
lie oyster supper at Sarepta Hall tonight for
the benefit OF the Sunday school attached to
that church
The ladies' Of the NJ E. Church will give a
similar entertainment at the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association at the same time.
FIRE AT GUlLFuRD The house at Guilford,
belonging to j. Il. Hutchinson, lately ocou
pied by coored people. but for the last two
weeks uuoccup'ed, was destroyed by fire abo ut
five o'clock rhis morning. Il was valued at a
thousand dollars, 90 which, it is understood,
there was no Insurance
NOVEMBER II, A. D., VaIentiuan l., EN-
peror Of Rome, died. La giving audience to
the ambassadors of the Qaad!, whose country
he had subdued, he ruptured blood vessel in
9 6t of passion. Id 1858. Mary, Queen OF
England, died. She was the daughter nt HA"-.-