Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-24
THE COIRTS.

CRIMINAL COURT-JUCige Mac ATfhlD.
Yesterday civil appeal cases were tried as follows
Of costs. Dick vs.. Solke and wife; verdict for 10
and interest for plaintiff.
Judge Olin held this court to-day and the case of
payis agt. BehTend was heard, and verdict found
CIRCUIT CoURT-Ju,ige Cartier.
Yesterday: Strong SIR vs. Cropey Sons SUI for la
and case settled 10y parties The Murray vs. Washing
ton and Georgetown railroad company was taken
TO day. the case of Murray agt the Washington
and Georgetown railroad was resumed this morn
SPECIAL TERM-Judye WMie.
To-day, Alexander ct al. aCt Bouldin ct al; order
agt Ewing ct al order reference to auditor to re
Port on the property Of sale Stanton agt Hunt; de
cree pro coniesso agt. Hanna.
PROBATE COURT-JI0Ige Din.
On saturday, James b. Hamhleton qualified a. at
S7,20. In re viii Of Joshua Riley; order Of pu6lica
Ton directed The certihcate Of guardianship to
appointed In re estate Of jane Lawrie letters Of
administration granted TO John Stewart bond,
dian u his infant child; 'ond, slOoj. Yesterday,
John IL mig was appointed guardian of George
Mii'I oTitr C9hiirlnlng sale This VIII Of the late
RudolPh Buchly bequeathing hi estate 70 his wife
ceased order authorizing certain bonds to be sold i'm
New York. In Te will of the late James b. PUN
letter. If administration granted to james b. Ham
betun on Saturday last r., ked, letters having been
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POLICE CoURT-JIUtqe Smell.
To day, Robert Morris. dI>ur,lerly in Georgetown:
-. Henry Powell, loud and boisterou,; SIS Thos
Henry yasrant, was sent down for ninety day,
Charles Hilieary ssaUlt and battery John aim
Tha sTSgmG II s Sa GjW Of ea 6Gys Cha
Reiman, assault On VIM Brown: : 10 ami costs
Iha{les johnson, larceny at an axe; SIS; Hileary
Jordan was charged with putting a head on z. IL q.
MaIymau, a constable, who told the nudge thar ne
had wit Of repevin for some horses. and went To-
serve u when Jordan went for him; his thumb was
injured IN the ARRAY : 10 and costs. Roht DOwdY.
assault and battery on C.roLne Duncan; s..
AFFAIRS on THE VIRGINIA SIDE OF
THE RIVER-Ihc Battle Rijdge-At the late
term OF the Fairfax county court, the COM
misSlOners appointed by Fairfax and Prince
William counties TO take bids for the recon-
StTuctiOn OF the bridge over Bull Run. made
their report, which was confirmed by the
court, and said commissioners We're ordered
To contract with James II. Palmer for a stone
bridge over the run, where the WarrentOn
turnpike crosses IL, ami near the spot where
the battle commenced July 2lSt. 1851
Escape tTpDt he Chan Godtg.-Yesterday af-
tcrnOOn, at O'Clock. while the chain gang
was AZ work cleaning the cutters at the cor
ner of King and Washington streets, two OF
Their number, Hugh Strider and Eddy
Meade, broke their chains with their picks
and, running out South Washington Street
escaped. Strlder was to have been sent to
Washington To be tried there for burglary
IHE STAR office was the place burgleI by
StridcTl
F5e ii, FGiylc.-On Wednesday night. the
intti Ntdiit. lilC SdW-l1llll OF MI. ODE
dlah BeSley. about fifteen miles above this
city, on the LeeSburg turnpike, was burned
10 the ground, causing loss OF about $1,000
covered 10 the amount of -, 900 by insurance
The fire Is supposed TO have been caused by
spark from the furnace.
F'Ue a. CdpcpeT.-The dwelling house on n
farm belonging TO Mr. Thomas I'll. Rixey on
Halle river, in Culpeper county, was de-
StrOyed by what is believed TO have been an
LEGENDARY ire on Wednesday night last
AteJ. Sentinel. 23O.
DEATH AND THE LAST CFST.--A sal