Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-18
LOCAL ITEMS.

LUCAL HENS.
CORPORATION COURT Judge H. M Lo1o.
presnling-To- DAYS PRocEEDGNGs.-Adm
stration upon the estate OF DR.. j. &. Hill, de.
ceased, was committed to the City Sergeant:
appraisers, K. Kemper, George Johnston aud
j. 4. Sherwood.
Berry 4 Go. VS.. VIM. Fl. Devaughn, and
Allen Leavtt u 60. VS.. same; application for
homestead; argued aud submitted.
Harlow VS.. Martin; chancery attachment;
decree for debt.
Albert Speiss vs. j. Henry Beach. 10 this
case the plaintiff built a schooner called the
Charles Lewis, near Accotnk, Va, and be.
fore the vessel was entirely completed sold a
half interest therein to Rossair W. Thompson
cash aud the residu: 500 was to be paid in Is
months after the time Of sale. paper set.
ing forth these facts was prepared and sigoed
10y Spelss and Thompson. Subsequently Speiss
sold his half Interest in the schooner to j.
Henry Beach, and at the same time bottled
Beach thai 500 was due to him (Spciss) from
Thompson upou the purchase price of the
other half. After this purchase Beach also
bought from Rossair w. Thompson his half Of
the said vessel and paid to Thompson
the whole of the purchase money exec pit
about $3.50, which was made to fall due
about the same time, that the 800 would
become payable from Thompson to Speiss.
Beach was notified Of the indebtedness from
ting with Thompson he would reserve mouuy
enough to pay Spess claim. When Speiss'
claim became due be called upon Beach for the
amount thereof and Beach offered to pay if
he would koock off 800 Spess refused AT.
forwards Beach examined the records at the
custom house, and finding that the bill of sale
from Specs to Thompson, though it men.
toned the 500, reserved no lien upon the yes
sci to secure the same, paid TO Thompson the
amount of his note to Thompson. Afterwards
Spess brought an action of assumpsit against
Beach for the 500, and Beach failing to
make defence, judgment by default was
entered against him. Execution was issued
upon the judgment, and Beach, under the
statute, filed his inventory with the Ser
geaot. claiming his household 10 the said
Schooner and other property. The Sergeant ap-
piled to His Honor, Judge Lowe, Of the Cor
poratiou Court, 10 term for the appointment
OF appraisers. By written execution in
the nature of plea, thu plaintiff, Speiss,
opposed the appointment of appraisers as TO
the half interest in the said schooner upon the
ground that the judgment was for part of the
purchase price thereof. The Court overruled
the objection and appointed the appraisers,
holding that the exception as to the purchase
price contained in the homestead law only ap-
piled to cases between the original seller and
purchaser.
Court took a recess till o'clock, and ad-
journed later in the evening until ii clock
next Tuesday morning.
SYNoDIcAL "REMINISCENCES. The Young
Virginian, in its account of the late meeting of
the Synod Of Virginia, in Stauutou, says:
Messrs. Witherspoon, VIM. Dinwiddie, Ley
burn, Dabuey, Bullock, Alexander, and Murk-
land were listened to with great interest. 10
speaking of ministers 10 general terms, some
one has classified them as follows: those who
preach self; those who preach self and Christ;
those who preach Christ and self; and those
who preach Christ alone. 1t has been init
mated also that the same person may, 10 the
course OF his ministerial experience illustrate
all these phases OF preaching service. If there
were any OF the first and secood class of preach
crs 10 our Synod, We failed to discover them.
We venture the opinion the most we heard
might be assigned to the third class, but it will
ut be long ere they shall emerge into the
fourth class by the grace of God, Judging from
their excellent spirit. The minister who ex-
pounded the scene at Jacob we'll came 80 pear
showing himself a foulth class preacher that he
may be justly regarded as such. Fourth class
preachers rarely or never make apologies, or
toue things down by polishing off few words
about the dignity and sanctity of fathers and
brethren. They simply preach the preaching
they are commanded. in lowliness of mind and
humility spirit that make themselves appar-
eLt. There is room for an artist to improve
when he finds it needful to label the flower he
paints. So we think wheD a person has to
pause and tell US that he is very humble and
very deferential, it leaves room for suspicion
that he is third class preacher.
UNPLEASANT PRED1cAMENT.-The steamer
Virginia, of the Maryland ferry, left her slip
on the opposite side of the river, yesterday
afternoon, for this city with FIVE passengers,
three men and TWO colored women, one of the
latter school teacher. Soon after she started
she was caught by the drifting ice and carried
down the stream about mile where she lodged,
aud where she remained, unable to move, un.
til Doon to-day, when the steam tugs Keystone
and Belle Haven succeeded in reachiog her
and bringing her safely to port. She was uu-
provided with provisions, and her passengers,
Who had eaten nothing since dinner yesterday,
were almost starved when they landed here.
They fortunately had good fires all through the
night, but the delay of the passage, the knowl-
tho &c