Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-16
LOCAL MATTERS.


WEATHER PRoBABlLlTlE Var Depart
u,ut OMce Of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
,nui0a. D. &. Nay IT., lS7G-l0:3O a. NJ
In The Middle States rising fol Owed by falling
hxrome:cr fresh and brisk easter V winds, veer-
ing ~ southerly. lower tempers ture than on
N1nasy. generally cloudy weather and rain
sreaS
CIRCUIT Court For THE CoUNTY-Judge
James Keith presiding Birch VS.. Tucker
,r,spus,; order OF surv,ysot premises IN ques
ton, aud continued for plaintiff
CastIeman, assignee, Nc. VS.. Juo. L. Price;
a,tachment; judgment ir costs.
Castleman assignee, &c., vs. no. I. Price;
Anderson, Price aud Markedly attachment;
judgement for costs.
Johnston VS. Gafney; case; general plea filed,
with leave to plead specially and continued for
defendants.
Cooks administrators vs. Enoch Cook; mo-
tou on forthcoming bond; motion TO qnash
bond, and moton argued.
Richard Further vs.. Given l. Morsel issue;
removed to Circuit Court for the City for trial.
Account OF NJ. ID. Corse, trustee, was con-
tirued and ordered TO be,rccordcd.
Accounts Of A. +. A. King, trustee al exc
cuor, were confirmed and ordered to be re-
corded
McVe'gh vs.. Underwood, debt on bond; same
vs.. same, case; Swami VS.. Sizzling, case and at
tachmeut; Minor vs.. Hurlbert, aSsumpsit. Dis
mission at rules confirmed.
Dunlcvy, jr.. VS.. Wundel; debt; transcript
rec I'D filed.
Ansel WatrouS and wife VS.. Montgomery
SsmmeS; forthcoming bond; motion for new
trial overruled.
Board of Public Works VS. Seideu, Withers
4 Co., suggestion, &c; thirteen cases; d'Smls
sc3 with costs.
Chaucey Alexander VS.. Alexander; chan
Gerry; petition of William n Brown filed.
Evans VS.. lancaster; charcery; report OF
commissioner OF sale filed, and final decree.
Howell vs. Stablcr, g.; chaocery; injunction;
fual order; struck from the docket
Schiller vs. Clcvengcr; chaucery; hual de-
cree. with costs.
Walker and Walker VS., Hatch; chaucery; f.
nal decree, with casts.
The usual allowances were made to the OH
GERS of the Court, Jurors, &c
Court adjourned till Cuutt in course.
Police REPORT The following cases have
been tried since the last report:
Henson Carter, colored, accused of stealing
dot from John Roby; case postponed.
Geo. Smith, sailor, Tor refusing to ship on
the schooner L. A. Hayes, after having signed
papers, was 6ned, and in default, sent to the
chain gang.
Lewis Maddella, colored, for committing a
nuisance, was fined, aud 10 default, sent to the
chain gang.
Ssmuc Moore, colored, for the same offence,
was DISCHARGED.
Mitchell Wood, colored, for stealing his pas
sage on the cars from, Cul pcrer Z. Ii was
committed to the chain gang
Eliza Todd and Sally Todd, Tor disorderly
conduct, were fined ADD discharged.
james Henderson, coured, Tor dlSorderly
conduct, was discharged
Harry Carter, coored, for disorderlv conduct,
was fined. and 10 default OF payment, seut to
:hr chain gang.
Ouly one odger was accommodated at the
station house Last night.
RELIGIOUS SERvlCES.-There will be re.
gious services 10 Christ church to-nght, ADD
every night this week at o'cock. SerTic's
will a so be held there each murning at G:3O
o'clock, and on Friday night confirmation viii
be administered there by Bishop Whittc and
II sermon preached by Rev. DR.. Il. II. MckluI.
Ga Saturday evening, at O'Clock, tie Easter
carols will be sung, and the Sunday school Gel
ebration be held there. In St PaurS church
morning, a, 10 o'clock, by Rev. W. Z. Hull
hen, of Stauptou. On Thursday, al Il a. m.,
Rev. Dr. Watkins. of Epiphany church,
Washington, will preach, and Oh Friday, al the
same hour, Rev. A. NJ. Randolph, ID. D., OF
Baliimor "a the other IN rllngs during the
Council the pulpit will be flied by oth,r dlstln-
guished clcrgymcn OF Virgin and Mary land.
Services will also be held 10 ST.. Pauls church
every night from omorrow. AT Gla:c church
there will be service every night at o'clock.
SUICIDE AT SEA-Capt. q. B. Backett, of
the schooner S. B. Franklin, which arrived
here last evening, reports that about 1870 a. N.
on the 10th inst, when about GO miles from
Sandy Hook, James Shields, the white steward,
shot himself through the forehead, producing
instant death. Shields was widower, aud was
from Charestowu, Mas, where he leaves a
son aud daughter. Although occupying an hum
Die position, he was man tolerably we'll oft,
and owned -, 500 interest 10 the schoourr
Annie LYONS, which was lost short time since
aud the captain thinks that this loss prcyed
upon his mind, and induced the rash act. He
held possession of the cabin during the whole
OF the night prcvi, us to his suicide, armed with
a pistol aud bowie kuite. Shields was buried
at sea on the evening Of the lth inst.
BASE BALl.-rhe most lively and Interest
log game of base ball Of the season was played
at the Episcopal High School, yesterday after
noon, betweeu the Howard club Of that school
and the Independent club of this city. The
game resulted in victory for the Independents
by score of2l to III. Mr.. r. Z. Lee was the
umpire, and Mcssrs. Waterman and Jcffreys
we're the scorers The II wards have hereto.
fore been considered the champion players OF
this region. and the Independents are cores
poudingly proud of their success After the
conclusion cf the game the victorious cuh were
very handsomely entertained by the lluwards
at their rctcctory The Independents return
ed to this city at a late hour, much pleased with
their evenings sporE