Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-07
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
LOCAL

LOCAL MATTERS.
sey- Persopsleaving the city during the sum
mer can have the Gazette mailed to them Tree
of postage.
WEATHER PRoBABIL1TIEs.-Wd War Depdrt'
ment. Once of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
m 'moton, o b. &, July !, Is76-lo:so a. M
For the Middle States rain in the Southern por-
tions. nertly cloudy weather and hlgner ton'
n~erature thar on Thursday. northwest wlnos,
yeering to westerly and southerly and staIlon"fy
or slowly falling barometer.
u. S. CoURTs-Judqe r. ". Hughes pre-
siaaiang-U s Circuit Court-U. s. vs. Ihos'
L. Sauboru; iu y sworn, aud falling to agree
UPON a verdic,, juror withdraw aud case COD
tinued until January term.
D H, London VS.. w. g., Y. NJ. &. G. ..
r. R. Co.; action % bond; plea of non est lac
tum withdrawn, aod plea of jurisdiction uled'
demurrer to plea of jurisdiction aud demurrer
sustained; pleas OF jurisdiction; non est 1ae'um'
covenant performed, covenant broken, ana plea
of payment. to which the plaintiff replied geo
orally; motion to exclude evidence oVerraleo,
demurrer to evidence and iolnder; jury ana
verdict for p~laiDliff for IS, 900 With interest al 8
per cent. from May l, 1875, subject to opinion
of he court upon the demurrer to the evidence.
u. S. VS.. G. w. EIdridge &C.; nolIe prose
oni; amount due United States and costs haV'
,ug been paid into court.
Thomas NJ. Hewitt ct ais. VS. A. II. Gheep;
eirctmcn'; Judgment for possession OF premises.
u. $. vs.. A. I. Latroope; continued
Il. B. Hay, of Washington, ID. e., quallhed
as an attorney 10 this court.
The petit Jurors were discharged.
IT. S. District Court-John 5. Fowler
assignee of Charles Fl. Heath, baukrupl,vs. Il.
A. Hawley ct ais; 10 chancery; order declaring
a certain deed of conveyance from Z. II. Heath
to Francis Ann Heath fraudulent as to the
creditors of said bankrupt. E.,
Ia re Charles H. Heath; order for sale of
real estate, ADD appointing L'pscomo ana
Forbes commissioners Of sale with the assignee.
In re A. p. Routt 4 Co.; order directing +.
B. Hiden, assignee, to pay balaace to Jno. o.
Fowler, bis CO. assignee.
La re A. p. Rouit & Co.; order discharglng
asslgnees.
IL re G. W. +. Smith; order Of reference to
Commissioner Shepherd.
Both Courts adjourned until tomorrow morD'
iug ut 10 o'clock.
STABBING AFFAIR.-.An alteration occur
red at Devils Row, Fishtowu, last night, about
eleven o'clock, between Colbert Tolsln, a col
ored hand on the schooner Murray Vandlvcr,
and another colored man uamed George Stew
art, 10 the course of which the former drew a
sailors sheath knife and stabbed the latter 10
the left chest. Information was immediately
given to the police, and an Intellectual chase
was made after the culprit by officers Bettls,
Purcell aud Arnold, Tut he succeeded 10 CIV
ing them the slip 10 the marsh near beach's
ice house. Shortly after midnight, however,
officers Belts AID James Smith discovered
him at Devils Row and arrested him.. he,
together with lored man uamed John Davis,
who attempted to assist him to escape. was car
ried before the Mayor, who committed them TO
Jail to await the action of the Grand jury.
Stewart was attended by DIR. Johnson, who.
prououucas his wound not serious, although a
painful one. The difficulty was caused by an
old grudge.
The SATURDAY NIaHT MEETING. AT an
Informal meeting of a few of the Conservative
voters Of the First ward, held at the fig pole,
on Wind Mill Hill, last night, further arrange
ments, were made for the ratification neetlog
to be held at that place on Saturday night. The
StaUlW Il ~ OuClJ - oSSeNA
tul fag inscribed with the uames of Titden aud
Bendrick' will be uoturled. and a salute will be
fired. The Alexandria Band will discourse
music aud the distinguished speakers, hereto
fore announced, will address the meeting. ln.
d~ications are that the meeting will be a grand
success, and the people nay expect sole string
and eloquent speeches.
POLICE REPORT. The following cases have
been tried since last report:
Colbert Tolson, colored. for stabbine George
Stewart, also colored. was committed to jail,
for the action Of the Corporation Court.
Jnho Davis, color2d, accused OF being an
accessory was also committed for Court.
joseph Mitchell, colored. on a like charge,
vas acquitted, and recognized as a witness.
Joseph Lucas, for stealing lead from n.
Boush & Son, was fined and discharged.
Nelson Shepherd, for an assault on Lucy
Murray, both colored, was recognized for
further examination.
DEATH OF A FORMER ALExANDRIAN.-Un-
der the death head 10 to day Gazette will be
touod a notice of the death of Mr.. Henri &.
Sayrs, formerly of this city, son Of the late DR..
John |. Sayrs, which sad event occurred at
Lebanon, IN Oregon, on the 18th of June.
Mr.. SayrS WAS a gentleman OF striking worth,
and his death will BIZ deeply regretted by all
who knew him.
THE RAIN LAST NIGHT.-The rain last
night, which was only a light shower here,
came down in torrents, 10 the surrounding
country, and 10 the river below Fort Foote.
Parties who were on board the Steamer Fix
press, which was pear Lndiap Head, say that
It was one of the heaviest rains they ever e1,
perienced.
VESSEL LosT.-Mr. W. A. Smoot received
a Telegram this morning from Calais, Me-, 10
forming him that the Schooner, Sunbeam,
which was loaded with laths, from CALAIS, and
consigned to him, had gone ashore aud that
her cargo had been Abandoned. No further