Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-19
Fairfax County Court

IREPOaTED FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
FAIRFAX c. H., Va, July Is, ls76.-JuGge
James Saogster adjourned his Court to the
Court n course to-day. The following is brief
synopsis Of the proceedings:
Twenty FIVE de, d. aud other writings were
admitted to record. having been received in the
Office since last Court.
B. I. Fairfax vs.. Hulda Cofs; rule con-
tnued
Jonathan Magarity vs.. Ira Williams; notice
dockcted and continued.
% l.. Makeley's motion for road, Q road
was opened agreeable TO commissioner re-
port.
Thockmorton VS.. S. Shreeve; defendants
motion Tor new trial overruied aud judgmeu,
given according to the verdict OF the jury and
costs.
Richard Lane, on Indictment for forgery, was
pu; to the bar; plead not guilty; verdict gully,
AID sentenced to two years 10 tie pcnltentlary;
notIoo for new trial overruled.
\. A. Chapmau'- account against the Com
mouwealth Is. 40J was allowed and ordered 10
be certified.
Geo. X. Williams account against the Com
mooweaila l7.90) was allowed and ordered to
be certified
". II. Pettitt's account against the Com.
uonwe4!th 1850 was allowed aad ordered to
bc cert fed.
Administration on the estate Ut {. C.PowelI
was granted t, B NJ. Powell.
1t was oricrcd that the Sheriff OF this cnunty
eupioy guard to assist him in carrying L'wls
NJ nr5 and Richard L,oe u the peult4ntlary.
he acc ouut Of DR.. New rter against the
Commonwealth was allowed aud ordered I" De
, certified. y.
LORD DUFFERIN, in an address before the
female no!m4 school 10 Quebec the other day
! said: Il observe that it is an almost universal
practice upon this C ,ntioent, even 90 public Oc-
GASEOUS 10 prize lists, roll calls and 10 the inter
course Of general society, for young ladies &c be
! alluded TO by their casual acquaiutauceS, nay
! ever. 10 the newspapers, by what 10 the old
couutry We would call their pet names-that
is 10 sag, those carc>sing, soft appeatlons Of
enIearment with which their fathers and broth
ers, aud those Sho are dearest to them strive
TO give expression to the yearGing Affection telt
for them IN the home circle. Now It seems to
! m= INDUSTRIOUS sacrllege, and quite lnconratl.
! be With the dlgo!ty ADD self respect due 10 the
! daupht OF our land. aud With the chlvarou-
reverence with which they should be approach
! ed, even 10 thought, that the tender, love.
! inverted pome nciature OF the hresldc should
! be added about at random o the mouth OF
every empty healed Tom, Dick ADD Harry on
the street whose i1Ic tooguc may choose 10
. batbe of them. For instaDc,, 10 the Unlted
! States, before her marriage, | obs rVcd that
! Miss Grant, the daughter OF the occupant OF
the uo>t august position IN the "orIi, was
! generally referred TO 10 the newspapers as Mel
! lie, as though the paragraphlst who wrote the
| item had been hcr play fellow from lntaocy;
aud even Lacy Duffern, see, has become
! Kate" 10 the eiegaut phraseUlogy 0. U>!;ed
5 as magsz ue-.hough how Kate could
| hav. be.u eicteI from her eyceency r"a.
christian name doo't Know. 0: course this
is small matter TO which have alluded, bu,
it is not without significance when regarded a.
a ra.lonai characteristic.
| THE TURKISH Wharf.-The news from the
seat Of war 10 Turkey is uniuportaut. Both
sides are sent ne forward reinforce msnts, aud
a decisive battle may shortly be looked for.
SclvIa last reserve has been ordered t. tie
trent Private Intelligence says Prince oIan :
foi!1wcrs are greatly discouraged. Rouaia ola
! has seut clfcu ar tc the Powers denying TIE
reported mobiiiza N Of her army, snd stating
that her forces nave been called out merely 10
deieod the neutrality of her territory. The
| Turk ssh Government is taking active measures
to suppress the excuses Of the irregular ml!l
tary n Bulgaria. 1t is announced at Belgrade
that the Turks were repulSed on Monday 10 81
attempt to enter Seryia.