Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-26

n DISTRICT CASE IN THE USITrD
STATES SUPREME Yesterday the
argument in the case Of j. w. MOrSslI ct al.
(appelantS,) agt the First National bank
was concluded. The facts in the case are a 6
follows:-In 1861 MOrsell bought certain real
estate and gave a deed of trust 10 secure
the payment of $1,000 (the balance of the
purchase money! He was then member of
the Washington Cooperative Building as
ISOLATION, and bought advances from time To
Tune 10 apply on the purchase money giving,
In 1859, TO the association deed Of trust 10
cover these and other advances to the
amount of $4,000. During the existence of
this trust the bank and MessrS. Skinner &
Co: obtained Judgment against MOrselt
Afterwards Morsell obtained other advances
10 the amount OF $500, and on the LIST of
March, 1871, he executed deed of trust to
cover that and future advances to the
amount OF $4,000. The whole amount due to
The building association was 81 900. In
september, 1871, bin In equity was flied by
the bank, praying that the property be sold,
ard after paying the deeds of trust to apply
the balance TO the judgments. The property
Eas sold under decree in equity, and
TO pay the building association. The
auditor, in his report, gave preference
to the claim Of the association on the ground
that the rule of law in the District was that
Judgments were not liens upon an equity OF
Iede mptiOn, which was all that MorseII had
al The time OF their rendition. The bank ex-
copied TO the report of the auditor, and the
case was heard in General Term in Septem-
Der, 1873, and the court sustained the excep-
ton of the bank, and directed that the iudg-
mentS be paid before the amount due to the
building association advanced under the
last deeds. The defendants appealed to The
Supreme Court OF the United States and the
main question argued was: Whether a jndg-
ment at law constitutes lien upon an
equity of redemption in lands in the Dis
trict. The contrary 10 the ruling OF our Su-
preme Court has always been held to be the
law in this District. Mr.. TOtten argued the
case for the bank and Messrs. r.. X. Elliot
and j. j. johnson for the appellants.
TIE ENTERTAINMENT given at Tallnoadge
Hall last night by the pupils of Mrs. NJ f..
grained a large company, but not SO large
as the unusual merit OF the exercises should
nave assem- bled. The readings were gener-
ally good, several notably SO. The most ele-
CANT and instructive piece. consisting OF the
"Dreams OF Childhood, Yolth, Manhood
and Old Age" was illustrated by appropriate
recitations, and the best tableaux that we
Rave seen at any public entertainment in
This city. The idea OF the piece is new, here
al least, and the best moral sentiments are
1nculcated In language beautiful and in
structive. Mrs. hewitt deserves high credit
for the selection of this elegant mode of in
Structlon and amusement. Among the best
readers were Messrs. Shields, Williams
Douglass, and Garrison, while tue singing of
Misses Williams and Meany was enthusiast
ically applauded. Miss Mary Chase's char
acter part of "Mrs. Josiah Allen" was un-
district may be congratulated on the COM
piete success OF the entertainment.
REAL ESTATE SALES.-Thomas Bowling
auctioneer, has sold for Messrs. Kil0ourn 4
Iatta, trustees, the whole of square 5g7 sItu
ated between LIST and "a and NJ and n streets
south, containing 81 675 square feet al 81
per foot, TO c. ID. Gillmon.