Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-23
LOCAL NEWS.

WEATHER PRoBABnTIEs.- Var Depart
meast Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Wesh'
,nqto,s, d. g., N0u'r. %, lS76-lO:SO a. H.
For the Middle and Eastern States stationary
or slightly higher barometer. slight change IN
temperature, north and west winds, cloudy aud
POSSIBLY snowy weather.
CIRCUIT Court FOR THE CITY.-Judge jas.
Keith presiding :-Naglce w. Smith ct al; do.
cree dssolving injunction.
Tayor's executor vs. Naglee ct ais; decree
allowing war interest and recommitting cause
70 commissioner fer restatement OF account.
zimmerman VS.. Benter; removal from JUS
lice; Jury, aud unable to agree; juror withdrawn,
and case removed to Corporation Court.
Charles NJ. Blackford, H. +. Garden. j. A..
buchanan, j. L. Hurt and j. G. Williams we're
admitted to practice law 10 this court.
Com. ex. re. Magruder VS.. Gray; dismissed
by order of plaintiff attorney.
Sawyer vs.. Drlefus; case; removed by agree
uent to Corporation Court for trial at January
term.
PEOPLES Savings B.uk of Lynchburg vs.
". G., V. NJ. & G. s. r. r. Co.; suggestions
acains. j. j. Keeting, G. Mayhugh and James
Goodwin; rule against garnlshees to appear 10
person at next term and answer suggestions:
Slablers administrator vs.. McGaw ct als.i
"a chanccry; report OF commissioners OF sale
Tied.
n chancery; by leave of court petitions ID this
cause we're filed BY John l. Hurt, Thomas W.
l:oul aud Henderson and Bond.
Saunders vs.. Smith and Perkins vs.. COWllOg;
uchancery; report Of Commissioned Helm filed.
The court adjourned until to NOR row morn
us at 10 o'clock.
IMPORTANT CASE. -TuE w. e., V. Nj. i
4. $. X. Rim the suit OF Graham ct ais. vs..
ihe ". e., V. NJ. < G. s. r. r, in which
John 5. Barbour esq p, was appontei receiver,
Daniel Il. London and others, creditors, to-
DAY, 10 tho Circuit Court for Alexandra city,
nn,g in sGssion, asked permission to lille petit
;au, among other thiAgs asking that the present
receiver be removed; that the payment OF the
interest in subsequent mortgages be suspended
Tor the present, and the net income be applied
t. the payment Of prior mortgages now over
due, thereby increasing, it is alleged, the value
q: subs; puent mortgages. The case IS set Tor
hearing to morrow before Judge Keith, when
other questions pertaining 20 the management
II the road will be presented. A numerous
array Ol counsel is present, representing the
different interests Involved. Hon. ). a. Buch.
auan represents the Baltimore ADD OHIO kali
road Company Hon r. A. Coghi'l, Col: Z. NJ.
tslackfv:d, Maj. James W. Green. and hent !
Nca'c the receiver, Gen. w. Ii. Payne and +.
|. S!lith, jc.. the trustees, and Capt II. n.
t;ardcu aud Gen. James G. Field the potloners.
REV. DR.. RULLocK's LEcTURE.-The Rev.
DR.. Bullock, pastor of the Union Presbyterian
Church, will, on Sunday night next, deliver
sermon, or lecture, IN that Church, which
will be Of especial interest to many OF cur
:itizcus. ''ihe Biblical Account of Creation,
not 10 conflict with, but corroborated BY true
SCIENCE" will DO the subject of the discourse,
aad as one OF the principle grounds on which
modern skeptics assail the credibility OF reveal.
ton, is that it is contradicted by the discoveries
Of Physical Science, the subject of the lecture
Is most timely. There is no one better quail.
lied to handle such subject than DR.. Bullock,
and it is hoped that all who are DESTROYS OF To-
formation on this question will be present at
the Union Presbyterian Church on Sunday
evening next. TO men of mind the lecture
especially commends itself.
MISTAKEN ToURIsT.-The many mistakes
made - some visitors to Mount Vernon,
caused by their ignorance of the history OF the
h.ilowcd spot, have been frequently published.
This morning another case occurred, when
wCll.dressod and apparently Intelligent man
got off the steamer Arrow at King street
wharf, supposing that he was at Mount Yer
non, and started for the tomb, which he located
10 the direction OF Schneider's restaurant. lie
seemed much surprised when Informed OF his
mistake.
CoHrLM ENTAnY.-Em Commander +.
A. Reed aud two other officers Of Old Domin.
Ion Commandcry, Knights Templars, of this
city. white vslticg Washington Commandery'
20. last night were invited TO confer the
Order of the Temple on several candidates, ana
did so u o most beautiful and instructive man
uer. Such an invitation is regarded by lem,
liars as very complimentary.
MlLlrARy.-The dozen or two soldiers from
Fort Foote, who were drafted for duty Oh the
plains come time since, have returned East,
but Instead Of joining their old command have
been ordered to report at Washington tor duty.
1t is reported at Fort Foote that the garrison
there IS to be Increased to seventy i've men by
drafts frcm ether points.
CONCERT LAST NIaHr.-The grand concert
at S4rcpta Hall, last night, was tolerab'y well
attended, and the audience, judging by their
frequent cncorcs, were much pleased with the
un,,rtaiumeut. The solo singing by Miss
Deceit aud McSsrs. Buchanan, McBurney aud
Grimes, Of this city, was particularly good.
Local Breyities.
Rev. W. c. Webb will preach 10 the Nj. l..
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