Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-23
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

[Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazrtte.]
RICHMOND March % In the u. S. Cir
cult Court, JUICE Bond and Hughes presiding,
to-day, the consideration Of the petition OF the
foreign bond holders, for the appointment OF .
receiver for the A. NJ. & O r. r was, 90 the
concurrence OF all parties, postponed until Fri
day, the 7th of April next. This case broughtto
gether an array Of legal luminaries rarely ever
seen 10 that Court room. The leading lawyers
of this city were there. Judge and Senator
Marshall and j. 90. O. Steger, ESQ.,, appeared
as counsel for the l.t mortgage boudholders,
Mai. Chas s. StringFellow and Judge VIM.
Robertson for the company. aud Wm. W. Nc
FAraud ESQ.,, of New York, and II. L. Wick
ham esq Of this city, for the petitioners
Amoog other lawyers present we're Hon. Ihos.
S. Bocock, of Lynchburg, w. A. Maury, of
this city, and number of gentlemen OF like
ability.
The son of Gen Malone, whose illness. l
noticed, is better to-day.
The Senate will get through the tax bill to-
morrow, thiuk. They have agreed to almost
all of the House amendments. To-day, how
ever, they insisted on an amendment to tax
BARRIERS. Now there is some diversity of opin-
ion among the tonsorial artists here as to wheth-
or that will really bene6s them or act Injurious
ly to the profession. Some OF them think that
tax Oh BARRIERS will kill off all the small shops
who injure the large Ones and 10 this way it
will benefit the latter
Judge Stevens case comes up tomorrow.
The House will, think, rem We him, although
he will have some warm advocates on the
floor.
That life insurance case was again in the
Circuit Court to-day. NJ j. NJ. D. Ball, the
counsel for Shepherds execu Or, was non suit
81. Some witness testified that he had seen
Shepherd since his reported cath by drown
ing. Mr. Ball will have to bring sone ooe who
will testify that he saw the body OF Shepherd.
The Custom II ouse here has furnlt ure that
excells anything of the kiud about here. The
walnut chairs throughout the building cost SIS
piece. They are fue..
Mr.. Ham. Chamb erIayne's paper, "rhe
State," continues to improve. the staff Of
the papcr is as follows: Editor, Juo. Hamp-
den Chamberlayne; business manager, George
Crutch6eId, late of the ( quirer; local report
ers, Ro H. Wright aud WIN. q. Taylor.
The City Conservative Committee will, |
think, adopt primary election plan fer the
coming election The Germans are violently
opposed to It,
Senator Smith, Of Nelson, will, 10 day or
two, ask for charter Incorporating the 'Jen-
niugs Estate Association" He is determined
to geta part OF that big pile now lying idle in
England, and he has all the goa headit!veness
necessary to accomplish bis ends
Speaker Marshall Hanger always sbaves
him.elf-,rgo, in favor IF taxing BARRIERS.
The Circuit Court to-day decided in sub.
stance tha, Receiver Wick ham, of the G. & 0.
r. R.. should pay the employees and officers
Of the com nauy their back pay, before he made
any other disbursements. Geo. Wckham ask
ed the Cuurt give him some Instruction aS
to how be should dsburse the money 10 his
hands, aud the Court accordingly decided Ms
above.
Mr. Curlett denies that be intends to sue
the Richmond papers for their statements
about the spicy Curiett Williams scandal. The
secret Of the matter is that it was an attempt
made to black mail Mr.. Curlett by the father
of the young girl, who has himself left the
city.
Tipstaff Ward, Of the Court of Appeals, is
the leader of the Iud> pendent movement 10
this city.
George Wilde says they 'smoke nothing but
forty FIVE cent ci gars at the Enquirer now
George, my boy, they can afford 1t, and you
can t, so cease that useless lux Singing.
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