Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-13

William, or Stafford, or Of the Cit, Of Al x.n
dria, shall be brought OF Instituted IN the OF
fec Of the Clerk at Alexandria. aan al paper
a ID records 10 such suits CT procHcdluga sha'
be kept permanently by the Clerk or p'!uj
Clerk at Alexandria,; and. any lnhauliant o
either of said counties or OF the sali e:ty s!'a!
be entitled 10 have the trial or heaIing Ut any
sut or proceeding against him, ut Alexandra
But the Court, for good cause sho%n, RAY "shrr
wise order upoo motion after notice I" 'r by
such inhabitaot.
Alexandria, July Is. 1877. =, g.
This action will prove OF considerable hcueti
to our city, bringing COUNSEL, Jurors, witnesses
&C., 10 many cases here, who formerly hal u
90 to Richmond. 1t will also be convenience to
| lance they will have to travel and lesscnng thci'
| costs 10 mileage &c. 1t puts the u. 5. Courts
| at Alexandria on an independent footing, and,
| in connection with the appointment OF Nr.
| Fowler, by order Of the two Courts, as Deputy
Clerk, makes this as complete Court IN all
| respects, as those at Richmond.
TEACHERS INsTITUrE.-The Leesburg Mir.
ror in its notice Of the recent Teachers lns!i-
tutc there says:--
l'OuQ(y superintendent uCAt u-eH INV
Hon. II. l.. Carnc, of Alexandria, who enter
taioei the Institute on the following subject,
viz:-.Thc Model Teacher The speaker took
the beautiful poem of GoIlsmth's entitled
The Village Schoolmaster. and proceeded, line
By line, to compare that teacher with the teach.
ers of the present day. The address contained
much that was valuable, and will nc doubt lnl
prove the character 0! much Of our teaching.
The lecture vas not finished whCo the hour ier
adiournnlert arrived aud vas resumed next
morning. The speaker dwel: particularly 90
'Puoctuality, as one Of the most essential quail
iGcations OF tho model teacher. After dwelling
for some time upon the subject, lie announced
for his theme this morning. The Child Va
oabulary' The professor insisted that teachers
should be very careful in giving lostruc'
ton, not to use language above the capacities
Of their pupils, nor impose studies upon pupils,
which we're beyond their ability to understand.
At the close Of the lecture some practical queS-
tons were asked by Prof. Grubb, which were
very cheorfuIly and satisfactorily answered by
the speaker.
THE YACHT RACE. The race between the
yachts Ella Trcadwoll and Americas took place
yesterday, and resulted in a victory for the
former. The course, az heretofore announced
was from Gymout, twenty miles down the river
and back. The judges were Messrs. Wm. Dick
son, David Krulz and S. s. Mills. The boats
started at ll:55, rounded the buoy at 1881 and
BAT respectively, but the winning yacht did not
reach the starting point until 9:3O last night.
The race was won by the Ella Treadwell, which
distanced the Americas about two miles. The
Trcadwcll was sailed by Capt. Ned Tasker, OF
Washington, aud the Americas By Capt. Wesley
Davis, OF this city. The Americas took the lead
and held it for some distance, but the IreadRcl!
passed her before reaching the buoys and
rounded first. lowering her sails 10 expedite that
movement. The Americas made three efforts to
get around the buoy, before succeeding. After
midnight the steam boat which accompanied the
race arrived. There was considerable fighting
on the boat, and pistols and knives were freely
used
CORPORATION CORR -Ju,{gc f. az LO,re
presiding. The list of Delinquent taxes for the
year 1876, was examined, corrected and ordered
to be certifc to tho Auditor of Public Accounts.
Arnold ct al vs. Araol ct al; in chancerg;
suit consolidated with suit Of Stewart vs. Ar
mold, aod order for sale Of real estate.
Lloyd ct al. vs.. Lloyd ct al; in chancery;
cause referred to Commissioner Chiffon Tor re-
port.
Louis T.essler qs. Amos u. O:gonI; a>aImp.
sit; plea non assumpst, replication and issue;
Jury; Jury failed 10 agree: Juror Withdrawn and
case continued.
The Court appointed Richard Stant0o magii
tratc for the First Ward; James Fans, con
stable for the Second Ward, and &. q. SippIe,
constable for the Fourth Ward, TO ill Vacanc!c".
Court adilurnra unti to morrow evening at
three clock.
W. & O. Il. Tin the Circuit Court of the
city of Richmond, on application o! Henry
Lewis Of Philadelphia, and Henry McCom5,o
Wilmington, Delaware. for lhcmscivca and all
others who may contribute ~ The cost Of the
suit, an Injunction has been awarded rtiJiulng
and restricting he president, directors and oili
GERS ofthe Washington aud Ohio Railroad Com.
paDy from in any way transferring or dispos!ns
Of the property and effects of the said corpora
ton, and from !sauiDg any Of The bonds thereof
or from paying any Of ils debts, except Tor tn"
actual current expenses Of running the read no
til the further order Of the court. The pn!.iou
also asks for the appointment ola receiver
Stute.
DELINQUENT LISTS. --Thc City Treasurer
has made out and submitted TO the Corpora
ton Court, The lists of delinquent taxes Tor the
past year. The personal tax delinquent is
81, OBS. IS, real estate S647.33, erroneous assess
mcnt SO GI The number Of delinquent capt
taiou taxes il, white 39l, coIored 424. Last
year they we're about 100, tile difference being
due, in gl2at measure, TO the enforced pre-
payment OF the capltatiOn tax, at elections.
u. S. CIRCUIT CoURr-,1uelgc r. w. Hughe,
presiding. The court has been again engaged
todoy in the trial Of the case Of John Y. Bas-
sell vs. the American Insurance Co., which
was still 10 progress When this report closed.
Local BrevitIes
There was slight Ere in the house occupied
by Emma Dinsmore, on Union street, near
Duke. last night, but it was extiogulohed with