Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-17
The StrOng.District Case.


This morning, in the Circuit Court Judge
Humphreys), there was a large attendance of
people anxiously awaiting developments in
the case of S. Strong agt. the District, which
has been before the court for several days. At
II 10 O'Clock Judge Humphreys came in and
Cook and Totten for plaintiff. and Riddle and
MI Tor Notwithstanding present.
MIR. Totten stated that they were not ready
to proceed.
The Court-Can the plaintiff.
Mr.. MullOy called Samuel Strong
MIR. COok.-If your honor please, the plain
TIL is absent, having been called to Cone river
to see his wife, who is seriously i'll. INF. Cook
read attidayitS Of MI. Strong and Robert
StrOng.J
The Court.-File those affidavits.
a pause followed, and, during the silence,
which was almost oppressive, the clerk marked
the papers filed
The Court-Have you flied them?
The Clerk-YeS, sir.
The COurt,-On the filing of these affidayitS,
the case is continued to this day week.
The counsel on both sides suggested that the
case be disposed of, as 1t is evident it will not
The Court replied that he respected sugges-
lions, but had made his order
AT his direction the Circnit Court was ad-
journed to Tuesday next.
Excursions, Picnics, &c.
The picnic at the SchuetZen Park tomorrow
for benefit of the yellow fever sufferers under
the auspices of the Metropolitan police force
should be largely attended. as it will be one
of the best managed entertainments of the
season. Several novel features are advertised.
See notice elsewhere.
The picnic of the Washington and George
poned until Wednesday, Sept. 25.
The drivers of the Metropolitan street rail-
road company will give a grand family picnic
The steamer Mary Washington will give a
day and moonlight excursion to Marshall Hall
next Thursday for the benefit of the yellow
fever sufferers The boat will leave at 10 a. m.
and p. m, returning at and 10p- m.
THE AssEMBLY's PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
DEBT.-This church is now in chancery, where
churches very seldom get. 1t appears that in
1859 +. w. C0lclazier lent the church 5000 in
gold, and the then trustees executed deed of
trust on the church to secure this debt, Colca
tiers SOnln-law being named as trustee. In
1862 the trustee advertised and sold the church,
and it was purchased by the late Amos Ken
dali, with the view OF using it as a Baptist
church. The congregation refused to pay the
debt or surrender possession, and Mr.. Ken
dali, to avoid law suit, abandoned his pur-
chase. The trustee, who was then in one vi
the departments, was removed from Office, it
IS alleged through the influence of some of the
leading spirits of the congregation: but some
time afterwards he was reinStated, and from
that time to the present he has refused to exc
cute the trust Some few years ago about one
hundred of DR.. Boynton's congregation Sc
coded and went over to this church, promising
when they took possession to pay off its debts,
and they did pay several of the small debts;
but C0lclazlerS debt they refused to pay. Last
December Colclazier filed bill in chancery to
nave a new trustee appointed In place OF his
son .in-law, who is still in office, and gives as
his reason for declining to execute the trust
that II he was to make any move in that di-
rection the congregation would have him re-
moved from office. The defence the church
usuriOus one, and that it is not bound in law
to pay this debt. The case was argued last
Friday ida by R s Davis for Colclazier and Mr.:
he would hold the case over and give the
church an opportunity to compromise, as it
was placing itself in an unenviable attitude
before the community. COlclazier only asks
for the principal, without interest.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
$l,3i6; J. II. Click ct al, trustees, 70 Edward
Larner ct al, to Louise Dierkop1 lot 5, So %.
an aiea S FL ld aarnes ss ct g. t. M cs
Butcher to Annie Wilson, lot 8, So. Is: IS, co.
| Michael OBrien to W. G.. johnson, lot Is, SO.
f To lot Ellen Pee trustee to fSt 1 Car
trustee, to Jane w. Williamson, lots i, 2 and
20, So. ,lG9, lots6 and !, so. 500, lots P and Q
a nd lot in in thf
X. Simpson to John Long, lot a., So. 7SS: s.
J. Fl, Click ct al, trustees. to Maria L. NJ. Cate
lots 81 and g. SO; $50; $50, and lots 35 and 81,
! A. Phillips to Kate G. Foster, lot lao, SO. 365
| $500. d. Daily ct al, trustees, to Henry
MSDermott, lot SO; SGS; sl.225, L; NJ. Saun
s. W. b. Avery to George Wild, lot 10, 50
S6S: $1,000. Howard University to J. II
Cncles, lot 5, So; LOSS; $500 j. A. Hoffman
ct al, trustees to J. 81. kengla, part IRE
Rowland to Campbell Darlington, lot q, SO
| lG4: s.. j: 81. Click ct al, to Michae
Joachim, lots Is and IA, So. $50; $3.50. Thos
Weaver to G. H. ": Marshall, lots 16. II and
Is SO. l,0OS; 3. p. A. Tracy to B. H. War
ner, lot 49, So. 305; g..
| ONE hundred pieces black and colored silk.
| Just arrived at Carter's, the popular cash dry
| goods store. Excellent black silk, 75c. Ouj
&lOO and 81. Is black silks are special bargains
| COlOred silks very cheap, all cOors; blue
| brown, plumb, steel, cardinal, and all the very
| light shades of colored silks.-AdUt
ROMAN gold, onyx, coral, silver, jet ename
and Partisan dia n1ond iaupalru In III tho nau