Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-03

i LANDMARK AND ITS HISToEY.-Time:
change and a!! The works Of man, ss veil as The
nen themselves, change with them. ! eHr b.
GEAR tue lumber Of houses which were placed
IA or streets b lore the opeaiag OF the present
[n,tuty grow fewer aud fewer. We chrouiclsd
few days since tho demolition OF sn oil land
mark OF Duke street, which has gwen place 10
handsome blicE house, snd we mentioned a
short time ago hat tie house a0joiolug Mrs.
f1eury Simpsons residences, on Royal. neal
OI:co street, Was beiGs torn dowo By Mr.. s..
Is Stcutenbureh. builder, who IL to erect here
lmo handsome residences fox Miss Eiiz abeth
Coo,ey. The t;G.e houorad house which passes
sway is one Of the eldest il the city 1t was
butt by James ConneiI, The cwner ct the orlgl
nal lots, IS arG l2l, exceeding o. Queen from
Ro7sl to Pitt streets, bcfors the Revolutionary
war. Its window frames are Of waiGus. ADD the
borse timbers of old style heavy ok. Whea
Connell died, ia lit, he hiQueat;sei that
nronertv to Joha Sutton, who had lived ia al.
ey,ndria ia l775, but was then III England.
~ ,oVn gas ben !r the middle of the Reyo-
iu.on and tie Legislature had declared YES.
chast and forfeited" s!l the estates OF ''all peg
SonI.,I les .: Lis EIitanDick Majcsty, VINO
~ tsc ~ Z ds- CT April. l7I5. wleo hostili-
t;os w.ra csu,uaeuc.d at Lexington between the
IT 8 ma the ;:sr parts o. tie Blush EN-
r;,a we're rcsiG AID folloHlog their vocalio2s
n any Dsrt Of Tie Word Other thaa the said
L s. aoa h.va net since either entered iGto
rba public employment Of said 5!s:es Q. joined
ths Same aud By ovcr5 &C; adhered to tas1.
John Sutton Was abroad. AID t!antoc R9Ss
the Commonwealth E5ahea:or 3. -Acz4udria
was busy in processes lcr tho csci!eS5 Of al
British properly here. he he's u: se;z I'd she
house Of Jamgs L:wcle, 3u5:ttcJ io5anss,
which still juts cut iato Pit strcc:, opposite st.
Psups church. When Sutton ran the bioeE
abe AID arrived 10 Alexandra. ne attached
himself 10 the patriotic c4us., AID at tbs niX!
session Of tie Legislature "a &C. was passed
securing from cScheat tic property dsTi3:0 to
Kim by CopGei by tic following Get:
"Whcreas il has been represented 10 tbs
General Assembly shat James CoIaeH late Ct
the town OF Acx=rc;lia. ia the eouasy st Far
lax, did, by bis last viii, bear3g date lTs:l ti:g
Of Mag, l177, amorg ether things, siFa or d.
wise bis houses or tenemonis ia SAID town to
Joha Su;ton apd his heirs, VITO Thea was aad
,ootiru:d for Sometime after toe death OF tie
tes!ator to Ge g subject q the hlag Of Great
Bri.a!t; but in The mouth eli September !*2G
was resident in and ciri=cca Ct tds uon:nlGH
wealth, whittier be hath eoa,c II expectation q!
gsttiog said estate. from assurances gv.a AlEl
by the said James Goanc:l 10 aha; E.ur? 50" l.,
l175 when liz vas ia t:iis S;a::: &Gii
"Whereas tie s.li houses ani icceuan.: an
liable 10 be esc:ea:ec aGd sold aa British Eva!;-
lr,Y uaGer he act Of Assembly aai;tet 'a;s &C;
couccruing cso"aats 81 tn:tetGras irio; DlisG
Subjects and he eai<i j shn Su;oa bath liati-
tiored this Assembly 20 suspcnd the prera;iD5s
or said act 10 this case, aGd tha said estate ansy
be cocftmed 10 him sgrcesb;y 20 tie will OF ti;o
=sid James Caaaeii,
BE it, :hceclorc, ccaote3. ThAt ;hv a:;i
houses and tenculenis 50 DEVISED by Dc ~ O
The SAID Jauags Uonnei. shall iic; Be Sa. c. -
escheat snd forfeiture, and th@t TIE saG!e ssi he
vested in the said john Suttoa and bis i.cis IN
Zee Sig p!e any law TO tic contrary Eut"li:.
standing, saving sl pcIaois any sight. ll;ia CT
claim they may have 10 Eald houses AID tabo
Deuis.'
Mr. Sultan became 3 D:ru@ZE,t S.r,. ana
was afterwards c,naac:ci 10 business with !h&
extensive house ct Vaudeville, 20 whrni :he
properly afterwards pa$s:a and W?,o ;V@:9 It's
owners for mauy years. L: was !or i5Eg ilae
The rtsidcSco OF Ctr vuGsraDia aud W:Geiy
kncwa ciz:n, J 10 Wc:1, 50.
INTERESTING CASE. As tsicfl7 no9tica:d
20 the r%port OF tho lroee&c I0Ss u i1e t9fp1r'
a.iou Court ia yest;1i25 : Gaz:;ic. thn iadl;t-
meet fer en- ba2z;":;leGt a.;.!ns' 80. H. SH!aa,
fou1a at tie Juye tcrGl 0t iha t&u:!. was :"E
20 ~. Tits is WHIST i, kno1u as tue utW ii
Lclneut, and |asrepof:et 10 s?2V; 3eGu !iau2a
to otvisto The OF ieallcns nader ~ llch me iJfm
er cases failed. Mhea the o.ss caria Ep Te,-
terasv The dstarso fed pIe: IL abataGcG;.
slsccice that EeIi,c.t Biyaa;, aGa Ci ,te meIn
hers nf the crsa;i ii,rv which ;oi!i} lie '0::;e
pent, was tiQ:-!::;,;; frt:. sciclug, hcc,Hs2 ii
Bis being the uw;.ir AMI cc3GiisT @! & gro!
mill, The law t5eiu:in=: ii: sGa'l ir"iD ssa"d -
re5. Ike rr3s@e1;i - urged that Mr.. E'saErS
wss net sri:: Nil! WltA,n thC mgsHlrg o the
law, tus eny pere aoG! pias'er NIL. |. VS.
proven, however. ~ Mr. Bcyaos 2aG other
witnesses ;hat core Rad h@al, sTHua1 :here +:
various parties srG 81 various t;i::s. i"e
Jury sgcrn to t,y The .lca. uc6.r INSTRUCTIONS
from tie judge, f,u2d jhat B. aGt Eart "a Ems:
mill, and wss thereivle Unqualified. lie N
dictmeot was thercupoa qussheG. Ihe prose
cu.isn was conducted by 'un common
weahh Assoruy and Mr.. j. II. J9hns,n 400
The defense By Ness-e. t. Il. Stuart aGd nj.
Burke. It also happeoeG sha: Mr bfgant Was
aueuter o. The grand iuTy Which met yestsr
day and indicted rio Boat thieves. 50 thas thaE
Indictment had also TO &c quashcd sod " nsW
.rInd Jury suu mouot; 20. to day. The veGire
SUMMONED was s!so discharged and new ono
ordered.
CORPORATION CoURT-Jadge Z. III. Lore
preSldiag: -CONTINUAT1ON GF EsTEKDA1
fRoCEEDlNGs-Uou. 7s. G. Il. Obioo; ew
b. zz!emeat plea il &tatamens ard rsf"II1. q
the jury, !rT dsi:oaan:; Indictment Guaa"eI
snd pt>tre: d;s1iagGlG.
IN order wss psda !or : sp&si.! Grad july
aud veuirc for &c. Gay.
TO DAY "A special Grnn:: Jary c:us:S'iis
Of a. Z. Hareon, icrciraa, Gecrse #ashing,
toe, j. T. B:ckhsip, }. g. M'lburn, +. r.
Mnmer, Charles Bril-, }. T. Cox end Peter
Wise wss sw3:n aut. charged.
Alicr sherl abseuac ,hey r>iu-ntd "a To-
element against MILO Il. Ramsey and Frank
D, Barker. fer srsnd ls:ceoy. q t1u' Dill. ara
retired to con.u:t Of !uither busi1css.
A uollc ptosrori was entered On the laole'-
ueu!s !ouaE ycs'csd&y ag4inas ii. Il. iirGssty
ADD +. ID. Barker.
The Greud Jury Ge'vraed two iod:cc men;a
aeaics! Gsorga Il. Skim, for :l1h: z2;e!ncot'
'tIc bills, ana hayia; 30 iur5hoE business "sfo