Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-26
THE PIckfyEIL EsrArE.-Yesharday in tho pr

IT, The PIckEEIL EsTATE.-Yesterday. in the Pro-
pate Court, Judge Cox, the case OF the estate OF
Inc late Ann Pickreii was taken up. Messr>
Ross ans Dean having flee ttor Mary NJ. Pile,
Hugh l.. and S. A. Walker Addie and s. p Bar
InoiOmeW, all OF Illinois, children Of Angelina
Walker, daughter Of Ann Plckrell,3 a caveat
against the probate OF the will, which was
April, 1874. Under this will the estate
mas nas pesn ID progress OF settlement
not Ia lawful form, that the testatOr had not
su1hcient mental capacity to make it and did
not know its contents; that IL was procured nv
undue influence and opportunities while the
Jestator YVES unable by reason OF her physical
ana mental feebleneSS to resist. and that it was
procured by fraud. They pray that T. Wilson
iickrell. the sole surviving executor, be cited
TO appear and PROFOUND the will in due form A
motion was successfully made week or two
since by the same parties TO amend the record
SO that all the heirs should not appear to have
appeared In court and consented to the probate
OF The Will Judge Cox took the papers under
atlVisement.
ORDINATION OF THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
GRADUATES IN ALESANDRlA.-The Gazette of
last evening says: Notwithstanding the hot
H weather large congregation assembled at ST.
PaulS church. In this CITY, Rev. Dr. Norton re,-
tor, at 10 o'clock to-day. to witness the cere-
mony OF ordaintng to the orders OF priest and
aeacon number OF the graduates of the Theo-
the chancel We're Right Rev Bishops White
OF Virginia; Dudley, OF kentucky; Peterkin OF
West Virginia; Penick, of Africa: Rev. 6rs.
Haynes, OF Petersburg; Peterkin. OF Richmond:
Joseph Packard Of the Seminary; Mtnntgerode
or Louisville, Ky, and Rev. Mr.. Suffer- Of this
Guy. Kew. Dr. Peterktn Of Richmond preached
the ordination sermon, after which Rev. Drs.
Packard, MfnnigerOde ana Rev. Mr. Suter pre-
sented the candidates for ordination to the OH ee
OF deacon as follows: f. L. Goodwin. WV KIM
pan, A. S. Lloyd, w. P. Logan, I'd. Packard, ID.
W. VIM, OF virginia; w. n. Clark, OF North
Carolina. and w. G.. McCready, of Kentucky
Bishop Nhtttle, assisted by Bishop DudIey
after the questions laid down In the Book of
common Prayer, had been asked and appro
p1iateiy responded to by the candidat IS, Or
da1ned them by the laying on of hands, to be
deacOns In the Protestant Episcopal church.
Messrs. r. X. Claiborne and F. ID. Lee, OF viz
glLla, were then presented and ordained to the
order OF priesthood in the church after the same
manner. The ordination services over the
visiting bishops clergymen, newly made priests
ana oeacons. and other visitors We're invited
INTO the lecture-roOm Of the church where a
handsome repast was spread by the ladies OF
tne church for their refresbment. Among the
visiting clergy present, besides those mentiope1
We're We're Reys. RICE. OF New York; Gardner, OF
Mary land; Grammar Of Baltimore: Joseph
Fletcher OF Washington; p. p Phillips and |,
rage. OF Virginia; Rev. Mr.. Estelle OF Port :
mouth, and many others OF different states. be-.
secs me clergymen OF the different denomina-
lions of the civ.