Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-07
The Courts.
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The Courts.
EQUITY COURT-J,tdge Wylie
Yesterday, Fowler agt. Dick; auditors report
confirmed. Power agt. Power; reference to
auditor: McAuley agt. McAuley; sale ordered
and William Il. Woodward appointed trustee
steptoe agt. Steptoe; final ratification of sale
ordered Walker agt. Boyle; lot Al. Lackey's
subdivision. released. Leonard agt. johnson;
sale finally ratified and auditors report con-
1lrmed. Stewart agt Lord; motion to quash
sale finally ratified. Mosher agt. Mosher; same
action. Woodward agt. N. L. Market Co.. rights
OF shareholders established. Frazier agt. heirs
of Frazier. Barnes VS.. Lowell Elliot appointed
trustee in the place of Hunt. Ruff agt. Tucker
ct al; pro confessO against certain defendants.
Mclean agt. Barker; w. r. Riley admitted party
complainant Thompson agt Thompson; refer
ence to j. n. Oliver to take proof Shehan agt.
Shehan; sale finally ratified and cause referred
to the auditor. Doyle agt. Giddings; security
Stamp agt. Balloch; Injunction granted andtime
to take proof limited. Miller agt. Hopkins; au-
ditor's report finally ratified. Davidson agt
Simpson; auditors report finally ratified. Har-
yey agt. Hinton; pro confesso. Morrow agt
Engle; pro confesso. Skinner agt Skinner
condemnation of credits in hands of garnishee.
Adjourned until Monday.
POLICE COURT-Julqe S,aeu
Yesterday, after our report closed, VIM. Ran
dolph and VIM. Thompson, colored, were
charged with the larceny of two hats from the
store of VIM. Scott. Officer Breen caught them
in the act of selling the hats and they were sent
to Jail for 30 days. Victoria Dodson and Sophia
Coleman, cOlOred, charged with making an
ARRAY by fighting with each other in the street:
IS or 10 days each. Ann Furlong and Mary A.
Downing, assault on each other; SIS EACH Off
Ger Reeder assault on Frank Collins; S. Frank
Collins, loud and bOisterous; IS. Chas. Curtis.
assault on officer George L. Wheeler: fined $40
or 30 days. Also charged with being disorderly:
s. or ID days additional. Eliza Murphy alias
Eliza Bailey. keeping dsOrderly house: 80
DAYS. James McCauley, grand larceny of some
castings from Chas. c. Anderson; grand jury
Emma Murdoch and Jas. Thomas, affray: SIS
each. VIM. Foster, larceny of SO cigars. and
three bundles of cigarettes from Edward D.
Phillips; 80 days in Jail.
To-day, Ellen Lucas, street profanity S. or
days. John c. Williams, loud and boisterous:
s. or Is days. John LennOX forfeited collateral
VIM I. Graham and George GRAY, loud and
boisterous in West Washington SIS or Is DAYS
each. VIM. McHue a bright little white bow
giving his age as years, was charged by Officer
Harlow and Special Officer Ford with being a
vagrant and dsorderly person. Officer Harlow
stated that he caught the boy out late at night,
and the boy told him that his parents are in New
1ork, and he had no relatives or home. Special
Officer Ford testified that there was a cigar
stand robbed in the Center market few nights
ago. and boy was convicted of rObbng it.
and last night he caught this little fellow con-
cealed in the cigar stand and arrested him. and
has found that the boy has parents here. The
court continued the case to have the bows
parents come into court. Jos. Bell cursing and
swearing in house loud enough to be heard
ON the street; SIS or days. Charles Kenkle.
profanity; S. or days. Lawrence Clark. keep
ing his bar open on Sunday; $50 or 80 days
appeal noted VIM. NJ. Ennals, keeping his bar
open after hours; $40 or 30 days.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.-The common coun-
Gil OF Alexandria met last night. President Doug
las in the chair. with members, and passed to
its third reading bill prepared by the corpora
ton attorney, authorizing the mayor to desig-
nate, from time to time, such streets as might
be used by the Southern Bell Telephone Co. to
erect poles; but declaring that poles shall be
erected on no square except where the owners
refuse to allow the wires to be attached to the
houses. The company to pay $50 per annum
tax, and the act to be repeaable at the pleasure
OF the council. The charter requires two-third
vote Q2) to pass bill upon the evening Of its
Introduction, and so, pending the passage of the
bill, the council adjourned. Another meeting
will be held this week.
The ALEXANDRIA TELEPHoNEs.-The coming
telephone exchange will not be the first intro
ductiOn of telephone service here Several
years ago DR.. G. w. Phillips, manager of the
Washington and Alexandria ferry, introduced
the telephone into Alexandria at the ferry
office, connecting the foot of King street with
the foot of 7th street The Alexandria ship
yard and the Agnew Co.'S coal wharves and the
Western Union office are also connected with
washington by telephones, and the Midland
ONCE, on King street, is connected by telephone
wires with the railroad depot on Henry street.
Inere was also atelephone from the residence
OF G. H. Robinson to the NJ. E. church South.
1t is expected that before the middle of October
there will be fifty telephones in use here.
NO DUEL.-The contest for the Beckham cum
which LED to dispute that resulted in a declina
ton by the team of the National Rifles to take
part in the second match, awoke also a fliaf.
Guilty here. Mr.. Hubert Snowden having COM
mented on the ill-shoOting of the Aleyan6ria
team was replied to by W.K. Davidson one Ofthe
team In correspondence which grew tart MIR.
onoWden having suggested that Mr. d. was ssan
ass, and Mr.. D. responding that Mr.. Snowden's
communication was not truthful. thereunon
puDilcations ceased, until yesterday. when Mr..
u. s. French, Mr.. Snowden's second, explained.
MIA : caro- that ne 1ad waited on Mr.. Davidson
at Mr.. DIS request he was .sal-
lowed until Tuesday, the 18th inst. to name his
friend who was absentH But. saws Mr.. French
Davidson, in half an hour, made the note public
1nu notlned him that the matter was at an end.
WhereupOn Mr.. SnoKden. in a card, declines
further to notice Mr.. Davidson as one sdeprived
OF the consideration Of any honorable man"
NEW NIGHT SCAvENGER.- George w. Cliff
lord, ex-superntendent Of police, entered last
position
scavenger. He gave bond last evening" With
proper sureties, will pay the city s75 bonus. and
will use the OdOrless method Wilson N Goss
of Washington, offered 800 bonus for the work
but the law required that the award shonlS be
made to an Alexandrian Mr.. Clifford is now
using the old method, but expects to introduce
the new one next week.
! SUITS AGAINST THU CTTY.-Besides the F1em-
Ing hay scales suit the suit of Delahay's suretes
VINO claim 30, goo for work done in furnishing
al
failed, will come up for trial this fall.
REPORTERS NOTES.-The baroue ,ottie Stew,
art will sail in few days for Europe with 3 GOO
bushels of wheat. Three deserters from her
crew are now in Jail here, and will be nut on
board just before she sails.-The real property
of Mr.. John West, at the northwest corner of
King and Fairfax streets, four stores and two
dwellings, all two-story frames, in the very CEN
ter of the business portion of the city, was sold
yesterday for 81, 100, at auction, to Gen. NJ. D.
Corse. Supt. Coleman is now busy repairing
King street, between Fairfax and Royal :.
'sThe B. of A." which has heretofore been
an abbreyiation Of board of aldermen, is now un-
dersto0d in Alexandria to mean the board Of alb
sentees. It is quite likely the iron boomuvill
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