Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-29

son 81 tH' ,H'ui' o'Tt inf the city, Judge
James Keith presiding. as stated in IN,
Glyrt". vas held saturday last The fol
lowing i, the business transacted
Narhnry& Ball, trustees, VS.. Joseph Thorn.
tu;i. III rhnncery; amended declaration filed
demurrer To amended declaration and con,
lm,lrd.
WEIGH ". Potomac Ferry Company; cas;.
Judgment heretofore rendered in this cuse
e, aside declaration amended by leave, and
ca.r continued and fixed for trial on :}rl ia,
o. next term.
kephart ". Dixon':; administrator ct al
in chanccry; decree for distribution.
Green 81 al. W. Guy; in chanccry; decree
d-ni-~i'.; till! execution OF decree STAYED
for i" days iur plaintiffs to take an appeal
Eliza ID. scott ". Virginia Scott; in chan
Gerry; death of plaintiff suggested
H.; !"r q al. ". Powell, Il al and Cham
h'run y. Powell; in chanccry: consolidated;
decree Tor sale and cause referred to com
missioner To ascertain value of dover of
Mars u Whiting.
Conrad Wah ". {. Brill ct al: in chan
rr!N. PETITION ri! +. Pail filed; un motion of
city "ur'!! The Judgment creditors of c.
Eri!. "l':rr,.i - hc summoned 10 show what
."trr...' H., have /" lind in controversy.
Stewart y. q rui administrator, ct al;
ia cilahrrrl: r:,l,r submitted To Judge. for
decree - Vacation.
H.nai:,,.r. s.. Muir; in ctlnccry; cause
rr!nuN FL /" Corporation Court Of Alcxan-
dria
city Council ri Alexandria Vi. ". 4.
Duncan ct IL. ~ ctGanccry: John Nans;nt,
executor ui James Eansaut, made party
defendant with leave to file cross BILL
{. II. Wilkins cl al. vs.. The Upper Poo
mac Steamboat Company 1T al lin chancery:
bill ilrd: answer OF all the defendants filed:
gals, 'lockctr, and =. f. Beach. trustee. or
drrr'! To retain funds in his hands till
further ordered by court.
Jerome Linton ". }. {. Young; debt: con-
tinted Tor plaintiff with order and time for
pc!cmptOiy trial at next term.
Court adjourned till court in course.
EELi"Iur7 lTEMs.-Thc weather yester-
day Was pleasant, and all the churches had
good congregations. Services appropriate
I" " int sunday We're held i'm ST. Marv's and
all The Episcopal Churches, conducted bv
the regular pastors. I'm the First Prcsbyte-
g!am Church Rev. Mr.. WhittIcScy. of Wash
!nglon, preached in the morning An Eng
lI>h service was held in the German Luther
III Church al night The services i'm the
other churches We're as usual and conduct
ri by the resident clergy.
Rev. DR.. PuulSonS special sermons on
The Road to Heaven" and Hard Times
and their Remedy" in the NJ r. Church
yesterday, morning and night, were listened
- by large congregations
The Gospel temperance meeting in the
hal! Of the Reform Club yesterday afternoon
Was conducted by Rev. Mr. Kern. of the VI
r.. Church South
TIE SUIT AGAINST THE PuTuMAC FERRY
'"MlA%i.-Judgc James Keith. as hereto
fore stated. in the case OF Welcl! against the
Potomac Ferry Company decided Wednrs-
''aN last that rs there was IL special t. =
statute OH The subject, the Circuit Court for
this city had no jurisdiction in the matter.
TN Saturday last, after reviewing the au-
th"Iilirs on the question OF jurisdiction, the
Judge reversed the above decision, decided
IN favor OF jurisdiction. and continued the
cas-" until the third day Of the next term OF
III" Court for trial counsel agreeing that no
application for removal to federal court
would hc made Mr.. {. II. Ashton of King
George, is counsel for Wclch, who sizes for
damages for injuries sustained on one of the
steamers OF the Potomac Company
RINEiH TRADE.-lnSpcctur c. w. Hawk
hurst reports the following arrivals 1T the
river irCnl
Steamers Norfolk, Shropshire, philadel-
phia, and f. {. Knight. Chichester, New
York, to +. y. Reed < Co. Steamer Sue,
Geoghegan, Baltimore, TO BrOdcrs Il Co.:
Steamer Enterprise Foliusbcc. to load corn
for Occoquan; Schrs. " b. Anderson. Carew,
Baltimore to load wood; Mary Ann Shea,
Ashton, cord wood Annie V Bergin, Cham
hers, New York, salt to p b. Hooc: Pearl.
Knowles. Petersburg, lumber to Perry,
Smoot Il Co. Canal Barge Mary and Laura.
Lynch, Philadelphia, coal to ~ J. Mchaffey
Go.
RETURN OF VIRGINIA DELEGATES.- j.
iioge, of l.oudumn county, arrived in this
city yesterday on his way home from Char
lraton. =. c., where he had been in attcn-
dance upon the sessions rs IL DECORATE from
The Grand Lodge of Virginia of the Right
Worthy Grand Lodge Of Good TcmplarS OF
the World. He reports that the delegates
We're handsomely entertained NJ the expense
o: the city OF Chal lesion The other delegate
ron Virginia We're }. ~ Stubs, of GIou-
Cc>,cr county, who was elected Right Wor-
ny Grand Counsellor, and }. Y. Davies of
Nana>SaS both of whom have also returned
10 their homes much pleased with their trip.
Noisy SATURDAY NIGHT, BUTA QUIET
HrNhAi.-The prospects ola strict tenn
Prrance Sunday" drove the boys" to excess
Saturday night. There were more intoxica-
led persons seen on the streets than for
many Saturday nights past. Five fights
took place during the night. Yesterday,
however, was an unusually quiet day not u
saloon was open, and it ID believed that very
little. il any, whiskey was sold during the
day. Those who were compelled to have
"a little something" spent the greater por-
lion Of the day riding between this city and
Washington on the ferry boats. Twenty
">potlcrs' ten from the Reform Club and
len from Golden Light Lodge Of Good Tenn
IarS, were on duty during the day.
4 New BASE BALL CLUB.-A new base
BAL! club has been organized in this city to
be known as The Bachelor Nine" The
;oIowing is the nine: A. T. Ramsay, catch
eE Geo 4. Mushbach, pitcher; F S. Har-
per: shortstop NJ. P. Vincent, lst base J.
D. II. Lunt, I'd base Leonard Marbury, Sd