Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-13
The Courts.

EQUITY COURT-Jltdge James
Yesterday, Slfnde agt. West: argued and sub
mtted. Bell agt Wilkinson; time TO receive Cffrrs
extended thirty days. Macban agt. Macial; time
to take testimony extended thirty days Shoe
maker act. Shoemaker; trustees report ratified.
Conradi5 ag'. Walter ct al; restraining order
granted Williams agt Williams; rule to show
cause discharged.
To-day, Mccarthy agt. O'Brien; guardian ad
Item appointed and reference to auditor. Byrns
agt. Berry; decree settling estate, dc. Downham
agt. Kelly; rule on trustees to show cause; Barn-
burger agt. b. & z. r. r. Co.; order setting cause
for hearing. Brown agt. Butterteld; decree sus-
tanning decree and Diminishing bills.
CRIMINAL CoURr-JlllJe WaHie
To-day, Walter McKenny, indicted for house.
breaking In the n;ght-the house or Ezra W. Leech
prisoner testified that be was less than 16 years Of
age. and he WIS sent to the reform school during
minority: Eli beth Brown. larceny: nolle pros.
fenced to two years In the Erie county, N. Y, PEN
itentiary: John E. s'dvington. larceny; nolle
@ Fnreman ad gISu noi.e pros
assault with intent to Kill Daniel s;heehan; SEN
fenced to three years each in the Erie county, n
Y, pententiary.
POLICE COURT-Judge S,eR
To-day, job HollOran, Charles E. Burch, John
Brown and James Kemp, loud and bc,sterous; IS
or Is days each John Welsh and Philip Taylor,
colored, profanity; Is or days each.
Alexandria Affairs
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
The CAKLIN SPRINGS SHooTING,-Frank Hayes,
charged with assault with Intent to XIII Robert
Davis, OF Washington, at Carlin Springs On the
4th OF July last, was brought before Judge French
this morning on hdbedS corpus and held until the
question of bail can be decided.
DEATH-Robert Minor, an AleXandrian OF large
acquaintance. died at the Alexandria in1irmary
last evening. He was the son OF the late Daniel
Minor, long one of the deputy marshaIs of the
District OF Columbia, and resided for few years
WINTERS CAsE.-The jury in the case OF George
winters, for assault upon Officer Simpson, found
pay iine OF ten dollars and be imprisoned for 80
GRAND JuRr.-The grand jury has been dis
charged: IT has presented indictments against
George Winters for burglary; Joseph and Rosina
Packard for maintaining nuisance, and Ell Petty
for selling liquor without license.
CORPORATION COURT-In the city court the ad-
granted to W. H. Marbury, IT.. Van AIKEN ag as
the suit OF Dlggs agt. Harlow was referred.
BASE BALL-The Bashfuls OF Washington
played the AteXandrianS at the baseball grounds
here yesterday, the score being Bashfuls, u: Alex
andrianS, 8.
REPoRTEK's NorEs-John Young was hurt yes-
terday by mass Of iron falling on OF his ieet
at Collins foundry.-The bids for the work of
rebuilding the new Methodist Episcopal church
Will be opened at the Office OF the clerk OF the e. s.
court next Monday, and the contract awarded
next week.-Padgett g. Co. have been awarded
the for Building the
while at work at the ship yard o few days ago, has
much improved
THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.-The Baltl-
more Sun or to-day says: President Smith, OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal, Messrs. j. G. Berret
and james A. L. Mcclure, directors, and Mr.. Ben
1amin Fawcett, secretary and treasurer, were at
Barnum's yesterday where a meeting OF the board
was expected to be held AS there was no QUO
rum. an adjournment was had to August at
Berkeley Springs w. Va. Col. L. Victor Baugh-
man, OF Frederick. has notified Dir. Fawcett, the
secretary OF the stockholders meeting that
elected him director, that he has declined that
position. The vacancy will be filled by the next
meeting OF the stockholders The canal is re-
ported as doing good business at the lower
rates, which went into effect some time ago. One
OF the directors said yesterday that the canal is in
has been brought down to the lowest figure TO
meet the competition for coal carrying. 1t Is max
Ing some money.