Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-06-29

For Treasurer and Assessor,
GEO. w. VANKIRK.
Dreadful steamboat erplosion-the duel
at ChinG-the parties still alice!
Tampico dates to the 2nd, inst, have
been received at New Orleans.
The rhmor ofSanta Annals resignation
was current at that place.
A terrible accident had occurred on
board the steamer Bushwichta. Her
boilers had exploded and % persons were
killed and wounded.
The antagonist of 1t. Mahon in the du.
ell at China, was 1t. Mumfor, of CARR , g.
ton, Va, an officer in the regiment from
shat state, Both the officers were living
although their recovery was doubtful.
The Mexican. clergy, it is said are
manifes!ing desire to make peace with
the U. S. and are about to prepare an ad-
dress for the Mexican people in favor of
peace.
One of ScottS principal officers has
given assurances that the war would soon
be ended.
Gen. SCOTS forces number only about
| 5000 effective men.
The accounts from Mexico continue to
be extremely conhictive- The last report
that by the British Courier, is to the effect
that Santa Anna was elected President
on the 18th of May, but that be declined
the office.
Herrera was tho next highest candidate
The next election was fixed for the 18th
OF June.
General Bravo had resigned bis com.
mand.
SICKNESS IN THE ARMY.
At Jalapa, 500 Of four troops were sick
and unfit tor service.
Al Vera Cruz 1900 Of our men were
sick, and 30 died en- the 1ss June,
The prevailing diseases were the vom-
TO, small pox, di4rrhea, fever, dysente
~, &c.
MEssRs. ZARLEY:-By an act passed
at the last Session ofour Legislature, the
form of Transcript from Justices of the
Peace, intended to charge real estate, (by
filing with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
is materially changed;-and you would
probably confer favor upon all who are
interested in such matters, by giving an
insertion in your paper of the following
torm,-whloh is believed to be subsGan.
tial compliance with the acquisitions of
the aforesaid Law:
Be IL remembered, that on the
day in the year OF our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and forty :.
came into a Court holden before A B, an
acting Justice of the Peace of Will couaty
in the state Of Illinois, C D, and sued
out his writ of summons, against E F, in
words and egures following, to-wit: There
copy the entire summons verbatim.
which eaid writ of summons was after
wards, to.wit, on the day of ;,
in the year last aforesaid, returned into
said Court, by G H, one ofthe Constables
Of said county with an endorsement there.
on in the words and figures following TO.
witt here inserttAe return ofthe Consta-
bic upon the back of said summons, yer.
batin, and afterwards, Ito WITTY on the
said day Of in the year last
aforesaid, at o'clock of that day.
the said parties being called, the said
plaintiff appeared and declared, against
the said defendant, upon promissory note
Tor whatever said declaration may bel to
which said declaration ofshe said Plaintiff
the said Defendant pleaded the general
issue, whereupon after hearing the proofs
and allegations of the parties, it is con-
sidered by the court, that the said plain
tiff do recover Of the said defendant, the
sum of dollars and cents, be.
sides the cost of suit being dollars
and cents, and that be have execu.
lion therefor and, afterwards, Ito
wit, on the day of in the
year last aforesaid, the said plaintiff sued
out against the said defendant, his writ
Of execution upon the foregoing Judgment
10 the words and figures following (to-wit
here copy the execution as above, +
and afterwards, ito witt on the day Of
in the year last aforesaid, g III, enc
OF the C0nstables of said county returned
into cours the said writ of execution,
with the following endorsement thereon,
Ito wit) True copy, the return of the
ConstabIe
State Of Illinois,
val County,
!, A B, an acting Justice ofthe Peace,
II and for the county aforesaid. do certify
the preceding to be q true and perfect
transcript ofthe judgment and proceedings
in this cause, this day examined and com.
pared, with my docket, and the original
papers in said cause by me.
Given under my hand and seal ibis
/ day Of in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty :.