The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-05
LOCAL MATTERS
Dividend off.

CiRcUiT CoURr.-James Adams cashier of the
Bank of Washington Philip otterback. This
was an action on n note drawn by Haw, Yelott
and Company, for eight hundred dollars, and made
payable to the order of the defendant at sixty days,
and by him endorsed, and which had been dis
counted by the Bank of Washington at the de-
iendant's request, and the proceeds of such dis
count paid on hs check.
II was shown that the usage of the bank on all
discounted notes to demand payment, and
give notice, in case of non. payment, to the en-
dorser, on the fourth day instead of the third The
note in the present case fell due on Sunday, and
it was proven by competent evidence that, when
such discounted notes fell due on Sunday,
the practice of the bank to give such notes out for
collection to the notary the Monday following;
and that demand was made and notice given
on the same day; that such usage had been
adopted by the bank in the year 1916, after the
decision of the Supreme Court in the of
Cookenderier Us. Preston IL insisted by the
counsel for the defendant that no bank in the
city had right of itself to establish such usage;
that the defendant was not bound by it, and that
duo diligence had not been used by the bank in
making the demand and in giving notice to the
endorser, and that therefore the plaintiff, who had
purchased the note of the bank had no right to re-
cover.
The court granted the prayer of the defendant to
instruct the jury that the plaintiff had right to
recover, and-a verdict was rendered accordingly.
johnson HELEN, esq, appeared for the plaintiff,
and j. FL. Bradley, esq, for the defendant.
Mr.. HELEN filed bill of exceptions for the pur.
pose of bringing the before the Supreme Court
of the United States.
WATCH HOUSE RETuRNs.-During the month OF
October one hundred and sixty four persons were
brought to the watch house OF this number
thirty five were entered on the Captains book as
from Ireland; eight from England; five from Ger
many; three from Scotland, and one from Canada;
or, fifty-two foreigners. Colored persons, forty
four; nearly all of whom were free. The remain
ing sixty were, for the greater part from the
States. Some of the unfortunate beings 'scame in
for lodgings merely, while the others were arr
rested for various petty offences. They were scve
rally dealt with. being fined dismissed sent to the
work house, or required to give security, accord
ing to the circumstances of their respective cases.
| HOUSE or REFUGE cssrs w b. Magruder
| Jno. Il. Towers, and Thomas Thornley,, having
been appointed a committee of the Board of Alder
men, of which they members, to take into con-
sderation the expediency of erecting House Of
Refuge for juvenile deinquents in this city, have
publicly SCALED to this subject the attention of all
who feel an interest in the welfare Of the rising
generation. and anxious to check the growth
of evil now existing in this city, and increasing
with fearful rapidity; and request those who arc
disposed to contribute to the erection of such a
house, either in money otherwise, to address to
either of them any information which may tend TO
the promotion of the object"