Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-10-18
Local Intelligence.

TsE CIRCUIT CUCRT.-lhe iaIl oe'''' ~
bs Circuit Court for Allegany county COM
,enced on Monday week. 1t will last ABOUT
,,-es weeks. The following is the list OF '"-
rors.
,xpJuRoas.-Willism Shaw, Foreman
Gsorge II. Hawking, David Johnson oi.e'
Bower, John McFcrrsn, Levi brah'' JON.
Gsrba5t William Walt. D. II. Friend Lew
C,n,er ] R. AMMAN, Cornelius Conner " IL
:. n peall Isaiah Bouchar, George fr'ce,
Francis Owens, Jacob Loar, William u
Dlocher. William Stewart, John I. Fraze'
ssuue! L. Wagner. Amos Gross, and
Daniel Duncan.
PETIT JunoRs--Thomas Keller, George
Percy. Andrew Arendt, Ralph Thayer, John
Hartman, Joseph Dewitt, Thomas Il. k'ng
&. L. Townshend, George B. Murphy, Dam
lei Houston, John R. Brook, A. NJ. L. Bush
Henry shnck, Jasper Eohinett, Nathan lraii'
Thomas Pool, John L. Porter, Micheal burst,
BENJAMIN R. Edwards, Eli W. Dawson, ia
eob g;zer. Cornelius W. Friend, James Will
snp, LLOYD Lowe, and John Barnard
His Honor Judge Perryn his charge TO the
GrandJury at the commencement ofthe pres
ont tern. among other matters in which the
pnblic Is interested, mentioned that the Court
Of Appeals had recently decided that all rec
eco,zances made TO appear in Court for crimes
u,od behavior, and conditioned for the per-
sonal appearance Of the party at the County
Court were void-no such tribunal as a
Comfy Cour. being known in this State
III. Honor slso stated that he had examined
the reccgnances returnedto this tOctoher)
Court, ard found many Of them invalid, be-
s.uss Of the condition requiring the party to
appesr in that Court--That he supposcd'the
reason influencing the magistrates to adhere
to that language has arisen from the fact,
that such ia the form and condition Of the
yecogni3aucs given in Latrobcde's Justice
. law book published by John Fl B. Latrobs,
ESQ. Of the Baltimore bar. In that work
The author does no. observe tho .rqnirment
Of the decision Of tlrs Appellate Court. as
though it no. only proper but his duty to
make public allu ion to the subject. and to
advice. In 20 far as he could, Justices of the
Peace of what was necessary to be done by
them, and that in future they might observe
ths proper precedent aud form. The law re-
auirss that the condition shall be to appear
in the Circuit Court on q day, &c, as such
|, the name and style Of the law tribunal in
Maryland. In the absence Of proper recog-
nisancss, crimals and Offenders may escape
shat punishment which public Justice and
the interest," Of soc!e.y demand.
James Qwyers and others vs.. Jas D. Arm
acknowledgement. This suit was brought
TO recoyc, possession Of certain land in this
county by parties residing in the West Indies
under the will of their late father, who died
some wears ago In the Island Of ST. Bartholo-
new, leaving will, and several illegitimate
children together with amolsttn womHL. The
land In question was escEeated many years
ago. and was claimed aud defended under
shat title. The main question for discussion
was whether the plaintiffs being aliens, could
take and recover devise ia this country
The Court decided they could. The case goes
10 the Court Of Appeals.
J. B. Decker vs.. A p. Shepherd. Actin
for Islander. Statute of limitation. pleaded
Case went out Of Court on the pleadngs.-
judgment for defendant This case also
goes to the Court of Appeals.
Michael Caughlln VS., Alex. Sloan.--Ths
was an action for trespass for taking up some
old iron on the Detmold railroad. Verdict
and Judgment for defendant.
James McNulty VS.. Cumberland and Penn
sylvania Railroad Co-Artion for damages
resulting from injuries received by plaintiff
on the defendants railroad ns a conductor on
one Of It's trains. Plaintiff demured to de-
PENDANTS pleas. Demurrer ruled good. Case
postponed till Saturday the Goth inst. This
case excites great deal Of interest at Mount
Savage, where all the parties reside.
james Smith vs. Charles McBlair. --Ac-
sion to recover compensation and money ex-
pended by plaintiff upon the farm of defend
ant as his agent. This case is still under
way, and promises to be very tedious and
lengthy. There are over 90 witnesses in at
tendance, and no doubt it will be the trial of
the term.
The Grand Jury were discharged yesterday.