The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-11
IA w INTELLIGENCE.
CRIMINAL CoURT-JuDGE BOND.


The September term of this Court commenced
yesterday morning at ten O'Clock The first bust
ness was the call of the members of the Grand
Jury, drawn by the Sheriff on the 3lst ult. All
the jurors answered except William F. Pentz, who
excused account of sickness, Ira Garfield,
who is absent in New York, and Ephraim LARA.
bee, also absent from the city Mr.. Noah Walker
excused from serving, having his residence in
the county. The Court selected Wm II. Keighler
as foreman. The Grand Jury constituted
is as follows VIM. H. Keighler, foreman; William
Crane, Enoch S. Courtney. George W. Tinges,
Samuel Hndes, George S. Riggs, Thomas D. John
Is. Boston, James Hooper, Jr., William Bose, Jas.
s. Cottman, Columbus j. Stewart, Joseph Stine,
Luther Lttig. Thomas J. Carson, George N. Eaton,
Edward Mitchell. The Sheriff was requested to
supply The places of Messrs. William +. Pentz and
Noah Walker. The Grand Jury was then duly
sworn by the Clerk.
The Judge. in few remarks, called the attention
OF the Grand Jury to certain sections in the Code
referring to the elections, and also to sections a. IS
and 76 of the Code of General Public Laws, in rela-
tion to the distribution of tracts hand bills of
lncendlary character among the negro population.
The States officers would furnish the body with
copies of the law to guide them in the investigation
Of any case which might be brought before them
for violation of the same. He also impressed
upon the members the necessity of expeditng their
business, to relieve the city, if possible from
the great expense attending the prosecution of the
business of the Court. If the Grand Jury acted
promptly and expeditiouslv, the Petit Jury could
Oppose as promptly of all cases brought befor
then
The larors then retired to their room.
The Clerk proceeded then to call the list of Petit
Jurors. The following gentlemen were excused
by the Court: John D. Hammond, on account of
sickness; James II. BAYFIELD,, under care of the
doctor; George Atkinson, sick; R. c. Hoffman, not
70 years of age: Alexander Crawford, too old, 70
years of age; James Girvin too feeble for iury
duty; Charies kaufman, no, est; Edward Lewis,
non est; Robert B. Griffin, sicr. Levin Jones' too
deaf; George F. Page was absel from the city,
| The Sheriff was then directed to summon eleven
more jurors to serve in place of the eleven who
had been excused, and the remaining fourteen were
| discharged until this morning at ten O'Clock 1t
was arranged between Archibald Sterling, Jr.,
and the Court, that the appeal docket would be
| taken up to-day and continued on Thursday and
Friday, the G Court @ intending to adjourn over on
Tuesday until Thursday morning. Twenty cases
will be taken up each day until the docket is clear
Mr.. Whitney stated that there were over 20 con-
tinued Criminal cases from last term, and he would
like some day set down to dispose of them.-The
Court said that the Criminal continued cases would
be taken up on Monday next, and that it would as
sign thirty-five cases for each day.-The Grand
Jury presented Emanuel Irons for the murder of
John Witt, by shooting him with doublebarreed
gun.-The Court at u O'Clock adjourned until
this morning at 10 o'clock.
CITY CIRCUIT COURT-JUDGE KREBs
Francis L. Holthaus W. E. Wallis, consta-
bic. Injunction granted to restrain the defendant
from anv further action in the execution of writ
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the Peace, at the writ of G. Cummings, against
the goods and chattels of complainant levied upon
BY w. L. Wallis, constable. REYNOLDS for COM
plainant.-Matthew II. Murray, rs. Ann Murray.
Decree passed divorcng complainant and defen-
dant a Uinc"lo matrimonii.-John Burgess ct al
rs. Martha Triebert and F. w. Brune, administra-
tors of Henry Triebert, deceased. In the matter
of the petition of the administrator of Henry Tre
bert, deceased, the Court filed its opinion allow
ing defendants to amend their answer for the pur-
pose of alleging that Henry F. Alberti and others,
trading as Henry F. Aberti & Co., have been
omitted proper parties to the bill of complaint,
and should have been made parties defendant
thereto.
SUPERIOR COURT-JUDGE MARTIN.
The original dockets for July rule day and the
September Term, were called yesterday. The trial
docket will be called to-day.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-JUDGE MARSHALL.
The trial docket was called yesterday. The
original docket will be called this morning.
U. S. DISTRICT COURT.-JUDGE GILES.
Nothing done yesterday. The jury were dis
charged until Wednesday morning and the Court
at an early hour adjourned until this morning at
ten o'clock.