, 1861-09-03
The Circuit Court,


Tie September term Of tie Circuit Court
commenced yesterday, Hon. Geo. Manierre
presiding. Upon the opening Of the Court,
S. A. Goodwin, Esq, OF Captain Crofton's
counsel, moved that the 7enire for Grand
jury be directed to the Coroner instead Of the
Sheriff Of the county, upon the ground that
the Latter vas prejudiced in the case. The
motion Wae granted and Coroner James re-
eFoIded to the T1it BY eummoring the follow
ing jury, Who were duly empanneIed:
San'I Hoard. Foreman. Nathaniel S. Cushing,
William felvert0n, James Fisk,
Benjanip @ % walker, aibioa ] 4 4. %iissls' %il1e1,
james Wilcox, Robert Fergus,
Joseph Butler, Aaron Gibbs,
Stephen n. Harris, TheodorUs Daty,
Robert q. Couutisa, Daniel o. 'Brten,
Frederick Hed1ick, Charles H. Gushing,
Samuel s. Hinckly, Samue1 Miles.
leAac I1viDgftpn, Amos j. Smell.
Jonathan u. Kennie,
The following is the docket to be inyesti~
gated By the jury:
Patrick Mullens, murder OF his wife at Bridge
pert, Feb Sth.
John Sullivan, assault with intent to ki1l John
Rcos, at lGttage Grove, juno 18th.
Peter May, murder Of John Trappe near the City
F stockman, alias Eggera, larceny Of a wagon,
June 18Th.
james Morg: n, murder Of his wife, Aug. 18th
Sidney Reynolds, ar=on at Ainsworth, August
Robert E. A. crcfton. manslaughter, Aug. a2d.
Perry Giles, assault with loaded pistol at Pro
7iso, Feb. &c
| Joseph Coken. burglary, Jan 10th.
James Doyle, larceny Of cattle at Lake, Oct. Il,
yoseph VAR Ward ~ joseph War @ n Jr sid Wi william lam
Bni5nam leresny, pee 1Ith, lsSo
18th.
Lonis Keller. larceny Of cattle, Oct. 18th, 1850
Henry Russell, larceny, March e3d.
Frederick Leseh, perjury, March 96th-
The Lyon Ride Regiment.
General Fremont has ordered Col. John Nc
Neil to raise new regiment Of the West, and
is expected to accompany Gen. Fremont, in
his proposed trip South next winter. The
equipment will be completed So soon as ths
regiment Is organized, and will be Of the best
In the army. The arms will be the shor
Minnie Rifle, with Eabre bayonet and side arm'
to match.
Col. Mcneil will be remembered a. one o.
the first to abandon his business in st. Louis
ut the first call for three months volunteers
and ut the head Of 400 men, marched to TIL
relief Of the Union men of Fulton, No., at
tacked and defeated 1000 Of Tom Harris reb
els, and occupied their ground, until tn
Union men we're able to take care Of them
selves.
Msjor Shepherd, a military nan from Bos
top, will be Lieutenant ColoneD aud Alexi
Mudd, Major. Both these gentlemen hay
: raign in Southwest Missouri, aud the memo
rab1e battle near Spring field.
One or two companies Of picked men froI
= Illinois will be gladly accepted, and their e,
l rcnsez paid from organization and readiues
to march.
For particulars address BY letter Col III
: Netl, st. Louis, or John ]. Mudd, No. Z Steel
, Block, corner South Water and Lasallc street
Chicago.
TEE FRrrT SEAsoN.-We are Just in Il
midst Of the fruit SESSION, and with our hous
I keepers, =" self preservation' is the domest
l. Law, this Of course in distinction from pz
l, serves and jams bought ready made It h
Il become quite branch of the House Furnis
Is ing trade, the supply Of the demands Of o.
housewives in this line, and no firm in the ci
has precedence Of Messss. 4. R. & g. e. M
Ter, at No. 2s7 State street, in this branch
., wares. They have everything Of the kin
~ whether in glass, earthen or tin, with all "a
- :: ties Of sealing, from the plain solder to t
~ ~ latest most approved description, and ha
~ built up large trade and Won high favor vi
~ our housekeepers. Give them call ut n
lis 237.
a MERcTUL ERRAND-FiYe Sisters
re Mercy, from the Convent In this city, lie
OF yesterday, under protection Of Lieut.. shan1.
he for the Irish BHgade in Missouri, with whe
g. they will remain, in the execution Of tn
lis hcly mission, until further ordered by til
ho ecclesiastical supeTiors. The regiment is +
III tunste in thus having the tenderness ofwou
,ly and the zeal OF The Ysligieuse excited in th
ae, bthalf. The presence Of these Sisters in
in camp viii be In the highest degree salutary
on all times, aud In the hospital q blessing t
are cannot be overestimated. The Bishop,
he consenting to the arrangement, has don
lat truly religious act
aty
YOUTHFUL s1NEERs.-Two news boys,
liam Gibbona and Patrick DAILY, barely sixt
ak, years Of age were arrested yesterday upe
:" charge preferred against them by sai
: The boys were found drunk in q North
md saloon where they had been beating ca
boy from vessel lying in the vicinity,
pair making desperate assault upon the sailo
question, for interfering to save the boy.
and Tine OF SO Was assessed in each case BY