, 1862-12-18

and took the oath Of enlistment, that cireum- u
stance Was conclusive as to his age, and j.
neither the father Of the minor nor any one Il
else could go behind the oath taken By the b
recruit. he considered it harsh, unjust aud y
oppressive law, ignoring the authority Of the | il
faaher over the son, and discreditable TO the =
Legislature. Under it, any boy, without the =
consent Of his father, could take the oath Of 9
though the recruit might be mere child. c
He vas disposed, in al cases, to issue the I
writ, even if he thought it would be disobey {
cd, where it was a matter Of strict legal ,
right; bnt in this case it could not be dc,
1nanded as a right, because it was apparent
that Congress bad 1egislated upon q subject
exclusively within its cognigancc, and how
ever unjust the law may be, still, as the
Court could not inquire into the age Of the
zecrq it would ee useless to oas 3ssne the m
Leduc i Gibbs VS.. Steamer Blue Wlng.-Ihl5
FasapaetIon brought by the e}ibellantst o recov-
CT damages oceasioned by the sinking Of the Ca
nal boat Leonard, with full cargo Of oats, On
In 4 former issue Of the TRrRuSs wc sta
ted some Of the points raised in the case, one
Of which was question ct alensh1p, it being
shown in the evidence that Mr. Lednc, one Of
thu lihellants, was not q citizen Of the United
States The Proctor for the respondent, Mr.
Rae, in 81 able argument, urged that on tdIs
account lie, Leduc, could not o1Fn an Interest
in vessel property, and having engaged Ii tue
coasting trade, contrary to the statutc Law Of
The United States, his vessel and cargo were |
liable to forfeiture. Another point urged by |
Mr. Rae was, tlat the statute required all such |
vessels to be enrolled and licensed, and 1t be-
ing shown thatthe canal boat It had not compiled
| with The requirements Of the statute in this
regard, she was pursuing an illegal voyage,
| witch subjected her to penalty, and the Tio-
| lation Of the law was a bar to 4 claim BY the
I 1ibe}Iants for protection under the law :Ihe
| Tx,4, md IC Ff Ef
| Gibbs, on these several points, were defeuaed
| by Mr. L. Proudfo0t, and the case was takcn
| ly The Court under adyisemcnt. On Monday
| last his Honor, Judge Drummond, rendered
| his decision. He said that interest enough
had hcen shown to have existed in Leduc q
Gibbs to entit1c them to bring suit, and with
| ont entering into tho merits Of the questions
| IF alicnship Of Icduc and the non enrolment
| uf the canal boat, be thought it did not lie in
the mouths Of tie respondents TO plead these
points rs reason why they should not pay
The damages, which by the evidence were Tally
| shown to have arisen from the negligence Of
those in command Of the Blue Wing aud
therefore, hc should render decree in favor
of The Hhel1ants- The Claims represented
amounted to about S2,5W
CIRCUIT CoURT-EtJo,e Ho1t: Geo Idnse''Te:
| The only business transacted in this Court
was the disposal Of Il motion bearing upon
sumo unimrortlnt ci'anccrF case Inc Gf1n1-
ina, docket, having been exhausted on Tues
day night, the Court did not take up the
civil caii, as the Hopp case, which win be
ccumenced to-day, IS expected to occupy the
remainder Of the term.
TEE ScU1H SIDE LEGISLATIVE CONTESTED
CAsE-The hearing in this case, Brand rs
.. Gage. involving the question Of a seat in the
Il gie.ature, from the Goth District, was re-
sumcd yesterday morning, before Judge Brad
| well and Justice DeWoli, and continued dur
ing the entire day, without clic}tlrg any new
fets. ~
. SUPERIOR CoURT-f Dung and wife as. Van
Dnzer ct dl.-Ptrpetua1 Injunction was sought
III this case to restrain Trustee from selling
! compliments homestead nnder power IN
Trust Deed On tho ground that the wife in eN-
= ccuting the Deed did not properly waive her
= rights Under the Homestead law.
Tic case was argued yesterday, and il was
!. held that the Eomestead laws only applied to
= cases Of foYryd sales under eIecutioM Or pT0ces
q Of lo,l,t. That Tic amendments of 1857 die
y | not extend the exemption TO cases Of the
! II alienation Of the Homestead BY deed or mort
: gage with power Of sale, and although thsrt
= would seem to be no goud reason for the dis
~ tinction, yet the Court must hold the lar a:
= | the LEGISLATURE made it.
a 9. Il. " Ltn for comp!ainants; Geo. "
!, Thompson for defendants.
y To Rus1SEss MEN-CHR1s1:s CaURcH DIN
q SEHs AND FA1R.-We have seldom sat doW1
X Mt more inviting table, or eaten more es
y ee1lent diuncr than at Bryan Hall, yesterda
I
~ which were spread for the tlelectatfon Of th
to hungry, was only eqnalled by the per1eetlo
\. 4. Of the cooking and The spotless neatness Wit
It It which the siands we're served Go early thi
ia noon, if you would secure Il place at the t:
ne b1es. We are glad to know that the Gnne'
N u are to bc continued tomorrow; but ts-nlgt
~ is the last Of the evening entertainment
III The fancy tables are especially rich aad hr1
III. liant. A large worsted shawl, G pair d beat
n5 | tiful work baskets, and some magnificent
m | embroidered pin-cushions attracted p1tieul
lg- notice model Of IN English church, eS
~ c,,tea by gentleman in his leisure hours,
,ot representation of his place Of worsh
She across the water, is cxluisitey beautiful in
az az workmanship.
as MAsos1c:-At tlc animal convoeation
Washington Chapter No. IS, r. A. NJ, hi
,Tral on Friday evening The 18th inst, the folio
up inr of1ice,e were elected for the ensuing sc:
ary VIM. Egan, High Priest: D. " Huntley, Fl,
1ne MoIFs scri6ei u g. pattas Il s'eson, o. o. e.
ugs Doolittlc. Treasurer; s. L. undefhlN, seercta
ere T. Button. G. n. Of 3dv;J. F. Cla9ue = 6; ~!
it'll n -; p : ASnnusi Mnatsia3a II M Rreeson y t.
+ hlet; !; 6ut. ftN: Stewards, j. r Hatfield. Tyler.
ces; NIGHT AND MoRS1SG.--Rcv- Robert Coll
ita fa. will deliver his famous lecture -''Nght {
|un- Morning. before the West Side Young Me
Union Club On Saturday evening next at
aat- o'clock, at Warmers Hall. We shall ALL
nae to this lecture more at length in our Il
ugc issue.
hat Skates! Skates! Skates!
in full and complete assortment of ladies
al Gnn r.
a,a, ..t1. etreet. ueclo'
ches To HorsEKEErERs-A VALUABLE ARTIcL
both One Of the most useful Of the many invention
that 80, .c-s...r:..1-.,,a. :. ;
aist offered to the pubc, the result OF practical
d be pe1iments made by the inventor aud its comI
they success wherever applied has already attracte
nder it considerable attention. The inventor eli
e. that by the nse OF the Valre a saving Of
oeo twenty-five to fifty per ceut. is effected in
amount Of fuel consumed while at the same til
Felye greater body Of heat is thrown into the apart
poor The editor Of the evening journal fu1y ende
ming this claim after having tested the Valve for
y 70. weeks The cost ia triding (on1y s1.s5). AMI
s'ESu. need not add any arguments to induce ht
=, ~ keepers, with the present cxorbitant price
nces wood and coal to SAKE half the fuel heretoo.
HhYe cuired. The agent for this city and State ii
d not b. F. Burnside No. 18, Cobbs Bni1ding- Dear
ators street Interested partiee can eee the Val'
bnt oueration there, and learn full particulars.
lively. -----
sun was Dearborn and 1e0 South Clark STREE
ado" the hest and cheapeEt places in the city ford.
suoa ;,.s and cleaning ladies' and gentlenens elot
! that Cook 4 McLain, proprietors.
work -. 7.r,a. ia d,;,v satoni
y ray 'saa'ns raa,. tx her ,1cn5er{n,,
/ lost ind