, 1863-10-20

entertain It in court with the proper degrees
OF Official dignity. The Times aud Stats Big:
iAer we're lcrg since retsinsd on toe sido oi
Goudy & Co., and Of conrao they will en-
deavor to ea1n their retainerB.
coPPERuEAD GRAND JuR1Es.
, wrote Jon some time since that The Cop
perbead Grand Jury Of this county indicted
anau n.med Barger, United States officer,
havI1 e in tho discharge Of his duty, Killed
man who Il. It ar,nis uas resisting tie arrest
OF detertcrs, and also for having captured a
Unihd State revolver and belt from one OF
the n CT suffered to be engaged In aiding de-
te1ters to resist the law. I now have to re-
cord that the Coppc1head Grand Jury OF
Morgan county refused to find bill against
brother Coppe1head, named Huested, for
mer9y ;sargeaht.lt.arms In tho Legislature,
who was held to bail BY respectable Justices
OF the peace, on charge Of attempting ia take
the life OF man named Stotees who had ex-
poetd the E. G. c. traItcrous ecaemes In
that part Of the State. It Til be recol1ectad
the Great Western Railroad ttaia ut Jack
son!i1]e. while the cars were in motion. Thus
It will be seen that in Copperhead counties
at least, the administration of the law in civil
Gates, 60 far IL political offences is coucerned
Is the Sesfcs1 farce.
,MPoArAN7 LAW CASE IN HE MORGAN oous.
Tr CIRCUIT.
The Morgan County Circuit Court, Hon.
Judge D. ". Wooden PRESSING, held its
session Two wteks. Several convictions on
the criminal side of the docket have taken
place. The most publicly tntetestipg Of the
civil cases Was thar Ct James B.. Davidson, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, aga.nst James Alexander, ".
Fitch and John T. Alexander, upon the
charge Of conspiracy and fraud, in buying c IT..
tle and not paying for them. James Ale1aa-
der snd Fitch were, partners In buying and
chipping, cattle In 1861. They filled, and
time gave s'i their secu1it, n1a gste for 1srgs s
amounts to stravn, Ayers. aud otheEs:
Davidson sought to Include John T.
Ale1a1 der Ii thie conspiracy and fraud, be-
cauEe he claimed that Alexander and Fitch
paid ali the money to John r. Alexander,
which they had received for the sale Of the
cattle In New York. On account of the large
Aumber Of Witnesses, and the general noto-
riety Of the parties, the case elected great In
teIest, and called the people from far and
near to hear the trial tor cattle meu in rural
counties had sold to theea men, and II they
could BY any means hold John T. Alexander,
son for Ii. COO, then ihcsc otheF parties aliEe
interested, cou1d come In and hold the same
party good for their claims. amounting in ali
to about $55, 600, the sum for which A11andcr
and Fitch failed. But owing to the ruling Of
the Court, and allegations in Davidson'a de-
T. Alexander In this matter in the least and
This after Judge Henry E. Dummer, aud Mr.
Pollard Of Ca county, attorneys for the
nlsintiff, and Morrison and Epler, and the
Me:srB. McConne]ls, for the Alexandsrs and
Fitch, after having examined dozen Wit
Iesscs. The attorneys for the prosecution
finding they could not reach ]. T. Alexander.
look pon-suit, and vent out Of court. Thus
Fassed the great suit Of the term.
IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS SOCIETY CASE IN THE
l. MORGAN CIRCUIT COURT.
The next euit In Importance in the Morgan
County Circuit Court, In moral and religious
point Of view, is q church Euit, involving the
hight to certain church property belonging t.
the Church Of Christ,h ur persons known
generally By the name Of Reformers or Camp.
IN tp sowsSp o % body 81 alea PaI eo
mon1g cs1led Complexities or Reformers, by
their representatives., Trustees OF the
Church of Christi in Jackson,il1e-have
brought suit ag1inst Walter 7. Russell, ". ".
HsppY, It al, for the recovery Of their house Of
worship Russell and Happy being the
preachers and leading men, are, held and
preaching, and are regarded BY the denoml-
nations et large as Sshitmot;cs and he7ttics, and
f.ith. I'D platf,rn Of 1T the e chuseR 'Das Is
1t was formed and organized in 1882; and
are consequently disfciIonshjpped and not
chri5t il Jaeksonylle, aithoush I ssid % Russell, T.
Happy and others are in and holding the
lomp Of worship in question. The counsel
for this plaintiff are Judge Logau OF Spring.
field. MeorTtson and Eper OF Jacksonville,
aud Bailey .. Dawson Of do. The attorneys
for Blseen ct al. are David A Smith and Isaac
J. Ketcham. The case being very Import.
ant cne, involving doctriasl points rs we'll as
the title in real estate. the Judge has agreed
to hear the case as Of this term, In vacation,
sometime about the Last Of this month or the
first week In November.
LAsALLE COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
The L.salle county nominations, Of both
parties, ara Us follows:
UNION.
George S Stebbl1t, for Treasurer,
J. II. Day. for Commissioner.
William Fleming, for Surveyor.
corrERurAD.
John nIse. for Treasurer.
1eb]amin Powell, for COMMISSIONER.
John Gray, for Surveyor.
Mr.. Stebbins is tie old treasurer, and
John Hi.e IL an unrelentibg and bitter par
tfzan Democrat Remember him as Clerk Of
one OF the House Committees Of the Legisla.
ture last winter, and q vile Copperhead asso.
c'ating With the most revolutionary men Of
pestife1ous and treasonable mcasures. Hise
edited the Ottawa Ffse Trader in 1919, then,
a ever. II pro.elayery Detnocratfc paper'
Michael Ryan H.e At that tIue candfdate for
State senator. RYAN W.s witty Irishman
and iudeed. Gentleman pT education aud as.
eoeia.fon. lie vent to Europe as agent of the
State or the tunjec. Of loan to complete the
Illinois and Michigan Canal H1Ee
tai6 OF Ryan, That the Irish ought not to
be permit ed to vote; that they were . rot
and corrupt set Of dogs, and that Ryan was
only # for king OF Potstoe patch" Nov
this dne 1aa me unpasa1leled impndeuce 70
proclaim himself the special friend Of the
I1eh, who le fears will be put in compet-
t1on With The negroes should the Union be
restored Nth tie policy pursued b3 the pres
ent Administration.
Tue Union ticket on TIE other hand, Is
Daoe up OF the bsst men IN the coun fry, and
will. as 1t ought to be, be elected. Let the
people bury Hise out OF sight.
Es1oN MEETING IN LIVINGSTON coUSrY.
auona 4he ,n,nv good 15n,on ,naot,nos
1,c1a IN t,1e st.te Tas1 nne hc1d n Esw
weeks EInce at Long Point, Liyingston coun-
- ana Thfch + unfnrtnnsteIv navIanted n
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sas ea Is % Il Sss res Col mfss!as s92sE ,aits
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