Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-11
LOCAL NEWS.


THE New POLICE MAGIsTRATEs.-Af few
days ago we published in the Star a nearly
complete list OF appointments by the Police
Commissioners of police magistrates for the
various districts of the city. We now give the
list OF appointments entire, as subjoined For
first magisterial district, composed Of that part
of the county Of Washington east of the Ana
costa river, and the Sth and 9th precincts
(Fifth and Sixth Wards) OF the city, Mr.. John
Fox, OF Uniontown or Gesboro' Point, has
been appointed the magistrate. For the second
cnct Fourth Ward) and that part of the dis
trict north of the boundary line of Washington
city, and between the Anacostia and Rock
creeks, r. T. Morsell has been appointed. For
the third magisteriai district, composed of the
9th precinct Third Ward) and the 10Th pre-
cinct Isl yenth Wardl, VIM. Thompson has
been appointed For the fourth magisterIal
district, composed of the First and Second
Wards OF Washington city, (4th and 5th police
precinc's,) 5. L. Drury has been appointed;
and Tor the fifth magisterial district, compris-
Ing the city OF Georgetown and all the territory
in the district west of Rock Greek and includ-
ing ADalostan Island, NJ. " Buckley has been
appointed.
The appointments are made under the 9th
section Of the act approved July 10th, 1862,
amt nding the act creating Metropolitan Police
District, which empowers the Police Commits
sioners 10 make appointments of Police Magis-
trates to sit at the Station houses, from among
the duly qualified Justices OF the Peace, OF the
county of Washington, d. q. OF the above ap-
pointees. Mr.. Thompson is the only one who
has been commissioned and is now acting Mr..
Buckley was elected a few nights ago by the
Georgetown Councils and Messrs. Fox, Nor
sell and Drury' 1t is supposed will be speedily
secretary of the Board of Trustees Of public
schools.
The Police Magistrates at present acting and
who will be relieved (of police dutiesl by these
appointments are Justice Gull, 9Th Ward; Jus,
tce Ferguson, 5th Ward Justice Giberson, 4th
Ward; Justice swell, 7th Ward; Justice
Clayton, cd Ward, and S. Drury, LIST Ward.
CIRCUIT COURT, Chief Justice Carter.-Yes-
terday, in the case of Thomas O'ConEer agt.
Adam Delhi, action for replevin; Judgement for
the defendant was rendered.
This morning, the case OF Thompson agt.
Riggs il Co, Tor the recovery OF an amount of
money in gold, deposited by plaintiff, and
which defendants refused to refund in coin,
but offered to refund in legal tender notes, was
resumed, and the following instructions were
offered to the jury by the plaintiff, all OF which
were granted by the court excepting the third:
/. If the jury believe that on the 18th Of June,
1861, there existed and from that time thence
forward and until the 25th Of February, 1862,
there continued to exist, a custom and usage
among banks and bankers do ng business in
the city of Washington, District of Columbia
whereby said banks and bankers receiving
from their customers deposits OF gold and sill.
yer coin and bank notes and currency aud en-
tering the same on the pass books of their Gus.
TONERS, paid back to their customers their de.
posts in kind, i. e., in gold and silver coin,
when their posts consisted Of gold and silver
and in currency and in bank notes when their
deposits consisted OF currency and bank notes,
and that the parties TO this suit acted in reeeiy
ing and making deposits in conformity with
that custom, as the contract regulation Of their
relation with each other; and ii the jury believe
that ON the iath Of June, 1862. the plaintiff had
on deposit with the defendants $4,000 in gold
and silver coin, then they must find for the
plaintiff.
g II the Jury believe that during the time
specified there existed between Riggs & 90. and
their customers In common with other bank
ere. q custom which was that the defendants,
aA bankers, receiving deposits Of gold and sll-
yer coin, bank notes and currency, entering the
same on the pass. books Of their customers, paid