The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-08
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FEDERAL CoURT-Jadge j. j. Jackson
Presiding-The spring term of this Court
commenced in this cit yesterday morn.
ing at nine o'clock tt ~
The following named gentlemen were
empaneled as the Grand Jury: Thos.
Sweeney, Foreman, John A. Hutchinson,
VIM. Collins, John P. MKinney, Jacob
Berger, Robert Corbet Alfred Foster,
John MLure, Jr., John Donlan, George
w. Johnson, Robert Morrison, J. F.
Williams, NJ. B Reed, James Musgrove,
Perry G. West, George w. Martin, N. Fl.
Garrison and George Edwards ~
The Jury being empaneled, the Judge
proceeded to charge them upon their gen.
eral duties as Grand Jurors, and called
their attention to acts of Congress relat-
lug to Post offices, forgery. larceny, and
counterfeiting, and also dwelt at some
length upon the acts relating to Internal
Revenue. charging them especially as to
offences of failing to take out license and
making false returns.
Mr.. Chandler entered nolle prosequi
in the case of Alex. Heyman, who is in
dicted for breach of the internal reve-
nue law. II
D. Peck, Esq asked for the discharge
of P H. Moore, as he had taken the am
nesty oath and was entitled to all its
benefits and privileges.
Benz Smith, Esq. u s. Prosecuting
Attorney, said he had examined the case
and was of opinion that persons taking
the oath were entitled to the benefit of
all its provisions The only exceptions
made by the President in his proclama-
ton was to persons in custody, military
or naval confinement, or under bonds.
Mr. Moore had voluntarily come into the
lines in Florida and taken the Oath; this
Court had on former occasion decided
that the defendant was entitled to the
provisions of the act, and he as Prosecu-
ting Attorney, was satisfied that Mr.
Moores case was clearly covered by the
amnesty proclamation, and he would
therefore agree to let Mr.. Moore renew
the oath here so it could be recorded.
Mr. Moore appeared, took the oath
prescribed by the Presidents amnesty
proclamation and gave bond in the sum
loll ba
havior and loyalty for three years.
Mr.. Chandler made the customary
proclamation in the admiralty suit pend
ing between Berger g. Hoffman and tho
steamer Oil City, wherein the plaintiffs
sue for 1886 n for a barge of chestnut
bark which was sunk by said steamer.
RrvER-The river was falling last eve
ming, with eleven feet water in the chan
mel.
The Revenue, Capt Russell, left for
Cincinnati with an excellent trip. Our
young friend VIM. NJ. List, former Clerk
of the steamer st. Johns. has been regu-
iarly installed in the Clerks office of the
Revenue, vice -- Woods, resigned to
enter the banking business.
The fine steamer Nevada passed up on
her way to Pittsburg, full of freight and
people.
The fine side wheel steamer Bostona
No. 2, Capt. Rice. leaves this evening for
Cincinnati She is an excellent boat, and
cannot but secure good trip Our jolly
friend Powers occupies the Clerks Office.
The steamer Armenia. Capt. M'Callum
leaves to-day for the Lower Ohio, Cairo
and ST. Louis .-.
The steamer David Watts, Capt. John
son, leaves to-day for the gold mines of
Idaho, etc.
The fine little steamer Beulah, Capt.
Monteith, has entered the trade between
this city and MatamOras.
Welearn that the steamer John Kill
gour has been chartered by the Louis
Vile Mail Line, to take the place of the
Major Anderson. We presume she will
therefore abandon the Wheeling and
Cincinnati trade. -.s
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