The national Republican., 1867-11-12
THE COURTS.

SUPREME CoURr or rHE DIsrRIcr or CoLUN.
Bh-0ESHRAL T. 'Rx -Chty Jisffne Cartier and Jus.
tees Wyiis aud 0ifn sat In banc on yesterday and
transacted the following business;
ANxNDIso TuE RuLRs
The subject Of amend ng the rules OF tn, court
having been brought 10 Its attention the Chief Jus
sppoint q committee OF the bar to help In makipg
such reyiion, BY their legal learning and eHpe.
nence. we VIII appoint committee OF the bar, in
connection with the auditor and clerk, for this pur
po,s.
hs',rs. psvids,. Kennedy, Phillips ard Riddle
were nam ss said committee.
Tho court desired that the committee shou d devote
their early ateatlon to the subject, as 1t very
Important that ths rules should bs speedily revised
k:P,,Sy Isp9rsd sS 0BG%9 'SS sa~
ported upon ths like sdmis,ion Of Edwin II gsius,
ard both gentlemen were, tbereupon, ordered to be
admitted upon taking the usual osths.
THE CALENDAR
trial to-day.
The responses were counciing. Several attorneys
wished their cases tried but met with decided objec.
tion on the rat Of their orPonents.
There being no ossss ready for hearing, the Court
proposed to adjourn sine die but their attention
called to peculiar rcumstanees iu tho cases Of Ne
Chan va. Clephane and Denni,on VS.. The Msyor Of
Washington and for the purpose OF considering these
cases the court determined to adjourn until Friday
with the uudsrstandng that on that day their aten
ton would be occupied solely by these cases, and
upon their conclusion that the term would be closed.
The court theu ad dlourned until Friday next
Eourrr CouRr- Special Term The special
fovsmber term was resumed yesterday by adjourn
nent from last Monday
No c,ssI were tried, tho bu.ipess being eonnaei to
cslling or the calendar aud assigning a few casoI
During the session the following orders wero on
Si7 Wood vs. Clarke ct al. The court ordeiei tha,
tho papers In this case be referred to the auditor for
report
sale made Ia ths case, subject to exceptions within
200. Mack vs.. Wagner Continued until Moud y,
November Is, by consent Of all the parties.
leo Outings ct al VS. Cross ct al. b. D. Cross ap.
poned, by order to defend the interest Of the nant
| suitors,
1906. Brown va. Brown. Decree made appointing
W. Jones, trustee to make sale Of certain rcat
co., Fsllv VS.. Dowlirg Decree made confirming the
sale Of roal estate heretofore made In the cause sub
jeet to the usual exceptions.
| rs. Mcleod vs.. kcteod. Fiaal ratification Of sale
| Of real estate heretofore made In this case
!0o. Ferret Va Fsrret Sale made by trustee ratI.
fed by tho Court and his acc UNITS referred tS tho
| auditor for settlement.
| 1854 Alexander ct al VS. BculdIn ct al In this
case the Court entered decree.
| DIVORCE.
1887 Eliza A, Cox vs.; David B. Cor. II appearing
- the shtisfaetton Of the Court upon the evidence
sub Uitted that the defendant bad Ablndoned hi,
wi and hsd oommittGd d sdultery, tho Court n ado
decree divorens the parties from the bonds OF mat
rimpny.
| ORDERS.
| 70l. strother vs.. Nicholson. The Court In thi
case decreed thstths sale Of real estate made there
| should be confirmed unless exceptions thereto b.
| died within tbirty days.
l45. Miller vs. Miller. Ia this esse 1t appearing
that real estats had been sold for rLxes the trustg
was directed to redeem the same secording to law.
| go. Rupert VS. Grior ct Il. Order made clBarm
Ing sale Of real estate unless exceptions thereto b.
| nled within thirty days.
sO4 Blown VS. BSAk et al. Trustees sale eond
tionally connrmed, and his aeeourts referred to th
auditor for settlement
Of al Eann
| 1923. Stewart VS. EoclestOn ct al. Order Of refer
| ence Of receivers acts to the auditor.
lC92 Weber vs. Weber. & Lockwood named guar
dian Of Infants interest in tuit and proper referenc
to Gudtor.
0s7. white ct al vs.. MeGuirs. s lie Of real es.At
c5nditioually confirmed
oil. Fits vs. springmau. .et'on for specific per
fofmanee OF eontrsc to exchange houtes In Wash
ington for lands In Virginia The Court extsnde
the time for taking testimony in this case until Ns'
Years Day.
The court adjourned until this morning.