The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-07

En Edrt. HAMILTON Martin and VIM. Z. Gill,
ordered BY the court thst q writ Of hd6eds cor.
pu, and ! writ Of esriforari with stay OF pro.
the irst Monday Of December next.
NO. gI, Of December term, 1906. The heirs Of
lose Maria Alyl'o. appellsnts, vs. The United
be reinstated on the docket OF this term. The
court closed the Arguments at No. 1sB, which
reached on the docket the issues within one
year from the commencement Of the present
term. The last Issue was December I, 1850.
Adjourned until the time and place appointed
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CASE.
The case OF the United States or rel, r. r.
Crawford vs.. Henry Addison, In the above list,
comes up on appeal from the old Circuit
out Of the contest over the mayoraiiy Of
Georgetown In lse0-0l. We gave a resunlc Of
the case In our report of the argument upon
Of quo iedrranio, Crawford had, In the Circuit
Court, obtained a judgment Of custer against
Addison, the effect of which was to Gust Add.
son from the office Of mayor Of Georgetown,
under a disagreement as to which of the two
had majority OF the popular vote. Addison
prayed an appeal from this judgment, and
peal with eject or pay all ' damages Which
might result to Crawford, either from the
failure OF the appeal or neglect to prosecute II.
This appeal and bond operated to supersedo
the Judgment of custer against Addison, who
being elected Mayor BY the Georgetown city
councils, continued to hold the ofice, but did
failure Crawford brought action on the appeal
bond, In the Circuit Court, to recover the sal.
AIRY received by Addison as Mayor, but was
aSis,,ea under the ruling q the Court From
OF the United States, and the decision an
nounced above reverses the judgment Of the
Circuit Court, and sends the case back to the
direction to enter Judgment In favor of Ctnw-
ford.
THE GAINES CASE.
The cases OF Mis-. Myra CLARK Gaines, noted
above, was, as is well known, q portion OF long
protracted litigation concerning property In
the city, OF New Orleans, bequesthed to Mrs.
The court again decided that It was proven
that Daniel CLARK was married to the mother
OF Mrs. Gaines; that he contracted such mar
legitimate Issue Of this marriage, and that
none Of the obstacles interposed as legal In
pediments to bar her suits for her fathers
property were available for that purpose.
CIRcuiT CouRr-Judgs Wpie.-This court
transacted the following buslness yesterday
+,662. Robert Blnnix vs.. WIN. Rutherford.
sa s . S &c a9fas,e Of Ma Ms,aGyS ss com
bia steam Packet Company, Sayre VS.. Elmore,
Riggs vs.. North, Burch vs.. Lyon, Kennedy VS..
Miller, Randolph va. Houston were continued
until next term.
THE CENTRE MARKET CASE.
Barron ct al. VS.. Corporation of Washing.
ton. Action for eli, 900 damages against the
city of Washington, claimed to have been in.
Cured by reason of the failure of the city to
comply with Its contract for the new Centre
Market made with the plaintiffs.
We mentioned yesterday that the city had
plead that It was prevented from complying
by the act OF the Government, and that the
kplaintiffs were aware at the time the contract
In question was made that its execution was
liable to be prevented by the Government. To
this plea the plaintiffs had demurred, that is,
had said that even II II were true 1t was no
legal answer to their claim.
The court yesterday oyerruled the demurrer,
thus compelling the plaintiffs to take issue on
the facts In the plea. This Is but a step In the
case, which will now have to 20 to Anal trial
and be argued before the court and Jury.
Schmidt Va. Mack. Motion Tor new trial
of this case, involving q question OF defend.
ants liability for goods sent which did not
agree with sample, was refused, and an appeal
to the general term prayed and allowed.
d. 7. Forrest VS.. E Moulden. This Is q case
OF ejectment growing out Of a sale under the
conhscation act, which was decided for the
plaintiff some weeks since. Mr.. Wilson fled
his exceptions to the ruling Of the court on the
trial OF the cause.
Adjourned.
THE CRIMINAL AND EQUITy Courts trans
acted no business YESTERDAY.