The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-22
LEGAL LNTELLIG. .EWOB.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT ooURT-Judge Cad
torneyIn the Of lbe United states VS. one car,
claimed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Or and without ied Of
ne hs,ors %n "a, whisky ana
jury that In order 10 render verdict Of forfeiture
rendered : verdict for the claimants.
paIticuias case the others We're discharged from
was not ready and the jury was therefore dismissed
COURT OF QUARTER RsEssIoNs-AIlrson. p. ].
William h; Rnddlmsn, Prosecuang Attorney.-Au-
snd %hch S
while the officer was 10 the discharge Of his duty.
thirty days and ordered him to enter security in $500
Lac6nia Ky was tried upon q charge Of assault and
battery upon Sarah Mills
heard her little crying In the street. and running
to him, discovered that severe wound had been In
him with q hammer: She went Into the defendsnIs
little boy At the sight Of blood began to scream fran.
tica'ly. This brought the mother upon the groend,
prosecutrix throwing frst ashes and then water ter
upon her and ended by beating her upon the head
the defense offered the testimony Of several wit.
and others that blows We're struck but by the prose-
cutri1 only. The jury rendered verdict OF guilty
hcpermos The ivins 81 fSss.cwa, lessi
sd s OF %efa oo slightly J. S
Reading derot In order 70 leave the city met the
does and gave into bis cnarSe Sands sa of
clothing. and money enough to pay two passages,
for he alse generC us. offering to pay his new
friends fare on the railroad. When they arrived al
the depet the prisoner strolled away, while MoDer-
mot slept upon q bench, and was arrested by an
soner denied all feonous inteut and upon this de.
NAL his counsel founded q sp ssch. Jury ou..
ELECTION TRoUBLEs.
Small wh q suffrage rag, Tn o the
rufie the smooth surface of legal ngs.
is every fall In the shape OF applications for
writs Of mandamus ar injunctions To restrain or
sired. This morning another petition was presented
to the Court coming from residents and OF the
Seventh division OF the Fif zenith ward. The docu.
ment sets forth that heretofore the place for holding
the election in the said division was the house OF
Edward Hubb. No. R47 Callowhill street,
the said Edward Hubb gave written notice to the
OF the said Seventh Division. that the coming
fall election could not be there held. and reunested
them to provide another place. consequently City
Councils passed resolution fixing the hopse OF Mrs,
McMasher, on the northwest corner Of Twenty
said Division which resolution was afterwards APP
proved on September IL, 1865 certified copy Of this
was served upon the Sheriff. Peter Lyle the 18th
ofsepember; and notwithk tanding the said reso!u.
tion the She III Issued proclamation. and therein
named The house of John Kane. on the northeast
The place for holding the ee ction in said Dlvison
Therefore the petitioners prayed the Ooprt issue
q mandamus. com peing the Sheriff TO publish sup
Elementary proclamation setting forth that house
Of Mrs; McMasher should be the precinct house OF
the said Division.
The Judge granted rule relurnable on Saturday
next. to show cause why an alternative adamus
should not be Issued.