Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-29
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT.-Con-
nelly f.. Trigg, JUdge.-This Court con-
vened yesterday morning at the usual
hour. The Grand Jury were first charged.
The Court then commenced the call of the
docket. Several unimpOrtant cases were
dismissed. The case of Wheelan VS..
Greenlaw, No. 487 Circuit Docket, was Sc
lected and the trial began. This is an ac-
ton of trover, brought to recover of the
defendant some sixteen or seventeen bales
of cotton, but very little Of the testimony
was introduced before Court adjourned.
To-day the trial will be resumed and the
case disposed of. The case of4Ae Germa-
MIA Life Insurance Company vs.. Frerich
x R~Qsenbach, No. 200 will also be heard
to-day.
Cases specially set on the Circuit docket:
IL Jelly VS. McAanus ct al, set for ID of
June.
SjS Bailey VS. st. Louis Mutual Fire Insu-
rance Company, set for 10th of June.
679 Myers& Co VS. White, set for 10Th of
June.
80 Wolf vs. PassmOre, set for 24th of
June.
rs The Nile Works VS. Hunt ct al, set
for 9th of June.
Cases specially set on District docket:
50 United tatesys Fifteen hundred bales
cotton, set for 18th of June.
2S6 Spore & Bro VS. steamer Nettie Jones,
set for 9th of June.
100 Claire VS. steamer Cherokee, set for Sth
of june,
SHELBY GIRGgIT CoURT-G. ". ReeUes,
Jndge.-In this Court yesterday the first
case on the calendar, Brown VS., Medley,
was called, and the trial proceeded with.
This is an action instituted by plainliff to
recover of thed defendant the sum of $3.50,
alleged to be due for the purchase of a ne
gro woman before the war. The defend
ant AYERS and sets up for defense'a failure
of consideration in this, that the negro
vas upsound in mind and body and alto
gether worthless. etc. The evidence was
brought to a close about noon, and the ar
gument began, which continued Until the
hour of adjournment, To-day the trial
will be concluded, AS soon as the above
cause is disposed of, the regular calendar
viii be called, which is as follows. tO-wit:
los Lotion Guard VS. Pope.
100 Pullman VS. Kittman.
ITO Ulhman VS. same.
III Hahn VS. same.
1I2 Wynne VS. Crenshaw, guardian.
lis Cash, adm'F, VS. Bolton.
lie Matthews d. Co, Rse, etc. VS. Aydlett.
Robinson & Co,
III Young VS. Meacham.
lis Lewis vs. Easter.
ll9 Powell VS. Sugarman.
l2O Cash, admir-, VS. Patterson ct al.
I21 Sale VS. HAYS ct al.
I'D Sale VS. Newton.
l23 Berry VS. Bailey.
124 State use, etc., VS. Smith.
lbs Hook VS. Thebaud.
l27 Harrison, eX'r, VS. Adams.
lbs Webb VS. Jones ct al.
l2D Memphis City Railroad Company vs.
CremeF.
l31 Beck VS. Huppart et q.
132 Frederick VS. Kittman.
1873 Stoner VS. same. |
1874 Haffey VS. same. I
l35 Gribe VS. same.
1856 HusseT VS. same.
137 Roshard VS. same.
13S Muncrief VS. Conway.
1879 Same vs. same.
40 SehFader VS. Lattig.
al Taylor, admir-, Vs Hutchinson.
MUNICIPAL CoURT-Geo. " WdldTan,
etc.-This Court will convene to-
day and take up the motion docket. All
properly entered or the same
will be heard.
CRIMINAL CoURT- Vim. Hunter, Judge.
Court meets to-day to close up the re-
naming business of the term. All per-
out on bail, who have not renewed
their bonds as required by the late order
Of Court, will have an opportunity to do
so TODAY. Those falling will subject
themselves to rearTest, etc. As soon as
the business before the Court is determ-
med, it viii sign the minutes and adjourn
TO Court in course. Il
NoTIcE.-For the accommodation of
gentlemen who are unable to leave their
business before evening, we shall keep
store open every Saturday even
.ng during the season until s O'Clock, to
give all an opportunity to look at our
heap shirts, undershirts, drawers, socks,
landkerehiefs, and a complete line of gem
furnishing goods.
NJ. KRAUS & CO.,
Corner Main and Adams street,
- IL
THE Supreme Court Judges thus en-
iorse Mr.. II. Clay Kings Digest of Decis-
ons: aH1 @ ~
BROWNSVILLE. Tenn, May "A, 1869.
q. Clay King, Esq; \,
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