The Montana post., 1869-03-12

nese MuSic-Snow Storn-Bannack Negro
m1nstrels-Times.
ED. PosT: On the first day of this
month the District Court adjourned 10
the next regular term, next October.
Hon. Hiram Knowles, Judge, presided
a large amount of business was trans
acted fer so short a term. Court was
not held on the 22nd of February, that
being the term day, but the day was OBJ
sered in honor of the Father of our coun
try, George Washington. There were
some very important cases on the calen-
dar, some of which viii go up to the
Supreme Court, TO wit:
Nowlan 4 Weary, plaintiffs, VS.. George c.
Batchelder, Sheriff of Beaver Head Court Dis
trict.
This was a case of mandamus to com
pei the said Sheriff 20 make a deed 70
the plaintiff for certain quartz property
which they bought in on their own judg-
ment against the A. NJ. Esler Mining
Company. DR.. Z. ID. Leavitt, a judg-
ment creditor of said Company had re-
deemed the said property. A perenlp-
tory writ of mandate was decreed by
the Court. This case goes up on stipu>
lation of the parties. The right to re-
deem is the principal issue.
Con. Bray, plaintiff, against Geo. L. Batch
elder, sheriff.
Con Bray had purchased a supposed
lot of silver in a liquid state of Captain
Guiger and n. NJ. Esler, while in a state
of curpellation. j. w. Simpson. a cred
itor of Esler's, attached il in the same
condition. Bray replevined it from the
sheriff and sold it. The verdict of the
jury was for the defendant; that the
property, or its value, $1,434, be re-
turned to him, that being the amount
of Simpsons judgment against Esler.
Only eleven of the jury signed the ver~
dict. This case also goes up TO try
several rights in issue but probably
the question whether or not the YER
dict of eleven jurors is valid one is a
one, is very important issue.
There will probably be other cases
taken up TO the Supreme Court.
John Carhartt, administrator OF the
estate of Geo. Carhartt, deceased, OBJ
tanned judgment against the Montana
Mineral Land and Mining Company for
possession of No. z. on the Dacotah lode,
and for damages ia the sum of FIVE
thousand dollars. The notorious Plum
mer had been appointed administrator
by miners meeting (or court) and had
made sale of one half of the property,
but it wouldn't stick, and Kepplinger
had sold the other half. claiming IL by
parole sale or promise from Geo. Cars
hartt, when he claimed to be his part
ner. These were the most important
cases.
Judge Knowles kept the business of
the Court by day and night sessions. He
put through a large amount of business
and won for himself high esteem and
confidence of the bar and citizens of
Bannack. His prompt decisions save
much time, tend to speedy results and
justice.
We were visited by the severest snow
storm of the season on the sd inst, but
only few inches OF snow fell. The 4th
was again pleasant, and now the snow
is nearly all gone. Weather warm and
pleasant.
A. j. Smith left to-day for Helena via
Silver Star. His business at the latter
place is prospering as we anticipated.
The Chinese have just received their
unique instruments from the Flowery
Kingdom, and we are delighted with
the music just across the way: And by
the way, If you will call over tomorrow
night, you may have a free ticket TO the
performance of the Bannack Negro Minis
strels, for whom we challenge the Rocky
Mountains for the championship. Times
are not unlively In these parts. There's
fine prospects ahead for these people.
:. Il. ID.
Bannack. March sth 1869.