The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-29

court was occupied yesterday In the consid-
Grafton Of the, Baltlmore 4 Ohio railroad
nuisance case. A full report Of the trial will
be found In our local columns.
oRpnAss' CouRr - Judge P,,resu.-At
the opening Of this court yesterday the death
OF Ex-Secretafy Stanton was announced,
and after spprepriate aAdresses BY Colonel
Webster, James Z. Williams, L. @. Hine
and D, ii. johnson, esqss tho court ad-
Equrrr CouRr--ysdes Wyl.--This court
made tho following orders yesterday,
Bankruptcy Of Coyle Il Towers. The
court made an order Of adjudication In bank
ruptcy, and directed tho issue Of the proper
injunction aud warrant to marshal.
Bankruptcy Of II. & NJ. Coleman. Order
appointing q receiver In this cause.
Peugh vs. Davis, and Coyle vs. Davis.
Order extending for thirty days the time
within which TO take testimony In both cases.
Bankruptcy Of r. II. Foreman. Order ad-
Indicating Foreman bankrupt, and direct
Ing warrant to issue.
Brown OF al. vs.. Evans. The plaintiff
having fled his bill In this case, to onforce
lien, In February last, the defendant plead
thereto, and no replication having been
made by the plaintiff, the court ordered the
|, bill 10 DO dismissed.
D.
Marie L. Walker 70. H. W. Walker. This
Is . bill for divorce. Tho plaintiff sets forth
that she married tho defendant In 1859, but
that after living with her for short time he
len her for the army, then came back and
remained awhile, and then len her for the
navy, and was absent some time, finally
came back, and at last len her In order 70
60 TO medical college and graduate, and
while at college wrote TO her stating he
Int n 81 hnr anA
afterwards was guilty Of adultery With
Clara Bonney and Miss Gri6ith, Of Adrian,
Michigan, for which cause she also asks q
divorce. The defendant being . non-resi-
dent, notice Of the pendsncy Of the suit was
ordered to be given him BY advertisement.
Margaret Gleason vs.. James Gleason. The
defendant asks divorce because her husband
from the year after her marriage has been
guilty Of o course Of systematic cruelty 10
her. She also asks allmony pending the
= suit. Judge Wylie made an order directing
her husband to pay her $50.
Adjourned. IT. '
CIRCUIT CouRT-Judgs Carttsr.-Yester-
day this court was occupied as followp.
which was begun last week, and 10 an action
for damages alleged to have occurred Ia con.
sequence of dcfendant's Infringement OF
/, plaintiffs patent for improvement In ny
drants, was argued and submitted to the
jury, who had not brought In verdict at
the adjournment Of tho court.
worthington VS.. Stewart and James
h. Thornton. Mr.. Webb files motion to va
y cate judgment by default.
Frizzle vs. Richie. This Is an action Of
replcvin, brought by Fhxxle to recover four
cows and three horses belonging to Frizzle,
which Richie seized, alleging that he found
them trespassing upon his land between the
canal aud the river, near Georgetown. Before
the case was closed the court adjourned.
Reese vs. Escher. Judgment below af-
1rmed on appeal. LH rrr.H
North American Life Insurance Company
vs. Shepherd. Order made appointing o.
P. Hurd commissioner to take testimony.
Bowen vs.. Washington, Alexandria and
Georgetown Railroad Company. Order for
taking testimony.
Stephens, trustee, vs.. Boteler. judy
ment BY default. g.. r-.
Adjourned. -. fE ]. Il