Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-16

Jane Bowen and .! O. Bowen as surctles
... Ff. 4douAHDfLNS.
J. o. Grimm qualified as guardian OF th,
Infants Of Julius q. Grlfiin, giving bond ID
5000, with W, orifaa and L. D. Parker al
suretiea. f.r fl.~ s. s.. VI n
ASTmbsr Of small accounts were alet
aud approved. ~ ~. ~ y
Adjourned.
TCoURr--JHdgs Wylla--Thiseo urt
was occupied as follows yesterday
.a THH RARRAoUT PRIZE CASES.
In the matter OF tho bounty claims OF Ad.
mlfal farragut and the officers and men Of
the Western Gulf squadron for bounty
money duo undor act Of Congress BY reason
OF the dsetfuctlon Of rebel vessels In tho
lower Mississippi, the case was argued In
part and fully reported in yesterdays Issue.
| Yesterday the argument on the Jurlsdletion
was closed BY N. Wilson, for the claimants.
| Tho Court oVerrulod the motion Of General
Butler TO strike out the appearance Of the
United States in this case. '..
Admiral Farragut ct al. Va. Ship Metropo-
lis Of al. This IL a prize case. II was ar
Rued by General D. y. Butler aud Il. NJ.
CorWlno. Tho Court made the samo order
In this case a. In the preceding one.
These are mere interlooutory ordera, not
concluding tho cases, and II Is understood
that tho United States can come 10 as petl-
TONERS 10 defend Its interest.
Adjourned. ..' ....H
RouITI CoURT.-Jpdos Wyls.-Thls court
made the following orders yesterday
James OF al. Va. Wilson, trustee. Order
70 Issue notice Of application Tor IpJune-
lions. q -... -. ..r...r ..r ' ~
IN r.. Bankruptcy Of Rober. Hart. Order
for rule 10 show cause against adjudication
Of bankruptcy. .. = .rrur.. "
KeyWorth vs. Towers. Order oyerruling
motion for amendment OF decree.
3. 7. Brown Va. Raploy. (Two cases.
Order dlssolVlng injunction In each case.
Flemming vs.. Butts ct Al. Order enJoln.
Ing the Potomac Bullding Association from
selling lot In square 875.
Willard W. Tayloe. This case comes down
from tho Supreme Court OF the United
States. The Court made decree In this
case that, In pursuance OF the mandate OF
the Supreme Court, tue defendant should
convey TO one Campbell certain properly,
and q further order referring the case 70
William Y. Mattlngly, special mEstsr In
chancery, 10 settle the form Of thu deed.
Washington end Alexandria Railroad
Company vs. Alexandria, Warrington, and
Gporgetowu Railroad Company. Petition OF
LeWis Clephane, receiver, for Instructions.
Bet for q hearing on the l7th instant. D.. .
Adjourned.
CmoUIr coBRT-C ai,f J,isties 0drtier.--
Ths court was engaged as follows yester-
Campbsll Va. Tho American Popular In
suranee Company, The argumeRt In this
ease was concluded yesterday. The omission
OF line BY the reporter Of the argument
len out the opening observations Of Mr..
Thgg's excellent argument Upon the
openlng Of the case to-day, Judge Cartier
charged the jury that while they must not
consider the evidence OF tho surgeon. In chief
OF tho company conclusive a. 70 tho cause Of
the death OF the Insured decod0nt, yet thay
must remember that the policy sued out In
this case was one Of very peculiar ehaTac-
teri that the decedant was Insured on certain
conditions, 70 wit; provided he did not die OF
disease produced or aggravated by intern
perance, and that TO recover the Jury must
be aatlsfed that he did not die Of such dis
ease. To determine this fact the evidence
should be carefully weighed, and tho fact
PENDANT q corporation should OF course be
put out Of slight In the rendition Of the YER
diet. ri " gH sLf nh. IrI.rTT r.
The jury then retired, and amer remain
Ing ont until llI90 O'Clock returned a yer.
diet for tho plaintiff In $1,000. r.ur D. III.
Y Mr.. Cook nled . mstlon fos 4 new trial.
b Matungly Va. Lewis. Action for $500
rent allegod 70 % In arreaT. hatingly and
Coz for plaintiff Phtlbrooh fer defendant.
The defence represent that a. the opening OF
me contract for renting Mr.. AattinKly
agreed with Mr.. Lewis that The fsnt shoald
not be raised % long as the latter should
choose TO occupy tho rooms. During the
war, howevnr, the son Of the landlord toid
the tsnant thai he must qul the premises at
the expiration Of slx months unless hs
would pay $50 par mouth lnstcAd Of $1,000,
me original rent Nj. L. had eoatinasd
IN Poea.ssion and had ~ the date Of The suit
PAD (the defiance eontendsd upasr protestD
Z sam largely In exeasai Of what would be
due a. $500 per month, but lsss than what
would be due A. 80 Per mouth. ~ ..r.
Tha jury ratnrnsd q Ieralet for the whole
amount claimed, and MI. Phllbrook entered
. motion for new trial iur1u .1Tu. H /.
Mortimer W. Bond-settledI White We.
.Baltinore and Ohio Railroad Company
Judgment ~ dafault atricksn out and case
81 for trial. Conner vs.. Wheeler-referrod
% hatunglyI Pond ". GrHham-rsfsrrsd 10
W. wilson ~ .ngA a.a.--N ln "
viii ease tried Gsd reported in these columns
laaILgesk: 81 Yesterday MsSHS. sesva aud
J. =. Williams nled motion Tor new trial
contrary 70 law and the lastFuetlous Of the
o0uftl second, that the verdict was contrary
10 The stidsnce; third, thai ,dsfsadsnts were
tAken By surprise by the testimony Of one OF
the witnesses TO- the win, and fourth, shat
sines tho trial defendantso hatO discovered
new testimony. With the motion u Aled an
A1itaVit 10 the efioct that one Of the plain
TN TO the Buit has made important admis-
sions aimee the trial bearing np6u the issues,
aud that had tho testimony referred 10 as
being . surprise 20 defendants been known
previous 10 ths trial, defendants could have
shown tho mental imbeclllty Of the party
testfyings W aslaIFp1 Boo 45z1lhlTa ~
s1rHtl A oEoRoErowH CASE. ni T...f
Oliver Gladmon VS. Washington and
GeorgetoWn Railroad Company. THIS b an
action for damages growing out OF injuries
indicted on the child Of the plaintiff By being
run over BY the street cars on Bridge street,
near Jefferson, In Georgetown. herriek and
MSttlngly Tor plaintiff, Bradley, y, for de-