Evening star., 1870-01-07

CouRr IN GENERAL TERn.-In the Court. in
General Term Judges Cartier, Wyhe and Olin)
the case of Roby agt- Prout was resumed. This
In An equity case, in which 1t Is sought to com
pei defendant to render account Of rents and
profits received by him for certain piece of
property which the plaintiff claims in right of
his mother, Mary Ann Roby, deceased and
which the latter claimed from Jane Mallion:
and that defendant may be required to speciti-
cally perform the covenant in the lease to con-
vey, in fee simple, the said property, upon pay
ment by him of the said sum Of $50, provided so
much Is due upon his accounting for the rent,
and profits, and that he may be put in possession
of the premises. The defendant denies in his
answer that Jane Mallion was the mother of the
original complainant, and insists that said COM
plainant was her adopted child. An issue was
framed by the Equity Court, sending that aues-
ton to q jury for trial, and was determined in
favor Of the complainant.
CIRCUIT Court, Judge Carttsr.-To-day An
derson agt Sears; Judgment set aside. LOefier
agt: Hockmeyer; motion for new trial refused.
Elliott agt. Savage; leave given to file pleas
Dukehart agt. Corporation Of Washngt n: ex-
ceptiOns filed and ordered to be pleced on gem
eral term calendar: McClellsnd agt jackson;
motion for new trial refused. BlOntheim agt.
Wallach; new trial granted on payment of costs.
jackson agt. Dainase; judgment set aside at
cost Of defendant, and leave to plead Worth
ington agt. Stewart & Thornton; judgment ses
aside at cost Of defendant. Altman agt Hughes;
ordered to be heard in general term. Reese agt
Escher; motion to set aside judgment Overruled
Young agt. Barker & Brintnall motion for new
trial overruled.
THE METROPOLITAN RAILROAD OBsrpucr,oN
CAsE-A VERDICT OF GUILTY.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge FYsher.-This morn
ing, in the cases of the United States agt. the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, and
Robert Murray, indicted for Nuisance N con-
structing the Metropolitan or Point of Rocks
branch railroad, the accused were found guilty.
Exceptions were taken and a motion for new
THE POWDER MAGAZINE.
The case of the Corporation Of Georgetown
and John j. Bogue, charged with maintanIng
a nuisance in keeping powder magazine, was
taken up, and verdict Of not guilty was rem
dercd.
CoLoRkD SCHoOLs.-The following reply has
been made by Mr.. Syphax, of the Board of
Trustees of Colored Schools, to the proposal for
public meeting to discuss the matter of the
difficulties in the Board. In this communiea-
tiOn Mr.. Syphax presents his reasons for noli-
ventilation of differences among the Trustees of
ences shall have been CongressiOnally investi-
gated. He desires the fullest examination into
the administration of the Board, and would pre-
fer to present the result of such an examination
rather than his own statement or that of the
Board, Of which he is member:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 7th 1S10.-GeaQe-
men;-l have received your letter addressed to
the Board of Trustees Of COlored Schools ask
ing us to meet our fellow citizens for the pur-.
pose of mutual explanations in regard to existing
difficulties. As an individual member of the
Doaru WOuiu III reply state tnat whlle think
that such a meeting as you desire might on
some future occasion, result in good, vet, in
view of the fact that the United States Senate
has directed one of its committees to examine
into the administration OF the Trustees of the
ColOred Schools and also the condition of said
schools, 1 do not think it would be respectful to
that honorable body for any meeting to take
place prior to the final action of said committee.
Under these circumstances, therefore, | think
1t my duty to decline to attend the proposed
meeting. am very truly your friend,
WILLIAM SYPHAX.
To Mr.. Enoch Ambush, q. w. Hatton, S.
Nutter and others.