, 1874-05-18
iu Missouri which have presented ma5 b taken
= to ono Thtsh Is rrovaont among the bost ILL.,
THE COURTS.
mfsco1luncouu nllstnnns TranSnOtoal
Saturday.

Molo c4ohrIy than In th9 various courta OF tnlo
city and county. In October \ noted inoreass
"ae evitont Of small aHBumpslt BuitB, showing
tho pressure for money aud tho Inability OF tho
londera to wais The number OF bills to 1ct-
tlo partnerships, clear up complicated land d'ffl~
culties, etc., neomcd to diminish, and continued
20 Tor nearly threo montha. T]lo number in
bankruptcy yinoroaned, OF course and reached tho
maximum Just after tho holidays, when tho
quoatton of tlo repeal ot Tho Bankrupt law mas
Under discuaeion. Judgments by confession
also increased In very marked degree. aud tho
PRACTICE, now become almost general, OF roQ1lfr.
Ing party when obtaining loan, o7on On foni
cd tho number of Judgments Of such charaotcr,
and whom appetuing agatnht pernonB ot woii. .
known standing, often gave sonoWhat , unjust
Inference AZ to The party's flnancial status.
ing tor summer yaoation. The. Judges who
have boon called III under the pro7iaions of tha
1ate not hayo aie.a In vo5y great aegreo IN a1n-
poslng Of tho 1arae c1len1atp OF the Superior
tnnd circuit Conrta, md they have beon reduced
to such nh extent TINT onsob arc tried In from five
to uoyon months frozu tic titno they wore COM
meneea. The 1egw!aar number ,,.s. Of Judges
is not '9s's 9 so tSov t. asp0'is a1s soa 1l
On an average, from forty to sixty suits arc BE-
gun daily In tho two ,courts above-named. For
two days previous to tho last day ot service, tho
number Bometlmes runs up to sixty in either
court, but falling to ten o. twelve for LEV iew days M
well han lately called the chaucory calondar Of
tho Circuit Court mud dlBn1isse1 a large nu1nhor
Of oaeoa Judge Troo will begin like work to:
day for oommon-laT Gasoo, and judge aary VI
have not bcen restored. These proceedings hnvc
onncoled soveral hundred numbers and n1'ite-
rally lesscnod tho alza Of tho monthly oalonaars
printed. Noxt fall, therefore, bida fair to, 500
menc'ng suit may hopo to hayo decision botore
tho defendant dioa Of becomes inaoiyont.
Much trouble ard incoa,renienco have beou,
md are eot.iusll fel' IT. the nsasqn1fs .1sr& as
Offices The. Clerk Of tic Circuit Court
especially, laH hardly room sufficient to do the
routine buBinoss, aud whon nB ID tho caao IN tho
spring, q large additional foroe Of eopyists In
rendered necessary to proparo tho records Of ap-
poalod Cases. thoy ars necosuarilJ ncattorod
through the vnrouB court rooms, nna annoyed
by the inceHsant noiea OF counsel and "lsncssoa.
Tho Clerks Office ia alao IN such a ahnhy con-
dition that . person Walking acroes 70 the room.
writing. On account Of the want Of sufficient
vault room, it Is impossible to- keep tho ponding
cases in q fro-proof place, and another ttrs
would osye the county ! in aa bsd M eontiGn t e
net into now Court-House' for some time, 3D.
ditional room is imperatiyol'F demanded for the
various md constantly in crcasing number OF
persona who have occasion T., frequent the couIts,
either In tho oapacity Of j'Agos. Jurors, clefAe,
or oven newspaper roporto':s.
DISMISSED TAX, A1pEALs.
At the February term, 1878, Of tho County
Tou,ttv tn9nn nf 18Th. Tile do|ry in obtaining
imfIrn;ont was ewing to tic dos truction Of tho
oasasamont rnIls Of f831 In tho great tire Of that
"car .Tha Torislaturo, in Fobru1ry. 1872, passed.
M emergency bill. which, authorized County
Doartls in counties where tho rascords and rolls
had boon DESTROYED to direct thu, making Of now
aagcesmont-rolls; to fix tho timn Of their dollv-
nrT to tie Assessors and thoir r1,turn; tho nlan-
ner in WHICH taxes should bo oxt ended, the time
for their collection aud also the time Of applcn-
tion for Judgment upon the delinquent list.
fFheao rario1s duties engaged Tho time Of tho
various authoritics until Fob1rary, 1879. a.
larger number OF persons than evor hoforo were
Court in rendering Judgment for tho taxes Of
1871. mud having asBlgno1 and fled numerous
obicctiouy thereto, took an appeal to tho Circuit
Court
Judge Rogers has been engt,ged tho grcatcr
part Of two flnye in tho last weelE,. in hearing
these appealy. Tho State and County were rop-
resented by County Attorney Rountroe. and tt.o
appellants by their aovoral attorneys. Altor full
| argument Judge Rogers overru!ed the objections
filed by tue appellants. aud tif1irmcd tho judy
appoals woro akon to the snpromo Court;
shend ook to e for in the a cnsot not appesie
will soil tho lands taxed in o fow dn5s, pursuant
| to thY provisions Of tho General Royonuo Inv.
NOTICE.
Jndgo Tree will to-day commence general
| call OF the common law docket OF tho Circuit
Court. aud dismiss all clauaoa for want OF prose-
nntion wherein no appearance Is cntered OF hlod.
Two hundred caacs will bo called each morning,
Saturdays excepted, until further notice, COM
| mencing With term No. 1.
rrEn1B.
0othyia r. Alleu was granted q decree q dl-
yorce Saturday from her husband, u. H. Allen,
OIL the ground Of bis adultery, aud allowed the
custody Of tho children.
A decree Of divorce was onterod in favor Of
Mary L, 1obb against Silas q. Robb.
UNITED STATES corRTs.
John siddonu L Son begun Q suit against
! CharlDa r. Otis for 50, 600,
pAHKnurToY ITEMS.
| A disoharse was Issued to George Bernstein
and Froirich Wolfsou,
| Inhn H11pbes and eon vere adiudicatel bnnls-
runt 1,v dofauit. and q warrant issued relurnable
1nno "
Tho nrooeediuas against Lysanler H. Butcher
| woro orf]ared to be- dismissed, uuleHs objections
| o~o IlIot1 in ian davp
'''o @@"N - s1,rrnion counr IN BRIEF,
samne1 Goldsmith bonnn a snit In trespAsn
.1oinst nat iosnnh p. 'Wn,ner !. hToAllster. John
Mca11intar. md Rohort PalIock, claiming
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