Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
THE u. s. COURT.

Yesterday the United States District Count met
in regular session III the Custom House III this
city, Judge Bradford presid,n"
Tho case under consideration was that ot The
American n.eds M Company, petitioners, vq the
Smyrna Il Delaware BAY Ruruad Company res
pondeuts "A proceeding IN bankruptcy.
The petitioners sou"ht to have the respondents
ldiudiCatrd hinki upt on the Ground that they
had confessed a judgment 10 prefer creditor
and had procured m execution tq h.; i--ucd
against thrIr property yiQla On the prnyis-
IONS ct thc hlnkrtpt law
The respondents had filed general DENIAL oi
the allegations OF bankruptcy, and had dehlnded
u jury trial, which wis set down Tor to-day anu
the Jury summoned.
" hen the case Wa, called tho respondent
counsel applied to the Coult iar continuance ot
the callse, on the ground that written contract,
essential to their deiruce. had hecn nnlSllI, aud
could not after dlligeut search, he lnund.
After hearing the arguments inr aud against
continuance, the Count granted the motion, and
a So modified the injunction heretofore issued, so
! hut the Sheriff ol Kent county might sell the
property OF the road levied on, and hold tho fund
| subject to the result al the bankruptcy case.
| Me.srs. Rrad and Prtlit, of PhIladelphla and
| Huntington aud llotlrcker. ot this city, counsel
| inr petitioners. AeSsrs Smthors, Eld5rly AMI
| Massey, counsel for respondents
There brlng no further husinpss tie ilTy Vas
discharged and aarl adjourned.
| TgE MAEkETs.in tho street market, this
morning, everything presented n lively appear
| ance Vegetables were abundant aud sold At
| moderate yates, Strawberries have decreased IN
| pllcs considerably sn"e last report. The follow
my is the scale ol pnces
| Butter, 20, % and - cts: per pound roll 70, =!
| eggs 20a22 els. per dozen rhickens ranged irom
n allS2 90 per pair; beans, 10 per quart hominy
10 do. or three quarts Tor - apples, 25a:'1c pei
half peck .or 81 2raS1 80 per bushel; turnps Sal
| per IA ali peck or II bushe white potatoes 2Ot3
per half peck, or 81 10 per bushel; parsnps pet
bunch CELERY, ;:t5 do. cabbage, 5ll0 per 4ead
rhubarb r. to H. per banch; oAlpns, !. 10 do.
rawberries ranged .iIoni TO |; cts. per quart
radshrs, u cts a bqpeh; Grren peas, 20 hall peek
mnce mf9t, u per pound cranberres, ! pc
tIart; beef l6i42 per pound poss, ioaA do.
Veal, l0a20, do mutton, sac do. liver, lu do.
lard, llall do. sausage, " do.
| At the fish market there was fine supply Q
shal, which sold from 70 10 10 cents per pai
Herring were sold at FROM lOto II cents pc
dozen haiibut - por poapd; pike 10 doi roel
Is do; salmon, do perch, l5 per dozen, eye
luw neds," 10 do; suckers, N do; catfish, o til
|
!. SEVERELY HuKT.-DurIng tho alarm
J | fire last evening. the Delaware hose cal
riags. while being whirled RAPIDLY alon!
collided violently with telegraph pole
the corner of Third ana Jefferson street
The shock was SO great that young ma
IN named Clark Hill. who was behiud u
VI carriage WAS thrown Violently to tas Srouu
and so severely shocked a. ~ be unable
| move for several minutss. Another ma
= | narrowly escaped impaiement on the Gro :
pisce ofihe tongue as it swung suddenly
one side.
Il Z. nNG