The daily gazette., 1874-09-08
UNITED STATES COURT:
NEWRULE ADOPTED
WORK ON the RESERVOIR.
The U. 8. Courts.

OPENING OF THE CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT
COURTS.
The u. s. Circuit and District Courts
opened at the Custom House this morn
ing, Judge Bradford presiding.
The juries were announced as follows:
GRAND JURORS.
New Castle County-Charles Warner
John Richardson, VIM. Brown, VIM: II.
Pierce, James Morrow, John c. Aikin'
Francis McCloskey, James Martin, An
thony Reybold, John p. Belville, James
Garman, Thomas Darlington, Thomas
Belville, Aaron Conrad, John w. Griffith,
Henry Lape.
Kent County-John w. Carter. John
Woodward, Stephen Postles.
Sussex County-John Wood, Joseph +.
Virden, Peter s. Faucet, VIM. p Polk.
PETIT JURORS.
New Castle County-Alfred J. Derrick
son, Henry II. McMullen, Jno.J jackson,
James Crosby, Nathaniel Bayne, Evan p.
Grubb, Rowland B. Day. Jas; F: Rrewn.
Jno. Stafford, Ed. Reybold, Benz. w.
Schaffer. Jas. n. Roberts, j. II. Hudson,
Chas. McWhorter, J mes Lyle, Robert
Morrison, Geo. w. Roberts, James Car
penter, Victor Sterlin.
Kent County-Isaac ID. Hamilton, ,Saml
Reynolds, Joseph Reynolds.
Sussex County-Thos. E. Wilson, John
s. Atkins, Stephen E. Blizzard, James
Rust, David Dodd, Danl McColley James
Butler.
The following rule was adopted, in ac-
cordance with recent act OF Congress.
RuLE.-In order that the practice, pro-
ceedings and forms and modes OF proceed
| ings in other than equity and admiralty
in the Circuit Court of this District, shall
conform as near "a may be to the practice
proceedings and forms and modes Of pro-
| ceedings existing at this time in like
causes in the Superior Court of the State
| of Delaware.
| It is hereby ordered that in all suits in
this court where the parties and the sub
| iect matter are within the jurisdiction Of
| this court, the practice as prescribed and
enacted by Seption A, the Revised Code
of the Laws of Delaware. 1852, as amend
ed in 1874, page 645. shall be the practice
ladopted by this court as far as the same
shall be practicable.
l1lPropided, however, that all affidavits
of defence shall be filled by the Clerk
of the Court, on or before the 1st Fri
day, following the opening OF the regu'
lar terms, and
Propided, further, that on motion for
judgements, notwithstanding affldavits
Of defence shall be made on the Tues
dan following the Friday on which
said ailidavits shall have been filed,
which shall dccry said judgments, shall
be entered, unless, upon motion foI
continuance, the entry of judgment be
postponed until a further day, and
pfo,iied, further, that the rules ol
practice of the Superior Court of the
State of Delaware and the mode OF en-
tering security for the payment of Judg-
, ment rendered on copy and abstract OF
cause of action and affidavits filed shal
, be and they are hereby adopted as rule
of this Court governing in like cases
II ia hereby further ordered that al
the other rules of practice in the Superi
or Court, OF the State of Delaware, an'
!. the pieadings and forms and modes
/, proceeding in said Court shall, in othe
!. than Equity and Admiralty causes ID D
: adopted as the rules of this Court as ia
1 os the same may be made applicable.
@ Prorided, however, that the rule day
e of the Circuit Court shall be the same a
@ now established by the second rule, I. e
q the first Monday Of every month, and tn
times and modes of pleading by rule
laid on and by the respective parties t
:, the suit, shall be the same rs now estal
y lished by the said second rule.
s L. G. BRADFORD, j.
: Before the Circuit court, in the cas-
of the Nationol Spring Company VI
VIM. Fl. 8 choen, a rulle was granted
ON motion of defendants counsel j. I
4 Peterson, Esq, to show cause WI
!. time should not be allowed the d'
Ig fendant to take testimony and why tn
IS answer should not be amended,
10 Before the District Court petitio
to declare the Smyrna d. Delewai
Bay R. R. Co. bankrupt was dismisse
on motion of respondents council Ge,
le v. Massey, Esq, the petitioners qual
s. fications not being such as are require
u by the amendatory act to the banKrul
40 Law.
4. ~ At 10 o'clock the Courts adjourne
a until p. M.