Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-01

We are afraid, unusually fat and Ger.
tainly very much eurtaiied. This has
bcen occas:oned by no absence of en-.
deavor on our part to have it otherwise
hut for want of paJnlsm on which t.
work. Indeed, the past week has beer
exceptionally barren of local and gen
eral incidents. The adjournment of the
Senate, the adoption of the wheeiercom
promise by the Louisiana conservatives
a compromise, by-the-way, viii, b per.
retuates, not overthrows, radical usurpa
ton in that State, the whitewashing of tn,
Presidentby the Senate, elsewhere refer
red to, are the CHIEF outside events Of note
Official matters,except Circuit Court pro
ecedings to be found below, having heard
nothing, we have nothing, of course, t.
report, and with this exposition, ad
hitting that fyiaa faeie case of dull
ness exists against US in this instance
we plead that we have been unable t.
help ourselves and put ourselves upor
the readers indulgence.
The following is resume of the more
important cases that have engaged the
attention of our Circuit Court since on,
last report.
Thursday, March 25th. The Court
met, present Hon. Judges Magruder and
Ford. Taylor, Executor of Ford, VS.
Scofeld's Administrators. Before re.
ported, The Jury, after being ont all
night, were discharged, being unable to
agree upon verdict.
State VS.. John Bush. Indicted 70,
larceny. Tried by jury. Verdict no,
guilty. Crane for State. Blackstone
4 Morgan for defence.
State VS.. Saml. Mason. Indicted 70,
selling spirituous liquors without L.
ccnse. Tried by Jury. Not guilt,
confessed by State. Crane for State
Blackstone & Morgan for defence.
Friday, March Goth. Myers VS. Watts
Debt. Case concluded. Tried by Jury
Verdict for defendant. Wilson for plain
tiff. Combs & Downs for defendant
State vs.. VIM. Butler. Indicted TO
riotous and disorderly conduct, Sc, i,
Chaptico. Tried before the Court. :
Gailty, and fined SlO and imprisoned i,
the County Jail for thirty days. Cram
Tor State. Camalier, Combs & Down
for defence
Owens VS.. Burch. Assault and bat
terry. Tried by Jury. Verdict for plain
tiff for 500 damages. Blackstone 4
Morgan for plaintiff. Combs & Downs
Hammett 4 Cotton for defendant.
State vs.. Alfred Hayden. Indicte,
for the larceny of a pistol Tried b
Jury. Verdict not guilty. Crane TO
State. Wilson for defence.
His Honor, Judge Magruder, left thi
afternoon for his home in Calvert.
Monasy, March Goth. The Cour
met, His Honor, Judge Ford, on tn
Bench.
State vs.. John Shirly. Indicted 70
the larceny of saddle. Tried BY Jury
The Jury, after beirg out all night, re
turn verdict of not guilty. Crane TO
State. Wilson for defence.
State VS.. John Armstrong and. Franz
Butler. Indicted for assault and bat
terry. Submitted to Court. Not guilt
confessed by State. Crane for State
Combs & Downs and Wilson Cor defence
Tuesday, March 30th. State VS.. Da
vid Bennett. Indicted for stealing al
OK. Submitted to Court. Not guilt,
Crane for State. Combs & Downs 70
fence.
State VS. Henry Bush. Indicted 70
assault and battery. Submitted to Court
Guilty and fined 81 and costs. Gran
for State. Combs & Downs for defence
The Grand Jury reported that the
had examined into the testimony agains
Benjamin Scott. charged with stealing
and found no evidence that the sal
Scott was guilty of the charge alleged
On motion of his counsel, Mr.. CamaEe,
he was released from custody.
The Grand Jury, after handing i
their report as to the condition of tn
Jail. the roads, &c, were dircharge
with the thanks of the Court.
Sheriff Foxwell arrived here thi
morning with James T. Graves who ha
been arrested in Baltimore few day
since, having been indicted in this Cour
at March Term. 1872, for the burnin
Of the dwelling house of William Burc
In Chariot Hall district. The Cou,
discharged the Petit Jury until Thurs
day morning. April LIST. at 10 o'clocl
the counsel expressing themselves read
to proceed with the Graves trial O
! that day. the Court having gotte
through with all other business of Ii
Tenn.
The failure of the Senate to contiri
the nomination Of Judge Pardee rs I
:. Circuit Judge for TIE District {
Louisiana viii leave that State witho,