National Republican., 1877-04-17
THE COURTS.
supr.mo Court Of the United States.

supreme Court ut tnG tnttfu btaNta-
No. 2o1. Otis Clapp, collector, scs plaintiff
her. In error to the Circuit Court OF the United
States for the District Of Massachusetts. Mr..
sfirmina the Judgment of the said circuit
Court in this cause, with costs and interest
No 100 Ins County o. SSo'1nd; pnr Pla'n,n ~ nm IN
Circuit Court OF the United States for the East
ern district Of Missouri Mr.. Justice bradley
Judgment Of the said Circuit Court in this cause,
with costs and interest. Dissenting, Mr. Justice
msns and tccn no part n the S decision I @ :. '
No. All. Franz A, Muller OF al, appellants, W.
David Pcy. e. a. sppssl from the %,,r, SlrSul, .,
Iowa. Mr.. Justice Strong delivered the opinion
Of the court Affirming the decree Of the said Or
S Ths II shs s,ss n,e pan
VI. Annie Fox ct al. In error TO the Court Of APP
peal Of the state Of New York. Mr.. Justice
cause.
No COS. Chss t. Cromwell, plaintiff in error,
vs.. The County Of Sac. In error to the Circuit
Court Of the United states for the District OF
Iowa. Mr.. Justice Field delivered the opinion
Circuit Court, with costs, and remanding the
cause with directions to award q new trial. Dis
seMS,ing, MI r, MI & Ju,tee e Gl,ncrd; % ,,,,,r, u,,,,
tiff in error, vs.. H. W. and J. q. Brown. In error
TO tho Circuit Court Of the United States for the
Northern district Of Illinois. Mr.. Justice Field
Judgment Of the said Circuit court In this cause,
with costs Dissenting, Mr; Justice clifford
Court Of the United States for the Northern dis.
the opinion Of the court. stirmins the Sseree Of
the said Circuit Court in this cause. with costs
Dissenting Mr.. Justice Clifford.
No. 2o2 Thomas q. Tate and wife OF nj, appel
lantr, ys. M. o. H. Norton ct al. Appeal from the
Cirsuit court Of the United states fSr the East
ern district Of Arkansas. Mr. Justice Swayns
delivered the opinion of the oourt. Affirming the
decree Of the said Creut Oourt in this cause with
Hsndisy ct al Appeal Rom the Circuit court OF
the United States for the Southern district OF
sDIa m MI NJ: 1es h the the
said Circuit Court in this cause, with costs.
No, 2c4. Z. q. Maelay ct nj plaintiffs in errsr,
supreme Court Of the Territory Of Montana.
Mr.. Chief Justice Waite delivered the opinion Of
the court reversing the Judgment I5 Of the said
cauee with directions to reverse the Judgment Of
the District Court, and to direct that court TO
Accordance with the opinion Of This court.
No, ise: II. N. Hill, impid with Jas. Leniesty,
plaintiff ~ IN % srror y. Wv wm Thompson; In or or:
the Eastern district Of Michigan. Mr.. Chief
Justice Waite delivered the opinion OF tho court,
diminishing the writ Of error in this cause for tho
81, petitioners Mr.. chief Justice Waite deliy.
tion for msndamus in this cause.
No. 7Is. Enos and VIM. W. Lowe, plaintiffs In
pr.m. g c.aI 1s's c Y. s... i1 G e the
Chief Justice Waite delivered tho opinion Of the
court, sfirming the Judgment Of the said su-
Nor 2l5. Richard Gregg ct al. plaintiffs IN
error, Va q. W. Upton, assignse, 40. In error
~ dno M ss %
Wsite announced the decision OF tho court, az
nrmins the Judgment Of the said Circuit Court
No. tTs. Erasmus u. Force, plaintiff in error,
W. VIM: A. Mcyeigh. In error to the Supreme
Count q ~ .hc state e yirEinI. M Chief Jus
Affirming the Judgment OF the said supreme
Court in this cause, with costs.
Mr.. Chief Justice Waite announced the hollow
son account of the inmmcIency of the appro.
priation BY Congress II e apparent that We shall
the present term later than the 18th or nth Of
May. We shall therefore close the term May !,
y. a saa
bs done in many Of the districts II we continue
later. An announcement will be made hereafter
o. 0e time when the call Of the docket will be
No. aso william alenny, appellant, vs.. Solo.
oIa.r s n
ssa 3 M st.nsy Al nil M.sissSRs a ssRs'I' Z
'fEC fKO. ssi' samuel i @. Reed, appellant, VI. Tn,
Merchants Mutual Insurance Company OF. Bsiti
more, Continued,
No. 22S. The New Jersey Mutual Life Insur
ance Company, plaintiff In error, vs.. Anson M
Baker The argument Of this cause was com
menced By Mr.. d. McMahon, Of counsel for thu
plaintiff in error.
Law Summary.
The Equity and Probate Courts meet to-day
At 10 o'clock.
The lsst will and two codicils of John j
Knox, deceased, have been hled.
A nolls pros. has been entered In the case o.
Mary y. Shea, charged with selling liquor with
VIM. Jones was yesterday acquitted In tn,
Criminal Court of selling liquor In less quanti
ties than pint.
James wormley was charged with fast driv
ing, and appealed to the Criminal Court, whsr
In the matter of the estate of B. s. Bishiar
deceased, exceptions to the account Of the execu
tor have been filed.
In the case of Ernst Dahle, charged witt
o an ncs bar the jury
Charles Gof, through his attorney, Mr.
Horace A. Stone, has fled bill for divorce iron
| his wife, Elizabeth COT.
| Joseph T. Birch has bee. appointed admin
| istrator OF the estate Of Isaac Birch deceased
and given bond in the sum Of q, 900.
The grand Jury reconvened yesterday, an
has business sufficient before Il to occupy the n
| tcntion OF the members for some days TO come
In the case of Lawson Scott, guardian,
Il
| his accounts and Why he should not be attached
fined and his bond put In suit
The Court in General Term met YESTERDAY
| and after hearing argument In the matter OF tn
l duties OF the receiver In the case OF Shedd VI
Ordway, adjourned until Monday next.
District Attorney II. ii. Wells, on behalf q
the United States, has instituted suit againi
| Albert Behrens and Geo. +. Biucker md Jno I
Freeman, as bOndsmen, Of the former, 70 resove
l $500, with costs Of suit. The former Is 4 Gigs
1 Manufacturer, and failed 10 pay the GOyernmeu
tax due by him from January to September, 1871
hence the suit.
Court Calendar for To-day.
EouITY CoURT, before Judge wyls.-Nos
| II, Van Riswick vs.. Garfield; 30, Gray vs. Ke
sey: 81, Eldridge Va. Coburn; %, Kelly VS.. HeIle
| ~, Washington Market Company Va. Andersu
Wade; ~, Gordon VS.. McP herson; IL, Davis VI
| Speeder; ~ Clarke VS.. Peugh; a., Broadus VI
Broadut; a, Isham ys. Packard.
CRIMINAL CoURT, before Justice Olin.-
John =. Doherty, unlicensed bar; Morris Fit
| gerald, unlicensed bar; Maurice Doherty, uni
| eensed bar; ]. A. ]. Creswell, unlicensed banl
| Washington Holmes, disorderly; VIM. r. Mino
carrying concealed weapons; Henry L. Washing
| ton. disorderly; John Commodore, dsorderly;
/ q. Naylor, unguArded excavation; VIM. Leddei
| unlicensed bar: Ezekiel Young, unlicensed la,