National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-19
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court of the United States

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Supreme Court of the United States.
On motion of M ]. H. Hopkins, J. b Brawley
esq, of Meadville, Pa, was admitted to practice
as an attorney and counselor OF this court.
On motion Of Mr.. Geo: W; Dyer, q; w; NJ
Smith, ESQ.,, of San Francisco, Cal, was admitted
to practice as an attorney and counselor Of THU
court.
We. Aaron Hammond. This cause was submitted
on printed arguments by Mr.. S. A. Strickland, o
counsel for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr.. E
Wakeley for the defendant in error.
No 70, (assigned) John G. Tameling, plain
tiff in error, vs.. The United States Freehold and
Emigration Company. The argument Of thi!
Of counsel for the defendant in error. and con
cluded by Mr.. John A. Wills for the plaintiff in
error.
No. %. VIM. H. Cobb ct al, plaintiffs IN error
vs. George Rice. On motion of Mr.. ]. A. Gar
field, affirmed. with costs and interest.
No 166. The Consolidated Fruit Jar Company:
appellants. VS.. James T. Wright The argument
OF this cause was commenced by Mr. j. H. b.
Latrobe, Of counsel for the appellants, and con-
tinued by Mr.. George Clifford d for the appellee
Adjourned until to-day at L O'CLOCK.
Supreme Court of the District.
Chief Justice Cartier and Judges Ohm. Wylie,
Humphreys and Macarthur on the bench,
QUESTION AS TO THE LIMITATION OF THE RULES
The JURISDICTION OF A JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE ENFORCING A CLAIM FOR MECHANICS
LIS
w. T. Bailey, of the Virginia bar, on motion Of
H. H. Wells. lr, and X PEARSON "a .He Sn 40
bar, on motion OF Mr.. Burton' "ere aunhi''eu "
Boucher vs. Haycock. Comes up on a question
a. 10 the limitation of rule 70. Submitted
Riley vs. Kirk. Motion todismss on the ground
that no steps had been taken to perfect the ap-
peal. Granted.
perfected the motion to dismiss was granted.
LaIenby VS.. Webster. This was an action
brought before justice to recover penalty Tor
a@al fan
Justice decided that he had no jurisdiction, and
dismissed the case. The plaintiffs appealed to
the Circuit Court, and Judge Humphreys h cert
Term. Messrs. Perry and J. G. Wilson, for the
compIainants and Mr.. Payne, for the defendant.
demanded to the Circuit Court to be heard in the
THOMAS G. Basshor ct al. VS.. Hallet Kilbourn.
The bill in this case was filed to enforce claim
for mechanics lien which Is claimed on iot one
in shepherds subdivision of a part OF square
one hundred and sixty four in this city. The bill
after the formal parts, AYERS that the defendant,
Question, on the 18th day Of May 1874. incumbered
it. by conveying it to the defendants, Lltta and
Phillips, in trust to secure promissory note Of
that date for go, 000 to the defendant Pepper,
payable FIVE years after date, and that after
wards on the 18th of March, 1874, she further
incumbered the lot by conveying 1t to the defend
ants, Latta and Mattingiy, to secure to the same
person the payment of promissory note for 81 :
COO Of that date. and payable four years after the
date thereof. 1t is in consequence of these in
y,
Pepper are made parties TO this bill.
The bill further alleges that the said Kate X.
KiIbourn, in September, 1874, through her hus-
band and agent, Hallet Kilbourn, made a con
tract with the compliments to furnish a heating
apparatus and erect it in the dwelling house on
the premises before mentioned for $500 cash.
That they completed their part Of the contract
about tine 25th Of February, 1875, and that said
heating apparatus constitutes part OF the
dwelling house.
That only about $3.50 has been paid them, and
that the balance due for the apparatus is sl993,
and that they duly filed their claim as a lien
against the building and ground according to
law
A certified copy of the notice of claim for the
lien with the attached bill of items for the work
and materials, is filed with the bill and referred
to as part of 1t. This notice Is entitled "Thos.
c. Basshor & Co. VS.. Hallet Kilbourn," and re-
cites that it is the intention of said company ''to
hold lien upon the property Of aailet klbourn'
section Of K and Seventeenth streets, on lot -,
in square No. 1874, for the amount due" SC, &c,
and Is dated at the foot April 81, 1875.
To this bill all the defendants, except Pepper,
who was not served with process, filed general
demurrers. The cause was set down for argu-
ment on the demurrers, and on the hearing all
the demurrers were overruled. From this order
an appeal taken to The General Term
Decree of the court below affirmed and casa
remanded.
Court Calendar for To-day.
SUPREME Court IN GENERAL TERM. before
Chief Justice Cartier and Judges Oln, Wyiie,
Humphreys and MacArthur.-Nos Is. Straning
vs.Walker; DC. Alexander VS.. Bouldin: q. Laws
vs.. Lee; %. Baker vs.: Brown; q. Washington
Market Company vs.. Sunny; 3d. Starr VS.. Starr;
81. Leavy VS.. Long; 50. Kaiser VS.. Stickney; j.
Estate Of Rebecca AfHick; 81 Bond VS.. Medford.
The Criminal Docket.
The grand jury yesterday presented the fellow
jury; Frank Fosbinder, assault with intent to kill,
also for resisting officer; James h: Beverly, petit
larceny, second otiense; John Maxwell, alias
and larceny; Edward Simms. alias Edward Berry,
robbery; Ferdinand S. Winslow, larceny, also
embeZzlement.
Letters From the People.
BILLY COOKS ATTITUDE PORTRAYED BY SCRIP
TURE.
To the Editor Of the National Republican:
SIR: How happily doth the Scriptures portray
the present attitude OF ''Rev." Little Billy Cook
and his lamb-like detectives in its description OF
the plot and punishment of the guilty Haman
These men, under the tutelage and training OF
the Rev. Shyster, put up a job" on the proprie.
tor of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN; but, alas
Haman-lke, they have been caught by their own
moose, and are to day the recipients OF the de-
risions Of an indignant public The wives mothers,
sisters and daughters of Washington can never
repay the proprietor and editors Of The RRPUB.
LICAN for combating the vile gamblers and their
unprineipled abettors, and nightly they offer
prisons to Heaven in your behalf
yourselves favored by the abuse Of the conspira-
tors, for have they not. by their manifold PERU
ries. shown themselves to be-
monsters OF sDch nideous mein.
As TO be hated need but to be seen -
We commend Rev. Billy Cook to perussl OF
that Sacred Word which he has too long ne
crooked ways and become good citizen, which
he can only accomplish by ceasipg TO be the de-
A REFORMED GAMBLER.
sANBLER's scoRN.
a. 81.
Sir: We laugh to seorn your liliputian at
tempts to suppress our vocation. You may
"write up" gambling, but, thank God, you have
no authority to raid what you call gambling
hells.n That duty is, fortunately, assigned to
more worthy hands. Nor will Major Richards
suffer BY your abuse. He is an honest, punctual
By your false accusations you may drive him
from his ONCE, but his friends will see that he is
supplied with plenty; while you perhaps will be
forget Col. Cook, who has SO ably and success.
fully combatted your designs against the only
ure and credit to themselves. AGAMBLER.
MINISTERIAL UTTERANCEs OF THE REV. BILLY
COOK.
To the Editor Of the E1tiona! Republican,:
SIR; A few years since l had the pleasure OF
listening TO an able sermon by Rev. W. A. Cook
rpnn -Shis text THE way of the tranagressor is
hard.p In a most eloquent strain he depicted
the vices OF intemperanee and the gambling
table. He said:
pect to meet thieves there. As enter the pcariy
yates and ak the golden streets Will not be
The viii have no place allotted bIm in
;na snS VII BE- afsersa To @
dread abode where, we are told, is weeping and
gnashiug OF teeth
Please inform the public, Mr.. Editor, If this is
the ex-reverened gentleman who now prostitute
his talents by defending gamblers and perjurers.
MARYLAND.
SHIPPING NEWS.