National Republican., 1877-03-01
THE COURTS.
THE BOIRD or PUBLTC W0RES IND
THEIR AUTHORITY TO NIKE
CONTRACTS,

$1,000 Damages Asked for by the Ballard
Paving Company-A Poor Colorcd Woman
Forsaken-she Asks Divorce from tho
worthless Husband.
Business did not receive ready dispatching
Yesterday at the City Hall, and at times the work
was both tedious and monotonous. In the Clerks
onncc th,rc appeared TO he luil which was an un-
.ommon occur. nee, for generally whenever there
i. a staqna,lou elsewhere about the building, In
this department o, .t1co there wi, be found sum.
Client animation TO balance It u. ..anats
activity prevails in at least one of the cv-..
branches of the law. Chief Justice Cartter's court
became mixed up in the nitric acies OF the ownership
to certain real estate which bclucathed TO one
party by will and bought In by another AT trustees
sale, and the right of inc had not been discovered
at the adjournment. A further Investigation is me-
ccssitated to-day to settle the yexed question,
Mrs. Brent VS.. Mr.. Brent,
rGSr TaS agps,a for dSrss nSSc s me
community, striving in her Ignorant, simple way to
duet herself As not 70 tsspass, on nsyOodys DO
% name @ l TrSwn Sae% and sS sSOsS6 sSao &
Crs snS 81 e S sySTy pe 70
psrlStence, she accepted tho. pTsposal OF El1ts
and ,HSy SsTS isd, ndf
ons ms q %S Gi
vim peace and soaishanans., they con'l.sS
TO enjoy the soelety. 70 each other TO the
is7S, when The Sa.esnd sSanaonsd vie and home,
m S ilsa q rstsra sySr al,erEsrl' prsyions e
marked indifsfenss 70 me woman he had ssiSs.sd
rsspsSt since his aepartre % she has ssu tessiysd
sss sT Ria s% sss 20 i'n S 'SS III a
sony sSs Ssd S sc ss
sn,s,en. 70 Pay for aling her paper an and sondas,
ewiisout s1o.lsins ess!oaapy fse lee "s She 81 now %
prsys for dirorse Si,l' permis'@ion @ 20 resgms her
Tho Liabilities of the Board Of Pnbiic Work..
IN sf SSress Term S Ss VIM
Sr ksn ans %S SsSn n mESoI E &
The ballard Paving Somnsny m,ac ana com
whereby they became hound . pave esr,sla street,
oGss % s end G@a 9S
forth, and within the ding aud N The manner any
ssS qsihs1 sa
Public WorL. r9r and In behalf OF The District q
S.E". loren ,ns xss,ssnt sssts,sSS s. 81 &
@ % s on . s Ss"i accept
therein .neSS; iSss when .ns said con
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appropriated 70 meet The eSps odture contemplate
%
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SISra,ien ,hS ds6snds5,. mt aied s%prrsr % on whcl
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, Contesting Title in Real Estate.
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SsoPs eE sE pSfa% Goar e trustees SALE Tho
Law Summary.
| The Jury in the case OF George W. Dorncr sueIn,
J. W. Humphrey, Ilverymau, In action OF repleyia
s.o, ana i.ksa rcs seSi. retarncS Sealed vsrdc
, Mr.. r. J. Meigs, the efficient Clerk of the Court
islad up with a bad cold. but expects to be out in
Sys:Si e essS .ss I'll Sn %SGR s% Z E.a p Si sss
res 10 'He O'r 0 inc supreme Court 'i the dis
5ssss; Are ~ and dO.x the bust
a. Il S'eiSsk mex. Tucsd.y morning, AZ prsssn
, for light work are favorable. -
AnH!e oMe, has entered q -, sSls against T. w
| quarry.
y RoSsr, Campbell and David Martin, who hay,
ssSss nSF5 A Rassss have bee
a Martin Buell., as guardian OF Charles Buell. an,
as R.s % Se Iss. ~
him authority 70 sell The estate Of the minors Know
10 tna Ss sscs SS "a w.pS and apply the
I The suit of hacCubbin against Nailor has bee
+ hbated on account OF the death Of plaintiff.
> Court Calendar for To-Day.
}, srPREME COURT or THE DISTRICT.
z Before Justice Olln. Mac Arthur aud Humphrey ys
s 81. Lang vs.. Lang: g, Kaiser vs.. Stlckney; u
! Bond VS.. Medford, b. Kelly VS.. Heller; 40 Cosur
= Va Cracker; IL Robbins Hall ct al, q, McIntlr
]. | Aver
cIRcuIr COURT.
Before Chief Justice Cartier.
Nos. 3. bickles and Cook vs.. Steam Packet Com
pany, ~, Andrews and Wade VS.. Shepherd, Z
2 harmim VS.. Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany, l26 Libbey ys. Pomeroy, III, Am, Hut tol
Hole, and :. N. Go. VS.. Greer; i5a, Lloyd Vi
Starr; lG9 District OF Columbia vs.. j. n. Lsrd; n.
. LNlngstone vs.. seymour: 225, Reid, of John so
" Cox; g2s. Con; 2Se, Smith, Dixon a co. vs
8 | gon: 23o. United States. use of Reed ct al, VI
Thomas ct al 2S1. Creswell ctal. vs.. Nelson; ~.
Muidoon CaTley VS.. Cahill 2o7, Hill, trustee, VI
o Todd.