National Republican., 1878-04-15

Tho Supreme Court to Convene To-day II
Quorum Can be sccursd-I,usiness Trans
acted Last ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for To-
day.
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT.
To-day is the time fixed for the convcning Of
the April term of the supreme Court, but it is
doubtful ifa quorum will BE- secured
Justice Olih is confined 10 his room with severe
attack Of acute rheumatism, and cannot possibly
be present Ills Honor is over sixty years Of age
and the active life he has led together with his
many ycars Of arduous legal service, are having
their effect on once powerful constitution, and
have made sad threads on his health. He has
many sympGthizers In his nfliCtion aud IL one OF
the few men that have no cuenics.
Justice Humphreys has been sick for some time
past, on his fam IN Fairfax County Va aud Is not
expected . be IN attendance on the court to-day
Justice Wyiie is 20 deeply engrossed with the
criminal docket as to make impossible to ad-
Outn the Criminal Court aud sit with his associates
In the General Term. The calendar numbers 1853
cases, tcn In excess Of the one of the last term.
CIRCUIT couRr-CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER.
Msttingly VS.. FAINT Washington & Co. Judg.
ment for s,2D.30. with interest Wall W.. Prcntiss
% Ss RSs dssaSd to Sa on to SdSy Ss pnnS @i
trying M; case, and If the General Term is not
convened he will proceed with jury trials in, the
Circuit Cont, where both sides ure ready. and no
objection is raised TO the jury.
EQUITY CouRr--JusTICE MACARTHUR.
Howard ~. Brandt: decree for specific recovery.
Holman vs.. jones time for taking testimony eS.
| tended tea days. Hands ". Hands; Examiner In.
gers III t1 take proof. liarbGugh VS.. Harbnugh !;
trustees bond approved. United States, ex rel Wal.
| Ter, IS. Northern Liberty Market Company; Exam.
iher johnson " take testimony. Band IS. Brown. !.
| rule on receiver, rcturnablc April - Cook vs..
LOOK; allowance OF so per month alimOny and sIi
| as counsel fees on behalf Of wife. Rover vs.. Me
| Convey; appeal 10 gCuerul tenn. AnsoniR Copper
Company vs.. shepherd; trustees bond approved.
Gautcr vs.. Gibson; motion to strike out de
murrcr filed. Wells VS.. Fisher: discharge of
| restraining order. Payne, administrator, ".
Shepherd; appeal to the General Term.
lAtia Ns htlbOurn; injunction ordered 10 continue
till further hearing. IlCndCrson vs.. George; decree
that defendant owes plaintiff 500 and that he pay
the same. Edison vs.. Western Union Telegraph
Company ct al; defendants motion Of July II, 1876
oNcrrled; thirty days granted to file answer, leave
to Withdraw appeal taken March ., 1875, and that
.. u. Prescott have leave 10 hlc plea Goodyear
Dental NulCanite company vs. Brightwell; time for
taking testimony 10y defendant extended q May H..
1873. BOdcn vs, B',l.icu; decree Vurltmg 40 much
OF order Ut April T. -. refers cause Ia auditor,
and HllllTiug that northumberland Building
Asspc.ntiVn-ItcJNCr SirSb,
ASSIGNMENTS FOR TO-DAY.
| Equity Cuurt-Justlcc MGcArthur.-No. l6 Folldns.
bcU v. Russell No Il. Bermhari vs. bernhard; M.
IS Mitchell vs.. ,Iitchc; No 10 Cole vs.. DJuglass
! N". Il, Parsons ". lhrkct; No. u, FiCklimg VS..
Jones; M. y, burger ". Wingcrd; No. -, TuUhy
". BigClOw; No. -. Washington Market Company
vs. LeesG; No. 90 Richardson District Ot COIum
| bia.
| Criminal C5urt-Justlce Wyle.-Juhn Shea re-
sisttng Officer james Dunniugtun, assault; John T..
lo commit rape; N'VhCel Kelley, ,npeding witness
john Jackson. assault; William H. Shaw. robbery
J0hn Matthews Seilths lottery tickets George Dyer,
sslliiig lottery tickets.