The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01

Revenue cases-tOtaI number, BY; NUM-
Der commenced in 1873, 28; number endeo
In 5E7S, 20.
Admiralty cascs-total number, 10; num-
s,er,commenced in 1873, Z.
Chancery cases-total number, l43; NUM-
f,er,commenced in 1873, Ii.
Common-law cases-totai number 1877
plumber commenced IN 1878, So; NUMBER
ended in 1873. SO.
Eriminal cases-total number OF lnoice
neuts, 172; number commenced in 1878, 9o.
as,,ited States Cfrcuft Court for the
Eastern District Of Virginia.
Indpe. Hon. Ell. L.. Bond. Clerk, NJ. f.
PIeasants. Courtroom in the custom
house building.
Criminal caseS-totS number OF lndict-
nents, 573; number found i'll 1878, 10;
member ended in 1878, go.
Common-law cases--total number, 1866;
nurnber commenced in 1878, %; number
ended in 1878. II.
Chance.y causes-total number, 29I;
number commenced in 1878, I; number
ended in 1878, 6.
Appeals in bankruDtcv-tota number,
$50: number filed in 1873, 4.
Supreme Court OF Appeals.
Judges: r. c. l.. MoDeure, president;
Joseph Christian, w. r. Staples, +. T.
Anderson, and e. G.. Burks; Clerk at
Richmond, George X. Taylor; Reporter
Peseby R. Grattan; Librarian and Crler,
P. G. Nicholas; Tipslatf, r. D: Ward.
Business during the year: Number OF
cases commenced, 106; number OF cases
pendinn, 1884; number OF fnsa DEGREES ana
judgments, 100; number of eases removed
to other courts, / !; number OF days OF SEES
sion, 125-
The number of causes pending includes
all causes on the office docket, as well as tue
causes nlatured and on the court docket
the number on the court docket being 2o'.
Ciresit Court Of Richmond.
Judge, Beverly r. Wexford, Jr.; Clerk,
Alfred SHIELD: Crier, John w. Wright,
sheriff. Courtroom, Stearns's building,
on Main street opposite the post-eftice.
Actions ut laW-Number commenced,
453; number pending, 1872; number de-
cided, 1876; number removed from other
courts, 9.
Suits in equity-Number commenced. I;
number pending, 10; number OF lntersocu-
tory DEGREES, As; number of final DEGREES,
): number removed to other courts, l.
Observation-Disclosures commenced, ~:
number pending. 16; number decided ~.
term. "a; intermediate or special term, Do;
total, 1855.
Chancery Court.
Judge. Edward H. Fizhugh; Clerk, Ben
iamin Fl. Berry; Deputy Clerks-Johp
A. Meanley. james Il. PoindeXter, and
William II. Talman; Crier, j. W. Wright,
sheriff.
Number causes commenced, 200; number
pending. SOB; number interlocutory de-
crees, 847 a; number final DEGREES, 249: num-
Der probate orders, $50; number cases re-
moved 10 this court, 6; number cases re-
moved from this court, A.; number days in
session, 1G5.
Hastings Court.
Judge, Hon. George l.. Christian Clerk.
Andrew Jinkns; Deputy Clerk, William
p. Lawton; commemorative Attorney,
George d. Wise; Sergeant, n. NJ. Lee;
Deputy Sergeants, E. Holzinger and Will
liam J. Tyler.
There were 292 criminal cases tried and
disposed Of in this court during the year
1S7S-to wit: 1913 cases OF felony and 1853
eases of rnisdemeanor, as follows:
Felonies- Convicted, Sc; acquitted, 81.
Misdemeanors Convicted, CT; acquitted,
1O2. Total criminal cases, 1872.
Of civil eases there were 49, disposed or
during said year. as follows:
Appeals, 80; miscellaneous motions, %;
forthcoming bonds, 10; garnishec sum-
monscs, 60; cases removed from Police
JUSTICES court. 1876. Total civil cases, 332.
This leaves Il cases undisposed OF on the
dockets OF this court. criminal and civil, d.
vided as follows:
Criminal Observation-Disclosures, l; INSIDE
meanors, &c. Civil Observation-Disclosures
motions, g.; forthcoming bonds, 3: garni-
shee summonses, 8; cases removed from
Police Justices court, s.
Whole amount Of fines imposed by the
Judgment of this court during the year
1878, $4,000; OF which S1,055 was made,
and ono effects returned for Sl,9O5.
Police Court.
Police Justice, Joseph j. White. Clerk, D.
G. Richardson. Crier, Sergeant E. Fl.
Chalkley. Janitor, DR.. Louis Antelotti.
The court meets III Odd-FeilOws' Hall,
corner of Mayo and Franklin streets, daily
except Sunday at 81 O'Clock A. NJ.
Tho civil docket is called every Friday at
12M.
The following table presents 4 statement
of the business transacted during each
month of The past year
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