The daily gazette., 1881-02-25
COURT OF CHANCERY.
business TRANSACTED AT YEsTER-
DAYS SESSION.

DAl . SEbolON.
The Court of Chancery met yester>
day morning at 10 o'clock, and trans
acted considerable business.
Harry Emmons, Esq, representing
John Brear, administrators Of Abel
Brear, petitioned to have money now
held by the Court, paid over to the
administrator. The petition was
granted.
The chancellor being uncertain as to
the practice in insolvency cases, upon
the account Of Edward j. Maxwell, as.
signee of Andrew Crumlish, being pre-.
sented by Charles d. Lore, Esq, call
ed in Benz. Nields, Esq, as amicus
cur9e, Ga fIiend of the court), for con
sultation, but the chancellor refused TO
allow the accounts to be closed up, not
knowing whether there were other
creditors.
Upon the application of Joshua
Maris, Esq, it was ordered by the
Chancellor that bill in equity by
William L. Crump, ct. al, VS.. James
Hall, be taken pro Cornerstone, George
Gray, Esq, solicitor for Hall, having
failed to put in an answer. Notice
was given the solicitor for the defen-
dant that he may appear and be heard
before the decree is made absolute.
benjamin Nields, Esq on behalf of
Thomas Darlington, trustee of Anna
l.. Woods, petitioned for authority to
invest funds of the cestique trust at 3
er cent. interest. Decision reserved.
In the case of Gould VS.. Calvert a
| degree tor distribution was granted on
motion of Victor DUPONT, Esq, ask
ing for a writ of possession for the
purchaser, VIM. Pritchard.
The petition of J.. w. Bissell, Esq,
asking hat Margaret f. Candy, guar
dian of Louisa L. Richards, be allowed
to apply part of the principal to. the
maintenance of the child, was grant
ed.
In the case Of Warren VS.. Lambson,
witnesses testified that the farm of
Amos Lambson, surety, lying on the
New Castle road and containing 1877
acres, is worth from $50 to 500 per
acre.
The chancellor IN accordance with a
/ petition presented on Monday last, re-
moved Giles Lambson from the trus-
teeshlp Of the property of 81. A. War
ren, widow, and her children.
THE DELAWARE AND CHESAPEAKE
CAHAL scHEMk turns W IN the senate,
| when only ten days of the session ars
| lett, as a prospective rid er to the River
and Harbor bin. Mr.. Brck, from the
Committee on Transportation Routes TO
| tDe SeaOOarui yesterday reported bill L..
ald IN the construction OF thts proposed
~. l.
/ b Ian accompanying report WEI go derrd
| 10 b. printed aud rrfe red to the Com.
mlttte on Commerce., With tho rru 4est
! thdt the bill he incurpOrat ed an au amrnd
| msnt IN the RIVER aud Harbur bill. This
great scheme has been aglta'ed IN both
| Maryland aud Delaware for sonle time
pasi, hres years ago the Mary lana
| Legislature passed an act Aut horzin NJ IN.
| city OF Baltimore to lend her credit IN
ard OF the enterprise, ami Also passed A
Joint resolution o mHn 1rIallzs Congress
Tor Assis lauce from the General Govern.
lnrut. A blllls now before The Delaware
Legislature which rrDews aud supple
ments tho Sussex County Canal Com.
pahy, chartered IN 1886, and in that
fashion proposes to facilitate the Dala
ware poruon OF the canal connecting
he two bays. Six routes altogether
have been proposed Tor the canal, ana
hese different routes have already been
surveyed by Government Engineers, under
au'hA ity OF the act OF Congress of June
10, 1873. The surveys began IN August
1873, and closed IN January, 1880. The
length OF the canal proper ranges be-.
tween IL aud "a miles by The different
routes, ami the estimated cost between
50 0OO,OO0 aud SAL 100000 The distance
ny the present water Toute from Balti
more To point at sea II mules outside
OF the Delaware Break water Is 1866 miles
ami occupies 33t hours in transit while
The distance betW een the sans Dui all
bY the different canal routes proposed
range, between l09 and 100 miles, an,
= the time OF transit between 10 and -
hours. The saving IN both time an,
distance Is thus seen TO be considerable
and It he canal should be constructe,
1t would very materially affect lii
, interests of Baltimore.
No one now thinks of a domestic O
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