National Republican., 1882-12-09
COMING TO COURT.
Petitions for Divorce and Demands for
Dnmnscs The Record OF Yesterdays
Busiucsg.

Petitions FOR Divorce and Demands for
Dnmnscs The Record OF Yesterdays
Business.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The following business was transacted in
the supreme court of the United States Fri
day:
No. 100. James Turner ct al, appellants
VS.. The Farmers Loan and Trust company
Argument continued by G. w. Kretzingcr for
appellants and James D. Campbell for appel
lees and concluded by N. A. Cowdery for ap-
pellants. Adjourned.
DIVORCES.
salie E. Reynolds yesterday filed a bill for
divorce from William II. Reynolds. They
were married here May 23, 1877, and lived
together from that day until May 20 of the
same year, when he left her to visit Louis
vile, Ky. Since the month of September,
1877, the petitioner has not heard from her
husband, and has received no money for her
support She, therefore, asks for a divorce
on the ground of willful desertion.
Judge Hagner yesterday granted Mary A..
Ray divorce from William A. Ray. They
were married here january 25, 1855, and lived
together until September 1877. The plaintiff
charged the defendant with being guilty of
gross cruelty, with being an habitual drunk
ard, threatening her life and failing to pro-
vide for herself or children.
BALM FOR HURT MIND.
Ezekiel Smith has entered suit on the law
side of the court against Isaac S. Filbert,
claiming 5000 damages. The plaintiff AYERS
that prior to November II, 1882, he had always
been reputed by his neighbors to be man of
good habits and standing, but on the day mem
toned the defendant called him n thiei, a liar,
and said, "yOu are a thief and l can prove it,"
and used other offensive remarks. Whereby
bp ploinS In bnvn bppn urnntly iuiurpd. and
asks $1,000 to heal his wounded feelings.
ITEMS
By the will of James d. Chedal, filed yes
terday, all his estate is bequeathed to his wife.
Flavius ]. Waters is constituted sole executor.
A certificate of incorporation has been filed
by the Butchers Hide and Tallow association,
for the purpose of dealing in hides and tallow.
Theodore Barnes, l.. C. Kengla, T. o. Namell,
and ]. A. Snyder are the incorporators.
On motion of Mr. Barnard, Oscar Nauch
was yesterday appointed an examiner in
chanccry by the court in banc.
A bill in equity has been filed by r. A. Bal
loch against the Massachusetts, Mutual Life
Insurance company asking for an injunction,
account, and receiver. The plaintiffsets forth
that he acted as agent for the defendant in
erecting n row of houses on Sixteenth street,
near S street, and now that the houses have
been completed he has not been settled with.
The court in banc yesterday discharged the
rule on the secretary of the interior, applied
for by Gen. Ward B. Burnett, to compel him
to deliver to the relator pension certificate.
Benjamin C. Lazenby has applied to the
equity court for an injunction against Mar
garet G.. o. Lazenby, K. Wilson, and ID.
OLoughlin to restrain O'Loughln from levy
ing on certain property until suits now pend
ing in the equity and circuit courts in rela-
tion to the same be decided.
TIE RECORD.
Probate Court-Justice Hdgner.-Estate James j.
Bligh; order overruling TO exception of account
and pa. sing same. Esta,e Daniel s. Jones; pet;
ton OF Lucy DeiaIt for administration filed Will
John n: Lyon filed for probate; petition and order
hain administrator of estate of Margaret S. Park.
ham OH bond of 81 900. Petition by William T. S.
CHARLES curs fled VIII of james S cheda
petition OF Flavius j. Waters for probate. Estate
Of William Towers; petition of ". Scott Towers
ment bond Of $1,000; bonded and qualified.
Order admitting will Of Thomas shailer 10 probate
and granting letters OH bond Of $4,000. Estate Of
Eliza L. Glover; order appointing Samuel C. Mills
administrator on bond of $500. Guardians to or
phans of James Vermillion file two bonds. Order
tate of Jacob Doyle on bod fS3OO Estate of Frau
els Y. Dant; order directing administrator to pub
iish notice to creditors. number OF aceouHts
| EQuitv Court-Justice Hagner.-Little VS.. 'Pairo;
sales ratified nisi. Ray VS. Ray; divorce vin-
culo matrmonii granted. Brown VS.. Wheatting /;
motion for security for costs overrued: defend.
ant TO answer January2, 1883 Barker VS.: Henry;
! injunction granted. Barnard VS.. Hitz; Job Bar.
nard appointed trustee. Adjourned till to- day,
| Court an Banc-The Chief Justice Justices Coz and
James.-Carmody VS.. Frawley; on hearing. Nourse
VS.. Ashford decree affirming decree of court be.
low. United States rel. Burnett VS.. Secretary Of
| the INTERIOR mandamus refused Forsyth vs.
Fullerton; on trial Adjourned till Monday.
Circuit Court-JuStice MdcArthur.-Austin VS.. Dis
trict of Columbia; trial resumed. Rowland IL Co.
VS.. Newmeyer; judgment below affirmed. Cre,s.
well ct al. VS.. Latham Judgment against Latham
on his plea of confession Jury respited till Mon
| day. Assignment unchanged.