National Republican., 1883-04-10
THE LOCAL COURTS.
AS Usual ON Monday Small Amount OF
business Transscted-A New Bank Note
Company Formed.


Business Transacted-A New Bank Note
Company Formed.
NO SESSION OF THE CRIMINAL COURT.
Judge Hagner was quite unwell yesterday
morning, and consequently the special crimi-
nal court was adjourned until this morning,
when the Hamilton murder trial be pro-
ceeded with.
TWO DIVORCES GRANTED.
In the equity court yesterday Chief Justice
Cartier issued decree divorcing Orville d..
Thatcher from Adelaide IL. Thatcher Tho
parties were married in Baltimore in Fcbru-
airy, 1862 and Mr. Thatcher in his bill charged
that for three years past she has been an
habitual drunkard.
The chief justice also made decree of di-
vorce in the case of Kate T. Cole against w.
ii. Cole, giving the custody of the child TO the
mother. The parties were married at the
residence of the petitioners father, John
Bradburn, July %, 1871, and she charged her
husband with adultery, non-support, and de-
sertion.
THE COLUMBIA BANK NOTE COMPANY.
The Columbia Bank Note Company YES
terday filed articles of incorporation, under
the laws regulating such organization, with u
capital stock of S200,000, divided into 1000
shares Of 800 each. Tho object of the COM
pany is the engraving and printing of bank
notes, checks, drafts, bonds, and other SINH
lar instruments and the doing of everything
appertaning to that business also lithograph-
ing, hoto-lithographing, aud all kinds of
printing. The incorporators are John f. Ohm
stead Il. l.. Holbrook, Henry ID. Cooke Noah
l.. Jcffries, William f. Mattingly, and j. w.
Waters, of Washington, and John q. Moore,
j. L. Baldwin, and Enos Wilder, of New York.
The term of existenc o Of the corporation is
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in the articles that five trustees shall manage
the business for the first year, who are named
as Messrs John +. Olmstead, William L. Mat
tingly, and Henry ID. Cook, of Washington,
and John q. Moore and Enos Wilder, of Now
York. The principal business will be carried
ON in this city, where the general offices Of
the company will be located.
While there is a similarity in the name Of
the new bank note company to former COM
pany this is an entirely new organization.
The connection with it of gentlemen promi-
nently associated with the Mutual Union
Telegraph company, the Washington Brick
company, the New York Gjuphic,aand other
successful enterprises would seem to guar
antee success to the now venture.
MISCELLANEOUS.
j. c. Ergood & Co. yesterday entered suit
against John Burns on note for S23629.
Yesterday the issues to the will of Catherine
Brown were approved by Justice Cox to the
circuit court to try tho validity of the will.
Yesterday Luke G. Strider qualified as ad-
ministrator of the estate of the late Andres
de Frouville; bond 5000.
THE RECORD.
Equity Court-Chef Justice Cdrtters Division.-
| Thatcher VS., Thatcher; divorce granted. Wiernei
| w. Utermehle; ordered to be heard In genera
term in the first instance. Cole Cole; divorc,
| granted; Turton VS.. saunders; OH hearing. AS
slgnment for to- day: Nos. 3, Z, ~, II, 16 and 90
| Equity COurt-Jitstice MdcArthur's Diuision.-
| White VS.. Coke; judgment by default. johnson
VS.. Murdock; same. Kengla VS. Oppenheimer
same. Weller VS.. Gutman same. Prather VS..
Johnson; same. Reubens vs.. Dammaun; same
| Levy VS.. Dammaun; same. Kauimas vs. MeCreary
same. Woody VS.. Casey; same. Silver VS.. Dam
mann; same. Noyes VS.. Gray; decree confirming
auditors report. Newlscon VS.. Washington: bill
dismissed. Bradley vs. Bradley divorce granted
Assignments for to-day Nos 8, 4, 0, H. 1S, 10, IL
IL. 20, %, 23.
Equity CoIt-Justice Cors Diuision.- -Calligan VS.
Strong: time to take testimony limited to fiiteei
| days. Power VS.. Power; sale confirmed and caust
| referred TO auditor. Adams VS.. Adams pro con
fesso against certain defendants. Looney VS.
| Quill; writ of assistance ordered CLARK Va
| krause; lien OF complainant declared. Dutch W.
| Dodge; defendant ordered to file testimony. Jone
Injunction granted. Evans VS.. Church restrain
ing order returnaDle April 16 granted. Lord vs.
| O'Donoghue; sale confirmed nisi. Long VS.. Long
amendment TO bill allowed. jackson vs.. Gales
rule OH II. w. Rogers returnable April 49, granted
| Ulrich VS.. Ulrich exceptions overruled and sup
| Elemental bill dismissed. Assignments for TO-. day
| Nos. 10, 90 %, 2i, and 20.