National Republican., 1883-06-12
THE LOCAL COURTS.

What Business WINS Transacted at the
Various Legal Tribunals Yesterday.
SUITS AGAINST FAILING MAIL coNfeAcToRs.
Tho district attorney yesterday entered
suit in behalf Of the United States against
Albert Boone and Samuel N. Hoyt and w. s..
Barringer, his bondsmon, for failure to carry
the mail oil route No. 21,159, from Pomeroy
to Coolville, Ohio, from July 1880, to July,
at $il6 per annum, aud on route No. u BOG,
from Utica to Centerburg, Ohio, for the same
period at $247 per annum. The government
claims for failure to carry tho mail ON both
routes-sS00 for the irst and $500 for tho
second.
CHANGE OF JUDGES.
Yesterday Judge Macarthur, who has been
holding the circuit court, and Judge James,
the equity term took their seats in general
term with Judge Hagner, Judge Cox reliev.
ing Judge Macarthur in the circuit court,
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Judge James yesterday granted Isle A.
Lord II divorce from Charles o. Lord on the
charge OF desertion.
WILLS FILED.
Tho last will Of the late James Crosall Pal
mer, at ono time surgeon United States navy,
was filed yesterday. Ho bequcathos all his
property-real, personal, and mixed-to his
wife, Juliet Halena Palmer.
The will of tho late Hayward NJ. Hutchin-
son has been admitted to probate.
THE LENTHAL HOME FOR WIDOWS"
Articles of incorporation were filed yester.
day for tho " Lenthal Home for Widows" es-
! tablishcd as n memorial to the late John Len
thai. The incorporators arc William Paret,
| w. o. Baldwin, NJ. w. Beveridge, Lewis j.
Davis. and Elias $. Hutchinson.
DAMAGES AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY.
The jury impaneled by the marshal to
assess damages to the property of John NJ.
| Springman, at the corner Of Maryland avenue
and Sixth street northwest against the Balti-
more aud Potomac Railway company assessed
damages to the amount of $1,000.
REFERRED TO THE EXAMINING COMMITTEE.
The application ofMr. Bl,ir Lees student
was yesterday referred to the examining COM
mittee.
SUIT AGAINST GENERAL WEST.
w. f. Mattingly, as attorney for Mary Jane
and Charles w. Stinde yesterday filed a bill
in equity against Hon. J. X. West, commits
sioner of this district, for discovery, &c. The
| conplainants are residents of Louisiana The
bill states that in November 1881, Mrs.
| Stinde was the owner of one hundred bonds
of the New Orleans. Baton Rouge, and Vicks-
burg railway, each being for $1,000 that she
gave West the bonds under promise from him
az her agent to obtiin payment thereon and
have them exchanged for bonds of the New
Orleans and Texas Pacific railway; that
when she demanded their return he
refused. Then follows the formal charges
that Mr.. West is about TO have the bonds ex-
changed for those of the Texas Pacific rail-
| way, and appropriate them to his own use.
Plaintiffs pray that Mr.. West be decrced to
discover and mako known in whose custody
the bonds are, for whose advances they are
held for security, snd for whose benefit the
advances were maze that no may DO enjoined
from claiming or obtaining possession of them,
making any transfer, assignment, or ex-
change Of the bonds of any interest thereon,
and from making, signing, and delivering
auy order in reference TO the assignment pos
session, or control of the bonds; that the
holder of the bonds when discovered. may be
restrained from delivering them TO Mr.. West
or otherwise disposing OF them except upon
the order of the court. Judge James issued a
temporary restraining order returnable on
| the nineteenth instant.
THE RECORD.
Courtfn Genera, Ttrm-JUsticeS James, Hdoner, and
| MdcA ithur-Dutch VS.. Davidge: death of plaintiff
| suggested aud cause continued. Phoenix Mutual
| Lie Insurance company VS.. Grant; motion u
print part of record overruled. Adjourned until
To-day No consignment
Equity Courf-Judoe Jdmes.-Lord va. Lord; di.
volce vim. mat granted. Stinde VI. West; re-
straning order granted returnable June9. Ad'
journed until to-day. No assignment.
Circuit Court-Jud0e Cor.-Shpman VS.. Magarity
leave TO defendant TO file statute of limitation
Todd, admir-, VS.. leabomer: fiat OH scira facias
Middleton vs. McNfurtrie verdict for plaintiff lor
Adjourned until to-day. Assignment-lb6. l57. AZ
25y, 100, l2l, lSy, 100, aud 90.