Jeffersonian Republican

Court Proceedings.

The December Term of Court for Monroe county, commenced on the 24th ult. Hon. N. B. Eldred presiding, assisted by Abraham Levering and Andrew Storm, Esquires.

On the opening of the Court the commissions of the President and new Associate Judges were read, also those of the Prothonotary, Clerks, Register and Recorder, and Sheriff. Judge Eldred made an address expressing his warmest gratitude to the citizens of the County for the unanimity with which they had supported him at the late election, and said it should stimulate him to the impartial and energetic discharge of his duties.

The Jurors were called and nearly all answered to their names. Jacob Frantz, of Ross, was appointed Foreman of the Grand Jury. The Judge in the course of his remarks to the Grand Jury, informed them that the District Attorney had not a single bill of indictment to lay before them, and likewise took occasion to congratulate the people of the County for the elevated standard of morals which this fact seemed to indicate.

The first case tried was John Merwine and William Walp, Executors of Godfrey Greensweig vs. John Meckes. This was an appeal from an award of arbitrators, in an action for debt. The Jury rendered a verdict of $50s, 17 for the plaintiffs.

In the matter of the real estate of Henry Strunk, dec'd, some of the heirs came forward and accepted the property at the valuation of the Inquest. Peter Strunk accepted part no. 3, and no. 4; George Strunk, no. 1; Henry Strunk, no. 2.

The Administrators sales in the estate of Benjamin Price, and of Wm. Bonser, were confirmed.

A rule was granted to show cause why the Sheriff's Inquisition upon the property of Timothy Vanwhy shall not be set aside.

Hugh Williams, a native of Wales was naturalized and admitted to citizenship.

The case of Owen Rice, att'y for Heirs of Joseph Horsefield vs. Abraham Butz, Peter Meckes, and terre tenants was then taken up. This was an action to recover a balance of purchase money alleged to be due for land bought from plff. vs. dft. The defence set up was that the title was imperfect, and that it had cost more to perfect the title than the unpaid purchase money amounted to. Verdict for defendant.

Jacob Miller and Ezra Ellwood vs. Josiah Snow. This was an ejectment. It was decided in favor of plaintiff by consent of defendant, without the Jury leaving the box.

Gabriel Yetter vs. Elijah Quigley, Charles Strunk, Adam Smith, and Frederick Smith. This was an action of trespass for cutting timber trees. Verdict for the plaintiff, against Quigley.

The Argument List was disposed of, and the Court rose at 11 o'clock Saturday evening.