Daily Alta California, Volume 13, Number 3981, 8 January 1861 — COURT PROCEEDINGS. [ARTICLE]

COURT PROCEEDINGS.

VI .-S3IT. Jta. 7, 1-6!.

t. 8. Circuit Cart.

THE CASE OF HARASZTHY.

' The United Sta'es r». Agustin Maraaithy. — suit is set for the sth of February. It is a civil suit for $157,357 03, which.it it allege!, he received while 11 alter and Ranaer of th* Sail Francisco Mint, and never paid over ta th* United States. Of this sum. $155,550 70 was in gold bullion, and $1,77S &1 was in silver bullion. Mr. Harasstby held the position of Matter and Reiner from the lisa of August, laaß] till the 23d of April, 1857. . K»;«.J8l<! bOO .!» let The United States rs. A. Haiasithy, Samuel C. Wast and Charles Uxnsy. — suit is also set for hearing on the sth if February next. This is a suit for $10,000, on th* bond given by Uaruithy aa Melter and Refiner. The complaint that Harasithy failed to properly perform his duties at Melter and Refiner, aad that he retained the sum of $157,327 03 paid into bis hands by the Treasurer of the Mint, and that therefor* the defendants an indebted to the United Slates for the full amount of the bond. _■_■ . . r ■>■■»-» V. S. District Court— The eases of Larkin and MitsTOom, No. 23. Ac 1 C. D. Semple, N\'. 28, were argued and submitted. In the ah of T. O. Larkin, _Vo. 353, it was ordered that the evidence should be doted on the -' tii mat. 1 * "• • — Twelfth District Court. Judge Alexander Campbell tack his seat to-day, and produced his commiaaion as Judge, which was read by the Clerk. Eugene Casserly presented some resolutions passed by the members of th.) bar relating to the retirement of Judge Edward Norton, from the bench of this Court; and moved that they be spread upon the minutes of th* Court. Judge Cmnf bell granted the motion. Eliaha Cook, Ksq., announced the death of Gilbert A. Grant, E-i| , and moved that the Court adjourn out of respect to his memory. The Court granted the motion. -, ... A. B. llunraim, lied a petition to-day for the benefit of the insolvent law. Ilia failure occurred while he was engaged in keeping a general stars at La Porte, Sierra County. His debts amount to about $24,000, asset* about $3,000. Jonph Roger r». Pierre Vineaneaux.— for $5,000 damages; for an alleged gander, committed by defendant, in calling plaintiff a thief. m \ j IVeTsEfew 1 Q I m Probate Court. - The will of Jacob B. Curtis was admitted to probate. -. - a f~> X „,.:,. „ „ . ..^j, Jl , Merrick O. Read was appointed administrator of th* estate of Merrick Read, deceased. A. Hollub was appointed administrator of the estates of F. P. Wienblckl. J. J, Cordes, and Evan W. WUliamv _ . County Court. Judge Blake ordered a writ of kabtm mtmm to issue on the petition of Ettila Polateak, addressed to Capt. Stewart, U. S. A., in charge at Aleatraa, ordering him to sppeer to morrow morniDg. at II o'clock, and bring with him I ward Sweman, and ■how by what authority said Sweman is detained on said island. Mrs. Polattak tats forth that she is th* mother of Edward, who is only seveateea yean eld, that she is entitled to his custody, and that he is imprisoned on tbe island. The . fast is probably that ha has enlisted ia tbe army. J44 1 .-; »i vavK* ton ,u< . „»»,-»►. Supreme Court, * The following decisions have been rendered by the Saccame Court 1 Jones and Wife aa Steamship ibrfM — Judgment affirmed. McDermott m. Burke at a). — Judgment reversed. Whlpley ••. Dew»y et al. — Order setting aside nonsuit and granting new trial is reversed. Doll *>. Meador et al—Rehearing denied. • People re. Lombard — Judgment affirmed. - Abila et al. ... Padilla et al.— Jaderment reversed. I.eatrade rt. Carlo— '•rier rsTensd and cause remanded.; i-"*--- 6 * * * iHi,ia a. •> cause iwaa^w* < ,*>: