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Show " COURT PROCEEDINGS. THIRD DISTRICT COURT, M'KZAS, C. 5-7 PRESLDiNQ. Tuesdny, October 2S. Curt md at 10 o'clock a. m. Some (vj-trfc motions were disposed of. -- Territorial prosecuting altorney'Suow made, application to Court to appoint an elisor fur the purpose of summoning summon-ing a grand jury. The application w;ts laid over till Wednesday. Judge McKcan said' the case of , Brigham Young cj. Charlotte Arthur. h;ul, by stipulation between -counsel, j been Liken to the Supreme Court on tlie challenge of the army of tho jurv. Tlie Supreme Judges had consented to the ease being placed on the docket, but would not hear it argued until the adjourned term, next May; therefore there-fore he, McKcan, would force no one to have their cases tried by the jury until the question had been ruled upon up-on by the Supreme Court. If counsel coun-sel waived challenging the jury they might try their suite, but where e t ir party entered a challenge to the panel, the suit would stand over till a tier the dedsion of. the- Supreme Court had been giv.en. Judge McKcan then proceeded' to -call the jury calendar, and as soon' as, he would call a case counsel would challenge the jury. Alter going through the entire docket of oau hundred and thirty-seven eases, onlv lour were found ready tor - trial, the others being continued by consent of counsel, or one or the other of the parlies had interposed challenges. The attorneys in some of tlie lour suits not being present in Court, ., a recess was taken till 2 p. m., to allow al-low tunc for counsel to come in. At 2 p. m. the lawyers still being absent, Court was adjourned tilt Wednesday moruing at IU o'clock, i.;.:. - |