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Show FEBRUARY TERM. ACTIVE WORK TO BECIN ON THE CRIMINAL CRIMI-NAL CALENDAR, Adaltary and Inlavrrul Cohabitation to Illvlde the Honor of th Opening Day The Grand and Petit Jurors to llecin Their Lahore. Time has not weighed on tho hands of the court minions during the day. On the contrary they have been actively active-ly engaged in preparing for the opening open-ing of the February term on Monday morning, at which timo the criminal calendar will have an open track. Judges Zane aud Anderson have both i been laboring assiduously and almost j unremittingly upon matters in chani-! bers, and whilo the tax ou their mental ' endurance has been a severe one they are both ready to rush business during j the approaching solstice. The attor- I neys are haunting the library, the I clerks are getting their documents in ! order, bailiff's are sweeping the cob- j webs from the temples over which they , preside and deputies are rounding up ; the troop of witnesses and jurors. i The settings for tho opening day are as follows: United States vs. j Jonathan Wood, adulterv. . United States vs John Beck, unlawful cohabitation. United States vs William Gibbey, adultery. On Tuesday George Stringham will answer to three indictments charging him with selling liquor without license. The grand jury begins its labors on Monday and are threatened with a long but eventful session. There is a large amount of business that will require its attention, much of which concerns the public. |