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COURT REPORTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.-Hon. D. M. Key, presiding. The United States VS. Geo. W. Paxton, alias Piney Paxton, counterTeiting; guilty on a former day, 6 months in Cocke County jail. The United State vs. Henry Pickle ct al., sci fa.; forfeiture set aside. The following action was had in causes for violation of the revenue law : Judgment suspended.-Henry Pickle, Litha Huckaby, -- Cox, Wm. Jenkins, Jas. B. Roberts, Jason Millsaps, A. A. Bruner. Not guilty.-Thos. Wallace. Nol. pros.-Charles Jenkins. Continued.-Elizabeth Bunch, Geo. W. Underwood T.S. White. Court adjourned till Monday morning. CHANCERY COURT.-Hon. W. B. Staley, presiding. Robt. Ewing, receiver, vs. Exchange and Deposit Bank, et al.; order of reference and receiver's report confirmed. Campbell Gillespie, administrator, VS. B. F. Badgett, Jr. et al; sale confirmed. John Fouch VS. A. W. Washington; judgment pro. confesso. John Fouche VS. Wiley Bayless; judgment pro confesso. J. W. S. Frierson VS. R. M. Williams, et al ; demurrer overruled. J. A. Moore, administrator, VS. N. J. Ingram, et al; order to pay fund to administrator. Jas. Lee VS. Edward Campbell, et al. &c.; demerrer to cross bill overruled. John Chumblea, administrator, vs. Rosanna Wells et al.; reference as to taxes. Wm. T. Hall, executor, vs. John R. Roberts and W. R. Roberts; judgment pro confesso. Wm. M. Baxter, trustee, VS. H. E. Colton and wife, motion for a receiver. Richard Morgan VS. J. W. S. Frierson et al., order on receiver to make settlement. S. T. Logan, administrator, vs. John V. Tarver et at.; order to transfer fund to Georgia. Alfred Sharp VS. Oswell Sharp revived against the heirs of Oswell Sharp. I C. K. Goddard VS. Holland Osborne et al.; injunction dissolved. J. W. Caldwell, guardian, VS. Rogan, Kelly & Co. et al.; biddings on the three lots on Broad street opened till 11 o'clock Saturday, January 21st. Court adjourned till Monday morning. CRIMINAL COURT.-Hon. M. L. Hall, pref iding. State vs. Scobe Pride, felonious assault verdict of not gullty. State VS. Robt. Greene, gaming, six cases; nol. pros. on e defendant securing costs. State VS. Daniel e Matthews, profanity; nol. pros. State vs. Jane Mitchell, profanity; not guilty. State vs. Jane Mitchell, assault and battery y not guilty. State vs. Brownlow Patton, larceny; guilty of petit e larceny; six months in county jail. d State VS. Jessie Williams, larceny; passed d passed till Monday, January 30th. The following cases were retired: James a Wilson, gaming; David Moore, gaming; Henry Johnson, carrying weapons. Aliases were ordered in the following: Wesley Stewart, gaming; Hence Clark, alias , Hence Bachus, Jos Kincaid, gaming; Stams e and Weeks, lewdness. e Court adjourned till Monday morning.