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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Failure of the Term of the Saginaw County (Mich.) Court. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, EAST SAGINAW, Mich., Feb. 2.-There is quite n muddle regarding the February term of the Circuit Court, which should have met to-day with an unusually large number of cases on the docket. Judge Moore having resigned, Gov. Bagloy had requested Judge Green, of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, to hold the torm. Judge Green WAB present at the time of opening court, but gavo as his opinion that, the office of Judge of the Circuit being vacant, be had no authority to net as Judge. It was also decided that the proposition of the mombore of the Bar to save the term by the Clork adjourning the court from day to day until the office is filled by appointment was equally of doubtful legality when the office was vacant. In this emergency and upon unanimous request, Judge Moore consented, if appointed, to servo until the office WAS filled by election next April. Gov. Bagley was telegraghed to on the subject, and Into in the day an answer was received from his Secretary announcing that the Governor was absent. This fact was submitted to Judge Moore, who gave it as his opinion that the term must fail, and withdrew his consent to serve, The failure of the court to meet leavos many cases in a very bad shape. There are a large number of criminal cases for trial. McLenn County (211.) Circuit Court. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Fob. 2.-The Circuit Court began its February torm to-day, Judge Tipton on the Bench. The first two weeks will be dovoted to chancery suite. The criminal business will be vory important, embracing two murder cases,-one that of Barrett, the Livingston County murderer, and the other that of Mallone, who is said to have killed an old resident of Blue Mound Township, in this county. An Important Conflict of Authority Between Circuit and District Courts. WATERLOO, In., Fob. 2.-A great deal of excitement has been caused here by the conflict of authority between the Judges of the Circuit and District Courts. The circumstances are briofly these Shortly after the paulc, the Waterloo Savings Bank suspended. Proceedings were commonced in the Circuit Court, and under this au assignment was made by the bank to Lucius Hurlbut. Subsequently an application was made to D. S. Wilson, Judge of the District Court, at chambers, and a Receiver was appointed. The first intimation the bank had of this operation was an order to Mr. Hurlbut to turn over the assets of the bank. He declined, and Judge Wilson ordered him arrested for contempt, and he was lodged in juil. A. writ of habeas corpus Was then sued out before Judge Bagg, of the Circuit Court, then holding court in Dolaware County, and directed to the Sheriff of Black Hawk County, to produce the body of Mr. Hurlbut. On the service of the writ Judge Wilson ordered the Sheriff to disregard it. When the Sheriff mado this return to Judge Bagg the Judge promptly made out an order for his arrest, and sent an officer to Waterloo, who succeeded in obtaining custody of Hurlbut. The case will go to the Supremo Court, and the people, who are very much interested, will thon learn the power of a writ of hubons corpus.
