The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-26
Court OF Chancery.

Nov 25-7Hos y Ferris Us. James Gi5son-This was
asqsa s at ls9stn sn sna the ss" and
othes-Decison affirming the report OF the Master IN
Chancery
Masters report was overruled by the court.
.amos Gates Mary Smith and ohers.-Decision re-
served until tomorrow morning.
OUR BELGIAN CLAIMs.-Our Antwerp oorrespon~
dent writing under date of the LIST instant gives the
terest to some Of our readers TO avoid requsht
qures which have been made American claimants on
in the entrepet Of Antwerp, would take the liberty Of
stating that far as their claims have PEI admttsd
they will, as am informed on the pest autn9rty Dc an
settled and paid in February, 1916 The claims OF the
Phladepha houses (Which have already bean admtted
included in this decision It is Of course understood
that do not payment Of the full amount claimed
but only pro of the whole appropriated ~ the
Chambers and the claims admitted as just will ex
plain The whole sum allowed by the Chambers is
$500 900 francs commission appointed to verify
the validity the claims and rs that com mission
% sa ,ss eoss Of each claimant will
receive portion Of these 0so francs, according
to the amount Of his claim The dividsAds VIII o.
course be in proportion to the amount Of claims ad
mtted payment will be made in three per cent STOCK
which need not be shaved by broker. First rate msr
chants Antwerp will discount them at the market
value and advise claimants to take the amount rather
than wait till later in the Spring when stocks OF all ds
crpon may decline account OF the scarcity OF pro-
visions.--Philsd. Gazette, Nov. 20.
STATISTICS OF CRIME IN PHrLApEIpHrA.-The fol-
lowing Is statement OF the number OF persons tried
in the Court Of Oyer and Ternner and General jail
delivery for the city and county Of on the
charges specified from the year l7so 10 1870; o. weH
tried urdsr ~ OF whom were acquitted ana ~ col
yicted; % were convicted of murder IN the secon
degree; 80 were convicted Of mansiaugher, and IL q
Quilted ON the charges $50 were convicted OF burglary
and 66 acquitted; 20 convicted OF arson and 81
acquitted; Is were convicted OF highway robbery and
d acquitted Since year 1885, there have been but
Ave convicted in the Court of Oyer
and Terminer to wit; Smith and Gross, (whiteD Viii
liams Morris and Zephon, (colored) The following
has result Of the convictions Tor murder in the
first degree, since the year 1884, to wit murray,
(whiteJ pardoned by Gov Wolf; Gill; (white) died in
prison before sentence Slobey colored died prison
before sentence; Williams, coloredD executed; Sarah
Ann Davis (whitc) pardoned by Gsv. Porter shuster
(whitc) pardoned by the same; Zephon (coorsdo
executed.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VEssEIs.-A fine schooner,
called the Dolphin, OF about ~ tons burthen intend
ed to ply upon the Upper Mississippi and tributary
streams launched at Dubuque, Iowa i2tn inst she
is a two MASTER full rugged IL Is represented that
Dubuque is an excellent point for large boatyard,
from the facility with which all kinds OF timber can De
brought to that port The schooner referred TO- the
largest craft ever launched north OF st. Louis
NoMlrArIoN OF MAyoR.-The Wing Ward and
County Nominating Convention, by an unanimous
vote have selected the Hon. Josiah Quincy Jr. as the
whis candidate for Mayor at the election on me second
Monday Of December nest-Boston .adrp NOE 20