The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-24
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UNITED STATES DisrRIcr CouRr Apru "a p,
Judge Betts-Charles Yates the schooner o,.S an
John Swsenty etaimant-This q libel filed by Yatss
stating that he had entered into agreement with the
claimant who was owner Of the schooner to sail hsr
for which he the lbeant to be entitled 10 half Tia
freight and when bellants portion Of il amounted t
$3.50 being the value OF onehalf the vessel then tho
which claimant afterwards refused The liboisnt
prayed that the Court might decree one half of
Of bsaD and that the said Claimant I might ine
execute bill of sale thereof and that the registry Of
the said schooner might be In the Of the said H.
bellant and claimant as joint owners; or in default
thereof that the said schooner her tackle, &c be dc
creed to be Sold and the proceeds Of said sale brought
CouRr.-The facts and circumstances in proof in this
cause and the proceedings and arguments Of the rspso
tive advocates being all carefully regarded, it Is
dered by the court that the title and proved by
the beiant to have been acquired by him In the sAid
vessel was to an equal moiey thereof in psrtnerahp
in the acceptaton Of the maritime law II II further
considered by the Court that in view Of the burthsn Of
said vessel her ownership and employment and the cha
racter Of the title proved by the bcant the made
BY the libel in this behalf and the relief prayed therein
do not come within the competency Of this court
Court Of Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction Where
upon Is ordered and decrced that the libel In this be-
half be dismissed But in much the Of the
claimant interposed oath has been falsHed every
essential particular by the proofs and the proceedings
be nequitabe and oppressive towards the benant IL
is ordered that no costs be recovered by the claimant
against the hbellant In this behalf
U. 9. CoMMrsroSra's Orrrcr -Befor. Comm,,s,on.y
a; Gardner.- Charge Of Reroh and Insubordinohon-
Charles Thomas, mate OF the American ship GsEele,
was arrested yesterday under warrant granted tho
| Commissioner On the examination it appeared that
on the 18th April last on the homcwsrd voyage from
Bordeaux to this port Capt Mather the master of tho
vessel came aft and gave the mate orders which
he obcyed after lapse Of time he up tho
master, ordered him forward struck him In the face,
and pushed him, telling him. ut the time, that no
had no business there and used some very and
insulting language, tending to excite tho mutt
ny. He was held to bail in 500.
CouRr OF GENERAL SESSIONS, April 23.-Before Re-
corder Scott and Aldermen Benson and Walker Jonas
Eco niatri
tence.-Chares Morris indicted for having about two
months ago committed an assault and battery OF very
ret +. Van Ostrand, of the 9th ward having pleaded
guilty, was this morning placed at the bar and after
prisoned in the pententary for year. and pay nne
OF $3.50 and to stand committed until the fine be paid
commenced Thursday, was then resumed and tho
case submitted under the charge Of the Court. The
jury after brief consultation rendered verdict Of not
Plta Of Guiity.-Thom.s H. Arender, indicted for a
jewery the property of Henry Melville, With whom he
was an apprentice, was permitted to plead guilty to
Trial for Misdemeanor. c. Allen ro. then
called to trial ON charge Of having the afternoon
Of the l4th of December last committed gross act OF
ndecency in one OF the streets Of the 10th ward The
testimony adduced in the unfit for publication
The jury after protracted absence found the accused
guilty but recommended him to the mercy Of the Court
| The Court then adjourned until to morrow morning
| Miscellaneous.
| The Boonsvile (lo) Bulletin appeared with the
name of Thomas II. Benton ut its head q candidate
for the Presidency whereupon that gentleman wrote 10
the editor, requesting him to withdraw the name, &c.
At Columbia Tenn, tho night Of the 18th inst an
ARRAY occurred between two men named Judd and An
| drews, both of whom fred pistols Judd wounded
| severely, though it is thought he may recover
meeting for tho relief Of the starving poor Of Ireland
was ned AZ the Choctaw agency on the 23d ut, and
$40 subscribed, principally by the Indians
| Moran, suspected Of the murder Of Bremen the
drover near louisville, Pa has been arrested and u
| now in confinement
| A gentleman named Ira d. Bugbec was on the morn.
New Orleans inssnsibc lie was conveyed TO the ho~p-
tai, where he died He arrived in New Orleans on the
18th inst from Florida, upon commercial business and
1t Is known that the day before the accident happened
he had in his possession large amount Of money.
Whether he had disposed OF deposited It with
friends Is not known but he had Of It upon his
person when found. 1t hardly be supposed that he
would have had none, unless ne had been robbed MIR
Bugbec known to many gentlemen Of this city He
was formerly cashier Of bank in Portland Mains-Pie
ayune.
years vintage amounting to several hundred gallons Of
native wine ut 81 % per gallon. The culture Of the
| grape Ia increasing rapidly on the Ohio river.
At Louisville, Ky, the eth, young named
James Mcmillan poisoned to death by drinking soda
water from fount which had not been used since last
The verdgris from the pipes supposed
produced this tragic result.
DR. VIM. Webb, Of Wndham, Conn, hung himself on
Friday morning the 10th inst. Temporary insanity Is
assigned as the cause Of this melancholy deed
The upper Mississippi is faing-only three feet water
on tho Upper Rapids and three and half feet the
Lower Rapids At this city there six feet in the
channel and from twelve to fourteen feet to Cairo The
Illinois in good condition. feet water to Peoria
and the Missouri three and three and half feet at Yves
ton, and four to the mouth-St. Louis paper, l3M
| The thermometer at Columbus, Ohio, on SUNDAY
morning, 18th, down to 20 degrees and yet the
peach blossoms not killed The air very dry.
The Siamese junk keying sailed from Hong Kong for
England on the 9TH December. She Ii about 700 tons
burthen and manned by crew Of so men, Chinese and
Europeans under tho command Of an experienced cap
tain She is 70 be exhibited in England for n time and
then brought to this country show.
Tho railroad bridge crossing tho river Raisin at Pc
business Of the road will not be interrupted by the aoc
dent
In the Municipal Court OF Boston, the trial Of Brown
Bell and Morton charged with robbng the ewery store
| OF Messrs Currier Trott, is still pending.
Christopher Jordon, n young lawyer Of Rochester
was Monday taken before the Police Justice Of that
city on n charge Of perjury.
At Hartford, Thursday, the thermometer stood nj
| 80 deg. in the shade
On Monday morning the thermometer stood In Delhi
Delaware county, at above zero.
The following OF Egyptian tragedy Is given
in of the French journals great tenent had
been caused In February last, Mt Alexandria Egypt BY
statement to the effect that the brother Of had
cut his sister-nlaw In pieces aud had wounded his
wife with sabre blow IL Is stated that Al Bey himself
who in Caramania, charged with divers
from government had sent to his brother three white
slaves and that the latter few days after their ARRIVAL
fell sick and died successfully The brother Of ALev
not doubling that these unfortunate creatures had been
the victims Of poison and knowing the jealous character
OF his siserinlaw accused her of the crime, tho
latter In her fury spit in his face The then drew
forth his sabre ard howed his ssteS into pieces and
struck even his WIFE who had essaycd to stop him II
expected that this matter would be submitted
vceroy and that justice would be melted the guilty
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