The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-26
Law Inteiliusnee.


Recorder Scott and Aldermen Smith and Crolius-John
Fink, VIM Matthews. and VIM. d. Simpson, in
dicted for Keeping a gambling house at No Barclay
street, brought into q bench warrant ana
each held to bail in The sum OF 81 ooo to answer when
After disposng Of few other cases Of trang mpor-
lance the court adjourned for the term
CouRr CALENDAR, Dec. 27.-Common Pleas -lst |
part No. As, synder and Wife vs. Johnson ct al az,
SO, Carr VS.. Dry Dock Methodist Episcopal Church |
81, Atterberry Litell g. Ely ct al Cooley ct al
70, Dusenbury vs.. Myers ~ woodhouss' VS. jones'
ID part-No "A, Bruce VS. Westeryelt; S. McBurney
IS, Buck ct al VS.. Utter; 50 Beeman ct al Haxtuu; 80
Rupyon Dougherty ct al; 81, Haller Brehn; SO,
ldley vs. Gilmorei 80, Martin ct al VS.. Mccormick.
SUPREME CouRr THE UNITED STATES Dec "a -
Haskell E,q OF were admitted attorneys and
councillors Of this court No 100 John McKeon and
the Circuit Court OF the United States for Middle Ten
nessee was dismissed by consent Of parties upon terms
| hled Adjourned till Monday at II O'clock
The Besrop Claim Since the Goth of last month the
District Court OF the United States at New Orleans
been the scene Of one of the interesting and i'm
portan trials that has ever been presented before an
New Orleans Iegatees Of he late stephen Girard are
claiming from the United States tract Of upwards Of
acres lying within the limits of the oele
brated Bastrop grant in the Ouachs region of Louisi
ana, and held under the primitive title conferred
the Baron de Bastrop In 1886 by the Spanish govern.
ment The United States rest their tile and right Of
domain to the contested lands upon the treaty Of Paris
in lsoa by which Louisiana, with all lands and posses
sops not already granted to individuals transferred
TO the United States An issue Of facts directed by
the court, to be submitted to special jury composed
of persons not residing in New Orleans The pre-
sented those which, owing the
loss destruction OF the primitive title deeds
to resort to evidence secondary character
was proved that upwards Of forty years ago the ORR
sna grants and surveys had disappeared having been
either destroyed stolen carried out Of the country
with the public archives which, in defiance Of treaty
spustions the officers OF France and Spain openly
moved from the csded territories To supply the dea
hrOu ri
by the counsel for the claimants, forming a mass Of
testimony no less powerful than curious and interesting
and discolored documents of every date
client copies-some authentic and oical-eters of the
Spanish governors and other officers back 1885,
IN ancient chirography written with rusty looking ink
upon the small paper OF that period testimony
o. many OF our most ancient and respectable citizens
concerning facts and circumstances which had al
most faded from the memory Of man-od regis.
sers memoirs and memoranda, raked together
from their secret lurking places throughout the
length ana breadth OF Louisiana; such the rough
materials accumulated by the gentlemen employed out
OF which they have succeeded in extracting, ap
pears most Ginning body of evidence in support
OF their clients claims. One Of the most singular Of
these documents is Royal decree Of the Court Of
SPAIN dated about 1900 showing indication of the jsa
ous policy long pursued by that couutry-prohibiting
grants OF land TO any of that American whose dag
that very land wherein their footsteps had been excu-
ded suhjoined Is the verdict Of the jury. 1t is
hoped that on the trial Of the points of law which it
oopsidsred hna the opinion Of the may coincide
with that OF the jury Hundreds of persons who hold
do bastrop, would in Of adverse decision, be
oustd from their possessions which they had
monied specuators whilst the noble charities founded
by Girard would be deprived Of small portion OF the
tund bequeathed for their support. II was not until
lately that the various have been permitted to
| present their caims-adverse to the government-to
the scrutiny OF court of ustice and 1t rebounds
little to the credit Of the present administers lon as
well ~ to Its popularity the peoping regions of
the Ouachs, thatit has been the first to afford our c
Sens an opportunity Of presenting their long contested
cIslms TO competent and impartial tribunal
| The counsel engaged are II. H. strswbridgs and p
Soue, Esqs for the two cities, and Thomas J. Durant
ESQ District Attorney for the United States The fol-
lowing 10 the verdict rendered by the jury, composed Of
Of the country. Verdiot-First- in tie yesrs
196 and 1897 grant of eleven leagues square land
on the waters Of the Bayou sisr Tor Liar and its vi
ciuty has been made by the Baron de Carondelet as
Governor General of Louisiana in favor the Baron
de Basrop according the copies and plans thereof
the location OF said grant in pursuance the Or
ders Of said Governor designated by Don Juan Fhiot
Surveyor General of the province of Louisiana; and
that said Baron Basrop did with the consent and sp-
granted and in carrying the objects of said
grant Thrd-That the conditions annexed to said
grant, particularly that OF introducing given number
OF families and settling them said grant fulfill!
ed as far a. the government would allow said Bastrop
| the non fudlment thereof owing to the act and
order Of the Rrsntors. FourthThat plan Of survey
Veyor Gen OF Louisiana and confirmed In or about the
year 1877 by the Baron de Caroudsls Governor Gene
ISigued PyyR For
many o. Della, Dc. 10.
Tr'at Of the Minors-The trial OF John and
stephen Minor and their father for the murder of old
Mr. Wilkinson. on Paw Paw Island. In Madison Parish
about Is months ago came on last week in Carroll Pa
rish on change OF venue from Madison, Judge Selby
On the bench The qoarrel that in the mur
der arose about the presumption right Island on
which the murder was committed, the immediate point
OF difference being whether the Minors sold to the
Wikinsons or entitled to drive them of the island
as intruders The trial on the morning of
Tuesday the 23i ult and lasted the week
All three Minors were tried indictment for mur-
der On Saturday night at O'Clock the jury rendered
their verdict Of acquittal Of the old Stephen
Minor They then immediately returned to the Jury
room 20 deliberate on johns case, and came down with
verdict OF acqutta of him also at O'Clock in the
morning OF Sunday the 2sth ult The prisoners were
Immediately discharged.-N. o. Deha Dec. 8.
.aeqninci Of Pheips.-Ths man. who has been on
trial in Troy for the last weeks for murder OF bis
father In the town of Nasxu was acquitted en- Friday
evening At the rendition of the verdict says the Troy
Post the excitement in the court Intense one
man calling upon the Judge to present the parricide
the axe with which he killed hi, father The uncle of
duced the sheriff to lock him in Ill for the Dight On
his way to the jail he remarked to the officer that
did not expect to be alive mt that time he had
teInplaed suicide The charge of Judge Watson lie
mented upon with much freedom. IL was strongly in
favor OF the prisoner Many far to hint that he
was with the proseo attorney and Rufus
w. F,c5hsm with Mr.: Pierson for the prisoner. We
oy any sIcn motives The excitement in Troy Is in
tense and the prisoner had to be conveyed away from
tho place disguised. albany Rnteko6oeker.
NEw ORLsASs.-Sayuel Coli rs IT. H. OjCaiiaghan,
Vtt!s et al intru.nors-The decision In this case
rendered by Chief Justice Eusts Is OF to
| the mercantile community The plaintiff sold on Gre
dit, and delivered to the defendant In New York a
quantity Of wire which seized by the intervenors
Judgment creditors Of the defendant at New Orleans
rlaintif claimed the vendors lien under the laws of
Louisiana, and the inferior tribunal sustained his claim
me supreme Court reversed the judgment under the
uoctrne that where lien privilege does exist in
.ne Iace OF the contract cannot be allowed in ano-
ner country although the local law where the suit Is
Dougut would otherwise sustain &C. BY the laws of New
Ia III ~ouia nave no privilege on the merchandise
sold by him and 1t Is difficult cay the court 10 dnd
reason for his acquiring here judgmen there
fore subjected the wire to the executions Of the
venors N o. Data, Dec 8. Wv ~
SINGULAR Theft AND ATTEMPT TO MURpER-
In the early part of last week an Engli.hman. of
honest appearance while on his way from this city