New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-09
LNPORTANT JUDICIAL DECISIONS.
rom Cur Own Correspondent.

NV. ORLEANS Tuesday, Jan. 81, 1884
rs our Supreme Court have rendered decision of
much importance to your merchants who have business
with the South and West avail m!self OF the report
Of Tic Tine Data
Mss,,al Jsmss vs. J " EsHk Co Sans Fall wl,,s
Fed ia, e yt5o me- hands, on credit V 10 forward. them
by him trn.mirsd to The purchaser retains as
DE 20 hs 6i T y92' s pr
Ftcrs-Schsfer Roberts & Co. merchants Of New
York having sold goods credit to Wison, OF Texas
SHIPPED them by way 81 New Orleans 70 W l.. Wilson
Marion TeIss The goods were consigned TO NJ Cooper
& Co, Of New Orleans, and while in their hands, Marshall
James sued ont en- attachment aga lust Fall Wilson,
of which firm ". LWison member, and garnish ED
CocTer * Co. schaher, Roberts & Co. thereupon filed
third opposition claiming The right OF stopping the goods
IN faAsT aid of retaining pos esson of them averring
the insolvency Of The purchasers.
The inferior Courts decided against the claim of the
vdois but he Supreme Court being satisfied that the
insolvency Of Wilson proved ana considering that
the transaction between Wilson and his vendors
ended long tie goods remained in the hands Of NJ b.
CooYer Co. who were mere agents for TRANSMISSION Of
tie property, reversed the decision of the inferior Court
upon the authority of Kents Com, "a, Smiths Mer
camille Law, ~ Hep vs. Glover, Is l.. 4e4 and Cross
Liens $685. and restored The property 10 the vendors
Another decision Of the Supreme Court, although
not REGARDED Of any interest here, will doubt be of
some to your leaders, many OF whom take interest in
e5trytlins relatins to Slavery tits the of
sS'F Lon; a. ss5y
rton are ertitI.d eisn i ese on tni :oas9
one valid obj-eiion claim that the 81. Of
LOUISIANA has byst Laws provided for the Of
Tht.f ei'l laws do sbOsats the 9sch c which
dTys. RIGHT aoidns him in SoadsI.
s"y y9s o iS the 's. the
FAcTsThe plaintiff sue for the recovery of her fre,
dom and that of her children and grand children, averng
that she Las enjoyed for forty five years during which
lerOd her children and grand children born and
known seized her and her children by force and transfer
red them TO defendants, who claim them their
slaves To this petition defendants excepted alleging that
set forth no cause of action maintaining that in LOuisi
slaves could Only obtain their liberty by patton
in the form provided by special laws The inferior court
sustained tie exception and dismissed the plaintiff, pes
ton This decision reversed by the Supreme Court
who, as it appears to properly held that the special laws
inv Oked only provided for mode Of acquiring freedom
with the right of remaining in the State aud did not p9r
port TO abolish ali other modes of obtaining liberty By
slaves. II Is however, not yet decided if slave, who
has acquired hls liberty by prescription will be permitted
to main iuhe State This is obviously question de
pending on other and far different principles TO be gov
etd 10y the policy of the State in relation free coored
persons
TIE LOWELL FIRE-Fifieen stores were destroyed by
the late FIRE in Lowell Five of them belonged to Paul r
Gcoge and ten to Tappan Wentworth They Insured
for $4,000. They were occupied as follows:
Mrs 81 J Wood. millinery and des, making insured
fol sl1o0. Miss NJ l.. Russell millinery and dress
making Insured for slCO0 Mr. james Clark confectiOn
cry aud dress making loss $500; insured for Si75 M
NJ. II. COOK, lace goods; insured for $1,000. Mr.: N.
hcLdrCs(n variety MI JONI
Harris variety store loss $500; insurance Miss Cor
don millinery and dress making loss 200 insured for
slooO Miss y H. Hussey, millinery and dress making;
insured for eco. Mr. b. I Thompson, millinery loss
about 1900; insured for $4,000. Miss NJ. Morse Ias
merry insured for $3.50. Mrs NJ. Brown millinery loss
$500 insurance 5000 Mr. c. c. Tasker, shoe store
insured for $3.50 Mrs l. L. Parker. millinery and dress
making insured for s575. Miss L. l.. MARSHALL millinery
loss not known. hr Gray variety store loss $500 no
insurance.
TIE FIRE Is -LOYe,--The loss Of Messrs.
AcAcbm. is al out 600, which they have partial in
Nj Smith the heaviest loser lis establish
men ard The property Of others in it being worth about
sCoO -Four Adams power presses were more or less in
)urtd VIII large quantity OF printing paper stereotype
plates &c. Mr. Smith did the presswofk for The D.I!y
os Of TWO WI rswetd paEeT b,t Csrosiee
which the outside had been printed DESTROYED and IT..
Ct,2T,ele appeared tbs mo. ming on half sheet worked
newspaper and snOherof Tie Bos0a Cahrq,0r lying on
presses ready for printing, both DESTROYED Some
stereotype plates belonging to Messrs Pbps 4 samoan
pulhtrs were also detroy and the firm had over
LEGO worth Of plates secured in safe Ia the basement
Mr. Smith had iIsrance FOR about $1,000 in offices in i,is
holm printing ce in TIE third story dana ged to the
amount Of about $500 and A. ID Paer msnufa ,turer Of
By draue works on the ground aosr sustained damage By
water. I Ii CsTors Office. third story WIS slightly dam.
lcto also the Of J. A Haskell lightning rod .
maker lBos.sn Transcriot
Omar FRI ~ PETTRsHuRG YA-ILs stores Of Nor.
lion Narable Ken i Macbury, and TurnbuI * stone
y ietrsbug were destroyed 10y fire the night OF the
= mt. korr Macburys loss is e-tims,ed at $4,000
which was fully covered by insurance The stock Of Nor
lsor y A1rahle completely de troyed. only about
hrce iogr,hs Insured About 5000 deposit with this
I'M was IN Tie rains in Of Herr nc iron s.es and
sss l-,seryed. laf.o portion OF the goodf Tarnbai
\ Stone Vas saved although somewhat damaged by re
aovsl Their los il ilily met by insurance
4 serious Gfaray occurred On Sunday afternoon q;
le house of Wa Gibson, S,aie-st continued After
ONE alteration between Mr.. G.. and John uo1ghtalng
he fomer undertook O. Int the later ont Of he house
fCr rushing hin doFs stair In alc sule II stabbed
with dix Erss IN a. rc'' b. rst seroa.'v tho--b
bel. fatally vouading him Hcngi'a 1e sul seluec.
r-e.i'i ~ bels f' baa Albany Arrus t,u