New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-08

Two CAsvs or INTEREST New-York cores
pondept of Tie Richmond Enquirer gives the follow
ing rsfuue of Interesting csses sfvcurg New lorke.s
Low pending in the Courts:
We have had two cases before the Courts recently
Of some interest Tire first Is the claim o jacob bNI
Der, represented by X. X Ward, ffz Greene daecs
aud cob Little assignee, vs.. Toe United otates IN
the United Ststes District Cont for toe AS,eru DIS
tlict of New-YOrk. TIE celebrated Jacob Ii irAer
prominent banker snd merchant 10 Net YORK
during the late war ana Quaker IN regular standing
tt thst time. In 1914, the Government, beng hard
pressed for money, authorized loan OF s2'"lo,OVO
In MAY Ct thai yesr SiO,UOO 100 was offered Ia tos
market and Mr. Barker TOOK sJ,OOO,OUO, az IS cents
on the par # 100 cent? with the rged understanding
that should any Of the remaining sum an'norizel DE
pu, OUT on lover bids he (Bdrkerl was 10 nave the
ben, ft Of tie difference IL July, bid for 80 OJOoOO
accepted at 80 cents, AID Dir. barker was aHoN0u
the difference Of per cent.
In the Autumn Of 1914, the Government lei the
banks Of Baltimore and the District OF columbia nave
81 500 90 which was paid for 10 their ou's, ehlch
showed difference 10 the eXteHt ct some Lei per e. III
Glow tSS ceutsl BarkeIs list. To recover tnis dtsr
cree Of l6l Der cent the claimants upon the O5gaoizh
tion Of the Court Of Claims, pressed upon Congress
fl was ateiwa'd withdrawn, aud the pres II suit CON-
men Ced. The Court Of Claims decided adversely 10
the claim and it has within the past few days, been
The Su, obias some interest from the character Of
TIE men Interested. Mr. Barker IS COW 80 sct'ye and
vieurous man oi about 50 years Mr. Ware, We believe
WIS formerly Of the trn of Pr me, N.rd u hlnk,
Jacob Little is the veteran sock operator oil " 7ii
street and who was brought up by Jacob Barkef and
il s actively engaged 10 bis lifelong pursuit. ~
Creere Hale X Is the poet, aud was formerly tue
bcokkeeper If John Jacob Astor, and has rerel on
pension granted 70 h,m in the will Of the million aTe
The other case lie one before the Supreme C0aEt OF
the State siturg ~ this city. - .,-
In the olden tue there was q stf and sristocra'ic
English merchant wbose ceiling aud place OF DuI-
ness was in Wal street, between Nassau ald ulaA'
The ground sti belongs 10 his heirs, but over iloa
leasebold property has been built With court ieahs
10 them called Jsuncy Court. Jau,cy was the Ast,f
of his day. he had cOuntry seat called LIN S''i,
rear II corningdale, nov tine upper but nOt deose,y
bn part Of the town. He lived in true Gristocr ale
st,e and kept Lis carriage river ami io0tmsn 10 pau
bIeeches snd cooked hats. lie 1ei an Only dtusuel'
ON whom be dotted. About the tune OF her aCsselns
xomnnbood there appeared dashipg young mildly,
IF the United States Navy, who may have siterEsri
uo,n the button oi LieuteIsnt. lie 6oliiy made
love 10 Miss Jsuncy which was repused oy toe tathe'
hpt not TIE yirl Mr.. Thorn for that was MS hs ne,
xss forbidden the house. A runaway ma'cn was 'se
copseoueuce. The result wae the uspieasWo
pspa who settled all his property, az ths uihe o.
his cestb by will or Otherwise on MS daughter anu
her issue leavirg the husband without dune,
Col. Thorn, as be sf'er <srjs was ctlei ana saose
oueut 10 paGpcys death, went with MS amy "
Paris where the large revenues oi lbs vie ena
70 live in sristocratio style and to educate tne cur
drep. A daughter, Jane married French u9o'e naA,
Baron DC Pieues. At The time Of the marriage, the
family Of Col Thorn contracted 10 give the dsusn
dowry Of the vslne OF ga, 24l, 10 DO secured oy
mortgage Oh " Elmwcod,' of 40sscres-the oorry W
take feet on the demise Of the Colonel and his laoy
This marriage contract executed in Pans, uodsf
the laws Of France. The mortgage on |" T. nwood
has not been executed in this County, and comPuaaee