Daily national Republican., 1863-11-17
LOCAL NEWS.
COURT PRocEEpiNas.

COURT PRocEEplNas.
SUPREME CouRr-Chisf Juaics Cartier prs-
siding.-This court sitting as q Circuit Court was
occupied again yesterday afternoon with the great
sewing schine case. ..
On the motion Of the appslees to dismiss the
appeal from this court, Mr.. James 7. Brady, Of
New York, for appellants, controverted At length
the ground taken on the other side OF want OF
jurisdiction, because Of the matter having been
las they say) once determined by Judge Dunlop, Of
the old court here.
Mr. Brady held that Judge D. had simply refused
10 h ar the appeal, which was an error and done
on erroneous grounds-that Of declaring that but
one interference could take place under the statute
The Judge had therefore, but placed himself 10 the
position of declining TO execute his powers and
duty in tho premses-which ordinarily would jus
tify q resort 10 mandamus TO compel hearing.
That being the case, Mr.. B. held that II was the
duty Of the present Chief Justice, succeeding to
the powers and Jurisdiction Of the old court and
chief justice, to hear now and decide the appeal
Mr. Bradley, for sppellees, will reply this morn.
ing at 10 o'clock.
In the District Court yesterday, sitting A. prize
court, Justice Wylie made decree OF condemns
tion In a number OF cases, among which are those
of the schooners Nanjemoy, Cassandra, Clara Ann,
Three Brothers, and Gold Leaf The other cases
are those OF lots Of goods, merchandise, money,
canoes, fatboats, sc.
A MONEY MAKING ADVANCEMENT BROKEN
Up.-For some time past parties In the upper part
OF New York state have been receiving letters pui'
porting TO come from a forwarding agent In this
city, named Frank W. Morgan. The letters would
inform the parties to whom they were addressed
that n box or package was In his possession ad-
dressed TO them, and that by sending the small sum
oil two dollars he would forward II instanter The
money was generally sent, but no box or package
was received by the parties remitting the "cash' "
This game was played once too often on q Mrs. N.
Treshcr, OF Canandaigua, who informed some oi
her friends OF II, and by some means . Rochester,
N. Y, paper made note Of the matter. The item
referred TO was clipped from the paper and seat to
Postmaster Bowen, OF this city, by the postmaster
of Rochester II stated that Morgan was In the
habit OF sending these notices, and that he un.
douhirdly an imposttr. As there had been quite q
nus her Of letters addressed as above, Mr.. Bowen
sent word to the Provost Marshal. Captain Todd,
who at once sent detective TO arrest whoever
called for the said letters The officer arrested a
man who said he was sent by Morgan to receive
his mall
Upon questioning him. he informed Captain T.
that Morgan was private In an artillery regiment
stationed across the river. NJ was at once ar.
rested and committed 10 the Central !" by Captain
Todd, until the matter 10 further Investigated. II
/ n this line. Captain Todd has already got three
letters addressed to NJ, enclosing ~ and desiring
that the packages might be sent right away. The
money will, of course, be returned TO the owners.
The following are the names OF the parties from
whom letters were received J. II. Hsrter, Auburn,
ny Mrs. NJ. Fresher, Cannandaugus, N. Y; and
Mrs. J. Boyee, Rochester.
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ABASD OF THIEVES sARREsTEp.-Jno. Smith,
tarL, na n
stsrks, elias Monk, and Sandy Rogers, were ar.
rested this morning by Cficers Burch and Frazier
for breaking into j. II. Crane Co.'S establish.
Iment on Louisiana avenue, near Seventh street,
and stealing therefrom lot OF pickles, preserves
jelles and some sardiaes. The last four mentioned
are mere boys about 10 years Of age and belong to
gang of youthful thieves that have infested ths
city during the rebellion John suith ID = man bul
was found with the boys, and in a valiss Of which
N he claimed possession was found some OF the sto
len property.
The boys slept at the depot during the night, bu,
| concealed some of the stolen property under thu
steps OF private resid'nce on street, between
Third and Four-and-a-hali streets, and the res
they hid near the Varieties building. The police
men caught them, this morning, In the act OF shar
ing the property, and arrested them. Stark, AHA
Monk, had a splendid pair Of boots which II II
opposed were stolen. The name Of the owner
which had been written on the inside, was tori
out. They were all committed to Jail by Justict
Thompson.
AsroLES BRACELET THIEF
ARRrsrED-some days hince, :. oryille Gilman
n Government clerk, reported to Sergeant Clarke
OF the Ninth precinct, that he had been robbed OF
valuable gold bracelet and some jewelry, and gave
the description of young colored boy named Wm
James, aged about eighteen. This morning tht
wife Of Mr.. Lewis Motherhood found James In thu
house, and as he had no right or business there
the police were called and he was arrested X,
was st once recognized rs tho person that tool
Mr. Gilmsns property. In fact, he admitted III,
larceny and informed the police where he had dis
posed of II. Sure enough, the bracelet was fount
10 the place Of business of WIN. II. seagur, corne
Eighth and streets. seagur 'hould be arrested
as he must have known that the boy did not com,
honestly into the possession OF the bracelet.
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A THIEr ARREsTEp.--On Saturday night, a
Mr.. MeClintoek's baggage wagon was about leav
ing the depot 10 deliver the baggage through tn,
city, a young colored man named Elias Iona,
asked permission to ride up as far as Willards'
The agent gave him leave, and on the way up th
gro took a hand-trunk aud jumped of with II
The agent did not miss the trunk until he arrive,
at Willsrds, II raining very hard at the time. Th
agent called on Sergeant Reed Second ward, VIII,
set to work to find II, and In a short time ARRESTED
the negro and recovered the trunk, which con
tanned very valuable uniform Of captain OF tn
Italian navy. The thief was committed to jail b.
Squire Clayton.
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE PROM THE "CENTRAL.'
The Guard that Could mol BE- Bribei This mornin
ten men who were coninsd In the Central Guard
house attempted to escape BY cutting through tn
flooring oftheir cell and crawling under the house
In this manner they would have had only on
gusrj to pasp, and him they attempted TO bribe b.
Offering him large sum Of money, but he coul
not be bought, and At once gave the alarm. TIL
honest guards name land we are glad we can Civ
~ 10 &. Eaton, Co. X, i'th N. n. vols. The prii
oncrs W ere at once put In irons by Lieut.. Berry.
CONTEMPLATED SALE OF STASLRY's CALLER
OF IsDIAS PAISrISGs.-Every enc who has visite
the Smithsonian Institute has not failed 10 admir-
the paintings composing the Indian gallery OF MI
J. NJ Stanley. OF this city We have incidental
learned that arrangements are being made by Gel
-ln parties TO purchase the entire gallery for tn
,chigan University.
Of tl,n f.. "A,