The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-23

yons 70 this naval station for discharge will Be
paid OF by Psymsstef jenkins u the L. g.
bard Of thst vessel. The nen invaded from the
various squadrons fo the Naval Hospital are taken
on tie books VI the PIymasief Of the North Caro-
Ina
LAUGHING GAS AND SoNG. DIR. Cotton and
Nj. w. u. Harris H. the comic singer, wall give q
combineJ enterta inment Of laughing gas and comic
songs 1t the cooper Institute Tomorrow tThsnks-
giVingl evening.
THE COURTS
LEGAL STATUS or TnE L. 3. I-3o BosDs.--fn tie
L. :. District Court yesterday, n suit was brought
on in which Richard ID. Perry was plaintiff. and
Simeon Draper defendant. which is brought 70 test
the question whether q. g. 1.3o's are receivable for
dutes-thc plaintiff claiming that. under oct of
July, 1851, they are On the part ~ the defence 4
IL set up that the act Of lsC2 IA IN e3ecL repeal
N We act pleaded by the plain'if, and mat the
holders Of 1909 can only clam the privilege q
conversion into the long bonds Of lsG1. Aiter
discussion the case was posiponed to Friday. upon
application OF the District Atiorney.
AsorBxn Linn AaAIssT An ALLiaHD BLOCKADE
RussyR A libel WAS yesterday filed by the Z 3.
District Attorney against the steamer Lady SIR
ling" and cargo, charging her with an s,tsmpt to
violate the blockade. default WAS slso entered
against tina steamer "Annic Lee" and cargo
CouRr ov GEsmAL SESSIONS. Yesterday, in the
Cour Il General Sessions, Lactey Manning, who
hsd lech indicted for the murder Of his wife, Eliza
Manning, was scquittcd.
VERDICT AeAr,sr InI CITr.-fn the Court n
Common Ploas yesterday, the case Of McAshon
sgsiust the Mayor, &C., was called up. This WINS
. suit brought by the administrator OF Mcmahon TO
recover the damages sustained In consequence u
ThomM xuMabon falling through an excavation
fHa.ta i.tst la. Ia La No
last, by which he lost his life. The defendant act
up negligence on the part Of pls nhG aud his par
entS. The Jury found verdict for. plaintiff for
s2,283 81.
HEAVY Vnpicr AGAINST TIN NV YORK Coz
soLipArgp arAGK CoxrAsY.-John Weber against
the New York Consolidated Stage Company. -- This
was an action brought by plaintiff N recover dam
sges for injuries which he alleges he sustained by
being knocked down on the 2Otn o. January, 1-63,
by ono Of tho defendants Fourteenth street line u
stag"A whilo he was attempting 10 cross Broadway
At the corner Of Canal street The rlsintiG test
hes tina, he and his wifo were waiting the east
side Of Broadway for some little ume watching for
M opportunity N cross IN order b. take the
Sixth or.Eighth avenue that he looked right
| and LEFT to zee II there WAS any danger from
stages Just al that time, and seeing oppor-
tunity to cross 1s he thought, he started with his
wife that she escaped safely, but when he wss
seven OF eight t~et from the sidewalk, he WAS
struck by the pole Of stage coming down Broad
way, and WAS knocked down, and wns taken up
| by policeman. He also alleges that, in conse-
qucnce OF such accident he was confined To his bed
tor nIne weeks, under the care Of physicians all
| the time, and tina. then he has teen unable "
do any work At all that he WAS Obliged 10 give up
| his business, which was keeping hotel Ut u ooni-
| ingdAs and boarding soldiers-a business worth to
hun s6,vV to $1,000 year. The policeman. Lu-
| Their shattuck, who witnessed the accident WAS
called witness, and no testincd substance that
he was standing on the west side of Broadway. At
the corner 81 Canal street, when he the plaintiff
| and his wife upon the "pposite side, apparently
waiting " cross the street that he himself started
TO go across 10 the east SIDE with lady, when he
saw the stage In question coming down at very
rapid rat. that he cried out TO the driver to haul
up; hst the driver did not do So but swung across
| on to the east side ; that NJ that time there was
stage coming up On the ssine side close to ths
curbsione, just ~ Mr.. Weber aud his WIFE stepped
of the walk W cross the street; that be (thc police
man) cried out again to the driver; that Mrs
Weber saw the stage, and just cleared II by tax
quick step Che thought Mr. Weber did notl; bu
the pole struck Mr.. Weber. Evidence was intro
troduced rom the physicians in attendance upor
Mr.. Weber, showing the nature Of the Injury and
It's extent No testimony was offered on the par
Of the defendants Dciendanis' counsel contendsl
| IN summing UP that tho accident ws1 due ~ I'll,
negligence u the plaintiff himself and therefor,
the defendants were not hsbo IN damages for tn,
| injury received by plaintiff
| Verdict rendered tor plaintiff for $4,000.
POLICE IsTELLGxscE-A Nsv style Of Conf
ds~ee Adn-On Saturday last q confidence mar
called ou the family OF M Williams, No 90 Yves
ash st and stated u his lady that her husband Ia
boon run over by one Of the broadway and AID st
line OF stages, and that he had come direct from
the scene " inform her that her husband had sen
him for change Of clothing, that he could h
brought home. The credulous lady bccam
alarmed, and at once gave the PROPOSED friend q
Mr.. Williams wearing apparel for his use worth
$500. II IL, perhaps, needless 10 state that acct
dent occurred 10 Mr. Williams, and that the rogu
decamped with q hne suit of Winter clothing.
One Of our Shephsvds and q Snanger.-Mr
Matthew Clark, Of oncida county, made athdavi
yesterday, before Justice Dodge, that on Monia,
evening he asked an officer Of the Metropolitan Po
, lice where he could find gambling house. Tn
othcer, acting under his instructions from Polio,
head quarters directing him to give truthful infor
nation to every inquirer told Mr.. Clark that h.
could find n gsmniers' resort at No - Broadway
and thithcr Mr.. Clark went, and duly robbed
according To custom. On M Clsrk's affidavit be
fore Justice Dodge, Richard II. Harris who is al
Logged to hsye been game Keeper in the house, wa
arrested yesterday, sud held to bail. Henr
Blapkmsn, who WAS Ia the house OF the time Of tn
alleged swindle has been held NJ . witness