New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-13
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS oYYicE-sLrr u.
before Coumsi1u.r STILlwELL
PASSING A COusTTEFFIr 400 TlyAsUEY NOTE.

u. 3. ayt John Thomas. this ease it appeared
that the prisoner during tie Chss days 81 st went
into The concert saloon d Augusta MALTA No rs Chatham
and ordered bottle OF wine for which De tendrrei
ooaner 100 Treasury note IN psymru, Madame Apgusa
rave him h. hauge and he shortly len the place The
following night Thomas called II tie saloon again and ordered
another bottle Of wine Tor which second counterfeit 100
Treasury Note proscuied This aroused the sutcous OF
Madame Ausuta and taking the bi she had received RON
Thomas the prryou, eyeunf and also tic second bin to
e1ehsnye oacc n they genuine, she there
rarned that both bills conn'ersis She fastened baes
Cause the OF the prisoner bg, the bird
Ind flown In June lat Augusta Thoma. IA saloon in
wilam..'.. and ,he Immediately called an officer who
B tie request Of the prisoner the has been KEEP, OPEN
from the time Of his arrest until the precn To-day upon an
cssnoson before the Commissioner Thomas produced three
witnesses who undertook to prove On ebi stating that tho
prisoner was m Ml"susee a. TIE time Tie alleged oh'Hse "A'
committed The testimony on the Part o. me prosecution
conclusive a.o the prisoners guilt the Comm''nef
TIE suFPERINGs OF THE PAssEsGERs on THE VII
LAPEAScA.
In the Of the pa,cnscf. Of tie em sraut ship Villa
anca belonging tl -" lre Of London packets com
States District Attorney office to day against the master snd
Of the ves'e fol bTlalfeatn"t and starvation on
1t sppeared the passenre. sAiemeh. that from The
dsy Of sailing London which July 1905 until the
have never been furnished with either provision. water
sufficient to reeve them from the snHerngs OF hunger and
hr that while the quantity 81 food entirely adequate
their wants, the quality wholly unit for human being.
70 put in their mouths The meat was absolute plia sna
the bread alive with magso and lad 10 De thrown over
board.
commenced by the passengers against the mister aud owners
OF the vessel TO damages fof tho brutal treatment ID.
former have received at the hands Of the latter II stated
IL those Of the who complained about Their ood
Immediately put Ia iron. hong up In tho iegng OF The
vessel beside additional torment. which are too unnatural to
Tho Captain Of the vra,nes will be repre.en,ed by Geo
NJ Curtis, esq Assistant District Attorney Bell and 81 Judge
Beebe viii represent the Passengers.
--Hefore Commi.sioner Osborn.
DEALING IN COUNTERPART POSTAL CURRENCY.
Uued State. ag,. William a. Chaplin.
Defendant charged with being dealer In
and ut,erer Of counterfeit postal currency oil ue
showed that he purchased Of the defendant quantity Of the
currency In question: aud tina, tho defendant promised TO s
him more o. the worthless trash At th. point the "a
Joseph Bell Assistant United stse. District Attorney for
the people; George h Curtis esq, for the defendant
SUPREME CoURT-CHAxBsns-sKrr i2.-Befors Justice
BARNARD
THE MUMFORD EsTATR-oUARRELs OF HIS cEEDIT-
ORs OVER TIE PAYMENTS-A VALUABLE MO-
MgST.
| Grecnlcaf and ors. agt. Peter r. Mumford and
or.Tbe plaintiffs in this suit msde application the Court
pay to them The amour, ofther claim +aaO out Of
ss% o. sSJ lilo formerly belonging to Peter r. msmiod
hs, Oakley had but slight in,eres, in this amount and that
her attachment had been served and it, lien attached on tbs
property On the other side II IL conendsd fof the
Wy HOs eSs until sie s ss
certified and that the control Of tho funds
reached nothing On tho par, Of Mr. speyrr aud for
schng creditors, 1t was further urged that the motion
attempt 10 the case on 10 deprive them oil
| their ight 10 be heard at Special Term.
The Judge the papers and reserved his decision
| Jenkins, Opdyko & Alderman for motion.
| Is. y. Marbury opposed
| FORMATION or MINING cOMPAEIRs-cOMlY0 IN ON
THB GROUND FLOOR.
II Graves ACT. Eli Dooittls
This csse came up yesterday motion TO strike out DE-
f.ndants answer ~ sham Tho action brought upon
dfsf dr.. m by the Jfrndan, days sight upon Mss,r
Sn.l Co the ofdsr Of the plaintiff. for 100 which
prossted for acceptance The defendants
up that the da owned not by the defndsn but by
tbs Asco. O9d Mnps A.s,Sa'n. aud given Tor pu