The New York herald., 1866-06-01
Tho Liabilities OF w archousemen ana
Common Carriers.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-PARr 2.


Before Judge Cardozo
James s. Lamb ~. as Camden and Anb,y v RaI@oa
and Transp rtaii~ Clmpony IN action for tho
destruction by fire. owing to tho alleged carclessncss Of
docndans OF noariy eight hundred bales or cotton be
longing the paints The complaint represents that in
July, 1854 the defendants agreed TO carry the cotton
Of the plaintiffs from Philadelphia to this city in consd
GRAFTON u certain Fixed amou nj Of compensation; but
that owing to the careiessness tho defendants
hundred and thirty eight bales Of tha cotton
sumed bv fire Of the piers Of this city. The loss
alleged 10 have been sustained D consequence OF this
fire amounts TO 100000. which they seek 10 recover
nov with interest, costs OF trial aud other disburse-
meEts
The defendants In this complaint, deny that
they made any agreement with the plaintiffs, but repre-
sent that the latter with tho Illinois Central
Railroad 10 convey the cotton from Cairo, H., 10 New
York city Mt the through e of dollars hundred
pounds, on the understanding that the carriers should
not he responsible for any loss by rc In furthcrancc
OF this agreement the cotton conveyed over the
road OF the defendants and fvo hundred and fty two
bales were safely delivered The other hundred and
thirty eight bales deposited In warehouse OH the
pier of tho defendants in thi, cY, and the 1lh Of
june this pi"r, with all In tho warehouse, &c, was
burned up through careiesSnrss negligence as IL
alleged, OF the defendants The latter further alege
that the custom OF tho trade Is not 10 deliver goods 10
the place business az the consgnees but merely
deposit them on the whnrf of the defendants.
Tia case was tried before a Jury yesterday, Luther II
Marsh conducting tho tho plaintiffs and Mcssrs
Sandford and Woodruff for tho defendants oass still
on.
The New York sportsmen's Convc cntfon.
TnE PROCEEDINGS yEsrEKDAy--cAspiSa TuX FLY,
snoorisG ogr TIES AND THE STATE rRAr sHoor--
LIVELY pAx S SPOKT---i.A1dE ATTENDANCE.
PALNYRA, May 81; 1868.
clear sky and but lttie wind this morning ausured
wc for good DAY sport and the spirit OF the sports.
they pond,nvly depressed by tho
poor weather Of yesterday. From the various parts OF
the State there about two hundred and nfty sports
men ALL and II strange that New York county
nIN min ha
especially ~ u has tho namo VI containing good many
crack shots.
convention is held, Is Of the most fourishing Ia
the State and tho residents here in the fuln.ss Of
spomens hearts arc dong all they can 10 amuse their
visitors, and are succccding vol In tho seifimposcd
task
The mornings spori was inaugura'ed At nine O'Clock,
being Il. q. Chapnan's pond The conditions q tbs
match were casting with each hand across. With snd
against The wind, three fies, ono stre'cher and
rompcttors--Se,h Green, OF humford. Monroe
county: r. r. Morse of Rochester and Aaron Smith. OF
Nun ord II was casly that Green, who has the
repu alton OF being the skilful nycsser in the
United States. hal not In any way dceriUatrd since
gyaasfui with which be handled his rod, and tbs
acurnoy Of ms casting fully entitled him 10 the przs
Which was awarded him. The rod used by Green
eleven Zoe. one and half inch length and weighed nino
ounces. Ills artbest east In the ncghborhood Of
ghty feet Tho second prize was Won by Morse, who
showed a great deal or skill
Tho slloot M on Of the tics In the single trap match
o. yesterday followed the distances being increased from
twrniv-onc twenty-.x yards, the number ~ birds
being iecrsased Z, ave. II g. Glenn OF syractse and
H. wazsr OF IronGeqro', each siilod foar birds Wit
tnsr and heio.x k!ing cac less Five yards moro
were added to the d stance making u thfiy one yari,
whru Malzcr Killed birds, aud won tha ar~i pfke
Kellogg only killing one.
The eleven ties Tor tho sccond rdiKs next
shot ur R. Newell aud g. u. Marsh, OF Buffalo;
A. Morrison, OF irondeqaoii, and q. A. Wa.son
OF Raches.or uelng asasn with four birds Tho
shooting on the incr ascd distance struck 0n two
of those leaving Newell aud Watson IA thrce birds
each OF the next ave Newell killed two " Matson's
one and took second prize. THIS latter tie creacf
great deal ot interest. and no small number of large
bets made, Newell has established Tor himself
reputation bird shooting perhaps second only 70 That
of Taylor The shooting good and the rrsut seemed
10 afford general sAtisiacsi0n.
Tho STATE trap shoot followed, ueTrs Newell anh
Wilmer choosing sides taking zach tnifty-ihtee gsnte
men The shooting a. ton b.ris each man, distance
twenty ono yards Tho match well and closely con
festcd and all thc mark cxcrtd hensriycs " ths
utmost ON both sides there was very good shoong-
yessrs Truax OF Albany, and Moore, Of Palmyrt ton
Nowslls siiel and &. g. MOr.e Of Rochester TOW Wit
m.r'sl Killing all ther birds ~ ,ns conclusion ol the
match At eixt O'Clock H. NJ the score vas found 20 be
Newell 49, Wilmer 2i6-,hc former SIDE winning By
sd. wns snd three eeycnths, and on Wilmer :
SIX aud nine. sixieenths.
Tue tn1lc ard double bird shooting comes on tonnr
row and lhe annual dnner Ia tho eycnn. VIII wind up
the convention.
A; the hasne meeting OF tho convention last even ng
II decided 10 hold the next convention at Leroy =
" on tho second TUESDAY in May, lsGT The officers
elected for the enauy year prcslicn,, g n Bis
sell Leroy Vice Presidents, srinbnrne, White Plains.
and d. Boyle Horacsisvile Recording Secretary. Juhn
Ssge, Buffalo, Corresponding secretary, Clas seAaE,
! Palmyra