New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-05
CIVIL COURTS.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT-Juno I-Beforc
| Judge BLATcilfoRD.
ANOTHER PosTPoNEMENT or 1iiE TRIAL OF THE
CHAMPAGNE CASfs.
The famous champagne cases. the tral oil whieh
have long been delayed were to have como up ior
II Mas stated on behalf Of tho Government that It
nV Tfs"y ~ 81 counsel NJ tHe CoSsaoHal Convention
That three 81 the had been prepared under his SUI
% IN those on Monday next, at Which uhio
meu TO select any Of tho cases night choose and. after
preparing them for trial without notifying tne ONE.
elect That council for claimants were not ready IN inc
caacs the Government desired 60 try, and further that
the case, should be tried In their order the calender,
which the USUAL mode, ana counsel had expecting
ts plan would be pursued, prepared to ty them In that
The Court decided that tho absence Of Mr. Evarts
furnished sufficient cause for the posponemcnt asked,
but that the Government could not select what cases
they desired and have them ied Without duy Notifying
the other sidei thn tc 1OFtlu'ht Hhu no IuIe iEHt
than private sutor that u was desirable that these
should be tried as possible; that they must
be tucd I'm The order III wmc thry Wc4o on he o'.hl'
and that the rst case should come ON Tor trial on Mon
| day no1t.
Returns OF process having been made and no claimants
p5c ~ R iIT si r. H.saSt United STATES District
Attorney DEGREES entered condemnng II by default:
at No 2o2 Chambcrsst; distllcry IN FysXt hst, near
scyenth-ayc tobacco factory at No 252 West Forty.
bills do, found at No. 81 Rcosc;est bills. do found
a. same place; bbls do, found , on IhirdayS, near
BANKRUfTcY BR4NCm-Bcforo Chief Clerk wILLMARTH.
| TIE NEW BANKRUPT LAw-sAMlS on CERTIFIED
COPIES OF PAPERS AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
READY NEXT WEEK.
In reply TO a letter of inquiry. the following letter
United states District Court for the Southern District Of
So%.Yort: .,s,. = - ~. =
TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF TsrEnyaL Rryrxur}
to yeHI Letter Of March % ssI.ssd copies Of papers
and vs p Safn D''''p Rcli n CON-
Mimarth Chief Clerk, has received from McSsrs
Philip solomons, the publishers OF the Manual OF Rules
he ready some time next week. that they will send HIM
supply ready and that the delay in its pubca
CHAMBERs.-Bcforo Judge BEATCHFoRD.
IMPORTANT QUESTION OF ADMIRALTY PRACTICE
SETTLED.
George o Stanley agt selr Mary NJ her tackle &c
The libel herein was filed to seamen's
wages. earned voyage to 81 Thomas Barraeoa, and
back to this port The 6Gamt was dsGsfd on nsr
moved 10 have the attachment OF the vessol set
been issued or security for costs filed on the argument
Mr. Lanktrec the bcants counsel claimed that as tho
libel contained an aycrmcnt That the lDelahts ala not
Sign shipping articles ho not bound TO proceed
cordng the net Of 1890, Issue summons ana obtain
certificate. but might proceed under the old Admiralty
rule which excused from filing security Tor costs
in the first instance and that the Court viii not require
seamen file such security unless the owners show
adequate cause on proper notice, which they nave not
to file security for costs would In many cases have
the effect Of dcpryng them OF their hard earnings sea-
nmds s ~ ' gys s S ,rCy Alter oarey consider
ing the law and practice the subject his honor rem
deTcd the following important decisions AS the libel
ant did not sign any shipping articles, the act of July 20
1890 u. s. Stat at Large, lJ, does not apply TO tins
case That act (sec. provides that seamen who does
not sign agreement III writing In print such the
net prcscbcs shall not be bound by the regulations
tanned In the In the absence OF the restrictions inn
posed by that act the belant had right the facts
set forth In his libel 10 his immediate suit IN against
the vessel The william Jarvis Sprague's Decisions 4s5)
think the Ia In which the hbeant ought
beIeaured to give security for costsMotion .denied
Mr.. Lankrce for the belant Beebe, Dean * Donohue
for the owners.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO APPRAIS1NG SEIZED |
DIsTIILERIEs &C., FOR THE PURPOSE OF BOND |
mo.
The United States agt Two boilers kc &C. found Dsley in
East Orrisania.
Upon motion, on behalf of the claimant, to bond
the property proceeded against this suit the question
the value Mt which tho property ought to be
appraised. Claimants concnded that tho appralsemen
should according TO tho amount which the Govern
domination and sale. IL claimed. tho other hand
behalf OF the Government, that the value OF tho
property a 1t stood upon tho premises was the proper
value to DO considered In bonding. And, IN support OF
this position made to tho recent decision
OF Judge Blackord, published In TIE TRIBUNE several
days since IN the case Of tho United States agt -Four
cases Is e. @ SILK Ribbons"
IL urged by claimants that that case furnished no
precedent for the present tho property there was mer
chandsc which derived no special value from ts being
fOnnd In any particular locality. III, .
Judge Batclf0rd held however that tho position OF
tha M NaQ aAf Ina