New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-28
Lay NTELLIGENCE.
TIE CIVIL COURTS.

| Petitions in bankruptcy were fled and referee
follows: Petitions Of Marquis DE L. Sharkey aud James
Van Mise both OF this city, referred, respectively
Registers Dwight and Ketclum.
An examination of the premises at the inter
section OF Nelson aud Hcbssis. Brooklyn, betrayed az
testified that his mother had. time past rented
the cellar to dealers who paid her $40 per mouth Tia
Sill was condemned.
The acton of the Peoples Railway Company
was brought up on on appeal case before tho supreme
Court m ST. Louis The compliments having paid lara
OF cents the Court ruled that the imposition was He
pany the law prohibiting the exaeon OF
Before Judge Jones Of the Superior Court,
Francis PENNINGTON seeks divorce from Annie Prem.
megsa on the ground that she committed acts Of iRh'
deity With his feowboarders at house IN Broome-st,
in November and December Of last year. Mrs. Prem
megon accuses her husband Of Jeng equally unfaitlfn
Yesterday morning the counsel for the defendant moved
ton to the molten Presented adayits Which represented
that his wife had taken his money and various household
articles and had them conveyed 20 steamer for Har
vana, whittier she going as holams, with fellow
boarder named Raphael The Court took tie papers.
The motion for a mandamus TO compel tho
Brooklyn City Board Of Canyassers 20 give TO Thomas q
Steers certificate Of his election as Alderman Of the
Seventh Ward, was mp for argument before Judge Lou
yesterday 10 claimed behalf OF Mr. Steers that
in his sr and t vas Claimed for The canyassers that
on receiving notice OF the application for mandamus,
Mr. Steers had been elected and that they had adjourned
sine die The Court held that mandamus could there
fore be issued against the Board Of Cauysse as sucn,
and that any uther proceedings must be taken against
the members individually.
An important decision regarding the liability
OF Express Companies for the value OF goods committed
Massachusetts In january 1906 Edward II. Buckand
& Co., Of Springfield, delivered 10 the Adams Express
Company Of pistols, valued at S42 To be trans
ported Ycksburg The goods lost by the blowing
up OF a steamer the Mississippi River, ana claim was
made against the Express Company for their value.
which resisted on the ground that the receipt gwen
for the goods expressly exempted the company from ia.
steam The case was first tried in the superior Corrt.
which held that the company were common carriers ana
as such. Appeal taken to the Supreme Court which
has just gwen its decision sustaining that OF the Court
below.
Internal Revenue Inspector VIM. III. Craig
seized eight barrels OF whisky at No 898 East Ninthst-
for nOnpayment OF tax, suit was instituted IN the u 3
District Court, and no defense being made the jury un
der direction rendered verdict condemnng the whisky
distlery and all other property on the premiscs.Twg
packages containing 5000 worth OF human mar seZed
by the Custom-IIouse officers at Breyer De Pcnneve
CO.sstOre at 80 south Wilhamt on the ground that
IL was an article or foreign melcahulse and oeih9
offered for sale so low TO warrant the presumption that
domination, and charged That the claimants had made
false Teprese ntatOns after the seizure, relative To te
manner OF their coming into possession o.
the har. This was denied by the CLAIMANTS
The Government failed TO prove its charges aud the
jury, under the direction OF the Court ionha ior lhs
the claimants Inc Judge gave tIe o0teEllneht CeI-
tcate OF probable cause considering The circumstances
Government sued 10 condemn 7s barrels Of whisky part
OF which seized at Sheriff and Houstonsts and the
remainder as u was being carted away, Condemnation
asked the ground that the spirits were found out
side bonded warehouse without any proof that the tax
had been paid. The Government proved that 10 had NOT
offered hr. Archbod, the Deputy Collector, $500 TO TO-
lease It, which declined that alterward person.
purporting 10 act for Bum, called upon the Col
iector Of the Seventh District. and told him that
If he would release the whisky check for $1,000 should
De sent 10 bis house in envelope, but that the
Collector spurned the Offer The claimant denied thu
which provides for cOnscatOn the grounds sought III
this The Court Oyerruied this, and ordered YER
10 dschargug the jury Tor the Term thanked them fOI
their prompness, punctuahy' attention. aud efficiency