New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-14
Law INTELLIGE NCE.
THE CIVIL COURTS.

The applicants Tor auniSSlOn 10 Ino DhI
notified he the General Teru room on Monday neXt
10 a. M TO in and 10 receive their licenses
The case of tho United States agt. two
OF military gauntlets, previously reported anu IN
which tho condemnation Of the untets sought on the
ground that they shipped for the South during tho
Rebellion in contrayention OF tho PRESIDENTS PrOcAma'
against the shipment Of such articles was concluded,
! the jury finding for the Government
In suit in the Superior Court before Judge
McCuun. Elizabeth Russell brought suit against the ST.
Nicholas Fire Insurance Company The plaintiff was m
sured In that Company for $4,000 ana ~ Two olher COM
pairs for additional sums, GA the liquors, furniture ana
wearing apparel Ia the ST. Cloud Hotel corner 81 Prince
and Mercerss fire having occurred GaiuS iol
loss O $500 The defense Is that she has greatly OVelcs
unmicd the value OF her property ana dd thGre WA an
Arbitration aud award fixing her loss az 1000 ~ appear
Ing that there written consent 10 tEis aDitIon
tho Court refuscd 10 accept az an award bol uduuc
II as evidence OF the value vi the IuIlh'qVi sPp",Su
that tie arbltrat0rs had not Included tne tOlhiy o.
strOycd property In their estimate anu Tue phhtlh
evidence clear and distinct to tie value VI TIE prop
| erty. The is still on. go
In the Court of Appeals at Louisville, the
important decision has recently been made that nus
band cannot control open his wiies private CORE
spondouce After saying that any interference WIN
Wlies confidential correspondence "ouiu nNisl, so,lai
confidence and disturb domestic peace, anu that con
hdlus wife would never Withhold from o iLIo nuSaiu
the Judge eoncludcs Tie existing code both OF Brtsh
aud American law recognize the personal lldlIidnay
and moral responsibility Of wives, and consequently
guarantees their freedom OF thought aud Interchange Oh
their OWL aud their affections their own. Hero abd now
a husband must not be yraut, and ought not TO be-
SOY hi wife, who Is neither M slave MOI s mistress
LuI should always be his free aud equal c9mpanon.'
In Bankruptcy, an application IN the matter
| ". n
United States District Court yesterday hlmDa' on 'ns
pet ton OF one Of his creditors, was a,Judic.ted
| bankrupt. and the matter was referred to Reg
ister Tor examination On tine day OF tie
| cAaui1htpn klmbaA went 20 tho Register
ton. on his arrival at the building. aud just
~ he about 10 enter the Rrgcrs Onice he was nr
sumrhe Codtt, and lodged IN Ludlowst. JAN Applca
ton made yesterday TO Judge Bla'cniord Tor Kim
was illegal. judge BiatclfOrd GRANTED tho Application
saying that the dignity Of The Court and the Oh
they were required Witnesses IN the United States
| Courts from nIrv,t by any state Court.
| The case OF JcInpette jacques and others aet
James Compton aGa CtCf5. lalni.pg E1s aIIyupl ~
property Ia htwJeIsey. Was suit brought IN The C0nIt
for the fJgcclu,le o. mortgage made IA 1872 remain
lag uucaucoed OF record Tau sus was brought by TIE
BeXtpi GiL OF tie hulrtaw, " the mutigSee hud The
surviving husband The Chancellor IN deciding. said that
the could not be maintained 10y either the ue1tOf
m E0uty &, deemed chaitlo Interest and belonged to
The personal pusrntatyes OF the MORTGAGE ana his
administrator and not 10 the ncAtOfAin 81 bc!ai law
| TIE husband had night only 10 he deceased Tlles
| personality except when she had disposed OF by Will,
aud the Itltofkn had 80 Interest In II ana could h9t
maintain SUIT u recover chose ~ action cue 70 10
| clOse a mortgage due To his deceased VIE must SNe
security aud take Out letters OF auIs, ia.'o, tv 'Iio
"i,pc I'M CONT aud the BIZ must be dismissed. The
ior fnrinor said that the statute Of Limitations
s,sd th- ssd ti;o dsis,lsn," VA barred a,
that te OF evidence before hun Was that The de0t
| had been Isid.
ham. another divorce presented on Thursday,
motion bcHg made hy counsel ior defendant 10 set aside
the decree OF divotc. granted on e gounds oi hresu
hiity aud faud. Morgan l. SMITH The gianiin, ~
Mary Ana sniih, defendant s rS.dent OF Newport
Campbell County ny. Ia tue complaint sworn Septen-
be- J. 1885, II va acged nrsl th the planiin ana de-
rndant were lawfully married ocloner - 1877 secondly.
that 40 the time of tho commission Of tho alleged acts Of
adultery anu ai NJ time Of ming t complaint ana he
COMMENCEMENT ~ TINS action the panth wac rc.ideut
aud actual mhabitant of the State OF New, York;
aud thirdly that tue Defendant S'mmlted adultery
JAY and August Is, 1896. On November o.
40 the plaintiff aud his witnesses appeared and gave
their testimony. Plaintiff svore that he lived al No 10
OwaTd--t Newly OFk city, that he WIS married In the
fcar 81 .9' insrWb Hndnws sre that hs knew tho
parties 10 this suit very vel, aud that he had Lad ocular
Iurt George Gre, swOc that he hal known the plain
tn two years, aud that AL that time plaintiff had resided
Dec l. 1870 on the 22d Ut defendants council obtained
~ order 10 show caue why THIS Judgment OF divorce
uchf.ty. copy ~ which order was served upon the
rauiT- attorney. whose return that he Sod TO
rol" Tho affidavit Of the defendant tets forth that mel
Their party to this suit y now or ever was. citizen or
red In February 1913 instead Of October lS49 that they
had always resided. since their marriage in
paintin went 10 q. Louis Missouri, In 1883 1852
constantly writing aud visiting defendant aud her family
h.rein mill ist5 when he vent eouth and she never
knew heard anything VI him until Dec. =, $780, when he
came his home la Newport Ky. remained few hours,
and just before leaving said 10 tho defendant that he
had obtained o decree OF divorce" aud when asked by
the defendant what he meant lie said, ut Is Mud OF
mutual arraugcnch or separation between US" The De
PENDANT then asked him where he obtained the divorce
aud the only reply that he made TO her was
that divorces could I've obtained In the State
OF Indiana very easily" wheroupon he left
the defendant and has ever since deserted
her. leaving with her their ivo children, and without
sufficient for their comfortable and proper support
IL than ten months after this conversation that
the defendant learned by accident In what state II was
that the plaintiff obtained this decree Defendant denies
that she committed adultery knew Hart or An
drew Other aidayits were offered To show that hmths
alleged residence In this city has been one OF the lowest
houses OF assgnaon mat ne liVed Ia constant g
while In the army ana IN 81 LOUIS ana ha on inc on,r
hand the defendant Is represented TO DC pure ana re-
lgious woman, wholly above reprOach az WHO anu
mother Decision reserved.
The II. s. District Court was occupied yes
terdny with the ~ the United states agt Vernon H.
Stevenson, growing out OF an alleged Illicit sale OF Ooh
fcderate cotton The amount represented 10 be
about toOoo0 10 Is alleged by tho Government that The
defendant sent Ia this city cotton belonging To the Con
fcderate Government and sold IL FOR his own benefit
The case was called some llme ago nut on a
count of absence of witnesses The attorney
yesterday moved for further pONpOncnen Us ho ooud
not get The case ready before ue next term Inc COY
eminent had sent an agent TO the son 10 procure te
necessary witnesses, and tins person ward H. Bunet
by the Secretary OF the Treasury to inquire INTO deen
ants cotton traHsactlonsi that lie went South,
hc waited upon Michael Burns, President Of the Nash.
VILE aud Chattanooga Railroad Company who said that
sion OF certain lots Of cotton within the lines Of the late
Confederacy during the Rebellion, underauthory OF tue
the same To some foreign port aud cXchar cling II for mu
nOns OF war machinery aud other aftccs needed ~
tho COnfedcray; that at he suppression 81 the ehel
lion large quantity OF cotton, ready for shipment, Was
taken by Stevenson and Others for their own use A. =
Colyer, counselor ataw Nashville informed depoheht
that he would swear that Stevenson ana Others took anu
converted for their large amount ot cotton Do
longing the late Confederacy and that he (CoheD'
had under his control the books Of account showing we
transactions OF Stevenson aud others In cotton ut VII
mlngOn North Carolina, down Ia the limo Of the surrch
der the Confederate armies. Major EnOs Hopkins Oh
Nashville Informed deponcnt that he would swear thh
he knew Stevenson had been engaged In trahspoiuhg
cotton between various points M Tennessee Georgia: