New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-30
THE CIVIL COURTS.

Surrogate Mills of Westminster has granted
letters Of administration the estates Of James Grn
to Daniel Griffin, guardian OF Howard A Gilnhi ana
Phgbe r. Carpenter TO Joshua 5. Carpenter.
The General Term of the Supreme Court
will meet to-day to close the business OF the year 10 inc
is 1855 iss 49, 1875 1876 49, 1885, l99 200 2O3 2O POS, and
2O6 In other Courts nothing TO be done
Petitions in Bankruptcy were filed and referred
on Saturday as follows OF Jo4n . 70
inson to Register Fitch; and Of William Wemore 10 Reg
Ister Dayton All Of the petitioners are Of this city
Judge Leonard has issued peremptOry man
damus requiring the Board OF County Canvassers 20
make a full return Of the votes cast for Supervisor but
not TO certify who Is elected leaving the question: on
election decided by the courts on the return OF all
the facts.
Surrogate Veeder of Brooklyn has granted
letters Of administration the estates OF Richard Tals
of New-Lotts. Eliza Tails Lewis JOY, George Wilson,
Adophus Waters Elizabeth j. a Bennett, Dennis eau.
telon. Geo Rogers, and Washington 5 Burr, all OF
Brooklyn
Another hearing in the case of the contested
viii of Nathaniel r. Baldwin OF Newark granted on
Friday and decision was reserved until Tuesday. The
and the daughter contests il because the testator
not at the time Of executing the instrument
Judge Blatchford says that the certificate Of
the Clerk Of the Court that copies Of notice TO cred
itors 70 show cause annexed TO his 1.-THE CerkO
thcate and that the original notice was duly mailed to
and must control the action Of the Registers all such
TO DO sent by the Clerk.
A question having been raised touching the
unacy of Mr. D. w. Teasy the welknown newsdealer Of
Jersey City, commission OF inquiry was appointed 20
T. has been confirmed lunatic since January, 1857 He
therefore remains an inmate OF the Trenton Asylum aud
guardian has been put in charge OF his property.
! Surrogate Tucker of New York has granted
letters OF administration the estates OF James g. Gun
life James Flor, Martin Murphy Mary W. Van YOlken
burg. Ann Meehan, Edward Wolf, Susan Newman, John
/ A. Ferguson, Roger COnnor Mary LOwensteln William
H. FalOw Daniel LOckridge Herman Koran, Julia HOli
nan Emma D99OS saFSE faT1 isaac SCOT t Ann Hand
| Fitzgerald, Bernard Sheridan. Jacob r. Marseiles
The years summary of business in the Court
OF Common Pleas is as follows: Appeals from judgments
OF Marine and District COurtsI 1877 disposed Of l27
Causes remaining on Jury calendar December, 1851 1876
disposed Of during the year 1861 30 Causes on calendar
year 1861 03 Issues OF law enumerated and
ated, notices heard and Disseminated at Special Term
about $780, Proceedings under twOthird act 49, Wnts
OF habeas corpus and decisions thereon s. Causes tried
under law in relation TO unsafe buildings, q. Divorces
granted So Changes OF name IS.
In the Brooklyn City Court, Charles 0'Neill
sued for divorce from his wife, Mary the ground being
alleged adultery. 1t was shown that ONeill had aban
doned his wife three four times; that he had NAL
treated her aud squandered her earnings. Tho wife
Gently caused the OF her husband the charge
Immediately afterward ONeil commenced this action
charging that his wife had been guilty OF adultery with
one William Demsey. On the other hand the wife
charges that her husband has been guilty OF adultery
with Sarah OCOnn0r ana mat ne mas Jected her rom
the house and taken her furniture ana money leaving
her utterly destitute. ONeill Is mason and II making
day yet does not contribute to the support Of his
In the United States Supreme Court, Hartman
Thompson was appellant against the Central Ohio Rail
rOad company and Steubenyile and Indiana Railroad
Company' civil action was commenced by the com
palhant5 against the appellant, in Ohio court 10
recover the amount OF three drafts drawn by the appel
lant Dy PrOeurauon on himself payable in exchange
NewYork 70 the order Of ID. Robinson Cashier In paw
ment for the transportation by the complainants Of
mules for Messrs. Thompson a. Groom pursuant 10 a
special contract Two Of the drafts were accepted,
aud protested for non-payment, and one for
non.acCeptance They we're made navnble IN
d. Robinson, Cashier, for convenience Of collection
merely and not Endorsed by him. The civil code OF
Ohio requires all suits to be prosecuted In the name of the
real parties in interest and abOlshes all dstnctions i'm
form between actions at law and suits In equity The a
peant appealed the 10 the Federal Court purant
to the act OF Congress and on motion of COMPLIMENTS
leave was given 10 file bill in Chancery in su6stituon
Of their original petition in the State Court The appel-
liant answered by crossbill the alleged ground OF
damage TO property and the cOmplanans answered de
Dying negligence and all causes OF complaint Complain
ants also demurred to much Of the bill as
for decree in favor OF the appellant for the excess Of
damages and above the cOmplanans claim and the
appellant demurred to the bill Of the cOmpainants
praying for discovery OF the Of the members OF
the firm Of Thompson Groom. In the Circuit Court the
demurrer OF the cOmpanans was sustained and that or
the appellant Overrued The court rendered decree
in favor OF the cOmpanants for the Of the drafts
with interest," 10 which the appellant prosecutes