New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-08
THE CIVIL COURTS.

reunions In bankruptcy were Uleu yesterday
by Archibald Y. Paddock and Edwin A. Brooks.
In the Brooklyn City Court, Mr.. Manwaring
has sued Mr. Burgess to recover sO which he paid Tor
ised that an oil company should operate.
Galway b. Lamar has sued Charles A Dana,
exAssstant Secretary Of War, for arrestng him ana
taking him to Washington ia 1865 The SUIT IS IN our su
preme Court and to be moved up to the L. s. Court
The European steamships Saxonia, City of
Baltimore City OF Washington, and Nebraska were seized
by Marshal Murray yesterday and their owners were re-
for violation of the Passenger act.
The Marquis del Grillo, husband of Madame
RistOr recently arrested at the instance OF Mda
Oliver f. Papy the charge being that he had scandazeu
the neighbOThood Of West sixteenst by ndecenty ex
posing his person at his front windows Having peed
leased from restraint he has instituted cv SUIT asase
Madame Papys husband, claiming tlOOOo oam"see ioi
false imprisonment
In the United States Supreme Court the own
er OF the schooner Sea Witch claimants for damages
In November 1864 the Sea Witch while on v1Sd rr S
cargo which at that was not wanted IN NV s9.
Orleans-was captured by commander JeWet OF lho s
cnes We're needed The vessel cargo condemned
after the Metacomet had taken them 10 Ne"ore"s anu
the owners appealed
In the Special Term, Supreme Court, an i'm
b sherman agt Henrietta NJ. Neweomb, inyolvhg me
the defendant owned house and furniture as her sep
rate estate She made her promissory note N the ordi
six months after date received Mobiles check payable 10
her order obtained the money thereon Before ma
was not by its terms made a charge upon defendant
separate estate, nor was she engaged IN any 9usi,
used for the benefit OF her separate estate The Judges
conclusions Of law are that the defendant beng mar
thereon and ne accordingly directs Judgment for the
defendant with taxable costs, anG none other.
In the Supreme Court, Mr.. Cornell COM
menced suit for divorce by the service of summons
only The wife appeared by counsel and demanded a
copy OF the complaint When the complaint was served
motion was made by the defendant to strike out parts
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until the l4th of last November On that DAY the
feudaus attorney procured from person IN the Office ~
the plantifs attorney an extension of time to answer
On the next day the PLAINTIFFS attorney obtained an ordr
of reference as for default ON the 6th he took proofs
before the Referee and the 18th procured cOniirma
ton Of the report OF the decree OF divorce On the lg
the defendants attorney who had no notice Of
these proceedings served answer denying the COM
plant and couutercharging adultery; on the 2st me
plaintiffs Orney returned the complaint rs not served
in time an the 25th the plaintiff named again The
plaintiff clearly irregular in not having given notice
of the proceedings after appearance and the defendant
moved TO open the decree The plaintiff asked that he
might be protected from any charge OF adultery growing
out of his last marriage but the Court In such clear
OF egulary refused TO do so and opened the de-
cree Internationally.
In charging the Essex County Grand jury at
Newark yesterday, Judge Depue said: " isnow
in the iail of this county, committed the charge Of
having caused the death Of another by means which were
used with intent to produce abortion From the pre-
hmnnry examination taken in this and facts known
to the officers of the law, highly probable that this
extent in this city It's certainly known that during the
last half year the lives OF Two victims have DeSn
taken Dy means VI lhtSo NIOhpH
justice and the morals Of the community demand that
the subject should receive the corrective hand OF the law
BY common law to or procure an abortion before
the child quick was not an indicta6le otcnse ms
defect IN tho common law remeded by an act OF the
Legislature Of this State, passed IN l6i9, when
provides that any person attempting or IN any
way aiding to procure an abortion shall DC ad-
judged guilty OF high misdemeanor; and II the
WOMAN die in consequence thereof shall be fined not ex
ceedinR 600 or sent prison hard labor for term
exceeding 10 years, both Aud II the woman does
die the offender shall be fined rot exceeding $500 or
imprisoned for any not exceeding seven years OF
both With Information In the possession OF the 0ioers
OF the law tending to show tho extent 10 which the bus
ness been carried, and with power TO compel dis
closures under oath, 10 would be nexcusabc to permit
this occasion pass by without searching invcsuga
into this subject, conducted with asiT determination
10 bring Justice ALL without regard 10 pcrsous who may
have been engaged ia this nefaTlons business