New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-11
Law INTELLIGENCE.
THE CIVIL COURTS.

To-day's Calendar in the Court of Appeals
embraces Nos 20, ~. 49, i6, A. 49, TO- d. 02 o. o. 3d. 0
81, 53
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yesterday
by Charles ". Hatch. kienEard d. Schnifer j. Cady
Brown and Ardel Is. Raymond, all of this city
Joseph Gibbs, watchman of q bonded ware
house IN Sedgwick$i brpoklyn was arrested Yesterday
from The pTvnses lie committed to answer before
the United States Commissioner
Mrs. Murphy was run over In April last
while crosn The BoveIy. by carriage which she snys
CoSr and he mt m he usual dCf"c Of negligence on
her her ! aas. Inc H'iD'in Is " years Old Inc Jury f'
In the Brooklyn City Court. before Judge
Tholrpson W Bender took acton against WIN. Warden
berg to recover S0 which lac had paid MS az nsalmcnt
for the good viii OF butchers shopn Myrle-ave. Ilai
ay Wa nc pT PROMISE Vcrc for t the
Aitsdent CO. sued Timothy speman for the value Of two
but q verdict was rendered Tor the plaintiff
IN the United States District Court ycstcr-
day Mr. BTadsiIcCt owner Of tie blS Julia r. kcarncy,
flea hill ngaust The tig ieaver for damages done by
her to The Kearney ~ August last by collision. The
beaver dicd frOm her anchorage at the Lower QnaraI-
line ana e ateAto there fole turned upon the s,fci.
cncy OF lie Beavers ground tackle. Decision reserved.
Exec ptOus flea Yesterday 10 libel Ivy the Govern
been instituted to enforce The penalties OF the passenger
net against The vessel for carry ing excess pas>e is
tions-the want of jurisdiction Of tie Court aud Of
power OF Congress 10 punish nct, Of Foreigners and for
eign vessels further that no niuy was sustained by any
passenger. Dccsou reserved.
In the United States District Court Ealfin
District Yesterday Tie American Wood Paper COMPANY
commenced q suit against the Fiber Dsh!r gr1ig Com
pany The plaintiffs have large works IN Pennsylvania
Tor the man e nre 81 paper from wood and straw. Tho
hrUus Substances by The expansive force ~ steam In
lsc3 plaintiffs purchased patent granted in 1857 Ia u
by boiling straw ia solution of pure ca,i"iic
allali Of a strength Of from to degrees
that temperature equivalent 20 lbs the square
inch mus. oc employed" lHc defendaniss nIpo'ng ilat
III I'd nj In
lIlpe' bnt afrTvsri tnGin% fhat lower pressure
answered w,i in treating GhTous mateIia previously
desufegrated hy fLc steam blowing process, they
lgwcrd INC pressure iroa 80 10 10 lbs Judge BENEDICT
holds that Tie atmospheric pressure IS lbs the square
inch. must he added 10 to gauge pressure, which makes
Of 60 lb' 10y the gauge equivalent 10 IS s scnm
patent when they used the 90 bs lucssuEe The fact that
they used a compound prOccss making no difference.
The somewhat noted FlntOn-Wynnc cOntrO-
vcrSy was again IN the SupfCme Court yesterday ard
reached what Is probably iicmcfi. The defendants
who appointed TO examine Tie account OF Dr. Vn'on
trustee. affirming The coirecn ~ these accounts In
rverY particular. ~ may bc remembered that the Rev
DR.. NintOn was appointed guardian oi fih W(nnc, ahd
Trustee Of her Icrety by hes fathers viii Mr.
receive her education ard while SHE there. the
her property refused 10 allow her sufficient amount ont
Of it to meet her eNpenSe On her ienrn she
commenced suit 70 compel him to make u report "f ms
management or her properly WlicI, ater dragging
sult. Afer the pre,entatinh OF the h'tfrto icIOr,
showing hs accounts 10 have been perfectly correct.
his administration IlAu, Df. EIiloi, through MS
COUNSEL asked TO be relieved from The 1ristccep,
hat another person DE appointed ia his place. As o oh
jeciou maze. tie Court granted The request. AID
appointed Nathaniel Jarvis Jr 10 succeed Dr. Viuon
such Trustee.
In the L. S. Supreme Court The case Of Miles
Sells administrator VI LClce decreased plaintiff Ia crrr
agt Oliver Lowell. was heard. This was appeal from
The decision the Circuit Court of Missouri. The case
arose Of the seZTo Of 52 bales Of cotton IN MSs
sippi during tho Rebellion by Government agent. said
cotton having brcn previously abandoned by the de
deceased Egce its owner. and The siut had been ns
tued 10y Egees administrator Miles Sell, 10 recover
compensation for the cotton. The prominent cs az the
case follows; Eclce though SouthrOn had taken
part in the Rebellion. ON tho contrary. les had taken
the uan Of allie glance the United StltcH Government,
aud had faithfully observed II. Tie cotton lad been
raised by Eglce himself, and had he been ~
such unidentified loyalty WAS avcrrcd his right
to the cotton would have been secured by tho Pfeedes
Proclamation Of Dee 8. 1865 which guaranteed even 10
penent Rebels the restoration OF their property; The
cotton after seizure had been forwarded tO ovel tho
defendant who then resided at ST. Louis ana from whom
its price was sought to he recovered. The original suit
however, proved abortive, tie Circuit Court affirming
that 70 had not juIisdicioT ami That tie Presidents
Proclamation could alter ret aside the act Of Con-
fess by Of which Tie cotton had been seized IL
then Tor the Supreme Court Ia decide whether
the Presidents Proclamation retains IT'S validity, not
wiihstndng the Congressional act alluded ~. II the
Court decides the affirmative, Sells appeal 10 not In vain