New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-08
THE COURTS.
CIVIL

Gideon J. Tucker NewYork Surrogate,
granted letters administration of the estates Of Jacob
Hansei Austin s. s. Main samuel g. Thorp Marcus
Engel, Frederick H. Frodericks, Thomas West Edmund
Bourgeois, James Bolton Julius Hermann. Thomas Nc.
Bride Ed ward g. Gabaudin. Albert d. Waterhouse, and
Christopher Chic.
In the United States Circuit Court on Satur-
day an appeal in Admiralty in the OF Isaac
Pratt, IT, ct al respondents, against the Bark Heroine
appellant, was heard This was suit originating in the
District Court brought by the Of the brig Amore
against the bark Heroine, 20 recover for collision be
tween the vessels OF Montauk Point I'm November 1862
by which the AmOro was badly damaged and which
collision, the libeants alleged was caused by the neg
genoe Of the Heroine The Court below decrced In favor
OF tho beants, and the owners OF the bark then ap
pealed After argument by Johu Dodge OF Boston for
for the claimants the Court took the PAYERS reseryng
its decision.
The following bankrupt cases were disposed of
in the u. s. District Court on Saturday specified In
Barnnett Levy for himself and against HIS copartner
Emanuel Krasmer proof Of service fled and the
stands over TO the 18th inst, with Ike effect &c
In re- orvlsM. Moore, for himself and against
I Was cdiIed and no answer made. Tn re. sam.
uel F. STANDBY ct al. against John Barrett and
Augustus L. Shepard, the called and put
over request OF the creditors TO the 18th inst In
jeremiah kleckner, for himself and against his CO.
partner, Charles Kleckner the case was called and no
answer made In re, spofiord, Tieston Co.. against
George Rechenberg, the called audit appeared
no service has been made In re- Eder Hanghwout ct
al. against William ii. Wetmore and Edmond X. Gamble,
the called, proof OF service filed, denial OF
bankruptcy made demand for trial by the Court made.
and an order entered accordingly On the 1st inst,
that clause of the Bankruptcy Act which
limits the right 10 file = petitions In bankruptcy
for the purpose Of taking the benefit OF the act TO those
only In which the assets OF the party whom the
act operate equals exceeds 20 per centLm Of their
indebtedness. went into effect No petition has been filed
since that date and from present indications, very
few, If any, petitions will be fled Very few will
incur the trouble aud expense Of ayang themselves Of
the provisions OF the act IL would be necessary TO
be reasonably certain that the assets Of the whom
the act should operate worth from co TO 20 per cent Of
his Indebtedness before taking tho initial steps 1t
might be found that the Of such person. although
presumably worth 80 per cent OF his debts before getting
into the hands OF the Assignee IN bankruptcy would
SALE and so the whole proceeding would
10 for naught Most Of those whose reason
ably certain pay TO per cent OF their debts will
wish 20 continue in business IN the hope OF pulling
through and very few creditors will wish TO force such
firms into involuntary bankruptcy During the week
ending the 9th inst each OF the following named per
sons received discharge IN bankruacy: Lucen Duber-
net Robert g. Dayidge, Jacob Booker Emil Horner,
william c. Hawks Louis Meyers, Abraham Solomon,
Edmund Bouton, Gaen A. Carter, Samuel W. Bennett,
and James L. Smith.