New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-24
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Petitions i'm bankruptcy were filed yesterday
by samuel Wise, Andre" NJ man, ana AAulc" W."
John Dcvln was airdigned yesterday IN the
United states Circuit Court t.astrn District i"r having
sold spirits by wholesale without iccnse "lhrs,'N Inf
tie defense not beng IA Attendance 'he 'l" WIS "u
In the Brooklyn City Court, the jury gave n
verdict yesterday the lanuh, o tJ2j. m ihc ease OF
George Cummings against Jolu Conway. for damages
for personal and utner injuries, sustained Summer
q carriage collision on Cuncy Island
4 new rule was made in BANKRUPTCY ycstcr-
DAY to The ccct that hereafter M % orders 10 show
cause petitions FOR discharge OF bhkups 10 meeting
Of creditors except The first shall bc ordered or had III
assets have to the hands Of the assignee
bat where IN any such case any assets have come 10 tue
hands Of tie assignee Then nc order 20 show cause sha
contain provision for the holding of The second aud thl
meetings Ul creditors, aud sor notices thereof
\ case was before the Supreme Court
brooklyn yesterday, which ,rs Mary Harry Claimed
5000 dna gcs from the Central Railroad company OF
Ncw-Jelscy for the death OF her husband. caused by
being run over in Bergen by locomotive one day IN
November. 1sCG Mr. Harry crossing The track ana
was run over by engine. He sustained injuries from
which lie died. The evidence was Concluded last even
ing and given 10 the jury who had not returned YER
diet at the rising Of the court
In July last Joseph Maloy and James Keat
ing were convicted and sentenced by the Pmladeipna
Court that They each pay line Of one cent ana undergo
Imprisonment for the term Of one year pay costs OF
prosecution, and stand committed TIL the Judgment
should &c COMPLIED viii, Tne Cart winch seutenved
them has ordered their discharge Oh the LIT OF February
and AuoucyGencral Brewster has issued aconntcrnnnd
to the Prison Inspectors requiring them ~ hold their pris-
in custody until the 18Th Of july Of the current year.
them, they released by virtue Of writ OF habcas
corpus issued by Supreme Court II the Inspectors
disregard his order Mr Brewster threatens that ho VIII
institute legal proceedings against them.
Gen. Slckles has returned in part TO civil life,
aud return sgnaLed in his argument before the
supreme Court. General Term ~ the OF Moody agt.
OsgOOd. The facts OF the case, developed on tho l1a,
that Mrs. Moody got from Eishhayc. at the
termination OF their route III dcdand-tWenty-
hith-st, the 9th OF January, 1865 and crossing 10
the sidewalk, sleigh driven By George A. OsgOOd "a SON
in-law OF Commodore Vanderbilt pretty rapid pace,
struck and injured her severely, ard, perhaps, perna-
ncnty. Tie jury her a verdict fOr $500. On the
trial. various technical exceptions 10 evidence were
taken, and Judge Foster gave unusually favorable
charge for the plaintiff and refused several requests or
the defendant to charge. The defendants Therefore ar
peal, and the questions arising were partly argued
yesterday
In the United States Supreme Court the pre-
lmBary arguments IN the case OF the Union Insurance
Company oil NeW-Orleans against the UnltSd states ana
{. j. Mngt 81 al, have been heard. Inc actlOn was
originally based on the cOniScatiOn of property, DIV the
United states That had been used for the manufacture oil
implements OF war. such cOnhscatiOn was made legal
by an act OF Congress, IN 1901 An adiudgeinent was
made AID II was decided that four undivided twenty
hfths should he given TO the minors OF tie estate An
appeal WAS taken by the plaintiffs. The United states
Government ia reply says that the language OF the act is
distinct and nDcqulvoca IL says, reference 10 prop
ety where warke implements have been manufactured,
that 1t shall be the duty Of the President OF the United
States to cause the same to be seized cOnfscated ana
condemned"
Early one morning in October, 1864, Patrick
Campbell was riding IN y light wagon WITH irend, and