New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-23
THE CIVIL COURTS

Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yesterday
by Arnold Woodward, Isaac Stalker, ana jacob Cohen
OF this city
VIM. Orton, recently Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, was admitted yesterday. motion OF District
Attorney Courtney. practice IN all the degrees IN the
United States Circuit and District Courts
In the Superior Court, yesterday, before Judge
Mcneil Phetus stephens sued Jose Fcrcr de Cuto to re-
strain him from publishing spanish newspaper called
II Conso. In May, 1861 the paintin bought paper Of
Is suspended shortly after the sale defendant started
n Coso which l. the exact counterpart OF La Cron.ea
Any similarity Is denied save that both were published
In the spanish language. The ease Is SIN on.
Peter G.. Bradstreet and others filed libel
In the District Court against the brig Beaver 20 recover
T. Carney owned By the bclans and the Beaver. on the
18th Of August last the Quarantine grounds. The
reason that collision caused by the force Of the
elements. and not through the negligence Of those on
board the Tie Judge decided that the Beaver
to blame IN not having proper lookout ana ordered
decree cOndcmuing her, and reference 10 ascertain
and report amount OF damage
4 curious divorce suit is pending in the st.
Louis Circuit Court: Cora Is. Begley, formerly Miss
Melville. says that she was lawfully married to Capt.
Bcgcy OF tile steamer Mohaw ON the Goth OF January,
1870, and that she married by clergyman named
Barnes few months after marriage she learned that
Capt Begley had anoier wife living ana hence the SUIT
divorce. Capt. Bcgley denies that he ever married
a wife i'm Illinois and is father Of five children lie adj
ms that his relations with the paintih have been such
lead people suppose them married ana declares
that the marriage certificate was written by herself to
{" satisfy the old folks"
The case of j. Ogden Smith, an involuntary
bankrupt was decided yesterday by the United States
District Court. tappeared that the Court had granted
an order application OF certain creditors Of smith, re
qurng register John Fitch 20 show cause why the case
should be transferred from Mr. Fitch 10 another Reg
lister. the for the application being that Mr. Fitch
had attempted To influence some OF the creditors IN their
choice OF a,siguee, which was contrary TO the spirit
and intent Of the Bankrupt law The Judge sustained
the application and said that the proof showed that
spirit and feeling were shown which tended Justify the
counsel assertion that the Interests Of some OF the cred
itOrs might be pr1udced II the proceeduss were con
tnucd before Mr. Fitch. He therefore ordered the case
TO be heard before another Register
William Ward. in the Superior Court, sued
the Central Park North and East River Railroad Company
to damages for Injuries sustained 10y him through
falling on the front platform OF one Of their cars which
was crowded three deep with passengers 10 appeared
that by request Of the conductor To make way Tor pas
sengere desiring entrance 10 the car the painn stepped
or and rcsuning his Place, his footing was rendered
insecure by the additional passengers jolt Of the
car threw lin on and lac severely injured to be
prevented from permanently prosecuting his trade rs a
printer He u old man OF 81 years. ON motion for
non.suit his counsel argued IN opposition. that the con
ductOr, agent OF the Company, IN accepting ms fare,
directing him 10 make way ahd IN permitting MN 10
srad i GanIeiyIs bnti o Wy
part Of the plaintiff Judge McCunn held otherwise, and
dismissed the complaint
The case of the Commonwealth of Virginia
aet The state Of West Virginia was before the United
supreme Court the question whether the coun
ties Of Jefferson ana Berkeley are Included within the new
state OF west virginia rue Gaze was T1atu On uenurlGr
Of the new State OF West virginia Inc demurrer al
opinion Of the Court below was sustained Inc argument
on the part Of the Commonwealth involved the question
whether state had right any VI
territory and TO exercise jurisdiction oyer ING
folOn so transferred without the consent OF Congress
If cession OF part OF It's territory had been made without
the consent Of majority Of the voting population eA
pressed through the ballot II unconstitutional, ana
could not be allowed u alleged by the defense that
the means allowed for the sceranment OF the Will OF the
voting population Of Virginia were Insufficient ana that
fiuscent the acquisitions OF the law in that respect
were NOT complied with and the concession was therefore,
UNCONSTITUTIONAL The ChlefJustice decided that the
Court was divided upon the demurrer and also upon the
order TO be made In consequence OF the DIVISION
George w. Barnard and others having inn
Mr. Jeiries approached them rs broker and purchased
of them as such, but without disclosing his principals
name $40 bags oflnsecd at about s. per bag lsj Per
busheD Before this he had obtained an order Tor the
nseed at s. 20 per bushc and received the notes OF Geo
W Campbell and others, the defends IN inns SUIT mere
for Jres obtained possession OF the lnseed anu sent
IL 10 this city the defendants. and the plantlhs re-
pleylned t. The question is, whether Jefles obtained as
purchaser title O the property which passed ny actual
sale for value To the defendants The plaintiffs argue
that the sale cash 10 defendants through Jetc
ms broker, and that un they were PAID no title passed
or IL Jeires was be considered purchaser he was by
fraud and HAT the fraud follows the goods inyandag
the title them unless the defendants were bona nde
purchasers for value that II they advanced money 10
Jees before he had the goods the money advanced
became personal debt OF Jeires and the discharge OF
that debt when Jeres became possessed OF the goods
was not purchase for value The Judge charged In ae-
corlance with these views leaving the facts To the jury
4 senled verdict ordered.