New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-30
THE CIVIL COURTs.

Petitions In Bankruptcy Were lied yesterday
Caleb +. Gildersieeye. James a. sayIi, jacob Cots
chalk aud james I. King. OF this city.
At the opening Of the United States District
Court In Admiralty yesterday. Justice Llaehford after
calling over the calendar, recommended the members OF
the bar tn appoint committee FROM themselves
by winch the calendar should up for trial
IN manner more orderly than at present He suggested
the adoption Of day calendar the old to be dir
posed OF FIRST and several members Of bar expressed
their In the desrabty VI the snggns
ton mado the uniform practice
Yesterday nm effort was made to remove the
Chicago ana Rock Island Railroad controversy from the
ramnds set forth in the adayit Of Mr. Tracy Presaso,
Of the Company and one OF the DEFENDANTS that DE
rse cannot OF be- fy r aed st tSe sS S Ca S
Others the plaintiffs contend that thus order cannot re
ali the defendants nOnresdents that OF the latter
residents OF this state among them the Prosioent
and low laws was formed In this State. and that
inova 70 the United states Circuit Court win be
stantial denial OF Justice rs that Court cannot gave the
relief sought for. Decision reserved.
Charles Cudlipp sued Vim. l.. Traver for $500
for taking possession Of s horse and FOR damages
Tor an assault aud battery committed b. Tavc on him
Cuipp bought the horse from Peter Coons Dutchess
County farmer for ESQ., giving hts note, which he as not
yet paid but intends 10 pay. Shortly after the sale, he
had the horse barn OF Morgan Coon Peters som,
when the defendant and his came there, took the
horse and when he demonstrated. assaulted and beat
him. The defendant, however, showed that some time
before the sale TO plaintiff he had bought The horse of
Peter CoOns daughter. who had received 1t from her
father part satisfaction Of note which she held against
him. that atterward the horse was sptted away TO MOE
plaintiff knocked him down. The jury found for the
plaintiff giving him $50 and Interest Tor the loss OF the
horse and IL 900 damages for the assault
In the Superior Court, General Term, the
of Moses Parto ct al agt George osgood etai,
Receivers &c. was decided plaintiffs had insured ID
the Columbian Insurance Company. which subsequently
became insolvent and had gwen their premium noes
The defendants hs receivers, sued on these notes and
plaintiffs commenced this action % restrain that suit In
which the receivers up that The loss. not being
payable until co days after Its proof was not payable
tns. and PLAINTIFF debts were not mutual Pla'ntln'
demurred 70 this but defendants obtained lnhg
the Court Of Appeals tie General Term reyers the
opinion In the Court below holding as oo,n aD rl,,,
which could be set or ard that credit To plaintiffs arose
at the time Of loss, and not ct the time the loss WAS pay
| able.
| The celebrated Gaines case was before the
United States Supreme Court IL before the Cour:
nandamus in 1885, 1884, p4l ists 1865. and 700 wben
the cOmuaiuauts nghts 10 his fathers estate were fy
argued The most unpleasant issue made " by the
declaration the Of the conception OF tho COM
pajDsnts mother aud at the uo OF c"npalnaDts brIn
| her mother the wife OF Jerome Dies Grange and
she I've the child Of Clark 81. at ane0rs an
Illicit connection between Clark and Mrs. Des oraDgs
there being no marriage whatever between them, and
for that reason she is a bastard Ttat in either
Clark prohibited by law from m ny last VIII ~
her favor and any such disposition simply null Tee
old evidence In the case In It's past stages gon, into TO
show truth OF the above declaraons ana tne mwso
louisiana are quoted s eng,S 70 s sD s' ~ pobns
under the will Of Clark, the insrumcnt being aae COD
| trary TO Law.
The question of setting aside the Fernando
Wood leases OF the Nos lis aud III Nassau 81
came up again yesterday in the Supreme Court this TINE
before Judge Cariozo The motion was by the Mayor,
&C. 10 frame the part Of MI Wood for
on the pleadings. The complaint IL substantially the
same as the one. setting forth that Mr. WOOD, 10
1882 having great political influence procured the leases
FOR the Corporation Counsel and other Offices ana IN le
Inv direct bride OF S1iO he procured renewal OF SAD
leases years at annual rental OF slSuo Hblen
was known tn he fraud upon the city Inc sntwe, OF
Affirmed leases by taking possession OF the premises
and asks s2i Co., year and hairs rent, when nte
cced under the lease. The reply merely denies TINS
counercaim The Controller, who IL made de1enaahs
wifi Mr. Wood puts formal answer, submitting hiuf
self TO the Court Mr.. l. T. Williams for the ely ssseo
that an issue med ana sent To jury as 70 whether
Mr. Wood obtained the leases by fraud and corruption
Mr. A. Oakley Hall. appearing Tor Mr. Connolly stated
that his client only the position OF holder
but suggested that the complaint was defective 10 not
stating the authority OF the Corporation Counsel 70 ers
the suit Mr. George Shea for Mr. Wood. argued that no
credible charge had been presented "a te Court
| Mr.. Wood none OF the papers beng verified Mr. wn
ams denied that there had been acceptance OF tns
houses. Decision reserved