The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-01
y he Port for alleged oxac..on Of dutls.s az

H'5 oro~ ,-ss were taken to The Unite
sslss sun.iIe Court .,ns,c,msn,. 90,
ihe &, ANAL branch seventy-ons - and dispose
VI. = IA OF these twenty-eighs were rie-
k' eth Q. White and Richard E sillwell ! ~
states Commissioners FOR this district and a.,
s "a during the year 1867 thIriyfour warrants 70,
>us Snences MISUNDERSTANDING letters, passing and
aSins lated States counterfeit national notes carry
,ur on bu sness OF dislery without paying revenue
+, tax runnn.' spirits from bonded Warehouse 30 d
number Of While we're Sent 10 the Grand Jury ana dis.
r ~ "a lbs wear Judge Nelson sat in the
ceuri Of the United ST. ties in January. February April
May and December and ~ s sd dsc' alrng June ana
The C!rcut Court in vermoSs Connecticut and The
Northern district o. this SAFE 5sdss s N ..
,ct Judges slnalley. shpnan Baseaiorc ana Benedict
United States District Court.
Hon. Samuel Blatchford, District Jadaei George
Belts, Esq. tlerki John Osborn, tsqr Deputy
Since tho Is, of January, 1887. there have beer In.
suted in The United States District Court Tor tho
Southern District OF New York S2s admiralty revenue
and internal revenue suits OF this number, ga nave
been heard and disposed OF on the common law SIDE
OF Tie there havo been commenced lO3 SUITS or
which thirteen have been disposed Of
United states Ccmiuissioners' ONCE.
George F. Belts, United States Commisglcneri John
A. Osborn. United States Commissioner.
There have been issued from the above othce during
the past year hundred and slxtysesen warrants,
embracing variety OF crimes msdemeanor murder,
glitter, cruel and unusual puni nmeniS, revolt
and muny toe high counierfeiting the United
States currency and Internal Revenue stamps viola
tons OF the customs laws, defaudng national banks
&c Several warrants wore issued against delinquent
Taxpayers including lawyers liquor dealers, policy
dealers wholesale and retail dealers brokers' agents,
&C. Tie above detailed business relates principally TO
transactions Of tho United States District Court the
Commissioners OF which have cogE'zanee, commit
ting mag strates OF ali violations OF International law
Bankrupt Court.
Tho Bankrupt law Of the United states was approved
by Congress on the % Of March 1854 ana eamssinto
there have been lodged In the United States plstict
Court bankruptcy for the southern District i've hun
bred and eighteen petitions or these otY-threo were
iEvolunary There have been issued sky orders for
lna discharge There havo been made several demands
for lury trials In cases where the alleged tankrup,s
denied having committed The bankruptcy imputed TO
them but only two cases have actually been before
lures In one Of which aaudicating bankruptcy fol-
lowed unon lie verdict OF the jury, and In tie
Issue withdrawn from tho jury with the consent
OF the lawyers beth Sides who agteed that tho mat
Ter should BIO adiudicated upon by The court
United States District Attorneys Office.
THO personnel OF this office, as now Offered Is "a ol-
Samuel G. Courtney, United States Attorney; Ethan
Allen Deputy United States Attorney; BeDismin X.
Phelps Thomas Smons Daniel J. Rollins, Jr., Joseph
Bell and Dudley l. Phelps, Assistant United statos At.
,oraeys Eenry Doane CLERK; CoGaenu5 " S!eeuan,
re aiaoant Of business during the past year trans
acted by these officials in this department OF the gov
eminent s greater than that 81 any preceding period,
C Collectors cases commenced Isl collectors cases
Custom ION Hoase bond suits commenced, ESQ., Custom
House bond slfi.s disposed OF, %
CommOa llS ald eglity su.ta commenced, %; COM
mon Il !. ard equity salts tried and eaass,
Custom House seizure aud orfe ure suits commenced,
81 Custom House seizure and ofeisle su.a' tired ana
condemned g. -
Internal revenue suits commenced. 52l; internal rc-
venue suits tried ana condemned ago.
Criminal cases. coun,erfel;ers, &c, commsnced FOL;
criminal cases tried AMI ccs3d, 63 Iotal nunlpcr OF
sniis eeaun l,450; total number Of suits ended O23
Besiaes the business transacted Is 70 70 added
the nurnbcrl-ss aendances before Commissioners and
MINOR magistrates and the Office work incidental 70 tho
Ntzfct IN ttgnf a
Among tie most mporL.n. Of the proceedings emu,
mcraled above the opening o. TIC case Of 5enSard ana
Hinton ~ Augustus Scnei FOR new ,glal !he suit
n voves LARGO TO the government .or refund OF
duties alleged have been illegally exac.el o. New
steamshn for violation Of the Passenger act Is OF re-
cent occurence and the trials of the ceeoi1ea cram
name eases aud Roosevelt glas cases and the brooae.
cas- were ali within the past year. Among tho seizures
made by tic Internal lie cnue Department VIII DC re-.
collected t,a q ne hsnuony p paoa ~ ,ork
VA VAS one OF The most important as connected Win
the counerfeitirg Of the national currency.
eunrcmc Court-Gepcrni Term.
The following the annual report OF business OF tns
| court, furnished by the Clerk, Mr.. Clark
Eduma atcd notions 1Sv
Preferred causes. 40
Supreme Court-Circnit.
Thu fo,ov,nr statement Of the business transacted
auring tho year 1867 In the Circuit parts and Of
,ba >nrenae Court city aud county 0: New York. has
been kindly furnished by tho efficient Clerk OF the
court, Dir. J. B. McKcan-
Trials BY court ana jury. Wy
Causes dsms ed.....
| Causes referred ..'.'.'''.... %
| r,,,, ,0oi
n addition to the above about 100 causes have boon
settled dsposod OIL previous 10 having ueou
paced the day calendar: !,
han o. s d prp 1 asa Nu Of me year viii
consist Of $40 causes being Ol9 causes III excess o.
'ns prin'sa '''''1A' = ~ !. B. McKEAS. Clerk.
Supreme Court-Chambcrs.
| Tho following IS tho annual statement for 1867 o.
business done during the past year 10 supreme sour
Chambefs as compiled and furnished oy DAT. nlcnhIu
q reamlsh the eiaciens clerk Of this branch OF he
| court r.x,
Mo,ions heard and orders made thereon. az
| Jldg,nenis in foreclosure and sale. .......s....
Judgments granted IN divorce esses 80 .ccr .
concealed and fraudulent debtors 20
Iriunctousg raned and bonds tied. .......... %, o.
Orders OF arrest granted aud bonds ned. 10:
Attachments against vessels. ~
Wrts OF hnbeas corpus allowed and petitions died. a.
Cases and exceptions settled =
Total Of proceedings. .l'sos
BY Justice 1ngraham
No.onr hard and orders made thereon. OOJ
Judgments 10 foreclosure and salo y
| fragments granted in divorce cases. 81
Attachments issued against property o. aoscondnEs 80,
cDncoaled and fraudulent eeoiors............. 81
lnjpuc;.ons granted aud bonds died ~,
Orders anu poLa5 Hiel
! Attachments against vessels ................. OK
Wri,a ~ aabeas corpus allowed and petitions filed. 3Q
Gases and exceptions settled .................. y
1 $500 "
To,o or proceedings q, Is
| Bv Justice Sutherlind
Motions heard and orders made thereon ......s VI.
Judamcuts in foreclosure aud sale. .............
| INDICTMENTS granted 10 divorce cases.
| Attsahmcnts is,ued against the property OF ALB
scondng concealed and fraudulent 11a de0'ors-' -
Orders OF arrest granted aud bonds alod.........
Attachments agains. vcsssls -
Writs Of habeas corpus allowed aad petitions HE'D.
Cases md cxcopfic-s settled ...................
|
! 4sM. rs........................ ,62
ice oeorsc G.. Barnard
s,e.s& M ii ders mado thereon Il, "a
49, $50 rota o