, 1870-07-13
THE COURTS.
A Newspaper Controyersy-1m-
Bortant Commercial Gases.
Receiving Stolen Property.
limited States Circuit Court.

C0MAEhtlAL AAAlaESA
Frank L. Lee '. ,aauncey 7. Bowen ct ais. In
the fall Of 1869 King and Pennock were manulac-
turers OF cotton goods at Pittsburgh, Pa, and
Bowen Brothers were wholesale merchants In
thlB city, acting as factors for King L Pelnock.
Owing to decline In values, and other embarrass-
nents, King 4 Peunock became unable 70 60 On
with their business without assistance, and In
order to prevent their stopping, Bowen
Brothers agreed to advance their drafts and &C
ceptances to them, to be paid In manufactured
goods, which were to be shipped from Pittsburgh
to Bowen Brothers as fast Is manufactured. In
pursuance OF this arrangement, Bowen Brothers
mad, between December, 1865, and the forepaH OF
April, 1866 advanced and paid for account Of King
i 'PcnnoGk about 81, 600, and goods which It vas
expected would have met those aeceptances aad
been shipped to Bowen Brothers at chicago but
owing to the decline in value during the winter
and spring, there WIS balance due 10 Bowen
Brothers Of nearly g ooo On general account; In
Pistsbu9aR fisa asS = Fol- ayne hilIoad to Bowen
at ~ naea aaespT @ ana t' s@q,
able to their OWE order, for ,o5o, which they ne
gotiated to complainant, tranfernnE, also. to him
ping iii 81 the Six bales Of sheeting At the same
hue they ad, 1sed Bowen B1oR, OF the shtpmeun
aud Of the draft The shipment was received II
due cou1se Of business ana also me letter &c OF aa
ceeds Of the shipment The draft WIS duly pres
entcd ior acceptance and protested for non-accer-
tauCe- Bowen Dl0S, Nf1Cn tue G0D0H CAiAe W
band and we're sold, passed the proceeds to the
credit Of King PeMnocG on general nceonnt anu
reit1sed 10 pay the draft. Complainant died tnis
biIi to compel Bowen Bros. 10 account TO him for
inc proceeds Of the goods. .,-.,.-
The Court {Dlodgett) held that complainant &c
Hulreh n lien upon the goods by the transfer 10
lin. OF The sh!pr1ng bills as atteudant upon me
draft which had bean negotiated to nm, anu tnat
Bowen Bros. had no flight to apply the proeeS1s o.
the goe DIS to tie liquidation Of their general bal-
aace. All thr authorities concur mat me COZ.
sr or can create lien OF this Kind, aud that Tue
culn tguee has not the right to dlaregard H. De-
cree ior complainant Tor the amount oil the gooas
NEWSPAPER CONTROVERSY.
Charles A. Dana Y. The Republican company.
LEI. II ts alleged that complainant,
uEon retiring from tho edltorship of tue
RepuhIiedn, contracted TO be relieved from cef.aln
Indebtedness OF the concern, bnt thaI owing 10
mistake In the written Instrument he WnS Unreal
eneh with suit urOn some notes, perhaps TO the
rendered q contract substantially IL compliance
with The allegations Of the bill by its demurrer
he admitted the mistake and then deulurred 40
much OF the bill as prayed for reuel un1cf lle
contract. The Court tBiodgetp oEerrnleti INC DE-
nur1cr on the ground that the Court OF Equity
having obtained Jurisdiction. would retain IT, =
QUESTION OF JUHIsplCT10S. -.-.-.
". r. Wilshsch ct al. Y. Ezekiel Clark. This case
came up on demurrer 10 plea 10 The Jurlslic-
tlon. The defendant pleaded that he was not y
resident Of thy district, and had not been. and
that the plaintiff also was o non-rcStdent oi tne
district, WhereupUn there was no Jurisdiction
The Court held that the Jullct1ry act, vestlng the
either In the district where they reside OF may be
found, authorized the bringing OF this suit against
HIN II he was tn this district 30 as TO be served
with process. Demurrer sustained.