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The New York herald., 1871-01-14
BROOKLYN COURTS.
CITY COURT.
Damages for an Assault.
Before Judge THOMPSON.

Fritz Hartzmulter Us. Louis and Henry LeGen.-
The plaintiff IN this case. which was reported in the
HERALD OF yesterday, sued to recover damages In
the sum OF So, 600 for assault committed by de-
PENDANTS. The parties TO this case had q at q
picnic in the Myrtle Avenue Park one day in August
last, when the plaintiff was stabbed several tines
with q knife. The defendants claimed that paintir
originated the war; and that the knife was drawn in
sels-defence.
The Jury rendered a verdict IN favor OF PLAINTIFF
and assessed the damages at $50.
Alleged Assault on Boy.
John J. IT. Afnslie, by his Guardian, rs. Homer
Broo1s.-Ainslie is a boy about thirteen years oId1
and sues Brooks to recover 81, 600 damages for an
assault alleged to nave been committed on him by
the defendant, In Ross street, on the 7h OF Novem
Der, 1870 Mr. Brooks alleges that the plaintiff Is a
very bad boy, has been In the habit OF abusing
his defendants) family. AS TO the assault he al
leges that the boy was acting 40 badly tnat he seized
him ana took him home TO his parents. That was
the only assault II such might be considered as
saut Defendant also pleaded In mitigation that he
was subsequently arrested and fined twenty i've
dollars for the assault. Case on.
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INSURANCE.
The Farmers and Mcchanics' Lie Insurance
Company Dissolved.


The Farmers and Mechanics Lie Insurance
Company Dissolved.
AS Will be seen from the subjoined report Of pro-
ceedings in tho matter OF the Farmers and Mechan-
ics Life Insurance Company at Special Term OF the
Supreme Court yesterday the order for the dissol-
tion OF this company has been issued. 7
At Special Term OF the Supreme Court, held at
the Court House III the city OF New York, on the
18th day Of January, 1871 Presentation. George O.
Barnard, Justice.
m The Motter or the Fa,1aers ana Mechanics LIE
Insurance COn1pdnD.-The order heretofore granteds
by this Court, requiring the said company to show
cause why the business OF SAID company should not
be closed, having come on TO be heard, and after
fling petition and order TO show why the said
company M should not be dissolved ana It's business
ney General In behalf OF the people OF the State Of
New York, and Q. L. stewart, Esq, for said com.
pany, II Is ordered and decreed that the SAID the
Farmers and Mechanics Life Insurance Company,
located in the city Of New York. be and the same s
And it Is hereby further ordered that the said the
Farmers and Mechanics Life Insurance Company.
and all its officers directors, agents and employees
OF every name and nature whatsoever, he and they
hereby absolutely and perpetually enjolncd and
restrained from exercising any OF the corporatcl
ceiving, collecting or disposing OF any moneys,
property or effects owing To or held by It, except to-
the receiver hereinafter named.
And It is.further ordered that James II. Coleman,
OF New York, on nng bond with the Clerk OF this;
court and approved by Il justice thereof, In the
penalty Of $4,000, with one or more sureties, be-
and he is hereby declared and appointed receiver OF
said corporation with all the powers OF receivers Id
closing up the affairs OF said corporation, ana
making final settlement OF the same, which are
possessed by receivers IN such cases. under and by
virtue OF the laws Of this state and the rules and
practice of this court.
And 1t is further ordered that the said receiver
out OF the assets OF said company, pay to the Attor
ney General the costs and expenses OF the proceed-
ngs herein. and which are hereby fixed at $3.50. .
SUPERINTENDENT Miller has whole corps OF
efficient clerks working assiduously in winding up
the affairs OF the Great Western Life Insurance Com
pany also by order OF the Supreme Court In the
hands of q receiver
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THE BOURBON" BUSINESS.

Continuation of the Whiskey Raid ia Brook.
Iyn-Second Days Operations-New stills
In New Places-The Army Masters OF the
Situation.
The whiskey raid in the Fifteenth ward OF Brook
lyn was resumed at an early hour yesterday morn
ing and continued throughout the day. Portions
OF stills were discovered in every conceivable
place, and all that was OF any particular
value was carted to the Navy Yard, where it will be
sold by the government. Only fifteen barrels of
Illicit whsKey were found. This was discovered at
the old distnery OF whitney h Co., in Marshall
street. A detachment Of men proceeded to convey
the whskey TO place OF safety, when
AN EXCITED MOB
suddenly appeared. surrounded the truck and cnt
the ropes. One OF the barrels tumbled on and was
burst.
small still was found on board of canal boat at
the foot OF Washington street. This was towed TO
the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
About ten O'Clock In the morning General Jourdan,
ACCOMPANIED by Colonel Broome, Captain Selvage
Colonel Connolly and an escort of military took a
tour through the places which had been seized and
tempt on the part OF the owners to repair damages
TWO NEW DISTILLERIES
were discovered IN John street, near Jay, and they
other nine, ali full Of the fermentine lauor a and
eacn naVlnR capacity OF i 200 to 1880 gallons The
tubs were made OF OAK, the shed was made OF new
lumber, and everything was OF the best material
and Workmanship. The mash was pumped into the
cut to pieces, and the entire establishment lcyeed
TO the ground. While the laborers were ut work
some men, secreted IN an adjoining house,
THREW SEVERAL BRICKS
at tnem but, fortunately, no skulls were fractured
detachment Of the FIRST artillery cleared the place
but no arrests were made. A copper sttll having q
capacity OF about twenty i've barrels day was also
found near these premises.
Ecrtv orrr NJ
fhesa were DESTROYED. - =
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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
Infringement of Southworth's Photosra phIc
Apparatus.

Infringement of Sonfhworth's Photogrn phIc
Apparatus.
WASHINGTON Jan. 49, 1870. t
No. 90. Simon Wing Us. Chris. O. Schoonmakes--
Appeal rom the circuit court for the Northern Dts
! t,tct or Ne,o YorE.-The appellant, as assignee Cd
Albert $. Southworth, filed his bill against the
appellee for an alleged infringemenJ or q reissued
patent for "new and useful pate-holder for cameo
ras.n The allegation OF the bill was that the appel-
lee had made, sold ana used 'cameras embracing
tho said Improvement In their construction ara
mode Of operation and the answer denied the Ina
fringement and denied that Southworth invented
any Improvement IN Photographic cameras. The
answer also avcrred that the retssued patent wasi
not for the invention as the original patenCi
and was therefore void. The court below. uponj
the hearing, found that the principle upoR
which the same impression is made onl
sliding holder, claimed In the BILL existed and
was carried INTO operation by working machinery
as early as 1S47-8 nearly ten years before the al
legged invention by the patentee, and was In use Dy
several practical photographers some seven or
eight years before the date OF this patent. The
patent were not In the first patent at all. The de-
cree was therefore for the appellee and the COM
plaint dismissed From that decree this appeal la
taken, and It Is insisted that the idea principle
claimed in the original patent and the mode OF APP
plying carrying 1t out as described In the reissue
below erred In the contrary conclusion; and the
history and progress of the art traced to SUSTAIN
the view. The appellee makes an equally elaborate
effort TO maintain the opposite opinion and theory
of the decree. II. II. Curtis and Chauncey Smith
for appellant; Henry Baldwin, Jr, for appellee.
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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
A Fight Among tho Sewing Machine Compa
uies-An Important Cnse.

A Fight Among tho Sewing Machine Compa-
nies-An Important Cnse.
Before Judges woodruff and Blatchford.
The Florence Setotis0 Machine Company ps. The
Singer Se,cin0 Machine Manufacturing Company
This case came before the court In the following
manner:-Some time ago litigation ensued between
these two companies in reference to payment
by the Florence Company for licenses to
manufacture sewing machines under the patent
OF the Singer Company, the latter claim
Ing that o certain amount was due them,
which the Florence Company denied. The Flor
ence Company stated that they would, in order to
determine the matter, pay certain amount iHt0 the
registry OF the and await the determination OF
the Court as to whether they were, under the CIR
cumstances as put forth by them, bound to hand it
over to the Singer Company. These payments into
the registry OF the court were made from time to
when the Florence Company nled bill praying that
the money be refunded them. The Court after hear
ing the case, dismissed the bin, the money still
remaining In the registry OF the court.
The motion now was on the part OF the complain
ants to have this large sum or money withdrawn
from the custody Of the court and refunded to them.
Mr. Soule and ex-Att0rney General Judge Hoar, OF
Massachusetts,, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr..
Clifford and Mr.. W. Z. Stoughton for the defend
ants. 5aN
Tne arguments have concluded and the case
stands Tor Judgment.
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CHINESE STATISTICS IN CALIFORNIA.
The Danger Of the Asiatic Delurc

recent examination OF the Custom House re.
cords at San Francisco shows that In the three years
from the Ist OF January 1882 to the 1St OF January
1885, 1925 Chinese arrived at that port IS OF these
were females the other sex being divided as fol-
lows:l1 Alt laDorers, 2o1 mechanics los merchants
l44 carpenters, 123 snoemakcrs, 81 grocers IS tan
ners 65 miners, l3 taiiors travellers pnysician
Interpreter and 447 occupation unknown. In 1856
the arrivals ut the same port were 901, divided as
follows:-2 56S laborers, $50 merchants, os carpen
tiers, 50 grocers a shocmakers, farmers and me-
chanics, all males exceps 2. In 1886 the
arrivals numbered .z,150 males and / fe.
male In 1867 there arrived s,Tss males
and 81 females In 1858, eS63 males ana Lea females;
In 1859, II, $50 males and 1542 females; and in the
nrst nine months Of the past year, g. e53 males and
e3s females. From January 1852, to september /,
1870. there departed rrom San Francisco Tor China
Is s,s94 Chinese. Ueductlng the departures from tho
arrivals IL viii be seen that there are not over IS 900
Celestiais in the whole Gouny for It must be borne
and first touch American soil mt san Francisco.
That city, Too, retains the largest share OF them the
census returns showing Chinese popuiatian OF
1917 g,7.7 OF whom are males and 2040 females s77
males and 27l females are under fifteen years or
age, and los males and l3i females were born In
CniliOrnla. Es I1H
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SUPERIOR couRT-speclAl TERM.

Creditors Of the Old New York Ice Compn-
NY Looking to the Knickerbocker Ice Com
pany for Pay.
Nelson MeyrM Us. The Knfckeroocker Ice Com
panv.-An application was made yesterday for an
order directing the defendants to allow inspection
OF their books by the plaintiff.
Mr. F. r. Sherman for the plaintiff read number
Of afildavits upon which the application was based
showing that In 1867 the New York Ice Company
became merged In the Knickerb0cker Company, and
alleging that at the time OF this consolidation debts
to the amount OF $4,000 were outstanding against
the former company, which latter debts
the defendants contracted TO pay, but now
set up that there was no such contract and
no such Indebtedness. He SAID they wished
% examine the books to discover this contract
urged that, inasmuch as the depOnents were rich
and paying dividends OF twenty per cent they ought
TO pay that obligation. In compliance with the writ
Mr. p. w. Wildey, tor the defendants, claimed that
no such contracs had ever been made, and cOuse-
queny that no liability existed on the part Of the
defendants TO pay the debts In question.
The Judge said that II there was no such contract
in existence among the books and records OF tho
company be saw no objection to granting the order
and did so. In giving the order however, he lin.
tied the inspection to the TRANSACTIONS between the
New York and Knickerbocker companies.
Decisions.
BY Judge Barbour.
Pdnderh0of Us. Patterson granted.
KING us. Dtess-Order granted
St0Dord u.s. Cailagltass.-- Order granted.
James Lyfleh er-Snern, as. george ID. Cras9.---
croeT sEanteJ . en
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SUPREME C0UaT-CHAMBeRs.

Desired Publication Of Matters To be Re-
corded in the Registrars Once.
Before Judge Sutherland.
The People er rel. Frederick Cs'etght0n % Nchae
Connolly, Regisfey.-Appication was made for an
alternative mandamus compelling the defendant TO
allow the relator to examine the Deeds convey
aRces and other matters submitted for record pre-
vios 10 being recorded, the object OF such examina-
ton being for publication. Decision was reserved.
Decisions.
By Judge Sutherland.
Godfrey u.s. Husted et Gl-Relerence ordered.
Schuyler us LeUv-Order granted.
DurdIads Us. Durdnde.-Report confirmed and
Judgment Of divorce granted.
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MED. -
JACOB s. Hauret rs. Sarah M Hooker.-ordG5
Marx y higgins Us. Marion y. Marcnant.-ordcu
granted.
x. y. Bennett rs. The Mayor, 6c.-Order oranted-
dered. W.
BY Judge JONES'
Afnn0t1 uS. Tdppin-- Order granted.
AtnnOt0 rs. Henni0Y--Order granted.
by Judge Spencer.
Derby Green ps. Gustdrus Rtce-Moton denied.
with ten dollars costs.
The New York herald., 1871-01-14
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Arrest of mn Alleged Counterfeitcr-Impor
tant Case.

Arrest of nm Alleged Counterfeitcr-Impor-
tant Case.
Before Commissioner Osborn.
Lewis Myers, man apparently OF German birth,
pale and sadlooking, wearing o handsome gold
ring, was brought before the Commissioner yester-
day morning on charge OF passing ten and wenty
dollar counterfeit bills OF the Farmers and Manufac-
rurers' National Bank OF Pougnkeepsle. the
prisoner was arrested on Thursday night in the
Twenty-eighth police precinct by detectives Snow
den and Lotus and Captain Nc Donnell. At the time
he was taken into custody he declared that he was
, one Of Colonel a Whl,leys men; the statement Of
that he would send him respectable
gang Of shovers for the purpose OF stopping their
operations and bringing them to justice. The Colonel
manner PROPOSED as it seemed to him to be the m ony
way OF reaching the gang, whose practices have
resulted H. ~ dong vast injury to the community,
rally singled out as the victims Of these heartless
counterfeiters Colonel Whitley further states that
oflcer OF the Secret Service Department.; thai he
merely made OF the mans Information for the OBJ
cute the accused to the full extent OF the law 1t ap-
pears that political influence is imperative in OBJ
iainlng appointments on Colonel Whitley's stan-so
The Colonel states; that they must be respectable,
honest, well conducted men, and highly recon-
mended, totally apart from all political consdera-
tions.
Yesterday when the case was called for examine
ton Mr.. Robert N. Waite appeared as counsel for
the prisoner. IL was at first understood that an ex-
animation would be waived and the sent d.
recty 10 the Grand jury which was In session, but
O question having arisen as TO bail, the Commis-
sioner fixed wednesday next for the examination
and the bah at $4,000 In default the prisoner was
sent to jail.
Charge Of Desertion from n British Ship.
Before Commissioner j. A. Shields.
The case OF William Fielder, who had been charged
by James Horne, master OF the British ship John
Allen, with having deserted from tnat vessel In New
York on the 18th Of December last, was up again
yesterday before the Commissioner. The question
was whether the Exuadition Treaty between the
United States and England authorized the issue OF
warrant for the arrest OF Fielder he being British
subject and a dcserter from British ship. The
Commissioner decided that there nothing I'm the
Treaty or 1894 To justify the apprehension OF Fielder
The twenyseventh article OF the treaty states that
the Offenders who may be surrendered under II TO
either government are murderers and forgers. The
Ashburton Treaty, which Is OF later date, makes no
reference what snail be done with deserters from
the mercantile marine or either country. And so
Mr.. Fielder is now at liberty ''to take wide ficd
ana even range among the prairies If lie has
mind 10.
The New York herald., 1871-01-14
THE NlANnC saAT CluB REUNION.

The Mantle Boat Club. OF Flushing, L. f. held one
Of It's pleasant reunions on Thursday evening" jana.
ary u, at the Town Hall. The "aiatrn was gotten
up in the most uneXceptiouable style. Lander SUI
perintendcd the musical and Delmonico the edible
up With German, which was prolonged until near
morning The stsce or Flushing graced the occasion
with their presence and everything passed OF the
most pleasant manner. IL was announced as the
intention OF the Manic Boat Club give series OF
small entertainments nexs winter, wh n they nope
10 entertain their friends at o new and comm0dious
club house which they intend building during the
coming spTin ee
The New York herald., 1871-01-14
FIRES IN NEW YORK.
About four O'Clock yesterday morning a nre was

About four O'Clock yesterday morning a fire was
discovered IN the stable No. 2s Tenth avenue
occupied by Adam Pouton. Before the flames
could be extinguished five horses that were In the
stable were roasted alive. The loss on building hay
horses, harness, DC. Is estimated at 000 the ad-
joining building, NO. 2l, owned by POutoD and occu-
pied by John Gait as an once was also damaged
$500. Insured In the Home OF Hartford for 5000.
The cause or the lre Ii Unknown.
About the same hour q frc was discovered on the
fourth floor OF the i've story brick house No % Rut-
gers slip, occupied BY A. +. Briggs as cooper shop,
causing loss TO stock and building OF $d000 fully
covered by insurance In various city companies.
The binding 10 owned by ]. Hecker Brother, and
was ON f1re but snort time since,
The New York herald., 1871-01-14
NEW YORK SUPREME COURT.

ROCHESTER, Jan. 13, lS71.,
In the General Term, Fourth Department, to-day,
causes Nos. 81, g. 80 and 10 were passed; No. on
the motion calendar was passed also In the matter
OF the Suspension Bridge and Erie Junction Rail,
road Company, appellant, w. The New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company. respondent.
the Commissioners report confirmed and certi7
fed TO Niagara county. Nos. 65, SO, rs and n were
passed. No. 70 was argued and Nos rs, TO- so, 81, 49,
81 and SO were passed also.
Calendar for Monday, January 17-Nos. IS, 65, 49,.
n, So, 50, 30, Oh, 92, g3, "a, 90, 90 and 81.
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Suit for Damages Against a Jersey Hers
Car Company. s1r
CORRECTION.

44o THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 1871.
To THE EDITOR oP THE HERALD:--
IN the HERALD / observed among the proceedings
OF the Court OF Special Sessions the case OF Hondora
Hennessy against Ellen Curran, the circumstances
of which are said to have occurred IN my house,
No. 44o Third avenue. VIII You please correct this
a. no persons OF the above have lived in tha
house since owned lt, which Is seye<al years: nor
has there during that time ever row or theft
4 J. COWEN
The New York herald., 1871-01-14
COMMON PLEAS SPECIAL TERM.

Judge Joseph F. Daily rendered the following des
cisions yesterday -
Bdche rs. Bdche-Moton granted.
Allen Bs. Ryln-Motion denied.
Jackson Us. yO6sOa--M0tion denied.
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NEW YORK sUpasm: COURT CALENDAR.

ALBANY, Jan. Is, 1871.
The calendar for Saturday, January Is, Is az fol.
lOws:-Nos. 80, So, 6s, 81, &c. ST. 81 o. 93 "a, 81.
9s, 100, I0I, 102.
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T h E CO U B T s.

Important Question a. to the Payment Of Royal
ties-Practice in Banlruptcy-An Alleged
counterseiter Charge Of Desertion-
Registry Office Rscords-Ice Com
panies in Litigation -DeeiGous
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NEWARK lTEns.
Educational and Sanitary statistics.

Educational and Sanitary Statistics. ,..g
According to the yearly report Of Newark's City
superintendent or Public Schools rust submitted,
the register shows increase OF over two thousand
over the number last year. 1t has cost about
to run the schools. The total value Of school pro-
perty is 200. The report shows that the edu-
cafionai affairs throughout the city are IN highly
creditabie condition
The total number OF deaths in this city for the past
year Is 2460-abOuI 0ne-half being children. There
were fifty-six octogenarians and 100 between the
ages OF seventy and eighty.
Suit for Damages Against n Jersey Hsryc
Car Company. ~fs
Miss Harriet G. Winans, daughter OF David r.
winans OF Orange was run over By horse car oe
the Orange and Newark Rallroad Company IN De-
cember, year ago. and injured, she considers
TO the extent OF $4,000. AT all events that Is the
amount she seeks TO recover In suit now 0eing
tried In the Essex County Court.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-01
;AUGyTTON Sales.--future DAYS.
BY 1sbell Il Son,
Auctioneers and Zeal Estsss Agents.
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.

|T,TUSTEES' SALE OF IMPROVED
THE TOWN OF MANCHESTER AT Arc
TIDH.-By virtue or y deed oftrust from Villa
H.Brander to the trustees or the Monroe Bulldin
FUND Association, bearing date ON the 2s.h day NJ
OF the County Court OF Chesterfield iconn.y w
4s page 2e) and by direction Of the board ofd,yer
tors OF the said association, We The under,iynsL
viii. on THURSDAY the l4,h day OF Deem 80
premises, in tie town Of Manchester, he ios ts
Ing REAL ESTATE-to wit
Part Of LOT No 2s4 in the plan OF the r,,o
town known in the sub-dtyision or the saiG lit n.
90. bounded as foi.ows Commencing on Jacsson
street ut the point of intersection CT the line ~
the southern boundary or this lot owned by Jlu,s
Dunlop, and f'rmerly owned BY the said Branref.
said Jackson street IN Southern direction H..
wards hull for Mein) street u 4fco; slIey and
fronting on the said Jackson street as feei
thence along sa alley 2sl feet to Summers street
erjy direction u feet TO the line OF the prnpe,g
owned by Fl. @. Cabsll, known In the said Brar.
der's plan OF ub.divisiou as lot No. 90 ,he,ce
along the lines OF the property Of the ssld D1nI0n
and Cabeli 2ea feet 70 tae place Of beglnnins.
the plan OF said town as lot No. 2sa. fronting u
fed: On Riddle street, running back 90 feet urnr
which there are two tenements, each two snrie,
high.
aSd ut the southern corner OF the plan OF the SAT-
town frortiu 2 30 feet and runRinZ back Is Ira,
TERMS Cash, sufficient 10 pay tn e1Ten:e, NJ
this trust and to pay the said association the bI
interest intended to be secured ny the said 1e'd
OF tfust. SAMUEL T. BAYLY, lr,r.,,..
FRANCIS T. IsBELL,} ifu'sefs.
IsBELL & Son. Auct!onecrs. no 2a-tdj