New-York tribune., 1873-06-14
CIVIL NOTES.

There will be q session of the Marine Court,
to-day, the hearing Of non-enumera'ed motions ID
the room Of Part ii.
In the United States District Court, yester-
day N the collision ease OF the NewYork and Brooklyn
Ferry Company against the steamboat Gen Franz sgel
Judge BMtchiOrd dismissed the libel with costs HaLies
Douohuo for Tie llbellant and l. d. owen lor 'no
Claimanth.
In the Surrogate's Court, yesterday, evl-
dence was taken in relation TO the execution Of the
codic 10 the viii Off r stuyvesant and as 20 the con-
diton OF the testatOr at the time Of making IT, The s
tmony showed that he was a man OF mtempeTae
habits, but at That time was sane competent 20 prop
counsel for the insane or the testaur ana ChNord
Hand the prop0ueut The taking OF Jhe tesIlmOng
the Of Charles NJ Blrras was continued ana wac
entirely IN relation the identity OF the persons ca
ing be the brothers OF the deceased Toe FuDHc Al
mIustrdtOr, Isaac Dayton appeared ll peIsuI' 49, -
by l. H. Arnold, duu burton n. haTi4sOu apPtaI0u AVl
the claimants.
In the United States Circuit Court, yester-
dav in denying motion TO open The Judgment and set
aside the verdict In the case Of A. Wetter and others
against Augustus schel. Collector Of this port re-
Gently reported in THE TRIBUNE Judge Batchford held
that the question must be regarded settled in rs
district that under tine act OF Mdrcn % 1857 as wen -
under Inc ac of Feb 26 1885, valid prospective protest
against the payment of duties made ON particular I'M
pOrtation OF merchandise and expressing tle ntehou
similar Iportatous made by him. s valid as 10 su4-e-
Snties ar, eTacted A. W Crossword represented the
plaintiff, and Assistant United states D.slrc.AtoiIe!
IremaIu the Government
In the Marine Court, Part H., before Judge
spauding the only tried yesterday was one against
NJ 7. Brennan the sheriff Judgment had been rem
dered against Herman Cohen for 2Js a. and the sheriff
seized human hair goods. valued at Sf1J, at 40 4l3
CanaIsr as Cobns nroperrv and this suit is brought
against the elerlh 10y ms son. hiueit DoAtn Iot tut
value OF ie property selztd loAe ai'E yr ls tIo tb
l 8 1 ,,1 and mai Inc ftier had made state
In
son bad made similar deciarauous Trial sul in pro-
rress f. Curzman Tor the paIutI1 ana BrOWu HAL ana
NandcrpOel for the Sheriff
John Sessions, a New-lOrk lawyer, was ap-
pointed by tile court IN 1871 70 act referee IN the
action OF George W. Rathburn ag David W Ineersoh,
70 recover damages alleged successful conspiracy
between IugersO and others defrIud Rathburn out
Of property Minnesota valued at $4,000 Several hear
iugs were had before the referee the testimony all
taheu, and che submitted the pHnun I'D me mean
time having paid Mr.. Sessions $40 ON account OF
his fees ana expended 500 III procuring tue ateHudhce
Witnesses The referee having failed 70 render de-
1Ir1 beesu an action In the County Court OF Kings
County against MIN 70 recover $500 damages. alleging
the facts stated The referee claimed that he was
guilty OF no negligence; that the reference terml
mated by RItLuuru just he was about to render his
pressing OF hls other Testimony and the great
amount M at u tesmon{ m taTgn .e pnH Kaot % sa5 Po,
CrOOke for defendant.
In the Marine Court, Part l., before Judge
Rowland rwo cases tried yesterday. one that OF
Max steinlnEer agt John CrOnogue, is brought by a
real estate and broker 70 recover Sll and costs
for services rendered by hun TO the defendant in the sale
NJ his property The defendant claims that OrvIlle G.
Bennett acted for him agent, and was paid by him.
The evidence showed that the plaintiff brought the pur
chaser of the property the defendant and that Ben
nett was the defendants adviser. Judge hOW-ahd
charged the jury that although Bennett was lad IOr
the services they found that the pann Drought Jle
men together and they agreed upon certain price, me
plaintiff entitled % recover Inc jury louh4 l'I
me pImuriH for sI97 u. KurZman az Neuman Tor rhe
plaintiff and william II. keddy for the defendant The
other suit was brought bv Hiram p Grower against
Joshua b. Gates The plaintiff sued for $50 ana interest
which he alleges Us due him for eneCuug settlement
between the defendant and the United states Life lu-
surance Company. winch the plalutt employed him 20
do lu the Fail OF 1871. DE swOre that bis contract with
the defendant bring the matter 20 succe83ful
termination without lawsuit ana tnat 10 resulted IN
cOuuromIse between the parties by which the lnsur-
auce Company paid Inc deiendant $4,000 The defense
set lu was that the services were performed by another
person employed for that purpose. who was paid for t
and that TIE plaintiff not 20 employed by The de-
-udlut. Tlal srll progress. j. II. 5,aaJs tJr the
plaintiff and q MCAIam for the defendant