The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-14
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In the United States District Court yesterday
Judge Blatchord rendered his decision in the case
OF the Unled States VS.. 236 Dozen Boxes. contain
ing cosmetics known as "Lilly White" The case
came before the Court on an agreed state
ment of facts. The goods were manufactured
In New York by Felix d. Strause, who sold and
forwarded them tor shipment to Havana before
paying the duty, the mode OF payment being by
anixing the proper stamp on said boxes The
duty was cent on each box. The goods we're
seized at the wharf OF the Havana steamer. 1t is
claimed tnat the removal OF the goods in quest ON
without tile stamps being a.hxed was an infringe
1nent OF the l37th section OF the act OF June 80 1864
as amended by the first section OF the act of March
8, 1866. on the other hand, the claimant alleges
that the goods were not sold In the United States
and that this being SO, they did not come within
the provisions OF the law. The Judge holds the
opposite View, and directs that judgment OF Tor
fixture OF the articles seized must be entered. T.
Simons Tor the government Thomas Harland for
the claimant
Judge Blatchford rendered his decision yester-
day In the case OF The New York and Brooklyn
Ferry Company VS.. The Steamboat General Franz
Sigel her engine &c. This was a libel to recover
the damages sustained by the libeants in conse-
Quence OF injuries TO the steam ferryboat George
Washington through collision which took place
between ner and the steamboat General Franz
Sige, In the East River, the 10Th OF June, 1871.
in the day .ime The Judge, after reviewing the
facts OF the CASE holds that the libel must be dis
missed with costs.
James Calhoun, an engineer in the employment
OF the Manhattan Gas Company, gave bail yesterday
In the sum Of -, 900 TO appear for examination on
charge OF having offered SIS TO Police Oflicer Vail
Tor the purpose OF corruptly influencing the off,
GERS testimony IN favor OF Thomas Mcclure, let
ter carrier, who has been undergoing an examina-
ton Tor opening and mutatlng letters entrusted
to him to deliver.
The case OF Nathaniel Mckay vs. Edwin c. B. Car
sia, Consul General IN this city from Uruguay In
wolves an action to recover about eleven thousand
dollars, which the plaintiff claims ID due
TO him by the defendant on three notes.
as balancs on contract for building the
steamer VI, for the South American Company Of
Buenos Ayres. The matter was argued on Satur-
day last in the United States District Court, on mo-
ton, by defendants counsel, to vacate the order
to hold to bail, and to discharge the defendant
from bail to the Marshal, on his fling common
BAH Yesterday Judge BlatchfOrd rendered dec
sion denying the motion. william Tracey for the
motion; william Blake and Merritt E. Sawyer
opposed.
Yesterday Judge Smalley sitting In the United
States Circuit Court, dismissed Tor the remainder
OF the term all the petit jurors summoned for the
trial OF civil causes, except the jurors now empan-
eed In the case OF Randall vs.. Shook, reported in
the HERALD OF yesterday.
In the United States Circuit Court, yesterday In
the OF A Wetter ct al vs.. Augustus Schel. ex-
Collector OF this port Judge Batchrord rendered
decision to the effect that the question must be
looked upon settled in this district that pros
pectve protest be made against the payment Of
duties imposed on o particular importation OF mer-
ChandiSe, and expressing the intention OF the i'm
porter that the protest shall apply to all other
similar imp0rtatlOns made by him. such protest Is
valid as to subsequent impOrtati0ns of similar mer
ChandlSe on which like duties ore exacted.