New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-30
CIVIL NOTES.

Notes of issue in the United States District
Court, Admiralty side. Judge Blatchford presiding,
must be filed before Friday. Jan. 2. 1874
Neither Conan, Walsh, nor S. j. Smith ap-
peared show why their bail should not be for
the Court of oyer and Terminer but made remarks
and nothing was done In those cases.
An application was made to Judge Brady,
in the Supreme Court yesterday by.Fetcher Harrison
a. Co.. 10 compel the payment of their bill OF 5000 for
iron supplied the New Courthouse in 1868 and 1862
They presented their account to tine Controller
payment but had been refused for the reason that
there appropriation The decision was reserved.
The proceedings in the Surrogate's Court
Yesterday before Surrogate Hutchings, In the Roll
wagon Will case, confined to crossexaminaton
of Dr. Henri GOuldng. Of the subscribing witnesses
The only important tact ELECTED was that the testator
az the time Of Of the Will and codic.
unable 10 speak, aud aad to express his meaning by
gestures.
In the United States Circuit Court yester-
day. for the purpose of completing tho record in the
LANCE mailbag case Mr.. Tango was brought before
Judge Benedict, who remanded him to jail and dis
missed the writ Of habess corpus which was recently
argued before full bench. Mr.. Langes counsel now
think that his Is In proper position " DO taken 10
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
Mr. Barrett applied to Judge Daniels, in the
Court Of Oyer and Termner yesterday for the release
on haDeas CORPUS, OF Joab Lawrence, arrested
rant Of exradton from Gov. DIX 10 hand him over to
the Michigan authorities on charge OF conspiracy to
the Executive tiat the writ was Issued on illegal
papers on the ppcaton OF tho DistrctAtt0rney The
matter was postponed Tor week
Application was recently made to Judge
Brady III Chambers by the Corporation Counsel for
appointment OF Commissioners OF Estimate aud Assess
ment in the OF tho parade ground for the Ma
tlopal Guard These Commissioners selected yes
ierday They John dcCiave, William Q. Traphage
aud William e. Seayer. and said to have previously
given satisfaction similar capacities The land to 10
acquired covers acres bounded by tho Kingsbridge
Road One-huDdred andhity hfthst. Harlem RIVER aud
6herman-aye.
In the Court Of Common Pleas, yesterday,
Judge Robinson denied the motion of Archibald j. Full
leyton who applied for mandamus to compel the city
10 nav him $3.50 for services as SergeantatArms to
Comu tee OF Aldermen which appointed IN 1871
to investigate the financial affairs OF the CITY Judge
Robinson said that the Committee had no power ~
point and that he must look for payment to those
who poyed him.
Mrs. Pauline Goodman who was arrested,
with her husband for setting fire To their in Divi-
sions near Clinton the night OF Sept 81, taken
before Judge Brady yesterday morning. habeas
pus and her counsel. Mr Knitting, applied for rcduo-
ton OF bail 1t appears that the Insurance on the store
was 5000 there several persons living III rooms
upstairs when the lire occurred and Mrs. Goodman
the person IN the store The charge arson Ia
the first degree for which the punishment Is mprisOn
meDt for e and the bail fixed by the police magis
trte at 5000 each. Assistant Lyon
made opposition and the bail IN case OF the woman
reduced TO J25oO.