New-York tribune., 1874-03-12
CIVIL MOTIFS.

The ease Of Robert Clack against INC brooE-
49, no;l, T,pes for alleged hoe on which the piaintin
,,.imc5 e. 90 damages concluded Yesterday .he h
,nry bringing in a verdict OF sf cents dh"seS o ~"
plaintiff A.
Tho Second trial in the suit brought by MIS-.
Elizabeth &. spicer against George sp'ei ioi "'' 49,
a, dovor IN her husbands estate Was begun III III"
T,o,,,r oi,y Conrt YESTERDAY The deceased cred IN
hn left the deeds OF his property 10 the 0elehu
an, Who nromsed 10 provide for the plaintn Infiue
t"seI 20 nav her any more money the ground thai
.Se as oi the widow of deceased but the wife OF
Hagh r. Miller who is still alive The former tIlaI re
.alIsd i favor OF the plaintiff The case If stIl! on
The suit of Judge McCue against Demas
Barnes proprietor of The brooklyn Argus for libel was
.ed Yesterday in the Brooklyn Branch OF the Supreme
Court, Circuit The counsel for Judge McCue said that
he was rtady for trial: but the defendants counsel
moved on an affidavit made by Mr. Barnes 70 postpone
ness TO have Mr. spragues testimony taken AZ uotne,
snd thought the should be proceeded with FINALLY
Indge Pratt sand that he would take the pdperh, and
render his decision this morning
The will Of Charlotte G.. JOuaniqne, who,
with her hu sband Tneophile g JOuanque was lost I'D
the Vile du Havre. flied yesterday In the s"rro
rates Office The will dated Dec a. 1879 ana by IL
the property Of the esator Is divided 1to ioui eqoa
.hares One share is left her husband; one u hef
father Alexander RouN one to her brother, Alexander
j R0uY. and one 20 her sister, Rosa Marie Hogglns
This dstripnOn was take eject II she sl00ld leave
mo- cbiareu If any one Of tie legstees should de, Jh
share was 10 go the SURVIVORS unless htr ofo''r VI
sister should have children when the children were 10
receive H.
In the Superior Court at Baltimore Tuesday,
before Judge DObbins the of The sta'e OF Mary
land against John Is. Emery, President Of the Monu
mental FIfe Insurance Company OF Baltimore, involving
tbe right OF the state collect taxes upon shares OF the
cani,sl stock OF corporations which lend their capital
on mortgages decided IN favor OF the state. Inc
defendant claimed that large part OF the capital OF
the corporation Is invested IA mortgages wh.ch were
especiqy exempt from taxation and tnls necessarily
exempted tho capital stock. rGe amount OF taxes 10
vClyed SJ0 Au appeal has been taken. TO the Court
Of Appeals.
In the l.. s. District Court al Chicago, Tues
say the ease Of A. J. Jessup stockhoider in the
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company. came up before
Judges DramInond and Blodgett. al application for
injunction restraining the Collectors OF the various
counties III Illinois through which that road runs from
collecting taxes Oh us capital stock under the late
assessment of the state Board OF Equalization. Attor-
neyGeuera Eisall appeared for the state Board and
the various county collectors sought to be enJOned
were represented by Judge Beckwith. The Attorney
for The Railroad Company and Gen George ". smith
appeared for the Te&t0r. Tac case was opened by Gen
Emit d. whose argument occupied most 0l tho day. n
decision viii n0t be reached for several days.