The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-30

Legislative Doctors Disagreeing-The
Rival Presidents Of the Board of
Assistant Aldermen in Court.
BUSINESS IN the OTHER COURTS.
James Cahill Convicted of Manslaughter
in the First Degree Imprisoned for
Life-The Tompkins Square
Rioters Indicted.

An appeal having been taken to the Supreme
Court the United States to reverse the sentence
recently pronounced the United States Circuit
Court OF this distric< by Judge Benedict upon Ed
ward LANCE, who had been convicted OF appro-
prating mail bags TO his own use, yesterday Mar
sha Fiske received writ OF habeas CORPUS direct
ing him to produce LANCE this morning before the
Supreme Court Accordingly Lange was sent on
10 Washington last night, in charge OF Deputy
Marshal Robinson.
Yesterday In the United States Circuit Court be-
fore Judge Benedict and jury, William simpson
was pat upon trial on an Indictment charging him
with having forwarded obscene publications
through the mails. The jury were discharged
without being able TO agree to a verdict.
In the case OF Benoni Howard, who was con-
vlcted last week in the United States Circuit
Court of counterleiting match stamps, Mr.. Hunt
ingdon, OF counsel for Howard, appeared before
Judge Benedict and made motion IN arrest OF
Judgment for q new trial. After some discussion
Judge Benedict stated that he would hear the
motion on Wednesday next in Brooklyn.
Yesterday, IN the United states Circuit Court.
before Judge Nathaniel Snipman, in the case OF
Henry Myer and +. W. Myer against Collector
Arthur which was an action to recover $1,000,
claimed as excess on an Importation OF white lead,
the jury found a verdict for the Collector. The
plain tis set forth that the white lead a manu-
facrure OF metal within the meaning Of the law,
and that, therefore, under the Tariff act. it was
not liable TO duty. The government took the OPP
pOsite view, holding that white lead was pro-
duced by chemical action and therefore liable to
f., the duty imposed. The verdict uphoids the view
Of the government.
A trial of general interest to the public, and
special interest to those still occupying outside
stands at the city markets, will be commenced Oh
Monday next in the Supreme Court, Circuit. 1t
Will also involve the question Of the duties OF the
BOara Of Health in regard to market stands. The
ground OF the suit is, the same being brought by
salOon proprietor, that the saloons in the market
opposite him are damaging to his business.
There was a lengthy argument yesterday in the
Supreme Court, Chambers, before Judge Lawrence
On a motion to vacate the order OF arrest against
Carl vogt in the civil suit pending against him.
The Court took the papers.
Yesterday Andrew b. Chalmers, the lawyer
against whom verdict for $4,000 was rendered
hast week in favor OF Phebe A. Lowerre for damages
resulting rom breach OF promise TO marry her,
1led his petition in the Office of the Clerk OF the
United States District Court to be adjudged q
bankrupt and served an Injunction on Preston J..
Sweet, her attorney. enjoining him from taking
any further proceedings in the action CONNIE uced
by her pending the result Of final acton IN the
Rankruptcy Court