New-York tribune., 1874-12-15
take his place in Chambers panel OF Jurors was
drawn for Thursday.
Tn the suit brought by the city against

drawn for Thursday .
In the suit brought by the city against
Henry w. Genet for $4,000, which he Is charged VIII"
having appropriated to himself out OF the Harlem
house fund q motion was made yesterday before Cbiei
Justice Davis in Supreme Court Chambers, 10 Vaca,o
the attach chment issued against GeDets properly anu al
refer the case The first part of the mutton Sas -"
ionrned over by Mt, and the appointment OK
referee submitted TO the Judge without argument
An application was made TO Chel-Jus.icc
Davis In Supreme Court Chambers yesterday on Denai
Of the executrix Oh the late Charles As'or p'is'o. "
have certain moneys paid by the estate OF his children
n bis estate Hinder John Jacob Astors will Mr. Bristed
took life estate In Mr.. Astor's country seat ana III
&lisOoo. The remainder was left to his children oi
whom there are two, ono being still minor; Inc ne
minors share Of the money is In the hands OF the uned
States Trust Company. In his lifetime, Mr. Bristed ana
the Asor united In opening Eighty-es.ssn t @
Eghy-nIntbsts and Mr. Brsted paid One-haf the cost
Of this permanent Improvement, though he held the
property Tor life only. The wife, who IS the e1eeun @
applied by petition TO have the money state Of her
deceased husband Mr. Van Wnke VINO appearea ~"
that the Company could only be protected such pay
ment by formal action TO which sii interested "ore
made parties Decision was reserved
The suit of Thomas +. Fairfax against the
New-York Central and Hudson River Railroad reached
its second trial yesterday, before Judge Freedman IN
the Superior Court Trial Term. The piaintlh bought
combination ticket from Montreal to NewYork ana ae
Albany started down the river by boat WINE MS Dag
gage came down by the railroad 1t remained at the
railroad depot for three DAYS and on the lOnrth thc
plaintiff called for it, ono piece p0rtlnanteau, was
missing. he sued the Company Tor It's yaue VI 1 s
first trial the jury fixed 1t at 500 On appeal new rev .
was ordered and Judge Freedman dismissed tne com
pan deciding that to make the railroad respOnsIoe s
common carriers where they neither carried Ine passn
ger nor received payment tne plann ,h "oo 1o,oaS"
anrmatyey that the agent who received tne baggage
was authorized to do II that were not estD%sneu %
the defendants mere bailees, ana 10 make ,ne,n
liable as baiees OF negligence. sch as ieaVlR
the unguarded must be shown ana ron
atiirmativey. Mr. Stickney for palntiui MI bTo"h
and Mr.. LOomis for defendants
In the Special Term of the Supreme Court,
the suit OF John +. 1rueat administrator OF Mary r.
Tank, against the Ncw-YOrk and Virginia Steamship
Company Francis SkIddy and others. was brought 10
trial yesterday before Judge Van Worst Mrs rank
bought at par II shares OF the NewYork and Virginia
Steamship Company, which being very unfortunate
transferred large part OF It's assets 10 the Oia
Dominion Steamship Company. That the pltia'n p, VI
ana actually resulting benefit 10 the directors at inc
expense OF the stockholders. He asks as they nave
ceased for than year TO transact any
business. that the Company be wound up thal tne
directors be compelled to account, and II they nave
made any profits Of the transfer that they be de-
creed 10 turn them to the stockholders Inc
defendants say that such action cannot be begun Dy
trustee. or creditor. They admit they still have
their hands but say that these are needed
to 81 inns now disputed. The case Is stlli on
John j. Smith has brought suit in the Court
of Common Pleas, before Judge J. F. DAILY asking for
limited divorce from his wife, Annie f. Smith, upon the
grounds cruelty, i'll treatment improper care OF her
child, and nt0xication. The up yesterday,
ard the evidence thus far given shows that she IS accus
toned to drink ale and that occasion she threw
a bowl of hot bread and milk at her husband at the
breakfast table, because ne unable to give her any
money Tie fact was elected had been arrested
several times at instance, but for what cause was
not made known. The officer who served the summons
in tins complaint upon found the child lying III it's
cradle near an open window through which the rain
was coming. The wife, in her answ' .onles every.
thing and asks for "A limited divorce the ground Of
cruelty ana III treatment she charges that several
occasions he has beaten and kicked her and that on one
arms and kicked her and bruised her Chauncey
Shar appears for the husband and william H. Anthoh
Tor the wife.