The New York herald., 1874-12-17
Sandy Hook Pilots. Question Of an Adai-
tiOlal Boat 10 the Fleet.
THE CITY MARSHALS Controversy,
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
. Fe Railway Company.
BRYANT, THE GOLD HOARDER.

In the suit OF rUeedore r. Gale the Faricrdars
OF which have been fully reported ana IA which he
sues the city for $4,000. tc compensate ham tor
damages caused by the ssoppage ei hts mills in
consequence OF the buhdisg of dean across.he
western branch OF the Oroton River, Oh tria! Tor
some days before Judge Lawrence, the jury gave
yerolct 70 plasntiu OF ST. 900 for permanent ana
$500 lor temporary inJuries.
Ten days ago the second trial or the suit OF
James Murray ys. Thomas ard Augustine Walsh
was commenced in the Court 0f Common Pleas
Part H., 'pelore Judge Loew. Tie suit was for
81 eco damages for failure TO deliver certain
quantity OF piles for bui.cing "AaEtins DOCKS"
Brooklya, aud toe question at issue YVES as to the
period within waich tue mmber merchants were
bound to deliver The 3ury on thissecond trial
also failed to agree, and were discAarged.
The trial OF Moses Chamberlain, indicted for
sending scurrilous postal cards through the mails
to Aaron Van yalkenberg, was resaSr ed yesterday.
Several letter carriers and Post .o1ice employees
were caedas witnesses to testify that they had
aound the cards insqaestfon in tne receiving boxes
OF the Post once, end that they had delivered
them at their address, to Mr.. Aaron Van valken-
berg, No. 175 Broadway. Case sz.
The case of Carl vosst, who is accused OF the
murder ci the oouat de- Bois de Banca at Brussels,
Belgium. called yesterday, before Conlmis-
sioner Kenuesh G. White. Counsel for the prisoner
submitted that, sas the Commissioner had already
passed upon the ca Sc, woCtd be better that the
matter should now be heard by some other Com
soner. Opinion eferred.
There was 70 ha se peen en- argument yesterday
In Supreme Court, Chambers, before Judge Davis
on a motion 10 81 Sike out portions Of the answer
IN the libel suit brought by John Kelly against
Nelson J. Wate ebary- Owing however to the
-ehsence OF one tue counsel the argument was
deferred tin too ay.
The Injunctio'n in the case OF the Bowery Thea
tire was yester, lay. upon application OF ex-Mayor
Hail. dissolved by chief Justice Day, the grounds
iOr dssoIr1ng The injunction being the same as
held in the Stadt Theatre Meantime it is
stated that th. District Attorney has laid the case
OF the Bowery Theatre before the Grand Jury, with
the view to b 1nging the matter to trial before the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer in these matters. The
proprietors ~ all the leading theatres in the city
are Interested in the result OF this suts.
Ex-Meyor Hall appeared yesterday in the various
chambers OF tue courts and stated TO the respec-
sye Judges tnat If. as was threatened application
.ehouid be made to prevent the representation at
one OF our city theatres OF the American version
OF the french play, LES Deux orphelines," that
an order 10 show cause should be granted in the
first instance. He insisted on this course being
taken, because the merits OF the controversy had
been settled at Special Term by Judge Speir, OF
the Superior Court 1t will be remembered that
some time there was quite conti oversy be.
tween the proprieto ors OF two city theatres as to
which had the legal right to present this play
and, following the decision OF Judge Speir in this
case. counsel insisted yesterday the order to
show cause