The New York herald., 1875-11-09

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suit brought BY Emile Eass against Solomon L
Simpson, which has been pending long time in the
courts was yesterday discontinued by Judge Larre-
more of the Court Of Common Pleas, by consent
Fernando Wood paid an assessment on some property
in sixteth street. Mr Peter Wood brings suit against
the city 10 have tho revoked. A motion was
recently made before Judge Donohue TO strike tho
answer as sham, which yesterday was denied
In the case Of Richard Van Wyck against Richard H
! Allen tried before Judge Robinson of the Court of
Common Pleas, verdict rendered yesterday for
the paintiG for s1973 80. The suit damages in
furnishing cabbage seeds according to stipulation,
the result of which inferior crop Of cabbages.
The Barmore contested will case was continued be-
fore Surrogate Hutchings yesterday. Mrs Emma
Eldrldge Of the conesting heirs, recalled but
testimony Of public interest was elected. The Case
is still on.
In the matter OF the United States against Phelps
Dodge Co, importers Of metals to recover $3,10o
alleged balance OF duties on importatons OF tin during
the year 1865 brought order test the method of
computing the duties during that year. the jury the
United States District Court yesterday rendered
dict in favor OF the government for the full amount
The following assignments were fled yesterday with
the Clerk othe Court OF Common Pleas John H. Cuth-
bert w. &. Ross and Edward A. Cook TO smith n
Baker, the liabilities being SllS3S5 % nominal assets,
Sl72706 03 and real assets, 1000; Jacob Filderan
to Henry Warner the liabilities being $22 1884, and
assets 50 500 and Tobias Bod and Abraham kossnsky
TO BENJAMIN Rursah the liabilities being 50 sci as and
assets O00 The assignment Of Henry Imhorst Oliver
Ackly was also filed, but with no statement Of ab
ties aud assets
The entire session Of the Court OF General Sessions
yesterday occupied in hearing the testimony in the
of officer Kerrin Fnnerty, of the First precinct
who is under indictment for an alleged outrage upon
girl named Maggie lgoe in the Battery Park, on July
80 The girl told the same story she related al the time
to Captain Petty. Several witnesses the defence
testified that the reputation borne by the girl previous
to this occurrence was not immaculate The testimony
AL in when the Court adjourned, and Recorder
Hacket will charge the jury tins morning
In the Court OF oyer and Terminer Yesterday under
habeas corpus proceedings we're brought James Brown
W. J. Fallon, John Fisher and Henry knubel charged
with having committed perjury through falsely swear
ing in their the last election day the Sew
entn Assembly district Judge Barrett said since they
had bail the proper motion would be 10 vacate the
bail bond. The whole matter finally indefinitely
postponed In the same Court produced on habeas
corpus the Eve colored men-John Randolph, Charles
Busten Garrett Jackson John Powell and Amos Dod
son-arresed on charge OF Illegal voting in the Fifth
Assembly district Afidavits submitted setting
lor!h that they were Lesidepts q he district and ent
tied to Vote Judge Barrett took the papers for
inaon.
Out ofrespect to the memory of the late General An
thon several Of the State Courts adjourned yesterday
in tho others the Judges directed appropriate trbu
tary mention TO be made in the minutes In the Court
of over and Terminer Judge Barrett being on tho
bench, Mr. William 4. Howe counsel for Theodore H.
Reed whose trial down for the alleged murder
of George Walton, his sepfather, moved the adjourn
ment OF the Court in a feeling speech. Tributary
speeches also made by Assistant District Attorney
Lyons and Judge Barrett The other Courts adjournng
Supreme Court, Special Term, presided over by
Judge Lawrence and Supreme Court, Chambers held
by Judge Donohue, In both of which appropriate
speeches euogstic Of the deceased were made.
The OF the United States against i've packages OF
shaws claimed by Andrew Kelly, which has been on
trial before Justice Blatchford in the United States
District Court concluded yesterday and resulted in
a verdict for the government The goods entered
this port In May, 1873 at invoice value of about
a. 600 as coming from Mexico Thek were sent 20 the
United States Appraisers Office where, upon examina-
tion the value raised to about SO, 0o0 While the
goods were IN the Custom House the government dis
covered that they had been imported from Europe in
1872, by Waller at valuation OF some 81 000 that
they had been entered for warehousing under bond
and that in March 1s73 they exported in bond TO
Mexico. The claimant alleged that Waller took tho
goods 70 Mexico for sale but finding market for
them there sold them 10 Kelly at the price mentioned
in Keiys invoice. This sale the question OF fact
in the case, and the jury found against the claimant
cOndemnng the goods