The New York herald., 1875-12-08

District Court IN the sui Admiralty OF James Bger
against the steamtug Nellie.
Judge Donohue in a decision yesterday continues
the injunction restraining the Sun Printing and Pub
fishing Company and the Superintendent Of Buildings
from working the land Of the Tribune to repair the
east wall OF the Sun building,
John Anderson, rectiAer or spirits at No. 513 West
Fifty second street. brought before United States
Commissioner Shields yesterday charged with making
false entries OF liquors in the book which he Is required
by law to keep He was committed for further exan-
nation, with bail fixed at 81 0OO
The December term Of the United States Circuit
Court Criminal Branch, before Judge Benedict Will
begin this morning A Grand Jury will be empaneled
al the opening Of the court and II Is understood bust
ness OF very important nature will be brought be-
fore IT,
The suit Of the government against George n CONT
manufacturer Of matches, and also his bondsmen
Nelson Dewey and A. n Starr TO S6,215, the
amount OF revenue stamps furnished him on credit,
tried yesterday IN the United States District Court
before Judge Blatchford, when verdict was rendered
Tor the government for the full amount with interest
William H. Brown, the boy arrested last Saturday for
stealing letters from boxes in the Post ONCE, and who
has since made full confession Of his guilt waived
animation yesterday before United States Commissioner
Shields, and was committed, In default OF $1,000 BAIL
to await tho action Of the Grand Jury.
In the Clerks office Of the Court Of Common Pleas
the following assignments were made yesterday -
William h. Schults to Alonzo Morrison, liabilities
S. 49, nominal assets, $2 26S and real assets 49, 25
William Miller to Henry Walsh; liabilities So, 903; I;
assets, ST. 034 Herman A. Curic to Morris Gushcl !;
liabilities ss,4a5; nominal assets s15S22, and real
assets ST. 600
In the suit of Wash Roeblng and others against
Duncan Sherman Co., TO 81 600 on n draft
London purchased at their banking house. orders of
arrest were granted against the individual members of
the firm. A motion was made and argued before Judge
Lawrence IN Supreme Court, Chambers vacae these
orders of arrest He gave his decision yesterday reus
ing TO vacate the orders.
decision interesting regards culpability in
Of city railway casualties was given yesterday in the
Superior Court General Term Judge Mcneil writing
the opinion. William g. Hapin, in attempting to get
on Third avenue car struck by OF the horses
OF a coming from an opposite direction At the
trial he got verdict of 81 600 against the company
from which appeal was taken The Court holds that
he guilty Of negligence and set aside the VERDICT
ordering new trial.
About two years ago William X Clare while walking
through Wall street, hit by plank falling from
one Of the upper stories Of the building occupied by
verdict for 81 000 The bank appealed the to the
Superior Court General Term and the latter tribunal
reverses the judgment and grants new trial. The
point OF reversal that the engaged in
repairing the building at the time, If any one, re-
sponsibe and not tho City Bank.
The testimony in the Barrmore contested will case
was concluded yesterday before Surrogate Hutchings
The only point of interest in the testimony the
statement made by VIM. A. Townsend the publisher
brother naw OF Robert Mccullough, who Is son-in-
law of the deceased, and the latter also of the
heirs. This statement was to the effect that
versaton with Mccullough about 1871, that gentleman
told him that the family had induced the old to
cut of his daughter, Mrs Eldrdge, account of the
differences between her husband and Mr.. Barrmore.
The will be summed up by counsel on Monday next
William NJ. Newman in 1861 had store in Camden,
Ark. the stock in which he claimed worth SIS 600
George H. Goddard the representative of vigilance
committee. as alleged, drove Newman from the store
and took possession of the premises and the goods
Newman brought suit against Goddard for 500 900
damages, including exemplary damages for the alleged
indgnity he suffered The tried before Judge
Lawrence in the Supreme Court, Circuit and resulted
in verdict yesterday for the plaintiff for $4,000
gold with interest from the date of the seizure of the
goods, and So, 600 personal damages. .
William A. Kobbe " Co. wishing to deposit their
money in the Chemical National Bank drew checks
amounting to ST., 900 on other banks IN which they
had money deposited and alleged, gave the to
their bookeeper to deposit IN the Chemical Bank, when
the latter further alleged, made them payable to the
Eagle Gas Machine, OF which he officer. Suit
has been brought by Kobbe Co. against the Chemical
Bank to recover the amount of the checks on the
ground that they paid the money forged checks.
The trial of the commenced yesterday in the
Supreme Court Circuit before Judge Van Worst The
defence is that the plaintiffs should have exercised
care in supervising the filling up OF the check.