The New York herald., 1875-12-31
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

The General Term OF the Supreme Court met yester-
day. and handed in about twenty decisions and heard
few short arguments Chief Justice Davis announced
that owing the illness OF Judge Brady the OF
the proceedings against certain attorneys would have
to bo postponed
In tho suit Of C. W. Fowler and others Tho
New York Gold Exchange Bank, arising out of ''Black
Friday" transactions the General Term affirmed tho
judgment OF the Court below.
The receiver OF the Erie Railway has in readiness to
be filed three schedules for September, October and
November. The referee, Mr. spencer has two reports
ready TO contracts and other matters belonging TO
the road.
The following schedules were filed yesterday in tho
Court Of Common Pleas Henry Rosenthal 10 Adolph
Zodey liabilities $G6,56l 81; nominal assets,
proved by Judge c. P. DAILY Able Meyer and Aaron
Castor TO saas Meyer liabilities $ll6057 76; gross
assets sl27 473 6l real 5000; bond in $4,000; ap
proved by Judge C. p DAILY.
Some few days ago temporary Injunction issued
against the proprieors Of the Gramercy Park Hall ana
Myers Hall, restraining them from giving further per
formances until they pay their license fee. There
quite an argument on the order to show cause made
returnable Yesterday 1t claimed behalf of the
defendants that their performances did not within
the statute relating TO 'theatrcal licences" II
urged the other hand that IL they not violated
the law they could be injured by the injunction,
and II should remain. Decision reserved.
The New York Central Railroad Company applied
some time ago TO take strip OF land between Fifty
tn and Fftysixth streets Tenth avenue for the
purpose OF laying additional tracks, land belonging
ierred to commissioners to apprase the value OF tho
lots The commissioners set down the value $50 900
the ground that the commissioners not limited
value the land city lots and should consider evidence
Of their value Tor any purpose for which they could be
used.
The Court ordered that the matter be sent back
10 the commissioners for y new apprasement with d.
Tecons the estimate upon the value of the land
be taken again and damages the residue OF the
light Company's land situated between the railroad
track and Twelfth avenue
he fpa1a eerten nrcd hx
Judge Benedict, of the United States Circuit Court
John A Lant for sending obscene literature through
tho mails, eighteen months in the State Prison and
hne OF $500; W. j. Kelly, for embezzing letters,
years in State Prison; William f. Brown who had
pleaded guilty stealing letters the Post Office
discharged Upon examination It was ascertained that
his previous character bad been unexceptonaby good
so good in fact that his employer will rcnstae him to
A contract was entered into by James Bigler with
the Department OF Docks by which he agreed supply
them timber and lumber, and being refused the
ground that the quality OF timber contracted was
not supplied, suit brought The Court directed
a verdict for him and defendants appealed to the Gen.
era Term of the Supreme Court Judge Davis giving
the decision yesterday, recited the defendants
that plaintiff furnished an inferior quality OF timber to
them and fraudueny procured the same TO be certified
TO them being according 10 contract whereby dam
ages caused in excess of the amount done under
the contract The plaintiff, however, freely offered
proof that the timber was sound and the Court erred in
excluding letters OF his the firm who delivered the
timber from Georgia and which were offered BY PLAIN
ill in evidence Other evidence for plaintiff which
should have boon admitted was excluded. In concu-
sion, the Court orders new trial
In February last Albert Weise sailor on board the
German bark Philip Weyersang, brought suit in the
Marine Court Tor damages Tor an assault committed by
the first of that vessel The matter brought
the attention or the German Consul, and his rep
resentaons the order OF arrest against the mate
vacated. The Consul claimed exclusive jurisdiction in
tho under the treaties, and accordingly made app
cation have the dismissed, which denied.
Application was then made in the Supreme Court,
Chambers for "A writ OF prohibition against the Marine
Court, which was also denied. An appeal was taken
from that decision in the name OF the German Consul
General Herman Schumacher. 10 the General Term.
The treaty IL appears sets forth that the German Con-
sui shall have exclusive cognIzancc OF differences OF
where the differences Of nature TO disturb tho
peace and public order in port shore. Judge
Brady, in rendering the General Term decision held
that IS not disturbance calculated to disturb tho
peace and therefore the order made in Cham