New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-16
CIVIL NOTES.

The argument in the BarmOrc will case was
finished yesterday before Surrogate Huchings Decision
reserved
In the suit of the German Uptown Savings
Bank against Catharine Mclaughlin. Judge Davis. in
Supreme Court Chambers granted an order yesterday.
substituting ian Parsons attorneys Tor the Bank in
place OF Adolf LeYinger.
In the United States District Court yesterday,
in the case Of the United states against lace dress,
valued at 70 600 and aces worth - 600 claimed
by Mr. Moorix and alleged have been smugglcd, tho
jury found verdict releasing the dress and shawl
valued at about $1,000 and Conforming tho rest O the
The defense that the goods IN question be-
longed 10 Mrs Moorxs wearing apparel, and were not
therefore, liable To duty.
In the Supreme Court, Circuit, before Judge
Donohue the suit of Augusta Boe against John a. Bar
stow was tried yesterday Tho plaintiff took passage,
her husband being steward the vessel, in the bark
havcsDk from Hamburg 70 New York, in tho summer OF
1874 she charged the defendant The captain OF the
vessel, with attempting improper iamiliatIes with her;
and sued him for $4,000 The captain or the bark denied
absolutely the charge The jury found for the defendant
An application was made yesterday by John
p n Goodwin to Judge Davis, at Supreme Court Cham
bers to compel Board Of Health to correct tho record
Of his grandmothers death Dr. Wood duly certified her
death as OF Dee % 1858, but the Board Of Health
changed the name from Goodwin to Goodman and now
Processes THAI II has 40 power 10 correct the error Judge
Davis granted alternative mandamu5, requiring inc
Health Department TO make the correction, or show
why il should not
Pending suit by Mrs. Lucas Thompson
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gave notice to Lord & Taylor. with whom his wife had
been in the habit dealing that he would be repon-
sble for her purchases The firm. however sold her
goods TO the amount I 90 and suit for the
amount against Mr. Thompson, the ground that they
DecesstIies The suit came 10 trial yesterday be-
Judge Freedman in the superior Court, who dis
missed the complaint the ground that alter the notice
the plaintiffs bound to show that their credit
strict necessities and they had not given such proof
On the petition of William A. Butler, Re-
ceiver the Manufacturers and Builders Bank Judge
Davis in Supreme Court Chambers, has authorized him
to carry arrangement partly concluded before the
bank failed sell 80 bonds of the Utica Ithaca and I'll
mira Railroad Company These bonds were pledged TO
the Chatham Bank. which consents to the SALE and the
offer which the Receiver desires to accept is for SO
cen. OF the OF the bonds with eight months interest
the amount offered TO be paid for in draft all
English house ut 10 days The Receiver states that the
raiiroad was never competod that what done
is now falling ruin that bonds have market
value equal TO the sum offered ia the proposal.
The habeas corpus proceeding in the case of
Henrietta Hart or Hoest child submitted yestor-
day Judge Davis in Supreme Court Chambers for de-
cson The mother Of the child quarreled with her bus-
band both being poor and left her child with Its father
Aferward, having means to support It, she demanded 1t
VI ito father. The answer that it had died IN Belle
yne Hospital and ssrtlleate 81 he death Of tto
referred, reports that The proof Of the cds
child aud that the husband should be compelled pro-
duce 1t. Judge Davis reserved his decision.
The suit of William Wade against Anthony
do Leyer WA begun in tho Court OF Common Pleas 10
years ago The plaintiff asked accounting for apart
nership which defendant said did not exist. About d
year ago. the plaintiff asked Judge Robinson for leave
set up Judgments, obtained after the sut begun
in n supplemental complaint Judge Robinson denied
the motion the ground that 10 somewhat late. and
a6n1ant asked of Chief DAILY leave To- act IN
these judgments us defence. Judge DAILY. yesterday.
held that II these Judgments had application to the
defence they could 10 sct up under tho present plead
inss