The New York herald., 1875-10-21

or Captain McCulloch After some sparring between
the opposting counsel il finally arranged that the
hearing should be postponed until tomorrow b enable
counsel 90 Ole nterrogatories and answers thento
Strauss, Lehman Co. importers Of dry goods nled
their schedule yesterday, IN the Common Pleas Court
Their English debts aggregate 600 O00 and their prn-
cpal English creditors are IN Manchester Huddershed
Morris Iuska 70 whom Is owing $3l, SOL So and
Hallgarten Co. 10 whom is owing Sl7, 44s76 gold
Their liabilities sum up sS99 745 as gold and their
sets sl94 03l "a, god. Morris Tuska IS the assignee
In October, 1851 Steuhen G. Fiske purchased OF
Daniel Sweeney three tons Of ingram carpeti at four
cents pound deliverable by the middle Of December
Sweeney failed 10 deliver, and Fiske brought suit for
damages the breach OF contract Pending the suit
Fske died and his interest transferred u Charles
S. Goodrich. on o trial Of the case the plaintiff
recovered a verdict OF over $500, which
set aside BY the General Term On rerld yesters
day before Judge Sedgwck Of the Superior Curt, the
plaintiff failed prove that the carpets wprth any
than the contract price at the time they wore 70
have been delivered and the Judge directed verdict OF
a nominal character-sx and one-fourth Gems. Mr.
Terry appeared for plaintiff, and ex Judge Cartozo and
Mr.. Hurley for defendant
In Supreme Court Chambers, before Judge lawrence
another motion was made yesterday to vacaean order
Of arrest against Duncan, Sherman 4 Co. F.De Bray
Longchamp deposited with Duncan, Shermal Co a
draf for 600 francs payable Pocters France The
money was collected on the oath of July Payment
demanded the banking house OF defendant in this
city and refused. The argument substantially the
same ms that pursued In the Roebeng Bros case ven
before IN the HERALD Judge Lawrence after hearing
the argument took the papers, rcserving his lccson
Marx Levy, assignee OF Levy Il Oppenheim, has
brought suits against several re insurance companies
70 recover Sl,oUV insurance on dry goods al their
store No SO Baxter street. which destroyed by fire
December 10, 1872 One Of these suits-that against
the Metropolitan Firo Insurance Company-has been
on trial for the last four days in the Supreme Court
Circuit before Judge Loew exJ udge Curtis appearing
for the plaintiff and cx-Judge Fthan for tho defend.
ants The defence that the place fred and
that there was fraud and false swearing in making the
proof Of losses, thus vitiatng the policy In summing
up yesterday Judge Curtis made speech three hours
and half in length verdict given for S. $50,
being the full pro rata amount claimed
Among the indictments against Charles l. Lawrence
in the United States Circuit Court Is charging him
with having forged the name Of r. l. Blanding i'm
porters' bonds and oaths OF entry demurrer 10 the
indictment entered by counsel for the defendant,
s. G. Clarke, which argued yesterday before Judge
Benedict Mr. Clarke stated that IL was claimed that
the Indictment framed from section 42l OF the
Revised Statutes Of the United States and this could
not be made to apply TO the Lawrence case, and
in the absence Of any statute affecting the Court had
no common law jurisdiction. In support Of his argu
ment Mr.. Clarke quoted from printed brei OF consd-
cradle length Assistant District Attorney Foster
stated that the counsel for the defendant had made
mistake. The indictment framed from section AIS
OF the Revised Statutes. His argument conclusive
to section 546l but dssipated by reference TO
section AIS. To enable the counsel to prepare fur
ther brief on demurrer the motion was postponed.