New-York tribune., 1876-10-13
CIVIL MOTIFS.

I'm the suit of Nathan p. Rice against Anna
g. Rice before Judge Barrett in Supreme Court Cham
bar. Yesterday % motion made 20 reopen the case
ani set asleun award OF amony and counsel fees The
decision Was reserved
The Old libel ease of Samuel Slmuols against
The Nsr f,rk Ereuing Aalt Association, u which the
ppta al one time captain Of the yacht Dauniess OH
famed verdict for 1000, was argued on appeal yesier-
day afternoon in the supreme Ood" HtH-IA Ac4m
Decision was reserved.
The case Of Morgan against Tweed, jr., begun
I'm 1870 which was referred to Surrogate Calvin ON
matter of compelling the plaintiffs attorney to turn over
certain moneys o the plaintiff, came mp before Judge
Barrett iu supreme Court Chambers, Yesterday ana am
ytrr.ian az twenty DAYS gwen for the purpose OF
urpin. the referees report reduced TO ten days
In the suit of Henry p. Antrs, against Oil
yer IT, f. Archer for services as boohkeeper inFOlyng
about 81 600 was resumed yesterday IN the supreme
Court Part l., before Judge Dononuo. The phnhh
claimed that prior 10 the Investigation of Eue by
legislative committee. the defendant promised him
$40 600 for producing certain papers which We're IN Ls
possession as boOkkcpcr tor the late james FISK Jr
Thr defendant denied that he made any bargain OF
tbc kind but that the plaintiff producfd tHe lalrr ID
nrcurlauCr with subpoena rom lhe L@s'diiNe C.Hl-
mittcc The Jury returned verdict for lhe Defendant
The case of josiah Sutherland against the
city was ar.ucd appeal yesterday afternoon IN the
suprcme Court General Term. The statement OF the
osc shows that Josiah sutherland, City Judge since
n 200 wear but since jim. l. 1876 bas been rendered
payments at the rate of only $1,000 year Slt OF
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rsitr i'm Judse sutlcrauds favor and the defendant
appealed. The hangs upon the question whether
thr law of 1879, reducing the salaries OF lnd eS mere
ifcr n he aprouted" from $4,000 90 $1,000. applies
IN Iudrc sutherland, who was appointed M 1879. The
decision was reserved.
DIR. Rufus Wagner Flint, who has spent
three months in Ludlow street Jail for NOT paying all
rouy ordered by the Court IN the OF his wife, who
ATTAINED from him limited divorce, has made affidavit
tina, e Court had jurisdiction TO grant the divorce
George W. Wilson presented this affidavit 70 judge
Barrett IN supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday ,he
allegation being that the delth9ahl uiS VII ~, t
living from whom he never was divorced, ana tlt i'o
never was married 10 the ualnt MI MrrH %Seou @ t ~.
an adjournment until to-day, n the absence oI n.s I.i
urr Mr. Townsend against whom ihefe are pelso@l'l @
allegations ia the moving papers IHe "Y""i''''' "''
granted. 49, %.
The suit of S. Farrar & Co. for $935 80,
FOR repairing the heating apparatus In Ludlow Street
Jail in 1870 came up yesterday IN the supreme Court
Circuit Part Ill, before Judge L@rrem"ie. IL was
hovn that the work was done and the materials sup
Piled and that the bill had been approved by the Board
of Supervisors, although that Donu etIohIousiy ue-
s.ribcd the work rs pumDlHg II was also SHOWN that
there was $4,000 aPProP 'o" t t vnY 80 60 n0o l,
county buildings, and A2t the entire SI1,VVv was ptu
i'm one sum To Geo. b. Miller for plumbing" before the
present bill was incurred from woh deeluahts eou-
se argued that the Supervisors NAT no power To andlt IT,
ne court held that plaintiff should prove the power TO
audit. A juror was withdrawn by consent
A motion to open the Judgment in the case
OF Joel b. Erhardt, Police Commissioner against John
d. sauborn was heard yesterday IN Supreme Court
Chambers, by Judge Barrett The plantG clai.Ied
900 for professional services TO the defendant when
the ator was indicted and tried in Brooklyn for oenses
against the United states in connection with the moety
business. The matter was referred eXJudge Fuller
ton as referee, who reported in favor OF judgment OF
1000 for the defendant, which accordingly reh-
dered. The plaintiff asks TO have the Judgment opened
the ground that he had notice Of the hearing be-
fore the referee and further claims that ne never EN-
poyed the defendant TO do any service AZ All mat eN
Judge Shipman his cOmrade, charged only @SOOO; and
that Erhardr, who dld nothing AT oil, claims S0OOO
Decision was reserved.