The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-19

Arthur TO recover an excess OF duties in lot OF i'm
ported tin which has been trial for vcral days
past In United States Circuit Court verdict was
yesterday rendered for the plaintiff for 81 c5S 20.
In the OF the United States against Frank L.
TaIcoii. the United States District Court, verdict
ordered for plaintiff Tor $3oS H. The SUIT was
brought against Charles IL Dennison as Acting Assist
ant PA, master United States Navy, and :. W. Gilbert
and l. ralcott his suretes Tor deficiency In his ac-
Before Judge Van Hocscn, OF the Court Of Common
Pleas there was tired yesterday, for the third time the
Henry Morrison for $40 900 damages account
moving the partitions in the wordcn Hotel Broad
way. and converting tho building into lofts Tho
building was leased for ten years, nj $ll 800 year.
and the hotel not paying the partitions removed
and tho building devoted 10 other uses. II was
claimed that these alterations were allowable under
covenant in the lease granting such alterations as
should be deemed proper, provided the premises were
not injured The Court ordered a sealed verdict
henry NJ. Strauss has brought suit against tho North
German LLOYD line OF steamers for So 500 damages for
loss of baggage when the steamer Union was wrecked
In November, 1872, OF the Of Scotland The
trial began Yesterday before Judge Van Hoescn, Of
the Court Of Common Pleas, and the case Will be
Otto Alborn recently obtained his discharge In in
solvency from Judge Spcr II is claimed TINT the dis
charge obtained by fraud and Alborn who on this
charge arrested yesterday brought before Judge
Barrett, Supreme Court Chambers writ Of habcas
corpus for a lna discharge. After hearing the argu
ment Judge Barrett took the papers, rcservng his de-
csion.
In the General Sessions yesterday before Judge suh
crland application made for a trial Of james u.
Commcrford, the convicted forgcr Henry Il. Cole
pleaded guilty TO charge of ucrng forged school
bonds Of Allentown, Pa and viii be tried to-day Jacob
Cohen recently convicted of receiving stolen goods,
was TO State Prison for year John REILLY,
convicted of picking pockets sent to Sing Sing for
eighteen months. Henry =. kirkc. John Murphy and
Thomas Tobin pleaded guilty to burglary in the third do
gree and each sentenced to State Prison for one
year.
In the Court of Common Pleas, before Judge Van
Brunt. yesterday, there commenced the trnl OF
che suit brought by Anton receiver against Mary
Adophi administrators, TO recover on note Tor
81 600 the defendants husband having died on the
day the note naturcd. Mcssrs Baker and Russell APP
pearcd for the plaintiff. aud Measrs. Fransioi, Til
ney 4 Mosher for the defendant In the same court
n verdict for So 500 given for the plaintiff in the
suit of Leopold Schipp against Joseph Argustori for
for fuliiment of n contract for delivery
OF cocanuts the facts of which have been published
The suit of Messrs. Isaac Carrcc and George RAJ
bel O against Sheridan Shook and A. NJ Palmer OF the
Union Square Theatre, brought before judge john
yesterday in the United States Circuit Court Tho
plaintiffs moved Tor injunction to restrain the de-
tenants from continuing tho representation or the
play of "Ferrcoin Tho Court took tho papers and
reserved decision.
Suit was brought in the Untod States District Court
yesterday against John Shcngcr tho inventor of tho
concrete pavement TO income tax. alleged to
be due for 1871 II appeared the trial OF the case
that tho defendants cash receipts for 1871, after de-
Quoting expenses less than - 000 exemption al
lowed by law; but claimed account Of profits
the business transactions OF the defendant for that
year. and for which defendant took notes due in 1872
after the repeal of the law Judge Blatchford directed
verdict for defendant.