The New York herald., 1876-12-21
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.


No. 12l. Bond et AL VS. Moore-Error to tho Su.
premc Court OF Tcnncssec-ln this case the Court
charged that the impediment OF non-intcrcoursc be-
tween the States by of tho removed by
tho actual cessation OF hostiitcs and that the tme
when tho cessation occurred was question to be de-
tcrmined by the jury from tho proofs before them.
The assigned is this ruling, and it IS contcnded
that It was question OF law 10 be decided by tho
Court and that the instruction should have been that
no intercourse was lawful until after the date OF The
Presidents proclamation declaring tho war at an end
tho territory east OF tho mississippi The case Is
upon the suiclcncy OF protest OF commercial paper
as affected by the condition OF Submitted the
printed briefs f. J. Read for plaintiffs in error; 4.
G. Mcrrick Tor defendant
No. las Atlantic ana Pacific Railroad Company and
the Pacific Railroad Company vs. Hopkns-Tns was
the punishment OF the plaintiffs IN error IN suit
against the 81. Lawrence and Denver Railroad Com
pany, and The question to be determined IS whether
the Court below could RI ndcr judgment against them
without suit tho claim boing that II could not; that
nna judgment cannot be rendered against garnisheo
who den indebtedness without suit There Is also
the further question whether the assignee OF the Dem
road is responsible the cssor Tor tho rcnt jointly
with tho lessee j.. p. Asher for plaintiffs In error; s.
b. Wheat for defendant.
No las numes, assignee in bankruptcy OF scroggs,
VS.. Scroggs Il Robnson-Appcai from the Circuit
Court Tor Alabama--rhs an action by the
sgncc in bankruptcy to set aside conveyance by
the bankrupt to tho defendants IN error on the ground
of frauu, the first named defendant being the wife Of
tho bankrupt The Court sustained the conveyance;
and It is hero insisted that the decision error,
amount OF the actual consideration for It's execution.
Case submitted on the printed brief OF i. 7. Ward
and T. @. Fullerton Tor the appellant, tho appcccs
not appearing
No. l47. Ono hundred and nncty-ninc barrels OF
whskcy VS.. United Sates-Appeal from the Circuit
Court Tor the Eastern district OF Tcxas.-This
condemnation of whiskcy for having been removed to
place other than bonded warehouse before payment
OF the internal tax and Tor being frauducntly
and illegally marked and branded. IL is here con-
tended that the proceedings TO forcc the forfeiture
not copmcnccd within twenty days next after
the goods seized that the iacts which constitute
action and offence that would subject tho
goods TO forfeiture not sot In the libel. II Is
also urged that tho Court erred in admitting in evil
dcncc the entry, bond and cancellation certificates
j. NJ. Burroughs for appellants; Assistant Attorney
General f. B. smith Tor government
No. 1sa City OF Wnona vs. Cowdry-Appea from
the Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota
action bonds issued by the city aid OF the
construction OF the st Paul and Chicago Railway
Company, which subsequently purchased by tho
Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railway Company. The do
fence that the bonds came wroDgtuily into the
hands OF the former company tile OF tho
latter without full compliance with the terms OF tho
contract by which the city agreed to subscribe the
bonds. The Court sustained the validity Of tho bonds
and here urged that the facts did not justify tho
decision and that tho court without Jurisdiction
because OF the citizenship OF tho parties Thomas
Wilson for appellants; II. X. Bgeow for appcllees.