The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-24
SUMMARY OF LAW GASES.

Judge Donohuc yesterday granted a temporary In.
Junction against tho proprietors tho Jones Wood
Colosseum, restraining them from giving further per-
iormanccs until they pay their license fee.
The taking oil testimony, which was TO have been
continued yesterday before Mr. Iaaac Dayton us ref
irce relation to the affairs OF the Blocker Street
Railroad, was adjourned until Tuesday next owing to
tho absence OF some material witnesses tho engage.
u,cnt OF some OF the counsel in the case.
Chief Justice Waite, OF the Supreme Court0 OF the
United States yesterday morning visited the Post Office
and made general tour OF tho building. lilo was cs
rorcd by Postmaster James through the several dc.
partments under his control subsequently he visited
the United States courts and Offices remaining for somc
time the judges chawbcss WITH Judges Bia,chiord
and Benedict
On an order Of arrest issued by Judge Donohuc, OF
the Supreme Court, Charles OConnor superintendent
pf the Newsboys' Lodging House was yesterday ar.
rested a charge oil seduclng the wife OF Thomas l.
righc attache of the institution lie promptly gave
bail in $4,000 to answer the charge. Mr. Wilson, of
the First National Bank. and Mr. Charles /. Brace. of
the Chiidrens Aid Society, being the surctics
Tho attachment recently granted The Supreme
Corr al p sui Of Aida Walker others against
the properly in this State OF the New Central Coal
Company oil Pennsylvania, was yesterday vacated by
Judge scdgw,ck, ot the superior Court
la the divorce SUIT OF Grace against Grace, already
noticed in tho HERALD Mr.. Henry c. Dennison coun
eel for tho hpsbcnd entered order yesterday In
conformity with Judge Van Hoesens dccslon referring
the Counsellor BashncN 70 take testimony on
ihe question ri ai,r,onv Mc,p,,mo NJ cr,ca ,a,,,.
sggreved al tho report OF the In the New York
Sun, has brought libel SUIT agans: that paper. The
summons and complaint were served yesterday.
In the SUIT OF Isacs az inst the Board OF Education,
10 recover 6ls ~ tor work done school No 81 in
for,inam. Ihlci Juslicc shea IN Part OF the Marine
Court, yesterday. reserved his decision a motion
dismiss The complaint The motioa made BY As
sistant Cooperation Counsel Rcsncr ON the ground
that plaintin had not submitted certificate Of the
supern, endent OF Public Schools aud Trustees that the
~ctk vas property dooc, a. ssqusced ay 'aw
Judge Larremore, holding. Supreme Court Giro lit
has had before him Tor the past three weeks case
quite tedious and tiresomc either OF the rapid
naast: suits, the trial being that brought by
The assignee OF Mlclaei Nounan recover some
$50 000 claimed 10 Cue contracts with the city
Tor constructing sewers. The taking o. testimony
concluded yesterday, and eounsci Viii sum up Mon
day.
suits have been commenced In The United states s.
trcs Court against the following named defendants and
their balances Of duties alleged DO
due BY them their bonds -Judah Van Praux, three
rsscs John Hobbs two cases; Isaac Wellington, d.
T. J. Spemnn, Charles Parker, Jules A. Iowmadc,
Two cases; Charles Fcrrcrs John J. Townsend, two
siscs William Schules, Charles fcrrcro. John Rup-
pcch,, Arthur Hcrushcm, |. I Dodgc, Thomas NC.
Lecd, ". H. Valentine Charles tNald = yorer
William Il. Hunter, Thomas J. Day, Caic0 Nicholson,
:. J. Philips. James D Warner aud u. G. Rodriguez
Two SUITS OF William H. Scaver, collector OF John L.
Brown against city tor balance due
paving contracts recently compromised for about
s13oooo Counsel for Mr. scaver applied for an nlunc
against the payment by the Comptroller until tho
smount OF their claim for profess ona services
paid. and fhiio J. ELgeles was appointed referee. The
referees report was yesterday before Judge ponohuc
Zoe coadrmatioa Yhhs opposca TIE eroUod taSt
no notice gwen 10 ATTEND the reference. Judge
Donohuc took the papers, rcscrvlng decsson.
In Tho mater OF the contested viii OF James Mars,
Deceased, argument had yesterday before Surro-
rate Calvin motion made by contestants counsel
that the Surrogate derry The probate oi The WILL cuun
sci submitted at length The grounds Tor hts motion, the
yysnv,pK heNg ttat there wcfa Sasp'cs1as aScelust
notes that the wcrd 'aurptcsi before the
nns written With different INK dc, and thai the
:casec the iinc al making the VIII ~ question gnvc
his age rs seventy when he really oder ana Also
that the party whose possession Tho VIII was Tor
should come into court ard be examined
Oash regard 10 the marginal notes. &c Tho Court ruled