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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-13
On Thursday, September 2I, 1876,

in legal hours, in front Of the Court House,
Memphis, Tennessee, proceed to sell, to the
highest bidder. for cash, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit: Lying and being in
the county Of shelby, State Of Tennessee, and
bounded as follows: Beginning at the north
west intersection Of Exchange ard Second
streets, in he city OF Memphis; running
thence north with Second street thirty-seven
feet one aud one-half inches; thence west
Reyenty-four and one quarter feet; thence
south thirly-seven feet one and one half
inches to Exchange street; thence cas-. sew
enty-fOur and one-duarter feet to the begin
ming.
Levied on as the property Of defendant
W. L. Joiner, to satisfy said Judgment,
interest and costs. lHI
Memphis, 9Th day of August, 1876.
O. l.. ANDERSON,
~ Sheriff OF Shelby County, Tenn.
BY w. W. COLEMAN, d. S.
J W Vernon, Attorney for plaintiff.
l49-l55.3
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ADV ERTISERS

Cannot fail to soc the unrivaled inducements
offered by US in the way Of cheap aud pro6t.
able advertisements.
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RAILROAD TIVE TABLES.

MEMPHIS AND luu IHyILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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Sheriff Is Sale of Real Estate.

DUBLIO NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
j that by virtue of an execution to me
directed from the Honorable Chancery Court
of Shelby county, Tennessee, in the case Of
A. D. Joiner vs.. j. W. Vernon ct al,
Judgment rendered on the 1lth day of July,
1876, for the sum of fifteen hundred and
ninety.fi FIVE dollars and seventy cents, with
interest and costs of suit, to satisfy said
judgment, ETC., will.
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Communications upon subjects of general
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xrMPnIs AND LTTTLERoCK RAILROAD

Hleepig cars on mail train. Ticket Offices,
Louisville Depot. 2S7 Main (oor. Madisonl
and 278 Main street.
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MEMPHIS AMI cHARL tsToN R.R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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NIssIssIPPl AND TENN kssRs RE-.
Arrived Leaves.
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New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
TIE corEr OF ArPEALs.

ALB.NY. y. s., Oct. 4.-ln the Court OF appeals
to-day t.- fu .vIur basin. was trTn.1't'. -.
80. ...G- IS eri az. Van teyrD url o' ORC" y"
chapman, .ur i. IeIt judgement affirmed "itH cost.
So 81 Bruce 1tg Argument r'-uuad auI con
tlueei. - .. .- t....t ,,..,
tv- r.lol ul Geo w. ~or.I or ari..lli 1Ad 10 d. 'it
attN, fUI Ir.u.fuIt4f .-.
John A Haywood. 4uIetd.I ,,' ..I' lhi .Nl ~, p
Hand for appellant au4 D.. iAuuaa ii'.H'i Ahd T. ''''''
fpfrysponatIt- ..,.. ,,., a.
Nc 23j.. .. aat. The War,us % ~ iauis hui
.ni is VI .luft for appellant, and 81 M McAd Tor ie
-aou.Nufs ....., ,........ ,....
pany-Argurl D.. Uta. y. r4J loi h.pcAAn' ana Li-y
"rr..,Ir. .ron va. made and the court adjourned.
THE fulau. b.. the Court OF Appeals . - q. 'iI I.r 'I
Thursday, Uc 1916. Nos. 30, 10, -, 30 -,' oo4' 'O
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
A NEW ELEru.AyE. REsDENCE.

One of the finest private houses in this city
is the one on the sOuth-wes corner o. Fiyseventhst
and Flave lust finished for Frederic ". Stevens TIC
exterior of the house is of brick trimmed With stone
Three full lots are built upon, giving front Of 70 feet on
the avenue and 100 the street; there is additional
lot 25 feet 10y 1OO in the FOR air and light victorian
gothic mixture OF early English and Norman gothic
is what the style might be called, although here ana
there are Renaissance details Between the sidewalk ana
the house Is an open space about feet wide and OF
6 feet in depth neatly sodded this, and the round
towers on two Sides give the building much the ap
pearauce Of French chateau Of the time Of Louis XIII
The entrance which is Fify-seventh-st. is finished
as is the vesbule an apartment about - feet square
The hall is 80 feet by u IN size, and 80 icet in night
The stairs are wide and caborately finished oak Is
used There are Two draWingTOOms, connected ~ an
archwaV giving len 9Th together of 81 itet 10y q rect
In width The ceilings are 10 feet lnches IisH
are no c0rnlcas. the frescOing prOducinE all me cl
nccessarv The finish is in the French style OF L.U'
XIV Running around the doors ana WlndoWs D. d
broad fiat band, about foot in width ci a ight I"
white relief; lace decoration is also used: Ihe
library is on the corner, and 20 ny az ieet ~
size; cherry wood stained deep biaCk, Is
usad for tvmmiug this a what is called "cbony lh>i
The dinng-rOou, Is feet by Zl Is huishc ID hah9sh!
In tle C4riv ju .h STYLE; the C ling s paneled, ana
no ulaster b. o. seen; everything Is wood ana leather
Deep hlepaccs with andlr0ns of loe hlcs ar lh
Tie dnincf0ou and library. Besides the rooms int III
tioned there s IcccpuOnrOOm, 10 tpt Dy - an oh'
1 feet square pautres. &c. &c. On the sccOnd hpn
are the bedrooGa Ea-tlske finish prevailing. hahd-
come conservatory is Tie Fnth-aNe sio lnt ios on
which the building stands are worth anot ENOOV0'
and re house itself T. said 10 have cost nearly eoOVVu
making the total cost aOout 100000. O. W. h"They
a & fua ttTohi 4pef
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
DECISIONS -OCr. 4.

cyp,e,,e Couri- Cbagiber3-Bv Judge DOnOhue.-
The NilcoE az sGibls sewing NaInt o. as' et Eii1si
agt Beciel-raxtuon affirmed. CassaOer agt haiphtsel
rGe PhonN Wireiousing Co.--No reference TO stem.
osrspnor minutes iat enables ne 20 nn7H (, ',ns s
Is fs,oIons aud the motion denied with Slo
reasonably resist As he has very Ls,F ly,''vN ,'' ,,s
did he refuse TO- rei,r, n 10 Viei ""s n'T w.,
pa..d a Ts,.g nee and there such rel
er,nce IN consequence; motion denied With rlo costs
Aio6n granted payment 81 SO COSTS Of motion and .l.n
aI, To tih, 10 ~ w. ,y,sI ~ I'm he mater Of The peI
zion Of kl'ppcl al iIysr 81 ptdii@nt t e,te
Criay agt. HazNl aud ~ the matter oi ~ 7, W.
ot'us 81 any. Iis liai.' tN S NAV come in and
dcuu pJ OF the cost- OF a proceedings before oo
uemtt and upoa slul3'ug 10 accept short notice ~ ina
Tor Noyemb,r tat be placed on spccm OrcI ca
ccu 10 stand rs security The costs b, paid and slpu
iatiou Given "u INt cay "i Il'Ir Il ,'S n W@a m gpf
Wis seems Poe close case but u can DO no hal Y"
turuaDlc al au early Gay.
S,pe,ior CoUi-Spe0ial TGm-By JUDGE Curtis
Reoen ae Ls,cr>on e -Nol,gn io[ @ sa,7.'l M 'i @ &
"it.9a d,f sChWsrtz at sch|artz- Reference or
Te rrr a. AL agi WritnDoIg ct al-OIdcr iur Judy
mont Tor amount admitted 20 De- due hy answer Nslrnns
agt Ward. cucrius is grnds" o. record PhiDrooN
Ev JuGsc Van Noist-SoKcuna agt. Cros,y ct aL-orier
s,t1ed.
Common P1las- Special Tcrm-Bv Judge G. P. DAILY:
Jchu.c D. ,ar asi Jonathan liePp4rd-D'''i', siah''a
vc7pe c5,r,-Chanbsys- Chief-Justicc Shea
Iclcr AIT. lslGr-Nouyn Q" ftiu'' nii tIa.''l,
,ai Reed: 5lautEdg Noui,on Aunsiau, 60 h"I ,,.ua'y
Notions .u,t fgrstnr srt eddie. Iuud approved ber-
uIu ag Noyr-i I.ibct tIi Porter N&oln & .t, .i
Iauy; li ~cnsor, Blun igi. Handy; biHu,i"J az
ieTnahi t"i'1 ~, t 6ft', i,a,',-r', lo pF Ine
"a. iiotaIn-i Mutual iyn,hi i,, t"M'n, "s,,
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
THE COURTS.
LAKE MAHOPAC RESERVOIR.
HISTORY or THE TITLE TO THE PROPERTY.

HISTORY or THE TITLE TO The PROPERTY.
In the suit previously reported in THE
TRmUNE-of Thaddeus II. Gaming against the city, for
injury to property health Of the plaintiff by the tax
ing OF Lake MahOpac for reservoir for the
CrotOn Aqueduct a singular piece OF history came in
The city found necessary to plead its title TO the lake
and its surroundings and this title runs back to grant
by an English Governor TO Adolf Phipso in 1897; to
now forgotten form Of recovery" by which an
estate nta changed TO fec in 1703 to the vestng
of the estate in Mary Phipse, who preferred Roger
Morris 10 Col George Washu On In the years Just pre-
ceding the American Revolution; to her forfeiture OF her
estate dsloya to the government; TO the dscoN
cry that her marriage settlement had secured her estate
to her children who not traitors under the mild net
Of attander Of Kew York Colony; to John Jacob Asors
buying her cldren's right for 100000, and his sale to
the state Of NewYork for 100000 in 1923, since which
time the course Of the title 90 the City OF Newly ork runs
smooth and clear. The suit had two branchcs-one was
for damages to the property Of the paintih on Fal'
Island in Lake MahOpac by the backing up OF the water
I'm filling the lake for reservoir for New
water supply the other for the loss or the piah y
sickness OCcasioned by h1t overflow The case was ted
before Judge inrremorc in supreme Court circuit ING
Jury gave the plaintiff ga cents on tc hrst count 'hu
nothing ou the second. Field & Miner appeared IOf
plaintiff; r. J.. setson and T.. II. Lacombe Tor the ey
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
4 n1-FsrloN OF DOVER HIGHT.

An appeal in the salt of Adeinc l.. Douglas
against George w. Douglas aud Juliet Douglas argued
Yesterday IN supreme Court, General Term brings mp
a curious question in the law in regard 10 husband ana
wife The chief parties to the suit have moro serious
suit between tlem but in this sui 10 is question as 10
the gifts OF wife her husbands equitable inter
ests IN property The wos charge, which, for the par
poses OF the appeal Is taken as ttue is that ber husband
having certain property in which she had dover right,
,nducei r ON the plca ~ an exchange Cor dcsir-
able pfOBerty y 10 surrender her dover r%t lh that prop
erty and that the exchange tbe husband h3d ihc po
would hav. lyeu her dover igh corresponding q" tf
right m th first pQpety but To MS sister, mus !t't's
IGr ,r u ..r rieht OF dover This suit Is Brought 10
have IatiOn Of the Court that The sisters ME lS
subiec! fo le same right ID TIE husband had taath
she prOpcity in ms own uHne. DcCsvh wis lc,t 't.
john Il appeared for plaintiff, and l. C. Benedict ior
def
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05

CITY, ordered verdict for the plaintiff The suit was for
the contractors 20 per the paving Of Thir-aye
from One-hundredandsxty-ou TO the northern
boundary Of the city, the claim amounting TO Sl12Oo
defense denial that the Engineer OF tue De
partment Of Parks had certified the Surveyors returns OF
the work done, but this defense was withdlaWh. 1he
city then evidence show that the WORK was o
properly DONE but Judge Drn0hue ruled II out as nut
within the answer and effort to mpearh the Si
servants and directed verdict Tor me palntH LOT
S14,S26 -. John VI. Stralan appeared IOf paihun ;
Vim. G. whitney for defendant.
The suit of Anna LOwenstein against WI
liam D. Bruins and others, tried in part before Judge
Curtis In Superior Court, Special Term, yesterday, a
suit 10 restrain the foreclosure of chattel mortgage on
property in building until the mortgage on the building
f0recOsed The property suit u known as l)e eyeIH
disteIy. The plaintiff in pmchasihS IL safS ,ai % ~
gaQe on the real Estate for $3.50, aud as COaeIl 10
fhat mort gagged the machinery for S5,VOO Sults nav
been commenced against her to fOrecl05e Dolh mort
CAGES She claims that great injury VIII re nt 70 nSi
bv fOrecOsing the chattei mortgage lTsL lhe ucICh
ants clam that Is their right 10 obtain ther money on
either mortgage hey can. D. H. s0hthWolth aPPo''0u
for plaintiffs; Henry Daley jr, for deiendants'
The trial OF a suit by the assignee OF faI-
field & Trask who have gone INTO bankruptcy against
Lawrence a. Riley was begun yesterday before Judge
Lawrence. in supreme Court, Circuit. The defendant
was the confidential bookkeeper OF the hrm which aleu
with only 90 cents on the dollar OF assets and they
charge him with cmbezzinC $4,000 of their properly
Ibe .e turns largely the books or the hrn Whlch
are in considerable disorder, the ledger not having ooc
a. TAR behind The defendant explains that ne had 700
much work the firm to keep the books mp, anu mI.
Fairfield explains that he had too much WORK OUTSIDE le
rm to look after them. The Defendant denies any III
Le1lgIncnt Tho ease is still on. Niles Bagey ana l.
NJ Sravor appear FOR PLAINTIFF B. l. SaWy er @ud Jonh D.
Walker for tho defendant
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
THE UNION HILL MURDERER CONVICTED.

The jury in the case Of John Henry Schwamb,
charged with tie murder OF William Bette, at Union
nm on Aug T. were charged by judge Knapp. in the
Hudson County Court Of oyer and Terminer yesterday
scbvamb resided IN Williamsburgh, and on Aug. 3
borrowed a revolver stating that be des ed to use II at
q German wedding He appeared at Union hin the foi-
lowing evening somewhat intoxicated, and making
threats Of killing At the saloon OF bis sister,
Catherine schwamb, on Lewis-st.. be began quarrel
c1,o cd him ont and when he refused 10 20 she
pushed lin through the door into the yard Then he
pulled out bis revolver ang fired az ner; Nllhan bgl,
ibe deceased man. who resided next door, alarmed At
The noise ana the shot ran into the saloon aud while at
fenptiug 10 save Mrs. Schwdmb was shot. sehWalnO,
duri1g ms imursOnment attempted TO commit suicide
His defense was that OF insanity TIE Jary retired lev
ninutee after ii O'clock and at hallpst II returned
WITH verdict Of murder in the first de gree. SchwanD
showed very little emotion He will probably be SEN
fenced to-day or tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF NEwYoRK K..............,.....ocr. L.
L 4

PORT OF EEW.YORK K..............,.-..ocT. 4.
CLEARER
steamship state Of Pennsylvania CBr) knleh Glasgow n
Baldwin < 90. ~. -. NJ. o....u,,t,
Sc. PIN, Forwood S 60 ,,, , 49,. ,...o,.
steamship Algeria (Br), watson, LNeIpOol VIA queens
town e.. q. Fr.LCEhn. , ,,a.
Ellhtr, Nh'thtuiAh' HaN"i"t N''i'0''
IcfT1s a Go. ..---.., 49,. xo,.o
steamship Rapiiln kempton savannah Geo phsc' er -
st,guslp las Point IItLgcaiI, jacksonville g g jeaIy
81 amship Aune Steen, Wilmington, Del a. AODotI
ets9usuIb Autlracrr, GTumey, Pmladelphih Jas HANG
a,.|Irsbi1 Ann Ella Richards PHILADELPHIA Jas Hand.
steauship ChesapcaKe Nansum, Portland j. i. Anits
steamship Benelicor, Jones, MoIehe"u OlN ana winning
tou n. e., Wui. T.. Chdc < Co. -
Stt,, Eza Me Nti, Jordan Francisco Sutton q 60.
sbip Ne Plus Ura, Borden London. Ginnell Minturn &
Co - ,,.--,,... ~. Ina. . 1o,,b
Ugrf wilhelm lNur.), HOUd, London, Louis Ictens.
Tark sunlight NOr SOrensen, Charleston Punch, Edge
Co. - - Co.. t,..,, c,ou,,o,o. Mora Nfor,, a 10
Rs August (NOr) JOhnnesson, Rotterdam. Funch, Edyo
4 Go. .., m, ,,.c-r.., c,...,..,. r =, mt.
ney & co.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
coNMERC1AL FACILITIES AT TuIs PORT.

at a meeting of the Importers and Grocers
Board Of Trade yesterd5v, report was received nom
The Executive Comnite 80 ing that the standing Com
1nittee on Wharves, Docts ,ud Ploase-Which was ia
sfructed some time ago confer, in connection with
similar committees appointed by different associations
in the city, with the Department Of Docks on
the subject Of the improvement of the docks
wbarvos &C.. at this port-had withdrawn from
the proposed joint conference for the reason
tot H. wales OF the Dock Department mad declined tn
meet with committee in which the Council Of Political
Reform was represented. The action OF tha couhil,'S
xvas aI,proved after which a communication was read
from Mr. Wales, inviting the Importers ana GIoc o.
BOARD uf Trade unite with other ASSOCIATIONS NOT ID
Guiding the Council OF Political Reform, IN hodhS
conference with the Dock Department as previously pro
uosrd mi, invitation vas accepted. and me COmIhI-
Tee on Wharycs. Docks, and PhOtage was appointed 20
attend the conference Tie Board referred to the sad
coInn the question Of unitipg with the Cheap IIas
pora:ou Association in appeal & before inc bOaIo 0
Aldermen to advocate The use 3 'e Bet hhe oI Iali'
road fO! the transportation OF frel ~.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER s. 1876.

Prig Rock QBr.) WRIGHT London, J. ". Parker & Co. MI.
Brig opan. Femania, Cadiz for ORDERS j. dc Rivera
HrGg Kate McDOuFsu Brl Imsss. ciudad Bolivar, Lunt
Irg Gloria (Nor Hansen, Copenhagen Den, Punch Edye
ScHr Mary Helen sanboru. Portland, Me-. 4. a. Fisher.
sch Annie Hoiton. Smith, Port Al sra Brazil via Rich
schr Geo NJ Brainard Taman. Portsmouth, n. H. H. p
schT sao Burton BuIIey Stamford Stamford Manufae-
sioop Annie Miller, New.Haven, National Freight and
soop Corneia, EckhoF Nev.Haycn. National Freight and
Barge Dover Watson, Philadelphia, Jas. Hand
steamship city o, Havana philips Havana Sept % with
mdse and pass to r AeSa9dTe sons , ao with mase and
Steamship NewOriean Dearborn New.Orleans Sept 2s
with mdse. and pass to Clark q seaman. ,-,
steamship Lancaster Mills Philadelphia with coal 10 heao
Steamship Ai6emare Gibbs Lewes with mdse and pass to
BaPS Eza BARS Yesey OF Bermuda IT days. in
BaTE spring of sunderan Gayard Newcastle 81 days
III BARK Perpno Gugnano ta) De Marno, Dublin 81 days
II BIG Suoya St Michele uta), siano, Dublin Aug o. in
BARI prospero Padre uta. smoneu, Havre 80 days in
Brs wna Horse McCqmber, OF and IRON Maitland n -
srig Ann & Tiifa6sh Kean Bangor with lumber.
scbr. David H. Tock, Lee Bremen 81 days win empty
chr Hattie card tof Boston, Moore Jacksonville IA days
schr j. <. Floyd Gaskns, Georgetown s. c. days with
schr csIa werricl Arnold, GEORGETOWN D. C. 90,
echr L. Brls1l Warren, Georgetown. .. C., with coal
Schr. reeve. Cramer. Virginia, with coal.
Schr. Ehas Moore. Lewis, iiaamoTe with coal
Scnr. 4. j. AlcOt French, Virginia, with coal.
Schr. A.. G. Lyon, jeffrey Baltimore with coal
Schr Philauthropist she Bangor with lumber.
Schr JOS. ph w. Allen Allen, Boston, with Zee
Schr Douglas Haynes. John on Misc2sset Nith Ice
Al red Chase, Robinson, Camden, with lime
Schr. Herald Han Rockl3nd, with llme.
Scir. Helen Ha-bfOuck, SOpCr, virginia, with coal
Schr. j. NrldrGn, Cavalier, Virginia, with wool
schr. D. >. Miller Scul Virginia. with wood
MEMORANDA.
wgrk Pelg (Aust) GuiTanOvlch, Havre, ch arrived
Sept 2 and anchored sandy Hook, towcd t. the city oct
T.
BARK Union tNcr). from Rotterdam which anchored ~
sandy Hook / 10 the city a 9Th
Bark Brazil (nr from HayTe, which anchored az Sandy
HOOK sept. %. came mp 10 the city a. N. oct 4.
FOREIGN POE1S.
ptYyofTU oct 4-The General Transatlantic CompaDy's
steamship Pereie Danre New York sept % Tor s
UoIt and yle passed the Iiztrd at o'clock this morning
MGVufF oct 4.-The Anchor Line steamship Ethiopia,
Craig sept 3D. for Glasgow arrived here TO-
day.
QUEENSTOWN Oct. 4-The National Line steamship Spain,
NcW-IorE sept %, Tor Liverpool arrived Oh
FastGet o o'clock This morning.
(for Latest bAlD Seics see rim Pdget
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
plSSENnERS NlLLED.

FOR LIVERPOOL-H sfe1Hahp Aig.r,1. oct tt Adei
maun Miss lila Lloyd BaDht, nr john bdis'f lt. tus
lia-. Nr- Bell s luenat. ltev Robe w. B'fN. lev hafu
10 a. unas Briggs, MIS- g. A. lsrd Master Bisi'd hl
maid servant j. Bromley " Bromley, J. ~. lru'k~l hh,
Mn and Hrs CurNOod Miss Iona bare, Wr tinity hon.
B Fz PaIrirE. e. W. Follows - Dtr M 1o'da, Alr al
Ms. Thomas g. Gopgh aud infant f'ttr Grant G. nan y"
Han ton j. r. o.. dr n y.laud, A. H. liblci y
i.ey r. j. Holland - q. Ilolanu h. ". kalbh isc John
Lern REV q 4Urie Kern irnr, h win, Gustav T. kisse,
A. Lloyd. Mr. Iold Bcucck lu"o. Nflidn
Mae Iycr ". X. Marpcs. Msss Lizzie and NINA Mel %
Milne, G. Mur JOhu Nn1ls, Bdiur hur son, "o
ana son FJ j. NuiDy Mr. and Mfs. VIM. Nimmo, - owens
Ms, pican Miss Elizabeth fUce, ". Power feer isao'
Mn. REYNOLDS Dr Arrye Robertson Dr. aud SITS X. byer
~ tcher Iytf Wm. HJcr MIS- and NH. sargent 1li car
rrut H. bla W. rhaid. j. j. Sado aouu - Sllt, j.
~toTrOW, Louis IOWurni, Anthony Van Bergen Mt as
comedies. Mr. aud Mrs h. Malgcr, Mr. ahd MS ai,o "
ii Watt q l.. White GtOr MIlOus. j. Muoblldsb MI
Wright H. l.. Wright, Mr Godfrey, AIR. PcBn@au1
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
EXCAVATIONS FOR NEW CHURCH.

The suit or Richard Il. Tracy against Isaac
r. Hccker hud others was trial before Judge Sanford
in snerior Court, Trial Tcrln yesterday Tho plaintiff
III tis case entered into a contract with tho defendants,
the Pauis; fathers make tho excavations needed for
The foun at ons Of their church on Ffy-n.nthst
Tie contract included the ordinary time stipulation, with
daily penalty if the work should not be completed
within the specified time. II was not completed W-lmh
e time nog at all lJ the pllntn and De alleged that
verbal qualifications were made iu the contract and lha
he was hinoered 10y the defendants m ihe work. Ihe
0c was once before the Special Term of the court on an
effort b. the plaintiff to the contci modified IN ac-
c,rdance ith his views of thc verbal riipuatiohs bc
tween himself and tle defendants. Judge Scd&Wir irk
then refused 10 alter the contract, and snt TIE question:
OF damage. under The contract Jufy 10 decide 1s
is the qes tiOn now before the jury, and s s,Ii on
New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
OWL NOTES.

Suit has been begun in the United States
District Court by the Government agua, 'Hres worms,
Michael sude and John M0s.r, 20 recover 5000 on ,
official bond Of Mr Worms rs '.stInt arttrma7ter OF
the United States Army
At meeting of the Superior Court judges
Yesterday Judge Wm A. Curtis selected ChcfJusice
for the remainder OF his term Of ten years IN the place d"
Caudius J.. Mcneil, deceased Juu%e Ou'-s Was oeo'u
tie Reform ticket IN l5lI
A number of lawyers came to Common Pleas
Court Part H. at IL a. m. yesterday, ouy to 1ud that
Judre Van Bunt had opened court half past TO- and
disposed OF their He refused To fc"leu inc cdrl
dar saying ne always opened court at lO.5O a. h ana
that il was 50 announced.
In the Court of Common Pleas, Special Term,
yesterday, before Judge Robinson demurrer by the
city to the suit Of James Mccarthy was presented by C.
T. Miller for the Corporation Counsel Mccarthy, for
large part Of 1867 1865 aud 1869, was an Inspector on
street contract rs work at the usual rate per day FOR IN
spectors. His present claim IS mat the contractors
worked more tth 'Shl Hols H. Ta uy i ~ g III ne yr
time ne asks payment. Judge Robinson sustained the
city's demurrer
ID. Sanbom was indicted in Brooklyn, in con-
necton with city contracts, and Erhardt now Police
Commissioner vas his counsel Some difficulty arose as
TO the amount Of fees be paid the counsel, and
Judge Fullerton referee, decided that Mr. Erhard
was entitled $1,000. Tbs matter came before Judge
Barrett in Supreme COuIt, Chambers yesterday on u
order 10 show cause-obtained by Mr. siubom-why the
referees report should not De set ASIDE and stay OF pro-
csedngs granted The case was adjourned FOR further
argument
In the suit of the Republic Fire Insurance
Company against Wlett and Others motion was argued
yesterday before Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court
Chambers decide the right TO award for damages
for changing the grade Of street under somewhat uG
usual circumstances. The defendant owner OF
premises Eighthave. which he mOrtgaged TO the
plaintn. On foreclosure by the plaintiff there was
large deficiency Meanwhile the defendant was awarded
$1,000 for the injury to his property which before The
final decree he assigned to third party. The question
is whether that s., 900 belonged to the mortgage
the mortgagOr. Judge Barrett reserved his decision
In the Supreme Court, Circuit, Judge Dono-
hue Yesterday in the suit Of John B. Deyn against ths