New-York tribune., 1876-01-20
CIVIL NOTES.

Tho argument upon tho appeal Of DOEn, the
Nee murderer vas deferred unt to-day, D0aGs counsel
beng H'lrrptrL
Ia ihe United Sta,2s CifcUi5 Court, ycstor-
dly.Juloe s.iprn de.dod That under 'he Itycnn'
Laws subject ID ddtj "a - cents per p2Hl'
IN ;he slit Of ilunl.ets agaiuSL Appleton. an
eI..,..n wa, ilijc yc.,ridsy " judge SANFORD. N
si9..ior Court. 'c.i Term. for naw tr'sl on thc
Lt,gG t.,t .ao J.i' as tiai term sent Communion
M B f i.rl h.4tI.i. '-.cpt ~ iu' ihahtii OOGL
81. Ju3.,. ,ri lr.ec,ci A' decision
IT, tho sGi. of Edward Deyil against James
C.,'a,sr Jldao yau b.uH.. in tho Court OF Comil,n
Ti.l, Trial Torn. yesterday d.ani,,oi ,he complaint
T, iipa2 char ed tla Als arG was hok' by piece
e.. r,,i. lhr5Gs tho dcf,udsnts nrgisonco "a blasting.
a. iriiIy s, 900 TuS llond,nl oisme t;at he
p, nl,j.c r.c au oath: ttat he tUOs All proper pft
ruup. ,n,s tho ~ us earth ony bus - tue paintnf.
a. Iud thai ht Wou nj Laya Deen ~ n' nlt m'iari
lie na1l.s ~ the d-I,rinat ;l.d hii "mpl"Yes. The
Count .o.nd 1ontr,b4tye ncgiigeA,e Ia the pignuG
The ease OF Emma UCi.bath, widow of Ed
Warl lici.ath, against tha N9w-lork iiie Insurance
Company on pole, OF III, insurance issred 70 her de-
c,s, ,and IN - was begun bolore Judge Speer,
ia sup.rma CD.gs Jc,crcaJ. ILo husband died in
Nafch 1874 and The Company refused pay the pre-
the ground tAet Mr loiibatd nti1 uhsro ,l-
,or, .s 10 nj, general health Wnl. a. Beach wac ouGn
81 ios tho r.ntib and oAJItse Fullerton I0t tLo 90
fcndant.
In tho snt Of Thomas L. Hayes against
ucp l. uaisf ID an order las been entered that Ms.
F,k shall pay tho plaintiff S79l l., the an.ount OF his
nu,! !.ment against Mrs Mansfield Tho proceeding is
technically known al supplementary proceeding. \
fc1ncut was obtained by Mrs. Mansfield against JaMog
lis estate nnd Mrs Flax. his eEcCltriN. testified ~ an
Ann nation by the Iantii CrDtOi Of Mis- Mansfield,
t she hal supposed that te greater pnrt %! that JS
mont had been patd full settlement Of Mrs. Mnns-
Geis claim. bat thas Tho bnianco as unpaid As that
balance exceeded Mr. Haycss claim, the Court orders
tIai Mrs. Fisk shall pay Mr. Hayes
In tho suit of Jacob J. Banta against Theo-
dore G. Kent and Louis Kncssl, to test tho legality OF
their respective appointments TO the Ooo of Inspector
OF Woi;hts aud Measures, oNJudeo James g. Spencer.
referee has submitted tie Court hs conclusions OF the
law o siy that law authorizes the appointment OF
tyo InspocOrs Weights and Measures hor dlsttiots
la be doignsel; the Mayor shall nominate ana appoint,
Win Tho concurrence of the Board of Aldermen, one lG
surcor for each district Tho appointment of fOur Ia
susctOrs was illegal While Banta wHs NOT legally re-
moved he was never legally appointed, his district not
having designated Tie conclusion Is adverse 10 all
the Cuinant5.
The retrial OF the suit of Virginia G. Burke,
exeoutrly egt Ira C. Gardner end others, was begun
yesteray Ia the Court OF Common Pleas, before Judge
Van Hoesen Mrs. Burke is the daughter and eKecutrx
of Capt JOHN Alexander. who died March 80 1869. He
vas "A man OF odd habits, living with the principal de
fcpdants at the time OF his death The plalnnn claims
tnat no had abolt $1,000 in bonds. securities, aud
moneys hun az tine time Of his death and that Mr
Gardner and bis family took possession of this property
Tue defendants say that Capt Alexander had about
81 900 with him, which ho gave To them before his
doath which they have pls e ia trust company 10
await the result OF this action, and dtuy that they got
FROM Mr.. Alexander any other property. Ihe ease VIII
probably last sOuo days.