The New York herald., 1877-03-06

Court, Chambers, by Judge Lawrence. yesterday, in
the Of Joseph R. Abertson, who seeks the Gus
tOdy OF his son. James Abcrtson eight years DID, who
he says is detained by seabrook Purdy, OF No .
Washington. place, 10 whom. ne says, the boy was
given by the mother, who had deserted her husuand
Mr. Purdy and the mother produced the child IN court
yesterday, and the hearing was adjourned 70 'n's
morning
Assessments in cases of August Belmont and twenty.
four Others lor paving scvcniy.second s'rec. .rom
Eighth avenue 10 tho Hudson River, we're yesterday
vacated In supreme Court, Chambers ,
An ron bar, two ieci long aud tour ipches widc ie
Yesterday evening from the wofkmea A. tne 'cP wal
OF the Intcnded rotunds the Court House went
through Mole on the seconi door and dropped on she
toes Of a man on the lower door. The wounded man
WAS carried 10 The basement
References were yesterday ordered by Judge Law
renee IN two divorce cases One oroueh' ~ n ne1na
kohh against George KchH on The GROUND OF Adue.y'
And the other by Josephine Mcneil against James NC
Neil! tor similar cause
Tho matter o. the rival directories, the Irow pirec
tory ana the Gouldbg Directory, the ini' iacts OF
which have already been pubiis IA the nkHAbp,
came UP for argument again YESTERDAY oe'o'1 suuse
Lawrence, n Supreme Court, Chambers DECISION
A motion 10 postpone the trial OF the ''Coun.ess
Hernisch SUIT ;" the tU facts o! which nave oee1 ire'
Quenty published IN the HERALD, was yesterday ar
gued a. considerable length before Judge Van Brunt
holding specia. term OF tho supreme Court Alter
hearing The argument the Court took the papers
The case o. Gunerman Brothers against the Liver
up tor second trial yesterday IN tho Cocr o!
Common Pleas before Judge Robinson II rs a claim
for $i44i 81 Tor DAMAGES TO goods shippcc rom lv-
cupcc the greater part Of the Gay yesterday ana Is
s,ii, undecided
Mrs Hannah Hicke. some time ago recovered
ST. 200 damages against she city In the Court o: COM
Pleas tor Injuries sustained through falling over
the edge OF new and unfinished pavement ,r East
Seventeenth street, Her husbanc Thomas Hickel, has
brought suit CLAIM NJ So 900 Tor loss 0! services
The trial was commenced Yesterday before Judge
Wcstbrook, in supreme Court. Circuit
Andrew stewart, upon his own pettion, was yester.
day appointed by Judge Larrcmore, IN tho Court OF
Common Pleas guardian ad litem IN suit brought on
3ehai OF Matte stewart to recover $40 900
from physician, named Milo NJ Dunton. lr the
complaint !, is alleged that The deiendans was EN-.
ployed by the piantC 10 attend hts wife. when Katie
born, and that lac matreated and injured the chid
By placing us feet ana limbs into the irc Q. stove.
whereby toes burned of ana the flesh Of :he
feet and the infant will IN consequence remain Grip
pie tor lie.
Andrew j. Mellon who is under indictment in Phia.
zepha false prctences and held here under habcas
eorpas proceedings Obtained from Judge Lawrence IN
Supreme Court yesterday. a VITO. naoeas corpus 20
,roauce hm on Tuesday the Marine Court, pcore
Judge McAjan, on trial o. his SUIT aaains; Joseph A.
Caivcrt his action for damages against said Calvert
He charges that deenant arrested him .or false pre-
,cnccs not beng at tue ,,me las defendant Calvert
ndmtsl member OF the New York police :,
In the Emma nine SUIT Yesterday Judge Luxe r.
Poland. o. Vermont. testified ,na' when ne was IN
Utah he saw Alr. Park write letter 20 the Emma
Nine Company. offering 10 puy back inc Emma nne
Mr. Ol,ver eager testified that he Was broker TOR
Mr.. Park IN London. and knew That the directors
O.. tho company received !etter IRON Nr. FarS, 10
which Mr. Park offered TO repurchase the mne az the
orginal price, 81 0UC 0O0 and pay SIX months o'v'-
dends IN addition
rLe SUIT Of the Tradesmen's National Bank vs.
Charles II. Kaluheisch anG Others executors o! Mar.
Lin Kabnescn, docdcd before Judge Barrett IN
Part l, of the Supreme Court Yesterday II appears
that In 1868 the Empire sewing Macnne Company de.
posited with the plaintiffs certain OF their bonds,
winch wore guaranteed Dy Mr.. Martin Kn6icsch, ns
collateral tor u loan The loan was reduced from time
TO time by renewals until the last notes were gwen IN
1873, when 1900 was Que on them The s1it Is
brought on these notes, and the answer sets up inat
q portion OF the bonds were past matured 'hat Inc
Euirantor party the loan ana tnat the bonds
should been sued for as matured The Court held
tina, the TRANSACTION should be treated as one with an
individuals that the bonds could not pe recovered on
until the notes matrred and directed judgment Tor
$l0500 omtting he amount on ae bonds Datured De-
tore the last notes made
10 changes have vet been made in the United States
Marshal's office Mr. Payn's accession. Captain
Michael Cregan wi!l however. De appointed chiei
deputy marshal SO soon as ne becomes aciuain.cu
with the routine OF the Office. and Mr. Kennedy, the
present chief deputy, will be retained as assistant
cniet deputy, If desires 1t is understood that ex-
Marshal Fiske will appeal the case, aud hat the
Office will be reconstructed after short time.
An extra allowance was yesterday granted 10 the de-
fendant the SUIT OF owen Brennan against the city
10 recover S. 600 for rent A counter claim Of
S54 600 money ovcrpaid set up the trnl but
both the counter claim and the suit were defeated.
Plaintiffs counsel on the motion, before Judge Law
renee yester.ay, SAID he thought the allowance ought
10 be the way, and nat the law ought TO allow
fijng OF judgmen. against counter claim when the
causes of action are separate
There WAS commenced yesterday before Judge Van
Worst, in the Superior Court, The trial Of case
brought by Mary Hannlgan as admhistrairix OF her
husband. John Hannlgan, against John w. ana lnohas
T. Crimmens. The complaint states that John Hanni-
gan the 25th Of June, $50, was employed oy tho
defendants as laborer and drcr at the foot O! Fifty
ninth street, East RIVER that derrick which was IN
securely erected fell down and struck Hanngan, in
ricling injuries IRON The elects OF which he died.
The palutin TO recover So 100 damages. The
answer denies that the accident the result OF any
want :her part ana alleges hat every pre-
taken ~ the erection ana working oil tue
derrick. Mr.. George Bed appears Tor the planttu
and slr. Henry H. Beekman for The defendants
Among the cases heard before the General Term OF
the supreme Court yesterday appeal IN the case
Of Anne Connors administrator against Amos y. Titus
from an order deny ing dciendhnts motion tor discon
tnuapce IL Is or So 900 damages occasioued
BY ,ic death OF tbs plaintiffs daughter through tho
alleged negligence OF lhe defendant ard James shaw,
with whom he was associated in business Mr. Shaw
scttea the Tar a. he was concerned Tor $780,
and Mr. Titus claims that what was settlement
for Mr. Shaw was a sci etiencnt for also He thcrc-
tore asked for order for discontnuance but the
motion was denied aud hence this appeal. The Court
took the papers.