The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27

vss,erdav but owing to the absence Of Mr. Deahed,
counsel the Society for the Prevention oil cruelty
10 Children, the argument IN the case was postponed
uutiI to-day.
A civil suit has been commenced the United
Satos District Court inst Andrew T. and Radcliffe
BALDWIN OF the American Express Company No ~
Broadway, for the differentiation OF a quantity OF
geld lace received by them on the 10Th OF october
from on board the Scythia Tho complaint alleges
that the lace valued ut 909i. instead OF .s53f
Mrs. Sherman Reeves who has commenced u SUIT
for u separation from her husband, the full facts OF
which have already been published, applied yesterday
TO Judge Larrcmore. IN the Court OF Common Pleas,
Special Term, Tor alimony and counsel lees II was
claimed In reply, that there no marriage, and
that the suit brought for buckmailing purposes.
petition was presented yesterday by Mrs. Ida OPP
pcnheimer nee Liza Hess to Judge Sper, In the Supe-
Court. which she says that she Is an nant un-
der twenty years. being now nearly thirteen years
OF age that on the list OF juno last she was married
10 one Max Oppenheimer, and believing the marriage
be fraudulent ana void according 10 the statute
She is about TO commence an action against Oppenhc
annul and cancel The marriage. with this end
IN view she applied TO have her father, Mr. Simon
Hess, appointed ner guardian ad litem. Judge Spcir
yesterday granted the application.
In the suit brought against tho city by James W.
Mills assignee OF Daniel Bcrran motion was granted
yesterday by Judge Lawrence allowing withdrawal
OF the former answer and giving permission 10 put IN
\ In tho last answer II 10 stated that the
city has Offset Of $50 900 against the present claim
rian, which payments, as stated, were Obtained
through the a,d and connivance OF william n. Tweed,
who was then Commissioner Of Pubic Works.
In 1882 Mrs Barbara Retzcl II is claimed, arranged
with William Hitchcock TO convey 10 him several
hundred lots, with the agreement that he should DO
allowed sell such lots Tor $50 each 10 any person
wishing 10 buy them 1t alleged that Mr. Hitchcock
laid out the property into city lots, had streets
graded, trees planted, ana christened the place as
'Corona Park" the property being low miles DIS
tant from Flushing L. l. IL is further stated that
Mr.. Hitchcock sold oil large number OF tho lots, aud
among the purchasers ono jeremiah Lange, who
pald $500 Tor lot Hitchcock having failed TO fuhl
his contract with Mrs Reitzel suits OF eectmont were
brought against the purchasers and order OF arrest
granted against Hitchcock. a motion TO vacate tho
order was argued yesterday before Judge Lawrence,
who took the papers.
The Messrs Dunham, piano manufacturers, sold
some pianos to J. Neubcrger, tor which no gave his
note. When the note came due Neuberger took BACK
his own note and gave instead the note Of CoioneI
Brainc OF the Ninth regiment, which was accepted ny
the Dunhama The latter now claim that the transac-
ton fraudulent and that certain misrepresenta-
Tons made when the note was gwen. They ac-
cordingy obtained order oil arrest against Colonel
Braine but unable to discover his whereabouts
During the pendency OF the action against Colonel
Braine another suit commenced against Neu-
berger upon the same grounds, and owing TO the
death OF the latters lawyer, judgment was obtained
against MIN by default Execution was returned I'M
satisfied and an execution issued, and Neuberger
was arrested and IL Ludlow Street jail. Tho
matter came before Judge Sper yesterday on motion
to aside the execution the ground that no order
OF arrest had ever been issued IN the action. Tho
Court took the papers, reserving decision. Nr. J.
f. Harrison appeared Tor The plaintiffs ana Mr.. G. W.
Gibbons for Mr.. Neuberger.